episode_0060
by adminLate at night.
It’s now a time when everyone would think they’re asleep.
At that time, there were people moving quietly.
“Okay, do you understand? Hold my hand tightly and follow me.”
“Yes.”
She decided to take the child out, claiming that it was a sudden order from the head of the household.
“Here are some tools to help you get in touch.”
The Blue Dragon and the Red Bird spoke while giving various items.
“Do your mission well and come back, Yeon-ah, when you get back, contact the uncle and aunt.”
“Yes.”
Lee Yeon wondered why they were seeing him off, but it was not a question he could have.
“Okay, let’s go now.”
To Jin-ah who was saying that, Lee Yeon held out her hand.
“I’ll take it.”
The way he spoke and acted that a servant would do. Seeing that, Cheongryong felt something strange.
Since his conversation with Baek Yihan, questions he wanted to ask but couldn’t ask have been lingering in his head.
The question, ‘What is the most important thing to you?’
That one question began to fill my head.
If that question gives the answer he thinks it will give… . That kind of escape is no longer meaningful. An answer like “I will save my family and live for myself” is no longer valid.
In any case, isn’t it that he thinks that he can only survive if his family takes precedence over himself? Still, at least in this case, if he could find a way to fix it, there was a way to fix it.
However, it wasn’t the first time. It would have been difficult to make him understand why the family’s benefit was not his own.
Besides, they weren’t close to him. And if those words weren’t from someone who could touch the child’s heart, they wouldn’t have much meaning to the child.
However, I couldn’t catch the kid who would answer that right now. If I did… .
‘If the east opens earlier than usual, we will use a little more holy water.’
If that happened, there might be a shortage of saints compared to the original plan. That was something that should not happen. If that happened, I might be caught by the order or the dragon and killed, and the child might be taken away.
First, they watched the child leave. Now, they too had to return to their seats.
“Thank you for your hard work. That contact, is it working with your own strength?”
The blue dragon looked at the red bird and asked.
The reaper nodded slightly. He didn’t say anything to her, but it was like an emotional linkage that worked through the reaper’s fire.
“This water is only for treatment purposes, so you can’t do that.”
“You can’t do this here either. The main purpose is purification. I’m the first one to know about this.”
“Aha, each household finds a different way to use their own abilities.”
“Yes. … Well, the downside is that when the purpose is too clear, you can’t find another purpose.”
In fact, the effects of the Blue Dragon’s Holy Water differ slightly from era to era. The same goes for the Red Bird.
It is clear that the basic attribute of the Fire of Purification is purification. However, depending on the owner’s disposition and what he is good at, his abilities change slightly.
For example, in the case of Baekho, if he had only grown stronger, faster, or had average strength for a Baekho, he would have been able to pull out weapons from the ground in a unique way.
It depends on the life you have lived. This generation’s master wanted to know other people’s emotions more than others. That’s why it was possible for him to manifest this ability.
If it weren’t for her, this escape wouldn’t have been possible. If the holy water ran out someday, I might have been discovered by the dragon first and killed.
‘It’s a good thing we met before.’
It was true that both Jujakdo and Cheongryongdo wanted to take that child and raise him.
However, whether it was the Blue Dragon or somewhere else, in order to claim custody of a child, if that child was a divine being, a lot was needed.
Proof that the child cannot fight, proof of who the child likes, proof of what situation the child has been in and why the child needs the protection of the Zhujak or the Azure Dragon.
All of this had to be met. If it wasn’t met, then all of this talk they were making was meaningless.
Besides, even if it is satisfied, what if the family that the child wants is ultimately the Baekho family? Or what if no one wants it?
Even if a child is broken, no one can take care of him. We have to watch him die alone someday.
‘The only good thing is…’
After being forced to stay in this mansion and watch this evening, I wondered if the child liked the children of their family.
As they watched Lee Yeon disappear into the distance like a dot, they too began to return to their rooms.
As I walked down the street, I thought about what happened before I left tonight.
There was a sudden call from the madam.
To be exact, he went because the red bird and the blue dragon called him.
Then, what I encountered was Madam. I didn’t understand why Madam was here, but for now, I just accepted it.
“From now on, you will travel with your mother.”
“Are you talking about travel?”
“Yes. It’s an order from above. Go and look around the world.”
“… Why not through the Lord-… ”
Something felt strange. The ability that normally would have made me say something was now silent and saying nothing.
‘… . It’s strange.’
The ability that kept talking and talking also didn’t say anything. The ability that kept saying things like, “Don’t do this, how about changing everything?” didn’t say anything…
It was true that one could not know what the mind of the ability was thinking, but it was inevitable that one would be concerned.
I felt something was off, but I couldn’t talk about it or ask him any questions. After all, they were my superiors.
Even if he lied to himself by saying that it was an order from above, he had to follow it.
Given the quiet nature of the ability, if you keep following this, good things might happen.
… . When I thought about falling for the mastermind, I felt a little bad. Of course, I didn’t make the mistake of showing it on my face.
The only thing we could ask was where we were headed now.
“Where are we going?”
The lady, who had been walking quietly along the road, thought for a moment and then continued speaking.
“I’m going to go to the place where I used to live.”
“… . Can you tell me where it is?”
