Episode 272 < Subtext. (2) >
“Are you that sure? “He won’t kill you himself?”
“yes.”
I nodded.
“They would have been able to ambush us by clearing their pretense of popularity earlier. The Black Dragon Master probably had one of his hands blown off, and I also may have had a part of his body blown off. I had such perfect timing… “You intentionally made footsteps to make your presence known, right?”
“Hmm.”
“In the end, it’s a threat. This is just a warning. [If something like a purge happens, we will never sit back and watch.] “He just showed that warning to me, no, to the Black Dragon Lord.”
“…….”
“There is already a relationship of steel-like trust between you and me.”
The tension surrounding all sides is still strong.
I smiled and approached the Sword Saint.
“Hey! Gongja Kim! don’t go! You should stick with me, you idiot!”
Of course, the Black Dragon Master was shocked.
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying? You have to stick with me, I don’t care if you use teleportation or not! Ah, Gongja Kim! really! “That idiot!”
Behind my back, the Black Dragon Master got angry and asked, “Are you crazy?”
The funny thing is that the angry sound gets closer and closer to me. In other words, the Black Dragon Master was getting angry and telling me not to go, but he was actually chasing me hard.
To a swordsman who has never missed the top spot for over a dozen years.
“… … Uh-huh.”
It was a time when Geomseong was watching me.
“haha.”
A laugh came from the old man’s wrinkled lips.
“Hahaha! haha! Um, hmm… … . ha ha ha!”
The laughter that burst out of nowhere made both me and the Black Dragon Lord stand on their feet. We turned our heads and exchanged looks, asking if we understood what was going on. But the Black Dragon Lord only shrugged his shoulders.
“Hahahahaha!”
The old man’s laughter only increased. Geomseong held his stomach and laughed, as if he had just seen something he would never see again in his lifetime, as if he had witnessed a truly amazing spectacle. Every time he laughed, his white, well-groomed beard trembled.
“… … “Do you have dementia?”
The Black Dragon Master came to my side with a disgusted expression on his face.
I cleared my throat.
“Should I contact the pharmacist and ask him to make some dementia medicine?”
“ah. If you think about it, the pharmacist is also your line… . How can they just leave out so many promising prospects? “I think we need to create a fine system for hiring talent.”
“What is that strange system…?” .”
As you can see from the conversation between the Black Dragon Master and I, the laughter of the Sword Saint continued for a really long time.
Finally, Geomseong stopped laughing.
“What was so funny?”
“How can I be upset and not laugh? young people. “Ahae, the master of the black dragon and the so-called black witch, who was cool-headed in everything and had no hesitation in killing anyone, is so worried about your safety.”
ah.
The title that calls me has changed from Death King to Young Man.
It is better to be called a young man rather than the Death King. I feel much more at ease.
Does it feel like being treated like a grandchild by your grandfather? There was something pleasant about the sound of Sword Saint’s [Youth].
“I… … “I was worried that you might change.”
The sword saint was speaking.
“You are now truly one of the highest ranking members of this tower. “To the extent that it is natural to become friends with the 5th guild leader.”
“…….”
“young people. “I was worried that while you were hanging out with the guild leaders, you might be under the [bad influence] of those kids without even realizing it.”
“what?”
The Black Dragon Master was furious.
“Bad influence? “How do you look at us and say things like that?”
“Are you offended?”
“Would you like that? “What makes you so great!”
The Black Dragon Master revealed his teeth. He looked like he wanted to chew off the back of the Sword Saint’s neck.
“We all carried out a great purge, but only we pretended to be proud and noble! If he were to step down from his position as the leader of the vigilante group, he would spend the rest of his life locked up in a quiet hermitage, and wouldn’t he go around killing hunters suspected of being murderers? “You look like a crazy old man!”
“…….”
