Episode 75
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Cool!
“Are you okay?”
“Oh, yes. Sorry. I was just passing by for a moment.”
Baek Do-hyeon wiped the corner of his mouth and put down his teacup with a respectful attitude.
A curious gaze arrives from the other side.
“Even a prosecutor of your caliber can hear the same thing. It’s strange.”
“I appreciate your kind words, but I am also human. Aren’t you, Goya?”
Honggoya laughed. No.
“Me too. I’m human. I hear that too often.”
At those words, Baek Do-hyun also shows a faint smile.
A straight seat, unwavering gaze.
The gun and energy felt are incredibly pure. Hong Goya admired the youth he had met after a long time, saying, “It feels good to meet him.”
“I’ve heard your stories over and over again, but I really wanted to see it for myself. I had to see it with my own eyes. What kind of guy is this guy who took away my position that I’ve been guarding for so long?”
“So, what do you think?”
“Tong (通).”
Honggoya woke up with a satisfied heart.
“I don’t know why you want to see my niece, but… … .”
I guess it won’t matter for someone like you.
Honggoya led the way.
Baek Do-hyun followed her carefully, being careful not to miss a single step.
I’m ranked 10th in the country.
And Hong Goya, Korea’s best martial arts master, who rose to 11th place with his ranking.
As this was her home, it was full of all sorts of strange things and institutions. If you took one wrong step, you could end up trapped in a welcoming circle and suffer a lot.
Unlike the cautious Baek Do-hyeon, his footsteps continue briskly.
He was a first generation hunter, the same age as Sazae Eunseokwon, and there weren’t many of them left.
Hong Goya, who was surprisingly fit for his age, glanced back.
“Come to think of it, did I ever say thank you?”
“ah.”
“Certainly, the Holy Spirit candle you told me to use had some effect. Thanks to that, I was able to stay in Laurel.”
“I heard it.”
“Can we consider the fact that we came here today as another way?”
“No. I just came to see you today. The person I was planning on coming with me is out.”
Baek Do-hyun laughed bitterly. He was thinking of someone who had gone somewhere and whose cell phone was turned off.
The hallway I walked down like that.
The steps stopped. It was the deepest part of the spacious Hanok.
Knock, knock, knock!
The doors opened in a row at Honggoya’s gesture.
Hong Goya spoke from behind Baek Do-hyeon, who was walking inward. His voice quickly became heavy.
“I don’t know who it is, but it won’t work.”
“… … .”
“There is only one person that Dal-ya is looking for.”
It’s cool.
That was the feeling I got as soon as I opened it. It wasn’t about the temperature.
This was the coldness of the shadow of death.
A face as pale as a corpse. A teenage girl like a dry tree branch.
Hong Dal-ya, Hong Ha-ya’s twin, faintly moved her lips.
“‘Joe’… … .”
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Mornings at the temple start earlier than anywhere else. Much, much earlier.
4:30 in the morning.
It was still green all around.
Kyeon Geum-hee nervously put on her shoes. She shook her slightly dry hair and shouted inside.
“Ah, come out quickly. It’s too late! Mom already left.”
“Wait a minute… … .”
A voice soaked in sleep energy.
“Oh my, Sister, wake up! How many hours of sleep do you have? You clearly fell asleep at 8 last night!”
“No, I couldn’t sleep. I came home at dawn.”
I could hear mutterings of things like “regressor”, “should”, and so on. But in the midst of all that, I could also hear the rustling sound of people putting on their clothes.
Anyway, that thing is slow and bursts.
Kyeon Geum-hee sat on the floor and checked the messages on her cell phone that had piled up.
“But… … right now. What are we going to do… …?”
“Didn’t you hear? It’s called dawn prayer. What was it called? 108 prostrations? Anyway, it’s probably something like that.”
Kyeon Geum-hee, who was holding her chin, answered roughly. But one minute, three minutes, five minutes… … .
There is no answer at all. No sound… Wait, no sound?
‘no way.’
I have a bad feeling. Kyeon Geum-hee jumped up and threw open the door.
A room still warm from the ondol. Clothes were thrown down from the center like insects shedding their skins.
And… … the actual non-existent body.
Kyeon Geum-hee trembled. This… … .
“Damn, hopeless third-time test taker!”
I jumped out as soon as I heard it 108 times, this damn sister!
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Heh. Heh.
The little monk crawled up the mountain.
Even though it was a mountain path that I climbed every time, it was so rugged that I couldn’t get used to it no matter how much I climbed it.
‘Oh my. You must be looking for a remote place like this.’
I craned my neck to look into the distance. A familiar shadow was lying on the rock.
