Chapter 636 – 637

“The magical power of the sword?”

Seonwoo asked her with a puzzled look on her face.

Can’t believe the magical power of the sword

What the hell does that mean

“It has black magical power. Just holding it makes me want to cut something.”

Jade Spirit continued with her beautiful eyes twinkling like starlight.

“And as the person wielding the sword deepens, the magical power of the sword also increases, and they begin to seduce them. They tell me to swing the sword, to inflict wounds with the sword.”

“…But…I’ve never experienced anything like that…”

“It’s not the kind of thing you can be conscious of. It’s still embedded in your unconsciousness and then makes an impulse at a crucial moment. It’s so secretly that even the owner doesn’t notice.”

Ok-ryeong continued her words with a calm expression.

“I don’t understand… You mean there’s life in a sword?”

Seonwoo continued with an expression that seemed incomprehensible.

I see myself as a companion who protects me

The sword was just a tool.

But how can a mere tool have the magical power to urge its owner?

“Life… Even so, it wouldn’t be wrong. A swordsman gives life to a sword.”

“You say it gives you life?”

“Yes, the sword imbued with the owner’s history for a long time takes life and transforms into a sword only for the owner.”

Jade Spirit spoke in a calm tone.

“A sword only for its master?”

“It’s going through an optimization process. To be able to accommodate internal forces more efficiently, to resonate more quickly, and to be more powerful.”

“…Optimization..”

“The problem is that in the process of optimizing, the magic power of the tool of the sword also becomes stronger. And the owner tries to wield it as he wants. So that he can live a life faithful to the essence of the sword.”

Ok-ryeong continued to speak with a calm expression on her face.

“…”

After hearing her words, Seonwoo slowly lowered his gaze.

Then she looked up with a questioning look.

The dragon miyeon sword she was holding.

Looking back, it was still beautiful.

Not only that, but he was also trustworthy and reliable.

It was because he was the best companion to support all of his unmatched history.
He couldn’t believe that a sword like this could collide with him.

“You mean the magic power of the dragon tail sword… Is going to eat me?”

Soon, Seonwoo slowly raised his gaze upward.

He then looked at the jade spirit who was staring at him and asked.

“If you continue to pursue the essence of the sword and wield it.”

At Seonwoo’s question, Okryung shook her head and continued her words.

“If you do that, Sunwoo will become the sword itself. You will lose the name Sunwoo and you will have no choice but to live with a single sword.”

Ok-ryeong looked at Seon-woo with her worried eyes and continued her words.

“…A single sword?”

“Yes, you will have no choice but to live your life as a tool that only knows how to cut.”

“…”

Hearing her words, Seonwoo closed his mouth tightly and was silent.

Heard she’s a sword

Something started creeping into my mind.

It’s like putting two pieces together.

It wasn’t the first time I’d heard the word “Single sword”.

It’s a word I heard someone put a ticket on my ear.

Soon, a man began to appear in Sunwoo’s mind.

He was a man who generously conveyed enlightenment to himself when he first met and danced sword dance.

General Lee Yeon, who had a strength close to despair

The man who was cut down in a single match.

If he doesn’t have a name, he’s the man who asked to be called Hanza Lu’s Sword.

The man who provided a clue to reach the present.

“…The swordsman.”

A single sword.

He was a swordsman.

‘Am I changing like a swordsman?’

Seonwoo put on a questionable expression.

It was because he thought that when he reached the end of the killing sword, there might be a swordsman at the end.

I also had doubts.

Was it really that bad to be like a swordsman?

He was a pleasant and generous man.

It is equipped with affinity and grandeur that can make the viewer feel pleasant.

I didn’t understand why it was bad to be like that.

“Who is the swordsman?”

After hearing Seonwu’s words, Okryeong asked him with a puzzled look on his face.

“I once met a man who asked me to call him a sword…”

In response to her question, Seonwoo began to tell the story about the swordsman step by step.

How did she meet him and what did she learn from?

