The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 788 (788/820)
What did I just hear?
‘I thought it said no entry…’
The elder was whistling and avoiding eye contact, but it seemed clear that he had said that.
‘No access allowed…?’
No entry allowed.
No access.
The difference in words is not important.
The important thing is that it happened to the elders.
‘If you were hit, who would do it?’
Judging from what you say, it seems like you’re a member of the Murim Alliance… .
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.
‘Why the elder?’
How did that old man end up like that? That was the biggest problem for me.
Of course, he is a man with a fiery personality, who is a bit of a brat, and is considered eccentric even within the family.
“Your expression is strange. Are you perhaps cursing the old man inwardly?”
“No way.”
Even though he is quick-witted.
At least he wasn’t the type of person who would commit a sin and live.
‘…’
I pause for a moment to think about it.
Is that really not the case…?
Memories of my childhood flashed before my eyes.
“Ugh…!”
“Yangcheon-ah?”
For a moment, I feel dizzy.
I think it was because it was a memory I didn’t want to remember.
That gentleman might be like that. Suddenly, such doubts sprout up in my mind.
but.
‘… No matter what, it’s like that.’
Unless there is some serious accident, there is no way that the blind side would make such a decision.
It has reached the level of being prohibited.
‘It’s almost impossible unless you define it as a sapa.’
If it’s unmanned, it’s Sapa.
Those who distrust and avoid other groups.
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When the Murim Alliance prohibits access to an area, it carries that meaning.
‘The elder…?’
The elder of the famous family and the master of the Jeongpa known as Yeom Ah-kwon has been banned from approaching Hanam?
What on earth could possibly make that happen?
Moreover, it was strange that I had never heard of this incident, let alone been classified as a Sapa, even though I had experienced such a thing.
“Elder… What on earth did you just say?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What you just said.”
“So what.”
“No, I was banned from coming to Hanam….”
“What are you talking about?”
“…”
I see.
I nodded my head while watching the elder’s reaction.
‘Are you trying to ignore the rumor?’
The elders start to pretend not to know anything, as if they are trying to make it seem like it never happened.
Should I just let that go?
“No, I just told you.”
That can never happen.
As if he wanted to somehow get an answer, he kept latching on to the elder’s words and kept on going.
“The elder is approaching from the blind side….”
“Come to think of it. If Yangcheon takes the position of the head of the household, I wonder what will happen to the household of the small family.”
“… I guess I can’t. What if something happened?”
“yes?”
“Yes, of course.”
“ha ha ha-!”
“ha ha ha….”
He quickly changed the words he was saying.
‘This fucking old man… .’
As expected, you can’t beat Iljangro with just bragging rights.
Although he didn’t seem to realize it, the elder also clearly knew what I was worried about.
He warns that if you keep asking questions unnecessarily, he will attack you in the same way.
‘Rotten.’
Thanks to that, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut for the time being.
Even if we met after a long time, he was not an easy person to meet.
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Boom. Boom.
A large hand keeps tapping my shoulder.
“It’s good to see you’re doing well.”
“… First, let me ask.”
“huh?”
“Is it true that you can stay even though it’s forbidden…?”
I won’t ask why it’s forbidden, but I had to ask if it’s okay to have it.
Wouldn’t this be a problem?
I asked that with concern.
“Hmm? Ah, hahahaha-! If that’s the case, then it’s okay.”
The elder replied with a hearty laugh.
“I guess it’s okay if I don’t get caught anyway. Hahahahahahaha–!”
“…”
After hearing the answer, I immediately furrowed my brow.
‘Sick. It means not okay at all.’
There is no answer. How could that be possible?
As we talk, I keep feeling suffocated.
“after….”
As I let out a deep sigh that I couldn’t hold back, I suddenly felt a pain in my back.
phut-!
“Ugh!?”
“Tsk tsk, why is that kid sighing like that when he’s so worried?”
“…”
It’s because of you.
I couldn’t say that, so I had to slightly shake my head.
anyway.
“That’s it, that’s it… Okay… So, did you really come to see me?”
The incident with the 100-level monster and the change of nickname.
Is that really why you came?
I asked because I was curious.
“Well, that wasn’t the main point. But it was a major part of the reason.”
I was able to feel a sense of relief at the elder’s words.
This may have been the reason to some extent, but in the end, the main point is something else.
I focused on those words.
‘Yeah, that’s right.’
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The distance from Shanxi to Hanam, and the time it takes for information to get there.
When you think about it all, it doesn’t make sense that Iljang-ro came here right after hearing the news.
If we really have to be specific, it might be possible.
