Chapter 92: Flute Of Foreboding (12)
When Seol Young suddenly spoke, everyone looked at him.
Seo Geom went stiff as he said,
Seol Young-rang, shouldnt you just step back? You almost died at the hands of that beast!
Why would I die? I have many seniors looking after me, and it was not a failure but a success.
Seol Young blinked and looked at the Governor.
On this matter, I agree with the words of Lord Euljae.
Euljae was surprised. He couldnt believe such words had come out of Seol Youngs mouth.
Jin Rim tilted his head.
What are your thoughts?
The story behind the sound of Seo Jun-rangs flute.
Seol Young answered.
Before the Governor came, I visited the Sword Tomb here and examined the sword of Hae Cheon-rang, one of the six Hwarangs who died in the past, and discovered something. Something happened on their way back from the mission.
Seo Geom intervened.
Even so, that doesnt change the fact that my hyung killed people.
That is true, but the facts and the truth are different things. We only know a part of it.
Seol Young spoke to Jin Rim again.
So if we catch Seo Jun-rang, can you give us a moment? To reveal the truth.
Ha.
Seo Geom shook his head.
You are still after that even when things have come to this? Arent you exhausted?
No. Seo Jun-rang wants to tell us something. I have no intentions of backing down until I hear it.
Governor. Seol Young-rang is not involved in this, so he can say such things without a thought. Just to satisfy his own curiosity! However, if this becomes known to the public, it will be difficult for us
I will take responsibility.
Zaha said.
Everyone was shocked.
A dead person came back with such a strange appearance. And now the flute has been taken away, and we couldnt stop him from escaping. I will say it is all my fault and give up my position so no one will blame the Blue Dragons.
Silence fell.
Seo Geom spoke in shock,
But High Governor
What But?
Zaha said angrily.
Your brother might not be precious to you, but he is to me. And he is a Hwarang! Even if he is dead, he is one of us!
So give him a chance. He returned to tell us something, so we should shut up and listen!
And then silence fell.
There is nothing more to talk about. If the High Governor wants it, we shall follow him.
Jin Rim ended it simply like that.
I understand. We will not punish Seo Jun-rang right after catching him and give Seol Young-rang enough time. Seol Young-rang, do you have anything else to ask for?
At that time, two Hwarangs from the Black Tortoises and two Hwarangs from the Vermillion Birds accompanied him. I need to check their swords too.
And?
I would like to know if there was a paper that recorded something among the belongings of those six Hwarangs.
Seol Young recalled the contents of the memory and said,
And except for Seo Jun-rang and Hae Cheon-rang, were there any odd items that the four Hwarangs had in common? That is important too.
Hm
Jin Rim listened.
At that time, I know that all their belongings were sent back to their homes. It will take some time, but we will get them as soon as possible.
Seol Young was speechless at this. His heart felt rushed.
Why dont you guys come here
While waiting, talk about the Memory Projection.
Ah, right.
He spoke of the memory of Hae Cheon-rangs sword earlier. There were also things he wanted to discuss.
Seol Young spoke,
When I contacted the spirit of Hae Cheon-rangs sword, I saw several Hwarangs.
Dead civilians, an old man being the sole survivor, the reaction of the Hwarangs, what happened in the hut.
Seol Young told Zaha all of it.
All of the scenes the sword showed me are important. None of them should be neglected.
First, the old man must have said something. Something very bad.
You are right. That is why the vision faltered right then. The sword pushed me away. It wanted to say something like, Dont watch such harmful things.
Seol Young thought deeply.
Then the group split into two. The Hwarangs shared a certain small object that couldnt be seen. The first was of four, and the second of two.
And the object? Did it have something to do with the old mans death?
I dont know. Anyway, Seo Jun-rang didnt know what it was, and after that, he began to kill the Hwarangs in the hut.
Then, was the object a guardian to ward off evil? Or did Seo Jun-rang turn into a demon because he didnt have anything to ward off evil?
Then Hae Cheon-rang? He didnt have one either, but he was fine until the end. At least, in the memory.
On the contrary, the object was a curse that drove people crazy?
Zahas words made Seol Young nod.
That makes sense. The others went insane because they shared the curse, so Seo Jun-rang and Hae Cheon-rang were normal until the end.
But Hae Cheon-rang was killed by Seo Jun-rang.
Maybe Hae Cheon-rang picked up that object in the mess? So, then, Seo Jun-rang had no other choice but to kill?
Then he was the one who stayed sane until the end
It seems like it. That must be why he is obsessed with the melody. In order to protect himself from the energy of the curse, he whistled until his death.
Then, it is the same
Zaha said with a puzzled face.
Why commit suicide?
To end the curse.
Even though he said that, Seol Young wasnt so sure about it.
How could he still choose to commit suicide when he was cursed and had lost his sanity?
If he was sane, then there was no reason for him to die. He could have returned and told everyone the truth.
It was weird either way.
For now, lets keep these theories to ourselves.
Seol Young shook his head.
What were the two Hwarangs from the Vermillion Bird thinking as they wrote down something? Excluding Seo Jun-rang, what items did the other four Hwarangs have? A curse or a guardian? Wouldnt knowing that solve the mystery?
It felt as if the truth was no longer so far away.
Soon, they felt the signs of people moving through the darkness.
Lord Euljae is here.
Euljae appeared with the three Baek-Song-Wol.
Baek Eon said, We talked about everything. He said he would be happy to cooperate in making a melody for a pipa that could counter it.
I will do my best to help.
He never thought that such a day would come when he had to work alongside Seol Young.
At that moment, their gazes met.
Okay, then, lets start.
Zaha said.