Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 364

Chapter 364: The Idler is Surprised (4)

It was raining.

Wei Jeonghan looked at the sky.

Wei Jeonghan liked rain.

When he was a child, he liked the refreshing feeling of the rain. When he grew up, he enjoyed the emotions that the rain conveyed to him.

But since he went to the battlefield, the rain had a different meaning. He hoped the rain would wash away the smell of blood and death.

And…

Since he met Jeok Moku, it had another meaning.

When he first met Jeok Moku, it was drizzling.

He would probably never forget the image of Jeok Moku drinking in the rain.

Since that day.

The rain and Jeok Moku had mixed together for Wei Jeonghan. Jeok Moku sought him out when it rained.

It was the same world, but the rain changed it. For Wei Jeonghan, that moment was a change of world.

Today as well.

Today it was raining.

And Jeok Moku had sought him out.

Something common, something he had experienced many times.

But it was different.

Wei Jeonghan looked at Jeok Moku with a stunned expression:

“…I don’t know what to say.”

Jeok Moku didn’t answer.

He just looked at Wei Jeonghan with a serious expression.

“I knew it.”

Wei Jeonghan’s voice was also serious:

“That you weren’t a normal person. Yes, I admit it. I knew you could be from the Demon Cult.”

What did that matter?

What did it matter that his friend in this place where humans fought like beasts was his enemy?

Benevolence and justice? Morality?

Wei Jeonghan laughed.

There was no benevolence and justice here.

Seeking benevolence and justice on the battlefield was ridiculous.

He knew it.

But…

“But this is too much.”

Wei Jeonghan looked around.

There was no one.

There was no one alive. Only corpses, blood, and death.

Everyone had died at the hands of Jeok Moku.

Of all those who had come with him, only he was alive. Although he felt no affection for them, seeing his “comrades” die was not pleasant.

They had gone too far to call themselves friends.

Despite his confusion, his hand holding the sword was steady.

The gazes of Jeok Moku and Wei Jeonghan met.

A ridiculous play.

It was time to end this strange play where they comforted each other on the battlefield without asking questions.

Wei Jeonghan raised his sword, pointing it at Jeok Moku.

But Jeok Moku just looked at him.

That gaze bothered Wei Jeonghan. That gaze without hostility, even in this situation.

“Do you think I’m not worth it?”

Hearing that, Jeok Moku’s eyes moved.

Jeok Moku, who seemed to hesitate, spoke:

“I know you won’t understand.”

“…”

“But I didn’t want to play with you. Even if you don’t believe it.”

“Ha, haha…”

Wei Jeonghan laughed bitterly:

“You didn’t want to play with me?”

It might be true. If what he saw and heard wasn’t true.

Isn’t that so?

It’s too cruel to say that you can’t be friends with someone just because they are enemies. Even if they had to kill each other someday, they were just enjoying the company.

“I would believe you.”

Wei Jeonghan’s voice was bitter:

“If you weren’t the Supreme Leader.”

Jeok Moku didn’t defend himself.

Supreme Leader.

The leader of the Demon Cult who had invaded the martial world.

That name had been mentioned here.

Jeok Moku didn’t deny or affirm. He just muttered sadly:

“Supreme Leader, huh?”

Jeok Moku shook his head slowly:

“I’m just a puppet.”

“Hahahahaha.”

Wei Jeonghan grimaced:

“Enough, damn it. If the Supreme Leader is a puppet, who controls him? The sky?”

“The sky… yes, perhaps that’s the most appropriate description.”

Wei Jeonghan didn’t understand what he wanted to say. He only knew that Jeok Moku felt immense regret.

“You…”

“You once told me…”

Jeok Moku looked at Wei Jeonghan:

“To free yourself from the threads, you shouldn’t cut the thread, but the hand that holds it.”

“……”

“I knew it. I knew you were right. But I only tried to cut the thread. I was afraid. I wanted to live.”

Wei Jeonghan’s expression twisted.

The man in front of him was the Supreme Leader.

A mythical figure who had unified the Demon Cult and was trampling the martial world. They were demons to them, but heroes and gods to the Demon Cult.

And he was saying that he was afraid.

That he wanted to live.

And it didn’t sound like a lie or an exaggeration.

‘What’s going on?’

