EP.69 Co-sleeping…? (1)
Co-sleeping…? (1)
A funeral parlor?
My mind went blank for a moment at Shin-ui’s unexpected words.
As if representing me, Shin-ui asks with a serious expression.
“You punk, what on earth have you been picking up and eating?”
“What do you mean…?”
“There are more than one or two energies circulating in my body. How can I walk around normally even after looking like this?”
It was a word that made me feel a pang without me knowing it.
Since I’ve eaten so much recently, I think I vaguely understand what you mean.
It probably means the magic, as well as the aura obtained from the Four Heavenly Kings and the volcanic energy obtained from the ghosts.
“Is it that big of a deal?”
“There’s no way a man named Muin wouldn’t know… I find it even more surprising that there are humans who can survive in this state.”
Is it that serious?
I knew that the energy of Taoism and the energy of the nine houses were not in sync, but I seemed to be getting through it pretty well.
‘Is it because of that guy that’s trying to run wild inside Shin Noya?’
[That can’t be the only thing. What kind of crazy person would put two spirits in their body without intending to commit suicide?]
‘I didn’t mean to…?’
[So that must be why it’s so amazing.]
That was the part that I had countless worries and questions about.
The fact that energies that are completely opposite to each other exist within the body.
In other words, it means that there are countless collisions.
Since we don’t fit each other, we will clash endlessly, and the shocks that occur in the process will be borne solely by my body.
This will become a stumbling block as the level of inaction increases.
In the first place, if he had a normal body, he would have been possessed by the devil and become a useless person.
‘Did you take it too lightly?’
It was just a story that was passed over lightly because it was nothing serious.
Then the guy who says that Shin Noya was suppressed is talking about these kinds of energies… .
[That’s not it.]
‘No?’
[Yeah, based on what that congressman said, he’s actually saving you.]
‘What does that mean?’
[Who is glaring at and putting to sleep the endless energy that is about to explode? It’s that guy who seems ready to explode at any moment…]
It wasn’t easy to properly understand what Shin Noya was saying.
…what on earth is going on inside my body?
I asked the god urgently
“Then what should I do?”
“What should I do? I should either drain all my energy or live while praying that my body doesn’t explode.”
“yes…?”
What the…?
“Your body right now is in a state where it wouldn’t be strange if it suddenly exploded at this very moment. It’s not something I can easily touch or say anything about.”
So much so that even gods are reluctant to touch it?
“It’s called a corpse for nothing. You can die while eating or taking a bath out of the blue. That’s exactly what you’re in right now.”
A state where it wouldn’t be strange if you died at any moment.
It was said that if the energy that was pretending to be quiet becomes too wild, it will disappear like that.
‘… He had a bomb inside his body.’
Is it because I thought there was no problem eating like that that it caused the problem?
… Honestly, I didn’t eat it on purpose, but it ended up like this, so it was unfair from my perspective.
“This was a bigger deal than I thought?”
Shin-ui asked back at Mae-hwa-seon’s words as if he was dumbfounded.
“Are you saying that I didn’t tell you to look at it knowingly?”
“How would I know that…”
“You don’t even know that you have a nickname that looks like a plum blossom!?”
“I saw it vaguely, but I brought it to you because it’s something you wouldn’t notice if you didn’t look closely.”
Even when the two old men were arguing in front of me, my mind was still in turmoil.
What should I do?
It was not the time to worry about things that would come up in the future, as Jegal Hyuk was ahead.
Before I knew it, I was in a situation where I could die in an instant.
‘… What should I do?’
Right now, he’s holding on thanks to something inside his body, but he’s not exactly a quiet guy, since he’s said to go wild if you bet more than a certain amount.
If that’s the situation that Shin Noya is suppressing…
‘It’s really a bigger mess than I thought.’
It was said that a war was being waged inside the body all day long.
A series of unwanted coincidences eventually led to this situation.
If I had eaten it of my own free will, it wouldn’t have been so unfair.
While I was pondering, I heard the voice of God.
“There is one way to survive.”
“yes?”
“No, I’m still alive, so there’s one way to stay alive.”
“Can I ask you something?”
I was desperate.
Hearing that, Shin-ui replied with a calm expression.
“If you are worried that your energy will burst out on its own, just close your danjeon.”
“…!”
“Whether it’s a case of a firework or your body exploding like a firecracker, there’s already a problem with the blood vessels leading from the dantian. If you close it now while there’s no problem, you’ll be able to keep your life.”
