Chapter 106 – Jangbo-Do
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“Ahhhhh… , I will live now.”
After running out of the anthill, Ha-yeon looked up at the beautiful night sky with the Milky Way and exclaimed that she would finally breathe.
Gaon, who had just risen to the ground behind him, shook his head at the childlike appearance.
That’s Ha-yeon’s charm, but when you look at it like this, she feels like she’s become the guy who seduced and ate an ignorant girl.
Seeing Gaon like that, Chorin, who was walking side by side with her, burst into laughter.
“Pu-huh! Please understand Hayeon. Do I feel good when I see the stars for the first time in a while? Isn’t Gaon?”
“… I’m in a good mood too, but isn’t it a bit strange to see a grown girl running around like that?”
Even if the brain is too innocent, it becomes a problem.
It was just a thoughtless statement from Gaon’s point of view, but it seems that it was accepted differently by Chorin. He squinted her eyes and poked her in the side.
“Gaon, do you know that word is very manly? No, are you really the uncle? You said you lived 20 years before returning, right? So, a guy in his 40s raped girls in their 20s for 3 days? Totally pervert!”
“… Isn’t that a bit cowardly? I know that I have no shame.”
It’s true, but when I actually spit it out of my mouth, I feel like something has turned into garbage. There was a difference between how he blamed himself so much and what came out of the mouth of a woman who actually mixed his flesh with hers.
When I unconsciously answered her with a sense of unfairness, Chorin, who smiled at her, grabbed her forearm of her warmer and clung to her chest.
“It’s a joke. I don’t care if Mr. Gaon is not an uncle, but her grandfather. Besides, are you younger than me now? I don’t care about that.”
“… I’m glad then.”
It’s just a personal opinion, but Gaon thought his thinking was young. In fact, there was no big difference between his mental age in his late 20s and now, when he was rolling and rolling in Union.
She just got used to the way she wraps herself up and how to notice others.
– Mr. Gaon doesn’t notice!
Suddenly, he remembered what Chorin had told him in the past, but Gaon didn’t care. Because he truly thinks of himself that way. There wasn’t even a hint of agitation, so the voices of the past couldn’t have any effect.
Gaon saw Hayeon beckoning her to come from afar and moved on, but Chorin, who had been holding her arms until then, quietly opened her mouth.
“Gaon-san, how was I before returning?”
“… Yes?”
“I don’t think I heard about it then. What was I doing there?”
“…”
I deliberately didn’t tell Chorin about the healing church at the time. It is in the sense that she needs to prepare her mind a little. But she procrastinated and procrastinated like that, and eventually came this far.
Gaon had no intention of leaving the Healing Church in this state. Excluding what happened to Chorin, for example, the current church is too corrupt.
Cardinals and bishops and other upper classes are mostly slaves, and they receive and eat money here and there under the pretext of God’s blessing.
In the short term, it was definitely a loss, but in the long run, it was beneficial to thoroughly overthrow the church.
In fact, even in Gaon’s plan, the church was essential. Here he had the idea of also contacting the Superior Archbishop, who was in charge of the Barrymore chapter.
Antonio Brintria.
He was said to be a person sitting in the seat of a senior archbishop who manages all the believers in the Barrymore estate, and that he was innocent and had a very strong faith in the goddess of healing.
In fact, he is said to have been purged after rebelling against the cardinals and the pope in his previous life. He is not sure what he rebelled against because it was buried at the church level, but he thinks Chorin is involved.
This is because, shortly after he was purged, the external activities of Chorin, who was a saint, ceased. Maybe I don’t know, but I think I’ve been completely brainwashed since then.
Gaon thought about the calm yet persistent gaze before carefully speaking.
“I’ll go back to the inn and talk about that. It’s not something to talk about outside.”
“… Is that so? All right. Let’s go then!”
It seems that Chorin also noticed something was wrong through Gaon’s reaction. Her eyes were full of worries, but with a smile on her lips, she led him towards Ha-yeon.
It was a return after 4 weeks.
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After taking a shower, I was standing by the window watching the moon when I heard a knock.
“Come on in.”
With permission, the door opens and Chorin enters. Likewise, she had just come out of the shower, so her hair was still a bit dry. Her appearance, which looked more innocent than usual, gave off an erotic atmosphere for some reason.
Chorin, who brushed her side hair that was flowing in front of her over her shoulder, grinned, and she quickly came over and took a seat next to her.
Then she looked out the window, she said.
“The sky is especially pretty today. Coming to Union, I think this one is definitely better than Earth. Isn’t it?”
“… You’re right. You can’t see so many stars there.”
The two did not meet eyes. Just look at the sky together and spit out your feelings. Those times were quiet, but not uncomfortable and comfortable.
After a moment of silence, Gaon opened her mouth as she shifted her gaze from the sky to Chorin.
“Chorin was a saint of the Healing Church, the state religion of the Pentra Empire.”
Chorin flinched when she said that she was a saint.
“Saint… ? Me?”
“Yes. About two years from now, I will be crowned a saint. Chorin’s abilities are specialized in her healing. You can see she fits.”
“… That’s right. So, what did I do after becoming a saint?”
Chorin’s face was full of worry. She wondered if she had done something vicious by taking advantage of her status as a saint. Her kindness was felt in her concern for the safety of others rather than her own.
Gaon smiled bitterly and continued.
“I did a lot of activities. She goes from clinic to clinic treating the poor, stopping at an orphanage to give warm hugs to her orphaned children.”
“That… I did. Hmm… , It’s a little awkward. What I’m talking about I don’t know I guess I didn’t do anything bad though. What a relief.”
“Yes. I didn’t do anything bad. Chorin didn’t do anything wrong. Rather, she was the victim.”
