Chapter 88
Episode 88: From the time the umbilical cord was cut.
Geommuyang, who had washed off the blood, was standing in front of Donggyeong and helping Sibi put on new clothes..
He wore a thin robe over his bare body that protected him from sword attacks. On top of that, I layered a slightly thicker robe. At least his obsession with death was shown to Mabul..
Mabul was sitting on a chair and watching..
There was a possibility that he would complain about bringing in the Yunnan twins, but Geommuyang didn't say anything. Mabul could tell he was angry..
“The scientist…….”
Originally, I was going to start the story by saying, ‘So much has changed.’ But I changed my words when I thought it was too obvious..
“……what kind of person are you?”
Geommuyang answered in longing.
“I thought I knew my brother well, but now I see I don't really know. I wasn't this kind of kid originally.…….”
“You need to forget about the past!”
Suddenly, Mabul raised his voice, and Sibi, who was touching her collar, scratched Geummuyang's neck with her fingernails..
“oh! I'm sorry, please save me.”
The husband and wife knelt down on the spot and asked for forgiveness. The atmosphere cooled down in an instant..
“Why would I kill you for something like this??”
Geommuyang spoke softly, but Mabul coldly intervened..
“But you can't kill him, right? You saved the life of a woman who damaged the body of the person who would become the Heavenly Demon? How funny would other people look at you if they heard??”
Sibi pleaded earnestly..
“please! Please save me!”
Geommuyang helped her up..
“Everyone makes mistakes. Stop going out..”
“Thank you, Confucius. thank you.”
Shibi left the room..
“You should not be seen as easily forgiving the mistakes of your subordinates. You should at least punish me.”
Then Geommuyang suddenly asked:.
“Did you ask what kind of person your brother is??”
“Yes, I did..”
“Likewise, if something like this happens, this is the child who will buy food for the surprised child. I was a warm-hearted child from a young age..”
“However, we must not let down our guard..”
“I am not saying this to encourage you to let down your guard. Didn’t you see the Mugeuk people earlier??”
The longing gaze that had been looking towards Mabul turned towards Geommuyang himself..
“Honestly, I was a little jealous.”
Mabul sometimes thought that this Geommuyang was unpredictable..
Even though you handle things clearly and calmly, there are times when you suddenly reveal your true feelings like this..
While I was thinking about how to react, Geommuyang walked over and sat down in front of Mabul. He poured the cooled tea into a teacup and drank it..
“What are you so worried about, Mazon??”
“Lee Gongja's skills are skills, but more than anything, Hyeolcheondoma is a cunning old man. The fact that he chose a bachelor of science and engineering clearly means that there was a good reason. Maybe it's because he bought Sibi a meal, or there's something we don't know about..”
Then Geommuyang said something unexpected..
“I think the answer is my father.”
Mabul was surprised by those words..
“what does that mean?”
“My father pushed Mugeuk while I was away. He lowered the dark magic sword and placed him in the position of the Nether Pillar. I'm trying to test how I can deal with Mugeuk, who has gained strength. I think this is the final test to become a successor..”
For a moment I thought that might be the case, but then Mabul shook his head..
“Probably not. In the process of Lee Gong-ja jumping up, the soul mazon died. The cause of death is said to have been coin intoxication, but there are many things that are unclear..”
At first, I believed the Pungcheon cult leader's words that it was not the work of a sword dance, but I no longer believed it..
“It could be Lee Gong-ja's doing. Still, do you think it is a test from the religious leader? The sect leader cherished Seophon as the main focus of the school..”
“My father probably didn't expect that, either. Mugeuk has capabilities that exceed his father’s expectations..”
“So did Gongja Lee really kill the Soul Mazon??”
Then, instead of answering, Geommuyang asked a question..
“Can a mazon kill a soul mazon??”
“Of course I… … I can kill you!”
A moment's hesitation tells you what kind of skill the Soul Mazon has. Mabul was also an opponent that he had no confidence in as much as Suphonmazon..
“you're right. He could have killed Mabul. Instead, it wouldn't have been easy.”
