Episode 602
He asked back with an expression on his face as if he didn’t know what I was talking about.
“I have no idea what you are talking about.”
Namgung Cheol-yeong lets out a sigh.
“Look here, Inspector Melon.”
I raised my head and looked at Namgung Cheol-yeong. He continued speaking.
“Even though we had problems at first, didn’t we decide to put aside our past feelings and be together? But this is very difficult.”
Let me emphasize this again.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Are you trying to implicate me with that ledger?”
My eyebrows furrow. I really don’t know anything about that thing called a “ledger.” But Namgung Cheol-young seemed certain.
And it wasn’t like he was reading sutras to a deaf ear, and Namgung Cheol-yeong wasn’t a person who was this closed-minded, so it was honestly surprising.
“I’ll tell you in advance. If you try to tie me up with that, you’ll end up making enemies of the entire world. Then your career as an inspector will be over. And do you really think I don’t know anything?”
Any further denial seemed meaningless. I stared blankly at Namgung Cheol-yeong.
“It seems like you swallowed a Hwechon Bridge. Does rat poison taste bad? You should take medicine that you can handle. Isn’t that right?”
“So what are you trying to say?”
“I believe you have the ledger. Of course, even if you don’t, the ledger will definitely fall into your hands. Bring it to me. Think of it as a kind of transaction. I need the ledger, and you, as an inspector, want to hide the fact that you swallowed the Hoecheon Church. I will hide it with my position as the head of the clan. I can even cover the eyes and ears of the lord. Only I can do that. This is the main point of my story.”
“… … .”
“I don’t think you’re stupid. You’re smarter than anyone else. So let’s not make things worse. We can go on together for a long time.”
Namgung Cheol-yeong ‘notified’ as if he had no intention of talking any further.
“Then, I look forward to good news.”
So Namgung Cheol-yeong turned around and started walking. I saw it. As he walked, Namgung Cheol-yeong glanced at the patrolmen with a murderous look in his eyes.
I felt like I had a rough idea of how things would go.
In the process of opening the slave market, a total of five ledgers must be found.
To be honest, I wasn’t interested in that ledger.
Regardless, it was only a matter of time before I could obtain the ledger, and even if I did, I planned to wait a little while before I could begin to capture and punish the people listed in it.
I had a feeling that it wasn’t something I should start right away, but it looks like one of those patrolmen stole one of the ledgers.
I was a little curious about who it was, but I moved on.
I turned my gaze again and watched Namgung Cheol-yeong’s back disappear from my sight.
It’s just that I didn’t catch it because of convenience and circumstances.
To be more precise, it might be more accurate to say that, for now, there are no plans to touch the ‘executives’ of Cheonhasung.
Those who are at the level of patrolmen or clan leaders can strictly speaking be called executives, but in my opinion, the executives of Cheonha Castle are those who are at least the grand clan leader.
Those who are favored by the lord Ryu Jin.
They are the best executives in the world by my standards.
After a moment of being like that, he turned his head.
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I see Jincheon-hwi staring at me silently.
And not only Jincheon-hwi, but also those around him were seen lying down like dogs and groaning.
He burst out laughing.
There is a saying, “A fox borrows the might of a tiger.”
If you ride a tiger, you have to go all the way.
I said earlier that I sent all the records to the Central Inspection Office, but this is not to get their ‘permission’. It’s just a procedural issue.
You should know that this has happened on the Eastern Continent. There is a procedure for reporting such things.
There are many people in the Western Continent who are very curious about what I am doing in the Eastern Continent, so I think many people will be happy to hear this news.
“I can’t answer that, but just listen. It’s tomorrow. Your execution day.”
“… … .”
“I’m going to kill every single one of you, so don’t say anything like, ‘It’s unfair.’ I’m just going to sort things out as best as I can on your side. If you keep whining, there will be more people involved. Your families will be the same, and there will only be more people who will have a hard time. So just shut up and die. Do you understand?”
It wasn’t just for Jincheon-hwi. It was for everyone present.
And everyone who heard this was convinced.
Honestly, no matter how much I went out, I had no intention of touching innocent families.
There may be some who have benefited indirectly to some extent, but it will be very busy to catch them all.
I don’t want that, and the people here don’t want that. If you bother them, everyone gets involved.
This was enough.
“The last supper is boiled potatoes. I’ll bring them to you soon, so don’t take what’s from the person next to you, just eat what’s given to you and sleep.”
One of the ‘prisoners’ raised his hand.
“I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“… … What about urine and feces?”
“What should I do? Just poop in your pants. Or go into the forest and poop quietly.”
The prisoner looked around with a dumbfounded expression and said.
