The Second Eunuch Regains His Manhood

248th Chapter: I Will Become an Adult

“That’s right······.”

Sosumahu trailed off at Sinseung’s words.

Release of the Restriction.

It was something that should have naturally made her happy.

The unwanted personality of a child was finally going to disappear.

But there was a bittersweet feeling lingering.

“I want to call them mom and dad more.”

Recognizing ‘Jiyagi,’ Sosumahu now understood.

It had started with the Gold Restriction, and she had justified it because of the Gold Restriction, but in reality, that wasn’t the truth.

It was her desire.

But the Crown Princess’s remarks were also correct. At that time, she didn’t want to lose to the Crown Princess, so she stayed silent, but her heart was wavering.

She was 110 years old.

She had surpassed a whole generation. Older than Sinseung, who was said to be the best of the Orthodox Faction, she was a veteran of the Martial World, and here she was calling the young red-faced boy and girl mom and dad.

Anyone would see it as foolish.

She couldn’t just brush it off.

Until now, she had been able to call Lee Cheol-soo and Wi Soryeon mom and dad under the excuse of the Gold Restriction, but what if that excuse vanished?

Then she wouldn’t be able to call them that anymore.

That fact weighed on Sosumahu’s heart.

“Baekri Benefactor. Your face is filled with worries.”

She heard Sinseung’s words near her ear.

“Are you perhaps not that happy about the Release of the Restriction?”

Biting her lip at Sinseung’s words, Sosumahu thought.

She should be happy.

She had to say that, but her lips wouldn’t move.

She closed her eyes. Sosumahu’s hands began to tremble.

For the past two years.

Sosumahu had grown accustomed to thinking of Lee Cheol-soo and Wi Soryeon as her parents and living as a family with them.

It was the first family she had experienced in her over a hundred years of life.

Even if it was a fake family, Sosumahu was happy. Much happier than during the days of the Heavenly Demon, when all she had were enemies or subordinates, and even the subordinate had betrayed her, leading her to her demise.

That’s why she wanted to keep pursuing happiness.

But to face the Demon, she had to release the Gold Restriction.

So she had to shatter this happiness.

Sosumahu’s hands trembled.

In her sight, a cold teacup came into view.

After continuing to ponder, Sosumahu sent a message to Wi Soryeon and Lee Cheol-soo.

[Mom, Dad.]

With a flushed face, she grasped her skirt and spoke.

[Even if I release the Gold Restriction, I will still be your, um, daughter, right?]

Sosumahu squeezed her eyes shut.

In the end, she had said it.

She had revealed her desire. No matter how much being honest about one’s desires was a virtue of the demonic path, she didn’t want to be this honest about such a desire.

It was embarrassing.

More shameful than the perverts of the Palace of Joy led by Saekma. But if she didn’t receive a promise here…

Then she wouldn’t have the courage to release the Gold Restriction.

She wanted to know the sincerity of the two.

Even without the Gold Restriction, she wanted to remain a family with them.

Originally, she hadn’t planned to say it. She was afraid of being rejected. But now, she could no longer delay.

So she had to move forward.

The moment Sosumahu tightly closed her eyes.

She heard a reply.

[Of course. Jiyagi is my daughter.]

[I don’t mind either.]

It was the message from Heuksaryong Wi Soryeon and Lee Cheol-soo. Upon hearing their messages, Sosumahu’s face brightened. Her pupils quivered.

Her tumultuous heart slowly calmed. Her heart raced.

Their messages were sincere.

[You can rest assured and release the Gold Restriction without worry.]

Lee Cheol-soo’s voice echoed in her ears.

Sosumahu’s face turned red. Her heart pounded.

Dad.

At first, she had called him dad due to the Gold Restriction, harboring feelings of affection because of it.

But that was no longer the case.

Even without the Gold Restriction, Sosumahu already liked Lee Cheol-soo and considered him family.

Her face flushed a deep red.

[Ah, I understand. Hmph. I am not afraid of the Gold Restriction or anything like that.]

Sosumahu said as she raised her head.

Sinseung’s kind face came into her view.

“Have you finished your worries?”

At Sinseung’s words, Sosumahu nodded.

“Yes. Release the Gold Restriction. Monk. I will cast off this Gold Restriction and strike down the Demon that has made me into this.”

“Understood. Please lie down.”

Sosumahu complied with Sinseung’s request and lay down. Sinseung placed his hand on her head.

With his right hand on her Baihui point and his left hand holding a copy of the Upper Clear Secret, Sinseung began to chant.

“······.”

The power of the Dharma Wheel Holy King surged from his Dantian. A gentle golden light enveloped Sinseung’s body.

Anti-Demon Magic Power flowed with Sinseung’s voice. The chant filled with magical power penetrated Sosumahu’s ears.

Along with that, the Anti-Demon Magic Power that had blossomed from Sinseung’s left hand pierced through the Baihui point and flowed directly into Sosumahu’s Upper Dantian.

“Ugh?!”

Sosumahu’s eyes jolted. Her body thrashed like a fish speared.

Sosumahu’s eyes rolled back. Her body trembled violently, then went limp. Sweat trickled down Sinseung’s face.

His Anti-Demon Magic Power was dismantling the bloody restriction surrounding her Upper Dantian one by one according to the spell.

While the Lord of the Right, Gangsimajon, was responsible for refining the Heavenly Demon Zombie, the one who placed the Gold Restriction on Sosumahu was another lord of the Blood Sect, Gi Hwanmajon, who had reached the realm of bending heaven with spells.

Until now, the Gold Restriction had weakened considerably through various treatments, but complete release required precise magical control.

While Sinseung chanted,

Sosumahu’s consciousness sank deep.