In a place he didn’t see.

“I didn’t expect to hear that from the Supreme Leader.”

“What you see isn’t everything.”

“…….”

Wei Jeonghan’s gaze went to Jeok Moku’s feet.

Red blood mixed with the rainwater running down his body.

He didn’t know what had happened, but he was already injured before arriving.

‘Injured…’

Unbelievable.

Injured?

That monster, who suddenly appeared and killed everyone but him, is injured?

Could even the leaders of the Nine Great Sects, including the Supreme Sovereign, even injure him if they attacked together?

So, who had injured him?

“I don’t understand.”

Wei Jeonghan shook his head:

“I don’t understand anything.”

Jeok Moku smiled:

“Do you need to understand?”

“…”

“It’s not that, Jeonghan. I don’t need you to understand. Friendship doesn’t need reasons.”

Wei Jeonghan laughed bitterly:

“Do you still consider me your friend?”

Jeok Moku nodded slowly.

But Wei Jeonghan wasn’t completely happy.

“Friend… should I feel honored? The Supreme Leader of the Great Demon Cult considers me his friend.”

A strange emotion flowed between them.

Wei Jeonghan knew it.

He couldn’t go back. Since he knew Jeok Moku’s identity, they could never drink together again without asking questions.

It was raining.

Wei Jeonghan liked rain.

Because the rain washed everything clean.

But Wei Jeonghan realized that there was something the rain couldn’t wash away.

The wall of distrust between him and Jeok Moku couldn’t be torn down.

“I have a question.”

He didn’t answer.

Even speaking seemed disrespectful.

“Do you still consider me your friend?”

Wei Jeonghan laughed.

What a silly question.

If the world knew that the Supreme Leader had asked that question, they would mock him.

He was a warrior of the Righteous Martial Alliance. He was at war with the Demon Cult, and the Supreme Leader was the leader of the Demon Cult. A righteous warrior being friends with the leader of the Demon Cult was a ridiculous story.

“That’s the silliest question I’ve ever heard.”

“…”

Wei Jeonghan said ironically:

“The world is vast, and there are countless people, but I only have one friend.”

Jeok Moku’s eyes trembled.

But only for a moment.

Then he smiled widely.

A smile that didn’t resemble the terrifying Supreme Leader. Like a child’s smile.

“I thought you would say that.”

“I’m a fool.”

Wei Jeonghan sighed.

Yes, he was a fool.

An extremely foolish action.

But he couldn’t help it. He was human. The reason why humans are human is because they can do foolish things.

“Now, do it.”

“…….”

“I don’t blame you. We are like this. I must kill you, and you must kill me. We can no longer hide it, it’s better not to have regrets.”

“Jeonghan.”

“Tell me.”

“It’s just…”

Jeok Moku looked at the sky:

“I have never lived according to my own will. My life has been determined from the moment I was born. I never hesitated. I… no, ‘I’ is a strange word. I have never been ‘me’.”

“…….”

“But when I met you, I realized that I could be me. Not the Supreme Leader of the Demon Cult, but Jeok Moku. Yes, I am the Supreme Leader. And because of that, I must fight to the death with my only friend, my first friend. Enough is enough.”

Wei Jeonghan felt it.

The despair in Jeok Moku’s heart.

A sadness that couldn’t be expressed with words.

“Probably… I probably won’t succeed. But it makes sense. While I resist this destiny, I am Jeok Moku. I can die as Jeok Moku.”

“You…”

Jeok Moku smiled:

“I came to ask you for a favor.”

“…….”

“Don’t refuse it. It will be my last favor. And… my first favor since I was born. If you refuse, I will be very sad.”

“Damn it.”

Wei Jeonghan gritted his teeth.

What?

What was it?

Jeok Moku had deceived him. He approached him hiding his identity. The betrayal hadn’t disappeared yet, how could he be so brazen?

Leaving him no option but to accept.

“Tell me.”

Wei Jeonghan finally nodded.

He knew it.

That Jeok Moku was about to do something.

And that it would be an unimaginable difficulty for Wei Jeonghan.

But how could he refuse?

He was someone he had called a friend.

Jeok Moku, with a soft smile at Wei Jeonghan’s response, spoke slowly:

“My favor is…”

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