Absolute Regression Chapter 609

Episode 609: What are you thinking about while sitting here?

Your father is in a closed hospital?

Not only Geommu-geuk, but also Kwon-ma and Il-hwa-geom-jon who had come with him looked at Sima-myeong with nervous expressions.
It had been quite some time since his father had entered the closed-door training.

“Did something happen?”

Sima Ming shook his head with a gentle expression at the worry over the sword dance.

“No. He went to the temple to practice.”

He also knows that his father has changed since he returned. He also knows that he has focused more on martial arts training than in his previous life. The fact
that such a father has entered a closed-door residence means that he is about to undergo a major change in his martial arts.
Has the Nine-Handed Demon Lord passed the ten-star level and entered the eleven-star level? Or is he trying to achieve the twelve-star level?

One thing was certain. My father before and after the closure would definitely have different abilities.

“Once my father leaves office, our school’s power will become even stronger.”

Then Sima Ming stared at the sword dance and asked.

“Are you anxious?”

How could that be? He was the one who wanted his father to become stronger than anyone else.

But what if that strength is directly connected to the unification of the martial arts world, as the question suggests?
Since he had already officially stepped forward to block his father’s unification of the martial arts world, Geommugeuk answered honestly.

“Because overflowing power will eventually burst out.”

Geommugeuk looked back at Kwonma and Ilhwageomjon.

‘You’re really full of energy.’

By any chance, these two demons who came with me today were the ones who were the most loyal to their father.

The most trusted swordsman by his father.
The swordsman who respects his father the most.

They would jump into war tomorrow, even if it meant making countless sacrifices, if it was their father’s order.

“I shouldn’t have told you, Heavenly King.”

The two demons only smiled faintly, knowing the meaning behind the joke of the sword dance.

When Geommu-geuk looked at Sima Ming again, he relayed his father’s words.

“If the young cult leader returns while I’m away, he told me to tell him this. While I was away…….”

Geommugeuk raised his hand and made a gesture to agree with the next words.

“Take good care of our school? I trust our son!”

“Your dreams are big!” said Sima Ming, imitating his father in a deep voice, with an expression on his face.

“Don’t have any accidents.”

Ilhwageomjon’s laughter was heard from behind.

“You still don’t know me. I’m not an accident person, I’m an accident recovery specialist!”

Geommugeuk looked back and asked Ilhwageomjon for help.

“You see? How well I handled this situation.”

Then Ilhwageomjon looked at Kwonma standing next to him and said.

“The training was done by Kwon Ma. Our young cult leader came out quietly after all the work underground was finished. Isn’t that right?”

The playfulness that flashed through Ilhwageomjeon’s eyes made Geommugeuk feel as wronged as he was.

“Even your Majesty the Sword Master is like this? You are really too much! I suffered so much while breathing in the dust underground. Don’t be ridiculous. Have you ever slept on a hard wooden bed? Have you ever been hit by a shoe? It’s because I am a man of few words that I can’t tell you everything…….”

As the story of the sword dance was about to get longer, Kwon-ma and Il-hwa-geom-jon said goodbye to Sima Ming.

“We will now withdraw.”

Sima Ming also received the greeting politely and gave a congratulatory speech.

“Go and get some rest.”

As the two turned around, Geommugeuk followed them.

“Let’s go together. I’m not finished speaking yet. See you later, sir.”

Just as Geommu-geuk was about to follow him, Sima Ming called him.

“Where are you going, Young Master?”
“Where are you going? It’s been a long time since I’ve been back, so now I have to meet people and have fun. Please believe me, I’ve had a hard time.”
“I believe that, but Young Master has work to do.”
“Me?”
“From today, Young Master must take over the work of the leader.”

Unexpected words came out of Sima Ming’s mouth.

“From this moment on, the young leader is the acting leader.”

Geommugeuk opened his eyes wide.

“Are you kidding?”
“The cult leader gave that order before he entered the closed room.”
“Until when?”
“Until the cult leader comes out of the closed room.”

No one knows whether closed-door training will come out tomorrow or in ten years.

“If you do this, will you come out in a year?”
“You have to do it by then.”

It was just then.

Ss …

The hidden Whiga revealed himself.

Step step step step step step!

Behind Hwi, a line of masters wearing the same attire appeared. They were the warriors of the Heavenly Horse Guards led by Hwi, and among them, the leaders who were allowed to enter the Heavenly Horse Hall. It was the first time for Geommu-geuk to see them all in one place like this.

