Chapter 1520 – 1520. Ascending To The Light
Crackling, crackling.
Electricity flickered across my hand. The current wasn’t still. It flowed and stretched, trying to escape my grasp. I controlled the current with my will. It couldn’t break free.
I placed my palm on the door. Electricity flowed. It was still under my control. The current extended into the door, revealing its structure to me.
I wore a subtle expression.
‘It’s my first time using it like this… It’s as if the current has become my sense.’
Thanks to this, I could see the structure of the mechanism as if I were looking inside it.
‘Just because I see it doesn’t mean I understand it.’
Seeing and understanding were separate things.
Still, as a modern person, I had basic knowledge of machines. Looking at the parts, I could roughly guess what they were used for.
‘First of all, it’s certain there’s a trap. Seeing things like arrows, it must be structured so that weapons fly out if you force the door open or smash it.’
I just had to not force it open. Looking at the door’s structure, it was a system where you put a key in the hole on the handle and turn it.
This was easy. I changed the current into magnetic force. I used the magnetic force to adjust the height of the key pins.
Click.
The lock was released, and the door opened. I opened the door and went inside. As soon as I entered, the energy changed. I could feel spiritual energy that made my body tingle.
‘Spiritual medicines and elixirs are neatly arranged on the shelves.’
I didn’t check them and just swept them all into my spatial storage. I had to raid the library too, so there was no time to check each spiritual medicine. I could sort and categorize them later when I had time.
It didn’t even take a minute to sweep them all up. The quantity itself wasn’t that much.
‘Even if it’s the Jongnam Sect, they can’t have hundreds of rare elixirs and spiritual medicines stacked up.’
After taking all the spiritual medicines, I carefully went out of the alchemy room.
KWA-AAAAANG! KRRR-KWA-KWANG!
Explosions rang out. They were even worse than before. On top of that, lightning was constantly falling from the sky.
‘It’s a mess.’
Thanks to that, the warriors of the Jongnam Sect were too distracted, so I could move around easily. I headed to the library. Just like before, I passed through the barrier with the talisman Mireong had given me.
‘…What is this? The door is open. When Mireong and I saw it earlier, it was definitely closed?’
There was only one answer. Someone was inside.
I drew my sword from my waist and spread my senses. I couldn’t feel any presence. Either they were incredibly skilled at hiding, enough to deceive my senses, or there was no one inside.
‘Is there no one? If someone was inside, they would have closed the door properly. Did a passing Jongnam Sect warrior check the library and not close the door properly?’
Still, I didn’t let my guard down. I held my sword forward and ran towards the door. I flung it open in one go.
I saw a human shadow. I stepped back and swung my sword.
The other person also stepped back and dodged the sword. I glared inside the library and widened my eyes. There was a blonde woman.
A blonde woman wearing a cheongsam. And not just any cheongsam. The chest area was open, revealing the upper part of her ample breasts, and the side slit of the skirt was so large that the side of her buttocks was visible. Her buttocks were as large as her ample breasts. What was surprising was that I could see the string of her black thong.
‘A thong in this world… very nice.’
Cheongsam and thong. It wasn’t that strange. This world was a mix of various creations, so a supercar could suddenly appear. The cheongsam itself wasn’t common, but there were quite a few people who wore it. In this world, the cheongsam was treated as an out-of-fashion garment.
“You’re the Joseon First Sword, Yoo Jin?”
The blonde woman, holding swords in both hands, looked at me and said. A strange smile was on her lips. Her right red eye shone eerily. I couldn’t see her left eye. Her blonde bangs were covering it.
I tensed up. I couldn’t gauge the limits of the blonde cheongsam thong woman. At the very least, she was a woman with a similar level of skill as me.
“…Do you know me?”
“How could I not? You’re the one who said you wanted to meet me in person, right? Come inside for now.”
She flicked the hand holding the sword. I was wary of her, but I went inside the library. The inside of the library was a mess. It looked like someone had been searching for something in a hurry.
“I didn’t expect to run into you here. I was planning to meet you after this was over. I guess I don’t need to ask what your purpose is. You came to secretly steal the Jongnam Sect’s martial arts, right?”
“I came to steal it because I had the chance. Are you perhaps the Mukji Alliance Leader?”
The blonde woman nodded.
“I’m Rakshasa Woman. Nice to meet you, Joseon First Sword Yoo Jin. Or should I say, Lightning Blade Yeom Gu-seok. Just in case, I’m asking, but stealing the Jongnam Sect’s martial arts isn’t the Heavenly Demon Cult’s intention, is it?”
Rakshasa Woman. I repeated the name. Her name couldn’t be Rakshasa Woman, it must be a nickname.
‘It’s too common of a nickname.’
In this world, women who were fierce or wicked were called Rakshasa Woman. It was common for the name to become their nickname as it was.
‘Rakshasa Woman is a woman. And such a beauty at that.’
Rakshasa Woman put her twin swords into the scabbard she had hanging on her waist and gestured to me.
“Don’t mind me and do what you have to do.”
I started picking up the scattered books. Martial arts, sorcery books, miscellaneous books. I took them all without discrimination. Rakshasa Woman leaned her buttocks against a suitable shelf and stared at me.
“…Do you have something to say?”
“You agreed to meet me in person as a condition for accepting our proposal. You’ve fulfilled that condition, so you’ve now agreed to join us.”
