Chapter 154

Chapter 154

[Translator – Night]

[Proofreader – Gun]

Chapter 154: Father (3)

“Father?”

“Yes...?”

“Who are you looking for?”

Father, the magical word.

With this single word, the murderous spirit emanating from those holding swords dissipated without vigor.

The majority present here had either lost their families as a result of the reset or were those who, unlike others, took up arms to avoid losing their families.

And because of that.

“Wait a moment.”

The tension was palpable.

Because their own deaths were the same as the death of the family they left behind in the residential area.

“Everyone, snap out of it! It could be a distraction tactic from the mutants!”

Someone instinctively grabbed the sword that had been slipping out of their hands and shouted, and right on cue, there was another clang from within the dust cloud.

Clang.

It was the sound of Yeongwoo taking steps to step out of the dust cloud.

“Relax, everyone! Let me speak for a moment....”

As Yeongwoo waved the dust away with his arms and took another step forward, one of the Strongest Swords from Gangbuk reflexively extended his sword, interpreting this movement as an attack.

Swish!

“Oh!”

“Ah!”

Then the other Strongest Swords of Gangbuk couldn’t help but intervene.

Such clumsy attacks not only did not affect the mutants but also risked their lives by inviting counterattacks.

Therefore, it was an ironic situation where the three Strongest Swords of Gangbuk, Nowon, and Dobong launched a joint attack in order to save the person who initiated the first attack.

Swish!

‘Fuck, what’s going on? I don’t know what kind of guy he is, but thanks to him, my life will be saved.’

Taking advantage of the intruder’s presence, Gwak Seongwon of Uijeongbu’s Strongest Sword gained some time and started looking around for an escape route.

He intended to escape from the Gangbuk Alliance while they were engaged in battle with the monster in the dust cloud.

But before he could even take a step, something absurd happened first.

Swoosh!

The blades of the Gangbuk Alliance, which had been cutting through the dust, were all blocked.

And then.

“Misters, I’ll retaliate from the second attack onwards.”

The voice of a man that had been continuously echoing from within the hazy dust finally emerged without a single break in breath.

And then.

Thunk!

As the Alliance’s blades were deflected onto the road, the person in question revealed himself.

Clang!

“Father! Stop all actions!”

As Yeongwoo called out to the fathers indiscriminately and walked out of the dust, everyone on that side who had been aiming their swords at him widened their eyes.

“What...?”

“....!”

“...Huh.”

Everything about the opponent surpassed their imagination.

A height of two meters.

The title of Joseon’s Strongest Sword.

Golden armor adorned all over the body.

A golden greatsword floating in the air like a guardian deity.

And even a sinister aura emanating from a cursed sword.

“Is, is he really human?”

“He’s not a mutant...?”

Then someone finally uttered the problematic line.

“So, whose son is he...?”

* * *

Father.

Or rather, he was looking for his biological father.

For Yeongwoo, there was only the one who created him, but there was no one who nurtured him.

So what Yeongwoo was looking for now was nothing more than his biological father.

More precisely, a being who passed on some of his genetic components to Yeongwoo, and depending on the perspective, could be considered as the original.

「This individual is a randomly combined composition of Level 4 settings.」

「Influenced by the settings of the parents, they possess the following immutable elements from birth. #Level4 #Orphan」

「As a Level 4 composite being, they receive retroactive adjustments to settings of Level 2 or higher during their lifetime.」

[Father]: Level 6 Extra

[Mother]: Level 1 Supporting Role

The combination of a Level 6 Extra and a Level 1 Supporting Role.

This rather discordant combination gave rise to the problematic existence known as Jeong Yeongwoo07.

A ‘stubborn’ acknowledged by the system and a ‘rising star’ that the beings of the universe began to take notice of at this moment.

“.....!”

At this, Uijeongbu’s Strongest Sword Gwak Seongwon, who had been looking for an opportunity to escape, leaped towards the high outer wall of the prison.

“Dammit!”

Ta-aat!

The strongest man among the Uijeongbu prison inmates, Gwak Seongwon, moved like lightning.

“That bastard!”

“Get him!”

Seeing this, all the Strongest Swords of the Gangbuk Alliance, including Kim Jeonggu of Dobong, naturally lit up and jumped up.

And Yeongwoo was no different.

“Gwak Seongwon...!”

Calling out the name of the man who might be his biological father, he sent the ‘Dragon’s Legacy’ towards his left leg.

Sshaeaeaeat!

It was the duel sword of the Joseon’s Strongest Sword.

Thanks to that, Gwak Seongwon was hit in the leg with the sword and slammed into the ground, unable to even cross half the distance to the outer wall.

“Krek!”

Then the enraged people of Gangbuk Alliance rushed towards him, brandishing their swords fiercely.

Of course, they were soon bound by the golden waves that swept through the field.

Hwaaat!

“Ah...!”

“Ugh!”

“What is this...?”

Some of the people immediately recognized the nature of this energy and widened their eyes.

This oppressive feeling, like squeezing one’s heart, could only be felt when facing the prestige of the Strongest Sword.

『Joseon’s Strongest Sword』

Eventually, Yeongwoo, the source of this prestige, calmly walked among dozens of swordsmen, emitting golden rays from his eyes.

Then.

“...Ugh.”

Standing in front of Gwak Seongwon, who still hadn’t removed the Dragon’s Legacy from his leg, Yeongwoo looked down at him.

“....”

The tracking marker was still square.

After a moment of thought, Yeongwoo opened his mouth.

“How old are you now? You must be in your early fifties at most.”

Upon hearing this, Gwak Seongwon, sweating profusely, managed to answer.

“W-Well. I just turned sixty this year...! But what about this sword? Even if I were your father, what good would it do to break my leg?”

To this, Yeongwoo glanced briefly at the Dragon’s Legacy stuck in the man’s leg and then spoke again in a harsh tone.

“I am currently thirty-four.”

“...What?”

“If you’re sixty, it means you had me when you were seventeen.”

“W-What are you talking about?”

“I’m saying you’re not my father.”

“......!”

With Yeongwoo’s last words, a long shadow was cast over Gwak Seongwon’s head.

“What? This crazy bastard!”

Gwak Seongwon exclaimed with a scream.

Then.

Gwak Seongwon’s body was split in half by a mythic-ranked sword, ‘Bastard’.

“Kyaaah!”

“You little...!”

Everyone in the audience, except for Kim Jeonggu, was startled and stepped back.

Of course, at this time, even Kim Jeonggu, who came to avenge his brother, did not have murderous intent in his eyes.

The reason was that the gaze of the Joseon’s Strongest Sword, who had just killed one of the candidates for his father, overwhelmed him.

“...He was the enemy of my brother. I’m just sorry I didn’t kill him myself. I have no feelings for him.”

As Kim Jeonggu said this, Yeongwoo reached out his left hand and retrieved the Dragon’s Legacy stuck in the dead man’s leg.

Thunk!

“I knew he wasn’t my father. The sword didn’t ignite.”

Then Yeongwoo pointed the Dragon’s Legacy at Kim Jeonggu.

Whip.

“By the way, was this guy the enemy of your older brother?”

“Big... What?”

While Kim Jeonggu made a puzzled expression, Yeongwoo looked at the tracking marker in front of him with a very clear mind.

The reason was that just a moment ago, when everyone except Kim Jeonggu stepped back, the marker changed to a circle.

In other words.

“It seems like you might be my father.”

“W-What are you talking about? That can’t be....”

As Kim Jeonggu made an unjust expression and shook his head sideways.

On the other hand, Yeongwoo threw the question with a confident face.

“How old are you this year?”

[Translator – Night]

[Proofreader – Gun]