The World of Sound - Chapter 26



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“Where the hell do you think we are! Do you know who we are and are talking nonsense?”

“Why don’t you bow your head and apologize!!”

The men who were enraged by Cheonhwa’s words opened their eyes wide and shouted as if they were going to attack at any moment.

Of course, that’s all.

Perhaps because of Margin’s body and fierce expression that looked tough at first glance, or because they couldn’t gauge his level with their own skills, they didn’t dare to attack him, but instead talked as if they were trying to decide the outcome with their mouths.

“Oh my, that stink. Is that guy from the open? His bad breath is stinging my nose!”

It is a natural tendency for a frightened dog to bark louder.

No matter how much they barked, it was difficult to make the two even a little nervous.

So Cheonhwa pretended to block his nose and scratched his insides, as if trying to make them angry, and the one who had been shouting the loudest closed his mouth slightly with a red face.

“Wait, we came up here after pushing ourselves, but there are so many empty seats, and you’re saying there are no seats left? Did you pay for that extra seat too?”

At that moment, as if a sudden thought occurred to Cheonhwa, he looked around the empty 6th floor and asked Jeomsoi.

The point is to provide some justification for bringing them here and ask if they paid a fair price to rent out the entire floor.

If that were true, I would have nothing to say, but I also knew because I had lived a somewhat humble life.

The more people show off and brag about their money, the more they don’t spend money on things like this.

“That’s… … not true.”

“Wow, these guys are like thieves. If they’re stealing at this rate, the loss will be huge. There’s a limit to obstructing business!”

As expected, they didn’t pay for all the seats.

In fact, it is not something that can be done just by considering the place value.

When guests come in, they will order drinks and food, and the profits from that will be considerable.

To preserve it until then, they would have to give away dozens of times what they ate and drank, so they sold a cheap name like a luxurious association to cover their mouths.

Of course, since they were having meetings here, there would be guests who would come to get to know each other or to be escorted, but with a base like this, there would be no need to worry about seats becoming empty.

Cheonhwa showed even more discomfort because it was clear that it would only result in losses without any gains.

Those kinds of rude customers are truly the worst.

Moreover, those guys would always talk big and say they would sell a lot of it, and then just to save face, they would eat a little and get full, and they would get drunk quickly and other nonsense.

“Yes, who are you and where are you? If you are confident, reveal your sect and nickname!!”

Those guys, whose faces turned red as if they were about to explode from the sharp criticism, tried to confront them with words.

They are always threatening to not let it go if you reveal your identity by revealing your name and nickname, perhaps because you believe in the power of the family that they have on your back.

“Looking at the appearance, it would be more correct to call it a grassland branch rather than a luxurious branch. So, do you want to know who I am? I am… … .”

However, Margin and Cheonhwa were not great people who could not even dare to reveal their true identity.

The moment Margin was about to reveal himself by growling fiercely, someone noticed them first.

“Huh? Brother!”

“… …Why are you coming out of there?”

Evil nickname.

He, who was a later member of the Shandong Orchestra and became close friends with Cheonhwa, discovered them as he came up from downstairs.

“I have people to meet here today… … .”

“Brother Ak, do you know anyone?”

Is it because I confirmed that the evil spirits are people I know?

The guy who was unable to control his rising anger asked him even more sharply.

It was as if he had assumed that those who knew the name of the evil spirit would not see anything special, and his spirit was raised.

“Brother Wiji. What’s going on? These are people I met and became friends with when I came here.”

“Huh! You’ve made some really great connections. Hanging out with these people, aren’t you going to be late for this special meeting?”

That’s why he had no hesitation in lumping them together with Akso-myeong and criticizing them. Perhaps he had a shallow calculation that no matter who they were, if they knew Akso-myeong, they wouldn’t be able to treat him carelessly.

“There’s still about an hour left until the appointed time… … In any case, what you just said was excessive. These people. These people aren’t the type of people who would listen to such things from Brother Wiji.”

Wijise.

Excluding the Namgung family, Sacheondang family, Murong family, Jegal family, and Habukpeng family, which are classified as the five major families, it was the surname of one of the most powerful families.

Since these families had their power base in the form of families rather than sects, the power and influence of their direct lineage was quite strong, and it seemed that even the Wei family’s love interest was intoxicated by that.

Because Aksomyeong acted haughtily as soon as his surname was mentioned.

“Huh! Even so, they’re just some lowly Sapha Naburang. Okay. Let’s hear that fancy name. Where the hell are these worthless people?”

