Side Story Episode 137. Shadow of the Giant (4)
The White Bone God Demon was not at all embarrassed by the surprise question from Heo Seong-gwan, the demon brain, one of the most powerful figures in the military and the Heavenly Demon God Church of the time.
Heo Seong-gwan smiled and waved his fan.
“Elder Yeon said this. They say you saved the Great Power God Demon. “He said he had no power to stop him.”
The White Bone God Demon clicked his tongue.
“That person shouldn’t be like that. It’s always awkward. I have to choose between holding a sword or a book, so I walk that tightrope. Rather, it seems like he doesn’t know that that path is the most dangerous.”
“Elder Yeon, haven’t you always been like that? “He will probably never be able to break the habit of only taking advantage without putting any effort into it.”
“You hate him too, right?”
“It can’t be. Rather, it’s good. “I can use it whenever I need it.”
Even though the path he walks is different, he is still the same demon king, and he speaks things too easily.
The White Bone God Demon burst into laughter.
“Having someone you can exploit in some way is a good thing for a smart person.”
“If you are a person who cannot be properly controlled, it is better to be in a situation where you can trade.”
“Sounds like the military.”
“thank you.”
Seonggwan Heo’s eyes sparkled.
“Back to the original topic, you know that, right? “This order is a direct order from the leader.”
“The thing that can move us is always the religious leader. “If it weren’t for the religious order, there’s no way I would have gone that far.”
“It was an order, but it was also an order that involved a lot of the religious leader’s personal feelings.”
An order with a lot of personal emotion.
As I said, it meant that it was an order that would make the religious leader especially angry if it was not completed.
The White Bone God Demon laughed.
“When did we stop mixing with the housemasters?”
“This case was particularly severe. “If I hadn’t thought of the Great Power God Demon as important in the first place, would I have even tried to send the elder?”
“Then you can tell the cult leader. “I went to the White Bone Elder, but things didn’t go as planned, and the Great Power God Demon escaped on his own, like this.”
Heo Seong-gwan laughed loudly.
“Unfortunately, I can’t lie like that. And the leader already knows everything, so how could he turn a blind eye and say nothing?”
“Well, if you think about it differently, it’s not a lie. The Great Power God Demon persuaded me. I couldn’t stop it. If you think about it that way, it’s true that the Great Power God Demon escaped on his own.”
“Elder.”
Heo Seong-gwan’s face became quite serious.
“The leader was very angry.”
“It was like that during the time of the Demon King. “That person is secretly very angry.”
“It is a great consideration of the religious leader to tell some demon lords to use their titles more comfortably. There has never been such a case in the history of our school. “He cares a lot for the elderly with white bones.”
“That’s the problem.”
“… … ?”
The White Bone God Demon sipped tea in silence.
The religious leader told you to use your title more comfortably?
That is correct. In fact, the religious leader gave such privileges to himself and several demon lords.
On the surface, it could be seen as benevolent politics and a courtesy to comrades who had walked the front lines together in the past, but the White Bone God Demon thought differently.
‘Isn’t there an outcry from all over the school when you do something so absurd?’
There are no rules for the sect leader, or rather, the Citadel God Demon.
They say they show a big and benevolent side, but in the end, it’s all up to them.
Just because you’re a religious leader doesn’t mean you can do everything you want. To be precise, the religious leader has such authority, but if he has even the slightest desire for the Protestant religion, he should not wield it carelessly.
Organizations have norms and laws.
If you say that you are the head and that you make the laws of the organization, and you continue to do as you please without end, the members will not be able to unite and only strife will build up.
Even if the intention is good, if the result itself is bad, shouldn’t such an act be done in the end?
In that respect, Jajeonshinma was making a big mistake.
“Why on earth did you do that?”
“… … .”
“The Great Power God Demon is the most important figure in the anti-Heaven religion created by apostates. “Regardless of the leader’s housemaster, this mission was something we could not afford to fail.”
“is it.”
Heo Seong-gwan’s eyes became sharp.
“By any chance, has the old man with white bones decided to join them?”
“Hey, soldier.”
The White Bone Demon put down the teacup.
“When you first came to our school, when you didn’t really stand out.”
“… … .”
“I’ve been keeping an eye on you since then. I thought that guy was going to be a thing. “I’ve thought a lot about why Prince Hwang doesn’t try to raise a man of that size.”
Heo Seong-gwan’s eyes hardened slightly.
The Hwang soldier that the White Bone God Demon spoke of was a former soldier.
He was a soldier of no great significance in terms of Protestant history. He wasn’t incompetent, but he wasn’t particularly competent either.
Nevertheless, the reason why the former sect leader cherished him was because of his perseverance and outstanding insight in completing his assigned tasks without fail. He was also strong-hearted enough to criticize the religious leader. Of course, the foundation was overwhelming loyalty to Protestantism.
There were definitely people who surpassed him in terms of their ability to collect a flood of information and capture the most important of them, as well as their ability to quickly conclude things.
However, even before his abilities, he possessed all the most important virtues as a Protestant soldier.
“I understand now. “Why didn’t Prince Hwang choose you as his successor?”
“… … .”
“Military work cannot be taken lightly. “No matter how talented you are, if your words and actions are light, you will be eliminated.”
The White Bone God Demon smiled and looked at Heo Seong-gwan.
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Heo Seong-gwan could no longer laugh.
“There is no heaviness in you.”
