This is the 84th regular restaurant.
I entered Magachon with my father.
Walking with the author gave me a new feeling. There is always a thrill that comes with the first time.
“How long has it been since you came out, Magachon?”
“It’s been quite some time.”
From what you said, it seemed like it had been a long time since you had been here.
“Isn’t it nice to get some fresh air?”
What does this distance mean to my father?
We walked slowly along the street, looking at the shops lining the street, the vendors in front of them, and the pedestrians passing by.
It seems that people have an innate ability. My father did not develop internal energy or emit energy, but the path he walked opened up naturally.
Everyone unconsciously stepped aside to block my father’s path. There was something about my father that was hard to explain in words.
I stopped in front of a timber store that sold both silk and clothing.
“Father, since coming out like this is a commemorative event, why don’t we get a set of military uniforms together?”
“There are dozens of military uniforms made by artisans.”
“Instead, you don’t have a matching uniform like your son, right? Just one set. Okay?”
I went into the lumberyard first. My father followed me in, pretending to be defeated.
Inside the store, all kinds of silks, fabrics, and clothes were piled up.
I quickly chose the uniform before my father changed his mind.
“How about that military uniform hanging over there?”
It was a martial arts uniform with the Cheonmahon, the symbol of our school, drawn on it. Originally, it was a design that could not be copied without permission, but since it was not something that could be stopped from being sold, it was accepted as a souvenir at some point.
But my father pointed somewhere else.
“How about that?”
It was a splendid white martial arts uniform. It was a martial arts uniform that made anyone who saw it look like a Jeongpa person, with plum blossoms embroidered on the arms and legs.
“Should we do that?”
“What if we go to Jungwon to play next time? You can’t wear something like that then, right?”
“!”
I was really surprised. You remembered my words about going to Jungwon together to play!
“That’s fine with me too. Give me two sets of those uniforms.”
Surprisingly, my father did the calculations too.
“You said you were going to buy food? I’ll buy you clothes.”
“Thank you, Father.”
I took good care of two sets of military uniforms, each wrapped in paper.
There were many things I wanted to say, but I didn’t say them. I thought that if I acted coyly, my father would try to break the awkward atmosphere by saying something harsh. For now, it’s best to just enjoy this feeling and situation.
“Where are you going to buy food?”
“Over there.”
I went to a tavern with my father.
If I were to take my father, I would have to go to the best inn, tavern, or restaurant in the area, but I didn’t want to do that. At best, it would be a place where the demons hang out, and I thought it would be better to go to a place that had meaning to me.
“This is my regular place.”
Jo Chun-bae greeted us with a big smile.
“You came with a guest you’re meeting for the first time today.”
“You are not guests, you are family.”
“This is your first time with family. Right? Yes? Family? If you say family… … .”
Jo Chun-bae, startled, looked at his father.
Although he couldn’t see the face because of the bamboo hat, Jo Chun-bae confirmed that the man didn’t look young and took a step back without realizing it.
And he asked me with his eyes.
No, really? No, really?
I answered by nodding my head.
Yes, that’s right, that’s the person the owner is thinking of.
Jo Chun-bae, who realized that the person he had come with was Cheonma, became lost in thought and trembled like an aspen tree. How could he miss out on such great fun?
I ordered him the dish his father had chosen.
“Now, please make it delicious.”
“yes.”
Jo Chun-bae’s legs were shaking as he walked to the kitchen. Thanks to that, he also heard my voice for the first time.
-Cook comfortably. Do you think my father would kill me because it tastes bad?
Jo Chun-bae staggered even more and barely made it into the kitchen.
“When was the last time you had a drink in a tavern like this?”
“I came here when I was young.”
“You haven’t come here once since you became the leader?”
Father nodded.
“Aren’t you feeling stuffy?”
“Okay.”
“Well, it might be even more frustrating when you come out into the world. There are so many people you want to kill, but you can’t kill them all.”
I poured a drink for my father, who was smiling. He also poured a drink for me. Now, giving and receiving drinks is natural. Actually, we even wear matching clothes now.
“Your internal energy has increased a lot. Where did you get it?”
“I obtained the Blood God Sect from the leader of the Pungcheon Sect.”
My father was surprised by my honest answer.
“You gave it to him? That greedy guy?”
“Everyone seems to feel sorry for me. They want to give me the elixir just by looking at me.”
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“Maybe.”
My father drank and I emptied my glass too. My father seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he just said this.
“I hope you didn’t tear yours.”
“Don’t worry. Just like my father, I am very ambitious when it comes to martial arts.”
In the meantime, the food came out.
Cho Chun-bae was originally a bar-hopping man. He had the skill of running around with both hands full of food without spilling a single drop.
He was the one who wouldn’t slip even if alcohol was spilled on the floor. He would run around gracefully like a master using the technique of climbing and dropping water, and if someone ordered expensive food at another place, he would run over to take their order as quickly as if he were changing positions.
But today, Cho Chun-bae was different. He walked slowly, as if he was afraid that the food might get messed up. It was the first time he had brought food so carefully.
“I knew the water was coming.”
I politely put down the food that Jo Chun-bae brought, who came walking with a pitiful face, begging me not to talk to him while he was teasing me.
“If you need anything else, please call me anytime!”
Then, Jo Chun-bae went down to the first floor with a face that looked like he was about to suffocate.
I couldn’t even stand on the first floor stairs to eavesdrop on my father’s taste evaluation. If I dared to eavesdrop on the Heavenly Demon, I would lose ten necks.
