The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 97
〈 97Tue 〉 Twelve missions, investigation (4）
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Danghwaseo looked at the scene unfolding before his eyes with a blank face..
The largest room in the manor.
In the middle of it all, a neat-looking woman trembles while wrapped around a rope..
And Namgung Jincheon is standing next to the woman with his arms crossed and his chin raised..
“What is it?”
Danghwaseo asked, fluttering his eyelashes..
Then Namgung Jincheon answered:.
“We traced back the things we were following and caught them. I said it was Hao Wen Ju..”
Hao Wen Zhou.
Haomunjura….
Danghwaseo swept under his eyes with his hand and looked at Ilwoon..
Ilwoon could not bear to look at Danghwaseo and lowered his head..
It was the same with Mokriwon..
She was looking at the floor with her mouth tightly shut due to her unusual appearance..
What kind of situation is this?.
Danghwaseo thought a more detailed explanation was needed and asked Namgung Jincheon..
“Did you go out??”
“So this must have crawled into the manor on its own feet??”
‘Seo-ye’s shoulders shook at the words ‘this’..
Even though he was cowering as if he was scared, he started looking at Namgung Jincheon with sallow eyes, as if he didn't like what he said..
Danghwaseo felt the back of his neck being pulled..
disobey orders.
And kidnapping people with unclear information.
‘…No, I'm not sure..’
Clearly felt traces of inner strength.
He is a top-notch warrior..
Considering that I had never seen a warrior in Gwiju before, I was sure I had picked up a clue..
Danghwaseo grabbed his pounding head and took a deep breath to calm his mind..
And asked again.
“Did this woman attack first??”
“He overpowered the escort to ask for help. He doesn't seem to have any reason to move as he wants..”
Why do the words asking for help and the words about subduing the escort continue?.
Danghwaseo briefly thought about this before approaching Seoye and removing the divination point..
“Huh….”
Only then did Seoye take a deep breath and look around..
Danghwaseo said.
“Danghwaseo, the owner of Yongbongdan. I want to hear your story.”
Understanding the exact causal relationship was a priority..
The paddock room I visited today was in such a state of neglect that it felt like a long time had passed since anyone had disappeared..
There were no other unmanned people found on the way there..
Meanwhile, the only warrior appeared in front of Namgung Jincheon, and it is unlikely that they knew any information about what happened here..
“can you talk?”
“yes….”
Seoye responded while shrinking his body..
He looks very anxious.
Since he has a neat and clean appearance, the impression that he is 'pathetic' comes to mind..
“…As Sword Dragon said, I am Hao Wenju. My name is Seoye..”
“How to prove that?”
“I will have Moonju’s card in my arms. Take it out.”
Tang Hwa-seo frowned and stretched out his hand toward her..
I put my hand into the robe and found a tile like she said..
The card taken out was black and had the word Hao Wen Ju written on it in neat letters..
‘Is this really the owner of the door??’
I can not know.
In the first place, we never saw what Hao Wen-ju's original tile was, and even if it was indeed Wen-ju's tile, we had to keep in mind the possibility that she was holding a tile instead of Wen-ju's..
‘first….’
Let's leave the doubt behind and listen to what comes next..
Danghwaseo gestured..
Then Seo-ye took a deep breath and began to speak..
“There was a demon attack. To Hao Wen's Beecher.”
“mine?”
“yes.”
“When did that happen??”
“3years ago.”
Danghwaseo’s brow furrowed..
‘barely?’
Judging by the team, Mine invaded the midfield more than 10 years ago..
Considering the route they took in, the probability of them passing by Guizhou was close to 0%..
But it was only three years ago that I was attacked by a demon..
While Danghwaseo's momentum was growing stronger as the suspicion grew stronger, Seoye added,.
“…I didn't know it was Mine until then..”
It was a reaction that seemed to have predicted Danghwaseo’s thoughts..
“I don't know how long they have been here. They were settled here even before I took the position of Munju..”
“When did you come to Munju??”
“10It was over a year ago.”
The timing is roughly right.
Danghwaseo asked with shining eyes..
“who are they?”
“…ronin.”
“hmm?”
“I am a ronin. He stayed as a guest at a nearby Heukdo Bangpa and lent him a sword... They were such romantic people..”
Seo Ye darkened his complexion and continued speaking..
“…There was never any doubt about my origins. This is because the Black Island is a place where there are fewer people with clear origins, and they were quite helpful to Haomun..”
“in what way?”
“They spent all the money they earned on entertainment. Among the men they bullied, there was also Hao Mun Soyu..”
“It served as a source of information. I guess that's what it means.”
Seo Ye nodded..
Danghwaseo summarized the story he heard and continued by asking:.
“I will ask you three questions. How did they know they were Mine? What happened here that makes me unable to see the drone? And what does it mean to ask for help?.”
Asking for the key information needed.
Seoye swallowed dry saliva and answered..
“…There is one reason why I first noticed that it was Mine, as I mentioned earlier. They attacked Hao Wen's office. As if he knew from the beginning where Hao Wen was..”
“The reason I was convinced that it was a demon and not a black sword?”
“This is why their eyes were stained red. The breathing was rough, and there was one person using an inhalation hole..”
Danghwaseo’s complexion became serious..
intake hole(？？？）.
It was a technique that was classified as particularly dangerous among magical techniques, absorbing the internal energy of others and converting it into magical energy..
‘It's definitely worth judging that way..’
When Tang Hwa-seo nodded, Seo-ye continued speaking..
