9. Rusty Ebay Tortuga (5)
9. Rusty Ebay Tortuga (5) – Short, cross-eyed, single-minded man
Serin-ah. Mokjin called Serin softly.
“Is it my fault that this situation feels so familiar?”
“That’s strange. Me too. Is this deja vu?”
“Don’t run away from reality, Sister Wang.”
Sunja lightly nagged Seolyeong, who was muttering in a soulless voice, and prepared to dock one by one. Mokjin clicked his tongue and looked at the giant spaceship right in front of the cockpit.
I know now that fighting in space isn’t a very wise choice, based on what I’ve heard so far, but it wasn’t a very pleasant experience to be unilaterally held back by an opponent like this.
If it was an enemy that I had to fight openly and risk my life against, I would have fought them by throwing my sword from afar or something, but the problem was that, looking at the situation, that wasn’t the case.
“So, who is that woman?”
“Umm······That’s kind of hard to explain. ‘For now,’ it’s like we were eating from the same pot.”
What kind of a vague explanation is that? Instead of expecting an answer from Se-ryeong, who was trying to evade the question with an extremely uneasy expression, Mok-jin looked at Sun-ja.
“I’m Baek Sa-hee, the leader of a small group called Geumsa-dan. When Wang Unni was young, she had a guardian who took care of her, and she’s the daughter of that guardian. I heard they were close friends when they were young.”
By the way, this time, the one who hit the back of the head of the king’s older sister and took the secret of martial arts was also the one who was attacked. Seolyeong shouted at Sunja’s addition.
“What the hell are we talking about! And it broke my head first, so it was self-defense!”
“Hey······.”
Mokjin looked at Seolyeong with eyes filled with pity. Was this Sapa or Jeongpa? The way of thinking itself was the very way of thinking of the Sapa followers.
No matter where you look, you can’t find any trace of her being the daughter of the Jeongpa Odae Se family. If it weren’t for her past, I would have just let it be, but when I found out that she was the last direct descendant of the Sacheon Dang family, I couldn’t help but sigh at her behavior.
If I hadn’t heard the bloodline-like ambition of the Tang family to take revenge on the Five Great Clans with my own strength, would I have been able to recognize that she was the daughter of the Sacheon Dang family after seeing that behavior? Mok Jin simply shook his head.
“Tsk······. Do what you want. You have to take responsibility for what you do. It looks like we’re on good terms, so I doubt you’d die.”
“Oh, I don’t like that! If that damn bitch had that temper, I’d throw her naked into space!?”
“Oh really? Then I have to live up to your expectations.”
Ss …
Mok-jin turned his head and looked at the woman, Baek Sa-hee, who appeared on the bridge with her escort. The first impression he felt was that she was small. She barely reached Mok-jin’s chest, and despite her mature appearance, she was a woman with a rather petite body, unlike what he saw on the screen.
She had long, platinum-blond hair that was as bright as the morning sun and hung down on one side, and she was definitely beautiful, but now she was glaring at Serin with an expression as cold as frost.
She took her gaze away from Serin for a moment, then bowed her head slightly toward Mokjin and opened her mouth.
“Nice to meet you. I am Baek Sa-hee, the leader of a small sect called the Golden Snake Sect. I have heard a lot about the great swordsman’s reputation.”
“My name is Lee Mok-jin. It looks like there’s quite a bit of back and forth between us, but don’t worry about it and just go about your business.”
“······Thank you for your consideration, Daehyeop.”
Although he had said that he would help with the revenge, such trivial friction was outside Mok-jin’s interest. When Mok-jin, who had exchanged names, stepped back as if to take care of his own business, Baek Sa-hee bowed her head once more and approached Se-ryeong with her only golden eye gleaming ominously.
“You must have been really lucky all this time. You’re crawling in here so brazenly and without fear after causing all that chaos. Our damned brat, you got a nickname and now you’re nothing special, right? Isn’t that right?”
Her soft voice was filled with venom. Her white forehead had veins bulging out, and judging by the way she was waving one hand as if she was considering whether or not to take out her weapon, it seemed like she was getting quite a bit worked up.
However, Seolyeong’s personality was not so easygoing that she would be discouraged by that. No, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that her personality was even worse. Seolyeong, who had been roughly messing with her hair for a moment, faced Baek Sa-hee with a calm expression, unlike her awkward reaction from a moment ago.
No, to be exact, I looked down at her because of her height.
“Oh, sorry, it was too small to see. I can’t see much, but you have responsibilities even if you can’t see. Right?”
Sseuruk. As soon as Seolyeong finished speaking, a pure white sabok sword emerged from Baek Sahee’s sleeve. The tip of the sabok sword, which appeared without a sound like a living snake, touched Seolyeong’s Adam’s apple.
“Do you want to die? Are you bluffing by saying there’s a master next to you?”
“What, you always speak to me as if I was always polite to you. Why is the world’s greatest master of gold being so grumpy today?”
Even in a situation where a sharp blade was thrust under her chin, Se-ryeong acted with an extremely confident attitude. It was impossible to tell whether she had some kind of belief in something or was just showing off her guts without any reason.
