Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School - Chapter 1120
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Replay of EX-class supporting actor from a prestigious school (1120)
126. Unchanging Thoughts (11)
Hwang Ji-ho looked at Baekho-gun, who had started to snicker at some point, as if resenting him.
I guess he wants to ask me why I didn’t tell him what I was thinking about.
But this time, the white tiger kept his mouth shut.
Come to think of it, that white tiger also ate elixir, but it seems like he had a grudge against Hwang Ji-ho over the taste of the elixir.
“Hwang Ji-ho took his eyes off the squirming white tiger,” he said.
“… … Jo Ui-shin, how about changing your mind? This body is fine. If it were another favor, I could grant it more readily.”
Judging from your reaction, it seems you know full well that Hyangrok’s elixir is tasteless, but how many times did you feed it to me knowing that?
Of course, I had no intention of changing it.
It would be a lie to say that there were no emotions built up because of the taste, but it was true that Hyangrok’s elixir was very effective, and there was also the issue of Hwang Ji-ho’s physical condition.
In addition, the information about the damage accumulation of the clone learned through the palace was also a problem.
I asked almost questioningly.
“You say that the damage done to the clone affects the original? You must have been receiving all the damage that the clone had suffered.”
“That’s true, but I wasn’t hurt that much this time. I was affected by the intellect, but since I’m not in the truth right now, it’s okay.”
“You were so miserable that you couldn’t even speak while being supported by me. There’s no way you wouldn’t have aftereffects.”
“It was an urgent situation, so I thought I would have called your name if I had opened my mouth at that time. I just held back my words in order not to give away any information.”
Is Hwang Ji-ho calling that an excuse now?
The excuses given by the usually smiling and eloquent speaker were truly pitiful.
I tried to watch it to see how much nonsense it would get if I left it alone, but it didn’t last long.
Eunho said as he served tea, as if he had no intention of just watching.
“Mr. Hwangho, this time I saw my younger self stop. If Brother Baekho hadn’t been by my side, I wouldn’t have been able to figure out what was happening and would have just suffered inside.”
My heart ached when I thought of Eun-ho seeing the kind Hwang Yu-ho suddenly stiffen up and become unable to speak.
Not once, but twice!
Thinking about Hwang Yu-ho’s stopped figure and Eun-ho’s feelings, I felt gloomy.
Jiho Hwang, who was under the gaze of Eunho and me, became quiet.
“And this is a favor that Eui-shin hyung has asked for Hwang-ho-nim. While Hwang-ho-nim was only able to calm his intellect, you haven’t forgotten that Eui-shin hyung was the one who protected his clone, have you? Do you plan on rejecting it?”
Even though he had mentioned my name, Hwang Ji-ho couldn’t make any more excuses because Eun-ho had said that.
Hwang Ji-ho said as if he had given up.
“I didn’t mean to do that. There’s no way this body could ignore the heart of a benefactor. I’m so happy that you’re worried about me.”
“I don’t think he’s very happy.”
“Haha! Jo Ui-shin, I was just checking to see if there was any chance you would change your mind. I’ll contact Hyang-rok.”
Seeing that he was still talking nonsense, it seemed that his condition was not good, but I was somewhat relieved to think that Hwang Ji-ho would take the elixir and get somewhat healthier.
I need to constantly check to see if Hwang Ji-ho has taken the elixir.
When I’m not around, the white tiger will take care of the inspection.
“Of course.”
“Baekho, did the god of medicine answer your question?”
“Yes.”
I wasn’t specifically asked to answer.
In response to Cheongho’s question, the white tiger spoke as if he was bragging about something.
Hwang Ji-ho looked at his friends with a sullen face and said.
“Anyway, I can’t eat that good food alone. Cheongho, it would be better for you and your disciples to eat it together.”
“Huh? Okay.”
The rich tiger said something very good.
I feel sorry for Cheong-ho, who doesn’t yet know the fear of elixir, but since he’s come to this, I hope he eats it and becomes stronger.
