Sword Whisperer

'.... What kind of guardian is this?'

Van sees their reaction and realizes that he knows nothing about the Sunwoo family. Why are they looking for a guardian like this, what happened to the previous guardian, and what the guardian is guarding?

But now was not the time to ask questions. Van stubbornly teased Eugene's back. On his knees, it was quite a burden to cross the clans that sometimes shed tears, but Eugene opened his mouth in a slightly raised voice.

"You have no idea what this means to us."

"Then let me tell you something."

"Umm…… It's hard to explain at the same time. You mean a lot."

"Is that good news for me, too?"

"…… I don't know. Maybe it's not just a pleasure. But I'll make sure of that."

Eugene gazes at Van with calm eyes.

"We'll always be on our side."

It was a voice that sounded resolute. Van touched the dagger in my arms instead of answering. I don't know exactly, but if being a guardian is all like the shadow he peeked at...... I can almost tell how the Sunwoo family would feel about the guardian.

'I'm going to be very, very straight.'

I didn't want to meet the enemy in my dreams. No, I didn't want to see him. Just to face it, my instinct as a prosecutor yelled at the whales. Run, surrender, you're not the one to fight!

Before the meditation was long, their steps stopped. Van doesn't look gorgeous, but he looks around in a pretty big building. He asked in a trembling voice.

"…… Is this the library?"

"Yes? No. It's the Librarian's office!"

"There are so many books in the office?"

There were so many books everywhere that even libraries could hardly give out business cards. Eugene looked at the books with a sharp glance.

"The Karlsmori Library has a hundred times more books than this. All the books that existed in the history of humanity were there, and so did I..... I will definitely go back to the library someday. So I'm going to read all the books there."

"If it's a hundred times more than this, your short life will be hard."

"Ugh, then you should be reborn and read it all!"

Eugene grabbed his fist with a strong expression. Van turns his head while smiling. Hundreds of wooden paddles. Eugene nods as if reading his gaze.

"Oh, that's called Sunwoo's Hand."

"…… Sunwoo's Hand?"

"Everyone in the Sunwoo family gets that necklace every time they're born. And I write what I want to say in my life, just as much as I want to hear about that necklace."

"So you have it, too?"

"Absolutely! But I can't show you. It's a secret to death."

"Hmm......"

I thought it was a fun tradition. Half slowly read the things written in the handwriting.

"Dawn."

'The size of the world is just this necklace.'

'Cylindrical.'

'Brush.'

'Oman has left me. Sometimes I miss him.'

"Precious."

There were all kinds of words written. I simply wrote down my name, and I wrote down the name of my lover. If you want to write something like a noun, you write only one word that is nothing, and someone even writes a profanity.

"…… I thought I'd leave you with something more plausible than I thought."

"When I was a kid, they all did. Prepare a very long and wonderful horse. But, um... what should I say? The older you get, the shorter the line of writing on the collar."

"Shouldn't the words you want to leave behind be long?"

"My father said,"

Eugene lifts his finger.

"The more you want to leave, the less you leave."

"... I don't understand."

The more you want to leave, the less. Does that mean you have to write down what you want to leave behind? I don't know. Van also ended up being one of those young people. I wanted to leave as much in it as I could in my life.

'Karl..... I think I should leave one of these.'

It's too bad. It's too typical.

That's what Van thought. Eugene opens his mouth quietly.

"The Sunwoo defeat here is only a very small part of it. After the destruction of the North, it was left by the dead clan elders here. One day, I'm going to transfer all those paddles to the Karlsmori Library. If I can see it..... I can give it even if it's my life."

"......."

Van didn't answer. When I looked at those who gave my life for my organization, not myself, Van had been frustrated somewhere before. Maybe it's because he's basically selfish. His life wanted to be left for his life. Even now, after receiving the hospitality of the Sunwoo family, the idea has not changed.

"Can you give me a necklace?"

"Oh, of course! Adults shouldn't be without their necklaces! I'll get it for you in no time. I've already written something for you, so..."

"Yes, please."

Van was briefly submerged in thought. If he had this necklace that looked like a monkey before he met Lopo in the past, what writing would he have engraved?

'The strongest in the world.'

Almost. Van starts laughing with the simplicity of the third day. And it was then. It is not surprising that a soft, loud voice has been heard.

"I thought you might be so angry by inviting me out of nowhere, but I'm relieved to hear you laugh."

"Ah, Father!"

"Well done, Eugene. It must have been a long way."

"Father."

Van recalls Eugene's words. Given that he is Eugene's chamberlain, then unlike this person in front of him....

"Are we brothers?"

"Cousin, but that's how it is. Sun Woo Joon. Nice to meet you. Van. My brother."

"…… I want to take an example, but I don't know what to take. Eastern corrosion, Northern corrosion, Central corrosion. I don't think so."

"It's enough for you to be here. Would you like to sit down? It's going to be a long story."

He had a scholarly atmosphere. About forty years ago, he was the only person in the image that people had of the Sunwoo family. Calm, tranquil, and deep wisdom in the eyes.

But that was not all.

"…… can I ask you something? Gajor."

