episode_0182

While drinking, I asked the apprentice if he needed the Seven Star Dagger, just in case. But as expected, the apprentice didn’t seem to be very interested.

“Because it would only cause unnecessary conflict. It would be better for Mr. Yu to hand it over to someone else rather than keep it.”

“That’s definitely true. Then it would be better to go through the Murim Alliance, right?”

“I guess so. Whatever you do, you can just throw it to the Murim Alliance when I return.”

If you take the road from Seomhwachon to Cheongho, you can stop by Murimmaeng. But that’s only if you don’t go through Guando… When I looked at him, he shrugged his shoulders.

“It’s such a big deal that it works like that.”

“Haha. Thank you for that.”

“That’s it. Later, when you have some free time, come out to Cheongho.”

The apprentice responded in a pessimistic manner and raised his drink. Chaejin, who was watching him sip and drink, thought for a moment and then asked Hyeonhwi.

“Isn’t it necessary at Hongseongmun?”

“Because we were not targeted by Muyeongmatu. If we try to obtain it, it would be against Hong Seong-moon’s teachings.”

Hyeonhwi took the drink and fiddled with his glass, saying he couldn’t drink alcohol while on guard duty.

“Master will think so too…”

” That’s my opinion too. I don’t think the Sword Saint will necessarily follow in the footsteps of Muyeongmatu.”

“Then, if you give this to the Murim Alliance, will they immediately follow the traces of Muyoungmatu?”

That won’t be it. In order to chase it, one force must unite the forces that were harmed by Muyeongmatu and set out to find it.

Who will trust and entrust it to you?

After progressing through almost all of the main story in Heavenly Moon and completing quite a few events, the event that could not even be attempted without increasing the friendship level with the Murim Alliance, the Four Black Lotus, and many factions of the political faction and the four factions was the event of finding traces of the martial arts fight. It was.

There is no way such a person exists now, so of course no one can do it.

“Then the remaining problem is…”

Chaejin looked at me intently. I smiled at her gaze and shook my head.

“I don’t think this is the end.”

“Well, I guess so. It’s okay though. Because I will protect it.”

After the drinks, I returned to my office, sat down in my chair and thought.

When I was interrogating Gyu-seon earlier, he said she was a woman with red hair and one blue eye.

And the person who said that fire would burn everything had commissioned me to kidnap or murder me.

Fire burns everything.

This is something that occasionally appeared in cut scenes during the main event in Heavenly Moon.

In other words, what he said was that the woman with red hair and blue eyes was the Iron Blood Emperor, or a related person.

So what is the next move they can use?

Well, to put it simply, he would either move someone stronger than Gyu-seon and have him catch me, or he would launch a diversionary operation and approach me.

Anyway, I’m curious why you tried to arrest me.

According to Cheon Il-hwa’s manuscript, those who tried to attack the monster were attacked, but were not kidnapped or kidnapped.

But why did they want to take me with them?

“Um…”

I don’t know this yet. Let’s watch the situation a little more and make a decision.

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

“Ah.”

The cloth hanging in the passageway connected to the next room moved and Chaejin leaned out. I nodded as she walked over wearing comfortable, slightly short clothes and sat down gently on the chair next to my desk.

“I was about to sleep. But what did you come in for?”

“I’m just a little worried. But what about Hyeonhwi?”

I couldn’t even hear the sound of my breathing, as if I had been meditating earlier. Chaejin quietly went there and looked at Hyeonhwi, then came back.

“I’m meditating.”

“I see. Then we should talk quietly.”

“Yes.”

After saying that, Chaejin brought me over and laid me down on the bed.

Then he brings a chair, places it in front of me, and sits there as if it were a given.

“Go and sleep.”

“I will go after seeing the guest sleeping.”

“Hmm…”

I wonder if I can sleep properly if I stare at it like this.

“Thank you for today.”

“Hehe. What. I find you more interesting than that. Even though it was almost dangerous, it was no different from usual.”

“It’s not like you weren’t prepared for something like this.”

I was prepared for it, and it was expected. I didn’t expect someone as good as Gyu-seon to come.

“Those who will attack in the future will be stronger and move more secretly, right?”

“Probably so.”

“Phew. I feel motivated.”

Chaejin held out her hand and gently held my hand, grinning.

“So don’t worry and just do what you want.”

I smiled and nodded at Chaejin’s confident voice.

The next day came. I thought there would be a night raid, but whether it was because of the apprenticeship or because they were using the first failure as a stepping stone to make other preparations, nothing much happened.

Well then, nothing much will happen today. Because the one who is here today is the Sword Saint.

“Are you awake?”

When I got off the bed, the fabric in the next room shook. Chaejin, who had already prepared to go to Hongseongmun, was dressed in Hongseongmun’s uniform and packing a weapon.

