191 – old dog.
old dog. (One)
patter-
The charred ashes around them crumble and scatter.
It was because the flames that were not deliberately controlled swept through the surroundings.
“porridge… kill… give me… .”
At the words of the last man remaining.
I did as I wished.
Crunchy.
The man with a broken neck died.
He would have died if left alone in the first place.
‘Maybe it’s been a while, so it’s not easy to adjust.’
In the past, I would have used the method of dragging and holding my breath and inflicting enough pain.
Unfortunately, it was overkill now.
[…] You made a small purgatory.]
This is the impression Shinnoya spits out after seeing the devastated surroundings.
Purgatory.
‘It seems to have a similar feeling.’
The remaining flames that did not disappear burned the green light around them.
An unknown smell emanated from the burned body.
As one absorbed the energy, it turned to dust and disappeared.
The remaining five died in ashes.
The guy I met before also turned to dust.
It was exactly seven.
‘… How many people are there like this?’
I thought it wouldn’t be one.
Still, two guys who can copy and wear someone else’s face skin and body appeared.
This was something I hadn’t known about in my previous life.
‘Did you finish everything first?’
It would not have been a comfortable death since it was burned with flames.
In the meantime, I didn’t even think about straightening my wrinkled forehead.
It’s not because of my feelings about the people I killed with my own hands.
The time to feel that way has long since passed.
‘I haven’t gained that much.’
This is why I feel so upset.
There were as many as five mouths that were subdued, but there was not much information that was properly obtained.
Of course, I wasn’t saying they didn’t open their mouths.
The information I was looking for wasn’t spit out after all.
‘Even if it’s close to not being able to do it.’
his ban.
Even though those who ride stealthily carry it on their bodies.
It was impossible to solve right away because it was more complicated than I thought.
‘What I’ve learned is that these guys belong to the Gu Family.’
When I saw the face, it wasn’t a face I knew, but that didn’t matter.
After all, there was no way I knew all of Sega’s martial arts.
‘However, the unique aura that exudes from the body was definitely the Guseonmun’s.’
It was the Naegigong unique to Guseonmun that Gujeolyeop and Iljangro had.
It was a different aura from the Gu family’s direct descendant.
This was the information I got when I picked up the second guy and went over to the third one.
It was what I expected anyway, so this also wasn’t very helpful.
‘The other thing is, why do you work with weird guys?’
What I was able to find out about this was the part that even they didn’t know in detail.
Is it because they just ordered it from above, and they thought they were wearing bast masks?
‘The probability that this statement is false.’
There won’t be none, but it won’t be much.
I didn’t care why they did this to me, a blood relative.
There’s no way I could trust a soldier belonging to my family in a situation where I couldn’t even trust my bloodline.
‘The important thing is that I didn’t get a proper story in the end.’
I got some information by necessity, but I couldn’t get the part that I thought was the most important.
It is said that there is an Elder Iljangro behind all of this.
‘It would have been better if I could have lifted the ban.’
In order to lift the ban that the opponent may have placed, the level must be higher than the one who placed the ban.
It required unbelievable delicacy in managing the bet.
At my current level, I shouldn’t have even thought about trying.
There must have been a habit of fighting with ridiculous bets from the previous life.
It’s far from being delicate in the first place, though.
‘This is what he’s good at.’
A shaman’s mad dog who showed interest in making or rolling a forbidden object.
It was something a shaman’s sleepyong would have tried.
“Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue once and got up.
As soon as I got up, I collected the bets scattered all over the place.
Whoops!
A light breeze blew and the bet returned to the body, and at the same time, the flames burning the surroundings faded.
I didn’t get the important cause right, but it didn’t matter.
“If you don’t have a cause, you can just make it.”
The important thing is, in the end, he finally pushed his teeth into me.
“I thought I gave you a neat warning.”
What happens if you stick your teeth into the landlord, I must have told you before I left.
The old fox did not seem to understand this.
[Did you think of removing it? the old man?]
In order to answer Noya’s question, I had to think about it for a long time.
“At least, I wanted to keep it alive until next year… . If it comes out like this, there’s nothing you can do about it.”
No matter what I did there, I thought that if it stopped at the cute level, I would pass it in moderation.
