Absolute Regression

Episode 270 Can you handle it?

“Are you not going back?”

Despite Pungcheon’s words, Gowol was only looking at the checkerboard and the booklet he was holding.

“Now the work is over, right? “Let’s go back!”

The work of creating an intelligence organization in the central government was finally completed.

The name of the organization given by Geommugeuk is Eunwol. Gowol did not attach a platform or platform to it. I decided to use the name purely given by Geommugeuk.

“let’s go!”

“I’m not going.”

“why?”

“I will go back when I can beat Chonggunsa in baduk.”

Of course, the leader of Pungcheon could know Gowol’s intention behind those words. It meant that he would return after managing Eunwol to become a better organization than the Tongcheongak led by the General Commander. No matter how well-made an organization is, there is a clear difference between an organization that is run and managed directly by the head and an organization that is not. This is a time when the leader’s diligence is especially necessary right after the organization is created.

“Would the Master of Science even recognize this?”

“It’s not Gongja Lee, it’s Lord Sogyo.”

“That guy is the guy. Now that we have achieved our goal, both you and Mazon will be left alone. If you put it in a corner and meet it, it will be like this. Who was it? Now you won’t even mention that soldier back then, right? It’s probably like this. Don’t get in the way and get out of the way. Sogyoju is leaving. Even if you don’t want to do it, that’s how it happens in life. “Who would want to live without taking care of others?”

Gowol spoke while still looking at the Go board and the Go book in his hand.

“Aren’t you tired of saying that anymore?”

“I will say this over and over again until I die. Listen and listen again. “Listening like that is what makes a close friend.”

“Then aren’t we too close?”

The head of the Pungcheon Church said nothing more and walked to the window.

“It doesn’t work! “Pretend to be upset.”

The leader of Pungcheon, who was walking to the window, naturally turned around, pretending that he had not meant to go that way, and this time walked towards the bed. As I was pretending to have a fever and massaging my forehead, Gowol spoke first.

“Stop pretending to be sick!”

Then, in the end, the head of the Pungcheon Church returned to its original position.

“Let’s just curse at Lee Gongja. At least this is the most relaxing. “How far did we go earlier?”

“Move over, Lord Sogyo is leaving.”

Even though it was boring, it was a high month where I listened to everything properly.

“Now that Sogyoju has been completed and Eunwol has been completed, you will be pushed to the background. Sooner or later, you will be asked implicitly what it would be like to combine Eunwol with Tongcheongak. “Then what are you going to do?”

“If you say we should merge, we should merge.”

“So, how delicious will Lee Gong-ja look when he sees you? “I will rip off every inch of your flesh and lick every bone.”

At that time, a familiar voice came from behind me.

“You really gossip about me every time we meet.”

I was startled and turned around to see Geommugeuk standing there smiling.

“You have a knack for gossiping that is truly astonishing.”

“You’re not gossiping about me most of the day, are you?”

“Sometimes we gossip all day and even talk in our sleep.”

Although he said so, the face of the Pungcheon religious leader was full of joy.

Geommugeuk politely greeted the leader of Pungcheon.

“Thank you for your hard work, leader.”

“Why is this happening all of a sudden? Are you new to giving rice to ugly people?”

“I heard that Eunwol was completed. “If the religious leader had not been there to help me, things would not have gone so smoothly.”

“In the meantime, the two of you have been communicating again. “Except me!”

This time, Gowol politely greeted Geommugeuk with courtesy.

“Now I’m officially greeting you. “I would like to thank you for becoming the head of a small church.”

“Your contribution is great.”

“Even if you had left the broom in the right place, it wouldn’t have affected the general trend.”

Then the leader of Pungcheon intervened.

“Don’t be so humble. Then I know it’s really like that. Tell me that you worked hard until you died. No matter how much I say, humans only think about how difficult life is.”

Gowol said with a smile.

“Our leader worked hard. Please recognize and praise me.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Then the leader of Pungcheon raised his voice.

“Stop acting so nice and tell me your truth!”

Geomgeuk and Gowol looked at each other and laughed.

At that time, Geommugeuk’s eyes turned to the checkerboard placed behind him.

“Will I finally become a perfect soldier who is also good at playing baduk?”

Geommugeuk walked towards the checkerboard.

Gowol stood in front of the Go board together.

“Would you like to have a game with me?”

“I’m just learning it, so there’s still a long way to go.”

However, contrary to what was said, the situation that unfolded was far beyond the beginner’s level.

“The fight here is fierce.”

In response to the sword dance, Gowol said something meaningful.

“Isn’t this similar to this incident?”

