Chapter 136

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Chapter 136: Diary of a Wanderer (9)

“Hurry up, please!”

As Jang Jeongho exhaled deeply at Seongbuk’s Strongest Sword Yoobin’s urging, he grumbled.

“Why rush like this? Gangnam will handle it well anyway.”

Yoobin from Seongbuk and Jang Jeongho from Dongdaemun.

The two Strongest Swords were now on their way to Paju to participate in the ‘North-South War’, which was the main agenda of yesterday’s meeting.

But in reality, it was closer to Yoobin dragging Jeongho forcibly into the battle.

Jeongho had just finished a battle with the mutant not long ago, and he didn’t want to help Jeong Yeongwoo in the first place.

However…

“So, as Jeongho said, Gangnam’s Strongest Sword will handle it well, so why aren’t we going? If we don’t go, it’s definitely a loss, isn’t it?”

“…?”

“If you stay still, you might regret it later. At least show your face. Anyway, since Yeongwoo will be doing a one-man show, we just have to watch.”

Yoobin, who was keenly aware of the situation despite not having seen it firsthand.

On the other hand, Jeongho, while following her to Paju, did not seem pleased.

‘Would there only be people like us in North Korea? There might be crazy people like Jeong Yeongwoo there. If that guy keeps kicking up a fuss, someday we might get into big trouble.’

Of course, this was only Jeongho’s hope.

Meanwhile!

Continuing to argue back and forth, the two eventually saw the signs of mutants not long after.

“Huh?”

“Uh…?”

It was a bright pillar of light piercing the sky over Paju.

That meant that mutants were still alive in Paju.

“What? How is that possible?”

With her mouth agape, Yoobin started running even faster.

Isn’t Paju supposed to be where the Strongest Swords of North and South are fighting?

But how can mutants be alive in the meantime?

“What on earth is happening?”

As it reached this point, Jeongho couldn’t help but increase his speed, and shortly after, the battlefield appeared before their eyes.

Clang, clang, swoosh!

The friction sounds of all sorts of equipment flying like bells.

And in the midst of it, a giant white tiger, as seen before, was fighting with North Korean Strongest Swords.

“…?”

For Yoobin and Jeongho, who had just arrived at the scene, it was something they could hardly believe, but what overwhelmed them more than anything was…

“T-Too many…?”

It was the number of Strongest Swords from both sides gathered here.

On the North side alone, there were a whopping nine, plus two corpses on the ground, totaling eleven, and there were also four Strongest Swords from the South.

A total of fifteen Strongest Swords were fighting in this place.

“No, the number is too uneven?”

As Jeongho, the Strongest Sword of Dongdaemun, hesitated at the much larger scale of the battle than expected, someone’s head bounced into the air in the middle of the battlefield.

Swoosh!

The newcomers didn’t know, but the owner of that head was…

『Pyeongnam’s Strongest Sword』

The Strongest Sword of the North Korean army, General Go Jeonhoon01.

* * *

“That bas*ard, that son of a…!”

Kim Jeongtae, the Strongest Sword from Hamhung, cursed as he saw Go Jeonhoon’s head flying.

And for good reason.

「The title of our country, Pyeongnam’s Strongest Sword, has been stolen!」

Even the position of the Strongest Sword of Pyeongnam Province has passed to South Korea.

And this means…

「A new Strongest Sword of Joseon’s Strongest Sword (Advanced) has been elected.」

It was no different than implying that the thief became the sole candidate for the strongest position in North Korea.

「A new Joseon Strongest Sword has been elected.」

To no one’s surprise, with no other Joseon Strongest Sword candidates to compete against, the sole candidate naturally took the position of the Joseon Strongest Sword.

“This is insane.”

“It’s unbelievable.”

“Oh, Pyeongnam is dead…?”

The northern camp became chaotic for a moment.

On the other hand, the southern side had a strong sense of foreboding upon seeing General Go Jeonhoon’s head severed.

“It’s all over! It’s time to retreat!”

General Kim Young-hum screamed towards the north, and indeed…

「The title of our country, Joseons Strongest Sword, has been stolen!」

As the worst possible notification message was broadcasted, the morale of the North Korean Strongest Swords hit rock bottom.

