The Nature of Possession

428 – EP.15 The Black Marauder

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“If you’re lost, I can show you the way to the house.”

Chunhyang spoke to a distant being. Perhaps because she was speaking to a person far away, Kang In-ho thought that Chunhyang was talking to herself.

The low sound that Chunhyang made ran like a wolf along the earth covered with dirt and grass.

The voice of the mountain owner, full of majesty, shook the surroundings.

Even though he had heard Chunhyang’s warning-filled voice from the front, the person on the other side did not do anything.

He just walked like he did the first time.

“Are you deaf? Or do you not understand what I am saying?”

Chunhyang, with a trembling expression, held out her hand.

The trunk extending from the tree curved and formed the shape of a bow.

“Your Majesty, wait a moment.”

Chunhyang gently placed the seal on her shoulder on the ground.

Then he took hold of the bow and pulled the string. Before he knew it, a spiral-shaped tree trunk was hanging from the string.

There was no time to catch one’s breath or look at the target with one’s eyes.

As I inhaled and pulled the rope, and exhaled and let go of the rope, an arrow made of stem flew at full speed.

The arrow that was shot drew a gentle parabolic path and flew towards the opponent’s heart.

Just before the arrow pierced the opponent’s heart, the black shadow flew into the air.

It wasn’t wings or some mysterious sorcery. It was just a leap using the strength of two legs.

Something in the shape of a human turned its back on the moon, like a tiger leaping or an eagle soaring.

There was a place where the eyes of that being, which seemed to have turned over its head, were directed. Knowing what was in the end of its gaze, Chunhyang’s white jade-like face momentarily crumpled.

“How can you look at another man?”

A few more arrows were fired, and Inyoung, who was descending to the ground, was unable to dodge them all.

An arrow pierced her eye and left arm, but Chunhyang did not look satisfied.

He couldn’t vent his frustration with just a few arrows, and his opponent didn’t feel any pain.

thud!

The opponent landed with a dull thud compared to its appearance. The smell of dirt and dust hit my nose.

Less than ten steps away, the opponent stood up.

Chunhyang put her bow down on the ground, and the tree trunk that had been firmly maintaining its shape began to sway like a snake and return to its original shape.

Chunhyang looked at her opponent.

Short hair that reaches down to her shoulders, slender legs, a vulgarly short skirt and a contrasting stuffy top.

This woman’s face was not unfamiliar to Chunhyang.

Chunhyang defined that being as a plunderer.

While she was scanning her opponent, the looter still looked at Kang In-ho.

The eyes of the plunderer were filled with distrust and suspicion. Chunhyang raised her mouth in a twisted manner.

“Are you finding out now?”

Chunhyang’s blatant sarcasm succeeded in diverting the attention of the looters.

“…….”

The other person was tight-lipped. The short-haired woman simply glared at Chunhyang without saying anything.

Laughter flowed out from between Chunhyang’s twisted teeth.

Chunhyang turned her gaze to Kang Inho, who was sitting down next to her.

Although his gaze was directed at the looter, she hid her discomfort.

She was soon to be his wife. A woman who cannot understand her husband’s feelings cannot be called a wise wife.

“I was only able to tell who you were after seeing your expression.”

Chunhyang’s rebuke contained a hint of laughter.

“…….”

As if he had hit the nail on the head, the looter’s face distorted for the first time.

A variety of emotions flashed through the plunderer’s eyes.

“Why are you making that face? Did you really think that the young master would be happy to see you? That he would open his arms and hug you?”

Do you really think so? Chunhyang cried out.

Chunhyang raised her finger toward her chest.

“How dare you hope for the Lord’s favor, with such dirty and ugly souls?”

The looter reflexively covered his chest.

Chunhyang’s golden eyes shone sharply.

“I won’t ask you anything about your name, your purpose, or how you got here. Just step back as you came.”

Chunhyang took a step forward and blocked Inho’s view.

“…How did I get here?”

Breaking the long silence, the looter opened his mouth.

It was a clean voice without a single murmur, but the emotions contained in it were sticky.

“It doesn’t matter what kind of hardships you’ve had.”

“What did I do to get here… why, Inho…”

The veins on Chunhyang’s forehead stood out at the sound of someone calling her Kang Inho instead of herself.