The moment I heard that question, I knew what sword dance was. Gowol is already aware of everything that happened in the Honam region. It occurred to me that maybe he was playing baduk alone while thinking about that problem.

“This number was thrown to save the stone that would become the sandstone. “It’s too deep to be called a retaliatory strike, and it’s a bit reckless to say it’s a move to rescue Sa-seok.”

Gowol’s eyes turned from the badukboard to the sword dance.

“It was a move made by the Murim Alliance to save Cheonhwamun Gate.”

Indeed, Gowol already knew what was going on. Furthermore, he was even aware of things that Geommugeuk did not know.

“Jin Ha-gun, the grandson of the Murim lord and the Great Lord of Destruction, exercised his unique authority and moved the Murim lord. The religious leader accepted their request. Of course, I understand that if you accept their request like this, it is customary for the Murim Alliance to accept the school’s requests later.”

Geommugeuk nodded. Since he is also testing his son, the father will be watching this move with interest.

“But do they know about what Seocheong did?”

“I think you figured it out to some extent.”

Except for Seo Cheong, the main culprit, and Seok Pung, who exposed the crime, all the remaining members of the Military Academy were released. Through them, information about what happened at the banquet hall will be spreading to some extent.

“Pushing it everywhere?”

“It’s a benefit big enough to warrant criticism.”

Geommugeuk shook his head. The Murim lord he saw was a rogue but fair person.

“Maybe my grandson over there also took the test.”

Gowol, who immediately understood what he meant, nodded.

“How should I respond now?”

Geommugeuk came all the way here to hear this answer.

The run was worth it. Because Gowol had already planned a plan.

“The reason why Cheonhwamun has been able to walk the tightrope between the main church and the Murim Alliance and the Apostolic Alliance is not only because of their own strength, but also because there were about 30 small and medium-sized factions that followed them. And most of them are not followers of political factions but followers of our church and the Apostolic Alliance.”

“You must be dissatisfied with Cheonhwamun joining hands with a political faction.”

“you’re right. We will take this opportunity to absorb all of their blasts. If that happens, the Murim Alliance will only make noise and not be able to reap any real results.”

“What a great plan!”

Geommugeuk was very happy.

However, Gowol also recognized problems with his plan.

“The problem is when you do that, the reaction of the Murim Alliance or Cheonhwamun. “It’s definitely not going to be quiet, so you have to be prepared for that.”

That was correct. Because there was no way they would just watch that situation happen.

If conflict escalates, conflict may occur. Since his father had ordered him to release Seocheng, he could not engage in a power struggle with them.

Geomugeuk thought for a moment and picked up a white stone.

“You are trying so hard to revive a dead stone that you must be punished. But…”

Just right!

Sword Dancer placed stones in a different place from where the fight took place.

“If you overtly attack it to catch it, it will desperately struggle to survive, so I think I’ll try to make a move on the other side of trying to catch it.”

“It’s Seongdongjeokseo.”

At Gowol’s words, Geommugeuk smiled meaningfully.

“Actually, that person is to the east of us.”

* * *

Geommugeuk ran towards the east.

The rapid pace that made him a top ten star narrowed his midfield.

Geommugeuk met him there, running faster than a bird. The person I was happy to meet was eating at the guesthouse again today.

―I told him to eat well, but he is still a picky eater.

Bisain chuckled at the sound that flew in.

Ylang, who was standing around, said to him.

“Why are you smiling?”

“I just thought of a no-nonsense person.”

After Yayulhan’s death, Bisain completely took over power. He became a strong successor to the Apostolic Alliance both in name and reality, and many people followed him. It was safe to say that all the results were thanks to the sword dance.

-See you at the cliff tonight.

– Let’s stop now.

* * *

When Bisain arrived at the cliff that night, Geommugeuk was sitting on the edge of the cliff.

“I don’t know why I want to push you away when I look at your back.”

“Push it away today. “Once you realize that it’s useless, you won’t think about it again.”

Bisain came and stood next to the sword dance.

“Why did you come again?”

“Why? “I came because I need your help.”

“What kind of demonic cult is hoping for help from the Apostolic Alliance?”

Even though he said that, Bisain’s heart was pounding. When you feel that your repetitive daily life is boring, sword dance suddenly appears in front of you like this.

Geommugeuk sat down and looked up at Bisain’s face and said.

“Oh, your face looks pretty good from this angle. Your scar looks great here too. “If you find a woman you love, make her sit here and stand there.”

“Stop talking nonsense and tell me what business you came for.”

“Let’s do one thing with me.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Recently, the Murim Alliance has been getting greedy. “But if it’s greed, aren’t we the ones who fall for it?”

Bisain’s expression became slightly serious.