After saving Mabul’s face, Geommuyang continued what he had originally wanted to say..
“Neither I nor Mugeuk can kill the Soul Mazon with our current martial arts skills. But it might be possible with the help of just one person..”
“who is that?”
Geommuyang did not answer, as if asking him to think about it himself. Mabul, who thought for a moment who it was, shouted in shock..
“no way? Are you the leader of Pungcheon Church??”
“you're right. With his help, I could have killed the Soul Mazon..”
Mabul thought that might be the case, but he had one question..
“What is the Pungcheon religious leader for??”
“To advance to the midfield. In the end, didn't he take in the disciples of the Soul Mazon as his disciples??”
“ah!”
Mabul has never had this kind of suspicion before. In the first place, the Pungcheon religious leader was behind it.?
“Then you shamelessly came to investigate the body? This is what you're saying.”
It was Mabul, whose relationship with the Pungcheon religious leader had recently worsened. Suspicion and anger interfered with objective judgment..
“The leader of the Pungcheon Church knew that the Mazons would call him. It was also the only way for him to confidently enter our school..”
This was the last doubt that held Mabul back..
“However, Pungcheon Pyoju does not have the guts to do that. If it were discovered that he had killed the Suphonmazon, the entire Pungcheon Church would be destroyed. That can't be possible.”
“There is something my father has always told me since I was young. Don't assume you know someone.”
Mabul was confused. The Pungcheon religious leader he knew was not a great person to commit such a big thing. But what Geommuyang said was exactly right. Another reason was added.
“Isn't this something that can be seen just by looking at the soldiers of the Pungcheon cult who went to Mugeuk? As you said, would that meticulous Blood Heavenly Demon just hold your hand? I must have caught it because I had this background..”
If this is true?
“shit! I went to my feet and brought in a evil beast.!”
“Don't blame yourself. Rather, I will take advantage of this situation and take control of the Mazons..”
“What if things don't go well??”
Geommuyang casually mentioned what Mabul couldn't bring himself to say..
“Are you going to kill Mugeuk? No, I won't kill you. How would a father view an older brother killing his younger brother??”
Mabul felt it. The reason he doesn't kill Geommugeuk is not because he is his younger brother, but because his father is watching..
“So what are you going to do??”
“I will attract all those who are attached to Mugeuk to my side. Mugeuk is so proud that if his people turn away from him, he will leave the school. Did you see it earlier? People who leave the place without seeing Mugeuk's dance. Those people will really make Mugeuk leave. Let's see if we can still laugh and joke.”
“If you leave Gongja Lee alive, you will be punished later..”
“Even if we leave like that, if a crisis occurs at our school, he will come to save us, not to kill us. That's his biggest weakness..”
Geommuyang got up again and walked in front of the mirror. He said calmly while staring at himself in the mirror..
“Taesa of Cheonmajeon is the most powerful position in this martial arts world. This is not a place for a soft guy like Mugeuk to sit. I can't even sit down..”
* * *
When I arrived at Cheonmajeon the next morning, I met my brother at the entrance..
“It's been a long time since we entered Cheonmajeon side by side like this..”
“That's right.”
we walked together.
“I'm nervous?”
“not really.”
But my brother was nervous.
He was unusually stiff in front of his father. From a young age, my older brother wanted to impress his father..
When I was young, my older brother heard my father call him ‘our eldest son’ just once, and he bragged about it for years, not just days..
If I am now captured by Hwamugi, my brother must be captured by my father..
My brother and I entered Cheonmajeon..
My father and Commander-in-Chief Sima Ming were there together. We walked the bloody path side by side. Demonic statues erected everywhere were watching my brother's return and our position with cold and strange eyes..
“Father, have you been well??”
My older brother bowed deeply to my father..
“Welcome back.”
I looked at my father's expression. The face towards my brother was filled with joy. On the other hand, my brother was nervous. I felt him trembling..
“I guess you are happy that your eldest son is back..”
My father didn't respond to anything I said. My father when we walked through Maga Village together had a different feeling from my father now..
