## Chapter 462 – Kim Kat and the Haunted House
—A radiant azure brilliance.
Thousands of strands of mana, like silken threads, burst forth, erasing the evil spirit’s karmic fire. It was a tidal wave of mana. The fragments of mana, stretched out like strands, finally took shape, forming a single, powerful entity—the Bureaucrat Sword Qi.
“This Bureaucrat Sword Qi.”
True power.
The pinnacle of swordsmanship.
The common sense and emotions I had shed while living in this other world, and the terrible pain that came with it, had transformed into a desire for survival and tenacity. Mental strength, you say? Yes, mental strength. One of the most important virtues of a warrior.
If I hadn’t met Claudia, if I hadn’t tormented my body and mind with the goal of becoming a true warrior as she wished, to repay her love, achieving Sword Qi would have been impossible. Claudia always praised me, no matter what I did. If I made an effort, she showered me with affection and praise. I became a prisoner of the overflowing maternal love and warmth I received for the first time in this other world.
“Claudia and.”
Claudia, who possessed the soul of a warrior.
Kim Kat, the tree that grew on Claudia’s praise.
Bore the fruit of Sword Qi.
“The victims of imperialism.”
In this other world, I was no different from the Black people in the sugarcane fields. To me, this other world was imperialism itself. An unfamiliar land. There was nothing I could do, only pain and starvation existed.
I killed people there and survived.
Did Karin tell me I had a talent for swordsmanship? Could it even be called talent? It was a talent that bloomed in a muddy world. If you don’t make an effort, you fall. The moment you become complacent, you plummet.
Simply because I knew I had to, I threw myself into training, practice, and combat. Always surpassing my own limits, I mixed my blood with the blood of my enemies, soaking my soul.
Come to think of it, I did it all for Claudia.
My own most beautiful goddess.
“And.”
The suffering of the weak.
I know it well.
“I dedicate this to you.”
The burning woman before me was no different from a victim of imperialism like myself. I learned it from the truth of the mansion they showed me. The women who were violated by the invaders were the same as the Black people massacred by the imperialist whites. Because I knew it well, I would offer salvation as a fellow, as a comrade.
“Salvation is enlightenment.”
The soul of Fusion Confucianism. Truth. Duty.
“Enlightenment is deliverance.”
The Sword Qi covering the black blade was powerful. The evil spirit’s resentment was deep, but it was no match for the Sword Qi.
“I will execute you, and cleave your soul!!!!”
It is a tragedy that those who have suffered become desperate and hateful, trying to pass on their suffering to others. Buddha, King David, and Hwanung are watching over me.
“I will prevent further corruption!!!!!!”
I will stop you here!!!!!
「Burn to deathㅡ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!」
ㅡKyaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The evil spirit, completely losing its reason, screams and rushes at me.
The karmic fire that filled the passage lost its power due to the Sword Qi. However, the flames burning behind her were fiercer than any hot concept. Rising from the flames were the phantoms of the past.
ㅡFwoosh.
I will face it head-on!
“Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!”
The Bureaucrat Sword Qi cuts down the approaching race queen with the soaring swordㅡ!!!!
ㅡClang!
The past and present intersect, and the tragedy of the mansion overlaps with my Sword Qi. Who will win? Believing that it will naturally be me, I put strength into the blade!
“I am the Heavenly Demon Kim Kat, you know!!!”
I will cleave your soul here!
ㅡSlash.
“It hurts.”
Swordsmanship and senses honed in real combat blocked the race queen’s attack and destroyed her body.
“It hurt.”
The brilliant Sword Qi extinguished the evil spirit’s flames and shattered her body.
The evil spirit’s soul scatters. The black skull and ashes crack, like a broken window, revealing the face of a beautiful woman inside.
“I’ve been waiting.”
ㅡA moment as if time has stopped.
The woman looks at my face with clear tears in her eyes.
“No one came.”
Finally freed from the form of an evil spirit, the race queen returned to her original form and faced me. At the same time, the Sword Qi scattered. Its power was more than enough.
All that remained of the woman was her head and part of her upper body.
“Why did I have to endure such pain.”
ㅡDid I have to?
The woman, regaining her reason, smiled sadly, shed tears, and lamented. Her voice echoed towards the other side. Trickle. The flowing tears turned into droplets and fell to the ground. Why did she have to suffer? Why did she have to endure such terrible things?
“…There is no reason for evil.”
There is no reason anywhere.
Imperialist slave traders do not place any weight on massacring and kidnapping Black people in Africa. Simply because it makes money. They don’t think about anything else, no. They commit crimes without even thinking that they should think.
Occasionally, there are those who feel remorse, but then they rationalize it by using “God” as an excuse.
Other criminals are the same. They consider crime itself as natural as breathing. They don’t care about other people’s thoughts, and they don’t even think that they should. But even so. When they are the ones who suffer, they cry out.
That is the crocodile’s tears.
I hate crocodile tears.
“All evil people are like that. There is no need for a reason. No. They don’t even care. It’s just a phenomenon.”
“Did I suffer and die for that reason?”
The woman asks me back.
There is only one answer to give.
“Yes.”
“…That’s.”
The emotion she must be feeling is.
“That’s… such an unfair thing.”
Unfairness.
“So go to a good place. A place where there is no sadness or pain.”
Come to think of it, no one died because of the race queen. That’s why I decided to save her. That was the true duty of Fusion Confucianism.
I don’t know when this mansion was the enemy’s mansion, or when the evil spirit awakened. It’s just that the mansion was on my way. An ascetic is always wandering.
“There is no reason for you to have suffered.”
