episode_0131

Early in the morning, before the sun has fully risen,

I opened the window to wake up and took a deep breath of the rather cold morning air.

Hmm, that feels refreshing.

I yawned heavily, rubbing my half-closed eyes.

“… Master.”

The nameless man, who had just woken up and was half-asleep, called out to me as he got up.

You woke up early?

Before we fell asleep together, I thought I would wake up late because I had been teasing Myeong-un so much… .

I smiled brightly at the pleasant and unexpected situation and greeted the anonymous person.

“Huh? Are you up already?”

“Yes… .”

Nameless, who had completely gotten out of bed, came to me, groaning.

I started boiling the teapot that was on the small table in front of the window.

… It’s amazing every time I see it.

It was clearly a common sight in my previous life,

What’s surprising here is that many of the convenience facilities have been replaced with maseok.

Well, it’s probably just a setting in a novel anyway… .

Of course, in the end, it’s something I’ll be using,

The little details of whether this is a world in a novel or not are not very important.

Rather, it is a good thing that it has developed this way.

He nodded slightly and said, ‘I’ll take that with me when I go back to the cabin.’

Anonymous lifted the teacup to me in a subdued voice.

“Would you like a drink too, Master?”

“Hmm, okay.”

“I’ll give it to you soon.”

From the beginning, did Anmyeong prepare my share as well?

He put it in a teacup and handed it to me without preparing anything additional.

The taste of the tea that Anonymous gave me was bitter and sour.

The scent was nice and warm, and it made me smile as it enveloped my body in a cozy embrace from the cold wind.

“… Good.”

“I’m glad it suits your taste.”

Hurup, I’m drinking the teacup that Myeong gave me, holding it with both hands.

Suddenly a question occurred to me, so I tilted my head and asked.

“Anonymous.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Why are you up already?”

Hmm, it definitely tastes good… Where can I buy it?

Hurrup-

“Ah, I heard that the believers of the Cheonma Shingyo will be arriving soon.”

“Phew!”

…what?

Moo-myeong, who looked like a drowned rat, not knowing when he had washed up, opened his mouth while sweeping his bangs.

“… Probably, it will come in about an hour.”

“Il-da-gyeong… .”

Somehow, it seemed like Myeong-i was making tea, something he didn’t normally enjoy.

No, more than that.

“Are you saying it’s already arrived?”

“Yes, Master.”

He rubbed his mouth with the back of his hand and handed the handkerchief next to him to the anonymous person.

“… Isn’t this too fast?”

“Didn’t the teacher say the faster the better?”

I certainly asked you to come quickly, but I’m not mentally ready yet.

“…”

… Well, what can I do?

He pursed his lips, let out a deep sigh, and shook his head slightly.

Better late than never.

* * *

“Anonymous, how much further do you have to go?”

“You can go further.”

He frowned slightly as he looked at the nameless figure walking ahead.

The terrain changed a lot because I swung my sword,

This is the cave where the Reaper was hiding, and the path leading there.

Is there a reason why you chose this place?

Even if you look around right now, you can see that the security is tight.

“…”

I tilted my head at the situation that I really couldn’t understand,

I never told them not to gather there, so I sighed deeply and followed the nameless man in silence.

A strangely familiar cave that we arrived at by walking like that.

“This way.”

Anonymous looked back at me, who was standing in front of him with a bewildered expression, and smiled faintly.

“… Okay, let’s go.”

The cave’s structure didn’t seem to have changed much from the outside, except that the entrance and passage were noticeably wider.

That’s understandable, because soon we arrived at a very familiar place.

The place where I swung my sword and shook the heavens and the earth.

Where the Reaper sat haughtily, looking down at me.

“… Anonymous, back.”

And in front of the chair where the Ripper was sitting,

A man I had never seen before was standing there waiting for me and the anonymous man who had come in.

…who is it?

That man has extraordinary internal energy.

No, I doubt if it’s even a person in the first place.

For an ordinary person, there would be one Danjeon located two inches below the belly button.

Because hundreds were huddled together under his shadow.

As you can see, this is a cave.

The story is that no light comes in.

But there’s a shadow?

There are two cases:

That guy has some kind of method for stealing other people’s danjeon.

Beneath that shadow, hundreds of people are lurking.

… it’s a disaster.

It is anonymity and a trap.

Yeah, there’s no way the Cheonmasingyo could arrive this quickly.

It erases the possibility that the author is a member of the Cheonmasin religion.

The Cheonmasingyo has never taught a martial art that allows such a bizarre act as absorbing another person’s internal energy, and there aren’t even hundreds of people who do it.

“Cheet.”

The man, whose mouth was visible only because the cave was dark, raised the corners of his mouth.

Step by step, he came towards me.

He raised his hand over the wooden sword, his muscles tense.

With your remaining hand, pull the nameless object back to reduce the possibility of injury.

And at the moment when the wooden sword was within striking distance and I was about to grab it and twist my waist.

“Hmm… ?”

“Jack, a practitioner of the Cheonma Shingyo, meet Cheonma.”

The man bowed his head and one knee, suddenly saluting.

