The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 734 (734/750)
The fourth round of preliminary rounds has ended.
The late-night battle is over. Now, all that’s left are the sixteen strong.
With only a few people left until the new Dragon Lord was born, the days in Hanam were particularly hot.
The reason why this heat is flowing even though summer is over may be due to the martial arts festival, but if we look at the cause…
-Please let me meet Soyeomra just once!
-Me, I am the top manager of the North Love Association! The person in charge of the Baekhwa Association must hurry…
It must be because of the people filling the space outside the door.
The area outside the residence was now full of people making noise in the normally quiet morning.
It was already quite noisy last time because of the accident that happened to Paejon.
This time it was even worse.
-I heard there’s a soy sauce!
-Just talk to me once…!
… This time, it was more than half my fault and I had nothing to say.
“Ugh…”
I touched my throbbing forehead. It wasn’t even noon yet, what on earth did that number mean?
‘Sick.’
I expected it to be like that, but it was a lot bigger than I expected.
Should I come now? Since it will take about two days for the Sixteen Rivers to start anyway, why don’t I just stay up in the mountains and kill some time? I’m seriously thinking about that.
“If you are thinking of running away, I hope you don’t.”
I had to shake off my thoughts at the sound of the frosty voice coming from in front of me.
“You wouldn’t have created that situation and then disappeared, would you?”
“That… can’t be.”
The owner of the voice. He tried to smile at Mo Yong-hee’s words.
She nods at my answer and takes a sip of tea.
It was still a classy move.
“At the top of the North… In the Miryongpyo Kingdom… People who are hard to find anywhere are all here.”
In terms of name value in the Central Plains, they were quite famous.
“When I was trying to get a deal, these gentlemen who wouldn’t even show their faces… I never thought they’d show up like this, barefoot.”
There was something scary about the words he said with a sly smile.
“If I had known this would happen, I would have used Confucius a long time ago.”
“Hahaha. Okay.”
“I know…?”
Oops.
It seems that I answered incorrectly. Mo Yong-hee’s atmosphere became even colder.
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“Are you saying that now?”
“No… uh… um…”
“People went through all kinds of trouble to hide it. If you were going to do something like this, you should have done it a long time ago.”
“…sorry.”
“If you were going to do it, you should have done it more usefully and used it for publicity…! You should have at least given some hints!”
“…”
The problem was what was in front.
I nodded my head as I watched the reaction. It was a convincing reason.
‘I think so too.’
Even the plan was like that.
If I were to release some power, I would have done so from a slightly higher position. I definitely planned to show it off on a stage where it would be worth showing off.
I did more than I expected in the fight with the dragon.
‘I got excited without even realizing it… .’
Was it because he was a guy who looked like a fool?
Was it because I was begging him to show sincerity?
The reason is vague, but I also felt excited.
I’m so excited.
I was intrigued by the sight of him trying to stand up to others without giving in.
He threw a large wall at me, and even though his hand was torn and bleeding, he climbed it.
‘If I had to pick the guy who is most different from his previous life, it would probably be him.’
It doesn’t collapse. It doesn’t break.
That was exactly what the guy was showing.
How could such a guy have been so ruined in his previous life? I can’t help but wonder.
“Master, what are you thinking about now?”
“…nothing.”
“Are you thinking differently now?”
“No. I was concentrating on what you were saying.”
“What did I say?”
“… I told you to do it well if you were going to do it.”
“That was said a long time ago… .”
The conversation has already flowed like that. I guess I was so lost in thought that I unknowingly closed my ears.
At my attitude, Mo Yong-hee sighs and wipes her face.
I noticed that his face had become haggard in just one day.
It looks like you’ve had a hard time.
“… I was just talking about the sponsorship offer that came from the genetic top.”
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“Ah, that’s right. That’s what I was talking about.”
To be honest, I wasn’t listening to anything, but I nodded anyway.
“That’s right, sponsorship… That’s right, sponsorship…”
“Will you receive it?”
“No, I don’t need it.”
He rejected her outright. Then, Mo Yong-hee reacted as if she had known that would happen.
“If it’s the genetic top, it’s the top in the same position as the Baekhwa top. Is that okay?”
Same location as Baekhwasangdan.
This meant that it was one of the five most beautiful places in the Central Plains.
As mentioned earlier, the Buk-ae-sang-dan and the other places are also famous.
Even so, it is at a normal level.
However, if you go to the upper world, the story is different.
It may be a place with more money than some prestigious families or families, and among them, it is a place that is quite high up in the hereditary hierarchy.
“I don’t need money. I just don’t feel like holding hands now.”
Money is enough.
Over the years, I’ve been using information from my previous life to build a foundation, even if that’s not the case.
