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Where did the wind blow from? (1)
After getting rid of Seo Jong-hoe, the morale of our swordsmen soared.
Rather, it was less of a hot topic outside than when the beast squad was eliminated. Since the opponent was Heukhoe, Seojonghoe was known for blocking Heukhoe.
That wasn’t bad either. It was a time when internal stability was more important than external reputation.
Due to this incident, the bond within the sword band became stronger.
There are many factors that unite the organization, but the one that exerts the greatest influence is the role and appearance of the leader.
If the leader demonstrates strong political power or shows strong power as before, the center of the organization becomes solid and the internal structure becomes more solid.
Because following someone worth following was also worth it.
Gwanhwi came and delivered the news.
When the members of the swordsman gather together, they say they want to be like the great lord. It was also said that the number of people joining the early morning training had increased significantly.
It seems that what I showed this time became a milestone for the swordsmen to move forward.
Seventy-eight people came again to learn secret techniques. Almost all of the crew members came to learn, including those who learned earlier.
I willingly taught them secret techniques as well. If there are people who come to learn first with enthusiasm, there are also people who want to do it later.
I have no sympathy for the few people who did not come to learn. Maybe you don’t want to learn. Both learners and teachers need to have a broad mind.
Gwangdu worked really hard.
Even though he started later than Gwanhwi in non-doing techniques, he was showing faster results.
It wasn’t just about effort. Because Gwanhwi didn’t put in less effort. Gwangdu had greater natural talent.
Only a few days had passed since he learned it, and when Gwangdu threw three balls from twenty paces away, one hit the target exactly. At this rate, it seemed like all three would be successful within a month or two.
However, not everything went smoothly.
Eventually, the incident I was concerned about occurred.
A fight broke out between the soldiers of our small sword team and the soldiers of the existing sword team.
When I arrived, there had already been a fight.
It looks like they were fighting against each other, but the one with the worse face was ours. Swordsmen from both sides came to stop them, so they were now arguing.
“What if you’re a senior?”
“This bastard is still there!”
“Strictly speaking, he’s not our senior, right?”
The name of this handsome guy was Yang Gu (陽球). He was a former Pyosa, and because he was quite old and had deep roots in his Pyo country, his temperament was not normal.
However, when I appeared, Yanggu, who had been running wild, lowered his head and became calm.
“First of all, let me say something: that person is your senior. They are the main sword team of Byeok Clan Prosecutor and we are the small sword team. Do you understand?”
Yanggu weakly answered yes.
At those words, the expressions of the soldiers on the sword stand softened slightly. These parts are very sensitive and must be clearly addressed.
“What did you fight about?”
Yanggu was unable to answer readily.
“Do I have to ask twice?”
“no! “I was wrong.”
“I didn’t ask who was at fault, but why we fought.”
“that is… … “I was looking the other way and bumped my shoulder with that person.”
“Then it was your fault for walking without looking ahead?”
“yes.”
“Then why did you fight?”
“I was trying to apologize, but I swore first.”
This time I asked the original swordsman.
“Is that so?”
“It wasn’t that big of a curse. “It was a word that came out reflexively.”
I looked at Yanggu again.
“I heard that’s true?”
Yanggu sighed and said.
“Then I saw your face… … “That person resembles Nokrim, who killed my colleague before.”
Then, everyone who was watching made an expression like, “Oh my God.”
In particular, the martial artist who fought Yang Gu looked completely dumbfounded.
“Isn’t this crazy?”
Honestly, even if you say that, it’s cheap.
However, I saw in Yanggu’s slumped shoulders, with his head down, the sorrow that only a person who has lost a colleague can understand.
I said this while looking at the warrior who fought Yanggu.
“how will we do it? Are you willing to fight this crazy guy any longer? Or should I ask you to apologize?”
“no. That’s it.”
The warrior turned around. He was said to be crazy, but he couldn’t have said anything more about losing his comrade.