How he ended up reuniting with him and who he took down

I mean everything.

“…”

Hearing all of her stories about her swordsman, the jade spirit kept her mouth shut and she fell silent.

It looked like he was thinking about something.

How long has it been like that

“Sunwoo”

Soon, Ok-ryeong called Seon-woo in a calm voice.

“Yes.”

Seonwoo shook his head and replied.

“Anyway, that swordsman seems to be the one who pursued becoming the sword itself. So that she could be faithful to the original purpose of the sword.”

“…But he had feelings…He could laugh and was jovial…And big-hearted.”

Although he referred to himself as a one-handed sword, the swordsman had feelings.

He is not a madman who loses all emotions and wields only a sword.

“He can have feelings, but the best value he wants is to cut something.”

“Is that wrong?”

“You can’t judge someone’s values ​​as right or wrong. Each person’s pursuit will be different.”

At Seonwoo’s question, Okryung slowly shook her head and continued her words.

It is not right to point out that it is wrong just because the value pursued is different.

Because each person’s choice should be respected.

“So what’s the problem?”

“I don’t want Sunwoo to be like that.”

Ok-ryeong looked at her Seon-woo with sad eyes and opened her mouth.

“…”

“I want Sunwoo to be human. He doesn’t want to live as a tool.”

Jade Spirit followed her with a weeping voice.

“I don’t want it…To wield a flesh sword, being eaten up with murderous intent… I don’t want it…To pursue a life as just a cutting tool… I don’t want it. …Give up being human…”

It was a beautiful law because humans are human beings.

It is not to give up on human beings by claiming to be tools.

At least the Jade Spirit thought so.

“…Giving up on being human…There’s no way that’s the case.”

Sunwoo immediately denied her words.

I mean that will never happen.

“But you’re trying to raise your sword to kill, aren’t you? You can’t even control life, are you?”

The Jade Spirit continued her words with her tears shed little by little.

It was because her worries about Seonwoo welled up deep in her heart.

“This…It’s just…It’s because I’m not used to it. If I get used to it a little more, I’m sure it’ll be okay…So…Don’t worry…Huh?”

When her jade spirit showed her tears, Seonwoo urgently began to reassure her.

It’s just that I’m not used to it

If you get used to it, you’ll be fine.

But the jade spirit still showed no sign of stopping her tears.

“It’s not a matter of getting used to it. No, if you get used to it, you’ll become farther and farther away from humans. Having the intent to kill will be taken for granted.”

“…”

“Currently, Seonwoo is in a more dangerous state than the swordsman. That man only pursued cutting, but Seonwoo pursued killing, right? So please… Please… Throw away the killing sword.”

Ok-ryeong began to beg Seon-woo.

Please, she asked me to throw away the murder weapon.

She told me not to give up on winning as a human.

“…”

And Sunwoo, who heard her pleading, kept his mouth shut and fell silent.

It was because I didn’t really know what to say.

Abandon the murder sword?

Isn’t the flesh sword the best weapon to protect not only oneself but also those who are important to us?

Isn’t it the best weapon that even cut off the arm of Lee Jae-won, who was called the best man in the world?

But are you going to throw away this flesh sword?

I couldn’t figure out what to say.

It was a request close to a crowd.

“…Can not.”

Soon, Sunwoo slowly opened his mouth.

It was a refusal.

“…Sunwoo.”

Ok-ryeong looked at Seon-woo with sad eyes.

Her eyes were wet with water.

“Without the killing sword… I can’t protect you… Without the killing sword… I can’t protect everyone I care about…”

Seonwoo looked at her with her straight gaze and continued her words.

A knife was needed.

In order to carry out his will to protect everyone.

That’s why I couldn’t throw it away.

Even if that was a request from the Jade Spirit she loved.

“I don’t want to.”

Hearing those words, Jade Spirit spat out her words resolutely.

“Seonwoo protecting everyone even while losing his humanity.”

