Chapter 879 – 879. Dreams of the Past (1)
Go back to the beginning
What did Siete’s advice mean?
He said that the cause of his own swordsmanship not growing further and stagnating was his own chronic heart problem.
What that meant, Eunhyeon couldn’t understand.
True to her words, if Eun-hyeon had noticed it, she would have fixed it right away, but if she had been that good at noticing, she wouldn’t have neglected that chronic problem until now.
“Hyunah. That…”
Seeing Eunhyeon’s worried expression, Erin couldn’t help but try to tell him about her problem, but Siete stopped her.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Kid.”
Siete caught Erin by the scruff of her neck and pulled her, and she pulled it away from Eunhyun.
Erin, who had been forcibly taken away, looked at Siete with a frown on her.
“Eek… ! Why?”
“This is something you have to realize yourself. Do you think you can understand and accept that someone is telling you?”
It was a problem that Eunhyeon herself had to realize, but it was understandable.
“… Chii.”
Erin pursed her lips in displeasure, but she did not object to Siete’s opinion.
While she looked at Eun-hyeon with a complicated expression and pondered, she decided to wait for him to realize on his own.
“Hyunah.”
“Huh?”
“Tell me if you ever need my help! Understand?”
“Huh. Thank you.”
Eunhyeon burst out laughing because Erin’s consideration was cute and she was grateful.
“Master.”
“Hmm.”
“Thank you for your words. Let me think about it.”
“Okay.”
Siete smiled a little, anticipating the day her apprentice’s slump would be overcome.
“Little boy.”
“Yes?”
“Let’s get out.”
At the sudden departure, Erin frowned and hated her.
“Eh? Can’t I stay here?”
“Even if you’re there, it’s just a hindrance.”
“But… I want to be with Hyun… I won’t interfere, I’ll just stay by Hyun’s side… Aww! I’ll go! I’m going, so don’t grab me by the nape of my neck!”
Erin was forced to leave the training ground as if dragged by Siete.
Left alone at the training ground, Eunhyeon continued to think of Siete’s words in her mind.
Own starting point.
He continued to think about the story of going back to the beginning and the basis of his own ‘martial arts’.
Eunhyun learned various skills from many people over a long period of time.
Swordsmanship from Siete, a swordsman famous for the title of Swordsman.
A weapon that was called a divine spear that awakened one’s own self, Brünak’s spearmanship.
In addition to this, he made various skills his own by meeting and learning various skills.
However, those were not the starting points for Eunhyun.
“It is not only my swordsmanship that composes your martial arts. This includes not only the other you who forcibly possessed your body and experienced it indirectly, but also the person who taught you this martial arts.”
The very first starting point is Joo Hyeon-seong, who taught Eun-hyeon how to fight.
He taught Eunhyeon the basics of how to use the body, and was the one who instilled the starting point of thinking about efficient movements and understanding of techniques in using weapons.
The hint Siete had given pointed to the epiphany.
Because the step she used for Joo Hyeon-seong, ‘Lee Hyung-hwan Wee (移形換位),’ was also a step that Eun-hyeon often used.
I wasn’t one to use it for no reason.
Joo Hyun-sung has the answer to her own identity.
The easiest way to solve the problem is to meet Ju Hyeon-seong in person, but unfortunately, Ju Hyeon-seong was not a person belonging to the providence of this world.
“… Belldandi.”
Eunhyeon called Belldandy just in case.
[… Aye.]
Responding to his call, the goddess looked down at Eunhyeon and said.
[I know what you’re thinking, but that’s impossible.]
Even though he hadn’t asked yet, the goddess of Eunhyeon recognized her thoughts right away.
As much as the connection between the souls was established, it was not that difficult for Verdandi to read his inner psychology and thoughts.
“… Is that too?”
She had asked with one mind, but when she heard the goddess’ answer that it was impossible, Eun-hyeon let out a sigh of regret.
