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Taejonbirok Volume 29, Episode 3
Chapter 153: The Lazy Man Reaches (3)
The road to Cheonghae was quite a bit longer than I thought.
With the addition of a large army, it took quite some time. If they had moved individually, they would have arrived already, but with this many people moving together, it naturally took longer.
Moreover, carrying the food for all these people was not an easy task.
“This is also spectacular.”
It was not a common sight to see so many people lighting a campfire and camping out at the same time.
If it were a war, they would have to hide their actions, but it seemed like the Shinki Investigation had no intention of hiding the fact that they were moving from the Demonic Cult.
Well, that's true.
Even if you hide this, will it be hidden?
There's no way to hide the army's movements. Everyone with eyes will see them. Perhaps the Demonic Cult is still monitoring them. No, it's almost certain.
'Are you watching from far away?'
I thought about raising the bar, but I don't think it's necessary. Killing a few rascals won't affect the overall situation…
If it's the Demonic Cult, they should be able to extract a lot of information just by cutting off contact information.
More than that… … .
“This tastes so fucking bad.”
It was porridge made with beef jerky and rice. It was supposed to be dinner, but it wasn't prepared by a stew master. It was more like a mashed potatoes soup made with whatever was on hand, so it was barely enough to satisfy my hunger.
“Tsk.”
Wi Yeon-ho grumbled as he shoved the porridge into his mouth.
You can't make excuses for not being able to fight because you didn't eat properly, right?
“Is it delicious?”
“……Is there anything that tastes bad in your mouth?”
"Don't you know! Beggars are so sensitive to taste. When you beg all over the neighborhood, you learn to detect even subtle changes."
“If I just listen to you, there’s nothing a beggar can’t do.”
“A beggar who can’t do something will starve to death.”
It seems like a strangely fitting statement.
“How much longer is it until Cheonghae?”
Zhuge Liang answered the question of Pengduoguk.
"At this rate, we'll arrive tomorrow. If we hadn't camped, we would have arrived this morning."
“……It’s not that far?”
“You have to think of it as being right in front of your nose.”
Tension appeared on Peng Do-geuk's face.
"But can we really be this calm? If they're not stupid, they could launch a surprise attack."
“How?”
"huh?"
Zhuge Liang looked at Peng Dujiu with pitiful eyes.
"Just as this side has a large army, so does the other side. When such people move, even if you don't want to, you'll know. Besides, it's impossible for the military to not be on guard."
“Well, that’s true. But only a select few…”
"To launch a surprise attack on such a large army, you need a suitable number of troops. There's the option of the bishops personally taking the lead and launching a surprise attack, but…"
Zhuge Liang's gaze turned to Wei Yanhu.
“……I wouldn’t do something so stupid. If I didn’t want to waste my energy unnecessarily.”
A surprise attack by a small force of strong men would undoubtedly result in casualties, even for a large army like this. The problem is that even that small force can't retreat. Because of Wei Yanhu.
“Don’t worry, if you have even a little bit of thought, you wouldn’t do something like that.”
At that moment, Jang-il suddenly turned his head.
"why?"
“No. I thought it would usually pop out around this time.”
“…….”
“…….”
This guy is definitely an idiot.
“What did you hear?”
“Oh, no, I just have a feeling…….”
Zhuge Liang sighed deeply.
"If you're going to talk nonsense, at least get some sleep. Physical fatigue can be relieved with exercise, but mental fatigue can't. You don't plan on saying you died from a stab wound because you weren't feeling well, do you?"
“Speaking of obvious things…….”
Wi Yeon-ho was quietly watching everyone grumbling.
Even though they weren't speaking to each other, tensions were running high. That's why they were trying to ease the tension by talking nonsense like this.
'Why not?'
You have to fight with your life on the line.
They too have fought in many battlefields alongside Wei Yanhu, but the horrors of the battles they will now face will be incomparable to anything they have experienced so far.
perhaps…….
After tomorrow, this group may never meet again. I desperately suppress my anxiety and pretend to be calm.
The moment Wei Yanhu sighed and was about to open his mouth, he felt a presence behind him.
hmm?
Wi Yeon-ho turned his head.
"father?"
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The wise man was approaching them with a smile.
“Is the food edible?”
“……Are you seriously asking this?”
"Tsk tsk, I raised you too well. Back in the war, we'd fight over that much food. You ate it so tastelessly… Ah, Musan. I'm sorry."
Wi Jeong-han looked embarrassed as he saw Musan chewing on raw rice instead of eating porridge with meat in it.
"it's okay."
“Ahem.”
Wi Jeong-han, who had cleared his throat, turned his head and looked at Wi Yeon-ho.
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
"yes."
Normally, he would have been able to pull a fight and say he was going to sleep, but the circumstances were what they were. Wi Yeon-ho followed Wi Jeong-han without a word.
Wi Jeong-han, who had moved to a place with few people, sat down in the shade of a tree.
“Sit down.”
"yes."
Wi Yeon-ho also found a suitable place to sit.
And then there was no word.
Talk to each other.
He knew he had to say something, but getting the words out wasn't easy. Wi Jeong-han looked back and forth between Wi Yeon-ho's face and the floor.
“I have something to ask you.”
“Okay.”
“That guy called the Great Demon Emperor.”
"hmm?"
When the name came up here, Wi Jeong-han looked at Wi Yeon-ho as if he was surprised.
“Why that guy?”
“What kind of person was he?”
“What kind of person is that…….”
