Chapter 777

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Chapter 777: Inheritance Trial (7)

“H-Hold on. You’re going to kill all of them?”

As Yeongwoo asked with wide eyes while slumped on the floor, Achiga, the Master of Commandments, gripped his long spear with his back turned to Yeongwoo.

It was a wordless declaration that this was simply what must be done.

And in the meantime, nine Commandments that had rushed over reached out their arms to form a palanquin, then hoisted Yeongwoo onto it.

Fwhoosh!

Resting upon the Commandments’ arms, Yeongwoo’s body soared into the air.

Then, he began to be moved swiftly toward the entrance of the legacy visible in the distance.

Just as Achiga had said earlier, they were escorting the inheritor before the legacy.

“No, wait a second, I said! Can’t you guys talk?”

When Yeongwoo flailed his body atop the palanquin of Commandments, Achiga glanced slightly behind him instead of the black Commandments carrying him.

=Is there a problem?

“Hey, of course there’s a problem. You’re going to slaughter that massive crowd of bandits? Earlier it was fine because you were the property of Yugui Moga, but that’s not the case anymore, is it?”

=I do not understand what you mean.

“Isn’t your master this esteemed body now?”

Even as Yeongwoo said this, he was actually uncertain.

The fact that the Commandments had shoved him onto the palanquin without a word was one thing, but Achiga’s peculiar way of speaking didn’t give off the impression of being this side’s ‘property’ at all.

“Your loyalty… is supposed to be to me now. Isn’t it……?”

Fortunately, Achiga then dipped his helmet in acknowledgment.

=That is correct. We bear the duty to escort and pledge loyalty to the great inheritor.

“Then practically speaking, you’re guys who follow my orders, aren’t you? So if fellows like that harm so many lives, my evil karma stat will skyrocket immensely.”

Moreover, since the path to the legacy had been secured, it was already a won battle.

There was no need to see more blood.

=However.

Achiga tilted his head as though finding it difficult to understand.

=You are the inheritor of Yugui Moga.

A notorious bandit who roamed three galactic clusters aboard a suicide craft.

Since he was the inheritor of such a Yugui, it was only natural to accumulate evil karma—that was what Achiga was saying.

At this, Yeongwoo shrugged his shoulders.

“Just how long ago was Yugui Moga? Now that a new master has appeared, you have to follow new rules.”

=Nevertheless, if the area is not cleansed, future troubles will follow.

Master of Commandments Achiga, offering loyal advice for an evil karma practitioner to the very end.

However, to Yeongwoo, who roamed the universe via black holes, the grudges of mere bandits were nothing to fear.

“I have no need for the lives of scum like that. But I do need the weapons they carry.”

=Weapons?

“Yeah. Regardless of the type, bring all the weapons scattered across this space right now. If anyone resists, you have permission to kill that bastard.”

When Yeongwoo spoke in a loud voice so that everyone in the venue could hear, reactions erupted at once.

—…What?

—Hand over our weapons?

—What kind of crazy bullshit is this?

Of course, in the midst of this, a portion of them were quietly shutting their mouths and laying their weapons down on the floor.

Namely, the ones who had witnessed Jeong Yeongwoo fight right before their eyes earlier.

On the other hand, those who had been too preoccupied clashing with the Commandments across various parts of the underground space had yet to grasp the situation.

Shwaaa!

They were even bold enough to level their blade tips directly at Master of Commandments Achiga and say things like this.

—There are only ten of you left now, aren’t there? Do you think you stand a chance?

—Look at that punk. He’s down to just one arm and one leg. Now is our golden opportunity to strike!

When several pointed fiercely at Yeongwoo riding the Commandment palanquin, Master of Commandments Achiga, seeing this, carved his way through the bandit swarm with tremendous speed.

K-K-K-Koom!

=I shall collect the price of your disrespect.

Then, before the bandits in question could even react, he severed their necks.

Fwhaaaaack!

An attack by Achiga that no one here could properly track, save for Yeongwoo and Parina.

From the spear blade he swung in a semi-circle, four heads were separated from their necks, and as soon as they plunged into the floor, the bandit swarm instantly split into two groups.

Those who hurled the weapons gripped in their hands onto the floor the moment they saw that attack just now, and those who instead lunged at Achiga.

—Now! If we rush him from all four sides at once, we should at least be able to inflict one fatal wound!

Somewhere between bravery and recklessness.

