Chapter 136
Episode 136: Because I’m a more heartless person than I look.
The next day, we closed the building and began training for ten days..
I entrusted the work of Hwangcheongak to Seo Dae-ryong and forgot about the mazons..
This training was an emergency training..
For everything, there is a reason and a time. Just as you have to bet on a match when you are dancing, there are also times when you practice..
The trigger for me was a still vivid meeting with my father. I had to melt this mixture into my own before it disappeared from my mind..
The Mazons decided not to think about it..
The next day, a horse might come to visit me, or a fight might break out between the mazons. Since these are not people I can control at will anyway, I just focused on what I had to do..
I recreated the dance at the Pungryu bar where we fought in a trance..
I replicated the dance with my father, down to the smallest movement. When I moved like this, my father moved like this. Also, when I attacked like that, my father blocked it like that. I compared and analyzed my father's movements and my movements..
This meeting had great significance in many aspects. The fact that I fought without setting limits for myself, as well as the great constraint of not touching things even in the midst of that urgency, was the same..
So I felt a lot and had a lot to learn..
It was not a training that was hard on the body, but a training that involved deep thought and reflection. All I could think about was martial arts, and I was deeper than ever before..
Ten days later, I left the training center with a bushy beard..
At that moment, the smell of alcohol wafted through me and I couldn't believe it, but that person said to me from behind..
“Who on earth are you so eager to kill? Is it me? No?”
Surprisingly, the hobby was waiting for me..
“why are you here?”
“Why? I was waiting for you to come out. The day after I drank at the Pungryu bar, I went to see you and found out that you had been attending a 10-day training camp. I heard that and immediately came running..”
“Are you saying you've been waiting here forever??”
“then! I've been waiting since day one.”
I looked at him and smiled and said.
“You're lying. W You must have told the warrior. Let me know when the museum closes in 10 days. So, you had fun drinking and having fun, right? When did you come today? You came a little while ago.?”
“hmm. Did Yeobin turn towards you??”
I laughed at his honest confession..
Chuma asked with a suspicious look in his eyes..
“But I didn’t close the building because it was annoying.?”
“To be honest, I enjoy drinking and having fun with Chuma. Rather, the problem is that it’s too much fun..”
“When I heard you were closing, I thought the sky was falling. If it had been closed for 100 days, I would have been ruined..”
“Do you have any other drinking friends??”
“who?”
“You can drink it with Geomjon..”
“After suffering such humiliation from Soma that day, who would I want to meet and drink with? I need to give myself time to let go of my anger..”
Where would that be? This is the person who comes to the front of the training center and waits. It's because she's more interested in me than Geomzon right now, so she doesn't catch my eye..
“Don’t you think you need a friend in times like these??”
“I'm avoiding you because you're my friend..”
That was also true, so I couldn't refute it..
“Come on, let's go have a drink..”
“Do you really like drinking with me??”
“They say they don’t treat each other well after drinking twice.?”
That's what I said to him at the Pungryu Bar. That seems to have stayed in my mind..
“Would you mind if I drink it about two hundred times??”
“If you've had a drink together two hundred times, isn't the title meaningless anyway??”
“No, it's important. If you drink 200 times and can't even say goodbye, isn't that a strange relationship??”
“That's true, but.”
“If I were to drink tea with you, I wouldn't be able to fill it five times, but if it was drinking alcohol, I could fill it two hundred times..”
“Why are you trying to be friendly with me like this??”
Then an unexpected reason emerged..
“It's simple. As of now, your chances of becoming a Heavenly Demon are half and half, right? Isn’t there a half chance of having Cheonma as your younger brother??”
“You're making a big mistake..”
“what kind of illusion?”
“If I become a Cheonma, I won't be treated like an older brother. Even 200 drinks will all disappear in that moment..”
“It may seem like that on the outside, but?”
“I don't even do it in my heart. I'm not going back either. In fact, out of fear of being misunderstood, I might treat you more strictly..”
Chuma looked at me with strange eyes..
“I thought you would show an open mind even if you became the Heavenly Demon. I thought we would break the formality and get along like brothers with the Mazons..”
