Absolute Regression

Episode 23: I lived a good life.

‘My father must have achieved great success, but why didn’t he activate the Heavenly Demon Defense? Did you happen to get hit even after the Heavenly Demon Defense Force was activated? Or did you fight so intensely that you didn’t even have enough energy left to use the Heavenly Demon Defense Sword?’

The more I learn about my father’s incredible inaction, the more I question his death. Did Hwamugi really beat a father like this?

I want to ask my father.

What on earth happened that day?

But I can’t ask. Because it hadn’t even happened yet.

And I will never know.

Because that will never happen.

I smiled and said to my father.

“There is a secret between my father and me. “I’m happier about that than learning the Cheonma Self-Defense Technique.”

My father frowned, as if the word secret bothered him. I quickly added and turned around.

“Even if you’re annoyed, you can’t do anything about me. “I’m still more familiar with Pungsinsa Temple.”

I ran out of there in an instant at a fast pace.

It was just as my new model arrived at the end of the red carpet.

Shhh!

I felt something passing by me along with the sound of a cool breeze.

The next moment I stopped trotting.

Before I knew it, my father was blocking my path.

Perfect!

Then he flicked my forehead mercilessly with his finger. It wasn’t a situation to avoid, and even if I tried, my father’s movements were so fast that I couldn’t avoid it.

“Aya!”

I cupped my forehead. It wasn’t a big deal. It hurt so much that several stars passed before my eyes.

“I thought you were faster than me because you were acting so proud.”

The next moment, my father disappeared.

He disappeared from my sight using the dark walk, and soon after, he used the speed walk to return to the Taesa where he was sitting. When I saw that movement, I felt again that my interpretation of martial arts was definitely different from mine.

I could tell. I didn’t come here to hit you on the forehead because you hate me.

My father is showing it intentionally. This is what I interpreted from the Pungshinsabo.

“The method used by the deceased is Pungsinsabo. “What on earth is that light technique you showed me in the first place?”

“It’s the Heavenly Demon Flight Art.”

Cheonma Flying Technique is my father’s German light technique.

“Is it faster than speed walking?”

“Of course it’s fast now. “I don’t know what will happen if Pungsinsabo becomes a success.”

“The day I achieve greatness, the final decision will be made.”

“I will achieve greatness first, so I will already know the result.”

“You never know. I might achieve greatness sooner. “Wouldn’t that make your young head feel tight?”

“It bleeds from that smart head.”

Blood was trickling down from my forehead in the middle of the night.

“Ahhh! “I should have asked you to teach me the Diamond Buddha God Gong.”

He went to the Battle of Cheonma with a glorious scar hanging on his forehead.

It is a wound that money cannot buy.

I felt like I was one step closer to my father again.

Of course, you have to be careful when you have these thoughts.

In human relationships, mistakes are always made when we let our guard down just because we are close.

Anyway, with this martial arts exchange, both my father and I took a step forward. The future with the coming of fire weapons was fixed, but the present was constantly changing.

* * *

“What kind of guy is this? “What kind of arrogant bastard touched your body?”

Ian was excited when he saw my bruised forehead. Now she is a passionate older sister who was brought in by her own younger brother.

“If you know? “Get revenge?”

“I have to do it. Just say the word! Who are you? “I’ll go right now…”

“I got hit by my father.”

“….”

“Why aren’t you going?”

Ian suddenly became calm and took a step back.

“I am a protector, not an attacker.”

I laughed as I watched her speak clearly. It’s fun to exchange jokes and pranks like this, which I couldn’t do before. It’s also fun to see the smile disappearing as if the eyes are buried in the flesh.

“Oh, and I became a foot in the netherworld. “Once the official appointment is made, I will enter Hwangcheongak.”

Ian was so surprised that he made a bewildered expression.

“Are you saying this in such a trivial way that you have become the Lord of the Nether?”

“What’s that big deal?”

“oh my god! Are you saying this without knowing how prestigious Hwangcheongak is? It’s like a nethernote. “It’s a place where even mazons are taken to Hwangcheongak and punished if they commit a crime.”

Why don’t you know? That’s why my father sent me.

Perhaps my becoming a member of the Netherworld will once again cause a big stir on campus.

“Congratulations, I really congratulate you.”

“thank you.”

“But why did the leader suddenly appoint you to the Hwangcheon Province?”

“I guess you felt sorry for hitting me.”

“Don’t joke!”

“I told you. This school needs to change. “To a place where you don’t have to learn martial arts that destroys your body to protect someone.”

“!”

Ian was shocked and asked with a trembling voice.

“What do you mean by that?”

“We will make this school a place where you don’t have to live with a fat body for the rest of your life as a side effect of full-body petrification.”

Ian looked dumbfounded. How long had I been so dazed?

“No way… did you know?”

“okay.”

Soon she smiled and said indifferently.

“It’s the path I chose.”

“It was just something I was forced to do at a young age.”

“no.”

Ian was adamant.

“I remember clearly. He told me that day. There are these side effects if you learn full body petrification. So the choice is yours. “That’s why I chose it.”

That choice would not have been justified. I would have asked this to the little girl.

You have to learn this martial art to protect the master, but can you take the side effects?

So the choice is forced.

But I didn’t say that to her. Because I didn’t want to diminish her pride in knowing that it was her choice.

