Absolute Regression Chapter 697

697th If you can’t answer, you will be punished with three glasses of wine

Chai Lan arrived and Bi Gui responded?

‘Could it be that she has a bead?’

Geommu-geuk was secretly surprised. She had never reacted when he had met her before, but today was the first time she had reacted.

Geommugeuk asked the secret agent in his arms.

‘Do you absorb anything other than beads? Are you the kind of person who eats anything when you’re hungry?’

Of course, Geommugeuk knew very well that this was not the case. He had clearly seen the symbols of the scepter and beads drawn on the mural.

In the end, it means that she brought the beads.
Of the six beads, only two remained. The red bead, Jeongjeok (赤睛), and the purple bead, Jajeong (紫睛).

‘One of those two beads belongs to Chayran?’

The heart of the swordsman was pounding.
He had never thought that someone would have the beads that the secret weapon could absorb. Until now, the secret weapon had been kept in the most secret place.

Is it because the orbit reacted?

Do you know what, if only the two of you were together, something good would happen?

Even what she said a little while ago as she walked by sounded meaningful.

Could it be that he knows that he has absorbed the energy of the bead? Or did he just happen to have the bead for some other purpose without knowing it?

What if you brought it knowingly?
If you can, kill me and take it? Is that what you’re thinking?
What would you do if I really did that?

Chai Lan naturally sat down next to Geommu Geuk. If it had been normal, the reaction would have been stronger, but it was different than usual. As soon as she got closer, the reaction stopped.

“Don’t you congratulate me? I made it to the finals.”
“Congratulations.”
“It feels good to be congratulated, even if it means poking me in the side.”

An Hu-pyeong came to the spot and quickly introduced the visa sign.

“Miss Tea, this person here is the leader of the Apostolic Alliance.”

Chai Lan looked at Visain with a surprised expression.
An Hu Ping was secretly delighted by this reaction and secretly placed himself on the same level as Visain.

‘Are you surprised? You met the firefighter of Shinwhabang and also the leader of the Apostolic Alliance?’

That feeling was the same for Visain as well.

‘How is it? Is this your first time seeing such a beautiful woman?’

Chayran smiled charmingly and greeted Visain.

“It’s Chai Ran.”

Basically, she had her own way of dealing with men. Even if she didn’t try to seduce them, the look in her eyes and smile when greeting them made them feel anxious and completely absorbed in her.

The visage stared at her silently.
He knew from the message sent by Geommu-geuk earlier that this woman was trying to kill his master. However, he did not show any hostility.

The fact that Geommu-geuk is naturally able to create this kind of situation means that he believes in himself. Anyone who will lead the Apostolic Alliance in the future should naturally be able to control his emotions to this extent.

Isn’t that woman who is trying to kill her master right now facing him without changing her expression?

“It’s a visa.”

An Hu-pyeong was secretly delighted by the belated reply from the visa officer. He thought that he was so infatuated with her that he had been late in greeting her. Naturally, his humor continued.

“I rented this whole place for this special occasion today!”

Somehow, you have to be the main character who created this place today.

“I really wanted to introduce you to Miss Cha, Your Majesty.”
“To me?”

An Hu-pyeong smiled and flattered the look in Bi-sa-in’s eyes as he asked why.

“I thought you two would suit each other so well.”

He laughed heartily, but Visain’s reaction was different from what he expected.

“I think this is an inappropriate place to be today.”

An Hu-pyeong asked in surprise.

“What do you mean?”
“Is it okay for these ladies to be in your presence?”

This meant that the contest organizers were not allowed to meet privately with the women who made it to the finals.

‘What kind of nonsense is this from someone who is destined to become the King of Sapa!’

I really wanted to say that, but.

“I’m sure everyone will understand since this is a special occasion where His Majesty is present.”
“Are you making excuses for me?”
“No, that’s absolutely not what I meant.”

Visain didn’t bother to hide his thoughts or feelings. He acted as usual, as if he didn’t know her true identity. He revealed his natural self to Chayran.

She was no ordinary woman. She was alone in this place where there was confidence and a sword play. She probably thought they didn’t know her identity, but even so, she was no ordinary strong-hearted woman.

Chai Lan said while looking at the sword dance.

“Thank you for introducing me to such a precious person, but I am single-minded.”

There was an expression that she only saw when she watched the sword dance.
An Hu-pyeong couldn’t understand it. What on earth is that escort guy so good at?

“I guess that escort has some kind of charm that I don’t know about.”

Whatever it was, I was going to figure it out somehow.

“Can’t you see it? I can see a lot.”

