The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 836 (836/880)
The mountain behind the Tang Gate.
It is called Uirangsan (儀狼山) because in the past, wolves lived there together.
The sun is just now beginning to rise.
It was around the time when the morning dew was wrapping around the mountain and bringing it to life.
That is, while others are still asleep.
During that quiet time, I stood still with my eyes closed in the mountains.
Ssaaaaaaah-!
The wind blew and caressed my hair. I felt this and calmed my breathing.
Observe your body as if concentrating all your mind.
The energy flowing through the blood vessels, starting from the heart, spreads out slowly. There were no problems with the process.
‘after.’
I took a deep breath. There was heat in my breath. It was proof that my body was filled with deep energy.
‘…good.’
Deeper and deeper.
He concentrated his energy much more than usual. Normally, a short rest would have been enough, but he adjusted his bet much more meticulously, as if he would not tolerate even the slightest distraction.
It comes to mind at the same time.
Whoosh whoosh-!
Just yesterday, the feeling of flesh and fire becoming one…
A special sensation that made me feel like I was a flame.
Even the slightest shake made me anxious that I might lose it and nervous that it would just die down, but inside, there was a sense of elation that made me feel like I could do anything.
‘indeed…’
Will I ever be able to reach there again?
Can I feel that feeling again?
Try to recall the sensation and become as calm as possible. Come to mind.
‘please.’
Please try to remember. If you can’t remember, you should at least get a clue.
Swish—!!
The bet flowing through the blood vessels is picking up speed.
It will not allow even the slightest mistake. It has been calculated completely and is under perfect control.
Keep increasing your speed with the intention of creating friction inside your body.
If you keep going like this, it won’t be long before your body starts burning.
The problem is.
‘The question is, is it really the same as yesterday?’
I’m trying my best to find the feeling, but I have no confidence. I don’t even know how what I felt yesterday came to be expressed in the first place.
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It’s just a struggle. A struggle to try to do something.
Wow!
The endlessly rotating ring of the Nine Flames. I was trying to somehow become a flame.
‘Rotten….’
I feel the inside and finally frown. Even though it seems to be well maintained, the problems visible inside are clear.
When I feel that, I can’t help but draw a face.
From last night until dawn, I was stuck in the mountains, not sleeping, and the situation didn’t seem to get any better, but rather worse.
“Use it.”
The pressure was applied to the breath and the output was increased to maximum.
OMG! …
The intertwined rings rotated at an incredible speed in my heart. It was the greatest firepower I could muster.
It was the maximum bet that could be made at once. If I were to make it happen with my body as my friend… .
‘I guess I could erase half of this mountain.’
If we had only considered firepower, it would have been sufficient.
If it were original, that is.
“Hoo!”
He stretched his hand forward and exerted force to pour out the flames.
but.
Kiiiiiing—!!!
Bam-!
The ring, which was spinning as if it would explode at any moment, stopped moving the moment I decided to create a spark.
Cheeeeeeeee… .
“…”
Thanks to that, rather than sparks coming out, only smoke comes out of my palm.
Even.
“Coolook-!”
I felt the recoil and blood burst out of my mouth. I felt excruciating pain and fell to my knees.
“Ugh… .”
Blood soaked the lawn, and he clutched his chest, his eyes red from the pain.
“Sigh… sickness…”
This was a recoil from the body that exploded without dissipating the maximum firepower.
I had finally turned my energy violent, but since I wouldn’t let it out, it turned out on me instead.
“Whew… Whoosh… Fuck.”
It hurt so bad. It was the first pain I felt in a long time.
I don’t think it ever hurt this much when my chest was pierced.
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“Whew.”
I barely managed to get up, spitting out the blood that had accumulated.
My body is still staggering as if the recoil is still there.
“Ugh…”
I looked at my palm with a furrowed brow. It still felt hot.
“…”
I watched quietly and then applied a little force again. The amount was noticeably smaller than before. At best, it would only produce a handful of sparks.
