Episode 382 End and beginning
“When?”
Baek Woo-jin lowered his eyebrows and looked at Karen. Unlike her slightly red face, her expression was calm.
-What if it’s my body?
The darkness rose like a swallow and flew in front of Karen.
-My body is already ready?
[No.]
Karen shook her head resolutely.
-Then what time has come?
[Preparing to create your body.]
-Huh? You just said you weren’t ready.
[The body is not ready, but the vessel to create your body is ready.]
Karen said and raised her right hand. Black solid lines bloomed from her fingers, creating a square shape.
“Box?”
What emerged from her fingertips was a long black box.
[that’s right. Box.]
-Well, this box….
“Is that box the vessel that will create the body of darkness?”
[Do you remember when Cabalon forcibly created the body of darkness?]
“Of course.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. It was impossible to forget that Kabaron put darkness into a pillar and that he appeared as a human in a short period of time.
[I thought it would be best to use that method to create a body for Cain without putting a burden on his soul.] -What
method is it?
[This box contains the materials that will become your body. The ingredients will create a new body in the shape of the body your soul remembers. Since a body that matches your soul is created, its level of perfection is greater than that of the original body.]
-So, does this mean that my body and I will grow within this?
[That’s right!]
Karen smiled and nodded.
-Surely, if you do that, there will be no problem of separation between soul and body, and there will be no need for adaptation to the body.
[right. However, there are not only advantages…]
-Then….
“What are the disadvantages?”
Baek Woo-jin asked about the shortcomings before the darkness.
[It’s time.]
“Time?”
[yes. Cain has to spend four years here. In some ways, it’s a short time, but it’s also a long time.]
Karen continued speaking while turning the box hanging from the tip of her finger.
[My abilities given to Woojin so far will also disappear.]
“You mean the system will disappear?”
[yes. All status windows and system message quests disappear. It doesn’t matter if you already have the abilities.]
“There won’t be any problems with darkness, right?”
[Of course. I’m sure it’s safe.]
“Then it doesn’t matter to me.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded, drawing an arc with his mouth.
‘It doesn’t matter if my current abilities disappear.’
It was said that a body of darkness would be created in 4 years, but his abilities were not important. Even something much more difficult could be endured.
-Does it take 4 years….
Darkness sighed inaudibly as he looked at the black box floating on Karen’s finger.
“hey! It only takes 4 years! There’s no way it’s easy to build a body.”
-I know that, but….
“Karen is making me have a more perfect body than before!” “Stop wiping your mouth and get in quickly!”
-Sweet! Wait a minute!
“Is it because of the drama?”
Baek Woo-jin frowned and let out a deep sigh.
“When you come back, I’ll even pay for Reflix so you can watch all the dramas that have come out so far on the huge TV, so don’t worry, just go in.”
-There is that, but…
“If not that, what is it?”
-…all.
“uh?”
-…I don’t.
“Say it properly!”
I put my ear to the darkness. It wasn’t that he was speaking softly, but his pronunciation was completely muffled so I couldn’t hear him.
-I’m worried about your son, so I don’t lose my footing!
The darkness roared and struck its blade.
“uh? hmm.”
Baek Woo-jin looked blankly at the trembling darkness and lowered his head.
“Khahahaha!”
I covered my eyes with my hands so I wouldn’t see Karen or the darkness and burst into laughter.
-What’s funny! Is it funny that you worry about me being weaker than you? You won’t see anything anymore if you use a bit of mental examination, right? ok?
“No, no.”
I shook my head. Could there be such a cocky reason?
‘That guy is the same too.’
From the time they first met and ran through the training ground until now, Darkness had been worried about him.
Even though he had the chance to have the body he had been waiting for, he was so worried that people were worried about him that he couldn’t help but cover his eyes.
“I know what you’re worried about. Since you’ve been watching me, I’m guessing you’re worried about things other than your inability or sanity. However, the family matter has been resolved and no problems will arise until I turn 25.”
Baek Woo-jin removed his hand covering his eyes and smiled more comfortably.
