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Chapter 184

Episode 184: What kind of person is Gwonma?.

“You seem to be in a good mood..”

Mabul smiled and responded to Geommuyang’s words..

“I guess it's because I brought good news..”

Mabul acted brighter and more lively than usual..

“I don't think you need to worry about the horse riding. He clearly stated that he supported Confucius..”

Even though it was good news, Geommuyang’s expression did not brighten at all..

“Grand Duke, I will tell you something frankly. I know that the Archduke has been disappointed in me recently. I tried to do well, but there were things that didn't go as planned. So, I apologize to Confucius..”

Mabul apologized sincerely without any pretense. It was an extension of the feelings I felt while watching the sword dance performance I was practicing martial arts in earlier..

I thought that if I continued like this, I would not be able to win the sword dance. A change was needed, and he decided that it had to start with himself..

“no. I am the one who should apologize.”

Mabul felt something from Geommuyang’s reaction. Geommuyang was embarrassed and doubted his words..

Geommuyang is a person who tries to see the other side from the other side. A person who listens to what the other person says at least once. He is now doubting his sincerity.

If it were yesterday, Mabul would have been angry at this reaction. You must have thought of the gold between you and Geommuyang..

But it didn't happen. Now I'm going to admit it. This is the essence of a person named Geommuyang. If you don't like this, you have to leave..

Geommuyang spoke calmly, not knowing whether he knew Mabul’s feelings or not..

“When I returned to school, I was embarrassed because Mugeuk had grown so much more than I thought. The Mugeuk I knew was a young wolf, but when he came back, he had turned into a big tiger. Out of that nervousness, I committed rudeness to Mabul several times. sorry.”

Geommuyang lowered his head..

Mabul's heart was relaxed. This was enough.

He decided to feel that the gap between him and Geommuyang was not a risk of breaking and falling, but rather a sign for a better relationship in the future. Rather, it was a golden opportunity to look at and gain strength when you were sad and having a hard time..

“The Archduke is also a tiger. So don't be afraid and roar to your heart's content. I will protect you.”

“Thank you.”

Mabul was gaining strength..

Yes, this is how we should approach someone. Just as Geommugeuk talks to you without hesitation, you too must approach Geommuyang with great strides. That way, no matter how this ends, you won't regret it..

Mabul's eyes looked out the window..

“The moonlight is really nice today.”

But Geommuyang’s eyes were never able to enjoy that good moonlight..

‘It can't go on like this.’

I thought that Mabulo, whose eyes were moist as he looked at the moonlight, could not win the sword dance..

‘If you truly care for me, you should not praise me as a tiger, but bring a trap to catch the tiger over there..’

In a situation where even if you use all kinds of tricks, it's not enough, and when you have to resort to irrational moves or scheming, you're taking such a leisurely approach..

It's because they're not as desperate as you. If you lose the succession battle, the only one who dies is you..

Because the two people's hearts were different, today's moonlight was also different. The soft, warm, yet cold and lonely moonlight was shining on the two people..

* * *

I was raising my fist alone in the moonlit gymnasium..

Through his training so far, he has perfectly mastered even the herbivorous skills taught by Jeok-kwon. Although they found it difficult, it still felt easy to me, like the basics of martial arts. However, because I needed to have a strong foundation, I invested all my time in honing my martial arts skills from the moment I first trained..

At that time, Gwonma walked there..

As the shadow fell on his face with his back to the moon, Gwonma really looked like an evil spirit..

“Are you scared of me??”

“How can you not be scared when you see that face??”

“It's not that they're not scary, they just take me easy..”

“Do you like it when others see you as scary? It's something you've probably experienced your whole life..”

The horse walked slowly and came right in front of me..

He put his face in front of me. This was my first time seeing his face so close. It really looks like the devil was born in this world..

“What does it look like up close??”

This was the first time I felt this way when I looked at Mazon's face..

“You look tired.”

“!”

“What on earth makes the Mazon of the Heavenly Demon Church so tired? Are you Tekken? Or is it that cliff? Or is there something else??”

At that moment, Gwonma's eyes trembled slightly. I'm sure I've never had anyone ask me this directly. Because not only my fellow Mazons, but also my father did not treat them carelessly..

“I guess they tried to trick all the mazons like this, but it won't work on me..”

