Chapter 19 - Next is Revenge
Akame, who had not only perfectly recovered her physical condition but even gained strength beyond her prime.
“Hya, usually in martial arts novels, in this kind of situation the clothes would all disappear, but that’s not really the case, huh?”
Akame, who tidied up her slightly wrinkled clothes, opened the door again and went outside.
“Wow~. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen directly with my eyes like this~. Moving both arms after a long time, arms not trembling, magical power flowing smoothly… It’s all been so long.”
Akame stretched lightly while marveling at the sensations she was feeling after such a long time.
“Hmm, shall I do a simple test?”
She had been more accustomed to her broken body state than this normal body state for so long that now she felt like she couldn’t control her overflowing power.
So, she gathered magical power in her hand and swung it, cleanly deleting half of the intact dungeon, and then left the dungeon with a satisfied smile.
“I’ve recovered my physical condition, and I’m in good condition… Now all that’s left is the sword, huh?”
No matter how good Akame’s condition is now, she is ultimately a swordsman. She is strongest when holding a sword.
It would have been troublesome in a normal situation since she had sold her beloved sword that she had cherished for a long time as an introduction fee to Cheong So-ha, but… Fortunately, our Teacher Dam Han-ul had foreseen even this situation and prepared a new sword.
“Hmm, the location is… Mt. Worak in Jecheon City?”
Akame, who checked the teacher’s card fortune that she had memorized with magic again, roughly confirmed the location and then flew to where Mt. Worak was, arriving there in an instant.
And as she was told, when she climbed to the top of Mt. Worak, she smelled a strange blood scent and flower fragrance.
At this, Akame smiled slightly and walked following the wafting fragrance, and as a result of tracking the fragrance, she found a small cave that could barely fit one person and entered it.
“Is this the sword?”
When she reached the end of the cave, there was a small and modest altar as if enshrining a sword, and a sword placed carefully on top of it.
At a glance, it looked similar to a katana, but it was longer than that.
“Hmm~. It’s a fierce one, isn’t it?”
Usually, weapons above a certain level have a self embedded in them, and have pride befitting the level of the weapon.
It’s not to the level of an Ego Weapon with an extremely strong self… but at least it has the pride to recognize only superhumans worthy of itself as its master.
The weapon in front of Akame’s eyes now was like that. If a swordsman below its level approached, they would be shredded by the sword’s sharp energy and become covered in blood just by approaching.
“As expected, a sword should have a fierce taste. That way it will cut better!”
Ah, of course, this didn’t apply to Akame, one of the Three Great Sword Saints and the Flower Sword.
There would be very few swords that she couldn’t handle.
Akame, who approached the sword with a smile, naturally grabbed the sword and then drew it.
Seurung…!
The sword drawn from the scabbard made a chilling sound, but Akame just smiled as if satisfied.
Soon, as the sword itself recognized Akame as its master without any particular resistance, Akame carefully examined the sword.
A crimson blade that looked like it would drip at any moment, a chilling sharp energy that seemed like it would cut just by approaching, the leather wrapped around the handle fit her hand perfectly as if it was a beloved sword she had used for a long time.
Despite this, the sword guard had the shape of a beautifully blooming flower, and the scabbard decorated in red and gold was stylish.
“The famous sword Blood River (血河)…”
Akame, who heard the name of the sword directly transmitted by the sword, thought it was truly a fitting name and kept the sword, then went out of the cave.
Although it was a sorry thing to say to her beloved sword that she had sold as an introduction fee… Akame liked Blood River more than that sword.
Leaving behind the sight of the cave disappearing as soon as she left, Akame smiled brightly and started moving towards his house where Dam Han-ul would be waiting.
Around 6 PM in the evening.
Thinking I should use something other than cards this time, I was waiting with something that seemed usable when Ricone arrived first as promised, and Akame appeared right after.
And in a much healthier state at that.
“Wow… No, how did an S-rank superhuman who was in that state become like this…? Isn’t she even stronger than before?!”
“Huhu… It’s all thanks to the teacher, isn’t it?”
‘Wow, this is really amazing… Even I can see that she looked quite serious before…’
The missing arm had regrown, all wounds had disappeared, and her skin had transformed into milky baby skin, and her hair was shining with luster.
And her eyes had become cool eyes emitting a blazing red light.
I did give her the fortune, but seeing her transformed like this as a result was truly amazing.
“Ah! Thank you so much, Teacher! I’ve received such a great favor!”
“Haha… I’m glad to see you’ve become healthy. Well then, shall we sit down first? We need to see the rest of the fortune now.”