“So stop worrying about me and just get in the box.”
Contrary to his grateful smile, he approached Karen with a tight grip on his face.
-Hey Yanma!
“I can’t go in because I’m worried, so I’ll put it in myself! Karen, please open the box!”
[Yes.]
Karen smiled brightly and opened the cover of the box in her hand.
[It is small now, but as the body of darkness grows, the box will grow with it.]
“Did you hear? It won’t be too narrow. Hurry up and get in!”
-Oh, I understand! I understand, so just let it go!
I let go of the darkness that was fluttering like a live fish. Darkness glanced down at the box and then turned to Baek Woo-jin again.
-Don’t neglect your training without me. I’ll catch up quickly once I get fit. know?
“of course.”
-This is really important, but never overdo it for someone else! This time I woke up after a week, but I can sleep forever! Do you understand?
“yes. mom.”
-Ugh, I shouldn’t say anything. Speak up!
The darkness entered the box, waving its blade wildly. The guy continued to look at himself as if he was disappointed.
-I’ll be back soon…
“Yes.”
-Record the entire drama until the day I return. Prepare food from around the world in a buffet style. got it? ok?
“I will remember it firmly.”
As expected, drama couldn’t help but come out of this guy’s mouth.
-See you in 4 years. When you die, you really die.
“Have a nice trip. “Please wait.”
After saying his last words, Darkness entered the box and the lid of the box closed with his greeting.
“Hmm…”
As soon as the darkness entered the box, I felt as if the soul connection with it was lost.
“Status window.”
Even when I called up the status window, nothing came out.
[Seeing as the status window is not visible, it appears to be correct.]
Karen shrunk the box containing the darkness and placed it on her hand.
[Aren’t you disappointed?]
“At this point, the status window doesn’t mean much. However, it is a little disappointing that the scrap metal that was talking on my shoulder has disappeared.”
[Hehe, he definitely seemed closer to Cain than any other owner I’ve ever seen.]
Karen nodded with a soft smile.
“Can I ask you two questions?”
[As many as you want.]
“Can’t we stop the monsters coming to our world?”
[The connection period has been so long that the logic has already been established. If you touch this incorrectly, there is a possibility that you will be connected to another world. I’m sorry.]
“No. “There is absolutely no need for you to be sorry, Karen.”
Baek Woo-jin waved his hand at Karen, who lowered her head.
“Then one more thing.”
[Yes.]
“Why did you choose me to be the master of darkness?”
[Hmm, I thought that was the question for some reason.]
Karen lowered her eyes and nodded.
[In fact, Baek Woo-jin wasn’t even a candidate. While looking at the people of the Red House and the White House, I saw Woojin being kicked out with his muscles torn and his Aura broken.]
“Ah, that time….”
It was the time of my greatest despair in both my past life and my current life.
[Because I was busy looking for Cain’s owner, I had to look through the candidates quickly, but without realizing it, I ended up looking for Woojin.]
“Why on earth?”
[Because the look in your eyes as you looked back at your family after being kicked out was full of the will to come back rather than despair.]
“Hmm….”
[I looked at Woojin while looking for the master of darkness. You don’t know how surprised I was when Woojin started practicing holding the sword with his left hand. From then on, the number of times I looked at you increased.]
Karen looked at herself with eyes like starlight.
[And the battle with the ogre. I fell in love with the strength of her heart that put her life on the line for her two children while living a difficult life with only the will to return to her family. I thought you would make mine and Cain’s long-cherished wish come true, so I used all the power I had saved for over a thousand years.]
“There were many strong people other than me.”
[that’s right. There were so many. There are countless of them here and on the Marutun Continent. However, there was no one with a stronger will and heart than you.]
“Hmm…”
I scratched my cheek because I was embarrassed to hear a direct compliment right in front of me.
[how is it? Has your curiosity been answered?]
“It’s enough to know that that was my beginning.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded seriously.
[Then I guess I have to go now. I can’t leave it like this for long.]
Karen lowered her mouth slightly, as if she was disappointed.
