Chapter 94 – War God Festival (3)
The son-in-law fell silent. The man who appeared between the silence and sat down next to President Dokgopae with a nonchalant expression. A place for just the two of you. He had heard people talking earlier. Who is really worthy to sit side by side with President Dokgopae?
Starting with the Murim Lord, all kinds of candidates came out.
Among them, there was no name called ‘Cheonma Cheonweigang’.
Most of the people present held their breath and stared at the master.
Before sitting down.
The master’s gaze turned towards me for a moment.
I couldn’t stand still, so I cautiously threw a fist at Master.
The master’s eyes widened slightly as he stared at me.
‘I was caught.’
I didn’t think I could hide it even from the master.
I knew right away that I had reached my peak.
[I must have had an epiphany. Congratulations.]
I respectfully bowed my head.
With the electric sound resonating in my head, the master’s gaze moved away from me.
“I would like to give a big round of applause to Professor Chen Wei-gang for giving up his valuable time.”
Professor Chung-ha guided them once again, probably feeling frustrated since everyone was frozen.
Pair-pair-pair-
To be honest, I clapped the seal first. Soon, Midsummer, who was next to me, started clapping along, and the sound of applause grew louder and louder from the people around me.
[I thought the headmaster would come in person.]
Han Yeo-reum looked at the podium with her blank face.
The Absolute of the White Sword and the Absolute of Magic.
According to Professor Chungha, it seemed like they were close friends from the start. They said they fought together against the Void Dragon.
[That’s right. I didn’t expect this at all.]
The opening ceremony followed, but everyone was half-excited.
I had no idea that the Absolute of Magic would appear in the middle of the Sect realm, unaccompanied by any escort.
[Did you know?]
He quietly sent a telegram to Cheon Ha-yeon. She looked at me and slowly shook her head.
[I talked about the blood bridge and the Musinje, but I didn’t know you would come in person.]
[…Anyway, even Master is not an ordinary person.]
[I agree.]
Taking a peek at the master’s expression as he glanced at me, he drew a ‘very fine’ line around his eyes, enough to make it visible when he focused his eyes.
It felt as if he was enjoying my reaction.
You didn’t mean to feel like a kind of surprise, right?
Of course, Master couldn’t do that.
“This concludes the opening ceremony of the Musin Festival!”
After an hour-long event, Professor Chung-ha’s voice finally rang out announcing the end of the opening ceremony.
Perfumer – At the same time, colorful fireworks embroidered the sky. Perhaps the festival was a festival, the atmosphere that had been rigid for a while due to the master quickly disappeared and enthusiastic cheers broke out.
“Pretty.”
Midsummer looked up at the sky and muttered quietly.
The fireworks bursting with colorful smoke created their own taste even though the sun was shining brightly.
“Let’s go slowly.”
The Musinje festival participants were supposed to move from today.
***
Flower of innocence.
Martial arts competition.
Because it is difficult to fight while flying swords near a large city, the Musin Festival was held in the plains of Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, far from large cities.
Escorted by the Jeokryongdae, I rode the same car with Cheon Ha-yeon to Cheorwon in Midsummer. We made our way through the numerous vehicles that came to watch the Musin Festival.
“It’s exhausting.”
Midsummer said in a tired voice because of the huge traffic jam.
“Did you think you were going to ride a helicopter?”
Chun Ha-yeon tilted her head.
“No, it’s not even necessary. It seems to have arrived soon.”
I said looking out the window.
The panoramic view of the golden plains of Cheorwon began to come into view in the fall. Sunflowers and red cockscombs showed off their presence among the yellow ripe rice fields.
In the middle of an open field that makes you feel refreshed.
On the site owned by the academy, there is a huge gymnasium where hundreds of unmanned people can run around using light air.
There were separate accommodation facilities reminiscent of a five-star hotel.
In addition, the uppermost floor of the building, which easily exceeds 30 floors, has a wall made of glass so that you can overlook the non-stage at a glance.
Of course, there were spectator seats below.
For safety reasons, the distance from the non-stage was quite far. Is there a separate telescope for the general public?
We went to our pre-assigned hotel room and unpacked. Academy cadets were naturally allowed to do anything as long as they applied in advance.
Maybe it’s because people from all over the world gathered here, but I already saw not only Asians but also people with exotic looks.
Cheon Ha-yeon was also exotic.
“Ahhh-“
Midsummer came to my room and lay sprawled on the bed. The room was for one person, but I threw my luggage in my room, and in midsummer, I came to my side and rolled around.
“Hey, wash up and lie down.”
“Am I dirty?”
Squinting her eyes, Midsummer glared at me.
“No, it is not.”
“Are the clothes the problem?”
“…I was wrong.”
“Okay. I understand perfectly.”
Midsummer nodded her head and immediately took off everything except for her underwear, covered her with the blanket and lay down.
