〈Episode 546〉 Sword Demon.
-Yul-ah.
A soft and affectionate voice.
The old man was smiling at the young man as he always did.
-Yul-ah.
The young man opened his eyes at the call, but he could not bring himself to raise his bowed head.
Because he didn’t deserve it.
-Yul-ah, it’s okay.
It’s not okay.
The young man said this in a voice that did not come out.
‘Master… .’
I’m not okay at all.
Thinking about it, the young man lowered his head even further.
I know this is all a delusion.
I also knew that those words were just my imagination.
-It’s okay.
It was a voice that could no longer be heard.
It was a voice that he dared not listen to. The young man kept repeating that to himself.
-Yul-ah.
A voice is constantly ringing in my ears.
The young man couldn’t stand it anymore and covered his ears.
-Yul-ah…Yul-ah… .
The sound penetrates the silence and reaches deep into the body.
The affectionate voice became somehow unfamiliar as it was repeated.
This also happens all the time.
No matter how many times he had experienced it, the young man had not gotten used to it at all.
I’m just scared.
-Yul… Ah… Yul-ah… .
Something was choking my throat.
The young man opened his eyes without realizing it at the cool sensation. He couldn’t stop himself from opening them even if he didn’t want to.
What came into view after that was.
-Yul… Ahh… .
An old man looking at himself with a pained face and a bloody body.
There were eyes staring at him from all sides.
The young man clenched his teeth and shivered at the sight before him.
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He tries to turn his gaze somehow, but the old man in front of him grabs the young man’s neck and forces his vision to match.
and.
-How… why… .
-Did you kill this teacher…!
The young man blurted out the thing he most wanted to remember.
*
“Cough…!”
I sat up, letting out a ragged breath.
“Ugh… Ugh… Ugh…”
The body that I worked so hard to get up is extremely damp.
His back was soaked with cold sweat, and his hair was also damp with sweat.
“Huh… huh… that…”
The young man grabbed my shoulder with his hand.
This is to stop the body from shaking.
Of course, doing that didn’t stop the shaking.
The young man, who had been shaking for a long time, finally came to his senses and began to look around.
It was a face that didn’t understand the situation.
at that time.
“Why are you suddenly shaking with fear?”
The young man turned his gaze at the sudden voice.
Not far away, sitting on a rock, someone was looking at the young man.
Holding a dumpling in one hand.
“…”
Looking at him, the young man suddenly stroked his chin.
Because the pain was definitely felt.
When I touch it gently, I can clearly feel it swelling.
As I felt the pain, memories also came back to me.
The moment when the author subdued himself, along with the actions he was taking.
“…”
The young man rolled his eyes and looked at the other person.
An appearance that has just passed the age limit, with fierce eyes.
The heterogeneous blue eyes contained within it somehow feel uncomfortable to look at.
Looking at it, the young man asked.
“…Who are you…?”
When I ask a question, the other person’s eyebrows move slightly.
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It was a strange expression.
It seemed like he was frowning. It also seemed like he was surprised.
The young man steadied his breathing as he watched the subtle changes.
‘Here….’
I exhaled and looked around.
You can see dense forests and rocks.
It seemed like a bit of a distance from where I was.
Did the author bring himself here?
The young man who had thought about that asked the other person.
“… Are you the one who came out of the blind?”
“under?”
He laughed when he heard the question. It was a reaction of being taken aback by something.
“Do you know that you did something that deserves to be chased by the blind?”
“…”
After hearing that, his gaze goes down.
It is a fact that I know all too well.
Jeebuk-.
When I lower my head, I feel a presence ahead.
It seemed to have come right up to our noses.
“What the hell is this kid doing? He was rushing at me like he was going to kill me earlier. Why is he acting like this now?”
When will I rush in with a sword full of life-giving power, ready to tear you to pieces?
It seemed strange that it was happening now.
“…sorry.”
The young man apologized for this.
Again.
Unable to control my desires, I went crazy and ran wild.
And giving the other person an unforgivable apology.
It was an extension of what I had been going through all my life.
“… Hmm.”
Was the apple the problem? The reaction I felt from before was particularly clear.
“Did I get the wrong person?”
The young man raised his head at the sound of voices.
Cheong-an is seen looking down at the young man right in front of him.
