Absolute Regression Chapter 476

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The Emperor sat down next to the Grand Master and closed his eyes tightly.

When I opened my eyes, I wished I was in my own bedroom. That all of this was just a nightmare from last night.

But when I opened my eyes, the nightmare was right in front of me.

The gaze of the swordsman looking down on him was calm. However, it was even more frightening because it was calm and respectful. Because he killed all his subordinates with those clear eyes. Because he killed them all while speaking respectfully.

Now it was time for him to fight, but he had no will to fight.

‘This day has finally come.’

The salt merchant raised his voice in resentment.

“What grudge do you have with me? Are you doing this to me just because I took some money from you?”

Where would you kill someone for stealing money?

The evil they have committed so far is so great that I have been planning to kill them all since I first came here.

If we leave them alive and let them go their original fate, too many martial artists will die in the process of eliminating them.

Those who should die are killed, and those who should not die are saved. The belief in regression was also applied here at Baekseonbang.

“You won’t be able to take this money with you when you die, so why are you so greedy?”

The salt-blooded man looked down at the blood and gritted his teeth. That kind of talk is something that only losers say. It was something that only people who can’t make money say. Where on earth is there something more valuable than money?

Eventually, he started swearing.

“You fu*king punk! It’s my money! It’s all my money! What’s your business if I throw it around in the streets or fill up a coffin?”

The sword dance saw madness in his eyes. How could he regret a few words when he had lived his whole life like this?

Suddenly, I remembered what the owner of the Galaxy had said.

-I’ve seen too many people get caught up in the fun of making money and get eaten up by it.

The one who has reached that extreme is this very salt emperor. And he should not be so upright now.

“It’s not your money?”

The Emperor, who had been hit hard, gritted his teeth. This was all he could say in rebuttal.

“Who are you?”

The answer came straight away.

“How many times do I have to tell you? I’m here to collect your money.”

This is probably why he keeps asking. He was a person who had no concept of paying back money he borrowed.

“Open the personal safe.”

A person who would not be worth even having a single word of conversation with if it were not for this purpose.

“I told you there’s no such thing.”

Even though all ninety-nine of his men were dead, he refused to open his personal safe. He was a man who valued money more than his life.

‘How did I earn this money?’

It was money earned through doing all sorts of things. Beating people, kidnapping people, selling them, killing them. It was money earned through doing all sorts of things so that even if I went to hell, I could at least eat well and live well in this world.

I was determined to never give it up, even if I died.

“I know your safe is in this hall.”

The salt king tried to appear calm, but who could he fool? The sound of his heartbeat was loud enough to be heard by Geommu-geuk as thunder.

“Didn’t you say that when you opened that safe? The safe of the White House is located here, where you spend the most time. Then your personal safe must also be located here.”

The sword dance pushed him forward without giving him time to think.

“I will take care of the money myself.”

Geommugeuk drew his sword. Just as he was about to cut down the sword with one stroke without hesitation.

“I’ll open it! Save me!”

The sword of the sword dance stopped in midair.

Even in the midst of all this, he did not miss the sword dance. Although the Emperor spoke as if he had given up, there was a venom in his eyes that did not know how to give up.

“You’re right. The safe is here.”

The salt merchant got up from his seat and walked to the back. He went into the empty safe he had opened earlier and touched its ceiling. It was a plain wall with no devices, but there was a hidden device there.

Jiiing.

One wall inside the safe opened, revealing an abacus.

This safe was a disguise to hide the real safe.

Double safe.

The money and gold in the first safe were the actual safe’s guard devices and were unmanned.

Because you’ll be so dazzled by the money and gold here that you won’t even think that there’s another vault behind it.

The salt maker struck the abacus, an elaborate mechanical device that required the correct number to be entered before the door would open.

“You can’t enter even one number incorrectly.”

He showed us how he was putting numbers on an abacus for some reason.

Three, two, four.

And before the last number could be raised, the salt merchant turned his back and blurted out:

“I know that opening this won’t save me.”

The salt-blooded man looked back at the sword dance and smiled with a meaningful look in his eyes.

He lifted the last bead.

The number is four.

At that very moment.

Cheeeeeeek.

Smoke rose from the ceiling where the two men were standing. The machine had intentionally entered the wrong number, and the smoke had been released in preparation for an intruder.

In the midst of the smoke, the salt emperor smiled and said.

“The last number was not four, it was three.”

He spoke with an even more venomous look in his eyes.

