Chapter 947: Do you know who my mom is?

A word I couldn’t hold back filled the surroundings.

In the now quiet surroundings, my voice echoed.

It wasn’t that loud a voice, but because it was so quiet all around, it spread far and wide.

After spitting it out, I covered my mouth without realizing it.

Ah, fuck. I’ve messed up.

‘I should have held back.’

I spat it out without realizing it.

Thanks to that, gazes poured down from everywhere.

In the gazes looking at me, I could feel not just surprise, but outright shock.

The feeling of ‘What the hell did you just do?’ was palpable.

As I felt that and swallowed dryly.

“What did you say?”

The gaze of the lowly guy who was talking to Cheonma turned towards me.

Blue eyes and sky-blue hair.

Something resembling rabbit ears attached above them.

And he was a sharp-featured handsome man with snow-white skin.

“Did you say that to me?”

“…”

He asked me, his brow slightly furrowed.

Hearing that, I hesitated for a moment, wondering what to do, then opened my mouth.

“Ah… I have a habit of talking to myself.”

“For someone who talks to themselves, you were looking right at me?”

“It’s a misunderstanding.”

“…”

He didn’t seem to believe me at all.

Then again, if it were me, I wouldn’t believe it either.

Fuck.

‘This damn mouth.’

As always, this mouth of mine caused trouble.

And today was no different.

“Hmm.”

At my words, the guy stared at me quietly.

Maybe because of how he looked, he seemed quite rude.

The guy, who had been staring at me quietly like that, turned his head not long after.

Back towards Cheonma.

His eyes showed no interest towards me whatsoever.

As if that was his intention from the start, he seemed interested only in Cheonma.

“You. What’s your name?”

The guy asked Cheonma again. At that, Cheonma tilted her head.

Then she pointed a finger at herself and said.

“Me?”

“…Hup!”

“Huk…!”

At that word, the surroundings stirred.

At the same time, the young man’s fair brow furrowed.

“Your words are short.”

“Yours are too.”

“Ha.”

At Cheonma’s words, the young man laughed as if it were absurd.

“You don’t know who I am? That’s impossible, isn’t it?”

“Who are you?”

“…Huh?”

Hearing that she didn’t know, the young man’s expression crumpled further.

“You. You’re an outsider.”

At the young man’s words, Cheonma looked at me.

Her expression seemed to be asking what that meant.

I had no choice but to step in.

“Yes. We are not from Yawal.”

As I stepped forward, the young man’s gaze turned back to me.

“Then, is this woman yours?”

“Huh?”

What kind of bullshit is this now?

My eyes widened in surprise, then I quickly changed my expression.

“No, what is that…”

“How much?”

“…What?”

For a moment, I was speechless.

What the hell is this guy saying right now?

“I asked how much you’d take to give her to me.”

Even in that situation, the guy looked at me as if he were serious.

“What’s the price for handing over your woman to you?”

“…”

What should I do about this? He was a crazy bastard beyond imagination.

‘Has he lost his mind?’

He wants to buy Cheonma with money?

Why?

He stops me while I’m just walking by, what the hell is this? Does he even know what that is, that he wants to buy her?

‘…Well, she is pretty though.’

Of course, since she looks exactly like Wi Seol-ah, she’d be pretty…

‘Wait a second.’

I stopped myself mid-thought and frowned.

Come to think of it. How does he know she’s pretty?

‘Others probably can’t recognize Cheonma’s face well?’

Gu Huibi too, and everyone else.

They couldn’t recognize that Cheonma looked exactly like Wi Seol-ah.

But for that guy to stick around saying Cheonma is pretty…

‘Does that mean she’s recognizable?’

How, suddenly?

Ah, maybe.

‘Since it’s a different world, maybe that part has changed.’

Since I came to a place other than Zhongyuan, maybe something related to recognition has changed.

‘If not that…’

I quickly looked at Cheonma.

More precisely, I looked at her ears.

‘Is it that?’

Could it be because of that?

