Chapter 163
“CEO Yoo Siwoon said he had no idea about Eunseong at all, and that seems to have been true. I don’t know how he found out, but the shock must be quite significant for him. He wasn’t originally one of our believers either… I heard he was raised quite ordinarily.”
Cheon Gwanghangja answered.
“By the way, CEO Yoo Siwoon had suggested that we immediately appoint the Dohyeonja (one who has awakened to the profound truths of the Way) as an apostle, but it ended up looking like we had stolen Eunseong away from him… Executive Director Yeongui was asking whether Eunseong shouldn’t return to CEO Yoo Siwoon. What should we do? We can’t just keep spending time like this forever. In any case, CEO Yoo Siwoon is Eunseong’s breeding partner, so we need to hold the ceremony as soon as possible, even if it’s just for a day.”
Mugeuk, who was serving The Great Crevice for the first time, was worried about whether it was alright to maintain such distance from the breeding partner. As an executive director, his duty and calling was to help The Great Crevice conceive the ‘God who came by a side path’ and assist in bringing their god into this world.
That’s why he couldn’t help but worry about the current situation where The Great Crevice had fled to avoid his breeding partner. Moreover, Yoo Siwoon was destined to become the father of the Blue-Yellow Knight and rule over the Yongse Pacheon Church as the owner of the Seongha Group – he was someone who would soon become their religious leader. Refusing such a person’s orders was also burdensome, and with the former apostle having stepped down due to corruption, appointing Cheon Gwanghangja, who was a Dohyeonja, as the new apostle, and preparing for conception, they had a mountain of tasks to handle.
“What did you buy?”
Taeho, who had returned after trimming the trees blocking the road in front of the villa, approached upon seeing the shopping bags placed on the dining table.
Cheon Gwanghangja rummaged through the bags and took out snacks, drinks, and fruit to organize in the refrigerator.
From observing Eunseong during this time, he had learned that Eunseong liked apples. Cheon Gwanghangja opened the kitchen drawer to look for a fruit knife, but when he saw the small gold bar inside, he shook his head and sighed before closing the drawer again.
The former apostle’s winter villa had offerings he had embezzled stuffed in every corner of the drawers. Cheon Gwanghangja, who had personally slit the former apostle’s throat with a knife, was the only Dohyeonja among the executive directors and was scheduled to become the next apostle.
“Have you seen a fruit knife anywhere? I noticed Eunseong likes apples. I should at least offer him this.”
“Ah, here’s a fruit knife.”
Taeho found the fruit knife and handed it to Cheon Gwanghangja. As Cheon Gwanghangja took out a plate and began peeling the apple, he said:
“I actually think this turned out well.”
At Cheon Gwanghangja’s words, the executive directors’ gazes turned toward him, asking what he meant by things turning out well.
“What do you mean by that? We need to return as soon as possible. We need to persuade Eunseong to return to CEO Yoo Siwoon tomorrow at the latest. I’m also extremely worried about having our phones turned off and going into hiding like this. He must be searching frantically… No matter how much it’s Eunseong’s request, honestly, I’m a bit scared about how we’ll handle this later. CEO Yoo Siwoon is, after all, the breeding partner.”
“Didn’t you see and hear when Eunseong was shouting that time, how the heavens became angry and thundered along with him? If that’s the case, whose words should we follow? Obviously Eunseong’s.”
“I agree too. That lightning and thunder at that time… I was really shocked. It was my first time seeing the Blue-Yellow Knight’s portent, and I never knew thunder could sound so terrifying. My legs were shaking all over.”
The executive directors had turned off their phones and cut off all external communication to prevent their location from being discovered, as Eunseong didn’t want it. If there had been an apostle, they would have received instructions from him, but he had already been executed by their hands, and there was no one in the council of elders to give orders to the executive directors. If anyone existed, it would only be Yoo Siwoon, but the council of elders was more in a position of cooperation rather than following his commands.
“Since things have already happened this way, I was thinking we might as well use this opportunity.”
“What do you mean?”
While clumsily peeling the apple and placing it on a plate, Cheon Gwanghangja continued:
“I’m talking about that human, Director Nam Giwoo.”
“Ah, that human called Director Nam?”
“He doesn’t seem to believe in Eunseong.”
“I heard he’s a non-believer.”
