episode_0071

I thought about taking her to my room, but I thought it would be better to stay here, so I left her and went inside.

And what he brought out were warm tea and snacks made by Yohwan.

I placed it in front of the swordsman who was waiting on a long chair.

“The story seems to be long, so why not eat slowly and have a conversation?”

“You are always considerate. Thank you. I will drink it well.”

She gently held the teacup with both hands and sipped it before cutting into the soft cookie. And take a bite. The way it was munching and eating looked like a small animal, but what was in front of my eyes was one of the strongest in the world.

That too, caused a huge heartache.

I stared at her, sipped my tea, and opened my mouth.

“You said you had something to say, right? What is it?”

“How did you do it?”

Without any bottom or end, what?

As I looked, she stared at me with deep eyes and continued speaking.

“The island village is developing.”

“Ah. Well, I didn’t do anything special.”

I really didn’t do anything special.

They just established it as a base in Heavenly Moon in a way that everyone knows.

Increase public security and improve the quality of products produced.

Meanwhile, we cooperate with the government to increase the quantity and quality of soldiers.

I just followed the method of strengthening the base for beginners in the Heavenly Moon Gallery.

“It must not have been easy…”

“It wasn’t impossible.”

“How did you do it? The cost must have been high…”

“You can make money if you make it.”

Honestly, making money itself wasn’t that difficult.

This is especially true if you have a lot of initial capital and use the information and knowledge you have.

Especially if you take advantage of knowing information about places that have not yet been developed, money is really nothing.

Right now, my range of movement is limited to this area, so it wouldn’t be impossible to get more money or goods if I reached the 3rd part and became able to trade with the northern part of the empire.

“…You’re amazing.”

“In my opinion, Sword Saint is more amazing. If the Sword Saint uses the power he possesses, then what I do will be nothing.”

“Haha. That’s not true. No matter how powerful one is, what one person can do is limited. Especially me…”

She raised her hand. It was a small, white hand.

“All I know how to do is swing a sword.”

Silence settled in. I looked at her and took a sip of tea.

“That’s right. That’s all I can do. Apart from that I can do nothing and know nothing else.”

My voice is shaking.

The swordsman was talking while looking at me, but the person at the end of his gaze was not me.

“Do you know what essential abilities a person who must lead a sect must have?”

“Isn’t it a strong power?”

“That’s right. But it’s not just that. An eye for reading the situation, leadership enough to lead everyone, ruthlessness enough to be recognized by many, and judgment that requires being able to throw away things for the sake of the clan. Enough vitality to feed those who only look at themselves. And…”

Geomseong was talking casually about the conditions of an ideal leader. It seems that the view of leader that Geomseong wants is assumed to be at the level of the heavenly world.

I listened to it for a while and by the time I finished drinking my tea, she had clenched her fists on the table.

“I only have one of them.”

“I know.”

Geomseong became sullen.

I’m not finished talking yet, so I hope you stop being sullen.

“But what about that? People can’t be perfect, right? The reason people form cliques is because they cannot save the world alone. Isn’t the same thing true about maintaining and developing Hongseongmun? In particular, the current Hong Seong-moon… doesn’t he have outstanding disciples?”

“…right.”

For the first time, a faint smile appeared on the stiffened face of the Sword Saint. Although the smile was full of bitterness, it was clearly pride that was expressed in that face.

Pride in the disciples he brought and chose him.

“Gathering them and bringing them back is not an ordinary thing either.”

“…I always feel sorry to my disciples…to everyone. Someone like me has become a long-time writer…”

“Geomseong. That’s arrogance and just your opinion.”

“……”

“The disciples of Hong Seong-moon I know never think that way. To some, you were salvation, light, and a miracle.”

okay. For Sayoon, Geomseong was salvation, light, and a miracle.

After the destruction of Hong Seong-moon, Sayun overcame hardships and adversity by following the light you showed at that time.

Although it is said that Hong Seong-moon’s destruction was prevented by twisting the chapter, the fact that Geomseong is an important figure to Sayun does not change.

I spoke clearly, and Geomseong looked at me with wide eyes.

“…Haha. Is that so?”

Although it was a little bit, her voice gained strength. Maybe she was thinking about that part in her own way. That’s why I was able to tell this downcast girl.

“Yes. Yes.”

“Mmm. It seems like you are friendly with our students.”

“I’m trying to be close to you in my own way. Anyway, we are all in the same boat.”

“Haha… I hear that you are indebted to me every time.”