‘Iljangro is clearly a master of Hwagyeong.’
It wasn’t impossible if you ran with all your might.
In particular, the martial arts that the elder possesses is the power to activate the body to the extreme.
Looking at this, it wasn’t something that was completely impossible.
‘…I hope that’s not the case.’
I was hoping that the elder wouldn’t have to go that far to come here.
That’s why I feel relieved by that answer.
“Do you know how surprised I was when you came? You’re just surprising an old man. Surprise.”
I messed up my hair again. It seemed like there was no more mess left to do.
“… Nothing happened.”
“Nothing is wrong! This guy…!”
“So, what brings you here? Tell me that first.”
When I asked, cutting off the conversation that seemed like it would be long, the elder frowned.
He was a nobleman who was considerably more vicious in appearance, so I was momentarily scared by his face.
Are you going to get angry? Just when I was preparing to throw my weight around, I thought you might get angry.
“… It’s nothing special.”
Fortunately, the elder didn’t get angry. He explained to me in a calm voice.
“There’s this old man who keeps pestering me to go with him.”
“yes?”
“I don’t know if he’s crazy, but he’s still in the back room and won’t come out even if he’s not dead. He said he needs escorts so let’s go or something.”
“…?”
The more I listen, the more my expression crumples.
No matter how hard I tried to understand, it wasn’t easy.
therefore.
‘Who asked you to come with me? And you were brought here because you needed an escort?’
That elder?
You were dragged into that kind of role?
‘What the hell is this?’
If that isn’t crazy, then what is?
In the household, there are few people whom even a father cannot treat carelessly, and that person is the elder.
Although the father, who is the head of the household, is said to be above him in terms of position, they are not in a relationship of mutual respect and do not treat each other inferiorly.
Even though he lived a chaotic life as a child and ruled by his direct blood relatives, he was still sitting firmly in the position of an elder, so he was a nobleman with a strong reputation.
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A person like that comes to Hanam as an escort?
“What does that mean?”
“Anyway, even though I’m growing old gracefully, I don’t think that’s enough. And you’re just being stubborn… Tsk tsk tsk. That’s why my daughter hates you so much.”
“Elder…?”
“Anyway, since it has come to that, let’s go now.”
“… What happened all of a sudden? No, and where are you going?”
Even though nothing has been resolved, the elder immediately tries to take me somewhere.
He gave me strength as if he was saying that he would not go, of course.
“huh?”
“Huh? No, that’s not it. Where are you taking me all of a sudden?”
“Oh. It’s nothing. The old man wanted to see you. Since you’re here anyway, why don’t you go and see your face?”
“Are you talking so casually, as if you were asking me to go eat? Why should I go see someone I don’t even know…?”
From what I’ve heard, it seems like he’s the person that Iljang-ro brought.
It’s strange that he wants to see me, but I don’t know why he has to go.
I already have a lot of work to do today.
I haven’t been able to see my kids, so I didn’t have time to talk to anyone.
So I was thinking of holding out and saying I wouldn’t go.
“Um… I don’t know who it is. That’s true, but it’s a bit hard to say that I don’t know them at all.”
The elder spoke to me, brushing my beard away.
“If we really have to be specific, it’s your grandfather.”
“…What?”
Those words made my expression even more distorted.
Because the word grandfather has not been a very good memory for me lately.
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It was past noon, and it was gradually becoming broad daylight.
Hanam.
Among them, the interior of some areas managed by Baekhwasangdan.
Inside, someone is walking along a path that looks like a hill at first glance, but is actually well-maintained.
There were two of them, both long-haired women, both of whom were beauties with striking features.
One of them was a woman with slightly reddish black hair, and she had an uncomfortable expression on her face, as if she was quite bothered by the current situation.
The black-haired woman walking beside him was busy looking at the surrounding scenery, not really interested in the reaction of the person next to her.
While I was taking those short steps.
Towering.
“…Why did you call me?”
One of the women. Gu Hee-bi speaks as if she is anxious.
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“Really. Really, why did you call me? Did I do something wrong? No… . I hid my mistake so that it wouldn’t be found out.”
Knock, knock, knock.
Gu Hee-bi kept biting her fingernails as if she was on the verge of anxiety.
A woman who saw Gu Hee-bi like that grabbed her arm with her hand.
“Sister. Don’t tear it.”
“… Oh, oh, right.”
“subsidence.”
“… Sister, you are calming down well.”
“… No…?”
Gu Hee-bi’s words were a lie.
The woman could tell. Right after she received the letter that morning, her expression turned pale and she seemed to be trembling.