[There is nothing I can do about the ‘Underworld’ because it is beyond my jurisdiction. Besides, since Proserpina isn’t a goddess of the same lineage as me, it’s impossible for me to ask for a favor myself.]
“… Above all, there is no way that the goddess of the underworld would accept my request.”
Proserpina had sent the soul of Siete, who had previously belonged to the underworld, to her underworld.
As a member of the goddess’ household, she accepted part of Urdu’s power and used an expedient in the form of belonging to Erinn’s Night Journey, but it was a very unusual case, so it would be difficult to expect such preferential treatment.
Even though she is a half-god, she could not enter the underworld with the body of a half-human living child.
[Sorry… I can’t be of any help to my child…]
“No. Are you okay. You are still helping me enough.”
Not only Verdandi, but also the gods of Dodecatheon helped Eunhyeon in various ways.
It was also shameless to ask them for more help with purely their own problems.
It would have been difficult to ask the gods for help because this was purely Eun-hyeon’s personal problem.
“I guess I should ask.”
Unable to come up with a clear answer despite pondering for several hours, Eunhyeon left the training room in the basement.
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It was Ju-hong who Eun-hyeon consulted on this matter first.
Ju-hong, who had dinner with Eun-hyeon’s wives at Lily’s suggestion to have dinner together, frowned at Eun-hyeon’s sudden question.
“… How do I know that?”
His questions were too out-of-the-box and disorganized to be properly answered, and he was ambiguous.
“… I guess so. Ha.”
“No. It’s kind of like saying that out of the blue. When you suddenly compare your father and brother and ask what the difference is… Well…”
He put the spoon in his mouth and thought about it, but he couldn’t come up with an answer to that vague question.
“In the first place, the dad I remember was really young, so even if I compare him with my brother now, I’m not sure what to say about the difference. Isn’t your brother now very strong, unlike back then?”
“Well, the reason why I became stronger wasn’t purely because Hyeonseong only trained me in the extreme original style.”
Rather, it was correct to view it as a comprehensive and efficient improvement of various technologies.
That’s why Eunhyeon’s swordsmanship is a little different from Siete’s swordsmanship.
“I would rather have pointed out her brother’s problem and scolded her if her father was still around.”
“I would have been very comfortable if I had been like that.”
Eunhyeon smiled bitterly at Juhong’s murmur as he sighed.
“What about Master? I think he said he would stay at my house for a while.”
“Siethe-sama is resting in the room I showed you. He went into meditation because he said he had no other thoughts for the evening.”
“I see.”
“God, dinner? It’s dinner prepared by Lily unnie… It must be really delicious…”
“Originally, Master doesn’t eat dinner often. Instead, he tends to eat a lot of breakfast and lunch.”
In the evening, I usually meditate on my mind and body, or I like to drink.
The example was on the side of being a bit extreme.
“Sorry.”
Of course, Ju-hong would not have known the cause of Eun-hyeon’s swordsmanship being stagnant, but at this point, she might be able to get some hints from the fact that she is the only daughter of Ju-hyeon who inherited the original stream of Ju-hyeon castle except for Eun-hyeon. Thought.
“Didn’t he say he said that?”
“Huh.”
“But oppa, do you really need to become stronger there? You are still strong enough.”
Ju-hong had only heard of it, but he knew how much influence Eun-hyeon had in the Pernias kingdom.
Of course, most of that was Eun-hyeon’s political and economic influence, but considering that swordsmanship alone was recognized as the best power in the kingdom, it was said that it was comparable to Riod Olivion, the leader of the Knights of Artia, Eun-hyeon’s It was a part that showed how strong it was.
“… Because I knew that a stronger realm existed.”
She has Shiete who leaps lightly at her, she embraces all of her skills and perfects her own sword, knowing full well that she has another dimension of herself.
Now her Eun-hyeon’s goal is herself, who existed in another dimension.
“Hmm… Well, I’m not sure.”
Ju-hong, who did not know the details of Eun-hyeon’s complex situation, did not pay much attention with a sad expression.
