Episode 225
A joyous festive moment where everyone laughs and chats.
Jinhyuk sipped his drink and tried to take in all of that.
‘Is this the last time here?’
6 months.
Over the course of half a year, Jinhyeok also became somewhat attached to the country called Yuldo.
In fact, it was difficult not to become attached.
‘As an instructor who teaches martial arts training and purification of demonic energy, I have come into contact with many people, so it would be strange for me not to develop a bond.’
If Jinhyuk had just stayed in Yuldo-guk and only cared for his own health and trained, they would never have developed an affection for each other.
However, Jinhyeok made a contract with the Presbyterian Church and purified all the demons encroaching on Yuldo Kingdom.
It transformed the mental state of Taoists and Taoist monks who were suffering from peace and laziness.
“Master! Thanks to this, our strength has more than doubled!”
“It was hard, but… … “This is all thanks to you, Master!”
“I hope you stay healthy and achieve your wishes!”
Jinhyeok smiled as he saw the drunk people holding their own glasses and wishing them luck for their future journey, and nodded, clinking his glass against theirs.
“I believe there will come a day when I will return the favor I have given you.”
“… … “I will go to the end of hell to repay you.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
As if he was satisfied with the words of those who answered while swallowing dry saliva, Jinhyeok smiled slightly and took a gulp of the alcohol in the glasses they had clashed with.
The alcohol prepared for the small feast was a high-quality liquor with a sweet yet bitter taste.
When you laugh happily at him.
“Are we finally going? “When I first saw you, you seemed like just one of many patients.”
“Grand Elder… … Yes, that was the case back then. “What does it feel like now?”
Other elders, including the elder, appeared in front of Jinhyeok.
Jinhyeok opened his arms and asked Jinhyeok to evaluate himself as he is now, when the elder said that he remembered himself after the battle with the Four Emperors and showed up looking completely disfigured.
The elder’s answer to that was decided.
“It resembles a hawk that looks like it will dominate the sky at any moment.”
“Thank you for the compliment. “I will not forget Yuldo-guk’s grace.”
“The same goes for Yuldo-guk.”
The gazes of the elder, who nods his head with a faint smile, and Jinhyeok, who grins, are intertwined.
But even for a moment.
“Are you going to stay like this until the last day? uh? “Shouldn’t we at least have a big drink?”
“… … Elder Il.”
“Tsk, you treat your brother with respect, but are you speaking informally to me? Well, that’s it. “I don’t think your bald head will be fixed overnight.”
Elder Hong Pan-ho, who was already red-hot as if he was heavily drunk, approached Jin-hyuk and clinked a bowl-sized glass of wine against him.
When Jinhyuk frowns at the heavy sound and the bowl full of alcohol.
“You understand. Brother Panho is also expressing his feelings in his own way.”
“Minbae!”
Elder Hong Min-bae, who was standing next to Hong Pan-ho, added further explanation.
At Hong Min-bae’s words, Hong Pan-ho, who was drunk, screamed, but Hong Min-bae responded calmly.
“Let me just tell you that it took a few buckets of alcohol for you to get here.”
“Minbae, you bastard! “Why do you think of my brother as such when you say something like that so casually?”
Hong Baek-chun, the third elder with a sharp expression, shook his head as he looked at the two oldest people clapping.
“Let’s leave those two alone and let us talk.”
“Three elders? “It’s been a while.”
“Because I didn’t have much to teach you. To begin with, my Taoist arts were Jijutsu and Windjutsu. Not only is there not much merit for you who have already learned the art of wind, but there was no need for you to learn in depth from me, since you learned speech, surgery, and jijutsu from Elder I and Elder Lee.”
“That’s right.”
The reason Jinhyeok learned Taoist arts from the elders was because he regarded them as his teachers, and not to learn Taoist arts step by step, but simply to acquire Taoist arts that would serve as the basis for Jechongsul.
There was no need to learn it perfectly, so all you had to do was learn it moderately.
