Absolute Regression - Chapter 418



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Episode 418: The drunkard will surely die.

The ice palace owner was staring out the window without saying a word.

Seeing this disturbing sight, Seo-Nak’s last attempt was a success.

Hanseol entered there.

“Your Majesty.”

“Are you here?”

The Ice Palace Princess turned towards her.

“I plan to go to Bukhyeolmun with the young sect leader.”

Binggungju nodded at her daughter’s words.

She knew it was dangerous given the circumstances, but she had already decided to trust and send her daughter to the sword dance. Her daughter would also grow into a true warrior through this experience.

In fact, Hanseol came not only to report that she was going to Bukhyeolmun. She was worried about her mother. She was worried that she might have been hurt by Elder Seo.

-Please express it in words.

Those were the words that Geommu-geuk had said to himself when he said he would report to his mother. He was so quick-witted that he knew why he was going to see his mother.

To express in words.

These words feel like a gateway to life and death to me.

In the past, this meeting would have ended with my mother’s reply, “Okay, have a nice trip.” Without even making eye contact.

But this time it was different.

Hanseol looked straight at her mother.

“Why do you look at me like that?”

After a moment, Hanseol said.

“I was wondering if you were okay.”

Binggungju felt how much courage her daughter had to have to say those words. Even in the awkward atmosphere, their feelings were well conveyed to each other.

“Let’s have a cup of tea.”

“I’ll do it today.”

Hanseol herself made the tea. Binggungju sat at the table and watched her back silently. It was the first time that her daughter had made her tea. Thanks to that, her depressed heart was relieved.

“You’re all grown up.”

The moment he heard those words, Hanseol’s hands, which were pouring tea, stopped for a moment. Once again, he remembered what Geommugeuk had said.

―If you had raised them to be our age, wouldn’t it be right for them to say things like, “You’ve grown up so much” at least once?

After a while, Hanseol brought the tea and put it down.

The two drank tea in silence. It was less awkward than when they first drank it.

“I’m fine.”

It was really okay. Elder Seo’s betrayal didn’t seem particularly close. It was because they already suspected him that they accepted the Mines into the palace.

Hanseol was relieved because there was no sign of her intentionally hiding her wounds.

“That’s great. Then I’ll be off.”

I was trying to get up before things got awkward.

“Just wait a minute.”

The Ice Palace Master stood up from his seat and brought out what he had prepared. It was a set of protective armor.

“This is the Heavenly Palace Armor. Put it on and go.”

Cheongungho Gap was a protective armor that was passed down as a treasure of Bukhae Ice Palace.

Hanseol was even more moved by the unexpected self-defense armor.

“If they use the self-destruct attack right in front of you without giving you a chance to dodge, trust in the Cheongungho Armor and protect your face with the Saekpung Bingmak (朔風氷膜) technique. Then you will be able to avoid serious injuries.”

Hanseol felt worried about her daughter. That’s why her voice trembled slightly as she greeted him.

“I will do as you said. Then I will go.”

Hanseol came down to the palace holding the Cheongungho armor. She should have properly expressed her gratitude, but she was so flustered, surprised, and touched that she came down without even being able to properly express her gratitude.

I was happy about the change in our relationship, but at the same time I was also worried.

Elder Seo, whom I had watched for so long, also betrayed my mother. Humans have different minds when they sit down and when they stand up.

I was afraid that I would hurt my mother. I was afraid that she would get hurt. I had lived for too long without considering the other person’s feelings.

* * *

Ha-gyeol entered a secret room with a water tank.

Today too, I felt the calculated chill that can only be felt in this space.

The Blood King was still submerged in the blood of the water tank. As soon as the extreme delay arrives, he will finish the Great Law and leave that place. There are only two days left, and I have to deliver this news.

“Elder Seo is dead.”

The Blood King in the tank opened his eyes wide at Ha-gyeol’s report.

“I was hit by a drunkard.”

Then a soft, deep sound was heard from within the blood.

“What about drinking?”

Since the blood people who used the self-destruction skill were guarding it, it must have been thought that the horse would not be safe either.

“Chwima is safe. The Demonic Cult’s Young Leader and the Ice Palace Leader were there together. It seems that the three of them combined to block the self-destruction attack.”

The expression on the Blood King’s face, submerged in blood, hardened into a frightening expression.

It takes a lot of money and time to raise a single blood type that can use the self-destruct skill.

Besides, Seo-nak was someone who had worked hard for a long time to completely take over the Ice Palace. So the Blood King’s anger was natural.

I felt the blood in the tank growing colder.

The locked Blood King slowly began to rise to the surface.

Choaaaaaaah.

He revealed himself in the blood.

Blood flowed from his outstretched arms and body. The blood flowing from his eyes was so intense that I dared not look at him.

“I won’t let you live without me.”

The moment he was about to come out.

Ha-gyeol knelt down in front of the water tank as if bowing.

“Be patient, Master!”

The Blood King’s movements stopped for a moment. His cold gaze turned to Ha-gyeol.

“You are facing a great undertaking. Just wait for two days.”

Blood flowed from the Blood King’s body in drips.

