Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 8

EP.8 Guryonghoe (2)

Guryonghoe (2)

It’s not long before the Guryonghoe begins. I was caught by a bear-like man.

the man told me

“How did you not run away this time?”

If people were to be called Mount Tai, wouldn’t it be like this?

At least, the height that seems to be eight feet tall and the huge sense of intimidation that comes from wide shoulders are excellent.

The white hair and the wrinkles all over his face speak of the years he has gone through.

A person who dares to be called an old man would still fit the word unmanned.

He was Gu Lun, the head of the Gu family.

“How could a guy who only stepped out when he wanted to see only this thin old lady come here?”

“Didn’t you say that if it doesn’t show up, it’ll be folded in half… And how do you subtract the Guryonghoe?”

“What? Now you even answer me.”

Speaking ferociously, Elder Lee tossed my hair with his huge hand.

From before, Elder Lee had a unique obsession with me, not an obsession. Perhaps the biggest thing is that he is the only son of the family head.

Every time my head gets messy, I move along with Elder Lee’s hand.

‘I think I’m going to vomit…’

By the time I was on the verge of fainting, Gu Yeon-seo appeared. It was a ray of light for me.

Gu Yeon-seo frowned when she saw me being swung around, but soon corrected her expression and bowed to Elder Lee.

“Meet Elder Lee.”

“oh! There was also our love letter!”

When I saw Guyeonseo, I let go of the shaking and the first thing I took out of my bosom was Yakgwa.

Where have you seen this scene?

“Anyway, this troublemaker doesn’t have a cute day. Yeon-seo had a lot of trouble coming from afar. Grandmother came in a hurry, so I didn’t bring anything… Do you want to eat some yakgwa?”

When I saw the Yakgwa handed to me from the bosom, my mouth was slightly hardened. Then, with a slight smile, he refuses the medicine.

“sorry. I’m not feeling well right now…”

“Oops…! I’ll have to call the senator!”

“No, Elder Lee must have been nervous because of the Guryonghoe. I will be grateful for the medicine department at the next opportunity.”

After bowing, Gu Yeon-seo left to change clothes.

“Unlike anyone else, you are very sincere and polite.”

“I’m about to pass out because I’m shaken a lot. Can I go see a doctor?”

“It’ll get better if you spit on it. Be quiet.”

…What is the discrimination that doesn’t work?

It was a bit unfair, but he was a person with such a unique personality, so I thought it was like that.

“Elder Lee, if you don’t want to take that medicine, please give me some.”

“I’ve said it before, but you need to eat less. How absurd is it that a son of a samurai family covets medicinal fruits?”

“No, what did the person who just wanted to give medicine to the son of a samurai say? And what does it have to do with Yakgwa

and Muga…”

“I’m not going to eat, so it’s okay.”

Saying so, I brought the medicinal fruits to Elder Lee. Of course, it was to be given to Wiseol-ah.

Suddenly, just looking at Yakgwa reminded me of Wi Seol-ah. Is it because I saw you eating deliciously?

As he took the medicine, he saw Wi Seol-ah coming with another attendant from afar.

When the attendants saw me and Elder Lee and took an example, Wiseol-ah also followed the gesture.

Elder Lee waved his hand slightly, saying it was okay, and everyone straightened up.

Wi Seol-ah immediately walked towards me with a gun.

“young master! There are so many people out there!”

“I guess it’s because it’s a festival in its own way.”

“Selling dumplings too! They also sell skewers! They also sell noodles!”

“…Didn’t you just say there were a lot of people? Why are you all talking about food?”

“But dumplings…!”

Wi Seol-ah was excited to talk, but she was startled and hid behind me.

Wanting something, I turned around and saw Elder Lee looking down at Wi Seol-ah with strange eyes.

It was terribly frightening to look down at the gigantic body that was over eight feet tall.

Not to mention, the lineage of the Kuga family had fierce eyes for generations, so it was a family that did not hear good things about the impression.

“…Elder, if you stay like that, people will get scared.”

“Hmm…”

“Why is that?”

“Is that child your concubine?”

“…What are you talking about? Look at your clothes, Elder. It is an attendant.”

Among the family members, attendants of blood relatives wore yellow clothes. The same goes for Weiss.

“okay? If you are, then it must be so.”

