Chapter 8
Episode 8: When the blade sparkles in the moonlight.
The rumor that a disciple of Hyeolcheondoma had died by my hands began to spread rapidly throughout the school..
Ian's worries grew as the ripple effect grew..
“It's not a fuss. Everyone I meet talks about you and Yangpo..”
She sighed and added something.
“……And my story too.”
She was the cause of the fight, so of course there will be a lot of talk..
“It would be nice to be famous. We, the martial arts people, do all kinds of crazy things to become famous.?”
“I don't like it.”
“I will become more famous in the future, so what??”
Ian sighed lightly, but his expression was not dark. This may be because at the center of this chaos was a positive element called change..
“I'm worried because he's a Hyeolcheondoma who values honor. Please just move on..”
“Who said that? They say that Hyeolcheon Doma values honor.?”
“yes? Isn't it??”
“A person who values honor neglects and tolerates the trashy behavior of his students.?”
“Maybe you don't know?”
“That is a gross underestimation of the delicacy of our Blood Heavenly Demon..”
“Just like before. You keep talking as if you know Hyeolcheondoman well..”
“I know enough about not only Hyeolcheondoma but also other mazons. His name is Heavenly Demon's son, so we should investigate that..”
Ian looked at me with wide eyes. You'll think you know everything about me, and you'll wonder when I did that kind of research without my knowledge..
“Then why does Hyeolcheon Doma leave his disciples lame??”
“that…….”
There was a definite reason, but it was something I couldn't explain to Ian..
So Ian came up with another reason that makes sense..
“Because it's comfortable.”
“yes?”
“It's easier to deal with greedy and selfish guys than with well-behaved students. For a long time, Hyeolcheondoma has not decided on the best disciple and has been making disciples compete. Why? That way it’s easy to use it as a consumable. Just wait and see, the vacancy in Yangpo will be filled within a few days..”
“You were a scary person, Thomas..”
“I'm more scared of my students. Those guys who attack the master even though they clearly know what kind of person he is..”
“I am glad to be able to serve you, Master..”
“of course. How do you compare? Ian, I want to have a drink for the first time in a while.?”
She looked at me with a surprised face..
“why are you so surprised?”
“It's not just the first time, it's the first time..”
“It's my first time?”
“yes.”
I haven't had a drink with you until now? What motivated you to throw yourself for me??
“let's go. Let's drink and die today!”
I went to Maga Village with Ian..
Magachon is a village formed in all directions around the main school. What started out as a small village where native families lived has now become a big city..
I took her to the most expensive and best bar in Magachon..
“It's a historic day, let's drink in a nice place..”
“I like small, shabby places too..”
She felt uncomfortable in crowded places. No matter where you go, all eyes are on her, so you probably don't like it..
Out of consideration for her, we went into a special room in a bar that was set aside separately..
“How much do you drink??”
“I can't drink a lot.”
“Let’s check how much you drank today. Don't worry, if you get drunk, I'll carry you..”
“I… … It's heavy.”
“are you okay. look at this forearm.”
“It's half of my forearm..”
“It's because I haven't given it my strength yet.!”
Since it was my first drinking date with her, I ordered lots of good drinks and food..
“This is my first time trying this dish. This and that too.”
“Let’s try everything and order more delicious food..”
“My stomach feels surprised..”
“You're too busy escorting, so you barely get enough of it, right? Eat with care from now on.”
“Look, with this body, it's okay to eat sparingly..”
She grinned, raising her thick forearms..
“If you eat roughly, you will gain more weight. What do I eat, what ingredients is this made from? The more you pay attention to what you eat, the less weight you gain. If you want to lose weight you have to be a foodie.”
“ah! I didn't know! I will do that in the future.”
But I know. No matter what food she eats or if she starves every day, she doesn't lose weight. Because that fat is not gained from food..
Of course she knows it too. I'm just saying that because I think I don't know the side effects. It would be easy to reveal the side effects and even make a joke filled with resentment... … She has grown into an adult since she was very young..
