Episode 193.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s meaningful words were heard for a moment.
Siwoo couldn’t immediately understand what those words meant.
That would be the case, since it is only Red Shadow’s claim.
That means.
“Are you saying that the story you just told could be false?”
Siwoo asked.
“That’s not what I meant.”
Baek Seon-pyeong shook his head slightly.
“What I saw was a clear fact. Saduz was betrayed by people, and since then he has become a red shadow. However, if you ask whether that incident made Saduz a red shadow… .”
Baek Seon-pyeong shook his head again.
“I want to say no.”
The Saduz that Baek Seon-pyeong saw was clearly tainted with madness.
This was an indisputable fact.
However, Baek Seon-pyeong was not sure that the madness was due to what happened at that time.
“When I arrived at the scene, Saduz had already killed the people. So I don’t know what happened before that.”
Baek Seon-pyeong’s eyes looked down calmly.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s voice sounded hollow.
“I don’t know whether those killed by Saduz really intended to betray Saduz.”
perhaps.
They may have tried to help Saduz.
They may have been people who tried to help Saduz in his time of crisis.
Saduz may have killed such people for no reason.
Baek Seon-pyeong didn’t know the situation before that.
Because the dead no longer speak.
So, what this means is that.
“It may be that Saduz’s madness began before that.”
Saduz’s madness was already in progress.
The events of that time were merely a trigger.
So, Baek Seon-pyeong still couldn’t be sure.
The evil of man surpasses that of God.
Was it a word directed at those who had betrayed him?
Or was it directed at Saduz himself?
“But, father. According to what you have said, Saduz is sufficient….”
“So you’re saying that people can become disillusioned with the world?”
Baek Seon-je did not answer.
But no one knew that it might be a sufficient answer.
Actually… that was true.
People who betrayed the heroes who saved humanity by treating them like nuclear waste.
For those people, one could feel disillusioned with the world.
Not only Saduz, but all 13 heroes could have felt such emotions.
I could have wanted to destroy a world like this.
however.
“Don’t judge the world by what you want to see.”
Baek Seon-pyeong was not like that.
“……”
Baek Seon-je still had no answer.
It seemed like he didn’t understand Baek Seon-pyeong’s words or their meaning.
There was a long silence.
and.
“Are you saying that only a very small number of people betrayed you?”
Siwoo’s voice broke the silence.
A considerable strangeness appeared in Baek Seon-pyeong’s eyes.
“What made you think that?”
Baek Seon-pyeong asked.
Siwoo thought for a moment and then answered.
“Because you can’t be loved by everyone.”
There is a saying, “A square peg in a square hole.”
People who stand out are likely to be hated by others.
That was human nature.
When humans see someone talented and outstanding, they are the first to feel jealousy and envy.
No matter how good and kind a person is, he is hated by some people.
“Even Jesus was not loved by everyone.”
When it comes to the salvation of mankind, there is no one greater than Jesus.
Even the Baekseonpyeong in front of us pales in comparison to Jesus.
Even Jesus was betrayed by people and died.
The goodness and evil of nature.
Human nature is probably closer to evil.
however.
“That’s only a very small number of people.”
It was something that only happened when looking at those people.
Some people are jealous, envious, and hateful of others.
“There are more good people in the world than those people.”
Just as there were far more people who loved and respected Jesus than those who were jealous of Him.
Looking at those who envy Jesus, can we say that all humans are evil?
One day, Confucius said:
[The mayfly born in winter ended its life on a day when pure white snow fell.]
[Later, the Jade Emperor asked the mayfly, “What is the world like?”
[Then the mayfly replied, ‘The world is just white.’]
[So is the world just white like the mayfly said?]
Of course not.
What the mayfly sees is only a part of the winter landscape.
There is also the warmth of spring in the world.
There is also the heat of summer.
There is also the coolness of autumn.
There are also numerous landscapes within the same winter.
So, what Baek Seon-pyeong said now.
It means don’t judge the world by only seeing what you want to see.
“I understood it as the saying, ‘don’t judge the whole by the part.’”
It’s true that people treated the 13 heroes like nuclear waste.
But that’s only a very small number of people.
Behind them, there are many more people who respect and follow Baek Seon-pyeong.
If not, Baek Seon-pyeong would not be revered as a hero today.
Just as there are far more people who respect Jesus than those who envy him.
There are more people who look up to Baek Seon-pyeong than those who envy him.
But these people are usually not noticeable.
Just like black paint stands out more on a white background.
“Good people tend to remain silent.”
“Silence and inaction are also sins. If they had not been silent, if they had not been indifferent, the incident might not have happened.”
Siwoo also agreed with that.
however.
“That doesn’t mean they are evil, though.”
Just because you don’t make a sound.
Just because you’re a bystander.
It’s not that they are evil.
“They are just struggling to survive from day to day.”
I just didn’t have the strength.
The power to speak up.
The ability to step forward and take action.
Job seekers who work hard every day to find a job.
An office worker who gets yelled at by his boss and leaves work.
A father of two who is anxious about when he will be cut off.
I couldn’t empathize with other people’s suffering.
Because my current reality is too burdensome.
I just didn’t have the strength to grieve and cry for others.
So I could only cheer from afar.
It is about cheering in silence and in your heart.
“Your Majesty, don’t you see the good people who remain silent, not the ones who betrayed?”
Baek Seon-pyeong didn’t take his eyes off them.
It was not buried in the evildoers who were only a very small number.
