The Soldier Shouted Save - Chapter 45



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The soldier shouted save (45)

Episode 6

Red Tsunami, the city of metal.

The reason I chose this place as my destination is because I felt lacking in recent battles.

‘If it weren’t for Noel, my life might have ended just like that.’

The soul that Choi Sang-jin burned did not return even after saving.

The Imperial Guild was also activating the missions that had been postponed by withdrawing the manpower that had been focused on Lee Hyeonseong, so Croana Hyelin could become a target again at any time.

‘A peaceful life is also possible if you have strength.’

Red Hare is a place that the ‘Wandering Inspector’ must visit, as read in the post about the Room of Destiny.

As we head to the meeting place to get there, we see a healthy old man and Hye-rin.

“So you’re saying that you created hundreds of dragons made of flames to stop the undead army!”

“No, Grandpa! Did you hear me correctly? Just create a wall of flames to keep the undead from moving forward….”

The old man moved his hands without stopping at Hye-rin’s words.

A quill dancing quickly across a parchment supported by a support.

‘It’s exactly like the rumors say.’

He glanced at Galtarang, the greatest minstrel on the continent, and climbed into the carriage.

“It’s you! The blue flash inspector who saved Walker from falling into the swamp of dark magic!”

Hye-rin speaks with a bewildered face at the excited shouts of Galtarang, who quickly takes the seat across from me.

“… Blue Flash Inspector?”

“I heard it with you. There’s a song that Lady Marie made at the request of a bard.”

“Ah… That, oh, the sky! The brilliant golden light! That musical knockoff?”

Once curiosity was satisfied, interest seemed to have disappeared.

As Hye-rin leans back in her chair as if she is not interested, a loud male voice is heard.

“Let’s go!”

The rattling of carriages and the sound of powerful horse hooves.

As Walker’s proud high-speed carriage starts to depart, Hye-rin feels a fear of motion sickness and opens the carriage window.

“You too, Walker of the Golden Grass! Aren’t you one of the main characters of that epic? How could you not know this story…?”

“Ugh, ugh… My head hurts… Please speak quietly… .”

When Hye-rin sticks her head out the window with a haggard face, Galtarang puts down the quill he was holding and rummages through his bag.

‘Is it a prosthetic arm?’

Galtarang’s right hand, made of wood-like material.

Galtarang, who took out an instrument he had never seen before, skillfully lifted it onto his shoulder.

“To make your seasickness go away, I’ll play this harpsichord a song for you.”

Instead of being happy about those words, Hye-rin frowned with an annoyed expression on her face.

But Hye-rin’s expression changed 180 degrees as soon as the performance started.

―Tantantant, follow me~ Tanantantant, follow me~ Follow me lala, la.

Magical music that instantly steals your hearing.

After the long performance, Hye-rin looked at Galtarang with wide eyes.

“Hey, this is the spring of the four seasons! What is that? Is that a violin? Why is that there?”

“Hahaha! As expected, you noticed! I knew you’d like it!”

When Hye-rin, who had forgotten about motion sickness, showed an intense reaction, Galtarang smiled broadly as if he was satisfied.

If it’s a song that I don’t know and Hye-rin knows, there’s only one thing I can predict.

“What was your intention in playing this otherworldly song?”

Warriors who do not belong to the palace are under great threat on the continent of Gerard.

In that situation, if he had played the song to see if Hye-rin, who was using the alias ‘Anna’, was from another world, it would have been an impure intention.

When I put my hand on the sword and ask, Galtarang waves his hand with a bewildered face.

“Oh, I didn’t have any special intentions! I just played it for someone who would appreciate the true value of the song I learned with great difficulty!”

“It sounds like you’re already convinced.”

“…Are you saying that Walker’s pyromancer is from another world? Ha, haha… Of course I would know that.”

Even though he was scared, he raised the corners of his mouth and spoke with courage.

“There is no story that Galtarang, the greatest bard on the continent, does not know.”

Whenever an event that will be remembered in history occurs, Galtarang is sure to appear.

The continent’s greatest lunatic, whose life was consumed by stories and songs.

“Galtarang, the greatest bard on the continent, who was beheaded by the Blue Flash for upholding his beliefs! Could you please wait a moment before you cut off my head?”

He snatches the parchment from Galtarang, who is writing the story of his death at a frantic pace, and tears it up.

“Ah, ahhhhhhh!! My, my masterpiece is out the window! Carriage, carriage! Stop the carriage!”

He grabs Galtarang by the back of his neck and forces him to sit down, as he is about to jump out the window.

The sagging body of a person suffering from depression is said by Galtarang.

“… Just kill me. I lost my will to live a little while ago.”

I agreed to accompany you to hear about the trends on the continent, but I feel like I have been given another burden.

It would be better to just make them talk nonstop.

“I want to hear ‘The Red Sword That Cut the Stars’.”

At my words, Galtarang’s eyes quickly widened and he began to rummage through his bag for instruments.

“Today is the lute! I will play the lute for you!”

At the request of a single word, Galtarang comes to life in an instant, plucking the strings and filling the carriage with his own tone.

