The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 723 (723/750)
Woof-!
I checked my physical condition by regaining my energy.
It circles the blood vessels once or twice and then returns to the heart.
That alone was enough to confirm.
‘There’s a slight crack on my shoulder.’
It seems that he suffered an internal injury while blocking the martial arts, and his shoulder was also cracked when he was hit while attempting the Heocho.
I was able to defend myself to this extent with my strong arm, but if I hadn’t been able to do that, my shoulder would have been broken.
‘Is there anything else?’
I didn’t even use half of the bet and the crack will be fixed within today.
My wounds will probably heal before long.
That’s about it.
As much pain and hurt as one can endure during training.
‘this….’
Are these the marks left on your body after trampling on the top ten masters of the Central Plains?
He looked straight ahead, opening and closing his hands several times.
“Coolook.”
The old woman, Bunwol Gwonseon, was sitting there, bleeding.
Black blood.
It wasn’t dangerous, it was just a part that healed some internal injuries.
“I put it back roughly, so it won’t die.”
The interior was a mess due to the fight.
He was in a very twisted state with a lot of trauma, so if left alone, he would have died.
So I took some action.
“Whew… Whoosh…”
Kwon-seon, who was constantly catching his breath, nodded his head while looking at her.
I remember the fight just now.
Honestly, there’s not much to think about.
‘It’s refreshing.’
It’s not fun.
It was a moment when only such thoughts came to mind.
‘What is this?’
I am filled with disappointment.
Compared to the fight with Paejon, there was no fierceness at all.
‘Did you let your guard down?’
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Could it be that this happened because Kwon-seon let his guard down?
I thought about it and quickly came up with a negative answer.
‘That’s not true. I wrote the numbers differently.’
It was planned to be sufficiently alert.
He pushed aside the curtain of the recommendation and showed a certain level of realm.
Even if Kwon-seon is a senile old man, he can’t not know when he’s shown this much.
‘And if you don’t know, you have to look into it.’
If the gentleman who went all the way to the head of the Amipa family didn’t even know this and let his guard down, it would have been better to just give up and disappear.
Kwon Seon did not let his guard down.
No, I’m saying that although I may have let my guard down to some extent, it wasn’t to the extent that I was helplessly defeated.
Then what is it?
‘Am I strong?’
Has it gotten that much stronger?
I look at my clenched fist and think.
‘I expected you to win.’
How much power do I have? I always tried to judge objectively.
I need to know exactly where my limits are so that my plans don’t get disrupted.
So, I never thought I would lose the fight against Kwonseon.
I was definitely confident that I would win at that level.
‘I didn’t know I would win this easily.’
It was a bit severe.
That’s why it’s weird.
‘It can’t be that weak.’
I am strong.
Absolutely not weak.
Even if you don’t know about Plum Blossom or Geomje, who are said to be close to the Three Lords, you won’t lose to any of the top ten masters.
One, you can’t win this easily.
‘Even if I don’t use verbs or magic, I was planning on using the Holy Spear.’
To think that it would end with just a few sparks and a waste of time.
Something was strange, it was strange for a long time.
He approached Kwon-seon and knelt on one knee.
After locking eyes with her, I asked her.
“Jang Moon-in. Why are you so weak?”
“…!”
Let’s ask without turning around. Kwon-seon’s face distorts.
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“… Are you planning to… humiliate me?”
“No. I knew you’d win anyway. I’m not being sarcastic. I’m just genuinely curious.”
Kwon-seon smiles bitterly at the somewhat unlucky words.
“… I’m the one who’s curious.”
Gulp.
Kwon-seon asked me as he wiped away the flowing blood.
“How on earth… did you come to this state?”
The realm of imagination.
A great realm that all drones aspire to reach.
It is not a state of first-classness, zenith, or beauty, but a place where the enlightenment of life accumulates and the imagery finally takes shape.
Kwonseon was wide-eyed as he watched the day he arrived there.
‘hmm.’
There was a reason she came out there.
The martial arts that Kwonseon was about to use just before.
The energy contained within it was not only a bet, but also a mixture of imagery.
So, in order to blockade it, I also had to mix up my imagination. That’s why Kwon-seon seemed to notice.
