Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 14



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Episode 14 – Merit and Misunderstanding (1)

Flash!

As I opened my eyes, something filled my field of vision.

It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.

“Here···?”

“Are you awake?”

As I sat up, an old voice was heard from one side.

Grandfather Jin-Hyeon Park, our town’s doctor.

Last time, you were the one who broke my dislocated shoulder… no, you were the one who fixed it.

“Why am I here?”

“You don’t remember anything?”

Hearing my grandfather’s words, I thought back on my memories carefully.

But nothing came to mind.

I don’t remember anything since Eungseon said she would bring people.

“ah.”

…I fainted.

Then, all of a sudden, worry began to well up in my mind.

I definitely got rid of Namgung Hyuk with my own hands, but I didn’t kill all the unmanned people.

It would be more accurate to say that there was no room for that.

Of course, I didn’t keep the situation in my hands.

Still, there were living drones.

So, while I was unconscious, the ones who didn’t die might have woken up.

That means,

“What happened to the children? Are they okay?”

When I asked in a thoughtful manner, Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon answered with a hollow smile.

“All the children are safe.”

“ha···.”

Only then could I feel relieved.

···But when I thought about it carefully, it was only natural.

If those guys had woken up, there was no way I would have been safe right away.

“So how did things go?”

“You punk, aren’t you worried about your body?”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon spoke in an absurd tone.

“My body? Ah… Are you okay?”

“There is nothing particularly unusual.”

“thank god.”

Then the amazement disappeared from my grandfather’s face.

“They say blood is thicker than water···.”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon was the oldest person in our village and will be seventy next year.

He is a native of our village and helped my father a lot in settling down in the village.

Since he knew my father before I was born, I can say that he knows him better than I know myself.

And my father, who always showed me a healthy and strong appearance.

But now that I look at it…

“How could my father be so different from me···.”

It seemed like my father had also been badly injured.

Every time that happened, it seems like my grandfather treated me without me knowing.

“Then, whoosh, you’re going to have to go!”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon clicked his tongue in a displeased tone.

But, contrary to what he said, the look in his eyes as he looked at me was full of admiration.

“The government is currently conducting a thorough investigation. The inspector general of Gangseo Province has come in person, so the truth will be revealed one by one soon.”

“Are you talking about the inspector general of Gangseo Province?”

My eyes opened in surprise without me knowing.

Administrative districts are organized in the following order: province, city, county, and village.

Several ri (里) come together to form one county (縣).

Several counties come together to form one city.

And several cities come together to form a province.

So the administrative district name of our village was Yihuang-ri, Yushan County, Shangyao City, Jiangxi Province.

In fact, a ri (里) is also an administrative district made up of several villages.

However, since that would make things too complicated, the smallest administrative unit is ri (里).

In that sense, our village is a remote village located slightly away from Uihwang-ri.

It could be said to be a remote and isolated village that is not even included in the administrative district.

“Are you saying that the inspector came here in person?”

The term “Anchalsa” refers to the head of the Jehyeong Anchalsa Office.

The Jehyeong Anchalsa is an agency in charge of military administration, inspection, and judiciary in a province. Therefore, an Anchalsa can be said to be a person in charge of military administration, inspection, and judiciary in a province.

Naturally, it is a very high official position.

A person of such high status would personally come to this remote village?

“Wasn’t the incident an incident?”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon spoke as if he was saying something so obvious.

···If you think about it, that was true.

The salt offering was a serious matter that required the inspector to come in person.

“So leave the rest to the government, and for the time being, take care of yourself.”

If the police had gone to the police station in person, things would have been resolved well.

Only then could I relax.

And just as my grandfather said, I lay down again to recover my body.

···But I had a strange feeling.

For some reason, my body didn’t feel comfortable.

My head is also ticklish, and I feel like I’m forgetting something.

That too is very important, very important-.

“Oh, right! Class!”

I sat up with a start.

Then, Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon also jumped up.

“Oh my, this is surprising!”

My grandfather shouted at me, his chest shaking in surprise.

“Hey, you crazy bastard. Are you trying to break my old heart? Are you trying to send me off quickly because it’s time to go? Why are you yelling at me like that all of a sudden!”

I was deeply sorry, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to care.

“Oh, sir! How long was I unconscious?”

“You look just like your father, you can’t even hear what I say.”

Grandfather Park Jin-hyeon clicked his tongue and continued speaking.

“Today is the fourth day.”

This is crazy!

I hurriedly felt for the folding chair in my arms.

···But it wasn’t there.

The folding screen that had been carefully kept in my bosom had disappeared without a trace.

I turned my head quickly.

And I asked Grandpa Park Jin-Hyeon, who was looking at me like I was crazy.

“Old man! Hey, have you seen the scroll that was on my body?”

