episode_0930

After the second step of the Heavenly Demon.

‘It’s over.’

The battle is virtually over.

The leaders of Shaolin and Opening have lost their will to fight, and the group following them also no longer has the will or magic to fight.

“Heh.”

The Cheonma smiled brightly, as if satisfied with his performance.

As I had already fallen out of love with her, this refreshing smile belonged only to the Heavenly Demon herself.

“Ah, really. I didn’t want to do it like this.”

The Heavenly Demon smiled slightly, brushing her hair behind her ear with one hand.

No matter how much of a hero you are, you don’t often get to show off your power in earnest, so it must feel good to show off your power like this.

[How did you enjoy it properly?]

“Yes. I realized one thing, and I also thought about how I can overwhelm the enemy more clearly in the future.”

Although I used my body instead, did I gain enlightenment by releasing all the things I had accumulated?

Cheonma’s face was filled with a refreshing smile, as if the stress she had been suffering from until now had been relieved.

“Then, shall we go to mediation?”

[Of course. We can’t go out every time these two fight.]

Faaat.

I canceled my spiritual form and appeared behind the Heavenly Demon.

“Do you, goblin!”

As the invisible person suddenly appeared, they would be embarrassed even though they were aware that I was using the body of the Heavenly Demon instead.

“Uh, how did I get here…?”

“Well, it wasn’t there just a moment ago…?”

“Seo, are you really saying that he transformed into a mask? How can a person wear a mask…?”

People with special abilities naturally feel fear of beings that are beyond their perception.

[Shaolin. Opening. I’d like to make a proposal to both factions.]

I plan to use the fear of this ability to ‘disintegrate’ the two organizations.

[Abandon the clan. Give up being a martial artist and be reborn as a new being.]

“What, what…?”

[I propose to move forward on a new path, not as a martial artist, but as a person with special abilities and a hero. Abandon Murim.]

Shaolin Temple. Opening. And many other martial arts sects.

Although they have now entered military service in each region, they have not abandoned the characteristics of their clan.

“Well, what does that mean! Didn’t Hwasan and Tangmun become military officers as martial people?!”

“If you tell us to give up being martial people, what would we become?”

[You are not a middle-aged person or a beggar, but you are being reborn as a new being.]

I tapped my hand on the mask I was wearing.

[I give you permission. The path of the goblin.]

“!!”

Everyone opens their mouths in surprise.

The Cheonma next to me twitched the corner of her mouth as if she was a little displeased, but I have no intention of going back on my words.

[I am not saying that you should throw away the abilities you have accumulated so far. Whether you use the martial arts of Shaolin, use the open batting stick as your main weapon, or continue to practice martial arts in the future, it is up to you.]

“Then…?”

[It doesn’t matter if you are a martial artist. There is no need for the military personnel in this area to be Shaolin or open sects. There is also a way for an individual to become a military officer.]

Rather than having the two factions fight each other, a new concept is needed to unite them into one huge force.

[In this way, I will be able to continue to work as a representative of each region and work as an individual, breaking away from an organization called a clan. As a member of the so-called ‘goblin faction’.]

“Do, the goblin faction…?”

[I’ll leave it at that, a follower of a goblin.]

While wearing the mask, I created another mask.

[It’s okay if you’re half-masked. A full body mask is fine. Any mask used in the prosecutor’s office is fine. If you wear a mask and say ‘Goblin faction’, that means you are a follower of the goblin.]

“You tell us to abandon the organization, but are you actually telling us to become an organization called the Goblin Faction?”

[The Goblin Sect is not an organization like the Old File Bang or the Murim Sega. Yes, if I may say so…]

“It’s a fan club.”

Hwareuk.

With a light pink flame, Yoon Yi-seon quietly appeared next to me.

“Anyone can become Goblin’s fan club. As long as you’re a fan.”

She was dressed in Western clothes, like the guards of the Yang family during the Enlightenment period, and appeared with a half-mask on her face that looked like half a goblin and half a fox.

“It is not a government-recognized organization and is an unofficial organization, but all you have to do is join the fan cafe. Even if you don’t join, if you wear a mask and call yourself a goblin sect, you become a goblin sect.”

“What is the meaning there…?”

“That you follow the will of the goblin.”

“……!!”

“Suppress villains and pursue a peaceful life. Based on strong power.”

When Yoon Yi-seon lightly stamped her foot on the floor, pink flames spread out crisscrossing along her feet.

“Suppress those who harass the weak, protect the weak, pursue universal order, and establish social justice.”

“!!”

The flames that spread to the floor covered the floor to the extent that they encompassed all of Shaolin and Gyeongjae.

“If it’s complicated, just think about one thing. Wicked people who harass the weak are suppressed with great power. How about it? It’s really easy, right?”

You wouldn’t notice its shape if you just looked at it, but if you look at it from the sky, it would have a similar shape to a goblin’s mask.

