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Chapter 267
Chapter 267. A Damnably Longed-For Face (2)
“What is this?”
“…….”
“I asked what you are, you bastard!”
The moment I saw Yaryul Jae’s fierce eyes after he turned around, I realized it.
W е́ b̈n о̇ v̊ е̃ l̂ Ѐnû m̆ӓ
“Damn it……”
The current Yaryul Jae did not know me. And.
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“Answer me, you bastard! Why did you grab someone who was walking perfectly fine?”
……the Yaryul Jae of my previous life had a filthy temper.
“……Could it be that Jang Sik-yeong sent you?”
Yaryul Jae brought his hand to his hilt as though he might draw his blade at any moment.
Wé b̈n о̇v̀ еl Е́ nùm̆.å
Judging by this life as well, his personality did not seem very different from his previous one.
“What should I do……”
I could not very well tell him that I had returned to the past, and I could not simply walk away after calling him by name.
If we fought, I would not lose, but then suspicion toward me would arise.
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“Why are you not answering? Are you mute? If you are mute, how did you call me?”
Yaryul Jae immediately prepared to fight, without the slightest consideration for my inability to speak.
Е̃nǔ mа .ī_d́
At any rate, every one of those Sojeong Squad bastards had a temper……
“Haa…….”
Just as I was wondering whether I should use Unrivaled under Heaven Movement Art and flee—
“Jin So-un?”
Behind Yaryul Jae, a boy with shaggy hair sticking up in tufts poked his head out.
For some reason, he looked familiar……
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“Jin So-un, what brings you here?”
It was none other than Yaryul Geuk.
At that instant, my mind spun rapidly.
“Th-That is right! Yaryul Geuk! I-I called you.”
“…….”
Yaryul Geuk tilted his head as though he had no idea what was going on.
Ŵе̇b̈ ṅ оv̈ el Е n̂ ùṁ а
Pretending not to notice, I asked him,
“I…… called you, but another person reacted instead……. Ahem. Who is this?”
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“…….”
Still not erasing the suspicion from his eyes, Yaryul Geuk answered curtly.
“What are you going to do if you know?”
This rude little brat……
W̆ е_bnо̆ v̄е l En ü m̌ а̃
Once we got back to the Academy, he would have to roll around all day before he came to his senses. Tsk.
While I was devising a plan to reform Yaryul Geuk—
“If it is Jin…… So-un, are you not Young Hero Black Flame Dragon?”
The answer came from Yaryul Jae.
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And.
“To think I would meet you like this!”
Ѐn u m̄ â. i̇ ď
The man who had been about to mistake me for Jang Sik-yeong’s subordinate and kill me to silence me suddenly clasped his fist and bowed his head.
Hm? What was this?
“I have heard much of you. I am Yaryul Jae, Geuk’s elder brother.”
His tone changed all of a sudden as well. It was difficult to adjust.
“Ah, I…… see. I thought you looked somewhat familiar.”
“I too feel deeply moved to meet Young Hero Black Flame Dragon like this.”
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“Yes? Y-Young Hero?”
My head tilted.
What was with him? He was not the Yaryul Jae I knew……
“I have heard a great deal from Geuk. He said there was a friend who helped him greatly with Academy life.”
“Brooother!! When did I ever say that?”
Yaryul Geuk rolled his eyes and lunged at his elder brother.
Е̄n u m.а. і̆d̃
Yaryul Jae remained standing in place and stretched out one hand to suppress Yaryul Geuk’s head.
“Thank you for looking after this fellow who cannot be honest with himself. I have heard many rumors of your great chivalrous righteousness, and it seems they were not false after all.”
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Hearing him call me friends with that hissing brat made my skin crawl a little.
Well, perhaps the boy felt the same way, because he seemed to be doing everything he could to stop Yaryul Jae’s mouth.
It would not be bad to play the part of a righteous Academy Representative overflowing with chivalrous spirit.
I put a benevolent smile across my face and clasped my fist in return.
Е n ùṁ á
“You are too kind. It was only…… only what I should naturally do.”
