Chapter 24 – Chapter 2

–Crunchy Square

“…”

I put my hand on my hat.

I was kind of anxious.

“…I’m sorry. I can’t do that right now.”

I didn’t know exactly what the reason was, but I thought it would be a big deal if I showed my face here.

Although he is a fortune teller who has neither cast a fortune nor knows his own future,

For some reason, I thought that I should follow this feeling at least for this moment.

“..Are you kidding me?”

Dang Ah-young’s expression instantly turned grim.

I understand.

I promised to show you and came all the way here and now I can’t come.

Even if it was me, it was a situation that would be angry enough.

I don’t know why he is so obsessed with my face.

“You’ve let it heat up enough so far and now you’re running away?”

Dang Ah-young strode towards me.

Even if you don’t know her well, it’s clear that she’s upset.

-Shaking

Dang Ah-young’s legs trembled slightly from the aura that spread around her.

I wondered what to do to calm her anger.

-Sreuk

And what happened after this wasn’t what I meant to do.

After my hand grabbed Dang Ah-young’s cheeks

-Side

My lips and Dang Ah-yeong’s lips met.

It wasn’t a kiss, but a kiss where lips touched for a moment.

“You know I only have Sojeo, right?”

“Mu, mu, mu, what…”

Dang Ah-young’s cheeks, which were touched by my hand, turned red.

It was a bit of a puzzled expression.

“Can’t you believe this?”

-Side

Lips met again.

This time, the tip of my tongue licked Dang Ah-yeong’s teeth and came back.

“..More?”

I wiped my mouth with my sleeve.

It was only then that Dang Ah-yeong, who was dazed and lost, began to speak gibberish as if she had regained her senses.

“Oh, no. It’s not that I don’t trust you. But… I’ve come this far… And now I’m going on a trip… I’m sorry… So…”

Words and actions that seem very embarrassed.

He lifted his tiptoes, rested his chin on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear.

“It’s because I’m not ready yet… I’ll show you later.”

-Thud! Thud!

As close as I was, I could hear Dang Ah-yeong’s heartbeat.

“I believe in Sojeo, but Sojeo doesn’t trust me?”

That was the decisive blow.

“Mi, I believe! Of course I believe! Who doesn’t believe?!”

Dang Aying stepped away, completely blushing.

The meeting with Dang Ah-young that day ended like this.

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“..Hmm.”

After leaving Dang Ah-young’s house.

I just remembered what had happened.

It was definitely not my idea to act strangely (?) Toward Dang Ah-young.

How to say Should I say that the body moved automatically?

‘What was it?’

Thanks to that, somehow the situation seems to have ended well, but I couldn’t help but feel strange somewhere.

For some reason, it feels like a chill runs through my body.

‘God of Heaven and Earth?’

As a fortuneteller, the first thing you should suspect when you feel strange is the sky.

Our sky is so playful and capricious that no mere human being often dares to grasp its meaning.

‘..What happened.’

I decided not to think about anything complicated.

I just thought I should go back and have a drink and finish preparing for the rest of the trip.

I felt like I didn’t want to dig too deep.

* * *

When it comes to unmanned people, everyone has a heart.

Everyone has a different form of Shimma, so there are some that can be overcome surprisingly easily, but for most unmanned people, this Shimma is fatal.

Unknown if it is a low level, the higher the level, the greater the danger of Shimma, so the soldiers must always be careful of Simma.

Not only was it an obstacle to cross the wall, but in the worst case, it was Shimma that could be eaten and brought about a coin intoxication.

“…”

It was again.

Today, as always, Simma came to visit us.

“Ha..”

‘In the past, I thought that Shimma was no longer something to worry about in this state.’

If you don’t have to worry for the rest of your life after overcoming the wall once, it wouldn’t even be called Shimma.

If you want to see a clue, the scene comes to mind.

[Master, are you here?]

The only disciple whom I once loved.

The hand of a child like a child who even inherited his nickname during the late Jisu period was placed on the chest of a boy.

The young boy’s clothes, which hadn’t even learned yet, were torn roughly, and tears flowed from his obsidian-like eyes.

[But you seem a little late.]

The disciple’s hand went down from his chest to his belly button.

A mad light bloomed on the disciple’s face.

-Kwajik!!

The boy cried out.

