I Became the Youngest Disciple of the Martial God Chapter 321

Episode 321

Is it actually April now?

As I was being hit by heavy rain that made it hard to believe it was spring, I couldn’t help but grumble.

“… “Damn rain.”

I put my hat on tightly.

In fact, the hat is of little use since you are already like a drowned rat, but it does at least prevent rainwater from entering your eyes, so it is not completely useless.

Same in the north… … .

For some reason, I felt like I didn’t have a good relationship with the weather guy.

Doesn’t it feel like the sky is falling every time you do something important?

I made my way through the grass, but stopped shortly after.

“Ah-oh… … .”

Musical instruments roar from within.

That one was recovered from Sanghyeolgong’s body.

Even though I had no time to waste, I had no choice but to stop walking, but there was nothing I could do in the face of the pain of my entire body being torn apart.

As I swallowed the blood that was welling up in my eyes, this thought suddenly occurred to me.

How on earth can this kind of energy exist?

It’s similar to when I accidentally swallowed an elixir that I couldn’t digest due to my teacher’s prank a long time ago, but I feel like my stomach is boiling dozens of times more than then.

A disgusting feeling, as if I had swallowed something poisonous, like a poisonous snake or a centipede, alive.

Even I, who became a priest and can play a musical instrument, ended up in this situation, so even most believers would not be able to avoid death if they accepted this musical instrument. Immediately, my whole body would turn to blood.

“… Phew.”

Fortunately, this uproar did not continue forever. A flow that goes crazy once, then calms down, and then goes on a rampage again.

In fact, if your physical condition is this bad, it’s definitely better to stay still. You need to immediately gather your energy through flying.

If you make a mistake, you may be left with a permanent disability in your body, or you may fall into the fire-entry demon that you have only heard about.

The sad thing is that I can’t afford that right now.

As soon as my stomach calmed down, I walked out into the forest again in the pouring rain.

… All of the instruments that had been eating away at the Sanghyeolgong’s body were recovered.

It wasn’t as difficult a task as Lise said or as I had feared.

That instrument… … . I guess Behemoth’s instrument, strangely enough, threw away the Sanghyeolgong and rushed towards me as soon as I touched it.

It was as if I had been waiting for this moment.

I was quite embarrassed because I knew how stubborn and tenacious the instrument was… … .

Thanks to this, the recovery itself was carried out very neatly.

The problem comes after that.

The musical instrument recovered from the body began to run wild in all directions.

“… … .”

I suddenly pulled out the Onmyodo sword and reflected my face on the cool blade.

Laughter comes out naturally.

‘… It’s almost like they’re just advertising themselves as church members.’

The color of the eyes changed.

The colors of the white and black membranes were reversed, and he looked just like the Demon King of the Blood Moon that I had seen sometime ago.

Skin stained black as if using Shinsuhwa. His teeth are also slightly jagged, and he is even spewing out musical instruments all over his body, so even an outsider would be able to tell that he is a member of the church.

In fact, they are closer to the devil than to the church members… … .

… Suddenly, I wondered what Sanghyeolgong would think if he saw me now.

Of course he wouldn’t pull out his sword and cut me down.

As I walked through the heavy rain, I briefly thought about Iron Blood Ball.

Now that the instrument has been recovered, Sanghyeolgong will probably come to his senses quickly and begin working with his naturally strong vitality.

After that?

By now, Badniker would have already designated me as a target of punishment and organized a chase team.

Scattering away the instruments so openly would have turned the entire family upside down.

Since the preparations for running away have already been completed, it won’t be difficult to escape in itself… … .

Badniker will not allow me to escape like this.

If the fact that the members of the church were derived from the bloodline of none other than the Iron Blood Ball became widely known, Badniker’s status would immediately fall to the bottom.

The impact would be incomparable to when some members of the Knights Templar or the Great Criminal were members of the church.

Of course, I am a member of the church, so I have no intention of making a fuss, but Badniker is not a fool and I will not believe him.

Shootaaa-.

I thought as I was hit by the pouring rain.

Actually, the weather itself is actually a good thing for me.

I criticized the rain earlier, but heavy rain pouring down as if the sky was open is not a bad factor at all from the perspective of running away. Rainwater will naturally hide the traces.

Moreover, this dense forest is a fairly easy place to escape.

But the opponent is, of course, a bad nicker.

Masters of hunting and tracking.

It seems like he would have been able to escape successfully if it weren’t for the deadly instrument, but that wasn’t the case.

Even pouring rain does not erase the dark instruments.

So, in the current situation, the chances of successful escape can be said to be half and half.

