episode_0280

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The atmosphere of the fortress Sanghwaru could be defined in just one word.

opacity.

When Lee Seol was called to the Dark Dragon Gate, the new recruits and his subordinates were excited. Newcomers had expectations that they could become Dark Dragon Masters, and existing subordinates also had expectations that the possibility of Lee Seol becoming a small master had increased.

However, instead of receiving a splendid reward, Lee Seol, who returned from the Dark Dragon Gate, only said that he had not received any compensation yet.

The newcomers and Lee Seol’s subordinates noticed that something had happened inside the Dark Dragon Gate, but they did not completely give up their expectations.

It seems like something is going on at the Dark Dragon Gate, but I still have an achievement…

Roughly speaking, the newcomers and Lee Seol’s subordinates feel anxious about Lee Seol’s attitude while not being able to give up hope.

I broke through the chaotic atmosphere and went up to the second floor.

Lee Seol, who was having tea with Hyeok Kirin, welcomed me happily.

“Welcome. Yong-blindness.”

Lee Seol told me in detail what happened at Amryongmun.

I recognized him from the time I gave my children 20 martial artists and pushed them into the Sokryeong faction, but Dokgo Yeongcheon was truly a typical Sapa martial artist himself.

How can you win the battle to solidify the successor structure with 20 top-notch warriors?

In the end, the poor support was a pressure to invest and achieve results if one wanted to become the successor.

Blow your nose without using your hands.

As a leader of the Sa Sect, it must be said that he is very skilled at squeezing out profits by appropriately utilizing his power and position.

I wonder what it would be like in terms of morals, but would you be called a Safa if you kept morals in the first place?

The same goes for treating Lee Seol, who has made a contribution, the way he is now.

Political factions would not treat something like this as merit in the first place, but in any case, if you have achieved merit, it is basic to compensate accordingly.

However, Dokgo Yeongcheon did not give credit to Yuyamuya as he wanted, but he found it repugnant that Lee Seol had played a role, so he dismissed Yuyamuya’s position without even acknowledging his merits.

It is unclear whether he really felt embarrassed by Lee Seol’s attitude or whether he thought there was not enough benefit to give up his position as head of Soga, but in the end, looking at the results now revealed, Lee Seol made an achievement and Dokgo Yeongcheon was well aware of that fact. The point is that no compensation was given.

This is the true meaning of Sapago’s strong self-respect.

It was just expressed to make it seem like there was something there, but it was just a strong guy trying to do whatever he wanted.

I looked at this theory and asked.

“Have you changed your mind?”

“Is that possible?”

After hearing what happened at the Dark Dragon Gate, I suggested it to Lee Seol. In the end, the newcomers and Lee Seol’s subordinates, who had high expectations, also need a refreshing conclusion, so let’s just say that they followed my plan and things went astray like this.

And Lee Seol flatly rejected my offer.

That was a story that had already happened a few days ago.

“I am the one who accepted your advice, so didn’t I say that I am also responsible for the current situation?”

Lee Seol shows great character by protecting his subordinates and taking responsibility for the results himself.

I sighed inwardly at the sight of Lee Seol like that. If he had been a member of a political faction, such a personality would have been a weapon, but Lee Seol was a Safaite.

The way to succeed in Sapa was to be good at picking on people under you and other weak people, and tactfully twisting your whole body to be less likely to be picked on by people stronger than you or superiors.

In that sense, should I view Lee Seol, who steadfastly refuses even though he offered himself as a shield saying that he would be criticized in his stead, a disqualification as a Safa person?

It was a time when I was feeling frustrated with Lee Seol’s stubborn attitude.

“Master, this is Eungjo. I have something to report to you quickly.”

“Tell me.”

“It is said that the Hwanggun appeared in Okgye.”

“What…?”

Me and Hyeok Kirin’s eyes met. The news you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Hyeok Kirin signaled with his eyes that he had something to say.

“My sister-in-law and I will leave now. Please feel free to talk.”

“Hmm. No, together…I understand. Let’s talk together later.”

Lee Seol, who thought it was important to receive Eungjo’s report first, let the two of us go.

“Priest, I have something to say to you.”

“What is it? Sister-in-law?”

“The ones raised by the priest…um…’there’.”

If it were there, it would be Luoyang. Are the talents cultivated in Luoyang the trainees of the Twelfth Division?

“You mean them?”

“That’s right. For some of them, support was provided at the family level.”

“Oh, did you?”

Are those guys going to be active a little faster?

As I was thinking that, a question suddenly occurred to me. Most of the Twelfth Division’s guys were useful guys, so I don’t know if they would be willing to treat me like corn if they found out what they were up to, but it wasn’t urgent news that had to be broken up from where I was with Seol Lee.