“Why don’t you rather wait for your father to appear in your dreams?”
“What?”
“That’s what we talked about before. My dad appears in my dream and tells me my lottery numbers. Like that, one day, wouldn’t Dad appear in his brother’s dream and give him a big realization?”
“Lottery ticket? What is it?”
Erin tilted her head and asked at the unfamiliar word, but she had no one to answer her question.
As if Eun-hyeon heard an idea she hadn’t thought of at all, she made an expression of great shock.
The story was casually thrown at Ju-Hong without any thought, but when she saw Eun-Hyeon’s expression as if she had attained enlightenment, Ju-Hong hesitated and asked.
“… Really?”
“That’s right. There was a way.”
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As soon as she finished eating dinner and tidying up her room, Eun-hyeon took her Lily and headed to her bedroom.
“Master… She still has housework to do, but she’s already…”
She strangely blushed and corrected Lily’s misunderstanding of her expectations.
“Lily. It’s not like that.”
“Yes?”
“I want you to use the power of the dream demon and force me to fall into a dream.”
“Ah, that’s it.”
Lily, who understood what she was talking about, let out a sigh of regret.
Lily returned with a serious expression and asked Eunhyeon again.
“Are you saying that the owner wants you to help him meet that ‘Joo Hyeon-seong’ again in his dreams?”
“That’s right.”
Lily, who had heard about the story at dinner until earlier, immediately understood Eunhyeon’s intentions.
There is no epiphany anymore in this underworld.
But if it’s in her own dream, she can meet Joo Hyun-sung.
Even if it is a fictional existence embodied in one’s memories, isn’t it much easier than seeking advice from someone who doesn’t exist in the world?
Lily pondered Eunhyun’s request for a while and then nodded her head.
“I think it is possible. It’s because I’m recreating a part of the master’s memory. But… My dream horse’s power won’t work on you, master?”
Basically, Eun-hyeon is not affected by mental manipulation-type abilities such as brainwashing or fascination.
His soul is protected by the protection of the goddess bestowed by Belldandi.
[Don’t worry about that. I can temporarily weaken the power of protection.]
After hearing Belldandi’s story, Lily nodded her head.
“Okay. All right. Then, master. Please lie down on the bed.”
“Please.”
Eunhyun, who obediently complied with Lily’s request, immediately lay down on the bed.
Lily, who naturally climbed on top of him, released the dream demon’s power.
He lowered his upper body and met Eun-hyeon’s gaze as he lay on the bed, and put the magic of fascination into his soul.
Beautiful.
The devil’s alluring red eyes that instantly melt the hearts of others and burn their longings.
However, Eun-hyeon comfortably closed her eyes and fell into a dream because she had such a warm and kind heart.
“Lily.”
As Eunhyeon fell asleep, Illyana entered the bedroom a moment later as if she had been waiting.
“Yes. Lady.”
“Can I enter Hyun’s dream too?”
At Illyana’s question, Lily expressed her doubts, but she answered her question for now.
“It is possible. The current master is in a state where Belldandy’s protection has weakened. Are you concerned?”
I wondered if Eun-hyeon was worried and tried to follow her, but Illyana immediately denied it.
“No. If possible, I want to meet ‘another Hyun-yi’.”
“Different… Master… Are you?”
“Exactly, the string before experiencing the first time.”
“… Ah.”
Lily realized Illyana’s intentions and she sighed for a moment.
Illyana smiled and spoke.
“He was my first, but he wasn’t my first. Don’t you think it’s too unfair?”
The first lover, the first experience of mixing bodies, everything she had with Eunhyeon was her first experience for Illyana, but it was not the first experience for Eunhyeon.
Illyana was thinking of overlaying her memories of her first experience with Eunhyun with herself.
Now that the protection of the goddess bestowed by Belldandi had weakened, Illyana’s best chance.
“So I’m going to go get it. Hyun’s sympathy. I will have it.”
Illyana’s wide-smiling expression was her witch’s smile itself.