Therefore, Jinhyeok, who had previously learned Taoist arts from other elders, only received confirmation during the time of Elders Three and Four and only listened to a few pieces of advice from Elders Three and Four.
Considering that Elder Il and Elder Lee took classes for several days, it was a very short relationship.
However, the three elders were more interested in Jinhyeok than the other elders.
No, exactly-
“I want a deal.”
“… … transaction?”
“Yes, Yuldo-guk and your guild ‘Yeokcheon’ are allies, aren’t they?”
“That’s true, but… … “What do you want?”
“I heard that you have ties to Gold Rich, who is famous even within the tower. “Break the bridge with him.”
It would be correct to say that there was a lot of interest in the Gold Rich beyond.
“Now that I think about it, Elder Sam, you said you were the elder who held real power in external transactions.”
“Well, that’s right. This is because the truth about Yuldo-guk is not known and it is not easy to obtain the necessary items for Yul-do-guk. “If you’re a gold rich merchant, it won’t be difficult to get the items you need for just one country.”
“What is the price?”
“Do we look like robbers who will take something without paying? Although there is not much gold in use within the tower, there are gold and silver bars that are comparable to it. That’s what you pay for.”
“hmm… … .”
The conversation that followed with Third Elder Hong Baek-chun was a transaction story worthy of Jinhyeok’s consideration.
Yuldo-guk is within the tower, but it is also outside the tower.
Located somewhere in the tower.
Naturally, since they live in hiding, they probably do not want their presence known to the tower.
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‘It makes sense that I didn’t know things about Taoism in the past.’
No matter how good Jinhyeok is as a climber, it will not be easy to find out those who have built their own independent country while hiding in the tower.
However, even though it was Yuldo-guk, self-sufficiency was not completely possible.
So, a position responsible for external transactions was created, and Hong Baek-chun probably sat in that position.
“I’ll leave word to you when I go out. “If you go to Gold Rich Company and give my name, they will take care of it.”
“… … “Thank you.”
“In the end, we are all in the same boat. In the first place, this is a transaction. “A transaction in which both parties benefit, not just one party.”
“Yes, but for us who had a hard time not being able to open a route, opening a route can be considered a blessing and benefit.”
“If you think so, think so.”
Hong Baek-chun slightly bowed his head towards Jin-hyeok, who was sipping his drink while shaking his head, and left.
“May your future be filled with blessings.”
After Hong Baek-chun disappeared after wishing him luck and blessings, Jin-hyuk’s side is quiet again-
“It looks like you had quite an interesting conversation with Brother Baekchun. How about having a conversation with me too?”
“… … “It’s the last day. Can’t I spend it alone for a little while?”
“Hey, there is a bond between us. “Were you planning on just walking away without even unpacking it properly?”
“… … Tsk.”
… … She couldn’t quit.
Hong Mi-yeon, who appeared with a smile on her face, took the seat next to Jin-hyuk. When Hong Mi-yeon came in, Jin-hyuk only sipped his drink and clicked his tongue, but did not kick her out.
Seeing Jinhyuk like that, Hong Miyeon smiled and emptied her drink.
“Wow, it’s nice to drink it after a long time.”
“I’m getting older, so drinking probably isn’t good for my health.”
“… … Oh my, I’m still young. “I guess we’re only a couple of years older than you?”
“A couple years old? Ha, a passing dog must be laughing… … “I made a mistake, I apologize.”
Jinhyeok, who was about to laugh at the comment that she was two years older, changed his tone when he saw the flame flickering in Hong Miyeon’s eyes glaring at him.
‘… … She is a woman who is a four elders and has a power comparable to that of the elders. ‘There’s no need for her to get caught.
If there was one thing Jinhyeok learned during the class with the elders, it was that Hong Mi-yeon’s level was at the highest level even among the elders.
Regardless of being placed at the bottom of the Four Elders, her own power is comparable to that of Grand Elder Hong Mun-rak.
‘Perhaps he said that if he were a man instead of a woman, he would have been able to aim for the throne.’
