Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 3



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#3 The Chapel of the Cultists

It was a time when I was still sleeping rough in the Ilneon Dungeon.

That is, until I was 17.

The reason I swung my sword all day was because I felt like my heart would break if I didn’t.

Every day, when I returned home after washing in the stream, exhausted and completely exhausted, Daisy would run up to me from the entrance of the ruins and hug me tightly, saying, “Brother!”

Our youngest, who is exactly 10 years younger than me.

Why was that small, warm baby so appealing?

Thanks to his warmth, I was able to fall asleep, snoring softly, during those harsh nights.

* * *

“Daisy. Why did you do that?”

Daisy has pretty red short hair and sharp eyes.

The now 17-year-old boy kept his lips tightly shut and looked down at his feet.

His whole body was covered in blood, but fortunately there were no visible deep wounds.

It was heartbreaking to see blood seeping through the bandages wrapped here and there.

I scratched my head.

“You can’t do that. What’s wrong with fighting with your family? Seklan. You speak up too.”

Then, Seklan bows his head deeply.

“… … I’m sorry, teacher.”

Daisy’s lips, which had been tightly shut, opened, perhaps in irritation at those words.

“Shit.”

Seklan glared at Daisy.

Daisy looked away with impudent eyes.

The little kids around started chattering away.

“Teacher, teacher. Daisy swung her knife at Seklan first!”

“That ugly old man told me to do it!”

“That’s right. I said I would accept the one who wins the fight with a sword!”

“Brother Seklan didn’t want to fight, but Sister Daisy kept stabbing him!”

daisy…….

I thought I knew what was on the guy’s mind.

We were falling apart.

With the tacit approval of Csias, I got slapped by this guy and kicked by that guy.

To escape this fucking situation, five of my adult siblings left us.

We will create a new base where we can all live safely.

After that, things got worse.

Sir Ibsen is dead.

Kids get hit and run.

The few remaining businesses are also in shambles.

My youngest, Daisy, must have been anxious.

You may have felt compelled to do something.

I understand.

I understand.

still,

This is not it.

“Daisy. Did you really want to become a vampire?”

Since I didn’t get an answer, I asked again.

“Daisy, answer me.”

The guy kept on pretending not to know, but eventually he couldn’t stand it anymore and he gasped and looked me in the eye.

“Why? Can’t I become a vassal of Ksias? You became a vassal when you were my age!? But why are you interfering?”

mister…….

When I was young, I used to call him “oppa, oppa” a lot… … But at some point, I started calling him that.

A part of my heart aches.

I quickly hardened my expression that was about to waver and spoke firmly.

“Daisy. Don’t you know? Everyone died because of that guy. I’m the only one who survived. And I ended up like this. But you’re going to go down there? Or even become a vampire who sucks blood?”

Daisy’s eyes fluttered as I shook the prosthetic arm.

But the guy gritted his teeth again and spewed out harsh words.

“What does it matter! Are you my father?”

“I’m not your father. So you’re saying we’re not family?”

Daisy was silent.

I just wanted to appease the guy.

but,

“Enough! Enough! We’re still strangers anyway! What are you, mister, doing to protect us?! You don’t have to do that! I live my life the way I want, so why do you keep meddling! It’s so annoying!”

Daisy screamed, “Back!”

Namnam… … . That’s too harsh.

“Hey. Daisy. Who am I for… … .”

“Who! Kneel down!?! Why! Why are you doing that?! Why on earth do you always… … !”

“daisy……!”

“Enough! Who cares about whom? You’re always bleeding. Dude. Please, live your life. Stop being a jerk!”

Daisy turned away from me and ran away.

A cold silence fell.

Is it because I had two teeth pulled out? I feel a little dizzy.

As I sat down, Seklan came up to me and spoke carefully.

“Teacher… … Daisy probably isn’t being sincere either. She’s… … in puberty.”

He is the same age as Daisy and says this.

“I know. He couldn’t look me in the eye when he was being so annoying earlier.”

Seklan nodded at my words and added cautiously.

“And… … I know. Being able to kneel in that situation is also courage… … . You taught me, teacher. Don’t be picky about the means and methods. And once you’ve decided, don’t look back.”

