The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

‘I’ve never received such a gaze from anyone other than Grandmother.’

But it wasn’t burdensome.

Rather, I belatedly wondered what kind of blessing this was.

Is this what blood ties are like?

I had such thoughts for a moment.

“Yes, I’ll follow Grandfather’s wishes on that.”

“…Grand, father?”

Ah, was this the first time I said it?

It just slipped out because I had gotten into the habit of calling him Grandfather Tak in my mind. Seeing Tak Joong-hak getting emotional without knowing this made me feel unnecessarily sorry.

“I also have something I’d like to ask…”

At times like this, changing the subject was the best option.

“Ask me anything.”

“Who is my father? Grandmother said she didn’t know either.”

Actually, it didn’t matter if I didn’t know. This question was purely out of personal curiosity.

I just wanted to know what kind of person Tak Seon-hwa’s husband, the biological mother of this body, had been.

I was also a little curious about their romance…

“Right. You should know too.”

After pausing for a moment, Tak Joong-hak soon began to speak.

“No Jong-un. He was the head of Hyeon-wol-dang at the time.”

Hyeon-wol-dang was an intelligence organization operated by the Tak family.

I knew they were skilled enough to be mentioned without fail whenever information-gathering groups were discussed in the original work.

“He was a lad I cherished.”

“He must have been a good person.”

“Why do you think so?”

“That’s why Mother fell in love with him, wasn’t it?”

How many women in the Demonic Sect would dare refuse Cheonma’s courtship?

Unless they had tremendous courage or loved their true love desperately, it would never be easy.

I felt a strange pride in the fact that our mother had accomplished this.

“That’s right. They would have been a lovely couple if he were still alive.”

“Then do I become No Seolha from now on?”

“No.”

Huh? No?

I heard that my surname came from Grandmother’s alias, Shin Geum.

Not from the fictional character Shin Won-pyeong.

Since Grandmother had also reclaimed her original name, I thought I should do the same, but apparently it wasn’t necessary.

“This old man wants to pass the Tak surname to you.”

“…The Tak surname?”

This was an unexpected development.

I had heard that nowadays in our country, couples could agree for children to take their mother’s surname, but I didn’t know this was possible in this world too.

“That was something already agreed upon when Seon-hwa was alive. Whether a grandson or granddaughter was born, I intended to have them succeed me.”

“You’re not telling me to do that, are you?”

The Tak family already had Young Master Tak Mu-seong.

If he demoted his adopted nephew just because he found his lost granddaughter, I would be disappointed in Grandfather Tak.

“Of course not now. I simply want to give you the Tak surname as Seon-hwa wished, with no other meaning. You should live more freely than anyone.”

That’s more like it.

I felt relieved seeing Tak Joong-hak’s benevolent smile.

I almost became the nephew who suddenly stole my cousin’s position as Young Master. Of course, I would have refused to the end.

“I like it.”

There was no reason for me to refuse the opportunity to use the Tak surname in the Cheonma Sect.

The Tak family’s influence within Headquarters was comparable to Cheonma’s reputation.

Since it’s been revealed that I’m a descendant of the Tak family, let’s go all out!

“Thank you.”

Oh my, anyone watching would think I had done some tremendous act of filial piety.

I only said I would inherit the surname, yet he’s so moved.

Grandfather Tak’s MBTI would definitely have a capital F with a million percent probability.

He’s completely opposite to Shin Geum.

If you put those two together, there would be many interesting scenes.

“I’ll let you know the announcement date once it’s decided.”

“Yes.”

Having answered lightly, the more I conversed with Tak Joong-hak, the more my face lost its color.

I had thought it would just be like a notice posted on paper by the roadside, but it wasn’t that level at all.

It was going to be a banquet-like occasion where the Tak family would invite political and business figures to formally introduce me to them.

Could I, who already hated being in the spotlight, handle that?

I couldn’t back out of what I had already agreed to do.

I wanted to cry, but on the other hand, I didn’t want to disappoint Grandfather Tak either.

Wasn’t I the granddaughter he found after 17 years, in place of his lost daughter?

