Chapter 9 (2)
Chapter 9 (2)
"Hwah-aam~ Slept like a log~"
Mmm~ Sleeping comfortably on a fluffy bed really puts my mind at ease.
No need to worry about wild animals or bandits, so I really slept well for the first time in a while.
I hadn't been attacked until now, but still, keeping watch on my own was quite a pain.
'Alright, let's organize the information I've gathered one by one.'
Last night, while apologizing to Seol-rin and successfully soothing her, I asked her various things after enjoying the mood.
Thanks to that, I was able to find out some information that only someone from the Jeongmumae would know.
First, to organize the information I've found in order.......
Contact was lost with a village in the deep mountains that trades herbs with the Yakwangmun.
The Yakwangmun tried to investigate and resolve the situation themselves, but their personnel went missing and contact was lost.
Unable to bear the accumulating damage, the Yakwangmun requested support from the Jeongmumae and the Blood Alliance. They requested both because asking only one would cause political discomfort for the other.
The Yakwangmun's political position is between the righteous and evil factions, and due to their powerful medical skills, they have strong influence by helping both sides, so both the Jeongmumae and the Blood Alliance promised support.
The Jeongmumae and the Blood Alliance don't get along, but since it's for the Yakwangmun, they agreed to a temporary cooperative relationship.
Perhaps due to geographical location or internal issues, the Jeongmumae arrived first at the agreed-upon point, Wuchang.
With the herb-trading village gone and herbs becoming scarce, Eun So-hye heard rumors of a high-quality herb patch and went outside the city with her fiancé, a secular disciple of the Wudang Sect, Kang Cheon-ung.
It's near the city anyway, and Kang Cheon-ung is with her, so the Yakwangmun wasn't too worried.
But it took longer than expected, so they quickly formed a search party, and as soon as they came out of the city, they encountered me, who was returning to the city after having already splattered my load all over Eun So-hye's body.
Present.
The guys who attacked Eun So-hye didn't just want to kill her; they specifically tried to rape her.
Sniff sniff. I can smell it. The scent of a conspiracy.
The Eun So-hye attack incident isn't just a simple robbery.
Now that I've got all the info, let's sit back and watch how this case unfolds.
Thinking that, I went outside the inn.
"Thiiiis~~~~! Trying to do ~~~~!"
"~~~ is absolutely ~~~~!"
At the same time, my sharp ears picked up the sound of at least two people causing a ruckus.
What's going on?
I should obviously go watch.
Watching a fight is always fun.
I headed out of the inn toward the city gate, where the sound was coming from, and there, two separate groups were shouting and pointing fingers at each other.
"The evidence is so clear, yet you continue to deny it!"
The Vermilion Bird Unit Leader geezer shouted as if he were bursting with frustration, pointing his finger at a mean-looking, one-eyed geezer.
"We confirmed the faces of those who attacked Lady Eun So-hye, and they were identified as martial artists of the Blood Alliance! We even checked for the possibility of a human-skin mask, but there wasn't even a trace of one! What evidence could be more certain than this!"
Blood Alliance? The guys I killed are from the Blood Alliance?
The Vermilion Bird Unit Leader geezer must have thoroughly examined the corpses of the guys I took care of, just in case.
If he's being this confident, it means the information he verified is 100 percent certain.
However, the one-eyed geezer from the evil faction side retorted as if he were frustrated.
"How many times do I have to tell you, those guys were deserters who left the Blood Alliance weeks ago!"
"They didn't desert, they just made it look like they did! To deny it like this when the plan failed!"
"I told you not to talk nonsense! Do you think our Blood Alliance would scheme like you righteous hypocrites!"
"What did you say!"
They are running parallel to each other.
The righteous faction is arguing, 'You damn evil faction bastards! We already know you did it! Don't think you can play dumb when all the evidence is out!'
The evil faction is retorting, 'Ah, damn it ㅡㅡ I told you they were deserters! Besides, what do we gain by messing with the Yakwangmun!'
But I, having watched the situation vividly as someone who was there at the time, racked my brain.
What if I hadn't been there?
Obviously, that guy Kang Cheon-ung would have died, and Eun So-hye would have been raped until she died.
These guys knew exactly who Eun So-hye was.
Let's assume, for some reason, they became evil faction members who deserted the Blood Alliance without permission.
In that situation, if they raped Eun So-hye, they would surely be hunted by both the righteous and evil factions, right?
If they were hunted by both sides, it would be a fate worse than death.
Yet, these guys were giggling and trying to rape Eun So-hye.
Then.......
'Heaven-Breaking Association. You were already laying the groundwork from this early on.'
The village that trades herbs with the Yakwangmun was probably wiped out by the Heaven-Breaking Association, and by erasing everyone who came to investigate, they forced the frustrated Yakwangmun to request help from the Jeongmumae and the Blood Alliance.
And what if an incident occurred where an evil faction member raped the daughter of the Yakwangmun's sect leader while the righteous and evil factions were gathering?
Naturally, the Yakwangmun would side with the righteous faction and demand revenge, and the righteous faction would fulfill the conditions in exchange for accepting the Yakwangmun.
And as the fight between the righteous and evil factions breaks out, they would wear each other's strength down.
This isn't an answer that came from me being smart, but an answer that came from knowing there is an enemy called the Heaven-Breaking Association.