The comment that he looked tired must have touched his emotions..

“As I said, I don't even want that in the first place. There is something else I wish for.”

“something?”

“Please teach me martial arts. Learning martial arts is so much fun. I'm so excited and excited that I can't sleep..”

I meant what I said. Maybe it's because I've been practicing swordsmanship my whole life. This may be because he mastered the Bicheon Sword Technique to the Twelve Stars. This may be because of the great success of Poongsinsabo. It was a fate that came to me at exactly this time..

“Please teach me. I want to fight with you using the martial arts techniques you taught me.!”

“!”

“I want to beat Mr. Kwon with that method..”

At that moment, energy waves poured out from the horse's body. Gwonma’s prayer was like the wind. It was a prayer where I couldn't open my eyes because of the strong wind and my mind went blank due to the fear of flying somewhere..

The Heavenly Demon's self-defense skills were naturally demonstrated and the self-defense strength of the sword was raised to meet his prayers..

Then Gwonma's prayer became even more powerful. A wind blew that seemed to blow not only my body but also my soul..

I injected internal force into my clenched fist and performed a herbivorous attack..

It was herbivorous training, Ilkwon Daecheon (一拳戴天), which I learned from the training of Jeokkwon..

Paang!

The sound of a cool breeze burst from the air where my fist was stuck..

I looked into the horse's eyes and said,.

“Master Kwon awakened something inside me..”

Even if you don't say it, Gwonma will know what it is..

Gwonma stopped the prayer that had been pressing on me and asked me:.

“Why did you come here now??”

The seventh bond among the eight Majons. It was a question he might be curious about..

“Wasn't I the one who needed it that much??”

“It's the opposite.”

“It's the opposite?”

“I heard that Madam Kwon plays the role of two Majons. So I wanted to meet you when I was stronger..”

“Who said that I play two people??”

“You are my father.”

My father said that the number of mazons was four to three, but it was tight. It was confirmed through horse riding that it was a horse with a winning horse in mind..

There is definitely an influence that the father has on the Mazon. Kwon Ma also expressed somewhat complicated feelings when his father was mentioned..

“I can't believe the cult leader said that. Don't go out of your way to get me on your side..”

“Go check it out.”

Gwonma’s face became more scary. I can guarantee that if you go to the central field with that face, there will be a series of interesting incidents with new incidents and accidents every day..

he asked, staring at me scaryly.

“Are you serious when you say that you could be my disciple??”

“I'm serious. This is your only chance to become the Heavenly Demon’s master. Don't miss it.”

“What would you do if you tried to manipulate a disciple who became a Heavenly Demon??”

Finally, I also began to pray. It was the first prayer revealed to a knight..

Endless, bright sky.

Clear water reflecting the sky. When you step into shallow water, you realize that it is a deep sea with no visible bottom. He expressed his suffocating fear and spoke sternly..

“Is your Heavenly Demon just that kind of person??”

The horse looked at me with a surprised face..

We stared at each other in silence for a long time. It was the horse that broke the long silence..

“Hold out your hand. Hold out that baby's hand.”

I put my hand forward.

“Make a fist.”

I slowly clenched my fist.

A look passed through the horse's eyes as he examined my fist. Yeah, it won't be an easy hand to see. Because this hand, which you call a baby's hand, was the hand of all members of heaven, sent down from heaven..

To become a master, your entire body is important, but your hands are especially important. It is especially important in martial arts. This is because the body's weaknesses cannot be hidden with weapons..

He held my hand with his big hand. Hands met and explored each other.

Eventually, the horse turned and walked away without saying anything about my hand..

“Come to black fist training starting tomorrow..”

* * *

After leaving Dongkwon Gate, I went straight to Akingok..

It was to ask Geukak Soma about the magic trick. For some reason, it seemed like Extreme Soma knew the magician well..

Extreme Soma was sitting quietly in the all-white room as always..

His first words when he saw me were these.

“Gongja Lee, I want to fight Gwonma..”

I was shocked..

“Have you mastered the martial art of reading minds? Or do we know each other just by looking into each other's eyes??”

“You're wearing a mask today, right??”

“If you wear a mask, do you want to fight the demon??”

“Yes, then you want to fight the horse..”

I smiled and put the mask over my head..

“I wish it came like this?”

