LIGHTNOVELSTORY chapter 14
14 – Episode 14: Nuna. And Moyong Jehee
1.
“Eunho!”
“Baek Cheol-hoon?”
Baek Cheol-hoon, a master who holds the late-stage of 4th star among the three disciples of Soryeom Temple.
A man who entered Soryeom Temple with various diseases worse than Nam Gung-yeonha and terminal stages of severe ki deficiency.
He had a past when he almost sold his body in the entertainment district, but he overcame it and lived strong. He was Eunho’s friend.
“hahahaha! Do you want to join me and eat too?”
Of course, Eunho seemed a little hesitant.
“Cheol-hoon!”
“Just wait a moment, let me finish.”
Baek Cheol-hoon sat back at the table and started to eat voraciously.
Gulp, gulp. Gulp, gulp.
“The author is…”
“Yes. The ace of Soryeom Temple, Baek Cheol-hoon.”
“Ace?”
“It’s nothing.”
“Only ten bowls left!!”
“He eats so delightfully.”
“If he had hair, he would have been handsome.”
“Should I order too?” With lightning speed, Baek Cheol-hoon destroyed fifty dishes and placed his pocket full of money on the dining table.
“You ate well!”
“Cheol-hoon, you fool! Eating so much like that…you’ll get a stomach ache!”
“Um…Jang Mun-in…”
“What the heck is ‘um’? The Muryang Holy Competition. I don’t force other students or the three generations of disciples, but we must win this competition no matter what. If you keep overeating like this…”
The monk who sternly rebuked Baek Cheol-hoon was none other than Jang Mun-in, the chief attendant of Sorim Temple.
As Jang Mun-in put forth his rebuke, he looked at Eun-ho and greeted him.
“This…is Cheol-hoon’s benefactor.”
“…..? Eun-ho?”
Jang Mun-in acted as if he had not seen him, but for a moment, he doubted his eyes at Eun-ho’s expression that was instantly made up.
That expression on his beautiful face was a clear expression of hatred.
Eun-ho. “………”
“I’m always by your side, Eun-ho.”
“Eun-ho, are you really okay?”
“….Does it not look like it?”
“Your face is pale.”
An unpleasant memory came to mind.
“Should we stop by the inn for a moment?”
Jang Myung-soon was waiting at the inn where they were to meet.
“Did you have fun, Eun-ho?”
“Yes! The dumplings were delicious.”
“…Then that’s settled. Go and rest. You seem tired.”
Eun-ho’s stumbling footsteps seemed somehow sad.
“Did you meet any Buddhists on the way?”
“How
Jang Myung-soon heaved a sigh.
“I don’t know either.”
“Really?”
“I can’t be sure. All I know is that Eun-ho hates gods.”
“Gods?”
Jang Myung-soon recalled the past.
In the past, she picked up Eun-ho from the ruins of Moyongsega, which collapsed due to witchcraft. According to a servant who survived as a blind child, Eun-ho was a child who was bullied in Moyongsega and was receiving harassment. She momentarily took him and turned the white misfortune over. She was so cute that she wanted to chew on the thought.
Anything he learned quickly. She first felt a sense that it doesn’t hurt even if she puts it in her eye.
But sometimes, when religious people approached, she looked scared.
It was suspicious whether someone intervened during the intrusion of the witches. She investigated, but found nothing.
However, she didn’t want to touch the memory of Moyongsega. Eun-ho thought of himself as a real grandmother.
Jang Myung-soon just waited. She waited for her grandson to speak her worries herself.
And the moment he spoke those worries, she was confident that she could solve anything by force.
*Rustling..!
Jang Myung-soon suddenly felt something invading the inn.
“A rat came in. Go catch it.”
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…
…
“….I misunderstood again.”
Entering the room, she took a breath and felt around for a place where a mirror would be.
My grandmother thinks I don’t remember anything, but in fact, I knew the tragedy of Moyongsega.
However, this emotion was not because of that.
It was about the time when Eun-ho was just Eunho, not Jang Eun-ho, my grandson, who was the sole family of my past life. Because our parents abandoned us, we relied only on each other. No. That expression is incorrect.