“You are getting a harsh whipping for just one question as to whether you were trying to share the same views as anti-Cheonism.”
“You shouldn’t say things like that easily to anyone, not me. Isn’t it the job of the military to pretend not to know even if you know, and to pretend to know even if you don’t know? “I think the military industry is a profession where you have to be sparing with your words even if you pretend to know. What about you?”
“I think differently. Even if you don’t know, you have to pretend to know, and if you do know, you have to pretend to know more. Soldiers are the people who have to push their opponents hard and pick up gaps to the point where sometimes they feel cowardly.”
“That’s why Prince Hwang didn’t look favorably on you.”
For an instant, Heo Seong-gwan’s expression relaxed.
“The story has gone astray. Yes, I know that the White Bone Elder did not join hands with Bancheongyo. “Because that’s not the type of person.”
“Thanks to you, I forgot some points, dear. “It’s because you speak so lightly.”
“I have no intention of taking points from anyone, not even a white-skinned old man. “Only the leader needs to know me.”
“Good words.”
“If you don’t tell me the reason now, the daily leader will call you. By then it will be too late. “No matter how old you are with white bones, if you act against the will of the religious leader, you may be stripped of your position as Demon King.”
Deprived of the Demon King.
Being stripped of one’s status is something that those who fail their mission often experience, but it’s a different story when you become a demon lord.
The moment he leaves his position as the Demon King, the White Bone God Demon loses his place. Without being able to belong to any organization, he will wander around the Protestant Church and soon become a ghost.
This is not a threat. He was a great man, worthy of being the leader of a religious cult.
The White Bone God Demon sipped the tea again.
“If you’re worried about that, it’s okay to leave it behind.”
“The leader is not a person who is tolerant of failure.”
“I know that better than you.”
“It looks like you have a plan.”
“A room too? “There’s no need to tell you all that, but anyway, since you were sure of my personal safety, you said you would go to the cult leader, right?”
“… … ?!”
Heo Seong-gwan’s eyes wavered.
The White Bone God Demon laughed.
“Didn’t you get any information about going to Gyojujeon?”
“… … .”
“Well, there is no need for the religious leader to tell you everything about America.”
“… … .”
“But it was a bit harsh this time. Even though I said I would come and explain it to you in person, I still let you go. Doesn’t that mean you should go and suffer embarrassment?”
“Is that possible?”
Heo Seong-gwan’s expression regained his composure.
But his eyes no longer smiled.
“Even so, what is wrong with the one in power? “It is a place where anything you do or do is tolerated.”
“That’s why you can’t be the best.”
“Are you denying the authority and power of the religious leader?”
“You’re doing it again. Knowing what I mean. “Speaking like that of making unnecessary enemies will at some point push your position to the edge of a cliff.”
“I’m worried… … .”
“When that moment comes, the cult leader will probably kick you out himself.”
Heo Seong-gwan, who was quietly looking at the White Bone God Demon, pointed out a white stone and placed it in one place.
The White Bone God Demon’s eyes widened.
“Huh.”
“Your strength has improved a lot, but it still doesn’t seem like you’re a match for me yet.”
“You got a kick out of this. Instead of trying to win a local war, I tried to win the war… … . After all, I can’t keep up with the minds of young people.”
“That’s the number I had in mind right away.”
“You have a bad personality. “How many people would have laughed at my triumphant appearance?”
“Isn’t it a soldier’s job to pretend not to know even if you know?”
The White Bone God Demon burst into laughter.
“Eight houses?”
“You are correct. “You’re fast, as expected.”
“Even though it was fast, it wasn’t wide enough. “I lost.”
Heo Seong-gwan stood up.
“I won the game today, so I won’t pay for the tea.”
“What is the price of tea? “I’m not the kind of person who lives without something to the point of showing off.”
“You should do that. You must continue to live like that in the future. “How frustrated would you be if you made things so complicated that you couldn’t even get a cup of tea, let alone a cup of tea?”
The White Bone God Demon grinned.
“Next time, two or three more.”
“I think I’ll be busy for a while. Please try harder and challenge yourself. “My room is always open.”
“You seem like a terrible person.”
“Okay then.”
Heo Seong-gwan, who took the courtesy, left the residence at a brisk pace.
The White Bone Demon grumbled as he cleaned up the black and white stones.
“You are a very unlucky person. “If you don’t change your temper, you will be fired tomorrow.”
The sound of crunching, crunching harmonized with the surrounding scenery of the pavilion, creating a strange atmosphere.
“so.”
The White Bone God Demon, who had cleared all the stones, looked at the outbuilding in the distance and said.
“How did you enjoy the view?”
After a while.
The main door to the annex opened and Lee Cheon-sang appeared.
The White Bone God Demon smiled and pointed across from him with his chin.
“Come and sit down.”
Lee Cheon-sang sat across from him in silence.
The White Bone God Demon asked while pounding on a container containing baduk stones.
“Do you know how to play baduk?”
“I never learned it.”
“Would you like to teach me?”
“I heard it’s a profound area.”
“It’s profound and mysterious. “It’s not for nothing that they say that life lies within the checkerboard.”
“Then I will learn at any time.”
“haha! “After all, you are not a regular distribution person.”
The White Bone God Demon raised his right knee. It was a comfortable position.
“The military came right away and forced you to wait. “I’m sorry.”
“no.”
“So, why did a busy person come to visit this old man?”
Lee Cheon-sang said calmly.
“I came to get the knife.”
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