“this······.”
Baek Sa-hee’s eyes twitched. But in the end, her saber sword did not stab Se-ryeong.
Hoo. Baek Sa-hee closed her eyes and took a deep breath, suppressing her boiling anger. She looked up at Se-ryeong with her eyes that had regained their composure and asked.
“What about the secret of the gallbladder sword?”
“Why are you asking when you already know? Of course I wrote it.”
Seolyeong answered with a laugh.
Unlike the secrets that are given a non-exclusive authentication code that is passed down from the sect, the secrets that are given a one-time authentication code for an unspecified person cannot be used again once learned. In other words, since she has already learned the secrets, it is impossible for anyone else to use the secrets of the Damsikgeomgui.
As expected, Baek Sa-hee’s face became even colder.
“Why haven’t I heard anything? You’ve been eating up useless martial arts like a devil. Your martial arts are more than enough for you.”
“I haven’t lived a life where I could hesitate when I had the chance. Do you think it’s easy to acquire such advanced martial arts skills while living? Well, what’s the point of telling you this when you’ve met a good father and don’t have to worry about money or martial arts skills?”
“······Watch what you say.”
Baek Sa-hee’s golden eyes sparkled at Se-ryeong’s sarcastic provocation. She knew to some extent that Se-ryeong secretly harbored feelings of jealousy toward her background, but this time, her words were not something that could be simply ignored.
For her, who had strong pride in her own martial arts and abilities but did not receive proper recognition due to her father’s influence, Se-ryeong’s words were words that openly stabbed at her complex.
The White Thieves Samgeukhoe (三極會), one of the six thieves that practically rule the Ronin Market, has its roots in the criminal organizations of the three East Asian countries of the old Earth. Baek Sa-hee is the daughter of the leader of the Samgeukhoeju (三極會).
If it were normal, her double-faced brainwashing technique would have immediately turned anyone who spoke so arrogantly into a bloody mess. However, she suppressed her anger while gritting her teeth. Her relationship with Seolyeong, which was not a fate, was not short enough to rashly go out with such a provocation.
Baek Sa-hee looked up at Se-ryeong with her only eye and growled.
“You had your chance too.”
“Instead, I guess my nose was pierced by the Samgeukhoe.”
“······It might not have been a bad opportunity for you either.”
“I’m such a free spirit. And if I had accepted the Lord’s offer back then, I would have been your bodyguard for the rest of my life. I’m grateful for the help I received from the Lord, but I can’t be used so blatantly, right?”
Seolyeong shrugged. She said it as if nothing had happened, but it was a bitter memory for her.
She had been under the care of Baek Sa-hee’s father, Samgeukhoeju, for several years after the Sacheondang family was destroyed. She had been close friends with Baek Sa-hee, who was the same age, at that time. However, because Samgeukhoeju was greedy for her martial arts talent, they broke up and ended up living in the back alleys.
“Ha, that’s right······.”
At Seolyeong’s words, Baek Sahee’s voice noticeably quieted down. However, that expression did not last long, and she opened her mouth again to criticize Seolyeong’s reality in a sharp tone.
“So this is what it looks like now? I worked so hard to obtain great martial arts skills, but now my poor internal energy drive is holding me back?”
“That’s why I came to Totuga. To obtain an internal energy drive befitting the swordsman’s martial arts.”
“······You’ve already saved up all that money?”
Baek Sa-hee’s expression was filled with distrust. It didn’t require astronomical amounts of money like a No-Sim-level internal energy drive, but even the highest-level internal energy drives were always in short supply, so the price was definitely not something that an ordinary martial artist could afford.
Instead of answering, Seolyeong smiled confidently. It was unexpected even for her, but after meeting Mokjin, she unexpectedly achieved her target amount so quickly.
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“Well, I was lucky. Since I’m a guest this time, why don’t we just do business instead of arguing and tiring each other out?”
If we’re going to do this, let’s put this fearsome blade away, too. Seolyeong said, gently pushing the blade away with her finger.
Ha. This time, Baek Sa-hee laughed as if it was absurd.
“What on earth do you know? Do you know what the situation is right now in Totu? It wouldn’t be strange if a fight broke out right away. I don’t know what happened in Daedobi-dong at that time, but the black bastards are going crazy and going crazy, saying that they’re going to fight because of you alone.”
Black Bandit, Flame Sky Castle.
Like the Samgeukhoe, it was a black sect that had its roots in the biker gangs of the West long ago and absorbed numerous criminal organizations to become what it is today.
And at the same time, it was also a martial arts group that had had a bad relationship with Serin for some time.
Seolyeong answered dryly, pretending to pick her ears.
“These guys in Black and Red have been talking about fighting for a day or two? They call it fighting even when they get drunk and go wild on hover bikes. They’ll probably calm down soon.”
