Episode 1217 Who will help? (2)
“Enough.”
“What did I say wrong?”
The elder who started speaking shouted in an angry voice, as if he did not want to say any more.
“To be honest, if you had been blinded by heaven, you wouldn’t have ended up like this. Even if you couldn’t come here for salvation, you wouldn’t have turned away from us like we were nobody for over a year!”
“Be careful what you say. Is it because there are no chairs? Gangnam non-aggression…” “Even if
your mouth is crooked, aren’t you supposed to speak straightly? Who else signed that Gangnam non-aggression pact? Honestly, our Haenam “If they had even thought about it, would they have been able to make such a treaty?
What is this if not proof that the Shaolin don’t care about us at all!”
“Why don’t you tell me to stop?”
“Actually, everyone thinks that way!”
Those words fell into the room like a bomb.
“Even though we may not be able to say it, aren’t we all thinking the same thing deep down? Shaolin abandoned us. No, maybe not now, but years ago!”
“……”
“In the meantime, what is the use of crying out for a Shaolin that will never come?”
Frustrated sighs came out from all over.
No one could say it out loud, but who could have a different opinion? I was afraid that the words I spoke would come back with a weight I couldn’t bear, so I just suppressed them.
The elder who was speaking bit his lip and spoke as if spitting out something.
“In this case, I wish I had committed myself to the Cheonwoo Alliance before I ended up in this situation…”
“Why don’t I tell you to shut up!”
At that time, someone’s shout came out loud. And what followed was an even louder roar.
“Who wouldn’t have said anything because they didn’t know that? Shouldn’t they have said something that made sense in the first place? Are you really saying that because you don’t know who the actual leader of the Cheonwoo Alliance is?”
“But…”
“Volcano! Yes, it is a volcano! It is the original owner of this place we occupy!”
“…….”
“What did you do in Haenam when the volcano collapsed? Did you help them? Did you fight for them? No! In fact, weren’t you happy that you finally had a chance!”
Everyone’s faces turned red.
It’s already a thing of the past.
But they know. The only people who can draw a line and say that it is a thing of the past are those who have not accepted the rust of the past. There is no way for those who have enjoyed the movie One File, One Room to avoid responsibility for their past choices.
At the very least, it would have been a little different if we had voiced that what we enjoy is in fact unfair. Those who are silent when they should not be silent do not have the right to speak up even when the time comes to speak up.
“That volcano!”
The elder, who was spewing out strong emotions, gritted his teeth.
“Instead of helping those who have fallen, what kind of good feelings does Hwasan have toward us, who took that position? He accepts us as his comrades, and comes all the way to this land to save us!”
“……”
“Change your stance. If you were Hwasan disciples now, would you be sad that we have ended up in this situation? No! If it were us, you would be thinking about taking advantage of this opportunity to take the place that Haenam was left out of. In the past, Just like in Haenam!”
Several elders bowed their heads.
This is because I once again realized what they had done. How did they feel about the volcano?
What kind of anger did he have to swallow as he watched Haenam, who took his place and whined while shedding tears of blood and falling into ruin?
“If a person has shame…”
The elder who had said that far kept his mouth shut. I knew that this was not something an elder from Haenam would say.
A soft sigh escaped from Geumyangbaek’s mouth as he was weighed down by the cold atmosphere.
“It’s in the past… there’s no use regretting it.”
Complex thoughts lingered in my head.
“There is some truth to what Ziyang said. If we had bowed down to Cheonwoo-maeng before the situation became like this, it might have been like that.”
“…… ”
“When you still have something to hold in your hand and something to offer. If you had apologized first and sincerely repented, the situation may have been different. But… we have already taken that opportunity. Didn’t you miss it?”
The image of the volcano seen from the off-stage still remains clearly in Geumyangbaek’s mind.
The younger disciples didn’t know much about it and showed bad feelings towards Hwasan, but the older scholars and elders were busy ignoring Hwasan’s gaze.
Because those eyes were so uncomfortable.
‘Even then…’
It may be excessive to say that I am sorry, but at least I would have been able to bow my head. I might have been able to at least say that I was truly sorry for what happened.
But Geumyangbaek could not do that. Therefore, we cannot claim that all of this is the sin of our predecessors.
A tacit sympathizer may be worse than an active participant. Those who want to avoid crime but take advantage tend to become tacit sympathizers.
“Yes. In the end, it is retribution.”
All you have to do is pay for it now. Even though it is a political faction that should respect consensus, it did not think about resolving the unfairness of others and took advantage of the opportunity… Perhaps it would be
more rational for it to be destroyed like this.
I just can’t bear to say that it is natural because he is a long-time writer from Haenam.
