Thought It Was ‘The End’, Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 125

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Martial Arts AU: Misunderstood Ending Genre Change (5)

“Come on, no way. They must think I’m dead.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s been three years already….”

If they were going to come looking, they would have come long ago.

During the year she escaped and the following year, Ara also trembled with anxiety from time to time.

She feared that one day she would open her eyes and find herself back at the Imperial Palace of Heavenly Mountain.

She was afraid that the people she had deceived would look at her with resentful and contemptuous eyes.

However, three years passed safely.

Ara thought she had been ‘well’ forgotten. Though it would be sad, though it would be regrettable, she believed everyone had forgotten her and returned to their proper places. The Fox of Cheonsan was a being who had reached the realm of immortals that humans could never follow. Since she borrowed his power, no one would be able to find her.

“No, you helped me, so how could they find me!”

“Sometimes human obsession reaches the heavens.”

“Why are you being so irresponsible!”

“You should speak properly. What I said I would help with was only up to escaping from Heavenly Mountain. You escaped safely, so my role is done.”

“That’s true, but!”

“How refreshingly honest.”

Dangmunhyeok burst into laughter. However, Ara couldn’t laugh.

“Only Saihyeon came? Just Jeanavi and Saihyeon? How were those two? Did they seem like a married couple?”

“Well. They didn’t seem to be on bad terms.”

“Phew. That’s a relief. At least that much was accomplished….”

They must have become lovers at least. If not, Saihyeon wouldn’t have kept Jeanavi close. As Ara remembered, they had been cold toward each other. A corner of her heart ached. While hoping they would be happy, she couldn’t help but admit she felt inevitably lonely.

“Then they probably didn’t come looking for me.”

“You really live in amusing delusions.”

“No, that’s right, there’s no reason to look for me now.”

Dangmunhyeok glanced behind him and said.

“I came to show one last kindness. That man won the martial arts tournament just a while ago, and he revealed that he is the Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect along with the Saint Genevieve.”

“Ahhh! This crazy bastard really! Please tell me Saihyeon wasn’t alone! What about the Righteous Faction? The Black Palace Guard!”

“Of course he didn’t come alone.”

“Phew.”

Right, no matter how strong Saihyeon was, he wouldn’t come alone into the heart of the righteous martial arts world and declare “I’m the Young Master of the Demonic Sect!” No matter how outstanding a Young Master he was, what good would it do.

The righteous martial arts world also had many elderly supreme masters. Especially the monks of Shaolin and the fake Taoists of Wudang were truly frightening. Ara got goosebumps just getting close to them. Alone among all those people gathered together…. It was horrifying just to imagine.

“The entire area around Luoyang is surrounded.”

“What?”

Near Luoyang were the bases of the righteous martial arts world like Shaolin, Huashan, Zhongnan, and so on. It was the stronghold of the righteous martial arts world that considered demonic sect members their mortal enemies.

“As soon as your former fiancé won the martial arts tournament, the hidden demonic sect members all rose up at once. Not only the Demonic Sect Leader but also the Council of Elders and the Righteous Faction.”

“This isn’t the time to be sitting around!”

Ara jumped up. No, are they all crazy?!

…They were crazy!

She knew they were caught up in the madness of demonic arts, but she didn’t know they were crazy in this way. Are they moths to a flame or what?

“They call it a dragnet. Ignoring all other sects, they surrounded only Luoyang so tightly that not even a needle could slip through. The fighting must be in full swing now.”

“Dad!”

Without even looking at Dangmunhyeok, Ara bounced out like a spring.

Left alone, Dangmunhyeok tilted his head and smiled crookedly. The dragnet spread by the Demonic Sect couldn’t be escaped by human power. No human in Luoyang would be able to avoid the eyes of the Demonic Sect. They hadn’t come to Luoyang to fight the righteous sects in the first place.

In the sky and on the ground, the eyes of demonic sect members were spread.

They had come to find one person.

It was the last chance.

Dangmunhyeok, the Fox of Cheonsan, made a snickering sound and laughed. He transformed into smoke and melted away into the void.

***

“Give me back my daughter, you cowards!”

“Even if you’re senile, you should be senile gracefully, damn it, why are you looking for your daughter I’ve never even seen here?!”

Yun Duhwa, the sect leader of Huashan, shouted angrily. A sword blade wrapped in purple energy struck relentlessly. Crazy bastard, I thought he was dying in Heavenly Mountain, but time meant nothing as he became even more of a monster.

“I’ve never seen your daughter!”

“Of course not, I raised her so preciously, do you think I’d let a scoundrel like you lay eyes on her!”

“Damn it, you came charging in demanding I hand her over, so I had to ask!”

“Ara, where are you!”

