<Episode 315> Dragon’s Note. (5)
-It’s not Shincheol.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that name.
The name of the new Noya that has taken up residence in my body is Ja.
It was the name of the volcanic sword.
That.
“That….”
Why is the person in front of me spitting that out?
What is this person’s identity?
First of all, she has blonde hair and golden eyes.
Along with an appearance reminiscent of the divine sword of a previous life.
I felt an unknown presence in the translucent body.
You said it was Shincheol?’
It is safe to say that there is no one in this day and age who can call out the name of Shin Noya like that.
Cheolyeong and I met in Shaolin.
The person expected to be Namgung Myeong, who was encountered in Namgung’s secret.
In that era, he stopped the blood demon.
Except for the person who left his soul in this era.
That means.
‘This guy… .’
I don’t think it’s Namgung Myeong.
Cheol-yeong is no exception.
As for the remaining characters.
‘Dokjeolcheon, if not that…’
The name that comes to mind without one’s knowledge comes out of one’s mouth as if with a will.
“•••Yeonilcheon.
Kwon Cheol-geum-wang-yeon-il-cheon.
One of the heroes who prevented the blood demon’s bloodshed.
The best in the world, known as the center of the five at the time.
and.
A regressor like me.
“,,
Is the person in front of me really Yeonilcheon?
When I bring up Yeonilcheon,
The expression on the man standing in front moved slightly.
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Looking at that, I asked myself.
“Are you King Kwon Cheol-geum?”
The man answers me as if he wants a definite answer.
-Yeah. I’m Yeonilcheon.
It means that you yourself are the same as Yeonilcheon.
I had to hide my surprise at those words.
Clear blonde hair and golden eyes.
Even the body of steel is so impressive that it elicits admiration.
It’s the same as what was recorded and passed down, so it feels like it’s telling us that he really is King Kwon Cheol-geum.
The question is.
“Hwang A-bul-yeong said that you would not remain in this land.”
At that time, Cheol-yeong, who had met Shin Noya, said to him.
Yeonilcheon said that they did not leave behind a soul like themselves.
So, is this person who is now being referred to as Yeonilcheon really Yeonilcheon?
The man who heard my question looked somewhat surprised.
– Are you saying that you met Cheol-yeong?
“yes.”
-Are you talking about me, not Shincheol?
Of course we met up.
I’m still not sure if I should tell you that.
I don’t know about the person in front of me.
When I say that, the man looks at me with a glare.
Why do you have those eyes?
– •••What year is it now?
“It has been centuries since the Blood Horse disappeared.”
Centuries. Is that so… .
The man’s eyes become hazy for a moment. What is he thinking about?
I didn’t let my guard down.
‘Can I burn it with flames? What is the escape route?’
Can I go back out the same way I came in?
There is a possibility that it is blocked.
What if you break through the wall with a flame? That would be difficult, since you can’t be sure which part of the basement you’re in.
If a battle were to break out, it would be said that the terrain would be unfavorable.
That’s what I’m thinking about.
– You have nice eyes.
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Suddenly, I heard a compliment from a man.
– You seem to be thinking too much, it’s not a bad habit. It’s assuming the worst for everything.
“•••What are you talking about?”
In response to my question, the man looked at the entrance through which I had entered.
– You are not Shincheol.
It’s the same thing as before.
Yeah, I’m not Shin Noya. Who doesn’t know that?
I just found it strange why the man kept repeating that.
“That’s it.”
-But you came through that door and came here. You even came face to face with me. How could that be?
At the words the man spat out as if he had a question.
For a moment I frown.
What I mean is this.
Are you saying that you can’t get through the gate unless you’re Shin Noya?
‘•••what?’
Ever since I met Hwang A-bul-yeong in the past. Was there something hanging over Shin Noya?
It felt like everyone was looking for Shin Noya.
“•••What does that mean?”
-Besides, you said you even met Cheol-yeong. What on earth are you?
There was something fishy about what the man said.
That the spirit of Shin Noya is inside my body.
If, as the man said, the situations I’ve felt so far were created for Shin Noya.
Could it be that the reason I was able to experience such things was because the spirit of Shin Noya was inside my body?
“Um, that’s….”
When you feel like you need to explain to your coworker the idea that just occurred to you.
The man tells me.
-I know you have the spirit of Shincheol.
