Chapter 501 – Just grab it once.
“Isn’t it a bit hot?”
These are the words Woohyuk spat out as soon as he returned to the party.
After hearing Woohyuk’s words, I looked around.
‘It’s hot?’
Certainly, I felt a little bit of heat.
As summer arrived, it was natural for the air to get hotter.
‘what?’
Something seemed a little different.
I couldn’t quite tell what the difference was, but I felt a subtle difference.
Maybe it was because I studied chemical engineering, but I was able to feel the difference in temperature better.
I wanted to raise my curiosity and check it out, but decided to skip it for now.
‘What’s the temperature?’
It’s so hot today, I thought.
Because there was something more urgent than that right now.
[… rot… rot… .]
The problem was the annoying voice that kept coming into my ears through the chest.
I unconsciously frowned at the voice that had been bothering me the whole way back to the temple.
[What the heck…] [Hey, be quiet.]
Shin Noya, who couldn’t hold it in any longer, blurted out a word. For some reason, Noya’s voice was filled with joy.
[Now, does it really look like this!]
The owner of the cold voice, Namgung Myung, shouted at Shin Noya, but Shin Noya only laughed at his shouts.
[Whew… I know it’s a bit weird to say this, but Myeong-ah.] [What is it…] [You look really good. I like it.] [This bastard…!]
‘Hey, guys, be quiet! It’s really noisy and driving me crazy.’
I wanted to cover my ears because of the old people who fought childishly all day long.
The sound did not diminish when I blocked my ears.
I’m going to get sick.
I had to close my eyes tightly in this headache-inducing situation.
There was a brain in my arms. A brain that Goeseon should have originally had.
It’s not like I’m even with Namgungbia.
Why do I have this in my hand?
I couldn’t understand this unexpected turn of events.
… How on earth did it end up like this?
I left the noisy gentlemen behind and thought about the cause of this situation.
The reason is none other than this.
just….
‘I grabbed the brain.’
Maybe that was the problem.
I was just trying to pick up the fallen brainchild with a kind(?) heart and give it to Goeseon.
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I didn’t know that would be a problem.
Looking at me picking up the brain without any particular reason, Goeseon asked with a shocked expression.
-… That… thing… How can you pick it up?
-yes?
I had to give a dumbfounded reply to the gossip.
How do you pick it up? How can you pick it up without just your hands?
In the meantime, not only Goeseon but also Namgung Myung was a problem.
[What is this… What is this…!]
His reaction was unusual, as if he was more shocked than the ghost.
All I did was catch the brain. What on earth could have been the problem?
I’m tilting my head as I think about that.
[…Why. You, who are not even of the Namgung family’s bloodline, can take care of Brainiac?]
-What did you say?
My eyes had to widen at Namgung Myung’s next words.
Are you saying that you can’t catch a brainiac unless you’re of the Namgung family’s bloodline?
-What does that mean…?
[You should have been brainwashed right away… Why are you… okay?]
What’s with those scary words? You have to be brainwashed.
Only then did I recall the light that had flashed as soon as I caught the brain.
Could it be that that was the light of intention?
Thinking about it like that, I feel like throwing this damn stick away right now.
But.
-…Why didn’t anything happen?
Unlike Namgung Myung and Goeseon’s reactions.
In the brain, nothing really happened except for a brief flash of light.
Rather, it was a situation where the feeling of it fitting comfortably in the hand was good.
[Put it down now.]
I heard Namgung Myung’s ominous voice in my ear. I don’t know why, but it was a good thing my brain didn’t explode, so I let it go.
First, let’s give it back to Goeseon and think about it.
As I was thinking that and about to walk towards the ghost ship.
-for a moment…!
-…?
Suddenly, the goblin stretched out his hand towards me and stopped me.
-There’s no problem if I catch it?
-no…
-Isn’t it just that you’re sick or something? Is that what you’re saying?
Are you asking about my condition?
-Yes… I’m not particularly sick or anything…
-good.
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What’s so good about it?
The expression on Goeseon’s face after hearing my answer was unusual.
As if everything went well. An expression full of excitement.
