Chapter 25 – Chapter 3 – A New Relationship

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been out of the island..’

Although I was old, I could feel my heart beating slightly, probably because my body hadn’t aged at all.

It wasn’t difficult then or now to get a wagon and ride.

After finding merchants with the same destination, ask if there are any seats available, and show them your sword, you can get them right away.

Now, it has been adjusted to a moderately high level of sword skill and sent out, but it is not common to be able to stick to the peak. The world is overflowing with uninhabited islands that have never been able to step on that threshold for the rest of their lives.

For merchants, giving up a seat in the wagon is not a bad deal in that they can get safety on the way up and even get to know a drummer.

‘It’s a pity that I’m not going to Anhui right away, but I’m staying in Henan for a few days before going there… But I can’t help it.’

Wouldn’t it be okay to enjoy a little leisurely that I came out to the world with a cause.

“Guru..? Then can we start now?”

“I’ll only talk about it when it’s dangerous, so think of it as someone who doesn’t exist.”

“Oh, how would you do that… Anyway, let’s go now…”

“Hey!! Wait a minute!!!”

An urgent voice interrupted the merchant.

It was a voice I had heard somewhere.

“Heh.. Heh.. Hold on.. Now.. Out of breath..”

The owner of the voice couldn’t even say how quickly he had come.

And seeing it, he was able to recall where he had heard the voice.

‘A faceless noble?’

She was a celebrity in Shaanxi who covered her whole body in bloody clothes and strangely, the face inside the hat was not visible at all.

“Heh.. I heard that there is.. A carriage.. Seat.. Heh..”

“There are seats… But there are still… That’s…”

The merchant looked at me.

She gasped for breath as if she was afraid that the cotton gold ear might be rejected.

“I’ll pay.. How can it not be? The merchant I promised you to suddenly broke the wagon, so the schedule is now…”

He must have jumped so fast that he clung to the wagon wall and pounded his heart.

“I know someone. You can accept.”

“Ah, did you know each other? Oh, he said earlier.

“Yes..?”

Faceless Ear climbed into the wagon with a look of bewilderment, and he bumped into me.

“Oh, are you a guest from a few weeks ago?”

“Long time no see.”

“Hey, I never thought we’d meet like this here. How far is Sojeo going? I heard that this carriage will stay in Honam for a few days and then go to Anhui…”

“Sozer…”

It was a name I hadn’t heard in a long time.

It was a title I would never hear while staying in the volcano.

“..How long has it been..”

As a half-Roh Hwan-dong, he maintains his youthful appearance, so he definitely deserves to be called Sojeo from the outside.

There are hardly any people who look at a young person and think, ‘Could this person be a half-role master?’

“..Are you uncomfortable with the title Sojeo? Then, a different title..”

“Oh, no. Call me Sozer.”

There’s no woman who doesn’t like being looked young.

And she had no reason to reject the title Sozer.

“Ah, did you ask how far I was going? There’s someone in Anhui looking for me, so I’m indebted to you. It’s not urgent, but I don’t care if I have business in Henan in the middle.”

“Oh, you have overlapping schedules with me. I’m not looking for someone else.”

It was a coincidence.

I never thought I would meet a relationship like this in a carriage I just got on.

“Anyway, why don’t you stay with me until you get to Anhui?

The Faceless Ear held out its hand toward me.

It was a smaller hand than expected, which did not suit the suspicious atmosphere.

‘..Was it originally this small?’

I’m sure it felt normal when I went to see fortune telling, but seeing it up close like this made me feel something different.

Perhaps this is also a mysterious magic, like his face is invisible.

“..It doesn’t matter, but it’s been a while since I’ve been to Henan or Anhui, so I can’t guide you properly.”

“Haha, it’s okay. It’s better than having no experience at all.”

If the other person offers a handshake, it is polite to accept it.

Unlike his appearance, his hands were delicate and soft.

It was a fact that I hadn’t felt the other time when I let go of my energy and looked inside my body.

“Teachers! Let’s go!”

– Knocked up!

The carriage started moving.

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No matter how much I rode a wagon, the land in Jungwon was not small enough to reach my destination without camping once.

“Oh my gosh, unlike how he looks, he’s a very heavy drinker!”

“It’s different from what you look like. You can’t even see your face anyway?”

“But there is something called atmosphere.”

“Big-!”

By the time the night fell and we camped out, the drinking party was going on.

Perhaps because of his good sociability, the face-to-face golden ear soon reached the point where he burrowed into the gaps of merchants and bet on alcohol.

“…Hmm.”

Of course, I stayed away from the drinking table and ate only food in moderation.

As a guru, alcohol should be avoided.

Although this state is no longer a state of being intoxicated by drinking alcohol, the habits and ideologies that have been created so far can not be helped.

“Oh my gosh, we’ll sell all our drinks before we even take them. I should have brought more.”

