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“Hey, if it’s a battlefield, you should just put up a ring and store your stuff. Why are you fighting with so many bandits?”

Jang Musan saw his parents, who had died with a single blow of his sword, wandering across the Samdo River.

The boy who gave me the entrance fee that I didn’t have to pay just because I gave him some directions and even said a friendly goodbye before leaving was actually an incredible expert.

Didn’t he kill the top expert and patrolman dispatched by the Green Forest Alliance in one breath?

Moreover, for some reason, the boy held an open hostility towards the bandits, including themselves, so giving up everything was the best option if he wanted to live.

Above all, seeing Samdocheon writhing around after being hit in the head with the back of a sword, I thought that if I continued like this, I would be beaten to death instead of having my head cut off like a patrol lion.

That’s why Jang Musan’s survival instinct sounded the alarm more fiercely than ever, and the result of moving as quickly as possible was the many old ledgers placed in front of Yeon Jin.

“Is this all?”

“Yes, yes, the Great Sword. I stake my title on this! Trust me!”

Jang Musan preached his sincerity with a heart that was about to spit out blood.

Several ledgers contained detailed accounts of how much gold was paid to raid the convoys of goods transporting the competing warlords, and how much gold was given away for free to foster friendships between the money being exchanged.

It is something that could obviously be considered unfavorable evidence.

However, in an age where gold was more powerful than the sword, it was necessary for a small business, which was like a subcontractor, to have some insurance.

The current ledger is the result.

Yeonjin, who had been shaking the ledger, sat down on top of Jang Musan who was lying face down and suddenly got up.

“Hey, you bandit rascals.”

“Yes!”

All the members of the Chopyeongchae lined up and answered loudly.

The patrol lion who had been bragging about being a master of the highest order had his balls cut off before he could even put up a few shots.

Besides, if Chae-ju doesn’t raise his voice even after clearly witnessing that he has been treated like a human chair for more than a moment, it will be difficult for him to act as a bandit in this world.

And Yeonjin, who was looking around at those bandits, said.

“The signboard for Chopyeongchae will be taken down starting today, so go and get everything you need. If you don’t finish preparing by halfway through, I’ll set it on fire, so do whatever you want.”

“Yes?”

Jang Mu-san, who had just had the rare experience of being born as a human and taking on the role of a household member, asked back with a dumbfounded expression.

Boom!

Once again, the back of the sword struck Jangmusan’s peak.

“Cough!”

“What kind of example is that? It’s a bit much to kill you all, but if we leave you alone, you’ll just commit banditry again.”

Jang Mu-san, who was holding Jeong Su-ri, was complaining of pain or not, and Yeon-jin clicked her tongue and looked around as she added.

“Wow, you’ve set up shop in a great spot. It’s a great place for banditry, really. ”

“Hehe, I guess we need to set up shop in a location that is easy to get to.”

A bandit with a rough appearance answered on behalf of Jang Mu-san, who was rolling around in a splitting pain on his head, feeling embarrassed and ashamed.

“Are you bragging? Anyway, that’s why I decided to take down the sign. Just take what you need and come out. I’m going to set fire to this place and burn it all down.”

That was the solution Yeonjin thought of.

Now is the time to wash your hands and get a new job, or since you learned how to steal, gather somewhere else and commit robbery.

Since we can’t kill everyone, Chopyeongchae is disbanded as of today.

It is to set fire to the mountain and burn it, then put up a firm seal.

“If you hear that they’re doing business again at Chopyeongsan, then don’t do it because I’ll really come and wipe everything out. If you don’t want to get stabbed to death by a blind master who suddenly appears.”

“Yes! Great Swordsman!”

Even though Chopyeongsan is a place that has been cultivated for a long time, it is not easy to quietly resume business and live a life of anxiety, not knowing when Yeonjin will come back.

If you are unlucky, you will break your nose if you fall backwards, so that is exactly what happens, and you should stop thinking about what you are going to do with your life.

If you see the sight of your boss, who is considered first-class, rolling around with his head held high with a single swing of the sword, you will naturally respond with a loud voice.

And exactly halfway through the meal, the forest was burned cleanly by skilled bandits without any worries about forest fire.

Additionally, there are cases like Jang Mu-san, who has a bad crime but is a bit ambiguous about killing.