Why are you suddenly making that expression?
Meanwhile, it seems I wasn’t the only one who thought the strange expression on the gossip’s face was strange.
[Wait a minute… Descendant, what are you trying to do now?]
Namgung Myung realized what Goeseon was trying to do. There was a sense of urgency in his voice.
What is this, what is the situation?
At that moment, I was just standing there blankly, not understanding the situation.
[Catch that guy right now!]
Namgung Myung screamed. Oh, shit, my ears hurt.
I tried to look at the ghost again with a frown on my face.
Phew-!
-huh?
Suddenly, I felt an enormous pressure coming from the ghost ship.
It was comparable to the moment at the end when he tried to fight me sincerely.
I wondered why that person was like that.
at that time.
-Then, please give me a few days.
-yes?
The gosun immediately said that to me.
[Catch that guy!]
Pot-!
Kwaaaaaaaah-!
It disappeared right before my eyes, creating a tremendous amount of wind pressure.
uh…?
A hollow pit created by the aftermath of the Hellfire. Right after the ghost ship disappeared from there.
I had to stand there for a moment, dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening.
-what…?
[Inooooohh!]
Namgung Myung saw this and screamed.
I had to look at Woohyuk to figure out what was going on.
As if asking for an explanation of the situation, I looked at Woohyuk, who was picking one side of his nose and looking at me with a familiar look in his eyes.
That handsome face is digging his nose…?
As I was looking at Woohyuk like I was looking at a crazy person, Woohyuk muttered while looking at the space where the ghost ship had disappeared.
-You popped it again.
It was only after Woohyuk spoke so calmly that I realized what had happened.
I looked at the brain in my hand along with Namgung Myung’s loud mumbling.
And I thought.
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No way… .
-… Are you ready?
It seemed like that was the case.
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After a series of events, I returned to my room.
It was just before the sun set, and I had originally planned to go find the fallen and tease him under the pretense of training.
Given the situation, it was impossible.
[You were acting all smart. Haha!] [Ugh…] […Fuck…]
So, returning to the present, I had to think about various things while looking at the brain in the room.
‘What should I do with this?’
It seems like the ghost has carried the brain away.
Am I supposed to like this?
Of course, it was something I enjoyed doing.
‘It should have turned out as I had hoped…’
Since I had come here to get the brain, it seemed right that I should be happy that the brain was in my hands.
‘This is… this is not it… .’
The rather uneasy feeling did not go away.
I hadn’t been able to bring up any of the things I had prepared to say, and I didn’t know that Goeseon would just throw this at me and leave.
‘How many days…? What day is it?’
You’re only leaving it for a few days?
Where did he go after giving this to me?
The ghost’s actions were somewhat difficult to understand.
Judging from the way Woohyuk reacted as if he was used to it, it seemed like it was something that happened often.
[That damn guy… . Really… !]
Watching Namgung Myung’s reaction, it seemed like this was the first time something like this had happened.
[Give me back to him, this very moment.]
Namgung Myung kept repeating these words, as if he was quite dissatisfied with it.
“… How do I return something? Do you know where it is?”
I had no way of catching the monster that had jumped out with all its might.
[I’m telling you to find it somehow and return it!]
Namgung Myung started gritting his teeth and even started smoking a cigarette.
[Oh my! Why are you yelling at someone else’s child!]
It was not Shin Noya who would just sit back and watch this.
You’re a stranger to others. If someone saw you, they’d think you were Shin Noya’s grandson.
[Hey, you should have just picked up that guy who was about to be thrown away on the ground!] [What? A guy who was about to be thrown away?] [From what I can tell, that kid doesn’t seem to like you that much. If you hate him that much, you should just leave. Tsk tsk, you’re so foolish.] [What do you know…!]
Oh, another argument.
I felt like I was going to burst into flames at the thought of this tiresome argument starting again.
[What do you not know? I can tell just by looking at the way Namgung family is going.] [… Nod.] [I understand that you are worried about your descendants who laid the foundation, but… As I said before, it would be greedy for us, who are already dead, to interfere any further…] [What do you know to say such things?]