[You won’t be able to pay attention to this world for a while. It won’t matter since Woojin is here.]
“Don’t worry about me, just take care of Darkness.”
[Hehe, they are the same.]
“Huh?”
[The darkness asked me to take a good look at Woojin before entering the box.]
“Anyway.”
[Then I’ll see you in four years.]
With those words, she turned into black particles and disappeared.
“….”
Baek Woo-jin looked around. The spirits that were dumbfounded approached him.
“It’s no big deal, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
After telling the spirits not to worry, I gave them food again and sat down on the sofa.
Even though the spirits are eating, there is a sense of silence. The TV stopped playing.
[Nonsense! Don’t lie!]
[It’s true. That child is my daughter.]
The silence did not disappear even as the lines from the last drama were played.
“We need some scrap metal to tackle here.”
I laughed and turned my head out the window.
“Come back quickly.”
**
Baek Woo-jin raised his head after completing a thousand repetitions of basic sword techniques. Seeing the sky without a single cloud, like blue drawing paper, made me feel at ease.
‘Has it already been a week…’
A week has passed since Heukam and Karen left.
It was okay when I was busy with training or work like now, but when I spent time alone, the empty space of darkness loomed large.
‘There was surprisingly a lot of talk.’
Perhaps because he had been alone for hundreds of years, he never stopped talking. If I deviated even slightly from my training, I would go crazy and wouldn’t stop talking even when watching dramas.
Even though he went through countless hardships through his two lives as a human and as a demon sword, he is probably the only one who cares so much about others.
Baek Woo-jin closed his eyes, basked in the warm sunlight, and then smiled.
I naturally smiled as I thought that if Darkness had seen me just now, it would have told me not to show.
‘I guess I should go eat something.’
After finishing the meal, it was time to leave the training hall to do the remaining work. The cell phone I had in my pocket vibrated.
“Red softening?”
The name written on the screen was Jeok Yeon-hwa. Thinking that it had been a long time since I last heard from you, I pressed the call button.
[Hello?]
Her voice was shaking to the point where I could feel the cell phone vibrating continuously.
“Why are you so embarrassed after you walked away?”
[What is all the confusion! Not at all!]
“Really?”
Although my voice continued to shake, I continued speaking.
“So what happened?”
[Uh… Oh, it’s been a while, could you please take a look at the training? I learned a new book.]
“It’s training…”
I thought about my schedule, but I wasn’t busy. Since there were quite a few things that helped me with Jeok Yeonhwa and Jeokga, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to help with my training.
“Select a time that is convenient for you.”
[Then what about the day after tomorrow?]
“I understand. “I’ll go to Jeokga that day.”
[W Are you coming here? I’m leaving…]
“Because I couldn’t even properly say thank you to the head of the family. “I do both.”
[Ah, I get it! Then I’ll get ready!]
“Okay.”
Jeok Yeon-hwa stuttered until the end and hung up without hearing an answer.
“Hmm…”
Baek Woo-jin smiled slightly as he saw Jeok Yeon-hwa’s name blinking on the screen.
“Is it time for me too?”
**
“Whoa…”
Jeok Yeon-hwa slowly caught her breath in the training room with her eyes closed.
‘Today is the day!’
Baek Woo-jin will definitely help him with his training in the form of sparring.
I’m not going to spar with him all my strength, so I plan to give him a little punch and when he’s impressed, I’ll ask him out on a date.
‘Because that person doesn’t seem to be interested in that at all.’
Isn’t it the way for a thirsty person to dig a well?
Since Baek Woo-jin seemed to have nothing but training and family in his mind, he had no choice but to ask her to go on a date first.
‘Then the message is just as Ayoung told me…’
While I was thinking about the date request message given by Jang Ayoung, a member of the Poongsindan, the door to the training hall opened and Baek Woojin came in.
When I saw his tall stature and white skin, it felt like the gymnasium became brighter. The cool yet soft features added to its shine. His appearance seemed to be growing as much as his brawn.
“Oh, are you here?”
