Chapter 967 – 967. Teacher’s Heart (1)
The meeting that followed went very smoothly.
The attendees who learned some of Eunhyeon’s history no longer expressed questions or complaints about his remarks and actions.
He understands the current situation well, and his experiences and judgments, having been at the center of the war 20 years ago along with other heroes, are beyond dispute.
And since Riod and Anies were giving strength to Eunhyeon’s remarks and opinions, no country attending this conference could express dissatisfaction with him.
The Holy Kingdom of Erenia, the Temple, the Magic Tower, and the Kingdom of Pernias.
Powerful countries with strong influence and national power on the continent supported him.
The meeting lasted for several hours.
Composition and deployment of troops on the front line.
Also, discussions on the supply of support funds and materials to relatively weak countries and the preparation of official documents to be delivered to temple branches scattered across the continent and requesting cooperation, etc.
There were a lot of agendas and issues to discuss and coordinate, but time went by too quickly.
And only after a long six hours had passed, the meeting ended.
The countries attending the meeting immediately stood up as soon as they finished their greetings.
While some people looked tired and asked to go back to their accommodations in Magic Tower City to rest, others were also seen trying to return to their home countries right away.
This is because as much as the issue was an issue, there were a mountain of agenda items that could not be delayed.
“Whoa.”
When the meeting ended, Eunhyeon leaned against the back of her chair and let out a long breath.
The inside of the noisy conference room filled with hundreds of people was quiet.
“You worked hard.”
When it was over, Aden re-entered the quiet conference room and spoke to Eunhyeon.
Eunhyeon immediately got up and stood up.
“No. It’s okay. It’s okay to sit down. “Is there any formality between us?”
Aden laughed.
Until just now, there was no sign of the experienced man who had completely dominated the atmosphere inside the conference hall.
Externally, they had a relationship like that of father-in-law and son-in-law, perhaps because they had Iliana between them.
“Isn’t it you who suffered the most today? “Just sit down and rest.”
“… Then, I will gratefully accept your favor.”
“Anyway, we prepared a lot for this meeting. “In particular, the information really made me freak out.”
“… “I was just prepared.”
Eunhyeon answered with a bitter smile.
I ordered Heukrangdan to collect as much information as possible from each country that was scheduled to participate in the meeting.
Not one, but a number of nearly 20 countries, including small ones.
When, where, who, why, how, and if necessary, even what underwear the king of that country wore.
Since the amount of research conducted in this way was enough for two months, the members of Heilangdan could not help the fatigue that was accumulating day by day, and the information was collected by investing time and body.
“It was really amazing. “Now I understand why Illyana said there was no need to worry.”
Aden laughed and praised Eunhyeon.
“Then let’s go my way too. “It’s because there is so much homework you gave me.”
“… “Please.”
Naturally, the Magic Tower, which was the center of the meeting, had to do as much work as the Holy Kingdom of Erenia and the temple.
He couldn’t ask to take it easy.
This is because the Magic Tower also had to play a very important role in the plan Eunhyeon had in mind.
When Aden left the conference room, Eunhyeon was alone again.
“Ha.”
She exhaled softly and stared blankly at her ceiling.
Somehow she managed to conclude the meeting successfully.
However, this is the cornerstone for dealing with undead, magical beasts, and demons, including Marius.
It still felt like there was a very long way to go.
“This time… “Can we win?”
I won last time too.
Until now, Eun-hyeon has continued to survive, and she has continued to thwart the plans of demons who seek every opportunity to cross over to the underworld.
But can she really call it a victory?
Eunhyeon couldn’t do that.
Many people died.
She loved the people who walked the battlefield with her, even the colleagues she shared the joys and sorrows of life and death with.
Even when the Earth was destroyed and this world was recreated, Eun-hyeon preserved this dimension and survived according to her mission, but for Eun-hyeon, it was always a losing battle.
Eunhyeon clenched her fists without realizing it.
What if I lose this time too?
In addition to the mission, there are things that must be kept.
He had wives, and a baby was born between him and his wife.
If I couldn’t protect my precious family this time, I really didn’t know that I would be able to endure it then.
[Okay.]
“…”
Verdandi gently hugged Eunhyeon and encouraged her.
[It will be different from before.]
He spoke in a confident tone, as if trying to remove all the anxiety in his heart.
The gentle voice and touch warmed Eunhyeon’s heart.
“… Yes.”
Eunhyeon closed his eyes gently and nodded his head.
It is as the goddess said.
Now he was no longer alone.
So he chose without hesitation to reveal himself to the world.
“… “Berdandi.”
[Why are you calling me?]
“Please hug me.”
Verdandi instantly opened his eyes and looked surprised.
This is because Eunhyeon acted foolishly, which was rare.
But he didn’t like it that much.
On the contrary, he was extremely happy that people depended on him.
Because there was only so much that Verdandi could do.
[Okay. However much.]
She readily accepted his request.
“Hyuna! “You worked hard~!”
After a while, Erin entered her conference room and found Eunhyun and Verdandi.
“What. What? Why are you hugging Verdandi? “I want to hug you too!”
Erin rushed over and hugged Eunhyeon.
“Hi-Hi. Good mood?”
“Huh. “Good.”
When she nodded her head with a smile, Erin felt somewhat proud.
“You worked hard~. “It’s finally over today.”
“Erin also had a really hard time.”
Erin helped me a lot while preparing for this meeting.
“I am Hyeon-i’s wife. “No wonder her wife helps her husband!”
I was really happy to hear you say that.
Now that the Continental Congress she had been preparing for so long was finally over, she enjoyed a sense of freedom as if her tooth had been knocked out.
“Erin. “Berdandi.”
“Yes?”
[Why are you calling me?]
