Tak. Tak.
Blood flowed down from the cut.
The sudden, chaotic situation ended swiftly with a single move of the mans sword.
With no ti to respond.
Heuk Bis hair had turned white, and she was frozen like a statue. Even though she was the guard, she could not protect her leader.
No, she was an escort in na alone. In the first place, she was not stronger than the leader; so, she clearly could do nothing.
So, she did not have many options left now.
Hurry up. It is a nice day, so do not ruin the mood.
Heuk Bi was shocked by the words. The other person seed to understand what she wanted to do.
A dagger was pulled out without a sound. Usually, it was used to protect the leader, but it was different now.
She unconsciously took out a dagger, and the other person beca aware of it.
If I attack, I die.
And so, the sword that the man had brought out a mont back was shocking to Heuk Bi.
A cold and clean sword, which was perfect, or perhaps even the word perfect was not enough.
A state which couldnt even be reached
She was a warrior too.
She worked really hard because she wanted to do sothing like that at least once. But martial arts did not only require effort but talent too.
Despite suffering for over ten years, she was ultimately unable to draw a perfect sword slash.
At so point, she gave up and lived with comfort, knowing there was no perfect swordsman.
And yet, she saw one in front of her eyes.
At the hands of a man, who, from what she knew, was a third-rate warrior, he had killed her leader in one swing.
Self-destruction and uncertainty of the future. Amid so many emotions, she lifted the dagger to her own neck.
Do you have to do that though?
However, the dagger was blocked right then. At so point, the man ca and stopped her from doing it.
Why?
I know a little bit about that snake-eyed bastard, and he wasnt one to look after his subordinates. Then why do you want to die? Are you his family? Or sothing? Soone being held hostage?
Family?
Heuk Bi could not understand it.
There was no such thing as a family to begin with.
From a young age, she was only given orders about torture, killing, and training. And she ca to protect this man with her own body.
What, then you dont have to? If you dont die now, will you die so painful death by poison or sothing? Did that guy do that?
Seol-Hwi shook his head as he looked at her.
As if it was natural for her to do what the master said.
Tak.
Euk!
Suddenly, Heuk Bi clutched her head. It looked like she was in pain.
Tak!
Seol-Hwi had snapped his wrist, taking away the poisoned dagger.
Brainwashing. They treated people like things. Well, that bastard is one who does such things. A guy who treats people like things
What are you
What am I saying? Your life is yours now. Not those idiots.
When asked curiously, the answer ca back pitifully.
I dont know if you took sothing strange but, engrave it, your life is yours. Not that snake-eyed or cross-eyed bastards who died after just one stab. Your life belongs to you.
Dont try to die, just live. Because the shackles are off now. Do you understand?
Seol-Hwi said so and looked at her reaction.
Blink. Blink.
But the reaction was still subtle.
Heuk Bi blinked, but it was a stiff reaction.
Shackles
It seed like she did not understand what he was saying, that such things were resolved and she had to live her own life.
A normal person would express joy or pride at tis like this. There did not seem to be any sense of rebellion or sadness even at the death of her master.
A life made like an object. One with no emotions.
These bastards
Seol-Hwi gritted his teeth as he saw the Supre Pavilion Leader on the ground with a shattered skull.
To be honest, his ties with Heuk Bi were not great in the past.
When he tried to kill the man, she stopped him, and sotis her actions were under the orders of the Supre Pavilion Leader to kill Seol-Hwi.
But was it not too severe?
The reaction of this woman was clearly that of soone brainwashed for a long ti, having lost her senses.
It was no different from a lost person. The kind of life she had lived so far was clear to him.
Phew.
Seol-Hwi sat down next to the table.
Supre Pavilion.
He vowed to co back and kill him. And even when the revenge was complete, this problem arose. Heuk Bi.
A woman with a broken mind who could not think of anything other than orders, one who was made into a killing machine. What could he do with this woman?
Can we talk?
Talk?
Heuk Bi looked confused. As if wondering, why talk?
As if asking that.
No, I am wondering if talking is even possible.
That was when she spoke.
I wont answer if you are planning to use to find out anything! You are my enemy! Since you killed my master!
She was anxious and looked like before.
Yes, must be nice. Do whatever you want. Just dont kill yourself in front of .
Why? Why are you blocking my path? Is it to torture right, that is it! I kuak!
Seol-Hwi, unable to handle her anger, just sealed the blood point.