Of course, with the bandit swarm already divided, in Yeongwoo’s eyes, it seemed far closer to recklessness.

Taaaah!

As the bandits who threw down their weapons began moving away from Achiga, the other bandits determined to fight filled the space that had been left vacant.

And at this moment, Yeongwoo saw it clearly.

Surrounded by the enraged swarm of bandits, Achiga looked back toward Yeongwoo.

It was an inquiry seeking wordless consent, and Yeongwoo nodded his head as if he had no choice.

“If they rush in begging to be killed even after being given a chance, giving them what they want must be the right thing to do.”

If a good-and-evil system existed, it would surely take this into consideration.

=Lower your stance and show respect to the inheritor. To those who do not know manners, I shall teach them personally.

With these parting words from Achiga, nearly two hundred bandits lunged from all directions, and then, as if it had been waiting, the Master of Commandments’ long spear cleaved the air.

Khwaaaaaaaack!

This time, it was a massive swing that drew not a semi-circle, but a perfect circle; no sooner had the pure white trajectory been traced than dozens of torsos slid sideways and tumbled to the ground.

Thwack!

At that, the bandits reduced to only lower bodies collapsed where they stood, lowering their stances, and above them, yet other bandits leapt forward.

—Duck your upper bodies! Aim below his waist!

Realizing that Achiga’s bandit-pulverizing art was overwhelmingly powerful, the swarm of bandits altered their tactics in real time.

In order to avoid having their waists sliced by Achiga’s circular slash, they began moving as if sliding.

However, to do this, they were forced to drop down onto one knee and lower their stance, which ultimately took the shape of everyone showing respect just as Achiga had ordered.

Of course, after that, their bodies were diagonally sliced from bottom to top.

Kwaaaah!

It was because Achiga executed diagonal slashes against the bandits rushing in with slides.

However, he could not slice away dozens at once like when swinging the long spear in a grand circle, and in the end, the blades of some bandits reached the vicinity of Achiga’s back plate.

Skrrrrt!

Spotted scrap-metal blades danced atop Achiga’s white armor.

Glancing toward the assailants at this, Achiga opened his left hand, which was not holding the spear shaft, wide and then clenched it tightly once more.

And then.

Phaaaaaang!

A tremendous pressure erupted from his fist, bursting the eardrums of the bandits clinging to him.

—Ugh?!

—Kuaaaagh!

And around this time, the nine Commandments lifting Yeongwoo began running toward the legacy once again.

“What the. No matter if he’s the Master of Commandments, he’s alone in the enemy camp; is it fine not to help him?”

Yeongwoo asked this, but the nine Commandments offered no reply, and in the meantime, the wretched screams of the bandits echoed across the distance once more.

Even with nearly two hundred bandits clinging to him, they were failing to inflict even a single proper wound upon Achiga.

“Well… I suppose there are cases where help is unnecessary.”

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And by this time, Yeongwoo was able to realize it.

The fact that Master of Commandments Achiga’s combat capability was vastly superior to that of ordinary Commandments.

‘Could it be that he inherited all the power of the rest who died earlier?’

However, the words the Commandments had spoken earlier soon crossed Yeongwoo’s mind.

「Earning the loyalty of all Commandments is something only the great Yugui Moga could achieve.」

Therefore, the power of the twenty Commandments originally forged by Yugui Moga could not have been preserved entirely intact.

‘Even so, no matter how I look at it, it seems true that Achiga is overwhelmingly the strongest among the Commandments.’

Furthermore, ever since the Master of Commandments was elected, the remaining nine Commandments seemed to have lost the function of speech.

Was it to streamline the chain of command?

The reason was unknown.

In fact, he didn’t even have a grasp on the scope of the Commandments’ loyalty.

‘These bastards, they’re definitely on my side, but… strangely enough, they just won’t listen to me.’

He had clearly told them not to see more blood, yet Achiga had abruptly taken the heads of four bandits claiming he’d collect the price of disrespect, and the Commandments currently carrying him wouldn’t even answer what he asked.

“Hey, everyone stop for a second.”

Yeongwoo issued a command to the Commandment palanquin to stop as a test, but as expected, the black Commandments did not listen to Yeongwoo’s words.

Thud, thud, thud.

They merely carried Yeongwoo in the direction of the legacy in silence.

“You punks, you only listen to the Master of Commandments.”

And that Master of Commandments was only partially loyal to Yeongwoo.

