Join us from the start of Episode 215.
Today, too, the evil Soma sat alone in the white room and stared at the wall.
After realizing that the white wall was helpful for his martial arts training, my worries about him going crazy disappeared.
My first words when I entered his room were these.
“Soma-sama, let’s go fight.”
The fact that I had gotten permission made the eyes of the masked Soma smile brightly. He was the evil Soma who had even worn the immortal mask and met my father to help me.
“great.”
The evil Soma readily answered. He was not at all afraid, even though he knew that his opponent was Yal-han. He was just happy to go fight with me.
“We will deal with not only Yalulhan but also the four subordinates he leads.”
The eyes of the evil soma smiled inside the eye sockets of the mask. The stronger the enemy, the more delighted he was. However, that did not mean he was arrogant or that he did not accurately understand his opponent.
“Yaluhan is a strong man. This may be a more difficult fight than the one we fought before.”
The evil Soma never let his guard down. He knows the danger of this situation better than anyone else. That’s why I’m even more grateful. He came forward even though he knew it was going to be like this.
“The problem is that we have to kill them without leaving any evidence that we killed them.”
“The scientist is smart, so he will find a way.”
“Soma-sama, you have to help me.”
“I only do killing.”
Although he spoke easily, I felt the gaze of the evil soma deepen. He was someone I could not help but think deeply about. The evil soma spoke to me in a calm tone.
“When I fight, there are times when I forget who I am. That’s when I’m most in danger. The person I’ve seen knows who he is better than anyone else. That’s why I don’t worry.”
“I have no worries because Soma-sama is here.”
We looked at each other and smiled. We treated each other with good intentions and were grateful for each other’s kindness.
I just want to flirt with him. I want to joke around with him.
But I held back. Mistakes happen at exactly these times. It’s a courtesy to be careful when you’re close, but the closer you are, the less you can keep it, so I treated him with even more respect than before.
“Oh, and another Amazon has joined us in this endeavor.”
“Who are you?”
“By my father’s command, the King has come with me.”
At the word ‘Poison King’, the evil Soma gave a slightly embarrassed look.
“I don’t have a personal relationship with that person.”
Who else would be there? That was true for both the Poison King and the Evil Soma.
“In the process of completing this task, I learned a little about the Poison King. I thought he was a good person.”
The evil Soma still seems to be prickly. He likes me, but his relationship with the Mazones is separate.
The evil Soma walked to the opposite wall and stood in front of the drawn line.
“I think the Poison King and that guy are around here.”
The evil soma pointed to the starting point of the line.
“But I’m still on the line.”
The evil Soma laughed at my words. Since it was a set matter anyway, he accepted the situation.
“Let’s hope the Poison King’s poison doesn’t accidentally kill us.”
I also can’t quite picture the two of them together. It’s hard to match the combination of the demons. Which two would look the best together?
“When can you leave?”
“Any time is fine with me.”
“Then let’s leave tomorrow morning.”
“great.”
As I was about to turn around and leave, I spoke to the evil Soma.
“This incident was all thanks to you, Soma. Thank you again.”
“If we don’t come back alive, we’ll have to use the word ‘responsibility’ instead of ‘thanks.’ Say goodbye when you’re done.”
After finishing speaking, Soma looked at the wall again.
I stared at the white wall for a while, then said goodbye and left the room.
As I walked out of the evil song, the eyes of the unseen guests I met were filled with greater kindness than before. Some even bowed and greeted me, saying that it was nice earlier. After barking at the grand martial arts hall, their popularity had increased even more. In any case, they were the ones who liked strange things more.
* * *
After leaving Akingok, I went straight to Cheondokrim.
The Poison King was busy packing his bags. He had come to tell me that we would be leaving tomorrow morning, but he must have expected it and was busy packing up his things.
“How did you know? We were leaving tomorrow morning.”
“This is an opportunity that was gained through all that chaos, so of course I’ll leave right away.”