Of course, due to the nature of the room for one person, there was only one king-size bed. Of course, it was a room for one person, but the facilities and area were at the level of a suite.
I sighed deeply and tidied up my clothes.
Han Yeo-reum, who was staring blankly at me, grabbed her blanket with both of her hands and whispered softly with only her eyes slightly sticking out.
“Do you want to…?”
When I look at that figure, it feels like blood is rushing to my head and lower body.
“I will…”
Smart.
Suddenly, someone knocked on my door. I stopped talking and calmly opened the door. As soon as I opened the door, transparent green eyes stared at me. It was only for a moment, but the pupils shook slightly. It was as if he knew right away that Midsummer was inside.
“I came to play in midsummer. Do you want to come in?”
Hesitantly, Cheon Ha-yeon finally stepped inside.
“Sorry. You seem to be having a good time.”
“Nope. What a good time.”
Midsummer slowly raised itself. When this happened, the thought of doing it disappeared as if it had been washed away. I asked Cheon Ha-yeon first.
“What’s going on?”
“That’s it.”
“What?”
“Soon my father will arrive this way…”
I immediately looked at Midsummer. Midsummer put on her clothes that she had taken off in an instant and sat down on the bed.
“My master? I didn’t say anything.”
“He wants to dine with you.”
“Together?”
“No. Alone with you I think it would be better to prepare in advance.”
“Sure. Thank you.”
“Not. I’m sorry to disturb you.”
“What is the hindrance? When did Master come?”
“I heard about an hour later.”
“…Let me wash.”
I didn’t have time for an hour. I went straight into the shower. What kind of sound would you hear if you met the master with a sticky face? Even when the two of us are eating together. Master’s thoughts were also difficult to understand.
***
Crack crack.
I picked up my fork and carefully ate my food. I don’t know if the rice goes down my throat or my nose. French restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. In a brightly lit room overlooking the non-stage, my master and I sat across from each other and ate.
The waitress showed up every time the dish was served, put the plate down, took it away, and disappeared. I feel it again, but French doesn’t suit me. A bowl of hearty soup would be better.
“Master? What did you call me for?”
I couldn’t handle the suffocating atmosphere, so I spoke first.
“Does the master need conditions to see his disciples?”
“It’s not like that. It’s because I need to see it alone. If we all eat together…”
“I have something to say.”
“I will listen.”
“I heard that blood bridges can play tricks.”
“Not sure. It’s just speculation.”
“Originally, I intended to stay.”
If the master was protecting it, honestly, I wasn’t too worried about what the Blood Religion was doing.
“It is said to be original.”
“Things have changed.”
“You mean the situation?”
“Okay. It has not been announced yet, but the situation in Sakhalin is not serious.”
“If it’s Sakhalin, isn’t it northern Japan?”
“There is information that at least S-class monsters have appeared. The Japanese government requested support from both the Murimmaeng and Protestant churches.”
“Are you saying that if the minimum is S rank, it might be above that?”
“Okay. This is top secret.”
Wooung- Master was shocked.
“President Dok-go-pae was injured in the battle with Gong Heo-ryong.”
I blankly opened my mouth.
“Are you still not cured?”
“It is a kind of curse that the Void Dragon left behind when it disappeared. He’s getting weaker by the minute. The more excessive force is used, the less time will be left for Dokgopae President.”
This is the ‘margin’ part of the game. It was also pretty essential. Didn’t President Dok-go-pae simply wash his face with gold powder?
“A curse that would be difficult for even the unmanned soldiers of the prefectural police to overcome…”
“If there were several void dragons, mankind would have to prepare for destruction right away.”
“You mean something like that could appear on the Sakhalin side?”
“No, not really. The Void Dragon was special in many ways.”
Judging from what he had said so far, it seemed that the master intended to go to Sakhalin.
“Then, even if the master doesn’t have to go…”
“If you hadn’t attained enlightenment, I would have been worried too.”
“…It’s only the super-climax.”
“I saw the potential.”
“You mean my chances?”
“Yes. What some call the mandate of heaven is with you.”
“Is that also the foreknowledge of the war with the upper ranks?”
“Maybe, maybe not.”
“It is difficult.”
“If you too reach the level, you will gradually learn.”
“I should be able to survive until then.”
“I believe.”
The master spat out in a calm tone.
“Sakhalin, when are you going?”
“Today. I plan to leave after eating.”
“Disciple, I have a question for you.”
“Tell me.”
“Protestantism is still not very well-received in the world, but is there no need for Master to go this far?”
How many bad comments have I received?
I couldn’t count them all. I was a little weepy.
Same with the Void Dragon, and this time as well.
Even though he did so many things without anyone knowing, he did not dare to put forward Protestantism.
In particular, the place where the master went was always the worst land that even an ‘ordinary’ person could not watch.
Word of mouth could not be expected.
Even so, the master decided to go out again.
“That is”
With a nonchalant tone as usual, the master opened his mouth.
“It is our pride.”
