Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 28

EP.28 The stench. (1)

Bad smell (1)

The morning came bright after spending the night at the inn.

It was dawn if I had to insist, but I had to get up around this time for an early start.

When I came out, straightening up my body, Wi Seol-ah was coming out of the servants’ room next to me.

I rubbed my eyes and couldn’t come to my senses, so I approached and threw peanuts weakly.

“Aww…!”

“Open your eyes, go downstairs and wash your face.”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts. Where in the world is an attendant who wakes up later than me?”

“My sisters didn’t wake me up…”

“You have to wake up on your own.”

“I’m sorry…”

Wi Seol-ah goes downstairs with nervous steps.

How long will it take to get ready for departure, roughly around two o’clock?

profit.

I heard the sound of the door opening next to me, and when I looked up, it was Namgung Cheonjun coming out of the door.

The guy looked neat as if he had finished all the preparations in advance.

When he made eye contact with me, he slightly furrowed his eyebrows.

Should I say hello? I really thought about it for a while. I had work yesterday, so I didn’t feel the need to do it.

Again, he glared at me and tried to say something.

As if she had been waiting in the next room, Bia Namgoong jumped out.

Namgung Chunjun saw that and immediately changed his expression. It was the kind-hearted microcosm I met yesterday.

“You got up early. Gu So-hyeop Were you comfortable on the long night?”

“…That’s it.”

All I could do was exclaim. What is this offbeat madman?

I thought of Paeng Woo-jin, whom I treated as a madman, and felt sorry for him.

Although Paeng Woo-jin was a crazy person, he seemed kind.

This bastard was just a crazy bastard and obviously a bad bastard.

Namgoongbia looks at us and tilts her head. His expression asked why there were two of them.

“I got up and came out and met Gu So-hyeop by chance. It looks like your sister just woke up too.”

“Ah…. that’s right…”

“I have to leave in a little while, so your sister should prepare too. I’ll send a servant to your room.”

“…huh.”

Namgung Cheonjun was excellent when he interrupted me to say something. It’s not something you’ve done once or twice.

Namgoongbia yawns briefly and then goes back into the room. Then, Namgung Cheonjun immediately glared at me.

added the following.

“Keep the warning you gave yesterday in your mind.”

With that said, he passed me by and went downstairs.

Was the person named Namgung Cheonjun, who would later become a thunder sword, originally like that? Until Namgoongbia had a brainstorm and erased Namgung with her own hands.

As the head of the next-generation Namgung family, he was a man highly regarded for upholding justice and agreement.

Anyway, Mr. Namgung-seong is insane. Whether it’s a patriarch or an elder. Even the children.

At least that’s what I’ve seen.

‘I’m in such a state and I’m at the center of the four generations…’

I turned my head and went downstairs.

Downstairs, the servants of the old family had already gathered.

Muyeon found me coming down and approached.

“Do you want to eat, Bocchan?”

“Um… I’m not particularly attracted to it.”

“The dumplings are delicious.”

“Then I will eat some.”

As if waiting for my words, dumplings come out.

Wi Seol-ah had left her head to the other attendants with a dreamy face.

“Seolah’s hair is nice too.”

“Maybe it was because I was young? I also had good hair when I was young…”

“What do you mean you have dog hair, so dog brother said you could brush your hair with a broom?”

“Don’t talk about that. I scratched your face once because you said that last time.”

“…Somehow, I had scars on my face, so I asked and they said it was a cat scratching. So it was you?”

“Hongwa unni, dog hair?”

“Uh huh, you shouldn’t learn to speak like that.”

It’s pointless chatter. Even in the middle of the day, Wi Seol-ah was half asleep.

…But you naturally have dumplings in your hand? Do you eat while sleeping?

I also took a dumpling and ate it.

The freshly steamed one was also delicious.

drooling.

I was eating dumplings when I heard the sound of a chair being pulled next to me.

Why are you sitting there…?

“…So, I think the place to sit is over there, not here.”

Directly opposite, the men of the Namgung are sitting together.

But why don’t you go over there and sit next to me?

Because of that, that crazy Namgung son is looking at me with burning eyes.

Namgungbia took a dumpling, whether she knew it or not, and I immediately blocked it with my chopsticks.

“Sojeo, these dumplings are mine. No, that’s it, and why are you sitting here?”

“…I just sat nearby…”

“Your younger brother’s eyes are really hot, right?”

“…?”

Namgungbia looked at Namgung Cheonjun at my words, but Namgung’s son had a faint smile as if he had managed his expression during that time.

‘…He’s really creepy.’

No, if you’re going to act, do it as a whole. Why would you only blame me? Did I do anything to be filmed?

Namgoongbia looked at me again as if there was something wrong, so I just left it to her.

But don’t touch the dumplings, bitch….

I got up with the last dumplings in my mouth.

Namgoongbia’s eyes seemed to be stuck on the dumplings that were going into my mouth, but what should I do?

Wisul-ah appeared with dumplings and handed them to Namgung-bia.

It was always amazing to see the roundy glutton handing out food. Even if you eat it, it will not be enough.

Afterwards, Bia Namgung, who finally got the dumplings, pats Wi Seol-ah on the head.

Wi Seol-ah also smiled brightly and came to sit next to me.

As if asking if I had done well, I asked for a pat on the head as well and hit me with beans.

“Crush!”

“I want you to praise me for doing well!”

