Episode 321 Choice (3)
Baek Woo-jin left Shingeombaekga and headed towards the building that soared into the sky, not knowing how high it was.
-Was the place you were going to Arcane?
‘that’s right.’
The period of time I received the Seolyeong Sword was short, but since I fought against very strong people, I wanted to get the sword serviced before going to the Marutun Continent.
-There are still three weeks left. Is there a need to go this quickly? Does something seem urgent?
‘You never know.’
-What do you mean you don’t know?
‘I don’t know what will happen in the future.’
Baek Woo-jin drew his finger toward the darkness.
‘You said you didn’t see it, but I saw the blond man moving in your memory.’
-Ah….
‘He can interfere with other people’s memories, so there’s no way he can stay still when moving between dimensions.’
-Well, that’s right.
‘He could distort the dimensional movement itself and the system could advance the departure date, so we need to prepare in advance.’
That blonde guy is such a monster that it invades my memories of darkness. There was no guarantee that it would not interfere with dimensional travel.
You must be prepared to respond immediately no matter what happens.
-Then it’s a big deal?
‘why?’
-If you go to the Marutun Continent before the drama is over, you’re doomed!
“Haa…”
Baek Woo-jin took a deep breath and entered the Arcane headquarters.
-Yanma! I’m kidding!
Darkness called urgently, but he didn’t even look back.
“You’re here.”
Seo In-ah, who was sitting in the lobby, smiled brightly and stood up. Although he is smiling, it feels like there is a shadow on his face.
“long time no see.”
Baek Woo-jin slightly bowed his head towards Seo In-ah.
“Heh!”
Seo In-ah was startled by that sight and came running.
“The prosecutor is the head of the Shingeombaek family! There is no need to greet me like that. “Others criticize me!”
“Ina is my benefactor. And other people don’t care.”
“Ah…”
Seo In-ah opened her round rabbit eyes and opened her mouth.
‘You really haven’t changed.’
Baek Woo-jin has always been the same from the time I first met him through a request until now, when he became the best martial artist.
He was courteous to everyone, had confidence and skills, and sacrificed himself to save others.
Didn’t you recently go into a collapsing dungeon and rescue the Red House? He was a person who was upright and unchanging like an evergreen tree.
“Mr. Ina?”
Baek Woo-jin lightly tapped the shoulder of Seo In-ah, who was looking at his face blankly.
“ah! sorry!”
Seo In-ah smiled awkwardly and led the way to the artisan village.
“Grandpa will be waiting for you, so let’s go right away.”
**
“Now the heat is back.”
Baek Woo-jin tilted his head back as he entered the artisan village. Unlike when obtaining the Seolyeonggeom, a warm energy spread thickly throughout the craftsman’s village.
“It was the cold created by the Seolyeonggeom and the Black War Cannon. “As soon as those two items were gone, the heat came back.”
“I was sorry back then. “I didn’t know that my energy and the dragon’s ingredients would have such an effect.”
“no. “It was fun.”
Seo In-ah shook her head. It’s not a lie. I learned a lot while upgrading the Black Battle Cannon.
“Since then, my father and grandfather have also praised me for improving my skills.”
“That’s amazing.”
Baek Woo-jin opened his mouth slightly. Seo Gong-myeong and Kim Jang-hoon are not people who talk nonsense. If they say their skills have improved, they must have really improved.
“There is still a long way to go.”
Seo In-ah hid her slightly red face as if she was embarrassed.
“Still, I’m a little more confident, so next time I’ll make something better than the black war gun…”
“Leave the youth business later and come quickly!”
When Seo In-ah was about to talk about a new product, Kim Jang-hoon, who was standing on the hill, waved his hand.
-I still need to correct it.
Darkness laughed as it looked at Kim Jang-hoon, whose voice was as loud as that of a young man.
“long time no see.”
“It’s been a while. “That’s enough of a greeting, so come up quickly.”
“yes!”
Baek Woo-jin muttered that he was still the same and went up the hill where Kim Jang-hoon’s workshop was located.
“You’ve become taller.”
Kim Jang-hoon looked Baek Woo-jin up and down and smiled coolly.
“Your face is always handsome, but now it feels like it has an added layer of mystery.”
After examining the condition of Baek Woo-jin, who seemed to have gotten stronger, he turned his attention to Seo In-ah.
‘It fell in very tightly.’
The granddaughter couldn’t take her eyes off Baek Woo-jin’s face. It felt like honey was dripping from my eyes.
“is that so? “I didn’t do anything in particular…”
“Okay, just pull out your sword.”
“All right.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled, pulled out the Seolyoung sword, and handed it to Kim Jang-hoon.
“Whoa…”
Kim Jang-hoon felt the heaviness of the Seolyeong sword as he received it.
‘It’s heavy.’
I’m not talking about weight. The incredible achievements achieved with this sword were significant.
