Chapter 73
Episode 73 The more expert you are, the simpler the answer is..
After leaving the Pungcheon cult leader’s residence, I went to see Ian..
She was still concentrating on her training, and her flying sword technique had advanced dramatically..
“Ian.”
“yes.”
“After receiving the kidney purification treatment, you can leave at any time..”
“yes? Why are you suddenly saying that??”
I thought that shackles did not suit a man with shackles, and as I was leaving the residence of the Pungcheon cult leader, I suddenly thought of Ian..
I thought maybe her ankles were shackled too..
Are there only visible shackles??
Even in my will to kill Hwamugi, invisible shackles were attached..
Even between Hyeolcheon Doma and Ilhwa Geomzon, they are connected by the shackles of hatred that are difficult to break..
Then what about your father? It occurred to me that, like the shackled man chained in front of the Eumrei Bell, perhaps my father might be chained to the Taesa Temple. Carrying the heavy responsibility of protecting the school on our shoulders..
“It means that you can choose your life. It doesn't have to be a tattoo master. Leave the school and live while traveling in the central plains. It's okay to live as a hidden expert in a peaceful village somewhere. Since you learned martial arts from me, there is no need to repay the favor. You have already done enough for me, so you can choose with peace of mind..”
Ian quietly listened to me and then smiled and said.
“I have no choice but to take out one more tail..”
“What do you mean??”
“I am happier and live a better life because I am next to you. The trip lasts a day or two, and the hidden expert also lasts a day or two. I'm happy every day at Mr. Master's fence. I'm not a fool. If she really hated me, she would have run away at night, risking her life. I don't know why you only look at me so kindly..”
I chuckled at her..
“How many hidden tails are left??”
“Are there about seven left??”
“That's enough. Then practice.”
As I was about to turn around, I got worried and added a word..
“But make sure to hide at least one tail.”
In my life, I have found that it is as important as the herbivory of the spleen..
I left there while looking at her expression that said, “I know that much even if you don’t say anything.” Okay, that's all you need to know..
* * *
Mabul came to visit the Pungcheon religious leader..
Because he came with purpose, the look in his eyes was different when he entered..
“Have you come here to kill someone? It is fulfilling to live in the body of a person who follows the teachings of the law..”
“The Buddha I serve sometimes commits the precepts of killing..”
“He became a bright light, a bright light, he was a very busy person..”
Instead of sitting down, Mabul stood in place and looked at the leader of Pungcheon. He was almost at the same height as the head of Pungcheon, who was sitting with his back straight. He was sensitive about height, so adjusting eye level in this way was a direct expression of how angry he was..
“Look, Pungcheon religious leader.!”
“Why are you doing that??”
“How long have we known each other??”
“I don't really remember.”
“That's right. It's been a long relationship that I can't even remember, but how could you do this to me??”
“Please sit down. let's sit down and talk.”
But he did not sit down and glared at the leader of the Pungcheon Church. The golden light emanating from his body became more intense..
“I didn't know you would pull such a trick.!”
“I said it was a masterpiece.?”
Although the leader of the Pungcheon Church had a firm impression, Mabul had made up his mind and came to visit in the first place..
Ilhwa Geomzon and Hyeolcheon Doma moved and began to persuade the other Magons. The reactions of the mazons were different when they met Mabul and when they met Hyeolcheondoma. They were all people who had lived their lives without worrying about what other people thought, so it was impossible to be sure who they would listen to at the last moment..
So, Mabul came directly to attack Pungcheon Bridge..
“How dare you seduce a young disciple of the Soul Mazon and make him your disciple? What on earth are you talking about?!”
“I didn't trick you. The child came to me on his own feet..”
“Then you should have sent it back! As an adult, you should have sent it back.!”
“why should i do that?”
“Why do you want to become the teacher of our students??”
“The martial arts practiced by demonic magicians are the magical arts of the blood religion.!”
“So are you saying that you belong to a blood cult now? Are you serious??”
Everyone knows that Pungcheongyo is the successor to Blood Religion, but it should not be mentioned or connected to Blood Religion. This is because the Blood Cult had a history of going to war with the Heavenly Demon Church several times. I was invited because he is the leader of Pungcheon Church..
“Are you talking nonsense now??”
“Even when I was making a joke about my sacred item being stolen, on the other hand, I understood it. But I just can't stand this..”
“Self-made play? Did you come to your friend whose jewelry was stolen and say it was a play you made? I came here trusting only you, and even my belongings were stolen. I can't take responsibility for this, but it's such a ridiculous assumption.!”
“Did you think we would believe that? mazons are not stupid.”
“Looking at you, you don't seem that smart..”
“What?”
“How many times have you been told you are smart in your life? Be honest..”
For a moment, Mabul’s expression hardened. He knew very well that he was not a very smart person..
Shooting at others with mean words was also a means of suppressing the other person's momentum and leading the conversation to one's advantage..
When the leader of Pungcheon came in, stabbing his inferiority complex, Mabul chose Kangsu..
“Look, friend. Where you are now is not outside the country..”
“Are you threatening me now??”
“It's not a threat, it's a statement of reality. I have been acquainted with you for a long time, but other Mazons think differently. I don't know how they will come out.”
“Is there anything special about your poor imagination? They'll try to kill me in front of you.”
“If anything, we could at least say goodbye.”
There was a lot of tension between the two people..
“Don't look down on the mazons. They will try to punish you even more miserably than that..”
“Why do they look at me so funny when they tell me not to look at them so funny??”
“Don't look at me funny. You just have a fatal weakness.”
“It's a weakness?”
