episode_0097

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“I was thankful yesterday.”

“Special words. It was something that had to be done.”

I nodded as if it was no big deal. Hyukgi-rin looked at me with a subtle look.

“Mmm. And if you plan to do something next time, please give me a hint.”

Now I see that Hyeok Kirin’s earlobes are heating up. The reaction of the people in the guesthouse yesterday seems to have been burdensome to Hyeok Kirin.

“But wasn’t yesterday a bad day? Everyone knew what Hyuk Daehyeop had done, and everyone was happy and relieved of their worries…”

“I will correct it! Before doing anything! certainly! Please tell me!”

At Hyukkirin’s sharp shout, the black cat burst out laughing and started laughing. As I looked at Hyuk Kirin’s heated face and harsh eyes, I had no choice but to nod my head.

In fact, the service provided to Hyeok Kirin yesterday was a special course that was at the top level according to Ho Cheon-an’s directing evaluation level. If other martial artists had received that service, they would have been happy and left a 5-star rating.

It seems that we, the innocent guild master, feel awkward when people look at us with admiration and praise.

Let’s arrive in Sacheon with instructions from Hyeok Kirin.

“My name is Hwang Bo-kyung-chan. I was waiting to meet Okryong Credit Union Hyeok Gi-rin Sohyeop.”

A person from Hwangbo Street was waiting.

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Hwangbo Gyeong-chan informed Hyuk Kirin that there was a meeting between the major factions, and Hyuk Kirin moved to attend the meeting.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a place where we could fit in, so we decided to go back to Hyeok Kirin’s accommodation in the evening.

“If you go to a conference where big Bangpas from Sichuan gather, you won’t hear much good things.”

The black cat muttered that as if he was worried about Hyukkirin. Well…since I came into contact with the bandits alone, other factions might not look at me very favorably.

“They only showed us their naive side. Jade Dragon Credit Union’s Hyeok Kirin is a great disciple of the Jeomchang sect. It won’t be that easy.”

“Maybe so.”

Titles such as the leader of later eras like Huye Shishi and the great disciple of Gu File Il Bang are not available to just anyone. It was Hyeok Kirin who bowed his head in silence to the people in the guesthouse, but at the same time gave a colder warning to the bandits than anyone else.

He may be checked, but as Black Cat is worried, Hyeok Kirin will not sit idly by.

“Let’s take a quick break and relax at the Rongin Gaekjan before joining us in the evening.”

“Hmm. Being bullied by women… well, it must be hard work from Hyeok Kirin’s perspective.”

Today, while we were talking about various things, I heard why Hyuk Kirin hired us. In fact, from Hyeok Kirin’s perspective, he was able to find guides who were much more comfortable than us.

In Sichuan Province, there are more than a few small and medium-sized enterprises that have joined hands with Jeomchang. If you were to go to a sect like that and ask them to give you a suitable guide, wouldn’t the head of the sect run out, bow, and invite his disciples in droves?

hmm.

Given Hyuk Kirin’s personality, it’s something to be disgusted with.

Anyway, the reason why Hyeok Kirin hired us is because the small sharks are rushing at us. It was a truly enviable reason. I was really envious of the fact that they were not the only ones who not only attacked with hand-to-hand combat, but also simply attacked with ignorance.

However, Hyeok Kirin cannot help but feel burdened by the small sharks that attack him. No matter how much she disguises herself as a man, Hyeok Kirin is a woman, so the moment her body touches her, various difficulties are bound to arise.

Therefore, they hired Sichuan ronin, who were treated on the same level as the plague in Sichuan Province.

I heard that a bandit countermeasures meeting hosted by Hwang Bo-sega was being held at Sohyanggaekjan, so I decided to go there just in time for it to end.

“Let’s take a rest at Rongin Gaekjan and then move on.”

The black cat nodded its head in agreement.

There was a need to exchange information with the similar research institute. There was a need to share the information we gained with Yu Yu-yeon, and Yu Yu-yeon would also have information obtained while we were eating Hwaritang and vacationing there.

“You seem to have had a hard time these days. My face has become half.”

“Okay…”

Yu Yu-yeon sighed. In fact, there was nothing special about Yoo Yu-yeon sighing. As the name suggests, Yoo Yu-yeon, a woman with many stories, always held her weight and sighed as if she had taken on all the worries of the world.

