Chapter 79
Episode 79 Me too.
As I was about to overturn the drinking table, a ray of internal force flowed and pressed down on the drinking table..
When I looked up, it was a chopping board..
He sent a message to the head of Pungcheon Church..
-Be patient. If the statue is turned over, what you see will not be the bottom of the statue, but the bottom of the pontoon..
Feeling that the dissuasion was based on good will, the leader of Pungcheon took his hand off the table. The look in Hyecheondoma’s eyes said. I understand you to some extent too..
Sword dance spoke again to the shackled man.
“Since you've been tied up here for a long time, I thought you'd want something made out of these shackles..”
The shackled man did not hesitate and asked for one thing..
“Then please make me a fan..”
“Is that okay??”
“It's enough.”
I left the shackles to Jangho..
“Take this to Craftsman Kwak at the main school's iron room and ask him to make a fan made of the blades of a thousand years old, and to make eight daggers with the rest for the number of people gathered today. It's a celebration that we're gathered here today, so let's share a sack each..”
The eight bags included the Pungcheon pontoon and the shackled man..
Then Seo Dae-ryong said:.
“I don't know about other people, but I don't know if I can accept such a precious gift..”
“me too.”
“I think the same too.”
Ian and Jangho also came out together..
“Be humble and work until you die to pay it back.!”
Everyone bowed their heads in sorrow at my joke..
“thank you.”
On the other hand, the reaction of the Pungcheon religious leader was cold..
“Why are you even taking care of mine??”
“I want to celebrate today.”
“I don't want to celebrate?”
At that time, the shackled man sent a message..
-Take it kindly. They're excited because of me, but the leader also has to achieve the big goal of advancing to the midfield.?
The leader of Pungcheon was very grateful to the shackled man. He was trying until the end. It's just you who can't live up to expectations.
“Just kidding, give me one too. Those shackles are also meaningful to me..”
“Yes, I do..”
“By the way, you are really amazing. It would not be easy to find a dagger made of iron that lasts forever in Jungwon. Handing it out to everyone.”
“They are such precious people..”
“Isn’t there a guarantee that those precious people will still be precious in the future??”
“It's not a gift for later.”
“then?”
“This is a gift to thank you for everything you have done for me so far..”
The leader of Pungcheon was speechless at the words of the sword dance. As if understanding his feelings, Hyeolcheondoma poured him a drink and said,.
“Didn't we tell you earlier? We can't handle the ascending dragons. It's probably best to just let it go..”
The leader of Pungcheon emptied his glass without saying a word..
The drinking party, which felt like it was about to explode, continued..
Everyone got drunk after giving and receiving a drink or two..
“Inspector Seo. Stop eating. If this continues, are you going to grab Master’s trouser legs again today?.”
Seo Dae-ryong shouted loudly in response to Ian’s dissuasion..
“I'm fine!”
“I can already hear the sound of my tongue curling.?”
“Don't worry! I'm not drunk.”
Seo Dae-ryong started drinking, probably because he had accumulated a lot these days, and Ian, who tried to stop him, was also taking a sip of the alcohol he had been holding in throughout the training..
Geommugeuk looked at Jangho. Jang Ho gave them a look telling them not to worry as he would take good care of them..
“Shouldn't it be the other way around? You get drunk, and those two stop you..”
“That's right.”
“If you show any sign of getting angry, hit me with that big fist..”
“That's not easy either. Because both of them are not in normal spirits these days..”
Of course, Seo Dae-ryong was still a long way off, but in the case of Ian, it could not be seen that he would inevitably lose to Jang-ho. Because it was a martial arts technique that even Jangho could die if he was not careful..
Seeing this, the leader of the Pungcheon Church said to the Magons:.
“The world has turned upside down. We have become a world where we have to please those below us..”
It was not a comment about Ian and Seo Dae-ryong, but a lament about the shackled man. Then he asked Geommugeuk.
“What does Lee Gongja think? Even if you become the leader of a religious sect, do you plan to run the sect while paying attention to what your subordinates think??”
Instead of answering, Geommugeuk asked the Pungcheon religious leader..
“Do you know what the characteristics of people who can't work are??”
“Isn't that because he's incompetent and lazy??”
“It can happen. But there are more common characteristics.”
“something?”
“You don't have any sense.”