Nor does it make other people uncomfortable to drink.

It’s just that I stay away from alcohol.

Still..

“The drink tastes good! Bring more!”

‘Aren’t you drinking too much..?’

It’s not a guru, but a person who handles heavenly spirits is so preoccupied with alcohol.

It wasn’t a nice scene.

What am I supposed to do if the author behaves like that in a situation where I introduce them as a party and, of course, wear the same bloody clothes?

“There is a lot of money! Even if you open one more bottle over there…”

.. I’m sure it won’t work.

I quietly got up from my seat and went to the back of the Masked Golden Ear.

-Chin

“Drink up to that cup.”

“…”

The atmosphere of the merchants, who were enjoying their drinks, quickly became quiet.

I couldn’t see his expression, but I could sense that he was deeply depressed out of the bloody wind.

“I… Just one more drink…”

“I can’t.”

He lowered his head and shook the half-empty glass round and round.

“You look young, but you’re being caught.”

“Tsk tsk… If you’re a man you don’t know, be ambitious…”

“I looked at the sword technique that woman was using earlier, and at first glance it seemed to be of a higher level than first class.”

“..It is a man’s duty to accept his wife’s request.”

I guess I made a bad misunderstanding.

In the first place, not only are they not interested in men, but even if they are, a man who only reveals alcohol like this is a further decline.

“It’s just a one-sided relationship, not that kind of relationship.”

He frowned and said to the merchants who were walking a few distances in this direction.

“Kuhmm.. Hmm.. Excuse me..”

“That… I’m sorry…”

“..Please be careful in the future.”

Subtly, he cut off the hand of the faceless demon who was reaching for another bottle and pulled it back.

It seemed like we needed to talk a little bit.

* * *

In the middle of the heat, I was dragged out by a woman, and I felt bad, but I wasn’t sure what to say.

From what I’ve heard before, it’s said to be at least the climax.

‘That means he’s stronger than Dang Ah-young.’

There was no way I could carelessly bring out words of dissatisfaction with such an opponent.

‘Somehow, calluses aren’t a joke.’

I hope it will be the climax

Looking at the appearance from the inside of Pipung, it seems that there is not much difference in age with Dang Ah-young, which was amazing.

I definitely thought Dang Ah-young was the strongest in that age group, but the world was wide.

‘The way he speaks isn’t like that of a 20-year-old.’

Well, the way you talk, what does it mean so much in this world?

He just thought he was a weirdo.

“..Are you listening properly?”

“Muh, of course!”

“Haa.. So, no matter how much you say you’re not a swordsman, it’s not very good from a swordsman’s point of view to fall into alcoholism like that from the point of view of handling heavenly weapons..”

Had she known it would be like this, she would have just looked for another carriage, even if it was a little late.

Give me a drink I’d rather reduce my lifespan, but not alcohol.

‘Ha..’

What should I do to turn the mind of a woman who looks quite naive even though she is in her 20s?

I have already suggested that we go together from here to Anhui. The rest of her schedule was difficult if she didn’t see the negotiations.

‘I can’t deny it.

No matter what excuses I make, the other side doesn’t leave room for refutation.

I had to find something like that.

‘Ah.’

Remembered

“…Actually, I don’t drink because I enjoy drinking. I drink for reasons.”

“..What?”

The woman is funny, but he asked back with an expression that he would listen to her excuse.

Anyway, this one also looked great.

It is said that if it looks pretty to my eyes, who are used to Master’s appearance, it is about the top 0.1% of the general public.

Anyway,

“Actually… It’s because I have painful memories that I want to forget.”

I started acting with my whole body.

I put the feelings of sadness and pain in my voice as much as possible.

She said, “There was a woman she believed in and she gave her all to. She was definitely a woman who thought she was a good person then she felt outwardly and she thought it would be okay to give her heart.”

The opponent’s expression hardened in an instant.

Without missing the opportunity to be agitated, he continued to speak.

“But in the end, I was betrayed. The feeling I thought was love wasn’t love. In the end, everything was taken from me… Now we broke up, but it still hurts when I think of that face.”

“…”

“So I drink. I don’t think about her at all, at least not at that moment.”

It was a setting I just made up artificially, but there was no way I could refute it from the other side.

I don’t know if she’s been investigating my background.

What am I going to do about what I’ve been through

“I was living in the mountains earlier…”

I had anticipated this reaction as well.

“Why did I bother to leave the world and go into the mountains?”

“…”

Her woman’s expression completely hardened.

It looked like he was thinking about something.

And after a while, the woman put her hand on my shoulder.

“..I’m sorry. I didn’t know your situation and pushed my opinion too much.”

“..Then.”

“Drink or do whatever you want. As an apology, I’ll pay for the drinks until we get to Anhui, so do whatever you want.”

Also, one should clean one’s mouth well.

I got such a temporary but good drink (?).