Episode 206

As soon as he recovered, he brought up the topic again.

‘The youngest in any family cannot be stopped.’

His three hyungs clicked their tongues. But when they looked at Seol Young, his cheeks were pale, yet his eyes were burning with flames.

Maybe it was because they were older than him that they still considered it a gentle look. And it felt nice to see him standing near the painting.

‘He is all grown up.’

All three of them felt the same.

Even at the age of twenty, the youngest would be forever the youngest. However, maybe it was because they didn’t see the guy so often that he looked so trustworthy now.

“Right.”

Baek Eon said with a stern face.

“Do as you see fit.”

He gave him permission, so the other two couldn’t say much. Song Ok smiled,

“Let’s go and tell the High Governor. To say we gave the permission.”

“Yes.”

Finally, he was given permission, and Seol Young quickly left that place. They said they were going to test if he was cursed, so many came.

He kept his mouth shut because he thought talking would get him caught, and as soon as the door opened, it turned bright.

All the boys stared at the wall.

Seol Young’s spiritual power was there, and the silvery plum blossom was clear.

“Sa-rang! You are amazing!”

Seol Young looked at the trainees.

As always, everyone looked bright and lively. But among them, Myung Kyung was calm, and the children were quick to notice it.

The resurrection of the God of Cataclysm was known only to the Hwarangs. However, the trainees could feel it through Seol Young’s injuries, the reactions of Baek-Song-Wol, and the fact that he wasn’t back to being a Hwarang despite the accusations being cleared.

That a crisis was still lurking.

‘Then, we will bravely overcome it.’

Such determination could be seen in the trainees’ eyes, and Baek Eon smiled at them.

“Yeon Hong, Chang Hae, Mun Hu, Ju Yu, and Dong Pyung. Let’s go with these five.”

“Yes!”

Together with the ones in the lead, they all rode on horses and set off. The place that Baek-Song-Wol led them to was the training grounds of the Hwarangs.

It was clearly visible in the light.

It was a cold day, and the sky was blue with pillars of light rising from the mountainside.

This was proof that they were well contained to prevent any abnormalities from happening, and that meant that so much strength was being poured into it.

When they arrived at the site, everything was tightly contained. First of all, the fence was made of black wood and acted as a barrier that blocked the way. So one by one, each of them broke the seal with their spiritual power and entered the barrier.

“This way! Pull!”

Flags were planted everywhere, and they were all tilted at an angle for some reason, while several Hwarangs were tying ropes to make them stand upright.

In addition to the main red clothes, they also saw the blue-robed Hwarangs.

‘The Blue Dragon Troops are also here.’

Seol Young looked away. Among the Hwarangs moving in perfect order, there was one dressed in black.

With golden eyes sunken in his shaved face, he looked at him as if saying, ‘You do your thing, and I will do my thing.’

Hwa Un and Seo Geom were earnestly talking on either side.

“…That way, it won’t be a problem.”

“It has already been decided by the Vermillion Troops.”

Seol Geom was eager to be praised by Zaha, and Hwa Un seemed to disregard it.

‘It needs to happen that way.’

Seol Young evaluated it as such.

On the other hand, unlike his calm attitude, he was able to notice that the situation was more serious. The Vermillion Troops, who managed this place, had requested help from the other troops.

And it was the Blue Dragon Troops that were commanded by the most aggressive leader. Seol Young walked with his hyungs, feeling nervous.

The other three also found them and stopped talking.

“High Governor.”

All of them bowed to Zaha first.

“Vermillion Troops leader. Blue Dragon Troops leader.”

Song Ok, Hyo Wol, and Seol Young greeted the leaders.

Then Baek Eon opened his mouth and asked,

“Did all the spirit flags go down last night?”

“Right.”

Zaha replied as if it wasn’t so special.

“It is strange.”

Then the sound of someone speaking in the distance could be heard. Seol Young cut through that noise and said,

“Hurry.”

Zaha glanced at him. Last night, the man brought alcohol and left after a long time. So what was this strange look?

Seol Young nodded and spoke again,

“Baek Eon-rang, Song Ok-rang, and Hyo Wol-rang said it would be alright and agreed. So please allow it.”

“Ah, right.”

Zaha nodded.

“Did you hear? Seol Young-rang said he couldn’t do anything without me…”

“When did I…?”

“Hwa Un-rang and Seo Geom-rang will take care of this place. Would it be fine if I leave?”

“Sure. Do not worry.”

Seo Geom answered. Besides him, Baek Eon said,

“We will stay here too. While the High Governor is absent, I and the others will like to contribute.”

Seol Young looked at Baek Eon.

Just looking at his eyes, what he was thinking about was clear.

‘Since such a bad incident happened, he wants to come and watch over me. But then he decided that he is needed more here.’

He looked at his hyung, and told him not to worry. And Baek Eon nodded.

“Then, let’s go.”

Zaha turned around, and Seol Young, along with Hyo Wol, followed him.

“But Seol Young, where are you going to do it?”

Hyo Wol asked.

