Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 15

EP.15 Nightmare (2)

Do you know why magic is so scary?

It is scary because it can be mixed with any deep hole.

It’s the same even compared to the mouth-watering ring ball I learned right now.

Guyeomhwanryungong’s bet is a violent mental method that turns the whole body upside down.

Surrounding the body with bets, it possesses explosive physical abilities and destructive power, but the human body is ultimately exhausting.

In the end, it is a martial art that accelerates the time when the body is destroyed and explodes.

Of course, as the understanding of martial arts deepens and the level of proficiency increases, it can undergo changes, but at least it is the same as violent and destructive martial arts.

Here, if the shaman’s Taegeuk or Hwasan’s Maehwasimbeop are learned together, the Guyeomhwarungong and pottery’s Simbeop cause friction and damage the blood flow.

This, in the end, was a major indoctrination.

To put it to the extreme, it means becoming an anti-villain.

But magic is not like that.

This is the reason that after the Demonic Cult appeared in the central plains, traitors appeared in rapid succession, regardless of whether it was true or not.

The shaman’s Uicheongong adds sharpness to the calm wave-like innergong.

The plum blossoms of the volcano turn black but become more brilliant.

Destructive power is contained in the hardness and mightiness of Shaolin’s one step priesthood.

The lack of martial arts, which had no choice but to give up, can be easily filled by magicong.

This was all the power of the Heavenly Demon. There is no need to learn or practice magic.

What you get naturally when you become a Demonic Cult.

This was both a blessing and a curse from the Heavenly Demon.

“Fuck… what the hell happened?”

There is only one magic attack I got from the Heavenly Demon. It is the Magic Heaven Breathing Gong (魔導泉吸功).

A magic skill that I obtained with my ugly heart that only wanted to be strong.

It was a magical art that absorbed magic stones into the inner air like the inner or spiritual body.

This magic was the reason I was able to survive among the strong with talent less than Beomjae.

However, that is definitely the story of a past life.

In this life, I didn’t even get close to the ‘Ma’ of the Demonic Cult, and it was before the Demon, let alone the Heavenly Demon, appeared in the midfield.

‘Then what’s the situation now…’

When I applied a little force to the transparent magic stone, it easily crumbled.

It was a characteristic of the magic stone that sucked all the power due to the magic punch hole. It’s the same with the internal energy accumulated inside.

It was very small, but it was clearly a little stretched.

Regardless of the connection with the Demonic Cult, it would be good if internal energy increased.

The reason why demons are called demons is not because they learned magic arts.

It’s because they have magic.

This was also the reason why Seongi’s martial arts were dyed black, whether it was a shaman’s Taegeuk or a volcano’s plum blossom.

The problem was the effect Magi had on the body.

Because I knew better than anyone else what would happen to a human who was encroached on by demons.

“But how the heck…”

The energy of Maseok is Magi. The magic puncher absorbs it and brings it into the body.

It meant that demonic energy was circulating in my body right now.

I immediately turned the mouth-flame ball to check the bet. I hurriedly checked every nook and cranny to find Margie.

“…why not?”

Surprisingly, I didn’t feel the magic.

Maggie, which has settled in the body, can only be seen.

I couldn’t miss such a foreign energy.

However, I can’t feel the beauty that was absorbed by the magic stone. When I checked again, I couldn’t feel any magic in my body.

‘Is it because I’m too shallow?’

At best, it was less than half a year’s worth, let alone half a year’s worth, in terms of potency.

As I stood there with a blank expression, Mu-yeon hurriedly approached me.

“Bocchan, are you okay? Are you not hurt!?”

“I’m fine, I’m not hurt at all.”

“I heard that you are in the carriage, so what if you rush at it? What are you going to do if you get hurt?”

“Sorry, I’ll be careful next time.”

It was an act that would have been very difficult for Mu-yeon, who would have been an escort. I handed over an apology because I was half-forced.

I approached the other dead deer dog. The one whose horns were neatly cut off was the one that Muyeon dealt with in the first place.

“young master?”

Just like before, I wrapped the mouth flame ball around my arm again and stabbed the guy to pull out the magic stone.

‘I’ll have to check if it looks like shit.’

Rather, I wanted to pass it off as saying that I was lucky or that there was no magic in the magic stone.

Once put into the body, no matter how small the amount, it will slowly eat away at the body in the end.

If demonic energy had already been absorbed into his body, it meant that it was too late.

A tingling sensation is felt in the hand.

It’s the same feeling as before. The green mana stone in his hand faded and eventually became transparent. The amount of energy filled in the body was also the same as before.

It was fine until here. It was good so far, but

This time, unlike before, I felt a sense of alienation. There was an energy there that I didn’t want to feel again.

