Episode 112. Crushing Shell (2)
The interior of the fast-running wagon was silent.
Unlike usual, Seo-ryang’s eyes as he rested his chin on the window and quietly looked at the window were quite indifferent.
However, it was not only because of Seo Ryang that Ma Dong-pil and Wi Hong-ryeon were silent. Ma Dong-pil closed his eyes and meditated, and Wi Hong-ryun was reviewing the order with a serious face.
Even if it was Ma Dong-pil, Wi Hong-ryeon’s appearance was unexpected.
Although she usually shows a venomous appearance, she was also the commander of the combat unit. It was only natural for her to take it seriously so as not to fail when she went on a mission.
How much time had passed like that?
Wi Hong-ryun said while looking at Xi Liang.
“Inspector. Judging by the speed of the wagon, it arrives at Jeoksaga after about five days. If you go with a little more time, it might be a day or two late.”
“… … .”
“What would you like to do?”
“What do you think is better?”
“I recommend taking your time.”
Seo Liang nodded.
“Do it.”
“All right.”
Wi Hong-ryeon, who was reviewing the documents again, asked again.
“There is a secret branch of our school in Yeonju. Would you like to stay there for a while?”
“Would you like to reorganize?”
“That’s right. I think the more relaxed you are, the better it is in many ways.”
“Right.”
“But that is only a problem for the crew. We are escort and emergency troops only. If it is a break that interferes with the surveillance mission, I know it is right to exclude it.”
“Then stop by and go.”
“All right.”
I don’t ask why otherwise, and I don’t add an explanation. Each of them has a different mind, but the conversation itself was neat and smooth.
Time passed again.
Ma Dong-pil opened his eyes.
“Confucius.”
“uh.”
“It was dawn, but I had a meal… … .”
At that time, Kumho suddenly stuck his head out of Xu Liang’s arms.
Ma Dong-pil’s face was young. Although the front of the long robe was abundant, he did not even know that Kumho was in his arms.
“You brought Kumho.”
“Well, Ji wants to come.”
Xu Liang habitually scratched Kumho’s chin. Kumho made a gurgling sound and showed off aegyo.
“do not worry. I won’t disturb you, and you won’t get hurt.”
“Ah, yes.”
Ma Dong-pil licked his lips. Is it because Gongja’s mood is different from usual? I wanted to ease this awkwardness by throwing a joke, but I couldn’t open my mouth easily.
In the first place, he was far from jokes or pranks. He softened quite a bit from his stay with Xu Liang, but he didn’t mean that it became pleasant.
After thinking for a while, Ma Dong-pil took out a bowl of hot rice balls from the bottom of the carriage. Yeah, let’s not do what we didn’t do.
“Eat it.”
“I have no idea. eat you.”
uh… … la… … ?
Ma Dong-pil was taken aback by Seo-ryang’s lukewarm response. Wasn’t he the one who never refused to eat rice, even if it wasn’t during mealtime?
Wi Hong-ryun must have been quite surprised as well, and glanced at Seo-ryang.
“Confucius… … No, inspector.”
“hmm?”
“Wouldn’t it be better to eat on time?”
“I have no appetite.”
“Mmm, that’s a really big problem.”
I had nothing to say, so I had to answer.
Wi Hong-ryun secretly whispered to Ma Dong-pil.
‘I wanted to ask you earlier, why are you doing that?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Did someone hit you in the eye?’
‘Be careful with your words… … .’
Seo Liang said grimly.
“It didn’t hit me in the eye.”
“… … Hehe, did you hear?”
“I just have something to think about. You don’t have to worry about it, so eat.”
“Oh, so what?”
The two chewed hard on their rice balls.
Xu Liang, who was looking at the window, let out a deep sigh.
‘Damn it.’
Why is this so heartbreaking?
‘Isn’t that the freedom you’ve been longing for? But why are you doing this, you? Do you no longer need freedom?’
He seriously looked at himself.
and conclusions drawn.
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‘No way.’
My heart is already pounding at the thought of building a large house in a beautiful place and playing fresh.
I had never lived a proper life, so I didn’t want one. The dream of his nature and inclination was a leisurely life.
Dreams and goals are different. However, they have one thing in common: constant change.
Maybe when that dream comes true, I will have another dream. I don’t think that’s possible, but maybe I’ll miss Moorim again.
But that’s after the current dream has come true.
‘Just thinking about it makes my heart race. I want to achieve that dream even at the cost of my life.’
But why are you so uncomfortable?
