The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 42
〈 42Tue 〉 Ojang Yongbong Branch (15）
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It was the next day that Dang Hwa-seo, who collapsed while working, came to his senses again..
Danghwaseo opened his eyes, holding his pounding head..
“You woke up?”
The voice heard at that moment is Mok Riwon's..
Danghwaseo’s gaze turned to Mokriwon..
“narrow neck…?”
“I was so worried because I had been lying in bed all day! Do you have any discomfort??”
At the same time as he said that, he felt a throbbing pain in his left arm..
It wasn't just that.
Why was the blood vessel in such a mess? Even while breathing, venom was leaking out..
When Dang Hwa-seo, surprised by that, tried to stop breathing, Mok Ri-won waved his hand..
“I'm fine, so breathe easy! I can push out this much poison with my own strength.!”
“ah….”
Danghwaseo let out a blank breath..
Then, it was only later that I remembered something, and it was about dancing..
My memories before I collapsed were blurry..
I saw a blurry scene, stretched out my hand according to it, and released my inner power..
What I felt at the same time was a feeling of openness in my heart and information about a new poison that I had never known before..
“rubbing….”
A bitter smile appeared on Mo Ri-won's face at the answer he gave in a cracked voice..
Danghwaseo laughed empty-handedly.
“…Yes, I lost..”
“It was a great fight. Sojeo was the most handsome person I've ever seen since joining this Yongbong branch..”
Danghwaseo’s fingertips twitched..
‘You lost….’
We have reached the peak.
The wall that had previously blocked my path was torn down, and I entered a new territory..
Now he will definitely be classified as a ‘superhuman’.
One, what good is that?.
‘…Defeat is ultimately defeat.’
I couldn't keep my promise to myself.
Wow.
Danghwaseo's fist was clenched by a force of unknown origin..
A deep anger began to appear on my face..
Danghwaseo was angry that he could not reach Namgung Jincheon in the end..
“…I guess I was hoping for too much. Well, he must have been constantly growing while I was stagnating..”
“It was a great fight..”
“One loss is a loss.”
Regret bloomed on Mok Riwon’s face..
‘You are so heartbroken..’
In fact, it was a game with no chance of winning..
No matter how hard I struggled, it was a game I couldn't win..
Even Danghwaseo would have known that..
One, she stood up in the end and got results..
Mo Liwon did not want someone who had proven himself to be in sorrow..
“soger.”
“yes.”
“So what was your request??”
Danghwaseo looked at Mokriwon..
‘Ah, I guess you're trying to comfort me..’
I knew it right away.
Now that he looks heartbroken, this naive man is trying to offer any words of comfort..
‘You don't have to do that..’
Whatever it is, defeat is defeat.
Danghwaseo humbly wanted to accept the result..
“it's okay. Since I didn't achieve my goal in the first place, I don't really want to ask for your sympathy..”
“Why do you think you didn't achieve your goal??”
A question passed over Danghwaseo’s face..
“…Aren't you defeated?.”
“exactly. But I think that and the goal are separate stories..”
“what is that….”
“The conditions Sojeo set in the first place were different..”
Mok Ri-won smiled brightly..
“Sozer put a condition on me: ‘I will achieve good results in the military.’ And tearing down the wall while fighting is something that anyone would call a remarkable achievement. Sozer is fully qualified..”
Danghwaseo’s face became blank..
‘It doesn't sound like anything….’
It was a pun.
In the context of the conversation at the time, the good result he was referring to was 'victory', and Mok Ri-won must have known that as well..
“Come on, Soger. What was your request??”
Yet he says this.
Iidaji smiles brightly and lets out a warm voice..
At that, Danghwaseo suddenly felt like his insides were being squeezed..
“…You really need it.”
“Ugh, uhm?”
“As he was trying to say something that was so captivating, it occurred to me that Mok Sohyeop might be a monster..”
Mok Riwon was startled..
“Well, I don't know what that means..”
“I don't know.”
A suppressed laugh flowed from Danghwaseo’s mouth..
At that, Mok Ri-won's embarrassment became even more intense, and in the midst of this, Danghwa-seo's fingertips touched Mok Ri-won's flowing hair..
Danghwaseo held it without realizing it..
‘It's soft.’
The hair was like silk.
It was so soft and smooth that I felt better as I touched it..
When Dang Hwa-seo was preoccupied with it and twisted her hair around her fingers, Mok Ri-won, with a face full of doubt, lowered her head so that Dang Hwa-seo could easily hold the hair..
“So please….”
“later.”
Danghwaseo muttered and smiled..
Although I was very grateful for his consideration, it was also because I thought that although I wanted to lean on him, I should not blindly follow my heart..
