Episode 309: There is no villain who likes flowers.
When I visited, Ilhwageomjon was still concentrating on his swordsmanship training with a bare face.
I know why she is so obsessed with martial arts. For masters of the level of the Demon Lord, achieving martial arts is something that does not come easily, like a coincidence. And when such a moment comes, Ilhwageomjon is the kind of person who will make that achievement his own.
She flew into the air, swung her sword once, and then turned towards me.
This was exactly the kind of provocative look he gave me.
Come in!
If we’re going to fight, I have to fight. Without hesitation, I kicked off the ground, flew up, and rushed toward her.
The Black Magic Sword and the Ilhwa Sword clashed in the air one after another. Even though the attacks were faster than the last one, she blocked them.
Her skills have definitely gotten stronger, so I’ve increased my aerodynamics and speed even more.
The swords clashed so fast that the sound that should have been a cracking sound instead of a ringing sound was heard as one single sound, aaaaaaaaaa.
Dozens of sword lines bloomed and disappeared in a flashy manner. It was a fast attack and defense that even if someone were to watch, they would not be able to tell where or how they were attacking and defending.
The speed of swinging the sword gradually increased.
The fight wasn’t between me and Ilhwageomjon. It was a fight where instinct would swing the sword and instinct would block the sword. It was a fight where an arm would fly off and a neck would be cut off if you made a momentary mistake. It was a fight that felt more like a real fight than a real fight.
When the speed reaches its peak.
A strange sound of “Ttang!” erupted, and we fell to the floor together.
Sigh.
The sword was stuck in the floor.
She dropped her sword again.
I could not sense any regret or shame from defeat from Ilhwageomjon. Even though she lost, she fought so well that she actually had a satisfied expression on her face. In the fight just a moment ago, she must have displayed swordsmanship that was better than any swordsmanship she had ever displayed in her entire life.
She asked me.
“Where are you taking me?”
She knew exactly what I was trying to push to the limit. My heart was telling me not to be satisfied, not to stop yet.
“I intend to go all the way.”
out.
Yeah, I’m going to go all the way with these Amazons.
“why?”
“I’ve told you before. The only person I can get inspired by through swordsmanship like this is you, my senior. The only people I can fight with to my heart’s content are my father and my senior, but I don’t get to fight with my father that often, and even if I do fight, it’s a different fight. That’s why my fights with you are so precious to me.”
After a brief pause, I told him my true feelings.
“I want to go together until the moment when we put down the sword in these hands.”
A look of passion crossed Ilhwageomjeon’s face.
She looked down at her empty hands and asked.
“Do you remember when we first had a fight?”
“I remember.”
Ilhwageomjondo also revealed his honest feelings.
“At that time, I was thinking this. I should stay as the Demon Lord for another ten years or so, then hand over the throne to my successor and enjoy a comfortable retirement.”
She looked down at her empty palms, then raised her head and looked at me.
“At that time, I could see the destination. As a man, and as a demon. The finish line of my life, where people were lining up to cheer and congratulate me. I can still see it now. It was a path that I could just walk down without worrying or thinking about anything. But you are putting me at the starting line. Now, I feel like I am at the starting line again.”
I looked into her eyes and spoke calmly.
“Once you cross that finish line, it will be easy and fun, but it will only be good for about a month. The next day, you will be bored and dull. I wish I had done something more when I was younger. Isn’t it too vain to end it like this? All sorts of distracting thoughts and regrets will torment you, senior.”
A faint smile appeared on Ilhwageomjeon’s lips.
“You haven’t even been there?”
“I have a rich imagination.”
She is too precious to live a life where she is caught up in a weakness by Saujong and is obsessed with a lust for power that doesn’t suit her.
Ilhwageomjon reached out his hand. Then, the Ilhwageom that had been stuck in the floor was pulled out and flew into her hand. Holding the sword in her hand, she spoke as if declaring.
“I am back at the starting point. I will never put down the sword in my hand until the moment I die.”
I could feel it. The girl in front of me was a different person than the Ilhwageomjeon before her regression. This is how a person’s life can change depending on who they meet and who is by their side.
“Why did you come today?”
“Sawoojong died at the hands of the Demon Lord.”
Ilhwageomjon was startled by the unexpected answer.
“What happened?”
I relayed it exactly as it was, excluding the part about the wedding. So it became a death due to passion.
“Saujong threatened and insulted the Demon Lord, so he committed a serious crime that deserves death. However, since the Demon Lord died at the hands of another Demon Lord, it may be a blow to the reputation of the senior and the Bukcheon Sword Masters.”
She was lost in thought for a moment and then asked me.
“How would you like to handle this?”
“I would like you to give in this once for the sake of the Subhonmajon. She is in the process of establishing herself within the Seo Hwanjin. If this incident is brought to light, her position will become narrow.”