“Officially, my sponsor is Baekhwasangdan. Knowing that, sending someone now is nothing but poking me in the eye.”
It wasn’t a good idea for a suitable person to come and have a chat, when even the owner himself would have been unwelcome.
This is especially true if we consider that the relationship between me and Mrs. Mi is officially that of a father and son.
“If you come across any other suggestions, reject those as well.”
“It’s not just some, most of them are in there.”
At the same time, Mo Yong-hee brought a thick letter and placed it on top of him.
It was a sheep that looked like it would fall over if you touched it even a little.
“Do you know that all the stories you hear in Hanam these days are about Confucius?”
“To what extent…?”
“It’s only in Hanam now, but it will soon spread throughout the country. I heard that they are also moving toward opening up.”
Then, from seven days to two months.
By then, the story will have reached even distant regions.
It was as if the story of the dragon spread like wildfire.
“Of course, even if the story spreads, it won’t be difficult to get rid of the story about the top.”
Of course, that’s why I put myself in the Baekhwasangdan store in advance.
It’s not just any other place, it’s Baekhwasangdan. I’m receiving support from that place. And since I’m officially his son, I’ve created a situation where it’s easy for me to reject other stores.
but.
“But… I think it’ll be a bit problematic to hide your body now… Is that okay?”
This time it was different from the past. It wasn’t just a case of changing the nickname and spreading it far and wide.
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Not only have there been misconceptions, but there have also been quite a few names that have stuck.
The best in the world, in the making.
The monster that broke the stars.
Comet’s drone.
A genius who will go down in history.
The absolute weapon hidden by Guga, etc.
It was full of nicknames that would send shivers down your arms just by hearing them.
Those words were words that referred to countless days that occurred in a single day.
“eww….”
Shit… I think I’m going to die.
What is that? It’s dirty.
When I made a face of disgust, Mo Yong-hee looked at me and shook her head.
“You have to handle it because the work you’ve done is so big. And… there’s nothing wrong with that.”
There is nothing wrong with that.
It may seem that way to others, but to me it just seemed like there was no right answer.
I feel sick. I feel like I’ve been put in a position that I shouldn’t be in. That’s what made me feel sick.
but.
‘I have to endure it.’
This too had to be endured. Wasn’t it a matter of necessity? I had to endure it somehow.
“Your Majesty, that’s why I’m asking.”
“… Hmm? What.”
“Why on earth did you touch the dragon’s crown…?”
“…”
Mo Yong-hee laughed in vain at the question, as if she really didn’t understand.
The reason she asks such a thing is probably because of the rumors that spread along with her name.
-Soyeomra slew the dragon with a harpoon.
-Even though the dragon begged him to stop, he continued to beat him like an evil spirit.
-The dragon grabbed Soyeonra’s trouser leg while bleeding profusely.
-After the fight, Soyeom grabbed the dragon’s head and insulted him.
The same… story that sounded like an epilogue to the martial arts competition was spreading.
“Who beat whom?”
This is ridiculous. How can such a rumor spread?
You put the harpoon out?
‘… That’s right.’
I fought until my body was a mess, so it’s true that I dropped the harpoon.
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This was the same for me.
‘The place where he hit me still hurts.’
The Baekboshin Kwon that struck my heart while enduring the flames.
Then, I was hit with all my body as it poured down one after another.
Although I managed to block most of it with my strength, I thought I would fall over because all my bones were cracked.
Strictly speaking, it would be correct to say that both were more than that.
‘I guess you just saw that it was easier to subdue than it should have been.’
It might be too much to do in one hit, but it can be finished in two or three moves at most.
I stretched it out a bit and played with him.
‘… It’s because I was excited too.’
Let me show you a little bit.
It was something I did with that kind of heart.
“But insult? I’m speechless.”
“Then you didn’t touch the crown?”
“I touched it.”
“…yes?”
“But that doesn’t mean that was the purpose.”
You touched Jeongsu-ri and teased and insulted her?
Fuck.
‘After all the good things I did for you.’
A bet on a broken body is empty.
His breathing was becoming distorted and he was gradually losing strength and breathing was becoming shallow. This was proof that he was about to be possessed by a demon.
That was the state of Shenlong’s body. If left alone, Shenlong would either die or become a vegetable.
It’s a shame that we only got this ending with one fight.
So that’s what happened.
-Close your mouth and breathe through your nose. If you strain unnecessarily, you will die.
I immediately grabbed the dragon’s crown and turned the bet.
It caught the wavering energy and filtered out and burned the turbid energy that had begun to circulate.
There’s nothing you can do about broken bones, but at least it won’t lead to coin possession.
Perhaps due to the sudden betting, Shinryong fainted.
Thanks to that, such rumors spread.