‘Because of the cherry blossoms left behind?’
Yes.
‘Because I thought about breaking up with Dongpil?’
That is also true.
‘… … .’
Xie Liang’s face darkened.
‘Simply that’s not all.’
Now is the time to admit it. It is clear that he is not a rare saint in the world, but he is a great man who is weak in affection like all ordinary people.
However, this discomfort was not simply due to parting with people who gave affection.
Something more fundamental than that. Even if you achieve your dream, the darkness that you don’t know why will be cast in a corner of your heart.
‘What the hell is that?’
Seo Liang glanced at the two of them. The two of them were eating delicious rice balls.
It could just as easily disappear without a word. You won’t be able to properly spread the dark god’s body with the Guyuma Gong, but you can fool the eyes of the guards.
It will be too late when you find out. If you go as fast as you can, you will be able to enter the safe house in Honam within three days.
That’s it. Honam’s safe house is equipped with emergency food and elixirs that can easily last for two years. Over the past two years, I’ve improved my skills even more, so it’s okay if I leave the midfield without anyone noticing.
In fact, you can easily disappear without having to fake death by bumping into the enemy.
So can you do that?
‘Okay, there’s no need to drag it out too long. Right in the action tonight… … !’
For an instant, the eyes of Xu Liang were bloodshot.
Jiing! Jiing!
A stronger echo than ever before.
It is a much more terrible resonant than when I was trapped in the Heavenly League of Heaven and the Iron-Blooded Castle, and even more than when I faced Lee Cheon-Sang. My super senses were ringing like crazy.
‘Can’t we run away like this?’
why the hell?!
‘Has there been an epidemic in Honam? Is there any reason why I shouldn’t go there?’
Super sense is simply the sixth sense. The sixth sense is a sense that cannot be explained by logic, and of course it was not something that could be immediately interpreted.
It’s a very magical ability, but no matter how supersensible it is, you can’t know what will happen in a distant province.
“… … sir.”
“… … .”
“Inspector!”
Surprised by the voice calling him, Xu Liang looked at Yu Honglian.
There was an invisible worry on her sullen face.
“Are you okay? Why are you sweating so much?”
“uh?”
he stole his forehead As Wi Hong-ryeon said, cold sweat was seeping out.
“No, it’s okay.”
Ma Dong-pil asked.
“If you feel unwell… … .”
“It can’t be.”
Heck, there’s no way that a monster who has broken the limits of peak at that age can even break a cold sweat because he’s not feeling well.
“I was just thinking about it. do not worry. Because there is nothing wrong with it.”
“… … yes.”
Ma Dong-pil’s face became serious.
The answer is yes, but I can’t help but worry. Wasn’t Confucius’ appearance very different from usual since yesterday?
At first, I thought it was just the burden of the mission. It’s strong like a monster, but since it’s an order given directly by the headmaster, I thought it must be thoughtful in its own way.
However, there is a degree of burden. Besides, given Confucius’ personality, there’s no way he’d feel this much pressure, right?
Xu Liang sighed and buried his back in the chair.
“Stop worrying about me and get some rest. I need to get some sleep too.”
“All right.”
He tried to close his eyes. I could feel the eyes of the two, but I ignored them.
Let’s get away or something, don’t think about anything for now, let’s take a break.
* * *
after six days.
“There is a forest five miles ahead. We will spend the night there tonight.”
“okay.”
“It looks like we’ll enter the realm of red saga before noon on the last day. It will probably arrive at Jeoksa around the middle of the hour (13:00-15:00).”
“okay.”
“Would you like to sleep in the carriage?”
“okay.”
After a while, the group reached the forest and settled down in a suitable place. Just as they had done so far, the thirty members of the Colosseum decided to take turns keeping watch.
Wi Hong-ryun, who was making a bonfire and rummaging through firewood, turned his head at the sudden presence.
Ma Dong-pil was approaching.
“You’re resting inside. What are you doing here?”
“Confucius came because he seemed to want to be alone.”
Wei Hong-ryun nodded.
“How are you, Gongja-nim?”
“You’ve seen the top lord too.”
“You are much closer to Gongja than I am.”
“I don’t know either. The only good thing is that as time goes by, you are getting your peace back.”
“tranquility? really?”
“… … As I said just now, have you seen the top lord yourself?”
“Damn it, I don’t know much about that because I’m insensitive. Also, I couldn’t keep an eye on Gongja’s complexion like you because I was receiving reports every minute.”
