Absolute Regression - Chapter 348



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Absolute Return Episode 348

348 Where does loyalty fit in?

The streets of the Apostolic Alliance were no different from those of Magachon.

Merchants laughing, chatting, and shouting among the people passing by. If you look at this scene alone, excluding the prayers of the unmanned people, you can’t tell if this is in front of the Murim Alliance or the Cheonmasingyo. It’s a sight that makes you say that wherever people live, it’s all the same.

“What are you looking at so curiously?”

“I’ve been so focused on my training that it’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

“You worked so hard that you’ll be able to serve the minor lord at a young age.”

The light of the sign took the sword dance to a regular spot.

“This is a place I come often. The food is good.”

However, the owner and the waiter who treated him did not seem to be treating him like a regular customer at all.

“I’ve had a few fights here.”

The reason I say such things so naturally is because I feel comfortable with the sword dance. Can I do that in one day? Especially since I was like a hedgehog who only raised my spines.

As you can see, he felt comfortable in the sword dance.

“The injury turned out to be a great blessing for the owner of this place.”

“What does it mean?”

“If not, wouldn’t this whole place have blown away?”

How could it not be fun to be with someone who listens to you so intently and even makes jokes like this?

The ordering process continued, reflecting the mood of the person in question. He ordered good drinks and several of the most expensive dishes in the restaurant.

“Aren’t you trying too hard?”

“Isn’t it money that I won’t be able to use once I die anyway?”

“Use it sparingly. As long as I protect you, you will never die.”

“Your confidence is truly amazing.”

Instead of picking up his chopsticks, Pyo Ki-gwang poured alcohol into his glass.

“That person is not someone you can handle.”

For the first time, the subject of the background came out of his mouth.

“Even if I can’t handle it, don’t I have my fishermen?”

When asked what he was worried about since he had a visa, he drank his drink in silence.

The swordsman could sense that. He thought that the person behind this incident was not someone Bisain could handle.

“The food is delicious.”

They said it was a famous restaurant in the neighborhood, and the food was really good. If Jo Chun-bae had been there, he would have been a whiner and asked the representative of Cheonmasingyo to evaluate the taste of the Sadomin cuisine.

“Don’t just drink alcohol, eat a meal too.”

“You listen to it a lot.”

The man with the phobia had no appetite. Thinking that he might die soon, his appetite suddenly disappeared as if it were a lie.

And the one who brought his appetite back was not a skilled cook, but Geommugeuk.

“How did you get to the Black Dragon Group?”

You don’t know how much effort I’ve put in,” Pyo Gwang said, looking at Geommugeuk’s expression again.

As if it wasn’t a polite question, Geommugeuk listened to his words with sparkling eyes even while eating his food.

As he told the story of the past, Pyogi-kwang became more and more excited. How could he not be excited? He was boasting about the greatest achievement of his life.

“My competitor at the time was from a very wealthy family. You can’t even imagine how much he was involved in politics.”

“You won with just skill.”

“You could say that.”

“How can someone who only relies on the experience and effort he has gained from the bottom win?”

A smile naturally appeared on Pyogi Gwang’s lips.

The saying that he had overcome difficulties through his own ability, now that I think about it, was something I had never heard before when I was a soloist. Was it because he had an unfortunate life? Even though there were so many people around him, no one told him those words.

The words of the sword dance made him feel so good that he wondered if he had been treated so badly for the past ten years just to meet this person today.

“Tell me another story.”

Geommu-geuk understood the mind of Pyo-gi-gwang well. When he lived as a ronin, he met many people who had become ronin because they were injured. Those who had injured their danjeon and could not use their internal energy, or those who had their arms and legs cut off.

After being kicked out of the organization, what else could these people who had lived their entire lives by eating rice from a knife do? That’s how they lived as third-rate ronin.

When they got drunk, they would always brag about the good old days they had. It wasn’t bragging, it was just letting off steam.

“Is my story interesting?”

“It’s fun.”

The lighthouse stared intently at the sword dance. The little girl continued to act differently from what he had expected.

“Do you know what my first impression of you was? I thought you would be a very talkative person. When I heard you say that you are not a fateful person but a good actor, I thought you would be a talkative person. But you are a good listener.”