I wanted to fulfill at least the minimum duty until I left the Demonic Sect.

That was the only thing I could do.

Several days later.

I visited Macheondeon to mark the final point of this incident.

To Shin Seolha, no, to Tak Seolha, he was no different from an enemy.

But to me, he was the master who had taught me Mahu’s martial arts.

Though I couldn’t tell others, Cheonma was a bipolar person to me.

So I had pondered alone a lot about how I should treat him when I met him next.

Neither Grandmother nor Grandfather Tak asked anything about this, as if they had planned it.

It must mean they would respect my wishes entirely.

What did Cheonma want to say that he called for me?

I knew we were bound to meet once, but this summons was quite earlier than I had expected.

“He is waiting inside.”

After walking for a long time following the maid, I finally arrived at a door.

‘Whew!’

I steadied my breathing and entered the inner chamber.

“Did you call for me, Master?”

Cheonma was standing by the window with his back to me.

Even though he already knew I had arrived through his energy sense, there was no change in his movement.

Then he slowly turned around and asked.

“Am I still your master?”

Of course?

He was the one who got angry when I called him Cheonma before.

Just from his words, you might mistake him for being contrary, but his face had become terribly gaunt since I last saw him.

‘He must have suffered mentally.’

That’s what happens when you do such things.

I wanted to scold him for being pathetic, but I reminded myself once again that he was Cheonma.

“Should I call you Teacher then?”

“Didn’t you say you disliked how that sounded?”

“Yes, Master.”

I’ll call you whatever you want.

At my unhesitating response, the blue veins bulging at Cheonma’s temples twitched.

“…!”

What’s this?

Is this man nervous right now?

His bulging eyes kept examining me constantly.

My goodness, you live long enough to see everything!

Cheonma reading my mood?

Wow, even witnessing it, I can’t believe it.

“You decided to inherit the Tak surname?”

“Yes, they said Mother wanted that.”

“…I see.”

Cheonma immediately going into dejected mode at the mention of Mom.

This is why pure love is scary.

As someone who’s been single since birth, it was hard for me to understand, but it was quite entertaining to watch.

“Grandfather says he’s hosting a banquet, so if Master has time that day, would you come?”

“…You’re inviting me?”

“Yes. Since it’s a joyful occasion, I thought it would be nice if Master came too.”

Ah, I’m such a softie.

Seeing a grown adult looking dejected made me feel bad.

It’s not like I’m in a position to forgive him, but since he seems to be reflecting anyway, I wanted to give him a chance.

“I… thought you would hate me.”

This was Cheonma who took me as his disciple just because I resembled the woman he loved.

But it turns out I’m actually that woman’s daughter.

So Cheonma was afraid of me cursing at him with this face.

Oh my, mister.

When are you really going to get out of that swamp?

Being so foolishly attached is what led to such mistakes.

‘Tsk tsk.’

The current situation where Cheonma looked pitiful was both pathetic and absurd to me.

“I’m not completely without anger.”

Even though I deliberately softened my wording, Cheonma’s shoulders flinched at my single remark.

“But I’ve decided to think of it as something in the past. I heard that you didn’t wish for Mother’s death.”

“That’s true! I never even thought Seon-hwa would die!”

Yes yes, I’m sure you didn’t.

From what I heard from Grandmother, our mother’s personality was no joke.

If she was willing to abandon even her family and run away because of you, shouldn’t you have expected that much?

‘Surprisingly naive of you.’

I thought he’d be shocked to hear he even self-harmed from the shock.

Through this incident, I realized that love is only beautiful when done properly.

“Then would you like to go to Mother’s grave with me?”

“Can I… really do that?”

“If you don’t want to, then don’t.”

“No! I don’t dislike it!”

I knew he’d been pestering Uncle Gong Pae-cheon daily to find out the grave’s location.

I also heard that Uncle Gong Pae-cheon was just stuck awkwardly in the middle because Grandmother kept refusing.

“Apologize in front of the grave. That’s my condition for remaining as Master’s disciple.”

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