Cheongho unhesitatingly agreed to Hwang Jiho’s words that he would provide his disciples with precious elixir, but he was not sure whether his disciples would be happy about it.
Cheong-ho was pouring honey into the tea Eun-ho had given him, as if he didn’t know what would happen next.
Even if you drink a bowl of honey after taking the elixir, its unique taste will remain, so I don’t know if Cheongho, who loves sweets, will be able to endure it.
‘But seeing that he insisted on feeding his disciple as well as Cheongho, it seems that Hwang Jiho also watched the fight properly today.’
As the head of the current clan, it was strange for him to just sit back and watch Cheongho’s disciples fight.
Perhaps Hwang Ji-ho will later re-examine the power of Cheong-ho’s disciples under the pretext of testing the effectiveness of the elixir?
Eunho and Hwang Jiho were both leaders of noble families.
“I guess Jeokho and Jeho won’t be able to come?”
“I will come when this body calls, but I will not call. If circumstances permit, I would like to spend at least five years with my family.”
“You two don’t need to be here now. If there’s anything you want to convey, I’ll tell you later.”
“The problem is the Yongjegun. It seems like he’s still in the annex without even realizing it. No, he’s probably just pretending not to notice and just watching.”
I quietly observed the tigers conversing.
As I watched the tigers talking about the Red Tiger family and the Black Tiger while drinking warm tea, the fight that had just happened seemed distant.
I wanted to just sit there and watch the scene without thinking about anything, but I couldn’t stay still.
I slowly looked back on what happened today.
Maybe it was because the room was warm, but my thought process was much more stable than when I had just escaped the typhoon, so I was able to continue thinking calmly.
‘It may have been exposed to the mastermind, but this side has also found out more. It’s a big deal to have found out about such a thing in advance.’
It was a great gain to discover that there was a truth that could instantly distort intelligence and influence the powerful clans, including Hwang Ji-ho.
It was painful that we couldn’t stop the evil darkness from going to the dark side, but it was also important information that Jinwoong Palseon dealt with the evil darkness and that Gunggi, one of the four evil spirits, gained a powerful buff.
In terms of information value, it was significant enough to reveal that the white tiger’s restrictions could be lifted.
‘Besides, the white tiger can cut through the darkness and is not greatly affected by distorted intelligence.’
The problem is that the white tiger’s constraints cannot be freely lifted.
Indulgences are consumable items and require sunlight to craft, so they take time to craft.
If this bad weather continues, it will be even more difficult to produce.
I don’t think the gods will say anything about using indulgences, so why can’t they just let me go?
We need to be prepared because we don’t know when or where the dark forces will set up camp and cause further chaos…
‘for a moment.’
As I continued my thoughts, I felt a sense of discomfort.
I watched the fight between the clans with the power of Cheon Dong-ha, so I saw clearly how everyone fought.
I felt a sense of discomfort when I compared the situation before and after my intelligence became distorted.
‘Ungnyeo and the other Jinwoong Palseon were hardly affected. Jeokho, Cheongho, and the Hojok couple seemed to have been affected a little, but not as much as Hwang Jiho and Cheongho’s disciples.’
It didn’t seem to be a simple difference between a noble family and a bear family.
There were differences even among the aristocrats.
Could it be a difference in strength, as the legend of a white tiger killing a powerful clan doesn’t work because it is too ignorant?
But if it was simply a matter of strength, Hwang Ji-ho should have fought well too.
‘It must be because Hwang Ji-ho is good at handling his intellect, so he was influenced to that extent. But there’s something on my mind that makes it hard to come to that conclusion.’
What concerned me were Cheongho’s disciples.
Cheongho’s disciples were in a state of near-panic as they had to deal with the evil darkness while their movements became significantly dull and their bodies were unable to move properly since their intellect was distorted.
And that’s not all.
Cheongho’s disciples grew up in similar environments, and some of them are twins.
However, although they were on the same level, there seemed to be some disciples who were relatively less influenced.
‘And I was a little distant, but I was hardly affected by the intellect.’
Even though I am human, I have dealt with it in my own way, so it is not that I am without intelligence and connections.
