Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 30



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#30 The Shape of Dreams

The place we live now is a large mansion next to Yeongju Castle.

The good thing about purges is that they create a lot of free houses, in really nice locations.

‘It’s nice to have a good view of the city.’

I looked out through the large, tall window that was open in one corner of the conference room.

The collapsed buildings were still there, but at least there were no bodies on the streets.

The city gradually returned to normal.

People buying, selling, drinking, and partying on the streets at night with the lights on.

Crunch.

The conference room door opened and a small, blue-haired woman named Sea came in, carrying a stack of papers.

In the hand holding the wad of paper was a sharp sword.

Sea stared at me and asked.

“Do I really have to do this? Even during meetings?”

I’m asking you to bury the sword in your hand. I told you not to drop it, no matter what happens, for 24 hours.

“huh.”

“… … No swordsmanship theory book ever said to carry a sword with you 24 hours a day.”

“I am a hundred times better prosecutor than the guys who wrote that book.”

“… … .”

“Just be patient. You’ll bow down to me later, right?”

Sighing softly, Sea gave up on arguing and placed the pile of documents she had brought on the desk.

I looked at the top of the guy’s tiny head and asked.

“Why did you ask to see me first?”

The entire meeting had already been scheduled.

But Sea called me to see her first an hour before the meeting started.

Why do we have to talk about this alone…? What could it be?

“Remember what I said before about having to check?”

“Before? Ah… …time travel?”

“Yeah. Time travel through the Book of Destiny. You said we need to check if it really changes history or not.”

“That’s right.”

“Didn’t you notice anything?”

I shrugged.

Honestly, isn’t there no way to know? It’s already been 10,000 years in the past. Even if I did something, would there be any trace left?

“I knew it. That’s why I did my own research.”

Swish.

Sea took a piece of paper from the pile of documents and handed it to me.

After reading it briefly, I found out that it was an excavation report on an elixir unearthed 200 years ago.

“This is… … ?”

“As you can see, the elixir that was excavated 200 years ago was in a bottle with only half of it remaining.”

“That’s true… … . So does that mean my actions in the past are affecting the present?”

“It does look like that, but I can’t be sure of it. But this is what I found while excavating the Glowing Steel ruins.”

chuck.

Sea, who was going through a pile of documents, took out a piece of paper that had been folded several times and spread it out on the desk.

It was a rubbing.

A rubbing made by burying a fairly large monument in ink and taking a whole impression.

“uh……?”

The monument is engraved with a single relief painting.

There was some writing underneath, but most of it was damaged and unreadable.

‘… … defended the city?’

This is the only readable part.

But it wasn’t the text that caught my attention.

The relief painting looked familiar.

A hairless werewolf-like monster with long tentacles growing from its mouth and tail. A man and a woman are seen beheading the monster.

‘Isn’t this me and Iodine?’

It seemed that way at first glance.

And if you look closely… … .

“What do you think, oppa? I was more interested in this sword than the others. The inverted crescent-shaped crossguard. This design is rare.”

right.

I have seen many swords from ancient times to the present, but I have only seen one that looks like that.

‘Banroah.’

The King’s Sword, named after our lost kingdom.

A quick look at the top of the handle, the crossguard that protects your hand from a slipping blade, and you’re sure it’s there.

A crescent-shaped object with a flat top and a rounded bottom. Delicate constellations carved into it.

The moment I realized that, I was overcome with a sense of pride.

‘… … That incident remains as a monument?’

And those who celebrated us… … have already died long ago and are buried in the swamps… … ?

Life. What the hell is this?

I suppressed the strange emotion that was welling up in me for no reason and answered as calmly as possible.

“That’s right, me.”

“As expected. Did you fight that monster this time you went there?”

“We fought.”

“Then it’s more than 95 percent. The probability of it being you.”

Sea, who had folded the rubbings back up, looked at me and said.

