The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 405

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 405
A cold gaze poured down. The startled expression from moments before vanished, replaced by sharply raised eyes and a chilling stare that matched them perfectly.
“You… have been here before, haven’t you?”
“…”
Damn.
‘I’ve been caught.’
Cold sweat trickled down my skin.
I’d breached the mechanism far too carelessly.
‘I had no choice—the situation was urgent.’
There was no time to play ignorant.
‘That crazy old man.’
What on earth had he set up? A wall comes crashing down just because I touched one object? What kind of ridiculous trap is that?
‘I panicked and opened the door first.’
I should have pretended not to notice, but I had to open the door. Otherwise, both Cheonhye-in and I would have been crushed to death.
Both of us.
“…I don’t know what you mean.”
I played dumb, and Cheonhye-in’s eyes narrowed.
“Are you calling that an excuse right now?”
“It’s true. I was in a hurry and swung my sword wildly, and it just opened.”
“Do you take me for a fool? Do you really think that will work now?”
It won’t work. I know better than anyone it won’t work, but what can I do?
‘…Damn it.’
My head was pounding. I’d tried so hard not to get caught.
‘Why?’
How did the mechanism activate? I’d never even heard of such a trap before.
‘What’s the principle?’
When I came in with Paewang, nothing like this happened. The only difference from then was…
‘…the object.’
It was only when Cheonhye-in touched the object in the second room.
‘Is that the reason?’
Does a wall move on its own just because someone touched an object? It was fine when I touched it. Wait, could it be…
‘Does it react to spiritual energy?’
The Cheongwol Heart Technique that Yoo Cheon-gil modified. I possess it, so the mechanism might not have activated when I touched the object.
But Cheonhye-in’s heart technique was not Yoo Cheon-gil’s.
If that became the problem and triggered the mechanism, it makes sense.
Which means…
‘This old man’s object…’
Can only be touched by me and Yoo Cheon-gil.
‘He called it just a snack warehouse.’
He’d prepared it quite thoroughly. He certainly knows how to protect his belongings.
‘Should I call it my own possession?’
It was questionable. Most of it had been stolen or taken by force, or so I’d heard.
Anyway.
“…Sigh.”
Cheonhye-in exhaled deeply. Her eyes held the look of someone who wouldn’t believe any excuse.
No.
‘She must have made up her mind.’
Her refusal to believe was itself a form of conviction.
She must have already harbored suspicions.
That’s why she was acting this way.
“I thought it was strange. The fact that you didn’t know didn’t make sense.”
“I’m telling you again, this is something I know nothing about….”
“If that’s what you’re going to say, then do so.”
“….”
We didn’t trust each other anyway. Her tone suggested I should just proceed as I was.
“…I seem to have done something unnecessary. I was hasty.”
A sudden moment of self-reflection. It was also an admission that I’d chosen the wrong option.
“Since when? When did you first know?”
She asked with a furrowed brow. At Cheonhye-in’s words, I scratched the back of my head. I hesitated for a moment, wondering how to answer.
“I’m not sure.”
After a brief pause, I spoke.
“At least before the Heavenly Supreme found out.”
“….”
“I’m not certain if it was before Elder Baek learned of it, though.”
Probably not. Baek Yeon must have known about Bigeo before me. So when I came to Bigeo, Yoo Cheon-gil would have mentioned traces in the first chamber.
The problem was.
‘That means there are no mechanisms in the first chamber.’
It meant such traps were set to activate from the second chamber onward.
Which meant.
‘This chamber too….’
The danger level was no different.
I was about to warn Cheonhye-in about this, but.
“We shouldn’t touch the object.”
She already understood the problem with this situation. That touching the object would activate the trap.
“The mechanism’s operation method is… more about qi than specific actions, isn’t it?”
Had she already grasped that much? She was quite quick.
“I’m not certain about that.”
Naturally maintaining my ignorance, Cheonhye-in furrowed her brow.
“Are you suggesting we try?”
“No, I genuinely don’t know.”
“…Sigh.”
As expected, there’s still doubt in her eyes. But what can I do? I don’t know myself.
“…That’s enough. Talking with you any longer will only give me a headache.”
Things are unfolding exactly as I intended. Cheonhye-in moves accordingly.
“…Is this the third room?”
With those words, Cheonhye-in glances around the darkened chamber. She seemed to be searching for something within the shadows.
“What are you looking for?”
At my question, Cheonhye-in turns to face me.
“I’m not sure. I don’t know.”
“….”
How petty—she’s using my own words against me. Look at this woman.
‘While the vault itself can be the purpose, it seems she wants something specific.’
I wondered why she came to the vault in the first place. It appeared Cheonhye-in had a genuine objective as well.
Could it be.
‘The Divine Pill?’
The Divine Pill of the Cheonwol Sect, as Baek Yeon mentioned. Specifically, the one only the Moonju can consume—was she searching for that?
‘If it’s that….’
I’d consumed it long ago, so it couldn’t possibly be here.
However.
‘It doesn’t seem like she’s searching for that.’
Judging by Cheonhye-in’s reaction, she wasn’t seeking the Divine Pill.
Then what could it be?
“What are you looking for? If need be, I can help you search.”
“….”
“If what the Heavenly Supreme says is true, I might know what it is.”
At my words, Cheonhye-in regards me carefully. It’s a fair point. Whatever she’s searching for, I might know of it.
