Surviving as a Cripple in Murim

56 – Regret, Exhaustion, Awakening (4)

The play ended with loud cheers from the excited audience.

The chase scene of the Moorim people and the poem dedicated to the lover, which resonated especially at the end, received great acclaim, saying that it was like Jeseokcheon, who likes art and covets women.

The guide seemed to be satisfied with the reward he had originally promised, as well as a bonus.

However, if there is a problem, it is that Soso pouts due to an ad lib that was not discussed in advance.

“People say they see it… ! You make fun of me with a smirk… I am angry.”

Fortunately, when I saw his tone and expression, he didn’t look serious, so he wasn’t really angry.

And I’m sorry for Soso, who appeals that she’s angry, but the way she walked ahead of her step to avoid showing her pouty face with slightly swollen cheeks was very cute.

… But even so, it’s true that I was so excited that I ran out of control.

Don’t get carried away and apologize properly.

“Namgoong hyung, I have something to tell you.”

Soso’s footsteps stop at Mancheon’s serious yet soft voice that lacks playfulness.

She was surprised when he suddenly wrapped her around her waist and pulled her into her arms, but it wasn’t that she was really offended or genuinely angry.

However, regardless of gender, he had to be a male, a minor child of the Namgung family.

The shyness in front of others… The sound of a beating heart… Should not be lifted

She was born a woman but has to live as a man.

… That’s why you shouldn’t blush at Sima Gongja’s mischievous pranks anymore, and you shouldn’t think that you have to take care of the childlike appearance you often see.

After clearing her mind, Soso made up her mind not to be swayed any more, hardened her expression, and looked back at Mancheon with a calm face.

And I saw a big chest.

While Soso was looking back, Mancheon took a step closer and closed the distance.

“Please stay like this for a moment.”

No words come out.

The feeling of a real man’s hand touching his hair gently and affectionately makes his face redden.

Her slender body confined to her long arms and wide chest stiffens and the tips of her ears heat up.

After a brief moment that seemed like an instant, thousands of hands slapped Soso on his head.

“All right. You can move now.”

Soso cautiously reached out and touched something tied to the back of his head.

Somewhere familiar, soft silk texture touches his hand.

Let’s pull it lightly and check it out. You can see the red silk waving like the tail of a fish.

It was a hair accessory worn while dressing up as a fairy.

“Gongja Sima, this is… ?”

Let Soso look up at the unexpected gift with a blank face.

Mancheon said with a serious face, neither a smirk nor a mischievous face, but with a soft smile on her lips.

“I thought you liked it, so I got it for a little less per day.”

“That… ! I am grateful, but… These pretty hair ornaments don’t suit me. So that’s… I will go back….”

Soso’s gibberish words did not continue.

“Isn’t this the hair my mother complimented me on? Don’t look at others. It’s a waste.”

Tawny eyes reminiscent of beasts stare at the girl hiding behind a thin mask.

“Because it suits you really well. Don’t worry about anything.”

“… ….”

Mancheon crossed his hands and lowered his head toward Soso, who was gently turning his head and fiddling with the side of his hair with a flushed face.

“Apart from that, I am sorry that I arbitrarily dragged you into my improvisational play today. It is said that the excitement rose because I was absorbed in the role, but that was not the case.”

Making a sense of distance by being too polite is okay, but it’s just rude to make a mistake and make a sloppy apology or go overboard.

Also, Soso is a person who could teach me about Namgungse’s secret martial arts and become my teacher. Of course you have to be careful.

“Please forgive my poor brother.”

Soso did not act smirking as usual, but looked at Mancheon, who politely bowed. She let out a light sigh mixed with laughter.

A cool evening breeze blows, and the moonlight shines with gray hair and red silk fluttering beautifully.

“Gongja Sima is a clever man.”

It was a soft smile that seemed awkward as if he wasn’t used to this kind of situation, but felt warmth.

And Manchun, who judged that Soso’s anger was relieved, cautiously raised his head and winked lightly.

“That’s why I’m a hottie. Thank you for your forgiveness.”

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Mancheon held up the cane she had parked by the roadside and spoke in a cheerful voice to maintain a warm atmosphere.

“I couldn’t even eat properly because I was participating in the play. The rest of our story will be in the inn. As an apology, I will buy you a meal.”

“… Yes? If it’s a gift… ?”

Soso subconsciously placed his hand on her head ornament and tilted her head.

A pretty hair ornament made of red silk. It was because he thought it was a gift of apology prepared by Manchun to ease his mood.

However, Mancheon responded with a very calm smile, as if laughing at this question.

