The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 48
〈 48Tue 〉 Ojang Yongbong Branch (21）
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“…I'm planning to go to the Murim League..”
Danghwaseo was so hasty..
And then he told me about the past.
“That night, Mok Sohyeop must have heard the conversation between me and Tang Woon-gyeong. Yes, I was running away from the party gate..”
I didn't really go into depth about the reason..
For Dang Hwa-seo, my childhood was such a terrible moment that I didn't want to remember it, and it was too prideful to tell it to others..
Danghwaseo did not want to tell Mokriwon that he had just cried and begged for it to stop..
So Danghwaseo continued the story, glossing over the events of his childhood..
“The day I met Mok Sohyeop and left Suyang County, I made a decision. I will no longer run away from my family. I want to move forward and live confidently..”
“…I guess so.”
“I had what I needed for that.”
Danghwaseo raised his head and faced Mokriwon..
He was looking at her with a comfortable smile as if he would listen to anything she had to say..
It was a smile that gave courage..
“what do you need?”
“It is a position that the party cannot do anything about. I needed it, so I was going to head to the Murim Alliance..”
“The Murim League has that.?”
“It is earned by joining the Murim League and attaining the status of Danju. Since the Murim League is said to be the home of the Baekdo martial arts, the Danju-level warriors there will change their affiliation to the Murim League from that moment on, no matter what their previous affiliation was..”
“Sojeo wanted to become the sole owner of Maeng..”
“So I wanted to prevent the party from harming me..”
I also wanted to build up my status and one day go back to the party gate and ask for my sins..
This Yongbong branch was the first step toward that goal..
Heading to Shaolin Temple was also a process for that purpose..
A man who was the leader of the Murim Alliance 20 years ago, when bloodshed was at its peak..
This is why a letter of recommendation from Buddha (?) Wonmyeong was needed..
“…After the Yongbong Branch, I was about to embark on a journey to become a sober drinker. Now I would have to part ways with the Mok Sohyeop. But.”
Danghwaseo hesitated..
Now it was finally time to say a favor, but I couldn't bring myself to leave my mouth..
Even considering the cancer, the conclusion was drawn that this was stubbornness..
“But?”
Mo Liwon gently urged the next words..
Danghwaseo touched Mokriwon’s fingers, which were squirming..
Then he said.
“…I wanted to go to Maeng with Mok Sohyeop. I want to be with you more.”
It was rambling.
Danghwaseo realized it only after saying the words..
My face turns red..
My eyes twinkle in shame..
My head hangs down.
The head that starts spinning says.
Quickly spit out the next sentence to make up for this..
However, there was no way the words I came up with in such a hurry were in the right form..
It wasn't even packaged nicely..
The words that came out contained raw emotions..
“…Required.”
“what….”
“I need a neck narrowing.”
Danghwaseo barely said those words..
I didn't even know what I was talking about, so I just poured out all the emotions that were on my mind..
“So I'd like to go with you. Neck narrowing… I would like you to go to the Murim Alliance with me..”
Danghwaseo closed his eyes tightly..
My heart was pounding because I had to ask him this rude request..
The moment you register with a group, your affiliation changes to another group..
This means that the moment Mok Ri-won heads to Maeng with him, his life may become part of Maeng..
It's definitely not a pleasant experience for Mokriwon..
‘Even if I refuse….’
It's something that can't be helped.
With such thoughts, a prediction was emerging in Danghwaseo's mind that Mokriwon would reject the request..
one.
“Good.”
“also… yes?”
It wasn't.
Mo Ri-won gave his consent too easily..
Danghwaseo couldn’t believe his ears..
I wondered if I was dreaming right now..
So I looked at Mok Riwon’s complexion..
I asked him if he was really thinking about it properly before allowing it, and I was even worried about it..
“Do you understand me correctly? Joining a small group or group is not something to think about lightly. Belonging somewhere is….”
“I didn't tell you. I am a person who can do anything that Sozer asks of him..”
Mok Riwon was smiling softly as before..
“I said I could do it as long as the request didn't go against the agreement. And joining the Murim Alliance is not against the agreement at all. No, it could rather be said to be a work aimed at consultation. Why not? Isn’t the Murim Alliance a nest of heroes who run around day and night to protect the order of the martial arts in the central plains?.”
“That kind of thing….”
“And I also don't want to break up with Soger..”
thud.
Danghwaseo’s heart beat very loudly..
This was a movement that was completely different from the throbbing caused by anxiety that had been done just before..
I wondered what he was talking about, and for a moment, Danghwaseo felt like his mind was overloaded as he thought about it..
However, ironically, Mokriwon did not let that idea continue..
“I want to spend more time with Soger. Because there is something I want to learn..”
“I can't believe I'm learning….”
“It's a realistic joke. I don't know that. The cooperatives I know are empty cooperatives that only exist in stories. I don't hate this, but I know it. Reality is crueler than stories. You can't become a charlatan by just chasing your dreams..”
It was too early for Mokseono and Mileseok..
Living in romance is a charlatan, but that doesn't mean you should ignore reality..
If you are a true charlatan, you must think about what charlatanism you can do in the reality you face..
“I want to know the alliance. And I think Sozer is the only one who can tell me that. That's because Sojeo is the most courageous person I know..”
Dang Hwa-seo is a realistic woman..
However, she is still a selfless woman..
She was someone who was always worried, and someone who always pushed herself to become better..
