〈Episode 558〉 The Wind and Cloud Ghost Thief.
Inside a cave where cold air flows through.
In contrast to the barren and dry background, the tip of the nose is filled with the scent of plum blossoms.
It was the first time.
The plum blossom scent is so rich and beautiful.
A deep and mysterious fragrance that I have never felt even from a long-haired person.
Even though several days had passed, Youngpoong still vividly remembered the scene from that time.
The energy of plum blossoms, which at first glance felt rough but also warm.
[Nice to meet you.]
Even the voice I heard in my ear.
Yeongpung tried hard not to forget any traces of it.
[You can’t see or hear it, but if you can hear my voice, it must be the child of the volcano.]
It’s just a voice that can be heard.
The moment Youngpoong heard that voice, he unconsciously began to bow.
I don’t know who it is.
one.
Somehow, I felt like it had to be that way.
[How is the volcano now? Are the plum blossoms still beautiful?]
To the question, Youngpoong answered yes.
[I really hope so.]
The voice, unable to hear Youngpoong’s answer, gives its own answer.
There was a vague sense of longing and faith in that voice.
[I am a child of an unknown volcano.] [My name is Shincheol.]
Youngpoong had to open his eyes wide at the words he heard.
Throughout the long history of the volcano, there have been many people with the nickname Shincheol.
Now, there is only one person that comes to mind for Youngpoong.
Hwasan Seongeom (華山善劍) Shincheol.
He is one of the heroes who prevented the blood demon’s bloodshed.
He was a respected great man who created the shining volcano we see today.
and.
He was also Youngpoong’s ideal.
‘The greatest drone ever ejected by a volcano.’
The youngest plum blossom inspector was said to be the Yeongpung of that era.
Until then, the person who had this nickname was the Volcanic Sword.
Until Yeon Il-cheon, the greatest person in the world at the time, appeared in the Central Plains.
Ancestor who never suffered a single defeat and is evaluated as having made plum blossoms bloom.
That is the volcanic sword Shincheol.
If the volcanic sword wanted to make the plum blossoms bloom, it would have been the seventh night, and the sky would have been dyed purple.
In the name of the volcano, he wanted to save the weak people.
A great man who jumped into war while holding onto a collapsing volcano.
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He was a person worthy of being praised as a hero, and was respected by all the Taoist monks of the Hwasan School.
It is said that he was kind and affectionate, and that he was a good person who could never ignore the sick and the weak.
How can one not dream of such a person?
Even though the person Yeongpung wants to win against is the son of the Googga family.
The person who wanted to become it was the Volcanic Sword.
To that extent.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Yeongpung had to feel his heart beating like crazy right now.
How is the Volcanic Sword Lord here?
Is this really his voice?
No matter how hard he tried to calm down, Youngpoong couldn’t.
You have to believe it.
How can one not believe it when one smells this thick plum blossom scent?
With that in mind, I looked at the beads in front of me.
This warm air and the scent lingering in my nose were all felt from that place.
[The fact that you and I met here must have been destiny.] [Child. Child of the Volcano.]
The voice of the volcanic sword that I hear sounds sad and heavy for some reason.
Let Youngpoong answer that question.
The Volcanic Sword spoke after a brief silence.
[They say that soon, a disaster will strike the world.]
Without even being able to be surprised by the sudden words, Hwasanseomgeom continued speaking.
[The fact that I’m saying this to you means that we have ultimately… no, I have failed.]
Yeongpung couldn’t understand the current story.
Failed? What did the Volcanic Sword Master fail at?
It is said that the bloodshed at that time was definitely stopped by the Volcanic Sword and by them.
[I’m sorry for having such a bad ancestor.]
No, it is not.
Yeongpung says that is absolutely not the case.
It seemed that Youngpung’s voice did not reach Hwasanseongeom.
[A child of a volcano whose name I don’t even know.] [I hope you will finish the story I couldn’t finish.]
He was just spouting out his own request.
Yeongpung didn’t care even if that happened.
The important thing is.
[Following me…]
The one who dreamed of this.
It means that you are trying to leave work to yourself that you couldn’t finish.
That was enough for Youngpoong.
So, without hesitation, I grabbed the nameless bead in the cave.
I took in all the energy pouring in and placed it inside my body.
Feeling the plum blossoms rising in his danjeon, Yeongpung was able to be certain.
This energy is definitely his energy.
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So it wasn’t difficult to accept.
Although it has a rough and sharp appearance, its roots are the same.
All I had to do was accept it.
Even without doing anything special, the energy found its place in Yeongpung’s body as if it were its own home.
