Chapter 206 – Laughter of Martial Arts
Having said that, the alter ego disappeared in an instant using a transparent ring, and the woman bit her beautiful lips and made a devastated expression at the sight of him.
“Fuck!!”
The dream ended like that, and Seong-il woke up in that situation and got up from his seat swearing.
“Ehh? What’s going on? Gongja-nim?”
“Yeah… I just went through something weird!”
So Seong-il began to explain the dream to the party.
“Um… I had a strange dream last night, and you’re saying that the dream is like an act of the alter ego of Young master…?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Hmm…Why would that happen…?”
At that time, wondering about the dream that Eunwol and Seongil had occurred, Saekma, who had quietly closed her mouth and listened to the conversation between the two, began to speak.
“Um… Isn’t it because that alter ego is connected to Gongja’s soul?”
“Hmm…”
“Isn’t that right? The name of the mask that was used to create the alter ego is ‘Soul Sorcerer’. It looks like a technique related to the spirit of the main body, but I don’t think there’s anything strange if such a bizarre phenomenon occurs…”
“I guess so.”
Seong-il nodded his head when he understood the strange situation. Eun-wol starts talking to him.
“But if you listen to Young master’ story, it seems that the person your alter ego met is a famous Mamamoo Shinto woman in Jianghu…”
“Yeah. That’s right. I think they’re probably trying to escape from us quickly by learning a new method called Wind God.”
“Hmm… Although his martial arts skills were only third-rate, it would be a headache to learn Shintou’s Shinto, which was said to be the best in martial arts.”
“…So we need to find him quickly.”
“How is it? As long as his job is his job, Shintu has always lived in hiding, so there’s no way to find him…”
At her words, her Seong-il smiles and takes out her strategy book that she had memorized in advance and starts answering her.
“…What is that?”
Saekma asks, puzzled when Seong-il takes out a bunch of papers with pictures and writings written on the same strange characters as his alter ego.
To him, her holy days are appropriately addressed and he begins to follow her words.
“I just recorded the contents of the heavenly spirit I saw in my dream. Could you take a look at the picture? It seems to be near Xi’an…”
“Hmm…”
At Seongil’s words, Saekma picks up a bunch of papers from him and starts examining them carefully here and there.
“Huh? This looks like Seongyang…”
Seeing the map on which the field map was recorded, Saekma became interested as if he knew something. Seong-il quickly approached him and began to give him information.
“That’s right. The name of that small city was Seongyang or something.”
“Ohhh!! I see! Then this place seems to be a small village near Seongyang!”
“Oh, is that so?! Then we have to go there! There will be a faceless house there!”
“Haha! Things are going well! Let’s go!”
“Yes. Coincidentally, the aura of the alter ego is also pointing there, so if you meet the alter ego you were meeting with a woman on the way, something will be resolved.”
So, Seong-il and the party hurriedly looked at the map based on the contents of the dream and started moving to the place that was expected to be the home of Mumunshinto.
“…Is this it?”
Noon the next day. In front of the Sahapwon mansion, which is very old but looks quite large, Seongil knocks on the door of the mansion and calls for someone.
“Anybody home…?”
Knocked on the door for a long time, but the situation in the mansion was unanswered. The party sighs at the situation and tries to leave. At that time.
“…Who are you?”
Suddenly, a woman’s voice is heard from behind the mansion’s door. At the appearance of her voice, the facial expressions of her party change and she introduces herself to her.
“Uh… How are you? I came to ask you something…”
“What…?”
Was it because she suddenly heard that she wanted to ask herself something? The woman behind the door starts questioning Seong-il in a voice that says she is not trustworthy, and Seong-il is taken aback for a moment, but she soon regains her composure and starts speaking out as she prepared after discussing with her group the day before.
“…Didn’t a thief break in here a few days ago?”
“!!”
A moment of silence descended upon Seongil’s words. After a while, the door opens and a woman appears to greet her holy day.
‘Omg…’
I saw her once in her dream, but seeing her in real life, a beauty with a more tremendous appearance appeared.
Seong-il is at a loss for words when an attractive soft-looking beauty with black hair, white skin, and beautiful lips that are red enough to make one wonder if she has put on lipstick.
“…How did you come to know about that?”
A woman staring at her Holy Day. At the woman’s words, Seong-il quickly comes to his senses and begins to answer her.
“Ah, since that thief is someone who has a close relationship with me… I found out after tracking him down for a long time.”
“I see. Come in and talk for a while. It’s not a good thing, but it’s a bit awkward to talk like this outside.”
‘Phew…’
Seong-il was worried that things would go wrong because women were overly vigilant. Fortunately, she is relieved when it seems that she will be willing to talk to her.
Her drawing room followed her through her courtyard. When she arrived there, the woman stopped her party for a while, and she left somewhere, brought a tea utensil, poured fragrant tea into a teacup, and began to speak.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Seop Hwa-young.”
“Yes, nice to meet you. So, I…”
“Actually, I know. In the past, his Buddhist name was Muhak, and his worldly name was Han Seongil, right?
“!!”
Surprisingly, she opens her eyes wide at the words of a woman who seems to know her. Seeing him like that, Hwa-young laughs bitterly and begins to repeat her words.
“There is nothing to be surprised about. The thief the dojo was looking for briefly explained about the dojo.”
“Huh…!! Really?!”
“Yes. While I was making some kind of deal with the thief this morning, he told me about the dojang.”
“!!”
Seong-il made a surprised expression at Hwa-young’s words, and after she sighed lightly, she continued her words while looking at Eun-wol and Saek-ma.
“I’m sorry, but can you two enjoy refreshments here for a while?
