Chapter 22 Samurai Hearts – For Revenge (8)

‘Victoria Person-Making’ Project.

It was a project aimed at making the physically challenged Seung-yeon at least human-like by having the physical monster Dohyun teach her.

This was inspired by an idea Seung-yeon had: ‘My brother is an Overachiever, so if I learn well, can’t I at least be average?’

After all, Seung-yeon and Dohyun were siblings who shared the same genes.

‘If my brother can do it, why can’t I?’

Of course, that was a far-fetched idea.

But if there was even a slight chance, there was no reason not to try.

If another streamer had demonstrated his genius talent on her show, she wouldn’t have even considered this project.

But luckily, Dohyun was her brother and a guest on her show.

This meant she could learn without any pressure.

‘Honestly, I hesitated a bit, but for the sake of the show, I have no choice!’

She couldn’t keep running the show with Dohyun hard-carrying and her just admiring him forever.

Of course, it might not be bad right now, but what if Dohyun stopped appearing on the show in the future?

All the people who came to the show because of Dohyun would leave, and her show would eventually return to what it was before.

There would be some people left, so it would grow, but that would be the end of it.

She also needed to appeal to viewers with her own charm through the show, and she decided that the best way to do that was the ‘Victoria Person-Making’ Project.

‘Calling my brother a teacher… let’s just think of it as an unavoidable sacrifice.’

The most important thing in the ‘Victoria Person-Making’ Project was the reversal of roles between brother and sister.

In fact, this was the reason why she hesitated until the very end about whether to start this project.

The feeling of resistance that came from calling her brother a teacher and following his words!

It was an act that crushed her sisterly pride, but when she thought about it, it was as good as gone since she was one-shotted.

Therefore, she closed her eyes, saying it was an unavoidable sacrifice for the sake of the show…

“But how are you going to teach me?”

“Of course, it’s practical training. I’ll tell you what to do from behind when we fight.”

“Well, that’s not too difficult.”

Dohyun shrugged.

On the other hand, Seung-yeon, with her shoulders slumped, continued in a weak tone.

“Everyone. As you’ve heard, from now on, my show will simultaneously run a total of three contents: VR exploration with family, Samurai Hearts training, and the Victoria Person-Making Project…”-What is this diversity of content?

-LOL The last content is too much LOL

-Will she really become a person?”..

The viewers were just happy.

Seung-yeon, who had notified them of the content change, headed to Mio.

She had failed the event to create a new swordsmanship school, so she had to learn an existing school.

After learning Supreme Swordsmanship from Mio, she spoke to Tengu next.

The school creation event and swordsmanship transfer were over, so it was time to proceed with the next story.

As she spoke, Tengu began to ramble on.

“I hope the time with the Sword Saints has been helpful to you. The stronger you become, the easier it will be to achieve your revenge and our goals.”

“If you are done with your business here, tell me. There is no one else in the Cheonhwa Unit to introduce you to, so decide whether you will go straight to revenge.”

The moment Seung-yeon spoke again, a new event cutscene began.

Tengu’s eyes turn to the Red Fox.

“Yes. Did you have a good talk with the Sword Saints?”

“Yes. It was a good experience.”

“Heh heh. Good. So what are you going to do now? Are you going to take revenge right away? Or do you need more time?”

The Red Fox did not answer Tengu’s question immediately and bit her lip.

It was the expression of someone who had been forced to face a reality they had been forcibly ignoring.

After a moment of silence, she slowly opened her mouth.

“I remember you said that only the two of us were alive on the hill.”

“That’s right.”

“Then what happened to the lord’s body that was there?”

“The enemies left it as it was. I buried it because I thought wild animals would eat it if I left it there.”

The Red Fox let out a turbid sigh.

The face of the Black Wolf, who had been watching quietly from behind, was also distorted.

Warriors who had lost their lord.

Anger and hatred bubbled and boiled in their hearts, the target they had sworn to give their lives to had been murdered.

“Then… before I take revenge, I would like to pay my last respects to the lord.”

“There’s no reason not to. Shall we go right away?”

“Yes. Please guide me.”

Tengu nodded, and as always, cherry blossom petals swirled for a change of scenery.

Soon they arrived on the hill.

The hill where they fought the Sword Saint, defeated the enemy soldiers, but eventually lost and lost their lord.

The Red Fox’s eyes widened as she looked around.

In one corner of the hill, where black, dried bloodstains and broken sword marks remained, she found a humble wooden tombstone.

“This is…”

“That’s right. I buried him there.”

The Red Fox and the Black Wolf knelt down in front of the tombstone.

With tears welling up in her eyes, the Red Fox stroked the dirt on the tombstone.

It was a humble tombstone.

A worthless and insignificant tombstone that didn’t even have a name engraved on it.

This was by no means fitting for the tomb of the young lord of the Atsuragi Family, who would later rule a region.

“Lord…”

The Red Fox bit her lip tightly.

She bit so hard that bright red blood oozed from her lips, but she didn’t feel any pain.

When she thought of the lord who had died at the hands of the villains, this wasn’t even pain.

“I will avenge you. Lord. Even if it costs me my life…”

The Red Fox picked up the dirt from the grave.

The Red Fox looked down at a handful of dirt and brought it to her mouth.

Crunch.

