Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 255

# 255 – The Lazy One Decides (5)

The brothers, on the stage, stared at each other.

Time passed in silence, but no one in the audience pressured them. Everyone understood how significant it was for them to face each other in a competition.

‘Although there are people who don’t feel it…’

Unlike Wei Sanho, whose face showed a mixture of emotions, Wei Yanho just looked bored.

Some might think Wei Yanho was looking down on Wei Sanho, but those who knew Wei Yanho knew what he was thinking.

‘I’m just too Lazy.’

It wasn’t that the duel with Wei Sanho made him Lazy, but that he disliked having to go on stage to fight.

“How long has it been since we crossed swords like this?”

“Huh…”

Wei Yanho thought for a moment and then grimaced.

“Was it the night before I left home?”

“It’s been a long time. It’s already been five years.”

“A long time? Not at all.”

Wei Yanho pouted.

Does that guy have a vengeful ghost attached to him?

Since forever, Wei Sanho had been bothering him to fight with wooden swords.

‘He’s always been like that.’

Wei Sanho was the only one who didn’t give up on Wei Yanho, whom even his mother and Wei Jeonghan had given up on.

Wei Jeonghan hoped that Wei Yanho would act like a normal person, but Wei Sanho always believed that Wei Yanho would surpass him someday.

‘It’s amazing.’

What did Wei Sanho see in him?

He had hoped for something that neither his father nor his mother expected.

For someone who knew the Wei Yanho of then, Wei Sanho’s insistence would be like asking a turtle to learn to fly.

“Are you in a good mood?”

“…Do I look like it?”

“Yes.”

Wei Sanho nodded.

“I’ve seen it right.”

“You’re going to fight your brother, and you say you’ve seen it right!”

Wei Sanho smiled.

“Since I’m happy, I guess I’m not normal either.”

Wei Yanho nodded.

“That’s right. He’s my brother, but he’s not normal.”

“What does it matter?”

*Shhhhrrr*.

Wei Sanho unsheathed his sword. Wei Yanho trembled at the sight of that.

‘This is no joke.’

Just by unsheathing his sword, Wei Sanho emanated a powerful aura. He wasn’t using his energy to intimidate Wei Yanho. Simply, by unsheathing his sword, he emanated a cutting aura.

The phrase “sword-spirit unification” is not a coincidence.

A swordsman who has wielded his sword until it becomes an extension of himself tends to resemble his sword. This was not something that could be achieved only with a high level of internal energy or martial skill. The important thing was a deep understanding of the sword.

Wei Yanho looked at Wei Sanho with narrowed eyes.

Wei Sanho was not the strongest Wei Yanho had encountered. There were the Sword Master Taegeuk and the Plum Blossom Sword Master, and before, Kwon Geuk and Moon Yuhwan.

But Wei Sanho had something they didn’t have.

‘It’s terrifying.’

If the others were like huge rocks of ten thousand jin, Wei Sanho was like a sharp razor.

It’s strange.

Wei Sanho, who is considered a gentleman and is not picky, gave that feeling. They say that an accomplished swordsman cuts only with his gaze, and Wei Sanho was like that.

Of course, that doesn’t mean Wei Yanho can’t face him.

Wei Yanho, who has crossed swords with Baek Muhan, who should be considered the best swordsman of all time, for five years. Although Wei Sanho might be considered the best of his generation, Wei Yanho has fought against the best of all time.

So the result was already decided.

‘I only need three strikes.’

Wei Yanho decided that.

“Yanho.”

“Hmm?”

Wei Sanho spoke softly.

“Since that day, you have never faced me with all your power. Am I right?”

“…….”

Wei Yanho did not answer.

Wei Sanho knew what day he was referring to.

“Since then, I’ve been training non-stop. Even while I was looking for you.”

“I know.”

That’s why he’s so strong now.

“Am I now qualified to receive all your power?”

Wei Yanho grimaced.

“It was just luck.”

“Luck…”

Wei Sanho smiled.

A youthful death duel.

When they were young, Wei Sanho and Wei Yanho had a death duel. Wei Sanho wanted to show his younger brother the dangers of the world so that he would train seriously.

He thought there would be no problem if Wei Yanho used a real sword. That was a mistake.

That day, Wei Sanho fell to Wei Yanho’s sword, and received a wound that would never heal.

Wei Yanho won and Wei Sanho lost, but Wei Yanho was the one who was really hurt.

‘That day ruined everything.’

Wei Sanho looked at Wei Yanho with a hardened face.

