The Swords I Raised Are Too Strong - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50. Blessing (2)
‘I’ve even been overlooking that mad gambler’s survival.’
Patriot had been seething.
Until now, I had shown countless acts of mercy while trusting in the “sincerity” of President Lee Seok-hyun and righteous prosecutor Kang Mu-jin.
But now they were attempting to chart a course different from mine.
The moment Shin Si-woo enters that Gate, I’ll show Kang Mu-jin and President Lee Seok-hyun what I’m truly capable of!
Patriot had resolved as much.
But then….
“As expected, Patriot! You are truly magnificent!”
“We have nothing to worry about now!”
Why are these fools being so ingratiating?
They had always been good at reading the room, but today they were being excessive.
It wasn’t long before Patriot discovered the reason.
“Look at how the corrupted beasts’ corpses are vanishing!”
A massive pit near Paju.
It was the place where the military had gathered the corpses of corrupted beasts, and where Patriot regularly unleashed artillery strikes.
Those grotesque products of the North and the Chinese military that had refused to disintegrate despite countless bombardments….
‘They’ve actually disappeared.’
As a result of reinforcing Constellation Yi Sun-sin at the [Tower], Patriot had finally acquired the ability to completely eliminate corrupted beasts.
“Your nuclear strikes are on an entirely different level of power, Patriot!”
“Hmm, these are nuclear weapons fired by the great Yi Sun-sin himself—they can’t be compared to mere radioactive masses.”
“Indeed, the power of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.”
“Truly magnificent!!!”
At this point, one’s shoulders naturally rise, and one might simply let it pass.
Patriot’s cheeks twitched upward.
I’ll settle accounts another time.
“Hmm—.”
Patriot nodded with deliberate solemnity, murmuring that as this nation’s transcendent, I had merely done what was rightfully my duty.
“After all, even historians speak of General Yi Sun-sin’s achievements as being no different from the miracles of the divine.”
“There is good reason he is regarded as the greatest figure in history, alongside King Sejong the Great, who created Hangul.”
Truly, the magnificent grandeur befitting Constellation Yi Sun-sin!
Endless praise.
Patriot, restraining his soaring smile, returned to the Aircraft Carrier.
I intended to share this joy with the Constellations.
But then….
“Patriot! Emergency situation!”
The Constellations had gathered in the command center in maximum alert status.
Yi Sun-sin and Yulgok Yi I both turned to Patriot with shocking words while viewing the [World Net] connected to the Aircraft Carrier.
At that, Patriot hurriedly checked today’s articles.
“Why is my praise so scarce?”
Patriot held a parade immediately upon returning from the [Tower].
As his next agenda, he obliterated the corpse of a North Korean contaminated monstrosity with a new weapon, and in the process, fired several shots near Japan.
Shouldn’t the articles be overflowing with praise for Patriot’s greatness?
Yet reality painted a different picture.
“Why is everything about other people?”
Of course, articles about himself appeared sporadically.
But the news that truly shook South Korea was something else entirely.
[Over 170,000 new awakeners in South Korea.]
It was an undeniable achievement, even Patriot couldn’t deny it.
A staggering 170,000 South Korean citizens had become natural awakeners.
And they had become natural awakeners without any psychological issues!
Patriot’s brow furrowed as he read the blessed article.
“Did Statistics Korea fabricate this?”
Fabrication meant execution.
In today’s South Korea, such a person would never hold public office.
Yet it still felt like fabrication.
The [Awakener Status] publicly disclosed to all citizens displayed an extraordinarily bizarre figure.
A single bar graph that shattered all others and soared alone through the heavens.
The preposterous number [171,553] piercing through figures that numbered at most [1], [2], or [10].
“Is the date yesterday?”
“Start with Patriot’s data.”
Patriot received the materials the Constellations had compiled for him.
He examined the series of events that had unfolded during the single day he conquered the [Tower].
In pure chronological terms, it was less than a day—an incredibly short span of time.
‘Does this even make sense?’
Patriot couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
Shin Si-woo’s achievement was absurd.
Before even a day had passed, he cleared the [Void] in Jeonju, Jeolla Province, and rescued 170,000 survivors trapped within.
Yet Shin Si-woo humbly attributed all the credit to a man called “Guardian Sword, Kim Jun.”
【If it weren’t for Guardian Sword, Kim Jun, the citizens of Jeonju would have had no chance of survival. This entire miracle was achieved through one person’s sublime spirit of sacrifice.】
Watching the video, it wasn’t false modesty.
