Childhood Friend of the Zenith - Chapter 397

By the time I came out after the meeting with the Blue Sea Sword, it was already evening.

Although there was still some time left until the meal was scheduled.

Even if I had a little free time in the middle, I didn’t have enough time to practice, so I was heading to the meeting place first.

‘If I get caught, the old man will be very angry.’

If Pazon finds out that this already busy guy is skipping training, won’t the beating start again under the guise of training?

‘That person secretly likes beating people.’

It will not be an illusion.

It was to the point where I wondered if Pazon’s hand was actually different.

From my point of view, it was clear that it had accumulated because of sparring as if sparing little in the aftermath of the Banrohwandong.

You’re going to have to solve it for me.

‘…I have to get stronger as quickly as possible.’

You have to be strong enough not to survive being beaten, at least to fight.

Even as I thought about it, I realized that there was no answer.

‘What kind of dog is ignoring even the difference in level?’

I was dumbfounded every time I saw it.

At one point, he asked me to do it seriously and even dragged him into a bet.

How ridiculous it was that even that was smashed.

‘All passages are blocked.’

The reason why I block bets with Pae-Jon and only engage in sparring with the body is not because Fa-Jon is unfavorable to me.

It’s just because it’s more helpful to me.

Pazon cuts off all the movements used to attack and penetrates the gap where the bet flows to block it.

Clearly, the state of the body is at its peak, but I, who reached the hwagyeong, could not win the battle with the world.

Thanks to that, I’m getting beaten up every time I fight.

Regarding this, Pazon believes in insufficient boxing skills and vast bets as a problem for me, and has pulled out more than necessary attacks.

‘This is the part that Shin Noya also mentioned before.’

Regarding Park Tu-sul, I honestly had nothing to say.

He only focused on the wide range of attacks and explosive firepower, which are the characteristics of firefighters.

Even though I was a martial artist, I don’t remember being engrossed in martial arts.

Lately, I’ve been realizing it more as I’ve been hanging out with Pazon.

Unlike the way I pushed forward based on my experience, there are many things that are lacking to make up for what is lacking.

‘…A little more.’

No, not a little, but a lot of effort.

Fortunately, he had a dog-like personality, but he was a little better because he had a proud teacher next to him.

Same goes for boxing.

If possible, I was trying to move while casting Tuapa Perforation.

This makes walking quite painful, but the efficiency is not bad.

Pazon was disgusted with my actions.

‘I didn’t do that either.’ He looked at me like a madman, but it didn’t seem to matter since he didn’t stop me.

Of course, it wasn’t a very good feeling from the standpoint of unfolding.

It was natural that walking itself felt like walking on a thorny road.

Inside my body, it feels like someone is constantly cutting through my intestines with a knife.

Since I am enduring such things and moving, I have a desire to turn it off right away.

‘If you can’t stand this. How can I proceed?’

It’s just a pain to do.

It’s not like there’s anything wrong with it either. If it was only painful, there was no problem.

Except that sometimes I almost pass out from the pain.

Stumble.

My posture loosens up a bit while walking.

‘…Ah, I almost passed out.’

After shaking my head a few times, I came to my senses.

I often have problems when I can’t concentrate like this, but that’s about it.

What’s important is that I’m doing something special like this. They arrived at the inn that King Dokwang had prepared for them before he knew it.

I thought as I looked at the brilliant and tall building in front of me.

‘I should have walked a little slower…’

Closer than I thought. damn it

When you start thinking about things like this, time goes by too quickly.

‘Write.’

should i go Can’t you go back now?

At the point when hesitation suddenly came up.

‘It won’t be a big deal. what.’

Trying to find some peace, I let out a deep sigh and took a step towards the inn.

at that time.

In an instant, a myriad of information burrows into my senses.

I didn’t show any signs of embarrassment and organized it in my head first.

‘…three on the left. two up. Four in front.’

I can feel the momentum of the warriors surrounding the inn as if escorting it.

