#258
Zhuge Emperor (4)
Crying —
As the tea that flowed from the teapot entered the teacup, a delicate scent spread everywhere.
The interior is neat and classically decorated without being flashy.
In a room reminiscent of the residence of a scholar, the old man, Zhugegunak, the head of the Zhuge family, who brewed tea by hand, slowly lifted the teacup and savored the scent.
“Hmm.”
Although he had already lost his eyesight for a long ti, there was not even an inch of extraneousness in his movents while performing the tea ceremony.
After a long period of training, he had a keen sense of being able to carry out daily life without much trouble.
‘Harry-soo… and Ha Seung-hoon.’
And of course.
That keen sense was also very useful in understanding soone.
The strangers who suddenly ca this ti were no exception.
‘They’re from another world… These visitors go beyond common sense in many ways.’
But even for Zhugegunak, it wasn’t that easy to figure out those two people.
He had interacted with several people from another world during his childhood, but he was very different from the people he encountered then in all aspects, including his disposition, behavioral style, and abilities.
‘But both of them were far from villains, and I didn’t feel any particular hostility. Or should I say it’s closer to favor?’
Although Harris’s attitude was a bit rude, it was not sothing to be faulted for being arrogant for a powerful person of that level.
But this ti, the other side took the initiative to express their intention to restore the relationship.
By intentionally revealing to him about Ha Seung-hoon’s healing abilities.
‘I don’t know how I found out about Hyemi’s condition.’
It was an obvious maneuver, but Zhugegunak pretended not to know anything and acted as intended.
Because I knew that this was the first hand they extended for reconciliation and cooperation.
‘There are still many questions, though.’
As I spoke with Harris, I knew right away that he was hiding sothing.
The sa goes for the winged stranger who is presud to be the culprit of this chaos.
But the hostility he showed when I told him about him was real…
‘Hmm, I guess we need to keep an eye on him a little more.’
There is no need for further response right now. It is recomnded to maintain friendly relations.
That was the first opinion of Taesang Gaju, who was dealing with strangers on behalf of the busy Gaju.
“Hehehehe, and he is also a lifesaver for my only granddaughter. Did you say it is already showing signs of recovery? I was holding back because I was worried that this old man would get into trouble for no reason. “It’s been a while since I’ve been able to see my granddaughter’s face.”
A small smile appeared on the lips of Zhugegunak, who was enjoying the tea ceremony in the still air and gathering his thoughts.
As the eldest mber of the family, Sega was the top priority in everything, but he was also worried about his sick granddaughter.
‘One is a master of Hyeon-gyeong, following in the footsteps of Cheon Gi-moon of the Mysterious School. The other is Uiseon (醫仙), who saved the life of a patient whom not only his family but also doctors invited from outside had given up… no, he was a divine doctor. Isn’t it actually beneficial to have a relationship with them at this level?’
Of course, it was their clan’s inevitable fate to instinctively weigh pros and cons.
***
Healing through divine power was not universal.
Of course, since it was given directly by the saint, its efficacy was certain, but it required a lot of ti and effort to treat a serious illness.
The sa was true in this case.
It’s been three days since Hugo started treating ‘Lady’ with divine power once a day.
Paaaat—
Just like before, the soft light that leaked from the holy symbol naturally seeped into the body of the person being healed.
The scene was exactly the sa as the first day, but there were so things that had clearly changed since then…
“Wow, that’s amazing. Sothing feels different from my inner strength. It was as if they were hugging and embracing it a little more warmly…”
The person in question, Geum-ok-yeop of the Zhuge family, was awake.
She was in a coma but ca to her senses on the second day of treatnt.
Her face, which was as pale as a corpse, had a faint blush, and her skin had a distinct vitality unlike before.
Compared to the past, when people could barely survive despite using all kinds of elixirs, there has been a truly dramatic change.
This is only my third treatnt.
‘I’m glad it’s effective, but isn’t it different from other diseases in that it reacts to divine power? ‘Is this really a disease?’
