Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 129



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129. For the Emperor (3)

Guyusura Sword. The Guyusura Sword, which was not a sword of mixed spirits but was made of pure magic, spread out an incredibly strong energy.

“What the heck… … !”

The eunuch’s eyes widened. I had no intention of giving him the lead.

The overwhelming momentum of the Guyusura Sword struck the eunuch. However, the eunuch was not an easy target. The eunuch immediately dodged my sword by lifting his body and planting his feet on the ceiling.

“bloke!”

The eunuch, whose feet were on the ceiling, bent his knees and shot at me. The sword thrust was aimed at my forehead. I immediately turned my head to the side.

It was a strong slap that made me feel the side of my head pop. I raised my elbow and kicked the eunuch away. The eunuch bounced up and hit the ceiling again.

“Ugh!”

The eunuch swung his sword at me again. He must have been swinging the sword alone, but it grew longer and longer, creating at least nine shadows.

As I fell from a right angle, it felt like a rain of swords was piercing me. That wasn’t something I could avoid by turning my head. I dodged straight back.

The place I was was reduced to rubble by swords. The ground was dug up like a field that had just been harvested.

The eunuch was definitely a master. He was quick and free of unnecessary details.

Certainly, because of the removal of that part, the body is much more flexible and softer. So, even the sword is soft to preserve that organ.

But the eunuch had met the wrong opponent. If he was to be gentle, there was no martial art in the world that could match the shaman. If the eunuch’s main skill was to be gentle, then I was a master of that skill. Even though I was currently wielding a violent sword, this was the case.

All of the eunuch’s swords were destroyed by me. I knew all about how the elegant swords moved.

My sword was unstoppable. It thrust down and split. In a way, it was a simple sword, but the eunuch was busy struggling and taking steps back.

“That son of a bitch!”

The eunuch bit his lip, but the game was eventually settled. I leaped up and swung my sword with one hand, slicing the eunuch’s shoulder straight off.

“Ahhhh!”

The thin arm fell and rolled on the ground. The eunuch’s face turned pale for a moment as he lost a lot of blood.

“stop!”

It was the King who stopped our fight. The eunuch was already incapacitated.

I have no intention of putting down my sword yet. It was definitely exciting to have magic take control of my body. They say that magic users go crazy quickly, and I think I know why. I need to use it with some restraint.

“Your Majesty, you wanted to kill me. Should I tell you to stop?”

“That’s not what I’m saying.”

The King’s expression was stiff.

“Are you a lackey of the Demonic Cult?”

“Me?”

“Don’t even think about pretending. What you wrote is clearly magic. It’s the first time I’ve seen magic, but it’s magic.”

“I would like to ask you something. Are you, Your Majesty, a follower of the Demonic Cult?”

The King flinched. I stretched out my hand and poured out my magic energy. The King’s magic energy was drawn out by my magic energy. It was natural, since my magic energy was the lord of magic energy.

“… … What is this.”

This would be a first for the King. The magic he was handling was being sucked out without his will.

“It seems that you are not a follower, but a direct descendant of the Demonic Cult.”

The King glared at me with his eyes wide open. I tilted my head slightly.

If the King was a lackey of the Demonic Cult, there was no reason for him to be wary or hostile towards me now. Rather, it would be right for him to worship me like a bloodthirsty fire.

I gathered up my magic and spoke to the King.

“I am not a follower of the Demonic Cult. I just happened to learn the magic.”

“Do you think that makes sense?”

“Your Majesty, have you not mastered magic?”

“Yes. I learned it. But I am not a lackey of the Demonic Cult.”

“We learned magic together, but Your Majesty is not my master, but I am your master?”

“I think we need to talk a little deeper, Admiral.”

The king called the eunuch, who had turned pale after losing his arm. The eunuch tried to stop the bleeding by drawing blood, but it seemed that he needed quick treatment.

“Go out and get your arm treated. I need to talk to this guy.”

“How can I leave Your Majesty alone with such a wicked person?”

“If you can’t stop it, then all your words are meaningless. Get out.”

The eunuch picked up the king’s arm and went outside, hearing the king’s cold and sharp words.

“Sit down.”

“I appreciate your thoughtfulness, Your Majesty.”

“How mocking.”

Whether the King laughed or not, I sat down. The person was the same as before, but the situation was completely different. The bloodstains and the scent of blood that the eunuch had sprayed filled the room. That made the atmosphere even more sinister.

“First, I want to say this. What we discuss here is, of course, top secret.”

“I agree. And I even learned magic.”

“Okay. I’ll make sure to tell the Admiral about that too.”

We made that agreement in advance. Even if there were no other side, it was a promise made by the feudal lords. At least the news that I had mastered magic would not spread.

“Then let’s get this straight. Are you really not a lackey of the Demonic Cult?”

“If you hated the Demonic Cult, then hate it. I’m not a follower.”

I died because of the Demonic Cult in my previous life. There is no way I would like the Demonic Cult. Even if I hadn’t died because of the Demonic Cult, there wouldn’t be anyone in the Central Plains who would like the Demonic Cult.

“The problem is that it’s hard to believe that.”

“It’s easy. If I was a lackey of the Demonic Cult, what would it matter if the Taegeuk Hye Sword appeared before the casting? The fact that I sincerely wanted to protect the Taegeuk Hye Sword is enough to prove that I am not a lackey of the Demonic Cult.”

“I see. That makes sense.”

“Now it is my turn to ask. Why is Your Majesty not a lackey of the Demonic Cult?”

“This magic was learned in the palace. And it was learned under strict surveillance. You might go mad if you learn magic.”