‘Because it is the sword that broke the Cheonryu Sword.’
Cheonryu Sword was called the most vicious sword since it was born, and when it came into the hands of Baek Cheonhwa, it was called the strongest sword.
Breaking such an absolute sword with the Seolyeong sword that I made was the greatest feeling of my life so far.
‘You don’t know how grateful I am to you.’
Kim Jang-hoon looked at Baek Woo-jin with eyes filled with respect and gratitude. The guy said he was grateful for making the sword, but it was he who was really thankful.
It is the greatest honor for a craftsman to have the world’s greatest swordsman use his sword.
“how is it?”
“Well, there are quite a few places to fix. “Isn’t it written too harshly?”
Kim Jang-hoon frowned, contrary to his true feelings.
“sorry. There are times when the fights get intense…”
“It’s a joke. “It’s quite damaged, but it can be fixed quickly, so don’t worry.”
“I knew it was a joke too.”
“Smirking guy.”
Baek Woo-jin and Kim Jang-hoon burst into laughter at the same time.
“Now that we’ve said that, let’s get started right away. You both come in and help!”
“yes!”
“All right.”
Kim Jang-hoon entered the workshop first, followed by Seo In-ah and Baek Woo-jin.
“But why did you suddenly come to fix it? “There won’t be a fight.”
“I’m going on a short trip.”
“W Travel?”
“now?”
“yes. I plan to leave soon. “For a while…”
Baek Woo-jin told the two people exactly what he had said to Baek Yeon-hwi.
“What is your family name?”
“It will be said to the outside world that I am closing the store.”
“You’re just throwing a tantrum. “Can you tell us that?”
“Because you two are not strangers.”
“Cluck.”
“Ah…”
At Baek Woo-jin’s words, Kim Jang-hoon smiled happily and Seo In-ah’s face turned red.
“It’s Inya. “It’s different from what you think, so wake up from your dream and get the hammer from the wall.”
“Ah yes!”
Seo In-ah shook her head and brought the hammer and tools.
Grumble!
Baek Woo-jin tilted his head as he watched Kim Jang-hoon lighting fires in five braziers.
“The number of furnaces has increased to five.”
“Because each has a different purpose.”
“The uses are different…?”
“Higher firepower is not a good thing. Sometimes, even if the firepower is low, it is important to set the appropriate temperature for the sword.”
Kim Jang-hoon continued speaking as he took out a volleyball-sized ember from the central brazier.
“Maybe it’s a characteristic of your swordsmanship, but Seolyeonggeom suffered more damage from the sword stroke than the sword body. To fix this, you need a delicate flame rather than extreme firepower that gathers all the flames. In other words, flames with different firepower have their own uses.”
“Ah…”
Baek Woo-jin dropped the hammer he was holding.
‘The use of flame rather than extreme firepower. The use of aurors is more important than harmony…’
The words are disintegrating, coming together, and combining in my head.
The various mixed groups began to twist and twist to create a new flow.
“uh? Prosecutor, drop this….”
“Shh!”
When Seo In-ah tried to touch the enchanted Baek Woo-jin, Kim Jang-hoon covered her mouth.
“This is an important moment. “You must not touch it.”
“Ah…”
“Let’s go out first. “I’ll have to do the repairs later.”
“But the flames…”
“Don’t worry. “I think I gained enlightenment because of that flame.”
Kim Jang-hoon whispered quietly and took Seo In-ah out of the workshop.
“All sorts of things happen. It’s amazing that I can become stronger in that state, but I gained enlightenment in my workshop…”
“I’ll come back!”
“uh? “Where are you going…”
Seo In-ah didn’t answer and ran to the workshop above.
After a while, the hammer sound from the workshop stopped and Seo In-ah ran to another workshop.
“Huh…”
Kim Jang-hoon laughed. Seo In-ah stopped the sound of the craftsmen’s hammers so as not to disturb Baek Woo-jin, who was gaining enlightenment.
The sight of a guy with poor physical strength walking around the workshops panting hard made me smile.
“Is it the power of love?”
I turned my attention to Baek Woo-jin, who was laughing alone and looking at the embers.
“You can take care of it, but it won’t be easy to organize.”
Kim Jang-hoon quietly stood in front of Baek Woo-jin as if standing as a guard.
-Ah….
The darkness sank helplessly like a mosquito soaked in mosquito repellent.
‘You gain enlightenment in the great forge? This is a fart! ‘It’s a story that only appears in novels!’
I couldn’t bear to scream and screamed inside.
‘Why does something like this only happen to him? The world is shit! poop!’
**
‘I was too concerned about harmony.’
The Aura of Rasadum and the Fighting Spirit of Balrog, the Holy Spirit of Divine Power, were powerful even when used individually, so they were anxious to harmonize the three energies.
