Chapter 106
Episode 106: When the sleeping god wakes up.
For the time being, Cheonhwaruju was allowed to hide in a safe house used by the leaders of the Heavenly Demon Church. There was no need to worry about her safety because the place was run under a very secret and sophisticated system..
After saying goodbye to Extreme Soma, she did not forget to ask for Ian..
“Please take good care of the escort..”
Also, looking at this emphasis, it seems clear that what I said about Ian earlier wasn't just something I said to please people..
“I need an escort to take care of me..”
Tianhuaruju smiled at my joke. I feel that my relationship with her starts from now on..
After parting ways with her, the carriage we rode in started to run somewhere again..
“Soma, they could sneak attack again. So be careful.”
“Be careful, scientist..”
“Would I ever be attacked??”
“Now that there's no one to kill and piss me off, I might kill Mr. Lee..”
“Are you going to be upset if I die??”
“I guess I'll have to act like I'm upset just to see the leader. Rather, it is a good thing. No matter what I do, the leader will forgive me..”
Although he says it as a joke, he is like lava that might explode at any moment. They're trying to make that lava explode.
I leaned out the window of the moving carriage. Beyond the rapidly passing trees, I could see a steep cliff in the distance. This is where I climbed up that cliff. Because there was no place I didn't go to in the central plains to find Dafa materials..
At that time, when I thought about life after returning, I thought I would mainly be training martial arts at the training center, but here I am again passing by. Life seems busier after regression.
As I was thinking about my past life while feeling the wind, I suddenly looked towards the coach seats..
“You two didn't say a word, right? Let's talk?”
Then her sound flew away.
―Please don't do that. It's already so uncomfortable I'm dying.
―so? It will continue to be uncomfortable?
―It's easier to just go silently..
It was then. Cheongmyeon suddenly asked Ian..
“How about escort work??”
I was surprised by his question, and Ian was also surprised. Of course, he asked the question out of courtesy to me rather than because he was curious about Ian..
“As you can see, he is not an easy person..”
Cheongmyeon nodded slightly as if he sympathized..
This time Ian asked.
“How are you, Cheongmyeon??”
“I'm good.”
If we had been a little closer, Ian would have said, 'If you answer that way, what good does that have to do with me?'.
But the awkward conversation ended there..
Done. This is how it started. Now that the water has been opened, there may come a day when we see the two of them chatting..
I put my body that had been sticking out the window back into the carriage..
“I'll use it because the company's ledger is so big.?”
Even though he knew how I would respond if he said something like this, he made a mistake again..
“It's not because of laziness, it's a personality issue. I can't see anything frustrating again..”
“It's because of that frustration that I'm trying to take off my mask.?”
“Maybe there's something like that too.”
“Scientist. That's all nonsense.”
After speaking harshly, Wicked Soma turned his head out the window. Soma, even if you act like this, you are unassailable..
I chuckled and looked out the window on the other side. The cliff we climbed before returning was receding..
After running and running like that, the carriage arrived at a low street crowded with people..
People doing business nearby were startled when three masked men got off the carriage..
Cheongmyeon walked in front and we followed behind him..
“Master Lee, do you have a lot of money??”
“There are many. why do you ask that?”
“If you have a lot of money, they want you to waste it at the gambling house..”
“If you touch the sleeping God of Dao, the gambling house may collapse..”
Extreme Soma laughed as if it was ridiculous..
Inside the small door at the end of the alley was a new world..
The gambling hall was large and luxurious. Without exaggeration, it was ten times bigger than I expected. It was too big, but it was bigger than the main school banquet hall and was filled with countless people..
Hundreds of tables were filled with gamblers, and slim beauties in revealing clothes walked around carrying bottles of liquor..
Everyone was so into gambling that no one paid any attention to us wearing masks. I didn't care who was coming in and going out..
“It's much bigger than I thought.”
“Would you like to tell you an even more surprising fact? This income is greater than that of Cheonhwaru..”
It was said that the income of Cheonhwaru was greater than that of the top, but what they were saying was that the income of this gambling house was greater than that of Cheonhwaru..
“The Sado League wants to somehow build a gambling house in this area to share in the money, while the Murim League wants to completely destroy this place. Political factions criticize us for destroying people by enticing them into gambling, but the truth is, they don't want money coming to us. Now, how do you feel about coming to this gambling place??”