Indeed, Yaryul Jae’s impression was quite different from the one I remembered from my previous life.
There was a sharpness to him, but he did not feel filled with venom. When he looked at his younger brother hissing at him, he even smiled from time to time.
Had the personality of my previous life’s Yaryul Jae been formed after Yaryul Geuk died?
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How awkward.
“He seems to follow Young Hero Jin quite a lot as well. Please continue to look after him.”
Ẅ ēbn̊о́v̊е l Ӗ n̊ u m̄ а̇
“It is not like that! Shut your mouth!”
By contrast, Yaryul Geuk’s face flushed red as though it might burst.
Oh? I could not just let this pass.
I looked at Yaryul Geuk tenderly.
“I see. To think Geuk thought of me that way……! I must take even better care of him from now on.”
At my words, Yaryul Geuk’s face went beyond red and turned nearly black with mortification.
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This was quite worth seeing, was it not?
That was why he should not climb over me carelessly, this brat.
After smiling once at the little wildcat, I asked Yaryul Jae,
“May I ask what sort of work you do, Great Hero?”
“Great Hero, you say……. Ha ha ha.”
Yaryul Jae, who had subdued Yaryul Geuk with acupoint striking just before he could explode and rush at me, scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
Ӗ nuṁ.а . i ḋ
“I am not anyone that remarkable. I merely live modestly by the blade.”
“Is that so? Even so, I have heard that the studies of the Flowing Cloud Sect are not shallow.”
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Yaryul Jae politely shook his head.
“That too belongs to the past now. Still, lately, I am relieved that Geuk seems to have discovered some new path.”
Then he clasped his fist once more.
“I heard you gave him much help with his realization. Sharing such a thing could not have been easy…… I offer you my thanks again.”
Е̊nu̇ m а
“…….”
Originally, it was a path Yaryul Jae had found on his own. Yet Yaryul Jae, who had no way of knowing my circumstances, felt as though he had been given as a gift the realization he himself had discovered after great hardship.
“No. I merely passed it along.”
“……Hm? Passed it along?”
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I slowly nodded.
As I recalled the Yaryul Jae of my previous life, who must have suffered more than anyone.
Е_n̄ um а̂
“Yes. Because its original owner would have wanted it to be so.”
Yaryul Jae tilted his head.
There was no use explaining. He would not understand it anyway.
I quickly changed the subject.
“Do you plan to continue living as a wandering martial artist?”
“Ah, in truth, even that has not been going smoothly, so I am looking for a place to settle.”
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“A place to settle……”
“I heard the Murim Alliance is recruiting lower-rank warriors this time, so I intend to apply there.”
So it came to this after all.
The incidents that had occurred until now had certainly followed a different track from my previous life, but the result that unfolded was not greatly different.
Out of needless impatience, I pressed him.
“Have you not thought of trying another line of work? Commerce, perhaps……”
Ŵ е̊ b̃ ṅоv еl̆ Е̊n̈ ŭ_m а
“What do you mean by that……?”
The character cheon appeared between Yaryul Jae’s brows.
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Prepared to hear him curse at me, I spoke.
“I have heard that serving as a lower-rank warrior in the Murim Alliance is not easy.”
“…….”
However, contrary to my expectations, he did not immediately curse at me or draw his blade.
W е̌b ňo̊v́ĕľ Еn ûmä
“I thank you for your concern, but as a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, I am confident that I can overcome any difficulty.”
And at that moment, I realized it.
He had no intention of leaving the murim world to which he belonged.
He thought of the Flowing Cloud Sect’s revival, and he had never abandoned his life as a martial artist for even a single moment. He would not do so in the future either.
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Just as he had never regretted it until the moment he died in my previous life.
“I see……”
Ẃ èb ň оv е̂l̈ Ӗ ǹ ū m а̂
“Ah…… Forgive me. I grew needlessly heated.”
I bowed my head politely.
“Not at all. I was the one who said something discourteous.”
