My name is.
The time when the sun gradually sets.
I stood in the middle of a quiet forest and stared at the figure in front of me.
The sharp eyes and long black hair characteristic of the Gu family.
And the red eyes that show passion.
I had to stiffen my body at the sight that was so unfamiliar.
The woman nods her head and speaks to me.
“Little brother?”
I had to wrinkle my nose at the nickname I heard after a long time.
“… Sister.”
As he spat out the words, not only his nose but also his face wrinkled.
The woman’s true identity was none other than Gu Hee-bi.
Sword Phoenix Gu Hee-bi.
She is the eldest daughter of the Gu family and my sister.
And.
A heavenly horse was seen sticking its head out, clinging to Gu Hee-bi’s back.
What should I call this fucking situation?
It’s a mess.
I couldn’t think of anything else to say.
“Brother, long time no see?”
Gu Hee-bi greeted me with a smile while looking at me like that.
I couldn’t bring myself to smile.
Hururuk.
The moment he saw Gu Hee-bi, he took back the holy spear he was holding in his hand,
and the energy naturally returned to his heart.
The mood is still tense.
He spread out his sharp awls around him and took a deep breath.
As he was observing the situation with his energy focused, the Heavenly Horse that had been sticking its head out pointed at me with its finger.
“Sister.”
“hmm?”
“He followed me.”
Gu Hee-bi tilted her head at the words that were spoken with great caution.
At the same time, I had to widen my eyes and glare at Cheonma.
‘…What did you just say?’
What did that Cheonma say to Gu Hee-bi?
Or did he call her older sister?
‘What the hell is this?’
I don’t know how things are going,
but.
“No, Yeon-ah, that…”
“hey.”
“…!”
Gugguggguguk-!
He expressed energy from his whole body.
As she opened her heart completely, the energy that had permeated deep inside her awakened.
Gu Hee-bi widened her eyes and stiffened at the sudden release of energy.
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“Get out of there.”
“…”
As he spoke, his expression crumpled.
“Come out.”
“no.”
“no?”
Wow!
The speculation that comes out makes you feel alive.
The fear and anxiety that you felt until just before disappear.
Kill it.
Kill it and get that thing away from Gu Hee-bi.
That was the only thought that filled my head right now.
“Then go behind.”
I had to kill them and get rid of them anyway.
If I was going to get rid of them someday, it wouldn’t be too late even now.
The anxiety that I might not be able to win has long since disappeared from my mind.
Kill.
So I decided and reached out my hand.
Geuggeuggeuk-!
The energy that gushed out from his heart seeped into his arm. It was tightly bound and formed into a strong energy.
He used it as his friend and extended it to Cheonma.
If I touch you with my fingertips,
I will grab your neck and tear it apart.
With that thought in mind, I stretched out my wrist.
Kwak.
Gu Hee-bi grabbed it without any hesitation.
“Little brother.”
I turned my gaze to the cool voice. Gu Hee-bi’s red eyes were clearly ignited.
Despite the glow of her eyes filled with passion, the emotions contained within are somehow cold.
“What are you trying to do now?”
“…”
Cheeeeeeek.
He frowned at the heat he felt on his wrist.
Then he looked at Gu Hee-bi.
“… Sister.”
“okay.”
“Is it Hwagyeong?”
“…”
Surprise appeared on Gu Hee-bi’s face at the words that were blurted out.
It was the same for me.
‘… How did you get up here?’
Gu Hee-bi reached Hwa-gyeong.
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I was sure of it from the heat I just felt and the energy I sensed through contact.
That a daughter like me, a father, was in the flower world.
How did you actually get there?
The life that had been there until just now has disappeared as if a mouse had died, and questions arise.
‘Is this suddenly possible?’
Sword Phoenix Gu Hee-bi.
Since her days as a late-stage index student, Goo Hee-bi has been called the best late-stage index student and has displayed overwhelming talent.
