Plum Blossom Sword Empress (1)

The <Information Window> was quite thick.

From my previous experience, I could tell that each of them had a notification window,
which notified me of a level or acquisition of a new skill.

‘Kah, this is mouth-watering,’

I swallowed my saliva and rubbed my hands together.
I wanted to check everything recklessly, but as always, there is an order to everything.

I first looked at the level-ups.

“Good…”

A decent yet excellent level-up.
The increasing ability values are also decent.
Of course, this was not all.

“Oh, ooooh!!!”

I clapped my hands at that.
This was really an unexpected thing.
The levelling up of high-rank skills is also amazing.

‘Simply put, it means I can now charge [Tsunami] twice, right?’

That [Tsunami] had its cooldown reduced to 30 minutes after the fight with Kirin.
Now it can be charged twice.

In addition, it received the buff of the ‘Red Scales’, so it was used like [Water Breath]
Additional corrections were added to adjust and handle the shape of the water.

The cooldowns for both were 30 minutes each.
It was a configuration that calculated and recovered independently.

Then a question naturally arose.

‘How far can I control the form?’

I spread my hands experimentally.
Of course, I had no intention of flooding this place, so I used only a little magic power.
I activated [Tsunami] with minimal force.

A water orb the size of a thumb appeared.

Soon, as I imagined it in my mind and infused magic, a crude but similar form to our Meowi appeared… what should I call this?

‘Water Golem? Water Clone?’

Anyway, that thing about the size of a palm wobbled here and there.
I infused more magic into it, and it slowly stabilized its shape.

It moved around on my palm making ‘mudada-!’ sounds.

‘Kheuk!’

As expected, my Meowi is cute and lovable even as a clone.
About 30 seconds.
After that time, control was lost and it dripped down my hand.

“Nice…”

Good. It wasn’t just my skill, it was really good.
Theoretically, it means I can create and manipulate anything with water, right?
Instead the magic consumption ends up being too high.
A simple but effective method seemed best.

Anyway, I continued checking the rewards.

The last reward of the level up.
It was acquiring [Overlord Annihilation].

I crossed my arms and nodded, saying “Hmm, hmm…!”

‘Finally, this tier-1 ultimate skill is in my hands.’

Actually, I knew what this was to some extent.
Peng Jin-ah treated me like a baby and told me.

—The final strike I dealt to Kirin. It was undoubtedly [Overlord Annihilation] with all restrictions lifted.

Congratulations, Cadet Yu Se-ha.

Of course, Peng Jin-ah who told me, had this dark expression on her face for some reason.
It was like someone saddened by how quickly the ordeal they prepared for was approaching.

I leaned back for a moment.

“Phew…”

I already felt full.
Should I say it felt like I was going to burst?
But there was still work to do.

The ability of [Eyes of Reverse Heaven] naturally came to mind.

“It’s been exactly 30 days anyway.”

I decided to use it here.

The skills that the Kirin possessed appear with this swift sound.
Hmm, as expected…
I nodded while looking at the list.

“A true S-rank monster is different.”

Even during the <Sea Dragon> fight it was considerable, but this one was on another level.
Probably its overall level was higher too.
The overall level is probably higher.

I glanced over the full list.
I already knew what I would get from the start.

In fact, an ability that could only be obtained from Kirin.
At the same time, an ability that can only be obtained now.
I had to choose this.

“Nice!”

I clenched both fists in joy.
The noble yet intense power that flowed in as soon as I chose it.
It was undoubtedly the authority Kirin wielded.

Just as I was about to try it out a little…
Tring!
A new message updated in the <Information Window>.

“…Huh?”

I hesitated.

My fingers stopped in midair.
Blinking in confusion.
I tilted my head.
What on earth is this?

“Spirit King and Tyrant?”

I know what they are.
They are entities with ominous names mentioned in my skill descriptions.

Probably, they are beings like the transcendent beings mentioned in passing ‘GAL’.
But why send such a message to me?

“…Ah, now that I think about it, sometimes skills with transcendent names had additional involvement.”

Rereading the description.
I guess <Devour> played some role in it.
That must be why the cooldown was reduced by a third.

“Seizing the soul?”

Various thoughts swirled in my mind.

‘Could it be that [Eyes of Reverse Heaven] is a kind of necromancy-like power?’

That is why it copies abilities.
And can manipulate souls like this?

Roughly other miscellaneous thoughts.
Usually, common interests and theories which come up as a leader in later years.

Clap! I clapped my hands.
Shook all those thoughts out of my head.

Even if I think about it, it won’t solve anything, and since it openly says there are no side effects and urges me to accept, I wasn’t going to miss it.

“…Crazy.”

I covered my mouth with the back of my hand.
It was literally shocking to me.
There were many astonishing things.

First, the acquisition level increased.
It should have been 3, but it was amplified to a whopping 5 levels.
This will probably apply going forward.

Then the skill information.

‘I knew [Roaring Thunderbolt] had these effects.’

Because I saw it on the community.

Among all attributes, the fastest and most powerful <Lightning Attribute> skill, literally the power of gods, which you get to use freely.

They say that if you level up and learn various <Derived Skills>.

I heard that it can evaporate the whole city.

‘I probably can’t do that yet.’

