Episode 198
“Didn’t you say that you are acquainted with the chief of the Harel tribe?”
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“Isn’t it different from what you said?”
“Just stop there. “I also don’t understand the situation.”
The great warrior, Mu Jin-cheon, scratched his head with his index finger and took a step forward.
He said, pointing to his face.
“You couldn’t possibly have forgotten my face while not seeing each other, right?”
“You probably forgot. “Isn’t this Mujincheon, the proud warrior of Nanman?”
“Why are you opposing me even though you know?”
“I should have asked the question first. “What was your intention in bringing the Central Plains people here?”
I slowly covered my mouth with my hand and lowered my head.
As I was looking at Mu Jin-cheon, who was very embarrassed, I burst out laughing in a way that did not fit the situation.
There was no shame like this.
You must have hurt your pride to have made such a bold statement, only to be shut out in front of everyone.
“I received a request.”
“request?”
“These are envoys dispatched by the Murim Alliance. “I signed a formal contract with them and promised to escort them to the Beast Palace.”
“Why is the Murim Alliance sending an envoy to the Beast Palace at this time?”
“There is no reason for you to be curious up to that point.”
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“Now it is your turn to answer my questions. “What is the reason for the persistent attack?”
“It was just a warning. “If he truly wanted to harm you, he wouldn’t have stopped at throwing one arrow.”
“I don’t know when I started having a hobby of spinning stories. “I asked why.”
The fighting continued.
For a while, I watched the two men exchanging meaningless conversation.
I slowly walked and stood next to Mu Jin-cheon.
“Don’t come any closer.”
The warriors who appeared as if they had been waiting pulled their bowstrings in unison.
I introduced myself with a restrained gesture, as if to show that I had no hostility.
“My name is Yeon-woon, and I am the head of the Sacheon branch of the Murim League. “I am performing the role of a representative leading the delegation.”
“······A representative of the delegation?”
The middle-aged warrior’s eyes narrowed.
He looked at me and the group in turn with an expression of incomprehension.
It seemed difficult to believe that the person leading the delegation comprised of prominent experts was a young Jisoo later.
“Tsk,” he muttered, clicking his tongue.
“It looks like the Murim Alliance doesn’t have any talented people.”
It was a blatantly dismissive tone, but instead of getting angry, I made eye contact with the other person with a smile on my face.
I didn’t lack discipline enough to fall for such a light provocation.
‘The situation must be resolved as amicably as possible.’
There was no good in causing unnecessary friction.
If you carelessly harmed the residents of Nanman, you could have irritated the Beast Palace.
“······.”
The middle-aged warrior, who had been staring at me quietly for a while, signaled to his subordinates with a wave of his hand.
The warriors raised their bows as if they had been waiting.
After asking for Mu Jin-cheon’s understanding in a telephonic tone, I asked in a calm voice.
“Are you the chief of the Harel tribe?”
“Yes.”
“It appears that they are not wary of us simply because we are outsiders. “Isn’t that right?”
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“It seems you were particularly sensitive to the fact that we are members of the central circle. Has anything happened recently? For example, there was a Jungwon man who wandered around the tribe’s territory.”
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“Please tell me the circumstances. “Shouldn’t we at least know the reason why we are being ostracized?”
“good night.”
The chief thought for a moment and nodded with an expression on his face.
To summarize his subsequent story, it was as follows.
After hearing the whole story, I nodded and was lost in thought.
Now I finally understand the context.
Why did the chief react so sensitively to the presence of the Joongwon people?
Why were the tribesmen wary of me and my group even though we were moving together with Mu Jin-cheon?
The atmosphere was chaotic as the evil beasts had not been caught.
In the meantime, dozens of Central Plains people suddenly visited the tribe, so they must have been on guard.
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‘It is said that there were people from the Central Plains other than us who set foot in Nanman during this period.’
Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.
Could it be that a messenger from the Demonic Cult set foot in Nanman?
Although there was no basis for this, it was a fairly plausible hypothesis.
It seemed worth checking out.
“Can I ask two more questions?”
“Let me tell you.”
“I would like to know more information about the pleural effusions. Appearance, clothing, martial arts, type of weapons used. “Anything is fine.”
“Why are you asking that?”
“Maybe they are people I know.”
A furrow was furrowed between the chieftain’s eyebrows.
After a pause, he spoke, rubbing his chin as if he was reminiscing.
“I don’t know if it was to hide their skin color, but everyone was covered in thick gray robe. “We used strange weapons that I had never seen before, and the types of martial arts used were also unified.”
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“And the man who was presumed to be the leader had a tattoo on his face.”
“Do you remember what the tattoo looked like?”
“It was probably a snake.”
I narrowed my eyes and smiled.
Doubt became confirmation.
