Episode 31: You are the crazy one.
The glass I was drinking from suddenly stopped in mid-air.
You want me to be your water? No way?
“What does that mean?”
“You want me to be your man.”
I didn’t expect Doma to act like this. He was known to be a supporter of his brother. But he abandoned his brother and chose me? This was truly the most unexpected moment since I met Doma.
“This Confucius.”
“yes.”
“Do you want to be a celestial horse?”
“I want to be.”
I answered without hesitation.
“Then drink that wine. I will support you.”
“Don’t you support your brother, sir?”
“It was a choice I made when I didn’t know you were such a crazy person.”
“I’ve become useful and even crazy. I’m busy.”
You are the crazy one.
I killed his brother, made his disciple a wretch, and imprisoned his subordinate. And yet this old man offers to be my backer. This old man is a man who will sell anything for his own ambition.
“I killed your younger brother.”
“Once you leave your parents’ embrace, you become a stranger. Do you feel the pain of your intestines being torn apart because your blood relative has died? Don’t make me laugh. It’s said that for humans, the thorns under their fingernails hurt more.”
This old man, everything he’s saying now is true.
“Anyway, we haven’t officially joined hands with the Archduke… … Even if we did, my heart can change at any time.”
“If I could get you, it would be like getting a thousand troops. But… … .”
“What are you hesitating for?”
“I don’t know if I can trust you. You might abandon me, just like you abandoned your brother.”
“If you have to throw it away, you should throw it away. Do you think I would trust you like this? I’ve never trusted anyone before.”
“Why did you choose me?”
“If you push forward with such fearlessness, I think I can risk my fate.”
“So in the end, it means that he chose it because he was crazy.”
“With that madness, they eat everything up.”
If I were a young man at that age, I might have believed Hyulcheondoma’s words completely, feeling proud of being chosen.
But I know the deadly tactics old people use to prey on young people.
Do you want to be a celestial horse?
That’s the question I asked earlier. It’s like a question that makes you think that if you hold his hand, you can become a heavenly horse.
The question being asked now also has the same intention.
“If you were to become a Heavenly Horse, what kind of Heavenly Horse would you be?”
“At least, the main church that I rule will not allow the Demon Lord to come forward and exert external pressure on the Lord of the Underworld.”
“Hahaha. My eyes were accurate as expected.”
That sly attitude of never showing how dirty you feel.
It’s all the old man’s high-level tricks that are bewitching my decision at this moment.
First of all, I politely declined. In the push and pull of human relationships, if you are pulled, you become unattractive prey.
“I appreciate your high regard for me, but I think it’s time for me to do my job. What would my father think? Wouldn’t he think that when he gave me such an important job, I would just do politics instead of doing my job?”
“Hiding behind the leader. Is this really a wise choice?”
“What does it mean?”
“The Hwangcheon Pavilion? What if you do that well? What if the cult leader keeps you in the Hwangcheon Pavilion? Do you plan to rot away as the Hwangcheon Pavilion for the rest of your life? Right now, that is just a process. There is always only one path you must choose. It is one of the crossroads of becoming the successor or not. The moment you get confused about that, you will lose your way and wander through the false forest called the Hwangcheon Pavilion.”
He brought his father in to complete the persuasion.
“Rather, the leader will notice you holding hands with me. Just the fact that I chose you will make you bigger and stand out to everyone.”
But there is one thing that the Bloodthirsty Demon overlooks.
This is the will to maintain discipline in our school. It is not only my will that is involved here, but also the will of the Father.
“Please give me time to think. I will drink this once I have made up my mind.”
I put down the glass I was holding.
Even though the decision was postponed, Hyeolcheondoma smiled with satisfaction.
“Yes. Of course it should be like that. You shouldn’t drink like a fool just because they tell you to.”
Bloodthirsty Demon stood up from his seat and pulled out the Heavenly Sword that was hidden behind him.
He swung his sword at me with the same momentum as if he were pulling it out of the ground.
I pulled out my black magic sword and blocked the flying attack without dodging.
Kaang!
A loud explosion mixed with the sound of metal erupted. Beyond the crossed swords and swords, the Bloodthirsty Demon spoke.
“I’ll hear the answer tomorrow.”
“I’ll tell you in five days.”
The tense battle of wits where they stared at each other for a moment was over.
“See you in three days.”
Without waiting for an answer, the Blood Heavenly Sword soared into the sky and disappeared beyond the wall. It was a fast and amazing technique without any unnecessary details.
After putting the black magic sword into its scabbard, he turned his wrist.
“Damn old man, I’m dying of pain.”
It wasn’t my best attack, but the force of the flying sword was extraordinary, so my wrist started to hurt.
‘This old man. He secretly enjoys causing pain to others.’
It’s to show that his martial arts skills are superior. You might think it’s just an old man’s pride or bad taste, but I think there’s a clear intention behind this behavior of Bloodthirsty Demon.
The blood claw hammer will stab you in the side, leaving you with a bruise, or, like today, it will leave your arm numb and painful for days.
