Disciple of the Celestial Demon - Chapter 225



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Episode 225. Four Candidates (1)

Cheon Myeong-myeong was walking somewhere in a hurry.

‘It looks like we’ll arrive on time.’

The place Cheon Myeong-myeong headed to was the Wei Zhenghui.

At noon today, the council called together all four successful candidates.

Just like last time, they added that if you don’t attend you will be disqualified, so it seemed like they were going to make an important announcement about the next competition.

‘If you get eliminated because you’re late, it’s all because of that guy.’

Cheon Myeong-myeong had just recently been trained by Cheon Si-rang at Dowonhyang.

They say it’s training, but in reality it’s not much different from just fighting.

Of course, since the opponent was the opponent, every moment was close to a real battle, so there were more than one or two times when I actually felt on the verge of death.

“…Is this really training me?”

“okay.”

“You’re not trying to kill me, are you?”

“Practice is always like the real thing. That is my teaching policy.”

“…….”

“Listen.”

If we die just like that, regardless of the educational policy, it’s all in vain.

Since it seemed like Cheon Shirang would really kill him, Cheon Myeong-myeong had no choice but to naturally come to his senses and face the fight.

Fighting so intently, neither of them realized that it was nearly noon, and only half an hour later did Cheon Myeong-myeong realize it and hurriedly leave the Peach Blossom Village.

“…….”

Although Cheon Myeong-myeong’s training, which was close to real-life situations, was dangerous, he also realized that it was helpful to him.

If not, I wouldn’t have bothered to attend Cheon Si-rang’s training.

Just by fighting opponents stronger than himself, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s skills increased by leaps and bounds.

Also, since Cheon Shirang’s swordsmanship and Cheon Il-myeong’s swordsmanship are similar, the match was of great help to Cheon Myeong-myeong.

Thud- thud-.

But if you fail to make it on time, it’s all for nothing.

Cheon Myeong-myeong arrived at the Weizhenghui with his steps quickening without him realizing it.

“I’ve been waiting.”

“…….”

“This way.”

Fortunately, it didn’t seem too late.

As soon as he passed through the main gate, Cheon Myeong-myeong entered the building following the guidance of the waiting examiner.

Druk-.

After walking for a while, the examiner pointed to a door with his hand.

It seems like the candidates have already gathered in the room.

Thinking that he was the last to arrive, Cheon Myeong-myeong opened the door and went inside.

‘… I wasn’t the last.’

As expected, there were successful candidates in the room.

However, only two people were visible. Cheon Aeng-hwa and Cheon Tae-bong were in the room, far apart from each other.

I never thought there would be someone who would be slower than me.

Of course, that last one was Cheon Il-myeong.

“Are you here?”

As soon as Cheon Myeong-myeong entered, Cheon Aeng-hwa spoke to him naturally.

“Why are you so late?”

“…There were some circumstances.”

“Really? It’s been hard to see you these days. Are you perhaps doing some special training for the next competition?”

It was just a joking tone, as if poking someone.

However, with Cheon Aeng-hwa’s information power, I couldn’t let my guard down for even a moment.

The fact that he and Cheon Si-rang were training in the Peach Blossom Land was naturally a secret, so Cheon Myeong-myeong controlled his expression and responded in a light tone.

“That’s right. Now it really feels like the end is in sight.”

“…….”

“Isn’t your older sister preparing something too?”

It was a clever response.

An ambiguous answer that is neither positive nor negative.

After hearing those words, the smile disappeared from Cheon Aeng-hwa’s face.

“Well, that’s right. Now the end is really in sight.”

“…….”

“I’ve worked with you quite a bit. I think I’ve grown attached to you without even realizing it.”

The first start came in the form of a request.

From that point on, the two formed an alliance several times with a common goal even during their rivalry.

A strange relationship of being enemies and cooperating at the same time.

As a result, it may have been true that they really became close as Cheon Aeng-hwa said, but this time, the two of them had no choice but to become enemies.

“There is only one person who can become a cult leader.”

“…….”

“If you and I were to fight, I would swing my sword without hesitation. You would too, right?”

“Of course.”

