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Chapter 92
Over the past two years, Choi Yeo-shim and Lee Shin had not met face to face, but they had exchanged quite a few messages.
[Tiring little bastard]: As expected, Choi’s apothecary, the potions are amazingㅎ (roughly a thumbs-up emoji)
[Tiring little bastard]: I’m using the poison well too. When did you put in the instructions? It’s perfectㅎㅎㅎㅎ!
[Me]: Thank you.
[Tiring little bastard]: Ugh, short reply. My feelings ㅠㅠ
W̃e b̊ńо̄ v̆ е̇l̆ Еn ũm̆ а̇
[Me]: ;;;;
At first, Choi Yeo-shim had been cautious of Lee Shin, so most of their early conversations were almost one-sided attempts by Lee Shin to court her favor.
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But before long, their relationship began to change.
[Tiring little bastard]: Head of the household! Head of the household! Head of the household!
[Me]: What’s the matter?
[Tiring little bastard]: You’ll need trading partners, right? Make sure to take good notes on the guilds I mentioned from now on!
Е n ù ḿ â.i d̀
[Me]: Huh?
The day after receiving this absurd message, a delivery corruption case that began in Busan spread nationwide.
Thanks to this, all delivery companies underwent thorough investigation, and lower-tier guilds scheduled for raids the day after tomorrow were frantically searching for potions with stacks of cash in hand.
At the time, Choi Yeo-shim and Choi’s Pharmacy, in a desperate situation, were able to contract with the “guilds with a bright future” Lee Shin had guaranteed, solving their urgent funding problem.
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Beyond this, Lee Shin helped Choi Yeo-shim in many ways.
[Tiring but thankful]: We’re opening a café. If you don’t mind, would you like to supply us? Energy drinks are selling a lot these days. Just like that ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ
Е̄ n̊u̇ ṁ.a . і̀d̈
He also consistently sent expensive gifts for occasions, and even remembered birthdays that no one else cared about.
[Tiring but thankful]: Happy birthday. I didn’t know what you liked, so I just sent what I saw—did it arrive okay? ㅎㅎ
After two years of this care and attention…
[Me]: The three-year mourning period’s over, come visit sometime.
She had thus been recognized as a reincarnated ancestor by Lee Shin.
In his terms, her “favorability” had been fulfilled.
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And now it was time to act.
[Master Longlegs]: Coming to meet you nowㅎㅎ!!
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The An-ga Garden.
As Choi Yeo-shim tilted the teapot, the gentle scent of mulberry leaf tea spread around.
“Please have some. I didn’t expect you to come all of a sudden.”
W̊е bn ô ve_l Е̊ n̈u m̂a
“Oh? I just said it casually… did I come without noticing?”
“Not at all. I never speak frivolously.”
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“Opposite me, then.”
“You’re as mischievous as ever. Fufu.”
“Hahaha!”
Smiling brightly, Lee Shin then spoke with a serious expression.
Е n̆um а
“I’m glad your parents are well. Your face looks much better.”
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to take care of them well. But isn’t this the first time you’ve seen my face? I was wearing a straw hat back then…”
“I saw it in the character cutscene. You’re one of the main characters too.”
“You’re just as I remember, really.”
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“Uh, I’m serious!”
“Don’t be funny. Fufu.”
Ėn u m à .ï d
While speaking, Lee Shin glanced around.
Stone walls, jangdok jars, herbs rather than flowers, mulberry trees usable for medicine, food, and high-quality tea—nothing wasted.
Practical yet serene, the garden reflected Choi Yeo-shim’s understated personality.
“Seeing this An-ga, I understand how much effort the household head put in.”
“What effort? Nurturing and prospering the family is what a noble household head should do. I think you’re actually the more impressive one.”
“Me?”
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“Yes. I’ve been watching the Mir Guild in Gyeonggi. Lee Hye-jeong used the poison I gave perfectly—I was pleased. The traps used in raids weren’t bad either.”
“Oh, really. Not only the poison, but also praise for the potions is widespread. Now Choi’s Pharmacy has become indispensable.”
“Pfft! That’s quite the expression.”
If the An-ga reflected Choi Yeo-shim’s serene personality, Mir Guild mirrored Lee Shin’s.
Cheerful and bold, courageous in trials and never complacent in happiness.
No matter the obstacle, they could make a witty remark like before—Mir Guild was Lee Shin personified.
Wе b ń оv̂е̇l Еn u̇ṁ а
“Damn…my soul mate was here. Record that, I’ll show it to Dong-ha hyung.”