If I went further and touched the current situation, I wouldn’t know if I would go over it too.
‘Isn’t this beyond that level? One elder.’
Since I saw Namgoongbia touched, I couldn’t get over it properly.
[…] So, I tried to get over it, but I can’t get over touching my girlfriend. Is this what you mean?]
‘Why do people say it’s because they touch the people around them?’
[You don’t deny the word maid, you rotten bastard.]
It was obvious that no matter what I said, I would catch my tongue and curse at me, so I decided to just ignore it.
After brushing the dust off his body, he glanced around.
‘I wouldn’t even eat monsters at this level.’
The charred flesh was at a level that even monsters could pass without eating.
Just in case you didn’t know, reduce the feeling that spread again. First of all, it was about time to prepare to hurry back to the camp.
I could feel the presence from behind.
“ah.”
Someone saw it, and it was Namgoongbia, who had gone down to the camp earlier.
He said he would come back, but it seems he has indeed returned.
Looking at Namgoongbia like that, I said bluntly.
“Why did you come. I was going to go.”
At my words, Namgoongbia quietly gasped, but no answer came.
Namgungbia’s hair, which had been beautifully trimmed by the hand of an attendant during the day, was scattered.
Even more, I saw the leaves buried between my hair.
It’s like when you first met.
‘Did you come in a hurry?’
When I was thinking about that, Namgoongbia asked me.
“… okay… Are you okay?”
I nodded my head at Namgoongbia’s question.
Doesn’t it look fine with no scars just by looking at it?
“It’s been a while since I went anywhere and got hit.”
I spit out a word as a joke, but Bia Namgoong doesn’t believe me, so she comes up to me and pokes me all over the place.
“Ah, why are you like this?”
“… maybe hurt… . I don’t know.”
“I’m fine. You are the one who told me to go and watch over you.”
Besides, if you’re going to check if he’s hurt, why stab him?
When I said, slightly separating the distance, Namgoongbia slightly averted her gaze and answered.
“Nothing… . that there was none.”
that’s kinda good
Although I was certain the target wasn’t in the encampment in the first place.
‘As expected, the goal wasn’t murder.’
There were so many things that didn’t fit to be called murder.
The first is that their level is low enough to be considered an assassination.
If it came from Hanam.
In the first place, the things I did in Bimuje must also have been in the information.
It was just not possible to prepare members from second-class to first-class.
Of course, they were like those who were skilled in tailing, but that and killing were different.
If it was not for tailing, but for an ambush, he had to prepare more than this.
‘I bet you didn’t know that I or Namgoongbia would notice.’
Even if I am like that in the first place. It was surprising that Namgoongbia noticed this.
Although I borrowed the power of the ghost.
I couldn’t easily understand Namgoongbia, who noticed this process alone.
“How did you know it wasn’t lead-free?”
“yes… ?”
“It’s strange that you can say no so resolutely.”
Not to mention the clothes they were wearing, their appearance and appearance were the same.
The energy contained in the body could be different, but it was impossible to judge it without directly touching the body, or unless it had reached the level of transcendence.
Namgoongbia turned her bead-like eyes around at my question.
“It smelled different.”
gave an answer.
‘smell… ?’
I looked at Bia Namgung at the too absurd answer, and she was looking at the surroundings, not at me.
I look at the blackened world and the people who died at my hands once, and at the end, I move my gaze to myself.
At first glance, the eyes seem insensitive, but Namgoongbia’s eyes contain subtle emotions.
It was so small I couldn’t tell what it meant.
“it’s cold.”
“yes?”
suddenly?
“Let’s go down now.”
Namgoongbia comes this way, grabs my hand and drags me down.
I was momentarily taken aback by the sudden touch, but I did not reject it.
“Where are you going?”
At my words, Namgoongbia stopped walking.
“… where people are… ?”
I let out a deep sigh as I saw Bia Namgung confidently answering, asking what is the obvious question.
“… then go in the opposite direction you idiot.”
“… ah!”
As soon as he heard the words, Namgoongbia turned around.
The problem is that even that is headed in the wrong direction. Eventually, I reversed her and took her to the camp.
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“young master!”
When I returned to the camp, Weiseolah quickly ran to me and hugged me.