So Mokriwon liked Danghwaseo..
I liked her humanity..
The reason for saying this is also not far from that feeling..
“I want to know Sozer. I want to learn that generosity from Sojeo’s side. If possible, I hope that Sojeo, who is so righteous, is happy in the process. So I won't break up with Sozer..”
Danghwaseo laughed helplessly at Mokriwon’s long words..
‘…Why are you speaking so vaguely?.’
This was due to the thought that Mok Riwon’s words were conveyed in a very ambiguous form..
Mokriwon is clearly praising his own righteousness, but isn't that Malbonsae too sweet?.
He's saying that in a way that makes me want to misunderstand him..
“…Won't you regret it?.”
“I think meeting Sojeo was the second luck that came to my life. And that feeling will not change. So I won't regret it.”
“what was the first?”
“This is from my teacher..”
After Master.
not bad.
Only then did Danghwaseo realize that Mokriwon would remain by his side..
I was happy about it.
I was so overwhelmed that Danghwaseo expressed his gratitude in a trembling voice..
“…thank you.”
“There is no need to be thankful at all. It's natural.”
“Nevertheless, thank you.”
Danghwaseo let go of Mokriwon’s hand..
And I stretched out my arms and hugged him..
It was something I did out of emotion, but Danghwaseo did not immediately regret it..
Cool and warm scent.
There was that kind of body odor coming from him, and that was why comfort rather than shame came to mind first..
The night of the day the Yongbong branch ended.
Even the moon, which rose brightly, was hiding behind the clouds at this moment..
The shadows of the man and woman on the slightly darker ground overlapped for a very long time..
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Three days passed quickly..
Contrary to Danghwaseo’s worries, it really passed without incident..
Seohyun wasn't quiet..
After Mok Ri-won's victory, Seohyun was so noisy that she was never quiet for a single moment, and the level of interest in Mok Ri-won, who finally showed off her amazing swordsmanship, was sky-high..
The noble families had a more sinister appearance..
People who had been waiting in the alley where Mokriwon went until now were now getting excited and coming to the manor where the lodgings were located first..
If this manor had not been run by the Namgung family, Mokriwon would have been harassed by the nobles who had already invaded..
It's really a situation where you can't move even a single step..
However, Mokriwon has been quiet for the past three days, which does not match its lively nature..
there was no other reason.
“Are you still inside??”
“exactly. Mok-au is so amazing, how is it that he hasn't taken a single step out of that room for three days?.”
“I said I was training..”
“I heard that you are seeking enlightenment..”
“We should be leaving soon, but it's too late.….”
Danghwaseo anxiously looked at Mokriwon's closed door..
There is no way the door will open just because of that..
Mo Liwon had no time to pay attention to the two people waiting outside the door..
Sooooo.
The room was filled with light muted energy waves..
Mo Ri-won was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room with his eyes closed..
He was in meditation, using his mind techniques..
Mok Riwon had a lot of enlightenment to come to terms with..
A few hints from sword king Namgung-hyuk, various swordsmanship realizations gained from fighting, and even technical realizations gained from using one's true nature for the first time in one's life..
He was reflecting on the realizations he had not properly organized one by one and overlaying them on his mind..
‘I'm just an inspector.’
nothing else.
The stars that fall cannot define me, and the heart that wields the sword is entirely mine..
Even nature is ultimately just a fragment of the ‘sword’, so as a swordsman, I must not be swayed by it..
‘Indeed it was done..’
I got the clue from my meeting with Namgung Jincheon..
Cheonsalseong was not a star that was completely uncontrollable..
In other words, this assassination is a quirk that can be overcome if one has enough will as a swordsman..
‘Flesh is part of the sword, stars are also part of the sword.’
As Mok Seon-oh taught for a long time, and as Namgung-hyuk said, a star is ultimately just a star..
This was just a sword in my hand.
It had a truly hideous appearance, but even such an ugly sword would have different properties depending on who the swordsman was..
‘It's just an inspection.’
Mo Ri-won repeated again and used the Seongryun Shinkong..
I memorized the phrase in my head..
Sooooo.
An image reminiscent of a pitch-black night sky, with three stars rising above it..
Mo Liwon looked at it, stretched out his hand, and pointed behind the third star..
A faint halo of light began to appear there..
‘Be the star of the sword.’
Mokriwon gave that name to the halo of light..
True to its name, the newly engraved halo of light twisted around and soon began to burn in the shape of a sword..
When it was fully in place, the stars moved.
Sequentially, starting from the first constellation, along a certain path..
The journey of the stars continues.
The image that had been barely revealed by the three constellations so far has become even more dazzling with the addition of the fourth constellation..
Mokriwon opened his eyes only after feeling that the fourth star had landed properly..
As I exhaled in a huff, my energy was lost..
Mok Riwon’s shoulders then relaxed..
Mok Ri-won smiled brightly..
‘4It's a castle.’
The attack power wasn't enough yet to be a complete 4-star, but even that will be resolved in a few hours..
Mokriwon stretched out without bothering to suppress the joy that was welling up in him..
And then I got up and left..
Suddenly.
opened the door to the room.
There, Dang Hwa-seo and Zhuge-san were already prepared and waiting for him..
“let's go!”
I took a step forward while shouting for Mokriwon..
The destination is the demilitarized area where the finals were held..
Today, Mokriwon was to become a dragon(?).
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