Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast-Chapter 375: Spirit Contract
Ha Eung Eung understood the essence of the spirit contract.
The more uncertainty in the contract, or the more effort put into it, the higher the summoning efficiency.
‘If I want to make the contract for Mark 2's full potential, a low-efficiency contract will only stop at the point where I separate from Dr. Johan II’s care.’
If Mark 2 wanted to stay by her side even a little longer, it wouldn’t make much difference in the current situation, where she couldn’t fully exert her power.
Dr. Johan II’s mana supply time would simply be replaced by Ha Eung Eung’s own energy recovery time, a form of breathing and mediation.
In that case, it was better to maximize the contract’s efficiency and establish it properly all at once.
[I've understood the concept of the spirit contract.]
[So, what are the methods for Mark 2 to become a spirit? Excluding the euphemism of being killed.]
The Cloud Spirit King, stroking the cloud produced by her pipe, looked down at Mark 2 who was playing around.
There are three methods.
You can marry a spirit and live with your spirit partner day and night in the spirit world.
You can consume the flesh of the Spirit King and gain spirit power.
The Cloud Spirit King paused as she blew more smoke from her pipe.
[What’s the third?]
There is no third.
“......”
Then why did you say there were three methods?
It is said that adding one more method and never giving a direct answer makes it easier to psychologically control the contractor, making them wait and feel anxious, according to the Spirit Wiki.
The malicious spirits who collected the Spirit Wiki over generations.
Its contents were hardly ever favorable to humans.
‘If there is a forbidden book that should never exist, the Spirit Wiki is undoubtedly one of the worst offenders.’
It should be designated as a forbidden text that could make a reader fall unconscious and die from anger.
This was another reason why the spirit realm had to be separated from the mortal realm.
[Then I will use my first wish.]
[Please grant Mark 2 the flesh of the Spirit King.]
Would the flesh be acceptable to you?
If you receive the flesh of the Light Spirit King, you could become one of the strongest spirits in the spirit realm after your infancy.
Objectively speaking, the Cloud Spirit is weaker than the Light Spirit.
Ha Eung Eung firmly shook her head.
[I cannot raise my daughter as a tsundere.]
For a moment, the Cloud Spirit King’s gaze wandered into the void as she puffed the smoke.
She seemed to search for the meaning of "tsundere" on the Spirit Wiki, nodding knowingly.
I respect your decision.
The flesh of the Spirit King flew through the air and landed in Mark 2's hand.
“Mama, the Spirit King brought something else. This isn’t flesh, it’s tobacco.”
No... That is indeed my flesh.
The flesh of the Spirit King is a kind of symbol.
It represents a substance connected to one's power.
“?!”
Tobacco can emit clouds, and it contains small amounts of radioactive waste.
It can lead to death, allowing one to transcend to the afterlife, "ascend," but it also has the freedom of forgetting worldly troubles, so tobacco is indeed a fitting symbol of my flesh.
What she said made sense.
Spirits wouldn't die from radiation or lung cancer from smoking.
They had no reason to fear the harm of tobacco, unlike lower creatures.
[Mark 2 is a lower creature, so tobacco would harm her.]
But that’s only true for spirits.
Humans would die from smoking it.
[Tobacco’s nicotine alone could cause acute poisoning and death.]
Nicotine is a drug that constricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure.
For martial artists, whose blood flow must be carefully managed, it would temporarily increase destructive power but decrease their life span by narrowing the blood vessels.
For those who sell their tomorrow to live today, like in forbidden arts or sects, it's a dangerous drug that sacrifices today to create a better tomorrow.
Even without considering addiction symptoms, nicotine is harmful to martial artists.
‘The hardship of dealing with nicotine every day was a real struggle for the forbidden methods.’
Thinking about how much effort was spent purifying the body with energy manipulation to cleanse impurities and toxins like nicotine made the effort put into low-cost forbidden techniques seem far worse than high-cost ones.
I gave you my flesh.
Whether you take it or not is your choice.
After some contemplation, Ha Eung Eung asked again.
[Tobacco is meant to be smoked, not eaten.]
[Can smoking it give the same effects as eating it?]
The Cloud Spirit King smiled meaningfully.
From her smile, Ha Eung Eung realized.
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The uncertainty of the spirit contract.
By excluding certain facts and stable effects, efficiency increases, creating a unique culture within the spirit world.
The uncertainty created by the expression of "eating" tobacco wasn’t insignificant.
Even though it was something originally meant to be smoked, once one is obsessed with the idea of "eating it," they can't understand the correct way to use it.
By consuming the flesh, you gain power, but the risk of dying in the process increases.
Such uncertainties arise.
‘The reason she didn’t answer was because she didn’t want to destroy the uncertainty with her answer.’
That was the Cloud Spirit King’s consideration.
Ha Eung Eung finally understood her nature.
