2. Motel Phobos (1)
2. File Guest House Motel Phobos (1) – Life and Death Breakthrough Space Heavenly Horse
Hwailgaekjan (Fire Inn).
This inn, named simply Hwail because it was located on Phobos, the first satellite of Mars, was a long-standing inn that had its name since the time when mankind first entered space. Although it had become shabby after the weight of many years since the stage of mankind moved beyond the galaxy, it was still a famous inn in the solar system with a constant stream of guests. The current owner of Hwail Inn, King Aetin, had affection and pride for this inn.
“It’s strange.”
“Strange, what do you mean?”
The king asked the guest in the guesthouse after receiving the order from the android. He had been working as a guest in the guesthouse since the king’s father’s generation, and thanks to his experience as a guest in the guesthouse for over a hundred and twenty years, he had a good sense of intuition. In response to his question, the guest in the guesthouse nodded to a group of guests who had just entered the guesthouse.
“I mean those people. The martial artists.”
“They’re martial artists. But why?”
The people who are spread all over this land are martial artists. It is hard to find a place without martial artists except in a territory directly managed by the human government, so what is strange?
Jeomsoi raised an eyebrow at the king’s guesthouse’s question.
“No, sir, whenever I receive a guest from the martial arts world, do I always tell them to look up the martial arts dictionary or not?”
“I did.”
“And you still don’t know?”
“If he’s the Flame Nachal Spirit, isn’t he a person with a good reputation? Even though he’s a bounty hunter, he’s not the type of person to cause trouble, right?”
Although bounty hunters are treated slightly better than ronin, they are still recognized as good people who hunt for demons. The king’s guesthouse responded that there must be Saphains who hide their identities among the humans who come here, so why is this such a new thing?
Sigh. Jeomsoi sighed. It had only been three years since he had inherited the inn from the previous owner, but the gentleman who ran the inn was so uninterested…
“Look at that. That salt-blooded man is secretly watching that young man.”
“So? Is that young man also a martial arts master?”
“A master is not just a master. If it’s Yeomhwanachal Seolyeong, she’s a famous heroine who boldly demanded her share in front of the Poison King Galjeoksam during the chase against the Meat Stick Demon two years ago. Why would that shabby little brat be so careful? I don’t know for sure, but I have a feeling that this isn’t an ordinary thing.”
“What’s the Android’s touch?”
“Are you saying this because you know that you’ll be fined for making discriminatory remarks against Androids?”
Ignoring the grumbling reaction of the guest, the king looked at the group of Seryeong and others who had just entered with suspicious eyes.
Information about Serin, a member of the bounty hunters Nachael’s, the android girl, and the second-rate man named Robert who has been accompanying them since last year is already known to some extent. However, nothing was known about the young man sitting with them.
Long, pitch-black hair, thick, straight eyebrows. Sharp, but not cold eyes. Square jaw and tightly closed lips. Despite his mature aura, he seems to be only about twenty-five years old. His attire is awkward, as if he is wearing clothes that don’t fit his body, but if you look at the original, he is a handsome man with a classic masculinity, unlike the flashy handsome men that are the current trend in the martial arts world.
If someone with a face like that had great martial arts skills, they would have been famous long ago, but even when I searched the martial arts dictionary, I couldn’t find a martial arts master with a face like that. Considering the ability of martial arts nerds to seek out and follow martial artists from unheard sects, it was a bit surprising.
“……Hey, what’s the big deal? Just eat and pay your bills.”
But the conclusion he came to in the end was, ‘Ah, let’s do business and make a living.’ Business isn’t going well these days, so what does it matter if a new martial arts master appears or not? Wang Gaekju decided to put aside his useless worries and just focus on his main job as a guesthouse owner.
“Let’s just ignore it. It doesn’t look like he’s going to cause an accident just by looking at him. No matter how infamous Yeomhwanacha is, are they the only martial artists who eat here? There’s the Jupiter Three Heroes over there, and upstairs is the Underworld Ink Tiger Great Hero. It’s not like he’s openly black, so what’s the fuss about? Don’t be scared, you punk.”
At the guest’s peaceful words, Jeom So-yi beat her chest with a frustrated expression. Has that gentleman already forgotten that he almost died in a fight with the martial arts people last month after saying something like that?