The sharp scent and unique energy that brushes the tip of the nose suggest that they are warriors belonging to the party.

‘Is it an escort?’

Their gazes were clearly directed at me, but I didn’t feel anything intrusive or aggressive.

‘It’s annoying to keep watching.’

While thinking about what to do, he applied the Tuapa Perforation to boost his fighting spirit.

Woowook-!

After using it a few times, this is possible.

It feels like changing the speculation to be more rough and ferocious.

In an instant, speculation spreads from my body. It’s not spread all over the place. I focused only on those who were watching me.

Then, I feel a flurry of movement here and there.

Being swept away by speculation, the hidden presence was disturbed.

Didn’t you know you’d be caught? I feel the hostility is shallow, probably because he noticed that I did it knowingly.

I felt it and thought.

‘What should I do?’

Shall I tease you a little more?

I don’t like it because I don’t like people staring at me secretly, so I want to try a little more.

As this is our domain, we decided to stop here first.

As I retrieved the speculation, I felt that the gaze I had been watching had diminished to some extent. I raised my head and looked somewhere.

Looking at the figure who seemed to be a leader among those hiding, he smiled once.

The masked man widens his eyes as he sees my smile.

It seemed that he was not embarrassed at all, and he could feel the surrounding energy being disturbed up to this point.

After staring at it for a moment, I turned my gaze again and stepped into the inn. Because there is nothing more to see.

Upon entering the inn, the first thing I saw was the splendid interior.

The inside is much cleaner and more luxurious than I expected.

I’ve already toured a few guesthouses, but the one rented by the party is the most splendid.

As I was glancing around, someone came up to me and took an example.

“Thank you for coming.”

Judging by the clothes, it seems that he is a servant belonging to the party.

‘hmm?’

As soon as I checked the owner, I immediately felt a strange feeling.

When I looked at what the difference was, I laughed dejectedly without knowing it.

‘Oh my God.’

Even this woman who appears to be an attendant is unmanned.

It was so well hidden that you wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t seen it up close.

‘The man outside wasn’t the captain.’

Rather, this woman feels stronger.

“The head of the family is waiting inside. We will guide you.”

When the woman who said that to me turned her back and was about to move as if guiding me.

I couldn’t stand it and asked her.

“Can I ask you something?”

The woman pauses at the question and turns her head this way.

“What are you doing?”

“Is this how it used to be?”

“…yes?”

“Is this how you feel? I don’t think you’re the kind of person who will do the job all the time.”

“…!”

When the secret guest asked why she was working all day, the woman’s eyes widened to the size of a lantern.

Looking at it, he said like a snarl.

“Ah, did I have to pretend I didn’t know…? Then I’ll pretend I don’t know. Just guide me.”

The woman looks at me with slightly trembling eyes, then bows her head slightly without giving an answer, then walks in the lead again.

It looks like he was trying to hide it.

Having dealt with assassins sent from all sides in his previous life, he has now broken his way to distinguish them.

It feels like it’s possible to figure it out unless you’re a bit of a blacksmith.

For once, let’s say that

‘They’re all really unmanned. what?’

Not only the servants who were leading the way, but all the attendants of the Tang Gate seen around them were composed of unmanned soldiers.

Those who should have been in the inn were not visible. Only those in the party are visible.

Borrowed as a whole is borrowed, so it is.

‘They’re all unmanned…’

I wondered if it was necessary.

‘ah.’

Immediately afterward, when I remembered the purpose of visiting this place, I vaguely knew the reason.

‘Is it because of the transportation of prisoners?’

As I had to leave for Sacheon with a group of sapas at Maeng’s request, I wonder if I had supplemented my power to some extent.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to bring this level of power.

Passing through the aisle, feeling the subtle gazes around me, I arrived at the ornate entrance. The attendant carefully opened the door instead.

“oh! You are here.”

As soon as the door opens, a mild-looking middle-aged man greets me and raises himself.

It was Dokwang, the owner of the dangmun I met the other day.

Looking at him, I also took a bow first, hiding my tension.

