31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 535)
Xiamen approached the teacher who had become a strange ore..
Baek Kyung looked behind him with an expressionless face. Then he looked at Snowfall and the twin knights and spoke..
“It was alive?”
“Long time no see.”
“To me, it's just a moment. It's no different than breaking up and then meeting up yesterday. It will be different for Xiamen.”
“…….”
“What brought you here? You guys know Xiamen’s teacher.?”
“…It's not that deep of a relationship..”
That's what I actually answered, but Xiamen is probably the only one who has such a deep connection with Orgo..
“Xiamen is weak in affection. Even after we broke up, I often thought of you. He also said he wanted to make something cool someday..”
“…I see..”
“So I'm worried. Orgo died. Orgo is a craftsman who is like a gift to the world... It's a shame.”
“I feel less regretful than I thought..”
“This is enough to make me regret it. If I had ascended to the world and Master Yi Sang no longer existed, I would have been crying and chasing the evil beast by now..”
Baek Kyung liked artisans and items made by artisans. He had a hobby of collecting luxury weapons, and he even followed Orgo's disciple Xiamen out of Socheon... No one will question her collecting skills..
She was not shaken by the death of Orgo, one of the greatest craftsmen ever produced by mankind..
Is it because we have lived for so long that our emotions have become blurred?.
‘no… That's not it.’
Baek Kyung was frowning..
I felt sorry for something, I didn’t like something, I felt sorry for something..
The target is not Orgo..
This is the back of Xiamen.
I was trying to sympathize with Xiamen's shaking and suffering..
She expressed a deeper interest in the human Hamun than the nickname attached to Orgo's disciple Hamun's name..
“Xiamen might collapse now. yes?”
“…….”
“Humans are like that, right? It's not like you can figure it out on your own like I did. He interacts with someone and is influenced by someone. Fighting with someone and hating someone. Everyone grew up saying that. So, Orgo, my closest and most respected teacher, has died... And he couldn't stop it... It might collapse.”
Xiamen is not that weak. Xiamen will overcome Orgo's death.
I couldn't bear to say those words out loud..
“Xiamen is a great guy..”
“Is that so?”
“We had a great experience. In Socheon, I thought time was a dull and boring value, but my thoughts changed after being with him..”
Baek Kyung looked at Snow Seol with unwavering eyes..
“He shouldn't break down here. Xiamen… Now, the only thing left for him to do is overcome Orgo. But Orgo, who was the target, died.….”
she asked.
“Support Xiamen.”
“What I can do….”
“No, apart from Orgo, Xiamen reminded me of you the most..”
“…….”
“To Xiamen, you are that kind of person..”
Snowfall reminisced about the past.
The person I first met in Novira.
I think their relationship became deeper because they were both immature at the time..
‘thinking about it….’
It was Snowfall who invaded Yognatun Volcano and single-handedly defeated Jando and Magra in order to save Hamun, who had been kidnapped by the Sulfur Skull..
To stop the yaksha, we traveled together to the ghost world and explored Socheon..
It's definitely not a short relationship.
“…I'll try my best.”
“Please….”
Kang Seol finished talking with Baek Kyung and headed to Hamun, who was silently watching Orgo's body..
rattle…
Xiamen picked up a hammer that was nearby. Then I raised the hammer to eye level and examined it..
This wasn't the only thing.
He traced the traces of his teacher left behind in the blacksmith shop..
‘What are you thinking??’
Kang Seol was cautious about talking, so she watched quietly. Soon, perhaps sensing his doubts, Xia-moon spoke first..
“All of this equipment is well maintained..”
“…Is that so?”
“You are still the same. The person who said he would never make anything that harms the world again... He was ready to light the fire again at any time..”
“…….”
Xiamen pursed his lips and spoke as if oppressed..
“So I feel resentful… I wanted to meet you, Master, show you my accomplishments, and talk to you all night.….”
He laughed, trying hard to hide his moist eyes..
“I can't do that anymore..”
As expected, Baek Kyung’s request is too much..
I couldn't think of words of comfort to give to Xiamen..
“bump… Do you know anything about Master's last days??”
“that….”
Snowfall thought for a moment..
‘Should I tell you?’
About immortal beings.
About Orgo breaking his previous oath and giving him the magic sword..
If so, how far should I say it?.
Kang Seol finished organizing things in her head and started talking..
“I haven't seen it in person, but... My eyes can catch a glimpse of the dead's last days.”
“…okay.”
Xiamen was not very surprised..
No, there was no great doubt that snowfall had such power. In the first place, it is meaningless to judge snowfall according to any framework..
And in reality, the Dragon Blood Eye has similar abilities, so it wasn't entirely wrong..
It is a necessary lie and situation..
Kang Seol relayed to Xiamen what he knew about what happened here..
In the process, I had to mention the existence of immortality, and I also added my personal opinion that immortality seems to be plotting something bad..
And Orgo's actions of handing the sword to such a villain, even the ending of stabbing himself with a dagger that crystallizes the body after predicting that the immortal would not give up on him in the end..
Xiamen listened to the whole story and nodded..
“Did Master call you here??”
“Go up and go… me?”
Kang Seol never worried about him..
a horse calls its owner?
Until now, I have personally looked for horses with the spirit of an owner.?
‘You didn't call me.’
What Orgo sang was.
“It's not me. Xiamen, I think it's you..”
“…….”
“ah… and.”
- Yeah, it was long. Now, it's the final test. Snowfall also talks about Orgo's last thoughts. And then asks.
“How did Xiamen find this place in the first place??”
“that….”
Xiamen thought for a moment, then realized everything and nodded..
“The energy of the dagger led me here. Master called me here..”