“Your Majesty. Why would a Nachal be called a Nachal? Throughout the ages, among the female warriors with the nickname Nachal in the martial arts world, there has not been a single one with a sane personality in my 123 years of life. And among those Nachals, the one with the name Yeomhwa Nachal is one of the dirtiest people in the entire vast martial arts world, one that can be counted on one hand.”
“Hey, listen over there, you’re being too pushy because you got your voice jammed at the checkout counter. What are you going to do if your voice leaks out?”
“How could I make such a mistake when I have so little time?”
“Really? How did I hear all of this?”
The head of the king’s guest and the shopkeeper turned around. Soon, in front of the cash register, the android girl, Sunja, who had been with Seolyeong a moment ago, was looking at them with a big smile.
“Uh, how······?”
“Oh my, you’re making fun of a veteran bounty hunter android. Hacking with voice jamming is as easy as turning over the palm of your hand.”
I didn’t know Aiko Gogan. Jeomsoi hit his groin. No matter where you looked, you couldn’t find any of Jeomsoi’s 123 years of internal energy. There was a reason why he had rotted away as Jeomsoi for 123 years.
“No, my lady. That’s not it, that’s not it······.”
“Fortunately, my older sister doesn’t know yet, but I’m not sure······. As the younger sister, hearing my older sister curse at me makes my heart rip.”
When Sunja pretended to wipe her eyes with her index finger, the king’s guest’s face instantly turned pale. This was because he immediately understood what she was saying.
– If you don’t want to get your store destroyed by the salt merchant, then just spit out an appropriate compensation.
This is a plague. A cold sweat formed on the forehead of the king’s guest. Most of the notoriety of the Nachals was the notoriety of the Yeomhwa Nachals, but the notoriety of the Sunja before his eyes was also not insignificant.
Her other name, Geumgwi Na-chal (金鬼羅刹), can be explained by the anecdote that a few years ago, she single-handedly defeated the defense team of Dokgok under the orders of the Poison King and stole half of the bounty of Yukbong Gonma. This nickname perfectly expressed her personality, which was ruthless when it came to money.
And now, she had caught his weakness. The king’s guest glared at Jeomsoi as if he was going to kill her. But there was nothing he could do.
Of course, even if they were lovers, they wouldn’t immediately start wielding a knife just because someone was gossiping, but the king’s guest house owner wasn’t so big that he would pretend not to know anything and show off his courage in front of the salty …
Rather than just stretching it out and ruining the store, it would be better to just settle it with money. The king made a subtle gesture of offering to give him money.
“How much would you like me to give you?”
Sunja answered with a bright smile. It was a bright and refreshing smile like a flower.
“Jessie.”
The king’s guest shed tears.
After a while, the king’s guest, who had lost a thousand credits in the blink of an eye without being able to take care of even one thing, dragged the struggling Jeomsoi into the kitchen along with the virus terminal. It was truly a tragic tragedy.
Of course, it didn’t matter to Soonja, who was happy about earning some unexpected money.
“What kind of crazy martial arts novel is this in the world?”
Seolyeong opened her mouth and put the bamboo leaf tonic down on the table.
The voice was filled with sincerity, as if he was truly at a loss for what to do in this situation.
“Are you going to come up with a development that’s as simple as getting enlightened just by leaving the atmosphere……?”
In this day and age when even people over 100 years old go on twilight trips and tour neighboring star systems, do you realize that you’ve just left your planet? No matter how much I think about it, it’s a story that doesn’t make sense.
If enlightenment was so easy to obtain, why would the so-called masters of the old school go on crazy things like group black hole close-up tours in the hopes of gaining enlightenment?
And that’s what actually happened.
“You are amazing, great swordsman. I, Robert, have seen a true martial arts master for the first time in my life.”
“It was just a lucky coincidence, so there’s no need to praise him so much.”
The ancient man, who had witnessed a transformation that seemed like something you would only see in movies, responded with a gentle expression to Robert’s words as he rolled his eyes and spit out gold on his face. He didn’t look old to begin with, but now he looked as young as he was in his mid-twenties.
