Disciple of the Celestial Demon - Chapter 218



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Episode 218. Testimony (1)

Nakcheonmun was running somewhere, leading several judges.

“…….”

As the chairman of the Wei Zheng Council, Nakcheonmun was in charge of the overall supervision of the Magic Blood War.

So, originally, leaving the place like this was not allowed, but Nakcheonmun had no choice but to move himself after receiving a report.

“The whereabouts of Judge Nam Su-min are unknown.”

“It’s vague… What does that mean?”

“They say no one has been in contact with him since the competition began.”

“…Who was the candidate in charge of Nam Su-min?”

“This is Prince Cheon Myeong Myeong.”

Nam Su-min did not appear in the regular reports.

Also, upon hearing that the whereabouts of Cheon Myeong-myeong, who was in charge of him, were unknown, Nakcheonmun quickly formed a search team.

Since a considerable number of people had already been deployed to the Magic Blood War, Nakcheonmun himself was personally participating in the search party and moving forward.

chuck-.

At that moment, the Nakcheon Gate stopped moving.

Accordingly, the judges who had been following behind also stopped in their tracks, and Nakcheonmun looked around and asked a man.

“Is this where Nam Su-min was last found?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“…We will use this place as a base and disperse to search.”

As soon as that order was given, someone planted a flagpole in the ground.

The flag planted there marks the stronghold.

The top of the flagpole seemed to be adorned with a night light, and a soft light streamed out, making it visible even in the dark.

“Come back in an hour.”

“…….”

“Let’s go.”

As soon as the order was given, the examiners dispersed in different directions.

Before long, only Nakcheonmun was left in the stronghold, and soon Nakcheonmun also began to move in a direction that people did not go.

Sasak-.

A new model that moves quickly in the dark.

At first glance, it seemed like he was moving quickly without any particular reason, but Nakcheonmun was now paying close attention to all the sounds around him.

Not only animals, but even the slightest movement of insects could not escape the eyes of the Nakcheonmun.

If it existed within the five internal organs, it would be possible for the Nakcheonmun to immediately detect it without any special hiding techniques.

“……?”

At that moment, the Nakcheon Gate stopped in its tracks.

‘fire?’

It was faint, but I could see a light in the distance.

Although natural fires do occur occasionally, they are rare except during thunderstorms.

Most other forest fires are caused by humans.

In other words, the light that appeared there was likely the work of someone.

Pot-.

In this situation, the number of people who would do something like that would naturally be limited.

Could it be Cheon Myeong-myeong, Nam Su-min, or someone else among Cheon Hae-gyeong and Cheon Gu-gyo whose whereabouts are unknown?

Since he was the one who had to find whoever it was, Nakcheonmun moved in the direction of the light.

Phew-.

Then a storm blew in from the spot where the light had appeared.

The storm was so strong that it shook all the trees around him so violently that Nakcheonmun stopped in his tracks and covered his face with both arms.

Soon the storm passed and the surroundings became calm.

Nakcheonmun lowered both arms that were protecting his face and looked ahead with a puzzled look.

‘This is… … .’

Anyone who looked at it could tell that it wasn’t a naturally occurring wind.

The fire seemed to have just been extinguished by the storm, and there was no longer any light ahead.

A feeling of discomfort that is felt instinctively.

Nakcheonmun came to his senses and started moving again towards the direction the storm had struck.

‘That was an incredible force.’

The power of the storm must have been considerable, as we got closer to its source and saw that more and more trees had fallen.

Does that mean the storm you endured was weakened?

If he had been standing at the source, would he have been able to withstand the storm? Looking at the debris the storm had swept away, Nakcheonmun couldn’t help but wonder.

chuck-.

After a while, the Nakcheonmun arrived at the expected source.

There was only one reason I could be sure of that fact. This area was so barren that it could be called a wasteland, with nothing standing properly.

This area was probably the most affected by the storm.

As he glanced around the surroundings that had turned into a wasteland, Nakcheonmun’s gaze soon turned to one place.

“…….”

There was someone standing there with his back turned.

It was hard to see clearly in the darkness, but I could clearly see the sword he was holding in his hand.

