Episode 213 Because we are mine.
“If it weren’t so urgent, I wouldn’t have come all the way here.”
I spoke to the Poison King in a hurry.
Since it was the first time that one of his subordinates had come to see him, the Poison King told his superior to quickly bring him the Western Dragon.
After a while, a merchant ship brought Seodaeryong here.
“Your Majesty, I think you should go quickly.”
“What’s going on, Detective Seo?”
“A major accident occurred in Magachon. A man who was drinking normally suddenly swung his sword, killing or injuring dozens of people.”
I was startled and shouted,
“where?”
“This is Yangwharu.”
Yangwharu was one of the many kiru in Magachon.
“Did you fight after drinking?”
“No. It is said that blood suddenly flowed from the eyes and nose of the one who committed the murder, and then he suddenly went crazy and started behaving wildly. The damage was even greater because he had outstanding martial arts skills.”
The moment I heard those words, I remembered the incident that had occurred before my regression.
I immediately said goodbye to the Poison King.
“Your Majesty, I will go first today.”
I hurried out of there with Seo Dae-ryong.
When I arrived at Yangwha-ru in Magachon with Seo Dae-ryong, the executioners were controlling the area. Even before I entered, the smell of blood was strong.
Among the onlookers standing nearby, a boy caught my eye. He looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old and shouted at the officers.
“My mom and my little sister are here! Please go and see them. They are working in the kitchen! Mom! Suya!”
I left the child behind and went inside with Seo Dae-ryong.
The inside was a sea of blood. There were corpses strewn everywhere, and executioners were checking for survivors.
“The damage was greater because everyone was drunk.”
It wasn’t just the unmanned people who died. Even the cooks and the gisaengs died.
In the corner of the kitchen was a middle-aged woman, dead, holding a little girl. The child looked exactly like the boy who had been screaming outside.
I looked down at the bodies of the mother and daughter in silence and sighed. It was a child who had been running around helping her mother in the kitchen.
Seo Dae-ryong, who was standing next to him, couldn’t bear to look any longer and turned his head away to look somewhere else.
“Where is he?”
“It’s on the third floor.”
I started walking again. All the way there, I saw a gruesome sight.
He was dead, leaning against the wall at the end of the third-floor hallway. He was a young man who looked to be in his early thirties. Blood had flowed from his eyes and nose and had dried and stuck to his chin. He was dead with his eyes rolled back, and the whites of his eyes were red like blood.
Seo Dae-ryong, who followed behind, spoke in a trembling voice.
“I have never seen such a horrible sight before.”
I knew what caused this incident.
‘Madness!’
The internal energy booster that temporarily increases internal energy when taken was Gwangbok.
Depending on the amount taken, an internal energy booster can temporarily increase internal energy from one to half a shijin. The amount of internal energy increased is usually one to two times. Of course, it will return to the original state after some time.
The reason why Gwangbok became so popular was because the amount of internal energy it increased was much greater. Gwangbok increased the amount by three to five percent.
But the side effects were just as fatal as the good effects. The results you are seeing now are those side effects.
The people who sold this wide-ranging weapon were none other than the Apostle Alliance. The black bee that I had suffered from in the return and the mountain poisoning at the non-combat competition was also sold by them. Wide-ranging weapons and black bee were the two main items sold by the Apostle Alliance.
“What is the identity of this person?”
“He is one of the demon swordsmen belonging to the Bukcheon Swordsmanship. He is said to have never caused any trouble. He was even promoted last year.”
That would have been the problem. He must have taken the berserk pill secretly to get that promotion.
“Send this body to the devil right away. Please take care of the cleanup here.”
“My lord, I don’t know why this happened, but I want to find out.”
The look in Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes as he looked at me now was the same look he had when I first met him as an investigator of Hwangcheon-gak. The look in Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes as he desperately wanted to uncover the truth about his senior’s death.
I nodded once while looking at Seo Dae-ryong.
“You take good care of that child who was outside earlier.”
Seo Dae-ryong also nodded vigorously.
* * *
I watched the doctor perform the autopsy.
The magician examined the body and predicted the cause of death.
“Judging by the fact that the danjeon was greatly swollen and injured, it seems that a powerful internal energy booster was used. The loss of willpower and the sword swing seem to be a side effect of that.”
The doctor accurately determined the condition of the body.
“Actually, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a corpse like this. There was a corpse that came in like this late last year. It was a runaway, and then it died. This time, it’s caused a disaster.”
