Absolute Regression Chapter 708

Episode 708: Can you buy that back then?

“Aren’t you afraid of death?”

Chai Lan asked the same question to Geommu Geuk that the Apostle Lord had asked himself.
It was because he felt like his words about waiting in hell were sincere.

The swordsman shook his head.

“I’m scared.”

I thought that the leader of the Cheonmasingyo sect would say that he was not afraid of death.
However, Geommugeuk added that he was sincere.

“I am an anxious person. I worry about all sorts of things in advance. How could someone like that not be afraid of death? I am afraid of my own death, and I am even more afraid of the deaths of those around me. Did you ask me earlier if I was stupid? Yes, I am. I know that the more relationships I have, the more worries I have, but I keep adding people who should not die.”

Then, Chae-ran asked Geommu-geuk, who was staring at her intently.

“Am I one of those people who shouldn’t die?”

Surprisingly, Geommugeuk nodded.

“What if that person sees me later and says this? Hey, you’re the leader of a demonic cult, but you couldn’t save a woman who likes me? What on earth did you do? Then I’ll be so embarrassed that I can’t even raise my head. And I won’t be able to show off to that person from now on.”

It was a reason that was so simple that it actually resonated with me.

“There is such a sense of duty among men. You have to protect your female friends. Even though you are only half a woman.”

Chae-ran laughed at the word “half-woman.” She was expressing that she was the only one who liked evil military studies. But what do you mean by half-woman?

“There is no other reason why men die young in this martial arts world.”

Although he said that, Chai-ran could feel that the young cult leader sitting next to him was not such a simple person.

This time, Geommugeuk asked.

“What are you thinking about?”

Chae-ran answered while looking at the flowers in the garden.

“I’m wondering if you’re stupid or crazy.”

The swordsman laughed out loud. Was it because he thought he had saved her life? He could definitely feel her heart wavering.

“How much time do we have?”
“What time?”
“The time until the murder.”

The killing was scheduled for tomorrow. There were only a few hours left until midnight.

“Why do you ask that?”
“If you have time, let’s have dinner together one last time.”
“First of all, he’s definitely crazy.”

A gust of wind blew past the two people and the garden they were looking at.
The sunset carried by the wind spread across the garden. The flowers presented a new color of beauty to the two people watching.

Watching the sword dance in awe of the sight, Chae-ran thought to herself.
It should have been the other way around. She should have lost herself in the sight of her own face, not the flowers, and become absorbed in her every word. But
she was the one who kept getting dragged around.

“Let’s go eat, please! They say you grant the wishes of the dead, so why can’t you grant the wishes of the living? And am I just a person? Aren’t you the savior of my life? Wasn’t I afraid of the Apostle Lord? And that’s not all? When you were drunk, vomiting, and crawling…….”

She said, jumping up from her seat as if she didn’t want to hear any more.

“Please wait while I change my clothes.”

* * *

There were several colorful clothes hanging in the closet.
Chayran’s eyes, who was choosing what to wear, turned to the corner of the closet. There, a black martial arts uniform was hanging.

Chae-ran, who had been thinking for a moment, said while holding the uniform in his hand.

“How long are you going to hide?”

Then, Hwadomyeong appeared from behind.

“Isn’t that red archer hanging on the left okay?”

But Chayran closed the closet with a bang.

“Are you angry?”
“Angry? I knew you were a coward all along.”
“Angry.”
“I’m going to change my clothes. Turn around.”

Hwadomyeong turned around, and Chairan started to change her clothes.

“The Apostle Lord would not have killed you. The Apostle Lord owes a lot to the Young Leader. He would not have killed you so carelessly if he was sure of his debt.”

Chai Ran just changed her clothes without saying a word.

“This plan was all calculated. So don’t get the wrong idea that I’m abandoning you.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“I’m angry now!”

Yes, she was angry. But she wasn’t angry because of Hwa Do-myeong. And she wasn’t angry because he didn’t come to her aid.

The reason I am angry is… … .

After changing her clothes, she packed the box containing the beads into her bosom.

“I’ll be back.”

At that time, Hwadomyeong said.

“don’t go.”

Hwadomyeong spoke to her without looking back.

“You will be convinced by the young sect leader. Just like Akgunhak was convinced.”

There was no answer from Chai Ran.

Suddenly.

The sound of the door opening was heard.
When Hwadomyeong turned around, Chayran had already left the room.

