Chapter 4
Episode 4 Is it the first time eating Gyesamyeon in decades??
After returning to my residence, I stood in front of the bronze mirror..
When I was young, I was green and full of life. I thought it would be a good idea to just stare at the mirror all day..
After enjoying my youthful appearance for a while, I suddenly remembered Hwamugi..
What is he doing now??
Am I going through hell training to become stronger somewhere??
It's an easy solution if you can find and kill him before he gets stronger. The problem is that finding firearms is not easy. He appeared in the martial arts world as if he had fallen from the sky, and after achieving the three peaks, he left the martial arts world and went into seclusion, so no information was known about Hwamugi. However, sending people to the entire central committee to find a person named Hwamugi is a dangerous attempt that will cause unexpected behavior by Hwamugi..
In the end, it's best for me to become stronger than Hwamugi..
Fortunately, heaven gave me enough time to prepare. I will become stronger with time on my side..
Was it because he was thinking of fire weapons? Danjeon's inner energy wriggled and reacted..
Sanggongdog had disappeared as if it had never been read in the first place. There was no sign of poisoning after the dance, so it seems Gu Pyeong-ho got the poison right..
Well, I guess he would have dared to think of taking a mountain pass from the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Demon..
After thinking about it for a while, I called out the name of the person I am most grateful for in my life..
“Lee An).”
A welcome voice comes from outside the door when I call..
“Yes, master.”
“Come in.”
Then the door opened and a young woman came in. She looked like she was bursting out of her uniform, and she was a woman who could be described as bloated rather than fat..
Receiver Guard, Ian.
I didn't know at the time. The reason she is so huge is because of the martial arts she has learned. No, it's because of me.
Whole body petrification).
It was a martial art that temporarily made flesh as hard as stone, and it was a secret technique of non-human beings that was secretly passed down only to her. Growing bigger is a fatal side effect of this martial arts skill..
I looked at her through the mirror and asked.
“how about me?”
She answered coolly in the mirror.
“You are the most handsome in Gangho..”
Ian's voice was so good..
If I were to enter a contest to select someone with a good voice in the midfield, I could guarantee that I would definitely win..
“It's not fun.”
“There is always a fixed answer to the question of the person who pays monthly salary..”
Not only did you have a great voice, but you also had such a cheerful personality..
Ian asked me when our eyes met through the mirror..
“why do you see it that way?”
It was thanks to Ian that I survived that day..
She threw herself to block the sword that Fire Mugi fired to kill me..
The fire weapon's sword energy pierced her entire body, but slightly changed direction in the process. That's why it narrowly missed my heart..
Hwamugi did not confirm my death. Because he wouldn't have thought that his attack would have missed. Ian's sacrifice and his pride are what saved me..
‘Thank you, Ian.’
She was ready to give up her life for me, but at that time, I thought of her as just another escort. I took her existence for granted. It's as if I don't know how grateful I am for the air..
“You did a good job dancing today. It was really awesome.”
I turned to her. I slowly walked towards her in real life, not in the mirror..
There was a difference between the girl in my memory and the real girl..
‘It's bigger than I thought.’
I quietly looked at her and remembered her as a child..
A doll-like appearance with sad eyes, a high nose, and a very pretty smile. Everyone agreed that if she grew up like this, she would be the most beautiful woman in the world..
One day, the pretty girl appeared fat. She gained so much weight that I didn't realize how much she cried or how swollen her eyes were..
That little girl spoke to me with the same look in her eyes as she does today..
I will protect you, Master..
How did that girl feel??
Her only crime was being born into a demonic cult and growing up as a bodyguard. The price she had to pay was too great..
I gave up the looks that would make me the most beautiful woman in the world, but would I have comforted her heart? Maybe he started to treat her coldly after he became fat? I don't remember much about my memories with her..
On the other hand, she kept her promise. I threw my big body to block the sword, and thanks to that, I survived..
I think this return is worthwhile just by saving Ian..
‘Ian, I promise you something too. I will definitely eliminate the side effects of full body petrification..’
I blurted out to her.
“We can't become friends.”
she asked with a puzzled look.
“yes? Why??”
“If you build affection for a guard, not just another warrior, you're accumulating points by asking him to die for you, right? It's mean..”
“What are you saying? It is natural for me to protect you, Master..”
“Where is the natural sacrifice? Always put yourself first, then your family, and then your escort. I wish I had a reasonable person like that to protect me..”
Ian didn't even worry at all..
“That can't be possible. I was a master once, and I am a master this time too. And I have no family.”
I dare not measure the amount of loyalty this stubborn woman has for me..
“Today is strange.”
“Want to show me something even weirder? let's go.”
“Where are you going??”
I said as I strode out..
“To overturn the table.”
That way I went straight to the kitchen..
Then, he summoned all the kitchen staff, including Suksu Lim, the person in charge..
The person I called out from among those lined up was an assistant clerk who had been working here for three years..
“why did you do that?”
“yes? What do you mean??”
“Why did you put acid poison in my rice?.”
Everyone was surprised by those words..
“no, not me!”