Directly casting a spell on Cheonma and changing her presence.

Could it be that this became a problem and led to this?

Is that why this guy is bothering me so annoyingly?

Sluurp.

Swallowing uncomfortably, I said to the guy.

“…She’s not mine, nor are we in that kind of relationship-“

“Then it matters even less. Get lost.”

“…”

This bastard…?

Veins seemed about to bulge on my brow.

I furiously etched the character for patience (‘忍’) in my mind.

Just then.

“I am Cheongseon of the Azure family.”

The guy introduced himself to Cheonma.

Hearing that, I clicked my tongue inwardly.

‘As expected.’

I suspected it, and I was right.

The guy was a noble.

Seeing everyone around immediately show deference the moment he appeared, I had a feeling.

‘Azure.’

Of all colors, Azure.

It was also the place I intended to visit today anyway.

Judging by his demeanor, he didn’t seem like the head, but like Gu Bong, probably a son from that family.

“So?”

Hearing that, Cheonma tilted her head and spoke.

Cheongseon narrowed his eyes.

“Your words are still short… Well, it doesn’t matter. I can afford to be that generous.”

Saying that, he tidied his clothes.

He looked somewhat neat at first glance.

“You said you were outsiders. Anyway, education is simple enough if I take you and teach you. What is your name?”

“…”

Cheonma did not answer.

This time too, she looked at me.

What am I supposed to do?

Shifting my gaze away, I said to Cheongseon.

“Please don’t do this. It’s not like she’s the only woman in the world-“

I tried to say it with a forced smile, but just then, the guys around Cheongseon drew their weapons and aimed them at me.

Sreung.

As the blade touched the back of my neck, my body tingled for a moment.

“How dare you open your mouth, speaking so casually.”

“You are before the young master. Kneel.”

‘Ah.’

Hearing that, I sighed inwardly.

Really.

‘Just.’

I looked at Cheongseon with flashing eyes.

‘Should I kill him?’

As I vaguely thought that, energy shimmered from my body.

Ssaaaaa.

“…Huk!?”

“Heuk…!”

As killing intent leaked out without my realizing it, the guys nearby flinched.

Seeing that, I quickly concealed the killing intent.

‘Damn.’

I almost let it burst out again without realizing it.

I can’t control it well due to the stuffiness.

I managed to endure it somehow, making only the nearby guys feel it.

Because of that, Cheongseon looked this way with a strange expression.

“What are you doing?”

“Th-that was just…”

“What was that…?”

The guys didn’t seem to know what they had just experienced.

“What on earth are you doing…”

Cheongseon scanned this way with narrowed eyes.

Then, his gaze suddenly fixed on somewhere.

It was my chest.

The plum blossom embroidery etched onto the white martial uniform. He seemed to stop upon seeing that.

“…You.”

Cheongseon took his eyes off the plum blossom and looked at Cheonma.

The emotion in his gaze changed.

“So you’re from Hwasan.”

Annoyance filled his eyes.

What on earth did the Hwasan sect do to get absolutely no positive reaction?

By this point, I couldn’t help but be curious.

“Tsk…”

He seemed quite displeased about something.

Despite that, Cheongseon kept looking at Cheonma.

“It’s regrettable, but… I guess it’s fine as is.”

As if he had convinced himself, he suddenly approached Cheonma and reached out his hand.

“It doesn’t matter even if you’re from Hwasan. What’s important is the future. You just need to become mine.”

His greedy hand headed towards Cheonma’s wrist, but…

Kkwak.

“Hm?”

It didn’t reach its destination.

Because I grabbed his wrist just before it could touch Cheonma.

“I understand you’re in a hurry, but, well, you’re moving a bit too fast.”

“What are you doing…?”

“We haven’t even finished talking, so initiating physical contact first is a bit much, don’t you think?”

I tried to say it with a smile, but the way he looked at me turned chillingly murderous.

“Right now, I asked what the hell you are doing.”

“What do you mean ‘what am I doing’? Can’t you see? I’m blocking you.”