I think it was more important to listen to what Eungjo had to say when he came with outside news.

“Sister-in-law, so…”

So what did you want to say?

I tried to ask that question, but Hyeok Kirin’s head turned towards the entrance. Reflexively, I felt that Hyeok Kirin sensed something, and I also strengthened my five senses.

chuck! chuck! chuck! chuck!

“….Footsteps?”

It’s not just one or two people. The sound of footsteps of more than 50 people, no, well over 100 people. Not only Lee Seol’s subordinates, but even the newcomers were surprised and flocked to the entrance.

“All at attention!”

Good! Good!

….What is this familiar voice? What is this line that gives me a sense of déjà vu?

Without realizing it, I looked in Hyeok Gi-rin’s direction. Hyuk Kirin had already taken cover so that his body could not be seen. Hyuk Kirin, who made eye contact with me, shrugged his shoulders like a child caught playing a joke, then smiled and stuck out his tongue.

“Enter!”

Grumble! bang!

Rumble!!!

I opened my mouth. Waves of national defense colors pouring into the outbuildings! People wearing octagonal hats, holding non-lethal swords similar to pendulums in their hands, poured in from the entrance.

“Why! Those guys!”

“What are these guys!”

Seeing the numerous octagonal hats that suddenly appeared, Lee Seol’s subordinates and new recruits were embarrassed and drew their weapons.

“It’s an event for the emperor’s enemy!”

“Anyone who attacks will be considered treason!”

Lee Seol’s subordinates and newcomers have become frozen in the face of the murderous gaze of the octagonal hats who speak of treason.

Perhaps judging that there was a lull, the octagonal hats cleared the way for the entrance.

And then the red octagonal hat walks into the open road.

…I caught the eye of Kangchumoru, who was looking very relaxed with his back to me.

No, why are you here?

I was dumbfounded and looked back at Hyuk Kirin, but he was no longer there. As I looked around in confusion, I heard Hyeok Kirin’s voice.

[Gangchumoru doesn’t know I’m here.]

Hyeok Kirin slightly opened his door and was looking at me.

[As soon as they see me, the princess and all, the situation cannot be reversed, so I will hide. I would like to ask military officer Kangchumoru to explain it well.]

No what?

I gaped at the absurdity of suddenly being in charge of responding to Kangchumoru, but Hyeok Kirin giggled as he looked at my face.

[This is a punishment for making you suffer.]

After leaving that message, I closed the door.

What did I do?

I’m left gaping at the series of incomprehensible situations.

“ What’s the fuss!”

Even this theory appeared.

“My name is Kangchumoru, the leader of the Red Ghost Army, who is leading the Red Ghost Army.”

“….This is the Dokgo migration theory of the Amryongmun. What is all this fuss about? How can you so recklessly come into someone else’s land just because you’re in the military!”

Lee Seol made a sharp move, but Gangchumoru also answered without flinching.

“The main office visited this place to apprehend the traitor faction, the Seohwa faction.”

“Woman, traitor…?”

The newcomers were shocked, and Lee Seol bit his lip. Lee Seol, who had just heard about what happened in Okgye from Eungjo, seems to have grasped the current situation.

“At best, you are exaggerating by saying that you are a traitor to a group of junkies!”

“Well, you will find out if it is an exaggeration or not if you investigate!”

Kangchumoru twisted the corner of his mouth. It was truly an expression of ridicule at the opponent while confident of one’s own superiority.

“Anyway, the main office has come to capture the calligraphy faction and the Great Darkness faction, who were the starting point of the incident that occurred in Okgye. okay. At best, it is extremely suspicious that so many people are gathered in this Giru annex.”

“Please don’t speak carelessly. Is it the law of government to treat people as criminals without evidence?”

“evidence. Haha…won’t you just start looking for it now? These are not the only ones with pale faces. Is it you? You?”

The new recruits who were pointed out by Kangchumoru were shocked. Seeing that scene, Lee Seol chewed his lips. This is the imperial army that arrived with the news of Okgye. Since our base was raided before we could even use our hands and feet, we were truly helpless.

Gangchumoru, who planned this raid, would know this fact better than anyone else.

Therefore, Kangchumoru was literally jumping around like a fish out of water.

“Or that guy standing on the second floor……..??”

Kangchumoru, who was gaining momentum by pointing a point at the fresh-faced recruits, stopped while pointing a point at me.

“…school…school…”

I hastily tilted my head to one side. The moment the word instructor comes out of Kangchumoru’s mouth, his disguised identity is shattered. It was risky to send a message to Kangchumoru in this situation as he was facing Lee Seol, a supreme expert.

Kangchumoru is still a guy with at least some sense! At this moment, if only the word “instructor” was prevented from coming out of the mouth, the conversation could be sufficiently facilitated.

