episode_0179

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Chaejin, who was watching Hongryeon return to Hongseongmun, grinned. Ryu Hyeon tilted his head towards her.

“Is something good happening?”

“Mmm. No.”

Even as he said that, Chaejin’s voice was bright. Ryu Hyeon, who was staring at her, shrugged his shoulders. If it looks good, it’s good.

“Then, Mr. Guest. I…”

“Ah. You can stay here. If you want, you can come inside.”

“Okay. And since the Wolgwangdo Women’s Association is stronger than me, I would like to entrust you with protecting the guest owner closely. Is that okay?”

How do you reject that request? Chaejin nodded, wondering what was going on.

“Hehe. Shall we do that? ah. And I can spar with you if you want.”

“I would appreciate that.”

Because Chaejin was slightly higher in rank and age in the martial arts group, Ryu Hyeon was not particularly offended by Chaejin’s underclassmen.

She twisted the great sword and grabbed it, and Chae Jin leisurely pulled out the sword.

Yuwol, who was watching the two aim their weapons at each other, spoke calmly.

“Then I will do business in the morning. Let’s eat… after the sparring is over.”

“Yes!”

With a bright shout, Chaejin swung his sword. There was something I realized yesterday through sparring with my apprentice and through exchanges with Muhak.

“Inhale!!”

A thread-like sword was caught at the end of the sword that was swung with low energy. The moment her hand, which had been lightly handling it, gradually became faster, Ryu Hyeon gritted his teeth.

Blue thread.

It was increasing.

Deception.

A technique for creating pottery that can be expressed as lines using cotton.

As the tightly made blue plane shot towards him, Ryu Hyeon gritted his teeth and swung his great sword.

-Card knock!!

In general, deception is evaluated as being weak to attacks that are gathered together.

But Chaejin’s deception was different. It’s sticky and tough.

Is that why? Not only did it block the magical illusion created by Hongseong Shingong’s great sword attack, but it completely enveloped it and destroyed it within it.

“Tsk.”

Ryu Hyun briefly clicked his tongue and then threw another sword attack. Chae-jin’s deception disappeared only after blocking three attempts. However, before she knew it, she was getting ready for the next move.

-Crash.

To the Tao house, Tao enters. At the same time, darkness was unfolding before Ryu Hyeon’s eyes.

A night as dark as pitch black.

And rising there is a pale crescent moon.

The light shining from the moon was aimed at Ryu Hyeon.

“Haaap!!”

If you don’t stop it, you’ll get hit. Ryu Hyun let out a burst of energy and swung his great sword.

But you can’t cut down a beam of light.

-Suddenly.

The darkness disappeared only after the hem of her clothes was cut.

Ryu Hyun looked alternately at the flowing hem of his clothes and at Chae Jin.

-Crash.

Ryu Hyeon smiled bitterly when he saw the elected governor return to his home.

“I guess you’ve gained some insight? What is it just now?”

“Moonlight Dobeop Moonlight Cham, a secret Taoist practice. But I couldn’t complete it.”

When the moonlight charm is completed, a full moon, not a crescent moon, should be created. She shrugged.

“When the full moon is created, you can use strong energy.”

At that time, I heard a voice from above. Ryu Hyeon raised his head and found a middle-aged man leaning against the window.

“Meet the apprentice.”

After giving a cursory response to her greeting, the apprentice jumped down. Then he glanced at Chaejin and shook his head.

“You know that the moonlight charm I’m using now is just an imitation, right?”

“I know.”

“If you cannot use the moonlight method perfectly, you will not be able to summon the full moon.”

He spoke calmly and patted Chaejin on the shoulder.

“If you don’t know anything, feel free to ask.”

“I understand.”

As I said, Chaejin’s visit to his apprentice will happen in the future. I can’t look forward to the end when I haven’t even properly organized what I’ve acquired.

“But it’s faster than I thought.”

“Because the goal is clear.”

Chaejin laughed.

okay. Unlike in the past, her goal now was very clear.

Suddenly, she looked inside the guesthouse. A man greeting guests with a grave expression as always caught her eye.

“Okay. Then Ryu Soje. Let’s spar with me too.”

“Thank you!!”

While the apprentice was sparring with Ryu Hyeon, Chae Jin went inside. Now, there were no customers sitting in their seats, which they had become accustomed to.

Is it because I have already become acquainted with some of the guests?

There were some people who saw her come in and sit down and quietly said hello.

Chaejin grinned as he accepted their greetings.

It has been less than a year since I stayed in this guest house.

However, I am more familiar with this place than Cheongho, which has been around for decades.

A place where you belong.

Where you need to be.

Chaejin gently sat down on the chair and looked at him in silence.

How long was that gaze?

Yuwol, who was dealing with the guests, approached.

“Let’s eat now. But what about other people?”

“We are sparring now.”

“Hmm. Then it’s a bit of a bother.”

” Right? Hehehe. It seems like it’s been a while since we ate together.”

“Well, there were a lot of people these days. What would you like to eat?”

“I always ate it.”

“I’ll bring it to you right away.”

