03. Guild Fair (4)

Before I came to the fair today, I put some weapons in the subspace of the empty number.

This is because crystals, an item mainly used by professional hunters, were so expensive that they couldn’t even afford to buy them.

Even if you only hit a golden egg and a three-person sword, you need two A-level magic stones, but if you buy magic stones that match the item grade and consider the cost of engraving, the amount jumps astronomically, so I had no choice but to put them in a subspace.

I felt that the top hunters did not spend thousands or hundreds of millions of dollars just for equipment maintenance.

“Why the Three Swords?”

Baek Ji-soo took out his cane along with the three-person sword in the sub-space.

It was not an academy standard staff that had been broken in half, but a 100cm short staff with a red jewel at the tip.

“Your three-man sword has the nature of chasing demons by itself.”

I took the three-man sword that Baek Ji-su gave me in his hand.

“Use a sword and find someone who feels demonic energy in this place.”

“You mean that person is 10,000?”

Baek Ji-soo quietly shook his head and put shocking words into his mouth.

“No. He must be a devil worshiper.”

“What?”

A devil worshiper?

Why is the pseudo-religion suddenly popping up?

Baek Ji-soo quietly narrowed her brows and continued.

“Although Manma-ryun and the Devil Worshipers are separate organizations, they maintain a cooperative relationship with each other, probably because they are outside of society. The truth will come out in a few years.”

“Then Baek Ji-soo, what you mean….”

She nodded her head.

“If there is a demon worshiper in here, it must be related to the Ten Thousand Plans. Maybe he’s a devil worshiper affiliated with Mandala.”

A devil worshiper belonging to Manma-ryun.

Do you mean to use a three-person sword to find such a person?

I look at the three-person sword in my hand. I still don’t know how to use this to find the devil’s energy, but if it’s to prevent terrorism, I’ll give it a try.

“Okay. What are you going to do after you find the devil worshipers?”

“I’ll make it runaway safely with magic. Then the public security will find out and arrest him.”

“Mmm.”

I clutched his chin and thought for a moment.

From my point of view, this plan was full of uncertainties.

It’s also not clear that there are demon worshipers inside the exhibition hall. Even if you search for it with a three-person sword, if there is no such existence in the first place, it is just a waste of time.

Also, even if Baek Ji-soo safely runs out of control and the public security arrests him, it is unknown how Manma-ryun will behave afterwards.

You may be able to quietly back down if your plan goes wrong, but you can also enforce your plan with a judge.

No, it is more natural to cause terror as planned no matter how many casualties there are if it is a vicious riot.

Of course, Baek Ji-su didn’t think of this. It’s just that time is running out and there is no other way.

“… ….”

Is there really no other way?

Since I was still in my thoughts, Baek Ji-su opened her mouth nervously as if she couldn’t wait any longer.

“Let’s scatter for now. You’re looking for a demon worshiper, and I’ll be looking for a chance to see your face in the future. That’s more efficient.”

After her words, I caught her for a moment as she was about to leave.

“Baek Ji-soo. I have something I want to ask you.”

“… ?”

Baek Ji-soo looked at me with puzzled eyes.

“Your purpose is to capture Manbi, or is it to save people?”

Baek Ji-soo opens her eyes wide in surprise.

After a while, the eyes drop downwards and a short silence follows.

“… Manma-ryun is a criminal organization that has harmed countless innocent people. Until now, and in the future that will happen.”

“Yes.”

“Even in order to prevent destruction, their existence cannot be ignored.”

Baek Ji-soo pursed his lips, but his words did not follow.

I didn’t rush her and waited patiently for her next words.

“So….”

Baek Ji-soo shook her head, resting her forehead on her forehead, as if her hair was pounding.

She let out a short sigh and lifted her head again to look at me.

The eyes staring straight at me were as straight as those beliefs.

“… I want to prioritize saving lives.”

A faint laugh burst out involuntarily at the answer as expected.

“Then I have an idea, would you like to hear it?”

–

After I broke up with Baek Ji-soo, I stayed alone in the exhibition hall and grabbed the handle of the three-person sword.

I asked Baek Ji-soo to do something different instead of the original plan. So, it’s only my role to find the man-providing.

If you don’t have a hunter license, you can’t carry a weapon outside the academy, but since there are so many hunters and everyone is wearing their equipment, there shouldn’t be any problem as long as you don’t pull out your sword right away.

“Whoa.”