It is best to achieve harmony, but it was not a good choice in a state of lack of enlightenment.
‘Because there is such a thing as time.’
There is something called appropriate timing for each situation and moment. What he should pursue now was the use of Aurors, not harmony.
It’s ridiculous to go beyond harmony when you haven’t even reached transcendence and don’t have the second volume of the Northern Myeong Shinkong.
Thanks to Kim Jang-hoon’s answer, I was able to completely let go of my attachment to harmony, my head was neatly organized, and a new realization came to me.
“Whoa…”
Baek Woo-jin opened his eyes feeling refreshed, as if he had woken up from a good night’s sleep.
[The five-star ability has increased.]
[The level of the Northern Myeong Divine Art has increased.]
The five-star ability has increased and the Northern Myeong Divine Art has reached level 4. I nodded because this was what I had already expected when I gained enlightenment.
-Ugh, terrible luck…. Curse-like luck….
‘The darkness’s reaction was as expected.’
The sight of darkness grinding its teeth was just as expected when I opened my eyes.
“uh?”
Baek Woo-jin opened his mouth wide. Unlike the darkness, there was something unexpected.
“What is this…”
The area around Kim Jang-hoon’s workshop was heavily surrounded by Arcane guardians, and except for the sound of burning embers, it was as quiet as ever.
-It’s because of Seo In-ah.
Darkness pointed to Seo In-ah standing outside the workshop.
-As soon as you fell into a trance, you stopped the noise the craftsmen were making and instructed the guardians guarding this place to escort you. You didn’t leave that place for two days when you attained enlightenment.
Darkness sighed, saying he was fed up.
‘I see.’
Baek Woo-jin nodded. Now I finally understand this situation. It was thanks to Seo In-ah’s efforts for him. I was so grateful for her thoughtfulness.
“Are you awake now?”
“Are you awake?”
Kim Jang-hoon and Seo In-ah, who saw the light return to Baek Woo-jin’s eyes, came running.
“How did it go?”
“Thanks to you two, I was able to gain new insight.”
“That’s a good thing!”
“congratulations!”
“I should thank you. A debt that is difficult to repay to the two of you….”
“That’s it. “I didn’t do it on purpose.”
Kim Jang-hoon smiled and waved his hand.
“But this guy did the hard work. “Because you ran around red-faced when you fell into enlightenment.”
“thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to successfully complete enlightenment.”
“If you’re that grateful… go to sleep!”
When Baek Woo-jin lowered his head, Seo In-ah closed her eyes and spread her arms wide.
-I was paying attention as expected.
Darkness chuckled. When I met Seo In-ah in the lobby, her expression was dark, and it was clear that she was paying attention to the hug between Baek Woo-jin and Jeok Yeon-hwa.
-Hey, what are you doing? Hug me once.
“Cluck.”
Heukam and Kim Jang-hoon giggled and pointed at Seo In-ah, and the craftsmen behind them also shouted for her to hug her quickly.
“Thank you for caring me.”
Baek Woo-jin shrugged his shoulders and approached Seo In-ah. He hugged her lightly and expressed his gratitude.
“ah!”
Seo In-ah was different from Jeok Yeon-hwa. He smiled and snuggled further into his arms, holding his hand tightly.
-Ohh!
“Is this Inaya?”
“Hwiik!”
“miss! “Is it pretty?”
Heukam quenched his appetite, Kim Jang-hoon dropped his gombangdae, and the craftsmen cheered.
“It was thanks to my father-in-law that I reached enlightenment, and it was thanks to Ina that I completed enlightenment safely. Thank you both.”
Baek Woo-jin let go, stepped back, and looked at Seo In-ah. She couldn’t hold back her laughter and her mouth was wide open.
“I was also inspired by this incident. “I’ll make you something better later.”
“Then I will bring better ingredients.”
“I haven’t even repaired your sword yet! “Let’s play with love later and follow me!”
“Ah yes!”
Baek Woo-jin quickly nodded and followed Kim Jang-hoon into the workshop.
-Hmm….
Darkness looked at Baek Woo-jin and Seo In-ah alternately and smiled.
-Does this smell like a bad drama?
**
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
On a sunny day without a single cloud, you can hear the sound of a storm raging.
Coo coo coo coo!
It is not a natural wind. Just by Baek Woo-jin swinging the Seolyeong sword, it was the sound of a sword wind.
-What are you checking for a week?
Darkness stuck out its tongue.
‘I’m really sick of it.’
Baek Woo-jin has been practicing swordsmanship for about a week since receiving the Seolyeonggeom from Arcane, saying he was checking to see if it was properly repaired.
Although he himself was not inferior in terms of training, it was difficult for him to follow Baek Woo-jin.
Huh!
Baek Woo-jin lowered his sword only after repeating the basic sword techniques countless times.
“Then the second training…”
-Do it again?
