ck is one of the five colors of <i>Ogansaek</i>.
Even in myths and legends that do not use the concept of <i>obangsaek </i>or <i>ogansaek</i>, beings that symbolize the color ck often appear.
‘People with ck energy waves are rare, but there are quite a few people of royal lineage who symbolize ck.’
I wasn’t the only one with ck energy waves.
Among the professional yers, there’s demaster Heukrim, and among the royal lineage was Heukma.
ording to the famous designer Seodol, we had different shades of ck, but I think it’s ck anyway.
‘But I’ve never heard of a Heukho.’
The presence of absence of Heukho.
Anyone who knows about the concept of <i>obangsaek</i> might be curious, but I haven’t found it strange.
Even humans, people of royal lineage, and the tigers didn’t feel like so.
“As far as I know, there is no Heukho.”
Jeokho affirmed as expected.
He then went on to say the reason.
“Not all of the royal lineage have people who symbolize the five colors. It’s the same for Heukma and the Horse n.”
As Jeokho said, the Horse n does not have all five colors.
There’s Cheongma and Baekma, but I haven’t heard of a Hwangma.
Hwangryong nodded, affirming that he knew.
“I know that. But the people of the Horse n are influenced by the West. Their leader, Heukma, follows Epona, the horse goddess of Europe.”
“The Rabbit n have long established themselves in Korea and follow the Moon Pce’s <i>hang-ah</i>, but they also don’t have all five colors.”
I don’t know about a Baekto or a Heukto, but I know Cheongto and Hwangto don’t exist.
The rabbits were the better example, but Jeokho must’ve brought them upte because of his thoughts about Ok Toyeon.
Hwangryong still seemed to have something in mind, but Jeokho wasn’t wrong so he didn’t argue any further.
“I see. There’s no Heukho among the Tiger n. The other tiger isn’t questioning it either.”
Hwangryong nodded and looked at the other tiger guest.
I thought the talk of Heukho would end like that, but Hwangryong added something.
“If there’s a Heukho, perhaps he can y an instrument and handle cold winds. Just like Hyunmoo or Heukryong.”
“Is that so? Symbolizing the same color doesn’t guarantee that they’d be simr to each other. You and Hwangho are nothing alike.”
“Hahaha, Hwangho and I have something inmon. And as I see it, you have things inmon with Jeokryong.”
I also think that Hwangryong and Hwang Jiho have something simr.
Even if their friends are away, they remained alone and fulfilled their obligations.
The difference is that, unlike Hwang Jiho, Hwangryong did not be negligent.
‘Then are Cheongho and Cheongryong alike too?’
There seemed to be little inmon between the silent Hani and the braggy Cheongryong.
But like Cheongho who follows Shinin well, Cheongryong was a fool for his descendant.
The next topics became about the other dragons who weren’t present here.
Although they have ascended, the influence of Heukrong, Baekryong, and Jeokryong in the Dragon pce was significant.
“I’m sorry I’ve kept you for long. That’s it for the banquet. I hope you have a good time for the rest of your stay.”
We can’t really distinguish day and night in the deep sea, but it has bete.
Hwangryong dered the end of the banquet and the guests left after a short greeting.
The tiger guests were ready to head back, but Yong Jegun remained.
“I’ll talk to Hwangryong before I go.”
“Alright.”
“Come back if you get lost. I’ll walk you.”
“We won’t get lost.”
“You almost did when we were going to the pavilion.”
“…”
Yong Jegun constantly teased Kim Shinrok.
It’s amazing how he’s dealing with it.
Yong Jegun’s face makes it seem like they won’t talk about anything important, but that wasn’t the case.
‘It’ll be harder if he puts it off any longer.’
Yong Jegun will stay to tell Hwangryong about the traitors.
They will be helping clean up, so now must be the perfect time.
I felt sorry for Hwangryong who was so excited during the banquet.
‘It won’t be good to talk around the pavilion though.’
The afterglow of the banquet remained in the pavilion, but some things bothered me a little.
I told Yong Jegun before we left.
“Professor Yong Jegun, I think you should talk some ce else.”
“Why?”
Yong Jegun smiled.
Even though there was a strong scent of alcohol from him, his smile was the same as usual.
Perhaps a drunk and sober Yong Jegun aren’t distinguishable.
I spoke while looking at Unryong and the Dragon Pce shamans who were busy in the pavilion.
“Everyone looks busy cleaning up the banquet hall. And…”
I turned my eyes and looked out of the pavilion, at theke just in front.
Fine grasses like jade and beautiful flowers like beads were blooming.
The flowers held their spirit and butterflies floated slowly over them.
The wind that blew through the mountain shook theke’s surface, and the butterflies sat on the petals waiting for the wind to pass.
I spoke as I watched the scene.
“The wind is cold.”
***
In front of the ck Dragon Pce.
After passing through the ice-covered garden, Hwangryong and Yong Jegun reached the pce.