Although she resembles Mrs. Mi and has a pretty appearance, she is also famous for her extremely dirty personality.
It’s dirty and dirty again.
Since she was a swordsman, she was given the nickname Geombong, which was a normal nickname, but later she was given the nickname meaning ‘mad madman’.
Crazy light years. Does that mean crazy crazy woman?
‘How dirty must it be for me to say two things about being crazy?’
Gu Hee-bi’s temper was particularly bad among the nine families.
‘A good guy like me wouldn’t even dare to endure it.’
anyway.
No matter how good the rumors about Gu Hee-bi were, in the end there was only one thing that followed.
‘… A talent that can tolerate even that kind of temper.’
The best of the volcanoes is the sword dragon Yeongpung.
After Woohyuk, the most gifted shaman, the one who was called the most gifted was Gu Hee-bi.
A small family in Shanxi that was once considered a prestigious family, but has now lost its power.
Many people there questioned how the son of a great warrior who had been in the rear ranks of a hundred great masters could have such talent.
‘…What are you questioning? He was just a fucking genius.’
Sometimes, dragons are born from tigers. Isn’t that something we don’t know about the world?
‘Even a dog is born from a tiger.’
Of course, it was me who was the dog.
As I reproach myself like that, the thought suddenly comes to mind.
‘No, was a dragon born from a dragon?’
From the perspective of someone who has seen her father’s power in passing, Gu Hee-bi’s talent is not that great.
He just resembles his father a lot.
That was the only way to put it.
Yes, Gu Hee-bi was in exactly that position.
A monstrous woman who stole her father’s talent.
Given her position, it wouldn’t be difficult to call her a genius.
‘Still, it’s strange to climb up to the top.’
The current state of affairs was so strange, it was too strange.
‘Where did this come from?’
It’s not that I don’t believe in Gu Hee-bi’s talent.
I just mean that it’s excessive.
‘… It’s true that there are a lot of flowers around.’
Not only Namgung Biana and Wi Seol-ah, but also Dang So-yeol and Woo Hyuk.
I know that I am growing rapidly, unlike my previous life.
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‘It’s because of my involvement.’
Although I think the only one who properly intervened was Dang So-yeol, it is true that the flap of my wings had an impact.
but.
‘I didn’t do much for Gu Hee-bi.’
In such a situation, Gu Hee-bi reached Hwa-gyeong. It is said that she is a talent that will reach her someday, but the speed at which it happened feels strangely fast.
‘Is this also my fault?’
or not.
‘Is that why?’
I see a Cheonma staring at me. Did it do something to Gu Hee-bi?
No, I wonder why the two are together in the first place.
I wonder why they are together .
Honey, I’m trying to put in effort to solve the mystery.
“Brother. Stop it.”
Gu Hee-bi was stopping that day.
“Yeon, you stop too.”
Cheonma frowns at Gu Hee-bi’s words. I could see that a small energy was wrapped around her hand.
Cheonma was trying to fight me.
but.
“Yeon-ah. As my sister said.”
“…”
“stop.”
As Gu Hee-bi speaks with a fierce voice, Cheon-ma crumples his face and finally withdraws the energy he had been holding back.
I couldn’t react easily to that crazy situation.
Cheonma is listening to someone. How strange is his appearance.
Looking at this with bewildered eyes, Gu Hee-bi sighs deeply and speaks.
“First, I need to move. From here… .”
“Sister, do you know what that is and why you brought it here?”
“…”
“Why, when you don’t even know what it is-”
“Follow me.”
Gu Hee-bi cut me off.
“I’ll go and explain. Just follow me for now.”
As she spat out the words, Gu Hee-bi turned her back. Cheon-ma glared at me and followed Gu Hee-bi.
“…under.”
I watched the scene quietly and suppressed my emotions.
I looked at the backs of Cheonma and Gu Hee-bi.
I bit my lips as I glared at them, and finally I stepped forward and chased after the two.
