After being together for a long time, Mesani knew a lot about Jaegyeom. So Mesani hated the moment Jaegyeom took out his bow the most in the world. The biggest reason was that his lord must feel great pain right away, and the other reason was that a huge amount of blood was shed every time he drew out the bow.
Jaegyeom didn’t even give Mesani a glance. It was as if he couldn’t hear anything. But the grip on the bowstring loosened slightly, and then snapped back into place.
“If- If not, I- I’ll stop the bleeding first. Please, stop the bleeding at least. Yes? Heal it first…”
The more he bled, the stronger he got. It’s because the spiritual energy ran amok beyond control the greater the amount of blood shed. If any more blood was shed here, then his spiritual energy would undoubtedly run out of control.
Mesani wanted to stop that at the very least.
Once his energy runs out of control, Jaegyeom must lie down. He would lose consciousness and wander at the brink of death. The problem was that Mesani’s power wouldn’t work in that state. Neither Jaegyeom nor Mesani knew why. He healed all the wounds as though washing the body off, but to no avail. There was no choice but to wait until Jaegyeom woke up on his own.
Now, under Jaegyeom’s feet, blood pooled like a puddle.
Despite Mesani’s earnest request, Jaegyeom was unmoved. He had no time to be receiving healing idly. Darkness was sinking deep into the mountains.
By nightfall, he must fulfill his deal with the pegasus. From the moment the moon rose, drowsiness would flood in regardless of his will. So no matter what, he had to deal with the rats before that.
Before it gets darker…
“Almost done.”
Jaegyeom murmured in a low voice.
In fact, Yoon Taehee was the only one left. The rat that had been brushed by an arrow would soon lose its strength and collapse, even if he was not touched further. The dark surroundings were as desolate as a battlefield. Bleeding and fallen exorcists were scattered here and there like defeated soldiers, and tattered vegetation with their roots torn off laid on the dirt floor.
Pulling the bowstring tight to his chin, he aimed his bow at Yoon Taehee. Yoon Taehee swung his hand like she did earlier. This time, the arrow deflected in the wind and stuck in a tree, and he stared at the arrow in the tree as if trying to gauge something.
‘The arrow faintly carried spiritual energy.’
At first glance, it looked like he had blocked it well, but compared to the first time, the angle at which the arrow turned was noticeably narrower. It was obviously struck with the same force, but it was much closer than before.
‘Then, it would have been blocked by the rope, but why…’
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“It’s going to be a big deal if we go on like this.”
The biggest problem was that bow. He didn’t know how it was obtained, but no matter how he looked at it, it wasn’t something that would belong in human hands. In addition, when the spell was lifted and the rope was cut, the boy’s movement would become free. It was the same with the spiritual energy. If that arrow carried full-fledged energy, then he wouldn’t be able to stop the arrow.
“I was going to stay put. Although they are the Ceremonial Instruments Department, still, there are five exorcists. There is even a chief there, and I was thinking what could happen. Of course, like I said earlier, this is not my business, so I wasn’t particularly concerned.”
If he sided with the exorcists, then there was really no excuse. So he thought he just would stay out of it. However, the situation was turning more dangerous than expected. If he stalled any longer here, then…
“For the last time. I’m going to ask you one last time.”
Yoon Taehee asked in a low voice.
“Are you really not going to be on my side?”
The blood-stained boy had his eyes shining brightly.
“I will not.”
“Okay.”
At the answer that flowed without hesitation, Yoon Taehee neatly nodded his head. He raised his hand and tightened his mask. Arrows flew again. Yoon Taehee waved his hand as a matter of fact. The gust of wind was incomparably more ferocious than before.
“Youngshin. What should we do now?”
There was no word from Lee Youngshin. He must have passed out. Yoon Taehee, who had been clicking his tongue, made use of the gust of wind and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Jaegyeom, whose feet were tied, scanned the area sharply.
“I’ll confiscate this for now.”
A hand stuck out from behind. The arrow hadn’t been made yet, and it was too close to shoot a bow. In a short time, Yoon Taehee accurately saw through the weakness in the bow and aimed for a gap.
Jaegyeom, carrying the bow, turned sideways, but his ankles were tied and it was impossible to turn completely around. Yoon Taehee twisted his wrist swiftly, grabbing the bowstring in a tremendous force.
