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Taejonbirok Volume 12 Episode 14
Chapter 70: The Lazy Man Goes Home (4)
"ah!"
Wi Jeong-han roughly got up.
“Hoooo.”
The cold sweat that flowed down from all over my body was soaking the bed.
Swish.
I looked out the window and saw that it was raining. As I watched the rain pouring down as if the sky had opened up, my heart became even heavier.
'It's raining.'
That must be why I keep dreaming about these old days. Wi Jeong-han carefully got up from his seat so as not to wake Han Sang-ah. Then he quietly went to the window and stood there.
The rain was falling relentlessly.
The days I met him were always like this.
A day when the rain pours down so much that you feel like the sky is angry.
They were the ones who did not prefer surprise attacks. The ones who always showed themselves proudly were the Demonic Cult.
Perhaps because of this, the Demonic Cult did not attack on days with heavy rain. At the time, his colleagues laughed at the Demonic Cult members for acting manly.
So, on days like this, he would always go to Juru and have a drink with Jeokmokwoo.
'I feel like drinking.'
Although he hadn't had a proper drink in years, he desperately wanted to drink, perhaps because of his dream. Wi Jeong-han quietly raised his head and looked up at the sky filled with dark clouds.
'I have to forget.'
On days like this, I think of him.
But now it must be forgotten. Remembering him was never a good thing for him either. And not only that… … .
Wi Jeong-han shook his head.
The very thought of such a thought is a problem. It is not something to be forgotten. It simply never existed. It never existed in the world in the first place. Everyone knows that. So, all that is left is for Wijeonghan to think like that.
“……Are you awake?”
Wi Jeong-han let out a deep sigh at the sound of Han Sang-ah's voice coming from behind him.
How can a woman who doesn't know martial arts be so good at reading the expression on his face as he wakes up from bed?
“Sleep a little longer.”
Han Sang-ah quietly shook her head at Wi Jeong-han's words.
“I can’t sleep well.”
“I see.”
Han Sang-ah looked at Wi Jeong-han quietly and then said.
“Are you worried about something? You seem to be doing things you’ve never done before.”
Wi Jeong-han smiled brightly.
“Both my children are so good, so what should I worry about? I just watched it rain because it had been a long time since I had seen it.”
"is it so."
Han Sang-ah opened her lips as if she was about to say something more, then closed her eyes.
Wijeonghan also stared out the window without any rest.
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“That’s what happened.”
Shin Gi-su-sa Jo Hyeon slowly brought the tea to his lips. Although it was just cheap loose leaf tea, its fragrance was in no way inferior to expensive Yongjeong. Perhaps his good mood today was making the fragrance of the tea even sweeter.
“Yes. They say the Demonic Cult has retreated.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Behind Jo Hyeon receiving the report, Kwon Geuk was looking at him with a curious look.
'There are no ghosts.'
It was Jo Hyeon who discovered that the Demonic Cult would appear from a place a thousand miles away and gave instructions on how to minimize the damage and defeat them.
It may sound easy when you say it in hindsight, but when Jo Hyun first said that the Demonic Cult would appear and that we should dispatch a strike force immediately, I thought he was going crazy.
“That’s amazing.”
“No problem.”
Jo Hyun smiled gently and accepted Kwon Geuk's words.
“They say that one can see a thousand miles while sitting in a chair, but I am beginning to suspect that the military really does have clairvoyance.”
“You are too kind. If I had clairvoyance, I would feel a little better, but that is not something that can be done by humans. I just dug into the information that was gathering. There were so many signs that anyone else would have noticed if they were here.”
Anyone but him?
Kwon Geuk let out a hollow laugh.
Even now, people were carrying many scrolls through the open office door. Each of them was data on trends collected from all over the country. Most people would be tired of just looking at the pile of documents, and those with considerable ability would open the documents and then give up because of the density.
'Reading all the data coming in here and analyzing it in one day is not something that most people can do.'
As has been acknowledged since long ago, it is not he but Jo Hyun who moves the political alliance. All he does is to brag about the power of the nickname Kwon Geuk and then move according to Jo Hyun’s orders.
“Thanks to the military, we were able to reduce the damage.”
“How can I say it’s my fault? The reason I can use my brain is because of the power of the Jeongmu Alliance. The power of the Jeongmu Alliance was created by the leader.”
“Haha, you’re just gilding me for nothing. If it weren’t for you, how could Jeongmu-maeng have gotten to where he is now?”
“If the leader hadn’t been here, this would have been impossible. Would the people of the martial arts world listen to the words of a man who only had ink? It is possible because the leader trusted me and made them listen to me. I am just a card in the leader’s hand. All of this is the result of the leader’s tolerance.”
“That’s right.”
Even though I know that it's obviously meant to make me feel good, I can't help but smile secretly.
'I'm playing in the palm of Shin Gi-su's hand.'
But then what?
If he could keep the peace of the world by playing on the palm of the Shin Gi-su-sa's hand, Kwon Geuk would dance.
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“But can I ask you something?”
“Of course.”
