Episode 23: Live well.
‘Father must have achieved greatness, but why didn’t he activate the Heavenly Demon Guardian? Did he get hit even after the Heavenly Demon Guardian was activated? Or did he fight so fiercely that he didn’t even have enough internal energy to activate the Heavenly Demon Guardian?’
The more I learn about how great my father’s martial arts skills were, the more I question his death. Could a fire weapon really defeat a father like this?
I want to ask my father.
What on earth happened that day?
But I can’t ask. It hasn’t even happened yet.
And I will never know for sure.
Because that will never happen.
I smiled and said to my father.
“A secret has been created between my father and me. I am more happy about that than learning the Cheonmahoshinkong.”
My father frowned, perhaps annoyed by the word secret. I quickly added and turned around.
“Even if you get annoyed, you can’t do anything about me. I’m still more used to seeing the wind god.”
I used my speed and ran out there in an instant.
It was just as my new model reached the end of the red carpet.
Shhhhh!
I felt something passing by me, accompanied by the sound of a cool breeze.
The next moment, I stopped speeding.
Before I knew it, my father was blocking my path.
Exactly!
And then he flicked my forehead with his finger without mercy. It wasn’t a situation where I could avoid it, and even if I had tried to avoid it, my father’s movements were so fast that I couldn’t.
“Ouch!”
I held my forehead. I wasn’t joking. It hurt so much that stars flashed before my eyes.
“I thought you were faster than me because you were showing off.”
The next moment, my father disappeared.
He used the shadow to disappear from my sight, and then used the speedwalk to return to the Taesa-ui where he was sitting. When I saw his movements, I could feel once again that his interpretation of martial arts was definitely different from mine.
I could tell. I wasn’t there to hit you in the forehead because I was annoyed.
My father is showing it intentionally. This is what I interpreted as the Fengshen Temple.
“The magic you returned to is the Wind God’s Magical Sword. What was that lightness technique you used to fly in the first place?”
“It’s the Heavenly Demon Flight Technique.”
The Cheonma Flight Technique is my father’s Dokmun Lightness Technique.
“Is it faster than a speedboat?”
“Of course it’s fast now. I don’t know what will happen when the Wind God Sabo becomes great.”
“The day I achieve greatness, I will make a decision.”
“I will achieve greatness first, so I already know the result.”
“I don’t know. I might become successful sooner. I guess young minds are more alert.”
“It’s bleeding from that smart head.”
Blood was trickling down from my forehead where I had been hit hard.
“Ahhh! I should have asked you to teach me the Diamond Invincible Divine Art.”
He went out to the Heavenly Horse Race with the scar of glory hanging on his forehead.
It’s a wound that money can’t buy.
I felt like I was getting one step closer to my father again.
Of course, when you have thoughts like this, you have to be careful.
In human relationships, mistakes are always made when we let our guard down because we are close.
Anyway, with this exchange of martial arts, both my father and I took a step forward. The future in which the fire weapon would arrive was set, but the present was constantly changing.
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“Who the hell is that? What kind of insolent bastard laid a hand on your body?”
Ian was excited when he saw my bruised forehead. She was now a hot-blooded older sister who had been beaten by her younger brother.
“If you know? I’ll take revenge on you.”
“I must. Just tell me! Who are you? I will go right now… … .”
“I got hit by my father.”
“… … .”
“Why don’t you go?”
Ian suddenly became calm and took a step back.
“I am a defender, not an attacker.”
I laughed as I watched her speak so clearly. It was fun to be able to joke around and joke around like this, something I couldn’t do before. It was also fun to see her smile disappear as if her eyes were buried in her flesh.
“Oh, and I’ve been promoted to Hwangcheon Pavilion. As soon as I receive the official order, I’ll be moving into Hwangcheon Pavilion.”
Ian looked so shocked that he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
“You speak of the blessing of becoming the Lord of the Underworld so casually?”
“What’s the big deal?”
“Oh my god! Don’t you know how authoritative the Hwangcheon Pavilion is? It’s called the Hwangcheon Pavilion. If you commit a crime, even the demon lords will be dragged to the Hwangcheon Pavilion and punished.”
Why don’t you know? That’s why my father sent me.
Perhaps my becoming the head of the Hwangcheon Bridge will once again cause great ripples within the school.
“Congratulations, really congratulations.”
“thank you.”
“But why did the cult leader suddenly appoint you as the Hwangcheon Pavilion?”
“I guess he felt sorry for hitting me.”
“Stop joking!”
“I told you. Our school needs to change. To a place where you don’t have to learn martial arts that will ruin your body to protect someone.”
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“!”
Ian asked with a startled and trembling voice.
“What, what do you mean?”
“We will make this school a place where you won’t have to live your whole life fat due to the side effects of the whole-body petrification technique.”
Ian’s face was blank. How long had he been blank like that?
“Did you know…?”
“okay.”
Soon she smiled and said it nonchalantly.
“This is the path I chose.”
“It’s just something I was forced to do when I was young.”
“no.”
Ian was adamant.
“I remember it clearly. That day, they told me that if you learn the whole body stone technique, there are these side effects. So, it was your choice. So I chose it.”
That choice would not have been justified, because he would have asked the little girl:
You must learn this martial art to protect your master, but can you tolerate the side effects?
So the choice is forced.
But I didn’t tell her that. I didn’t want to diminish her pride in the fact that it was her own choice.