“It’s been done…”

This was definitely Magi. I couldn’t be mistaken. The very small Magi gradually inflates and moves to swallow the internal air inside the body.

However, there is a change in the demonic energy that gradually devours the inner energy as if hungry.

– Hwareuk.

The flamethrower who had been harboring Danjeon had swallowed up the demonic energy instead.

“What is this…?”

It was the part where I could see why I didn’t feel the magic of the magic stone I had eaten for the first time.

‘Did you purify demons?’

Is it correct to use the expression purification?

What I felt was the sensation of the flamethrower gorging on demonic energy.

It was definitely something that had never happened before.

If Magi swallowed it, it swallowed it, but I’ve never seen anything like it being eaten the other way around.

Even Daoist Deep Gong and Shaolin’s Deep Gong are often crushed and eaten by demonic energy, so why?

“I don’t know what the hell happened.”

I don’t know why unexpected things keep popping up. Is it because it was twisted from the start?

First of all, it must be a good thing that Magi is not in the body.

Perhaps it was possible to take only the internal energy of the body that purified the demonic energy of the magic stone.

the problem is.

‘Why can’t I still use the magic of the Heavenly Demon?’

This is the most incomprehensible thing.

If it was tied to me even beyond death, it was definitely a curse.

I couldn’t reconnect with this shitty situation from a situation I barely wanted to get out of.

‘…First of all, let’s be satisfied with the fact that there is no demonic energy in the body.’

More importantly, I’ll find out later. First, the situation had to be rectified.

“young master…!”

I opened the carriage door, and Wi Seol-ah jumped in and grabbed my hand.

“What can I do… It’s all messed up…”

Yesterday’s hand that Wiseol-Ah worked so hard to wrap around was loosened and ruined by the violent movement.

“Bocchan, are you okay…? You’re not hurt…?”

“as you see.”

“Then you’re seriously injured!”

“…No, it means that you are fine. Where on earth do you look injured?”

“face…!”

“What man?”

Are you putting this on your face right now? Are you criticizing me for looking pretty now?

Wi Seol-ah carefully touches my cheek.

“Boss, you look very tired, just like my grandfather.”

“Am I that old?”

“You look scary, but you’re not presbyopic!”

“Tell me honestly… am I just blaming you?”

A servant who came out of the carriage belatedly came out and saw Wi Seol-ah, and was surprised to get rid of Wi Seol-ah.

“You have to stand! You can’t touch the young master’s face like that!”

Weiseol-ah fell down with a ‘crush’ sound.

If I fall in surprise like that, I get hurt a little too.

“young master.”

After Wi Seol-ah was caught and dragged away by another attendant, Moo-yeon called me.

Looking to the back, the corpses of deer dogs were piled up.

The skins and bones of the monsters were worth a certain amount of money, so after closing the door to the demonic world like that, I tended to take the corpses of the monsters if I could.

“They say the Gu family swordsman has arrived.”

“what? Did you arrive already?”

It happened and not even an hour passed. Can you arrive already, no matter how fast?

When I checked the new faces, they were familiar faces. They were none other than the swordsmen who had appeared at the Guryonghoe.

“I am Hyeok Ju-yeom, the vice-captain of the Swordsman Corps. Meet the old Confucius.”

He was a man who had participated in the Guryonghoe as the substitute for the chief of the swordsman.

“Elder Lee has sent you. I hurriedly ran, but I was late… I’m sorry. It is my negligence.”

“Elder Lee?”

A nobleman came out of nowhere. I think I heard it started a long time ago. What are you talking about?

When I express my doubts, Hyeok Ju-yeom is rather perplexed.

“Didn’t you hear? Elder Lee is sure to depart with Confucius…”

“What do you mean? Elder Lee didn’t come with me…?”

What did this old man do to make things like this again?

‘Did you secretly follow me? why?’

No, if that’s the case, why did they bother to use such a troublesome method?

A swordsman is approaching this way from afar.

“The deputy lord, all the dogs are in good condition. There seems to be nothing to throw away, what should I do?”

“All eleven are neat?”

“Ah, two of them had their sides pierced, but they don’t seem to be badly damaged.”

…That’s what I did, so I kept my mouth shut.

“I can’t take all of them, so I take only the skin and bones.”

“All right.”

“And the rest…”

Hyeok Ju-yeom stopped talking. It was because I met Muyeon’s gaze behind me.

Moo-yeon looked at Hyeokju-yeom and bowed her head slightly. Hyeok Ju-yeom let out a short sigh and continued.

“They say they’re resting, so I thought I’d stay at home and sleep, but in the end, is it knife work anyway?”

Do you know the sign?

Mu-yeon did not respond to Hyeok-ju-yeom’s words. He didn’t seem particularly concerned about the hyukjuitis.

“Do it properly and come back. Didn’t the landlord also say it wasn’t your fault?”

