episode_0045

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After winning the battle of wits with Master, I met two servants that very day.

“It’s a plum blossom.”

“This is Yeonhwa.”

A middle-aged woman and a woman who appeared to have just entered high school greeted me politely.

“Okay, thank you.”

It was uncomfortable because the person who was much older than me had a low posture, but I had no choice but to speak informally to him after I got scolded by my teacher for not treating the commander-in-chief last time.

Ugh, I feel like I’m guilty of something.

“Yes, we will do our best to accommodate you.”

A middle-aged woman named Maehwa bowed her head even further, and Yeonhwa, who was standing blankly, belatedly followed suit.

“Maehwa has been staying at the school for a long time, and Yeonhwa has recently arrived.”

As I listened to the Commander-in-Chief’s further explanation, I looked at the two people who could help me.

The plum blossoms seemed to have thick bones just as described.

I don’t want to admit it, but I am showing that I am neither too much nor too little, with the second-highest rank in the Black Heavenly Church, Sojyoju, right in front of me.

On the other hand, I could see that Yeonhwa was still clumsy.

The fact that he’s having a hard time maintaining his posture or that he keeps looking around makes me look like a curious kid.

I have no desire to judge the person who will help me. That’s just the way it is.

“Master So, I will leave now.”

“Oh, is there something behind you?”

It looks like the Commander-in-Chief is busy.

“Yes, that’s right. See you later in the evening. It’s a plum blossom. Take care of Lord Sogyo.”

“Would it be possible?”

The Commander-in-Chief nodded and headed somewhere. Probably a place to work.

Since I had nothing else to do, I went along and stayed by his side all day, and I was surprised to see that the documents piled up on the desk were, without exaggeration, as big as the desktop itself.

He might have been concerned because I was next to him, but the director-general quietly processed the documents.

Then, he had a nosebleed due to overwork or something, and when I saw that, I asked my teacher to assign him an attendant.

Now that I think about it, as soon as my nose bleeds, he tells me to leave quickly, but I don’t know why he did that.

Well, maybe I’m the type of person who only wants to look neat.

“Master So, where are you going now?”

A lively voice struck my ears.

When I turned my gaze, Yeonhwa was looking at me with bright eyes.

“Uh….”

“I’m sorry, Master Sogyo. Because he hasn’t been taught etiquette yet.”

I was going to answer the question, but Maehwa took the initiative and fell flat on the floor.

“Why is it such a big deal to ask? There is no need to apologize.”

“If you have any questions in the future, you can always ask.”

“Wow~ Really?”

“Yeonhwa!”

When Yeonhwa, who had been scared after Maehwa, laughed out loud, Maehwa hit her on the back.

It felt like I was seeing a mother and daughter getting along well, so I laughed along with Yeonhwa.

“I’m planning to go for a walk, but is there a good course… or rather, a good path?”

“I will guide you to the decorated garden.”

Following Maehwa’s guidance, we are walking along a path that is suitable for a moderate walk, but unlike when we started, there are two more people in the group.

Who are the two people who joined?

“Hey~ I only saw this garden being decorated, but I didn’t actually visit it. It looks pretty like this.”

With Gwonma.

“That’s because you’re always drinking.”

Every spirit.

While I was walking down the street, a young horse spotted me and flew over to me and offered to accompany me. When I accepted, a young horse appeared from my shadow.

– Have you been hiding in my shadow the whole time?

When asked this, Youngma turned his head to another direction and exercised his right to remain silent.

This is similar to my teacher. No, I guess you have to have that level of shamelessness to become an official of the Cheonmagyo Church.

“Ha ha! I pity you for not knowing the joy of alcohol.”

“I pity you for spouting bullshit as always.”

But just looking at them, these two seem to get along really well.

“Aren’t you two close?”

When I ask, they both look at me in shock.

“Master Sogyo, no! Who is friendly with this ignorant and drunken guy?”

“I’m friends with this unattractive guy? Lord Sogyo, I didn’t see it like that and I’m sad.”

Hmm… these two will end up dating later.

***

In the pavilion of Heukcheongyo, Cheonma, who was leisurely drinking tea and listening to the commander’s report, turned his gaze outside when he heard a sound coming from afar.

“What’s going on?”

“Do you see that?”

As Cheonma spoke, pointing to what appeared to be dots in the distance, the commander turned his gaze to the tips of her fingers.

“It looks like you are taking a walk. Why are Youngma and Gwonma there?”

The Commander-in-Chief muttered.

“Yeongma was assigned to guard and monitor the Sogyoju, but why is that guy over there? I guess that guy has finished the maintenance of the weapons he ordered, right?”

“When I asked him this morning, he said it would be over soon.”

In fact, nothing was done, so the commander-in-chief finished it himself, but the commander-in-chief was a person who covered up his colleagues’ faults.

“Huh, the sun will rise upside down tomorrow. The magician finishes his work on time.”

Shaking his head, Cheonma took another sip of tea.

“Master So… seems to be adapting well.”

“Then, I have to adapt. I will continue to live here.”

As the Cheonma laughed, the Commander-in-Chief also laughed along.

“He said ‘we’.”

The Commander-in-Chief, who had been watching the dots moving away with Cheonma for a moment, opened his mouth.

“‘We’?”

“Yes. Because it’s been a long time since I heard this. It was good.”

