3
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Dang Seo-hui said that on the way to Kunming.
Then, slumping his shoulders dejectedly, he asked, “Is the swordsman a fool?”
It seems like what Yong So-ah had been saying kept bothering him.
Well, it wasn’t actually what Yong So-ah said, though.
Naturally, I defended her and cursed at Yong So-ah.
Yong-so-ah is even more of a stupid, idiotic sea anemone moron.
Then, without realizing it, I stroked her head as she looked sullen.
“…….”
Dang Seo-hee, glaring at me with cold eyes for some reason.
It was only then that I realized I had done something wrong.
It’s the same with Saryeon, and women absolutely hate having their hair touched.
But fortunately(?), it seems that wasn’t the reason.
“……
It’s not that bad.
The reason her eyes turned cold was that what I said was wrong.
I don’t think it’s wrong…
“Kuh-huh…….”
Unlike the narrowed gaze.
Dang Seo-hee is shaking her head back and forth as if asking to be stroked more.
Watching her purr for some reason as I stroked her head a little more, I repeated the words Yong So-ah had left last night. ‘Jin So-woon. You are… uncertainty.’ I still don’t understand.
From the start, there is no way that the words of a guy standing at the pinnacle of the Jeongdohoe’s vested interests could sound rational to me.
“hmm…….”
Nevertheless, if I were to try to understand it.
I guess I should be seen as a ‘nuisance variable’ that produces results outside their expectations.
Both the Jeongdohoe and the Baekdohoe likely have their own visions of the future, and I have thoroughly shattered them every time.
In that sense, the uncertainty of where I might run off to them might be true.
Just looking at my current state, that is the case.
Did I ever think that I would become ‘the me of today’ after returning?
“Of course, since I was bound to the extremely dangerous item known as the Blue Dragon Orb from the very beginning, it is true that my life was a thousand miles away from certainty from the moment I regressed. But that isn’t my fault, is it? I mean, didn’t things just turn out this way because I tried to somehow mend and stitch together the things that were lacking just to survive?”
“But how come you’re the only one who’s perfectly fine?”
I had nothing else to say in response to Hwajungsan’s hateful words.
Because my immediate condition was telling me that I was an abnormal being beyond even expectation.
“No matter how excellent the treatment from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect was… it looks like you never even had a wound in the first place?”
When we were in conflict with Kang Sun-tak’s gang at Mandokmun, the reason the Yongbong Branch ultimately did not side with the instructor, Kang Sun-tak’s gang, was.
It was because, to anyone’s eyes, our side was in a wretched state, having endured all sorts of hardships.
Even those who walked there on their own two feet had applied antiseptic all over their bodies and wrapped themselves in cloth to stop the bleeding.
However, the problem is.
“How come only your skin is as clear as white jade…?”
The fact that I, who had suffered the most and had the hardest time, did not have a single scratch on my body was remarkable.
Clearly, attacks targeting vital points or pressure points were narrowly dodged or deflected.
However, I clearly suffered a huge wound, no less than others.
For example, the right lower abdomen.
This place had a wound as big as a fist because it had given a chapter to Je Geum-hak.
The same goes for the left arm.
There was clearly a deep wound, deep enough to reveal the white bone.
Yes, there was.
After all, I even joked with Saryeon, who was shocked to see my wound, saying, “A huge scar has formed on my silky smooth skin.”
But all those wounds healed. ‘What on earth is going on?’ The small wounds didn’t even leave scars.
The large wounds healed quickly, leaving only small scars.
However, judging by the state of it, it seemed that even this would disappear without a trace before long.
“Of course, it is good news that no scars remain, but this level of monstrous regenerative power… … is a bit concerning. ‘Damn… … even I think it’s too suspicious… …’ Since something so illogical is happening, wouldn’t anyone want to investigate?”
Moreover, I am a person with so many other things weighing on my mind besides this.
I smiled as I looked at Mt. Hwajung, pretending to be unaffected.
“Actually… the Yosanggyeol of the Taeeul Jingyeong is the best in the world.”
Hwajungsan stares at me with a look that says he cannot trust me at all.
So, I actually launched an attack.
Well, there’s a saying that the best defense is offense.
“Surely not, like the Taeeulmun in the past, three.
Ryu.
door.
“The Sect’s divine power must not be outstanding… … Is that what you think?”
