Absolute Regression Chapter 570

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Ian told his honest feelings to Geommugeuk.

-I’m afraid that if I do it my way, I’ll ruin the work.

It was the sword dance that knew her better than anyone else. She was the type of person who could handle things better than anyone else without any fear when alone. It was burdensome because she was being watched by the head of the small sect. There must also be pressure to do well.

-Ian, what was your weakness?

―Even in this urgent situation, isn’t my weakness my sloppiness that makes me want to joke about my pretty face?

-Nine tails and sloppiness don’t go together, do they?

-Then what is my weakness?

Ian wondered what the swordmaster thought his weakness was.

-Your weakness is me.

Ian was surprised by the unexpected answer.

-You’re the leader of the small cult?

– Yes, it was me. Your sense of duty and sacrifice to protect me was the greatest weakness in your life.

Ian’s eyes trembled slightly as he looked at Geommu-geuk. She also knows. That’s why Geommu-geuk made her step down from her escort and sit in the throne of the Guiying Grand Master. Of course, this is only Geommu-geuk’s position.

‘The sense of duty to protect the sect leader was the driving force in my life. It’s not much different now.’

The sound of the sword dance continued.

―The second weakness was my lack of internal energy. But that has been resolved. The third is experience, and I think that has also been somewhat resolved since I recently left the school on my own.

The Swordmaster knows that what Ian needs right now is not a clue on how to handle this situation. What if she makes a mistake? What if she turns back a little? He is protecting her. That too will be a great lesson for her.

This is exactly what she needs right now.

-Do you know how strong you are?

With her weaknesses improved, she has achieved greatness in the art of the Bicheon Sword.

-How strong am I?

The gaze of the swordsman turned to Pyo-san standing in front of him, then back to Bang-so.

– Those people aren’t even worth comparing. The Seven Secretaries of the Hwangryong Martial Arts? The Great Masters? Even compared to them, they are too dismissive of the Bicheon Sword Technique.

Everyone she had never met before flew away.

―If you want to tell me about your strength, you have to ask me this.

Geommugeuk said after a short pause.

– Can you kill the Hwangryonggwanju here in a few seconds?

She doesn’t know how strong she is because she hasn’t fought against real masters yet. The stronger the opponent, the more she will realize how strong she is.

The sword dance gave her as much confidence as she could.

-Ian, this world of martial arts is now yours.

That was okay with Ian, because he was never one to be complacent under any circumstances.

Ian’s eyes fluttered. It was probably the first time he had ever heard something like that.

– I can’t do it because it’s too burdensome. How much do you want to pay in this martial arts world?

I could feel her tension ease as I heard her joke.

Ian nodded while watching the swordplay. Her eyes spoke.

‘Yes, Master. I will try.’

While the two were talking to each other through the phone, the instructor, Pyo-san, personally matched the two of them up as martial artists.

Geommu-geuk and Ian became a pair, and as expected, Bang-so paired up with Seo-jin.

The sword dance was certain.

‘You’re really trying to kill me.’

Bang So, who killed Im Hyeon, coincidentally came back today, and coincidentally became partners with Seo Jin. There was no way these coincidences could have happened together.

If the battle continues like this, Bang So will definitely kill Seo Jin. If he had used ghost magic from the beginning, it would have been different, but Seo Jin’s martial arts skills are still not enough to deal with Bang So.

‘Ian, what are you going to do?’

I thought he was going to make up some excuse to switch partners so that he could deal with Bangso.

For some reason, Ian just watched.

“The promise of martial arts consists of three stages: attack, block, and counterattack. Those newbies who haven’t learned it yet, follow the example!”

Those demonstrating the skills were Yu Gwang and Gyo Seok, the oldest members of the Baekryongban.

“Let’s start off carefully so that no one gets hurt!”

Yoo Gwang and Kyo Seok started their promise ceremony.

He blocked the sword that was being swung towards the promised place, and this time, the opponent swung his sword in return. In this way, the swords went back and forth.

As the two got closer, Yoo Gwang whispered.

“I think something is going to happen.”

“Shhh! Be quiet!”

“I don’t feel good!”

“please!”

Even at the source of that bad feeling, the promised action was continuing.

Bangso was waiting for an opportunity to kill Seojin. After killing her, he was supposed to get out of here.

The higher-ups will take care of the rest. The crazy guy from Baekryongban will be treated as dead with a fake corpse that fell from a cliff.

‘Goodbye!’

Just as he was about to kill her with the next move, Bang So opened his eyes wide in surprise.

There was something stuck to the back of his hand that held the sword.

The moment he saw what it was, he screamed without realizing it.

“Eww!”

It was a large, brightly colored fox. It was no illusion. It even had an unpleasant texture.

He was not the type of person to scream at something like a raccoon, but it was so sudden. What’s more, the moment he saw that color, he had a gut feeling that it was a raccoon with a terrible venom, so he was even more surprised.

