Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 410 (Part 1)



410 (Part 1)

Right after the sudden appearance of the White Lotus Sword had me in a bind.

Somehow I needed to manage…

No I couldn’t really manage anything so I decided to chase away those who were looking at me strangely and have a moment with the White Lotus Sword.

But as we were about to talk the White Lotus Sword was wailing so loudly that I couldn’t do anything.

‘I’m going to lose my mind.’

Who would have expected a woman who must be in her middle age to suddenly scream and wail like that?

Just recalling it makes me feel dizzy.

I can only hope that strange rumors don’t spread.

Considering that the mouth of that brat Woo-hyuk is like a rag it’s likely that bizarre rumors will circulate before long.

That damn kid.

In my previous life he had spread strange rumors about Seolbong and me causing a ruckus for several days.

Because of that Seolbong furious to the point of boiling over almost froze Jang-ryong whole and it was the Small Sword Castle that saved him.

Anyway if that brat had seen this I should have gone and shut him up before it was too late.

But right now that wasn’t an option.

It couldn’t be helped…

“Hah…”

As I watched the scene before me a sigh escaped my lips.

In the midst of repeating my worries about what to do.

For now I decided to try speaking.

…But what should I say?

“Um….”

I flinched.

As I tried to say something I saw her flinch in front of me.

Seeing that made me let out another sigh.

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The person who heard my sigh seemed to misunderstand something and asked me with a rather pitiful expression.

“…Should I raise my hands a bit more?”

The woman despite her cold and composed appearance had a rather crinkly voice and was even kneeling with her hands raised high.

She looked like someone being punished.

The problem was.

“…No please put your hands down.”

The fact that she was doing this of her own accord not because I asked her to was the issue.

Especially since she was a woman who had lived more than twice as long as I had.

Not only in age but also in experience she was a senior martial artist from the Central Plains far beyond my current self in Chengdu.

How could I possibly view this situation?

In such an absurd scenario I asked the woman the White Lotus Sword Mo Yong-bi-yeon who was standing there in punishment.

“Why are you doing this…?”

“Is it better if I raise them higher…?”

“Please senior…! Put your arms down.”

As I spoke in a somewhat orthodox and unorthodox manner only then did the White Lotus Sword cautiously lower her arms.

Just seeing that made me feel dizzy.

Why on earth was this person doing this to me?

Just thinking about it gave me a headache.

Suppressing the rising irritation I cautiously asked the White Lotus Sword who was slowly getting up.

“What is your intention in doing this?”

“Hmm…?”

“Why are you doing this?”

No matter how much I thought about it I couldn’t understand.

The fact that she suddenly came and grabbed my pant leg.

And now out of the blue she was kneeling and raising her hands.

I couldn’t grasp the character of the White Lotus Sword at all.

It was a figure I had never seen before. That made it even harder.

What is this person?

While I was pondering that.

The White Lotus Sword hearing my question awkwardly smiled and said.

“I must have done something wrong. I should apologize.”

Hearing that made me look at her strangely pushing back the emotions that were rising.

It was certainly the right thing to say but for some reason it sounded oddly refreshing.

In a world where the words of the strong become law.

One would expect someone like the White Lotus Sword to act somewhat brazenly but here she was saying such things which was quite surprising.

However even so…

“…Then how can you suddenly kneel?”

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Kneeling in front of a junior who is at least several decades younger than you.

This was something that was simply beyond my understanding.

Considering that it made my anger even more awkward should I think of it as a not-so-bad method?

I wasn’t sure.

I was already caught up in the atmosphere of the White Lotus Sword and my thoughts weren’t functioning properly.

As I stared at her in disbelief the White Lotus Sword continued.

“Will you forgive me?”

“…”

I was at a loss for words after hearing that.

Forgiveness or whatever why on earth was she doing this to me?

Suppressing that thought I spoke to the White Lotus Sword in the calmest voice I could muster.

“Senior if you’re going to apologize shouldn’t it be to others instead of me?”

To be honest the White Lotus Sword hadn’t really done anything wrong to me.

She hadn’t dueled with me and the slight pain in my arm was something I had caused myself by intervening so it wouldn’t be right to say it was her fault.

So if she needed to apologize it would be to the kids who were involved in the duel not to me.

As I thought that and spoke the White Lotus Sword smiled brightly as if to say not to worry about such things.

“I already apologized to the kids.”

“You did?”

“Of course!”

That couldn’t be true.

“…You didn’t by any chance do it like you just did with me?”

Did she kneel and raise her hands high in front of those kids too just like she did with me?

With a somewhat chilling thought I hurriedly asked and the White Lotus Sword waved her hands.

“Oh no not like that.”

That was a relief.

Yes no matter how strange the White Lotus Sword was she wouldn’t use this method on everyone.

“I didn’t kneel I just begged with my hands!”

“…”

“Then they said it was okay.”

Who would say it wasn’t okay when the White Lotus Sword was begging with her hands in front of them?

I ultimately couldn’t hold back and had to cover my forehead with my hand.

…Should I consider that a relief too?

Now I really didn’t know anything.

“Oh the Clan Head said to be careful if you act up again. She said she would really get angry.”

Did she talk to the Poison King too? I couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly at that remark.

‘If you act up she’ll get rid of you…’

The choice of words was utterly dizzying.

No matter how angry the Poison King was she wouldn’t have said it in such a confrontational way but I could roughly understand the meaning.

If a martial artist of the White Lotus Sword’s caliber acted like that it would naturally cause problems in the transport.

It must have meant that if she was going to cause trouble without helping she should step aside.

In the meantime I had to admire the Poison King’s patience.

‘If it were me I would have gotten rid of her instead of just warning her.’

No matter how strong the White Lotus Sword was and how much she helped with the transport if she was uncontrollable and causing trouble she would have been removed after yesterday’s incident.

Let alone the fact that the Poison King’s own daughter Dang So-yeol was also caught up in the duel.

To let it go with just a warning…

As I adjusted my perception of the Poison King a bit more in my mind I asked the White Lotus Sword.

“Really why are you doing this?”

It was the question I had wanted to ask from the very beginning.

Hearing my question the White Lotus Sword awkwardly smiled again and said.

“As I said earlier I did something wrong…”

“I don’t think it’s something you need to go this far for.”

I had no intention of letting it go just like that.

“Is there something you want from me?”

“…”

It was strange for her to act like this without wanting something from me.

Asking what her purpose was the expression on the White Lotus Sword’s face became peculiar.

It seemed she indeed had something she wanted.

‘What is it?’

What on earth could she want from me?

I thought about it but I couldn’t figure it out.

There was nothing in our relationship that would lead to such a thought.

That’s why it felt even more frustrating.

“If you have something you want from me rather than doing this why not just say it…?”

“Stop the escort… she said.”

“…Huh?”

I tilted my head at the words the White Lotus Sword let slip in between.