episode_0163

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Violence in the name of retribution poured cold water on the noisy market.

Unlike Soyou, who was smiling brightly, bright red traces of violence remained on her face and clothes.

She approached In-ho and fell into his arms.

A very small weight was placed on Inho, and Inho thought the weight was too much.

Her hug didn’t last long.

Due to the commotion in the market, soldiers flocked, and soon So-you, the instigator of the incident, and In-ho, who was related to her, were led to the government office.

Because it was the first time in his life that he had been guided by state power, In-ho was somewhat frightened.

However, as if to laugh at his worries, the case ended more trivially than expected.

They only heard that government affairs were non-aggression and government affairs were non-aggression, but when it was revealed that the two men and women captured by the military belonged to the martial arts group, they showed a grumpy attitude.

‘But the one the teacher fanned was an ordinary person.’

An ordinary person with no strength gets hit so hard that he can’t stand properly, and he gets over it like this?

Inho felt uneasy as the weight of conscience pressed down on his chest.

“……”

After leaving the government office, In-ho continued to remain silent.

In-ho returned to the market. As if what had happened earlier had spread throughout the market, everyone started whispering when they saw him and Soyou.

I didn’t come back to work again. However, it was to receive compensation for the work done in the morning.

He delivered and returned the confirmation and yellow belt he received to the broker.

The man with the bushy beard quickly checked the confirmation, took out some money from his wallet, and handed it to In-ho.

“You guessed right. No, it’s actually a bit more.”

“Uh, why?”

“Just accept it. Instead, don’t come starting tomorrow. Since someone else has filled in…”

He spoke cautiously, wary of someone behind Inho.

Since he didn’t know what that action meant, Inho silently nodded.

“Okay. Sorry for causing a commotion.”

When he bowed and said hello, the man waved his hand.

“No! no! Well, it’s just that there’s a situation here. I’m sorry. Wahahaha.”

Afraid of offending the person behind him, the man actually bowed more towards In-ho.

Although In-ho received money to enrich his pockets, In-ho did not feel better.

He headed somewhere along the road.

“Where are you going?”

Soyou smiled brightly as they chased after them, and everyone was still whispering when they saw them.

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He continued walking, leaving the market and heading towards the outskirts.

After a while, his feet stopped at the house of the person who had been hit by Soyou.

It was thanks to finding out my home address before leaving the government office.

“Master is over there.”

Inho pointed to a tree a little away from the house.

Soyou puffed out his cheeks slightly at Inho’s forceful attitude, but still walked as he said.

I thought that since I could see my disciple here anyway, there wouldn’t be a big problem.

“Are you there?”

After confirming that Soyou was far away, he called someone, and a young-looking boy came out from inside.

“Who are you?”

As the child spoke without letting down his guard, Inho bent his knees and brought them to eye level.

“Aren’t your parents at home?”

At Inho’s question, the child’s eyes turned towards the house.

“My mother left for work, and my father came home earlier. But, you can’t come out.”

There was something more I wanted to say, but I could see the child holding back and fidgeting with his hands.

“Ah… I didn’t come to see my father either. Do you want to take this first?”

Inho handed the money bag to the child. The child took it cautiously.

“This is….”

The child was not stupid enough to not know about the money bag.

“Um, could you tell my dad? Please tell me I’m sorry today. Do you really have to tell it?”

Inho smiled bitterly and ruffled the child’s hair a few times.

Without knowing anything, the child answered yes and went back into the house.

“……”

Inho looked at the house for a moment and then started walking.

He passed by where Soyou was, and Soyou naturally followed him.

“It was money I worked hard to earn, so why did you give it to me?”

Soyou, who was watching the situation from afar, asked, and Inho did not give any particular answer.

The two continued walking down the street.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Soyou asked innocently, and Inho, who had been irritated to the limit, finally exploded.

“…What if you hit a helpless person? Is this the righteousness and harmony that Master always speaks of?”

Inho glared at Soyou and shot back.

Despite his ferocious spirit, Soyou tilted his head.

“Did I hit an innocent person?”

“Yes?”

Inho’s mouth dropped open at the innocent question.

Soyou asked Inho again with an honest face.

“That guy really hit you. You, my disciple. Are you saying that, as a teacher, I should have just passed this over?”

“…It was just a slap in the face.”

“So? It doesn’t change the fact that you were right. I am the only one in the entire world who can touch you. You wouldn’t tell a guy who dares to touch mine to stay still, right?”

“But you did too much.”

In Ho’s words, Soyou says, Ha! and laughed out loud.

Soyou took a step closer to Inho. Although it was looking up from the bottom, she was not pushed away.

“Too much?”

Soyou growled as if questioning, reproaching, or blaming, and Inho closed his mouth again.

“Do you know what is really too much?”

Soyou’s long, thin index finger started from Inho’s chin and moved down his neck to his chest.

She scanned his body like she was scanning the surface of elegant porcelain.

“It is really too much to flirt with another woman while leaving a teacher who seems to suffocate to death without you.”

Inho quickly realized what Soyou was talking about.

“That wasn’t flirting, you said it first…”

“Shut your mouth. I saw him seducing a woman by subtly showing his body.”

“No, Master.”

“Anyway, how righteous and righteous was my action of not taking those women’s lives even after seeing such a situation? In my heart, I have already torn it into a thousand pieces and killed it.”

The hand that was caressing Inho’s chest moved up to his cheek.

– Swoosh Swoosh

Soyou carefully caressed her slightly swollen cheek.

Soyou’s red eyes flashed under Inho’s chin.

“So. From next time, pay attention to your behavior. If you don’t want me to do too much.”

Unlike her gentle touch, the words that came out of her mouth were quite vicious and sharp.