31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 371)
The four brothers of the Shin family had humble beginnings. Until the hidden power of a child born with unprecedented talent is revealed..
Until then, all attention was focused on Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon..
Everyone wasn't interested in me.
“brother! with me….”
“I'm busy, Yuya. Go over there and tell your servants, and they will do whatever you need..”
“……huh.”
Is it because I have been weak since I was young?.
Entry into the training hall was strictly prohibited and no strenuous exercise was allowed..
Hey, the second brother is passing by..
“brother!”
“Ah, it's Shinyuro. Hehehe… . I have a sparring match with you, so let's talk later..”
The second older brother, who always looks so excited, disappeared into the training ground just like that..
The third brother, Gangi, was not at the training ground in the first place..
‘I'll be there today too?’
It's a secret I only discovered recently..
It means that Xinjiang spends time somewhere other than the training ground every day..
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
As expected, did I follow you for no reason?.
…pressure! Haaaaap!
Boom…
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Even though it was a little distance away, a loud sound was heard..
I was confused as to whether my heart was pounding because of the thought of surprising him or if my weak body was making my heart pound..
“Kang hyung!”
“……Yuya.”
“Huh... Huh... Aren’t you going to the training hall? Brothers….”
“I feel comfortable here. Why did a guy who was not in good health come all the way up here??”
“That's right….”
My gaze naturally went to the third brother’s hand..
Even though his mouth was torn and bleeding, he was training with a bandage on..
“blood on hands….”
“…Okay. The air is cold here. I'll take you there, let's go down..”
“You can wait….”
“Uh huh.”
“…….”
I received a scolding that wasn't a scolding, but I couldn't disobey my brother Kang's words..
stumble…
“What….”
“My legs are loose. Well, don't overdo it. Now, get on your back..”
Gangi’s back was damp with sweat. A hot steaming lamp.
‘comfortable….’
I fell asleep on the wide back..
When I came to my senses, Kang, who took me to the mansion, had already disappeared..
To be left alone in this vast mansion..
‘okay….’
That day, I asked my father, the head of the family,.
I want to learn swords like my brothers..
In hindsight, it was clear that those words changed our fate..
“Dude, you’re a genius.!”
“This is a martial talent that will never be born again on the continent! Even if you start from now, you will succeed.!”
I remember the first time I held a sword.
‘comfortable.’
It feels like my hands just got longer.
However, maybe it felt different to others..
1 year after taking up the sword.
a lot happened.
As the brothers all practiced kendo (劍道), we got to hang out a lot more. There were times when we would raise our voices if we presumptuously said one or two words about each other's swords..
I was silent.
Because the people in my family, except for my brothers, took what I said as if it were the truth, it felt like I was deciding the path that others would take..
‘scared….’
not god.
is human.
So, this was wrong..
Mental illness has come.
I didn't want to hold the sword.
The moment I held it, the universe appeared in my mind..
Everyone tried desperately to see that beautiful moment. Kang’s sweat-stained backboard was warmer than the universe in my head..
It's been a long time since I felt warmth.
Still, I didn't give up my sword..
When I thought of my brother Kang climbing the mountain every day, even such laziness felt like a sin..
One day, I overheard the story behind the dispute. They did not hesitate to gossip about the family, even if it was fair..
“Shinyu What does that young guy know... is not it?”
Envy and jealousy were always there, but I didn't feel very good when I heard it in person..
‘You're insulting me.’
For a moment, I thought it was painful, but then I realized I wanted to hear more about the story..
That's why I didn't dissuade them.
There was no more gossip that day..
However, every day at that time, we gossiped there..
Perhaps the gossip was a means of relieving the agony of their labor..
“Shin Lip is talented for being the eldest son.….”
“In the end, Shinhyun acts lightly.….”
They even insulted their brothers..
And, in the end, the name of Xinjiang was even mentioned..
“I feel sorry for Xinjiang... Caught in the middle of talented brothers….”
“Are you saying you can’t even go in and out of the training hall alone? It's embarrassing to show to others... What a taste!”
“Yaaaaaa!”
Unable to hold back, he jumped in and became furious. I got so angry that I ended up losing blood and when I woke up, I found myself in my room..
“Are you awake??”
“Kang hyung….”
