11 – Sword of Grief

“Somewhere around here…”

I muttered that and looked around.

The sky was already turning red.

He looked at the sunset and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It’s already been 3 hours since I entered the back mountain.

Even so, I couldn’t even find the entrance to the ruins yet.

‘I’m sure there was a passage under some tree.’

The problem was that no one knew what kind of tree it was.

There is a tree here and a tree there, so how do you know what kind of tree it is?

The map displayed by the system was useless because things like trees were not expressed in detail.

It was only vaguely marked to go there.

I had no choice but to search all the trees near the marked spot on the map.

It’s been so long.

After the sky got dark, I was able to find a small hole in a tree.

In the novel, when Alan twisted a branch, the small hole widened and revealed a passage.

i could do the same

He went around the tree and turned all the branches.

When I turned the thirtieth like that.

-Koo Goong

Vibration was transmitted to the hand along with a shallow echo.

OK. I found it.

When I turned my head to see where the hole had been, the hole that was really small was now big enough for one person to go in and out.

I cautiously entered it.

Inside the hole that smells like dirt.

I turned on the light I had prepared in advance to illuminate the inside of the cave.

It looked like it hadn’t been touched by humans for a long time.

“Huh… Shall we go?”

Time was delayed more than expected, so we had to move quickly.

If you’re late, you won’t be able to enter the dormitory.

I ran through the dark underground, stepping on light leaps.

Not long after, we arrived at a section where the road that was once divided into three.

I stopped my steps and stood in front of those crossroads.

Then, a mechanical sound rang in my ears.

-Titling!

[Main Quest]

Title: Your choice

[Contents]

The three forks in the road ahead of you contain artifacts belonging to the Gods of Joy, Gods of Sorrow, and Gods of Wrath.

Take one of the forks and get the related god artifact!

[※caution※]

Once you have chosen a path, you cannot enter or exit the other two paths.

After acquiring the artifact, the teleport to the outside will naturally work.

“Well……”

It was also a relic related quest.

I wiped my chin and looked at the forks one by one.

In the original story, Alan took the right path, that is, the third path.

And from there, he obtains the artifact of the god of joy, the holy sword ‘Night Slayer’.

‘Once the right road is excluded.’

Of Alan’s talents, even if you take away everything else, you shouldn’t take away that one.

Afterwards, Alan kills the demon final boss who is trying to resurrect the demon king with the power of that sword.

If you take that away, you won’t be able to stop the demons that will come in a few years later.

Even for my future in this life, I skip that.

I thought so and looked at the other two roads.

In the original story, Alan never came back after obtaining the artifact, so it is unknown what lies on these other two paths.

God of Sorrow and God of Wrath.

“……”

Personally, I think Wrath is better.

A relic of the God of Sorrow, it sounds like you’ll be devastated if you hold something.

I don’t think anything good will come of it.

“As expected, a god of wrath would be nice. But the problem is…”

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Just because I like Wrath doesn’t mean I can go there.

How do you know if Wrath is on the left or in the middle?

Even Alan from the original story wouldn’t know.

“Hmm…”

I rolled my eyes and took a closer look at the crossroads.

I wonder if there is anything that could be a clue.

Another few minutes to pass the time like that.

“Well…?”

I found something at the bottom of the forks.

“pattern…?”

Under the dust accumulated on the floor, faintly visible patterns.

On the left side of the road, there is a pattern of red swords,

In the center is a pattern of blue water droplets,

On the right was the pattern of a yellow sun.

Whoa… Is this a pattern representing the three gods?

On the right, the yellow sun is the god of joy…

If so, the red sword on the left is the god of wrath,

On the right, the blue drop of water must be the god of sorrow.

I thought so and shouted at the status window.

“Status window.”

-Titling!

“Choose the main quest. Take the left path.”

-Titling!

[Choose the first path.]

[confirmed!]

[After 5 seconds, you will teleport to a location of your choice]

“Whoa… did it happen?”

Now, let’s go see the Wrath God Artifact…

-Titling!

[First road. We are teleporting to the place where the relics of Rotia, the goddess of sorrow, are located!]

Goddess of Sorrow…?

Why are you out there

– Crisp

Before I could finish my thoughts, a small sound echoed and my vision blinked.

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-ping!

With a small sound, the blinking vision returned.

– Cheeky puduk!

My body slammed to the floor making a loud noise.

He frowned at the pain in his stomach.

You must have been standing up before teleporting, but why are you falling?

it hurts so bad

I brushed off my clothes and stood up.

Then I looked around.

It was a white space with nothing, really nothing.

All I could see was a red box placed about 5 meters in front of me.

It is the same as the description in the novel.

Of course, the box Alan got was yellow, not red.

“Contained in this box must be the remains of the Goddess of Sorrow…”

……

…why is the red sword the symbol of the God of Sorrow?

No, isn’t the red sword a sword soaked in blood?

It’s a symbol of the God of Wrath no matter who sees it.

I suppressed the meaningless chatter that was rising inside me.

Yeah, it’s already happened.

It’s not something that can be changed.

have to accept…

……

I’m about to commit suicide

I sighed and approached the box.

Well, I don’t know what’s coming out yet.

I’m in a good mood, but it’s too early to be disappointed.

– Click! Awesome!

As I approached, the box unlocked as if it had waited, and opened my body.

Oh, it’s a motion detection sensor that’s as good as modern technology.

I looked into the box with such silly thoughts.

Inside the box was a sword that emitted blue light.

“……”

I quietly reached out and grabbed the sword.

-Titling!

[Obtained the Artifact of the Goddess of Sorrow, ‘Sword of Sorrow’!]

It is the sword of sorrow…

From its name, it was something ominous.

I held the sword of sorrow in my hand.

