Episode 1389. You look down on people. (4)
I felt a terrible throbbing pain in my thigh. It seems that the blow that was allowed a moment ago was deeper than expected.
A dizzying feeling of dizziness struck my eyes from time to time. I couldn’t tell if it was because I had lost too much blood or because the poison seeping into my wound was quickly eating away at my body. My breathing gradually became heavier.
“Whoop!” Phew! Whoop!”
But I can’t stop now.
“Chase!”
A harsh voice was coming from not far away. The pursuer is ruthless and cruel. The moment you are caught by them, you will experience so much pain that you will beg to be killed.
I’m not afraid of pain. What I’m really afraid of is ending my life in a place like this. You will die, waiting on the ground like a bug, without being able to accomplish anything or hold anything in your hands. I just couldn’t bear it.
I love you so much!
At that moment, I felt extreme pain in my calf.
“Tsk!”
The boy lost his balance and rolled on the floor with the same momentum he had been running. After bouncing and rolling several times, the boy’s body fell to the ground.
Whick!
With a short sound, several warriors landed in front of the boy.
“You bastard…”
They dressed in blue robes glared at the boy with extremely vicious eyes. It was quite pitiful that he was already lying down with injuries all over his body, but there was no sympathy in their eyes. If anything, the eyes looking at Marshal Cheolcheon were seething to the point where it felt more gentle.
However, those who showed hatred toward the boy also had legitimate reasons.
“How dare you… not only steal the recluse’s precious treasure and run away, but also kill Ark?”
“I will avenge Ark’s vengeance by killing you all.”
The boy in front of him looked like an immature and helpless child at first glance, but in reality, he was a vicious devil that even Sagar would fear.
They attacked the Ark, which had treated him specially and bestowed infinite grace on him, saying they would make him his successor. Then he stole the Jinshinjeolgi from the room and ran away. Even the number of people this guy killed while on the run reached hundreds of thousands of people.
“Even a dog that can’t speak knows what grace is. This guy is worse than this dog! “The Ark was so pleased with you!”
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.”
The boy who was lying down laughed suppressedly and slowly raised his upper body.
“Grace….”
Two naturally pale eyes were revealed between the blood-soaked and disheveled bangs. An eerie light came out.
“Is there such a thing in the world?”
“…what?”
“In the end, that old man just wanted to raise me and make me his own limb. “If I didn’t have talent, would that grace have come back to me?”
“This guy…”
“People are so strange. “I usually live without even thinking about such things, but when I have to speak up, I act like it’s something great.”
The boy slowly raised his body fully, tightening his grip as if grasping the ground.
“You idiot. Even if that was the Ark’s intention, if you had leisurely studied the progress of the Ark, you could have become a leading expert. You kicked that opportunity yourself. And in return, you will die miserably.”
“He’s a leading expert…. and became a disciple of that old man?”
The boy burst into laughter as if it was truly absurd. There was a blatant mixture of bitter ridicule and even self-deprecation. It didn’t look like a smile that could have come from the mouth of a young boy.
He is one of the best masters out there. What on earth will change if you make a name for yourself in a rural corner like this?
A miserable life, a miserable reputation.
How worthless is a life of struggling to get something like that?
Some people might be satisfied with that. But at least it wasn’t a boy. A life without climbing was more terrible than a miserable death.
“It’s not just the ark! Everyone in the shrine had high hopes for you. If it’s you…”
“I can’t wait. “What?”
The boy sneered and looked at the man.
“Will your life change if I become great?”
“This guy!”
“Does that change your value? “It’s just a useless life anyway.”
The man was so angry that he was almost foaming at the mouth. At that time, a sharp voice came out of the boy’s mouth.
“Recluse? expectation? You live like that because you rely on things like that. The only thing you can trust is yourself! If you want to change, if you want to gain, the only thing you have to abuse is yourself. “If an unqualified person tries to obtain something that is beyond his means, all that remains in the end is misery.”
“….”
“I don’t live that way. “If I want something, I will get it with my own hands and endure the sacrifices I have to make in return.”
The bullying of a child or the arrogance of someone who doesn’t know the world… Can these words describe the boy?
The child’s voice contained a venom that even those who lived twice as long as him could not handle. I couldn’t even guess what the source was.
“…It was you.”
At that time, a voice as if in pain came from a man’s mouth. As if he had finally realized something.
“The person who killed the Somunju of Joryeongmun and took the secret… The person who killed the princess of Akhobang, collected the sacred items and ran away… They were all you.”
Everyone was shocked by those words and looked at the person who spoke.
“So, all the incidents that have happened in each clan over the past few years…?”
“…Nonsense. “They can’t be that stupid, can they?”
“Did we get screwed because we were stupid?”
Everyone fell silent at those words.
No they weren’t stupid. You can never be stupid.
Myeongdobang (明道房) was a sect with a reputation like that of an envoy in the Bokju area. If the leader was truly stupid, how would he have achieved his current position?