“•••!”
I already know that.
“How do you…?”
-I knew from the first time I saw you that you had a new iron inside you.
At the man’s decisive words, I feel bitterness inside me.
It’s not that painful.
A squirming, tingling sensation.
‘This is.’
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It’s different from the feeling when a beast usually whines because it’s hungry.
‘Noya?’
I thought maybe it was Noya’s movements.
I tried calling out to Noya in my mind, but the bitterness disappeared at the same time.
You slept a lot, so I hope you wake up now.
That way, it will be much easier for me to understand what I’m hearing now.
But still, Noya had no answer.
-That’s why I ask back. Who are you?
“If I had a volcanic sword in my body, what would be wrong with doing what you said?
When I met Hwang A-bul-yeong.
When I heard Namgung Myung’s voice.
And so far.
If this is prepared only for Shin Noya.
Does that mean that I can activate the spirit of Shin Noya in my body?
How can you say no so firmly?
The man shook his head at my question.
-That’s because it’s not something that can be done with just the soul. The person I’m facing is truly Shincheol.
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about? How can the Volcanic Sword come here?”
Shin Noya is already dead.
There is also a man who claims to be Yeonilcheon in front of you.
Hwang A-bul-yeong-do.
Brain and soul swordsmanship.
The Dokjeolcheondo.
Centuries have passed, and the blood demon’s blood calamity has been stopped.
Or died on the spot.
Whether you’ve reached old age or are facing the end of your life.
This means that they are dead now.
But.
Everyone is looking for Shin Noya.
At that time, Hwang A-bul-yeong, who I had met, said the same thing.
When I found out I wasn’t Shin Noya.
I immediately fell into despair.
It’s as if all of our plans went down the drain.
‘what.’
What on earth does Shin Noya mean to them?
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Are you all looking for Shin Noya?
like.
As if Shinnoya had to come back alive.
“So what you’re saying is that the Volcanic Sword should have been reborn?”
Otherwise, how can you carry out the man’s words?
It should have come as a surprise to Shin-cheol himself.
It’s an incomprehensible story. I asked, frowning.
-okay.
The man answered like this.
“•••what?”
I was the one who should have been surprised by those bland words.
What did I just hear?
He widened his eyes as if he had misheard me.
The man continues speaking.
-Shincheol should have been born again and come to this place.
“What is that?”
-To twist the fate set by the times. To free ourselves from the karma and curses that have piled up on this land. This was the path we chose.
-That’s why we stayed on this earth. Even if it meant leaving our souls behind.
If what the man said is true.
Shinnoya is originally.
It means that I should have been born again on this earth.
‘Twisted fate?’
The fate determined by the times. The karma and curses piled up on the earth.
This story is dizzying just to hear.
“What is fate that has left you here now?”
The man’s eyes change at my words.
Should I say that it took some effort?
-Child of the next generation, do you know the blood horse?
“.•.yes.”
As you know.
How can you not know, that damn guy has made the number of things I have to worry about ridiculously increase.
While I was frowning.
The man adds:
-What do you think a blood demon is?
“yes ?”
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What is a blood horse?
The man who was looking at my expression.
After a moment of silence, he speaks to me in a cool voice.
-The blood horse is a disaster.
disaster.
It’s a familiar sound.
-It is a curse and a disaster that has befallen the brilliant Central Plains.
We must find meaning in words.
Is it called a disaster because the person called Blood Horse caused the blood calamity?
I could tell from the man’s words that he didn’t mean it that way.
Disaster, that word must have another meaning.
-You said that the blood demon disappeared and centuries passed?
“yes:
-Even if you are not Shincheol, the fact that you came here means that the Blood Demon has appeared.
That was true.
“,,
-It’s a long story, but in the end, it’s like saying that fate cannot be twisted-.
If the being I encountered by borrowing Jang Seon-yeon’s body was truly a blood demon.
He will remain in this era.
I don’t know what that has to do with me coming here.
“What does that have to do with the current situation?”
-This land should have met its end long ago at the hands of the Blood Demon. That was its fate.
“What did you say?”
It should have been destroyed.
Is this a term referring to the blood calamity caused by the blood demon?
If that’s true, then what the hell are you talking about when you blocked it so well?
“Even if that’s true, it’s up to you… .”