The Commander-in-Chief covered his mouth with a smile and smiled kindly.

Cheonma, who was dazed for a moment, realized the meaning of those words and giggled.

“Haha, I can’t believe you already embrace those below you. After all, I am a guy.”

– He is also my student. Cheonma added.

“I was so caught up in work that I had forgotten the meaning of the word “we,” and it was great to be able to remember it again thanks to Sogyoju.”

The Commander-in-Chief spoke politely but firmly. The Heavenly Demon listened to him in silence.

“Heukcheongyo is a place where the outcasts gather. A place where we join forces to achieve each other’s wishes and comfort each other’s wounds.”

“That is the ‘us’ that the leader spoke of. In other words, Lord Sogyo reminded us that it is Heukcheongyo.”

Cheonma showed a deep smile as if she was satisfied with the Commander-in-Chief’s words.

“Yes, that is our definition.”

Cheonma was satisfied with the governor’s accurate explanation.

***

Member of Baekho University, Dang Yu-yeon of Sacheon Dangmun.

She was so worried about her close friend that she was going crazy.

This is because Namgung So-yeon’s behavior changed from before after the incident where he killed the lawmaker in the training room.

His eyes, which used to be a smiling face, became sharper and his tone of voice became fiercer.

Maengju and Sinui said that there was nothing wrong with her body, but she did not easily believe it.

” Brain sword. Are you really okay?”

“Yes. No problem at all. Rather, it’s refreshing.”

She spoke brightly with a squeak, but Tang Yu-yeon’s expression became darker.

“Tell me honestly. Where do you keep going these days?”

“Where are you?”

“I am Dang Yu-yeon of Sacheon Dangmun. Do you think you can avoid my eyes? These days, you go into strange stone chambers periodically.”

“Ah… did you see it? Can I see it? Well… I guess it doesn’t matter. It’s not a bad thing.”

“Are you training there?”

“Would you like to follow me? I’m really hungry right now.”

Tang Yuyeon was slightly worried about Namgung Soyeon’s suggestion.

It was because I felt like I would cross a river that I could no longer turn back from if I followed.

According to the scouting team’s intuition, it was right not to go.

She chose friendship.

“Okay, I’ll go with you.”

“Good. Follow me.”

Tang Yuyeon followed her into the stone chamber.

What on earth are you doing here in this cramped stone room? I thought about it, but that question didn’t last long.

When Namgung So-yeon opened the door on the floor, a staircase appeared that led down.

“What’s down here?”

When Tang Yuyeon asked while following her as she walked down the stairs, Namgung Soyeon burst out laughing.

“There are some very vicious sinners.”

“A sinner.”

Women going down, down further.

Soon, upon reaching the dungeon, a loud commotion breaks out inside the bars.

“Wow… it’s here!”

An old man’s voice.

“Hee Iik… Please save me! Please!”

A young woman’s voice.

“Aaaah…”

People’s screams can be heard along with the sound of clanging iron bars.

“What… what is here.”

Even when asked by Tang Yu-yeon, who was in the middle of the chaos, Namgung So-yeon did not respond.

– Squeak

She opened the prison door and lifted the young woman inside by her neck.

◦ at Tell me to let go…”

“That person is a black man…?”

Tang Yu-yeon was shocked when she saw the face of the woman struggling with her neck being held.

Why is Sapa’s warrior here?

“Please be quiet.”

With her golden eyes shining, Namgung So-yeon gives strength to her hands.

– Crack sound

At the sound of bones breaking, the woman from Sapa died.

“Thunder sword! What are you doing now?”

Namgung Soyeon does not respond to Tang Yuyeon’s shouts.

– Chwiii.

Blood flows from the neck of a dying woman.

The boiled blood soon turned into steam and slowly flowed into Namgung So-yeon.

In a short period of time, Namgung Soyeon, who had absorbed the steam, looked back at Tang Yuyeon with a refreshed face.

“Ugh… This one is not very good.”

“Ji, what are you doing now… inhaling… this can’t be… a blood demon?”

Namgung So-yeon claps her hands at the word blood ghost.

“Wow! You know the blood demon.”

Namgung So-yeon approaches one step closer.

“Then it will be easy to explain. You know intake, right? I inhale sinners every day.”

“Such! How can life….”

“Life? These people are sinners who rebelled against the Order, right? Well, I don’t know how serious the sinner is.”

Namgung So-yeon pouted her mouth as if it was no big deal.

“Cheonma is strong. Even though I inhaled like this, I can feel that there is a gap.”

Rubbing her stomach, she continued.

“You can become stronger in a short time by using inspiration.”

The hand that was stroking my stomach moves a little lower.

“If they gain the power to kill the Heavenly Demon by using the sinners who are eating away at the world… wouldn’t they also have been given a meaningful role?”

Namgung So-yeon let out a hot breath as she stroked it with her secret hand.

Tang Yu-yeon screamed at the disgusting behavior.

“This is an unjust action!”

“Definition?”

– Tak

Before she knew it, Namgung Soyeon came forward to Tang Yuyeon and gently grabbed her neck.

“Pfft…!”

As I frown from the force constricting my neck, Namgung So-yeon moves her face closer and makes eye contact.

“We decide that.”

– Listen carefully.

Namgung So-yeon, now giving off the air of a completely different person, whispered in Tang Yu-yeon’s ear.

“We are justice.”