Special Side Story Episode 8
‘In the end, I couldn’t solve all the secrets surrounding the first Heavenly Demon.’
The road from Master’s residence to Wolhwajang (月華莊).
I was lost in thought as I looked up at the stars rising in the night sky.
Perhaps because I drank too much, my mind became unorganized and miscellaneous thoughts kept coming to mind.
‘Well, the most important goal has been achieved, so it’s okay.’
I didn’t have high expectations to begin with.
Isn’t he a legendary being who was active in the distant past, like Bodhidharma or Jang Sanbong?
It would be even stranger if I could find out everything about him now.
The only reason I collected information about the first Heavenly Demon was to satisfy my personal curiosity.
The issue of Tianlei Gate and Tang Seoyeon, which was the real reason for deciding to go to Seojang, was resolved.
So there were no more regrets.
‘There is nothing new I learned.’
For example, the jewel currently in my hand.
Its identity was an object that protected the user from all kinds of harmful energies.
It was similar to, but different from, the Tang family’s poisonous liquor.
I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I found out about the use of jewels through Simaun.
[That’s surprising. It is clear that it is an object created by humans, not something that occurred naturally…]
[Is there something strange?]
[I don’t know much about witchcraft. It’s a completely different discipline from the basics, and I didn’t pay much attention to it in the first place. But even so, you can see how high-level technology must have been needed to make this item.]
[Sorry to sound like I’m counting down the seconds, but it doesn’t really make sense to me.]
[Did you not notice anything strange?]
[······?]
[Whether it is martial arts, Jinbeop, or magic. All studies develop over time.]
[Of course. The longer you study, the more knowledge you accumulate.]
[But, how on earth were the ancient people of the West able to create something like this? In other words, they had amazing skills that even modern shamans have not yet been able to reproduce…]
[It’s really strange after hearing it.]
[And the purpose of the object also becomes questionable.]
[What does it mean?]
[To put it bluntly, this item has very poor usability. Unless there is a special purpose, such as the first Cheonma or an elder, there will be no one who needs it.]
[ah······.]
[It is not a product that can be expected to bring benefits that require a huge amount of time and manpower to develop. At first glance, it seems like it can be useful, but it does not completely protect the user like poisonous liquor.]
What Sima Yun wanted to say was simple.
As an example, let’s imagine that we take this gem with us into Namman’s poisonous blood valley, where countless highly poisonous plants and poisonous substances grow naturally.
As long as the back of the neck wasn’t bitten off by a wild beast, the bearer would most likely not die.
If you look at it up to this point, it will seem like a very useful item.
But that was all.
Just surviving was one thing, but collecting useful poisonous plants and poisons and bringing them out was a completely different matter.
Even if they were in possession of the jewel, an ordinary human being who was not a member of the Tang family or an assassin from Dokhyeolgok would not be able to do anything in Dokhyeolgok.
An object that only ensures survival, allowing the holder to survive in a dangerous environment.
That was Sima Yun’s assessment of this object.
[Of course, even if it is an item that only guarantees survival, it may have its own use. but······.]
[The balance of profits is not correct?]
[yes. I really don’t know what the purpose of researching and developing an item that can only be used for extremely limited purposes is.]
[Uhm.]
[······There is a hypothesis that just occurred to me, would you like to hear it?]
[theory?]
[This is just my imagination, so just listen with one ear and let it go with the other.]
[The longer I pause, the more curious I become.]
[It is said that in the distant past, abstinence from drinking using the power of non-human beings was prevalent.]
[······?]
[Sometimes it is wisdom that encompasses all things in the world, sometimes it is a mighty power that can overwhelm all people, and sometimes it is a miracle that reverses cause and effect. It is said that people in the West called the beings who appeared through the contractor as devils.]
[I’ve heard of it. But after all, it’s just a monster that appears in folk tales, isn’t it?]
[What if they are not just fantasy creatures? What if this jewel was also created with the help of the devil’s wisdom?]
[······!]
[We can resolve all the questions we had just a moment ago.]
[Then what is the true use of this item…]
[A short period of time to make a contract with the devil, a safety device to ensure survival even if thrown into an alien world of any extreme environment.]
I burst out laughing as I recalled the conversation we had at the time.
Anyway, isn’t this a very absurd story?
Simaun also looked embarrassed, as if it was only half a joke.
[It’s an interesting hypothesis, but…]
[I said it was just my imagination. Just think of it as if you heard an interesting story.]
[Well, there are humans who have gone back in time, so there is no way demons don’t exist.]
[Anyway, congratulations. You have finally obtained what you have been longing for.]
[yes. Since I’ve worked so hard, I’m going to rest in peace for a while.]
[Go ahead. If that’s possible.]
[······It feels somewhat ominous. Why are you saying that?]
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[While the elder was at the West Station, we classified and organized the backlog of work. I think it would be a good idea to take a slow look during your break.]
[This is a strange thing. Obviously, he gave up his position as head of the Cheonan Inspector General and became a senior citizen, but I wonder why there is still so much work to be done.]
[Isn’t it a blessing to become self-employed? There are more than one or two things that have been happening in the meantime. They say there’s almost nothing you have to do as a blind sword, but that’s it.]
As I walked around thinking about this and that, the alcohol went away.
As my martial arts level increased, it was difficult to enjoy the intoxicating energy.
This was because the body automatically drove out harmful energies without having to expel alcohol poison.
‘It is the lineage of the first Heavenly Demon.’
There was a fact that I became convinced of through my second execution, Sosalmagun, in my previous life.
That I inherited the blood of the first Heavenly Demon.
It was surprising, but to be honest, I didn’t feel very impressed.
