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Absolute Return Episode 381
Episode 381: My Bloody Sword.
“… … So, I invited the leader of the martial arts world to this meeting.”
As soon as I returned to school, I reported what had happened to my father.
Today, General Sima Ming was also present. He was the one responsible for coordinating the meeting schedule and escort issues.
When I told him that I had invited the leader of the martial arts world, my father shook his head in disbelief, and Sima Ming just stared at me without saying a word.
“Did our general expect this to happen?”
Of course, I expected it. This is the inevitable course of history. This is what I expected.
“What are you talking about? Are you talking about the incident where the leader of the small sect suddenly left the sect to save the tavern owner and invited the leader of the Apostles to the main sect? Or are you talking about the incident where you went to ask for the understanding of the leader of the martial arts world and ended up inviting the leader of the martial arts world?”
Now that I think about it, I went out to rescue Cho Chun-bae and his wife and ended up here. I didn’t realize it. Maybe all of this was created by Cho Chun-bae’s fate.
“I’m sorry. I’ve caused you so much trouble when you’re already busy.”
“Do you know this is a big deal?”
If the person who committed the crime was not the leader of the cult, and if this was not the place where my father was, I might have been yelled at for knowing what I had just done.
“The young sect leader has accomplished something that no one else has been able to do.”
“Is that a compliment?”
Sima Ming’s expression said. Was that a compliment? Of course, in front of his father, he said something different from what he had in mind.
“That’s a compliment.”
He looked like he wanted to spout a rant that started with the words, ‘But…
I understood Sima Ming. Having spent his entire life as a soldier, he did not like variables and changes. This incident was especially the biggest event in his military life.
“There are many things to prepare for. Especially since this is the first tripartite meeting, there is expected to be a lot of confusion. The biggest problem is the escort issue. The Murim Alliance and the Sadomae Alliance will try to bring as many experts as possible. The more people there are, the higher the probability of an accident occurring. It means that one wrong step could lead to war.”
However, he could not have asked them to come with only the minimum escort. Therefore, prior coordination was absolutely necessary, and the person who had to engage in a war of nerves with the armies of both sides was Sima Ming himself. It was a pity for him, but what could he do? Fate had led us this way.
I turned my gaze away from Sima Ming and looked at my father, who was looking down at me without saying a word.
If it had been before the regression, I would have trembled at those eyes. I wouldn’t have been able to even look at their faces. That’s why my relationship with my father, instead of progressing, only regressed.
My father is looking at me without much thought. He must be thinking, “What should I do with that guy who keeps causing trouble?” Tsk tsk. I wonder if he will be disappointed in me for no reason. I wonder if he will regret making me his cult leader. Is he thinking of his brother?
We must never forget that the wings of our imagination that we spread alone can be torn off by misunderstanding.
“Are you very angry?”
“Of course! Who can call a three-way meeting on their own? The military should immediately contact the Murim Alliance and the Sadomasaki Alliance and tell them to cancel!”
My father’s voice resonated through the church hall.
But there was no irritation or anger in my father’s eyes as he looked at me.
I could tell that my father was getting angry on Sima Ming’s behalf in order to appease him. It was also a scolding for me.
“No, Father!”
“It won’t work!”
Sima Ming stepped forward cautiously.
“Fix it, Leader. Since the younger leader has already promised, I think it would be best to proceed with this matter as is.”
In this way, I can establish Sima Ming’s prestige and give him a chance to take my side.
“Thank you, sir.”
“But that’s fortunate. The young sect leader already has an army.”
How hard it would be to live as my soldier, he said, shaking his head with that exact expression. He is our general with a bitter aftertaste.
“You are going too far!”
The atmosphere lightened somewhat thanks to Sima Ming’s joke.
I looked at my father again.
What on earth is he thinking right now? Does he want to see the two leaders? Even if I look at him so intently, he is a father who is difficult to understand.
Anyway, what happened was what happened. I had something to tell my father.
“This meeting is a meeting of three people, but it will have a great impact on the three of us. Where else can we learn? This is a once-in-a-lifetime meeting between the cult leaders and the leaders.”
And he told others what he had said.
“I did it because I trusted my father.”
Finally, his characteristic smirk formed on his father’s lips. It’s been a while since I’ve seen him, but he looks good.
“Then I will take my leave now.”
I turn around and leave, but the back of my head feels hot.
Why do you dream of unifying the martial arts world? I will stop you to the end, Father.
By the way, there are three gazes on the back of your head, not two, right?
Before leaving Cheonmajeon, he shouted into the air.
“Hey, mister! I’m sorry.”
He didn’t forget to apologize to his escort, Hui. He was another person who was nervous about the three-way talks.
