Possessing Nothing Novel (쥐뿔도 없는 회귀)

Chapter 89 - Ghost Blade

"Even if he's lucky enough to escape from here. Ghost Blade will not be able to live in Eria."

Kim Jonghyun waved his hand as he said that. A crow that was wandering in the sky came down and approached his ear. Kim Jonghyun whispered with a small voice in the crow's ear. As soon as he stopped speaking, the crow flapped its wings and soared upward.

"It's nearby."

How far had they traveled? Kim Jonghyun stopped moving. The sun was fading, and fist-sized black spheres were orbiting around Kim Jonghyun's back in the sunset.

"Since we traveled much faster, it will take a little longer for the volcanic faction's warriors to arrive. As a matter of fact, I played a small trick in the information delivered to them. So that they come a little late."

"Why?"

"Did you not want to meet with Ghost Blade?"

Kim Jonghyun said so and smiled.

"I'm going to let you both meet. I'm curious. Just what the hell do you want to do when you meet Ghost Blade. I"m also curious what will happen to the flow of time when you both meet. I'm really curious about that. I can't merely remain an observer."

Lee Sungmin could not understand all of Kim Jonghyun's words. However, he could sense that Kim Jonghyun was deeply interested in this.

Ghost Blade Dok Bejun was standing tall. Lee Sungmin thought he would be running away in a hurry and didn't expect him to be standing tall like that. He felt quite surprised. Lee Sungmin stepped forward quietly.

"You've never learnt stealth, have you?"

Ghost Blade, standing with his back straight, muttered those words. Surprised, Lee Sungmin stopped walking.

"No need to be surprised. Although, I never thought you would come here."

"... Did you wait for me, knowing I was coming?"

"That's right. I remember your spirit. If it was someone else by chance... I wouldn't have been waiting like this."

Ghost Blade muttered like that, turning his body. He stood in front of him with an extremely calm expression.

"Are you also here to kill me?"

Ghost Blade asked.

Lee Sungmin hesitated to answer. Should he hold the spear behind his back? Looking at Lee Sungmin, who stood there with fidgeting hands, Ghost Blade no longer asked. Right. He was Ghost Blade. The person in front of Lee Sungmin now was not a martial artist called Dok Bejun, but the heretical practitioner Ghost Blade.

"... I have something to ask."

"This is not a very good place to share a story, and I don't feel like it either..."

Ghost Blade muttered that and turned away. The sun was setting.

"I guess ... it doesn't matter. It will be night soon."

"If. What if. I... If I hadn't met you. If I hadn't met you at the volcano's entrance."

"What do you want to say?"

Ghost Blade tilted his head at Lee Sungmin, who couldn't organize his words. What do you want to say? I don't know. Lee Sungmin chewed his lower lip. Nevertheless, he had to ask.

"If I did not meet you at the volcano's entrance, and told you ... If I hadn't told you why Master Sungha refused to duel. You... What would you have done?"

"You've asked something strange."

Ghost Blade murmured in a small voice. He couldn't easily answer this 'strange question'. Ghost Blade opened his mouth after a while.