The 30th reason the sword cries.
Seo Dae-ryong, who went out with his executors, came back empty-handed.
“Yangtae refused to be arrested. In the Namdojong territory, the demons claimed that they could defend themselves. They tried to drag him in by force, but his subordinates showed up, so they had no choice but to retreat.”
He was Baek Do-gwi, and had a hundred direct subordinates. If he did not respond, it would not be easy to arrest him.
The investigators, whose numbers were rising, were excited.
“This is an act of ignoring us.”
“We must arrest them by force, even if it means taking all the executive officers with us.”
The song title calmed the excitement of the young investigators and gave them a cautious opinion.
“You must handle it carefully. If there is a clash with the demons, the executors will be seriously injured.”
“But we can’t just let it go like this, right?”
While the investigators were arguing back and forth, I handed them a piece of paper.
“Okay, send this to him.”
“omg!”
What I showed was a summons, and the reason everyone was surprised was because of the charges I wrote on it.
The crime of rebellion.
“Will I be charged with rebellion if I refuse to be arrested?”
It was a content that I didn’t even know the title of a veteran song.
“Okay. We were appointed directly by the cult leader, and Baekdogwi was appointed by the Blood Heavenly Demon. Our orders and the Blood Heavenly Demon’s orders cannot conflict. In the end, it’s the same as him disobeying the cult leader’s orders. There’s no need to go there yourself. If you send a summons by messenger, he’ll come running on his own.”
He will come. If he makes one mistake and the spark of rebellion spreads to the entire demon world, he will die by the hands of the demons.
“all right.”
Seo Dae-ryong received the summons and ran out.
Indeed, less than half an hour after the summons was delivered, Yang Tae appeared in person at Hwangcheon Pavilion.
The word ‘rebellion’ was a magic word that made even the most foul-tempered opponents docile.
But even though I could get him to this point, I couldn’t get him to confess.
An hour after investigators began questioning him, the man refused to admit that he had threatened to kill Jong-hwa’s younger sister.
As expected, I went into the investigation room myself.
Yangtae was sitting on a chair with his internal energy suppressed, and when I entered, he flinched. No matter how good Baekdogui’s spirit was, it couldn’t compare to my spirit these days after defeating the Demon Lord.
“Your Majesty.”
“You should call him the Lord of the Yellow River, not the man of science.”
“I apologize, Your Majesty. The summons says treason. What on earth are you talking about?”
“I think this is the only way we can see our sheep.”
As I smiled and spoke softly, Yangtae responded softly.
“I apologize for not complying with the arrest. As you know, there are many things you have to be mindful of when working in an organization. You also have to save face in front of your subordinates.”
“I understand.”
“It wasn’t supposed to be this big of a deal in the first place. It just happened because of the kids’ prank.”
“There is no such thing.”
When I obediently accepted his words, wondering how it would turn out, Yang Tae thought that I was right and began to persuade me.
“I thought you were someone I could communicate with. I think we could work things out.”
“how?”
“Isn’t this your first time taking on such an important responsibility? You will need a lot of outside help as you run Hwangcheon-gak. It will also cost a lot of money.”
He was beating around the bush, but in the end he meant to offer a bribe.
“And that’s not all? If you want to become the official successor later, you will absolutely need our help. Right now, everyone is leaning towards the Grand Duke… … .”
“I would appreciate it if you could help me. Please help me a lot.”
Then, Yangtae’s expression brightened immediately.
“As expected, you are a generous person. I will take good care of you from now on. And I will make a good position for you soon.”
He glanced at me and slowly got up from his seat.
“Where are you going?”
“Wasn’t the story over?”
“Didn’t you mean to say that you would help me when I came out of the brain prison later?”
Yang Tae’s expression hardened at the word ‘brain jade’.
“What kind of joke makes you feel so sad?”
I looked up at him and expressed my cold prayer.
“Does this sound like a joke to you? It’s about threatening to kill the family of an investigator from the Yellow River.”
“I clearly stated that I never made any such threats.”
“Your statement is irrelevant. The statement of the already threatened investigator has been accepted.”
“What do you mean?”
“There is a rule in our school. The statements of the Hwangcheon-gak’s unmanned personnel take precedence over any contradictory statements. It is a provision created to protect the authority of the Hwangcheon-gak’s investigators who enforce the rules. You probably didn’t know. I just found out about this law. It’s all because of people like you. There are more than a few people who think that if they push hard enough, everything will work out.”
The bewildered Yangtae was speechless. He probably would not have imagined that this kind of situation would unfold when he first came here.
Added to that was the power of a bolt from the blue.
“If you confess, I will reduce your sentence to ten years. If you deny, you will be sentenced to twenty years. There will be no more negotiations.”
“What, what did you say? Ten years?”
Yangtae was so surprised that he even stuttered.
“Choose.”
“Are you crazy?”
As Yang Tae’s true nature came out, his speech became harsh.
“If I have to go crazy, I’ll go crazy. I don’t think I can deal with people like you when I’m in my right mind. Okay, I’ll give you half an hour to think about it.”
Finally, Yang Tae’s composure was broken. He spoke with blazing eyes.
“Don’t make me laugh. I have no intention of going to the brain prison even for a single day, let alone ten years.”
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I got up from my seat because there was no more value in talking.
“The trial will begin in a few days.”
“Who cares?”
“As I please. You live as you please too, right?”
His urgent words caught me from turning around.
“Wait a minute! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Why are you doing this?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Your son almost beat his friend to death. He wasn’t just injured in a fight, he was tormented every day for years. And the parents threatened to kill the family in order to investigate the case. Why are you doing this?”
