Episode 20: Underground
I entered the reception room and called out to the underground chambers of the Palace of Hwanhee.
“Jihami. You go in first.”
As Yul-tak spoke from outside, I felt Ji-ha-mi hurry in.
“Haha, as expected from the Little Leader. Of course, it would be better to go to the Hwanhee Palace than the sweaty Sangjae Palace, right?”
Creak. The door opened and she came in.
I sat in front of the desk, my hands clasped together, and studied the woman intently. Next to me, Eul Tae-sik volunteered to be my escort.
“Is it hot?”
The sight of her holding the collar of her skirt, which is shaped like a straight line up to her chest without a top, and fluttering its wings is truly outrageous.
“yes?”
“Is it hot?”
“How could that be?”
“Then stop waving your clothes and say what you want to say and leave.”
She bit her lip tightly. But then she looked around calmly as if nothing had happened.
The bookshelves erected on all sides and the books filled inside seem to have caught people’s attention.
Originally it was full of dust, but it was decorated to remind people of their duty.
“I guess the Master has been paying attention to the literati these days? The girl was surprised to hear that they are writing in a somewhat sophisticated style.”
“High-class language? Then it sounds like you’ve been saying it was vulgar until now.”
“Haha, well. I’m just curious about the girl. Is she still classy even in the middle of the night?”
Jiha-mi approached me one step at a time, shaking her buttocks.
“Up to there.”
Two steps ahead of Seo-Gwi, Eul-Tae-Sik blocked her path. Ji-Ha-Mi’s mouth formed a sneer as her gaze was blocked from mine.
Then he moved his body slightly to the side and spoke to me again.
“I’ve been curious for a while now. Who is this person? Is he a newly hired servant?”
“Do I look like a servant to you?”
Strong, sturdy and sharp.
Anyone can see that he is a bodyguard.
But Jiha-mi took a deep breath and said with a smile.
“Well? It’s the first time I’ve heard that you had a bodyguard.”
Is it showing off or is it just showing off?
Anything is fine.
“Think whatever you want.”
I hardened my gaze as if to tell him to just get to the point.
“If you had told the Hwanhee Palace earlier, they would have sent much younger and prettier girls instead of this old-fashioned middle-aged girl. What a pity.”
Seeing you forget your duty and speak rudely, I can tell you are a woman with strong pride and shallow thoughts.
I nodded to Eul Tae-sik and sent a message.
[Just let them come.]
[… … Honorable name.]
As Eul Tae-sik took a step back, Ji Ha-mi looked up and took another step.
“Huh, just a mere servant.”
After spitting out the words, she approached the desk. She brought the back of her pure white hand to my cheek.
The eyes are like snakes and the corners of the mouth are wide open.
In short… …this is a prize that will one day make you famous as a witch.
Suddenly, I felt a sense of discomfort and grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards me.
Only when their lips were close to each other did they let out shallow breaths with their deer-like eyes.
“ah…….”
A sweet scent wafted into my nostrils.
A scent that is rough, sticky, and unpleasant.
“Underground.”
“yes……?”
“How long must I endure this?”
She laughs heartily.
“If you come to the Palace of Hwanhee, you don’t have to endure it.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. Girl… … do you want it?”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to cut down the buds for the future.
“Should I kill you?”
Jihami flinched in surprise, shook off his hand, and took a step back first.
“Haha, the little cult leader is really mean. To say such a shallow thing. Are you confident enough to kill a girl?”
What the hell are you talking about… …. Why are your eyes directed to my lower abdomen?
“I am a single girl, not yet engaged. Please cherish me.”
I looked at her indifferently.
But he just kept saying what he wanted to say without considering my feelings.
“Anyway, it’s fine. Let’s talk about the men and women’s pleasures later. Let’s stop the exploration here. Let me get to the main point.”
All I’ve explored is your stray dog.
“I won’t talk for long. Please come to our palace. We will serve you with utmost care.”
“Why should I do that?”
“If you want to live long, you should do that. That way, you can live like a cult leader. Otherwise, who knows when and what will happen? Haha.”
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As her vulgar words continued, Eul Tae-sik looked straight at me with eyes that were calm on the outside but hot on the inside like an active volcano.
Then his voice burst into my ears.
[Can I kill you?]
absoluteness.
[In moderation. Just a habit.]
[Your honor.]