I had to take it carefully to avoid getting hurt.
“it’s okay… ?”
“as you see.”
I looked around while holding Weiseol-ah.
I was wondering if there was something I didn’t know about. Fortunately, as expected, there were no problems.
It’s just that the boundaries have become much stricter than before.
‘It’s probably because Namgoongbia talked about it.’
It was felt that not only the warriors of the party, but also those who followed me as my escort, had sharply raised their spirits.
As I was looking at it, Dang So-yeol, who was at a distance, came this way as if he had spotted me.
“Old Confucius. I heard you were attacked… . Are you okay?”
“It wasn’t that dangerous. Wasn’t this a big deal too?”
“Yeah, I just heard about it. There was no problem. bump… . Those who were attacked… .”
“I killed them all. It wasn’t easy because there was a ban on trying to torture him.”
When he said that he had killed him indifferently, the people around him could see that he was startled.
On the outside, I looked young, so it seemed a bit awkward that I took a life.
“… this.”
Then, he slightly frowned as if he was having trouble with sugar fever.
“what’s the matter?”
“It would have been easier if I had been there… . That’s too bad. If you can subdue it next time, bring it.”
“… What are you going to do with it?”
“Yeah?”
It was strange to say something, so I asked back, but Dang So-yeol only smiled refreshingly.
“Oh dear… . What do you ask! It’s a secret… . secret.”
It was quite terrifying to see her shyly smiling face with a smile on her face.
I couldn’t ask any more when Dang So-yeol said it was a secret.
‘… Is it because it’s stuck? I forgot which family Dang Suyeol was from.’
Sacheondangmun of the four generations.
He is a renowned member of the political faction that handles poison and iron.
In addition, it was a place that specialized in stealth and torture more than anywhere else.
It is said that such a custom has disappeared as we enter an era of peace.
That this is not the case, anyone living today knows.
Even the things that Dang So-yeol’s brother, who is the head of the Tang Dynasty, does in secret ‘for peace’, unlike the name of peace, are mostly inhumane.
‘… Is Dangsoyeol like that?’
I didn’t know it well in my previous life, but now, the idea that Dang So-yeol is also related to that faction didn’t touch me.
As if regretting it, I ignored the fever of sugar chewing on unknown leaves.
First of all, it’s time to think about how to proceed with the future trip.
“young master… !”
“Well?”
Mu-yeon hurriedly ran this way.
It was real lead-free, not fake.
Sreung-!
Mu-yeon appears at the campsite and approaches, and immediately those around him draw swords and take alert.
Perhaps because of what Namgoongbia had explained beforehand, he seemed wary at first.
“…!”
Mu-yeon is taken aback by the sudden situation.
I approached Muyeon as if nothing happened.
“Bocchan, for a moment… !”
The escort taking the guard blocked me as if it was dangerous, but before the escort could catch me, I approached Muyeon first.
Fortunately, Muyeon didn’t seem to have been attacked separately like Namgoongbia.
I asked such an innocent person.
“Where have you been?”
“Yes?”
At my words, you put on an expression that you don’t know what unleaded means.
Why are you making such a face?
As I continued to look at him as if asking for an answer, Moo-yeon began to give me an answer in a way that he did not understand.
“The young master has something to say. Did you climb the mountain with me?”
“I?”
I frowned at the words without acting.
Of course I’ve never been like that.
“Yes… . But, after telling me to wait a moment, he disappeared and didn’t show up… . I went looking for it.”
“under.”
I burst into laughter at Muyeon’s words.
It was because it was only now that I was a little bit confused as to why the elder one bothered to do such a thing.
“Wow, you crazy old man.”
“young master?”
That something in my shape had set Mooyeon aside.
The reason why he tried to do nonsense with me wearing the mask of Muyeon.
The fact that he separately attacked Namgoongbia at a level where failure was certain.
After I found out a little about why I used this method, a bitter taste came up.
Perhaps, the purpose is to slowly isolate me from the surroundings around suspicion.
If this prediction is correct, Iljang-ro was a much more nasty old man than I expected.
together with become more comfortable.
It’s because the very small hesitation that I was holding on to was gone.
“I will have to kill you.”
An old dog who did not know the subject and revealed it to the owner had to be beaten with a rod.