The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association - Episode 25
〈 25Tue 〉President Anhui (6）
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“Don't play tricks. If you don't have it, where on earth has the journeyman gone?!”
“I truly don't know. The head of the family doesn’t leave any words to me.….”
“gibberish!”
The old man's shout echoed throughout the room..
The woman with a slender appearance faced the anger with her back straight..
“Why would I lie?.”
“A lot! Didn't he happen to catch the eye of the head of the family and take that position? Now that there is no head of the household, it seems like the head of the household is all in your hands! Didn't you know that I was thinking that if it weren't for that seal, it would all be yours?!”
The woman's shoulders trembled..
Her clenched fists showed how shocked she was by those words..
However, the woman was not intimidated..
As if this was the only thing he could do, he looked straight at the old man and continued speaking..
“…I do not know.”
“This bitch…!”
The old man gritted his teeth..
He took a deep breath as if trying to let go of his anger, and then let out a bitter smile..
“…Okay, let's see how long I can hold out..”
The old man stood up.
Contempt and hatred are in the eyes that look at the woman..
He clicked his tongue and left the room..
thud.
When the door slammed shut, the woman finally relaxed and exhaled..
Every single word pierced like a dagger and broke her heart, but she had no place to lean on and was exhausted, but the woman did not collapse..
‘Okay. be used to.’
This is because I am used to this kind of treatment..
This is because it is a moment I have been prepared for ever since the day I entered this house as a commoner..
The woman swallowed back the tears that were about to burst out and raised her head..
That moment.
“Huh... It would be difficult to show tears like that. Because I can't ignore a woman's tears.”
An unfamiliar voice echoed in the room..
The woman hurriedly raised her head..
What is in front of you is a young man smiling with an expression like a weasel..
Perplexity appeared on the woman's face..
“Who, who… sir…!”
“Shh.”
The man, Zhuge Shan, put his index finger in front of his mouth..
Then I took out an old letter from my pocket..
“I have come to deliver a letter. sent by your brother.”
The woman's movements stopped..
His eyes grew huge at the words he spoke..
“My younger brother doesn't know how to read. So, I wrote down what my younger brother said. So, don't worry about the handwriting and read it..”
He was a suspicious man.
The woman thought that there was a high probability that what he was saying now was a lie..
Still, she blankly received the letter addressed to me..
It had to be seen as a feeling of wanting to hold on to a rotten rope..
“What I was asked to do was to find out if my sister was doing well.….”
From the moment Zhuge Shan opened the letter, he could see the woman holding her breath..
It must be said that what was in her twinkling eyes was sadness..
“…It looks like you're not doing well..”
“….”
The woman read the letter with her lips tightly pursed..
I'm fine so don't worry too much.
It will be very sad to lose your husband, but please get over it..
I'm sorry I couldn't come to you.
Even though it was written in someone else's handwriting, the worried sincerity of her one and only relative was seeping into the woman's heart..
“…It's your younger brother. Telling lies that won't work.”
“hmm?”
“You probably aren't doing well. Because the letter I used to send every month has disappeared..”
Zhugeshan kept his mouth shut at the self-deprecating words..
In reality, the man he met was truly miserable..
Silence is positivity.
The woman raised her head, holding the letter so tightly that it was all crumpled..
“Thank you for telling me the news about your brother. If you don't mind, could I ask you one more favor??”
“…What is it?”
“Please tell my brother that I am doing well. And this money….”
The woman opened her purse and took out a jade ring and some gold jewelry..
“…Would you please pass this on to your brother? please.”
“Hmm… Why don't you go out yourself??”
“I believe you were listening to the conversation with the elder. Also, you must have seen it when you came. That I'm trapped here.”
Zhuge Shan nodded..
‘It's a common story.’
A woman who became a wife by birth is persecuted by her family, and her position is threatened after becoming a widow..
Living a life like prison.
It happened everywhere..
Zhuge Shan's eyes turned to her stomach..
Her stomach was so swollen that you couldn't tell unless you looked closely..
‘Am I not alone?.’
Indeed, it is clear that she is a woman with something to protect..
“Seeing that he moves so quietly, he must be a person with strong martial arts skills.?”
“Well, that aside, I am trusting and leaving it to you. What if I run away with it?.”
“Why would a person wearing such expensive clothes regret doing such a thing?.”
The woman's gaze was directed at Zhuge Shan's clothes..
Zhuge Shan licked his lips and scratched the back of his head..
“I should have changed my clothes and come here..”
“I know it's too much to ask, but….”
“It's done.”
Zhuge Shan burst out laughing..
“The reason I came here in the first place was because I just didn't feel comfortable going, so I'll be happy to help..”
“Ah, thanks…!”
“step.”
Zhuge Shan bent down and made eye contact with the woman..
Then I asked.
“Just think about it until evening. Is it really for the child’s good to endure here?.”
The woman's eyes were filled with doubt..
Zhuge Shan smiled sheepishly at that..
'It's crazy.'
Even though I knew that, I had no choice but to say that..
This is because there was someone who came to mind when I saw these women..
"If I were your child I don't think he wants to see his mother being persecuted for her sake.."
“That's moose….”
“I'll give you time to think about it. Approximately two hours. I'll be back when the sun sets.”
Zhuge Shan said so and suddenly disappeared..
The woman was left alone in the room and pondered his words..
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“live.”
Zhugeshan raised his head at the sound of a voice coming out of his daze..
The scenery in front of you is the main house of Sega, where he spent his entire childhood..
