Episode 561
Park Moo-gi opened his eyes wide.
Why is this kid acting like this all of a sudden?
And after listening to all of Jung Woo-young’s subsequent words, I was convinced.
I judged at the same time.
‘Melon, is this something?’
If you think about the content of the conversation that took place, these were lines that could not have been said without some basis in belief.
‘It’s unsettling. Not only is he a commoner without a surname, but the fact that he’s the top student at the academy has come to the Eastern Continent.’
Park Moo-gi, who was quietly thinking back on Jeong Woo-young’s words, flinched.
“Why are you doing that?”
Park Moo-gi asked Jung Woo-young, who was asking the question.
“Melon, he said he came under ‘order’?”
“Yes, but there is a high probability that it is a fake.”
Normally you would think so, but the situation is not simple.
No matter how much of a bluff it was, it felt cheap.
So I asked this.
“Can you be sure?”
“… … .”
“Are you sure you can risk your life to be sure of this?”
“… … I don’t know.”
Park Moo-gi lets out a sigh.
“Let’s see, who gave that Melon a separate order?”
Everything is uncertain, so we have to assume the worst.
“… … It could be the Inspector General of the Empire of Milos or a comparable figure.”
If there is any consolation.
“I guess it’s because he’s a commoner.”
Commoners. This was important.
“Even though he is the head of the academy, there is no way someone as high as the inspector general would give direct orders to someone like that.”
This applies not only to the president, but also to all those in the Central Inspection Office under him.
If they had a proper grasp of what was going on in Cheonha Castle, would they have sent Aesong, who graduated at the top of his class at the academy?
That’s ridiculous.
If you think about it logically, you should ‘dispatch’ a prestigious person, rather than sending a rookie.
“Then wouldn’t that be evidence that Melon’s claim that he received the order was a bluff?”
Park Moo-gi shook his head.
“It is mandatory for academy graduates to work in government offices. If they neglect that duty, they will suffer ridiculous disadvantages. But a fresh graduate from the academy starts bragging as soon as he arrives at his new post? That is also strange in its own way.”
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This is not wrong either.
To sum up.
“It’s true that he received orders from someone, but he’s not a major figure in the Milos Empire, is it?”
“… … .”
“Did you say you wanted to kill him?”
“Yes. I want to kill you right now.”
Park Moo-gi was lost in thought for a moment after hearing Jeong Woo-young’s words.
Hmm.
“I understand how you feel, but I’ll just watch for now.”
“… … My lord. Is that really so?”
“Rather, I would like to ask. Do you really have to do that?”
At those words, Jung Woo-young grabbed hold of the sanity he had let go of.
Park Moo-gi continues speaking in a soft voice.
“Killing him? That would be easy. But he’s only been in office for a day. Killing him in a day? He’s the top graduate of the Academy. Even we are suspicious of such a guy coming to the Eastern Continent as an inspector, so how could the Milos Empire be any different?”
There is no difference.
“That is where people live after all. It will be controversial, and the incident where he died will attract attention. As you know, if attention is drawn, wouldn’t those above the Milos Empire who want to look good to the emperor send a proper person to properly investigate the truth, even if it is late?”
“… … .”
“At that time, the guys from the Taoist temple may come, or the inspector from the Central Inspection Office may come. Of course, they won’t come alone. It means that the world will be in chaos. It takes time and time again. It means that you have to be careful. Can’t you stand that?”
“… … I can bear it.”
“Yes, I can endure it. I trust you enough that people say I favor you over all the other patrolmen. So this time, you endure it.”
Park Moo-gi could have just told him to endure it. He could have even given him an order. But he didn’t.
I consoled him nicely.
This also means that Park Moo-gi cares for Jung Woo-young that much.
“You decide.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I could change your area of responsibility or give you a vacation for a while. Personally, I think it would be better for you to take a vacation until you calm down. What do you think?”
Jung Woo-young thought for a moment. He knew Park Moo-gi’s feelings well.
Others also know that the relationship between the two has been going on for decades.
Jung Woo-young made a decision.
“I will stay. I will keep him close. I will observe him more closely than anyone else.”
Park Moo-gi was satisfied with those firm words.
It was trustworthy.
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If it had been any other unmanned unit, they would have drawn their swords the moment Melon started taunting them in that bar.
It is because they live and die for their dignity, and the position of patrolman is not one that just anyone can occupy.
If the Milos Empire has an inspector, the world has a patrolman. Jeong Woo-yeong endured it.
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I guess I can endure it a little longer.
“I will report this matter directly to my ‘higher-ups.’ I will take all possible measures, so you just quietly watch him. Can you do it?”
“Yes, you can.”
The conversation between the two ended like that.
* * *
I looked up at the sky for a moment.
The night air was extremely cold.
I lowered my gaze.
What I saw were ruins.
Ruins that must have housed a magnificent building just a few months ago.
There were building debris everywhere, and there were even nameplates that read “Gwangmyeong” written on them.
This is the former home of the Gwangmyeongse family.
The more I thought about it, the more absurd it became.
He just stretched out his hand and touched the ground.
I pulled up the mana and sent it underground. Then I searched the entire area around the ground, within a radius of almost 5km.
There was no such place where corpses were buried in piles.
There were a few corpses that were visible, but they were simply those who had died of old age. I can tell that much.
After taking his hand away, he squatted down and looked around.
Let me emphasize this one more time.
There was nothing special.
I don’t think there will be any information that can be found here.
It was a little disappointing.
‘… … If I had learned black magic, things would have been easier.’
Among black magic, there is a magic that reads the memories of the land. However, I cannot use it.
My mother was strict, even though she didn’t say anything. And my father was the same.
They taught me everything else, but they never taught me black magic.
