Chapter 589 – Old Relationship (8)
Illegitimate child.
A term referring to a child born between a man and a woman outside of marriage.
That was the conclusion she came to after thinking about it for days and days.
She was sure.
I don’t know what it is like now, but in the past he loved himself passionately.
But he is also human, and humans make many mistakes and trial and error in their lives.
Even his and her marriage process was not smooth.
Due to the strong opposition from my parents, I wondered several times whether I should break up like this.
Even after getting married, he was not treated properly by his maternal family for a while.
Whenever I say something, he tends to talk about bag straps and home education.
Every time that happened, he would laugh it off like a big man, but she knew.
The fact that after putting himself to sleep, he went out to the living room and drank alone to relieve his anger.
Although he didn’t show it, it must have been very difficult.
He was a rough and strong person.
So it felt more friendly and human-smelling.
A man who must say what he has to say to get rid of his anger, and who cannot say empty words.
The total amount of humiliation he silently endured was like the total amount of love he had for himself.
Therefore, while he asserted that there would be no such thing as betraying him, at the same time, a slight suspicion grew that it might be possible.
When he was having a hard time, if only someone comforted him in his sadness.
No matter how much he did, he might have made a mistake at least once.
The situation is just a symptom.
However, feeling uneasy about her open possibilities, she decided to investigate Kim Do-jin.
However, even that could not relieve the anxiety that had sprouted inside her.
‘There is nothing.’
The only thing that came out after investigating him was that he went to an orphanage and that he was bullied by his friends during his school days.
In addition, people have changed almost 180 degrees since awakening.
I even went so far as to ask the director of the orphanage he ran away from, which is now gone, to ask about his parents, but I was told that even he did not know.
One day, it was left in front of the door of the orphanage.
So she paid attention to the point at which he changed.
‘I awakened at the age of twenty…, From then on things started to change.’
That’s why she was even more puzzled.
Excellent magical abilities are understandable.
His eyes and talent were so great that he could instantly bridge the gap of several decades.
But it’s not as good as swordsmanship.
I have been with a man who has lived his entire life with a sword for a long time.
There is one thing I heard from him that made my ears prick.
-“There is nothing as honest as swordsmanship. “The more I swing, the more I work hard, the more I get results.”
So he always swung his sword.
Even if it snows or rains, even if there is a haze in the heat wave, or even if the whole world freezes in the bitter cold.
He swung his sword a certain number of times at a certain time.
But what about Kim Do-jin?
He lived a life that had nothing to do with the sword, but suddenly he showed off his swordsmanship.
It’s also very similar to my husband’s.
What does that mean?
‘Maybe the meeting started after I woke up…’
That’s what she thought.
After he became an awakened person, he must have learned swordsmanship from my husband in some way.
Also, in the process, the inherent nature was awakened.
The evidence was none other than the words of Son Seo-yeon, who had been with him for quite a long time.
Even though their relationship had become awkward due to various conflicts, whenever her daughter asked about Kim Do-jin, she boasted about her with a warm face, as if it had always been that way.
-“I get surprised sometimes. He knows my father’s swordsmanship better than I do? “He just looks at the problem and points out the problem, which is very accurate.”
She said that her daughter knows her swordsmanship better than he does.
-“Sometimes I think of him as being like my father. Well, what should I say… “I guess I should say that the way I speak, and the sentences are a mixture of things I heard from my dad one day.”
She said that while talking to him, she saw images of her father several times.
Finally, the viewpoints overlapped.
It was around the time when he started to stand out and when my husband suddenly announced a sabbatical year.
What more needs to be said?
The suspicion was clear, and there was nothing more to be gained through investigation.
So she went to her husband and asked.
“Kim Do-jin… “Is he your son?”
Without any further measure, he simply and intensely thrusts the dagger deep into his lungs.
This was to check his reaction.
Because I know that when my blind spot is hit at a completely unexpected moment, my unrefined expression is clearly revealed.
The response to this apparently intentional move was quite shocking.
“Suddenly what… ?”
Shaking.
