Chapter 76
Episode 76: If I decide to live.
I definitely have feelings of dependence on Hyeolcheon Doma..
If there is a part of me that relies on my father, there is a separate part that relies on Hyeolcheondoma..
“Do what you do best..”
“What is it?”
“Kill the Pungcheon religious leader..”
I thought it was a joke and laughed out loud, but Hyeolcheon Doma was serious..
“Why are you smiling? It would be like killing two birds with one stone. If you kill the leader of the Pungcheon Church, no one will dare object to you becoming the successor. As a bonus, you get the minions you want..”
“I won't kill the Pungcheon cult leader..”
“why?”
“He's not a good person, but he's not so evil that he deserves to be killed..”
“That's probably not why. Isn't it because it's your treasure trove that you can't kill it??”
“Well, there is that too..”
“You are the villain.”
“I admit it.”
“Why do you admit it so easily??”
“How can we catch the wicked by being good? I will become a proper villain. So, I will bear the karma and go to hell..”
“People like me should go to hell. You walk the flower path.”
I was deeply moved because I felt that he meant it..
“You already made your decision?”
“yes.”
After a conversation with Commander-in-Chief Sima Ming, I decided to make the shackled man my own person..
“Since he is a member of the Pungcheon cult, he cannot be taken away without permission..”
“That's right.”
“Then I'll leave it to you. Let him come directly to you.”
“He is a person who is even shackled.?”
“You have to take off those shackles yourself. Isn’t someone worth bringing in who has to show that level of ability??”
“That's true, but I'm not sure I gave him that much confidence. 'Cause we haven't even said a word yet.”
That's why I came to visit Hyeolcheon Doma. I don't know if it was anyone else, but I believed that only Hyeolcheondoma would understand my feelings..
Indeed, instead of calling me crazy, he gave me an answer I never expected..
“Then convince him.”
“How??”
“Show him your people.”
“!”
“Show me your people and I'll know who you are. If the person you're recruiting is a smart person, just looking at your people will convince them of you. I probably won't be able to resist without coming..”
I quietly looked at him. I never thought I would give you this advice. It was even more valuable advice because it was based on his experience..
“Why do you look at me like that??”
“This is the best advice..”
“Honestly, it's not that bad.?”
“One of my people is an elderly person. So this is the best advice..”
“Then this is the worst advice.?”
This time, I laughed first, and Hyeolcheondoma followed suit..
“Anyone who sees me will run away, so show the others. It wasn't said with me in mind..”
I told him firmly.
“Seniors must go too.”
“I don't like it.”
“It's not because I want to show that person who he is..”
“then?”
“I also want to show it to the elderly. Who did I choose?.”
“why?”
“Then wouldn't you know better what kind of person I am??”
“So why?”
“I want to give you confidence in myself. Because I want to become closer to the elderly. This is truly one of two birds with one stone..”
The corners of Hyecheon Doma’s eyes twitched. It's usually an expression you make when you're angry, but now it was an awkward reaction..
“You often say such strange things to my face..”
“Let's go.”
I jumped up from my seat..
“now?”
“Are you going to go anyway or have something to postpone? Let's take everyone who has time. We will show it to each other. What kind of person did I choose? So what kind of person am I?.”
“As expected, you… … He's crazy..”
“ha ha ha.”
So. It's so difficult to create my own person.
It also applies to blood chopping boards and shackled men..
* * *
The air in the room was cold.
The leader of Pungcheon was looking out the window, and the shackled man was looking at the sound bell. The two didn't say a word for a long time..
Let me say this first: the winner of this match was decided from the beginning. The man in shackles could go an entire year without saying a word..
In the end, the Pungcheon religious leader spoke first..
“sorry.”
It was a difficult apology. So I hoped that the answer wouldn't come easily, but the shackled man spoke as if he had been waiting..
“it's okay.”
It was an apology that he made after worrying and thinking about it, but he accepted it so casually that the leader of Pungcheon got angry again..
But it was the same before, and it is the same now. It wasn't a situation for him to get angry. If nothing else, it was a really big mistake to open the space where the corpses were piled up. Knowing very well how much the shackled man loves spaces with blue skies and fields..
“I guess I got a lot of anger out of me without even realizing it when I gave the new item to Lee Gongja recently. I'm sorry.”
The leader of Pungcheon Church apologized again..
“it's okay.”
The head of the Pungcheon Church stiffened his expression at the consistent tone of answer. Unsure of not being caught with this expression, he continued to look out the window. I bit my lip until it bled..
All kinds of random thoughts tormented him..
‘Is this all because we are narrow-minded and greedy? Because I’m a small person? Damn it! If you can't win the hearts of your subordinates, why are you going to advance to the midfield? Other subordinates will do more, right? They may swear loyalty on the outside, but they may be laughing at me on the inside..’
If you really try to eat your luck at a time like this, you'll get cursed..
Just then, a word came from behind my back..
“It's the leader.”
The moment he heard those words, the leader of the Pungcheon Church was overcome with tears. He was angry and blaming himself, but deep down, he was worried that he would never hear those words again..
“why?”
“The religious leader is holding me in shackles and is also trying to control my heart. I told you before, right? Neither the religious leader nor I are fortunate enough to have everything without throwing anything away..”
“I am the one who rules Saeoe Murim! If I am not blessed, who is blessed??”