He genuinely acknowledged the other’s merit.
Yet Patriot couldn’t help but feel perplexed….
‘Is he really going to bestow a cognomen?
Just as Patriot is Patriot.
A cognomen carries immense power.
Shin Si-woo, being a transcendent, would certainly understand this well.
Yet Shin Si-woo seemed intent on bestowing a cognomen upon this man.
“He’s certainly worthy of a cognomen.”
“Right?”
The Constellations spoke, and Patriot nodded in agreement.
The number of citizens Kim Jun had saved was overwhelming to begin with, and the fact that every single one of them had become an awakened being was something that defied description—even the word “overwhelming” fell short.
It was truly—.
“A miracle, nothing less….”
Ah!
A fitting phrase had just occurred to him.
Patriot declared from Cheongwadae that he would bestow the Medal of Patriotic Service upon Kim Jun and scheduled a press interview.
* * *
‘This trial recreation isn’t really a penalty for me.’
All naturally awakened beings had undergone trials.
Since the circumstances of awakening differed for each person, the Quests and trials granted by the [Tower] also varied.
The [Tower] recreates or mimics such trials of awakening.
That’s why the [Tower] is said to be so terrifying.
Though it doesn’t apply to me.
[The 1st Swordmaster, Reinhardt Euclid, manifests in the world.]
Reinhardt, bearing the coefficient [6/100], could manifest for only six seconds outside.
But within the Tower, it was six hours.
So the [Tower]’s trials held little meaning for me.
Fwoooosh————!!!
The entire trial floor blazed with azure light.
The pristine blue aura that Reinhardt wielded.
Ordinarily, yang energy glowed red.
But ‘yang energy’ refined to its absolute limit and peak would shimmer blue, and as that blue deepened further, ascending to the ranks of transcendence, it became Reinhardt’s ‘pristine aura’.
⦗Master Swordmaster, I have cleared all trials.⦘
Whoosh!
[You have overcome the trials with overwhelming speed.]
[The traces of the World Tree vanish.]
[Measuring rewards….]
Ah, by the way, the ‘World Tree’ appeared as the enemy in this trial.
My experience from outside and the Tower’s rewards intertwined, manifesting as the ‘World Tree’ with the strongest relevance.
‘A turning point and experience.’
When Reinhardt completed his form, he revealed his new power against the World Tree.
Yang energy of the extreme that transcends nature itself.
The totality of swordsmanship called form, wielding that power.
Reinhardt overcame the world’s branching point of ‘World Tree and Elves’ through the harmony of these two forces.
I received a similar situation as a Quest, but before I could even attempt anything, it flashed and ended.
Whoosh!
[You have cleared Floor 3 of the Tower.]
[Clear Time: 6 minutes]
[Grade: SSS]
[Preparing reward….]
I’ve only climbed three floors of the Tower.
Considering the time since my awakening, it’s a rather impressive pace.
Is it because I now understand the world’s true nature?
A slight anxiety crept over me.
Whoosh!
[You have completely mastered Reinhardt Euclid’s Formula.]
The reward from the Quest granted by the outside world had materialized.
Right, this is merely the Quest reward.
The Tower conquest reward still awaits.
Tick, tick-tick—.
While waiting for the reward to be calculated, I gazed blankly around the interior of the [Tower].
Watching the remnants of the World Tree burn away in blue flames, my thoughts naturally drifted to concerns about the [Seed].
Could I plant this on Earth?
⦗Are you uncertain whether to plant the Seed?⦘
“I thought I should plant it, but seeing this situation makes me wonder if I shouldn’t after all.”
If this Seed germinates, an entity bearing the name ‘World Tree’ will begin to grow.
But if that World Tree is identical to the one in the [Sword Cultivation] world, there’s a possibility I’d only invite needless suffering.
Just like the World Tree in this trial world.
“Those rigid naturalists who absolutely refuse to cooperate with humanity and insist on fighting in the Forest with the elves.”
If one were to ask whether elves are truly that nature-loving, the answer would naturally be no.
These beings are genuinely infuriating.
They fell trees to build homes, dig the earth for mining, and use mana-collection devices to drain magical essence, even consuming the very life force of nature itself.
Their lifestyle is identical to that of humans.
The only difference is—.
“They mindlessly follow the World Tree’s will….”
So when the World Tree declares ‘I hate humans!’, they all rush forward screaming ‘Death to mankind!’
And when the World Tree cries ‘I fear the Abyss!’, they abandon their homes and everything else, fleeing to the continent’s outer edges.