They wore guard uniforms and had shields drawn on their chests, and inside the shields were drawn evil spirits modeled after the Heavenly Horse Spirit.

Hui bowed respectfully and swore loyalty.

“Hughestaeju Hwi, from now on, I will serve you with my life.”

No, Mr. Whee, why are you doing this?

Ssssssssut.

After formally greeting each other, they quickly disappeared.

As they disappeared, Kwon-ma and Il-hwa-geom-jon, who were about to turn around and leave, turned around again and politely gave them a congratulatory gift.

“Greetings to the acting leader.”

It was an attitude that was incomparably more polite than before. Although he was not the actual leader, the two demons had the manners to treat the leader. They were not making fun of him.

The sword dance could tell. What they thought of their father. There was an impassable wall between the leader and the sub-leader.

“No, isn’t your attitude changing too much in an instant?”

I hoped it would be taken as a joke, but Kwon-ma and Il-hwa-geom-jon were extremely serious.

“You two are discriminatory!”

Then the two Amazons said together, one after another!

“Please give the order.”

Since he didn’t accept the joke until the end, Geommu-geuk sighed and said. Originally, he was going to joke around and say, “Who was in charge of handling the accident?”, but he couldn’t do that because of the seriousness of the two people.

“Go and rest.”
“I will obey your orders.”

Kwonma and Ilhwageomjeon left Cheonmajeon along the bloody path.
Kwonma looked in this direction from far away in front of the gate. His eyes said this.

‘This is an important position, so do it well.’

Geommugeuk also nodded his head once with a playful expression.

‘Yes, Master.’

Since it was an order from his father, this could not have been a joke to his master.

Of course, that did not mean that Geommu-geuk would simply accept the offer.
Geommu-geuk spoke solemnly to Sima Ming.

“As acting leader, I hereby give you my order. I will entrust the acting position to you, Commander-in-Chief. Please take charge of our church from now on.”

Of course it didn’t work.

“The Master said that he would definitely say that, and told me to tell him that it was absolutely impossible.”

No, Father. Is this really so?

“There’s someone waiting in line!”
“Tell them to wait.”
“I haven’t even unpacked yet!”
“Do it after work.”
“No, I can’t. I have to go into the locker room too. Honestly, I’m the one who should be going into the locker room.”

This time, Sima Ming answered leisurely.

“He expected it too and said it was absolutely impossible.”
“Father! That’s too much!”

Sima Ming looked up at the Grand Historian and said.

“Should I go up to the position of Taesa?”
“Should I do my work in my father’s place? Should I just do my work comfortably here?”
“No. Even if I am acting as a substitute, I am still taking the place of the venerable leader.”

At Sima Ming’s firm words, Geomwu-geuk had no choice but to climb the stairs.
Geomwu-geuk did not sit down right away.
He stood next to the Grand Master and looked down at the empty seat for a moment. He thought of his father, who always sat here.

‘Father, you should have just sat here and laughed at me. How I missed that laughter.’

The sense of loss was even greater because it was the absence of someone who had always been there for me.

Geommu-geuk carefully sat down on the throne.
Then he sat there in silence and looked around at the sight.

Not long after I returned, my father had me sit in this seat. When he asked me how I felt, I said I had no feelings. That was true at the time.

But now, it felt completely different from then.
A strange trembling was spreading through my whole body.

‘Father, why did you give me this job?’

It was okay to leave the job to Sima Ming instead of entrusting it to him. Didn’t he leave it to Sima Ming and go on a trip together before?

So you still entrusted yourself with the role of acting leader?

‘Are you testing me?’

Whether he is qualified to become a cult leader.

Soon, Geommu-geuk’s gaze turned to Sima Ming.

“I am embarrassed and sorry to have to look down on you like this.”
“Please don’t say such things. You are currently taking the leader’s place.”
“What should I do first?”

Sima Ming walked to a table in the corner, where there were piles of papers.

“Is this something I’ll have to deal with for the rest of my life?”

Sima Ming responded bluntly to Geommu Geuk’s words.

“This is something that needs to be taken care of today.

The sword dance shouted into the air again.

“Mister Whee! Are you listening? Please tell my father! I’m going to have an accident! Please tell him that there’s going to be a huge mess!”