-If we had prevented that, the Blood Demon would not have appeared in this era.
“ ”
-It can’t be done. The best I could do was seal it.
It’s the same as what Hwang A-bul-yeong said.
What the five heroes could do together.
He said that all he could do was seal the blood demon.
‘But is it really a fate that should have been destroyed?’
The man’s words are still incomprehensible.
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Why is it that this land was destined to be destroyed?
-That’s why we had to choose. We had to stop the blood demon that would come back to life after we died.
“•••For that. Did you think of the reincarnation of the Volcanic Sword?”
-okay.
“How could this be accomplished with mere human power…?”
Does that mean that you can control the reincarnation of the soul?
I wanted to ask that.
If the person in front is Yeonilcheon.
Because something came to mind.
Another regressor like me.
A character who has gone back in time.
So, was there another way?
– Judging from your expression, you seem to know what I am. Who am I? Did you hear it from Cheol-yeong?
“•••No. I heard it from the Volcano Sword.”
-That guy still has a tight mouth. It’s really strange, he hears things like that and still seems to believe them.
That’s because I also regressed.
“I have something to ask you.”
I really have a lot to ask.
There was so much to hear that it was difficult to organize it.
“What is fate?”
It means trying to twist fate.
It was a choice for that purpose.
The story that Shin Noya should be revived on this land again.
I was curious.
Not how.
I still don’t know why it had to be that way.
“I want to hear more about the fact that this land should have been destroyed.”
– It means exactly what it says. The fate of this land… should have ended with bloodshed.
“Who decided that?”
-I can’t say.
This is a bumper crop of nonsense.
“Why? Because I’m not the Volcano Sword?”
-Yes. Because you are not Shincheol.
“You said you knew he was inside me. So can’t you tell me?”
-That’s why I can’t do it anymore.
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“•••What?”
What the hell is this?
My expression is crumpled as I get more and more annoyed.
On the contrary, the man’s expression becomes increasingly cold.
-What we have sealed is not just the blood horse.
“Not just the blood horse?”
-The most important thing was that the calamity that the Blood Horse had was also eliminated.
“The karma of disaster… .”
It is said that they have dealt with the karma of dyeing the Central Plains in blood and bringing about destruction.
That is to say.
“•••As the Blood Demon was resurrected, does that mean that karma was also resurrected?”
-No, it won’t be resurrected. It wasn’t sealed, it was burned.
“Then it doesn’t matter, right?”
If the disaster had ended.
Their worries seem to be of no concern at all.
What is the problem?
In response to my question, the man made a sound that was almost a sigh.
-That was our mistake.
Listen to what the man says.
He was clearly evaluating it as a mistake.
“A mistake?”
-The disaster does not disappear. It is just postponed to the next time. Just because the blood demon’s karma has disappeared, the disaster does not disappear. It just passes.
“Disaster isn’t something… If you get rid of it, another one will pop up and stuff like that…”
I used to spit out words as if there was nothing wrong with them.
I had to keep my mouth shut for a moment.
The disaster does not go away.
It passes.
Destiny cannot be broken.
After hearing what he said.
There was a rising figure.
‘Cheonma (Heavenly Demon)…?’
There is a story that Shin Noya once told.
The existence of Cheonma, which I often think of and am terrified of.
He said that it was so similar to the feeling of the blood horse he was thinking of.
Now the man says that the disaster is just being postponed.
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‘The next disaster he’s talking about is the Thousand Horses?’
The fate of destruction that will fall on this land beyond the blood horse is imminent.
Is this the story of Cheonma?
‘If… that’s the case.’
In his previous life, Cheonma lost his life at the hands of the divine sword.
Doesn’t that mean that a disaster has been prevented?
The fate of this land and Nabal.
I don’t know if it’s that difficult.
Isn’t this similar to the story about Seol-ah ultimately preventing a disaster?
Wouldn’t it have been resolved well?
When I thought like that.
-Shincheol was our hope to prevent that disaster.
The man continues to talk.
The role of Shin Noya he speaks of is.
Born in a time when disasters will strike again.
Along with the blood horse, it is said that it is a device prepared to prevent other disasters.
‘•••How could that be?’
So where does the problem start?
There were just too many problems to even think about that.
First of all, there was no one who could be called the reincarnation of Shin Noya in the previous life.
