Chapter 55. First Subordinate (1/2)
Chapter 55. First Subordinate
It was the first time that Cho Ryu Hyang used Illusion Magic on a living person. Because of that, he had felt a little anxious using it. He was lucky that everything went so well.
“……..The Administrator of the Grass Shoe Garden, Un Hui, will dedicate the remainder of his life serving the Heir of the Heavenly Demon Church.”
When Un Hui knelt in front of him, Cho Ryu Hyang’s eyes met with Gongson Chun Gi’s. Cho Ryu Hyang could see that his teacher was plagued by complex feelings.
‘Was it that shocking?’
His teacher was usually a very carefree person. Cho Ryu Hyang never imagined that he’d see a face like that from his teacher. Cho Ryu Hyang scratched his cheeks.
Ten years was not as short as one might think. Those long years probably let the Administrator and the Pope develop a friendly relationship. But Cho Ryu Hyang didn’t expect that their relationship could be so deep.
Cho Ryu Hyang looked at Un Hui and spoke.
“Stand up. There are too many people watching us.”
“……..”
Un Hui bit his lips while on the ground. He was careless. He was too careless and prideful.
‘Skill is not limited to age.’
That’s right. The words of the Pope were too right. Un Hui misjudged the child’s skills just based on appearance.
He thought that the child was being too arrogant, and tried to teach the boy a lesson. Just thinking about that made his face go hot.
He was acting foolishly without even trying to figure out the boy’s capabilities.
Un Hui was feeling very, very embarrassed at the moment. He began to slowly raise his body as he thought of something.
‘It’s good that I’m wearing a mask.’
He wore this mask so that he wouldn’t be underestimated by others because of his young age. He was quite thankful for wearing that mask at the moment.
“I think you can come out now, teacher.”
When Cho Ryu Hyang said this while looking at something, Un Hui flinched.
‘Teacher? Could it be?’
Un Hui’s gaze drifted over to the direction of Cho Ryu Hyang’s eyes. He could see something blurry there. It was quite hard to see, but once he began to concentrate on it, he could begin to see something.
‘The Pope…….’
Un Hui’s eyes shook a little bit. Since when was he there? Did he watch everything that happened? The Pope’s face clearly indicated that Un Hui’s fears were indeed true.
Un Hui tightened his fist until blood began to seep out. He showed something he never wanted to show anyone to one of the most important people in his life.
When Un Hui looked at Gongson Chun Gi with eyes filled with despair, Gongson Chun Gi, who had been sitting on top of a tree branch, appeared in front of Un Hui.
“I won’t ask you about what happened. After all, this is a matter to be settled between you two. But I must ask you this.”
“…….”
Un Hui became anxious.
The Pope wasn’t just a normal Pope to him.
The Pope always came by to visit and answered his numerous questions, and never failed to provide a solution for even the strangest problems.
To Un Hui, this person was already a teacher to him. That kind of a person was currently looking at him with a complicated face.
“Is this truly what you wanted?”
“…….”
“Is this why you learned martial arts?”
“……!”
Un Hui couldn’t say anything. This incident was a lot different from the bet he had with the Pope a long time ago. This time, he had bet his life too easily.
And he lost.
“I’m not saying that the choice you made was wrong or anything.”
Gongson Chun Gi came up to Un Hui with a serious face, and put his hand on Un Hui’s shoulder.
“This boy is someone you chose. The boy is a talented child. But you haven’t seen this boy’s true capabilities just yet.”
Un Hui bit his lips. The Pope was right. The boy called Cho Ryu Hyang. He didn’t decide to serve the boy because he felt something.
It was just because of a simple loss. He gave away his freedom just because of a bet.
“If you are serving this boy just because of some random circumstance, and not because you felt that this boy was someone worth serving, then you should stop whatever you’re doing now. I don’t know what bet you two had, but I don’t want to see you two destroy yourselves because of a silly bet.”
Un Hui trembled. He could feel how much the Pope cared for him. Because of that, a part of his heart warmed up a little.
‘I’m good with this.’
Un Hui felt satisfied. If he desired any more than this, he’d be too greedy. Right then, Gongson Chun Gi looked at Cho Ryu Hyang and opened his mouth.
“What do you think? I think that the current situation could be undone as long as you desire it.”
Cho Ryu Hyang looked at his teacher. He took off his glasses, and spoke.
“I do not want to let go of this person.”
Gongson Chun Gi widened his eyes as he looked at his disciple. The boy was being a little informal, but from that, he could detect persistence.
The boy was being unusually persistent. Right then, Gongson Chun Gi’s eyes reflected a strange light.
‘Oho?’
It looked like the boy was thinking about something. Gongson Chun Gi hid those thoughts of his as he tried to act ignorant.
“Things are going to be hard, as you haven’t accepted each other yet. Is that fine with you?”