Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 56



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Episode 56 – A mismatched relationship (1)

Namgung Yerin was led by Dang So-hyang’s hand and walked around the village.

Although the sun hadn’t set yet, some street vendors were starting to open, and as I was snacking on various items, time quickly passed.

You must be full and a little tired.

I decided to take a short break on the hill in the village, where a large tree was providing shade, telling me to rest my tired body.

As she sat in the shade of a tree and looked out at the scenery below the hill, the peaceful village scenery came into Asahi Namgung Yerin’s eyes.

Thatched roofs gathered together in small groups.

The lanterns at the night market are turning on one by one.

The savory smell of rice cooking through the chimney, along with the smell of various foods, faintly tickled Namgung Yerin’s nose.

I’m enjoying that peaceful atmosphere.

“It’s so peaceful, isn’t it…?”

Dang So-hyang sat down quietly next to Namgung Ye-rin and spoke.

Tang So-hyang’s breathing had become quite rough.

Sweat was beading on her forehead like dew, and her complexion didn’t look all that great.

However, Tang So-hyang took a moment to catch her breath as if everything was okay, then wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.

“I often come up here alone. And I just sit here and look out at the town.”

The side profile of Dang So-hyang’s face is dimly visible.

“You come to realize that happiness isn’t really that grand.”

It was a face so beautiful that it took my breath away for a moment.

“At first, I thought that happiness was something that had to be achieved after a long period of hardship. I thought of it as the ultimate goal, and therefore, I thought it was something that could never be achieved without effort.”

“······.”

“But if you just sit here and look at the village scenery, you realize that happiness is something that can be felt just like this, every moment.”

Dang So-hyang turned her head and looked at Namgung Ye-rin.

The clear and transparent eyes of Dang So-hyang.

“I realized after coming to this missionary center that I can’t be happy every day, but there can be happy things every day.”

Wow······ I thought it was beautiful.

It’s not just her appearance, but also the person Dang So-hyang herself.

Even though she was only one year older than Namgung Yerin, Dang Sohyang felt like an older sister to Namgung Yerin.

“Are you feeling calm now?”

“······Yes. Thank you.”

Namgung Yerin nodded her head slightly.

Five years ago from now.

Namgung Yerin and Dang Sohyang, who first met in Sacheonseong.

“You’ve really changed a lot since then, Sohyang. You’ve really become an adult. You’re a really… good person.”

“Me? No way. I’m a really bad woman.”

“Even though he shows humility, Lady So-hyang is a good person. There is a reason why Prince Un cherishes Lady So-hyang so much.”

“Miss Yerin. Prince Un did not take me in as a guest at the missionary office because he cared for me.”

And then comes the long story of Dang So-hyang.

It was a story about Tang So-hyang’s current talent and illness, and how it could shorten her remaining lifespan, as well as the reason why Tang So-hyang is currently staying at the missionary office.

Only after hearing all those stories was Namgung Yerin able to understand and accept all the facts.

“I was being unreasonable.”

Dang So-hyang described the situation at that time like this.

“Master Un risked his life to save me, but I begged him for help since he saved my life.”

“······.”

“It was like a symbol of saving a drowning person and then being asked to hand over his bundle.”

Dang So-hyang said with a small smile.

“What do you think? I’m a really bad woman, right?”

“Oh, no!”

Namgung Yerin waved her hands in embarrassment.

And I meant it.

If Namgung Yerin were in the same situation and with the same choices as Dang So-hyang.

When you are used by your family even though you don’t have much time left.

Because I couldn’t guarantee that Namgung Yerin wouldn’t act the same way as Dang So-hyang.

“I don’t think I would be any different.”

“Thank you for saying so.”

“Thank you. It’s true.”

“That’s what I mean by thank you.”

Dang So-hyang smiled and replied, and Namgung Ye-rin simply spoke again.

“More than anything, that wasn’t Sohyang’s true intention. She didn’t intend to use Un Gongja. Sohyang just······”

“No matter what my true feelings are now, even though my life was saved by Master Yun, it is still a fact that I used Master Yun.”

Dang So-hyang calmly turned her gaze and looked straight ahead.

The beautiful side profile of Dang So-hyang revealed through it.

“It was a family I hated so much, but I······ guess I was just a helpless member of the family.”

A feeling called ‘painful regret’ rose within it.

‘I don’t even know this···.’

Namgung Yerin was ashamed of herself for being just jealous.

A moment of silence fell.

Namgung Yerin opened her mouth first.

“By the way, how is your body now?”

Slowly, the end of the year was approaching.

As the year was coming to an end in a few days, it meant that Dang So-hyang’s life would also end in a few days.