“Grandpa said that giving food to a hungry person is a good thing…”

“There are many people to give to, other than you! Go and eat some more dumplings.”

“Neng…”

He went back with a sullen step and ate dumplings among the attendants.

As I was sighing after seeing that, Muyeon approached me.

“I think we’ll be leaving after Il Da-kyung, Master.”

“You are leaving earlier than expected. Are you ready?”

“Yes, I think we can load the goods as soon as the meal is over.”

It must have been late afternoon when we arrived.

So, fortunately, it seemed to arrive exactly as expected.

“Then, get ready to go first…”

As he spoke, he saw Muyeon turning his head in a strange direction.

I wondered why, but Namgoongbia was persistently looking at the smokeless sword next to me.

Seriously, this was madness.

“…Namgung Sojeo said he wouldn’t do that, didn’t he? stop staring Then I will pretend to be a human being.”

I thought there shouldn’t be any more, so I told Mu-yeon to go quickly.

Moo-yeon bowed to me and disappeared half a step faster than usual.

“No, there are many, but why do you keep obsessing over Muyeon?”

“Because it’s a strong swordsman… I think I’ll learn a lot from sparring…” ”

Then, why don’t you do it with Sojeo’s younger brother who is glaring at you like crazy over there?”

“Cheonjunie is…”

Namgungbia tried to speak but kept her mouth shut.

I was puzzled by the way she swallowed back talk.

Isn’t a thunder dragon strong enough? Even at a glance, it was one or two steps higher than Guyeonseo or Gujeolyeop. I’m not sure if it compares to lead-free.

First of all, Namgung Cheonjun was in a position where I couldn’t win even if I forced myself to use the season like I did in sparring with Gujeolyeop.

Suddenly, I had a question.

It was about Namgoongbia.

‘Come to think of it, why isn’t this guy known?’

After the magic sword, it is a swordsman of no tax.

Before he was a demon, his swordsmanship was to the extent that he even entered the swordsman.

There is no way that such a person could not have blossomed his talent at his age.

I can’t see it properly, but no matter how badly I do, I don’t think I’ll be inferior to the male palace guy who’s looking at me like he’s going to kill me.

The first and last nickname she got was none other than Demon Swordswoman.

It means that the time when he started to make a name for himself as a strong man is a long time ago.

…What happened? There is a class in the later index, but I don’t think it’s to the point where you can’t enter the Oryongsambong.

Is there something I don’t know

“Then you shouldn’t be wondering.”

“…yes?”

“it’s nothing. Sojeo will finish eating the dumplings he was eating and then I will get up.”

I jumped up and moved my feet out of the inn. As if he had been waiting, Weiseol-ah follows. There are two dumplings in his hand, ready to eat.

“You want to eat two? If you move while eating, you may feel sick.”

“One belongs to the young boy!”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

We ate dumplings together and headed for the carriage.

It seems that the amount I eat also increased as I kept eating things following Seol-ah Wi.

It seemed that the amount of training should be increased as the side gradually gained weight.

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Namgoongbia continued to watch Gu Yangchun and Wei Seolah go outside.

The eyes do not break.

As I questioned myself why, I knew the answer myself.

For a moment, Namgoongbia felt the stench.

She wanted to cover her nose, but Namgoongbia knew that the scent would not disappear.

“sister.”

Namgoongbia slowly moved her head to look at her sister.

thick everything stinks Why is his younger brother giving off such an intolerable stench?

I couldn’t tell.

I don’t want to be near my father, my elders, or even my younger siblings.

The younger brother does not do anything harsh to her and treats her well, but Namgoongbia still cannot define the feelings that are growing inside her.

Is this guilt about bloodlines or just hatred for them?

‘…I want to run away.’

I want to escape to a place where there is no stench.

“We are all over there, so why are you sitting here?”

Namgung Cheonjun asks.

Because the place where they are gathered smells worse.

Namgoongbia couldn’t bear to spit out the reason.

“…just because it’s close to here.”

“If you do this, you may be a nuisance to others. Sit properly from now on.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry.”

Namgung Chunjun’s smiling face catches my eye, but something seems to be blocked inside.

I want to run away.

‘Where?’

Namgoongbia asked herself. Suddenly, Guyangcheon comes to mind.

Surprisingly, there was no stench around him.

There is no smell. It was the first feeling in my life.

A man named Muyeon and the people of the Gu family gave off a bit of a stench, but I couldn’t even feel it when I was next to Guyangcheon.

Although he did not know the reason for the irritation he felt towards himself or the sudden sense of distance he felt from Gu Yangchun.

Even that feels comfortable.

It was getting harder and harder for Namgoongbia to bear the disgust she felt when she was away from him even a little bit.

Get up and move your feet.

“Sister… where are you going?”

“carriage…. I’ll go and rest first.”

Leaving her brother behind, Namgoongbia followed Guyangcheon with quick steps.

Eventually, Namgung Cheonjun, who was left alone, changed his expression when he saw Namgungbia go outside.

He returned to a cold face without a single smile from the face that played a good younger brother.

“What’s wrong?”

Drop-drop.

The sound of bone in his fingers was Namgung Cheonjun’s habit.

Something went wrong. This never happened, so where did it get messed up?

“I just hate interrupters.”

The sound stopped before long, and Namgung Tianjun slowly turned around.

What Namgung Chun-jun turned around in his cold eyes was clearly murderous.