Episode 194: Because I chose a handsome face.
âHeeya. âYou shouldnât move yet.â
Mr. Sim held his daughter Hee-yaâs hand.
As Heeya got dressed, her face and entire body were covered in scars. The girl suffered the greatest misfortune in her life. Three days ago, on her way to work, she was brutally assaulted. She was beaten and even raped by a man.
âMom, you heard it too, right? âHeâs going to break free and kill us all?â
The person who committed something that should not have been committed against her was a man named Gongpae, one of the beast gangs that dominated this area. He even committed this evil act in the morning, not at night.
Heeya, devastated, directly reported the incident to the Murim League branch in charge of this place. However, I heard that Gongpae was arrested and released less than three days later. He said that even when he was taken to the branch, he openly shouted that he would not leave Hee-ya and her family alone if they were treated unfairly. The branch released such a person.
âWe have to go quickly, Mom.â
Hee-ya woke up unsteadily, then felt dizzy and sat down. There was no part of my body that didnât hurt.
âWhere are you going with your body like this?â
âI have to go. âYouâre going to kill us?â
Heeyaâs eyes filled with tears. I never dreamed that I would be able to release him so easily. What should we do? What on earth should we do!
Mr. Sim hugged his daughter tightly.
âItâs all because of me. âItâs because of me.â
She lost her husband and raised her siblings on her own. I lived a tough life, but a year ago I had a fall accident and seriously injured my leg.
As she was no longer able to work, her young son, who was only ten years old, began working as a jumsoi worker, and her fifteen-year-old daughter, who had been helping her mother by working at a dry goods store, added the task of washing dishes in the guest house at night.
They are such good children who are trying to earn living expenses and pay for their motherâs medicine. This misfortune befell my daughter.
Tears flowed from Mr. Simâs eyes. Even though I gritted my teeth to keep from crying in front of my daughter, tears still came out.
Heeya gritted her teeth again and stood up.
âMom, pack your bags. âIâll bring mommyâs cart.â
Mr. Sim pulled her hand.
âYou can go too. âTake your brother and evacuate first.â
âMom, I donât have time for this. âYou know that I wonât leave you behind, right?â
âWhere are you taking me too? Just avoid yourself for a while. huh?â
Heeya had all kinds of thoughts.
Where can I take my sick mother and younger brother? Or should I just pretend that I was bitten by a mad dog and apologize for my mistake if he comes looking for me? I had no idea which choice was right.
âSomeone tell me what to do! Please help me!â
Fifteen The only place she could cling to was the sky.
At that time, the second child, Seok, opened the door and came in.
âmom! sister!â
Seok was reminded of what was happening.
When Heeya saw her younger brother, she came to her senses. I thought it was right to leave to save my younger brother.
âPack your bags, Seok.â
âWhy the luggage?â
âIâm leaving. âPack only the essentials.â
âsister! wait for a sec! Listen to me first. I asked an unmanned person for help. He said he would help us.â
Both Sim and Hee-ya were surprised at those words.
âwho? âDo you know someone?â
âno. âThis is the first person I saw today.â
Heeya sighed when she heard that it was her first time seeing her.
âSeok-ah. Listen carefully to this sister. You shouldnât ask anyone for something like that. âWhat are you going to do if that warrior gets killed by the beasts?â
âno. âHe was a really scary and strong-looking person.â
Heeya sighed again.
âThen what about him? âWhy did you come alone?â
âI told you to go first.â
âHe wonât come. I answered like that because I was bothered by the younger you asking. âHurry up and pack your bags.â
She woke up unsteadily. It was difficult to walk, but I was determined to put my mother in the cart and leave.
I was surprised when she opened the door and went out.
Gongpae entered the yard looking very angry.
Heeya sat down in shock.
Gongpae said coldly.
âHow dare you accuse me? âI was held in prison for three days because of four years.â
When I thought about the loss and defeat of the past three days, all I wanted to do was kill myself. In my imagination, I stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife, beat him to death with a hammer, and bit his neck to death. Killed dozens and hundreds of times.
But when I actually saw him again, I was so scared that I couldnât think of anything. My whole body was shaking and my mind went blank.
Then, Mr. Sim came out of the room, sitting down and dragging his butt.
âLook, I reported it. âIf you want to blame, blame me.â
Gongpae snorted.
âWhat are you complaining about, taking care of your Emina, who is crawling like a bug?â
Hee-ya screamed as if she had a fit when she cursed her mother.
âshut up! Shut up! What are you! Why you! Why you! Aaaaaaa!â
I screamed louder because I was scared.
