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The devil didn’t come today.

That’s because I’ve been preparing to meet Oh Myeong-seong and Gu Mil-mil since morning after receiving a report from the Jukgandangju that they’re coming.

Obviously, Oh Myeong-seong must have been secretly coming in following Gu Mil-mil, who knows the geography of this place well, but it’s surprising that everything is being leaked.

In addition, there is one more thing that is puzzling.

I thought I would have gotten rid of it before the two of them arrived, but I just let them come.

If we were to guess based on memories from when Cheonma was a man, that would be the case, but I’m not sure what he’s thinking now.

It was Cheonma who killed Gumilmil’s father.

It’s strange that there are no conflicts.

It wouldn’t be strange if something happened when we met.

Something big is about to happen in the Cheonmasingyo Church.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that Cheonmasin Church was quiet until then. There was a lot of movement in Cheonmasin Church as well.

Gapjae.

He eventually shows off all his skills and demands a higher position. However, he doesn’t make a request haphazardly. Instead, he says he will wait for the fight to decide the rankings again, just like Cheonma did last time, and then he does his job diligently.

Meanwhile, Byeong-il is thoroughly trampling on his own party, Sanseokdang, with violence.

Sanseokdang. This is a party related to mining.

It’s a place that mainly deals with criminals. Of course, criminals according to the standards of the Cheonmasingyo.

After putting bugs in their heads to destroy their intelligence, they mine silver in the mines.

The main cadres here did not recognize Byung-il and were unwilling to share in the wealth that came from there. In short, it was a silent protest that they would not recognize you as the head of the Sanseokdang.

However, Byeong-il was a believer in the Cheonmasin religion. He was a person with enough ability to hold the position of a dharma protector.

Byung-il went to the rebellious officers and asked them whether they would obey, and killed those who refused to obey.

Originally, each party was independent of each other, so the principle was not to interfere, so originally there was no problem. But the problem is that Byung-il killed too much.

Among them, there were those who were dispatched from other parties to control the bugs, and when they died, the bugs in the heads of the criminals went wild, killing more than half of those working in the mine.

In other words, productivity fell, and people borrowed from other parties also died.

Yes, there is a big problem. So Byung-il is on the verge of being politically expelled from the Cheonmasingyo.

This is Byung-il’s current situation.

And as I wish for people, the Heavenly Palace Lord’s Dharma Guardians are thinking of going further. For now, they are outwardly loyal to the Heavenly Palace Lord, but behind the scenes, they are secretly looking for other paths.

The place he comes into contact with is the Jikwandang.

Just like Gapjae, he seeks to establish a connection with the Ji Gwan Dang.

And there’s a reason for that. It’s because Jikwandang is the place that produces elixirs that make you stronger just by eating them.

Of course, Woljeongdang’s technology went into it.

Yes, that’s right. It’s a technique that came from Daegon. But that doesn’t mean that the head of the Ji-gwan clan is someone who has cut ties with the secret religion or has a blood clot.

This one is closer to the elders. He is a master who has been in the Cheonmasin religion for a long time.

The Jigwan Dangju is an elder of the Cheonmasingyo who manages the potion to make you stronger.

So I guess something happens or someone wants to move up and meet them.

But the Guardian of the Heavenly Palace is not trying to rise up in the Heavenly Demon Sect. He is trying to obtain a mission that will allow him to go outside.

Because the Heavenly Palace Lord, Ho-beop, Jo-hwa-woo, realized that the bug inside his body had disappeared as the harvest season began, and he was thinking of leaving the Heavenly Demon Sect.

They are all different.

Meanwhile, the head of the Wolje clan, Insimwon, is similar to Byungil. He is also going around killing his own subordinates. However, his reasons are different from Byungil’s.

People who have mutated so much that they are on the verge of turning into monsters.

I’m dealing with them.

I told him to run away, but he decided to stay at Cheonma Shingyo. He probably didn’t see Daegon die, but when he saw Cheonma return, he knew who won.

If it’s his choice, we have to respect it.

Anyway, I’m not in a position to tell you to do something else… … .

I want to compliment you.

Why?

Because most of the people he killed were those who used special techniques to summon me.

Although we don’t have all the information, if we break it down well, it’s possible that we can decipher the summoning method.

Searching through memories is like jigsaw puzzles, the more pieces you have, the clearer it becomes to see where and what to look for. If I try, I might be able to extract the skills I need.

anyway.

Overall, the Cheonmasingyo sect is in a very chaotic state.

In that situation, Oh Myeong-seong and Gu Mil-mil, these two people, and Cheon-ma meet.

I wonder what will happen.

“What are you doing in front of the fire in this hot weather?”

As I was sitting near the stove, blankly staring at the fire, Soo-oh approached me, not hiding his boredom.

While waiting for Cheonma, I received a small note from Cheonma and said that I had free time so I ran around, but I guess I got bored because I had nothing to do.

But Soo, who was always so close to me, stood a few feet away from me and strangely looked at my expression. It seemed like he was checking my mood?

Oh, come to think of it, yesterday was a bit strange.

I never thought I’d be laughed at by a beast that had simply become a monster.

is it so.

When you’re dead, you don’t have to be cold. You’re different from me, who can’t die.

“I’m just thinking about what to do next.”

“What should I do? What?”

I got up from my seat and took Soo to the porch.

Right now, Cheonma is heading alone to meet Oh Myeongseong and Gu Milmil.

The three of them will meet at the edge of the forest.