“Then~ It’s a bit far from here. It’s said to be the land ruled by the collateral line of the master.”
“A side story of the…fabrication?”
That was some good news for him. It also meant that if he did well, he might be able to meet the master.
“Yeah. Now that I think about it, you probably didn’t know. I was originally a commoner who didn’t have to be a soldier, but I ended up participating in the war.
I trained there for a long time just like you, and then I married her. “
She continued talking as she walked.
“Then, I had a child, and that’s how it was born… .”
For a moment, she stopped walking. An expression that seemed to be filled with countless thoughts crossed her face.
“… . It was Lee Han.”
“Then, does my mother know too?”
“… . I don’t know exactly. We didn’t meet often. But I do know one thing. ”
“What is it?”
“I loved you very much.”
As she said that, she continued walking.
… I don’t know what she’s talking about. In the first place, if my mother had loved me, she wouldn’t have sent me to a family like this and let me live with her.
Not all collateral branches had to participate in the war. There were also commoners. My mother might have been a commoner, and if so, I could have lived as a commoner or as a servant, similar to what I do now, because I didn’t know my father.
Of course, if that had been the case… .
I have never met anyone like the sun I saw.
Other than that, I have no regrets. Everyone else is meaningless to me.
however.
It was strange.
Why is she suddenly taking me with her? Not the head of the household.
It wasn’t me who needed to look around the world… It was the heir to that family or someone like that. But why? Was such an order given to me?
… There were many things that came to mind, but I wanted to deny them.
If that were true, I didn’t think I could handle it. If they found out that I wasn’t just an illegitimate child, but their direct descendant.
As the day dawned, the interior of the mansion became noisy.
“Madam is gone!”
“What?!”
Among them, the calm ones were Lee Han and the heads of the families who had been invited.
Lee Han looked at the situation and sat quietly in thought.
‘… . He really left… .’
Now, what would happen in the future was something he had no way of knowing.
BONUS: Side story. The reason why I was hugged.
This is the story of Lee Yeon and Jin Ah before they started their journey in Baekhoga.
Before leaving. Right after being purified.
As the child was counting the days while drawing a picture, Jujak panicked and started to calm the child down.
“Why are you doing that, huh?”
“Krrrr… .”
The child grumbled and looked outside, as if he had no intention of answering.
It was so obvious what he was wary of. Even in the slightest, it was clear to Jujak that he did not want to be disturbed during this time.
-Sigh.
The laughter that came out naturally seemed to convey how much the child cared for him.
When I nag my child with things like this and tell him not to do them, I can’t help but think, “How can he be like this if he has no one to open his heart to?”
I didn’t come here to see the child, but seeing the child acting like that, it’s only natural that I feel good.
It’s a bit of a shame that the Blue Dragon can’t see this sight. What should we do with this cute tyrant?
“Don’t be like that~ Okay? It’s not like I’m going to run away just because you say that~”
The child glared at Joojak again for a moment at those words. Was that not what he was worried about? It seemed like he was worried about something else.
It seems clear that you don’t want to be disturbed… . Does that mean… ?
“Ah.”
It was a baby bird who was only just beginning to realize what the kitten wanted.
‘You don’t like being taken away or hurt.’
Well, he was a kid who had come back from the experience of having his arm ripped off. It was true that he was sensitive to everything.
Besides, it had been a long time since they had met. Now that he had properly figured out what the kitten wanted, Jujak called the child again.
“Yeon-ah~”
“… .”
It doesn’t turn its head. However, its ears, which are raised like a human face, slowly perk up. Its tail wags as if it is in a good mood.
Yes. I can clearly see what this child is thinking. If I slowly soothe and play with him, this trouble will probably go away soon.
“Oh, yeah. Are you feeling bad?”
“… … .”
The tail was wagging quietly. The call and attention clearly showed that the cat was happy, but the way it didn’t move was exactly like a cat itself.
Slowly stroke the giant cat sitting next to you and speak to it slowly. Then.
“Grrr… .”
Before I knew it, he was starting to feel better and started purring like a kitten.
No matter when I saw him, he was definitely cute.
“Oh my… You don’t like it when someone comes next to you? Are you scared?”
“… … .”
He didn’t really show any reaction to those words. Yeah. That must mean he didn’t like it. Judging from the way his tail was slightly wagging, it seemed like he wasn’t particularly happy with this story.
“Puh- Yeah. Yeah. Got it.”
When I thought about the fact that only this child was showing such interest to them, who were both divine beings and didn’t get hurt or die in ordinary situations, my heart actually felt warmer.
‘If I tell this story to Cheongryong, he’ll be jealous, right?’
He was petting a cat while enjoying the fact that Cheong Hae-in had gone to tell stories.
So what has Cheonghaein been doing all this time?
“So, you really don’t know?”
“Yes. I really don’t know either… .”
I was trying to figure out what my child liked.
“Ah- What happened, all the people who seem close to me don’t know!”
It is said that he asked everyone, including the servants, about the child’s tastes until dinnertime, thinking that he must have been living like a servant.
“Tsk. I was going to give you a present for your birthday.”
He scratched the back of his head lightly.
It was Cheongryong who thought that things were not going as he had thought.
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