〈Episode 614〉 The Outside Army.
Sway-!
I feel dizzy and unsteady.
I barely managed to keep my balance so as not to fall.
“Phew… .”
My breathing became ragged.
I had to try my best to keep it together.
And that’s not all.
thud-!
I feel it in my heart.
I was nervous. I had to prepare for the backlash that was coming.
Kuuung-!
“Ugh…!”
As expected, I groaned at the vibration I felt.
It feels like I’m going to collapse at any moment, but I somehow endure it.
I couldn’t fall down here.
“Hoo… hoo… !”
The pain weighs heavily on my already tired body.
The body felt lethargic, as if something had been greatly removed, and also felt empty.
I felt it last time too, it really is a beggarly feeling.
Feeling this, I checked my body condition in detail.
How painful is it? Can you move after using it?
Even though I was tired, I tried hard to remember them one by one.
I clench my fist and think.
‘The backlash is too much.’
Just like last time, the recoil after using it was no joke.
It’s pain, but if you endure it, it’ll end.
‘It’s a burden on the body.’
Is this what the devil said about putting a strain on the soul?
Or maybe it was literally impossible for the body to support it, but it was definitely difficult to use continuously.
Of course, whatever.
‘… In the end, what’s important is being able to use it.’
While catching my breath, I raised my head and looked ahead.
The place where an unknown barrier had been until just now was now broken and shattered, creating a huge entrance.
Hwaruk-!
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Blue flames cling to the edges and sway.
It was the aftermath created by the heart power.
It was a much weaker destructive force than the last time he broke the iceberg, but this alone showed that it was a great force.
I barely keep my upper body upright and grasp the situation.
‘Three times if there are many.’
When both body and mind are in perfect condition.
I felt like I could write three times at the same level as before.
If it’s at the level it was at when I first wrote it… I’ll probably just write it once and then give up.
‘It’s not that difficult to write either.’
Is it because I’ve used it once?
Or maybe there’s something else going on.
Fortunately, using the heart rate monitor wasn’t that difficult.
If you want to write, you can write.
You just have to deal with the aftermath of using it.
“What, what is this…?”
Yuri seemed to not understand what had just happened.
It really was like I said, there was a barrier.
The power that was used to destroy it would have been strange from Yuri’s perspective.
“let’s go.”
Of course, there is nothing to say when looking at this.
I just walked, hiding my reaction.
“Ouch…! Wait…!”
As we walk through the open entrance, Yuri follows us.
The inside wasn’t much different from the outside.
The snowfield was still clearly visible.
It was a night with a steady snowstorm. In the midst of all this, there was one thing that was clearly different.
‘Is it a garden?’
Unlike the outside, this place is like an artificially created garden.
However, it looked like it hadn’t been maintained for a very long time.
Woohoo!
I turn my head at the feeling.
Not far.
It feels much closer than when we were just across the curtain.
The curtain that was hanging around here.
It seemed that even if it didn’t completely stop the vibration, it would at least reduce it.
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There it is.
You are over there.
The moment I was about to take a step back, I remembered that.
“…ah…?”
I looked back for a moment at the voice I heard from behind.
This was because Yuri, who had followed behind, was looking around with a surprised expression.
“Here… .”
“Why? Do you know this place?”
“Uh, why….”
Yuri keeps looking around as if she can’t believe it.
Judging from the reaction, it seemed like a familiar place.
“That’s ridiculous….”
“What the hell is this?”
“There’s no way this place would still be here… I heard it disappeared a long time ago?”
I looked at the glass, wondering what it meant.
“… This is where the non-commissioned officers stayed.”
“what?”
After hearing that, I looked around.
It is a place buried in snow and cannot properly function as a garden.
It was called a garden, but it was already difficult to call it that.
So this is where that guy Woohyuk stayed?
“It’s already been… . It’s been over ten years. I heard that the Blue Wolf already erased it. How on earth… .”
“It could be that you just left it there without emptying it.”
“That can’t be. I’ve been here several times….”
“Hmm.”
I’ve been here several times.
In other words, this means that it was not discovered until now.