How did you get there…?
well.
“I ended up like that because I lived so tenaciously.”
“…”
Of course, it wasn’t a look of belief.
It’s not like I said it so you believe it anyway.
There is a moment of silence, and Kwon-seon speaks as if he is suspicious of something.
“Maybe… . Even if it’s a half-life crisis…”
“I didn’t do anything stupid like that.”
“…”
Any unnecessary suspicions were immediately blocked.
“As you live in this world, sometimes things happen that don’t make sense.”
There is no need to make excuses or make any excuses.
What if you don’t believe it? Right now, Kwon-seon was in no position to doubt such things.
“Please answer my question, Jang Moon-in.”
He asked, looking into her eyes.
“Why are you so weak?”
“…”
“I’m not teasing or insulting you. I’m just genuinely curious.”
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As I said before, I am very objective about my level.
I don’t know about all of the teenage masters, but I can beat most of them.
‘I lose to the three highest levels and those just below them.’
Except for the special circumstances of the defeat.
I haven’t seen Cheonjon for sure, but I’m not sure, and I’d probably lose within twenty rounds. I haven’t seen Geomjon for a long time, so I don’t know for sure, but it’d probably be even faster.
That’s exactly the location.
If so, what about the recommendation?
‘When I saw it earlier, it was at a similar level to the swordsman.’
The sense of presence and momentum was like that.
So I expected that much and tried to deal with it.
‘What is this….’
To be honest, it’s the dragon that fought with Weiseol-ah.
It was barely above that level… It was to the extent that it seemed to be.
‘At this rate, if I fight Dang So-yeol at night, I might lose.’
If the circumstances are right, the secret guest, Dang So-yeol, might win.
The power that Kwon Seon showed was too shabby for a teenage master.
So that’s the question that arises.
“It doesn’t seem to be an internal problem, but as for the physical aspect, it could be due to aging. But it’s not the energy. What on earth is the problem?”
Skills that are too weak compared to the power that is shown.
It didn’t seem like that was the case, unless I was simply much stronger and could have trampled on them.
“I don’t feel like I’m moving properly. Is there another problem?”
“…”
At my words, the wrinkles between Kwonseon’s eyebrows deepened.
Do you still think I’m joking?
‘What? You really don’t know?’
Kwon-seon just frowns as if he doesn’t know what the problem is.
‘You don’t know even after it turned out like this?’
I tapped my forearm with the tips of my crossed fingers.
Because something flashed through my mind in this strange situation.
“iced coffee.”
I see
He let out a gasp of laughter.
“What…? Why are you laughing?”
“No, I just feel a little sorry.”
“what?”
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Kwonseon questioned my words, but had no intention of continuing the conversation.
‘I was wondering what it was.’
I thought I had a rough idea.
There is no need to delve deeply into this as it is obvious.
‘I guess I’ll just have to figure out later whether or not this has anything to do with Maeng.’
I thought about it that far and organized my thoughts.
“Anyway, since I won, you can do as you bet.”
Kwon-seon glares at me as if he’s going to kill me.
He looked at her and asked.
“What is your purpose?”
“…”
“Why are you looking for Piyeonyeon? Is it a ghost? Or is it Piyeonyeon itself?”
At the casual question, Kwon-seon, who had been glaring, lets out a laugh as if he feels frustrated.
“… You don’t seem to consider it important at all that you knocked me down.”
“That’s not something worth looking at seriously.”
Then should I get excited about something?
“You beat someone so great.”
“…”
“I’m not interested at all, so just answer.”
Cool.
Thud thud.
Blood drips from Kwonseon’s mouth.
The white military uniform he had been wearing was already soaked in blood.
It’s a miserable sight, but there’s no change in my expression.
“If I… don’t answer…?”
“I don’t put up a ban lightly. If you can bear the backlash, then you can do so. If not, then you don’t have to.”
My eyes and heart grow cold.
“There are many ways to get them to talk, though most of them may not be peaceful.”
If you’re curious, then do it.
When I said that with that intention, Kwon-seon’s eyes, which were looking at me, wavered for a moment.
