< Episode 99: That Day (1) >
A long time ago,
More than a hundred years ago from now.
Three unusual middle-aged people were sitting on the north, east, and west sides of the large training hall, and next to them were people who appeared to be guards.
The three middle-aged people were members of the Sammaek (劍家) family, which a long time ago derived from one sect and was divided into three branches.
The north is the heavenly vein, the west is the earth vein, and the east is the moon vein.
They met regularly every year and exchanged martial arts, including fighting, and today was that day.
-Kwasik!
The sound of something breaking echoed throughout the gym.
It was the sound of a wooden sword breaking.
At this, Liu Kang, the head of the Wolmaek family on the eastern side, frowned.
That was because there was a beautiful woman holding a broken wooden sword, and she was his only successor.
[Damn it!]
A harsh sound came out of the woman’s mouth.
Hearing this, Liu Kang, the head of the Wolmaek family, sat down and raised his voice.
[Uh huh!]
[I was unlucky. If only the wooden sword hadn’t broken…]
A woman who looked to be about eighteen years old spoke as if she was complaining, but then stopped.
Her gaze was on the tip of the wooden sword touching her neck.
A young man with a tall face holding this wooden sword.
He was Biheon, the successor to Cheonmaek.
Biheon said with a playful grin that did not match his handsome face.
[Luck is a skill, right?]
[······You are a bit annoying.]
[If you win, you win, so you will keep your promise, right?]
[Hmph, who is violating it?]
-Park!
The woman snorted and immediately threw the broken wooden sword on the floor.
Seeing her like that, Liu Kang, the head of the Wolmaek family, touched his forehead and shook his head as if he had a headache.
[It’s because you look like such a good-natured man.]
Even though he grew up without a mother, he literally grew up as a maid.
Of course, he raised it that way himself.
After the eldest and younger brothers, who were the only heirs, died of an unknown disease, the only person who could succeed them was Ryu So-wol, the only female student.
So, I raised her as a man rather than a woman.
At that time, Yusun, the head of the guard on his right, smiled and said.
[Hehe. Still, let’s go. The young lady’s swordsmanship skills are Ilchwiwoljang…]
[soju!]
[······I apologize. Anyway, Suzhou has developed a lot. Who would have thought that someone who couldn’t even win Soju of the Ley Line just three years ago would improve his skills this much?]
[There is still a long way to go. At that level, it still doesn’t reach the taste of soju.]
[One head…]
[Are you saying this because you don’t know how much Cheonmaek’s Soju cared for you? That kid knows that too, so he gets angry and acts like that.]
[······.]
Hearing the words of the head of the family, Liu Kang, Yusun, the head of the guard, kept silent.
He also guessed that to some extent.
The swordsmanship of Biheon, the master of Cheonmaek, had reached a level so excellent that it was hard to believe that it was a standard.
It was already comparable to the level of top experts in each Mac.
[If Hoon had only survived that child…]
The head of the family, Liu Kang, muttered softly as if he felt sorry.
Ryu Hoon was his deceased son.
He was a promising talent in Wolmaek, so much so that it was said that Mujae was better than Biheon.
He hoped that soon, as promised for a long time, on the day of the three-maek merger ceremony, the child would become the head of the Cheonjiwolhoe, having broken the soju of the two veins and combined the three veins.
But the child died and left him.
While I was feeling so sad, I heard someone’s calm voice.
[Yes, it would have been different if only my brother had been there.]
‘!?’
It was Ryu So-wol’s voice.
The head of the family, Liu Kang, who was unaware of her approaching, thought it was a mistake.
But she had already run out of the gym with a sulking look on her face.
[Ahhh.]
I hurt that child again.
I tried to avoid making mistakes with my words as much as possible, but the gap seemed to widen and I ended up revealing my true feelings without realizing it.
[house owner······.]
Yushun, the head of the guard, looked at him with disappointment and called him out.
[no. Why didn’t you tell me that that kid was coming?]
[It’s right in front of us, so who was thinking of something else?]
