The Illegitimate Who Devours Weapons

Episode 1

My life has been a series of failures.

Lowborn, illegitimate, incompetent, penniless.

These were the names I was called instead of my name. The label of being an illegitimate child was an object of jealousy and contempt, and as a powerless person, I lived my life having things taken away from me every time.

I too have had moments in my life when I had expectations.

For example, when I realized the weight of the name of the Sungmu Lee clan when I was young.

When you are selected as the highest grade weapon in the Iron Selection.

I thought.

If I continue to work hard and receive recognition like this, I might be recognized by everyone.

But that didn’t happen.

-Hmm, this is the first time I’ve seen a magical path like this. It’s not suitable for learning magic… … It’s not even close to being able to use martial arts because it’s unstable. It’ll be hard to become a 9th-grade warrior.

Since my unique constitution was discovered, the incidents at the naming ceremony and the iron wire ceremony have become just flukes or mistakes.

Even the people who had some expectations of me eventually left, thinking, ‘Well, that’s how it is.’

Still, I tried to come.

Somehow, some results were achieved.

Despite the rumor that I wouldn’t even be able to reach 9th rank, I proved myself to be a 7th rank warrior at the age of 25.

It was proof that other children in the family had accomplished this before they even became adults.

Then, when I was 30 years old, I was finally kicked out of my family.

It was thanks to my eldest brother’s help that I was able to come out of this iron-blooded family with healthy limbs.

But… … .

‘So this is what happened in the end.’

The visitor to my house was an unexpected person. No, I may have anticipated this moment.

A man dressed in black.

The moment I saw him, I felt my heart grow cold.

The unique outfit, which seemed to be a fusion of a modernized hanbok and a Western coat, was the mission uniform of the Yeonggeomdan, which only listened to the orders given by the head of the Sungmoo family.

He held out a white envelope from his bosom.

“This is an order from Your Majesty. Please check it.”

“master?”

Haha, I let out a low laugh.

‘Even if I abandoned it myself… … this cursed bloodline will follow me until the day I die.’

The order was accepted.

I erased all traces and ran away like a dead person for ten years, but my family eventually found me.

When I opened the seal, there was a brief mission description written on it.

[Mission Orders]

Subject: 9th Prince Lee Cheol

Content: Search for anomalies in the Bar-1 area of ​​the Unexplored Zone. Join the expedition team by 18:30 today.

-Gaju Lee Gun-seong

It was so absurd that I couldn’t help but laugh.

It’s not a dungeon or a gate, it’s an unexplored area.

A hell of monsters that has remained unexplored for hundreds of years.

The unexplored area was teeming with ancient monsters that had already adapted to the Earth’s environment.

Especially in the Bar-1 area, wasn’t it a singularity where abnormal phenomena occurred recently?

“Do you realize that asking a 7th-grade warrior like me to explore this place is like asking me to die?”

“Do you refuse the order?”

The posture of the spirit swordsman was completely still, but I felt a chill run down my spine.

Refusing orders without a valid reason means death.

I rubbed my finger across the seal of the head of the household written at the end of the order.

‘The head of the household is Lee Gun-seong… … So the third eldest brother ended up becoming the head of the household.’

It was a confusing time.

As the unexplored territory expanded and monster attacks intensified, my father, the head of the Sungmoo family, who was considered the pinnacle of military power in the Republic of Korea, passed away.

The most likely next heir was the eldest brother.

He was outstanding not only in terms of legitimacy and character, but also in terms of ability.

But the third brother won.

“Then get ready. I’ll see you in an hour.”

The spirit swordsman disappeared into thin air like a goblin.

“Haha, shit.”

I crumpled up the order and gritted my teeth.

* * *

“We’re going to die. This is ridiculous.”

“Damn it. This bastard. This fucking punk… … .”

The expedition team, which started out with 150 members, was now down to only 48.

The distance traveled was only 10km in 10 hours.

An exploration party consisting of warriors from the Sungmu clan had to lose over 100 people just to move 10km.

‘Was it a purge disguised as an investigation?’

I pursed my lips and looked at the Spirit Sword member who was controlling the expedition team under the pretext of escort.

‘What on earth did Third Brother do to them?’

Even in this hellish wilderness, the Younggeomdan suffered no harm.

It wasn’t because the fighting power was strong.

Even when seriously injured, they recovered instantly, just like monsters.

Even with their arms cut off and their chests pierced, they never died.

The Sword of the Spirits.

The loyal warriors who acted only on the orders of the lord have now become monsters of unknown identity.

“Let’s move, Captain. Our destination is just around the corner.”

“……I get it.”

It was a disorganized march.

and.

