Chapter 4: This wasn’t in the original story?

From the moment I decided to intervene in the story in earnest.

‘Let’s move right away.’

I had no intention of wasting time.

To become stronger quickly, I’m going to visit the ruins nearby first.

There, there is a weapon that the protagonist will acquire later, a weapon called the Spirit Sword.

I was thinking of getting that weapon myself.

Even for someone like me, if I have such a weapon, I thought I could become stronger to some extent.

‘I’m sorry to the protagonist, but…’

Of course, I know that this process is an act of stealing the protagonist’s item.

If I steal this weapon, the protagonist will surely suffer a lot.

Even though the Spirit Sword is only used temporarily until he gets the Holy Sword.

But, I still think it’s right for me to take it.

Because at this point, there was no other way to become stronger quickly and easily other than obtaining the Spirit Sword.

‘But I can’t help it.’

I’m definitely going to get the Spirit Sword no matter what.

Of course, I didn’t intend to just steal the Spirit Sword and run.

The protagonist might die before he gets the Holy Sword because he couldn’t get the Spirit Sword.

If that happens, the world will be destroyed.

So, I’m going to help the protagonist separately later.

Anyway, if I help the protagonist only until he gets the Holy Sword, there won’t be any big problems for him.

The thoughts were sorted out.

I’m going to leave right away.

‘I guess I have to entrust it?’

But before that, I’m going to entrust the child first.

I hesitated for a moment and then moved my steps to the church.

“Brother, how are you?”

The church was in the center of the village.

A place with a simple but neat white wall and wooden door creating a peaceful atmosphere.

When I arrived there, a gentle-looking woman wearing a clergyman’s robe, who was praying, discovered me and greeted me.

“Hello, Sister Revia.”

I also greeted her.

The nun’s name was Revia. I was quite familiar with her.

Recently, when I married Kailyn, I used this church as the wedding venue, and I received a lot of help from her in many ways.

“It’s nice to see you again, brother. Is it been 3 months?”

“That’s right.”

“You must have been having a happy honeymoon for 3 months. Hehe.”

“…”

She said to me with a bright smile.

It was a kind of blessing for the newly married couple.

Of course, that blessing is a considerable curse for me right now…

“What’s wrong?”

“Something came up.”

“Ahem…”

She seems to be slowly noticing that something is wrong with me too.

It’s not a normal situation for a father to be holding a baby alone without a mother.

I have a strong desire to explain, but I don’t have time to explain now.

“Could you take care of the child for a while?”

“Pardon?”

“It’ll be a short while. I have a place to go. I’ll pay you.”

I handed her a gold coin and asked.

I’m going to leave the child with her before going to the ruins from now on.

“…”

Revia paused for a moment at my request.

Maybe she’s a little worried too?

The worry that I might not come back.

“Yes. I don’t know what’s going on, but I understand. I’ll take care of the child for a while.”

But, she soon granted my request.

“I will use the gold coin that you gave me to help the church. May the Lord’s blessing be with you, brother, and please come back to the child safely.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Revia smiled brightly as she received the gold coin and the child.

I bowed to her and left the church.

‘To think I would ask Revia for such a favor.’

I thought as I left.

To entrust my child to my favorite character, it was a strange feeling.

Leaving the church, I immediately hurried towards the ruins.

The protagonist is currently training in swordsmanship in the next village, so I must find the Spirit Sword before it’s too late.

For that, I diligently climbed the mountain where the ruins were located.

‘It should be around here?’

I knew where the ruins were.

A place with a mysterious lake, hidden under a huge tree near the lake.

The protagonist found it by chance while practicing swordsmanship, right?

I retraced my memories and diligently began to look for the ruins.

‘It was here after all.’

A place that was slightly different from other places than the slightly different ground under the tree.

As I groped around that place, I was able to find a huge stone door.

A huge stone door with a handle, and stairs leading into the miniature ruins were visible when I pushed the stone door with all my might.

A place that looked unusual at first glance.

I lit the torch I had brought in advance and entered the ruins.

‘It’s much more unpleasant than I thought.’

As soon as I entered, ancient patterns that faintly glowed were engraved on the walls.

It was described as a very unpleasant place in the novel, but it felt even worse when I actually came in.

‘Let’s be careful…’

Besides, it was also a very dangerous place.

Devices with magic were visible throughout my progress.

If I touched even one of those wrong, I might really be f*cked at once.

‘It’s a great relief to be a reincarnator.’

But, I was a reincarnator.

I read how much the protagonist suffered in this ruin in the original work. I was sharing the protagonist’s efforts.

The protagonist went to the ruins about 5 times to conquer it, so knowing the protagonist’s actions, I was as good as having gone to this ruin 5 times.

‘It’s not a big deal if you know the strategy.’

So, to me, this ruin was no longer a dangerous place.

“First of all, let’s avoid the first trap,”

I had already escaped the first trap, hadn’t I?

A pressure-sensitive trap hidden on the floor.

A structure where large arrowheads fell from the ceiling when a specific floor was stepped on.

A trap that would literally turn you into a honeycomb if you stepped on it once, but since I knew the safe path, I carefully avoided the trap and moved my body.

‘Avoid the second trap too.’

After avoiding it like that, I encountered the second trap.

There was a large, round sphere installed on the wall.

The huge sphere, emitting an unpleasant purple light, was a magical device that emitted a strong light and caused hallucinations when it detected someone approaching.

In the original work, there was a scene where the protagonist got caught here and wandered around, but I also knew the location and activation conditions.

As expected, the trap did not activate when I did as written in the novel.

I safely avoided the sphere and passed the second trap.

‘Is that it?’

Like this, this ruin was a very dangerous ruin, but it was not a big deal if you knew the strategy.

I used my knowledge as a reincarnator to move forward in the same way with the third and fourth traps.

And finally, I was finally able to reach my destination.

The center of the ruins.

The place was filled with a mysterious and overwhelming atmosphere.

A huge magic circle was drawn in the center, and a sword was placed on it.

Complex patterns were engraved on the handle,

A weapon with a subtle blue light flowing from the sword.

It looked very different from ordinary swords at first glance.

That sword must be the relic called the Spirit Sword.

I carefully approached the Spirit Sword.

“Eumotcha…”

And I pulled it out in one go.

Perhaps because it had been stuck for a long time, I felt a slight creaking, but pulling it out itself was not that difficult.

It was a sword that was completely in my hand, and I stared at the blue-glowing sword for a while.

‘Is this the Spirit Sword?’

Certainly, touching it directly felt like it could be called a relic.

Should I say that I felt magic even though I had no magic power at all?

I knew that the Spirit Sword had this effect due to the protagonist’s monologue in the novel, but it felt amazing to experience it directly.

‘Shall I get out of the ruins now?’

Anyway, I was able to obtain the Spirit Sword safely.

The goal has been achieved.

I was about to leave the ruins, but.

[The more I think about it, the more amazing it is?]

I heard a voice.

I hurriedly turned my head to check, but there was nothing.

I thought it was a hallucination, but it didn’t seem to be a hallucination.

[It’s really amazing.]

The voice was heard again.

I realized that this voice was echoing directly in my head.

And also, I could tell that the owner of this voice was the Spirit Sword I was holding.

[I don’t think you can break through these ruins, so how did you break through them?]

The Spirit Sword kept talking to me.

While listening to the voice of the Spirit Sword, I thought.

‘Hmm… there was nothing like this in the original?’

For the sword to be talking, even if I retraced my memories, there was no such story in the original.