〈Episode 576〉 The Miracle of Shaolin.
What is this situation?
I had countless thoughts as I watched the situation unfold before my eyes.
No, first of all, I had to understand rather than think.
‘What is that?’
Why are those old people here?
It’s also true that there is a god that I was trying to find.
The villain who should be in Shanxi, why is that human here?
‘What is going on?’
No matter how much I looked at it, I couldn’t understand it.
I came to the accommodation I was directed to by requesting it from Baekhwasangdan.
Not only is there a god and a devil, but what on earth is the situation?
At that moment, I was so flustered that I couldn’t say anything.
The eyes of the demon who had been laughing heartily while looking at the fallen god turned towards me.
“oh.”
Their eyes met. Pajeon responded with a small smile.
“Nice to meet you. Long time no see?”
“…?”
I wondered why he was speaking in such a different tone than usual, but then I realized that Seongyul and Dang Soyeol were right behind him.
These two probably don’t know the true identity of the traitor, so the traitor is reacting like that.
“… Yes. Long, long time no see.”
Paejon smiles brightly at the greeting.
I had to break out in a cold sweat looking at that smile.
‘That gentleman.’
I was absolutely angry.
There was one thing I learned from being beaten by the Pajon for years.
That is, the angrier Pajeon gets, the more he smiles.
Laughing because it’s funny and laughing because you’re angry aren’t the same thing.
There were very subtle differences, but I was able to figure them out as I watched.
When I saw that.
‘Fuck.’
It was clear that Pajon was angry now.
“How many months has it been? I heard you’d be back soon. Haha.”
“…”
After hearing that, I thought I understood why that person was so angry.
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The problem was that he had said that he would finish up some work and return to Guga, but he ignored that and went straight to Hanam.
‘this….’
It didn’t take that long to get here from Guangdong.
In fact, several months had passed since I left the village.
Because there was something I had to take care of before going to Guangdong.
‘… So that’s why he’s like that.’
If everything had gone as planned, I was going to take care of business in Guangdong, mine Sungyul, and then return straight to Guga.
That was the plan, so I wrote in the letter that I would be back soon.
‘My schedule got messed up when I went to the shaman’s office.’
That’s why I came straight to Hanam.
‘…Why is that old man here?’
In this situation, why is there a god and even a devil here?
At that moment, when I was about to frown at the incomprehensible situation.
[Isn’t that obvious?]
The devil sent me a message.
[… What are you talking about?] [There’s no way you’d do as you said. I knew you’d come here right away.] […]
What I mean is. If that’s the case… .
[… So you’re saying you came straight here?]
Since it was obvious you wouldn’t listen, are you saying you came yourself?
It was truly absurd.
[No, when did you tell me to leave?]
When I was practicing hard, he would ask me every day when I would be able to leave.
Now that I’m out, why is this happening again?
When I blurted out the words in disbelief, Paejon let out his characteristic laugh and said:
[Yes, I clearly told you to leave.] [But why are you doing this?] [That’s what the disciple who left said.]
Drag drag.
[I say this because I feel like I’m having a ridiculous accident.] […!]
My breathing stopped when I heard those words.
‘no way.’
I wonder if Pajeon knows something.
It was a voice full of conviction, to the point where it seemed like meaningful words.
A cold sweat breaks out.
I wouldn’t have done anything that would have caught anyone. But if they had, how did they find out?
As I was looking at Paejon with shaking eyes, he nodded his head slightly and continued speaking.
[Obviously, it was made so that you wouldn’t get hit anywhere.]
The arrogant gaze of the demon scans me from head to toe.
[Your physical condition is terrible. Tsk tsk.] [How did you know that?] [How would you know? Shouldn’t you have just said that you cleaned up the mess and hid it?]
That part was unfair.
The bet was clearly being held somehow.
After hearing Woo Bong-chui’s words, I started paying a lot of attention to my movements.
It seems that Pajeon knew the condition of my body just by looking at it.
‘Is there such a power in the heart?’
It was said that the devil always lived with his mind’s eye open. It seemed like there was a secret hidden inside him.
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The problem is.
‘That’s not it. What’s important is how that guy knows that I’m causing trouble.’
As I was looking at the statue in confusion.
I had to frown at the sight of something bothering me.
Because it seemed like something had changed in Pajeon.
It’s a subtle difference that’s hard to tell, but something is definitely different.
As I looked at it, a thought crossed my mind.
[Elder…] [Yes.] [Maybe.]
He paused for a moment as if he was hesitating, then continued asking questions.