Screams filled with pain, anger, futility, and betrayal did not come out of my mouth and were blocked by the disciple’s hand and faded.

– Stinging

It’s a scene I’ve seen hundreds of times.

It was a scene I had never seen in real life, but it was clearly playing in my consciousness.

‘It’s all better than my karma..’

If only the discipleship had been better educated.

If only I had noticed her strange obsession with a boy named Yuseong.

Couldn’t have ruined a boy’s life.

I just watched the disciple take an interest in someone else for the first time because it was admirable and nice to see.

If you wanted to notice, you could have noticed.

Because he is none other than his own disciple.

“Whoa…”

That was already over 10 years ago.

At that time, if the boy were still alive, he would already be a strong adult.

But what if not?

Jungwon is not an easy place to be able to live alone with that fragile body and a broken body after losing all the martial arts he has learned.

In the worst case…

[Ah.. Now that child will have a hard time living in the outside world. I will spend it seducing other women and exploiting their hearts and property, just as they seduced me.]

“Woo-wook…”

There was no way that bright and pure boy could have done such a thing.

Even if it did, it would be really inevitable and forced.

And if, really, if I somehow get out of my wounds

[Still, no matter what woman he meets in the future, he will never forget me.]

You won’t be able to live a normal life.

Because I was hurt that much.

So I couldn’t blame others for living with such a heart.

It’s all my fault, and it’s a responsibility I’ll have to carry for the rest of my life.

However, it was impossible to stay like this forever and not be able to cross the wall.

[The person will take something precious from the guest.]

You couldn’t unconditionally trust the fortuneteller’s words, but you couldn’t just ignore them.

From the rumors going around, it was clear that he was quite good at reading heavenly gi.

“How should..”

If you think of the Heavenly Demon that might attack one day, you have to get over the wall as soon as possible.

However, it is blocked by Shimma, and there is no way to cross the wall at all.

Even if I’d rather take the risk…

‘..Let’s not be impatient.’

If you try to give an answer in a hurry, you can rather do everything wrong.

Sometimes you have to take a leisurely look around and take a rest to find the answer.

-Bussleuk

Just in time, I felt a presence outside.

“Come in.”

“Excuse me.”

– Dripping

The woman who opened the door and came in had a piece of paper that looked like a letter in her hand.

“What is it?”

“You asked me to tell you that a person who appears to be the boy you were looking for has been found.”

“…You came at an unfortunate moment.”

Ten years ago, I almost went blind, and I made a fuss to find the boy somehow.

Even in Hwasan, it was none other than the swordmaster’s request, so he looked a little dissatisfied, but he diligently searched for the boy’s traces.

But strangely, the boy himself was nowhere to be seen, even if there were traces of him rising into the sky in the middle.

Time passed like that, and the news that they found a man who seemed to be short-sighted was spread, but even if they went to visit them in person, they were all different people.

Still, when the news comes, he can’t sit still.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen the world.”

Because he was a boy who ruined his life through nothing but my fault

If I had to go and apologize, that would have been something I had to do myself.

In fact, I’m giving up halfway through.

It’s not the only one that’s been like this until now.

“Anhira..”

But that doesn’t mean it’s a complete waste of time either.

I was also looking for a way to overcome my heart, and seeing the world after a long time could be a clue.

‘It reminds me of my youth.’

Back in the days when he was called Sword Art, he used to hide his identity and enjoy going around the world, helping people, sweeping out thieves, and reforming them.

Now I have too many burdens on my shoulders, so I can’t do that recklessly

Maybe it’s okay to relive old memories for a while.

“Then I’ll prepare the carriage…”

“No, that’s all right. Rather than a carriage, it would be nice if you could prepare at least a robe to cover your body and a proper camouflage. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“..All right.”

Her intentions were obvious, but she showed no concern for the woman.

It was natural.

Because I never thought that none other than Swordsman would get into an accident.

Thought it would cause the opposite.

* * *

“Sojeo, did you not sleep last night? The dark eyes around your eyes make it look like you haven’t slept at all.”

“..I couldn’t calm down easily.. The more I tried, the hotter it kept heating up, and eventually I had to stay up all night..”

Apparently, Dang Ah-yeong had been training all night.

“Is there a good bedding vendor nearby? I don’t have anything to sleep on right now…”

I must have sweated a lot too.