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Taejonbirok Volume 26, Episode 20
Chapter 141: The Lazy Man, Using His Strength (5)
“Yeonho.”
Wi Jeong-han grabbed Wi Yeon-ho's shoulder.
“Tsk.”
Wi Yeon-ho sighed.
"Looking at the way you're going, I can't seem to pull it out all the way. I'll be back soon."
Wi Jeong-han could not stop Wi Yeon-ho.
The thought that Wei Yan-ho was carrying too much of a burden kept nagging at me, but it was also true that if not for Wei Yan-ho, no one could solve this situation.
But for that reason, the sight of Wei Yanho before my eyes is too striking.
Wei Yanhu's white robe was already dyed crimson. It was all blood.
Seeing Wei Yanho, who had become like that but still maintained his usual demeanor, was both admirable and sad.
"that……."
“This is not an appropriate situation for conversation.”
When Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly, Wi Jeong-han sighed and nodded.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Yes. Then.”
As Wei Yanho turned around, Wei Jeonghan ended up saying something he shouldn't have said.
“Yeonho.”
"yes?"
“……Can you win?”
"hmm."
Wi Yeon-ho scratches his head.
“I have to try.”
Wi Yeon-ho shrugged and walked forward. Wi Jeong-han simply stared blankly at his son's back.
“Go, my lord!”
Baek Hoe-myeong approached Baek Gong-do hesitantly. Along with him, Baek Gong-ui, the Cheonryu Sword, stood in an awkward posture, observing the master's expression.
Baek Gong-do turned his head and looked at his son and brother.
“You’ve had a hard time.”
“…….”
Baek Hoe-myeong bit his lip tightly.
It wasn't because he was angry. It was because something was overwhelming him. To him, Baek Gong-do was his father, but he wasn't his father.
He is the head of the Mangeombaekga family.
He was burdened with too much to live as a father alone. All he ever gave Baek Hoe-myeong was stern reprimands.
And that was natural.
For those who pursue a cause, even their families are secondary. A cause is like a monster that devours everything around it.
I have never once been dissatisfied with that fact.
He too wanted a great head of the family who could resolve the grudges of the Hundred Families rather than a good father.
But right now, at this moment.
The moment he heard those warm words, which he had never heard before in his life, Baek Hoe-myeong was overcome with an inexplicable emotion.
“I’m sorry, I’m not good enough.”
“It’s not your fault.”
Baek Gong-do raised his head and looked at the sky.
"You were great. You fought exceptionally well. The reason things got to this point was because of my shortcomings."
“No, my lord! Didn’t you arrange everything?”
"Nothing is meaningful unless I put the finishing touches on it with my own hands. I knew that. And yet… yes, even though I knew it, I turned away. Because it was meaningless."
Baek Gong-do turned his head and looked at the Cheonryu Sword.
“You are right.”
"……older brother."
"Yes, it's a matter of course. Even if the knot I tied doesn't tie the way I wanted, it's my job to untie it. You've had a hard time, too."
Cheonryu Sword looked at Dancheon Sword with a puzzled look.
His older brother and the head of the Mangeombaekga family.
Dancheongeom Baek Gong-do is not the kind of person to say such things. He was an emperor, an oppressor who ruled the world.
To Cheonryu Geom, Dancheon Geom was more of a trusted leader than a brother. Yet, such sentimental words.
'What the heck… … .'
What is Baek Gong-do looking at now?
“Okay, let’s see where we should go.”
Baek Gong-do looked at the two quietly and said.
“You too, watch carefully.”
“My lord…….”
"no."
Baek Gong-do shook his head.
“Call me Father.”
Baek Hoe-myeong kept his mouth shut.
"I'm not here now as the head of the Baekga clan. That's a fate I can't shake off, but for this moment, I want to be the human Baek Gong-do, not the head of the Baekga clan. Then, I must be your father, not your head of the clan."
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Both Baek Hoe-myeong and Baek Gong looked at their family head with astonishment. The head they knew would never say such a thing. He had dedicated his life to the revival and vengeance of the Mangeom Baekga clan.
But, in this important position, not a person but a human being came.
If they knew Baek Gong-do, they would never have said something like that.
but…….
“Ah, Father…….”
Baek Gong-do smiled softly.
"I didn't realize that your burdens were just as heavy as mine. If I had realized that sooner, I might have been a better head of household and father."
Baek Gong-do shook his head quietly.
“Hweimyeong-ah.”
“Yes. Let’s go… No, Father.”
“Don’t try to live as the head of a hundred families.”
“…….”
"I didn't realize I had to find my own life before discussing family. That's why I made mistakes I shouldn't have made. Now I intend to correct all of that. Even if it means abandoning myself, even if it means denying my life…"
Baek Gong-do closed his mouth.
After a long silence, he opened his mouth in a slightly suppressed voice.
"As the head of the family, my duty was to provide a better future for those who live in the name of Mangeom. For being obsessed with the past and giving up the future, I must pay the price."
“What on earth are you talking about….”
“Who am I?”
“…….”
“Answer me. Who am I?”
Baek Hoe-myeong looked at Baek Gong-do with determined eyes. He could answer this question with absolute certainty.
