Chapter 17 Samurai Hearts – For Revenge (3)

Dohyun, who lightly retorted, stroked his chin and said, “Hmm.”

“But I didn’t know there were skills in this game. I thought it was a samurai game, so I thought you just solved everything with a sword.-Originally, it can’t be solved T_T

-You’re the only one who can do that;;

-I think I can actually do it, so I can’t say anything lol

-You solved Sword Saint. That says it all

Seung-yeon retorted to Dohyun’s words.

“You can solve everything with a sword now. But listen to them. They say there are monsters. There are some really big monsters among them. You need skills to catch them.”

Dohyun agreed because it wasn’t wrong.

Seung-yeon, seeing Dohyun nodding, explained in detail about the Martial Soul she knew.

She didn’t look into the story because it could be a spoiler, but Seung-yeon had looked into various things related to the system.

She already knew a lot, so it wasn’t difficult to explain.

“There are two types of Martial Soul. Spirit Division and Soul Cultivation.”

Only the names have changed, but to explain the two simply, Spirit Division was a used skill, and Soul Cultivation was a constant effect.

As you can tell from the simple explanation, Spirit Division means an active skill that you use directly, and Soul Cultivation means a passive skill that is constantly applied.

To activate this Martial Soul, you needed skill points called Law, which you get by defeating enemies, so you couldn’t just activate anything.

“Then what is swordsmanship?”

Dohyun, who had been listening to the explanation, asked.

He knew that Martial Soul meant skills, but he was curious about what swordsmanship was.

‘Do I learn swordsmanship like Sword Saint Kato uses?’

Even if it’s a VR game, he doubted whether it was possible to learn swordsmanship in such a short time.

But Dohyun soon concluded that it was possible.

Because he had already done it.

He had stolen all of Sword Saint Kato’s swordsmanship in the battle and made it his own.

Of course, it goes without saying, but he was the only one who could do that.

Therefore, the swordsmanship they were teaching was much changed in terms of the VR game.

“Swordsmanship is that. If you attack with a specific motion, you get a correction effect accordingly. For example, if you slash down like this, it contains more power.”

Seung-yeon explained while even acting it out, so Dohyun could understand it at once.

It was a very innovative method.

Certainly, with this method, it would be possible for ordinary people to use swordsmanship without having to learn it.

Even if you don’t know swordsmanship, you can swing a sword, and if you adjust your posture properly, you can activate the swordsmanship effect.

“In addition, swordsmanship has unique effects for each school. For example, Sword Saint’s Two Heavens Style can’t even receive a sword unless it’s a perfect parry. That’s because of the unique effect of swordsmanship.”

-Ah, that was the swordsmanship effect?

-Yeah, that’s why you can’t catch Sword Saint during the tutorial. The opponent uses swordsmanship, but we can’t

If you fail to parry, you drop your sword, and even if you succeed, it stiffens your body, a crazy difficulty that can only be countered with a perfect parry.

That was the biggest reason why Sword Saint was virtually an unassailable boss.

And this is an effect derived from the Two Heavens Style that Sword Saint has mastered.

This was also the reason why you had to choose swordsmanship carefully in Samurai Hearts.

“You have to choose carefully because each school has different specializations in sword forms and effects.”

Samurai Hearts offered a total of three schools of swordsmanship.

The Axe Weasel Decimation Style, which has a more aggressive tendency than other swordsmanship styles and is often chosen by those who are confident in their physical abilities.

The Sword Restraint Style, a school specialized in protecting oneself and recommended for beginners.

Finally, the Thousand Fragrance Divine Style, which is balanced and does not lean to either side, in the center of these two swordsmanship styles.

“I think any of them would be fine for you.”

-I agree with that

-But really, what swordsmanship is best for Kratos to use?

-Isn’t the Axe Weasel Decimation Style the best?

-What’s the best? How about just the Thousand Fragrance Divine Style?

-Seeing you block Sword Saint’s attack, it’s definitely the Sword Restraint Style. Disagree and you’re ignorant of swordsmanship.

-Ignorant of swordsmanship lol

A commotion broke out in the viewer chat room over the swordsmanship Dohyun would use.

This was because the viewers were excitedly chattering, saying that Dohyun had reasons to suit each school.

Seeing the chat room heating up with words thrown without much thought, Seung-yeon quickly set out to put out the fire.

She couldn’t stand to see a pointless fight being left unchecked and negatively affecting the broadcast.

“Everyone, calm down. My brother will see and choose the swordsmanship that suits him. Aren’t you all curious? What swordsmanship did the genius choose?”

-Swordsmanship chosen by a genius… I’m drawn to it!

-For real, I’m really curious

-You’re already a monster, but if you add swordsmanship lol Crazy lol

The viewers calmed down by attracting attention using Dohyun’s title of genius.

They were also curious about what Seung-yeon said.

Which of the three schools would the genius choose?

“But, Sister, you said you’ve never played Samurai Hearts. How do you know so much about it?”

Dohyun, who was worried about what to choose, suddenly asked.

He was curious because she knew so much even though she hadn’t played it.

Seung-yeon’s answer was calm.

“If you lack physical ability, you have to make up for it elsewhere.”

Seung-yeon, who was always worried about her lack of physical ability, thoroughly researched the games she would play because of that.

If she lacked not only physical ability but also mental ability, viewers would not grind their teeth, but would not watch the broadcast at all.

Behind the evaluation of ‘a spicy taste professional broadcaster, but her mental ability is okay’ was such effort.

“Well, that’s enough. Let’s move on to the next thing right away. Brother, go?”

“Go.”