“Can I talk to you later, after the Yongbong branch is over??”
He would be embarrassed if he asked himself this..
Now, we must not do anything that disturbs the minds of Mokriwon, who is about to face the important finals..
It was an answer based on that feeling, and Mok Ri-won nodded without knowing anything..
“hmm! Then I will also place a condition.!”
“Do you mean conditions??”
“If I win the competition, I'll do what Sozer asks.!”
“What condition is that? It's not going to be beneficial to me..”
“Why is there nothing to gain? If I do this, Sojeo will support me even harder..”
“yes?”
Mok Ri-won was already in a posture of resting his chin on the bed..
A face with one cheek pressed against a hand and the corner of the mouth pouting.
As that face and eyes softly curved, Danghwaseo felt his heart pounding..
“Soje has something to ask of me, so he wants me to win. If Sojeo cheers me on, I can dance with more strength. So, I think I made some pretty reasonable conditions for my victory..”
It was a monster.
Dang Hwa-seo pursed her lips, feeling momentarily suffocated by his bright smile..
How can there be such a wonderful creature?.
Even though he has a very innocent face, the words he speaks are so sweet that I feel like my breath is getting warmer..
It was a feeling of self-destruction welling up in Danghwaseo again..
‘Was it really a face?.’
Is the reason I fell in love with this guy his face?.
I wanted to deny it, but I couldn't deny it..
Anyway, it's because Mok Ri-won's face was too handsome to dare to deny it..
Of course, that wasn't necessarily the reason, but whatever it was, I felt truly ashamed..
I had to ignore it and look at Mokriwon, but the words that came out were not too far from the thoughts that came to mind..
“narrow neck.”
“speak!”
“You can't go anywhere and laugh like that. She's going to get raped by a temptress..”
Words with a hint of playfulness over the true intention.
Mok Riwon’s face turned pale..
Even though his body was throbbing, Danghwaseo shook his shoulders and smiled..
Dang Hwa-seo's selfish love was hoped for..
I don't want to share his truly magical smile with others..
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The Yongbong Branch was reaching its end..
However, the debate over victory and defeat, which always dies down around this time, was burning the most fiercely in recent years..
It was natural.
Where did this year's Yongbong branch experience an unusual change?.
Wherever you go, you can already hear stories about Mokriwon that make your ears tingle..
And the story about Danghwaseo also became a hot topic..
The scene where the warrior reaches its climax.
Because it was a rare sight that could not be seen even if you paid hundreds of millions of dollars, the stories about the inner power and venom that burst out from Danghwaseo at that moment never end..
However, there was someone who shined even brighter the more he did that..
Namgung Jincheon withstood the powerful poison with his bare body and won comfortably..
It was him..
“The sword dragon is really speechless..”
“That's truly a monster. Is it not for nothing that people say that they are the next best thing in the world?.”
“Huh... I envy you. I really envy you.”
Reactions varied..
Some admire, some awe, and some dare envy.
Everyone was amazed at his ability to throw even the possibility of an unexpected event into the abyss..
Namgung Jincheon showed off his skills this time too..
And Mokriwon, who has to deal with him..
The excitement of predicting whether the two would win or lose was getting hotter day by day, and surprisingly, the odds of the gamble were 1:1..
“We'll find out next week.”
“I can't wait for the finals. I was planning to go back after just watching the semifinals, but it was so exciting that I had to leave..”
And, in such heat, Mokriwon was going about its daily life as usual..
“I'm sorry!”
The greed of prestigious families is increasing day by day..
To avoid that, I am running to Mokriwon again today..
The destination is the place where Danghwaseo, who is recuperating, is located..
Mokriwon was a good charlatan who never forgot Danghwaseo's instructions..
Mokriwon, running down the street, turns into an alley..
And then it flies into the sky again and jumps on the roof..
So we arrived in front of the main gate of the manor..
“black sword.”
A deep man's voice caught him..
Mok Ri-won stopped in shock..
That's because the person who called me now was someone I shouldn't let go..
“Changseong Sword?”
Changseong Sword Namgoongun.
Geomwang's nephew and Geomryong's uncle..
And the supreme master that the Namgung family is proud of..
He smiled and approached Mok Riwon..
“You are busy today too. Genga goes to the place where the poisonous peak is?”
“Oh, I see.….”
Mo Liwon smiled sheepishly and smoothed the back of his head..
Namgoongun continued speaking while laughing at that dumbfounded look..
“Don't be nervous. You didn't come here for the same reason as my other famous families. In the first place, there is no woman in the Namgung family who can set you up..”
“Well, that's not the reason….”
“Ink sword. Is it okay for a moment??”
