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Hassan-1
The sixth prohibition.
The taboo chosen by Lee Seong-min was smell. As with the sense of taste, the prohibition on smell did not apply to ‘not being able to smell anything’. The bad smell alone can make people vomit. Seongmin Lee knew this all too well. The first day of being banned from smelling. Lee Seong-min vomited several times at the disgusting stench that penetrated deep into his nostrils.
It was more painful to vomit from the disgusting smell than to vomit from the disgusting taste. As the prohibitions on smell and taste came together, meals became more, more, more terrible.
But I ate it.
Swallowing vomit, I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to ignore the taste in my mouth and the smell entering my nose.
[Was it really necessary to choose the sense of smell?]
Baek Sogo asked. Baek Sogo looked haggard. Currently, Baeksogo was receiving six prohibitions. When Lee Seong-min first met Baek So-go, he could not speak, send a signal, or use his left arm. Afterwards he received three additional gold medals. Baek Sogo was now unable to use his left eye, and there was noise floating around in his ear.
And taste.
Baek Sogo knew the horror of the meal. He couldn’t help but feel haggard. Seongmin Lee answered Baek Sogo’s question with a bitter smile.
[The harsher the better.]
Baek So-go did not ask any more questions after hearing Lee Seong-min’s words. Baek So-go also knows well that the harsher the prohibition, the more meaningful the penance becomes. but
What it means to be a person.
Sometimes, even if we know the answer, we don’t choose it. Because I know very well that it is very painful. okay. People are like that. No matter how correct it is, if choosing that correct answer is accompanied by terrible pain. To avoid him, choose an answer other than the correct answer.
So did Baek Sogo. The two taboos she initially chose were voice and whole tone. It didn’t bother me too much. Baek Sogo was not a very talkative person by nature, and if she needed to talk, she could write it down and say it. Even when she lost the use of her left arm, it didn’t bother her too much, although it was uncomfortable. She just needs to use her right arm instead. The same went for her left eye.
But taste and hearing were different. How terrible it is to have your senses running wild… Baek Sogo was keenly aware of this. He honestly had a lot of regrets. I would rather choose another prohibition. It was such a regret.
In fact, Baek So-go had no reason to choose this level of harsh penance.
Baek Sogo had talent. There is no comparison because Flam was initially Mshi’s avatar, the ordeal itself. Baek So-go was also a person who could easily be considered a genius.
But Lee Seong-min is different. Since he was not a genius, he had to undergo severe penance. That’s where the difference is made. Baek Sogo could not overcome the ordeal called Flam. While Lee Seong-min accepted despair and forged his own path, Baek So-go chose to ignore him. It was an incredibly ironic thing. Lee Seong-min, who had no talent, overcame his genius instead of despairing, but Baek So-go, a genius, ignored the genius that was even greater than himself.
[I have something to say to the priest.]
Lee Seong-min could not tell Baek So-go about Flam’s identity. It was because of what Mush said. Baeksogo is… Did he overcome the despair called Flam? Seongmin Lee was curious about that, but he couldn’t ask Sogo Baek directly.
[what?]
[I’m thinking of leaving this mountain soon.]
Baek Sogo answered. little… I was surprised, but not embarrassed. It has already been more than two years since Baek So-go entered this mountain. It may not seem like a very long time in terms of years, but considering the asceticism he had done on this mountain and Baek Sogo’s talent, Baek Sogo would have reached the level he wanted in two years of training.
[okay.]
Seongmin Lee took a deep breath and wrote down the words. The stench filling my lungs is disgusting. Baek Sogo leaves the mountain. If that happens, the only long-time practitioner left on this mountain is Lee Seong-min.
[You and Flam. Although it bothers me to leave the two of us alone. … Or would you like to go out to the mountains with me?]
[no. I still want to stay on this mountain.]
Seongmin Lee answered. I found out through Baek Sogo’s answer. That she still doesn’t know Flam’s identity.
[…] is it.]
Baek Sogo nodded his head. She didn’t suggest any more. Likewise, Lee Seong-min also did not stop Baek So-go. Given Baek So-go’s personality, if Lee Seong-min asks her to stay a little longer, she will definitely stay on this mountain.
I knew it would happen, but I didn’t say it. Because Baek Sogo also has work to do.
[Right Now?]
[huh.]
Baek Sogo nodded his head. Seongmin Lee was silent for a moment and then he asked.
[Can we meet again next time?]
[We can meet. Maybe I’ll go down the mountain and wander… We’ll be able to meet. Definitely.]
Baek Sogo smiled bitterly and answered. no. We can definitely meet. Because in the next 7 years, Lee Seong-min will go to see Baek So-go.
[How long does the priest plan to remain on this mountain from now on?]
[I do not know.]
Seongmin Lee answered. Originally, I had planned to come to this mountain for two years. After two years, he planned to go to Behenger and become a mercenary.
But I don’t know now. Even if he goes to Behenger, there is nothing Lee Seong-min needs to do right away. The best thing I could do was to establish myself based on my memories of my past life, but I couldn’t be satisfied.
We haven’t reached the level we want to reach yet. Even if I lived my whole life on this mountain, I wasn’t sure that I would be able to see the end of nothingness, but I wanted to reach where I was aiming right now.
[…] Don’t overdo it.]
Baek Sogo hesitated for a while and finally wrote those words down. Baek Sogo’s heart was not at ease. Both are the same. Noh class, martial artist, wizard. You are suddenly summoned to this unfriendly world. He lost his family and friends.
Priests.
