episode_0032

“So, is that really true?”

“What do you mean.”

Cheong’s response was curt.

The gentle voice lingered in his ears, and of all people, it had to be that damn bastard…

To Cheong, a villain was nothing more or less than a creature that could be killed without hesitation.

Villains brought him joy in the process of dying.

They provided good deeds in death, and even unexpected missions could bring many benefits.

They were perfect and useful toys.

And just like picking up trash on the roadside, they could bring some profit to the world!

However, they were not necessarily enemies that needed to be killed.

If they didn’t pick a fight first, Cheong just considered them bad guys.

“You said you would kill them all, didn’t you?”

“It was just a muttering.”

“Is that so.”

Cheong’s response was brusque.

It also meant not to talk to him.

Yeon Yeong tilted her head.

She had a somewhat elegant demeanor.

“But…”

Why did she keep talking to him? Was she lonely being alone?

Or was she just clueless?

Cheong’s thoughts were as sharp as his disappointment turned into reality.

His mind snapped back to attention at the leisurely words that followed.

“Why are you disappointed?”

“…What?”

“Clearly, at first, it’s like… um. What should I say. Um… fell in love? Yes. Yeon Yeong fell in love with me. Right?”

“That’s not true.”

Cheong said, avoiding eye contact.

“Yeon Yeong. You know, human reactions ultimately manifest as signals from the body. Suddenly racing heartbeats. Dilated pupils. The slight blush spreading on that pretty face. The gentle smile formed by the relaxed muscles, these are all signals.”

It gave him goosebumps.

“Yeon Yeong fell in love with me. Isn’t that right?”

“Hey, let’s just stay quiet and mind our own business.”

“But. Love suddenly fades away. Do you know that?”

Yeon Yeong came closer to Cheong.

“You, really have a nice scent.”

“Stop giving me the creeps.”

“Why is that? How can such a scent come from a living person? How…”

Yeon Yeong took a deep breath.

Cheong hadn’t properly bathed for a week due to the shipwreck.

He had only wiped himself a few times with a soaked cloth in the yellow river water. It was still uncomfortable.

But what about the scent?

This woman was completely out of her mind.

Cheong was disappointed in his judgment.

Then a sudden thought occurred to him.

Did he really need to endure this?

Would he have just stood there if a man had approached him?

Had he been influenced by the master’s womanizing philosophy?

That couldn’t be it.

Cheong changed his stance.

“If you don’t stop, there will be bloodshed…”

“Oh my. Are you going to sharpen your claws? How cute.”

Numerous sword shapes appeared in the cabin.

Pointing at Cheong in the air, the flashing blades were two, four, six, eight…

“You don’t have to sharpen them. You can make as many as you want.”

“Ha ha. You’re really skilled. Wow. Swords. Cool.”

“Really. Saying things you don’t mean.”

Cheong immediately regretted his previous attitude.

And he understood the situation.

They weren’t keeping him locked up to hand him over to some inspector or something.

It didn’t make sense for a top expert to be trapped in a place like this. Cheong himself was confident he could escape from this confinement.

But he didn’t know what would happen after that.

So, they had sacrificed him to the deranged top expert killer.

To keep him occupied, maybe they wanted him to hunt and eat this guy.

From Cheong’s perspective, it was a fairly reasonable deduction.

But it wasn’t his place to die at the hands of a mad killer in this place.

“Aren’t you feeling frustrated? Shall I open the door? There are a lot of people outside too.”

“I’m not sure. Can I borrow your hand for a moment?”

“Oh, sure.”

Gumgang slid smoothly under Cheong’s chin, pushing the tip right below his jaw.

Cheong quickly reached out his hand.

“Here! Here. It’s not that I didn’t want to extend my humble paw to you, Master Gumgang. It’s just that I didn’t like it.”

“It stings a bit. Sting.”

“Ow! Stop! Gumgang, stop!”

Cheong exaggeratedly flinched.

But anyone witnessing the sharp Gumgang flying towards his finger would have reacted the same way.

She’s aiming for my finger!

Just because I acted a bit coldly, she’s going this far!

Cheong exerted all his strength to pull back his finger.

If he had a bit more martial arts skill and abundant energy, he could have deflected Gumgang. Should have cherished his martial arts skills more, focused on So Su Ma Gong instead of Ju Yang Se Sim Gyeong.

Fortunately, Gumgang, which seemed like it would cut off his finger, just lightly tapped the tip of his finger and melted away.

“Oh my. This is So Su Ma Gong, isn’t it? But it’s strange. So Su Sin Pa has never trained a disciple. How on earth did the West Gate Soldier learn it? I heard he had mastered all the meridians.”

“Well, that’s…”

“You don’t have to answer. It was just… like you said earlier.”

Is this some kind of power play? Was that one word too much?

Cheong could only tremble in fear.

Yeonyeong grabbed Cheong’s finger and lightly brushed it.

Blood rose in a pretty arc.

Yeonyeong swiped the blood with his thumb, then licked it off his lips.

“Oh. I see now. I didn’t know it was real. That’s why it smells so good.”

What the hell is wrong with this crazy woman!

Stop talking to yourself!

Cheong clenched his teeth to hold back his anger.

He looked like a killer, so there was nothing he could do.

Today, for some reason, he was particularly thirsty for blood.

Ah. I want to cut someone!

Fortunately, all the Gumgang disappeared afterwards.

Cheong relaxed and sat down.

He heard Yeonyeong’s faint laughter of a murderer.