“My name is Guyangcheon, a blood relative of the Gu family. Meet the head of our family.”

“haha! nice to meet you old Confucius. Thank you for accepting the invitation.”

Although the way he greeted me with his cheerful voice was uniquely different from the family heads I’ve met so far.

However, it did not slow down the tension.

It was because I was thinking of the Dokwang as the most vigilant person among the family heads of the four generations.

and.

Sure enough, the poison king looked at me and asked in a quiet voice.

“I heard you had some trouble coming.”

Talk about escorts spread around the inn.

It was about the attendant who guided me just before.

Have you been listening to it all? Or maybe the attendant who guided me told me.

After confirming that, I also smiled lightly and spoke to the poison king.

“Excuse me. I committed rudeness without even realizing it out of a little curiosity.”

“Oh… no. How rude! You’re young, so you can do anything. Not to mention, I don’t think it’s Confucius’ fault, so don’t worry about it.”

The King of Dogs smiled and said, “Don’t worry.”

In that situation, I looked around the room.

There were only the two of us in the room. Sugar fever was not visible.

Perhaps he noticed my gaze.

“My daughter will be arriving a little late.”

“Oh, I see what’s going on.”

“Um, not like that. You informed me a little late.”

“yes?”

I asked back as if what that meant.

The King of Dogs speaks to me with a characteristic smile.

“There’s something I’d like to talk about with Gong Gu Gu and just the two of us.”

“…”

I feel something familiar in that story.

It means that they intentionally created a place where only the two of them are together, so it has to be.

What are you trying to do?

“If you don’t like it, it’s okay to call your daughter right now.”

“no. it’s okay.”

If I don’t like it, I’ll call it, but how many people can say that I don’t like it right here.

No… I don’t know if I would have screamed it out normally. The opponent was Dang So-yeol’s father before he was a military man called the poison king.

That obvious but subtle difference was forcibly blocking my snout.

Dokwang grinned as if he liked my answer.

“I’m about to go out. You’d better start by eating.”

“…Ah yes.”

All the food on the table looked delicious, but it was not easy to reach.

While staring at the food, contemplating whether to eat it or not.

The poison king swallows a mouthful of food and asks me.

“hmm? why though? Eat without hesitation.”

“Haha… I feel a little bad.”

“this. A young person shouldn’t do that already.”

I nodded my head at the poison king’s words.

As I said that, I thought to myself.

Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be poisoned.

Is it normal? The poison king is not a madman, so would he put poison in his food?

‘Okay, if you think about it, I didn’t do anything wrong, right?’

The king of poison had no reason to hate me, so why was he so scared?

I don’t know if other people don’t know, but the poison king didn’t remember doing anything big.

‘Can I be comfortable?’

With such thoughts in mind, I was about to take a bite of the food carefully when the king of poison spoke to me.

“Ah, Gongja. I want to ask you something.”

“yes?”

“When are you going to take my daughter?”

“…yes?”

Chopsticks trying to pick up food harden in the air.

What did the poison king just say? I moved my gaze to see if I had heard it wrong.

The poison king was staring at me with dark green eyes.

The slightly lowered corners of the eyes, like Dang So-yeol, somehow look like they are smiling.

The eyes in her eyes felt somehow cold.

What did this old man just say?

As I look at Dokwang with a dumbfounded expression, Dokwang looks at me and starts talking again.

“I will ask again. Old Confucius.”

I felt the air in the room become somehow heavy with the poison king’s words.

“Are you willing to take our Soyeol?”

“…What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”

I’m choking on my breath at such an outrageous statement.

It’s about time to talk about going to Sichuan, so why is the story of Dang So-yeol coming up here all of a sudden?

Besides, I’m willing to take it.

“…are you taking your daughter?”

When I asked what I meant, the poison king slightly frowned.

“Old Confucius. There is a corner that is more clever than I thought.”

“…no.”

“Does that mean you are playing with our daughter without even thinking about taking her?”

“I’m playing with Dang Sojeo. It is nonsense.”