The sword of the palace~ Let’s head to the city of metal~

The blacksmiths~ have lifted their hammers~

What to do with a city that is painted red by the sword of slaughter?

Can you stop the sword of the palace?

Can you stop the Blue Judgement of the Black Sword?

In death, everyone struck the hammer!

The sword was completed by refining red blood!

The wandering inspector held a red sword,

The star of the palace was cut down.

Even though Galtarang’s performance was over, I felt like I was out of consciousness.

It was a song I had heard hundreds of times from someone’s mouth since I was little, but when the original singer, Galtarang, sang the song, I felt like I was there at that scene for a moment.

“…Wow, crazy, grandpa, why do you sing so well?”

“Hahaha! Ever since I was little, I’ve heard people say my voice sounds like a cuckoo. This is the third verse, should I play it again from the beginning?”

“yes yes!”

Thanks to Galatang’s sweet voice and Hye-rin’s enthusiastic response that did not let up on the song, the carriage was filled with the sound of singing.

Everyone in the palace chased after Lee Hyeonseong, but there was not a single shadow of him.

He became a black magician who dyed the moon black,

He swallowed the soul of the continent and gained eternal life.

‘Is this song related to Lee Hyun-seong?’

Incidents on the continent that can be known through Galtarang’s song.

As I briefly remembered the lyrics along with the sweet melody, the carriage stopped.

“We’ve arrived. This is the ‘Red Hail,’ where the ‘Red Sword that Cut the Stars’ was born!”

Galtarang, the first to get off the carriage, spreads his arms and comically points to the entrance to the city.

It’s not as crowded as Walker’s heyday, but it’s bustling with outsiders.

Hye-rin raises her voice in wonder as she looks at the metal statues located at the entrance.

“Is that blacksmith by any chance the statue over there?”

Statue of a blacksmith holding a hammer covered in red dye.

He nods his head exaggeratedly in agreement and asks another question.

“Do you know why this city is called Red Hare?”

“What is it? What is it? What does that even mean?”

“It’s because the swordsmanship displayed by the wandering inspector looks like a red tidal wave. Oh, do you know what the word red means?”

“Isn’t it red?”

“Hahahaha! As expected, you know! If you look at the sunken floor next to me… .”

How many minutes from the city entrance?

“The reason there are such large accommodations is because all the houses were burned down by the palace, so they were built temporarily… .”

When Hye-rin, who had been listening with interest, was about to get tired, Galtarang stopped at an inn and suddenly said something.

“I will stay here, at the Blue Shark Inn. It was a short but pleasant journey.”

“Uh… Could you please come with us and show us around?”

“Haha, even a bard who just follows where he wants to go has a lot to do. He needs to take care of his prosthetic right hand.”

As I clench and unclench my wooden right hand, a strange sound is heard.

-Squeak squeak.

A creaking sound like a wooden door.

Galtarang says, hiding his prosthetic hand in the sleeve of his clothes.

“If you want to hear a funny story or have a good story to tell, come to me anytime. Galtarang will always be waiting for you.”

Galtarang, waving his arms exaggeratedly and bending his back, disappeared into the inn in an instant.

Then, as if tiredness was setting in belatedly, Hye-rin stretched and asked.

“What are we going to do?”

“Let’s take a quick look around today and start looking into it in earnest tomorrow.”

There was only one purpose for coming to the city of metal, Red Hale.

To buy good equipment.

As an inspector, I looked around the Red Hare, where the best blacksmiths live, with great expectations, but something seemed strange.

“Why are you quiet?”

“… What are you talking about? It’s so noisy because there are so many people.”

“No, there’s no hammering sound. There’s no smell of iron either.”

Is it because it’s near the entrance?

As I headed inward, puzzled by the city’s appearance that did not match the blacksmith’s, an even stranger sight came into view.

People heading inside without even looking at the equipment in front of the blacksmith shop.

“It looks good to my eyes, doesn’t it?”

As Hye-rin looked at the weapons in front of the blacksmith shop with a bewildered expression, someone walked over urgently.

“Oh, come on. What kind of equipment are you looking for?”

Even though there were so many people, it looked like they were resting on the chairs inside.

I said, glancing around the forge, which felt like it had no heat.

“I want to see the sword.”

“Welcome! Can you show me the sword you used to use?”

At the craftsman’s words, he hands over the sword in its scabbard.

-Slurp.

The blacksmith, who pulled out the sword, turned it over, and examined the entire blade, nodded and answered.

“It’s a good sword, but you’ve handled it too roughly. Even though the outside is intact, the inside has been eaten away by mana and is now out of balance.”

“What do you mean, ‘I was eaten by mana’?”

The craftsman looks puzzled at my words.

“Isn’t this your sword?”

“This is my sword.”

“… Do you not know that you are loading mana into your sword?”

Something that requires a combination of talent, luck, and hard work.

When I frowned at the mention of imbuing mana into the sword, the craftsman raised his voice with an excited expression.

“Ha, haha! You didn’t know. If you didn’t learn it professionally and realize it, you wouldn’t know. Well then, let’s see. I’ll recommend a good sword that will help you achieve enlightenment right away!”

The craftsman heads into the blacksmith’s shop and comes out holding a handful of swords in their scabbards.