“Okay, it stings.”

“Kkaaaak!”

My danjeon is broken.

Even though his first-class skills were shattered, he was able to save his life.

* * *

“This is what happened.”

“Oh my, you just blew up a whole mountain vegetable.”

As soon as Jongnampa Elder Yeo Il-gyu heard the full story of the incident, he stroked his chin and muttered.

He sent Dan-il-bi to tell Jang Moon-in about this, and first brought Yeon-jin to his private room to hear the whole story.

The ledger that Yeonjin presented as evidence has already been read a long time ago.

Most of the records are about money, but to borrow Yeonjin’s expression, “a place where you can store things by putting up a racket”, why would there be a reason to make a financial transaction with bandits?

“This is a big mistake the main faction made.”

Yeo Il-gyu made an embarrassed expression.

Come to think of it, I remember hearing one or two ominous rumors about the Geumjeok Battlefield every time I went down the mountain.

At that time, I just thought that the loan shark industry itself was prone to causing antipathy, so the reputation of the gold mine battlefield was not good, and just passed it over.

Now that I think about it, weren’t they the worst guys in the world?

It was clearly wrong for the ronin to try to harm Jangju, but the evil deeds of the Geumjeokjeonjang had already gone too far.

“I’ll explain the whole story as soon as the long-suffering man comes. I don’t know how to show my face.”

“It’s okay. I was just trying to help someone who was being treated unfairly. ”

“It was something that Jongnam should have stepped up and tied up, but our handling of it was sloppy and caused you trouble. I’m sorry. I apologize.”

Yeo Il-gyu bowed his head and apologized.

At the rare scene where the elder of the Jongnam faction bowed his head and apologized, Yeonjin waved her hand with an embarrassed expression.

“No, you don’t have to go that far.”

As someone from the land of courtesy in the East, Yeonjin is naturally polite when dealing with adults.

The only exception is Cheongyeon, but Cheongyeon is a person who is not worthy of her age, so she is out of the question.

However, in the case of elderly people like Yeo Il-gyu who have aged gracefully, it is a bit difficult to deal with them.

“No. You have accomplished something great. I heard that your martial arts are called the Bokma Yorae Sword.”

“Yes, that’s right. I learned it by chance.”

Yeonjin answered, carefully observing the situation.

I have my own thoughts, but I am hesitant to ask how I obtained it, as I am afraid that I might say something that does not make sense.

But instead of asking how he learned martial arts, Yeo Il-gyu smiled warmly.

“Do you happen to know where your martial arts skills come from?”

“… … It’s Shaolin.”

“Yes, it’s been more than fifty years since I was a kid. It’s said that it was lost in a great fire in Shaolin, but fortunately, it was passed on to a kind-hearted child through a fateful connection.”

And then, when a noise was heard outside the door, Yeo Il-gyu added.

“It looks like Jang Moon-in is here. Let’s share this story with Jang Moon-in.”

And then the door opened.

What came in naturally was an old woman with a stubborn look.

However, this old woman is the eldest member of the current Jongnam faction.

Jin Seong-yeon, the 25th generation leader of the Jongnam faction, is one of the very few martial artists in the world who have reached the realm of Hwagyeong.

Jin Seong-yeon sat down immediately and opened her mouth.

“The leader of the Geumjeok Battlefield was in collusion with the bandits.”

“Yes, Jang Moon-in. Here is the ledger.”

When Yeo Il-gyu handed over the ledger that Yeon-jin had brought, Jin Seong-yeon quickly glanced over it and frowned.

“There was a rat hiding right in front of the main branch.”

A sect is a group that cannot solve everything by relying on force alone, like a regular martial arts sect.

Because you have to have a clear justification, and morality has to be an important yardstick whenever you make a decision.

There is nothing more to see.

“The Golden Battlefield will pay its fair price.”

Jin Seong-yeon said while looking at Yeon-jin.

“What do you mean by a fair price? ”

“Putting everything else aside, I will have to pay the price for deceiving the Jongnam faction.”

Jin Seong-yeon answered bluntly.

In fact, that was the greatest sin of all.

Dare to deceive the Jongnam faction.

It could be said that this was an extremely conservative and uncivilized way of thinking, but Yeonjin ended up mumbling as if she had something to say.

