Absolute Regression Chapter 216

Episode 216: Are you scared of the evil Soma?

The next morning, a carriage secretly left Cheonmasingyo.

It was the carriage ridden by the Black Sword, the Evil Demon, and the Poison King.

And there were two people watching from afar. They were Cheonma Geomwoojin and General Sima Myeong.

“I must now step down from my position as Commander-in-Chief.”

When he looked at him with an expression asking what Geom Woo-jin meant, Sima Ming smiled in self-mockery.

“I never imagined that Lee Gongja would make the Poison King howl in the Great Battleground. I knew that Lee Gongja was extraordinary, but I never thought that he would even be able to take down the Poison King.”

Geum Woo-jin nodded.

“Me too.”

“There’s another shocking thing. I never thought the leader would allow this.”

“What can I do? I promised.”

Sima Ming knew that Geom Woo-jin was a man who never broke his promises. That was why he should have cut him off right from the start, but he gave him the opportunity to become the Poison King.

‘Did the leader possibly anticipate this would happen?’

Sima Ming thought that might be the case. He had no idea what Jian Wujin was thinking about the Jian Wu Jian.

“While this is going on, I will fully disclose the information to the second.”

“Yes, we will definitely support you at Tongcheon-gak.”

“Prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.”

Of all the possible situations, there are two most serious ones. The mission is successful, but it is revealed that it was Cheonma Shingyo who dealt with Yalulhan, or Geommu Geuk and the two Majons fail to kill him and are put in danger.

In both cases, the repercussions would be serious. The Sado Alliance would not be able to start a war against the Cheonma Sect, but they would demand appropriate compensation, and if they did not accept it, they could end up joining hands with the Murim Alliance. It would also be a serious problem if the Geommu Geuk or the Majons were killed or seriously injured.

How could Geumwoojin not know this fact? He still gave permission.

‘Do you wish for the martial arts world to become unstable because of this incident?’

Sima Ming knew that one day, Geom Woo-jin would draw his sword against the martial arts world. It suddenly occurred to him that perhaps he was trying to use this incident as a starting point.

In any case, one thing was certain. It wasn’t just the demons that had changed. I couldn’t say anything about the Heavenly Horse, but he had definitely changed, too. I could tell just by looking at that carriage here, which would have never left.

‘Lee Gong-ja, please be sure to succeed and come back.’

And the wind of change was blowing not only within the Cheonmasingyo but also towards the martial arts world.

* * *

The person driving the carriage was Seo Dae-ryong.

When I went to Seo Dae-ryong last night and told him that we should leave together tomorrow, he started joking.

“No! How dangerous a place are you going to take me to this time?”

“It’s nothing. Just drive the carriage or something. And run some errands later.”

“That makes it even more suspicious. It smells like something dangerous.”

“It must be the smell of adventure. It’s the smell of growth, and it’s also the smell of memories.”

“When all that comes together, it smells dangerous. Sorry, but I won’t go! My lifelong adventure is over after winning the Little Dragon Championship. Didn’t I tell you that I’ll spend the rest of my life bragging about that?”

“It has to be you.”

“There are so many mines in our school?”

“This matter is one that will affect me, my school, and the fate of the martial arts world. I need someone I can trust to keep my secret until death. At least there won’t be any villainesses trying to seduce you.”

“You’re poking me in the wrong place again.”

The one word that decisively moved him was this.

“I’m going to handle that case.”

Then, all the playfulness disappeared from Seo Dae-ryong’s expression.

“Then I should go.”

So, Seo Dae-ryong came by carriage this morning with the determination to punish the mastermind behind this incident.

“But why do you want to take a carriage? You two are going to the light rail.”

“Because it’s not just the two of us going.”

“yes?”

Seo Dae-ryong glanced inside the carriage and was startled. He dragged me away from the carriage and whispered.

“Why are those two in the carriage?”

“That’s because you’re going with me to help me.”

“You didn’t say that the carriage I had to drive was the carriage that the evil soma and the poisonous king were riding in! Tell me everything quickly. Who on earth are the enemies?”

“Yellow.”

Seo Dae-ryong blinked his eyes for a moment and asked.

“I only know one Yal-han… right? Hey, why are you joking so harshly? Please tell me it’s not true.”

I said this the moment he suddenly turned around and started to run away.

“You tell that child yourself. We have avenged your family.”

Seo Dae-ryong turned around again. He walked towards the stable with slumped shoulders and said.

“If you say so, I can’t not go!”