For a moment, the expression of the Pungcheon Church leader hardened. I'm clearly trying to say something that contradicts what he said..
“Are you telling me to keep an eye on your subordinates? So will the school run properly? Then, if you get eaten by the political faction,?”
“You have to look closely to know what kind of person your subordinate is. You have to pay attention to know how they feel. I reject unreasonable loyalty..”
“stop!”
In the end, the leader of Pungcheon turned the table over..
Everyone looked at him with surprised faces at the overturned drinking table. Alcohol and cooking got on my clothes, but no one cared..
The head of the Pungcheon Church shouted..
“It's a pretense. It's a pretense to impress you. If there is a subordinate who doesn't listen to me, I will secretly drag him away and kill him. I'm not saying I'm looking at your subordinates, but I'm looking at you. I'm pretending that I want to take you away.”
His words rang out loud. To others, it was a sudden surge, but to him, it was a build-up and build-up of explosions..
The leader of Pungcheon resisted the urge to overturn the drinking table several times. However, the moment I heard the word forced loyalty in the last words of the sword dance, the dam I had held back collapsed..
These days, both the shackled man and his other subordinates were blaming themselves for being forced to be loyal to him and even feeling a sense of victimhood..
There was only silence there..
Master Pungcheon gritted his teeth as he looked at the overturned floor of the table..
‘shit! whatever? Is this me? What should I do if I don’t want to hear things like that? shit!’
The overturned drinking table signaled the end of today's long, decisive battle..
“I think I was rude. Please forgive me. I'm late today, so I'll see you again tomorrow and apologize..”
With Geommugeuk’s apology, Hyeolcheondoma and Ilhwa Geomzon said goodbye..
It was something that should not be done in front of the Magons. The two people were in a situation where they could be angry, but considering the sword dance, they didn't show anything..
Jang-ho took the shackles, Seo Dae-ryong, and Ian and followed them..
Geommugeuk expressed his gratitude to everyone with a smile. If it weren't for them, it wouldn't have been established in the first place..
They parted ways at the entrance. No one said anything about the Pungcheon cult leader..
Jang Ho, Seo Dae-ryong, and Ian went to Pungryu Bar to have one more drink. Hyeolcheondoma and Ilhwageomjon returned to their living quarters saying they were tired, and Geommugeuk also headed to his living quarters..
* * *
The shackled man woke up.
The leader of Pungcheon was very unfamiliar with the sight of the shackled man walking towards him..
The shackled man picked up one of the liquor bottles that had fallen on the floor and drank from it. Then he handed the bottle to the leader of Pungcheon Church. The leader of Pungcheon received the bottle and drank..
Maybe we could have sat side by side and drank like this a long time ago. What was so scary??
“I was shackled because I was afraid you would kill me. No, to be more honest, you were afraid that I would kill you..”
“Probably not.”
“no?”
“The leader just had no idea..”
“what?”
“The reasons I mentioned a little while ago are thoughts that I only had these days. Before that, you lived without thinking, right? Since I tied it up in the beginning, I just kept it tied up. Soaked in inertia.”
The leader of Pungcheon could not refute. Like he said, I lived my life without thinking. I realized that these shackles were such a big problem after recently becoming involved with Lee Gongja..
Nevertheless, the shackled man comforted the Pungcheon religious leader..
“It's okay. Everyone lives like this.”
“What is okay? This is why you're leaving.”
“That's not why I'm leaving. It's not because I'm shackled.”
“Then why? Do you think we can change the world with Lee Gongja??”
“I don't have a dream to change the world.”
“Why? Why on earth!”
The reason was something that the Pungcheon religious leader had never expected..
“I can't get anything right so I'm leaving.”
“what?”
“I handled everything related to the martial arts situation outside the country with the religious leader..”
“It was like that.”
“In the process, I couldn't get anything right regarding science and engineering..”
“You got it right, right? He said he was coming and he came. It's okay to ask for something new.”
The shackled man shook his head..
“Those are meaningless things. There were many reports coming in from outside the world regarding the Heavenly Demon Church. Many of them were graduates. Each time, Lee Gongja exceeded my expectations. I didn't know that I would kill the demon lord, and I didn't know that I would kill the soul mazon. I didn't know even more that it would attract the Blood Heavenly Chopping Demon. I didn't know that he might bring everyone he had with him today. They might even ask for shackles. How can this happen? Yes, that's right. Maybe I will be treated poorly if I go because the engineer is smarter than me. what? I brought you here as a soldier, but it's not as good as it looks, right? You might be disappointed. But I still have to go and see it. I have to go and see why I didn't get it right and what kind of person I am that can do something like this. I was really curious..”
