Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 666

There was a time when it didn’t look as pretty as it does now.

-there.

It was a time when it was called Seolbong (雪鳳) rather than its name.
Now it’s time for a day no one will remember.

A time when we tried not to run into each other because we were each other’s enemies.

There was a time when she especially came to me, even though we didn’t have anything nice to say when we ran into each other.

I frowned as I looked at Seolbong who found me.
She was the same, but Seolbong looked at me and blurted out something.

-Let’s eat.

-I’m not going to eat.

You come all the way and have a meal? It was absurd, but also somewhat familiar.

The only time Seolbong came to see me was to curse or to talk about food.

-eat. Everyone else started eating too.

-Is that food?

It’s not normal food.

I just cook the monster meat I catch to fill my stomach.
Especially since there was no such thing, it was a time when everyone was starving.

Mo Yong-hee, who heard what I said, said with a very pitiful expression.

-Are you planning on coming all the way here and being a picky eater? Just eat whatever is given to you.

-So you said you won’t eat it. My ears are clogged. Why do you keep saying the same thing?

-Then what, do you want me to starve to death?

-It might be better to die than to live here.

Bah!

-Pfft!

My head shakes with pain.
This is because Seolbong approached me and hit me on the back of the head.

It hurt so much that I almost fainted for a moment.

-This crazy bitch…!

He bursts out in anger and gets angry at Seolbong.

-Don’t talk nonsense when everyone else is struggling to survive.

When I saw Seolbong’s eyes, I stopped for a moment.

-I know everything about you. I know people who wouldn’t be surprised if they died at any time.

-Then stop bothering me by coming here and go away. Why do you care? You hate me.

-that’s right. no, I do not want. I really hate people like you who live in barracks without knowing how precious their lives are.

-But why…

-But I can’t let him die like this.

-her…?

You can’t just say you don’t like it and let him die as he pleases? What kind of bullshit is this?
Just as I was about to burst out swearing out of frustration.

-You won’t run out of food if you eat one more. So don’t worry about it, just come and eat.

-…!

My mouth suddenly closed at the words Seolbong spat.

-Do you think I don’t know? Everyone else knows it too. Why are you doing this? So stop acting like a fool and come and eat. You’re so weak that you can’t stop the monster from coming by staying on guard here.

-…Fuck. What is he saying now. Why am I on alert? I’m just here because I don’t want to see you all.

I tried my best to say it, but Seolbong didn’t seem to believe me at all.

-I don’t know what your intention is. I’m not even interested. So I’m not even going to say thank you.

-Why are you saying that to me? I’m just doing this because I want to rummage around, so please get out of here!

In the end, after I even screamed, Seolbong turned around and disappeared without saying another word.

Now that I think about it, I understand why Seolbong was so obsessed with life.
The problem may have been my own illness.

Among these, the one who struggled to survive more than anyone else was Seolbong.
In her eyes, I must have been something of a bastard.

It didn’t matter when I died, and I didn’t have the slightest desire for life.

Even if I saw it now, back then I would have been the kind of guy who would want to tear me to death.

No, they would have definitely torn it to death.
I was that stupid.

So that’s why.
There was something I didn’t understand even more.

Right after an argument.
Not long after, Seolbong appeared to me again.

-I told you to just go away, so why are you coming again?

I frowned when I saw Seolbong reappear.
Because her hands were full of something.

-eat.

It’s the monster’s meat.
These were foods that I had saved to eat.

-Wow, are you really crazy?

-that’s right. You’re crazy. So eat it.

I will turn away. Why did you bring this?
Why am I sitting here as if I’m running away?

Even the quantity is large.
There will definitely be some babies who can’t eat that much.

-What are you going to do if I bring it like this?

-If you don’t eat it, I’ll bring more. If you don’t eat it then, they’ll just throw it on the ground so you can’t eat it all.

-under…?

No matter what I said, Seolbong really meant it.

The eyes are sincere.
I was really thinking of throwing it all away if I didn’t eat it.

why?
Why on earth are you doing this to me? I can’t understand it so I’m looking at Seolbong.

-So eat it.

Seolbong spat out the same words to me as the first time.

-And live. I don’t know if it’s an unavoidable situation. If you can afford it, buy it.

-…you.

It is an abnormal obsession with life. Although this woman seemed flawless, she seemed to be broken somewhere.

Why are you so obsessed with it?

At that time, I couldn’t figure out the reason.
Because I was too young and lacking in skills at the time to notice anything.

But that’s the least I could know from there.

The woman named Seolbong had something twisted just like me.

I felt a faint sense of kinship there.

It must have been that way.