“… … How can you go there and fight when the security is so tight?”
“You guys should figure that out. Do I have to worry about that?”
“… … .”
“What a funny kid, what kind of beast of a kid wants to be treated like a human being.”
I motioned to the patrolman Yong Seong-un, who was still far away.
He was quick-witted, so he silently approached the prisoner, pulled out a dagger from his waistband, and slit the throat of the prisoner who had been urinating and defecating.
Blood spurts out in all directions with a rustling sound.
He looked down at the prisoner, clutching his neck and groaning in pain.
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“Does anyone have anything else to say?”
“… … .”
“There is nothing more ridiculous than a young beast not knowing its place, but at least it seems to understand its own situation.”
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The plains are plunged into silence.
Everyone lowered their eyes and finally understood their situation. And accepted it.
This will do.
I turned around and walked away. Yong Seong-un approached me.
“Chief.”
I just turned my gaze to the side.
“I have something to tell you separately. Is this a good time for you?”
I looked at Yongseongun for a moment.
What are you trying to say that you’re holding it so heavily?
Roughly speaking, I had an idea.
I nodded and headed to the cabin with Yongseongun.
As soon as I opened the door, I stopped in my tracks.
There were guests inside.
It wasn’t long since I left the cabin, maybe ten minutes at most.
But, during those 10 minutes, a guest came into the cabin.
Even the word ‘surprising’ was a bit too much.
And then Yeongwol is seen sitting politely in front of him.
Yeongwol, who felt my gaze, stood up from her seat. She had an extremely complicated expression on her face.
He continued speaking slowly, looking at the rather large man sitting at the table.
“Patrolman Yongseongun.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Wait outside for a moment. You too, Yeongwol.”
The man and woman nodded and went out. I pulled up a chair opposite the large man and sat down.
ha.
“What brings you here?”
“I’ve been hearing your name here and there in the Western Continent lately, so I came here out of curiosity.”
A very large man.
He was the man who came with me to the Western Continent. I thought he had returned halfway through, but I never thought we would meet again like this.
Of course, we were inseparable, so I thought we would definitely meet someday, but I didn’t know it would happen so soon.
The current head of the Dojo and the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Milos Empire.
And the man who is the best swordsman in the Western Continent, the First Swordsman of the Milos Empire, and was formerly the crown prince of the Cradle Kingdom.
His real name is Antos Yoram.
The name known to the world is Thanos.
“Your Majesty, you have caused too much trouble.”
To Thanos who said that, I couldn’t help but ask him one more question.
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“Why did you come?”
* * *
Thanos is currently the leader of the conduits.
What kind of organization is the Dojo?
An organization that protects the Milos Empire.
Their job is to gather intelligence and conduct espionage activities across the continent, starting from the Imperial Guard, and to identify or eliminate any ‘threats’ that could be considered to the nation in advance.
Because it is such an organization, they have no choice but to gather only those who are large in number and have good abilities.
Thanos, the leader of all of them, does not necessarily stay in one place but travels around the world, which is fine.
But all the information gets to Thanos.
Thanos has been receiving constant reports of what Melon is doing on the Eastern Continent.
At first, I thought it would be like that.
As an inspector, I investigated crimes and executed those who committed them, even if it was a bit extreme.
It didn’t matter if there was friction with the Central Inspectorate of the Western Continent.
Anyway, Jack is the one who controls everything, and Jack did not refuse the ‘orders’ that the Central Inspection Office gave to Melon.
Thanos judged that this was because he wanted to raise Melon strong and hoped that Melon would not go astray as an inspector.
Thanos recalled the moment he had recently talked to Jack.
“Thanos.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“How does Daniel look to you these days?”
Thanos couldn’t answer that question right away.
Jack chuckles.
“Does it look a bit like that to you too?”
“… … Yes. It may be a bit extreme to turn the Eastern Continent upside down, but I think it was a reasonable action for an inspector and a crown prince. But what happened next… … is a bit off.”
It was understandable to think so.
“The roots of the Hoecheon Church are ultimately the Cheonmasin Church. Daniel has now taken the Cheonmasin Church under his wing. I think this part will become the biggest problem in the future.”
Jack laughed silently. Thanos took it as an invitation to talk more.
“I thought that the reason my lord declared that he would not interfere with the Eastern Continent was for Daniel’s growth. However, I do not think my lord anticipated all the events that would occur within it.”
Only then did Jack open his mouth.
“That’s right. I never thought that they would accept the forces under the command of the Heavenly Demon Sect. But you never know.”
I was sincere.