When he said no, Elder Lee left as if he had lost interest. Wherever you are, you really have to be prepared for the sun to set.

I handed the medicinal fruit to Wiseol-ah.

“Eat this and stay calm.”

“uh? I ate before…”

“Why? Are you tired of Yakgwa, which is said to be delicious?”

“No… My grandfather told me not to eat more than five a day.”

“…when the hell did you eat five?”

I think I gave you one from the wagon? When I glanced at the attendants, it seemed that everyone was avoiding their gaze.

“It was over there…”

It’s not like they touched my snacks, so they probably fed them at their own expense.

First of all, Yakwa told me to have it or eat it tomorrow, and I also hurriedly changed my clothes.

I didn’t have anything to prepare for. He was just wearing a red robe, the symbol of the Kuga family.

As the sun went down and the sun was setting, lanterns were lit all over the venue.

In the center of the venue, with Elder Lee at the center, I and Gu Yeon-seo stand on either side.

As it was the Guryonghoe, the blood relatives had to participate, but the youngest was not in the family, and the oldest was also absent because he was a swordsman, so it was only me and Gu Yeon-seo.

In principle, it is correct that the family head attends the Guryonghoe directly, but he cannot move easily in Sega because he has been to Jinma Gyeongmun.

The same goes for the Ilgeomdae, which is directly subordinate to the head of state.

Therefore, the sword corps currently participating are only the Lee Sword Corps and the Three Four Swords Corps, excluding the Oh Sword Corps and the Il Sword Corps directly under the family.

This year’s first Guryonghoe was relatively small in number.

‘Thanks to Cheonil Shopping Mall, it’s the largest.’

The size of the chairman was really too big compared to the number of people.

Thanks to this, many onlookers were able to come in, but it was so crowded that you never know what kind of accident might happen.

Of course, there wouldn’t be a madman who would cause an accident while the Gu family’s sword belts were assembled.

Excluding Elder Lee, Yeonseo Gu, and me, the hundreds of people gathered in front were the Gu family’s swordsmen.

Even though they were lightly armed, the sharp energy that radiated from them was proving that each and every one of them was an outstanding warrior.

“The leader of each swordsman is forward.”

Elder Lee was full of mischief before, and the dignity of a family elder was the next.

The words he spat out resonated throughout the venue, containing the energy accumulated in his body.

According to Elder Lee’s words, several of the numerous sword squads lined up in front of him stepped forward.

“Woo Ahn-seon acting as Lee Geom Dae-ju! Meet the elder of the old family.”

“Meet Elder Lee, Ma Cheol-hyeon, Lord of the Three Swords.”

“Meet Elder Lee Hyeok Ju-yeom, the deputy chief prosecutor.”

One master of swordsmanship, two substitutes of masters.

It was arranged in case of any misfortune that would occur if several lords left their seats at once.

Of course, it was an agreed upon part between the swordsmen.

Elder Lee nodded once at the appearance of the swordsmen and then continued.

“For the sake of Kugawa and Yangmin…”

The words that followed were too long, so I erased them from my mind in the middle.

To sum it up, I struggled anyway. suffer in the future And for all the hard work, I will reward you. was

The reward sent to each swordsman was a considerable amount of elixir and an amount that doubled the monthly salary.

To the swordsmen, the words of Elder Lee seemed more touching than those items.

It was a part that I couldn’t understand well…

The role of me and Gu Yeon-seo is just standing. Although it was a formal appearance that he was watching over your hardships as a blood relative.

This would be necessary for the swordsman’s morale.

“…Thank you for your hard work.”

By the time I came to my senses, Elder Lee’s words were coming to an end.

When Elder Lee expressed his gratitude, not only the swordsmen but also the onlookers applauded.

I looked up at the sky for a moment and saw that it was already dark.

The first day of the two-day Kowloon Festival is coming to an end.

‘Fortunately, nothing bothered me.’

It was always something to be careful about doing something annoying at a gathering of the elite of the Kuga family.

This poor head couldn’t remember everything.

I remember events that were big enough to shake the midfield Moorim once, but the memories of the current era were vague.

Maybe it’s because I was young, so I don’t remember very well.

It may be that he deliberately tried to forget his memories in order to leave behind happy memories.

‘At least it doesn’t seem like anything special happened this time at the Guryonghoe.’