‘They say all sorts of things happen in the martial arts world…’
Seolyeong touched her forehead as she recalled the proverb floating around in the martial arts world. The feeling of being dazed still hadn’t gone away.
It was shocking to learn that the transformation I thought was just a fantasy in a work of fiction actually existed, but how about regaining youth without even getting a half-life treatment? If I told myself yesterday, I would have been hit hard on the back of the head and told to drink less, you crazy bitch.
Sunja sat down next to her.
“From the perspective of ancient people, they probably didn’t even properly recognize the existence of the universe, so wouldn’t it be enlightenment in its own way?”
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“Huh? Where have you been?”
“I earned some pocket money.”
Sunja smiled brightly and showed the terminal on her wrist. She saw that her bank balance had increased by 1,000 credits. Seolyeong’s face brightened.
Our cute Sunja, you are the only one I have. She hugged Sunja tightly and stroked her head. It was natural that Sunja, who gave her even a little bit of money, was prettier than a subordinate who only made her waste money or an ancient person whose identity was unknown and who might or might not be of any use.
Mokjin, who had been receiving Robert’s praise, stared blankly at the two people, coughed, and opened his mouth. At this point, he couldn’t help but admit that what they were saying was true.
“I apologize for calling you liars and swindlers. Heh heh… It’s hard to believe, but I can’t help but believe it even after seeing it with my own eyes. I thought there was everything under the sky, but who would have thought there was a world like this above the world? I’m so ashamed of myself for trying to discuss the world from within a very narrow well.”
The sea was so large and black that it was overwhelming just by looking at it. For Mokjin, who vaguely thought that there was a heavenly world where immortals lived in the sky, the existence of the universe was a shock beyond imagination. How much more so must it have been that he achieved enlightenment as soon as he recognized the existence of the universe and broke through the wall of life and death.
“I should also say thank you. I heard from this Robat that the world where the main deity lived was so poisoned that people could no longer live there. When I recalled the scene I saw before, it seemed that what he said was true.”
In fact, I don’t completely understand it. No matter how scary war is, it’s ultimately a fight between people, and not all soldiers are experts at the border of life and death. How can the sky split open, mountains collapse, and the world become filled with poison? However, since the explanation was too long, I gave in to Robert’s request to skip it for now.
“You saved me from this world filled with poison and brought me to this celestial world. How can I ever repay this kindness, which is like saving my life?”
Of course, I know that the help of Serin and his party was not purely out of good intentions. But whatever their intentions, it is true that thanks to them, I was able to escape the ruined world. As long as they did not have any ill intentions toward me, it was only natural for me to repay their kindness as a natural duty.
“But don’t worry. As a warrior who has dedicated himself to the world of martial arts, how could I abandon righteousness? In this world where so much has changed, I have yet to find what I want to do. If you don’t mind, I would like to travel this universe with you and repay your kindness little by little. It may be a bit embarrassing to say it from the mouth of the master, but there are few people in the world who can compare to the master in martial arts.”
Of course, it wasn’t something he just said without a plan, just to repay the debt he owed. Mok Jin also did his own calculations and came to this conclusion.
First of all, Mokjin knew nothing about this new world. Without the strange talisman attached to his ear, how could he possibly survive alone in this era where he could not speak or write? Of course, if he made up his mind, he could do it, but there was no reason to take the long way around instead of the easy way.
Not only that. In order to travel to another place, you need a spaceship, and that spaceship is a thing the size of a house made of iron, so it looks like it will be worth a lot just by looking at it. Mokjin, who only has his own body and martial arts, had no other choice from the beginning.
Fortunately, the group that saved him from the poisonous world doesn’t seem to have such evil natures, so he could return the favor and travel with them. Mokjin also said this after calculating his own expenses.
“…….”
At Mok-jin’s words, Seryeong and her party blinked and looked at each other. Mok-jin thought that the suggestion was balanced, but to them, it was a very welcome suggestion.
Mokjin is an unidentified master who cannot be handled by their own strength. They were thinking about how to persuade him to give them information that could be used for money, but he said that he would repay the favor first. Se-ryeong nodded with a bewildered expression.
“Uh… is that so?”
