Absolute Regression - Chapter 376



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The 376th banquet has been cancelled.

It was a small lump of iron.

It wasn’t round like the black pearl of the Pungcheon Bridge that Bigwi had first absorbed. This one was a fang decoration that looked like it had fallen from an iron beast. It was too heavy to be hung around the neck, so it could only be used as a decoration.

“I’ll do this.”

Visain looked at the sword dance with a surprised face.

“Are you serious?”

“exactly.”

“Can I take a look?”

“Please take a look.”

Visain looked closely at the ornament. No matter how you looked at it, it was just a fang made of iron. There was no way Geommugeuk would have just chosen it.

“Why do you want this?”

“I was completely captivated by it.”

“You really don’t know even though you know.”

I’ve met Geommugeuk before and this may have been the first or second time this has happened, but this was the most unfathomable.

“You received the Sun and Moon Sword from me, and I received the sword of surrender from the leader. This is enough for me.”

“And you worry about losing the sense of mystery? I’ll be wondering for the rest of my life why you chose this.”

The blacksmith and the secret agent came out together to report.

“I never dreamed that I would be going through something like this with you.”

Where else would it be just Bisin? Even the Sword Master himself never thought that he would return and live this kind of life. When he was alone and wandering the Central Plains in search of Dafa materials, he would think about his life after returning and console his mind. At that time, would he have imagined that he would walk out of the Apostle Alliance’s report side by side with the Apostle Alliance’s Young Leader?

“There will be many unexpected things in the future. Let’s live our lives being surprised like this.”

A swordsman who is younger than you but always reliable.

I wanted to ask this one thing to that swordsman.

“Aren’t you afraid?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Those who plot against us like this. Who knows what they might do in the future, hiding in the dark?”

Perhaps this fear was natural, since he knew that the King had escaped alive.

After finishing the frantic fight and finally catching his breath, Bisain realized how dangerous this situation was. If it weren’t for the sword dance, he would have died many times over.

Young Master, what on earth are you thinking?

Geommugeuk answered calmly.

“What is there to be afraid of? I’m probably living harder than them. If I do my best and still suffer, then what can I do? I should be willing to die.”

“!”

These were words that would become a milestone in Visain’s future life.

While saying such kind words, Geommugeuk said that he was the one who was thankful.

“Thank you for keeping your promise.”

When I think about all the gratitude that was in my checkout basket, I feel so sorry and ashamed at this moment.

Visain walked ahead with brisk strides and spoke.

“Don’t be late for the evening banquet.”

* * *

The sword dance returned to the guest house provided by the Apostolic Alliance.

After entering the room, I locked the door and closed the windows.

He placed the iron fangs he had taken from the scepter and the report on the table. Since he had already absorbed the black essence once, he would not be surprised by what would happen next. By the way, you seem to absorb things of different shapes.

“Are you hungry? Come on, enjoy your meal!”

But the watchtower did not move at all.

“Eat, why aren’t you eating?”

It was clearly vibrating, but the slab didn’t absorb the metal decoration.

“Did your face change to the other side in the meantime?”

I changed the direction and placed the fang decoration on the other side, but it still wasn’t absorbed.

“What? Is this it? Was it something else next to it?”

Of course, that can’t be true. I definitely reacted to this.

I tried this and that, but nothing worked.

In the end, I gave up on the sword dance.

“You are full.”

The ogre simply smiled brightly as he had drawn.

* * *

That evening, Geommu-geuk walked down the corridor leading to the Mengju Hall under the guidance of In-gung.

When In-gung naturally stopped walking in one place and looked back, Geommu-geuk was standing in front of the steel wolf.

“We won’t be able to see each other again after today, so let’s say goodbye for a moment. I’ll be waiting for you at the Mengjujeon.”

I liked that wolf statue so much, and I felt sorry for not being able to give it enough time until now. Of course, it was consideration born of kindness for saving the leader.

“Thank you. I’ll be there soon.”

As the archer disappeared, Geommugeuk said goodbye to the wolf.

“I guess I won’t be able to see you anymore either.”

He couldn’t figure out why this wolf was dragging his steps like this.

Was it because I thought that my past life before returning resembled this lonely wolf? Maybe so.

“I won’t see you anymore. Take care.”

After patting the wolf’s head, Geommugeuk was about to turn around when he suddenly stopped moving. An idea suddenly occurred to him like a bolt from the blue.

Geommugeuk took out the fang decoration from his bosom.

‘No way? No way?’

The swordmaster plunged his fangs into the steel wolf’s gaping mouth.