“Your brothers waited for you to wake up and then left. Is it any good??”
I was so upset that I told Shin Kang about what happened that day..
The third brother has a ruthless personality and will definitely be strict with him..
“That's right.”
“…Aren't you angry??”
“what?”
“therefore….”
“All of this is correct, right??”
“…….”
Kang’s answer left me speechless..
“Words only express the present, but they cannot determine our future. Their words are ultimately just an obstacle that must be overcome..”
The reason I brought this up was probably purely out of selfishness. If the third brother is angry, and
“Aren't you angry? The saying that you are inferior to your brothers….”
“Hey baby.”
“…yes.”
The third brother said.
“Brothers are family. not a competitor.”
“…….”
“Our paths are connected. In the end, we are people walking the same path.”
The man named Shin Kang was huge..
“In the end, we will stand side by side.”
“brother….”
It was an opportunity for me to think of my third brother in a special way..
I thought he was someone who would serve as a guide for me as I walk down the path in the future..
I thought so….
“How can this happen?….”
“Hey, tell me! Explain it to me properly.!”
“…It's a wonder to be alive. All major organs of the body have already rotted away..”
“…….”
dump…
“Lord! Lord of the house!”
The family laughed because of me, but ended up crying because of me. I was facing death at an early age.
“…….”
“Are you awake??”
“Haven't you said that often??”
“So, wouldn't it be okay if you don't make it happen often??”
“…What about your brothers??”
“He's waiting outside for you to wake up. fire….”
“I am… Are you dying??”
“…….”
Suddenly, I had to ask.
The third brother looked at me blankly and said.
“It seem to be like that.”
“…….”
“It is a unique disease that causes the body to rot and loss of senses..”
“I see… That's why it doesn't hurt….”
Still, I feel it.
“Please call everyone.”
“…….”
“Soon, I think it will be the last time.”
In my entire life, I have never seen Kang's eyes so wide..
Cuckoo…
……
Kang kicked down the door and shouted something loudly..
I couldn't hear it in detail, but I could feel the family members rushing towards me at the sound..
Everyone walked lightly, knelt down and listened to my breathing. Maybe they will know. The sound of my breathing is gradually getting lighter.
“every….”
“…….”
“Thank you. I received so much, I wanted to pay it all back and leave.….”
“stop! Don't say that..”
My father and mother had already lost consciousness and collapsed, so my eldest brother answered on their behalf..
The always reliable first brother.
I think it's amazing.
“Smile, toddler. It was fun, wasn’t it??”
My second brother tries to make me smile on my way to the end somehow..
“…….”
And even the silent third brother.
“Because we couldn't be together until the end... sorry.”
The eldest brother closed his mouth and answered..
“If anyone reaches the end of this road, they are all there. So Shinyu, you are there too. Your dreams, and your brothers' dreams, will continue to move forward. Unless everyone falls... The road continues.”
“…Lastly, I have a favor to ask..”
my brothers were always together.
Always, that is, the word always includes the past, present, and future..
Just as the water flows and the mountains are there, it is natural..
therefore.
“Do not cry. Because we are together.”
I honestly couldn't remember the last words..
Still, I did spit something out..
“hello brother….”
Bulldog…
I later found out that not a single one of my brothers kept their promise that day..
* * *
Kang Seol continued to listen to Shin Yu’s story..
I heard most of these, but there were some I didn't know in detail..
- Death was like a dream and one day I became the hand of my third brother..
“All my brothers must have been surprised.”
- My second brother fainted while laughing..
“…….”
- I am part of the family again. Still, doubt remained in a corner of my mind..
“doubt?”
What do you suspect?.
- Am I really divine??
“…what?”
- Could it be the hand that holds Shinyu’s memories? And when those doubts reached the end of the pitch-black labyrinth…
And when you reach the end of the labyrinth, you realize.
Shinyu himself.
- It's gone. All I could think about was my brothers. The thought of saving the brothers left behind.
And the brothers.
His heart for his brothers.
he is divine.
- I am Shinyu. The youngest member of the Shin family. The reason I can exist with divine healing and not with a demon-possessed hand is because I have brothers..
“…I blame Xinjiang for leaving?”
- Our dreams continue! We can't all stop here. Someone has to move on. Kang went out for that purpose..