She arrived at her own Mind’s World. In the midst of a blizzard, she met herself.

It was Jiyagi.

With the same appearance as her, but with an innocent childlike expression, Jiyagi waved at Sosumahu.

“Hello! Me!”

“Hmph. It’s the first time seeing you like this.”

Sosumahu stood in the snowy land, gazing at Jiyagi. As she spoke, the blizzard ceased. The sunlight descending from above melted away the surroundings of her and Jiyagi.

“Jiyagi, you will soon disappear.”

Jiyagi’s expression turned slightly gloomy.

The tips of her fingers were already becoming translucent. The Gold Restriction was gradually being released.

Seeing this, Sosumahu shook her head.

“No, you won’t disappear.”

A faint smile appeared on her face.

Sosumahu already knew.

Jiyagi wasn’t just a different personality created by the Gold Restriction. She was the culmination of everything Sosumahu had denied but unconsciously desired all along.

It was truly the pure childlike innocence she had cherished during that youthful age.

So then.

“You are a part of me. You will continue to live with me from now on.”

Jiyagi had always been a part of her.

Hearing Sosumahu’s words, Jiyagi approached her. Jiyagi beamed and patted Sosumahu’s head.

“You’ve finally become an adult. Me.”

Sosumahu’s face turned red at Jiyagi’s words.

Yes.

Today, after a hundred and ten years, she had finally become an adult in the truest sense.

Ssssss…

Jiyagi’s form gradually became transparent, scattering like light as she disappeared.

Along with her, the memories, experiences, and emotions during the time spent as Jiyagi surged in like a tide.

“Ugh?!”

Sosumahu panicked at the sudden flood of unfamiliar memories, but she had already attained enlightenment.

Without hesitation, she embraced all the experiences of Jiyagi.

Yeah.

Her childish behavior, the moments searching for mom and dad, the feelings of wanting a family—these were all her desires.

Moreover, mom and dad would continue to remain as mom and dad.

Therefore, there was no longer any reason to be afraid or embarrassed. Be honest about your desires. After all, isn’t that the teaching of the demonic path? It was different from the hypocrisy of the Orthodox Faction and the vile behavior of the Heretics.

At that moment.

The Gold Restriction that had bound Sosumahu until now crumbled. Along with that, the wall of enlightenment that had felt distant surged closer. She had reached the end of Hyeongyeong.

Sosumahu opened her eyes.

The first thing in her sight was Sinseung’s face.

Sinseung removed his hand from her Baihui point, smiling gently as he bowed his head.

“Amitabha. The release has finished. How do you feel, Baekri Benefactor?”

“Hmph, I think I feel fine. I’m indebted to you, monk.”

“Amitabha. Guiding those in pain is the duty of a practitioner of the Buddha’s path, so there is no need to think of it as a debt.”

Sosumahu dusted herself off and stood up.

She closed her eyes and reflected on her body. The suffocating Gold Restriction that had blocked her Upper Dantian was already gone.

The overwhelming magical energy remained as it was. She felt free in channeling her Qi.

Jiyagi’s personality had already merged with her. It was now complete.

In Sosumahu’s view, she saw her mom and dad.

The worried expressions of Heuksaryong Wi Soryeon and the Lord of the Right, Lee Cheol-soo, were visible beside her.

A smile appeared on Sosumahu’s face upon seeing the two.

Her face turned red again. Her heart raced.

Before releasing the Gold Restriction, the private chat she had shared with the two through messages surfaced in her mind. The smile on her face deepened.

Sosumahu ran towards the two and shouted.

“Mom, Dad! I’ve waited!”

Sinseung’s face twitched at the sight.

“Amitabha······. Surely the Release has succeeded······.”

Sinseung rolled the beads in his hand and uttered his doubts.

Even the world-renowned Sinseung found it hard to accept seeing the Heavenly Demon, who was much older, calling the much younger red-faced boy and girl parents.

In that moment, Sinseung began to doubt if the release had gone wrong.

“Hmph. Monk. You’re excessively biased with your orthodox views. I’ve already acknowledged mom and dad as my parents, regardless of the Gold Restriction.”

Hugging Lee Cheol-soo and Heuksaryong, Sosumahu looked at Sinseung and said.

“······.”

Sinseung fell silent. Even though he supported the affection of Jeoksawol, Sosumahu still found it hard to accept.

But regardless, Sosumahu laughed while embracing the two.

Jiyagi had shown her that the embrace of mom and dad was the best.

*

I tried to peel away Jiyagi, but I failed.

“Hmph. I won’t be leaving Dad’s side.”

Sosumahu said, sticking to me like glue.

The Gold Restriction had indeed been released.

I had no idea why she was acting like that. Honestly, I thought she would stop calling me dad after the release.

Seeing that, Sinseung cleared his throat.

“First of all, the release has been completed.”

“Thank you.”

I bowed to Sinseung. The young monk Sinseung smiled and chanted.

“Amitabha. Now that Baekri Benefactor’s Gold Restriction has disappeared and the Heavenly Demon has arrived, it is time for us to gather everyone and discuss the Heavenly Martial Formation.”

The Heavenly Martial Formation.

I knew about that concept through Sinseung.

It was the unfinished formation that had been passed down in the Heavenly Alliance for a long time, developed as a weapon against the Demon, yet was incomplete.

Sinseung had devoted himself to completing the Heavenly Martial Formation and had just recently finished it.

The ultimate formation created by eight masters of Hyeongyeong.

I nodded at Sinseung’s words.

Now it was time to deliberate on how to justly take down the Demon.

“Dad, buy me Tanghulu!”

Of course, Sosumahu, who kept calling me dad and wouldn’t let go, said it too.

Still calling me dad, it’s driving me crazy.