"I'm not wrong about leaving, but I prefer to say" Librarian. "I didn't even have a few books left to keep, but... Oh, yeah. I think it would be better if you called me brother."

"Chief librarian, what do you read?"

Van's voice hid an unseen tension.

"Whatever you read, it doesn't seem so peaceful."

"... Hahaha, I told you to hide it. You don't have enough sheep yet."

From the moment Van first faced the main source, it was the foundation of a definite 'strong man'. It's a test, it's a mutuga, it's a different kind of ability. There was nothing Van could be sure of. One thing was certain, he was not half as strong, not half as strong.

"He who reads the sword becomes a guardian……. If not, what are the terms of the Chief Librarian?"

"I don't know."

"I read the book. From the Journal, to Sunwoo Family's book, which bears the fruits of a lifetime."

Half of them laughed in vain. My ability to read swords has been incredibly unreasonable, and the master's ability has run counter to that.

"…… Do you have any of the Guardian's books?"

"Unfortunately, it's not here. But it's not something I've never read... Yes. I hope so. You can't just stay awkward between cousins, so come to me often in the future. I will recite it as I remember it."

"I'll tell you one thing in advance."

Van said quietly.

"If you're doing me a favor because of what I have in mind, you don't have to be so kind. It doesn't mean I'm going to spend the rest of my life on my blood. Blood's righteousness brought me all the way here, and it ended there. So……"

"Then I'll have to try harder to buy you that favor. As you said, I'm counting on you. But that's not all. I don't know if I can believe it, but I really wanted to see my family. I wanted to see my cousin."

"…… I will believe you."

"It must have been a long journey. I'm tired. You should go in and rest today. I'll tell you the story of the Guardian. Oh, and..... if you don't mind."

The principal opens his arms carefully. Van did not step back, and soon he slowly hugged him with a slightly reassuring expression. He tossed Van's back.

"I'm sorry. I'm looking too late."

I didn't want to think so.

That hug is surprisingly cozy.

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The only thing Van could be sure of while staying in the Sunwoo family residence was that he was loved. The young children came before him and flirted with him like a puppy, and the old men blurred their faces when they saw him.

But Van wasn't that sweet of love. They were certainly expecting it. Among the little ones, you're really going to the North to find a library? 'There were some who told the same story.

"Everyone seems to be making one mistake, but I'm not that strong."

Of course, it's hard to compare with others because of their age. I didn't think I'd be pushed unilaterally to fight Lucas now.

Eugene smiled.

"I know, but you're going to be strong."

"Enough to fight the North alone? No way. Even if you cut off the sky and bend the moon, it's too much. No, maybe it's possible. Decades later."

"Don't be a burden. No one asked me not to be such an idiot. To tell you the truth, I think it's enough for me to stay here. Being a guardian gives you peace of mind."

"I didn't come all the way here to be a master. Once I get what I can get, I'm leaving. The Holy Spirit cannot be tied in one place." "Then we have no choice. I'm forced to leave."

"..... you won't hold it?"

"I'm going to hold on to it, but what are we going to hold on to that already? We just want her to like us. Of course, some people think that hangouts will like us."

"I don't hate it."

However, now that I come here and just expect to like them for blood, somewhere..... my pride hurts.

Knowing it was a young pride, Van was powerless in front of it. That pride was also evident in the presence of the principal. An opponent who is neither physically nor mentally weaker. It has been a long time since Lopo met such an opponent.

"How strong is Bondi the Guardian?"

"I dare not say."

"…… you can read their books. And yet, you can't even measure them?"

"I can take their lives and read them, but I'm not trying to make them mine. If being strong was my goal, I wouldn't have been the one reading the book in the first place. The power of Sunwoo comes from the Guardian. Your mind to read the sword, the mind of the other guardians, is a wall that I can't cross."

As the master spoke, Van quietly grabbed the glass and attitude. Eugene was always strong when he was bare, when he lifted his spear, when he lifted his sword. I don't know what it would be like to use Lopo's sword, but he was a pretty tough opponent to deal with with with with with a sword alone. Van once again opens his mouth with his torso bent.

"For me, the Librarian is now a wall."

"You can call me brother."

"…… And, there's one thing I haven't asked. What happened to the Guardian of the Front Line?"

Van had his dagger. I never said it was a proper conversation, but I never imagined that a man of that size would die so easily. It was then. The principal laughed in a gloomy smile.

"When the North was fine, we made a big mistake for him. At that time, we cried out for the cruelty of power, and even questioned the existence of a guardian. After all, isn't it violence..... and our relief ended up giving the North to death."

The principal has a voice.

"The Guardian was furious. To us, to the world. And we're no longer at risk of becoming our swords. I don't know where he went. Maybe we're living with the dead in the North, and maybe there's a shadow that we don't even see by our side."

"It's worth it."

"… so I don't want to make any more mistakes. I intend to give the Guardian all the honor and honour he deserves. It'll all be yours."

"You keep trying to put honey on my sword, so let's lick it, it looks like a veil, and let's ignore it."

"Seeing you say that, I think I'm actually buying you a favour."

"In that context, I'm asking you a question."

Van glances around.

"I understand that the Sunwoo family has a lot of books."

He raises his mouth.

"What about the knife?"