“He wasn’t like this originally. It’s annoying.”
The young man’s eyes widen slightly at those words.
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“Do you know me…?”
“I thought so. Now it’s a bit ambiguous. Seriously, why are you pretending to be okay?”
“…yes?”
“It would be normal if someone were crazy about killing people. Why are you like that now?”
“…”
I bit my lip after hearing that.
It seemed that Lee Ja knew about his own constitution.
then.
‘Is this the end?’
The young man sensed his end.
He knows that he is a thousand-year-old.
He even said with his own mouth that the person was someone who had come to catch him.
I have no intention of running away, but I probably won’t be able to run away in the first place.
The young man was already well aware of the difference in strength between himself and his opponent.
‘I couldn’t even brush past it.’
It’s an overwhelming defeat.
Even if it wasn’t in normal condition, it would have been difficult even if it had moved normally.
That was the extent of the difference.
‘… It’s a good thing, after all.’
The young man smiled.
Yeah, that’s better.
I was in a situation where I was tired of living.
As time passed, the madness grew, and this cruel body became even more eager to feed on human death.
I want and want again.
It’s like an appetite that never gets full no matter how much you eat.
I endlessly wanted the other person’s death.
The end of it all was the death of my teacher, who was like a father to me.
‘That’s fortunate.’
A little bit of the crazy spirit from the past has returned.
Thanks to that, I was able to die while remembering my mistakes.
The young man closed his eyes slightly, satisfied with that.
I wanted to prepare myself mentally.
“Look at that expression on your face. What are you doing?”
The person who saw this, Guyangcheon, blurted out in a voice of disbelief.
I don’t understand the current situation.
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Why does that bastard, Geumma, suddenly look like he’s given up?
‘What the hell?’
The more I look, the more I don’t understand.
Among the situations in which Gu Yangcheon was embarrassed immediately after returning, this one can be counted on one hand.
‘What is he?’
What is this gentle-looking thing?
At least he was a guy who didn’t know.
‘Are you sure it’s a sword?’
Not only did it look good, but the power and aura it used at that time were exactly like the sword I knew.
The current appearance is completely different from that.
He is the leader of the Demonic Cult’s killing unit, the Ghost Sword Squad.
He is a man so consumed with the desire to kill that he can be said to live in order to kill others.
Naturally, his personality was extremely eccentric.
He was known for his violent and cruel temperament.
‘What the heck is this?’
The sword horse that Guyangcheon sees now is quite different from its appearance back then.
The figure, kneeling with eyes closed, remains unwavering.
The evil spirit that had been rampaging in the inn had disappeared, and what remained was a young man with a calm demeanor.
Taoist.
okay.
That’s the Taoist aura you often see among Taoist monks.
A guy with his eyes closed, as if he had given up on everything, wondering what he was thinking.
Looking at that, Goo Yang-cheon scratched the back of his head with an annoyed expression.
‘Should we just do it as planned?’
The original plan was to capture the newly-started swordsman and turn him into a mine.
So, you roll it around and use it until it dies, and then throw it away.
That was the plan for the swordsmanship among the ‘works’ to be done in Guangdong.
Now I feel like something is a bit off.
‘That appearance isn’t really a problem.’
The reason is not because it is different from the swordsmanship he knew.
It’s because of the gestures shown at the guest house and the current atmosphere.
If your predictions are correct.
Because I needed to find out a little more about the sword.
“hey.”
When he called out to him, he opened his eyes and looked at him.
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The eyes are still cloudy yellow.
“Let me ask you something.”
I asked him while looking at him.
“Are you a member of the Kunlun sect?”
“…!”
The young man’s eyes grew as big as lanterns when he heard the question.
“Tsk.”
I had to click my tongue when I saw that, because it was no different from saying yes.
‘The swordsman is from the Kunlun faction?’
It was something I had no idea about.
It had to be that way.
‘… I didn’t see any signs of that on his sword?’
The swordsmanship used by Geomma in his previous life had no resemblance to the Kunlun School.
The richness of the pottery possessed by the Taoists.
This means that the unique flow of the Kunlun School’s sword was not visible at all.
That means that it was shown in the previous fight.
‘This means that it is being intentionally erased.’
This means that he has erased the feeling of the Kunlun School himself.
Regardless of whether it was possible or not, it happened because it was done.