The bustling turmoil, no different from the market, continued.

Is it possible to identify and find devil worshipers among so many people?

‘I guess I have no choice but to try.’

I focused my consciousness.

People pass me by, looking at me strangely as I stand still in the middle of the venue.

There were also people passing by who were swept away by the crowd and tapped their shoulders.

All those senses slowly fade away. In the darkness, only me and the three-person sword could be fully felt.

I still don’t know what it means to communicate with a sword. I’m just a blacksmith, not a swordsman.

But sometimes, when I hit the iron, I felt the sword talking to me.

The iron resonance felt when striking a sword with a hammer. It was not communication established in human language.

It’s not about exchanging swords and words.

The will of the sword is exchanged through the soul.

‘Three swords.’

Responding to my will, the three-person sword trembled in the scabbard.

‘Find the horse.’

With me at the center, the power to track the demons of the three swords spread widely around me.

This kind of search would have been impossible if it was a death sword or a sacred object comparable to it.

The power of a strong exorcist naturally affects the opponent.

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Just as the devil cannot approach the cross of Jesus and instinctively reluctantly resists it just by being there, a power that is too strong can allow you to sense the other person as well as the other person to sense you.

But this three-person sword is different. Since it only has the ability to track and slash demons, it is possible to track them secretly without being noticed by them.

“… ?”

My eyebrows twitched spontaneously.

It was because I felt something that went against my senses connected with the three-person sword.

If I had to explain it, it was more like a combination of a terrible stench, discomfort when seeing something disgusting, and physiological disgust. That feeling was leading somewhere in the venue.

I quietly opened my eyes.

“It was real.”

The devil worshiper is here now.

The location has already been identified. I took a step without hesitation.

Even though I can’t see it, my senses are connected, so I followed the demon worshiper slowly but surely like a hound chasing its prey.

A corner of the exhibition hall. A man with an ordinary impression, sitting on a chair and resting, probably tired of the crowds.

From the outside, it looked like nothing special, but I could tell as I held the three-person sword.

A terrible stench that crooked your nose. A tremendous demonic energy was felt in him.

I closed my distance with him neither too fast nor too slow. I didn’t forget to go in circles instead of approaching in a straight line, because the devil worshiper might notice something strange and run away.

At that time, the clock in the exhibition hall pointed to 1:40. Exactly 20 minutes left until the auction.

The devil worshiper checked his watch, got up and walked quickly somewhere.

Where are you going? We have to secure our position until Baek Ji-soo returns.

If you fall too far away, the tracking of the three swords may be lost. So I had to keep a certain distance from the devil worshipers at all times.

The devil worshiper was already in the corner of the venue, but he moved to a more deserted corner.

The crowd is getting thinner. There was a risk that if he pursued him like this, he would be caught following him.

I suppressed my nervousness and followed him as carefully as possible, relying on the presence of the three swords.

Even though I couldn’t see it, I could feel it. The devil worshiper was moving away from the exhibition hall.

I can’t believe this direction….

At that moment, someone appeared behind me without a trace, bent my arm behind me and pushed me against the wall.

Boom!

“Billion… !?”

What, no one was there until just now!?

“Get your hands off the knife.”

Kwaduk! A wrist that snaps in an instant.

“Quaaagh!!”

I missed the hilt of the three-person sword as my grip loosened from the tremendous grip.

He suddenly appeared and took away the three-person sword and opened his mouth with a bleak voice.

“Suspicious bastard. Are you ready?”

“Oh no, no… !”

“Name. Belong. Purpose. Tell me.”

Could it be that you mistook me for ten thousand provisions? I didn’t expect this

I can’t even move my feet against the wall because of how much force I’m pushing against it.

I was about to say something to claim my innocence, but the man who suddenly appeared before me started talking.

“This is… ?!”

For some reason, he let go of my arm and took a step back.

Only then was I able to step away from the wall and look back.

“Ugh… uh?”

I checked the man’s face with my aching arms clutched at him, and I couldn’t hide my astonishment.

It was a face I could not recognize. No, if you live in Korea, wouldn’t everyone be like that?

It wasn’t the flashy armor I saw on TV someday, but even after 10 years, that face hasn’t changed much.

The strongest hunter on earth. Mercury Guild Leader. Master of Excalibur.

Cha Soo-hyeok was looking at my three-person sword with confused eyes.

“You… Where did you get this from?”

To be precise, the red thread hanging from the hilt.