Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 32. Inevitability called Coincidence (4)

“There was something I wanted.”

It was a strange thing to say. Soyeonsim tilted her head.

“Does this mean you’ve changed your mind now?”

“Hmm.”

After stroking his chin for a moment, Seo-ryang nodded.

“Actually, I’m worried, but I’m just going to give it up.”

“Then what you are saying, Confucius, is that you tried to get something in return for giving me the mysterious martial arts skill, but you will not do that now.”

“That’s right.”

“Are you saying you will give me this precious rescue for free?”

“yes.”

Soyeonsim spoke as if she couldn’t understand.

“Why are you doing me this favor?”

“Um… this is really complicated to tell.”

Xiliang scratched his head. It was a face of embarrassment, relief, and a little regret.

Even in the midst of surprise, So Yeon-sim did not miss his expression. And even the sincerity contained in that expression.

After thinking for a moment, Seo-ryang asked.

“A person suffering from coin poisoning.”

“yes.”

“Since you are an important person to Wonju, you must have tried to save Cheongju Cypress, right?”

Soyeonsim did not answer. It was an unspoken affirmation.

“Well, if he had harmed me or if he was a trash person no one could see, he wouldn’t have done this, but Wonju is not that kind of person, right?”

“What is that…”

“If I didn’t know, I wouldn’t know, but since I know, I don’t want to make a deal with people’s lives.”

“…!”

“I feel like I’m losing a little bit, but as I said, I left out some key points. So…”

Seoliang licked his lips.

“Well, I hope your precious person recovers.”

“….”

So Yeon-sim’s face was colored with embarrassment. I couldn’t tell if I was talking to a Shingyo priest or a weak-hearted novice merchant.

Xu Liang sighed inwardly.

‘Damn, what kind of stupid thing is this?’

The human mind is a very strange thing. Even if the opposite sex tells you not to do it, if you feel uncomfortable, you will keep stopping.

This is also the case.

It’s a life where you spend your whole life as a living person and then die without leaving anything behind. Naturally, he hated his job to his core.

My life is more important than anyone else’s, but I have no intention of destroying other people’s lives. I pursued individualism, but I did not want to be a selfish person.

There was a crucial reason why I hated the job of assassin. Because I had to prolong my life by harming someone whose name I didn’t even know, let alone had a grudge relationship with.

One such experience is enough. I might be in danger right now, but I didn’t want to play with someone else’s life.

‘It will remain in my mind because it feels uncomfortable anyway.’

Rather than constantly worrying about something and suddenly becoming distressed, let’s do as our heart tells us, even if it feels disappointing right now.

“Confucius.”

“Please tell me.”

“Are you serious?”

“I even drank alcohol on a beautiful night, so why would you tell me a lie that would get you caught anyway?”

Soyeonsim said with an incomprehensible expression.

“Are you saying you’re doing me this favor because you’re in a bad mood?”

“That’s right.”

“If you don’t like the transaction, shouldn’t you just not do the transaction at all?”

“…uh?”

For a moment, Seo-ryang’s face became blank.

When So Yeon-sim saw that face, she burst out laughing without knowing.

“Uh… That’s right….”

“….”

“That’s right. “I see.”

Seoryang, who was looking down at his glass with a worried expression, said, “Eight!” It was emptied with a sound.

“It’s big, so take it.”

“Is it because you don’t feel well? Confucius, you’ve never even seen that person?”

“This is a world where even people we’ve never seen are killed, so what if we save them?”

It’s not wrong, but I never expected such a thing to come out of the mouth of the Three Dukes, who were called tyrants.

Xu Liang grinned.

“And thanks to Wonju, I feel a lot better.”

“Are you feeling better?”

“I didn’t know you were sitting with that guy. “I can’t help but feel refreshed because I punched the guy who was sharpening his dagger behind me in the face.”

Soyeonsim’s face hardened.

It was natural in the magic world for successor candidates to engage in bloody battles among themselves. No, it would be similar anywhere in the world.

However, if there is an idea, no candidate will say it out loud. If you don’t care, those words may turn around and become arrows towards you.

In the previous position, you might think it was a war of nerves between candidates, but now there are no similar candidates.

‘What on earth…?’

Is it thoughtless or is it a trap?

‘trap? Highly calculated?’

Soyeonsim’s eyes sank.

‘Is there something else they’re aiming for?’

If you think about it, there were more than one strange thing.

Even if a person changes, there is a degree. Although she had never had a private meeting, she knew very well what kind of personality the Three Dukes possessed.

A cruel, cruel, and unforgiving disposition. The owner of a fierce desire that will never be satisfied unless he is first place.

That kind of person is now showing all the loopholes. They say people can change at any time given the opportunity, but isn’t this a bit extreme?

“Are you anxious?”

Soyeonsim flinched at the sudden question.

Xu Liang smiled.

“It seems you have never received unconditional favor before.”

“…It’s not like it’s not there, but it’s never been this unexpected.”

“Well, I guess I would do the same.”

Seo-ryang filled his glass and continued speaking.

“If you feel uncomfortable, please serve light side dishes often at the cafeteria. “Isn’t Hwanheewon also responsible for managing food ingredients?”

“….”

“It tastes good, but the scent is too strong. “Please think about people who eat plainly.”

So Yeon-sim quickly came to her senses.

Seoryang’s face was peaceful as he emptied his glass. The prayers were quiet and the eyes were clear.

So Yeon-sim, who was looking at him silently, sighed.

“It’s inconvenient.”

“I thought so.”

“To avoid any inconvenience, I need to give something to you too, right?”

“When you say that, I actually don’t want to receive it.”