I told her once again.
“So you are not wrong. They are the bad ones. You are innocence.”
It’s not you who is wrong.
“Hic… Hoooick…!”
The race queen burst into tears. She cried and cried out loud. Tears of spirit poured out. She cried and said sadly.
“I wanted to hear those words, those words… Hic! Hoooick!”
ㅡRustle.
The race queen’s figure turned into a swirl of light and began to disappear. Is it ascension to Nirvana, or ascension to Heaven? Although this other world has gods, I don’t know much about the afterlife.
“Thank you.”
She disappears completely.
“Thank you, knight.”
Even so, she smiled brightly and thanked me.
ㅡThank you.
ㅡThank you.
ㅡThank you, knight.
ㅡGratitude.
ㅡGratitude to the knight.
At the same time, words of gratitude are heard from here and there. Surely the banshees have also been freed. As the race queen disappeared, their curse was also lifted.
The mansion, where the ghosts had disappeared, returned to its original old state.
“Thanks, you little shits.”
I sheathed my sword and stood up.
“May you live a happy life in the next world.”
I felt like all the strength had drained from my body. A feeling similar to the one after performing Bureaucrat Dissection and Heavenly Demon Advent.
But it’s not to the point where I can’t move.
“I can handle it.”
The overflowing power of Sword Qi.
Bureaucrat Sword Qi.
Now, the key to it was in my grasp.
Let’s go home, recover my mana, and show it to everyone.
I could already see Claudia cheering with joy. I finally drew Sword Qi. I have no idea how happy she will be when I show her this.
Winia will also be happy, and Lady Risha will be happy too. But the two of them are mages, so they might not really understand the achievement of a swordsman.
Karin will be very happy too.
“Hehehe.”
Thinking about that gave me strength.
“Ugh, shit… It fucking hurts, goddammit…”
But I was also injured. I was burned on my arms and torso. Goddamn it, my armor is also shattered, and I feel pain and fatigue. An ascetic needs armor too.
“Shit, this is not the time for this.”
Now there is something I have to do.
With the race queen’s disappearance, my friends and the missing adventurers would soon wake up. I immediately returned to the basement and laid Copson, Meria, and Lina down neatly.
“You bastards are still sleeping.”
Their faces looked truly peaceful, as if they were taking a nap in their living room.
Still, will it take a while for them to wake up?
After making a quick decision, I immediately approached the group of fallen adventurers.
Now, before these bastards wake up, I have to quickly strip them of their clothes and pick their pockets. Goddammit, I saved them all, so I deserve a reward. This is only natural.
Roughly dozens of them.
If I take everything, I’ll get a decent amount.
“You bastards. You better know that you’re alive thanks to me.”
I immediately picked the adventurers’ pockets one by one.
It’s not the first time I’ve searched people’s pockets. In an instant, I stole all the wallets they had hidden, took out the money, and put them back. Even so, the adventurers only made purring sounds as if they were comfortable, and did not wake up.
In this way, silver and copper coins piled up in my wallet. I roughly took more than 30 silver. Maybe it’s because the guys who gathered were somewhat influential, but there was quite a bit of cash. There were also a lot of people.
“Oh?”
Come to think of it, I don’t have any equipment right now.
What a great opportunity.
I immediately picked a few guys and stripped off the armor I liked. I took off the quilted armor and put it on, and detached the breastplate and equipped it. My gauntlets and greaves are fine, so I’ll skip those, and I stole the shoulder armor and attached it to my shoulders.
Equipment recovery complete in an instant.
Anyway, these guys would have all died here if it wasn’t for me, so I should at least take this much.
ㅡSwoosh.
I immediately drew my sword and checked it.
It was a very good sword, but it had cracks all over it from using Bureaucrat Sword Qi just now. Could even black iron not withstand it? I can’t throw away something Karin gave me. I’ll take it and confess that I broke it.
I immediately grabbed a random long sword and headed to my friends.
ㅡSplash.
I immediately poured water on Copson’s face.
“Ughhh!!”
Then he screamed and woke up. He raised his upper body and patted himself to check his survival. This bastard. He’s full of energy.
“Evil spirit! The evil spirit of the mansion…!”
“Shut up, you idiot.”
“Barbarian! The evil spirits are after me…!”
Copson, terrified, trembled and clung to me.
The night of the evil spirits is over.
It was time to go home.
“The night is over.”
“Barbarian?”
“It’s morning now. Let’s go back.”
“O-oh… the evil spirit.”
Copson looked around the basement, babbling.
I grabbed his shoulder and said.
“I survived. I ran away all night and finally survived. I guess I was released because I wasn’t caught.”
“Is that so? Anyway, Barbarian! You worked hard! I’m alive! I’m alive! I’ll never come to a fucking abandoned house like this again! I can’t believe this happened!”
Only then did Copson realize that he was alive and shouted with joy. Looking at this bastard’s reaction, he must have seen the evil spirits as much as I did. He must have been very scared.
“But Barbarian, your clothes have changed?”
“What are you talking about?”
I woke up Meria and Lina with Copson.
They also poured water on them, and they woke up in shock and raised their upper bodies.
“Kyaa! Don’t come! Don’t come, you bastards!!! Uh, uh?”
“Oppa! Where the hell is Oppa…! Ah?”
It seems they lost consciousness surrounded by evil spirits.
Anyway, they also woke up without any problems.
“Hey, hey. It’s morning now. Let’s get out of here quickly, even though we don’t have anything.”
“What’s going on… Ah, my head.”
“O-Oppa…?”
I guess I’ll have to explain as we go out.
