Chapter 115 – 115 – Sister Fight, Run Away
Meanwhile, Eshen, leaning against the back door of the shaded guesthouse, sniffed as he watched Garam’s rampage.
Then I lifted the bamboo bottle and put it in my mouth. It tasted just like I remembered when I stole it and ate it the day I decided to run away to the West.
Byeokryeoktanju, Cheonmu Gaekjan’s specialty, has a bitter taste. It meticulously licks all the taste buds on the tongue.
Like life in Hwanhwagok, where nothing was overlooked.
“Shit.”
Stuffing the half-remaining bottle of liquor in his back pocket, Eshen strode into the crowd of martial arts people who had been beaten to death.
“Yaaaaa! Go on! You shameless little brother!”
The violence unleashed by the white tiger stops. The martial people who had almost died looked with joy in their black eyes and looked back to see who their savior was.
And just like that, I fell into despair. From the assassin Hongsalgwi to the Madouin slayer, there was no one who could not recognize Eshen Taiga.
It is not just because of the hostility with the Eshen Taiga over the porter. This is because Eshen had often run away from home by climbing over the wall to avoid her mother’s bullying.
Those few runaways gave Murim a shock that would last for years. The clan that had treated the little boy with contempt collapsed, the clan owners who offered to teach him a lesson were humiliated, and the noses of promising Young master who tried to advance were broken.
Since the same was true for wealthy people, it goes without saying how the villains of the dark island who had no qualms of conscience were treated. Even some of the people present here were people who had taken the place of Madudul, who had passed away to Eshen.
“Don’t bother the poor ones, talk to those who are on the same level-“
So the martial people did not know what to be more surprised about.
Eshen said he pitied them? Eshen calling his opponent a ‘sudden hit’?
Or was it the white-haired Tigris’ roundhouse kick that struck Eshen’s neck and sent him flying far away?
Eshen was equally surprised. Because the blow aimed precisely under the chin almost broke my neck.
I expected it to get stronger, but not to this extent. It seemed that the fight in Magul was not Garam’s best.
The Garam in my memories was a younger brother who cried when I pinched him and struggled when I had his head tightened. Eshen picked on Garam more than anyone else, but when Garam came home ignored by the others, Eshen would kick down the door and get revenge.
On the other hand, the current Garam…
“Fuck you. Did you try to kill me?”
“Wake up.”
Eshen, who was rubbing his neck, dodged the subsequent kick by a narrow margin and rolled backwards.
“If you don’t wake up, I will really kill you.”
“Is there anything you can’t say to your sister?”
Eshen got up in an instant and grabbed Garam’s legs and tried to pull him down to the ground.
Just like he did every time his younger brother, who couldn’t overcome his beastly instinct, climbed up and bothered him, and every time he peacefully organized his ranking.
But his younger brother’s sense of balance was no longer his. Eshen was lifted by his backside so lightly.
Garam, spinning his flesh and blood like a twig, kicked Eshen’s side like a ball.
“Sister?”
The ribs bend making a crunching sound. Even though I crouched down as best as I could to absorb the shock, it felt like it was going to break.
Eshen, who flew much harder than the Wulin people, smashed a rock spectacularly and fell.
Garam jumped up and tried to trample Eshen, who was rolling between the rubble. Eshen managed to avoid rolling faster.
“You’re going to say the word ‘unni’ in front of me? After you did that to me?”
“Why are you so angry? Why don’t you try dying today?”
“One of you dies? That’s not bad either.”
Eshen felt genuinely chilled. Garam, whose expression was lost due to her anger, seemed like a different person.
“Then you will be the one who dies. While you were lost in laziness and lust in the West, I inherited Taiga’s true beast nature from my mother.”
“Ah, straight line transmission? Something that only successors learn? So, was it worth learning? I thought I couldn’t do it because it wasn’t fun.”
“Yes. Muhak was originally meant to be yours as the eldest. I will make you regret abandoning your duty.”
“Duty is to suck the dog’s dick-“
Eshen tried to get back up, but his wrist was broken and his face fell to the ground again. A technique that destroys the center of gravity.
A kick with all your weight flying straight to your face. A technique that cuts off the breath of the enemy it catches at once, like the front paw of a heavy but merciful tiger.
Eshen quickly put his hand in and only avoided a direct hit. His concussion was not avoided.
Like the Shingyo Byeokryeoktanju that has not developed in taste, this too is the same as the one in my memory.
It was just like her harsh mother.
Garam persistently chased after Eshen, who had fallen, sprinkling blood. And Eshen, who could barely cover the vital area, was pounded from all directions.
Every blow is sharp and heavy at the same time. It seems as if the swing of the great sword is expressed through the body.
Eshen threw his fist into the barely open gap. That was enough when dealing with most monsters.
However, his younger brother, who knew how Eshen used his body well, easily caught Eshen’s fist flying to his right.
Then he pressed it and broke it, revealing his teeth.