If you’re that grateful, I wish you would just live your own life without worrying about me after finishing your revenge and completely forget about my existence… but what effect would saying such words have to someone who said they would live as my subordinate for life as payment for the fortune…
I spoke positively in general and moved Akame to the table I had set up in advance.
And I prepared the material for this fortune telling, which I had prepared instead of cards.
“What’s that, Teacher? It doesn’t seem to be the cards I saw before!”
“Ah, this time I’ll be using something other than cards for the fortune telling.”
So, the item I prepared this time was none other than marbles.
Well, it’s nothing special, just small marbles used for playing marbles. The ones I brought now are also items that were sold at the stationery store in front of the elementary school when I was young.
These marbles, which have the characteristic of being surprisingly pretty and clean-looking, were ones that I had kept until now because it felt a bit wasteful to throw them away, and this time I was struck with inspiration to use them.
“Heeh~. So you can also do fortune telling using these marbles other than physiognomy or card fortune telling?”
“Uh… It’s not really like that… Ack!? When did you get here, Heukmyo?!”
“I followed Ricone! I thought there might be something!”
An audience has appeared… Well, I don’t really mind.
Anyway, what kind of fortune am I thinking of telling with this… Actually, it’s nothing special.
“First, could you touch these marbles a bit?”
First, I opened the mouth of the shabby pouch where I was keeping these marbles and held it out to Akame, and although she looked curious, Akame obediently followed my words and fondled the marbles inside the pouch.
And after Akame had touched the marbles enough, I told her it was enough and then shook the pouch a few times to mix the marbles before gently pouring the marbles onto the table.
Degul degul degul…
Tak! Tatak! Tak!
About 17 colorful marbles rolled around on the table, colliding with each other and moving around for a while.
“Hmm…”
When the marbles finally stopped completely, I stared at them intently.
At a glance, it might just look like scattered marbles, but to me who was focusing and looking closely, it seemed like I could see something more.
How should I put it… Patterns? Symbols? Should I say I could see such things?
“…Oh, what can you see?”
“Well… He must be seeing something we can’t see, that’s why he’s the teacher, right?”
“But it’s really amazing… What on earth can he see there…?”
Regardless of the three people who had gathered at some point whispering, I frowned slightly and tilted my head.
Actually, I knew what the marbles showed as soon as I saw it, but the problem was that I didn’t know where it was.
It’s probably some place name in Japan somewhere… but how would I, who has never even been on an overseas trip, let alone Japan, know such a thing? At a glance, it doesn’t seem to be a widely known place either.
Therefore, I used the internet search chance and showed it to Akame.
“…This place is…?”
“The people Akame-san wants will be in this area. If you go there within four days, that Inui Fujio person and Toyoda Yamatake person will be together, so you won’t need to go to the trouble twice.”
After saying that, I shook the table once to roll the marbles again and looked at something else.
Fortunately, this time I didn’t need to search the internet.
“When you go to that area I just told you about… There will be a 23-story high-rise building with no special features or characteristics. When you enter the building, there will be a desk with excessively heavy makeup and security guards with tattoos that look rough at a glance, so it won’t be too difficult to find. Anyway, if you go in there and cause a ruckus by destroying here and there, those two will come out on their own.”
“23 floors… Excessively heavy makeup… Security guards with tattoos…”
“Ah, and one of them might try to escape while you’re fighting. In that case, don’t panic and after finishing what you were doing, go to the land with a huge wooden mansion with a large garden attached on the hillside of a nearby mountain, and the person who escaped will be there.”
“I see… I’ve remembered it clearly.”
As Akame nodded and spoke, I smiled and said.
“Well then, now you know what to do, right? Now you can go to Japan and take your revenge refreshingly.”
“…I understand, Teacher.”
Akame, who bowed her head politely at my words, spoke with a serious expression.
“After finishing my revenge and settling my long-standing grudge, I will return to serve you, Teacher.”
“…Haha, I’ll be waiting…”
Actually, I didn’t really want to wait, but…
Anyway, Akame, who seemed to have received a good feeling from my words, smiled and nodded before leaving, and after sending Heukmyo and Ricone back and cleaning up the marbles and table, I sighed and leaned against the cushion.
“…Sigh, I guess I’m destined to make a living as a fortune teller…”
And a very mentally exhausting one at that…
I muttered blankly and stared at the ceiling blankly.
And the next day afternoon, in Japan.
“Hmm. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Japan so clearly?”
Sarame Akame has returned to Japan.