“No!”

At my words, the poison king jumped to his feet.

“It was obvious that my daughter was chasing after her! Are you saying you won’t take responsibility for the bizarre rumors that even spread around the world?”

“…”

I had nothing to say about the strange rumors.

That’s what I heard too.

what did he say

Didn’t he say that he was crazy about the woman’s color called Soyeom and seduced a lot of women from nearby famous families?

How absurd I was when I heard this nonsensical rumor.

‘Someone flirts with me.’

When did I seduce you?

These guys are not crazy.

How absurd I was when I heard the rumors.

If this is a problem, it’s a problem for me, but it’s also a problem for the people around me.

In particular, in the case of Dang So-yeol and Mo Yong-hee, who are called the daughters of the famous family, these rumors can be quite damaging, as the king said.

That’s why even the poisonous king has such a temper.

In the future, there will be a problem with marrying someone else…

‘No, wait.’

Come to think of it, I don’t think either Mo Yong-hee or Dang So-yeol got married anyway.

Mo Yong-hee was engaged to the Namgung family, but as a result, she did not.

Considering that Dokbi stayed alone until he died…

wouldn’t it be unfair for me too?

Of course… but that didn’t mean I couldn’t argue with the poison king right now.

“My lord. I didn’t really mean to do that…”

“You mean you kept my daughter by your side without that intention?”

“…”

“You know that’s a bad thing?”

I kept my mouth shut at the poison king’s words.

I honestly didn’t have much to say either.

It was because I knew that keeping her by my side was not a good thing when I was aware of the crush she had for me to some extent.

“…sorry.”

He made no excuses about this.

One eyebrow of the poison king twitched at my answer.

“Leave the apology. Confucius has not yet answered me. About whether or not to take our Soyeol.”

Does that mean that we should at least take responsibility for the party’s complaints?

I don’t know what kind of answer he wants, but that word was wrong here and there.

“I am sorry to say this, but as you know, I am engaged. It’s not a situation where I can take Dang So-jeo or something…”

The problem was that I was engaged to Namgung-Bia, and Dang So-Yeol was definitely a blood relative of the four generations.

Even if the concept of a concubine is clearly present in the world.

What kind of human being would send a direct daughter of a high-ranking family of four generations as a concubine?

It would have been the same for the single king.

“Then you would have taken responsibility if you hadn’t been engaged.”

“That’s…”

“If that’s not the case, can I take that as meaning that you can’t take responsibility?”

“Anyway, there are a lot of problems due to the situation…”

“If talking with the Namgung family is a problem, I might be able to come forward and solve it.”

“…!”

My body flinched at the poison king’s shocking remarks.

That meant that the king of poison would step in and resolve the engagement relationship he had with the Namgung family.

This is something that the Namgung family and Dangmun will have to pretend to do, so the king Dok will do nothing about it.

I’ll do that much if you wish.

Do you mean what to do?

I wonder if the king of poison wants to tie me up with Dang So-yeol, but…

just because it came out like that.

“sorry.”

It doesn’t change my answer now.

Breaking off the marriage with the Namgung family would mean ending the relationship with Namgung-Bia.

I had no intention of doing that.

Upon hearing the answer, the king’s face contorted.

The pressure of the bet felt in the room was getting a little heavy.

“That means I have no intention of taking responsibility.”

“Don’t say that.”

“or not? Are you saying you dare take our daughter as a concubine?”

“…”

“Be sure. old Confucius. What are you going to do with our daughter? I know that your daughter has a crush on you. More than a blurry end. I do not want my precious daughter to stay with you any longer.”

The Dokwang’s words were right.

It was saying that I would not leave him like that for a better future, rather than letting him stay by his side without taking responsibility.

“After this incident, my daughter will be engaged to Tasegawa.”

“…!”

My eyes widen at the poison king’s remarks.

Dang Soyeol getting engaged?

‘Has the future changed this time too?’

There were a lot of futures that were somehow different from the previous life, but for some reason, this one was particularly touching to me.

