episode_0413

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It was long past time to fall asleep, but my eyes did not close.

I just forced myself to be lazy in bed and think about the past.

When I was Lee Ryu-il, I couldn’t understand why the people called martial arts masters, who trained vigorously and roamed around from dawn to late at night, were so diligent.

It’s better to rest than move around, and if you’re going to rest, it’s better to lie down than sit, so why bother working so hard?

However, after becoming a Hwagyeong master myself, I began to understand why martial arts masters were so active.

Why don’t there be days like that sometimes?

Normally, I’m tired even if I rest, but sometimes my condition improves and everything goes well.

A day when you move your body because you want to take a walk, play a game, or at least separate waste.

I wasn’t aware of it, but I think I was in that state ever since I reached the top of the peak or Hwagyeong.

Should I say that my trained body and activated energy force me to be perfect?

The reason I realized that now was also simple.

This is because until now, all of that energy had been poured into achieving the goal.

It was like a racehorse with blinders on, running straight ahead.

After crossing the finish line, resting my screaming muscles and calming my pounding heart, I was finally able to look back.

No, there was an error in this statement as well.

I was so used to looking forward that I couldn’t even think of looking back.

The opportunity to turn his hardened gaze forward was his gambling training with Yeo Il-ye.

The moment Yeo Il-ye’s unique scent penetrated my nose, a scene appeared in my mind.

The victory ceremony for the suppression of the bandit alliance held in Sacheon Province. The scent that filled my nose along with my pressed lips. And even the smiling face of Yeo Il-ye, who said she would wait for an answer.

Naturally, what happened at the police station also filled my head.

I remembered the confessions I received from the two people and the consideration they showed in reserving their answers for me.

“I put it off for a long time.”

Delaying the answer was truly unavoidable.

Stop Jeong Cheol.

When I first decided to stop Jeong-cheol, I didn’t think the chances were high.

I just had to do it, so I moved with the feeling of pushing myself through the eye of a needle.

The best martial artist who can’t even smoke a sword catches up with the master of Hwagyeong who might become a Hyeongyeong. That fact alone made it unlikely, but in the meantime, time had to be bought by preventing Jeong Cheol’s invasion of Sacheon.

In order to stop Jeong-cheol, he had to give everything, so there was no time to take care of anything in the meantime. No, I didn’t even have time to look.

To be honest, I felt more grateful when the two people said they would wait… than when they communicated their feelings.

And then I completely forgot about it.

Even if there were a hundred mouths, there was nothing to say.

So, I knew that I had to hurry up and give them an answer, even now, but…

“Haaa…”

The problem grows bigger the longer you postpone it.

Even when I was traveling to Seojang with my group, the relationship was never shallow…but the relationship now is different from then.

We did various plots together, stayed in the camp and trained together.

Even though they were scattered due to the Cheonmashingyohak, didn’t they come back together again?

The depth of our bond, which became stronger over time and through adversity, settled heavily in my heart.

Giving answers to Yeo Il-ye and Heukmyo… was likely to result in a breakup with one of them.

The relationship with one of the two people is severed.

“Haaa…”

Just imagining it was something that made me sigh.

But I had no choice but to make another decision.

“Ha…”

I had no choice but to spend the night sighing repeatedly.

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“Hahaha!”

Wi Seo-ryeon, who raided the campsite like the wind, perhaps because he couldn’t enjoy gambling yesterday. Wei Seo-ryeon, who appeared with great energy, was shocked when she saw Hu Cheon-an’s face.

“…What happened yesterday?”

“Nothing happened.”

For all that, it’s a face that has taken on all the worries in the world.

Those words came to Wei Seo-ryeon’s mind, but she didn’t bother to say those words out loud, as she was rapidly developing social skills and tactfulness under the guidance of the black cat at the camp.

After the three rounds of matches between Wi Seo-ryeon and Hyeok Kirin, which had now become established as rules, Wi Seo-ryeon’s eyes swept over the group, looking for another gambling opponent.

Naturally, Hocheonan, which looks to be in poor condition, is excluded.

And the black cat, which was looking at Ho Cheon-an with a serious expression, also seemed likely to refuse even if asked to become a gambling partner.

Wei Shu-lian’s eyes were fixed on Tang Do-yeon and Tang Su-yeol. The posture of Tang So-yeol, who was usually lying down as if he were on his stomach, looked oddly awkward, but it was still in good condition among the current state of Ho Cheon-an and his party.

