Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 172



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 172

Extreme Demon (2)

After giving advice, the master gave instructions.

“Bring me some food.”

A healthy meal was prepared for me who had been unconscious for almost a month.

Of course, since it was food for a patient who had not eaten for a month, it was porridge or finely chopped food.

And just as I finished my simple meal, the Master spoke.

“Now that you have come to your senses, return to the Magic Hall and devote yourself to your training. Never forget this old man’s advice.”

It was said that one should avoid swordsmanship training as much as possible and focus only on external and internal training.

Soon, unmanned personnel came to the hospital.

After a long walk around Cheonmandaesan Mountain under the escort of the unmanned people, when the sun began to set, I was able to enter the Magic Hall.

The eyes of my peers and juniors who were training hard in the training hall were fixed on me.

But there was a strange sense of distance.

I just watched from afar. I didn’t see any guys approaching me or requesting a fight like before.

‘Why?’

As I walked across the training ground, I met eyes with my juniors who were glancing at me, and I vaguely thought I knew why.

What is the way they look at me?

In modern terms, it was the kind of gaze that would welcome any celebrity.

Of course, I had that feeling before too, but it feels like it’s gotten a lot worse now.

If before, it was a look in her eyes that made her want to get closer, now it felt like she couldn’t even think of getting closer. It was a look in her eyes like she was looking at someone from a completely different world.

On the other hand, the reactions of the students were subtly different.

They glanced at me, then quickly turned their attention away and focused solely on their training.

They all seemed like veterans, giving off a stern vibe.

‘It must have been quite a shock.’

I don’t know about my juniors, but I can understand to some extent how my peers feel.

No matter how ignorant the education at the Magic Academy was, it was definitely child’s play compared to this battle.

‘You crazy fanatic bastards… .’

Even now, the sounds of those guys shouting still linger in my ears as tinnitus.

Even that face that kept smiling even when friendly arrows and fireworks were flying into his back and a sword was stuck in his stomach.

It’s not something that’s said here, but it was an experience that wouldn’t be strange if it came with post-traumatic stress disorder.

‘I think I should talk to Representative Seo.’

I was concerned about my condition, and the rest of my classmates didn’t seem to be doing well either.

While walking around the training grounds and observing the faces of the officials.

“Confucius!!”

Someone came running, shouting in a bright voice.

It was Joo Seo-yeon who cut the side of the leader’s sword on my behalf.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Thanks to the treatment given by the Elder Demon, I was able to return to the Magic Hall a few days ago.”

After hearing her answer, I had this thought.

‘… If I was unconscious longer than the person whose side was cut by the river, how serious was I?’

I thought it was fortunate that she had passed out, but her next words made me have ominous thoughts.

“Oh, by the way, that’s what Elder Ma said. He said that just as I saved Confucius, Confucius saved me.”

“Ahem. I just fought that fanatic because I wanted to live.”

“Ah… That’s not what I was talking about. You said that if Confucius hadn’t told you how to use some medicine, it would have been nearly impossible to cure.”

“Medicine?? What kind of medicine are you talking about?”

“What was it…? Oh! I think it was drugs. I heard that the condition was so serious that they administered drugs while performing the procedure. And they also used alcohol for disinfection? I think they continuously disinfected the wound with that. They said that both of them were treasures that Confucius had found.”

In the past, surgeries that were nearly impossible to perform and would have resulted in death for nine out of ten people who attempted them could now be performed relatively safely.

But there was no time to feel any sense of accomplishment there.

‘That’s right. You said that it’s okay to use drugs on injured people who could die. Then, could it be me too? Was I blacking out for a month because I was on drugs?’

Although I felt uneasy in many ways, I decided to move on for now.

‘As long as there are no signs of addiction, that’s fine. Normally, narcotic painkillers are prescribed to seriously ill patients.’

After gathering my thoughts and looking ahead, I saw Joo Seo-yeon, who had been mumbling and mumbling, looking at me with an expression like a puppy that needs to take a dump.

