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Chapter 73

##73fury. Consultation time for concerns

“……So, I was fired from my escort job and was wandering the streets.?”

“Who gets cut off? It's vacation, vacation!”

The black spirit glared at the white water dragon walking next to him..

In his hands were a lot of bundles of luggage, the number of which had been reduced by half compared to when we first met..

Because the black spirit was sharing half of the load..

‘why do i do this…….’

Baek Soo-ryong met her on the street a little while ago and asked her what she was doing here, and since she wasn't doing anything in particular, he could only do nothing..

Then Baek Soo-ryong suddenly held out the luggage he was carrying..

“If you have nothing to do, please help me. These days, I have a lot of things to do as I prepare for the entrance exam for new students..”

“yes?”

“I'll buy some food later. Let's take this together first..”

“suddenly what…….”

“I'm going to take all of this to the Cheongryong Academic Center. I'm very busy?”

“Give it to me.”

……So, the black spirit was following the white water dragon, sharing half of the baggage he was carrying..

‘If you do this, you can confidently enter the Blue Dragon Academy..’

The two walked around the city carrying their luggage and back like breadwinners..

“When the entrance exam begins, there are a ton of supplies needed. The student head teacher told me to buy it after seeing it in person..”

“okay.”

“The question is, why do I have to go out and buy this? I came to teach martial arts, I came to pick up after the kids.?”

“hmm…….”

“Why is there so much pampering while giving a small amount of monthly salary... … . Ugh. I wonder if things will change once the semester starts. No matter what you do, it's hard to make a living. yes?”

“…….”

The white water dragon grumbled ceaselessly, and the black spirit couldn't help but agree little by little..

However, it is difficult for dialogue to continue to flow one-sidedly..

“But why were you there? What's going on?”

“that is…….”

In the end, in that way, the black spirit was able to tell the reason why he was alone..

Of course I regret it now.

“……Anyway, it wasn't cut off..”

“Why did you look like you were cut when you weren't cut? If you get a vacation, you should enjoy it properly..”

“I don't need a vacation or anything.”

Heukyeong hardened his expression and spoke firmly..

And I soon regretted it.

‘Why am I saying this to this man??’

He's a person who doesn't know anything about himself anyway and wouldn't understand even if I explained it to him..

Because we saw each other in the same space every day for a month.?

Because he is the benefactor who restored the health of the elderly Gongsunsu.?

or not… … Is it because of those unique eyes that are gentle yet sometimes have no depth??

At that moment, the white water dragon turned his head and looked at the black spirit..

Heukyoung held his breath for a moment because he felt like his true intentions were discovered..

“Don’t your legs hurt after walking for a long time? Should I take a short break at a nearby tea shop??”

“……it's okay. And didn't you say you were busy earlier? It is better to go directly to Cheongryong Academic Center.…….”

“It's obvious that if I finish it quickly and leave, I'll just be asked to do more work. Oh, let's go over there..”

“……Do whatever you want..”

Heukyeong nodded with a feeling of despair..

Anyway, if you want to enter the Blue Dragon Academy without any problems, you have to follow this man..

After a while, the two entered the tea shop and put down their heavy luggage..

As I ordered the car and looked out the window, I heard whispering around me..

Heukyeong's sensitive hearing did not miss a single voice around him..

“Oh my. Look over there…….”

“her. There are no good men or good women..”

“If there wasn't a man next to me, I would at least try talking to him.…….”

“Arthur. Do you think it's okay with your face?.”

“……But honestly, doesn’t the man have a better face??”

“You, you bastard. I liked it that way?”

One good thing about traveling with Baeksu-ryong was that there were no more annoying flies..

‘It's a bit unpleasant to be compared based on appearance, but.’

Heukyeong, who was looking out the window, turned his eyes and glanced at Baek Soo-ryong, who was drinking tea..

White skin and sharp jawline that make it hard to believe he was trained in martial arts, and deep eyes that make you fall in love if you just look at him..

The fingers that gently held the teacup were more delicate and longer than those of most women..

‘He was handsome.’

I've never been very interested in a man's appearance, but even by objective aesthetic standards, Baek Soo-ryong was a very handsome man..

‘……I don't think I'm very aware of it, but.’

In fact, over the past month, most of those who have been snooping around Baekryongjang were women..

Baek Su-ryong probably doesn’t know..

How many women has the black spirit quietly kicked out so far?.

“why? I got something on my face?”

“……no.”

In fact, Black Young had investigated Baek Su-ryong's background..

It was a natural measure for the safety of the attendant..

‘The past was definitely clean.’

