The Divine Twilight’s Return

e angry with the Highoff Clan, who had caused a social scandal.
However, the whole situation sounded suspicious to Chang-Sun.

‘They’re acting too quickly, as if they had been waiting for this moment,’ Chang-Sun thought as he leaned against the window.

The White Tiger Clan had struck the Highoff Clan very quickly and harshly.
As soon as the Council struck the Highoff Clan, the White Tiger Clan had immediately sent its Attack Teams, practically starting a full-scale war against the Highoff Clan.

The White Tiger Clan’s Attack Teams were already among the best in the world, but the Clan had also sent ‘Smilodon’, Attack Team 2 Leader Seo Jeong-Gwon; an eyewitness had reported that the Highoff Clan leader’s head had been smashed in.

Unlike the other Clans who had half-heartedly helped the Council, trying to minimize the damage they would sustain, the White Tiger Clan did not appear to care about their potential losses; that meant the press and the public had begun speaking highly of them.

‘It’s nonsense,’ Chang-Sun thought, snorting as he read the news article.

Chang-Sun knew more about Heoju, the ‘Calamity Tiger’, than anyone else in the world.
Despite his cruel and vicious personality, Heoju was a quick-witted opportunist who tried to avoid ever suffering a loss.

Considering how each Clan took after its Guardian’s personality, there was a high chance that the White Tiger Clan’s ‘righteous’ side was a facade.
In that case, why would the Clan react so dramatically?

‘It only makes sense if the White Tiger Clan was secretly working with the Highoff Clan the entire time.
They have to bury the skeletons in their closet somehow,’ Chang-Sun thought, tilting his head.

However, Chang-Sun felt more as if the White Tiger Clan had been ‘punishing’ the Highoff Clan, not merely burying the truth.

‘Is this also related to them?’ he thought, pulling out the necklace he was wearing.
On the end of the chain was the golden key he had taken out of ‘Bestla’s Tomb.’

He had been trying to solve the mystery of the key for a month, but to no avail.
Regardless, he was curious as to how the White Tiger Clan’s executives would react if he showed the key to them.

While he was lost in thought, the taxi had already reached the end of the Yeongdong Bridge.
Chang-Sun scrolled down and checked other news articles.

* * *

“…You’re really here,” Bu-Yong said with a sigh.

“You look tired,” Chang-Sun said as he looked at Bu-Yong’s face, which looked far more tanned—no, tired—than before.

When Chang-Sun spoke, Bu-Yong frowned deeply, as if he would scowl and shoot him a glare if only he had eyes.

Woof! Woof!

Seemingly reading his owner’s thoughts, Wilson, the seeing-eye dog, barked at Chang-Sun from beside Bu-Yong.
Unlike Bu-Yong, Wilson had gained weight.

“Who do you think made me like this…?!” Bu-Yong hissed through gritted teeth.

In truth, every one of Chang-Sun’s requests and deadlines was ridiculous.
Each and every request had unique characteristics, and it was difficult to get the necessary materials on the market.
If not for the suppliers Bu-Yong’s parents had told him about, he could not have even begun to make the weapons.

“Ha! Why am I wasting my breath?” Bu-Yong muttered, shaking his head.

“Where are they?” Chang-Sun asked.

“Here,” Bu-Yong replied, putting down the container he had been carrying on his back ever since Chang-Sun arrived.

Thud!

The container looked like an ordinary drawing tube, but it somehow let out a heavy metallic sound when Bu-Yong put it down.
His blindness should have made it difficult for him to set the object down, but he handled it well, which indicated he was also a Player who knew how to use magic.

Chang-Sun smiled faintly upon hearing the clear metallic tone that resembled a temple bell echoing throughout the forge.
That sound meant the items within were sacred weapons.
A very good weapon sounded different from an ordinary weapon.

“What about the properties I asked for?” Chang-Sun asked as he grabbed the container.

“You have eyes, don’t you?” Bu-Yong retorted in annoyance, even though he knew Chang-Sun had only asked because he wanted an assessment from the items’ creator.
However, his tone was full of confidence.