I know that Seo Dae-ryong was being needlessly naughty. It must have been scary, but he was not the type of man to avoid something like this.

He will want to avenge his child, and more than anything, it was a journey he shared with me. Last time we left school, he became a disciple of the Blood Heavenly Demon and the winner of the Little Dragon Fight.

Seo Dae-ryong was needed for this job. Even this carriage right now is an example. If I had driven the carriage, the carriage with the evil Soma and the Poison King would have been filled with a suffocating silence.

The evil soma and the poison king hadn’t said a word since they first greeted each other when they got on the carriage. They really weren’t that close.

It was expected from the beginning. And I didn’t try to make the two of them close on purpose. If there was an opportunity, they would become close, otherwise, when we went back, it would be this cold.

“All information about them has been received from Tongcheon-gak, and we plan to receive additional information.”

Although he didn’t tell the two people, Eunwol, led by Gowol and Pungcheon, was also actively gathering information about this incident. The two of them also decided to join him at the scene and help with this incident.

“The place we’re going now is where the golden pig Ji-saeng who made the fresh vegetables is. I’ll tell you the plan when we get there.”

“The plan will be made according to the wishes of the engineer.”

The Poison King glanced over at the polite reply from the evil soma. It seemed like he wanted to say something, but he held back because of the evil soma.

– Let me ask you one thing. Why does the evil Soma like you so much?

– But why do you send a message instead of saying it out loud?

―I’m not even close with that person, how can you ask that? Did you find out about my weakness? Why are you being so nice to me?

– If you speak in a voice, I won’t answer. Just ask like a man!

The Poison King turned his head to the window.

The evil soma noticed that the Poison King had sent a message to me and looked at me. I smiled and nodded to him once. Just exchanging glances like this made me feel good. It was really surprising.

The Poison King asked about something other than what was related to the Evil Soma.

“Will a plan that doesn’t exist now come into existence when it arrives?”

“If the military that isn’t there now arrives, it will be there.”

“Military? Sima Military?”

The Poison King did not know that Go-wol and the Feng-cheon Cult leader had become his people.

“No, I have military service too.”

“There’s already an army there?”

“To survive in this harsh world of martial arts, you need soldiers. Everyone has at least one soldier who can’t play baduk, right?”

The Poison King made a face that seemed incomprehensible. Normally, it would have been a moment when harsh words would have come out, but it seemed that he was holding back because of the presence of the evil Soma. There are also good points to these two being together.

-Are you scared, Soma?

I thought you were going to tell me not to laugh.

– Aren’t you scared? My heart races just looking at that mask.

It was an unexpected answer. Who would have thought that the Poison King would be so afraid of the evil Soma?

―Right now, Soma-sama is probably trembling as he looks at the Poison King’s poison pouch.

– No way. That person is not afraid of death.

I didn’t know that the evil Soma would be evaluated like this.

-What about the Poison King?

-I’m afraid of dying. Aren’t you the kind of person who is so scared that you can’t even come out of Cheon Dok Rim?

Are you afraid of dying? Or are you afraid of killing?

Instead of asking what I wanted to ask, I asked the Poison King something else.

“How do you feel about being released from the church after such a long time?”

The Poison King’s gaze turned outside the moving carriage.

“What are your thoughts? There was a time when I too wandered around the Central Plains to the point of boredom.”

“The Poison King?”

“Then did you get the position of Poison King from Cheondokrim? When I was young, I traveled all over the Central Plains to get poison.”

Why did he, who was like that, get locked up in Cheondokrim?

But I didn’t ask. When we become close enough to share our hearts, you will naturally find out. Listen to me on the day I reveal that I am a Mandokbulchim.

That was when.

The carriage suddenly stopped with an urgent neigh.

If it were a normal person, it would have come flying forward and crashed down on them, but Ma-zon was Ma-zon. The two of them remained in their positions calmly.

The Western Dragon of the Horse Riding Horse said urgently.

“Sorry! A deer suddenly jumped out from the bushes on the side of the road.”

“Since we’ve already started, let’s take a break. The horse seems surprised.”

I got out of the carriage with the two Amazons.

Seo Dae-ryong bowed to the two demons and apologized again.

The evil soma he was most afraid of could have come flying into the front of the carriage and crashed into it. What if the impact had shattered even a corner of the mask? Seo Dae-ryong’s face turned pale as if he was imagining such things.

To ease the tension, I formally introduced Seo Dae-ryong.