God’s words were valid.
If you just crush your danjeon, the energy will dissipate and the problem will be solved. If you do that, you will be able to survive.
However, as an unmanned being, you die.
‘That won’t do.’
It’s not because I feel sorry for the internal energy and martial arts I’ve built up so far.
If you close your danjeon, you will definitely die in the future anyway.
By the devil or by the devil.
By the Murim Alliance.
‘…Fuck.’
Why can’t there be an easier way to go? Can’t we go a little safer?
[You have no intention of giving up, Aesong. After all, Danjeon is something that a warrior values more than his life.]
In some ways, it’s a really foolish thing, but that’s how most people live their lives.
Shin-ui looked at my expression, clicked his tongue briefly, and said.
“Looking at the state of your face, it looks like you can’t give up on Danjeon.”
“… .”
“Then there’s nothing I can do beyond this. I can only hope that your body will hold out just like it is now.”
“You said you were just going to touch it and do nothing, but you’ve already thought of a treatment plan, you squeamish doctor!”
“… This rotten, filthy bastard, just get out of here!”
It’s really annoying… .
After hearing the whole story, Shin-ui pointed to the door with his hand as if telling them to leave quickly.
“This is where the patient is. Get out of here quickly.”
“It’s still so cruel….”
“Especially you, Dohwa, get out quickly.”
Maehwaseon let out a kind smile and then naturally got up.
As soon as Geom-hu got up and tried to bow, Mae-hwa-seon stopped him with her hand, telling him not to get up.
“Get some rest, I’ll come visit you often.”
“Yes… Jang Moon-in.”
“I told you not to come because you’re crazy, you piece of shit… .”
“I’ll come next time, Your Majesty.”
“Rotten.”
The plum blossom tree goes out the door and I try to follow it.
“Hey, wait.”
When I looked back, the owner of the voice was Gu Ryeong-hwa.
Gu Ryeong-hwa was looking at me with eyes that were trembling violently.
“why?”
“…asleep?”
“what?”
“You, are you going to die…?”
After asking several times, Gu Ryeong-hwa immediately shouted.
What are you talking about all of a sudden?
Because it had been so long since I last saw you, it was a bit difficult to know how to react.
Did you ask because you wished for me to die? We weren’t on good terms that much… .
-Get out of my sight, it’s disgusting just to look at.
… can I?
I let out a deep sigh as a memory suddenly flashed through my mind. It was clearly my own words, so it was hard to deny.
I said while looking at the phoenix.
“I guess so.”
“…Why, why…”
“huh?”
“Why are you so calm…?”
“Is there anything to be afraid of? You’re not going to die yet.”
“You might die tomorrow…!”
“But you’re alive now.”
At my words, Gu Ryeong-hwa’s expression changed strangely.
Is this such a strange thing to say? Why would it make the problem of slander more serious?
There’s no way you have any affection left for me.
[That’s a strange thing to say. It’s not something a kid who has never experienced the boundary between life and death would say so nonchalantly.]
‘hmm.’
[I thought it was like an old man, but it seems a bit excessive. I hope this is also included in what you will tell me later.]
‘How do you know whether that is in the story or not and how can you make such a conclusion?’
[Or not.]
‘… .’
ha.
As the useless talk became more and more burdensome, my fatigue also doubled.
He took a deep breath and said while looking at the crater.
“I’ll be returning to Sega in a few days. You should go too.”
“No… go.”
“Aren’t you going?”
“There’s no way I’d want to go back to a place like that…!”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
When I said that I didn’t have to go, Gu Ryeong-hwa’s expression became even more strange.
Just by looking at his expression, I could tell that he didn’t want to go.
“Are you really not going to take me?”
“I don’t want to go.”
“ah…?”
“What do you think your father would say if I told him that I couldn’t bring you because you kept refusing to go?”
“…”
“Right, just like you said, I won’t say anything.”
It will probably end with just one word, ‘I see.’ in that characteristically stiff voice.
It’s the Taeseondan that I was supposed to receive… Ah, the Taeseondan is the problem.
‘Honestly, I think it’ll taste even better if I receive it and eat it now.’
If fireworks are already going off inside my body, wouldn’t adding more be poisonous?
I also thought there might be a problem in that area.
As I looked back and forth between the sword and Gu Linghua in her arms, I began to wonder if it was really necessary to come here.