Chayran brought her face close to Geommugeuk. If she came a little closer, they would touch.
Geommugeuk did not back down and faced her face.

“This person’s eyes are full of death, but how can they be so clear?”

He spoke as if he could see the aura of death in his own eyes, but Geommugeuk did not say anything.
The person who spoke on Geommugeuk’s behalf was Ian.

“I have never felt death in those eyes.”

Ian added as Chayran slowly turned her head towards him.

“You always see your own reflection in other people’s eyes.”

The death was ultimately caused by Chayran.
A strange smile appeared on Chayran’s face.

“This young lady really likes this man.”
“I’m not so stupid as to dislike an escort.”

He said, “Is it okay to hate someone who protects your life?”
An Hu-pyeong’s expression hardened as he listened to him. It sounded like he was talking to himself, who had just had a conflict with Sachu.

Moreover, An Hu-pyeong felt bad because the two women’s attention was focused on Geommu-geuk from the beginning. Wherever he lived, he always lived a life where he was the center, but in this place, he felt increasingly left out.

An Hu-pyeong picked up the bottle of wine and tried to fill Bi-sa-in’s glass.

“Now, Your Majesty, please have a drink.”

Visain pretended not to hear and just looked at the two women. The bottle of alcohol in his hand felt awkward for no reason and his face turned red. Really, these guys!

But even though he’s the firefighter of Shinwhabang, is this how you treat him?

‘You’re so dirty and revealing.’

If not for this reason, then you are neglecting yourself too much.

In fact, Bisain was trying to figure out what kind of person Chai Ran was. In a sense, she was a woman who had a deeper connection to him than Geommu-geuk. If he kills his master, he will eventually become the leader of the Apostles.

In other words, she was a woman who wanted to elevate herself to the position of Apostolic Leader.

‘For what reason?’

Is there something to be gained by putting yourself in the position of leader when you are not ready yet? Or is there another intention?

An Hu-pyeong tried to suppress his anger and spoke again.

“I can’t decide who to support in this final.”

He tried to show off his influence somehow.
An Hu-pyeong used the expression “support” instead of “encouragement.” He spoke as if he could influence the decision of the most beautiful woman in the world.

“Who does our leader support? In fact, supporting our leader is the most important.”

This time, Visain answered his words.

“What does my will matter? The will of the judges and the warlords matter.”
“Aren’t you in a position to overturn all those decisions?”

Although it was said to flatter Visain, Visain’s reaction was cold.

“Are you asking me to do something unfair to you now?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then what do you mean?”
“What I’m saying is that he is that great, that’s what I’m saying.”

An Hu-pyeong drank his alcohol with his eyes still cold. Something wasn’t going as he wanted.

“Why is the food not coming out?”

An Hu-pyeong got up from his seat and walked toward the kitchen. No one paid attention to him as he got up from his seat. He was getting even angrier.

“What are you doing? Bring out the food quickly!”

As soon as I entered the kitchen, I screamed. I was about to vent my anger on the housekeepers.

“Let’s go back now.”

When I turned around at the sound of voices coming from behind me, it was Sachu. The man who had been yelling at me earlier was standing in the corner of the kitchen.

“What?”
“Let’s go back.”

An Hu-pyeong walked up to him with an angry face. Normally, he would have bowed his head and apologized, but today, he was staring at him intently.

“Do you know what kind of seat that is?”
“What kind of seat is it?”
“What?”

It was a place with a clear purpose. A place to look good to the minor lord! A place to look good to Ian. How can he come out like this even though he knows this?

“Are you ignoring me too?”
“If you were ignoring me, you would have just pretended not to know anything and stayed like you did until now.”

I could feel it instinctively. I couldn’t figure out why he was doing this, but I knew he was saying this for my own good.
He was being rude, but I was the only one here who didn’t ignore him.

“That is not the place for Confucius.”

All four of them were not people that An Hu-pyeong could handle. Only he himself was unaware of that fact.

“Please hide in the tunnel and come out when the typhoon passes. The reason the fire lord is safe now is because he is in the eye of the typhoon.”
“!”

The typhoons told him to hush, but he disobeyed their warning. It was okay though. It was his last piece of advice.
Of course, An Hu-pyeong didn’t take it kindly.

“You cheeky brat.”

I knew he was clearly talking for his own good, but I felt bad. He had lived a life where telling the truth made him feel bad.

“You’ll have to be prepared later.”

The moment An Hu-pyeong turned around.

Hit.

The sage suddenly pressed An Hu-pyeong’s acupuncture needle from behind. An Hu-pyeong, who had not expected this to happen, fell asleep quickly.

