Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 538 (Part 2)



538 (Part 2)

The Demon King said that rather than accepting immediately he needed to confirm whether this part was possible or not.

Like the Tuapachunmu of the Fallen Lord it seemed that the Demon King’s martial arts also required certain conditions.

– It seems possible.

I nodded at the Demon King’s response.

Fortunately it seemed that Dang So-yeol had passed the Demon King’s criteria.

Then.

– Please just follow the conditions.

– Yes.

The conversation ended there.

The condition I presented to the Demon King was simply that he would accept Dang So-yeol as his disciple and if Dang So-yeol refused or declared his abandonment I asked him to accept that as well.

I just wanted to give him a path.

Whether to take it or not was ultimately up to Dang So-yeol.

I wasn’t sure if this would actually help.

Was it really right to have him trained by the Demon King?

I had no certainty.

Still I believed this was the fastest way.

‘If you only go the right way you won’t be able to endure.’

The Demon King’s belief made me ponder many things.

But I knew I shouldn’t just weigh that alone.

Creak.

I opened the carriage. The first thing I saw inside was Namgung Bia.

She was half-asleep lying on Wi Seol-ah’s lap.

Namgung Bia who had been dozing waved her hand slightly when she saw me.

“You’re here…?”

“Very relaxed aren’t you?”

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No matter what had happened last time Namgung Bia’s attitude remained the same.

That was somewhat irritating.

It felt like I was the only one concerned.

That was a bit annoying so I playfully flicked Namgung Bia’s forehead.

Flick!

“…Ah….”

Namgung Bia who was suddenly hit showed a trivial reaction.

Could that be a scream?

She even made a sound and then fell back asleep.

Unbelievable really.

Wi Seol-ah who was petting Namgung Bia asked me.

“Are you done?”

It used to feel the opposite.

These days for some reason Wi Seol-ah looks more like an Unnie.

‘…Is it because she’s grown up?’

Her height body and appearance had matured significantly compared to before.

It could also be due to the atmosphere that was subtly visible.

“No I have to go out again.”

The preparations for departure were not yet complete.

Outside Mo Yong-hia was directing and preparing so I had to go help to some extent.

The reason I briefly came in was that I had something to say to Namgung Bia.

– Hey.

I called Namgung Bia through telepathy.

Then Namgung Bia opened her eyes slightly.

– Your great-grandfather came to find me.

“…”

At those words Namgung Bia who was about to fall asleep staggered up.

Seeing her disheveled hair she must have been quite comfortable.

Was it because I mentioned the Celestial Lord?

Namgung Bia looked at me.

– He wants to go with you. What should we do? Should we refuse?

“…?”

Her eyes looked as if she didn’t understand.

That would make sense.

Out of the blue the Celestial Lord wanted to accompany us; even I found it hard to understand.

– If you say you don’t want to I’ll think of refusing. If he feels the same he won’t go.

“…”

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The relationship between Namgung Bia and the Celestial Lord could be uncomfortable.

Thinking back to my past life there was still a possibility of that now so I asked first.

“I don’t care….”

Namgung Bia answered like that and then rested her head back on Wi Seol-ah’s lap.

“…No.”

I had hoped she would refuse subtly. But that didn’t work either.

Damn it.

‘So in the end I have to hope that my father will refuse.’

It seemed that was the only remaining option.

Just two weeks later I would find out that even my father betrayed my expectations.

*

The preparations for the carriage were almost complete.

It ended much faster than expected.

The attendants were bustling about and Mo Yong-hia had also stepped in which likely contributed to the speed.

“Should we pack food as well?”

“There are too many people for that. It’s better to stop somewhere in between and buy some.”

“Then we’ll do that.”

My role was just to respond to Mo Yong-hia’s checks from time to time.

She could have just handled it herself but Mo Yong-hia kept coming to confirm.

While I was looking around with a glance.

“Are we going soon?”

A sleepy voice came from beside me.

It was Woo Hyuk.

I frowned at him.

“Did you just wake up?”

Given his appearance it looked like he had just woken up from sleep.