“If the Mazons decide to eliminate you, they won't make the foolish choice of attacking you directly. Instead, I will try to create a wedge between you and the leader and get rid of him. Can you handle it? Our religious leader.”
When threatened over Cheonma, the leader of the Pungcheon Church could not say anything. Cheonma, who hates blood religion, could definitely be said to be a weakness of the Pungcheon cult..
“Just pretend to be sick for a few days and then leave. The disciple was excommunicated. I'll tell the mazons well.”
“If I refuse?”
Instead of answering, Mabul laughed and left. Perhaps that made him feel even worse, but the leader of Pungcheon did not say anything for a long time..
Finally he opened his mouth.
“I just decided.”
The leader of Pungcheon gritted his teeth as he looked at the shackled man in front of the Yin Lai Bell..
“We decided to make Lee Gongja a Heavenly Demon..”
* * *
“What's going on? Lee Gongja.”
Today too, Commander-in-Chief Sima Ming was still buried in work..
“I came here because I wanted to play with the soldier. If you have time, come visit Magachon with me..”
Sima Ming was surprised by my suggestion..
“Magachon?”
“You are the most important person in our school, but even if you mess around for a day, our school will not be ruined..”
“The sad secret is that even if I fool around for a year, I won't fail..”
“Then, let’s just hang out for two so that the secret doesn’t get discovered.?”
“great.”
Sima Ming didn’t think twice and got up, closing the papers. He must have guessed that I wasn't there to have fun..
“If you are not there, the Murim Alliance will attack right away..”
“You are saying this because you do not know Tongcheongak. There are smart soldiers standing in line waiting for me to leave..”
“These are people who chose a very difficult path..”
We left his office laughing..
The place I took him to was a pub..
“It was here after all..”
He said he knew a lot about Pungryu taverns. Well, you know everything about me, so of course you also know about Pungryu Bar..
“Have you ever been disappointed? I was expecting to go to the best kiru in Magachon.?”
It was a bit of an excessive joke, but Sima Ming accepted it with a smile..
“I was hoping to pretend I couldn't win and keep up..”
“This is why prejudice is scary. I'll make a reservation right away next time I go out.!”
“ha ha ha.”
I sat across from Sima Myeong in the seat on this floor where I always sit at the Pungryu Bar..
I introduced Sima Myeong to Jo Chun-bae who came to take the order..
“He is the leader of our school. say hello.”
“Ughhhhh!”
Jo Chun-bae bowed down to Sima-myeong with a face that looked like he was about to faint. He was preoccupied with visits from high-ranking people these days. From footnotes to mazon, and now to total military affairs. In particular, the weight of the name Chonggunsa was different than that of any other person..
“I always respect you. You are the person I respect the most..”
“The person I respect the most is not my father.?”
Cho Chun-bae was startled by my joke..
“It can't be! I respect you the second time..”
“Oh, I thought the second one was me..”
“That's not it, in fact, footnote is the best…….”
He set the mood by pretending to be embarrassed..
“Just kidding. Please give me a drink first and enjoy today’s cooking..”
“yes!”
After Jo Chun-bae served the drinks, he ran to the kitchen..
I poured a drink for Sima Ming..
“This is my first time drinking alone with you.?”
“yes.”
“I should have picked you up a long time ago, but I was late..”
“no. You've been very busy so far, right??”
“You're busy, soldier. I'm always busy..”
“If you say that, what should the real idiots do?.”
He was the one who knew best how diligently I had been moving around these days..
We drank and talked about various things about our daily lives. Sima Ming's drinking capacity was stronger than I thought..
“You're good at drinking..”
“sure. I was also a horseman when I was young..”
“It's unexpected.?”
I couldn't remember Sima Ming's younger days when he was a heavy drinker..
“But what's going on??”
Sima Ming knew that I did not come here to have fun. I also got to the point without interrupting..
“There's one thing I'd like to ask you..”
“Please speak.”
“What kind of soldier is a good soldier??”
Perhaps because it was an unexpected question, Sima Ming opened his eyes wide and looked at me. Soon his gaze turned to the glass of wine..
“I asked myself this question a lot when I was younger, but I forgot about it for a while..”
Originally, this question was difficult. What if someone asks me what kind of drone is a good drone? what should i say?
But Sima Ming’s answer came right away..
“In my opinion, a good soldier is one who is smarter than the opposing army. There is no profound meaning, just a military that is literally smarter than the opposing military. This is my answer. It is okay for there to be someone smarter than me at this school. You can stay here in this tavern. You can be smarter than me. but…….”
After a moment, Sima Ming said:.
“You have to be smarter than the Murim Alliance military. You must be smarter than the soldiers of the Apostolic Alliance. That's all..”
It was a truly unexpected answer. Sima Ming asked with a smile, as if he had anticipated my reaction..
“It's a bland answer.?”
“So it really struck me.”
“When I was younger, I probably thought a lot more and came up with a different answer. It might have been a slightly more pedantic answer..”
I could guess what kind of feelings he had. The older you get, the more expert you become, the simpler the answer becomes..
“Unmanned vehicles moving in the field can demonstrate improvisation. You can change your strategy depending on the situation. But the military cannot do that. If you make a wrong plan, you will be wiped out. If you die by your own choice, you will have fewer regrets. But how unfair would it be if you died due to a wrong decision by your superiors? So I always tell my junior soldiers. Desperately get smarter! It all depends on it..”
This was the first time I realized that Sima Ming was thinking like this. Just as I found out recently that he drinks a lot..
Sima Ming said as he filled my empty cup..
“Now it's my turn to ask a question..”
In fact, I did not come here to get an answer to the question of what kind of soldier is a good soldier. My meeting with him today was to hear this question..
“Why did you ask this question??”
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