A sword in the form of a side sword that would appear in the Middle Ages.

Because he was accustomed to kendo, things like grip and reach felt a little awkward.

As if he had read my thoughts, once again a notification sounded on the status window.

-Titling!

[The sword of grief is transformed into a form familiar to the user!]

As soon as the phrase came to mind, the sword of sorrow began to wriggle and transform.

After about 5 seconds, the wriggling stopped.

The sword of sorrow, which was in the form of a side sword, now took the form of a Japanese sword.

“Five……”

Curiously, I swung it around.

The cold chill felt through my fingertips,

A grip that feels good in the hand,

A sharp blade.

Is this the first sword you grab after possessing?

It felt like something came home.

A hometown I never wanted to return to.

“……”

Damn, I almost got traumatized again.

I calmed down my slightly disturbed breathing.

Blue light was emitted from the blade of the sword of grief.

Doesn’t this glow effect on/off?

My eyes hurt.

No matter how much I searched, there seemed to be no such function, so I just put it in the scabbard.

Then the blue aurora around me faded.

After that, it’s a little better.

At first glance, it seems like a pretty decent sword.

Even in the original [The Hero Loved by Everyone], there was no weapon that emitted such a flashy effect.

If so, what about actual abilities?

“Status window.”

-Titling!

I activated the status window and placed the sword of grief over it.

-Titling!

The mechanical sound rang once more, and information about the sword was listed.

“Hmm, where should I look?”

[Sword of Grief]

Category:Sword

Difficulty to get: S+

Special Note: Goddess of Sorrow, Lotia’s Blessing

Special skill: -Read more-

I tilted my head at the results displayed on the status window.

The acquisition difficulty is (S+)…?

Obviously, the ‘Night Slayer’ Alan used was ‘SSS’.

No, aren’t they both relics of the gods?

But why is the gap so big?

I swallowed the irritation that was building up inside me.

I should have gone to the god of wrath.

I mumbled so inwardly and let go of my anger.

“I wish I had a good special skill…”

special skill.

Weapons above a certain level have a weapon-specific skill called ‘special skill’.

In the case of Alan’s ‘Night Slayer’, there was a special skill called ‘Song of Dawn’.

It was a skill that summoned gigantic pillars of light from the sky, but monsters and demons touched by the skill would burn and turn to ashes in an instant.

I clicked -View details- next to the special skill with half anticipation and half worry.

-Titling!

Then a status window pops up.

and….

“……”

After confirming my special skill, I had no choice but to freeze for a while.

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“Brother! Wake up! You have to go to class!”

“Ummm… Rachel… 5 minutes…”

“No! If you don’t wake up now, you’ll be late!”

The morning woke up with Rachel’s loud cry.

After eating the breakfast Rachel had prepared, I washed up and changed my clothes.

Wearing all the school uniforms and trying to tie a tie…

This wasn’t really easy.

You must have worn a tie in a previous life…

I’ve never worn a suit because I’ve been training all the time.

As I grunted and wrestled with my tie, Rachel, who had been watching, approached me giggling.

“That’s not how you do it. Please, I’ll do it for you.”

She took the tie from my hand and skillfully began to tie it.

“Are you doing very well?”

“Whoops, I’m the Bocchan’s exclusive maid. This is the basics.”

Every time she covered her mouth and laughed, her neatly tied twin-tail hair gleamed.

She finished the knot on my tie and tapped my shoulder.

“Okay, it’s over!”

“Oh oh…”

A neatly tied tie.

It was on a different level from the sloppy tie I was wearing.

As I admired it, Rachel shrugged her shoulders and said,

“I’m pretty good at it.”

“It seems so.”

“Shall I tell you? How to tie a tie properly.”

I thought for a moment and then shook my head.

“Eh? Why?”

“Just… you do it every day…”

It’s annoying to wear this.

It’s just comfortable for someone else to do it for you.

Rachel flinched at my request to do it every day.

“I… I said hang…?”

“yes.”

“Every, every day…?”

“Yeah, every day.”

“Ughhh…!”

Suddenly, Rachel’s face turned red.

It’s a tomato, a tomato.

She wiggled her fingers to see if something was uncomfortable.

“Eh, if it’s okay with you, Bocchan…”

“I’m fine.”

I don’t have to tie this damn tie myself.

Rachel muttered, covering her blushing face with both hands.

“I’ll work hard… Tie a tie…”

“Yes, I’ll look forward to it.”

I said that and got up from my seat.

As I stood in front of the door and adjusted my cross-body bag, Rachel followed me with dollars.

She was watching me with satisfaction as I put on my bag.

Looking at that burdensome gaze, I turned my head and asked.

“what’s the matter?”

“It’s just~ I like you so much~”

“What is that”

Me and her giggled and looked at each other.

“Bocchan, why are you taking that sword?”

“Oh, this? I have some circumstances.”

What Rachel pointed out was the sword of sorrow that was stuffed around my waist.

[Sword of Grief]

Passive: Black Life Companion.

Effect: The sword follows you wherever you go! No one can separate you and the sword more than 5 meters! Even you!

Thanks to this damn passive, I have to wear a knife and go to school.

I don’t like the special skills, but even the passive skills are like this.

Rachel smiled and said.

“Hmm… Are you a little disappointed that I don’t know the circumstances of the young master?”

“It’s not weird, so don’t worry about it.”

I swept the sword of sorrow with my hand once, turned around, and left the door.

“Then, I’ll go.”

“Yes! Do your best today too, Bocchan!”

The dormitory went out with the support of Rachel.

The warm sun shining in the blue sky, the weather was great.

I thought as I walked under that sky.

Come to think of it, was the lecture you were going to listen to today about ‘actual combat’?

I think it was a lecture in the arena…

I checked the textbooks I had brought with me once again and moved on.