And even if I get to the ‘place’ I’m headed to now, I have no choice but to be able to survive there again.

From the beginning, the probability of saving Sanghyeolgong was half and half, which means that my final probability of survival was less than 20%.

But if you ask me if I regret anything… … .

I think the answer would be no, not really.

“Ugh… … .”

The sound of pain comes out naturally.

Even though I swallowed the blood that came to me sometimes without spitting it out, I still felt anemic.

If I lose my mind like this, will my body temperature drop and I will die?

I thought that the ending of being hit by rain would be very unpleasant.

Butterfly Forest.

Unless you have Badniker blood, you will have to wander through this forest for the rest of your life. Even without such special abilities, it is easy to get lost.

There were rumors that even Badniker was unable to fully understand this forest, as it was large enough to fit several cities.

In my opinion, that was not a rumor but a fact.

I was heading north around the mansion.

According to what I heard when I was young, the place you should never head to when you get lost in the butterfly forest is north.

– young master. East, west, and south are all fine. But not in the north.

A time when I was young that I don’t even remember well.

Before there was a protection ceremony, before there was discrimination… … .

I also had someone who could be called a nanny. She vaguely remembers what he said to me.

– There is hell there.

“… … .”

I stopped walking.

I don’t know how long I walked after leaving the mansion, but I do know that I reached the ‘hell’ my nanny spoke of.

This was because the surrounding scenery suddenly changed drastically.

The form of hell I witnessed was a cliff that was far away, but it was different in size and shape from ordinary cliffs.

Does it feel like the ground continues smoothly until a cliff suddenly appears?

It seemed as if the ground had been torn apart by a being as huge as Ymir and endowed with incredible strength.

There was a strange atmosphere at the bottom of the cliff, and perhaps because of that, I had the strange thought that if I fell down here, I would end up in the underworld.

“… … .”

I don’t know what exists north of the Butterfly Forest.

Of course, there might be something unfolding beneath this cliff.

I looked down, but even with my eyesight I couldn’t see the dark bottom of the cliff.

I didn’t know if it was because of the water fog created by the heavy rain, because I was in a semi-sick state, or because the cliff itself was special.

but… … .

“… … .”

I stood with my back to the distant cliff.

As if I could sense the presence of many people, the bushes parted and numerous figures appeared.

Looking at the number of people and their faces, I thought that Badknicker had organized a chase team in earnest.

Particularly noteworthy are the archmage Asad, the collector Benga Organ, and one of the elders, Phyllis Roandelle, and lastly.

I exchanged glances with Sanghyeolgong.

“… … .”

It doesn’t look okay. Each other.

My face is still gaunt. She must have been in a hurry to catch up, so it’s a bit strange to see her wearing only the thin shirt she was wearing in her bedroom.

At that moment, a short voice was heard.

“Kill it.”

It was Assad.

There was a giggle.

What did that guy say to me last night? He claimed to be my supporter, saying that I was the only one with the talent to become the next head of the family.

It was funny that the man who did that was now ordering me to be killed.

There is no particular feeling of hatred arising. Although I didn’t understand Assad’s attitude.

I just took the plunge with a calm attitude. Anyway, I have no intention of dying here obediently.

“Stop.”

“… … .”

Because of that, I didn’t expect that another voice would suddenly join in.

For a moment, I thought I had misheard because of the sound of the rain, but no.

Slosh.

While I was stopping, Sanghyeolgong stood as if blocking the knights.

* * *

In the uncomfortable silence.

Only the sound of pouring rain rang in my ears, and suddenly a white flash appeared beyond the dark clouds.

For a moment, the world seemed to turn white, and then a loud sound shook the heavens and the earth, as if the sky was breaking apart.

Badniker’s army retreated.

Of course, it’s not because of the sound of thunder.

This is because there is something more awe-inspiring than just rain, wind, and thunder that blocks their path.

“Delak.”

Although he was agitated, he was not scared like others.

Archmage Asad asked with an expressionless face.

“What on earth are you doing now?”

“That’s what I want to ask, Assad. “Why did you order a murder at random?”

“what?”

“There are still many unanswered questions. “The order would be to understand the situation first.”

Assad’s expression hardened, and he glared at Sanghyeok-gong.

“What on earth are you talking about?”

“It’s hard to understand what I’m saying-.”

“You’re not asking that!”

surprised.

This is the first time I’ve seen Assad scream. I closed my mouth and was silent.

I couldn’t see what kind of expression Sanghyeolgong was making from my current position.

Why?

It looked particularly dangerous today as it was being hit by heavy rain.

