Absolute Regression Chapter 568

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Yeon Baek-jin laughed out loud.

“Why are you laughing?”

He made a face of laughter at the question of the sword dance.

“Three new recruits are taking over the Hwangryongmu-gwan, so I can’t help but laugh.”

“Then would you like to help me?”

“what?”

The swordsman looked at him and asked.

“Wouldn’t it be possible to accept it if Your Majesty helps?”

For a moment, Geommu-geuk saw Yeon Baek-jin’s eyes slightly shaking. It was a moment that he should have laughed off and told her not to talk nonsense.

This unspeakable agitation must have come from a long-standing regret that has been building up.

Yeon Baek-jin put down his glass with a loud noise.

The swordsman quickly spoke to him.

“I’m sorry. I was so nervous about my test tomorrow that I babbled nonsense.”

Yeon Baek-jin glared at Geommu Geuk as if he could pierce through him. He was the one who had invited her to join him, a beauty who could be called the most beautiful in the world.

“Who are you?”

A strong suspicion that had been suppressed for a moment by Ian’s appearance rose up again.

“It’s black smoke. It’s not a fate, it’s smoke. When everything is over, it will disappear like smoke.”

“I didn’t ask.”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

Yeon Baek-jin’s suspicions were soon dispelled. If someone had intentionally approached him, he would not have sent such a strange man. He would not have sent such a beautiful woman along with him. These two were too conspicuous.

Yeon Baek-shin stood up from his seat and spoke to Seo Jin.

“Let’s have a drink next time when it’s quiet.”

Seojin bowed her head slightly without saying a word. The fact that she asked to drink with Ian even though he was right next to her showed that she didn’t see her as a mere object of desire. If she had, she would have felt uncomfortable with Ian.

Yeon Baek-jin glanced at Ian before leaving. She really was a beautiful face, even when looking at it again. It seemed like there would be a lot of noise for a while if this woman were to enter the coffin chamber.

After Yeon Baek-jin left the inn, only three people remained there.

Seojin saw the change in Geommu-geuk. In front of Yeon Baek-jin, he really looked like a rookie who was about to take the entrance exam tomorrow. It really felt like a slip of the tongue and he really looked flustered. However, there was no trace of that sloppiness in Geommu-geuk’s current appearance.

“He regrets not being able to become the head of the Hwangryongmu-gwan.”

Seojin confirmed that the sword dance was performed properly.

“You saw it well. When you introduced yourself to me, you said that you were born late and thus could not become the master of this place.”

Geommu-geuk nodded. In the past, when I was taking revenge on Seo-jin, I didn’t delve deeply into Yeon Baek-jin or Hwangryong-mu-gwan. At that time, I was in a hurry to get revenge. Now, I need to look at him calmly.

Seojin said to Geommugeuk and Ian.

“Please come up to my room for a moment.”

Seojin took the two people to her room on the second floor of the guest house.

She greeted the swordsman as politely as she could.

“Let me formally greet you. I would like to meet the leader of the Guiyeongdae clan, Seo Jin, the Sogyoju.”

The sword dance greeted her with a smile.

“Welcome to the Ghost Corps.”

She wouldn’t know how touched she is right now, or what kind of feelings she has when she looks at her.

‘I won’t be able to hear those kind words you gave me as a friend in this life.’

That was a pity, but an incomparably better life awaited her. With Ian as her leader, Cheongmyeon as her fellow team leader, and other colleagues.

‘Now there will be no more lives of dying as a ronin in an unknown field.’

This time, Seojin bowed politely to Ian.

“I greet the great lord, Master Seo Jin.”

“Thank you for trusting me.”

“Now, please speak at your convenience, my lord.”

“Okay, Captain Seo.”

Ian said with an inexplicable smile.

“Do you know I’ve been through a lot because of you?”

The two women looked at each other and laughed. It was a statement that showed how hard Ian had worked to persuade her. Seo-jin was definitely not an easygoing person.

“Still, I wanted to make Chief Seo my person as soon as possible.”

“thank you.”

After exchanging greetings, Ian asked.

“Chief Seo, tell me what the situation is now.”

Seojin told him everything that had happened since he came to Hwangryongmugwan.

“It seems like Master Ki-seok and Master Pyo-san are hiding something, and Yeon Baek-jin, whom I saw today, also knows something.”

“yes that’s right.”

Ian looked at the sword dance. His eyes asked what to do now, and the sword dance took a step back.

“Don’t look at me. This is your business, so handle it yourself. I’ll just act as your shield and sword.”

That was what Ian had hoped for, too. He wanted to solve this problem on his own, with Seojin, if possible.

“I have the strongest sword and shield in the world, so I have nothing to fear in the world. Should I go conquer the world of martial arts?”

Literally, Ian didn’t worry about it.

“First, we’ll start with the admission tomorrow and then decide what to do.”

“good!”

Geommugeuk said that it was his first time entering the military service and he was excited.

