Chapter 674
Long time no see!
Time passed and seven days and nights passed.
Hanam was still full of people bustling about.
Before we knew it, summer had arrived, and it was the hottest time of the year.
Of course, even though there were a lot of them,
I mostly stayed in my dorm and didn’t go out.
Even if it moved, it was only when night fell that it was possible to tell what was changing.
Just focus on your training and wait for time to pass.
Thud! Thud!
The heavy steel bar fell to the floor with a loud crash.
His body was drenched in sweat and his breathing was ragged and labored.
“Hoo… hoo… .”
I relaxed my body and calmed my breathing.
I felt very light as the weight disappeared.
at the same time.
Swish-!
The iron bars that fell to the ground instantly turned into fog and disappeared.
Surprisingly, the iron bars were objects created with power.
‘The duration has increased a little bit.’
Over the past few days,
I’ve been handling the powers multiple times and have grown quite a bit.
If it’s a simple shape like a steel bar, it’s possible to maintain about half the strength.
However, the duration is reduced by several times for colors or complex shapes.
‘This alone is enough.’
The objects created by the power are not much different from the real thing.
That alone makes them quite useful.
‘The terms of use are…. I know the details.’
You cannot create an object that you do not know or are uncertain about,
and the more information you know, the more precisely you can create it.
‘That’s a really good power.’
Even though I blew up the regeneration, I’m glad I got this.
If I hadn’t had this, I would have been really pissed.
“after.”
I took a deep breath and wiped my body.
It had been a while since I had done something so intense, so the fever was no joke.
I waved my hand slightly as I wiped it away.
Saaaaah-!
Then, a subtle energy spread from my fingertips and filled the room.
It was cold.
The cold that was obtained from the ice and remained in the body.
That filled the room and began to lower the temperature.
“It feels a little cooler now.”
It’s a spirit that’s hard to use in battle, but it’s pretty good when used for this purpose.
I turned my gaze away, cooling my body against the cold.
“Hoooo… .”
There were other guys there, too, resting, looking tired.
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It was Woohyuk and Seongyul.
Seongyul was staggering as if he was going to die at any moment.
Woohyuk was also panting, but not to the point of collapsing.
I said as I looked at the two of them.
“Should I just do this much morning practice?”
“…All right.”
“If it’s morning, does that mean there’s also afternoon?”
Seongyul answered as if he was familiar with it, but Woohyuk looked at me with surprised eyes.
“Then, shall we end it here?”
“… Your training has increased.”
“Of course it should be increased. The level has been raised.”
“…”
I don’t know why you’re looking so surprised.
As your level increases, isn’t it natural for you to increase your training as well?
“Oh, you are a Taoist, so you might not know.”
Well,
I’ve heard that Taoists, unlike simple people, are more obsessed with enlightenment.
I think it was said that when you reach a certain level, you pursue formal enlightenment rather than physical training.
‘I don’t think that’s a bad thing.’
I understand that each person has their own way of pursuing it.
I don’t know if Woohyuk is like that though.
“I brought you out because I was annoyed by you being stuck in the back room. From tomorrow on, you’re on your own.”
“…”
“So do it or not. It’s up to you.”
Woohyuk doesn’t answer my question and just nods slightly.
Will he come out tomorrow too?
I had a feeling it would come out.
“and….”
At the moment when I was about to speak to Woohyuk because I had something to say.
“huh?”
“No. Let’s talk about this later.”
I held back because I didn’t think I had anything to say right now.
I guess you can just tell me the basics before you start the trial.
It’s been about ten days since I returned to Hanam.
Woohyuk barely showed up after entering the residence.
He didn’t even return to being a shaman, and he just stayed in the residence and lived a life close to disappearance.
The reason was none other than the ghost.
‘To be exact, it’s not a ghost story. It’s my fault, though.’
The power stolen from the net and passed on to Woohyuk.
Regeneration.
Woohyuk was trying to cure the ghost by using regeneration.
This is because of something I secretly told Woohyuk.
That Jaehwan could heal not only his own body, but also the bodies of others.
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Upon hearing this, Woohyuk immediately went to find Goeseon and tried to treat his arm.
Of course, it seems things aren’t going as well as I wanted.
Just by looking at Woohyuk’s expression, you could tell that it wasn’t easy.
But even so, it seemed like Woohyuk was still trying something.
‘I hope it goes well, you know.’
This is not a kind hearted wish for the ghost to get better.
If Woohyuk succeeds in curing the ghost, I will also gain a lot of information.
‘If it succeeds… it could also mean that powers can grow the more they are used.’
As I am becoming more and more proficient at using ‘wind’.
If Woohyuk also enables regeneration growth, it has also been proven that power becomes stronger the more it is used.
also.
‘We also need to see if there are any side effects to handing over power.’
He turned Woohyuk into a mine and handed over the regeneration.
There hasn’t been any seizures regarding Magi, so I haven’t seen anything strange yet.
But since it was a new method, I had to keep checking on Woohyuk’s condition.
‘If you say that it is okay to write it like this.’
Perhaps, like Cheonma did in the past, I will be able to share my power with the mines.
‘No, looking at Woohyuk, it seems like he’s already in a situation where he can do it.’
It’s just that I don’t have the power to give it.
‘… Then, how on earth was Cheonma possible?’
