Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 691

morning.

It’s past dawn and the sun is just rising in the sky.

A somewhat cool breeze blows, as if signaling the end of summer.

The wind passed through the sky, and the area below was filled with countless people.

“Those with wooden plaques, please line up and come this way!”

A loud voice is heard.
The voice was full of promise, and it lingered well in my ears.

“Green Gems, please come this way!”

“Blue is this way…!”

Countless people take steps according to the voice.

At first glance, the number seemed to be in the hundreds to thousands, but the air around it felt particularly heavy.

‘It’s no joke that the bet seeped in.’

The amount of bet mixed in the air is beyond imagination.
When did I feel something like this again?

‘Was it during the war?’

I felt it only when the war between political and evil forces was in progress.
The air is this dense inside the Murim Alliance.

‘That means that much has been gathered.’

Even if you can’t do it, it’s at least second-rate.

All of the warriors gathered here were extremely intense.

From young warriors who looked about my age to warriors with gray hair.

There is no one around who is not unmanned.

It was said that all of these people, without exception, were unmanned.

‘I’ve collected a lot.’

I really collected a lot.
Even though it was a non-Music event hosted by Maeng, I never thought there would be this much of a gathering.

I looked around and felt admiration, not admiration.

‘I heard that Shaolin jumped with his feet. ‘I guess that helped a bit.’

Maybe it was.
I took a quick look around, sighed, and stroked my hair.

‘You’ve finally arrived….’

Before you know it, it’s the day of the non-museum festival.

To be exact, it was the day the preliminaries started and I was standing in front of the entrance made by the Murim Alliance.

Of course, this was to attend the non-military festival.

‘Tsk.’

I clicked my tongue when I saw this.
The preliminaries are said to be held over a total of three days, but it happened on the first day.

It’s not an entrance inside, but if you go through that entrance, you’ll end up in some mountain valley.

‘Hagiya.’

It would be difficult to gather this many people and conduct preliminary rounds within the team.

It was understandable not only to divide the days, but also to change the terrain in this way.

It looks like they will do something in as wide a location as possible, but I don’t know what they will do.

I’m calmly looking around one by one.

“Confucius.”

I turned around when I heard a sound coming from behind me.

There, Wei Seol-ah, wearing a cotton hat, was looking at me.

Her first day, like mine, is the preliminaries.

Although they used cotton thread to hide their appearance, it still attracts attention.
Her beautifully curved body and unique atmosphere attracted attention.

‘…That’s the best.’

Even though I used up everything I needed for the cotton yarn, do I really need to buy something precious like that?
‘I think I can give you what Namgungbia used.’

That white fox mask.
I heard it was a treasure from the North Sea.

Something that lowers the perception of the other person.

‘It seems like a similar effect to what Dangdeok used before.’

I wonder if I should have lent it to them, but unfortunately, it was a valuable item and I probably would have had to take it off right away anyway.

With that thought in mind, I looked at Wei Xue’er.

“What color are you, Confucius?”

In response to Wei Seol-ah’s question, I looked at the wooden plaque in my hand.

It probably refers to the color of the jewel embedded in the wooden plaque.

“It’s white.”

The jewel on my wooden tablet is white.
I look at it and shift my gaze.

At the far end, I saw a line starting from a man holding a white sign.

Maybe that’s where I’ll stand in line.

“I am blue.”

Wi Seol-ah gently shows me her wooden plaque.
A blue gem is embedded in the wooden tablet and sparkles.

There are a total of four types of colors.

‘Green, blue, red and white.’

Perhaps by coincidence, they were the same colors as the grade of Magyeongmun.

‘If it’s not a coincidence, maybe there’s something like a rating based on color?’

I thought about it for a moment, but shook my head and figured it out.
No matter how much it is a den of idiots, why did they make it so simple?

‘I guess not.’

I believed it wasn’t the case.
I was hoping they weren’t that stupid.

First of all, the two do not overlap.
Should we consider this fortunate?

If you’re lucky, you’ll be lucky.
At least that’s what I thought.

Look away.

A total of four lines. People lined up at the end of the line.

There is no division by gender, there is no division by age, and even the levels are different.

There were also people with determined expressions.
Some people were nervous.

Everyone is different.
So where do they want to go?

I don’t know.

No… maybe.

‘Everyone but me might be looking at the same place.’

A stranger who shouldn’t be there.
That feeling suddenly occurred to me and I frowned.

Let’s not think about useless things.
I shook my head and brushed it off.

‘What is Seongyul?’

I turned my head, looking for him.
Seongyul also had the same first day as me.

I was told to just accept it and go in on my own, but am I doing well?

‘He’ll take care of it.

He looks a bit sloppy, but he’s not someone you can trust, so I think he’ll take care of it.

the problem is.

‘…It’s Bongsoon.’

The point is that Bong-soon has to enter the preliminaries on the second day instead of today.

That you have to send Bong-soon alone without me.
Just thinking about that made me suddenly tired.

‘I put up a ban…’

I put a few bans on Bongsun to prevent her from getting into trouble in advance.

first.

Never keep your mouth shut.

second.

Even if others start a fight, you should endure it at least twice.

And the third.

‘Do not kill unless the opponent is trying to kill you.’

This is all of the prohibition offered to Bong-soon.
This may be able to prevent it to some extent.

Or… well.

‘If something like that is enough to explode, I have to admit it.’

Once I got there, there was nothing I could do.
I’ll figure it out.

Just when I was convinced.

“…Look over there!”

A mumbling sound was heard.

“The Tao, the Tao King.”

“The real King of Dao?”