“This is the Iron Lion Margin. And this is… … his younger brother, Cheonhwa.”

However, when he heard the name of the person who had spoken rudely to him, his expression and complexion changed completely. His face, which had been flushed red, quickly turned pale, and his once arrogant expression became frozen in fear and stiff.

Because they had heard of the fame of the Iron Lion Margin and the tales of bravery associated with it.

Also, his hasty and blunt temperament had caused him to be warned several times by the elders of his family.

“Iron Lion? No, that can’t be!”

That’s why I wanted to deny this situation.

If it was the Iron Lion Margin, then he was a top-notch expert and one of the top 100 experts in the Sapa. So, even if it was a sect or family with the nicknames of Yong or Phoenix, they wouldn’t be able to guarantee victory even if their entire family attacked.

Even if he could somehow take him down by mobilizing his connections and everything else, the damage would have been enormous.

To the point where you have to be prepared to be both sides.

“Beard. Yeah, you don’t have a beard, do you? Where did you get those people who pretend to be the Iron Lion… …”

That’s why his confident expression and arrogant attitude disappeared.

Even if he acts like he’s the governor now, he can’t get out of this situation, so I want to believe that he’s impersonating Margin.

Doesn’t this guy even have a beard, which is a characteristic of Margin?

But that comment actually turned out to be poisonous.

To Margin, who had his beloved beard plucked out against his will, any criticism of his beard was still like a sore spot.

“Would you like to check if it is a fraud or not?”

Paat-

At that moment, a terrifying murderous aura swept through the entire floor.

A strong wave of energy was emanating from him, enough to make everyone except Cheonhwa and the Jeomsoi he was protecting stagger around, clutching their chests as if they couldn’t breathe.

It’s as if Margin’s identity has been proven with that one move.

They know that even a mediocre, top-tier master, although they are only first-class, cannot create this kind of momentum.

I could feel it even more keenly because they were the later indices of a fairly prestigious school.

Because what they have learned is the martial arts of ascension, even if their level is low, they have the ability to resist enough to survive.

But this pierced through all that resistance.

No, it was at the level of destruction.

A great fear was planted in my mind, to the point where I had to barely stop my legs from shaking like a herbivore in front of a predator.

“Oh, no… … .”

But unfortunately, they could not back down.

No matter how great the opponent is, if they turn their backs and run away as soon as they hear the name, the world will laugh at them.

Of course, it cannot be a flaw that the later indexes back down in front of the upper generation experts who have a margin.

Even if it were the elders of the family who came, they would not be able to treat Marjin rudely, and it would be considered natural for them to yield to him.

However, today, this place was a gathering of later leaders from promising and famous families and sects who were not part of the Yongbong branch.

If rumors spread that he had endured such humiliation, the Hwahwa branch might end up being called the Kyeoncho branch, as Margin had said, and if it was considered his fault, his position in the Hwahwa branch could be greatly diminished in the future.

The son of the Wei family, who was proud of leading this meeting, could not stand it.

That little bit of pride, which could be called childishness or bluff, ignited the spark that overcame fear.

‘I can’t back down like this.’

However, he knew that attacking Margin directly was no different from committing suicide.

Even if only half of the anecdotes about Margin that he had heard were true, it would be natural for him to break one of his arms and legs if he attacked him.

He knew better than anyone else that the gap between him and himself was so great that variables didn’t even exist.

At best, he is a fully-fledged first-class player, and at best, he is just at the very end of first-class.

So I racked my brain to find a way out of this situation.

It seems like I have a connection with the evil spirit, so should I try to use it?

While I was rolling my eyes trying to avoid this situation without losing face, someone moved before me.

“It’s okay now. Get up.”

“Who, who are you… … I’m sorry. I can’t see, so I don’t know the situation.”

“You are a guest. They don’t need your attention. Go down, treat your wounds, and calm your mind.”

Cheonhwa moved first, ignoring the confrontation between them and Marjin, and raised the female musician who was at a loss, clutching her bitter wounds.

His attitude and tone were more polite than ever.

“Dotsoi!”

“ancient!”

Then, Cheonhwa called Jeomso-i to him and entrusted her with his support. He then took out a small medicine box from his bosom and handed it over.

It was a high-grade golden elixir that I received as a gift while trading with Haomun.

It was especially effective in treating wounds from flying insects and stopping bleeding, so if you spread it well and get enough rest, you should be able to recover without leaving a scar.

“You take this person and go down first. This is a golden elixir, so don’t be stingy and apply it generously so that there are no problems with the treatment. I will come back to check, so you must not be negligent.”

