Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 524 (Part 2)



524 (Part 2)

A few seconds of silence passed.

Corrupted officials with their eyes rolling Mo Yong-hee-a quickly scanned the inner room.

And she had to be surprised once more.

‘… Why is that person there again?’

Inside the room of Gu Yang-cheon she saw Geom Mu-hee sitting at the table seemingly observing the situation.

This atmosphere is unusual.

What is going on?

Mo Yong-hee-a’s clever mind raced quickly.

But there was no time and the only answer she could choose was one right away.

She steadied her breath.

She spent a second on that.

Her startled heart did not easily calm down.

She prepared herself trying her best to hide her trembling and stiff body.

“… A member of the Moyong Clan greets the Clan Head of Guga. My name is Mo Yong-hee-a.”

Fortunately her voice did not tremble. It was a stroke of luck.

The man receiving Mo Yong-hee-a’s greeting was Gu Cheol-woon.

She had seen him before.

How could she not?

At the beginning of this journey her father Baek Cheon-gum-ju had warned her countless times to be cautious of Clan Head Gu.

She also remembered hearing a few words from her aunt Baek Ryeon-gum.

Not to mention he was the father of Gu Yang-cheon.

It was an unexpected meeting but she could not show a shabby appearance.

“…”

At Mo Yong-hee-a’s greeting Gu Cheol-woon’s eyebrows slightly moved.

Though she could not see it as she was bowing her head Mo Yong-hee-a could tell.

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Gu Cheol-woon was examining her.

“… Nice to meet you. I am Gu Cheol-woon.”

“I apologize for visiting so suddenly. The thing is… I have urgent business with Mr. Gu which is why I came here in haste.”

She did not ask why the Clan Head was here. She wanted to but she had to hold back.

That was secondary.

“If it were my son unfortunately it seems this is not the right time to talk.”

“Excuse me?”

Right after she spoke Gu Cheol-woon slightly turned his body to show the inside of the room in detail.

There she could see Gu Yang-cheon lying peacefully on the bed.

She wondered if he was sleeping but Mo Yong-hee-a quickly realized.

He was not just sleeping.

Something must have happened.

‘Did he get hurt again?’

Before she could think about what the situation was worry crossed her mind.

That man often got hurt like that.

While Mo Yong-hee-a’s eyes were shaking.

Gu Cheol-woon calmly took in Mo Yong-hee-a with his gaze.

“First please come in.”

“Excuse me?”

“If it is urgent you may leave but if you are okay I meant for you to come in and wait.”

“…”

Mo Yong-hee-a flinched at Gu Cheol-woon’s words.

If she went in now it meant she would have to wait with Gu Cheol-woon while leaving Gu Yang-cheon asleep.

‘What should I do?’

No matter how much Mo Yong-hee-a thought about it she wondered if she could endure such an atmosphere.

In her heart she wanted to ask for understanding and leave but.

‘That person is here.’

She hesitated concerned about Geom Mu-hee who was in the room.

She should not take too long to think.

Mo Yong-hee-a steadied her mind and spoke to Gu Cheol-woon.

“Then… I apologize but I will excuse myself for a moment.”

At Mo Yong-hee-a’s words Gu Cheol-woon nodded.

He then shifted his gaze to look at Wi Seol-a.

Wi Seol-a also hurriedly greeted Gu Cheol-woon.

“… I greet the Clan Head.”

“It seems your purpose is similar. You may also come in Miss.”

“Ah… Yes.”

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After Gu Cheol-woon finished speaking he entered the room and the two women followed him.

Thus a frighteningly burdensome atmosphere was formed.

For reference until Gu Yang-cheon woke up.

The four of them did not exchange a single word.

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So.

“… What is this situation?”

Immediately after sitting up I surveyed the situation with trembling eyes.

What is going on?

Why is my father who was supposed to be dealing with the Poison King in my room?

And why are those three people here?

Moreover all three of them were bowing their heads as if they had committed a crime.

‘I thought it was a dream….’

Naturally since this situation was not realistic I thought it might be a dream and lay back down.

But it did not take long to realize that it was not.

The piercing gazes and the suffocating feeling were painfully real.

Eventually after raising my body with cold sweat I looked at my father and asked.

“Um… What happened?”

It was a question that condensed many things but it was sufficient to convey my meaning.

After taking a sip of tea my father spoke to me.

“Baek Ryeon-gum said that you collapsed.”