“I told you. You became weak. It’s just like your mother said. You ended up like that because you ran away from the things you had to shoulder!”
“And didn’t you run out of the guesthouse too, without even hearing a word?”
Eshen, who had been pushed down in a fight with the center of gravity, barely managed to survive without falling to his knees and was shaking.
But at the same time, he had a glimpse of a smile on his face.
“Tell me honestly. What are you angry about? Because Bantai is a guy and didn’t tell you in advance that he wanted to live with me? Or because Bantai is lying around with me?”
Garam’s eyes burned. The tip of his toe kicked Eshen’s abdomen, pulling out his pain.
Eshen, who could not overcome the pain and stretched out his body, was punished by Garam for exposing his weakness.
“You’ve always been like that. You did whatever you wanted! You took away everything I wanted, and took it away!”
‘I was a mean sister who would use clothes or dolls and not return them.’
Oddly enough, Eshen was lost in memories.
It’s funny, but every time Garam hits me, a memory seems to come to mind.
It appears that his mother’s teachings were indeed thorough. She could feel with her whole body that Eshen Taiga’s martial arts skills were fully unfolding.
A powerful front kick like a tiger coming out of the forest. Wild beasts coming out. He handles his opponent’s limbs like a vicious hunter cutting off their ankles. Akhodan tribe. And over 30 other types of herbivores.
All tours are techniques created solely to kill. And all technologies are connected to each other.
As if he believed that killing him just once was useless. As if it was created to kill beings with multiple lives.
In fact, her mother explained it that way. Even if Taiga is immortal, he should be able to catch and kill him. That is the purpose of the existence of a weapon called Taiga, forged with the highest bloodline and martial arts.
It was even more crazy because they didn’t tell me specifically which immortal being I should kill.
Eshen learned it too. So, I knew very well how harsh and harsh the training process for that technique was, and how harsh it felt on my fragile, not-adult body.
“And it’s the same this time too! I bet it was fun when they mocked me for being tricked! They probably thought that because I was weaker than you, I would just swallow my complaints and move on like always!”
If you think about it, her mother would always surround Eshen and treat her Garam coldly. Her reason was that Garam did not have the talent and backbone that Eshen had.
However, even to Garam, it seemed like her mother had completely imprinted Taiga’s ecstasy.
Hualien Taiga. Perfectionist. Enough to make him shudder.
“Not anymore. I’ve become as strong as the time you’ve wasted. I’m not the young weakling you remember!”
What was it like? How were Garam and his mother doing while Eshen was away?
The discipline was too harsh for a child, and Eshen, who was very temperamental, got irritated and ran outside to avoid it. It was the same no matter how cruel and coercive my mother was.
On the other hand, what was the gentle Garam like? What about Garam, who, from her weak birth to her sexual tastes that were eventually discovered, did not satisfy her mother in any way, and so her mother would not ignore her complaints?
He would have endured even if his blood broke and his body broke. Eshen was able to discover all kinds of scars on Garam’s now strong body.
Eshen questioned himself. What kind of villain had she left her younger brother in the arms of?
And what kind of villain would he have been to Garam?
“Tell me, was it good? Did you enjoy it?”
“What.”
“How much fun it must have been to treat me like your toy even after all these years! It must have been endlessly thrilling to have a cross-dressing lover and mock my sister for her unique tastes!”
The warriors from afar were mesmerized by the sight of the elegant martial arts they had never seen before in their lives. And those who were closer were astonished at the fact that Eshen had somehow managed to deal with such power.
Of course, the warriors closer to him were throwing themselves out of the way to save their lives.
“Throwing the weight of that damned heir on me, passing on the responsibility of passing on the man’s succession to me, and going around having wild fun!”
Eshen could not get out of the way. Because Garam had tightly wrapped his arms around the back of Eshen’s head.
With his fist loaded at his side aiming for his liver. And I was covered in tears that I had held back for years.
“You were my support, my roof, and my only friend among those damn beastly people! That’s what you took from me!”
Eshen’s stomach twisted.
“It sucked.”
Eshen leaned back. He grabbed Garam by the collar and supported Garam’s silence followed with his knee.
Garam, who was thrown forward by a technique he had never encountered before, was thrown to the ground with his eyes widened in embarrassment.
The moment Garam’s back hit the ground hard and he was forced to lie down, both of Garam’s arms were already grabbed and pressed down by one of Eshen’s hands.
Taiga’s trick was exploited to turn the tide in just one moment. Eshen climbed on Garam’s boat, placing his knee on it. And he spread his sharp-nailed fingers toward the sky.
The hand that blocked the sun cast a shadow on Garam’s face. The fact that he couldn’t catch up with the painful and persistent training made Garam feel sorry.
And an even greater fear engulfed Garam. Garam, prepared to have his head ripped off, closed his eyes tightly and gritted his teeth.
“Sorry.”
What tore Garam apart was not a claw, but an apple. Garam, whose skin was torn off in anger, looked up at her older sister blankly.
