Episode 320: That’s what my back wave was like.
It was unfamiliar.
The disciple who was speaking about the martial arts world in front of him felt like a different person.
He was a disciple who was believed to protect the Pungcheon Church better than anyone else and was given the position of leader.
I checked again to see if he was under the spell of seduction. But he wasn’t. Sobaekta wasn’t under any spell of seduction.
What if he doesn’t know the art of seduction? If there was such a art of seduction, he would already be ruling the martial arts world.
You’re taking the first step toward unification of the martial arts world? You crazy bastard! Do you even know what kind of path that is?
I held back my desire to shout and treated him like a cult leader.
“How do you say that?”
It was a joke, Master. It was what the Fengtian Cultist had expected. Okay, let’s laugh it off.
But Sobakta spoke calmly with a face without a single trace of smile.
“We should start by unifying the new martial arts world.”
It wasn’t just the Pungcheon sect that existed outside of Saewoo. Although not as much as in Jungwon, there were many sects competing for supremacy here as well.
In Sae-oe, the Pungcheon Church was in the same position as the Cheonmasingyo in the Central Plains. Naturally, there were forces in the same position as the Murim Alliance or the Sadomaeng.
“Are you really planning to start a war?”
“We can’t subdue them without shedding blood.”
There, Sobakta went one step further.
“Please help me, Master. If you help me, it will be easier to achieve the new world order. Please help me for the sake of our school.”
Eventually, the anger of the leader of the Pungcheon sect exploded.
“Shut up! You punk!”
A cold prayer burst out from the body of the leader of the Pungcheon sect.
Swaaaaaaah!
When So Baek-ta first brought up this topic, his expression didn’t change at all, as if he had expected his master to react this way. He didn’t even show any fear.
“It’s a vain dream!”
“Why is it a vain dream? Why is it a vain dream that a martial artist dreams of unification of martial arts?”
“Are you saying this without knowing how many people the war will kill? Thousands, tens of thousands of people will die.”
The voice of the leader of the Pungcheon Church was raised, but So Baek-ta’s tone was more subdued.
“Since when did Master start caring about people’s lives?”
“!”
The expression on the face of the leader of the Fengchun sect hardened coldly. The disciple was crossing the line. No, when he said he was taking the first step, his foot was beyond the line.
“Why is it that only the Demonic Cult, the Martial Arts Alliance, and the Apostolic Alliance can dream that dream? Is it a dream that we cannot dream? Since I was young, the thing I heard most from my master and seniors was to advance to the Central Plains. If that was the case, why did they say that?”
When asked this question, the leader of the Pungcheon Church was at a loss as to what to say.
At that moment, the leader of the Pungcheon Church thought of someone arrogant and smart. If he was the one who kept adults awake at night, he would give this idiot a sharp word to come to his senses. This was all he could say.
“You are not in your right mind right now.”
Sobakta walked towards the sound bell like a crazy man and rang the bell.
Ding! Ding!
The sound of the thunder bell echoed throughout the temple. It was as if it was declaring that a new era had begun. It was as if I had been waiting to hear the thunder bell sound so long ago.
The leader of the Pungcheon Church felt that this situation was too unrealistic.
It seemed as if the sound of that bell would be the signal for people to rush out from behind the curtain and say, “We’re having a surprise welcoming party to celebrate the return of our leader!”
Of course, that didn’t happen. Because Sobakta had the most serious look in his eyes since he met her.
“Master, how could you leave the religion in your right mind?”
Yes, as the guy said, I really wasn’t in my right mind at the time. I do feel sorry about that. But the person in question wasn’t So Baek-ta of Pungcheon-gyo-myeon, Pungcheon-gyo-ji. Those weren’t the words I wanted to hear from the guy who inherited everything from me.
“Even if everyone else says that, shouldn’t you not say that?”
“No, I can do it even if others can’t.”
Deeng!
The thunder bell rang again.
The leader of the Fengchun sect clenched his fists as the evil spirit carved into the bell seemed to be looking at him and laughing. His anger had boiled over and was now ready to overflow.
At that time, the words that Geommugeuk had said echoed in my heart.
-The answer lies with the leader.
