Side Story Episode 13. Trouble is in the heart (3)
“… … ?”
I saw a familiar ceiling.
Lee Cheon-sang opened his eyes and slowly raised his upper body.
“Are you awake?”
When I turned my head, I saw Doheon sitting in a chair. The sight of him clasping his hands and stroking his upper body looked quite serious.
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes landed on Do-heon’s right hand.
A hand wrapped in cloth with dark red blood stains visible.
“I lost.”
Doheon chuckled without realizing it.
“Isn’t it obvious? “You can’t compete with me with martial arts that you’ve only mastered for half a year.”
“exactly?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Doheon sighed and buried his back in the chair.
“Is your head okay?”
“It’s okay.”
“What about your hands?”
Hands?
Lee Cheon-sang looked down at his hands. Like Doheon, his hands were tied with white cloth.
When I realized it, a faint pain came from my palm.
A look of puzzlement appeared on Lee Cheon-sang’s face.
“when… … ?”
“You don’t remember either.”
Do-heon looked at Lee Cheon-sang with serious eyes.
Lee Cheon-sang thought after seeing his expression. Something happened before he lost his memory. And it is clear that he was the one who caused the incident.
But I couldn’t remember. She didn’t even know where she got cut off from.
I was just pushing myself so hard that I lost consciousness at some point.
“I swung the sword beyond my ability, so how could my hand be intact? “His palms were all messed up.”
“… … .”
“That’s why it’s great, and that’s why it’s dangerous.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes shone.
“It is not easy for anyone to demonstrate skills beyond their own. It’s a talent that’s hard to come by, just one in a thousand or one in ten thousand. However, raising the insufficient strength to the goal is another matter.”
“… … ?”
“I exerted so much strength that my body couldn’t bear it. “If it were an ordinary person, every muscle in my body would have been torn.”
Was it so?
Now that I think about it, I notice a slight pain coming not only from my palms, but also from all over my abdomen, back, and thighs.
What happened after I lost consciousness. It was a skill that even Lee Cheon-sang himself did not know about.
“I’m glad you danced with me. “If you showed yourself like that in front of an enemy you couldn’t handle, you wouldn’t have escaped death.”
“Right.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Lee Cheon-sang, who was quietly looking at Do-heon, closed his eyes.
“I guess I owe you a favor.”
Doheon chuckled.
“I really receive a lot of grace from him here and there.”
“… … .”
“There is nothing that can even be called grace. Because that’s just the way it is. “Who knows a person’s future?”
“Then I’ll assume there is no help this time.”
“Really people. “As soon as I wake up, I feel cold.”
Doheon, who had been talking with a smile, soon hardened his expression.
Lee Cheon-sang looked at Do-heon with clear eyes.
He could read people’s expressions. He could read and ‘interpret’.
I don’t know because he was so rigid, but it seemed like there was something difficult for Doheon to talk about right now.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Tumajang must disappear.”
“… … ?”
“You said so.”
“exactly.”
“And I said this. “Get rid of it yourself.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes deepened.
“I did.”
“Tumajang is a place created by the religious leader himself. Destroying a place like that for no reason? It’s a great crime. “There is a nearly ten percent chance that you will be accused of treason.”
“There is a reason.”
“Yes. But I don’t think it’s a reason the leader would accept.”
“I think so.”
Doheon’s eyes widened slightly.
“Do you understand?”
“I can’t sympathize, though.”
“haha.”
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It hasn’t been long, but I’ve had this thought from time to time. Because she can’t feel emotions, she doesn’t know how the organization works. They wouldn’t understand the relationship between superiors and subordinates, as well as the acute power struggle.
Half right and half wrong.
Lee Cheon-sang cannot deeply empathize and understand such things like ordinary people.
Instead, we skip empathy and go straight to understanding. I still don’t know how that was possible, but Icheon-sang was ‘operating’ in a unique way.
In other words, when Lee Cheon-sang learned about the world, it did not mean that he was learning because he did not know anything.
It was because I wanted to throw myself into the knowledge I already knew, feel it with my own skin, and empathize with it.
‘That’s sad.’
At first glance, there was a sad look in Doheon’s eyes.
‘He doesn’t look like a person at all because he has overly clear standards, but he lives more strictly than anyone else and goes around looking for human scent.’
Lee Cheon-sang looked at him and asked.
“Why are you doing that?”
“hmm? Oh, I’m sorry. “I thought of something else for a moment.”
Doheon changed his expression.
“Anyway, even if there is actual military force, it is difficult to eliminate the Toumajang. “Even if you get rid of it right away, the religious leader will kill you and establish a new martial arts center.”
“… … .”
“If you really want to achieve what you want, you have to get to the root of the problem.”
“The basis.”
“Yes, fundamental. “People call that kind of thing politics.”
politics.
It was a word I had already heard and knew, but hearing it this way felt quite unfamiliar.
“But politics is ultimately a struggle for power. “Whether it is martial arts or force, it is difficult to achieve results without power.”
“Martial arts, and power.”
“That’s right.”
Doheon asked in a more serious tone.
“Do you want to get rid of Toumajang?”
“As I said, this is an organization that should disappear.”
“But no one can get rid of it. At least for now.”
“Right.”
“Would you like to try something no one else can do?”
“There is nothing I want to try. I think it’s something that has to be done. “Whether it was me or anyone else.”
A warm smile appeared on Doheon’s face.
Conversations that were short, but also long.
However, right now, I was able to completely understand and accept Lee Cheon-sang, a human being, rather than Lee Cheon-sang, who exists as a corrupt child who killed his adoptive father and as a demon of Euljo, the head of the Demon King.
“Come with me.”
“We’re together.”