Ilhwageomjon accepted my request.
“Let’s handle it quietly.”
“thank you.”
“Instead, tell me where you buried him. But he was someone who once helped me, so I should buy him a drink on the way there.”
After she finished speaking, she started swinging her sword again.
I politely bowed and left the place.
Just before leaving Ilhwageomjon’s residence, I looked back.
She was looking up at the sky with her sword hanging down. I felt a complicated feeling somewhere. I don’t want to know what kind of relationship she had with Saujong or what her weakness was.
I just hope that this incident will be the turning point for her life, and that it will change her swordsmanship as well.
As I was leaving Bukcheon Swordsmanship Center, Seodaeryong was waiting for me.
“The person who was monitoring the garden contacted us. The seedlings that used to come in every day didn’t come in yesterday or today.”
That meant one thing.
“I’m going to leave.”
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I can’t let her go like this. I have to hold onto her somehow. There’s a chance that the leader of the Fengchun cult might not be able to break the spell of seduction, and I might need her to do so. I also need her to find out where the King of Hwan is.
“What are you going to do?”
He answered as he walked towards the main gate of the main building.
“What can I do? I have to stop them from going. Send the executors to me as soon as they can.”
* * *
Hwan-yeo was preparing to leave the flower garden.
I received a report that Saujong was dead. That meant that the yin-yang magic was successful. I just had to retreat for now and come back in a year to check on her.
An ordinary unmanned person can be turned into a puppet by successfully using the soul-binding technique in one shot, but the soul-binding demon lord who has learned the soul-binding technique cannot be controlled in an instant. The red soul planted in her mind must settle down and grow. The process is similar to sowing seeds to grow flowers. When the flower blooms from the bud, the soul-binding demon lord can be completely controlled.
At that moment, a crowd of unmanned personnel entered the area, and one person stepped in between them.
Hwan-yeo was surprised when she saw who her opponent was. Not only did Geommu-geuk bring his escorts, but he also brought Hwangcheon-gak executioners.
“A precious person has arrived again.”
“You seemed to recognize me right away that day. How did you know me when we were just meeting for the first time?”
“Who among the merchants in Magachon here does not know the Sogyoju? It is an honor to meet you again.”
The most common news she’s heard lately while working here is rumors about the Black Magical Society. Most of them are hard to believe, but she knows. They’re all true. That’s why she has to be very careful when dealing with the Black Magical Society.
That’s why Hwan-yeo was suspicious of Geommu-geuk’s visit. Even if it was a coincidence once, why twice?
‘Did you notice something?’
Otherwise, the leader of the small group would not have come forward in person.
Of course, I wasn’t worried because there were many ways to escape. I could have used my soul-binding technique right away and had the guards draw their swords and kill the cult leader. I could have used the confusion to escape.
“My subordinate really liked the flowers I gave him that day.”
“There is nothing better for a beautiful woman than flowers.”
If he had visited for this reason alone, he would have undoubtedly suspected the cult leader. However, Geommugeuk asked him directly.
“Let me ask you one thing.”
“Please speak.”
“Do you know the person who has been coming here often lately?”
When Saujong was mentioned, Hwan-yeo was secretly surprised, but she did not show any such feelings.
“Of course. He always came to look at the flowers and trees before leaving.”
“There’s a man named Saujong.”
“You didn’t tell me your name.”
“He died a while ago.”
“Oh my! How did that happen?”
Hwan-yeo felt very sorry. Her acting was so good that anyone could tell that she had unknowingly become attached to Mine, who came to visit her every day.
“The school is currently investigating the person’s death. That’s why I came here.”
“Oh, I see.”
Hwan-yeo shook her head and showed a fearful expression.
“But seeing that the sect leader himself was investigating, I wonder if he was of a great status?”
“That person’s death is related to the devil of our church.”
Rather, Hwan-yeo was inwardly puzzled by the revelation.
‘Have you noticed the work of the Subhon Amazon?’
No. If that were true, he would not have come looking for me like this, but would have brought the demons here to capture me.
‘You don’t know about me yet.’
The attitude of the swordsman towards her was also suspicious.
“So, please don’t leave the garden for a while.”
“I am a person with nowhere to go.”
“But why aren’t the seedlings that used to come every day coming?”
The Black Magic even revealed that they were intentionally monitoring the garden from this side.
“I stopped for a few days because I was sick.”
The swordsman looked at her with suspicion.
This way, there will be no suspicion.
If you come for another reason and act as natural as you can, she will find it suspicious. Rather, don’t leave, I’m watching you! This was more likely to keep her. There was one more crucial thing to add to that.
