288. East, Yue Kingdom (15)
After the conversation with Sierra, Ayako came to her senses and expressed her gratitude to me.
After that, she was talking to Ayako again.
“It’s no different because I think I can restore Master’s body.”
“What?!”
As we were about to have a dramatic reunion, I slowly recited the plan I had in mind.
Others may not know, but at least Ayako, Sierra’s parent, had the right to hear it.
“It is similar to reviving, but different. Currently, the vessel containing her soul is in the shape of a sword, but if the shape of this vessel changes…”
“So does that mean I can see my grandchildren?”
“…A cow, a grandchild?”
I asked back in an absurd voice as Ayako shouted, cutting off her words.
[Hmph…]
Sierra, who was behind her, let out a hint of arsenic that suggested she was up to something.
Soon Ayako coughed repeatedly, as if her condition had suddenly become more serious, and continued speaking in a weak voice.
“I don’t have much time… If I don’t even get to see my grandchildren, I might end up resenting them.”
“Yes… As soon as possible…”
“Is this what it feels like to have a spark of hope taken away as soon as it appears?”
“…I will try desperately.”
“……”
After giving my confirmation, Ayako’s condition noticeably improved immediately, and she drank her tea with a satisfied smile.
“In any case, this process is expected to be difficult. Defying death is the same as defying the rules of the world established by God, and since I don’t know if I can restore my body to a normal state, I thought I needed the consent of both of you. .”
“What parent would object to the idea that their daughter, who had become a ghost, could come back to life?”
[She would be fine if she could be with her extraordinary student, but since she says that is her only blood relative, it seems like she has no choice even with her original daughter. ]
“…Then I understand that your consent has been clearly received.”
I couldn’t shake the feeling that she was somehow being swayed by her mother and daughter, but since her consent was consent, she decided not to think too much about it and moved on.
“Oh, and I’d like to treat your illness.”
“My illness…?”
“I have roughly figured out what kind of disease it is. Judging from the occasional rough breathing and imbalanced mana flow, it appears that he is showing symptoms of excessive mana recovery. I am not a doctor, so I do not know the exact name of the disease. .. If I can find the ingredients, I think I can somehow solve the problem with acupuncture.”
To be exact, it was a problem with the mana circuit.
It must have been a genetically inherited disease.
In normal cases, after consuming mana, you will recover the amount you originally had.
However, their mana circuit was trying to recover more than the body’s limit. Naturally, energy is consumed in recovery.
After recovery, I needed to stabilize or rest, but it was like my body was working without rest.
If you were to compare mana to water and your body to a bowl, it would feel like you were continuously pouring water into the bowl even though it was overflowing.
Ironically, Sierra seems to have been able to master her reverse thanks to him.
By nature, he would have recovered mana much faster than others, and even if he had forcibly twisted the flow, he would have recovered right away.
For me, it was still a mystery.
I am guessing that since the body of an Earthling had no mana to begin with, twisting the flow would not have much of an effect.
“Do you even know how to do acupuncture? I’ve already met an acupuncturist who is said to be helpful…”
“I can say it with my own mouth, but my saliva may be a little different.”
As it was related to the mana circuit, it was considered a fairly dangerous procedure, but perhaps because the acupuncture level was ridiculously high, I didn’t think I would make a mistake.
‘I guess I’ll have to stop by a nearby pharmacy on the way.’
The material seems to be a medicine that can temporarily suppress mana.
“Hmm, but I still don’t have a grandchild…”
“Same effort…”
Let alone an engagement, the names have not yet been sorted out, but Ayako continues to emphasize grandchildren.
[ It seems like the debt you cannot repay is only increasing. ]
Sierra carefully took my hand in hers and thanked me.
She was always grateful to me.
It was something I had to do if I had the ability, and it was something I wanted to do.
It seemed like Sierra’s personal matters were almost finished, so it was time to get to the point.
This is the original purpose of visiting this dojo.
There were two things I wanted to ask Ayako.
Yasui’s activities so far.
Yasui, who went to the dojang with Sierra, was currently working under Seo Cho-ryang as a general of the Yue Kingdom.
Although I would have figured out what kind of person Seo Cho-ryang was, I did not understand why he was following Seo Cho-ryang.
If I didn’t want to clash swords with Yasui, I needed to find out what happened to him.
Next was the identity of ‘Shuri’.
The swordsmanship used by the girl named Shuri that I met earlier was not anyone else’s swordsmanship but the purple moon.
I wanted to find out how she came to learn Jawol and what the bloodstone necklace I felt in her arms was.
I thought that maybe these two things were connected.
And that was the correct answer.
“Shuri is the daughter of Yasui, who was close to Sierra.”
“…As expected, it was like that.”
[ That Yasui is married and already has a wife and children…? ]
Lightning strikes Sierra’s head with round eyes.
“hahahaha, Master is very surprised.”
“Huh, it’s been a while since I gave birth. Unlike anyone else.”
Ayako glanced at me and answered bluntly.
‘Why me…?’
It was an unspoken pressure that was difficult to understand.
This means that we cannot sow seeds or give birth right now.
No matter what he does in the first place, he is slower than Yasui.
No, it is already too late.
His daughter grew up and became my age.
“Then what taught her the purple moon of her Sierra…”
“It must be Yasu. He must have been right next to Sierra when he was young, watching her make the moon, so it wouldn’t be that much of a stretch.”
