Absolute Regression Chapter 495

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“Which color do you think would suit me better?”

In each of Geommugeuk’s hands was a treasure.

In his left hand he wore the Iron Armor, and in his right hand he wore the Hwayang Armor. Both of these were the kinds of armor that martial artists would fight to obtain without hesitation.

“Shouldn’t we prioritize function over color?”

At Hwi’s cautious answer, Geommugeuk firmly shook his head.

“You don’t know what I’m talking about! No matter what, it’s important to have style. Think about it. You’re in a bloody battle where your life is at stake, and your clothes open up and your armor is exposed!”

Geommugeuk showed off the treasure he had thrown beside him.

“Just imagine wearing something so shabby inside! Ah, I’d rather just get stabbed.”

Geum Woo-jin looked at his son with a pitiful expression.

“It’s all because of my father that I can’t choose.”

Geum Woo-jin asked with a bewildered expression.

“Why me?”

“The first pair of wedding rings that you chose was the best. I can’t think of anything better than that. So, don’t you think you’d give it to your son?”

Of course, Geum Woo-jin made a face of incredulity.

“I will find it. A better and more awesome one.”

Geommu-geuk started to choose the clothes again. He chose the clothes again and turned around to ask.

“Which of these is better?”

However, Geum Woo-jin was choosing Hwi’s clothes. He knew full well that if he left it alone, he would never choose her.

“Try this on.”

“I’m fine, Reverend.”

“Try it on.”

“yes.”

While Hui was putting on the robe, Geommugeuk shook the clothes he was holding.

“There’s someone here! Am I wearing a robe that automatically cloaks me?”

Geum Woo-jin pretended not to hear and only paid attention to Hwi.

The armor that Geom Woo-jin chose for Hwi was the Muyeonggap. It was the lightest armor in the place. It was the most suitable armor for Hwi, who valued stealth and speed.

“It suits you well.”

Hwi’s eyes trembled as he looked at Donggyeong. It wasn’t because of his own appearance wearing the armor. It was because he saw the satisfied look of the cult leader reflected in the mirror.

“I don’t know if I should receive something so precious.”

“Take it.”

“yes.”

Of course, it wasn’t just the protective gear that was chosen for Whi.

Since it was obvious that if he were asked to choose, Hwi would choose the worst one, Geumwoojin even chose the weapon for him.

“Listen to this.”

What Geom Woo-jin handed over was a single dagger. The cold blade seemed as if it would cut through flesh and bones, and even the human heart, and there were unknown words engraved on the handle.

“It’s an extraordinary knife.”

“It is a pacification of the soul.”

Hui was startled by the word Jinhon. It was a dagger he had heard of. It was the best dagger known to all who used a dagger.

It was a dagger that was known to be better than the Cheon-ae-dan-sim that Geum Woo-jin had initially chosen.

“Why don’t you choose Jinhon? The cult leader will write it.”

“You know, have you ever seen me use a knife? Instead, don’t you use a knife?”

Hwi could tell. At first, even though he had seen Jinhon, Geumwoojin had chosen the second best Cheon-ae Dansim to give to himself.

‘Reverend!’

Geum Woo-jin held out the Jin-hon, and Hwi received it respectfully with trembling hands.

“Now, let me inject some internal energy. As you know, the first time is important.”

Hwi carefully injected internal energy into Jinhon.

Woof.

Jinhon vibrated in response to Hui’s internal energy. It was the moment of meeting his new master.

“ah!”

Hwi, who was not the type to express his emotions easily, couldn’t hide his admiration at this moment.

I could feel how good this Jinhon was just by injecting my internal energy into it once. It was the first time I had seen such a good knife. I felt confident that I would not lose to anyone if I fought with this knife.

‘Let’s do better in the future.’

Hwi wrapped a leather belt around his original armor. The leather belt contained several knives and several other items whose purpose was unknown.

After Hui pulled out a dagger, he stuck a spirit tablet in its place.

Then he turned back to Geum Woo-jin and bowed his head politely.

“Thank you, Reverend.”

He didn’t say anything else. No words could possibly express his feelings at the moment.

“It suits you well. Take a look around and take what you need.”

“This alone is enough.”

Hwi said firmly. Since he looked like he would give back everything he had given if he tried to give more, Geum Woo-jin did not press him any further.

Only after taking care of Hwi did Geum Woo-jin look at his son.

Why didn’t you choose me? I thought you’d be depressed.

“So, what do you think?”

The sword dance was already dressed in its own costume.

“I decided on the Black Dragon Armor to match the color of my father’s armor.”