If the powers that were bestowed upon the mines were truly powers,
then what if she had given them powers in the same way as I did?
‘The number of powers that Cheonma possessed is easily over a hundred.’
Regardless of how he managed to fit it into that small body.
‘How did you collect them?’
and.
‘Why did you share it?’
I began to have doubts about Cheonma’s actions and questions about his identity.
‘Cheonma…’
I bit my teeth as I thought of the woman.
It was because I remembered what had happened seven days and nights ago.
After that, I didn’t go to see Gu Hee-bi or Cheon Ma.
Although he had his men watch over Cheonma from time to time, he never went to see him in person.
It is said that Cheonma has already noticed their presence, but
he said that he is not bothering them and is not paying any attention to them.
I heard that you do ordinary things like housework and hunt for food.
‘Sick.’
The thought of a thousand horses doing housework is
ridiculous .
‘What on earth are you doing?’
What is the intention?
Why is Gu Hee-bi… . No.
‘Did that man named Grandfather just throw away the Heavenly Horse and leave?’
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Gu Hee-bi said that the previous head of the household had left the Heavenly Horse to her.
Is that true?
I couldn’t figure it out.
The fact that the nobleman who was supposed to be dead was alive and well.
The fact that a person from the Googah family suddenly entrusted the horse to him.
This is something I wanted to ask my father after meeting Gu Hee-bi.
‘…Father hasn’t arrived in Hanam yet.’
The people from the group that set off together arrived first.
‘Where did my father go?’
At a time when I thought she was missing, Mrs. Mi gave me a letter, saying she had received it from her father.
A neatly folded piece of paper.
Inside was my father’s rough yet neat handwriting.
[It’s late.]
“under.”
It was so absurd when I first saw it.
Anyone could tell that it was a message from my father.
‘He told me to come quickly.’
I never thought my father would be late.
I wondered if something had happened… .
‘… I’m not particularly worried.’
Thinking back on my father’s powerlessness, I wasn’t particularly worried.
“Phew… .”
He sighed and shook his head.
‘I already have to be careful. Something’s piling up.’
It was the same with Cheonma and his grandfather.
The problem was something that was right in front of him.
‘From now on… there are only a few days left.’
The reason I came to Hanam.
The point is that there are only a few days left until the non-event festival hosted by Maeng.
‘Nahiga already said that.’
I heard that the construction of the stage that was underway inside the building was completed yesterday.
This meant that it was time to start preparing.
but.
“…”
The time I had planned has arrived, but for some reason my emotions are incredibly calm.
No, it would be more correct to say that it is empty.
It’s completely different from the extreme tension I felt a few days ago.
Why is it like this?
Why do I feel this way?
I wondered, but I also knew the answer.
‘It must be because of the devil.’
The Cheonma I met a few days ago.
No, it may not be a situation where it becomes a heavenly horse.
If, just if.
If Cheonma could change into something like Jegal Hyuk or Namgung Bi-a… .
‘For what purpose should I fight?’
The question that arises darkens my mind for a moment.
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This is probably the reason for the emptiness.
“Ha… There’s no such thing as a separate body.”
I sighed and let out a lament at the reason I had just remembered.
I should be happy when the one who caused the bloodshed disappears, but I wonder if I should be sorry.
‘Rather than feeling regretful… I just feel empty.’
It was a feeling that was hard to explain.
I guess this is what it feels like to lack a sense of crisis.
Crack-!
He immediately slapped her cheek with his hand.
Woohyuk and Seongyul were surprised by the sight, but they didn’t care.
‘Wake up.’
Whatever happens, things don’t change. No, they shouldn’t have.
‘It doesn’t end with the disappearance of Cheonma.’
I may have thought so before,
but not anymore.
‘There are still blood demons left.’
A being called the Dragon Emperor and is believed to be one of the pure-blooded dragons.
The one who caused the bloody war called the Blood Demon War centuries ago still remained.
I still haven’t figured out what his plans are.
Even if Cheonma changes, my job will remain the same.
but.
‘Even if I knew that.’
It’s just that the empty space isn’t easily filled.
“…Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue briefly and put on the military uniform he had taken off.
“I’ll go first.”
After telling Woohyuk and Seongyul, I started walking.
It was also mealtime.
Today, I had to get moving quickly because I had plans to have lunch with Namgungbia and Wisulah.
‘Dang So-yeol said he had something to do.’
Mo Yong-hee, you always have work to do, so you don’t eat lunch together, but it’s a bit surprising that Tang Xiaoyeol is gone.
I heard you’ve been going out often lately.
What on earth are you doing alone?
‘I’ll be back by dinner time. You can handle it.’
It’s ridiculous to worry about a grown woman, let alone a child.
Even Dang So-yeol is a person who is unmanned by Hwa-gyeong.
So, first, I’m going to go to Wi Seol-ah’s residence.
“hmm?”
As I was opening the door, I felt a presence in front of me.
“I see you, master.”
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I opened the training room door slightly and saw Nahi waiting in front.
“what’s the matter?”
“I have come to tell you that a guest is looking for you, sir.”
I frowned when I heard that.
Guest? Why now of all times?
Why does work always happen before eating?
It’s annoying, you know.
“…Who is it?”
I asked, holding back my fever.
Then.
“This is Beomdong, the leader of the Biryongdaeju.”
A more annoying name came out of Nahi’s mouth.