I remember the ‘accident’ on a winter day, but I didn’t remember much about the Guryonghoe, at least on a spring day.

At the end of the applause, we moved to our seats following the guidance of members of Cheonil Shopping Mall.

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It was night, and the rest of the time was a small festival for the Gu family’s sword squad.

It was like a festival or just a lot of food and drinks prepared by Cheonil Shopping Mall.

The Daeju and the deputies saw the liquor and asked for it to be taken away, but Lee said, “Drink today’s amount.”

It was a bonus that the swordsmen cheered louder than when they received their salary or elixir.

“It’s a mess.”

Since they are human too, they will be hungry for alcohol and greasy food.

However, as an unmanned person, he endured it.

Elder Lee solved it, so to put it mildly, the atmosphere was on fire, to be precise, it became a mess.

I went out of the mall to get some fresh air, and Moo-yeon followed me as if he had been waiting for it.

“Why don’t you drink together and follow me?”

“Will the escort have a drink? It’s for the swordsmen, not for me, so it’s okay.”

“Isn’t it the same swordsman in the first place?”

Muyeon paused at my words.

The warrior who escorts the Gu family is also a member of the Sword Corps. Then Muyeon was also a soldier who belonged to the Sword Corps.

“I… that…”

“What’s up. Shall we look around the streets?”

As if it was difficult, I also turned my back on words. I wasn’t curious enough to dig into it, and I didn’t have to ask more.

“Since it’s Newwolhyeon, it should be the size, but the range is different.”

As there is the first shopping district in Shanxi, the street was a little more lively than the one with Guga.

Particularly at night, pubs that were quiet during the day were turning on their lights.

If this distance is activated, wouldn’t it be possible to compare it with Anhui, where there is a Murimmaeng, or Sacheon, where the first shopping district in Jungwon is located?

I felt sorry for Mu-yeon, who was paying attention behind me in case something happened, but I liked coming out to that street.

If you see people walking around comfortably, the bloody slaughter of the past hasn’t happened yet.

I was also able to realize that being able to walk around without thinking has become something that has no future.

“Shall I buy some dumplings?”

I suddenly remembered Wi Seol-ah talking about dumplings.

“Is it because of the stomach attendant?”

When I bring up dumplings, Mu-yeon brings up the story.

“Well, it’s not really like that, but if you buy it, everyone will like it.”

It would be nice to buy other people’s things as well. At my words, Mu-yeon has something proud on her face.

“…As expected, Bocchan-nim is a completely different person from the rumors. They said you shouldn’t trust people only through rumors. I think I am someone who needs to learn more.”

“What are you talking about just buying dumplings? Wait, has it been a while since I escorted you…?”

“It’s been less than 15 days now.”

…Looks like you took it some time before returning. So you can say something like that.

Should I say that this is due to unlucky luck? Should I be lucky?

When I thought about Muyeon, it seemed that it had changed not too long ago, just like the escorts that changed day by day, considering that I don’t remember that much.

“Do you think they sell dumplings over there, Bocchan?”

Among miscellaneous thoughts, I can see the building of Kim’s pole pole in the place where I looked at the horse in the middle of the day. Even I, who didn’t have much of an appetite, felt hungry after smelling it.

“That’s good over there, let’s go to the temple.”

The trouble was short-lived.

On the way to the dumpling shop, searching through the bag in his arms.

“My lady, you shouldn’t be running around so dangerously.”

“I heard that the Guryonghoe was held because Yeobi was so worried. There must be so many members of the Gu family, so what could happen to me?”

I saw a familiar face.

“That’s why I’m more anxious… If I ever meet Gu Gongja.”

“How could that be? There are so many people.”

Oh, you shouldn’t say that.

As soon as the girl spoke, our eyes met.

When our eyes met, the girl hardened like a stone.

The woman who was the girl’s escort behind her was also seen to be shocked.

Short hair that reaches shoulder length and black eyes like checkerboards are unique.

Then, the black ring she was wearing caught her eye.

It’s a pattern that can’t be recognized unless you look closely, but as I already knew her, I could easily figure out what that ring meant.

The Hebei Peng Family.

The girl is a blood relative of a famous family in Hebei who trains swords among the four generations of the central plains.

She was my ex-fiancee.