“Hmm, let me see… this! Should I hold this first?”

I pull out the sword the man handed me and swing it lightly.

A good balance, not too biased to one side.

It was a good sword with a sharp blade and a sturdy, flexible blade.

‘Is this what it means to be loaded with mana?’

The sword sucks up the mana in your hand without permission.

A blue trail created by following the white sword.

As the blacksmith said, I felt like I would gain some enlightenment with this sword.

“That’s a nice sword. How much is it?”

Even if it’s not as good as this sword, it’ll probably be worth at least 50 gold coins.

However, the blacksmith, who had been hesitating about something, held up three fingers.

“…Just give me 30 gold coins.”

I examine the sword again at its strangely passive appearance.

I pride myself on having seen quite a few swords in my life, but this one just seems like a great sword.

‘But why are you acting like a sinner?’

He says, putting the sword back in its scabbard.

“What a wonderful sword. It seems to be on a whole other level than any other blacksmith I’ve ever been to.”

The craftsman smiles broadly at my words.

“Yes! You recognize me! This is the one I toiled over for three days and nights to make! The sincerity in each and every hammering is what makes a strong sword… Haa, these days, people don’t even recognize its true value… .”

What does it mean to not recognize the true value?

I point to the luxurious sword with my hand because I feel like he will talk fluently without me asking.

“Can you see this too?”

“He’s a great guy too! Let me squeeze him!”

A magnificent sword, more elaborately crafted than ever before.

“How much is this?”

“…Just give me 60 gold coins.”

If I were to put a price on this sword, it would be worth around 70 gold coins.

He swings his sword around as if he likes it and asks absentmindedly.

“Good. But where do all the people outside go?”

People who keep walking without even looking at the blacksmith shop.

The craftsman gritted his teeth at the sight and said:

“You’re all going to get scammed!”

“fraud?”

“Yeah! Fraud! They’re just roughly made to look good on the outside, but they’re empty inside! And without even knowing that, they’re all fooled into buying them at the store just because they’re cheap… Tsk.”

The craftsman’s words make you realize where people’s steps are headed.

‘Were they all on their way to the blacksmith shop called Cheonhwajeom?’

What kind of blacksmith shop is this that doesn’t even bother to look at other craftsmen’s weapons?

As I was watching where people were walking without realizing it, I heard Hye-rin’s voice.

“Shouldn’t we also check out the stores those people go to?”

Is this really a scam?

It’s probably worth a closer look.

As soon as he put down the sword he was holding, the craftsman shouted with a red face.

“Ha! You can’t stand it anymore! If you’re curious, go and get scammed!”

The angry craftsman pushes us out of the forge as if telling us to hurry up and leave.

The other blacksmiths who had been staring at this sight sighed and headed to their own forges.

“… So many people are going there, is this really a place where scammers do business?”

To be honest, I didn’t think it was very likely to be a scam.

Most of the people who visited Red Hare were high-level prosecutors with wealth and skills.

“You’ll know when you go.”

If you have the skills to fool a prosecutor who has been under the sword all his life, wouldn’t there be no need to commit fraud?

With that thought in mind, I followed the people and a large mansion appeared.

“… Cheonhwajeom?”

A large sign that reads ‘Cheonhwajeom’.

“Wow… This entire building is a store?”

As we enter the building, which is as grand as a mansion, we hear a tinkling bell.

“Welcome to Cheonhwajeom, sir. Is there anything you are looking for?”

A tall, handsome employee came up to me and asked what I needed.

“I want to see the sword.”

The employee smiles and says,

“For items worth 1 gold coin or less, go to the basement level 1. For items worth 50 gold coins or less, go to the first floor. For items worth 200 gold coins or less, go to the second floor.”

A strange feeling comes over me when the employee speaks to me in a noble tone.

I don’t feel like I hate it.

As I was heading up the stairs, my heart slightly softening, a woman blocked my way with a smile.

“Customer, you can move more comfortably if you use this side.”

As the employee smiled and pressed the button, the door blocking their way opened by itself.

Beyond the door is a narrow-looking room.

“Please come in, sir.”

As I followed Hye-rin, who was leading with a stiff face, the door closed on its own, creating a sealed space.

“Which floor would you like to go to?”

“… Go to the second floor.”

“If you feel any shaking, don’t panic and just wait. Go to the second floor.”

As the woman pressed something, there was a rattling sound and the sound of something engaging.

‘… Could it be that the room is moving?’

A strange technology that I have never seen even in the palace.

-Jiiiiing.

When I looked outside the automatically opened door, I found myself in a different space than when I came in.

“You have reached the second floor, sir. Enjoy your shopping.”

As soon as I get out of the room, I walk towards the outskirts and look out the window.

‘It really is two stories.’

Dozens of objects are placed on either side of the path for you to view while walking.

As I continued to look around in a state of fascination, examining strange objects that I had never seen before.

Hyelin whispered softly.

“… The person who created this store is not from the Gerard Continent.”

The reason why no one buys things from the blacksmith.

“The elevator and the department store imitation are like that, they’re from another world just like me.”

The shop created by the warrior was dominating the city of metal.