Episode 89: I am not the fish I caught.
After breaking up with my brother, I went to see Ian.
I don’t know why I suddenly thought of Ian, but maybe I just wanted to see the person who understood me the best.
Ian was practicing hard today too.
Ian is someone who only practices when he meets people.
Her appearance overlapped with mine, when I was gathering Dafa materials before my return. My appearance, when I was working tirelessly toward only one goal.
She, who had been practicing for a long time, belatedly noticed my arrival.
“Your Majesty! When did you come?”
“a moment ago.”
“What if the young master was an assassin?”
“You must have died about twenty times, right?”
“iced coffee!”
I drew my sword and stepped forward towards her.
“Let’s reduce that to twenty or nineteen times.”
Ian’s eyes sparkled as he realized that I was about to demonstrate the sword technique.
“thank you!”
It was a demonstration that I hadn’t seen in a long time. I didn’t show it by lowering the level, but rather showed it in its entirety at the level of the eleven stars.
There is a big difference between when she was a ten-star and now. Of course, she may not feel it as much as I do. Her achievements depend on how much she feels the difference.
When I finished the meal from start to finish, Ian was just standing there, deep in thought.
I could tell that Ian had entered a state of trance at some point.
I sat cross-legged quietly, holding my breath so as not to disturb her. I couldn’t just wait around, because I didn’t know when she would come out of her state of trance.
I started practicing Cheonmahosingong. Before, I was in a state of no-self, but today, she is in it.
After a full six hours, I felt her coming out of her trance.
Congratulations, Ian.
I congratulated her in my heart. It is not easy to fall into a state of six hours of oblivion in a person’s life.
Ian was confused as he looked around at the darkened surroundings.
“young master?”
“How was it? My first impressions of the state of no-self.”
“A state of no-self? Did I really fall into a state of no-self?”
“okay.”
“I think I was dazed for a moment?”
“Well, if you think about our lives, six o’clock is just a short moment.”
“It’s been six hours?”
Ian was surprised. In a state of trance, the moment when you first wake up is always the most important.
“Show me your sword technique right now.”
“yes.”
Ian performed the Bicheon Sword Technique in front of me.
It was indeed effective. It wasn’t just that. Her Bicheon Sword Technique had reached the realm of the Eight Stars.
“I just saw you unfolding your sword, how could this happen?”
“How long? It’s possible because you’ve only trained like a bear. Do you think it would have been possible just by watching my demonstration?”
“No matter what, it’s like that.”
“All the efforts you’ve made so far have all melted away in this state of nothingness.”
“ah!”
I taught her, and she worked hard until she died with great martial arts talent. The realm of the eleven stars inspired her even more, and most importantly, the state of the six-hour annihilation. All of these combined to create a miraculous achievement.
“Don’t be too excited. As you know, the achievement of martial arts is fast at first but gets slower as you go on. Think of the Bicheon Sword Technique as just starting. It could take a lifetime to go from the Eight Stars to the Completion, let alone the Great Star.”
“Even if it takes my whole life, I will definitely achieve great success. Heaven has given me such a precious relationship, and I would feel so sorry and wronged if I couldn’t go.”
At the same time, the time to perform the Shinto-Jeonghwa-Jul on her has come one step closer.
In order to safely perform the Shindokjeonghwasul without any side effects, my level of ignorance is also important.
But after that, her realm is important. Just thinking about the best beauty in the world with weak martial arts skills would be terrifying.
The time I thought of was when she reached the formation, I was going to use the Shindokjeonghwasul. If I had the Bicheongeom method, I would be able to protect myself no matter where I went.
But her accomplishment today made me think that it might be even sooner than I thought.
“I’m going to die twenty times, but I’m going to die twice now.”
Ian was so moved that he bowed deeply on the spot.
“Thank you, my lord.”
“Anew between us.”
“What on earth is going on between us? I was just a guard. Why on earth are you being so nice to me?”
Because you sacrificed yourself to protect me, this whole story could start.
“Ian.”
“yes.”
“I was feeling uneasy when I came back after meeting my brother. Do you know who I thought of then? It was you. That’s why I was so kind to you.”
She looked at me with a moved face.
“And you wrote two out of five questions.”
I decided to only ask the question, “Why are you being so kind to me?” five times.
“There are now three left.”
“I will use it sparingly.”
“The Bicheon Sword Technique has reached the Palseong, so you must use it with caution. Its power will be completely different from before.”
“Yes, your highness.”
“Ian. I know it doesn’t suit you to say this to someone who is so crazy and excited… … but don’t live a life where you only practice martial arts.”
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“yes!”
Ian nodded with a big smile.
Ian, that’s why.
Because there is someone who nods their head like this next to me.
You’re smart and clever, so you probably have your own thoughts, but you’re the kind of person who smiles and nods at what I say.
Because he’s the kind of person you wish you had at least one in your life.
Because he is the kind of person who can give different answers even if you ask him a hundred times, not four times.
Come on, Ian. Let’s get to the composition!
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When I returned after meeting Ian, the Bloodthirsty Demon was waiting for me, having dug up the Heavenly Sword in the ground around my residence.
“Why are you here?”
“I remembered the day I first met Janelle here.”
“Do you want to change everything when you come back, hyung?”
“I thought I should at least let you know that it wasn’t my fish that I caught.”
He pulled out the sword he had been holding and drew a long line on the ground.
“This is where I first met you.”
Bloodthirsty Doma drew a line at the very beginning of the line. He drew a line on the floor like this the first day he came to see me. He kept poking me in the side.
“And now here.”
He drew a new line a little over halfway through the line.
“Oh! It’s more than halfway through!”