âIs this bitch crazy? âYou have to get hit to come to your senses.â
As Gongpae was about to hit her, Seok came running out of the room.
âdonât do it! âDonât touch my sister!â
Seok stood in front of Heeya.
Heeya pulled Seok behind her. After holding on to not get out of the way, the two fell backwards together.
âItâs damned, itâs so damned. What can I do with my life like this? Everyone die by my hands today. âI will bury you in one place.â
The guy pulled out a dagger, as if he really wanted to kill them all. When they saw the blue blade, both Heeya and Seok stiffened.
âPlease save me, please save my family!â
It was at that moment when Hee-ya was pleading. A soft word came from behind them.
âIsnât asking for your life what that guy needs to hear?â
When Gongpae turned around in surprise, he saw Geommugeuk and Gwonma coming inside.
At a glance, Gongpae recognized that the two people were no ordinary warriors. In particular, the moment he saw Gwonma looking at him like he was looking at a bug, all the fur on his body stood up.
Seok shouted in joy.
âWarrior! Youâre here! Thatâs a warrior! âYouâre here!â
Mr. Sim and Hee-ya realized that these were the two warriors that Seok-i had mentioned earlier.
Gongpae also noticed that the young guy had invited these warriors.
âIt seems like you guys have some misunderstanding. âI like that woman.â
Geommugeuk pretended to hiss at Gongpaeâs modification.
âYour chance to speak in this life is over. Thereâs just one word left. âEven that is not your right.â
Geommugeuk asked Sohee.
âSo, do you want an apology before that guy dies?â
Before I die?
Heeya looked at the sword dance with a surprised face. Geommugeuk nodded once.
Heeya shook her head. He was a person who did not like to talk.
âNot even the last bit of bullshit was allowed.â
The moment Gongpae was about to open his mouth to say something.
His blood and demon blood were suppressed by the earth wind of the sword dance. I really didnât give him a chance to say a word.
Gwonma slowly walked to Heeya.
Gummugeuk guessed what he was going to do and covered Seokâs eyes.
Gwonma stood in front of Heeya. Heeya swallowed her saliva as she looked up at the horse. Truly, this was my first time seeing someone so scary.
âHold out your fist.â
Surprised, Heeya held out a fist with a trembling hand. Gwonmaâs big hand wrapped around the small hand. He then cupped her hand and held it together in front of her.
Very slowly, the two people raised their fists toward the ball.
The moment when the question âWhat is this?â appeared on Gongpaeâs face.
Huaaaaaaaa!
With the ear-piercing sound of the wind!
Puff puff puff! Puff! Puk puk puk! Puffpuffpuffpuffpuff!
Every bone in Gongpaeâs body shattered and exploded. Everything from the toes, arms, legs, ribs, spine, shoulder blades, and neck bones was broken and crushed.
âAaaaaaaaaaaah!â
It was an excruciating pain I had never experienced in my life. The pain was even greater because my blood pressure was suppressed and I could not scream.
After going through all that pain, his face finally collapsed and collapsed.
All of this was contained in the move that Kwon Ma held out a little while ago, wrapping Hee Yaâs hand.
But that wasnât the end. Gwonma waved his hand as if he would not allow his body in this house, and the body flew into the air.
Gwonmaâs other fist stretched out into the air.
Gurgling! bang!
There was a sound of thunder, as if the sky had punished me.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
A huge force swept over his body. Like a lie, Gongpaeâs body disappeared without a trace in the air.
âiced coffee!â
Heeya couldnât believe this whole scene. It felt like I was seeing a fantasy.
At that time, Gwonmaâs hand clenched her fist once more.
At that moment, Heeya felt it. The fist wrapped around me is saying this.
Live strong in the future.
Heeya looked up at Gwonma. The horse was looking down at her indifferently.
She was no longer afraid of Gwon Maâs face. It was not a demon, but rather a statue of the Four Heavenly Kings standing at the entrance of a temple. It was like a guardian deity protecting him from evil spirits.
Seok-i did not see the ball turning into dust and disappearing. But I could tell by feeling. That Gongpae is dead.
I could feel Seokâs tears flowing down the palm of my hand.
Geommugeuk took his hand away from his eyes and turned Seok towards him.
âFrom now on, you just have to live with courage like you did today.â
The courage to walk up to that scary horse and ask for help. If you have that kind of courage, you will definitely be able to live well.
âyes.â
Seok was hugged by Geommugeuk. The child was trembling in his arms, and Geommugeuk slowly stroked the childâs head.
âPlease accept my bow.â
Hee-ya tried to bow to Gwon-ma. But an invisible force prevented her from bowing.