[As if that wasn’t enough, I learned her real daughter’s first and second names by looking at her…? ]
Sierra is surprised once again.
It seems that there were one or two things that were surprising to her as she heard how her acquaintance was doing for the first time in a long time.
“Yasui had good eyes since he was young. After his wife passed away, those bright eyes lost their vitality…”
It seems that it has been quite a while since Yasui stopped showing his face often in the dojo.
Since her wife’s death, Shuri has not come to visit her, and she is not on good terms with her either.
If we make a rough guess, it seems that a bloodstone necklace was placed around Shuri’s neck for some reason, and from then on, Yasui was held hostage with her daughter’s life and placed in the palm of Seo Cho-ryang’s hand.
“Can I meet her for a moment?”
“Shuri?”
“Yes, I have a few questions.”
First of all, removing the necklace was a priority.
***
Shuri was meditating for mental training in a corner of the large open space within the dojo.
Her head is occasionally fluttering as she sits cross-legged on the rock.
‘I can’t concentrate today…’
A man who disturbs her heart.
The black-haired blind man, whose eyes were covered with white bandages, claimed to be Ja-wol’s disciple and showed off unprecedented sword skills, breaking her sword.
‘I said my full moon wasn’t perfect…’
Despite the sword energy pouring down on her, the man walked towards her without even swinging his sword.
ㅡJeobbuk. Jerk.
I felt like I could still hear his nightmarish footsteps vividly in my ears.
“Over there…”
You can even hear his voice.
“……”
Shuri’s face, which was closing her eyes, is distorted.
Soon someone tapped her shoulder, and Shuri immediately drew her sword.
ㅡSereung.
“…Ugh.”
When I opened my eyes with my sword pointed at an unidentified assailant, the blind man from before was standing there.
“I saw you during the day. My name is Zeto.”
Despite Zeto’s kind voice, Shuri’s sword did not go down.
“You haven’t been kicked out yet. What did you come to me for?”
“There’s something we need to talk about. Oh, before that…”
Zeto trailed off and spread his palms toward the floor.
ㅡSleuth…
Soon, dark shadows gather there and squirm, and soon something sticks out from the floor.
“A person…?!”
Shuri shouted as she saw the identity of what was pulled out from the floor.
Shuri, startled, stood up and distanced herself from them, and a blonde man with dark skin appeared from the floor, yawning calmly and picking his ears.
“What is it again this time?”
“It’s the same as before. The necklace.”
“Wait a minute. If I want to work hard, I think I need to get paid accordingly.”
“What is it?”
“A bottle of alcohol. This is Wolguk, right? I heard Ilsongju is very famous in Wolguk…”
“…I’ll save you.”
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“Okay, then…”
“Well, what are you saying…”
Shuri, naturally, could not understand their conversation at all.
Suddenly, a person emerges from the ground. Didn’t he mention the necklace?
Soon, the man’s eyes suddenly change as he stands up with a limp.
“Kihi…!”
It was like the look in the eyes of a madman intent on doing something bad.
“Go, don’t come any closer…! If you come any closer, I’ll cut you down!”
Shuri was taken aback by this and pointed her sword at him.
ㅡChaeeng!
Her sword was thrown out of her hand by Zeto and flew away.
“W-what have you done…!”
“It’ll just take a moment.”
“Kehehehehe…”
The blonde man finally started drooling and lunged at Shuri.
aaah!
The screams of a young girl echo in the middle of the night.
***
“Do you really think you can survive after doing something like this?”
Shuri lowers her head and straightens up her disheveled clothes. I think her little whimpers ended up causing her to shed her tears.
“I’m sorry. It may have been a bit rough.”
She didn’t have time and it was difficult for her to explain, but even so, it would have been too rough.
“It’s a necklace. A necklace. hahahaha!”
In the back, Geum Dawn, who had safely taken her necklace, was dancing.
Shuri, who was watching him, quickly stands up from her seat.
“Give it to me… It’s her mother’s memento…”
“……”
I was trying to explain to her that it was a keepsake, but her mouth was shut.
Ah, so that was it.
Now I think I understand why this division arose.
“…It may be hard to believe, but that’s not a keepsake or anything like that.”
“What…? What are you talking about like you know?”
Shuri lowers her head and denies it.
If you hear something like this, you will be completely angry.
“It must be a fake keepsake. That’s because it’s a necklace made of bloodstone.”
“…Bloodstone? That can’t be…”
“I hope the conflict you are having with your father is resolved, but I don’t have time for now. You will find out later.”
With those words, I waved goodbye to Shuri.
Soon Shuri ran out to pick up her sword that was on the other side of her, but was able to slip into the shadows with good timing.
“Where… Where did they go…?”
Shuri, who was on her ceiling, touches her energy and her strange voice is heard.
[ You can’t believe that a bloodstone necklace, which is no different from shackles, is a keepsake… ]
Sierra, who came into Shady’s shadow with me, said this with serious eyes.
“The floor will be overflowing with people receiving Seochoryang’s money, so by the time Yasui noticed, it was already too late.”
[I wonder how unfair this guy must have been…]
“Now that I have removed the necklace, if I can just make contact with him…”
With this, the biggest obstacle has been removed.
For the rest, I just hope Yasui is in a state where rational conversation can take place.
A father who is in a situation where his daughter’s life is in danger does not know where to turn.