The effects of Gwangbok had not yet fully spread throughout the martial arts world. At first, the side effects were passed over quietly, but as the number of users increased, they began to become serious problems.
“When you committed the accident, you were probably not in your right mind. You, you should be cultivating and increasing your internal energy. Why were you being so greedy?”
He spoke to the corpse as if he was reprimanding her and turned around. This was one of the reasons why this madness continued to spread. You shouldn’t have taken it in the first place. Since the responsibility can only be placed on the person who took the drug, the Apostle-Maeng made money by taking advantage of this trend.
After the demon covered the body with a white cloth, he washed his bloody hands. The demon’s mood also sank when he heard that so many innocent people had died.
As if trying to change the mood, the magician asked me.
“What happened with the Poison King?”
“We’ve been meeting every day since then.”
Then the magician was surprised.
“You meet every day? Is that true?”
“I am learning the job at Cheon Dok Rim.”
“As expected. You are different. So, what is the Poison King like when you meet him?”
“He was a brighter person than I thought.”
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The magician nodded. It seemed that he too had felt that bright part.
“It took me quite some time to realize it, but you already noticed it.”
“These days, we’re stuck together almost all day long.”
“Do you really want to win your bet with the cult leader by going this far?”
I looked down at the covered corpse and spoke softly.
“Now there is even more reason to win.”
* * *
At Cheonmajeon, his father and General Sima Ming were waiting for him.
I strode briskly along the bloody path and reported to the two people.
“The devil has discovered that the cause of this incident is a side effect of the internal energy booster.”
The two people were not surprised at all by my report. It means that they already knew about the side effects.
“You already knew, right?”
Sima Ming answered my question.
“Yes, several large and small incidents have been reported in the Central Plains.”
“Is this the work of the Apostles?”
“How did you know?”
“In the last Shinma Battle, I was poisoned by a mountain poison. When I investigated it, it turned out to be a mountain poison called Heukbi made by the Sado Alliance. I thought this was their doing as well.”
“The Gwangbok sold by the Apostle Alliance is an internal energy booster.”
As expected, Sima Ming knew about Gwangbok.
I asked him again.
“Who is the leader of the Apostolic Alliance that manufactures the explosives? You know, sir?”
Sima Ming looked at his father. After looking at me for a moment, his father nodded.
Only then did Sima Ming reveal who he was.
“It’s a sad story.”
I knew exactly who Aecha was.
“It’s a black snake.”
“you’re right.”
He was one of Yulhan’s four subordinates. While Jisaeng, who had previously created the Shinsunchae, had a golden pig tattoo, Aecha had a black snake tattoo and pledged loyalty.
This was an opportunity to speak out.
As you can see, Yalulhan is doing all kinds of bad things. He is absolutely evil.
But I didn’t do it. Since I couldn’t win the bet to persuade the Poison King and bring him to my father anyway, the Black Snake was also an area I couldn’t deal with.
I was silent for a moment. Silence revealed my anger, silence strengthened my will.
“A detailed report will be uploaded from the headquarters regarding the incident. I will report back to you as soon as other details are confirmed.”
I walked the bloody path and left Cheonmajeon.
This was probably the first time I met two people and turned away without saying a single word. That’s how I quietly piled up my anger on top of my anger at being a freshman.
My father and Sima Ming watched me from behind in silence.
This time, I am taking to heart the teachings my father gave me.
In someone else’s eyes, my world is also a closed world.
Yes, I admit it. Creating a new magic and eradicating absolute evil is still something that only I can do in my own world.
* * *
That night, I stood alone in front of the cliff of Kwonma.
Just as Kwonma looked up at the cliff, I also looked up at the cliff.
I clenched my fist and injected my internal energy.
WHEEWOOOOONG!
I could hear the sound of air swirling around my fist and clouds gathering.
Shhhhh!
I was about to launch a shot towards the cliff, but stopped at the last moment.
Because I know that I can’t break it down yet. I’ll only throw a real punch at this cliff once in my life.
Then a welcome voice is heard from behind.
“Even if you hit it with that baby’s hand, only your hand will hurt.”
I turned around with a smile.
A horse was walking towards here.
“Master!”
It was nice to see him after such a long time. After seeing the innocent face of the Poison King, I realized that this was the Demonic Cult when I saw this scary face and huge body.
Kwonma’s gaze was directed at my tightly clenched fist.
He read my anger and spoke calmly.
“Disciple.”
“Yes, Master.”
