Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 214

Lee Seoyeon scanned the list again and shook her head.

“But this is a tremendous amount. The market price of high-quality medicinal ingredients is fluctuating unusually…”

“I heard that the amount already delivered is also enormous. The other two great merchant guilds must be trying to buy them with their eyes peeled, so don’t even think about getting them by chance. Focus all your efforts on securing the quantity.”

“But then the price will skyrocket, won’t it?”

“It doesn’t matter. We’ve decided to pay for the purchase price in gold as we determine.”

“Haha, payment in gold.”

Lee Seoyeon chuckled.

“Indeed, it’s a deal worth betting the reputation of the Three Great Merchant Guilds. I’m getting more and more curious about what kind of tiger it is.”

Could the Dark Sky Demon Lord be the owner of the tiger?

Lee Seoyeon didn’t think so.

The Dark Sky Demon Lord she saw was a martial artist. He was definitely not the kind of person to make such a large-scale deal and move such vast amounts of gold.

“Ah, and.”

Lee Seoyeon said as if she had just remembered something.

“It would be good to buy more iron ore and medicinal ingredients for treatment separately. If possible, some more grains too.”

“Okay.”

Lee Hoam smiled.

“When things get chaotic, the prices of iron ore, medicinal ingredients, and grains will skyrocket, so it will be quite a good business.”

Only amateurs focus on big deals.

True masters must consider the ripple effects of such large deals.

Lee Hoam and Lee Seoyeon were both accurately predicting the consequences of this enormous transaction.

Rustle.

Lee Seoyeon folded the letter and nodded.

Then she suddenly asked.

“The Gongson Clan won’t stand still, will they? Is it going to be alright?”

If the Gongson Clan becomes enraged, the aftermath might affect the Hoam Merchant Guild.

Lee Seoyeon’s concern was valid, but Lee Hoam gave a bitter smile.

“If you think about what happened to the Namgung Clan…”

Before he could finish, Lee Seoyeon realized.

“I guess I know what might happen to the Gongson Clan too, right?”

Rustle.

The letter in Lee Seoyeon’s hand made a small sound.

However, Lee Seoyeon couldn’t hide her excitement.

“With that level of martial power and wealth, the landscape of the world will change dramatically. Not just the upper echelons or the martial world, but the entire world.”

“Yes.”

Lee Hoam also replied in a tense voice.

“It’s a dangerous opportunity. The reward is just as great. But if we take even one wrong step…”

“We’ll get our necks bitten off by the tiger, like the Moonjung Merchant Guild.”

Lee Seoyeon’s cheeks were flushed with excitement.

“How about it? Want to ride on the back of a tiger?”

It was an unnecessary question.

“Willingly.”

Lee Seoyeon answered without hesitation.

“I’ll gladly climb on.”

Lee Hoam smiled.

“I thought you’d say that.”

“…And definitely.”

Lee Seoyeon murmured quietly in a low voice.

“I’m going to tame that tiger with my own hands.”

It was such a small voice that even Lee Hoam couldn’t hear it.

But Lee Seoyeon’s eyes were shining more intensely than ever before.

***

The Great Martial Arts Tournament of the World was suspended.

Representatives from each sect protested that Jinheo’s decision was an excessive abuse of power and demanded its withdrawal, but Jinheo remained unmoved.

The Gongson Clan and the Moryong Clan also continued to protest.

That day, Moryong Mi went to the representatives’ meeting to protest the unfairness of the judgment.

And as Moryong Mi was returning to her lodgings, she spotted a familiar person, though one with whom she had no acquaintance.

It was the opponent who had fought the Great Disciple Moryong Jin in the martial arts contest.

“Are you not Great Warrior Gongson Kang?”

Gongson Kang paused when Moryong Mi recognized him.

Moryong Mi bowed lightly.

“I am Moryong Mi, the head of the outer hall of the Moryong Clan.”