“You are really good at breaking emotions. I’m not saying that… … .”
“You said you owed me a favor.”
“hmm?”
“And now I’m returning the favor. Thanks to you, I am learning about the world.”
“… … ?”
“We were together from the beginning. “As long as that grace never ends, it will last forever.”
“… … !”
“If you think you have paid it all, please tell me then. Until then, the relationship between me and you is not over.”
Doheon’s mouth slowly opened.
He looked like he was in great shock, as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer.
Lee Cheon-sang, who was watching the scene intently, spoke again.
“I still don’t know what the favor is, but I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. If you think you have paid back a fair amount, it is okay to complete the settlement… … .”
“You can’t do that.”
Doheon suddenly stood up.
Do-heon’s eyes looking down at Lee Cheon-sang became even more warm.
“It was such an incredible favor that I wondered if I could repay it even if I died. I will always remain a debtor. “For you, always.”
“If you want to buy it and go through a hard time, I won’t stop you.”
“ha ha ha!”
Doheon’s loud laughter was very hearty.
A look of puzzlement appeared on Lee Cheon-sang’s face again. Because I couldn’t understand why Doheon was smiling like that.
‘Is it still far away?’
It still seemed like a long, long way to fully learn about people and the world.
On the other hand, Doheon had different thoughts.
‘This is him.’
Pieces of understanding that had been vague for a while were instantly put together and revealed a complete picture.
‘I just liked this guy who looked like a doll but was more human than anyone else.’
Why do you like it?
There are many reasons, but in reality, they are not important.
Do Heon just wanted to be with Lee Cheon Sang. He didn’t want to be his subordinate, he just wanted to live in the world with this unique guy.
Furthermore, for some reason, I felt certain.
‘As long as I survive, as long as I grow properly.’
Intense heat bloomed in Doheon’s eyes.
‘This guy could be a great blessing to our school.’
In order to do something, you need a plan, and you need the talent to do it.
The perspectives on selecting talent are different. Some people could see physical strength, while others could see wealth or talent.
Doheon saw the law in Lee Cheon-sang.
How to understand people. A talent that can become a law and change the surroundings and even the group.
Doheon opened his mouth.
“I will help you properly. I hesitated a bit for a while, but I won’t hesitate any longer. “I will give you a power that is difficult to obtain.”
“I will accept it.”
It was truly a heavenly answer.
“Wait.”
It was almost time for Doheon, who had left the separate room, to return. It was almost just one o’clock visit.
“Take it.”
The two booklets Doheon handed me were quite thick.
“this is… … ?”
“It’s called Geumgang Yacha magic.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes flashed.
“Geumgang Yacha?”
Geumgang Yasha is a heavenly king who protects the north of Sumisan Mountain, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism. He is also called Damuncheonwang. He is also a heavenly king who commands the demons Yaksa and Rakshasa, and has the highest status among the four heavenly kings.
Surprisingly, in the Heavenly Demon Church, which believes in Mara, the archenemy of Buddha, there is a demon named after Geumgang Yacha.
Doheon smiled.
“Have you ever heard of the Eight Demon Lords?”
“I heard what the Toumas said.”
Shingyo’s eight great magic skills.
It refers to the eight highest-class martial arts that the Church of the Heavenly Demon is proud of.
To be exact, it was the pinnacle of the Hundred and Eight Demonic Taoism (百八魔道學), which was considered the finest example of the Heavenly Demon Divine Religion, and it was the Divine Gongjeolhak that said that if any one of them succeeded, it could dominate the world.
“I don’t know how Geumgang Yacha Demon came to our school. However, it is clear that the foundation of this martial arts was the Buddhist martial arts.”
“Is this the Eight Great Demon Lords?”
“Not yet.”
“… … ?”
“Probably, when I become officially affiliated, I will become the Duke of Gudaema. But it’s not very likely. “I don’t know what kind of weirdo created this, but my school, the head of the magic world, and the Buddhist school are incompatible.”
“I know that.”
“This is a magic technique based on Buddhist martial arts. No matter how excellent it is, it would be difficult to use it as a martial arts that represents our school, even if it is orthodox.”
Doheon shrugged his shoulders.
“This is also the reason why I was able to secretly bring this martial arts skill. Because no one cares. like now… … Especially in a chaotic world.”
Even so, it was surprising.
The leaders of the New Education University are said to be great, but in the end, they are only the leaders of a combat unit. To the true masters who hold key positions in the inner city, they are nothing more than sharp swords.
“I also had the opportunity to bring one of the Eight Great Demonic Crafts. But I didn’t. “I didn’t receive it officially, and if I secretly learn it and it’s discovered, I could die.”
“Have you mastered this magic technique?”
“I haven’t learned it. “It doesn’t suit me.”
“Then why did you bring it?”
“I thought it would definitely have some use.”
Do-heon pointed to Lee Cheon-sang with his hand.
“Like this now.”
“… … .”
“I don’t like middle-aged guys with shaved heads either, but I know something about them.”
“You have to know your enemy to deal with them properly.”
“Haha, that’s right.”
Doheon’s eyes deepened.
“The Geumgang Yacha is King Damuncheon. It is said that King Damuncheon really enjoys listening to the sermons of the Buddha they worship. In other words, he is a heavenly king with open ears.”
“… … .”
“Even after you grow up, I hope that you will become someone who knows how to listen to people, like the magician of Geumgang Yacha that you will learn in the future.”
Lee Cheon-sang, who was quietly looking at Do-heon, nodded.
“I understand. And what about the remaining one?”
“Oh, that’s… … .”
A suspicious look appeared on Doheon’s face.
“It’s a bit dangerous.”
martial arts,