“You didn’t return the Black Moon Sword?”

Among the weapons Chaejin was carrying, there was a long sword as tall as her. Chaejin smiled when she saw that.

“Ah. This one. My father gave it to me to use for a while.”

Yesterday, I was aware that someone who really wanted to attack me had appeared, so I lent Chaejin his black moon sword. This is true. I guess I should treat you to another drink.

“Anyway, it will be more comfortable because I have this.”

“That’s right, but we’re going to Hongseongmun today.”

“Yes. It would be good for sparring.”

Looks like they’re trying to spar properly. I looked at her confident expression and nodded.

“Then shall we go down? Is Hyeonhwi awake?”

Chaejin went to the next room and went downstairs with Hyeonhwi, who had already gotten up and finished getting ready. I also headed to the backyard, and while I was warming up there, Geomseong came into the backyard like last time.

But the expression on his face… seems like he’s worried about something.

“Hwiya. Good job. Did anything special happen?”

Is it because of my gaze? Geomseong hurriedly returned to his usual expression and spoke to Hyeonhwi, and she looked at me.

Are you asking me to speak for you?

“There was someone who attacked me yesterday.”

“I see… What?”

Geomsung nodded and stiffened. I told her what happened to her, who seemed to be asking for an explanation with wide eyes.

“Oh, no, then you should have told me yesterday!”

“Other than that, nothing much happened.”

“Still…”

“If there was a problem, I was going to blow this up… so it was something that the Sword Saint did not have to take seriously.”

I took out a gunpowder container from my pocket. Geomseong, who saw that, looked like he had a lot to say, but in the end he only bit his lip slightly.

“It’s too late after something happens.”

“There is no need to kill a chicken with a knife used to kill a cow.”

“That too… Sigh. If you judged it that way, it would be so…”

Geomsung shook his head.

“Then we’ll just leave.”

“Ah. Have a nice trip.”

Chaejin and Hyeonhwi leave the guesthouse. Geomseong, who was watching it, looked at me and said seriously.

“I will have to stick with you while escorting you for the time being.”

“I changed the structure of the room yesterday because of that.”

“Is that so?”

Geomseong tilted his head and jumped up. And when she came down, she spoke with a slightly red face.

“Well… there is no door.”

“Yes.”

“…is it really okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Geomsung swallowed his saliva. Then, after looking at me for a moment, he was startled and took a step back.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Um… Oh, no.”

Looks like something is up? I looked at Geomseong, but she just slowly shook her head.

Perhaps because he was a swordsman, nothing really special happened. The apprentice and the swordsman argued a bit while eating, but it wasn’t enough to cause a problem.

The only thing that was strange was that Geomseong kept looking at me.

“What’s on my face?”

While I was working in the office, I asked the Sword Saint who kept looking at me. She thought for a moment and then shook her head.

“I just watched it because I wanted to…is it not working?”

“…It won’t work, but…”

“Is it okay to assume that permission is granted?”

“Uh. yes. What.”

Are your gaze so burning?

But I felt like I would get really upset if I said no, so I just nodded.

It’s been like this ever since.

If you could eat someone with just your eyes, you would have been eaten dozens of times already.

I put down the document I was looking at and stood up.

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

***

When I’m with him, I somehow can’t control my facial expressions. No matter how hard I tried to hide it, I couldn’t hide the corners of my mouth that kept twitching.

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

“Mmm. Would you like to ride?”

I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Geomseong spoke briefly and stared at him intently. Even in the books she read, she said that her gaze never leaves the person she likes, as if she were glued to him.

As if to prove it, I can’t focus on anything else once he’s in my field of vision.

That’s why Geomseong was able to soothe his boiling insides.

How dare you try to touch him?

I don’t know what they are doing, but if I get caught, I will definitely crush them.

Even his anger towards them was subsiding because they were in front of him.

“Na Yerin.”

“Wow.”

Before I knew it, the car was out. She felt a bitter taste in her mouth as Yuwol looked at her with concern.

And I accepted the teacup he gave me.

While the bitter and warm tea was in his mouth, Geomseong looked at Yuwol. He was sipping tea with an upright posture, and even if something like that had happened, there was no significant change.

Perhaps, he was captivated by this person’s consistency.

Geomseong followed him blankly with his gaze, and when their eyes met for a moment, Yuwol smiled. Geomseong slightly lowered his head because he couldn’t face that smile.

He looked at his face reflected in the teacup and bit his lip slightly.

That face clearly resembled the expression Hongryeon made while making his clothes.

Geomseong gently raised his head and saw Yuwol. However, the lips do not separate.

No, I guess that’s something I don’t want to ask.

You probably don’t want to touch anything you’re not sure about.

just.

It must be scary.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“…No. no. Right now… I don’t think so.”

okay.

Because it’s not certain yet.