As evidence, the derivative skills are blocked.
I didn’t care much.

As I get stronger, I’ll naturally get them, and even if not, just being able to wield lightning gave me plenty of applications.

What surprised me was the last option.
It was an absurdly overpowered option I had never seen even on the community.

“100% damage immunity…?”

Naturally, attribute skill users have resistance matching their skills.
Even Moon Bora probably has the highest <Ice Resistance>.
But that doesn’t mean complete immunity.

Even with the same attribute, a higher power can freeze and kill.

This meant that Moon Bora didn’t have a problem with [Frozen Permafrost] right away.
One can see by looking at the fact that she acquired [Snow Ice Full Body Arts] and got frostbitten.

But, immunity is different.
I literally no longer take any damage from electricity.

What this meant was big.
Very much so.

“Even if I do a self-destruct attack, I won’t take damage?”

Here, if the opponent mainly uses electricity like Kirin, it’s a guaranteed victory.

I clenched my fist.

This is it!
This is the broken character!

‘Kah, Spirit King or Tyrant, thanks anyway!’

Thanks to this, the number of strategies I can use increased.

And that was the last day at the hospital.
I was able to fall asleep happily.

One day later, after finishing all treatments, the day to leave the hospital.

“Did you pack everything safely?”
“Yes, I packed everything without missing a single thing. Thank you for helping.”

Peng Jin-ah, who was helping me coughed in vain.
She turned her slightly flushed face away.
She crossed her arms and said, ‘That’s normal for a teacher.’
Additionally, a subtle smile and a cheerful humming were extras.

She was truly a cute person even when seen again.

Anyway, after leaving, I stepped outside the hospital…

“Huh?”
“Hmm?”

An unexpected crowd welcomed me.

-There, there he is! He really came out!
-That person is Yu Seha. Truly a young hero…
-He isn’t just young, he’s just a kid…
-Does that matter? Hurry, hurry, follow for the interview!

The identity of the crowd was at least dozens of reporters.
They all looked in the direction I was with fiery eyes.
The company names were written on the name tags.
Each was a well-known company.

Among them, the man at the front thrust a microphone forward.

“Excuse me, Hunter Yu Seha! We heard you played a major role in the S-rank Kirin hunt. Please say a word regarding that…”
“Excuse me! We heard you’re 19 years old this year. We’re curious about what kind of unbelievable training made you so strong!”
“Please move aside! Mr. Yu Seha? Do you know countless girl fans have a crush on you? A fan club has even been formed. What do you think about this?”

“Uh…”

I just blankly stared at them.
What on earth is going on?

‘…Is killing one Kirin really this influential?’

It seemed that I wasn’t the only one who had these thoughts.

Peng Jin-ah also looked flustered, stammering at questions like, “Overlord Sword, you showed great performance after a long time, what do you think?”

Of course, she was blank only for a moment.
Peng Jin-ah quickly regained composure.

“Cadet Yu Seha, let’s get out of here first.”
“Yes, yes. But… where do we run to?”
“…”

Peng Jin-ah closed her mouth at my question.
She was already surrounded by reporters after being frozen in shock.
They were closing in.

Peng Jin-ah looked up.
From her eyes, it seemed she was thinking, “Should we escape by me princess carrying you like last time?”

And at that moment.

A slight dizziness.
A magic circle made of blood appeared on the ground like lightning.
I immediately recognized whose skill it was.

‘Is this Su Ok-bin’s?’

Peng Jin-ah and I deliberately did not resist.
The voices of the reporters shouted urgently asking for an answer.
Soon, the magic circle swallowed us and transported us somewhere.

“Swoosh-!”

“Wah?!”
“Hmm…”

I regained consciousness in the back seat of a Ferrari sports car I had ridden frequently recently.

I saw Su Ok-bin driving.
She looked back.
Lowering her blood-made sunglasses, she winked prettily.

“You two had a hard time.”
“Th-thank you, Vice President Su Ok-bin.”
“Noona~~”
“Ah, yes, noona.”
“…Noona? What age difference is there?”
“Oh my, Overlord Sword, puffing your cheeks and grumbling is cute. Like someone who’s aged carelessly.”
“…Are you really trying to start a fight or something?”
“Hehe. Since we’re going to such a place anyway, shall we sort out the hierarchy?”
“Ha, nothing we can’t do.”

Two people fighting each other.
I watched awkwardly and noticed someone else in the front seat.

And there was another person there.
A distinct lively voice whispered in my ear.

“Yu Seha. Hello~ This is our second meeting, isn’t it?”

She was a woman with short brown hair.
She had a charming, modest appearance with her eyes were like slits, a modest beauty with charm.
She seemed like a normal person who was usually gentle but also playful.
But knowing her identity, such words wouldn’t come out.

I bowed my head.

“It’s an honor you remember me, Plum Blossom Sword Empress.”¹

“Oh come on~ Just call me Ga-ryeong~”

The woman smiled brightly.

Her name was Wei Ga-ryeong.
A S-class hunter who exists with only 5 people in Korea, and a swordsman who has definitely reached the top.
Commonly called <Plum Blossom Sword Empress>.

Why do I know her?

To find out, I had to go back to the past right after I defeated the ‘Kirin’.
Before being carried away by the rescue team.