Hwajungsan, who had committed a serious wrong in the past, wore a troubled expression as expected.
I mean, what are you going to do if you doubt it?
“W-what are you talking about… *clears throat*, who said anything? I just asked because it seemed strange.”
As expected, it is an immutable truth that coercion is faster than persuasion in convincing someone.
I arrived in Kunming with various unresolved problems.
And as if the story Yong So-ah told stuck to me like a curse, something unexpected happened again.
“Jin So-un. I am arresting you immediately in accordance with the Act on Insubordination and Espionage.”
When I came to the Kunming branch, I thought there would be some problems.
I thought that Kang Soon-tak and his gang might be there, and I expected that the members of the Kunming branch who had connections with them would crush us.
But… ‘Execution angle?’ The instructors, including Kang Soon-tak, were nowhere to be seen.
The people who introduced themselves as the executioners were trying to arrest me.
To think I met people thousands of miles away who are hard to find even within the Murim Alliance.
I’m so glad to see this that I’m practically in tears.
But it seems they aren’t like that.
“Bind them!”
As the one who had spoken to me like an abstract figure nodded, those standing behind him all approached me in unison to perform acupressure.
I immediately blocked their hands.
Tap. Tap tap.
I don’t know if it was because they blocked it quite roughly, or because a mere academy student stood in their way.
Their expressions turned menacing.
“You bastard!”
“I won’t stay still!!”
Personnel acting as if they have absolute command authority.
I stared at their hideous faces indifferently.
Do you have the order?
“her…….”
At my words, the members of the execution chamber burst into absurd laughter.
Amidst that laughter, the voice of the one who ordered the arrest follows.
You are suspected of committing a serious crime. Therefore, you can be arrested on an emergency basis without a warrant.
“Was it instigated by Instructor Kang Soon-tak?”
I looked at the representative man.
A face that appears to be the same age as Instructor Noh and Instructor Kang.
His furrowed brow suggests that he cannot completely deny my words.
If they are acting on Instructor Kang’s request, they must clearly be classmates from the academy.
“Hmm…….”
I roughly predicted he was a clan leader-level figure, so I checked the list of names in my head.
There was exactly one character who appeared similarly.
“Lord Najakchung.”
The face that rarely reveals its true nature, even when the inner workings were dug into, crumbles.
An expression full of doubt as to how he knew himself.
However, true to the nature of an executioner who believes that revealing emotion is tantamount to revealing weakness, he quickly returned to his stoic expression.
“You are coming from Mandokmun, aren’t you? It has already been confirmed as true that you resided at Mandokmun and were provided with hospitality. Do you think any further evidence is necessary?”
It must be exactly this kind of situation that people say is scary because words can be interpreted in completely different ways.
It is true that I stayed at Mandokmun, and if you consider the meals and treatment I received there, and even the small banquets…
Because the claim that entertainment was provided is not a lie either.
Why didn’t Kang Soon-tak take his place here in the first place?
The fact that they slipped themselves out probably means they intend to go to the Murim Alliance before us to lay the groundwork and erase any traces of external pressure.
The way they are still convinced that they won’t fall really makes me want to applaud.
That’s cool, Kang Soon-tak. Really.
Their expressions will probably be something to see when they truly realize their downfall.
Even if everything is eventually clarified and things work out well, I have no intention of being dragged to the execution chamber in the first place.
It will take quite some time for the truth to be revealed, and the basement of the Executioner’s Office won’t be much different from the Inspector’s Office.
Besides, there is a way to make that idiot back down right now.
“Phew… well.”
Just as I roughly tidied my hair and was about to speak.
“What kind of nonsense is this!!!”
A resounding lion’s roar echoed throughout the Kunming branch.
“The emergency arrest of Jin Dan-ju…!! This is unbelievable!!!”
There stood a corner whose smooth scalp had turned redder than a piece of metal heated in a fire.
“We suffered tremendous damage in Mukrim. Requesting help from the Mandok Sect was an unavoidable situation. To accuse us of being spies based solely on surface appearances without even grasping the full details of the incident… Does that even make a sensible remark!”
Some were much more agitated than usual.
What’s wrong with him… why is he acting like that…
While I was tilting my head.
“Monk Ilgak is right. This is certainly an incomprehensible measure. To arrest the Jin clan leader…….”
