39. The Spring and Autumn Period of Martial Arts

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Shwaaaaaa.

 

 

The sea where waves crash.

Boats floating while riding those waves.

 

 

Soo-hyun looked at the sea at dawn and organized her thoughts.

 

 

 

 

Last night, she ended up doing it with Yoo-eun after all.

She masturbated while eavesdropping on him and the elders rolling around, and in the middle of it, Yoo-eun came in and pounced on her.

 

 

Whatever the reason, the fact that she lost her chastity, which she had kept for 15 years, remained the same.

She felt bitter and ashamed, but what’s done is done.

 

 

 

“Hoo….”

 

 

 

But on the other hand, she also felt somewhat relieved.

It’s easy to say, but how easy is it to spend 15 years cherishing a lover whose face you can’t even see? She was unknowingly under mental pressure, and now that this has been forcibly resolved, she is feeling a strange sense of liberation.

 

 

“I’m sorry, Deok-bae-ssi.”

 

 

Thinking of him, who would be thirty years old like her by now, Soo-hyun grabbed a handful of sand and scattered it into the sea.

She can no longer call him her lover.

It’s a true farewell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“What do I do now?”

 

 

She stared at the sea for a long time and declared farewell to her lover.

She let go of her feelings more easily than she thought, but she didn’t have a clue what to do now.

Serving Yeo Se-rin as she has been doing will remain unchanged… but the important thing is how to treat Yoo-eun.

 

 

Presumably, if things go smoothly, he will become the master of Yeo Se-rin and establish himself as a key figure in the Ewha Palace. And Yeo Se-rin will entrust the care and management of him to Soo-hyun, her closest confidante.

But Soo-hyun had slept with Yoo-eun, so she is in a position to marry him. At least, that’s how it was for her, a person from Daegoryeo.

 

“She wouldn’t…allow it, would she.”

 

 

She is burning with possessiveness over Yoo-eun to the point of forbidding sharing him with the elders, so there’s no way she would allow Soo-hyun. Wouldn’t she be furious if she found out that she had slept with him?

Honestly, she was a little anxious.

 

 

The only fortunate thing is that the three elders had a good time rolling around with Yoo-eun. Yeo Se-rin may be reckless, but she’s not stupid. Her brain wasn’t just for decoration to the point of disposing of three elders and one military advisor in a situation where the conflict between the factions is escalating like now.

 

“…How foolish.”

 

Soo-hyun was startled to find herself making such calculations without realizing it.

A sigh filled with self-loathing came out involuntarily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Military Advisor-nim!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At that moment, one of the Ewha Swordswomen came running urgently.

She ran breathlessly and continued speaking without catching her breath.

 

 

“Something terrible has happened!!”

“Something terrible?”

“The main palace…they say the main palace is on fire!!!”

“?!”

 

The main palace is on fire?

Soo-hyun, who couldn’t understand the words for a moment, tilted her head, and the woman quickly grabbed Soo-hyun’s arm, saying they had to go quickly.

 

 

“We have finished preparing to return with the three elders-nim. We must leave quickly.”

“No…the main palace is on fire?”

“It seems like it was invaded by enemies, but we can’t get in touch, and all we saw was from a distance… Anyway, it’s not good.”

“???”

 

 

That Ewha Palace is on fire.

And it’s because of an enemy invasion.

 

 

Did the Namgung Clan invade? Or is it the revenge of the Martial Alliance?

 

 

She had deep doubts, but for now, she hurriedly used her light footwork to head to the inn where the group was staying.

 

After using light footwork for about an hour and arriving at the inn, the elders, Ewha Swordswomen, and Yoo-eun had already finished preparing.

 

 

 

“Eighth Elder!”

“You came quickly, Military Advisor-nim.”

“What happened? The main palace is on fire.”

“I just heard about it too. It seems like something unusual has happened, so let’s go back quickly.”

 

The elders also looked no less flustered.

 

“Then you should have gone first.”

“Ha. What if those Bota bitches harmed our Yoo-eun-ssi and the First Military Advisor?”

“Ah…”

“Tsk tsk tsk… How can someone who is supposed to be a military advisor be so short-sighted?”

“….”

“Even though it was invaded by enemies, there are still more than ten elders and nearly five hundred Ewha Swordswomen residing there. It won’t collapse easily, so don’t worry, Military Advisor-nim.”

“….”

 

 

She didn’t like the sarcastic tone, but she decided to let it go because it was an emergency.

 

 

“Okay. Let’s leave now.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ssak!

 

 

“Kyaaak!”

 

 

Women being dragged out into the courtyard like sausages.

They are the survivors of the Ewha Palace’s destruction.

 

 

Of course, Gu Ye-na’s attack was quite large in scale, and the entire Ewha Palace collapsed, causing many casualties in the process.

Seo-hyun mobilized her secretaries to salvage as many beautiful women as possible, and as a result, she was able to keep the number of deaths to around ten.

Of course, the role of Kirara Satomi, the leader of the 3rd Justice Squad, was very important here.

 

 

Originally, she was a high-ranking scout for the D-10 Japan branch, and she was a pathetic woman with an extremely timid personality and even stuttering due to frequent abuse and slave treatment, but now, you can’t find such a figure even if you wash your eyes and look.

She has a considerable animosity towards the Japan branch and Japan, which did nothing for her and just stood by and even participated in bullying, so she is absolutely loyal to Yoo-eun, who saved her.

 

 

 

Anyway, thanks to her efforts, the useful women were gathered and salvaged well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Ahem. You’re slow.”

 

The Major, who is acting as an instructor while wielding a whip she got from somewhere.

She was smoking a cigarette with one hand and scolding the women of the Ewha Palace.

Since they are all scum of humanity anyway, she had no pangs of conscience at all.

