The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 113
〈 113Tue 〉 Chapter 13 Sacheon, Gyeol (4）
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The moment the door to Gajujeon opened, the first thing Danghwaseo saw was a translucent white screen..
Behind him, the grayish, dried-up face of an old man was visible..
King of Poison (？王）) Tang Dynasty Drama.
Her grandfather, a man whom she wouldn't mind hating a million times..
Danghwaseo looked at his portrait for a moment and then took the gun..
“Meet the matriarch of our family..”
Without even a speck of emotion in it.
“This is the Danghwaseo of the Yongbong Danju of the Murim League..”
Revealing the purpose for which he came here.
The answer came when Dang Hwa-seo lowered his head and counted more..
“…okay.”
Just one word.
Danghwaseo immediately thought of many thoughts..
What does he think of himself being so rebellious?.
Why did you invite me here alone?.
Also, are you thinking about Maeng’s request?.
However, the answer that came back had nothing to do with anything..
“You've reached the peak. excellent.”
Danghwaseo’s eyes twinkled..
Party drama continued again.
“What is the poison that you realize when you reach the peak? what have you created?”
Danghwaseo could feel it buried in his voice..
Proudness, curiosity, and affection.
A bitter smile appeared on Danghwaseo’s lips..
‘What kind of twisted love is this?.’
For a moment, there was something peeking through the closed door of my heart..
It was an old hatred.
“…Do you want to ask something like that?.”
“Your granddaughter has achieved something, so wouldn't you be curious?.”
“Don't you ask me about my escape?.”
“Flying when you're young isn't something special..”
“If you do that, you won't wonder why I ran away..”
“Do I have a reason to press you like that?.”
It was a warm voice the whole time..
That was so cruel.
Even though she promised not to show her emotions, that cruel affection was crushing Danghwaseo to the core..
His self-righteousness, thinking only of what was good, was bringing out resentment that he wanted to keep hidden..
Danghwaseo’s teeth were clenched..
The face that was revealed when the head was raised was noticeably more frowning than before..
Breathing also became rough..
“I ran away because I was resentful of you. I was so disgusted by this Tangmun that I ran away. Even if this happens, you won’t ask why??”
“You say that again. What on earth do you not like so much??”
“How can you ask that? You took away my life and my future….”
I was speechless due to the anger building up in me..
Danghwaseo closed his eyes and took a deep breath..
After that, I calmed down enough to speak..
“…How can you ask such a question, making me just a tool for party inquiry??”
In fact, Danghwaseo had only vague expectations upon coming here..
The expectation was that perhaps the reason for calling him to the party door was an apology..
There were certainly grounds to say that it was a vain expectation..
On the day of the Yongbong branch meeting, the party gate was silent after the party's return..
After Yongbongdan was founded, the party sent gifts..
When I returned to Dangmun here, Sohyang was alive and well and living as a civil servant..
It was not at all strange that Dang Hwa-seo looked at all that and came up with the assumption, ‘Maybe.’.
‘But….’
This was it in the end.
From the beginning, the party drama did not have any doubts about its escape..
That self-righteous old man was just dismissing his cries as a youthful insult..
The hatred became a little stronger..
“…Did you really have to do that to me??”
Danghwaseo transformed those emotions into words and shot them out beyond the screen..
“Was it supposed to be me who would fulfill your dream??”
Danghwaseo didn't ask for much..
The dream she had since childhood was peace and happiness..
The warriors of the transcendent realm and the long-cherished wishes of this sect were not important to me at all..
“…There was a monk who desperately wanted to fulfill his long-cherished wish. But why did you do this to me??”
What was buried at the end of the voice was crying..
The shattered piece of hope became a dagger and pierced my heart, and that is why it hurt so much..
That old man will never know.
When I was younger, the person I envied more than anything else was my half-brother..
That I am just a child who grew up receiving only love..
“Whatever it takes, please give me the answer..”
The party urged, and the answer that came back was not satisfactory at all..
“…Why do you not know my heart so much? Wasn't it all for you?.”
There was frustration in Tang Yun-gyeong’s voice..
The white of the danghwaseo was filled with red..
The moment I was about to say something again,.
“look at me.”
Party drama has lifted the curtain.
Danghwaseo gasped at the sight that was revealed..
“What is this….”
Danghwaseo’s eyes grew as if they were about to tear..
This is because the Tang Dynasty play had a very different form from the one in Danghwaseo’s memory..
To put it in one word, it could be said to be like a sick person who will die soon..
No, even that was an understatement..
“Look. This is a side effect of a poison attack that has reached the point of transcendence..”
The skin on the party pole was rotting away..
There wasn't a single strand of hair, and the left eye was empty and I didn't know where it had gone..
That was it. The body is like a bare, dry branch..
It looked like the shadow of death had been cast over him and he couldn't even get up from that spot right now..
When the curtain was lifted, Danghwaseo felt suffocated by the miasma that spread out..
“Inhale…!”
“Why is the Tangmun’s long-cherished wish not to kill all poisons? Why are we so obsessed with it?.”
The phlegmatic voice of the party drama harshly pierced the space..
