The Illegitimate Who Devours Weapons

Episode 2

The Lee family, the Sungmu Lee family.

Each direct blood relative of the Lee family is born with a special power.

That was the supernatural ability that only appeared to those with a strong Lee family bloodline.

All of the children of the Sungmu family awaken their special abilities through a special ceremony called the ‘naming ceremony’ held only for the Sungmu family when they turn 10 years old.

In other words, the children of the Lee family who did not have a naming ceremony were just ordinary children with special physical characteristics.

‘Could it be that he has awakened?’

I couldn’t help but mutter that even though I knew it couldn’t be true.

The sensation of magical power coursing through my body was too distinct to believe that what had just happened was a lie.

‘Let’s give it a try.’

I am proud to say that I have mastered more magical arts than anyone else.

I wanted to use my fucking body a little bit in my pre-regression life.

At that time, there was nothing I didn’t touch, from low-level magic on the street, to magic in the back alleys, to magic from families that I was allowed to use.

however.

‘It’s different.’

My body is… … different.

The current state of Mana-ro was too different from the peculiar constitution of the past, where the acupuncture points of Mana-ro were abnormally twisted.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s still a newborn, but its magical power was so ordinary that it couldn’t be considered my original body.

My head got cold.

A deformed and unusual constitution that has never been seen before.

I remembered the doctor’s words that he didn’t know whether it was congenital or acquired.

‘Who touched me?’

The family’s political structure comes to mind.

An illegitimate child from outside the country.

Still, I had high expectations from those around me from the beginning.

I must have been a thorn in the side of those with vested interests in my family.

There are more than a few faces that immediately come to mind.

The head of the family, Mrs. Baek, and her half-brothers, the Senate, and the heads of branch and vassal families.

‘Looking back, it didn’t make sense.’

It makes no sense that the special constitution was not discovered for such a long time, including the iron wire ceremony and the naming ceremony.

Someone attacked me.

The slash-and-burn technique. A very common tactic to eliminate future competitors.

‘Is it a curse, a sorcery, or poison?’

I can’t believe something like that happened to my body while I was under the protection of the Younggeomdan.

‘……Shit.’

My head feels hot.

How much suffering did I endure in my past life because of that bastard’s magic?

I was lost in thought for a moment, then exhaled deeply.

‘Phew, no matter how much I think about it, there’s still no clear clue. More than that.’

I looked at the magic circle for the first time after my regression and thought.

‘What the heck…?’

A black current was hovering at the tip of my finger.

An unknown energy that is not magic.

Something unidentified, something that didn’t exist in my previous life, was growing inside my body.

I glanced at the nanny and then started crawling around the room, touching things here and there.

Nothing happened.

The last thing left is… … a decorative painting hanging on the wall behind the sofa.

“… … .”

I looked back and forth between my height, the sofa, and the painting hanging on the wall about two meters high.

‘Nanny, please sleep a little longer.’

I started crawling up onto the sofa.

I felt like all my strength was leaving my body as I climbed up the sofa that was about a meter tall.

If I had been a normal child, it probably would have been impossible for me to climb up.

It seems that the strong Sungmoo family bloodline and the fact that he couldn’t overcome boredom after returning helped.

‘Okay.’

I carefully placed my hand on the scepter.

Woodduck-

A sound like a lump of metal breaking.

Just like before, a black aura spread out and enveloped the sword.

And once again, unfamiliar memories flashed before my eyes.

A single warrior raising his sword.

To the rhythm of the chant, numerous warriors raised their weapons.

An old-fashioned family etiquette that is no longer practiced.

With that, the memory was cut off unnaturally.

For a moment, my body swayed.

I almost fell under the sofa. I quickly supported myself with my arms and stared blankly into space.

‘This is, no way… … .’

A piece of black energy fluttered and hovered at the tip of my hand.

When I clenched my hand again, the trace of that energy was gone.

* * *

As the days went by, I started to move my body and stay awake more.

Every time I woke up, I could see it growing.

And then the special day that was planned arrived.

Wire-type.

An important ceremony awaited me in my family that would mark the beginning of my life.

The nanny was busy dressing me up from the morning.

The clothes, decorations, and even every strand of hair were prepared with meticulous attention to detail.

I leaned comfortably against my nanny without tossing and turning so that she could prepare comfortably.

“Master. You will get good results. Your future will always be smooth.”

Even though common sense dictates that a newborn baby cannot understand speech, the nanny always spoke to me.

I felt the sincere encouragement and deep regret in those words.

‘That makes sense.’

I am an illegitimate child who was left to the family without any support.

The other brothers receive special benefits from birth, such as magical infusions, elixirs, and visionary rituals.

On the other hand, I had to perform the ritual without absorbing even one of the common elixirs.

‘Don’t worry, Nanny.’

I caressed the nanny’s cheek.