“No, I talk a lot. We’re not close enough yet, so I’m just holding my tongue.”

The writer laughed, wondering if the words were funny. How could he laugh when death was right before his eyes?

“Will we ever have time to become closer?”

To the self-deprecating question, Geommugeuk answered confidently.

“I will protect you.”

“Come on, let me hear your story now.”

“My story is too long.”

How could he know the meaning behind that meaningful smile?

“You must have had a hard time.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

The sword dance drama waved its hands as if it was something it didn’t even want to think about.

“With your personality, there must be a lot of people around you.”

“That’s why I feel lonelier.”

“More lonely?”

“There are so many people, but there’s no one to meet. It’s so sad when no one takes care of me. Everyone makes excuses like that. They thought someone else would take care of me. That’s why people like us end up with a dark hole in our hearts.”

“A black hole?”

“Someone I like once told me that everyone has a dark hole in their heart. It’s a hole that you shouldn’t fall into or look into for too long.”

The sly man thought that the young man was talking nonsense, but at the same time, he thought of his own hole. He also had one. A deep and large hole that he couldn’t get out of no matter how hard he tried.

I wish I had met this guy sooner.

If that had been the case, would his fate have changed? Would he have been able to live a different life, rather than being murdered and destroyed?

“If you’re done eating, let’s go now.”

“Let’s go.”

The two left the spot and headed home.

“Go and get some sleep.”

“That can’t be happening. I have to protect you.”

“How long can you stay up all night and protect me?”

I really can’t understand the little leader. At least he should have sent someone to replace him.

“Did you do something wrong to the minor lord?”

Yes, it’s shocking to know how much I embarrassed and teased him.

“I told the Lord that I was expecting a wonderful apostle. Could it be that this was a mistake?”

The sign writer made a face of bewilderment.

“A newbie to the leader of the small group?”

“Then when can I tell you? I feel like I’ll be worse off as I get older.”

That’s why he fell out of favor. It seems he was bothered by those sparkling eyes. By the sight that was brighter than his own.

How can you throw away such a good guy like this?

Then, Pyogi-kwang suddenly had this thought.

A nice guy? Do you think he already does just because I listened to him?

Pyo Gi-kwang could feel once again how lonely he had been living.

It was when I entered a quiet, secluded path, lost in thought.

Four masked men stood in front of them, blocking their path.

Because it wasn’t something that was promised to Visa.

The mastermind behind this incident was someone sent to kill and destroy Pyo Ki-kwang. Judging from the revealed prayer, they were hired assassins.

Pyo Ki-gwang’s heart sank.

‘It’s finally here.’

That moment came much sooner than I thought.

Fate is such a cruel thing. It sends death at the most pleasant moment. Just wait a few more days and come back.

His gaze turned to the swordsman standing next to him. I wanted to hear this guy’s story too. There was still something I wanted to tell him.

And more than anything, I was sorry.

‘This young man is dying for no reason because of me.’

The lightbulb said to the swordsman.

“It looks like the fisherman is pulling up his net. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”

In response to the sincere apology, Geommugeuk drew his sword and said.

“I don’t think I’ll be pulled up by your fisherman’s hand unless my own fisherman pulls me.”

At the same time, the assassins all flew at once.

Two of them rushed at Geommugeuk, the other two at Pyogiwang.

The light-hearted man closed his eyes. Since he was prepared to die anyway, he didn’t put up any pitiful resistance. He ended his life with dignity and style.

Shhhhh.

He heard the sound of the black wind blowing towards him.

That moment when I thought it was the end.

Phew!

I thought my body was stabbed, but it wasn’t.

Before he knew it, Geommugeuk had blocked his path and stabbed his opponent first.

I felt another sword flying from behind me. It was the one who had rushed to kill Geommu-geuk earlier, but had changed his target and attacked.

‘I’m going to die this time.’

The moment he thought that, his body was pulled.

I dodged the flying sword while being dragged towards the sword dance.

Phew!

The sword of the swordsman pierced the heart of the assassin who had stabbed him from behind. The movements of the swordsman, which were free of any unnecessary decorations, were really fast and clean.

The two remaining killers simultaneously flew towards Pyogi-kwang. It was an attack that showed Dong-Gwi-jin’s determination to kill Pyogi-kwang even if it meant dying himself.