“I will fix those side effects. “Not now, but later.”

Ian smiled and answered.

“I can’t fix it.”

“I can fix it. “Trust me.”

“Yes, I will believe it.”

She took what I said as a joke. It was probably said by someone who taught martial arts. They say side effects can never be eliminated.

Ian changed the subject, as if he didn’t want to talk about it anymore.

“But if you become a Nether State, won’t the existing Nether States revolt?”

“What can I do? “It’s an order given by the leader.”

Actually, I wasn’t too worried about the existing Nether Footprint. Judging from the process of handling the previous Demon Army incident, it was clear that he had been captured or threatened by the Demon Army. My father probably appointed me because he had to step down anyway. Sima Ming will handle his resignation well.

“I am rather worried about the backlash from the military practitioners who see the work. “Wouldn’t it be a shame if the Heavenly Demon’s son was suddenly reduced to a footnote?”

“The person who passed away is such a wonderful and wonderful person that no one will be upset.”

“Thank you for even saying that.”

“Because the evaluation of the person who gives the monthly salary is determined.”

I smiled at her constant jokes and brought up the story I had been putting off.

“I’m talking about Wolbong. Ian I have something to take care of this time. “From now on, listen carefully to what I say.”

“Yes, please tell me anything.”

“Receiving Escort Ian, I am dismissing you as my receiving escort from this moment on.”

Ian’s big body jumped up and came down with a thud. She was so surprised that she felt sorry.

“What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”

“Fired from reception escort.”

“Are you serious?”

“huh.”

She looked at me with an expression that had lost everything in the world.

“Let me ask you again. “Are you serious?”

Her voice trembled pitifully, but I answered firmly.

“I’m serious.”

“May I ask why?”

“For not avenging my father.”

She didn’t laugh even at jokes.

Slurp.

She pulled out her sword and aimed it at her own neck.

“I would rather die. “I will die as your guard.”

Ian, dying once is enough.

I quickly told her.

“I don’t mean to break up with me. “I have to remain as a military officer under my wing.”

“Ugh! You should have said it earlier. You almost died! “Please look at my neck and see if it’s hurt.”

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. But that didn’t mean all the worries went away.

“But my calling is to be a reception guard. I’ve never thought about doing anything else. “What on earth are you trying to do?”

“Unmanned Ian! “I now give you a new position.”

“yes!”

“I appoint you as the Great Lord of the Demon Lord.”

She was just as surprised as she was when she heard earlier that she was being dismissed from her position as a reception guard.

“A tattoo shop? “Is there such an organization at our school?”

“does not exist.”

“You’re entrusting me with lending money to an organization that doesn’t exist?”

“I will make it in the future. “As an organization directly under my direct control, monthly salaries will be received from me, not from the church.”

“Gwiyeongdae…do you mean the shadow of a ghost?”

“huh. “If I had to put it into words, I will become a ghost, so you should become my shadow.”

The name was deliberately named with a shadow character (影) in it. She has lived as my shadow all her life, so it will be a name that makes me feel closer to her.

“I like the name! “By the way, did you get permission from the religious leader?”

“yet.”

The creation of private organizations at our school was strictly prohibited.

“I will definitely get permission.”

“You will do it, Master. “The problem is me.”

“Why you?”

“Why? First of all, I don’t have the skills to take charge of such a great organization, right?”

“Don’t worry about that. “I will teach you martial arts skills appropriate for that position.”

“Even if I become stronger… would I be suitable for such a position? “No one will follow me.”

I will follow.

Everyone will fall in love with your personality and follow you.

And one day, they will realize that the leader they follow is the best in the world. Yes, this martial arts group will see the most powerful organization in history led by the best in the world.

“Ian, can you be a guardian for me?”

Her gaze became entangled in the air.

Her confidence was at an all-time low, but as long as the words ‘for me’ were included, her answer was set.

“I will serve four people.”

“good. Right now, I am the only leader, but later on, it will become the strongest organization in Moorim. And from now on, throw away your existing martial arts skills and practice training to improve your internal skills and increase your physical strength. “When the time comes, I will teach you a new martial art.”

“All right.”

Although he answered bravely, Ian looked confused, not knowing whether to be happy or worried.

“Then who will protect you from now on?”

“Are you a kid? Protect me. “A warrior must protect his own body.”

There was only worry in her eyes, which had become small and buried in her flesh.

“I don’t know what to say.”

“Just say thank you. “We will also give you the highest monthly salary among our university’s major shareholders.”

“You don’t have money, do you?”

“I will earn it.”

“What are you doing?”

“There are all kinds of ways to make money. “If it doesn’t work out, I’ll have to sweep Cheonmajeon’s yard.”

“Master, I don’t need that money. “I saved all the money I’ve earned so far.”

“Money is always needed. Because that is the ransom and self-worth. I give it because it is worth giving. So don’t feel pressured.”

“…yes.”

“And once you start spending money, it’s easy. Relentlessly collect more. Life is long. Unlucky to live to be 100 years old. No, I might have to go back to the old age and live another hundred years.”

Ian laughed at my joking remark.

If it were me before, I would have been worried about her.

Can we accept this change? Could there be a problem?

But after living my whole life, I realized that all those worries were in vain.

I didn’t have to worry. Everyone was smarter than I thought, took care of themselves more, and lived well.