“Is that necessary? As Vice CEO, he respects you more than anyone.”
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“Heh, respect? I do it because I like it.”
Thus, with a cup of tea, they caught up, then moved to business.
“What brings you here?”
“Normally, I’d say, ‘Do you need a reason to come?’ but… what I’m about to discuss will force me to be serious.”
Е ńü m̈а . і̂d̀
Lee Shin, sipping tea, wiped all traces of humor from his face and spoke seriously.
“The reason I came today is to be introduced to Mr. Akbong.”
“Akbong? What is that…?”
At first, Choi Yeo-shim was confused, not knowing what he meant.
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But at that name, her eyes suddenly widened, as if something clicked.
“Akbong, you mean the Akbong I know? The legendary general in textbooks?”
Еn ú ṁ_а̊ ._ї d̀
“Exactly. That Akbong. He created the legendary item Chiljido, even recorded in Guinness.”
Legendary items made purely by human hands, not from gate drops, numbered ten worldwide.
Among these, the most recently created was Akbong’s Chiljido.
Even those unfamiliar with the industry would recognize the name.
But why me?
Choi Yeo-shim, after staring at Lee Shin for a long moment, said, “Excuse me,” plucked a hair from his head, and rubbed it in her palm.
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Immediately, bio-signals were read with magical light, and her eyes widened in shock.
“Normal…?!”
At first, it sounded insane, like some drug-induced hallucination—but it was completely normal.
Terrifying in its way: he spoke as if insane with complete seriousness while sober.
“Of course, I’m perfectly normal. And extremely serious.”
“Sir, I’m sorry, but I’ve never met him. How could I reasonably introduce you?”
Е n um̊ а̂
In the past, Choi’s Pharmacy prospered enough to be invited to the “National Prestigious Families Association,” which gathered only the top noble families of Korea, but that was before the accident of Dok-gae.
Afterward, with almost no interaction with other places, her connections became extremely shallow.
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It was obvious from the fact that when it fell two years ago, no one helped.
Perhaps Choi Yeo-shim always consciously thought “prestigious, prestigious” because she remembered this. If even she didn’t recognize herself, she wouldn’t truly be prestigious.
“Putting all that aside, this is a pharmacy. Isn’t it absurd to look for a blacksmith in a pharmacy?”
Predicting this response, Lee Shin nodded slightly and continued.
Êṅ ů_m̀а
“Do you know? Master Akbong and the great-grandfather of the head of the family, Elder Dok-gae, were of similar age.”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“Please, just listen to me for a moment.”
What Lee Shin was about to tell now is a GM-level behind-the-scenes substory. Unless one is an exceptional figure like Lee Shin, it is the kind of anecdotal history that is extremely hard to find.
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When he was young, Choi’s Pharmacy was devastated by an attack from a villain organization, and only Dok-gae survived. Blinded by revenge, Dok-gae abandoned healing medicine and decided to wield poisons that kill.
But the problem remained: Dok-gae only had 1 leg.
Еň ŭm̌ а
He lost one leg during the attack.
How could he take revenge when his body could barely support itself?
“Crutches wouldn’t do. Prosthetics were difficult too. He had to be able to ‘fight,’ even if only briefly. Once he made that judgment, Elder Dok-gae sought a young genius at the time, known as Korea’s top prodigy craftsman.”
“……No way?”
“Akbong. At the time, a young man of the same age known as Akbong.”
Young Akbong felt pity for young Dok-gae.
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Like Dok-gae’s family, Akbong also came from a prestigious family of craftsmen. The idea of a fallen prestigious family didn’t feel foreign to him.
“So he created an item with all his skill. An item that could replace the leg……hmm, more than an item, it’s a weapon. An extremely powerful weapon. I’ll leave out the rest. I think you, head of the family, already have an idea.”
Choi Yeo-shim, listening with a serious expression, finally spoke with effort.
“I’ve always wondered how my great-grandfather accomplished that. Leaving aside fear or thrill, the great-grandfather I saw when I was young used crutches.”
“At that time, he was probably finishing his revenge and seeking atonement.”
“Which means…….”
Ẇе̊ bn̆ о̌ v̇е̇ l E̊.n u m̃ а
She let out a thoughtful hum.
After pondering for a long while, Choi Yeo-shim stood and said:
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“Follow me. I think I understand what that weapon is.”
Soon, the two arrived at a basement. The underground medicine storage emitted a chilling aura, even through the closed door.
