Episode 179 Episode
59. Legend of the Spirited Sword (2)
What was visible beyond the portal was a city.
Tantel entered the portal and beckoned for it, and Jin followed. Curiously, as soon as I entered the portal, the sand and other hard floors of the desert touched my feet.
rocking.
Tantel opened the canteen from his waist and held it out to Jin. Gin naturally took it and inhaled it, almost spitting out everything in it.
Because what was in the canteen was alcohol, not water.
It was a solo drink that I had never experienced even in my previous life. Feeling like swallowing fire rather than liquid
“Fhaha, in our words Lapla Rosa, humans called it Black Light.”
“Is that the name of this nasty drink?”
“No, that is the name of this great city. By the way, tsk, as of now, humans don’t know the taste of alcohol. That drink is a jeweler. It was made by refining adamantine in our own way.”
“Give me a glass of water.”
Lapla Rosa Black Light.
What Jin was looking at was a city built in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty.
It was unbelievable that Lapla Rosa was built 50,000 years ago and boasted a high level of civilization.
And it was extravagant.
‘It’s a golden road, so I can understand why so many adventurers came to the Great Desert in search of gold.’
Jin thought as he put his nose to the new canteen. It was definitely water this time.
I took a deep breath and looked around, and the road was entirely made of polished gold, and the buildings rising above it were decorated with jewels somewhere.
It was usually a door. Each door was studded with a jewel similar to the one in Tantel’s chest.
“Tantel, what is that jewel on your chest? Every door has the same thing.”
“heart.”
Tantel’s short answer was filled with sadness. Jin followed him down the Golden Street without asking further questions.
What is the use of a city made of gold and jewels?
There are only two people walking on the main street, Jin and Tantel. No matter how splendid it shined, Lapra Rosa was already a dead city.
Or the city stopped and forgotten.
The Ming Dynasty, which boasted such a splendid city, perished. Only a handful survive, barely holding their breath in the dimension created by Solderlet.
The jewel embedded in the door of each house was the heart that shone hotly when the owner was alive.
After walking for two hours, the golden street came to an end. There was more gold on the roads they didn’t walk than on the roads they had walked.
From the road where the gold ended, it was a flat stone floor. On both sides of the road, huge stone statues honoring the warriors of the Myeongwang clan stretched out endlessly.
“It is the road to the Temple of God. As I said before, Gene Runcandel. You have to be careful with your mouth in front of the brothers of Toshinjeon. Got it?”
“Remember.”
“Well, not all of the brothers in the Temple of God of Fighting earned the title of god of fighting or king of fighting, though.”
“How many members of the Myungwang clan are left?”
“Seventy-seven, including fighting gods and twelve fighting kings. All of them were waiting for you in the frozen time.”
“You said earlier that you would be disqualified if you made a fuss.”
“Even if I have to wait longer, I can’t teach you if the conditions aren’t right.”
It seems that the Myungwang family is not a very honest race.
Thinking so, Jin shrugged.
As the name suggests,
it is a hall for the god of battle. It is an arrogant naming. Nevertheless, Jin was intensely curious about the fighting spirit and the twelve fighting kings.
It was because of the energy that was radiating from the Toshinjeon, which was just beginning to be seen in the distance.
‘I dare not compare it to Temar’s energy, but it’s chilling down my spine.’
If it had been before walking through the Great Desert, he would not have been aware of the creepy aura. Just by defeating the three mirages, Jin had achieved considerable achievement.
The Temple of Tossing was bigger than any other building Jin had ever seen.
There was not a single extravagant decoration on the outer wall made of a mixture of steel and stone, but the hearts of countless members of the royal family were embedded in the magnificent iron gate like the castle wall.
When Tantel touched it, the iron door began to open by itself.
Cooing…
“Oh!”
“Ohhh!”
It’s not Jin’s voice.
It was a group of members of the Myungwang family who were exclaiming in admiration. He was so anxious that he stood close to the gate, waiting for it to open.
“Is our disciple finally here!”
“Doesn’t it look so cute!?”
“It’s been a thousand years since Temar, a thousand years!”
Tantel touched his forehead as if he was embarrassed. Even the Myeongwang family seemed to blush like humans when they were embarrassed.
‘Crazy… I don’t even have to blush.’
lantern lantern.
The eyes of the Myeongwang family looking at Jin were shining. Regardless of gender, all of them are over 2 meters tall and have strong bodies.
“Brothers, how many times have I told you not to do this…?”
Even though Tantel said so, the Myungwang family paid no attention to Jin.
“How old are you!”
“How do you feel about coming to Lapla Rosa?”
“Did you eat? What is your favorite food?”
Seeing them chattering with thick, resonant voices made me wonder if they were indeed the old losers of the continent.
‘I’m sure there are no fighting spirits or fighting kings among them. Well, wherever you go, there are always talkative friends.’
While Jin was contemplating what to answer first, a woman flashed up to Jin. Jin tried to push him away, but he was no match for his strength.
‘What power…!’
I know that the Myeongwang clan is strong, even after hearing the story, and I know it well even after trying to mix it with Tantel.
