Beep-
over there!
The west door has been opened!!
The sounds of the soldiers around us were getting closer and closer to where we were.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to make a decision with the guy yet.
The man who recognized my resilience never attacked in vain, and never showed a gap.
In the end, the man’s sword did not inflict a fatal wound on me, and my sword did not reach the man.
However, the man’s disturbed breathing hinted that the end was approaching.
However, it seemed that the man could not be killed until the soldiers arrived.
Wear this! I heard a sound from here!!
Now I could hear the shouts of the soldiers almost right next to me.
f*ck the f*ck.
Just a little more and I think I’ll win.
“Hmm- I’m sure there will soon be a bunch of intruders without romance.”
The man said as he rewrote his truncated fedora.
When I cut off the fedora hat, the man was in pain as if his body had been cut.
“f*ck you bastard. You talk like a dog.”
He spit out a lot of blood from his mouth.
His mouth was already dry, as if he had chewed sand.
The divine power healed my body again and forced me to stand up.
“There is no romance in the intrusion of others into life and death – how about? Would you like to have a drink?”
The man put the sword in and moved.
The man didn’t even look at me, but I knew I couldn’t run away.
after-
He took a deep breath and followed the man.
The man opened the shabby back door next to the building and entered.
After thinking for a while, I followed the man.
There was a strong smell of watered wood inside the bar.
A few shabby-dressed men were sitting here and there, drinking quietly, and a soft guitar sound was heard.
“You’d better take off the mask. The mask must have already spread.”
The man said, pointing to the ring by the door.
I took off my mask and walked side by side.
“It’s been a long time- It’s been a while. Yongke was still alive.”
The tired white-haired clerk at the counter greeted the man with half-open eyes.
“You’re still alive, but I can’t live without you. I’ll ask for whiskey.”
The man said as he sat down on a round chair in front of the counter.
“What are you going to do?”
The clerk looked at me and asked with a sputum boiling voice.
“Me too.”
Somehow I didn’t want to lose to the guy, so I ordered the same thing.
I don’t know what whiskey is, but the name is a little off.
“Whiskey is a drink of romance.”
The man muttered, tidying up his messy hair.
“Stop messing around with that f*cking romance.”
I rummaged through my pocket, pulled out a cigarette and put it in my mouth.
As I inhaled the cigarette smoke, I felt a little less pain in my body.
My opposite hand was still holding the sword handle.
“I’m here.”
The clerk placed shabby glasses in front of the man and me.
The glass was filled with a brown liquid that seemed to melt the setting sun.
“Life without romance is meaningless to a man.”
The man raised his glass and took a sip and muttered.
“I’m still doing that romantic trick. Haha-“
The clerk made a sound of boiling sputum and went back laughing.
I followed the man, took the glass and brought it to his mouth.
At first glance, it seemed like it would taste good with a fragrant smell.
Follow the man and take a sip-
Motherf*cker, it’s so damn tasty.
I wanted to spit it out right away because of the burning sensation in my mouth and throat, but the image of a man sipping casually and drinking made me feel competitive.
I don’t know why, but when I spit it, it felt like I was losing.
“Hmm- it’s fine.”
I put down the glass, forcing my wrinkled expression on my face.
“The taste of romance.”
The man said, closing his eyes as if savoring a drink.
What kind of shit taste is romance?
We slowly emptied our glasses in silence.
Only the soft guitar sound filled the bar-
By the time the glass was emptied, the noises around him became quieter.
“Then let’s go. Ah- I’ll buy this drink.”
The man put down the empty glass and stood up.
There were two gold coins on the table.
It’s an expensive drink.
I too got up from my seat, struggling to hold back my burning neck.
The condition was not bad because he continued to rotate his divine power while he was resting.
We went out through the door opposite the one we came in.
There was a small vacant lot that was used as a warehouse in a bar.
Soon the sun was coming down close to the world.
Without a word, the man drew his sword and pointed at me.
At that, I also drew the Luna sword and ran towards the man.
The man’s sword and the Luna sword were once again intertwined.
***
I whimpered the severed arm.
When I roughly matched the face and turned the divine power, terrible pain came and my arms were attached.
