Absolute Regression Chapter 520

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Geommugeuk looked at Geomwoojin with his eyes wide open.

Geum Woo-jin’s eyes looking at his son were cold.

“… …Why me?”

Phew.

But the sword was stuck even deeper into Geommu-geuk. Blood dripped from the blade sticking out from behind his back.

“If you knew my son better, there was a chance you could have done something about it.”

Then, a blue light began to flow out from the wound where the blade had been stuck.

The division that began with him.

Jeeeeek.

Cracks began to appear on Geommu-geuk’s face. The cracks began to spread further and further, spreading like spider webs across his face, neck, arms, and body.

Swaaaaaaah!

At that moment, when blue light poured out all at once from the cracked area, there was a sharp cracking sound and the cracked things poured down in torrents.

The person who appeared inside was Kyo-Cheon. Behind the gold that had spread out like a spider web, wrinkles took its place.

Ssssssss.

Next, it was Geom Woo-jin who returned to his original form. The young Geom Woo-jin disappeared and returned to his original form. The sword that pierced through the stream changed into the Cheonma Sword.

Cool.

Blood spurted out of Kyo-Cheon’s mouth as he coughed.

At that moment, the trees surrounding it disappeared.

Knock knock, knock knock.

In the cough that followed, this time the rocks, birds, and the sky disappeared. The bridge of that time that stopped while trying to attack from behind disappeared.

And then, Geum Woo-jin’s older brother tried to disappear.

At that time, Geum Woo-jin placed his palm on Kyo-cheon’s chest and injected a ray of energy into him.

As Kyo-Cheon’s face relaxed slightly, his brother, who was about to disappear, stood there.

Geum Woo-jin looked at his brother without saying a word.

Although he was a brother in an illusion created by his own memories and the mind of Kyocheon.

Although his appearance had already changed from that of his youth to his original self, Geum Woo-jin’s face still had the same regretful expression as when he was young.

“Kueeeeek.”

As Kyo-Cheon vomited out the blood he had been holding in, his brother disappeared.

Geum Woo-jin watched his brother disappear with deep eyes.

And so the magic of welcome was broken and everything around disappeared.

Geumwoojin and Kyocheon were standing where they were originally.

In their original places stood the Geommugeuk, the Hyeolcheon Doma, and the Hwi.

Just a moment ago, when Geomwoojin suddenly disappeared, it was clear that he had fallen under Gyocheon’s spell.

Hwi showed up in a hurry, but Geom Woo-jin had already disappeared. No matter how much he trusted the leader’s abilities, he couldn’t help but worry because he was an escort.

At that time, Geommugeuk said to Hui:

“No one can harm my father now.”

However, knowing that this was Kyo-Cheon’s last move, the three of them waited for their father with nervous hearts.

Of course, the sword dance did not forget to make a joke.

“Even if it is a desperate measure, do you want to go alone with your father?”

At those words, Hyeolcheon Doma and Hwi smiled faintly.

And now the leader has appeared confidently, living up to those expectations.

Blood flowed out of Kyocheon’s mouth.

“… … How did you know it was me?”

In that situation, I thought that if I disguised myself as a swordsman, they would never notice.

The method of destroying this illusionary magic is through sword dance.

Moreover, that relationship was with his son. He thought he would never find him. The moment he tried to ambush him from behind, he stabbed him first.

Geum Woo-jin spoke to him with calm eyes.

“Didn’t you say earlier that you know what the welcoming magic is?”

It is said that they kill people by using the person who holds the biggest and deepest place in their hearts.

“I thought that was… your brother.”

I thought that Geum Woo-jin would be the one who buried his brother in his heart the most.

Kyocheon’s gaze turned towards Geommugeuk.

“… … The person who held the greatest and deepest place in the leader’s heart was his son.”

And above all, Geum Woo-jin knew that fact himself. That was why he was able to stab his son in the chest with confidence.

The moment he heard Kyocheon’s words, Geommugeuk’s eyes trembled. He was surprised and embarrassed before he was moved.

‘I am the person who holds the greatest place in my father’s heart?’

It was clear that his father had the greatest place in his heart. However, he did not expect that he would be the greatest in his father’s heart.

‘father!’

I’ve felt many emotions towards my father since returning, but I’ve never been happier than I am today.

On the other hand, the father was staring at the bridge without showing any emotion.

Geommugeuk was acting coquettish, thinking that it would be awkward if he got serious now.