“It’s the most painful poison in the world. You’ll feel the pain of your entire body melting away. Anyone who tries to take my money will die in hellish pain!”

He burst into laughter, then screamed in agony. It was a terrible pain, but it was okay. He was going to die anyway, so I could take him with me.

‘Let’s die together, you little shit!’

He looked at Geommugeuk while writhing in pain. The last sight of this world he would capture would be Geommugeuk writhing in pain.

But the expected appearance was not there.

‘what?’

The sword dance was still standing there, silently looking at him.

‘why?’

It was clear that he had turned the poison over with himself. It seemed like he was looking down on himself, or at least looking at himself with pity.

I was confused. Even in the excruciating pain of my whole body melting away, I wondered, Why am I not dying?

Just before his breath was cut off, the voice of Geommugeuk was heard in his ear.

“The last number is three?”

Hearing those words, the Emperor Yeom screamed.

‘no!’

I showed him my number because I thought we were going to die together anyway. But what if I do this?

‘It’s my money! It’s my money!’

He died, more distressed by the fact that his money was being taken away than by the pain of his entire body melting away. Until the moment of his death, he died a slave to money.

Geommugeuk left his fallen body behind and entered the correct numbers into the abacus.

Then the hidden safe opened.

Inside the safe, there were only stacks of vouchers.

The vouchers were all high-value vouchers issued by the Central Plains Three Great Battlefields. They were prepared so that they could be easily taken with them and left at any time.

The swordsman took them all and left the place.

He didn’t even glance at the corpse of the evildoer. As always, he didn’t attach any meaning to the deaths of the evildoers.

Really really really.

In their own lives, they let it flow like blood beneath their feet.

* * *

Geum A-rin was walking back and forth in the yard anxiously.

I couldn’t just stay in the room waiting because it was so frustrating.

“Should I go now?”

Lim Hyuk, who was standing a little distance away from her, answered firmly.

“No.”

It was something he could not accept, as his mission was to protect Geum A-rin.

“That guy might die.”

“That still won’t work.”

Lim Hyuk added after a brief pause.

“The sword fight will be fine.”

Yeah, she thinks so too, except for the benefits.

“What if the opponent is Baek Seon-bang?”

The answer that came to Im Hyuk’s mind.

‘Yes, even if the opponent is Baek Seon-bang.’

But the reason he didn’t say anything was probably to protect Geum A-rin’s feelings. He had hoped for nothing…

Just then, the pungent smell of blood wafted through the wind.

Im Hyuk flew up and stood in front of Geum A-rin.

I thought the smell of blood was getting stronger.

The door opened and a person entered the room.

“you?”

Geum A-rin was speechless for a moment.

The person who entered was a swordsman. His clothes and body were soaked in blood.

“Are you hurt?”

At her surprised question, Geommugeuk staggered towards her, then sat down on the rock, clutching his chest.

“I have one last request. When I die, please tell my father. This son went to Sarji to get money at the request of a woman… … .”

“It’s not fun, so let’s stop.”

“Did you see the sign?”

Of course, it was immediately recognizable because the acting was exaggerated.

But even if he had acted realistically, she probably wouldn’t have been fooled. This person wouldn’t have left a word behind when he died. He would have sat on a small rock, looked out at the windswept plains with those clear eyes, and died quietly.

I’ve never thought about it like that before, but watching the death scene made me think about it.

She felt belatedly relieved.

“You came back safely.”

“Were you worried?”

Geum A-rin didn’t answer, but I could feel how worried she was as she waited.

“Here, take this.”

Geommugeuk took out a whole bag of envelopes from the bag he was carrying.

“What is this?”

“This is money that I need to get back from Baekseonbang. Go and give it back to me.”

The envelope had the name of the top and the sect written on it. There was also an envelope with the name of the Geumryong family written on it. When I checked inside, I found a voucher worth 1.5 million nyang.

Geum A-rin opened her eyes wide.

“You really got all the money?”

“It’s the money I took half of as promised.”

She hoped that the sword dance would return safely.

Please come back safely. I begged you earnestly, even if you don’t get the money. You even got all the money?

“What happened to Baekseonbang?”

Her trembling question received a shocking answer.

“There is no Baekseonbang in the world anymore.”

The shocked Geum A-rin couldn’t say anything. Im Hyeok, who was standing behind her, also opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Of course I would have received the money, but my heart started pounding when I heard those words directly.

You destroyed the Baekseonbang clan by yourself? Is that really possible?