[······okay. It’s the head of the family’s fault who saw it all.]
[And it’s all up to me to take care of the family head. Hwayeon Daeju.]
[Yes, sobriety.]
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At his call, a stocky-faced woman who appeared to be in her early thirties stepped forward.
Yusun, the head of the guard, gave an order to her.
[Please appease Soju and bring him back.]
[insect!]
-Pot!
As the great master called Hwa-yeon followed behind her, the head of the family, Liu Kang, stood up, holding his throbbing head.
[Let’s go back.]
[Gaju…over there?]
[hmm?]
Then I saw someone approaching.
He was Bihyeongmyeong, the head of the Cheonmaek family at the time.
Although we see him every year recently, he has changed a lot since his father died three years ago.
I have to say that we talk less and the atmosphere has completely changed.
When he approached him for the first time in a long time as if he had something to say, the head of the family, Liu Kang, couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
In fact, he didn’t really want to talk to Ryu So-yue because he lost.
* * *
Liu Xiaoyue was running outside of Tianmai’s manor.
Someone caught up with her and blocked her path.
[Sowol.]
He was none other than Biheon, the soju of Cheonmaek.
She raised one eyebrow and spoke in an annoyed voice.
[Why are you following me?]
[Are you going to just leave without keeping your promise?]
[······You are really disgusting too.]
[no. What’s so annoying about getting what you promised?]
Hearing his words, Ryu So-wol clicked his tongue, then ripped off the jade bead ornament with a colorful pattern that he was wearing on his belt and threw it away.
-Park!
Bi-heon accepted it with a grin.
Ryu So-wol spoke to him disapprovingly.
[No matter how much of a bet it is, will you be relieved if you take something that someone else cherished?]
[It’s special because it’s something you cherished.]
[what?]
[Oh, no. Anyway, I will use it sparingly. Or do you want to bet again? I’ll give it back to you if you win next time.]
[No thanks. Do you think I’ll covet someone else’s hand once?]
[Don’t do that…]
[it’s okay. When I’m done with my business, I’ll go.]
[no. Wait a minute, I have something to say other than this.]
[What to say?]
I wasn’t very happy about losing my favorite jewelry, but when I told her in a very serious tone that I had something to say, she stopped and decided to listen.
When I turned my head like that, Biheon twisted his body slightly differently than usual and said.
[That…you know. Sowol.]
[what? Speak quickly. men and horses.]
[no. Why are you urging me so hard? It’s been a while since I saw you.]
[It’s been a while since I last saw you. Why are you twisting your body like that just because you have something to say?]
Actually, Ryu So-wol knew.
At some point, he will start to show that he likes him.
Every time we met, I blushed and avoided eye contact, but I was a fool for not knowing.
But she wasn’t.
As the lord of heaven, he was an object of comparison to her and a mountain to be broken.
That’s why Ryu So-wol couldn’t get better.
[No, this is not intentionally twisted…]
[Hey, it’s late. I have to run away.]
[uh?]
[If you have something to say, say it next time.]
-Pot!
With those words, Liu Shaoyue immediately launched himself into a light attack and climbed over the manor wall.
Bi-heon, who was biting his lip at this sight, thought about following her but soon stopped.
It was because I heard someone shouting from behind.
[soju!]
It seemed like he was the head of Wolmaek’s bodyguard.
Bi-heon was disappointed because he knew that if he followed, he would only be interrupted.
* * *
-Pot! Pot!
Ryu So-wol crossed the bushes and performed a light attack with a cheerful new style.
‘Everyone is coming.’
In a place full of numerous mountain peaks, there is a particularly special place.
This mountain peak, where the place she considered a treasure, was located, was the highest and had the most beautiful scenery.
I discovered it by chance three years ago, and I go there every year when I come here.
The circumstances of how I came to this place were also ridiculous.
Like today, after losing in a competition, I couldn’t get over the disappointed look in my father’s eyes and left the scene.
In order to elude the guard and warriors sent by his father, the head of the family, Liu Kang, he ran for several miles without stopping until he reached that place.