“Are you two not willing to join hands with me?”

“I will do it!”

Tang So-yeol, who had been beaten badly by the black cat yesterday, was worried that the unusual atmosphere of today might ignite the black cat’s anger again.

Tang So-yeol, who came up with the idea that he wouldn’t have to worry about being dragged into the forest if he gambled with Wei Seo-ryeon, hurriedly stood in front of Wei Seo-ryeon.

“Hehe! I can finally get a glimpse of the Tang family’s gambling skills!”

“Anything is fine. Let’s get started quickly.”

Wi Seo-ryeon, who saved a new partner, and Tang So-yeol, whose safety was guaranteed. There was satisfaction and relief on the faces of the two people who had formed a mutually beneficial structure, but the atmosphere at the camp was not like that.

Three people keep an eye on Ho Cheon-an as his attitude suddenly becomes strange.

The black cat looked at the suffering Hu Tian-an and had a hunch.

‘Something has changed since yesterday.’

The black cat’s intuition soon turned into confidence.

This was because Ho Cheon-an, who was looking at Yeo Il-ye with eyes full of worry, glanced towards the black cat, and when their eyes met, his shoulders shook like a thief caught stealing something.

Ho Cheon-an hastily avoids gaze.

This behavior was extremely suspicious to anyone’s eyes, so this thought naturally came to Black Cat’s mind.

Will I finally receive the answer of that day?

The black cat had such a thought in mind and then glared straight at Hu Cheon-an. Sensing the black cat’s intense gaze, Ho Cheon-an broke into a cold sweat and tried to avoid his gaze.

The black cat looked at Hocheonan and approached with great strides.

How many years have I lost after waiting patiently for a while?

Even the black cat was no longer willing to pretend to be polite and then make a fuss.

“Senior, are you worried?”

That’s why the black cat just hit Hocheonan.

“Oh, no..? I have no worries at all?”

As he said that, Hocheonan’s eyes were moving in all directions to avoid the gaze of the black cat glaring at him with his arms crossed in front of him.

“You know. Concern.”

“You said there isn’t one?”

Ho Cheon-an desperately pulled away. The worries that had stayed up all night since yesterday evening were weighing heavily on my heart.

‘How can you tell the person in question that you were contemplating which of the two you should give up?’

Because that worry was something I could never tell the black cat.

So, in a desperate attempt to change the conversation, Ho Cheon-an swished the glass in front of him and looked for Hyuk Kirin.

“Keuhum! Hyukgirin Sojeo Let’s start class now…”

“You didn’t have any worries because of Yeo Il-ye and Sojeo yesterday?”

Tuk. Degurr…

The dice fell out of Hocheonan’s glass and fell to the floor.

“….”

“….”

“….”

Ho Cheon-an spilled the dice from his glass.

There was silence between Ho Cheon-an and Heukmyo at the very intuitive, clear, and inexplicable evidence that anyone could see that his mind was agitated.

“Why did this fall?”

Shock!

Ho Cheon-an hurriedly deployed a hollow attack and sucked the dice into his hand, but there was no way to avoid the black cat’s gaze, which had already narrowed with suspicion.

“No matter how I look at it, it looks like you’re worried?”

The black cat looked at Ho Cheon-an, who was sweating profusely with his mouth tightly shut, and then sighed. No matter how many times I questioned him, he was not in the mood to open his mouth, so I wonder if pushing things further will only lead to more fighting.

“It seems like it exists to anyone who looks at it, but…let’s just say it is for now. For now.”

The black cat made it clear that it was still not giving up and took a step back.

“Whooo…”

Ho Cheon-an, who had aged ten years in an instant, sighed and looked at Yeo Il-ye and Hyuk Kirin.

“I’m sorry. You two, please practice alone today.”

Yeo Il-yeon and Hyuk Gi-rin also have a sense of what topic Ho Cheon-an is thinking about.

The two people decided that it was not the time to satisfy their selfish desires by holding hands, so they obediently backed away.

Ho Cheon-an was finally alone and sighed.

However, it was when Ho Cheon-an realized that he had only escaped the black cat’s interrogation and that nothing had been resolved, and worry appeared again on Ho Cheon-an’s face.

-Do you need help?

Ho Cheon-an raised his head to the sound of an electric sound ringing in his head.

Dang Do-yeon, who was secretly looking at Hocheon-an, pretending to maintain the Bicheon carriage, caught my eye.

help.