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This pain instills unconscious fear in the other person. And this physical violence plays a very positive role in manipulating the other person to do one’s will.
The more I experience it, the more I feel that he is not an easy old man. At the same time, I also understand why my father makes me dance the sword dance.
There were not one, but eight beings like the Blood Heavenly Demon. If they were all tightly united under the name of Palmazone, it would not be easy for even my father to deal with them. They gossip, gossip, fight, and harass each other, but when it came to dealing with the Heavenly Demon, they were of one mind.
Besides, they are the main force of our sect. If we get rid of them because we don’t like them, the Murim Alliance or the Sadomaeng will invade immediately.
‘You think it’s good that I’m crazy? That’s only when you don’t know how crazy I can be.’
Before entering the residence, we stopped by Ian’s personal training room for a moment.
Ian was so focused on his training that he didn’t even realize I was there, and he was doing basic physical training just like I said.
Even though he was panting for breath, Ian held it in and devoted himself to training.
‘Why you?’
Because if it were up to me, you’d be a foolish bear. You’re not a foolish bear, but you willingly become this kind of person for me.
After watching her practice for a while, I returned to my room.
I brought some alcohol and sat by the window to relax.
When I think about fire weapons, I can’t rest even for a moment, but that doesn’t mean I’ll just keep running forward without looking back. If I lose the time to look around, I’m sure I’ll miss something.
I had a few drinks with the bright moon as an accompaniment for the first time in a long while.
I thought of my father, I thought of the Bloodthirsty Demon, I thought of the other Demon Lords, and I thought of my life after killing the Fire Weapon.
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Even the next day, Yangtae’s spirits were not broken.
“Huh! Emperor of the Yellow Heavens, you messed with the wrong person. Don’t you know that messing with me is the same as messing with the entire Namdo Sect?”
And then he threatened me like this, using the Bloodthirsty Horse as a weapon.
“If you just let me go, I will pretend this never happened. I will personally tell you about the wrath of the Amazons and make sure that no harm comes to the Lord.”
I tried to persuade him like this again.
He had never experienced such a desperate situation in his life. According to his records, he had lived a life of success, starting from a demon, going through the ten demons, and becoming a hundred demons. He had never suffered, and no one had ever criticized his life.
So he didn’t know how to act in this situation. Instead of sincerely apologizing and asking for forgiveness, he just tried to coax and threaten as he had done in the world up until now.
Unlike yesterday, I treated Yangtae calmly.
“Yang Muin. Please sit down. Today, the Namdo Order officially announced that they regret this incident.”
Then Yangtae jumped for joy.
“I told you, the Amazon will never abandon me. Now, release me.”
Yangtae’s expression softened at the thought that he would be released soon.
“Let’s forget everything about the past.”
I asked him calmly, as if he was trying to forgive me.
“Do you know why I am treating you so politely now?”
“Isn’t that the point of ending things well?”
“No. Because it’s the last day I see you.”
“That’s what I mean. After I leave, we’ll never see each other again.”
Joy filled Yangtae’s face. Now it was time to find the true expression that his face should have.
“I think you’re mistaken.”
“mistaken?”
“Namdojong did not express regret to us, but to you. We feel sorry for you for tarnishing the reputation of Namdojong.”
“……what?”
“And I officially apologized for the fact that Namdo Jong Muin caused this unfortunate incident. I apologized to the victim and promised compensation. I also promised to make sure something like this never happens again.”
“What the… … nonsense? Nam Do-jong has never officially apologized for anything like this. No matter what incident occurred.”
Yangtae’s voice was trembling.
“It would be an honor. To change that kind of Namdojong.”
“Don’t lie!”
“Well then, I hope you have a pleasant life in prison.”
I got up from my seat. Yangtae was yelling and making a fuss belatedly. I told him to just leave it alone. That nonsense was going to end today.
Instead, you will have to take responsibility for your actions, for which you never once showed any sincere reflection until the very end.
I gave instructions to Seo Dae-ryong, who was waiting outside the door.
“Contact the brain prison and send them to the hardest place.”
“yes.”
The brain prison of our school is hell even if you go to the comfortable area. It is not just a saying that it is better to be executed than go to the brain prison. With that kind of personality, I would not be able to endure the brain prison. My son is the same.
I didn’t pity them.
If I hadn’t intervened, they would have lived their whole lives in luxury, and the victims, the Kwak family, would have lived a miserable life. There must have been other Kwaks that I don’t know about, and more Kwaks will continue to appear in the future.
Investigator Jong-hwa, who was threatened, would also have his future life completely ruined.
So, I don’t have any sympathy or regret.
“What on earth is going on?”
“what?”
“Why did Namdojong issue an apology statement? This is unprecedented.”
“Go and ask him why he did that.”
“If I could, I would. If I went to see Namdojong in the current atmosphere, I probably wouldn’t be able to walk out.”
“No. Right now, I can dance at the Namdojong Dance Center and walk out safely.”
I added as I walked briskly down the hallway, leaving Seo Dae-ryong, who did not understand English, behind.
“Until two days from now.”
