Episode 1516. This isn’t my fault, is it?(1)
The entire Daejeon was filled with dead silence. No one could think to open their mouth and respond first. Because it was so shocking.
Even the Shaolin monks who came here to help with the ark were looking at Hong Dae-gwang blankly, asking, ‘What did I just hear?’
That’s right…
“Hey… “Opening is no joke.”
“I thought there was absolutely no place worse than a volcano.”
“That’s right. “Isn’t Hwasan almost at the level of a Confucian scholar at this level?”
“Today, I see that Cheongmyeong Dojang was an upright Buddhist man who was very respectful of his elders. Amitabha Buddha.”
Even murder can be considered an extenuating circumstance depending on the circumstances, and Kang-ho often makes a living by doing robbery as his main job, to the point where he is in trouble.
Even in Gangho, which to an ordinary person is clearly the worst world full of demons, there are sins that are considered to never be committed.
“⋯⋯It looks like it was really painted.”
The death of a knight (欺師滅祖). The crime of looking down on one’s teacher and priest.
Even if a member of the martial arts sect kills several people, the martial sect first checks to see who the dead person was and whether there was a reason to kill him. However, the moment the knight-annihilation outbreak occurs, they are locked in prison without even asking or questioning.
Even then, he is criticized by Jeon Kang-ho for allowing such a criminal to live. Such a deadly sin is the destruction of knights.
But now, Hong Dae-gwang has turned all of his Ark and the elders into shameless trash, not even beggars.
This situation even drained the blood from ‘that’ Jogeol’s face.
“Fine, death penalty. “Why on earth is he doing that?”
“Blood must have rushed to your head.”
“No matter how much blood there is.”
“Walk.”
Jogeol is embarrassed. Yes? When I turned around, Yoonjong said with a soft smile.
“When a madman does something crazy, it is meaningless to look for a reason. “He’s a madman, so what can we do?”
“⋯⋯Once you see him, he is a really bad person who deserves the death penalty.”
Everyone looked at Hong Dae-gwang in shock, but in reality, Hong Dae-gwang was even more confident despite receiving all the attention.
“Hee, hee?”
⋯⋯I couldn’t do it. She turned pale, as if she belatedly realized what she had said.
“Oh, no. “Well, that’s…”
He broke out in a cold sweat under the pouring gaze and stuttered as he opened his mouth.
“Well, I didn’t mean that… yeah, that’s not what I meant.”
“What does that mean?”
“Go, stay still, volcano god dragon. “Now is not the time to joke!”
Hong Dae-gwang looked around with a scared face.
If you’re going to turn someone into an enemy, make sure to turn only one side into an enemy. Because then you can stand on the other side. But now, Hong Dae-gwang has suddenly thrown negative remarks at both Ark and the elders who are in conflict.
This way, no matter who wins…
“That… Haha…ha. “I didn’t mean to do that, but I wonder what that means…”
He was stuttering as if he was trying to make an excuse, but suddenly he got emotional, looked at Cheongmyeong, and started yelling.
“It’s all because of you! “You damn bastard!”
“⋯⋯huh? “Did I stay still this time?”
Cheongmyeong, who had been cursed out of nowhere, blinked.
“I got used to hearing you talk nonsense all the time, so I did it too!”
“No, why did you do this to me?”
Normally, Cheongmyeong would have gone out of his way to beat up that beggar right away, but this time he wasn’t particularly angry. Because there is no need to get angry. Instead, I rummaged around in my arms.
“Let’s see… it’s not crushed. Oh…! “It’s okay!”
Cheongmyeong took out something and threw it at Hong Dae-gwang.
“W-what is this?”
Hong Dae-gwang, who caught it without any hesitation, quickly unwrapped the long object wrapped in white paper, just in case. Couldn’t this be the silk bag of resonance?
“This…!”
Something long and round… So this is…
“Danggwa?”
No, suddenly some sweets… Why are you carrying this around? No, rather, why are you giving me this?
“eat.”
“huh?”
“From the looks of it, I’m about to find myself in a dark, dark cave with my arms and legs cut off, eating sour food. Think of it as the last time, and eat something sweet…”
“Hey, you son of a bitch!”
The danggwa that Hong Dae-gwang was holding was struck down. Cheongmyeong quenched his appetite.
“Ah… such a shame.”
“Is now the time for jokes?”
“That’s because it’s not a joke…”
Hong Dae-gwang closed his mouth.
It’s not that it’s not, it’s really not a joke. If the situation had not been so confusing, the elders and the Ark would have been having a heated argument together about where to start cutting off Hong Daegwang’s limbs.
