Chapter 104 – Descent of the Black Moon (02)
Even today, tomorrow, perhaps right now, her life may end right before my eyes.
She wanted to use any method, but as she and I both knew, there was no way to extend her limited lifespan, so I just…
There was nothing I could do but stay by her side.
“Are you okay with me being here?”
A significant number of the members of Yakgok had also gone on a mission at the request of the Murim Alliance, so Yakgok was filled with an eerie silence.
At best, the only sounds are the sound of birds chirping and small noises from making decoctions and drying herbs to take care of some patients.
In that place, I was spending time with Wolhyang.
It’s not that we do anything special, but we drink tea together, wonder what books she’s reading, and if the weather is nice, we go outside together for a walk.
Wolhyang’s condition did not worsen and she spent time with me in good condition, but her healthy appearance did not come from an improvement in her situation, but literally felt like a flash of light.
It felt like it was her last fiery appearance right before her death, but I decided to be with her without revealing anything about her as much as possible.
“They say they are planning to advance to the Black Moon headquarters soon.”
“Is that so?”
“Shouldn’t you go?”
At those words, I just smiled slightly and showed my intention to refuse.
For some reason, I felt like everything was in vain.
In order to protect the people I love and for the people I love to live comfortably, I have worked hard and fought against the Black Moon Party.
But now, as the person I gave my heart to has become like this, I felt my motivation disappearing.
The heart sword that was broken by the black sword did not come back together, but rather its shape became blurred, and the treasured sword that symbolized the heart sword was no longer restored and remained broken.
‘Even if it’s not me, someone will win’
How many transcendent experts I have collected can’t defeat even one Black Moon party?
Now I wanted to spend my time with her so faithfully.
‘There’s not much time left anyway.’
Even just for one day. I didn’t want to lose her even for a moment.
‘You can do this much.’
I trained so hard with my sword and went back and forth between the Demonic Cult and the Murim Alliance to stop the Black Moon Party, but I only rested for a few days at most.
‘It’s okay to be a little bit happy.’
As I say this to myself, I try to ignore some news coming from Yakgok.
Hewwol of the Black Moon does not come out to protect the head of the Black Moon, so all you have to do is not attack the head of the Black Moon.
The only weapons that can be used are Idangju Black Gwangmu and Sadangju Black Lion Sword, but those two would be able to be dealt with by transcendental experts.
If Ban Gyu-seong holds on with his body and the others attack him together, he might be able to take him down. There may be sacrifices in the process, but…
“……”
I didn’t want to have anything to do with it.
Since I brought her to her medicine clinic, I have asked her doctors one by one and asked her how to solve the problem, but even they answered that they don’t know if she takes the basic medicine and finds stability in her mind and body. But no way could be found to extend her lifespan.
In that case, I decided to just stay by the side of the woman I had come to love and watch over her until the end.
Nothing special, even if nothing in particular changes, just by holding each other’s hands, talking to each other, and looking at each other together.
For that, I was thinking of becoming a little… selfish.
“Please come back. I’m fine.”
“……”
It was that kind of thing again.
“It’s okay. They are trustworthy people.”
Ok Seol-hwa, Ban Gyu-seong, Cheonma, Jinhongseon, and Murim lord.
There are only five masters of transcendence. If this much power hits at once, no matter how much of a Black Moon Party it is…
“Even though you say it’s okay, the practitioner doesn’t let go of the sword.”
“If this sight bothers you, I’ll leave it behind.”
“No. Rather… The one with the sword seems like a master… I like it.”
Smiling as if she was in trouble, she carefully put down the teacup she was holding.
As her lifespan decreases, her eyesight seems to be getting worse again. She had to come almost up to the tip of her nose to see anything in her eyes, but since I was deliberately showing off my energy and showing off a lot, she didn’t care about her eyesight and was able to notice where I was. I was able to.
“And it reminded me of my father and made me miss him a little.”
“……”
“My father also said that she abandoned her path as a Taoist, but she never forgot to take out her sword from her storage room and practice it every weekend.”
Wolhyang covered her mouth and laughed, as if telling a nostalgic story from her childhood.
“It was a secret from her mother… In fact, she told me to sell it, but she said she had secretly hidden it. She looked so beautiful at such a young age that I asked her to show me, but the girl scolded me harshly and told me not to even think about going near such an abomination, and then told my mother. “I got caught.”
It was difficult to imagine the current state of Heukdo Hewol.
