The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 813 (813/820)
Degurururur-thud!
It felt like a small marble had rolled and landed inside me.
Mrs. Mi doesn’t hate us.
That sounded strange to me.
Is that really true?
My wife resented and hated me. I lived my life with that conviction.
It is something that cannot be understood otherwise.
‘How could it be otherwise?’
There are more reasons to dislike it than to like it.
There are more reasons to push away than to accept.
So I didn’t understand.
“You don’t hate me? How can you be so sure?”
How can Gu Ryeong-hwa be sure of Mrs. Mi’s feelings? I don’t know, so I ask her.
Gu Ryeong-hwa spoke to me with a somewhat strange expression on her face.
“Brother. You really don’t know?”
“what.”
“How can you not know…? I really feel bad for you sisters….”
“Stop scratching and speak properly.”
“It seems like you’re the only one who doesn’t know what’s going on.”
Gu Ryeong-hwa frowns deeply. But he tries to continue speaking as if he wants to explain more.
“…no.”
“what?”
“I won’t tell you.”
“Stop saying such fatal things.”
“You said you were coming to kill me, but you didn’t come. You said you were going to see Youngpoong Sajil? You even said you were going to tell him, but you didn’t come… Who is calling whom a killer?”
“…”
I’m at a loss for words again.
As I get older, I get better at arguing. Damn it.
As he was speechless and unable to say anything, Gu Ryeong-hwa suddenly let out a small sigh.
“Okay… Anyway. What are you going to do from now on, Oppa? Are you going to go back to Shanxi?”
“…”
“…Where are you going next?”
I spoke hurriedly as a gloomy expression appeared on my face.
“I have some work to do. It’s not that I don’t want to go… I just have some work to do-.”
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“You don’t have to make excuses. I’m busy.”
Along with the horse, Gu Ryeong-hwa turns his head and looks straight ahead.
“Are you trying to catch a celestial horse or something?”
“…”
My body froze for a moment at the words I heard next.
It was because the unexpected word came from Gu Ryeong-hwa.
“I know that too. My brother… is in an important position to the people now. He’s busy trying to catch those guys called the Demonic Cult.”
I held my breath and my words because I had nothing to say.
“You’re called a hero? Honestly, I don’t think your face is worthy of being called a hero.”
Even though he says it as if he is incredulous, the corners of his mouth slightly go up.
“Still, I feel a little proud.”
“…”
“Don’t get me wrong, Tea. It’s really just a little bit. People keep telling me how great I am… That’s why I got a little bit. Got it?”
My expression looks strange, so I keep denying it, wondering if there was a misunderstanding.
What kind of face do you have to have to react like that?
Whatever it was, it was probably a misunderstanding.
The expression he was making now wasn’t because he was embarrassed or dumbfounded.
“So it’s okay. Really.”
This is the shame you feel towards yourself.
In a situation that I created myself, the praise that comes to me is not mine.
But.
“Brother? What’s wrong?”
“… It’s nothing. I just feel a little uneasy.”
Hearing this, I find myself liking what Gu Ryeong-hwa says.
I hated it so much I almost threw up.
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Time passed and the next morning.
I arrived at my destination wearing light clothing.
After I finished talking to Gu Ryeong-hwa, I talked some more with Il Jang-ro, and then headed straight to Madam Mi.
To be exact, I was planning to go see Mo Yong-hee, but she still seemed upset and wouldn’t meet me.
So I passed it on to Mrs. Mi instead.
She remained calm even after hearing that I was going to Sacheon.
but.
‘Are you planning on leaving the child here?’
‘yes?’
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‘That kid.’
‘ah.’
I had to think about it for a moment because it seemed like it was referring to Ttol-Ttol-i.
Are you telling me to take it with me instead of leaving it behind because it’s a hassle to manage?
I thought so, so I told Mrs. Mi.
‘I think Madam Mi will find it bothersome to keep her around. I will take her back-‘
‘He said he never said a word about being annoying.’
I felt a slight sense of seriousness. Could it be an illusion?
‘… Oh, is that so? But I guess I should take you anyway… .’
‘The Murim Alliance must be very busy. It’ll be hard to take care of a child. I’ll take care of that part.’
‘…’
If you were going to decide on your own, why did you ask?
I really wanted to ask, but I held back. The result wasn’t bad.
It would be convenient to take Tottoli with you, but it’s also an unnecessary mission.
There are too many people so we can’t use it anyway.
So, for now, it was a situation where it didn’t matter if I left it behind.
If there’s one thing I’m worried about, it’s that I don’t know what he’ll do if I just leave him alone… .
‘I think I’m enjoying it too, so is it okay?’
Ddoldol secretly pretended to be an innocent child, eating well and living well.
I heard that he was going around somewhere with his wife every day.
‘What on earth are you doing?’
I wonder what on earth he is doing.
It doesn’t seem like he’s doing anything particularly great. I think he just dresses her up and buys her some food.
‘…hmm.’
It’s something I know but I decided to leave it alone for now.
If you’re doing well right now, that’s fine.
He nods his head, thinking so.
‘The problem now is not that… .’
The former head of the Baekhwadan, Mrs. Mi’s father. She stroked her chin as she thought of him.
‘I should have met that gentleman again.’
The previous owner of Baekhwadan.
Even a person who was said to be a direct blood relative of the Gu family.
I had something to ask him when I met him.
‘There wasn’t any.’
I tried to look for the old man last night to meet Mrs. Mi, but she said she was nowhere to be found.