‘If this guy is the Black Knight.’
There, the question was not limited to this.
Goo Yang-cheon continued speaking while looking at the guy who was shaking his head in surprise.
“Why did a Taoist from Kunlun come all the way to Guangdong to do this?”
“…”
“As far as I know, Kunlun doesn’t teach you to just go around killing people.”
Kook.
The young man who heard this clenched his fist.
“… The Kunlun sect has nothing to do with it. It was just my fault.”
Looking at that, Goo Yang-cheon narrowed his eyes.
“So, you’re saying that you’re the one who’s been killing people here?”
“…yes.”
I nodded as I listened to the answer.
A worn-out appearance with obviously shabby clothes.
Even the ones who don’t want to reveal that they are Kunlun.
When looking at this, there was only one conclusion.
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“You ran away.”
“…”
“Right?”
As I said this with a chuckle, the young man lowered his head.
“… That’s not it.”
“If not that, then what?”
“It’s just… that place wasn’t a place I could dare to be.”
This is not where it should be.
The young man truly thought so.
Upon hearing this, Guyangcheon spoke in a calm voice.
“Did your teacher tell you to do that too?”
The young man raised his head at the unexpected words.
“what…!”
“You were snoring a lot earlier. Do you miss your teacher a lot?”
Are you saying that you made any noise when you had a nightmare?
At that moment, the young man was clenching his fists and trembling in embarrassment.
Gu Yangcheon looked at him and thought to himself.
‘I guess.’
It seems that all of my predictions were correct.
It’s also surprising that Geomma is a Taoist monk from Kunlun.
What’s even more amazing is that.
‘That guy is the disciple of Cheonghae Ilgeom?’
An old man who was the previous head of the Kunlun School and is now deceased.
It was a warrior I had encountered at Shinryongwan.
Although their relationship was not very long, he was a person who left his own meaning to Guyangcheon.
That kind of Cheonghae Ilgeom.
‘You were secretly raising a thousand-year-old child?’
Is it true that Geomma is the disciple of Cheonghae Ilgeom?
This is not certain, but it is not difficult to predict.
It’s not a different constitution, it’s a thousand-year-old constitution.
It’s not enough that he secretly brought that guy along.
A person with the ability to raise it to that level.
Moreover, even though it was only for a moment, the pottery that had the feel of Kunlun even had a hint of purity.
If it’s not Cheonghae Ilgeom, then it has to be someone with the same power and influence as him.
In Guyangcheon’s eyes, the only person like that in Kunlun was Qinghai Ilgeom.
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‘Tsk.’
I can’t help but click my tongue when I think about it.
‘Why of all things.’
I never thought the Cheonghae Ilgeom and Geomma would be related.
That’s right.
‘Is it related to the reason why Cheonghae Ilgeom went to the Demonic Cult in his previous life?’
I don’t know that much.
Cheonghae Ilgeom is one of the early demons who joined the Demonic Cult shortly after it was established.
Geomma is the person who came in after Cheonghae Ilgeom died.
‘There’s no way to know now.’
Now, the future was already distorted and Cheonghae Ilgeom was dead.
They say he died while trying to stop the red magic gate from going wild.
‘I didn’t die like that in my past life.’
Not only has there never been such a rampage in Cheonghae.
If we were to argue about that, it would have been wrong from the beginning when the Red Magic Mirror broke out during this period.
In that situation.
-I hope you find comfort.
The words he said while he was alive still lingered in my ears.
‘It’s annoying.’
It just so happened that Geomma was connected to Cheonghae Ilgeom.
I wanted to just ignore that and end it by making it my own.
Since he was going to become a swordsman anyway, it didn’t matter what Cheonghae Ilgeom’s intentions were behind taking him down.
one.
“In this neighborhood alone, they killed nearly ten people.”
There was something that was a bit difficult to do just like that.
“I don’t know how the guy from Cheonghae got here, but considering how far away it is, he must have killed a lot of people there. Right?”
“…”
“Otherwise the smell of blood wouldn’t be so strong.”
The scent of blood coming from that guy.
Since he hadn’t washed it properly, perhaps because he had no intention of hiding it, the pungent smell was particularly strong.
He killed a man.
In such a cruel way that the smell of blood lingers in the air.
“…you’re right.”
