Episode 222 Why do I feel bad when I see you?
The basement was decorated like a prison.
The prisoners were each locked in a solitary cell. Since Geommugeuk was next to the Poison King, he was assigned to the cell opposite.
“You must have seen what happened to those who caused trouble.”
After scaring them like that, the drones left the place.
The only silver lining was that there was a palm-sized window in the iron door that allowed us to look into the room, so we could see each other’s faces and talk.
“Damn it! I just got out of the brain prison and now I’m trapped in the brain prison again!”
“It’s dirtier than where we were.”
“I’ve heard the guards talking. They’re taking the prisoners out and sending them to a place where they do secret experiments.”
“Damn it! If this keeps up, I’m going to die!”
“I have to get out somehow!”
The prisoners started swearing, each saying something.
The sword dance sent a message to the Poison King, who was looking at his face through the window on the other side.
-Have you ever been locked in a brain prison?
-does not exist.
-I’m sorry for causing you such trouble.
-It’s okay. When else would you experience something like this? Don’t worry about me.
The Poison King spoke as if it was nothing. In a way, he seemed like someone who would really hate to be in such a situation, but looking at his calm face now, it seemed like he could handle this better than any demon.
-I saw earlier that that third-rate poisoner’s poisoning skills were quite good.
It was the first time that he praised Jindok Geosa. Perhaps there was something that only the Poison King could see.
-No matter what, isn’t he the best solo master in Sapa?
-That makes me even angrier. With that kind of skill, you should have made a proper medicine.
After about an hour, the meal was served.
It turned out really well, like a dinner party before death.
Everyone started eating the food in a hurry. Some people intentionally starved themselves on the way here, and even though they were full, the food was so good that they could still use their chopsticks. The reason for providing such delicious food was simple.
-There is a lot of light in the food.
-Are you already feeding the madman?
-Not only the wide-ranging, but also this medicine and that medicine were put in.
-It looks like Yalulhan or Aecha gave the order to proceed quickly since it started as soon as it arrived.
This could be seen from the fact that prisoners from twenty-one streets were brought here in ten days.
-It’s actually good for us, because we’ll be able to escape this stuffy place as soon as possible.
-If you take the medicine I gave you in advance, the madness will be cured immediately.
-yes.
Of course, you couldn’t poison yourself in the first place without taking it. If the intangible poison didn’t work, then these miscellaneous drugs wouldn’t work either.
I ate only the food given there, as if I was being raised there.
Those who had complained before the first meal were now secretly waiting for the next meal. With the exquisite food and drinks that could only be found in the finest guesthouses, those who had only eaten trashy food in the brain prison ate and drank in a frenzy.
-You’ve definitely made plans, right?
-Didn’t you say you would leave everything to me?
-It’s because you look so peaceful. Are you practicing martial arts here?
Whenever I had time, I would sit cross-legged in the middle of the brain and practice the Cheonmahosingong.
It was rare to have the opportunity to spend a whole day without being interrupted. Since the Heavenly Horse Guardian Spirit had not yet achieved greatness, he practiced it intensively whenever he had the chance.
The Poison King seemed curious about me like that.
-What martial arts are you practicing?
I couldn’t honestly tell you that I had learned the Cheonmahoshinkong.
-I am currently practicing mind training.
-Why do you practice so hard?
-Because I think that you have to become strong to be free.
-Aren’t you strong enough now?
-Because I don’t have the freedom I want.
-What kind of freedom do you want?
After a moment, I spoke to him.
-It’s a life where I can stop wherever I want.
The Poison King was silent for a moment, perhaps because of the unexpected answer. It sounded like something anyone could do, but he knew very well that it was not something that anyone could easily do.
-The path you are taking is… … a path you cannot stop walking on as you wish.
-So I’m trying. I’m trying to stop and look up at the sky whenever I want.
There are close people who have shared life and death with them, but because of that, they live a life where they are not tied down to each other. That is the freedom that Geommugeuk wants.
The Poison King stared at the sword dance in silence.
This time, Geommugeuk asked.
-Your Majesty, do you have a dream?
What kind of dream is the Poison King dreaming of now?
-What is your dream at this age?
The Poison King, perhaps unwilling to answer, disappeared from the small window.
‘Poison King, if you hadn’t met me, you wouldn’t have known. Now that we have met, I won’t let you live your previous fate.’
