Chapter 5: Free: No Scalpers!

What is this?

I was quite flustered right now.

That’s because I had never heard in the original story that the Spirit Sword spoke to people.

Even though the protagonist used the Spirit Sword for almost a year, there was no mention of it talking to him at all.

But right now, the Spirit Sword was talking to me.

A situation where the Spirit Sword was talking to me.

The Spirit Sword was talking directly to my brain.

“Well, it is amazing.”

Honestly, I can’t deny that feeling.

I don’t have tremendous talent like the protagonist, and I’m just a really ordinary person.

For me, who is like that, to break through a dungeon that even the protagonist challenged 5 times and barely passed, without touching a single trap, was quite amazing.

It was a situation where I could fully understand why the Spirit Sword was saying these things to me.

[Spirit Sword (weeping)? What is the reason for passing through? The dungeon felt from within me is quite high-level, and honestly, you don’t seem to be the type for dungeons…]

“Um…”

Honestly, I couldn’t tell her the reason.

How can I reveal that I am a reincarnator who has been reincarnated into this world?

I’m going to keep that fact a secret no matter what, because I don’t know what kind of problems might arise if I reveal something like that.

“I was lucky, I guess.”

So, I glossed over it appropriately.

Scratching my head, I just said it was luck.

Well, isn’t it a bit much to just brush it off as luck?

Should I have thought more and spoken?

I felt somewhat regretful, but there was nothing I could do.

“Isn’t it possible to have lucky days where you pass through the ruins in one go and the dungeon in one go?

“You can also take a walk sometimes.”

Just earnestly glossing over it

Of course, it was a suspicious look.

Cheongnyanggam was looking at me suspiciously while being wary. Even the protagonist, who used the Spirit Sword for nearly a year, never mentioned that it spoke to him or anything like that.

I had no choice but to just earnestly gloss over it.

From now on, I should think more and answer when it talks to me.

“If passing through any ruins in one go is a talent, isn’t it possible to have lucky days where you have other talents too?”

[…]

“Talent, talent also has distinctiveness.”

Let’s just pass it over appropriately.

It’s impossible to speak the truth, so I kept talking.

Of course, she didn’t accept it right away just because I said it was luck.

Cheongnyanggam was still showing a suspicious reaction, but

Was there any meaning to this conversation beyond this?

Or was it just annoying?

She didn’t use mental attacks or threats again.

She decided not to use those things again.

Isn’t protecting her or gently persuading her the role of a good, conservative adult?

While having that conversation, Cheongnyanggam and I moved to escape the ruins.

Although there was a somewhat anticlimactic aspect to it.

It was a bit embarrassing that the sword suddenly started talking to me.

I still felt quite unsettled right now.

But still, I achieved my goal, right?

I showed a proud smile while looking at the Spirit Sword.

If I have this sword, I can perform some combat,

And I think it’s a necessary weapon to live in this harsh world.

Is this sword like a lifeline for me?

Anyway, since I got the item, I’m going to go back for now.

Just as I was about to leave the ruins again.

…Someone

I felt a presence.

And quite a lot of presence too.

I started looking around just in case, and then men wearing hoods appeared.

“This…”

I don’t know for sure, but Cheongnyanggam was wary again.

There was also quite a large number of people who were present.

I started looking around just in case, and then about a dozen men wearing hoods appeared.

“Hey, stop!”

One of them shouted.

Following the group, everyone began to surround me.

“Oh ho, you’re holding something that looks quite expensive?”

Perhaps he is the leader of that group?

The man pointed at the Spirit Sword in my hand and smiled viciously.

His eyes were full of greed.

“Hand over that sword when I’m saying it nicely. Then I’ll spare your life.”

Are they aiming for the Spirit Sword?

It’s certainly an item that doesn’t look ordinary.

It would fetch a high price no matter where it was sold.

It was a thief telling me to put down the sword and get lost.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t give this to you.”

Of course, there was no way I would.

Would you give away your lifeline if you were me?

I refused firmly, and

“This bastard, he doesn’t understand. Everyone, rush in and take that sword!”

At my answer, the leader frowned as if he was in a bad mood, and then waved his hand and gave the order.

The thieves rushed at me all at once.

