〈Episode 572〉 To Hanam. (Revised)
After he finished speaking, a quiet silence fell.
Stop.
It was so quiet, the only sound was the dripping of water.
Was it because the words were shocking?
Well, three months later, he made a bombshell statement that he would attack Hanam, where the Murim Alliance and Shaolin are located.
Normally, it would be shocking to hear that.
I wasn’t thinking like that.
These guys weren’t the type to be shocked by something like that.
As evidence, I looked into space.
In a quiet atmosphere.
Wooooow-!
The energy gathered at the point where it touched the ceiling was quietly swaying.
It is a violent and violent form that shows emotions.
I lowered my eyes that had been staring at empty space and looked around.
The ten pairs of eyes looking at me were conveying countless words, unlike the tightly closed lips.
Someone was mocking.
Someone had eyes filled with anticipation.
Everyone had different reasons.
They had the same goal in mind.
There is no fear in it.
How could that be possible?
‘I originally saved them from being people who didn’t have that kind of thing.’
Those who don’t care about the means and methods to achieve their goals. Those who express their greed without hesitation due to emotions.
Among them, only those that can fly are gathered and put on leashes.
‘I don’t think they’ll think of it as a leash, though.’
It doesn’t matter anyway.
The important thing is.
‘Whether I can use them or not.’
That was it.
As I was looking at her with that thought in mind.
“Three months later.”
A voice was heard.
There is a childish voice mixed with a slightly awkward way of speaking.
I immediately looked at the owner of the voice.
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He was the owner of one of the few ordinary eyes here.
Plus.
“That’s right, three months.”
He was also a capable person who could fill in my lacking brain.
The young man, or rather the boy, who heard the words frowned slightly.
“Brother. Last time, you said there was half a year left.”
“Things are a little messed up.”
“…”
As I spoke calmly, the boy immediately grabbed my forehead.
It looked quite stuffy. I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched it.
Even if it looks like that, if you just talk somehow, you will find the answer.
It was like that in my past life too.
‘It wasn’t a good thing back then.’
The identity of the boy who is feeling suffocated is the grandson of the god.
It was now Jegal Hyuk who could speak.
I looked at Jegalhyeok’s neck.
A long, vertical scar that runs down the neck.
That’s why Jegal Hyuk can speak now, and why he works under me.
He looked at it for a moment and then said to Jegalhyeok.
“There. I brought one person, so use him too.”
He showed his determination by bringing up the subject.
Seongyul had an expression on his face that showed he didn’t understand what was happening.
There’s no way you can understand.
How can we understand why he suddenly said that he would attack Hanam?
Jegal Hyuk tilted his head as he looked at Seongryul.
To be exact, he tilted his head while looking into Seongyul’s eyes.
“This person… seems to have not received the ‘blessing’ yet.”
When I heard that, I frowned.
“I told you not to use that word.”
What kind of freezing blessing is this?
Jegal Hyuk often used that expression when looking at the people I had corrupted.
I really hated that.
‘What is a blessing?’
This is not something noble like a blessing.
This is.
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‘It’s severe punishment.’
It should have been a punishment, not a blessing.
A severe punishment where I will be tied to my sins, struggle to my heart’s content, and then just burn to death.
That’s what I think minecraft is.
As I growled in anger, Jegal Hyuk looked at me, lowered his eyes slightly, and spoke.
“sorry.”
Only after hearing those words did his expression soften.
It doesn’t look like it’ll be a good idea to take this any longer.
I had to get over it first.
“… Okay. Please move the planned schedule back by three months.”
“This might be difficult since it has been reduced a lot.”
As Zhuge Hyeok said, it would take a lot of effort to bring forward a task that was supposed to be done in half a year to three months.
Zhuge Hyuk from his previous life.
So, if it was Cheon Yu-rang-ah, who was called the brain of the Demonic Cult, then I wouldn’t know.
It might be difficult for the young Zhuge Hyuk at the moment.
“If you succeed at this, I will grant you what you want.”
“…!”
If you could make the impossible possible, that would be the end of it.
I’ll give you what you want.
When he said that, Jegal Hyuk’s eyes widened.
“… Brother… Is that true?”
“Okay, if you do this. Just like you wanted.”
