Episode 199
“Come. Are you okay?”
“… Ah, yes. It’s fine.”
Cheongju-hwa, who entered the room, sat down, staring at Jeong-ha with a somewhat awkward gaze.
Towards such a cheongju flower, the first thing to clean is to bow and say.
“I should apologize to you too. I couldn’t make a proper judgment because of the hints planted in my childhood. It is all my fault.”
“… … .”
“Of course you should, but in this case, you are officially recognized as qualified for the Blue Dragon. You won’t get caught up in a useless squabble for a while.”
Of course, that meant that one day they could move on again if they broke up with the other elders.
At the constant flow of information, Cheongju-hwa looked at me with a look for help.
To him, I gave only the facts as they are, to lessen the confusion.
“It’s not a lie. In fact, that is why we ended up being locked up in the Tin Palace.”
“Of course, all the hints are now gone. I promise it will never happen again.”
“Well, if that’s the case… … .”
After that, when I told the story in more detail, Cheongju-hwa quietly nodded and agreed.
Then he turned to me and greeted me.
“This time I got help. Thanks to you, I lived.”
“No, after all, it’s because I sent the elders there.”
Of course, it was necessary to resolve the situation, but it was still apologetic to be sorry.
At that, Cheongju-hwa smiled and continued talking again.
“Did you say that you also fought with the elders of the family because of me? I heard from Cheongryong-nim when I came here.”
“… … .”
“thanks. For keeping your promise.”
A promise to be a team that can build trust with each other.
Cheongju-hwa seemed to be quite impressed with the fact that I had chosen her side without hesitation in a disadvantageous situation.
In fact, I did it because I had some confidence, but to mention it here would be to break the colic.
‘… After all, isn’t that completely wrong?’
It was the first time since I fell into this world that I acted under such emotions.
He didn’t express it, but it seems that he had a good relationship with the supporting actors in the academy at some point.
“By the way, what happened to Haon and the other kids?”
“Everyone is fine. My collaborator Shin No-eul was slightly injured, but not at a dangerous level.”
In fact, they, too, had stopped by here before and met Jeong-ha.
Even so, to be honest, I couldn’t help but be moved by the fact that I had secured a duplicate during the war just to get myself out.
“If you know, be a little more careful now. They’re kids who worry a lot more than you think.”
“… I’ll take note.”
But I can’t help it. Because there was still a mountain of work to be done.
Even if it wasn’t, I was talking about him, so I asked Chung Ha again.
“How is the situation outside?”
“After reorganizing the inside of the family, we are dispatching personnel in order from the places where support is urgently needed. There are no more powerful monsters appearing, so it looks like the situation will be resolved soon.”
That’s good news. Because it meant that the long and lengthy second Baekgwi night event was coming to an end first.
‘However… … .’
In some ways, this is just the beginning.
The story is on its scheduled trajectory, and now there are no stops or brakes.
From now on, the train carrying all of us will run towards only an endlessly set ending.
“… My head is still a bit dizzy. Is it okay if I wake up first?”
“It must have been quite a crowd. If you need anything, you can ask the users waiting outside the room.”
“Yep. thank you.”
After leaving Cheongju-hwa like that, he said to me, seriously changing his cleaning expression, which had been silent for a while.
“… Now I want to share a little bit of an important story.”
“What is it?”
“You said that you met Cheong-Il in the human-eating barrier, and received a request from him along with a lot of knowledge.”
obviously said so.
Because that was the most certain identity that could explain my current situation.
However, with a clean, meaningful face, he asked me a question again.
“Is that really all?”
“… … .”
“It certainly makes sense, but there are some things that just don’t explain it.”
It was also quite embarrassing.
I pondered over and over to see if there was something I had missed in Chung-ha’s words, but no matter how much I thought about it, there was no such thing.
To the confused me, he pointed out the correct answer to cleaning.
“… Looking at the reaction, it seems like you didn’t really know, I also found out unintentionally, but Cheongil-nim can’t handle blue and white swords.”
“Is that really true?”
“okay. It is certainly.”
I let out a sigh at the words of Jeong Hae. If that is true, my excuses from the beginning had no meaning at all.
Because I had already told Jung Hae about the second magic in the blue and white sword, the Proposal Lamp.
“There have been numerous attempts to reproduce the three generations of Jugu so far, but the detailed principle of it has not been fully understood by the Cheongil-nim.”
Therefore, it was said that Cheongil, who had no aptitude to handle blue and white swords, could not teach anyone the magic contained in it.
“… In the end, it will mean that I am lying.”
“Yes. At first, I thought I wouldn’t mention it, but I have a responsibility and an obligation to know it. To avoid repeating the same mistakes.”
