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As Jo Yi-shin continued to play Plmago and met many people in this world, gradually discovering events tied to the mythological age of the "Gaechun" (the time of creation), his growing doubts became more apparent.

Why did the lamenting "Wungnyeo" (the great woman of sorrow) make such a choice?

If the fake had merely imitated the lamenting Wungnyeo and orchestrated things, then Jeokho (the main male character) would have recognized it, or Eun Ho or Huang Jiho would have been able to find the fake and prove the innocence of the beloved couple.

Therefore, the one who asked to break the Hoshin Chong (a sacred object) had to have been the real Wungnyeo.

"But the fact that the lamenting Wungnyeo loved Jeokho is beyond doubt."

When you observe the actions of the Wungnyeo after Jeokho's death, it becomes clear.

Players of Plmago speculated that Wungnyeo only realized her true love after Jeokho died, which led her to make those drastic actions.

I had a slightly different perspective.

"There's something odd about the idea that Wungnyeo wanted to achieve the Celestial God's annihilation by betraying Jeokho. Among the true Wungpalseon (the eight legendary figures), the only one who actively cooperated with the hidden forces was the Gom (the bear) of despair."

If she had betrayed Jeokho and almost destroyed Hoshin Chong, she would have been acknowledged and could have become an executive of the hidden forces or the new leader of the Wung family, but Wungnyeo did not choose that path.

Instead, she worked as an item maker, accumulating funds and connections, which she used for research on the Cheonching (the celestial scales).

There could be an interpretation that her research on the Cheonching was meant to erase the Celestial God, but if that were the case, it would be strange that she didn't receive help from the hidden forces during the process.

And the key issue was the transaction with me.

Upon hearing that Jeokho's life was at stake, Wungnyeo offered up three of her own lives, wealth, and existence.

"And then Eun Ho mentioned that he felt a contradiction while creating the timeline of the Gaechun Myth..."

Eun Ho had questioned his own decisions.

The orders he should have given, the ones he shouldn't have, the missing elements in his judgments — all of them seemed suspicious.

Most of all, Eun Ho found it strange that he had not anticipated Wungnyeo's betrayal.

"When I was sure that the disappeared X was the Heokho (the black tiger), everything fell into place."

The timing when Wungnyeo tempted Jeokho to break the Hoshin Chong and the time when the Wungpalseon were either insane or deeply asleep matched closely.

Around that time, the war broke out, so even if someone went insane or died, there was no time to properly assess things. But when narrowing down the possible time frame, the two events almost aligned.

That was the answer.

Eun Ho had placed Heokho near Wungnyeo in case things went awry.

But during that period, the Wungpalseon succeeded in improving the Cheonching, erasing Heokho, which made it impossible to inform anyone about Hoshin Chong or prove Wungnyeo's innocence.

By this logic, most contradictions were resolved.

"...Huhhh... I'm sorry..."

Heokho sobbed uncontrollably in Eun Ho's arms, as he finished his report.

Before he could fully rejoice in the return of his friend, the truth of the event that had caused them to suffer for thousands of years became known, and most of the Hojo (a powerful family) seemed to be at a loss about how to react.

At that moment, Eun Ho, who had been comforting Heokho, suddenly raised his head and gestured sharply toward Huang Jiho and Cheong Ho.

The two tigers immediately moved like the wind and blocked the entrance.

Then, the figure of Jeokho, who had activated Jeokyeon (a stealth skill) to hide and was trying to sneak outside, was revealed.

"Move aside."

"Jeokho, wait."

"I must go see her!"

At this point, there were no clues that could lead Jeokho to Wungnyeo, but it seemed like he was about to wander aimlessly through the storm.

From my position, I couldn't see Jeokho's face, but I could clearly see the faces of Huang Jiho and Cheong Ho, who were facing him directly.

Their expressions were dark.

"Jeokho, do you think you can just go and find her?"

"I'll search outside."

"If it were that easy, the Hojo would have already captured the Wungpalseon. Actually, I also tried to figure out the hideout of the Wungpalseon while contacting Wungnyeo, but it wasn't easy."

At that moment, Yong Je-gun interrupted.