So, Geommugeuk engraved the word Dokjon on his gloves.
To prevent his dreams from becoming dark aspirations, he asked him to think about the true self-sufficiency in a bright place.
Geommugeuk sat down and began practicing the Cheonmahosingong.
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“Eat!”
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Seo Dae-ryong entered the room of the evil soma. The tray in his hand contained several neat dishes. Some were bought, and some were cooked by him.
Have you ever been this nervous since you were born? You probably weren’t this nervous even when you were going into the finals of the Little Dragon Tournament.
“Thank you.”
It was a soft but gentle word. The favor towards the sword dance was passed on to Seo Dae-ryong.
“If you need anything, please let me know!”
Seo Dae-ryong bowed his head so that his back was bent.
At that moment, the evil Soma spoke.
“There’s no need to be so extravagant. You too will become a demon someday.”
At the word Ma-zon, Seo Dae-ryong’s heart started beating again. Could he really become a Ma-zon on the same level as this terrifying and extremely evil Soma? Could he really do it?
As he was about to leave, Seo Dae-ryong opened his mouth, unable to control the emotions that were welling up in him.
“I don’t know if I’m the right person for that.”
At that moment his reason screamed.
Hey, what are you doing? Shut your mouth!
Although her head was hastily dried, words were already pouring out of her mouth, which was caught up in her heart.
“I became your disciple by accident, but I don’t know if it’s because of my ability or because of you. Is this the right fate? If I keep messing around like this, I’ll end up with my legs ripped and dying. Right now, I feel like I’m being pushed along. Can I become a demon lord like this? Can I become a soma lord?”
After finishing speaking, Seo Dae-ryong felt like he was flying into the air. What have I just done?
‘Ah! You’re going to have an accident after all. Of all the people in the world, why are you complaining to the evil Soma? Can you become Soma? Is it a challenge?’
Seo Dae-ryong bowed his head urgently.
“I’m sorry. I think I suddenly lost my mind.”
As he suddenly turned around, the evil Soma spoke.
“The engineer cherished Janelle very much.”
Seo Dae-ryong looked back at him, startled for a moment.
The two eyes in the sockets of the evil soma were staring at him intently.
“Yes, I know!”
After speaking, Seo Dae-ryong said, “Oh no.”
‘You know! What do you know? Thank you for telling me, that’s what I should have said.’
I was so nervous that my words just came out of my mouth.
“No, what I said a little while ago… … .”
Then the evil Soma said.
“I know that too.”
It sounded like he knew exactly what you were thinking right now.
He met the eyes of the evil Soma. Those eyes were smiling. It was the first time that Seodaeryong had ever seen Soma smile. He was afraid when he saw those smiling eyes.
“I made a lot of mistakes today. I’m truly sorry.”
The evil Soma said calmly.
“If there are no mistakes in front of me, isn’t that a real mistake?”
Seo Dae-ryong sighed as he left the room. He had no idea what had just happened. He must have said goodbye and left. It was like a dream. To have such a long conversation with the world’s most terrifying evil soma alone! It was both touching and scary.
‘Your Majesty! Come back quickly! Your beloved right arm, if you keep doing this you’ll get into trouble!’
* * *
After three days of being locked in the brain prison.
One of the prisoners showed symptoms.
“Eww!”
I knocked on the door with a scream, but it didn’t break because it wasn’t an ordinary iron door. I could see his face through the small window. He was bleeding from his eyes and nose. He lost his reason and went crazy.
The prisoners did not know that the reason they were brought in was because of the madness, so they thought they were just going crazy and running wild because they couldn’t stand the frustration.
“You crazy bastard! Stop it!”
“Shut up! Do you want to die?”
But he became even crazier and wilder.
The Poison King became angry when he saw that sight.
-Are you saying that some third-rate poisoner sold this kind of medicine for money?
The nobleman couldn’t do it, so Jin Dok Geosa came right away and watched the man going crazy through the small window hole. The man ran over and slammed his face through the window hole. The man’s murderous intent was exploding.
Boom! Boom!
He banged his head against the iron gate.
The sight of blood gushing from the eyes, nose, and forehead was horrifying, but the gaze of the monk Jin Dok-geo-sa looking at the sight was indifferent.
Eventually, the prisoner fell to the ground, hitting his head against the wall and dying instantly.