“…yes.”

He said all he had to say and ended up looking at me again and saying.

“We will take care of the rest. Confucius is also going to rest.”

After Hyeok Ju-yeom left, I looked at Mu-yeon. Since Mu-yeon was making a troubled expression, she just ignored it and went back to the carriage.

I was a little curious, but I thought that if it was something to say, I would have said it myself.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Wi Seol-ah tried to run again with the cloth, so he ordered the attendant to hold it tight and sat back down on the chair.

It felt like a bigger problem had gotten in the way of my already complex and difficult thoughts.

“It’s filthy hard to live an upright life.”

Maybe because of the nightmare I had earlier, I felt like I couldn’t sleep for days.

******************

The residence of Guyangcheon.

Geomjon and Lee Elder were inside the dwelling. Swordsman’s hand held a now familiar broom.

Geomson, who was slowly sweeping the yard, said to Elder Lee.

“Thank you Guryun.”

“Great…”

Elder Lee coughed out at the words of the swordsman. It was a very embarrassing face.

“I didn’t do anything.”

“Anyway, I guess you moved for my child.”

Usually, when you reach the elder level, you don’t move in Sega. Even more, there was no need for an elder to do something like the Guryonghoe.

The reason Elder Lee moved was because there was a request from the swordsman.

“It’s just that I went for a walk to see my kids as well as my family.”

Elder Lee replied shyly.

Geomson’s granddaughter Wi Seol-ah.

The reason Elder Lee attended Gu Tae-yeo Guryonghoe was because of Wi Seol-ah.

Anyway, since the sword master’s granddaughter was also curious about it, there were times when he half-voluntarily went out to see it.

“I’m thankful for my senior, so this much is fine.”

It was surprising that the swordsman was in Guga right now.

When the family head and swordsman first asked for the safety of Wiseol-ah.

Elder Lee thought that it would be okay if the swordsman went directly or not sent to the Guryonghoe at all.

However, the reason why he immediately changed his mind was because of the sword master’s expression at the time.

The endlessly exhausted expression of what was so heavy was a face that could not be seen even in the days when the swordsman was walking around the middle court with the honor of the political faction on his back.

‘Even the swordsman of the world is in my heart.’

It was very regrettable that he became like this because he was active at the same time as Geomson.

‘It wasn’t such a nuisance, though.’

Elder Lee recalled Guyangcheon, who left Geomjon behind.

Speaking of Guyangcheon, he was a sore finger of the family head and a regrettable child in many ways.

Although he inherited the name of the Gu family, he tended to run away when he saw himself due to his lazy and indolent nature, and his talent for martial arts was far from lacking in the eyes of Elder Lee.

A boy who would have given up long ago if he hadn’t been the only boy in the family.

There was a time when I wondered if I should let go of that.

However, when I saw Guyangcheon again, something was different.

It was not unusual for Guyeomhwaryungong to rise to the opposite sex.

Right now, even if it’s a guyeonseo, it’s Samsung.

‘But the depth of the Simbeop was different.’

Gu Yeon-seo’s mind and body are still mixed up.

The mouth-watering whirlpool must rotate endlessly inside the body even if it is not wrapped around the body.

Gu Yeon-seo’s rotation was clumsy. The speed is not constant, sometimes rough and sometimes poor.

Even more so, if you are in an immature state, you are bound to be swayed by emotions.

It wasn’t that there was a lack of oral history. She was clearly above her peers.

The problem was Guyangcheon, the target of comparison.

The energy inside his body was superficial.

The level of dealing with that shallow energy was distinctly different from Gu Yeon-seo.

How surprised I was when I met him after a long time at the Guryonghoe.

The ring of Guyeomhwarungong, which is held in the Danjeon of Guyangcheon, always maintained a constant speed.

Even when Gu Yangchen was angered by the remarks that crossed the line in Dalian in Jiulongjeon, the ring inside the body still maintained a certain speed and shape.

This means having a clear understanding and competence.

It was a realization that not only the elder himself but also the family head could only gain when Lee Rip passed.

Afterwards, Lee Jang-ro gained confidence in the sparring with Gu Yang-cheon and Gu Yeon-seo.

‘The child is hiding himself.’

I don’t know why, but Elder Lee was sure.

Sword Master said to Elder Lee, who was organizing his thoughts.

“But you are old.”

“hmm?”

“I heard that you made a half-bath of Panga’s child and made your children a spectacle, is that okay?”

“It seems like a lot of rumors have been misrepresented, but I didn’t make it until the final word.”

“…the back story is true, is it okay?”

“What do you mean, senior?”

“It seems that the family head is still looking for you.”

“…”

Elder Lee quickly avoided the seat.

For a few days, he was planning to avoid Gaju.