Absolute Regression Chapter 95

95th Then that’s enough.

The air around me became heavy and stuffy due to my provocation. The magical energy flowing out of the body of the evil Soma took control of the surroundings.

His magic was special. The reason he was given the nickname of Extreme Evil was because of this magic called Smiling Evil Heart.

The small evil awakened the fundamental violence of human beings.

When exposed to the evil spirit, the heart beats violently and the person feels like killing someone. In fact, if the agility is weak, he would draw his sword and stab the person next to him to death.

Even masters with high internal energy have difficulty fighting normally due to the influence of the evil spirit.

“There are two faces inside this mask. If a different face other than the one that the scientist has seen so far were to awaken, even I would have a hard time handling it. That’s why it’s difficult to take off the mask.”

If the face I’ve seen so far is Soma, then the other faces would speak of extreme evil.

“I didn’t mean to be rude to you, Soma. I just think that a friend is someone who can see each other’s faces without any pretense, whether they have two or three. I said this out of a humble spirit, so please forgive me if I was rude.”

I had been exposed to this evil spirit before my return. At that time, I had not learned the Thousand Horse Guardian Sword, so I had a really hard time enduring it.

But now it was different.

Naturally, the Heavenly Demon Guardian Spirit was activated, blocking his evil thoughts. My Heavenly Demon Guardian Spirit had not yet achieved greatness, but it had reached a level where it could easily block the evil thoughts that were being emitted now.

Instead of further increasing his evil spirit, the evil spirit slowly withdrew his magic. The eyes that had been smiling in their sockets gradually became colder. The smile withdrew, meaning that his anger had subsided.

“You are truly amazing, Mr. Lee. You are not at all shaken by my petty evil thoughts.”

“I was trained to be malicious and venomous from a young age. You know, my older brother was always cruel to me.”

The evil Soma laughed out loud. As if he had never created such tension, he had returned to the way he looked when I first saw him.

“As expected, Lee Gong-ja is an interesting person. It’s too bad we couldn’t become friends.”

“Then I will take my leave now.”

As I was opening the door and going out, the evil Soma spoke.

“I still think that the Demon Lord Seophon was killed by Lee Gongja.”

“You misunderstand.”

I didn’t deny it outright. This tension between him and me was the most important factor in maintaining our relationship.

As the door closed, the figure of the evil Soma left alone in the white room was seen.

* * *

I met Seodaeryong at the entrance to the evil song.

“Inspector Seo, what are you doing here?”

“I’m training. I was running for physical training.”

“Why in front of the evil song?”

“It just so happened that way.”

“If it was dangerous, would you jump in and save me?”

He was even holding a long sword that he used for training.

“Isn’t this touching?”

“No, I said. How am I going to get through there?”

“That’s why it’s touching. Because you came to save me even though you clearly knew I would die.”

“I just came here. If I hear any fighting over there, I’ll let you know.”

“As expected, you’re smart. Of course you should be. You shouldn’t jump in and die in vain when you don’t have the skills. Why should I worry when my right-hand man is this smart?”

Seo Dae-ryong belatedly let out a sigh of relief, as if he was only relieved that I had come out safely.

“Oh my, my legs are still shaking. Even though you are my lord, I was a little worried.”

“Inspector Seo.”

“yes.”

“Please continue to worry about me in the future.”

“yes?”

“Please worry about me. I make mistakes, trip up, and do stupid things. Please keep worrying about me and helping me.”

Seo Dae-ryong smiled faintly.

“Well, if the right arm doesn’t do it, who will?”

“The left arm will do it.”

“Why are you ruining this good atmosphere like that?”

The two of them were walking out, joking around, when they stopped and looked up at the tree above their heads.

“What are you doing there?”

To my surprise, there was a blood clot hanging on a tree branch.

“I’m watching the sunset.”

“Why here?”

“I’m also going to keep an eye on my disciple to make sure he doesn’t slacken off.”

At that moment, Seo Dae-ryong was startled. Tears welled up in his eyes as he stared blankly at Hyeolcheon Doma. It was the first time Hyeolcheon Doma had called him his disciple.

“Master! Thank you, Master.”

Seo Dae-ryong’s voice was wet. Bloodthirsty Doma, who was sick of this atmosphere, shouted.

“What are you looking at? If you came to practice, you should run!”

“Yes, Master!”

Seo Dae-ryong started running. Seeing as he forgot to greet me, I guess he must have been really touched when Hyeolcheon Doma told him that he was his disciple.

I flew up and landed next to the branch he was sitting on.

“You bastard, this is breaking.”

“I will be light as a feather.”

Even though two people sat on it, the thin tree branch did not break.

“Well done.”

“Well done.”

“You saw that I like you, right? So you can’t put it off. Just say it all at that moment, show it all, and if you hate me, hate me. That’s how you should do it.”

“Is the young one educating the old man?”

“Yes. You should learn. Then you can get along with the younger ones and live together.”

“If you can’t even speak.”

We looked at each other and smiled.

“If you’re worried about me this much, please tell me.”

“I came here because I thought I might piss that guy off. That evil bastard really rolls his eyes when he gets pissed off.”

“Have you ever seen it?”

“I saw it once. No one could really stop it.”

Yeah, I know that look. It’s exactly as they say that no one can stop it.

“If it were you, I would have thought he might have gone crazy.”

“Why me?”

“You really piss people off. How could you be any different from the evil Soma?”

“Fortunately, it wasn’t that bad today.”

“You could have gotten out without seeing blood because you are the cult leader’s son. Otherwise, one of us would have died.”

“Thank you for your concern, sir.”

“Thank you. Let’s go.”

