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“Wait, look at me.”
I stopped walking at the sudden sound of a voice.
When I turned around, a very familiar face was standing there.
“……
Ducheongang.
“Do you know me?”
Ducheongang looking at me with puzzled eyes.
The guy who was such a crybaby that he had mastered footwork and movement techniques to the extreme took the blow meant for me, who couldn’t dodge the enemy’s sword. [You live… …
Hey. The things in your head… to the Murim Alliance… *cough*. They’re important…
For the Murim Alliance, which used him as a meat shield.
Solely because I had all the Ministry of Communications data in my head.
And yet, he is alive right before my eyes.
I looked at him for a moment, shook my head, and answered.
“No, it’s not. I heard the other members calling earlier.……”
“You must have a very good memory.”
I still don’t understand why a scoundrel who used to steal before joining the Murim Alliance has such a huge sense of responsibility.
How many pennies did I even get from my monthly salary?
However, he asked me with a serious look in his eyes, just as he did in his previous life.
Do you want to become a samurai?
Are you talking about a warrior?
That obvious word felt strangely unfamiliar.
“Right, I mean the warrior of the Murim Alliance.”
“Ah, the Murim Alliance’s…….”
Perhaps it is because it came from the mouth of the man who met the most warrior-like death.
As I repeated that word over and over again, Du Cheon-gang grinned.
“Is there another warrior?”
“No, not at all. I just assumed you were referring to a real warrior.”
“Haha. You’re a funny guy.”
He let out a good laugh and casually put his arm around my shoulder.
“To be honest, even if you become a warrior of the Murim Alliance, don’t come to Baekranggak. Sojeongdae is the absolute worst. If you can’t help it, you should retake the exam and go to a different clan.”
How can you say such a thing?
“To be honest, this place is full of the absolute worst. We get hurt fighting amongst ourselves more often than we get injured while on a mission.”
I know. Even at the Divine Pavilion, the members of the Sojeong Unit have a fixed monthly usage limit.
“But still…”
A serious light suddenly rises over Du Cheon-gang’s face, who had been giggling at my reaction.
He tightened his grip on me and added.
“If you want to be with hot-hearted guys, rubbing shoulders with them, then come.”
They’re hot-hearted guys…
“The hottest guys in the Murim Alliance are all in Baekranggak’s Sojeong Unit, you know.”
I unconsciously nodded at Du Cheon-gang’s words.
At least Sojeongdae didn’t run away from the enemy, even though his martial arts skills were meager.
No matter how terrifying the enemy was, or even if it was an operation where death was already predetermined, Sojeongdae never retreated.
As vivid memories came back to me, I nodded at his words.
“okay.”
Du Cheon-gang, who had been patting my shoulder, soon wore a pleased smile.
I bowed my head respectfully toward him.
Thank you. I was planning to come here anyway, but thanks to you, I want to come even more.
Is that so? That’s a relief.
I will definitely see you again.
Just as I was about to turn back after giving a slight bow toward the Ducheon River.
“for a moment!”
He grabbed me again.
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
This time, he started whispering softly while standing even closer.
“I took a quick look; are you by any chance a disciple of the Taoist Martial Arts Sect?”
“……?”
What’s going on all of a sudden?
Anyway, although the identity of Taeeulmun is sometimes doubted these days, Taeeulmun is definitely a Taoist sect.
That is correct.
When I nodded, Du Cheon-gang clapped his hands excitedly.
“Oh! That’s great! It really is! Having a talent like you come to Baekranggak is beneficial for the entire Sojeongdae.”
Just as I was about to feel skeptical about the sudden and exaggerated praise, Du Cheon-gang lowered his voice again and asked me.
What important things are you talking about…
You… perhaps Pasa
and exorcism
Did you study about that as well?
“suddenly……?”
For a moment, I failed to control my facial expression.
He continues speaking urgently.
“You don’t necessarily need exceptional skills. There is a Goryeong in Hunan Province, where there is a single evil spirit, you know…”
Guryongsan?
At my words, Du Cheon-gang trembled as if struck by lightning.
“Cough! W-how, how?!! Do you know Wolhyang’s tomb?!”
“…….”
Huh, this bastard… I wondered why he was acting so uncharacteristically like an adult and coming over to talk.
It was all for a purpose.
A hollow laugh escapes my lips at his incredibly transparent appearance. ‘Yeah, damn it, this is how my Sojeongdae should be. Of course.’ However, as if oblivious to my reaction, Du Cheon-gang opens his eyes wide like a rabbit and continues to express his astonishment.
“How do you know that?!”
How would you know?
“I heard news about a ghost appearing there already a few years ago. You’re a bit late.”
“That’s ridiculous!!!”
I left Baekranggak, shaking off Du Cheon-gang who was rolling his eyes and screaming, “My treasure!!!”
After that, the voice of the enraged fellow rang out.
“What kind of bastard is this!!!”
As I listened to that voice, I made a resolution once again.
I decided I had to return to Baekranggak as soon as possible.
