The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns

A man was still standing guard at the main gate of the Demonic Medical Hall today.

And at that moment, a person was approaching from that side.

'Huh? That person is...'

The person who was now approaching the main gate was Cheon Myeong.

Although his face was not clearly visible because he was still quite far from the main gate, the man was able to recognize Cheon Myeong immediately.

Was it because the man's eyes were sharp or his memory was good? It wasn't particularly like that.

Hadn't Cheon Myeong once sat down on the floor in front of the main gate for several hours?

Since he had been forced to face Cheon Myeong for quite a long time at that time, even a person with a bad memory would have no choice but to remember his face clearly.

And more than anything, one decisive fact that made him certain that that person was Cheon Myeong.

There would be no one in the entire main headquarters who would walk around with a bird on their shoulder like that except for Cheon Myeong.

'Why is he here again...'

Could it be that he had come to meet Jong Seojun again this time?

Although he didn't know the reason, the man also knew that Jong Seojun was avoiding meeting Cheon Myeong.

That's why the man could not understand at all why Cheon Myeong was visiting the Demonic Medical Hall like this.

'It seems he's alone again this time.'

When Cheon Myeong had visited the Demonic Medical Hall with Hong Yeorin last time, the man had also been guarding this place.

At that time, perhaps because of Hong Yeorin's influence, it seemed that Cheon Myeong had passed through the main gate immediately, but this time, he was coming here alone, just like his first visit.

That meant that this time too, he might sit down in front of the main gate for several hours like last time.

Thinking so, the man was already starting to feel burdened by Cheon Myeong's arrival.

"..."

To have to be forced to make unwanted eye contact again.

It was quite burdensome to do that with an ordinary person for several hours, but imagine doing that with the leader's son.

Even if he tried to avoid his gaze, it was not as easy as it sounded.

Although he might be able to do that for a while at first, he could not keep not looking ahead like that.

Isn't it also strange for a guard to not look straight ahead and to keep looking away?

Although he wanted to get rid of Cheon Myeong from that spot, since he could not do that due to Cheon Myeong's status, the man was already getting deeper into his worries.

"Oh, you're working hard today too."

At that moment, Cheon Myeong greeted the man, waving his hand cheerfully.

Since they had met often recently, Cheon Myeong also remembered the man's face.

Normally, it would be a very honorable thing for him to greet him first like that, but the man hid his unknown worries in his heart and took a fist salute to Cheon Myeong.

"Hello... Young Master."

"You're always here whenever I come. Do you guard the main gate like this every day?"

"No. I work on alternate days..."

"Really? That's quite a coincidence. I thought you worked every day because you were always here whenever I came."

"..."

Is it really a coincidence?

The man even suspected that Cheon Myeong might be deliberately visiting the Demonic Medical Hall only on his work days.

"Did you come here to see the head again today?"

"Oh, that's right."

"..."

Then he'll be sitting down in front of the main gate all day long again.

Although he had not yet heard Jong Seojun's answer, the man was already picturing such a future.

"Then I will go in and tell him that you have come, Young Master."

"Will you do that?"

"Yes, please wait a moment."

Since the answer was already decided anyway, but since he couldn't not ask, the man said that to Cheon Myeong and went inside the main gate.

Flinch-.

However, as soon as he entered, the man's steps stopped.

Since the person he was looking for was visible as soon as he turned his body, the man no longer needed to go inside.

'Why is the head here?'

Jong Seojun was now walking towards him.

Although the man had been guarding the Demonic Medical Hall for quite a long time, it seemed that he had never seen Jong Seojun so close to the main gate during his work hours.

Because Jong Seojun was always busy taking care of patients.

Unless it was on his way home after work, he would not come out to the main gate like this...

"..."

The man belatedly bowed his head to Jong Seojun.

'Let's greet him and tell him about the Young Master.'

The fact that Jong Seojun was benevolent was known by everyone in the Demonic Medical Hall.

In fact, when the man greeted him, Jong Seojun would always raise his hand and receive the greeting.

So this time too, he was going to tell him about Cheon Myeong after Jong Seojun had received his greeting.

Whoosh-.

Something passed by the man's side like a shot.

When he belatedly raised his head, Jong Seojun, who had been in front of him, had disappeared.

He had clearly been walking towards him with a divine demeanor from that side, but Jong Seojun's figure, who had been walking towards him, had disappeared in the short time he had bowed his head.

'W-where did he go?'

Could it be that he had seen wrong?

No. Jong Seojun had clearly been walking from that side with a divine demeanor.

But that didn't mean that Jong Seojun had really suddenly soared into the sky or sunk into the ground like a real immortal.

The man thought so and hurriedly looked for Jong Seojun's whereabouts.

And at that moment, a familiar voice was heard from behind the man.

"Young Master Cheon Myeong, you've come!"

"Oh? Were you waiting for me?"

"Of course! Didn't you say yesterday that you would come around this time, Young Master Cheon Myeong?"

"But you didn't have to wait."

"Please don't say such disappointing words."

"...Huh?"

What is this situation?