Baek Soo-ryong lived in the countryside until he joined Cheongryong Academic Center..

His father, who had never made a name for himself in martial arts, was running a military service in the countryside, and his mother died not long after giving birth to Baek Soo-ryong..

Baek Soo-ryong, like his mother, was said to have been weak since childhood, but became a different person after going through the great crisis of death..

‘And when I came to Cheongryong Academic Center… … I did a lot of ridiculous things.’

He declared that he would make the Blue Dragon Academy the winner in the Emperor of Heaven..

Nam Goong-su, an instructor at Ilta, made a bet on which student he taught would enter the university with better grades..

Everyone knew the black spirit..

Of course, I reported everything to Gongsunsu..

-Puhahaha! Is that so? I guess I should work harder for Teacher Baek’s sake.!

Even after hearing the details of the bet, Gongsunsu just laughed it off..

Heukyeong couldn't quite understand that either, but the old man said it was okay, so he didn't have to understand..

“It's your first vacation. Why don't you enjoy it some more? Don't make such a sad face.”

Baek Soo-ryong said while drinking tea with a relaxed expression..

The soft smile on his lips made many of the women in the tea shop giggle..

But Heukyeong answered more bluntly than usual..

“My body doesn't feel the need to rest..”

“……hmm. Looks like you need counseling too.”

“counsel?”

The white water dragon sighed softly, looked at the frozen black spirit's face, and said:.

“When I see you usually. As your name suggests, I think you are like the shadow of an elderly person..”

“That's my role..”

Heukyeong answered with an expression full of pride..

But what Baek Soo-ryong wanted to say was different from what she thought..

Baek Soo-ryong put the tea cup down on the floor and said..

“That's why I was just blankly like a shadow abandoned by its owner.?”

Heukyeong put down the teacup roughly and glared at Baeksuryong..

“Please refrain from making presumptuous remarks..”

“I guess I hit the nail on the head..”

The black spirit glared fiercely at the white water dragon, but his gentle smile did not change..

“What if? If your elders tell you to die, you will die.?”

“Of course.”

“If the elder orders you to kill me?”

“I won't hesitate at all.”

Although he answered with a cold smile on purpose, Baek Su-ryong’s expression did not change at all. Instead, I laughed as if I knew it would happen..

“Last question. What would you do if an elderly person suddenly passed away one day??”

“…….”

Heukyeong was speechless. Because I had never made that assumption..

Of course, I knew that he would die someday, but…….

When I assumed that scenario, my mind went blank..

Baek Soo-ryong lowered his voice and asked seriously..

“Don't you understand this? Why did the old man give you a vacation??”

“that… … The Cheongryong Academic Center prohibits entry except for applicants... … inevitably…….”

To the black spirit who stammered in his answer, the white water dragon refuted every detail..

“Then just tell them to wait at the entrance. Why did you force me to go out and have fun in the name of vacation??”

Heukyeong couldn’t answer..

Because I didn't think Gongsunsu's order was strange at all..

Baek Soo-ryong clicked his tongue when he saw that..

‘As expected.’

After watching for a month, Baek Soo-ryong learned that the relationship between the two was different from the relationship between a typical guard and a guard warrior..

That doesn't mean it's an inappropriate relationship..

“You may think you are protecting your elders, but in my opinion, it is you who is more dependent on the other person..”

“what……!”

Heukyeong got angry as if he couldn't admit it..

However, she had no choice but to remain silent due to Baek Soo-ryong's next words..

“The old man thinks of you as his daughter.”

“!!”

-I don't know what you think of me, but I think of you as my daughter..

There was no way I couldn't remember..

Because I heard this just a few hours ago..

But how did this man know something that he also learned for the first time in years??

“Of course, you also think of the old man as your father..”

“Well, how do you do that?…….”

Heukyoung was embarrassed and stuttered. Baek Soo-ryong lifted his teacup and laughed..

“I'm very perceptive. And you don't have much sense. What's worse, is he depressed, thinking that I abandoned him when I gave him time off to help him become more independent?.”

“that…….”

If I had a father, I wish it would be like this..

Heukyeong, who grew up as an orphan, often thought of such things while serving Gongsunsu..

White Water Dragon saw Black Spirit's fingers trembling as he held the teacup..

‘Should I call this a side effect of learning martial arts?.’

I knew from a long time ago that Heukyoung had learned the martial arts of assassination..

And that's a fairly high level of martial arts..

“It's unfamiliar. Feeling that way for someone else.”

“…….”

Killers are trained to kill their emotions from a very young age..

Heukyeong clearly received such training..