What does it mean that I can see this now?
Plus.
‘It’s uncomfortable but familiar.’
The barrier that just broke through.
It felt somehow uncomfortable and yet familiar.
Meanwhile, Yuri keeps looking around to see if what she is seeing is right.
“… So this is the Blue Wolf’s hometown? No, it’s definitely not that location…?”
The blue wolf who rebelled against the Ice Palace and started a war.
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If this is where Woohyuk lived, then this area is where the Blue Wolf’s hometown is.
Yuri reacted as if it wasn’t her either.
‘It’s possible that I didn’t understand the geography well because I was moving around feeling only the energy.’
That may not be the only reason.
I thought so.
‘Whatever, what’s important now is that this is where Woohyuk lived.’
Regardless of how a place that had disappeared in the past still remains like this.
After all, this is a place related to Woohyuk.
What this means is that the vibrations of the brain are felt here.
‘Namgungbia’s disappearance is related to Woohyuk.’
I think it would be right to judge it that way.
Phew-!
He gave off energy.
It was to broaden the scope of the sentiment.
As the energy passes through the blood vessels and pain arrives, the expression on one’s face naturally becomes distorted.
It was the aftermath of a backlash.
‘Anyway, I never had a body left.’
Whenever I try to get better, an accident happens.
Just when I was trying to get better, something happened, so it couldn’t be helped that it was a really weird situation.
Woohoo!
The energy spreads and surrounds the surroundings.
The sensation spreads much shallower than usual, but it’s enough.
It meant that there was no shortage of things to look around.
But.
‘what.’
As the feeling spreads, questions arise.
‘does not exist.’
I felt nothing in my stomach.
‘How can it be this absent?’
I didn’t come in cautiously either.
This is the point where they came in openly after destroying everything.
If there are people inside, something should pop out.
There really isn’t any sign of life at all.
Are there no other characters here?
All that was visible was what must have been a garden and the snow piled up over it.
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A situation where there is not even the slightest trace of people.
Could there really be traces of Namgungbia in a place like this?
At that moment, I had such a question.
Bam-!
“…!”
The end of the feeling that was gradually spreading.
Sabak.
Something is caught in the distance.
“… Hey.”
Of all the sounds I’ve felt recently, this one feels like the most familiar.
‘I hope not, if possible.’
It was also the feeling I hated the most.
Sabak.
I looked straight ahead quietly, listening to the sound of footsteps gradually getting closer.
It was coming from over there.
How long have I waited?
It probably wasn’t that long, but somehow it felt very long.
like that.
Sabak.
The steps that walked lightly, stepping on the snow.
Towering.
It took a few more steps before he finally stopped moving.
I looked at the person who appeared with a blank face.
“this.”
The other person smiled as if he was troubled by such a day.
“… This is a bit of a difficult matter.”
The young man untied the pack he was carrying and scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
It had been years since I had seen him, but he still had that handsome face. It was disgusting.
“I thought it was strange that it had become so quiet.”
However, the appearance is clearly the same.
“Why are you here…?”
The atmosphere is completely different from that time.
Where was the relaxed and soft atmosphere that seemed somewhere gone? A coolness like the weather was hovering over the young man.
“Am I dreaming?”
The young man, Woohyuk, said with a smile.
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“The outside army…!”
Yuri is startled and trembles when she sees Woohyuk suddenly appearing.
Then I take a step forward and try to speak.
“you…!”
“long time no see.”
“…!”
Woohyuk doesn’t even look at that glass.
It was as if he had no interest at all.
“I see.”
That reaction is rather alien to me.
“I heard that there was a change. That was what you were talking about.”
Sabak.
The footsteps that had been digging under the snow soon trampled upon the snow.
“When did you come?”
“About two days. No, maybe three days. Is that it?”
Answered the question.
Woohyuk chuckles after hearing that.
“It hasn’t been that long.”
“I came in a bit of a hurry.”
“okay.”
“…”
“…”
Silence falls.
They just looked at each other without saying a word.
‘Hmm.’
What should I say?
I had a lot to talk about when we met.
When we actually met, I didn’t really have anything to say.