… … Are you comforting me in the midst of all this?

This guy is so deep.

I patted the guy’s head.

The guy examined my wounds.

“I think I need a potion. Just wait a moment. I’ll call Uncle Burson.”

Seklan hurriedly got up from his seat.

But then a loud voice was heard.

“Lansen? Lansen! Are you okay?!”

Knock knock knock!

A large, bear-like man ran through the shadows of the ruins.

In his large hands he held a potion bottle proudly.

Knight Burson. Our protector.

But how did that old man know and come already?

Burson came over and answered.

“Lina came earlier. Daisy told me to. There was a fight and she said Lansen might get hurt, so she called me.”

Then, a girl suddenly popped out from behind Burson’s large body.

Lina, with her hair in two braids, screamed.

“Ah! Dude! I told you it was a secret that Daisy told me to do it! If she finds out, I’ll die!”

Burson was a beat late, and hit his head with an “Ah.”

“Oh, right. That’s right.”

At those words, a chuckle escaped my lips without me knowing.

He looked towards Seclann and nodded.

Look at that.

Even though you say that, I can’t help but think that Daisy is worried about me like this.

This is what the guy and I are like.

* * *

The wound healed quickly thanks to the potion, but the pulled out molars and broken ribs still hurt considerably.

Still, Mr. Burson wrapped a bandage around me, so I was able to move without any immediate problems.

‘By the way, what should I do…?’

Nagi will come back again tomorrow.

Maybe it will come every day.

That pig-like bastard will play with me until he finally turns all my siblings into his own blood relatives.

He is such a coward.

“Ah, headache… … . Gulp! Gulp!”

madam…….

I vomited blood again.

Black, clumped clumps of blood dripped onto the floor.

That’s why I came and sat in a place where no one could see me.

The broken auror core was squeezed so often… … My already messed up body became even more of a mess.

I probably won’t live long.

So I’m worried.

Before I die, I need to untangle this mess and say goodbye to Ksias…

“Yes. The problem is not me. In the end… … I have to negotiate with the Count.”

I held in my hand the old necklace that was hanging around my neck.

An antique silver necklace. This was my mother’s heirloom and a treasure of the Banroa royal family.

An ancient relic engraved with subspace magic.

When I escaped the kingdom, I brought the royal treasures with me.

Woof-

My hand disappeared like smoke near the necklace.

I groped around in subspace to find the item.

‘… … There’s not much to write about.’

All that is left are symbolic items that are difficult to sell, such as the royal seal or the king’s sword. The few treasures that remained were all sold long ago.

“In the end… … . This is all there is… … .”

In the end, what I took out was just one book.

This was my first time taking this out of subspace. It was something I didn’t really know what it was.

The cover of the book is made of a thin, unknown metal that makes a clinking sound when tapped.

It is overall white, but when you hold it in your hand, the fine grooves turn a light green color.

“The Book of Destiny… … .”

It is said that within the royal family, it was a treasure considered as important as, if not more important than, the royal seal.

The book of the first king, or rather, of that king’s predecessors, predecessors, predecessors, predecessors… … that our family has always protected since time immemorial… …?

Abamama said that it was our duty and calling to protect this.

I haven’t heard a single thing about why it should be like that, what its purpose is, or what its identity is.

Just an unknown book.

‘It’s all useless now.’

Something like the royal seal could be tracked by the empire… …so now this was the only thing of use.

“Still… … it’s worth negotiating. Count Xias likes ancient relics, right? Anything that’s ‘ancient’ tends to be expensive.”

okay.

Offer this and receive assurance in return.

Don’t touch our family anymore.

Don’t cause any trouble when we leave Kushan City.

Let’s assume these two conditions.

Ksias is a fucking robber count… … but he was still somewhat communicative if you gave him something, so it was worth a try.

There was no other way now.

“Teacher!”

As I was organizing my thoughts, Seon approached me from the other side of the darkness.

“Are you okay? Does it hurt?”

A small hand tightly grasped the hem of my clothes.

I turned my body slightly to hide the clump of blood I had vomited on the floor.

