Episode 224 This time, I will assist you.
The evil Soma was lying on the roof and looking up at the sky.
It was very strange for him, who had always stared at white walls, to look up at the sky like this.
Then someone spoke from the side.
“When you look at the sky, do you only pick out white clouds?”
At the welcoming voice, the eyes of the evil soma behind the mask smiled brightly.
“Did you have a nice trip?”
“Thanks to you, I had a great trip.”
The person who spoke to him was Geommugeuk.
The evil soma got up. Then the Poison King entered the yard. The Poison King’s appearance always gave off a clear and blue feeling.
But I definitely experienced the sword dance this time. Contrary to his bright and innocent appearance, he is a scary person. His poisoning was a work of art, and the results were fatal. He is someone who can put his hands in the poison pouch of the best poison master in Sapa.
The Poison King, sensing our gaze, opened his fan and came in, shaking it gently.
The evil Soma stood up from his seat and gave a small bow.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Don’t worry. I just followed the plan. The plan was great.”
Then the sword dance said.
“If it weren’t for the Poison King, I would never have been able to accomplish this.”
This time, I clearly learned why my father values the Poison King and why the martial arts world fears the Poison King.
The Poison King looked up at the sword dance and asked.
“Are you going to say that to everyone you meet?”
The swordsman could tell why he asked. This was probably what he wanted to hear.
“Yes. Until I tell my father one last time.”
A look of satisfaction at hearing what he wanted to hear crossed the King’s eyes.
After closing the fan with a loud clang, the Poison King went inside.
“Ah. It feels so good to look up at the sky after being in the brain prison.”
The sword dance was sitting, and the evil soma was standing, looking up at the sky together.
After a while, someone came in through the front door and said.
“I’m back.”
Seo Dae-ryong came back from buying food from the author. His hands and arms were full of ingredients to make food.
“I will prepare the meal. Please wait a moment.”
Seo Dae-ryong talking while looking at the ground.
The long waves were covering his face, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t see. He couldn’t meet the evil Soma’s eyes.
“There were a lot of fresh ingredients today. I learned a dish I’ve never made before from the innkeeper. I’ll make it delicious for you.”
Geommugeuk looked at Seodaeryong, who was mumbling like that without even making eye contact, with a smile. He didn’t even know Geommugeuk was there with him.
“Thank you every time.”
At the words of the evil soma, Seodaeryong’s gaze dug straight into the ground.
“Of course it’s my job. Oh, and I had a dream last night that you came back. Our Lord has a talent for making us secretly miss you.”
The sword dance spoke to him.
“I wish I hadn’t come until I really wanted to see you.”
Seo Dae-ryong raised his head in surprise.
“Your Majesty!”
Ingredients fell from the arms of Seo Dae-ryong, whose eyes were wide open.
Whew.
The materials that were falling floated into the air like the empty water of the sword dance. A key floated from the brain prison, and now green onions, vegetables, and meat floated.
Seo Dae-ryong hurriedly collected them.
Seodaeryong, who was full of food ingredients, couldn’t hide his joy. Geommu-geuk could tell. If it weren’t for the evil Soma next to him, he would have immediately flown up to the roof and hugged him. He would have been buried in the waves.
“Go tell that boy. We have taken our revenge, so go live your life.”
The moment he spoke, Seo Dae-ryong began to cry. Seo Dae-ryong had been thinking about the boy throughout this entire journey.
“Yes, I will definitely tell them that this is the next Heavenly Demon’s magic sword.”
Geommugeuk said with a smile.
“It might reach my brother’s ears.”
Then Seo Dae-ryong quickly spoke again.
“I will definitely tell him that this is the magic sword of the Duke of Igong.”
The sword dance jumped down.
“Let’s eat. I’m hungry. But, are you hungry?”
“I’m crying. The onions are too spicy.”
Seo Dae-ryong went inside with the onions that hadn’t even been cut yet.
Before following in, Geommugeuk looked up at the evil Soma standing on the roof.
His eyes met mine, and the two nodded slightly to each other.
Although he always ate separately from the evil Soma, Geummu-geuk would always make eye contact with him like this before eating. This made him feel like he was eating with him.
* * *
In the evening, Gowol and Pungcheon joined us.
“Confucius!”
“Scholar of engineering!”
These are two people who always remain the same.
