Chapter 212
Episode 212 What poison is in your pocket?.
Do you think the Poison King is trapped in his own world??
“Isn't it??”
I asked my father back, thinking that of course it was. Does your father not think so? What kind of person does my father think the Poison King is??
But my father didn't say those words to tell me what kind of person the Poison King was or what the Poison King's world was like. It was just to say this.
“how open your world is?”
My father looked at me for a moment and then went back to his home without saying a word..
I stood there and thought about what my father said. And I could tell. The meaning behind what my father said.
My father asks me this.
What is the difference between you calling out for a new magic and the Poison King? If other people see it, aren’t you also trapped in your own world??
Of course, I am not saying that I am the same as the poisonous king who does not like to meet people and prefers to be alone..
It meant that the approach to the poison king was wrong. If you approach it from that perspective, the poisonous king will never open the door to his heart..
The Poison King must have felt it. That I was looking at him like he was trapped in his own world. That's probably how many people have looked at it so far. I was no different from them. The memorandum to come out of Cheondogrim was a mistake..
“Thank you, Father! After all, my father is the wisest and most magnanimous in the world.…….”
Before I finished speaking, the lights went out in the house..
“…… Be cool..”
I bowed my head politely to my father's residence and then returned to my father's residence..
If you give me a clue, it will be at a disadvantage to your father. But my father enlightened me. It was affection for a child who asked for help beyond the bet..
* * *
The next day, when I went to Cheondogrim, the Dog King was not there..
I looked around the surrounding forest for him. After searching for a while, I found the poison king deep in the forest..
He was lying on the floor, having a snowball fight with a snake..
The Poison King was good at conversing, but once he got immersed in something, he became someone you wouldn't even notice if someone died next to you..
Even now, he was in a trance, not even knowing that I was nearby. From this perspective, I thought he was trapped in his own world. I thought he was a weirdo, and without even realizing it, I implicitly thought I was superior to him..
This is what my father taught me. Don't do that. He is not imprisoned, he is living his life..
When I got closer I saw that it was no ordinary snake..
It was a snake belonging to spirit creatures called the Hwawangchilbosa (花王七步蛇), which was extremely poisonous among poisons. He was a flower king because he loved flowers, and it was said that if bitten, even a warrior with deep inner strength would die before he could walk seven steps..
Then the poison king said to the snake.
“Hey, you've grown up and become cocky these days. Since when did you hold your head against me so stiffly??”
Then the Fire King Chilbosa, who was wagging his tongue, lowered his head. It may not be possible, but it seemed like he really understood what I was saying..
“I don't know anything else, but I told you not to eat the berries of the wildflower plant carelessly, right? Why don't you listen? I'll come to my senses only if I drink fire wine.?”
The Fire King Seven Treasures made a coil and put its head into it. Do you really understand what people are saying? It must be a coincidence?
I've seen all kinds of things in my life, but this was my first time seeing something like this..
Then, another snake passed by. The snake this time was a yin-yang blood poisonous snake with poison just as strong as the Fire King's Seven Treasures. This was also a snake that was not easy to see..
“walleye!”
Then the Yin-Yang Blood Venomous Snake stopped and looked at the Poison King. The poison king said while looking at the guy licking his tongue..
“You know the king is a playboy?”
The Yin-Yang Blood Viper flicked his tongue while looking at the Fire King Seven Treasures Temple..
“If Wang bothers you, come and tell me. Okay?”
I couldn't tell if he really understood what I was saying, but as soon as he finished speaking, the Yin-Yang Blood Viper disappeared into the bushes..
“You too, go now!”
Then the Hwawang Chilbosa disappeared into the forest..
It was truly a sight that was hard to believe even after seeing it..
The poison king stood up and looked at me in surprise..
“Oh my! I'm surprised!”
“I was more surprised. Why are you so surprised at who in the world is next to the poisonous king??”
