36 – EP.3 Disciple Return

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The road back to the Demonic Cult, or Heukcheongyo, was different from when I ran away, and it was more comfortable.

If she showed even the slightest signs of exhaustion, the Heavenly Demon would stop and immediately prepare for the camp.

Thanks to that, the way back took quite a while.

We usually slept in the middle of the forest, but there was no situation where we were attacked by wild beasts or whatever, thanks to her martial arts. The same goes for flying beetles.

– Huhu, grilling and eating meat like this is very tasteful.

She made a skewer with wild boar meat she had found somewhere and smiled at my face.

All the way from Sichuan to here, she didn’t let go of my hand, and even now, one hand of hers is holding my hand tightly.

Occasionally I run my little thumb over the back of my hand, and every time I do, I get a strange feeling and avert my gaze.

He laughed, saying that he liked my appearance like this.

The Heavenly Demon didn’t care that I had no memory.

Based on my previous experience, I thought I would be curious about the circumstances, but I really didn’t show any interest.

I asked the reason why he looked so cool.

– That I don’t remember, does that matter?”

– memory? It doesn’t matter. Isn’t it more important to build memories in the future anyway? What has flowed is only what has flowed.

I didn’t know what to say in response.

The repetition of walking, resting, and camping like that.

When they arrived near Henan, the Heavenly Demon nailed that today was their last camp.

She skillfully started making the position.

After waving her hands in the air a few times, the trees fell over with a clump, and she roughly gathered them together to make a good place.

I’ve seen it a few times, but it’s a really strange ability.

“Why?”

Looking at it like that, the Heavenly Demon who was making the bed turned around and said,

“No, I think you’re very used to it.”

“Well, you may not remember, but we spent a lot of time outdoors like this.”

“Oh, I see.”

“You always kept saying you didn’t want to get ready for bed. Every time I did that, I would kick your butt.”

What was so funny, she chuckled.

But did you mean my butt was still intact after that kick? A kick enough to blow Namgung So-yeon away with one shot?

“hahahaha…”

I didn’t have anything to say, so I just laughed.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“Sure. I’m a little hungry.”

In fact, the belly button clock had been ringing furiously since earlier. I just couldn’t say anything because I was overwhelmed by her intimidation.

“Yes, soon you will be able to get meat.”

“That… I’m curious, but how did you get the meat? You didn’t hunt separately.”

When I stupidly asked, she clapped her hands in realization.

“Ah! You don’t know. In fact, there’s one more here right now.”

“One more?”

Looking around, it was an empty lot with only me and the Heavenly Demon.

“Come out.”

As the Heavenly Demon spoke, the Heavenly Demon’s shadow lingered and a woman appeared.

“!!!”

I couldn’t even scream, I just opened my mouth at this bizarre phenomenon.

“Let me introduce you. He’s my favorite child in school. Just call him Youngma.”

“Greetings. Junior Master. My name is Youngma.”

“Young master?”

A woman dressed in black bows her head and greets me.

“Aren’t you a disciple of the schoolmaster, or a minor schoolmaster?”

“Uh…?”

“Why are you like that? Of course, it’s a title you should get used to.”

When I asked the Heavenly Demon with a wink, she replied as if asking something obvious.

“……”

It’s dumbfounded to hear that he’s suddenly a small school principal.

I felt a little uncomfortable when I saw a woman I had never seen before, bowing like that in an attitude of submission to me.

Looking at it, even the clothes stick to it, and the curves of the body are revealed without filtering.

“Young Ma.”

Looking at the spirit horse like that, the Heavenly Demon suddenly calls her name.

“yes.”

The spirit horse, who had been bowing down, stood up, and the heavenly horse swung his arms as it were-

-thud!

I blew away the young horse. The young horse that flew away was stuck in a tree, but despite the fact that the tree fell over with a crackling sound, she returned to her seat without a single groan.

“sorry.”

“Yeah, I wish I knew.”

“What’s going on now…”

I stumbled upon the flow of conversation that I couldn’t follow, and the Heavenly Demon snorted.