He becomes a sharp sword and cuts through obstacles. There are brothers here where Shin Yu is staying now, but there are brothers there too..
Then why…
“Shinyu, why don’t you leave… No, you can't leave??”
- When I leave, it becomes true.
“…….”
- My brothers... It becomes true that he died in the labyrinth.
Shin Yu, the one who was always with his brother even after death..
‘…Now I'm shackled.’
Guilt, regret, remorse, denial.
Shinyu, with all his emotions mixed up, cannot move forward..
I'm worried about my brothers who fell, and I can't take a single step forward..
Snowfall suddenly stood up and said.
“The choice is yours, Shinyu..”
- I can't choose. Because I am a hand.
“That's just an excuse. Someday, there will come a moment when you have to choose. Is it the past or the future?.”
Shinyu stopped and wrote on the floor..
- you chose?
Kang Seol nodded and said.
“I'm going to get out of the labyrinth. If I can, I'll take you with me. therefore….”
He burned with obsession..
Only the tenacity towards Shinyu was the last hope to save him..
“be prepared with an answer.”
* * *
In the few days since her conversation with Shin Yu, Jiang Seol prepared to move on to the next gateway..
Are you as strong as you wanted to be? If someone asks, you would say yes, and is that the direction you wanted? If you ask me, I will say no..
I obtained the Sword Demon Yasha, but it was an unstable entity and a time bomb that could explode at any moment..
if it goes like this…
‘The second gate must be important..’
What Kang Seol remembers about the second gate was that she was thrown into a boring and boring space..
However, this was information about the previous gateway, and information about the changed gateway had to be asked from Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon..
“It's a dream.”
“…yes?”
“Did I tell you? The dream demon has taken over the gateway..”
“…What happened to the gateway??”
“Hi-Hi… The dreams of everyone who enters there will be mixed. A person you knew may appear in a situation you never imagined, or they may be a completely different being with the same name..”
Shin Hyeon explained for a moment and then passed the baton to Shin Rip..
“I think it would be better for you to speak for me..”
“The trials there will change your unconsciousness. The dream begins from the moment you step into his territory..”
Why did Shinhyeon let Shinrip speak?.
“My brother and I once stepped into his territory..”
“okay.”
“After that, my brother visited him one more time..”
“yes? why….”
Shin Lip said.
“Dreams will do anything to destroy your existence. Through dreams, people from the past or the unconscious will be brought in to torment you. It's quite distinct and plausible. The moment it encroaches, I'll dream forever.”
“Then why did you go there again??”
“That is also an opportunity to leap forward..”
“…yes?”
“look at your shadow.”
Kang Seol checked his body..
A shape created by being eaten by darkness while attempting to resemble a night crow..
The broken part of the face looks pitiful..
“Your strength has become stronger than when I first saw you here. However, the shadow did not disappear. I guess that alone isn't enough..”
Shin Lip raised his sword and said.
“When you come out of the dream, you will find the strength you desire. Nowhere else can you get the experience of being dismantled and reconstructed piece by piece like that..”
“Is the possibility of the gateway that high??”
Shinhyeon explained in detail..
“My brother's powerful sword was an unfinished sword technique. The entire 3rd verse was performed in practice..”
What even snowfall knows.
‘no way….’
“Yes, the powerful sword has been completed. through that dream.”
The sword that even gave up on snowfall.
2Because it was the end of the verse, I remember practicing the second verse to the limit..
“…What kind of world is that??”
When Kang Seol asked, Shin Lip answered.
“It's another life... Experience it yourself.”
The snowfall turned back.
There was a huge door firmly closed there..
Situation ahead of the next gateway.
But then, someone's high-pitched shout was heard..
“Wait a minute-!”
Blood-soaked red uniform.
‘…Who was it??’
the woman shouted.
“Lucia! Did you forget? You said hello too!”
The woman who entered together.
The snowfall was also memorable..
‘But where did the man go??’
There was definitely a handsome white man next to him..
‘No, I didn't even meet those with the tokens..’
I had no recollection of contact with any federal figures..
Kang Seol frowned and asked.
“The man?”
“he died.”
“…Have you ever encountered a latecomer??”
Lucia grinned..
“they killed it.”
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