“With this, we can accept the hypothesis that the place my brother crossed over to was actually the past and that what he did there changed history.”

“Um… … . So you said it could be a problem?”

“That’s right. You have to be more careful from now on. Every single action of yours could seriously change the present.”

“But… … In fact, there are some things I can’t do anything about. Doesn’t the Book of Destiny itself want to ‘change history’?”

I explained the regression phenomenon that occurred this time to Sea.

Sea’s eyes narrowed a little more.

“The Book of Destiny. Was it an object that clearly had a will?”

“That’s why. Even if I try to be careful, if she tells me to, I’ll just have to change history. There’s nothing I can do.”

Sea lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

He muttered to himself and moved his lips quickly.

“What is the goal? If it’s on such a large scale that it can turn back time… … to prevent destruction? What about us? It’s too dangerous to use recklessly… … No… … There’s too little information. Why did ancient civilizations perish in the first place?”

After a while, as if she had gathered her thoughts, Sea looked at me blankly again.

“Then for now, let’s just focus on gathering information. Track how changes in the past affect the present, and find out what happened to the Luceras civilization.”

“Okay. I’ll try.”

“But thanks to that, there are a lot of things to try.”

“trial?”

“huh.”

widely.

Sea spread out the map of Roverland and pointed to the area near Kushan City with her finger.

“Here,”

The guy spoke word for word.

“What if I plant Dracaena?”

“!!!”

A thunderclap exploded in my head.

Drachium.

It was a peerless treasure called the essence of the earth.

If you bury that seed deep in the fertile soil and after a very, very long time, a bead filled with the mana of the earth, called Dracium, is created.

It is an elixir of eternity for knights and a supreme magical tool for magicians.

The time it takes for that Dracium seed to grow is… … 10,000 years!

My heart was pounding.

“Sea! You are a true genius!”

“Well… … There are many things to try besides Dracium. I’ll make a detailed plan and report back. For now… … Let’s start by figuring out how to activate the Book of Fate.”

Oh, that’s right. If you write the Book of Destiny, anything is possible.

however,

“Isn’t that method just a rough approximation? It responds to social interaction? The Book of Destiny.”

“That’s right. The religion that Ksias followed was probably that cult.”

“Yes. The only problem is that I don’t know where the cult ruins or chapels are… … ”

At my words, Sea’s blue eyes sparkled!

“There is one. A place definitely related to socializing.”

“There is? Where?”

“Kash City.”

Kash. The city ruled by Blood Count Dulkashu. After I killed Dulkashu, the land was subjugated to Ksias.

“There… … a socialite? Why?”

“Where did Ksiaz get his knowledge of social relations?”

“ah!”

“It is almost certain, both in terms of timing and circumstances. Deulkashu was also a cultist, and Ksias gained knowledge of the cult by stealing his true blood.”

“Then there is a religious chapel in Kashish too… …?”

“With a high probability.”

I looked out the window again.

That side is east. It’s the direction where Kashmir City is.

The land of despair that once brought me down.

“That’s good. I was already supposed to go and wipe out the remnants of Ksias.”

“Yes. The governor there is also a relative of Ksias.”

Then there’s nothing to see.

“Decision. As soon as this place stabilizes, we will conquer Kashish.”

I have something else to do.

Get Cashew and activate the Book of Fate once again.

We must increase our power and strength step by step.

“And finally… … .”

Sea fiddled with a pile of papers.

I was hesitant to say anything.

Why is this guy who always blurts out what he wants to say acting like this?

“Why? What’s going on?”

“… … Actually, there’s still the main point left. I think it would be better for you and me to discuss this first. That’s why I asked you to meet first.”

“What is it?”

Sea, who was hesitating,

“What is your goal, oppa? Your real goal. What you really want to do.”

He looked straight at me with eyes as deep as the night sea.

“My goal… … ?”

I ended up laughing bitterly.