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“Elder!”
After leaving the Kyojujeon, the first place I headed was Namdojong where the Bloody Heavenly Horse was.
I ran to Hyeoncheon Doma’s residence as if I was meeting a family I had lost. Since I had only seen Kwonma last time and had left the school again, it had been a long time since I had seen Hyeoncheon Doma.
There was no one in the yard.
So I walked slowly and looked into the house through the window. Then I saw an unexpected sight.
Hyeolcheon Doma was lying asleep on the bed.
‘It’s not bedtime yet.’
I was about to turn around when I flinched. Bloodthirsty Doma taking a nap? This had never happened before.
I turned around again, carefully opened the door, and went inside. I walked without making a sound, in case I woke her up.
But at the last moment, I turned my steps from the bed to the bookshelf. Standing in front of it, Hyeolcheondoma was looking at the newly purchased books.
“Didn’t you come in because you were worried about me?”
When I looked back, the Bloodthirsty Demon was looking at me with its eyes open.
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“No?”
No. He probably doesn’t know how surprised he was at that moment. When he entered the room, he felt the breath of the Blood Heavenly Sword, so he slightly turned around.
“I was planning to really startle you when you came over to check my breathing.”
“Why am I checking your breathing? Are you the kind of person who would die in bed? You would die leaning on the sword of destruction after fighting brilliantly on the battlefield.”
“You rascal! Do you tell an old man to die so easily?”
But, contrary to his words, a smile formed on his lips that he couldn’t hide. Because it was also the last thing he dreamed of.
“But are you taking a nap like you never did in your entire life?”
“I sleep sometimes. You too, when you get older.”
Could it be because of my mood? My voice, which was usually raspy, seemed to have lost some of its strength.
“Did you do well when you went out?”
“I had an accident.”
“It’s strange that you don’t get into trouble when you’re running around like that. What kind of accidents?”
This incident was still a top secret, known only to his father and Sima Ming, and was not known to anyone else.
“I invited the leader of the Apostles to the Pungryu Tavern.”
So how surprised would he be?
“Who did you invite?”
“I am the leader of the Apostles.”
“The Apostolic Leader I know? Baek Ja-gang?”
“Do you know?”
“I know.”
He was a man with broad knowledge and many acquaintances.
“How could that be? That suspicious person accepted your invitation?”
With an expression of disbelief, Hyeolcheondoma sat up from his bed and poured cold tea from the table next to him and drank it.
“I invited one more person. That’s why I’m worried.”
Bloodthirsty Demon answered nonchalantly.
“I invited the leader of the Apostles, so who would dare to cause trouble? As long as it’s not the leader of the martial arts world.”
A moment of stillness.
The startled Bloodthirsty Demon blinked as he looked at the sword dance.
“No?”
When there was no answer, Hyeolcheondoma asked again.
“No, right?”
“… … .”
“no way?”
“Why not?”
Then he pretended to be in pain, covering his head.
“I don’t know why I’m like this either!”
I whined, but Hyeolcheon Doma didn’t respond. His eyes directed at me were deep.
“Even the leader of the martial arts world accepted the invitation? How could he? Even you would do that.”
“I don’t think you accepted the invitation because of me.”
“or not?”
“The three of you must have wanted to see each other at least once. Otherwise, would this have happened?”
Bloodthirsty Demon, who had been nodding quietly, spoke with a cold demeanor.
“The two leaders are coming to our school? This is an opportunity to take care of both sides at once.”
After saying it as if it were his own thoughts, Hyeolcheondoma quickly added.
“What if the leader thinks like this?”
Hyeolcheon Doma thought that his father might have such thoughts.
“At least this time, it won’t be like that.”
“How can you be sure?”
Honestly, I’m not sure. I just trust my father.
“Because my son invited me as a guest.”
“What if you value your great cause more than your son?”
“Then, please stop me, sir. Only you can stop me.”
We looked at each other in silence.
At that time, Seodaeryong came in there.
“Huh? Your Majesty!”
Seo Dae-ryong came over to me happily.
“When did you come?”
“Today. What’s wrong? Your eyes are different.”
I could immediately tell that Seo Dae-ryong had made great strides in his martial arts skills while I hadn’t seen him before. If his skills had steadily improved little by little until now, seeing him today made me feel like he had gotten stronger.
Then, a surprising fact is revealed.
“Yesterday, Master opened my Imdokyang vein.”
Geommu-geuk could now see that the Bloodthirsty Demon wasn’t joking around, but was really tired and taking a nap.
Seo Dae-ryong was holding a medicinal herb in his hand. It seemed that he had gone to the magician and brought back some medicine to protect his body.
“Let me take a look at your body.”