“Ah, yes. I am Gongson Kang of the Gongson Clan.”

Gongson Kang seemed a little flustered but bowed politely.

Moryong Mi asked cautiously.

“What brings you here?”

Gongson Kang was standing in front of the Moryong Clan’s lodgings.

It was unlikely that he was just passing by; he must have been waiting for someone from the Moryong Clan.

Gongson Kang hesitated for a moment.

But soon, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth.

“I want to finish the martial arts contest with Great Warrior Moryong.”

“Yes?”

This time, Moryong Mi questioned him at the unexpected words.

Gongson Kang continued.

“An incident has occurred in a merchant guild affiliated with the main family. The Clan Head will soon return to the main family, and perhaps I will too. Then, in the end, the last martial arts contest will become meaningless.”

A strange light flashed in Moryong Mi’s eyes.

For the Gongson Clan to abandon the Great Martial Arts Tournament of the World and have to return? Something big must have happened.

However, Gongson Kang had not come to talk about that.

“I begged the Clan Head and barely got permission. If Great Warrior Moryong Jin is willing, please tell him to come to the east side martial arts arena tomorrow afternoon.”

Moryong Mi had already heard of the east side martial arts arena.

It was where unsanctioned martial arts contests were held by those who had not made it to the main rounds or had not even received permission.

Gongson Kang was suggesting that they settle their unfinished match in that place, free from the intervention of the Martial Arts Alliance.

“I’ll be waiting. Then.”

Before Moryong Mi could reply, Gongson Kang bowed lightly.

Then he turned and walked away.

‘Tomorrow afternoon…’

Moryong Mi sighed softly.

It wouldn’t be good to hold an unsanctioned martial arts contest when things were already noisy due to the disqualification.

It would also attract quite a bit of attention.

However, since the opponent had conveyed his intentions first, Moryong Jin would never back down.

Moryong Mi knew better than anyone that Moryong Jin was regretting the outcome of the martial arts contest.

‘There’s no use telling him not to do it.’

He wouldn’t listen even if she tried to stop him.

Moryong Jin would go to the east side martial arts arena no matter what.

“Haa.”

Moryong Mi shook her head with a small sigh.

Her brother sometimes seemed like a child. Or maybe all men were similar in that way.

‘But.’

Moryong Mi looked in the direction where Gongson Kang had disappeared.

‘What on earth happened to the merchant guild affiliated with the Gongson Clan?’

She couldn’t know now. But it wouldn’t take long.

There was no way that something so big that the Gongson Clan had to give up the tournament would remain unknown.

With an uneasy feeling, Moryong Mi returned to the Moryong Clan’s lodgings.

***

The east side martial arts arena of the Martial Arts Alliance, where unsanctioned martial arts contests were held, was unusually crowded today.

“Why are there so many people?”

Yunhyun muttered, looking around.

He had come yesterday as well, but today there were strangely more people.

Above all, there were quite a few well-dressed people who hadn’t been there yesterday.

People who wouldn’t normally be interested in such unsanctioned martial arts contests.

“It seems they know that you are coming, Great Warrior Yun.”

Doggorang said in a blunt voice.

Yunhyun chuckled.

This was Doggorang’s attempt at a joke.

“Really? I think they’ve come to see the Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon rather than me?”

Doggorang’s expression didn’t change at all.

However, Yunhyun didn’t miss the slight tremor in his eyes.

The Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon, Doggorang.

That was the new title Doggorang had earned here.

Doggorang fought only three times a day.

And he always won, no matter who the opponent was.

Without using any internal energy at all.

The first opponent was chosen by Doggorang. When the opponent fell, other strong warriors would challenge Doggorang.

Because of this, there were even warriors who looked forward to Doggorang ascending the martial arts stage in their turn.

“Ahem.”

Doggorang cleared his throat.

Yunhyun grinned.