“That…”
It was at that moment that Hong Dae-gwang realized his future and desperately thought about it.
“They say there are no beggars…”
Ilhosingae muttered in a voice that had lost some of its strength. Thanks to this, all the attention that had been focused on Hong Dae-gwang was drawn towards him.
“⋯⋯I’m not a beggar.”
A laugh escaped me.
“okay. Right… okay.”
Memories of the distant past were floating in Ilhosingae’s mind.
The hand that held him when he was on the verge of freezing to death in the cold winter. The hut felt infinitely warm even though it couldn’t be called warm.
“That’s right…”
That is how Ilhosingae became a beggar. The darkest place in the world, hidden from the eyes of those who have a lot of money. Those who found him there and held out his hand to him were all so lowly that they could not even hold food for a day.
“So… I hoped that opening would become great.”
It wasn’t just Ilhosingae that did this.
Most of those who belong to the open world were initiated that way. A place that willingly accepts those who no one else will. Therefore, the opening was an extremely gracious place for them.
Because it was such an opening, I wanted to make it great with my own hands.
But the world took that opportunity away from him. After a long period of self-doubt, he finally felt that the opportunity had come again.
Ilhoshingae closed his eyes.
If you think about it, it was like that. What he wanted was a great and strong opening.
However, in that opening, there is no place for the shabby beggar who extended his hand to the young Ilhosingae.
The greatness he portrayed was only the greatness he desired now that he was stronger, and not the greatness he dreamed of when he was a weak and miserable child.
Ilhosingae opened his eyes and quietly looked at Cheongmyeong.
“That’s what I meant, Hwasan Swordsman Association.”
“yes?”
“So I said no. “Now I understand what you mean.”
Cheongmyeong tilted his face with disapproval.
“… Even if you were coughing up blood like that, you couldn’t understand me.”
It seemed like the beggars had something in common. Ilhoshingae’s gaze left Cheongmyeong and headed somewhere else.
“ark. No… “Nothing.”
Pungyeongsingae also looked at him.
“Please speak, death penalty.”
“What are you going to do? Are you planning on staying in that position?”
It was a random question, but Pungyeongsingae immediately shook his head as if he had no second thoughts.
“I am also a person with shame. It’s natural to want a chance to make up for the mistakes I made, but I know that’s just my greed. Even if you have no position or authority, you will be able to pay for your sins.”
“then?”
“I plan to hand over the Ark position and step down.”
Ilhosingae laughed helplessly.
“Then there was no reason to fight in the first place. “Your openness, which I hated so much, will now come to an end.”
“Yes, death penalty. But…”
“Know. “You couldn’t tolerate my opening up either.”
“⋯⋯Yes.”
Ilhosingae closed his eyes again and fell silent. He seemed to be contemplating something, but when he opened his eyes again, his eyes had clearly become gentler. The way he spoke also changed from that moment.
“Then that will do the trick. “You and I… Those who were devoured and changed in the past era can just leave.”
“Come on, Elder!”
“What do you mean!”
The elders all shouted in horror.
“Now what do you mean?”
When the elders reacted violently, Ilhosingae scolded them with a cold face.
“If you do, what will you do? Are you willing to fight again to the end against the Shaolin monks and Hwasan people?”
One of the elders shouted, a blood clot rising in his neck.
“If we don’t care for our lives and resist to the end, we won’t be able to just watch the flats. Anyway, isn’t it the same opening? “If only they would fight together…!”
“There will be a lot of blood flowing.”
Ilhosingae cut off his words as if there was nothing more to hear.
“Are you saying that we will use the lives of the plains to help us gain power?”
“Well, that’s…”
Ilhosingae laughed helplessly.
An opening where one can throw one’s life away like stubble. It’s definitely the opening he wanted. But it never meant this.
“Calm down, Grand Elder!”
One of the elders shouted, not knowing how to give up.
“Although they say they are from Shaolin, there is no way you have the same intentions as them. Even if we are overpowered, if we just hold out for a few days, the leader will sort them out and put the opening back into our hands!”
Hyebang’s expression, who had been listening in silence, changed slightly. Because she has a point.
“This is a game you will win anyway! “If you just wait a little longer…”
“It is done.”
But Ilhosingae shook his head with no trace of regret left on his face.
“If that happens, openness will fall into chaos again. There is no way to avoid the scandal that the person who worked with Shaolin and drove away the Ark is now in charge of the new Ark. There is no way beggars would follow me.”
“Well then, what can they do? In the end, you will have no choice but to follow. No, you will have to follow!”
Those words, more than any dissuasion from the other elders, made Ilhosingae feel discouraged.
Those words literally prove Hong Dae-gwang’s words that the opening he wanted to create will only enrich himself and his elders.