Eul Tae-sik blurted it out as soon as he sent the message.
“Isn’t this the representative of the Palace of Hwanhee? Are those light words the intention of the Lord of the Palace of Hwanhee?”
It’s a cold, blunt statement. But there’s no emotion. I guess it’s because of experience.
“what?”
On the other hand, she was exactly twisted. Her eyes were raised and her delicate eyebrows were furrowed.
“What did you just say? Are my ears deaf? Don’t you know who I am?”
You are the one who doesn’t know.
If you knew who he was, you wouldn’t be coming out here.
He is a Jeondaera, but he has ascended to the rank of Gwangmyeongcheonma Daeju. Even if he were the Princess of Hwanhee, he would not be able to deal with him easily.
of course.
There’s no way she’d know this since she hasn’t even signed the contract.
“I thought you were a messenger from the Palace of Hwanhee who came to meet the Little Leader… … . But you seem like a woman who just came to sell laughs.”
“Are you done talking?”
“Should I do more?”
Jiha-mi looked at me with a venomous look at Eul Tae-sik’s dry tone and asked me.
“Ha… … . Master. How am I supposed to accept what this rude person just did?”
Listen, take it to heart, and close your eyes to the wall for nine years.
“How rude… … . Is there anything more rude than your insolent mouth? You are a high-ranking sinner who has broken the doctrine. First, you tried to touch the face of the young sect leader without permission, and second, you dared to threaten his personal safety. Even if you were summarily executed, I would have nothing to say.”
Was it because he was the leader of the Gwangmyeong Cheonma Daeju?
The words he spits out without a care are truly clear.
“What? You… … You really have to die to come to your senses?”
Chaeng! Jiha Mi took out two swords from her sleeve.
You can clearly feel how much the power of the Somyeong Palace has been drained.
He even took out a knife when he came to meet the cult leader. Cheon Amoo did the same, and Ji Ha Mi did the same.
‘Is this how the Demonic Cult is originally?’
They are truly tired.
Since ancient times, a sword must be used according to a just cause.
Wedge!
The sharp blade of Jiha Mi’s thoughtless sword flew into Eul Tae Sik’s Adam’s Apple.
For a fleeting moment, Taesik Eul-tae stared at me in an unmoving posture.
I spat out the sound leisurely.
[Don’t kill me.]
Kwaaaaang-!
At that moment, a loud explosion erupted in the living room.
* * *
“Little Leader-!”
The first thing that came out of the reception room was the urgent voice of Yal-Tak at the loud noise. On the other hand, the women of Hwan-Hee Palace were unmoved. In fact, they even blocked Yal-Tak from entering.
Whatever happened inside, it was because I trusted Jiha Mi’s abilities. She was not a weak woman who would kneel down to a swindler like the leader of the cult. She was the woman who was chosen as the successor to Princess Hwanhee Han So So.
“Get out of the way.”
“… … .”
“Get out of the way, you crazy bitches!”
Chaeng! Yaryul-tak pulled out a rusty sword that he couldn’t even remember when he cleaned. That’s how urgent it was. He had a good idea that Eul Tae-sik and Ma Cheon-so’s skills were much higher than he thought. However, he didn’t make any complicated calculations.
No, there was no such calculation in the first place.
All I could think about was that there was a loud noise inside, and that the cult leader was inside.
The warriors of Sangjae Palace, sitting side by side on long chairs, enjoyed the situation as if they were watching fireworks. Cheon A-mu smirked while playing the abacus on his own.
‘If the leader of the sect dies here, it will be beneficial to me.’
The moment when such a tense situation unfolds.
“It’s nothing serious, so don’t make a fuss.”
The low sound of the bell rang out from inside.
* * *
“Uh… … How… … ? I definitely reached it… … ? Why?”
Jiha Mi’s face turned pale, like a child who had lost the world. The word ‘bewildered’ is the right word.
The collar was torn and tattered, revealing the inside, and there were scarlet bruises here and there, making the blood boil.
If we look back at the situation just a moment ago, it was exactly the same. Jiha-mi stabbed, and Eul-tae-sik received.
The moment her sword blade touched his Adam’s apple, a red aura burst out from his entire body like blood, and the short sword shattered into fragments like spring flowers and returned.
‘It is a martial art that temporarily raises internal energy and then explodes. Since it is derived from the Heavenly Demonic Art, it cannot be normal. It can be called a magical art.’
