Chapter 136 – Front Wheel Transformation (4)
The smell of the warm sunlight and the thick earthy smell crossed the tip of my nose. When I opened my eyes, I saw the round eyes of midsummer. I heard that it was a surprise.
“Mugong Kim…?”
Midsummer brought her words out cautiously. He’s not such a quiet kid. Sensing something strange, she slightly rolled her eyes and looked to her side. Perhaps it was a reaction from the metamorphosis, or the heavy body that contradicted the transcendent senses was awkward. Next to me, Taesanghobeop Dancheonsang was sitting cross-legged and quietly looking down at me. I forcibly squeezed my vocal cords.
“…Elderly?”
Dan Cheon-sang’s face is smiling benevolently as always. However, it seemed that he had aged well by ten years. It wouldn’t be strange if he died soon. Something popped into my chest.
“You are awake. I am very fortunate.”
Dan Chun-sang calmly opened his mouth. It was a voice scratching dry sand with sandpaper. Something rattled in his chest. The miracle that happened to my body and the details of the rapidly aging Dan Cheon-sang. In an instant, I realized what had happened.
“Ugh…!”
He gritted his teeth and stood up. Much better than before. It was as if the whole body had been reconstructed, so it was only natural that it would be so painful. Looking around, it was a mess. With a light wave of my hand, I swept away the by-products of the metamorphosis and blew them away. Even if you look at the speed of the new ki-soo, it is faster than before.
However, I couldn’t be happy about that at all.
“Lee Gongja, priestess. Do you two want to talk to the old lady?”
“…Yes.”
Even in the middle of summer, I sat down on her lap softly. He seemed to have something to say to me, but now, even in midsummer, he was busy paying attention to Dan Cheon-sang. Perhaps there was a hint beforehand.
Somehow, the three of us got together amicably. I bowed my head politely. It looked as if his muscles were about to tear while adapting to his new body, but he pulled up to Jinki and forced himself to move. It is a later task to contemplate the changed state.
“I put on the life preserver. I’m sorry, old man.”
Dan Chun-sang shook his head slowly.
“I have nothing to apologize for. It was my own choice, so I have no regrets. It was necessary. He gave up his life, but he even survived, probably because of the burning skin. It must be that there is still work to be done.”
“But…”
As my realm rose and the powerful repulsive force surrounding Tan Chun-sang disappeared, I could see the flow of Tan Chun-sang’s unique energy. Even if he doesn’t die right away, Dan Chun-sang will have a hard time using martial arts in the future. It was because of me. His breath was choked.
“Don’t beat yourself up. I’m going to do my job, and I’m going to go to the middle of the day. Did. When you come, you come without anything, and when you go, you go empty-handed. I came this far with the power of the law, even though I almost ended up remaining flesh.”
“…”
Hyungyeong. A supreme state that is hard to come by in a century. He gave it up to save others. It was a way of life that I couldn’t even fathom.
“I don’t know why Gongja Lee absorbed the core of the Void Dragon. However, since it is said to be a relationship, there must have been some cause. The fact that I came here, and the fact that I saved Lee Gongja. I think all of them are.”
I’d rather not come. I had a sudden thought, but I couldn’t get it out of my mouth. Talking meaningless things here is not comforting or anything. I couldn’t do that to be comfortable. I just silently listened to Dan Chun-sang’s words.
“Lee Gong-ja will probably walk a different path from Nobu. Also it should be. Our priestess will be like that too.”
Dan Chun-sang looked at Midsummer, smiled once, and continued talking.
“It’s a mess. You two must have a lot of work to do. There must be more things to help the world than an old man who has already retired and is waiting for the day he will die.”
“No. Compared to the elderly…”
The lifespan of police officers is longer than that of ordinary people. It wasn’t that his heyday was short, as he learned the dominant martial arts or the sloppy boatman. Of course, Dan Chun-sang would have been corrected over the next few decades. If it wasn’t for this one.
“When I was about my age, I was at the peak level. Even so, I listened to the sound of the equipment without stopping. As I expected, Lee Gongja would have ascended to the Hwagyeong with this. It’s probably different than what you feel. That’s what I did too.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“If Transcendence is the limit that a human can climb, it is a completely different area from Hwagyeong. Of course, Gongja Lee seems to have had the experience of fighting and winning against Hwagyeong’s opponent before. They are usually of different levels. That’s why the flower mirror is also called differently, as the place where you come from and enter the world. It is said that he took the first step to the realm of a god through martial arts.”