As a result, the spirit of the warriors is momentarily shaken.
When I turned my head, I saw two people coming in from the entrance, and everyone was looking at them.

thud.

The man’s footsteps cause vibrations.
The warriors’ eyes widened when they saw this.

“I can’t believe I have this much spirit just by walking…!”

“As expected, he is the head of the four generations…. or the head of the three generations.”

Admiration, astonishment, and even a vague sense of respect.
A man with a wide range of eyes.

He headed to Peng Zhou, the King of Swords.

‘Is this the king?…’

I smiled as I looked at him.

In the central plains, there are only a handful of people who have the title of king.

It is not a 100-year-old master or a higher-ranking 10-year-old master determined by force.

Wang (王) literally refers to those who have absolute influence in the field.

It is not simply force. This means talking about their reputation and position.

The most influential being among those who use swords.
That was the head of the Peng family, Taowang Pang Zhou.

When he appeared, the numerous warriors began to increase their tension.

“The King of Dao is really participating…?”

“The rumor was true!”

“How could the King of Dao….”

Half of the reactions were surprising.
Half of the reactions are asking why that person came here.

I guess so.

‘The head of a famous family will do this because there is something to be gained.’

If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose.
No, maybe even if I won, I would only lose money.

No matter how you look at it, there would be no reason for the King of Tao to be here, but he came to join the Bimu Emperor.

Pang Zhou walks slowly while receiving all kinds of attention.
I immediately thought of him as I looked at him.

‘It’s very cheap.’

This is absurd.

thud-!

The vibration spreads with every step.
People looked at that and thought it was a show of courage and presence due to force.

‘I didn’t know it was a waste to bet on that guy.’

That was literally a technique for show.
He says his bets are overflowing. It is radiating as if asking you to take a look.

Thanks to that, I’m starting to attract attention, but…

‘What is that embarrassing thing to do?’

The flow of bets was so abnormal that it was impossible not to notice.

‘Don’t other people know this?’

Why is it that I am the only one who knows about this abomination?
It’s just puzzling.

‘Am I the only one at Hwa-kyung’s level?’

The level of recognition of the Tao King’s actions is at the level of Hwa-kyung.
I wondered if there were any other Hwa-gyeong warriors here besides me.

‘there is.’

A few things catch my eye.
There were some famous martial artists, and even if they weren’t.

“Can’t you see that?”

“…yes?”

Isn’t there someone next to me right now?
He asked, but Wei Seol-ah only made a puzzled expression.

‘You don’t know that?’

The flow of betting is so heterogeneous, but you don’t know this?

‘Why can’t I see this?’

I didn’t understand.
I wondered if there was something wrong with my eyes.

Is it really like that?
I had a moment of doubt, but ignored it for now.

Loud.

Every time the king passes by, warriors make way for him, and a familiar face is seen next to him.

A child of Pang Zhou and the head of the Peng family.
Biseongdo Peng Ujin was walking along with him.

Peng Woo-jin, who was walking like that, suddenly looks in this direction.
Our eyes met.

Peng Woo-jin grins and waves his hand at me.

“…”

I nodded without shaking my hand.
That was the best greeting I could give.

‘Is it the first day for those two too?’

The fact that Mr. Paeng and his wife had the same first day as me.

‘They say it has nothing to do with the order in which you applied.’

Peng Woo-jin applied on the first day with me. Dowang would have submitted the report on the last day of the year, so there is almost no connection.

So, is this simply a random order?

‘I don’t think so.’

Doubts naturally arise.
This is because I believed that the Murim League had done something stupid in this area again.

‘I heard that the total period of non-working hours is almost 15 days.’

What else have you been doing during that long time?
Just thinking about it makes me feel sick.

It was around this time that I felt like I needed to cool down a bit due to my extremely sensitive thoughts.

“The preliminaries start in one o’clock! “Please get in line!”

A warning sound was heard. Now is the time to really go.
After hearing this, I looked at Wei Xue’er.

“that.”

“yes?”

Wi Seol-ah turns her head and responds to my voice.

I pursed my lips as I looked at that.

Are you really going to do it?

Why not do it?

Even as I thought about saying those words, I scratched the back of my head when I saw the eyes inside Wei Xue’s cotton thread.

“Just work hard.”

I gave the words I could manage to Wi Seol-ah.
Then Wi Seol-ah, who heard the words, smiled brightly and answered.

“yes! “I will work hard!”

I guess I didn’t understand at all.

“In moderation?”

“yes. “I will work very hard in moderation.”

“…”

I don’t know why, but Wei Xue’er was burning with the will to fight.
Party members also said the same thing, but why on earth are they doing this?

‘…Nothing will happen, right?’

I wish there weren’t any.
Really.

“Okay… see you later.”

After saying hello, I decided to go first and get in line.

“Ah, Confucius.”

“huh?”

Wei Seol-ah called me over as if she still had something to say.
I looked at it to see something.

sudden-!

“hmm?”

Wei Seol-ah opened her arms and hugged me.

And for a moment, he leans his forehead against my chest and stands still.

what.

Even though I was embarrassed, I put up a thin veil.
The purpose was to reduce its presence.

“What are you doing now….”

“Cheering.”

Wei Seol-ah slowly raises her head and makes eye contact with me.

“I will work hard too. Confucius too…. Cheer up. “Of course.”

“…note.”

The moment I was about to reply to her words.

“I’ll be back.”

Wei Xue’er had already taken her arms away and started walking.
I smiled shyly as I watched her blonde hair moving away.

I couldn’t bear to say that I understood.

Why?

I don’t know.
It just felt that way.

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