My glass of wine, which was heading towards my mouth, stopped in midair.

Become my water? No way?

“What do you mean?”

“Become my man.”

I didn’t expect Doma to come out like this. He was a person who was known to support his brother. But he abandoned his brother and chose me? This was truly the most unexpected moment since I met Hyeolcheon Doma.

“This Confucius.”

“Yes.”

“Do you want to become Cheonma?”

“I want to.”

I answered without hesitation.

“Then drink that wine. I will be your supporter.”

“You support your brother, don’t you?”

“It was a choice I made when I didn’t know you were such a crazy person.”

“You became a dragon, and you became a crazy person. I’m busy.”

You are the crazy one.

I killed his younger brother, made his disciple a wreck, and imprisoned his subordinate. And yet this old man is offering to be my backer. This old man is a man who will sell anything for his own ambition.

“I killed your younger brother.”

“When you leave your parents, you are a stranger. You feel the pain of your intestines being torn because your blood relative died? Don’t make me laugh. For humans, the thorns under their fingernails hurt more.”

This old man is really saying what he is saying now.

“We haven’t officially joined hands with the Grand Duke anyway… Even if we did, my heart can change at any time.”

“If I get you, you will gain a thousand troops. But…”

“Why are you hesitating?”

“I don’t know if I can trust you. You could abandon me just like you abandoned your brother.”

“If it’s time to throw it away, throw it away. Would I trust you like this? I’ve never trusted anyone before.”

“Then why did you choose me?”

“If you push forward so fearlessly, I thought I could risk my fate.”

“So you’re saying that you chose me because you’re crazy.”

“With that madness, you’re going to eat them all up.”

If I were a young man at this age, I might have believed Hyeolcheon Doma’s words completely because I was proud of being chosen.

However, I know well the deadly methods that old people use to exploit young people.

Do you want to become a Cheonma?

That’s the question I asked earlier. It’s as if you could become a Cheonma if you held his hand.

The question I’m asking now also has the same intention.

“If you were to become a Cheonma, what kind of Cheonma would you be?”

“At least the main sect I rule over won’t let the devil come out and put external pressure on the Hwangcheonjoo.”

“Hahaha. My eyes were right.”

That sly attitude of never showing it even when I feel dirty.

Everyone is that old man’s high-level trick that bewitches my decision at this moment.

For now, I politely declined. In the push and pull of human relationships, if you are pulled, you become unattractive prey.

“I am grateful that you think highly of me, but I think it’s time for me to do my job now. What do you think my father thinks? If you give me an important job, won’t you just do nothing and play politics?”

“Hiding behind the sect leader. Is that really a wise choice?”

“What do you mean?”

“Hwangcheon-gakju? What if you do that well? What if the cult leader keeps you in the Hwangcheon-gak position? Do you plan to rot as a Hwangcheon-gakju for the rest of your life? Right now, that is just a process. There is always one path you must choose. It is one of the crossroads between becoming the successor or not. The moment you get confused about that, you will lose your way and wander through the fake forest called Hwangcheon-gak.”

He finished persuading his father by dragging him in.

“Rather, the cult leader will notice you joining hands. Just the fact that I chose you will make you bigger and stand out to everyone.”

However, there is one thing that Hyeongcheon-doma overlooks.

His will to maintain discipline in the cult. It is not only his will, but also his father’s will.

“Please give me time to think. I will drink this wine once I make a decision.”

I put the glass I was holding back down.

Despite postponing the decision, Hyeoncheon Doma smiled contentedly.

“That’s right. Of course I should. You shouldn’t drink like a fool.”

Hyeoncheon Doma stood up and pulled out the Heavenly Sword that was hidden behind him.

He swung it at me with the same momentum he used to pull out the sword from the ground.

I didn’t dodge, but pulled out my black magic sword to block the attack that was coming at me.

Kaang!

A loud noise mixed with the sound of a whistle erupted. Hyeoncheon Doma spoke from beyond the crossed swords and swords.

“You’ll hear the answer tomorrow.”

“I’ll tell you in five days.”

The tense battle of wits as they glared at each other was short-lived.

“See you in three days.”

Hyeoncheon Doma didn’t wait for an answer and soared into the sky and disappeared beyond the wall. It was a fast and amazing technique without any unnecessary details.

After putting the black magic sword back in its scabbard, he turned his wrist.

“Damn old man, this hurts so much.”

It wasn’t the best attack, but the energy contained in the flying sword was extraordinary, so my wrist throbbed.

‘This old man. He secretly enjoys giving pain to his opponent.’

It’s to show that his martial arts are superior. You might think it’s just the old man’s pride or bad taste, but I think that Hyeolcheon Doma’s actions clearly have intentions.

Hyeolcheon Doma stabs you in the side, causing you to bruise, or, like today, causes you to suffer for several days because your arm is numb.