“···A folding chair? Well? Some falcon took something from you, but I’m not sure if it was a folding chair.”

“Are you going to Eungseon?”

“Eungseon? Was that the falcon you were raising? Anyway, that falcon took something.”

It seemed like Eungseon had prepared it in advance.

I was so scared that I might lose my walking stick while I was unconscious.

Anyway, fortunately, it wasn’t lost.

“Sir! I think I should go now!”

When I suddenly got up from my seat, my grandfather shouted at me, asking what crazy stuff I was talking about.

“Hey, where are you going all of a sudden!”

“I really have an emergency! I’ll pay for the treatment later!”

“You’re going to die if you keep paying for the treatment, you idiot! Hey! Hey! You’re going to die!!”

Behind him, the old man shouted in horror.

But I couldn’t bring myself to turn around.

The four days I passed out.

That meant I skipped class for four days without saying anything.

“I know! But if I don’t go now, I’ll really die!”

···I really looked like I was going to get beaten to death by the senior immortals, including Gucheonhyeonnyeo.

* * *

Walk, save me, I ran to the missionary office.

Even though I didn’t learn any special light skills, I was able to reach the missionary in an instant.

[Seonmu Pass]

A missionary’s nameplate hanging on the main gate as large as a door.

I stood in front of it and hesitated for a moment.

It was my duty and my home.

But for some reason, I’m afraid to go in. What is the reason?

I opened the missionary’s door very carefully, with a squeak.

“···It’s quiet?”

For some reason it was quiet.

And it was clean again.

I thought the missionary would be strong even if the clowns ran wild and caused chaos, but contrary to expectations, the missionary was quiet and clean.

As I went a little further into the missionary office, Eungseon came flying in to greet me.

The nodding head looking at me seemed to indicate that I had arrived now.

The feeling of joy at seeing Eungseon was short-lived.

“Eungseon-ah, did you happen to take the folding chair?”

Then, Eungseon pecked at the bottom of his leg.

When I looked down, I saw Eungseon tightly holding onto the folding chair.

As expected, it seemed like Eungseon had taken care of it.

I approached Eungseon and took the folding chair in my hand.

And when Eungseon released the strength in his claws that were holding the folding chair.

FUDUDUDUDUDUD!!!

The squirrel started to run wild.

It was incomparable to the last time I was running wild in the room.

If back then it was like a raging bull, now······.

Pitter-patter!!! Patterdadadadadak!

Poopapoopaddaddak!!!

···This is a really crazy piece of crap.

“this···!”

It was at that moment that I was panicking and trying to grab the chair.

Suddenly, Eungseon jumped up like a tiger.

And then flap your wings and beat the flying bug! Kkuek!

The chair fell to the floor, and only then did it stop moving.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

I was finally able to understand the situation ahead.

“Eungseon, you’ve been holding onto the folding chair all this time.”

···Somehow, the missionary seemed so quiet and normal.

But didn’t you hear something from the stool just now?

Click.

Eungseon nodded her head.

And the look in his eyes as he looked at me seemed to be telling me to hurry and check before the child woke up.

I picked up the chair that had passed out on the floor.

And then carefully, I checked inside.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: The youngest, what are you doing for four days?

@Cheongun

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: What kind of kid is this!! What kind of kid is this that messed with the youngest! I’ll cut his balls off! I’ll kill him! Come out! Come out now!!!

@청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: I’m worried… I’m worried about the youngest… I can’t breathe… I can’t live without the youngest… Did the youngest go to a different chat room…? We were supposed to go flower viewing together… But why…? Why on earth…? Why…?

@청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운 @청운└[Emperor Bogeuk (輔極帝君) Wang Zhongyang]

: Ahh···! Why did the Tao abandon the youngest? If you are watching, please tell me the answer!

@Cheongun

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sam-bong]

: I was teaching you wrong···. I taught you that the true secret of flowing swordsmanship is like flowing water, but that’s why the youngest one just flowed away like water···!!

@Cheongun

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: Am I seeing things in the volcano’s illusion? Or is it the illusion that I’m seeing?

@Cheongun

···As expected, the pub was in chaos.

Jongli Kwon was about to catch me and beat me up.

Yeo Dong-bin was ready to swing a knife at anyone he caught.

For some reason, Gucheonhyeonnyeo was half out of her mind.

The other investigators also seemed to be going crazy soon.

I quietly placed my index finger on the white space on the table.

And then he gulped, swallowed once, and wrote a message on the scroll.

└[Cheongun]

: Seniors, I’m here.

Then suddenly.

···Silence fell on the room in an instant.

Is this what they call the calm before the storm?

I hurriedly folded the folding screen that had been spread out because of the ominous atmosphere.