My father tasted the food and nodded.
“It doesn’t taste bad.”
“Please tell the owner directly later. He will really like it.”
“Nonsense.”
“That useless talk will become a lifetime memory and reward for someone. If you don’t tell me, I won’t know.”
My father just used his chopsticks without saying a word.
Then suddenly he asked.
“Why did you shake the leader of Pungcheon like that? Tell me.”
Originally, the answer should have been, ‘It was to obtain new water and later to obtain people.’
But I gave a more fitting answer as a successor.
“I did it to separate the Pungcheon Bridge from Palmazone.”
“So? Did you succeed?”
“It seems like a success for now.”
“What did you agree to give in return?”
“I would like to open a branch of the Pungcheon Church in Jungwon. Even if it is very small.”
“No way!”
“Why not?”
My father gave an unexpected answer.
“Do you know why I oppose them coming to the Central Plains?”
“Isn’t it because of the history between the past blood sect and the main sect?”
Father shook his head.
“What does the past have to do with it? It’s not because of that.”
“So, is that because you joined hands with Palmazone?”
“That was left to happen on purpose.”
Words that would have startled the demons came out of my father’s mouth.
“Either hit Pungcheon Bridge or hit Palmazone. If they’re all connected, it’s easy to create an excuse.”
Indeed, it was clear that my father was not at all afraid of Pungcheon Church or Palmazone.
“Why do you oppose it?”
“It’s not time yet. Just know that.”
The words that the time was not yet come rang loudly.
I could guess my father’s mind. The advancement of the Pungcheon Church into the Central Plains has great significance not only for us, but also for the Murim Alliance and the Sadomaeng.
In particular, if the Murim Alliance, which had suffered great damage from the past invasion of the Central Plains by the Blood Cult, began to push the advancement of the Pungcheon Cult as a revival of the Blood Cult, it could have had a major political impact.
Isn’t saying that the time has not come the same as saying that I will decide the time?
‘Father, deep down in your heart, are you dreaming of unifying the martial arts world?’
Because of the fire weapon, that dream could not be realized, but considering my father’s ability, it may be possible. The Bloodthirsty Demon says I am a sleeping dragon, but the real sleeping dragon may not have awakened yet…
I felt like asking my father out, but I held back for now because if I did that, this good opportunity to meet him would be ruined. There would always be opportunities to find out later.
“Okay, I’ll take care of that.”
“how?”
“Since I am entangled with the leader of the Pungcheon cult on a human level, I will resolve it on a human level.”
“Humanly? That’s the most difficult way?”
“But the effect will be the best. Don’t worry, I won’t be proud of knowing other people’s hearts. I won’t be greedy about winning other people’s hearts, and I will never trust them.”
It was only half true. I don’t want to live this kind of life. What’s the point of becoming a celestial demon while doubting everyone?
I may not know all of the hearts of people, but I will try to know them. I may not be able to win all of the hearts of people, but I will at least win enough hearts to not treat each other with lies and hypocrisy. I will still trust those who I trust.
“Please leave the affairs of the Pungcheon Church to me. I will handle them well.”
My father nodded and got up from his seat.
“I ate well. Come play some baduk next month.”
“Yes! You will have to grind the stone well!”
When my father held out his hand, one of the two sets of military uniforms he had left next to me flew away.
Taking it, my father went down to the first floor.
I was more touched by the fact that he took care of the uniform himself without being told, rather than buying it together or paying for it.
And the father’s unexpected appearance was completed by Jo Chun-bae.
As my father passed by, Jo Chun-bae, who was standing next to the cash register, bowed deeply enough for his waist to touch the floor and greeted him.
“It was an honor to serve you.”
My father, who was about to leave, stopped walking.
“It tasted good.”
The father went out, leaving Jo Chun-bae behind, who was standing there gasping in shock and emotion.
Jo Chun-bae, who had been standing there blankly, shouted belatedly.
“Yes! Thank you! Please come again next time!”
My father was already walking far away.
Only then did Jo Chun-bae relax and let out a long sigh of relief before sitting down.
He took out the alcohol he had hidden under the counter and drank it all down. He was the type of person who didn’t drink alcohol while doing business unless it was something serious, but today was something more serious than that.
I asked him, leaning against the railing on this floor.
“How do you feel?”
“I have no regrets even if I die now. If I were to be reborn, I would live as the owner of a tavern.”
“If you are reborn, you should live as a hero of the martial arts world.”
“No. I am satisfied with this life where I can watch over someone like Confucius. It is enough for me to treat him to delicious food.”
“Why can’t you become a master and live a life like this?”
“Then it would be even more unfortunate. I have to endure it even though I am an expert.”
“okay.”
As I watched the rare scene of Jo Chun-bae drinking, I looked outside the tavern. I could see my father’s back slowly walking through the crowd in the distance. Who would have known that he had just passed Cheonma?
I didn’t see it well before the regression.
I didn’t see my father’s back, or Jo Chun-bae, who was smiling happily with a bright face, or those people walking along the street in a hurry, going somewhere. I didn’t look at their hearts, or their eyes or mouths. Because I didn’t look, I didn’t know, and because I didn’t know, I couldn’t win.
Yes, I didn’t lose to the firearm. I lost to my life. To my indifferent life.
“Your Majesty, would you like some more wine?”
Jo Chun-bae asked from down there.
“No. I have people to see today.”
After leaving the tavern, I walked back to the bridge along the same path my father had walked.
