Absolute Regression

Episode 247: Drunk and drunk with moonlight.

Mabul opened his eyes.

He was startled and jumped up, but he was still in the world of space-time anomaly, and Geomgeuk was sleeping next to him.

‘I fell asleep?’

Did you think you were acting after seeing Geommugeuk sleeping on a rock?

Not since I became a Mazon, or even before I became a Mazon, have I ever fallen asleep so defenselessly. This was my first time.

Mabul looked down at the sword dance in silence.

He was sleeping with a peaceful face.

‘I understand now.’

No other words were needed. I could see why other mazons were captivated by Lee Gongja. If a person like this asks to be my Majon, how could I refuse?

Geommugeuk, who sensed the presence of Mabul, also woke up.

“Did I wake you up for no reason?”

“no. “It was only for a short time, but I slept soundly.”

“Let’s go now.”

“Of course.”

Before leaving, Mabul looked back at the cave behind him.

“I don’t think I’ll ever miss this cave again.”

Mabul, who had been hiding there as a child, has now come out of that cave. Suddenly, it occurred to me that it might be time for me, as an adult, to come out of the cave.

“Then I will solve the space-time anomaly.”

When the time-space illusion disappeared, the two people stood by the stream in Cheondokrim again.

“Stop going back.”

“Already?”

“Already?”

“I want to play more.”

“What’s fun about playing with an older me?”

“It’s fun. And you have to get a drink.”

“Alcohol?”

“We have to get a drink from the poison king who used us as gatherers.”

I promised to buy a drink for the person who finds Chilsaengcho first.

“today? right now?”

“Can you come here next time and talk to me? Hey poison king. Didn’t the person who lost the last bet decide to buy alcohol? “Can you make a request like this?”

Of course that won’t happen. Even if we meet here and there, we won’t even talk about it. In fact, if the sword dance had not been mentioned, I would have even forgotten that fact.

“If today passes, I will not be able to punish the Poison King.”

“Are you sure you want to go all the way?”

“What if you are already tired? It seems like we played a lot, but we only played for half a day. It’s not a comparison, but compared to other mazons, I spent dozens of days in exile. “You know, right?”

“It’s a fair comparison.”

“Let’s go to sleep. “You’re not old enough to get tired of playing!”

Although he was dragged away, Mabul’s steps toward the poison king’s residence were quick and cheerful.

* * *

Jo Chun-bae, the owner of Pungryu Bar, spoke politely to the young man who entered the bar.

“We are not accepting any more guests today. sorry.”

If you carelessly say that you are young, you will be in big trouble. In fact, the younger you were, the more careful you had to be. When I was in business, I was most afraid of the immature swords that were wielded without thinking about what would happen next.

At that time, Geommugeuk stood on the railing on the second floor of the tavern, looked down and said.

“I guess I’ll have to say goodbye to the owner.”

He came here with Mabul about half past midnight.

“Are you leaving already?”

“No, I don’t think I’ll be able to see the owner again.”

“What do you mean?”

Geommugeuk spoke grimly to Jo Chun-bae, who was puzzled.

“I just told the poison king of our school to go back because I won’t sell him alcohol.”

Cho Chun-bae’s gaze turned to the young man. Soon, Jo Chun-bae was startled.

“Oh my! I didn’t know you. sorry!”

The King of Dog stopped Jo Chun-bae from bowing to him.

“There’s nothing to worry about.”

Then Geommugeuk spoke.

“I can’t help but tremble. “You probably don’t know it, but our host is probably the most afraid of the Poison King among the Mazon.”

When the poison king looked at Jo Chun-bae, he did not dare to make eye contact and lowered his head.

“Am I really the scariest?”

“That was originally the case, but I was surprised that he was so young and handsome. “He is the most handsome man in Jungwon.”

The sword dance performance I was watching did not go away.

“What about me, owner?”

“Mr. Gakju is the most handsome man of all time.”

Then the Poison King asked coldly:

“You mean I’m not the best?”

“Oh my! That’s not it. What I’m saying is…”

The Poison King came up to this floor, leaving him confused.

Jo Chun-bae looked up at the sword dance on this floor and looked thrilled.

‘Thanks to each lord, we are even able to serve the King of Poison. There is no time left.’

Geommugeuk smiled and spoke with his eyes.

‘I don’t know yet. ‘No one knows who else will come.’

Even the Poison King joined him on this floor.

“I thought you wouldn’t come.”

“I left something like this, how could it not come?”

The letter he took out had little sword dance. When I went to the poison king’s residence with Mabul, of course the poison king ran away through the back door. So, he left a letter to the merchant and the King of Dogs read the letter.