“Unanswered questions? The order is to understand the situation? Delac… “What does that guy look like now, even though you saw it with your own eyes, are you still saying that?”

“… … .”

“Look straight at Luan Badniker! “Just look at how the musical instrument has taken over and even changed its appearance!”

Assad gritted his teeth and shouted again.

“I was skeptical too! I had hope in Luan Badnicker’s performance, and that hope soon turned into confidence! That guy will be your successor… … . I thought he was a talented person who could be entrusted with the future of Badniker! The reason I came here in person was to check if I missed anything and to clear up any misunderstandings! But look at that now!”

“… … .”

“Does that still look like your son? Do you think it’s Luan Badniker? “Do you still think of that monster, who was pickled by the instrument and took on the appearance of a devil, as your blood relative?”

Assad gasped.

It’s probably not because I wasted energy.

A wizard’s psychic power is especially closely related to his or her mental state. Your mental state can have a big impact on your physical body as well.

This is evidence that a man of the level of an archmage was more shaken than expected by the unexpected attitude shown by the Iron Blood Prince.

“It’s something I couldn’t even imagine.”

Sanghyeolgong said in a low voice.

“So, let’s listen to the story.”

“In a situation like this, would you say something like that even after looking at me like that?”

“okay.”

Sanghyeolgong said.

It was an unwavering voice.

“Even more so in situations like this, we need dialogue.”

“… … !”

I looked at Sanghyeolgong’s back with surprised eyes.

– If you had awareness as a father, wouldn’t you have given me at least one more chance?

– At least he would have come and talked to me in person before severing the tendon. That’s what I think a father is.

Did you remember it?

“Conversation is not the problem! The opponent is a priest! Delak, are you going to give up everything you’ve built so far? Even the world’s Iron Blood Duke was just a father, he couldn’t do anything in front of his blood, he couldn’t touch him because he was his child! “What do you think will happen if your enemies find out about that?!”

Assad’s hair was wildly tangled in the pouring rain.

The way he cried out in despair even gave off a feeling of madness.

Archmage.

The man who controls reason and wisdom shouted one after another.

“In the end, they will target your family first! “You probably know better than me how thoroughly and ruthlessly those disgusting heretics exploit the weaknesses, right?”

“… … .”

“Delac… Delac! Please, please listen to me just this once… … .”

Assad’s voice trembled slightly.

“… … .”

Church members and priests came from the bloodline of iron blood workers.

It does not matter whether it was the fall or the loss of the body.

What matters is the result.

The only result is that I, Luan Badniker, became a member of the church.

So, if it was the Iron Blood Ball I knew… He would have immediately drawn his sword and swung it at me.

I was prepared for that.

I healed this man with the determination to receive the sword of the Iron Blood Master who regained consciousness.

Even if I get seriously injured by that sword, even if I die, I have decided not to regret it.

but.

“… … .”

Sanghyeolgong was now standing with his back to me.

Although he no longer denied Assad’s words or used force.

Still, he couldn’t point the point of the knife at me.

Now I can see it.

The sight of Sanghyeolgong’s shoulders trembling slightly.

“father.”

That was enough.

“Thank you.”

I was able to smile because it was enough.

It’s not bluff, it’s not pretense, it’s not out of desperation… … .

True to the nature of a smile, I was able to smile simply because I was happy about the current situation.

At least there was conflict. Because I thought about it.

Because you, who always thought only about work, tasks, and results at every moment, showed signs of wavering for the first time.

I believed the shaking was a sign of change.

Of course, Sanghyeolgong and humans could also change.

“Luan.”

“At one time we had a big difference. There were times when I was afraid of you and times when I hated you. “I had a lot of resentment.”

“… … .”

“I’m going to stop now. The past is the past, and the past is the past. “I heard that no matter how good a memory is, it’s not good to keep it tied up for a long time, so why did I hold on to such a good memory for so long?”

“What on earth are you saying now?”

I grinned at Sanghyeolgong, who had finally turned around.

“Let’s just shake it off for both of us.”

It is often said.

Clearing up the past.

Isn’t ‘cleansing’ a wonderful word?

With a smile on my face, I thought to myself about the words I would not and could not say here.

Today, I won’t forget what you said.

I will also engrave that facial expression you make while looking at me deeply in my heart.

Even if you forget,

Even if everyone here forgets,

Even if I forget this world… … .

I don’t forget.

It is possible not to forget.

Because that is the one and only divine protection I possess.

“See you again.”

I grinned and threw myself towards the cliff.

I saw Sanghyeolgong running quickly. He stretches out his hand with a disheveled expression. Does he think I’m committing suicide?