“Depending on how you use it, the sword has different uses and the name it is called by changes. The same goes for groups. If the guy’s intentions are firm, I’d be willing to watch him for a while. But I guess not you.”
“… … Yes. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s the Cheonma Sect. As you know, my lord, there are quite a few remnants of Cheonwaecheon hiding in the Eastern Continent. The Cheonma Sect has accepted them, so there’s no reason they wouldn’t accept them as well. If they accept them, they could become the second Hyukjin River, or the second Cheonma. That’s what I’m most worried about.”
Jack, who was just laughing as if he found this situation amusing, said to Thanos.
“Then you go and meet him sometime.”
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“Is that okay?”
“You’re not a child, and I don’t control your thoughts or the direction of your life. You do what you believe, what you think. Just make this clear.”
Jack paused for a moment and spoke to Thanos in a firm tone.
“I want to emphasize that it doesn’t matter at all that your opinion and mine aren’t exactly the same, and I don’t know what you’re going to say to Daniel, but that’s not my opinion, it’s yours. Do you know what I mean?”
embrace.
There is no way I don’t know.
If Jack gives orders like “do this” or “do that”, Daniel will follow them in some way.
Because he’s my father.
And because he is the emperor.
That was an act of ignoring Daniel’s thoughts, opinions, and intentions, all of it. Jack drew the line.
I will respect each individual’s opinion.
Thanos’s movements were due to his own will, and Daniel’s actions on the Eastern Continent were also due to his own will.
Thanos opened his eyes.
Daniel was right in front of me.
He is the son of Jack, the lord he serves with his life on the line, and the current crown prince of the Milos Empire.
He is currently sitting in the position of the Inspector General under the name Melon, hiding his identity as the Crown Prince.
Thanos was also Daniel’s childhood swordsmanship teacher.
Of course, strictly speaking, Daniel’s ‘teacher’ is Cell.
But after Cell left, Thanos personally watched Daniel’s swordsmanship. It is not strange to call him his swordsmanship master.
Thanos looked around for a moment.
There was no one in sight. Not even from a distance. No one was eavesdropping. When Thanos realized this, he let out a deep sigh.
“Your Majesty, why are you doing this?”
“What do you mean?”
“It is not Hoecheon Church.”
“What is it not?”
“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”
“Yes. I don’t know, so I’m asking.”
“… … .”
“Is the past that important?”
Thanos’ expression hardens slightly.
“I think you’re saying this because the Hoecheon Church was a subordinate organization of the Cheonmasingyo Church, but from my perspective, that’s not a problem at all.”
“But from my point of view, it is a problem.”
“Does that have anything to do with me?”
“……master!”
Thanos shouted, but Daniel ignored him.
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“From the perspective of the Taoist monk and the head of the Taoist monk, I fully understand that the term ‘Cheonma Shingyo’ is offensive, but it is my choice.”
“That choice could lead to unimaginable destruction.”
“I acted because I was confident that it wouldn’t happen again. Just like ‘back then.’”
Thanos could quickly tell when the ‘then’ he was talking about was.
Daniel had been punished with on-campus community service while attending the academy. It wasn’t just for a day or two, but over several years.
It was an unprecedented punishment in the history of the Academy. Most people would resign after doing a few weeks of on-campus service. That’s about it.
What was the reason?
It was because Daniel massacred the bandits in Guryongsan on the Western Continent when the Academy went on an expedition for field study.
At that time, Thanos strongly suggested punishment for Daniel, and Daniel accepted it.
The ‘at that time’ that Daniel spoke of meant the situation at that time.
“… … Your Majesty, your current situation is more serious than ‘back then’.”
Daniel chuckled.
“I don’t think so. At least in my opinion.”
At Daniel’s firm tone, Thanos realized that he could not bend Daniel’s will. He let out a sigh.
Substitute.
“Why do you insist on going around in circles?”
“I feel like I would be too embarrassed if I followed the classic path.”
“… … .”
“That would be easy. I just go and say, I’m the crown prince, I’ve been traveling the world under a false identity, I’ll be the next emperor, so now just do as I say. If I, a mere brat with nothing to show for it, were to reveal myself to the world in that way, it would be no different from smearing shit on Your Majesty, all those who serve Your Majesty, and myself. At least that’s what I think.”
“… … .”
“And, I’m asking this just to confirm, is it Thanos’ will that you came here? Or is it Your Majesty’s will?”
“It is my will.”
“okay.”
“… … .”
“Do you have anything else to say?”
Thanos, with a hardened expression, slowly brought his hand to the sword at his waist.
In that situation, Daniel smiled brightly.
“Are you planning to stop me? By force?”
The string of tension is pulled.