“There won’t be any more dirty and dangerous drugs floating around.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church praised me and the King of Dok for our hard work.
“Your Majesty the King has also suffered.”
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“It was a good experience.”
“That must have been fun.”
I was secretly jealous of the leader of the Pungcheon cult. He had devoted himself so much to me, so I thought that I should make time for him separately sometime.
After exchanging greetings, we all sat down together.
While we were taking care of Aecha and Jindok Geosa, Gowol had finished investigating his next target.
“The next goal is Lü Bukai.”
Before his explanation, I asked him what he wanted to talk about first.
“Two people died in succession, wouldn’t Yalulhan be suspicious?”
“Of course you’d be suspicious. But what can you do? There are many subordinates who witnessed the fight between the two of you with swords. And one of them is addicted to berserk. In the end, you can’t help but think that it was just bad luck.”
“There is no need to call the remaining two people?”
“Yes. Moreover, Yalulhan’s personality is such that he absolutely hates being swayed by external pressure.”
Let’s go one step further.
“Since it has already happened, they will look for someone to fill the position. He is not a man to look back.”
“There will be a lot of people. There will be a line of Safa masters waiting to join hands with the second-in-command of the Apostolic Alliance.”
At that time, the leader of the Pungcheon Church came forward and said a word.
“If even Yeobulgae dies, then I’ll think differently. I won’t believe that coincidences happen three times.”
With those words, Gowol came up with a plan of action for the future.
“So, before Yeobulgae’s death is known to Yeolhan, I plan to kill Yeolhan.”
“Who’s left in the autograph room?”
“He’s always next to Yul-han. He’s someone we have to deal with anyway.”
Kill Yeobulgae, and before his death is known, take out Yalulhan and his last servant. In other words, we want to take out all three almost at the same time.
“Okay! Let’s do that.”
I accepted his opinion without hesitation.
“Thank you. I will post detailed plans soon.”
Then the Poison King, who had been listening, suddenly asked.
“If we kill Yalulhan, the Apostolic Alliance will suspect that it was our doing?”
I answered that question instead of Gowol.
“I have a solution to that problem. I don’t know yet if it will work or not.”
The Poison King looked at me with eyes that asked if I could really do that. Actually, I don’t know. I didn’t know what kind of things were waiting for me.
“First, let me talk about Yeobulgae.”
Gowol explained about Yeobulgae.
“Yeobulgae is the person with the rat tattoo on his chest. He is the so-called night lord who manages hundreds of kiru in the Central Plains. The reason he has the rat tattoo is to show his determination to make money at night without sleeping.”
“What is your personality like?”
“He is also an extremely vicious person. He kidnapped women, took the daughters of families who were forced into the Underworld, and used all sorts of dirty tricks to create the city that never sleeps. He also has a strong lust, and many women have been victims of him. There are even rumors that older gisaengs sell their bodies to those who practice strange tricks.”
If Jisaeng had to die because of the fresh vegetables, and Aecha and Jindok Geosa had to die because of the madness, then Lee Ja also deserved to die.
Since I have received permission from my father to deal with Yalulhan and the Four Gangs, I intend to deal with them all without leaving anyone out. If not me and the Demon Lords, who else could eliminate the one who has ascended to the throne of the Night? And who is protected by the second-in-command of the Apostle Alliance?
“We are expanding our territory throughout the Central Plains, and we are currently looking to expand into Guizhou.”
It was just then.
The evil Soma opened his mouth.
“You said Guizhou?”
“Yes.”
The eyes of the evil soma became cold.
There was a Cheonhwaru in Guizhou. The woman who loved the evil soma, Cheonhwaruju, was also there.
The evil Soma looked at me. I spoke to him without saying a word.
“This time, I will assist Soma-sama.”
The evil Soma nodded, then got up from his seat and left.
Everyone looked at me wondering what was going on, but it wasn’t something I should talk about.
“We will be leaving for Guizhou early tomorrow. Everyone, get ready.”
* * *
After the meeting, I had a cup of tea with Gowol separately.
“I need to be more careful with this matter.”
I told Gowol everything about Cheonhwaru and Cheonhwaruju’s journey, and even his relationship with the evil Soma. Even if no one else knew, he had to know everything about the military.
“The net spread by heaven truly misses nothing.”
I nodded silently.