And I could easily figure out the intention.

“Don’t worry. If the main body enters the Silver Pavilion, I will make sure to bring it into my service.”

“Thank you, Confucius!!”

She wanted to hear a confirmation about the promise she made back then.

And I couldn’t ignore her pure selfishness in risking her life to save me.

‘I’m sorry, Miss Jin.’

By quietly apologizing, I was able to shake off the slight feeling of guilt that had remained.

Joo Seo-yeon, whose worries and concerns had all flown away, spoke with a bright face.

“Actually, while I was receiving treatment at the headquarters, thanks to you, Confucius, I was able to hear you thank you from Jin Ha-yeon!”

“Hmm? Did Lady Jin come to see you?”

This time I couldn’t meet you either?

“Yes. While the master of Manma was attending to business, he took some time to look after Confucius and came to see me.”

Hmm. You were still taking care of me while I was passed out.

‘That’s fortunate. But I guess we’ve become close enough to go and express my thanks…?’

As I looked ahead and organized the newly learned information, Joo Seo-yeon spoke with her eyes shining brightly.

“Actually, I was so happy that I tried to get up, but my wound opened up and I had to stay in the hospital for a few more days, but the joy of hearing Ha-yeon’s words of gratitude was greater than the pain!”

An expression no less than that of the fanatics of Allah I encountered recently.

‘… Okay, will it be okay?’

A strange ominous feeling was creeping up on me, but I decided to ignore it for now.

“Ahem. Even though I made a promise, I can’t afford to slack off on my training. Young Lady Jin might be disappointed.”

“Yes, Your Majesty! I will do my best!”

“Then I have a place to stop by, so cheer up.”

I let out a little groan and quickly walked away to avoid her.

And the first place I headed to was Gwanjujeon.

“… Did the lord summon me?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

To exclude me from the training schedule at the Magic Academy.

The reason for this was not explicitly stated.

Since the head of the Yeomgahui household was also quite an old fart, he had to leave it entirely to the teacher.

The way to deal with an old fart is to deal with the old fart above you. It was a long way for a young kid to deal with an old fart.

No matter what logic you use, you’ll always end up with the same conclusion: ‘How dare you, little brat!’

After properly reporting my return to the Magic Hall and relaying the Master’s summons, I left the main hall and headed to the infirmary.

“Welcome! Prince Ichimoku!”

Congressman Seo Jae-pil welcomed me, but something felt off.

“Is there anything on your mind?”

It was because he had a face that looked somehow gloomy.

To my question, Seo Jae-pil answered with a bitter smile.

“It’s because of this raid.”

“ah….”

Perhaps because he was a psychiatrist, he seemed to have realized that the officials’ condition was not good.

‘Oh. But he seems more sad than happy about it, so he’s a more sane member of the assembly than I thought.’

Of course, I thought he would be happy that the number of connections had increased.

“I heard that because there were so many seriously injured people this time, the medical center performed a series of large-scale surgeries. I heard that Elder Ma, in particular, performed truly extraordinary surgeries using the drugs and disinfectant alcohol that Confucius had taught him.”

“… … .”

“When I heard the story of how they disinfected the needles, connected them with thread, sewed up the intestines, and protected them with qi to treat the injured intestines of the Zhou Shuyan Guan Dao, I almost shed tears of blood, Confucius. I couldn’t bear the fact that I couldn’t see the sight of Hua Tuo’s second coming because I was locked up in this magic hall.”

As expected, my guess was right.

This guy was crazy about medicine.

Since then, Rep. Seo Jae-pil has continued to babble about various surgeries that he had not personally seen and had only heard about through letters.

Like a man who lost the woman he had loved his whole life, with a face that looked like he was about to shed tears.

In the midst of my head becoming dizzy.

If I listened to this guy’s story any longer, I felt like the side effects that the Master had suppressed would run wild, so I quickly opened my mouth.