“You mean Cheonhwamun?”

As expected, Bisain already knew about the events related to Cheonhwamun Gate. I heard the news that the successor of Cheonhwamun was captured by Geommugeuk. Of course, I expected them to ask for help, but unexpectedly, they joined hands with the Murim Alliance. Because of that, Sado-maeng and Bisa-in were on high alert.

“As expected, you knew everything.”

“How can you not know when you are making such a fuss? Even the kids playing in the neighborhood will know.”

“You know, I like attention.”

“so? “Why did you come here?”

Regardless of the favor for sword dance, this was a very serious matter. Because it involved one large neutral force siding with one side.

“You can’t just wait and see, can you?”

“I think you could solve it on your own, right?”

Because he knew better than anyone else how excellent sword dance was. That’s why Bisain was suspicious of sword dance.

“Of course, I could have solved it myself. Unless it’s my father.”

“What do you mean?”

“An official order has come. Release the successor to Cheonhwamun. In other words, don’t clash with them head-on.”

“so? Are you going to use me instead?”

“So that’s it.”

Bisain said firmly.

“I refuse.”

Geommugeuk spoke to him as he was about to turn around.

“Let’s divide into three.”

For a moment, Bisain stopped. How could you just leave after hearing that?

“What do you mean?”

“Most of the small and medium-sized factions that follow Cheonhwamun follow the main school and Gwimaeng. They will be very dissatisfied with this arbitrary decision of Cheonhwamun. Let us absorb them all.”

Bisain was startled. I was so focused on Cheonhwamun that I didn’t even think about it.

“Why are you giving me a chance instead of absorbing it all yourself?”

Geommugeuk answered honestly.

“For three reasons. First, as I said before, it is difficult for me to conflict with them because I am acting alone. But if you intervene, the situation will change.”

“The second reason is?”

“What are you going to do by forcing those who want to go under you? He’ll probably betray you later. If we were in an urgent situation, I would do anything, but I don’t want to show off and show off. “That’s the old way.”

Bisain’s scar wriggled. I wondered if Geommugeuk had any hidden intentions, but I couldn’t figure it out. If the opponent were someone else, it would be easier to understand the intention, but since it is a sword dance, it is very difficult.

“What is the last reason?”

“I was curious. As you know, Cheonhwamun mainly interacted with our school and you. But when a crisis arose, we joined hands with the Murim Alliance. Shouldn’t we be joining hands with you guys? Their lives and fate were at stake, but they acted outside of common sense? What is the inside story behind this? Who was in charge of that? “Aren’t you curious?”

Bisain also answered honestly.

“I’m curious too. “No, I’m more curious.”

“Actually, I think that reason alone is reason enough for you to come forward.”

After thinking for a moment, Bisain blurted out.

“Then what if I get greedy? What if we try to absorb even Cheonhwamun?”

Cheonhwamun had as much exchanges with the Sado Meng as the Demon Cult, so it was not impossible for them to join hands with the Sado Meng.

“Be greedy.”

“what?”

“If you can, join hands with Cheonhwamun.”

“Do you hate political factions that much?”

“That’s not why. That’s because I also plan to absorb Cheonhwamun. I wish this too, but I have to admit what you wish for. Let’s compete. “Who will own Cheonhwamun?”

Bisain looked down at the sword dance in silence. From the time I first met him until now, he makes me feel like a wall. But it wasn’t a wall that was weighing me down. It’s a wall I want to overcome. It is a wall that stimulates us not to just stay like this.

Bisain blurted out.

“I want to push you away again.”

Then Geommugeuk held out his hand to help him get up.

Bisain shook his head with an expression of bewilderment.

“I think you really need to get counseling from Uiseon.”

“It’s impossible because our school’s demon doctor is also infatuated with me. If you don’t catch me, I’ll have to wake up alone. “It’s my waist.”

Geommugeuk stood up from his seat with a stern expression.

Bisain made the final decision.

“See you in Honam.”

It meant that he would accept the offer.

Geommugeuk told him.

“Bring in experts who will create a hostile atmosphere. You never know what might pop out from over there. Also, I need a reason to move.”

Then Bisain spoke provocatively.

“Can you handle it?”

“Why should I bear it? I will call you too. “With mazons who are scarier than you.”

“I really never lose.”

Bisain turned and disappeared into the darkness.

“You’re getting more and more handsome!”

Bisain ended up laughing at the words he heard from behind.

When I turned around to say something, the sword dance was no longer there. He was flying among the stars in the night sky far away.

Bisain spoke softly as he looked up at the sword dance and its bright stars.

“I will handle you. I will definitely be that kind of person.”