“Jade Spirit…It’s okay…I’ll…Be okay…I won’t lose my humanity.”

Sunwoo began to reassure her with her unfounded assurances.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure it would be okay.

Amura said that the main character had a correction, but it was because she did not know if it would protect her humanity.

Lee Jae-won also received a correction for the main character, but was his personality rotten?

I couldn’t be sure.

He said he would be fine.

However, Seonwoo postponed her conviction to reassure her.

It’s like you don’t have to worry about anything.

“How can you be sure of that?”

Ok-ryeong looked at Seon-woo and continued her words.

“…”

Sunwoo did not give any answer to her question.

Because she couldn’t give any reason to be sure.

“Jade Spirit, can you just trust me?”

Seonwoo looked at her jade spirit and opened her mouth.

“I believe in Sunwoo…But I can’t trust Sunwoo’s sword.”

“This sword was also created by me, whom you believe in.”

Sunwoo spoke in a calm tone.

“You didn’t like it, did you?”

Ok-ryeong stared at Seon-woo with her sad eyes and continued her words.

“Just to live…Just to protect…It’s a sword forcibly created…”

She thought.

The sword Seonwoo was looking for was not a killing sword.

He was too tender and kind to pursue murder.

“That’s not true… This sword is exactly what I was after. With this sword, I can kill before I kill.  I can protect everyone! Everyone can be safe!”

Seonwoo looked at her with her confident eyes and said.

He pursued the sword he guarded.

It is possible to protect everyone from countless external pressures that aim for precious things.

He was looking for a sword to protect.

In that sense, killing sword was the best.

I was able to kill the person who tried to kill me before I died.

If there was no opponent to kill, it could be safe.

The sword to protect was completed.

If it’s not an alternative flesh sword, what kind of sword can be a guarding sword?

“Wrong.”

Jade Spirit spoke in a calm tone.

“What!?”

“What Seonwoo said is wrong.”

“What the hell are you talking about!?”

Seonwoo continued talking with an expression of incomprehension.

It was because I didn’t understand.

Are you wrong?

Are you wrong for pursuing a sword for the sake of your loved ones?

What the heck does that mean

“You’re ruining yourself to protect everyone!”

The jade spirit raised her voice and shouted at her as if she were angry.

“Do you think you’d appreciate being kept that way? What stupid woman would appreciate her lover sacrificing for herself!?”

“It’s not like that! I’m not messing with it!”

“You say you want to become a sword that kills people by encroaching on your life, but you’re not ruining your body?”

“Do not encroach!”

“There is no basis for that!”

The jade spirit raised her voice.

“…”

“What I want is not a sword to kill. It’s the human being named Seonwoo Jang!”

“If you don’t do that, I can’t protect you!”

Seonwoo let out a shout as if filled with resentment.

“I know! I know! It’s dangerous! It’s so deadly that it can affect you mentally! But I can’t help it! I can’t help it! I don’t want to lose you right in front of my eyes again!”

“Why do you only see me as something to be protected? Why do you see me as someone who has no choice but to lose!”

She blushed and raised her voice.

“…”

“Why are you trying to carry everything alone! I want to be your strength and be your reliable companion. But why do you keep trying to protect me!?”

My self-esteem was hurt.

Before Ok-ryeong was Seon-wu’s wife, she was a soldier.

It is also an unmanned horse in the ascending state seeking the end of nothingness.

However, Seonwoo kept looking at herself as a weak woman.

And she tried to protect it while sacrificing herself.

How can you not be proud of yourself?

Snap

Soon she grabbed the handle of her sword.

Slither

Then she slowly began to draw the sword out of the scabbard.

Then, the blade of the sword, which shone with sharp anticipation, appeared in the whole world.

It was the famous sword Baekhwa.

“Take your sword.”

Jade Spirit slowly raised her sword and continued her words.

“I’ll make you feel that I’m not as weak as Sunwoo thinks.”

Her eyes sparkled.