284. East, Yue Kingdom (11)
Heavy air.
Pressure that makes you feel like you can’t breathe.
Coincidentally, the two men and women in the room where strange air currents flowed were seeing the same vision.
The night the people from their previous lives spent together.
The man kept his mouth shut as the image continued to play in his head against his will, and the woman struggled to look at the floor.
‘I’m crazy.’
Kaen was amazed at the white naked body and muscles seen in her fantasy.
‘It was crazy to come here at night.’
Zeto said that all of this was to protect Kaen, and was focusing all of her attention on her lower body as she was about to react.
At that time, a man and a woman were sitting on the bed and there was silence without saying a word.
There were three men peeping at this through a gap on the roof. These were the twins Eun-jeok and Geum-jeok who were in charge of monitoring and kidnapping Maduk and Kaen, who were watching Zeto.
The three began whispering in a room that had a strange atmosphere.
“I have no choice but to die now.”
“Actually, since you are already playing into Seo Cho-ryang’s hands, your life is no different from death.”
“What are you talking about, these idiots…?”
Ma-deok suppresses a sigh as Eun-jeok and Geum-jeok make a fuss.
Eunjeok and Geumjeok were idiots who were recognized even within Seochoryang’s group, so Maduk did not want to deal with them that much.
There must have been only one reason why they were entrusted with monitoring Kaen.
They have never lost a battle of many against one.
Of course, it was always the twins that had many.
It may sound stupid, but in other words, it means that he has never lost against just one person.
The amazing combination of the silver bandits with chain scythes and the golden bandits with long spears is specialized in suppressing and subduing a single enemy.
It was a cowardly fighting method that is often referred to as ‘daguri’ or ‘molmae’ in vulgar language, but they claim that it was one-on-one, saying that they were twins and were no different from the same body.
But it was true that they were strong.
It was of little use to discuss honor and bring up cowardice in a bloody fight.
Why isn’t it said that dead people don’t speak?
“Isn’t it a bit difficult for you two?”
“Really? Because I’m not used to it.”
“……”
As Maduk watched the twins, a thought briefly crossed his mind: That blind man would be a difficult opponent even if they were not together.
“…A good idea occurred to me.”
“What is that?”
Geumjeok responded to Eunjeok’s small cry.
At this, Eun-jeok continues his speech with a sinister smile.
“If these two fight a great war…”
“If I get it done…?”
“Your stamina will drop.”
“Why is my stamina dropping?”
Geumjeok narrowed his eyes.
“…You don’t even know that?”
“You are a bachelor and I am also a bachelor, so how could you know that? Are you really betraying me? We swore that we would spend our first night together even if we had to die of old age.”
Maduk, who overheard their conversation, could not believe his ears.
‘Why are there all these strange oaths?’
Soon, his younger brother Eun-jeok waves his hand.
“That’s not it… There’s something I heard.”
“What is it?”
“They say that when you have to go through a civil war, whether you’re a man or a woman, your legs are shaking. They say you’re so exhausted that you can easily fall asleep.”
“Is that true?”
“I don’t know that. But this is information I heard from Nahyang.”
“If it’s Nahyang… Our first love and the person who went to Giru to feed the family…”
Eun-jeok nods his head at Geum-jeok’s mumbling. It seems like they also had a painful past that they couldn’t easily talk about.
Soon Geumjeok asked Maduk, who was lying with him in the crack in the ceiling.
“Brother, is this story true?”
“…I think it would be polite to ask whether you have experience or not.”
“No way, my brother…”
“You have experience. I don’t think it would be easy to have no experience at this age…”
Ma-deok denies Geum-jeok’s misunderstanding with a firm voice.
“You guys are so foolish, too. If the woman was that hungry, wouldn’t you have just gone to Giru?”
“What is that…!”
Geumjeok gets excited by Maduk’s question and ends up hitting his head on the ceiling.
ㅡThump.
Kaen, who was sitting awkwardly on the bed, sheds her doubts when she suddenly hears a sound coming from the ceiling.
“Cadet Zeto, did you just hear…?”
“I think it might be a rat.”
“Rat, rat…?!”
Kaen, who was startled and tried to move away from the ceiling when she heard the noise, was suddenly hugged by Zeto, who was in the opposite direction from her.
“Oh, sorry…”
“Miss Kaen, are you afraid of rats?”