“A person must have shame. huh? What we are doing is the purge of evil, and what you are killing is the punishment of dark heroes? Why don’t you get a bat mask? “No, even heroes wearing bat masks don’t kill people, right?”
The Black Dragon Master keenly felt how much old emotion he had toward the Sword Saint.
It was a storm of criticism that would make most people turn blue when they heard it, but Geomseong did not blink an eye. I just listened in silence, not paying any attention, and then just said one word.
“The Black Dragon Master is a humane person.”
Anastasia paused.
“… … what?”
“Most residents living in the tower know the Black Dragon Master as a cool-headed monarch. She is a woman who poisons her political opponents without anyone knowing. She is an iron-blooded ruler who spreads ganja throughout the streets and hears everything that happens in the tower. “The Empress who cold-heartedly cuts off whoever stands in her way.”
“…….”
The Black Dragon Master clenched his fists. His lips were trembling, and he still didn’t know if the old man was doing this to make fun of him or if he had some other evil plan in mind, so he felt like he couldn’t deal with it.
“But look at the woman here.”
The swordsman let go of his sword hilt.
And he pointed at the Black Dragon Master with his empty hand.
“He is just an infinitely humane person.”
“…….”
“I am happy when I reduce meaningless sacrifices. We shed tears over the inevitable sacrifices. “We are angry at corruption and incompetence, praise effort and struggle, and respect heroes who have achieved results.”
Up to this point, Geomseong was laughing out loud.
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For just a moment, my eyes weren’t smiling.
Eyes resembling the moon passed by the Black Dragon Master and me.
“Even though he is a powerful person who assassinated and purged countless people.”
“…….”
“young people. The Black Dragon Master is a humane person. So I had no choice but to worry about the young man.”
The old man spoke to me much more softly.
But the tone of his words to me was firm, and his white eyebrows were firmly set.
“Usually, people say that if you take off just one layer, you become human. “This old man’s thoughts are completely opposite.”
“…….”
“If anyone wears just one eyelid as a mask, they all look human.”
I remained silent.
The sounds of the festival could still be heard from the other side of the wide rock where we were standing. Dugrrr, dug! Dur! They even brought a drum, no matter where it was made, and the Jeongji tribe beat the drum with excitement. All races got drunk after drinking the free alcohol provided by the fairies.
“That is correct.”
The Black Dragon Master, the Inquisitor, the Count, and the Viper.
There must have been a lot of blood on his hands.
Even the old man right in front of me was like that until he met me and changed.
“…….”
Raviel too.
What if I die completely for some reason? If it disappears. If you can never, ever get me back again.
Just as she is completing me, I am also completing her.
If one of them disappears, what is left behind is a broken remains of something.
A completely frozen heart.
It never takes many reasons for a person to break down.
“But, it’s okay.”
I looked straight into the old eyes of the Sword Saint.
“As long as I’m alive, it’s okay.”
“…….”
“Anastasia always tries to take the easy way. She said she couldn’t help it. However, if I were by her side, Anastasia would think twice. If I even ask, she’ll think twice. If I say absolutely no, he will pass on his thoughts, even if he sighs. “Ah, you’re about to take a difficult path again.”
“…….”
“The other members feel the same way.”
I looked down at the festival.
Dozens of tentacles of the Sanwa tribe created a net and carried the Heretic Questioner on the hangare. “Ahaha! Haha! Awesome! “This is a great ride!” The Heretic Questioner’s laughter could be heard up to here.
There were also rare sightings of a count having tea time with a group of fairies and a paladin swimming with a group of birds.
“The Heretic Questioner often says [Hmm! Kill them and get rid of the aftereffects!] They would say something like that. This is a child who only knows the easiest, simplest, and most certain method. But when I ask you to think again… … I’ll think again. “That kid.”
“…….”
“You said that if a person puts on a one-lid mask, he or she will be disguised as a human being. Elderly. In that case, I am willing to become a mask for our members.”
Trudging.
I walked right in front of the Sword Saint.