There are many problems with the idea that Wi Seol-ah is Noya’s past life.
Although I was wondering if it might be Yeongpung.
If you think about the state or situation he might have reached in his previous life, it wouldn’t be like that.
‘•••Did he die without anyone knowing?’
That may be the case, though.
I had to think that Shincheol’s soul was in the ghost.
Finally, the conclusion that comes to mind when I first come back to it is.
Shin Noya had originally failed in reincarnation.
It is said that the soul was bound to the object.
I don’t know though.
They sacrifice a lot.
If what you have been waiting for with your soul tied for hundreds of years has failed.
‘Is this the reason why Cheol-yeong despaired at that time?’
I was able to understand it in my own way.
I thought about it that way and asked the man.
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“Why did it have to be Shin Noya?”
He was the greatest emperor of his time.
The man who was at the center of the five heroes was Yeon Il-cheon.
It seems that Shin Noya also occasionally mentioned his strength against Yeonilcheon.
If it’s reincarnation, it would be Yeonilcheon, not Shin Noya.
-I heard from Cheol-yeong that I couldn’t stay in this land.
“yes.”
-That’s right. I couldn’t stay in this land with them.
“•••Then, what are you now?”
You call yourself Yeonilcheon.
What are you talking about now?
-I am just an idea. An idea left behind to inform you of information as soon as Shincheol comes and passes this place.
What an idea.
I’ve heard of it.
‘You can do that?’
Did you leave it in the notes along with the formula?
When Shin Noya comes, can it be activated like this?
I feel like I’ve already left the human realm. Am I mistaken?
Cheolyeongdo, whom I met in Shaolin.
Namgung Myeongdo, the current Yeonilcheondo, in the end, it’s like that.
It is said that it is like a fate prepared for Shin Noya.
-Anyone who turns back time once accumulates sin in their soul. Because they have distorted someone’s predetermined fate.
-That’s why I couldn’t stay. If I had wanted to go in the first place, it would have been right for Shincheol to go.
If you turn back time, sin accumulates in your soul.
Those words were quite grating to my ears.
At first, I ignored it.
“It was right for Shin Noya to go.”
-Yes, Shincheol is… Shincheol is hope.
The mouth is dirty, and the woman is bright.
You’re an old man who gets angry the moment you try to brag about something.
You were carrying such a heavy burden?
No matter how much I thought about it, it was absurd.
If what the man said is even just one in ten thousand true.
“•••Then what should we do now?”
What should I do?
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I quickly consumed Shin Noya’s soul and energy.
I came here just to talk about the rain and I ended up hearing this story.
What do you want me to do now?
I blurted out.
“Can I just leave?”
What I meant was, “I’ll ask Noya later when he wakes up, so can I just go?”
What should I do?
If things turn out like this, there’s nothing we can do.
I’ve heard a lot of great stories, but there’s nothing we can do about it.
‘What should I do with the valuables?’
The remaining items in this note.
If it was prepared for Noya in the first place, wouldn’t it be right to take it with you?
Because I was looking around with an embarrassed face.
-Even if fate tries to twist it, it returns to its place.
-No matter how much you struggle, this is all you will eventually find out.
The man spits out an unintelligible sound in a deep voice.
– How did you get here?
– How can you have the soul of Shincheol?
– What is your conclusion about that?
“•••yes?”
Why are you suddenly doing that?
I felt something strange in the atmosphere.
Why are you making such a fuss when you were explaining it so well?
– With all our might, we have created a twist.
– I guess that’s because someone put it back in its place.
..
.
.
Kukugugugu.
As the conversation continued.
The notice began to shake little by little.
“What is this…!”
-You can’t go out.
“what?”
I had to swallow my breath at the man’s words.
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You can’t go out?
“What the hell are you doing all of a sudden? Are you taking it out on me because things went so well?”
What do you want me to do?
This guy is suddenly causing a ruckus.
Kookookookook!
“What the…?”
There was a lot of vibration in the room. Something was going on.
But I run towards the entrance in a hurry.
Phage crackle!
I couldn’t get through the entrance and was bounced out.
“Hey, why are you doing this!”
I stepped back and shouted at the man.
All you can see is the man’s expression gradually growing colder.
“No shit, it’s not my fault that you guys are ruined. Why are you suddenly doing this to me?! I told you to stop me, you blood demon?”
