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< There is no business in Daguri (1) >
The Moorim Alliance Cheonghae Branch.
The warriors of the Murim Alliance were busy moving about to clean up the traces left by the leader of the Cheonma Cult.
“Pile up the broken items on one side!”
“Use the potion given by the Heavenly Sword Master on the injured in order of priority!”
“Sentries, be on high alert! You never know when the Demon Cult might attack!”
Among them, there is one person who is the busiest, running around and giving orders here and there.
It was Cheongwoon, who was the vice-chairman of the Demon Slayer Corps and was now the vice-chairman of the Cheonghae branch of the Murim Alliance.
“Whew… This is really no ordinary thing.”
Cheongun was so busy running around that he felt like he would not have enough space even if he had three bodies.
There were so many casualties that it was overwhelming just to collect the bodies and move and treat the injured.
If it weren’t for the amazing elixir called ‘Potion’ that the Great One had given, most of the injured would have died.
‘You are truly an amazing friend. Not only is your martial arts skills so outstanding, but you are also generous in giving such precious elixirs to people you are meeting for the first time…’
The great man generously gave out potions that seemed more precious than a thousand pieces of gold. The three warriors of the Murim Alliance were busy praising the virtues of the Pacheon Sword Master.
Cheongun also acknowledged that part. Daein was truly a man worthy of the word chivalrous.
but···.
Cheongwoon took a moment to catch his breath and looked around with a frown.
“You’re taking too much care of me. Where did this guy go?”
While Cheongun was left with a mountain of work to do, the man himself was nowhere to be seen.
It was about an hour later that the great man came to see Cheongun.
“Cheongun. Can we talk about this separately?”
“I was looking for you anyway. I’m so busy, I can’t even see your nose or where you’ve gone….”
“It’s an important story.”
Suddenly, when the elder brother spoke seriously, Cheongwoon also felt something was wrong and hardened his expression.
“I don’t think this is the place to talk about it.”
“Let’s go to my room.”
The two headed to the office of the Cheonghae branch manager. On one side of the room, Geum-oh was napping with his belly exposed.
“Sit there.”
As soon as they sat down, Cheongwoon asked.
“It’s an important story. What on earth is going on?”
“······.”
The man looked into Cheongun’s eyes for a while without saying a word.
Taegeuk Sword Master. The best swordsman in the future martial arts world.
After the martial arts world and Earth were connected, he was one of the transcendent strongmen who continued to build up his strength by traveling between Earth and other dimensions.
‘In the past, it was a being I couldn’t even dare meet.’
But now we have become close friends.
The great man evaluated the good fortune he had met and experienced in person.
‘A guy with a good nature, curiosity, and a free spirit. Surprisingly, he’s also a bit silly.’
The conclusion was that he was a fairly trustworthy guy.
Enough to include it in the plan you’ve set out.
“In three days, a large force of Cheonmasingyo will march south and invade. Their numbers will be around 20,000.”
Cheongwoon was surprised by those words, opened his eyes wide and asked back.
“···20,000? But how do you know that in such detail?”
The man took out the magic communicator from his bosom and said.
“Actually, I’m not from the martial arts world. I’m from a place called Earth.”
First, Daein calmly explained to Cheongun that he came from Earth.
Up until now, this was a fact that had only been revealed to Jin Noin, Namgung Hyeon, and Manbak Nogoe.
Contrary to expectations that he would not easily believe it, Cheongwoon looked quite surprised, but soon understood and nodded.
“···I see. Somehow···.”
“somehow?”
Cheongun said with a small sigh.
“I’ve often thought that you’re not like an ordinary person. Your personality is not like that of a common person, and you have many unique items… Then, are potions also elixirs brought from another world? Huh… Now, many of my questions are finally being answered at once.”
‘Is it because he’s young like Namgung Hyeon? He accepts it easily too.’
Cheongun was able to understand the identity of the great man more easily than he thought.
Rather, it seemed like he had a lot of curiosity about the Earth.
“So, why are you telling me your identity now?”
“I need some help, you know.”
Through Lily, Daein has heard the inside story of the Cheonmasin Church in detail.
Not only did he know that 20,000 troops from the Cheonmasingyo would move south to attack this place in three days, he also knew the composition of the troops and their movement route.
“Honestly, if you put your mind to it, it wouldn’t be difficult to make this war an overwhelming victory for the Murim Alliance.”
“then···.”
“But I don’t want the Murim Alliance to win the war.”
“!!”
For a moment, Cheongwoon glared at the man with a cold, hard expression.
No matter how much Cheongwoon thought of Daein as a special friend, he was a warrior belonging to the Murim Alliance.
