Chapter 44
Chapter 44.
-What? Why is there a kid inside the sword?
-Looks cute hehe
A small child inside the sword.
Until now, the sword had exploded instantly, so viewers hadn't been able to notice either.
But when Lee Ganghan activated Heavenly Demon Divine Sword.
When the child stood up from a crouched position, people also noticed that existence.
-Looking at the short hairstyle, is it a boy?
-How can you tell the gender just from that;
-Why couldn't we see it until now?
Inside the sword of light.
The child glowing white was.
Despite shining with the same light, it was clearly forming a distinct shape inside the sword.
However, it had only become this clear after standing up.
Before that, its presence was faint and in a translucent state.
'That's why viewers only noticed it now.'
As Lee Ganghan was thinking that.
Swoosh.
The child who had stood up stuck its face out from inside the sword.
Then the sword's surface distorted and.
The child's head and part of its upper body popped out from the sword blade.
"Umm...... Sorry, but......"
Then the child suddenly started with an apology.
"As the Sword Spirit...... may I say one thing?"
It seems it really was the Sword Spirit.
When Lee Ganghan nodded at its request to say one thing.
"Have you...... learned swordsmanship?"
The Sword Spirit suddenly brought up a topic related to swordsmanship.
"Swordsmanship?"
"Yes...... It's not enough to wake me up......"
The Sword Spirit that awakened when Heavenly Demon Divine Sword was activated.
But this spirit, while speaking with a cautious attitude and stammering.
Evaluated Lee Ganghan's sword skills.
"Out of 10 points...... 1 point......"
While extending just one index finger, the Sword Spirit.
It clearly meant you're worth 1 point.
-Why is this little kid starting a fight as soon as it wakes up ㅋㅋㅋ
-Looks gentle but ㅋㅋ
-But there are Sword Spirits too?
-If you look at high-level spirit mages, there are many weird spirits like that one ㅋㅋ
Viewers who were dumbfounded watching such a Sword Spirit.
Lee Ganghan felt the same way.
'Heavenly Demon Divine Sword is 1 point?'
This was the first time among Heavenly Demon-related skills to be so undervalued.
When he was about to say something.
Whoosh!
The swords of light that had been attacking him from all directions.
Flew at him with much faster momentum than before.
'This, now it'll be hard to catch them.'
After awakening the Sword Spirit.
The attacks of the remaining swords had become at least 3 times faster.
The offensive was so fast that it wasn't a situation where he could leisurely grab sword handles like before.
When Lee Ganghan struck down a flying sword with the sword in his hand.
Crack......!
As sword met sword, sparks flew and.
Swooosh!
The sword he was fighting was sucked toward the Sword Spirit.
'It's not being absorbed by the Sacred Fire but going to the spirit.'
When Lee Ganghan stared at the Sword Spirit that was stealing and eating his stuff.
"Don't you...... understand?"
"What?"
"Then cautiously...... I'll reveal it....... Posture -1 point. Sword energy 3 points. Artistry -1 point. Beauty -1 point......"
The Sword Spirit folding its fingers said.
"Ah, this makes it 0 points...... Then sword energy plus 2 points...... and elegance -1 point......"
When it became 0 points, it gave and took away points.
Stubbornly adjusting Lee Ganghan's score to 1 point.
-There were scoring criteria?
-What's the difference between artistry and beauty ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Isn't elegance similar too?
-So many -1 points ㅋㅋ
Somehow arbitrary evaluation criteria.
It felt like it was cutting points harshly based mainly on aesthetic standards.
Of course.
"Well...... I've never learned swordsmanship."
What occasion would he have had to swing a sword in his life?
He had just swung the sword like swinging a wooden stick.
And Heavenly Demon Divine Sword had only activated because the Sacred Fire's energy flowed backwards.
It was understandable to give 0 points for swordsmanship itself.
But.
"Huh...... really?"
"......You asked if I had learned it."
"That earlier was just...... to tease you......"
When he admitted from this side that swordsmanship was his first time.
Rather, the Sword Spirit looked surprised.
"But how can you use sword energy......?"
"Who knows?"
"......A genius?"
"Just skill power."
Slash!
While continuing to explode swords.