“From now on, eat delicious food with me and learn..”
Ian looked at me and asked.
“please tell me the secret.”
“What secret? cooking?”
“no. How can a person change like this?.”
I smiled slightly at her..
“why? you want to change too?”
“It's not that though…….”
She emptied her glass. How could you not want to change? An image of herself as a child will forever be in her heart. When you're having a hard time, you'll think of that day, and it'll get harder..
‘Once you regain your original self, you won't need any of those secrets. Because everyone in the world will admire you.’
Ian asked, politely accepting the drink I poured for him..
“Master, what do you plan to do as your successor??”
The reason I'm asking questions I've never asked before is probably because I see the potential in myself..
I said softly as I raised my glass..
“May only Abu live!”
Ian smiled and lifted his glass, clinking it slightly..
“Be sure to melt your heart, teacher.!”
Had a drink with her.
Ian said he was not good at drinking, but he drank easily..
Of course, he had to pay for getting her drunk. Because I had to carry her back when she was drunk..
All the way back she screamed while riding on her back..
“Don't worry! I will definitely protect you, Master. Just trust me!”
“I wasn't worried at all, but I'm worried because I keep hearing you say that..”
“Don't worry! I will protect you!”
“Yeah, I'm not worried..”
“You should do it. You should be worried. But don't worry! Because I will protect you!”
“ha ha ha.”
At that time, the building window opened and someone shouted..
“What kind of stupid bitch keeps saying this??”
I said while looking at the man with his face sticking out the window..
“Look at me and look at me.”
“who are you?”
“The Church of the Heavenly Demon is Confucius.”
He looked at me blankly for a moment, and then an apple flew out as fast as light..
“Oh my, sorry. Confucius!”
The windows closed faster than they opened at the same time..
Ian was fast asleep on his back..
‘I'm sorry for picking you up so late..’
When I returned home, I left her lying on the bed and went out..
I sat with my legs stretched out in the yard and looked up at the moon..
Now that I think about it, I was in a deep sense of defeat while fleeing after the destruction of Munmun. It was such a deep depression that I couldn't sustain my life if I didn't run toward the goal of returning..
What if I hadn’t met Seojin around that time? So what if you didn’t know about regression law? at last… … Wouldn't he have committed suicide? Or, he would have gone to see Hwamu-gi and died miserably at the hands of his followers without even meeting him. Yeah, I guess so..
When I was lost in such thoughts.
Right next to me, something flashed and reflected in the moonlight..
When I slowly turned my head, there was a large blade next to my face..
My nervous face was reflected on the blade of the ignorantly large sword..
The blade slowly lay down and its owner appeared behind it..
The wrinkles on the back of the rough, skinny hand holding the knife were signs of age, showing that the past years had not been easy. Sharp eyes were glaring at me beyond the valley..
He was none other than Hyeolcheon Doma..
I was surprised because I didn't expect it to come to me so suddenly..
The sword pointed at my head as if it were going to cut off was his German weapon, the Myeolcheon Daedo (滅天大刀). The Myeolcheon Daedo, which was listed among the top ten martial arts weapons, was nicknamed the Weapon Destroyer because it destroyed most weapons the moment it hit them..
The cold magical energy emanating from the Great Blade of Destruction enveloped the entire surroundings. The chill that took my breath away made all the fur on my body stand up..
‘If that knife flies at my neck, will I be able to avoid it??’
I couldn't give an easy answer.
No matter how deep the feelings I gained from my life before returning, my strength is overwhelmingly lacking now..
At that moment when the tension was rising, the cold energy surrounding me disappeared in an instant..
The Hyeolcheon sword grinned and poked my side with the end of the handle of the Blade of Death..
“Why did you do that??”
Why did he kill his disciple?.
Just a moment ago, it felt like a killer coming to kill me, but now it's grinning and nudging my side like a friendly old man next door..
“I did it because I acted like an idiot..”