“It is already a favorable trend. If you fail, you lose everything. “Then why are you hesitating!”
I was sad and disappointed.
Nevertheless, the reason I couldn’t even get angry was because I knew that he was no different from them.
“ark.”
“yes.”
“They…”
After letting out a short breath, Ilhosingae calmed down and opened his mouth again.
“The reason they resist so much is because they are afraid.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Can you ease their anxiety? “My one neck may not be enough, but now seems like the time for the Ark to show tolerance as well.”
“That was my intention from the beginning.”
Pungyeongsingae spoke firmly.
“I will confirm this with the elders in advance.”
“⋯⋯.”
“If you guys step down at this point, I won’t hold anyone responsible for what happened today. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Ark assassination, disobeying orders, or any other mistake. “Today will disappear from the history of openness!”
“Ah…”
The elders’ eyes widened slightly.
That is no different from a promise to guarantee their rights in the future. Those who had no choice but to lose their martial arts skills and be imprisoned as soon as they were defeated were given the opportunity to enjoy the same life as before.
Of course, it may not be completely the same, but considering that we lost the war, it is not enough to say that it is a blessing in disguise.
“But I am different. “I will take responsibility for all of this and step down from my position on the Ark.”
“Are you really…, Lord Ark?”
One of the elders asked back with an untrustworthy expression. Pungyeongsingae glanced at Ilhosingae with a glance of his head and answered.
“⋯⋯I and you were all wrong in the first place. “I should have known right away that opening up could not be led in the right direction in this way.”
Pungyeongsingae closed his eyes as if he was pressing something.
‘Master.’
I don’t want to say that the teacher was wrong. But at least it wouldn’t have been right. When I opened my eyes, Hong Dae-gwang, still very frozen, came into view.
It’s not enough, it’s ugly. But…
“The future of openness should be left to those who will live in that future. “That’s what a good person should do.”
Pungyeongsingae said. The elders swallowed their saliva and looked around.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
Hyebang gave a short shout, and Baekcheon slightly raised the sword in his hand.
The Ark gave everything it could. If he wanted to, he could overpower everyone here with the support of Shaolin and Hwasan.
If so, wouldn’t they have no other choice?
Now all eyes turned to the last person who could sort out the situation. Ilhosingae opened his heavy mouth and spoke.
“The elders, including me…”
An unwavering voice spreads.
“I will follow the Ark’s words. “I just hope for a merciful disposition.”
Finally, the last words of Ilhosingae brought the situation to an end.
“I surrender.”
The opening gun of opening.
It was the moment when a small war, perhaps the most gigantic, ended.
There were mixed emotions on Feng Yeongsingae’s face as he nodded.
“Are today’s events sad… As my teacher said, all people are wounded…”
“Over there…”
“You said you could move on. “I understand how you feel, but the children we raised…”
“Uh… Hey, Lord Ark?”
“Never open…”
“Oh, no! “Ark!”
Feng Yeongsingae’s face suddenly distorted. Why do you keep interfering at this important moment without even noticing it? He looked back at Baekcheon.
“Why are you doing this?”
“That… that one…”
“hmm?”
Feng Yeongsingae frowned and looked up at the direction Baekcheon pointed to. What do you want me to look at…
Damn it.
“Huh…?”
Blah blah blah!
There was a sound coming from that direction, as if something old and dull was cracking. No, it’s not just the sound. It’s actually splitting apart.
“Uh… “That…”
“Gwae, wouldn’t it be okay? “The top was blown away anyway, so only half of the ceiling remains…”
Grumble!
“⋯⋯.”
Before the words were finished, the temple they were standing on began to shake violently. It is clear what the fluctuations mean. Everyone became contemplative.
So so so so so.
Large cracks also began to spread on the floor. The Shaolin monks were the first to sneak back.
“Woah, collapse…”
“No way…”
Hong Dae-gwang’s truly timely and desperate scream pierced through the palace.
“It’s collapsing! Run away!”
“Do, run away! “I’m buried!”
“Ahh! Why come now!”
“Shit! “Nothing ends neatly!”
“Jump up when it’s time to talk!”
“Hey!”
“Uh… That thing over there? Uh…”
The beggars who were loitering outside, unable to enter, looked blankly at the group and closed their eyes.
“Collapse…”
Rumbling! Rumbling!
“Uh… “It’s collapsing?”
Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The old pavilion, which had been standing precariously, fell down in an absurdly clean manner.
“⋯⋯huh. “Hehehe.”
The war was not the only end.
An old gun altar that has been a symbol of openness for hundreds of years. Even its long history came to an absurd end.