Jugu-gok’s voice thundered through the martial arts arena.

That monster-like bastard!

Yun Duhwa looked around.

It started with an unknown warrior with a handsome face. The Political Affairs Conference of the Martial Arts Alliance was open to anyone, but there was a condition that one’s internal energy had to be at least 2 jiazi. In other words, it was a party for them alone that only those from the 9 Factions, 1 School and 5 Great Families could even participate in. A man suddenly intruded and defeated all the late-stage masters, and regarding his identity, they felt both unease and hope simultaneously.

Since it was unlikely that members of unorthodox sects or demonic groups would appear alone in the heart of the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters, they thought he must be a disciple of a reclusive master.

‘No, no matter what, unless they’re completely insane, who would appear with their hair down in the middle of enemy territory!’

He appeared.

“We came to find one person.”

“Who did you come to find?”

“My fiancée.”

The assembly fell quiet. While keeping his fiancée tucked under his arm? Not only was he looking for another woman while having a beauty by his side who could be called the greatest beauty under heaven, but he caused this chaos in the middle of enemy territory just to find one woman?

“We cannot return until we retrieve the daughter of the Holy Church, Saint Jua Ra.”

“Who is that?!”

Waaah!

From among the crowd gathered to watch the martial arts tournament, demonic sect members in black robes jumped out. Before anyone knew it, the elite forces of the Demonic Sect had occupied the heart of Luoyang.

“Demonic Sect Leader! Do you truly intend to break the 30 years of peace in the Central Plains!”

“My daughter!”

“This Luoyang is the land of our righteous sects! Leading such a force here and ruining the Political Affairs Conference must be because of evil intentions!”

“Ara, where are you! Your father has come!”

“Evil intentions….”

“Our Ara, how frightened you must have been! Don’t be scared, daddy will kill them all for you!”

“Intentions….”

Shaolin and Wudang stood in their way, but they avoided fighting.

‘Demonic sect members avoiding a fight?!’

They were demonic sect members who shouted that fighting was everything like mad dogs. Those who said they’d rather die than avoid a fight that came to them headed toward one place as if the righteous martial artists didn’t even exist in their eyes.

“The Black Palace Guards are trying to enter the headquarters! Stop them!”

“We must stop them!”

The sect leaders of the righteous martial arts world who attended the Political Affairs Conference were handled by the Heavenly Mountain Demon Jugu-gok and the One-Horned Demon Woman Dang Mi-yeon. Yun Duhwa realized that Young Master Saihyeon had disappeared at some point.

“Give me back my daughter!”

“I said I don’t know your daughter!”

***

Ara ran frantically.

As soon as she left the annex, her sensitive ears caught the sound of weapons clashing. Her heart pounded rapidly.

‘These crazy people, where do they think this is to come here!’

It was the heart of Luoyang.

No matter how strong they were, this wasn’t the stronghold of Heavenly Mountain. Above all, the numbers were different. Even elite forces were human and had limits.

I wouldn’t be able to do anything even if I went.

Ara had abundant internal energy and exceptional lightness skills, but her actual ability was only at the level of a second-rate warrior. Even so, she couldn’t stop her feet. How could she stay still when the people she loved were in danger? Ara pulled her sleeve to wipe away the tears that had welled up.

Dad. Mom.

And Saihyeon.

-Master. Shouldn’t we run away?

“I just need to see if they’re safe and then run!”

They were strong, so they would be fine. They must have pulled this stunt because they calculated that they could escape safely no matter what they wanted. However, Ara, who had seen how strong the Martial Arts Alliance people were for three years, couldn’t hide her anxiety.

-What if Saihyeon catches you?

“I’m disguised right now. He won’t recognize me. There’s no way he’d recognize…”

Noi had no response.

Ara also held her breath. From the 2nd Floor Corridor where Ara was, she could look down at the 1st Floor Corridor. A black cloak fluttered. The women’s cloak was one that Ara had once wrapped around Jeanavi. The couple must be sharing and using each other’s belongings harmoniously.

It was Saihyeon she was seeing after a long time.

His white face with terrifyingly neat features, and those cold eyes made her heart freeze. Ara stopped walking and bowed her head. Just like any other maid would.

-Master. Please run away.

Saihyeon is still over there.

-Master. Run…

The sound was cut off thinly. Noi? Ara, who had been holding her breath, was startled and raised her head.

A white face was right in front of her eyes. His gentle lips drew a beautiful smile. The moment Ara swallowed her breath and tried to step back, large hands covered her eyes.

“Found you.”

My love.

Now you can’t go anywhere.

【I Came Back Thinking It Was the Ending, But the Genre Changed】 IF Side Story (Martial Arts AU) Complete

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