He didn’t leave the room right away.
Because of the heavy makeup on his face, it was hard to tell exactly what emotion was on his face, but at least it wasn’t regret or anger.

Choaak.

He sat with his feet up on the table, fanning himself gently as he looked out the window at the setting sun.

* * *

While Chayran was changing clothes, Geommu-geuk was waiting there.

At that moment, someone approached him cautiously. The person who approached after hesitating a hundred times whether to come or not was none other than Sipsilgyo.

“I have a favor to ask of you, Master.”
“Go ahead.”

When she confronted the Apostolic Lord earlier, Seventeen-kyo had prepared herself for death.
At that moment, she felt only one regret.
It was regrettable that she would die without being able to thank the crescent-moon inmate who saved her. Surprisingly, she thought of him at that time.
That was why she had this courage.

“Please tell the maskless guest with the crescent moon picture that I am grateful for saving his life with this dagger. I feel like if I don’t tell him today, I will never be able to tell him again.”

Seventeenth-grade monk politely handed over a knife, as a token of his gratitude to the stranger.

The swordsman returned the dagger straight to her.

Feeling sorry, Sipchilgyo quickly bowed his head and apologized.

“I was rude to a noble person.”

Now that I think about it, this was an errand for the cult leader.

‘I’m crazy.’

I was momentarily out of my mind. All I could think was that I had to miss this opportunity. I was so anxious to get the word out before the leader left that I ended up making this big mistake.

He had even asked the cult leader directly without asking for permission from Chai Lan. He had nothing to say even if he was killed.

At that moment, the voice of Geommugeuk was heard.

“I’ll tell you later in person.”

When the Seventeenth-Gyo raised his head in surprise, Geommu-geuk smiled and said.

“Once this is all over, I’ll give you a chance to meet me in person, so tell me when you meet me.”

Seventeen religions bowed their heads in relief.

“Thank you, Master.”

She ran back, brushing away her surprise. As she left, she regretted not having thanked him more properly. That was how flustered she was at the moment.

Soon after, Chai Lan appeared there.
She heard the conversation between the two as she came.

“Are you really going to let us meet?”
“I will.”

At her expression of incomprehension, Geommugeuk explained the reason.

“When in life will you ever get to meet a faceless guest through the arrangement of a cult leader? And when will the faceless guest ever get to hear thanks from Salsu? If I just say one word, I can give you an experience that others cannot have in their entire lives. So why shouldn’t I let you meet?”

Chai-ran didn’t say anything. It was a thought and feeling that he didn’t have. If he were the swordsman, he thought that the result would have been different depending on his mood at that moment.
He might have gotten angry and said, “You’re telling me to tell me so arrogantly?” Or he might have said he would tell me and then forgotten. Yes, maybe he could have told me in a good mood.

But you’re telling me that you’re going to make two people meet? Yeah, that’s something that doesn’t happen in my world.

“And how can you know what happens to people? Those two people might meet and run away in the middle of the night, and then one day, on the road, they might meet again, holding hands with a child. Since they are your people, when you wave at them, they won’t commit suicide, but will smile.”
“!”

That was something that never happened even in his dreams in his own world.
But because he knew that these words were true, it was not easy to deal with Geommugeuk.

“If we’re still alive by then.”
“We will be. Us and them. That’s why we’re trying so hard.”

It wasn’t just words. The fact that the evil Soma saved all the Cain Cult members would be included in the efforts I just mentioned.

“I’ll buy you dinner today. You saved my life.”
“Please buy me an expensive meal. I’m so nervous that I want to eat meat!”

She walked out first and Geommugeuk followed.

“The clothes suit you well.”

Chai Lan answered, walking even faster.

“I just didn’t have any clothes to wear right now.”

* * *

The two ate dinner together.
They didn’t talk seriously while eating. They talked about the weather and their favorite seasons. They argued about which place made this dish really well, or whether another place was better.
That’s how the two finished their meal.

“Thanks to you, the meal was delicious.”
“That’s fortunate.”

She also had a proper meal for the first time in a long time. She couldn’t remember the last time she had a meal and conversation with someone without feeling so nervous.

“So, have you changed your mind?”

Chai Lan stared at the sword dance quietly and asked.

“Did you put some kind of mind-altering drug in the rice?”
“Yes. It’s about time it started taking effect.”