Then Geommugeuk handed over another envelope.

“This is money taken from my share.”

When I looked at the amount, it was an unimaginably large sum.

“I don’t need it.”

“This isn’t money I’m giving you to use.”

“sure?”

“There will be people in the upper class or residents who are living difficult lives because of the tyranny of Baekseonbang.”

Of course, there were many such people around.

“You help them with this money.”

Geum A-rin was startled. She stared at the sword dance for a moment and then asked cautiously.

“Why are you asking me to do it? Why can’t you do it yourself?”

Then I could monopolize all those good deeds.

“Didn’t you ask me to make you your successor? I’ll keep that promise.”

“What does that mean?”

“Your reputation will rise greatly this time because you found the money for each of the upper classes. If you help those in need, you will be one step closer to becoming the successor.”

Geum A-rin was speechless for a moment.

“Even I, the person involved, couldn’t think of this.”

Then, an unexpected answer came from the sword dance.

“That’s why I think you are worthy of being my successor.”

“yes?”

“Because the desire is still pure.”

Geum A-rin, who had been watching the sword dance for a while, revealed her honest feelings.

“That desire will soon be defiled.”

“If our relationship continues, at least it won’t be tainted.”

“Why are you so sure?”

“I’ll introduce you to my friends. There are some friends here who are quite innocent compared to their position. If you hang out with them, you’ll think, “These people are innocent, but me?”

Compared to the seat? Who on earth are you talking about?

From the moment I first saw him, I knew that Geommugeuk was an extraordinary person, but the more I got to know him, the more mysterious he seemed to be.

“I paid a lot of money to hire you, so I should at least give you this much.”

Even though I had been working hard all day, the Geommugeuk left the place quickly.

Geum A-rin looked down at the envelopes that Geommu-geuk had given her and spoke to herself.

“I thought so too.”

Now I have this thought.

I wonder if I hired them too cheaply.

* * *

He put two envelopes down on the table.

“We will split the money we earn from this equally.”

My father looked at me after checking the amount of money in the envelope. He was surprised that there was more money than he had expected.

“You’ve saved up a lot. There used to be more, but you’ve decided to give some of it to those who have been suffering.”

“Whiga said cautiously.

“I am satisfied with the money I received earlier.”

Of course, I expected that Whi would come out like this.

“If you keep it, you will definitely use it later.”

“No, I don’t need it. Give it to the cult leader.”

I tried to persuade him, who was still at a loss.

“You have to prepare for the time when you don’t have the strength to wield your sword. You go on trips. You’ve been an escort all your life, but then you’ll have an escort. A really expensive escort.”

You could tell from Hwi’s expression that it was something he had never thought about in his life.

My father looked at me with a pissed off expression and then said to Hwi.

“Take it.”

“Yes, Master.”

I packed the envelope with brightness.

“Then I will gratefully accept it. I will use this money for my juniors.”

He said he would write it for the junior guards of Cheonmajeon.

“No! This is your retirement fund!”

Then, Hwi smiled faintly and asked me.

“Wouldn’t the young cult leader be using that money for himself?”

Hwi knew that I would invest all the money I earned this time in Eunwol and Gwiyeongdae.

“I’m still young. Preparing for retirement… … .”

“I’ve been doing it since I was young.”

It felt good to see Whi say something like that.

You lived your past life stiffly like the ten thousand years of steel, so live this life gently and happily.

Then my father suddenly asked me:

“Are you okay?”

It was a word that struck my heart.

My father asked me the same thing last time.

Even with so much blood on your hands, are you feeling okay?

Even though I washed up and changed my clothes, it seems I couldn’t completely erase the scent of blood that lingered on me.

I took a moment to examine myself, to see how I was feeling.

“It seems okay.”

My father would never know how much strength a single word asking if I was okay meant to me.

And at this moment, I realized that what was important was not whether the answer was okay or not.

“If things get difficult later, I will definitely tell my father.”

It would be much more important to convey this feeling that the son relies on his father.

“I am pushing forward with this matter by trusting only my father.”

“What if they find out we’re here?”

I thought it didn’t matter as it was.

“Well, if things go wrong, Father will sort it out. Didn’t I tell you on the way here? I need to show those who are plotting behind your back at least once. That Father exists in this martial arts world.”

It wasn’t just flattery, it was sincere.

So, on my first trip to Gangho with my father, this is what I had to say to them.

“If you are confident, come out and give it a try.”

Absolute Return Episode 477