The World Tree, called the Mother Goddess of the Earth, moving is an catastrophic event affecting every neighboring nation.
Surrounding countries fall into great famine and wither away.
But does the fleeing World Tree live well and prosper?
‘Of course not.’
The fleeing World Tree eventually descends into [Corruption] and attacks humanity.
Thus a monster is born, transforming the entire world into fertilizer for itself.
⦗Is it not difficult to assume another World Tree would follow the same path?⦘
Yet this is precisely why I intend to plant the World Tree.
There’s no guarantee that the World Tree from the [Sword Cultivation] world and the one that grows on Earth are the same entity.
Who knows?
“Perhaps a World Tree infinitely benevolent toward humanity might be born.”
Alternatively, stripping away its consciousness from the sapling stage itself wouldn’t be a bad option either.
Whether it’s Iris’s Demon or Muratan’s blacksmith techniques—they consume or sever ‘personality’ itself.
Regardless, I have reliable Swords at my disposal.
So I decided to give it a try.
Just in time, the Tower’s reward calculation was complete.
Whoosh!
[You understand Reinhardt Euclid’s experience more deeply.]
[As a special reward, your Manifestation stat increases by +5.]
—1st Sword, Reinhardt Euclid. [11/100]
Reinhardt’s stats surged dramatically.
I hadn’t even trained, yet the Tower’s rewards are truly generous.
Additional rewards followed in succession.
[Tower Floor 3 Clear Rewards are granted.]
1. You can strengthen the traits of the ‘Aga Sword’.
2. Tower Entry Tickets x 3.
3. SSS-Rank Random Box.
4. 10,000 Coins.
As always, with the Aga Sword’s new cultivation method, the random box, and 10,000 coins, the Tower’s trials came to an end.
Normally, I would have exited the Tower at this point, but this time was different.
‘There’s something I want to test.’
Whoosh!
[Please select a ‘trait’ to strengthen.]
1. Time.
2. Space.
My Aga Sword possesses a transcendent power that severs spacetime itself.
And this is the Tower—a place where my Swords can manifest in ‘time’ units.
Doesn’t Reinhardt Euclid still have sufficient manifestation time remaining?
‘Perhaps….’
Now that I understood humanity’s dire situation, I too wanted to attempt something new.
* * *
Boom————.
The eyes of the Sword Master, Shin Si-woo, appeared in the Sword World.
That gaze was infinitely serene.
Yet within it lurked an incomprehensible madness, and at that gaze, all the Swords trembled with a chilling sensation.
“Sword Master….”
Knowing Shin Si-woo’s intent, the Swords felt an eerie chill.
What he was attempting was to pull the [Transcendent Swords] out of the Sword World.
Something everyone believed impossible.
Only one Sword could manifest at a time.
And yet….
‘The Aga Sword is the foundation upon which we all stand.’
All the Swords found themselves thinking: “What if?”
And with good reason.
“The Sword Master is truly—.”
Shin Si-woo was wielding the power of the Aga Sword toward this place, the Sword World.
Crack———.
A subtle fracture rippled through the world.
It began at the outermost region, the domain of the Aga Sword.
It was infinitesimally small.
Yet the crack gradually advanced toward Reinhardt Euclid, the First Sword.
“How is such a thing even possible?”
Every Sword in this space waited for Shin Si-woo’s call and yearned for him to wield them.
But now, another possibility was emerging beyond that.
“Ah….”
He had shown them the end of the world.
Whatever form he took, he had granted their deepest wishes and desires.
Perhaps they could stand beside that being and swing their blades in unison.
That possibility.
Stirred the hearts of the Swords.
“Alongside the girl….”
Iris Ruzbella, the Fifth Sword, wished to gaze directly upon the Sword Master’s countenance.
“An opportunity to forge the steel called Sword Master.”
Muratan, the Fourth Sword, now desired to forge the “perfect steel” he had never dared imagine.
“Meeting another person. I, I too wish to experience that thing called a blind date….”
Yulia Lanestia, the Second Sword, wanted to resolve her final regret.
“I shall be able to train with the Sword Master.”
Reinhardt Euclid, the First Sword, desired to train alongside Shin Si-woo.
“I must help him properly master the thirty-three Forms through correct application of the Childlike Heart Technique.”
Now that he has obtained the Forms.
I shall teach him their applications.
The moment his words concluded.
Crack—————.
A “passage” appeared before Reinhardt Euclid’s eyes.

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