“The sunset is over there. Just take a look and then go.”

“Growing old is sad enough, but what about sunsets?”

The bloodthirsty demon flew away and left the place.

Left alone, I sat on a tree branch and watched the setting sun for a while.

Suddenly, I remembered the last appearance of the evil Soma before his regression. His eyes were shining with a halo.

―… … I don’t remember. When I was little and playing with my friends, did I want to kill Sulae? When did I start doing that?

-Do you regret it? For living a wicked life.

―What do you regret? I regret not being able to kill more people. I’m scared to go to hell, I’m scared. Ah! It’s stuffy. Please take off the mask… … Thank you. Is this your first time seeing my face?

-You must have heard that you were handsome when you were young. Why did you wear it all your life?

―When my master chose me when I was young, he asked me, “If I follow him, I won’t be able to take off this mask for the rest of my life. Can I do that?” Instead, he said he would let me live a life where I could kill people to my heart’s content. I said yes without hesitation. Oh! Now that I think about it, that’s how I was back then. That’s why my master recognized me.

-After Master died, at least you had a chance to take off the mask, right?

―You will know when you try it. Once you put it on, you can’t take it off. It makes you feel comfortable. Put on the mask and kill, kill, kill. In the end, the mask is killing the person.

-Where did you come from to make excuses and fall asleep? You killed them all.

―Did you notice? Hahaha, cool. It’s hard to laugh for real. This mask has become my symbol, so how can I take it off? Should I send a letter to the whole martial arts world, saying, “I’m taking off my mask from today, the evil soma?” Hey, Mu-cheol. Oh, Mu-cheol wasn’t your name, was it? What’s your real name?

―… … .

-Have you ever thought of me as a friend?

―… … .

-You bad boy. When you go to hell, you will die by my hand.

-Okay, then get your revenge.

– It’s been so painful since a while ago. Now, draw your sword, my friend.

-bye.

The evil Soma died by my hand.

At that time, in the process of obtaining Dafa materials, there was no choice but to eliminate him. He was an evil person who deserved to die, but at the moment of his death, he regarded me as a friend and died.

I never told him I was his friend. Maybe I was more of a villain at that moment.

* * *

My father willingly agreed to the game despite the sudden visit.

I usually just play Go quietly, but today I was very talkative.

“… … I met Mabul a while ago. I said things I didn’t mean, tried to find out what kind of person he was, and tried to get to know him seriously.”

My father didn’t answer and just focused on playing baduk. Normally, he would have yelled at me for being so noisy, but today he just stayed quiet.

The father noticed that his son was upset and wanted to talk about this and that.

I continued talking.

“Today, I met the evil Soma again. I hate that guy. Not because I support my brother, but because he seems like a crazy person who kills people while laughing.”

My father said as he picked up the Go stone.

“Make the death stone only here.”

It was a word that said not to kill the Ma-Jone anymore. When the Ma-Jone died, He said not to kill anymore, and He emphasized it again.

What if I had to kill the evil Soma again? What if that fate happened again? I thought that he and I would be bound by a truly tenacious bond.

I just hope that won’t happen in this life.

“Do I have the ability to kill the evil Soma? Anyway, the reason I go around meeting the Mazones is… … .”

I continued speaking. If you listen to me like this, I will say everything I want to say.

“It was for me, and it was also for my brother. When I first went hunting, I boasted that I would make all the demons kneel and line up, but when I actually encountered them, it wasn’t that easy. My father was right. Dealing with people is the hardest thing in the world.”

My father played Go without saying a word. It seems he decided to just listen today.

“Please don’t misunderstand that I am not fit to be a successor because I am acting like this. If you think about this in advance, you will show a stronger side later.”

“You have a chance, so why don’t you badmouth your brother?”

“I’m not going to curse at you for the time being. You must have a hard time floating around elegantly like a swan. It’s so hard to keep moving your feet under the water! You’re not the type of person to come here and confess to me like this, are you?”

I saw my father chuckle for a moment. It was a very subtle and quick change, but my new eyesight had caught up to me.

“As expected, the game of baduk is becoming more and more disadvantageous as we keep chatting. I will concentrate now.”

He was so absorbed in playing baduk. I asked him as we were finishing the game.

“Sometimes, when I don’t know what to do, can I come to you?”

My father’s hand, which was about to place the stone, stopped in midair for a moment.

“Isn’t that a foul? What if I ask the referee for an answer?”

“Don’t think of me as a judge, just think of me as someone giving training?”

Father put down the Go stone.

“Training is fun, isn’t it?”

It was a statement of permission, although it was not said directly whether it was possible or not.

I know. Even if you treat me well like this, it is separate from choosing a successor. You are the one who can say tomorrow, ‘Your older brother is the successor.’

The result of the game of Baduk was that I barely won by two houses.

“Your skills are getting worse and worse. Aren’t you not letting Sima Junta sleep? This is foul play.”

“Aren’t you in the military too?”

“I can’t play baduk.”

“Where in the world is there a soldier who can’t play baduk?”

“Come to think of it, that’s true. I’ve never seen a soldier who can’t play Go, not even in a storybook. I guess I was fooled by a soldier who can’t even play Go.”

My father chuckled at my teasing.

“Then I’ll see you next month.”

As I was coming out after greeting my father, he asked me from behind.

“Is your luggage heavy?”

The moment I heard those words, my heart sank. It was the first time I had heard words of comfort from my father.

“It would be a lie to say it’s as light as a feather, but it’s not so heavy that it’s unbearable.”

“Okay then.”

Okay, that’s fine. Why is this word so nice to hear these days?

If someone recognizes my efforts… …then that’s great.