Among the armors, the Black Dragon Armor was a great choice. And that wasn’t all. He was wearing everything that could be worn on his body, from wrist guards, to a belt that could be used to hang pouches on his waist, to knee guards, elbow guards, and even the armor of those who use martial arts.

“My father told me to dress properly.”

Then, Geom Woo-jin stared at Geommu-geuk and said.

“But I didn’t tell you to wear four layers of clothing?”

For a moment, the sword dance was startled.

“Really? You even learned the magic of talking to the guards?”

“Wouldn’t it be possible to know just by looking at the mirror without having to learn such magic?”

The sword dance stood in front of Donggyeong. His body was thicker than usual. Anyone could tell that he was wearing something.

“The price tag is a bit high.”

In fact, the sword dance was wearing four layers of robes.

“Who are you giving this to?”

“Who would give these precious items to? Oh, and as Father said, I was going to wear this black dragon armor. I will also wear this pair of wolves.”

If you look closely at the black dragon armor, you can see a black dragon drawn on it, and the pair of wrist guards have a beautiful picture of a wolf drawn on them.

“I gave up on wearing these things.”

When Geommugeuk tried to take off his robe with a pitiful face, Geomwoojin said.

“Okay. Since you’re already wearing it, take it.”

Then, Geommugeuk’s expression brightened.

“As expected! Our father is the best!”

The swordsman took off the protective gear and robes he had been wearing. Looking at the robes coming out of his body, he had gathered the best ones.

The sword dance drama wore the black dragon armor and the double-winged swords for itself, and the rest were carefully taken care of.

Geom Woo-jin silently watched his son like that. He pretended not to see him sneakily put the Blood Wind Light Sword between his clothes.

The sword dance group that had gathered the treasures brought the martial arts uniforms that they had prepared separately.

“Now, please wear this uniform over the robe.”

Where did they find them? They were martial arts uniforms made of Cheonjamsa. They were not as great a treasure as Geukpum Cheonjamsa, but they were martial arts uniforms of incomparable quality to ordinary martial arts uniforms.

It was a martial arts uniform that was lighter than regular martial arts uniforms, yet incomparably tough and breathable.

I gave the best to my father, and the next one to Hui.

“I don’t like that color.”

Hwi thought to himself.

‘You don’t have to do this. I’ve already lost to the cult leader.’

The three of them dressed up properly and stood side by side in front of the mirror. They were wearing the same patterned uniforms, although the colors were different, so they looked like they were disciples from the same school. Of course, Geommu-geuk did not make his father his teacher.

“From now on, I will call you the death sentence. Since my father looks younger, I will call you the second death sentence. Uncle Hui, I will call you the grand death sentence. Death sentences! Let’s go to the busiest market street in Chongqing. The young ladies will be lining up.”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk saw two people looking at him with longing, each with a different smile.

Yes, smile like that. Live like that. I will continue to make you laugh. Even if it is a lame joke, even if it is impossible to be funny, I will keep trying. Because even at this moment when we are laughing, time is passing. There is no time to frown.

Father strode towards the cave entrance and gave orders to Hui.

“Come back later and have everything left here moved to Cheonma Report.”

* * *

I could smell blood from the entrance.

Jin Ha-gun, the Demon Destruction Lord who entered the courtroom, hardened his expression. The fact that this bloody smell could be smelled even from outside meant that many people had died.

The martial artists guarding the entrance bowed their heads respectfully to Jin Ha-gun.

Jin Ha-gun entered the manor with the demon slayers.

The middle-aged warrior waiting in the yard was Zhou Que, the leader of the Moorim Alliance’s Central Committee.

“Welcome, Lord Jin.”

“Your Majesty, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.”

The attitude of the king towards Jin Ha-gun was very polite. Although he had not yet been officially appointed as the successor, it was a foregone conclusion that Jin Ha-gun would become the next leader. He continued to work as the Demon Slayer and steadily built up his reputation.

“What on earth is going on?”

“An incident has occurred at this famous villa, so I have come here in a hurry to ask for your help.”

Usually, when something happened, it was common for the Central Intelligence Agency to handle things first. The fact that they called me from the beginning meant that it was an important and serious matter.

“Okay, let’s go in.”

Ju-gwol walked towards the building with Jin-ha-gun. The smell of blood grew stronger as they approached the building.

“Yu Mingzhang is a famous sect even here in Chongqing. The leader of Yu Mingzhang is someone who values ​​negotiation, so he is respected by all the martial artists in Chongqing.”

As we entered the building, the interior was literally covered in blood. There was blood splattered everywhere.