It's a difficult question to answer. But it's also an easy one.
“It won’t be difficult. You look just like your brother.”
"……is it so?"
“Yeah. They look alike.”
Enough to make it stick.
Their appearance and personality… are so similar.
That is why Wi Jeong-han sometimes looked at the coral and fell into memories.
"He was trustworthy. And somehow, he was someone I looked up to. Yes, just like your brother."
“So that’s why you like my brother so much?”
“No. That’s not it.”
Wi Jeong-han shook his head.
“Coral is my child. What father wouldn’t love his own child?”
“Me?”
“……You are so much like me.”
The wise man made a face that said he was tired of it.
"Seeing myself in my children isn't always pleasant. Sometimes, it feels like I'm being confronted head-on with my flaws, hidden behind pretense. So, I tried to change them somehow…"
“You failed.”
“It was a huge failure.”
Wi Jeong-han sighed.
If he had been more attentive to Wei Yanhu, perhaps things might have been different. While things might have gotten worse, Wei Yanhu might not have found himself in such dire straits.
“Yeonho, I…….”
“Oh, I think I know what you’re going to say. Don’t say that.”
Wi Yeon-ho waved his hand firmly.
“…….”
“It’s a little ticklish, actually.”
I know what the wise man will say.
I guess he's trying to say sorry.
But Wei Yanho didn't want to hear such words.
“Yeah, I see.”
“I was just unlucky.”
"……luck?"
“Yes, luck.”
Wi Yeon-ho said calmly.
“If I hadn’t been unlucky enough to enter that cave, I wouldn’t be here now, but lying down in Guangdong, sleeping.”
“Hmm.”
“If my father hadn’t met that person, wouldn’t he have gotten involved in this?”
“So you were unlucky?”
"Yes. I was just unlucky. That's why I got involved. So, Dad, you have nothing to feel sorry about."
It's so easy to say.
If someone else had said something like that, I would have absolutely refused to listen. But aren't those the words of the person who suffered the most from that fate?
So what can I say?
"so……."
Wi Jeong-han looked at Wi Yeon-ho quietly.
“Do you really think you were unlucky?”
"hmm……."
Wi Yeon-ho sighed.
I'm out of luck.
Yeah, I was unlucky.
Had it not been for a series of coincidences, Wei Yanhao might have remained a mere slacker in Guangdong. While his current situation might be a triumph for others, for Wei Yanhao, it's nothing more than the burden he's shouldered.
But can we really say that we were just unlucky?
Because Wi Jeong-han happened to meet the Great Emperor of Daema, he was able to get a brother named Wi San-ho.
Because Wei Yanhu happened to enter the cave, he was able to meet his master.
“I don’t know if I was unlucky or lucky. But I do think so.”
“What do you think?”
“Even if I could go back in time, I would still go into that cave.”
Because that's how we can meet.
Baek Muhan, and other relationships.
Wi Jeong-han smiled softly.
"Even if I were to go back in time, I wouldn't hesitate to take care of Coral. No matter what anyone says, Coral is my child."
“He’s my older brother too.”
"yes."
Nothing has changed.
Even if Wei Yanhu learned of Wei Shanhu's origins, even if the world knew who he was, even if the Heavenly Demon descended upon his body.
Nothing has changed, nothing.
They are still family.
“Yeonho.”
“Yes, Father.”
"I know it's a stretch. I know I shouldn't be saying this to you. I also know that as your father, all I have to say is to cut off his head without hesitation."
Wi Jeong-han closed his eyes tightly.
Role as a father.
He has never achieved it. He always burdens his children.
But even so… … .
"But I… I wish my whole family could be together again just one more time. Even if we can't live like that anymore…"
Wi Yeon-ho smiled brightly.
“Don’t worry.”
“Hmm?”
“That will happen.”
Wi Yeon-ho's voice was firm.
"Let's go back to Guangdong. As soon as this is over, no matter what others say, we'll just go back. Father, Mother, Brother, and Su-ryeon, all together. Let's go to Guangdong and live like that, no matter what happens to Kang-ho."
It's a word that makes me laugh just hearing it.
“Could that be possible?”
“I will make it so.”
Wi Yeon-ho laughed.
As innocent as before.
"This might be the last time I do this in my life, so I need to make sure I do it right. But when this is over and I go back, don't ask me to do anything. I've done everything I needed to do in my life."
“I don’t think I can stand seeing that…….”
“Do your best.”
“Ugh.”
Wi Jeong-han chuckled.
Even in this situation, the person who can say such things is his child.
Endlessly affectionate, endlessly proud… … .
A lazy bum from the Guangdong Wei family.
“Let’s do that. Let’s all go back together.”
"yes."
Wi Jeong-han and Wi Yeon-ho both stood up from their seats without saying a word.
“Then I’ll go.”
“Okay, get some rest.”
Wi Yeon-ho trudged back the way he had come. Wi Jeong-han, following a few steps behind, had a painful look on his face.
'Could that be possible?'
Can we all live happily together again?
I know it sounds like a dream.
It's a war where the odds of losing are higher than winning. The most likely outcome is that not a single person will survive. Even if we're lucky enough to win, not everyone will survive.
Still, Wi Jeong-han dreams.
I dream of returning to Guangdong and living together with everyone.
Wi Yeon-ho is lazy, Wi Jeong-han is yelling, Wi San-ho is harshly criticizing, and Han Sang-ah is protecting Wi Yeon-ho…
I'm talking about the sight of Wei Su-ryeon watching that scene while giggling.