“I think I can live a little longer thanks to God’s care for me every day.”

Dang So-hyang answered with a bright expression.

But Namgung Yerin couldn’t answer brightly and just lowered her head.

Once again, silence fell between them.

“Miss Yerin.”

And this time, Dang So-hyang opened her mouth first.

When I raised my head, Dang So-hyang was staring at Namgung Ye-rin······.

“Do you like Prince Yun?”

Namgung Yerin’s mind suddenly broke down.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you talking about?!”

“Your face is really red.”

“T, this is··· go, go, go, go, I’m so flustered because you suddenly said that···!”

“You really don’t like it?”

“Of course, of course, of course! There’s no way I would, would, would like a man like that…!”

“Then why were you crying just now?”

“·········.”

“You did that because you thought I married Prince Un?”

“That, that’s not it······.”

“Then, it doesn’t matter to you if Prince Un is with another woman?”

Yes, the words were stuck in my throat and wouldn’t come out.

“I see you like it.”

“Oh, I said no!”

“Being honest about your feelings is a really scary thing.”

So we try hard to hide our feelings and live.

We may always live in fear because we don’t know what the consequences of being honest about our emotions will be.

But are there things that we only come to know at the end of our lives?

“But there is.”

Dang So-hyang was speaking.

“When your biggest fear becomes reality, life becomes unimaginably free.”

“······.”

“The best things in life are always hidden behind fear.”

Tang So-hyang’s hair, which was like the night sky, fluttered like the Milky Way.

And the eyes of Dang So-hyang looking at Namgung Ye-rin.

It was so beautiful, like the twinkling stars in the Milky Way in the night sky.

“I hope that Lady Yerin doesn’t have regrets at the end like I did.”

“···············.”

“Do you like Prince Yun?

Namgung Yerin couldn’t bring herself to answer. She hugged her legs together and buried her face between them. Then she spoke in a very small voice like an ant.

“······Not at first.”

I used to think of him as a worthless man who was just a pest like other men.

That’s why my first meeting with Cheongun wasn’t very good.

Namgung Yerin confessed everything to Dang So-hyang.

Just as Dang So-hyang did not hesitate to tell stories related to her, Namgung Ye-rin also did not hesitate to tell her own story.

“Maybe… I’m just not good enough?”

“Are you Miss Yerin? What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”

“But why doesn’t Prince Yun pay any attention to me? He doesn’t even send me a single letter, and he doesn’t even make a fuss about it…”

“You said that it was Lady Yerin who threatened you not to act awkwardly when we first met?”

······I had nothing to say.

Seriously, why would that be?

If only I could turn back time, I would just go back to that time.

As if she knew Namgung Yerin’s feelings, Dang So-hyang smiled and spoke.

“If it’s okay with you, how about staying at the mission office for a while?”

“Are you a missionary?”

“As a guest. If Lady Yerin asked him to do something, I don’t think Prince Un would refuse. If they see each other every day, wouldn’t Prince Un open his heart to Lady Yerin?”

“Ha, but···.”

“As you know, I don’t have much time left. Without me, there will be no one to manage the missionary office. Wouldn’t His Majesty the Unified Sage allow you to take my place?”

It was a rather sad story, but I think Cheongwoon would allow it.

But I couldn’t bring myself to say yes.

First of all, not only did Namgung Se-ga not allow it, but more than anything, Namgung Ye-rin had to participate in the Yongbong branch.

Cheongun said he wouldn’t participate, but Namgung Yerin wasn’t like that.

“Would you happen to know? Prince Yun will be responsible for Young Lady Yerin?”

“Responsibility······?”

“yes.”

“What responsibility are you talking about···?”

“Well, what is it that a man should be responsible for a woman?”

Dang So-hyang looked at Namgung Ye-rin and smiled bashfully.

It was a truly beautiful smile, but Namgung Yerin didn’t even notice it.

Things that a man should be responsible for a woman.

“What, what, what, what, what are you talking about······!!!”

Suddenly, Namgung Yerin’s face turned bright red.

Dang So-hyang spoke again, whether or not she knew Namgung Ye-rin’s feelings.

“I don’t have much time left, and my body is weak, but if it’s Lady Yerin···”

Dang So-hyang’s two eyes scanned Namgung Ye-rin’s entire body.

Dreamy silver hair that seems to be soaked in moonlight.

Skin as white and clean as the snow that has piled up all winter, large, sparkling eyes, and a face with subtle shadows.

Slightly lifted eyelashes.

Lips as red as ripe apples.

As a warrior, her well-trained body exuded an elegant and refined femininity.

“I think I could make you take responsibility for it several times a day.”

