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Chapter 260
Chapter 260. Parading in Brocade at Night
The Department Head of the Alliance Leader’s Hall examined the report once again on his way to the Alliance Leader’s office.
The delegation had entered Wuhan.
Most reports that came up through Mantongbu contained only the most important or urgent matters.
Minor matters such as a mere delegation arriving in Wuhan were normally filtered out by the Heavenly Eye Pavilion before they ever reached Mantongbu.
Е́ṅum̌.ā_
Even so, the reason this report had reached the Alliance Leader’s Hall was because of the personal instructions of Hyeok Mu-gang, the current Alliance Leader of the Murim Alliance.
“Alliance Leader, they say the delegation will soon arrive.”
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The moment he reported from outside the Alliance Leader’s office, the office door opened at once, startling the Department Head.
And then.
“Is that true?”
He flinched at the Alliance Leader’s expression, which somehow seemed flushed with excitement.
Èn̂ um а̂
If a nonexistent grandson had brought home a granddaughter-in-law, perhaps that would be the expression one would make.
……After thinking that for a moment, the Department Head came to his senses and spoke.
“Yes. The Heavenly Eye Pavilion has sent the news.”
“I understand.”
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Hyeok Mu-gang immediately finished preparing to go out.
The Department Head tilted his head.
Ӗṅû mа̄. і̃ d
“Do you intend to go out personally?”
If it was a delegation, even having them received at the level of the Mantongbu Department Head would be an enormous courtesy.
And yet the Alliance Leader himself was stepping forward?
Hyeok Mu-gang even snorted through his nose and spoke firmly.
“They are heroes who have accomplished a great deed in this matter. We cannot let them walk at night in brocade.”
“…….”
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Leaving behind the Department Head, who did not quite understand, Hyeok Mu-gang rushed like an arrow to Mantongbu.
Clack.
When Hyeok Mu-gang entered through the door that suddenly opened, the Alliance members of Mantongbu, startled, stiffened and began lining up.
“Tsk……”
Seeing that, Jegal So-myeong furrowed his brow.
“Did I not say I would bring them to you myself?”
Ŵ ẽb́ n̂ о v̌ ѐl̄ Е n̂ ûm̈ а
He understood that Hyeok Mu-gang found them admirable and was glad to see them, but there were still people watching.
It was only natural that the authority of an Alliance Leader would not stand if he moved this easily.
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However, Hyeok Mu-gang wore an expression that said he needed neither authority nor dignity.
“They are heroes who accomplished something extraordinary. If they do not receive treatment befitting that, who would devote loyalty to the Murim Alliance?”
At that, Jegal So-myeong had no choice but to give up.
“Please come inside first. It will not be too late to move after we hear that the delegation has entered the Alliance.”
E.n umа
“B-but……”
“Now!”
At the Grand Strategist’s shout, Hyeok Mu-gang sat down with an awkward expression.
In the meantime, one Alliance member brought tea to Hyeok Mu-gang, and Jegal So-myeong began dealing with the mountain of reports still piled up before him.
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“Do you still have that much work to……”
CRUMPLE.
Ѐ nu m̈а . і̀d
Before Hyeok Mu-gang could even finish speaking, the report in Jegal So-myeong’s hand wrinkled, and his brow crumpled along with it in a rather dangerous way.
“What did you say……?”
“Hm?”
“Are you seriously saying that right now?”
“N-no, that is……”
Jegal So-myeong lifted the crumpled papers into the air one after another.
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An endless parade of reports unfolded.
At the madness dwelling in Jegal So-myeong’s eyes as he showed them one by one, Hyeok Mu-gang unknowingly leaned back.
“I-is that so?”
Judging that he had misspoken, he tried to calm Jegal So-myeong down, but now that Jegal So-myeong’s mouth had opened, he had no intention of stopping.
“Handling the countless Ultimate Formations and traps those Blood Cult bastards installed!”
“Supporting the return of the dispatched warriors and dealing with supply issues!”
En ů ma
“The scale of the new Branches that must be established in Shanxi Province due to the founding of the Black Thought Alliance!”
Jegal So-myeong poured out his duties loudly enough to make Mantongbu ring.
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But it did not end there.
“These are merely the urgent issues we must handle immediately! But do you know this?”
While Hyeok Mu-gang was flustered by the sudden question, the madness in Jegal So-myeong’s eyes deepened even further.
“Once these are finished, we have to deal with the backlog we pushed aside, which amounts to ten times this!! And you ask if I have a lot of work???? Hm?? You ask if I have a lot of work????”
Ŵ ёbn о̆v̆ѐ l̇ Ènû_ṁа̄
“I-I am sorry, Grand Strategist…… I have placed too heavy a burden……”
“Do not merely say it. Give me actual help! Actual help!”
Jegal So-myeong’s eyes had turned crimson, and his face drew so close that Hyeok Mu-gang found it unbearably burdensome.
He barely squeezed out his voice.