Ha-gyeol knows. He is a man who will not tolerate it even if there is only one hour left, not two days. The master is a man like blood. His blood boils like lava and freezes like a glacier.

“Please wait two days. They haven’t noticed us yet. Seonak died because they were discovered while searching for the murderer who killed Wonju of Baekjuseolwon. Please postpone the punishment for two days.”

Ha-gyeol earnestly tried to dissuade his master.

The Blood King looked down at Ha-gyeol without saying a word.

Choaaaaaaaaaah.

I was submerged in blood again.

He kept his eyes closed and said nothing. In two days, the anger he had suppressed today would build up and come out, so Chwima would definitely die.

Ha-gyeol showed his determination by putting strength into his eyes.

“I will endure for two days even if it means sacrificing everyone in the Bukhyeolmun.”

* * *

After coming out of the secret room, Ha-gyeol returned straight to Yang-seok’s residence.

As I was trying to enter the building, Yangseok was waiting at the entrance.

“Where have you been again?”

“I’m sorry. I came to see the Lord.”

Whenever he was away from his post, he always made up an excuse.

Yang Seok was displeased with him. It wasn’t just because he often left his post to meet his father.

My father was somehow cautious in dealing with Ha-gyeol, and the two of them were somehow secretive. So, I felt bad when I saw them.

“It’s okay. I understand you.”

Now Yang Seok decided to change his strategy.

“Okay, this is for your hard work, so take it.”

Yang Seok handed over an envelope. Ha Gyeol received it and opened it, and there were three hundred nyang vouchers inside. It was a lot of money for someone who worked hard.

“I can’t receive it.”

“It’s my sincerity, so take it.”

Yang Seok insisted, and in the end, Ha Gyeol pretended not to be able to resist and accepted the notice.

Yang-seok wants to make Ha-gyeol his own person and use him to find out his father’s heart.

‘I should have done this a long time ago.’

Where is the guy who hates money? Yang Seok regretted it. He was angry at his father who was watching him, so he couldn’t respond rationally. If his father gave him a thousand nyang, he would give him two thousand nyang.

“I ask for your help in the future.”

“I will serve you with all my loyalty.”

Then his subordinate came and reported that a guest had arrived.

“The Princess of the Ice Palace has arrived.”

“You’re here already?”

I said I’d be back, but I didn’t think it would be this soon.

“Do you have anyone with you?”

“Yes, I came with a young man.”

Yang Seok had a feeling that the young man was the leader of the Demonic Cult. He said that he would bring the leader of the Demonic Cult when he came back. The leader of the Demonic Cult was acting arrogantly, and it seemed that he really wanted to resolve the conflict with him as soon as possible.

“Let’s go.”

Yang Seok walked ahead. He wanted to go and see what kind of person the leader of the Demonic Cult was.

The expression on Ha-gyeol’s face as he followed him was hardened.

‘You’ve already come from the Demonic Cult?’

The movement of the Demonic Cult was faster than I thought. It had only been a while since Elder Seo was killed.

‘And you want to attack both princes?’

You got it right. I would have done the same thing myself.

Ha-gyeol was also curious about the Demonic Cult leader who moved so quickly, so he followed Yang-seok and his steps quickened.

* * *

Hanseol was waiting in the guest room with Geommugeuk.

Unlike the last time I came, today there was a definite plan and strategy in place.

Hanseol is usually the type of person who doesn’t get nervous easily, but today she was nervous.

She looked at the swordplay. He didn’t look nervous at all.

“Aren’t you nervous?”

Geommugeuk nodded and asked back.

“Do you know why I’m shaking so much?”

“Why?”

“Because I was trying too hard.”

That was right. There was definitely a desire to pull off the plan with perfect acting.

“So what if I’m not good at it? Even if I make a mistake, the leader there will take care of it. Try to have that kind of mindset. Then you won’t be nervous at all.”

Even if she didn’t have that kind of mindset, just hearing Geommugeuk’s words made Hanseol feel a little better.

“This unmanned man said that he would never give an order for you to die. If you don’t give that order, you will die. But you still won’t give it? Even if the Demonic Cult falls?”

The swordsman looked at her with a smile.

“That’s right. But I won’t get off. If I have to kill the subordinate who loves me so much to live, what’s the point of living? The same goes for our school. If the life or death of one woman is at stake, I’d rather perish.”

Hanseol looked at the sword dance, then turned her head out the window and averted her gaze.

“That’s not bragging!”

I know. That makes me feel even worse.

Then the door opened and two people entered.

Ha-gyeol stood guard at the entrance, and Yang-seok walked over to the two and greeted them brightly.

“Your Majesty, welcome.”

“I came to see you again because I have someone precious to introduce to you.”

She introduced the sword dance.

“You are the leader of a new religion.”

Yang Seok bowed politely.

“I am Yang Seok of Bukhyeolmun. It is an honor to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you, I am Geommugeuk.”

Yang Seok carefully observed the sword dance.

He was the type of person who would mercilessly beat up anyone he bumped into on the street, but he was polite and cautious to those stronger than him.

‘What the heck, you bastard?’

Geommugeuk was much younger and more handsome than I had thought. I thought he would look rough and fierce.

