Chapter 14
Episode 14 These days, knowledgeable people are braver.
There were people standing in front of the demon lord's office as well..
“We cannot see you without a prior appointment..”
“There was an official investigation. Get out of the way.”
“it can't be.”
Since I didn't want to see any more repeated scuffles between Seo Dae-ryong and the demon army, I held out the order that Seo Dae-ryong was holding in front of the demons..
“Can you see what symbol is drawn on this order??”
Since it was an official document, the symbol of the Heavenly Demon was engraved in the background..
“Blocking this order is not stopping us. It's stopping the leader..”
When the Heavenly Demon was mentioned, the demons were shocked. I'm probably the first person to mention Cheonma while showing the background of an official document..
“We can look at it in a funny way, but we can't look at this in a funny way, right? Isn't it? why? Are you going to look at me funny too? Should I report it like that??”
“Oh no!”
“Absolutely not.”
Then I heard someone's voice inside..
“take her inside.”
The demons opened the door with relief..
Seo Dae-ryong must have felt it. They should have done this to the gatekeepers earlier. It may have been difficult to dare to mention your father, but you must know that it is the authority of the Heavenly Demon that can be used in times like this..
“Confucius, welcome here..”
Demon Lord Gu Cheonyang was of ordinary build, but he had the power to overwhelm larger demon lords..
However, he was inferior to his older brother, Hyeolcheondoma. Similar face, similar eyes, but the fire seen in Hyeolcheondoma's eyes was not visible..
“How can I meet you more difficult than meeting my father?.”
“It looks like our kids have been rude. They are truly ignorant, so please understand..”
“Seeing them all rushing out and arguing, it looks like they have nothing to do, so why don't you at least read a book?.”
“Wouldn't it be brave to be ignorant??”
“It's old. These days, knowledgeable people are braver. I plan my strategy well and know what to do..”
“As I get older, I guess I fall behind the times..”
Even during our brief conversation, we were fighting. Demon Lord, who was worn out by school politics, accepted my words without emotional agitation..
“But for what reason did this Confucius take responsibility for this investigation??”
“It looks like my father is punishing me..”
“Punishment?”
“I made some mistakes when I went hunting..”
“ah!”
The demon lord gave an expression that he finally understood. When you heard that they were sending me as an investigator, you must have thought about everything..
“So why did Hwangcheongak begin this investigation? Maybe even a letter came in like before??”
Although he pretended not to worry, the demon lord must have been nervous inside. It might be different for other organizations, but Hwangcheongak was not a place that could be easily ignored. Hwangcheongak was a place where, if a crime was discovered, it would be executed according to the established law..
“I cannot tell you anything related to the investigation..”
“Isn’t it okay to tell that much between us??”
How can you use the word “between us” so naturally? You really have to be this shameless to become the center of a faction fight on campus..
“I will be honest with you, Monarch. That's right, the letters came in..”
“It was like that too.”
To be honest, Seo Dae-ryong, who was sitting next to me, looked at me. His eyes said. Are you saying all this? My eyes said It's okay, you can tell me everything.
The corners of the Demon Lord's mouth rose as they exchanged looks like this. In his eyes, these actions will seem clumsy, so it is an advantageous situation for me..
“They say that when a letter comes in, Hwangcheongak must dispatch an investigator. This is the first time I found out about it.”
The demon lord naturally claimed his innocence..
“If you are in a position to lead ignorant and rough people like Demon Lord, you will suffer from all kinds of slander..”
“I actually thought something like that wouldn't happen. Isn’t it something you have to turn your head to even when doing evil? As you said, if they were ignorant, would they even think of submitting a letter??”
“Ignorant people are not usually greedy. No matter how much you do, you have to be careful. When ignorance and greed come together, things that would never happen happen..”
I didn't lose my smile despite the subtle threats..
“We will complete the investigation as quickly as possible, so please understand even if it is inconvenient..”
The demon lord's slightly stiff expression relaxed..
“Are you uncomfortable? Are we like that? I'm sad about this..”
“Doesn’t everyone know that Hyeolcheondoma supports my older brother??”
“That's true, but isn't my brother my brother and I am me? I support our Confucius.”
I smiled brightly at the blatant lie..
