Chapter 62
Episode 62: Give me what I don’t want to give.
It was unexpected.
I didn't know that Hyeolcheondoma would ask me if I was going to kill him too..
What should I say? After thinking about it for a while, my answer was this:.
“My magic doesn't break the guest's table, nor does it kill my friend..”
For a moment, Hyeolcheondoma could not say anything..
He looked at me with a complicated expression for a moment and then asked softly..
“am i your friend?”
“yes.”
Without having to elaborate, he will know that I did not mean this as a normal friend..
“What are you going to do then? I will also tell you comfortably. I will just tell you without paying attention or being considerate of the elderly. I don't like it for this or that reason. It's so outdated! I'm so sick of it. Where has all that charm gone? Find out! We'll put our heads together and find a way to make each other like each other..”
“What if I can’t find a way? But if I don't change?”
“If something doesn't change even if you try, you can't do it. I have to move on from past memories. But you don't even try? Then we'll have to fight. No matter who did something wrong or what you're dissatisfied with, wouldn't it be a little easier if we beat each other up??”
Hyeolcheondoma stared at me for a moment and then laughed loudly..
“Hahahaha.”
It was the most exhilarating laugh since I met him..
He laughed like that for a while, then suddenly stopped laughing and said to me:.
“There is something I should change about what I told you before..”
“What is it?”
“They say my life was full of bad luck... … I don’t think that’s necessarily the case..”
At this moment I heard clearly.
The sound of the door to his heart opening a little more.
I will continue to listen to this sound. Hearing the sound of this door opening often and from many people is the moment I grow, and it will become a weapon as important to me as the Guhwamagong. Hwamugi, what sound are you hearing right now??
* * *
Late at night, after Hyeolcheon Doma had left, there was an unexpected visitor..
Surprisingly, he was the leader of Pungcheon Church..
“What are you doing in the middle of the night??”
“I came because I have something to tell you..”
“Please come in.”
“I'm serious, so come here..”
As the surroundings darkened and then brightened, we found ourselves in a different space. It was the same magical attack that the Soul Mazon had used many times. He also knew about this demonic art of the blood religion..
The head of Pungcheon looked at me and asked meaningfully:.
“What is it like? Doesn’t this martial arts skill look familiar??”
The leader of Pungcheon gave me a look telling me to be honest since he knows everything..
“This is my first time encountering martial arts..”
“Probably not? Didn't you see this space when you were fighting the Soul Mazon??”
“What do you mean?.”
Then, the expression of the Pungcheon religious leader turned cold..
“You killed the soul mazon in this space..”
“I don't know what you're talking about..”
I snapped, but he continued to make his convincing argument..
“Since he died in the space where he performed the magic spell, it looked like he died from a poison spell. You can't fool my eyes.”
“Do you have any proof??”
“There is no evidence. I can't even guess how they did it. But I'm pretty sure you killed him..”
“Why do you think so??”
“Because you don't read.”
I was secretly surprised. I never ignored the Pungcheon Cult leader, but I never thought he would believe that I killed the Soul Mazon for this reason. This belief comes from the confidence to trust one's senses..
“You killed the Soul Mazon. Since I can't read you either, I could die too..”
“I had no idea that someone wiser than anyone else would make such a misjudgment..”
He really understood me accurately..
“I'm not trying to provoke you, so relax. Because I don't want to die in a place like this like the Soul Mazon..”
Moreover, he did not overestimate his abilities..
“I'll say it again, you're mistaken..”
He ignored me and continued talking..
“There must be one reason why Seobhon's hex didn't work. He must have been taught the art of oral fire magic..”
“If you were so sure, why didn't you tell the mazons? There would have been an uproar if my father had told me that he had taught me the Nine Fire Demonic Art without the Magons knowing. I heard that you have a particularly close relationship with Mabul..”
“Where are your friends in Moorim? We meet because we need it at that time. The same goes for Mabul.?”
“So what do you need from me??”
