Episode 298 You guys! This guy here.
Ho-gyeong (護景), the head of the Cheonmasingyo Gangseojidanju, was looking through the documents piled up on his desk one by one.
The thing that Ho-kyung did most of the day was carefully examining the reports that came in from each branch.
At that time, the Demon Sword Master Jung-ak visited his office.
“Are you busy?”
“Welcome, what brings you here without any notice?”
“I stopped by because I wanted to see you, sir.”
“Welcome.”
One side was watching, the other side knew it, but they greeted each other more warmly than usual.
Jung-ak said, looking at the pile of papers on the desk.
“That’s why there was so much resentment.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Because the chief is so meticulous in his work, there are complaints from those below him that it’s hard for them to do the actual work. Please take care of your subordinates’ morale as well.”
Jung-ak said it with a smile as if he was joking, and Ho-gyeong answered calmly.
“Isn’t it true that most people get angry because they don’t pay attention to the little things?”
“As long as our lord is here, the Apostolic Alliance will not dare to provoke us.”
“Is that my fault? It’s thanks to our Lord and the Demon Sword Squad.”
Their gazes met in midair. Both of their mouths were smiling, but their eyes were not smiling.
“By the way, have you heard the rumor about someone who’s been going around pretending to be from our school?”
“I heard about it too. I have given the order to investigate the matter.”
“I also found out by asking people out, and it seems like it’s not a rumor, but fact.”
Ho-gyeong’s expression naturally became serious. The issue of false religion was something that the organization also considered very important.
“Do you know who that person is?”
“I don’t know who he is, but there is someone who can approach him.”
“If you give me the information, I will send my men to capture him.”
“Don’t think so easily. I heard he’s quite the expert.”
Ho-kyung made a face of incomprehension.
“A master like that would impersonate our school? That’s strange.”
“We’ll find out if we catch him and investigate. But do you think Zidane can handle it?”
It was a clever way of speaking that touched Ho-kyung’s pride. If you can’t handle it, we’ll handle it.
“We’ll handle it.”
It wasn’t a matter of falling for provocation, but rather something that the original Gangseo Jidan owner had to resolve himself. When Jidan couldn’t resolve it, he had to ask for help from the Magumdae.
“Your luggage may be in danger.”
This was the reason why Jung-ak came in person today. He was afraid that he might not come out himself and just send his subordinates to deal with it.
“I will personally lead the men and move.”
“Ah, if the Lord Danju moves himself, then I feel relieved.”
Jung-ak thought to himself.
‘It’s your weakness. That vain pride.’
If it were me, I would have answered like this. Isn’t that why the Demon Swords are there to handle such dangerous things?
“Then I will use my secret method to lure him in.”
“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”
Jung-ak, who was about to go out, added with a smile.
“Let’s have a drink after we finish this work.”
“great.”
Ho-gyeong also said goodbye to Jung-ak with a good face.
‘That drinking party will be your last.’
I got information that Jung-ak was taking bribes. If it had happened once or twice, I might have turned a blind eye. The Magyeomdae was an important elite organization that was absolutely necessary for the Gangseo District.
But there were too many places that regularly took bribes. The amount was too big. It had to be a certain amount for them to turn a blind eye. It was like, I committed a crime. So what? So what? Are you going to fire me for that?
‘I’ll cut off your balls.’
The evil spirit who turned around and left was thinking the same thing. The only difference was that it was a real neck.
* * *
“It has finally been decided to move in the Demonic Cult.”
Juyang was startled by the enemy’s words.
I should feel relieved that Geommugeuk is dead, but I didn’t.
“You bring him to the abandoned temple in the west tomorrow. Can you do it?”
“I can do it. But am I okay?”
“I told you well, so when you get there, they will take care of you.”
“All right.”
“If you make a mistake, we all die. Remember that!”
That night, Joo-yang had a dream.
It was a dream where I was lying in the ocean and floating. I was floating happily in the warm sunlight.
Suddenly, as I imagined the sword dance being torn apart by the minions, my body felt tense and I sank down.
I fell out of bed while struggling and couldn’t fall asleep until morning.
* * *
When Juyang went to see Geommugeuk, he was meeting someone at the inn.
It was the first time he had seen someone with him in this inn, so Juyang looked at them carefully. The man on the other end handed Geommu-geuk something that looked like a letter.
Geommu-geuk carefully examined the content and said a few words to the other person. At times like this, he looked so serious that he really looked like a leader of a demonic cult.
The person who handed over the letter left the guesthouse. Juyang, who was standing at the entrance, glanced at the man passing by. He was an ordinary person who could be seen anywhere.
