Have a Meal Before You Go

Zavienne -

Outside of the cold breeze, Chulho thought, holding a hot cup of coffee. Based on what El said, there's definitely a problem with the spirit system.

“Mm-hmm.”

It's a big deal to have a problem with the Spirit System.

“Echo.”

Echo was on his way back from taking El to Mino's Labyrinth. It seemed uncomfortable to be with the Spirit King's yoke.

“Yes.”

“What are the chances of Dark Magic affecting the Spirit King? ”

“What are you talking about? ”

Echo laughs nonsense.

“An absurd notion to poison the Spirit King with dark magic. ”

“Really?"

“Yes. Ah, I heard there was a Demon King who dreamed of such a plan a long time ago. ”

“The Demon King?”

Cheolho's eyes narrowed.

“He's the Demon King, but..... he's the Inviting Demon King. I also heard this body through my mouth. ”

Echo folds his arms, sitting on a stone wall in front of the diner.

“At the time, I heard the Demon King invaded the Spirit System. Hmmm....... but that was a thousand years ago. ”

“A thousand years ago. ”

“We don't know what kind of abilities the Demon King used back then. But in common, he led an army of immortals. ”

“Hnng.”

Cheolho scratched his head.

I suddenly remembered.

The Sword of Covenant.

The sword was said to have been made by the First Demon King.

- The early Demon King prophesied that the boundaries of the five worlds would one day fall. He said that there would be a king in each and every world, and that fight would begin. Because of that, we were sealed to help the Demon King of the time to create the Great Garden.

At that time, the ancestors of the eight tribes who emerged from the Sword of Covenant said:

‘How long has it been? ’

How long has a five-dimensional fight been going on?

“How long have you been the Demon King? ”

“About a hundred and a half years? ”

“Does that mean the Southern union was an agent during that time? ”

“No. We could have done it if we wanted to, but we also needed time to solidify the North. The force of this body alone does not sustain the troops. ”

“I see. You haven't had any contact with the other side in that time? ”

“Nothing. I just knew there was another dimension, and that there was a king in that world like a machete. ”

Echo's words could see that it was true without having to remove the Detect child.

My head's getting complicated.

“What happened to the early Demon King? ”

“I don't know.”

Echo shrugs.

“Some say they're dead, and some say they're gone. Others say they're asleep inside the Sword of the Covenant..... and I don't know. ”

Cheolho frowned.

Smoking a cigarette, clearing my head. Suddenly, I saw Echo's headband in his eyes.

It's long gone.

It was the Eastern Hemisphere put in place by Chulho to suppress Echo's lethal ability.

“That.”

“Huh?”

Echo touches his Gingo.

“You haven't been working very well lately, have you? ”

“Well……"

On second thought, yes.

Echo's Gingos have hardly been activated recently. Echo's recent vicious thinking has almost changed, and in a certain way, it's even better.

Chulho glanced at Echo and laughed.

“Why are you laughing? ”

“No.”

In the past, there was a time when I fought with this guy for my life. Many lives were lost in that fight. So Cheolho vowed that he would never forgive Echo the day he met again.

I will kill you for sure this time.

It was then.

After spending a lot of time as a human being, I saw things I hadn't seen.

Those who lived for hundreds of thousands of years desperately approached the inexplicable lifespan of Chulho.

So I realized that revenge is not the only answer.

To remember the lives of many who have been lost.

In order to do so, I realized that revenge is an inappropriate method.

Now that I think about it, it was the right idea.

Not much is solved by violence.

Sometimes, Chulho is obsessed with power, so he thinks about his past. The enormous power that was gained at once was not only used in good places. Sometimes I have been with men as much as I feel comfortable.

Now I regret that time a lot and reflect a lot. So I think that if I could turn back time, I would sometimes go back and solve things in a smarter way.

Perhaps, strong power has given Chulho that much responsibility.

Maybe they want to make you more mature by causing others to suffer unwittingly.

Chulho tapped Echo's shoulder and went into the diner.

“It's just, that's amazing. ”

“...... ”

The remaining echo stands dumbfounded, grinning. Somehow, I was excited like a child being praised by my parents.

Steel Lake in front of him was a man who had lived less time than himself. But being praised by him, it seemed to be one of the happiest things in Echo's entire life.

Next, Echo clears his throat.

“Hm. Do you think that mouthwash will work on this body? ”

It worked well enough.

.

Park stopped burning charcoal and became a returning prodigal.

Age 70 seems to be nothing to him. He was a very cool, all-back hairstyle old man who always wore a luxurious coat.

“That's what I mean. ”

“Yes.”

Park now drinks beer. He used to love drinking, and now he's a beer preacher.

Park opened his mouth with a playful face while drinking beer.

“Is there a fruit shop in the market? ”

“Fruit shop.......”

I remember a delicate old lady and her son's fruit shop. Cheolho also used it occasionally.