“haha. Just your words are reassuring. Okay then, take care of the next few days..”
“If you leave, I'll give you a place to stay..”
I was about to get up and leave, but the demon lord attacked me..
“Be careful. I'm just saying this because I'm really worried about you..”
“Like last time, when the investigator was murdered.?”
“Could it be that the religious leader sent us here to kill Confucius? Take care of me.”
“Haha, I feel reassured just by hearing your words. Then I'll just leave..”
I left the office with Seo Dae-ryong. The back of his head is hot, so his expression is probably stiff..
‘Then you should be careful. It seems like the reason my father sent me was for one of you or me to die..’
* * *
Commander-in-Chief Sima Ming was watching the Heavenly Demon Sword Wujin polishing his sword..
“It's been a while since you took out the black magic sword..”
One of the four great swords of the Heavenly Demon Church was this black magic sword..
The Heavenly Demon Sword worn by the Heavenly Demon is the best sword, followed by this Black Demon Sword. The third was the evil spirit sword, and the last was the white flower sword..
The treasured swords had their own characteristics: the black magic sword was rough and destructive, the spirit sword had a dark and evil energy, and the white flower sword was a sword with a soft and noble character..
“Did you take it out to give it to this Confucius??”
For a moment, Geom Woojin’s hand stopped for a moment and then continued again..
“If my son is lucky, he will receive it..”
Sima Ming could guess. If this Confucius handles this matter properly, he will give this sword as a gift..
“It won't be easy for this Confucius to deal with the demon lord..”
Sima Ming did not understand the religious leader’s decision. Although it has been said that Geommugeuk's recent actions have been unexpected, it is not believed to be at the level of a match against the demon army..
“There have already been reports of a conflict with demonic forces. Maybe passing through Socheon-dong could actually be poisonous..”
Because of that confidence, I could have done things wrong. Still young. Even though he is young, he is still so young that it will not be easy to deal with that worn-out demon lord. Therefore, Sima Ming was confident that this black magic sword would return to the depths of the treasure trove..
“I should have taken matters into my own hands..”
I learned about it from the last incident where the Hwangcheongak investigator was murdered..
The demon lord has captured the Nether Pillar or exploited its weakness. Hwangcheongakju covered up his subordinate's death without properly reinvestigating it. Therefore, rather than leaving it to Hwangcheongak, he tried to solve it at Tongcheongak, which he led..
Then Geom Woojin said something unexpected..
“That guy said that. We lost our magic.”
For a moment, Sima Ming was startled. Those words were rude not only to Heavenly Demon, but also to Sima Ming, who is in charge of the overall military affairs of the religion..
Sima Ming was more anxious than unhappy..
“Is that why you sent it??”
In other words, these words were no different from saying, ‘So are you trying to kill me?’ Sima Ming had not yet directly encountered and felt the changes in sword dance, so this thought was natural..
“If you shout that loudly, you have to show it with action..”
This is also what Sima Ming heard:.
‘If you were cocky, you should take responsibility..’
Sima Ming was silent for a moment and watched Sword Wujin's hands carefully polishing the blade. Even though he sent his blood relatives to death, Geom Woo-jin did not waver at all..
“So the lost magic power is... … I'll find it myself?”
“I guess so..”
“If this Confucius's recent actions are anything to go by, we can look forward to it..”
Geom Woojin remained silent and only focused on cleaning his sword. Sima Ming, who stood there for a moment and watched the swordmanship, said goodbye..
“Well then, I have some work to do so I'll just leave..”
After giving a polite greeting, Sima Ming left the place. As I was walking down the red carpet, I glanced back..
Geom Woo-jin seemed uninterested in the life and death of the sword dance, but he was more sincere than ever in the way he polished the sword..
‘no way? Do you believe that this Confucius will deal with the demon lord??’
I usually don't show my feelings easily, but this time I couldn't even tell what the leader was thinking..
Sima Ming took a step again..
When he arrived at the end of the red carpet, Sima Ming concluded:.
also… … The dark magic sword will return to the treasure trove..
* * *
We made dumbfounded expressions in the room the demons led us to..
“This is too much.”
The room they gave us was not cleaned at all. There was dust everywhere, and there were even cobwebs on the ceiling..
