Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 27



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 27

Inushi (2)

The first few days, I thought I was avoiding it because I was resting in the hospital.

And for a while, I was being treated like a dog by the teacher, so I didn’t have time to care.

But now, more than two weeks have passed and he still hasn’t come back.

“Could it be that Hyukryun Se-ga is preventing us from coming?”

Since they were guys who didn’t like hanging out with me anyway, it was possible that they were using this incident as an excuse to stop me.

‘Tsk. What crime did the kid commit?’

Something didn’t feel right.

The problem was the ambassador’s mental illness. What did that kid do wrong that he had to be locked up in the house for over two weeks?

The only problem was that it wasn’t a good idea to get too involved in other people’s household affairs.

“Hmm.”

After thinking about it for a while, I made a decision.

“I’ll skip the review today. I have somewhere to go, so please prepare some bath water.”

I decided to go see Hyukryun Se-ga myself.

I didn’t intend to go and cause trouble. I didn’t intend to argue with them by asking them to send me back to Pungamjeon or anything like that.

I was just going to visit as a guest, take a look at the kid’s face, and then come back. That wouldn’t be too much of an intervention.

After preparing, I headed to Hyukryun Sega with Jin Ha-yeon and Guyangmun.

I walked for a while, receiving greetings from the demonic cult members and workers who recognized me.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we finally reached the entrance to Hyukryunsegae.

It was a strange feeling.

I had taken it for granted that Seon-ah would come to see me, so this was my first time visiting Hyukryun Se-ga.

‘That little boy walks this way every day to see me.’

While I was immersed in such thoughts, the gatekeeper of Hyukryun Sega recognized me and came to greet me.

“I am meeting with Prince Pal. I will put a message inside, so would you please wait a moment?”

“Okay.”

The gatekeeper spoke in a polite but completely devoid of any emotion.

After waiting for a moment, the door opened and an old man came out to greet us.

“I am Hyukryunhak, the chief of the Hyukryun family. I will invite you inside.”

We followed the guidance of the chief minister, who said that Hyukryunsae was from a collateral lineage, and headed to a certain hall where Hyukryunsae was located.

“Madam, Prince Ilmok has come to see you.”

“Please come in.”

Thanks to the words of my commander and the voices coming from inside, I could tell who was inside.

Lady Cheonghwa, Seon-ah’s mother, was waiting for me.

The Chief Inspector spoke as if his role was limited to this point. Jin Ha-yeon and Gu Yang-moon also stood by the Chief Inspector’s side as if they were waiting in front of the door.

I felt like a civil servant about to meet with a complainant, but I entered the building confidently.

Because I was no longer a civil servant.

“It’s been a while. Prince Pal.”

“It’s been a while, Madam Cheonghwa.”

As expected, Madam Cheong-hwa greeted him politely but coldly, and they exchanged simple bows to show their respect to each other.

“Please sit down.”

After I sat down on the chair she pointed to, Madam Cheonghwa picked up the teapot she had prepared in advance and poured some tea into the cup placed in front of me.

Immediately after pouring tea into her own teacup, Madam Cheonghwa asked.

“But why did you come to see us, Hyukryun Sega?”

When he asked me the main point right away without even giving me time to drink tea, I didn’t bother beating around the bush.

“I haven’t seen Seon-ah for the past few days, so I came here in person.”

“…You speak of Seon-ah as if she were Confucius’s subordinate.”

“If Seon-ah is distancing herself from me of her own free will, I have no intention of interfering with her.”

At my answer, Madam Cheonghwa’s gaze turned poisonous.

“Are you saying that our family is suppressing Seon-ah?”

“Wasn’t that so?”

Mrs. Cheong-hwa and I had a staring contest for a while.

And perhaps feeling that the act was meaningless, Madam Cheong-hwa lifted the teacup still steaming hot, took a sip of the tea, and spoke.

“It may have been that way before, but it isn’t that way anymore.”

“So, are you saying that Seon-ah is not coming of her own free will?”

“Yes.”

At her confident answer, I frowned slightly.

Honestly, I didn’t believe it.

Why is that kid suddenly avoiding me?

The little boy who would come to me every day, calling me, “Oppa! Oppa!”

But here, arguing, “Don’t lie!” is just asking for a fight.

“If so, can I talk to Seon-ah for a moment?”