The good thing about regression is that you don't have to go into people's minds. I already know why this guy got on the Sanggongdog. He was addicted to gambling and had a lot of debt. He squandered his parents' money, squandered all his friends' money, and even committed a serious act of poisoning his family with Cheonma's blood. Gambling is so scary.
“I went gambling again with the 3,000 nyang I received.?”
For a moment, the guy flinched and fell face down on the spot..
“Please save me. I was wrong. I committed a big sin because I was blinded by money..”
“Did Gu Pyeong-ho personally come and give money??”
“yes.”
The moment he admitted, I cut off his head with a single sword..
Suddenly!
It was my first murder after returning, but I wasn't particularly impressed. Because he lived a life of ruthlessly killing those he thought were evil. The last mercy shown to him was to kill him painlessly..
Even in his life before returning, he died today. On the night of the martial arts competition, he was stabbed to death in a gambling room. It was probably an assassin's sword sent by Gu Pyeong-ho to kill a murderer..
In any case, poisoning the food you eat was something that should never be tolerated. Because one forgiveness will lead to another attempt.
“It's not someone else but a guy called Sooksu who is poison to the rice.!”
Sook-soo Lim, who had a devastated expression on his face at my words, knelt down..
“Sorry, master..”
“Why is this happening? My knees are bad too?”
“Everything is my responsibility.”
“Why is this Lim Sook-su’s responsibility? It's the poisoner's fault..”
“Everything that happens in the kitchen is my responsibility..”
I helped him up..
“Lim Sook-su. If something unjust happens at our school, is our father responsible??”
“yes? No, absolutely not..”
“But why does Sooksu Lim say it is his responsibility? Don't be silly, just ask for chicken noodle soup for dinner! I want to eat it after a long time.”
How many decades has it been since you ate it??
“You ate it the day before yesterday too.?”
“Suksu Lim, I’m still holding the knife. dripping with blood.”
“I will make it delicious and serve it to you..”
As I left the kitchen, Ian, who was waiting outside, asked urgently:.
“sorry. It's my fault as the person in charge of the escort..”
“Why are you so anxious to take responsibility? I have a responsibility disease?”
“I will make sure this never happens again..”
“That's it. Let's spread rumors around school about this incident. Gu Pyeong-ho instigated it, and I cut down the poisoned Sook-su..”
“The Hyeolcheon Doma side will deny it..”
“Anyway, that's okay. There are many eyes and ears here to see and hear..”
Everyone in the kitchen saw it, so denying it would be useless..
“If you do something dirty, bad rumors will spread. Spread the word! Even the dogs on campus bark ‘Sangong, Sangong’!”
“All right.”
“let's go.”
Ian, who was following behind, spoke carefully..
“ah… … It really seems like something has changed today..”
Because she was the one who helped me closest, she was the first to notice my changes..
“You also tell jokes that you don’t normally make. Your actions and words seem to have changed as well..”
“I decided to live a different life starting today..”
“Suddenly?”
“Yes, suddenly. I don't think people change a little bit every day. When something happens, things change drastically. Isn't that why everyone says people don't change because it's difficult and doesn't happen often? let's go.”
I walked away again without giving her a chance to ask what was the reason..
* * *
“Is all this necessary??”
Ian was surprised to see the items I prepared for hunting with his father..
I nodded, putting the prepared items in a large leather bag..
“I need it.”
“I didn't know you had a knack for camping..”
Ian, I don't think anyone in our school has camped as much as I have..
“Since I'm with my father, I have to prepare a lot..”
“I hope you have a good time.”
“Will that happen??”
It wasn't an unnecessary harsh treatment. I was confident about other things, but I wasn't as confident about my relationship with my father. Because I was even older than my father... … I'm rather less confident.
“You have to make it happen. It will be.”
Ian smiled and greeted me..
“Have a nice dream today.”
But I didn't sleep well that day.
I really had a nightmare. In my dream, I was still looking for ingredients for the method of regression. It was a dream where I was wandering around all over the place because there were no materials where I was supposed to be..
Ian's voice was heard at that time..
“Master, are you okay??”
He probably screamed while dreaming..
“It's not okay. It was a dirty dream.”
“What did you dream about?.”
“To compare it to your case, the dream is to start from the lowest level unmanned again.?”
“iced coffee! Please kill me instead..”
I sat down on the bed and looked at the dream on the wall. As if a dream was just a dream, I saw myself when I was young..
I feel good again because I look younger..
Yes, it's okay if I have nightmares every day, if only I could greet the mornings of my youth again..
“I think you're nervous.”
“You're walking with someone scarier than a tiger..”
“If it were me, I wouldn't be able to breathe properly..”
“I'm going to take a shower. Get ready with a new military uniform.”
“yes.”
In my past life, when I was having a hard time, I imagined what I would do if I returned. Just imagining it made me feel good and I was able to overcome the pain..
But nowhere in my imagination was there any hunting with my father the day after his return. I will know whether my instinctive choice was right the moment the hunt is over..
After completing all preparations, I put on my large leather bag and slowly walked towards Cheonmajeon, where my father was waiting..
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