“Well, my official position is that it doesn’t matter as long as we’re happy… … ”

If you are seriously asking my sincerity,

“Isn’t that obvious?”

Hurrruk!

The vision is distorted.

Right now, a dark blue flame is burning vividly in my pupils.

Just like this phenomenon that proves that I am of Banroa’s blood, my heart has actually never changed.

“To decapitate the Emperor of the Empire, Lokstalen Galotin, tear the Empire apart into pieces, and rebuild the eternal kingdom of Banroa, which will never fall again. That is my goal. In fact. Yes.”

that,

It is my revenge for losing my parents and siblings overnight.

My duty as the last royal of Banroa.

Like it or not, that was my goal.

Above Sea’s always expressionless face,

A faint smile spread across his face.

“I thought so. That’s why I prepared it.”

Sea took out a thick wad of paper from the pile of documents.

On the outside it read:

“This is… … ?”

“The Empire is strong. It’s ridiculously strong. There’s no way to know all of its power, but even if you just look at the power that’s been revealed, it’s ridiculous. In fact, except for the western part of Gloryland, the north and the south are already either imperial territory or vassal states of the Empire.”

Falak!

Seah unfolded a large map and connected three points with her fingers.

“So we must join forces. Through the sea.”

In the west of the empire, we join forces with Avarond, Novarea, Bredencia and Ioria.

We also join forces with Arandria, the northernmost part of the Deathlands across the sea and to the south of the empire.

The eastern part of the empire is ours.

“The prerequisite is to occupy the ‘Ailun region’ ruled by the Storm King Harun and the ‘Shamalun region’ ruled by the Sea King Jafar. If we fail to do that, this plan will not even begin.”

Sea poured out an incredible story from her small mouth.

The Storm King Harun and the Sea King Jafar.

In the vast continent of Roberland, a land teeming with robber counts, only five people were allowed to use the title of king.

5 Kings.

Their own strength far surpasses that of the Sword Master, and the forces that follow them are on par with the kingdoms of Gloryland.

Sea was saying that she had to make two absolute beings, who everyone in Robertland feared, kneel down.

“If we take possession of Ailun and Shamalun, we will gain control of the golden trade route connecting Oldland on the eastern continent and Gloryland on the western continent. Furthermore, through Mashanka, the largest port city in Roberland, we will also be able to directly trade with the western part of Gloryland.”

If we simplify Sea’s plan, it was like this.

Conquer Ailun and Shamalun.

Form an alliance with Arandria in the western part of Gloryland and the southern continent.

By interacting with each other and becoming stronger, they pressure the empire from three sides.

“I also call this the Three Battles Strategy. To succeed, you have to win three battles.”

First, we must weaken the Empire by blockading its trade routes between the Eastern and Western continents. Of course, we must overcome the Empire’s fierce opposition.

Second, protect the maritime trade route through the Mediterranean from the empire. Cooperation from the southern continent, Alandria, is essential.

Through the protected maritime trade routes, the three axes interact closely and make each other stronger.

Finally, with the power of the more powerful alliance, they strike the empire together.

When these three battles were won, the Samjeon-gye or three-way maritime expansion zone was completed.

“I think it’s still a bit too dangerous to talk about this in public. I wanted to check it out between the two of us first.”

I looked through the documents Sea had handed me.

How hard you prepared.

Every page was filled with information.

From the analysis of the power of the empire,

Detailed information on Gloryland West and Arandria, and even strategy suggestions based on that.

Every word he said, every single word, was backed up by pages and pages of evidence.

‘Was it this much…?’

I knew you were smart, but… …

Trapped in this narrow Kushan city, I never thought I would be able to look down on the world.

I put the papers down.

Make eye contact with the guy,

“Let’s do it, Se-ah.”

He held out his palm.

Sea slowly but firmly grabbed my hand.

That day we decided on the shape of our dream.

Precisely and clearly.

A big dream that will change the shape of the world.