After absorbing all the energy, when Youngpung regained consciousness, countless changes had occurred in his body.
The skeleton has become thicker.
A completely different, thick energy flowed through the blood vessels, and the level of realm had also risen.
It was a coincidence.
In his transformed body and advanced realm, Youngpung exhaled.
In heavy breathing, the pottery is mixed in thickly.
Feeling this, Yeongpung thought.
‘Am I really his successor?’
That he must do what he could not do.
It was a heavy and cold thing to choose, even if I chose it naively.
Yeongpung was able to raise the temperature just by that.
You will be able to do it.
No, I have to do it.
If there is something he cannot do, he will do it himself.
I wonder what kind of disaster will come that He left this message like this.
Following the volcanic sword, I will prevent disaster.
Sure, I thought so.
“What the hell is this…! Get out of here!?”
Yeongpung had to feel an inexplicable emotion as he looked at the sight before his eyes.
It’s a feeling I’ve never felt before since I was born.
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Something is wrong.
This is the first thought that comes to mind when things start to happen.
‘It’s not good… .’
In the midst of the sudden situation, I turned my head and looked at my right arm.
There was something tightly tied to his arm, which had originally been empty.
‘…Fuck…’
I cursed inwardly as I looked at it.
The feel of the object is so familiar.
Of course. It’s something I’ve been carrying around on my left arm for years.
If anything, this one was tinged with magenta.
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‘The left arm is light blue.’
No, even that wouldn’t make a difference.
The one on the left arm was originally purple, you know.
I bit my lip as I thought about it.
‘It’s your turn.’
The guy who jumped on my right arm was definitely Guijeong.
After seeing it in person, I became convinced.
This is the item that was Shin Noya’s favorite bottle.
That means.
‘Two ghosts?’
The one tied to the left arm and the one jumping on the right arm.
They both say it’s a good idea.
‘How did this happen?’
I was filled with doubts about the situation, but now was not the time to be discussing such things.
“…that.”
I raised my head at the voice I heard.
Of course, there is also Gureunghwa and Yeongpung.
There.
‘Even that old man.’
Even Woo-Baek was watching this from behind with interest.
Immediately after he figured it out, his expression changed.
He said this with a look of shock and bewilderment.
“Hey, what is this?”
I felt dizzy while saying it because the words came out stiffly.
‘Rotten.’
I tried my best, but my bad habit of ruining myself whenever I tried to act remained the same.
Fortunately, even though I used such a shitty tone, it seems like no one noticed because the situation was so unexpected.
“Your Majesty… What is this? What is this?”
When I asked Geom-hu directly, Geom-hu looked surprised and said to me.
“… That’s… Guijeong…”
“Ear, if it’s your ear!”
As soon as he heard the words, his eyes widened and he spoke to Geom-hu.
“Is this the legendary weapon used by the Hwasan Heavenly Swordsman, Shin Cheol, the leader of the Hwasan Sect and a hero of the era who prevented a bloody calamity…?”
“Uh… Huh?”
“It looks like an old and worn-out cloth, but it’s actually a legendary item that never breaks and can even change into any shape the caster wants!?”
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“… Uh… Yeah… Oh, you know more than I thought.”
“Oh my! But how did this suddenly end up in my hands…!!”
I did my best to react.
I thought that even Shin Noya, who used to nag me every day about not being able to lie, would understand.
“…”
“Brother… Where does it hurt?”
‘Tsk.’
It seems that this didn’t work either.
‘Why?’
No matter how much I look at it, I don’t understand it.
I think I did pretty well?
‘What should I do then?’
If you feel like even a lie doesn’t work, then just pretend you don’t know…
“Old association.”
“huh?”
closely.
I feel someone grabbing my right arm.
It was Yeongpung.
“This is the treasure of the text.”
“coating?”
He looked into Youngpoong’s eyes, wondering why he was suddenly acting like this.
‘hmm…?’
I had to pause for a moment as I looked into Youngpoong’s eyes.
It was because there was something seeping into his eyes.
‘Look at this.’
It was a feeling that was both familiar and annoying to me.
“Please give it back.”
Kwuk.
Strength is put into the hand that is caught.
I tried to ignore it while feeling it. Then I smiled and said to Yeong-pung.
“Sorry, I’d like to give you a stamp, too.”
Do you think I’m doing this because I don’t want to give it to anyone?
‘I was surprised too, kid.’
Suddenly, a ghost flew through the air and jumped into my arms. How could I not be surprised by this?
“First of all, could you explain what happened? I am also a victim.”
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“…Please give it back.”
“hmm.”
Although he was explaining it calmly, it seemed like Youngpoong wasn’t listening very well.