“… You’re serious… You really plan on torturing me.”
“If necessary.”
“Are you really a member of the political party…?”
haha.
I laughed at Kwon Seon’s words.
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“I hear that often. Isn’t that really funny?”
“What do you mean?”
“The days when you could be proud of being a political party are long gone. Most of the places where you took root have rotted away, and you still compare yourself to that miserable honor.”
“…”
What can we do if it’s not a political party?
In my opinion, Safa and Jeongpa were the same.
If there is a difference between those two to me.
‘Let’s kill Sapa first. Let’s have a conversation with Jeongpa.’
Of course, if you try that, most of them will die.
“If we’re going to discuss politics and affiliation, I’m a member of the political faction right now. My father is a member of the political faction. But.”
He lifted the chin of the coil with his finger.
“That’s not really important to me. It’s just a name tag, you know?”
Just the right amount of value that can be taken away at any time.
That’s what a political party meant to me.
“That’s why. Please speak properly, Jeongpa and Nabal. That was our promise, wasn’t it?”
I can send that raised finger to your neck at any time.
In that spirit, I moved my hand slightly towards my neck.
Then he asked again.
“Pyeonyeonyeon. What does it have to do with Amipa?”
Spit it out and count to five in your head.
Just before passing one and then becoming five.
“… Piyeonyeon. It has to do with that child’s mother.”
The power I was trying to give stopped.
“Mother. Who is it? Are you talking about Mrs. Mok?”
He pretends not to know and changes the subject.
Mrs. Mok was the mistress of the Seoanpiga family.
When he heard me speak, Kwon-seon looked at me with strange eyes.
Did he realize that I was looking at him? He smiled at that gaze.
Kwon Seon, who saw this, shuddered.
“… Ah, the child’s mother… is not the person you mentioned.”
“sure?”
“That kid….”
Kwon Seon paused for a moment, but soon continued speaking.
“…Eulryeong Sword Marquis. That child is the bloodline of the previous Sword Marquis.”
“What, what? Huh? That’s such a surprising fact…!”
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“… As expected. I already knew that.”
“You just said you didn’t know. Why are you so sure?”
The acting was clearly perfect… why am I getting such a negative reaction?
This is really ridiculous.
‘I didn’t intend to hide it anyway, so it’s fine.’
Something felt quite off.
“… So you’re saying that you sponsored the child even though you knew his true identity?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t take questions.”
Then, he cut off Kwon-seon’s story that was being asked slyly.
Again, only I could ask the question.
“I’m not asking about the background, like whether Piyeonyeon is Geomhu’s bloodline or anything.”
“…”
Why do you look for a partner in Amipa?
I’m just curious about that.
As I ask with a growing sense of irritation in my voice, Kwon-seon’s answers begin to change slightly.
“… It’s because Eulryeonggeomhu was originally a member of the Amipa.”
“oh?”
Now here comes the interesting part.
‘Eulryeong Sword Master is from the Ami faction?’
Yeah, I need to get some information like this out there.
If what I said is true, this is information I didn’t know.
‘Eulryeonggeomhu must have been independent.’
Unmanned, without background.
The previous swordsman was neither born into a specific family nor was he a warrior from a particular sect.
So she is from the Amipa clan?
‘But how could it not have been known?’
Even if the martial arts of the Amipa are not very special, there is bound to be some left.
Of course, it’s not impossible to erase everything.
Unlike the current Seongyul, the previous life’s swordsman had completely erased all of Kunlun’s habits.
but.
‘That’s because the living has eaten up all the bets.’
The calm and soft energy unique to Taoism was completely absorbed by Seongyul’s Cheonsalseong, making it impossible for anyone to know that his Simgong was based on Taoism.
‘That’s the unknown part.’
Let’s skip this for now.
There was something more curious than this.
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“If that’s the reason you’re looking for a partner in Amipa, then it’s a bit strange.”
Everything is good.
Let’s say that Eulryeonggeomhu is from the Amipa.
Well, here’s something strange.
“So why are you looking for it?”
Something important is missing.
What’s wrong with being from the Army?
Considering that he lived as an independent, it seems that he either hid his background or left the sect a long time ago.