However, Hugo, who was actually performing the treatnt, just made a subtle expression in an unknown mood.
He knew sothing was different, but he was simply transferring divine power through a dium and had not been baptized. With his senses, he could not pinpoint what the problem was.
‘I would know more clearly if Heinrich himself confird it here.’
Of course, that was impossible, so for now we had no choice but to indirectly check the trend by looking at long-term changes.
Anyway, looking at the situation, it didn’t seem like this treatnt would be over in a short period of ti.
‘But it’s true that I’m recovering. ‘If existing procedures are combined here, the period may be shortened further.’
It was a sowhat snobbish thought, but in a way, I thought it wouldn’t be such a bad thing since I would be able to strengthen my bond with the Zhuge family during that period.
It might be a bit annoying for Heinrich who has to constantly supply divine power.
“Ha, I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve felt this. No, it almost feels like the first ti? I have been weak since I was young. Just from birth…”
And during the treatnt process, I was able to have various conversations with Zhuge Hye-mi.
She, who usually just lay down in her room, must have felt resentful of this fact and chatted non-stop to him, who could be considered an outsider.
Thanks to this, Hugo was able to unintentionally learn a lot about her on only the second day of her awakening.
That she is the youngest with three older brothers, that her biological mother died giving birth to her, that she is a cursed child who caused chaos in the world from birth…
Most of what she says in a playful voice is pessimism and self-deprecation about herself. However, there was one part that particularly bothered him.
“Uhm, excuse , Jegal Soje. “How old are you?”
“Eh? Are you asking the lady’s age? Ugh—ha, Confucius, I didn’t look at it like that, but it seems like you lack a little attentiveness…”
That won’t work.
If I leave it like this, I don’t know how long it will continue to talk alone.
Hugo boldly cut her off.
“As far as I know, the reason the world is like this is because of that incident 22 years ago, isn’t it?”
“yes? that’s right. “It is not a generally known fact.”
“So Sojeo’s age is twenty-two?”
“And again.” Is it really necessary to ask that question? “Just ignore it, even Confucius.”
He looked at her with a puzzled expression as she playfully puffed out her cheeks and pouted her lips.
No matter how she looked or what she did, she looked like a girl no older than fifteen years old.
‘No, you said you’ve been sick since you were young, so it’s only natural.’
It was quite possible, and in fact, it wasn’t that important.
What bothers now is that in the year she was born, a major event occurred that shook the foundation of this world.
‘Accident?’
It can’t be due to a real curse or sothing, but maybe that incident and her condition have sothing to do with it…
“So, how old is Confucius?”
The mont I was lost in thought.
Zhuge Hyemi asked him a question in an innocent voice.
The wry smile on his face was back, as if he had been pretending to be upset for so ti.
“I’m twenty-three.”
He answered firmly.
For so reason, I thought I would get more involved if I said she was younger, so I deliberately called her soone higher, but if you think about it, it wasn’t wrong.
Although he was still twenty years old on Earth, he was now entering his third year since entering this world.
In reality, it could be said to be twenty-three, and considering that the density of ti spent within the sa period with multiple alter egos was much higher than that of other people, perhaps it should be given more than that.
“ah! Are you my age? I thought you were sohow older. Hehehe.”
Are you just criticizing this because it looks bad?
That’s what I thought for a mont, but seeing the bright smile on his face, it seed like he didn’t have any special intentions.
As expected, she was a tiring woman to deal with.
“Ham—hap!”
At that ti, she, who was yawning defenselessly, covered her mouth in surprise.
She stiffened for a mont, perhaps because she had yawned without realizing it, and then began to secretly look at her with round eyes.
“You seem tired. “Today’s treatnt is over, so please sleep well.”
“Oh no! You’re not very tired, are you? “I’m completely fine?”
“Don’t be stubborn. Rest is also a necessary process for recovery. “Talking also consus a lot of stamina, so that’s all for today.”
Hugo spoke firmly and stood up.