Sure enough upon hearing that Woo Hyuk grinned.

“I just took a little nap. There was a nice sunny spot. Haha.”

“Get the sleep out of your eyes.”

“Oh dear.”

At my remark Woo Hyuk hurriedly rubbed his eyes.

I didn’t understand why a good-looking guy like him looked like that.

Watching him rub his eyes I asked.

“You said you were going too.”

“Hmm?”

“To my house.”

“Oh right. We agreed on that.”

Woo Hyuk was heading to the Gu family.

This was decided according to the movements of Gwae-seon.

Gwae-seon was also going to the Gu family.

‘…Gwae-seon is following Namgung Bia.’

To be precise it wasn’t so much following as Gwae-seon had said he had business in Sanseo.

‘Did he say he already got permission from my father?’

He mentioned that he had discussed staying at the Gu family when my father came to visit.

When did that happen? Without me knowing the group had grown too large.

Moreover….

“It feels like a glutton is piling up at home…. It must be an illusion right?”

“Now that you mention it I’m getting hungry. Does your family cook well?”

“…They cook very well but I don’t think there will be food for you.”

“Hey that can’t be true!”

Woo Hyuk seemed particularly cheeky today.

He already loved to sleep. Should I let him sleep forever?

Yeah let’s do that.

Just as I decided to hold onto Woo Hyuk.

“Hyung-nim!”

A voice called from afar.

Curious I looked over and saw Pae Woo-cheol.

I widened my eyes at that.

“What are you doing here?”

“I heard you were leaving today so I hurried over.”

“Huh.”

I let out a sigh at Pae Woo-cheol’s awkward smile.

While the Pae family and the Tang Clan were close there was still a considerable distance between them.

He came all the way here to see me off? Well that could be understandable.

“…How did you get in?”

It wasn’t a situation where one could just come in if they wanted to.

The Tang Clan had prohibited entry from outside at this point so how did he manage to get through?

As I pondered that question and looked at Pae Woo-cheol.

“I let him in.”

Someone appeared behind Pae Woo-cheol.

A man with green hair similar to Dang So-yeol who seemed to be in his early thirties.

“…Master Dang.”

He was the son of the Demon King and the Young Master of the Tang Clan the Hall Leader.

He smiled slightly and explained the situation to me.

“He wanted to see Mister Gu off so I let him in.”

“Is that okay? Won’t you get scolded by the Demon King?”

“Haha the Clan Head probably doesn’t have time to scold me right now.”

That meant his own family was in chaos yet he spoke with such a smile.

I thought to myself.

‘As Hall Leader….’

To be honest I didn’t know him well.

I had lived with a certain alias in my past life but I didn’t know what he did.

I didn’t remember him being an exceptionally skilled martial artist either.

Just an unremarkable figure.

I was thinking just that when I felt something strange from the Hall Leader.

It wasn’t a skill level that indicated the realm of a martial artist.

“…Thank you.”

“How can you express gratitude for something like this? We have received much more.”

The Hall Leader smiled at my thanks.

He reached out and gently patted my shoulder.

“Thank you Mister Gu.”

“…”

“The Clan Head is busy and couldn’t come out but please convey my thanks to Clan Head Gu as well.”

“…Yes.”

“Oh and.”

As he spoke the Hall Leader moved a little closer and whispered in my ear.

“Regarding the matter you requested permission has been granted.”

“Oh that’s a relief.”

The part I had separately requested from the Demon King.

This was about whether I could take Nahi with me.

Since I had made her into a demonic practitioner and needed to use the gem it was only natural that I had to take Nahi with me.

So I had made a request to the Demon King the other day and it seemed he had accepted it.

However the part that was concerning was that the Demon King’s expression had been strange when he heard it.

He had frowned deeply looking quite displeased.

I wondered why that was when the Hall Leader spoke to me.

“It was a bit unexpected.”

“What do you mean?”

“Nahi… she is indeed beautiful but I didn’t think she was your type Mister Gu.”

“…What…? What did you say?”