Even when I put it in the place where the canine tooth would go, there was no change. The other side was the same.

‘Then that’s right.’

I was just going to try it, but since I was already trying, I tried putting it in my upper teeth too.

At that very moment, a blue light burst out from the wolf’s eyes.

Swaaaaaaah!

At that moment, it felt like the wolf had come alive.

Geommugeuk drew back his internal energy. Fortunately, the wolf did not attack Geommugeuk.

Instead, something rolled out of the wolf’s mouth with a clanking sound.

The swordsman who saw what it was was shocked.

What came out of his mouth was a blue-tinged bead. If what he had previously absorbed was black black crystal, this was blue crystal. Even the size was the same.

This fang was the key to take out the bead hidden inside the body of the steel wolf. Now he could understand why he was drawn to this wolf statue. It was not he, but Bigwi who had drawn him. Or perhaps it was the black spirit energy that had been absorbed into his body beforehand that had drawn him.

Woohoo.

The watch in his arms vibrated and reacted.

He took out the ark and placed the altar on it.

Ugh.

As if it had been waiting, the watch began to absorb the purity. The hard beads seeped into the watch like liquid.

The mirror that had absorbed all the purity vibrated once.

Swish!

Something blue began to emerge from the sky.

It was the same as the time of the Black Pearl. It was neither smoke, nor liquid, nor internal energy, nor light. It was something indescribable that spread through Geommu Geuk’s hands and arms, and into his entire body.

This time, the Cheonmahoshinkong did not activate. Instead, a refreshing feeling spread throughout his body. Geommugeuk’s instinct was certain. Whatever this energy was, it would definitely not harm him.

At that moment, when the energy spread from head to toe, a light emanated from Geommugeuk’s body. It was a light so intense that he couldn’t open his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, the blue energy had already been absorbed into my body. I had absorbed the second energy through the sacrum.

However, there was no change in the body. The two energies did not meet or mix. They were just each quietly sleeping deep within the body.

I thought it was because I hadn’t yet absorbed all the energy to lead any change.

The ark spat out a pure air that had absorbed all the energy. Now it was just an ordinary stone. After taking out the ark, the stone, and even the fangs that had been inserted into the wolf statue and storing them in his bosom, he expressed his gratitude to the wolf statue this time.

“I will not let what you have been holding be wasted. Thank you, Cheongrang.”

The wolf stood proudly as usual, as if it had never seen blue light emanating from its eyes.

Geommugeuk slowly walked towards the battlefield.

* * *

Baek Ja-gang, sitting on the throne, was thinking of Cheonma Geom Woo-jin. His eyes, which seemed to ignore him, were still vivid. He had met him twice, and his eyes were the same both times.

Would it be different the third time?

In the past, it would have been something I would have rejected outright, but the reason I was hesitating like this was not because of this conspiracy. It wasn’t because I wanted to become close with Geom Woo-jin. It was because of Geom Moo-geuk.

‘You raised a son like that? That Geumwoojin?’

I couldn’t believe it. I wanted to meet him in person and confirm. It wasn’t because of Geum Woo-jin’s influence, but because he was born and raised like a mutant. What if Geum Woo-jin raised him like that? I would be really angry.

“What do you think?”

Then, the monk standing under the Grand Master answered calmly.

“I wish you would go.”

“Why?”

“Because I trust the Lord.”

“Because you trust me?”

“Because you are the only person in this world I trust.”

Baek Ja-gang looked down at his disciple with an unexpected expression. He was a guy who never said things like that, but he had changed.

“After meeting the cult leader, I have been thinking a lot about how I need to change.”

“Because we have to change to win?”

I thought that would be the case, but Visain had other thoughts.

“No, I don’t plan on winning.”

“It’s not that you’re not confident that you’ll win?”

“I changed the dream itself. Instead of dreaming of winning, I dreamed of going together. Maybe that would be a harder fight for me than the fight of winning or losing.”

Just as it is more difficult for a man not to draw his sword than to do so.

“It will be hard to be next to that outstanding person. You will be compared to them, your pride will be hurt, and you will feel a lot of self-loathing. But I want to go. I want to dream of ascending to heaven by entwining myself with a dragon, rather than being satisfied with a snake’s head. Even if I fall and die, I will die after seeing the sky, so I will have no regrets.”

Visain spoke his mind without any hesitation. It was the first time he had spoken so much in front of the leader.

Baekjagang was secretly satisfied.

The disciple is right. Right now, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. What matters is your momentum.

It is better to express your convictions like you are doing now rather than shouting that you will win just to look good to yourself.

I lived my whole life without children, so sometimes I felt regret as I got older.

