Episode 131 The drunkards I experienced.
The next day, when I entered Hwangcheon-gak’s office, Seo Dae-ryong was waiting.
When he saw me, he let out a sigh of relief.
“You’re safe.”
“why? “Are you afraid that you may have fallen into intoxication and died?”
“You’re not good at drinking, are you?”
“I drink well. “I was careful when I drank with you guys.”
“why?”
“I’m afraid they might give me an injection.”
“Do you have any injections, sir?”
“there is.”
“What kind of injection is it?”
It was an injection that could not be said to Seo Dae-ryong. Because my mood plummeted and I became extremely depressed. If I hadn’t met Seojin when I was a ronin, I would have become a bad person because of drinking or I would have ended up drunk and gone to kill Hwamugi. Hwamugi would have been killed by those who supported him before even meeting him.
I reversed my injections.
“Drinking, singing and dancing. “It’s crazy.”
“I can’t imagine!”
“I nag my right hand man a lot.”
“I don’t want to imagine that.”
“Do you understand now? “Why do I refrain from drinking?”
“No, drink it. Please do it even in front of us. You also need to let go of your anger. “I will accept this right-hand man’s nagging until half an hour later!”
Suddenly, I remember the moment I first met Seo Dae-ryong. The sight of him coming into my room with a gloomy aura. I was truly depressed and crooked, but now he is comforting me like that.
“We decided to get together again in the evening, Mr. Gakju, please come too. Lord Jang will want to see you, Lord.”
“okay. “I’ll see you this evening.”
“yes. “I’ll just water the flower pot and leave.”
Seo Dae-ryong watered the flower pots placed by the window.
“Now that the number one person has returned, you will be the number two person from now on.”
“What are you talking about?”
“There are joys and sorrows that the number one person does not know.”
At that time, Seo Dae-ryong, who was looking out the window without thinking, gasped and was startled.
When I went there, I saw someone entering Hwangcheongak. Just as Extreme Soma had crossed the training ground before, another Mazon was walking in.
Everyone knew who it was. The liquor bottle hanging from the waist showed who the owner was.
Surprisingly, Chuma entered Hwangcheon Pavilion. A woman followed behind him, and she was none other than the female guest of the third generation of Daechwirim, who had taken him on the ferry.
The investigators and executioners passing by held their breath at the appearance of Chuma.
Since I became a member of the nether regions, I have been seeing mazons that I have never seen before here very often.
Seo Dae-ryong looked at me and asked.
“How come they come back here when they say they went to meet the Mazon? “What on earth did you do yesterday?”
“I guess I didn’t drink enough yesterday.”
“Are you walking unsteadily like that?”
It was obvious that he was really drunk even from afar. Chuma was really drunk all day long.
“Go and greet the guests.”
After a while, Chwima and Yeobin entered, guided by Seo Dae-ryong.
“Welcome, Chuma.”
“See you again, our scientist.”
He greeted us in a friendly manner, even using the term “we.”
“If we drank together like that yesterday, shouldn’t it be at least a few days before we meet again?”
“I came today on official business.”
“Are you here to see Doho?”
“I see. Even though I had an accident, isn’t he still mine? “I have to see it at least once and send it to prison.”
It was a visit for a truly unexpected reason.
“I’m not saying I’m going to see it, but this person here is going to see it.”
“Of course.”
I spoke to Seo Dae-ryong.
“Guide to Doho.”
“yes.”
Seo Dae-ryong took Yeo-bin outside.
Just the two of them spoke to the man, Chuma.
“It looks like you were drunk a lot yesterday. Are you feeling okay?”
“It’s not okay. So, let’s have a drink to end the hangover.”
Chuma held up a bottle and shook it.
“I can’t because I’m still working.”
“Didn’t I tell you? They say anything goes better if you drink it. “Drink them all and throw them in jail!”
“Isn’t it because Doho got so upset that he got into an accident? So, it would be nice if I were the only one killed, but the problem is that I was fine and killed innocent people.”
“What happens to Doho?”
“You will be locked in prison for a very long time. “I intend to apply the maximum sentence.”
“It must be difficult to live without alcohol.”
“Then you shouldn’t have had an accident. But are you really here because of Doho?”
“That’s an excuse. Did you forget? “We decided to treat each other well, right?”
From yesterday until now, he has been using the word ‘hohyeonghoje’ three times. The look in my eyes right now is also quite serious. So much so that you might even believe that he really means this. But I don’t trust Chuma’s words or those looks in his eyes.