The next moment, his body flew towards Seojin.

‘What is this?’

His body wouldn’t listen to him. An invisible force was pushing and squeezing him.

“Eww!”

At Bangso’s scream, everyone stopped moving and looked at him.

When others saw her, Bangso was screaming and running towards Seojin. Anyone could tell that she had gone crazy from the shock of the previous incident.

Shhh!

Bangso’s sword passed over Seojin’s face.

At that very moment.

Phew!

Seojin’s sword was stuck in his heart.

As Bangso tried to swing his sword again while still being stabbed, Seojin pulled out his sword and stepped back.

Papapapak.

Bangso collapsed, blood spurting everywhere. He couldn’t understand the situation until the moment he died.

In his eyes, which were growing colder, he saw the weasel that had been stuck to the back of his hand burst open with a pop and spread out in a colorful array of colors in all directions. It was a sight that only his eyes could see.

Several officials screamed. Those who were far away ran towards them, and those who were close by retreated.

Of course, the one who was most surprised was Pyo-san. When Bang-so first ran towards him screaming, he thought it was unexpected. Did he know that the author could act so realistically?

But in vain, he was stabbed to death by Seojin’s sword.

Pyo-san looked at Seo-jin with a surprised expression.

‘He was a master who could kill Bangso with one move?’

In fact, the civet attached to the back of Bangso’s hand was Seojin’s magic.

Ian sent a message to Seojin before the promise ceremony began.

-Seo Jo-jang, can you make that guy scream with your magic?

-Yes, you can.

The magic of the ghosts was to be able to create the illusion of bugs crawling all over your body, or to make you feel it.

The moment when Seojin displayed her magic.

Ian subdued Bangso’s body with a hollow sword and sent him flying towards Seojin.

I was confident that I could do it, but I wasn’t sure if it was really possible. If the sword dance drama hadn’t given me the confidence, I wouldn’t have tried it.

And there was a final belief that the sword dance was watching.

In the end, he was surprised by the magic and was unable to overcome Ian’s internal energy, so he moved as Ian controlled him and lost his life.

Ian used their plan against him. He wanted to show an excited Bang So killing Seo Jin in front of everyone, but instead, Seo Jin had no choice but to kill Bang So. They had created a place for him to take revenge with dignity.

“What on earth is going on?”

Pyo-san asked Seo-jin, pretending to be embarrassed. No, he was actually embarrassed.

“I don’t know. He suddenly screamed and ran at me.”

She didn’t have to act surprised or embarrassed either.

I had the will to kill him, but when I actually killed him, my hand holding the sword trembled. The wind of the blade as it missed and passed my face was vivid. Of course, Ian had directed the situation realistically with a sense of emptiness.

Looking at her shocked expression, Pyo-san felt inwardly puzzled.

‘No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like he was killed by skill.’

Then why on earth did Bangso die? Bangso was someone you could trust when it came to killing people.

Anyway, I had to sort out this situation first.

Pyo-san calmly warned the officials.

“Everyone, go back! If you mention this, you will be kicked out immediately!”

He first made the entire White Dragon Squad retreat.

“You stay.”

Pyo-san left a mark on Seo-jin.

First, he planned to take her and lock her up, then report to Ki-seok. If he concluded that she had to be killed this time, he could have investigated her and have it treated as if she had committed suicide out of guilt. There was still a chance.

Then Ian stepped forward.

“I’ll go with you. I was right there witnessing it. My testimony will be more useful than that of that panicked friend.”

Pyo-san was also suspicious of Ian. Was it a coincidence that Seo-jin came in and such a beautiful woman was admitted right away?

“If you step back, I will call you later.”

“Before I go, I have a question.”

Before Pyo-san could ask what the question was, Ian spoke first.

“Why did you pair that mentally unstable person with a new recruit who just came in?”

Pyo-san’s expression hardened.

“Shouldn’t you pair up with someone who is both skilled?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Pyo-san. They were all out of their minds over Bang-so’s death and didn’t think much of it, but after hearing Ian’s words, they definitely felt a sense of wonder.

He remained calm even though I pointed out what could be his biggest weakness in this matter.

“Are you saying that I killed Bangso on purpose?”

Of course, the officials thought that it couldn’t be true. There was no reason for it to be true.

“Don’t you know that accidents that inevitably happen have nothing to do with skill?”

It meant the death of Master Im. It meant that even if you punish the master, those who die will die.

“Go back quickly.”

As the officials were about to turn around, someone shouted.

“There is a white snake tattoo on Iza’s chest!”

When Pyo-san turned around in surprise, Geommu-geuk was already crouching down and rummaging through the corpse.

“Get your hands off me!”

The swordsman was startled and took his hand away.