“He is the head of the Ten Thousand Swords Family and the greatest swordsman in the world.”
“Do you acknowledge that I am the head of the Ten Thousand Swords and Hundred Schools?”
“Who in the world can deny this? Father is the head of the Ten Thousand Swords and the true master of the Ten Thousand Swords.”
"boy."
Baek Gong-do, who burst into laughter, patted Baek Hoe-myeong on the shoulder.
"If you acknowledge me as the head of the Ten Thousand Swords and Hundred Schools, then follow my every word this one time. Let me make one last show of force."
“……What are you talking about?”
“Can you promise?”
Baek Hoe-myeong nodded.
I don't know what he's telling me to follow, but he's the head of the Baek family. Naturally, I have to follow the head of the family.
“I promise.”
“Okay, that’s fine.”
Baek Gong-do looked at Baek Hoe-myeong quietly.
I felt like I hadn't done anything right for my child after giving birth to him.
Even if he were to offer his father's affection now, what would be the point? What he had to give Baek Hoe-myeong was the future. And that future…
“Let’s see, is there still a future for us?”
Baek Gong-do turned around and walked away.
A ray of light came into his eyes.
'You're a little kid.'
Seeing it up close, I could see it better. Wi Yeon-ho was young. It was more accurate to say he was a grandson than a son. If Baek Hoe-myeong had had a child early, he would have been that old.
That kid is now stepping forward to deal with him.
It's funny.
It was also a great thing.
Baek Gong-do, facing Wei Yan-ho from a suitable distance, looked around. Everyone in this vast land was watching them both.
“Before we compete, I have something to promise you first.”
His eyes followed the great general of the new investigation, Yuk-ui.
"If someone else says something different after all the hard work we've put into the fight, it'll all be for nothing. First, the loser must agree to concede to the winner, regardless of the reason, and to abide by the winner's words."
The new detective's eyebrows narrowed.
“Isn’t that too much?”
“Isn’t that excessive?”
Baek Gong-do shook his head.
"You just have to decide the timing. Just decide that the time to listen to the victor is until the demonic cult is defeated."
The new detective let out a hollow laugh.
“Weren’t you the ones who brought that cult to power? And now you’re pretending to sacrifice yourself to defeat it?”
"Then what should we do? Should we join hands with the Demonic Cult and fight again right now?"
“Listen!”
“A new investigation.”
Baek Gong-do's voice spread low.
"We will pay the price for our sins. But you must also bear the price for your sins. That's why I'm stopping here. Do you understand what I mean?"
“…….”
“Rather than going to hell and arguing about who is right and who is wrong, it would be better to have a chance to judge right and wrong while we still have breath.”
The new detective bit his lip slightly.
The words are correct, but it's difficult to emotionally relate to them.
“For what?”
“To stop it.”
“The devil’s cult?”
“Rather than trying to block it, it would be better to try to seize the opportunity.”
The answer was a bit odd.
However, the new investigators had no choice but to agree with Baekgongdo's intentions. If they continued to expend their power, the Demonic Cult would be unstoppable. Therefore, they had to find a way to counter it.
But that number is… … .
'Can Wei Yanhu defeat the author?'
This is a question without an answer.
One thing is certain, if not for Wei Yanhu, no one can match the Dancheon Sword and Baek Gong Do.
But leaving everyone's fate to Wei Yanho was a separate matter.
“A new investigation.”
Baek Gong-do called him quietly.
“Don’t try to go against the will of heaven.”
Those words held so much meaning. Shin Gi-su, who had been quietly exchanging glances with Baek Gong-do, slowly nodded.
“The Jeongmu Alliance will accept the result of this match.”
"soldier!"
“That’s too dangerous!”
Voices of concern erupted from both sides, but Shin Ki-su remained steadfast. Those who saw his stern face fell silent.
It is also true that there is no other way.
“What about you, General of the Six?”
Yuk-ui lowered his spear and quietly looked at Baekgongdo.
"We only obey Your Majesty's orders. It is impossible to accept orders from lawless men."
Baek Gong-do narrowed his eyebrows slightly.
“Before I came here, His Majesty gave me a message.”
“Oh, Your Majesty?”
“Prioritize the annihilation of the enemy, but if the one who decides the fate of all is the U-Eosa, then follow the U-Eosa’s decision.”
Baek Gong-do looked back at Wi Yeon-ho with a slightly different expression.
'Even the Emperor's favor is with you.'
It feels like the whole world is pushing Wei Yanhu.
“Did you hear?”
“Yes. I have ears too.”
"What are you going to do? If only you would agree, everything would be clear."
“I have no reason not to agree, but…….”
Wi Yeon-ho whetted his appetite.
“But before that, there’s something I’d like to ask.”
“I see.”
“Why are you doing this?”
"hmm?"
Wi Yeon-ho looked at Baekgongdo quietly and said.
"I think you've been planning this since you came here. Well, that's understandable. It's better than mutual destruction, after all. What I don't understand is that you're the one who created this situation. You don't seem to be unaware this could happen, but why are you bringing this up now?"
“Hahaha.”
Baek Gong-do smiled lightly and answered the question.
“Because you are here.”
And the answer was so unexpected.