No… Wait, a practitioner of the Heavenly Demon Sect…?

I didn’t even know that there were practitioners in the Cheonmasin religion.

I’ve never seen a man like that in the slums.

I glanced at the man who introduced himself as Jack.

I couldn’t see his face because he had his head down, but I could see the color of his hair.

The man with red hair has a good body, perhaps because he eats well and doesn’t skip a workout.

… This kid was from the slums?

I looked at the man with his head down with a blank expression due to embarrassment.

“Master, that’s the jackpot we’ve got.”

A smiling anonymous man came next to me and took my hand off the wooden sword.

“… Is that so?”

“Yes, Master.”

I stood in front of the man who introduced himself as Jack in a somewhat awkward posture.

“I’m sorry I didn’t notice.”

It was true that I was sorry.

It was my choice to establish a new religion, and I feel responsible for it, but I can’t even remember the child I raised.

He apologized with a naturally guilty expression.

“You don’t have to apologize.”

A calm voice was heard from Jack, who was still bowing his head, saying that it was okay.

Uhm, this makes me feel even more sorry.

“I don’t know if this will be of any comfort to you… ”

He pursed his lips and made a small excuse.

“I did that because your appearance was very different from what I remember.”

Then she smiled faintly and patted Jack on the back.

His body feels stronger than it looks when I touch it.

“It looks like you haven’t neglected your training.”

“Yes.”

“Great… Now raise your head.”

“Yes,” Jack replied in a small voice. He slowly raised his head and looked at me.

“I still remember the grace you gave me last time.”

“… Yeah.”

Jack looked moved and had a big smile on his face, but my expression as I looked at him was distorted.

Cross-eyed? Could a face like that actually exist?

No matter how much you say you shouldn’t judge people by their appearance,

Anyone who looks at this has the appearance of being dark and dark inside.

For some reason, his smile seemed so creepy that I got goosebumps, but I didn’t show it.

It’s funny, but if you think about it, this incident needs to be seen as a black hole as possible, so those blind eyes that can’t see inside really help.

… Well, it’s good, it’s good.

He cleared his throat with a small cough and took a couple of steps away from Jack.

“Anonymous… .”

Then move your elbow,

He patted the anonymous man on the side and whispered in his ear.

“Master?”

“… So those under the shadows are the children of the new religion…?”

I asked, as if it was impossible, but Moo-myeong nodded his head indifferently.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I see… .”

I can’t even guess how big it is since I haven’t seen it.

And I never taught you witchcraft, like hiding in the shadows.

Perhaps one of the characters on Lily or the Demon King’s side taught him.

Should I say thank you next time I see you…?

It gave me a stronger impression of being creepy rather than grateful, but it would be helpful to me anyway… .

Hmm, I don’t know.

* * *

The performer, Jack, was secretly exclaiming in admiration.

‘It’s a different class.’

When we first met, I didn’t know because I hadn’t learned anything.

After entering the Cheonma Sect and growing through arduous training and taking elixirs, I realized once again how great the Cheonma I serve is.

Jack rolled his eyes and saw Cheonma furrowing his brows as he spoke to the vice-principal.

Jack bit his lip, feeling a little resentful.

‘Is there something you don’t like?’

I thought he would be satisfied if I showed him how much he had grown, but it seems like Cheonma still feels like he is lacking.

Otherwise, there would be no need to frown like that.

“…”

‘but.’

That too is Cheonma’s will, he doesn’t feel offended or anything.

How could I be offended,

It gave me will and purpose in my miserable life.

I usually hear that I feel bad, but

In reality, he is not that ungrateful.

but,

It’s just a division of the weak self that hasn’t grown any further.

Jack, feeling a little impatient at this, quickly opened his mouth, thinking that he had to show something.

“Oh my god.”

“What’s going on?”

Cheonma looks down at himself with a cynical expression that shows no emotion.

Jack swallowed hard at the overwhelming sight and opened his mouth with the corners of his lips raised.

“May I introduce you to the members of the Cheonma Shingyo?”

“…”

Cheonma still looks down at himself with an emotionless face.

But Jack saw the corners of her mouth tremble for a moment.

‘… are you interested!’

Jack, who interpreted it as a silent affirmation, smiled and immediately took action.

“Let me introduce you.”

The shadow beneath Jack’s feet begins to writhe and sway.

Soon the shadow rises into the sky and gradually takes the shape of a human being.

“Blood sword that goes ahead and cuts down the enemy”

Within seconds, the bulging figures on the right transform into figures holding giant swords.

“Hon-geom (渾劍), collecting various information”

The figures swelling on the left transform into figures wearing masks and holding short swords.

“There are only three of them, including me, the Ghost Sword”

The two figures that were swelling behind Jack transform into the shapes of two women.

“Let me say hello again.”

Jack got up from his seat, smiled, and bowed.

“I meet the Three Swords, the Heavenly Horse, who are still small but will soon become great.”

“Meet the Heavenly Horse!”

The corners of Cheonma and Cheonharang’s lips went up as they looked at that sight.

* * *

I tried my best to suppress my distorted face and raised the corners of my mouth.

…what is this?