The number of swords attacking Lee Ganghan had extremely decreased.
Less than ten swords remained.
"Your sword path is crude but...... your body movement is good."
"Your sword energy being pure and honest...... might not be bad?"
"Hmm...... if it's really your first time, then I'm your first teacher......?"
Bang! Bang!
Until Lee Ganghan exploded all the remaining swords.
The Sword Spirit continued muttering with just its head poking out from the sword.
-Suddenly having a Heavenly Demon evaluation meeting
-But why is it muttering about being a teacher? ㅋㅋㅋ
-This one seems to have a screw loose
When viewers who had heard all the Sword Spirit's words were dumbfounded.
Fizzzzz......
When Lee Ganghan eliminated the last sword.
"Good......"
Swoosh!
The Sword Spirit popped out from the sword of light and floated in the air.
"I'll specially...... give you the opportunity to take me as your teacher."
"Teacher?"
"Don't you...... want to learn swordsmanship?"
"Swordsmanship."
"I'll teach you intensively...... here."
While crossing its arms, the Sword Spirit.
A strange smile was playing around its previously blank expression.
"If you want to learn......"
Swoosh.
The Sword Spirit pointed its finger downward.
The place the spirit was pointing to was.
The support around the box where Lee Ganghan was standing.
"Bow...... to me."
"Bow?"
"Yes...... then I'll teach you."
Lee Ganghan looked at the Sword Spirit asking him to bow and.
Chuckled.
He had always told opponents to bow to him.
Now that the situation was reversed and he was being asked to bow, the feeling was strange.
Of course, Lee Ganghan had no intention of bowing.
"You're the one who should bow."
Instead.
"Me......? Why? I'm the teacher."
"That's how you can get out of here."
He tried to draw the Sword Spirit into the Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
'I don't know if spirits count as a race, but...... anyway, the more the better.'
Even after proceeding with various additional games so far.
The 'Named' ones that never appeared.
Considering the tower system where only Named or boss monster level beings could communicate.
When such a communicative opponent appeared, he had to try coaxing it first.
"I can get out......?"
Meanwhile, at Lee Ganghan's words that it could get out by bowing.
The Sword Spirit just blinked.
The spirit couldn't understand what getting out meant.
"For example, like this."
When Lee Ganghan summoned the Goblin Chief.
A red portal opened and the chief walked out from there.
"Heavenly Demon! Did you call me!"
"Yeah. Can you show this spirit an example of bowing?"
"Understood!"
The Goblin Chief immediately started banging his head at Lee Ganghan's words.
"Heavenly Demon Eternal! Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate!"
"Well done."
The Goblin Chief shrugged his shoulders at Lee Ganghan's words.
When the horns on his lower body stood up proudly.
The Sword Spirit frowned deeply.
"What is that, this filthy creature......"
"What, what?! Filthy?"
"Yes...... why do you have horns attached there......"
"These are the source of life!"
"......"
The Sword Spirit, who had been looking at the chief coldly.
"Please explain...... what bowing has to do with getting out......"
Asked Lee Ganghan in a languid voice.
***
A few minutes later.
"I see...... so you belong to a place called Ten Thousand Demon Battle......"
The Sword Spirit, who had heard from Lee Ganghan about 'Heavenly Demon Eternal, Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate' and Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Nodded with a curious expression.
"To think such a thing exists...... Are you a special being?"
"I don't know. I'm not particularly sure."
"Hmm...... originally I was just going to implant a sword skill......"
Implanting a sword skill.
If it accepted him as a 'teacher', it would have granted sword-related skills?
But seeing that it says implant.
It might have given some strange skill.
"Hmm...... hmmmm......"
While spinning around in the air.
"Guardian...... a slave's life isn't bad either...... The sunlight is warm...... and I sleep well...... But it might be better to go out than to rot like this...... No, is rotting necessarily bad......?"
The Sword Spirit repeatedly pondered.
Then.
Swoosh.
It looked back and forth between Lee Ganghan and the Goblin Chief.
"Is Ten Thousand Demon Battle...... small?"
"Why?"
"If I have to live with that guy...... I don't want to go. I don't want to see dirty things......"
"I'm not dirty!"
"I want to cut it off......"