I understand my father has become more blunt..
At this time, before returning home, my father was already thinking of his older brother as his successor. This return shook my father's heart, but the person who entered his heart first was my older brother..
If I don't understand my father's feelings toward my older brother, I will never win this fight. And we must not forget. That my ultimate enemy is neither my father nor my brother..
“How did things go??”
My older brother confidently answered my father’s question..
“I've passed all the last hurdles.”
At those words, my father’s expression brightened. My brother didn't go to the outskirts to do chores..
Wall of magic tools).
The Magogu Wall was the school's secret training center hidden in the outskirts..
My father opened the place to my older brother. Just like Socheon-dong, the Magic Wall could only be entered with the permission of the Heavenly Demon..
It was really not easy to overcome the magic tool wall. It was a gateway one level higher than Socheon-dong, which I passed through earlier. However, I was able to give up halfway through the magic tool wall and get out. It could be seen as a safe but more difficult gateway..
Sima Ming was also very happy..
“Reduction, Grand Duke. Passing through the magic wall. It seems like you really can't fool blood..”
My older brother is also the one who inherited my father's blood. His martial arts skills were second to none..
I asked pretending not to know.
“Where did you pass through??”
Then Sima Ming smiled and said:.
“The Archduke passed through the magic wall..”
I hugged my brother Warak.
“Awesome, bro!”
My father and Sima Ming were startled by my actions. Rather, my older brother, who was involved, experienced my change and so he accepted my congratulations..
“thanks.”
“Then, the great success of Bicheon Sword Technique would have been achieved.?”
If it were just the two of us, I wouldn't have answered, but since my father was there, my brother answered honestly. Of course, he didn't do it to me, he did it to my father..
“Father, in the process of passing through the magic wall, I achieved great success in the Bicheon Sword Technique..”
“congratulations.”
“It's all thanks to my father's teachings. thank you, father.”
My father's eyes turned to my brother and me..
What is your father thinking right now??
“Reduction, Grand Duke..”
“Thank you, soldier..”
“Congratulations, bro..”
“thanks.”
“In this friendly atmosphere, I have something to say to my father..”
My eyes turned to my father..
“For us, the snapping of the umbilical cord was the signal that the battle for succession had begun. It was that kind of life, and I will continue to live that kind of life. So that's it. Father, this time I'm going to have a friendly competition with my brother. What do you think bro??”
Instead of answering me, my brother spoke to my father..
“Father, I didn't know that Mugeuk had grown this much while I was away. I've really come to my senses..”
My father just looked down at us in silence. What are you thinking? Even at this moment, are you keeping score on who will be a suitable successor??
My father didn't say anything about what I said. Friendly competition? If you were with me, you might have said that it was just a cheap sentiment that would kill..
However, the reason I insisted on saying it was because I also told my father. I will try to carry my brother..
“You guys go back and rest..”
My brother and I said hello to our father and left Cheonmajeon by walking the path of blood..
I asked at the entrance.
“Why do you want to become the Heavenly Demon??”
Then my brother blurted out.
“Because if you don’t become the Heavenly Demon, you die..”
I thought my brother would have given a different answer, but it was a very unexpected answer..
“Will I die if I lose the succession battle??”
“Everyone's dead so far.”
“Can't we just not kill? Geommuyang and Geommugeuk brothers demonstrate a brotherly love that will last a long time in the history of Demonicism..”
“Didn't the other brothers have the same feelings? at last… … Because all humans betray.”
“We can't do it?”
Geommuyang chuckled at my words and took the first step..
I shouted to my brother who was walking far away..
“I was serious. Let's compete in good faith.”
My brother stopped and looked at me and said.
“Then you should have first asked whether I have any good intentions in my heart. are you there?”
“I have.”
“Then this fight, I'll have a head start.”
I finally smiled as I saw my brother walking again..
Okay, how could this be easy? It's so difficult to make someone who likes me become my person..
‘Still, bro, we have to do it. The name of the dagger that will stab us in the back is not brotherhood, but Hwamugi..’
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