Episode 214 We are hell dogs.
I couldnât say anything for a moment.
It was a silence of surprise and a silence of joy. Because that meant I lost the bet.
âbe careful! âStep on ants!â
I flinched and almost stepped on an ant.
I didnât know why he lost. Is it because of the relationship with me that has been built up over the years, because of the Apostolic Allianceâs aggressive actions that he disapproves of, or because of the boy who lost his family? Or maybe itâs because of those poisonous ants passing by in a row.
Anyway, the reason didnât matter.
âPoison King!â
I hugged the Warak Dog King. We hugged each other really tightly.
âThank you, I really appreciate it.â
Before I knew it, the Poison King waved one of the poison pouches on his waist next to my face.
âdo you want to die? Wonât it fall?â
âyes!â
I quickly backed away.
The Poison King stood up and said.
âletâs go. âGo bark and go to the religious leader.â
That too will be put into action immediately.
âPoison King, I will bark for you.â
âyou?â
âYou gave me permission so willingly, so I have to repay you. âYouâve only been learning from the Poison King until now, right?â
âYou really want me to bark for you?â
âyes.â
The Poison King laughed at my sincere answer.
âArenât you smiling too brightly?â
âI went from a dog to a human, so I should be happy.â
âLetâs go.â
You have to act quickly before he changes his mind.
We went that way to the main training ground.
âPlease wait here at a distance. âIâll go and give you a cool bark.â
The Poison King caught me as I was about to go to the training ground.
âThere you are. I will bark. âIâm not the kind of person who breaks promises.â
âAre you okay?â
âAre you okay? âYou have the potential to become a Heavenly Demon.â
âYou said you wouldnât support me even if I die?â
âI wonât.â
The gazes of the Poison King and I intertwined in the air. His face still looked young, but his eyes were deep. He doesnât support me, but he is an adult who cares about me when I become the Heavenly Demon. This is the true character of a person called the Poison King.
âI bark. âYou have.â
The poison king, who did not even want to go outside the gate of Cheondogmun, walked towards the training hall.
Seeing that, I added a new principle of life.
Donât judge anyoneâs world carelessly.
Look at people directly, and when you have something to say, say it without putting it off, and no one makes any rash conclusions. I was adding life principles one by one.
When the Poison King appeared, all eyes around him were focused. Even though he did not reveal any special prayers, he naturally attracted attention. Mazonâs presence began to be demonstrated.
The demons were surprised. The Poison King, whose face is rarely seen, appeared in the middle of the Great Banquet Hall.
Not only did people stop walking, but people also stuck their heads out of the windows of the building. Gradually, people began to gather around. Among them, there were some who were seeing the Poison King for the first time.
Was that person the poison king at first? That young? There were people who approached in this way, but belatedly covered their noses and mouths and retreated far back.
The Poison King waited for as many people as possible to gather. When there werenât many people around, he could have barked quickly and said he kept his promise, but he didnât do that. He too was a man among men. Heâs just a guy who doesnât like to go out.
After hearing the news, people continued to flock.
Among them was the demon lord Jangho. Itâs been a while since I saw Jangho, and he looked as dependable as always. I gave him a greeting and from afar he bowed his head politely.
After hearing the news, Seo Dae-ryong, Hwangcheongak investigators, and even the executioner rushed out. Seo Dae-ryong sent me a message with a surprised face.
âMr. Whatâs going on?
-Iâm on my way to find out whoâs behind it.
-yes? What are you saying?
âYou said that at the base where the accident occurred, right? I want to find out why this happened.
-Yes, I did.
-Iâm on my way to find out.
-At the training hall?
-Okay, this is where we start.
Seo Dae-ryong looked like he was asking what I meant, but I didnât explain any further.
The area around Daeyeonmujang was crowded with people. Everyoneâs eyes were focused on the poison king. The Poison King was talking to a snake with a youthful face, the Poison King was lost in thought while looking at a poisonous insect, and the Poison King was drawing cute pictures in his poison pocket. He was confident and did not blink even under the gaze of so many demons.
Everyone knows. If the Poison King decides to kill everyone here, if the twelve poison pouches he wears on his waist are opened, everyone here will be annihilated.
When he thought enough people had gathered, the Poison King raised his hand. Then the murmur suddenly quieted down.