He didn’t give any evidence.
The look of guilt on his face bothers me.
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‘At least you shouldn’t have done that.’
I wish that was acting.
Guyangcheon continued speaking, hiding his feelings.
“The funny thing is, I did some research. All the guys you killed in this neighborhood had criminal records.”
“…”
Bam.
He took out the letter he had in his arms and threw it in front of the guy.
Victims of the recent murder case.
It was a journal containing information about them.
“A rapist? An arsonist? Did you deliberately choose these guys to kill?”
“…”
To the question, the guy nodded slightly without answering.
“why?”
“…I couldn’t kill an innocent person.”
“Whether they are guilty or not, is it okay to kill someone?”
“No. That too is a sin.”
The decisive answer is unexpected.
To be honest, I didn’t think it was a crime for Guyangcheon.
Because I didn’t think human life was that precious.
Those who deserve to be hit must be hit. Those who deserve to die must die.
I thought that was the way of the world.
“But why did you kill him?”
“… Otherwise… other innocent people might die.”
After hearing the answer, Guyangcheon remained silent for a moment and then spoke.
“In your hand?”
Kook.
Hearing that, the young man clenched his fist.
“…yes….”
Thousand-year-old star.
Born with a destiny to live by killing people.
Some people call it instinct.
Just like eating and breathing.
It’s a given for them.
Just looking at history, I thought it was a really shitty constitution.
It looked even shittier when I saw it in person.
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“So you killed him?”
“… I’m sorry. I will gladly accept the punishment.”
“You shouldn’t apologize to me. Then what were you trying to do at the guest house earlier? What did those gentlemen do wrong?”
“…no.”
Unable to control his trembling hands, the guy tried to endure it by holding my hands together.
“I’m sorry… Please kill me. I made a mistake… .”
I tried to kill him because I couldn’t overcome my instincts.
The guy admitted it.
Is that true?
Is that look of someone saying they were wrong really true?
The guy who only hunts down and kills sinners tried to kill an innocent person like in the inn.
Was this really the first time?
I don’t know. Besides.
‘I’m not really interested.’
I didn’t really consider it that important.
Killing a person or something is not a major issue, at least to Guyangcheon.
What Guyangcheon sees as important here is none other than this.
‘So the swordsman wasn’t crazy from the beginning?’
It seemed like I was on the verge of going crazy, unable to control my instincts.
It’s surprising that he wasn’t like that from the beginning.
‘If it was the guy I knew, I would have just turned him into a mine and ended it.’
It made me a little more interested to learn about these little things.
No, that might not be the only reason.
-Slowly… Then… . You’ll have less regrets… .
These were the words left behind by my fiancée who went to the North Sea without listening to me.
It must mean to kill the impatient person.
‘You said you were coming this year.’
It’s been two years since I went there.
He said he would come back this year, so it was about time for him to come back.
Maybe it’s already coming.
Thinking back to that point, Guyangcheon got up.
“If there’s something you’re struggling with, take it slow. That’s what I told you to do.”
As Guyangcheon muttered something unintelligible, the young man made a questioning expression.
at that time.
“If you have anything to do, come out quickly.”
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As soon as Guyangcheon spoke, a presence was felt from somewhere.
Immediately afterwards, several people appear from beyond the forest.
The culprit was none other than Seodong, the unmanned man that Guyangcheon had met the night before.
As soon as Seodong appeared, he took the lottery ticket from Guyangcheon.
“… See you again, Grandmaster.”
“Yes. Nice to meet you. Thanks to you, I was able to find the right person.”
At Guyangcheon’s words, Seodong’s gaze turned to the young man kneeling.
An appearance that seems to have surpassed the age limit with yellow eyes.
It was the impression that Guyangcheon had been talking about at the time.
What this means is.
“…murderer.”
It was said that he was the culprit who had been causing a stir in the Guangdong region recently.
Ignoring Seodong’s reaction, Goo Yangcheon opened his mouth.
“Do you have something to say to me? I think we finished our conversation last night.”
Hearing that, Seodong straightened up.
He tries to continue his explanation, but someone next to him walks over and stops him.
He was a middle-aged man of enormous build.
Looking at him, Guyangcheon’s eyebrows furrow.
‘It’s strong.’
