Chapter 35: I Will Become Your Spear
“W-Wait... Seriously?”
I stared at Aize in disbelief after hearing her story.
“This guy is completely different from me.”
Honestly, hearing that such a man had supposedly been my previous self wasn’t particularly pleasant.
“Hehehe. Anyway, you really were cool.”
Aize smiled playfully at me.
“I was even nervous that you might choose Baekhee instead of me. Baekhee was quiet and calm, the complete opposite of clumsy little me. Everyone also thought Baekhee was more talented.”
For some reason, I felt slightly guilty.
Aize’s gaze looked a little different than usual.
“Wait. So I was originally a monster? The one that ate a hundred thousand evil spirits?”
After all the ridiculous things I had experienced lately, it wasn’t even that shocking anymore.
What mattered was that I was human now.
I didn’t particularly care that I had been a monster in my previous life.
Though hearing that I had eaten a hundred thousand evil spirits did make my stomach feel as though it belonged to someone else.
“Yep. Apparently.”
“And according to your story, Taebaek was supposed to be the strongest beneath Heaven, right?”
I frowned.
“Then why the hell am I this weak? I barely defeated one Pokgwi.”
The more I heard about Taebaek, the more annoyed I became.
“You said your current level is only around four, right? That only applies to your Black Spirit Energy, and you’ve only learned the First Form of the Black Spirit Demonic Spear Art, Soul-Slaying Strike.”
“Yeah.”
“Pfft! Of course you’re weak.”
She definitely just laughed at me....
“That’s considered weak?”
“If you reach Level 10, you’ll be able to learn the remaining Second Form, Evil-Annihilating Chain Strike, and the Third Form, Black Spirit Dominion.”
Aize continued proudly as though she were bragging about her own achievements.
“You’ll also learn Black Spirit Flight Art and Black Spirit Demon Palm Fist.”
Then she grinned.
“Once that happens, you really will become the strongest beneath Heaven again.”
I still couldn’t quite imagine it.
Taebaek felt like some completely different person.
“Wait!”
One term suddenly caught my attention.
“That Black Spirit Flight Art... does that mean I’ll actually be able to fly?”
“Of course.”
“....”
I had thought jumping twenty meters was already unbelievable.
And now she was saying I would be able to fly?
Well, that was certainly something to look forward to.
Flying through the sky was one of those dreams almost everyone had at least once.
I was no exception.
“But then why are you a White Spirit Sacred Spear in this story? Weren’t you supposed to be the Black Spirit Demonic Spear?”
“You’ll understand if you keep listening.”
“Really? Then keep going. This story is getting interesting.”
Why do I keep acting so strangely toward Aize...? There’s no reason for me to behave like this....
Maybe...
Maybe I was jealous of this man called Taebaek.
“So anyway....”
Aize continued her story.
“Mija... you were listening?”
Lady Sunhwa looked slightly surprised when Mija suddenly jumped out of the flowers.
“Yes, Mom! I heard everything!”
Mija grabbed Lady Sunhwa’s skirt and pointed directly at Taebaek.
“So I’m going to become that man’s Sacred Spear!”
“Oh, you little... That isn’t your decision. Taebaek is the one who has to choose.”
Lady Sunhwa gently scolded the stubborn girl.
“My lady, is this child one of the incarnations of the White Spirit Sacred Spears you mentioned?”
“Yes. This child is Mija, and the other is Baekhee.”
Taebaek looked toward Mija.
“Mija... That is a good name.”
He knelt so they could look at each other directly.
Then he spoke gently.
“Young lady, if you come with me, you’ll have to fight terrifying evil spirits. Even knowing that, are you willing to become my spear?”
Mija’s eyes trembled.
She had rushed forward without ever thinking about the fact that she would actually have to fight evil spirits.
For a moment, she hesitated.
Then she looked at Taebaek with a serious expression.
“If I become your spear... what will you do for me?”
Taebaek answered without hesitation.
“I’ve never had anyone I could call a friend or family. I’ve been alone for a very long time.”
His voice remained quiet.
“If you become my spear, Mija, then I will treat you as the most precious person in this world.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Until the end of the world?”
“I promise.”
Taebaek gave her a calm smile.
As Mija stared into his peaceful eyes, the anxiety inside her slowly disappeared.
Then she declared,
“I will become your spear!”
At that moment, Mija became certain.
This young man was connected to her destiny.
The reason she had been born into this world...
Was to meet him.
“Thank you.”
Taebaek gently placed his hands around Mija’s small shoulders.
“Mija, have you decided that you truly wish to become Taebaek’s spear?”
Lady Sunhwa asked.
“Yes, Mom! I’m going to become his spear.”
“You won’t regret it even if you have to fight terrifying evil spirits?”
Lady Sunhwa still looked worried.
No matter how powerful Mija might be as the incarnation of a Sacred Spear, she still looked and behaved like a little girl.
Lady Sunhwa wondered if they were forcing something cruel upon her.
“Hehehe. Isn’t that what I was born for?”
Lady Sunhwa looked at her.
Perhaps the cheerful, easygoing Mija was actually better suited to Taebaek than the quiet Baekhee.
“Very well.”
She nodded.
“Then, for Mija to become your Sacred Spear, Taebaek, follow my instructions.”
“I understand, my lady.”
“First, say, ‘Mija, come to me.’ Once you do, Mija will transform into a spear and come to your hand.”
Taebaek hesitated.
The words seemed strangely unnatural to him.
Still, he followed Lady Sunhwa’s instructions and stretched out both hands as though preparing to hold a spear.
“Mija! Come to me!”
At Taebaek’s call, Mija’s body scattered into white particles of light.
The white light gathered in Taebaek’s hands.
It took the shape of a spear.
Its white shaft was engraved with the Eight Trigrams Mantra left by Palhwang True Immortal Gaseon.
Its sharp spearhead and four layered blades were forged from Heavenly Tempered Iron.
A White Spirit Band was tied around the shaft.
The White Spirit Sacred Spear rested in Taebaek’s hands.
“What do you think? Don’t I look cool?”
“Yes.”
Taebaek could not hide his genuine admiration.
“You’re truly beautiful.”
“Hehehe. You’d better not say that to Baekhee later, okay?”
“Hahaha. Fine. I’ll do as you say.”
Talking with Mija already seemed to brighten Taebaek’s mood.
Lady Sunhwa smiled.
“Hohoho. I’m glad the two of you are already getting along.”
Her expression then became serious.
“Now, Taebaek, send the Black Spirit Energy inside your body into Mija.”
She continued,
“Once you do, your Black Spirit Energy will be engraved into Mija’s soul power. From that moment onward, she will become a spear belonging only to you.”
As Lady Sunhwa looked at Taebaek standing there with the White Spirit Sacred Spear in his hands, she saw the overwhelming dignity of a great mountain in him.
“How much Black Spirit Energy should I send into her? Is simple contact enough?”
“No.”
Lady Sunhwa shook her head.
“For Mija to properly understand your power and synchronize with it, you must pour all of your energy into her.”
“All of it?”