Oh, I’m so excited again that I can’t see properly. I’m fighting with my heart again.
As the sound of the bell began to fade, the leader of the Pungcheon Church also tried to calm his emotions.
“Good. Okay, let’s say I acknowledge your dream. But you! You haven’t even achieved greatness in the Angcheon Demonic Realm yet, so what kind of unification of martial arts are you dreaming of?”
It would be different if he had reached the peak of his magic. That strength would be tempting.
However, it would take at least ten more years for Sobakta to achieve great success in Angcheon Daemagi.
Sobakta calmly answered while stroking the thunder bell.
“If a martial arts competition is held, martial arts skills will be the most important. However, when it comes to unifying the martial arts world, other things will be more important.”
“What else?”
So Baek-ta did not answer and walked towards the leader of Pungcheon Church.
“You’ve seen the Thunder Bell, so let’s go back now. The elders will be waiting for you, Master.”
As the power of the Taesa’s device was injected, a wall came down in front of the new water.
A wall came down in front of the thunder bell. The demon of the thunder bell, disappearing beyond the wall, seemed to be saying this.
You are a piece of trash. You are no good to young people. When the backwaters of the Yangtze River push you, you will be pushed away.
Fortunately, the leader of the Pungcheon Church pushed away negative thoughts.
You evil spirit, that back wave said, please stop fighting this battle alone in your mind. My back wave is the back wave that keeps telling me that. Do you understand, you bastard!
The leader of the Pungcheon Church calmed the storm that was swirling in his mind and looked at Sobaekta again. Yes, I will only look at you now.
I read a strong will in the eyes directed at me. This guy is serious.
“You knew I was going to tell you, so why did you tell me?”
When you leave Pungcheon Bridge, you lose the right to speak, I expected you to say something like that. But So Baek-ta revealed a reason I had never thought of.
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“No, I didn’t know. How could I know what Master is thinking? He might say he’ll help me. He might be tired of supporting the little cult leader. It’s possible that it’ll make it several times easier for me to achieve my dream, so of course I have to tell him. Okay, let’s go.”
Sobakta took the first step.
Until just a moment ago, I had this thought.
Who is the one who made that calm disciple like this?
But as I watched his back as he walked confidently, I began to think that I didn’t really understand him anymore. Maybe Sobakta was like this all along, and I just couldn’t see it.
Maybe now I’m paying the price for never once asking my disciple, “What is your dream?”
* * *
These were the first words spoken by the leader of the Pungcheon sect when he returned to the guest room.
“I don’t know.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church told Geommugeuk and Mabul everything he had talked about with his disciples in the church.
Rather, my emotions became more intense than before. I held back a lot in order to control my emotions in front of my disciples. It all came out.
After hearing the whole story, Geommugeuk and Mabul were shocked. They had never thought that the new leader of the Pungcheon Church would do something like that.
“I wanted to deal with it like you did, but it didn’t work out well. I feel like I was being treated unilaterally.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church did not show any unnecessary pride in front of the Geommu Theater. Seeing that he had no worries in front of the Demon Buddha, it seemed that it was worth coming together in the sandstorm.
“Don’t tell me to be patient from now on! Don’t tell me to look closely! I’ll just yell whatever I want, get angry whenever I want, and think whatever I want! Oh man, I should have hit him on the back of the head and said, “This crazy guy.”
Mabul, who had been listening, nodded with an expression that said, “That suits you.”
Geommu-geuk smiled at the leader of the Pungcheon cult. He was grateful that he listened to him and tried hard. Leader, you did well. Since the King of Hwan is behind us, we must be very careful.
“The fact that you have revealed your plans to the cult leader means that you have already completed some preparations.”
A problem as serious as revealing where the King of Hwan was hiding arose. It was definitely not what Geommugeuk wanted for the Pungcheon Church to be involved in war.
Anyway, one question that naturally arises.
“If someone behind the scenes influenced this decision, what good would come of pushing the Sae-oe into war?”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect was so focused on his disciples that he didn’t even think about it that far.
“What is it for?”
“We have to find out from now on.”
What does the King of Huan want?
If the goal was to take control of the Pungcheon Church, they wouldn’t have led the way to starting a war like this.