I relied only on my older sister. Instead of relying on me, she chose to rely on God.
“Why do you pray?”
I said that to my sister once. She smiled bitterly.
Helping Baek Cheol-hoon was also an impulsive decision. After all, Baek Cheol-hoon is a fictional character.
I think that small snowball has rolled all the way here.
It’s because of the rumors that Yeon-ha came looking for me.
In conclusion…
“Sis…sis?”
Was there really a god in my past life? My sister died in a car accident.
Are you going to talk about that? The reason is simple.
I looked up at the sky. Even though I don’t seem blind. The cool evening air slowly…
Up there in the sky, there’s a real god.
“…Someday, I want to ask.”
I just…want to have a little conversation. It’s the goal of my life. Well, not exactly like that, but at least in this worldview, there is a real god.
There are many things I want to ask when I meet them later.
Even so, if there are people who believe in religion, it can’t be helped that it reminds me of my sister, but…
“Eun-ho…you have to live hard.”
“Don’t worry, sis.”
I’m more satisfied with my life now than I thought.
“Knock, knock.”
“Yeon-ha?”
“It’s me. Jae-hee. Finally, I’ve come here.”
“……..”
It seemed like my sister from this world had come.
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…
…
“You came in through the window?”
“I didn’t have time to waste…! Let’s go quickly before that bastard comes!”
“I’m not going.”
“Why now! Your older sister said she’ll take care of you. Even though you’re blind, you should realize that you’re being looked after in our Moyongsae.”
“Excuse me.”
“Call me ‘Nuna.’ Why… Why haven’t you ever called me Nuna?”
I don’t like that. If it were a relationship without fatigue, I could call her Nuna, but as the Moyongsae’s Moyongjehee, she is my physical elder sister.
One elder sister is enough for me.
Moreover…
“Our sister will participate in this year’s Wulin Divine Tournament and win. Times like these are when we must regain the glory of the past! Write down what you learned from that creepy old man and show it to your sister. Okay?”
“……….”
“I found a potential marriage partner. It’s not at the level of Duke Se Daesae, but they come from a fairly well-off family. Your face is somewhat half and half… Is it right for you to turn away from the family that brought you into this world like this?”
“Excuse me.”
Facing directly towards Moyongjehee, I spoke.
A faint tremor was felt in the air.
“There’s a smell of sleeping poison.”
“……….”
“Even if you refuse, they’ll forcibly take you away.”
*Thud!*
“Hmm..! How could…”
Aiming for my throat, a precise kick. I blocked it with one hand.
I could sense blood vessels bursting. No matter how much inner energy envelops my body, it’s meaningless if external force doesn’t support it.
However, the force rising from the bet…
“Haah..!!”
*Clang!*
I can’t ignore this.
“You debauched bastard..!”
*Whoosh!*
I tried to block the incoming attack, but there was Inyeong blocking my path.
*Wham!*
“…Grandmother?”
“…I’m not yet at the age to be called grandmother, am I?”
You were injured?
This is how a strong noise came unexpectedly. It was almost delusional.
It must be because Yeonha has grown stronger. Of course, she’s still in the early stages of the 4th grade, but…
“…Eunho, are you okay?”
“Thanks.”
“Eeik! Why is Nam Gung-se here?! You… You don’t mean that Nam Gung-se is selling himself to Nam Gung-se’s eldest daughter?!”
I felt the vitality in Yeonha’s sword.
“Yeonha.”
“…Cancel that statement.”
Moyong Je-hui tried to escape through the window, but Nam Gung Yeonha’s sword severed the muscles in her leg in an instant, causing Moyong Je-hui to collapse to the ground.
“Ugh…!”
“Don’t make fun of Eunho’s family like that… And also…!”
Hey!! Don’t torment our sister!!
“Yeonha, that’s enough.”
“……….Uh, I see. I’m sorry. Even though I’m not the one involved…”
I put my hand on Moyong Je-hui’s thigh and stopped the bleeding.
Huff…!