But training is training after all, and human instincts will return over time..

‘It has been said that Heukyeong took full charge of guarding Gongsunsu several years ago..’

Over the years, the human emotions that had been killed as assassins were slowly revived..

little by little, very little by little.

Only recently did Heukyeong feel that he was different from before..

But in this emotional aspect, Heukyeong was like a child..

The body is an adult, but the mind is a child blindly dependent on its father..

“I am… … I am…….”

Heukyeong looked confused..

She looked at Baek Su-ryong, then saw her face reflected in the teacup, then raised her head and looked at Baek Su-ryong again..

“Maybe I'm doing something wrong…….”

“I didn't do anything wrong.”

Baek Soo-ryong said firmly:.

Salsu has human emotions..

In the past, I would have said he was disqualified as a shooter, but I didn't want to say that now..

First off, this guy can't survive..

“Even your elders don't want you to go back to the way you were before. If that were the case, I would have fired you a long time ago..”

“…….”

“Think carefully about why your elders gave you free time like a vacation and let you go around alone instead of being their own shadow..”

Baek Soo-ryong slurped down the remaining tea and stood up..

Provided sufficient counseling for concerns..

This is a matter for you to think about and decide further..

“Let's wake up. If you go back too late, the head teacher will scold you..”

“……yes.”

The two people left the teahouse and walked together..

The white water dragon walked a little ahead, and the black spirit followed about a step behind..

there was no conversation.

‘It's so awkward I'm dying.’

I also thought that maybe I was being foolish for no reason..

However, when I encountered the lone black spirit, I couldn't help it because I saw the expression on his face that he didn't know what to do..

- In the future, there will come a time when you will often see students wandering around and losing their way. A teacher should never ignore the children..

I was reminded of something I heard from Mae Geukryeom a while ago.…….

‘If you think about it, he's not even a student..’

Since I received a lot of money from Gongsunsu, I decided to treat it as a bonus..

“you are.”

Heukyeong, who had been silent as he followed one step behind, suddenly opened his mouth..

“Do you know my identity??”

“……Just take a rough guess. I'm not stupid.”

For a month, I often heard words like ‘son of heaven’ and ‘imperial palace’..

It was even weirder if you didn't notice..

Gongsun Su is probably one of the powerful people in the imperial palace that is difficult to imagine..

“I can’t tell you about the elderly, but… … I am from the Geumuiwi..”

“…….”

The Jinuiwi was a bodyguard and secret police unit directly under the emperor..

Even those in power were afraid of the Geumwiwi, and their power and authority were enormous..

In addition, the current head of the Jinuiwi was considered one of the top ten masters in the world for his martial arts skills..

“As a war orphan, he was raised as a war orphan, and after learning martial arts, he performed various missions..”

Heukyeong spoke about himself in a calm voice..

Originally I wasn't going to tell anyone, but now I just wanted to say it..

“Meanwhile, infiltration, assassination, and manipulation. Carried out numerous missions. Then, a few years ago, the Emperor gave me to the elders..”

“The fact that you got off?”

When White Water Dragon turned his head to the side and asked, Black Young, who made eye contact, nodded..

“From then on, I am no longer a member of the Geumuiui Committee, but rather the elder’s personal escort. If the elderly person dies... … I will be free. The elder burned all my records on the Geumuiwi and gave me a new identity..”

“……You say amazing things so casually.”

“You too are listening more casually than I thought. I thought you would faint from surprise.”

“you can't make jokes.”

Baek Soo-ryong smiled and shrugged his shoulders..

Before I knew it, the signboard of Cheongryong Academy was visible in the distance..

The two entered the Cheongryong Academy carrying a lot of luggage..

Wow!

Shouts were coming from the direction of the sparring hall, as if something was going on..

Heukyeong suddenly asked.

“But will it be okay??”

“what?”

“After you entered the Cheongryong Academy. If other students argue with me because I’m older,…….”

“Fighting? Who cares?.”

Baek Su-ryong smiled confidently. His gaze turned towards the direction from which the shouts were coming..

“'Cause I taught you strong enough.”

I had a strong feeling that his students might be there..

* * *

Powwow!

Cho Mak-saeng, who had been hit in the stomach by a sword, bent his back like a shrimp. For a moment, I couldn't breathe and the sky turned yellow..

“omg……!”

Jo Maksaeng raised his head and looked at the person who made him like this with eyes of disbelief..

“this. I'm sorry. I don't know that I can't stop it either.…….”

Gongsunsu was looking down at Cho Maksaeng with an expression that showed he was not sorry at all..