“Then you probably came because you wanted to play with me..”

At least I didn't come to play today, so I put my mask down again..

“Even if you can fool a ghost, you can't fool Soma..”

I nodded and admitted honestly..

“Do you miss the blood?”

“It seems so. Since I miss blood, I immediately think of Soma..”

“When I heard that Lee Gongja was learning martial arts from Kwon Ma, I thought he would come visit me at least once..”

Extreme Soma and Gwonma were completely different people. The feeling, the atmosphere, the personality, everything..

However, if you were to classify the mazons without giving any criteria, it would seem that the extreme soma and the evil soma would be in the same place..

“Do you know why Gwon Ma supports the Archduke??”

“I came there late?”

Extreme Soma shook his head..

“I support eldest son succession.?”

“Probably not either.”

“Then why do you support your brother??”

Then an unexpected answer came out..

“It's probably because of the teacher..”

“It's because of my father.?”

“Until recently, when Duke Li rose to prominence, everyone expected the Grand Duke to be the successor. The religious leader at the time probably had the same thought in mind..”

“Does that mean that Gwonma is following his father’s will??”

“you're right. You probably think that the religious leader wants the Archduke as his successor. You don't know that things have changed a lot these days..”

“Because I was only concentrating on teaching my subordinates..”

“you're right. If he finds out that the cult leader has Lee Gong-ja in mind, he will change his mind..”

Chwima said that his father would like Gwonma the most because he was purely crazy about martial arts. I thought that maybe the person who likes my father the most is also Kwon-ma..

Extreme Soma gave one last piece of advice about martial arts..

“Gwonma’s nickname is undefeated. He is a man who has never lost. You will find out what kind of man Gwonma is when he is defeated..”

I nodded silently. Maybe I will be the one to give that first hand..

Extreme Soma read my heat..

“Gongja Lee, why are you trying to become so strong??”

He knew exactly that the ultimate purpose of learning martial arts from a martial artist was not to obtain a demon, but because of the desire to become stronger..

“Are you dreaming of unifying the world??”

“no.”

I said firmly.

“Do you want to become the best person in the world??”

“That's not it either.”

“Then why are you running so out of breath??”

“I have a feeling that someday a strong enemy will appear before me. It's a powerful enemy that you can never defeat unless you work hard. I guess I have that kind of anxiety..”

I revealed my honest insecurities to him. Strangely enough, it was comfortable for Extreme Soma to show these emotions..

Extreme Soma, who was quietly looking at me, suddenly released an earth wind..

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.

There was always a long line left by Ji-pung on the white wall he was looking at. I was shocked. A line is drawn on a wall that appears to never be damaged..

“Lee Gongja, how far have we come??”

For the first time in a really long time, he drew a line and asked me. When I last drew it, I said I had reached the survival line..

I drew the black magic sword, passed the survival line I had drawn before, and drew a vertical line at the end of the line..

“I came this far.”

Although I didn't spend much time with him. Two life-threatening fights with each other's backs led to the line being drawn here..

“Do you remember? I told you that when we first met. They say you can't be friends with someone wearing a mask. Now the principles have changed. Since I also wore a mask, I will also be friends with people who wear masks..”

Extreme Soma spoke to me with clear eyes..

“Gongja Lee said that. When we reach that line, we become friends, eat together, and drink together. We have fun together and we fight together. If you're in danger, go to the rescue. Then, if someone dies first, they will sprinkle alcohol on their grave..”

“you're right.”

“If a strong enemy like the one I mentioned earlier appears and the master of science is put in danger,…….”

After a moment, Extreme Soma added,.

“I'm going to save you..”

“!”

I could tell. The line of extreme soma is drawn in the same place as mine..

My father always says Don't trust people. This kind of feeling is a cheap emotion worth dying for. It's a naive feeling. Even so, I really like this moment.

“I'm waiting for you to save me.”

Extreme Soma's eyes shined brightly. There was no need to say anything more..

As I was about to turn around and come out, I asked worried Soma..

“By the way, is that wall okay? It's a wall for training, right??”

It was said that you can gain more strength by practicing while looking at a white wall. However, worried about what to do with the damage, Extreme Soma looked at the white wall on the other side and said,.

“I didn't like the color of the wall over there. Starting today, let’s look at this wall..”