He was bothering her so much, so I blocked him.

Saying that so openly made Cheongseon’s face contort even more.

“…Haha.”

He let out a laugh, but his eyes weren’t smiling; only his mouth was.

What a fantastic expression.

“Do you even know whose body you’re touching?”

“I don’t particularly want to know? And.”

I took a breath.

Suppressing the energy that was about to burst out, I said to the guy.

“If you’re such a great person, shouldn’t you be even more careful? There are people watching.”

“…”

If he didn’t have eyes, who knows what would have happened.

I really wanted to show him once, but I had to hold back as much as possible.

“This lowly worm…”

Cheongseon pouted his lips.

I could feel him applying force to the wrist I held.

But.

Kku-uk.

“…?”

Even when he applied force, his arm didn’t move, and his eyes widened in surprise.

“Ah, can’t you stop showing off your strength unnecessarily? It’s really embarrassing.”

“…Y-you!”

His face even turned red.

He seemed to be applying quite a bit of strength.

Tsk.

Watching that, I released my grip the moment he applied force.

Then.

Hwicheong!

“…Kkeuk!?”

The guy lost his balance and fell face-first onto the floor.

With his long body sprawled on the floor, his appearance was quite pathetic.

“Ah, oops…”

Seeing that, I chuckled awkwardly.

“Are you perhaps lacking in strength? I should have helped you up properly. My apologies.”

“…Y-you…!”

The guy scrambled to his feet.

And then.

“How dare you. Insult a noble…?”

“When did I?”

“You filthy bastard… Do you know what you just did?”

Hearing that, I chuckled.

“Will you let it slide if I say I don’t know?”

“…Grrr….”

At my taunt, Cheongseon gritted his teeth.

And with a very red face, he said to me.

“You. Do you truly not know what my family is? We are a place that can erase someone like you with a single word.”

“Wow… That’s truly terrifying.”

It’s terrifying enough.

Should I get away? I pondered briefly.

Then, finding it somewhat amusing, I said to the guy.

“But.”

I moved slightly closer.

I could see him flinch.

It was a distance so close that others couldn’t hear.

“Then do you know?”

“What…?”

“Let’s put aside your family. Then.”

I grinned and said to the guy.

“Do you know who my mom is?”

“…?”

At the sudden mention of my mom, the guy wore a puzzled expression.

“…What is your mother that you ask?”

The guy asked, flustered.

Seeing that, I said.

“I won’t tell you.”

“You damn bastard…!”

Kkadeudeuk-!!

Cheongseon lunged at me as if exploding.

“Seize this bastard at once…! Grab him, tear off his limbs, and feed him to the livestock–!”

Just as Cheongseon was shouting harsh words.

Seeing him approach, I moved my body too.

‘Oof.’

Haven’t I endured enough to get here?

If I endured any longer, I felt like I’d just die of frustration.

‘Yeah, I beat up that Baek guy anyway.’

What difference would it make to beat up this blue guy too?

Of course, if I did it, a bad situation would arise.

‘Who cares.’

I endured it three times.

It was time to explode.

Thinking that, I clenched my fist.

Kwadeudeuk!!

“Keok!?”

Suddenly, the guy got hit in the cheek and flew far away.

“Huh…?”

However, it wasn’t me who hit him.

It was someone else’s hand, not mine.

Leaving the flown-away Cheongseon behind, I looked at the culprit.

It was Cheonma.

She had slapped Cheongseon across the face.

“You…?”

Seeing that, I stared intently in surprise.

Cheonma didn’t look at me.

It was the same expression as the first time.

Yet the expression hadn’t changed one bit.

Seeing that, I couldn’t help but get goosebumps down my spine.

‘…Cheonma?’

It’s Cheonma.

Not the word I usually thought of.

The Cheonma I saw in my past life.

That appearance back then, seeming arrogant to everyone and unbeatable by anyone.

“You.”

That.

“Want to die?”

I could feel it from Cheonma, who was now approaching Cheongseon.