My father’s words still linger in my head.
‘Black magic is not good.’
I asked why. To that, my father said this.
‘Because you’re not qualified yet.’
qualifications.
This was important.
‘The black magic that can bring back the dead is a magic that should be known by only a minimal number of people.’
‘Danny, listen carefully. It’s not that we don’t trust you. But if you use this magic, how will the world view you?’
‘You may be confident that you can avoid being swept away by the world, but it can’t be easy.’
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My father smiled and patted my head.
‘No matter how much you can restrain yourself and use it without revealing your existence to the world, countless unexpected things will happen to you while you are alive. That’s the world. I will never teach you the black magic unless you are free from all those gazes and become the freest and most responsible man in the world.’
I asked this:
What happens if you don’t qualify?
I can’t forget the look on my father’s face at that time.
My father said this.
‘Then the black magic will be cut off from my hands.’
That also meant that he would erase it from the world without telling anyone.
It would have been stranger if I hadn’t been upset, but I understood.
I could understand it well.
Black magic is a type of magic that cannot be seen favorably in the world, no matter how well it is packaged.
Black magic is a type of magic that can bring the dead back to life, give form to ghosts, and create chaos in the world by stimulating all sorts of negative emotions.
If possible, it is better not to use it.
Even if you use it, you must be someone who can definitely protect it or someone who can definitely use it responsibly.
It is clear that he was not accepted by his father and mother.
But as I said before, I understand.
You just have to try a little harder.
If you are qualified, you can do it.
Then there is nothing to feel wronged or upset about.
I looked through the materials in my hand.
[The Gwangmyeong family was destroyed overnight. Is this normal? The body of the Gwangmyeong family was not found, nor were the bodies of his family members. They may have used teleportation magic, or they may have burned the bodies. Since they escaped in the middle of the night, there were witness statements that there was a loud noise and screams all night long. I came to investigate directly, but Inspector Jeong Woo-yeong did not cooperate, and the other Sega families did not cooperate either. Even people within the Qing did not cooperate. What does this mean?]
Now only one sentence remains.
And this sentence was the most important. This sentence is also the reason why I just left like this.
[In the worst case scenario, everyone in the Cheonhaseong Inspection Office may have colluded with Cheonhaseong. I don’t even want to imagine it, but everyone except me may have been killed. Maybe I will be killed soon, too.]
I slowly got up from my seat.
Once you stimulate it enough, there will be a reaction in some way.
It was at that moment that I was about to continue walking.
“You won’t get anything from here.”
I turned around. I saw a man.
He was King Gwangso, the head of the Gwangwon family.
“The Gwangmyeong and Gwangwon families were close. At least, that’s what I thought.”
“Then you must know why Gwangmyeongsega disappeared overnight.”
I didn’t mean to raise my voice. Why in this situation?
The mad king spoke confidently.
“I don’t know.”
“Didn’t you say it was tight?”
“Aren’t knowing the reason and being intimate two separate issues?”
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I didn’t bother answering. I just stared blankly at the mad king.
“Elena, I have a few things to tell you about that woman.”
“I have a few things to tell you… … . This is interesting.”
He walked straight ahead and approached the mad king.
“I hope this information is meaningful.”
“It will be meaningful information.”
When I gestured as if to tell him to speak, the mad king spoke naturally.
“She was a woman of strong determination.”
“Are you persistent?”
“Elena, she didn’t just investigate this place, she investigated the entire Sacheon.”
Did you check everything?
The words were a bit strange.
For now, I just stayed quiet without asking any questions.
“That’s all I know. I know she’s been working on it for quite some time. And she must have caught something. The inspector’s power is great. I think you’ll agree with that opinion.”
“I disagree.”
“It may seem suspicious, but I don’t know why Elena and the other inspectors died ‘under suspicious circumstances.’ It could have been disguised as suicide, as you said. But as I said before, I don’t know anything. As you inspect as an inspector, you will realize that small and medium-sized sects like ours and the Wolnyeomun are nothing more than loaches. The information we know is limited. The information we learn is also limited.”
I understand that completely.
“There may be something that Elena has caught that we don’t know about, and it may be a ‘bigger secret’ than you think. But you won’t be able to figure it out like Elena.”
“Why?”
“You are a suspicious being in many ways. You are the top of the academy and have been dispatched to Cheonha Castle. Even if you are a commoner, you are the top. The standard route for a top is to go to the Central Supply Office or the Central Inspection Office. If you are lucky, you can go to the Sky Castle where the Emperor resides or to the Taoist temple. A person like that is coming to Cheonha Castle? The checks have already begun. The information will be kept tightly hidden and will not be easily revealed. You, will have to take a more difficult path.”
I ended up laughing hysterically.
“We’ll have to wait and see.”
The mad king said.
“At this point, I’m starting to wonder too. Why were the inspectors of the Milos Empire’s deaths disguised as accidents, and.”
The story that will come out later is something that even I found so unsettling that I never even imagined it.
“Why, if the death was faked as an accident, didn’t the Empire of Milos conduct a detailed investigation into this matter?”
It is known that I received orders from someone above me, but that is impossible.
This is a lie. I have never received orders from anyone.
To that extent, the Empire of Milos is not interested in what is happening in the world.
If you look at this differently.
“It’s possible that someone in the Milos Empire is covering up the affairs of the world.”
“exactly.”
I stared blankly at the mad king. I didn’t receive any information though.
“Thank you. I received good information.”
“Enough with the pretense. And.”
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“and?”
“I have no expectations from you and you have no expectations from me, so this is the most ideal relationship between us. I hope there will be no progress or regression in this relationship.”
I ended up laughing. Well then, there’s nothing more to say.
He just turned around.
I’m a little excited to go to work tomorrow.