“It was so funny to see her mother being beaten with a broom, but still trying to be cute and telling her that she couldn’t sell her own life. When I think about it now, my father really loved her mother a lot. “
Even as she said that, Wolhyang’s expression somehow looked lonely.
“Although her face looked almost the same as before… It seems like something has changed a lot in your father.”
After taking a moment to catch her breath, she tried to pour me another cup of warm tea from the kettle, but I carefully pushed the handle into her hand and squeezed it, making sure her hand didn’t flutter in the air.
“It may be that I just happen to resemble her face.”
“I can tell. We are of the same blood.”
I tried to make her excuse that Heo Wol was not Gyu San Hyeok, but she seemed already convinced.
“When I was young, I thought like this and blamed my father.”
“……”
“I was wondering if there might have been a different outcome if my father hadn’t left that day.”
For a young girl left alone with her sick mother, her only support would have been her father.
However, Gyu San-hyeok disappeared and later became Heukdo Heo-wol, and he never came back to look for her.
“But as I grew up, I realized that the hardest thing is to watch quietly while someone you love is suffering.”
Are you saying this to me? Or is it something he says to himself?
Perhaps this may include both.
“They may have simply run away because there is no solution right in front of them.”
“If my mother had been conscious, she might have sent her father away on purpose.”
Her kettle was slightly off, but I followed her hand and took the tea.
“Yeon Gongja.”
I was so afraid of the words that would come out of her mouth that I turned around and walked out, avoiding her gaze.
“I’ll come back for a moment… To get some air.”
I know.
I need my strength.
And I know.
If I don’t have my sword, in the end, even the black man won’t be able to defeat He Yue.
Even if you can’t defeat the head of the Black Moon Party, take all the troops, and kill all the remaining leaders, if the Black Moon Heo Wol and the Head of the Black Moon Party are still intact, they will be revived someday.
But I couldn’t leave.
‘I just want to be a little greedy’
Perhaps, as she said, she may still be alive even after dealing with the Black Moon Party.
But so?
At any rate, her lifespan had reached its limit, and either she would defeat the Black Moon Lord, or she would fail, but anyway…
“……”
The moment I bit my lip, I felt the fishy scent of blood, but I couldn’t bear it unless I did at least this much.
I jumped up the cliff of Yakgok, where there were few people, and pulled out my treasured sword in the forest under the moon with no one around.
Myeongwol had already split to the point of breaking, and the sword of my heart was on the verge of breaking apart.
It is not simply because we clashed with the Black Sword and were defeated. Rather, it was sticking properly when it was damaged by the black sword.
But now, my heart was shaking, and instead of being regenerated, it was turning into powder and scattering as if it would scatter at any moment.
Tooong!
I was unable to cut down a fallen tree and vainly drove my sword into it. However, I lost all my strength and collapsed in my seat without even being able to retrieve the sword.
No matter how powerful it is or how sophisticated the swordsmanship is, a sword that cannot even conjure up the thought of cutting is meaningless.
While the clouds obscured the moon and the cold night wind blew, I spent some time sitting still with my eyes closed.
I didn’t have the courage to visit Wolhyang again or make a decision, so I might be trying to avoid the painful reality, even if only for a moment.
Under the black moonlight, I came to a conclusion and went back to Wolhyang.
* * *
“…I won’t go.”
“You will definitely regret it if you don’t go.”
“If you leave, you will regret it even more.”
“I have no regrets.”
I couldn’t even see his face properly, but Wolhyang’s eyes were firmly fixed and looking into my eyes.
Even if I know that I am not reflected in those eyes, even if I know that I only vaguely recognize something.
I couldn’t hide the expression in her eyes.
“I will make sure that the practitioner will never regret it.”
“For me, missing this time is my biggest regret. Spending even just a little time with each other…”
My words were cut off by Wolhyang suddenly being held in my arms and kissing me on the lips.
She shared her body heat with her through a kiss that she was still immature and unprepared for, and she could feel her fading life energy so well that it was enough to bring her to tears.
“I’ll wait.”
She comforted me by wrapping my hand again as if to reassure me.
“I will definitely wait until the practitioner returns.”
“……”
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“Will you… Trust me?”
Even though he himself was feeling anxious. Even though I am not sure myself.
Still, I could no longer refute her as she held my hand and tried to persuade me.
“So, I hope you come back after finishing everything.”
How could I refuse in front of Wolhyang, who trembles and persuades me like this?
“Must… Must…”
I just made a promise as a man.
“I will definitely come back.”