I thought he was taking a break, but he raised his sword again.
“If you go to Marutun Continent, you might not have time to practice.”
-Are you saying you won’t practice because you don’t have time? I said I was going to make time to sleep!
“That was back then.”
Baek Woo-jin laughed and raised his sword. When I was about to practice with a sword, the training room door opened and I came in.
-Eh?
“uh?”
I didn’t say it wrong.
A man with the same face as himself walks towards me wearing a black battle robe and a Seolyeong sword.
“Where did the medical school go?”
He opened his mouth in the same voice, showing the confident smile he always wore.
-Hey, it’s pretty similar, isn’t it?
“As expected, this ability is outstanding.”
Baek Woo-jin laughed as he looked at a man who looked exactly like him, like a doppelganger.
“No spirit guest.”
“how is it? “It’s the same, right?”
In an instant, the voice changed and the immature voice of Muyounggaek came out.
-Hey! It seems similar.
The darkness nodded its blade. This man who looked exactly like Baek Woo-jin was Baek Woo-jin in disguise.
“This is amazing in just a week.”
“I am the king of observation. “It’s thanks to my good observation.”
In response to Baek Woo-jin’s praise, Mu Young-gaek laughed and danced his shoulders.
“It’s really nice to walk around like this. Everyone said hello…”
“Matriarch!”
As Moo Young-gaek was about to open his mouth, Moon Ju-young opened the door and came running.
“This crazy guy came in from the front door looking like that. “You should never let this guy act as your stand-in!”
Moon Joo-young made a scissors sign with his hand and shook his head violently.
“How did people react?”
“Hehe! “No one recognized me.”
Muyounggaek stuck out his chest as if bragging.
“If the family’s prosecutors can be fooled, the other place must be gum.”
“That’s more of a problem. “It’s clear that this bastard will cause trouble with the face of the matriarch.”
“Hey, don’t crash!”
“Why not hit it!”
“You are there. “I trusted you, so I entrusted Mu Young-gaek to act as my stand-in.”
“ah!”
Baek Woo-jin’s sincere words made Moon Joo-young’s eyes pop and cry. As soon as he said that he believed in him, he did not envy Cheongunmanma. I felt like I could do anything.
“All right! “I will take care of this guy even if it means tearing off his arms and legs.”
“You’re breaking your arms and legs…”
“Don’t be too angular and just relax a little.”
Baek Woo-jin gently tapped Moon Ju-young on the shoulder. Moon Joo-young is a smart and strong person, so she will take care of herself.
“Oh, and I brought the tablet PC you ordered earlier.”
Moon Joo-young took out two tablet PCs and nearly 20 portable batteries. There was a booklet in the middle that seemed to have the drama’s content and plot twist written on it.
-Hahahaha! hurry! Put it in quickly!
Darkness exploded with light and opened the inventory.
‘Ugh, I get it.’
Baek Woo-jin put the tablet PC and batteries into the dark inventory and took the booklet with the spoiler in his arms. I plan to read the whole thing and make fun of it later when the darkness gets fussy.
“I will educate this thief.”
“Hey, education! “I’m not even a student…”
It was when Moon Ju-young and Mu Young-gaek were fighting and grabbing each other by the collar.
Duung!
The notification sound I heard when the optional quest appeared hit my ears.
[External energy is trying to invade the dimensional passage. In order to avoid danger, we will accelerate the dimensional movement.]
[10 minutes remaining.]
The remaining time changed to 10 minutes with an urgent-looking message window.
-What is this….
‘As expected.’
Unlike the panicked darkness, Baek Woo-jin checked the remaining time with calm eyes.
The enemy identified himself and his system. I thought it wouldn’t be easy to get to the Marutun Continent without incident.
-It really turned out as you said….
‘So you prepared it in advance.’
Because something like this might happen, I prepared things in advance. There was no problem if I left right now.
“Moon Joo-young, Muyounggaek!”
“yes!”
“yes!”
At Baek Woo-jin’s call, Moo Young-gaek and Moon Ju-young stopped fighting and ran.
“I guess we should leave right away.”
“yes?”
“Eh?”
“What is that….”
“Because I’m going on a trip. “Please tell your brother and sister well.”
“No, just a moment.”
“You’re going this fast?”
As Moon Joo-young and Moo Young-gaek took a step closer, the sun in the sky began to flash white.
[System error.]
[An intruder occurred in the waiting dimensional passage.]
The remaining time stopped and a message saying that an error occurred appeared.
-no way! They broke into here?
“You came.”
I smiled coldly and looked at the white sky. A sacred yet dirty aura. It was clearly the aura of Murian or that blonde guy.
Quaaaaa!
The earth splits, the sky collapses, and the world turns white.
Slurp!
Baek Woo-jin looked at the giant hand coming down from the sky and pulled out the Seolyeong sword.
“I was waiting.”