“If you don’t buy me a drink, I will buy it and invade the poison king’s residence. “I will take not only Mabul, but also Inspector Seo, Demon Lord Ian, and Cheon Sohee!”

The Poison King said with a frown.

“How can you not come when you’re like this!”

If he had written that he would spread the word that the Poison King had not kept his promise even after losing the bet, he would not have come. Because I’m a person who doesn’t care what others think.

But what if a lot of people gather in Cheondokgrim and drink and talk loudly? That’s something the Poison King could never tolerate.

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason I came. This letter was once again accepted as a request for help from Geommugeuk. It is an extension of Please Play with Us Today.

“sorry. “Would you have done so if you wanted to play with the Poison King?”

“You had a lot of fun, right?”

“I have to play for seven days and seven nights so I can go somewhere and have some fun. “I am ready to stay up all night.”

The King of Poison waved his hand saying that if he slept past midnight, he would have a hard time in the morning.

“The person who looks the youngest is shaking!”

“You should be my age too!”

Mabul felt uncomfortable again with the arrival of the Poison King, but at the same time, he was a little happy. Mabul knew. Where would the King of Poison come because of that letter? This means that the relationship with sword dance is that deep.

I can understand why he became friends with the hobby. We can become friends while drinking. But how could I become so close to a poisonous king who lives his own world? I can’t believe it even when I see it with my own eyes. To Mabul, the most uncomfortable and difficult person in the world is the poison king.

“Now, let’s have a drink.”

The three people toasted and drank. It was my first time drinking with them.

Geommugeuk asked as Mabul coolly emptied his drink.

“Wasn’t it originally a rule not to eat any food when you were with the King of Poison?”

“That’s right.”

“But you’re eating it comfortably.”

“If the King of Poisons decides to poison you, what does it mean whether you eat or not?”

The Poison King smiled slightly with an expression that said, “Yes, that is correct.”

That’s why the Poison King is scary. If he decides to do so, not even Mazon can stop him.

The King of Poison sent a message to Geommugeuk.

-I came out quite late. What were you two doing when you came out?

-I took a rest by soaking my feet in the stream.

-Mabuldo?

-yes.

-I can’t imagine.

You will never believe the story of us falling asleep next to each other.

We had another drink. Cho Chun-bae naturally felt better after eating delicious food with the good liquor he had saved.

“I come to Pungryu Bar for this taste.”

When Jo Chun-bae brought a new dish, Geommugeuk said to Mabul.

“Please leave a message or a trace on that wall over there to show that you have been there.”

“why?”

“Most of the mazons here have been here, even my father. From now on, I plan to leave a trace every time someone visits. It’s good, right? The first one is Mabul!”

Mabul’s heart was moved by the word ‘first’. If everyone was going to have less anyway, the needless desire to win was triggered, thinking that it would be better to be first.

“Then, let’s go…”

Then, a voice is heard from behind.

Swish swish.

Geommugeuk and Mabul turned around.

Before I knew it, the Poison King was writing something on the wall with chopsticks.

One line of text written in nice handwriting.

Visit to the King of Dogs.

The Poison King said to Geommugeuk.

“Are you telling me to do it like this?”

“Yes, but I was saying that I would give Mabul the first chance.”

“Did you? “I didn’t hear it.”

It’s a sword dance. I believe that the poison king was lost in his own world again and didn’t listen to the end of the conversation, but Mabul accepted this as a challenge.

Mabul’s body glowed with golden light and a beast was caught in his hand.

Flash!

There was a trace of the Great Golden Lama on the wall. The golden dragon opened its mouth and looked like it was about to devour the writings left behind by the Poison King.

It was Mabul’s timid revenge for having his first one taken away, and it was a manifestation of Choi Sang-seung’s martial arts skills that left only a trace without breaking through the wall.

“Waaah!”

Before we knew it, people in the tavern were coming up and admiring what was left on the wall.

The Dog King’s writings and Mabul’s martial arts traces fit together so well, as if they were put together that way on purpose. Can onlookers even imagine? I think that dragon wants to eat that text.

As people cheered, Mabul sat down as if nothing had happened, but his face was full of pride.

The King of Poison sent a message to Geommugeuk.

-I can’t believe you’re getting upset over something like this. It’s a kid.

―Who could not stand it anymore and became the enemy first? Let’s be friends!

―I hate it, that person makes the world uncomfortable!

When Geomugeuk turned around, Jo Chun-bae was laughing so well that his mouth was splitting in the distance.

We drank again. Drink freely. I didn’t really suggest it and didn’t make any effort to continue the conversation. As the silence flows, as it flows, if it’s about various things, it goes on like that. I drank alcohol comfortably.