In response to the calm answer, Hyeolcheondoma stared at me. Similar to my father, but different eyes.
If you couldn't tell what your father was thinking, the look in Hyecheondoma's eyes was clear..
hostile intent).
I saw a fire burning in his eyes.
“What kind of idiot in the world has come to pick a fight with the youngest son of the religious leader who wouldn't hurt anyone's eyes??”
whilick!
The sword that was lying on the knee of the Hyeolcheon sword bounced up and aimed at my neck again..
“Should I ask them to cut off this head and put it in the cult leader’s eyes? Is it painful or not??”
The razor-blue life flowing over the blade contained the owner's will, 'It may have sounded like a joke, but it wasn't.'.
“I don’t think my head will fit into my father’s horribly torn eyes.?”
When I took a step back, the energy flowing over the blade instantly disappeared toward the handle. amazing. How can such a skinny body handle such powerful energy so freely?.
This time, the Hyeolcheon cutting board drew a long line on the floor in front of where we were sitting. And I drew a vertical line about a span on the left end..
“From here to here is us, this Confucius, from here to the other end, it’s me..”
The lines were divided by the ratio of nine to one..
“What is this??”
“That's how much the teacher cares about it..”
Hyeolcheon Doma himself was the one, I was the one..
I drew a new line with my finger about two-thirds of the way..
“No matter what, he is a son. This is me, that is the old man..”
This time, I was seven, and Hyeolcheon Doma was three..
Hyeolcheondoma smiled slyly..
“You can try it out. If I carry this head of Confucius, will the religious leader kill me or save me??”
“Do you really underestimate the fatherly love of the Heavenly Demon?.”
“So let's try it.”
The Great Sword of Destruction slowly moved towards me again..
I gently pressed the side of the sword with my palm to prevent it from reaching my throat. The road was cold. No matter how brightly the Hyeolcheon Doma smiles, this coldness is its essence. If you forget that, you die..
“You don't have to take the test. There are two sons and one elder..”
Hyeolcheondoma grinned..
“This Confucius is not a fool like my student..”
“If the disciple looked like the elder, he would still be alive..”
Hyeolcheon Doma put his hand on my shoulder and tapped it..
“This Confucius, this old man, has lived with bad luck all his life. So it's better not to see you often.”
After speaking, Hyeolcheondoma disappeared. The body that leapt up next to me fell into the darkness far away..
As soon as the blood vessel disappeared, I looked from the side. There was a bluish-blue bruise where the Hyeolcheon cutting board had been stabbed with the handle of the sword earlier. It looked like a playful 'poke', but the shock that came to me was a 'thud'. The last tap on the shoulder was the same..
“Damn you old man.”
I didn't let go of tension the entire time I was dealing with him. Regardless of the fact of regression, we always had to be careful about the risks created by variables..
The fact that I said twice that I would lift my head and go see my father means that there was a thought in my head that I could really do that..
At first glance, he may seem self-indulgent, but he is not a self-indulgent person. He is a person who always calculates and calculates thoroughly. If it feels arbitrary, it is also calculated arbitrary. So he was a difficult person to deal with..
I knew a lot of information about it, but knowing it well doesn't mean I can handle it well. Information is just information, and variables that can overturn this advantage can arise at any time..
‘Anyway, why did you come to see me??’
Is this a warning for killing his disciple??
no. As I said to Ian, he's not a guy who cares about reputation..
He came to see me. It must have been impressive to see him perform on stage, and his wish to hunt must have felt special. Since he also cut down his own student, he must have felt the need to test me. I came here to taste for myself whether it tastes sweet or shit. To see if I can be the successor.
‘What did it taste like??’
To me he was spicy. I only touched my tongue once, but it was hot. Instead, it was deliciously spicy..
‘Will my first opponent be Hyeolcheondoma??’
Maybe so. Because I was sent back to the day when I was dancing with a disciple of Hyeolcheondoma..
‘Maybe that big sword of yours was particularly noticeable to the sky..’
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