Episode 230 What was the first decision that came to mind?
A gust of wind blew, signaling the arrival of a new destiny.
Numerous thoughts passed through Bisain’s mind.
The first thought that came to mind was doubt.
What if all of this is a ploy by the Demonic Cult to prey on them?
But I soon erased that thought.
Other people might not know, but the sword dance he experienced was not someone who would pull off such tricks.
“You don’t need to intervene directly. “You just need to do one thing.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“If I get rid of Yayulhan, treat it like you got rid of him.”
Bisain was surprised. I had no idea that asking for help was such a thing.
“Why are you asking that?”
“Of course, I don’t want a war to break out between our school and the demons.”
The war between the Demonic Cult and the Apostolic Alliance.
Bisain may have imagined a war with the Murim Alliance, but he has never thought of a war with the Demonic Cult. Considering its strength, the Apostolic Alliance will be destroyed. Of course, the Demonic Cult will also suffer great damage. The Murim Alliance will never miss that opportunity.
‘Leave Yayulhan in the hands of the demonic cult to kill him?’
The discomfort of not being able to kill my archenemy with my own hands and leaving it to someone else’s hands was greater than the joy of killing someone with a sword. My pride was hurt. Even if you kill them, shouldn’t you kill them yourself?
Hiding those feelings, Bisain expressed that he was troubled for another reason.
“The leader won’t believe that I killed him.”
“I think you can make me believe it. “At least we’ll be able to get over this.”
It wasn’t just something I said. Geommugeuk believed in Bisain’s abilities and potential.
After a moment, Bisain asked.
“Can you get rid of Yayulhan?”
“That’s something I’ll take care of.”
The gaze of the sword dance was directed at Sado-maeng. Torches that were illuminated tightly guarded the night of the Apostolic Alliance.
“It won’t be easy for you or me to take over that place. The people who have already taken that position hate change and don’t trust us. You can’t get it without any effort. “If you take it easily, it will be taken away easily.”
Bisain thought for a moment and then spoke firmly.
“I refuse. Even if I get rid of him, I will get rid of him.”
Bisain turned and walked away. Geommugeuk spoke from behind.
“If you change your mind, come here at midnight. “I will come every day.”
Bisain disappeared into the darkness without a word.
* * *
“What is the reaction of Maengjujeon?”
Chahwan answered Yayulhan’s question.
“It’s quiet.”
Yayulhan did not have an army. He judged and decided on everything himself. When someone asked him why he didn’t have an army, he answered:
We’ve done well without the military, but I don’t know if it’s necessary. It was an arrogant statement, but as it became known, the number of people who followed him within the Apostolic League increased.
“With the death of Ji-saeng and Ae-cha, there was a big disruption in our income. Someone else can take over the fresh vegetables that Jisaeng used to make, but the problem is the wide bread that Aecha and Jindokgeosa made and sold. Due to the death of Jindogeosa, production of the wide range was halted. Why didn’t you obtain the method for making a wide beam from Jindogeosa in advance?”
Chahwan couldn’t understand. I don’t know if it’s his favorite car, but if he were Yayulhan, he would have gotten it a long time ago. Because Jindo Geosa was very afraid of Yayulhan.
“If that were the case, what would you have thought?”
“I would have thought it would have been thorough.”
Yayulhan stared at Chahwan with cold eyes. Chahwan sensed that his answer was wrong.
“A leader who takes what his subordinates have can never be the best leader.”
Chahwan looked thrilled. He expressed how thrilled he was and how much he admired Yayulhan, but Yayulhan thought it was just a habitual emotion.
I’m easily impressed. Easy to respect. This is an attitude that Yayulhan does not like very much.
But at least Cha-hwan’s habitual emotion is not deceptive, so she keeps him by her side. There was a clear temperature difference in the way the two people looked at each other.
“You can’t be too petty! “We have a long way to go!”
“yes!”
At that time, a subordinate reported from outside.
“The Prince has come to visit.”
A faint smile appeared on Yayulhan’s lips. For some reason, I thought he would come, but my prediction turned out to be correct.
“Take her!”
And he gestured to Cha-hwan to go away.
“The little man will leave.”
After Chahwan left, Bisain came inside.
“Welcome, Prince Rain.”
“Danju, how have you been?”
In a tense atmosphere, the gazes of the two people intertwined in the air. The two were archenemies that everyone recognized. Everyone thought that one of them would be killed by the other. I just don’t know when that time will be.