“May I ask why?”

“The only reason I feel uncomfortable is because I hate it.”

I really don’t know. The tone of voice is light, but the sincerity is evident in the expression. However, it seemed unlikely that someone who was a disciple of the religious leader would give such favor without a reason.

“I want to listen to it first. “What did Confucius want to ask of me?”

“We’ve already closed down the business, so what’s the point?”

“There might be some ingredients left.”

Xiliang scratched his head.

“I was just trying to get a map of the school’s organization and character relationships.”

“…?”

Soyeonsim tilted her head.

“Are you talking about the organization chart and the person-to-person relationship chart?”

“yes.”

“Why…?”

“Because there is a reason.”

Soyeonsim asked a different question.

“Of course, you wanted to make a deal because you needed it, but… I’m curious why you wanted to ask me for it.”

“But you can’t go to the military department.”

Soyeonsim agreed with that one word.

And I also seemed to understand why the Three Dukes wanted it.

The purpose was to obtain information from a third party’s perspective on how this Protestant religion appears in the eyes of others rather than in one’s own eyes.

“Okay, so please prepare paper, pencil and ink. Or are you just going to memorize it? “I don’t mind.”

Soyeonsim, who had been looking at him, turned her head.

Then a masked man appeared from afar. It was Yeonil (蓮一), Soyeonsim’s most trusted confidant.

“Please prepare paper, pencil and ink.”

“yes.”

Slurp.

As the days disappeared like smoke, Seo-ryang smiled.

“It’s quite a level of stealth.”

“I was lucky and got some decent stealth skills.”

“Are you learning it too, So Wonju?”

“no. “I don’t have to…”

“Well done. “It seems to be a stealth technique that came from the north. It may seem very useful right away, but it will cloud your demonic energy as time goes by.”

“…yes?”

Xu Liang shrugged his shoulders.

“In essence, the art of stealth itself is not a martial art suitable for magic. Fundamentally, the art of stealth is the martial arts of contraction, and magic arts is the martial arts of expansion.”

“…!”

“High-level stealth techniques contract the true energy very delicately. Of course, it suppresses the magic energy that is obsessed with expanding and releasing it. “If you eat while wearing a tight belt, will you be able to digest it?”

“Such…”

“If you care about your subordinates, tell them to throw them away right away. “It is a hundred times better to train magic skills during that time.”

Soyeonsim pursed her lips. She had never heard of martial arts like that before.

Xu Liang frowned and put down his glass.

“I’m not really drunk, but it just feels like I’m being stabbed in the stomach. “I can’t even drink white wine anymore.”

Seoryang keeps complaining.

A subtle magical energy surged from So Yeon-sim’s body as she looked at him blankly.

Magi that even a master who is one or two moves above can’t read. However, Seo-ryang was able to read the flow of magical energy she shed.

‘It’s sending a signal.’

After a while, Yeonil brought ink and a thick bundle of documents.

So Yeon-sim laid out a piece of paper in front of Seo-ryang and spoke while grinding the ink.

“I don’t know how there can be a flaw in the martial arts that Confucius has bestowed, but the circumstances are not favorable, so I too will have no choice but to go through the verification process. “I hope you understand.”

“That’s obvious.”

“And in my opinion, if, as Confucius said, it is true that martial arts maximizes wounds…”

Sruk.

She placed the inkstone next to the paper and pointed at the stack of documents piled next to her.

“I will give you classified documents about our school’s organizational chart and relationship chart.”

Xiliang’s eyes deepened.

“It’s not an ordinary sheep.”

“It has to be that way. The reason is that the characteristics and secrets of each person investigated by Hwan Hee-won were organized in detail by item.”

Xu Liang was surprised.

“You did your own investigation?”

“yes.”

“You couldn’t have done it in secret all the time… Did people allow it?”

“If you want to run a household, shouldn’t you have a basic understanding of what a person likes and dislikes?”

“Hoo.”

“There is also quite a bit of false information, including things I inferred and things that are just rumors. “It may be very inconvenient to see.”

Although that is what he said, it is what the Lord of Hwanhee Won of the world decided and wrote down. It could be said to be a treasure of considerable value.

That means.

‘It probably means that the person trying to save someone’s life is worth taking this level of risk.’

I tried to end it with a good heart and ended up receiving this treasure. I felt strange.

Seo-ryang, who was quietly looking at So Yeon-sim, picked up his brush.

“It’s not blackmail, so you don’t have to worry.”

* * *

So Yeon-sim looks at the backs of Seo-ryang and Ma Dong-pil walking away.

Day after day, people quietly expressed their concerns.

“Wonju.”

“huh.”

“It could be dangerous.”

If that information falls into the hands of others, it may not be an attack, but it may be subject to political pressure.

Soyeonsim smiled.

“I received a much bigger gift than that. “Sincerity must be shown here too.”

“….”

“And….”

So Yeon-sim, who spoke a few times, soon turned around.

“You’re tired. “I need to rest for today.”

“yes.”

She looked up at the sky. The thick full moon seemed much brighter than usual.

Is it because the light is cold? Her eyes narrowed.

“How will you move?”

I thought I knew everything about the main people on campus, but I met someone who shattered my confidence.

A person who has a hard time recognizing anything. So she took a little risk and revealed the information. It was because she felt that only by showing this level of defeat would she be able to understand the Three Dukes.

After that, the information about the Three Confucius written in that document will be completely revised.

“Oh and every day.”

“Please order.”

“It would be best to throw away the stealth techniques you are currently learning.”

“yes?”

“Anyway, there’s nothing to use it for other than surprising someone.”

“…I follow your orders.”