“You taught magic in the palace?”

I frowned. This was something I couldn’t understand at all. The King continued.

“Yes. The reason for learning magic is to be able to detect magic well, and to make contact with any remnants of the Demonic Cult that may exist and approach them naturally.”

“Can this be interpreted as meaning that it is for the purpose of infiltrating the organization of the Demonic Cult?”

“That’s right. Then I’d be a double agent. The Demonic Cult thought I was their agent, but I was actually a spy for the palace who was supposed to watch over the Demonic Cult. I was raised with that intention.”

“I was raised.”

Magi is a very dangerous animal to learn, but it was raised like that. It was quite a tragedy.

I hesitated to speak. But I thought that if I didn’t speak frankly like I did now, I wouldn’t have the chance to speak.

“Then is it possible that Your Majesty is preparing for a rebellion as part of such efforts?”

“……what?”

The King was visibly embarrassed.

“How did you know that?”

“There is a way to know everything.”

“I don’t understand. That’s something that only my closest associates know. And it’s something that’s still in the distant future.”

“Please don’t bother poking my closest aides. I have my own special method.”

“Ugh.”

The King sighed. But he couldn’t avoid picking on his closest associates. He sincerely apologized to those who were unnecessarily suspicious.

“Yes. I don’t know how you know that, but what I’m planning is a fake rebellion.”

“It’s a plan to start a rebellion, hunt down the rebels, and wipe them out?”

“Yes. In addition, we plan to secretly spread the banner of the revival of the Demonic Cult in the martial arts world. There are still many remnants of the Demonic Cult in the Central Plains.”

“okay.”

I saw the back side of history today. That the King learned magic for the palace, and that the rebellion I knew was a fake rebellion.

If you think about it, that rebellion was suppressed too early. But I never dreamed that it would be a rebellion that was in collusion with the palace.

Still, there were some questions that remained unresolved.

“Then why did you track down and purge the royal inspectors?”

“Golden Guard? I don’t know what that means.”

“hmm.”

I handed the death note I found in the room of the bloody flame to the King. The King’s eyes narrowed.

“The Admiral has been doing this without me knowing.”

“After all, there is a strong sense of mutual check between the classmates and the Royal Guard.”

“Well, this has nothing to do with me. The King’s Royal Guard must have killed many of his fellow eunuchs anyway.”

“That’s true.”

I nodded. From the King’s perspective, it is important to prepare for a rebellion, and it doesn’t matter whether it is the Royal Guard or Dongchang who helps him.

“Then does Yeo Hong-won, who manages His Majesty’s treasury, not know that a rebellion is taking place?”

“… … How much do you know? This is scary.”

“There is a way to know everything.”

“I don’t know about that guy. But he’s the guy who actively took charge of my treasury, so he’s not a good guy. He’ll probably be dealt with once the rebellion is suppressed.”

“okay.”

Then I understood why the Cheonsu Sangdan clan was not destroyed. I thought they spared me because of the name of the king, but it was just a rebellion planned, so they did not destroy the clan. Yeo Hongwon was just being too greedy and ended up getting beheaded. It felt like the fog that had been floating around inside me was clearing up.

“Then is spreading the martial arts of the prestigious Jeongpa to the world also related to that rebellion?”

“To some extent. There will definitely be moths in the martial arts world who will join the rebellion. And if there are people among them who have learned the martial arts of a prestigious sect that are not suitable for them, they will use that as an excuse to control the martial arts world.”

“Is this the Emperor’s idea?”

“No, this is my opinion. Everything in my life is for the glory of His Majesty the Emperor.”

It’s true that the people of the palace don’t like the martial arts world very much. It’s the same with the Jinguiwi Bukjin Musa, Dongchang, and the officials.

Still, it was quite a scary story to think that there was such an attempt to directly control the martial arts world.

“First of all, as someone who has one foot in both the commercial world and the martial arts world, I have great concerns about that.”

“That’s off-topic. I never asked for your opinion.”

“Then I will at least retrieve the Taegeuk Hye Sword. Wouldn’t that be enough to pay for His Majesty the King’s life?”

“Is this an open threat?”

“You tried to kill me first, so there’s no reason not to.”

The King laughed heartily and raised both hands.

“Yes. Since you saved the admiral’s life, I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

“But that’s surprising. How did you learn magic? Judging from the fact that you care so much about the shamans, I don’t think you learned it voluntarily.”

“That’s true. There were circumstances.”

“Anyway, you hate the Demonic Cult?”

“Yes.”

The King nodded as if he was satisfied.

“Your magic is different from mine. It’s a higher level of magic than what I have.”

“I guess so.”

“Then can I ask you a favor?”

“What is it?”

“I’ve gathered some of the devil’s followers and cult members. They are the ones who are harming the peace of Gansu. I need to gather them and deal with them, but somehow they have grown too big to deal with.”

I blinked for a moment, because I had a vague idea who he was talking about.

“Are you by any chance one of those people, including Marahyeolbul?”

“Oh, right. I knew that.”

“Ah. They are all already dead.”

“huh?”

This time, the King blinked. For a moment, he seemed to not understand what I was saying.

“I killed them all.”

I shrugged. The King, who had been blankly staring at me, laughed heartily.

“Heh heh… … .”

I saw that the King was not a tyrant. He knew how to govern Gansu, and above all, he was extremely loyal to the Emperor.

It was a moment when many perceptions about the current king were revised.

“Then, since I have granted Your Majesty your request, may I ask you something?”

“Is that how it is?”

“Yes. Didn’t I somehow solve His Majesty the King’s headache?”

The King looked embarrassed. I smiled.