The drunkards I experienced were as serious and truthful as they were when they were drunk. It makes me wonder why I’m even talking about it like this.
But after the drinking session, I could see that it wasn’t that important. There were a lot of lies and a lot of bragging. Because his insides were empty, he often felt decorated with all kinds of stories.
How about you? Are you one of them too? Are you really the one standing precariously at the edge of that empty nothingness? Are you really just the ultimate leader of those drunkards? If not… why are you so drunk?
“Why do you want to be friends with me?”
“It’s probably not because I like you, but because I hate the Archduke. “You broke my bottle and sent it back, so you have to pay for it.”
“Why did they send me a broken liquor bottle? “I would have expected Mr. Chwima to be this upset.”
“How can I know what’s inside? “I wonder if we can have a drink together.”
“When you drink, do you know other people?”
“know.”
“What kind of person am I?”
He looked at me, but his eyes were so drunk that it was hard to read his mind.
“That evaluation is meaningless. “The person you were yesterday and the person you are today are different people.”
“How can a person change in one day? “The person I was then and the person I am now are the same person.”
“Are you really sure that’s the case? “Do the scholars of that time and the scholars of today have the same views on me?”
I couldn’t answer this question. I heard from Hyeolcheondoma that Chuma is a shady guy, so strictly speaking, I don’t think I view him with the same feelings.
“That’s why we’re going to drink again today. Another one of us, another day drinking. “Let’s make another history.”
Yes, if fate pushes me to have drinks with you like this. Okay, let’s drink again.
“I’m going to have a drink at Pungryu Bar in the evening. Come there. Instead, since there are a lot of people gathered here, please also bring the female warrior who came with us earlier.”
He is trying to find out about Chuma through Yeobin. There was also an intention to prevent Chwima from leading the atmosphere alone.
“Good, I’ll take you.”
When the drinking appointment was made, Chuma seemed to be in a really good mood. Is alcohol good for you? Or is it better to have drinks with me? He was an unknown person.
At that time, the door opened and Seo Dae-ryong and Yeo-bin returned.
Chuma got up from his seat.
“See you later then.”
“I’ll tell you in advance, there is no place to swim in Pungryu Bar.”
He was told not to inject drugs, but Chuma said he would even get drunk and pretended to swim and left the office.
As the two men left, Seo Dae-ryong urgently asked:
“What are you talking about?”
“He told me to come to Pungryu Bar. “Take the female guest with you.”
“Why not?”
“I said I wanted to drink.”
“Aren’t you worried about us, Lord?”
“Who are you worried about? The demon lord? Hyecheondoma disciple? My escort Ian? “Who should I worry about?”
“Since you say so… I guess there’s no one else to worry about.”
“Are you scared? “If you’re scared, you don’t have to come.”
Seo Dae-ryong sighed.
“As you know, I was a person for whom this kind of provocation never worked. If it were me in the past, I would have walked backwards to that door and waved goodbye. “My liver is the size of a pea.”
“now?”
“The bean has swelled and is sticking out of the boat. Even though it’s the size of a walnut, I feel like I can drink alcohol and make large sums of money. “When you become so confident in your martial arts skills that you develop this kind of clumsy arrogance, that’s the perfect time to die, right?”
“I know everything, so I have nothing to teach. “Just go down the mountain.”
“If it were me in the past, I would have accepted Hassan, whom you just mentioned, as the person of this world. I probably grabbed my trouser legs because I couldn’t go down. But do you know what I’m thinking now? Is Kangho a big deal? Is it a big deal to have a hobby? You can just hit it like a man, but in the worst case scenario, the only thing you can do is die, right? I feel like this is crazy. Please stop me. “Have you fallen into that coin trap?”
Although he seemed to be joking, Seo Dae-ryong was wary of his own arrogance. This is why smart people survive longer.
“What did Yeo-bin and Do-ho talk about in the interrogation room?”
“I didn’t say anything. “A military officer asked Do-ho if he could give him a drink, so he gave it to him after checking to see if it was poisonous.”
Is this a custom of Great Revelation? Or is it a drink with a different meaning?
It was right then.
An urgent report was heard from outside.
“Mr. Doho committed suicide.”
Surprised, I ran to the interrogation room with Seo Dae-ryong. Doho was lying on the floor with his head broken.
“He hit his head on the wall and killed himself.”
Seo Dae-ryong blamed himself upon the report of the subordinate guarding the place.