“It will happen.”
“Then this is probably….”
Xiamen looking at the teacher who became an ore.
“Yes, this will be the last test Master leaves for me..”
He was absorbed in the words of the final test and placed his hand on the ore that was his teacher's body..
“like… I feel the power of my heart beating.”
Xiamen faced the ore.
To Kang Seol, it felt like Orgo was looking at himself in a mirror..
“The Master went into seclusion, hoping that no more things would come from his hands that would stain the world with blood. Even enduring the derogatory title of blood-soaked Orgo,.”
“…….”
“But now, he has once again forged a sword for someone else. Even though I'm not the kind of person who would do something if I didn't feel like it..”
Xiamen smiled softly..
“There must be a reason why it had to be that way. This poor disciple is so stupid that he cannot understand the reason..”
Sigh…
Xiamen stepped back and bowed to Gwangseok. It felt like I was worshiping an idol..
“It is the Master's will. Whatever it is, the disciple will respect it..”
Snowfall closed her eyes.
Xiamen’s decision.
“one….”
A voice came out from Xiamen's twisted mouth..
he raised his head.
His face was covered with tears and was frozen cold..
“You too must face the will of a disciple..”
This is his resolution..
Xiamen kneels and speaks without looking back..
“You're immortal, I'm sure you plan on confronting him someday.?”
“…That's right.”
Xiamen laughed.
“okay. You and I have such a strange relationship..”
“…….”
“Master may be... Maybe they weren't waiting for just one of us. perhaps… Maybe he knew about you.”
“what is that….”
“The final test is one that cannot be meaningful to me alone. Because the sword must be forged with the wielder in mind..”
“…this.”
They both realize.
“Maybe Master was waiting for the two of us?.”
“…Maybe so.”
Xiamen is committed to.
“I will sharpen my sword.”
* * *
Xiamen did not hesitate and started work immediately. He consulted what kind of sword should be forged for Snowfall.
The first thing that comes to mind is grief, so the snow talks about grief..
Sigh…
However, Xiamen refused to mourn..
“Grief is not a being that has already been completed, but a being that is moving toward completion on its own. A miracle that cannot be touched and a weapon that is already on its own path. I don't want to stand in the way of this child's path..”
Grief agreed..
【I don't know what that means, but I think it's probably a compliment to me. Right?】
In that case, the sword that had to be reforged was determined..
“karuna.”
“yes.”
Karuna's Sword, Breath.
The moon sword, which was based on the moonlight sword, was held in Karuna's hand and stayed with him for quite some time..
However, saying that we were together for a long time was not necessarily a positive thing..
Karen's spark was reborn as an ember after meeting Rajin, but Breath did not receive such an opportunity..
Xiamen, who was checking his breathing, said.
“The two swords are out of balance..”
“also….”
The energy of the embers was too great, and on the contrary, the power of the breath that was deprived of energy was diminished..
Xiamen, who figured out what a great sword the embers were, said:.
“It is a sword that is comparable to this sword... This is definitely a result that has never been surpassed before. It's a challenge worthy of the final exam..”
Xiamen vowed to make Karuna's sword for Snowfall..
“Will this help?….”
The jewel held out by Snowfall is the fragment of the challenger left behind by the blood god Isca..
Xiamen smiled after seeing the energy overflowing inside..
“I'll do my best.”
From that day on, Xiamen showed behavior bordering on eccentricity..
There were days when I held the hands of the twin knights in a small room and meditated for an entire day, and the next day, I just watched the ore left behind by my teacher..
And finally, we took action..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Xiamen swings a hammer to crush ore.
It broke into pieces and scattered on the floor..
Xiamen looked back and said.
“If you approach this place before the entire process is completed, you will be in big trouble..”
“…All right.”
There was nothing to lose by listening to Xiamen. Kang Seol spent time with Baek Kyung by not approaching Xia Mun..
On the other hand, Xiamen… I began taking my teacher's final exam..
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…
A full moon when the energy of the moon rises.
At midnight, fire and ore meet.
Whioooooooooooo…
When fire met ore, a strange phenomenon occurred..
Pazzat…
Pazzzzz…
The ore began to push out the fire..
- Xiamen.
“…….”
- You've become a good guy.
I felt like I was hallucinating.
Hamun realized that the voice he had just heard was an auditory hallucination created by himself, who missed Orgo and at the same time felt inferior to him..
and enjoyed it.
“Please watch..”
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-!
the fire dances.
It seemed that no amount of heat could melt the ore. Unless it's Xiamen's teacher Orgo..
Orgo loved by fire.
Xiamen envied that when he was under his tutelage..
And now, I thought it was a wall I had to overcome..
Whioooooooooooo…
Following his energy, the ore began to melt in the heat..
As soon as the tears flowed from my eyes, they evaporated and my smile suddenly turned into laughter..
“Hehehe….”
Time makes people grow.
People grow over time.
“Go up….”
Children grow by looking at adults’ backs..
“Now I can finally see you face to face.”
And that's how you become an adult.
Finally, on the night of the 15th day after completing the whole process,.
Whioooooooooooo…
Moonlight illuminated the forge..
A group of people watched it from afar.
Tears flowed like a waterfall from Baek Kyung's emotionless eyes..
“iced coffee….”
Xiamen looked up at the sky, holding the blue and black sword in its sheath in her arms..
“Orgo, my teacher….”
Artisan's Farewell.
It's a midnight funeral.
“…Someday this sword will break your last sword.”
[An extraordinary power is born somewhere in Pandea..]
[Worship! The birth of contemporary weapons!]
[Dawn adds its great name to the ranks of the weapons of this era.!]
……
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