Absolute Regression Chapter 531

At the entrance to Branch 531,
the road split into three.

The carriage carrying Father and Hyeoncheon Doma went to the main school, Seo Dae-ryong and the three women went to Anga, and Geommu Geuk and Cho-hee went to Cheonhwaru.

My father’s carriage departed, and shortly afterwards, Jangho and the horsemen prepared to depart. They would follow my father’s carriage and return to the bridge.

Before departure, Geommu-geuk said goodbye to Jang-ho. This time, Jang-ho and Ma-gun played a big role. After all, he was the one who saved Seo Dae-ryong’s life.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Their gazes met in the air. Even without saying a word, they knew how much the other cared for them.

Geommugeuk always feels good because of the loyalty and stability that Jangho gives. He is the kind of person I can trust with anything.

Jang Hoya, just by looking at your eyes, you will know my heart well.

The gaze of the swordsman turned to the demons standing behind Jangho. Today, he expressed his gratitude to them.

“You are the wall. The iron wall that protects me, my father, and the members of our school. This time, too, it was thanks to that unbreakable wall that we were able to complete our journey safely. Thank you all.”

The Sword Dancers thanked them by giving them a lottery. It was the first time they had ever formally expressed their gratitude in this way.

The demons all bowed with proud eyes and saluted each other.

“I will be loyal!”

Jangho said goodbye for the last time.

“Then I’ll see you at school!”

Jangho took care of Seo Daeryong until the end. He greeted Seo Daeryong even more politely because the Dan-ah sisters were watching.

“When you come to our school, let’s have a drink. I’ll buy it.”

“I’ll let you know when I get back. Definitely!”

Seo Dae-ryong emphasized the word ‘definitely’ with an expression that said he really had a lot to say. I’m so grateful, so I should buy alcohol myself. I’m going to drink with Jang-ho all night.

So the demon king left, then Seodaeryong left, and finally Geommugeuk left.

Now, the only ones left were Kangdal and his men. It really felt like a storm had passed. The events that had happened before had felt like a dream, but now that everyone had left, it felt like a dream.

One of the men said as he watched the carriage departing in the distance.

“The branch manager personally showed us how to get to the headquarters, but there is so much that is needed.”

Because this could only happen if there were women being chased, the Lord of the Underworld, the leader of the Demonic Cult, the demon lords, the demon lord, and the demon lord. Oh, and the branch manager who was prepared.

“We can’t go. So don’t forget to come and play.”

Kangdal said as he went inside.

“You’ve worked hard, so today is a company dinner!”

Everyone went inside cheering.

* * *

“I’ll drive the carriage.”

Since she had been living as a ronin for a long time, she was naturally good at driving a carriage.

“No, it’s okay.”

When Seo Dae-ryong strongly refused, Dan-ah ended up sitting on the horse’s seat. This was because she couldn’t sit comfortably in the back while letting a high-ranking member of the Demonic Cult drive the carriage.

“Your injuries haven’t fully healed yet. Please rest comfortably inside.”

“I’m fine. I’ll be your conversation partner.”

Seo Dae-ryong was grateful and happy that she was sitting next to him. But the problem was that he was too nervous.

Seo Dae-ryong drove the carriage without even looking at her, looking straight ahead.

What should I say? Should I ask about the Ronin thing? Or about my younger siblings? Will he get annoyed if I talk to him?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Seo Dae-ryong’s head. That good head was of no use at all now. No, it only created more distracting thoughts.

Dan-ah spoke to Seo Dae-ryong first.

“You know how to drive a carriage well.”

“yes.”

Seo Dae-ryong smiled shyly. His gaze was still focused straight ahead.

Didn’t he drive the cult leader’s carriage before? He drove the carriage skillfully, demonstrating the skills he had learned from Hwi. If Geommu-geuk had seen it, he would have teased himself for driving it with more care than his father’s carriage.

But what good would it do to just drive a carriage well? I can’t even say a word to her.

There were watchers watching those two people.

If they were outside, it would have been a crisis, but the watchers were inside. Danbi and Danyeon were watching the two of them through the small window between the stable and the guest room.

The two people whispered and expressed their frustration.

“Just look straight ahead and drive the carriage.”

“You don’t know a woman’s heart at all. If you were sitting next to me, you should have said something to me.”

“Please look to the side!”

This time, Dan-ah spoke first.