I’ll just give it that much strength.
Stick-!
My teeth clench in a sharp pain that is felt immediately.
“under.”
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. This was really fucking crazy.
“… the feeling is bullshit.”
I stayed up all night to regain my energy. At first, I was trying to somehow find some sense of yesterday.
“ah.”
Now I was facing an even bigger problem.
“Fuck… .”
Suddenly the sparks don’t come out. This is probably the case.
“This is fucked up.”
It seemed like a demon in my heart.
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The devil of the heart.
It is one of the symptoms commonly referred to as mental illness.
This refers to cases where, when something confusing or shocking happens, you cannot do what you normally do and act as if something is broken.
It is true that this causes great problems for ordinary people, but it can be considered a fatal disease for warriors.
In order for a warrior to demonstrate martial arts skills, physical strength is of course necessary, but mental strength plays an even more important role.
As I continued to climb higher and higher, spiritual enlightenment became more important than physical enlightenment.
The moment you cross the line of fire, physical strength becomes less important.
The realm of the mind.
This was especially true when it became possible to give shape to the heart.
If the body is the vessel for a warrior, then the mind is like the root, so the mind is especially fatal to a warrior.
Because the moment your mind becomes immersed in a demonic spirit, almost everything falls apart.
You lose your original self and become unable to do what you used to be able to do.
It could be a martial art, it could be moving a bet, or it could be the action itself.
If not that…
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‘All three.’
You might get the whole problem.
This is a fucking disaster.
Even escaping from the mind is not easy. It is said that once you are caught, most people cannot escape until they die.
… for that kind of crappy thing.
‘I got caught?’
He swept his face with the palm of his hand.
The more I thought about it, the more it tasted like shit.
From last night until the sun rose, I started practicing to feel the feeling of yesterday.
I realized this shortly after I started practicing.
That means no more sparks come out of my body.
At first I thought it was just an illusion caused by exhaustion. So I tried a few more times, but the result was the same.
No matter what I do, there is no spark.
All I feel is excruciating pain.
Why did this suddenly happen?
I wondered if other energies were the same, but fortunately or not, Magi moved.
That is, only the Guyeonhwaryun Gong was frozen.
“… This is driving me crazy.”
How did it come to this? Why did it suddenly come to this?
If this is really a mental disorder, what did I do to get it?
‘And why did it have to be at this time?’
There were more than one or two things to do in Sacheon, so it would be difficult if it ended up like this. And there were a lot of them.
So, we need to solve it.
Especially since I got a taste of it yesterday.
‘That’s definitely a piece that can take us to the next level.’
Beyond composition, greatness.
This is the most important condition for reaching the transcendence that Paejon speaks of.
Now I was on the formation and I only had to take one more step to reach the summit.
The problem is that since I was stuck in the formation in my previous life, I don’t know how to get to the Great Star.
In that situation, I felt a hint of Daesung.
It could be a mistake since no one told me, but I was sure of it.
The feeling at that time was definitely what I was hoping for.
So I wanted to get my hands on it somehow.
“Anyway, nothing works out.”
Why does it have to be now?
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Splash.
I clenched my teeth and thought. I was racking my brain trying to figure out the cause.
‘if.’
Wasn’t it the fact that I felt the sensation that was the problem? Was it the thing that I thought was a clue that actually turned out to be poison?
‘no.’
I shook my head. I don’t think that’s right.
I’ve been chasing higher places more than once. I don’t think that’s the problem.
then.
‘…Is that it?’
A scene that came to mind when I was trying to figure out the cause.
-How are you alive?
The voice and words that my past life used to say to me as I looked at myself. Those words keep coming to mind.
“…”
I’m not sure about this either, but I somehow think that might be the cause. No, honestly, I’m sure about this too.
Instinct tells me that if there is a cause, that is it. What else could there be?
The space and background we headed to after eating freshly made Dokcheondan.
If I am possessed by a spirit, that must be the cause.