Chang-Sun opened the drawing tube up.
It had three things inside: Two batons the size of human arms, and one twisted brown bracelet.

‘This is…!’ Chang-Sun quickly pulled out the two batons and lightly felt them.
From the balance to the material’s elasticity, everything was perfect.

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ widens her eyes.]

[The Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ lightly exclaims in awe of the weapons’ quality.]

Chang-Sun felt as if he were holding the old weapon he had used long ago.
The batons were definitely new, but they felt incredibly comfortable in his hands, as if he had used them for a long time.
After toying with the two batons for a while, Chang-Sun combined them using the joints on their ends and turned the weapon sideways.

Click!

When the two joints connected to each other, blades emerged from either end of the newly-formed pole.

~

[Nameless Double Baton Spear]

A long spear forged by Ou Yezi’s heir for a commission.

The spear is usually used in the form of two batons or short spears, but they can be combined in times of need and used as a long spear.
Apart from that function, other devices are installed in the spear, which means it will likely take the owner a long time to master it.

· Type: Long spear.
Infantry weapon.

· Damage: 150~200

· Effect: Piercing Blades.
Stacking Damage.
Blessing Amplification.

*This artifact will belong to you indefinitely.
If you give the spear to somebody else, the weapon’s Effects may disappear.

**The creator has not named the spear, so please give it a suitable name.

Walking around casually, Chang-Sun thrust forward with the spear several times.
Whenever he did so, the blades spun fiercely with explosive noises.

Boom! Boom! Booooom!

[You have demonstrated outstanding spearmanship and achieved the exquisite principles of ‘Thrusting’, ‘Cutting’, ‘Striking’, and ‘Binding’.][4]

[The Skill ‘Lesser Spearmanship’ has been created.]

……

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ widens her eyes after seeing your brilliant spearmanship.]

“It’s really nice,” Chang-Sun said with a laugh after finishing his spearmanship demonstration.

He felt that it was the loudest laugh he had ever let out since his regression.
That was how much he liked the spear—no, he did not merely ‘like’ it.
If he had not had [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth] or the [Yuchang Sword], he would have used the spear as his primary weapon without a second thought.

From top to bottom, the spear looked exactly like the blueprint Chang-Sun had handed to Bu-Yong.
That fact alone was already incredible; it was never easy to satisfy Chang-Sun, who had previously earned a divine class.

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ is surprised that a blind man can make such a high-quality weapon.]

[The Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ is surprised that you have discovered such a talented craftsman.]

~

“Are you a spearm…?!” Bu-Yong quickly asked.

“CEO,” Chang-Sun interrupted.

“…Is CEO a spearman?” Bu-Yong quickly changed his question because he wanted an answer badly, although he was baffled by Chang-Sun’s stubbornness about strange things.

Having spent a long time handling metals, Bu-Yong had realized how talented Chang-Sun was just by the sound.
Chang-Sun was not just an exceptional Player, but also a talented martial artist.
Bu-Yong felt that Chang-Sun was just as skilled as the Nine Swordsmen or the Six Pugilists, but he had known Chang-Sun to be a swordsman, not a spearman.

‘The air around him changed the moment he grabbed the spear, though…’ Bu-Yong thought.
His confusion was understandable, because Chang-Sun had begun to look like a totally different person.

“I was,” Chang-Sun answered curtly, shrugging as if he had no intention to give Bu-Yong a full explanation.
The fact that Gramps had been his first proper spearmanship teacher was his secret and his alone.

1.
About $100 in US terms.
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2.
The raw used ‘찬이 아빠’.
Koreans often call people by their children’s name.
In English, it would be something like ‘Hello, Oliver’s mom!’ ☜

3.
An area in Seoul ☜

4.
Like ‘Ascension’, these refer to specific Korean martial arts terms.
The first three are fairly self-explanatory, while ‘binding’ or ‘detainment’ refers to making an opponent unable to disengage from combat by locking down their weapon.
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