“There was no time to counterattack. I had to run away, leaving the fallen writers behind, and I stayed in hiding to investigate what was going on here. Yes, this is a continuation of the second question..”
“Yeah, I was already curious. Why is there no driver??”
“It's not unmanned.”
Calligraphy chewed his lips..
Then I added more words..
“…My energy was sucked. So it feels like it's not unmanned..”
“That said, there was no one who had a special gait or prayer..”
“there is. It's just invisible.”
Calligraphy's face was full of despair..
“…Trapped in Haomun's Beecher. All drones who enter here are kidnapped and taken there..”
Danghwaseo took a breath..
If what she says is true, the cause and effect of all this is explained..
‘The reason why the battle room is empty.’
The reason why there are no unmanned people here.
And the reason why he lured Namgung Jincheon into an alley and met him..
‘then….’
The request is probably to save them..
Danghwaseo guessed, and Seoye nodded as if the guess was correct..
It was clear that Calligraphy was an unusual woman, as she seemed to know people's thoughts well and gave answers even without saying what she was thinking..
Danghwaseo frowned and pondered..
Will you believe and follow what she says?.
If not, should we ‘interrogate’?.
I'm done worrying for a moment.
“…Let's talk with the members..”
Danghwaseo chose to put on hold..
As she stood up, the members prepared to follow her..
Namgung Jincheon was still standing with his arms crossed..
“I monitor.”
There was an expression on the face that said that, as if asking how things were going..
He seemed proud of his achievements..
Dang Hwa-seo bit his lips, which were freely moist, nodded, and left the room..
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“How is it?”
When Danghwaseo, who had brought the members into another room, opened his mouth, Ilwoon responded..
“Certainly, cause and effect itself was an understandable statement..”
“I thought so too.”
When Hye-un received the words, Dang Hwa-seo asked Jegal-san..
“what do you think.”
“My thoughts are not much different..”
Zhuge Shan scratched his chin and continued speaking..
“According to the rumor I heard, it was three years ago that I stopped seeing unmanned people on the streets..”
It was something I filtered out from all the information I got while walking around in disguise all day today..
Since it was consistent with what Seo Ye said just before, Zhuge Mountain also placed emphasis on the fact that her words were trustworthy..
Danghwaseo then looked at Mokriwon..
Normally he would say something, but he was contemplating something with a serious expression..
“narrow neck?”
Only when Danghwaseo asked did Mokriwon come to his senses..
“ah… I'm sorry. I have something to think about for a moment.”
“what do you mean?”
“It's not that great….”
Mo Liwon remembered his hesitation and then said with a shy face:.
“I thought Hao Wen-ju's personality was a little different from what I heard from my advisor..”
It has to be computational in nature. Even if you helped a demon, it would probably be for profit, and even if you lost to a demon, it would probably be for profit. So unless I know where its profits and losses are headed, there is nothing I can know..
The goat clearly said that calligraphy is calculating and rational..
But the calligraphy I saw today was different from what I heard, it was of a frightened and weak woman..
The words I spoke out because I was concerned about that gap..
It was Hyeun who answered..
“Hmm, isn’t it because the situation turned out like that and I was mentally cornered? I think it's possible.”
“It could be something like that, but... I don't know.”
Mo Liwon scratched the back of his head and laughed..
His face was still not refreshed..
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A room with calligraphy tied up.
“Mr. Geomryong.”
Namgung Jincheon was standing still with his eyes closed, but he opened them when she heard her words..
The rolled wall faces calligraphy.
She spoke to Nangong Jincheon with her characteristic pitiful booming tone..
“If you don't mind, could you please untie this line? I feel so uncomfortable….”
Namgung Jincheon’s eyes were caught by the whining movement..
A pitiful body that has top-level strength but doesn't even feel like muscle..
From that, Namgung Jincheon could tell that she was the type of warrior whose inner strength was only enhanced by elixirs..
“hate.”
flinch
Seo Ye’s shoulders trembled..
The eyes were looking at Namgung Jincheon's expression here and there..
“How could it not? I don't mean to harm you….”
“There's no reason to trust you bitch.”
Namgung Jincheon was stubborn..
Seo Ye chewed her lips at that..
He frowned for a moment, but then his expression hardened as if he had decided on something and he continued speaking..
“Please. It's because I can't just sit still like this. It's so frustrating to be tied up and wait without knowing what's going on with the disciples.…!”
I started to cry and my tone started to become watery..
Immediately after, Seo Ye trembled, lowered her head, and continued speaking..
“I will do anything if you let me go. Whatever the sword dragon orders. Even if it's a body…!”
Anything. Even if it's a body.
By stressing the word, the calligrapher relaxed his shoulders..
Naturally, her clothes became disheveled and the nape of her neck was exposed..
Ear lobes, nape, and cheeks.
All exposed parts were stained red..
Namgung Jincheon’s eyes were focused on that place..
a moment of silence.
At the end, Namgung Jincheon said.
“hate.”
“…yes?”
“I don't want anything from you.”
Namgung Jincheon frowned..
“superficiality. Are you thinking of selling your body first?.”
Seo Ye’s expression hardened..
To be exact, I was dazed..
It was like someone who did not understand Nangong Jincheon’s words..
“….”
“joy.”
Sword Dragon Namgung Jincheon.
Although he had no interest in women, he was still a man after all..
In other words, there is such a thing as taste..
“know the topic.”
Namgung Jincheon liked a prim and true woman who cherished chastity like her life..
In his view, calligraphy was not like that..
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