“If you leave in fear, I will report you to the school and send a pursuit team. Your reputation will be spread throughout the Central Plains, so you will have nowhere to hide.”
The Sword Dance Theater knew exactly her weakness. They were moving in secret. Therefore, the most cautious thing was to reveal themselves to the outside world. Yongmo Pagi spreading throughout the entire Central Plains? That would be absolutely not something that was desired.
Indeed, Hwan-yeo’s heart became heavy.
‘shit.’
It was something that absolutely could not be allowed to happen, to expose oneself.
Geommugeuk went to the flowers that Ian had bought and smelled their fragrance.
“Do you know what I said when my subordinates reported that the garden here was suspicious?”
“What did you say?”
“There are no bad people among those who love flowers.”
The sword dance left the garden with those who had been brought.
Hwan-yeo watched his back without saying a word.
* * *
“Ah! How long has it been since you came here?”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect took a deep breath as he entered the main building. It was not the Pungcheon sect, but the Cheonmasin sect main building, and there was a sense of comfort that I felt as if I had returned to my own home.
The two people who entered the inner room headed straight to the residence of the Geommu Geuk. It was not the residence they had before, but a large and nice residence they had built after becoming the leader of the sect.
“After becoming a cult leader, your house became more luxurious?”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church inspected the residence of the Geommugeuk sect, which he had previously ignored.
“After all, power is good.”
“If you’re jealous, go back to Sae-oe. The leader’s residence is ten times bigger than this.”
“Who would be jealous? That’s just how it is.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church looked inside from the window.
“Where did you go, Lee Gong-ja? We came here, so you should have come first and waited for us. Did you forget to call us? Oh, right. I called you, didn’t I? That’s all taken care of. Since you’re here, why don’t you rest for a few days and then go do something else? I’m busy, so I’ll take my leave now.”
He imitated it so often that he was now better at imitating sword dance than anyone else.
“He may have gone from being a relatively tolerable scholar to an evil cult leader.”
Then a welcome voice is heard from behind.
“You always end up badmouthing me when I’m not around.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church smiled to himself without looking back. Yes, that was the voice I wanted to hear so badly.
The leader of the Pungcheon sect looked back.
The sword dance was standing there as always, unchanging.
“He is still a relatively tolerable leader. He may still have some evil left.”
“I don’t know.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church was needlessly angry, even though he wanted to see her.
“Thank you for your hard work, Reverend.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect looked at Gowol, who was standing next to him.
“If that’s the case, then you should send your greetings here.”
Geommugeuk looked at Gowol and said.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Gowol smiled.
“It’s something I should do.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect intervened and praised Gowol.
“Even your own work can’t be that hard. Young Master, buy some military health supplements for your soldiers. You’ve worked hard.”
Go-wol winked at the leader of the Pungcheon sect, telling him to stop talking nonsense.
“I will buy you the best medicine.”
“When you buy it, you’ll buy it for me too, right?”
The sword dance laughed loudly.
“Don’t just laugh, but be sure to buy it. Don’t make people feel bad by eating it. So, why did you call me for help?”
“It’s the work of the Subhon Amazon.”
After the previous Seophon Majon died, Cheongseon learned the art of seophon from the leader of the Pungcheon sect. The playfulness disappeared from the leader of the Pungcheon sect when he heard that it was related to her.
“Why that kid?”
The sword dance drama said the conclusion first.
“Unknown people have cast a spell on the soul of the Demon Lord.”
The moment those words were spoken, the leader of the Pungcheon Church’s prayer changed.
Wheeeeeeeeee!
The prayer of the leader of the Pungcheon cult awakened the primal fears of man.
Dark clouds gathered from all directions, and the surroundings became dark in an instant, and the weather became gloomy as if a typhoon was coming at any moment. The sound of a bell was carried by the eerie wind blowing from afar.
Every time the bell rang, a door opened on the ground and various black monsters began to jump out. It was as if the gates of hell were opening one after another.
They leaped out at high speed and rushed toward their opponents without hesitation. Of course, they were not actual monsters, but illusions symbolizing prayers.
Hundreds of monsters rushed towards the sword dance.
The eerie feeling I felt as they passed through my body sapped my fighting spirit and broke my mental power. I automatically activated the Cheonmahoshinkong.
If you are someone with weak internal energy or a weak mind, you will already be swinging your sword by yourself with just this prayer and running wild like a madman.
It was an angry prayer from the leader of the Pungcheon cult that I had never seen before.
The current leader of the Pungcheon sect was not the usual one who joked and played around. He had returned to his original form. He was the absolute ruler of the Saeoe martial arts world who had achieved great success in the Saeoe First Public Works, Angcheon Great Demonic Power.
The leader of the Fengchun sect spoke coldly, his eyes emitting a cold light.
“You dare touch my disciple?”