Hong Mi-yeon would have ascended to the throne if it were not for the fact that most men ascend to the throne unless there is a serious emergency.
Of course, Hong Mi-yeon herself stated that she was not interested in the throne.
“You took good care of your skin. “Is it the power of Taoism?”
“It’s because I was young.”
“… … “Don’t say anything.”
Jinhyeok, who asked Hong Mi-yeon whether the secret to her appearance was in her 20s despite being Gil-dong’s grandmother’s age, looked like she was in her 20s, clicked his tongue and kept his mouth shut at the answer she received.
Hong Mi-yeon puffed out her cheeks as if she didn’t like Jin-hyuk, who had become quiet.
“Are you going to treat me like that until the end? “How long have I been on your side?”
“I certainly appreciate that, but a little more than that.”
“… … I get along well with Hyerin, but I guess she’s a bit older than me. “A couple of years at most”
“One hundred and twenty-three.”
“… … “Where did you hear that?”
“Gil-dong told me. I guess I was worried after seeing you hang out with me often recently. A person around my grandmother’s age is flirting with a friend… … “Has he gone?”
One hundred and twenty-three.
It was a word that could be considered taboo in front of Hong Mi-yeon, but Jin-hyeok, who spit it out without hesitation, burst into laughter as Hong Mi-yeon suddenly disappeared.
-uh? Elder Sa? Why are we here… … “Aaaah!”
-die! die! I’m dying!!!
Gil-dong’s painful voice and Hong Mi-yeon’s poisonous voice seemed to be heard somewhere in the joyous festival, but they were only heard by Jin-hyuk like MSG, which invigorates the festival.
“I guess I’ll have to get ready to run again soon.”
The injured cheetah recovered and prepared to run again.
And then someone approached the cheetah.
“Jinhyuk.”
“… … “Is it Hye-rin?”
“Are you leaving tomorrow?”
“That’s the way it is.”
It was Hyerin.
Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders as he saw her wearing the same black uniform as when they first met, rather than the comfortable clothes he had seen often recently.
Seeing Jinhyuk like that, Hyerin opened her mouth with a sad smile on her face.
“It’s a shame, but we’ll have to stay a little longer.”
“… … “What does that mean?”
An incomprehensible sound.
The work at Yuldo Kingdom is already over.
We are ready to leave Yuldo Country tomorrow, so isn’t that why we are holding this festival now?
However, Jinhyeok’s face soon hardened at Hyerin’s continued actions.
chuck-
Before we knew it, a red envelope was in Hyerin’s hand.
And Hyerin’s cherry-like lips parted –
“Cha Jinhyuk.”
“… … “Wow!”
Jinhyuk’s name is spoken quietly.
At best, he only called out his name, but Jinhyuk had to feel the pain of his insides being shaken.
When the things you just drank start to flow back up and you vomit them up.
“Cha Jinhyuk.”
“… … “Cluck cluck!”
Hyerin’s voice called Jinhyuk again.
When you feel like your body and mind are separated and you can’t even scream properly due to the pain.
“sorry.”
Jinhyuk, who was sitting on the floor, raised his head and looked at Hyerin looking at him with sad eyes.
However, Hyerin left without calling her name for the third and final time.
As Hye-rin disappeared in an instant, Jin-hyuk felt the ground he was sitting on tremble.
No, more precisely, I realized the source.
“… … Are they souls? Hyerin, what on earth are you trying to do?”
The angry wailing of the soul rising from underground was shaking the earth.
And the moment when the people responsible for that angry, bitter cry appear.
-Keeeeek!!!
-Kyaaaah!!!
The farewell festival turned into a ghost festival thanks to the charming ghost.
Embarrassed voices flow from the mouths of the Taoists and Taoist monks who were enjoying the festival, and at the same time, soldiers dressed in weapons and armor attack those who were enjoying the festival.
Looking at that scene, Jinhyeok led his staggering body and began to move quickly somewhere.