Hearing the conversation between Cheon Myeong and Jong Seojun, the man thought that he was hearing things.

'No matter how I look at it, it seems that the head is welcoming Young Master Cheon Myeong...'

As far as he knew, such a situation could never happen.

Wasn't Jong Seojun the person who had told Cheon Myeong to wait for several hours just a few days ago? And that too, outside the main gate.

For such a person to welcome him like that, as if he were welcoming a son who had returned in glory?

Well, he could understand that. It was possible that their relationship had recovered in a few days.

However, the Jong Seojun that the man knew was a serious person.

A person who received the respect of everyone in the Demonic Medical Hall.

A person who always maintained a noble position and at the same time, was never arrogant and even had benevolence, would be the Jong Seojun he knew...

"You must have had a hard time coming here."

"It's okay."

"First, some cool water..."

"That's okay too."

"T-then what..."

...Why was such a Jong Seojun so restless in front of Cheon Myeong?

Rather, if Cheon Myeong had been restless, he would have understood, but Cheon Myeong's face now looked so full of leisure.

To the extent that even a person who knew nothing would be able to surely know that Cheon Myeong had the upper hand in their relationship just by looking at that.

'...Why did the situation become like this?'

Just a few days ago, the person who was in a sorry position would have been Cheon Myeong.

Hadn't he seen with his own eyes the sight of Cheon Myeong sitting on the floor in front of the main gate and waiting for Jong Seojun for several hours?

But the man could not believe that their relationship had been completely reversed in just a few days.

"Head."

"Yes, Young Master."

"You don't have to worry about me that much."

"B-but..."

Jong Seojun still had a sense of guilt towards Cheon Myeong.

Of course, although Cheon Myeong had said that it was okay last time, if he were to look back on his actions towards Cheon Myeong until now, wouldn't he himself know best that it was not something that could be easily forgiven with just a word?

Since Cheon Myeong was the benefactor who had brought his son out into the world, Jong Seojun wanted to do whatever he could to repay the favor to Cheon Myeong, even if it was late.

"Well..."

At that moment, someone approached the two.

Cheon Myeong's gaze went to the person who had approached him from behind Jong Seojun, and as soon as he realized who that person was, Cheon Myeong's face became a little surprised.

"Is it okay for you to be moving around like this already?"

Cheon Myeong asked Jong Shingeon with surprised eyes.

Although it was true that Jong Shingeon's Blood Death Disease had been completely cured due to his treatment, he had told him to rest for a while until he regained his stamina.

It would be too early to have completely recovered his stamina yet.

Since he had thought that he should rest for at least seven days, the meeting with Jong Shingeon in this place now was an exceptional event.

"Yes, I'm okay."

"But still, you don't have to rush like this."

Of course, Cheon Myeong was not a doctor, and he no longer needed to worry about Jong Shingeon.

But wasn't Jong Shingeon a person he had treated himself?

Although he didn't know if this was the heart of a doctor, it couldn't be helped that he was worried until the patient he had treated himself had completely regained his healthy appearance.

"I also thought it would be better to rest a little more... but when Geon-i heard that you would be visiting the Demonic Medical Hall today, Young Master, he insisted on coming out no matter what..."

"Because of me?"

"Yes, he said there was something he wanted to say to you himself."

"...?"

As Jong Seojun said that, Cheon Myeong's gaze went to Jong Shingeon again.

Then, Jong Shingeon, who was hesitating to speak for some reason.

"Geon-ah. Didn't you say you wanted to say it yourself?"

Jong Seojun said, pushing Jong Shingeon's back.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, Jong Shingeon looked straight into Cheon Myeong's eyes and barely opened his mouth.

"Young Master Cheon Myeong... thank you so much... for curing my illness."

"..."

"Thanks to you, Young Master, I can now always be with my parents. That's not all! I can now walk around outside like this, and yesterday, I saw the moon and stars for the first time in a long time!"

He had been wondering what he was going to say to him.

The things that Jong Shingeon had just said might seem like nothing at a glance.

But for Jong Shingeon, who had been suffering from Blood Death Disease until now, each and every one of those things would feel very special.

Since Cheon Myeong also knew that fact, he couldn't help but smile after hearing those words.

"I'm glad."

"Yes!"

Seeing Jong Shingeon happy, Cheon Myeong also felt good.

The reason for that would not be just because he had treated him himself.

Perhaps it was because he also had a younger brother named Cheon Seong.

Of course, it seemed that Cheon Seong did not think of him as an older brother now, but since there were memories of getting along well in the past, at least Cheon Myeong was thinking of Cheon Seong as a younger brother.

'I wish that guy would open his heart to me a little.'

Of course, there would be some ambiguous parts to call him his real younger brother. But since he was now living the life of Cheon Myeong, to be honest, it was true that he couldn't just leave him alone.

After meeting him like that once, there had been no contact at all since then, so how was he doing now?

'Will the day come when that guy will also smile at me like that?'

Hmm... I really don't know.

Is a younger brother's heart more difficult than a woman's heart?

At least for Cheon Myeong now, it was.

(End of Chapter)