Seung-yeon, nodding, said to Tengu that she accepted the offer.

Tengu, hearing her words, laughed heartily.

“Excellent choice. You won’t regret your choice. First, follow me. I’ll introduce you to our Thousand Flowers Troupe family.”

With those words, Tengu went outside.

Seung-yeon and Dohyun also followed him outside.

Coming outside, they realized that the place they were in was an abandoned temple after seeing the surrounding scenery.

It wasn’t difficult to recognize it because there were several old temple buildings.

People were walking around sparsely among the temple buildings that had been directly hit by the ravages of time, and they would immediately bow their heads to greet Tengu when they saw him.

On the other hand, Tengu would only receive the greetings with a light gesture and would not bow his head in return.

Seeing that, Seung-yeon noticed that Tengu held a fairly high position within the Thousand Flowers Troupe.

‘Well, he’s a major NPC that you meet right after the tutorial, so it’s natural.’

They wouldn’t entrust such a long explanation to a disposable NPC.

The first place Tengu led the group to was a meditation hall.

In that place where several monks would have been meditating, only one old man was sitting cross-legged.

The seated old man had a noble and dignified appearance.

His neatly combed hair was shiny despite being white, and the robes he was wearing were neat and without wrinkles.

It was an appearance that perfectly matched the word ‘divine and wise’.

“Immortal.”

Tengu called the old man in a low voice.

Even Tengu, who held a high position within the Thousand Flowers Troupe, seemed to find the old man difficult to deal with, and even the title he used to call him was unique.

The old man, hearing Tengu’s call, slowly opened his eyes.

“Oh, it’s Tengu. You have guests as well. Are these the people you brought this time?”

“Yes. They have decided to work with the Thousand Flowers Troupe for a while, so I brought them to introduce them to the Immortal.”

“Introduction. You’re thinking of passing on the Martial Soul to these people as well.”

When Tengu nodded in affirmation, the old man looked at Seung-yeon and Dohyun.

Eyes as transparent and emotionless as glass beads stared at them.

A gaze that seemed to see into their minds.

The old man, who had been watching them for a while, slowly closed his eyes and said.

“The vessel is open, but there is no Law, which is the basis, so it is too early to pass it on. However, if you seek Law on your own, I will not be stingy in passing on the Martial Soul…”

With those words, the old man fell silent.

Tengu carefully bowed his head to the old man and left the meditation hall.

Following him, Seung-yeon and Dohyun left the meditation hall, and Tengu, who had come out first, said to them.

“That person is the Immortal who passes on the Martial Soul to us. If you want to acquire a new Martial Soul, or strengthen an existing Martial Soul, you can go to that person.”

It was a so-called skill transfer NPC.

The next place they went to was an empty space prepared between several pavilions.

Three people were standing in the empty space as if dividing it into three.

Dohyun and Seung-yeon’s eyes turned to the three people.

The one in the north among the three was a man with a huge physique, wearing a bear skin whole and carrying a long sword that looked to be 2m long on his back.

The one sitting in the east was a very handsome man.

Wearing a yukata with gorgeous flowers embroidered on it, he wore two swords, one long and one short, on his waist, and even wore a bamboo hat on his head.

The one standing in the west was the only woman among the three.

A woman with her hair tied back in a ponytail, with an impressive scar that faintly passed from her forehead to her right eye.

She only had one sword, unlike the others.

You could tell at a glance.

That these were the ones who would teach swordsmanship.

“These are the Sword Masters who teach swordsmanship. They are among the most skilled of the Sword Masters. Although they are not as good as the Sword Saint of the time, that’s because he’s a monster, so it can’t be helped…”

Tengu, who was speaking, paused.

Soon, his eyes, visible beyond the mask, curved round as they turned to Dohyun and Seung-yeon.

“Heh heh. I said something unnecessary. You are the ones who defeated that monstrous Sword Saint. They are also interested in you. Why don’t you have a chat with them?”

-? What’s this. It’s different from what I knew

-Doesn’t he usually say that?

-Yeah, he doesn’t. It seems to be a line that comes out when you catch Sword Saint. Wow, I’m so excited lol

A slight commotion arose, mainly among viewers who had already played Samurai Hearts or watched play videos.

It was because of Tengu’s lines, but originally Tengu would immediately tell them to have a chat after introducing the three Sword Masters and step back.

But this time, he added words like he said something unnecessary or that they were interested.

Events that are unlocked under certain conditions also existed in Samurai Hearts, so it was no wonder that viewers were excited with anticipation.

“Are you the guy who defeated Sword Saint Hearts Kato?”

And such expectations of the viewers were immediately fulfilled.

The man with the huge physique, who would have just introduced himself indifferently, suddenly said this.

He shouted, glaring.

“You defeated Sword Saint? Bullshit! I can’t believe it!”

Dohyun was about to frown at the man’s sudden provocative words, but unfortunately, he couldn’t.

This was because he could not move his body as the event cutscene progressed.

“······If you can’t believe it?”

Black Wolf said quietly.

Even in a 2-player game, it usually progresses around the host─since Seung-yeon is the host now, the event cutscene is progressing around Red Fox─, but this was a special case.

It seemed that this was the case because Black Wolf Dohyun played a big part in the battle log with Sword Saint.

“What other way do swordsmen like us have to prove ourselves other than with a sword? Come on! Let’s have a match!”

At the same time as the man shouted in a loud voice, the world of Samurai Hearts briefly stopped.

In the stopped world, two phrases containing content appeared in front of Dohyun.

□ Accept

“Trial of the Three Sword Masters” event in progress

(New school can be created)

□ Refuse

No event in progress

(Acquire existing school)