The Swords I Raised Are Too Strong - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28. Sword House (5)
“How could you―.”
Within the erupting sword energy of the Extreme Yang, the evil god Necribas stared at me.
What gleamed in those eyes was fear.
And confusion.
‘Has it already crossed over to this side?’
I shared the same curiosity.
Evil gods and foreign gods—they conceal their origins.
Their names are hints about their ‘origins’.
Necribas bore the epithet of being a vessel that contains blood and death.
“My world draws ever closer―.”
And this creature was an evil god that had descended upon Gye Man-hwi’s body through Descent.
Descent meant seizing the flesh of an apostle.
‘It’s possible even without an origin on Earth.’
What Necribas meant by ‘drawing closer’ was that its origin still didn’t exist on Earth.
Naturally, it was a lie.
I believed Necribas’s origin existed on Earth.
The evidence was that its body continuously regenerated within Reinhardt’s [Piercing Azure Sun].
‘The regenerative power exceeded normal levels.’
An ordinary Descent should have already perished by now.
Necribas screamed and writhed in agony, yet showed no signs of approaching death.
Even within [Sword Cultivation], I had discerned whether the origins of Descent entities had penetrated the world through their vessels.
Earth was no different.
“With that level of regenerative power, the vessel must exist in the world, yes?”
Within that vessel lay the death that Gye Man-hwi had offered.
Surely, his origin was hidden somewhere on Earth.
It could be within a Gate, or somewhere in the Amazon or Pacific Ocean where demonification was progressing.
The reason I hadn’t eliminated Gye Man-hwi and allowed this creature to descend was to confirm that very thing.
“…What are you?”
Necribas did not answer me.
“How do you know of us?”
It posed another question in succession.
‘Its origin is on Earth.’
That became my certainty.
Earth had already become irreversible from before the Gate incident.
Somewhere in the world, the origins of evil gods and foreign gods existed.
Moreover, the Demon Worshippers were in real-time fulfilling the conditions for their manifestation by offering sacrifices to them.
I gazed into its eyes.
“You have no intention of answering.”
Necribas maintained its silence still.
The azure flames of [Eternal Blue Sun] endlessly consumed the creature’s flesh.
Now, unable even to scream, it exercised its right to silence.
It was exactly as I had anticipated.
“I knew this would happen anyway.”
Evil gods and foreign deities are tenacious.
They hide their origins beyond discovery and repeatedly descend by using their followers as vessels.
After gnawing away at the world in this manner, they manifest with tremendous power when they reach their limit.
Just as the Demon Worshippers do, their masters are the type who cling desperately to their own lives.
‘Birds of a feather flock together.’
In a sense, one could say Necribas descended upon a host well-suited to me.
The compatibility between a charlatan cult leader and an evil god is quite favorable, after all.
‘It’s somewhat unfortunate, though―.’
When I played [Sword Raising], I had accumulated knowledge through repeated worlds.
However, on Earth, it’s different.
Just as when I first played [Sword Raising], I’ll have no choice but to search for their origins by running around on foot, one step at a time.
As I was thinking such thoughts―.
——Waaah!!!
Suddenly, Aga Sword cried out.
It had occasionally made sounds before, but never such a loud and resonant cry.
I focused on Aga Sword.
—Waaah!!!
That cry carried meaning within it.
As the sword’s master and Aga Sword’s father, I endeavored to discern that meaning.
And thus, I understood.
‘Aga Sword, you’re telling me to use you to cut down this creature?’
As if to confirm I had interpreted correctly, Aga Sword trembled, its blade quivering.
I grasped Aga Sword and approached Necribas.
“―What are you planning to do?”
The possessed body, engulfed in blue flames, stared at me with eyes filled with shock and terror.
I pointed Aga Sword toward the creature.
Aga Sword was still too weak to harm an evil god’s possessed form.
However, perhaps because of what it had already experienced at Reinhardt’s hands, the creature seemed desperately afraid of my blade.
‘So you have your own way of doing things.’
I read Aga Sword’s will.
There was something special that only a small, precious blade could accomplish.
Ziiiiing——.
I drew forth an aura.
White and black spiraled along the blade, glimmering.
Aga Sword was a blade with a firm and resolute [nature].
‘A chaotic blade that transcends time and space.’
I couldn’t kill the Demon God with this alone, but something else would be possible.
‘That’s why Aga Sword spoke to me.’
I slashed at Necribas, the Demon God.
The mysterious power that Aga Sword had obtained.
I chose to believe in it.
Clang——!!!
Following the trajectory of Aga Sword, a gray luminous scar appeared across the crimson demon’s form.
Necribas convulsed, blood gushing from his mouth.
That blood was sucked into the scar left by Aga Sword.
I understood.
‘It’s finding his origin beyond space and time.’
An Incarnation Body.
His origin lay on Earth.
There had to be a connection point with his [Origin] somehow.
“What… what are you doing!!!”
Whoooosh———.
