Episode 480
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My inner feelings come out without me knowing.
“Is this the mastermind?”
Ron, who was walking next to me, tilted his head at the unexpected remark.
“Huh? The mastermind?”
Ron asked again as I just stared blankly without answering.
“Is that the Cheonwicheon you were talking about earlier? Are you talking about them?”
“It’s in a similar vein.”
Ron’s expression turns strange.
“I think our conversation is a little weird right now. Am I the only one who thinks this?”
“Let’s say that’s true.”
“… … .”
“why?”
“… … As expected, you are a master who knows but doesn’t know.”
I burst out laughing.
“He’s like an onion. The more you peel him, the more charm he becomes. Is that what they mean?”
“Let’s say that’s true.”
I’ve been thinking about this for a while.
“You know what? Ron’s speech is becoming more and more similar to mine.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
He tapped Ron on the shoulder with his hand.
“Of course it’s good. I heard somewhere that good people are surrounded by good people who try to be like them.”
“Where did you hear that?”
“In my heart.”
Ron’s expression became even more odd when I told him indirectly that it was a made-up story.
“You keep talking about the mastermind and all, but I guess you’re quite concerned about that guy called Cheon-oe-cheon?”
He shrugged. It’s not wrong, but it’s not entirely true either.
“Maybe they.”
I paused for a moment, wondering what words to use.
“What about them next?”
I just told Ron what I thought, even though he was urging me.
“I thought it might be a warm-up.”
Ron looks at me with a somewhat complicated expression. What should I say? Should I say a feeling?
Our Ron.
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“Are you hiding something from me?”
“Me?”
“Uh. Ron, to me.”
Ron’s complex expression changed strangely.
I spoke to Ron in a casual tone.
“I had a dream.”
“Is this a dream?”
“A dream about a teacher.”
“… … .”
“I’ll tell Ron only, but when I sleep or pass out, I always dream about the Master. Even when I reach the edge of unconsciousness where I see a wall, the process always continues.”
“… … .”
“But yesterday’s dream was a little strange.”
“Is it strange? What is it?”
“I felt the Master close by.”
“… … .”
“Isn’t it really close? Isn’t it that the Master came to the Eastern Continent… … I have that thought. What do you think?”
Ron shrugs his shoulders, as if he can’t win in the end.
“Actually, I thought a lot about whether I should tell you or not. But it’s true. Lord Valentine has come. Here in the Eastern Continent.”
He paused for a moment. He even closed his eyes.
I don’t know what to say. I feel a little angry and a little sorry.
There were people on the Eastern Continent who weren’t monsters. I thought there were chimeras, but I was completely wrong.
The problem is that the Master didn’t know that. The only person who can protect the Western Continent is the Master. But the Master came to the Eastern Continent. It seems like he abandoned the Western Continent.
Of course, it’s my personal opinion and I’m saying this because I was in a slightly confused situation, but I wasn’t that happy about it.
“I guess you have good fortune since you didn’t come here right away.”
“… …Are you angry?”
“Maybe a little.”
Ron scratched his head as if he hadn’t said anything. That was the extent of the conversation between him and Ron. He just turned his head. In the opposite direction.
It’s not Yoo Je-ha who is walking ahead.
A huge, bulky man carrying a long spear on his back. He didn’t say anything, but his face was covered in a lot of beard.
If you see that at night, many people will think it’s a bandit. To be exact, it’s a bandit with a cute kid walking around with him.
therefore.
“Why are you guys following me?”
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Xiahou Dun, who was following behind, flinched and Xiahou Ying, who was next to him, also trembled.
This is the entrance to Paldasan Mountain where the archery is. I didn’t say anything, but two of them followed me here.
I thought the path was similar, but looking at this, it turns out it wasn’t.
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Naturally, the Shura Island that was walking ahead also stopped in its tracks.
“I already paid off all my debts. We’re not even going to the same place, so why are you following me?”
Xiahou Dun opens his mouth. He starts to speak, but stops. Should I do this or not? It feels a little awkward to see a man who looks like a bandit doing this.
Then Ha Hu-yeong pokes her brother’s side with her finger. Say it quickly. It’s better for you to say it with your own mouth than with mine. But why are you hesitating like this? That’s what she said. She said it in a small voice, but is my hearing normal?
Not to brag, but I can hear ants crawling.
Finally, Xiahou Dun said:
“No, sir. We wish to follow ‘Your Majesty.’”
“To the Demon Palace?”
Xiahou Dun shakes his head.
“… … That Western Continent, I want to go there.”
As the topic came up, his confidence seemed to have grown. Xiahou Dun took a step forward.
“I want to become a citizen of the land you rule.”