Unlike the unmanned Seodong, who was at his peak, he felt a heavy aura.
Flower arrangement.
That man was a member of Hwagyeong.
As Goyangcheon looked at him as if waiting for an introduction, the man smiled faintly and took the lottery ticket.
“Nice to meet you. I am Wei Seok, in charge of the Guangdong branch of the Murim Alliance.”
When Gu Yangcheon heard the man’s name, he nodded inwardly.
Looking at the land, I thought it wouldn’t be at the level of Daeju.
I didn’t know the branch manager would show up in person.
‘Well, if it’s a Hwagyeong-level product, it’s a shame to leave it as a major product.’
If he was a person without a name, he would be qualified to be an elder of a prestigious family.
It would be strange for such a person to be in charge of a single sword.
“I’m sorry to come to you without notice. I came in a bit of a hurry.”
Guyangcheon nodded his head at Weiseok’s words.
For a moment, a strange change appeared in Weiseok’s eyes at that attitude.
“I listened to you, subordinate. You helped me catch the red monster?”
“I just caught it because I saw it passing by.”
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“… Just pass by the red monster… .”
Wei Seok smiled as he listened to Gu Yangcheon’s words.
“It wasn’t an easy task, but you are amazing. That’s why I came here to express my gratitude.”
“I received what you sent. So?”
Get to business quickly.
It was a word full of such meaning.
Since he is saying this so openly, there is no way that Weiseok would not know this.
“I appreciate your help, but I would like to ask for your name.”
“Why your name? Just be thankful. Why bother?”
“Haha, we have our own position to follow if we just let it go. And besides… .”
The stone’s eyes become slightly sharp.
“They say you even tamed a monster. Is that true?”
Hearing that, this time Goyangcheon laughed.
“Hey, that’s nonsense. How can a person tame a monster?”
“That’s what I mean. It’s not a believable story, but that’s what was written in the report.”
“Then I guess the gentleman who reported it had a dream.”
He smiled as if it was funny, but Wei Seok didn’t believe him. He just looked at Guyangcheon with a heavy gaze.
Goo Yang-cheon, who had been laughing at that, quickly erased his smile.
“So, what should we do?”
The voice that had been floating slightly high suddenly became cold.
Immediately the air became heavy.
“Ugh…!”
Seodong, who was standing next to me, flinched and stepped back. For a moment, I felt as if my body was being pierced.
It was that intense a speculation.
“I told you to just get to the point. What do you want to say?”
Even in speculation, the stone did not back down.
It was a firm stance, as if proving that Hwagyeong was unmanned.
“Responding to an unidentified person. The situation is turbulent at this time, so I would like to obtain certain information about you. Also.”
The stone’s gaze turns to the young swordsman.
“It seems like you have a connection with the murderer who has been causing a lot of trouble recently. I would like to hear about this as well. If possible, I would like to go to the branch and discuss the details.”
Hearing that, Goo Yang-cheon said.
“So. Are you saying that I should follow you quietly so that we can investigate since you seem suspicious?”
“I will serve you respectfully.”
It was a positive tone.
“What if I refuse this?”
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“I hope not. I would like to be treated with the utmost respect, if possible.”
It’s a word spoken while holding a sword.
It was no different from a threat.
If you don’t follow me, I will subdue you.
How could I not know that such a meaning was implied?
Somehow I felt like there were a lot more people brought.
Not only the unmanned Seodong, but also those of a higher level were included.
Are the authors major shareholders?
‘I feel like I’m being treated like a monster.’
The red monsters have enough power to easily hunt them.
Perhaps because of the great momentum he showed to Seodong, he seems to have prepared thoroughly.
Gu Yangcheon felt this.
“haha.”
I couldn’t hold back the laughter that was breaking out.
“That’s funny.”
There was no hiding of lies in the meaning.
I didn’t laugh because I was angry. I laughed because it was really funny.
Gu Yangcheon looked at the stone tablet in front of him and thought.
How can one not laugh?
‘I guess I threw the bait better than expected.’
The incident with the sword was unexpected, though.
Other than that, everything was going as planned.
How could this situation not be fortunate?
Gu Yangcheon recalled this and spoke to Wei Seok.
“then.”
At the same time.
“Let’s take it somewhere.”
Crunch-!
The sound of swords being drawn was heard from all directions.