“Yeah. It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Thank goodness! Were you reading a book?”

“Uh… …? Oh, this?”

As I answered, I opened the book absentmindedly.

Palak-

Pages full of ancient words were a dazzling sight.

“Wow! Teacher, can you read this?”

“Of course I can’t read it.”

Probably no one in the world can read it?

however,

“uh……?”

One of the pages I was flipping through suddenly caught my eye.

Woohoo-

Only on that page the letters glow a light green.

But what worries me more than that is… …

“Why is this being read… … ?”

An ancient language from at least 10,000 years ago was read naturally as if it were a common language of the continent.

It was written like this.

“Luceras Calendar 4673. March 17th. Cloudy. The secret chapel of the cult was filled with ominous symbols… … .”

The moment the letters catch your eye and are imprinted in your mind,

Boom!

My vision was turned upside down.

I feel like I’m being thrown out of the world like a fish caught on a hook.

Suddenly everything gets away from me.

“Huh? Teacher? Sensei! Where did you go!”

Seon’s voice, looking for me who had suddenly disappeared, also gradually became fainter.

Countless hours flowed around me like a river.

Tick ​​tock tock tock

The ticking of the clock pierces my ears.

I fell into an unknown place.

* * *

A corridor made of granite.

The candles lining the walls are like sunset, coloring the surroundings.

Ta-da-da-dak!

‘what…….’

When I came to my senses, I was already running.

Wearing a dark hood pulled down low.

In front of me and next to me, there were six people wearing the same clothes as me.

‘What? Where am I? Why am I running like this?’

I was clearly reading a book,

Where am I and why is it like this?

Even the clothes have changed.

‘… … First, let’s understand the situation.’

I didn’t show my embarrassment hastily, but only moved my eyes to observe my surroundings.

‘… … It’s not an illusion. It’s reality.’

This is the body that was once a sword master.

My keen senses easily detect illusions.

however,

‘uh……?’

As I looked around with my senses sharpened,

Something was strange.

This place looks familiar.

The man running at the very front spoke in a low, hoarse voice.

“An intruder has entered the chapel.”

It was an unfamiliar language that I was hearing for the first time, but for some reason, I understood it naturally.

“First, we must ensure the safety of the elixir.”

The rest of the people with their hoods pulled over their heads responded in silence to the words of the man who seemed to be the leader to everyone.

I also kept silent as best I could.

‘I don’t know what the situation is, but… … they don’t think I’m strange.’

Ta-da-da-dak!

Including me, a total of seven people ran together through the torch-lit hallway as if we had been together from the beginning.

‘Who are these?’

Judging from their running form, they were quite well-trained inspectors. Even so, they were not as good as Nagi’s subordinates.

The leader of the group was somewhat better.

however,

‘It feels strangely ominous… … .’

guv.

For some reason, my intuition warned me that he was dangerous.

‘This is the first time I’ve felt this way. I feel like I’m going to win, but… … I’m reluctant?’

First of all, the alert level was raised.

I slowly looked around, trying not to attract attention.

Looking closely,

I felt confident.

‘As expected… … This is the Il Neon Dungeon.’

Our hideout.

I didn’t recognize it at first.

Because the dungeon, which had been run down and worn out, now looked like new.

The granite finishes covering the floor and walls were gleaming, and there were bizarre carvings everywhere.

But if you look at the overall structure, it is definitely a Neon Dungeon.

In addition,

‘You said elixir earlier, right?’

The story of an elixir being discovered in the Ilneon Dungeon 200 years ago was very famous.

An ancient miracle, an elixir that can no longer be made.

‘That elixir… is here?’

Oh, oh, oh.

A goosebump ran down my arm.

One hypothesis sticks in my mind.

Same structure as the Ilneon Dungeon.

But the interior looks like new.

Elixir.

And crucially… …

‘Year 4673 of the Lucera calendar.’

The contents of the book I read just before coming here.

‘The ancient civilization that disappeared 10,000 years ago was called Luceras… …?’

All these facts pointed to only one possibility.

‘Time travel… …?’

therefore,

I am now,

It seems like we are in the middle of the glorious magical age of 10,000 years ago.