Side Story Episode 149. Rising embers (7)
“Whoa.”
The smoke that was pushed out became blurred when it hit the moonlight.
The four-faced ghost thought. It’s a really stuffy smell.
There are many people who smoke tobacco in Jungwon. However, there are not many cases where martial people smoke tobacco.
The people who are willing to sell their souls to become even a little stronger are called the Murimin. Since the Ma people are also martial people, there are very few people who smoke tobacco, which is not good for the body.
But the tiger was not like that. From the first time I saw him, he lived with a cigarette in his mouth.
Still, he was strong.
Extracting impurities from the body through internal energy to the outside is possible to some extent for so-called peak experts.
It is difficult to reach the level of a peak expert, but Tiger Surprised everyone by becoming a peak expert before even turning 30.
Watching the process closely, I began to wonder whether smoking tobacco might actually be good for practicing magic.
‘Even so, I would never smoke it.’
At that time, the tiger said.
“You’re late.”
“It will come soon.”
“Whoa.”
The sight of him popping the gombangdae is literally like that of a rural village chief.
Four-faced ears’ eyes deepened.
Even though he was smoking with his mask pulled back over his head, the tiger’s face looked strangely blurred. Wouldn’t you say it’s not impressive? It was difficult to determine whether it was because of the acting or because of the very ordinary look.
‘Since when did it start?’
He knows the real face of the Tiger Face.
But from some point on, I couldn’t picture that face in my head.
Even though I was looking at it in person like this, my impression was blurry and I thought it was terrible, but at least in the past, I could recall it as much as I wanted.
I was a colleague who was with me, but I may be more frustrated because I feel like I have become someone I can no longer be with.
‘It’s a pointless idea.’
What if it’s like this, what if it’s like that?
Wanting to brighten the mood, the Four Faced Demon asked.
“What does the top say?”
“It sounds exactly the same.”
The snake-head grinned.
A wisp of smoke mixed in with the laughter once again dissipated in the moonlight.
“They said it’s still a long way away.”
The four-faced ears frowned.
Although his facial expression was not visible because he was wearing a mask, it was clearly visible that his eyes were distorted.
“I really don’t know. How far should I proceed? … .”
“If I have to peel it, I have to peel it. To be honest, if you don’t like it, just get out of here. “You’ve never caught anyone, right?”
“… … .”
The four-faced ghost was silent.
What Homyeongui said was half right and half wrong.
As he said, if you don’t want to be part of this, you can leave. All you have to do is give up living in this ridiculous endless competition.
The problem is next.
If you go out, you die.
None of those who have been here until now have survived. And most of them died due to accidents, grudges, or disappeared.
It was not like he was attacked by an assassin or taken to a penal court and tortured.
If you are ordinary, you die for ordinary reasons. At the shortest, he lost his life on the day he withdrew, or at the latest within three days.
The demons of ‘this place’ are not fools. No one knows that there is no surer way to keep a secret than to silence someone by killing them.
In other words, if you don’t like ‘this place’, you can escape by dying.
Who wants to go out?
Tiger Mystery said as he dusted off his bear bag.
“Most of them are idiots who can’t do anything outside anyway. Isn’t that why you came? You should be happy that you have been given even one more chance. “If you didn’t even like that, you shouldn’t have come in the first place.”
“… … “That is correct.”
That’s true, but it’s wrong at the same time.
asked the four-faced ghost.
“Why did Ho-myeon come here?”
The Tiger-faced Demon looked back at the Four-faced Demon with an unexpected look on his face.
Even when looking straight ahead, the impression was blurry. The four-faced ghost’s state of mind became even more complicated.
“Are you asking because you don’t know? “I came because I wanted to be the best.”
“… … .”
“How far can I rise as a member of this school? At best, can he be a commander level in the three branches of the civil war? If you have good skills and good sense, you can play under Wonju level. In the first place, she can’t even get in unless she’s lucky.”
Slurp.
The ash that fell from the gombangdae spun around and fell.
“I don’t want that much. I want more. “That’s why I came here.”
“… … .”
“You too, right? “Isn’t that why you came?”
no.
The four-faced demon followed the tiger-faced demon in. It was a simple reason. The two were close friends. We were together in life and together in death. We were that close and actually lived like blood brothers.
But after coming here, that relationship broke down.
Tiger Myeongui was a man of outstanding talent. He learned everything quickly and was always confident.
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With his strong confidence and influence, he was a leader wherever he went. Although the Four-faced Demon was not interested in being the leader, he at least acknowledged that that aspect of the Four-faced Demon was great.
Even in this place, the tiger tiger stands out.
In just two years, he killed the former Tiger Face Demon and became the head of the twelve gods of the zodiac.
From then on, the four-faced ghost could no longer call the tiger-faced ghost a friend. In her heart, she still treated him as her friend, but before she knew it, a clear superior-subordinate relationship had become established.
The four-faced ghost felt regretful, disappointed, and hated it.
“It’s late at night.”
The tiger-faced monster wearing a mask looked up at the moon.
It was clear just a moment ago, but clouds of unknown origin began to pass under the moon and obscure the cold light little by little.
“I can’t help it.”
The tiger, who carelessly put the bear’s belt on his waistband, turned around.
“It looks like there’s a problem. “I will go first, so you go there.”
It was then.
Tuk.
A mask flew from the darkness far away, rolling on the ground and stopping between the tiger-faced demon and the four-faced demon.
“… … !”
The four-faced ear’s eyes wavered.
The mask with a slightly broken edge was actually Queen Hong’s mask.
The tiger turned its head towards the darkness.
A man was walking.
Sreuk.
