The Illegitimate Who Devours Weapons

Weapon-Eating Illegitimate Son

Episode 53

The main premise of my goal on this climb is to look back on what I have rather than gain new strength.

That doesn’t mean I had any intention of not reading the weapons I currently possess.

When I was somewhat used to my daily routine, I started reading the masterpiece sword, Judo, that I had received from my seventh brother, and the partially unsealed Memories of the Black Night.

‘Read the main text later, and start with Black Night first.’

There was no special swordsmanship or magical technique hidden in the Black Night, like in Mujin or other weapons.

But I kept reading Black Night over and over again.

It was because there was something on my mind.

Sssssssss!

The black energy spread out like black particles and enveloped the dark night.

When I opened my eyes again, which I had closed slightly, a now familiar scenery unfolded before me.

In that memory, I was looking at the dark night.

And then he slowly reached out his hand towards the dark night.

‘That was it before the seal was released. And around here… … .’

The back of the memory continued.

-I plan to seal this sword. I can’t stand to see my children being swayed by the power of a sword.

The master of memory was speaking to someone while holding the black night.

If the legends about the Black Night are true, and if what scholars have discovered from the history before the Return is true.

The man holding the sword was likely the founder of the Sungmui clan.

-It’s not hard to seal, but is that okay? Those who are worthy of being chosen for this will not come out easily, regardless of whether they are strong or weak.

A voice in the darkness answered the man’s words.

She was a woman who appeared to be a sorcerer.

It was not difficult to guess that that person was the one who sealed the Dark Night.

-That doesn’t matter. If it doesn’t fit in the first place, it’s better not to use it.

So the woman carved letters into the black night and sealed its true form.

There are nine seals in total.

-The contents of the seal are as follows.

Support!

The contents of the seals other than the one I released were muffled and inaudible as if there was noise.

-The seal is complete.

Nine luminous characters are engraved on the surface of the black night.

‘You have to concentrate from now on.’

I kept my wits about me, trying not to miss a single scene that was about to unfold.

When all the seals were completed, the sorcerer who performed the seals spoke.

-When the third seal is released, the sword will be opened to some extent. Is that okay?

The man answered the woman’s question nonchalantly.

-It doesn’t matter. It won’t make much of a difference. But I guess I should try it once.

The man slowly used his magical power while holding the Black Night with three unsealed blades.

The man’s magical power that flowed into the dark night began to flow along complex paths.

In the dark night, there existed a complex circuit, just like a human’s magic system.

‘There is nothing special about the operation of magical power within the body. The problem is the order in which the magical power injected into the sword moves.’

I tried to remember the path of magic that flowed into the sword.

But the process was too short and ended too quickly.

And the moment the magic power passed through all paths, the Black Night finally began to operate.

Grrrrr!

A heavy sword sound, like the roar of a beast, rang out.

The man suddenly waved his arms in the air as if he was ready, spreading his magical power.

And the man brought down the black night towards his magic power.

Scratch!

The black night cut down the magic power.

It wasn’t a concept of destroying magical structures like the wizards’ dispel or warriors breaking them with force.

As if it was disappearing, the magic itself disappeared as if it had been washed away.

-I need to make the seal a little tighter. But this isn’t too bad.

The man looked at the sword with satisfaction.

The moment when a man’s face is reflected in the sword that shines like obsidian.

Dismissed!

The memory ends there.

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again.

“I didn’t know such a weapon existed.”

Every time I read the memories, I feel amazed.

Even if it was a heavenly sword, it was still just a weapon, but in the Black Night, there was a path for it to operate like an electronic device with a circuit.

‘And that sight. It felt like the magic power wasn’t broken or consumed, but just disappeared.’

There are things in the world that are considered immutable truths.

Magic power does not disappear.

No matter how much magical power a human uses, the magical power scattered into the air returns to nature.

Magic power is infinite and never disappears.

‘But the moment that man, no, the ancestral spirit swung the Black Night, the magical power disappeared cleanly. It was as if it had literally disappeared.’

I have never heard of any weapon in the world having such capabilities.

The problem is.

‘The thing is, I still can’t follow along at all… … .’

The magical power operation seen in my memory passed by too quickly, and the internal path of the Black Night was too complicated.

Thanks to that, I read Memories every day, but I’m still lost.

‘It’s going to take a while.’

I chuckled.

It feels like I’m finding my way through a maze.

Just as the feeling of looking at a maze from above is different from actually entering and searching, retracing the path of the Dark Night felt similar.

The Black Night is a maze torn into a thousand and ten thousand branches.

No matter how many times I saw someone who knew the way, it was not easy to find the way myself.

What’s more, people who knew the way moved along so quickly and crazily without any consideration.

‘If I keep going, I’ll figure it out eventually. But I’ve caught up a lot.’

On the one hand, it is expected.

Even with only three seals released, the magical power was extinguished, so what will the Black Night look like when all the seals are released?

“The black night ends here.”

I exhaled heavily.

Next was the masterpiece sword, Judo, which he received from his seventh older brother.

It was an impressive weapon with a wave pattern drawn on its thick blade.

‘I guess I can finally take over the initiative today.’

The memories that existed in the lead were all digested over the past three months.

The martial arts skills of the owner of the city were not very high. He had neither learned advanced martial arts nor advanced magic arts.

Still, the man who took the lead was strong.

That was thanks to the leadership’s ability.

‘The ability to make the sword return to my hand even when it is far away.’

The man used his ability to have great matches against 5th-rank warriors, even though he was only a 6th-rank warrior.

Woof-!

The black flag soon appeared on the surface of the lead and began to tremble.

