Chapter 614 – The Doll’s Knight
Seong-il builds a temporary shelter for himself and leaves to fix his clothes.
‘It’s much better.’
Seong-il retrieves the Little Pineapple House installed in the farm world. He installs it on the inner plane, goes inside, and starts thinking half-lying on the sofa.
‘I wonder who should be designated as the manager.’
If you install the Little Pineapple House, even though it is a world that has not been cleared, it is limited, but you can call in followers and get help.
‘As expected, Yuna would be better, right?’
Seong-il thinks of Yuna, who is currently helping him make all sorts of consumables.
‘Yuna’s minor grade copy skills are useful in any world, so…’
Seong-il thinks so, and once again tries to appoint Yuna as the manager of the Little Pineapple House, but an idea comes to mind and he hesitates.
‘Wait… Originally, Yuna would be the most suitable manager, but now there are followers who are more suitable, right?’
Seong-il, thinking so, appoints a follower other than Yuna as the manager of the house after a long time.
“Elysia. Aren’t you busy?”
“Oh my God? Why did the master call me? Huhu…”
After becoming a follower of Seongil, Elysia played the role of a maid rather than a thief. Meanwhile, when Seong-il unusually appoints him as the manager of the Little Pineapple House, he looks very interested.
“Would you like to see my outfit?”
“Hmm? Oh…?”
A colorful tailcoat and cape. In addition, a silk hat and mask for a magician. Seeing the outfit, Elysia smiled brightly and she replied to him.
“Hufufu!! Are you playing a phantom thief?”
“Yes. That’s right. That’s my role in this game world.”
“…Are you serious?”
Elysia looked at him with a puzzled expression at her holy day’s words.
“Surprisingly real. Help me in that sense.”
Seong-il seeks instruction from Elysia, a famous thief in the detective world, before becoming his follower. At those words, she changed into the appearance of the phantom thief Yuptesia for the first time in a while and started giving her Seongil some advice with an excited expression.
“Did you know? For a phantom thief, it’s not just about stealing things!! The process of stealing is more important!! The process is a performance art, so if you’re a true phantom thief, you should put more emphasis on the process…”
“Ah Okay…”
When it comes to her main job, which she loves, Elysia constantly spits out her advice to Seong-il to the point of being frightening.
For a long time after that, he had to listen to her nagging advice while sweating at the sight of Elysia, who was more interested in the role of a thief than he was.
“As for the outfit! I’ll bring you a much nicer outfit by tomorrow! Look forward to it!!”
“Yes…”
It felt like he would have to be held up all night if he asked an additional question, so Seong-il calmly tries to answer while sweating.
“Lulu~”
Seong-il, watching Elysia leave while singing a joyful hum, wipes off a cold sweat and sits down to think.
‘If you happen to do anything related to the phantom thief, you can ask Elysia for advice. At other times, I use it as a maid and secretary to manage the break room I will be using.’
Seong-il, who has changed into clothes similar to those of the local generals provided by Elysia, thinks about her future work and comes to mind that there is a problem.
‘Come to think of it… I went around without a weapon, right?’
Seong-il laughs bitterly when he realizes that he has been walking around the city without a proper weapon. So he opened his inventory and tried to take out Arunlabe.
Kururureureung…!!
A bloody rupture sound spread from the space where the inventory was opened. The sound, which seemed to be a mixture of thunder and tearing, began to spread menacingly in all directions.
“What… What is it?”
For a moment, Seong-il is taken aback by the bizarre situation he has never seen before, and Arunrabe appears in front of Seong-il, tearing up the surrounding space with a terrifying force.
“Hmm…”
It’s just not a normal situation. As if the world of dolls strongly rejected Arunrabe, they strongly pressed the space where Arunrabe was.
However, Arunrabe, a cosmic relic and artifact, fixes itself in front of Seongil’s eyes, tearing apart time and space as if mocking the resistance of the world of puppet knights.
“…It’s because of the meteorite.”
After thinking about it for a while, Seong-il realizes why this kind of division happened and frowns.
He used Arunlabe to seal the meteorite himself, and Arunrabe forcibly manifested the cursed meteorite, an entity not allowed in this world, here in the form of tearing space apart to be faithful to the command of its owner, Seongil. (顯現) It seemed like it was done.
‘…I guess this division was created by bringing a being who did not pay the customs duty here?’
Although he summoned Arunrabe with a comfortable mind, Seong-il frowns as he realizes that the situation is not simple.
“Go back at once.”
Ugh…!!
After opening the inventory and conveying his will, Arunrabe obeys his order and returns to the inventory again.
“Huu… Do I have to call this amazing…”
If it had been a different item, it would not have been able to get out of the inventory, but perhaps because it is a cosmic relic, Arunrabe disregards the rules of the game master to some extent, making the holy day absurd.
‘If you’re in a hurry, you might be able to use Arun Labe, but… Considering how it’s tearing up the surrounding space and the problems that the cursed meteorite can release, it’s only right to keep Arun Labe sealed for the time being.’
He decides to ask the goddess to think again about how to seal the meteorite, and Seong-il looks for a weapon he can use instead of Arunrabe for the time being.
“…Crazy. Aren’t there any other useful weapons other than the pulse gun [Judge]?!”
Before Seong-il obtained Arun Labe, 『Gauntlet: Unbreakable Will』 And 『Devil’s Tooth』 Were offered as tribute to Kitty, the absolute god of the cursed throne world.
Therefore, Seong-il is embarrassed to realize that there is no weapon that can be used except for an energy pulse gun that does not suit this world.
‘Fat disease… Judge is a very heterogeneous weapon, so it makes no sense to use it in this world… But it’s a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of ‘.’