Help.

Ho Cheon-an looked around without realizing it.

“Hehehe! That’s pretty cool!”

Wi Seo-ryeon is a gambler who is blind to interpersonal relationships.

“…Okay. If you’re enjoying it, that’s fine.”

A party so ardent that it does not raise even the slightest hint of trust.

Hyeok Gi-rin is too soft-hearted to give such heavy advice as whether to cut off a relationship with someone.

On the other hand, what about Dang Do-yeon?

Although he was reasonably friendly with his companions, he did not have a biased relationship with anyone, and unless it was related to the raincoat, he was a resourceful and trustworthy person.

Ho Cheon-an’s heart sank in an instant.

If it were Dang Do-yeon, wouldn’t it be possible to sufficiently discuss concerns?

Seeing Dang Do-yeon’s comfortable figure leisurely leaning on the coach seat, Ho Cheon-an strengthened his decision and stood up.

Squeak?

Ho Cheon-an gets on the Bicheon carriage, pretending to pet Seo-gong, who is resting on the seat of the Bicheon carriage. Dang Do-yeon closed the door of the raincoat.

Even though Dang Do-yeon closed the door of the Bicheon carriage and expressed his willingness to respond to the consultation, he did not do anything and waited for Ho Cheon-an to open his mouth.

Snap- Snap-

It was only after Seogong was half asleep with Ho Cheon-an’s hand stroking his body, that Ho Cheon-an opened his mouth.

It was a complaint containing all the worries that had come to mind since last night.

“It was from the time I left with you from Dangata.”

Dang Do-yeon listened to Ho Cheon-an’s words. Dang Do-yeon only nodded occasionally, but thought as he listened to Ho Cheon-an’s continuous words without saying a word.

‘Were you thinking about that?’

Before going on a trip, to Dang Do-yeon, Ho Cheon-an was a talented person.

So, even when I was at the scene where Ho Cheon-an, who was at best a martial artist, made Jeong-cheol his enemy, I couldn’t help but wonder if something like this was possible.

Dang Do-yeon, who became the leader of the group and traveled throughout the central plains, saw Ho Cheon-an’s talent and the results that occurred due to that talent, and began to think of Ho Cheon-an as a superman.

Is it just that?

Now that we know the secrets and past of Hocheonan, in Dang Do-yeon’s mind, Hocheonan was a superhuman itself.

There were critical situations in which his life was threatened in the battle, but in the end, his life was saved, and there were too many miraculous achievements by Ho Cheon-an to be discounted based on that point alone.

Ho Cheon-an has always achieved tremendous results in extraordinary ways and carried out his plans without hesitation.

Because the criminal grew stronger at an unbelievable rate, in ways you couldn’t even imagine.

Therefore, I thought that Ho Cheon-an must have predicted a good chance of victory from the time he declared that he would block Jeongcheol at Dangata.

However, Ho Cheon-an’s inner thoughts that were now coming out were completely different from Dang Do-yeon’s thoughts.

Ho Cheon-an, who always seemed to have composure and confidence, actually poured all his strength into defeating Jeong-cheol.

“I already know that my worries are too late. So, I think we need to give an answer now.”

“Is that so.”

“But…I just can’t make a decision.”

Dang Do-yeon, who had heard Ho Cheon-an’s long worries, lowered his head and looked down at the Bicheon carriage.

‘Warrior Ho’s troubles… are partly my fault.’

He just thought Hocheonan was a superhuman and would do everything on his own, so he didn’t do anything.

A man named Mabu, who claimed to be Ho Cheon-an’s guide, allowed Ho Cheon-an to drop such baggage on his journey.

It was something I couldn’t raise my head about, both as a colleague and as a coachman.

so.

It was something that had to be picked up now.

“Everyone! Everyone gather here!”

Dang Do-yeon raised her voice and moved her hands from the coach seat of the non-cheon carriage.

Clap!

“???”

Ho Cheon-an fell into confusion for a moment due to Dang Do-yeon’s sudden words and the safety lock of the filling Bicheon carriage.

“Well, what are you doing?”

“Hahaha! I plan to relay the story I just heard to my companions.”

“…What?”

Ho Cheon-an’s mind became faint for a moment.

“Crazy! I need to get out of here!”

“Uh-huh, don’t do anything you’ll regret.”

Ho Cheon-an’s hand, which was trying to break the carriage door and escape, stopped.