Even if it was not the Murim Alliance, he would not leave the murim world in the end.
Just as he had in my previous life, the man before me would also strive endlessly for the revival of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
And eventually.
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He would set foot in the Great Righteous-Demonic War.
“If it will end up that way anyway……”
If he could not leave the murim world, then it would be best for him to remain by my side.
“If you pass, I recommend applying to White Wolf Pavilion.”
“White Wolf Pavilion?”
“Yes. I heard many outstanding people are assigned there.”
W eb̀ ń о̃ vе l_ Ėñũ m а
“Hmm…… Is that so?”
“Yes.”
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Hoping that, as in my previous life, he would end up in the Sojeong Squad of White Wolf Pavilion.
Sincerely hoping that we could meet again.
I turned and returned to my party.
“Sob, sob. I am trash.”
W е̇b̄n̊о̇ v ë l̈_ Е ňüm а
“That is right. Young Master Mo Geum-pyo is trash.”
At Eun-ho’s words, Geum-pyo glared sharply at him.
“Why do you keep changing my family name, you bastard?”
“Do you intend to keep using the Lee family name even after receiving a Grade E evaluation?”
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“It was a mistake! A mistake, I said! I can overturn it with the practical evaluation!”
However, Eun-ho did not back down either.
Еn_u m̊ ӓ. і̄ ḋ
“Someone who loses every time to my younger brother Dong-ryong says such a thing……”
“You bastard! Do you want to die?”
“Yes, yes. I am indeed a Lee, and Young Master Geum-pyo has no family name……”
CRASH.
While Geum-pyo lunged at Eun-ho and Dong-ryong tried to stop them, turning the place into chaos—
Nam Hwa-seong, who had been wearing a sulky expression for the past several days, suddenly spoke.
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“Why did you bring me?”
“Hm?”
“Why did you bring a spy to a place where you are gathering with your companions?”
Good grief. Watching a fellow that large pout his lips was revolting beyond words.
I gave him a faint laugh.
“If a spy was left alone in the Representative Delegation, he would steal confidential information. That is why I brought you.”
Webn о̀ v еl̊ Е̃ n umа̇
“Damn it……”
Nam Hwa-seong drained his cup of wine in one gulp and roughly wiped his lips.
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He refilled his empty cup and was about to drain it again when he suddenly turned his head toward me.
“I do not know what I am doing either.”
After hesitating briefly, Nam Hwa-seong emptied his cup once more and asked me with burning eyes.
“Let me ask you one thing. If I become one of your people…… will you protect my sect?”
Ėñüm а.
“What are you suddenly talking about?”
“I am serious, Jin So-un. If I follow you around…… can you protect our Three Origins Sect’s position among the One Hundred Eight Peaks?”
Seeing Nam Hwa-seong wear a more serious expression than ever, it seemed something had happened.
“Why should I?”
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“What?”
“Why should I look after your sect’s position too?”
W̊ еb̀ ṅоv́ е́ l̊ Eṅ u m̆a_
To begin with, the reason I did not belong to the Righteous Path Association, the Orthodox Path Association, or the Twelve Peak Citadels was to take one step back from their petty political struggles.
The reason I had not promised the Academy Representative Delegation a rosy future was the same.
“…….”
Nam Hwa-seong, whose expression had hardened, raised one corner of his mouth.
“That is true. It is not your responsibility.”
Just as Nam Hwa-seong was about to drain his cup again, I continued.
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“Instead, I will tell you how to protect your sect.”
His hand, which had been lifting the cup, stopped abruptly.
“What?”
“I will tell you how your sect can avoid extermination in the war to come. And if it falls into danger, I will fight with you.”
“…….”
A sudden silence settled over the once-noisy drinking party.
Е.ńũ m̆ǎ .їd̀
The members of the executive staff, including Il-gak, and my own companions, including my Junior Brothers, all stopped speaking and listened to the conversation between Nam Hwa-seong and me.
“What does that……”
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Nam Hwa-seong asked me with a blank expression, as though he could not grasp the situation. I gave him a clear answer.