Chorin’s shoulders stiffened at the words that she was her victim. The weight of her words had the effect of darkening her mood. Gaon told her the story of what she had committed in her church, thinking it would be okay to tell her while looking into her eyes.
Through her brainwashing, her life turned into a tool to make her a scarecrow and extend the lifespan of those in her power. After that, the church collapsed due to the invasion of the demons and went missing.
He explained slowly, carefully using words to minimize shock.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Chorin’s expression wasn’t that bad. She occasionally twitched the tail of her eyes, but there was nothing dramatic about her collapsing in shock.
So she told everything and closed her mouth, and Chorin closed her eyes and lost herself in thought.
It was difficult for Gaon to guess what she was thinking.
Chorin is usually nice and kind, but at times she can be cold and determined. She said that was her charm, but sometimes she felt insecure about not knowing where she might jump.
As I watched her calmly, she opened her eyes with a smile on her face.
She said, “I was just scared because of Mr. Gaon. It was nothing.”
“…”
As expected, it wasn’t a big deal, but my eyes were shaking. Even if she pretended not to have her hands fidgety, her shock must have been quite severe.
She just couldn’t stay still. Her body moved before her head could think. Gaon immediately reached out her hand and pulled her Chorin. Her slender female body fits snugly into her arms and spreads warmth.
“It’s okay. You don’t have to be anxious. I will protect Chorin. I’m not going to let anyone lay their hands on her. So don’t worry.”
“Miss Gaon…”
Chorin reached out and wrapped her hand around her waist. As her puppies burrowed into their mother’s arms, she gradually began to regain her stability.
Gaon continued to comfort her by stroking her back with one hand and stroking the back of her head with the other. And whispered over and over again in her mouth.
“I will not let the church take Chorin away. If she tries to take her by force, she will destroy the Order.”
When she said she would destroy the Order, Chorin laughed. But she didn’t have her doubts in it. She said with her eyes filled with her strong faith.
“Thank you. And… I truly love you.”
Her words of love made her heart thump no matter how many times she heard them. Her chorin, her eyes meant what you think. However, Gaon couldn’t bear to return those words.
He apologized as he forced himself to chew and swallow the words that reached her throat.
“… Sorry. As of yet, I cannot answer.”
It’s really trashy behavior.
I thought so, but Chorin shook her head rather happily.
“Are you okay. Were you just thinking about it? I’m satisfied with that. In the future, that worry will be longer.”
After Chorin finished speaking, she moved her hand that was holding her waist and wrapped it behind her neck.
Soon, the pressure on her neck brought Gaon’s face down to face her against Chorin.
… Her kiss under the moonlight was very sweet.
***
The next morning.
Gaon led the party to the black market. Spring has arrived and all the snow has melted. It felt good to be quite warm in the sunlight beating down on her head.
Ha-yeon, who had been following her while looking around her, asked as she looked at the black market in the distance.
“Master, can I go now? It’s already morning, so everyone isn’t doing business…”
As Ha-yeon said, it was still early in the morning, so it was time for all the black market merchants to be asleep.
However, those are just ordinary merchants, and the dark merchants belonging to Lucipeon are doing business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
In particular, in the case of Barrymore Manor, excluding the capital city, it is one of the 10 largest cities, so several black merchants would take turns managing the branch. No problem.
As he explained it, Hayeon nodded his head as if he understood. Yesterday, I was quite energetic because I fell asleep in a soft bed for the first time in a long time.
In fact, Ha-yeon kept insisting on sleeping together, but instead of recovering from her fatigue, he pushed her away thinking that he would only strain her body more.
Gaon, who turned her head away from Ha-yeon, who smiled as if she wanted to squeeze today, soon met Cho-rin’s eyes.
I felt ashamed for nothing, perhaps because of the story we shared last night. Really, at that time, I was good at talking about what I would do without shame.
Gaon cleared his throat, averted his gaze, and headed for the block that Viscount Kielun had explained while giving him a letter of introduction.
Arriving at a place after passing by countless shops with closed entrances, Gaon silently removed the curtains covering the entrance and went inside.
Inside was plain. It’s rather awkward to find something suspicious because it’s too ordinary. However, from the moment Gaon entered this place, he could feel the gaze piercing his whole body.
‘Five in total.’
They are the assassins who have been raised in Lucipheon since they were children. They are primarily tasked with dealing with those who harm the organization. If you cheat or cheat, they will follow you to the end of the world.
Gaon made the party stand right behind his back, and as soon as he took out the letter of introduction from his bosom, a man appeared from inside the warehouse.
For a man in his late 30s, having a generous impression gave off an atmosphere that would naturally ease his guard.
“This! Dear customer, I’m sorry, but we are not currently in business. I would appreciate it if you could come back in the evening.”
The merchant gave a sly performance and bowed his back. Even so, snake-like eyes quickly observed Gaon and the others, preparing for any possible threat.
Gaon did not care about the merchant’s appearance and put his hand into his bosom. Even with that natural action, the Assassins reacted violently. In an instant, they drew their daggers and occupied all sides.
An imminent situation. Gaon took out the letter of introduction boldly, feeling the bloody momentum as if he would stab him in at any moment.
The merchant’s gaze, which had been staring at him while trying to maintain a smile, went down.
“This is a letter of introduction. I would like you to take over the transaction brokerage.”
The merchant carefully accepted the letter of introduction, then he took a quick glance and looked up.
“… You are a special guest. Excuse me.”
“It’s okay. If it’s not this much, it’s rather difficult. So, trade brokerage. Would that be possible?”
“It depends on what kind of object it is, but it is possible. Follow me. We will direct you to the waiting room right away.”
“Please.”
Gaon was guided to a secret room hidden in a blind spot under the guidance of the dark merchant.
Of course, the assassins were still under surveillance.
