Chapter 39 – Lee Ji-Yeon’s Past (2)

I took Tibochina, who had fainted, and Jiyeon Lee, who had fallen asleep crying, and came into the forest. It was only after she reached the place where there was a flat rock to lay on and a stump to sit on, and settled down, that Lee Do-gyeong opened her mouth.

“There is a kingdom called Agon in Ercan, the Great Desert in the Central World. Twenty-five years ago I was working as a mercenary in Hivan, the big city there. He made a name for himself as a young mercenary with a high rate of completing requests.”

Whoa-

Cigarettes made with loktari. Dark gray smoke came out of Lee Do-gyeong’s mouth, like a factory chimney, as he sucked up the roots of a cigarette that was famous for its poison grown in the southern plains.

“The night sky was a very beautiful place. It was a place with an endless sea of ​​stars. It is so bright that you can see clearly even without the lights on at night.”

‘Yes, it’s a beautiful place.’

Hivan is a famous big city that Yuchun also knows. To the extent that the sky over there occupies the advertising background of Last Legacy.

“I served as a mercenary in that city. It went pretty well. I was a gold grade mercenary. Considering that I was in my mid-twenties at the time, there were few guys my age who did as well as I did.”

A gold-grade mercenary certified by the Mercenary Guild had to have several qualifications, but the most important qualification was that he had to be able to hunt S-rank monsters alone.

Considering that there are not many people on Earth who can defeat a monster of that level alone, it could be said that it was a very outstanding level for that age.

“As it was a desert city, there were a lot of caravans going around. Because not everyone can live in the city.”

Those who live inside the city are commoners with economic power enough to withstand heavy taxes, soldiers for security forces, and urban nobles who are the actual rulers. Either that or the poor.

Other than that, they make a living by setting up villages and selling food, hides, and medicinal herbs to the cities. Caravan was also the same concept as a village in the desert.

“One day, the ancestors leading the caravan gathered money and made a request to the mercenary guild. The amount was substantial. It looked like they had gathered all the money they had and didn’t have.”

Lee Do-kyung’s dull, dry eyes turned to the sun.

“The villains are raiding caravans and kidnapping people… Please subdue them… Well… That was the request.”

“The amount was considerable, so I accepted the request. Then, one of the predecessors there broke down and cried out in gratitude. It must have been very painful up until now.”

“I gathered mercenaries of silver rank or higher under my name. Until then, my quest completion rate was 100%. So, about twenty soon gathered.”

‘He must have been a trusted person.’

Considering that 99% of the mercenaries are iron grade or carry wooden boards with names engraved on them, the fact that he quickly found twenty silver grade mercenaries, two levels higher than iron grade, must mean that Lee Do-kyung is a mercenary with such a reputation.

“The name of the organization is Khanom. It was a small human trafficking villain organization. Catching them was easier than I thought.”

Lee Do-gyeong and his mercenaries acted as a small caravan, and Khanom, who was fooled by it, rushed and fought.

“The other guys had no problems. It’s because they were just fish. But their leader, a woman named Crombell, was a problem.”

Inappropriate for a small group of villains, their leader, Crombell, had the strength close to that of a ranker. At that time, it was too much for Lee Do-gyeong, who was not a ranker.

But fortunately, with the cooperation of the surrounding mercenaries, his arrow, aiming for an opportunity, was lodged in her eye.

“But she escaped alive…I couldn’t let it go.”

I should have tracked the bitch who ran away after spitting out all kinds of hateful curses. I should have followed him to the end and bit him off. At her memories of that time, Lee Do-gyeong spat out a remorse full of regret in her heart.

“At that time, I didn’t have enough ideas… I overlooked the fact that the kidnappers who robbed the caravan would of course sell that person to someone. And that someone…”

“It must be someone from the aristocracy or upper class…”

Because the only people who can operate illegal slaves are those with that kind of background.

“Yes, it is. Among the city nobles of Hivan, there was a guy who bought slaves from Khanom. He gave her my information.”

However, Lee Do-gyeong at the time did not know that. She was so stupid. Lee Do-gyeong sighed at him and took out a cigarette and placed it in his mouth.

“At that time, I was preparing for marriage. This request was also for marriage. I wanted to give her a grand, unforgettable wedding. I needed a lot of money to do that…”

Lee Do-gyeong, who had an accident, wanted to hold a grand wedding before Ha Yu-min’s stomach swelled, and she received the request. Because the amount was substantial.