Compared to his seemingly arrogant behavior and speech, Mokjin’s surprisingly meek apology and gratitude was a sensible reaction that could not be compared to his first encounter when he broke his arm as soon as their eyes met. No, it was even more so.
It wasn’t some classic martial arts novel, and in the world of martial arts where people only cling to ties of favor and favoritism, who would have thought that someone would actually say something like that? He was a man who literally looked like he had stepped out of a martial arts novel.
‘It would be perfect if only the money problem could be solved.’
Although he was not a famous master, he was a master who easily subdued himself, thinking that he was good at singing. There was no reason for Seolyeong to refuse such a great escort. If only they could solve the money problem, he would welcome it with open arms.
Maybe things will work out well and I will actually be able to obtain the ancient martial arts technique just like Robert said. It was a moment when Serin had a pleasant thought in her head.
“hmm?”
Suddenly, a series of unmanned people opened the door to the inn and came in. Se-ryeong, who was sitting in the seat facing the entrance, frowned slightly.
“Why are they here?”
Those wearing black martial arts uniforms are said to be widespread throughout the universe, but if the uniform has the character for “demon” written on it, then it’s a different story.
There are countless sects and eccentric people in the universe, like the Milky Way. Among them, there is only one who wears such a martial art uniform.
Cheonmasingyo (Heavenly Demon Religion).
Seolyeong unconsciously muttered as she watched them scanning the inside of the guest house with sharp eyes, as if searching for something.
“Why did the Demonic Cult come to a remote place like this……?”
But that was a mistake.
“The devil’s cult?”
She didn’t know it, but there was one person in this place who was more sensitive to the name Cheonmasingyo than anyone else.
“Are you talking about the Cheonma Shingyo?”
Twenty centuries ago, a man who ascended to heaven and carried a demon on his back asked her.
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Although Hwail Guesthouse, which has been maintained for over a thousand years, is old, it is the foundation of a large company that has accumulated considerable wealth through the hotel franchise business.
The reason why the android Chunsoi has not stopped working as a jomsoi for 120 years is because he has no money saved by using up all his credits every time he wins the space Martial Arts Competition Toto.
The Yeomhwanachael clan is classified as a figure between the righteous and the evil, as they capture anyone regardless of whether the bounty is high or not.
Among the famous martial artists, those with outstanding looks or something else special have a kind of fan club called Bismury. They are often called martial artist nerds, and are usually ordinary people who have a romantic interest in martial arts. They usually follow the movements of martial artists like idols and dig up various information. Of course, only the martial artists who are at the forefront of the sect have such fan clubs, and important information tends to be unknown or, even if it is known, it is censored internally. That is why some sects deliberately choose those with outstanding looks from among the later indexes and put them forward as the face madam.
Sometimes, hardcore martial arts fans seek out and admire minor martial artists who are new to the martial arts world. If these martial artists later become famous, their photos and videos from their early days in the martial arts world are sold for high prices.
The entire solar system, including the Hwail Guesthouse, is the birthplace of humanity and is under the control of the human government, so it is a neutral zone where no sect or faction can influence it. However, since it has no other value other than symbolic value, it is treated as a kind of safe zone where all kinds of people, regardless of government or official, can come and go because the human government roughly manages it. Of course, if a big incident occurs, the human government intervenes, so nothing big happens.
Having worked as a bounty hunter for a long time, Sunja has developed a habit of naturally hacking into inns and gathering information by voice jamming whenever she visits them. This would be unthinkable for a normal android, but Sunja is a high-performance android, a special among specials, so it is possible.
Sunja is very picky about money. To put it simply, she single-handedly defeated a group of professional lawyers hired by the owner of Dokgok, and was given the nickname of Geumgwinachal, despite not being a martial artist.
The value of 1 credit is roughly equivalent to 1 dollar.
Recipe for Jukyeop Cheong Tonic: Pour 2oz of Jukyeop Cheong into a highball glass with ice, add 0.5oz of lime juice, fill the rest with tonic water, add a slice of lime and stir.
Often, experts do all sorts of crazy things like close-up black hole tours, short-term spacewalks, and radiation storms in hopes of gaining enlightenment. The problem is that sometimes it actually works.
