Disciple of the Celestial Demon - Chapter 219



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Episode 219. Testimony (2)

My ears became temporarily blocked by the sudden gust of wind.

However, Nakcheonmun could clearly hear Cheon Myeongmyeong’s voice just now, and as soon as the wind died down, he slowly raised his upper body.

“…….”

Nakcheonmun silently stares at Cheon Myeong-myeong in front of him, holding a sword.

After a while, Nakcheonmun opened his mouth with a voice that had become even heavier.

“Did you just say Seo Chae-hong?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“…….”

“Your Majesty, do you remember that name?”

“…Yes, I remember.”

As Cheon Myeong-myeong had expected, Nakcheonmun seemed to remember Seo Chae-hong.

“At that time, the leader of the escort group that was in charge of escorting Seo Chae-hong was none other than Nakcheonmun.”

“But then they all died…….”

“The only survivor was Nakcheonmun. Everyone else died.”

According to Cheon Aeng-hwa’s information, Nakcheonmun was the only survivor who was present at the scene of Seo Chae-hong’s death.

Cheon Myeong-myeong wanted to hear the story of that time in detail from Nakcheonmun.

I couldn’t ask because we never had a chance to talk together until now, but coincidentally, there were only two of us here now.

As soon as he confirmed that Nakcheonmun remembered Seo Chaehong, Cheon Myeongmyeong opened his mouth.

“I heard that on the day my mother died, Ho-beop was the leader of the escort group that escorted my mother.”

“…….”

“Is that right?”

A slightly agitated voice.

When talking about his mother’s death, Cheon Myeong-myeong found himself becoming emotional without realizing it.

“…Yes, that’s right.”

Nakcheonmun readily acknowledged the fact.

When he heard those words, Cheon Myeong-myeong felt his emotions rising, but he forced himself to hold it in and barely opened his mouth.

“…Why did my mother die?”

“…….”

“Even though the guardian deity was the leader of the escort group… why did my mother die?”

At that moment, Nakcheonmun knelt down and sank to the floor.

Although it was such a sudden action, Cheon Myeong-myeong looked down at the scene without saying anything.

“I don’t intend to blame anyone.”

“…….”

“It is all my fault that your mother died.”

“…I don’t want to hear that from the Dharma Guardian. I want to hear what happened back then.”

It didn’t really matter that Nakcheonmun was kneeling before him now.

What Cheon Myeong-myeong is curious about is the truth about Seo Chae-hong’s death.

Who killed his mother? That was all Cheon Myeong-myeong was interested in at the moment.

“Seo Chae-hong……. He was murdered.”

“…….”

“It was the work of the Cheonmasingyo.”

What came out of Nakcheonmun’s mouth afterwards was not much different from what Cheon Aenghwa had said.

During the period when the Cheonmasingyo’s military activities were active, Cheon Aenghwa was caught up in them and met her death.

The Nakcheonmun claimed that they had desperately tried to protect Seo Chae-hong in response to the surprise attack by the Cheonmasingyo, but were ultimately unable to do so.

“The guys’ goal from the beginning was your mother.”

“…….”

“All the enemy’s movements were geared towards killing my mother. Of course, the escorts and I desperately tried to block them… but we were ultimately unable to stop their obsession.”

It was not known where the information came from.

The enemy’s numbers far exceeded the escort force’s strength, and protecting Seo Chae-hong in such a situation was not an easy task.

You only need to kill one enemy, but don’t you have to block all the enemies coming from all directions?

Eventually, a gap appeared in the escort’s defenses, and the enemy’s sword led Seo Chae-hong to his death.

“…You mean even the law couldn’t stop it?”

“It was several times the strength of the escort force. In that situation, it was nearly impossible to protect my mother.”

“But the law survived.”

“…….”

The mission of the escort group is to protect the escort target.

Even if it means sacrificing their own lives… … the escort team must protect their objective.

But wasn’t Nakcheonmun the only survivor from that time?

He left his escort, Seo Chae-hong, to die, but he himself survived. Cheon Myeong-myeong was pointing out that part with a somewhat sharp tone.

“…You may not believe it, but I too was willing to give my life.”

“…….”

“But I couldn’t protect her. In that situation, all I could do was kill all the enemies who killed my mother.”

Seo Chae-hong failed to protect it.

The enemies tried to retreat as soon as they killed their target, but Nakcheonmun led the surviving escorts and pursued and killed the enemies until the end.

That is the only revenge for Seo Chae-hong.

Eventually, the enemies were annihilated, but among the countless casualties, only Nakcheonmun survived.

“Why didn’t you tell me until now?”

“…….”

“It must have been the duty of the guardian to tell me how my mother died.”

I could somehow understand the fact that I couldn’t protect Seo Chae-hong.

Escorts are a subject of many variables, and no matter how optimistic you are, it would be difficult to fight while protecting someone.

However, Cheon Myeong-myeong could not understand why Nakcheonmun had remained silent until now.

If he was the leader of the escort group, shouldn’t he have had a duty to tell her about his mother’s death? But up until now, Nakcheonmun hasn’t even mentioned it to him.

“Were you planning on not telling me until I asked you this?”

“…….”

Nakcheonmun did not answer that question right away.

Swish-.

At that moment, the head turned downwards as if to answer.

Just getting down on his knees would have been enough of an apology, but as if that wasn’t enough, Nakcheonmun bowed until his forehead touched the floor.

“I was scared.”

“…….”

“I failed to protect your mother. Telling you that would mean facing my mistake again.”