The Sword Spirit again showed disgust toward the chief's horns.
The compatibility between the two didn't seem very good.
"Ten Thousand Demon Battle is spacious. The Elves and Orcs live separately too."
"Oh...... Elves?"
Meanwhile, the Sword Spirit, unlike when looking at the chief.
Showed a favorable attitude toward Elves.
As expected, spirits like Elves?
'Of course, Karana didn't seem to like spirits very much......'
But here.
To ramble on about how the Elf living in Ten Thousand Demon Battle actually thinks of herself as an Orc.
......There's no need to go into such details.
As Lee Ganghan was thinking that.
"I understand. If there are Elves too...... it would be livable, I suppose...... considering how picky they are."
Whether the presence of Elves was quite appealing.
The Sword Spirit, who had been spinning around in the air, stopped moving and stood straight, then.
"Heavenly Demon Eternal...... Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate......"
Bowed in the air with a languid voice.
['Named Existence' has been subjugated.]
[The opponent has not completely submitted. Heavenly Demon Divine Art is not enhanced.]
[You can register the opponent in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.]
[Will you register 'Spirit of Heavenly Sword' in Ten Thousand Demon Battle? (62/10,000)]
'Heaven is attached before Sword Spirit.'
Spirit of Heavenly Sword.
That sounds better than just Sword Spirit.
When Lee Ganghan pressed yes.
Flare!
"Ouch......"
The character for demon 魔 was carved on the Sword Spirit's forehead.
[You have registered 'Spirit of Heavenly Sword' in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.]
"Ten Thousand Demon Battle......"
The Sword Spirit, who had been blinking both eyes.
Flash!
When red light flashed from the demon character.
Swooooosh......
Along with the sword Lee Ganghan was holding.
It was sucked inside and disappeared.
'Hmm. Did it go in well?'
When Lee Ganghan opened Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
There was the 'Spirit of Heavenly Sword' in the form of the sword of light that Lee Ganghan had been holding until just now.
Stuck near the Sacred Fire.
When Lee Ganghan clicked on the sword.
[Spirit of Heavenly Sword]
[Status: Sloth, Comfort, Sleep]
The sword that had already fallen asleep shortly after entering.
For something that had entered after hearing about Elves.
It showed no interest in Karana who was near the Sacred Fire.
It was in a state of sleeping in addition to comfort.
'Unlike other races, does this one not have a separate area?'
Lee Ganghan was looking at the Sword Spirit that was already resting as if it were its own home.
"Heavenly Demon! The portal's light is getting weaker!"
At the Goblin Chief's point, when he looked toward the return portal.
Indeed, compared to earlier, he could see the blue portal gradually becoming transparent.
'I should escape now.'
He had obtained the Heavenly Demon Divine Sword.
And on top of that, he had accepted the Spirit of Heavenly Sword into Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
He had sufficiently obtained what he could get here.
'Tomorrow I should use up the remaining ticket to confirm if I can get the Spirit of Heavenly Sword again.'
While thinking about making good use of the remaining 777 ticket.
Lee Ganghan leaped toward the escape portal.
As he escaped like that.
[Calculating Iron Tower No-777 performance......]
[You opened 30 or more treasure chests.]
[You encountered the Sword Spirit.]
[You opened the Sky Treasure Vault.]
[Clear Evaluation - SSS+]
[Clear rewards are given in proportion to the evaluation.]
[Exceeding SSS grade evaluation, additional special rewards are given.]
'Oh. SSS+.'
Unlike when he received S last time.
An SSS+ evaluation appeared.
'The hidden condition was opening the Sky Treasure Vault.'
The Sky Treasure Vault that existed beyond the return portal.
Instead of just thinking about escaping, he had to collect this treasure too to finally get SSS+.
'Come to think of it, when I subjugated Karana, it gave one more choice in the special reward......'
As Lee Ganghan was thinking that.
[You have subjugated 'Spirit of Heavenly Sword'.]
[One more choice is given in the special reward.]
A timely message appeared.
'As expected...... when you subjugate a Named, one more choice appears.'
As Lee Ganghan became more familiar with the reward-giving pattern.
[500,000TP]
[Installation 'Sun Stone']
Two choices appeared before his eyes.