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Side story 170. There is no sword handle (4)
“Why is your expression like that?”
Do-heon didn’t answer. He just emptied his glass one after another.
The little prince tilted his head.
‘There’s something going on, isn’t there?’
Do-heon is an honest man. He is not naturally suited to trickery or lying.
However, since he was a man who had experienced all kinds of chaos from the bottom of the Shinkyo sect to becoming the leader of the Mad Demon Sect, he knew how to control his facial expressions to the point where you couldn’t tell what he was thinking unless he opened his mouth.
Do-heon, who was so upset, brought all his worries with him and drank alcohol with his face painted black. It was not an ordinary thing.
So-gong was curious, but calmly snatched the bottle of wine from him and filled his glass. After drinking several glasses of the wine So-gong had poured for him, Do-heon finally sighed.
“I wrote it.”
“Because it’s cheap soju. If you just drink it without eating any side dishes, it’ll be bad for your appetite and stomach, and it’ll be a mess.”
So-gong pushed the plate containing the stir-fried vegetables with his hand.
“Eat some snacks. Internal energy isn’t omnipotent. If you get used to eating like that, you’ll suffer later.”
“They don’t give you meat side dishes.”
“I will eat the meat.”
Do-heon snickered. His mood lightened a bit at So-gong’s lame joke.
The little prince asked, filling his own glass.
“What’s going on?”
“Something complicated has happened.”
“I can tell just by looking at your face. What I’m asking is, what’s the complicated thing?”
“I was offered a promotion.”
“Recruitment?”
The little prince’s eyes sparkled.
“What kind of position is it that you even use the word ‘promotion’?”
“Vice-Chief of Milmajo.”
“… … !!”
Even the clever little boy froze in surprise.
Do-heon sighed.
“The head of Baeknoegak has come to see me. He said this and that and told me to come in through Milmajo.”
“… … Huh.”
“He said he would recommend me to be a captain later and grant me high-level magic skills. He said that once I join, I will start from the position of vice captain.”
Milmajo is a special force under the military.
The term special forces is not much different from the term problem-solving organization. Milmajo was an organization under the command of the General Military that was more dangerous and powerful than the current Demon Kings.
Of course, entering Milmajo was the dream of many minions. In fact, many people entered Milmajo and grew explosively, and the commander in chief personally taught them the highest level of magic, so they all became masters.
Doheon is a top-tier powerhouse among the six continents. If he were given even stronger magic, he could soon acquire power on par with the Wonju of the Civil War.
but.
“The head of the department came and made the proposal himself?”
“That’s right.”
“… … It smells bad?”
“You think so too?”
“When did you come?”
“It’s been a while. I don’t think it’s been two weeks. I guess I’m so out of it that I can’t even calculate the time.”
The little prince stroked his lips and fell into thought.
‘The head of Baeknoegak came to see you in person? Why?’
Goean Seopil was a real power in the military. He was smart and had excellent intelligence gathering skills. He was especially good at trickery and was evaluated as having the ability to control a great country without revealing himself.
He is not the type of person who would come out to the surface easily. It is said that such a person came to Do-heon in person and made a recruitment offer.
‘Why Do-heon?’
Do-heon’s talent is special. He grew up alone without a sponsor, and after achieving brilliant achievements, he became the master of the six divisions of the civil war. He can be called the epitome of success and fame.
His character is greater than his talent. The fact that he has maintained his innate character even in the Cheonmasingyo, where betrayal and bribery are rampant, is proof that Doheon is no ordinary person.
however.
There are some people in the school who are more talented than Doheon.
From Seopil’s perspective, he would want to form his own special forces with capable minions. Doheon is also excellent, but he is not someone the military would want to suggest recruiting while going to great lengths.
The problem is his old-fashioned nature more than anything else. Those who are inflexible are usually difficult to deal with. Seo-pil could not have been unaware of that fact.
‘What is the reason?’
At that moment, Do-heon opened his mouth.
“I thought about it. Why would someone as big as Baek No-gak come to me and offer to recruit me?”
“What’s the answer?”
“I don’t know. Who could read his mind? I just thought about it with my head cleared… … .”
“… … .”
“I think it might be for the purpose of causing confusion.”
Do-heon’s gaze was so sharp that it made you wonder if he was really the type of person who only drank alcohol when he was upset.
Sogong realized that the reason Doheon came to him was not to solve this situation, but to analyze it.
‘Is that natural?’
Seopil himself stepped forward. Although the six continents have considerable power, this is a situation where a fight is not possible. In other words, it is a problem that cannot be solved.
In that case, we must move forward in order to avoid defeat in this game through analysis by many people.
“What about disturbance?”
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“It’s just my opinion, but… … .”
“Speak without hesitation.”
“You seem like a party leader outside of public office.”
The little prince’s eyes sparkled.
“They offered to recruit you because they were after the head of the criminal law party?”
“That’s right.”
“From the moment you knelt before me, the Lord of the Criminal Court began to trust you more than anyone else. Am I mistaken?”
“You are right. The Duke of Gong trusts me more than anyone else.”
“Then, could the Gong family be shaken by Seopil’s recruitment proposal… …”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“A prince is someone who wants what he cannot have. Such people all want to become the best.”
“What is that?”
“The position of Deputy Chief of the Milmajo is no less than that of the Head of the Criminal Law Party.”
“… … !”