There was not even the slightest desire to brag about having a noble lineage.
It’s good to say that I inherited the blood of the first Heavenly Demon, but isn’t it just a story that I am one of the many seeds he sowed while wandering throughout the central plains?
‘Actually, my parents were slash-and-burn farmers who lived just to make ends meet.’
Even if we exclude myself, there would still be more blood relatives of the first Heavenly Demon.
It’s just that no one knows about it.
Rather, there was a separate part that raised questions and interested me.
How on earth did the Minor Demon of my previous life know that I was of the lineage of the first Heavenly Demon?
[Where did you start and how far did you investigate?]
[Everything from beginning to end. When Cheonakgun (千岳君) died and was officially appointed as Sogyoju, his authority greatly increased. Thanks to this, the investigation was much easier.]
Didn’t he say that with his own mouth?
In the present, Sosalmagun also rose to the position of Sogyoju and his authority increased, so he was able to access information about the Three Gods.
What about Sosalma-kun from his previous life?
At that time, he had not yet become the head of a small sect and was just one of five disciples competing for the position of the next sect leader.
How on earth did he come to the conclusion that he needed to find out about the Three Gods and eliminate Yongjamgun (龍潛君)?
‘It’s strangely understandable, though.’
I thought it was possible because it was Sosalma and not anyone else.
Among the five disciples of the sect, he is the only one who foresees the distant future and prepares for it.
I was curious as to what I had done to uncover the secrets that the cult leader had kept hidden, but I had no way of confirming it at this point.
Because history has changed greatly since my previous life.
‘by the way.’
As I was thinking about the conversation I had with Simaun, a thought occurred to me.
According to the original history, Sima Un was also a person who would have died long ago.
Since it happened while he was in Jamma-dong, the exact cause of death was not known.
Judging by the time and place, I can only guess that he may have contracted the flu disease that was popular at the time.
When a plague breaks out, isn’t the entertainment district one of the places that suffers the most damage?
‘I was worried that he might die from something other than an infectious disease.’
For example, he was suffering from a chronic illness without his knowledge.
There were times when I was worried that I might die without any way to do anything about it.
Since I was someone who remembered the history of my previous life, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
There was even a time when Simaun, who stubbornly refused, saying he was healthy, was forced to take him to a doctor and get a checkup.
‘If I think about it now, I was overly anxious.’
Sima Yun had already passed the age at which he died in his previous life.
Seeing as he was still alive and well, there was no need to worry about him anymore.
‘Actually, the circumstances in which he died in his previous life are abnormal.’
Sima Yun was the best fighter in the central region, but he was also an expert in martial arts to a considerable level.
Masters of that level usually did not die from diseases.
Because they have a much stronger and stronger body than ordinary people.
The special nature of the entertainment district’s environment, and the spirit that was extremely devastated by the Sima family.
If it weren’t for two factors, he probably wouldn’t have died from the flu.
‘It looks like you kept me busy while I was away. Should I get some healthy herbs and give them to you as a gift sometime soon?’
* * *
This is an unrecorded incident.
A past and future that no longer exists due to changes in history.
Saaaaa.
It was a winter with cold winds blowing.
Sosalmagun, the second disciple of the Demonic Cult, who stepped into the huge underground space, looked surprised.
“Should I really call him a thousand reporters? How on earth did they create a space like this? “He must have been chased by a demonic cult.”
“······.”
“Don’t you think so? “Siganghaksa (侍講學士).”
Sosalma-kun asks while looking to the side.
In the direction his eyes were looking, there was a young man with dark shadows under his eyes.
His hair was unkempt, and his thin body made the viewer feel sorry for him.
An appearance that wouldn’t be strange if someone unfamiliar with him mistook him for a bad person.
The identity of the man radiating an unpleasant aura was a bachelor dispatched by the imperial family.
There was an awkward atmosphere between the demon cultists in the back and the gold-clad masters.
An unusual situation in which the imperial family and the Demonic Cult join hands to jointly pursue work.
To be precise, the Sosalma army acted on its own to avoid the eyes of the demonic cult leader, but that was not important.
Everyone was hesitant, unable to adapt to the current stifling atmosphere.
“Try to say something, though. “It’s going to be awkward since you’ve been talking to yourself since a while ago.”
“······.”
“It’s hard.”
Sosalma, who was licking his lips in embarrassment, suddenly made a mischievous expression.
He looked back at the young man again and spoke in a subdued tone.
“Now that I think about it, I heard that Cheongija’s tombstone was also discovered on Mount Xuedu in Zhejiang, right?”
“······.”
“It is said that many martial powers came together and fought, but in the end, the final winner was the imperial family. “Would our Master Shiganghak have been there?”
“······.”
“Well, of course you were there. The right son of the Sima family, a famous family of fighting techniques. “Is there any reason why the emperor would not have dispatched Sima Yun, who is now recognized as the best legal expert in the imperial family?”
“Shut up.”
For a moment, life lingered in the eyes of the once indifferent young man.
The air around the area became cold at the single word he uttered.
Is it because the other person finally responded?
An eerie smile befitting his nickname appeared on Sosalma-kun’s lips.
“Si Ma Yun is dead.”
“I guess so. “Did you say he died of the plague in the entertainment district of Hangzhou?”
“Never call me by that name again.”
“Sure.”
“Not twice.”
“I’m sorry. “Please forgive my slip of the tongue.”
Sosalma-kun answers with a sly shrug of his shoulders.
The young man looked away from him and looked straight ahead with an indifferent expression.
After that, the two did not exchange any words for a while.
Only the sound of irregular footsteps echoed in the silent cavity.
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