“Oh, really. I’m okay.”
It looks like he’s trying to smile, but the corners of his lips are wrinkled, destroying his credibility.
“huh.”
Even as she looked at that, the woman just nodded.
If it’s true, then it’s true. I don’t think there’s any need to ask more.
“I, I’m really okay… I’ll be okay. No, I’m okay, right?”
“Shall we go home again?”
“No… If I go back home like this, I might die.”
“why?”
“Didn’t my sister tell you this before?”
Goo Hee-bi touches my arm. It seems like it gives me goosebumps.
“… Sister, there are only two things in the world that you are afraid of?”
Only two.
There were only two things that Goo Hee-bi feared in the world. One of them was.
“Angry mother.”
“mother?”
“Yeah, Mom is really scary when she gets angry.”
It’s scary to even imagine.
A woman who had never learned martial arts was my mother, and Gu Hee-bi could only act like a wet rat in front of Mi Hyo-ran.
“… I remember once, I was playing around with my younger sibling and got into trouble.”
My younger brother. My only younger brother among them.
There was a time when I was so excited that I thought I would play with him that I rolled down from a high place.
At that time, Guyangcheon said he was scared and wouldn’t do it, but Gu Hee-bi pushed him, saying it would be fun.
-Who, sister, this is so d, scary… Eww!
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I didn’t know it then.
Gu Hee-bi would often land well when falling from high places, so Gu Yang-cheon would be able to do the same. I believed that and did it… .
Unfortunately, Guyangcheon couldn’t do that.
Because of that, I fell to the floor and got a cut on my face.
A wound that would have become a scar if not treated early.
Fortunately, Guyangcheon received treatment well and had no subsequent problems… .
‘…the problem is.’
It was Mihyoran, the mother.
When Mihyoran heard the news, she abandoned everything she was doing and returned to Guga.
And after examining the injured Guyangcheon and the situation, he secretly called Gu Hee-bi.
‘… Ugh… .’
Gu Hee-bi trembles as she recalls that time.
That day was hell.
That day, Goo Hee-bi learned what it was like to kill a person with words.
Not only did I hear a hundred or two hundred reasons why I shouldn’t have done it.
I heard a grim warning about what would happen if I did that again.
What kind of life did I live for a few months while trying to teach the concepts that were lacking?
It was so bad that the blunt head of the household told him to stop.
An angry Mihyoran is more terrifying than anything in the world.
That was the feeling Gu Hee-bi had while living. Usually, when Mi Hyo-ran got angry.
‘…Please send a letter like this.’
He told me not to go myself, but to come find him.
Come and get scolded on your own.
He called me like this, as if to tell me to prepare myself mentally in advance.
Knowing that, Gu Hee-bi’s head keeps spinning quickly.
“… W, really…?”
What did you buy?
No, exactly what kind of accident was discovered?
The more I thought about it, the more dizzy I felt.
‘There are too many.’
There are just too many accidents that have happened.
Was it a problem that the nameless cow owner was trampling on the high ground while making a fuss?
Or was it the problem that I saw a pot-bellied merchant forcibly coveting a servant and burned all my hair? I heard that merchant had some kind of connection with Baekhwasangdan.
If not that… .
‘Did you get caught secretly selling your mother’s treasured porcelain?’
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It’s not easy. Not only that, but there were more than one or two. Oh, by any chance, it wasn’t just one that was caught… .
‘entire?’
What if they all got caught? That would be a real death sentence.
Should I just run away?
Yeah, that would be the right thing to do.
However, Gu Hee-bi, who had made up her mind, immediately turned around.
“miss.”
“…”
Her stupidly walking footsteps had already reached her destination, and the person who had discovered her was already there to greet her.
Looking at him, Gu Hee-bi laughs squeakily.
“… Oh… It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.”
“I hope you’ve been doing well.”
“…sure….”
“From now on, I will guide you.”
“Oh, but I think I left something behind. I think I’ll go and come back for a bit… ”
“Oh, is that so? The Lord is waiting. I was ordered to guide you here because I think you’re running a little late… . I can’t help it… .”
“Let’s go.”
I guess running away was a mistake.
Gu Hee-bi’s expression turned pale as if she was experiencing life.
I followed the instructions with a heavy heart.
As was the case on the way here, the interior of the residence was even better maintained.
It’s almost like a feeling of blessing that life has come to an end.
“haha.”
“yes?”
“No. The butterfly looks funny, so I laughed a little.”
“Butterfly… are you talking about that?”
“yes.”
Although it was a somewhat strange answer, the attendant didn’t bother to ask any more questions.