He was trying to stop Jeokho from doing something reckless, but his words seemed to flip the Hojo's stomachs.

Huang Jiho's face, which had been dark, now showed irritation.

"Yong Je-gun, are you planning to reveal that you've been in contact with the lamenting Wungnyeo?"

"Isn't it thanks to me that the innocent Wungnyeo heard about her son and husband? I should be getting some gratitude, shouldn't I?"

Normally, Kim Shin-rok would have tried to silence Yong Je-gun with an attack, but this time, there was no movement.

Kim Shin-rok, whose complexion was pale, looked like he might collapse at any moment, and oddly enough, Yong Je-gun, who was sitting next to him, seemed to be supporting him.

Kim Shin-rok still appeared to be struggling to accept what had happened with his parents.

Yong Je-gun, who had said something that left the tigers stunned, now pulled me into the conversation.

"And, of course, Yi-shin knows that I'm close with Wungnyeo, and so does Baek Ho-gun."

Kim Shin-rok had just learned of it, but Yong Je-gun left out the name of the dear friend.

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Baek Ho-gun nodded disinterestedly while receiving a glare, and I responded earnestly.

"That's right. And not only that, but I've had personal dealings with Wungnyeo as well."

It was a statement that would surely earn me some cursing, but no tiger seemed angry or disappointed.

Instead, Jeokho urgently spoke.

"Enough! What's important now is her safety! Yong Je-gun, I'll wish for anything! Just tell me where she is!"

"Hmmm, the price will be steep."

"I don't care!"

Finding the hideout of the legendary Wungpalseon, a group that had rooted itself in the land for thousands of years, wasn't an easy task.

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Yong Je-gun's wish wasn't omnipotent.

If his wish could solve everything, the hidden forces would have long been erased from this world.

It would take an immense amount of power, far beyond what was needed to restore Cheong Ho's memory.

Huang Jiho seemed to understand this well and tried to dissuade Jeokho.

"Before Heokho's identity was revealed, didn't Yi-shin give us time to prepare? We'll mobilize all the Hojo to search. You don't need to use your wish."

"Hold on. Before you mobilize the Hojo, let's listen to Yi-shin's brother."

At Eun Ho's words, all eyes turned toward me.

"Yi-shin's brother must have predicted that Wungnyeo would be in danger once Heokho returned. After all, Baek Ho-gun has been diligently running errands for Yi-shin. He must have a plan."

Indeed, it was a matter concerning the tiger family, so it was unthinkable that I wouldn't be here by now.

If there were no answers, the Mountain Spirit (the Heokho) would have delayed or stopped his return.

While the tigers regained some composure from the chaos caused by Heokho, I spoke up.

"I have a suggestion."

The bloodthirst was not only held by the Gom of hatred and the Gom of great desire.

'I'll kill them all.'

Wungnyeo's aura, which had previously seemed hollow or complicated, was now filled with murderous intent.

She could never forgive those who had caused pain to her love for thousands of years.

The happy moments she spent with Jeokho and Jeho now pierced her heart like blades.

'I'll kill these lunatics in front of me, and I'll kill the filthy Gom who just woke up as well.'

Until now, she had no certainty, and because of the interference, she couldn't kill them.

Wungnyeo was sure that the Tamae Gom (the bear of desire) had been involved in her tragedy, but she couldn't tell how many of the crazy or deeply sleeping bears were involved.

However, if they showed hostility, there was no hesitation.

At this point, the ones attempting to attack her were the bears who had seen the "Will of the Wungpalseon" (the Eight Legendary Figures) engraved in Cheonching.

"You think I didn't prepare while you were all crazy?"

The dimly lit research room was vast and dark, but the enchanting figure of Wungnyeo stood out, and her voice rang clearly.

Even the Gom of hatred and the Gom of great desire, who were filled with murderous rage, had, for a brief moment, felt sweetness in their hearts.

However, soon the murderous intent that surrounded them bound their spirits.

Wungnyeo had somehow wrapped herself in a red cloth.

"Preparations for revenge."

Boom!

With a graceful flick of her fan, Wungnyeo filled the room with a loud explosion, and the research room was enveloped in a red lightning storm.

