Episode 194: Choosing a handsome face.
“Hee-ya. You can’t move yet.”
Mr. Sim held his daughter Hee-ya’s hand.
Hee-ya, who was getting dressed, had wounds all over her face and body. The girl had suffered the greatest misfortune in her life. Three days ago, on her way to work, she was brutally assaulted. She was beaten and r**ed by a man.
“Didn’t you hear, Mom? That guy’s going to get out and kill us all?”
The one who committed this evil against her was a member of the wild beast faction that controlled this area, a man named Gongpae. He even committed this evil deed in the morning, not at night.
Hee-ya reported this to the Murim Alliance branch office that had jurisdiction over this place with her body completely bruised. However, she heard that Gong-pae had been arrested and released less than three days later. She said that even when she was taken to the branch office, she had openly shouted that she had been wronged and that she would not leave Hee-ya and her family alone if she left. The branch office let such a person go.
“You have to go quickly, Mom.”
Hee-ya staggered to her feet, then felt dizzy and collapsed. Every part of her body hurt.
“Where are you going with a body like this?”
“We have to go. They’re going to kill us.”
Tears filled Hee-ya’s eyes. She never dreamed that he would let her go so easily. What are we supposed to do? What are we supposed to do!
Mr. Shim hugged his daughter tightly.
“It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault.”
She had raised her children on her own after losing her husband. She had lived a tough life, but a year ago, she had a fall and seriously injured her leg.
When she became unable to work, her young son, now barely ten years old, started working as a janitor, and her fifteen-year-old daughter, who had been helping her mother at the timber shop, added the job of washing dishes at the inn at night.
These are good children who earn a living and pay for their mother’s medicine, but this kind of misfortune has befallen my daughter.
Tears flowed from Shim’s eyes. She clenched her teeth to keep herself from crying in front of her daughter, but the tears came out on their own.
Hee-ya gritted her teeth again and got up.
“Mom, pack your bags. I’ll get your wagon.”
Mr. Shim grabbed her hand.
“You go too. Take your little brother and take refuge for now.”
“Mom, we don’t have time for this. You know I won’t leave you, right?”
“Where are you taking me? Just get out of the way for a bit. Okay?”
Hee-ya had all sorts of thoughts.
Where should I go with my sick mother and younger sibling? Or should I pretend to be bitten by a mad dog and apologize profusely if he comes looking for me? I had no idea what the right choice would be.
‘Someone please tell me what to do! Please help me!’
At fifteen, the only place she could cling to was the sky.
At that moment, the second son, Seok, opened the door and came in.
“Mom! Sister!”
Seok-i was reminded of what was happening.
When Hee-ya saw her younger brother, she came to her senses. She thought that leaving was the right thing to do in order to save her younger brother.
“Pack your bags, Seok-ah.”
“Why Jim?”
“I’m leaving. Just pack the essentials.”
“Sister! Wait a minute! Listen to me first. I asked the unmanned person for help. He said he would help us.”
Both Sim and Hee-ya were surprised by those words.
“Who is it? Do you know him?”
“No. This is the first time I’ve seen you today.”
Hee-ya sighed at the words, “It was the first time I saw you.”
“Seok-ah. Listen carefully to what I say. You shouldn’t ask anyone to do something like that. What are you going to do if that unmanned person gets killed by the beastmen?”
“No. He really looked scary and strong.”
Hee-ya sighed again.
“Then what about that person? Why did he come alone?”
“I told you to go first.”
“That person won’t come. He answered like that because he was annoyed by your request. Hurry up and pack your bags.”
She got up unsteadily. It was hard for her to walk, but she was determined to somehow get her mother into the cart and leave.
I was surprised when she opened the door and came out.
Gongpae entered the yard with a very angry look on his face.
Hee-ya sat down in shock.
Gongpae said coldly.
“You dare to accuse me? Because of you, I was held in the brain prison for three days.”
When I think about the past three days, all I can think of is killing him. In my imagination, I stabbed him with a kitchen knife, beat him with a hammer, bit his neck. I killed him dozens, hundreds of times.
But when I actually saw him again, I was so scared that I couldn’t think of anything. My whole body was shaking and my mind was blank.
Then, Sim-ssi came out of the room, dragging her butt while sitting.
“Look, I filed the report. If you’re going to blame someone, blame me.”
Gongpae snickered.
“Take care of your Emina, who crawls around like a bug. What are you complaining about?”
When I cursed at my mother, Hee-ya screamed as if she was having a seizure.
“Shut up! Shut up! Who are you! Why are you! Why are you! Aaaah!”
I screamed louder because I was scared.
“Is this bitch crazy? She needs to get hit to come to her senses.”