“Rather than fearing it, I hate it. When I was young, I didn’t mind it, but as I grew older, there was nothing more unpleasant than the rat I saw while eating.”
“…I see.”
Kaen naturally escaped from Resetto’s embrace, but the distance she had narrowed remained the same.
“”……””
Both of them were unconscious due to the sudden close contact. That’s right, in their minds, they shared the fate of those in their past lives.
Because the emotion of clouds and rain was unfolding.
If a man and a woman who are attracted to each other are sitting in a room in the middle of the night and hearing strange moaning sounds through their auditory hallucinations, even a hermit who practices Tao would have a hard time keeping his mind.
‘You have to endure.’
Zeto, who could hear the whispers of the three people on the ceiling, endured desperately.
Meanwhile, Geumjeok, who was able to avoid the crisis thanks to Jeto’s response, groaned and complained to Maduk.
“We do not treat the people of Giru as women.”
“That’s right. How can you make love with a gisaeng or a prostitute?”
“Okay… If that’s what you guys think…”
Ma Deok roughly nods her head in agreement with Eun-jeok. As is well known, Geumjeok and Eunjeok were not people with whom one could have a normal conversation.
“Anyway, thanks to you, the atmosphere has become warmer.”
“Ah, I’m watching. Just wait a little while and I’ll be able to make a woman fall asleep.”
“But how do blind people make love?”
“I don’t know about that either…”
In response to Eun-jeok’s question, Geum-jeok turns her gaze towards Ma-deok.
Ma Deok didn’t know why they were looking at him, but since he had to appear to be following her orders faithfully to avoid their suspicions, he used his imagination to answer.
“You may not be able to see it, but wouldn’t it be enough to be able to hear it and touch it? As long as there are no problems with its function, it seems like it’s an atmosphere where it’s okay to go through a major crisis.”
Brothers Geumjeok and Eunjeok nod their heads in agreement at Ma Deok’s words.
So they carefully observed the silent room.
Geumjeok and Eunjeok waited for their right time.
Maduk knew long ago that the time they were waiting for would never come.
And eventually the sun begins to rise.
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Nothing happened between the man and woman in the room.
That’s right.
Nothing really happened.
In the end, Eun-jeok and Geum-jeok fall into confusion.
“Maybe that guy fell asleep like that?”
“It can’t be… That can’t be…”
“Or there is a problem with the function…”
Kaen was also embarrassed because nothing happened.
‘I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t say anything and then the sun rose…?’
She blinked her eyes, unable to believe that fact.
All sorts of questions arise in Kaen’s mind.
Did I do something wrong?
Should I have taken a more proactive approach?
What did she mean when she said she had something to discuss?
Has he seen the same vision as me?
No, can he who lost his light in the first place see illusions?
Unlike her, whose head was spinning, Zeto stayed still for one reason.
There are many eyes, but there are too many.
Even Sierra, who knew the situation, was watching him with lights in her eyes.
I didn’t have that strange taste of wanting to make love in front of others.
Above all, I did not come to Kaen for that purpose.
Jeto had no idea what the situation was, so he decided to just protect Kaen, but he also had unexpected gains.
Fortunately, as soon as the day dawns, the presence of watchers on the ceiling disappears.
Zeto took away the chaotic atmosphere with his calm voice.
“Shall we go get some breakfast?”
***
“Those who were watching the Black Blood Three did not return. I suspect that they may have been wiped out.”
“…Didn’t you give him alcohol?”
Yasui, who was polishing his sword and listening to the report, stops his arm.
“If you listen to the explanation of the gisaeng who was serving them, it seems like all three of them were in a state of intoxication, but I don’t know what happened.”
“What is the probability that the information was leaked?”
“As Master Yasui ordered, we did not provide them with separate information, so our purpose would not have been leaked.”
“…I see. I think it’s better not to mess with them for the time being. If we raise more suspicion, things will go wrong.”
Seo Cho-ryang’s subordinates were all composed of retired or active soldiers.
Some people were forced to follow him because their lives were threatened by the bloodstone necklace, while others followed Seocho Ryang of their own will because they liked his conservative approach.
Gathering those under Seochoryang in one place and directing them for their own will or reasons.
That was the role of Yasui, the captain of the 4th Division of the Five Star Division of the Moon Country.
