Episode 47 The mindset of not giving it to you even if you have it
I changed out of my blood-stained clothes, washed my face, and sat down with my team members and started drinking.
When I had forgotten how many drinks I had in a row, the high school student who had been drinking with a deadpan expression the whole time started laughing to himself.
I looked at the single student with sad eyes.
“Have you lost your mind? “Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”
The leaders also shook their heads as if they had no idea.
“I do not know.”
“This is our first time seeing it too.”
I just witnessed a strange scene.
Dokgosaeng was a man who smiled really awkwardly. He looked like a man who was practicing forcing himself to laugh. The sight was so grotesque that I cursed inwardly.
‘Oh, you crazy guy.’
After a while, the high school student, who burst into laughter several times, drank alcohol in his usual stoic manner.
In the end, there was no word as to why he was laughing or what he was thinking.
I didn’t ask either.
If it’s funny, you should laugh, isn’t there any point?
However, the single high school student also seemed embarrassed and said something like this.
“I won.”
“what?”
“I was kidnapped and brought here when I was young, so I can’t believe a day like this has come.”
I looked at the leaders and the single student.
“All of those who were captured with us at that time died. Some sank in the sea along with the ship, while others were killed. My only goal was to survive. My wish was to survive longer than the old people. If I got lucky and got stronger, I planned to kill them all with my own hands. “I felt like something was taken away from me, but in the end, I won.”
If surviving means winning, then Dokgo-saeng is right.
A high school student who was drinking asked me.
“What kind of force is Hao Wen? “I’ve never heard of it.”
I answered after taking a sip of my drink.
“There are people who work at Giru, there are Jeomsoy, there are shop owners, there are people who work in iron rooms, architecture, and heukdo, there are people who have nothing to do, and there are people who have a lot to do.”
“That’s shit.”
“That’s bullshit.”
The stupid leader intervened.
“We’re screwed too.”
Everyone nodded and acknowledged.
“Of course.”
Even I, who is very talkative, listened to a lot of stories from the team members while drinking. Dokgo-saeng, like his surname Dokgo (獨孤), seemed to be a lonely leader. If the people killed on the ship had been on the elder’s side, it wouldn’t have been that difficult to kill them. He didn’t bother to ask.
This is because self-studying students are like this to begin with.
I was drinking and as soon as I decided it was the right time, I stood up.
“You, too, drink in moderation. “The elders whose arms were cut off may have other thoughts.”
I shook my head as if it was impossible to be a high school student alone.
“Anyway, even the strongest elders next to Boju all had their arms cut off. “Even if you bring in people from below, you can’t change the trend.”
You had a plan. So, it seems like he went to the old man who had his arm cut off earlier and laughed at him for his own good.
“I’m going.”
The high school student got up, ordered the drinking party to end, and then spoke to the team members.
“I’ll see you off and then come back.”
Now there was no one to stop them.
As I looked around the grounds, I realized that I had to take a boat to get back quickly.
Dokgosaeng boarded the boat with me, saying he would see me off all the way to the lower reaches of the Iryong River.
“… … “Once it’s sorted out, can I go to Ilyang County and report?”
“First of all, Black Cat Room, if you are away, Ilyanghyeon.”
“Black cat room?”
“I am the Black Cat Ark.”
“Was it the twelve kidneys?”
“No, I’m pretending to be the Twelve Gods.”
The high school student asked.
“Are you trying to kill Daenachal?”
When I nodded, the solo student expressed interest.
“I heard you’re strong.”
“I guess so.”
“What should we do if you die? As you said earlier, can we open the grounds and just live there?”
“Do you think I’m going to die?”
The high school student looked at me once and answered dryly.
“I don’t think that’s particularly likely. If you have a favor, you must repay it, and if you have a grudge, you must repay it double. “When playing Daenachal, call me if you need to.”
“You’re going to help me?”
“Do you ignore me?”
“You’re just helping by being alive. If you die, Heukseonbo will fall into chaos. You survive on your own terms. “I will survive on my own terms.”
After a while, I got off the boat downstream of the Iryong River, and Dok-go-saeng stayed behind.