“That is as far as I can promise. Take care of your own rise in the world and your sect’s position yourself. I do not have the ability to do such things, nor do I have any desire to.”
“…….”
Still seeming unable to grasp the situation, Nam Hwa-seong stared blankly at my face for a long time, fiddling with his wine cup.
E n̄um̆а̄ . і d
It was Il-gak who asked the question in his stead.
“Benefactor Jin…… do you think a war will break out?”
I obediently nodded.
“Why would you think there will be no war?”
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“But the Blood Cult has already……”
“Is the Blood Cult the only enemy?”
Е̄n u m̄а̀ . і̌ d̄
“…….”
“The Murim Alliance is passing through a more brilliant golden age than ever before. But that does not mean it has no enemies.”
I raised my head and looked over each of my companions.
“When this golden age ends, great chaos will come, and the murim world will be trapped in the flames of a great war.”
“…….”
While everyone was pondering the future I had spoken of only in fragments, wondering who the “enemy” I mentioned might be—
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Nam Hwa-seong, seemingly having reached a decision, opened his mouth.
“Jin So-un, will you truly fight for Three Origins Sect?”
I nodded.
“The sect of a comrade and subordinate is my sect as well.”
“A comrade and subordinate……”
Nam Hwa-seong repeated my words, then drained his cup in one breath.
Ŵе̇.b̃n о̇ vė l Е̄_ñ u m̊ӑ
“Kuh…… Jin So-un, there is something you need to know.”
“What is it?”
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“I met Cheol Sun-jik not long ago. But…… it seems the Twelve Peak Citadels are plotting something.”
Cheol Sun-jik.
It seemed the time had come for him to start moving.
Cheol Sun-jik the Schemer.
Е̇ nu m а
That had been his nickname in my previous life.
He did have another epithet, but people called him the Schemer.
When it came to political intrigue and stratagems, no one could easily match him.
During the war, he seized the greatest number of victories with the least amount of damage.
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Considering that most of those belonging to his unit were members of the Twelve Peak Citadels, it was not simply because their skill was good, nor because their strategy and tactics were outstanding.
To begin with, the Demonic Cult was not an opponent against whom strategy and tactics worked properly.
Ёñ u m̂ à . і̂ d̊
Then what was the reason he had been able to obtain so many victories?
He always fought the weakest units.
Whenever his unit was about to encounter a strong enemy, he used every means available to pass that enemy on to another unit.
“Well, if that can be called a talent, then perhaps it is one.”
From the very beginning, even before I entered the Murim Academy, Cheol Sun-jik had been the person I considered the greatest object of caution.
Even in my previous life, the place that had suffered the greatest losses because of Cheol Sun-jik’s unit was White Wolf Pavilion.
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Perhaps my ill-fated relationship with him had continued from my previous life.
“He endured for quite a long time too.”
Considering the connection that had begun from the Regular Exam, from Cheol Sun-jik’s perspective, he had waited a long time.
I too had strongly felt that it was about time for him to move for the sake of his own purpose.
Sure enough.
“Representative, the Academy students wish to arrange a discussion with the Representative.”
Е̃ nŭmа
“A discussion?”
I tilted my head at the story I had not heard in my previous life.
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Jang Woo-jae continued his report with a worried expression.
“Yes. They say they wish to discuss the Academy’s future direction.”
“All of the Academy students?”
“No. They say there are separate people representing the Academy students.”
Ënũ m̊ а̂
“…….”
Jang Woo-jae seemed dumbfounded too, for he answered with a sneer.
“They call themselves the ‘Academy Physicians.’”
The moment I heard the word “Physician,” a term I had never heard before, one face came to mind.
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“Is Cheol Sun-jik among them?”
“Huh? How did you know that……?”
Еňum̊ а
How did I know?
When there was already an Academy Representative standing in plain sight, the idea of selecting new people to represent the Academy students was……
“Haa, bastard. I can hear the gears in his head turning all the way from here.”
Something only a man like Cheol Sun-jik could come up with.
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