episode_0172

“Ah!”

“2!”

“Not until a great reversal…”

Hocheonan’s victory. Hyuk Kirin let out an exclamation as he felt the thrill of a game where the winner of the gamble was at stake.

“That’s really amazing. It’s my first time watching gambling, but I still feel like it’s amazing.”

“That’s right.”

Black Cat agreed with Hyuk Kirin’s words. The black cat became slightly worried at the admiring voice of Hyeok Kirin. In fact, the game the two were showing right now was too great to be called just a simple game of gambling. What if Hyuk Kirin has fantasies about gambling for no reason?

With that thought in mind, the black cat looked back at Hyuk Kirin and widened its eyes when it saw Hyuk Kirin’s complexion tinged with sadness.

Why is Hyuk Kirin making this kind of expression?

“Hyeok Kirin Daehyeop…?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. It’s just…um. I feel like Warrior Ho has made a more desperate effort than I thought.”

“…A desperate effort?”

Hearing Hyuk Kirin’s words, the black cat somehow felt a tickle in a corner of his head. Why did Ho Cheon-an create the current situation instead of the option of getting to know the demon? I had a hunch that Hyuk Kirin’s words were related to the answer.

“What do you mean? Please tell me in more detail.”

“Umm…I just have a feeling…but I thought that Warrior Ho seemed comfortable in this precarious and dangerous situation, like a fish in water.”

The black cat blinked. Actually, this story makes no sense. How can people become more natural in a crisis or extreme situation?

But…if that’s true.

I can explain the current appearance of Hocheonan.

The board continued to play. Daogwi placed the dice and Ho Cheon-an shook his glass. Hocheonan put up a total of twenty-five home appliances.

lost.

The number of home appliances, which had barely increased to 40, was reduced to 15 again.

And the next edition.

“I’ll bet nine on 6.”

Take “ and bet the rest on 3.”

I got 30 home appliances again.

“Bet nine on 1.”

“I will accept it. I won’t bet any more.”

I caught up with twenty home appliances.

Although everyone was clearly ahead in terms of home appliances, the atmosphere soon became tense. The amount of home appliances held continued to change depending on the number of home appliances at stake, but the odds of winning or losing itself became a situation that could be called 5 to 5.

‘I see.’

And looking at that scene, the black cat realized.

Hocheonan’s skills did not improve.

It was just that the demon’s skills had declined.

I also noticed that the decline in skill was not due to the demon’s lack of ability, but rather a natural phenomenon. No matter how good a gambler is at hiding his facial expressions and controlling his state of mind, gamblers are still people. Even though there was a way out behind the thorny path, it was natural to hesitate or hesitate even though I knew that I had to go through a mountain path where lightning struck and storms blew.

In extreme situations, everyone’s capabilities are reduced. That’s why people are afraid of extreme situations. There is no one in the world who can demonstrate skills beyond his or her best with a tired body and a corroded mind.

But how did Ho Cheon-an act?

Ho Cheon-an did not hesitate to increase the stake even in this desperate situation. And then, even though he was defeated and pushed to an even bigger cliff than before, he didn’t care. I just pushed the board to the edge. Even if it means climbing over a cliff, standing on a high pole, or even stepping on a blade, Hocheonan will push this game further.

He acknowledged that Hyuk Kirin’s expression that the black cat was a fish in the water was accurate.

‘The current situation is nothing to the senior.’

The black cat touched the essence of Hocheonan.

What kind of person is Ho Cheon-an, a famous figure in the martial arts world?

How did Ho Cheon-an enjoy the martial arts world? I enjoyed overcoming the process by attaching negative traits that would be overlooked by a typical gamer.

Why did you do that? Even though no one asked him to, did Ho Cheon-an play the game by placing restrictions on himself and attaching negative characteristics that made others angry just by hearing about him?

That fact was an action that showed the essence of Hocheonan.

Aggression!

Although Ho Cheon-an, like other players, can repeat the play he wants, he continued to take on new challenges. I started from a lower place, climbed to the top, and when I succeeded, I crawled up from a lower place to the top.