I nodded. I was planning to haggle and set conditions when I met the Mukji Alliance Leader… but if the Mukji Alliance Leader was such a beauty, it was okay to take a bit of a loss.
“As long as the Mukji Alliance’s support is satisfactory, my sword will never be pointed at the Mukji Alliance.”
“That’s refreshing. Yes. Men should be as refreshing as you.”
“What does the Mukji Alliance really want?”
“Aren’t you already guessing? Cheon Yu-un. We want that bastard to die. You’re going to stab that bastard in the heart.”
“That’s an absurd request. Cheon Yu-un is a minor celestial. He’s smart and very cautious. How am I supposed to kill such a guy? And there’s still the problem after killing him.”
Rakshasa Woman chuckled. I, who was putting books into my spatial storage, narrowed my brows.
“What’s so funny?”
“I expected it, but you have no loyalty to Cheon Yu-un?”
“Is there a problem with that?”
“No. It’s a good thing. I, the Mukji Alliance, will set the stage. You just have to kill Cheon Yu-un on the stage we’ve set.”
“You don’t know about Cheon Yu-un. He won’t be easily caught by a surprise attack.”
“No. I know Cheon Yu-un better than you do. Cheon Yu-un is very wary, but he’s particularly less wary of certain people. It’s incomprehensible, but he trusts them without any basis. One of those people is you, Yeom Gu-seok.”
I think I know who those certain people are.
Cheon Yu-un doesn’t trust me. He trusts the character from the original work, Yeom Gu-seok. For the same reason, he’ll trust Je Gal Mo-soon or Yeon Ye-ha.
I was inwardly impressed. Rakshasa Woman really knew Cheon Yu-un well.
“Why are you trying to kill Cheon Yu-un?”
“Cheon Yu-un violated the contract first. I never imagined he was doing a double contract… Cheon Yu-un is trying to kill me. To cleanly resolve the contract issue and completely take over the Mukji Alliance.”
“Kill before being killed?”
“I’m not the type to just take it. Because of that bastard, a plan I’ve been preparing for years was ruined. So, I have to ruin Cheon Yu-un’s plan as well.”
“Does my existence have anything to do with Cheon Yu-un’s plan?”
“Cheon Yu-un plans to use you as a sword. A sword to kill his enemies. What if I use that sword first? Cheon Yu-un’s plan will be ruined. At the same time, I can cut off his head.”
Rakshasa Woman giggled. Her blonde hair and ample breasts, which were rare in this world, swayed.
“You’re plotting something dangerous.”
“Are you scared? You’re not saying you don’t want to do it, are you?”
“The reward is too small compared to what I have to do.”
“Hmm. What do you want?”
“I want you.”
“Kek. Just like the report said. You’re very lecherous. But what a pity? I have a husband and children. I have no intention of betraying my husband and children.”
One night would be enough. I was about to say that, but I stopped. Rakshasa Woman’s red eyes were shining menacingly. If I said anything more, I would be crossing the line. Rakshasa Woman seemed to have a fierce temper like her name, so I decided to stop approaching her aggressively.
“I want the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.”
“Ho? That’s a divine art that only the cult leader and the vice-cult leader can learn. You want to learn that?”
“Yes. To become the master of the Heavenly Demon Cult, I have to learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.”
“Learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Art? Your goal is very grand. I don’t dislike a guy like you.”
“Can you give me the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?”
“I don’t have the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. However, it’s not impossible to get it. The Heavenly Demon Divine Art is hidden somewhere in the Demonic Cult, in a secret place. You can go there and learn it. It’s said that there are people who have actually found and learned the Heavenly Demon Divine Art… The problem is that just because you can learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Art doesn’t mean you can actually learn it.”
“I know. It’s said to be affected by bloodline.”
“That’s what they say. Human bloodlines are all the same. In reality, there must be another secret hidden.
“I’ll take care of that. Tell me the place where the Heavenly Demon Divine Art is hidden.”
“I don’t know the exact location either. But don’t worry, I have a few places I can guess. I’ll make you a Heavenly Demon. Of course, it’s not free.”
“Ha.”
I let out a hollow laugh.
Make me a Heavenly Demon?
“I’m already a Heavenly Demon.”
“Oh, is that so? Then, Mr. Heavenly Demon. It seems like you’ve taken everything you need, so help me out.”
Rakshasa Woman threw something at me. I caught it and checked it. It was a mask.
“What do you want me to help you with?”
“There’s something interesting here in the Jongnam Sect.”
Rakshasa Woman reached behind her back and pulled something out. In her hand was a book.
“What’s that book?”
I could see the cover. It was a language I had never seen before. It wasn’t Chinese characters or anything.
“Something that shouldn’t exist in this world.”
Whoosh.
The book burst into flames.
It wasn’t ordinary fire, it was Samadhi Fire. The book turned to ashes in the blink of an eye. What kind of book was that? I had a guess. Maybe it was a book with magic written in it that Mireong was talking about.
“And I’m going to take something that shouldn’t exist in this world. Help me. I can do it alone, but it’ll be easier if you help me.”
“You also want to check my skills, it seems.”
“Kind of?”
“……”
I put on the mask. I had taken everything I needed, so it was okay to help her.
“Aren’t you going to wear a mask?”
“I don’t need to. There are hardly any people who know my face, and I don’t plan to operate in the open in the future.”
Rakshasa Woman said as she went out the door.
“Follow me.”