“I am the disciple of Elder Doma. I am currently learning the martial arts of Dokmun from the elder.”

The evil Soma was not surprised as he already knew, but the Poison King was surprised.

“A disciple of Thomas?”

It seems that it was surprising that this small, dwarf man was the next Bloodthirsty King.

It gave more strength to Seo Dae-ryong.

“He is also my right arm.”

The Poison King’s gaze turned to me. At the look in his eyes that said, “Even your right-hand man?” I spoke forcefully.

“I feel very secure because I have that friend.”

Then, the Poison King’s gaze turned to Seo Dae-ryong again. Naturally, Seo Dae-ryong felt a hundred times more burdened.

“Thank you for your kind words.”

Seo Dae-ryong bowed his head respectfully. At the same time, a sound of electricity flew in.

– Don’t do that! Please don’t let me be noticed by the Amazons! Treat me like I don’t exist!

When Seo Dae-ryong raised his head, I smiled and said.

“I also won the Little Dragon Tournament, which is a competition between the best reviewers of the political faction.”

I made sure to finish it by watching Seo Dae-ryong swear with his eyes and tell him to stop.

“I will meet you two again at the Amazon meeting in the distant future.”

Seo Dae-ryong, who had given up everything, looked up at the sky with a liberated face and smiled. I’ve teased you all, so it’s time to go.

“Okay, let’s go.”

We climbed back into the carriage.

Seo Dae-ryong, who had been driving the carriage excitedly until a moment ago, drove the carriage cautiously like a novice coachman. He was afraid that he would suddenly stop again like before.

I spoke loudly to the horse.

“If you keep going this slow, you’ll have to switch places with me. Do you want to come in here?”

The next moment, the carriage began to run at breakneck speed.

* * *

The carriage ran and ran.

In order to leave as little trace as possible, I camped without stopping in the village. When the alcohol and food I had prepared ran out, I hunted and cooked for the demons.

The king who tasted my cooking for the first time was amazed and said that I was good at everything.

So we continued driving and arrived at the area where the golden pig was.

There, at Anga, Gowol and the leader of Pungcheon Church greeted us.

The Poison King saw that the Fengchun Sect leader was there with Gowol and asked me.

-Why is the leader of the Pungcheon Church here?

-I have a special relationship with my military.

– They said that the leader of the Pungcheon cult left his position, and it was because of you.

– But why do you keep sending out telegrams? Speak confidently. Leader of the Fengchun Church, what are you doing here? What are you afraid of, the world’s most poisonous king?

– Are you doing this because you’re scared? It’s because you feel awkward.

– Is it okay to bark in front of all those people? Is it okay to be confident in front of your father?

– That’s what I have to do. I find these people uncomfortable.

Still, it was a moment when I felt that my relationship with the Poison King had developed. Because he was honestly telling me those feelings.

After the two Amazons unpacked in their respective rooms, I sat down with Gowol separately.

“You are amazing. You have even moved the heart of the Poison King.”

“It seems that what moved those people was more out of favor or curiosity toward me than loyalty to me.”

“I think that favor may have a greater power than loyalty.”

“That would be nice, though.”

I think my relationship with the Amazons is just beginning.

It is difficult to become truly close to someone. But it is even more difficult to maintain that close relationship. When the freshness and excitement of new people disappear, boredom and disappointment inevitably creep in. There is still a long way to go with the Amazons.

“This matter must be handled more carefully than any other matter.”

He knew better than anyone the seriousness of this matter.

“Actually, considering the abilities of Confucius and the Demon Lords, it is not difficult to deal with the four subordinates. The problem is to not leave any traces of our school in their deaths, and to not make Yalulhan nervous.”

It seemed like Gowol had already thought about many things.

“I will do as you planned.”

This is not a word to make you feel better. I intend to follow Go-wol’s words thoroughly. How to raise a good soldier? It’s simple. Do as he plans and make that plan successful. The more confident the soldier becomes, the better the next plan will be. I will just have to improvise and deal with the parts that go wrong in his plan.

“Our first objective is to create a new fresh vegetable garden. We recently hired someone to do the job.”

That’s why it’s useless to kill the lower-ranking people for a hundred days. Only by getting rid of the people who have tasted money through the fresh vegetables will the fresh vegetables disappear.

“Go-wol said with an expression that said he already had a plan.

“He who chases a deer cannot see the mountain. Killing him will ultimately be his own greed.”

I guessed his plan and smiled and said,

“I should let the person who likes immortals know that among immortals, there are also evil immortals.”