“I don’t know if I’m taking up a busy person’s time.”
“Our prince is no busier than us. Please sit down.”
Two people sat across from each other at the table. Sibi served tea, but Bisain did not even touch the teacup.
“I heard about Daeyabang.”
“The resistance was so strong that there was nothing we could do.”
“You’re not pushing too hard, are you?”
A reprimand was embedded in the gentle question.
“The Extreme Troops may be a bit rough, but that doesn’t mean they are people who enjoy killing on purpose.”
Yayulhan took the lead with the extreme troops. From now on, if I say anything wrong, it will be an insult to the extreme military corps, so I silenced Visan with these words.
Bisain quietly stared at Yayulhan. Bisain looked scary just by looking at his face, but Yayulhan’s eyes, which did not contain any emotions, overpowered that cruelty.
The non-sign had to be acknowledged. Until now, I was afraid of Yayulhan. Because I couldn’t know what thoughts were in that head that never showed emotions. I was more afraid because I didn’t know.
“You really don’t know what’s inside people. Daeya Ark, who has devoted his entire life to the original alliance, joins hands with the Murim Alliance. Honestly, I’m scared. “Isn’t there a law that prevents another traitor like that from appearing when I become the leader?”
“The non-gongja has a great personality and will lead the team well.”
“It is not because the Lord was of a poor character that he was betrayed.”
Yayulhan sensed a certain provocation and confidence in Bisain. This unusual appearance deepened Yayulhan’s misunderstanding.
‘It seems the Apostle Lord gave him a hint.’
I would have told him that an invisible war had begun.
Yayulhan did not know that this unusual attitude was due to the sword dance and not the apostle leader.
‘Can a kid like you really lead the Sado Murim?’
‘When I get to your age, I will be a much bigger person than you.’
‘Even when a child grows up, he or she is still a child. You can never sit in the leader’s seat.’
This was the sincerity in the eyes of the two people. But soft words that were different from their hearts flowed from their mouths.
“I made a mistake that caused misunderstanding.”
“no. Because this was a serious issue, I was sensitive. sorry.”
After apologizing politely, Bisain stood up.
“I guess I should get up before I make more mistakes.”
Before leaving, Bisain left a few words.
“I only trust Danju.”
Yayulhan nodded reassuringly.
Bisain left the room. I thought I should meet Yayulhan at least once before making a decision. I expected that seeing Yayulhan would make the decision easier, but it was still difficult.
If he wanted to become the Apostle Lord, he had to kill him. But is that time now? And that too by borrowing the sword of a demonic cult?
When I killed Seok Gwan-chu’s grandson and became his successor, I was confident that I would be able to do anything well in the future.
I realized that I still had never made a big life-changing decision.
Bisign came out and looked up at the sky. The gloomy weather has been continuing for the past few days.
* * *
The next day, while I was eating in the guesthouse, the sound came again.
-If you eat at the same place you meet, it’s a good time to get assassinated.
It was the beginning of a sword dance performance.
-If you were going to come to me like this without being able to hold out for even a day, why did you say you would wait at that cliff?
-Waiting means waiting. Now I’m here to persuade you. Because our fate depends on this matter.
For a moment, Bisain’s chopsticks stopped. He drank a glass of alcohol as an accompaniment. Ylang of the Apostles and Thirteen Rangers, who was watching, asked worriedly.
“Are you worried about something?”
“Ylang.”
“Yes, Confucius.”
“Do you think I will become the Apostle Lord?”
“What are you talking about? Of course, the next leader is Confucius.”
“You are asking whether I will still be the leader ten years after becoming the leader.”
For a moment, Ilang hesitated to answer. Bisign could tell. The person who made him hesitate to answer was none other than Yayulhan.
Ylang answered.
“We will keep you safe for the rest of your life.”
Bisain smiled and started playing with his chopsticks.
The sound of the sword dance was heard again.
-Those people will all die too.
-There is no need to involve other people to persuade me.
-I’m saying it’s not just your problem. The same goes for me right now. The people I liked and the people who were close to me. My failure will be their failure. Even if I don’t want to.
Bisain made no reply. The sword dance no longer pushed him. Instead, I asked to see it one more time.
-I have something to say. See you later at the cliff.
* * *
“Why did you ask to see me?”
At midnight Bisain came out to the cliff.
Geommugeuk, who came first, was looking at the stars in the night sky.