To make matters worse, there was no other choice but for Kim Jong-un to return now.

“This…!”

As Kim Jeongtae from Hamhung wore an expression as if he lost his country, Songpa’s Strongest Sword Oh Yeonhee, who had been facing him, firmly gripped her sword and said,

“What’s the use of coming this far? That person is a monster beyond our control. It’s regrettable that things have come to this, but anyway…”

Whack!

Instead of continuing her words, Oh Yeonhee swung her sword.

Seeing this, Kim Jeongtae, who had been momentarily distracted, quickly raised his sword to block it.

Clang!

“What the hell is this lunatic talking about? We’re not done yet. Do you think there are only monsters on that side?”

“…What?”

As Oh Yeonhee stared through the blade at her opponent, a roaring sound came from the north again.

“You bastards! Who among you is the Joseon Strongest Sword? Come out now!”

Standing proudly on the hill with a long sword plunged into the ground was none other than the one who Go Jeonhoon, now deceased, had been eagerly awaiting reinforcements from.

『Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword』

Strongest Sword from Shinuiju.

In a way, he was an indispensable figure, even if he was called the guardian of the northern part of the peninsula.

He had been killing thieves, big and small, while guarding Shinuiju, near the border with China.

But now, as the titles of his homeland continued to slip away, he had descended to Paju.

‘I would have been in big trouble if I hadn’t come down here.’

As he looked down at the already chaotic battlefield, Jo Sunghoo sighed.

Although the number of North Korean Strongest Swords was still much higher, the fact that the title of Joseon Strongest Sword had been transferred alone indicated that the actual situation was completely different from what it appeared to be.

“…”

Meanwhile, the war had temporarily reached a lull.

Thanks to the unexpected command of Cho Sunghoo.

The northern side turned their heads to see if the nobles they had been waiting for had arrived, while the southern side shifted their attention to another enemy’s appearance.

Of course, the tension was much less on the southern side.

If the Shinuiju Strongest Sword on the northern side was considered a noble, then on the southern side, there was Gangnam…

No, now it was the Joseon’s Strongest Sword, Jeong Yeongwoo.

At this point, he was arguably the person closest to being a demon on the Korean Peninsula.

“Just by looking at the appearance, you can tell that their reinforcements over there are somewhat reasonable. Whether it’s strength or whatever.”

While Oh Yeonhee exchanged a word with Kim Jeongtae, who was facing her, ‘Joseon’s Strongest Sword’ Jeong Yeongwoo took a few steps towards the hill.

Clack, clack.

Then, he replaced the title above his head with Joseon Strongest Sword.

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Click!

With that, a slightly different tooltip appeared compared to the Gyeongbuk Strongest Sword.

「Joseon’s Strongest Sword」 – Legendary title

【Supremacy of the Strongest Sword】

【Voting Rights】

‘…Joseon Swordsmanship.’

Actually, it was only natural, but the title of Joseon’s Strongest Sword was accompanied by Joseon Swordsmanship.

For Yeongwoo, who had spent quite a while on Rohm, it was quite a refreshing change.

‘But is Rohm’s Bottom still higher in terms of grade?’

As Yeongwoo brought up the list of martial arts, it appeared that both the current Joseon Swordsmanship he was using and Rohm’s Bottom, which was a legendary grade martial art, were the same.

||Joseon Swordsmanship – Legendary Grade

|Rohm’s Bottom – Legendary Grade

|Gyeongbuk Sword Law – Unique Grade

‘Oh… But still, giving it a legendary grade as the best martial art of the nation.’

In that case, there might not be a need to use Rohm’s Bottom this time.

And if he wanted, he could always switch between Joseon Swordsmanship and Rohm’s Bottom.

‘Let’s try Joseon Swordsmanship this time.’

Swoosh!

After Yeongwoo sheathed the Dragon’s Legacy and drew out the black sword again, Strongest Sword of Shinuiju twisted his mouth.

“What a disrespectful brat.”

It wasn’t just that the opponent confidently put ‘Joseon’s Strongest Sword’ on his head, but also his pride was hurt by not using a bow hanging on his body and drawing out his sword instead.