He’s moving around with blood on his face, trying to block a single demon.
I’m making a fuss like this to stop that blood demon who came in out of nowhere.
“You can’t do this to me!”
I don’t understand why they’re suddenly trying to destroy evidence.
Are you really mentally ill?
The space gradually becomes distorted.
I could tell just by looking at him that he would get hurt if I stayed still.
‘Should I blow it?’
I wasn’t sure if it would work out or not, but it wasn’t a situation where I had to worry.
He opens his hand and raises the bet.
I didn’t know I’d be doing this as soon as my injury got better.
If I burst the hellhole now, I’ll get hurt again.
‘Now is not the time to argue about who is my boss and who is my scapegoat.’
Shouldn’t we live and see?
Phew-!
The bet gradually gathers at the tip of the finger.
‘salt….’
-You are a disaster.
The moment when you were about to use your secret weapon to raise the stakes to survive.
All bets are lost at the man’s words.
Because it was such an absurd statement.
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“What the fuck, what did you just say?”
-I don’t know how you’ve lived.
“What did you say, you punk?”
-How did you come to contain the spirit of Shincheol? How did you reach that level at that age?
-What’s more,
-I don’t know how you were able to turn back time like me.
“•••!”
The man also seemed to know that I had turned back time.
How? How on earth.
Unfortunately, now was not the time to be discussing such things.
“•••What does that have to do with me being a disaster? Then you should let me live.”
If only I knew that I was going back in time with you and cleaning up other people’s shit.
I should at least grab one more rice cake and send it to you.
“Why are you trying to kill me, you crazy bastard?”
– He who sends disaster and creates karma is not a fool. He does not make the same mistake.
“Another bullshit.”
-Have you ever thought strangely about your regression?
“•••what?”
-That is fate.
Kukugugu-!
My head starts to vibrate and I feel the end approaching.
My body felt as if it was tied up tightly by the words the man had just spoken, and I couldn’t move.
My return…?’
What I just heard stabbed me in the heart like a knife.
I feel empty as if my thoughts have stopped.
Heavy thoughts filled my head.
‘You are a disaster.’
The words the man spat out kept coming to my mind.
I was out of breath.
Kugugugu…!
As the distortion of space reaches its limit.
Because I’m lost in thought and floundering.
I felt like my body was being destroyed as I was swept away in the distorted space.
Still, no movement could be made.
at that time.
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Whoosh-!
Suddenly my hands started moving on their own.
“…uh?”
My feet move at the same time as my hands.
It was clearly not my will.
-•••what…!
The man who was watching me also seemed to be in an unexpected situation.
But open your eyes wide.
I was embarrassed too.
It’s like someone is controlling my body….
[You must not be so sure of yourself. In that case, just cut off the pepper. You idiot.]
“…ah?”
To the voice I heard in my ear.
My dazed mind suddenly becomes clear as if my eyes have been opened.
The voice of an old man was thin and fierce.
It was the tone of speech that I had been longing for so much.
“Noya?”
At the words that were called out tremblingly.
I heard laughter in my head.
Drag drag.
—-Shincheol.
The man also seemed surprised and let out a gasp.
Noya said nothing about this.
Unlike the time of Hwang A-bul-yeong, it was said that they didn’t even greet each other.
My body moves as if being led.
He suddenly stretched out his hand into the crumpled space.
He peels off the countless layers of cloth and begins to search for something in the gaps.
“Noya? Now is the time…!”
I’m speaking urgently.
My hands were moving around against my will.
And then finally, among the piles of things here and there.
Grab hold of something.
-•••You’ll regret it, Shincheol.
The man who was looking at it speaks from behind.
[regret?]
It was only then that Shinnoya spoke to the man.
[As always, it’s my choice. I’d rather not regret it.]
A confident voice mixed with a hint of laughter, it was Shin Noya’s unique way of speaking.
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-Shincheol… .
[You’ve become such a loser since I last saw you, Ilcheon.] [Still, it was nice to see you.]
As soon as Noya finished speaking.
Phew!
Focusing on the object in hand.
The fragrance of flowers spreads throughout the room.
It was a dark and huge pottery that I had never felt before, incomparable to anything else.
[Hold your breath, baby.]
Noya said so.
And then my vision.
It was filled with plum blossoms.