This was possible because Yasui was evaluated as superior among the five captains in terms of military power alone, but no one knows the reason why Yasui ended up following someone like Seo Cho-ryang.
Anyway, the current Yasui was Seochoryang’s faithful dog.
“…You’re late.”
Soon, three men enter the barracks where Seo Cho-ryang’s men are gathered.
They were Geumjeok, Eunjeok, and Maddeok.
“I don’t think I asked you to come back empty-handed…”
As Yasui looked at the golden and silver bandits who were trudging along without any success, he expressed his determination to survive.
“There’s a reason…”
Geumjeok, who was in a cold sweat from the sudden rush of life, begins to explain what happened last night.
I tried to kidnap Kaen as planned, but there was an unexpected visitor.
I tried to start work after the visitor returned, but things didn’t go as planned.
So they waited.
“…I was waiting for the two of you to make a big deal?”
Yasui, who was listening to the explanation, asked a question.
“Yes, I did…”
“Maybe there was a problem with the function… Because nothing happened… Until daybreak…”
Next, the voices of Geumjeok and Eunjeok as they explained become less and less loud.
“…That’s it. It’s my fault for entrusting the job to you guys. Twins, don’t give you any other missions. Anyway, the background investigation has just been completed. The sword the target was carrying has been confirmed to be Baek Do-hwa’s sword. . Luckily, she doesn’t seem to have any allies or connections. That means there’s no one to worry about even if they kidnap her. Have you got any information from the exiles?”
Yasui, who was brushing his hair while sorting out the situation, asked Maduk.
Maduk paused before answering.
“Uh… Um… It’s just as the twins explained. It looks like there was a serious problem with the function of the lower body.”
“…Okay. It looks like no information was found.”
Jeto was suddenly stigmatized as not being able to function as a man.
However, thanks to this, he was able to avoid Seo Cho-ryang’s eyes as he had hoped.
***
Meanwhile, Zeto was eating breakfast with his cadets and looking for the owner of the presence he had sensed in the hallway during the night.
This is because an unknown woman repeatedly passed by Kaen’s room.
He even put his ear to the door.
This was clearly a strange thing.
‘At least it means that they are not on Seochoryang’s side.’
He is Seo Yi-san’s close associate.
Baekdohwa’s Wolyeonghoe.
It was one of two things.
Jeto, who was looking for her, also had one unanswered question.
How do they know Kaen’s identity and why are they moving?
‘Baek Do-hwa is a person from hundreds of years ago. It wouldn’t have been easy to find any records of her, especially since her dynasty had changed. How on earth could she…?
Zeto was missing two facts.
In fact, Seo Yi-san and Wolyeong-hoe each had the diaries of Baek Cheon-gyeol and Baek Do-hwa.
And it was about the white peach blossom pattern engraved on Kaen’s sword.
Even the latter was not noticed by Sierra, who was a human from the Moon Country, as she did not react much.
This was because not only did Sierra not pay much attention to her history, but she left the Yue Kingdom at a young age and never served in the military.
Jeto, who had been worrying about this, finally found it.
‘No matter what it is, you can just ask directly.’
Zetto suddenly stands up after discovering the owner of the presence he felt in the middle of the night.
The cadets, who were watching the rare sight of a blind man spoon-feeding rice to a platinum-haired girl whose eyes were twitching, turn their gaze upward as he stands up.
“Where are you going?”
“Zeto! I don’t know where you are going, but please feed me and then go…!”
“Why you again?”
“That’s amazing, isn’t it?!”
“Aisel, do you eat alone? Do you have no arms? Do you have no hands?”
“No arms, no hands. Is that okay?”
Eisel, who was munching on the food Zeto had fed him, held out his healthy arms and raised his glasses.
Zeto, who was scratching his head and trying to smile, said.
“Please go to the bathroom for a moment…”
A girl with short hair who normally served the cadets. If she were that woman, she would be able to solve her own troubles.
It was only a few minutes later that Zeto, who followed her with those thoughts, was surrounded by her blade.
“…It’s quite extreme for a greeting.”
Zeto, who was about to ask her a question, showed her both palms, showing her intention to surrender.
The masked shadows that appeared from all directions were pointing their swords at Jeto.
Then the girl with indifferent eyes spoke.
“Do you know what kind of woman you dared set your eyes on?”
Her name is Howell.
She was a member of the Wolyeong Association.