Absolute Sword Sense Chapter 303

<Episode 99: The Youngest Leader Candidate (1)>

An antique kettle boils on a wooden stand neatly aligned over a campfire.

A fragrant aroma rose from the kettle and tickled my nose.

-Chiiiii! Chook! Chook!

Seol-baek, with his silver hair fluttering, stirs the iron pot frantically.

She was showing off her amazing cooking skills by sprinkling various spices from a bamboo container.

I stuck out my tongue at the sight of her.

I was going to roughly remove the feathers from the pheasant I caught and roast it to eat.

[That's not polite towards food.]

After saying that, he took out cooking utensils from his luggage and started cooking.

The spicy scent was so good that it made my mouth water.

Every time she turned the handle of the iron pot, a red sheen appeared on the pheasant meat.

-……What on earth is taste?

-I'm curious too.

Even the Sodam Sword and the Namcheon Iron Sword showed interest in him, so you could tell that his cooking skills were no different from those of other excellent chefs.

After she finished cooking, she placed the seasoned pheasant neatly on the plate she had prepared in advance.

“…….Is it really necessary to do this?”

“Food that looks good is good to eat. Even if you eat just one, if it has class, the taste will be different.”

I can't disagree.

Just looking at it makes my mouth water and I want to eat it right away.

She gave me a silver spoon.

I don't know what I have so much stuffed in my luggage.

“I made this using Sichuan-style raw pork. I added soybean paste and various spices, so it might be spicy, so eat it little by little.”

Hoegwayuk is a dish made by boiling pork and then stir-frying it in an iron pot.

But it's a dish of raw fish with pheasant meat instead.

He took his chopsticks, picked up the red-hot meat, and put it in his mouth.

'!!!'

The moment you put the meat in, you can feel the spicy aroma and sweet taste, and it melts softly.

It had a nice spicy taste.

Seolbaek opened his eyes wide and asked me.

"how is it?"

"……..it's good."

You can't say there's nothing delicious.

Seolbaek smiled brightly, as if he was happy about my words.

Then he started eating himself.

While eating the meat, I asked.

“I thought you were being annoying, but you’re actually pretty good at it.”

“As you live longer, you tend to lose interest in everything.”

“So, is that why you like cooking?”

“No. I just became more picky and started trying to find a taste that would satisfy me.”

It is a cooking skill that has developed over three hundred years to satisfy discerning palates.

Even the palace's secretaries wouldn't have this level of skill.

Seolbaek asked me.

“You, the descendant of the Sword Master, have also lived for over three hundred years, no, even longer than me. I was worried whether you would like it, but fortunately, you are not.”

hmm……

I'm sorry, but even before my regression, I couldn't live up to even a tenth of her life.

I kept my mouth shut because there was no need to talk about this fact.

After eating a few pieces of meat, a spicy flavor began to linger.

Then he opened the bottle and took a sip of water.

Then Seolbaek said.

“Wouldn’t a wife desire someone with this level of cooking skills?”

“Foot!”

I ended up spewing out all the water I was holding in my mouth.

I sprayed it in her face, but it froze before it even touched her and scattered like snowflakes.

The cold air protects her body the whole time.

-You don't seem to get tired.

Sodamgeom stuck out his tongue.

This woman kept saying this all the way to Muhanshi.

So that it becomes natural and familiar.

-You will be brainwashed before you go to King Gyeong.

Phew.

I agree with what Sodamgeom said.

The way she acts is completely different from any other woman I've ever met.

Rather than unconditionally revealing his feelings, he was showing how nice it would be to have him by his side.

It's so natural that it's scary.

I told her repeatedly that she didn't need this because I wasn't taking her in as my subordinate and was going to take care of her, but before I knew it, she was naturally preparing everything.

'Phew.'

I sighed faintly and ate the meat without answering.

It was to avoid being swept away by her.

Seolbaek smiled and smirked at my appearance and continued eating.

I think he's enjoying my reaction.

-Baek Hye-hyang, that woman seems scarier than that fox. Be careful.

-I don't think I'm that bad. The previous owner said that there's no better spouse than one who makes a man comfortable.

-Your former master was so knowledgeable about women that he knew everything about them. So why did he live alone his whole life?

