The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 34

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 034
A day had passed.
After the night faded and dawn finally broke, I opened my eyes and immediately stepped outside my quarters.
The morning air greeted me.
It was refreshing.
“…Ugh, I’m exhausted.”
Yet exhaustion clung to me still.
“My back is completely stiff.”
Perhaps it was the unfamiliar bed, but I hadn’t slept properly.
‘No, that’s not it. It’s not really about the bed….’
[What shall we do today?]
The cursed Demon was to blame—sleep paralysis plagued me every single night.
“…What do you mean? Today we can simply rest comfortably, can’t we?”
[How dull….]
Dull? As if finding amusement here even made sense.
“Let’s just take it easy for a day. There’s nothing to do anyway until the Gate Master responds.”
[Hmm….]
The Old Man’s expression twisted with displeasure, but he said nothing more.
Even he must have realized there was truly nothing to do.
‘So where….’
With the thought of taking a casual look around, I began to walk.
The Cheonwol Gate was vast.
If I had to compare, it was several times larger than the Anhui Branch where I’d been.
In other words, there was no end to it if one tried to see it all on foot.
‘Honestly, there’s not much to see anyway.’
I spent considerable time wandering about, but nothing particularly caught my eye.
I wondered why they’d built it so grandly.
“…Is money rotting away?”
As I voiced this fundamental question, an answer came immediately.
[It is rotting away. The Uicheon Trading Company owns the Cheonwol Gate, after all.]
The Uicheon Trading Company—one of the most prominent trading guilds in the Central Plains.
Moreover, the Cheonwol Gate itself must be receiving sponsorship funds like mad, so naturally they had plenty of money.
‘…I’m so envious.’
I was desperately envious.
My family had nothing because my father and older brother had squandered everything.
If we’d only had money, I wouldn’t be in this wretched situation.
“Tsk.”
Feeling the bitterness of it all, I resumed walking.
“By the way, aren’t they going to feed me?”
I was hungry. I’d expected someone to come and inform me beforehand, but there were no servants about.
So I turned to the Old Man and asked.
“…Do you happen to know where the restaurant is?”
I needed to eat something. For that reason, I was asking the Old Man.
[….]
For some reason, the Old Man gave no answer.
What’s going on?
“Old Man….”
[There are many watching eyes.]
“….”
I immediately closed my mouth. I surveyed my surroundings.
I felt nothing. Which meant I couldn’t sense them even if I tried.
[Two on the left.]
“….”
[The bushes behind where the stone statue is visible.]
Following the Old Man’s words, I turned my head to look at that location.
Just as he said, dense bushes grew behind some indistinct stone statue.
Staring at that spot, I furrowed my brow.
Still, I couldn’t see anything. What could be there? I didn’t understand, but….
‘There is something.’
There must be. That damned Old Man wouldn’t play tricks on me in this situation.
‘Damn it.’
I’d already spoken. If I stayed still, it would look suspicious.
I adjusted my reaction. Looking at the location the Old Man mentioned, I spoke.
“…Can’t you hear me? I was asking you.”
I forcibly steadied my shaken breathing.
“Do you not know where the restaurant is?”
Still no response. But I didn’t back down.
“If you don’t know, just say so. Why are you sneaking around watching with such an unpleasant attitude?”
At this point, I wavered slightly.
What if there was nothing there? What if the Old Man was just trying to fool me?
[I’m coming.]
“…Forgive my intrusion.”
‘Holy hell.’
The voice came from the side, not from ahead.
If Yoo Cheon-gil hadn’t warned me, I would have jumped in fright.
I turned my head. A man came into view. I didn’t know who he was.
From the way he was dressed, I could tell he was a martial artist of the Cheongwol Gate.
Sensing that, I asked the man.
“Do we perhaps know each other?”
“Pardon?”
At my question, the Man’s expression shifted as if caught off guard. Seeing that, I continued.
“I mean, you were staring at me secretly. I wondered if we knew each other. Otherwise, there’d be no reason to watch me. No offense intended.”
“…!”
My pointed remark made the Man’s face contort immediately.