“I see that they are crazy about gambling since broad daylight, so I want to beat them all up and make them come to their senses..”
“Then, from now on, only grass will be on Lee Gong-ja's table..”
“Everyone's life is their own, so you shouldn't interfere with it.?”
The bad thing about that life is this. That you won't fail alone.
Borrowing, stealing, cheating. After torturing their families and everyone around them, their final fate was to endure until the end and then fall..
When Extreme Soma made an unexpected visit, the managers rushed out. They trembled like aspen trees at the fact that the evil Soma had come in person..
As I walked to their office, there was a place where an unusually large number of people had gathered..
When Extreme Soma stopped walking, the manager quickly reported..
“The author is the son of Yuji here, and he sometimes bets big money like that. Maybe we got lucky today and we keep losing.”
Indeed, the gambler at the gambling hall who faced him could tell from his expression that he was completely overwhelmed by the momentum..
“I'll bet everything big..”
The man bet all the money in front of him.
The amount of money at stake was so large that the gambler's expression froze..
“I guess I should try it or not..”
The manager quickly spoke after hearing Extreme Soma's words..
“I will replace the gambler..”
“for a moment.”
I stopped him and the evil soma looked at me..
“Would you like to give it a try??”
“If I lose money, you'll cut off my arm.?”
“Where did the confidence go that made you run the risk of gambling??”
“great. Instead, it's just one version..”
I went there instead of the gambler. Everyone was shocked when I came out wearing a mask, but it was the gambling house's authority to replace gamblers..
I quickly shook the container containing the seven dice..
Extreme Soma gave off an interesting light thanks to my skillful dexterity..
widely.
I put down the dice box. When the dice dancing inside stopped, I picked up the container..
The sum of the dice was narrowly on the small side..
A sigh came out of the man's mouth. It was the moment when our continued luck ended. The gambler who kept losing to him sighed in relief..
I immediately left and walked towards Extreme Soma..
“Luckily I was lucky.”
“Are you lucky??”
“What else is there but luck??”
“Either the sleeping god has woken up or.”
“No, so let Doshin sleep again..”
But I made him even more curious with an unexpected smile..
Again we went out through the passageway in the corner of the gambling hall, guided by the manager..
There were several rooms in the hallway, and they appeared to be rooms where the warriors guarding the gambling house waited and lived..
After passing through there and opening the secret door, there was the manager's office..
The manager brought the ledger and gave it to Cheongmyeon and explained to Geukaksoma about the gambling house. We reported approximately how many people come each day, how much money we make, and how we attract new customers..
Of course, we report to the main school every month, but when an extremely evil Soma like this comes, we directly explain and report it..
I watched in silence, and Extreme Soma watched my reaction while listening to the report..
Honestly, what inspiration can this process have for me??
Still, I didn't pay a boring ticket. I tried to understand his life. The effort was demonstrated. I find your world so interesting.
A considerable amount of time passed in reporting and reviewing accounts. They asked me to go cut off my arm, but the gambling house was running without a problem..
Extreme Soma gave a few words of encouragement to the managers..
Of all the things that happened today, this part was the key. As it did with the merchant owners earlier, Extreme Soma directly encourages managers. Making me aware that the scariest person is watching me. This seemingly insignificant action becomes the key to keeping his business steady..
He was a very evil soma who could do at least one thing better than anyone else. Does Hyeolcheon Doma or Ilhwa Geomzon have this kind of meticulousness and diligence? I think there probably won't be.
I left there with Extreme Soma and walked across the gambling hall. Ian and Cheongmyeon followed us, followed by the managers..
When I was walking to the entrance across the place full of noise and heat..
Easy profit! Phew! What a joke!
Starting with the sound of a sword cutting through the wind, the sound of skin being torn and a heavy noise were heard almost simultaneously..
There were two people standing on either side of us..
The man on the right's dagger was aimed at Extreme Soma's neck. However, before the dagger could reach his neck, half of his face was blown away by the evil Soma..
My sword was stuck in the heart of a man running from my left..
The collaboration between the two was truly exquisite..
The man on the left was the man who turned around and cheered that he had won money, and the other man was the man who ran from the other side and congratulated him. They were assassins targeting us. They made a surprise attack, aiming for the moment when their movements overlapped with ours..
The eyes of the gamblers around us all turned towards us..
But soon their gaze returned to its original state. Two corpses were found right next to each other, but no one left the gambling house. Rather, he urged the gambler to hurry up and roll the dice. I'm more scared of them than the killers.