Even in the midst of all this, my gaze was only on Cheonma’s back.
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I chased after them both.
Although it wasn’t a very long walk, as I continued walking, the sun had already completely set.
I was wondering how far I had to walk, but I finally arrived at my destination.
In a forest far from the city,
on a hill that seemed to be deserted for a long time, there was a small cabin built.
Could it be that they live there?
As soon as such doubts arose, Gu Hee-bi went in there.
“Come in.”
“…”
As soon as the words were spoken, Cheonma quickly went into the cabin.
It was such a familiar behavior.
In a dark room, Gu Hee-bi waves her hands.
Hwaruk-!
A flame bursts out from the unlit lamp, revealing a somewhat messy room.
Cheonma tilted his head when he saw this.
“Sister, you’re the one cleaning today.”
“…greatness.”
Gu Hee-bi coughs in vain at the remark.
“…I forgot because I had something to do today.”
“huh.”
“It’s true.”
“huh.”
Cheonma nodded expressionlessly at Gu Hee-bi’s excuse.
I watched that scene and remained silent.
It was to the point where my patience seemed to be reaching its limit.
“Yeon-ah, do you want to go out for a walk?”
Gu Hee-bi said to Cheon-ma.
“huh.”
This time too, Cheonma didn’t say anything other than answer and just listened.
Turn around and meet the gaze of Cheonma.
Then he brushed my shoulder.
I could feel his hand stiffening.
Squeak.
thud.
The door slowly closed and the sound of the Heavenly Horse disappeared.
Only then did Gu Hee-bi slowly sit down on the floor.
“I don’t have a car or anything. Do you need one?”
“What if you need it?”
“I should send him on an errand. He’s been doing well since I’ve sent him a few times.”
“…”
I could tell who he was talking about without even asking.
If he did, did he mean to send Cheonma on an errand?
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“it’s okay.”
I sighed and declined.
I didn’t need the car in the first place.
“Explain it first.”
“It’s been a long time since we last met, and you haven’t even said hello? This older sister is upset.”
“I’m not in the mood to joke around.”
As I spoke with a frown, Gu Hee-bi burst into laughter.
I didn’t like that smile.
“Explain what happened. Why is my sister holding that?”
I only half believed what Mo Yong-hee said.
Because I thought that it couldn’t be true.
But when I saw this, I could see that it was true. Gu Hee-bi really had a heavenly horse. What on earth could have happened?
At my question, Gu Hee-bi’s smile turns bitter.
“That’s it, little brother. Isn’t that a strange way to address people?”
“Don’t change the subject. It’s obvious that you don’t even know what that is….”
“I don’t know.”
“what?”
Gu Hee-bi’s words make me frown.
Are you saying that you know the true identity of Cheonma? How on earth?
When deep anxiety and doubts arise.
“We both met at the Black Palace, how could we not recognize that sight?”
“…”
I felt a sense of relief, not relief, at Gu Hee-bi’s words.
What she meant was the form of the young Cheonma she had seen in the Black Palace.
At least that means I don’t know the details.
but.
“Knowing that, you still carry it around? Are you crazy?”
Even just looking at the circumstances of that short story, you could tell that Cheonma was not a normal being.
At least not human. That should have been enough to convince me.
“What are you going to do with something so dangerous right next to you?”
“How would my brother know if it was dangerous or not?”
“…her?”
Gu Hee-bi’s tone of voice became somewhat harsh, as if her temper was irritated by my words.
“How can you be sure whether that child is dangerous or not?”
If I don’t know, who else will?
I am the only one who knows what the world doesn’t know.
The devil is dangerous. It’s just hard to prove it.
It’s something only I know.
“You can tell just by looking at it.”
“You can’t tell just by looking at it, little brother. Especially when it comes to ‘us’, you shouldn’t say things like that. Don’t you know?”
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“…”
My tongue curls at Gu Hee-bi’s words. It wasn’t good.