“Why is Mina here, or rather, how…?”

And Chunhyang’s eyes trembled at the voice she heard from behind her.

Chunhyang turned around and smiled brightly.

“Your Majesty, you shouldn’t be talking to someone like that. He’s obviously dangerous, so why would you want to get involved?”

As Chunhyang’s warning, disguised as concern, ended, there was a creaking sound and something brushed past Chunhyang.

Taking advantage of the small gap in which Chunhyang turned her body, a black spear was shot at Kang Inho’s head.

If the tree branches and trunks had not grown to block them, Kang In-ho would have died right then.

“Do you know what you have just done?”

Chunhyang’s golden eyes shone again.

The trees danced and blocked out the moonlight, and the surroundings began to become engulfed in deeper darkness.

Even with Chunhyang in front of her, who had revealed her will to live, Imina’s attention was solely focused on Kang Inho.

“I didn’t expect you to say you wanted to see me, but… why, why… are you looking at me like that? Inho, tell me.”

Yimina realized that the emotions in Kang In-ho’s eyes as he looked at her were the same as those directed at the woman in front of him.

That’s why I was desperate and resented Inho.

[Dad… Dad…]

[My contractor!]

[Persona! This traitor!]

[Inho, I’m here. Is the cut you got okay?]

[Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty.]

[Chief, I’m here.]

[The Emperor has come. Commander.]

A number of voices quickly filled my head.

Someone was screaming in his head, and someone was screaming in his ear next to him.

‘Be quiet. Be quiet. I… I…’

A familiar feeling of dizziness came over her. Her mind was fading away, and tears welled up at the corners of Yimina’s eyes.

I just met you… I just found you…

I wanted to say something, I wanted to do something…

“Why are you looking at me like that!!!!!”

[Another woman? Kill her!]

[Contractor, why are you with another woman?]

[Only death for traitors!]

[Your Majesty, the good Soyeon has come.]

[It’s me, Shin On-yu!!]

[Blonie is here. I’ll save you this time too!]

A voice flies in loudly. My vision is gradually fading away.

“Well, you’re a monster.”

In the midst of the commotion, a disparate voice struck my ears.

Yimina opened her eyes with difficulty.

A woman with a bun, a hanbok, golden eyes, and long ears, who looked uneasy, smiled softly at him.

“I… I… am not a monster!!”

“So, what are you?”

“I… I…!”

My name is!

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I… what am I?

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The black plunderer rushed in.

It didn’t matter whether he was targeting himself or Kang In-ho behind him.

What was significant was that the intruder dared to be hostile, screamed, and stomped the ground.

“I didn’t know you had this much dignity.”

Chunhyang had some expectations since she was a woman related to the master, but she was shocked to see that she did not show the demeanor of a virtuous woman.

‘You are so unlucky to be involved with such a woman.’

Chunhyang truly felt sorry for Kang Inho.

A huge chunk of metal came crashing down, splitting my head apart.

Chunhyang smiled brightly and clapped her hands.

match.

At the same time as the clapping, Yimina’s attack missed by a large margin.

A lump of iron that had lost its target dug into the poor ground.

“Where are you attacking? I am here.”

Chunhyang smiled brightly.

Yimina screamed and blew up the government.

A dull shock was transmitted to Yimina.

Finely chopped stones rained down on her.

Yimina’s fist was stuck in a huge rock.

Chunhyang, whom she had been aiming for, was now behind her.

No, Chunhyang didn’t move from that spot. Imina simply turned around and threw her fist at the rock.

“I am here.”

Chunhyang’s voice echoed from all directions.

Yimina looked around, then thrust her black spear at the nearest one.

A spear was stuck in Chunhyang’s head. However, she did not feel as if it had pierced anything.

“Haha, I guess your hair is messed up.”

Chunhyang’s voice was heard from behind, and the various beings inside Imina, who realized that they were being made fun of, each raised their voices.

Yimina staggered, clutching her head.

“Do you feel the difference in skill now? It’s beyond your capabilities.”

“I’ll… I’ll kill you!”

As Yimina swung her arm in the direction of the voice, Chunhyang easily caught it.

“Please don’t use such strong language.”

Chunhyang smiled brightly.

A pure white hand struck Yimina’s stomach.

“It looks weak.”