A time when so many people didnât even make a sound.
The Poison King made a loud barking sound.
Everyone was surprised. I had no idea that the Poison King would gather people together and make the sound of dogs barking. Some people were startled and ran away. They thought that the poison king would go crazy and remove the poison.
Another cry rang out right then and there.
âThereâs a lot to see in the fortune teller!â
Of course, the person who shouted was me. I also made a loud barking sound as I walked towards the poison king.
The Poison King looked at me with an expression that asked me what I was doing.
How could I let him bark alone?
âLetâs bark together.â
âno! âYouâŠâ
âItâs okay.â
I gave him a confident smile. It was a smile of pride that something like this would never affect my dignity as a Heavenly Demon.
And this wasnât a question of self-esteem. It was friendship with the Poison King and a sign of gratitude. I wonât leave him barking alone.
The second time, I barked first.
The Poison King looked at me with an expression that said he could not understand you at all. But there was a smile on his lips that couldnât be hidden.
You will become closer to the Poison King. So, later, when he said, âIâm unstoppable!â, I saw joy on his face instead of any other emotion. Thatâs my goal. It is by no means an easy goal. Because the King of Poison and the Immortality of Mando were polar opposites.
We barked together.
It barked long and magnificently, like a wolf howling. Are all dogs dogs? We are not neighborhood mutts, but wonderful dogs loyal to the Church of the Heavenly Demon! It is a hell dog that bites evil.
Those watching murmured. Everyone wondered what was going on, but no one dared laugh at us.
It was right then. Among the people watching, someone barked after us.
He was none other than Seo Dae-ryong. When Seo Dae-ryong barked, the Hwangcheongak investigators barked and the executioners barked. The lone son started barking and Jangho also barked. When the demon lord barked, everyone was surprised, and the loyal demon lords also started barking.
The other demons also barked along. In an instant, the Great Yeonmujang was in shambles.
We barked peacefully five times in that chaos.
This moment of barking together was much more exhilarating than watching the Poison King lose a bet.
* * *
After making a mess, I entered the Cheonma Hall with the Poison King.
Before opening the door to Cheonmajeon and entering, the Poison King took out several medicines and consumed them.
âWhat medicine are you taking?â
Then an unexpected answer came out.
âIt is a medicine that calms the mind.â
I asked him in bewilderment.
âYou werenât eating when you were barking in front of so many people?â
âBecause this makes me 10 times more nervous than standing in the training hall. Iâm not going to meet the cult leader now. âIâm going to rebel against the religious leader.â
My father was confident that the Poison King would never fall to me. However, since we have been fooled like this, it is safe to say that we should go beyond resistance and fight.
âBesides, the leader hates me.â
âMy father is a martial artist to the core, so he treats people who are not orthodox a bit harsh. However, just because I hate poison, I donât think I hate poison king. âMy father often gets misunderstood over things like this.â
âConsolation is an ambassador.â
âItâs not comforting. Think about it. If you really hated the Poison King, would you have made this bet? âIf you were the Poison King, would you have let me make such an important bet with someone I really didnât like?â
It seemed like it made some sense, so the Poison King didnât refute it.
âAnd what if your father doesnât like it? âI live on the receiving end of some hate.â
âThen neither the mouse nor the bird is dragged away without realizing it.â
âDonât worry. âI put all the other mazons in a pot and boil them, but I donât boil the Poison King.â
âAre you afraid I wonât be able to eat it because of the poison?â
âno. âIf the Poison King isnât here, the Murim Alliance will attack right away.â
âNow you donât have to flatter yourself to look good. âIâll keep my promise anyway.â
âI donât like it. I will continue to flatter you. âI am touched today and it will last forever.â
âYou know that I wonât survive today, right?â
I entered Cheonmajeon.
We walked side by side on the bloody road to my father.
It seems that my father has already heard that we barked at the grand performance hall. The atmosphere was solemn yet cold.
After politely bowing, the Poison King looked at his father and spoke politely.
âMaster. Please grant Gongja Leeâs request.â
My father said, glaring at the Poison King fearfully.
âI only trusted you.â
The Poison King looked perplexed.
âsorry.â
âWhat on earth did you fall for?â
My father asked with a truly curious expression.
The Poison King seemed to think about the answer for a moment.