“That must be a preconceived notion about me. He is a more cold-hearted and affectionate person than he appears. So maybe he's pretending to be more affectionate to hide that. When I become Cheonma, I will be like a sword in the division of construction and construction. If you were expecting me to be rude and polite to you, it would be a better investment to spend the remaining 198 drinks with my brother..”
Then Chwima said in a meaningful tone:.
“Your brother shouldn't be the leader of a cult..”
“why?”
“I'll tell you over a drink..”
Chu Ma walked quickly..
I walked in the opposite direction from Chuma..
The horse that was going so far chased me..
“This guy is going too far. Lee Gongja, aren’t you curious??”
“Not at all.”
“This is why your brother shouldn't become the leader of the cult.?”
“yes.”
“Why on earth?”
This time I spoke in a meaningful tone..
“Are you wondering why I'm not curious??”
“That's right.”
“I pretended not to be curious so that Mr. Chwima would be curious. The same goes for Chuma. Aren't you just trying to hook me up for no reason by wanting to drink with me just to make me curious??”
“Even if a person is too smart, he or she lacks humanity.!”
“I already told you that I am a heartless person..”
As I walked with great strides, the horse followed me persistently..
“I waited ten days. Lee Gongja, is it really like this??”
Yeah, I have to admit it's an effort like this..
“I lost. First, I will take a shower and rest for a while, and then I will come to Daechwirim in the evening..”
Only then did Chuma's expression brighten..
“I'll be waiting. You must come.”
“Instead, you must say it. Why shouldn't my brother become the leader of the cult?.”
“You said you weren’t curious?”
“Is that possible? See you later then.”
I returned to my residence, shaved my beard, washed my body, and changed into new clothes..
And I stood in front of Tokyo.
The person I was ten days ago and the person I am now are different..
With the recent closure, I raised Poongsinsabo to a new level..
Poongsinsabo Palseong.
Coming into closing, I expected results..
He mastered the Twelve Masters of Bicheon Sword Technique and gained enlightenment from the words left behind by the master of all things. I had a unique experience fighting Baek Mang-gi, and later watching the fight again through the eyes of a third party in a dream..
The relationship with my father was crucial there. As if my father had anticipated this outcome, he dealt with me using the Pungsinsabo method throughout the training session..
Oh, there was one more thing. There is even a sense of desperation to achieve great success as a Poongsinsabo before somehow being taught the Nine Fire Magic Gong..
As a result, we were able to achieve the feat of being named Poongsinsabo Palseong..
As Pungshinsabo rose to the level of eight stars, the biggest change was that he was overcome by the desire to run somewhere at high speed. My body was so itchy that I suppressed the urge to run to the training ground right away. You have to properly satisfy that desire, that's not enough..
First, I lay down in bed and slept. Was it because it felt good? For the first time in a long time, I had a good night's sleep without any worries..
* * *
That evening, when I bought a bottle of alcohol and went to Daechwirim, Chuma was lying on a rowboat and floating on the lake..
I got on the ferry that Yeobin had given me and slowly approached the ferry where Chwima was riding..
There was nothing in his boat, only bottles of alcohol..
“also! You don't eat snacks where I'm not looking..”
“If you drink with me every day, I will have snacks every day. Now, take a drink..”
“I will drink the alcohol I brought.”
One of the good things about getting drunk is that there is no pressure when it comes to drinking. He didn't care what he drank or whether he put it down. I didn't force anyone to get drunk together. I think a drunkard is a person who truly likes alcohol..
“I felt this when I came before, but this lake is really good..”
“There are even more beautiful places in Daechwirim. I'll take you next time.”
“Do you really think we have a following??”
“Why do you think there isn't one??”
I drank instead of answering.
“Yeah, I know what you mean. Because Hyeolcheon Doma hates me to the core..”
He also drank alcohol..
“but. Am I the only person he hates? Are you really planning to get the Blood Heaven Chopping Blade and lose the three? Isn’t this a very loss-making business? That person is someone who will go to the Archduke at any time if the conditions are right..”
Chuma slowly began to fight against each other and began to push the Hyeolcheon chopping block away..