Not only is his momentum unusual, but that damn stubbornness is unbreakable.
of course.
“Sister, I clearly told you not to change the subject.”
If you persist like that, I won’t give in.
“What I asked was why you had that with you. If you keep beating around the bush, I’ll go my own way.”
I am enduring it now.
It doesn’t matter what Gu Hee-bi thinks now.
There was a purpose before my eyes,
and I decided not to avoid it any longer. There was only one thing left to do.
“Explain. Before I wake up.”
If you wake up, it’s over. Let’s say it with that meaning.
“…”
A deep sigh escapes Gu Hee-bi’s mouth.
“If I wake up…? Will I hurt that kid?”
There was no answer. I had expressed myself sufficiently.
Now was the time to just wait for an answer.
“Hmm.”
In response to my reaction, Gu Hee-bi calms her fierce eyes and shows a calm attitude.
He looked at her as if it was unexpected, contrary to his angry feelings.
How could he be so calm instead of getting angry here?
Considering that it had been several years since I last saw Gu Hee-bi, it was a huge change, like martial arts.
And, things like that.
‘If it is said that Cheonma created it.’
Moreover, it was something I did not like.
“Little brother.”
After thinking calmly, Gu Hee-bi looks at me and speaks.
“My brother can’t do that.”
The eyes become tense as the words continue.
“Are you trying to ignore me now?”
“No, I don’t know if it would be different for someone else. I can’t do that for my younger brother. I’m being serious about this.”
Gu Hee-bi laughed.
It was a refreshing smile, like Mrs. Mi’s.
It just didn’t reach me.
“Sister, I’m not in a position to listen to nonsense right now.”
“The reason I take that child with me is because this is a family matter.”
“…!”
I stopped in my tracks at Gu Hee-bi’s subsequent words.
Not only the words he spat out, but even the energy he pulled up.
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‘A family affair?’
These are words that came out of none other than Gu Hee-bi’s mouth.
Family affairs.
This means that the reason Gu Hee-bi is with Cheon-ma now is because of Gu Ga’s business.
“Nothing to say.”
I blurted out my uncomfortable feelings.
They were nonsense.
“What the hell? Now there’s nothing you can’t say to your older sister?”
“If this isn’t bullshit, what is it, Sister? Have you really lost your mind?”
Gu Hee-bi wouldn’t be stupid enough to bring up family matters.
It’s something I never said even when I was a loser.
To that extent, family matters carry an absurd amount of weight to blood relatives.
“How can you add that to the family business?”
“Because it means exactly what it says.”
“Sister.”
“If you knew who ‘sent’ that child to me, your brother would know that what I said was true.”
I had to sense a subtle hint at Gu Hee-bi’s words.
Who sent Cheonma to Gu Hee-bi?
‘Could it be that he is a blood relative of the Gu family?’
So, is that why Gu Hee-bi insists on calling it a family affair?
‘Who is it?’
I rack my brain, but no one comes to mind.
Who in the family can be called a family member just because they sent it?
‘No one except for my father, right?’
Even if there are clearly elders and sword masters,
the head of the household ultimately decides most of the decisions.
If so, are you father?
‘No, that can’t be.’
He denied it right away. There’s no way his father would do that.
He said that there was no way he would have sent something like that to Gu Hee-bi.
Then, was he Iljang-ro?
If you only look at the influence, Iljangro is also somewhat like that.
‘Rather, if it was an elder, it wouldn’t have been like that.’
Then what’s left are the other elders… .
‘Those gentlemen are worse off than not having any.’
The remaining ones are the old men in the back room who are holding on because they have the Gu surname.
They are not the ones who should meddle in the family’s affairs.
‘No matter how much I think about it, it’s not there.’
As no one came to mind, my doubts deepened.
Goo Hee-bi looks at me and tells me the answer.
“Grandfather.”
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“…huh?”
what?
“It was my grandfather who sent that child to me.”
A completely unexpected character appeared.