“this is why.”
The facial expression of the party drama was unknown..
Because his face was too ugly to be able to read anything that could be called an expression,.
“Do you know? A poison that has reached the point of transcendence is so terrible and powerful that it destroys the body just by embracing it. This was a tragedy that has continued like a curse since the day Tangmun was born..”
There was something that could be called anger in the voice of the party drama..
Even that was filled with affection..
“I truly didn't want to leave you alone to live in this pain. I hoped that only you would close your eyes while keeping your pretty smile..”
The left eye socket of the empty party drama has become narrow..
“That's why. It's because you were more important to me than anything else.…!”
Cough!
The party drama vomited black blood..
Shoulders shaking loudly and body shaking.
His appearance was so shabby that it did not fit his name, Poison King..
Immediately after, Danggeuk raised his head and stared at Danghwaseo with his only remaining eye..
“…Why don’t you understand my feelings like this?.”
Danghwaseo was speechless..
“Isn't the flight over yet? Even though I gave it so much time?”
The reprimand made me feel sick once more..
‘For sure….’
This is something that Danghwaseo did not know about..
Also, it is enough to know that it is affection in its own way..
But again, this was not the reason.
Danghwaseo clenched his fists and glared at Danggeuk..
“…I have no desire for transcendence.”
“It will be like that in the future. Nothing(?) ultimately comes down to the desire to reach the end..”
“I don't want to sacrifice my life for transcendence.”
“Was life as a woman so desperate?.”
“So you want me to let go of it??”
“Yes.”
For a moment, Danghwaseo’s face became blank..
The party drama continued..
“Live as the master of the party, not as a woman. Live for this great blood relationship, not just one blood relative. Isn’t this so obvious! Isn’t that proven by the numerous histories that have preserved it?…!”
It was a clear tone of yelling..
However, Danghwaseo did not understand what he just heard..
“…Why are you sure that's important? I've never had that thought even for a moment.?”
“Because I did that!!!”
Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The space was filled with poison..
Danghwaseo’s body stumbled..
“Woo-eup…!”
Despite my body being impervious to poison, I felt dizzy for a moment from the thick poison..
This was the weight of transcendence.
“Do you know that there has never been anyone like you? It was like that for me, my predecessors, and their predecessors’ predecessors! Everyone had a life they wanted! But look! What was their choice in the end? In the end, the place I returned to was my hometown.!”
The longer the yelling continues, the more intense the poison becomes..
The thickening poison was the concentration of anger..
“That's why I'm so filled with longing! In the end, the only place to rely on in this heartless and cold river is blood relations! That’s why the reality I saw when I woke up from my dream was so cruel! Did you think it would be different for you?!”
Gooooo
A poison so strong that it took my breath away plunged Danghwaseo’s body downwards..
thud!
Danghwaseo’s knees bowed..
Nevertheless, the party drama did not stop talking..
“Were those members the ones who were tricking you just now? Yes, I said it was a mukryong. It seems that something unknown to you has bewitched you.…!”
Danghwaseo raised his head in surprise..
His expression was no longer gentle..
“If I rip it to death, will you come to your senses?!”
“Just try it!”
Danghwaseo shouted.
When I saw that old man's stubbornness trying to go to Mokriwon, my first instinct was to rebel..
Wow!!
Danghwaseo, filled with the will to resist, created a stir..
As we reached the peak, a poison more fascinating than anything else that had built up began to take over the space..
Anger and speculation suddenly formed in Danghwaseo's wide eyes..
“I will never, even if I die, allow such a thing! I will stop you, even if it means risking my life! Are you going to regret it later if you face such a catastrophe?!”
The members are their own people at best..
Danghwa Office could never allow even that to be taken away..
“Was Kang Ho so heartless that he said this was the only place he could rely on? You have no right to say such things.!”
Danghwaseo clenched both fists and made the energy wave even stronger..
The poison that reached transcendence was heavy, but the body of Mando, Invincible, was relieving the pressure..
The anger boiling inside was showing the will to resist this poison even if it meant emptying out all of the Danjeon..
“It was you who was more heartless to me than anything else.!”
Crackling!
The floor was crushed..
It was due to the collision of air waves..
“What was cruelest to me than anything else was the Tangmun! Do you know? Every moment of my childhood was a quagmire. Every day was hell, and even the dreams I had were taken away from me.!”
In the days when she struggled in pain, what grew inside Danghwaseo was none other than a longing for warmth..
He was absolutely by his side, and he was family..
Someday, we would create a happy family where everyone would love and protect each other..
It was that dream that the party drama took away..
“Why do you think you and me are the same! My dream was so small that I definitely could have achieved it if it weren't for you!”
Anger soon turned into hatred and the poison became thicker..
Dokgi (?.
“I won't let anything take it from me anymore!”
Kwaaaaang!
The energy wave exploded and everything between them was swept away..
There wasn't even a screen anymore..
“so….”
Danghwaseo chewed his lips once..
And he looked at the party drama with shining eyes and said,.
“…Don't even think nonsense..”
I turned around like that..
The party drama didn't hold her back.
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