Chapter 21 – Chapter 01: Elf Heavenly Horse
What he spoke about was why he had come to visit Yeonhwa.
Cheonma and Yeonhwa hate wasting time. To be precise, he hates it when ants, who don’t even treat him like a person, take up his time.
Therefore, introducing herself as if it was her first time meeting her or asking her about Yeonhwa’s identity was just an option that lowered her likeability.
And if his favorability towards Yeonhwa goes beyond the standard and reaches a negative level, it would be no wonder if she just runs away because she feels bad, as she has not even given him a favor yet.
That’s why Eugene immediately explained why she had come to Yeonhwa like this.
She said, ‘I can’t hide the fact that I knew Yeonhwa’s identity and the fact that she was staying here in the first place.’
Her manger magic skill that she has mastered allows her to even distinguish whether the words she utters are true or not, so she wonders how to return the martial arts of her manger magic to herself as her Yeonhwa has her interest anyway. These were all facts that were revealed when asked if they would do it.
To that extent, it is a situation where you must never tell a lie, even if you use a speech method that tells the truth but does not tell everything.
So although she could somehow hide how she knew about her, she could not hide the fact that she knew about her identity and where she was staying.
For that reason, as it was absurd for her to pretend not to know her in the first place, Eugene put her purpose for coming here in her mouth so as not to diminish her likeability for no reason.
‘Now, if I choose this option, Yeonhwa is eight out of ten, nine out of ten…’ …’
In the first place, this was also the most standard option for a first meeting among the means to the path of her disciple that Eugene had figured out.
That’s why Eugene bowed her head so politely, knowing full well how the Heavenly Demon in front of her would react if she put her purpose into words.
First of all, the reaction changed slightly depending on what tendencies the protagonist had built up through various choices before reaching this point, but even then, the reaction only changed once or twice out of 100.
Even the change in choice was the result of Cheonma, who read the protagonist’s thoughts, feeling bad and cutting off the protagonist’s head with a knife.
In other words, unless the game is over due to the protagonist’s personality, if the protagonist chooses this option, which appears unconditionally regardless of personality, the Heavenly Demon’s reaction is also determined!
“… That’s interesting. “I never imagined I would see someone like me.”
‘Okay. First of all, I will ask you to show me the civil service certificate, so I will immediately show you the civil service certificate in your arms… ?’
And the response was none other than an expression of annoyance and a response telling the protagonist to bring up the martial arts book first, as if he had no interest in it.
Therefore, Eugene put on a confident expression and immediately tried to take the martial arts book out of his arms…
“The soul is clearly a being that has reached the same level of absoluteness as the main body, but the body is a half-penny that has not even reached the level of initiation, so it does not seem to be a reincarnation like the main body.”
“… … … …”
… For some reason, Cheonma, who had obviously told me to take out my martial arts book first, spoke words I had never imagined, out of interest rather than annoyance.
“Yes, but it is an undeniable fact that you and I are in a similar situation. The separated soul and body are proof of that. In that sense, don’t ask. “What’s your name?”
‘… ‘I’m bored.’
Eugene had no choice but to admit to the fact that Cheonma and Yeonhwa, who even asked for his name after handing him the military service and reaching 10 favorability by somehow selling grace and sticking by his side, asked for his name from the beginning.
She said that things in the world rarely go the way she thought they would.
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“This is tea that I brewed myself. Living alone was quite lonely, so I developed a hobby of tea ceremonies without even realizing it. “Don’t hesitate and listen as if it’s an honor.”
“Then I will drink it gratefully.”
Eugene was preparing to respond, confidently thinking of the answer that the elf Cheonma and Yeonhwa would give him.
However, Yeonhwa opened her mouth with a completely different attitude than he had imagined, and Eugene could not help but be shaken by the fact that the language her beautiful voice evoked was a completely different line from what she had imagined.
However, he is also a veteran of improvisation who has experienced everything from mountain warfare to air combat.
Therefore, rather than denying what had already happened, they immediately destroyed all plans they had made in advance and did their best to respond to the situation in front of them.
Whoop!
“Hehe, what do you think? What is the tea brewed by mixing the herbalism of the elves with the poisonous techniques of the Protestant religion? Oh, even if it’s a poisonous attack, there’s no need to worry. “Isn’t it said that Dokdo can be used as medicine depending on how you use it?”
So, Yeonhwa continued her words with a faint smile on her face the whole time, saying that she is nothing more than a medicinal tea that even people like Yujin who do not have an ounce of internal energy and no resistance to poison can drink without any problem.
After savoring some of the tea served by the Heavenly Demon, Eugene quietly put down the tea cup and returned her answer in a low voice.
“I didn’t worry about that in the first place. “If you wanted to, you could have taken my life without having to resort to such tricks.”
In other words, from the moment Eugene encounters Yeonhwa, he can already see his life as being placed in Yeonhwa’s hands, not his.
Therefore, Yujin believed that Yeonhwa would not risk her life by taking poison, and Yeonhwa agreed with a slightly bitter smile.
“Yes. Even if you play with your life, which is already in my hands, there is absolutely no reason to poison yourself with a life-threatening poison.”
Watching someone being addicted and struggling in pain can be said to be leisurely entertainment, but Yeonhwa thought that in that case, just tormenting the other person with magic would be enough.
So, as Eugene said, there is no reason for her to bother reading to him.