Cheon Aeng-hwa couldn’t help but chuckle when she saw Cheon Myeong-myeong answering right away.

Yes. That is the destiny that I know.

With this, Cheon Aeng-hwa seemed to be able to fight without hesitation even if she were to actually cross swords with Cheon Myeong-myeong in this competition.

“Whoever wins, let’s have a good fight. At least between you and me.”

“…….”

Cheon Myeong-myeong looked down at the right hand extended toward him without saying a word.

Soon, Cheon Myeong-myeong also extended his right hand and shook hands with Cheon Aeng-hwa, and an unpleasant laugh came out from somewhere as if mocking the two people.

“You are doing something useless.”

Cheon Myeong-myeong and Cheon Aeng-hwa immediately looked in the direction where the laughter was heard.

There, Cheon Tae-bong was leaning his body diagonally against a large iron bar and smiling towards me.

“You’re both out anyway.”

“…….”

“Anghwa, since when have you been hanging out with such rascals? You’re bringing down the dignity of the Magical Family.”

“Whoever I associate with is my choice. And why does associating with Myung-myeong lower the dignity of the Magical Ten Families?”

“That’s simple. He was born out of wedlock to a mother who had no family tree.”

Cheon Tae-bong was openly picking a fight with Cheon Myeong-myeong.

Cheon Aeng-hwa knew that those words were the ones Cheon Myeong-myeong hated hearing the most, so she hurriedly watched Cheon Myeong-myeong’s reaction.

“Name, don’t react to that sound…….”

If we caused a ruckus here, we could be at a disadvantage before the competition even started.

Even though they were rivals, Cheon Myeong-myeong did not want to suffer such a disadvantage, so Cheon Aeng-hwa immediately tried to stop him.

But the steps are already heading towards Cheontaebong.

Cheon Myeong-myeong was now standing a few steps away from Cheon Tae-bong.

Seeing that sight, Cheon Tae-bong fell off the horizontal bar with a bitter laugh and stood up straight.

“What, are you going to hit me?”

“…….”

“But I guess you got upset when I told you about my mother.”

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At that moment, Cheon Myeong-myeong raised his right hand.

For a moment, he thought that the person was about to swing a sword at him, but Cheon Tae-bong tilted his head in puzzlement when he saw that the person was just pointing at him with his finger.

“First, the left arm.”

“……?”

“And next is the right leg.”

“…What are you doing now?”

Cheon Myeong-Myeong was pointing at himself with his finger and mentioning body parts.

Although he couldn’t understand what on earth he was doing, Cheon Tae-bong instinctively felt uneasy about that action.

“If we ever meet in a competition, I’m going to take a look at where I’m going to cut.”

“…what?”

“Yeah, next time I think the left leg would be good.”

“…….”

“It would be fun to see someone fall down with both legs missing.”

“Now… what nonsense are you talking about!”

Rather, it was Cheon Tae-bong who was furious.

Cheon Tae-bong couldn’t control his anger when he saw his body being pointed at as if he was cutting up a part of livestock.

Whoosh-.

Finally, Cheon Tae-bong lifted the iron bar placed next to him and swung it.

It seemed to be quite heavy as well as large, and when I swung the horizontal bar, a strong wind pressure and a “boong” sound were heard.

A bar that costs exactly a thousand heads.

All the guys who got hit by the horizontal bar he swung had their heads blown off like watermelons. So Cheon Taebong was sure that Cheon Myeongmyeong’s head would blow off like that too.

“……?”

But there was no sound of anything exploding.

Cheon Tae-bong tilted his head as he looked at Cheon Myeong-myeong, who was standing there as if nothing had happened.

‘what?’

Clearly, he swung the iron bar at Cheon Myeong-myeong’s head.

It didn’t seem like Cheon Myeong-myeong had moved from that spot… How could his own horizontal bar have gone astray?

At that moment, Cheon Myeong-myeong’s voice was heard in Cheon Tae-bong’s ears again.

“I guess I’ll have to cut my hair last.”

“……!”

Even now, Cheon Myeong-myeong was still pointing at Cheon Tae-bong with his finger.

