Chapter 28. Seo Jooheon From Another World (2)
Jooheon placed his hand on the female Seo Jooheon's scabbard.
The instant he did, sharp anger flashed through her eyes.
“You dare touch my sword?”
Her blade roared violently.
The sword vibrated like a living creature, howling as though resonating with her rage.
Gram.
A sword that acknowledged only the one worthy of drawing it.
And now...
Gram was making its own judgment.
Seo Jooheon.
Was this man someone it should cut down?
Or someone worthy of holding it?
If anyone else had touched the weapon, the sword would've cut straight through to the bone.
But Jooheon's hand remained unharmed.
[Seo Jooheon]
[Majesty Ability Awakening]
[Stealing opponent's ability.]
Golden aura erupted from Seo Jooheon's body.
The female Seo Jooheon's brows trembled slightly as she realized something.
“...Don't tell me.”
“You just awakened your Majesty ability?”
That genuinely shook her.
Awakening shouldn't happen this quickly.
This man was a rookie Majesty.
So why...
Was it because he met me?
Then what ability had he awakened?
No.
That didn't matter.
I'll kill him before he can use it.
“No matter what ability you awakened...”
She tightened her grip on Gram.
“You still can't defeat Chief God-level Artifacts!”
She steadied her breathing and gathered strength.
Even if he tried to steal the sword, Gram wasn't a weapon just anyone could wield.
Like Excalibur, Gram was a mythical demonic sword that only a great warrior could draw.
But then...
The blade stopped moving.
“...?”
She pulled harder.
Nothing.
Gram didn't budge at all.
Almost as if it no longer recognized her as its owner.
Why...?
A terrible feeling crawled down her spine.
Then—
[Contract Terminated]
The familiar sight made her realize what had happened.
Her face twisted in fury.
“You copied my Majesty ability?!”
At the same time, Jooheon reached for Gram's hilt.
The woman let out a hollow laugh.
“Even if you did, Gram has usage requirements!”
Gram's condition was justice.
[Usage Requirement: Only a great warrior may draw this sword.]
“Someone as greedy as you can't even pull it out!”
But...
Gram slid smoothly free in Seo Jooheon's hand.
“...What?”
The female Seo Jooheon froze.
The sword offered no resistance whatsoever.
It moved into his hand as naturally as though it had accepted him as its master from the very beginning.
“This is... impossible.”
Shock and rage swirled across her face.
“Wait.”
“This isn't...”
This wasn't simple theft.
Her eyes widened.
[Mental Plunder]
Jooheon's true ability was activating.
[Sword of Justice: Gram]
Usage Requirement: Only a great warrior may draw this sword.
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[Sword of Justice: Gram]
Usage Requirement: Only a great villain may draw this sword. (Modified)
The female Seo Jooheon stared in shock.
“You...”
“What did you just do?”
Jooheon grinned.
“Plunder.”
“...?!”
She didn't even have time to react.
Jooheon swung Gram.
BOOOOOOM!
A shockwave erupted from the sword and tore through the center of the city.
It split the ruined sky.
The ground collapsed.
A massive sinkhole opened beneath them.
“Guh!”
The female Seo Jooheon lost her footing and fell straight into the collapsing earth.
Below her lay darkness with no visible bottom.
Jooheon watched her fall while casually tapping Gram against his shoulder.
“You had way too much good stuff all to yourself.”
He smiled.
“Learn to share.”
A furious scream rose from below.
“SEO JOOHEON—!!!”
She reached toward him.
Whether she was trying to grab him or do something else...
Even she probably didn't know.
Jooheon simply swung the sword once and spoke.
“Goodbye.”
“They say one of two doppelgängers has to die, right?”
“So let's never meet again.”
Then he quickly left the area.
Sweat covered his face.
His breathing was rough.
He hadn't actually defeated the female Seo Jooheon.
He knew he couldn't beat her head-on.
Even now...
All he'd done was create an opening and escape.
He had no choice but to admit it.
“...So that's a Majesty from another world.”
He glanced back.
“She's definitely strong.”
She was on a completely different level from Majesty Yoo Jaeha.
Jaeha was a creator-type Majesty.
Mostly defensive.
But that woman...
“A combat-type Majesty.”
Jooheon narrowed his eyes.
“Her Dominance is ridiculous.”
The Divine-Grade Artifacts targeting his world were already troublesome enough.
But apparently, the other Majesties were monsters too.
Which meant...
He needed power.
And the most useful Artifact nearby?
There is one.
Jooheon looked in a certain direction.
Not far away.
Toward Majesty Yoo Jaeha.
And Julian beside him.
Jooheon's eyes sharpened.
“Perfect.”
“Next stop... there.”
A violent pressure swept through the air.
Julian was freely displaying power bordering on divine.
Earlier, he'd merely intended to capture Jooheon.
Now things were different.
He was genuinely trying to erase Majesty Yoo Jaeha.
An attack resembling heavenly judgment descended toward Jaeha's head.
BOOOOM!
Shockingly...
Majesty Jaeha was fighting him evenly.
“Tch.”
“Artifact Creation.”
“<Aegis>.”
Majesty Jaeha dramatically swept his hand through the air.
Golden symbols poured from his fingertips and formed an object.
In an instant...
The legendary shield of Zeus from Greek mythology appeared in midair.
BOOM!
The shield blocked Julian's attack.