This is the second time I have properly encountered the martial arts of the Demonic Cult.
One is the Cheonma Shingong that I learned, and the next is the Eultae-sik’s Blood Heavenly Water Art. Since I was using my internal energy abnormally, it was natural that it would be violent and explosive.
This is probably the reason why sorcerers fall into possession or face death during their training.
‘The longer the sum, the more disadvantageous it is.’
Even though it was only for a moment, I could clearly see that the Blood Thousand Waters technique existed solely for the explosive power of the moment.
It increases aerodynamics overwhelmingly at once, but is not suitable for linking.
Of course, that’s only if you meet someone worthy of that distinction.
“What on earth have you… done?”
“… … .”
Eul Tae-sik chose silence.
He didn’t even use his internal energy enough to reveal his true self. If he had even the slightest murderous intent, Jiha-mi would have become a corpse.
“Vajra indestructible… … ? Ha, haha. That’s ridiculous. Then… … memorization?”
Jihami quickly takes a stance and looks around twice.
Of course, there is no such thing as organ transplant or memorization anywhere.
That’s all for the introduction.
I got up from the stairs and walked towards her step by step.
“Is this all there is to the Palace of Hwanhee?”
“……what?”
I crouched down in front of her and held the broken blade in my hands. I turned it back and forth and spoke.
“You sent me a brat who can’t even handle a sword properly. What a disappointment.”
“That can’t be… … !”
Of course that can’t be the case.
Jiha Mi was a master who had reached the peak of his power. However, his opponent was Eul Tae Sik who had reached the peak of his power.
I grabbed her chin. Then I whispered, glancing at her lips and eyes.
“How should I ask for your sins?”
“Uh… … What are you trying to do?!”
Knock knock. Jiha Mi’s lower body clenched its teeth with a deep trembling.
She no longer had the leisure or the energy to accept the current situation.
The smart and clever figure is gone. All that remains is a young lamb that has become prey.
“You dared to harm me, so should I be beheaded in the Palace of Hwanhee? Or not?”
“evil!”
Ah! When I stick my head in, she starts to jump in surprise and falls to the floor as if lying down.
I said in one breath, hitting the floor next to her face.
“Should I punish you here?”
“You… you crazy bastard!”
I let out a snicker, got up from my seat, dusted my hands off, and spat.
“Of course, why would I care about a brat like you? Go tell Princess Hwanhee.”
“… … .”
“Next time, do it yourself.”
The life in the underground world feels sharp.
When Taesik Hana blocked his way, he bit his lip and struggled to get up.
“You’ll regret treating me like this….”
“With that skill?”
Jiha Mi’s eyes turned red as he let out a bitter laugh.
I waved my hand as if telling her to get out. Then she came out, clutching her torn collar with a blank expression on her face.
This is enough.
I smiled with satisfaction.
[I’m asking now, but which one is your real appearance?]
When I turn my head, Eul Tae-sik looks at me with a suspicious look.
[well…….]
thud!
I just answered and he knelt down and bowed his head.
[What are you doing now? Get up.]
[Please forgive me if I have been rude.]
[It’s okay. Don’t do this again.]
[Your Honor. I will not ask you again.]
That’s not it… … . Okay.
[… … Princess Hwanhee may look gentle, but she is more cruel and fiery than anyone else. She will definitely not let it go.]
[I see.]
[Did you know? If you do, call Jiha-mi again right now… … .]
Soothe and comfort?
I shook my head. It was something I was going to have to deal with anyway… … .
[I will delete it.]
I must have misheard.
[Even if we keep him alive, it will only buy us time. It would be better to kill him now and clean up the Palace of Hwanhee first… … .]
I forgot. He was a demon to the core.
[……lender.]
[Yes, my lord.]
[Don’t kill anyone until I tell you to, absolutely. Do you understand?]
[… … Honorable name.]
The summit that was climbed by simply killing and destroying people has no meaning. It is just a sand castle made of corpses.
[According to the royal family records, Princess Hwanhee is said to be very fond of her family. So please wait. Until she steps forward herself.]
Hwanhee Palace and Sangjae Palace.
These are the places where you can have all the information about the famous school at your fingertips.
That’s why.
Those were also the places I had to clean up first.
That way, we can change the game before anyone can respond.
‘Princess Hwanhee. Are you someone who can change?’
I sat on the bench and closed my eyes.