At that time, Seong-il was perplexed and wondered if he should use a cheap ordinary sword. Seong-il recalls that although he is not in his hands now, a weapon he used to use in the past is in another world.
“Oops!! There was a cursed sword, right?”
Seong-il recalls the time he lent the cursed sword to the demon to protect Pirina from the dog.
‘These days, the business has stabilized a lot, and security has been strengthened since a large number of Mythology followers have been deployed to listen to the mother tree’s oracle, so I think there will be no problem even if I retrieve the sword…’
When he realizes that there is no useful weapon and that it will not be a problem even if he retrieves the sword, Seong-il hardens his mind and moves to the southern country.
***
“Oh!! Gongja!! Long time no see!!”
As always, Saekma is enjoying a happy life enjoying the warm sunlight of the southern country. With a relaxed expression, he greets Seong-il while stroking the cat-clan dancer who became his lover.
“How are you?”
“Yes! It’s all thanks to Gongja!!”
“Huap!! Haa!!”
While Seongil and Saekma exchanged greetings, interestingly, in the corner of the break room, Illina was practicing swordsmanship with a cursed sword.
“Illina. Is your training going well?”
“Yes!! In the morning, I learn how to operate a unique weapon from the old man!! In the afternoon, I am receiving martial arts instruction from the cursed sword and Lady Eunwol.”
‘He’s working hard.’
She praises Ilina for faithfully carrying out her word despite not giving her a specific order, and Seong-il accepts her sword from her for a moment.
“Senior, I don’t have any weapons for a while, so I guess I’ll have to bring a sword?”
“As much as you like! The new wives and children are all excellent, so it won’t be a problem if the sword doesn’t help!”
“You?”
“Me too! Hey, I’ll learn martial arts from Eun-wol for the time being!”
Upon receiving the consent of Saemaul and Illina at the same time, Seong-il takes the cursed sword with a feeling of remorse.
“Yo. This!! A long time? Why did you find me because you said you got some amazing weapon?”
Surprisingly, the cursed sword doesn’t seem to be particularly saddened by Seong-il. He even shows curiosity about why Seong-il really found him.
“Ah, the reason is…”
Seong-il calmly explains to the sword the situation caused by Arunrabe. The sword, having heard everything, replies to him as if he understands.
“Ohh!! If that’s the case! Just trust me! Let’s go!”
A cursed sword that really enjoys going on an adventure after a long time. Seong-il smiles bitterly and takes care of him, and together they move into the world of dolls again.
『So, what is the purpose of visiting this world?』
“Oh, you mean that?”
Seong-il explains to Geom that there is a puppeteer who can strengthen his clone technique here.
『Ohh… A doll…』
“Yeah. By the way, in order to clear the game, you need to get the artifact left by the doll knight. For that reason, there is a god of death here as expected…”
Calmly begins to explain the world view of the puppet knight to the cursed sword. However, at first, the sword, which had just listened to Seong-il’s story casually, changed his attitude and asked Seong-il in a serious tone.
『…You say that the soul descends on a doll and resurrects it?』
“Yes. According to the setting, yes.”
“Hmm…”
Hearing the explanation of the cursed sword, he begins to think seriously about something. At that time, Seong-il was puzzled by the change in attitude that was not typical of him.
‘…How does this feel?’
The arrival of positive sensations. Seong-il feels that in the current situation, something might happen that can help him and the cursed sword.
“…Maybe. Then I can have a body through a ‘doll’ too?』
“Flesh?”
“Huh. I also like the secret technique of the floating ghost sword using the soul stone of the god of creation, but… But it doesn’t have a real body. If possible, I also want to have a body.”
“Hmm…”
Normally, Seong-il would have snorted at the words of the sword and spat out a negative answer, but Seong-il could not pass away his words because the emotion gave him a hint.
‘Surprisingly, I wonder if there’s anything I can’t do if I combine my secret arts well…’
In fact, when Seong-il creates his alter ego with a soul mask. When I think of the fact that souls and mana are charged with jewels and dolls as medium, I think that it might be enough if I slightly twist them and use the soul of the cursed sword instead of my own soul.
‘…It might be surprisingly possible, right?’
The more Seongil thinks about it, the more he feels that the sword’s opinion is not absurd. Therefore, after explaining in detail to the sword about the secret arts he uses, he begins to explain the technique of transformation to him.
“…So if you fail, it might be too much for you. Do you still want to try?”
“Of course!! Of course you have to do it!!!”
The cursed sword expresses its affirmation in a fierce tone to the words of the holy day. Seeing this, Seong-il smiled bitterly, nodded his head, and took the soul stone of the god of creation from him.
‘Well… It won’t be a big problem.’
If that was the case, the emotion would have warned him, so Seong-il puts only pure magical power into the Soul Stone of the Creator, leaving negative emotions behind.
“…Use the death knight summoning technique?”
“Huh!!”
Then, just like when creating the floating ghost sword, Seong-il begins to link the soul of the sword to the soul stone.
‘Once the ghost sword is completed, the soul stone…’
Originally, he would have hidden the soul stone in his bosom or put it in his inventory, but Seong-il wanted to test his newly obtained hypothesis, so he took out the wooden doll given to him by the investigator of the Yin-Yang Hall and planted the soul stone in it.
‘After doing this, the clone technique…’
After that, Seong-il tries to use the spirit mask to clone himself.
『Oh clothes!! Oh clothes!!』
“Oh…”
An exclamation that came out of the sword and Seongil’s mouth at the same time. Surprisingly, the wooden doll becomes huge and begins to move around with a sword.
『I got a body!! Wow!!!”