This time I had a gut feeling that I could absorb it.

‘it’s okay.’

I devoured the lead without hesitation.

* * *

Time passed quickly.

The seasons changed a couple of times, and I became more accustomed to the somewhat uncomfortable life at Cheonwisan Mountain.

“Hoo, hoo…….”

I exhaled roughly and concentrated.

-Keeeeeek!

The Queen of the In-Faces blocks the way.

Although it was an illusion created by the goblin’s magic, the feeling it gave off was no different from reality.

An enemy that has never achieved a complete victory before.

I slowly stretched out my legs and started moving.

Boom! Kwaaang!

The Queen of the In-Myeonju’s legs fell off like a bomb.

But Ma An and his sixth sense pick up all those signs.

I have never once allowed the Queen of the In-Face to attack me.

‘It’s still hard to keep up with that speed… … .’

Everything is visible and everything is predictable.

You may have gotten used to the movements of the In-Myeon-Joo Queen, but now you can keep up with her speed.

Kwarung!

The next moment, an aura began to form at the end of the infinity.

When I first entered Cheonwisan, the problem of the auror skill’s power not being stable had already been resolved.

Every last bit of Aura was under my control.

Jeez-!

And the aura at the tip of the sword soon began to emit a cold chill.

Kang Ki-gong, King Yeomra.

A cold aura bound the legs of the human-faced man.

-Keeeeeek!

The Queen of the In-Myeonju struggled and broke free from her bonds.

But by then, Mujin had already begun to use new magic.

A lightning aura skill that gathers at the end of the spine.

Kwarrrrrrung!

Light burst out, and a large aura swept through the man’s face like a bomb.

I slowly got off the motorcycle.

-Key, keyeeeek. Creak!

The illusion of human-facedness is dispelled.

Finally, I defeated the Inmyeonju.

A 5th grade mutant boss monster.

Although there were many conditions, it was a perfect victory against an enemy much stronger than me.

I took a deep breath and took back the mug.

“Wow, this kid. He can do it.”

The mountain man who had been performing magic burst into laughter as he looked at the torn talisman.

“Well, I just got lucky and won once. You know how you lose every time and then win the first time?”

“From now on, no matter what fight we have, I will win. Don’t you know that?”

“Oh, this guy is really unlucky.”

It may sound arrogant, but it was true.

After finishing my training, I was now confident that I could win against the Queen in any way I wanted.

“So? What should I make this time?”

“I think I’ll stop training now.”

I achieved everything I had hoped for and exceeded my standards.

Now, what remains is long-term training, as we have passed the point where short-term training is meaningful.

‘If you try right now, you can easily obtain the qualification of a political officer. I can be sure of it. Now you really have the skills of a 5th-grade warrior.’

A warrior’s rank is usually determined by whether or not he can single-handedly handle a boss monster of the next lower level.

If you are level 8, you should be able to handle a level 9 boss monster, and if you are level 7, you should be able to handle a level 8 boss monster.

I could say that I am at the level of a 4th-grade warrior since I defeated the 5th-grade monster, the Queen of the In-Myeonju. However, the Queen of the In-Myeonju was just a newborn baby who had not yet fully developed her abilities.

So, in reality, I could say that my grade was well-deserved if it was level 5.

“What if I stop training? Take a break? Hey, okay. That’s a good idea. I’ll take a break too.”

The mountain man approached me with the corners of his lips curled up.

I shook my head at the mountain man and answered.

“I’m about to start now.”

The mountain keeper stood still.

“I would like to challenge the test that the lord has created.”

All training is finished.

Now it’s time to do the last thing that needs to be done at Cheonwisan Mountain.

* * *

The creation of the training grounds at Cheonwisan Mountain was related to the founder of the Sungmu family.

Shijo unconditionally made his children train at Cheonwisan Mountain before they went out into the world.

And he appointed one goblin as the mountain keeper to guard and manage the mountain.

But that wasn’t the end of the goblin’s work.

The mountain man had one more oath.

It’s about selecting and allowing those who are willing to take on a very old test.

“Are you sure you want to take on the challenge?”

“Yes, that’s why I came.”

“You are not yet good enough to pass the test.”

The mountain man assessed it coolly.

As great as this kid was, he wasn’t good enough to pass the test.

‘but…….’

The mountain ranger glanced at the large mark carved into the corner of the training ground.

‘You’ve damaged the training ground I created.’

The floor of the training ground, created by magic, was covered in ditches, as if a giant beast had clawed its way through.

“But I’m at a level where I can challenge the test. I don’t know if I can pass it though.”

The mountain keeper smiled strangely.

‘So I finally gave my permission.’

This is a child whose growth is nowhere in sight.

It’s still not enough though.

After entering the exam, I didn’t know how much I would grow.

“You are aware of the risks of the test, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

The danger of the test at Cheonwisan was like the naming ceremony.

The fact that you can’t come out until you finish the test.

“It’s not like you’ll get any special rewards for passing the test or anything. Are you still going to do it?”

“Yes. That’s why I came here in the first place.”

“Good. If that’s what you want, then there’s no reason to stop you. Come with me.”

The mountain man took me into the cave where he had his dwelling.

The place the mountain man brought me was the entrance to a cave with a spell that led to his dwelling.

But this time the magic didn’t work.

What appeared before me was not a goblin’s mansion, but a giant stone gate.

“Open and come in. Then it begins.”

I nodded and grabbed the handle of the stone gate.

“Okay, let’s go.”

“Yeah, if possible, come out a little later. You’re an eyesore.”

The mountain man grumbled and waved his hands.

I exhaled and opened the stone door.