“We are not stupid. That guy! That guy is just so mean. Enough to fool everyone in such a short period of time.”
The men pursed their lips. Someone muttered with a disdainful look on his face.
“He’s worse than a dog.”
“Kkkkk….”
The boy slowly wiped the blood flowing down his face. Red blood spread along the corners of the mouth, like the exaggerated makeup of a Peking opera actor. At first glance, it looked like a madman smiling with his mouth wide open.
That alone completely changed the boy’s impression. The face that seemed innocent and clear suddenly changed into the most evil face of the devil.
“Is it really my fault?”
“What are you going to say again…!”
“Can you tell? What am I thinking right now? “What are you thinking about now?”
The man’s face distorted. It’s because I don’t understand what that evil bastard is talking about.
“You don’t know. Of course you don’t know. There is no way to find out other people’s thoughts or intentions. Even if you just stand in front of the page and look at it with hatred, you will never know.”
The men’s eyes briefly fluttered. The boy smiled.
“But what kind of guts did you have to trust someone so completely whose true feelings you cannot even know? And why are you so angry that you were betrayed? Surely the trust you gave must be returned? If you don’t do that, does that give you the right to criticize and curse?”
“What kind of sophistry….”
“If that’s the case, it’s extremely shallow.”
Maybe this isn’t just a mockery, but a genuine curiosity.
The boy couldn’t understand.
Those who rely on others, those who place expectations on others, and even those who think that others will do as they wish.
To the boy, it was no different from throwing one’s body into a deep well with not a single inch in sight. This is the act of a madman who risks everything with groundless optimism and faith, not knowing what kind of monster or abyss there might be inside.
They might see him as a crazy person, but in the boy’s eyes, it was the world that was crazy. It was filled with only crazy people.
In the boy’s eyes, just looking at such a world was disgusting… but at the same time, it was infinitely beautiful. It sparkled.
That’s why I wanted to get my hands on it. This world full of things he will never have.
“It doesn’t matter what you say. “We will make you pay for what you did.”
“What about you?”
“I admit your guts. But you little one. You didn’t know much about the world. And thanks to you, everyone else will know too. “How cruel and thorough is Myeongdo-bang’s revenge!”
The boy who heard that sneered.
Of course, my physical condition is the worst. Meanwhile, other pursuers are following him from afar. However, the boy did not feel the slightest solitude or loneliness.
“This is why these bad-headed people…”
“What?”
“You said it with your own mouth. “I am the one who stole Joryeongmun’s secret treasure, and I am also the one who stole Akhobang’s precious treasure.”
Those who heard those words flinched.
“Then what do you think I did with them? “I wonder if they sold it for a small amount of money?”
“Everyone, get rid of that guy right now…”
“Do you understand now? The reason I ran away was not because I was afraid of you guys. I just don’t want my name to spread further here. “I should have known in advance!”
A mysterious madness emanated from the boy’s eyes.
A shout of evil coming from somewhere.
A feeling of death that pierces the skin can be felt from far away.
It seems as if the whole world is swirling violently and using evil force just to catch and kill that one person.
But it doesn’t matter. Because the world has been like that from the beginning. Because he didn’t want the world to be different either.
The moment he surrenders this dirty world to his feet, he will fully discover why he was born in this world for the first time.
Even if you are torn and torn while walking that path and end up leaving not even a single piece of your body behind, there is no way you will have any regrets.
Just laugh once and go to hell.
“Hit!”
The boy Jang Il-so rolled his eyes and smiled as he saw the people running towards him.
‘I get it.’
Everything you can’t get.
* * *
Jang Il-so slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window with a drowsy face.
‘It’s rare.’
I didn’t really have dreams, though. Even more so when I was living in misery.
Jang Il-so, who was lost in thought in silence, suddenly wanted to ask.
Did you get what you set out to get?
no. I haven’t gotten it yet. I couldn’t get my hands on anything.
Even this power that others were extremely envious of, this extremely high reputation, this wealth that would never run out even after a lifetime, were still insignificant.
Because it wasn’t anything he really wanted to gain.
But Jang Il-so was sure. If he pursues this path, everything will soon fall into his hands. After that…
“…well.”
Jang Il-so muttered with a drowsy face.
“What happens after that is none of my business. is not it?”
Most people don’t understand.
For some people, the fact of achieving their goal itself is much more important than the life they will gain by achieving their goal.
The person who would understand that is probably struggling in a hellish situation right now. Just like Jang Il-so did in the past.
And he probably feels the same as everything that Jang Il-so felt in the past.
Jang Il-so abandoned everything and survived. But can he?
“Either way is fine.”
A smile that seemed kind at first glance passed by. However, the red lips gradually twisted and released an eerie aura.
“It’s not a bad idea for you to come this way.”
Then you might get Jang Il-so.
Only one in the world. The only one who can understand him.