The taste of dry dirt spreading in her mouth.

But the Red Fox silently chewed and swallowed the dirt with a hardened expression.

Only her eyes burned with uncontainable anger and hatred.

“I will kill everyone involved in the lord’s death with my own hands.”

“Without exception, all of them.”

The Black Wolf also chewed and swallowed the dirt of the grave, filled with anger.

They chewed and swallowed the dirt of the grave as if performing a ritual, and swore to kill all those involved in Tatsuki’s death.

That was their loyalty.

And it was the greatest anger they could show as those who had lost their lord.

As the two slowly rose, Tengu spoke up cautiously.

“You’re not going to do something foolish like rushing into the enemy’s camp for revenge, are you?”

“I have no intention of doing that. If I waste my life like that, who will comfort the lord’s spirit?”

“Excellent. Heh heh. According to our informants, many of the Nagamatsu Clan’s troops are currently out trying to repair the Atsuragi territory. Do you know what this means?”

“…The rear is empty?”

The Red Fox’s eyes lit up.

It was the look of a beast that had spotted an opportunity.

Tengu answered with a satisfied smile under his mask.

“That’s right. It means that the number of troops guarding the rear has decreased. So we chose the place where they would suffer the most damage.”

“Where is that?”

“The armory. It’s the place where the Nagamatsu Clan’s weapons and armor are produced and stored.”

The event cutscene ended there.

Once again, cherry blossom petals swirled.

The cherry blossom petals cleared and they arrived at the place where the Cheonhwa Unit was based.

Tengu disappeared with the screen transition, leaving only Dohyun and Seung-yeon.

“Ew, spit spit.”

Seung-yeon, with a scrunched-up face, pretended to spit out the contents of her mouth.

Of course, that didn’t mean she could spit out the dirt she had chewed in the event cutscene.

Especially since she hadn’t actually eaten it.

Unlike her, who had a bad expression, Dohyun was calm.

The fact that she had no experience playing VR games was actually an advantage.

Since it didn’t move as she wanted, she had a mindset that she didn’t care, so it didn’t matter whether she ate dirt or not.

“It didn’t taste like anything. What’s wrong?”

“It’s a matter of feeling. A matter of feeling. You didn’t think I would actually eat dirt, did you?”

Seung-yeon, who blew air out of her mouth, continued.

“Anyway, that’s that. Everyone? As you’ve seen, the next area we’re going to is the Nagamatsu Clan’s armory. I hope it’s a little less difficult since it’s the first area after the tutorial.”

-The first area is the armory, just like before

-It doesn’t seem like the story is changing much yet

-Is it because it’s the beginning?

Samurai Hearts is not an open-world game.

The areas that can be visited are unlocked according to the story, and once the enemies and bosses there are defeated, the story can be viewed again.

Therefore, there was a separate way to move between areas in the game.

By talking to the NPC placed in the Cheonhwa Unit’s base for transportation, you could move to the desired area.

‘It was set up that the Cheonhwa Unit would provide support.’

“There’s no need to waste time, right? Let’s go right away. Dohyun, let’s go!”

Seung-yeon took Dohyun and strode out.

The location of the transportation NPC was not difficult to find.

Since the Cheonhwa Unit’s base was an abandoned temple, it was located at the entrance of the temple, the Gate of Nirvana.

The transportation NPC looked no different from the NPCs wandering around the base on the outside, but the words he muttered from behind told what role he played.

Seung-yeon, who was in the lead, spoke to the NPC.

“Nagamatsu Armory.”

“Would you like to go to the Nagamatsu Armory?”

“Move.”

After Seung-yeon’s short answer, the location changed with cherry blossom petals.

The clanging sound of metal echoed incessantly, and a small Japanese-style castle where heavily armed soldiers glared and patrolled could be seen.

That was the armory where all the Nagamatsu Clan’s weapons were made and stored.

Seung-yeon, who was standing at a distance from the armory, sparkled her eyes.

“I thought the armory would be some kind of factory, but it’s a castle? It’s a bit smaller than a typical castle, though…”- For real, I thought it was a factory too.

I thought it was a warehouse.

Dohyun, who saw the soldiers patrolling around the castle, asked.”

“Are all those soldiers the enemy?”

“Uh, maybe? I don’t know for sure, but wouldn’t they be? It looks like if we charge in from the front, they’ll all swarm us.”

Dohyun frowned at Seung-yeon’s answer, remembering the time he was surrounded and killed by soldiers on the hill last time.

He had defeated even the Sword Saint, but he couldn’t kill all the enemy soldiers who were swarming him to death.

He had learned the Sword God Style and had a new means called Sword Soul, so it might be better than last time…

‘There’s no need to charge in from the front.’

Thinking so, Dohyun said to Seung-yeon.

“Then what should we do? Should we take them out one by one?”

“That’s right.”

Seung-yeon nodded in agreement.

Originally, Samurai Hearts was that kind of game.

It was not a Musou-style game, but a game where you gradually reduced the number of enemies through sword fighting and eventually reached the boss.

“Hmm, let’s see…”

Seung-yeon tapped her cheek as she looked at the Nagamatsu Armory, which was maintaining a fairly strict security.

Her eyes moved restlessly, scanning every corner of the Nagamatsu Armory.