Episode 37
Blue-eyed iris
After Dang Gyu-jin declared his separation from Namgung San-young, he thought about it.
‘Let’s just tell Unhwi everything.’
Dang Yun-hui’s biological mother passed away not long after giving birth to Yun-hui.
People simply thought she had died from the aftereffects of severe labor pains for a long time, but the truth was that the medicine used to treat her had been mixed with trace amounts of poison over a long period of time.
Dang Gyu-jin realized this after he got older.
“Our young lady will grow up to be a very wonderful person. So you should continue to have that kind of heart, okay?”
Mrs. So remained in Dang Gyu-jin’s memories as a very good mother, to the point where she could be considered a second mother.
Although Namgung Sanyoung strictly instructed her to always keep her distance, Dang Gyujin would sometimes secretly look for red flags.
The lady taught Dang Gyu-jin a lot.
How big the world is outside the manor.
How vast is the world.
How beautiful is Mt. Cheongseong and how solemn is Mt. Ami.
It was also Madame So who taught me how sweet and delicious candy is.
Namgung San-yeong, who was always strict, only suffocated Dang Gyu-jin, but the lady gave him some breathing room.
So naturally, I started playing with Unhwi often.
and.
I also happened to see the combination of medicinal herbs that was being presented to the lady.
“This combination-”
“fizzle.”
It was Dang Gyu-jin who happened to be studying poison at the time, and he realized how wrong the combination was.
It appears to strengthen the yang energy on the surface, but it is actually a trick that eats away at the human body.
Dang Gyu-jin was about to go to the pharmacy and tell them that something was wrong.
But the lady grabbed Dang Gyu-jin’s small arm.
He put his index finger against Dang Gyu-jin’s mouth.
The lady was smiling.
“I’m fine. I don’t want to create unnecessary trouble.”
“but-“
“Anyway, I don’t have a body that can live long.”
“!?”
“I had an incurable disease that I had been suffering from for a long time. Thanks to the Lord of Bunga, I was barely able to keep it at bay, but it exploded again after I gave birth to Un-hui.”
“!!”
“I only have about half a year left? So, in fact, those herbs aren’t having a big negative effect on me. Rather, I should be thankful that they’re relieving my pain.”
“… … .”
“So just leave it alone. I’m really fine.”
Dang Gyu-jin’s throat was choked up.
I wanted to say something, but I had no idea what to say.
She was still too young to know anything.
The lady hugged Dang Gyu-jin tightly.
“Our cute young lady, how can you be so delicate? How can you be the successor who will lead the Guryong branch in the future?”
“… You don’t have to do that.”
“But I still have to do it?”
“no, I do not want!!”
“This kind of stubbornness really is something of a traitor. Hahaha.”
The lady smiled lightly as she looked at Dang Gyu-jin, who had tears welling up in his eyes.
“This might be a bit of a request for you, miss, but can you promise me one thing?”
“No. I don’t want to. So don’t die. Okay?”
“Please be our Unhwi’s friend. Forever and ever.”
“I said no! I’m going to bully you to death! I’m going to make you cry even more!”
The young lady said nothing more.
He just pats Dang Gyu-jin’s head with a warm smile as if he knows everything.
That image still remained in Dang Gyu-jin’s heart.
Two years later.
The lady really closed her eyes, still smiling warmly.
A person who was said to live half a year was considered to have lived a long time, but lived a whole year and a half longer.
Dang Gyu-jin knew very well that it was a miracle brought about by the will of the lady who wanted to keep Yun-hui and build memories for even one more day.
Sadness weighed on my heart.
“Kikikik… … .”
The figure of Yun-Hwi crying while holding the coffin of the young lady was seen.
The sadness pressed harder on my chest.
“Kikikikikikik… … .”
I turned my head to the side, unable to bear to look at that sight.
The figure of Namgung Sanyoung was seen bowing his head, pretending to be sad, while wearing mourning clothes.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised beneath his shadowed face.
In that moment, anger pressed harder on my chest.
“Kikikikikikikik… … .”
My chest felt so stuffy.
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I felt like I was going to burst and die if things continued like this.
Dang Gyu-jin looked around.
I wish someone could help me.
I wish someone would look into this stuffy interior and open it up.
but.
‘doesn’t exist.’
No one looked at her.
No one mourned the death of the young lady, and no one sympathized with Yun-hui for losing his family.
They were busy doing something else among themselves. Some people were even talking secretly.
Now, an emotion that is difficult to express in words filled my heart and took my breath away.
“Kikikikikikikikikik… … .”
Now I’m even hearing auditory hallucinations.
Dang Gyu-jin looked back at his father urgently.
If you are a father.
My father, who loved his mother so much that he even cured her incurable disease, would surely understand my frustration.
“Kikikikikikikikikiki!”
The moment he saw his father’s expressionless face, Dang Gyu-jin’s heart finally broke, unable to bear the weight.
Damn!
I didn’t know exactly what was broken.
It felt like my chest, or my heart, or my soul was broken.
I just felt so empty, like my chest had been ripped open.
So Dang Gyu-jin ran away.
I ran out of breath. I wanted to somehow escape from this place full of devils.
And when I was out of breath like this, I felt like the emptiness would fill me up a little.
But no matter how much I ran, my empty heart just wouldn’t fill. I felt like I was going crazy.
When I finally stopped for a moment because I was running so hard that I thought I would run out of breath.
That was the first time he opened his mouth.
