Book 1 Chapter 11: The Place my Sword Points to (2)
Translator: Hwarang
Editor: Jay
It had been three days, but there was still no sign of Kwang Du. He could have been captured, tortured or killed, but I wasn't worried in the slightest. All I did these past days were eat, sleep, and practice the Brightmoon Sword Art, not caring about anything regarding rumors.
The result of these past three days was visible. I was able to perfectly master the Brightmoon Sword Art, and I looked like someone who had practiced it for a long time.
Mastering a new technique that was not mine gave me some new insights. The biggest insight I gained was that I had become too stagnant. Since I stood at the peak of the martial world for so long, there was bound to be complacency, but I didn't expect that I'd become complacent to this degree. In my previous life there was no one who could stop my sword, so I stopped practicing.
However, after mastering this sword art, I realized that something greater. I realized that in my generation, I may have been the strongest; but in the next generation, or future generations, there might be someone who was able to contend against me.
After reaching the apex, I became so blinded in fighting those is in front of me that I couldn't think about the big picture. I should have looked into the future, but I was stuck in the present. Maybe that was the reason why I couldn't achieve the Spirit Sword State.
Maybe this was why I never realized that the Spirit Sword State was a state that traverses through Time and Era.
Kwang Du didn't fail me. On the morning of the fourth day, he entered the inn and came to my side with a big grin. However, I never expected him to come back looking like like someone from Kang Ho. He had on martial artist robes, a sword on his side, a straw hat and straw coat.
He sat across from me naturally, as if he had some business with me.
"Sae Hae Dong Do they say. Why don't we share a drink, since this is a fated meeting? Didn't you say that Sae Hae Dong Do was dog shit?"
"Is it really that fun?"
As I teased him he let out a deep breath while taking off his straw hat and coat.
"Is it fun? I was so scared I neared died."
"So how did it go?"
Kwang Du said in a low voice, "Have you heard of Hyul Gun?"
"Hyul Gun?"
This was a name that I had never heard of before, so I shook my head and asked him, "What kind of person is he?"
"I don't know the full details, but it's the name of a person who is gathering mercenaries for Yang Gi Chul."
"Mercenaries?"
"Yes it seems as if they have already gathered few dozen people. I'm certain they are planning to attack us."
"How are you so certain?"
"Because, while gathering information about these mercenaries, I heard some spreading rumors about you and Yang Gi Kang. They talked about how Yang Gi Kang got hurt after trying to prevent you from raping a girl."
"I'm sure everyone will believe that, since that was my usual behavior."
"But how do you know everyone will believe this ridiculous rumor? You never stooped down to that level of raping girls."
"There are bound to be ridiculous rumors."
"Why are you so relaxed? Aren't you mad?"
"I am very angry, but getting angry over this won't solve anything. Alasso, if it gets found out that those ridiculous rumors were false, then won't my image vastly imrpove?"
"But that's later."
"Don't worry, time will fly."
"You sound really old when you say these kinds of things."
I gave him a smile.
"So how did you get this information? Did you infiltrate their headquarter dressed as a mercenary? Shouldn't that have been very dangerous?"
"No."
"No?"
"The part about the gathering of mercenaries I discovered later."
"Then how did you do it?"
"I learned about it through the one of the Yang Clan's servants. One of their maids came to me and told me. As you know, I am very popular amongst the maids, and I understand how they feel."
"HAHA."
I laughed at him. He solved this problem in his own unique way.
"I was lucky, because there is a rumor going around amongst the maids and servants about the Yang clan. The story is Yang Gi Kang killed one of the maids. This made a lot of the servants be distrustful of the Yang Clan."
Luck was a very important factor in a person's life. Without luck, even if you have everything planned, you won't get the result that you want.
"I was able get the information through them. Then I bought these clothes to infiltrate through their ranks. But I am sorry young master, I couldn't do it in the end because I got scared."
It goes without saying that my intuition was correct. Kwang Du knows how to deal with these situations, and has natural instinct for dangerous situations. It would have been a waste to let him rot in our house just tending the yard.
"At first I was scared and nervous, but as I got more into it I felt excited. I think this was the first time in my life that I felt this excited. But, did I do well young master?"
"You did better than I expected."
I could see his proud expression, "I also think I realized something."
"What?"
"That girls fall for this beautiful face."
This was unexpected, but Kwang Du did have a pretty good outward appearance; on top of that he had an innocent heart.
"There are bound to be women who like your type."
"HOHO, I think someone is jealous."
"If you think about who I am giving up, I don't think you can say that."
"No, you can't let her go. You won't meet another girl as beautiful her. Even though her personality is terrible, just bear with it."
I am sorry to say, but I had no interest in Song Hwa Rin, nor did I have time to date her.