Certainly, Gu Ryeong-hwa would be more comfortable here than in Guga.
[Brother’s heart, is it something like that?]
‘Please don’t say such creepy things.’
He looks like he’s going to die, but his bloodline is like…
Just like in my past life, I decided not to care.
[You always say the opposite of what you mean.]
Shin Noya’s words were lightly ignored, and Shin Ui and Kenhou were treated with courtesy.
Then, his eyes met with Jegal Hyuk’s, but it ended with just a brief glance.
For now, that is.
So I closed the door and went out… .
The plum blossom ship had already left, so there was nothing left.
Could it be that they have already left…?
I also wanted to go back before nightfall, so I put my foot on the ground and jumped.
“Wait, I don’t know the way…?”
…Huh?
******************
“It’s strange.”
These are the words spoken by Shin-ui inside the cabin after Guyangcheon left.
It’s strange.
It was really strange.
It was a long time before such energies were gathered in the body of a boy who was still far from becoming a man.
Even though they were growling at each other hostilely, their energy did not burst out of their bodies.
Even the attitude of the boy who was listening to him.
‘I’ve seen these eyes somewhere.’
Eyes that were calm even after hearing of his own death right before his eyes.
It was obvious that he was trembling with anxiety, thinking that he might die, but his face just accepted it calmly.
Those eyes were definitely ones that Shin had seen somewhere.
But maybe it’s because I’m old, but I can’t remember properly.
Shin-ui asked Gu-ryeong-hwa.
“Kid, what did your brother do?”
“…yes?”
Gu Linghua was taken aback by the sudden question from the god.
What kind of guy is Guyangcheon?
My older brother who is one year older than me.
At first he was a kind and proud person, but at some point he changed drastically.
and.
The last person to see his mother.
Because she was so young, her memories of that time were vague and dreamlike, but Gu Ryeong-hwa clearly knew that Guyangcheon was there.
Father, with Gu Cheol-woon.
“…”
“Linghua…?”
Gu Ryeong-hwa seems anxious and tightly holds Geom-hu’s hand.
“Ahem…”
The god who saw that turned his head.
It seemed like there was something I shouldn’t ask.
“Then where on earth did you see it…?”
… !
It came to mind.
Shin-ui remembered who those people were who had eyes like those of a boy.
It was such a long time ago that I had forgotten about it for a while.
Long ago, when I was just starting to make a name for myself as a doctor, there were people who treated me.
Their eyes contained a deep abyss that no human could dare to embrace.
He seemed to have no attachment to life, as if he had transcended the idea of death.
As if to prove it, they had the eyes that they had as they took their own lives shortly after, leaving behind the joy of their return to life.
“… How does that child have eyes like that… .”
The devil.
The eyes resembled those of the survivors who had escaped from the demon realm.
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When I returned to the volcano, the sun had already set.
“It’s already nighttime, and I haven’t even had dinner.”
Maehwaseon, who found me late after finding my way back, apologized to me with a look of regret on her face.
Oh my god, I really forgot about that… .
Even the energy of the volcano in the body is like what to do.
‘I can’t even take the energy… Since it seems like there’s no way out right now, wouldn’t it be okay to just pretend not to know and keep it?’
It just passed over with the same nonsensical remark.
But if that’s the case, why did you take her…?
In the end, the only thing you can get from going to Shinui is the unexpected fact that Jegalhyeok is Shinui’s grandson.
The story was that I currently have a limited time left.
‘…life.’
Nothing ever comes easy.
What sin did I commit in my past life…?
‘I did it, a lot… .’
Come to think of it, that’s true… .
I try to console myself by thinking that perhaps this is also karma.
There are bound to be things that just can’t be done.
Just like now.
“…What on earth is going on here?”
It was a place that the volcano had provided for guests.
The escorts will be nearby to keep watch, and the attendants will also be nearby.
“But what are you?”
A room of moderate size, neither too big nor too small.
In the middle of them, there was someone who was diligently avoiding the futon.
At first I thought it was a servant, but once I saw the distinctive hair, I couldn’t mistake it for a servant.
“What are you doing there?”
Inyoung’s gaze met my voice.
Then he tilts his head with an expression as if asking what I’m asking.
The one who was diligently covering himself with the blanket was Namgungbia.
“bedding….”
“Why are you doing that, young lady…?”
“Are you going to sleep?”
“Where… surely not here?”
“huh.”
“together?”
“huh.”
“…why?”
…Why on earth?