—-

A strange cohabitation between two people began.

Or rather, it was an extremely uncomfortable cohabitation for one person.

“Don’t be so uncomfortable. I’m not harmful to the West Gate Soldier at all, you know?”

“Then, can I leave now?”

“No.”

“Okay…”

Ah, I feel like killing.

Cheong sighed.

But humans were creatures of adaptation.

And Cheong was a person who adapted very quickly among them.

Even if it wasn’t his unique ability to gauge the situation, anyone could tell that the other party showed no hostility.

But even so, it was something that only Cheong could do to cautiously test the mysterious high-level expert.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“I really don’t know?”

“What do you want from me?”

“The heart of a soldier?”

“We can never be together.”

“There are no insurmountable obstacles in the world.”

“I don’t like bad people.”

“Let’s try to work together.”

“You’re not going to say you want to become a good person?”

“There are things in this world that are absolutely impossible.”

Cheong nodded unconsciously.

Aku was a small-time villain with a score of 1700 points.

And currently, in 1732, the evil deeds were still increasing even though he was doing nothing.

Cheong could have spent a year or two pointing at him and saying, ‘That guy is a bad guy, arrest him!’ with his finger.

But that was not the way to go.

It didn’t seem like it would work.

This woman had quite a strong will.

“Okay. Do you have a preference for the type of woman you like, Seomun Sojeo? Tell me. I’ll match it for you. Do you like a sophisticated woman? Or maybe a bold woman like Jangbu? Or a pure and lively girl?”

“For now, I’m ruling out the bad girls.”

“Well, you might have a preference that goes beyond that. You never know.”

Cheong deliberately chose a female image that seemed least compatible with this villain.

“I like straightforward women.”

“Hmm.”

Eonyeong paused for a moment before speaking.

“I can’t do it.”

“But you said you’d match everything.”

“Human abilities have limits, you know? Instead, I’ll try to match it as a second choice.”

“Then what about a pure and lively girl…?”

“That’s also a bit much.”

“What about a bold woman like Jangbu?”

“Upon reflection, that seems difficult.”

“You don’t like a sophisticated woman either?”

“No, that’s correct.”

“So what exactly are you matching then?”

“But even if you win someone’s heart with a fake appearance, wouldn’t it be meaningless?”

“…You’ll drive me crazy, seriously.”

“If it drives you crazy, what if it’s me?”

“Ugh, I really don’t like it! Can you please stop!”

—-

It was the morning after five days of being confined by Acheong.

The officials’ army rushed onto the Yongwang ship and lined up in front of the gangway.

Following them, the Ho Bukbu Chaldoe Wi-sa Chasundan appeared.

Surochaeju Bok Ha-un personally greeted the high-ranking official.

“Daen, you’ve come all this way,”

“Bring that wench, the one who tore my son apart, immediately!”

However, the father who had lost his son was already in a state of rage.

Upon receiving news of his son’s death and the culprit being pursued, he immediately led the military to rush over.

Bok Ha-un was about to gesture to his subordinates.

“Father! I am Bok Heumcheok! I am the son of Surochaeju Bok Ha-un, Bok Heumcheok! I have come to fulfill the task you ordered! I am Bok Heumcheok!”

Thinking that his son had run away after scolding, he suddenly ran towards them, shouting loudly.

“No, that guy…!”

“Oh my, sir, why are you suddenly like this! At the moment when the esteemed person has arrived…”

“I am Bok Heumcheok! I am Bok Heumcheok! I am the son of Surochaeju Bok Ha-un, Bok Heumcheok! Father! I am Bok Heumcheok! I am Bok Heumcheok! I have come to fulfill the task you ordered!”

“What is this…?”

There was no time to stop him.

Bok Heumcheok, who seemed to be floating, flew towards the Chasundan like a feather.

Bok Heumcheok drew a circle with his arm, and the arm of the Chasundan was cut off and fell onto the deck.

The guard commander quickly grabbed the Chasundan and shouted urgently.

“It’s an attack! Guards, protect the Daen! Jang Cheon-ho! You must protect the Daen!”

Jang Cheon-ho, a general from the north, also immediately took action.

“It’s an enemy attack! Deploy the Mo Bangjin!”

“Protect the Daen! Mo Bangjin! Mo Bangjin!”

Soldiers quickly moved, extending their spears.

Meanwhile, Bok Heumcheok continued to rave, swinging his arms wildly.

When he was hit by a spear with his bare body, the spear broke off, making him a formidable opponent against the army.

The soldiers scattered in all directions, vomiting blood, and chaos ensued.

Even in the midst of this, Bok Heumcheok did not stop talking.

“I have completed the task you ordered, Father! I have completed the task you ordered! Haha, hahaha, hahaha! Long live Surochaeju! Long live Surochaeju!”

In an instant, Bok Ha-un’s mind was momentarily lost.

What in the world, what in the world is happening…

—-

“Seomun Sojeo?”

Cheong turned her head at the sound of someone calling her.

And she witnessed the moment when the atmosphere changed.

The evil aura that had been gradually rising throughout the room suddenly skyrocketed right in front of her eyes.

-1814. What the hell is she doing?

Cheong frowned.

“Why again? Just leave and stop annoying people,”

“Thanks to you. I was able to save time. Thank you. In many ways.”

I’m tired of hearing the same old story again.

I really want to kill them.

The sincerity overflowed from Cheong’s body.

Unyeonyeong just smiled brightly.