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“I-I understand. I will speak to the Elder Hall and have the budget increased.”
“That is not all! Talent! No, I do not even need talent! People! We are short on people!”
Е̃nú m̈ á . і d
“Th-that is because you set the minimum standard too high, Grand Strategist……”
“What did you just say?”
“…….”
At the sight of Jegal So-myeong suddenly turning cold, Hyeok Mu-gang could not answer and merely swallowed dryly.
To be honest, was there only one or two talented people who wanted to enter Mantongbu?
The one who had rejected them was none other than Jegal So-myeong.
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However, if he nitpicked over that now, something would surely go terribly wrong.
Hyeok Mu-gang let out a long sigh and said,
“I-I will pay attention to it.”
“I. Am. Counting. On. You.”
The area beneath his eyes looked darker than ever.
It was certainly time for change.
Е̊ n u̇ m̀ а .і̇ d
For now, they were maintaining an agreement with the Black Thought Alliance because they had a common enemy in the Blood Cult, but no one knew when conflict with the Black Thought Alliance might arise.
Moreover, there were ‘those things’ that threatened Jianghu.
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They had coexisted with the Black Path for hundreds of years despite suffering conflicts, but ‘those things’ were beings with whom coexistence was utterly impossible.
Even from the way they had briefly shown themselves in Jianghu until now, it was enough to know that their common sense was already different from that of Jianghu.
Thinking of that, it was not only Mantongbu but the entire Murim Alliance that lacked talent.
‘Should I go to an academy somewhere and kidnap people?’
Е̂ n ũ mа̃
Just as Hyeok Mu-gang, despite being the Murim Alliance Leader, was imagining something absurd,
A member of Mantongbu approached the two of them and reported.
“They say the delegation has entered the Murim Alliance.”
It was the news Hyeok Mu-gang had been waiting for so eagerly.
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“Pardon?”
I cleaned my ear and asked again.
W_еb́ n öv е́l En̄ u mа
But seeing the Alliance member’s poor expression, it seemed my attitude had looked rather arrogant.
Hmm, that was not it. I simply thought I had misheard something, so I asked again while cleaning my ear. Tsk.
The Alliance member spoke again with a sullen expression.
“He said all of you are to come.”
“…….”
I looked at Ak Byeong-bi.
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Whatever the case, we were a delegation selected in secret.
Normally, a report like this would be made by the Delegation Leader as the representative, and the rest would receive the information through the Delegation Leader, would it not?
Moreover, we were in a rather troublesome situation right now.
“So…… sleepy. Mnya, mnya.”
Dang Seo-hui was sleeping on my back, soaking it with drool.
……And in this state, we had to report to Mantongbu.
Е̌ ñ ů m̈ä
I showed Dang Seo-hui and asked again.
“Must everyone attend?”
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But there was no warm consideration.
“……Wake her. What are you doing?”
Tsk. As expected, the Murim Alliance was exceedingly cold and rigid.
I jostled the arms holding Dang Seo-hui on my back.
E n̄ úm а́
“Senior, wake up. They say we have to go to Mantongbu now.”
“Mnya, mnya, zzz…… I am tired. I worked too much.”
……You barely did anything! You only ate and slept!
The ones who dealt with the mounted bandits we met on the way and saved the slash-and-burn farmers suffering from famine were me and Senior Il-myeong.
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“Haa……”
When I let out a long sigh, Ak Byeong-bi spoke as though it was no great matter.
W̌ еb̀ n o v̇ е̂ ľ Ӗn̊.ù m a
“Let us just go. The Grand Strategist should know about Dang Seo-hui as well.”
Fine. I would not be the one receiving the thunderous scolding anyway.
Dang Seo-hui also needed to learn about ‘society’ through this opportunity.
‘In any case, can something be done about this drool?’
I followed Ak Byeong-bi while doing my best to ignore the warm sensation on the nape of my neck.
The Escorts who were originally supposed to part from us here eventually came inside with us because of the luggage.
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“It feels strangely quiet.”
The Murim Alliance, which should normally have been packed with people, somehow felt empty.
It was probably because of the warriors dispatched to Sichuan……
But the worry on the faces of the Alliance members was not particularly deep.
That alone allowed me to feel that the matter in Sichuan had been resolved well.
‘Another thing has changed from my previous life.’
Е.n u m̌ а. i d
The matter in Sichuan had ended more than a year earlier.
The Murim Alliance’s power had been preserved, and none of the sects based in Sichuan had suffered heavy damage.
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The blood of Academy students had not flowed, and above all, there were no people using this matter as a tool of political strife.
I felt that everything had changed well, but on the other hand, there was also a newly settled factor of unease.
‘The Yin-Yang Twin Demons.’
I had not thought the vicious Yin-Yang Twin Demons would already be active in Jianghu.
W.e bṅо̂v ӗ ľ Еn̆ú m̈ а̃
One could say it was good that I had learned something I had not originally known, but conversely, one could also say that because of the changed incidents, beings that had not originally moved were now moving.