It was clearly a sign of underestimating them.

However, Yeongwoo, on the other hand…

Swish!

In the meantime, he was in the process of pulling out his bow.

With a sword in one hand.

It was possible because the distance between them was close.

“Considering the situation, wouldn’t it be right to come at me? Our comrades’ lives are at stake.”

As Yeongwoo let go of his bow with those words, tremendous pressure emerged from the front of the bow.

Phewww!

Then, a secret arrow shot from the bow, aimed at Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword.

Swoosh!

But the astonishing thing happened next.

“….!”

The arrow didn’t explode.

It was only natural for Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword to twist his body to avoid the arrow.

‘A master is a master. It seems North Korea was worth waiting for.’

Seeing Yeongwoo’s surprised expression, Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword rushed forward with a confident smile and spoke in a bold voice.

“I came down here because of you, leaving the border empty. But if I can return as the Strongest Sword of Joseon, it should be enough for a bargain.”

Swoosh.

Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword was trying to pull something out of his bosom.

Since Yeongwoo had experienced various ambushes, he turned his upper body before the hologram of Joseon Swordsmanship was activated.

Swish.

Then, as expected, two small daggers flew in succession, and Yeongwoo’s vision momentarily turned navy blue.

‘Oh, this is it.’

The hologram color of Joseon Swordsmanship was navy blue.

Swish!

Continuing, as Yeongwoo grasped the sword following the navy blue hologram, Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword, who was rushing at him like a storm, flinched.

It was because he realized the completely different combat posture of his opponent from before.

It seemed to be a very refined posture, probably…

‘Joseon Swordsmanship…!’

Facing off against Joseon Swordsmanship, which should have been North Korea’s secret technique, directly was quite an experience.

“Son of a bitch.”

Whether it was because of overwhelming emotions or not, Shinuiju’s Strongest Sword’s face contorted viciously.

“This disgrace shall be repaid in blood.”

In response, although awkwardly, Yeongwoo raised the tip of his sword as directed by the Joseon Swordsmanship.

“Come in.”

With that, the other Strongest Swords who had been watching the meeting between the two men in a daze, also regained their vigor.

Shouldn’t they end this war?

“Yaaah!”

“Die!”

As the momentum of the North side surged with the appearance of the Strongest Sword of Shinuiju, General Kim Youngheum, who was already holding onto the four Strongest Swords, shouted with his mouth wide open.

「What’s with the fancy moves after killing one! Don’t you have any other magic?」

As he was large in stature, there were many places to strike, and this was a request for his own survival.

Even though they were enhanced mutants, facing the four Strongest Swords who were ready to fight for their lives was not easy.

“…Wait a moment!”

Likewise, facing the first encounter with Shinuiju, with death looming, Yeongwoo leaned back and brought his hand to the whistle hanging around his neck.

Then, Jo Sunghoo opened his eyes wide and screamed.

“Stop! Whatever it is, just stop there! Let’s fight fairly!”

I saw clearly that the monster in South Korea had another trick.

However, from Yeongwoo’s perspective, it was necessary to protect Baekho and the remaining Strongest Swords, which were South Korea’s valuable assets.

“I’m sorry. Let’s just match the numbers for now.”

“No, nooooo!”

Eventually, amidst Jo Sunghoo’s screams, the sound of Yeongwoo’s whistle rang out long.

Piiiiiiiiiiiing!

「…Huh?」

The sound of a whistle in the middle of the battlefield.

Most of the audience, including Kim Youngheum, looked surprised at the unexpected skill of the Joseon Strongest Sword.

And then, as the surrounding colors changed and the sky began to split…

Chop!

“Ah.”

“W-What…”

“The sky…?”

Except for a very few, no one had dared to anticipate.

「Yaaaaah!」

「Ughhh!」

It meant that two more mutants were about to appear in the sky.

Swoosh!

Two giant silhouettes swiftly approached the battlefield.

However, there was a variable that even Yeongwoo, who called them, hadn’t considered, and that was…

「That’s the one, sir!」

「What? Who…?」

Both of them were blinded by the official commendation for buying a television.

「That mutant! Kim Youngheum, that bastard!」

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