“I’ll fix that side effect. Not now, but later.”
Ian answered with a smile.
“It can’t be fixed.”
“I can fix it. Believe me.”
“Yes, I will believe you.”
She took my words as a joke. It was probably something the master of martial arts would say. Side effects can never be eliminated.
Ian changed the subject, apparently not wanting to talk about it any more.
“But if you become the Lord of the Hwangcheon Pavilion, won’t the existing Lords of the Hwangcheon Pavilion rebel?”
“What can I do? It’s the leader’s order.”
In fact, I wasn’t that worried about the existing Hwangcheonjoo. Judging from the way he handled the previous Ma-gun incident, it was clear that he had been recruited or threatened by the Ma-gun. Since he was going to have to step down anyway, my father would have appointed me. Sima Ming would handle his resignation well.
“I’m more worried about the backlash from the unmanned personnel who are actually doing the work. Wouldn’t it be frustrating if Cheonma’s son suddenly becomes a footnote?”
“The person who suddenly fell is so cool and wonderful, no one will be offended.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
“Because the evaluation of the person who pays the salary is already set.”
I smiled at her constant jokes and brought up the story I had been putting off.
“Since we’re talking about monthly salaries, Ian, I have something to take care of this time. Listen carefully to what I say from now on.”
“Yes, tell me anything.”
“Signal Officer Ian, from this moment on, you are dismissed from my signal officer position.”
Ian’s large body jumped up and came crashing down. She was so surprised that she felt sorry.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I got fired from the receiving line.”
“Are you serious?”
“huh.”
She looked at me with a world-lost expression.
“Let me ask you again. Are you serious?”
Her voice trembled pitifully, but I answered firmly.
“I’m serious.”
“Can I ask why?”
“For not taking revenge on my father.”
She didn’t even laugh at the joke.
Slurp.
She drew her sword and aimed it at her own neck.
“I would rather die. I will die as a sign of my lord’s loyalty.”
Ian, dying once is enough.
I told her quickly.
“It doesn’t mean that you want to break up with me. You should remain as my unmanned unit.”
“Oh my! You should have told me earlier. I almost died! Please look at my neck. Is it hurt?”
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. But that didn’t mean all her worries had disappeared.
“But being a signalman is my calling. I’ve never thought about doing anything else. What on earth do you want me to do?”
“Unmanned, Ian! I hereby grant you a new position.”
“yes!”
“I appoint you as the leader of the Ghost Shadow Corps.”
She was as surprised as he had been told that he would be dismissed from the signal reception committee.
“Are you sure? Was there such an organization in your school?”
“does not exist.”
“You’re entrusting me with the leadership of an organization that doesn’t exist?”
“From now on, I will create it. As it is my direct organization, you will receive your salary from me, not from the church.”
“Gwiyeongdae… … Does it mean the shadow of a ghost?”
“Yeah. If I had to give it some meaning, it would be something like I will become a ghost and you will become my shadow.”
I deliberately included the character for shadow in my name. Since she has lived her entire life as my shadow, I think it will be a name that feels closer to me.
“I like the name! But did you get permission from the leader?”
“yet.”
The creation of private organizations was strictly prohibited at the school.
“I will definitely get permission.”
“You can do it, my lord. The problem is me.”
“Why you?”
“Why? First of all, I don’t have the skills to take charge of such a great organization.”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll teach you martial arts appropriate for the position.”
“Even if I become stronger… … would I fit in that kind of place? No one would follow me.”
I will follow.
Everyone will follow you because of your character.
And one day, they will realize that the great master they followed is the most beautiful in the world. Yes, this martial arts world will see the strongest organization in history led by the most beautiful in the world.
“Ian, can you be my guild master?”
Her gaze met with mine in the air.
Her confidence was at rock bottom, but as soon as she said ‘for me’, her answer was set.
“Yes, I will follow your orders.”
“Okay. Right now I’ll be the only one who can do it, but later on, we’ll become the strongest organization in the martial arts world. And from now on, you’ll discard your existing martial arts and focus on cultivating your internal energy and physical strength. When the time comes, I’ll teach you new martial arts.”
“All right.”
Although he answered cheerfully, Ian looked bewildered, not knowing whether to be happy or worried.
“Then who will protect you from now on?”
“Aniya? I’ll protect you. A person who is unmanned must protect his own body.”
Her eyes, small and buried in flesh, were filled only with worry.
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Just say thank you. The monthly salary will be the highest among the major shareholders of our school.”
“You don’t have money, do you?”
“I’m going to earn money.”
“What are you doing?”
“There are many ways to make money. If that doesn’t work out, you can just sweep the grounds of Cheonmajeon.”
“Master, I don’t need that money. I’ve saved all the money I’ve earned so far.”
“Money is always needed. It’s your price, your self-worth. You give it to someone because you deserve it. So don’t feel burdened.”
“……yes.”
“And once you start spending money, it’s gone in no time. Just keep saving up. Life is long. If you’re unlucky, you’ll live to be a hundred. No, you might have to live another hundred years, even after turning old and turning young.”
Ian laughed at my joking remark.
If it were me in the old days, I would have been worried about her.
Can you accept this change? Will there be any problems?
But after living my whole life, I realized that those were all useless worries.
I didn’t have to worry. Everyone was smarter, more self-centered, and better off than I thought.