I was mesmerized by the red-tinged sky and sunset there.
Is there anything more mysterious and beautiful in the world?
For the first time, she found comfort in her weary and broken heart.
After her mother, brother, and uncle died, her father raised her strictly and sometimes did not hesitate to say hurtful things.
-The person who will become the next head of the family is no longer a woman.
-Do you think you would have been in that position if your brother had been alive?
-If you drink soju, behave like soju.
Thanks to that, she grew up differently than other girls.
Although he was as big as a male worker, the wounds inside him festered as fast as they could.
However, after seeing that scene when I was having a hard time, I found comfort in my heart, and whenever I felt frustrated, making excuse after excuse, I went to that mountain peak.
[soju!]
In the distance, the voice of Hwa-yeon, the head guard, echoed.
Perhaps because they chased me every time I ran away, my light attack skills definitely improved compared to before.
If I didn’t quickly climb to the mountain peak, I might be caught up.
-Pot! Pot!
She climbed the steep cliff of the mountain peak.
It was quite difficult at first, but since I came here often, I was now so used to it that I felt like I could go there with my eyes closed.
I was hoping that it wouldn’t be long before the sun set.
She was so excited that she climbed to the top of the mountain and tried to let out a small exclamation.
‘!?’
She couldn’t do it.
That was because a man with long hair and a flapping black robe was standing with his back to the mountain peak that he thought was his own paradise that no one knew about.
Her face, which had tried to look at the mind-blowing scenery, soon became colored with disappointment.
Who on earth is the author?
Who came first and took the paradise to themselves?
It was a moment of puzzlement.
-Park!
At that moment, someone pressed down on her shoulders and threw her down on the floor.
-bang!
[evil!]
Ryu So-wol, who fell to the floor, could not hide his embarrassment.
The force pressing down on my shoulders was so strong that I couldn’t move even though I instinctively increased my power.
[profit!]
[Stay still.]
[Let go… Let go!]
Liu Xiaoyue struggled with all his might, but eventually had to give in to a strong force, as if he were being crushed by a huge stone.
Then, the man who was looking back at the scenery that he thought was his own paradise turned his head and approached me.
[ah······.]
The moment she saw the man’s face, she let out a sigh without even realizing it.
Even though she had black hair and the same skin as herself, she had a strangely exotic yet beautiful face.
Could a man be this beautiful?
Even if she didn’t care about appearances, she couldn’t help but be surprised.
The man who was staring at her opened his mouth.
[Is it female?]
[Yes, I think so. la······]
-Sigh!
At that time, a man covered entirely in black raised his hand and stopped what he was saying.
Then he waved his hand as if he was not interested and said.
[Kill him and throw it away.]
[I accept orders.]
-closely!
With those words, the person who was pressing Liu Soyue’s shoulder tried to apply even more force.
She was understandably scared, but strangely enough, she felt strongly motivated by this situation and shouted.
[female? You talk so shit. f*ck you male bastard.]
[······.]
The man who was about to turn away stopped as if his interest had disappeared.
Then, the person who was pressing her shoulders became embarrassed and applied more force and raised his voice.
[How dare you be insignificant…]
[quiet.]
[Ha, haona…]
[Just leave it alone.]
[yes?]
[I told them to leave me alone.]
[······.]
As a result, the person who tried to crush Liu Soyue’s shoulder soon relaxed his strength and let go.
Then she hurriedly stood up and pulled out the sword from her waist.
Either way, the man raised the corner of his mouth and said.
[She is an interesting female.]
‘also!’
When he called her a female again, she became angry and without hesitation, she opened her sword towards the man.
It was the fastest sword ceremony of the month.
-Pot!
At that moment, something unbelievable happened.
-widely!
‘!?’
The man had casually grabbed the sharp sword she was showing off with two fingers.
[You know how to use quite a bit of power. female.]
[What are you?]
To her surprised question, the man answered in an arrogant voice.
[I am the one who will be your master.]
She was surprised by those words for a moment and then spoke in bewilderment.
[You are truly crazy.]
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