After comforting the surprised servants, Sachu opened the back door of the kitchen, went out, and called his subordinates who were waiting outside.

“The firefighter has had too much to drink. Take him to his residence and put him to bed.”

His men carried him back to his quarters.

It was the last consideration he could give him before leaving.
If he stayed here in this angry state, he would end up causing a big accident even though he was in the presence of the leader of the Apostolic Alliance. The Anhui Ping he had met up until now was that kind of person.

Anyway, you won’t let me go nicely, so I’m leaving like this.

As Sachu was about to leave through the back door, someone spoke from behind him.

“Was it because of my younger siblings?”

When he turned around, Ilrang was standing there.
His question was whether he had given up his dreams and was under Anhu Ping because of his younger siblings.
Sachu confessed honestly.

“No. I just used my younger siblings as an excuse to make a convenient choice.”

If it was because of my younger siblings, I would have tried again after my younger siblings’ hunger was resolved.
I made a lot of money, and it was easy to follow Anhui. At least, no one here in Anhui would pick a fight with the fire chief of Xinhuabang.

“I realized today. There are two kinds of impossibilities. Impossible because you vaguely think it won’t happen, and impossible because you tried your best to do it but it didn’t work. I’ve experienced the easy ones, so I’m going to try the difficult impossible ones.”

Sachu was planning to join the Apostolic Alliance again.
The monthly salary would be incomparably lower than it is now. Starting over at an older age would be several times more difficult. And he knew that joining now and becoming one of the Thirteen Apostolic Alliance members was also impossible.

I intend to give it a try. I consider this meeting with the Sado 13th Rang to be the last chance that Heaven has given me.

“When we meet again, I will greet you formally.”

Then he added with an awkward smile.

“I guess I’ll never see you again in my life.”

After politely greeting the Sachu, he turned around and walked away.
When I was young, I would block the path of the Sado 13th Rang and ask questions. I thought that was passion and sincerity.

But now there will be no questions,
because I am old enough to know that true passion doesn’t ask questions. It starts before you ask.

Ilrang silently watched the back of Sachu as he walked away, then came inside.

“The fire chief passed away first.”

At those words, no one asked why he went back first.
Only Geommugeuk felt regretful about it.

“Ah! The person who had to pay for the drinks went home first.”

In response to his joke, Chai-ran said something unexpected.

“How about we pay for the drinks?”

The bet she proposed was truly unexpected.

“Let’s not just drink, but ask each other questions while drinking. If you can’t answer, you have to drink three glasses as punishment! The person who drinks the most today will pay for the drinks. Oh, and in order to stay sober, you can’t let out your energy!”

Of course, Geommu-geuk was not one to turn down such an interesting offer, especially since they had many things they wanted to ask each other.

She thought that if she drank the punishment wine, she would drink it, and that she would not be the type to lie. She had no intention of lying herself.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

Since Geommu-geuk accepted it, Ian and Bisain naturally nodded with interested looks.

“I made the suggestion, so I’ll ask the first question.”

Everyone nodded happily to Chai Lan’s words. After everyone toasted and emptied their drinks.

“I’ll ask the sword guard.”

Her gaze turned to the sword dance.

“Do you like this young lady here?”

The first question was powerful. Ian was more surprised than the sword dance. I never thought he would ask such a question.

“If you don’t want to answer, you can just drink three glasses of wine.”
“No need. I’ll answer.”

Geommugeuk glanced at Ian and answered.

“I like it.”

Chai Lan made a surprised expression.

“I thought you’d be drinking three glasses of wine as punishment.”

Ian felt elated at the answer from the swordsman. He was happy that she had said nothing because it was a bet.
However, he felt bad about her question.

‘The first question is about me and the cult leader, right?’

He wanted to ask her a question right away, but Geommugeuk spoke first.

“You answered the question, so I’ll ask the next one.”
“Go ahead.”
“I’ll ask Lady Cha.”

This time, after everyone toasted and emptied their glasses, Geommu-geuk asked Chae-ran.

“Who do you trust the most?”

It was a question with many meanings. It could be about the family, or the leader. It could be about the person who came here with him for this work.
Chae-ran looked at the sword dance with a strange look.

“I asked who I like, and you asked who I trust. If I asked who I like, would you say you?”

She answered the question with a big smile.

“The person I trust the most is…….”

Amazing words came out of her mouth.

“You know that person too.”
“!”

The swordsman looked at her with a surprised expression. She couldn’t understand what he meant by that.

“I won’t answer who you are just because you’re curious. It’s punishment for your first answer.”

She asked as she put down her glass after drinking three glasses in a row.

“Okay, who’s going to ask the next question?”