Everyone who was with me dispersed and only Yanggu and I remained.
“What kind of friend was he?”
“It was a motivation for us to become ambassadors together.”
“I see.”
“That friend… … .”
Yang Gu let out a long sigh and continued speaking with difficulty.
“… … He died because of me. I was so tired that day that I couldn’t get up… … My friend thought of me and told me to sleep a little more and stay on watch alone… … .”
Yanggu could no longer speak. He bowed his head. His fists were clenched and his shoulders and back were shaking. He was holding back tears.
I looked up at the sky.
Clear sky without a single cloud. Even though it can’t rain, how can it be so clear without a single cloud?
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Yanggu said in a wet voice.
“… … “I killed him.”
I said while staring at the guy who quietly lowered his head.
“Maybe so.”
Yanggu’s trembling grew even stronger.
I said calmly.
“You, I, and others may think that way. But only one person… … “He won’t think that way.”
Tears fell from Yang Gu’s eyes.
I saw tears falling on the floor, but I pretended not to see them. It is not polite to hold a crying man.
“I did something wrong, so I should be punished, right?”
“yes! “I will gladly accept it.”
“Run 50 laps around the gym without using any internal energy!”
“yes!”
Yanggu ran towards the training ground.
I understood him, but the reason I punished him like this was for my own good.
If they hear that they have been properly punished, not only the warriors who fought but also their colleagues will overlook this incident. Because it wasn’t a group of people who didn’t even understand this much.
I looked at Yang Gu for a moment as he ran through the training ground.
What is he thinking now? He’s probably running, thinking about his dead friend.
I know better than anyone else what that feels like. Because so many people were lost in that long war. The unbearable feeling of loss became increasingly dull as I lost more people, leading to a miserable experience.
I hope that someday Yanggu will come visit me and have a drink. So, I hope that his mind will be relieved even just a little bit.
* * *
Gong Su-chan came to me with a happy face.
“I achieved great success from an unexpected investment. I expected 1,200 nyang, but I made a profit of 4,500 nyang. Considering the additional income I earned from Dongpyeong Store, I think we will be able to hire 80 new people next year instead of 40.
is.”
“Oh, that’s a good thing.”
I rejoiced together. But, despite my joy, I did not accept the offer.
“But I plan to hire only 40 more swordsmen as scheduled.”
Gong Su-chan smiled strangely at my words.
“Why are you smiling?”
“I’m glad you didn’t get greedy. “He ran for joy, but I guess he was hoping I would too.”
That’s what I would say to him. It is not an unreasonable investment, but it is calmly increasing the money.
There is a saying that an old horse asks for more beans. This means that the older you get, the more greedy you become.
During my time as a lord, I have seen a lot of old greed. Representative examples include the old men of the Senate. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand greed.
Since I was a similar age, I was wary of something like that happening to me. We made them our teachers.
The desire to develop and the desire to develop are different things.
I will not be greedy and will develop.
I asked Gong Soo-chan. Don’t make too much of an investment. Always make stable and diversified investments.
“You can go slowly, one step at a time. “The important thing is to move forward.”
Gong Soo-chan bowed politely.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
I feel that my relationship with him is progressing little by little.
* * *
Under the last sunlight of August, a few days before September, the swordsmen were swinging their swords and training.
I was watching their training from the side.
It has been five months since the sword belt was created. Thanks to my intensive management, our small sword team was completely established. To those who don’t know it, it gives off the impression that it has been around for several years. In reality, the skills and unity are as good as those of a sword team that has been around for several years.
was demonstrating.
Even after the missions of the Beast Corps and the Dongpyeong Chamber of Commerce, our sword corps had three more missions.
One time I followed them, and the other two times I only sent the swordsmen. Although several members of the sword team were injured during the mission, it was completed safely. Of course, I also made money. The money earned from the three missions was 4,500 nyang. It’s quite a bit of money.