“That’s what bothers me. It’s unsettling that such a non-believer spends every day close to The Great Crevice. Because he keeps saying inappropriate things from the side, isn’t The Great Crevice developing an aversion to conception and not even eating? Who else could have said such things? Even now, like that… it’s irreverent to say this, but isn’t it almost at the level of having seizures?”
He mentioned Director Nam with dissatisfaction. The executive directors fell into serious silence, understanding who had made Eunseong so haggard.
“I also felt that The Great Crevice learned about his identity because of that human Director Nam Giwoo. About the fact that he’s special, I mean. How many warnings did CEO Yoo Siwoon give us to keep that secret? As of now, I think it’s most likely that Director Nam Giwoo exposed it.”
The executive directors who had been listening nodded and spoke up one by one as if they had been waiting:
“Actually, I also found that human Director Nam Giwoo somewhat irritating.”
“To be honest, should I say he’s unlucky? Anyway, he nags terribly, and he can’t even park properly. He must have gotten his driver’s license through some back-alley method.”
The executive directors actually disliked Director Nam, who not only disliked them but went beyond dislike to detest them, sometimes looking at them with pity as if they were brainwashed members of some cult. In unison, they all added that they disliked Director Nam.
“I once subtly mentioned to CEO Yoo Siwoon how irreverent Director Nam Giwoo was, but he wouldn’t listen to me. It seemed like he intended to keep him by Eunseong’s side.”
“He seemed quite close to Eunseong. I don’t think that’s right either. Having a mere non-believer stay close to Eunseong – this doesn’t make sense, does it?”
“Still, we can’t go against CEO Yoo Siwoon’s words, can we? How desperately must CEO Yoo Siwoon be searching for Eunseong? Eunseong is CEO Yoo Siwoon’s one and only seed-bearer.”
Yeongui subtly mentioned that while he also disliked Director Nam Giwoo, they shouldn’t handle this matter emotionally.
“I heard that the pain of that bloodline not being able to meet their seed-bearer is similar to becoming a wandering ghost without a master, drifting through eons of time. I heard from the former apostle that most cases end up not meeting their seed-bearer, so most of them fall into depression. That becomes the reason why they can’t produce bloodlines through surrogates, and that’s why they’re so precious and rare.”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. Since things have come to this, let’s strongly tell CEO Yoo Siwoon that Eunseong became like this because of that human Director Nam Giwoo, and get rid of that human.”
Cheon Gwanghangja suggested.
“I agree. Let’s not just make a suggestion, but make a proposal. If he wants to know where Eunseong is, tell him to deal with that human Director Nam Giwoo.”
“…That sounds a bit like blackmail. Besides, CEO Yoo Siwoon is Eunseong’s breeding partner. He’s going to be the father of the one who will grant us eternal life.”
At Taeho’s strong opinion, Mugeuk spoke cautiously as if he didn’t like the idea.
“Still, we can’t just stay here like this forever, can we? It’s not just a day or two, and if it gets longer, we’ll become suspects.”
“Suspects of what? We simply followed The Great Crevice’s orders. We did nothing wrong.”
“When you think about it, it’s that human Director Nam Giwoo’s fault. Eunseong became like this because of that human Director Nam Giwoo too.”
“Sigh, this is really troublesome. This is why we shouldn’t involve non-believers in our affairs. They don’t communicate and are irrational. They’re not helpful at all. Just bundles of trouble.”
Taeho grumbled while sighing. Cheon Gwanghangja picked up the plate of finished apple slices and stood up.
“I’ll go offer this apple to Eunseong. I’m glad there’s at least something he’ll eat.”
“That’s a body that will produce a god. Apples alone won’t be enough. If he refuses to eat saying he doesn’t want to, we must force him to eat.”
Mugeuk subtly pointed out Cheon Gwanghangja’s soft attitude, at least when it came to Eunseong.
“That may be so, but I think it’s better not to push too hard right now. The Great Crevice has an aversion to the production itself. Pressuring him won’t make conception happen.”
“What if he refuses forever? What if he says he’ll never conceive? Do you mean we should just leave him alone because he refuses? Right now, The Great Crevice has fallen out with Yoo Siwoon, who is his breeding partner.”
Taeho asked sharply. He seemed frustrated with Cheon Gwanghangja, who was taking this situation somewhat too peacefully.
“If he continues to refuse CEO Yoo Siwoon, we’ll have no choice but to arrange for conception through another breeding partner.”
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