“It just went well with me, so I gave it to you because I wanted to give it to you.”

Once again, the cool evening wind blows and brushes Soso’s profile.

There are still many people gathered at the festival stalls.

A quiet road where only the shadows of two people shine.

The girl’s heart flutters at the innocent words of Hanryang.

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Late in the evening, Je Seok-hyeon’s medicine cabinet.

With her happy face, Suso moved her head from different angles through her hand mirror in her own room, looking at the hair ornaments that her ten thousand gifts had given her.

… But she soon sighed and put down her hand mirror.

The sticky living feeling felt from outside the inn creeps right into Soso’s room.

I whisper that if you don’t come out, I’ll kill everyone in the inn tonight.

Soso rose from her seat at the apparent provocation.

… Then, in front of Soso’s eyes, he saw a sword boasting a gorgeous scabbard made of red jade.

She didn’t even take it out for security reasons. She is leaning against the wall at an angle, as if begging for herself to be picked up and kicked around her waist.

Apparently, he was heartbroken because he drew another sword instead of himself the other day and spread the shape of a king’s sword.

I don’t know why, but I think of Mancheon’s face sleeping in the room next to her.

The sword that turned prophecy into fate, the sword that must not be drawn.

… But now it was a necessary force.

Soso arrogantly but painfully raised the sword calling out to its master.

Heavy yet cool sensation.

It was time to go back to Sword Dragon Namgung Soso.

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Grassland outside the town where the unpleasant wind blows

A masked man holding something that looks like a sword roughly wrapped in cloth in one hand confronts Soso, who holds a sword boasting a gorgeous scabbard in his arms.

“It is an unknown land, one of the six lands of the dead. Compared to the appearance, the momentum is amazing. But I don’t know if the old man is at the level of abandoning his mission and running away.”

Brief self-introduction and provocation. But Soso did not respond.

Just close the distance and release the sword in your arms from its fancy scabbard.

Ten Swords Under Heaven (天下十劍).

Five famous swords crafted by Gu Ya-ja, a legendary blacksmith during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Damro(湛盧), Geogwol(巨闕), Seungsa(勝邪), Eojang(魚腸), Sungu(純鉤).

A three-pronged sword made by the combined efforts of Gu Yaza (歐冶子) and his disciple Ganzhang (干將).

Yongyeon(龍淵), Gong-gong(公布), Tae-tae(泰阿).

Ganjang (干將) and Makya (莫耶), two famous swords crafted by a couple blacksmiths.

Ganjang(干將), Makya(莫耶).

The best swords in the world have entered the realm of demons that possess people.

These are treasures that any swordsman in Moorim would want, but only one of the ten swords.

There was one bag that should never be picked out and recognized as the owner.

A master sword that cannot be owned or drawn by anyone other than the king.

A troublesome lump that denies the legitimacy of the current dynasty and turns the owner into a traitor.

… And now that arrogant name resounds throughout the world.

“Reveal yourself, Damro.”

Teeing-

The lofty princess, who never appears to the common people, cuts through the air at the king’s edict, revealing her dark blue naked body.

At the blade with a dark blue light that overwhelms everything, swallowing even the moonlight, the flesh-watering mongolji let out a dejected laugh mixed with tension and anticipation.

A tingling sensation spreads throughout the body.

“This definitely deserves a run.”

To be precise about the reason Jang-dal ran away, it was because he didn’t want to get involved with Samase any more, but now it didn’t matter.

‘… There was a rumor that Namgung’s child pulled out the wall. I never thought it would be true.’

Perhaps it is because of the restriction that the king cannot be chosen unless he is born with the fate of the king. Among sword collectors, there were those whose lifelong wish was to see Damro’s blade in person.

In addition, Mumyeongji is also a swordsman of Moorim before being a murderer.

He was very interested in Damro, who is said to be the strongest sword among the Ten Swords under Heaven.

Mumyeongji tried to take out his beloved sword wrapped in cloth in order to confront Damro immediately, but he couldn’t.

This is because, without even realizing it, he had already been sentenced to death by the King of Soso, deprived of his body’s right to live and die, and his head and body separated and died.

To make an excuse, nameless land was not weak.

It was just that Soso, who pulled out Damro, was overwhelmingly strong.

Anyway, Soso didn’t pay any attention to the enemy who had become a corpse anymore, just carefully tying the red silk tied around his head.

“Gongja Sima gave me the best gift… There would be no blood… ?”

After a duel, a meadow littered with corpses.

A cute little girl who is anxious is reflected in the moonlight.