“As expected, you are smart.”
“If I was smart, would I have gotten into this crisis?”
For him, the crisis is not dealing with Yalulhan. The crisis is leaving Cheondokrim.
The Poison King carried his poison in a bag that he could carry on his shoulder. He carried all kinds of poisons, including those in his pockets, in cans, and in bottles.
“Is it really necessary to take this much poison?”
Basically, the poison that the Poison King has on his body would be enough to kill a huge number of people. However, the Poison King has prepared a lot of reserve poison.
“I know what’s going to happen.”
Apart from the fact that he didn’t want to go even if he died, he was very prepared. That was his personality. If he didn’t have such a thorough personality, he wouldn’t have been able to make that many poisons and antidotes.
The Poison King wore a thin robe to hide the poison pouch on his waist. There were also several pockets inside the robe, and he also stored the poison in those pockets.
“I’m going to carry a backpack, so if you pack it for me, I can carry it too.”
“Is there anything that can destroy the Apostolic Alliance? That’s enough.”
“It seems like it’s going to be like that even now.”
He pretended not to hear and picked up another thing. This time, it was a leather belt with about twenty poisoned daggers stuck in it.
“Do you throw knives too?”
“I can throw better than you.”
It’s unlikely, but I’m surprised that the Poison King uses a dagger.
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The Poison King also took out a fan there.
It was mainly used for poisoning with the poisonous weapon of the Poison King called the Mu-gan-seon (無間扇). It is not difficult to kill everyone by spraying poison. It is difficult to kill just one person with poison in a room with dozens of people.
You should be careful when the Poison King shakes the Muganseon. You never know where the wind that will lead you to hell will blow.
Later, the next Poison King evaluated his master, the current Poison King, in this way.
He is said to be the greatest master of poison in the past three hundred years.
“I’m telling you in advance that I won’t kill you. I’ll just follow you. I’ll just watch!”
“If you’re just going to watch, why are you bringing so much poison?”
“I do that so I can look around with peace of mind.”
This is his personality. This thoroughness, this anxiety.
“How long will it take?”
“I don’t know. I’ll try to handle it as quickly as possible, but I don’t know what the situation will be like when I get there.”
“Let’s get this done as quickly as possible and come back. Okay?”
“It would be faster if you helped me.”
“I don’t know about anything else, but I have to take care of that guy, Jin Dok Geosa.”
The Poison King seemed annoyed by this incident.
“If you’re going to sell medicine, make it properly and then sell it. That’s why we get cursed at. That’s why the cult leader hates me.”
“But we must not leave behind any evidence that the Poison King has used his poison.”
“Is there any reason to leave a corpse behind and put it on display?”
It meant that even the corpse would melt away without a trace.
Anyway, if the Poison King takes care of the Jin Dok Geosa, I won’t have to reveal that I’m invincible.
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow morning.”
I left Cheondokrim behind, leaving him behind while he was busy collecting the poison he had dropped.
Sangseon said as he took me out of Cheondokrim.
“Please take good care of the Poison King.”
I know how much Sangseon cares about and cherishes Dokwang. He must be even more nervous since it’s been a while since he left school.
“I think this is a favor I should ask of you, Your Majesty. Yes, I will take good care of you.”
“Today is the last day to guide you. From now on, you can come alone.”
He, who always took me down a different, confusing path, today took me down the easiest and best path.
* * *
After leaving Cheondomun, the place I stopped by was a medical clinic.
I was finally able to say this to the magician.
“I’m leaving tomorrow to kill Yalulhan.”
The shocked magician stood there dumbfounded, then staggered. I unleashed my inner strength and wrapped myself around his body. I sat him down and brought him some water.
The magician asked in a trembling voice.
“How did you know it was him?”
I asked him to kill a person, but he hasn’t told me the name yet.