“I heard that the Young Leader is personally investigating the incident in which the original owner of Baekjuseolwon passed away.”

“The case has been fully investigated.”

“It’s over?”

Yang Seok still hadn’t heard any news about him.

“The villain was Elder Seo.”

“You’re not talking about Elder Seonak, are you?”

“Why not?”

Yang Seok was surprised. However, Geommu Geuk could tell from his reaction that he was unaware of this fact. It was a part where he could tell that the Bukhyeolmunju was not sharing all the information with his son.

“What happened to Elder Seo?”

“He’s dead.”

Yang Seok couldn’t believe it.

“If that had been the case, the North Sea would have been turned upside down.”

But why is it so quiet?

“We are not the kind of people who spread rumors while working.”

Yang Seok looked at Han Seol because he couldn’t believe what Geommu Geuk said. When he asked her with his eyes if what he said was true, she nodded once.

Starting with the announcement of Seo-Nak’s death, the sword dance drama began to slowly create an atmosphere.

“My younger sibling found an extreme delay. Do you know why he found it?”

Yang Seok was flustered because he didn’t know that Geommugeuk would ask him so openly.

“I don’t know about that.”

“You seem like a very lucky person. I didn’t even know what my younger brother, who was fighting over the succession, was doing, but now I see you’ve become the successor.”

Yang Seok hardened his expression because he knew it was sarcastic, but the sword dance continued to get on his nerves.

“That’s true. You became the successor thanks to us.”

Yang Seok tried hard to suppress his anger and spoke softly.

“For whatever reason, my brother died because of your school’s mine. How can you do this to me?”

It was polite, but it had a strong point. How can you do this after killing someone?

“You really died because of us?”

The gaze of the swordsman grew cold.

“When I released him, he didn’t look like he was going to die at all. He had such a strong desire to live. And he committed suicide just because he was kidnapped? Don’t you think that’s a little strange?”

The swordsman stared at him intently and asked further.

“Did you kill him by any chance?”

The natural atmosphere has become cold and sullen.

Hanseol stopped the sword dance.

“That is a statement without evidence.”

“When looking for a murderer, shouldn’t you first look at who benefited the most from his death?”

“But that doesn’t mean we should just deal with it based on circumstantial evidence.”

In this situation, when Hanseol took his side, Yangseok’s feelings for her naturally grew.

All of this was planned in advance by Geommugeuk. He was pushing forward, and Hanseol was protecting him.

The sword dance has now moved to the next level.

I walked towards Ha-gyeol, who was standing at the entrance to the guest room.

Geommugeuk knew that Ha-gyeol was a person with a direct relationship with the Blood King because he had witnessed him using blood attack on Sibi.

When Geommu-geuk suddenly approached him, Ha-gyeol secretly raised his internal energy. He observed Geommu-geuk from a distance, but he couldn’t get a feel for what kind of person his opponent was. It couldn’t be his overwhelming skills. That’s why he only had a strange feeling.

The swordsman came right up to me and asked.

“What is your name?”

“It is a decision.”

Geommugeuk stared at Hagyeol quietly.

“The smell of blood is strong.”

Did he realize my identity? Ha-gyeol was tense and ready to leave at any moment.

“You lived as a ronin before becoming an escort?”

Ha-gyeol was relieved by that question. When he said he smelled blood, he wasn’t saying that he had learned the blood type, but that he didn’t look like an escort.

“I really like the escort warriors and the ronin among the many warriors. You fit both of those categories.”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

While Geommugeuk was busy with the Ha-gyeol, Han-seol was working on the most important part of today’s plan.

She let out a light sigh and sent a message to Yang Seok.

-I’m sorry, I brought that guy here for no reason.

It sounded like he was saying, “I thought you could handle that cult leader well, but it turns out you can’t do anything about it.”

Yang Seok’s pride was hurt. However, he could not curse at the leader of the Demonic Cult or ask him to fight him.

When his emotions became complicated, Hanseol carefully sent a message.

―And I’ve thought about this many times… … .

-What are you talking about?

-I overheard the leader of the Demonic Cult talking to the drunkard.

Thanks to the fact that he had defended himself earlier, Yang-seok now had the thought of Han-seol and Il-dan on the same side.

-Tell me.

But Hanseol continued to hesitate.

-It’s okay, just tell me.

Hanseol seemed to be thinking about it until the end, then spoke cautiously.

-Just listen without being surprised.

But Yang Seok couldn’t help but be surprised when words came out of her mouth.

―According to the information I found out from them, the Bukhyeolmunju is considering someone other than Prince Yang as his successor.

My father is thinking of someone else as his successor? That was like a bolt from the blue.

―You said that the purpose of finding the extreme delay is also related to the new successor.

Yang Seok was confused as facts and lies were mixed together.

He couldn’t dismiss it as nonsense. He killed his younger brother in front of his father. His father watched without stopping him. That was the kind of family he was.

-Did you tell me who it was?

Then, Hanseol’s gaze slowly turned to the entrance of the guest room. That person was being held by Geommugeuk and was listening to all sorts of stories.

-I said it was the end.