An unidentified ruins site appeared before the expedition team, which had advanced while leaving behind countless casualties.

“Why is there a historical site here?”

“Why are such old relics still preserved?”

Although the roofs and walls had collapsed here and there, making it look like ruins, it was clearly a trace of oriental architecture.

It was absurd that such a structure could be preserved intact in an unexplored area where monsters were as numerous as grains of sand on a white sand beach.

As the expedition team stood still in confusion, the Spirit Sword Unit member urged them on.

“Entering.”

As we moved our feet again and reached the deepest part of the ruins, a large open space appeared.

Scattered throughout the empty lot were unidentifiable skeletons.

And the expedition team was horrified to discover something huge sitting in the open space.

“What the heck is that?”

It was the corpse of a giant monster.

Now, the fossil of a gigantic monster, now only the skeleton remains, was sitting there.

“Found it.”

The spirit swordsman’s eyes lit up.

And said.

“Let’s get started.”

“What are you starting?”

The Younggeomdan member took off his mask and laughed bitterly.

“What is it? It’s a purge.”

Crunch!

Blood soaked the air.

“Hey, these rascals! I didn’t know this would happen… …! Ugh!”

“Oh, no!”

“What the hell is this in the 21st century… …!”

“Thirdly, the prince has gone mad! This arrogant bastard!”

Every time the members of the Swordsmen swung their swords, death followed.

“What the hell is this!”

“Didn’t you all know that? Your lives were destined to die anyway. Still, consider it an honor to have been used for the family.”

“Eww!”

“Ugh!”

A one-sided massacre unfolded.

The huge empty lot was soon filled with the smell of blood.

And then a member of the Younggeomdan approached me.

I grabbed my sword and held it out in front of my chest.

The Younggeomdan member curled the corners of his lips and laughed.

“The lord gave orders. Take him here, and if he doesn’t resist, kill him as cleanly as possible.”

“shut up!”

I have no intention of dying the way you want me to.

I kicked the ground and swung my sword.

“How pathetic.”

The Younggeom sect member lightly brushed away the sword.

Thud-!

And my sword broke.

I vividly saw the iron sword being torn apart and thrown into the air like a piece of wood.

Since escaping from the family with the help of my eldest brother, I have not missed a single day of training.

But it’s only one sum.

Couldn’t stand one beat.

Boom-!

Another flash of light appeared before my eyes.

“Coolook!”

I lost consciousness for a moment.

When I came to, I was blown dozens of meters from where I was and crashed into the monster’s skull.

“Even if it’s only half-baked, it’s still different from a direct lineage. How can you take that and not die?”

I struggled to get up, enduring the pain that felt like my bones were being shattered.

It was miserable.

I was despised by my family because I had no power, and eventually ran away, but now I have to die because of my bloodline.

I had to run away because I was weak, and I had everything taken away because I was weak, and now my life is being taken away too.

‘I can’t die like this… like this.’

A weapon was needed.

At that moment, an unfamiliar object entered my field of vision, which was stained red with the flowing blood.

It was a single sword embedded in the monster’s skull.

I didn’t even have time to think about why the hell there was a sword stuck there.

I stretched out my trembling arms and grabbed the sword.

simplicity and honesty-.

But the moment he picked up the sword, it crumbled to ashes.

The heavens did not even permit my final struggle.

“I never knew the Lee family’s bloodline would be this ugly.”

Crunch-!

The sword of the Younggeomdan member sliced ​​through my back.

A hot sensation spread throughout my body, as if molten iron had been poured from my back.

‘ah…….’

In excruciating pain, visions flash by.

The moments of life that were terrible.

And I thought.

If I were to be born again.

I will never live like this again.

Woohoo-!

Beyond my fading consciousness, the sword seemed to disintegrate and the ash it left behind seemed to slowly creep towards me.

My vision went black. I lost consciousness.

* * *

My whole body was numb and my mind was confused.

My eyes were blinded, and the breath I inhaled and the air touching my skin prickled my whole body like an awl.

The sounds I was hearing were so loud, like thunder, that I thought my eardrums would burst.

‘Ah, ah, this is the level of pain. Am I going to hell?’

I couldn’t help but scream with my mouth wide open in excruciating pain.

wah wah-!

‘huh?’

Is that the sound of a newborn baby crying?

Are you saying that even a newborn baby can fall into hell?

“Is this the child? Yoojung’s child.”

It was a low voice.

For a moment, I felt goosebumps.

‘father?’

A blunt, calm voice.

It was faint, but it was definitely my father’s.

“What happened to Yujeong?”

“When we discovered it, it was already… … .”

“……I get it.”

