Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 475 (Part 1)



475 (Part 1)

**Chapter 476 – For You Forgotten in Oblivion.**

Thud thud.

Beyond the wall I could feel the struggles of the old man Shin Noya.

Still I was trying my best to ignore him and face the Dangje-mun.

Recalling the words I had just heard my mind raced.

‘So what Dangje-mun said is…’

According to Shin Noya it seemed that the daughter of the Moyong Clan had some connection with the Noincheonil Sword.

However for some reason Dangje-mun’s reaction just now seemed to indicate that there was something more to it.

Ah of course.

‘I’m not really that curious.’

To be honest I was a little curious but seeing Dangje-mun’s expression it didn’t seem like it was a good time to ask.

Maybe it was because we had just talked about the Moyong Clan.

For now it would be best to pretend I didn’t know and get straight to the point.

“Senior.”

As I cautiously called out to Dangje-mun her light green eyes turned toward me.

There was still a fierce aura lingering which made me feel a bit intimidated inside.

But I had to ask.

Calming my trembling gaze I asked her.

“Why did you send me there?”

At my question Dangje-mun’s head moved slightly.

Her green hair swayed along with it.

What kind of answer would I hear?

As I waited in silence with a serious expression I heard Dangje-mun’s voice.

“How was it?”

“Excuse me?”

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“What was that place like?”

“What do you mean by that…?”

Suddenly asking how it was there?

I looked at Dangje-mun filled with questions.

Dangje-mun suddenly lowered her body and sat on the floor.

‘Huh?’

I widened my eyes at that.

As soon as she sat down a table appeared in front of us just like before.

On it two teacups had materialized.

‘… Didn’t I just break everything?’

I had just seen her blow everything away. How could new ones appear out of nowhere like this?

What kind of world was this?

Questions flooded my mind but…

“…”

For now I carefully sat down in front of Dangje-mun.

I knew she was expecting that.

Swish—

Tea filled the cup as it flowed from Dangje-mun’s hand.

As I quietly watched the rising water I heard her voice.

“What did you see? Or did you change something?”

At her words I couldn’t help but furrow my brow.

It was inevitable.

“… I couldn’t do anything nothing at all.”

In the place I was sent to for the test I had done absolutely nothing.

What on earth did I see and what did I do?

‘The only thing I saw was…’

My pathetic past.

What was I supposed to have experienced in this test?

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

With that feeling in mind I asked Dangje-mun.

“You referred to this as a test of regret.”

“Yes.”

“And you also said that no matter what I did nothing would change.”

“That’s right.”

“I was brought back here without doing anything in the first place. What kind of test is this supposed to be?”

I couldn’t grasp anything.

What had I done there and what had I gained?

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What satisfaction could there be in bringing me back here?

“I couldn’t do anything.”

Facing the life of my past filled with regret.

Was that the content of the test?

Or perhaps…

Did you want to show me that no matter how much I struggled nothing would change?

Whatever it was I was left feeling uncomfortable because of what I had seen.

‘What is this?’

What was I supposed to have felt?

If it was a test I should have been here because I felt something and resolved it.

But I truly had done nothing.

With my frustration I asked Dangje-mun.

“… What was I supposed to do?”

“Later.”

“Yes.”

“I told you at the beginning. This test has neither success nor failure.”

Yes she had definitely said that.

Just before starting the test of regret Dangje-mun had clearly told me.

– The test you will receive has neither success nor failure.

– When the test is over the thoughts you will have whatever they may be do not matter.

There is no success or failure.

Had I viewed that statement too simply?

No even so…

“… I still don’t understand what this test means.”

I could never have imagined that I would find myself in this situation.

“What was I supposed to do there…?”

I faced my past self.

I confronted the woman who had died for me the woman who had killed me and the woman who was called a calamity in the world.

It wasn’t that there were no gains from such stories.

I learned about the existence of a world filled with blood demons and the reason for that world’s existence.

I reconstructed my vessel relinquished my humanity yet gained strength.

Moreover.

‘The Demon Sword Master.’

I also had a moment to feel that Namgung Bia was her in every life.

But.

‘So?’

Even after going through such a process I was still at a loss.

What was I supposed to have seen when I was sent to such a world?

I couldn’t have aimed to gain such realizations.

After hearing my words Dangje-mun quietly took a sip of tea.

Her movements were so gentle that I couldn’t even hear the sound of her drinking.

After that soft action passed Dangje-mun looked at me again and spoke.

“Later.”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know which world you went to or what you saw there.”

“… What did you say?”

My eyes trembled at Dangje-mun’s words.

She didn’t know anything?

“Then what was the purpose of this test?”

What was I heading there for?

At first it was for the Dokcheon Clan but now I was just filled with an inexplicable discomfort.

“… I…”

“The name of this test is regret and lingering attachment.”

“…”

That was what I had heard when Dangje-mun spoke about the test.

“Moreover it is a test for you to face your regrets and lingering attachments.”

“I don’t understand.”

My regrets and lingering attachments.

Was it regret and lingering attachment toward the Divine Sword?

Or was it regret and lingering attachment toward the Demon Sword Master?

At first I thought it might be about the death of the Demon Sword Master.

But.

‘It was nothing.’

I hadn’t even reached the death of the Demon Sword Master.

Instead Heavenly Demon appeared and everything came to an end.

Why did Heavenly Demon appear there?

I couldn’t figure that out either.

Was it because the footsteps of the Three Sovereigns had reached Sichuan?

Did he descend because he realized that?

From the place where Heavenly Demon resided to Sichuan?

How he realized it and how he crossed that distance in an instant didn’t matter.

The recognition that ‘Heavenly Demon’ could do anything was deeply ingrained in me.

And indeed Heavenly Demon was such an existence.

With that being the test had also forcibly come to an end.

“I had no regrets or lingering attachments. I couldn’t face them properly.”

I simply couldn’t understand this situation.

“I…”

“No.”

Just as I was about to continue speaking Dangje-mun cut me off with a firm voice.

“You have completed this test.”

“… What do you mean I completed it?”

I felt frustrated as if I was about to burst.

“I really did nothing….”

“If it’s over isn’t it enough to be happy about it?”

“…!”

At Dangje-mun’s words I felt as if my mouth was tightly shut.

“You experienced nothing and if the test ended without any incidents isn’t it rather fortunate?”

“That’s….”

“Then why is it that you are struggling and suffering so much?”

As I listened to her words I suddenly clenched my fist.

Because her words were somewhat right.

Indeed.

‘… Why?’

A world that had nothing to do with me.

Perhaps it was a world that might have already disappeared.

If I had finished the test while gaining information and miraculous encounters it shouldn’t have been a bad thing for me.