âThere is no need for that.â
âPlease accept my bow. âThatâs all I can give you.â
âI was just doing your sister a favor.â
With those words, Gwonma turned his back and looked up at the sky.
Heeya looked at Seok. Seok ran and hugged his sister.
âsister.â
âSeok-ah.â
This time, Seok, who was in his sisterâs arms, looked at Kwon Ma. Although he felt the gaze of a child admiring, respecting, and thanking him, Gwonma just turned his back and looked up at the sky.
Mr. Sim expressed his gratitude with tears.
âThank you, I will never forget this favor even if I die.â
Geommugeuk spoke to Mr. Sim and Heeya.
âI know you belong to a gang. âWe will take care of everything, so donât worry in the future.â
And that wasnât the only good fortune given to this family.
Gwon Ma, who must have felt that he would continue to extend the favor he had already shown, approached Mr. Sim and suddenly asked.
âSince when?â
âyes?â
âThe legs. âSince when have you been sick?â
âOh, itâs been about a year.â
âCan I take a look?â
Heeya spoke quickly instead of her, who was dumbfounded.
âplease!â
Gwonma looked at Mr. Simâs legs.
âEven if it hurts, just be patient.â
Before she could say anything.
fillet. Pop. Tdu-duk-duk.
I could hear the sound of bones coming together. Mr. Sim screamed as his long-hardened bones moved. But the pain didnât last long. The horseman had a better understanding of human bones and muscles than the horseman.
After a while, surprising words flowed from the horseâs mouth.
âIf you heal for a while, you will be able to get up and walk again.â
Mr. Sim was so shocked that he couldnât keep his mouth shut, while Hee-ya and Seok-i cheered.
âThank you, Eunkong.â
âthank you. thank you.â
The three people were so moved that they hugged each other and cried.
Lastly, Geommugeuk gave Heeya an envelope. What was inside was enough money to open a small store and support a family of three.
Heeya was surprised and asked with a trembling voice.
âWhy are you giving me this?â
âIâm not giving it to you. âThis is the money you will get from that gang, so donât feel pressured and take it.â
How could this money, Gongpaiâs death, heal her wounds?
This incident will hurt her and haunt her for the rest of her life. You will have nightmares and your distrust of men will be great.
But there was only so much that sword dance drama could do. Please overcome it well and live the rest of your life well.
âWhy are you giving us this great favor?â
Heeya felt like she was receiving all the blessings she had never received in her life all at once. I was wondering if this was okay.
Geommugeuk looked at Gwonma and said.
âMy younger brother chose the handsome face over there.â
* * *
After leaving Mr. Simâs residence, we headed straight to the Beast Sect.
If you donât handle everything neatly until the end, Seokâs family will end up in trouble.
Before I went, I looked into the Fauvists and found out that they were people who had done all kinds of bad things. They scare and threaten residents, take their money, beat them, and kill them. They were truly black people who ruled like kings in this area.
Even if these bastards were just that kind of bastards, the bigger problem was the Murim League branch that aided and abetted it.
âThe fighting technique you used earlier was really cool.â
In fact, it was a too noble fist to be used on an insignificant person like Gongpae.
Nevertheless, it was because of Seok that Gwon Ma killed him directly. Since Seok asked Gwon Ma for help, he killed him himself. Live with pride in having saved your family with your own choices.
But what impressed me more was the sight of Heeya holding her hand and blowing the guy away. I believe that the girl will live well thanks to the hand Gwon Ma held. When Iâm having a hard time, I remember those big, thick hands.
âI respect you.â
âWhenever you open your mouth, you are flattering.â
âIâm serious, Master.â
Although he subtly called him Master, he was still ironclad.
âIt was a good attempt, Lee Gongja.â
Thatâs how we arrived at the manor where the Fauvists lived.
The guy who was guarding the gate was so shocked at the sight of the horse that he was giving his name, he closed the door and ran inside.
âemergency! emergency!â
Gwonma said self-deprecatingly while listening to the guyâs yelling.
âDid you see it? âMy face alone is enough to cause an emergency.â
If it were Seo Dae-ryong, I would have made fun of him for three days, but I donât plan on making Gwonma feel intimidated by the one face he has with me.
âI saw it. âThe longing eyes that girl looked up at Madame Kwon earlier.â
Was it because those words made him feel better?
When Kwon Ma placed his palm on the gate, there was a loud bang and the heavy gate was torn apart like a piece of paper and flew away.
Gwonma went inside first. Looking from behind, the large entrance looked crowded due to Gwonmaâs huge back.