This pain instills unconscious fear in your opponent. And this physical violence plays a significant positive role in manipulating your opponent as you wish.

The more I experience it, the more I realize that he’s not an easy old man. At the same time, I also wonder why my father makes me dance with his sword.

There were not one but eight Blood Heavenly Demons. If they were all tightly united under the name of Palmazone, it would not be easy for even my father to deal with them. They gossip, gossip, and fight among themselves, but they are united when it comes to dealing with Cheonmajeon.

Besides, they are the main force of our school. If we get rid of them because we don’t like them, the Murim Alliance or the Sadomae Alliance will attack right away.

‘You like it because I’m crazy? That’s only when you don’t know how crazy I can be.’

Before going into the residence, I stopped by Ian’s personal training room for a moment.

Ian was so focused on training that he didn’t even know I was there, and he was doing basic physical training as I had told him.

Even though he was panting as if he was about to choke, Ian held it in and devoted himself to training.

‘Why you?’

Because if it were my order, he would become a foolish bear. You weren’t originally a foolish bear, but you willingly became this kind of person for me.

After watching her practice for a while, I returned to my room.

I brought some alcohol and sat by the window to relax.

I couldn’t rest even for a moment when I thought about Hwamugi, but I wouldn’t just keep running forward. If I lost the time to look around, I would definitely miss something.

I drank a few glasses of alcohol with the bright moon as my side dish for the first time in a long time.

I thought about my father, I thought about Hwamugi, and I thought about the other demons. I also thought about my life after killing Hwamugi.

Yang Tae was still not discouraged the next day.

“Huh! Hwangcheonjoo, you messed with the wrong person. Don’t you know that messing with me is the same as messing with the entire Namdo Order?”

He threatened Hwamugi like this.

“If you just let me go, I’ll pretend it never happened. I’ll personally tell you about the wrath of the Demon Lord so that you won’t be harmed.”

He also tried to persuade you like this.

He had never experienced such a desperate situation in his life. According to his records, he had lived a life of success from being a demon to becoming a hundred demons. He had never suffered and no one had ever criticized his life.

So he didn’t know how to act in this situation. Instead of sincerely apologizing and asking for forgiveness, he just tried to coax and threaten, just like he had done in his life up until then.

Unlike yesterday, I approached Yang Tae calmly.

“Yang Muin. Sit down. Today, the Namdo Order officially announced that they regret this incident.”

Yang Tae jumped for joy.

“I told you. The Demon Lord will never abandon me. Now, let me go.”

Yangtae’s expression softened as he thought he would be released soon.

“Let’s forget the past.”

I calmly asked him, as if he was going to forgive me.

“Why do you think I’m being polite to you now?”

“Isn’t that because I want to end things on a good note?”

“No. Because this is the last day I’ll see you.”

“That’s what I mean. After I leave, we won’t see each other again.”

Yangtae’s face was filled with joy. Now was the time to find the true expression that his face should have.

“I think you’re mistaken.”

“A mistake?”

“Namdojong didn’t express regret to us, but to you. I feel sorry for you for tarnishing the reputation of Namdojong.”

“……What?”

“And I officially apologized for the fact that Namdojong’s unmanned personnel caused this unpleasant incident. I apologized to the victim and promised compensation. I also promised that this would never happen again.”

“What the… nonsense are you talking about? Namdojong has never officially apologized for this kind of thing. No matter what incident happens.”

Yangtae’s voice was trembling.

“It would be an honor. To change Namdojong like that.”

“Don’t lie!”

“Okay, then I hope you have a pleasant life in the prison.”

I got up from my seat. Yangtae yelled and made a scene late. I told him to just leave it alone. That nonsense was going to end today.

Instead, he should take [N O V E L I G H T] responsibility for his actions that never showed sincere reflection until the end.

I gave instructions to Seo Daeryong, who was waiting outside the door.

“Contact the prison and send them to the hardest place.”

“Yes.”

The brain prison of our school is hell even if you go to a comfortable area. It is not just a saying that it is better to be executed than go to a brain prison. With that personality, they wouldn’t be able to endure it in prison. My son is no different.

I didn’t sympathize with them.

If I hadn’t intervened, they would have lived their entire lives in limbo, and the victims, the Kwak family, would have lived miserable lives. There must have been Kwak Sus I didn’t know about before, and there will continue to be more Kwak Sus in the future.

The investigator Jong-hwa who was threatened would have had his life completely ruined.

So I have no sympathy or regret.

“What on earth happened?”

“What?”

“Why did the Namdo Order issue an apology statement? This is unprecedented.”

“Go and ask them why.”

“I would have done it if I could. If I went to the Namdo Order in the current atmosphere, I probably wouldn’t be able to walk out.”

“No. Now is the time when I can dance at the Namdo Order dance hall and walk out safely.”

I added as I walked briskly down the hallway, leaving Seo Dae-ryong, who said he didn't know English, behind.

"Until two days from now."