-…Tsk.

The reason I accepted the food with pride in my subject.

Later, when Seolbong asked me to make a sacrifice, I agreed to do it without saying anything.

It was probably all because of this short memory.

“…Why do you look at me like that?”

Mo Yong-hee tilts his head as he looks at me.

That’s right, it’s not Seolbong (雪鳳), it’s Mo Yonghee.

“It’s just that I suddenly remembered something old.”

“It was a long time ago? when? “Is it when we first met?”

“It’s roughly similar.”

“Now that I think about it, several years have already passed. “I was prettier when I was younger.”

Mo Yong-hee says with regret.
That was really funny.

Well, how long has it been?

“You’re laughing again. What’s so funny? Or maybe it’s because you were really prettier back then.”

“well.”

After thinking about it for a moment, I blurted out.

“I didn’t know at the time. “It looks pretty now.”

“…yes?”

It was a time when there was no time to look at Mo Yong-hee’s face.
Unlike when I didn’t even try to look into her, the relationship has changed a lot.

‘You don’t impress me anymore.’

Oh, sometimes I write, but I didn’t feel bad because I could see the emotions in my eyes.
So these days, I try to look at their faces.

When I looked at it, I thought it was pretty.

“W-what is it? “Why are you suddenly saying that?”

Mo Yong-hee’s face turns red after hearing these words.
The skin was also very white, so it was noticeable.

“Is there something wrong with the skewers…? “It’s not… It’s strange…”

“How do you look at people?”

“Confucius, are you very sick? “God didn’t say anything…?”

“It hurts, but who says it hurts… Wait a minute.”

There was one thing that caught me off guard from Mo Yong-hee’s words.

“Why is faith showing up here?”

“ah.”

At my point, Mo Yong-hee makes an expression of regret.

“No way… are you going around listening to Shinui about my physical condition?”

“no. “That can’t be possible.”

“…”

He looked at me suspiciously.
Shin was not the type of person to talk carelessly about his patient’s physical condition.

I definitely believed it wasn’t the case.

“Oh, it’s hot. It’s very hot, isn’t it, Confucius? “Let’s go get something cold.”

Mo Yong-hee walked ahead as if trying to change the conversation.
I looked at the back and laughed.

“what the.”

Maybe it was because Mo Yong-hee didn’t usually make mistakes, but if she made a mistake once, she was quite embarrassed.

It was a little cute like that…

‘…Hmm?’

I stopped and thought about it.
Cute? Did I just see Mo Yong-hee and think she was cute?

‘You must be really tired.’

He seems to be out of his mind.
Otherwise, it couldn’t have happened.

I shook my head and followed Mo Yong-hee in front, but

said, “Wait. “We should go together.”

Mo Yong-hee, whose ears were red, did not stop walking even when I called.

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After that, I passed around a couple more cups.

The fortunate thing is that, unlike the top and guest cups seen earlier, there was nothing unusual about it.

It was already past noon and it was already afternoon.

“This is the end of the top job.”

Unlike the first time, Mo Yong-hee said, holding a large number of books in his hands.
I had to frown when I heard that.

“What is the top job?”

“yes?”

“So you’re saying there’s more work to do?”

When I asked in confusion, Mo Yong-hee smiled and said.

“Do not worry. The rest won’t take that long.”

Anyway, it sounds like it exists.

“…Do you usually work this much?”

“no. It’s also a settlement day that happens once every two months. “You have to make a sudden raid like this to make it easier to change the water.”

Changing water… Of course, it doesn’t mean real water, but people.

“Why did I get dragged out on a day like this?”

“Not really. “You dragged me out like this on purpose.”

“what…?”

“That’s a good reason to hold on to it for a long time, right?”

Mo Yong-hee continues to walk while emitting a characteristic harsh tone.

In the meantime, I never let go of my arms to drag me along.
Unlike wandering around the city just before, we were now walking along a forest path.

“Where are we going now?”

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like there is a top.

Because it is summer, there are a lot of bugs and it is very hot and humid.
As Mo Yong-hee has a strong dislike for bugs, he spreads a shield around her to prevent them from reaching her.

“There is one project that Danju has been working on recently.”

“Day?”

“yes. “They are purchasing land on one side of the forest and building a building.”

I’ve heard of it.
That was the reason Beomdong came to visit in the past.

‘It was because Ddoltol landed on the land purchased by Baekhwa Trading Company.’

Now that I think about it,

“…here.”

“that’s right. That’s it. “This is the land where Confucius arrived.”

It was right where I came from when I got on the boat.

“Because of that, there is also a desire to hold on to the top of the organization or the guests a little more tightly.”