“This is my favor. I came here today to show you not to forget my kindness..”
The moment I heard this, I knew. That a problem has arisen between the Pungcheon Cult leader and the Chilmazon. Or maybe they weren't as close as I thought in the first place..
“Let’s make one thing clear. So far, the leader has not shown me any favors..”
“what?”
“It's not that I won't tell the Seven Mazon, it's that I couldn't tell him. Because there is no evidence. Are you going to go to the Seven Mazon and say this? I can't read Yi Gongja, so the evil beast is Yi Gongja! You can't say that because of your pride..”
“At least I can tell you that it might be you..”
“Then it would be more advantageous for me. That guy's skills are enough to kill a soul mazon? The sect leader may have already taught the Nine Fire Demonic Techniques? I can't be sure because I don't have any evidence, but for some reason I can't treat it carelessly. It will help me control the situation in the future. Instead, you disturbed me..”
“What?”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church may not have expected this situation, but he was unable to refute anything..
“Do me a favor and I will gladly accept it. Instead, do yourself a real favor..”
Although he was put on the defensive for a moment, the leader of Pungcheon did not panic. He knew well the lesson of life that no decision should ever be made under unfavorable circumstances..
“See you one more time before I leave.”
The moment he finished speaking, the surroundings changed and he left immediately..
Looking at the back, I smiled. Because I felt this thought before the smell of conspiracy from him..
‘Our religious leader has come to us on his own initiative and is trying to show us this favor..’
* * *
In the large, ornately decorated room provided by the Heavenly Demon Church, there were only the Pungcheon religious leader, sacred objects, and a man in shackles..
“what do you think?”
The shackled man who was sitting like a stone statue in front of the sound bell raised his head towards the Pungcheon religious leader. Words that other people could not even imagine came out of his mouth..
“You idiot, why are you asking me that??”
To swear at the leader of the Pungcheon cult like this was a crime worthy of being torn limb from limb..
However, the leader of Pungcheon smiled and stretched out a finger as if it was a common occurrence..
“You're the only one in the room, so who do you ask??”
“Ask the Shinigami standing behind you. When will you fall asleep?.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church spread one more finger..
“When I asked, the Shinigami answered like this. I will die after you die, and unfortunately you will not see me die..”
“I hope you live long, you little pig..”
The leader of Pungcheon smiled cheerfully, raising his third finger at the man's insults..
“There are two left now!”
The number of swear words or informal language a man could use toward the leader of Pungcheon was limited to five times a day..
Of course, it is not because the Pungcheon religious leader has any taste that he is happy when he hears criticism. It wasn't because the man wearing these shackles had a better sense of smell than anyone else..
The reason the Pungcheon cult leader spares the man despite his extreme rudeness is because he is smarter than anyone else. I didn't know at first. I never thought this man would be this smart.
But I learned it after spending a long time in one room. A man's true value is not his ability to smell, but his excellent judgment and intelligence..
The day he found out that he was smarter than the soldiers of Pungcheongyo, from that day on, the real soldiers of Poongcheongyo became shackled men..
I listened to advice while swearing. Most of his advice was accurate, and over time it paid dividends..
The Pungcheon religious leader did not try to make the man compliant by causing him pain. This is because the shackled man had no great regrets in life and knew that if pressure was applied to him, he would gladly choose death..
Although he was a man with no regrets in life, he did not commit suicide. One day, the leader of Pungcheon asked the reason, but he never said a word about it..
“Why do I feel so bad??”
“Would you like it to be like you??”
The man held the shackles in his hands and shook them as he watched the Pungcheon cult leader spread his fourth finger. A clanging sound echoed throughout the room..
When the leader of the Pungcheon Church flicked his finger once, the surroundings darkened and then became bright, changing the location. It was a green field.
There, the leader of Pungcheon freed the man from his shackles. The key to unlock the shackles was worn by the head of Pungcheon around his neck..
As the shackles came off, the man's expression also relaxed..