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Joo-yang approached Geommu-geuk and asked.
“Who is that person?”
“I am a person from Tongcheon-gak.”
“Tongcheon-gak?”
“It is the best intelligence organization in the Cheonmasin Church.”
“You’re bluffing again as soon as we meet!”
Joo-yang couldn’t help but ask, even as he shook his head.
“So? What exactly did you talk about with that supposedly top source?”
“I learned about Gangseo Jidan. I also learned about Jidanju and Magumdaeju.”
Joo-yang flinched when the two people were mentioned.
“If it’s true, let me take a look at that letter.”
Geommu-geuk held out his hand holding the letter. The moment Ju-yang was about to accept it.
Whoosh whoosh.
The letter was burned as flames rose from Geommugeuk’s hands.
“If you see our school’s secrets, you will not survive.”
The surprised Joo-yang stared blankly at the paper flying away as it turned to ashes. I’ve heard of it before. It’s said that real masters burn paper like this with their Samadhi Evolution.
“Do you now believe in my true identity?”
I was expecting an answer of yes.
“Why are you so crazy when you’re so stubborn?”
The sword dance laughed, stirring the flying ashes here and there.
“If I want to make you trust me, I have to line up the demons behind me.”
Joo-yang looked at the sword dance without saying a word.
‘There will be no chance. You are dying today.’
Geommugeuk also stared at Juyang and asked.
“It seems like you didn’t sleep well. Are you worried?”
Now, Joo-yang was no longer surprised by the sword dance that was so predictable.
“I have somewhere to go today.”
“Let’s go.”
Juyang was rather embarrassed when Geommugeuk readily followed suit.
“Do you know where we’re going?”
“You’ll know when you go.”
“What if I set a trap for you? Are you ignoring me? Your trap is nothing to you?”
“That’s not it. If you kill me, won’t you lose my interest? You’re the one who takes the money, not the one who takes the life.”
Joo-yang shook his head at the unexpected answer.
“If you really can’t speak.”
Joo-yang walked in front and Geommu-geuk followed behind him.
Joo-yang’s mind was complicated. His relationship with this strange person would soon end. He would never see this crazy guy again.
Joo-yang glanced back at the sword dance. Not knowing that he was going to die, he was leisurely following along, watching the merchants.
“Those clothes over there, I think they’ll suit you well. Should I buy you a set?”
“Pay back the money with interest. Damn it! Stop talking nonsense and just follow me.”
Why am I so nervous? The reason was simple. I don’t want to kill Geommu-geuk. What’s so pitiful about that guy who’s just laughing for no reason!
Suddenly, Joo-yang thought of the coin. The coin that was placed on his palm. Yes, it must have been a feeling of gratitude that he didn’t ruin his hand.
As they left the market and reached a fork in the road, Juyang stopped and sat down on a rock by the roadside.
“Let’s take a break.”
“You should work out a bit too. You’ve been sitting around counting money all day, so your body looks like this.”
The swordsman sat down next to him.
Joo-yang, who had been sitting in silence for a while, suddenly asked.
“If you’re a true demon cult sect member… what on earth are you doing here?”
After a moment, Geommugeuk said.
“As you can see, I am meeting people. I am meeting the groom who has been held captive by you his whole life because of the ten nyang he borrowed for his child’s medical expenses, I am meeting you who is sucking blood from that man by sticking a pipe into him, and I am meeting an unknown swordsman who jumped over the wall to save that man.”
As he listened to those words, Joo-yang’s heart began to tremble. It was not something that should make one’s heart tremble, but when he was with Geommu-geuk, he often had this kind of heart-thumping experience.
“Why is Mine trying to correct the King of Hell? The people of Jeongpa are just watching. You are Mine!”
“There may be a person with a human face and a deep heart among the Jeongpa people, and there may be a person among the Mine people who cannot stand to see such a sight. Isn’t that what it is? And anyway, the work of the King of Hell is not mine, but yours to handle from now on.”
“How could someone like me do something like that? Just like you said, I’ve spent my whole life sitting around counting money and enjoying seeing others miserable. How could I do something so grand?”
“It’s nothing grand. It’s normal.”
The swordsman stared at him calmly.
“If you’ve lived a life like a cicada, now try living a life where you can fly. Even if you can’t be a butterfly, can’t you be a moth?”
At that moment, Joo-yang thought that he really wished he was the leader of the Demonic Cult. So, even if it was a punishment given to him, he wanted to live a new life. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
That’s why I was even more angry. He wasn’t the leader of the Demonic Cult. The leader of the Demonic Cult wouldn’t be talking like that in front of a mere loan shark.
“I don’t want to hear that crazy talk anymore! Let’s get out of here!”