-Ahem.

Namcheoncheolgeom shut his mouth at Sodamgeom's single strike.

It's been a while since I've heard advice from the Namcheon Swordsman, but I guess he was just being sarcastic.

Anyway, I need to come to my senses.

If this continues, I might fall for her tricks.

After finishing the meal and getting closer to the infinite time, I tried to transform my face back to its original state using the Chehwamanbyeonsul.

-Knock knock! Knock knock!

When he returned to his original face, Seolbaek looked at him as if he found it strange.

I said while staring at him intently.

“Stop looking at me.”

“Is that your real face?”

"okay."

The corners of Seolbaek's mouth went up at my answer.

“Why are you laughing?”

“I thought maybe you were hiding it because you were ugly.”

Her words made me laugh.

But I've never heard anyone say I'm ugly.

At that moment, Seolbaek smiled brightly and said.

“Whether we have a daughter or a son, our child will be pretty.”

“Coolook.”

It really doesn't let your guard down even for a second.

Her words made me cough.

It's amazing that as soon as you see my original face, you think of your child's face.

Even though he is deliberately trying to act coldly to get her to give up, he says these things without hesitation.

“Do it in moderation.”

“I don’t like it.”

“There are ways to keep your mouth shut.”

“It won’t be easy to seal the blood vessel.”

"what?"

“The first thing I learned after I first learned the art of blood transmutation was the art of blood transmutation.”

Is this what you call defense?

I shook my head.

And he said to her.

“Are you going to keep doing this even after we enter infinity?”

At my words, she snickered and took out something like a small packet from her bosom and swallowed it.

Then, not long after, her silver hair, which had been as bright as her eyes, began to gradually turn black.

Actually, it's stranger that there is no way.

You won't be able to run around here and there with silver hair.

“Do you have a face mask?”

“I just received my order of new intimidating masks.”

She took a small wooden box out of her bundle.

When I opened the box, a cotton swab came out.

“I bet you don’t recognize the face of Geumsangje?”

“Because it’s a newly created face.”

She picked up the cotton swab and placed it on her face, familiarly.

Her original face was pretty, but the face made with a human face mask was also pretty.

“I guess you like things that stand out.”

“No. I chose the one that best suits your face.”

“……..”

I don't know if the answer comes out right away after hearing it, but it seems like you thought about it for a long time.

I shook my head and said to her.

“It’s almost infinite. Keep your promise.”

“Don’t worry. I will never go more than ten steps from you. If you want, I can go less than one step.”

She tried to get close to me, thinking it was her chance.

So I held out my hand and signaled them not to come near.

I looked at Seolbaek, who was licking his lips with regret, and stuck out his tongue inwardly.

-Just go see the King first.

The Martial Arts Federation became more pressing for that.

According to the informant sent by Jo Seong-won, the former leader of the martial arts world, Baek Hyang-muk, the Infinite Swordsman, has also arrived at the martial arts union.

This meant that the competition to elect the leader of the Martial Arts Federation was about to begin.

According to the information that Seolbaek passed on, the real reason for not announcing the election of the leader of the Martial Arts Federation was to track me down through Gwak Hyeong-jik of Bukyungdoseong.

-If there had been no opening, we would have been in big trouble.

It was a stroke of genius to make Jo Seong-won an open ark.

Anyway, I can't just let things go as that bastard Geum Sang-je wants.

Until then, I have no choice but to keep Seolbaek by my side.

-Wake up.

Even if you don't say so, it will be so.

“We’ll be leaving early in the morning, so get some shut-eye.”

“Don’t you need a night shift?”

Seolbaek licked her lips with her tongue as if tempting me.

“………”

This is why I can't get any sleep.

* * *

Two mornings later.

The castle of the Infinite Martial Arts Federation.

It's been a while since I've been here, and it's bustling with people like usual.

The reason there are more people than usual is because of the election ceremony for the Grand Master of the Martial Arts Federation tomorrow.

Officially, it seems that each sect and faction was invited under the pretext of electing a grand sect leader.

As I entered the street outside the castle, I became the center of attention of many people.

Because I came in my original form, many martial artists recognized me and were making a fuss.

“It’s not me who stands out.”

