_ Volume 18 Episode 16
441. 86 The World of Arms (3)
“Do you want to make a weapon that surpasses mortality?”
“that’s right. For that reason, it settled in the realm of the blacksmith god.”
Kosrun gave strength to the hand holding the hammer.
“I know myself well. I can never rise above mortality. I don’t have the talent or the stubbornness to do that. But the weapons made by me, not me,
may be different.”
He smiled with a twisted face.
“With a mortal body, like a blacksmith god, he makes a weapon that surpasses mortality. My achievements will be recorded throughout the universe. Don’t you think it’s worth devoting your life to?”
“I don’t think it’s possible.”
Taesan, who had risen to the position of immortality, knew.
Immortality is a different concept from mortality.
Those who did not reach the realm
could not understand what that position was.
It was hard to imagine that no matter how hard Kosrun was, he would be able to create such a weapon. Kosrun also did not deny it.
“Whatever you say, that is also close to impossible. But that’s my wish. I have no intention of giving up. There is no better place for him than here.”
There are countless excellent materials here. Certainly, it would be hard to find a better place for Kosrun.
“I am trying to reach the correct answer by finding ways one by one. The quest given to you is one of them. There are quite a few weapons here that I can’t do anything about. I want to make a weapon out of them, so I hope you bring them.”
Taesan nodded. Quest accepted.
Kosrun explained to Taesan with a satisfied smile.
“The fiery red staff of the west, the cold sword of frost in the north, and the bloody whip stained with cruelty in the east. Subdue these weapons and bring them to me.
If you bring them all, I will reward you.”
“All right.”
“Then go.”
Taesan left the cave.
Covered in the overlapping darkness, he began to move.
* * *
Taishan headed straight for the goal.
He had already identified the location of the exceptionally strong weapons through Lellajie’s area detection. Taishan was the first to head west.
There, a cane that spewed flames was floating in the air with a lofty appearance.
The blazing flames burned everything and took over space itself.
Taesan put her body into the burning space. The staff that sensed Taesan immediately showed a hostile reaction. He swung the flame wildly
and drove toward Mount Tai.
[You activated Marcosias’ fake flame.]
A physical flame materializes into the world.
In an instant, it suppresses the flames emitted by the staff. The entire space is covered in fake flames.
The wand shakes as if bewildered.
Taishan took a light step and grabbed the cane.
Koo Goo Goo!
Flames swirl around Mount Tai
. I felt a strong will to burn it all down.
“Stay still.”
Taesan expressed his will.
The erupting flames were extinguished in an instant, as if water had been splashed on them. The staff, which tried to resist Taesan, calmed down in an instant.
The power contained in the staff is a level that even Diana cannot easily subdue. However, it didn’t mean much to Taesan.
“It would be nice if the King’s sword resisted even a little.”
Taesan, muttering,
flew away in an instant.
I saved the cold sword of frost in the north and the bloody whip stained with cruelty in the east.
It was a quest like a walk without any tension. After tidying up in an instant, Taesan went back to Kosrun.
Kosrun’s pupils widened.
” already?”
“Here it is.”
Taesan showed three weapons. The weapons that had resisted and rampaged were scattered on the floor of the cave very calmly
.
“…Really.”
Kosrun’s gaze toward Mount Tai was awe-inspiring.
“No matter how strong you are, you can’t bring it this fast. Could it be that you… have crossed the boundary?”
Taesan nodded without speaking.
Kosrun let out a laugh.
“That is great. Really great.”
He fidgeted with his weapons.
“If this is the case, I can’t make a mistake either. It makes weapons that are valuable even to immortals .
That might be a good experience for my wish. Wait a minute. Come prepared.”
Kosrun ran into Burinake Cave.
Taesan waited for Kosrun to return.
After spending some time, someone approached Taesan.
[Hello?]
It wasn’t Kosrun. It was a ghost.
The ghost that left Taishan for a while returned again.
Taesan asked with a calm face.
“Have you finished organizing your mind?”
[Roughly.]
The ghost’s voice was quiet.
[I will not stay in the labyrinth any longer.]
The ghost’s decision was to leave the labyrinth and go to where the dead should go.
“Are you okay with that?”
If the ghost wished, it could stay in the labyrinth. I couldn’t deny the possibility that it would be better
than complete death .
And really, maybe it’s impossible, but it could happen to save the world of ghosts.
[are you okay. With this.]
But the ghost said calmly.
[My first journey was to save my world.]
The ghost entered the labyrinth for the destroyed world.
For that one, he broke through the labyrinth and developed his strength.
But he was killed by Sosiet.
His first journey is over.
[And my second journey was with you.]
The ghost was with Taesan. his hard work and persistence. I saw values. I watched how he attacked the labyrinth. I was rooting for it, nervous, and empathizing with it.
In the end, the ghost was able to let go of desire.
And with the end of the quest, the ghost’s second journey came to an end.