The Cloud Spirit King, when examined closely, was a being made of a mixture of the Silent Swordsman and Azishahab.
She could express her kindness in her own way.
This is as far as we’ve come.
At least this much should be done.
Have you succeeded? Well done. I will raise your rank as a reward.
If you fail?
Then you will have to wait for the next life.
You died training your martial arts, so there would be no regrets.
For a being that isn’t ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) a martial artist or a dragon, facing death after failing to rise in rank is a terribly harsh thing, but in this line of work, it’s considered common sense.
Even those who go mad with the energy flowing through their bones without dying are said to have been lucky.
Only by discarding the obsession with the self can one complete the swordsmanship that is free from preferences and confirmation biases.
‘Even dementia caused by improper energy cultivation is, in the end, a hurdle that must be overcome on the way to the true path.’
The fear humanity must endure when dreaming of longevity.
Dementia.
After overcoming the risk of dementia caused by the fluctuations of energy pathways, one becomes a true master in the martial world.
This level of danger is not even considered a crisis.
If one can avoid the danger just by knowing it’s wrong, isn’t that great?
“Cough cough. Ew. It’s awful. I don’t understand why people smoke.”
In short, she had taught the child something good.
...Ha Eung Eung was honestly glad that Lee So-hye had blocked the broadcast.
[Mark 2 smoked the Spirit King’s flesh.]
[Mark 2 became the full form of the Tobacco Cloud Spirit.]
[Full-form spirits not only possess great power but can maintain a human form.]
With each inhalation of tobacco smoke, spirit power filled her lungs, gradually transforming her body closer to that of a spirit.
Unlike the harmful tobacco of the real world, this tobacco made you healthier and stronger the more you smoked it.
It was truly an ironic item.
Mark 2 had become the Tobacco Cloud Spirit.
Mark 2, how does it feel to become a spirit?
Mark 2 looked down at her blurry body and frowned.
“I’m scared.”
The Cloud Spirit King smiled kindly.
There’s no need to fear.
Come, try jumping lightly.
Mark 2 jumped reluctantly from her place.
“?”
Bouncing. Bouncing.
Curious, she kept jumping, and soon her face lit up as she shouted.
“Lightweight. My body feels light. The weight of the parts that were added for power enhancement is not noticeable at all.”
Spirits are such beings.
They are free to roam the world, unbound by their physical bodies. Just like the Light Spirit or Wind Spirit, the Cloud Spirit can even float.
Let go of your body and feel as though you're floating on water.
Following the Cloud Spirit King’s guidance, Mark 2 relaxed her body and floated lightly into the air.
“Ohhh.”
“Ohhhhh.”
“Ohhhhhhhhh—”
How far will you go?
Ha Eung Eung grabbed Mark 2 by the back of the neck and brought her down.
She didn’t ask if Mark 2 was satisfied.
The bright eyes told her everything.
Mark 2 was already thrilled.
Now that you’ve become a spirit, you’ll want the spirit contract next, won’t you?
[Yes.]
[I will use my second wish.]
[Please allow me to make a spirit contract with Mark 2.]
The Cloud Spirit King blew smoke from her pipe, forming the number 3.
There are still three methods.
One is a low-efficiency immediate contract with mutual consent.
The second is a high-efficiency contract through a long and complicated process, a full-time contract.
The third is a high-efficiency contract that can be completed by shortening the time through conditions mediated by the Spirit King.
“......”
Ha Eung Eung had gotten the answer she wanted, but it only made her angrier.
She scribbled in her notebook in frustration.
[Wasn’t the third option meant to be a rule not to mention it to anger me?]
Rules exist to make the other party angry.
If you can further anger them by breaking expectations without violating the contract, it is encouraged.
This is written in the Spirit Wiki.
“......”
Suddenly, a worry crossed her mind.
[Does Mark 2 also read the Spirit Wiki?]
Unfortunately, the Spirit Wiki is a power granted only to the Spirit King.
Your child cannot access the Spirit Wiki.
Instead, the Spirit King periodically gathers the lower spirits under her command and teaches them what true spirit behavior is and how to act more like a spirit.
The Spirit King not only leads the strongest spirits but also holds responsibility for the happiness and well-being of the spirits under her command.
Ha Eung Eung firmly declared.
[My child will be taught by me.]
It would be irresponsible as a parent to let Mark 2 learn such harmful, selfish education.
If she followed those rules, puberty would come without fail.
The Cloud Spirit King said she had the right to guide her subordinates.
She could teach Mark 2 the ways of being a spirit, as it was her rightful duty.
If she were to exercise that right, what would you do?
A flicker of hostility gleamed in Ha Eung Eung’s eyes.
[We will fight.]
She instinctively knew that the opponent was stronger, but some battles in this world cannot be avoided, even when one is weaker.
If Mark 2, who was not even two years old, was about to fall into early adolescence, Ha Eung Eung could not back down.