“What on earth are you trying to make?”

“It’s a pyoguk (鏢局).”

“…huh?”

As soon as I heard the words, I tilted my head.
Pyo-guk?

“Are you setting up a flag at Baekhwa Sangdan?”

“yes.”

This is something I don’t understand.

Set up a flag at the top.

That wasn’t particularly strange.

Especially at a time like now when the monster outbreak occurred, there had to be cases where the top itself was running a bureau.

Since we could not forever recruit military personnel to escort us, we had to set up our own flag and use it.

To that extent.

“The Baekhwa Sangdan already exists.”

Baekhwa Sangdan was also already running a private office.

Was it Baekhwapyoguk? I heard that they are operating together with Baekhwa Sangdan’s headquarters, and in such a situation…

‘They are setting up another branch in Hanam?’

After all, that’s also true.
It was a location where no one would think of establishing a country because of the Murim Alliance and Shaolin.

also.

“…Did the government allow this?”

In order to establish a military office here, formal permission had to be obtained from the government.

However, until now, I had never heard of the government giving permission to establish a military office in Hanam.

“That part hasn’t been approved yet, but Danju said there is a way.”

There is a way.
If Mrs. Mi says something like that, there must be something there.

“So, you’re buying the land first and putting up the building first?”

“yes. “I heard they started preparing today, so I’m going to see it.”

Shortly after hearing that, I heard a sound from within the forest.

thud-! thud-!

-there! Watch out for the trees!

-Mr. Jang-!! The framework here doesn’t fit!!

It probably sounded like carpenters building a building.
Can I go over there?

I’m trying to walk according to the sound.

“It’s not that one. Confucius.”

“hmm?”

Yonghee Mo dragged my arm and started going in a different direction.

“Where are you going? “Is construction going on over there?”

“You can look at the building later. “I started uploading it today so there’s no need to look again.”

“huh?”

“We… no, to be precise, what you need to look at is not the building, but the people.”

“huh?”

Want to look after someone?
Something occurred to me about those unexpected words.

As I walked like I was being dragged, I came across an empty lot not far away.
It doesn’t seem like it was created naturally.

At first glance, it looked like it had been artificially organized.
And you can feel the strong energy there.

‘what.’

There were people gathered in the vacant lot, and this was the energy emanating from them.

It’s also quite savory.
Even at a glance, the number of people seems to be over a dozen…

‘Even if they can’t do everything, they are top-notch.’

The level of each of them is unique.

“What are these people?”

I asked Mo Yong-hee-ah what the situation was.

“They are all reserve voters.”

“…?”

Are these people all fake?
Even a preliminary vote?

‘But why is the level like that?’

If you’re a first-class governor, you’re at the level of a leader, but you’re not even a governor, but a reserve governor?
I’m trying to express my doubts because I don’t understand.

“It seems that Danju is planning to make a special pyoguk.”

Mo Yong-hee seemed to understand my question and added an explanation.

“So you gathered that many people?”

The first class is the lowest, and there are those who are even higher than that.
This means that most of them are too outstanding to be ambassadors.

“Anyway, I’d like Confucius to help me with my work.”

“…What are you asking me to help you with?”

“I need to select just seven people… I think Confucius can select the good ones and select them.”

“…”

They told me to be a judge.
Also, the screening process to select the candidates.

I laughed and looked at the staff at the somewhat absurd situation.

Dozens of people all had bad expressions.

Well, I don’t think I would like it to gather them all together and judge them under this scorching sun.
That’s because, if it’s top-class, it’s hard to beat.

After hearing this, I looked around.

‘There are 15 first-class and 9 peaks…. There’s also a peak of maturity, right?’

How could someone at that level come to say goodbye? Just collecting it is amazing.

At that moment, I was looking at each person lightly.

“…uh?”

My moving gaze was focused on a certain place.

The very back of countless people.

While everyone is clearly looking very annoyed, there is a particularly expressionless person.
My eyes were fixed there.

‘…what…?’

As soon as I saw the person, my eyes widened.
Not only was it a familiar face, but it was also a face that shouldn’t be here.

Our eyes met.
The other person must have already found me, so our eyes met and they waved at me lightly.

It seemed like a sign of welcome, but I couldn’t react to him.

Why on earth?

‘…Is that thing here?’

Is the Heavenly Demon here?

I just couldn’t understand.

A word from the author (author review) Thank you for reading today. ( _ _ )

I have a hospital schedule tomorrow, so I think I will use my regular leave. ( _ _ )

As the rain that had stopped falling has started to fall again… I hope readers take care of their health. I’ll see you on Saturday.