“At the tomb of the God of Cataclysm.”

At Seol Young’s answer, Zaha turned around and said,

“Not there.”

“Why?”

“You must not know about it, but it is sealed off right now. Instead, I know a good place.”

“And where would that be?”

“My house.”

Seol Young and Hyo Wol were a bit shocked.

“The High Governor will hand over his house? Are you actually saying that you don’t mind using your place to summon spirits?”

Even at Hyo Wol’s words, Zaha smiled.

He didn’t know why, but they just followed him for now.

And then an unexpected sight greeted them. The entire house was crowded.

For example, the couple couldn’t be seen at all, and it was full of Hwarangs and trainees in gold clothes.

“Seol Young-rang! I am glad you are up safe.”

Yen Jae-rang, who was there, spoke friendly.

Seol Young asked in shock,

“What are the Golden Ring Troops doing here?”

At that time, a person walked out.

It was Jin Rim.

“High Governor. You are here.”

He greeted Zaha and then turned to Seol Young.

“What you want to do now is very important, and we need to avoid any disaster that will come to the kingdom. Therefore, we decided to bring the best troops to support you in getting this done safely.”

Seol Young was surprised.

The Golden Ring Troops, led by the Governor, were the center of the five troops, so they held a name to them. And unless it were a national event, these people wouldn’t be mobilized.

But to do this for a simple Memory Projection. It was surprising but also reassuring for him.

“I understand.”

Seol Young lowered his head without saying anything else.

“Then I will watch from here too.”

Hyo Wol settled down with the Golden Ring Troops.

“Seol Young-rang, what do we prepare?”

The trainees approached him and asked.

So Seol Young told them what had to be done, and when they were done, they moved inside. Three large shields of blue bamboo were hung in the room.

Since the ashes of the God of Cataclysm weren’t normal items, they put up a triple barrier.

Seol Young planted a powerful guardian at the feet of each of them, and Zaha added his demonic qi there, which made the guardians move and vibrate.

“This much should do. If needed, this is also here.”

Zaha put his hand between his collar and pulled out the Great Mother. But he was sad to see that only half of it was left.

‘I apologize. And thank you.’

Seol Young stopped for a moment and then bowed.

“Right before the ritual failed, I vaguely thought that the appearance of the Great Mother was odd. After thinking about it, I realized that she would have been angry at the evil spirit too, but strangely, it was dazed.”

“Now we get to find out why. Along with the reason why the spiritual talisman didn’t work.”

And Zaha said,

“I hope so too.”

Seol Young raised one hand.

First of all, he wrote the character ‘YES,’ in the spirit flag and sent it to the Great Mother so that Zaha could also see the Memory Projection. And then he asked,

“Take the fragment out.”

Zaha pulled out a small, sealed bag. And when he opened it, a paper wrap came out. It seemed like he sealed the ashes in his own talisman that had golden letters on it.

And when he had taken a closer look, Seol Young said,

“You did it right.”

“Thank God.”

The two took it and went over the barrier.

Seol Young created a circle by using talismans around, and Zaha put the skull ashes in the middle, and they moved to their positions.

“Then.”

After taking a deep breath, Seol Young sent his spiritual qi beyond the barrier.

Strong and clear energy pierced the three-layered protective wall and flew straight. It slammed right into the skull ashes of the God of Cataclysm.

A thick black mist rose, and the pain of death, anger, grudge…

All kinds of negative emotions rose up, and it was hard to believe they all came from this small piece of bone.

“As expected, it never disappoints.”

Zaha raised his demonic qi to subdue it, while Seol Young raised his spiritual qi to protect his body.

Eventually, when he realized he could withstand the qi, he nodded at Zaha. He reached out and removed the barrier.

The emotions flooded in.

The same thing happened. Zaha raised his demonic qi to block it, and Seol Young defended himself.

‘Good.’

When the signal fell, the second barrier was lifted.

‘Nice.’

Eventually, the final one was lifted too. And in the middle of the circle, the spirits were spinning. The ashes of bone could be seen trying to distort the space.

But they could handle it.

Seol Young’s aura was in a stable state. It was strongly and clearly covering the remains.

“Let us start.”

Seol Young carefully placed his fingers on the ashes. The sorcery was activated, and a clear image appeared.

They were the memories left within this fragment of Mita, who had been buried a hundred years ago.

They passed by a landscape.

[Princess!]

The attendants were handling her hair and putting earrings on her.

[Lady mother is with….]

A memory of her being dressed to be the priestess.

[Follow me.]

The spirit and excitement she felt while leading the troops of the Holy Kingdom.

And…

The castle that was attacked and turned over. The corpses around her.

[Even now, you can abandon the castle and get out of here. Plan for the future!]

The moment she was surrounded by the enemies with her men around her in the passage…

[ACKK!]

In the midst of the fallen, she resisted her death with a sword in hand. Seol Young and Zaha exchanged glances for a moment in the swirl of darkness.

Was everything the same?

It was then…

‘Wait.’

In the scene that unfolded, the two were looking at it, puzzled.