It really sucks.
It was fortunate that the cut side was very clean.
Otherwise, it would have been quite cumbersome to match.
“It’s… it’s water. Cool-“
The man, covered in blood, leaning against the wall, spewed out a handful of blood.
“is it.”
It’s not normal to attach a severed arm yourself.
At times, I was a little afraid to take these things for granted.
“Cool! What- what does it matter. Your romance was stronger than mine. I lost.”
The man picked up the fedora hat that had fallen beside him with trembling hands and put it on his head.
The fedora hat had already been cut here and there and looked ugly, but the man didn’t seem to care.
Whoo-
This time, I filled in a hole that was large enough to see the other side of the left leg.
As he turned his divine power like crazy, the ugly wound gradually filled up.
Of course, the burning pain was still there, but it was tolerable.
He healed the wounds on his body one by one and got up slowly.
I almost fell over because of the dizziness, but luckily I didn’t fall.
The man raised his head and looked at me.
There was a little regret and remorse in those eyes.
“Come on- I can cut this side down. Please do it at once as much as possible.”
The man showed me his sparsely bearded neck.
At that sight, the hand holding the sword gave me strength for a moment, but I was not excited.
The man’s neck was not in the shape he wanted to cut.
“I think it’s a substitute for alcohol. Of course, it was a damn tasteless drink.”
I wiped the blood-stained Luna sword with the handkerchief that Seo-ah had given me.
The handkerchief was no longer in its original color.
“That’s right-. It’s not an expensive drink.”
The man twisted his face and muttered.
I shook my head, waking my mind that was constantly blurring, and moved on.
His steps were heavy as if he had drunk a lot of water.
“…Information leaked from inside the Revolutionary Corps. Going now would be dangerous.”
The man lowered his head again and spoke slowly.
“It’s dangerous—what anew.”
After – I took a deep breath and took a deep breath.
“I see. I misunderstood. You have a hotter romance than me.”
Even as the man spewed blood from his mouth, he continued to speak.
What the f*ck is romance?
He smiled at the man’s romantic tareong that continued to the end and headed for the pub door.
“Actually, I didn’t like whiskey either.”
The man muttered a little. The man’s eyes looked at the setting sun in the distance.
Paying two gold coins for two tasteless drinks.
He’s a very tired kid.
Of course, thanks to that, we got through the crisis.
I pushed hard on the smelly bar door.
“May the romance continue with you-“
Of course, romance eats away your life, but…
A man’s murmur was heard through the closed door.
The inside of the bar was the same as before.
However, the glass in front of the men was more empty than before, so I realized that quite a bit of time had passed.
I carried my heavy body and went to the counter.
“Um- what would you like to drink?”
The clerk glanced at me covered in blood and glanced at the door.
The clerk’s hands were down under the counter, so he couldn’t see them.
Did you even hide your gun?
“Don’t worry, I’m alive. With sand beer.”
He tapped the table with his fingers.
With the other hand, he gripped the sword handle.
“Sand beer – you don’t know how to drink.”
The clerk made an impression and set the large beer mug down in front of me.
“Maybe.”
He grabbed the glass of beer with trembling hands and drank it coldly.
The thirst in my throat has subsided.
“Dammit, this is alcohol. Don’t be such a f*cking dog.”
I drank my drink at once and got up from my seat.
“The bastard outside will pay for the drink.”
I spoke to the clerk with a stiff face and turned around.
I heard the footsteps of the sales clerk rushing to the back door from behind.
He seemed worried that he might not be able to get a drink.
I grabbed the mask hanging by the door in my arms and opened the thick bar door.
As we went outside, the sun was hanging on the edge of the world, showing off our presence brighter than ever.
My body screamed, but I had to move.
It’s romantic-
It was a strange word.
***
The position of the saint in the Great Earth God Church was ambiguous.
The saint itself is not a character that appears so often, and-
Because they were chosen directly by God, even those with short careers were often referred to as saints.
So the cardinals and pope looked ambiguous at the saint’s call to the assembly.
Even though she’s a saint – to call even the chief herself…
I wondered if this would make sense, but it was difficult to reject it as the woman was chosen by Ji-Shin Dae.