Of course, if someone approaches with murderous or malicious intent, the Poison King will notice right away. People who have reached the position of Majon should never be ignored for their military merits. Mazon is still Mazon. If they go crazy, no one can tell who will win who and how. They just aren't showing their true skills..
“If you look at the assassins and ask which of the Palmazons you want to kill, they will all line up behind the Poison King sign! The first assassination attempt will also be successful..”
“If that were the case, I would be bitten by the king and die..”
“By any chance, did you even give the snake a name??”
“Is this your first time seeing the poison king who gave a name to a snake??”
The poison king walked with long strides..
Of course it's my first time seeing it! I said as I followed him..
“When did you become friends with snakes??”
“The first time I went out to catch snakes was when I was seven years old. Wang Yi and Wol Yi were there back then too..”
“You were young.”
“In our time, everyone started at that age..”
There was joy and sorrow in the Poison King's eyes as he recalled his childhood. This is the part where you can understand why he hates leaving this place..
“If you've been here since you were seven, this is the Poison King's world..”
The Poison King stopped and glanced at me..
“You say you want to take me out of this world?”
“no. Now I regret saying that..”
“why?”
“I still want to show you around the outside world, but I shouldn't have said it that way. I'm truly sorry for being cocky..”
When you're sorry, you apologize sincerely. In my apology, I did not give a reason as to why I had to do that. The reason is that the person who forgives is attached to forgiveness..
But whether he heard me or not, he suddenly stopped and looked at the poisonous insect on the tree..
I smiled involuntarily as I saw the Poison King getting absorbed in something again..
What else are you thinking about now? Maybe he's trying to have a conversation with that poisonous insect..
This is his world, this is an open world.
* * *
A few days passed again.
I was quietly absorbed in my work, and the Poison King still liked to be lost in his own world..
What changed over the next few days was my attitude towards the poisonous world. Now I tried to understand his world. The world where a seven-year-old child went around catching poisonous snakes..
Today again, the Poison King was lost in thought as he looked at the poisonous mushrooms growing in the wooden box..
Then he inadvertently turned his head and shouted.
“I'm surprised!”
Because I was quietly next to him, looking at the wooden box he was looking at..
“I want to keep surprising you?”
“Seeing those poisonous mushrooms growing well makes me feel at ease. Doesn’t this mean I’ve become a poisoner too??”
“How long has it been since we're already in Germany??”
“I think I'll just live here too. Now Cheondoglim feels like home..”
“It would be a mistake to think that pretending to be this friendly will make any difference..”
“It's better not to change. I really like the look of the Poison King right now..”
“what?”
The poison king looked at me and shouted.
“It doesn’t work! This trick doesn't work.!”
His voice in denying me is getting louder little by little. It was proof that I was getting closer to him..
* * *
A merchant ship always guided me from the entrance of Cheondokrim to the residence of the King of Poisons..
“You can go in alone now..”
“Still, dangerous poisons can come out..”
That may not necessarily be the case. He still led me down many confusing paths and never let down his guard against me..
I felt that it came from a deep loyalty to the Dog King. The look in the eyes of someone who truly likes and is loyal to someone is bound to show in some way..
“I have something to ask the old man..”
“speak.”
“Since when have you seen Poison King??”
“I've seen it since I was young.”
“What was he like as a child??”
The merchant ship stopped..
“Why are you asking that??”
“I'm curious.”
“It wasn't much different from now. Intelligent, thoughtful, cheerful and bright. He also had the qualities to be a leader..”
I forced myself to swallow the words, ‘It’s so different now, isn’t it?’.
Because I don’t think the merchant marine will take my joke as a joke. His affection for the Poison King is not simple loyalty, but is uncle-like and parental-like..
When I see him, I think of Hyeolcheon Doma..
* * *
I don't know if the Poison King was intelligent, thoughtful, cheerful, bright, and qualified to be a leader, but one thing was certain. he was cute It's not just because of its fresh appearance. For example, this part.
The Poison King wears twelve pockets on his waist, each of which has a picture drawn on it. There were twelve animals representing the zodiac signs, and they were anthropomorphic drawings in a colorful and cute style that might be drawn on children's clothes. I overlooked it at first, but now I can see it..