In other words, if I can't prove the existence of the Heaven-Breaking Association, my stepping in would only complicate the story.
There is absolutely no one who knows about their existence, as they are moving carefully in the shadows right now.
"Both sides, please calm down."
"Ugh!?"
"Eup!"
Ugh? What is this?
This voice, piercing accurately into my ears amidst this commotion!
I turned my gaze toward the direction of the voice that could be heard clearly even in the noise, which was several times louder than a marketplace.
And I was left dumbfounded.
What I witnessed was a woman in white, fluttering as if wrapped in pure white cloth.
She was so quiet and calm, yet possessed an unapproachable aura of intimidation, making me wonder if this is what the personification of nobility would look like.
On top of that, her beautiful appearance befitting the atmosphere and her long, flowing black hair blended exquisitely, as if she were a being that was meant to be together like that.
If it stopped there, I would just be in awe, not dumbfounded.
The reason I was dumbfounded is the size of her breasts.
What is that!
How on earth can breasts get that big!
I'm not joking, she has two lumps bigger than her own face hanging there!
So, what do I want to say?
I want to get a paizuri from those tits, fuck!
"Sw...Sword Empress......."
At that moment, the one-eyed geezer revealed the woman's identity.
Sword Empress!
Yes! Sword Empress!
When I was checking information on the Pungun Murim, she was one of the two people I found out about in detail!
A master of Hwagyeong, and someone every martial artist with a sword must know!
The shock of seeing her in person was so great that even though I knew about the Sword Empress, I was left dumbfounded.
Zzzit!
Ugh? What is this? Something like killing intent is piercing my head strongly?
I turned my gaze toward the direction from which the killing intent-like thing flew, and there, Hong Seol-rin was glaring at me as if she wanted to kill me.
Wow, fuck.
Even with her expressionless face, I can feel her will to kill me.
But I can't help it.
I have a thing for big breasts.
The pleasure of my cock being covered by soft breast flesh is something I absolutely cannot refuse!
"Vermilion Bird Unit Leader."
"Ye-yes?"
"Is it appropriate to point fingers without dignity on a street where people come and go?"
"I... I apologize."
At the sight of the Sword Empress lecturing him as if reciting the contents of a first-grade moral textbook, the Vermilion Bird Unit Leader geezer immediately tucked his tail.
"And Doyeong Unit Leader of the Blood Alliance, there is a clear witness and victim on this side. Whether they deserted as you say, or did not, that is not important. Is that not so?"
"......."
The one-eyed geezer shut his mouth at the Sword Empress's words.
He seems to have something he wants to say inside, but since he can't speak carelessly in front of the Sword Empress, he has a look of holding it in.
"For now, I will gather the relevant parties who know about this incident and discuss the situation. Does either side have any objections?"
"None."
"....None."
With the Sword Empress's proposal, the situation was settled, and the atmosphere that seemed like it would erupt into a bloodbath on the street at any moment calmed down.
Aww~ That's no fun~
I thought watching them kill each other would be fucking fun.
Huh? Wouldn't that only benefit the Heaven-Breaking Association?
If it comes to it, I can just run away from the Central Plains and flee to the Korean Peninsula.
Or I could go to the West and train some white horses.
Even if the Murim is ruined, it's their problem, not mine.
Well, and since there are heads that can think in both the evil and righteous factions, they'll probably pool their strength appropriately once they realize the severity of the situation.
If they are idiots who can't even do that, there's no answer no matter how hard I try.
That aside, why is the Sword Empress here?
Wasn't she a high-ranking official of the righteous faction?
Is it okay for a character like that to just wander around like that?
"But, why is the Sword Empress here?"
Oh, nice one, one-eyed geezer.
You asked well. Plus 1 point.
"In the past, I received help from the Yakwangmun, so I just came to repay the favor personally."
That means she came tagging along to repay a favor without any instructions or orders from the Jeongmumae.
It seems that although the Sword Empress is a big shot in the righteous faction, she moves freely without taking orders from anyone.
Keu~ That's nice~ It's not the ideal I was hoping for, but that kind of freedom is also good.
Anyway, since she came without an official order from the Jeongmumae, her influence should be considered almost non-existent.
In other words, her proposal to gather the relevant parties and talk can be ignored by both sides.
However, in the Murim, power is the bully.
You don't like it? Ah~ You don't like it~ See you later then~ ^^
If I spit out lines like this, they'll probably all bow down on their own.
Anyway, feeling that my excitement to watch them fight had cooled slightly due to the appearance of the Sword Empress, I returned to the inn.
She said she would gather the relevant parties, so they'll call me soon too.
Let's avoid being uncooperative and getting suspected for no reason.
Above all, since I confirmed with my own eyes that the Sword Empress is the best female for me to train, I decided to stick to the Yakwangmun incident for the time being.
I need to know how strong and how attractive that Sword Empress bitch is so I can feel anticipation.
Keu-heuu~ I want to see that noble face distort!
Where should I target?
Where should I focus my training to make her sensitive?
Burying the anticipation I felt upon meeting the Sword Empress in my heart, I decided to focus on this incident for now.
It's only morning, but just by seeing the Sword Empress in person, I feel like I've done everything I needed to do today.