The nanny opened her eyes wide and smiled bashfully.

At that moment, Butler Choi approached from behind.

“The nanny should follow the master right behind him to the ceremonial hall. When it is the master’s turn, she can hand the master over to him.”

“yes.”

At Butler Choi’s words, the nanny seemed nervous and hugged me tightly.

I turned my head and looked at the man standing in front of me.

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

He is one of only ten first-class warriors in the world, and is considered a strong man with a different class even among those first-class warriors.

‘father…….’

I didn’t have much to do with my father in my previous life.

Even though I saw him once, my father didn’t even glance at me.

At that moment, my father’s eyes turned to me.

I looked at him quietly without avoiding his gaze.

“That’s interesting.”

My father’s eyes, looking down at me with an expressionless face, were strange.

* * *

Behind my father followed my eighth sister, who was only a few months older than me, her nanny, and me and my nanny.

Hwaak-!

As I passed through the arched corridor, a circular plaza appeared. The stands surrounding the plaza were filled with people looking down at me.

People gathered under the sky called Sungmu-i-ga, including the Bun-ga and Gasin-ga.

They all sat down to witness the birth of the new direct line of the Sungmoo family.

“insect!”

“insect!”

thud!

Hundreds of warriors lined up in front of Lee Tae-shin.

A ceremony without any deviation.

Their weapons that soar into the sky are of various shapes.

Although they were lined up and classified by type of weapon, each one was holding a slightly different weapon.

Cheolrye (鐵禮), a specialty of the Lee family.

It was a ceremony unique to the Sungmu family, where they showed their respect with weapons that they actually used, rather than decorating it with ceremonial weapons that would never be used.

“hmm.”

chuck-!

At Lee Tae-shin’s short nod, the warriors lined up took a step back and opened the way.

Lee Tae-shin walked with steady steps toward the ceremony hall standing tall in the center of the square.

Hundreds of weapons were placed on the floor of the ceremonial hall.

Starting from the basic weapons of swords, daggers, and spears, to gauntlets, staves, bows, and firearms.

Just looking at the fact that most of the weapons were masterpieces, the fact that the Lee family was a member of the Sungmoo family hinted at its power.

Lee Tae-shin entered the ceremony hall, looked around the audience, and declared in a soft voice.

“I will now begin the iron wire ceremony. Bring me the flower.”

“yes.”

The eighth child’s nanny carefully handed the eighth child over to the father.

At the center of the open-air ritual hall was a huge rock with a groove large enough to fit a child.

Lee Tae-shin sat the eighth in the room and took up the dagger.

“Eww-!”

As the dagger lightly cut the tip of the Eighth’s finger, a few drops of blood fell from the split flesh onto the rock.

That moment.

Woohoo-

Blue light burst out from the stage and stretched out like a spider web towards numerous weapons.

And all that light came together in one place.

“Oh! Is that black thing?”

Everyone cheered.

A white sword that radiates light.

I knew that sword well too.

‘Ivory Sword. That’s right. The eighth one was chosen by the Ivory Sword.’

A famous sword among famous swords that has not responded for generations.

Ivory swords are sacred relics.

It is a famous sword that ranks at the highest level among holy relics.

In the distant future, people gave her the grand nickname of Baekya (White Night), as she single-handedly cut down hordes of monsters while wielding an ivory sword.

Phew-

When Lee Tae-shin waved his hand in the air, the ivory sword flew to the front of the stage as if it had wings.

‘How much magical power would be needed to make that possible?’

It was a whopping 15 meters away. Moreover, since it was an ivory sword called the Holy Sword, its magical resistance must have been considerable, yet it was pulled with just a gesture.

I couldn’t even guess at the level of skill required to make something like that possible.

“Ivory sword. It’s a good sword.”

After expressing his simple feelings, Lee Tae-shin continued speaking.

“The ivory sword is now Hwa-ah’s.”

After making that declaration, the father came down from the stage and handed the eighth child over to the wet nurse.

One of the guardsmen following behind took the ivory sword.

Now it was my turn.

“Your Majesty, you must do well.”

The nanny whispered something very quietly in my ear and then politely handed me over to my father.

“I will begin Young-i’s ritual.”

Soon, a dagger was drawn into my hand as expected.

‘Ugh.’

Maybe it was because it was a baby’s body. It wasn’t a deep cut, but it hurt like it was on fire.

But perhaps because I hadn’t cried, my father spoke in an emotionless tone.

“You are amazing.”

The first compliment I’ve ever heard in my life was that I was proud of myself for not crying.

As I was feeling bitter, a few drops of blood fell.

My wire mesh is also starting.

‘Will it be a clear voice this time too?’

In the past, the weapon I was chosen for was the highest grade celestial sword, Cheongseong.

Woohoo-.

Blue light spread across the empty space.

And the moment light burst out from the empty space, silence descended upon the ceremony hall.