“You chose this yourself.?”
“I drew it.”
I was shocked. I drew this all myself?
“No one in the world will know. Who would have thought that such a cute pouch would contain the poison of the Poison King?.”
When it comes to the Poison King's poison bag, even if it has evil spirits drawn on it or words engraved on it, wouldn't it be appropriate to have scary letters such as demon, murder, evil, and death? If all those pockets were opened, hell would break out. In fact, it felt even more bizarre and scary..
“Which poison is the most dangerous? I'm sure it's not in that cute rabbit's pocket.?”
“Let’s check it out?”
He tried to put his hand into the rabbit's pocket..
“I decline.!”
I waved my hand and stepped back. The Poison King smiled at that sight, but then turned his face to face him. It was the first time he smiled broadly when he saw me. It looks like he was surprised himself when he smiled. Even though I saw it all, I pretended not to see it..
* * *
The next day, there was an important mixing of poisons..
The Poison King explained today's poison making with an unusually serious expression..
“Here, this heavenly mind poison is the poison that is used as an ingredient for dark soul poison, one of the extreme poisons I use. A single drop of this heavenly poison can kill dozens of people. Now, you are far away… … You're already back.”
I was standing next to the door so I could pop out at any time..
The Poison King found something on his desk..
“I was here, but where did I go??”
“what are you looking for?”
“my gloves.”
I'm looking for deerskin gloves used when handling poison..
“Are you talking about this??”
I held up the gloves I was wearing..
“why are you wearing that?”
“They say it's a very dangerous poison..”
“Then I?”
“Why does the Poison King need gloves??”
“Don't bring it right away?”
I quickly took it off and brought it to him..
“What's in your mouth?”
I took out the poisonous wine I was holding on both cheeks and showed it to him. The Poison King shook his head in bewilderment at the sight of two poisonous drinks in his mouth..
“I can't kill you at this level?”
Of course, he was joking. If the poison king decides to kill you, even if you have a hundred poisonous drinks in your mouth, you will not be able to stop his poison..
I was also playing a prank on him. It was also my effort to become closer to him. If you were really bright and cheerful as a child, those things would be sleeping somewhere in your heart..
The poison king put on his gloves and began manufacturing poison in earnest..
“If the amount is even slightly wrong, blue smoke will rise. Then it's a failure. Be really careful and focused. This is a recipe that only I can make..”
The Poison King showed me how to make Amheunjeoldok by combining Cheonsimdok. Since I didn't know what the different mixtures were anyway, it was more of a show of how carefully this process is carried out rather than showing how to make a dark scar..
You can just send me out and do it yourself, but it looks like you wanted to show off to me..
“Did you see it well? How carefully and carefully should it be handled?.”
“yes.”
Then blue smoke rose from behind..
“Poison King!”
“You get out now!”
I quickly went out. After drinking the herbal medicine from the poison king's arms, he poured the liquid that was lying next to where the smoke was coming from..
Cheeeeeeeek!
The smoke rose even more..
“Poison King! Poison King!”
He didn't come out quickly so I hesitated whether I should jump in and save him..
At that time, the Poison King stirred the poisonous smoke and came out..
“Are you okay??”
“It's okay then.”
He blew away a handful of poisonous smoke that came out of his mouth with his hand fan..
“The path of self-mastery is not an easy path..”
“I failed on purpose. To warn you to be careful.”
“…….”
“…….”
“Of course, you failed on purpose. Could it be that the Poison King, who is the best at using poison in the martial arts world, failed to make the poison he always uses?…….”
“stop.”
“yes.”
I smiled brightly at him. The Poison King looked at me with an expression that did not know how to react. Poison King, I don’t know yet. Who will be standing in the training hall?.
It was right then. A merchant ship rushed to where we were and quickly reported..
“An inspector named Seo Dae-ryong from Hwangcheongak visited Lee Gong-ja for urgent matters..”
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