There really is no limit to it. The monk shook his head repeatedly.
“Elder… … !”
Oh, but wait a minute.
For him, isn’t he a bit… too small and too short?
The boy cried out in confusion.
“Who, who are you?”
The passenger lying there also shouts.
“Who are you!”
“So, you are an ordinary person who is staying at Wolgye Temple?”
“Even so.”
“Then, how on earth did you get in here… … ?”
“I just told you to come in. How many times do I have to tell you?”
“No, this is a restricted area.”
“What’s prohibited? No entry? Hey, are you secretly renting Seorak Mountain? The owner of Seorak Mountain? Oh my, how dare I, a lowly person like me, not know you.”
“No! That’s not it.”
The boy monk cried.
He was someone I couldn’t communicate with at all. It was impossible to explain formations, barriers, and such to a normal person.
‘Are you really a normal person?’
The heart of Seorak, this sacred mountain has been a place covered by a great conflict that has continued since the Three Kingdoms period a thousand years ago.
This is also a prohibition that is personally inspected and managed by the great guardian of the sect that has inherited the secret arts, every 10 years.
As a decision to protect the heart of the Baekdudaegan mountain range, the energy of the Korean peninsula that stretches from Jiri to Baekdu…
If you were an ordinary person, it would have been right to come near it and suddenly think of something urgent or have an uneasy feeling and turn back.
I shouldn’t be lying down like that and sunbathing like it’s my living room.
“What’s with those unpleasant eyes? You want to force this kind and innocent King Geo to do vicious 108 bows and reform his mind, you monk!”
“108 times is not a mental reformation, but a mental training that helps to stabilize the mind and body… … ”
“What! Have you ever seen a monk like this?”
“S, monk, that’s not a curse.”
‘Plus, this victim mentality is amazing… … The smell of a baseless gangster. It doesn’t feel unfamiliar at all.’
The boy slowly retreated.
For now, it’s a retreat. With that thought, I quickly turned around.
‘Suspicious person!’
Gasp, gasp.
The young monk ran along the mountain path frantically, determined to inform the sect as soon as possible.
I didn’t even realize that I had crossed the line of prohibition.
When I realized it, it was already too late.
Sack, sassasack!
Kkeuki-kkeuki-!
‘Hey, borderline… …!’
The boy monk stepped back in shock.
I overlooked the fact that the sun had not yet risen.
So, it is also important to be careful when walking near the border.
The sudden scraping sound of metal scraping something, the sounds of all kinds of animals mixing together, and the movements circling around quickly as if they were squeezing the surroundings.
“Ugh!”
The boy fell to the floor at the sensation of his ankle being brushed.
Long white hair! That was for sure.
“Okay, Jangsanbeom!”
At the same time as the shout, a light-like glow appeared in the darkness. A face hidden in hideously distorted fur let out a strange laugh.
The monk hurriedly searched through his bosom. With trembling hands, he held out the talisman.
“Oh, Om Yak-sam… … I, Nana-ya-jeon… … country.”
Kiki-geekkikiki-!
Sabah, I couldn’t even shout.
The monster bared its teeth and sneered sharply. Countless fangs gaped open at the boy monk.
“I, I want to live… …”
“Please save me.”
“… … !”
“Please help me. Please save me.”
If you want to shout, shout it out loud, shout it out loud.
“The signal is clear. Don’t you know?”
[Trait, ‘Heart Sword’ is activated.]
Shaaaak-!
Hwaak, a gust of wind coming from the front.
No, it’s sword wind. No, actually, it’s a magical power like sword wind.
A blade-like magical force cut the monster in half.
At the same time, a small foot lands in front of the boy with a stupid face.
The monk, wearing a fluttering robe, looked down at the boy.
“A monk like this. Huh?”
“… … Uh, uh… … .”
And that was when it happened.
Just a moment ago, the speed was incomparable to that of Jang San-beom!
A speed that tears through the wind, an explosive collision of magical power.
Jjeong- Kwagagang!
Geo took a step back without realizing it. Her ‘Absolute Barrier’ trait had been activated before she realized it.
Geo was surprised, but his opponent was even more surprised.
He glared with a distorted face. The overflowing energy seemed closer to that of an animal than a human.
Like… … a beast.
And, savage.
“You fucking FUCK! What the heck!”
Her lavender hair fluttered wildly. It was rough and fierce. Her eyes were sharp like a bird of prey.
Ranked 8th. Second S-class in Korea.
The goalkeeper of the guild
It was ‘Yaksha’ Choi Da-wit.
Guide to a Good Life for Rankers 51-75
Author: 톄제
Category: Novels – Romance
Publisher: Yeondam
Age rating: All ages
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