On the ship, Dokgosaeng did not even say the usual farewell words.
“Would life be better if we took down the wall?”
“There may not be any change right now.”
“is it?”
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“When I headed to the main hall, I saw a lot of children. “They will still be better than you.”
The high school student nodded and answered.
“Then that’s it.”
It may be surprising, but the leader of the force that was now known as Heukseonbo was a Dokgo student.
I looked at the single high school student’s blunt expression and nodded.
“I’ll see you again if you’re still alive.”
I turned around and walked for a while, and the back of my head felt particularly hot, so I looked back. The student sitting on the bow of the boat was glaring at me with his arms crossed.
‘It’s a surprise.’
The high school student uncrossed his arms and waved his hand just twice. I’ve never seen a guy greet me so awkwardly. As the boat departed, Dokgosaeng suddenly screamed.
“Izaha!”
“why?”
The corner of the student’s mouth went up awkwardly.
“You can continue speaking informally to this brother from now on. Take a look.”
As the ship was moving away, Dokgosaeng’s figure quickly disappeared from the bow.
I muttered as I walked from the mouth of the Iryong River to the road leading to the Black Cat Room.
“… … “You cheap bastard.”
* * *
When I arrived near the Black Cat Room, I sensed a strange atmosphere. Even though it was evening, the screams of those practicing could not be heard at all.
‘Who came?’
I tried to climb the wall but gave up.
An expert could have recognized it immediately.
I knocked on the door just like I did when I first visited the Black Cat Room. After a while, a rattling sound was heard and two human eyes appeared in a rectangular space. As soon as he saw me his eyes widened and he opened the door without saying a word.
When I entered, the subordinate looked me up and down.
It was surprising that Ark, who went out dressed in clean white clothes, appeared in shabby clothes.
I asked in a low voice.
“Who came?”
“Geumhae (金亥) has arrived.”
The golden pig belonging to the Twelve Gods has arrived, is this what you mean?
According to the strategy book, I don’t know if he was banned because he was greedy or because he was greedy.
The force is something that goes from seven to eight.
It is said that he became Daenakchal’s disciple because of his natural strength and physical condition, but General Byeok added that he became Geumhae’s disciple because his family had money.
The head family is presumed to be a merchant.
In other words, Geumhae was a monk from a rich family who was giving the most money to Daenakchal.
Perhaps because his interests were focused solely on eating, there was no mention of misbehavior like Hwang-o, Nok-sul, and Baek-ja. Although the strategy book was thoroughly organized from the perspective of Commander-in-Chief Byeok, it had its own degree of objectivity. Because I also know some of their information.
I was surprised when I crossed the outer and inner gardens and entered the main hall.
A sumptuous feast is laid out on a long table in the main hall.
A man with a golden pig mask loosely placed on his head was eating.
It looked as if an actor performing a byeongeom (changing mask instantly) performance took off his mask for a moment and took a break, and it also looked like the eight-faced character from Journey to the West was sitting.
Geumhae, who thought I was a servant of the Black Tomb Room, hissed and said.
“Give me some water there.”
Since pouring water was Jeomsoi’s specialty, I answered immediately.
“yep.”
As I approached holding the kettle at the edge of the table, Geumhae, who was eating, blocked his nose.
“Why does this smell so fishy? “Put the water down there.”
“yes.”
“Go away. Ah, the foul smell. “What are you doing?”
At times like this, it’s a moment when you have to answer well, but since I’m an expert, I know the answer.
“sorry.”
“Ah, it’s an absurdly unpleasant smell. go away.”
I took a step back.
“Brother Myo, don’t you know where he went?”
“Yes, I don’t know.”
The answer that I had gone to heaven rose up in my throat.
For a moment, Geumhae put down his chopsticks and covered his nose with his hand. A muffled sound came out of her nose.
“The servants here don’t even wash? “Your life is like a servant.”
‘If I’m busy, I might not be able to wash, damn it.’
Geumhae said, waving his hand as if to tell them to go away.
“You go in and take a shower. Tell them to wait on the other kids. “Where have all these gone?”
