The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 1014 (1014/1020)
As the sun gradually sets, flames rise ceaselessly in the fields in a corner of the volcano.
Whoosh whoosh—!!!
The blue flame has become more splendid than before. The clearly brighter color and lively heat sweep through the surroundings.
Hwaaaa …
Where the fireworks passed, beautiful sparks danced like fireflies.
The large amount of blue flames swooping through the air created beautiful curves with a single wave of the hand, exuding a sense of presence.
For a long time like that.
I watched the flames moving for a while and slowly grabbed my open palm.
Then, the fireworks floating in the air, obscuring the sunset, shook for a moment.
Kwaaaaah—!!!
It pours down on me, exhaling heavily.
It was a karma that would burn me to death if I was swept away, but the flames that came towards me gathered at one point and began to wrap around my fist-clenched arm.
The flames wrapped around his entire right arm gradually increase their rotation speed.
I made it smaller and darker in color.
Whoosh whoosh—!!!
The size is further reduced. As the speed increases, the volume is reduced.
As the speed increases and the volume decreases, pressure is added.
The heat becomes stronger with friction.
And then, not long after, the flames stopped moving.
Cheeeeeeek!—!!!!
A sound like something ripening echoed from my right arm, and the flames took shape.
“… … .”
I stared at something that had formed.
It feels like new skin has been created on my arms.
Could it be said that the skin is made of flames? The blazing shape or the embers rising little by little?
It was so hot that just looking at it made my insides feel warm.
It was a power that was completely different from the martial arts I had used until now.
“Hmm… … .”
I let out a small sigh as I looked at it. The dissatisfied expression was a bonus. It looked like there was a lot of power wrapped around it. And in reality, it was.
“… … The firepower itself doesn’t seem to be bad.”
Do the work of the entire bet.
In terms of quantity, it took a tremendous amount of power. Thanks to the energy that filled the expanded vessel and the larger space as it reached transcendence, the energy increased compared to the original.
‘In the past, almost three-tenths. No, around four-tenths.’
Compared to before I came to Man-gye, it was just that much strength that was required.
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As such, the firepower itself will be incredibly high.
“This is not it.”
My eyebrows furrow involuntarily.
This wasn’t what I wanted. It’s true that it has high firepower and it looks like it’s been completed to a high standard, but this wasn’t the form I wanted.
Bam-!
He puts more strength into his clenched fist.
Then the wrapped flame shook violently and burst out.
Whoaaaaahh …
The fireworks exploded and the wind pressure exploded along with them. There was no damage to the surroundings. It was just a rough wind that blew for a moment.
“… … Write.”
I checked his condition with regret. He still had a lot of energy and wasn’t tired.
Even though I spent a lot of time firing off strong firepower, I still had almost three-tenths of my energy left.
‘To this extent… … .’
I don’t think you’ll lose your energy in a fight.
The flames also became much more fluid as they reached transcendence, moving comfortably as if they were moving my own body.
Overall, it’s gotten a lot stronger.
This was satisfactory though.
‘But in the end, I didn’t succeed.’
I’ve gone through several iterations already, but I still haven’t achieved what I wanted.
I tried my best, but I failed to even get close.
‘What on earth did father do?’
What I was trying to do was nothing else.
The power that my father used in Sacheon before.
I’ve been making repeated attempts to use it.
‘… … The ultimate weapon used against the Heavenly Demon in a previous life.’
The extreme of the nine-legged race. Although he succeeded in mastering it and reaching transcendence, he was unable to use the perfect state that his father had used.
It was the power that her father used while fighting Cheonma and brought her to the brink of death.
It was also the power that solved the unknown golden rule that the Heavenly Lord had.
‘How on earth do you use it?’
I don’t get it.
Taesan Ohyeong learned how to use it as soon as he ascended to the top.
‘That’s different.’
I didn’t get used to it. I thought it might be part of the play, but it wasn’t.
This was a power that had to be learned in another way.
‘How do you do it?’
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Clearly, only the palm of his hand was gathering heat and emitting light.
So I tried everything I could.
‘The whole arm is the best.’
No matter how much I compressed and pressured the heat, I still failed to condense it only on my palm.
I still remember the amount of energy my father used.
It was definitely quite a force. I tried to compress it by exhaling it as if following the sheep I had vaguely seen… … .
‘I just keep failing.’
There were so many that it was impossible to control them. When it reached transcendence, it was barely possible to wrap them around my arm.
If it were original, it would just be floating in the air, not to mention being compressed.
“Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue briefly and looked up at the sky.
What started in the morning is now moving towards the evening.
I started practicing right after I finished my conversation with Mujeogang, and it has gotten to where I am now.
What I started out as a way to relieve my stress ended up taking up too much time.
Knock knock.
I lightly shook my body with my hands. At the same time, I recalled the conversation from back then.
‘It was Cheonma who put me in a pit of despair… ‘
The conversation I had with my mother too.
And then there was the conversation I had with Mujeogang. As soon as I recall it, my mind becomes heavy.
I tried hard to forget this thought and focused on my training, but as soon as I finished, it came rushing back to me like a ghost.
“Hoooooo-.”
The stuffiness pours out between soft sighs.
‘What the heck?’
The abyss that appeared as a clone didn’t have much conversation with me.
Let me just say a few words.
‘The fact that it was Cheonma who put himself into my body.’
In addition, these were answers to the question of whether I knew I would become a disaster in the Central Plains.
Mujeong said about this question:
‘You have to be careful.’
He said.
When I asked what he meant by “what should I be careful of?” Mujeogang continued.
‘Remember the seed.’
‘… …Remember the seed?’
It was a confusing statement. What does it mean to suddenly remember the seeds?
However, there was one question that came to mind that was scary to think about.
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‘if.’
Old days.