“When you’re really angry, open your clenched fist like this.”
Kwonma’s large palm was spread out in front of me. It was a palm larger than my face.
“and!”
match!
Kwon Ma clapped loudly.
“Clap your hands once and clench your fist again. Then your fist will hurt more.”
“There’s no need to clap your hands again. If there were an enemy between those claps, it would be the same as getting hit with a fist.”
It was none other than Kwon Ma who told me to open my fist. I took this deep and great teaching to heart.
And the girl who couldn’t tremble in front of her father and Sima Ming asked Kwon Ma instead.
“When Master stood here, I thought he was standing there with only one thought in mind: to bring down the cliff.”
“however?”
“You just stood there every time you got angry, right?”
Kwon-ma laughed, unable to deny it.
I greeted him and walked out, my fists clenched and wide open.
* * *
The next day, I went to Cheondokrim as usual.
The Poison King was walking through the forest near his house, carrying a collecting bucket.
“Let me tell you about what happened yesterday… … .”
At that moment, surprising words came out of the Poison King’s mouth.
“Isn’t it crazy?”
Even the Poison King only heard about the side effects yesterday and knew that it was due to madness.
“Did you know?”
“Of course I know. As you know, the poisonous creatures travel all over the Central Plains to find poisonous plants and poisonous substances. The Sadomins also go around to find herbs to make medicine. That’s why we know their movements the best.”
The Poison King frowned slightly.
“I even warned you. Don’t make that kind of medicine.”
“Do you know who made it?”
“You know. There’s this guy named Jindok Geosa (眞毒居士).”
Jin Dok Geosa. He was a famous poison master in Sapa. The Poison King made all sorts of expressions as if he didn’t like being reminded of him.
“Even people who use poison have some things they forbid, but this kid is playing around so third-rately.”
“Many innocent people died in that third-rate game. There was even a woman who died holding her child. That fact won’t even be included in the school report. How many people died in total! The deaths of the mother and daughter will be buried in this one line of the report. If the mother and daughter become vengeful spirits and watch over this world, the child will ask the mother. Why doesn’t anyone care about our deaths?”
The Poison King was looking at the poisonous insect on the tree, wondering if it was listening to me or not. He was no longer angry. He was living in his world, just as I was living in mine.
“What is the name of that poisonous insect?”
I asked about his world, and he answered with my world.
“What’s the point of taking revenge on them?”
“I remember it as an ingredient in Cheongsaldok, but I can’t remember the name.”
“It’s hypocrisy. It’s the self-satisfaction you get from helping someone.”
We didn’t listen to each other and just talked to each other.
“Oh, what was it? I can’t quite remember the name.”
“A dead person is a dead person. That’s the end of it.”
The Poison King looked at me, and I looked at him. We stared at each other in silence. It was the longest time since I met him that the Poison King had looked at me.
And then we returned to our own worlds again.
“It’s Sue. That’s the name of the girl who died in her mother’s arms today.”
“The name of that poisonous insect is Baekjeomchung (白點蟲). It is not an ingredient in Cheongsaldok, but rather an ingredient in Odokhyang (五毒香).”
The Poison King asked me with the most serious expression on his face since he had met me.
“Tell me. The real reason why you are doing this.”
“When I say this, everyone asks, ‘Are you a sectarian?’ Are you a hero of justice? At times like that, I ask myself questions like a child who has become a vengeful spirit. Powerless women are dying, children are dying, young people are dying. We’re the devil’s cult, so don’t worry about it? If that’s what the sect thinks, then what on earth should we be thinking about and living?”
The Poison King made no answer.
I didn’t push him any further. I clapped my hands once and spoke vigorously.
“Let’s go. There are a lot of poisonous insects to catch today.”
But he didn’t move. Instead, he just sat down.
I had no choice but to sit down next to him.
The Poison King looked at the ants passing by under his feet, and since I was already sitting down, I finished what I wanted to say, whether he was listening or not.
“The dead child has an older brother. He was shouting outside the bloody hut, asking if his mother and younger sibling were okay. I want to tell that child. I came back after killing all the people who killed his family. Originally, they were people who couldn’t kill anyone, but we were able to kill them because we were mines.”
The Poison King spoke, still keeping his gaze on the ants.
“You are truly incomprehensible.”
“Never support me. If you hesitate, this kind of person will be the next Heavenly Horse.”
“I will not give up even if I die.”
But the one who really couldn’t understand was the King, because he added this:
“Do I have to bark exactly five times?”