“Never mind.”
“…If I’ve offended you, I apologize.”
“Of course you have. It’s basic courtesy, isn’t it?”
“….”
“Ah, not that I meant to strike a nerve or anything.”
I laughed and waved my hand. Of course, I meant exactly that.
[Impressive… Your skill at irritating people grows sharper by the day. Is this a talent?]
Yoo Cheon-gil remarked in admiration. I dismissed it lightly.
“So, who are you?”
I attempted a belated introduction. The fact that he’d appeared before me meant he at least intended to reveal himself.
The Man hesitated briefly before answering.
“I am Seom Seong-gyeong, a Second Senior Disciple.”
The name meant nothing to me. Who was he? I racked my brain, but no recollection surfaced.
‘So he wasn’t someone worth remembering.’
I had already committed all the famous figures to memory.
Names, titles, ages—I had memorized them all. The fact that I had no recollection meant he wasn’t particularly renowned.
“Should I introduce myself as well?”
“…No.”
“I see.”
He would have come already knowing who I was, so there was no need for formalities.
“So, what brings you here?”
“….”
“Why were you watching me?”
If he was watching, there had to be a reason.
At my question, the Man answered.
“…I heard the previous Sect Leader’s successor had arrived… and I was curious….”
“Ah, I see.”
I let out a soft laugh. My thoughts raced in that instant.
“That makes sense.”
“That….”
“Anyway, never mind that. Could I ask you something?”
“Pardon?”
“I’m hungry—do you know where the nearest restaurant is?”
“…?”
The Man’s expression became amusingly bewildered at the abrupt question.
“Wait, didn’t you ask me that before? About the restaurant location?”
“…That’s….”
“You don’t know?”
“…If you go straight ahead that way, you’ll find it.”
“Oh, there’s still food being served now, right?”
“Ah… Yes….”
“Thank you.”
I passed the man who looked dazed and moved in the direction he’d indicated.
Should I really go this way? The man was staring at me with that expression.
I stopped walking for a moment and opened my mouth.
I didn’t turn my head.
“Ah, please convey my regards to your superior who was so curious about me….”
I felt the man flinch.
It wasn’t over yet.
“And please also convey my regards to the one who was watching separately.”
“…!”
“Next time, let’s see each other’s faces.”
I walked on, ignoring the man’s shocked reaction.
I had to do my best to hide the silence where no words could be heard and the cold sweat on my back.

* * *
After walking for a while, I stopped.
Then I turned my head and looked at Yoo Cheon-gil.
The Old Man looked at me and chuckled, shaking his head.
“Whew…!”
Only then did I bend my waist and let out a sigh.
“…I was terrified.”
As I released the breath I’d been holding, sweat poured down as if it had been waiting.
This feeling was entirely new to me.
‘I didn’t even sense it.’
I hadn’t noticed someone was watching me.
Even though I knew the location and stared directly at that spot.
‘What if they had attempted an assassination instead?’
I might have died without properly realizing it.
Once I grasped that reality, it became clear. No matter how many times I heard talk of being the Sword Saint’s successor or whatever.
‘I’m still nothing.’
I could have died in an instant while boasting about this.
‘…I need to get my head straight.’
I pulled my scattered mind back together for a moment.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead.
‘Who could it be.’
As my body grew hot, my mind cooled instead.
The warmth that had briefly suffused me now felt like a chill.
‘Who could it be?’
Under whose orders were they watching me? I turned the possibilities over in my mind.
Several figures immediately came to mind.
Three individuals who had shown peculiar reactions during the interrogation disguised as a meeting.
‘The elderly men who appeared to be elders. Or perhaps the Gate Master.’
Beyond them, the two who had regarded me strangely, or perhaps.
‘The Heavenly Supreme.’
That strange woman I’d met yesterday. Her eyes surfaced vividly in my thoughts.
Running through each suspicious figure one by one, I clicked my tongue softly.
Complicated. But that could wait.
“First, I need to fill my stomach.”
[Heh heh.]
At my response, Yoo Cheon-gil let out a hollow laugh.