“I barely made it. Is this something to be happy about?”
“This is enough.”
“that’s enough?”
“Whether it’s friend or foe, it’s friend. Whether it’s life or death, it’s birthday. If you’re too close to someone, doesn’t it become burdensome? I don’t have the confidence to take care of that person until the end, but that person keeps crossing the line and coming towards me.”
I pulled out my black magic sword and drew a line near the end of the line.
“You have to be a son to get here, right? Well, my father would be around here.”
This time, the line was drawn again, even further away than the blood clot.
“How can you speak so well? Did you prepare all night long? What should I say today? Did I memorize it all night long?”
“Please tell me that when I come to see you. Not on a day like this when you suddenly come to see me.”
Bloodthirsty Horse shook his head as if he couldn’t win. He came to see me because of his brother.
“I came because I have something to tell you about the Archduke.”
“Please speak.”
“The first demon the Archduke will meet will probably be the most evil of demons. Be prepared.”
In fact, his judgment was correct. In the past, the three Mazones who had supported his brother the most were Mabul, Hyeolcheondoma, and Geukaksoma.
Before his return, his brother committed many cruel acts in the future when he was chosen as his successor. It wasn’t just because of his brother’s decision. At that time, the evil demons that were attached to him, such as Mabul, Bloodthirsty Demon, and the evil demons, had a big influence on him.
Will Hyung’s fate change like Bloodthirsty Demon or Ilhwa Sword Lord? For that to happen, the fates of Mabul and the Evil Soma would have to change as well, right?
“The next closest person to Ma-bul will be the evil So-ma.”
“Originally, it was me, but now that position will be taken by the evil Soma. I expect the Archduke to meet all the other Demon Lords except me. The only difference will be the order in which they meet.”
I nodded silently.
“Even the evil Soma is not an ordinary person.”
“I know.”
Why else would he have a nickname like “extremely evil”?
“We need to prepare. Are you planning on just staying like this?”
“yes.”
“Are you just going to leave it alone?”
“I just need you and Senior Sword Master.”
“It’s nice to hear, but if the five Ma-Zones side with the Grand Duke, it’ll be difficult to deal with them.”
“Why five and not six?”
“Now that the leader of the Fengchun Sect has come, doesn’t it naturally follow that the Demon Lord Seophon has also joined our side?”
“Cheongseon is still young and ambitious, so it’s not necessarily the case. Rather, if you recruit him, he’s the easiest person to recruit.”
She could have acted like she was on the same side and then turned her back. Her brother could have used her as a trick. There are many possibilities.
“It doesn’t matter if the Sub-Hon-Ma-Jon is on the other side. If he is recruited by my brother, we may be able to use him against us in a critical situation.”
“Have you thought about that?”
“We have to. Of course, we will try our best to prevent that from happening.”
It was not because of Cheongseon, but because of the leader of the Pungcheon sect. It was also because he wanted to see Seophonmajon become his disciple and grow well.
“Then there are six opponents. Even for you, it’s hard to do this. No, it’s hard for me. We have to definitely bring at least one of the Demon Lords to our side.”
“Who are you talking about?”
Bloodthirsty Doma opened his lips to say something to someone, but then stopped.
“That’s for you, the smart one, to decide.”
He must have a side he thinks is on our side, and he seems to think that what he’s saying is wrong. He also said that he trusts my judgment.
“Move quickly before the Archduke captures all the Demon Lords.”
“Hyung, you will meet someone other than the evil Soma first.”
“Who else?”
I stared at the blood chopping board.
“me?”
Bloodthirsty Doma blinked his eyes as if to ask what that meant.
“Me?”
“Yes, I will go to see you first.”
“No way. Don’t you know that I am on your side? You may go to all the other Amazons, but you won’t come to me.”
“No, I won’t go to any other demons, but I will definitely go to you, sir. After you, it will be the leader of the Pungcheon Church.”
Hyeolcheondoma tilted his head as if he couldn’t believe my confidence.
“What makes you think so?”
“My brother will want to show his father that the reason the elder came to me was simply because he was absent. He will think that taking the elder back will earn him more points than taking all the other demons.”
Bloodthirsty Demon nodded slowly. Seeing as he didn’t say no, it seemed like it could be true.
Bloodthirsty Demon looked at me intently and asked.
“Then aren’t you worried? That I might go to the Grand Duke again?”
After a moment, I said.
“I feel anxious.”
“really?”
I said to him with a face devoid of any playfulness.
“Yes. You saw my brother that day, didn’t you? He gave a gift to Ilhwageomjon. It’s not the gift itself that is great, but the attention to detail that is great. And I will try to give you something even greater.”
Bloodthirsty Demon nodded. He also knew enough about his brother to know that much.
“I hope you don’t go. Whatever good suggestions you make, please tell me. I will hold on to you with better suggestions.”
“Aren’t you telling me to stay out of loyalty?”
“We’re not twenty-year-olds, are we?”
“You’re right, right?”
“Oh, that’s right. But I’m an old man.”
I smiled awkwardly.
“At least we won’t be taking the elderly with us.”
“why?”
“I will make a better offer even if I have to risk everything. If by any chance you come across any weaknesses and threaten me, you must let me know about it.”
“Why that?”
“I will definitely solve it. If you ask me if I can do it, I think I have shown you enough so far. If you don’t want to show me your weakness, just think of it as a relationship where we have seen everything.”
The Blood Heavenly Sword, which had been staring at me silently for a moment, stood up from its seat, putting away the Heavenly Sword that had been deeply embedded in it.
“Let’s see where you put it. Will it come to me first like you said?”
As he was about to leave, he glanced down at the line drawn on the floor.
“Where will this line move?”