“…Is that a story that you know as well?”

“Do you think that is important? As it is Sega’s business, my daughter’s opinion is not very important.”

The engagement of the three families was the right story.

It wouldn’t have been strange to build relationships with other Sega and increase the volume of each one’s power.

Even more so, Dang So-yeol is the daughter of the four generations.

In that respect, the value was sufficient and overflowing.

Rather, it’s a strange thing to have a past life where you didn’t get married.

“If Gongja Hani is in Gongja’s position, I hope you stay away from your daughter any longer.”

“…”

I felt something overflowing inside me for some reason at the determined words of the king of poison.

There is not a single word wrong.

why is it so hard

‘Dang Soyeol is engaged.’

Could that be the problem?

It feels like the waves are roaring inside.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

If you can’t take responsibility, sending it is the right thing to do.

In addition, if you want Dang So-yeol to live a different life from his previous life, it would be more appropriate to separate from me and even marry someone else and then let him lead a peaceful life.

The rational calculation must have already ended at the same time as the poison king’s words ended.

For some reason, a feeling of discomfort was clamping down on his neck.

“Answer me. old Confucius. Will you?”

His eyes flutter at the urging of the poison king.

why can’t you answer?

It is said that Dang So-yeol had feelings for me.

It’s a situation I can’t accept.

Ironically, I

‘…why don’t you want to send it?’

I didn’t want to spend the heat like that.

‘crazy.’

It’s not just sugar fever.

Whether it’s Mo Yong-hee, Wi-seol-ah, or Namgung-bia.

I don’t want to let anyone next to me go.

After recognizing that, a cold sweat broke out in my heart.

At the same time, a clear word passed through my mind.

‘It’s fucked up.’

late.

The moment I realized this, I felt it was too late.

I didn’t want to do this, so I tried to ignore it.

A chilly energy begins to permeate the body.

It wasn’t good.

Which means no one wants to miss out. It means that they have become precious to me, and it is said that they have become a weakness.

heavy and scary

I didn’t like this feeling, so I put up with it. Cracks began to appear here and there inside the poison king’s words.

“Old Confucius.”

At the urging of the poison king, I turn my gaze. I had to try hard to keep my mind at bay.

what did you say

Did you tell me to send Dang So-yeol by your side?

What should I answer?

My mind is confused.

First of all, you should ask for a moment…

“I don’t like that.”

ah.

Contrary to the confused head, the mouth was already spitting out words.

After spitting it out, I was startled and covered my mouth with my hand.

Are you crazy for real?

Not only me, but also Dokwang, who heard the words, made a surprised expression, and then I can see that he frowned in an instant.

it was cooked

When you want to know how to fix this.

bang-!

The door opens violently and someone enters.

I moved my head at the unexpected sound.

“Really!?”

It was Dang So-yeol who made his big eyes even bigger when someone said it

.

The red energy that dyed his cheeks and his voice that was raised to the highest level were impressive.

“Confucius! You really hate it!?”

“…you?”

You said you would come late, but how did you suddenly come out?

Even though I was in a state of full strength, I did not feel any signs of Tang So-yeol.

“Isn’t that a lie? Did you say no?”

I wonder what’s so good about it, and Dang So-yeol grabs my hand.

Embarrassed by that reaction, I looked at the poison king.

“…!”

I could tell by examining the poison king’s complexion.

The expression on the face of the poison king, who was on the verge of exploding at any moment, had changed.

The poison king looked at his daughter with an absurd face.

He exhaled a shaky breath and spoke to Dang So-yeol.

“…my father told me not to come in yet.”

Despite the voice of the sighing Dokwang, Dang So-yeol speaks with a face as if he is about to fly away.

“dad! did you hear Confucius said he didn’t want me to go!”

“…OK. heard. You heard me very well.”

Dang Soyeol exclaimed excitedly, and King Dokwang wiped his face.

Looking at it, I was able to realize it belatedly.

“this.”

That the current situation was all a play created by the two of them.