When Go-wol found out that the evil Soma had a deep relationship with Cheonhwa-ru, he became worried.
“If we’re not careful, our true identity could be revealed.”
“Soma-sama knows this well. There’s no need to worry too much.”
“When someone you like gets involved, there are bound to be unexpected variables.”
“There are no variables. You can trust me.”
At my assurance, Gowol smiled.
“Why are you laughing?”
“I wonder if there is anyone who believes in this.”
“You’re here. There’s Inspector Seo. There’s Ian. There’s Lord Jang. They all believe the same.”
Still, it seems that there is something special about thinking of the evil Soma.
“Can I ask you something?”
“What?”
“Have you ever considered that the people you just mentioned might betray you?”
I guess I was worried because he was forming such deep relationships with people.
“Isn’t it common to betray someone who was originally planned to do so? Unless you’re persuaded by someone, most people will feel betrayed for one reason or another in their lives, right?”
Gowol nodded and listened to what I said.
“Betrayal can be perceived differently depending on each person’s position. People leave because they feel disappointed in the other person, but they can be accused of being a traitor just for leaving. Maybe the person who sends someone off is actually a traitor.”
I told Gowol about my beliefs about parting ways with people.
“If someone wants to leave me, I will send them off with more courtesy than when I met them. I will not make the person who leaves a traitor.”
A smile appeared on Gowol’s face.
“When I see you like this, you seem more like my older brother to me.”
“It’s because I’m old.”
You should have many honest conversations with Gowol. The more he knows exactly what kind of person I am, the better soldier he will become. If you only hope to become a good soldier without making such efforts, then you will create a traitor.
At that moment, a person appeared there.
“Can I join in too?”
He was the leader of the Pungcheon sect.
“Of course.”
He sat down with me.
“Now that I think about it, it looks like you’ve lost some weight.”
The expression on the face of the leader of the Pungcheon Church brightened as if he had been waiting for those words.
“Who is nagging so much? I have no choice but to leave it out. Since ancient times, a man has to have a solid charm.”
The serious Gowol in front of me showed a different side.
“The leader was fat.”
“I know. That’s why I’m practicing so hard!”
Because of the nature of the martial arts of the Fengchun Sect leader, he didn’t move much, so he gained more weight.
“I need to lose more. I still have a long way to go.”
“Nagging! Bring me some alcohol and meat! I’ll eat it all today!”
If you only listen to this conversation, who in the world would think this man is the leader of the Pungcheon cult? Who would think this man is the man in chains who was tied up at that time?
Seo Dae-ryong also joined there.
“How was it? With Soma-sama?”
“It was scary.”
“I don’t think it’s all that scary?”
“What are you talking about?”
“When you come in after buying food from the author, you talk a lot, don’t you?”
“Don’t you know that when you’re scared, you talk a lot?”
But it seems it wasn’t all scary.
“Honestly, I do regret it. Every time I brought food to Soma-sama, my heart would pound so loudly I could hear it in my ears. That strange tension at that time, it’s addictive.”
Then someone spoke again from behind.
“Addiction is my specialty?”
Looking back, I was the king of poison.
“What kind of tea are four men drinking together?”
I sat down and said something for no reason, even though I don’t really like alcohol.
“Our detective was in the middle of telling Soma-nim the story of how he got addicted.”
“It must not have been easy to please that guy, Soma.”
Then, Seo Dae-ryong thought it was his chance and told us.
“I didn’t want to tell you this… … Soma-nim, you have a quick appetite, even though you look like one. You don’t eat the same food twice in a row. That’s why I always wander the streets lonely like a wolf drenched in rain, wondering what side dish to buy today, what to cook tomorrow… … .”
At that moment, Seo Dae-ryong saw that everyone’s eyes were turned behind him.
Seo Dae-ryong said with a sad face.
“… … No? Please say no.”
The evil Soma said as he sat down next to Seo Daeryong.
“I grew up precious, so I have a short mouth.”
Seo Dae-ryong bowed his head and said.
“I have a tight mouth. Please kill me.”
“Your lifeline has become shorter as my mouth has become shorter, so it’s okay.”
Seodaeryong held his head at the joke of the evil soma, and everyone laughed at him.
The evil Soma didn’t look at all upset. Rather, he seemed a little more cheerful and pleasant than usual. That’s why I could tell.
‘You little rascal, you’re in big trouble.’