Baek Sogo looked at the young priest. A year has already passed since we first met. In just one year, the young priest had grown considerably. Even though he was subject to a ban on his terrible sense of taste, Lee Seong-min did not skip meals. It was to make a body that had not yet grown into adulthood. The efforts paid off, and Lee Seong-min has now grown to a height similar to Baek So-go.
Perhaps because he had suffered a lot, Lee Seong-min’s face looked older than his age. Still, there was still a bit of youthfulness attached to it. Baek Sogo sighed, feeling bitter.
I wanted to help a little more. I wanted to be around and give advice. In fact, it is not that Baek So-go has not helped or advised Lee Seong-min so far.
only. I just wanted to do more.
[I’m fine.]
Seongmin Lee wrote.
[If it weren’t for my sister-in-law’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to last even a few months on this mountain. I was able to be where I am today because of my sister-in-law’s good will.]
In his previous life, Seongmin Lee had never felt this way. Just as he felt grateful to Wi Ji-ho-yeon, Lee Seong-min felt grateful to Baek So-go.
[thank you. private residence.]
Seongmin Lee wrote. Baek So-go remained silent and then slowly approached Lee Seong-min. Sogo Baek stretched out his right arm and hugged Seongmin Lee. Lee Seong-min was embarrassed and tried to escape from Baek So-go’s arms, but Baek So-go did not let Lee Seong-min escape.
for a while… Baek So-go was holding Lee Seong-min like that. Baek So-go’s right hand slowly sweeps down Lee Seong-min’s back. Lee Seong-min felt her touch, Baek Sogo’s hair tickling the tip of her nose, and the warmth of Baek Sogo’s body touching her. Her face felt hot.
[Priests.]
Baek So-go released Lee Seong-min’s body. Baek Sogo picked up a tree branch and wrote on the ground.
[The priest will be able to do well. The priest… Because they are the toughest people I’ve ever seen.]
[What does it mean to be firm?]
[That it does not break.]
Baek Sogo answered.
[The priest did not give up. I was devastated after meeting Flam, but I still didn’t give up. that… I think it’s great. I didn’t give up and kept trying. Priests are great.]
[Not really.]
Seongmin Lee smiled bitterly and answered. hard. It doesn’t break. That means… I think it’s wrong. Lee Seong-min has already been broken several times. As he was broken, he just somehow held on.
[I am not solid. It’s already broken a few times. Maybe even now. And in the future too.]
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[It’s okay if it’s not hard. It doesn’t matter how many times it breaks. The important thing is not to get frustrated there. The priest… amazing.]
Baek Sogo shook his head and wrote.
[Priests. I don’t believe in God.]
That statement felt a little contradictory. This is Mshi’s mountain. It is a mountain where a god who presides over trials and asceticism exists. Even though you’re practicing on this mountain, you don’t believe in God.
[But I want to pray to God. I hope the priest can achieve what he wants. I hope the priest is not completely broken.]
With those last words, Baek Sogo put down the branch. Lee Seong-min wanted to say something more, but stopped the conversation when he saw Baek So-go put down the tree branch. That’s it. Baek Sogo had a peaceful face. If we talk any more, we will end up feeling sorry for each other.
“Okay then, priest.”
Baek Sogo’s lips opened. Prohibition ends. His closed left eye opened, and his limp left arm moved. Baek Sogo slowly took a breath. She said in a slightly lower voice, “Next time, I hope we can meet again somewhere.”
I said goodbye to Lee Seong-min.
Baek Sogo left.
Since when did Lee Seong-min eat with Baek So-go? Whenever Lee Seong-min practiced martial arts, Baek So-go was always by his side. Baek So-go observed Lee Seong-min’s martial arts skills and gave Lee Seong-min advice. Just like Wi Ji-ho-yeon, Baek So-go taught Lee Seong-min a lot.
Baek Sogo was a good person. If Wijihoyeon’s teachings were harsh, Baeksogo’s teachings were kind. I don’t intend to compare the teachings of the two, but their teachings had different directions, and both helped Seongmin Lee a lot.
Baek So-go then left. Just like Wijihoyeon left.
Seongmin Lee quietly walked up the mountain. lonely… That feeling. It’s been a very long time since I felt that way. Even when he broke up with Wiji Hoyeon, he still felt lonely. However, when he broke up with Wiji Ho-yeon, there were other people by Lee Seong-min’s side. There was Hans, there was Jack, and there was Lura.
But not now.
There is no one on this mountain. There may be other practitioners, but Lee Seong-min had no intention of meeting them. Dokbijun and Scarlett had already left this mountain a few months ago. Baek So-go also went out to the mountain today. Seongmin Lee felt like he missed people.
People cannot live alone.
Do not deviate from righteousness and morality. Don’t forget grace.
I’ve heard before that you shouldn’t forget grace. To Jack, Zenavis’ street vendor… I heard it. People cannot live alone. When I first heard this from Baek Sogo, I couldn’t understand it, but not now.
If I were alone, I wouldn’t have been able to survive until now.
‘ah.’
Seongmin Lee stopped walking. Recall each thought floating around in your head, contemplate it, and keep it in your mind. Meanwhile, night had already fallen. His body was heavy, there was noise in his ears, and a foul odor permeated his nose. okay. I am no different from usual.
But it’s different.
Something in my heart changed. The wall that was kept from collapsing is crumbling. Lee Seong-min’s consciousness rose as his mind became clear. It was a feeling of liberation that was short but had a long lingering effect. Seongmin Lee took a deep breath. At that moment he had no odor, no heaviness, no noise.
As ‘I’ change, the world changes.
In the midst of loneliness and solitude, Seongmin Lee smiled.
fantasy,