That was quite a difficult task.
It was really difficult to have this kind of mindset in a situation where I had just been betrayed.
Confucius also considered this to be the ideal human being.
I could only say that this was the way a gentleman looked at the world.
So, now.
“…It’s much better than preemptive strike.”
Baek Seon-pyeong looked at the world with a perspective similar to that of a gentleman.
13 heroes.
Nowadays, it is nothing more than a childish remark that is laughed at.
However, Si-woo was able to realize the true meaning of the name hero through Baek Seon-pyeong’s appearance.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s eyes, looking at Si-woo, strangely sparkled.
If the feeling just now was curiosity, it had now changed to considerable surprise.
After a while, Baek Seon-pyeong slowly turned his gaze.
And then he looked at Baek Seon-je sitting on the bed next to Si-woo and said.
“I told you not to judge the whole by a part, but to look at the world with a broader perspective… ”
Baek Seon-pyeong clicked his tongue and continued speaking.
“Is the chief of the inspection bureau, who is supposed to arrest criminals, actually agreeing with what the criminals are saying?”
Baek Seon-pyeong scolded Baek Seon-je.
Baek Seon-je said nothing.
What does Siwoo say when he sees those two?
‘…It’s awkward.’
I could feel a strange awkwardness.
To be exact, the sight of Baek Seon-je crouching down was extremely awkward.
It’s really sad that Baek Seon-je, now that he’s middle-aged, is like that… .
I hate to say this, but it was funny.
First of all, the director of the inspection bureau, Baek Seon-je.
Wasn’t Baek Seon-je someone who was respected wherever he went?
But now, looking at you all hunched over, it’s really… .
But whatever.
I thought maybe this was another case of a rich kid.
No matter how much I grew up, I was still a young child in my father’s eyes.
No matter how much you grow up, you are still a child in front of your father.
“…sorry.”
Baek Seon-je became even more hunched over.
At that sight, Baek Seon-pyeong clicked his tongue with an even more displeased expression.
And for a moment.
“Seonje, as soon as you are discharged from the hospital, come home right away.”
“…father?”
Baek Seon-je tilted his head at the sudden words and asked.
That would be the case, as Baek Seon-pyeong told him to come home.
“Again… are you saying that you are coming back to the world?”
That meant that Baek Seon-pyeong broke his seclusion and came back out into the world.
“I’m just going back home.”
But unfortunately, it didn’t seem to mean that.
“What good would I be if I lost my strength?”
Actually, it didn’t really mean much.
Baek Seon-je was silent for a moment and then said.
“Then why…?”
“Even an old man in the back room can be given some training, right?”
Baek Seon-je chewed on Baek Seon-pyeong’s words once more.
“Does that mean… that my father will guide me?”
Baek Seon-pyeong’s teachings on leadership.
Although Baek Seon-pyeong lost all his strength, he did not lose his experience.
“With that kind of mindset and ability, what kind of inspector general are you, and how can you uphold your justice?”
Baek Seon-pyeong clicked his tongue and said.
“Justice without power is nothing more than an ideal. Dreamers and revolutionaries share the same beliefs, but the difference between them is the power to realize them.”
“……”
“So, Seonje, as soon as you are discharged from the hospital, come home.”
Then Baek Seon-je’s gaze turned to Si-woo.
“And you, kid. Did you say Siwoo?”
“That’s right.”
“If you want, you can follow Seonje to my hometown.”
“Oh, Father?!”
Then Baek Seon-je shouted in great surprise.
“Oh, are you saying that Father will personally instruct Hunter Maeng Si-woo?”
Baek Seon-pyeong said nothing.
Instead, he simply nodded his head slightly in response.
Is that why?
“Ugh…!”
Baek Seon-je burst into elasticity.
Has Baek Seon-pyeong ever personally offered to teach someone?
I can confidently say that there was none.
Baek Seon-je, there was no one else but himself.
There were many who asked Baek Seon-pyeong for teachings.
This could be said to be the dream of all awakened sword-wielding beings from all over the world.
But there was not a single one.
Baek Seon-pyeong never taught any of them.
As his name, Sword Immortal, suggests, Baek Seon-pyeong’s justice was strict.
Baek Seon-pyeong did not teach anyone who did not conform to that definition.
Perhaps it would have been impossible if the Baekseonje had not been connected by blood.
But now.
“What, what is this…?”
Baek Seon-je was so shocked that he couldn’t come to his senses.
It could not simply be interpreted as Baek Seon-pyeong saying that he would teach Si-woo.
The fact that Baek Seon-pyeong acknowledged Si-woo.
Furthermore, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was regarded as a future hero who would follow in Baek Seon-pyeong’s footsteps.
It wasn’t that I was particularly jealous or anything.
Baek Seon-je also acknowledged Si-woo and saw him that way.
Didn’t you even mark him as the next director of the inspection bureau from the beginning?
The only thing is that Baek Seon-pyeong is also looking at Si-woo with the same gaze as himself.
I was quite surprised by that fact.
A startling shock struck Baek Seon-je.
But what the heck.
A greater shock lingered behind.
“I am okay.”
Siwoo said he was okay.
But Baek Seon-je wasn’t okay.
What, what?
What, what are you saying now…?
“??????”
Baek Seon-je’s understanding exploded.
Countless question marks floated across Baek Seon-je’s face.
Oh, no. What is this now…?
“…Hey, are you, are you crazy?”
Baek Seon-je found himself blurting out these words without realizing it.
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