“Are we the same as the guys guarding the warehouse? Shouldn’t we at least be treated like superiors? Haven’t we been turning a blind eye to this up until now?”
It was a sad and scary word at the same time. It was also a word that motivated me to move forward.
“Not from now on.”
“If you touch me, the Amazons won’t just stay still.”
“I’ll just stay there. I was there when I killed the Demon Lord, so what are you saying?”
Finally, Yang Tae exploded. He had come to the wrong conclusion that he had done well and was in this situation.
Bam!
Yang Tae, who had slammed the desk, said through gritted teeth.
“Listen, Lord of the Underworld! I am a person with many friends who have shared their lives with me!”
“I guarantee you that no one will stand up for you. Who would truly love someone like you and risk their life for them?”
A word thrown at him as he trembled.
“Why? Why don’t you try killing my family too?”
Yangtae was excited, but he didn’t dare say anything.
As I watched the guy gritting his teeth and swallowing his anger, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
It may not have been firearms that caused our downfall.
Discipline was so broken that a single Baekdogwi threatened the Hwangcheon Pavilion investigator and even covertly threatened me.
“Confess honestly.”
I spoke calmly and left. As the door closed, the only sound I could hear was the sound of the desk being slammed.
* * *
That very day, the Bloodthirsty Demon came to see me.
He was sitting in front of my house drinking, his big knife stuck in the ground.
“Welcome, Duke Lee. No, should I call you Emperor of the Yellow River from now on?”
“Call me whatever you want.”
“I am comfortable with being a scholar, so I will call myself a scholar.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Come here and have a drink.”
I sat down in front of him obediently. He didn’t pour me a drink, but asked me to drink with him.
“I must have warned you. I told you that it wouldn’t be good for you to see me so often.”
“It is always the elderly who come to see me.”
Hyeolcheondoma, who had been staring at me for a moment, suddenly brought up something from the past.
“There was a moment recently when I felt something new about you. When I won the fight and made a wish to the cult leader, I thought to myself, “Yes, that’s it. A smart person should make a wish like that.”
“I think it was a really good wish.”
“Yes, it started from that day.”
Bloody Cheon Do Ma emptied his glass and filled it again. He hadn’t given me the glass yet. He poured himself another glass.
Bloodthirsty Horseman sat with his back against the wall, holding the Great Sword of Destruction, which was placed behind his back. The overwhelming size of the sword compared to his skinny body was admirable.
“It’s a really cool knife.”
“Aren’t you afraid of that knife?”
“Why should I be afraid?”
“You make my sword cry.”
I didn’t avoid the gaze of the bloody sword flying towards me as if it was going to pierce me.
“Is it because of me that the sword cries?”
“Then why are you crying?”
“I’m crying because I feel sad.”
“what?”
“My disciple got a mountain slingering attack from me during the martial arts competition, and another disciple came to me and insulted my subordinate. My younger brother used the devil to satisfy his own greed, and his subordinate threatened to kill the Hwangcheon Pavilion investigator. The sword cries because it laments seeing that the people around its master do not live up to its character.”
The corners of Hyeolcheondoma’s mouth went up.
“Your speaking skills are like those of a river flowing from a clear mountain.”
“You just recite facts, but you become an eloquent speaker.”
“You are wrong.”
“Please teach me.”
“First of all, you said that the people around me don’t match my personality, but that’s not true. They match my personality perfectly. I’m just that kind of person.”
As expected, he’s a tough old man. It’s easier to deal with someone who has high self-esteem or a desire for honor.
“And strictly speaking, it’s not their fault. It’s yours.”
“It’s because of me?”
“When a dragon ascends, it brings with it wind and rain.”
“Who is Yongin?”
“Who are you? Aren’t my people being swept away by that storm?”
“What kind of ascension is this? It’s like a loach causing a stir in muddy water.”
“The loach becomes a snake, and the snake becomes a dragon.”
Again, Hyeolcheon Doma emptied his glass. He was still drinking alone.
“Damn! Everything is great, but why is it my person who gets swept up in it?”
Hyeolcheondoma put down his glass with a sigh and straightforwardly stated the purpose of his visit.
“Release the trapped Baekdogwi. Because of you, our Namdo clan’s morale has hit rock bottom these days.”
“If the investigation finds you not guilty, you will be released.”
Blood Heavenly Demon began to emit magical energy. Just as I had felt the intensity of this magical energy before, I could now understand why my father had said that I could not yet handle Blood Heavenly Demon. The martial arts of the Demon Lord were certainly on a different level.
“Let me give you some advice.”
“Don’t do it.”
“what?”
Bloodthirsty Demon’s expression distorted for a moment, but I continued speaking calmly.
“If you come to ask for a favor, just ask. Ask for favors and give advice. Don’t do that. Young people these days look down on people like that.”
It was a situation that would have made him angry, but the old ginger was very spicy. Instead, he withdrew the magic energy he was pouring out.
“That’s true. It’s rare to find someone who speaks so frankly these days.”
“You must be careful. Stagnant water tends to rot.”
“Who wants to be soaked in water? If you soak in water, you will lose your temper and miss opportunities to let go.”
“But we are not going to immerse ourselves in rotten water. Let’s pour out the rotten water this time. He is not worth protecting.”
Bloody Cheon Do Ma emptied the glass he was holding. After emptying the glass, he handed it to me.
“Would you like a drink from me?”
It was the first drink he offered me after we sat down together. I obediently accepted the glass.
“Pour the wine and say, ‘Hyeolcheondoma.’
“Okay, I’ll pour out the dirty water.”
“You are indeed wise.”
Just as I was about to empty my glass, Hyeolcheon Doma said something meaningful.
“Instead, from now on, Lee Gong-ja will be my water.”
