Absolute Regression Chapter 230

Episode 230 What was the first decision that came to mind?

A gust of wind blew, signaling the approach of a new destiny.

A number of thoughts crossed Visain’s mind.

The first thought that came to mind was doubt.

What if all of this is a scheme by the Demonic Cult to devour them?

But I soon erased that thought.

I don’t know about other people, but the person who experienced the sword play himself was not someone who would do something like that.

“You don’t have to intervene directly. Just do one thing.”

“What do you want me to do?”

“If I get rid of Yal-han, treat it as if you got rid of him.”

Visain was surprised. He didn’t know that asking for help would be like that.

“Why are you asking me that?”

“Of course, I hope that war does not break out between our school and the Guimeng.”

The war between the Demonic Cult and the Apostolic Alliance.

Bisain has imagined a war with the Murim Alliance, but has never thought of a war with the Demonic Cult. In terms of power, the Sadomasaki Alliance will be destroyed. Of course, the Demonic Cult will also suffer great damage. The Murim Alliance will never miss that opportunity.

‘You’re going to hand Yalulhan over to the Demonic Cult and kill him?’

The joy of killing someone with a borrowed knife was greater than the discomfort of not being able to kill my nemesis with my own hands and leaving it to someone else. My pride was hurt. If I had to kill him, shouldn’t I be the one to kill him?

Hiding such feelings, Visain expressed his troubles for other reasons.

“The lord won’t believe that I killed him.”

“I can make you believe it. At least you can cover this up.”

It wasn’t just words. Geommugeuk believed in Bisain’s abilities and potential.

After a moment, Visain asked.

“Can you get rid of the yaruhan?”

“That’s something I’ll take care of.”

The gaze of the sword dance turned to the Apostle Alliance. The torches, lit without any gaps, were guarding the night of the Apostle Alliance.

“You or I, it’s not easy for us to take that place. Those who already occupy that place don’t like change and don’t trust us. You can’t take it without effort. If you take it easily, it will be taken away easily.”

Visain, who had been thinking for a moment, spoke resolutely.

“I refuse. If you have to get rid of him, I will get rid of him.”

Visain turned around and walked away. Geommugeuk spoke from behind.

“If you change your mind, come here at midnight. I’ll come every day.”

The visa holder disappeared into the darkness without a word.

* * *

“What is the reaction to the Meng Zhou War?”

Cha-hwan answered Yal-han’s question.

“It’s quiet.”

Yal-Han did not have an army. He judged and decided everything by himself. When someone asked him why he did not have an army, he answered like this.

He said that he had been doing well without the military, so he did not know if he really needed it. It was an arrogant remark, but as his words became known, the number of people who followed him within the Apostolic Alliance increased.

“With the deaths of Jisaeng and Aecha, there was a big hitch in our income. The fresh vegetables that Jisaeng used to make can be taken over by someone else, but the problem is the Gwangpok that Aecha and Jindok Geosa made and sold. With Jindok Geosa’s death, the production of Gwangpok was halted. Why didn’t you get the Gwangpok production method from Jindok Geosa in advance?”

The exchange was incomprehensible. If it was Aecha, I don’t know, but if it was Yalulhan, he would have gotten it long ago. Jin Dok-geosa was very afraid of Yalulhan.

“What would you think if that happened?”

“I thought it was thorough.”

Yal-Han stared at Cha-Hwan with cold eyes. Cha-Hwan instinctively felt that his answer was wrong.

“A leader who takes what his subordinates have can never be the best leader.”

Cha-hwan made a moved expression. His expression showed how moved he was and how much he respected Yal-han, but Yal-han thought it was just a habitual emotion.

Easily moved. Easily respectful. This is an attitude that Yalulhan doesn’t like very much.

But at least there was no deception in this habitual excitement of the exchange, so he was kept by his side. There was a definite temperature difference in the hearts of the two people looking at each other.

“You can’t be greedy! We have a long way to go!”

“yes!”

Then the subordinate reported from outside.

“The rain god has come to visit.”

A faint smile appeared on Yalulhan’s lips. He had a feeling that he would come, and his prediction was right.

“Bring it!”

And he motioned for Cha-hwan to step back.

“I will step aside.”

After the exchange, a visa was issued and a few minutes later, Visain came inside.

“Welcome, Prince Rain.”

“Your Majesty, how have you been?”