It was the first time the man in shackles spoke so much..
The Pungcheon religious leader knew. That I can't hold him anymore. finally asked.
“Are you sure you can't do this with me??”
“It happens. let's go together.”
“You crazy bastard, how can you keep being so simple! What will my subordinates think of me? Will you follow me as I go under the pale blue scientist?!”
“Then let's throw it all away.”
“what?”
“Pass the position of leader to your successor and come with me. Living a new life.”
All kinds of swear words came to mind for the Pungcheon religious leader. But there was a feeling of defeat that preceded the anger..
“What would I be used for other than the title of Pungcheon religious leader??”
“Aside from that title, you'd be a pretty cool guy. I was tied to that title for the rest of my life and lived an ordinary life. I am not the only one who has lived in shackles..”
“What are you saying?.”
The leader of Pungcheon threw the liquor bottle he was holding and broke it..
“Are you telling me to resign from my position as leader? This is a place where you can kill anyone you want with a single word, eat whatever you want, and attract all kinds of beautiful women.?”
“So are you happy??”
“Of course I'm happy! No, let's say I'm not that happy. so? Will I be happy if I step down from this position? The happiness that didn't exist even when I was the leader of the cult came to me on my own..”
“I don't know that either. you have to find it.”
“You are trying to destroy me. You're going crazy just to make me unhappy..”
“Maybe so.”
“shit! I'm just going to kill you and be done with it..”
“it's late.”
“what?”
“If you wanted to kill him, you should have killed him before Gongja Lee came. If Lee Gong-ja releases my shackles and kills me, what would happen to my feelings toward you? He will blame himself that I died because of him, and that will spread into hatred towards the religious leader. If that happens, the leader will never be able to leave the new world. You can't kill me, even for your own sake..”
“shit!”
“accept it as fate.”
“Don't talk like it's fate! Where is the fate of discriminating against people like this??”
“Cult leader, you are Pungcheon Cult leader. This is a person who discriminates against and rules over everyone except birds. How can the word discrimination come out of your mouth??”
After being silent for a while, the leader of Pungcheon suddenly spoke out..
“I lost. Yes, I lost to you smart and well-spoken people. good.”
I meant it..
It was the moment he gave up on being a shackled man..
“Go and suffer until you die. Regret to death the day you left me. Go, go. I'm sending it because it's dirty.”
Finally, the leader of Pungcheon was truly freed from his shackles..
At that time, the shackled man placed something in front of the Pungcheon religious leader. Surprisingly, it was a key that looked exactly like the key that unlocked the shackles..
“what's this? no way? Is it the shackles key??”
The shackled man nodded. The leader of Pungcheon was astonished. The key that was attached to the necklace earlier was taken by a subordinate of Geommugeuk along with the shackles, but the same key was found again..
“It was forged a few years ago..”
“How? No, then why didn't you run away??”
The man in shackles didn't tell me about him..
“If you had been able to remove the shackles, would you have had a chance to kill me? why didn't you kill me?”
“It's probably similar to the reason you didn't kill me even when I cursed at you. The religious leader said that, right? I am the person who understands and appreciates you the most. Me too.”
The moment I heard those words, the Pungcheon religious leader's heart was moved and his eyes became tearful..
This is why. The reason why this breakup is so difficult and disappointing.
The leader of Pungcheon looked down at the key and said..
“I can't believe I'm putting this out there at this moment. I'm a loser till the end.”
Then the shackled man bowed deeply on the spot. And he greeted me with the most polite expression and words I have ever seen..
“That's not true. The reason he didn't kill me, and the reason he told me to go along so obediently. At least to me, the leader was a cool person. Even though I could have run away, and even though I wanted to die many times, the reason I lived like this was probably because I became attached to the religious leader. I will never forget the grace that freed me today. I look forward to the day when we can be together again, Master..”
The shackled man left the room like that..
The leader of Pungcheon, who was left alone, slammed his fist on the floor..
I felt relieved and sad, but also disappointed, and happy at the same time. And I was sad.
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