But today, the depth of that sigh felt different.

“What happened?”

“Yes. It’s a very big thing.”

Yoo Yu-yeon, who was in a calm mood, spoke with a habitual sigh.

“Anyway, what about Hyuk Kirin? I heard that you received a request from Hyeok Kirin.”

“I heard there is a meeting between the old file room and the five generations. We decided to meet again in the evening.”

Yu Yu-yeon closed her eyes tightly at those words. He seemed quite shocked as his eyebrows were fluttering. Only then did I straighten my chin-resting posture. Something happened.

“Ha. Seeing that Hyuk Kirin was summoned, it looks like the rumors I heard today about the Sichuan Merchants Association are true.”

“Yes. What was said there?”

It is no exaggeration to say that the Sacheon Merchants Association is the most influential organization in Sacheon. It can be said that this is an association that includes everyone from large merchants who can control the enormous wealth of Sichuan Province to small and medium-sized merchants.

Since safety, which is one of the biggest driving forces behind Sichuan Province’s ability to accumulate so much wealth, is being greatly threatened, does this mean that the Sichuan Merchants’ Association will not just sit back and watch the situation?

“He wants to invest.”

“Where.”

“In one of the giant breakwaters in Sacheon.”

I didn’t immediately understand what was being said. Does this mean that they decided to quickly drive out the bandit coalition by providing enormous financial support to the large factions in Sacheon?

But why is it an investment?

“Hmm? Wouldn’t it be good news if they provided financial support to the big breakers and the bandits were cleared quickly?”

“Hehe, that would have been good news.”

Yoo Yu-yeon said with a bitter smile.

“There is a rumor that the Sichuan Merchants Association will directly invite one of the large Bangpas to Sichuan Province and provide all the land and funds to establish a branch.”

This was really surprising news.

“Are you planning to attract a branch of Gu Filebang?”

“Okay.”

“Hmm.”

The reason why the giant waves in Sacheon do not settle in Sacheon is because of respect. If it were just an ordinary Daebangpa, they might have put an iron plate on their face and pushed their buttocks into Sichuan Province.

Since there was no reason to abandon their home base and establish a new location in Sichuan Province, Hwangbo Segawa’s four factions had no choice but to use the small and medium-sized factions to extend their influence in Sichuan Province in an indirect manner.

But what if the merchants of Sichuan unanimously invited Hwangbo Sega or one of the four clans? A justification arises. It will be possible to establish a branch, which is a stepping stone for virtually taking control of Sichuan Province.

It’s not just about settling down in a corner of Sichuan Province. The idea is to cram the entire Sichuan province into one mouthful.

The great sect that solved the first crisis of Sichuan Province established itself directly within Sichuan Province.

“This is a really big deal.”

The real Sichuan people would disappear into history.

It is true that there has been a sense of crisis due to the bandit crisis, but it did not occur to me that the profession of Sacheon Ronin itself would disappear. However, if a branch of Gupailbang was attracted, the profession called Sichuan Ronin could disappear.

Today’s Sichuan people can be said to be a brand that monopolizes the role of ‘Sapa’.

As Sichuan Province continued to develop and people and money gathered, competition between schools became fiercer, and in order to survive in this fierce competition, schools had to raise the value of their names.

Since Sichuan province had no real crisis, it had no choice but to create a crisis, and the only people who possessed the characteristics of the Four Schools who could create that crisis were Sichuan people.

The clans made a silent clamor to hire a Sacheon ronin, and the ronin screamed with happiness at the clamor, solving numerous requests and wasting money. This was the current state of the Sacheon ronin.

However, the real villain called the Bandit Coalition appeared.

The Sichuan ronin, which was in a monopoly of villains, was bound to suffer a huge blow just from the mere appearance of the bandit alliance. Everyone, including me, the Ronin, and Yoo Yu-yeon, who thought they would maintain a monopoly for their entire lives and enjoy sweet honey, were all shocked and had no choice but to move as if their feet were on fire.

However, no one thought that the real Sichuan people would disappear.

In the end, this Sichuan Province was supported by five large hands called the Hwangbo Segawa Four Clans. No matter how the subjugation of bandits is concluded, as long as the five forces exist behind it, the movement to maintain balance will continue.