Woof-.

At that moment, a blue light appeared from the sword.

It was clearly not light reflected from the moon, so Nakcheonmun’s eyes immediately sharpened and his hand reached for his sword.

At the same time, the figure of the strange man disappeared from before my eyes.

As soon as Nakcheonmun pulled out his sword, a sword strike came down from above his head.

visor-!

Nakcheonmun was seen leisurely blocking the sword strike falling on his head.

However, as if that wasn’t the end, the opponent continued to swing his sword, and Nakcheonmun also blocked it by swinging his sword in the direction it was coming from.

After clashing their swords a few times, Nakcheonmun’s eyes widened slightly as if he realized something.

“Your Majesty the Prince.”

At that moment, the fierce sword strikes stopped.

“…Are you a Dharma protector?”

A familiar voice was heard from the front.

The opponent who had just swung his sword at Nakcheonmun was Cheon Myeong-myeong, and Cheon Myeong-myeong seemed to have realized that his opponent was Nakcheonmun and asked that question.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“…….”

“Would you please put your sword away?”

At Nakcheonmun’s words, Cheon Myeong-myeong slowly lowered his sword.

Seeing that sight, Nakcheonmun lowered his sword that he had been aiming at and confirmed Cheon Myeongmyeong’s appearance once more.

There are marks all over the body, as if there had been a fierce battle just a moment ago.

There were also unidentified corpses nearby, so Nakcheonmun could easily guess that there had been a battle here just a moment ago.

“I was looking for you, Confucius. Fortunately, I see you are safe.”

“…….”

“What happened here?”

“…Before that, let me ask you one thing.”

In Cheon Myeong-myeong’s speech, the edge still stood out.

As if instinctively realizing that he was being watched, Nakcheonmun was careful not to provoke Cheonmyeong as much as possible.

“Is the Dharma Guardian the enemy?”

“…I don’t know what’s been going on, but I’m not the enemy.”

“…….”

“Of course, anyone can speak.”

As he spoke, Nakcheonmun moved his right hand.

The sword slipped out of his grasp and fell to the floor.

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By throwing away his weapon, Nakcheonmun seemed to be trying to prove to Cheon Myeong-myeong that he had no hostility towards him.

“I hope that you will believe that I am not your enemy, Confucius.”

“…….”

“I don’t know what to do beyond that.”

“…I will make you believe it.”

No matter how great the pacifist force was, if there was no sword in hand, its power would inevitably be greatly weakened.

That would be the most proof that Nakcheonmun could give in this situation.

Cheon Myeong-myeong seemed to have decided that Nakcheonmun had no hostility towards him, so he put his sword back into its scabbard.

“Have you been attacked by the examiner?”

Seeing Cheon Myeong-myeong being so wary of him, Nakcheonmun was able to immediately infer the truth.

Also, isn’t this place outside the designated area?

It was clear that it was the work of Nam Su-min, who was in charge of Cheon Myeong-myeong.

“Well, you were attacked there too.”

“……?”

When he realized that Nakcheonmun was not his enemy, Cheon Myeong-myeong explained in detail what had happened up to that point.

After hearing all the stories, Nakcheonmun looked somewhere with surprised eyes.

‘Then that corpse is… … Prince Cheon Hae-gyeong?’

The corpse that had collapsed where Cheon Myeong-myeong had been standing earlier. Nakcheonmun was able to learn from the story that the corpse, whose upper and lower bodies had been separated, was Cheon Hae-gyeong.

So does that mean Cheon Myeong-myeong won against Cheon Hae-gyeong?

Nakcheonmun seemed quite surprised by that fact and couldn’t hide his expression properly.

“How did you find your way here, Dharma Guardian?”

After the brief conversation was over, Cheon Myeong-myeong asked:

This is a place outside the designated area. Didn’t Cheon Hae Gyeong say that there would be no help from outside?

So when Cheon Myeong-myeong and Nakcheonmun appeared, he judged them to be enemies and immediately swung his sword.

“We were searching after receiving reports that several candidates and judges were missing.”

“…….”

“I happened to see a light in the distance. That’s why I came here.”

Of course, now there was no light around.