I shook my head to mean no, but my mouth opened as if I understood it differently.

Assad and the knights were seen blocking the Iron Blood Ball, who was about to jump down.

‘Good job guys.’

It is a day with thick fog.

Soon, Sanghyeolgong’s face was hidden, and all sounds were drowned out by the heavy rain.

Too doo doo doo… … . Is heavy rain pouring down on me, or am I being poured down by heavy rain? … .

I don’t know.

It may seem like it’s falling all the way and rising somewhere, or it may seem like it’s flying in a straight line.

While not knowing what to do, up, down, left, or right, I remembered my origins. Somehow, I remembered the time when Master pushed me in Yeongsan.

When they suddenly told me to arrest the ambassador.

‘That was the beginning.’

The difference from then was that this fall was my choice.

I recall my father’s face again through the fog.

The complex expression of urgency, desperation, and somehow full of regret did not suit Sanghyeolgong at all.

It didn’t suit me.

With the thought that it was a face I didn’t want to see twice, I continued to fall and think about it.

… After the incident in the north, I sometimes thought about the divine protection of the sacred mountain and came to my own conclusion.

The conclusion is that no matter how strong this divine protection becomes, it will be difficult for me to completely control it.

I thought about it all along.

What is the difference between the disaster at the retreat and the disaster in the North?

I thought that maybe it had nothing to do with my mindset or the circumstances around me.

Basically, it promotes the growth of all Gahoran holders.

So, here’s a hypothesis.

What if the spiritual protection of the mountain is the same?

Before returning, I lost one of my arms during a retreat.

It was a permanent injury.

This is because the severed arm could not be found because it had been eaten by the devil.

What would have happened if I hadn’t returned back then?

Of course, I wouldn’t have been frustrated because I had one arm missing. They must have promoted training and training in other ways.

However, for an unmanned person, having one arm is clearly a fatal flaw.

Even if I became stronger, I wouldn’t have been as strong as I am now.

therefore… … .

“In my current state, if I fall from this height, I don’t think I’ll be completely shattered.”

I started chattering whenever I could.

“I might even become crippled.”

Of course, simply physical disability may not be the trigger condition.

So, my relationship with Badniker was also pushed to the brink of the worst.

If I was going to fail, I decided to fail so grandly that it brought tears to my eyes.

“What should I do?”

Luan Badniker became a half-asshole.

How strong can Ruan Badniker, who has become an enemy of the Empire, as well as Badniker, become?

I do not know.

Since I didn’t know, I committed it.

‘The resolution is complete.’

Maybe I’m just crazy.

There is no such thing as will to Gaho, and even the activation conditions may have been misunderstood.

If all these hypotheses are wrong, I will have to live the rest of my life as a half-asshole.

It will definitely be a harsh life that cannot be compared to what it is now.

Does not matter.

Even if I end up like that, I will still aim to be the best in the world.

I am.

‘But what about you?’

I looked at Gaho and laughed.

I thought this guy had a will.

‘Are you ready?’

Are you prepared to continue to serve me as your master, even though I have become a half-baby? You son of a bitch.

Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

It was right after.

I felt as if my whole body was enveloped in pure white light… … .

… … .

… … .

… … .

… … and.

Instead of the sound of divine protection being activated, which was strangely annoying every time I heard it… … .

Jalang-.

It was clear, and I heard the familiar sound of bells again.

“You’re here.”

soft voice.

Snap, click… … . The unique but familiar metallic sound heard when the iron wire is folded and unfolded, the familiar fog, the familiar air.

I took a deep breath.

“yes.”

I opened my eyes and answered.

“came.”

“… … .”

The second sister-in-law was standing on a large rock, looking down at me.

Underneath the cloth covering his face, with his characteristic vague smile.

For some reason, it seemed like the figure was waiting for me to speak, so I opened my mouth without asking.

“Sister, me too. “Now I’m trying to face my roots.”

Cheonaktanseo (天惡誕誕書).

The footsteps of the Heavenly Demon that were engraved there.

He faced his roots of uncleanness and eventually changed his fundamentals.

Since you can’t completely abandon the place you were born in, you changed it.

Reading the book, I realized that it is not as easy as it sounds.

I can’t be like my second sister-in-law.

Even if I die and wake up, it will be impossible.

But at least… … .

Wouldn’t it be possible to overlap my footprints on the path you walked and the footprints left behind?

“… … .”

The sister-in-law laughed lowly.

The iron wires clicked together with a harsh sound.

“if.”

The sister-in-law changed her tone and looked down at me.

“Would you risk your life for martial arts?”

“… … .”

I smiled wickedly.