As is the case now, unless something like this happens outside, the only way to raise one’s reputation in Sichuan Province was to hire Sichuan ronin again as time passed. Until that time passed, I thought the long-term recession was the problem.

“Hmm.”

However, if Hwangbo Sega or one of the four sects completely takes over this Sacheon, the situation will be completely different.

To be precise, the five forces would coordinate their interests and come to a conclusion… but engaging in implicit competition with each other like they do now and dividing forces through consultation were completely different issues.

The moment they coordinate their interests and reach a conclusion, what is the first action they should take?

“If that happens…”

“Wouldn’t they try to push away the ronin guest cup first?”

Sichuan ronin is the only way to build reputation in Sichuan Province. It is also said that this is the only possibility that can ruin the blueprint drawn by the great literary factions.

They will try to root it out at all costs.

“Um.”

“Hocheonan. From now on, stay next to Hyeok Kirin and tell me right away if you get even the slightest information.”

“Sure.”

“This information was quite important. The fact that the two parties are in a hurry to hold a meeting is a sign that they have received a proposal. I’ll go out right away. We will prepare countermeasures together with the clans of Sichuan Province.”

“Good luck.”

I thought as I watched Yoo Yu-yeon hurry away.

In the end, the spark fell on the sects of Sichuan Province as well. Well, from the perspective of the sects in Sichuan Province, the bandit situation was something that could be put to rest for a while. The strength of the bandits was not at a level that could be achieved by a few allied factions joining forces, and support from the Giant Bangpa was planned.

From the perspective of the sects in Sichuan Province, all they had to do was wait until the big sects supported their masters and then move forward.

However, the merchants of Sichuan Province, the biggest victims of the bandit crisis, did not tolerate the lukewarm attitude of the Sichuan clans.

Since the Sacheon Merchants Association has made a very strong plan to attract a branch of the giant Bangpa faction, the Sichuan faction will also be shocked and have no choice but to prepare countermeasures.

There may be cases where merchants become angry at the attitude of Sichuan sects and attract other major sects. Because Sichuan merchants suffered greatly from bandits.

Anyway, if something big happens, we have no choice but to rely on the giant blast wave, so let’s bring the giant blast wave into our home!

It could be expected that Sichuan Province would continue to develop and that forces targeting Sichuan Province would continue to emerge. There will be an increasing number of situations that cannot be handled by the power of the Sichuan sects alone. Rather than inviting people from the large sects every time, let’s create a branch in Sichuan Province and attract them!

It was a situation where this conclusion could be reached.

However, I was very uncomfortable with this conclusion. It was quite possible for as many as four mountain formations to band together and attack Sacheonseong, the land of golden snails, in order to retaliate against the bandits for messing with the enemy, but just as the discomfort did not go away, this part also did not go away.

“Merchant…is he a gold dealer?”

I remembered meeting Yeo Il-ye at the main gate of Golden Street. Well…Gwanggeum Gaya is so prestigious that I thought Yeo Il-ye had been running errands, but now that I think about it, that couldn’t have been possible.

At that time, Yeo Il-ye was at a time when she had to go around looking for her real enemies, and at such a time, would she have had the time to handle things like errands for the clan?

There was someone in Golden Street who was presumed to be their enemy, so they must have used it as an excuse for reconnaissance.

But…there are too many holes in this hypothesis.

There are so many holes that I don’t know where to start. Let’s start with the most important motive.

If someone in the golden family is Yeo Il-ye’s enemy, I can understand why they planned this incident.

It’s probably to gain a force that can protect oneself from Yeo Il-ye’s sword. A shield that will block the current Yeo-il-ye. Since the power of the Sichuan Province clans was not enough, did they plan this incident to keep Hwang Bo-sega, Cheongseong, Ami, and Jong-nam by their side?

Golden Street also suffered huge losses due to bandits, but nothing was more important than one’s life.

“Hmm….”

However, one question remains.

Cheomsangpa.

Among the major powers that could move into Sacheon, the Jeomchang faction was also included. If Jeomchang had a justification for directly intervening in Sichuan Province, Yeo Il-ye would also gain the authority to get close to the Golden Street.

How is someone in Golden Street trying to exclude Jeomchang?