A rough hand touched my body.

It was clearly a hand stroking my body very carefully, but it felt rough and hard.

“wah wah-!”

When I opened my mouth without realizing it, the sound that came out was the baby’s cry.

‘Sir, no way!’

The crying I’ve been hearing… …is that coming from my mouth?

‘Father, and Deacon Choi? Why does he look so young?’

I tried to turn my eyes, and then I saw it clearly.

The greatest prosecutor of his time.

Lee Tae-shin, the head of the Lee family.

The dark black hair characteristic of the Lee family. The firm eyes and light-colored brown pupils beneath them.

My father, who was clearly dead, was standing there.

At that moment, my father’s and my eyes crossed.

My father looked down at me with interest.

“… … Young (英) would be good. This child’s nickname.”

“I will do as you command.”

“Just like the other children, attach a nanny and some of the spirit swordsmen as escorts.”

“All right.”

“When is the eighth wire ceremony scheduled?”

“It’s April next year.”

“Let Young-i attend too.”

“… … Is that what you mean? The youngest master is not ready, and there is a few months difference between him and the eighth daughter.”

“It won’t matter.”

My father looked down at me once more and then turned around.

I laughed hollowly.

Butler Choi, who was looking forward to his old age, looked like he had been young in his prime, and his father, who had passed away, looked as upright as he had when he was alive.

And here’s the story the two of you were sharing.

‘If it’s the consciousness of the iron wire… … .’

A special ceremony for a newborn baby held at the Lee family’s first birthday party.

I opened my eyes and put my hands to my eyes. That position alone was difficult.

After that, I tried hard to move my eyelids and looked at my hands.

What caught my eye was a small, cute hand like a doll.

‘That’s ridiculous.’

It was ridiculous… …I couldn’t deny it.

Ominous thoughts began to creep into my mind, but I couldn’t deny them.

I was born again into this fucking family.

* * *

Several months have passed since I woke up in my baby’s body.

I don’t know my exact date of birth, but my nanny estimated that I was around 9 months old based on my development.

However, even that wasn’t accurate because the Sungmoo family’s bloodline grew incredibly quickly.

‘I’m seeing my nanny again.’

I felt complicated as I watched the nanny feeding me baby food with a tired expression.

It’s only recently that I’ve grown a little and things have gotten better, but until just a few months ago, my nanny was getting less than two hours of sleep a day.

Even during those two hours, I had to sleep like a nap to check on my condition every now and then.

All I could do was make sure to drink formula milk, pretend to sleep, and burp the baby early.

“Our young master is so kind. He eats baby food well and sleeps so easily. Young master. The nanny will also eat something for a moment.”

The nanny yawned loudly, put me in the cradle, and began peeling apples.

One of the few people who raised me like my own child, even though I wasn’t theirs, and stayed by my side until the end.

To me, who didn’t have a mother, my nanny was like a mother to me.

‘But even such a nanny was kicked out of the family at some point due to the restraint of my older brothers and sisters. It was something I failed to protect.’

The sight of the nanny nodding off while holding the knife looked dangerous.

I closed my eyes tightly.

‘Regression, I regressed.’

Then, would my talents and physical characteristics remain the same?

Yeah, it’s definitely the same.

I never knew that I would once again be deprived of everything in my family and would live as a penniless person who could not even learn magic.

-I didn’t know the Lee family’s bloodline would be this ugly.

It seemed as if I could hear the voice of the Spirit Sword member who had been cutting my back.

I feel a burning sensation down my spine.

A feeling slightly different from resentment or revenge.

It was the helplessness, misery, and anger I felt at the moment of death that was so desperate.

‘I want to become stronger.’

I never wanted to live like that again.

I can’t be reborn into a second life and flounder in such misery again.

Bam!

At that moment, the nanny, who had fallen asleep for a moment, dropped the fruit in front of her nose.

‘I was surprised.’

It was within arm’s reach.

I pushed the excess away for fear of getting a rash.

That moment.

simplicity and honesty-

Black particles spread out from my body, enveloping and absorbing the excess.

-Oh my, this knife really cuts well. It doesn’t even sharpen well.

-That’s a knife that Butler Choi received from a famous craftsman. The retired secretary told me.

-okay?

.

.

.

-Your Majesty, I will also eat something for a moment.

Unfamiliar memories flashed through my mind.

I can confidently say that these were words and memories I had never seen or heard before.

‘What just happened?’

That wasn’t the end.

I could only stand there with my mouth wide open in astonishment.

Woohoo-

A faint glow of light floated at the tip of my finger.

In my previous life, I had to work hard my entire life to obtain the strength I needed.

It was magic.