“It seemed like you were close with the sect leader.”

If it was another topic, he might not know. He had a lot to say about the sword dance.

“You are the one who saved me from depression and pessimism. I will be loyal to you even if it means giving my life.”

Dan-ah blocked the hole in the back of the horse’s back with her hand.

Because the sound of my younger siblings muttering could be faintly heard.

I could guess what he was saying without even listening. He was telling a woman who was just starting out that he would give his life to another man. He was probably talking about things like that.

“By any chance, does your majesty have someone like that?”

Dan-ah answered Seo Dae-ryong’s question.

“Not yet. I guess I’ll have to make it later, right?”

Then, Dan-ah looked at Seo Dae-ryong. Seo Dae-ryong was still driving the carriage, looking straight ahead.

Even though the clueless Seo Dae-ryong didn’t know, the younger siblings could tell what their older sister was thinking.

It was clear that she had feelings for Seo Dae-ryong. They were oblivious to it, but they thought that a pure person like that wasn’t bad.

But the problem was this.

“Is it okay if I’m a mine?”

And it’s not just any mine, it’s a leadership-level mine.

As always, the youngest didn’t worry.

“If my sister is happy, I’m okay.”

Danbi, who had the most cautious personality among the three, nodded her head. If it were anything else, she would have told them never to get involved with the Demonic Cult. She believed that getting involved with the demons would lead to a bad ending.

But if it’s for my sister’s happiness.

After losing her parents at a young age, she was the older sister who sacrificed her entire life for her younger siblings.

She had never dated a man properly because of them. Even if a good man appeared, her older sister avoided him.

“I could send it for you, sister.”

I wonder if I can endure a life without seeing my sister. I wasn’t sure. It would probably be hard. Still, if it could make my sister happy, I would gladly choose that hardship.

Then the youngest, Dan-yeon, spoke.

“Why did you send it?”

Dan-Yeon said with a look in Dan-Bi’s eyes, “What does that mean?”

“We should also join the Demonic Cult.”

Danbi made a blank expression and then smiled. It was something I had never thought about. Yes, my brother was right. We should become mines too.

They looked ahead through the hole again.

‘Please look to the side!’

After running like that for a while, Seo Dae-ryong suddenly spoke.

“He is more shy and has no sense of social skills than I think.”

As if to prove it, Seo Dae-ryong’s gaze was still looking straight ahead.

“Thanks to the influence of the Sogyoju Master, I have improved a lot, so this is how it is. The poem I recited that day was something I had memorized the day before.”

I just told everything honestly.

Dan-ah didn’t answer.

‘Did I say that for nothing?’

At that moment, when Seo Dae-ryong was feeling regret, Dan-ah spoke calmly.

“I have a lot of tips.”

The surprised Seo Dae-ryong looked at her.

“I’ve been a ronin for a long time, so I know how to use too many tricks. If you see me, you might be disappointed in me.”

“No! No way! I like it no matter what!”

Dan-ah smiled and said while looking at the excited Seo Dae-ryong.

“Please… memorize the poem and recite it again.”

Seo Dae-ryong’s eyes wavered as he looked at her.

Right then!

CLANG!

As the carriage continued to look at her, it hit a rock on the ground and shook violently.

The two younger brothers shouted from behind.

“Look ahead!”

* * *

The carriage carrying Geommugeuk and Chohee quickly raced through the official road.

The carriage chosen by Geommugeuk was a small carriage that could not carry any luggage and could only accommodate two people on the coachman’s seat, but it was fast.

Half a day after departure, Chohee came to one conclusion.

‘This cult leader is special.’

She had experienced many men as her customers, so she was proud that her eye for men was second to none.

There were more than a few things that went against her expectations.

First things first.

He drove the carriage very well. He didn’t just drive it well, he drove it too well.

As if his only goal was to get there quickly, Geommugeuk focused solely on driving the carriage.

Doo doo doo doo doo.

The carriage, which had left the main road, entered a narrow road. It was a road that could easily be filled with just one carriage. Even if you drove the carriage only slightly wrong, it would end up in a ditch. Geommu-geuk drove the carriage skillfully.

I thought that when you become the leader of a demonic cult, you would only ride in a luxury carriage driven by your subordinates.

Cho-hee looked down at the side of the carriage. It really wasn’t even a sheet of paper away from the road.

The second special point.