Jeok Yeon-hwa looked at Baek Woo-jin blankly and quickly ran to the door.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”
His eyes, looking around the training hall, were vague, as if memories were flowing through him.
“dad. “No, it was when I sparred with my father, right?”
“okay. “Where is the matriarch?”
“Please do some work for a moment. “He will be here soon.”
“Then let’s start with training.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded lightly and headed to the rest area to take off his outerwear.
‘also! ‘That human…’
It’s not a hindrance to training, but even though I made up my appearance with Ayoung’s help, I don’t say anything. As expected, he is a man like a stone.
‘I have to do it.’
Jeok Yeon-hwa clenched her fists as she saw Baek Woo-jin coming back from hanging up his clothes.
“After all, the sparring style would be good, right?”
“yes.”
“Now that you’ve warmed up, let’s jump right in.”
Baek Woo-jin pulled out his sword with calm eyes.
‘You just have to go according to plan.’
The difference in skill between him and Baek Woo-jin is heaven and earth. All you have to do is put aside any ridiculous thoughts about winning and create a small amount of admiration with a masterpiece.
“Ha!”
Jeok Yeon-hwa rolled on the ground in excitement. He rushed to the left of Baek Woo-jin and unleashed a quick mountain attack in the first second of the Myeonghwa area.
Teuong!
Baek Woo-jin drew a downward arc with his sword and lightly struck the blow.
“Your steps are slow. “Come a little closer and punch me.”
“Ah, I get it.”
He moved left and right in a zig-zag manner so that his location could not be determined, and then fired a spear attack from the Myeonghwa Kwon towards the back of Baek Woo-jin’s head.
Chiiing!
Baek Woo-jin leisurely turned around and completely blocked the slashing force just by placing his sword in the middle.
“The direction is too simple. “Be sure to recognize the eight directions and move accordingly.”
“Ugh!”
Jeok Yeon-hwa frowned and poured out all the forms in the famous painting range.
“The connection between herbivores is crude. The movement of the aurors is slow. My feet are stopped. My hands are dizzy. “I need to refine it a lot, right?”
Baek Woo-jin destroyed the beginners of famous paintings that he had never seen before and gave them painful yet helpful advice.
‘There were so many gaps?’
When we attacked again with Baek Woo-jin’s advice, he gave us new advice. My father and brother also acknowledged it in their own way, but I never thought there would be so many loopholes.
‘If things continue like this, the plan will go astray. No, if you don’t even touch it, you’ll be so upset!’
Jeok Yeon-hwa bit her lip. Myeonghwa Fist is a power that I learned to catch up with Baek Woo-jin.
My head started to boil little by little as I could not even brush my head with the famous painting technique I had practiced while reducing my sleeping time.
‘I’ll at least wave my sleeves!’
He threw his fist with the intention of grazing his sleeve and his anger towards the dull Baek Woo-jin.
“Fighting spirit is good. But it lacks subtlety. “Move a little more gently.”
“I understand!”
“Why are you speaking informally?”
“Then why not? “After all, we’re the same age!”
I already forgot about the date. I rushed towards Baek Woo-jin with the intention of touching his fluttering clothes.
“doesn’t care. Rather, I wondered why he stopped talking so late.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled as if nothing had happened.
“profit!”
Instead of that bright smile, I wish there was at least a little admiration in the way people look at me. I wanted to hear praise from him that he had improved a lot.
“Ugh!”
Jeok Yeon-hwa unleashed her full aura and kicked the ground. He chased after Baek Woo-jin, who retreated easily, and poured out a series of linkages from the famous painting area.
“How many times have we sparred like this?”
Baek Woo-jin blocked the blow without any effort and opened his mouth.
“I do not know either! “No, I don’t know!”
“It was quite long, wasn’t it?”
“Because it’s been over 6 years!”
“Yeah. It’s a lot better.”
“uh?”
“Shall we meet?”
When he was embarrassed and tried to stop his fist, Baek Woo-jin gently grabbed his wrist and smiled a bright smile that he couldn’t resist.
“yes?”
Red Yeonhwa’s eyes spun like a top.