“It seems like we were ambushed by someone.”

A trail of blood ran down the hallway.

Certainly, the way things were handled at the palace was different from usual.

Given that you’re saying it was a surprise attack, that means we still don’t know who the assassin is.

Usually, when asking for help from the Demon Squad, it is when a villain is revealed and it is difficult to deal with a high-ranking enemy with the Zidan force. But now, he called him without even knowing the villain. Why on earth?

And the reason became clear as soon as I opened the door and entered the main hall.

That place too was covered in blood.

Jin Ha-gun’s gaze was fixed on the wall behind him. There was writing in blood there.

Jin Ha-gun opened his eyes wide as he looked at it.

The world of magic.

If you were to ask which four letters would most surprise the Demon King, these four letters would be the correct answer.

Jin Ha-gun looked at the letters written in blood and asked.

“Where is the body from the famous store?”

I had to check right away if I was under attack.

“There is no body.”

Jin Ha-gun, who was looking at the letters, quickly looked up at the palace.

“There is no body?”

“Yes, there wasn’t a single body. Judging by the amount of blood left behind, it seems unlikely that they are alive.”

Jin Ha-gun’s gaze turned to the wall again.

“Who would do something so monstrous as taking the body of someone they killed? It must be the work of the demonic cult.”

Jin Ha-gun asked in a calm tone about the palace’s neatness.

“If I write down the name of the main character there, will it be considered a main character?”

Ju-gwol was inwardly embarrassed. He had thought that the Demon Destruction Lord would naturally consider it the work of the Demonic Cult.

“Who would dare to impersonate the Demonic Cult?”

“There have been incidents of people impersonating the Demonic Cult in the past. So don’t jump to conclusions.”

The king no longer asserted his own opinions.

“I was reckless.”

Whether it was the real work of Mine or the blame was placed on the Demonic Cult, this incident was not something to be overlooked.

Jin Ha-gun said to Ju-gwol.

“Call emergency immediately and deploy all of the unmanned personnel of the Zidan to this incident. Request cooperation from not only Chongqing but also all neighboring Zidan and branches, and thoroughly investigate anyone leaving Chongqing.”

“We will implement it immediately.”

The king, having received the order, ran outside.

Jin Ha-gun sighed lightly and looked at the writing on the wall again.

The world of magic.

Then, naturally, a person came to mind. When I see the word ‘mado’, there is someone who naturally comes to mind.

Your magic sword is soaked in blood.

‘Where are you now?’

* * *

The carriage continued south.

“Ah, so this is my farewell to Chongqing.”

If we run a little further, the carriage will be out of Chongqing.

“Are you really not going? Just play for three days and then leave. The women in Chongqing are so pretty.”

Then, Geum Woo-jin spoke softly.

“Sima Jun-gun is waiting.”

My father, who had always ignored my pointless jokes, finally listened to me. This was a sword dance that I could not miss.

“That is a remark that does not know the mind of the military leader. Military leader Sima must be really enjoying his rare freedom. Being one person underground and ten thousand people above ground is nice, but don’t you sometimes want to enjoy the ten thousand people above ground without the one person underground? Every morning, he stretches out in front of the Cheonma Hall and says, “It’s so good that the sect leader is not here! Sect leader, come back from Chongqing to play for three more days! That’s what he’s doing!”

A faint smile appeared on Geom Woo-jin’s lips, as if he was thinking of that Sima Ming.

Just then the carriage slowly stopped.

“Oh! You’re the only one who understands my heart, Uncle Whee! Are you turning the carriage?”

Of course, that’s why Whiga stopped the carriage?

“There are unmanned vehicles controlling the road ahead of me.”

When Hwi heard Geommugeuk’s words, he looked up and saw carriages and people lined up on the road.

From afar, the Murim Alliance warriors were checking pedestrians. Judging by the number of warriors, not three or four, but dozens, it was no ordinary checkpoint.

At that moment, a Tongcheon-gak official who was passing by disguised as a passerby handed a folded piece of paper to Hwi and disappeared into the crowd.

Hui relayed the message to Geommugeuk.

Geommugeuk unfolded the paper and checked the contents. The playfulness disappeared from Geommugeuk’s face in an instant.

“It is said that an incident occurred where all of the famous Zhang family members of the Jeongpa sect in Chongqing disappeared and the words ‘Madogeonha’ were written in blood on the wall.”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk saw the cold air passing through his father’s eyes. Whoever it was, he left behind words that should not be left behind.

Within, Geumwoojin quietly closed his eyes and spoke softly.

“Turn the carriage around.”

Absolute Return Episode 496