What on earth happened between King Hwan and Baekta?
Before the return, the Pungcheon Church did not start a war outside of Saewae. As people change, events change like this.
Geommugeuk asked the leader of Pungcheon.
“Do you regret putting that person in the position of leader?”
The words “of course” were about to come out, but they were stuck in my throat. Do you really regret it? If so, why can’t the answer come out right away?
The sword dance asked differently.
“If you went back in time, would you seat someone else?”
After a moment of thought, the leader of the Pungcheon sect answered.
“Even if I go back, I’ll make that guy sit down.”
No matter how much I think about it, the best I could do at that time was Sobaekta. However, if I go back, I will ask him about his dream, and before that vain dream grows, I will plant another dream.
Even if someone touches the dark desires deep inside your heart, I will raise you as a disciple who can say, “Why are you touching me, you little brat! Why don’t you go away?”
“Then it’s fine. You can correct my disciple right now.”
“how?”
“The leader must give you the answer. This is Pungcheon Church. What should we do?”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church stood up and said.
“There’s someone I need to meet first.”
Since there was no need to attract attention, Ma-bul and his escorts were left behind and the leader of the Fengchun sect secretly left the guest house.
* * *
The place where Geommu-geuk arrived with the leader of the Pungcheon sect was the house of Seong-ya, the chief elder among the six elders.
He was the person that the leader of the Pungcheon cult loved the most during his time as the leader.
“He is not the kind of person who would break a promise to me.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect believed in him.
His house stood alone in a wasteland where sandstorms blew. It felt empty, but it also had a certain atmosphere.
Plus, because it was in an open space, there was the advantage of being able to see someone approaching.
The front door was open.
“Elder Saint.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church called out from the yard, but no one came out.
After exchanging glances, Geommu-geuk and Pungcheon-gyoju entered the house together.
The house was empty.
“Judging by the amount of dust that has accumulated, it looks like the house has been vacant for quite some time.”
At the end of Geommu-geuk, a look of worry crossed the face of the leader of the Pungcheon sect.
Given the circumstances, the absence of Christmas Eve felt ominous.
The two looked around the interior. It was neat and tidy. Just by looking at how organized the house was, you could tell something about his personality.
“Don’t you have any family?”
“He was originally a person who was alone.”
“Who was the person he was closest to?”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church sighed after thinking for a moment.
I didn’t know who Seongya was close to. But he said that she was the person he cared about the most. He lived his life only caring about how others treated him.
“I don’t know what I was thinking when I lived.”
“Don’t be too hard on yourself. We’re all the same.”
“Aren’t you different?”
I was the same. No, I added more.
“Aren’t I a junior cult leader?”
“I was a cult leader!”
“Reverend!”
“Yes, Master.”
“No, please look at this.”
I discovered what a sword dance is.
There was a burnt piece of paper left next to the desk.
“The house was so neatly organized, but this ashes were not cleaned up. Perhaps they saw this and rushed out.”
Unfortunately, only the corner of the burned paper remained, and the contents were unknown.
The leader of the Pungcheon Church, who was carefully examining the paper with his hands, said something surprising.
“Can you restore this content?”
“no.”
“I can do it.”
Geommugeuk was startled by those words.
“Is there such a magic trick? Please teach me that too!”
“There is no such illusion.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church got up from his seat, left the ashes behind, and went out of the house.
The swordsman followed him and asked.
“You said you would restore it?”
“I’m going to restore it.”
“Shouldn’t we take even the remaining ashes with us?”
“That paper is a special drug-treated secret paper. When heated, the real contents come out.”
“How did you know that?”
Then, a surprising answer came from the leader of the Pungcheon Church.
“Because I chose it.”
“Is this a secret document used by the Pungcheon Church?”
“No.”
But how does the leader know?
But he chose it himself? What does it mean that the leader of the Pungcheon sect chose that piece of paper?
“I remember how Go-wol kept nagging me about choosing something cheap and good quality. He said it was to save you money.”
From those words, Geommugeuk could understand.
The answer was already there in the words that he had chosen and that the contents could be restored.
“It’s a secret letter from Eunwol.”
