episode_0049

“Head.”

Thwack!!

“Skull.”

Pow!!!

“Crown.”

Crunch!!!!

Is this what it feels like to be a veteran bullying newbies? At this point, I honestly feel sorry for them, but seeing these grown men collapse with their eyes rolled back pisses me off, so I unconsciously put more strength into my hand.

Ah, I think I used too much force on the last hit and the guy’s head might be a little cracked…, or not?

“I, it can’t be….”

“To be defeated so completely….”

“Thanks for the cliche explanation line.”

To be honest, these guys’ skills don’t even come close to half of Baekryeon’s, so they were all instantly taken down with one fatal blow each, without even grazing me.

In the end, only the family members, who had never learned martial arts and were ignorant of combat, were left, so they didn’t dare to think of attacking me and just trembled as they looked at me.

“P, please spare us… We haven’t learned any martial arts!….”

“I know. Take all these fallen ones and get out of here. And also tell them that if they utter any more nonsense about demanding control of this place, next time it won’t be your heads that get broken, but your family.”

【Pressure of the Sword King】

I moderately adjusted the pressure so that they wouldn’t faint.

At the same time, I glared at them and threatened them, and they nodded several times.

“Y, yes, I understand! I’ll be sure to tell them!!…”

In the Central Continent and the Yeom Country, ordinary people rarely stray far from the area they live in.

For them, the Moryong family is probably more than just a martial arts family, but a reliable fence that protects them.

Since I broke that fence so easily and even used intimidation, they probably can’t even think of resisting me.

“Well, one thing’s settled.”

I sheathed my sword and watched them walk away.

However, there was something quite unsettling about their presence.

“They don’t have any spirit.”

“Who are you telling? They started the fight and ended up getting nothing…, if I were them, I’d be too ashamed to come back.”

Whatever.

Baekryeon and Seollin looked at the Moryong family members, who were running away with their tails between their legs in a rather pathetic way, with a look of disapproval.

“You’re amazing! Great Hero Cheonwu! I’ve heard a lot about Great Hero Cheonwu’s martial prowess, but I never imagined it would be this great!!”

On the other hand, the adjutant looked at my direct combat abilities with sparkling eyes.

Come to think of it…, during the pirate extermination, the combat ended before the Yeom army arrived, thanks to Baekryeon and Seollin.

After that, I met Bokhae Daeseong, but in that case, I didn’t have the余裕to worry about my surroundings, so I told the others to run away first and had a 1:1 battle with him, so there was nothing for the others to see.

From their perspective, the only basis for judgment is the rumors from the Yongbong Assembly and the fact that I’m a member of the Jaryong Unit….

“You were really cool! Next time it will be your family that gets broken!…. Of course, as the Yeom army, we can’t easily antagonize other families…, but in this case, it’s clearly the Moryong family’s fault, so they probably won’t be able to say anything!”

“Don’t make a fuss over something so trivial.”

I waved my hand at the excited adjutant and handed back the sword.

“You used the sword well. You seem to have taken good care of it.”

“Yes, yes! I learned that this is the sword to entrust in times of emergency!…, I’ll make it an heirloom!!”

“No…, don’t go that far…., weapons and armor are basically consumables. Don’t be stingy and if you think it’s damaged and can’t be used anymore, replace it without delay.”

What heirloom.

There’s a limit to how much you can praise me, you’re going too far.

Anyway, I’ve returned the sword, so it’s time to leave.

“Let’s go.”

“Ah, I’ll guide you! Please come this way!….”

It was the subordinate of the Hwaru Lord who was in charge of guiding me who reacted to my words.

Apparently, unlike the rumors that I wear a mask, I was without a mask and having a great time with two women from broad daylight, so he was half-doubtful about me, but after seeing me break all the Moryong family’s heads, he turned pale.

Well, he started by giving me suspicious looks and acting unpleasant.

But I’m a generous man. I don’t go around stabbing people for such trivial things.

I just tease them a little.

“C, Great Hero Cheonwu?”

“?”

“You have to pass through here to enter the city…, but where are you going?….”

That’s right.

He was trying to go to the city of Danton through the city gates, but my steps were in the opposite direction.

Well, to be more precise, the direction I was moving was the direction the Moryong family guys disappeared in.

“I’m not going.”

“Yes?”

“To be exact, tell them that something suddenly came up.”

“Something suddenly came up? What do you mean, Great Hero Cheonwu!…”

I quietly said to the bewildered guy.

“Think about it. Something’s strange, right? Why did those guys come?”

“Well, they heard the story that the pirates were exterminated and came for their own benefit….”

“How did you hear the news that they were exterminated?”

“That’s….”

I turned my gaze to the adjutant.

The adjutant was startled when the gaze suddenly turned to him, and immediately stood up straight and met my gaze.

You don’t have to stand up so straight. Because you’re doing that, it makes me look like I’m doing something bad.

“Hey.”

“Yes!”

“How long does it take to get to the Moryong family’s place from here? Not in the steps of a normal martial artist, but based on using something like a horse.”

“To the Moryong family’s place?”

He pondered for a moment and then answered.