“… Confucius, Ilmok. Even though you are a disciple of the most respected one, don’t you think that you are being too rude to us, Hyukryeon Sega?”

“I’m not saying I’m going to force you to come. I just want to say hello as a guest and leave.”

In response, I also lifted the teacup in front of me and took a sip.

‘Wow. How did you drink this?’

The tea, which had not yet cooled, was sweltering hot.

But I couldn’t show that kind of expression during the fight, so I forced myself to keep a blank expression and continued to look at Madam Cheonghwa in the eye.

Let’s stop this pointless fight for a moment.

A voice that was heard suddenly put an end to the fight.

“Let me meet your granddaughter.”

“??”

I turned my head slightly at the sound of a voice coming from a place where I had not even felt any presence, and saw a man in his middle age or older opening the door and coming in. It was a door on the other side, not the one I had come in through.

And when the man appeared, Mrs. Cheong-hwa, who had been arguing with me, quickly stood up and tried to show respect, but the man stopped her with a hand gesture.

“Okay, then do as Confucius wishes.”

“One, my lord… .”

Only then did I know who the man was, thanks to Madam Cheong-hwa’s address.

He is the head of the Hyukryun family and is the father-in-law of Lady Cheonghwa. According to Jin Ha-yeon, Hyukryun Cheon-gang is one of the best masters in the Demonic Cult.

That means.

“I meet the head of the Hyukryun family.”

Even though I am a disciple of Cheonma, he is a being that cannot be treated lightly.

“This is the first time we’ve met in person. I’ve heard a lot about you from the Supreme Being and others.”

What on earth did he hear? I was a bit nervous, but before I could ask, Hyukryun Cheon-gang opened his mouth.

“Please meet Seon-ah. I will have the Chief Inspector guide you.”

Hyukryun Cheon-gang, who had said that, spoke towards the door I had come through before I could answer.

“My lord, please guide Prince Pal to Seon-ah.”

Even though I didn’t shout with all my might, I could feel my voice, filled with inner strength, reaching far away.

“You should go now.”

At the obvious warning, I willingly left the room.

My original purpose was to meet Seon-ah, and I also wanted to avoid getting into a fight with that old man.

I could probably somehow get rid of Madam Cheonghwa, but it was obvious that picking a fight with that old man would be suicidal.

* * *

Immediately after the light came on, there was a brief silence inside the palace.

And the one who broke that silence was none other than Hyukryuncheon Gang.

“Don’t worry about it. Shouldn’t you keep your promise with the Supreme Being?”

“… I understand, my lord.”

“The agreement with the Supreme Being lasts until the eighth prince enters the Magic Academy. If a problem arises with the child before entering the Magic Academy, or even after that, then according to the agreement, we will punish him at that time, and that’s it.”

After saying that, Hyukryun Cheon-gang turned his gaze towards the pavilion where his precious granddaughter was staying.

Towards the pavilion where Ilmok is going.

* * *

“Here it is, Your Majesty.”

After arriving at Seon-ah’s residence with the guidance of my commander-in-chief, I first approached the door and knocked lightly.

Even if they are a child, shouldn’t their privacy be respected?

“Seon-ah.”

I felt something inside, as if it recognized my voice.

“Hey, hey, don’t come in.”

“!!!”

Is Seon-ah really avoiding me?

‘Is this the kind of hurt that fathers with teenage daughters get?’

It’s like the feeling of a daughter who used to follow her around saying, “I’m going to marry dad!” when she was little, but then started distancing herself as she entered puberty, saying, “Oh really! Don’t come into my room!”

Although I felt like my internal injuries were getting better a long time ago, I tried to catch my breath.

‘You never know. Madam Cheonghwa might have said something strange and that’s why she’s avoiding me!’

I barely managed to overcome my injuries and opened my mouth again.

“Seon-ah. Can you tell me why you’re avoiding me?”

“Because of me, my brother almost died.”

“ah….”

I vaguely thought I knew why Seon-ah was avoiding me.

“Don’t worry. It’s not Seon-ah’s fault, it’s Dae-sa-hyeong’s fault…”

I was about to blurt out the word mental illness, but then I realized there were people around me and had to quickly rephrase my words.

“It was because it was spiritually difficult. It wasn’t because of Seon-ah.”

“T-But I’m still scared. I, I’m afraid that my brother might get hurt or die because of me… T-That’s why it’s better for me to just not see him.”