A hypothesis was developed by examining the differences between those who were greatly influenced and those who were less influenced.
As I was almost done with my thoughts, I realized that everything around me had become quiet.
Before I knew it, the tigers were staring intently at my face.
“I was hoping that Yishin would rest a bit, but it looks like he came up with something else. Has it always been like this?”
“We have been indebted to your benefactors so many times. I wonder what conclusion they will reach this time.”
“I know.”
“Baekho, I didn’t ask.”
I think he was too relaxed and focused in front of the tigers.
I felt a little sorry because I was caught lost in thought while the tigers were having a nice chat.
Eunho spoke to me as if he could see right through me.
“Brother Yishin, can you tell me something?”
“I was thinking about the criteria for differences that are affected by distorted intelligence.”
The tigers made subtle expressions at my words.
I thought it was unexpected, but Eunho said the reason.
“I see that you prioritize intelligence over the skills that your brother has been obsessed with… … I understand. I will listen to your brother and think about the skills together.”
“Your Majesty worries about us before worrying about me.”
It’s not that I thought about it with any particular concern for anyone.
Of course, isn’t the issue of intelligence more urgent than that of archery?
Even if a crisis appears right away, if you solve the intelligence problem, you will be able to respond much more effectively.
I decided to ask the questions necessary to solidify my hypothesis.
“I have a question for you. Are Cheongho’s disciples good at using their intellect?”
“No way. I have no interest in using my intellect, neither now nor in the past, and I don’t have any particular talent in that area.”
Cheongho answered right away.
It didn’t seem like being less affected by not being able to use one’s intellect.
The next question was one that only Hwang Ji-ho could answer.
“Did Cheongho’s disciples always act together? Have they ever acted separately for long periods of time?”
Hwang Ji-ho thought back on his memories for a moment and answered.
“We didn’t always act together. We would sometimes travel separately to find Cheongho. But we usually stayed in Eun Gwang Gu because we didn’t know when our master would return.”
I became somewhat convinced by Hwang Ji-ho’s words.
Depending on the degree of influence of distorted intelligence, the groups are divided as follows:
1. Hwang Ji-ho, Cheong-ho’s disciples
2. Red Tiger, Hojok Couple, Blue Tiger
3, Baekho-gun, me, Ungnyeo, Jinwoong Palseon
Comparing the first group, which was most affected, with the third group, which was less affected, revealed the answer.
I put my hypothesis into words.
“The power that the Dark Curtain used to destroy the intellect this time seems to have a great effect on those who spent time in the sacred territory of the noble clan, Eun Gwang-gu. The reason there are differences among Cheongho’s disciples is probably because the time they spent in Eun Gwang-gu differed somewhat.”
The Baekho Army, which belonged to the third group, used their power to roam around here and there before becoming a new person.
I haven’t been in this world for very long, and the Bears aren’t willing to risk their lives to stay in the Silver Mine for very long.
In contrast, the tigers in the first group have been guarding this land for a long time.
“That makes sense, but I’m concerned about the Red Tiger and the Hojok couple. They haven’t left the Hojok’s territory for thousands of years.”
“I know very well how tigers have lived for thousands of years,” said Hwang Ji-ho.
Looking at those in the second group, it was natural to think that way.
Even if Cheong-ho’s whereabouts were unknown, it was clear that Jeok-ho and Ho-jok were still in Eun-gwang-gu.
But it was difficult to see them as just a group of nobles who stayed in the silver mines.
“The Red Tiger was tied up in a red frame, and the noble couple was falling apart. They were in the silver mine, but they didn’t stay in their perfect form.”
Eunho, who had noticed something when I mentioned the three groups, and the tigers except for the white tiger who had looked into my head, let out a short exclamation of ‘Ah!’
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that the power that distorted intelligence was something that the dark side who hated the gods would use.
If the Baekho Army was sealed, it would have been absolutely impossible to destroy it if the Hojo clan continued to remain exclusive.
“To destroy this power, you will need the power of a Jin tribe with little connection to the Silver Orb or a human who has lived for a short time.”