“Did you take over Saeoe Murim with your own strength? Cult leader, you just inherited it. Well, if it is a blessing, it is a great blessing, but the blessing I am talking about is not the blessing that came down through the umbilical cord..”
“Kkanjokkanjok! You're pissing me off again.!”
Then the shackled man kept his mouth shut..
There was a moment of awkward silence..
I get angry even if I say something, and I get angry even if I don’t say anything..
The leader of Pungcheon knew exactly where his anger started today..
“Why did you accept Lee Gongja’s alcohol??”
“just.”
“Just where is this? Tell me why. I deserve to hear it..”
The man in shackles did not answer. The leader of Pungcheon suddenly asked. I really didn't want to ask this question.
“It's not like I want to go to a scientist.?”
The shackled man neither confirmed nor denied.
At that moment, the leader of Pungcheon felt his legs lose strength..
“Are you sure you want to go? really?”
“Nothing has been decided yet.”
“That's what I mean!”
The eyes of the Pungcheon cult leader were torn long as he let out a loud sound..
“When did you act? Did you even share a message without my knowledge??”
I wish the answer was that it was so..
“The sound was never shared.”
“But how?”
“I read your mind. Master Lee wants me..”
“Fuck that bullshit! Stop talking bullshit! Where are you imitating the Subhonmazon? How can you read minds??”
Now I can see why the head of Pungcheon was so offended and angry at Geommugeuk's sarcasm when he poured drinks for the shackled man. It wasn't because he didn't accept his own alcohol and accepted Lee Gongja's alcohol..
This is exactly what he foresaw. His own destiny, his instincts, his premonitions read this shit..
“Do you think I'll let you go? If you kill me, I'll kill you. I'll never let you go.!”
“Then you should kill me now..”
“what?”
“Kill while you can. I won't be able to kill you later.”
Pungcheon’s entire body trembled with anger..
The shackled man was the only person who understood his feelings. Killing someone like that? Being taken away by someone else?
“Are you doing this because you think I can’t kill you? For ignoring me!”
The leader of the Pungcheon cult walked to the shackled man with long strides..
he raised his hand.
If you hit the nail on the head, you will be free from all your troubles..
If the shackled man had looked up at his face, he might have hit him..
But the shackled man kept his head down and kept quiet so that he would not feel remorse..
Seeing him meekly accepting death, the leader of the Pungcheon Church could not strike a blow..
“If you can't kill it now, you'll never be able to kill it. If I decide to live, no one will kill me. So if you're going to kill me, you should kill me now..”
Pungcheon’s hand raised in the air trembled..
But in the end he couldn't hit it.
The leader of Pungcheon slowly lowered his hand. The anger that erupted like lava soon calmed down..
“Are you going to run away alone from this chaotic world? So easy? you're welcome! I won't let that happen..”
The shackled man slowly raised his head. The gazes of two people intertwined in the air with complex emotions..
The leader of Pungcheon has not given up hope yet..
“I said I hadn't decided to go yet.?”
“okay. Not yet.”
“As long as I don’t take you away, right? All I have to do is become a better person than a scientist.?”
A smile appeared on the shackled man's lips. It wasn't a forced smile, it was a natural smile..
“Yes, this is how we will continue to live..”
“Don't talk like you're breaking up!”
“Don't be obsessed with me. It looks bigger because someone else wants to have it..”
“Shut up! Give me a chance to persuade, then decide who to bring. They say I hate it, but I can still struggle since I spent so many years in one room. I'm going to catch you relentlessly..”
“Still, it won't work. not your opponent.”
The leader of Pungcheon sighed. The already empty old property was telling me that I couldn't handle it..
“I can't just send it. If you want to go, take me with you..”
The shackled man chuckled. I laughed for the first time today since the two of us argued..
“okay. Come with me to Lee Gongja..”
“what?”
Because I didn’t expect him to ask me to go with him, the leader of the Pungcheon Church had a blank expression on his face..
“Are you crazy??”
But what the shackled man said next was even more surprising..
“You said you decided to make Lee Gongja a Heavenly Demon? Come with me and make Gongja Lee a Heavenly Demon. Then, the dream of becoming a religious leader will naturally come true. If he were a scientist today, he would be the one to build the main altar of Pungcheongyo Bridge next to Cheonmasingyo Bridge..”
“Crazy guy! That's what I said.”
At that time, a subordinate outside said.
“Scientists and guests came to visit us..”
“guests?”
“yes. There are five people in my group..”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church sighed and shook his head..
“ah! You're pushing really hard..”
Normally, he would have been very irritated, but the leader of Pungcheon had a relaxed expression on his face..
“You are right. We talk too much about Lee Gongja. So, manna hears my words and comes looking for me like a tiger.”
The leader of Pungcheon Church said to his subordinates:.
“Hurry and take him. And prepare plenty of drinks and snacks..”
“yes!”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church looked at the shackled man. It was a different look than usual..
“It seems that fate is trying to negotiate with you. Okay, let's decide today. Either Lee Gongja dies or I die. Either go to Lee Gongja or stay with me. Let's decide everything today. Instead, judge fairly..”
“In that respect, graduate students are at a disadvantage. As the leader said, I listened to you more..”
“good. That's it then.”
Soon after, the sword dance group entered inside..
The head of Pungcheon Church greeted the guest with a cheerful smile as if nothing had happened..
“Hahaha, welcome back!”
And so began the decisive drinking party that would change their fate..
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