“If you go tightly, it will take about a week.”

“Now, isn’t it strange?”

“W, what do you mean?”

“It takes at least a week for the rumor of the pirate extermination to spread. And today is exactly the seventh day. In this situation, how did the Moryong family know and come? Assuming they knew because the rumors reached them, then there’s a grace period of several days including the time it takes for them to come. Nevertheless, they came in a week.”

It’s too suspicious to say that they came simply for their own benefit, to expand the scope of their influence.

Especially since the Moryong family…, I had already heard that I should be careful about them in Sichuan. As if there might have been some kind of transaction between the Moryong family and the Beastmen Alliance.

When Bokhae Daeseong appeared, I just thought that the Moryong family was really trying to subjugate the pirates but failed.

But if they come at this timing, it’s very suspicious.

As if….

“They were managing the smuggling route in Danton through the pirates, and as soon as that was discovered, they are trying to take control of the Danton area to prevent further evidence from leaking.”

“!!”

“So tell them. I’m going to chase after those guys, so let’s postpone the meeting until next time. And tell this story to Yeogi-bok.”

“It’s Yeogi-buk….”

Hey, it’s possible to confuse names.

Don’t make me feel embarrassed.

As I silently moved, Baekryeon and Seollin also raised the corners of their mouths and followed me.

However, only the subordinate of the Hwaru Lord grabbed me.

“W, wait a moment! Y, you must meet the person who is coming this time!….”

“Hey, do you even know who you’re talking to?”

“Yes?….”

He tilted his head at my question and looked at me.

Then he cautiously answered.

“Well…, aren’t you Great Hero Jang Cheonwu? Of the Jaryong Unit….”

“That’s the identity I use to operate in the Yeom Country. Do you know who I originally am?”

“Y, you mean Great Hero Cheonwu’s original identity?…, that’s….”

When he couldn’t answer accurately, I reluctantly explained.

“I am called a Hero in the place you call the Western Regions.”

“H, Hero….”

“Yes. Hero Leon. That’s my name. And the Hero, as the Sword of the Goddess, must strike down evil. If the Moryong family is doing these ridiculous things for their own benefit, then I have a duty to stop them.”

In addition, you’ll probably get ripped off by Hwaru Lord for not being able to bring me.

Ah, so sweet, that’s what you get for ignoring me. Don’t ignore me in the future.

“So tell them. I’m temporarily borrowing the name of Jaryong here, but my roots are as a Hero from a foreign land. Unless it’s the King of the Yeom Country who wants to meet me, I have no choice but to prioritize my duties.”

He didn’t say anything more, just looked at me without saying a word.

Confirming that, I looked at Baekryeon and Seollin and said.

“Let’s go. To chase after the Moryong family.”

* * *

The top floor of the Haejo Inn.

A precious guest was currently there.

Therefore, the inn was on emergency alert, and Hwa Milyeon, the Lord of this place, was carefully receiving the young boy in front of her along with Jongui, the boatman and branch manager of the Hao Gate Danton branch here.

“The tea here is excellent.”

“W, we used green tea leaves from Jo. Perhaps it’s a flavor that you can’t easily experience in the Yeom Country.”

“Jo…., come to think of it, Jo’s isolation policy has been going on for quite a while. I heard that there was an assassination attempt on the King of Jo…, but haven’t you been able to find out the exact details yet?”

“I’m sorry. As you know, after the Baek family, which was an important family in Jo in the past, was destroyed, it became so closed off that we couldn’t easily find out information or movements about them. Because of that, we couldn’t get any proper information. I’m sorry.”

As he bowed deeply and apologized, the young boy gestured and said.

“It’s okay. Why is this something to be sorry about? It’s just that unfortunate things have overlapped. More than that…., is he still not here?”

“I sent someone to call him, so he’ll be here soon.”

“I heard that he competed with Bokhae Daeseong. It seems that the fatigue was quite great.”

“Um….”

Jongui swallowed his words at the boy’s words.

It’s clear that that’s a normal reaction, but…., Jongui remembers.

The fact that he came back and enjoyed the festival without any worries, drank alcohol, and even watched the training of the Yeom army soldiers.

Knock knock knock

“Ah, it seems he’s here. Come in.”

Hwa Milyeon’s face brightened and she turned her gaze to the entrance.

And there, instead of the person she was expecting, her subordinate was standing cautiously.

“?”

“Is that him?”

“Ah, no!…. Where is that person?”

“That is….”

He explained what happened before he came.

Hearing that, the boy’s eyes widened, and then he laughed loudly.

“Puhahahahahahat!!”

“I, I’m sorry. Flame Emperor Your Majesty!…”

“No…, it’s not. It seems to be more than I heard. Yang Jamun.”

At the boy’s question, the man standing behind the boy, Yang Jamun, smiled.

“What would you like to do? Flame Emperor Your Majesty.”

“Certainly…, it’s unsettling that the Moryong family moved so suddenly.”

After saying that, the boy got up from his seat.

At the same time, U Hobup and Jwa Hobup, who were guarding the boy, also got up from their seats.

“I will go to the Moryong family.”