“Shall we go home like this? “Let’s all get together and have dinner after a long time.”
“Umm…”
I thought she would immediately accept it and say yes, but unlike usual, Erin didn’t answer right away and looked worried.
Seeing Erin like that, Eunhyun tilted her head.
“What’s going on?”
“No. I don’t have anything in particular. “The great teacher said he wanted to see Hyeon.”
“Master?”
Eunhyeon thought of Te in the poem and tilted his head.
Does she have some business with her?
Erin said with a worried expression.
“Umm… “I don’t know why he was like that, but he was extremely excited.”
“… “Master?”
He probably read Siete’s inner thoughts and emotions.
But Eunhyeon looked puzzled.
Erin’s expression of being ‘excited’ did not match Siete’s face.
This was especially true for her because she always had a grave expression on her face and did not show her own expression very often.
“… No. “That’s not true.”
Eunhyeon belatedly corrected her thoughts.
Siete was actually a person who was very awkward at showing her emotions or her inner thoughts.
Although she always had a calm and emotionless expression, her inner feelings were not at all like that.
It was after Eunhyeon opened her ‘heart’s eye’ and learned ‘insight (通察)’ that she realized that her teacher had such an inner self.
“Hyuna.”
“Uh?”
Erin held Eunhyeon’s head tightly in her own arms and gently stroked his hair.
“We are fine. “I will accept whatever choice Hyeoni makes.”
“…”
Eunhyeon’s shoulders stiffened.
Because she knew what Erin was talking about right away.
Erin too, no. Since she uses the expression ‘we’, all of her wives probably already know.
What kind of feelings does Siete have towards herself?
She couldn’t pretend she didn’t know forever.
It was the same for the goddess Eunhyeon.
[Oh my.]
“Yes.”
[We respect the child’s choice.]
“But if we increase it further… I really don’t want to be trash…”
“If you’re going to worry about that, there shouldn’t have been two or three people in the first place, right?”
“…”
It was an undeniable fact.
“Hyuna. “I heard there is a saying like this in the world?”
“… “What?”
“Is it difficult to do it once, or twice?”
“…”
Erin smiled and looked triumphant.
“Hi-Hi. Right?”
I couldn’t understand what on earth they were proud of.
“I’m okay. Instead, I have to love him just as much. Know?”
“… “I’ll keep that in mind.”
Eunhyeon smiled bitterly and nodded her head.
“Then go and come back! I’ll go home first. “I need to tell Illyana that she might not be able to come in today.”
What does it mean?
I didn’t bother to ask.
No. Maybe he didn’t want to ask.
She had a hunch that the inevitable moment might have come.
Erin stirred Eunhyeon’s mind like a typhoon with her meaningful words, and then she left her conference room.
Eunhyun also got up from her dazed mind.
[Then shouldn’t we just leave? Because the teacher’s child will be waiting.]
“… Yes.”
Eunhyeon carefully left the Magic Tower building.
She climbed through the gate, moved through space, and headed to the place where Siete was waiting through Erin.
It was an empty lot located quite far away from the Duchy of Armitas.
At first it was a forest thick with bushes, but it was a place where Siete often used to practice swordsmanship, and now it has turned into an open space where the trees that made up the dense forest have been cut down.
Siete, who was sitting on the stump of trees that had been cut down due to the aftermath of her sword strike, discovered her Eunhyeon’s form.
“You’re here.”
Seeing her face for the first time in nearly two months, Xie Te smiled and looked at her Eunhyeon.
Two months was not such a short time, but she had a look of joy on her face, as if she had seen Eunhyeon’s face for the first time in years.
“…”
It was amazing.
The calm teacher who showed no facial expressions or expressed emotions when teaching him how to use a sword was now smiling in front of him in a very natural way.
She did not have the face of the dashing and trustworthy swordsman or teacher she always saw.
It was a woman’s face.
Eunhyun thought that her natural smile was beautiful.
“It’s quite late.”
“… Sorry. “The work was finished a little late.”
“No. I’m not talking about today. “I’m talking about this situation itself.”
“… Yes?”
“Actually, I was planning to meet you like this two months ago. But unfortunately, you were too busy living a life to hold on to, so I couldn’t ask you to come see me.”
By late, she meant that this moment was two months later than she originally wanted to be.
“But while I was waiting for you, it wasn’t such a bad time. It was quite a meaningful wait. “Because I can see it better.”
“… “What do you mean?”
Eventually, Eunhyeon realized the meaning of what she said.
Through ‘she has insight (通察),’ she figured out what area she had reached.
She realized that she had reached the realm of immortality, where her eyes could observe the very providence of this world as she did herself.
“The ‘heart’s eye’… You have opened your eyes. Great.”
Eunhyeon was impressed.
Siete grew much faster than she expected.
Even taking into account her own level of talent, she thought it would take at least half a year, but Siete had already mastered the ‘mind’s eye’ at least two months ago.
It had been a little over a month since Eunhyeon taught Shite about the ‘mind’s eye’ and her state of immortality.
As expected, Siete’s talent in ‘martial arts’ was at a level that Eunhyeon could not even fathom.
“Hold your sword.”
Siete asked Eunhyeon.
“You probably haven’t forgotten the promise you made before, right?”
“… Promise?”
Eunhyeon frowned slightly and forced a memory from her past to come to mind.
[Would you like to make a bet? If you cut me down, I will grant you one wish, Master.]
Eunhyeon remembered that promise, her face hardened and she spoke urgently.
“Master. Wait a minute. That promise was only for that time… “
“The man won’t say two things with his mouth.”
Something is wrong.
The moment that premonition came true, she was already holding her sword and charging towards Eunhyeon.
Siete was trying to force her way into Eunhyeon’s arms.
