I noticed how messed up Kim Hyun-Sung looked. He already got treated through holy magic, but despite that, there were still wounds on his body. Of course, he would look like that since he had just experienced a crazy fight. Juliena’s tentacles must have gotten him because there were small holes all over his body and half of the armor he was wearing had broken off. Not to mention that his arm that got injured because of the black cross that fell from the sky was still getting treated. Just from his outer appearance alone, he looked pitiful, but me on the other hand…
‘I don’t have a scratch on me.’
I looked clean without a single wound on me. When the sword approached me, Kim Hyun-Sung looked like a man sending his lover away so, of course, I felt like I was walking on eggshells.
“I’ve heard that legendary ranked items usually select their owner. I don’t know the details, but I believe that’s what’s happening right now,” Hwang Jung-Yeon explained.
“Yes, I think I’ve heard that too.”
‘Please don’t do this to me...’
Personally, I was so confused by this ridiculous situation that I couldn’t speak and I was sure that Kim Hyun-Sung felt the same way. My heart started breaking at the thought that he went over his limits just to obtain this legendary-ranked item. He had to obtain a glorious victory just to acquire this item. It wasn’t intentional, but I basically ruined his big plan.
‘Damn it… I have no use for it…’
“I-I don’t know why it’s suddenly doing this either,” I said.
When I looked away, the sword that was floating followed my eyes.
Buzz…
It also kept buzzing.
“Can I reject being its owner?” I asked.
“It is possible, but… there isn't a lot of information about legendary-ranked items yet. Based on the situation, I don’t think it’s going to back off easily.”
“Then how about letting Mr. Hyun-Sung grab it? I’m not a swordsman and I don’t really need this item. It’ll be better if Mr. Hyun-Sung uses it,” I suggested.
“Okay. Mr. Hyun-Sung, I think it’ll be best to try it.”
“Oh… okay,” he said.
Naturally, everyone focused their attention on him and even Kim Hyun-Sung slowly reached his hand out toward it nervously. He must have heard a lot of information about legendary-ranked items, so I was certain that he knew about the Cursed Sword as well. This could have been the same sword he used in his past life or this could be a sword he had longed for so long.
He looked nervous and I couldn’t help but realize that he really worked hard to obtain this sword. Kim Hyun-Sung had an uncertain expression.
The moment he grabbed the sword, dark energy started to flow out around the sword. It happened so suddenly that the expedition members started to run.
Craaaackle!
After seeing that, Kim Hyun-Sung released a deep breath and let go of the sword. I noticed him glancing my way with a disappointed look after sighing. This was my first time seeing him with this expression and it caused my heart to break.
‘Ah… damn…’
“I don’t think it’ll work. It seems like it has already decided on its owner,” Kim Hyun-Sung said.
“Oh… well I…”
“The sword probably has a very strong ego. It’s a bit unfortunate, but there’s not much that we can do about it. Mr. Ki-Young had put in the most work in taking control of this dungeon, so he’s more than worthy to accept this sword. I even received help from Mr. Ki-Young during the last part of the fight. To be honest, if there hadn’t been an opening, I don’t know what could have happened,” Kim Hyun-Sung said.
“Wait, even if I accept an item I can’t use…”
“I’m sure this isn’t something you can reject even if you want to, Mr. Ki-Young, especially this sword. You’ll feel it as soon as you grab the sword. It had already made up its mind. Even if someone else tried to use it by force, it’ll be no different from a wooden sword. You’re the only one that’s able to use its potential, so it’s only right for you to use it, Mr. Ki-Young,” Kim Hyun-Sung explained.
“What kind of alchemist would use a sword…”
Everyone looked disappointed. Me using this sword was no different from throwing pearls before swine. My strength and stamina were weak. I was obviously going to run out of breath after swinging it a few times. I wanted to desperately tell it to not do this, but the Cursed Sword completely ignored my opinion.
As if it couldn’t wait any longer, the dark energy that was flowing out of the sword started to wrap around me.
“Uh… oh!”
My arms were being lifted against my will.
“Someone please…”
I glanced over at the others, but it happened so suddenly. Before I could even use my hands, my hands grabbed the hilt of the sword and when it did, I saw a familiar message.
[Legendary-ranked item, Cursed Sword. You’ve been acknowledged as Juliena’s owner. Congratulations on being the owner of the legendary sword.]
‘Shit… acknowledge my ass. I don’t want it. I didn’t acknowledge it.’
[Juliena, the Cursed Sword - Legendary Rank]
[This was the sword that the cursed saint, Juliena used. A.S., the god of curses gave this sword to Juliena tens of thousands of years ago and no matter how much time passes, it remains durable. It inflicts the highest level curse and it immediately damages the target’s mind when the target gets wounded by the sword. Magic is necessary in order to use A.S.’s energy. The target, once exposed to its energy for a long time, will be cursed as well. Use a large amount of mana to cast a wide curse. Summoning and reverse summoning is possible as well. Before Juliena died, she desperately sealed her soul. Her ego, which was for Gedric, is asleep. The sword will move on its own and protect its owner from threats. A few of the sword’s skills have been locked due to your low growth potential. Magic will be increased by 15. - Gedric… My love, Gedric]
‘Sh… it… I acknowledge it.’
I only cursed at myself for a moment and when I glanced at the sword, I realized that a good thing had happened. The stat was so ridiculous that I couldn’t help but open my mouth. Its stat couldn’t be compared to any of the items I had seen so far.