Probably three or four years had passed since the return.
It was something that happened on the front lines.
I discovered something giant, egg-shaped, in a place managed by Guga.
When I saw that, I unconsciously tried to reach out. That bastard, Kkureungi, stopped me.
I remember what you said back then.
‘Seed.’
He called the egg a seed when he saw it. Thinking back then, it was something I couldn’t understand.
‘How can something so huge be a seed?’
It was too big to be called a seed.
Why would Guga keep what he calls the seed of the bottomless pit?
‘I understand… … that’s a place that the Gu family has managed for generations.’
It won’t be a short period of time, it’ll be a very long period of time.
But that’s a seed? Even.
‘Remember.’
Something I, who am destined to become a disaster, must remember.
He frowned as he recalled Mujeogang’s words.
With those words, Mujeogang disappeared as if he had said everything he wanted to say.
It’s ridiculous.
‘Why didn’t you tell me about Cheonma?’
How could a demon, who is not even my mother, put a hole in my body?
Especially when?
‘If that’s really the case, is it time to grant the authority?’
When you make me a demon and give me power.
I received the Magic Heavenly Absorption at that time. If I were to guess, would it have been then?
‘And that’s still going on since the regression?’
This is also the point where we know that the return was influenced by Cheonma.
‘What did you want from me?’
Why did Cheonma put these things in me?
Regardless of how the regression was made.
‘Why me?’
Why was it me? Was it fate that Cheonma acted like that to me?
I couldn’t figure it out.
The more I think and try to understand, the more everything I’ve experienced connects to one another.
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I want to think that’s fucking ridiculous, but it really is.
What on earth is at the end of all this?
What could possibly be waiting for it to be so uncomfortable and crowded?
As I was trying to come to a conclusion about this.
Crispy-!
I turned my head at the presence I felt. I had to laugh in vain when I saw the person standing in the direction I turned my head.
“They say even a tiger will come if you call it.”
“huh?”
It was Cheonma who appeared. She approached me with a familiar blank expression and asked.
“Are you done?”
“… … Okay. More or less.”
I knew all along that she was watching from afar.
Maybe because he knew I was practicing, he didn’t come near me and just watched me. It seemed like he came near me as soon as he realized it was over.
“What are you going to do now?”
“… … .”
He frowned slightly at the casual question.
Instead of answering that question, he asked the opposite question.
“hey.”
“huh?”
“What the hell are you?”
“huh……?”
Cheonma tilts his head at my question.
“You… … What on earth are you doing to me? Do you even know anything? Or are you just pretending not to know?”
“… … Huh?”
“Oh, there’s that expression again.”
Because she looks exactly like Wi Seol-ah, she often makes an expression like she doesn’t know anything.
At first glance, it looks like an innocent face, but since I’ve heard so much about it, I’m not sure if that face is real or not.
“What is your identity?”
“I am me.”
“… … So. Who are you?”
“Who am I?”
“Do you want to fight?”
“no?”
Cheonma shook his head. It was a strong denial. After shaking his head like that for a moment, Cheonma stopped again.
He looks at me and says.
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“I am me. And.”
He extends his index finger and points at me.
“You know.”
“… …What are you saying?”
I’m the fool who spoke.
What on earth changed in her regression that made that once proud and arrogant woman look like that?
‘Is that what it really looked like from the beginning?’
Or is it hiding its true nature?
It didn’t seem like anything was being hidden to me.
then.
‘What must one go through to become that Heavenly Horse?’
What exactly was the process by which that woman became what she was in her previous life?
On the other hand, I’m quite curious about that.
“… … Okay, get ready.”
I clicked my tongue and said to Cheonma.
“preparation?”
“Get ready, we have to move.”
“Where are you going?”
Cheonma spoke with a questioning tone. I sighed in response.
“Mareungsan Mountain.”
Maryeongsan Mountain, where the next sacred tree is located.
I was thinking of heading there. This time, I was planning to take Cheonma with me.
‘Since Cheonma is heavily involved in this matter.’
The reason was that if you are going on a long journey, it is better to keep it by your side rather than keeping it separate.
And so, Cheonma widens his eyes at the words he spat out.
“Huh? Should I go too?”
“If you don’t want to go, just say so.”
“Let’s go. Let’s go.”
The horse approaches me with light steps.
His expression didn’t change, but he looked slightly excited.
I wonder why he’s so excited, knowing where he’s going and what he’s going to do.
It’s ridiculous.
“… … I’m going right now. If you need anything, pack it.”
This is just a rumor. There’s nothing to worry about, where would a Heavenly Horse have something like that?
As if to prove such a statement, Cheonma speaks.
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“I don’t have any.”
At those words, I was about to move right away.
“But you have to take care of it.”
I had to stop for a moment at the words that followed.
I need to pack something?
“Me what.”
When I asked with a puzzled look, Cheonma answered.
“It’s a mountain.”
“however?”
“You don’t like climbing mountains. You should bring a walking stick.”
“What the hell is this? Why are you carrying a cane?”
“Don’t you hate climbing mountains?”
“That’s right-.”
He made a sharp impression while talking.
Something was strange.
“… … How did you know?”
No one knows that I hate climbing mountains.
It was obvious. It was something I had never told anyone.
I hate climbing mountains.
It’s something I’ve been thinking about since I was little, but I kept it to myself because there was no reason to talk about it.
How could Cheonma speak with such confidence?
When I asked about this.
“iced coffee-.”
The horse is.
“I just thought it would be like that.”
“… … .”
He nodded slightly as he said that.
At that time, the sunset passes and night comes.
I realized this by looking at the sparks that remained around me and they were shining especially brightly.
It was already evening, and the purple eyes of the Cheonma speaking to me seemed to sparkle more than usual, perhaps because it was night.