Straighten your back proudly.
“I want to be your window.”
“My window?”
“There is a saying that a tiger uses all its might to catch a rabbit. But that is nothing more than the babbling of ignorant people. There is nothing more inefficient than using a slaughter knife to catch a chicken.”
“therefore?”
Xiahou Dun pulled out his spear in that state. Then, he stuck it into the ground. Then he knelt down in front of him. I don’t know when he came, but his younger brother Xiahou Ying was also kneeling next to him.
“I will kill the chickens. I will cut off the heads of the chickens that block your path. It is not something I should say in front of someone as strong as you, but I think a chicken-killing knife is enough for me. For a time.”
“Once upon a time?”
“There was a time when I was called the best in the world 20 years later.”
Judging from the way he speaks without changing his expression at all, it seems to be true. His talent has been recognized throughout the Eastern Continent, so I think we can take it to mean that.
To be honest, it would be good to have someone as strong as Xiahou Dun by your side in many ways. But.
“That, the name of the herb that healed your younger brother was Saengnyeongcho?”
“exactly.”
“I think that’s why you’re like this, but I didn’t save you.”
It was just that the timing was right, and from Xiahou Dun’s perspective, it was just a lucky situation. I didn’t go to the mountains to get that life-giving herb. I just killed a guy who looked down on me, and I felt sorry for him, so I gave him the life-giving herb. And for that action, I received enough in return for receiving the Dharma from the palace and training Ron. No, it was more than enough. However, Xiahou Dun seemed to think differently. Xiahou Dun shook his head and said.
“It is true that you saved the Life Herb. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten the Life Herb, and I wouldn’t have been able to save my brother. But that has nothing to do with why I want to go under you now.”
“No relationship?”
“The incident with Saengyeongcho may have had some influence, but not entirely. I would like to rely on it.”
I should say it’s a little ambiguous.
That statement about wanting to rely on someone sounds a little dubious.
I guess it shows on his face.
“I heard what happened with the Shura Emperor. There was friction in Jongdo where the Taegeuk Sword Emperor is.”
That’s not wrong. It was true.
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“After that, you and the Shurad Emperor met again and made a promise. And now you are going to the Demon Palace to keep that promise.”
This is also true.
“You are strong. I have never seen Cheonma or Geomjon in person, so I cannot be certain, but at least you are strong enough to be called the best in the world. Also, you clearly have a purpose for the Eastern Continent. However, you are putting your original purpose aside and trying to keep your promise. A strong person like that, a strong person like that, keeps a promise with someone weaker than you, and even if you have another purpose, put that aside and keep it? I have never heard or seen anything like this in my life.”
Xiahou Dun looked up at me with glaring eyes.
“I want to enter that fence. I want to be a shepherd who guards the fence.”
I ended up laughing. Honestly, keeping promises is not difficult for me. That is how I learned it and that is how I lived. You have to keep your promises. It doesn’t matter if you are weak or strong. You can’t have that kind of thing in a promise. If you do, it is no longer a promise. Xiahou Dun must have found me strange. I think the spirit of the Eastern Continent here was ‘self-respect for the strong’, and it was definitely more blatant than the Western Continent. Xiahou Dun and Liu Zhe over there lived in that kind of world.
He looked blankly at Xiahou Dun.
I want to come under me, I want to come inside the fence and be a shepherd. It’s a really interesting saying. I like it too.
He walked forward without any hesitation. After taking a few steps, he was right in front of Xiahou Dun.
“I hate betrayal so much.”
At my words, Xiahou Dun bowed his head without saying a word.
“When you become my man, never think of betrayal. And never do anything that will make you ashamed.”
What I’m talking about here is shameful behavior.
“Don’t brag about how powerful you are, exploit those who are weaker than you, or if you don’t have the confidence to do so, don’t even start.”
Xiahou Dun raised his head. His glaring eyes were fixed on his chest. He continued speaking slowly.
“But if you keep it.”
A smile appears on my lips.
“I will put you in my fence. I will make you my shepherd.”
Only then did a smile appear on Xiahou Dun’s lips.
“I, Xiahou Dun, am not a man who speaks two words with one mouth. I can handle it. No, I can do it. I will do it unconditionally.”
I reached out my hand.
“Let’s do better in the future.”
That was a sign of permission, and Xiahou Dun quickly grabbed my arms with both hands.
He helped the guy up and also helped Ha Hu-yeong, who was next to him, up.
I even spoke to the two guys who seemed to be overcome with emotion.
“From today, you are citizens of the Milos Empire. From now on.”
I glanced at Ron. Ron was also smiling. It seemed like just seeing this was fun.
He continued speaking.
“Call me Your Majesty.”