In other words, the tea served to Eugene, as she said in her words, was literally a tea developed by Yeon-hwa as a hobby, referring to the herbalism of the elves and the poison of the demonic cult.
A tea that was developed to serve to very rare guests and to pamper their bodies. And to put it another way, it is also a story that Yeonhwa recognizes Eugene in front of her as a guest.
“Okay then, Eugene. For now, let’s get straight to the point. This is because I really hate changing the conversation. There are many things I would like to ask you. You, too, would like to ask me many things, and there will be things you want as well. But before that, I want to confirm the reason for your visit.”
Yeonhwa, who heard Eugene’s name and recognized him as a guest, kept a faint smile but looked at him with cold gaze and spoke.
With that gaze, Eugene realizes what she wants, and she quickly catches her breath, takes out Mangyu Magong’s martial arts book that she had hidden in her arms, faces her, and puts it on the table where she is sitting.
“Hmm…”
Yeon-hwa, who saw with her eyes the book of military service that Yu-jin had placed on her, stretched out her hand, and to her surprise, the book of military service floated by itself and landed in her hand.
It was none other than Hwa-gyeong, and it was a demonstration of the art of Heogong-seobmul, a common formative technique that can only be used when a fully-mature Hwa-gyeong is reached.
Through him, Eugene could not help but break out in a cold sweat as he confirmed that she had definitely reached the state of Hwagyeong Supreme (absolute highest level), just like the setting of her game.
‘I really need to be careful.’
The difference in level between her and herself could easily be compared to that of an ant and a human.
If she just spews out life because she doesn’t like her, it wouldn’t be surprising if Eugene died just like that.
Even though Eugene’s soul was that of a superhuman among superhumans who had reached the same level as hers, her body was that of a miserable stral.
It is a story that even if the soul can endure it, if the body cannot endure it, it will eventually die. Even Guyu Demon’s inner strength was demonic energy.
A Magi that is more violent and subversive than any other attribute. Even if the deadly force fired with murderous intent in the demonic energy does not reach the level of a spirit merchant or righteous murder, it can become a weapon in itself.
That’s why Eugene focuses on Yeonhwa’s attitude as she calmly reads the martial arts book of Mage Magong in her hand without letting go of her tension.
However, Eugene was avoiding the feeling of fear at her very existence.
Of course, because of the difference in class, she couldn’t help but feel fear. Because fear is another word for survival instinct.
However, if she perceives the woman in front of her as different from herself due to excessive fear and rejects her, Yeonhwa will also treat Eugene as a non-person rather than a person like herself.
‘In a way, the elf Cheonma and Yeonhwa are a type close to a mirror.’
Eun-won could be said to be a type of person who is close to a mirror in that she repays the favor reliably and treats her partner in accordance with how she treats herself.
… Of course, the Heavenly Demon’s cruelty and arrogance never go away, so if the opponent treats him as a person with an equal perspective, the Heavenly Demon also treats the other person as a person, but if he is wrong, he kills him.
‘But if you treat her as a person, she won’t use her hand as long as you don’t cross her line.’
In other words, if she is not treated as a person, that is, if she does not think of Cheonma as an equal person and respond to him, then Cheonma will not distinguish between her good and bad and can kill Yu-jin just because she is in a bad mood. It was.
Like a child cruelly tearing and killing an insect in front of her just to vent her anger.
However, if she is recognized as the same child by that young child, can it be compared to not killing her no matter how much she vents her anger?
‘In that sense, the right answer is to exclude fear as much as possible when dealing with Yeonhwa.’
Of course, if your fear becomes too strong and you run wild like a thunderbolt, you will be killed.
As she said, even though she was the same person, she was a woman who could be seen as herself, a heavenly devil who would cruelly treat anyone who crossed her line, the existence before her eyes.
“… Hmm.”
While Yu-jin was thinking like that and quietly waiting for Yeon-hwa to read the martial arts book of Gu Yumagong, Yeon-hwa, who had finally read the military book completely, closed the military book and closed her eyes.
In that state, she let out a shallow moan as if she was savoring something, but then she slowly opened her eyes and smiled as if she was having fun.
“Indeed, this is definitely the author’s method of reading and reviewing the text, and Gu Yuma-gong’s martial law. Sleep… Did you say that? I knew that this type of martial arts book could be found in a dungeon that happened to be connected to the main dimension. In fact, I was also interested in it and had read a few volumes of military books written by members of the political faction.”
And then, just like now, Yeonhwa, who had experienced all the knowledge about the martial arts being imprinted in her mind, nodded her head after looking through the knowledge about the martial arts that was imprinted on her mind just like then.
“Just like back then, I see that my knowledge of Lord Guyumagong is engraved in my mind, so it is definitely genuine. Well, isn’t that impossible?”
Yeonhwa, who continued speaking alone like that, soon ignited the martial arts book by raising Samadhi Evolution, a form of qigong that can be used only when the level of the flower world is reached, just like the empty space, from her fingertips.
“There was a military book by Duke Yumagong that I had secretly hidden in the library of Shingyo. “Perhaps this is because the martial arts officer accidentally passed through the dungeon and degenerated into a guy named Chimpum.”
“…”
As Eugene says this, he silently watches her burn the military service book of Lord Guyumagong.
In some cases, it might have made her feel bad to burn the official record that she had worked so hard to return right in front of her, but from Yeonhwa’s point of view, it was a natural story.