‘Then what should I do?’
If that’s the cause, then what’s the solution? If he’s the problem, then how do we deal with him?
“Confucius.”
‘What on earth should I do…?’
“Old Duke-!”
“…!”
I opened my eyes wide at the piercing voice.
I quickly came to my senses and looked ahead. There, the Poison King was looking at me with a frown.
“Are you okay? I still can’t come to my senses.”
“… Ah. I’m sorry.”
He smiled awkwardly.
“I feel a bit dazed, maybe because I didn’t get enough sleep.”
“I see. I understand.”
The Poison King nodded as if he truly understood what I said.
“I also finished the Dokcheondan yesterday and couldn’t sleep at all.”
“That… is a rush.”
Does that mean you were that happy?
It seems like it feels very different from mine… Anyway.
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As soon as I came down from the mountain, I went straight to see the Poison King. I had a lot to talk to him about.
“First of all, thank you again. Thanks to you, I have achieved one of my long-cherished wishes…”
The Poison King bowed his head at me. I had to wave my hand at him.
“Why are you doing this? Raise your head.”
“No, it’s more regrettable that this is the only greeting I can express…”
“I did it because I wanted to, you know that.”
“Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that you are my benefactor. It was the same a few years ago and it is the same now.”
“Hmm…”
The Poison King bowed his head heavily.
I looked at him awkwardly and then cautiously greeted him.
I bowed my head deeply and after a while, I raised my head following the sound of the Poison King getting up.
“Thank you.”
“… I appreciate your kind words. It’s not over yet, is it?”
“That’s right.”
The Poison King’s reaction made it seem as if the matter was over, but in reality it was not.
“After all, if that’s the only way to make it… it seems like it’ll take longer than expected.”
“It seems so to me too.”
The problem is the process of making magic stones, aside from other materials.
Obtaining a red magic stone is the same. Even if you obtain it, you must absorb energy from the magic stone before you can put in other energy.
This was the biggest problem.
What this means is.
‘Because you’re saying that I can’t be there.’
Dokcheondan would be impossible without extracting the energy of the magic stone, and I am currently the only one who can do this.
If it happens like this…
‘It seems like it’s impossible to keep making it.’
Since I couldn’t stay stuck in Sacheon because of Dokcheondan, I had to figure out a way.
‘… It’s also a problem to absorb all the energy beforehand and go.’
Usually, when the color of a magic stone fades, it turns to dust within a day. Even if it retains its color, it does not last forever.
It would be much longer than green and blue, but it also meant that it wasn’t infinite.
‘Hmm.’
Dokcheondan and Simma are both like that. They don’t help at all.
When I was chewing my tongue in my mouth with those thoughts in my mind.
“… Then, Prince Gu.”
The Poison King carefully called me over.
“There’s something I want to ask.”
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“…”
I had an intuition from the expression and tone of voice as he spoke. It was clear.
That’s what I’m asking, how did you extract the energy from the magic stone?
“… Yesterday’s magic stone…”
“Before that.”
So I struck first.
“As I told you yesterday, I said I had something to ask you today. Do you remember?”
I laid the base in advance.
I had anticipated that the Poison King would ask this.
“…”
The Poison King widened his eyes. He seemed to have realized what I was going to ask. The only difference was that he seemed to have half given up.
“…speak.”
“What happened between you and Lady Tang?”
“…”
The reason why Dang So-yeol is so strangely hostile to the Poison King. I asked him about that. As expected, the Poison King made a troubled expression upon hearing the question.
This is the expression I was aiming for.
I thought to myself, “Thank goodness.”
This way, it was easy to go in the direction I wanted.
“Oh, if that’s too difficult, you don’t have to answer. But… what you were just asking-.”
“It’s because of you.”
“… If you could just move on… Yes?”
I was taken aback by what I heard. I thought I would never say anything, but the Poison King also said something.
“…Me?”
It was more because of the words that were said as a reason.
Chapter (836)