Hwagyeong. This area is reached only after passing through the stages of Samhwachwijeong (三花聚頂) and Ogijowon (五氣造元). That’s why it was hard to have a lot of people in Daemunpa. It was a strange case of Shin-gyo, where a flower mirror pops out when you’re bored. I nodded my head slightly.
“I have never heard of it.”
“Schoolmaster and Lee Gongja. There are only two people who have reached the hwagyeong at the age of twenty. It’s hard to find a precedent. Our priestess will probably come soon too. The future of Protestantism is guaranteed. It’s not something to be sad about. They are the clothes of Protestantism that should be held at least at a party.”
“…I don’t know if I can fill the vacant place for you.”
“It is quite possible. I believe that, the religious leader will believe that, and everyone in Protestantism will believe that. So believe in Lee Gongja too. The young priest, Lee Gong-ja, and our priestesses are the future of Protestantism. It is different from me, who is about to disappear into the dark side of history. And that.”
A slightly mischievous expression settled on Dan Chun-sang’s face.
“I am not dead yet. Just looking at the faces of the two of them, it seems that this old lady will leave right now. The next few decades are good, heh heh.”
“No. I had no intention of doing that.”
“…I’m sorry.”
Midsummer, who had been listening to the story with watery eyes, was surprised and apologized.
“It’s a joke. Anyway, I plan to continue to be in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology. These days, I have been unable to do many things, but it is just right.”
“…Yes.”
“The first Heavenly Demon wanted to destroy the sky. Sky means limit soon. Sicheonma alone broke through the human limits. Most people don’t. That’s why even in the past, when they were called freshmen above the clouds among the general public who had not learned martial arts, they formed a clan. Unlike mere brutes, humans have the power to overcome limitations through generations. Protestantism was born for that reason.”
Sicheonma. It was a transcendental being who might have intended the phenomenon that happened to me. It doesn’t make sense from common sense, but it wasn’t a martial art that was cut by common sense from the beginning.
“That is what martial arts are. It is the sum of history, passed down through generations. That’s why the warriors somehow try to leave a legacy of martial arts to the next generation. Even if it is worse than the past, can you say that what you risked your life for is not worth it?”
Even though his voice was cracked and cracked due to the recoil of the loss of martial arts, Dan Cheon-sang’s eyes shone more vividly than ever.
“Absolutely not. What matters is the mind and will. As long as the wheel is rolling, as long as the will continues, it is immortal. It is the same as the old woman risking her life to save Lee Gongja.”
I got lost while following Sicheonma, and found my way again after seeing the light of the Dancheon statue. Willpower. I knew what he meant. I politely got up, put my hands together and bowed my head.
“…Thank you.”
“Stop it. Now let’s go. It’s going to get pretty raucous in the future.”
Tan Cheon-sang glanced at the place where the Void Dragon’s core was. Then he got up from his seat and turned around to lead the way. He refused to help me or Midsummer by his side.
“Oh, I forgot the last and most important thing.”
Dan Chun-sang looked back and smiled.
“You mean something important?”
“Please take good care of our young schoolmaster Cheon Ha-yeon.”
I opened my mouth in a daze at the unexpected words. It felt right away that it wasn’t just a formality.
“…Did you know?”
“Somehow it happened. I won’t inform the headmaster for a while, so don’t worry too much, hee hee.”
“Thank you again. How should I repay this favor…”
“You don’t have to pay it back, but if there is one wish.”
I stopped walking and Tan Chun-sang stared blankly at me.
“Buy well. That is the wish and only regret of human beings. I believe that Lee Gongja can do enough.”
Even though he spoke calmly, the corners of his mouth trembled and the words did not come out. As an orphan, I felt very unfamiliar. Would it be like this if you had a grandfather?
“…Yes, I will.”
I tried to spit out even the shortest words. Dan Chun-sang turned around with a benevolent smile. His shadow, which continued for a long time, illuminated me. It was so big and warm that it covered my entire body.