If someone pulls out a sword, one of the two’s life will definitely be ended.
From there, I looked straight up at Geomseong.
“Seniors are no exception.”
“…….”
‘After meeting me, the old man stopped relying on his skills to kill murderers. He said he would believe his eyes.”
“…….”
“What makes a person human is not a mask, bravado, or boastfulness. Elderly. “What makes humans human is the other people who are always by their side.”
I raised my hand and grabbed the object in my arms.
A lily-scented handkerchief given to me by Raviel.
I held the white handkerchief small so that no one could see.
“I am that person to Anastasia, and Anastasia is that person to me.”
“…….”
“And I hope that I can be that kind of person to you too.”
There was silence.
The distant sounds of cheering and laughter lingered in our small ears. Especially the high-pitched laughter of the Heretic Questioner. Ahaha, ahaha. Ahaha……
Other than that, everything was quiet.
There was no sound from the jungle surrounding us.
“… … okay.”
The old man opened his lips.
“You have already become one of those things to me.”
huh.
My heart is rejoicing.
I smiled softly.
“I think that’s fortunate.”
“You taught me the hard way that [I can be wrong]. This time, you showed me that [even humans like the Black Dragon Lord can change]. “I change once every three times I meet you, so you are more than just a good friend, you are a good teacher.”
no.
That’s a bit excessive.
To begin with, this old man seems to be a bit excessive in everything he does. The threats are too much, the warnings are too much, the emotions are too much, the praise is too much, it’s all too much.
He only looks neat by wearing a suit, but he is actually very passionate.
“But young man. “There is a fatal flaw in your words.”
“yes?”
I tilted my head.
“A loophole?”
“hmm. “You could call it a loophole or a weakness.”
Geomseong nodded.
“The point is that if you die, everyone around you will turn back into the same beasts they were before, no, even worse than before.”
It was the same thing the princess said to me one day.
“The Black Dragon Master who spoke with you. Heresy Questioner. There are hundreds of warriors who are watching you and me closely, holding swords so they can attack at any time… . Everyone will lose their minds, although not as much as your husband. “It will become a beast that bites the world.”
“so.”
Tuk.
Geomseong lightly pounded my chest.
It was the place where the heart was located.
“If you want us to remain human, young man. “More than anything, you must value your own life.”
“No matter what happens. No matter what sacrifice you make, you must protect your own life. “That is the duty of the person who dared to lead the Heretic Questioner to the human path, the responsibility of the person who brought in the Black Dragon Master as a friend, and the responsibility of the young man who prevented me from murdering a single person over the past few months.”
“… … yes.”
I nodded slowly.
It was a fact I already knew, but I promised myself one more time.
“I will never leave.”
“never?”
“… … “I will do my best.”
“hmm. okay. “That is probably the truest promise you can make.”
Only then did Geomsung smile mischievously.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t trust people more than the Black Dragon Lord. “From a young age, I felt that humans were a bit unreliable and sometimes despising them, so I was told by MacAllister why I had so little faith in them.”
“…….”
“The promise the young man just made… … I don’t think it will be protected very well. no. Rather, I have a feeling that it will definitely be violated. hmm. “I don’t want to paint my own face, but correcting these ominous premonitions right away is my specialty.”
huh?
“Death King”
“yes?”
Rustling.
A light crunching sound was heard in the grass.
The swordsman got down on one knee in front of me.
“I want to be your bodyguard.”
“…….”
yes?
“I want to be your bodyguard, protect your life, and forever protect the humanity of those around you.”
The old gentleman squinted his left eye and winked.
A look that suits him amazingly well despite his young age. It was a wink that I thought would have made people cry when they were young.
“He is a retiree who is well above the average retirement age of a bodyguard. “Would you please hire this poor old man?”
No, old man.
You are the former chairman of a conglomerate and the current top-ranking swordsman.
Why is someone like that my bodyguard!?
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