Book 7: Chapter 5: Immortal Executioner Sword: Don’t Submit, Face Me Head-On!
The sensation the Immortal Executioner Sword brought Yang Yan was akin to the threat he experienced when he first transmigrated into that other world and laid eyes on a Western dragon.
If it hadn’t been for a group of dragon slayers coming to his rescue, Yang Yan would have perished long ago.
“Mister Yang Yan, are you ready? If you are, I’m going to strike. To be honest, Mister Yang Yan, this Immortal Executioner Sword hasn’t tasted blood in who knows how many years, so its power might be a bit excessive. I hope you don’t mind,” Chen Heng stated calmly, delivering the most ruthless words.
“...Father, I was wrong. Can I still become an executor now?” Yang Yan bowed at a 90-degree angle, surrendering sincerely.
“Ah! Mister Yang Yan, why do you say that? The Immortal Executioner Sword mentioned it hasn’t killed anyone in a long time and is especially eager to try now.”
“No, no, no, I absolutely cannot trouble your Immortal Executioner Sword to act personally. I was just joking earlier, just a joke. Please don’t take it seriously.”
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Time: 8:10 p.m.
Location: Street-side barbecue stall near the Forbidden City
Characters: Chen Heng, Yang Yan
“So, even if you’ve cultivated to law deity, don’t think about coming back to dominate the world or anything like that. This is a legal society now, and more importantly, this world’s depth is truly deep.” Chen Heng shared knowledge essential to Yang Yan while enjoying barbecue skewers by the roadside.
“I see. Before I transmigrated, I didn’t even know about the existence of this hidden world. Actually, I have no interest in conquering the world. I was just worried the world might attack me, so I thought of striking preemptively.”Your favorite stories at novelhall.com
“Don’t worry. There are plenty of people stronger and weirder than you. With the identity assigned to you by the world, you won’t need to worry about these issues. The hidden world is kept secret for the sake of ordinary people like you. If the hidden world were revealed, the first unfortunate ones would be people like you. Due to the suppression policies of the hidden world, conflicts between the two worlds are rare.”
“Oh, I see. And what about Valkyries and these ability users resulting from Spiritual Energy Resurgence? These are...”
“That’s because the world’s consciousness changed. The previous world consciousness had a tiny mishap and was forced to retire, so your current boss took over. New officials are always enthusiastic. The world consciousness changed, and so did the world’s policies.”
“Hah! Can’t find a girlfriend? You must be kidding. I’ve got charm to spare. Just this morning, someone wanted to drag me to get married. It’s just that some issues cropped up.” Chen Heng did not like hearing what Customer Service said.
Let me see who has no eyes and set their sights on you. Oh sh... Time Witch! Well, good luck. This Time Witch’s personality is a bit... Whatever, I’m out.
“Hey, don’t leave me hanging. What’s wrong with my Little Li’s personality?”
Following this, no matter how much Chen Heng harassed Customer Service, Customer Service ignored him.
Very well, I will remember this grudge, Customer Service. What Chen Heng disliked most was people who spoke halfway and left things to the imagination.
Chen Heng glanced at the time on the Dimension Administrators Association interface, then mustering great willpower, resisted the urge to chat in the group. He resumed forming the Will Energy sword that had been interrupted by Customer Service earlier.
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The next day, at six in the morning, Chen Heng’s internal body clock woke him up as usual.
After an hour of training, Chen Heng decided to make breakfast again to apologize to his master. Come to think of it, he seemed to have done this before for some reason?
High-quality ingredients often only required the simplest cooking methods. After cultivating all night, Master Chen decided to make egg fried rice.
This time, the eggs for the fried rice were monster eggs brought back from Perfect World. They were incredibly delicious. The rice for the fried rice was spiritual rice purchased from the Dimension Administrators Association’s store.
[TL Note: Looking at this, it seems that Satou Kazuma’s world—the KonoSuba world—is known as Perfect World in this novel. Of course, the actual game called Perfect World did not take place in the KonoSuba world; they probably simply applied the name.]
The combination of the two made an incredibly tasty egg fried rice. Moreover, after adding Pure Heart, the fried rice this time had the effect of reducing internal heat; in simple terms, it could soothe irate people.
[TL Note: Pure Heart is likely a cooking ingredient—a flower—from Genshin Impact known as Qingxin, which is the pinyin of the name in Chinese. I chose to translate it, as it would sound better. The name can also mean “mind cleansing.” Here is more information: /wiki/Qingxin.]
This time, Chen Heng made enough fried rice for eight people: Chen Heng, Ryougi Shiki, Luo Li, Sirin, Fu Hua, Fafnir, Dragon Bella, and his third elder cousin, Xuanyuan Yiyao, whom Chen Heng foresaw arriving later.