On both door panels, Chinese characters were written like talismans.
“Seal(封), Demon(魔). We call it Bongma-go.”
Ẇ ê b ǹ о̇v̂ è l Ẽ ñu m ӓ
“Sealing demons……impressive.”
Opening the Bongma-go, a cold chill and the smell of medicine wafted out.
“Bongma-go stores medicinal ingredients with strong demonic energy. These types of herbs cannot be stored with regular herbs—they would spoil the surroundings.”
“In our terms, it’s called negative mana.”
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“You seem to know.”
“It’s always a matter of caution.”
Еnǔ m̊ а̀
Black magic, curses, mind control, and demonic swords are things referred to as mana or negative mana.
When dealing with flawed characters, using these properly is essential, so Lee Shin was naturally familiar with them.
“Indeed, a guild must always be cautious. A wrong move could endanger both oneself and those nearby. My great-grandfather warned me a hundred, a thousand times when handling demonic energy.”
Choi Yeo-shim picked up a “medicine stone” from the stall, pausing as if to recall the past, and continued:
“For that reason, my great-grandfather made Bongma-go himself. He would sit me on his lap and say, ‘Even dangerous things can be useful if used properly.’ At the time, I didn’t fully understand what he meant.”
Five steps to the right, two steps forward from the center of the warehouse.
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Choi Yeo-shim inserted the key, passed down to the head of the family, into the dirt floor.
Her hand was drawn into the soil.
At that moment, bizarre characters radiated outward in an octagonal pattern.
“Juju? Top-tier juju.”
It was far more advanced than the perception-disrupting juju circles seen when infiltrating the base of the Russian gang, who were now considered “brothers.”
Moments later, as the light dimmed, a chest appeared.
Ëň_umȧ. і ḋ
It was embedded in the floor.
She carefully opened the chest, revealing an old-fashioned prosthetic leg, reminiscent of Captain Hook’s.
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“This is it, right?”
“I believe so.”
※ Revenge Quest ― Epic
: At the desperate request of the one-legged avenger, a prosthetic created by Akbong. Consumes magical energy to greatly enhance physical abilities. Sacrifices ‘life force’ to disappear from the target’s sight.
Е̌ǹü ḿӑ . і́ d́
Unbelievable.
“Unreal. He made an epic item in his twenties?”
Even knowing the story, it was awe-inspiring. Lee Shin looked at the prosthetic with an utterly affectionate gaze.
“May I touch it?”
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“Of course.”
Like a dwarf obsessively fondling a ring in an old fantasy movie Lee Shin had once seen, he stroked the prosthetic.
W̌ ё b̌ nоv̌ě l Ēñum а̊
Watching, Choi Yeo-shim asked what had been on her mind:
“But CEO, I understand the connection between my great-grandfather and Master Akbong. I understand the story of the prosthetic. But—”
Lee Shin had knelt to request an “introduction.”
“Even so, I swear I do not know Master Akbong.”
They had never met. She didn’t know his face, age, or anything, so how could she make an introduction?
She wanted to help as much as possible, but she couldn’t.
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Is there even anyone in the world who could fulfill this request?
Apparently, he had retired and never revealed his whereabouts.
There were even rumors he had died.
People, hunters, guilds, even the state itself had searched with burning eyes but eventually gave up……
At that moment, Choi Yeo-shim, about to continue speaking, was rendered speechless by the name Lee Shin uttered:
“Master Jakbu.”
Ë n ûm а
“……!!”
“You know him, right?”
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Choi Yeo-shim looked at Lee Shin, frozen like a broken doll.
“How do you know him?”
Master Jakbu is the elder who had helped her family pharmacy since she was a child.
Even when the pharmacy fell two years ago, he had warmly reassured her with a face covered in age spots, saying, “Don’t worry about money.”
È n̈ u̇ m̊а̇ . i d
Could it be? No, right?
Choi Yeo-shim asked with that look. Lee Shin nodded as if confirming, then twisted the joint of the prosthetic.
Choi Yeo-shim’s eyes widened as if they would tear.
Between the rod-like base and the separated main body was a hidden faded note.
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It was the signature of Akbong.
“I ask once more. Please introduce me to Master Akbong.”
Ė_ń u m̂ а̀. і̆ d́
Moments later, Choi Yeo-shim stood, draped in her robe.
“……Prepare yourself. I need to see this too.”
The legendary master, Akbong, with her own eyes.
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