[…Did you get over the wall?] [Hmm.]
Upon hearing the question, Paejon showed a shallow reaction and then let out a low laugh.
[Rather than saying it was lost, wouldn’t it be more correct to say it was regained?] […!]
As soon as I heard that, my eyes widened. It was an answer that was no different from affirmative.
What I mean is this.
‘The devil has reached the world.’
It meant that the Pajeon, which had been at the peak of its ripeness, had now reached the peak of its glory.
No… To be exact, it’s as Paejon said.
‘A beggar who has regained his ground.’
It would be fair to say that he has regained some of the ground he had lost.
[When… . When… .] [Hmm, I think it was not long after you left.]
After hearing that, I had to swallow my saliva without realizing it.
You may be wondering why Paejon is reacting this way to the fact that his realm has been raised.
The reason is none other than this.
[I originally planned to do it slowly.]
Now, I have reached a level where my skills have improved and I am barely starting to get hit by the defeated enemy less often.
The fact that the realm of the defeated has been reached here.
[That couldn’t be possible because the disciple was growing so fast. Hehe, his head was so big that he crawled up a bit.]
It meant that just when I thought I was about to escape, I got beaten up again.
[When did I climb up again?] [Even now, when the teacher has climbed up to a higher level, you should congratulate him, but aren’t his eyes filled with discontent?]
That’s because your eyes are bright with the thought of getting beaten up.
… Those words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn’t bring myself to say them.
[…Congratulations.]
Although I belatedly offered my congratulations, Paejon’s expression only grew more rotten.
under.
A brief sigh was heard, it was the sound Paejon let out.
[But the eyes that see are still alive, so I’ll let it pass.] [Not the eyes, but other parts of the body aren’t dead yet either.] [If they’re not dead, should I kill them instead?] [… But. It hurts a little.]
Just when I thought it would be a little less,
I couldn’t help but feel like shit that it had come to this again.
I asked the phantom, ignoring the nagging headache.
[… So, what’s going on with this person?]
It was a question asked while pointing at the god who had fainted from being unable to bear the pain.
By the way, did you really faint?
I wondered how angry he had to be to pass out.
‘A gentleman of some age.’
The god of such faith did not even look at him, as if he did not care.
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[I happened to come across you by chance.]
Coming to Hanam, I wondered what the odds were of a meeting between a traitor and a god, but I didn’t ask about it.
[Since both of them had nowhere to go, Shin-ui asked Baekhwa Sang-daeju to provide them with a place to stay.]
After hearing that, I had a thousand thoughts running through my head.
‘So Mrs. Mi knew those two were staying here.’
It also meant that he sent me here anyway, knowing that.
In other words.
It also meant that I would have to spend the next three months here.
It is possible to find a different place to live if you don’t like it.
‘… Would this human just leave it alone?’
The problem was the zone.
Being with a god was actually a positive thing because it allowed me to receive treatment.
Living with the Pajeon had many problems.
‘I was thinking of taking a break while I’m at it. If I do this, I’ll be full.’
For the past few years, I’ve been stuck in Sega and just practicing, so this time I thought I’d take a break and take care of my schedule.
Even if that weren’t the case, I was thinking that I should take a break and get treatment since I had suffered an internal injury.
If there is a defeatist, this becomes impossible.
‘Because I can’t let it go because I’m injured.’
Do you know what’s scary about the zone?
If you say you can’t do it because you’re sick.
The point was that I was looking for a practice that I could do while I was sick.
Even if there is no such training.
‘Bring it even if you have to make it.’
Even if I had to create something new, I brought it to myself and used it.
‘shit.’
I feel like sighing, but I have to endure.
I didn’t know what would happen if I sighed in front of her.
As I continued to face the defeat like that, I felt the gazes of Dang So-yeol and Seong-yul from behind me.
At this point, I felt like I needed to react in some other way.
“Let’s say hello later. I think it would be better to unpack first.”
Pajon said to me with a smile.
“In the meantime, Prince Gu, would you like to go somewhere with me?”
“Huh? You don’t like it?”
Paejon’s eyebrows moved at the instinctive rejection.
Oops. I forgot and stopped.
“… I, I should unpack too.”
“It looks like you have the least luggage.”
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“…”
There was nothing to refute,
Because what Pajeon said was right.
Seongyul was carrying my burden, which I already had.
‘shit.’
I never knew this would become a problem like this.
At that moment, I was wondering if there was any way out.
[Anyway, it will take some time for the god to wake up. Just follow me.]