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Where on earth did it go? Did it really disappear?
Maybe Mrs. Mi didn’t want me and him to meet and kept it a secret.
No, that’s very likely.
‘Why is that?’
Why does Mrs. Mi hate her father so much, and why is the old man she hates a blood relative of Guga?
The question is deep.
The elder said it was okay because it wasn’t a big deal.
‘I’m curious.’
Even if you pretend not to know, it’s something you can’t help but be curious about.
I wanted to find out if possible. In order to do that.
‘I have to finish this quickly and come back.’
I’ll go and come back as soon as possible. If that’s possible.
‘Before the season ends.’
Until the end of this time, when we have just entered fall.
I was thinking of finishing this work somehow.
With that determination, he turned around.
Behind me, a group of people, not quite twenty, stood nervously.
“Ready?”
“… All personnel have been prepared.”
To the short question, Dang So-yeol, who was standing next to me, answered immediately.
The answer is so quick, it seems like it was prepared in advance.
It was so cute that I wanted to pat its head, but I held back.
There were too many eyes watching.
“Really? Then slowly-.”
I’m going to report to Mukyeon for departure.
“hmm?”
I sense a presence somewhere.
When I turned my eyes, I saw several people approaching from afar.
It wasn’t a small number of people. Moreover, the clothes they were wearing looked somewhat familiar.
Everyone widened their eyes, wondering if it was not just me but everyone else as well.
“This, Ilcheonggeom…?”
“Isn’t it the Blue Dragon?”
At the forefront of those approaching.
There was a neat-looking middle-aged man there.
The Blue Dragon Sword, known as the most powerful of all the swords except for the current sword master, is the Ilcheong Sword.
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He was walking here himself, with his men behind him.
Others who see it react.
It is no surprise that the Blue Dragon has appeared.
It had already been announced in advance that this operation would be conducted in collaboration with the Blue Dragons, so it was not strange for the Blue Dragons to appear.
“Why is it Ilcheonggeom himself?”
The fact that none other than the Blue Dragon Lord himself appeared was a different matter.
“I thought you came to see me off.”
“Do you really need the Blue Dragon Lord? Are the two of you that close?”
“I heard that rather than being close, you had some friction…?”
As rumors spread, the noise grew louder.
Looking at the Ilcheonggeom that appeared, I also took a step forward.
“Senior Ilcheonggeom.”
“Nice to meet you.”
As he spoke, Ilcheonggeom reached out his hand.
I took his hand without hesitation.
He said with a smile, feeling the hand he was holding.
“… I was grateful that you offered to help, but I didn’t know you would come here in person.”
“Haha. When I heard that Seongryongdae was going to be participating for the first time, I couldn’t just sit still. I’m glad I could help you out in this way.”
Kook.
A little strength goes into your hands.
It’s not at a level where you can feel the force, but just enough to apply an appropriate amount of force.
“However, I am a little worried that His Majesty the Holy Dragon might feel burdened.”
“That’s not true. I’ve heard a lot about your recent reputation. I feel reassured that you’re helping me.”
“That’s a relief.”
The words exchanged are infinitely warm.
Because of that, the people behind them let out a gasp of surprise when they saw this.
“As expected, it seems the two of them were closer than I thought.”
“Well, why would the world’s best sword, the Qing Sword, cause friction…?”
Looking at the situation, I started to think of my own thoughts.
My ears were really ticklish, but I ignored them.
Because in reality, the situation wasn’t that warm.
‘As soon as the puppy comes, it starts scratching.’
I analyzed the words of Ilcheonggeom in laughter.
-I couldn’t just sit still when I heard that Seongryongdae was going to compete for the first time.
I came here because I was worried that it would fail as soon as I left.
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I couldn’t sleep because I was worried about the rabble.
-I wonder if Lord Seongryong Daeju felt burdened. I’m a little worried about that.
Wouldn’t it be better if I were to participate in the first competition? Even if it’s burdensome, if you want to succeed, endure it.
Even if the intention is interpreted a little differently, the meaning is the same.
I don’t know how many daggers are hidden in a few words.
I said something because it was so frustrating from the start.
-I’ve heard a lot about your recent reputation. I feel reassured that you’re offering to help me.
The fame of the Ilcheong sword mentioned here.
The Ilcheonggeom has not had a very high mission completion rate recently, and the damage is also well known.
Since I mentioned it in that situation, of course it couldn’t have been in a good way.
“haha.”
“ha ha ha.”
Kwuk.
They smiled and began to strengthen their hands as they held each other.
It goes beyond the usual pressure and into the realm of betting.
I felt that and adjusted my body slightly.
Swish… .
Then, as expected, the spirit of pretending to be a mistake seeps into me.
He held back the corners of his mouth from rising and let go of her hand in surprise.
Bam-!
The hand that was holding it released and a shallow wind blew.
The wind slightly sways my hair.
at the same time.
“Jeongryongdaeju.”
“yes.”
Ilcheonggeom said to me.
“If you have any worries, leave them alone.”
He was laughing.
“Our Cheongryongdae will wholeheartedly support Seongryongdae. We will definitely complete the mission.”
I felt the bitterness in the confident words.
Normally, it would be annoying, but this time, thankfully, I was able to laugh about it.
“Worried? How could that be?”
I don’t worry about anything.
That’s understandable, because I believed in this thing called Ilcheonggeom.
We clearly have the same goal.
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“I trust you, senior.”
He will do whatever comes his way.
“Honey, let’s work hard together.”
That he is the kind of person who will act the way I want him to.
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