Joo-yang’s voice trembled.
“Go this way and never come back to Jiangxi Province again. If you come back, you will die.”
Joo-yang decided to save this crazy master.
I have never lived for others in my life. I have lived my entire life selfishly for myself. I don’t know why the one time I did a favor was to a crazy guy like this, but what can I do if I feel drawn to him?
“There are people waiting to kill you. So go. They’ll say you realized it was a trap and ran away. I don’t know if they’ll believe you.”
Have you ever taken such a risk for someone? Absolutely not.
“Why are you telling me?”
“I think it’s because I’ve never seen someone as strangely crazy as you before.”
Then Geommugeuk said as if he knew the reason.
“That’s not it.”
The sword dance was looking deep into Juyang’s heart.
“That’s because you are a very selfish and strong survivor. Your instincts know that this is how you survive.”
“You really! Even if you do me a favor! The real mines are waiting!”
“I know.”
“You know?”
“Didn’t you see what I reported earlier? I’m watching the movements of the Gangseo branch closely.”
Joo-yang now raised both hands and feet.
“That’s right. This is what a real madman looks like. You’re perfect, you.”
“And if you go alone, you die.”
Geommu-geuk got up first and started walking. For some reason, his words sounded eerie, so Ju-yang followed him without saying a word.
‘I don’t know anymore.’
Up until this point, it was a sufficiently excessive favor. I will look back on today someday. At that time, that crazy guy was the only person I wanted to save in my life. This is how the recollection will begin.
So the two arrived at the temple, the meeting place.
As they entered the temple courtyard, dozens of Gangseojidan minions who had been waiting in ambush appeared. They all drew their swords and revealed their magical energy.
Among the mines, Jidanju Ho-kyung walked out.
“Why did you go around pretending to be Mine?”
Ho-gyeong didn’t recognize Geommu-geuk. They had met before, but it was a long time ago, when Geommu-geuk was young. After that, Ho-gyeong traveled to various places in the Central Plains, so he never had another chance to see Geommu-geuk.
“I have never impersonated anyone.”
Ho-kyung’s expression hardened coldly.
“There is already a witness.”
Ho-gyeong looked at Joo-yang, who was with Geommu-geuk, and said.
“Did the author impersonate our school?”
Joo-yang was taken aback by the cold question. It wasn’t what he had expected. It was the enemy’s fault. He said he would take care of it when he got there.
I didn’t feel any consideration for myself, whether it was the question or the flying magic. I just saw him as a colleague of someone impersonating Mine.
‘f*ck!’
The target of his anger was the enemy. He didn’t take care of himself. Perhaps, seeing him so closely associated with this sword dance, he just wished to die together.
“You stay right behind me. Wouldn’t it be unfair if you were hit by a blind sword?”
The only person here who thought of him was Geommugeuk.
“The person claiming to be from our school asked if the author was really us!”
When Ho-gyeong asked again, Joo-yang spoke to Geommu-geuk instead of answering.
“The person who colluded with the Tongjeonso is not that person.”
At those words, Ho-kyung became tense and waited for his words.
“The person who colluded with the Tongjeonso is… … .”
It was just then.
Someone flew down from over the roof and landed.
He was none other than the Demon Sword Lord, Jung-ak. The Demon Sword Lords appeared on the roof of the building and on the four walls. Even Ho-gyeong was surprised by his sudden appearance, but Jung-ak focused on Ju-yang while releasing cold magic energy.
“Who is the mine that colluded with the Tongjeonso?”
The moment Joo-yang reveals that he is a villain, he will definitely die. No, he had a premonition that even if he didn’t reveal it here, he would eventually die.
At that moment, while he was gripped with fear, Geommugeuk took out two coins from his bosom and handed them to him.
“By the way, I forgot to pay you today’s interest. Please take it.”
Two coins were placed on Juyang’s palm.
Joo-yang, who had been looking down at it silently, handed the coin back to Geommu-geuk.
“The interest is too high. The interest already paid is more than enough to repay the principal.”
The swordsman looked at him and smiled brightly.
Joo-yang displayed all the courage he had been saving up throughout his life, even until he died.
“The person who took a bribe from the head of the Tongjeonso, Jeokpae, and said he would kill you is that man, the Demon Sword Master.”
A cold magical energy emanated from the body of the evil spirit. At the same time, the demons of the surrounding demon swords also emanated magical energy.
My life is going to die anyway! Joo-yang shouted at the top of his lungs like a runaway carriage.
“You guys! This person here is the leader of the Cheonma Sect! Everyone, kneel down and worship!”
Ah, so this is how I die as a crazy person!