Zheng Ha’s attitude was resolute. It was an expression of his will to hear an answer no matter what.
In response, I naturally began to think of countless possibilities in my head.
‘Are you saying that I accidentally got Chungwoon’s diary?’
However, such lax excuses do not work for Jung Hae, who has the eye of truth.
He had to twist his words countless times in order to assert his identity as the successor of the Sino-Japanese, so there is a high possibility that he will be found out if he improvises something.
In the end, what I chose was to inflate a little bit of the truth without using rhetorical rhetoric.
“The founders of Cheongga.”
“… … .”
“Even though I look like this now, I have memories of those times and I have a connection with them. And we want to lead Cheongga into a better future.”
I didn’t lie.
Now, it is true that this is not my original form, and it is also true that it is related to the founders of Cheongga.
That’s right, it was the game’s development team, wouldn’t it make sense to say that there was no relationship at all?
Hearing that answer, the cleaning lady nodded with a slightly surprised look.
“… Was it?”
Then, suddenly, he got down on his knees and began to show respect to me.
remorse.
“I have been disrespectful to someone who deserves respect. The person who was supposed to lead the family was twisted by a special affair and showed the actual situation, so I really have nothing to say.”
“… … .”
I don’t know what he was guessing about my identity, but he probably took cleaning in a slightly different sense.
After thinking about correcting the relationship for a while, I immediately stopped thinking about it and said it to Jung Hae.
“You don’t have to bow your head. If we just take care of the future Cheongga on the spot, that is enough.”
“… Thank you for your generosity.”
Well, this attitude was not unusual. So far, I have acted for the future of Cheongga more than anyone else, and I have proven that much ability and knowledge.
It was natural for me, who knew everything about the original, but for Chung Ha, it may feel like an indescribable feat.
And for me, the current position was not bad either.
In the future, it would be possible to actively receive the cooperation of Cheongga, and if necessary, it would be possible to move them directly through Jeonghwaha.
‘… Come to think of it, there is nothing different in the first place, right?’
What is Ancestry?
He knows its history and origins, has enough knowledge, and serves his family with a sincere heart.
And those three factors fit perfectly with me.
Even if it is fake, it means that there is no problem in fulfilling the role as the ancestor of the family.
Feeling a little subtle about the irony, after finishing the conversation with Chung Ha, I left and left.
Now, it was time to take a new step forward again.
***
“So, why did you suddenly ask me to come out?”
[Because the two of us had something to share.]
Cheongju-hwa, who left her seat on the excuse of having a headache, returned to the room where she first opened her eyes and had a close meeting with Cheong-ryong.
The story that Blue Dragon brought up was none other than Han Kang-yoon.
[That person who harbors something special said to my mouth to wear out.]
“… Was it?”
Han Kang-yoon was also a weird person, and a really weird person.
But in the end, there is no doubt that he is fundamentally great.
[At first, I thought so. He was also considered to be a person with a vessel that was different from others, like Cheongun.]
“Then, are you saying that you have a different opinion now?”
[okay. He’s weird.]
The nuances of the words are nothing special. However, the attitude of the blue dragon who said it was very serious.
[I mean, it’s not special, it’s strange.]
“Even if you say that… … What is it?”
Of course, Han Kang-yoon is different from others. However, Cheongju Hwa could hardly understand the difference between the concept of special and strange that the blue dragon spoke of.
[First of all, the growth rate of him.]
“The growth rate?”
[Generally, geniuses refer to those who are faster than others, more skillful than others, and who can fly higher than others. You can see that too.]
“It’s a little embarrassing if you come in like that… … .”
But now that wasn’t important, so Cheongju-hwa began to listen to the blue dragon again.
[However, he is a little different. There must be moments when you too are by my side and feel it.]
Kang-yoon Han’s growth was more like taking a set course rather than progress through effort.
Instead of jumping towards a higher platform, it feels like the feet are lined up in front of him one after the other.
At that fact, Blue Dragon felt a deep sense of incongruity.
“I’m sure that’s what I heard when I heard that… … ?”
[Not only that. Except for that, the power he has is something strange.]
Once or twice I thought it could be.
Or even if it was repeated, I thought it was simply because of my mood.
However, through this incident, Blue Dragon had to gain confidence.
[He is clearly out of the way.]
It handles alcohol that the human body cannot handle, does not die even if it dies, and sweeps away everything in sight regardless of the size of the vessel.
Blue Dragon had no choice but to spit out an unbelievable possibility.
[I think he broke the forbidden law.]
At those words, Cheongju-hwa’s eyes widened.