Eshen, bruised bright blue from her long beating, still held her nails high in the air and let out a breath as she caught her breath. Slowly, as if putting it down.
Words gathering dust in a storage box, as if something that should have been taken out a long time ago is now being exposed to the sun.
“I’m sorry.”
Garam, who was quietly looking into Eshen’s eyes, wheezed for a while and then pushed Eshen away.
Eshen fell to his side, groaning in pain and rummaging through his back pocket.
The bottle of alcohol that he had half drunk for his honest apology was, of course, shattered and bursting in his pocket. Eshen, who was rummaging through his damp pants, pulled out a large piece with a drop of alcohol on it and popped it into his mouth.
Garam, who was watching the nonsense, turned his head and blurted out.
“Dirty.”
“If it’s dirty, are you going to buy me a new one, you little brat who’s trying to catch me and punish me?”
“···I didn’t mean to kill you.”
“I know. If you wanted to, you would have put on your teeth and pulled out a knife. I’m just trying it out.”
“I just wanted to hit you.”
“I understand. I would have done the same if I had an older sister like me. I’ve put up with it so far because you’re kind. So, have you felt a little better inside?”
Even if the intention was thin, it was an offensive that was close to killing, but Eshen calmly asked while being half-assed. Garam didn’t even laugh, but made a noise that sounded like a laugh.
Eshen barely got up and wiped his nosebleed.
“I’m sorry for leaving you behind. I thought that if I went out of the house and got annoyed because of my mom, you, who had to deal with my frustration, would feel more at ease. When I think back on what kind of person our mom was, that was really crazy.”
“Yeah, that was crazy.”
“And with Tan… It’s been like that for a while. I couldn’t tell you honestly because I felt like you wanted it so much, and I was afraid that if I rejected it like this, I would end up getting hurt.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course, we were bad and stupid. Whether we get caught or not, in the end, we are deceiving you. It is a serious mistake. I pretended to be an elder to you, and I am still a child.”
Eshen crawled next to the collapsed Garam. Then, after patting her back a little awkwardly, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and made her lean against him.
Considering that we had just fought so bloody, it was a truly awkward and embarrassing request for reconciliation.
However, even though Garam clenched his lips, he did not refuse.
“Adults are so strange. What is family and what is succession? They make such a fuss.”
“Because duty is important.”
“It’s so important. I like playing, so what are we doing at an age when we’re too busy just playing?”
“That’s why you can’t be treated like an adult.”
“I won’t accept it. That’s it. What kind of adult is it if you have a hard time and I have a hard time?”
The two sat facing the direction of the guesthouse, quietly putting their shoulders to each other and enjoying the silence.
For about 10 seconds. Eshen’s head turned slightly.
“Little brother.”
“Eshen, should I just run away too? Should I not procrastinate and make a lover, regardless of whether the family sends a hunting party or not, rather than not being able to meet someone because I have to carry on the family lineage?”
“No, little brother.”
“Yes. No. If I run away, everyone will be in trouble. I just wanted to imagine it. I was jealous of my sister who left me behind.”
“No, fuck it! Garam, you stupid bitch!”
Eshen struck Garam in the face like a slap.
Garam, whose sentimental mood was instantly extinguished, kicked Eshen’s side and pushed her away, gritting her teeth as if she knew this would happen.
Ashen was hit again and held his stomach, he rolled over and pointed to the back of the guesthouse.
“That one! That one!”
“Father’s carriage? Why?”
“You said you would just talk and then go back to the cabin, but why is that thing moving? And the coachman? Who on earth is that coachman?”
Garam thought that maybe it was because her older sister came back after a long time and she was saying all sorts of things.
Of course, my father’s coachman was a Protestant attendant. And the religious leader entrusts the position of attendants only to the Protestant officials, the guardians.
And there was no one among the guards who looked like that. Garam suddenly stood up.
The horses in the carriage were running like crazy and moving away. He ran first, pulling out his hair.
“Jeegiraaal-! Taaaaan-!”
Garam found the cry of Eshen, who was his lover before his father, strange. If my father found out, he would be somewhat upset.
Garam noticed her and ran after her, shouting.
“Father!”
“The extermination party inside the guesthouse, come out now! ‘That crazy guy’ has appeared again! He’s taking Tan-!”
The moment the words ‘that crazy guy’ came out of her mouth, Eshen felt a chill.
Taiga’s technique is unique. It’s a perfect martial arts weapon that’s efficient, powerful, and sleek, but somehow it doesn’t seem like it was created to attack people.
If the object is a person, too much force is used. If elephants or whales are the target, that flexible linkage is not necessary.
When it comes to dealing with monsters, it is strange that there is no movement included to deceive or scare the mindless and mean beasts.
It looks as if it was created to hunt a special being.
Durability like an elephant or a whale. A skill that does not easily fall for deception. And a very scary being with the immortality of coming back alive even if killed.