So just.
“Why did you do that?”
I decided to get to the point.
“…haha?”
Woohyuk smiles after hearing my question. It seems like he knows what my question means.
“A guy who doesn’t have a shred of greed. Why did he cause such a big deal?”
Woohyuk may not know about appetite, but he is a man who is far removed from material desires.
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A man who lives while he is born.
The Woohyuk I see in my eyes is that kind of person.
“What are you doing? Did you not eat the meat well?”
“…”
That Taoist guy only ate meat every day.
In the end, I wonder if I had lost my mind halfway. Why did I have such thoughts?
Woohyuk answers the question.
“It’s possible that you’ve developed a lust for power now. You never know what’s going to happen to people.”
“What the hell are you talking about? I’m not joking. Answer me properly.”
That’s what I said to the princess too.
Woohyuk said he would listen to the guy’s circumstances and then make a decision.
I asked because I thought that was a priority.
“…”
Woohyuk wasn’t giving me an answer to my question.
I sighed as I looked at it.
“ha.”
You don’t want to answer?
That could be the case.
If you have special circumstances, you may not want to answer.
‘Then I guess I’ll have to beat you until you answer.’
If you were going to keep your mouth shut, I was willing to help you out a bit until it got lighter.
only.
“Okay, I understand.”
It’s just not the case now.
Right now, I have something more urgent than Woohyuk.
“That’s enough, now tell me where it is.”
“what?”
“He’s here. Where is he now?”
There is a Namgungbia somewhere around here.
Now it was a fact that had become certain.
“Take me.”
Namgungbia must have been taken by Woohyuk.
That must be why this situation happened.
If I do that, I guess I’ll have to get it back now.
I said it with that kind of feeling in mind.
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Woohyuk didn’t answer and just looked at me quietly.
He added a word to that appearance.
“I am here.”
I spoke to Woohyuk, trying to cool down my rising emotions.
“Whatever you’re trying to do, honestly, I don’t care.”
“…”
“It’s a bit absurd that you’re from the North Sea out of the blue, but that’s not really the important part.”
It’s just strange, not particularly strange. At least it was for me.
“I wonder why you would commit such a troublesome act as treason. We can deal with this later.”
He didn’t say anything after asking for the reason for his defeat.
Nothing matters.
Whatever is happening in the North Sea. Whatever is happening to Woohyuk.
Nothing mattered to me.
“therefore.”
What’s important to me right now is.
“Tell me where he is.”
Namgungbia, who is somewhere around here.
That’s all.
If you only look for Namgungbia, there isn’t really anything to see here.
The princess declared that she would not seek treatment.
Regardless of whether it works or not.
If you don’t want to accept it, then just don’t do it.
Then I have no business here.
If I could just save Namgung Bi-a, I could stop caring about things here and return to the Central Plains.
hani.
If Woohyuk could just return Namgungbia to me, it would be a simple matter.
Yeah, it must have been something simple like that.
“sorry.”
Woohyuk didn’t give me the answer I wanted.
“I don’t think that will work.”
“what?”
Sling.
As he spat out the answer, Woohyuk pulled out the sword from his waistband.
“She can’t give it back. She still has some work to do.”
“…”
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“So go back. This is not your place.”
Swish.
Speculation slowly flows out of Woohyuk’s body.
Even the drawn sword seemed to be oozing with life energy.
This means sincerity.
The pressure is also considerable.
It seemed like he hadn’t neglected his training in the past few years.
‘Did that guy become a painter?’
Did you get over the wall or not? I feel like there’s a comparable energy.
I couldn’t figure it out yet.
Due to internal injuries, it is not properly confirmed.
“ha.”
With another sigh, he swept his hand across his forehead.
What is happening that has led to this situation?
I don’t know.
I’m not sure.
As I looked at the tip of the sword that Woohyuk had pulled out, several thoughts crossed my mind.
“I tried to hold out until three, but it didn’t work.”
I stopped counting the numbers in my head and spoke to Woohyuk.
“first.”
I guess so.
“Let’s get hit first.”
I felt like we should talk among ourselves first.