I felt like I knew the identity of the hormonal beast.
“I’ll catch you.”
“······?”
“Let us capture them and present them before the chief.”
“What are you planning?”
A rumbling noise penetrated my ears.
Warriors of the Harel tribe lined up on the fence and members of the delegation.
Everyone looked at me with puzzled expressions.
“I don’t have any special plans. All you have to do is promise me three things. First, welcome us officially as guests. Second, pay appropriate compensation. Third, apologize for your rude attitude.”
“Despite?”
“As I said a little while ago, we are a delegation officially dispatched by the Murim Alliance.”
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“I didn’t know about the first threatening shot, so even if it’s possible, the subsequent threats and insults to me, the representative of the envoy, cannot be taken lightly.”
“So, would you like me to formally apologize for that?”
“That’s right.”
My gaze and the Chief’s gaze met in the air.
Soon the chief sighed and nodded.
“······I accept it. “If only it could appease the souls of the warriors who died unjustly, would an apology be a great thing?”
* * *
My group and I took that route and entered the jungle area again.
Hwang Bo-kyung asked me in a questioning manner.
“What are you thinking?”
I tilted my head and asked back.
“That’s a stupid question. “What do you mean by that?”
This old man was anxious to argue with me whenever he got the chance.
It was rare not to use an aggressive tone.
‘Well, in a way, it’s natural.’
He was defeated and humiliated by Bimu, and the Hwangjangdae members were even excluded from the group.
From Hwang Bo-kyung’s perspective, she wouldn’t have been able to look at me kindly.
“You’re not asking because you don’t know, right? “Why did you set out to hunt down the evil beast on behalf of the Harel tribe?”
“I decided it was necessary.”
“needful? Did you just say it was necessary?”
“yes.”
Hwang Bo-kyung laughed as if she was dumbfounded and glared at me with fierce eyes.
A heavy wave of air encroached on the area.
“Aren’t you misunderstanding something? “The opponent is a midfielder.”
Hwang Bo-kyung was asking me this.
Is it really right to exterminate the warriors of the central plains for the sake of the barbarians?
Looking at the reactions of the other party members out of the corner of my eye, I saw that several of them were nodding their heads in agreement with Hwang Bo-kyung’s thoughts.
‘Anyway.’
I clicked my tongue inwardly.
He said he would take care of himself, but he was making comments that were very blatant and hurt Mu Jin-cheon’s feelings.
I wonder what they should do when they show a disdainful attitude towards the Southern Man warriors in front of them.
“I will reveal my intention in assuming the role of a hunting dog, even delaying the schedule without asking the opinions of the other party members. “It should be a reason that everyone here can understand.”
“First of all, I am sorry for making an arbitrary decision without asking other people’s opinions. “Because the situation was so bad, I couldn’t even think about it that far.”
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“There are two main reasons why I set out to track down the evil beasts that harmed the warriors of the Harel tribe. First, to gain the favor of the Harel tribe. Second, I kept in mind the possibility that the evil beast was a demonic cultist.”
“What does that mean? “What a devil.”
“Don’t you think it’s strange? “It is at this time that there are people from the Central Plains who set foot in Nanman.”
“······It definitely raises questions, but it’s probably not entirely impossible. “Isn’t it possible that they are a group like the Mujincheon Daejeon Temple who are willing to take risks and transport southern specialties to the central plains?”
“well. Didn’t you hear about their customs from the chief of the Harel tribe? “I don’t think they are ordinary merchants.”
“······.”
“Here I developed a hypothesis. What if, in fact, they are not midfielders? What if the Demon Cult Lord sent a messenger to contact the faction he supports?”
“That makes sense. But isn’t that literally a hypothesis?”
“Although it is a hypothesis, it is by no means an issue that can be overlooked lightly. “Shouldn’t we at least check it out?”
Although they didn’t reveal it out loud, I was already convinced that they were demons.
This was because the impression of the man I had heard from the chief of the Harel tribe, who I presumed to be the chief, perfectly matched that of a person I knew.
“If they are demons like you said, isn’t it strange that the warriors who fought directly didn’t recognize their identity?”
“Not all magicians learn magic. This is especially true for samurai in outer circles who often go out on missions.”
“Hmm. Don’t you think they are too unsophisticated for a messenger sent by the Demon Cultist? “Let alone reaching the Beast Palace, we are being chased by the warriors of the Harel tribe.”
“You probably know that among the members of the Yeongumdae that I defeated last winter, there were warriors from the Beast Palace. It would have been him who originally took on the role of liaison. “It would be correct to say that because he was imprisoned in Meng’s prison, someone else took over the job.”
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“If they are truly demonic, they must be defeated here. “If they escape the Harel tribe’s pursuit and reach the Beast Palace, there will never be another chance.”
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