Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 317 (Part 2)



317 (Part 2)

Yongpung’s eyes shine upon hearing this.

… It seems I must have misspoken.

“No… that’s…”

“I will definitely remember it.”

“… Yes please do.”

Having already let it slip it was too late to take it back.

Yongpung laughs cheerfully as if he’s in high spirits.

‘Why is he so happy?’

He must be thinking about dying on Mount Hua.

Moreover it seems that he doesn’t have a bad relationship with the Senior Brothers like before.

Before I could ponder such questions Yongpung smiles and speaks to me.

“It seems that the Senior Brothers dislike training so they disappeared halfway through and I felt a bit lonely.”

“…”

Hmm.

Hearing Yongpung’s words I slightly nodded inwardly.

I see.

‘… So they all couldn’t endure it and ran away halfway through.’

It’s not that the disciples of the Mount Hua Sect are strange.

Now that I think about it maybe it’s not just Yongpung who is strange?

It was a moment when my perception of Yongpung began to change slightly.

At that moment.

“Hmm?”

Yongpung who had been smiling at me suddenly tilts his head.

His gaze is directed towards my arm.

“… Uh…?”

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It seems he felt something unusual as he stares at my left arm for a moment.

“Why is that?”

I called out to Yongpung in a tone that seemed to ask why he was acting that way.

Only then did Yongpung seem to realize that his behavior was somewhat rude.

He takes a step back.

“Oh no. I’m sorry. I felt a familiar energy that’s all.”

“It’s fine. I have a schedule so I’ll be going ahead.”

Leaving Yongpung behind I exited the training room.

The rest would be handled by Paewoo-cheol.

The moment I stepped out of the training room I faintly heard the disciples inside let out a simultaneous sigh.

What is this being treated like a demonic beast?

I’m already used to such gazes from my past life so it doesn’t bother me much…

The problem is the gaze Yongpung had just before.

‘… Did he sense something?’

What Yongpung was looking at was definitely my left arm.

Recalling that I slightly rolled up my sleeve.

“… Ugh”

A light pink bandage wrapped around my forearm caught my eye.

It seems that Yongpung was drawn to the energy emanating from it.

I thought I was hiding it well but it seems it’s unavoidable for a martial artist from the Mount Hua Sect.

‘What should I do about this headache?’

Sigh.

I recalled the events of the previous day.

It was probably the item that Noya had borrowed from my body in the past.

With the power contained in this artifact I seemed to have been able to survive.

It was the same for the divine Noya’s usage.

Judging by the reactions of Geomhu and Yongpung it seems to be an artifact of the Mount Hua Sect.

That’s all well and good.

This proves that the item from the past wasn’t an illusion.

It’s also true that it’s a grateful friend that saved my life.

The problem is.

‘Why won’t it come off?’

The artifact simply won’t detach from my body.

‘I’m going to lose my mind…’

Since it’s wrapped in the form of a bandage I thought I could just untie it.

But it wouldn’t come loose.

I tried to carefully unravel it.

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I also tried to use qi to loosen it.

I even got so frustrated that I hit my arm.

‘… I don’t know but I probably bruised it.’

It was a bit painful when I got up after hitting it too hard.

But I had to try something.

No matter what I did it wouldn’t come off.

Why on earth won’t it come off?

It’s uncomfortable when washing because it’s tied to my arm.

And it’s embarrassing to show it to anyone.

When I showed Geomhu the tightly bound bandage on my arm he kept pondering what to do.

First of all since it’s an artifact of Mount Hua I thought I should ask Maehwa-seon.

I also informed him that I couldn’t obtain the Maehwa stone she wanted.

Geomhu seemed to think that what was wrapped around my arm wasn’t the Maehwa stone.

But how could it be anything else?

‘Of course it did feel like that when I first touched it.’

At first it felt like I was handling a jade bead.

I don’t know why it has turned into this now.

Geomhu said he would ask Maehwa-seon about it.

But I had no idea when I would hear back.

I knew someone who could answer me much faster and better than that.

“So can you explain something to me?”

He just chews on his words.

But no answer comes.

The hero of Mount Hua and the divine Noya who has taken root in my body.

This crazy old man briefly shone his voice at that time.

Then he disappeared again I don’t know where.

‘… I’m really going to lose it.’

I have no idea what he wants.

He must know what this is.

It’s not like he’s playing a prank on me.

He appears and disappears. What on earth is he doing?

“Nothing is going right really.”

Regarding the Bigo that was said to be in the Shinryonggwan.

Before the Murim Alliance begins its investigation.

I wanted to handle everything possible.

But with the accident things weren’t going according to plan and my irritation was rising.

I have a lot to worry about even without this.

‘… What was the schedule ahead? Did they say it was a practical training?’

I recalled the schedule for the Shinryonggwan ahead.

They said it was practical training based on the education I had received so far.

There’s something like that I suppose.

Given the situation.

‘Now is about the time he would start moving.’

If there’s a prediction close to certainty.

It’s that Jang Seonyeon would start moving soon.

If I were him I would think this practical training would be the perfect opportunity to pull a trick on me.

Conversely it means it’s a good situation for me to pull a trick on him.

Does he not realize that?

‘I already whispered in his ear. There’s no way he wouldn’t know.’

I kindly told him he would die here.

There’s no way Jang Seonyeon wouldn’t know.

So the means he chose must be Cheol Ji-seon.

‘How did he find out?’

What’s somewhat puzzling is.

Unless he has knowledge of his past life like me.

It’s strange for Jang Seonyeon to know information about him.

It’s possible that Cheol Ji-seon’s surname is Jeong but.

If he approached Cheol Ji-seon.

It’s highly likely he knew about that ‘power’ and approached him.

But how did he know that?

…

..

Is it insider information?

Although it’s said to be part of that side this isn’t something that can be dismissed as such.

“Does that mean there’s some backing?”

It doesn’t seem to be entirely normal.

For example.

The guys I caught the other day when I took Wi Seola with me.

‘It’s probably them.’

If that’s the case then Jang Seonyeon has already gone far from being an orthodox sect.

‘Does Nakgeun know about this?’

I wanted to know if the Alliance Leader was aware of this.

Depending on that I could find out whether the entire Murim Alliance is in cahoots or not.

‘Even if they’re not in cahoots.’

Anyway the people of the alliance aren’t trustworthy.

I wasn’t expecting anything from them.

Thinking about that I quietly whispered.

“This time I won’t let it go.”

Regarding the events to come.

As the most significant obstacle and the one I wanted to kill by any means necessary.

I had to make sure to clear this up.

From the moment I decided to enter the Shinryonggwan with him.

That was my intention.

‘Unless there’s a variable that could bring the sky down.’

I hoped for that.

But that evening.

I would face a variable I could never have anticipated though it wasn’t to the extent of the sky falling.

“… What did you say?”

As I was about to take a spoonful of rice the guy eating with me blurted out something strange.

“What did you just say?”

In response to my question as if he hadn’t heard correctly.

Cheol Ji-seon repeats the same words.

“… Shin Seong asked me to help him kill you.”

It was a somewhat unexpected confession.

From my perspective it was something that could only leave me momentarily dumbfounded.

And understandably so.

‘Did he already know…?’

I had expected this would happen.

It’s just that I didn’t expect Cheol Ji-seon would directly tell me.