“I don’t know if it’s because I’m short-sighted, but I think that since the demonic bastards have come all the way to Shaanxi, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take this opportunity to exterminate them, right?”
The new detective nodded quietly.
His words were soft, but inside, there was a stern rebuke as to why the cultists let him go so easily. Kwon Geuk always smiled kindly, but if he didn't have this side, he wouldn't have been able to keep his current position.
“I guess it’s because it was strange.”
"weird?"
“There is no reason for the Demonic Cult to come all the way here.”
“Wasn’t that announcing their reappearance?”
“There’s no reason to come all the way to the volcano for that. If they had just shown up in Xinjiang, the entire world would have been nervous about their appearance.”
“So you’re trying to hit the center to cause damage?”
“If the volcano and they were to perish together, who would benefit?”
“Umm…….”
Considering his position as the leader of the Jeongmu Alliance, it was something he absolutely could not say, but if he could exchange the power that had entered the Central Plains this time for that of a volcano, it would not be considered a loss.
What is a gain for them means a great loss for the Demonic Cult. So why did they take that loss and show up in the middle of the Central Plains?
The new detective let out a low sigh.
“There are those who move them. I don’t know who is behind it.”
“You said they are moving now? Do you know what that means?”
“Of course, my lord.”
The new detective nodded resolutely.
The Demonic Cult is the enemy of the martial arts world. Joining hands with them is no different from saying that you are hostile to the martial arts world. It means that the solid alliance that has continued since the past invasion of the Demonic Cult, or even before that, is collapsing.
"anyone?"
“I’m not sure yet.”
“Does this old man mean that I only need to hear the results after everything is certain?”
The new detective let out a sigh.
Even if it was something that was not certain, Kwon Geuk deserved to know. If not him, then who would?
As soon as Shin Gi-su turned his head to give a hint, those who had been carrying documents and those who had been reporting all left the room in a huff. After confirming that their presence had completely disappeared, Shin Gi-su opened his mouth in a small voice.
“I suspect Baekgeomseong.”
“Baekgeomseong……”
A look of suspicion appeared on Kwon Geuk's face.
“What is it that they lack that makes them join hands with the Demonic Cult? How many places in the world are as famous as Baekgeomseong?”
“Isn’t human greed endless?”
“Baekgeomseong, Baekgeomseong…….”
Kwon Geuk sat down on his seat with a thud.
“What is Baekgeomseong trying to do by bringing in the Demonic Cult? It seems like they haven’t gained anything from this incident.”
“You didn’t get what you could. According to the information, they declared the resurrection of the Mangeom while unarmed.”
“Man-geom? Did you say Man-geom?”
"yes."
“So does that mean Baekgeomseong is the successor of Mangeombaekga?”
“I think so.”
“Oh, this is happening.”
He let out an exclamation of admiration as if the power was amazing.
Ten thousand swords and a hundred schools.
The name was a legend in the martial arts world.
There was a time when all the swordsmen and all the martial artists in the world had to bow down before them. It is likely that no one family will ever again achieve such a position in the martial arts world.
One day, they disappeared from the world of martial arts, one by one, and eventually became nothing more than a legend with only their names remaining. But Baekgeomseong claimed to be their descendant.
“Do you mean they will continue the name of Mangeom, or are they really descendants of Mangeom?”
“That hasn’t been confirmed yet. However, considering that the lord of Baekgeomseong uses the Baek surname…….”
“Hmm, I see.”
Kwon-geuk felt his heart strangely become heavy.
The reemergence of Mangeombaekga and the revival of the Demonic Cult.
What does this mean?
“But what does it mean that you didn’t get the benefit you wanted?”
The new detective smiled brightly.
“The gains they were supposed to gain were all sucked up by Wi Yeon-ho. Baekgeomseong was the winner of the non-competition, and they probably wanted to make their presence known by showing up at this Volcano Battle, but Wi Yeon-ho ruined everything in the middle.”
“Umm…….”
Kwon-geuk still had a puzzled look on his face.
“But I don’t understand. If they are truly descendants of the Mangeom Baekga, or even if they are not descendants of the Mangeom Baekga but claim to be its successors, why would they join hands with the Demonic Cult? The Demonic Cult is not a place that can be controlled! Never!”
“Do you really think you can control it? You probably think you can use it.”
“Don’t you know how scary it is to use the devil’s cult?”
Kwon Geuk let out a loud noise.
What kind of place is the Demonic Cult? It is a place that alone has half-destroyed the martial arts world. The idea that you can use such a place as you please is not only arrogant, but also a thing that will lead to destruction.
On the contrary, it would be fortunate if you were not taken advantage of.
“It is unknown how they joined hands with the Demonic Cult, and why the Demonic Cult listens to them. However, it seems clear that they have contact with the Demonic Cult. There is just no evidence.”
“Umm…….”
Kwon Geuk asked with a slightly dark face.
“If all your thoughts are correct, what will happen now?”
The new detective was unable to answer for a long time. After a long time, the new detective finally opened his mouth with great difficulty.
“Will a new era of chaos not come? A time of chaos heavier and redder than before?”