Nakcheonmun looked around and asked Cheon Myeong-myeong in a meaningful tone.

“But… Did Confucius make this area like this?”

“I guess you could say I did half of it.”

“…….”

The other half meant that it was Cheon Hae-gyeong’s doing.

In other words, does this wasteland represent the traces of the fight between Cheon Myeong-myeong and Cheon Hae-gyeong?

Although I didn’t see the fight in person, I can tell that it was an incredible fight.

“How is the competition?”

“……?”

“I couldn’t even get started at the right point because of external interference.”

“…I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not managing things properly and allowing this unfortunate incident to happen.”

It could be said that Cheon Myeong-myeong did not even participate in a proper competition.

Of course, the cause is Cheon Hae-gyeong, but it cannot be said that Nak Cheon-moon, the person in charge, is not at fault either.

Nakcheonmun bowed his head and immediately apologized for that part.

however.

“You can’t stop a competition midway.”

“…….”

“I apologize to your Majesty, but the competition will continue as is.”

Raising his head, Nakcheonmun said in a firm tone.

What happened to Cheon Myeong-myeong was unfair enough, but it was not something that could stop the competition because of Cheon Myeong-myeong.

Rather, wouldn’t that be unfair to the other candidates?

As the chairman of the National Assembly, Nakcheonmun had no choice but to consider the overall position and reach the conclusion he has reached.

“If you wish, I can move you to the designated area right now.”

“…….”

“But I am sorry that I cannot give you any other benefit than that.”

“…Well, I expected that.”

It was an unexpected reaction.

Even though I thought he would at least refute me a little, Cheon Myeong-myeong seemed to be accepting my words without question.

When Nakcheonmun looked at him with a puzzled look, Cheon Myeong-myeong continued speaking.

“Have all the successful candidates come out now?”

“…….”

“I think you can answer this much, right?”

“…there is one left.”

Does asking that mean that Cheon Myeong-Myeong hasn’t given up on competing yet?

Of course, there was one seat left, but it seemed difficult for Cheon Myeong-myeong to actually take that seat.

While others have already been given one day, Cheon Myeong Myeong is starting the competition from now on.

Maybe one more person would show up on the way to the designated location.

“That’s fortunate.”

“……?”

“Is it okay to give this to the guardian?”

Fortunately? Before he could even realize what it meant, Cheon Myeong-myeong took something out of his bosom.

Nakcheonmun’s eyes widened in surprise as he realized what was coming at him.

“Count them. It’s probably over a thousand.”

What Cheon Myeong-myeong took out from his bosom was a red card.

There are three enemy badges in total.

It was originally what Cheon Myeong-Myeong had, what Cheon Gu-Gyo had, and what he had just taken out of Cheon Hae-Gyeong’s bosom.

Nakcheonmun took the three from Cheon Myeong-myeong’s hand and examined them closely, as if trying to confirm whether they were real red cards.

“…I confirmed it.”

“…….”

“It’s definitely over a thousand.”

There was nothing more to check.

If we just add up the digits of each enemy’s digits, it already exceeds the standard of one thousand.

Who would have thought that the owner of the last seat would be Cheon Myeong-myeong?

Nakcheonmun put the red seal he was holding into his bosom and spoke to Cheon Myeongmyeong.

“Congratulations on passing.”

Congratulatory words from the mouth of Nakcheonmun.

As long as there were no successful candidates while the search was underway, it was almost certain that Cheon Myeong-myeong would pass.

Swish-.

After offering his congratulations, Nakcheonmun looked around in silence.

If I looked around here, I thought I could confirm whether Cheon Myeong-myeong’s statement was true or not, but I thought I could put that off until later.

“Let’s go back first.”

Since all the successful candidates had emerged, the competition had to be stopped.

Nakcheonmun seemed to want to deal with it first, so he picked up the sword he had dropped on the floor and tried to move.

“I have something to ask you privately.”

At that moment, a thousand voices were heard from above.

Nakcheonmun raised his head while still holding his sword and looked at Cheon Myeongmyeong.

“Seo Chae-hong.”

“……!”

“It’s about my mother.”

At that moment, an unknown wind blew around.

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