âI liked Gongja Leeâs mourning.â
My father was surprised by the unexpected words, and I was also surprised.
âMany people died in this incident. âI liked Gongja Leeâs condolences to those he did not know.â
I didnât know that the Poison King was thinking this way. It didnât seem like it, but he was listening and thinking deeply.
âI think you can tell what kind of person someone is by how they mourn.â
The King of Poison, who was trembling at the door, spoke confidently and confidently in front of his father.
My fatherâs eyes turned to me.
âDo you feel good?â
âIt feels like itâs going to fly. For the first time, I achieved something thanks to the support of the Amazons. âIt will be a day I will never forget.â
I expressed my joy honestly.
Actually, all of this was thanks to my father. Fatherâs harsh advice.
How open is your world?
With these words, I realized that the world of the Poison King is not a closed world. In reality, it was not a closed world. If I were a person living in a truly closed world, I wouldnât be barking at the gym and I wouldnât be standing here right now. I just looked at him with closed eyes.
Thanks to my father.
But I didnât say that here and now. Because now is the moment to give your father a chance to get angry.
I believe. At least half of my fatherâs heart was hoping that I would win. I decided to believe that.
As always, my father kept his promise.
âgood. âI grant your request.â
I bowed loudly on the spot.
âThank you, father.â
My father knows that it is not an easy decision. Thatâs why we need to handle this matter well.
âIf you asked for this, you would be confident that we wouldnât leave any evidence that we handled it, right?â
âYes, I will do my best.â
âEffort alone is not enough. âWe must deal with the killings without ever giving a vote.â
We deal with Yayulhan, the second in command of the Sadomaeng, and Sainbang of the Sujok without anyone knowing that it was our doing.
This was also a nearly impossible task, but I answered with strength.
âyes! âI will.â
To receive this permission, all the mazons came forward, the evil Soma risked his life, and the poison king barked in the training hall.
Then you have to do it perfectly.
Before I knew it, my father had returned to his usual self. My father was not the type of person to look back once he made a decision. He had a never-ending personality.
âWho are you going with?â
âI will go with Extreme Soma.â
âIt may not be enough for the two of us. âIf itâs the three of us, we can feel at ease.â
The moment when the Poison King made an expression of disbelief.
The fatherâs eyes turned to the poison king.
âYou should follow and help.â
âItâs not possible! âMaster!â
The Poison King was disgusted and jumped up.
âNo?â
The Poison King quickly answered his fatherâs soft question.
âno. Itâs possible.â
Did your father ignore that? His expression said, âTake a taste.â Correct. My father is a person who cares about everything.
My father got up from his seat.
âListen to the poison king.â
When his father revealed the Heavenly Demonâs prayer, the King of Dogs bowed and showed respect.
âYes, master.â
âFrom this time on, the use of the Twelve Poisons is permitted.â
âI obey your solemn command.â
The King of Poisonâs main poison, the Twelve Poisons, could only be used with his fatherâs permission. This also meant that the Poison Kingâs poison was very scary.
After politely greeting my father, the Dog King and I left Cheonmajeon.
âHe said he was nervous, but he spoke better than me.â
âThatâs all bullshit.â
The Poison King sighed as the ground fell. He didnât want to go outside of Cheondogrim, but he ended up going to Jungwon.
âItâs dangerous outside Cheondogrim!â
âActually, the Poison King is the most dangerous being.â
The Poison King glared at me with a look that said it was all your fault.
âsorry. âI never thought it would turn out like this.â
âIâm not going. hate.â
âyes. I will go with Soma. âPlease hide well in the Cheondogrim.â
âIf you do that, you will really be dragged away.â
The King of Poisons got on his nerves for no reason.
âIf you go out, I will kill you all. We will stop by every village and exterminate them. âYou think I canât do it?â
It looks like he really doesnât want to go out.
âI guess you were worried about me because it was my opponent. âLooking at the schoolâs best weapon, itâs being released.â
âThatâs no consolation!â
The Poison King walked towards Cheondoglim with slumped shoulders.
I shouted at him.
âWe will leave as soon as possible, so get ready. âI was really grateful for today!â
Then the Dog King barked and walked away. He was a very angry dog.
I smiled while looking at his back and turned towards the evil song.