Ma Dong-pil nodded vigorously.
“You sure got better. You seemed to have some trouble, but it seems to be sorted out now.”
“okay? Well, okay then.”
“Surprisingly.”
“what?”
“I didn’t know that the Great Master Wei thought of Confucius so much.”
Wi Hong-ryun snorted.
“Right now, the relationship between the Three Princes and Wi Hong-ryeon is not. It was intertwined with the special inspectorate and the wild horse. If the leader is shaken, the mission will be shaken, so how can I not be worried?”
“That’s what the great master said.”
“Anyway, I hope you’re okay… … .”
Just then, a ghastly voice came from behind her.
“Tears cover my eyes because of how kind you are.”
“crane!”
Surprised, the two looked back.
Xu Liang was standing with his arms crossed.
“Uh, when did you come?”
“just now.”
“No, even pretend to be popular. By the way, your stealth skills are terrible, right?”
“Sneaking is a plague, your senses are dull.”
The grumbling Xu Liang sat down in front of the bonfire.
“I’m hungry, give me some beef jerky.”
Ma Dong-pil politely handed over the beef jerky.
Seo Liang eagerly chewed the beef jerky. Hard beef jerky was also delicious, probably because I hadn’t eaten properly in the meantime.
Wi Hong-ryeon looked at Seo Liang with strange eyes.
“You must be hungry.”
“It sucks, but what?”
“You manage to chew that stiff thing with good taste.”
“Then do you want to chew it badly?”
“No, not like that. She would have bought the mountain and sea delicacies in her mouth, but she enjoys them so much.”
“When I was younger, I lived on beef jerky that was ten thousand times worse than this. This is enough of a delicacy.”
It doesn’t suit a young man under 30 that he is young.
Whatever the case, I’m glad I’m back as my usual Confucius. Wi Hong-ryun took out a flat water bottle the size of his palm from his bosom.
“Would you like to take a sip?”
“Oh, thank you. But why is his canteen so small?”
With the canteen in his mouth, Seo-liang’s eyes shook.
“… … you?”
“Hehe, I want to warm up a little while sleeping.”
“Wow, did you even bring alcohol while saying that you met as a provincial inspector and Daeju?”
“I brought it to have a sip after the mission. I cherished it, so please eat a little.”
Seo Liang laughed. He is usually a very annoying guy, but today I was grateful for some reason. Because she knew that Wei Honglian really cared about her.
‘Okay, let’s think comfortably.’
Since I was entrusted with the duties of an inspector, let’s do this. If they jump out in the middle, Ma Dong-pil and Wi Hong-ryeon will be punished.
Let’s run away after everything is over. Well, if that’s the case, I don’t have anything to say, but I think it’s better to finish what you’ve been entrusted with.
‘It’s funny to draw a line in advance that you’ve decided to break up. Isn’t it selfish that I want to be comfortable in the end in the name of serving others?’
If it was a relationship that couldn’t be together anyway, let’s go comfortably until the end. It’s a super sense, sleep, and run as you please.
‘Yes, then.’
The three of them laughed and chatted. It was a really good conversation after a long time.
good! Let’s shake off the enemies properly!
noon the next day.
A group of people blocked the front of the party, who arrived at the red shrine an hour earlier than expected thanks to their energetic horseback riding.
“Are you from the Protestant Church?”
Wi Hong-ryun, who was in the lead, nodded arrogantly.
The leader of the group, Hong Sang-ho, the owner of the two families of Jeok Saga, gave a fishy smile.
“We are working on the inside. Since it is difficult to accommodate all the personnel, we will send the escort to another location.”
“… … ?”
“Only the deputy inspector, please follow me.”
Wu Hong-ryun’s face turned cold at once.
Right before spitting out double curses.
rattle.
The door opened and Seo Liang and Ma Dong-pil got out.
Xu Liang looked Hong Sang-ho up and down.
Hong Sang-ho frowned. She didn’t like the look in his eyes.
Seo Liang asked as if tossing it.
“house owner?”
“… … Call me Lee Ga-joo and Hong Sang-ho.”
“Lee Ga-joo? Did Ga-joo Lee come out instead of Ga-joo?”
“The Lord is now… … .”
“Upper Lord.”
Wei Honglian lowered her head.
“Yes, inspector.”
Seo Liang turned around.
“These things are out of place. They look down on our school, so write a report saying there’s nothing to supervise.”
“… … !”
“Time is wasted. Let’s go to Geogyeongga.”