“That's where Grandma Yun would have liked it. So we're going to have lunch tomorrow. Where should I go?”

Cheolho smiled.

“You need a nice restaurant, right? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

The usual conversation was like this.

“But I'm a little worried about something. ”

Suddenly, Park's face was shaded.

“What is it?”

“Grandma Yoon is a nice person, a nice person, and everything is fine, and her son is a little sick. ”

“Does it hurt?”

“Yes. You heal your physical wounds quickly these days. But his entire body was covered in massive burns. ”

“Burns can be treated with technology these days. ”

“Yes, yes. He's only forty this year. He's going to get married soon. But don't you think it's a little too much to wear to a wedding with burns on your face? Easier to get rid of scars in the yard these days. ”

That was a reasonable thing to say.

“It's hard to be cremated because half your face is burned. Even if I wanted to heal him, he would never do it....... He must have had another big fight today. ”

As a parent, that can be quite a problem.

“I see.”

“So I'm going to have a drink tomorrow night. I just want to hear the story out loud. Lunch is going to be nice with Grandma Yun, so I'll ask her to take care of it in the evening. ”

Cheolho smiled.

There is no spinning and talking when talking. Cheolho liked the vanity of charcoal artisan Park.

“Sure. Anytime. ”

“Thank you.”

Then Park sighed as if he was relieved. Chulho thought about it and asked.

“But what's your son's favorite food? ”

“Food?”

Park shrugged. And he smiled as if it was funny.

“His diet is quite unusual. I don't like the fire. It's the opposite of me, isn't it? I've lived with fire my whole life, and his son hates fire. ”

“That's odd. ”

“Yes, quite the opposite. But he's not a bad guy. That's why I liked it better. Hey, if I reunite with Grandma Yun, my son is forty years old. I just got old like that. Isn't it fun?”

Park's smile was the smile of the person who lived his life. So Cheolho smiled.

* * *

The next day.

Cheolho bought fruit like a brick and headed to the market's fruit shop.

Grandma Yoon is so good-looking that she definitely remembers Cheolho. The grandmother who sat in front of him with an open fruit bowl and smiled kindly was the one who told the old Tangerine tree.

“Hello?”

“Yes. How's business? ”

“Always. You don't have a baby today? ”

“Oh, I guess he didn't come this way today. I don't want my child to be offended. ”

“Baby, you're always learning by making mistakes. When I see a little baby eating something with its little mouth, I get tired. ”

Chulho bought some fruits with a smile on his face. Here are a few of the apples that Tangerine likes, ‘Tangerine’ and others.

I saw tangerines coming from that side.

“Hamni! ”

Tangerine followed its poisonous grandmother and aunties well, so it had a very good reputation in the market. Sometimes I would go out and play and eat a lot and come back, but Cheolho was worried about me.

“Ah! Pa! ”

I stopped the tangerines from running and sat down. Then I jumped off the ground and ran to Cheolho.

After Chulho grabbed such a tangerine, he lightened up into the sky.

“Kahaha!”

I'm on a plane that I love to play with these days. Tangerines grow wings and their desire to fly seems to grow. So this weekend, he decided to catch me and practice flying.

Tangerine remained obsessed with flying for a long time, and then came down. I stumbled and crawled to my grandmother, smiling.

‘My clothes must be a mess. ’

Chulho sighed deeply.

“Hamni Kyuri Watjae. ”

“Yes, yes, there's my baby. ”

Grandma Yun smiled happily and gave a tangerine to me. When Chulho was about to say something. On the other side, a man carrying a wooden box walked with a blanket.

“Mother, I'll put the box over here. This is a strawberry, and the house was so expensive that I could only get one box. ”

The man appeared to be in his mid-30s. I heard you turned forty yesterday, so it's been a while.

Overall, it was a good impression, but half of its face was badly distorted. It was a clear burn mark.

“Hiic!”

Tangerine looked at that face and was frightened and hid behind her. Looks scary for a little kid.

“Hey, Su-yam. ”

Cheolho frowned.

“You! ”

When scolding a child, you must be as determined as possible.

Tangerine flinched and looked up at the iron hole. Then I walked out quietly, keeping my eyes closed and my waist bent.

“Song Box Nee da! Reflect! ”

“Haha.”

The man shakes his head with a glancing smile.

“No, everyone calls me a beast. You can hear it, but you can hear it in your ears. This is Jeongju Lee.”

“Steel hops. I'm cooking in the alleyway over there. I apologize for my child. ”

“No, it's nothing. ”

Jeongju put down the box with a good smile on his face.

“Mother, I like the stall, but I think you should come to the store. It's cold.”

“That's right. I'm glad there's so many people here. ”

“Anyway, come in early. I have a cold.”

A decent middle-aged man.

The impression of Jeongju was just like that. However, Cheolho tilted his head.

"Awakened, right?"

Awakened to Grade 4. Class is Water Magic. Why did the Awakener choose this life?

The End

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