Everything, except where Wungnyeo stood, was filled with crimson clouds.

The fierce lightning tried to consume Wungnyeo as well, but it couldn't touch her due to the red cloth she wore.

The lamenting Wungnyeo felt a sense of sorrow as she gazed at the lightning, which shared the same color as her love, despite the burning smell it carried.

'I specially focused the lightning to target the nerves, yet they still have enough determination not to scream.'

Even while being scorched and burned by the lightning, the two bears neither fled nor screamed.

It was clear that the bears, standing within the storm, were summoning their Ineungpa (magic energy).

'If they didn't have that much power, they wouldn't have suffered like this.'

Wungnyeo pulled out an item card.

She planned to increase the output of the storm and respond with an attack item that reacted to the bears' Ineungpa.

But then, the balance collapsed.

At some point, the storm began to thin out, and an unbearable, filthy energy became stronger.

The discharge holes for the storm installed around the research room were blocked by the charred remains of bugs.

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'Did they consciously grow these insects to make Jeokho's lightning even more unbearable before they fell asleep?'

The insects crawled out and moved toward every discharge hole.

Then came a sound that, just by hearing it, made it seem like one's ears would rot.

"Wungnyeo! Ah, you are even more beautiful now that I see you again!"

Wungnyeo, who had once overheard that she liked people who used beautiful language, had found Tamae Gom's manner of speech distasteful, and now, after waking up, it was unbearable.

"Hatred, great desire. Don't kill Wungnyeo!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Do you want to die too?"

"We also want to kill you, the one who acted recklessly! After Wungnyeo, it will be your turn, so be prepared."

"If you're angry with Wungnyeo, just let it go! I'll leave my limbs, but please leave my head and torso, I'll beg you!"

While these nonsensical conversations continued, the storm subsided, and the surroundings became clearer.

Wungnyeo's research room was in shambles; both the door and the walls had been destroyed.

The crazy bears seemed to have broken everything in their path while searching for Wungnyeo, making it appear as if the hallways and walls had no meaning at all.

The research lab itself, a weapon in Wungnyeo's hands, had an expression that seemed troubled.

As weapons were broken, the bears only increased in number.

"Isn't it a bit too much to fight when we all woke up happily? Don't fight!"

"Rejoicing Gom, you stay out of this."

While the Gom of rage and the Gom of rejoicing were fighting, the Gom of suspicion moved the rubble from a broken wall and approached this way.

The Gom of suspicion was soon noticed by the Gom of hatred, whose face twisted with disgust.

"You plan to interfere again?"

"If Wungnyeo dies, the relationship with the Hojo will be over."

"Do you not know what's happened while you were asleep? The relationship between the Hojo and the Wung family is over."

The two insane bears had been awake for thousands of years, seeing and hearing much.

Wungnyeo agreed with that statement.

She knew well the things the Wung family had done to the Hojo.

Even if the truth about the Hoshin Chong came to light, Wungnyeo doubted whether the Hojo would accept her.

However, the Gom of suspicion seemed to think differently.

"Is that really the case? The fact that I've woken from a deep slumber means that the erased existence has returned."

The Gom of suspicion looked to be in good condition, far better than before.

It seemed that the Gom of suspicion, who had been unable to sleep because of their doubts and fears, had been forced into deep slumber, and that had allowed them to recover.

"It doesn't matter what the Hojo does. If you try to stop me from killing Wungnyeo, I'll kill you too."

The hand of the Gom of hatred reached toward the lamenting Wungnyeo.

By this point, Wungnyeo had clearly separated the enemies from her allies.

The Gom of suspicion was ready to join, but the Gom of rejoicing stayed neutral.

The rest of the bears were enemies.

Wungnyeo calmly made a decision.

'There's little chance of winning. I need to escape.'

Wungnyeo scanned the room.

Her research room had been partially destroyed by the activation of a lightning trap.

The room, now covered in insect corpses, had tangible items scattered around.

Among them were the original items Wungnyeo had used as references when making copies for her research.

One of them was the Silence Oath Coin, which was engraved with a crow's seal, now glowing amidst the wreckage.