An afterimage streaked across Necribas’s crimson skin.
The ability of Aga Sword.
A power transcending time and space revealed the path leading to his origin.
It was closer than I expected.
‘The black monster―. The Tainted Beasts.’
Above the 38th Parallel of South Korea.
A land of death where Tainted Beasts poured forth endlessly.
And it was Chinese territory.
“I’ll find my way there soon enough.”
My purpose here was complete.
Aga Sword whimpered softly, as if exhausted, ‘Mewww….’
The aura of chaos faded.
‘Rest well.’
I offered my gratitude to Aga Sword with a respectful salute.
Then I summoned [2nd Sword, Yulia Lanestia].
“Yulia Lanestia.”
At my call, the sword spirit gleamed with golden radiance.
A magnificent and imposing golden holy blade settled into my grasp.
I had merely called upon the sword.
Yet―.
“Grrrrgh―.”
Necribas, the Demon God, convulsed with foam at his mouth.
Kling———.
The radiant and resplendent golden holy power was the natural enemy of all evil.
I simply pierced Necribas’s heart using only the power contained within my blade.
Thwuuuuck——!!!
Crude yet unwavering in its execution.
My noble holy sword is infinitely merciless when confronting evil.
The blade that pierced through Necribas’s heart poured an immeasurable torrent of sacred power into his incarnate form.
The crimson demon’s body exploded without even a scream.
Even that trace was annihilated by the aftermath of holiness.
Shhhhhhh———.
Silence descended upon all directions.
And….
Whoosh!
[Countless observers have witnessed the great deed of the Sword Master―Shin Si-woo.]
[The world sends its acclaim for this magnificent Achievement.]
[You have completely resolved the Incomprehensible.]
[World Quest ― ‘Find and resolve the source of the Red Sea.’ Completed.]
[Derived Quest ― ‘Resolve the source of the Melting Sea.’ Completed.]
[Sword House has been granted as a reward.]
[Additional rewards are being prepared….]
︙
An endless cascade of messages.
A profound sense of exaltation welled up within me.
* * *
Shhhhk―.
The Sword House materialized, cutting through the void.
‘Finally!!!’
The Sword House was black.
A pristine white jewel was embedded at the very top where the blade would be sheathed.
Its austere, achromatic design conveyed a restrained aesthetic that I found deeply pleasing.
Above all, I had finally achieved my purpose.
‘You have a home now.’
My small and precious Aga Sword finally had a place to dwell.
I inserted the [Aga Sword] I held in my hand into the Sword House.
Then the Aga Sword spoke.
—Home is the best!!!
The home seemed quite comfortable.
This Sword House does not merely function as a [sheath].
Its power naturally made itself felt.
‘A power that allows the Aga Sword to exist in the world without requiring a mystery.’
The Aga Sword is a blade that has not transcended.
To maintain the blade at all times, I wore a bracelet forged entirely from solid mystery.
And that armband’s light faded quickly as it traced Necribas’s origin.
The effect didn’t disappear.
It simply meant the mystical power had diminished.
‘It seems chaos and spacetime don’t have good fuel efficiency.’
But that’s fine now.
The Sword House allows me to keep the Aga Sword constantly at my side without relying on mystical assistance.
As for its other functions―.
Whoosh!
[The Sword World becomes clearer.]
The Sword World where my ego swords live seems to be improving as well.
Since I’ve never seen that space before, I can’t say for certain….
‘Hmm?’
While thinking such thoughts.
My mind suddenly sparked.
‘Chaos and spacetime?’
Perhaps.
If my Aga Sword were to gain its proper power….
‘Could it possibly create a passage to the Sword World?’
The Aga Sword opened a path to the Black Gate that hasn’t manifested in this world.
If this property continues to develop further!!!​
‘I could summon the ego swords to Earth.’
Something impossible might become possible.
It’s merely speculation, but isn’t it a rational deduction no matter how I think about it?
‘If that happens….’
Earth is vast and immense.
And there are many Transcendents who’ve lost their minds, and mad dictatorships abound.
Even a country like Britain, which was perfectly normal, declared itself the Great Britain Empire and spouted insane imperial nonsense, didn’t it?
‘Stabilize the world by cooperating with the swords amid the chaos.’
My goal is to nurture the Aga Sword and make it a complete sword.
By the way, in Sword Raising, I lose if a sword is abandoned, destroyed, or the world perishes.
For the sword’s sake, and for the safety of myself and those around me, it’s crucial to prevent the world from ending.
The moment I steeled my resolve―.
Whoosh!
[Try entering the Tower to promote the growth of the Aga Sword!]
A Quest regarding the Tower appeared at just the right moment.
There are people who enter the Tower recklessly.
Such people often die or go missing amid trials of increased difficulty.
On the other hand, if I enter after seeing a Quest like I do, I can achieve growth relatively safely.
Of course, before that….
‘I need to organize things here first.’
Only after receiving my compensation could I calmly observe my surroundings.