But he did not let his guard down. Geommugeuk went down to the inn owner and took the room next to Seojin.

“It might be uncomfortable, but you two should share a room. I’ll stay next to you.”

Even if there was a surprise attack, it would be safer if they were together. It would also give the two a chance to become close friends.

That night, Geommu-geuk practiced martial arts by using the time-space transfer technique.

There, Geommu-geuk tried and tried again to break the Seven Stars of the Nine-Handed Demon and climb up to the Eighth Star. Since he was given much more time than others, his efforts were several times more.

This space is just for me.

For Geommu-geuk, this was the real military base.

* * *

The next day, Seojin was attending Baekryongban Pyosan’s martial arts class.

“Strongly! Modestly!”

The number of Baekryongban officials led by Pyo-san was about thirty.

He was in charge of teaching the new students who were just coming in, while keeping an eye on Seojin. If any of them showed any ability, they would be sent up to the next class, and after going through several stages within the Baekryong class, they would take the test to advance to the Blue Dragon class.

The officials were afraid of the teachers and tried to look good. If they caught their eye, they would not be able to take the promotion test. Today, too, everyone was sweating hard, worried that they might get disliked by Pyo-san.

When class was almost over, one of the teachers walked over there with the two of them.

One of the officials who was practicing the first step stumbled and lost his posture.

But no one paid any attention to him. Everyone was too busy staring at the two people coming towards them to pay attention to their surroundings.

“These are the new recruits for the White Dragon Class.”

The two people who caught everyone’s attention were Geommu-geuk and Ian. They passed the entrance exam and joined the Baekryong class.

Not only the Baekryongban officials, but even Pyo-san, who was teaching them, had their eyes stolen by Ian. Soon, Pyo-san spoke to the two.

“Come out and say hello.”

Geommugeuk came out first and greeted them.

“It’s black smoke.”

“This is Ian.”

Pyo-san said to the two people.

“Come here starting tomorrow.”

Geommugeuk and Ian spoke forcefully.

“all right.”

Pyo-san’s gaze turned to Seo-jin. Seo-jin was also looking at Ian. She, too, acted normally like the other officials.

“That’s it for today’s training.”

As the sign receded, all eyes were on the two people. Some were staring openly, while others were secretly peeking.

Among them, there was someone who stood at the forefront of the plains.

“I am Yoo Gwang.”

He seemed to be groping around somewhere, and he was quite large and had a loud voice.

“Let me be blunt. I like you.”

It was an attitude that bordered on bravery and rudeness, but to Ian now, it was just cute. Moreover, the voice of the guy who was trying to gain momentum was slightly trembling.

“okay.”

“okay?”

“I know what you’re thinking.”

Yoo Gwang was taken aback, as the reaction was not what he had expected.

Was it because everyone’s eyes were focused on him? He didn’t back down like that.

“Let’s have a drink as a welcome gesture.”

“All together?”

“No, just the two of us.”

“I don’t feel like drinking from the first day. Let’s do it next time.”

If he had politely declined, he could have just asked to eat it next time, but Yoo-kwang acted like he had made up his mind.

“You’re a junior who refuses your senior’s request from day one. You have no ordinary guts.”

Although they are both in the same Baekryong class, they are trying to act as seniors by becoming a Baekryong class member first.

Ian glanced at the sword dance. He and Seojin were looking at it with an expression that said they were having fun.

“I like a woman with guts.”

It was just then.

“Should I stop?”

The one who stepped forward again was Kyo-Seok. He was a smaller official than Yu Gwang who had come before. But he was still brave.

“Why do you force someone who doesn’t want to do it?”

Yoo Gwang’s expression hardened immediately. His anger at being rejected was directed at Kyo Seok.

“Anyway, this kid keeps picking on me about everything.”

Judging from the fact that they started swearing right away, it seems like they weren’t on good terms before.

“It’s not about picking a fight, it’s about not harassing people.”

“Why are you complaining about me? I just asked you to have a drink.”

“That’s what’s bothering me.”

It seems that Kyo-seok also fell in love with Ian at first sight, just like Yoo-gwang. He didn’t seem like he was the type of person to come out like that.

“If you trust your family and act like a troublemaker, you might get in trouble.”

From those words, it was clear that the person who came after him was a child of a fairly prestigious family.

“That noise again!”

“What do you have besides your own home? You little punk! Come at me if you feel wronged!”

Geommu-geuk and Seo-jin were enjoying this situation from a little distance away.

“There’s chaos.”

“Isn’t that the face that causes a brawl? It would be strange if the blood of the youth didn’t boil when they saw Ian.”

Seo Jin also acknowledged it. Even a woman like her had an appearance that she couldn’t help but acknowledge.

“Don’t you think Chief Seo likes pretty women too?”

“How did you know?”

How would I know? I know because you told me.

Before his return, Seo-jin really liked pretty women. He said that he felt good when he saw pretty things. He liked not only beauties, but also flowers and pretty clothes.