 

 

“Keueuk… If only the Palace Lord-nim would come…!”

“Shut up, you bitch. You’re just a criminal bitch, why do you have so much to say.”

“Don’t treat them too harshly. They’re all going to be maids.”

“Eung???”

 

 

The Major let out an absurd laugh at Seo-hyun, who casually threw out those words while passing by.

 

“Wow. I’m even hearing those words from our Chief Secretary-nim. I think my mind has gone on vacation.”

“Why? If you don’t like it, should I treat you the way I treated them? Of course, that includes you too.”

“Bullshit.”

 

 

Even while saying that, the Major subtly backed down.

She’s been quite prickly since coming here, but Seo-hyun is still a kind of trauma to her.

There’s no point in provoking her.

 

 

“I’m going to make them all maids as soon as the maid drones are delivered. Starting with those elder bitches.”

“Ah. They were quite popular. How come everyone here is so pretty?”

“Those who have mastered martial arts generally take good care of their bodies. Just give them a simple education, and you need to properly identify the personnel.”

“Yeah, yeah. If I’m told to do it, I have to do it.”

“…Stop talking like that, it’s annoying.”

“Pput.”

 

Eun So-ryeong made a strange noise with her mouth and raised her middle finger.

Seo-hyun was momentarily annoyed, but she sighed and left.

 

 

 

 

The next place Seo-hyun arrived was where Lucrecia was.

She was sitting on the floor, meditating.

 

 

“…13th General Commander of Justice-nim.”

“?”

 

She likes to be called by her full name like an otaku, and she opened her eyes, which had been closed, at Seo-hyun’s call.

 

“It seems like we’ll be using this place as a base for the martial world from now on, so could you clean it up a bit?”

“Clean up?”

“Yes. It seems like it would be enough to just roughly clear away the things that have collapsed.”

“Not difficult.”

 

 

She jumped up and carefully drew her sword.

She doesn’t have to do that, but she puts the scabbard in front of her face and draws it with a swoosh, which shows how much she likes to pose.

 

 

The sword that was drawn like that.

Lucrecia swung her sword a few times, then held it in front of her face and quietly shouted.

 

 

“Scatter, Senbonzakura.”

 

Even Seo-hyun flinched at the cringe-worthiness, but the power was certain.

This is because her sword, which had become countless flower petals, swept through the entire Ewha Palace and turned the debris that had collapsed into dust.

 

 

 

She went one step further and even flattened the ground, then collected the flower petals.

A complete flatland.

An amazing feat that would take even modern construction technology several days!

 

She raised her head proudly and collected the flower petals in a stylish manner.

 

 

“Is there anything else you need?”

“Not right now. I’d like to build some basic buildings first…”

 

 

The splendid Ewha Palace has all disappeared. Even the materials have disappeared without a trace. Of course, this place is a barren field.

 

 

“If it’s buildings, can’t we conscript the people here? There seem to be at least 100,000 of them.”

“If we do that, we’ll have to be at odds with the government. They came to visit yesterday.”

“Does that matter? We’re going to occupy this place anyway.”

“That’s…that’s true…”

 

 

Of course, someday she will sweep away the government and everything else and make it an occupied territory. But she can’t do anything because she doesn’t know Yoo-eun’s intentions, which are most important for that.

 

 

‘Haa… He needs to come quickly.’

 

 

By now, the news must have reached the Ewha Palace group that took him away.

Only when Yoo-eun comes can she finally move properly.

 

 

 

“Hmm… I know what you’re thinking.”

 

 

Lucrecia turned her body towards Seo-hyun, who was lost in thought.

 

“You can’t do such things because there’s no master.”

“…That’s right.”

 

Lucrecia shook her head from side to side and put her hand on Seo-hyun’s shoulder.

 

 

“Master-nim wouldn’t abandon us because of something like that. Have faith.”

“No…that’s not the problem…”

“That is the problem. You don’t trust Master-nim right now.”

“That can’t be true.”

 

 

She caught the wrong point somehow, but Lucrecia didn’t care.

She took her hand off her shoulder, turned her body, and looked up at the sky as if meditating.

 

 

“I have two beliefs.”

“No…”

“The belief that all the maids, including you and me, serve the master with all our heart and body, and live only for that.”

“….”

“And the belief that our Master-nim will never abandon us, no matter what happens.”

 

Seo-hyun sighed, feeling like she had gotten something wrong.

 

 

Sseueuk.

 

 

As if creating a dramatic effect, Lucrecia turned to Seo-hyun at a moderate speed, like a scene from a movie.

 

 

“Whatever you do, if it’s for the master, you should push it through.”

“No… Do you know how much I get told because of that? The Madams-nim and others. They say that I need to be controlled a bit, and those words go not only to me but also to Master-nim. And right now, I don’t even know what Master-nim wants or what his plans are.”

“Hmm. Indeed. That’s what you meant.”

“Haa….”

 

 

Did she finally understand?

A sigh of relief.

 

But Seo-hyun’s feelings were like, ‘Did I get rid of it?’

 

 

“Then you can just remain a common maid. Forever.”

“What?”

“Why are you angry? What you said is exactly what a faithful maid would say. Don’t you like that?”

“No, you’re saying-”

“The fact that you’re angry at my words means you want more than a maid, so you shouldn’t be intimidated by a few words.”

“….”

 

 

Lucrecia turned her body again and looked at the sky.

 

 

“If you want to remain an ordinary maid for the rest of your life, it’s fine as it is now. It’s much better than you used to be. You don’t cause trouble, you don’t get reprimanded, and you don’t stand out much. You just do what you’re told. That’s what maids are supposed to be. But.”

 

 

And she turned to Seo-hyun again.

 

 

“If you want something more than a maid, it’s better to just push through with what’s in your head.”