‘Just what standard does the Master of Commandments operate on? In any case, it seems right that he essentially works for my sake, but still.’

Pondering deeply with a furrowed brow, Yeongwoo soon realized one fact.

The fact that the Master of Commandments’ behavioral pattern was quite similar to the anti-government pistol currently clinging to his shoulder.

An entity that possessed ample ego, yet whose ultimate purpose of existence was the self-preservation of Planetship Master Jeong Yeongwoo.

Of course, their origins were entirely different, so by Yeongwoo’s standards, Master of Commandments Achiga was a slightly more unpredictable entity than the anti-government pistol.

After all, while there was information that the anti-government pistol reacted exceptionally edgily toward civil servants, he still knew nothing about these monstrous Commandments.

Kugung!

At last, the Commandments arrived before the door of the legacy and halted their steps, subsequently lowering Yeongwoo down very carefully.

“Ah, finally feeling a bit of freedom.”

However, it seemed it wasn't over yet.

One of the Commandments stood with its back to Yeongwoo and lowered its stance.

Swish.

At that, Parina, who had been staring blankly at this, muttered as if to herself.

『Don’t tell me it’s telling you to ride on its back? You’ve gained quite the impressive retainers.』

“What kind of crazy bullshit is that? Where are my leg and arm? I just have to reattach them.”

When Yeongwoo searched for his lost arm and leg, surprisingly, one of the Commandments that had been acting as a palanquin-bearer until now presented Yeongwoo’s leg and prosthetic arm.

Simultaneously with Yeongwoo acquiring the status of inheritor, it had secured his body parts.

“…Aside from being a little scary because we can’t communicate, they certainly are good subordinates.”

As Yeongwoo spoke while reinstalling the prosthetic arm back onto his arm, Parina looked toward the still tightly locked door of the legacy.

『Then, what are we supposed to do now? Both the key and the inheritor are gathered here.』

At these words of hers, one of the Commandments raised a pitch-black finger and pointed to the Mark of Jorma mounted in the center of the door.

“Huh? What about that. It’s fitted properly.”

And no sooner had Yeongwoo finished these words than the Commandment shifted its finger to point at the Master of Commandments in the distance.

“Achiga? Does it mean the door can only be opened when even the Master of Commandments gathers at this spot?”

Then, contrary to Yeongwoo’s expectations, the thick iron door suddenly opened on its own.

Skrrr-k-k-k-k…!

And with that, another open clearing that lay beyond the door was revealed.

Furthermore, three elongated boxes resembling coffins rose in the center of that clearing.

“Oh… is that the legacy of Yugui Moga?”

An excited Yeongwoo tried to rise from his spot, but one of his legs was not yet properly attached.

So, having no choice but to climb onto the back of the Commandment that had been on standby since earlier, the remaining eight Commandments split to the left and right, forming a procession heading toward the legacy.

『Why are there as many as three boxes?』

Parina asked, trailing behind the rear of the Commandment procession.

Since the same curiosity arose in him as well, Yeongwoo asked Achiga, who was now gradually wrapping up the ‘cleansing.’

“Hey, Master of Commandments. Why are there three boxes? Don’t tell me something changes depending on the order they’re opened, or something like that?”

It was a question he could ask having experienced all sorts of tricks up to this point.

At that, the Master of Commandments, drenched in blood, turned his head toward the door of the legacy.

=Two are legacies for the inheritor.

“Then what about the remaining one?”

=Within it, the wealth accumulated by the great Yugui Moga is sealed.

“Yugui’s wealth? You mean money?”

Come to think of it, hadn’t she also been a great bandit?

Therefore, she must have possessed a tremendous amount of karma.

“Then… that seal will be undone now, won’t it? Since a legitimate inheritor has arrived.”

At these words from Yeongwoo, the Master of Commandments’ following voice carried a very threadlike sorrow.

=Inheritor, as much as you desire, anytime.

“As much as I desire? No, how could anyone not desire that much money?”

As Yeongwoo tilted his head, Master of Commandments Achiga finally brought up the main point.

=You must leave me behind in this place. For the Master of Commandments shall be the key that unlocks the final vault. With that valor, the seal shall be broken.

At this, Yeongwoo wore a dazed expression for a moment, then soon dropped his jaw wide open.

“Taking the strangely disobedient Master of Commandments with me vs. becoming a multi-billionaire for generations to come, huh.”

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