“You told me that day, right? All three of you will get it. That's why I came here today.”
“If you are unable to distinguish between ideals and reality, the Archduke will eventually become your successor. The successor to become the Heavenly Demon is simply better at martial arts and smarter. It's not decided by this..”
“So what is decided?”
“Think about it. Choosing a successor is not choosing the best demon sword in the world. We are selecting people who will lead our school well. A cult leader who makes concessions and gets along well with Palmazon. Otherwise, our school will be divided and eventually eaten by the Murim Alliance. Why do you look at me like that??”
“I didn't know that Mr. Chwima was a person who thought about the future of our school so rationally..”
“A typical victim of misunderstanding and prejudice..”
“If you don't like it, why don't you just quit drinking??”
“A drunk who quit drinking? The whole martial arts world will laugh at me..”
And then he drank alcohol..
“Can I ask you one thing? I wanted to ask you a while ago..”
“something?”
After a while, I asked him.
“Are you drinking to forget? Are you drinking it so you don't forget??”
“……!”
Chwima, who was shocked for a moment, looked at me and answered that it was neither..
“To have fun. I just drink it because I like it. Because I like alcohol itself. I'm going to drink it because there's a story behind it, but that's also a prejudice..”
Then Chuma drank again. I couldn't tell if he meant it or was just making excuses. Because as long as he was drinking, it wasn't easy to see the truth in him..
I also drank the alcohol I brought. When I'm with him, I keep drinking. When I was drinking heavily, there was definitely a reason..
Did I drink to forget about that time? Did you drink it so you wouldn’t forget??
“In that case, you can support your brother as your successor, right? My brother, like me, won't say that he has to reconcile with old man Thomas..”
Then Chwima said something unexpected..
“The archduke should not be the heir..”
I said again what I said in front of the training hall. I could tell that the fact that he brought up the story first wasn't just something he was trying to attract to a drinking party..
Maybe that's why this person approached me? Let's treat each other favorably.
“The Archduke… … I love the leader so much.”
“……!”
Chuma said something unexpected..
“I also like my father.”
“I like you more than anything else.”
It was a statement that could not be denied. I don't know if it was because he genuinely liked me, because he was pressured by his father's authority, or because he wanted to become the successor, but he was the older brother who would do anything his father said..
“I admit that you are superior to the Archduke. But that doesn't mean I'm sure he'll be the successor yet..”
I also admit it. My father was a man who could talk to me today and then say bluntly, “Your older brother will be the successor,” tomorrow..
“great. Let's say so. Why should my older brother not be the successor because he likes my father??”
“Because the Archduke will not be able to disobey the will of the religious leader..”
“What does it mean??”
Once again, surprising words flowed from Chuma..
“The will of Moorim Unification.”
Chuma knew. I know that my father has the ambition of unifying martial arts..
I remembered a conversation I had with my father a while ago regarding the Pungcheon religious leader..
―It's not time yet. Just know that.
At that time, I thought that my father might be dreaming of unification of martial arts..
Chuma was aware of his father's ambition. Perhaps not only Chwima but also some of the other Mazons may know. Because the Magons refrained from mentioning anything about their father..
“The Grand Duke will become the successor and faithfully follow his father's orders. No doubt, he will become the vanguard and set out to conquer the Wulin. But what about you? I will stop the cult leader. Because from what I have seen so far, you are not a person who supports war..”
“you're right. I don't want war.”
“In that case, you should become the successor and stop the cult leader..”
I never dreamed that Chwima would choose me for this reason..
You chose me to prevent future wars? Are you drunk to meet this drunkard? Of all the Palmazons, this person seems to be the most careless.?
I brought my face close to Chuma's face..
“Why is this happening??”
“I'm trying to find out how much is true and how much is false..”
“Everything I say is true.”
“Chwima, who only drinks to meet, chose me because of the peace of martial arts? Are you telling me to believe this??”
“Call it my last prejudice.”
Looking at me with drunken eyes, Chuma revealed the truth as if confessing..
“That's why I sent the Archduke a broken bottle of wine..”
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