There’s a child standing there.

I felt that way. The disciple who is like a son said that he would go on a path he had never been on. Yes, no matter how big a snake is, it is still a snake.

Then, with the news that Geommugeuk had arrived, the door to the Mengju Hall opened a little while later and Geommugeuk entered.

Upon arriving in front of the Grand Master, Baek Ja-gang asked first.

“Did you rest well?”

“Thanks to you, I was able to rest comfortably.”

You probably heard in the report what he chose, but I didn’t ask about it.

Once you give permission, it’s over. My mind of not looking back is very similar to my father’s. That’s why I expect that the two of you might get along well.

Instead, I asked something else.

“What kind of person do you think I am?”

There was a brief silence due to the sudden question. Bisain was also curious about what Geommugeuk would say.

Geommugeuk, who had been lost in thought for a moment, broke the silence.

“I honestly don’t know what kind of person he is because I haven’t met him for that long. But just looking at the way he confidently leads the apostles while competing with our father, I can tell he’s an amazing person.”

Although he spoke humbly, his words were respectful of both his father and Baek Ja-gang.

“That friend is the person I respect the most, so I think he is someone I can respect too.”

The gaze of the swordsman who had been looking at the visa sign for a moment turned to Baekjagang.

“But what I said earlier was an answer given through others. I would like to tell you my answer based on my own pure feelings. I would like to know more about the kind of person you are, Lord. So, let’s go to my bar and have a drink.”

Baek Ja-gang looked down at the sword dance and was lost in thought. If he went, he would meet Geom Woo-jin. This decision could change not only his own fate, but also the fate of the Sadomaeng.

Eventually, Baekjagang made up his mind.

“The banquet today has been cancelled.”

And then a surprising reason was added.

“Let’s drink at your regular bar.”

A bright smile appeared on Geommugeuk’s face at Baekjagang’s refreshing decision.

“Thank you very much, my lord.”

“Instead, as you said, you will take care of the Murim Alliance issue yourself. Then we will set a specific schedule. However, if the Murim Alliance does not accept it, this decision will be canceled.”

“Okay, I understand. I’ll contact you as soon as it’s resolved.”

The Sword Dance Theater knows. How difficult was this decision of the Apostolic Alliance? Would he rush into the enemy camp knowing what would happen? He just risked his life.

“I still don’t know what kind of person the leader is, but I must tell you this.”

“What words?”

“You are wonderful.”

Since I didn’t get goosebumps on my ears, I guess that cult leader really thinks he’s cool.

“I will decline the offer.”

The swordsman bowed with a smile.

“Then, take care until we meet again.”

The sword dance has entered the battle of the main characters.

The Apostolic Leader is someone I didn’t know well before my return, but he’s such a cool guy. I like him.

I waited in front of the main gate for a while, and then Visain followed me out.

“Are you leaving right now?”

Geommugeuk nodded at Visain’s question.

“Where are you going now?”

“There is someone I need to bring to the main school after stopping by Anga. I also need to meet the Poison King. After stopping by the main school, I will head back to the Murim Alliance. If things go well there, I will send word right away.”

“You must be very busy.”

Although he is good at coming and leaving suddenly, this time he was sad to part ways with Geommugeuk.

“If you go, you’ll also meet the real Lord Jin.”

Jin Ha-gun was disappointed that he could not keep up with the work of the Apostolic Alliance, but now it was Bi-sa-in who was in the same situation.

“You come too.”

“The leader of the martial arts world will probably like it when the three of us hang out together. If we go there for no reason, we’ll just upset the leader of the martial arts world. Why are you looking at me like that?”

Then, a surprise question from the swordsman flew in.

“When are you going to dance?”

The embarrassed visage turned bright red.

“Surely the leader of the Apostolic Alliance wouldn’t go back on his own words, right?”

“I will protect you, I will protect you!”

Now even my ears are red. Anyway, I can’t let my guard down for even a moment when I’m with this sword dance.

Luckily, Ilrang came and saved him. Ilrang handed him the sword box he had been keeping.

Visain relayed that back to Geommugeuk.

“Here is the Sun and Moon Sword that I have entrusted to you.”

“Thank you for the gift.”

Just then, as Geommugeuk was about to ask about dancing again, his lips moved.

“I have two swords now.”

“Then I’ll endure it, I have to endure it.”

This mischievous and persistent person will tease himself about this for a long time. Eventually, he will have to dance.

After decorating their last moments with dance, the two said their goodbyes in a good mood.

“I will definitely persuade the lord of the martial arts world, so let’s meet at our school.”