For now, it seemed that he was planning to make him lose his grip on the bowstring so that he could not shoot an arrow. His wrists were bent, and the tight bowstring loosened in vain. Jaegyeom hit Yoon Taehee’s stomach with the elbow of the side that missed the bowstring.
Rather, he pretended to hit. Just when Yoon Taehee, anticipating the attack, withdrew his body to avoid his elbow, Jaegyeom didn’t miss the momentary gap and grabbed the bow in his other hand and struck.
Smack-!
The bow struck his head. It was a merciless swing, like swinging a bat, sending Yoon Taehee farther back like a slide. The mask he wore on his face rolled to the ground.
Staggering, Yoon Taehee couldn’t keep his balance and held his head. Blood flowed from his torn forehead. If his bow broke, while his feet were still tied, it’s over for Jaegyeom. It was not just a thoughtless move, it was reckless…
His head throbbed by how hard he had been hit. As an intense tinnitus rang in his ears, Yoon Taehee couldn’t bring himself to his senses and stumbled. Just when Jaegyeom was about to seize the opportunity and pulled the bowstring with all his might,
Click.
A flash went off out of nowhere with an erratic shutter sound.
At the same time, a look of bewilderment appeared in Jaegyeom’s eyes. The bowstring was pulled so tightly that it looked like it was going to shoot at any moment. It should have shot out a long time ago, but his hand holding the bowstring stopped in place. All he had to do was let go of the hand that was pointing at Yoon Taehee, but why…
“…”
His hand didn’t even budge.
“M- My lord… ?”
Mesani carefully called out to Jaegyeom with a trembling voice. However, he could not turn his head toward Mesani. He couldn’t even lift a hand. Opening his mouth and blinking his eyes was all he could do. He was frozen in the same posture as when he pulled the bowstring. Everything was as it was, hot blood was gushing down his arm, and the pain was also vividly felt. But he was unable to move.
At that time, Yoon Taehee, who had been staggering, belatedly straightened his body. WIth his head ringing and eyes spinning around, he shook his head. With a grimace, he roughly rubbed the blood from the corners of his eyes.
“Ch- Chief Yoon… !”
Lee Youngshin, who was lying face down on the dirt floor behind a tree with only his arms outstretched, struggled to open his mouth. His left hand, which had been squeezing with all the strength of a suckling, was trembling like an aspen tree.
The tool in his hand was a disposable film camera.
When the shutter was pressed, a warm Polaroid was printed out from the camera with a buzzing sound. The white background gradually began to be colored. What was contained in the picture was a blurry figure of Jaegyeom pulling a bowstring, and the real Jaegyeom was frozen in the same position as the picture.
The camera Lee Youngshin used was a tool that bound the body exactly as it was in the picture. However, there was a risk because of the rebound that would also freeze the photographer as soon as the shutter was pressed. So, Lee Youngshin was also in a stiff state, lying on the ground with only his arms outstretched. He was thinking of leaving it as a last resort, but it was a mistake in judgment. He should have just used this from the beginning.
“You…”
Yoon Taehee, who had been looking at Jaegyeom with a frown, moved his gaze to the camera in Lee Youngshin’s hand. With a short exclamation “Ah,” he immediately realized what Lee Youngshin had done. Yoon Taehee brushed his disheveled bangs, and then bent over to pick up his fallen mask with a chuckle.
“As expected, our Chief Lee.”
Lee Youngshin gritted his teeth and groaned.
“Stop laughing, hurry up and do something.”
Lee Youngshin exerted his remaining mental strength and held onto his consciousness. Every time he closed and opened his eyes, his vision flickered. Moreover, since he had pressed the shutter with his spiritual energy loaded, he didn’t have much time to hold on like that. It had to be finished in a hurry.
“Alright, what should I do now?”
“F- For now, take that bow first, no, no. Before that, the ginseng child, no, no, no.”
His mind was muddled on what to do first. They must put an end to it with the best judgment possible, so how should he finish up this situation as neatly and completely as possible…
“Ah!”
Lee Youngshin, who was grunting and thinking, opened his eyes suddenly.
“Chief Yoon! Do you have that now?”
Fixing the mask he just picked up back onto his face, Yoon Taehee asked, “What do you mean by that?” he asked. In response, Lee Youngshin took a deep breath and picked his words.
“That, you know, the black birds!”
This novel has me on such tenterhooks I can’t even
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Lee younshin still doesnt want to let the ginseng child go lol this old man
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