“Ki kiki kii! You don’t like them all? Don’t you want to kill them all? Yeah?”
Dang Gyu-jin was able to realize that it was a piece of his soul that had fallen from his chest a moment ago.
That was my first encounter with the Blue Mask.
* * *
“I said, ‘Come play with me.’ Okay? If you don’t want to see it, just put it away. If you want to see it, just take it away! How nice!!”
Once the blue mask raised its head, it would not leave Dang Gyu-jin.
It whispered incessantly.
If there’s a thorn in your eye, kill it.
Then it is very comfortable and refreshing.
‘no!’
But Dang Gyu-jin somehow shook his head and resisted.
I didn’t want to lose myself to that guy.
It was true that I hated all the people in my family who did not mourn the death of my wife.
But on the other hand, they were an incredibly warm family to him.
I would have caught them if I had caught them, but I didn’t want to do anything bad like hurting them just because I didn’t want to see them right away.
However, the temptation of the blue mask became stronger as the days passed, and Dang Gyu-jin had no choice but to make an extreme choice.
He decided to leave his family completely and climb Mt. Cheongseong.
The Heaven and Earth Diary was a treasure trove.
A gold coin that can restrain the blue mask that tries to run wild like Son Oh-gong.
And when I succeeded in completely filling the vault and became free, I was finally able to come down to the family.
I met Un-Hwi, whom I had been waiting for so long.
The family that I thought would change remained the same.
Namgung Sanyeong still hated Unhwi, and his family members also disliked Unhwi.
But there was one thing that was different.
Unhwi.
It was as if I had become a different person.
and.
‘It hardly ever comes out.’
He set out to tell Yun-hui the truth about his wife, which he had kept a secret from her, but received an answer from Yun-hui that he had never expected.
‘What does the past matter?’
The answer hit Dang Gyu-jin hard on the back of his head.
‘I just need to do well from now on. The future is much more important to me.’
It was only then that Dang Gyu-jin realized.
‘It wasn’t Yun-hui who was stuck in the past, it was me.’
The past no longer matters.
I just want to look forward to the future.
So I didn’t really talk about the past.
Because he didn’t seem curious at all.
And I wondered.
‘What was the future I was seeing?’
I can confidently say that there was none.
So shouldn’t we make it now?
I imagined it.
What does the future look like for you?
.
.
There, Dang Gyu-jin was with Un-hui.
With a happy laugh.
‘This is it. This is what I want to do.’
Dang Gyu-jin recalled the time when he shared a drink with Un-hui and Dang-gon.
That was the moment I felt the most happy and at ease after coming down from Cheongseongsan Mountain.
The house that Dang Gyu-jin had been dreaming of was exactly that kind of place.
then.
How can we create such a future?
The answer was already decided.
‘Let us remove all the chains that bind Yun-Hwi.’
So that Yun-Hui can run towards the future without any hindrance.
And so that he can stand side by side with it.
I wanted to become a sword.
“Ki-ki-ki-ki! Now there’s something you want to get rid of? Alright, very good. Let’s get it all cleaned up!”
The laughter of the Blue Mask, which I hated hearing so much, now sounded like the laughter of a strong ally.
From then on, Dang Gyu-jin began to search around Namgung San-yeong, and for the first time, he sensed demonic energy.
The assassin’s intention to take control of Yun Hui was also mixed in.
I followed after him.
I discovered a suspicious temple.
I wanted to go inside, but there was a strange fog so I couldn’t step in.
So, I was just waiting for someone to come out of the temple… and then Namgung Sanyoung showed up with a carriage.
‘mother.’
What on earth are you planning to do next?
I thought about attacking the carriage right away, but I decided to watch for a bit longer, so I hid and guarded the entrance.
and.
Kwarrrrrrung!
Soon the mountain shook with a tremendous explosion. The fog was seen dissipating. The flames were raging.
“Ki-ki-ki-ki. It looks like a major accident has occurred. Let’s go! Hurry up! Hurry up!”
Dang Gyu-jin was already flying before the Blue Mask could even urge him on.
I don’t know what happened, but I have an instinctive feeling that now is the only time I can eliminate the enemies.
however.
‘Who is the author?’
A strange-looking bird was seen flying over the peak where the shrine was located.
On top of it, a middle-aged man with a half-broken body was climbing on top, gnashing his teeth.
I was injured and my energy was unstable. Because of that, I couldn’t avoid the feeling of the Heaven and Earth Diary.
It was magic.
‘It’s that guy!!’
It was clear that he was the leader of the assassins who had joined hands with Namgung Sanyoung and tried to harm Unhui.
“What are you doing! I have to catch it quickly!! Hehehe. This is going to be fun. This is going to be fun. Hehehehehe!”
“Hehehehehe! I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill you!!”
A strange laughter spread from between Dang Gyu-jin’s lips.
A blue mask descended over his face.
Wearing a ghost mask.
Dang Gyu-jin always called the fairy tale with the blue mask that.
Crunch!
He drew his sword.
Paat-
The black sword flew across the sky.
A crescent-shaped sword.
The Heavenly Sword Energy of the Heavenly Diary struck down like lightning and tore apart the body of the monster.
As the magical power of the Pasahyunjeong was mixed, the monster burst into flames. Resurrection became impossible.
“Ahhhhh! What the heck! What the heck is this!”
The white bone mesh that had suddenly lost its mount fell helplessly to the ground.
Reincarnation Demon Temple
