9. Rusty Ebay Tortuga (1)
9. Rusty Ebay Tortuga (1) – I don’t know if it’s an obligation, but it is a right. Anyway, that’s it.
When I first reached the highest point of the world, I thought that there was nothing in the world that could harm me.
Among those who ascended the throne, there was no one who dared to oppose him, and all the martial arts sects knelt before him and his Heavenly Demon Sect.
The infinite number of arrows and cannons were no longer something to be feared, and he was confident that he could deal with the emperor’s million-gold army even if it came rushing in.
The only one in heaven and earth.
Under heaven and earth, only he is the highest. That is what Mokjin thought, and it was certainly true.
How can the most powerful person in the world not be the highest?
Even after two thousand years, when humanity roamed the galaxy, that idea remained unchanged.
After stepping into the realm of life and death, which was said to be a realm of myth, and looking down on the world, the so-called unmanned beings only developed in a strange direction over the two thousand years, but their limitations did not change.
That’s why he thought. As time passed and many things changed, the martial arts world ultimately remained unchanged.
For Mokjin, government troops were not even a subject of consideration from the beginning. Not only was the state not an object of power for the martial artist, but aside from the advantages of endless numbers and long-range attacks, they were essentially soldiers who, with some exceptions, had not even learned martial arts.
Even though a thousand years have passed since the Shu Han and the Han fought each other, the essence of war, which involves clashing spears and swords and shooting arrows, has not changed. How could it be different now?
It may have been natural to assume that the government forces of this era were not much different from him. In the first place, what was important to him was the martial arts world, not the imperial court.
But that was his ignorance.
Even mountains and rivers change in ten years, so even if they haven’t changed in a thousand years, how can we guarantee that they won’t change in the next thousand years? He was overly arrogant about having reached an unprecedented level, and was overly underestimating the progress of humanity that had left the world called Earth and spread out into the galaxy.
In other words, it was an eggshell from the agricultural era that had not yet fully broken when it broke through the atmosphere.
And today, the remnants of common sense that the ancients had been forced to possess were completely burned away by the orbital bombardment of the human government.
Even though he was not an ordinary official, he realized it when he saw a mere human being handing down a death sentence to the world.
The government troops of this era were beings who had obtained powers that even the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Host, and the Golden Host, whom he knew, would make fun of, were powers that even he, the Jade Emperor, could not dare to approach.
He had to accept it.
Cheonma Lee Mok-jin was still the strongest human in the universe.
However, he was no longer the only being in heaven and earth.
Volcanic. The headquarters of a volcanic crater.
“Phew······.”
Mokjin sat cross-legged on the floor and slowly exhaled. The countless afflictions that had been filtered through long meditation dispersed into the air along with his exhalation. His two eyes slowly opened, and as usual, they contained serenity and peace.
A faint smile appeared on Mokjin’s lips. The demon that had shaken his heart was no longer there.
“It was a useless thought. It was all a useless worry.”
Until the day before when he returned on the Hwasanpa spaceship, Mokjin was greatly shaken by the reality he had to face. No wonder Yongjeoksan, who noticed his shake-up, went as far as to explain that it was extremely difficult and rare for the government to intervene in the martial arts world. Of course, Mokjin was shocked not because he was afraid of the government forces, but because of the existence of a destructive force that was beyond his common sense, so it was not very comforting.
However, if he meditated calmly and controlled his mind, it was not something he could not accept. Although weapons had developed beyond his imagination, they were not in the realm of martial arts.
Just as no one learns martial arts to become stronger than a volcano, no one learns martial arts to defeat firearms. To a warrior, the government troops are a completely different world, or, if we were to compare them, they are treated like natural disasters like typhoons or earthquakes. The only difference is that the power of the government troops, which was no more than human power in the past, has developed to the point where it is close to a natural disaster.
That is why Mokjin felt surprised, but did not foolishly compare his own martial arts to the orbital bombardment of the human government and feel discouraged. If the government forces were deeply involved in the martial arts world, then it would be different, but if you think back to Yongjeoksan’s words, it seems that unless the military is involved or something like this, the government does not directly intervene.