“…….”

“I wonder if I, with all my mistakes, could possibly be a guardian of the teachings… I was so afraid of facing those mistakes.”

The position of a magician’s guardian was by no means a lowly one.

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Does this mean that Nakcheonmun also felt a considerable amount of burden on the inside, even though he didn’t show it on the outside?

It seemed that the Nakcheonmun was hiding its past mistakes in order to exist as a guardian deity of the Magical Church.

“You must have had several opportunities to tell me.”

“…….”

“How cowardly.”

“…Yes, I am a coward.”

The Nakcheonmun slowly raised its head.

The appearance of the Nakcheonmun kneeling beneath him now was quite weak, in contrast to the usual appearance of the Dharma Guardian.

Swish-.

At that moment, Nakcheonmun slowly got up from his seat.

“I will step down from the Dharma.”

“…….”

“Of course, that won’t be enough to apologize to Confucius and his mother… but it’s the best reflection I can make right now.”

Cheon Myeong-myeong couldn’t help but be a little surprised by that statement.

No matter what, I can’t believe he’s saying he’s stepping down from his job as a Dharma protector.

It was not a decision that could be made lightly, as it meant that Nakcheonmun would put down everything he had done in the Magic Church.

‘Is everything true?’

Until now, the things Nakcheonmun had said did not sound like lies.

Until just a moment ago, I was half in doubt, but when I heard that he was stepping down from the Dharma as an apology, my heart actually leaned more towards faith.

In other words, it was the Cheonmasingyo who killed his own mother.

Although he had already made up his mind, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s heart became heavy when he learned that the culprit who killed his mother was the Cheonmasingyo.

“…….”

Everything was saying that the Cheonmasingyo had killed his mother.

But why doesn’t he feel that the Cheonma Sect killed his mother?

Something feels hazy and foggy… … Of course, it could just be that he doesn’t want to admit it.

“But please give me some time. Can I finish all my responsibilities and then resign?”

The responsibility that was entrusted. That is, the council was being referred to.

It seemed that Nakcheonmun intended to step down from his post as a law-abiding citizen after the competition was over, and Cheon Myeongmyeong had no intention of forcing him to resign before then.

“Do so.”

“thank you.”

“But why did Mother leave Cheonsan that day?”

As if trying to clear the fog, Cheon Myeong-myeong did not finish asking questions.

Seo Chae-hong would have been fully aware of the fact that the armed struggle of the Cheonmasingyo was active at that time.

But what on earth was the reason for leaving Cheonsan?

The reason why he had to go out even at the risk of being attacked by the Cheonmasingyo… Cheon Myeong-myeong was curious about it.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know about that either.”

“…….”

“The only mission I was given was to escort her. I didn’t need to know or wonder why my mother left Cheonsan.”

I asked just in case, but as expected, Nakcheonmun didn’t seem to know the reason.

The escort’s mission is simply to escort the target.

As I said, there was no need to know why Seo Chae-hong left Cheonsan.

“I don’t know if this will answer your question.”

“……?”

“I remember where my destination was at that time.”

“Please let me know!”

Cheon Myeong-myeong immediately answered in a slightly raised voice.

Just knowing where Seo Chae-hong was trying to go would be a significant clue.

Maybe through that clue I could figure out the purpose.

“Mahan (魔限).”

“…….”

“That’s where my mother was going.”

“Mahan…….”

Cheonmyeongmyeong was a place I had never heard of, and of course, had never been to.

At first glance, it felt like it was in a remote area, so I still couldn’t figure out why Seo Chae-hong wanted to go there.

“…What kind of place is it?”

“It’s a quiet, small area with no special features.”

“…….”

“But it was a place where one rumor had been heard since long ago.”

“rumor?”

At that moment, a glimmer of light appeared in Nakcheonmun’s eyes.

“Yes, there is a rumor that remnants of the Cheonmasingyo are hiding there.”

“…….”

“Because the area where Mahan is located is very remote and it was assumed that the hideout of the Cheonmasingyo would be located in the direction of the region, such rumors have been around for a long time.”

Even now, I don’t know exactly where the Cheonmasingyo’s hideout is.

Of course, there were places that could be guessed, but they were only guesses, so there were many places.

Are you saying that Mahan is one of those places?

Of course, it could just be a rumor, but since Seo Chae-hong was attacked by the Cheonma Sect there, I somehow couldn’t think of it as a simple rumor.

‘Is there a hideout of the Cheonmasingyo there?’

If I went to Mahan myself, I might be able to find out whether there really was a secret hideout or not.

Even if that wasn’t the case, Cheon Myeong-myeong planned to go there himself later.

The place where his mother died. If he went there, he might be able to find out more.

Of course, I couldn’t go right away, so I just remembered it in my heart.

Swish-.

At that moment, I felt someone approaching nearby.

Cheon Myeong-myeong and Nak Cheon-mun simultaneously looked at the place where they felt the presence, and soon a man appeared there.

“Chairman, are you okay?”

He was an examiner at the State Council.

When he realized that he was part of the same search party, Nakcheonmun put the sword he was holding back into its scabbard.

“I think we should end our conversation here.”

“…….”

“If you have any further questions, please come back later.”

“…Let’s do that.”

The conversation could not continue any longer because an outsider had intervened.

As Cheon Myeong-myeong nodded and answered, Nakcheonmun immediately walked towards the man.

‘Mahan… … .’

The name I mutter to myself.

As if he never wanted to forget it, Cheon Myeong-myeong repeated the name in his head over and over again.

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