And when he threw the pole to Eungseon, Eungseon quickly snatched it up like he was catching prey.

At the same time, fuzz, fuzz, fuzz!

The stools were running wild and making noise in all directions.

Is that a scorpion or a bull or something?

He looks like he’s going to smash everything he gets his hands on.

Puderdadaduddaddak!!!

···There really is no such thing as a crazy person.

If we had left it as it was, the missionary office and everything would have collapsed.

Fortunately, he was caught by Eungseon and was unable to carry out his plan.

And even while being held by Eungseon, the scroll continued to shake and wiggle.

That look is just like, let go of this! Let go of this! I’m going to destroy not only that bastard but the whole place!

It was a struggle that seemed to say, “···.”

“I have to go to the chat room after my seniors calm down.”

I was able to enjoy a brief but comfortable moment of peace.

And it was after a whole ‘day’ that I unfolded the folding screen.

* * *

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: If something like that happened, you should have told me in advance!!!!

The words of the angry Gucheonhyeonnyeo immediately come to mind.

The portrait of Gucheonhyeonnyeo drawn next to it also had a fake angry face.

A sharp-faced and sharp-tongued woman named Gucheonhyeonnyeo.

“You look pretty even when you’re angry.”

It was a beauty that was beyond human, a beauty that was not of this world.

└[Cheongun]

: Haha, I ended up fainting···.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Do you know how worried I was when I found out you went to another chatroom?! If you had gone to another chatroom, I… I really didn’t know what would have happened to me!

└[Cheongun]

: Even if I had ten mouths, I have nothing to say. I’m sorry···.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: No, nothing happened. That’s it.

Then, the words of Taesang Laojun came to mind.

Although he didn’t say anything, it seemed like he was worried about me.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: What the hell. Jade Emperor, when were you going to get mad at that brat and get rid of him? What are you talking about now?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: That’s right, Jade Emperor, that bastard must have taken the youngest, right?

···It seems like he was definitely worried.

For some reason, I felt the warmth with which the grandfather treated his grandson, and a smile came to my face without me knowing it.

“But was it possible to defeat the Jade Emperor?”

Indeed, Taesang No-gun can be called Taesang No-gun.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Anyway. From now on, whenever you go out to do something, leave behind at least one note.

└[Cheongun]

: I’ll keep that in mind. I’m sorry for worrying you again.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Since my senior forgave me, I’ll just let it go. Next time, I know there won’t be any soup!

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Youngest, you are my only successor. I will never, no matter what happens, lose you!

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the chat room became friendly again.

Although everyone was talking harshly, they seemed relieved that I returned safely.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: But, youngest, when I asked you about the story earlier, you said you fought against dozens of unmanned troops?

└[Cheongun]

: Yes. I was able to survive safely thanks to the sword that my seniors taught me.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Does that mean you used the sword you learned from the kids here?

└[Cheongun]

: Yes.

Then the conversation became quiet for a moment.

For a moment, I wondered what was going on.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Tell me about that fight in detail.

└[Cheongun]

: That’s···.

I recalled the fight in as much detail as I could.

└[Cheongun]

: ···That’s what happened in the end.

I wrote in detail about the last time I faced Namgung Hyuk.

···But for some reason, the chat room was quiet.

No one came up with an answer.

“Why is that?”

It was just when I wanted to do it.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Eeeeeeeeeeek?!?!?

Suddenly, the sad words of the Goocheonhyeonnyeo came to mind.

And the portrait of Gucheonhyeonnyeo painted on the side.

At that moment, I thought that her surprised and flipped over appearance was also beautiful.

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: Wasn’t it one day?

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sam-bong]

: Oh, that’s for sure. The youngest only received instruction for one day. If we consider each sword, it’s only for one hour···.

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: But you used six swords and martial arts···?

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: And on top of that, they were all connected as one···?

···The atmosphere was unusual.

It felt like the calm before a storm, just like yesterday.

He instinctively unfolded the folding screen and threw it at Eungseon.

Once again, Eungseon quickly snatched the pole away as if he was catching prey.

At the same time, fuzz, fuzz, fuzz!

The stools were running wild and making noise in all directions.

As I looked, everyone seemed shocked and dumbfounded.

I didn’t know why they were so surprised and dumbfounded······.

“I have to go to the chat room after my seniors calm down.”

I enjoyed the brief but comfortable peace that came to me today.

“How long will it take this time?”

A swing that is caught by Eungseon and shaken.

It looks like something like an angry buffalo…

“I think two hours would be enough.”

It seemed like the two poems should be left to Eungseon.

At that time, I was trying to enjoy a comfortable peace for about two hours.

-Who’s inside?

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice was heard from outside the missionary office’s gate.

For a moment I thought, “Who is it?”

-The inspector would like to meet with a man named Cheongun.