“Stop. Stop it.”

“But Confucius, the new history that Confucius created was unfolding in the medical room.”

I don’t remember making new history.

I was trying to stop the crazy guy in front of me from using drugs to treat his mental illness, but he ended up using them as painkillers.

Because when I tried to solve my fucking hygiene obsession, all I could think of was disinfectant.

“Whew. That’s already in the past. More importantly, isn’t Assemblyman Seo Jae-pil a member of the Jeongsimwon, not the Medical Department? So, focus more on what you have to do. The officials are not only seriously injured in body, but also in mind.”

“???”

As expected, Representative Seo was making an unexpected face.

“This was almost everyone’s first real-life experience. However, in that first real-life battle, we were surrounded and ambushed by hundreds of people, and we experienced a battle with blood and entrails flowing right before our eyes. There were even many wounded on our own side, and there must have been countless wounds ourselves. How could we not be surprised after experiencing such things?”

Although I explained it in detail, Seo Jae-pil still looked like he didn’t understand.

“Isn’t this something that you often experience when you learn martial arts? It’s something that not only our Shinsei, but also the non-believers in the Central Plains often experience. Your Majesty.”

“… … .”

Come to think of it, this guy was a member of the National Assembly, but he was a member of the Demonic Cult.

He said that he was studying mental illness due to the side effects of magic, but he was one of those crazy people who took a fight to the death for granted.

I was wondering what to do with this crazy guy, so I let out a small sigh and opened my mouth calmly.

“As Congressman Seo said, it is something that will eventually happen. However, the problem is that it happened too early and too strongly.”

“???”

“It’s simple. People say that humans are creatures of adaptation, but they only adapt to things that they can endure. What would happen if someone who has never trained in their entire life to train their external energy suddenly tried to lift a hundred-pound iron block?”

“Well, if your muscle ruptures, won’t you be disabled for the rest of your life?”

“The same goes for the mind.”

“ah!!”

Only then did Assemblyman Seo realize my intentions and his eyes lit up.

It wasn’t the same dead, dying look from just a moment ago.

“So, this time, the minds of the officials who were stimulated too strongly may have been injured. It’s like when someone becomes disabled due to a muscle tear from overtraining.”

“That’s right.”

“But, this kind of thing is quite common in our cult. But, aren’t we all living normally?”

“… … .”

I wanted to ask you if the demonic cult guys looked normal to you, but I decided not to.

Because I’ll probably look fine to that guy anyway.

“Those who are naturally strong will be able to withstand lifting heavy iron from the start, or they will only get lightly injured. The same goes for the mind. Those who are exceptionally strong will be able to endure, but there will also be many cases where they will be destroyed by this incident. And unlike muscles, the mind is invisible to the eye, so it will be difficult to notice, right?”

“So you’re saying that even if you go through the same thing, it can be different for each person. Hahaha. As expected from Confucius. Thinking of the human mind as a muscle.”

Seo Jae-pil, who was scribbling something on a piece of paper with interest, asked with shining eyes.

“Hmm. Now that I think about it, the officials are currently suffering from the side effects of the magic, so if their minds are damaged, the danger will be even greater.”

“That’s exactly what I was trying to say.”

“Hahaha. This is definitely a topic worth studying, Confucius! I guess it was a good thing I followed Confucius around!”

“… … .”

The crazy guy’s eyes sparkled and he spouted out stalker-like lines, which gave me goosebumps.

* * *

By the time I left the infirmary, the sky had already turned black.

After going to a restaurant and eating patient food, I returned to the Black Dragon Hall and rested for a while. It was late in the evening when I slowly got up and left the room.

By now, it would have been time for him to return to his room.

After crossing the hallway of the Black Dragon Hall and passing through several rooms.

After arriving at the door with the familiar name of the official, I opened my mouth cautiously.

“Jeong Gwan-do. Are you inside by any chance?”