It was a familiar order by now. Add a lot of meat to the soup and add a little more salt to the vegetable soup to make it salty.

Since June was the one who always made her own breakfast, she said that and he went in without asking any questions and brought out some rice cakes and vegetable soup.

Chaejin grinned as she tore open the now famous island flower village and put it in her mouth.

It’s a simple dish that doesn’t fit her status.

But now it’s a taste she’s all too familiar with.

That’s why the future comes to mind.

He does household chores like cooking and cleaning. He protects his home.

Doing laundry together.

Let’s go grocery shopping together.

Let’s go for a walk together.

As I was walking, what came to mind was the leash I got back then.

A future comes to mind where he holds the leash around his neck and calmly walks down a dark night street.

Then she comes back and pats him on the head, telling him he did a good job, and she rests her head on his leg…

“Hehe.”

“What are you thinking like that?”

“Oh, no.”

My thoughts went to a more shady place. Chaejin shook her head quickly, with the back of her neck turning red, as if he had guessed what she was thinking.

Yuwol smiled at her and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

“To.”

“I drooled a bit.”

“Ugh… thank you.”

Chaejin glanced at him slightly. However, he was just as calm as always.

***

It was around before dinner. When today’s annex construction was finished, I headed to the site. The building is already almost fully erected and interior construction is underway.

After taking a look around the interior with the annex construction manager who was staying on site and Chaejin who came with us as an escort, I pointed out some parts to the manager.

“I would like to expand the garden area.”

“Towards the garden? It doesn’t matter, but why…?”

“Most people staying in the annex are probably martial people. They will need their own space to practice.”

“Then I think it would be better to cover this place with Cha Hwan-seok. However, the price will be a little higher.”

“Don’t worry about that part.”

After all, the people staying in the annex probably don’t care about money.

The person in charge nodded at my words. By the time we had talked about other things to point out, it was time to move on to other things.

“Chae Sojeo. Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

He said he would provide close escort, but I had no idea he would be so attached to me. I laughed bitterly as she followed me, not even thinking about leaving my area.

“The escort is good, but isn’t it too much?”

“You don’t like it?”

When we went to a place where there were no people, Chaejin gently hugged me by the arm. How can you say no to a smiling face with lightly folded arms?

When I returned and entered the office, Chaejin followed me in. She smiled at my gaze.

“Why?”

“No. It won’t matter.”

They say they will provide close security, so what can I say?

Anyway, let’s get to work.

I looked through the books and documents, checked the information sent by Hano as well as the information Chae-ryeon sent, and looked into the current situation.

As I was working for a while, a nice scent tickled my nose.

“Hmm~.”

Before I knew it, she had brought a chair and sat down next to my desk. She was leaning down with her upper body on the desk and looking at me. The small face with slightly flowing black hair looks like a puppy.

I lifted my hand and placed it on her head. Fluffy hair is flowing between my fingers.

“Uhuhu…”

Chaejin must have been in a good mood, but only her head was moving slightly as it touched my hand. He drops his raised hand and strokes his cheek, and even slightly bites the tip of his finger with his lips.

She was playing with my hand like a cute puppy, and when I tried to pull my hand away to get up, she said with regret.

“Do you have anything to bring?”

“Hmm. There will be materials tied with red string on the bookshelf. Please bring me some of that.”

She rushed over and brought the materials and placed them next to her. Calculate new items to be introduced by comparing the company’s past sales history with current sales. By the time I had sorted out the things I wanted to request from the top of the hearing, I looked up.

Chaejin was smiling brightly and looking in my direction.

“Aren’t you bored?”

“Just looking at you is fun. ah. Would you like a cup of tea?”

“Hmm. I will drink it gratefully…”

-smart.

Then there was a knock on the door. When I went out, Jeomsoy held out a small box.

“What is this?”

“This is a letter sent from the Cheonghoe Council. He sent someone directly saying it was urgent.”

okay? I opened the box right away. What was inside was a white plaque and a letter.

I know what the white card is. It was said to be a poisonous shell that would let you know if there was any poison around, and it was a pretty precious treasure that contained the power of poisoning.

This is something only high-ranking people in the military or government use, so they sent me this.

I immediately opened the letter.

“What kind of letter is it?”

Chaejin’s expression hardens as he approaches with curiosity.

Recently, several military generals and officials were ambushed.

More than half of them argued that a monster suppression organization centered around the military and central officials should be formed.

I’ve investigated the background, but so far I haven’t been able to get any information other than that I just received a request.

The reason why Teacher Yu’s reputation grew was because he taught us how to easily deal with monsters.

Just in case, take care of yourself.

Although the content itself was short, the writing was full of concerns.

Cheon Il-hwa said he could not confirm the background, but he seemed to have a rough idea of who the people who requested them were.

Of course, if the military spends more time, effort, and budget, it wouldn’t be impossible to figure out who’s behind it.

If the number of monsters decreases now, who will be the most troublesome people?

I smiled and closed the book.

Whoever they are, the Sangvis group will be behind those who come to attack me.

If we use that to chase our tail, we can reduce their power.

If so, welcome.