Chronicles of the Demon Faction - Chapter 864



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Side story 214. Seventy-Two Demon Generals (4)

“for a moment.”

“Do you have anything else to say?”

Seo-pil asked with a tired face.

“You mean you were attracted to me?”

“The word charm is a word that can be misunderstood depending on how it is used. The charm I am talking about is charm as a person. Also, a person’s charm is free from the distinction between good and evil.”

“… … .”

“Whether you are a great saint or a villain of all time, if you come to me with nothing inside, does that mean you want to entrust yourself to me?”

Seopil’s eyes wavered.

Lee Cheon-sang looked down at him blankly.

“I am in a situation where it is difficult to even take care of myself. However, if someone asks me to walk with them, I am not so heartless as to firmly refuse.”

“… … .”

“But I don’t have enough people by my side to hold the hand of a villain who has come with a feeling of despair.”

“I didn’t give up.”

“Is that so?”

“If I had truly given up, I would not have come to you, the person who destroyed me once.”

“What do you plan to do by my side?”

Seo-pil hesitated for a while.

Of course, it wasn’t because his thinking wasn’t enough. He had already decided what he wanted to do and what he had to do. He finally devoted his life to that one thing.

But when I actually stood in front of Lee Cheon-sang, I couldn’t open my mouth.

“I am…….”

“… … .”

“What I want is… … .”

Suddenly my mind became a mess.

It was a truly bizarre experience. He was human, and he didn’t always live in perfect condition.

Sometimes, due to lack of sleep, sometimes due to illness, sometimes due to injury, there were many times when he could not display his characteristically sharp intuition and outstanding brain activity.

But this was the first time I felt so lost. Was I so exhausted that I couldn’t defend myself or explain myself?

Lee Cheon-sang pushed the chair in.

“I won’t go far.”

That was when.

Seopil recalled Heo Seong-gwan’s last words.

– Be careful. Public opinion will soon calm down.

It was a lie.

It was then that Seo-pil saw Heo Seong-gwan lying to him for the first time.

If Seo-pil had believed that and remained in the military, Heo Seong-gwan would have immediately ordered someone to arrest Seo-pil. In case he caused trouble, he would have placed numerous guards in his residence to completely isolate him.

After that, he would have admitted to the atrocities committed by the Bukakjus and announced that he would behead himself with the same feeling as the Eopchammasok.

Of course, the announcement and action would have been carried out quietly. The military was the most powerful organization, no matter what anyone said. It could not have let the outside world know about the immoral incidents that occurred within the organization.

Seopil saw through Heo Seong-gwan’s inner thoughts in an instant, and ran away with the documents containing the list of corruption in the military that he had been collecting just in case.

‘It was just one of many dogs.’

Although he tried to ignore it, Seopil knew that he was the vice-chairman of Baeknoegak and that he had actually been the vice-chairman, but in the end, he was nothing more than a dog raised by Heo Seonggwan.

When I was content and living, it was okay to ignore it. But I couldn’t ignore reality even when my life was in danger.

That’s how he abandoned the master he once served. No, it would be more correct to say that he was abandoned because he tried to deceive himself and tie himself up. So he came looking for a new master, but before he could even wag his tail properly, he was told to get lost, saying that he had no charm.

hook!

A fire lit up Seo-pil’s eyes.

“You said it was charm?”

“… … .”

“To be honest, I don’t know what my charms are or what my strengths are.”

“What a pity.”

“But I could see what my shortcomings were.”

“What is it?”

“I overestimate myself.”

A flash of color flashed across Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes.

Seo-pil said, gritting his teeth.

“I never thought I would act according to someone’s intentions. I lived thinking that way until I was hit by you.”

“… … .”

“But the truth was different. I was just a puppet who moved according to the will of Heo Seong-gwan, the lord I served. I was so caught up in the vain dream that that position would one day be mine that I didn’t even know how to live.”

“… … .”

“I am confused.”

It was the true heart that was finally revealed.

Seo-pil lowered his head slightly.

“I was half-baked. I had a decent head, but there were too many geniuses to rely on just that one to survive in this harsh world. In truth, there are far more people in this world who are better than I ever thought.”

“… … .”

“So I learned martial arts. I was talented in martial arts. But even that was no match for you or other monsters. Even those martial arts have stagnated since I reached this level.”

“… … .”

“No matter what I do, I am clumsy and no matter what I do, I am mediocre. That is the kind of person I am.”

Although he was a man who brought evil to the new religion with his wicked and vicious schemes, his writing skills were not so bad that he was evaluated as being clumsy and incompetent. If he had been a truly incompetent man, he would not have created the new religion as it is today.

Of course, the current Shinkyo was not ruined by Seopil’s single-minded mischief. However, if Seopil had not been able to skillfully perform a sword dance under the command of the Supreme Commander, the Shinkyo’s most powerful person, perhaps the Shinkyo would have become a more livable world than it is now.