“Ah.”

It seemed that after I collapsed from using my brain Baek Ryeon-gum went to my father to inform him.

“The physician said there is no major problem with your body. But do you feel okay?”

“… Yes. I’m fine.”

“Then that’s good.”

My father nodded.

Seeing that I immediately had to ask something else.

“… Father.”

“Speak.”

“Why are they… I mean why are those Misses acting like that…?”

I could see three women who were completely scared and unable to lift their heads.

At my words my father also turned his gaze toward them and said.

“I told them to be at ease but it seems they were not comfortable.”

As my father said that the three women suddenly lifted their heads.

“No we are absolutely not uncomfortable.”

“… It was fine….”

“We were really comfortable.”

“…”

I could not say anything in response to their urgent demeanor.

What could have made them act like that?

They did not seem like the type to behave that way originally. It felt somewhat strange.

“So why are you all here?”

As I pierced through the situation Namgung Bi-a spoke to me first.

“… Suddenly… you collapsed… and we were worried….”

Namgung Bi-a’s words made sense.

After the duel and the headbutt I had fainted.

They must have been quite surprised.

‘… I hope they don’t think I fainted just from a kiss.’

I had to hope that was not the case. That would be really pathetic.

[When have you not been pathetic?]

Before I could even think Shin No-ya quickly interjected.

Was it because I collapsed after the duel?

Leaving Namgung Bi-a who was nervously glancing at Gu Cheol-woon I looked at Mo Yong-hee-a.

Then this time Mo Yong-hee-a spoke.

Mo Yong-hee-a also subtly glanced at my father as she continued speaking to me.

“… I heard there was an incident in the Tang Clan. I thought Mr. Gu might know something so I came to find you.”

The Elder was beheaded by the Poison King.

To others it seemed like something that happened overnight but the fact that Mo Yong-hee-a came to ask me about it meant.

‘Does she already know I am involved?’

Anyway she was smart. Quick to catch on and articulate.

How much time had passed? I still did not know.

‘… It would have been troublesome if she were truly an enemy.’

If Mo Yong-hee-a were an enemy it would have been genuinely troublesome.

If Cheon Yu-rang had deliberately created an escape route to corner the enemy and let them die of fear.

Mo Yong-hee-a was the type to handle things sharply without even giving such an escape route.

Every action seemed planned.

In any case if both were enemies it would not have been just a nuisance.

I had to think of it as a stroke of luck that they were not.

“… But… um…”

Mo Yong-hee-a’s eyes momentarily shook.

I could guess what she was about to say.

She came to ask me something but suddenly I was lying there unconscious and my father was present which must have startled her.

Yes it would be confusing for her.

On the contrary how confused would I be?

I still could not forget the scene from when I woke up.

‘But then.’

What about her?

There was one more person in front of me who had not taken a sip of tea and was just staring at the table.

Wi Seol-a.

It was not a face I had not seen for a long time since I had seen her in Hyun before.

“… Do you also have business with me?”

It was a somewhat awkward combination for her to be here.

What business could Wi Seol-a have with me?

As I looked at her with mixed curiosity she spoke.

“… I… um I did not come to meet the Young Master.”

“Huh?”

Not to me?

I had naturally thought it was about me but I was slightly taken aback by Wi Seol-a’s answer.

Wi Seol-a looked at my father instead of me and said.

“… I saw that the Clan Head had come… and I thought I would greet him… so I came….”

“What?”

Hearing that I was even more surprised.

She did not have business with me but came to see my father?

When did she see him?

Only a very few people would know that my father had come.

Did Wi Seol-a see him?

In the meantime I could see my father’s gaze slightly changing upon hearing her words.

“Um.”

It was a very short sound but my father made a noise.

“…!”

“… Oh dear.”

Upon hearing this I could see Namgung Bi-a and Mo Yong-hee-a flinch.

Their expressions were filled with a sense of ‘Oh no!’

Why are they acting like that…?

I wondered what was going on so I remained silent.

In the suddenly quiet atmosphere a voice suddenly came through.

– I won’t bother to mention your life.

It was my father’s telepathy.

– It seems like there are quite a few of you.

“…”

In response to that sudden telepathy I had to hold back several words that were about to slip out.

First I had to hold back the fact that it was not three people.

After that.

I also had to hold back the thought that at least my father should not be saying that.

I felt like I would get hit if I let it out.