“And even apart from that, they are trying to steal the person they have nailed down as their own from somewhere else. It will be quite a headache for the Lord Gong.”
“Do you mean to say that you are going to shake up one axis of power by touching the head of the party outside of public office?”
“That may or may not be the case. However, I think it is clear that the target is the head of a party outside of public service.”
“Hmm.”
“And his trust in me is not complete. If I rise above him, the Lord of the Palace will cast me out.”
“So you’re saying it was a half-hearted trust?”
“It’s something I realized when I faced it in person. You could have figured it out with just a few words of conversation.”
The little prince stroked his chin.
“Why is Seo-pil targeting the Gong family?”
“I don’t know about that.”
“No, you can’t know if you don’t know.”
“… … ?”
“The official in charge of the party is good at everything, including his talents and his wit, but honestly, he’s not the kind of person who can compete with Seo-pil. You know that very well, don’t you?”
“I think so.”
“But the fact that you are aiming for a job outside of public service can be interpreted in two ways.”
“… … ?”
“First, it could be to take away the position of the head of the criminal law department and establish my own person. Second, it could be to strike down his superiors outside of official duties.”
“… … !!”
Doheon’s eyes wavered.
So-gong said with a calm face.
“Maybe he was after both of them. But that’s something we don’t know for sure, and if we’re just talking about the possibility, it seems more likely that he was after his superior than the official himself.”
“Elder Baekgol Shinma?!”
“Elder Baekgol has never been at the forefront of the competition between demon lords. However, he did cause an accident.”
“What if it’s an accident?”
“I found out because it was intertwined with our operation… …. I heard that the former head of the court has revealed himself.”
Do-heon’s eyes widened.
“Elder, the great power god?!”
“It seems that Elder Baekgol and Jasodaema were dispatched to capture him. If two people are sent to capture one Demon King, then unless a natural disaster occurs, it is obvious that the two will win.”
“… … .”
“But I heard that Elder Baekgol just let the previous guardian deity go.”
Do-heon’s fist became stronger without him knowing it.
“The military is one with the Kyojujeon. They probably received some word from the Kyojujeon.”
“It was a lot bigger than I thought.”
“I’m not sure. It could be.”
“Then, the recruitment of Vice-Chief Milmajo was also a sham. If it was a bait thrown out to shake our trust… … .”
“Yes. Once everything is resolved, I will kick you out. Of course… … it will be difficult for you to survive.”
At that moment, only one word came to the minds of both of them: single-mindedness.
If an opponent who cannot fight starts to push forward with determination, there is no way out for this side.
“It won’t end there.”
“What do you mean?”
“Have you heard anything about that guy Lee Cheon-sang lately?”
“I didn’t hear. I was staying in my office. Besides, I didn’t want to move around uselessly and catch the military’s eye.”
“Well done. You really have a good sense.”
“But why this guy, Lee Cheon-sang?”
“It seems that not only Baekgolshinma Elder but also Hwanheewonju summoned the guy and met him face to face.”
“… … !!”
“Gongmu-oe doesn’t trust Yicheon-sang as much as you do. He probably thinks of him as just a sword that’s easy to use. But what if that sword is getting more attention in the civil war than Gongmu-oe himself?”
Do-heon was frozen in surprise.
The little prince frowned.
“The military will make moves. If they target not just one person outside of public service, but a higher-up outside of public service, there is a high possibility that they will approach Lee Cheon-sang as well.”
* * *
Heo Pil and Hong San went downstairs. It was forced. The person with the power to make even a bird fall from the sky had ordered it, so the two of them had no choice.
It didn’t end there. Even though it was deserted, all the people who had been eating were kicked out. It was the power of the military.
In this way, Lee Cheon-sang ascended to the top floor of Jamiru together with the most powerful person in the military.
“Well, I guess so.”
A look of satisfaction appeared on Seo-pil’s face as he smelled the neatly prepared food.
“The skills of the military department’s masters are no joke, but the masters of Jamiru are no joke either.”
“… … .”
“Are you full?”
“Yes.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s characteristically indifferent voice did not discriminate between people.
A small interest appeared on Seopil’s face. He had heard various reports about Lee Cheon-sang. However, when he actually met him face to face, he was a much stranger person than he had thought.
“Would you like a drink?”
“it’s okay.”
Seo-pil chuckled.
“You refuse a drink offered by your superior? Is it courage or arrogance?”
“It’s distrust.”
“Oh?”
I didn’t know the reaction would be this refreshing.
Seo-pil smiled.
“Is the old man Baekgol in good health?”
It was a sudden attack.
Lee Cheon-sang was not flustered.
“I don’t know.”
“What kind of answer is that? I must have seen you often.”
“It is impossible for me to know the health condition of someone who has reached a level I cannot see.”
“That’s true.”
“On the outside, he looked fine.”
“Haha, that’s fortunate.”
“Why?”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
“Are you saying it’s fortunate because you want to hunt live prey, or are you saying it’s fortunate because you have something to pluck and eat?”
Seo-pil’s eyes sparkled.
Lee Cheon-sang continued speaking.
“I was just curious. Don’t worry about it too much.”
“That’s a remark I can’t help but care about.”
“Is that so?”
He doesn’t show any sign of being intimidated when facing the real power in the military.
No, it seems like he has no emotions at all. Even the best writer in the world had a hard time reading what Lee Cheon-sang was thinking.
‘This looks fun.’
Today’s event seemed much more interesting than I had expected.