What Jegal Hyuk hoped for.
That’s right.
“A guest house in Sansu. I’ll open it for you.”
A small guest house where I can spend some quiet time with my grandfather.
It was about opening it and living flatly.
You’ve enjoyed cooking since you were little, and your dream really was to become a chef.
‘It’s a dream that seems big but is actually small.’
If he wants to, he is a talented guy who can control and shake the central plains with just his brain.
The best thing I wanted to do was to become a master. It was something I never knew I would do.
‘… It should actually get better.’
It was a hundred times better choice than becoming a strategist for the Great Dane.
“I… really?”
When he said that he would open an inn in Shanxi, Zhuge Hyuk’s eyes lit up.
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How could I not use him when he gets so excited over just opening a guest house?
“Okay, I’ll give it to you. If you want, a big one.”
This was a time when I had already made a lot of money while raiding the Guangdong region.
‘The items were transferred to Baekhwasangdan.’
I plan to sell it by inserting a note at the top during the move, so the gold will continue to pile up.
‘The financial aspect has been more or less resolved.’
I sold the night liquor that Dangjemun had given me.
This time, I bought a lump of Mannyeonhancheol and sold it. At this rate, there is no way I would be short on money.
‘Then what’s left?’
Is it a power replenishment and weapon replenishment?
He nodded, understanding this.
Since the power supply had already been filled by selecting personnel in advance, all that was needed was to move quickly.
Weapon replenishment.
‘I don’t know many ghosts, so this is impossible. So… .’
It seemed best to recruit humans who knew how to make weapons.
Actually, buying it with gold would be the fastest way… .
‘That’s not enough.’
It was a pity that there were no weapons that could be bought with money.
That alone is not enough.
Much more powerful weapons were needed.
Fortunately, I have someone in mind for this, so it won’t be a problem.
‘Then, the remaining question is.’
Is it time?
‘Tsk.’
No matter how far I pulled forward, there was not enough time.
‘I have to make this happen somehow by running around with my feet.’
If it’s lacking, you have to make it so it’s not lacking.
It was a time when I had to busily think of a method in my head.
“So, shorten the plan a bit.”
“I’ll try… I’ll try.”
I had to console myself with regret after hearing Jegal Hyuk’s answer.
‘It must be hard.’
It’s not a sure thing, but saying that you’ll try is an indication that it’s going to be quite difficult.
but.
‘But what can I do?’
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I had to use up all the numbers I had.
He said that it was not the time to be picky about this and that.
“That’s all I have to say for now… Ah. Right.”
As I was about to finish speaking, I realized that I had something to ask Jegal Hyuk.
“Please tell me where your grandfather is.”
“Huh? Grandpa?”
When asked about the god, Jegal Hyuk’s eyes widen slightly.
Then he asked me.
“Are you hurt, hyung?”
Since that was the only reason I had to seek God, it was quick to find out the answer.
I had to make an embarrassed expression while listening to the question.
“Just a little. It’s not a serious injury. But it would be bad if we left it like this.”
“When your brother gets hurt, isn’t it usually a little bit?”
“When did I ever get hurt like that again?”
“Last time, I closed down to test out a new power… and then my organs burst after a while…”
“Okay… please tell me.”
When I tried to bring up the bitter story, he quickly changed the subject.
Because it was an embarrassing dark history.
‘I was stupid back then.’
It was because I didn’t know how rough and violent the force I was trying to confirm was.
At this, Jegal Hyuk made a face as if he was not happy with it and spoke to me.
“Grandpa… is in Hanam now.”
“Hanam?”
Hanam out of the blue.
“You said that Mo Yong-se was on your side before I left.”
I heard that you were temporarily in Yoryung at the request of Baekcheon Sword Master.
It’s Hanam now?
‘It just so happened that it worked out well.’
It was something that had to be done to Hanam anyway.
I thought it would be better to go a little earlier and meet the god.
The question is why Shin-ui is in Hanam.
The answer to this was immediately given to me by Jegal Hyuk.
“He said that someone was coming and that he was going to wait.”
“Your grandfather is waiting…?”
After hearing Jegal Hyuk’s words, Im Sang-il frowned slightly.