In front of the well-maintained trees and the pond between them, there was a woman whom Zhuge Mountain would miss for the rest of his life..
“live!”
“mother….”
It was a mother I would never see again..
Slit eyes and a fox-like look.
However, contrary to his impression, he had a bossy personality..
She came towards me stomping her foot angrily..
And he pulled Jegal San's ears..
The moment his ear was pulled, Zhugeshan lifted his heel and realized that he was still wearing the body of a child due to the height difference between her and her..
‘It's a dream.’
The mother in my dream screams loudly..
“How many times does my mother tell me to stop going to the poop?!”
It seemed as if he was very angry, with the blood rising on his forehead..
However, even though his face was so angry, Zhuge Shan felt a burst of laughter the moment he saw it..
“Smile?! Laughing!!!”
“Sigh! Uh, mother!!!”
It was a truly realistic dream..
Even though I didn't feel any pain, the way my mouth let out a scream made me feel that way..
“Why are you always rummaging through that damn thing?!!!”
Zhuge Shan knew that this was a memory of a certain day..
This is a memory from when I was 6 years old and was immersed in the battle of the powerful and the powerful..
4It was a memory of a day when I read the scene where In-hyeop, the main character of the chapter, buries himself in a poop to escape Sapa's assassins, was so moving that it made my mother feel upset..
“Okay, wrong….”
“You should know one thing! No, I shouldn't have done anything wrong.!”
Zhuge Shan laughed while repeating that he was wrong..
‘ah.’
It was a return to a very happy moment..
It was such a regression that I knew it was a dream but I didn't want to wake up..
Zhuge Shan looked at his mother with a smile on his face with tears in his eyes..
A woman from a lowly background who became the mistress of the Zhuge family..
Nevertheless, she was always a confident woman..
…And a woman who was warm even on the day she passed away in poison..
“I can't live because of you! Do you know what the elders say when they see you? He's an asshole. A person who perverts shit!”
The voice of the mother I loved so much pierces my ears..
She let go of her hand pulling her ear and placed her hand on her forehead..
And then I sighed and bent down..
“Hey, Sana. huh? Do you think I'll come to my senses only if I burn down all of that bastard's battle between the powerful and the powerful??”
“sorry….”
“A charlatan is good. It's good, but why are you so obsessed with all those cool scenes? What is it, since it is a sword cooperative, isn’t it possible for people to like that kind of thing??”
“The sword cooperative is not cool….”
“Just cut this guy's snout!”
Zhuge Shan's mother pinched his snout..
With her lips sticking out like a duck's bill, she burst into laughter and shook her head..
“Ugh, that's it. what can i say.”
It was always like this.
She was very angry and scolded him, but after a few conversations, she calmed down and smiled..
Zhuge Shan really liked that and laughed along..
“mother.”
“why!”
“thank you.”
Zhuge Shan's mother frowned..
He had an anxious face, wondering what he was going to say again..
Seeing that look, Zhuge Shan remembered how much of a troublemaker he had been when he was young, and continued with a chuckle..
“Please come back often.”
It was such a sweet dream.
However, it was a dream that should not be missed any longer..
She is a person from the past, and what she really wants is to move on..
Please be honest with yourself..
She was the one who asked for that until the last moment..
“I am indeed….”
Zhuge Shan kept words in his mouth..
I chewed it thoroughly, broke it into small pieces, rolled it into a nice ball, and spit it out of my mouth..
“…Indeed, I love you.”
the scenery became blurred.
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Zhuge Shan opened his eyes on the roof of the main house..
I blinked, then quickly burst into laughter and collected the jade stones that had been scattered around..
For a moment, the surroundings became blurry, but then became clear again..
‘hmm….’
There was a deep smile on his lips..
I was glad to see the face I missed and enjoyed the afterglow..
The sky had suddenly taken on a reddish color..
Zhugeshan realized that the two meetings he had announced in advance were almost over and got up..
‘Shall we go?.’
It was time to hear the answer..
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“You've made up your mind?”
The woman looked at the man in front of her..
He was waiting for his answer with a smiling face..
Award after award after award.
However, despite this, the woman could not hide her expectations from him..
“…Can I ask one question?.”
“tell me.”
“Why are you trying to help me like this?.”
The woman made eye contact with Zhuge Shan with a hardened expression..
He still had a frail appearance, but even so, his eyes were shining resolutely according to the expression on his face..
“I need a reason?”
“I need it.”
The woman clenched her fists on her knees..
“I don't have much to give in return. Even though I am the hostess of the head of the household, in reality, I only have a small amount of money in my hands. As Daehyup said, Daehyup, who was left here alone and holding on, has nothing to gain by escaping from here and running away..”
“I know.”
“So please answer. Why do you want to help even though you know that?.”
The question was her last remaining reason..
It was a minimal defense mechanism to protect the child in the womb..
Following him like this without knowing his intentions was an act of putting the child's safety on the chopping block just because he wanted to lean on it..
Zhuge Shan looked at the woman..
I looked at her tense face for a long time, and only then did I reply with a grin..
“I'm just doing it..”
“…yes?”
“I just do it because I want to..”
The woman's face became blank..
Zhuge Shan thought that it was quite pleasant and continued saying:.
“I'm the kind of person who doesn't like seeing women cry..”
Especially never seeing a mother-to-be cry..
I can't be confident in myself if I ignore the sad woman..
His council (??) existed to wipe away the tears of such people..
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