Of course, if it is an injustice that violates the standard of chivalry, there may come a time when you have to stand up to it regardless of the size of your power. In the era of Mokjin, it was rare, but it happened often. However, if you ask whether such a thing could happen in the current era, the possibility was slim since the human government was somewhat wary of and acknowledged the martial arts world.
Mokjin got up from the floor. He had finished controlling his demons and the enlightenment of the Heart Sword that he had unleashed for the first time. He had also recovered from the internal injuries he had inflicted on the imperfect Heart Sword after a few days of exercise. Now it was time to wrap up this incident.
Yongjeoksan was planning to leave for about a week to go to the Murim Exchange Department to testify about this incident and to wait for Kwak Hwarin to recover. It seemed like he and the Hwasan faction were going to take responsibility for the aftermath of this incident.
Of course, Mokjin wasn’t very interested in the situation of the Hwasan faction. For him, the only thing he was interested in was Hwarin’s condition.
Yongjeoksan said that Hwarin’s neural network was damaged and he could no longer use his internal energy drive and herbivorous download interface. And to the unmanned people of this era, that meant that his danjeon was destroyed and his limbs’ veins were cut off.
But that meant, in other words, that the danjeon and the meridians of the limbs were intact.
That’s why Mokjin thought. If my energy pulse isn’t damaged, then I shouldn’t have any problems learning Qigong.
Of course, since this is a matter that can only be known in detail by directly flowing energy and checking Hwarin’s physical condition, it would be taboo to jump to conclusions. Mokjin put aside his thoughts about her for a moment.
Well then, there’s only one thing left to do.
It was to hear from the last surviving member of the Tang family, Seryeong, or rather, Dang Se-ryung, why the Sacheon Tang clan was destroyed.
Mokjin thought back to a friend from long ago who had sacrificed his own life to save him.
A young and devoted man with the surname Dang, rough around the edges but with a deep heart.
He had the right to know the fate of the family he was proud of more than anything else, having survived at the price of his life.
“I’m going out······ah.”
When Serin opened the hotel room door and met Mokjin’s eyes, her eyes widened. The sun was high in the sky, but she had just woken up, and her face was disheveled. She was still in her pajamas. She was wearing pink pajamas with a picture of a rabbit that looked exactly like a square. In other words, it wasn’t a very nice appearance to show to others.
“······.”
A moment of silence. Serin, who had been staring blankly at Mokjin, quietly closed the door. Mokjin thoughtfully waited in front of the door until she had adjusted her clothes. A scream of “Aaah” could be heard from inside the room, but Mokjin did not hear anything.
A moment later, Serin opened the door again. This time, she looked somewhat clean, wondering what had happened in that short time. She asked, her face red as if it was going to burst, and her gaze turned askance.
“······What’s going on?”
Seolyeong didn’t make eye contact with Mokjin. It was unclear whether it was because of the appearance he had just seen, or because of the disgrace he had shown yesterday.
Trying to comfort her in a clumsy way would only have the opposite effect. The wise Mok-jin was considerate of her and brought up the matter first.
“Seol-yeong came to you because she wanted to hear something from you.”
“······Come in.”
Mok-jin came to the hotel where Na-chal-j was staying without any notice, but Se-ryeong let him in without any particular resistance. It was because they had not known each other for long, but they had experienced ups and downs together, and Mok-jin’s expression seemed serious for some reason.
On the one hand, it was also because I didn’t have the energy to go out and talk.
“Where did Sunja go?”
“Shopping. When she’s stressed, she relieves her stress by buying clothes. Sit down. Do you want some iced tea?”
“Okay. Water will do. That iced tea thing is not drinkable. I wonder why they put so much sugar in it.”
That’s not tea. At Mokjin’s loud voice, Se-ryeong snickered and brought water and iced tea and sat down. She handed Mokjin a bottle of water and he drank the half-empty iced tea with pleasure. Mokjin looked at her with lukewarm eyes and asked.
“Are you feeling better?”
“······Ugh, what good will it do if I just pretend not to know?”
“It’s not a big deal to be a heartbreaker. When your heart is hurt, your spirit is hurt, and when it gets worse, your body is hurt too.”
Ah. Se-ryeong let out a soft sigh. She didn’t want to think about yesterday, but she couldn’t just bury the question that worried her because it was fate. She didn’t really have anyone else worry about her, so she scratched her head and answered.