“I don't understand. No matter how much the demon lord follows the archduke, the prince himself came..”
“In their eyes, I am someone who will be lost in the succession battle anyway. What does it mean to be pushed out in a succession battle, let alone another battle? It means dying. Where is that? Because if you stay close with me, there is a risk of being purged along with me..”
I pointed at Seo Dae-ryong with my finger and then slit his throat with the blade of my hand. If you were friendly with me, you too would have been a bitch, but Seo Dae-ryong didn't seem to mind that much..
“No matter what... … Even looking at you, I don’t think I can do this.?”
“You know. That my father doesn't care about this. Rather, you are watching with interest, right? And this room is not the Demon Lord's work, but Godang's instructions..”
“Because the narrow-minded person held a grudge…….”
“It's just shortening my lifeline. don't forget my prophecy.”
“Anyway, I'll do some cleaning. stay out.”
“Let's do it together.”
“That can't be possible.”
“Is there anything that can't be done??”
I cleaned up the place with Seo Dae-ryong. He looked at me several times, wondering if it was strange that I was cleaning it myself. If you knew how much hardship I had suffered in my life before returning, you would know that cleaning like this was nothing to me..
After finishing cleaning with him, Seo Dae-ryong went and brought a clean blanket..
“Are you really going to sleep here??”
“huh.”
“May I ask why??”
“We need to find the person who sent the letter. You need to be here as much as possible so you have a chance to reach us..”
“If so, I will be there. Confucius, please return to your home and sleep..”
“If you sleep alone, a pervert might break in at night. What if a pervert who gets excited when he sees a small man comes in??”
I said it as a joke, but Seo Dae-ryong took it seriously..
“Let's sleep together.”
“What if I'm such a pervert??”
“I too will bring out my hidden feelings..”
When the dull guy told this joke, it felt like a cold wind blew between him and me..
“hungry. Let's go eat something.”
When we left the room and left the building, Ildaeju Godang was waiting at the entrance. His broken hand was bandaged..
I pretended not to know and greeted them warmly..
“Go Dae-ju, have you eaten? If you haven't done so, let's go together. Wow, I hurt my hand. How did you get hurt??”
Godang glared at me like an angry beast. Even Marshal Cheolcheon would not look at me this scary. I guess he was originally going to warn me coldly, but his face turned red as if he was getting angry at my obnoxious reaction..
“Confucius, I will not forget your cowardice..”
He thought I had ambushed him and broken his hand. If you don't realize that even if it wasn't a surprise attack, nothing would have changed, and every move you plan to make against me from now on will be a precarious tightrope walk on the edge of death..
“What are you saying??”
When I pretended not to notice and grabbed him, he gritted his teeth..
“Sometimes there are people who make mistakes. Precious status means that a knife will not enter the stomach..”
“Can you hold a sword with that hand??”
“Let's see. Do you drop your sword or your intestines?.”
Even though it was over the line to be abusive, I smiled and waved, and he left in a huff..
“Aren't you being too provocative??”
“That guy provoked me.”
“yes?”
“He was the one who waited to threaten me, and he was the one who said he would stick a knife in my stomach.?”
“Come to think of it, I guess so..”
“Because he is a villain, because he is that kind of person, we understand villains for various reasons. I think that's ugly. Why do we understand the wicked? We need to set stricter standards. Much harsher than the average person. Even though I walked around with my head down, it wasn't enough, and this villain was so excited that he wanted to die..”
Seo Dae-ryong nodded his head loudly, as if he completely sympathized..
“Since I saw a guy with poor taste, let’s buy the most expensive and delicious food..”
“yes.”
“If you say you're going to spend money, don't react too harshly.?”
“sorry. Because I don't enjoy eating..”
“What would you enjoy? Go eat some noodles.”
“yes.”
Seo Dae-ryong really had a short mouth..
When I saw that half of that expensive dish was left over, I decided that I should just buy noodles next time..
When we returned from our meal, we stared blankly at the bed for a moment..
A pair of dead crows were thrown on the bed..
Seo Dae-ryong still has gloomy eyes, but he has become even more gloomy..
“I guess I'll have to get the blanket again..”
“Before that, pick it up and follow me.”
“Why is this?”
I said as I walked out of the room..
“We need dead crows more than live crows..”
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