“You seem to know nothing at all, judging by the way you talk so calmly. Even if you’re stupid, you’re this stupid. A few days ago, the Lord of the Heavenly Castle personally asked the Lord of the Heavenly Castle to hand over your new soldier. Even if the Lord of the Heavenly Castle treats you specially, do you think the council directors will protect you, who isn’t even a member of the Three-Way Society?”
Seolyeong’s face hardened at Baek Sa-hee’s words. She thought she had come to see her simply because she had hit the back of her head at Daedobi-dong and taken the martial arts secrets, but that was not the case.
She did not come here as her evil friend Baek Sa-hee. She came as a messenger of the Three-Way Alliance and the leader of the Golden Division under the Three-Way Alliance.
“no way······.”
“Ha. I think I finally understand the situation. It’s a message from the Lord to come and check the situation. It’s my job to secure your new recruits before the Black Rogues find out and start sabotaging things.”
So, put the spaceship into towing mode and follow the triode circuit obediently. Right now.
From her words, Serin had a gut feeling. Whether it was a plan or a mistake, things were going wrong.
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The Geumsadan is a bit of a sect, but it is more like a military organization with unaffiliated members gathered under Baek Sa-hee. Naturally, their martial arts skills are all different.
After Se-ryeong and Baek Sa-hee fell out with each other, their relationship developed into one of evil friendship, where they used each other and beat each other up viciously.
Serin’s childhood was spent hanging out with the black thugs at the Totu Ronin Market. That’s why Serin has a foul mouth and a rather black way of thinking.
Despite being a black-haired woman, Baek Sa-hee, the daughter of the Golden Swordsman, has a fan club thanks to her appearance and her blond, golden eyes. Despite her mature voice and appearance, she is quite small for an adult, and many people find this imbalance attractive.
Baek Sa-hee, the head of the Golden Swordsmanship Division, is as good at controlling her anger as Se-ryeong, if not better. While searching for news of Se-ryeong in the past, she saw Seocheon Sword Marquis’ broadcast and knew Mok-jin, so she came in to control Se-ryeong, but as soon as she saw Mok-jin, she became polite.
Seolyeong is tall. Baek Sahee is short. It’s a bit of a complex for Baek Sahee.
Baek Sa-hee’s unique weapon, the Ssangbaek Noesa, is a pair of sabokgam (long swords) that can move freely as if they were alive and can extend up to 10 meters. They are usually wrapped around the body or stored inside the wide sleeves.
For some reason, Baek Sa-hee is unable to attack Se-ryeong. And Se-ryeong uses that to her advantage to provoke her indiscriminately.
A few months ago, a long-form map called Daedobidong was released, and many martial artists flocked to Daedobidong in the Far East Universe. At that time, a considerable amount of treasures, secrets, and equipment were released, and among them, Seolyeong was able to get hold of the secrets of Damshikgeomgwi, which was quite competitive.
Damshikgeomgwi (膽喰劍鬼) is a warrior from over a hundred years ago who, after losing his younger sister to a giant sect, completed a total of twenty-seven acts of revenge through training by chewing gallbladder and grinding bones, and then disappeared without a trace.
In the martial arts school, martial arts are usually learned through secret skills that are given a non-existence certification code. If you are not from the school, you cannot learn the secret skills, and if you are expelled or leave the school, the martial arts are automatically locked and cannot be used.
Martial arts that are passed down individually or in secret without a school are given a one-time authentication code that can only be learned once, and once learned, they cannot be passed on to outsiders unless the user reaches a state of complete understanding and mastery of the martial arts and creates a new secret.
The Totuga Ronin Market is a place where each of the six factions has its own sphere of influence. Sometimes, the sphere of influence changes due to conflict.
The Baekjeok Samgeukhoe is a black group that was formed around the 21st century based on the Chinese Samadhoe, which absorbed the Japanese Yakuza and Korean organized crime. It uses the three Taegeuk patterns, which are a combination of the red Samadhoe, the yellow Yakuza, and the blue Jopokhoe, as its symbol. In the early days, the Samadhoe was led by the largest Samadhoe, but the situation changed when the government’s oppression intensified after the Gwanmu War. At first, the factions were not integrated and the Korean gangsters were the smallest, so they knew from past experience how to operate as close to legality as possible without causing friction with the government, and so they successfully took control of the Samadhoe while the Saphaphoe and Yakuza factions were hit by the government’s hammer. After a thousand years of ups and downs, each faction now maintains a similar size, and now they live in a proper balance by mixing appropriately regardless of national sentiment. The roots of each country are only faintly left, and in reality, the three factions are only distinguished by their tendencies.
Seolyeong feels a secret jealousy towards Baek Sahee’s background.
Likewise, Baek Sa-hee also has complicated feelings for Se-ryeong.
The Black Jeok Yeomcheonseong is a black gang that traces its roots to the Hells Angels, a large biker gang in the United States around the 21st century. Since then, it has grown in size by absorbing various drug cartels, gangsters, and other biker gangs, and has become a member of the Six Jeoks. Its main business is drug and personal illegal weapon trafficking.
The Yeomcheon region has its roots in biker gangs, and even after a thousand years, there is a culture that values riding fast, but very unstable, hover bikes.