“It’s nothing. Just a bit of trauma… Miss, what should I call it? Anyway, I did it because bad memories came to mind. Oh, by the way, I heard from Sunja that you gave me some energy? I usually have nightmares at night, but this time I was fine. Thank you.”
“It’s not something worth thanking you for. It’ll get better after a few days of rest and relaxation.”
“What do you mean by recuperation······. I’m sure you know what I mean, but my past wasn’t all that full of dreams and hopes, right? That’s why when I see an orbital bombardment, I lose my mind, no, my spirit, for a moment. I’m really okay now, so don’t worry.”
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“Is that past about the destruction of the Sacheondangmun?”
“······mister.”
Serin’s voice suddenly sank at the overly direct question that didn’t even feel a hint of consideration. She stared at Mokjin with a blank expression, as if she had never been playful or playful. Her eyes, darkly shadowed, were so cold that one could almost feel the coldness.
“I owe you my life, and we’ve been through thick and thin together, so I like you quite a bit. But, no matter what, there’s a line that I hope people who aren’t related won’t cross. It seems like you’re trying to cross that line right now.”
Regardless of whether they are a martial artist or not, it is extremely rude to bring up someone’s painful past without caution. This is especially true in the case of Seolyeong, whose entire family was wiped out.
It would not be strange if he drew his sword right away. However, the reason why Seolyeong did not get up from her seat was not only because of the practical problem that no matter what she did, she could not harm even a single hair on Mokjin, but also because she thought that this ancient man who valued righteousness as if he had just stepped out of a martial arts novel would not speak so thoughtlessly.
Seryeong’s guess was correct. Mokjin had no intention of getting involved, whether she was a survivor of a destroyed family or not. That’s why when she confessed that she was planning revenge, he smiled bitterly and didn’t delve further. It was a problem that an outsider like him could and should not get involved in.
That is, if the extinct family is not the Sacheondang family.
“I don’t think so.”
Mokjin looked straight into Seolyeong’s eyes and spoke seriously and firmly.
“I don’t know about other places, but when it comes to Sacheondangmun, it’s not someone else’s story to me.”
It is still unknown whether, two thousand years later, he still has a duty to seek revenge.
However, the right to know the reason for the extinction is still valid even after two thousand years.
He certainly had the right to hear the full story of the destruction of the Sacheondangmun. It would not be too late to make a judgment later.
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Mok Jin was quite shocked, but he was not as discouraged as he had thought. This was because he had the underlying belief that the affairs of the government were not those of the martial arts world, and it was not something that would lower the level Mok Jin had achieved.
If there had been no military personnel involved in this incident or if military technology had not been used, the human government would not have intervened, regardless of whether the world of martial arts was turned upside down. Likewise, if this incident had occurred on a major inhabited planet, orbital bombardment would not have been used. As the scale of the destruction proves, orbital bombardment has extremely strict conditions for use.
For the unmanned people of this era, removing the neural network is a cruel punishment, like destroying the danjeon and cutting off the veins of the limbs. By 31st century standards, it is virtually impossible to use martial arts. If you use an external internal energy drive and devote yourself to learning martial arts techniques like in the old days, you can use martial arts, but it is rare for someone to be so obsessed with martial arts.
The friend who died while saving Mokjin was a talented later-generation index member of the Sacheondang family and was someone who lived up to the family’s expectations. In addition, he was a tsundere for a man.
Seol-yeong, who loves spicy food, ordered spicy Jjajangmyeon outside. The delivery man is currently shedding hot tears because his suitcase was knocked over due to an altercation between martial artists.
Seol-ryeong’s pajamas are to Sun-ja’s taste, but she also secretly likes them.
Seolyeong remembered how she had shown herself mentally broken in front of people the day before and kicked the blanket hard.
Seolyeong doesn’t really care about dressing up, but Sunja buys clothes for her to dress up. Seolyeong just wears whatever she gets because it’s free.
If it were Seryeong’s original personality, she would have thrown a punch as soon as the story of Sacheondangmun was brought up in front of her. However, she was good at controlling her anger, so she held it back. Of course, even if she had thrown a punch, Mokjin would have just laughed and caught it.
In fact, since it happened two thousand years later, Mokjin is worried about whether it is right for him to intervene or not.