‘Ah! This time I’m really going to die!’

But this time, both attacks missed and just flew through the air. The attack missed as the light fell down from an unknown force just before being stabbed by the sword.

The price of that one-sided attack was death.

The sword of the swordsman who had stabbed the neck of the left assassin was instantly pulled out and stabbed the heart of the right assassin. This continuous movement was as natural as performing a promised martial arts.

Of course, the fallen sign-maker did not see this artistic feat.

‘You’re alive again?’

The masked man stood up and looked around. The four masked men blocking his way were all lying dead.

“What happened?”

“Didn’t I say I would protect you?”

It was just then.

Shhh shhh shhh!

A bird flew down from the tree.

Geommugeuk swung his sword, striking down the dark spirit and shouting at Pyogi Gwang.

“Jump behind that tree!”

The lightbulb ran like crazy with the sword and hid behind a large tree.

Geommugeuk held out his sword and checked the enemy reflected on the blade.

“There are three on the tree to the east. There are two more hiding behind the bushes below.”

Of course, if the Sword Dance had shown its true abilities, it would have been able to destroy everyone here in an instant.

But that wasn’t the case. Right now, he was the only one of the Thirteen Wings of the Apostles, both to the Pyogi Gwang and to the enemy. The youngest, who had been hiding his skills, was displaying his skills to this extent.

“It’s not too late. Leave me behind.”

I really didn’t know that Pyogi-kwang would say something like that to save a rookie he met yesterday, no, he wasn’t a rookie in terms of skill, he was just a person with whom he had no connection for even a day.

“I’ve already taken care of four of them, so I’m sure the leader will understand.”

Just then someone fell down from the tree.

Shhh!

It was a completely unexpected hiding, so I thought that this time, Pyo Ki-kwang would finally die.

‘I’m really dying!’

But just before the opponent’s sword was about to sink into his head, Geommugeuk gently pulled himself back.

I felt the fallen sword brush past my ear. Then, I thought, will it hit my shoulder?

Phew!

The assassin who had attacked by surprise, spewing hot blood, rolled around as a corpse.

This time too, Pyo Gwang couldn’t see properly how he had dealt with him.

‘You’re alive again? How on earth?’

Before he could ask anything, Geommugeuk grabbed him again.

“Behind that rock over there!”

The light of the sign ran with Geommu-geuk. He was confused. He couldn’t not run because he was not alone, but Geommu-geuk was there, but he didn’t want to avoid it like that.

Pound pound pound pound!

A dagger flew and stabbed the feet of the two running men. No matter how skilled the assassin was in the art of swordsmanship, how could he hit even one of them when the swordsman was running with him?

The two narrowly avoided the attack and safely hid behind a rock.

“I told you to leave me!”

“Why do you accept it when the other person is trying to kill you?”

“You don’t know my heart.”

Leaning against the rock, Geommugeuk looked up at him.

“Is it because of your loyalty to Maeng?”

Of course, the light-hearted man looked at the sword dance with a look of approval.

The gaze of the swordsman turned towards the corpse lying in the distance.

“These authors are hired assassins. What kind of blind man in the world would send his subordinates to work as hired assassins? Where on earth is there any room for loyalty in this mess?”

“!”

Then another assassin came climbing over the rocks.

Crunch!

When he was cutting off his neck in the sword dance.

The water spouts from behind the trees behind threw their weapons.

Shhh shhh shhh shhh shhh shhh!

Looking at the dozen or so dark dragons flying towards him, Pyogi-kwang thought that this was finally the real end.

‘Please, you too, must live!’

Pok pok pok pok pok pok!

When he opened his eyes to the sound of flesh being torn, Geommu-geuk had already killed the water spirit that had climbed over the rock, and was standing in front of him, using its corpse as a shield. All the flying dark energy was impaled on its corpse.

‘What, you’re alive again?’

Before he could say anything, Geommugeuk grabbed him and started running into the mountains.

“Run!”

After that, the assassins began to show themselves in earnest and began to chase after them.

As he ran around like a madman with the sword dance, Pyo Gwang only had this thought in his mind.

‘Why do I keep buying it?’