Even though I only had to walk a few steps, I quickly reached the inside of Samjang Street.
It was a very natural and secret movement. For experts of their level, it was a distance where they could attack their opponent with just one stretch of their hand.
When the hand of the four-faced demon twitches without realizing it.
“are you okay.”
The tiger-faced demon raised its hand to stop the four-faced demon.
“If he had been planning to attack, he would have drawn his sword right away. “He has no intention of fighting with us.”
It was a calm voice.
I was surprised, but not embarrassed. Rather, there was a hint of interest in the eyes that looked up and down at the man who appeared.
“That’s amazing. I heard it, but it seems it was stronger than the rumors. “I didn’t know you would end up here after defeating those two.”
“… … .”
“Those two are the type of people who won’t open their mouths even if they die. How did they find this place? Unless it is torture at the penal court… … .”
“It’s not about Jaso.”
“… … .”
“Is it light-blooded?”
That indifferent voice was like a surprise attack.
The Four-faced Demon saw the Tiger-faced Demon’s body flinch. It was clear she had hit the nail on the head.
The man, Lee Cheon-sang, nodded inwardly. The Tiger’s reaction alone was worth the price of coming here.
Lee Cheon-sang turned around.
Surprisingly, he doesn’t even swing a knife and just walks away as if he’s done his business. The very act of turning one’s back without hesitation even when faced with two opponents who could be enemies was putting tremendous pressure on him.
The tiger’s mouth opened.
“Lee Cheon-sang, right?”
“… … .”
“The leader of a group of Yasha commanders. “Main who became a Yashasalyeong at the recommendation of Doheon, the Great Lord of Gwangma.”
Lee Cheon-sang did not answer. It just goes back to darkness again.
The tiger’s eyes were mischievously wide.
“We will see each other again.”
Lee Cheon-sang reacted to those endless words.
I turn my head and glance at the Tiger, but those indifferent eyes feel truly scary.
Lee Cheon-sang pointed to Tiger-faced Demon’s Gombangdae with his chin.
“It’s still not enough.”
“… … ?!”
“It would have been better if I had learned honest magic.”
For a moment, the tiger’s eyes shook.
Lee Cheon-sang turned again and disappeared into the darkness.
“… … .”
A dull silence fell where he disappeared.
asked the four-faced ghost.
“Shall we go and catch it?”
“… … .”
“Homyeon.”
“I can’t catch it.”
“yes?”
“You can’t catch that guy with your current skills.”
“… … !”
The Four Faced Demon was embarrassed.
It wasn’t because he was disparaging his own skills. I was embarrassed because the tiger’s voice was trembling.
He was a tiger who never lost his composure at any time. It’s always been like that until now.
The four-faced ghost spoke with force.
“Anyway, we can’t just leave it like that. “Queen Hong and Cheong Ah-seo (靑牙鼠) fell into that bastard’s hands.”
“The first one I went to was Cheong-A Book.”
“Queen Hong received orders from Hu Myeon and went.”
“Leave it alone.”
“Good night!”
The Tiger Face turned around.
“We will meet again. At least, he’s not someone worth making an enemy of now. “I don’t know if the higher-ups want him.”
It was only one mine. That too is a warrior from an external war, not a civil war. I will admit that he has excellent skills, but I don’t think he’s someone I can deal with without even paying attention.
The Four Faced Demon could not reveal his true intentions. Her friend, who had already become her superior, rarely changed what he had decided.
As always, he just followed.
“let’s go.”
“… … yes.”
“Put a new mask on the best of the prospective candidates.”
“All right.”
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Lee Cheon-sang, who was walking in the dark, suddenly felt a sign of popularity and turned his head.
There was Hongsan, carrying the unmasked Queen Hong.
Lee Cheon-sang, who was quietly looking at Hongsan, walked again.
At that time, Hongsan asked.
“Why did you save us?”
“There is no reason.”
“… … .”
“good.”
“I challenged him first to see his skills, but… … . “I don’t regret it.”
“It’s none of my business.”
Hong San frowned.
“What on earth are you? “It doesn’t seem like he has any emotions, and it doesn’t seem like he had some great plan in mind to save us.”
Lee Cheon-sang pointed to Queen Hong with his chin.
“I don’t think I can say I survived.”
That was correct.
Queen Mother Hong suffered a terrible situation at the hands of Lee Cheon-sang. I don’t know where he learned the point-and-shoot method, but Mother Hong’s limbs repeatedly shriveled and broke arbitrarily at his fingertips.
Even Hongsan, who had seen quite a lot of misery, was so horrified that it chilled his stomach. For the first time, Hongsan saw that every bone in his body could be broken and he could die curled up in a ball.
Anyway, he didn’t die. But she suffered fatal injuries. She might be able to be rehabilitated somehow, but it seemed unlikely that she would ever regain her original skills.
In Protestantism, which is like a battlefield, a decline in skills leads to death. It would have been better to die cleanly.
Hongsan, who was glaring at Lee Cheon-sang, twitched the corner of his mouth and said.
“Do you think you’re the best?”
“… … .”
“It’s arrogance. There are many geniuses on campus. Even if you just look like a tiger right now… … .”
“He was stronger than me.”
“what?”
“He was strong, but he was not an opponent that could not be defeated.”
“… … The surface area is definitely great. But not a genius. “You have no idea how many monsters there are that you can’t even imagine.”
There was no particular reaction from Lee Cheon-sang.
Hongsan gritted his teeth and turned around.
As the two people disappeared, Lee Cheon-sang looked up at the sky.
The clouds completely covered the moon. The world has become much darker.
“You already know about my existence.”
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