In the midst of the tense atmosphere, the two people’s gazes were intertwined in the air. The two were mortal enemies that everyone acknowledged. Everyone thought that one of them would die by the other. They just didn’t know when that would be.

“I’m not sure if I’m wasting your time since you’re busy.”

“Our Confucius is busier than you. Now, please sit down.”

The two sat across from each other at the table. Sibi brought out tea, but Visain didn’t even touch the teacup.

“I heard the story about the night market.”

“The resistance was so strong that I couldn’t help it.”

“You’re not pushing too hard, are you?”

A reprimand was embedded in a gentle question.

“The Extreme Squad may be a bit rough, but that doesn’t mean they are people who enjoy killing on purpose.”

Yulhan led the Extreme Corps. From now on, if he spoke wrongly, it would be insulting the Extreme Corps, so he shut Bisain’s mouth with these words.

Bisain stared at Yalulhan quietly. If you only look at Bisain’s face, it looked fierce, but Yalulhan’s two eyes, which contained no emotion, overwhelmed that fierceness.

Visain had to admit that he had been afraid of Yalulhan until now. He had never shown his emotions, so he had no idea what was going on in her head. He was even more afraid because he didn’t know.

“People’s hearts are truly unfathomable. The Great Night Ark, who has devoted his entire life to the Bone Bound, is joining hands with the Murim Alliance. To be honest, I’m scared. When I become the leader, there’s no way to prevent another traitor like that from appearing, right?”

“The non-confucian scholar has a great character and will lead the blind well.”

“It’s not that the leader was betrayed because he was not a good person.”

Yalulhan read some provocation and confidence from Bisain. Yalulhan’s misunderstanding deepened from this unusual appearance.

‘It seems the Apostle Leader has given him a warning.’

I would have told him that an invisible war had begun.

Yalulhan didn’t know that this unusual attitude was due to Geommu-geuk and not the leader of the Apostles.

‘Can a punk like you really lead the Sado Martial Arts Society?’

‘When I’m your age, I’ll be a much bigger man than you.’

‘Even when you grow up, you will still be a kid. You will never be able to sit in the leader’s seat.’

These were the sincerity contained in the eyes of the two people. However, soft words that were different from their hearts came out of their mouths.

“I made a slip of the tongue that could have caused a misunderstanding.”

“No. I was overly sensitive because of the issue. I apologize.”

After offering a sincere apology, Visain stood up from his seat.

“I should get up before I make any more mistakes.”

Before leaving, Visain left a word.

“I only trust you, Lord Danju.”

Yalulhan nodded his head firmly.

Visain left the room. I thought I should meet Yalulhan at least once before making a decision. I expected that seeing Yalulhan would make the decision easier, but it was still difficult.

If he wanted to become the leader of the Apostles, he had to kill him. But was that time now? And with the help of the Demonic Cult’s sword?

When I defeated Seok Gwan-chu’s grandson and became his successor, I was confident that I would be able to do well in anything in the future.

I realized that I still had never made a big decision that would change my life.

The visa holder who came out looked up at the sky. The weather had been gloomy for the past few days.

* * *

The next day, while I was eating at the inn, the sound of the bell rang again.

-If you eat at the same place you meet, you’re a perfect candidate for assassination.

It was the sound of a sword dance.

-If you couldn’t even endure it for a day and came here like this, why did you say you would wait at that cliff?

-Waiting is waiting. I came here to persuade you now. Because our fate depends on this matter.

For a moment, Visain’s chopsticks stopped. He took a sip of alcohol as an accompaniment. One of the Sado 13 Rangs who was watching asked with concern.

“Do you have any concerns?”

“What?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Do you think I could become the leader of the Apostles?”

“What are you talking about? Of course, the next leader is Confucius.”

“What I am saying is, if I become the leader, will I still be the leader ten years later?”

For a moment, Ilrang hesitated to answer. Bisain could tell. The being that made him hesitate was none other than Yalulhan.

Illang answered.

“We will keep you safe for the rest of your life.”

After Visain smiled, he started using his chopsticks.

The sound of the sword dance came flying in again.

-Those people will all die too.

-There’s no need to involve other people to convince me.

– I’m saying that it’s not just your problem. It’s the same for me right now. The people I’ve liked, the people who were close to me. My failure will be their failure. Even if I don’t want it to be.

Visain didn’t answer. The swordmaster didn’t press him any further. Instead, he asked to see him again.

-I have something to say. See you at the cliff later.

* * *

“Why did you ask to see me?”