The firmly closed door opened as if it had been waiting for the two dragons.
An Unryong who managed the pce weed the visit of the two dragons.
It was cold so the Unryong guided them inside the dark pce.
“The ck Dragon Pce must’ve been left empty. I guess the shamans don’t frequent this ce either.”
“It’s cold here. And Heukryong’s darkness isn’t verypatible with the shamans.”
“Because ck absorbs all light?”
“That’s right. It doesn’t seem to fit the shamans’ energies.”
Unryong led them to a less cold ce at the pce.
The cold wouldn’t really affect Yong Jegun, but Unryong was worried about Hwangryong’s influence.
Unryong lit a furnace with a dragon pattern on it while Hwangryong and Yong Jegun sat face to face on a ckcquered chair.
“There’s something I want to talk to you about, Hwangryong.”
“Any talk with you is always wee. You even drove away the shaman who was supposed toe with us. I’m sure you’re going to say something important.”
“Why do you think so? It might not be a big deal.”
Yong Jegun hid his true feelings and said so.
One of the Dragon Pce offered toe with them as a guide, but Yong Jegun refused, saying that he wanted to talk to Hwangryong alone.
The shaman persisted, saying that the ck Dragon Pce wasn’t well maintained, but Hwangryong supported Yong Jegun.
— Yong Jegun is about to ascend. We cater to whatever he wants.
Only after the mention of ascension did the shaman retreat.
Yong Jegun smiled casually, but he made sure to remember the shaman and the group she mingled with.
Jo Euishin seemed to assume that the Dragon Pce shamans are fractioned into traitors and non-traitors.
Yong Jegun thought the same.
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking that not all the shamans are traitors, but it wouldn’t hurt to find out.
“Your student was worried about the cold wind, but you went to the coldest ce. It must be something important then.”
Hwangryong spoke fondly.
Looking closely, the brazier prepared by Unryong was closer to Yong Jegun than to Hwangryong.
‘Hwangryong has a lot of affection. He took in all the shaman candidates who were eliminated. He chose to protect the Dragon Pce instead of ascension.’
Even through his blindfold, Hwangryong looked friendly.
Yong Jegun hesitated to talk about the traitors.
After waiting for a while, Hwangryong spoke again.
“I thought you’d consult about your ascension, but I guess you want to talk about something else.”
“…What made you think so?”
“Ascension is a light topic for you. You can speak about it easily in front of your tiger friend, more so if we’re all alone.”
Hwangryong thought for a long moment.
“Does it have anything to do with the fact that the guests barely touched the food we prepared?”
“You knew?”
“My vision is wider than yours, Yong Jegun. They can escape the shamans’ eyes, but not mine.”
Even the dragons tried to hide it from Hwangryong, but it didn’t seem to work.
Hwangryong spoke kindly like an older brother who noticed his younger brother’s clumsy prank.
“I took a good look at Cheongryong and the other dragons who stayed at the Yellow Dragon Pce. They eat their own food, but they’re very careful when eating the food prepared by the shamans.”
Jo Euishin rmended that they be wary of the food at the Dragon Pce.
That’s why they chose a dragon who can cook to join the trip.
It would be noticeable if they didn’t eat in front of the shamans, so even that deception was practiced.
They were to wrap the food in energy waves inside their mouth, swallow it, and then throw it upter.
The shamans didn’t seem to notice, but Hwangryong saw through it.
“I actually helped a little because I was afraid that the shamans would be disappointed. I made Unryong cheat their eyes when organizing the dishes.”
Yong Jegun decided to stop hesitating and tell the truth.
“Okay, I’ll tell you then. There are traitors among the shamans, Hwangryong. They abandoned the Dragon King and tried to kill me and Junyeol.”
Hwangryong’s lips trembled.
He’s known Hwangryong for a long time, but Yong Jegun has never seen his expression shake.
Hwangryong didn’t doubt Yong Jegun’s words, but he couldn’t immediately ept them.
“You know that the Dragon n’s benefactor is among the guests at the Blue Dragon Pce, right?”
“…Of course.”
Hwangryong knew that Yong Jegun and Yeom Junyeol owed their lives to Jo Euishin.
When Yong Jegun said that he was looking for something to gift Jo Euishin, he gave up a precious ck pearl right away.
However, Hwangryong didn’t know about the shamans.
Yong Jegun continued speaking.
“That kid suggested that we look into the food from the shamans.”
Jo Euishin’s suggestion came from the fact that Yoon Yeorang didn’t eat any food at the pce in PMH.
That’s why those staying at the Blue Dragon Pce didn’t touch the food served by the shamans.
They ate food brought from the ground instead and experimented with the food from the shamans.
And they found something.
“There are scales chopped into powder in the food. It was very simr to dragon scales, but it was different.”
Yong Jegun revealed to the stiff Hwangryong.
“The benefactor thinks that it’s <i>Imoogi’s Scales</i>.”
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