His pupils and the way he speaks.
It may be a far cry from the pattern he sometimes shows when he lies, but one thing is certain.
‘I’m agitated.’
He, who is rarely shaken by most things, is greatly shaken by just a single word.
I don’t know if it’s a father-son relationship or not, but it seems clear that they are related in some way.
Stab him once more.
“You have never taught your swordsmanship to anyone. Right?”
“… That’s right.”
“But Kim Do-jin is using your swordsmanship. How is that possible?”
“Well, that is.”
Son Si-woo is speechless.
It was natural.
‘He’s using his own sword skills, what kind of explanation can he give?’
Although there wasn’t much left, the contract between the two was still solid.
If you say anything wrong, you’ll probably die on the spot.
That’s why it was frustrating.
‘An illegitimate child…, Holy shit!’
It’s a ridiculous story.
However, it was also a misunderstanding that someone who knew nothing could have done.
“While you were on a break, Kim Do-jin came out and made a brilliant debut.”
It has to be that way.
As her body changed, one side was quenching herself and the other side was busy hiding.
“Seoyeon said that. “Every time she’s with him, it’s like she sees her dad once in a while.”
“…”
Even that was natural.
Even though his appearance has changed, he is Son Seo-yeon’s father.
“Your personality, tone of voice, facial expressions, mood, even your swordsmanship. They look so similar. “It’s so similar that even words can’t contain it all.”
Her sharp gaze slowly tightens his breathing.
“Are you going to turn a blind eye to this?”
I constantly take steps backwards due to gentle pressure to speak the truth.
Chalrang searches through the past in the fountain of memories and comes up with an appropriate excuse.
“No, no! If that friend is my illegitimate son, then it means that I cheated on him not long after I got married. Do you really think I did that?!”
Han Joo-hee shook her head.
“… “I want to believe it wasn’t.”
It’s funny, but she also sincerely hoped not.
It was a relationship that was pushed to the brink of collapse due to her own choice, but at that time it was infinitely purer.
I hope that those glorious times will not be covered with dirty filth.
Son Si-woo questioned her answer in a frustrated tone.
“But why… !”
“Because you are human too.”
“What… ?”
She continued speaking to him who tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
“Because everyone can make mistakes.”
That was the next best option.
If he is really my husband’s illegitimate son, at least it is not love, but the result of a mistake made one night.
I hope it’s the regret and pain that tormented my husband for a long time.
“So tell me honestly. “Is he really your illegitimate son?”
If not.
“What on earth is your relationship with him?”
The last question is directed to Son Si-woo.
I had to answer.
But I couldn’t quite figure out what to say.
What on earth should I say?
‘Damn it.’
I roll my head around.
Then I realized.
The miserable truth that there is only one thing I can say right now.
“Illegitimate children…, No.”
“Then what is it?”
“… I can’t answer. But know this one thing.”
Being flooded with memories means looking back on Son Si-woo’s entire life.
From a childhood as disadvantaged as yourself to now.
He vividly felt all the events he experienced and the emotions he felt at the time.
Thanks to this, I get sometimes confused.
Is he Kim Do-jin or Son Si-woo?
That’s why I can say these words with certainty.
He continued speaking while tapping his chest with his right hand.
“I am…, This body has never stopped loving you during its life.”
Her pupils shake violently at one sentence that is spoken without wavering.
I wanted to ask.
Is that feeling still the same?
But I held on tight.
Because I know I am not qualified to ask such a question.
Also, there was still a faint scent of a woman other than herself.
A trace left behind over a long period of time that cannot be carved in just one or two days.
His slightly gloomy gaze looks at Son Si-woo, who is exhaling passionately.
“It means you have no intention of telling me.”
Regardless of the sincerity in her words, she accepted them that way.
Raise your body.
In many ways, this place has become dangerous.
Emotionally and mentally.
“I’ll just go now.”
Han Joo-hee turns and leaves the guild leader’s room with a brief greeting.
There was nothing Son Si-woo could do.
Other than standing blankly and watching her back as she walked away.
