## Chapter 95 – 95. 西安(7)
#95. 西安(7)
Following Elder Su Yang-geon into the Hundred Flowers Clan, I saw magnificent mansions built everywhere. I was briefly impressed by the movie set-like scenery.
-Faster!
-Kkeuaaaa!
-Is that all the sound you can make!!
-Kkeuaaaack!!
‘Shit, my eyes!’
The sight of dozens of men collectively shirtless and training made my murderous intent surge involuntarily.
‘…Hold on, hold on.’
I immediately buried my face in Chun Yeo-hwa’s neck and inhaled her scent. Fortunately, I was able to suppress my murderous intent to some extent.
‘Hoo… Right, more than 90% of martial artists are men, I can’t be like this every time.’
I wanted to blow them all away with a range magic spell, but I wanted to avoid being marked as a public enemy of the martial arts world and causing trouble.
However, I couldn’t just let the men keep glancing at Chun Yeo-hwa.
Koo-oong-
According to my will, the mana circle that was pulsating spat out magic power. As the magic power spread out widely enough to encompass the surroundings, the faces of the men who were glancing at us from the training ground turned pale in an instant.
“G-Grand Warrior!”
Elder Su Yang-geon, who was leading the way, rushed over in horror.
“Elder, does the Hundred Flowers Clan neglect the education of its disciples? They’re just mere disciples, yet they stare at a guest being guided by an elder with their filthy eyes.”
Elder Su Yang-geon looked back and forth between Chun Yeo-hwa and the training ground. He seemed to have realized what I was saying.
Even though she was wrapped tightly in a veil and outer garments, it was not enough to hide Chun Yeo-hwa’s beauty and voluptuous figure.
Like a famous celebrity, she exuded an atmosphere that was 180 degrees different from others, even from a distance. Where in the world would there be a man who wouldn’t be captivated by that sight?
I understood, but I couldn’t forgive the fact that she was my woman.
“E, Elder, what is this…?!”
The man who was teaching the disciples in the training ground rushed over in a hurry. As soon as he made eye contact with me, he sweated coldly and stepped back.
“How are you educating your disciples! Instead of doing their training, they impudently stare at a precious guest!”
“Y, Yes?!”
The man, startled by the elder’s scolding, immediately turned his head towards the training ground and made a fierce expression at the disciples.
Then he immediately bowed to me.
“I’m sorry, I will educate them thoroughly, so please show your generosity just this once.”
I don’t know how much these martial artists like generosity.
Of course, I had no intention of starting a sword fight with the disciples over this, so I sighed once and pretended to think about it before nodding lightly.
“There won’t be a next time.”
“I sincerely thank you for your generosity, Grand Warrior!”
Leaving behind the man who was bowing repeatedly, I followed Su Yang-geon again. The same thing didn’t happen until we reached our destination.
Perhaps Su Yang-geon was warning the people passing by with something like telepathy.
Anyway, as we entered the mansion that seemed to be today’s destination, there were men gathered who were exuding a pretty decent aura.
There were seven of them, and among them, three seemed stronger than Su Yang-geon.
The men sitting side by side next to him seemed to be elders like him, and the man sitting in the center seemed to be the clan leader.
“Nice to meet you, I am Jo Ja-won, the Hundred Flowers Clan Leader.”
“Kang Hyun-woo.”
The surrounding elders’ expressions turned fierce at my blunt, informal speech without a moment’s hesitation. But since they already had fierce faces, I didn’t pay much attention.
“…I heard that my son has been a burden to you, and I apologize for that.”
“Do you know what happened?”
“Of course. I heard that he and my senior brother harassed your woman? Hmph… I guess he turned out like that because I raised him indulgently since he was a late child born in my old age.”
“Did someone who knew that send an elder to argue about it?”
At my sarcasm, Jo Ja-won quietly closed his eyes and lowered his head. The surrounding elders were shocked at the sight.
“Although I was distracted, I admit that I made a mistake with a hasty judgment.”
“With empty hands?”
Elder Su Yang-geon looked at me with a disgusted expression. ‘You already took dozens of silver coins from me, and you’re trying to get something else?’ That’s what he seemed to be asking.
But that’s that, and this is this. In the first place, the money I received from Elder Su Yang-geon was the price for protecting his pride. If there had been no settlement money, he would have been beaten to a pulp in front of his disciples and crawled on the floor.
“As a matter of fact, I have prepared a gift.”
Jo Ja-won handed me a long wooden box that was next to him. It was made of a material that looked luxurious at first glance.
I carefully opened the box.
Inside the box was a sword with a jet-black blade.
“What is this?”
“Black Slaughter Mad Demon Sword, the sword I obtained after dealing with a Mad Demon during my younger days in the martial arts world. It is an apology for my son’s rudeness, so can you accept it?”
I grabbed the sword as if possessed.
Tting-
[Information about the newly acquired item is being collected]
[Black Slaughter Mad Demon Sword (黑殺狂魔劍)]
[Grade: Epic]
[The power of swordsmanship is greatly increased]
[Cutting power is greatly increased]
[Magical energy is amplified]
[???-Unreleased]
[Continuously erodes the user’s mind]
As soon as I saw the item description, my mouth dropped open.