In the end, after thinking about it for a long time, the three of them took a deep breath and moved on.
If you were called by any chance for a non-trivial reason, I decided to take this opportunity to say something.
“Even so, even the Pope is calling- tt… I don’t know what the Earth God Church will be like. It wasn’t like that in our time…”
huh-
The Pope coughed in vain at the cardinal’s strangely scratching words.
“I heard you have a relationship with Cardinal Robert – so maybe that’s why you’re acting more arrogant?”
The other cardinal sitting next to him also looked at him and opened his mouth.
“Okay! These people. Aren’t you the saint chosen by the Earth God?
The cardinals quickly shut their mouths at the Pope’s uncomfortable face and moved on.
Soon the three arrived at the largest chapel in the parish.
The chapel was already full of believers.
I heard that saints were working hard, but I didn’t know if they would be able to attract that many followers.
The figure seemed to show the position of the saint within the Daeji Bridge.
In the chapel full, the three swallowed a sigh.
The faithful looked forward, not looking back, even when the pope and cardinals appeared.
At the end of the large chapel stood the famous Saint Andrew, followed by the four nuns.
“…It looks like a real god, but it’s beautiful. It’s also sacred.”
“Quiet! What blasphemy now!”
The pope scolded the admiring cardinal and looked away.
St. Andrea’s gaze went briefly to the Pope and the cardinals, then returned again.
“…ah-“
The chapel, which was a little noisy at the sound of the saint’s small voice, became quiet at once.
Even the grumpy cardinals shut their mouths and stared at St. Andrea.
“I got the trust.”
Saint Andrea closed her eyes and put her hands in front of her.
Then, behind the saint, the pure white wings, the evidence of the saint, sprung out with a dazzling light.
The last time I saw them, they were a pair, but now they have become three pairs.
The pope and the cardinals swallowed their saliva at the sight.
I really thought that a perfect saint could be born in the Great Earth God Church.
“Uh… what kind of oracle was it!”
The Pope shouted, forcing his mouth to not fall off.
St. Andrea looked at the Pope and slowly opened her mouth.
The pope trembled at that noble gaze.
“The head of the Republic – Kim Ik-han…”
An unexpected word came out of St. Andrea’s mouth.
republic?
suddenly?
Questions quickly appeared on people’s faces.
“I have received an oracle that I have been given by the devil.”
St. Andrea closed her eyes again after she spoke heavier than any other words.
The chapel, which had been silent for a moment, quickly erupted into chaos.
The word devil had a great meaning in all religions, but it was especially significant in the Earth Gods.
Because once before, when the demons invaded, the main shrine of the Earth God Church had almost collapsed.
“It’s the devil!! It must be burned!!”
“I have to go kill him right now!”
“So the Republicans aren’t so reckless-“
People shouted out against evil.
“Sleep-“
The pope quieted the people with a voice full of divine power.
The commotion gradually subsided, and everyone turned to the Pope.
“I’m sorry to ask such a rude question, but since it’s a matter, it is a necessary question. Is what you just said true?”
The Pope felt the heaviest words in his life.
People once again focused on St. Andrea’s red lips-
“Yes. It is true. Jishin Dae has given me an oracle.”
Andrea answered with a hardened face.
The three pairs of wings emitting light flapped and added confidence to Andrea’s words.
“Gather the paladins, nuns and priests!!!”
As soon as he finished Andrea’s words, the pope shouted with fire coming out of his eyes.
“How dare the demons shamelessly rule over humans! I will break their heads and offer them to the Earth Gods!”
The Pope clenched his fist with his wrinkled hands.
The chapel quickly filled with rage.
They firmly grasped the laws and relics in their hands and moved on.
Seeing them, Andrea smiled contentedly.
It was the beginning of the temple.
– When did I…? He’s not a demon, is he? you don’t know again If you catch it and blow your head, it could be another jackpot point… That’s right! What the saint said is right!! The god of earth professed that Kim Ik-doo? Kim Ik-han? What are you talking about is the devil!! Grab it and make it my point!! Or… not? Hehe-