“Huh? Yes? Yes…”
“Okay.”
As soon as the atmosphere seems to be changing, Eun-wol and Saek-ma nodded, and Hwa-young got up and looked at her seongil. After Seong-il nods lightly to the group, she leaves with Hwa-yeong.
As she follows Hwa-young to a secret room somewhere in her house, Hwa-young lightly takes her chair from her table and gestures to Seong-il to talk to her.
“Sit down. Tea…”
“That’s okay. I don’t usually enjoy tea.”
“Ah, then let’s get right to the point.”
Seong-il nodded her head and sat down where she guided her. Then she took out her box from the corner of her locker room and put it on the table and sat down.
“…That?”
“The thief made a deal with me early in the morning and told me to deliver this item to Seongil Dojang.”
“Hmm…”
There was something suspicious, but there was no other way to chase the alter ego, so Seong-il sighs and opens the box.
“…This?”
A very small jewel that can be seen when you open the box. Seong-il is puzzled by the jewel and picks it up.
“Heuk!?”
Then, the intense feeling felt at the fingertips. Seong-il unknowingly clenches his mouth and closes his eyes.
“Whoa… Looks like the thief is playing a joke. Sojeo… Huh?!”
Seong-il opens his eyes and opens his mouth to explain to Hwa-young about Ham and the jewels inside. When he opens his eyes, he realizes that he is standing in a grey-white space he has never seen before.
“Fuck, what is this?!”
When Seong-il spits out curses in his absurd mind, a familiar In-young appears in front of him.
“Hello Sungil?”
“!!”
The appearance of an alter ego appeared in front of his eyes. Seong-il is enraged by his appearance, so he quickly puts aside his surprise and begins to speak harshly.
“Hey you bastard!! What are you doing!!”
“Hehe… Sorry!!”
“Sorry? This bastard!! Is this a problem that will end with saying I’m sorry!?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“…A madman.”
Seong-il is at a loss for words when his alter ego absurdly admits his mistake. To him, the alter ego smiles and starts answering.
“Ah~ Seong-il. If you had been sealed away for thousands of years, half-fooled and unable to move like me, would you have acted like me?”
“…”
“So don’t be too angry, I didn’t do this to harm you.”
“…Already doing harm?”
In the bruise of such a holy day, the alter ego begins to talk real.
“Ah~ Don’t be too short-sighted~ It will definitely benefit you in the end.”
“Damn it.”
“Really?! If I say it in advance, I can’t say the ending because it would be a spoiler!! If you finish playing hide-and-seek with me, you will have a great chance. I swear on God’s name.”
“Hmm…”
When Seong-il realizes that his alter ego is not a mere existence but a split soul of a god, he closes his mouth and lets out a silent sound. When he changes his attitude like that, the alter ego smiles and starts talking.
“I’ll be honest. I’m going to die soon.”
“?!”
“What are you surprised about? My original soul was an evil spirit who hated the world and wanted to destroy it. If I, the split soul of such a being, were forcibly purified because of you, do you really think my current situation would be normal?”
“Hmm…”
“Right now, I’m in a state of denial of existence, and because of that, my soul has begun to disintegrate, and I don’t have much time left in my life. That’s why I want to enjoy the rest of my life.”
“…Somewhat?”
“Well? I think I can last for about a year if I hold on well…”
“A year?! You told me the other day that the magic charge of the jewel is three months at the longest!! You dare lie to me?!”
“It can’t be! I can never lie to you because of the prohibition. Although I can cleverly cover up the truth.”
“…Covered up the facts?”
“Yes. For example, with the amount of magical power charged, you can only work for 3 months, but what would happen if you roam the game world, take a woman with the color ball you learned, and absorb yin energy?”
“!!”
“I think you understand. Even if you don’t give magic, you can get drunk somewhere else.”
“…So that’s why you asked this woman named Hwa-yeon to sleep?”
“Yeah! That’s right! If you’re a virgin, your eumgido is full and good, right?”
The alter ego, giggling like that, throws something that looks like a strange jewel to Seong-il, continuing his conversation.
“Receive.”
“…What is this?”
“What is it? It’s the secret level of Wind God.”
“!!”
“Isn’t it a foul if I learn this alone? And you’ll play with me only if I confirm that I have no ill will toward you in the first place!”
“Hmm…”
“By the way, I think that if I touch you, I will lose, so I will return to my jewel form, reward you and destroy you forever.”
“Foot… Damn. I’m going to self-destruct when I get near you?”
“Then it would be a loss…”
“…?”
When the alter ego speaks to Seong-il very seriously, Seong-il tries to ask back with a puzzled look on his face. Cutting off his words, the alter ego begins to speak.
“It’s true. If my soul stone is returned to you without being broken, you can inherit one of the powers of a god from me. If it is broken, that chance will be lost forever.”
“… Damn it, how can I believe that?”
“I swear by my name.”
“Hmph. Just one word…”
Seong-il, who cuts off his words like that, frowns and starts talking to Seong-il in a cool tone.
“Again, I’m not an insignificant being. To me, a name is a powerful force that penetrates the essence. To swear an oath with this power creates a tremendous binding force on me.”
“Hmm…”
“So if I swore by name, you can trust me. If you don’t self-destruct and touch me in any way. I’ll tell you victory. As a reward, I’ll surrender my powers.”
“If you don’t and self-destruct me, or if the time is up and I’m naturally dissummoned, I’ll consider you defeated and just self-destruct. Then you’ll forever lose your chance to gain power.”
“…”
“It’s the power left by the splitting spirit of a god. It’s better not to ignore it, right?”
After answering that, the alter ego smiled and refreshed the atmosphere, and then began talking to Seong-il.