The men who followed him took out the body skillfully, as if this was not the first or second time they had experienced this.
Jin Dok Geosa also looked around the other prisons. He examined the conditions of the prisoners one by one.
He looked at the room where the sword dance was. The sword dance was leaning against the wall with its head bowed. It did not reveal any special prayer.
After the sword dance, he looked into the Poison King’s room.
The Poison King sat in the middle of the room and glanced toward the window.
The moment their eyes met, Jin Dok-geosa felt different from the other prisoners.
‘Are you laughing?’
Surely not, but I didn’t like the look in his eyes.
The Poison King lowered his head and looked down, and Jin Dok Geosa looked around the next room.
After looking through all the rooms, Jin Dok Geosa turned around and left, but then he looked into the Poison King’s room once more. This time, the Poison King was sitting with his back turned, lost in thought.
As soon as Jin Dok-geosa, who had been watching the scene for a while, left the place with his men, Geommu-geuk immediately sent a message to the Poison King.
-What happened?
-What are you asking? Of course it’s a success.
-As expected! You are amazing.
The Poison King had poisoned the Master Jin Dok in this brief moment of encounter. Later, when the Apostle Alliance conducted an autopsy, it was necessary to find out that he had been poisoned by the poison. That was one of the main reasons we had infiltrated here.
-Face the most powerful poison master in the world and poison him! Who in the world of martial arts can dare to succeed? You are the true one and only!
-I have only taken a small amount so far. I need to increase the amount little by little.
The Poison King spoke modestly, but his expression said, ‘This is about it.’
The sword dance added praise because it felt like it wanted to boast more.
-That’s the opponent outside the brain prison. When I get back, I’ll show off to everyone! I’ll tell my father about this wonderful sight. The Poison King’s poison attack was a work of art, father!
-What are you asking the leader again?
When I told him to tell his father, the Poison King seemed embarrassed but also secretly looked excited.
Was that why the Poison King was more confident and dignified?
-I’m going to poison him a little bit every time he comes down.
Jin Dok-geosa may think he is experimenting, but in reality he is the subject of the experiment.
* * *
As the second and third victims arrived in quick succession, the prisoners realized something was tainted in their food.
Only then did the prisoners stop eating food.
Then, Jin Dok Geosa appeared again. He walked slowly down the corridor of the brain prison and spoke.
“I heard there are people who don’t eat rice?”
There were all sorts of curses thrown around saying that they would tear him to pieces if he came down, but now no one dared to come forward. The image of his blood melting into water was so shocking that it was engraved in their minds.
“If you leave any food behind, you will die from my poison. Even if you beg me to kill you, I will never show mercy.”
After swinging his whip mercilessly, he also threw a rotten carrot at me.
“If you survive here, I won’t send you back to the brain prison, I’ll just let you go. Maybe one or two of you will survive.”
No one believed that.
But it was definitely an effective word. In the despair of dying one by one, this rotten carrot would eventually become the only consolation.
At that moment, Jin Dok Geosa stopped in front of the Poison King’s brain prison. He looked inside through the small door and spoke to his subordinate.
“Open the door here.”
The servant opened the iron door of the Poison King’s prison.
“Come out.”
The Poison King walked out of the brain prison. It was an unexpected situation that neither Geommu-geuk nor the Poison King could have imagined.
Jindok Geosa looked at the Poison King and said.
“Why do I feel so bad when I see you?”
He is also an absolute master of the Apostles. It seems that he sensed some ominous fate during his meeting with the Poison King.
Jindok Geosa lifted the Poison King’s chin up with his finger in an unpleasant manner.
“For some reason, I don’t like the look in your eyes.”
Even at this moment, the Poison King did not look scared at all.
Even if you send a telegram saying, “Your Majesty, make a frightened expression!”, there’s no way he’ll make an expression he’s never made before. And that’s in a situation where he’s already in a bad mood.
Jin Dok-geosa slowly raised his hand to slap his cheek. The Poison King’s lips trembled. Don’t do it, if you don’t want to get hurt. It was a tense moment when such words would come out!
The swordsman shouted through the small window.
“It’s because you two look alike.”
The Poison King and the Jindok Geosa looked at Geommu-geuk at the same time. One spoke with words, the other with an aggressive expression.
“What? We look alike?”