Money is money, but these practical missions were a great stimulus to the swordsmen.
While experiencing actual combat, the members of the sword squad felt a sense of belonging and the need to improve their skills. He keenly felt that it was the nature of a powerhouse to kill those without skills first.
There was no need to express my respect for myself, which was growing day by day.
My personal performance wasn’t bad either.
In the past five months when I began building my skills in earnest, I have accumulated four years’ worth of skills. It now has twenty-four years of experience.
Thirty-six years until I reach my goal of achieving my goal.
If this continues, it can be filled in the next four years. If you’re lucky and take at least one elixir, you may be able to get even more benefits.
Not only my internal strength but also my physical strength has improved incomparably compared to before, and I can now freely use my family’s martial arts Baekwol Sword Technique and my German martial arts martial arts Chuhonsura Sword Technique.
Despite these achievements, there are times when I feel self-destructive.
Now, no one talks about my death in the guest room. Even though I thought it was a natural thing, I felt an inexplicable bitterness.
Yeah, good. That’s how everyone forgets things, and even if I understood it with this mindset, there was something I really couldn’t understand.
Ma Bong-gi became the Murim lord, but no one was worried. It made me wonder how it could be so peaceful. The power that I see as a leader and the power that ordinary people see are so different.
I decided to solve all of this in a positive way.
The Cheon Ha-jin of the past is really dead.
I am now a real Byeokridan.
Yes, in my later years, I was trapped in a frame and lived like a fossil. Now I have to live a new life.
The wind that blew is now cool.
Summer was coming to an end.
* * *
Signs of the storm appeared in unexpected ways.
Yangso Ark Jeong Yeo came to visit me secretly.
“This time, someone came down from Cheondomun Gate.”
“At Cheondomun Gate?”
“It’s called Majeongsu (麻庭修). “He is one of Ma Bongi’s sons.”
I had so many children that I couldn’t remember who he was.
In any case, one thing we can know is that the nature of their internal battle for succession will have changed.
If you become the official successor, you will not inherit the Cheondomun, but the Murim Alliance. It would have become more intense and bloody.
“It seems that Ma Jeongsu met with Shandong Jidanju and asked him to gather all the heads of the sects here.”
“The reason is?”
“I didn’t give a reason, but… … .”
Jeongyeo trailed off and I nodded.
“It can’t be a good purpose.”
As always, if there is a good purpose, there is no reason to be reluctant about the method. Ma Bong-gi’s group was already exerting influence over Gangho.
“Shandongjidanju refused.”
“You refused?”
“yes.”
“What kind of person is Shandong Jidanju?”
“As far as I know, he is a person of considerable integrity.”
Yes, where are the Murim League warriors who are just rotten people like Gongjong?
“Afterwards, Ma Jeong-su came to the main room. They put pressure on me to hold a banquet. He said he would call me back and then he came running straight here. What should I do?”
After thinking for a moment, I said.
“Say you’ll open it.”
Anyway, if it wasn’t Yang So-bang, the next person was Song Jajang. Even if you refuse, it’s a problem. Even if you don’t refuse, it’s a problem. It would be better to handle it on a fire-fighting level where I can intervene to some extent.
“All right.”
“Are you sure you have control of Yangsobang, Lord?”
“yes. “You don’t have to worry.”
“There’s no need to come in person next time. Send the most trustworthy person. “If you are someone I trust, I will trust you too.”
I know very well that a single word like this can greatly change a person’s heart.
A single word can change your tofu-like loyalty into steel, or it can even make your existing affection drop. The core of politics is words.
“If you need anything, please contact me at any time.”
“I understand.”
Until I first set up Jeongyeo as an ark, I had no intention of actively using him.
However, looking at the current situation, the importance of sheep firefighting was increasing. Just doing this right now is a huge help.
After sending him away, I thought about this incident.
Is this a sign of a typhoon?
Or is it just a passing wind?
We will soon find out what kind it is.
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