“Are you okay? master.”
Ian praised her for his concern..
“Your skills have really improved a lot..”
When Salsu attacked me earlier, her sword was almost completely drawn out. Previously he wouldn't have been able to react, but now he's almost drawn his sword..
“If they attacked me I would be dead..”
“Probably not. The fact that the sword was almost fully drawn even though I was behind means that if it had been me, I would have cut down the opponent. Your skills have improved to this level..”
Ian looked like he still couldn't believe it..
Geukak Soma, who had been talking with Cheongmyeon for a while, walked towards me..
“I didn't know they would even target a scientist..”
“You wouldn't have known it was me. Because I was wearing a mask. I guess you thought of him as a subordinate protecting Soma-sama..”
Even if he knew about me, he might have given the order. The people behind this incident were really people who wanted a war between our church and the Apostolic Alliance. Will being the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Demon be an exception to their fledgling operation??
“They changed their strategy..”
“How??”
“The idea is to kill Soma and move the school. It doesn't matter if you fail. Soma, who is angry, will eventually commit murder. It seems like the person behind it is somehow trying to use Soma's expulsion to achieve his goal..”
I could feel that the lava of Extreme Soma was starting to boil even more..
The people behind it are smart people. If you hadn't come out with me, that lava would have exploded already one way or another. What they failed to consider was me..
At that time, Ian cautiously asked.
“If a war breaks out like this, won't they be safe too??”
I shook my head..
“If it becomes a war where we exterminate each other, then yes. But in reality, such a war will not break out. Even if a war breaks out, it will end with some level of sacrifice. The losing side will agree to a truce and pay huge compensation. For them, war is also business..”
“These guys are crazy..”
“They are extremely selfish people. These are the people who don't mind sacrificing thousands of people in order to gain power..”
I spoke to Extreme Soma again.
“Doing this means they don't have much time. It means that the situation within the Apostolic Alliance is urgent..”
Hearing my words, Extreme Soma cried out in fear and said,.
“Surely they won't have much time left.”
It was Extreme Soma's will to kill everyone. Originally, they said they would kill those behind it, but this made it even clearer..
My job is to guide him to deal with only those who are behind this incident, while leaving the other soldiers of the Apostle League untouched..
If we do that, our successors, the Bisain or the Apostolic Alliance, will be grateful to us..
At that time, one of Extreme Soma's subordinates came and delivered an emergency message..
Cheongmyeon confirmed it and quickly reported it with nervous eyes..
“This is an urgent report sent from Tongcheongak. It is said that Soma's name was posted on the killing list..”
The Killing Club was a mysterious organization shrouded in secrecy and was a kind of intermediary organization that connected assassins and contractors. In the process, they make money through commissions, and there was a rumor that the money they made was enormous because there was so much resentment in the world..
“The contract amount is one million nyang. Heuksal (黑殺) received this request. Those who attacked a little while ago are probably assassins belonging to the Black Death..”
“You said you received it knowing it was me, right? Even if they succeed in killing me, it will eventually be revealed and they will be destroyed by our church.?”
I know why Heuksal received this contract..
Heuksalju joined hands with the person behind this incident. He took this opportunity to quit his job and organize the organization. It didn't matter even if I sacrificed all my subordinates..
He had promised to take on an important position in the Apostolic League with a new identity, along with a sum of one million nyang..
“Judging by the fact that the assassination has begun, there must have been a lot of dark assassins spread here in Gwiju..”
Even with Cheongmyeon’s report, Geukaksoma was happy..
“What should I do? Our master of science said he hates the sea of blood.?”
“You can swim with a smile in a sea made of the blood of assassins. Let's go out.”
There was no need to take Ian out, but I told her.
“We'll go out together?”
“I was planning to wait here and gamble a bit..”
“That won't work, Howie..”
“Then you can't do it.”
Joy flashed across her eyes. I know. How much she wants to go out together. I just couldn't bring myself to say it first for fear of becoming a burden..
I have no intention of raising her in a greenhouse. Because the biggest growth factor for unmanned aerial vehicles was actual combat..
And it's not just because I'm with her that I confidently take her out..
This is because the handle of her sword has become polished through hard training. Because of the calluses on her palms.
Ian said calmly, wondering if I would be worried..
“Never mind me. Basically, the heart beats on its own.?”
Comments