Did it seem strange that I wanted to eat first despite my current state?
‘Regardless, I still need to eat.’
I was trying to survive. I had to eat when I could.
That way, I’d have the strength to find a way out.
I resumed walking.
I straightened my back and sharpened my gaze. As I walked further, the aroma of food grew stronger in my nostrils.
This was it. I walked forward with certainty.
Ah, but.
‘Can I go in?’
Wasn’t this place only for the martial artists of the Gate? Could I enter too?
I hadn’t thought about this detail before coming here.
After a brief hesitation, I went anyway.
‘If they say no, I can just ask.’
I could request help from Cheon Euijin. That was my thinking.
By the time I reached the building, several people had gathered in front.
‘What’s this?’
They were young—roughly my age, to be precise. They appeared to range from early teens to their twenties.
They stood before the restaurant entrance, visibly tense about something.
What was this situation?
‘Can’t I eat?’
I stared at them, confused.
“Go in.”
The moment the guard at the restaurant entrance spoke, they rushed inside as if they’d been waiting for permission.
“…What?”
What was happening here? For a moment, I stood dazed.
“Hey! What are you doing! Didn’t you hear me?”
“Huh?”
The man who spotted me shouted with a rough expression.
“Me?”
“Who else is here besides you! Get inside already!”
He had a point. Everyone else had already gone in, and I was the only one standing alone outside.
…Should I go in?
After a brief moment of hesitation, I moved forward.
‘What’s the big deal.’
Without much thought, I entered.

* * *
The interior was cleaner than I expected. It was clearly well-maintained.
But.
‘Why is that side empty?’
The left dining table was packed, while the right one was vacant.
‘This is….’
No matter how I looked at it, I should sit at the crowded side.
‘But there’s no space…?’
There wasn’t a single seat available on the left.
Damn it, what do I do? Should I sit? Or should I leave the restaurant right now?
While I was pondering this.
Tug—!
Someone grabbed my sleeve.
“H-hey there.”
“Hm?”
When I turned my gaze, a young man who appeared to be around my age was pulling me along, looking flustered.
“What?”
“What are you doing! Sit down quickly…!”
“…That’s not it, I mean….”
There’s no space, so I can’t sit—what is he asking me to do?
But his expression was so earnest. Having no choice, I sat down at the empty table.
“Wh-what…!”
The young man then startled in shock and tried to say something.
“Jeong-suk—! The senior brothers have arrived—! Three Senior Disciples, show proper respect!”
The man who had spoken to me earlier shouted again.
With his shout, other figures appeared from the entrance.
Creak—!
At that moment, everyone who had been sitting suddenly stood up.
Their expressions clearly showed they were all on edge.
“Damn it.”
Seeing that, I immediately realized I’d made a blunder.
Intuition struck me. I thought I understood why that seat had been empty.
Everyone else had stood up, yet I remained seated.
Because of that, all eyes turned toward me.
“….”
Not only the Three Senior Disciples sitting to my right, but also those who appeared to be Second Disciples cast their gazes upon me.
‘Damn it.’
I immediately turned my head to look at Yoo Cheon-gil.
[Kuhk… kuhkuhkuhk….]
The Old Man was covering his mouth, suppressing his laughter.
Seeing his reaction, I contorted my face.
That crazy old man—he knew what this situation was.
He knew but said nothing.
As I glared at him with resentment, Yoo Cheon-gil grinned and spoke.
[You said you’d rest without doing anything. Wouldn’t it be nice if something entertaining happened?]
‘Something entertaining?’
Entertaining for him, not for me. That’s why he’d kept his mouth shut.
I was speechless. I wanted to curse right then and there.
“How intriguing.”
A voice reached me from in front, and I startled, turning my head.
As my gaze shifted, blue eyes came into view.
“I never expected to see you here.”
A beautiful woman with a faint smile stood before me.
“It’s good to see you.”
Cheonhye-in of the Wolmuhui.
“…Bang Disciple?”
It was Cheon Euijin standing behind her.
“….”
Why were these people here?
I was genuinely curious about that.

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