Cheol-sun-jik stood in front of me with a cold, man-eating expression.
“We will have to arrest everyone here.”
What’s wrong with him again? Why is he acting like this?
Before I even had a chance to be surprised.
visor
“Instructor Kang has already confessed. There is nothing more to hear.”
This time, Namgung Seon-hwa drew her sword and stepped forward.
The atmosphere became serious in an instant.
No, why are you all acting like this?
It’s not like this is the first time this has happened…
“Damn it…! Do you know what we went through in Mukrim? How dare you accuse us of being spies?”
Crack
– Gwak Su-san of the Jongnam Sect in Namhwaseong.
We will protect Danju.
Next, up to the Tang family’s Tang Qihan and Yu Yuewen dynasty.
Everyone exuded a menacing aura, as if they were about to start a war.
“Danju is the one who sacrificed his life for us at the very forefront. To frame such a person as a spy is tantamount to driving us out as spies ourselves!”
“The ones you need to urgently arrest are the instructors! Those damned bastards who abandoned us in the forest!!”
“You treat us, who barely made it back alive, like this?!”
The students were indignant, as if they were being falsely accused for the first time in their lives.
Faced with the full-scale momentum of the academy students, whose energy was rising with fervor, the members of the Murim Alliance hesitated and retreated.
Perhaps because they were facing a completely unexpected situation, the members of the execution cabinet were at a loss for what to do.
Then again, they probably never even imagined that the entire student body would resist so fiercely.
Right now, even I am dumbfounded.
Anyway, the atmosphere became much more comfortable.
I looked at Najakchung and smiled.
“It seems you are quite close with Instructor Kang Soon-tak. To think you would even stake your life on him.”
Najakchung maintains a blank expression, but is it because he just faced Yongsoa?
Much richer emotions are felt due to the subtle movements and changes in facial muscles.
Just like someone who was completely blindsided.
Did you perhaps not hear the proper story?
“A proper…… story?”
“Why do you think the current state of the dormitory residents is like this?”
At my words, Najakchung’s gaze turns toward the academy students.
They are emitting intense energy, but most of them are unable to even move properly.
I looked at each student one by one and began to explain in a low voice.
“We were attacked at Muklim. The instructors, including Kang Soon-tak, abandoned us academy students and fled. These are the very people who have a duty to protect the students.”
Najakchung’s face twitched slightly.
They are using the Master right now to cover up their own wrongdoings.
“If it is revealed that authority was exercised in a wrongful act where responsibility lies…”
I took another step closer to the worm.
It won’t end with just an apology.
Hasn’t Ak Byeong-bi of the Inspection Office already been disciplined for abusing his authority?
Nevertheless, Najakchung could not easily back down from here.
Because admitting one’s mistakes and acknowledging shame in front of younger colleagues is by no means an easy task.
Is there any evidence against the raiders?
It seems like they are looking for an excuse to retreat.
Hmm. I’d like to play along, but we didn’t have any proper evidence to present.
“If you killed that many enemies, shouldn’t you have something?”
We had a terrible time just moving the injured.
Of course, there was no time to gather evidence.
But I can’t exactly go back into Mukrim on the way back to retrieve it either.
What if those crazy guys are still around?
at that time.
A clear voice was heard from the entrance of the branch.
The students’ words are true.
At that voice, which seemed to exude a noble fragrance, the academy students, who had been exuding a stern aura, each stepped back with foolish expressions.
A handsome man in blue martial arts attire in between.
I have brought the evidence.
The extremely unlucky Yong So-ah approached with a haughty gait, carrying a large bundle.
Rumble
As he untied his bundle and poured its contents onto the floor.
Several weapons, broken weapons, and severed body parts that had begun to decay tumbled out.
Traces of fierce battles remained throughout Mukrim. Furthermore, the iron used in the enemies’ weapons is square iron, which is rarely used in the Central Plains.
Did you go to Mukrim?
I thought it was necessary to examine the site.
The members of the execution cabinet wore confused expressions.
The students at the academy also started murmuring, wondering what was suddenly going on.
I was skeptical from the start about the fact that he had gone into that dark forest alone.
but.
The one most confused was none other than me. ‘What on earth is this bastard?’ The guy who, just a few days ago, was making a scene trying to kill me while spouting strange nonsense.
His words are true.
Because they were denying my charges.