And what was more surprising than his chariot-driving skills was his eye for direction.

The swordsman knew the path very well. He would get out and then rejoin. If there was a shortcut, he would always take it to save time.

‘Is this the road you take every day?’

I had this thought. But there was no way the leader of the Demonic Cult would drive a carriage along this road every day, right?

‘Is he really a cult leader?’

This is the reason for my suspicions, and at the same time the third special point.

“Are we going alone now?”

While I was running like this, I didn’t see any escort drones following me. I thought that I had taken all sorts of shortcuts and that they wouldn’t be able to catch up even if they wanted to.

“Yes, we are going alone.”

Even though the expected answer came out, Cho-hee looked at Geommu-geuk with surprised eyes. She knew that this person was not an ordinary person, but are we really going alone?

“I usually like to travel alone.”

“But I thought you would bring a few escorts with you. You are a noble person.”

“This is our father’s ideology. The more precious you are, the less you should say, “Yes, yes.” Raise your child to feel the need.”

Of course, some parents might raise their children that way. But you are the leader of a demonic cult, right?

The fourth special point.

This was the attitude of the swordsman towards himself.

If she had known that she was a pros**tute, she would have ignored her in her speech and gaze. From the beginning until now, the leader of the small group has never lost her manners.

The more she felt special towards the cult leader, the more suspicious she became. She had seen Cheonma and Majon at the branch.

Are you really the leader of the small cult? The leader of the small cult is guarding it alone? The leader of the demon cult allows it?

Doubt breeds more doubt.

‘I wonder if he’s trying to get information out of me?’

Yeah, it can’t hurt to be careful, considering the importance of the information you have.

Cho-hee tried hard to hide her negative feelings and spoke with a bright expression.

“Right. You don’t need an escort. How could you attack us while traveling through such a complicated path?”

“You can do it.”

“yes?”

“We’re not alone now.”

Cho-hee made a face as if asking what he meant. Then, surprising words came out of Geommu-geuk’s mouth.

“There’s someone following us. They’ve been following us ever since we left Zidane.”

Chohee was surprised.

“He is skilled in the art of chasing.”

The opponent was so skilled that he wouldn’t have noticed that he was being followed unless he was a skilled player.

“Then does that mean you know that the little cult leader is taking me?”

“It might be, it might not be.”

He was watching the outskirts of the branch and then went out to follow them. The branch where my father, Bloodthirsty Demon, and the demon army had set up camp was not a situation where someone could invade and check the situation.

So, when Cho-hee came out after being watched from the outside, they started to tail the carriage she was riding in.

Chohee felt that the danger was not over yet.

In that case, the opponent could have sent someone stronger than the Chilochusaldae.

Knowing that she was in greater danger made her nervous.

“Aren’t you curious? What do I know?”

Given the circumstances, it would be natural to ask him to quickly reveal everything he knows.

“I’m curious.”

“Why don’t you ask?”

“If I could have revealed it, I would have told you already.”

The swordsman looked at her. His clear, deep eyes seemed to be looking into her heart.

“I know that Lady Cho is not an ordinary gisaeng.”

For a moment, Cho-hee was startled.

“What kind of ordinary kisaeng would hire a ronin to protect herself? What kind of kisaeng would keep a secret in a situation where there are many demons? It must be someone who has special meaning to Cheonhwaruju. Or someone who has received orders from him.”

Chohee didn’t say anything.

Geommugeuk asked her in a calm tone.

“Do you remember that I said I was friends with Cheonhwaruju?”

Chohee nodded.

“Then it is time you asked me. How close am I to Cheonhwaruju?”

She asked him a question verbatim from the sword dance.

“How close are you with Lady Rouge?”

Then, unexpected words came out of Geommugeuk’s mouth.

“Even if the whole world of martial arts blocks this path, I will take you to Rouge. We are that close.”

“!”

You may get hurt or even die while fighting with the evil Soma.

But Cheonhwaruju shouldn’t do that.

Because she was a woman of Soma.

Only then did Cho-hee realize that the reason Geommu-geuk had taken her was because of Cheonhwa-ru-ju. She let out a sigh of relief. The biggest question had disappeared with this.

“Well then, that’s good. What I have to tell you is information that you really need, Lady Rouge.”

Chohee added with a cautious look.

“So, even if the martial arts world blocks you, please take me with you.”