“Should I have stopped him from giving me alcohol?”
I shook my head.
“It wasn’t because of the alcohol, but Yeo-bin probably sent a message telling her to die.”
“Why on earth did they give me an order to die? “He will suffer in prison for a long time anyway.”
Suddenly, I remembered what Chuma had said.
It must be difficult to live without alcohol.
Is that really why you killed him? To relieve your subordinate’s pain?
“Are you still going to come this evening?”
Seo Dae-ryong looked angry. It may be because he felt like he was guiding the envoy to Doho.
“going. Is Kangho a big deal? Do you think hobbies are a big deal? In the worst case scenario, what would be worse than death? “Please don’t stop me.”
This is why smart people die faster.
“I think you’re a magician.”
* * *
Before going to the pub, I visited my brother.
When I entered his office, he was busy working.
Even though it was the blood of the Heavenly Demon, it could not be played around. Just as I was in charge of the work of Hwangcheongakju, my brother was also doing the work handed down to me from the Heavenly Demon Hall.
The huge organization called Heavenly Demon Church required numerous people to carry out their respective duties, and my older brother was better at managing and operating the organization than anyone else.
Even though she knew I had entered the room, Geommuyang did not look up from the pile of documents.
“how have you been doing? “Doesn’t the documents piled up there say that when someone comes, you have to say hello first?”
Geommuyang didn’t even listen and was only focused on work.
“Yes, I know that you are a person who is good at doing several things at once, so I listen while I work. Why did you refuse to drink alcohol? Even sending broken liquor bottles?”
For a moment, Geommuyang’s hand stopped and then started moving again.
“I filled the bottle he sent and went to find it. He said he liked me a lot? “I was very angry with my brother.”
As I was telling the story, I was watching my brother’s reaction carefully. I examined the reaction of his face and body using Shinanjutsu. He may not have thought he was reacting at all, but there was a very subtle reaction.
“Do you know what Chuma said about your brother?”
Then Geommuyang raised her head and looked at me.
“I guess you’re curious about that.”
“What did you say?”
“Meet me in person and ask. Oh, you don’t want to meet me?”
I saw Geommuyang’s lips trembling slightly. I noticed that he had something to say but was holding back.
‘There is no reason for my brother to refuse to drink alcohol. Even if there was a reason, I would have accepted it even if I had to endure it. There is definitely something behind this incident.’
I became even more confident in Geommuyang’s reaction.
“Thanks to you, I got the horse for free. He came to see me today too. He said he wanted to become friends. “I decided to drink again tonight.”
Geommuyang’s eyes turned to the documents again.
“If you’ve said everything you want to say, just leave.”
If he came and teased me like this, he would definitely say something cold to me. My brother endured until the end. It was as if the bottle would fall and break if I even said a word.
Just seeing that reaction fulfilled the purpose of today’s visit.
* * *
A while after the sword dance went out, Mabul came in.
“I heard that Gongja Lee came.”
“He came to check on me. “I want to know why we refused to drink alcohol.”
“Did you know? “About the bottle?”
“No, it seemed like you didn’t know.”
Then amazing words flowed from Mabul’s mouth.
“Then from now on, you should not know about science and engineering. “It’s not that we refused, it’s that Chuma refused.”
The person who sent the broken liquor bottle in the first place was Chuma, not Geommuyang. The empty liquor bottle that Chwima sent to Geommuyang was broken.
Geommuyang took it as a sign of Chuma’s refusal to join hands with him.
“Why did Chuma choose Mugeuk? “I could have gone back and forth between me and Mugeuk.”
“I don’t know about that either.”
“We must find out the reason and make Chuma our own.”
“There is no need to hurry.”
Mabul rather saw this as an opportunity.
“A drunkard is an unpredictable person. If he starts to stir, even Lee Gong-ja will not be able to deal with him easily. In addition, Hyeolcheondoma and Extreme Soma hate each other, but they hate Chwima even more. In the end, the Mazon that Lee Gong-ja has carefully collected will be divided. If you get the magic, you will lose one of the other Mazon. Maybe even all three.”
Mabul’s eyes were shining with as much confidence as his golden body.
“Rather, it is an opportunity to turn around an unfavorable situation.”
Geommuyang held back what she wanted to say.
‘Then what are you going to do if even Chuma easily joins Mugeuk?’
But anyway, the moment I received the broken liquor bottle, I had no choice.
They just hoped that Chwima would give them a bigger injection than they expected.