“It’s strange that the Amipa would go to such lengths to find the daughter of such a person.”
There must be some other reason, so I’ll look for it. Just looking for it doesn’t make sense.
To that question, Kwon Seon says:
“Do you… know what happened to Eulryeong Sword Marquis?”
“Roughly.”
That’s a lie. I knew it very well, not vaguely.
I’ve gathered so much information to use this, you should know that.
The end of Eulryeong Sword Master, as told by Kwon Seon.
A former swordsman and a woman of the Jeongpa clan who once received praise from the heroines.
The end of the woman who was expected to shine until the end was more shabby than anything else.
‘Eulryeong Sword Master was executed after his plot was discovered and he was called Sapa.’
It is said that Eulryeong Sword Marquis, who was called the dream of women and a hero, was surprisingly plotting to take over the Central Plains.
She gathered Saphain secretly from the Murim Alliance and formed a group.
The aftermath actually led to the outbreak of the First World War.
At that time, the anecdote where the current Sword Master, Maehwa Sword Master So-i, and the White Lotus Sword Master Mo-yong Bi-yeon confronted the Sword Master Eulryeong is still famous.
The Korean War was a long but short war.
A period of time that is less than two months.
At the end of that time, the war ended with the victory of the righteous faction.
Eulryeong Geom-hu, who started the war, was captured by Maeng and executed.
A woman who was once a heroine of the political party, but ended up becoming a traitor.
That was the Eulryeong Swordsman that history remembers.
but.
‘That’s not all there is to the story.’
The truth in such stories is dark and murky.
If that was the end of history, I wouldn’t have bothered to use Bongseon.
I guess so.
“… That’s not the truth.”
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It seemed that Kwon-seon also knew.
“In fact, Eulryeong Sword Master never tried to start a war. He was not the type of person to be driven into a corner.”
“Is that so?”
“… There is clearly something hidden.”
I don’t know if he knows it for sure and is pretending not to know, or if he really does know vaguely. One thing is clear, he knows something.
“So you’re saying that Eulryeong Sword Master was falsely accused?”
“…you.”
Was my reaction the problem? Kwon-seon’s expression changes strangely.
“Perhaps, I knew this too…!”
“I guess your memory has deteriorated a lot because of your age. As I said before, you have no right to ask questions.”
I moved a little closer to Kwonseon.
The answer is not yet complete.
“But so what?”
“what…?”
“So why is Amipa looking for Piyeonyeon?”
I heard the whole story.
So now it’s my turn to speak.
After hearing that, Kwon-seon widened his eyes for a moment and then answered me in a somewhat urgent voice.
“… That’s a given. It may not be the case anymore, but Eulryeong Sword Lady is from the Ami faction. We must clear her name.”
“You’re looking for a partner for that?”
“That’s right.”
“Why? It won’t do anything if you have it.”
“…There is a way, if only we can prove that the child is the blood of the swordsman.”
“Ah. I see… .”
If we can prove that Bong-soon is the daughter of the former prosecutor, there is a way to clear the prosecutor’s name.
I nodded at those words of advice.
Those words were almost correct.
After hearing everything, I nodded slightly and said.
“This is it.”
“you?”
Bam.
“…!”
“Is it easy if I just listen to you quietly?”
Kwon-seon covered his mouth with his hand so that he couldn’t speak.
She struggled as if she was surprised, but I suppressed her with strong force.
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“If you’re going to use numbers, use them discreetly. It’ll be annoying to hear.”
“Ugh… Ugh!”
The wrinkled eyes of the wind chime became as big as lanterns.
The pressure is so strong that he can’t even breathe properly. Kwon-seon’s complexion, which was already bad, rapidly becomes cloudy.
The reason I came out like this was none other than this.
As I was listening, a thought came to my mind.
He said this while looking at the surprised Kwon-seon.
“Do you think I’m an invalid?”
“Ugh… Shut up.”
“You were the ones who framed the Inspector General in the first place. Why did you leave that out?”
“…!”
Kwon Seon’s trembling body froze.
The drooling voice also stopped.
I was convinced after seeing this.
“Haha. Is that right?”
That was correct.