“Whoa…Yucheon-kun…The madness maddened by revenge, what do you think that malice will do for humans?”

“…”

Yoochun couldn’t say anything because of the deep hatred and self-reproach that could be felt from Lee Do-kyung’s feminine way of speaking.

“Patience. That demon of madness gave her patience.”

“That bitch could always get her revenge. Before marriage and after marriage.”

Crombell, who already knew that Lee Do-kyung had a woman, could have attacked and killed Lee Do-kyung when he was alone, or he could have killed his wife.

“But I didn’t. Even after Jiyeon was born. But why do you think you didn’t?”

“I don’t know either…”

Yoochun now fully realized that the villain named Crombell was the culprit behind Jiyeon Lee’s trauma. But she was strange.

Crombell could have attacked and killed him when he was always alone, or he could have killed his family to make him despair and rage. Still, he didn’t touch it. Like waiting for something…

“Patience…”

“Yes, that’s right. That year has been waiting. That moment that will be the most painful for me.”

Crombell was watching. Knowing nothing about him and his family, when will he suffer the most when he must take revenge?

“It was 10 years ago, that is, 15 years have passed since I lost my eyesight. At that time, I was thinking of giving up all work in the central world and living on Earth. I was nervous. Because now I can end my life as a wild goose father and live with him.”

Lee Do-kyung grabbed his face with both hands and lowered his head. The veins on the back of his hand trembled violently.

“What do you think I saw when I opened the door with such happy imaginations…?”

“…That’s it. Stop now…”

Yuchun didn’t want to hear any more of the expected story. That is also true for those involved in the tragedy. However, Lee Do-gyeong ignored the words and continued to open his mouth.

“Her wife liked the color white. So, she also used white as the base for the interior of the house.”

“Chief. That’s it. Anymore…”

“It was stained red.”

“…”

Red blood dripping down the white marble floor. A promise that fell into his hand and was soaked red. A familiar middle-aged woman lying on the ground mangled. And … Her 15-year-old daughter Ji-yeon Lee, who is tied to the chair in front of her and is sobbing as if she has lost her mind with her head down.

In memory of her stigmatization, Do-gyeong Lee twisted her lips to bite her blood.

“I found out later. That’s her revenge. What she waited for was the moment when I would be the happiest. 15 years.”

“…”

“He tied Jiyeon to her chair and tortured my and her wife in front of him. After reading the memory of the land, the field forensic officer said. He said he lost his eyes to me, and in front of Ji-yeon’s eyes… He plucked out my and her wife’s eyes.”

‘Damn it! I can’t hear any more!’

“Chief! Now stop!”

“Keep listening!”

Yuchun tried to stop Lee Do-kyung from the cruel story, but continued her story with his eyes wet with her blood.

“Do you know what is more cruel?”

Cugh… Cuugh… A demented throat scratching sound, whether crying or laughing, came out of his throat,

“They said they didn’t break in, they just rang the bell and came in. Hehe… He said that he was a colleague and that he had received a favor in the past and was trying to return it.”

‘Shit…’

Yuchun closed her eyes. I can imagine that scene. The one who came to her said that she was a good day her father’s colleague. He must have come with a nice face. And come in…

“And to Jiyeon who opened the door, she later whispered this.”

‘It’s because of you.’

‘It’s because of you that your mother suffers so much. Why did you open the door?’

‘And it’s also because of Lee Do-kyung who is not here’

‘Because your father made my eyes like this’

‘I have no sense of responsibility.’

‘Is not it?’

“And… After that, Jiyeon hid tightly. She has become a doll that can no longer laugh, cry, or get angry.”

“I couldn’t even leave to get my revenge. Because there was a delay. That bitch threatened and left…”

-I’ll come back again

Those words carved in her wife’s blood on the white wall in front of her tied up Lee Ji-yeon tied her Lee Do-gyeong.

“…That must have been her last revenge…”

Lee Do-gyeong couldn’t leave to tear Crombell’s limbs apart. She could have harmed her daughter in her absence. That’s how he was obsessed with protecting her daughter while suppressing his murderous intent for 10 years.