It was obvious that the gold mine would collapse, and it was thought that if the entity that had to pay the money disappeared, the debt would naturally disappear.

As Jin Seong-yeon said, the rat that was hiding right in front of Jong Nam-pa’s nose would have nothing to do but run away like crazy the moment its identity is revealed.

As if that topic was enough, Jin Seong-yeon threw out the topic in his usual blunt voice.

“By the way, I heard you learned the Bokma Yorae Sword.”

“Yes. I happened to get to know it by chance. My achievements are still limited, but… … .”

“It’s a good one. A mind for inaction and cooperation that is not appropriate for one’s age. And a way of thinking. The new skill that Shaolin gave birth to has been passed on to a great player.”

The corners of Jin Seong-yeon’s mouth went up slightly as he answered like that.

To Yeonjin, it seemed like there was a change in expression, but Yeo Il-gyu could sense it instinctively.

‘The master likes this child.’

If you were to ask Jin Seong-yeon, the head of the Jongnam faction, he would be known for his heavy words and actions and his unchanging facial expressions.

It was a small change that only someone like Yeo Il-gyu, who had been with him for decades, would notice, but in Yeo Il-gyu’s eyes, this was the biggest change in Jin Seong-yeon’s expression in recent years.

In fact, if it’s obvious, then it’s obvious.

In any case, Yeonjin only has elements that give her bonus points in the eyes of Yeo Ilgyu and Jin Seongyeon.

First of all, he is handsome, so that’s a bonus.

Even though she is clearly not of age, she has already reached the peak of her power, which is an extra bonus.

Another bonus point for his refreshing attitude towards adults.

You already receive a lot of bonus points just for the external aspects, but if you learn Shaolin’s actual martial arts and use them for the alliance, you will receive an enormous amount of bonus points for the Jeongpa.

I don’t know if the bonus points would be maintained even if you knew that his true identity was a disciple of the Cheonmasingyo cult leader, but if you saw him without knowing that fact, you couldn’t help but think of him as cute.

“You have killed the patrol lion of the Green Forest Alliance and eliminated one of the Seventy-Two, so your achievements are not small. However, there is still work to be done.”

“… … I guess it’s a story related to the origin of my martial arts, right?”

When Yeonjin asked cautiously, Jinseongyeon nodded silently.

It is an unspoken rule not to ask about the origin of another person’s acquisition of martial arts.

However, if you have learned a martial art that was practiced in Shaolin decades ago, it is morally right to at least pass on a copy of it to its original owner.

Wait a minute, does this mean I have to go to Shaolin Temple?

When Yeonjin, who thought like that, made a subtle expression, Jinseongyeon, who took it as a sign of intimidation, the corners of his mouth went up slightly.

Jin Seong-yeon’s smile was meant to reassure Yeon-jin, but Yeon-jin saw that the fact that her expression was always the same was a minor issue.

“Your lost martial arts will return, but I doubt Shaolin will persecute you.”

Although it may sound blunt, from Jin Seong-yeon’s perspective, it is a voice with a certain amount of special affection added to reassure his willing junior.

“This time, the debt you owe Jongnam is not small, so if Shaolin tries to dig up the origin of martial arts or persecute you, I will protect you as a way of repaying your kindness. Don’t worry.”

“Thank you, Jang Moon-in!”

Yeonjin answered with a bright smile to Jinseongyeon’s words, which touched on the part she was most worried about.

‘Oh my, because of the Great Guardian Law, I’m going through all this trouble that I shouldn’t have.’

Of course, the inside was completely different.

Anyway, the corners of Jin Seong-yeon’s mouth went up a little more at the sight of the bright and cheerful appearance of her junior, who was old enough to be her grandson.

‘Huh, the corners of your mouth are going up there? Isn’t that the brightest smile you’ve had in almost twenty years?’

Yeo Il-gyu, who was watching, couldn’t help but be shocked, but what could he do?

The world was originally like this.

The attitude of saying it’s nothing and being difficult is humility, and the attitude of always being polite and polite like the tongue in your mouth is a way of respecting your elders.

It was a sight that would have been extremely unfair to the Green Forest Alliance patrolman who had suddenly been struck by disaster and had gone screaming.