Geommugeuk was drinking and looked out through the window on this floor. Because it was not yet late at night, many people were passing by.

As I was blankly looking at people with my mind cleared, I saw the Poison King disappear among the people. Before I knew it, he had already paid for the drinks and left without saying goodbye.

At that time, Mabul asked from behind.

“How can I trust you? “I know you won’t change your mind when you become the Heavenly Demon.”

I asked him to put it all down, have a drink, and have fun.

Geommugeuk answered without turning around.

“I don’t know.”

These people find it difficult to take a day off.

* * *

When Mabul returned to his residence, someone was waiting in the yard. He was none other than Geommuyang.

“Confucius!”

Mabul was drunk and had a bottle of alcohol in his hand.

“Have you had a drink?”

“Yes, it’s been a while since I had a drink.”

“Please give me a drink too.”

“Of course. “I will bring you a glass.”

“No, just give it to me.”

Both of them felt strange now.

Mabul was not the type of person to buy and bring alcohol, and Geommuyang was not the type of person to drink alcohol from the bottle.

“I came to meet King Lee and King Poison today. “I’m on my way back after drinking with them.”

“I see.”

As the two people took a sip of alcohol, their eyes naturally turned to the night sky.

It occurred to me that Mabul looked up at the sky a lot today. Sword dance during the day and sword dancing at night.

Geommyang glanced at Mabul. The intoxicating red cheeks were shining with a unique color in combination with the golden light. It’s not just because the colors are different. Today Mabul was different from usual.

Geommuyang’s heart became heavy as she guessed where it might have originated. Even if everyone else leaves, I hoped that Mabul would stay by my side. I didn’t express it, but I felt anxious.

To be honest, there were times when he hoped that Hyeolcheondomana or another mazon would be his right hand man. Although he didn’t know that Mabul was the kind of person who cared for him this much.

“It seemed like the King of Poison had completely turned towards Duke Li.”

Mabul spoke honestly.

Now we have to make him face reality. It will be fine, I will try harder. Now, those words will push Geommuyang even further to the edge of the cliff.

Now is the time to walk away from the edge of the cliff with him.

I think we’re done here, Grand Duke.

But no words came out. I couldn’t help but let go.

Mabul looked at Geommuyang.

Even when told that the poison king had turned around, Geommuyang remained calm. In the past, he would pretend to be fine, but suddenly he would say something cold, or he would shift that responsibility to Mabul. There would have been an angry reaction.

But Geommuyang was calm, as if she had expected it.

“Now there is only one horse left.”

I was actually grateful that they told me that it was not Mabulnim and Gwonma, but just one person.

At least he was saying that he believed that he would not change and leave himself alone.

Through this process, I was able to see that Geommuyang had grown. Refer to it again and again. He must have suffered from the desire to kill Geommugeuk several times a day. He would have been tempted to kill him by any means possible.

And he endured it admirably. Whether it’s because of the Heavenly Demon’s feelings, or because of his relationship with Sword Dance, or because he’s not that kind of evil person by nature. Anyway, I endured it well.

So I really wanted to say this.

Let’s try it till the end! I will act as a daily wage earner.

But it didn’t happen. Because that was actually a statement to deceive the Archduke.

Lee Gong-ja is an opponent that cannot be defeated.

Did Geommuyang read this resignation in his eyes?

After getting drunk and under the moonlight, I understand.

Why did you stay until the end? It wasn’t because the sword dance was nearing the end. Even if it was the first approach, the result would have been the same.

His parents could not protect him, but he himself wanted to protect the Archduke to the end. So, to Mabul, the Archduke was both his child and himself at the same time.

Even if the Archduke does not become his successor, she will not leave his side.

“What kind of person is Mugeuk in the eyes of the Majon? “Please be honest.”

After a moment, Mabul spoke.

“I’m not sure what kind of person he is.”

With that answer, Geommuyang was confident. Even Mabul was shaken by Geommugeuk. I could tell just by looking at the fact that he brought alcohol. A bottle of alcohol in Mabul’s hand? I’ve never seen it before.

“Mugeuk resembles his father more than me in that I don’t know what kind of person he is.”

Geommuyang smiled at Mabul, bowed her head slightly, and then turned around.

Mabul said to him as he walked away.

“Your Majesty!”

“Why are you doing that?”

“The person who resembles the religious leader is the Archduke.”

“is that so?”

“Yes, I’m sure.”

Geommuyang, who was walking slowly, looked back.

Mabul, who was looking up at the night sky, drank from the bottle. He drank without stopping for a long time.

Geommuyang realized that it was now time for him to make a decision.