The only person who can enter the closed training area is Hwi.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that word will get through. Unless there’s a war, or something urgent like that, nothing will be able to interrupt Father’s training.

Sima Ming began to report in earnest.

“First, I will report on the major incidents and accidents in the Central Plains.”

Of the many incidents that occurred throughout Central Plains, only the most important were reported.

All sorts of information were reported, starting with information related to the movements of the Murim Alliance and the Sadomaeng, as well as the trends of the major sects and the flow of the business world.

Where and how did the masters of the Murim Alliance and the Sadomaeng move? Which sects were in conflict? Which high-ranking sects joined hands.

After hearing all the reports, the next things to decide were waiting to be done.

“These are the things that require your permission. First, we need to increase the number of Hanam Branch troops. This is to respond to the increase in the number of personnel in the Hanam Branch of the Murim Alliance.”
“How much did the Murim Alliance increase?”
“Ten.”

Hanam was a political sphere of influence. That is why our church and the Apostolic Alliance operate branches and chapters with relatively small numbers. They recognize each other’s sphere of influence.

“Is there a need to react to the change in personnel of ten people? Wouldn’t it just provoke the Murim Alliance?”

I thought maybe Hanam was worried because he was far from the main office, but
Sima Ming gave an unexpected answer.

“Rather, staying silent will provoke them.”
“What do you mean?”
“This response is more like a conversation. It’s letting them know that we’re also watching their movements. We know that you’ve increased the number of people by ten. So we’re also increasing the number of people by this amount. But if we don’t respond, that’s a warning signal. It means that our school’s internal information network isn’t working properly.”
“Then isn’t that good news, not a warning signal?”
“No, they don’t want our school to change.”

I didn’t know that Tongcheon-gak paid attention to such delicate details.

Perhaps because it was the first decision on the first day, Sima Ming left the decision to Jianwu Ji.

“How many people should we send?”

We were going to send only five people.

“Shall I send a thousand people to surprise you?”
“Sure.”

As if that was really the case, Sima Ming quickly took the next document and spoke.

“I’m joking!”

How could Sima Ming not know that it was a joke?

“It’s a shame. It was a golden opportunity to deploy a thousand men to Hanamjidan.”

On the other hand, Geommugeuk knew very well that his words were not just a joke.

“Do you wish for it too, sir?”
“What are you talking about?”
“I mean my father’s martial arts world unity.”
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“I thought you would be the most honest when I sat here and asked you.”

After a moment, Sima Ming answered.

“I want to see the leader’s martial arts.”

It means that I wish my father would become the unified martial arts master.

Perhaps Sima Ming wanted more than anyone else to help his father unify the country, because that would be his greatest achievement as a military man.

I didn’t dig deeper into it. It wasn’t a story I was looking down on.

“Okay, what’s next?”

Was it because it was my first time doing something like this?
Time passed by in an instant.

“Time is up. Let’s stop here for today.”

It seemed that there was a set time for dealing with Sima Ming.

“There’s still a lot of work left to do?”

I didn’t even finish a third of the work I brought.

“Let’s continue tomorrow.”
“If you do it with your father, will you be able to finish it all in time?”
“Usually.”

The sword dance took place in the Taesa Temple and said:

“I understand now. Why did Father guard the Taesa so closely? Even if he wanted to run away, he had too much work to do and couldn’t go.”

I vaguely knew that he had a lot of work to do, but I didn’t know that he had this much to deal with.
If he didn’t have a serious sense of responsibility, he wouldn’t be able to pay attention to each and every one of them.

“You did well for your first day.”

Sima Ming saw a new side of the sword dance while working together today.

“You are much more thorough than I thought.”

Geommugeuk asked questions immediately when he didn’t know anything, and didn’t do things half-heartedly. He thought about it two or three times.

“It’s not because I’m meticulous, but because I have anxiety. What if I make a bad decision and things go wrong? What if my father or the military commander is disappointed?”

Sima Ming stared at the sword dance for a moment.

“The greater the anxiety, the greater the results. However, it will be difficult for the person involved. Then, take a rest.”

After Sima Ming paid his respects, he left Cheonma Hall.

Since there was still time left to finish the work, my father would have stayed here alone even after Sima Ming left.

‘What were you thinking about as you sat here? What were you thinking about most?’

I didn’t really notice it when
my father was there. Rather, I feel that his absence gave me the opportunity to understand him more.

‘I still miss you, Father.’