Wei Yanho, who almost killed his brother, threw his sword and locked himself in his room. Wei Yanho, who was already Lazy, stopped training.

Wei Sanho tried to get Wei Yanho out, but Wei Yanho never came out.

“I couldn’t control you, and I ruined your potential.”

“That’s not it!”

Wei Yanho got angry.

“I’ve always been Lazy, and after that day, I thought I didn’t need to train.”

“…Yes.”

Wei Sanho smiled.

“You don’t believe me.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m happy to have the opportunity to fight you again.”

Wei Yanho felt annoyed.

‘Happy?’

Doing favors for others was something Wei Yanho didn’t like, even if it was his brother.

“Happy?”

“Yes.”

Wei Sanho smiled, really happy.

“Oh, yeah?”

Wei Yanho unsheathed his sword.

*Shhhhrrr!*

His white sword shone.

“As you know, I have a bad temper.”

“Who said that?”

“Me.”

Wei Yanho looked at Wei Sanho with narrowed eyes.

“I don’t tolerate the happiness of others.”

“Hahahaha.”

Wei Sanho raised his sword.

Even though they were brothers, why were they so happy?

“Do we need to talk more?”

“No. I need to say one more thing.”

Wei Sanho looked at Wei Yanho with curiosity.

Wei Yanho raised his sword and declared:

“…What?”

Wei Sanho asked, doubting his ears, and Wei Yanho repeated clearly:

“I GIVE UP!”

“….”

The crowd fell silent.

***

“……Huh?”

Saha, the Historian, looked in disbelief, but Gwanggu Singae sneered.

“What did you expect?”

“I wasn’t expecting anything in particular…”

“Those who expect something from Wei Yanho always end up the same.”

Saga said with resignation:

“So, Wei Sanho won.”

“Yes.”

“But it’s strange.”

“What?”

When Gwanggu Singae raised his head, Saga tilted his head.

“As you said, the Mount Hua gathering was a great competition. It was where Wei Yanho first appeared. It’s strange that a competition with so many participants and the first appearance of Wei Yanho isn’t that famous.”

Gwanggu Singae shrugged.

“Didn’t you think it was because of the Mount Hua assassins?”

“Although the Mount Hua assassins were important, wasn’t Wei Yanho’s appearance more important? It was where the Radiant Martial Sovereign first appeared, but I only know that there was a small competition in Mount Hua. Logically…”

“Should it be more famous?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Gwanggu Singae looked at Saga with a mischievous smile and nodded.

“Yes, that’s right. Normally, people would talk more about the Mount Hua competition. It was quite famous back then, along with the Mount Hua assassins.”

“Then why was it forgotten? Maybe…”

“No, it’s not that…”

Gwanggu Singae knew what Saga wanted to say. He probably wanted to know if there had been an attempted cover-up.

“Why would we hide that competition? People just stopped talking about it.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not a good thing to talk about. And…”

Gwanggu Singae smiled and said:

“Something bigger happened after that, so the winner of that competition didn’t matter.”

Saga frowned.

“I also know about the Mount Hua assassins…”

“It wasn’t the Mount Hua assassins.”

“Then?”

Gwanggu Singae lay down and leaned on his arm.

“Maybe you’re right. There were forces that wanted to erase that competition from history. After Wei Yanho appeared, no one wanted to face them. He wasn’t interested, so I don’t know, but maybe they hid the truth. People avoided talking about it so they wouldn’t get involved.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, that is…”

Gwanggu Singae smiled.

“It seems like you forgot.”

“Huh?”

“Wei Yanho always causes trouble. Don’t you know that?”

“Of course, I know that.”

Saga never forgot. What he had heard was enough. Wei Yanho was always involved in incidents.

“Why didn’t you think about it?”

“Huh?”

Gwanggu Singae laughed.

“Wei Yanho abandoned the duel to rest, how could nothing happen? Something more annoying should have happened. It was already close at that time.”

“……What do you mean?”

“The Dark King, Tang Cheongun.”

Saha’s eyes trembled slightly.

“Ah, the Dark King?”

“Yes.”

Gwanggu Singae said calmly:

“If he had known that Tang Cheongun was coming, it would have been better to continue with the duel. Even Tang Cheongun could not have attacked a future leader who was participating in the tournament. But Wei Yanho had already abandoned the tournament. That’s why he couldn’t escape. He wanted to get rid of one tick and he got another.”

Gwanggu Singae continued laughing:

“Wei Yanho didn’t know anything at that time.”