I’m glad Yeonha has improved her skills. If the tendons hadn’t cleanly been severed, I might have been permanently unable to walk.
I spoke to Moyong Je-hui, who was receiving emergency treatment.
“I’m not going. Just remember that. I’m Jang Eunho, not Moyong Segas’ youngest son.”
Moyong Je-hui, perhaps because of her injured pride, couldn’t retort and hurriedly went out the window.
In this situation where only the two of us were left,
Yeonha glanced at me and muttered hesitantly.
“It… wasn’t intentional that I overheard. Just…”
I grabbed Yeonha’s hand.
“…Eunho…”
There was a strange overlap between the image of my sister who used to torment me when I was young and Yeonha, making me feel strangely good.
The feeling of being on my side.
“I said it before… There was no woman who protected me other than my sister and grandmother.”
However, Yeonha’s reaction was a bit ambiguous.
“That… Sister isn’t referring to me, right? The current head of the Moyong family?”
This is how a strong noise came unexpectedly. It was almost delusional.
It must be because Yeonha has grown stronger. Of course, she’s still in the early stages of the 4th grade, but…
“…Eunho, are you okay?”
“Thanks.”
“Eeik! Why is Nam Gung-se here?! You… You don’t mean that Nam Gung-se is selling himself to Nam Gung-se’s eldest daughter?!”
I felt the vitality in Yeonha’s sword.
“Yeonha.”
“…Cancel that statement.”
Moyong Je-hui tried to escape through the window, but Nam Gung Yeonha’s sword severed the muscles in her leg in an instant, causing Moyong Je-hui to collapse to the ground.
“Ugh…!”
“Don’t make fun of Eunho’s family like that… And also…!”
Hey!! Don’t torment our sister!!
“Yeonha, that’s enough.”
“……….Uh, I see. I’m sorry. Even though I’m not the one involved…”
I put my hand on Moyong Je-hui’s thigh and stopped the bleeding.
Huff…!
I’m glad Yeonha has improved her skills. If the tendons hadn’t cleanly been severed, I might have been permanently unable to walk.
I spoke to Moyong Je-hui, who was receiving emergency treatment.
“I’m not going. Just remember that. I’m Jang Eunho, not Moyong Segas’ youngest son.”
Moyong Je-hui, perhaps because of her injured pride, couldn’t retort and hurriedly went out the window.
In this situation where only the two of us were left,
Yeonha glanced at me and muttered hesitantly.
“It… wasn’t intentional that I overheard. Just…”
I grabbed Yeonha’s hand.
“…Eunho…”
There was a strange overlap between the image of my sister who used to torment me when I was young and Yeonha, making me feel strangely good.
The feeling of being on my side.
“I said it before… There was no woman who protected me other than my sister and grandmother.”
However, Yeonha’s reaction was a bit ambiguous.
“That… Sister isn’t referring to me, right? The current head of the Moyong family?”
“How did you notice? She was a woman with a keen sense.”
“No, she’s not one of Moyongsega’s people.”
“Is that so… Was the nun you’re talking about someone important to you?”
“Yes, she was like a mother figure to me.”
Yeon-ha didn’t ask any further questions. We just held hands for a while and spent time together.
I wondered if the nun’s soul exists in this world. Even if I meet God later, I doubt whether he will grant my request or even tell me her story in the first place.
That’s why I hoped that someone other than me would remember the nun who was my only family in my previous life, even if I couldn’t reveal all the memories of my past life.
Cough… cough…
“I’m irritated! Who is she suddenly appearing?!”
Moyongsega’s shabby house. It was such a squalid space that even the Open Party had to turn their heads up.
“Sister!”
“You came. What did she say?”
“Well… She says she’s not a member of Moyongsega, but Jang Eun-ho.”
“Hmm… Then we can’t do anything about it.”
“Are we just going to let her go?”
“If you can’t see, it’s better to live without seeing it.”
Moyongseo Han, Moyongsega’s patriarch, spoke as she applied black flames to her blade.
“We should give her some education like we used to.”
The intense magic filled the dingy space.