Never mind Sojeongdae’s survival, we need to turn those guys into decent human beings first.#“W-what… what did you say?”
Seongmoran looked as if she had just heard a story about seeing a dragon.
“What is that…….”
A reaction of disbelief despite it being a real event.
“What do you mean? There’s no way something like that could happen… it just can’t.”
She was as bewildered as I was discouraged.
“I’m not sure either. I took my application back asking them to accept me again, but I was rejected to my face.”
I showed the application I had received back.
The members of the delegation also had expressions on their faces that could not hide their bewilderment.
“Um, did you really get rejected?”
“No matter what I said, it didn’t work.”
Seong Moran snatched my application and was staring at it intently.
“Why, why?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why, why are you refusing? It doesn’t make sense. That trash… no, it’s Baekranggak… and you, Jin So-un… you’re the top student, aren’t you?”
What? Did they just call me by my name?
In any case, I couldn’t bring myself to say that the leader had stepped forward personally.
It would be troublesome if the leader’s position, which is already precarious, were to be shaken because of me.
What can we do on our own without a leader when war breaks out?
I had no choice but to make up an excuse.
“I heard that my background isn’t good enough to enter Baekranggak…….”
What a load of bullshit!!!
“!”
All of the members of the delegation, including myself, could not hide their surprised expressions.
It’s the first time I’ve seen Seong Moran swear, even though she’s a bit rough.
Seong Moran, who had been fuming with anger, finally managed to calm down and sat down.
Properly … …
Explain it properly.
Seong Moran was grinding her teeth and glaring at me as if she were about to kill me.
“S-Miss Seong… Now, please calm down for a moment. Why are you so agitated?”
“Why? Why?? Why are you asking?! It’s just me… no, it’s just us who ended up going to Baekranggak!”
Gulp.
I instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
Just then, “Sister, listen to me for a moment. There must be a reason.”
A voice of salvation was heard. Overjoyed, I quickly turned around and called out to her.
“Namgung So…… Hiccup!”
Namgung Seon-hwa was emitting a red blood glow from her eyes with disheveled hair.
Listen……
Let’s see, go ahead… … .”
Looking again, her voice was not the usual calm voice.
A voice sharpened to the point of being as sharp as a freshly sharpened blade.
It was a chilling voice that sounded as if it would sever my neck at any moment.
“Besides… no matter what the circumstances, Young Master Jin will enter Baekranggak.”
“Young Master Jin has always been like that. No matter what hardships he faced, he always smashed them to pieces and got what he wanted.”
Although it was clearly words of praise for me, with every single word that followed, I felt as if a needle was being driven into my heart.
“There is absolutely no way he wouldn’t come in. Considering who Young Master Jin is, surely he wouldn’t leave us in a place like that… no, White Wolf Pavilion. Surely not. Even if everyone else in the world were like that, Young Master Jin would never do such a thing.”
“I, Miss Namgung. The thing is…”
Namgung Seon-hwa continued to mutter as if my excuses were no longer registering in her ears.
“Haha, Young Master Jin has never once disappointed us. Of course, there is no way he would ever disappoint us. It is none other than Jin of the ‘Taeulmun’.”
cow.
luck.
He is Confucius.
It must be my imagination that I hear Taeeulmun and my name unusually clearly, right?
I glanced over and looked at Namgung Seon-hwa.
Namgung Seon-hwa’s mouth curves gently.
“Right, Confucius?”
However, his eyes are sharper than ever.
“You defeated my uncle and took over the Changgung Merchant Guild, didn’t you? Compared to that, entering Baekranggak as planned is nothing. I’m right, aren’t I?”
“Surely you aren’t saying that getting into Baekranggak is harder than the Namgung Clan stealing the Changgung Merchant Group, are you? Isn’t that right?”
No, even so, I think it’s going to be a bit difficult this time.
After all, the one who decided my whereabouts is the leader of the Murim Alliance.
When I didn’t answer, Namgung Seon-hwa also remained silent.
The silence between the two of us quickly spread to the entire delegation, and a piercing tension began to flow within.
I looked at others to ask for help, but for some reason, everyone looked at me as if they wanted to kill me.
What the heck, what did I do wrong without even realizing it…?
I have absolutely no idea why things turned out this way.
From my perspective, I am actually the victim because I ended up unable to go to Baekranggak, which I had wanted.
Aren’t the entire delegation, including Seong Moran and Namgung Seonhwa, glaring at me as if they resent me?
I looked at Eun-ho, who at least applied to the Mantong Department instead of Baekrang River.
Ahem…
The guy subtly avoids my gaze.
Even Eun-ho, whom I trusted, turned his back on me, saying he would save himself, and I was truly in a desperate situation.
At a time when such sharp tension was in the air.
Someone casually tossed out a remark.
Well, I knew it would turn out this way. So, Representative Jin’s two
aspiration or three
Where is the net?
People’s fierce gazes turned toward the owner of the voice.
“So, are you planning to go to Cheongnyonggak after all? I have been wanting to recommend Jeokbonggak for a while now.”
Why is that bastard here when he’s not even part of the delegation?