Namgung Myung’s voice changed as he interrupted her.
Until just now, it seemed like he was venting his anger, but his voice just now sounded much more calm.
but.
The anger that came with that genuine feeling was enough to make me flinch without me knowing it.
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[You can say that, since there are still plum blossoms in full bloom on the volcano.] [Myung-ah.] [After centuries, how can you say that when you have only just appeared? Don’t you know anything? How did I, ‘we’, feel during all those long years? Can you understand?] […]
Shin Noya closes his mouth for a moment at Namgung Myung’s frosty words.
The resentment in that voice was so overwhelming that it took my breath away.
[Everyone was looking at one place and working hard. You were like that, and so were we. But.] [Name…] [Your volcano that was sleeping peacefully is still noble, and we who volunteered to sacrifice are all falling. Shincheol, is it your belief to quietly watch that happen? Is it greed to try to stop it?] […]
I swallowed my sigh at Namgung Myung’s words.
Because when I thought about it, it wasn’t a wrong statement.
Namgung Myung’s Namgung Se family had forgotten the essence of martial arts and was slowly weakening.
The Tang Dynasty’s Tang Dynasty was so rotten that she had to ask for it to be cleaned up herself.
Is the Shaolin of Hwang-a-bul-yeong any different? In my opinion, it is not.
The Yeonilcheon Dynasty’s love song had long since fallen into ruin and was only recorded in history.
What about volcanoes then?
Even in my previous life, right before I and Cheonma were about to destroy the clan, it was a strong and prestigious clan that protected Shaanxi.
The plum blossoms that bloomed from their swords were still beautiful.
Knowing that, Shin Noya also seems to be unable to say anything.
[You fell asleep with your original beliefs and woke up, and now you’re trying to curse me. If that’s the case, why didn’t you show up a little sooner?]
Sharp words mixed with sarcasm.
I could feel Namgung Myung’s anger seeping into him.
[… So, that’s why you said you wouldn’t meet me.] [I forgot. I don’t remember why I persevered all this way. The only thing you want me to do now is to straighten Namgung’s twisted sword.]
Things that were left to the future without properly concluding the Blood Demon War.
The traces and their beliefs left behind to help with that.
Namgung Myung was already claiming that he had forgotten all of this.
Hearing that, I thought.
Do I dare call him selfish? I didn’t.
I will not make any sacrifices that will not be compensated for. What can I say about someone who says that he will fix his broken family with his own hands even now?
If it were me, I wouldn’t have even made the sacrifice in the first place.
but.
‘What about Noya?’
I thought Noya’s position might be different.
The Shin Noya I’ve seen so far is someone who could be called a hero if you put his crazy personality behind him.
While waiting for Noya’s words with a feeling of worry.
[…I see.]
Finally, Noya spoke.
Does that mean that Namgung Myung’s will is acknowledged?
I was expecting that and waiting for Noya to continue speaking.
[As expected, you are not a genius.] […!]
‘…What.’
Shin Noya suddenly brought up the subject. It was something he had said before.
What does this mean?
When I was about to ask Noya with a puzzled expression.
dripping.
Suddenly I felt a noise outside the door.
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Were you so focused on the conversation that you didn’t notice someone coming closer?
He looked toward the door with frowning eyes.
“who is this?”
‘…’
I call out, but there’s no answer. It’s obvious there’s someone out there.
‘what?
Judging by the lack of response, is it Nahi?
I called you today because I had something to ask you.
There was no way she wouldn’t answer when I asked her.
Who could it be then? First, I got up.
I can see a shadow outside. It’s quite large for a Nahi.
Well then, is it a virtue?
Knock knock.
I opened the door with questions in my mind.
“… Huh…?”
I had to freeze in place just looking at the figure standing outside the door.
A red uniform with gold patterns on a large body.
A black horse that was somewhat messy and covered in dust, as if it had come from somewhere in a hurry.
And the fierce red eyes. It’s a face I absolutely cannot help but recognize.
Looking at his calm eyes looking down at me, I blurted out words without realizing it.
“My lord…?”
“…”
okay.
The person standing at the door.
Surprisingly, it was my father.