At that fact, Cheon Tae-bong became furious and swung the horizontal bar again.

humming-.

It seemed as if he was more angry than before, and the force and sound of him swinging the horizontal bar seemed to have gotten louder.

However, the horizontal bar was still unable to hit the target and was just swinging in the air.

“Eww-!”

Finally, Cheon Tae-bong shouted in frustration and slammed down the horizontal bar.

At that moment, a vibration was felt in the room as if the ground was shaking.

With a tremendous noise, the floor that was in contact with the horizontal bar was shattered and cracked messily.

“……!”

And Cheon Tae-bong’s two eyes were wide open and looking upwards.

On top of the horizontal bar that had hit the floor, Cheon Myeong-myeong was standing there with a relaxed look on his face.

“Why are you making such a fuss?”

“……!”

“Anyway, once the competition starts, you’re going to die by my hand.”

Cheon Tae-bong threw down the horizontal bar with a roar.

Before that, Cheon Myeong-myeong jumped from the horizontal bar and landed on the ground, and Cheon Tae-bong’s face turned bright red as if his anger had reached the top of his head.

“I won’t let you off the hook anymore!”

“Are you saying you’ve been lenient until now?”

“Yeah! I was just thinking of giving you a little help… I’ll kill you right here!”

As he said this, Cheon Tae-bong began to spin the horizontal bar around his body in a flashy manner.

It seemed as if the words that he had looked after him were not a lie, Cheon Tae-bong was swinging the huge iron bar at a speed that was too fast to be seen with the naked eye.

The momentum of the horizontal bar is unstoppable, like a wild horse running wild.

As time passed, the speed increased and a strong wind pressure was generated around it.

“stop!”

At that moment, a sharp voice was heard from the entrance.

As if he realized who the owner of the voice was, Cheon Taebong stopped swinging the horizontal bar.

“What the hell is this?”

“……!”

“Any further disturbance will result in disqualification, regardless of reason.”

The owner of the voice was Nakcheonmun.

Cheon Tae-bong didn’t want to be eliminated, so he didn’t attack anymore.

He just grits his teeth and stares at Cheon Myeong-myeong.

Since he had no intention of fighting in the first place, Cheon Myeong-myeong lightly ignored Cheon Tae-bong and turned away.

“…….”

When the commotion seemed to have died down, Nakcheonmun looked around in silence for a moment.

There are three people in the room. One person has not arrived yet.

“The Thousand Days’ Prince has not arrived.”

“…….”

“But the appointed time has come. As previously announced, we will begin the drawing.”

drawing?

Upon closer inspection, I saw that Nakcheonmun was holding a wooden box whose purpose was unknown.

Nakcheonmun walked forward across the candidates, stood in place, and held out his quilt for everyone to see.

“You must have heard from the leader that the next competition will take place on the Celestial Stage.”

“…….”

“We will have a one-on-one duel there. The final winner will become the leader of the Magic Cult.”

Most people had expected it when they first heard that the competition would take place on the Celestial Stage.

Because when you think of something that you do off-stage, you usually think of dancing.

But when I actually heard that the last one would be chosen through a duel, I couldn’t help but feel that it was a bit simplistic.

‘But it’s a sure way.’

Cheon Myeong-myeong knew who decided the final competition format.

This is the board that Cheon Si-rang laid out. And he was a long-term pawn there.

His role is to defeat Cheon Il-myeong there.

If you defeat Cheon Il Myeong in front of thousands of followers, no one will be able to deny that you are the leader of a small cult.

“The bracket will be determined by drawing lots. Now, when your names are called, please come forward one by one and take out a red card from the box.”

“…….”

“Then… we will begin the drawing starting with Prince Cheon Il-myeong, who passed the final competition first.”

The thousand days have not yet arrived here.

So does that mean that Cheon Il Myeong will be eliminated?

Could it be that Cheon Il Myeong could be so bland… … . The moment he thought that, Cheon Il Myeong looked at the entrance with a meaningful smile.

‘Yeah. It’s no fun without you.’

As if he had been waiting for his name to be called, Cheon Il-myeong entered the room.

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