“Is there any possibility?”

Clink

Not only that, Cheonhwa unusually took out a silver coin from his pocket and gave it to Jeomso-i.

It meant to focus on treating this musician.

It was truly surprising that Cheonhwa had taken out his sac and given him a silver coin, so naturally Majin’s gaze turned in that direction, and at that moment, Wijisega’s Aesong’s eyes also sparkled.

A way was found.

“Stop!”

“… … ?”

At that time, Wijisega’s son called out to Jeomso-i.

It was inevitable that Jeomsoi, who was trying to quickly get out of their sight by supporting the injured musician, froze.

“I admit that I was being too playful with my musician. However, he was a special musician whom I hired at my own expense for today’s meeting. What right do you have to send him away without permission?”

It was a clear case of slander.

Since she had injured a precious first-class musician, it would have been possible for the main force to step in and send her down to protect the musician, but Cheonhwa, who was not even a member of the main force, was the one who took issue with trying to send her away.

Also, Cheonhwa was not called a great swordsman, or even a small swordsman, but was called that way.

It was natural that Cheonhwa’s eyes became even more fierce because his tone was contemptuous and he showed no remorse for his mistakes.

“joke?”

But what really angered Cheonhwa was not the wordplay, but the fact that such an act was said to be a mere joke.

These were unbearable words for me as a musician and as someone who loved music, not as a warrior with incalculable martial arts skills.

“Yeah. It was a joke.”

“I will apologize to that child separately. I will also raise his wages. However, the meeting has not even started yet. Unless it is impossible to play, I cannot allow him to come down.”

“So, Sohyeop. First of all, this child needs treatment, so even though his skills are somewhat lacking, I will send you another child… … .”

“You stay still!”

As the bullying continued, Jeom So-i also mustered up her courage and tried to come forward, but she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut due to the yelling.

I just wish that Rouge would step forward, but considering the power and prestige of the Wijisega and other luxurious branches, it was clear that it would be difficult to expect that.

At that moment, Cheonhwa responded sharply once again.

“What if you don’t allow something like that?”

Cheonhwa’s expression completely disappeared.

As he looked at the guy with an indifferent face as if he had no emotions, without even a hint of murderous intent or any kind of aura, Margin, who was watching the situation, flinched.

Since Cheonhwa never lost his composure and smile no matter what the situation was, we can guess how angry he is now.

‘This, things might get bigger than I thought… … .’

If that heavenly flower starts to run wild, I don’t know if I can stop it.

That’s why he looked at him with tension, and the idiot of the Wiji family misunderstood again.

When Margin did not step forward or defend him, he thought he had built up a reputation.

“What did you just say! Are you picking a fight with me, Wijicheon, the head of the Weiji family?!”

“Wi Zhihing! What kind of nonsense is that!”

So I forced myself to raise my voice and create a new structure.

It was Cheonhwa and his own problem that made this situation a problem, not Margin’s.

Margins were scary, but Cheonhwa wasn’t.

Although Aksomyeong called himself Marjin’s younger brother, at best they were sworn brothers.

Also, since Cheonhwa looked to be around the same age as him, he naturally judged that his inaction would be obvious.

So, if you can fight this guy and easily subdue him, wouldn’t you be able to turn the crisis into an opportunity?

Not only did he use Cheonhwa as a sacrificial lamb to raise his own reputation, but he also had the opportunity to create an excuse to prevent Margin from interfering in the future, as it would be like an adult getting involved in a children’s fight.

Therefore, Wi Ji-cheon ignored the words of Ak So-myeong who pointed out his unreasonable justification. He crossed the last line with the silent support of the members of the luxurious branch on his back.

“What if you don’t allow it? If your ear holes are blocked, should I just stick a flute in them to clear them? Stop talking nonsense and say what you want to say.”

“You are the one who talks nonsense with your mouth open! You seem to trust in your meager skills, but I will show you today that there is heaven above heaven. If you are confident, then come forward. I will challenge you to a contest!”

I ended up doing it.

Majin, who had much more experience in martial arts than him, didn’t bother to stop him, and he didn’t know who Aksomyeong was worried about and why he was trying to dissuade him, so he requested a secret battle with Cheonhwa.

“Bimura, that’s good. But you know, it wouldn’t be fun if we just did it.”

Only after those words did Cheonhwa’s expression return.

His two eyes formed long arcs and he smiled eerily.

“Since we’re doing it, why not make a bet?”

With the devil inside her, she whispered a sweet offer to him.