What the Great Man said just now could be heard as a betrayal of the Murim Alliance.
“What did you just say? You have no intention of letting the Murim Alliance win? Are you saying you are colluding with the Demonic Cult?”
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A blade-like energy rose from Cheongun’s body.
If the man’s answer went against his beliefs, Cheongun would draw his sword without hesitation.
The man shook his head.
“I won’t take sides.”
“What does that mean…. Speak clearly!”
“Actually, the original plan was to pretend not to know about the war and return to Earth.”
While speaking to Cheongun, the great man thought of two teachers.
Sword Emperor and Heavenly Horse.
The Emperor of Swords gave him the best martial arts in the world, and the Heavenly Horse taught him how to properly use those martial arts.
It felt really awkward to just pretend not to know and go back.
‘I have to take the kid with me anyway.’
Since coming to the world of martial arts, I’ve been involved in a lot of annoying things.
What would be difficult about coming forward one more time at the end?
“Cheongun. I will stop this war. It will be much easier if you help me.”
Cheongwoon asked with a face that said he couldn’t understand.
“Why? What does stopping the Great Battle have to do with you, someone from another world?”
“It doesn’t really matter.”
The man scratched his chin and answered.
“Because I have the ability to do that?”
“her···.”
Cheongun was silent for a moment. After a while, he sighed softly and said.
“Look here, sir. The Jeongma War is also a repeated history of this land. Even if you stop this war, it will break out again someday. Do you think the Demonic Cult will give up the Central Plains? Do you think the Martial Arts Alliance will tolerate them?”
“There is a way to do that too.”
Daein explained to Cheongun not only his plan to stop this war, but also the methods for afterward.
“her···.”
Cheongun was speechless and just listened for a while.
After the elder’s story was over, Cheongwoon shook his head.
“You really···.”
Cheongun sighed as if he had both hands and feet raised. However, for some reason, his face was smiling.
‘How on earth do you come up with such thoughts···.’
Even to Cheong-un, who had been called a martial arts genius by others his entire life, Dae-in was an object of surprise.
“To my chagrin, I just had the thought that I would never be able to beat you in my entire life.”
“So what’s the answer?”
“······.”
Cheongun closed his eyes for a moment and thought.
Until now, when the Demonic Cult invaded the Central Plains, I thought it was my duty as a member of the sect to stop it.
No matter how many cultists die, it’s all their own doing.
‘But is that really true?’
Suddenly, I remembered the lonely face of the swordsman who had said he would not participate in this war.
‘I think I finally understand why the teacher said that.’
Cheongwoon opened his eyes again and nodded with a solemn expression.
“Okay, I’ll help you as much as I can.”
In this way, Daein succeeded in obtaining Cheongun’s cooperation.
‘Okay. First, we’ve secured one, and then···.’
Daein looked back at Geum-oh, who was scratching his stomach on one side of the room.
“Monkey death penalty. Can I ask you one favor?”
Ukkii?
Geum-oh tilted his head and looked at the man.
***
The next day.
The Great Man left the Murim Alliance Cheonghae branch early in the morning.
Swish.
The body of the great man who used stealth completely melted into the scenery. The great man crossed the border of Xinjiang and entered the territory of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
‘The border is tense.’
Every visible outpost had a light on.
The warriors of the Cheonmasingyo sect are on high alert in all directions with their eyes wide open, and trained dogs are sniffing around looking for intruders.
But even dogs with a sense of smell thousands of times stronger than humans could not find the man. The man flew over the guard post.
WHEEK!
The man ran in a straight line towards his destination.
I already knew where to go, and the communicator I was holding showed me the remaining distance.
After a while, the Great Man, who had arrived at the center of the Cheonmasingyo, slowed down a little.
‘You have to be careful from here on out.’
There were few experts who could detect the presence of a great man who had even used the skill
‘Fortunately, the monster seems to be trapped inside the cave.’
The man turned his head in the direction where he felt a huge magical energy. It was the place where the training hall was located, to which the cult leader had prohibited any access for three days.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk!
Just like the Demon King’s castle, the magical energy flowing out from within was forming dark clouds in the sky.
The person who saw that spoke in a loud voice without realizing it.
“···crazy.”
‘They say that the stronger your mind becomes, the stronger your power will become…’
The power felt there now was completely different from the cult leader who had fought Daein just a day ago.
“Three days, no, two days now···.”
The man muttered to himself for a moment and then turned around without any hesitation.
After a while, the man hid in the investigation room where Lily and Manbaknogoe had come together a few days ago.
I knew how to open the secret passage because I heard it from Lily.