Heuk Bi fell back and finally went silent.
I am busy too, okay. There is nothing to find out from you. And I am not interested.
Tuk. Tuk.
He went through the ss in the pavilion, took bedding, clothes, water, and so food, and then pressed the blood points of Heuk Bi a couple more tis.
Kuak kuka.
It was a point thod filled with internal energy, and when she woke up, she could barely move her neck. So she cannot kill herself.
If she stayed still for a few days, her head would cool down.
Tak. Tak.
It was too botherso to handle, so he simply wrapped the blanket around himself, tucking so water and food to the side.
And Seol-Hwi sighed.
This damn thing is but I cannot kill it.
If he left her behind, she would either die or report to her superiors. However, he did not want to kill a woman who was weak and broken.
If he killed anyone just because he was strong, how would he be any different from the others?
Bastard making feel bad till the end. Tsk!
He had co here thinking it had been a long ti, but Seol-Hwi felt his judgnt distort for no reason. From now on, after seeing this side, he promised not to do this and went out.
Hoo. This here
Seol-Hwis expression as he stood there was bright in front of the library.
At the Supre Pavilion, he had felt dirty, but now he felt refreshed. Even though it was the sa mory, life at the library felt nostalgic and vague to him.
Haa, hahaha
Ho.
If one had sothing like that, this was probably it. Everything was here.
The old people he had been wanting to see for a while. Even the competitors who growled and shouted.
His heart pounded at the thought of eting a friend he had missed for a long ti.
Seol-Hwi began to walk faster without realizing it.
Wait!
Stop
As he passed the entrance, there was this familiar person blocking him. Du Hong.
What did you co here for?
But, as soon as he saw him, he spoke informally, his eyes filled with contempt.
Seol-Hwi glanced at his clothes without realizing it. The clothes he now wore had no symbol or markings to indicate which pavilion he belonged to, just those of a low-ranking warrior.
No, even so.
Still, Seol-Hwi frowned slightly.
Ho. Seems like the normal workers have no manners. To speak informally the mont you see soone.
?
Du Hongs eyes brightened in an instant. It was expected. Seol-Hwi knew this mans nature.
That, you where did you co from?
As expected, the tone of speech changed, and Seol-Hwi spoke with overwhelming authority.
Is the Earth Demon inside?
!
Wheik!
Du Hong was scared and fell to the ground. Unless he was out of his mind, there was no way a lone individual with no affiliations could dare to invoke the na of the Sect Leaders disciple.
Well, he went up a while ago so, if possible, dont go up.
Huh! Who do you think you are to be so arrogant?
Eik! I apologize!
Thud!
Du Hongs head hit the ground. It was a typical display of the strong dominating the weak.
Seeing this, Seol-Hwi felt sowhat satisfied.
Seol-Hwi then told him,
You.
Yes, yes! Please, give your order!
If you judge people solely by their appearance, youll find yourself in unnecessary trouble.
Yes.
If youre a guard, get the basics right when dealing with people. Then, no matter if the person is a warrior or soone with a bad temper, you can avoid an untily death.
Seol-Hwi imparted these life-saving words and moved on.
Kiiik
Seol-Hwi reached the top floor and opened the door without hesitation.
The room was beautifully decorated, sunlight streaming in.
A young man was taking a nap, dressed in a calm and silky robe.
Earth Demon.
Fortunately, he could see the man right there.
Seol-Hwi looked at him sleeping and felt a surge of happiness.
Hmm. Hmmm!
And the Earth Demon slowly opened his eyes.
Perhaps it was the prospect of a life-changing encounter, but he seed to think that nothing could shock him.
His slightly sleepy, dazed eyes matched his personality.
Who are you?
Seol-Hwi calmly replied,
An old friend you dont rember.
Friend?
Well, just take a quick look Im here to negotiate. You might refuse, but the offer will be enticing.
The Earth Demons eyes sharpened.
Here was a person he had never seen before, standing before him, and he could not simply refuse.
Speaking of conditions. It felt like a veiled threat.
Tell , Im not one to shy away from negotiations.
But due to his optimistic nature, the Earth Demon looked relaxed.
Without even asking who the man was or what the condition was.
As expected, it was a romantic attitude that did not care about status or conditions.
Nice.
Seol-Hwi laughed at those words.
He thought it would be easier to get to the starting point.
Earth Demon, the Fourth Disciple of the Heavenly Demon. I will play your role.
How does it seem? My suggestion?
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