As Gongpae was about to hit her, Seok-i ran out of the room.
“Don’t do it! Don’t touch my sister!”
Seok-i blocked Hee-ya’s path.
Hee-ya pulled Seok-i behind her. He resisted and refused to budge, but the two of them fell backwards together.
“This is f*cking crazy, this is f*cking crazy. What are you going to do with your life like this? You all die by my hand today. I’ll bury you all in one place.”
He took out a knife, as if he really intended to kill them all. Hee-ya and Seok-i also froze at the sight of the sharp blade.
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“Please save me, please save my family!”
It was at that very moment that Hee-ya was pleading. A soft word was heard from behind them.
“Isn’t asking for my life something that he should be hearing?”
When Gongpae turned around in surprise, he saw Geommugeuk and Kwonma coming inside.
Gongpae knew at a glance that the two were no ordinary people. In particular, the moment he saw Kwonma looking at him like he was looking at an insect, the hairs on his entire body stood on end.
Seok-i shouted in joy.
“Your Majesty! You’re here! It’s me, Your Majesty! You’re here!”
Shim-ssi and Hee-ya realized that these two people were the people Seok-i had mentioned earlier.
Gongpae also noticed that the young boy had called these men.
“Guys, I think there is some misunderstanding. I like that woman.”
The sword dance made a shushing motion at the public’s reversal.
“Your chance to speak in this life is over. You have one word left, and even that is not your right.”
Geommugeuk asked Sohee.
“Young lady, would you like an apology before he dies?”
Before I die?
Hee-ya looked at Geommugeuk with a surprised face. Geommugeuk nodded once.
Hee-ya shook her head. She was someone who didn’t want to mix words.
“Not even the last word was permitted.”
The moment Gongpae was about to open his mouth to say something.
His blood and demon blood were suppressed by the wind of the sword dance. He really didn’t give him even a single chance.
Kwonma slowly walked towards Heeya.
Geommugeuk, who had guessed what he was going to do, covered Seok-i’s eyes.
Kwon-ma stood in front of Hee-ya. Hee-ya gulped as she looked up at Kwon-ma. It was the first time she had seen someone so scary.
“Put your fist out there.”
Surprised, Hee-ya put out her fist with a trembling hand. Kwon-ma’s large hand grabbed her small hand. Then he grabbed her hand and held it out together.
Very slowly, the two people extended one fist toward the empty space.
The moment when the question ‘What is this?’ appeared on Gongpae’s face.
Whoaaaaah!
With a tremendous, ear-piercing wind noise!
Puppupupup! Puppup! Puppupupupupupup! Puppupupupupupup!
All of Gongpae’s bones were shattered and burst apart. From the tips of his toes to his arms and legs, his ribs and spine, his shoulder blades and neck bones, everything was broken and crushed without a single one remaining.
‘Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!’
It was the most excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced in my life. The pain was even worse because I couldn’t scream because my blood pressure was suppressed.
After enduring all that pain, his face finally caved in and he collapsed.
All of this was contained in the one move that Kwon-ma had extended while wrapping his arms around Hee-ya’s hand just a moment ago.
But that wasn’t the end. As if he wouldn’t even allow his corpse in this house, Kwon-ma waved his hand and the corpse flew into the air.
Kwon Ma’s other fist shot into the air.
Boom! Boom!
There was a clap of thunder, as if the heavens were sending down a punishment.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwa!
A tremendous force swept over his body. As if by magic, Gongpae’s body disappeared into thin air without a trace.
“iced coffee!”
Hee-ya couldn’t believe that this whole scene was real. It was like she was seeing a fantasy.
At that moment, Kwon Ma’s hand clenched her fist once more.
At that moment, Hee-ya felt that the fist surrounding her was saying this.
Live strong from now on.
Hee-ya looked up at Kwon-ma. Kwon-ma was looking down at her indifferently.
She was no longer afraid of Kwonma’s face. It was not like an evil spirit, but like the Four Heavenly Kings standing at the entrance to the temple. It was like a guardian deity protecting her from evil spirits.
Seok-i didn’t see the Gong-pae disappear into dust, but he could feel it. It was dead.
I felt Seok-yi’s tears flowing down through Geommugeuk’s palm.
After Geommugeuk took his hands off his eyes, he turned Seok-i towards him.
“You just have to live with courage like you did today.”
The courage to walk up to that scary demon and ask for help. If you have that kind of courage, you will definitely be able to live well.
“yes.”
Seok-i was held by Geommu-geuk. The child was trembling in his arms, and Geommu-geuk slowly stroked the child’s head.
“Your Majesty, please accept my bow.”