Mok Riwon blinked..
“You mean time? There isn't any….”
“The matriarch of Taesang wants to meet you..”
rattly.
Mokriwon’s movement stopped..
Taesang matriarch of the Namgung family.
Because the word refers to only one person.
“…The Sword King?”
Sword King Namgung Hyuk.
He was trying to meet Mok Riwon..
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The manor where members of the Namgung family lived was located in a large area in the center of Seohyeon..
As Mokriwon entered the place, he felt an exclamation come out of his mouth..
“It really is a place with a lot of charm..”
“Thank you for looking at me so favorably. The head of the family will be very happy to hear it..”
“The head of the family?”
“Yes, my brother. He is the one who built this manor. He loves the pine trees of Hwangsan Mountain so much that I think the pond was made by cutting out some of the pine trees there..”
Mo Riwon's gaze turned to the huge pond in the corner of the manor..
Just as he said, there were several pine trees surrounding the pond that looked great at first glance..
“I guess so….”
“Okay, enough chatting, let’s go. Can you see the building in front of me? The head of the family, Taesang, is there. Have a good time.”
Namgoongun smiled brightly, then patted Mok Riwon on the shoulder and left..
The appearance of not even feeling any regrets.
It was only after Mo Ri-won was left alone that he suddenly felt a sense of tension rising..
‘The sword king over there….’
Dry saliva trickled down the back of Mok Riwon’s throat..
Sword King Namgung Hyuk.
Aside from being a prosecutor representing a political faction, he was a person of special significance to Mok Riwon..
‘A former expert who still remembers his teacher..’
When Mok Ri-won was a child living in the mountains of Gangseo, he recalled a story to Mile-seok that made his ears tingle..
He's a cheap guy. Do you know how arrogant that guy is? I may have had a temper when I was younger, but compared to that guy, I was so vicious that I looked like a fairy. How can even heaven be indifferent? A guy like that comes from a good family, so isn't he really sick of being vicious?.
From what I heard from Mile-seok, he is the most vicious person among the political faction leaders..
Mok Ri-won thought about the reasons why such a man came to see him one by one..
Appeasement for inclusion, or a call to get to know my grandson's opponent in advance..
Many reasons came to mind, but one was the most credible..
‘…Could it be that he recognized martial arts?.’
I heard that there were many unspeakable incidents between teacher Mok Seon-oh and the sword king Namgung-hyuk..
To that extent, I thought that he might have recognized the Holy Spirit Demonic Art and the Meteor Seven Swords in my secret duties..
That's what it said.
‘I may be someone who knows the stars I was born with..’
Mokriwon’s expression hardened..
My heart started pounding with anxiety..
It was because I thought that if he had called me here because he was aware of his mortal nature, his purpose might be harmful to me..
Mo Riwon took a deep breath and his expression became determined..
‘…If you check, you will find out.’
Even if I run away now, it won't mean anything.
Mokriwon chose to attack head on..
I stretched out my feet towards the building that Namgoong Woon had told me about in advance, and when I arrived at the door, the waiting warrior opened the door..
“Come here.”
A tall-boned old man sitting in the middle of the room spoke..
Mo Ri-won was confident that he could not sense even an ounce of internal strength from him..
‘Refutation to return？？）.’
Because of his immeasurable history, he is seen as a person with no history..
It was clear evidence of ‘transcendence’.
Immediately after, Mokriwon stepped in and the door closed with a ‘thud’..
Sooooo.
A curtain surrounds the space..
A huge room where only silence remains.
In it, Namgunghyuk, who looked at Mokriwon for a moment, said.
“Where is Geomsung?.”
The two men's eyes met.
Mo Liwon realized that his prediction was correct and clenched his fist..
‘I also know.’
If so, what should I answer?.
What is the real intention of that question?.
After a moment of contemplating such concerns, Mokriwon immediately remembered what he had to do first..
Hide the recluse. Among those who still remember blood death, there are some who realized your identity through the recluse. Among them, there will definitely be someone who thinks the star you were born with is dangerous..
Mile Seok told me to hide the recluse..
He said he would hide this proud recluse in order to hide his mortal nature..
But look, is there a reason to hide the recluse now?.
It wasn't.
There's no need to hide it anymore.
No, it would be the right moment to reveal it..
The giant in front of me already knew his identity..
He was someone who questioned his teacher’s well-being before his own identity..
In that case, all you have to do is pay due respect to him..
“I bow to the King of Swords..”
Mok-ri-won took possession of the gun..
“This is Somunju Mokriwon, the 11th disciple of Seongnyeonmun (？？門)..”
For the first time in this forum, Mok Ri-won confidently expressed his prayers..
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