“Hmph!”

Fortunately, Kangchumoru responded to the head-twisting motion. A questioning gaze fell on Kangchumoru, who suddenly took the correct posture and closed his mouth.

“If it is an interrogation, I will respond.”

As soon as I opened my mouth, Kangchumoru seemed to suddenly come to his senses. Gangchumoru rubbed his cheek and looked at me for a while, then his complexion recovered and he raised his voice again in the same manner as before.

“Enemy!”

“Evil!”

“Kunming uses this base as a base to move! Request cooperation from the baserunners and prepare for stationing!”

“Ahh!”

“And you…! Oh no! you! I said I would agree to the interrogation, so come with me!”

Hey, you bastard, don’t you do it right? The guys who were pointing with such force suddenly open their palms politely and the kids look at them strangely!

Kangchumoru hurriedly left the Juru annex and members of the Red Ghost Squad came upstairs to take me away.

But their steps had no choice but to stop.

It was because of the intense sutra that exploded from Lee Seol’s body in an instant.

“How dare you treat my subordinates in front of me…!”

Lee Seol, who spews out words that seem to be the embodiment of anger! When the Red Ghost Squad members were startled and caught Bido in a throwing stance, I quickly stood between Lee Seol and the Red Ghost Squad members.

“It’s okay!”

“What are you talking about! Are you telling me to just watch them take you away!”

“Nothing will happen.”

“Nothing happened! How can that be possible?”

Lee Seol looked at me with passionate eyes.

“It’s okay. Trust me. Nothing will happen.”

Lee Seol, who met my calm gaze, clenched her fists and bit her lip, trying to control her anger. Lee Seol, who had barely regained her strength, looked at me with longing eyes.

Lee Seol came close to me and squeezed my hand.

“Is it really possible for you to return safely? If not, I will do whatever it takes…!”

“Yes. Nothing will happen.”

Lee Seol’s hand, which was holding my hand, trembled. On the outside, his hands were made of fine jade, but as expected from a transcendent martial artist, his palms showed clear signs of training. As I felt the strange texture of being soft on the outside and hard on the bottom… the hand slipped away.

“…I believe it. I really believe it, Yong-maeng. So…don’t betray my trust.”

I nodded silently. As Lee Seol took a step back, the enemy soldiers wearing octagonal hats surrounded me. Lee Seol was shocked when he saw the Red Ghost Squad members blocking mine with their arms, but he did nothing further.

I was dragged to the main building of Sanghwaru like that.

“Captain?”

“You are requesting cooperation from the base owner. Please wait a moment.”

As soon as I heard those words, the Red Ghost Squad members who were holding my arms roughly forced me to my knees. I could have resisted, but I didn’t really feel the need to, so I just let it go.

puck!

One guy hit my head roughly on the ground. No, you bastards, isn’t this excessive suppression? You stopped this theory earlier, so why are you acting like such a bastard!

“Hey, did you see that beauty giving this guy an earnest look earlier?”

“Wow, I’ve never seen such a pretty girl with hair like that.”

“Damn you! I’m running around like this because of some traitor, and this traitor is flirting with such a beautiful woman!”

“You son of a bitch! Hey, break your arm more!”

The Red Army members roughly broke my arm with emotional movements and proceeded to capture me.

What are “ doing? They are cooperating obediently, but they treat people like this.”

“This guy still hasn’t come to his senses! hey! Tie it tighter!”

“Do you still think that beautiful Go Soo is protecting you? The more I think about it, the more I envy it, no, it makes me feel embarrassed!”

I sighed. Still, it seems that Kangchumoru strictly maintains the discipline of the Red Ghost Army.

Although they are treated with a bit of emotion, considering the current situation, the Red Army can be said to be strictly maintaining discipline.

During this process of transportation, it is common for people to insult, insult, or beat the other person under the pretext of making him or her compliant.

“The captain is starting the interrogation! Bring him in!”

The guys who had tied me up came rushing in and helped me up.

The place I was taken to was like a VIP room. Gangchumoru was holding the weight with a solemn expression.

“Please close the door and leave.”

“Yes, yes!”

Sibi, who appeared to be working on the bases, hurriedly closed the door to the VIP room and disappeared. Perhaps because it was a VIP room in a high-end base, the outside noise was blocked after the door was closed, so it seemed difficult to know from the outside what was happening inside.

One of the guys who transported me kicked me in the stomach.

puck!

“Get on your knees!”

I stumbled a bit, but I held on. Although he was subdued just now, it was too much for him to kneel in front of Kangchu Anvil.

“This guy…!”

“Stop! stop!! Stop!”