“I was just admonishing you for daring to mess with your eyes with lewd attire.”

“That’s right, Headmaster.

What kind of joke is this?

“No, I didn’t see it with those eyes…”

“Gal! I know that your gaze rested on the young horse’s buttocks. How dare you deceive your master?”

For the first time since we met, she screamed at me.

The flying hair seems to have raised the bet and shouted.

“…sorry.”

“Okay, since you admitted your mistake, let’s do this.”

The Heavenly Demon put the meat on a tree branch close to the fire and sat down next to me.

Is it because of the flames of the campfire? I could feel the heat in her gaze as she looked at me.

“I’m not denying men’s inherent instincts. However, feeling instincts for any woman is an animal thing. Do you understand?”

“Yes Yes.”

As if receiving a promise from me, she gently stroked the back of my hand.

“You only need to see me, feel me, and covet only me. I don’t need another woman. Do you understand?”

“Yes Yes?”

“I understand.”

“No, wait.”

“Noisy. aaah”

Shaking her head and ignoring me, she approached the young horse and gave some instructions, and the young horse bowed once and then disappeared.

***

next day. The Heavenly Demon woke me up earlier than usual.

“The road to the school is quite steep, so we must hurry.”

We climbed the mountain leaving the campsite behind.

As if the words of the Heavenly Demon were not false, the road to Heukcheongyo was very rough.

Originally, I don’t even like the mountain itself, but it was too harsh a punishment for me to climb a mountain path that was not properly maintained.

I tried to fall face down halfway through, saying that I would die, but unlike before, she was stubborn.

“Get up quickly. The more you sit down, the later you’ll arrive.”

“Yes, yes.”

As I continued to climb the mountain, I tried to b*tch at the Heavenly Demon, but she only laughed at my rudeness and didn’t take any action.

By the time she reached the point she called the halfway point, the sun was already setting.

“The hard part is over now.”

“You said that at the beginning of the mountain.”

When she saw the Heavenly Demon saying one of the most unbelievable things while climbing the mountain with cold eyes, she replied that this time it was real.

Well, it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or fake.

“It’s Inho.”

As I was going up the road without hesitation, she called me and stopped me.

I looked where she pointed without a word.

Along the precipitous cliffs, I could see a wide spread of forest.

The orange sunset illuminates the superb view of nature.

It felt like a huge sunset was filling my body, and my heart was full.

“Isn’t it beautiful?”

I nodded my head when she asked, who came next to me and held my hand.

“This is the scenery you and I had in our hearts.”

“Me and… Master?”

As I struggled to raise the still awkward word ‘teacher’, she touched the back of her hand.

“Yes, the scenery that you and I said we would see together someday.”

As if her throat had been choked, her voice was watery.

“To show you, this is a landscape I have cultivated for a long time.”

A tear falls from her ruby-colored eyes. It flows along the eye area, rides the cheek, and forms on the tip of the chin.

“I’ll ask you again. This scenery. Isn’t it beautiful?”

“It’s beautiful… that’s the answer.”

Her reflection in the sunset light was so beautiful.

***

So after watching the sunset, we climbed the mountain again.

We were worried that the night on the mountain would come early and get dark, but we arrived at Heukcheongyo Bridge quickly.

The sound of noisy people, the sound of musical instruments reverberating, the savory smell of oil.

As soon as I opened the door to the church and entered, various noisy atmospheres hit me.

“Meet the supreme leader of Heukcheongyo!”

“Congratulations on your return. Little Principal!!!”

A huge crowd of people bowing down to the Heavenly Demon and me. I flinched back at the mighty human wave.

“Straighten your shoulders and back. You are my disciple. I will not allow you to look unsightly anymore.”

The voice of the Heavenly Demon whispers in my ear. I straightened my posture at the stern voice.

“Yes, keep showing it.”

Satisfied, she tapped me on the shoulder a few times and stepped forward.

I pretended to be following her, and she shouted, raising her arms high into the sky.

“Sound the wind!”