As he was walking again, Gu Hee-bi suddenly looked to the side.
Here and there, white flower buds could be seen blooming among the grass.
“…”
Looking at that, Gu Hee-bi looks away for a moment.
Flowers whose names I can’t even remember.
Although it wasn’t Mihyoran’s favorite flower, it was the flower she grew the most.
Gu Hee-bi knew whose favorite flower was that.
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-Our Hee-bi is pretty, so this suits her too. Yeon-seo, do you want to come here too?
The person who put a flower in my ear with a warm yet cold hand.
The flower that person liked.
It was in full bloom in every corner of this place.
In reality, it is a flower that has been thrown away in the garden.
While I was looking at those flowers, I was lost in thought.
“miss?”
The servant called Gu Hee-bi, and upon hearing this, Gu Hee-bi quickly turned her head.
“I’ll go now.”
Gu Hee-bi walks forward as if shaking off her thoughts. But.
“…”
The black-haired woman who had been coming from behind was also quietly watching the flower buds.
Even though Goo Hee-bi was slowly moving away, he looked at her intently, as if he was taking in a flower in his eyes.
“…”
She also turned her head again and chased after Gu Hee-bi.
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After a while, I was guided into the residence.
As they got closer, Gu Hee-bi’s expression grew more and more rotten, but there was no way out.
From the part where the servant has already arrived, it means that it is in Mihyoran’s hands.
Even if you jump out there, it’ll only harm Gu Hee-bi.
If you get caught later, you’ll get in even more trouble.
‘okay.’
If you’re going to get in trouble anyway, you should get in trouble now.
But she is my daughter, so I wouldn’t kill her, right? Gu Hee-bi nodded as she thought about it.
“Then, I will take my leave now.”
“Can you stay a little longer…?”
“yes?”
“No, no… nothing.”
I wanted to try holding on to it for a while, but I felt it was a bit dirty, so I decided not to go that far.
The bewildered servant leaves.
Gu Hee-bi turns her head in the somewhat desolate space.
As always, it is a tall and spacious place to live alone.
Although this wasn’t her home, the places Mihyoran made in each region always had this kind of feel.
Houses that are too spacious for living alone.
There are so many rooms, as if they were there to welcome someone.
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Even though Mihyo’s personality is such that she wouldn’t invite or welcome anyone, the place she lived in was like this.
When I was young, I thought maybe he just liked houses like this.
As my head grew, my thinking changed a little.
There must be a reason.
Gu Hee-bi had such thoughts.
“… Where is my mother?”
Gulp.
I swallow my saliva and look around.
A very nervous expression, as if going to face King Yeomra.
Gu Hee-bi continued to look around with anxious eyes.
at that time.
-… This… .
-hmm!
A voice is heard not far away.
‘Is that it?’
The Guheebi moves according to the sound.
The sound became clearer and clearer, as if that was the answer.
-I like this too-!
-So? That’s fortunate.
-huh!
-Then, try this too.
-Yeah! It’s delicious!
-Hehehe. You eat well.
‘huh?’
Gu Hee-bi’s face frowns slightly.
Something was strange.
‘There are two voices.’
Why are there two voices in a place where only my mother is supposed to be?
Even one of them has the voice of a child.
In particular, it was a tone that seemed like I had heard it somewhere before.
Is this a voice that somehow makes you want to harass someone?
And the remaining voices.
-Oh my, you shouldn’t spill it and eat it. Come here so I can wipe it for you.
-Yeah.
“…”
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Although it was clearly her mother’s voice, Gu Hee-bi could not readily believe it.
‘what.’
I had never heard such a tender and gentle voice from my own mother.
Even conversation is like that.
Come here so I can clean it for you?
‘That’s ridiculous.’
It was my mother who taught me how to have good table manners by saying that if you spill something and eat it, then you are dishonest.
But why do you speak like that?
A situation that makes no sense no matter how many times you hear it.
Hearing that, Gu Hee-bi steps forward with trembling feet.
-Sir, can I eat more of this?
-Then, should I give you something else?
-Yeah! I like you, sir!
-I told you to call me something other than ‘Danju-nim’.
-Ah, that’s right.
Gu Hee-bi arrived at the door before she knew it.
She held the door with trembling hands.
Knock knock!
The door that was closed opens.
At that moment.
“I like Grandma-!”
“Yeah, I like my grandchild too….”
Mihyoran and Guheebi, who were holding a child and laughing in the room, made eye contact.
“…”
“…”
Silence, staring at each other without saying a word.
For Gu Hee-bi, it was a hell with a very different meaning.