Hocheonan pursued a sense of accomplishment more actively and aggressively than others, and as a result, Hocheonan’s starting point went down and down again.

And in order to climb to such an incredible height, high rewards were needed and a lot of risk had to be taken.

no.

The danger had to be overcome.

If there is a way out, risk is not a problem.

Black Cat understood that Ho Cheon-an planned this game with that in mind.

I know that I can be the one who can slip from the Baekcheok Gandu. However, this environment is created because it is more advantageous.

Because you can’t go up without overcoming danger anyway. Because I can’t reach my destination.

If there is a path, walk it.

If you can move up, do it.

Receive “. Ten more home appliances.”

“…I’m dying.”

Black Cat was once unable to understand Hutianan. The ability to provide enlightenment was too dangerous. Black Cat thought that if he had that ability, he would have kept his mouth shut for the rest of his life.

‘Senior Ho will continue to provide enlightenment to others.’

Ho Cheon-an was a man with various knowledge and talents, but is there any other ‘asset’ greater than providing enlightenment?

Black Cat understood that Hu Tianan was a person who would not make fun of his great asset called enlightenment.

The demon gradually collapsed.

Ho Cheon-an drove the demon into an even more extreme environment, and the demon that was driven like that could not help but be shaken. The black cat felt sympathy for the demon. How can one come to one’s senses when one is bitten by a person who is standing on a sword and only looks at the sky and not at the feet?

The black cat looked at the back of Ho Cheon-an, who was gambling. Before I knew it, more home appliances were piled up on the Hocheonan side.

“Seven home appliances on 4.”

Looking at the back, the black cat felt like Hocheonan was far away. Ho Cheon-an, who was interested in gambling, became a Taoist monk. So how far can Ho Cheon-an, who is now focused on martial arts, climb?

‘If it doesn’t fall over…’

Since gambling can also be said to reach the level of becoming a god, can martial arts also reach the level of a god? After thinking that far, the black cat felt aggrieved. Hocheonan’s constitution is serious. At most, I had to use seven elixirs to clear the way to the peak.

Is it just that? Even if I reached the peak like that, I couldn’t be sure if I would have the means to overcome the next level.

Even though I know that very well.

For some reason, he felt like he could reach the Hutianan, so he couldn’t help but smile.

‘Because we decided to do it together.’

I thought this was a role to receive money, but it turned out to be a role to give.

Hocheonan would continue to run on the edge of a knife. This is true even when the imperial court gave enlightenment to Hyeok Kirin. It was clearly a decision made because it was judged to be safe based on the ‘Hocheonan standard’. No, even if it is not safe, it is probably a decision made because it is necessary.

The black cat did not know that Hocheonan had become such a stagnant body through the game of Murimcheon. However, I succeeded in understanding Ho Cheon-an’s inner self.

In words, I thought it was dangerous and I shouldn’t do this in my head, but I understood that Ho Cheon-an’s instinct and temperament would push Ho Cheon-an like that.

‘Senior, you will continue to choose options to move up.’

But is it true that human affairs only go according to human will?

Since Ho Cheon-an is human, he will make mistakes, and even if he doesn’t make mistakes, his feet could slip.

So, someone must be prepared to hold Hocheonan in case his foot slips.

‘It must be hard to do alone.’

The black cat looked at Hyeok Kirin. Hyeok Kirin, who was experiencing the first time in his life that he saw gambling in Daejeon, which was like no other in the world, was hectic and immersed in the gambling of Hocheonan and Dogwi.

If Hyeok Kirin had not told me about his appreciation of Hocheonan, would he have been able to grasp the essence of Hocheonan?

Thinking about the answer to that question, the black cat made one decision.

At the time when the dark cat’s secret decision was solidifying.

I’ll bet four on “6.”

“I bet more on 3.”

“I will accept it.”

The atmosphere at the gambling table was reaching its climax. There are 70 home appliances in Hocheon-an and 86 home appliances in Do-gwi.

If Hocheonan wins this game, Hocheonan, who has been on the defensive ever since the game started, will succeed in turning the game around.

Black Cat thought that victory or defeat would be decided in this game. Even if Do-gwi maintained his steadfastness until the end, Ho Cheon-an would ultimately be the winner.