“Wait a minute, Young Master Cheol. To say you knew it would turn out like this… what do you mean?”
Cheol Sun-jik shrugged his shoulders at Seong Mo-ran’s question.
Nam Hwa-seong, who has become quite perceptive lately, tried to dissuade Cheol-sun-jik, but that guy wasn’t the type to listen just because he was told.
“It makes no sense for someone like Representative Jin to be wasting away at Baengnanggak, does it? He is simply not a vessel that Baengnanggak can contain. I also heard that the competition rate was different from previous years and thought there would be problems, so I withdrew my application immediately; it seems things have turned out this way in the end.”
“You… you anticipated a situation like this?”
Seongmo-ran’s eyes opened wide.
Cheol-sun-jik nodded nonchalantly and turned his head toward me.
“Representative Jin must have expected this, too. Isn’t that right?”
No, you crazy bastard!
“Young Master Jin! Tell me. Did you really expect this? And yet…… you didn’t tell us? ……
“Tell only Cheol-sun-jik?”
“No way, there’s no way I would do that…….
Cheol-sun-jik interrupts my words with a strangely smug expression.
“We can tell that much from each other without even saying it out loud. Isn’t that right, Representative Jin?”
What are you talking about! Since when have we been like that…
That’s right…
I see.
However, before I could even answer, Namgung Seon-hwa sprang up from her seat.
“I, Miss Namgung.”
Although she had absolutely no idea what was going on, the fighting spirit emanating from her body, a feeling she had never experienced before, sounded a warning that things could not continue like this.
I rattled off the transparent excuses that many people use to avoid the situation.
“Oh right! I put the water on for the tea and forgot!”
“You have a servant at your lodging!”
Snail extract
– The golden bud of the Virgin Mary flying in without warning.
I threw myself out the window to avoid him.
Although he fell from a height of two stories, Cheonhadokhaengsin landed lightly, allowing him to escape the delegation building faster than anyone else.
“Stop right there!!”
A violent voice, whose owner was unknown, was heard from behind, but it soon slowly faded away.
After speeding for quite a while, I slowly slowed down only after realizing that no one was chasing me anymore.
I wasn’t out of breath, but I felt extremely dizzy.
I really don’t know why everyone is being like this only to me.
Just as I was finally catching my breath and lamenting my fate… … .
Ddddddddddd
-“……?”
The ground began to shake as if a legion were swarming in.
I turned my head and saw.
Wadadadadada
A large group of students from the academy were running toward me.
And those guys, “Representative Jin!!!”
Representative Jin!!!
“Stop drinking!!!”… …
For some reason, it was calling out to me desperately.
Anyway, there are still guys left calling me Danju.
“What’s with all this sudden gathering…….”
“Jin Danju!!!!!”
Damn, my eardrums are going to fall off.
They swarmed around me and started pouring out questions.
“Is it true that you are not going to Baekranggak?”
“No, Danju clearly said he was going to Baekranggak!”
“Right! I believed that story too!”
“Surely not… you didn’t pull a scam?!”
Is it that story again?
Why on earth is everyone so interested in my career path?
Since when have we been close?
Anger surges at the barrage of questions coming from all directions.
I was already in a bad mood when I heard that the leader had pulled some strings, and from the delegation room until now, I haven’t been given a moment to sort out my thoughts.
I took a deep breath and let out a lion’s roar.
“Ah, what the hell is everyone doing!!”
The questioning comes to a sudden halt at the overwhelming sense of intimidation echoing through the area. However, an even louder condemnation follows.
“How can you do this! We all believed only those words!”
“Exactly! Because of you, Danju, I’m completely on the bad side of the senior masters!”
“That’s right! Do you think I’m the only victim of this scam?! What are you going to do about it!”
What on earth did these bastards eat to act like this?
Toward those guys who chattered incessantly like baby birds begging for food, I drew up the Taeeul Jingyeong with all my might.
Bang!
As my uniform swelled up as if it were about to burst, the guys surrounding me stepped back a couple of steps.
“You’re all out of your minds, aren’t you? Have you forgotten? I’m Jin So-woon of the Taeeul Sect! Jin So-woon!!!”
“eww…….”
“When did I ever threaten you with a knife to force you to apply to Baekranggak?!”
“Th-that’s not it, but…….”
As the air suddenly grew heavy, the students stepped back with expressions of decay.
Those who hesitate, unable to do anything, crushed by the overwhelming energy of my explosion.
Then, someone blurted out a remark.
“B-to think you would cowardly try to solve this with logic and skill…….”
“What the hell are you talking about…….”
Before I could even say anything, everyone started adding a comment one by one, as if in response.
“That’s right! Let’s resolve this through dialogue!”
“Danju must listen to the members’ stories……!”
“Awaken! Awaken! Jin Danju, awaken!”
“Wake up! Wake up!!”
Student council students began protesting, chanting unexpected slogans with their hands clasped together.
Faced with their resolute, united determination, I had no choice but to clutch my throbbing head. ‘Who the hell is the leader of your group?!!’