“Ah, ah, no···!!”

Namgung Yerin’s head was a mess.

I couldn’t bear to lift my face from between my legs, and my flushed face looked like it would burst at any moment.

“If you do something like that… Ah, Father… will try to kill Prince Un.”

“Oh, so that means you have an idea?”

“Oh, no! That’s what I mean! That’s what I mean!”

Namgung Yerin was startled and raised her head in surprise, waving her hands wildly.

Dang So-hyang just smiled as she looked at Namgung Ye-rin as if she were looking at a cute little sister who was one year younger than her.

A moment of silence.

Dang So-hyang opened her mouth again.

“But they say forgiveness is easier than permission. And doesn’t that matter?”

“Huh? You don’t care?”

“So-Jeo Ye-Rin’s father. That is, I am talking about the Heavenly King of Noekom. Even if the Heavenly King of Noekom tries to kill Prince Cheongun, I think Prince Cheongun will be able to fight against the Heavenly King of Noekom.”

Thunder Sword Heavenly King was one of the ten greatest swordsmen in the world.

But who on earth is Cheonhasipjeol to say something like that?

They were the ten strongest masters in the world.

Who can stand against the Ten Heavenly Kings?

Of course, there is only one day in the same year.

That is, excluding the Brain Sword Heavenly King himself, there are only 9 people in the entire world.

But do you think Cheongun can stand up to Brain Sword Heavenly King?

Of course, that makes no sense.

It was such a crazy thing that anyone else would laugh at if they heard it.

however.

“That, that···.”

For some reason, it was Namgung Yerin who could not be denied.

Brain Sword Heavenly King was the head of the Namgung family and the father of Namgung Yerin.

Namgung Yerin saw the true face of the Brain Sword Heavenly King, not just hearsay, and even directly faced him with his sword.

That is why Namgung Yerin knew better than anyone else how excellent a warrior King Brain Sword was.

Namgung Yerin knew all too well that the rumors surrounding the Brain Sword Heavenly King were not exaggerated but understated.

He was the Brain Sword Heavenly King who had even undergone long-term closed-door training.

Now, even the ten best in the world will not be able to easily resist the sword of the Heavenly King of Brain Sword.

And yet······ it seemed possible.

For some reason, it seemed like Cheongun could really stand up to the Brain Sword Heavenly King.

“A man who wouldn’t even hesitate to fight against the ten most powerful men in the world… I really envy Lady Yerin.”

Dang So-hyang showed a truly envious expression and look in her eyes.

It was filled with feelings for Namgung Yerin.

However, Namgung Yerin knew that there was a certain amount of sincerity in Dang Sohyang’s words, so Namgung Yerin was unable to say anything.

A long silence fell between them.

But it didn’t feel particularly awkward or anything.

For some reason, Dang So-hyang is like my older sister.

For some reason, Namgung Yerin is like my real younger sister.

It felt like we had each other’s sisters, like we had each other’s best friends.

It was just a pity that Dang So-hyang didn’t have much time left.

That was when

“Oh, you guys are here.”

Suddenly a familiar voice was heard.

When I turned my head and looked there, Cheongun was walking briskly up the hill.

However, Cheongun was approaching with his back to the setting sun, which gave Cheongun the illusion that he was being illuminated by a halo.

Dang So-hyang and Namgung Ye-rin stood up from their seats as if they had made a promise, and Cheong-un looked at them both alternately and spoke.

“I’ve been looking for it for a long time. What is it?”

“Oh my, us?”

“That… to be exact, I found Lady Namgung.”

Then, Dang So-hyang pretended to look upset and pursed her lips.

But he quickly smiled and said,

“Then I’ll step aside. You two can talk comfortably.”

“No, that’s not necessary.”

“No. I just had to go to the gods.”

“ah···.”

Since Cheongwoon also knew about Dang So-hyang’s condition, he looked slightly flustered.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about me. Just talk comfortably between you two.”

Tang So-hyang turned around with a bright smile.

At the same time, Dang So-hyang brought her lips close to Namgung Ye-rin’s ear.

He whispered in a trembling voice, his lips almost touching mine.

-Be honest, opportunities don’t come all the time.

Dang So-hyang brought her two slender fists to her chest and clenched them tightly as if she was cheering Namgung Ye-rin on with all her might.

And then he quickly walked away from the seat.

The back of Dang So-hyang slowly moving away.

Namgung Yerin watched Dang So-hyang until she became one point and then turned her head.

And as I looked at the face of Cheongun, which seemed to be illuminated by a halo as the setting sun set behind it.

‘Chae, responsibility··· honesty··· responsibility···.’

Namgung Yerin’s head was a complete mess.