The free man ran around wildly, like a puppy on a snowy day, and then lay down looking at the sky..
The leader of Pungcheon came and looked down at him lying down..
“You big-headed cult leader, won’t you get out of the way? It covers the sky!”
“It's a fake sky.”
The leader of Pungcheon spread his fifth and final finger..
After using up all five opportunities, the man's tone changed to polite..
“Lord, I miss that fake so much. Please get out of the way..”
His attitude changed in an instant, as if he was acting..
The head of Pungcheon stepped aside and asked..
“I followed your advice and showed my favor to Duke Lee. But he asked for a more specific favor..”
The man was looking up at the sky. His eyes, seen through his flowing hair, were clearer than ever..
“Will Lee Gongja really be the successor??”
“I heard that Gongja Lee killed the Seophonmazon.?”
“I'm sure.”
“If such a person cannot be the successor, who will be? Now, a young man of only about 20 years old cannot kill a soul mazon..”
“It's a great skill, though.…….”
“Are you afraid? I'm afraid Lee Gongja will kill the religious leader too.?”
If someone else had said this, their head would have been blown off on the spot. But the leader of Pungcheon nodded obediently..
“I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared. The guy who killed Mazon couldn't kill anyone??”
At some point, the leader of Pungcheon was having an open conversation with the shackled man..
“There is another reason to catch Lee Gongja..”
“something?”
“Is it true that the head of the Heavenly Demon Church does not know that it was Lee Gongja who killed the Subhonmazon??”
“I know?”
“Of course you know. Cheonma of his time was an extraordinary person. He is a person with big dreams. Why does such a person seem to be quiet until now??”
“Why??”
“Think! Don’t just eat rice.!”
“Wasn’t that just a swear word??”
“It wasn't. I just had a loud voice.”
“carefully.”
“Of course. What I was saying was to think about it..”
“I don't like it. It's up to you to think. If I even thought about it, there's no reason for you to be alive.?”
The man looked at the leader of the Pungcheon Church and showed an expression of blatant annoyance. Still, the words spoken were polite..
“When an extraordinary person is silent, it means that they are preparing something..”
“Jungwon Unity?”
“I don't know that far. In any case, this incident must have been ordered by the Heavenly Demon, or he knew about it and pretended not to know. Among the Palm Majons, the Seophonmazon was the most picky person in the Murim League. Just like the people of Central Plains are afraid of their religious leader. Yet, he allowed his son to kill the Soul Mazon? This is because Cheonma decided to replace the Palmajons one by one. After replacing Palmazon with his own limbs, where do you think the Heavenly Demon will hit??”
“It's us?”
“The Heavenly Demon of our time will not leave us behind and go to war with the Murim Alliance. Either they will push us into the vanguard, or they will destroy us and start a war..”
“shit!”
“A wind of change is blowing in the Heavenly Demon Church. If you can't feel the wind, you'll fall. The soul mazon was confined to another world and died because it could not feel the wind. We have to decide whether to hide behind the wall called Palmazon and avoid the wind, or hide behind the wall called Cheonma..”
“You have a thousand thoughts?”
“Cheonma wins.”
“The reason is?”
“Geom Woojin, that great person would never have started a fight he had no chance of winning. So, definitely stick with the engineer. First, win his favor by giving him a gift..”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church nodded..
“What should I give??”
“Give me what I hate the most. That's how we live. Okay, no more advice.!”
The man lying down shouted.
“Stop interfering and step away.!”
Because this was the only place where the man felt free, he shouted while looking at the fake sky..
“Ahhhhh!”
Unlike the man who was trying to relieve his frustration in this way, the leader of Pungcheon was lost in other thoughts with his back turned..
After a while, the Pungcheon religious leader decided what to give and spoke to the man..
“Until here!”
The created space began to disappear.
The embarrassed man jumped up and shouted..
“No! please! Just a little more! You damn bastard! I can't do it!”
Despite the heartbreaking cries that even broke the rules, men's freedom disappeared along with the green fields..
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