〈Episode 610〉 The Outside Army.
“How is your body?”
“…”
Namgungbia didn’t respond to what was said.
I just quietly watch the young man.
“I’m saying this just in case you care.”
The young man points to Namgungbia’s waist with his hand.
“I didn’t treat you. I had another woman treat you, so don’t worry about it…”
“I don’t care.”
“… I see.”
The young man smiles awkwardly at Namgungbia’s firm answer.
“I ask again, how is your body?”
“…”
Namgungbia did not answer the young man’s question this time either.
All he did was show the young man the chains that bound his hands.
A spatula.
A sound is heard from the chains bound to my hands.
As the young man looked at this, Namgungbia spoke to him.
“Let me go.”
“haha.”
I had to laugh in disbelief after hearing that.
I never thought you’d say that so confidently.
“If that were possible, I would have released you a long time ago.”
“Then let me go now.”
“Geommuhee, that can’t be happening, so I’m saying that.”
“…why?”
“…”
Why?
I was speechless for a moment.
How should I answer this?
The young man had to laugh bitterly as he looked at the woman asking with a look of ignorance on her face.
“This is the only way to avoid killing you.”
The words he gave as an answer instead came back around and tore the young man’s heart to pieces.
It was truly a most shabby thing to say.
“Don’t even think about escaping. It’s not a chain that can be easily broken.”
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“…”
Hearing that, Namgungbia’s expression changes slightly.
That’s because I was secretly trying to tighten the chains anyway.
And then I could see.
‘I bet.’
Perhaps because of the chains, his energy did not move properly. Did he notice Namgungbia’s actions?
“Your injuries may not have fully healed yet, so just rest for now.”
The young man said this in a calm tone.
“…”
After hearing that, Namgungbia had to release the strength she had been secretly giving him.
After that, Namgungbia turns her gaze and looks around.
Woof woof-!
I was concerned about my brain continuing to vibrate, but for now, looking around was my priority.
It was dark and hard to see, but it didn’t feel like simple jade.
Namgungbia speaks to the young man as the sensation brushes the tip of his nose.
“Formation?”
“That’s right.”
The law was laid out in space.
I could see that, but I couldn’t quite grasp the context.
Did you distort space?
It was harder to tell because the chains blocked his energy.
That means there is no way for now.
“hmm….”
Namgungbia, who had figured it out, immediately changed his position by slightly lying down.
“her?”
The young man gasped when he saw that.
It was because it was absurd.
Namgungbia lay down.
In this situation, he just took a comfortable position as if he wanted to rest.
“…What are you doing?”
When the young man saw that and asked, Namgungbia just turned her head and spoke to him.
“… I want to sleep.”
“In this situation…?”
“… No… You said you would let me go.”
“That’s true, but….”
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What’s so confident about that?
It was a completely unexpected sight. I didn’t expect him to lie down without even a hint of hesitation.
Seeing that made me feel even more upset.
So I had no choice but to ask.
“How come… you don’t ask?”
Why didn’t you ask? I had no choice but to ask.
After hearing that question, Namgungbia looked at the young man quietly.
A somewhat uncomfortable silence flows.
She knew what the young man was asking.
Why did it have to be like this?
How did this situation come about?
You may be wondering how I can not ask that.
“I asked… you.”
It’s something I already asked you when we met before I lost consciousness.
I also remembered the answer at that time.
“You said there was something you had to protect.”
“…”
There are things that must be protected.
You too.
It’s something I have to do because I was like that too.
We had that conversation.
“Besides… what else is there…?”
“… None.”
Words that were brought out as much as possible within the limits of what could be said.
They say that was the best the young man could do.
To those who heard it, it was just a frustrating story.
Even though he knew that clearly, Namgungbia didn’t ask any further questions.
That’s something young people just won’t understand.
“Don’t you resent me?”
The one who targeted Namgungbia, who was running away, was a young man.
We built up our forces and blocked the escape route.
He sent a general of the highest rank, Hwagyeong, and dozens of troops to inflict external and internal injuries on Namgung Bi-a.
Was that also what it should have been like?
The young man was unable to express confidence in this.
If you say it should have been like that, it was an excuse.
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If you say you did it knowing you shouldn’t have, then it’s an excuse.
In the end, it was he who saved Namgungbia, but this too was just self-satisfaction due to his inability to overcome his guilt.
When asked about this, Namgungbia answered.
“… Not really…?”
He said he didn’t have any particular thoughts.
How can I not feel resentful?
Just as a question was about to arise after hearing the answer.
“That’s what you chose.”
Namgungbia speaks in a calm voice.
“I think there must have been a reason… .”
“…”
These are words filled with firm belief.
At those words, the young man had to wipe away his bitter smile.
Now I couldn’t even smile.
“Because you are that person’s friend.”
Words become a sword and stab Woohyuk’s heart.
No, I decided not to call myself Woohyuk anymore.
Memories of that time should be left in a distant place.
That’s how I could live in the present.
“Haha… Is that all you have to say about me?”
“Need more?”
“Usually, you need a lot more.”
Yes, much more. There must be many reasons for this.
but.
I guess that’s all you need. That’s what it means.
The young man erased the face of his friend that came to mind along with the words.
“Sword Dancer.”
“huh.”
“Still. Do you think he sees me as a friend?”
“I don’t know.”
How would you know that?
There was such emotion in it.
Of course, the young man thought to himself, no.
When I found out about this.
I wonder what kind of expression that friend will have on his face.
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It was a thought I didn’t want to think about.