-The dragon, unable to endure Soyeomra’s teasing, lost his mind.
Or something like that.
-I enjoy making fun of the abbreviation “So-Yeom-Ra.”
-He is very talented, but he is arrogant and enjoys women and pleasure.
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Something like that.
Why are my rumors full of such bullshit?
‘Do people want to live in sorrow?’
Especially, where did the nonsense words “womanizer” and “entertainment” come from?
Where can you find a person who lives as cleanly as I do?
“Then should I ask for the opening of the report and have them correct the information?”
“…Okay. It’ll die down soon.”
“No matter how I look at it… I don’t think that’ll happen… .”
“Anyway, now that we’ve talked about it, let’s wrap up the upper-level work.”
“All right.”
After finishing speaking, I gulped down the tea as if to soothe my agitated stomach.
‘Then… what should we do from now on?’
The changed schedule had already been changed and sent, but there were still about seven days and nights left until the military parade.
‘I’d like to go all the way, though.’
If there is any change here… .
‘The question is, when will Ilgeomdaeju arrive in Hanam?’
Depending on the circumstances, you may need to bring forward your plans.
Because it’s something he has to do when he gets here.
“Hmm… .”
I sent it to Pilduma too.
Hwangbo’s side will also be preparing… I guess I just need to check on the Amipa side and the Murim Alliance.
Looking at it this way, it seems like things are going smoothly.
‘No, you can’t let your guard down.’
You must never let your guard down.
When things go well, it means something bad is bound to happen. That’s always been my damn luck.
‘If things are going well like this, it’s obvious that something will go wrong.’
That can never happen.
No matter what happens, I will handle things properly. I vowed that and tense up my nerves.
at that time.
“Confucius?”
“Uh, yeah. Why?”
“You didn’t hear me again?”
“…sorry.”
It seemed like Mo Yong-hee was saying something.
When I briefly apologized for not hearing it like before, Mo Yong-hee didn’t react at all as if she was used to it.
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“So what did you say?”
“I told you that I had a guest to invite.”
“Customer? Ah.”
It only occurred to me then.
When Mo Yong-hee came to the residence, she asked if she could bring someone.
She said that she was the person who came to see me, and that she was the one who brought me, so I said it was okay for now.
“I heard you just arrived… Since you are the person above, I will speak to you first.”
“top?”
Hearing that, I frowned slightly.
I told you to reject everyone who was at the top, but the customer you brought was actually at the top?
Judging from the reactions, it seemed like it wasn’t necessarily someone from Baekhwasangdan.
“Who is it?”
“You are a person of the highest rank.”
“If it’s the top floor….”
I opened my eyes wide after hearing that.
If you say Jangwonsangdan.
‘It’s the place with the most money in the Central Plains.’
Aside from the influence at the top, it was officially where the wealth was most concentrated.
If you can’t buy the pride of being unmanned with money, figure out if you don’t have enough money.
This was a famous quote left by the head of the Jeonjeondae branch of Jangwonsangdan.
As if to prove his words, he actually had a record of temporarily hiring the best swordsman in the world at the time, Cheolhyeolbu Seon, as his escort.
When asked how much he was paid to be an escort, he answered calmly.
-I got what I was worth.
Enough money to move as the world’s best escort.
That must have been an unimaginable amount of money.
anyway.
‘Did that person come to see me too?’
He is at the top of his genetic makeup and at the top of his longevity.
Was I the kind of person who could make them move? It feels so refreshing.
but.
“As I said before, even if it’s not the main lord, it’s still a servant coming…”
“You are not just a servant.”
“Then, you mean you came in person, even for a short time?”
“yes.”
“what…?”
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“…You came to see me in person.”
“what?”
As I asked my question, I felt a presence beyond the residence as if it had been waiting.
dripping.
It was a presence I had been feeling for a while.
“…Who are you?”
-Hello. I’m from the upper part of Jungwon.
A voice that flows gently and somehow makes you believe it.
“Please come in.”
After hearing this, I thought about it for a moment and then gave my permission.
Then the door opened and a man appeared.
“Thank you for accepting my request.”
He was a man of good looks who seemed to be in his forties and had a kind personality.
I had to frown immediately when I saw him.
‘That old man…?’
It was a face I knew. Although the wrinkles were shallower than before, it was not an unrecognizable face.
Even if his face wasn’t familiar, he was someone I had to remember.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Yu Myeong-i from Jangga, and I run a store called Jangwon Sangdan in Jungwon.”
That would be the case.
Jang Yu-myeong, the owner of Jangwon Sangdan.
He was a wealthy man who ran a wealthy company in his previous life.
“Please, Your Majesty, please call me ‘Mr. Jang’.”
Because he was the official sponsor of the Shingum Wisul-ah.