It was a mont when I saw an opportunity to arise, and I thought it was good timing.
“Uuuu… will you co tomorrow too?”
“Of course. “I plan to co every day for the ti being.”
“…Okay then.”
Then, Zhuge Hyemi, who had beco sullen, dozed off and crumpled into bed again.
It was too much intimacy for soone she had only just t, but to her, it was not strange since he was her lifesaver.
‘Maybe I needed soone I could comfortably confide in.’
Not a mber of her family or clan—an outsider who had nothing to do with her life.
If I think back on what she said, I think I can understand it.
“…see you tomorrow.”
“Yes, see you tomorrow.”
In this way, Hugo smoothly established himself in the Ganghwan world with new connections.
***
A corner of the battlefield that was in chaos as if a battle had taken place.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
of of the man, who was kneeling with his hands clasped together in a reverent posture.
Although he was simply praying quietly without any movent, his solemn appearance radiated an overwhelming sense of intimidation that took the viewer’s breath away.
And there happened to be soone looking at that with admiration—.
‘As expected, Heinrich! He never stops praying even for a mont.’
It was Riesta, a saint of the main church.
Imdiately after defeating the white giant that appeared again.
After returning from helping the victims in her area, her eyes sparkled as she saw Heinrich, who was praying every chance he got.
‘I can’t lose to this either!’
The heat of faith seed to have moved into her heart as the divine power rose like flas from his body.
She carefully took a seat next to him and began to pray in the sa position.
Heinrich, who led the battle and even helped with the cleanup, was quite tired after having just used an ultra-wide-range healing technique nearby following the battle, but Heinrich, who led the battle and even helped with the cleanup, was showing such faithfulness, so she couldn’t be crying!
In a space where such godly divine power flows arrogantly.
The saint and the saintess sat side by side and prayed to the Lord—.
‘Well, is this enough?’
Today too, Heinrich was able to successfully refill the divine power to be sent to the Ganghwan Realm.
***
“It’s here too. “This is a real treat, isn’t it?”
Harris smiled happily as he picked up a plant root as big as his forearm.
This is Wudang Mountain, located not far from Yongzhong Mountain, where Zhuge Dynasty is located.
It was Yeongsan where the shaman faction, a large group within the Ganghwan world, was located.
‘Of course, it’s just my garden now.’
I could definitely feel it when I ca here and still had a lot of energy.
The reason why the energy contained in the elixirs he had collected so far was not as satisfactory as expected.
‘It was like that in Zhuge Dynasty. The overall efficacy of elixirs is decreasing.’
It was all because I was so sensitive to the energy around that I was affected by the world’s energy drying out.
Unless it was grown from a dragon vein, most other elixirs remaining in this world would probably be in a similar state.
It was said that the value of Yongmaek Mountain elixir was increasing accordingly.
‘And the food that Hugo eats must always be of the highest quality!’
If you take a lot of elixirs, your tolerance will build up and the effectiveness will decrease, so you can’t fill that limit with useless things.
Even if I fed my child with only carefully selected ingredients, it wasn’t enough.
‘When I think about it that way, it was an excellent choice to hand over the elixirs discovered elsewhere to the Zhuge family. I was even able to show a moderate amount of condescension.’
Harris nodded with satisfaction and busily flew around, collecting the elixirs that caught his eye one by one.
It was a bonus to hide my presence as much as possible and avoid other people’s attention because I was afraid that friction would arise and be botherso even though I didn’t have ti.
‘Of course, even if it’s not now, I plan to co whenever I get the chance. Still, in the anti, it would be a good idea to prepare things in advance for Hugo to use right away.’
As I continued collecting with that mindset, the amount was increasing beyond my expectations, but it was better to have too much than not enough.
If you feel like you can’t use all of your affection, you can just spread it to others as if you were generous.
‘Well, this will be enough for now. Then, now…’
It was the 10th day since Harris entered the Ganghwan realm.
It was a mont of true labor just before he returned to Outerica.
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