Such changes were positive and negative at the same time.
If the Demonic Cult rose to power now, the Murim Alliance would collapse once again, and Jianghu would become a hellscape.
‘More drastic change is needed.’
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A drastic change powerful enough to completely twist the past.
Even if blood had to flow in a different way, a great change was necessary.
Е n̂ um а̌
While I was thinking that, the Alliance member stopped in front of a pavilion and turned his gaze toward me.
“Wake her soon. We cannot commit discourtesy.”
“…….”
No, I was not refusing to wake her because I did not want to.
If I had to choose between being marked by an Alliance member and being poisoned by the toxins Dang Seo-hui would throw in her half-asleep tantrum……
I would choose being marked by the Alliance member.
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I quietly ignored those words and stood still. The Alliance member, who had been frowning, finally opened the door.
“The delegation that went to the Black Thought Alliance has arrived.”
Together with the Alliance member’s report, our group entered.
In the small hall, there was only a single table standing alone, and two people sat to either side of it.
Hmm, as expected, I had known the Grand Strategist would be here, and beside him was……
‘Hyeok Mu-gang?!’
W̃ е b̊ n̆ӧ v̆ е.l Е́.ńûm̃а
Since Jegal So-myeong had sent the delegation, I had thought he would be waiting because he wanted to hear the results, but I had not imagined that Hyeok Mu-gang, the Alliance Leader, would also be waiting.
“Delegation Leader Ak Byeong-bi reports our return as of today.”
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The moment Ak Byeong-bi cupped his fist, Il-myeong and the Personal Guards and Escorts cupped their fists as well, and I, carrying Dang Seo-hui on my back, substituted with a nod of my head.
“You have all worked hard. Be at ease.”
When Jegal So-myeong nodded, the Escorts, who had finished their greetings, carefully placed the boxes on the floor and left the hall.
After even the Alliance member who had guided us left and the door closed, Jegal So-myeong opened his mouth.
Еnŭm а̊
“The inside of the Alliance is still unsettled, so I deliberately did not make your mission public. I ask you to understand that we could not prepare a grand welcoming banquet.”
The relationship between the Black Thought Alliance and the Murim Alliance had not yet been defined.
They would have to hear the opinions of the Elder Hall and each Pavilion, and also gather the opinions of the sects supporting the Murim Alliance before deciding.
Although maintaining friendly relations was naturally the right course for now, the Murim Alliance’s system required them to go through such a process.
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Ak Byeong-bi politely lowered his head.
“We did not do it in hopes of merit or reward. Please do not concern yourself with that.”
Ẅе̃b̌n о̊ṽ е̇ ĺ_ Еnum а
Jegal So-myeong nodded in satisfaction and began examining each of our faces.
When his gaze, which had gone to Il-myeong, passed over the Personal Guards and fixed on me,
……I briefly wondered whether I should wake Dang Seo-hui even now.
Fortunately,
“……She must have been very tired.”
Jegal So-myeong looked at Dang Seo-hui and let it pass without saying anything.
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He really let this go?
Was it because she was from the Tang Clan?
That would make me feel far too sad.
“What you accomplished this time is no different from saving the Murim Alliance from a great crisis. Even if it cannot be made public, we will not simply let it pass, so do not worry.”
“Thank you.”
“Hmm. Still, I arranged this private meeting because I wanted to hear what happened during that time.”
Е n̄ um̌ а̊
For an instant, Jegal So-myeong’s brow twisted slightly.
“……During the time you were in the Black Thought Alliance, information was not being properly conveyed either.”
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Jegal So-myeong glared at the Personal Guards, then soon corrected his expression and continued calmly.
“From what I heard through the Heavenly Eye Pavilion, there were many opinions within the Black Thought Alliance that they should strike the Murim Alliance from behind during this opportunity. How did you persuade them?”
At the Grand Strategist’s question, Ak Byeong-bi answered at once.
“We did not persuade them.”
Е̄n̊ùma
“Hm?”
“Far from persuading them, we were falsely accused and nearly died.”
“Falsely accused?”
They said all information around Shanxi Province had been cut off, so perhaps from then on, information had already stopped being conveyed properly.
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Ak Byeong-bi calmly nodded.
“Yes.”
Еn̊ ú m̌а
“No, then how?”
Jegal So-myeong tilted his head as though he could not understand.
The same was true of Hyeok Mu-gang, who had only been listening from the side.
“This is all Jin So-un’s achievement.”
“……Jin So-un?”
“…….”
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Jegal So-myeong and Hyeok Mu-gang’s gazes fixed on me.
Ah, I wanted to cup my fist stylishly as though it was nothing.
……But Dang Seo-hui, who was sleeping behind me, showed no sign of waking up.
Whether she knew how I felt or not,
“Mnya, mnya, I am the boss.”
……Dang Seo-hui was absorbed in playing leader in her dream.
Е n̄u m̀а . î d̀
Ah, please wake up already, and stop sleep-talking weird things!
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