Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 379 (Part 1)



379 (Part 1)

The emotion felt while watching the blazing flames was bewilderment.

‘…Have I truly reached the realm of enlightenment?’

Seeing the true face of So Yeom Ra which had only been rumored made Mo Yong Tae’s insides twist.

The emotion that followed was jealousy.

A competitive spirit instinctively held by a martial artist.

The jealousy towards the talents possessed by others grew stronger.

Although Mo Yong Tae had indeed laid down his sword.

He was also a martial artist and thus felt astonishment and jealousy upon witnessing a genius worthy of historical record.

Reaching enlightenment before even coming of age.

When one reaches that level can it truly be called talent?

Even if many people call So Yeom Ra a monster or the true star of this era.

In the end it doesn’t feel real unless seen in person.

In that sense Mo Yong Tae had to swallow his breath while looking at Gu Yang Cheon.

‘…I see.’

Having seen it directly his acknowledgment came quickly.

Mo Yong Tae was certain.

The person before his eyes.

Was indeed the world’s best of the future.

The hottest burning star. Only after feeling that heat could Mo Yong Tae acknowledge it.

That Gu Yang Cheon would become the center of this era.

But.

‘That doesn’t mean I can look at it favorably.’

Whether he is the world’s best of the future or the center of this era it didn’t matter. What was important to Mo Yong Tae was solely his daughter.

-…The bloodline of the Sanseogu family greets Clan Head Mo Yong.

He reflected on what Gu Yang Cheon had said while looking at him.

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‘It’s too late.’

It was already a statement made far too late.

If he was going to say it he should have said it when he first asked.

In the past few days.

Mo Yong Hee had spent time with Mo Yong Tae talking only about Gu Yang Cheon.

-Young Master.

-Dad. There’s Young Master.

-This is what Young Master likes.

‘…’

Hearing his daughter’s bright laughter and words Mo Yong Tae felt his heart tear apart.

His precious daughter whom he had raised with all his love.

Seeing her smile foolishly at some guy.

How could he feel good about that?

Even if that guy was the only man who could save his daughter.

Mo Yong Tae found it hard to maintain his composure.

However conversely it was also his daughter who kept Mo Yong Tae’s reason in check.

-…Please don’t hate Young Master too much. Just once. Can’t you look at him favorably just this once?

No matter how he looked at it there was no way to see it favorably.

Mo Yong Hee was stubbornly pleading with her father for the first time.

She was a child who had never been unreasonable in her life.

She hated that her pain would affect the family.

She was a child who had never shown her pain enduring it silently.

For such a child to speak with such a pained expression.

It was a tremendous shock to Mo Yong Tae.

Thus he had to face Gu Yang Cheon even more.

‘Who are you?’

What on earth is your identity that you have captured the heart of his treasure?

How remarkable must you be to do such a thing?

Mo Yong Tae needed to know.

If Gu Yang Cheon had ultimately given up on facing Mo Yong Tae without revealing his name.

Mo Yong Tae would not have taken Mo Yong Hee and left for the Moyong Clan as he had said earlier.

The only way to cure Mo Yong Hee who was suffering from a chronic illness was Gu Yang Cheon.

He didn’t know how that guy’s heat would help his daughter.

But it was certain that it was a treatment method for a disease that even the gods could not find a cure for. So he wouldn’t weigh his daughter’s life against it.

Instead he would have received a definite answer.

A guarantee that right after the treatment he would sever all ties with Mo Yong Hee.

He would have secured that.

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But in the end Gu Yang Cheon had uttered his name to him.

He didn’t like it.

‘It would have been better if you hadn’t said anything.’

Moreover Gu Yang Cheon seemed to understand the meaning behind Mo Yong Tae’s request for his name.

Knowing that and still revealing his name was not enough.

He even requested a duel first.

‘…I don’t like this either.’

If it hadn’t been for Mo Yong Hee’s request.

He wouldn’t have even faced him in the first place.

Mo Yong Tae had to endure the discomfort that was flooding in.

Tightly.

For now he just had to teach that foolish guy.

And he had to hear the answer.

What can you do for our daughter?

Is there a place for my daughter in that capacity?

Mo Yong Tae needed to know that.

Seeing Gu Yang Cheon charging at him Mo Yong Tae moved his body. The sword he held absorbed the light.

It was the sword flux that only a sword master who had crossed the wall could possess.

Gu Yang Cheon had already become a flame burrowing in front of Mo Yong Tae.

‘Fast. Quite fast.’

Mo Yong Tae widened his eyes at him.

He was surprised by the speed that Gu Yang Cheon possessed.

However.

His speed was not inferior to Mo Yong Tae’s.

The tip of the sword sliced through the air.

The target was Gu Yang Cheon’s chest.

As a senior would he concede a few moves? There was no such thing.

This was a fight concerning his daughter. A father does not weigh things when his daughter is at stake.

That was Mo Yong Tae’s belief.

The moment Gu Yang Cheon burrowed in Mo Yong Tae’s sword blade emitted light.

Seeing this Gu Yang Cheon’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Swoosh-!

Gu Yang Cheon twisted his body to evade the sword.

The sword that sliced through the air left traces of sword flux behind it.

Slash-!

The trees behind were sequentially cut down. It was the mark left by the sword flux.

Gu Yang Cheon did not check behind him. At that moment he could lose his neck.

Instead he took a step closer to Mo Yong Tae.

Pressure built from the foot that stepped on the ground.

Because he had set the center of gravity there.

His waist twisted.

As a result energy gathered in his fist. After concentrating the energy in one place he extended it out.

Gu Yeom Tae Ryun Ah.

Whoosh-!

The beast-shaped flames that erupted right in front of him wrapped around Mo Yong Tae and passed by.

Confirming that Gu Yang Cheon immediately turned his gaze to the side.

As he moved his head he could already see the sword blade flying in.

Mo Yong Tae had meant that he had evaded the flames from the start.

Gu Yang Cheon wrapped his hand with martial energy and swung it.

Clang-! He struck the blade altering its trajectory.

Mo Yong Tae had never expected that Gu Yang Cheon would counterattack in this way.

‘He’s hitting the blade?’

In a situation where the blade was flying at him he was changing its trajectory by hitting the blade?

It was not something a martial artist would typically do in a fight against a swordsman.

Since with sword flux surrounding them a single mistake could lead to instant death.

However Gu Yang Cheon simply swung his arm without a care.

‘This guy….’

Mo Yong Tae had to change his perception of Gu Yang Cheon.

It should have been a movement built on countless real combat experiences.

However just looking at the information about Gu Yang Cheon he was far too young for such experience to have accumulated.

Then could it be pure talent?

Mo Yong Tae’s eyes narrowed.

He had no intention of showing his true feelings but how far should he go?