“Anyone can become a goblin. As long as you follow the will of the goblin, try to imitate the goblin’s actions, and follow the goblin’s thoughts.”

“…….”

“I’m not asking you to change the abilities you’ve accumulated so far. It does not mean that you should shave your head because you are a member of the Shaolin Temple, or that you should become a beggar because of the concept of openness.”

“The opposite is also true. I’m not saying you should abandon your current concept to become a goblin.”

The Heavenly Demon shrugs his shoulders and places his hand on his chest.

“Look at me. Even though it became the goblin’s, has anything changed?”

“…….”

“Especially, the commanders there must know it well because they have used it on me once. I’m still using martial arts for my special abilities, and the fundamentals haven’t changed. If anything has changed, it’s the direction in which I take my steps.”

“Direction….”

[Anguish. Think about it. Instead, think twice about who you should be swinging your fist at.]

I don’t think you will be persuaded right away with just a few words.

[If the direction of that fist is medicine rather than evil, then I will stand in front of you again.]

But at least for now.

[Will I leave my name as a hero? Will he die as a villain? It just depends on how you live in the future.]

Stopping unnecessary fights is the top priority.

[If you have the strength to fight, go to Mengjing, built in Henan Province, and apply for military service.]

“…What?”

[I guess I didn’t know because I was busy fighting.]

In fact, it was a notice posted the moment the Heavenly Demon touched the ground.

[It is a mistake to expect local governments to make one force their partner.]

In fact, it was because Zhuge Wook went through the process of persuading the representative of Henan Province.

[If it is not a special recruitment, then of course there should be a public recruitment through a legitimate test.]

“!!”

“Henan Province has a special test for people with special abilities.”

Yun Yi-seon smiled and continued.

“Documents must be submitted in writing, but those who submit handwritten documents first are given extra points in the first test?”

“……!!”

After a while.

“……See you next time, beggar!”

“Heung, even if you get hit in the middle of nowhere, just shave your head bald!”

The monk and the beggar cursed at each other and left.

[…They’re annoying, really.]

* * *

After mediating the dispute between Shaolin and Opening with overwhelming force.

“Thank you for your hard work, Goblin. Cheonma and Firefox too.”

“You also had a hard time being active on the Internet while we were away. Saturn.”

“When I say that I was active on the Internet, it feels like my activities are instantly downgraded to nothing…”

We returned to the hotel where Zhuge Wook was waiting.

“Disband the Murim faction and create the Goblin faction. Well, that’s nice. If you follow the spirit of the goblin and follow justice, that is an organization. Still, I didn’t know that they would even allow me to wear a mask.”

“Unlike Korea, where goblins run rampant as villains, in China, goblins are ‘heroes’ in their own right. The dark hero who destroyed the underground anti-government forces.”

“Well, that’s right.”

There was a time when I was criticized as a villain in Korea, but in China, goblins are the same as ‘heroes of a foreign country.’

If they had started their activities in China instead of Korea, it would probably have been the other way around, but at least right now, Goblin has a lot of fans.

“If a person wearing a goblin mask does something strange, goblin fans will condemn it, saying it is an insult to the goblin. …although it does create excessive sucking…”

“You should use everything that is available to you. It would be much better for goblins to emerge than for Shaolin and Gaejeong to fight and create countless demons.”

“It’s still the same. Well, that means I became a Goblin fan. Hehehe.”

Beep beep.

“Ah, I received a call. This is Jieun unni.”

Yun I-seon, who was smiling, switched the Taegeuk Watch to speakerphone mode.

“Yes, sister. How were the events involving Shaolin and Gaejeon sorted out? Right now.”

[That’s right. So, are we moving on to the next phase?]

“Well, what are you going to do?”

“Of course, we have to move on to the next phase right away.”

The struggle was stopped by force.

“Those who could not become heroes because they did not trust the government will become heroes by becoming military personnel, but there will still be those who want to be martial people.”

“People who don’t want to be a villain, but don’t want to be a hero?”

“Yes.”

But I can’t step forward every time something like that happens.

“Even the martial arts people who don’t become military personnel won’t be able to tolerate this.”

I am not a wide-ranging expert, nor a teacher who mediates whenever a fight arises.

“Seong Ji-eun. How is the plan using earth magic and earth wheel going well?”

[huh. All that’s left is ‘building the stadium’. …But does the stadium really have to be in that type?]

“Of course.”

[That could have a negative impact.]

“All verification has already been completed in America. You just need to introduce it according to this environment. A playground of struggle where people with different abilities can hit and fight with each other.”

I am not a villain.

“You can provide a stage where you can show off your talents to the fullest. 5:5 team battles with new rules so you can enjoy ‘special ability sports’ to your heart’s content on an indestructible battlefield.”

He is just one of those who strive for world peace.

“Building a canyon in China.”