No matter how well the demon survives, this gambling game is bound to reach an extreme environment as time passes. Even if Ho Cheon-an’s aggression stops at this moment, his concentration to exhaust himself in each game is not normal.

In a war of attrition, Ho Cheon-an, who was accustomed to scraping to the bottom, had no choice but to win.

The glass was opened and exclamations rang out from the surroundings.

“Ah!”

The number on the die was 4. Both sides failed to anticipate. It was also evidence that both of their skills were faltering.

We have already exchanged dozens of moves with all our might. Both sides were losing concentration and their skills were showing a decline.

The demon thought.

‘I guess I still have a long way to go to catch up with you.’

Taogui regarded Hu Tianan as an opponent to overcome, practiced gambling, and analyzed Hutianan. Since Ho Cheon-an had such great gambling skills that he had no rival in the world, I thought it must have been quite a while since he experienced a real defeat.

Therefore, more than anything else, I focused on controlling my mind. Because giants tend to have empty feet.

However, Ho Cheon-an was not a giant. It was a mountain. It was a heavy figure that would not budge no matter how much I pushed and pulled.

The plate continued to flow. Although Ho Cheon-an had the upper hand, Daogwi did not collapse helplessly.

However, there was no way to reverse the biased trend, so it wasn’t long before the end came.

“I will open it.”

Do-gwi bet on 3 and Hocheon-an bet on 2. The number on the dice was 2, and Do-gwi lost fourteen home appliances to Ho Cheon-an.

There are 28 home appliances left to the goblin.

It’s Goblin’s turn to place the dice. The demon suddenly opened his mouth.

“What if?”

“What?”

“If I were to bet all the remaining home appliances, would you give me all the home appliances you own?”

The gamblers were buzzing. What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden?

Ho Cheon-an glanced at the demon and then laughed.

“Is that possible?”

“Hahahaha..! I guess so.”

Dao Gui placed the dice, and instead of shaking his glass, Hao Cheon-an looked at Dao Gui for a moment. Ho Cheon-an shook his head, mixed the dice sufficiently, and then put down his glass.

I’ll hang four home appliances on “3.”

I’ll take “ and bet everything on 1.”

Daogwi grinned and Ho Cheon-an closed his eyes.

Before placing the dice, Do-gwi asked if he could risk everything, and Ho Cheon-an sensed what that meant.

A game where everything is at stake. A straightened finger and an eye inside it.

One.

‘It’s not a gambler’s choice.’

He placed 1, and even before he did, he hinted that he would release 1, so it was essentially a declaration of surrender.

Nevertheless, Ho Cheon-an gathered his concentration and shook his glass. Dogwi did not think that Ho Cheon-an’s actions were because he did not understand the meaning of his message.

I just fought seriously until the very end.

The demon grinned.

“I lost.”

With that declaration, the arena became noisy. Some gamblers were amazed at how great the game was, some expressed regret over their final choice, some were curious about their dexterity and psychological battle, some cats sighed longingly, and some monks and princesses applauded vigorously. I also hit it.

The demon was just satisfied. It was disappointing to lose to Ho Cheon-an, but what can you do? I didn’t have the skill.

Dogwi recalled that day. I just won and went home with Geumja in a daze. And only after several days had passed was I able to come to my senses.

When I came to my senses, a feeling of intense shame filled my head.

I just played a game to my opponent from start to finish. Did you just play around? He survived by receiving victory. Because I didn’t want to die and because I wanted gold, I couldn’t ask Hocheonan what he was doing right then and there, so I just froze like that.

That’s why today’s match was special. Ho Cheon-an no longer sympathized with Daogwi and did not regard him as an enemy enemy. They simply treated him as a gambler who had to decide the outcome until the very end.

Although Daogwi was defeated, he was satisfied. That’s why he raised his hand, exposed his forehead, and spoke.

“I think I’ve finally caught up a bit. Next time I see you, I will definitely win.”

Ho Tian-an shook his head and curled his fingers, and Dao Gui chuckled.

Taaah!

With a clear sound, the small commotion that took place in a gambling house in Luoyang came to an end.