30 – EP.3 The World of Mu and Nymph-3

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Contrary to Namgung So-yeon’s words that the village was right away, the village was very far away.

Let’s gasp out of breath just following her. She tilted her head and matched her stride with me.

“I thought it was a Murim person, but I guess I was mistaken.”

It seemed that he thought he was a person who knew how to use martial arts because of the traces of training on his body.

On the way to the village, we slept a few times, and we talked about this and that while watching a bonfire.

Mostly it was her own talk, though. I should know something about this

“By the way, Confucius Kang, why the hell was he there?”

“Oh that’s…”

I hesitated and told the story of the strange religious group.

Excluding things like possessiveness and whatnot, it was a strange space when she opened her eyes, and when she said that she had fallen off a cliff while running away from people from a suspicious religious group, her face was full of tears.

“How can you… be pitiful. You must have escaped from the clutches of the wicked Demonic Cult.”

“A demonic cult?”

“Yes. The Demonic Cult. It’s a very bad organization that shakes the midfield.”

When it comes to the Demonic Cult, do you mean the Demonic Cult where the Heavenly Demon resides?

“By the way, Soje Namgung, why were you there?”

“Oh I…”

She said, bruised as she watched the flames.

“I was looking for the entrance to the Demonic Bridge to assassinate the Heavenly Demon.”

“Assassination?”

“Eh… what is it? That expression.”

“I don’t know much about the Heavenly Demon… isn’t it a very strong being?”

“Yes?”

“Sojeo Namgung is going to fight one-on-one with the Heavenly Demon?”

When I said, “You look really weak…”, she puffed out her cheeks.

“Excuse me. Judging an opponent based on their appearance is the worst of evil.”

“I’m not a Moorim person?”

When I replied bluntly, she said ‘ah’ with an enlightened face.

She took out a piece of jerky, stuck it in the wood, tossed it in and out of the fire a few times, then handed me a piece.

“By the way, aren’t you going to the village because of me? I heard you came to meet the Heavenly Demon.”

When I asked, feeling the taste of the hard, salty beef jerky, she shook her head.

“No, there is no way to get in from the outside because of the Kimunjin, and above all, I got information that the Heavenly Demon is not here.”

“Aha…”

“Gongja-nim.”

Handing over another piece of beef jerky, she said.

“yes?”

“Would you like to go to the Moorim League with me? I’m sure Gongja Kang has some sort of connection with the Demonic Cult. This is just my feeling.”

If you break up with her anyway, there will be no more answers.

If I can build a bond with her until I go to the Moorim Meng, wouldn’t I be able to get a little bit of a foundation to settle down in this world?

It was such a calculation.

“Yes. I was at a point where I couldn’t think of anything, so I was at a loss.”

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The Heavenly Demon stood still for a while, staring at the calligraphy and painting.

“Professor?”

The commander-in-chief called her cautiously, but she did not answer.

How much time has passed? The Heavenly Demon opened her mouth.

“Young Ma.”

“yes.”

Someone stumbles out of the shadowed square of the palace.

“Did you see any traces?”

“Yes. We searched the area from where the intruder jumped off.”

“Did you find anything?”

“I found something like this a little farther away.”

In the young horse’s hand was a luxurious garment.

“……”

“Any other signs?”

“Seeing that there is no significant damage, it seems to have been changed into other clothes. The traces are about 5 to 7 days.”

“Okay. Commander. Where are the sinners?”

“I’m in jail now.”

At the execution site, the criminals were kneeling in chains.

With the appearance of the Heavenly Demon, their faces became contemplative, and one of them, who seemed to be a leader, tore his head to the ground and shouted.

“Chief! I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Please take my life…”

“quiet.”

It was a small sound, but everyone in the execution room couldn’t breathe at the sound of her voice.

“Yes. Are you asking me to avoid punishment with just you?”

“……”

“You dare to make a deal with this Heavenly Demon, and the order of the religion has collapsed so much.”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Shut up.”

The Heavenly Demon slowly approached the captain and placed a hand on his shoulder.

“Originally, I was going to cut off my hands and goug out my eyes.”

“……”

Trembling, the leader looked up at her, and the hand on her shoulder tightened.

– Pude deudeuk

A torn arm with a grotesque sound.

“Quaaa!!!”

The beast’s scream echoes the execution ground.

“I don’t think tearing everyone here limb from limb won’t appease my heart… What do you mean?”

She said cutely, placing her palms on her cheeks.

It was a very troublesome tone, but no one looked straight at her.