“Iknow, right. Where would it have gone? “It’s dinner time, so we’re probably gathered in a corner of a kitchen somewhere, eating leftover side dishes and cold rice.”
I usually did that.
As I continued to talk about servants, Geumhae made an expression of bewilderment.
“what the… … .”
“Then I will take a shower.”
“There is no need to come. “Don’t appear before me again.”
Geumhae had enough food in front of him to feed about ten people and ate it without stopping.
I went straight to the private bathroom, washed myself, and then went to a room with a large display of clothes and changed into clean clothes.
It seemed like I had a general idea of why the subordinates had disappeared somewhere.
If several executives, including So Gunpyeong, join forces, they will be able to deal with Geumhae. However, since I was away and he was a disciple of Geumhae Daenakchal, I only prepared him a meal and he seemed to be taking refuge somewhere.
I was curious about the purpose of Geumhae’s visit, so I put on the mask of the Black Cat Ark, took the Black Cat Ark with me, and went out to the main hall.
Geumhae let out a sound and then looked at me.
“Myo, it’s been a while.”
What on earth was the relationship between the black cat and Geumhae? Geumhae was not afraid of the black cat at all.
I pointed at the food with my chin and spoke briefly.
“Eat in peace.”
There was no need to ask what brought me here. Because it seemed like a lot of talk. Geumhae poured out her words while mumbling with food in her mouth.
“I heard they are good at cooking. “Every time I come, I get very hungry.”
I suddenly heard this and thought that I should later move the poems to Jaha Gaekjan and place them under Jang Deuk-su. Since the guesthouse was so large, there would have been a shortage of workers.
Geumhae drank the water and made a bubbling sound in his mouth before swallowing it.
“You haven’t fought with Baekyu’s brother yet, have you? We got an elixir from the top this time. “It came from the West Station.”
“however.”
“But that’s not true. If it gets to Master’s ears, it’s obvious that it will just be taken away. “I still have a fight with Master Baek-yu, so I came to ask if he had any thoughts on selling it to Master Myo for a reasonable price.”
“What.”
“I bought a large quantity of white salt grass, and… There were a few roots of Baekyeomcho (100 years old) mixed in. “I called in an expert to get an appraisal, and it looks like it’s not just a hundred years old, but three or four hundred years old.”
I was more interested in the word ‘expert’ that Geumhae had called rather than the elixir.
“Who is the expert?”
“There’s a smart guy in our neighborhood.”
“So who is the expert?”
“No, I’m not interested in elixirs. Why are you interested in the doctor?”
“How do I know whether the guy who tested the elixir is a quack or not?”
“Business lasts a day or two. Why are you so upset? If in doubt, don’t buy it. There are a lot of people living there. “Still, I came here to ask first because I felt like he was the person who needed it the most, but I didn’t know the person’s sincerity.”
“How much?”
In response to my question, Geumhae pulled the mask from the top of his head and placed it on his face.
Geumhae answered while smiling beneath his mask.
“The price of the three hundred white salt vinegars alone has skyrocketed. Since I have credit from transactions so far, let’s calculate it neatly using 50 gold coins. I’ll also give you ten boxes of the remaining regular white salt vinegar. Feed it to your subordinates too.”
“Bring it.”
Geumhae stood up and responded.
“Good idea. I’m sorry to say this, but I was planning on going to Baekyu’s brother if he refused. “I will do whatever it takes to delay the timing, so be sure to take it and fight.”
Geumhae suddenly imitated martial arts with his hands and made a huffing sound with his mouth.
“You’re preparing breakfast.”
“good.”
Perhaps because he was a member of the top, his ability to shake things off was quite good. After Geumhae disappeared, I looked at the table. It feels like a pig has trampled on the table.
By the way, I have no money.
Anyway, none.
Yes, but not there.
Although I am not affiliated with the open market, I am a beggar when it comes to calculating the bill.
I closed my eyes for a moment and erased Ilyanghyeon’s property and Heukmyobang’s property from my mind.
Jeomsoy was originally a beggar.
The mindset of not giving anything even if it is available.
There was peace in my heart.
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