“Of course it’s me! If I were to draw a picture of my father’s heart, it would be a little more than half, and then my second son would be half of that, and then my school would be half of that, and then my brother would be a little bit, and then the demons would be a little bit, and then the magic of the Nine-Handed Demons would be a little bit, and then my father’s dream would be a little bit, and then there would be a little bit of fishing. That’s how it would be.”

A smile appeared on Geom Woo-jin’s lips. He couldn’t see the smile because he had his back turned to Geom Mu-geuk.

Geum Woo-jin added to Kyo-cheon.

“If it was really him, he would have said ten times more than what you said earlier. And he wouldn’t have drawn his sword and killed the opponent to tell him to forget the past. He probably had something to say to my brother too.”

Bloodthirsty Doma could tell that the leader’s last words contained his true intentions.

Perhaps the leader wanted his son to speak for him to his brother, to explain his feelings better than he could.

He also said that he might have wanted his son to tell him how he should forget his brother. If it were him, he would have expected that from Geommugeuk.

Bloody Cheon Doma slowly walked to the side of Gyocheon. He was still standing in the same spot, pierced by the sword. Since he would die if he drew his sword, Geom Woojin did not draw his sword and gave Bloody Cheon Doma a moment to say goodbye.

“Master.”

Kyo-Cheon looked at Hyeol-Cheon-Doma with eyes that were losing their vitality.

The eyes of the Bloodthirsty Demon looking at his master were filled with regret and sadness.

Bloodthirsty Demon was able to guess what kind of illusionary magic he had used through the conversation before. It was a move that took advantage of the deep wounds of the past cult leader and himself.

“It must have been scary because it was the last welcoming ritual that Master had prepared. But it failed because neither Master nor I have ever raised a child before.”

The deep wrinkles of the bridge twitched weakly.

“Master, let’s meet again on good terms in the next life.”

It was the true heart of the Bloodthirsty Demon. Although he had made a big mistake this time, he still wanted to meet his master again in the next life.

“In this life, I will forget you from today. So let’s meet again in the next life. Let’s meet as a disciple of a small village in a rural area where there will be no fights over succession. I will serve you well then. Let’s have children and raise them well then.”

Kyo-Cheon’s eyes trembled. Just like the emotions he had felt since meeting Hyeon-Cheon Do-Ma this time, he could feel that this disciple was truly regretting his own death.

Kyo-Cheon left his last words after coughing up blood.

“… … Pretense until the end.”

With those words, Kyo-Cheon opened his eyes wide and died.

It is unknown what the Master’s true feelings were at the last moment, but since he did not acknowledge himself until the end, Blood Heavenly Demon felt relieved.

“When you look back, wasn’t it just a moment?”

Bloodthirsty Demon closed his master’s eyes with trembling hands.

“Please let go of your past grudges and rest in eternal peace.”

Geum Woo-jin slowly pulled out his sword, and Gyo-cheon fell backwards, blood spraying out.

Bloodthirsty Demon grabbed his body and laid him down carefully.

Bloodthirsty Doma did his duty until the end. He brought firewood, stacked it, and burned his master.

“It will be a grave that no one will visit, so you might as well fly away to the sky.”

Geommugeuk and Geomwoojin stood side by side and watched the scene.

Geommu-geuk could tell. Although it was for his father, the scar from betraying his master remained with Hyeolcheon Doma for the rest of his life.

A man who did not make excuses for the situation but obediently engraved the wound in his heart, a man who lived with his own misfortune, this man is Hyeolcheondo-ma.

Through this incident, my father must have realized how deep the wound was. This incident will change their relationship again.

It felt like Hyeolcheon Doma had somewhat sorted out his thoughts.

What about father?

The sword dance did not just pass by like this.

Bury the body, but don’t bury the wounds of the heart.

Because he had this belief.

“Father, did you see your uncle in that vision?”

Geum Woo-jin nodded silently.

“How was it?”

If you had asked me this question when I first returned, I would never have answered. I would have just turned away without even responding. Especially since it was a question related to my brother.

But now it was different. The unexpected words that came out of my father’s mouth.

“It was nice to see you after a long time.”

At that moment, Geommugeuk felt the deep regret his father felt.

It must have been because of this regret that my father wanted his children to fight for succession without shedding blood. My father must have missed his older brother too.

“I think it would have been nice for my uncle to see my father too.”

Geum Woo-jin looked at his son.