I realized belatedly that something was subtly different from what I had thought.

I thought he was avoiding me because he thought I hated him, since he almost killed me.

But now that I look back, I see that he was afraid of ‘putting himself in danger’ because of me.

‘… The side effect of the blood type poisoning was said to be excessive obsession.’

It seemed that it was more terrifying to see someone you cared about get hurt or die than to be hated by someone you cared about.

But knowing the difference didn’t give me any flashes of insight into the solution. After all, I was a civil servant, not a psychiatrist.

So, I just acted according to my experience.

“I’ll go in for a moment.”

Before Seon-ah could answer, I opened the door and went in, squeezing into Seon-ah’s surname.

The room had a dark atmosphere. Seon-ah had been suffering from nightmares for several days and had not been able to eat or wash. Her hair was matted and her skin was flaky.

I cautiously approached the boy, who looked like a wreck, not befitting his age.

As I approached, Seon-ah averted her gaze like a wounded cat stuck in a dead end alley.

“Hmm. I said it was better not to see me get hurt because I didn’t want to see it.”

“… .”

“But isn’t it more painful for me not to be able to see Seon-ah?”

“!!”

I continued speaking as I watched Seon-ah, who had been avoiding eye contact, flinch.

“The ambassador’s rampage was a kind of natural disaster. As we live, an accident happens at least once, even if it’s not our fault.”

No one in this world fits perfectly. Even families that have lived together for decades do not fit perfectly.

Everyone experiences hurting others with words or accidents while living with friends, lovers, or family.

Nevertheless, we live our lives making friends, families, and lovers. I was like that too.

“You shouldn’t avoid people because you’re scared. No, because that kind of thing can happen, you should be with people. You can’t survive alone.”

A person cannot live alone.

In a previous life, there were people in Korea who were called roomworms and lived locked up in their rooms.

However, they did not live alone.

Even though my body was locked in my room, I was still alive, communicating with someone somewhere, whether it was through a game or an internet community.

“This time too, Seon-ah rushed at that scary ambassador to save me. Seon-ah bought me time so I could live. If Seon-ah avoids me and an accident happens to me and she hears that I’m dead later, will she be okay?”

“Poetry, I hate it!”

Only then did the little boy look at me, screaming as if he was having a seizure.

I smiled softly and stroked the wounded kitten’s matted head.

“So, next time something like this happens, can you protect me? If Seon-ah is in danger, then I will protect her.”

The little boy paused for a moment, then nodded with his shoulders hunched.

* * *

Around the afternoon of the next day.

At the same time as always, Seon-ah came to Pungamjeon again.

Unlike yesterday, I have clean hair and skin.

“Hahahaha! Nice to meet you! I am Guyangmun, temporarily serving the prince in place of Hayeon.”

And when I first met Guyangmun, he greeted me warmly and I hid behind his legs.

“Hahaha. You are such a shy girl.”

Except when dealing with Jin Ha-yeon, he was a really sociable guy.

As Goo Yang-moon continued to talk to Seon-ah, Jin Ha-yeon spoke in a cold tone.

“It seems you are comfortable serving Confucius. You think now is your time to play.”

“Huh, huh! I already prepared everything, so I have some free time! Do you think things will turn out well if you do it so tightly like me?”

As the two young men and women began their lover’s quarrel again, I leisurely watched the scene with Seon-ah.

Who would have thought that you could watch youth dramas live even without internet or TV?

“Okay. Ah~”

I fed Seon-ah a snack as if I was watching a drama with my niece, and took a moment to watch the love fight between the two young men and women.

Seon-ah, who had been watching the scene with me, tilted her head and opened her mouth.

“But oppa. Does that old man like Hayeon?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

At those words from an innocent child, a cold silence fell over Pungamjeon for a moment.

“Wh, wh, what are you talking about!! Who, who, who likes who!”

Gu Yang-moon, who had been shouting as if he was having a seizure, turned his head slightly and looked at Jin Ha-yeon.

Gu Yang-moon, who had met Jin Ha-yeon’s cold eyes that were like looking at an insect, suddenly ran towards the entrance of Pungam-jeon.

“Hey, something urgent suddenly came to mind, so I’ll be going now for today!!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

As I looked around Pungamjeon, which had suddenly become quiet again, I let out a small sigh and muttered.

“Who will serve me now…?”