“It was cloudy for a few days and I couldn’t see the stars, but today I can see them very well.”
Bisain followed Geommugeuk’s gaze and looked up at the night sky. The stars were truly falling.
After a while, Geommugeuk opened his mouth first.
“I have something to say to people. “My magic spell does not break tables.”
Bisain turned his head and looked at the sword dance. Geommugeuk continued speaking while still looking up at the sky.
“I cannot stand to see the powerful trampling on the weak. When I see that, I can’t stand it, whether it’s from our church, a political faction, or a religious sect. I don’t know if you know, but Yayulhan’s minions created something called Shinseonchae to play with young people and lead them to destruction. They created a drug called Gwangpok and led even innocent people to death. “My demons can’t stand to see that damn thing.”
Geommugeuk’s eyes slowly turned from the sky to Bisain. When our eyes met, Geommugeuk asked.
“What is your apostle?”
Bisain couldn’t say anything. Although he vaguely had the determination and ambition to govern the Apostolic League well, he did not yet have a governing ideology that he could state in detail. Perhaps it was natural. Because Bisain was still young.
“Finding that answer might make this decision easier.”
Today, the sword dance left first.
Bisain stood there for a long time until late at night.
* * *
The next day, Bisain came to the cliff first.
And as soon as he saw the sword dance, he spoke coldly.
“Do you know what you are trying to do?”
It was a soft word, but it was filled with anger that I couldn’t express yesterday.
“Do you know what it would be like to kill him? “If it had been easy, would I have endured this even though I knew for sure that one day it would kill me?”
“I know it’s difficult.”
“No, you don’t know. Let me tell you why I don’t know. There is something I heard from Lord Maeng before. Yayulhan has absolute experts, so you shouldn’t take it lightly. “I will tell you the name of one of them.”
“Who is that?”
“Five Thunder God Swords, Baekhaeng (伯杏).”
Geommugeuk was surprised.
“Is he still alive?”
He was a Jeon Dae-in from Sapa and was a true flying and crawling expert who was chewing on the Sado Murim at the time.
“So leave while I’m on good terms. “Go back when your legs are still fine.”
Then Geommugeuk said something unexpected.
“Our school is also aware of one person.”
“Who do you know?”
“The end of the blood cycle, Tamar.”
This time Bisain was surprised. He was truly the villain of the villains, causing bloodshed by killing hundreds of political faction warriors in one place. Although his martial arts skills could not be compared to that of Oh-roe Shin-geom, his wickedness was unspeakable.
“These two may not be the end. “You still want to do it?”
Geommugeuk nodded in response to Bisain’s question.
“I will.”
Bisain shook his head in response without any hesitation.
“You are really strangely crazy.”
“Even if I fail, you have nothing to lose. So why are you hesitating? Are you worried about me? “So you told me about the Oh-ro-shin-ken?”
Bisain was slightly embarrassed.
“What are you talking about? Why do I care about you?”
“Why are you angry? “I was just asking.”
“That’s because you’re saying nonsense.”
Geommugeuk continued his persuasion in a soft tone.
“I know this decision is not an easy one.”
“And yet you’re pushing me.”
“Don’t you know because you’ve experienced it too? The bigger the decision, the more often the first decision that comes to mind is the right one. If you ignore that primal sense, you end up shaking hands at the end of the stick. “What was your first decision?”
After a moment, Bisain answered.
“It was my intention to do it.”
“Then let’s do it.”
Bisain knew. There is no end to the worries about this matter. Even if a month or a year passes, I will still be worried. You just have to throw it away.
And Bisain ran away.
“Okay. “Let’s do it.”
I decided to take it easy.
If it weren’t for the sword dance, I wouldn’t be where I am today anyway.
I’ve come to ask you to give up your life as a debt, so let’s pay off that big debt like this.
“Let’s do it!”
At least he was someone who would not drag himself into a bad direction, and Geommugeuk was that kind of person to him.
Geommugeuk was happy. And he was grateful to Bisain for accepting his offer.
“Thank you. You really thought it through. “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have thought about doing this in the first place.”
“I just hope that when you look back on this moment later, you won’t blame yourself and wonder why you made such a pathetic decision.”
The gazes of the two people intertwined in midair.
Geommugeuk said to him with eyes full of gratitude.
“Let’s not look back now. Let’s look back later, after we become the Heavenly Demon and the Lord of the Apostles.”