Hee-ya tried to bow to Kwon-ma, but an invisible force prevented her from bowing.
“There is no need for that.”
“Please accept my prayer. That is all I can offer you.”
“I was just doing your brother a favor.”
After saying that, Kwon-ma looked up at the sky with his pack on his back.
Hee-ya looked at Seok-i. Seok-i ran to her and hugged her older sister.
“sister.”
“Seok-ah.”
This time, Seok-i, who was in his older sister’s arms, looked at Kwon-ma. He felt the gaze of a child who admired, respected, and was grateful, but Kwon-ma just looked up at the sky with his luggage on his back.
Mr. Shim expressed his gratitude with tears in his eyes.
“Thank you, I will never forget this favor even after I die.”
Geommugeuk said to Simsi and Heeya.
“I know that you are part of the group. We will take care of everything, so don’t worry about the future.”
And that wasn’t the only good fortune that was bestowed upon this family.
Since he had already done a favor, he must have felt like he wanted to continue doing it. Kwon-ma approached Shim-ssi and suddenly asked her a question.
“Since when?”
“yes?”
“Your leg. How long has it been hurting?”
“Oh, it’s been about a year.”
“Can I take a look?”
Instead of her being flustered, Hee-ya spoke quickly.
“please!”
Kwon Ma examined Shim Si’s legs.
“Even if it hurts, please bear with it.”
Before she could say anything.
Knock knock. Knock knock.
There was a sound of bones fitting together. Shim-shi screamed as the hardened bones moved for a long time. However, the pain did not last long. Kwon-ma was more knowledgeable about human bones and muscles than Ma-ui.
After a while, surprising words came out of Kwonma’s mouth.
“If you rest for a while, you will be able to get up and walk again.”
Shim-ssi was so surprised that she couldn’t close her mouth, and Hee-ya and Seok-i cheered.
“Thank you, Eun-gong.”
“Thank you. Thank you.”
The three people were so moved that they hugged each other and cried.
There, at last, Geommu-geuk gave Hee-ya an envelope. Inside was enough money to open a small store and support a family of three.
Hee-ya asked in a startled, trembling voice.
“Why are you giving me this?”
“I’m not giving it to you. It’s money you get from those guys, so don’t worry about it and take it.”
How could this money, how could Gongpae’s death, heal her wounds?
This incident will haunt her for the rest of her life. She will have nightmares and will be very distrustful of men.
But that’s all that Geommugeuk can do for you. Please overcome this and live the rest of your life well.
“Why are you giving us such great grace?”
Hee-ya felt like she had received all the blessings she had never received in her life all at once. She wondered if this was even possible.
Geommugeuk looked at Kwonma and said.
“My little brother chose that handsome face over there.”
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After leaving Mr. Sim’s residence, we headed straight to the Beast Sect.
If you don’t take care of the aftermath neatly, Seok’s family will end up in trouble.
Before going, I found out about the Beasts, and they were the ones who had done all sorts of bad things. They scared and threatened the residents, stole their money, beat them, and killed them. They were the black bandits who literally ruled like kings in this area.
Even if we assume that these bastards were originally like that, the branch of the Murim Alliance that aided and abetted them was a bigger problem.
“The martial arts you used earlier were really cool.”
In fact, it was too powerful a punch to be used on a lowly guy like Gongpae.
However, the reason Kwon-ma killed him was because of Seok-i. Seok-i asked Kwon-ma for help, so he killed him himself. He told him to live with the pride that he saved his family through his own choice.
But what touched me more was the way he held Hee-ya’s hand and blew the guy away. I believe that the girl will live well thanks to the hand that Kwon-ma held. Whenever things get tough, I remember those big, thick hands.
“I respect you.”
“He’s always flattering when he opens his mouth.”
“I am sincere, Master.”
Although he slyly called me master, he was still an iron wall.
“Good try, sir.”
So we arrived at the manor where the beasts lived.
The man guarding the gate was so frightened by the sight of Kwonma that he closed the door and ran inside.
“Emergency! Emergency!”
Kwon-ma said self-deprecatingly as he listened to the bastard’s screams.
“Did you see? My face alone is enough to trigger an emergency.”
If it was Seo Dae-ryong, I would have teased him for three days with this, but I don’t plan on letting Kwon-ma feel intimidated by his face while he’s with me.
“You saw it. The longing look in the eyes of that girl looking up at Kwon Ma-nim earlier.”
Was it because those words made me feel better?
As Kwonma placed his palm on the gate, the heavy gate was torn apart like a piece of paper with a loud bang.
Kwonma went in first. Looking from behind, the large entrance seemed to be full because of Kwonma’s huge back.