I laughed at Seolbaek's thorny words.

As she said, I had no idea my fame would reach this level.

After disappearing for almost seven months, I finally showed up and the martial artists who passed by couldn't take their eyes off me.

There were even some who pretended to know on purpose.

“It’s been a while, So Daehyeop.”

“Do you remember me?”

“Are you here to elect the grand lord?”

I could have just ignored them and said I didn't know, but I took the lottery ticket and greeted them one by one.

Because here I am a hero of the party.

-Having a high reputation isn't always a good thing.

I agree.

In the Blood Sect, no one dares speak to me carelessly, but my reputation in the sect was tantamount to popularity.

So, people's attention and interest are concentrated to the point of becoming a burden.

It was at that moment that I was making my way through the crowds and through the streets, heading towards the entrance of the Murim Alliance castle.

I heard someone screaming.

“Brother!”

When I looked there, I saw someone running from the castle gate.

She was my younger sister, So Young-young.

I waved my hand in joy at seeing Yeong-yeong for the first time in years.

But I guess it's not Yeong-yeong.

As soon as he ran over, he shouted without caring about the eyes of those around him.

“How could you not contact me even once! You idiot, you idiot brother!”

'ah……'

But isn't it too much for people to watch like this?

To my brother, you call me an idiot.

But when I see the guy's reddened eyes, I can't bring myself to say anything.

It seemed like he was really worried.

“Do you know how worried I was!”

Young-young shouted like that and tried to punch me in the chest.

It wasn't a real hit, it was just a tantrum.

Seolbaek stopped this.

“What is it? You?”

“That’s what I wanted to ask.”

Seolbaek's eyes had become strangely sharp.

It seems that Young-Young didn't think of her as his sister because she suddenly ran up to him, yelled at him, and made a fuss.

“Get out of the way. My sister….”

“Little Hero!”

As I was about to tell Seolbaek that she was my sister, I heard someone shouting.

The person who made that cry was Namgung Gahee, the head of Bonghwangdang.

There was also a Jinju Eon-ga poet.

Namgung Gahee came to me and said with a happy expression.

“It’s been a while, So Daehyeop. Even without that, when we heard that So Daehyeop had appeared, our spirits ran so fast that we were sweating bullets trying to catch up.”

It was Namgung Gahee, fanning herself with her hand and acting cute.

“What are you talking about, you jumped as soon as you heard that, Sister? Hahaha.”

“Oh my, what did I jump for?”

Namgung Gahee couldn't hide her embarrassment at Unyoungin's words.

They were still two good-natured women.

At that moment, Seolbaek turned his head to me and said.

“There are more women around than I thought?”

The voice is quite cold.

Since all of the people who appeared by chance were pretty, I thought there was some kind of misunderstanding.

“But what is the situation now?”

Namgung Ga-hee, who was quick-witted, asked while looking at Seol-baek and Yeong-yeong, who were strangely facing each other.

It seemed like he was ready to take Young-young's side if the time came.

To this I explained.

“She is my younger sister.”

Seolbaek's eyes widened at those words.

“Sister? Younger sister?”

She recognized the name as soon as she heard it, as she knew some of the personal information about So Woon-hui.

Yeong-yeong pointed to her with his eyes and asked me.

“Brother, who on earth is this woman?”

I think he was very upset because he thought his long-awaited reunion had been interrupted.

Pointing to Seolbaek, I tried to tell him about the fake identity I had roughly thought of.

But before I could even say anything.

Seolbaek suddenly spoke to Yeongyeong with a bright smile.

“I wondered how such a pretty young lady could exist, and it turns out she is our Un-Hwi’s older sister. Nice to meet you. Oh, she’s so pretty.”

Her speech and facial expressions had completely changed.

It was to the point where I wondered if it was really the woman with that icy face.

But the problem lay elsewhere.

“Our Unhwi brother?”

Yeong-yeong looked at me and asked in a crooked voice.

The look in his eyes seemed to be asking him to explain the situation.

Even Namgung Ga-hee and Eon Yeong-in were looking back and forth between Seol-baek and me with expressions that seemed to say, “No way.”

'…….ah.'

My head suddenly feels like it's going to hurt.

ⓒ Hanjungwolya