It was refreshing to see Doggorang acting so nonchalant, but it was also true that he was happy that Uije was gaining fame.

Above all, defeating opponents without using any internal energy was proof that Doggorang, who had only pursued strength, was pursuing a new realm of swordsmanship.

Yunhyun couldn’t help but be pleased.

It was then.

“Waaaaah!”

A cheer erupted from the surroundings.

Yunhyun and Doggorang raised their heads.

A man with a strong impression holding a large sword was looking this way with challenging eyes.

The opponent had already dropped his sword and fallen.

“Hmm, what do you think?”

Yunhyun said.

“…I must go out.”

Doggorang said after staring at the man for a moment. Yunhyun nodded.

“I thought so too.”

Thud.

“Waaaaah!”

The crowd erupted in cheers, and the man on the martial arts stage wore a triumphant smile.

The Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon, Doggorang, had finally moved.

“Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon! Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon!”

The people shouted Doggorang’s new title in succession.

Yunhyun clenched his fists behind Doggorang as he walked out.

“Do your best! Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon!”

It seemed like Doggorang was giving a bitter smile.

But his back looked more reliable than ever to Yunhyun.

***

The Great Disciple of the Gongson Clan, Gongson Kang, was waiting with his fellow disciples at the entrance of the east side martial arts arena.

Before long, he spotted a young man walking towards him.

It was the Great Disciple of the Moryong Clan and the opponent of the unfinished martial arts contest, Moryong Jin.

Thud.

Moryong Jin approached Gongson Kang and bowed.

Gongson Kang also returned the greeting politely.

“Thank you for coming.”

“No. Rather, I am grateful that you made such a proposal.”

The two spoke with gentle expressions.

It was hard to imagine that they would be crossing swords soon.

“The young lady has also come. You said you were the head of the outer hall?”

Gongson Kang discovered Moryong Mi and bowed.

Moryong Mi also returned the greeting.

“Yes. It’s nice to see you again. Ah, this one is…”

Moryong Mi said, pointing to Moryong Sanga, who was waving her small hand.

“My younger sister, Moryong Sanga.”

“Hello.”

Moryong Sanga bowed her head.

“Nice to meet you, little lady.”

Gongson Kang smiled and greeted her. Then he said to Moryong Jin.

“This is my fellow disciple, Gongson Myung.”

The young man standing next to him bowed politely.

Gongson Myung, with his intense eyes and disciplined demeanor, exuded the atmosphere of a disciple of a prestigious family.

There were five more disciples besides him, but Gongson Kang only introduced Gongson Myung.

“Then let’s go.”

Gongson Kang said.

Moryong Jin, Moryong Mi, and Moryong Sanga moved towards the east side martial arts arena.

And as soon as they entered the martial arts arena, they realized something surprising.

The first was that there were far more people surrounding the martial arts arena than expected.

“Waaaaah!”

“Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon! Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon!”

And the second was that the person standing on the martial arts stage was someone they already knew.

“Great Warrior Doggorang?”

Moryong Mi muttered with a puzzled expression.

The one being called the Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon was clearly Doggorang.

The solitary warrior Doggorang who had manifested sword energy in Cheoljeong Mountain, received a letter from the Azure Dragon Sword Lord, and left for Shaolin with Yunhyun.

“It’s Great Warrior Doggorang?”

“Ah! It’s the painful older brother.”

Moryong Jin and Moryong Sanga also said with surprised expressions.

But Moryong Mi quickly looked around.

‘If Great Warrior Doggorang is here…’

It meant that there was a possibility that another person might be here.

Moryong Mi quickly looked around.

And, sure enough, she found a young man dressed as a scholar.

He was Yunhyun, who was enthusiastically chanting ‘Invincible Swordsman of Samjeon’ like the others.

‘Scholar Yunhyun!’

For a moment, Moryong Mi felt like she was about to burst into tears.

That reaction itself was so surprising that Moryong Mi was thrown into confusion.