[Actually, at first, I was going to choose to stay in the labyrinth. But when I think about it, it’s the same as falling with you no matter what.]
The ghost and Taesan’s quest is over.
And Taishan will return to Earth someday. On the other hand, the ghost must stay in the labyrinth.
[With that thought, the meaning of staying in the labyrinth disappeared. I don’t need a third journey. My adventure ends with this.]
“…It was hard.”
Taishan judged that the ghost would most likely leave Taishan before returning to Earth.
The existence that was always by his side, giving information, helping, and chatting disappears.
That was a huge gap for Taesan as well.
But the ghost concluded. Even if Taesan talked about it, it was not cool.
Taishan was silent. The ghost also quietly stood by him.
“Cleaning is over!”
Kosrun appeared noisily. he said with a grin.
“I have a sense of what to make! ruler! tell me what you want! Let me make it accordingly…
Kosrune’s voice slowly diminished.
His gaze was not fixed on Taesan, but on the ghost.
“….soul?”
“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen it.”
[Are you the one who thinks you’re Kosrun? Did you come in after me? It’s the first time I’ve seen it
.]
The ghost said curiously. Kosrun was perplexed.
“Why is the soul here?”
“Like you, I was a labyrinth contractor. And that contract is over.”
“Did the wizard make a contract with the dead in the labyrinth? But then I would have to go back to where I should be, so why are you still there?”
Taesan answered Kosrun’s question. Said the transcendent was involved and he gave it a little time. In the
process, he also explained about ghosts.
After hearing the explanation, Kosrun kept his mouth shut.
“That means he’s a free spirit now… He was a great adventurer in his lifetime…
he muttered to himself.
Several lights flashed through his pupils. The ghost showed no interest in Kosrun. It was a meaningless opponent to him who would leave the labyrinth anyway.
However, Kosrun’s continued words
puzzled the ghost.
Kosrun smirked. He spoke in a tone full of burning desire.
“Ghost. Won’t you become a weapon?”
The ghost was unable to react to the sudden words.
[…What bullshit?]
The ghost, who came to his senses belatedly, dismissed Kos Lune’s words. It’s going to be a weapon. No one was willing to accept such an offer.
“I mean it very seriously. Do you intend to become a weapon as a soul?”
[Is there any reason for me to accept such an offer? Aren’t you supposed to be locked in a weapon? Stop talking nonsense.]
“I’m not trapped! You become a weapon!”
Kosrun shouted loudly.
“The concept of being reborn using a weapon as a body! You can act alone with your own self !
And you can become even stronger! Being so strong! One day I may even surpass the realm of mortality!”
A maddened cry rang out.
[…What kind of bullshit is that?]
The ghost wasn’t there when Taesan and Kosrun were talking. Maybe that’s why he couldn’t understand Kosrun’s words. Recognizing this belatedly, Rin Kosrun calmed down his excitement and explained step by step.
[So you want to make a weapon that surpasses mortality? What does that
have to do with turning me into a sword?]
“After all, I am only a mortal.”
Kosrun clicked his tongue and said.
“I did not understand the concept of immortality. No matter how hard I try, I won’t be able to create a weapon that surpasses mortality.”
Humans can understand the principles and methods of how birds fly, but cannot understand their senses and moods. It was impossible to imagine and create a state that had not been reached.
“But it is. What if we made a weapon that becomes stronger with a whole ego that becomes stronger on its own like a human being ?
With such a weapon, wouldn’t it be possible to surpass mortality someday?”
Kosrun smirked.
“There are quite a few cases where artificially created beings reach immortality. It is quite possible.”
“Is that your purpose?”
“All I want is to see my weapon rise above mortality. I don’t need anything else.”
[Then we can use the weapons outside, right? Because all
the weapons outside have a will.]
All the weapons here had their own will. However, Kosrun shook his head.
“The weapons here have no intelligence. They just have instincts close to that of a beast. That’s not enough. What I’m trying to make isn’t an ego sword. The Ego Sword is, after all, just a sword with an ego.”
Kosrun’s eyes blazed. They spat out one by one, revealing strong aspirations.
“
One perfect life in the form of a sword, free in its true sense alone. That is what I want.”
A life in the form of a weapon.
Kosrun had been hoping for that.
“But to do that, you have to have your own self, and that was the most difficult problem. I was stuck there all along, but you just appeared.”
A gaze full of desire turns to the ghost.
“Now you are a free spirit, unfettered by anything.”
Due to the power of Exirea, the ghost was not bound to the labyrinth, nor did it go to the place where the dead should go.
“Don’t think it strange. Being a weapon doesn’t make a big difference from when you were alive. You have your own will and can make your own choices. It just makes the bowl a weapon, not a body.”
Kosrun continued.
“You can travel the world alone if you want, or you can go with whoever you wish.”
The ghost made a choice between two options. I did not choose the third itinerary.
But now a new option has appeared.
“How is it? Are you interested?”
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