At midnight, Visain appeared on the cliff.

The sword dance that had arrived first was looking at the stars twinkling in the night sky.

“It’s been cloudy for the past few days and I couldn’t see the stars, but today they’re so clear.”

Visain followed the gaze of the swordsman and looked up at the night sky. The stars were truly pouring down.

After a long time, Geommugeuk spoke first.

“I tell people something. My magic doesn’t break tables.”

Visain turned his head and looked at Geommugeuk. Geommugeuk continued speaking while still looking up at the sky.

“I can’t stand seeing the powerful trample on the weak. When I see that, I can’t stand it, whether it’s from the main sect, the right sect, or the evil sect. I don’t know if you know, but Yalulhan’s subordinates created something called Shinsunchae to toy with the youth and lead them to ruin. They created a drug called Gwangbok to lead innocent people to death. I can’t stand to see that kind of nonsense.”

Geommugeuk’s gaze slowly turned from the sky to Bisain. When their eyes met, Geommugeuk asked.

“What is your apostle?”

Visain was silent. He had a vague determination and ambition to rule the Apostolic Alliance well, but he did not yet have a specific governing ideology. Perhaps it was natural. Visain was still young.

“If I find that answer, this decision might become easier.”

Today, the sword dance performance left first.

Visain continued to stand there for a long time, late into the night.

* * *

The next day, Visain was the first to arrive at the cliff.

And as soon as he saw the sword dance, he spoke coldly.

“Do you know what you are trying to do?”

It was a quiet word, but it contained the anger that he had not been able to express yesterday.

“Do you know what it would be like to kill him? If it were easy, would I have endured it like this, knowing full well that he would kill me someday?”

“I know it’s difficult.”

“No, you don’t know. I’ll tell you why I don’t know. I heard something from the leader before. He said that Yalulhan has absolute masters, so you shouldn’t take him lightly. I’ll tell you the name of one of them.”

“Who is that?”

“Five Thunder God Swords, Baekhang.”

The sword dance was a surprise.

“He’s still alive?”

He was a former member of Sapa and a true master who ruled the Sado martial arts world at the time.

“So, leave when you are well. Go back when your legs are still intact.”

Then Geommugeuk said something unexpected.

“We are aware of one person from our church.”

“Who do you know?”

“The bloody cycle of kalpas is over.”

This time, Bisain was surprised. He was truly the worst of the worst, having caused a bloody disaster by killing hundreds of the sect’s unarmed men in one place. His martial arts skills were not comparable to the Oroeshin Sword, but his wickedness was indescribable.

“These two might not be the end. Are you still going to do it?”

The swordsman nodded at the visa’s question.

“I will do it.”

Visain shook his head at the answer that didn’t hesitate an inch.

“You really are strangely crazy.”

“Even if I fail, you won’t suffer any loss. So why are you hesitating? Are you worried about me? Is that why you told me about the Oreushin Sword?”

Visain was slightly embarrassed.

“What are you talking about? Why should I worry about you?”

“Why are you angry? I was just asking.”

“That’s because you’re talking nonsense.”

Geommugeuk continued his persuasion in a soft tone.

“I know this isn’t an easy decision.”

“And yet you keep pushing me.”

“You know from experience, right? The bigger the decision, the more often than not, the first decision that comes to mind is the right one. If you ignore that primal feeling, you’ll end up shaking hands at the end of a fight. What was your first decision?”

After a moment, Visain answered.

“I was the one who suggested it.”

“Then let’s do it.”

Visain knew that the worries about this job would never end. Even after a month, even after a year, it would still be a worry. He just had to get over it.

And then the visa was thrown away.

“Okay. Let’s do it.”

I decided to take it easy.

If it weren’t for the sword dance, I wouldn’t be where I am today anyway.

Since you came here to ask me to repay your life debt, let’s repay that huge debt like this.

“Let’s do it!”

At least, he was someone who wouldn’t drag himself down to the bad side, because that’s the kind of person Geommugeuk was to him.

The sword dance was delighted. And he was grateful to Bisain for accepting his offer.

“Thank you. That was really well thought out. Without you, I wouldn’t have even thought of doing this in the first place.”

“I just hope that when I look back on this moment later, I won’t blame myself for making such a pathetic decision.”

Their gazes met in the air.

Geommugeuk spoke to him with eyes full of gratitude.

“Let’s not look back now. Later, when we become the Heavenly Horse and the Apostolic Leader, let’s look back then.”