However, it wasn’t like this when he and Tantel crossed swords. Jin struggled to escape the woman’s grasp, but she was just as relaxed as a child.
A woman who bursts into laughter and burns gin on a wooden horse. This time Jin had no choice but to blush a little like Tantel.
“Your face is very black. I need to wash up first! You must have finished preparing the Pelos bath water, of course, right?”
“Of course, the Seven Fighting Brothers!”
She was ‘Belize’, the seventh tomb king of the Myeongwang family tomb god.
Let go!
Jin, who was about to shout, let out a sigh.
‘I don’t think there’s anything good about clumsily trying.’
Besides, it was an atmosphere where everyone was sincerely welcoming, but there was no need to use evil to set candles.
From now on, Jin must inherit the ‘spiritual sword’ from them. Jin came to be taught, not to fight them.
“excellent! Haha who will do the washing up? Decide with rock-paper-scissors! We will give the last one a chance to wash our historic second disciple!”
“Rock, Paper, Scissors!”
“Look!”
“Do it again…!”
Everyone seemed to be soaked in madness. Tantel also looked blank as if he had given up.
It was possible because he met a new human and a person who would inherit the spiritual sword after a thousand years. It’s hard to understand, but…
‘No, this isn’t it. Not really.’
If left alone like this, someone from the shaky Myungwang family would bathe him. Jin hated being washed by Gilly when he was one year old.
“I will wash myself!”
When Jin shouted, the commotion stopped in an instant.
And all eyes turned to Jin, who was riding a wooden horse in Belize.
“No, that doesn’t work.”
“Why not?”
“You have to meet the Tushin brothers now, but you can’t meet them in a filthy body.”
“You said you had bath water? You can wash it well with it.”
“Oh, not enough. I have to clean every grain of sand left in my ears.”
“Yes, humans are a bit dirty. It’s human to wear dirty clothes and eat with soiled hands. I can eat well, even spoiled food.”
Most of the people in the memories of the Myeongwang family were like that. Their history stopped 50,000 years ago, and humans at that time were actually far from clean.
“I am not.”
I was dumbfounded when I answered.
Jin even had to explain ‘how well he washes’ for a while, but the Myungwang family listened with a low hum hum as if doubtful.
“…You know how to wash your clothes better than I thought.”
“What should I do? Chiltuwang’s brother. I refuse very stubbornly.”
“hmm!”
Belize snapped a finger at Jean’s ankle. He wonders if it would be okay if he was left alone to wash.
“Once I wash myself and come out. Then, if we fall short of our standards, we receive a helping hand without hesitation. Got it?”
“Okay.”
I washed my body for three hours in the bath on one side of the temple. I took a morbid bath to avoid getting caught, but in fact, Jin was also refreshed.
It was the first bath after entering the desert, so it was natural. Fruits and traditional sweets of the Myeongwang family were also prepared in the bathhouse, so it was possible to have a quick bite.
Contrary to its name, Toshinjeon seemed to also serve as a kind of plaza. Most of the Myeongwang family who did not come to meet them through the gate gathered on the first floor of Toshinjeon, reading books or chatting.
“pass.”
Tantel said while holding out the Myeongwang traditional clothes. It was a suit tailored for the successors who would come one day.
“You wash well. What I wore was burned and destroyed.”
“I didn’t expect to be praised for coming here and washing well. It was unexpectedly noisy. Your people. I thought you were like a fighting demon.”
“We are people too. Everyone is a little excited because time has stopped for a thousand years since Temar.”
As Jean tried to tie Bradamante around his waist, Tantel shook his head.
“When you meet Tushin, you must not carry a weapon. Is it like that?”
“The leap is serious. Do you think you’ll be a threat to Brother Tushin just because you’re wearing a sword?”
“then?”
“For the time being, that sword has no use here. Looking at it earlier, it seems to be Barisada’s brother’s sword used by Temar, but when learning the Spirit Sword, you will need to use a different sword.”
“why?”
“Because the sword will support your aura. That’s why you can’t train properly. I’ll stop by your room and go to Brother Tushin, so leave the sword there.”
The room Jin will use is simple. A single bed and a small bookshelf were all there. Unlike the outer city, there was nothing luxurious about Toshinjeon.
“If you go to the main hall, the Chiltuwang brothers you saw earlier will be there. But the atmosphere will be completely different, so don’t panic and just answer the questions well. Like I said before, don’t say unnecessary words.”
“When does the transmission of the Spirited Sword begin?”
“That is a matter for Brother Tushin to decide. The test you passed is only a minimum standard, and the moment Brother Tushin decides it’s too early, you may just have to go back the way you came.”
Jin’s eyes widened at the sound of lightning.
“It’s forced from one to ten.”
“If you are forced to learn a strong martial art, shouldn’t you be willing to endure that much? If we had confronted the gods with the spirit sword, the outcome would have been different.”
As he got closer to the main hall of the Temple of Tushin, Tantel’s heart was getting brighter and brighter. It seemed that he was somehow influenced by the aura of the great king of fighting.