I didn’t ask, “Can I take a look?” He knew how worried I was, so he grabbed my wrist and didn’t let go of the ray of energy that was pushing into me.
“It’s okay, I am.”
Fortunately, it was okay. Since his martial arts skills were so strong and his internal energy was so profound, he was able to penetrate the Imdokyang vein without using his innate energy.
Imdokyangmaek Tatong.
A process that an ordinary master must go through to become a peerless master. I thought that since I had taken him as my disciple, I would do it for Seo Dae-ryong someday, and that day has already come. This must be because Seo Dae-ryong trained so hard.
The sword dance gave color to the blood claws.
“You know, right? The Imdokyangmaek Tatong is so dangerous that it’s only done to blood relatives.”
“I know.”
“Okay then.”
Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes were hot. You could tell without even looking how grateful he was for Seo Dae-ryong’s personality.
“I’ll warm up the medicine I brought you. The doctor said this medicine is the most effective.”
Bloodthirsty Demon nagged at Seodaeryong.
“Hey, how much of your salary do you earn to buy medicine?”
“I’m a lord of the underworld. I make a lot of money.”
Seo Dae-ryong went outside to warm up some medicine.
When I looked at Hyeolcheondoma with eyes filled with emotion, he raised his voice for no reason.
“I didn’t do it for you. If you were my disciple, you should do that much.”
Now it doesn’t sound awkward to call you my disciple.
“I like you the best, old man.”
Hyeolcheondoma, who felt awkward in this atmosphere for no reason, lay back down on the bed.
“Okay. I’ll be more self-sufficient.”
But I’m not the type of person to just go. I sat down on the edge of the bed.
“I may have shouted loudly, but wouldn’t I be worried? What if the meeting I had envisioned turned out to be a really dangerous situation? What if my father were to laugh at me while holding his head in both hands, blood dripping down his face?”
“Why are you complaining to me?”
“Then who do you tell this to?”
“Go to the mask-maker. Go to the drunkard or the poisoner.”
I continued talking as if I hadn’t heard.
“Wouldn’t it be only my father who would be afraid? Wouldn’t the old man dislike me? Or, if I find out, would the old man have a grudge against the leader of the Sadodo or the leader of the Murim that I don’t know about? Wouldn’t he be unable to bear it and try to kill me if he actually meets me?”
Bloodthirsty Demon said with his eyes closed.
“If it was that much of a favor, I would have gone and found it already.”
“I guess so?”
“You never know. One of the Amazons might burst out with their suppressed emotions that day.”
“No, no!”
While I was pretending to be in pain, Seo Dae-ryong came in with some warm medicine.
“Master, take your medicine!”
“I should take that medicine. I’m so anxious I think I’ll die first.”
When they tried to intercept the medicine, Seodaeryong escaped using his magic.
“This is yours, Master!”
“Since when have you been taking such good care of your elders? Seo Gook-ju, it’s me, it’s me! The former Hwangcheon Gook-ju and the leader of the Cheonma Sect! The person you serve as your right-hand man!”
“Until Master finishes taking this medicine, he will be one-armed!”
As I watched Seo Dae-ryong politely offering medicine to Hyeolcheon Doma, a smile naturally formed on my lips. The two people had never spoken to each other before their return.
The image of Seo Dae-ryong coming into my office with that gloomy expression when I first met him overlapped with his current appearance. The image of him hanging on to the leg of the Bloody Sword while drunk overlapped again. The image of him being happy when he received the Great Sword as a gift also overlapped.
And what kind of image will be superimposed on this image? What kind of picture will remain when all of these images overlap?
After Hyeolcheondoma, who had taken the medicine, lay down again, Seodaeryong and I quietly left the room.
At that moment, Hyeolcheon Doma spoke with his eyes closed.
“Everything will be okay.”
Those deep, yet calm words put my heart at ease. They really put me at ease.
Even if I regress, no matter how perfect I seem and how hard I try to live, I am still someone who needs these words. I am doing well, everything will be fine. This is the kind of person who is my bloodthirsty enemy.
“Inspector Seo, let’s sleep together with our elders today.”
“great.”
Seo Dae-ryong, swept up in the atmosphere, had no fear.
Then, Bloodthirsty Demon opened his eyes and shouted.
“Whoever you want! Go! Go home and sleep!”
When I heard the cry of the Bloodthirsty Horse, I finally felt that I had returned home. If someone were to ask me how I was able to go through that difficult path, I would answer that it was because I had a place to return to.
“Go away, you guys!”
If I thought you would just listen, I wouldn’t have even brought it up in the first place.
I ran out with an excited face and shouted.
“I’ll bring my pajamas! Let’s go, Right Arm!”
