Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 448 (Part 2)



448 (Part 2)

[Hmm?]

A normal life?

[Meeting someone. Loving them. Getting married and having children… Fighting and reconciling as you live. Growing old together… that kind of life.]

The more I listened the more my mouth felt dry.

[Then just do it. What’s the problem?]

It didn’t seem like something grand enough to be called a goal.

It wasn’t that I wanted to become a powerful master.

Nor did I wish to be the head of a great family.

The words of So Geomseong who wanted to live like an ordinary woman felt difficult to me in a different way.

I couldn’t understand her calling it a goal when it was something she could do right now.

Did she notice my feelings?

So Geomseong smiled mysteriously her lips curling slightly.

[That’s right. It’s really easy.]

Though she said that I could clearly hear the words she quietly muttered afterward.

– That easy thing is really hard…

With that she didn’t say anything more.

I didn’t ask anything further either.

For some reason I felt as if the night had grown darker and in a silence that felt like a conspiracy I followed her lead and kept my mouth shut.

Thus the time of that day came to an end.

Strangely the memory of that day did not fade from my mind.

Was it because it was such a significant conversation that I couldn’t forget it?

If I were to search for the reason.

Perhaps it was because it marked the starting point where I began to unconsciously take her in with my eyes.

The reason I started to chase So Geomseong was perhaps because it was fascinating that her grand goal of righteousness was merely normalcy.

Or was it the sorrow reflected in her face as she spoke that was the issue?

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Even now I still don’t know.

It was right after I had unknowingly realized it myself.

Perhaps the goal she was asking about was also born within me around this time.

I hadn’t told anyone.

A goal I wouldn’t even know until I died.

The funny thing is…

Whether it was her goal or mine.

Until the moment we died in our past lives we never achieved that together.

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Is it an illusion?

No.

No matter how I looked at it it wasn’t an illusion.

So Geomseong’s gaze was clearly directed at me.

Among countless demonic practitioners why was she looking at me?

I kept checking wondering if it was a coincidence but So Geomseong’s gaze remained fixed on me.

As I looked into her golden eyes I felt a mix of confusion.

Thud.

“…!”

I felt an unknown vibration within my body.

I patted my chest.

‘What is this?’

Thud… thud.

The vibration wouldn’t stop continuously resonating in my chest.

I swallowed hard at the growing sensation.

‘…This.’

The vibration I felt within my body.

I felt like I knew what it was.

I immediately directed my gaze to So Geomseong.

She was still looking at me with a surprised expression.

This time I probably had a similar expression.

It seemed that she too was feeling something like I was.

Thinking of that I clenched my hand.

‘Damn it.’

Thud. Thud.

The resonating sound continued.

No.

This wasn’t just a vibration.

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It was resonance.

This was the same energy resonating with each other.

As I became certain of that my eyes widened in surprise.

Why hadn’t I anticipated this?

‘…What the hell how could I have predicted this?’

It was an energy I couldn’t even feel.

Whether it was properly contained in my body or if it had vanished.

I couldn’t even confirm it and was groaning in pain.

The energy resonating with So Geomseong right now was.

‘Divine Sword…’

It was undoubtedly the energy of her I had encountered in this life.

The energy of hers that my mother had said was contained within me.

That was now resonating with So Geomseong up there.

She must have been making that expression because she felt it too.

This was a mistake.

‘I didn’t expect this.’

I never thought that energies would resonate with each other.

I was sure that the Guyeomhwa Ryun Gong was my inherent power so I expected the mage to feel it.

‘…But this?’

I truly hadn’t expected So Geomseong to feel this.

The problem was.

‘I can’t hide this.’

I didn’t know how to handle this energy of the Divine Sword so I couldn’t hide it even if I wanted to.

Thanks to that…

Thud thud thud-!

The resonance with her was growing stronger.

As it resonated to the point of ringing in my head nausea began to rise.

“…Calling even that girl. It seems you really intend to wage war.”

I heard the mage speaking while looking at So Geomseong.

“The one who wants to see blood isn’t me but you lot isn’t it? Or am I wrong?”

The voice that sneered with a smirk felt much more filled with killing intent than before.

It felt like he could kill everyone right then and there.

In response Cheonjon merely stood with his arms crossed speaking to the mage.

“I’ll say it again we’ve come to negotiate.”

“If you’re going to keep talking nonsense I’ll rip your tongue out right here.”

Crack.

The ground where the mage stood cracked with a loud sound.

From the split ground shallow flames began to rise.

“Good timing. That useless girl has come so I can kill both of you here.”

What nonsense.

He had no intention of killing.

It was obvious he was thinking hard about how to turn this around in his head.

Thud….

‘Ugh.’

The resonance felt from the qi center was growing stronger.

At that moment I felt someone approach and place a hand on my back.

The qi within me began to circulate.

The resonance remained but it felt somewhat better?

As I turned to see what the sudden sensation was I found the Demon Sword Master had come over and was touching my back.

The Demon Sword Master looked at me and asked.

“…Are you okay…?”

“…Thank… you.”

I was taken aback.

I had to look at the Demon Sword Master with a surprised expression without realizing it.

Why was someone who detested touching others doing this?

Thanks to her I felt like I could survive but I couldn’t help but feel flustered.

While I was cooling my head with the help of the Demon Sword Master

Swoosh-!

So Geomseong who had been floating in the sky gradually descended to the ground.

“…”

Seeing her up close made it even more apparent.

What was in front of me was her from that time.

With looks that didn’t pale in comparison to the Demon Sword Master.

A woman with brilliant blonde hair and an exotic aura.

She was much more mature than the We Seol Ah I met after my regression including her blossomed appearance.

An incredibly subdued atmosphere surrounded her.

“…Mage.”

So Geomseong who landed lightly on the ground opened her mouth while looking at the mage.

Seeing that the mage growled raising his hostility.

“It seems your life isn’t precious. You’ve come here on your own.”

“…We don’t wish for a fight.”

“Bringing such a force behind you and saying you don’t want a fight? I doubt you expect me to believe that.”

“…”

“Be honest and say you want war instead. Then I’ll treat you with all sincerity.”

“…As Cheonjon said we want to negotiate with you…”

Boom-!

Before So Geomseong could finish her sentence a massive fireball shot from the mage.

The sword of So Geomseong which had been floating in the air plunged toward the fireball.

Afterward it was seen that the flames were extinguished just like before.

The black flames mixed with demonic qi must have been erased by the power of her divine sword.

As So Geomseong frowned at the sudden attack.

The mage spoke to her.

“You’re still under an illusion.”

The flames didn’t stop and beautifully engulfed the mage’s body.

“Do you still believe you can resolve this through conversation?”

The demonic practitioners immediately opened their demonic qi in response to the mage’s actions.

“I thought I had burned all the flowers in your head long ago. It seems some still remain.”

“…Mage.”

So Geomseong bit her lip.

Even in the midst of that I could feel her gaze occasionally flicking toward me.

“If you have a wish why not try to take it from me….”

“…I will return the Thunder Fang.”

The mage who seemed ready to leap at any moment froze at So Geomseong’s words.

I too was taken aback.

Of course I hesitated for a different reason.

‘Thunder Fang…?’

Hearing that I looked at the Demon Sword Master.

The Demon Sword Master was openly showing her displeasure at So Geomseong’s words.

From that expression it seemed that the Thunder Fang was indeed over there.

‘What does that mean…?’

I felt my heart race at this realization.

And rightly so.

In my memories the Thunder Fang had never left her hands even once.