Geomseong smiled lowly and sipped tea to moisten his dry lips.

A moment of silence. I thought I might have to change this heavy topic.

“That’s right. Anyway… is that why you came here? Do you want to praise me for doing a good job developing the island village?”

“That’s true, but… I was just curious how you were able to do that. There was a time when I wanted to try it too…”

Most of the things she tried to do for Hong Seong-moon failed.

I wanted to follow Hong Seong-moon’s will and try to help him by force, but thanks to Hong Seong-san, monsters don’t come out, and since it’s not a village with anything, thieves don’t come often, and even if they do come, the government blocks almost all of them.

The martial arts people didn’t even approach this area because Hongseongmun was there, so there was nothing Geomseong himself could do.

Things that the teacher had planned and the great ambassador had said was possible.

He couldn’t realize a single thing.

Everything is ruined.

Because of the great priest who killed all the monks.

Because of myself who killed that ambassador.

Master, everything you hoped for at Hongseongmun has gone to waste.

“How about being active outside like Hongryeon?”

Geomsung shook his head.

“The more my reputation grows, the more weight it will have on Ryeon.”

Well, is there no reason to say that the old building is the best?

Although he is only a martial artist, he can be said to be the best among all Hongseongmun long-time masters in terms of his swordsmanship.

The more you work outside and build a reputation, the more likely you are to be compared to Hongryeon when you become a long-time writer.

And, that could have been too much of a burden for Hongryeon.

Was he thinking about such things and staying away?

“Of course, if it is truly unavoidable, I will do as much as I can. If there’s anything I can do, I want to do it. But… that’s not as Hong Seong-mun’s Jang Mun-in, but as Hong Seong-mun’s disciple, Sword Saint Na Ye-rin.”

Geomsung lowered his head sullenly. A smaller figure with droopy shoulders.

Who would look at that small woman and think she was a sword saint?

“I plan to do my best until he and Ryeon realize strength and reach the level of superhumans. And if Ryeon realizes the power and becomes skilled enough to rise to the position of Jang Mun-in, from then on, I plan to fight for Hong Seong-mun as his disciple.”

This is quite a welcome sound. Anyway, if someone strong enough to be a swordsman moves me, it will be easier to achieve my goal.

However, there was one thing that bothered me.

“It is said that the greatest goal of adepts who have realized strength is to become one level stronger and reach Zen. Doesn’t the Sword Saint wish that?”

Is this around part 3 of Yura’s main event? There was an event where I talked to Namhae Noong. After realizing the river and feeding the river knight to his fishing rod to catch the monsters of the sea, he said this when asked to go together.

What superhumans desire most is to break ties with the world and ascend to heaven to become immortals.

That’s why they don’t want to get involved with the world. Called.

Therefore, Namhae Old Man only gave him some teachings, equipment, and elixirs, but did not go with him.

When asked based on that information, Geomseong shook his head.

“Not everyone is like that. Also, I have so many connections in this world. How can I abandon them and ascend to heaven alone? Also… no, I don’t need to say this.”

She answered briefly and slowly raised her head.

“Anyway. I am not worthy of that.”

Her smile, reflected in the sunset, was just so pitiful.

That’s why I said it.

“Okay. I don’t know if you’re giving up on goodness because you’re wasting your time… If you’re considering qualifications, I’d like to shake my head at that part.”

“….one.”

“You have done and are doing everything you can as Hong Seong-moon’s chief writer. As I said before, people cannot do everything alone. Thanks to Geomseong’s efforts, Hongseongmun has grown to this level and has laid the foundation for further growth.”

“….”

“To me, he seems like a person who can do that. You’ve worked hard so far, right?”

Geomsung just looked at me with his eyes wide open and didn’t say anything.

Until her disciples came to visit after completing their patrol.

***

As he trudged along, Geomsung thought idly.

The words I heard from him earlier kept blooming in my head.

Ever since I earned the title of Sword Saint, I have never received comfort or recognition from someone like this.

What’s more, it means that the person who did what he couldn’t do told him that he had gone through a lot of hardship.

“Master?”

“…Ah.”

When Sayun’s eyes met, Geomseong smiled. Sayun tilted her head towards her.

“What good are you doing?”

“Um…yeah. Good things. okay. It’s really not that bad.”

To be comforted by someone I thought had nothing to do with me.

It’s comforting to know that someone is accomplishing what the teacher told them to do, one by one.

“…Okay. More than you think.”

The Sword Saint’s face was a little more lively than when he came down to the village.