She put her obsession down on Lee Man-seong’s words recently and sent Lee Ji-yeon to Incheon with the young man in front of her. And it seems to have been the right thing. She removed her hand from her face and raised her head to look at him.

‘What kind of eyes…’

It was heavy. There shouldn’t be mass in the eyes. It was heavy even though it was a body that could not be felt with a considerable mass.

It was indescribable emotions and the weight of responsibility that bound them. At that, Yuchun shook her body.

“So, Yuchun-kun, please.”

“What…”

“Please…Protect my daughter.”

“I don’t know what that means, but…”

How could the story flow like that? Yuchun did not understand this flow.

Haha…

Dokyung Lee laughed. Like the ashes of everything burning.

“I was a child who lived only with hatred for magic and villains. At least… I stopped him because it was dangerous to subdue the villains.”

“…”

“I don’t know what happened in that short time in Incheon, but it’s been a long time… I’ve seen it. Ji-yeon laughs like that… And… She suffers like that…”

I saw Lee Ji-yeon sleeping. She seemed to be suffering from a nightmare. Where did the dignified look go and the weak look.

But even Lee Do-gyeong was happy. A tattered child hiding from the world came out of her closet.

‘That means it’s no longer my role…’

Smiled bitterly. Because she knew that she had no role that could make Lee Ji-yeon’s stopped time flow.

She looked ahead. A handsome young man who will look back at least once. Ko Yu-chun, a man with a secret who was always courteous despite having the power of heaven.

“And that must have something to do with you, Yuchun-kun…”

“I never did anything, but…”

In fact, it was. Yoochun has rarely done anything with Lee Jiyeon.

“Severity is irrelevant. Even actions that don’t mean anything to you can have a huge impact on someone else.”

“…”

Did his own rude couplets mean so much? His head was dizzy

“There…You are strong. To the point where I can’t even compare. No matter what Crombell does, he will not be able to touch my daughter who is next to you, Yuchun.”

However, this did not mean that Lee Do-gyeong would take a free ride.

“It’s not because she’s my daughter, but objectively, Jiyeon is competent in many ways. It will be of great help when you settle down in Incheon.”

“So please. Yoochun-kun, please take my daughter.”

“Well, don’t do that.”

Yoochun, taken aback by the sight of Lee Do-kyung stepping on rustling leaves and lowering his head, stopped him.

‘No, but can I entrust my daughter whom I cherish so much to an unknown man?’

If Lee Do-kyung had sent Lee Ji-yeon with the concept of dispatch in a public sense, he would not have cared much. Rather, it would have been better because he was a competent person.

But if you listen to Lee Do-gyeong’s words a little bit, doesn’t it sound like a father-in-law entrusting his daughter to his son-in-law?

Yuchun’s eyebrows narrowed at the words he couldn’t understand.

“By the way, Chief”

“Yes?”

“What do you believe in me and entrust Mr. Ji-yeon? And the relationship between me and Killian… Don’t you know…?”

Lee Do-gyeong, thinking about what Yoochun meant, widened his eyes as if he had realized something.

“Ah…I didn’t mean it like that…Even if we end up like that…Yes…I don’t care…”

“Yes…?”

“As a father, it hurts inside… But as long as my daughter is happy, I… Even if Ji-yeon becomes your second… Yes… I won’t stop…”

“…What…”

‘What did this nobleman eat wrong all of a sudden…’

Yoochun’s expression became stunned at Lee Do-gyeong’s ridiculous remark that acknowledged his daughter’s second.

‘Come to think of it, this was the Last Legacy world view…’

Then I realized In the Last Legacy worldview, polygamy and polygamy are allowed. And that the Earth is implicitly accepting it.

I saw Lee Ji-yeon with her eyes closed. She grunted and had an emaciated figure, but even that figure looked so innocent that one might think it was a fairy. She is definitely more beautiful than most of the celebrities she saw through the media in her previous life. But…

‘No…Fuck…Ha…But is this right…?’

Yoochun, who had lived in a world where monogamy was natural, was not used to this kind of situation.

“I only want one thing. Delay’s happiness. I would even give my soul for that. But… I can’t…”

Haha…
It was a gray smile that turned to ashes. That kind of laughter for the only remaining spark.

“So please…Please.”

Having said that, Yuchun, who had no further reason or justification for refusing, simply nodded.

“I wonder what I can do…For now, yes…I see.”

I don’t even know anymore…