“I would have liked to tell my father this. My younger brother, you are doing so well. I am glad that you are leading the church. How do I know? You can tell by looking at my brother. He is my father’s eldest son. Where would the lineage of these wonderful eldest sons go? Oh, I should have gone into the welcoming ceremony with him. I had so many things to tell my uncle.”

Yeah, if he was that guy, he would have been this talkative there too. How could I have imitated that gossip?

“Oh, so, did your father go back to his youth?”

As Geom Woo-jin nodded, Geom Mu-geuk felt even more sorry.

“Ah! It was a golden opportunity to meet my father when he was young. I should have gone head-to-head with my father when he was young with this handsome face of mine. Even if I didn’t get the Nine-Handed Demonic Cult, I should have gotten that!”

I noticed this part too. If he was my real son, I could imagine how much he would have talked about his appearance when he was younger.

Hyeolcheon Doma looked at the sight and felt envious once again.

It was a sword dance performance that did not miss its appearance.

“Aren’t you jealous? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a son like that?”

How quick-witted he was. No, he had unknowingly told his master that he wanted to have children and live together.

If it was just the two of them, I wouldn’t be jealous at all. My family is my enemy. I would have responded like that. But I couldn’t say that in front of the cult leader.

“Don’t be jealous. Don’t you have other children?”

“Another child?”

Geommugeuk blew his whistle, filling his internal energy.

Then, from far away, someone came running towards us like the wind.

The person who ran in one stride was none other than Seo Dae-ryong. He was the one who had been waiting in hiding far away.

“I meet the leader.”

After Seo Dae-ryong politely greeted Geom Woo-jin, he looked at Hyeoncheon Doma. Today, he was more nervous about seeing his master than the leader.

Seo Dae-ryong’s feelings were already reflected in his expression.

“… …Master.”

Even from the trembling voice calling out for the Bloody Sword, you could tell how much she was worried about her master and how much she wanted to see him.

“Don’t you resent me for getting you involved in this?”

I had no choice but to call him when I got involved in the matter with my master, but I planned to protect him somehow. Fortunately, after that, Geommu-geuk and the cult leader came, so I didn’t have to worry about Seo Dae-ryong.

Seo Dae-ryong answered Hyeolcheon Doma’s question.

“How could this be something that Master brought in? It’s because of them. And don’t you feel sorry, Master? The disciple came and took care of it himself. Master, it’s all over. It’s not because he’s a capable disciple, but because he’s a timid and fearful disciple like me.”

The two people’s gazes met in the air. Geommugeuk felt that the two completely different people had some secret similarities.

“Seo, you didn’t hear that, did you?”

Because it was in front of my father, I treated Seo Dae-ryong as a footnote.

“What are you talking about?”

“Elder Thomas declared: Now my priesthood is one.”

For a moment, Seo Dae-ryong’s face came to mind.

On the other hand, he also relayed the story of Seodaeryong to Hyeolcheondoma.

“When we met earlier, Seo Ju-ju said that he would give his life for the sake of the Master. He was willing to become a dangerous bait.”

Seo Dae-ryong lowered his head. His face became even redder. This is why I like the Sword Dance Theater. If there was something I really wanted to convey, it was conveyed like this without fail.

The blunt master didn’t say anything, but it was enough to convey his feelings.

At that time, Hyeolcheon Doma said.

“If anything dangerous happens in the future, have the young cult leader do it.”

The surprised Seo Dae-ryong raised his head. Feeling the affection in his master’s joke, Seo Dae-ryong felt as if he was flying with joy.

“You heard it, right? You heard it clearly. It’s the official order from the Master.”

Geommugeuk spoke as if he was reporting to his father.

“Father, you heard that too, right? Then you should tell me. What do you mean to my child? From now on, you and your disciple will be in charge of all the dangerous work!”

A sneer formed on the corner of Geumwoojin’s mouth. That sneer, which always had many meanings, was saying this today.

You’ve had a hard time too.

That was the most wonderful laugh to end this event today.

Father walked out of there. Bloody Cheon Do Ma followed him.

Both father and bloodthirsty horse seemed to have light steps.

Geommugeuk stood for a moment and looked at the backs of the two people.

Originally, Hyeolcheon Doma followed him, one step behind, but his father slowed down and walked shoulder to shoulder.

As they walked, the two talked. Maybe they were talking about something they hadn’t talked about in years.

As I looked at his back, I suddenly remembered the line he had drawn when I first met him after returning.

The line between the old and new, which the leader had drawn, saying that they were the ones who cared the most about each other. These two people had such a past.

‘The old man’s line was accurate at that time.’