A warning that will send chills down your spine even in urgent moments when your reason is running out of control!

While Ho Cheon-an paused, the group quickly gathered together. The party members who had already noticed that Hocheonan’s appearance was unusual were all keeping an eye on the Bicheon carriage.

“Warrior Ho is worrying about this!”

Dang Do-yeon chants Ho Cheon-an’s concerns at a speed comparable to the rote firing device created by Dang So-yeol. And the expressions on the faces of the companions who had been taken aback by Dang Do-yeon’s quick words gradually calmed down.

dump.

And Ho Cheon-an, who had seen and heard the entire process, collapsed into his seat again.

“So…you are concerned about a situation where you have to isolate yourself from one person.”

After Dang Do-yeon’s revelation, there was silence in the campsite. Even Wei Seo-ryeon and Tang So-yeol, who were gambling, looked at the Bicheon carriage with bated breath.

“…senior. Come out.”

Slam!

The safety device was released and the door of the raincoat was opened. Ho Tian-an gave up everything and went out of the Bicheon carriage and stood in front of Yeo Il-ye and Heukmyo.

Yeo Il-ye and Heukmyo, whose expressions were unreadable, were standing in front of them.

“Do you think I am not good enough as a lover?”

“….I think it’s overflowing.”

“Then, Eun-gong doesn’t like me?”

“…That could be possible.”

Ho Tian-an closed his eyes tightly as he saw the black cat’s hand being raised. Even in my opinion, it was such a garbage answer that I wouldn’t have anything to say even if I got slapped.

Soon I felt a touch on Ho Cheon-an’s cheek.

But it was a gentle touch, not a tingling pain.

Ho Cheon-an’s eyes slowly opened.

What caught Ho Cheon-an’s eyes was a black cat with a gentle smile.

“Were you having such foolish worries?”

Hu Cheonan’s eyes blinked foolishly. It was when the black cat was laughing at the sight and Ho Cheon-an was unable to come to his senses.

“It looks like Eun-gong was really only looking ahead.”

Yeo Il-ye held Ho Cheon-an’s hand. A soft smile also appeared on Yeo Il-ye’s face.

“The adventures and years that Eunkong made us cherish. Have you forgotten that we all went through this together?”

Ho Cheon-an’s eyes blinked. The black cat spoke with a sigh, clearly not understanding at all.

“It means that we are not happy when one person monopolizes the seniority and one person leaves.”

Dang Do-yeon dealt the final blow to Ho Cheon-an, who looked at the two people alternately as if he still didn’t understand.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if both people accept their hearts?”

“….like that.”

“Whoa, how did this happen?”

“Hehe, that’s right.”

After exchanging glances once, Black Cat and Yeo Il-ye looked at Ho Cheon-an.

“So what is the answer?”

“Two, if it’s okay with you two…”

“Uh-huh!”

When the black cat rolled its eyes at the fearless answer, Ho Cheon-an hesitated, but then opened his eyes as if he had made up his mind.

“Both of them. Thank you for being my lover on a day when I was lacking.”

Only then did the faces of Heukmyo and Yeo Il-ye bloom. It was the moment when the long wait finally came to fruition. How could I not smile brightly?

Ho Cheon-an, who saw the two people smiling, couldn’t bear the awkwardness and scratched the back of his neck. The eyes of Heukmyo and Yeo Il-ye, who were looking at the scene with smiles, turned to one person.

Hyeok Kirin.

Hyuk Kirin was shocked when he received the gaze of the two people.

“It’s okay.”

“Please come, Ambassador.”

Hyuk Kirin hesitantly stepped forward. Hyeok Gi-rin hasn’t even been able to convey his feelings to Ho Cheon-an yet. Heukmyo and Yeo Il-ye wanted to give Hyuk Kirin a chance.

The two people gave Hyuk Kirin a hand on his shoulder as if to give him courage, and Hyuk Kirin looked at Ho Cheon-an at the actions of the two people.

Ho Cheon-an couldn’t understand the situation at all. And Hyeok Gi-rin, who receives Ho Cheon-an’s questioning gaze and slowly opens his mouth with his heart pounding as if it will explode.

But before Hyuk Kirin opened his mouth.

“Brave?”

A voice came from behind.

The group turned around at the sound of a voice that was heard clearly, although it was far away.

Standing there was Dokgo Iseol, looking at Hocheon-an with trembling eyes.