Geumyangbaek, who had closed his eyes for a long time, opened his mouth with difficulty.
“What about the disciples?”
“… They don’t say anything, but they can’t hide their anxiety.”
“I guess so…”
The enemy is so powerful and this island is so lonely.
“Jayang.”
“……Yes, Jang Mun-in.”
“There is no use talking about the past. It would be better to focus on what you can do now.”
“……”
“If the old factions don’t help us… If they don’t want to help us, we should seek help from somewhere else. Let’s try to get help from the clans that will be given to Haenam.”
Jayang heard those words and smiled bitterly.
“Who will come?”
“……”
Even Geumyangbaek probably didn’t mean to hope for something. But Jayang couldn’t even accept those superficial words.
“If asking to fight like Haenam right now is no different from asking to die like Haenam, then who in the world would go through that Gangnam land and come here?”
“Jayang…”
“If there were so many people in the world… Haenam wouldn’t be like this in the first place.”
Geumyangbaek sighed briefly and spoke in a vain voice.
“But shouldn’t we at least grasp at straws?”
“Long story… There is not even a straw in the water we have fallen into. Even if we wanted to send a chimney… there is no way to send it.”
In the end, Geumyangbaek closed his eyes tightly.
I wanted to criticize him and ask him why he kept saying such weak things about everything, but I didn’t even have the energy to say that. Just holding on to my body, which was sagging like wet cotton, was burdensome and difficult.
“Jang Mun-in. It would be better for you to abandon the island and escape…”
But Geumyangbaek shook his head before he could even listen to the rest.
“Why didn’t you know? The person who is most waiting for us to come out of this island is that Sapae-ryeon. Gangnam will not be invaded. That’s right, the treaty that is strangling us applies to none other than us.”
“…… ”
“The moment we leave the island, they will have a reason to attack us. And… on the island, we are from the Haenam faction, but on the ship, we are just ordinary people. No matter how much we do, “Even if you have mastered martial arts,
what can you do in the vast ocean?”
“Jangmun-in…”
“Whether you reach Gangnam or head to the sea, neither of you can hope for a good outcome…” “
But you can’t just sit here and wait for the day to die, right? ”
Geumyangbaek was silent. It’s frustrating for him too. But what can you do? Drinking salt water because you are thirsty will only hasten your death.
“Has the term of the treaty already expired?”
“… If you look at the time, it is true. However, neither the Sapae-ryeon nor the nine factions are saying that fact out loud.”
“Yeah… I guess so.”
There is no need to say out loud that the relationship is one that could lead to an immediate war.
The old faction feels ashamed even to mention the Gangnam fire, and the Saphae-ryeon does not want to cause an immediate uproar by talking about it.
Perhaps the moment when the Gangnam non-aggression pact officially comes to an end will be the day when the blade of the Sapae-ryeon invades Haenam.
‘I guess there isn’t much left.’
Even if you try to avoid it, you can feel it. That day is just around the corner.
“Imgyeom.”
“Yes, Jang Mun-in.”
“… Send the younger disciples out of the mountain gate and return to Saga.”
“… A long writer?”
“We may not be able to stop those who want to bury their bones with Haenam, but we must stop the children who do not yet know what they are doing. There is no guarantee that their magic will not extend to Saga, but at least it will be better than here.”
Imgyeom bit his lip at those words.
Those words are tantamount to admitting that there are no more ways to fight against the Sapaeryeon in Haenam.
“… I will follow your orders.”
“And… if there are any among the disciples who want to be excommunicated, do as they wish.”
“Now Jang Moon-in! That’s…!”
“Shouldn’t those who live have to live?”
Geumyangbaek shook his head.
“It is enough for me to die holding on to the roots of Haenam’s pillars. There is no need for others to do the same.”
There is no need to explain how solemn the determination is in those words. But Jayang only let out a frustrated sigh.
“What is the use of all that
? ”
“They will search through the area and try to eliminate all those associated with the Haenam faction.
That is the Sapaeryun’s way… Isn’t it also the Maninbang’s way?”
Jayang’s sighing voice fell heavily.
“Where would a person without wings go? I have to go. It’s just Haenam…” “
…”
Geumyangbaek’s fingertips trembled slightly.
Extinction.
Those two letters that he thought he would never face came so suddenly and engulfed him.
Even though Haenam was extremely warm, he was so cold and lonely right now.
‘Why didn’t I know earlier that Gangho was such a heartless place?’
Why didn’t they know that even the plans they were loudly proclaiming were nothing more than the entertainment of those who had no idea what they were doing?
“Hehehe…”
A weak laugh came out of his mouth.
“Hehehehe…”
The laughter, which was sadder than crying, wandered around Daejeon like a ghost for a while.