"But shouldn't we go back right now and tell the Gaju-nim everything?"
"Nope, we're not going back."
"Not going back?"
"We have to wrap up this business."
Kwang Du looked at me with a frozen expression. I think what I told him gave him quite a shock, but this is the best part about teasing him.
"Did you just say 'we'? 'We' as in, the trash young master of the Byuk Clan and his manservant who just sweeps the yard?"
"Yes, 'we' as in the the Young Master who has finally grown up, and his faithful servant who just came back from accomplishing his mission."
He said after sighing, "Let's buy an expensive wine, since it might be our last."
He knew perfectly well how dangerous this could be, but he didn't try to convince me to give up the idea. I think he had accepted his fate.
There are two types of people in this world when they are put in a dangerous situation. One will back down and flee in the opposite direction, while the other will face the situation head on. I think Kwang Du is part of the latter group.
This is what I liked about Kwang Du, because I am also the type that faces problems head on.
"So what are we going to do now?"
"If they are gathering mercenaries to attack us… then they want to kill off all the witnesses."
In Kang Ho, there was one reason for hiring mercenaries: to utterly decimate the other clan. Mercenaries are best at this sort of work, because they don't feel any type of remorse if they are paid the right amount.
"Are you serious?"
I nodded, "When it comes to these matters, I am always serious."
"What can I do now?"
I smiled and stood up, "All you need to do is wait for me, just as I had waited for you."
"What are you going to do by yourself?"
I couldn't tell him that, because starting now I will become my past self.
"Hurry up, you bitch!"
Yang Gi Kang's words were full of killing intent. His killing intent was now stronger than how it had been when he was still healthy.
Shaking all over, the maid approached him. She thought of the previous maid who died, and started thinking 'what if that happens to her?'
She really hated it. Being in this place.
"Should I just rip your mouth off? Do I look funny to you? Yeah, bitch?"
"No, no young master, you don't."
Crying, she bowed many times as he smacked her.
"Please forgive me young master, I have someone I am engaged to."
She thought of the man who was engaged to her, his smiling face, how they worked hard to gather enough money to buy a small room.
When the previous maid died, he told her to just quit her job... And she really wanted to. But this was the place that she spent her entire life at. It wasn't easy leaving this place.
"Should I bring him? What, you can't do it since you're engaged?"
"Oh, no."
The maid raised her head and looked at him.
Yang Gi Kang was full of cruelty. He would do anything to harass this maid.
"Please don't, young master."
"Then come here and lay down."
Since Yang Gi Kang was bedridden, his head was full of rage, anger, and revenge.
The maid slowly approached, her face covered in tears.
"Hurry up and do it."
She lowered her head and said "I'm sorry. I am truly sorry."
She was about to kiss him, but someone grabbed her mouth.
She couldn't scream because the person closed her mouth naturally. But she could sense that this person wasn't here to harm her, due to how softly this person moved.
Yang Gi Kang opened his eyes and said, "Bitch."
The hand that was covering the maid's mouth moved up to cover her eyes.
The next moment.
Shinng!
With the sound of air being cut, there was another sound.
"Kaaaaaaa!!!"
The maid could figure out what just happened from the smell of blood and the loud noise.
Blood started squirting out everywhere.
Stab!!! Crunch!!!
This time it was a sound of a sword penetrating through the bones.
"UHHHHHAHHH"
Another sound came out.
Stab!!!
Different sounds came out with every cut. This was the first time that the maid realized a person could make so many different sound.
"Kuuuuahhhh."
With every stab, she could feel the pain that he was experiencing.
"Please…"
Yang Gi Kang finally begged.
"Did you listen to her when she was begging?"
After this person finished talking...
Stab. Stab. Cut. Stab.
The maid heard the sound of the blade piercing the skin. That was truly a gruesome sound. The only reason why she was able to still hold on after hearing these gruesome sounds was because the one that was getting stabbed was Yang Gi Kang.
The screams finally stopped.
Because the stranger still had his hand on her eyes, she wasn't able to see the event that took place. All that she needed to know was Yang Gi Kang wass no longer part of this world.
At that time the stranger spoke in such a gentle voice, sharply in contrast to Yang Gi Kang's voice earlier.
"Hey, not all men are like this. There are crazy people like him, but you don't have to say all men are crazy because of one person? So just forget what happened and live happily with your fiancé."
His words were deeply profound, yet so gentle. Even though it was a youthful voice, she felt as she was receiving advice from her grandfather.
After hearing his words, she passed out. She didn't even know that she passed out, due to how naturally this stranger moved.
He gently laid her on the ground and said, "Don't worry. You won't be harmed because of this, since I will kill all the related people."