Seojin felt a strange feeling as he looked at the deep gaze looking at him. The gaze of the Sogyoju was not that of a wild and boiling gaze. However, when he looked at it, he felt an inexplicable resonance.

Seojin looked at Ian and asked.

“You must have known this would cause trouble. Why didn’t you at least make me wear makeup to make me look ugly?”

Then Geommugeuk gave an unexpected answer.

“You were born pretty, so you should live your life enjoying your pretty face.”

Having spent a long time suffering from the side effects of the full-body petrification technique, Ian hoped that he would enjoy something like this too.

“I’ve never experienced anything like that in my entire life, living to protect myself. Men like to fight and stand in line. It’ll be a good memory to brag about to your children later.”

The Sword Dance Theater wanted her to continue living with her own face. She would spend the time she was putting on makeup practicing martial arts, so that she would not find living with that face bothersome or difficult.

Seojin looked at Geommugeuk for a moment with an incomprehensible mind.

‘Are you really taking into consideration even that part of your subordinate?’

She still didn’t know much about sword dance.

At that moment, a woman from the Baekryongban unmanned unit came walking towards the sword dance.

“Come see me, yes, a woman is a hot-blooded youth, isn’t she?”

The woman came up to the two men.

“You said it was black smoke?”

“It’s the smoke that smokes. It’s called smoke because it disappears like smoke. Shall we have a drink together? I don’t mind even if it’s the first day. By the way, what’s your name? What do you like?”

A slight disappointment crossed the woman’s face as she poured out words that were not even asked. He was handsome and had a good vibe, but he started talking like this from the very first word!

The woman slowly stepped back.

“I have something to do today.”

As she stepped away, Seojin teased Geommugeuk.

“It really disappeared like smoke.”

The sword dance made a regretful expression.

Of course, Seo Jin knew that Geommugeuk had deliberately chased the woman away.

“You pathetic bastard! Get out of here!”

“Get out of my way, you rookie!”

Yoo Gwang and Gyo Seok, who were arguing verbally, looked like they were going to strike at any moment, but Geommu Geuk didn’t know and just watched with a smile.

In the end, Seo Jin stepped forward. He was the leader, so he couldn’t just sit by for the sake of Dae Joo.

“If you assault someone for personal reasons, you will be expelled immediately.”

At Seojin’s words, Yugwang and Kyo-seok looked at her.

“It says so on the admission documents. I read those things carefully.”

Geommu-geuk smiled faintly. It was the same when he was a ronin. While ronin usually made contracts roughly, Seo-jin read the contracts very carefully and would fix any strange parts. It was just like his personality.

Even at the word retirement, the two did not back down.

“If you can’t protect a new employee, you deserve to be kicked out if you’re a senior!”

Then Ian said in a bright tone.

“I think I should have a drink thinking about the warm friendship between the two of you.”

Yu-gwang and Kyo-seok flinched at the word friendship.

“Friendship?”

When Yoo-kwang asked questions, Ian gave an unexpected answer.

“You two are close friends, right?”

“What does that mean?”

Ian approached Yu-Gwang.

“You’re not really good at swearing, are you?”

Yoo-kwang flinched. As Ian came closer to his face, he couldn’t even make eye contact with her as he cursed loudly.

“Because I grew up in an environment where I heard a lot of swearing, I’m good at distinguishing between real and fake swearing.”

Yoo Gwang said, moving his face to where his gaze was avoiding.

“Actually, aren’t you kinder? It seems that way to me?”

Yoo-kwang averted his gaze again. Ian met his face again, and Yoo-kwang finally shut his eyes tightly.

The teacher who had been listening confessed.

“Sorry. I asked my friend. I like you.”

When Yoo Gwang provoked him like this, he would step forward like a hero of justice and save her. In fact, the two were best friends.

“How did you know?”

Ian laughed at the teacher’s question.

“The eyes are innocent, and the acting is awkward.”

Yoo-kwang gave Kyo-seok an apologetic look.

“sorry.”

“No, I’m sorry. I ruined it for no reason.”

Ian stepped into their midst, linking his arms with his sides.

“You guys are so cute.”

The two people were startled and their faces turned red.

“Yes, this is how a military officer should be. This is how pure a military officer should be. Go and have a drink. I have some questions for you too.”

The two guys were dragged towards Ian, arm in arm.

Everyone who was watching was surprised by Ian’s unexpected appearance. The words spoken by the beautiful woman, who was difficult to say a word to, were very friendly.

Seojin was also surprised. He already knew that his personality was this bright, but it was because Ian realized that they had set him up. He didn’t realize it himself. Of course, he was farther away than Ian, but he didn’t think he would have realized that he was close.

‘I’m still far from the great lord.’

If the Great Lord knew, would the Small Leader know too? Seojin wondered.

Ian, who was walking in front of me, turned his head towards the sword dance.

The swordsman smiled brightly and spoke to her silently, his mouth wide open.

You can get off now, Ian.