Chae-ran smiled faintly at Geommu-geuk’s joke.

The medicine had already taken effect.
Even at this moment, she was conflicted.

I never imagined that I would be troubled like this. Betraying the organization? Being persuaded by the enemy?

It wasn’t that I was swayed by Geommugeuk’s words. Words can be made up as much as you want.
The problem was that I was swayed by Geommugeuk.

In those clear and deep eyes that seem to look into my heart. In his sincerity in another world.

There’s one more thing.
The evil army was big. If that cool guy likes someone? He must be some kind of amazing person. Because this kind of mind influenced him.

Come to think of it, in terms of the relationship between the music and the military, there was only one letter difference between how he viewed Geommugeuk and how Geommugeuk viewed him.

Because he’s the person I like.
Because he’s the person I like.

Chai Ran asked with calm eyes.

“Do you know what it means for Salsu to give up his contract?”

At least, he knew better than anyone what it meant to her, because she was the one who died as a murderer until the very end.

“What does that mean?”
“First of all, you’ll lose your reputation as a killer. Actually, you don’t have a reputation since you’re not known to the world.”
“You probably have a reputation in your heart.”

The sword dance knew her heart.

“There’s also the practical problem. If I back out of the contract, I’ll have to pay back double the amount. The contract is so huge that I’ll have to spend all the money I’ve earned in my life to pay it back.”

That wasn’t the only problem.

“And they’re going to try to kill me.”

Geommu-geuk nodded. Yes, they won’t let her go easily. Just like they wouldn’t let Akgunhak go.

“On the other hand, what I gain is…….”

After a moment’s pause, she imitated the evil army.

“Huh? Why are you saving me?”

She laughed as if she found what she said funny.
The sword dance filled that empty laughter with something.

“In return, you get something.”
“What?”
“Me. I’ll tell that person how much effort you put in. Even if he leaves, I’ll stay.”

At that moment, Chae-ran looked at Geommu-geuk without saying anything.
Yes, it would definitely be worth it to obtain the leader of the Cheonma Sect, no matter what the meaning. But how long would this feeling last?

“At first, she’ll laugh at me, but once, twice, and every time she looks at me like that, she’ll think of me as a traitor. That woman betrayed me once, and she’ll betray me again.”

Geommugeuk answered honestly.

“I’m sorry, but we won’t have the chance to see each other that often. I’m so busy. It’ll just be a long time since we’ve seen each other, so we’ll maintain a good relationship. Someone will probably come and say this to you. Are you that person? Wake up, the cult leader has abandoned you.”

I had a feeling that it would really happen. But I didn’t feel bad.

“There is no need to give up the request.”

The sword dance was taking the utmost care of her.

“Just don’t forget your promise to me.”

It was a promise that if the murder failed, he would accept his request.
Chayran slowly shook his head.

“If you thought I was such a shameless person, you were mistaken.”

Chayran closed her eyes for a moment. How long had it been since then?
She made up her mind.

“I knew that one day I would break up with them. That’s why I always tried to distance myself from them. I didn’t know it would be this time.”

She made a decision that would change her life.

“I give up on this request.”

It was not a betrayal, but an abandonment. It was not because I had any special loyalty or gratitude towards them. I had dealt with them as a murderer, so I wanted to fulfill my responsibility.

The face of the swordsman looking at her was filled with joy.

“Thank you. I will make sure that you will never regret making this choice.”

Now she tells everything honestly to Geommugeuk.

“My original mission was to kill the Apostolic Leader at the celebration banquet.”

Earlier, she was unable to move at all due to the prayers of the Apostle. However, that was when she was exposed as a woman, and when she stood before him as the most beautiful woman in the world, the situation would have been different.

“But with your arrival, a new mission has been given to me.”

She took a box of beads out of her bosom.

“I told you to take this. But there was a condition. I ordered you not to intentionally give it to me, but to let it fall into your hands naturally. I gave you two chances to take it, but you didn’t even touch it.”

Even on that day when he was drunk, and even on the day when he was changing clothes, Geommugeuk did not covet the beads.

“I should give this back to them too.”

She slowly opened the box.

The red color of the bead was clear and deep.
Something was shimmering around the things that stretched out like blood vessels inside it.

Woof!

The orbit reacted more powerfully than before.
It was then.

Slurp.

The marbles in the box began to slowly rise into the air.