In particular, I felt the strength going into my arms growing stronger.
I was wondering how I could explain further, but then I suddenly sighed.
‘Oh, that’s annoying.’
As that thought crossed my mind, my arms moved on their own.
“Wait a minute, calm down first… .”
Sensing Youngpung’s strange atmosphere, Geomhu comes to urgently stop him.
bang-!
“…!”
My hands were faster than his.
“Crack….”
Young-pung, who was hit in the chin, falls over, letting out a short sigh.
I grabbed Youngpoong by the collar and ‘supported’ him so he wouldn’t fall completely, then looked at Geomhu.
Perhaps because he struck without hesitation, Geom-hu’s face was filled with confusion.
I looked into her eyes and asked blandly.
“Could you explain it again?”
“…”
“I didn’t hear you right.”
I said it with a smile, but the atmosphere had already cooled down.
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After that, I was barely able to get the situation under control.
Even though Yeongpung passed out, there was no problem because Geomhu and Guryunghwa were there.
‘It almost got a little annoying though.’
I somehow got through it. Of course, other people had a harder time than me.
‘What can I do? I didn’t do anything.’
This time, it wasn’t my intention, so I felt wronged.
I looked down at my right arm.
Unlike before, my hands were empty. Looking at this, I had to catch my breath as I recalled the situation from before.
‘Fortunately, he listens well.’
The guy on the left arm begged to leave, but he just wouldn’t listen.
Fortunately, the guy who got involved this time listened well.
I wanted to get out, so it came right out after a while.
‘Thanks to you, the work went well.’
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I was able to escape the feeling that I was a guy who had suddenly taken advantage of Guijeong.
The problem is.
‘Why did it happen?’
The question is why did that ghost come to me?
I heard that the moment the inspector brought the box and placed it on the table.
They say that Guijeong escaped on her own and ran towards me outside.
‘What is that scary thing?’
I had to burst out laughing the moment I heard that story.
It was the first time I heard that a ghost had a will and came out like that.
‘I was wondering if you had any thoughts.’
I couldn’t feel anything from Guijeong.
So, I came up with some hypotheses.
‘The most likely reason is that it’s because of Noya’s energy in my body.’
As he was Shin Noya’s favorite soldier, I thought that if I were to find a reason why Guijeong would act like that, this would be the only reason.
but.
‘Then what about Yeongpung?’
If that happens, there will be a problem with Youngpoong.
Yeongpung said that he had clearly found traces of Shin Noya inside the cave and obtained the secret.
If that’s the case, it would be right for Guijeong to go to Yeongpung instead of jumping towards me.
‘That wasn’t the case.’
Then you start thinking naturally.
The traces that Yeongpung has.
‘Is this really Noya’s trace?’
It was a thought that kept coming to mind on the way there and back.
Is it really true that Yeongpung is Shin Noya’s descendant?
So then what am I?
What is that? What does this situation mean?
If Noya had been there, it would have been easy to resolve, but since he wasn’t there, I had to worry more.
Yeah, I’m worried.
I was worrying about this, convinced that I was Noya’s descendant.
The reason is simple.
‘Because I’m not sure.’
I’m not saying that I’m not sure that I’m Noya’s descendant.
‘I’m not sure if his energy is fake.’
It was because I wasn’t sure that the energy and traces that Youngpung had were fake.
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Although it was somewhat ambiguous, the energy that Youngpung possessed was clearly Noya’s.
This was a certainty.
‘I’ll understand after a few days.’
It’s definitely the same vibe.
So, I put in a lot of effort in case our energies resonated with each other.
Tch.
‘It’s become so annoying.’
It was clear that it was a complicated matter, whether it was Guijeong or Nabal.
It would have been easier if everything was fake, but it’s so frustrating because everything seems real.
‘Damn old man, it’s just not the right time.’
I held back my anger while internally cursing that smart old man.
It was not for nothing that my small conscience pricked me to curse the gentleman who went to handle the work for me.
therefore.
I don’t really like my job though.
‘I’ll think about this later.’
First, let’s do what’s in front of us.
I thought about that and put strength into my feet.
“Ugh!”
When I press hard, I hear a groan from the floor.
I lowered my gaze and looked at the owner of the sound.
Someone is stepping on my foot and making a pained expression.
I said looking at him.
“I tend to keep my word.”
No matter what means were used, I kept my word.
So, it was the same this time too.
“I told you earlier.”
As I speak, fear fills the other person’s eyes.
He continued speaking with a smile, enjoying the gaze.
“If you draw your sword, you will die.”
At those words, the shaman’s dragon sword, Ji-cheol, began to tremble slightly.