I don’t really want to go there since I can see what’s going on through Cheonma’s eyes. So I’ll prepare dinner with Soo-oh, clean up, and then go to sleep.

I looked up at the sky.

The sky is darker than usual now. It’s close to evening, but it’s cloudy and looks like it’s going to rain soon.

I hope this isn’t a sign of something to come.

Oh, right.

There’s something I need to tell Soo in advance. Cheonma knows too, so it’ll be awkward if he asks me later why I didn’t tell him. And it’s bad to exclude someone, right?

I sat Soo in front of me.

“Why?”

Soo-oh is anxious. I told him about what will happen in the future.

“So-oh. I’ll leave here in 4 years.”

“Huh?”

Soo’s eyes grew wide.

“Where are you going?”

Soo-oh came up to me in a hurry and grabbed the hem of my clothes. Is that really that surprising?

“Outside the Cheonma Shingyo.”

If possible, a crowded place.

A place where I can produce harvesters.

Soo sees my expression and then looks around.

“Isn’t this enough?”

“I have enough to live on. But I have something I want to do, so I’m leaving.”

Soo-oh crossed his arms.

“Yeah, but there’s also Musabu, so don’t you think it’s too unsafe for just the two of us to go out? I learned that if you go out with just girls, you can easily get in big trouble.”

Well, the world is like this, and there are many immoral people.

Oh Myeong-seong also once caught a person who was called a pervert.

Sexual desire is difficult to separate from a person.

But there is something that Soo misunderstands.

“So-o. I’m the only one going out.”

Soo’s eyes grew incredibly large.

“No, why? Why are you doing that? What’s going on all of a sudden? Did I do something wrong?”

Wow, Soo-oh is speaking politely. He looks up at me with an expression that looks like he’s about to cry. He looks like an abandoned puppy.

“No. So-oh didn’t do anything wrong. He’s growing up so well now, so how could he have done anything wrong?”

“But why are you leaving alone?”

Even if you ask why she’s leaving alone, even after 4 years, she’s still a child, so it’s a bit much to take her to a dangerous place.

“Even after 4 years, So-oh is still young. Even after I leave, Cheonma will take care of him. So when time passes and he becomes an adult, he should do what he wants to do. Instead of being alone in a remote place like this.”

Soo came to me with a face that looked like he was going to cry.

And then, hesitantly and cautiously, he grabbed the end of my clothes. He had been running towards me without hesitation until now, and now he’s like this.

“Do I have to go?”

Soo’s voice is shaking. Where did I fail to convey it? It’s not that sad of a story. This.

“I’m not saying you’re leaving right now, Soo. Four years from now. That’s a long time. We’ve only lived for a year, right? We have to repeat the time we’ve spent together four times. When that time comes, Soo might tell you to leave quickly?”

Soo-oh shakes his face from side to side.

Tears are falling down my face.

hmm.

Was it too early? No. At this age, was it really time to cry over parting ways with a friend because it was too late?

I remember that girls grew a little faster.

Or maybe it’s because there are only two people in contact.

Lack of social skills, what do you really do?

There’s nothing we can do about it.

Even if you lack a little bit of social skills, you have no choice but to give yourself enough strength to survive.

Finally, it is a situation where you can gain strength. Because after the two people met with Cheonma, there was no fight. If Cheonma is there, Soo-oh will also become stronger.

now.

After meeting Oh Myeong-seong, Cheonma surprisingly invited them to the Cheonma Shingyo.

When Gumilmil asked what his intentions were, Cheonma replied that he was no longer interested in Cheonma’s position.

And then return to Cheonmasingyo with them.

It was only after I heard Oh Myeong-seong ask Cheon-ma about his condition while walking that I realized something.

I don’t know if it’s the fact that I have white skin and purple hair, or if some part of me is just freaking out about who I am, but they just call me Madou.

Sodo gets caught up in it too.

There are a lot of things to take care of when I go out. I was wondering how to explain this, but a faded memory suddenly brought out a word.

Hugs.

Thinking of the word hug, I grabbed Soo-oh’s arm and hugged her as I remembered. She was not skinny like last year, but a tall woman with a lot of fat. So even if I hug her, it will be hot, but it won’t be uncomfortable.

“Think of it as a time to stand alone, not a time to break up.”

“Why? Can’t we just go together?”

Oh, you’re back to speaking informally again.

This is good.

“I wish Soo would grow a little more.”

If you can.

Why is that? It’s all warmth, and even if So-oh dies suddenly, it’s clear that they’ll just forget about it and say they gained warmth.

“Learn from Cheonma and, if possible, from others, and become strong. Become very, very, very strong, and become a Soo who can do whatever you want.”

Someone said it was foreign news

Some people called it an evil spirit

Some people called it a monster.

And this kid is a human. That much.

Just accept that much of a wish.

“Then, this world is yours. In the words of this world… … ,”

Yes. There is an easy expression. A word that faded memories throw out as soon as they hear Soo’s name. By the way, that word is just right.

“So to speak?”

Soo-oh lifts his face from my arms and asks. His face is hanging on my chest, so I can only see half of it. Now I can’t see his sad face. It’s nice to have my mind turned to something else. Hug him.

“The world we live in now is called Gangho. So, just as you see me as a human, I will speak like a human.”

And I grabbed Soo-oh’s cheeks and said this.

“The power of So-oh.”

It means that from now on, you will become a free person who can do whatever you want in this world.

In my faded memories, dozens of memories of the man bursting into laughter sparkle.