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The person who can curse and act like a fool even when the current leader calls him is a god.
Who on earth would be the person that an old man would have to go first and wait for?
‘… It’s lucky if you’re in Hanam.’
Anything can happen.
It’s a good thing we had to meet anyway. That’s what I should have thought.
With that said, I waved my hand.
“Anyway. I think that’s the end of the story. Let’s disperse now.”
Since the main point has already been made and everything that was to be said had been heard, I thought it would be best to disperse now.
I wonder if they called us together just to say something simple like this.
‘Because I had to look at the conditions too.’
It was true that I had to check the physical condition of each and every one of the gathered people.
I wonder if the magic is well-stored. I wonder if they are planning something useless. That’s what it is.
Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any problems yet.
The moment I start talking, the noise starts to disappear in an instant.
When I closed my eyes and opened them again, there were only three people left in the space.
It was me, Seongyul, and Jegalhyeok.
After confirming that, I looked at Jegal Hyuk and asked him.
“why.”
Jegal Hyuk is an ordinary person, so it is natural that he will be slow to leave.
There was a reason why I asked this.
It was because the look in his eyes seemed like he had something to ask me.
“I still have something to ask you.”
“Ask.”
“Why did you push it back three months? What are you trying to do?”
The plan was originally set to take half a year.
The reason why it was pushed back three months.
Jegal Hyuk was asking about this.
“hmm.”
After hearing the question, I thought about it for a moment.
I was wondering what I should say.
One reason may be that things have gone wrong and time has become somewhat pressing.
‘That’s not all.’
There was another reason than that.
Jegal Hyuk must have noticed that too, which is why he asked this.
The worries were quickly over.
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It didn’t take that long because I didn’t really have to think about how to answer, I just had to choose one of many answers.
“Well, it’s not like there’s any great reason… just.”
I looked at Zhuge Hyuk and said.
“While I’m playing the villain, I’m also going to try playing the hero.”
“…?”
At the answer that was spat out indifferently, a question mark appeared on Jegal Hyuk’s face.
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As spring approaches its end, it’s time to say goodbye to the flowers.
There was a person climbing a high mountain trail built in Hanam.
Boom…! Boom…!
On a beautifully decorated mountain path.
The behavior of those who climb there is the opposite.
The man, who appeared to be a young man, was climbing a steep slope carrying an iron ball larger than his body.
With every step I took, sweat dripped down, and my exhausted breathing continued to become more labored.
The young man walked steadily up the hill, his eyes fixed on the end.
Even though he looks tired, he doesn’t stop walking.
The young man walked like that for a long time and finally reached the top.
A huge old tree at the end of a mountain path.
Only after arriving there was the young man able to carefully place the iron ball on the floor.
Kuung.
but.
The young man could not rest.
Because I had to hold the pose and bow without even having time to catch my breath.
“Hello, sir.”
He put his hands together and bowed his head.
It was directed at the old man standing next to the old tree.
“Ugh….”
The old man, Shaolin Master Cheonan, looked at the young man and smiled.
“You’ve had a hard time.”
“no.”
Cheonan slowly looked into the eyes of the young man who was answering.
Just looking at it made me feel like my spirit was flowing out.
It must have been a while since the terms were exceeded.
The young boy had already climbed quite a way over the wall and was standing on the highest point.
A masterpiece produced by Shaolin.
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The youngest flower girl.
The greatest dragon of all time.
That was the word the times used to call the youth.
and.
‘Hope to lead the Central Plains.’
Cheonan was looking at the young man like that.
A spark and hope to face the unknown disaster that will come in the future. That child will definitely become like that. Cheonan was sure of that.
Cheonan looked at the young man and said.
“I heard that a big festival will be held in Hanam soon.”
The young man’s shoulders trembled slightly at Shinan’s words.
A big festival held in Hanam. That’s it.
This must be referring to the Shinryongmutuje that was started in Maeng.
“I believe you can do well. Can I look forward to it?”
Cheonan looked at the young man and asked.
“Yes, sir.”
The young man answers without hesitation.
“So that the name of Shaolin is not tarnished….”
The yellow eyes of the young man who spoke sparkled.
“I will do my best.”
Cheonan smiled faintly as he looked at that.