Pyo-san felt devastated. He had only been paying attention for a moment, and now that guy had gone to the place where the body was?

“It’s a coiled white snake!”

Then Ian said,

“Isn’t the organization in the martial arts world that uses a white snake as its symbol the Baeksadan (White Snake Group)?”

The officials were in an uproar at the mention of Baeksadan. Baeksadan was one of the most notorious contracting organizations in the martial arts world.

“Everyone be quiet!”

Pyo-san shouted. His composure, which had been calmly treating the officials until now, was shattered.

Pyo-san walked towards Geommu-geuk. Geommu-geuk stepped back with a frightened expression.

“Who told you to touch the body as you pleased? Before we could even find out the cause of death!”

“Didn’t we all see the sign?”

Pyo-san’s expression hardened even more.

“What’s important now isn’t whether or not they touched the corpse, but rather why the White Dragon Squad is here.”

Geommugeuk mumbled with a frightened expression, but he said everything he wanted to say. He even made a ridiculous joke.

“Aren’t we white dragons, not white snakes?”

Pyo-san glared at Geommu-geuk and spoke coldly.

“You pack your bags and leave the military immediately! We don’t need someone like you!”

At that time, Seojin stepped forward first.

“This is unfair.”

Ian also came forward to say that it was unfair. It was natural for her to come forward.

Yoo Kwang, who had been drinking yesterday, suddenly came out.

“That is unfair.”

Ian shouted without realizing it as he stepped forward.

Pyo-san shouted.

“You three, pack your bags too!”

Kyo-seok’s expression hardened. Yoo-gwang stepped forward without any time to stop him. He was troubled. Should he step forward or not? Yoo-gwang shook his head and told him not to step forward.

‘You little punk! Then I can’t not come out.’

Kyo-seok also took a step forward and said, “He did step forward, but in a different way.

“My classmates said something so childish. Please forgive me!”

Other officials did not dare to come forward in this atmosphere.

Pyo-san was filled with anger. Things weren’t supposed to turn out like this. If they were going to turn out badly, they would turn out badly.

“Everyone, step back and await disciplinary action.”

At that moment, a person appeared there.

“What’s going on?”

The person who appeared there was Yeon Baek-jin.

At his appearance, Pyo-san felt like screaming. Of course, he didn’t show it and just greeted him politely and reported to him.

“There was an accident during the martial arts training.”

“also?”

Then Geommugeuk shouted.

“There was a White Dragon Squad in the White Dragon Squad!”

Seriously, Pyo-san had to hold back the urge to run over and stab Geommu-geuk in the heart with his sword.

Yeon Baek-jin glanced at the fallen body. He was not greatly shaken by the mention of Baek Sa-dan. What he cared about was the other person.

“Who were you fighting with?”

Seojin stepped forward and said.

“I’m going.”

Yeon Baek-jin looked at her.

“Are you okay?”

“yes.”

No other questions were asked.

Yeon Baek-jin’s gaze turned to Pyo-san again.

“Since the accident happened during your class, you should be the first one to be investigated. Follow me.”

Pyo-san’s expression hardened. Yeon Baek-jin couldn’t have stopped by just by chance. If that was the case, Bang-so’s death was understandable.

‘The interest helped.’

It was a situation that could have been misunderstood.

Yeon Baek-jin, who was walking first, looked back at Pyo-san.

“Are you planning to refuse my order?”

“no.”

Pyo-san followed him quietly.

Two people walked past the officials.

Yeon Baek-jin’s gaze was briefly directed towards Seo-jin.

The following Pyo-san only looked at Geommu-geuk.

‘That guy made a big deal out of it!’

Oh my, the sight of Geommugeuk avoiding eye contact while saying it was scary was even more hateful.

‘Let’s wait and see!’

So the two people left the place, and the unmanned men who appeared to be Yeon Baek-jin’s subordinates came and took the body away.

“Am I right? What did I say would happen?”

At Yoo Gwang’s words, Gyo Seok forcibly dragged him away. Now, thinking that the conspiracy would spread even further, his head ached.

So all the officials dispersed, and now only three people remained there.

Ian spoke cautiously to the swordmaster.

“This was the best I could do. With my meager imagination, there was no other way to deal with the man who came to kill Chief Seo.”

Then Seojin thanked Ian.

“I lived thanks to that imagination.”

“It was also the first time that the two armies worked together to defeat the enemy.”

The two women looked at each other and smiled.

This was the life that Seo Jin had hoped for. To live this martial arts world with a smile, together with a good person like Ian. That was also the reason why he had come all the way here with Ian.

“What are you going to do now?”

Ian seemed to hesitate for a moment at the question of the sword dance.

“You learned it in the promise fight, right? Attack, block, and counterattack. Since you blocked the attack… … .”

Ian said, looking at the buildings of the Hwangryongmugwan in the distance.

“Now it’s time to counterattack.”