“…”
In the end, I had no choice but to nod to Paejon’s gentle tone mixed with threats.
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A street where night has come.
As the sun set, brighter lights came on in the streets.
Also, no matter how late it gets, the number of people filling the streets continues to increase.
It was a truly complicated street.
In that kind of distance, I was walking down the street holding a skewer.
“How have you been?”
Paejon, who was walking beside me with food in his hand, asked.
“Yeah… what.”
When I give a short greeting, Paejon lets out a hearty laugh.
“It doesn’t look like you’re doing well. The answer is really easy.”
“…”
“Where did you get hit after going all the way out there?”
“… It’s not exactly true.”
As I blurted out my words as if making excuses, Paejon immediately spoke to me.
“Then, that means you stupidly couldn’t control your strength.”
“…”
“Is it bitter?”
You’re asking that without even looking at me.
There was nothing that could be denied.
“…yes.”
Transplantation of the Tuapacheonmu.
When asked if he had written it, he answered yes.
Upon hearing this, Paejon nodded.
“It looks like you didn’t write anything after that.”
I smiled awkwardly at Paejon’s words.
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Did you also notice that I didn’t use the three or four meals?
“… there wasn’t really a situation where I could use that.”
“hmm.”
After hearing the answer, Paejon’s head turned towards me.
“But, you’re saying that the body is like that?”
“…”
I suffered an internal injury even though I hadn’t used it since the transplant.
Hearing this, Paejon could be heard clicking his tongue.
“As I told you before, I promised that I would not interfere with whatever you do after you learn my martial arts.”
“I remember.”
I learned the Tuapacheonmu and it is my will to use it however I want.
Pazon clearly said so.
“As the saying goes, I will not interfere with whatever you do.”
“…”
I felt that there were many meanings contained in those words.
How much does the devil know? It makes people uncomfortable without them knowing.
“Looking at the condition, it looks like ‘that’ wasn’t used.”
At Pajeon’s mention, I paused for a moment and then answered.
“…you’re right.”
“Good job. I repeat, don’t bring it up unless you’re sure.”
I nodded at the words that were sternly spoken as if they were warning me. I knew why Paejon was coming out like this.
“You can’t write it unless it touches the realm of imagination. I understand your desire to do so, but you shouldn’t be hasty.”
“… Yes, I know that too.”
A power that even the founder of the radical martial art called Tuapacheonmu, Paejon, was wary of.
It was that dangerous a force.
Actually, I once tried to use it in front of a demon and my internal organs burst.
but.
Even if it is such a dangerous power.
‘I have to use it someday.’
Even this required every effort to control, as it was a time when everything that could be used had to be used.
To console such regretful thoughts, this time I asked Paejon.
“Elder.”
“okay.”
“So, what do you want to talk about?”
“Water,” said Paejon, narrowing his eyes at the horse.
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“You’re not bad at judging things.”
I didn’t feel very good about hearing the compliment.
It was a natural thing.
The reason why the two of them came out as soon as they met.
I thought it was because he had something to say to me.
There, I also judged that they were considerate of me because I was injured and had to use the phone to avoid using it.
In fact, as soon as I stepped out of the residence, I could feel the aura surrounding me.
This must have been done with me in mind.
Additionally, it meant that there were things that others should not hear.
‘I’ve been talking about it until now, though.’
The main point hasn’t been made yet.
There was nothing to say about that.
So what exactly are you trying to say?
‘If Pajeon cares this much, it must be something important.’
Surely, you are not going to directly mention the accident I was having?
If that’s the case, what kind of excuse should I make? Or should I answer honestly?
I said I wouldn’t care what you do.
I don’t think it would be a big deal if the disciple went around destroying the blind.
Or vice versa… .
‘… What nonsense is that? Are you going to tie a knot with my joints?’
It was something that was entirely possible for that old man.
In a short moment, a thousand thoughts cross my mind.
Just in case of an unexpected situation, we have already figured out an escape route.
It means that you plan to run away quickly if there is a problem.
As the tension was building, Paejon spoke to me.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
A hesitant remark that is not typical of a traitor.
I perked up my ears and focused on the mismatched appearance.
at that time.
“The non-combatant that was said in the previous oath… .”
Pajeon and I, who had been talking, looked in the same direction at the same time.
Because something bothersome has caught my attention.
I hoped it was my mistake, but seeing how Pajon reacted, it didn’t seem like it was a mistake.
And as if to prove this, not long after.
-Gyaaaah-!
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A loud scream was heard from far away.