It was only now that I realized—I was standing on flat ground.
Yet moments ago, I had been at the summit of Mount Fuji.
‘There’s a reason all my swords transcended.’
A single area-effect technique had erased the mountain.
It wasn’t merely the mountain that vanished.
The result of rupturing the source of lava erosion—the Melting Sea—and shattering the incarnate form of the evil god dwelling within it.
In the distance, I could see a crimson demon.
“Si, Si-woo? Are you alright?”
My sister Seol-ah, riding the demon, approached and asked.
My sister, galloping across the plain atop the grotesquely-shaped demon, wore an expression of shock.
“You evaded it well. I’m perfectly fine.”
I felt vindicated for having warned my sister through the demon before the Gate detonated.
Incidentally, demons can speak.
“Danger! Descend! Gate! Explosion!”
They speak in single words like this, emitting horrific shrieks, but…
In any case, communication is possible.
“Si-woo, is that Mystery?”
“It is.”
“My, my goodness!!!”
My sister gasped at the luminous ingot in my hand.
“How much does it weigh?”
“A 10kg ingot.”
I had completely annihilated both the Red Sea and the Melting Sea.
Gye Man-hwi, their source, as well as the incarnate form of the evil god that had seized his body—all of it erased.
Thus, I obtained a [Mystery 10kg Ingot].
10kg was enough to restructure the Awakener system and meaningfully increase the number of Awakeners.
“What do you plan to do with it?”
The Patriot would declare donating it all to the nation for the welfare of its citizens, but I am different.
‘A new Ego Sword.’
First Sword, Second Sword, Fifth Sword.
These are the swords I can currently summon.
And all of them manifest only in the ‘seconds’ range.
To resolve this, I must either empower the swords to increase their manifestation values or unlock a new sword.
‘When the manifestation value reaches 15, the Aga Sword will be able to wield the power of the Ego Swords.’
The most useful for that would be the Fourth Sword, Muratan.
Of course, he’s a stubborn and rigid dwarf.
To win him over, I’d need to prepare an enormous quantity of iron.
‘To that mad dwarf, iron is like a human skull, but―.’
Muratan, who had handled every type of iron in [Sword Cultivation], had come to realize that the body of a strong human was harder than iron.
Thus, I made myself into a sword, calling myself a blacksmith who tempers the iron of living beings through refinement.
However, even Muratan shows exceptional reactions to things like “metals I’ve never seen before” or “weapons I’ve never encountered.”
In any case, I couldn’t convey such thoughts directly―.
“What’s the purpose that requires such prolonged deliberation?”
“I intend to use it to seduce a sword.”
At my sister’s urging, I reluctantly answered.
Then my sister fell silent.
“…You’re going to seduce a sword with Mystery?”
For some reason, my sister was regarding me with a look of disgust.
Separately from that, I harbored concerns about whether Muratan would actually respond to just [Mystery] alone.
‘It would be nice if there were some unusual weapons or special metals….’
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Grand Canyon.
Living Jesus Church.
Jesus gazed into the void from the highest seat.
“Listen, Jesus. Isn’t this different from our agreement? What kind of arrangement is it to wait until that bastard finishes everything before sending him!!! Our Queen specially―.”
The British Doctor pressed Jesus for an answer.
Then―.
“Shh!”
Jesus placed a finger against the British Doctor’s lips as he spoke.
Long, dark fingers silenced the British Doctor’s words.
‘That man’s taste has truly gone mad.’
The British Doctor fell silent.
Jesus’s eyes were intoxicated with rapture.
“Aah―. Shin Si-woo, you are….”
Jesus beheld it.
Shin Si-woo tearing apart and slaying the crimson evil deity.
That magnificent sight of annihilating the demon with a resplendent holy great sword.
“…Truly a magnificent man, isn’t he?”
Only after Shin Si-woo concluded the situation did Jesus turn his gaze toward the British Doctor.
“So you, Doctor, were trying to find my brother Shin Si-woo.”
“According to the treaty between the Great Britain Empire and the United States, you, Jesus, are bound to me―.”
“Aah, what a tedious and dull man.”
Jesus cut off the British Doctor’s words.
Then he drew a cross in the void.
A passage leading from this Church of Jesus to Mount Fuji in Japan.
“Doctor, let me warn you. Do not place too much faith in your surgical skill and scalpel.”
“If I don’t believe in the scalpel of certain death and certain life, what else would I believe in?”
“There exists something visible only to me, Jesus Christ. Aah, I do hope you won’t break.”
The whimsical caprice of this eccentric Jesus.
The British Doctor crossed over the passage with that thought.
‘Shin Si-woo, I will take everything from you.’
Information about the Demon Worshippers.
A mysterious ability to erase erosion without a Gate.
And an absurd power that annihilated something presumed to be an evil god.
An omnipotence that even Jesus marveled at.
‘No matter what, if they are human, they cannot threaten me.’
The British Doctor was certain of this.

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