Whew.
Between people with a cool breeze blowing.
“… Then… you?”
Now I can’t even think about that.
Also looking back at the path you came from.
It was too late.
Knock knock.
The young man rose from the chair he had been sitting on.
No answer was given to the question.
“I’ll wake up first.”
“…”
Namgungbia also didn’t seem to have any intention of hearing the answer.
The young man turns and heads towards the door.
Namgung Bi-a, who had been quietly watching that, suddenly blurts out.
“…still.”
In that voice.
“If you meet that person… apologize.”
Stop.
The young man’s body froze at Namgungbia’s words.
It is a tone full of decisive and cold emotions.
He was indifferent to the situation and pain he was in, but this was different.
“It’s going to hurt a lot.”
“… Is that guy in pain?”
“Because I’m a delicate person.”
Yeridara.
It was the most inappropriate word for that friend.
In the young man’s eyes, that friend was the person who would not fall apart even if the whole world fell apart.
“If you cry, I won’t forgive you.”
“…”
Isn’t that something you wouldn’t normally say in this situation?
That thought occurred to him, but the young man didn’t bother to ask.
He didn’t even deserve that.
“… Okay, I’ll definitely apologize when we meet again.”
He should be in the central region by now.
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If I hear from you later, maybe when he comes to the North Sea.
‘I, probably no longer exist.’
He himself will not be on this earth.
That was the moment.
It was something that had to happen.
‘I hope you’ll accept the apology.’
If I apologize at the price of my life, wouldn’t that help a little?
This silly thought occurred to me.
Squeak.
The young man opens the doorknob and goes outside.
I step out of the room, clearing the thoughts from my mind.
There is only one thing that should occupy the minds of young people today.
[Cheong-ah! Cheong-ah!]
A very long time ago.
There was a time when young men were not called Woohyuk, but by other names.
It’s a memory from when I was the happiest.
A white-haired girl running towards him, cheerfully asking him to come and play, comes to mind.
[Let’s play!]
It’s as if she doesn’t care at all about the boy’s situation.
The girl looked at the boy with a smile.
It’s just a memory.
Those days were nothing special and were just ordinary days for some people.
Must be held alone.
That’s the kind of memory I have.
The day I left the North Sea and headed to the Central Plains.
The boy remembers what he said to the girl.
[If, just if. If I live to see you again.]
Even though he was bleeding profusely from an arrow stuck in his back, the boy looked at the crying girl and spoke.
[At that time–.]
The memories that were coming to mind stop in place and disperse like fog.
Because the young man shook his head with great effort to erase it.
There’s no need to think about it any more.
Even this is an excuse.
That’s the kind of excuse that no one will understand.
The young man started walking again.
Ttukbuk.
The sound of footsteps echoes through the hallway.
There wasn’t a single light on in the dark hallway.
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The full moon rises in the dark sky.
The surroundings were dark, clearly indicating that it was night.
It was snowing so hard I was sick of it.
“Are you really crazy?”
I cursed as I drove through the blizzard.
Why doesn’t this crazy weather show any signs of calming down?
The more I look at it, the more I become attached to it.
What do you mean, there’s a land like this?
It was really absurd.
They say it snows in the North Sea all year round.
When the Blood Demon caused the Blood Calamity.
There must have been something going on in the North Sea that caused the environment to change like this.
When I first heard it, I just thought, ‘I see.’
When I actually came here, it was even more fucked up.
“How on earth can people live here?”
The cold is constant and snow falls all the time, so it is obviously impossible to farm.
So, in this environment, the only way to get food is through hunting?
It looks like I have no choice but to grab something and eat it.
I wondered how long any beast could survive in this cold.
Seeing that you’re surviving in this situation, there must be some way.
No matter what happens, it’s still a shitty land.
Swaaaah-!
Because of the snowstorm, you can’t see even an inch ahead.
I wondered how I was going to find my way in this environment, but in reality, it didn’t matter where I looked.
Woof!
Because it was something I just had to feel the vibration in my heart and go.
Control your toes as you move.
‘North of here.’
The route has been moved.
In the direction where the energy is felt.
Of course, no matter how hard you try to move, all you can still see is a blizzard.
He said while looking at it.
“This is a really fucked up land.”
Is this the land I should live on? I’m getting so angry.
He gnashed his teeth and spat out curses like that.
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“Ahem… .”
An uncomfortable coughing sound is heard behind me.
“Even so… It’s rude to curse like that in front of a living person…”
“What, are you dissatisfied?”
“…no.”
As I try to say one more word, the woman shuts her mouth in a sullen voice.
Yeah, I guess I have nothing to say.
If I say something wrong here, I’ll abandon you and go.
After hearing the woman’s answer, I looked straight ahead again.
“I really don’t have any luck.”
It’s already a frustrating situation.
“What a horrible weather, and I have to carry such a heavy load.”
“Wow, it’s heavy!”
The woman’s voice gets louder as if she was slightly scratched by the horse.
“Then, you are a heavy burden.”
“…It’s not heavy.”
Still, it seemed like he didn’t deny that he was a burden.
“You say it’s not heavy? Do you have no conscience? Well, if you had one, you wouldn’t have followed me like this.”
“no…!”
“Oh, be quiet. If you say one more word, I’ll leave you behind.”
“…”
It was only after I warned him that he became quiet.
ha.
I sighed and started walking again.
On that road, which still seems to have a long way to go.
I am.
The princess of the North Sea was moving with Yuri.
And that too while carrying it on his back.