In response to Kangchumoru’s restraint, the Red Army members stood at attention. Kangchumoru, who solemnly held the weight until the door closed, quickly took Bido out of his arms and untied his restraints.

The eyes of the Red Army members opened wide. They must have wondered what was going on as their leader released my chains with an urgent look on his face.

“See you, instructor!”

Kangchumoru said while saluting. I spoke to Kangchumoru while touching my wrists, which had red marks from being tied too tightly by the Red Ghost Troopers.

“Captain Jeokgwi, I am currently just a barbarian with no official position. You, the commander of the Imperial Army, are not the ones to salute like this.”

“What are you saying! Regardless of your official status, you are the eternal instructor of our 12th Division!”

…Why is this guy like this?

Actually, I was a little scared.

why.

Just as there are soldiers in Korea who take revenge on executives, it would not be surprising if there were trainees who were seeking revenge on me, who was once an instructor but was now nothing more than a wild man.

Even if there were no such ill feelings, I also left the Geumui Commission and Kang Chumoru also left the Geumui Commission and is working as an imperial soldier, so there was no need for Kangchumoru to claim a relationship between instructor and trainee that was disadvantageous to him.

“Hehe, at most I only taught you for a short time.”

“…Instructor…!”

When I looked into Kangchumoru’s eyes, I was startled without realizing it. It was because a wave of intense emotion was literally flowing over me.

“Don’t act like a fool! Instructor! I heard it all from my classmates!”

“…What?”

“Jae Sang-hae organized a comrades’ association and shared the news with those from the Twelfth Division! What happened after Jo Ga-ju and I left! The fact that he even gave up his job as an instructor and died as a wild man so that our trainees could spread their wings!”

Hey, did you guys form a comrades association?

As I opened my mouth in bewilderment, Kangchumoru spoke in an earnest tone and held his red octagonal hat tightly.

“This octagonal hat! This red suit! For some reason, I thought you gave it up too easily! The fact that the instructor handed me this red robe and octagonal hat is conclusive proof that he was prepared to sacrifice for us from the beginning! How could this Kangchu Anvil and the trainees of the Twelfth Division forget that grace!”

Kangchumoru shouted loudly with desperate eyes that looked like they were about to shed tears at any moment.

“Instructor! You are the eternal instructor of everyone in the 12th Division! All members of the Twelfth Division’s Comrades Association have sworn to serve you as their instructor forever!”

I took a moment to reflect on the corn’s behavior. For some reason, he kept saying instructor instructor at the end of every word, so I thought it was just lip service, but it looks like the comrade association made that promise.

I thought of Corn, who maintained respect until the end even though he was exploited by the chief, and took a quick look at Kangchu Anvil. Looking at Kangchumoru’s eyes…does this guy even think he can do it?

“Are you really planning to think of me as an instructor for the rest of your life?”

“Of course! This strong anvil! As a soldier, I swear to the Empire!”

“…Is that so? Gangchumoru trainee.”

“Evil!”

Gangchumoru put up a slogan with a smile on his face.

“Then lie down.”

“…Yes?”

“I told him to lie down. Trainee.”

After witnessing my head turn to the corner after the anvil of Gangchu was frozen…

“Evil!”

I quickly fell down.

The members of the Red Army were frozen with their mouths wide open.

“What do you guys do? Are you going to just stand there while your boss is lying down?”

As the members of the Red Devils blinked without understanding what was happening, Kangchumoru shouted.

“What are you doing, you bastards! Get down right now!”

“Ah, evil!”

Rumble!!

Only then did the enemy soldiers who had captured me fall down.

I sat with my legs crossed in the same spot where Kangchumoru had been sitting just moments ago, leaned against the backrest, and massaged my wrists.

“Wow, this is how they trap a person like this even though they were caught without resistance. The marks left on my wrist will last for a week. Right?”

Startle.

The bodies of Kangchumoru and the members of the Red Ghost Army trembled. I thought as I kneaded my hands. The usefulness of the strong anvil was endless. First of all, I had to tell them that Hyuk Kirin was here, and since I had already got the central elite unit in my hands, I had to put as much pressure on the other factions of the Sadōryun, and there were many other useful uses.

So, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take the initiative at least once.

It was by no means the case that during the process of subduing her, her head was hit, her arms were broken, or she was trapped by the ugly jealousy of her men and left behind a grudge.

This body Hocheonan.

It’s not that I crossed the line, and I’m not a person so narrow-minded that I get upset over being treated with a hint of emotion while carrying out official duties.

However, it is also true that if such aspects are not pointed out, there will be no progress.

If you decide to have me as an instructor for the rest of your life, shouldn’t you teach the trainees?

“Put your feet up.”

“Ahh!”

The sound of music echoed in the VIP room of Sanghwaru for a while.