If it were the usual me, I would have felt the danger of death at this moment.

But now, I have the Spirit Sword.

Swoosh.

A sword with a blue light.

I took a clumsy stance and faced the bandits.

The Holy Spirit Sword is a cheat item, so

I calculated that I could win if I had this.

“Please take care of me?”

But still, I felt a little worried at first.

That’s because I had never properly learned a sword or anything like that.

Can’t you tell just by looking at my clumsy posture now?

I was clearly ignorant about swordsmanship.

So, even if I have the Holy Spirit Sword, could I really beat the bandits?

The fact that I had that worry was true.

But, that was only for a moment.

“Kuaaaak!!!”

The first thief swung a rusty sword.

I panicked and raised the Holy Spirit Sword to defend.

At that moment, a blue light flashed from the Holy Spirit Sword and deflected the rusty sword. The force made the rusty sword lose its center of gravity and fall backward.

‘Is this magic amplification?’

One of the effects of the Holy Spirit Sword, maximizing the user’s magic power.

The Holy Spirit Sword was amplifying the magic power that was wrapping around my body, creating a simple difference in power.

So that’s why they were helplessly pushed back like that.

“Keuk! What is this bastard?”

The thieves were flustered and stepped back.

One of the thieves holding a club did not step back and rushed at me.

I subconsciously raised my sword and blocked the club, and the club was split in two in an instant.

“What the hell is this bastard!”

The confused thieves changed their weapons and rushed at me again.

But, the events of the past were just repeated.

“Stay calm, shoot arrows and throw daggers!!!”

In that situation, the person who appeared to be the leader ordered to attack from a distance.

With his words, attacks soon poured in from a distance.

‘I guess there’s a shield too?’

Of course, I wasn’t worried about this either.

The second ability of the Holy Spirit Sword, a shield.

The moment the arrow touched the barrier, it stopped as it was and fell to the floor.

The same was true for daggers.

“Arrows don’t work either? What kind of magic is this?”

The leader shouted, but even if he threw the finishing arrows and daggers, it was all in vain.

They became more and more anxious. I didn’t miss that gap.

‘Then I should try using it.’

The third ability of the Holy Spirit Sword, magic release.

I raised the Holy Spirit Sword high.

At that moment, a blue light exploded from the sword.

As if a wave was surging out, intense magic spread towards the thieves.

“Oaaaak!”

The thieves who were touched by the light screamed and fell away.

The hand holding the weapon trembled, and some lost consciousness as they fell to the floor.

The impact of the magic was overwhelming.

To be able to sweep them all away at once like this.

Even I was surprised by the power of this sword that I was using.

“Hwaaak!!! Save me, please save me.”

Of course, there were one or two people who luckily survived.

Did that guy survive?

The leader of the gang, who barely managed to regain his balance, looked at me while trembling.

It seemed that he had barely managed to save his life because he was a little far away.

Of course, I had no intention of saving him.

“Wait… wait! I was wrong, I was wrong, I won’t do this again! Please save me.”

Even if he begged for his life, a thief is a thief.

I can’t save him.

I sharpened the blade and slowly approached him.

“I have a child, please save me… no, please save me.”

However, he said words that I couldn’t help but pause for a moment.

“You have a child?”

Is that real?

Since it was something I couldn’t just pass over in my current state, I continued speaking with a short pause.

“Yes… yes, I have a child, I have a child. I have 5 of them.”

Then, did the leader of the gang gain hope that he could live?

The expression of the leader of the gang, who had been threatening me until just now, began to brighten.

He was confidently saying that he had 5 children.

“You have 5 of them? Where are those children?”

“They’re in the cities that I looted.”

“Cities that you looted?”

“Th… that’s right. They must be sucking on their mother’s milk by now. I have 5 children. Hahaha…haha…”

But, it seems that he was completely wrong about who he was dealing with.

If he had been a little more calm,

He would have known what he was saying.

But right now, he was in a panic in the face of death.

Thanks to that, he spoke only the truth without lying.

I fully learned what kind of guy this man was.

I sighed shortly and raised the Holy Spirit Sword high.

“You’re even worse than a dog of an adult.”

“Kkeuaaaak!!!”

And I slammed the magic release into his face with all my strength.