In this dungeon, I had already witnessed just how much power the curse had. Considering how it almost swallowed the talented Blue Guild, having the ability to cast a curse was enough to call it a legendary item. Of course, I wouldn’t be able to do what Juliena did with my magic, but the possibilities were overflowing. In addition, it increased my magic by 15 points. Unfortunately, it still didn’t change the fact that I was a dummy when it came to magic, but I couldn’t help but feel that there was still hope for me in that department. Another thing that was worth pointing out was that it would protect me on its own. Since Juliena’s ego was sealed inside it, it looked like a new skill was added, but it was a skill that I needed the most.
The problem was…
‘Juliena.’
I had to figure out how I would handle it when that crazy woman woke up again. Despite not knowing what Gedric looked like, thinking that I may have to pretend to be him again gave me a headache.
“The ownership is complete.”
The expedition members sounded a bit dejected.
“I’m… re-really sorry about this. I didn’t know this…”
“It’s fine. When thinking about the things you did, you’re more than worthy of having it, even though it’s a bit strange for an alchemist to use a sword… maybe we should start training together,” Kim Hyun-Sung suggested.
“Excuse me?” I asked.
“Considering the situation, it might be best if you learned a bit about how to use a sword. I’ll at least teach you the basics,” he offered.
‘I feel like he’s trying to get back at me…’
For some reason, I felt anxious.
‘Is he mad?’
I couldn’t imagine Kim Hyun-Sung being mad, but it was obvious through his expression that he was mad. I couldn’t help but smile because I realized that Kim Hyun-Sung was a human that wasn’t any different from us.
When I looked around, I saw our party members. Park Deok-Gu looked proud while Sun Hee-Young and Jung Ha-Yan looked a bit strange, but it didn’t bother me. The other parties were jealous, but since they were all indebted to me, they still clapped for me. They looked as if they wanted me to explain about Juliena, so I couldn’t help but talk about it.
“I’m… not really sure about the quality of the sword, but the abilities that are embedded inside it are really good. It… has the ability to curse people and it even protects me, autonomously.”
“What?”
Kim Hyun-Sung was the one that seemed a bit surprised. It was probably because it was a skill that didn’t exist in his past life. If there was a crazy guy that pretended to be Gedric in his past life, the situation could have been different, but I was certain that my actions had been unprecedented.
“Oh, I guess the others aren’t able to read it. It’s written here that Juliena’s ego is sealed inside here. I think the sword will move on its own when it senses danger. I do feel a bit uncomfortable by the fact that it uses my mana, but… that’s probably… because it thinks that I’m Gedric,” I explained.
“Oh, I see.”
‘I need to become Gedric.’
In order to prevent my sword from killing me, I thought that I needed to become Gedric. If it caught on to the fact that I wasn’t Gedric, it could become problematic. Thanks to the fight earlier, Juliena was asleep and that was good news. Even though I had obtained a lot of things, there were things that gave me a headache.
I did feel a bit relieved by the fact that Kim Hyun-Sung didn’t seem as dejected as I thought. Not only that, but he lightly nodded when I mentioned that the sword could move on its own.
‘Did he determine that the sword was useful?’
It was a possibility. I was sure that he thought it would be best if he used it himself, but based on the current situation, there wasn’t anything he could do about it. Other than the frown on his face, he seemed fine. In some ways, this Cursed Sword could be one of the many legendary ranked items that Kim Hyun-Sung knew about. I probably wasn’t worthy enough to make this kind of judgment, but Kim Hyun-Sung’s nature and this sword weren’t a good match. If I had to think of a different owner, probably…
‘Jung Jin-Ho?’
I thought that it would be more compatible with the crazy murderer that we met in the tutorial dungeon.
“Congratulations, Mr. Ki-Young,” Kim Hyun-Sung said.
“Oh… thank you,” I said.
“I know the situation turned out bad, but if you understand…”
“Yes, I understand. It’s unfortunate, but Miss Lee Sang-Hee, there’s nothing I can do about this,” he said.
“I know you don’t need our acknowledgment, but for the legendary-ranked item, the Cursed Sword, we acknowledge that it’s yours. Now that we’re almost done with this place, we’ll head back to Lindel after we’re done with the request that I gave. Let’s head back,” she said.
“Okay.”
I benefited a lot from this dungeon control. Of course, the Blue Guild’s power had decreased tremendously due to the failure of the expedition and although it may sound a bit harsh, the situation wasn’t that bad when looking at it long term. I wasn’t sure what kind of decision Lee Sang-Hee was going to make from now on, but considering the fact that she felt burdened for being the sub-guild master, I thought that maybe she would willingly resign from her position.
Kim Hyun-Sung and I were going to change the Blue Guild into how we wanted it and I could say with confidence that this expedition had been worth doing in order to achieve that goal.
‘Ha-Yan’s condition also improved a lot…’
It felt like everyone leveled up through this expedition, but there were still things I needed to take care of. Park Deok-Gu, who stopped growing, and the task I asked Lee Ji-Hye to do. I did get the feeling that I still had some unfinished business.
Maybe it was because of the sword that was in my hand, but I couldn’t help but smile. Walking around with this sword out would become problematic, so while using my mana, I mumbled. “Reverse summoning.”
[The Cursed Sword has rejected reverse summoning.]
“...”
‘Reverse summoning.’
[The Cursed Sword has rejected reverse summoning.]
‘Return.’
[The Cursed Sword has strongly rejected reverse summoning.]
‘Shit! Return!’
[The Cursed Sword has strongly rejected reverse summoning. The Cursed Sword would like to be with you. The Cursed Sword is saying that it loves you. The Cursed Sword is saying that it wants to be with you. The Cursed Sword is getting angry.]
“Return! Please!”
It had definitely been a satisfactory expedition.
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