Although I was disappointed in many ways that it didn’t have the function of a wand like Gillennium, if I were to look at the performance of the sword itself, it was a better weapon than Gillennium.
The overall quality was excellent, and the design was cool.
But the description written on the last line was as annoying as it could be, enough to overshadow all those advantages.
[Continuously erodes the user’s mind]
“…It doesn’t seem like an ordinary sword?”
“Hoo, to think you would notice that. That’s right. That sword is a Mad Demon Sword that drives its owner crazy, just like its name. In the first place, no one but the Demonic Cult would be able to handle that sword. The reason I gave you the ‘Black Slaughter Mad Demon Sword’ is not because I want you to use it.”
“Then?”
“As you can see, that sword is a masterpiece made of black ore iron. If you can find a suitable place to sell it, you can easily get dozens of gold coins.”
So, you’re giving me an expensive item instead of cash, so take care of it and get the money yourself?
At first glance, it seemed rude to say it was a compensation for the apology because it had conditions attached, but if it was dozens of gold coins, the story would be different.
However, even if it was compensation for the apology, giving an outsider an item worth dozens of gold coins? It was too good to be true, so I was wary.
“So, what’s your real intention?”
I subtly released magic power. I refuse to deal with stolen goods with a story.
“…I want to get rid of it from the Hundred Flowers Clan in front of my eyes.”
“I think you’re missing the most important reason.”
“I had three sons. Now there are two… He was a trustworthy eldest son who would succeed the Hundred Flowers Clan with his outstanding talent. But he seemed to be so intoxicated with his talent that he thought he could even handle the ‘Black Slaughter Mad Demon Sword’. He secretly practiced with the Mad Demon Sword every night, and as a result, he was devoured by the sword’s magic and became a demon, killing dozens of disciples before exhausting all his energy and dying.”
It was a sad story enough to shed two tears, but that wasn’t the reason.
“The Hundred Flowers Clan is a branch family of the Mount Hua Sect and has its roots in Taoism. It is something that should never happen for such a sect to secretly dispose of a demon sword. Furthermore, destroying a demon sword like the Black Slaughter Mad Demon Sword is no different from releasing the resentment contained in the sword into the world. Of course, it is possible to release the resentment through a memorial service, but the cost would be at least dozens of gold coins, so I thought it would be better to hand it over to a martial artist like you.”
“What if I carry that demon sword around and go crazy and massacre people?”
Jo Ja-won, who had finished speaking, stared at me without saying a word. It was a similar look to the monk I met when I went to a temple to get temple food.
“Because I believe you wouldn’t do that.”
“You’re senile.”
“Maybe I am.”
I chuckled and released magic power while holding the sword. I wanted to test whether it was a demon sword that could drive people crazy, as befitting its name.
For reference, my magic power was almost the same as transferring pure natural mana thanks to the app’s buff.
Unlike other magicians, could a guy called the Mad Demon Sword stay still even after receiving my magic power, which contains no impurities at all?
-Kkeuaaaaa!!!
A scream like scratching a chalkboard echoed in my head. I instinctively realized that it was the Mad Demon Sword screaming.
The Mad Demon Sword injected magical energy through my arm as if it were struggling.
The magical energy that quickly climbed up my arm permeated my head. It was a ferocious energy that would have been enough to turn a person into a vegetable, but I was not bothered at all.
Tting-
[Confirmed the erosion of magical energy]
[???]
[Resisting the erosion of magical energy]
[Resistance succeeded]
[First time experiencing Qi]
[Dantian has been created]
…What?
Thud-
At the same time as the incomprehensible message appeared, I lost consciousness and fell.
***
All I could feel in the darkness where I couldn’t see an inch ahead was my body.
My arms and legs, as well as my pulsating heart and the circle that was spewing out magic power, were no different from usual.
But there was one thing, something foreign was located in my lower abdomen. It was weak, but it was creating magic power like a circle.
No, it was subtly different from magic power. Just as I was about to concentrate more and try to observe myself.
“…Ah.”
“Hyun-woo!”
I woke up from sleep with a strange sensation.
When I struggled to get up, I made eye contact with Chun Yeo-hwa. Her eyes, full of worry, were trembling slightly. I stroked Chun Yeo-hwa’s cheek and smiled as usual.
Kkulruk-
Just in time, my insensitive stomach clock rang.
“I’m hungry.”
“Well, you’ve been asleep for more than half a day, so that’s understandable.”
“…Half a day?”
I immediately brought up the app screen.
[Remaining matching time: 195:37:24]
After matching with Iris, the time that had increased to ten days had about eight days left. Calculating roughly, it seemed true that I had been asleep for about half a day.
It was a fact that I could tell just by looking at the moon over the window right now.
“Is there anything that hurts…?”
I gave Chun Yeo-hwa, who was still worried about me, a light kiss as her voice trembled unlike usual.
“Oh, I just took a long nap.”
“Who on earth takes a nap like fainting!”
“Here.”
I got out of bed.
I moved slowly and checked my body condition. There was nothing painful or uncomfortable, but I felt something foreign.
When I closed my eyes for a moment and observed my body, I could understand the reason.
“Ha, wait a moment. I’ll bring trouble soon…”
“Yeo-hwa.”
An unknown energy is wriggling in my lower abdomen.
“I think I have a dantian?”