Kukukung-!
As soon as the floor of the cave opened, the man entered. The night beads embedded in the walls on both sides illuminated the interior.
Before he had even walked in far, he heard a very familiar voice.
“Mister-!”
Lily flew in from inside the cave and slammed the giant into his body.
Phew!
“It’s been a really really long time!”
The man looked down at Lily, who was hanging on his chest. Seeing the little girl’s face after a long time, a smirk escaped his lips without him knowing it.
“Hey kid. How have you been?”
“Yeah! They give me a lot of delicious food here, and the grandfathers even taught me martial arts. And the people really like me?”
“Oh my···.”
The man playfully stroked Lily’s red hair.
Maybe it was because it had been so long, but I felt strangely at peace.
But that’s that.
“I’m glad you’re doing well. Because of you, I almost had a heart attack last time.”
“lol.”
“···That’s not a compliment, you damn brat!”
For a moment, a star flashed across Lily’s forehead.
Taaak!
“It hurts···.”
Lily sat down, wrapping her arms around Jeongsu’s chest. The man squatted down in front of her and sighed deeply.
“Didn’t I tell you to wait quietly on Earth?”
Then Lily’s lips came out in a smirk.
“You didn’t come quickly, sir. I waited for you for over a month. And you were just being lazy and helping out poor people?”
At that expression that said, ‘It’s a video even without looking,’ the person was speechless for a moment.
“···What good did this do? When you get home, you’re not allowed to eat late at night for a month.”
“Wow! It’s a lethal pair!”
“It’s a rainbow reflection!”
Abraxas, who had been wrapped around Lily’s neck without any presence between the two people who had been bickering as soon as they met, let out a sigh.
Kyaaaa···.
[Adult. Can you pretend to know me too? I ended up doing everything you asked me to do.]
“Ah?”
The man stroked Abraxas’ head and looked at him with curiosity.
“Snakes suit you well too? Are they both reptiles?”
[I’m going to eat you someday!]
Kyaaaa!
The man pulled his hand away from Abraxas’ teeth.
After talking with the two for a while, the man walked into the cave.
“Master?”
At the end of the cave, Manbaknogoe was sitting quietly, cross-legged.
“Click click. You’re here.”
The old man looked as pathetic as a withered, dying tree. His limbs were as dry as tree branches, and his face was covered with black fungi.
Even my breathing was irregular, so I thought it wouldn’t be strange if I lost my breath at any moment.
The great man, who had no idea that Manbaknogoe’s condition would be like this, quickly approached.
“There are so many elixirs around you. Why haven’t you taken any?”
On one side of the investigation room, there was a small pond. Around it were blooming sacred plants that gave off a mystical aura, but there was no trace of human hands.
“Click click. Even if I drink it, it’s like pouring water into a bottomless pit. Can you really waste the elixir like that?”
Manbaknogoe already looked detached from life.
The Danjeon that was broken by the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult could not be restored by any of the martial arts elixirs.
Death could be postponed for a few days, but Manbaknogoe had no desire to continue living in such a precarious manner.
“Still, it’s not too late, thank goodness. Click click···.”
Manbaknogoe reached out and touched the man’s face.
A disciple I took on in my later years. The time we spent together was so short that it was embarrassing to call him a disciple, but I still did my best to teach him.
This guy will definitely be the best of all time.
“I am satisfied that you were alive until you came here.”
Manbaknogoe closed his eyes and continued speaking.
“I would like to share my final insight. I read the book left behind by the investigator here, and I came to my own realization.”
“······.”
“It will help you when you deal with the cult leader. I don’t know how you will deal with that child, though…”
The man who had been listening quietly said in a voice that it was absurd.
“Why are you trying to sneak out on me like that?”
“···?”
Manbaknogoe opened his eyes. The great man was smiling.
“Am I crazy? Fighting a monster like that all by myself?”
“That···. What does that mean?”
The man said, taking something out of his bag.
“There is a proverb that says, ‘There is no business without a hoe.’ Oh, isn’t that a proverb?”
It was a glass bottle filled with golden liquid. When I opened the lid, a mind-clearing scent filled the cave.
[That guy. He brought the elixir.]
Abraxas recognized the identity of the item the Great Man had taken out at a glance. It was something she had previously given him as a gift.
A liquid called the ‘blood of God’ that heals all wounds, diseases, and even bodily defects. In addition, drinking just one sip of it has the effect of extending life by several decades.
The man said as he handed the elixir over to Manbaknogoe.
“So let’s quickly recover our martial arts skills. Let’s go hunt the Heavenly Demon together.”
< No business in Daguri (1) > End
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