I didn’t say anything. Soon, Ma-ui let out an exclamation of ‘Ah!’. He had asked his father to do this before and was rejected, so he naturally thought he would have heard from him.
“Did the leader give permission?”
“Yes. The six demons helped me with this. I went to the Poison King this time to ask for permission to do this.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I wanted to ask for permission to tell you this.”
The magician’s face was filled with passion.
“I have lived only for this day.”
His life was one of suffering, having lost his family right before his eyes and surviving alone, dreaming of revenge and treating patients as if he were abusing himself. He probably never slept comfortably. He probably didn’t think delicious food was delicious.
I have never had children, but I could not even imagine how great and deep the sorrow and resentment would be if I saw my child murdered before my eyes.
“I could kill him and come back and tell you the results, but the reason I’m telling you when I leave is because I know how important this is to you, Your Majesty. That’s why I’m telling you from the beginning. Let’s get started. I want you to participate from the beginning.”
Ma-ui will be nervous, tense, and anxious until the day I return. He won’t be able to sleep. But I think it’s for his good to let him know.
The magician recalled that day, which he desperately wanted to forget, but could never forget.
“When I was young, when I was treating a critically ill patient, Yal-han barged in. He told me to treat the person he had brought in right away. I told him not to. He said that if I stopped treating him now, he would die. Even though he held a knife to my throat, I kept my convictions as a doctor. And that day, I saved both people. I saved the person I was treating, and I saved the person he had brought in.”
“But why?”
“He said he has never spared anyone who disobeyed his orders. That’s his principle. He will continue to uphold it. Since I spared his subordinate’s life, he will spare mine. But in return… … .”
Tears flowed from the magician’s eyes.
“I regret it. I should have just done what he said. I regret it dozens, hundreds of times a day. If only I could go back to that day… … I would do what he said. Even if the patient I was treating died, I would do what he said.”
I didn’t say anything, because I knew that no words could comfort him.
He took me to his bedroom in the doctor’s office. It was so small and shabby that I couldn’t believe it was a doctor’s room. It was a room with only one hard bed, a small desk, and a chair. A few books on the desk and an old lamp seemed to show his life.
There was a secret door in that room. I opened the small door hidden in the wall and went inside.
In the hidden space, the old magician’s house was recreated as is.
The place where his wife cooked, the place where his son played, and the room where the family of three slept.
He was still there that day. He had not left that place for even a moment.
“My little son always wanted to play with me. Every time, Dad was busy. Dad had to save a patient. Dad had to go buy herbs. I kept putting it off. But my son didn’t hate me. The little boy told me, ‘If you weren’t busy, you would play with me, right? Right? You work like this for us?’ I can’t forget the look in his eyes when he looked at me that day. At those times, my wife would tell me, ‘Don’t overwork yourself. Take care of your health first. I can’t even save my own child, my own wife. How can I be a doctor?”
Eventually, the tears that Ma-ui had been holding back flowed out of his eyes. He tried hard to hold back his tears, but the more he tried, the more tears flowed out. It was the first time he had seen Ma-ui’s tears.
I went over and hugged Ma-ui. I hugged him tightly and patted his skinny back. He closed his eyes tightly and cried quietly. I wasn’t hugging him as a scholar. It was me, who had lived for many years before his return, hugging my younger brother who was living this difficult and lonely life. Ma-ui, stop struggling now. I’ll end it.
After a while, the magician calmed down.
His and my gazes met in the air. On the one hand, his face looked relieved. It was a pain that I had endured alone for so long.
“… … I’m sorry to you. I made you do that dangerous thing for my revenge.”
I told him firmly.
“I will definitely kill you and come back.”
Today will be the last day I see his tear-stained face.
“He must have forgotten my existence.”
That fact will drive him even madder.
“I will remind you.”
I’m not one to place any significance on the death of a villain, but this time I’m making an exception.
“So I will whisper in the dying man’s ear that this death is the devil’s answer to your ridiculous principles.”