Seopil was that kind of person. He was clearly a person with outstanding abilities, whether good or bad.

“Living so clumsily, I soon fell into the delusion that I was wielding the new religion with my own hands. It was a terrible self-intoxication that any foolish person would suffer from.”

“… … .”

“But because of you, I realized that I am no different from countless others in the new religion.”

Lee Cheon-sang asked casually.

“Was that upsetting?”

“I was upset. For a little while.”

“… … .”

“No, I was really upset until just a little while ago. I just ignored that fact.”

“So what about now?”

Seo-pil raised his head.

His bloodshot eyes looked the same as before, but they showed a completely different spirit.

“I am a person with nothing special about me. But I still cherish my life and my worth.”

“… … .”

“It will be the same for everyone else.”

It was a huge realization that was difficult to experience without failure and frustration.

There are few words that can make interpersonal relationships as friendly as the phrase, “put yourself in someone else’s shoes.” However, in order to truly experience that phrase, you must realize that you are no different from others.

The moment you realize that, you can finally lay the foundation for truly understanding others.

“I never treated people as people. I spent my days intoxicated with my vain dreams and unworthy life. And then in an instant, I was ruined.”

“… … .”

“I don’t want to live like that anymore.”

“So you came to see me?”

“That’s why I came to see you.”

thud!

Feeling an inexplicable emotion, Seo-pil hit the table with his fist.

It wasn’t because I was angry. The excitement that was welling up from deep within my chest naturally led me to such behavior.

“Because you broke me down, I thought you were more special to me. I still feel that way today.”

“… … .”

“But the reason I came to you is because, of all the people I’ve seen, you’re the only one who sees people as people.”

It was a strange thing to say. But Lee Cheon-sang understood what Seo-pil was saying.

“You saw your enemies as people. Unlike countless others who see their enemies as worse than beasts. Even when you looked at me… … you saw me as a person before you saw me as an enemy.”

“… … .”

“Because you see it as a human being, your swordsmanship carries weight. It is not that you find comfort in degrading people to beasts, but that you clearly recognize the fact that people kill and harm people.”

“… … .”

“I couldn’t believe your gaze, your attitude. I couldn’t understand you, who was different from countless other idiots who didn’t treat people like human beings, who turned a blind eye to reality and tried to shoulder a reality they couldn’t handle.”

“… … .”

“But I want to understand it now.”

Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes deepened.

I understood most of what Seopil said, but there were some things that were hard to understand. Seopil spoke with sincerity, and because he was drunk on sincerity, he was just casually listing things that had been bothering him.

The important thing was there.

sincerity.

Yi Cheon-sang now understood that revealing one’s true feelings was much more difficult and embarrassing than he had vaguely thought.

Even Seo-pil was revealing his shameful feelings to the person who had once been his enemy and had ruined him.

It was something metaphysical, heavy yet massless, brilliant yet invisible.

Lee Cheon-sang asked calmly.

“Are you trying to say that the person who has not only drowned countless people’s lives in the mud under the military junta for a long time, but has also turned the Protestant religion into a swamp, has now reformed his ways?”

“I have not reformed.”

“Is that so?”

“I’m just saying that my past life was wrong. I have no intention of living a good life or becoming an adult. I just want to survive until the end and see myself living my life as I am.”

Seo-pil bowed his head.

“Please lead me.”

It was a single word that conveyed a much more earnest sincerity than any number of words I had ever uttered.

Lead me.

It was a truly troubling and astonishing sight.

Seopil was clearly a senior to Lee Cheon-sang. He had been in the Shingyo for a long time, was strong in martial arts, and although he had been defeated, he was a dragon who had lived in the organization at the top of the Shingyo.

A person like that was coming to a younger, and in some sense, less capable person and asking him to lead his life. It was definitely a rare sight to see anywhere.

Lee Cheon-sang shook his head.

“I am not a person who leads others. I do not have the ability to do so, nor do I have the time to do so.”

“… … .”

“However, I know clearly what I must do. Even if you walk with me, there is no guarantee that you will have the same glory as before. You may even die tomorrow.”

“I won’t let you die.”

Seo-pil got up from his seat.

The spirit that came out of his whole body was amazing.

“I am not such a simpleton as to let the person I have chosen as my master die so easily. Until I find the answer, my master cannot die even if he wants to.”

“Don’t be a fanatic about me. As I said, I have no power.”

“I’m not a genius. But I’m not so dumb that I can’t watch and learn.”

“… … .”

“I will look at your life and learn from it all. With that in mind, I have come to this place after a long period of conflict and worry.”

Lee Cheon-sang, who had been quietly looking at Seo-pil, nodded.

“I don’t know what you have to learn from me. But I get it. If you don’t have dark intentions, try living that life by my side.”

Knock knock.

Seo-pil pushed the table aside and bowed on the spot.

“Shandong Taean, the last descendant of the Seo family, Seo Pil, welcomes you with all his heart.”