At that, Cheonhye-in furrows her brow slightly. She wears the expression of someone deliberating—wondering if she should really tell me. After a moment of silence.
“…I’m searching for a sword.”
“A sword?”
Suddenly a sword? The conversation takes an unexpected turn. What does she mean by a sword?
“What kind of sword are you looking for…?”
And in Yoo Cheon-gil’s vault at that? How could there be a sword here?
‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.’
At least, I’ve never encountered a sword here.
“It’s a thin double-edged blade. You haven’t seen it?”
“I’ve truly never seen a sword.”
“‘Truly’ implies the rest are fake?”
“…Don’t test me at a time like this.”
Even now she’s trying to probe. This woman is absolutely infuriating.
“A double-edged blade. Why do you think it would be here?”
“…Because Elder Geomseong might know something about it.”
“What do you mean? Is it an important sword?”
“It is important.”
Cheonhye-in spoke with eyes grown considerably colder.
“It’s a keepsake my mother left behind.”
“….”
The subject was far heavier than I’d anticipated. Hearing this, I scratched my cheek.
‘A keepsake, then.’
I don’t know why a keepsake would be a sword, but at least Cheonhye-in doesn’t seem to be lying now.
‘A double-edged blade….’
I search my memory. The countless objects I saw in the warehouse. Among them, I’d never seen a sword.
Oddly enough.
‘That’s right. There was no sword.’
There were things like arm guards, but no sword.
“You haven’t seen it?”
Cheonhye-in asks me. I nod at her words.
“No. I haven’t seen it.”
“…I see.”
She bites her lip. Cheonhye-in rises to her feet after hearing my response.
“…Is there another room beyond this one?”
“….”
She asks so confidently. Hearing the question, I scratch my head.
“There probably is.”
“That’s uncertain.”
“I haven’t been to the next room either.”
“….”
Cheonhye-in stares at me with a peculiar gaze after hearing my words.
“Why are you telling me the truth?”
There it is. Cheonhye-in already knew that I speak truthfully.
Interesting. A lie wouldn’t have been detected anyway.
“Does it displease you?”
“It’s just strange.”
“Since you’ve already figured it out, I should tell you. So you don’t harbor needless expectations.”
“…Expectations….”
“I cannot enter the next room yet. I don’t know the method.”
I do know it. The completion of Daewol. I must perfect the sword technique composed of seven sword paths in total.
That will likely be the way to the next room.
But the problem is I cannot do it now.
“I see….”
Cheonhye-in nods while walking around the surroundings.
Then.
“Bang Disciple.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s make a deal.”
Cheonhye-in proposed a deal to me. A deal?
“What kind of deal are you talking about?”
“I’ll keep today’s events secret.”
“…What?”
“The fact that Bang Disciple knows about this place. I’ll keep my mouth shut.”
It was absurd. I let out a hollow laugh upon hearing those words.
“What happens if you don’t keep it secret? How would anything change?”
Information about this place isn’t known only to me—Cheonhye-in knows it too. But what would really change if she went around spreading it?
“Nothing would change. However, at least I can prevent it from reaching Elder Baek’s ears.”
“Huh?”
She’s saying she’ll keep it quiet even from Baek Yeon?
‘If he were to find out.’
It would become somewhat troublesome. Baek Yeon was already irritating me as it was.
“But how am I supposed to believe that?”
Baek Yeon is on Cheonhye-in’s side. In that situation, who knows if she’ll tell him or not? Rather than worry about that.
“It would be better to kill you right here.”
“…”
The air instantly grew cold. Was it a threat? No, it wasn’t merely a threat.
‘Logically speaking, it’s the right call.’
A sealed chamber. A space no one could ever find without knowing the way. If I killed Cheonhye-in here, no one would ever know.
That I knew about this place.
Anything about Cheonhye-in either.
At those words, Cheonhye-in’s eyes dimmed slightly.
“That’s quite a frightening thing to say.”
“It’s just one option available.”
“You’re right. That option exists. But.”
Clang. Cheonhye-in drew her sword. The Wol-an she’d been activating seized the sword’s trajectory.
The endpoint of that path was.
“…!”
Clang—!! Sparks flew as the blade was deflected. I extended my hand and blocked Cheonhye-in’s sword.
She had drawn the blade toward her own neck, not mine.
“…Are you insane?”
“I’m quite desperate right now.”
She was sincere. Cheonhye-in had just tried to cut her own throat.
“If you won’t accept the deal, I’ll die right here.”
“You really are insane. Threatening me with your own life? What are you to me?”
“It’s nothing. But this is the only way I can prove it right now.”
“Prove?”
“Whether it’s Elder Baek or you—a deal matters more to me than either of you.”
“…What exactly are you trying to do?”
When asked what I wanted, Cheonhye-in brought up the same request as before.
“Find me a sword.”
“…The one that was your mother’s keepsake?”
“That’s right.”
“Is it truly that important to you?”
It’s just a sword, but since she called it a keepsake, it must hold significance—though I couldn’t fathom why she’d go this far for it.
Unable to understand, I asked.
“It is important.”
Cheonhye-in spoke with an expression that had grown somewhat rigid.
“Because it’s the weapon I’ll use to kill my father one day.”
“…?”
My mind froze for a moment upon hearing those words.
It was a declaration of patricide, spoken with utter confidence.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————