Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 485

485. Sigh

Byungbu Jwasirang (Vice Minister of Military Affairs) Yoo Ho-gi’s eyes widened.

Just moments ago, the guests had been laughing in the banquet hall, but now they were all collapsed and silent. Only the lamps illuminating the surroundings flickered quietly.

The appearance of Unhyun and Gaekong in the midst of the surrounding silence was so out of place that it felt surreal.

But they were not illusions.

Step.

Unhyun took a step.

He crossed the banquet hall and approached Yoo Ho-gi directly.

Gaekong, with his noble, immortal-like demeanor, silently followed behind him.

Yoo Ho-gi was suddenly terrified.

“Wh-Who are you!”

He shouted.

“How dare you intrude on this place! Do you even know who I am!”

Thump.

He struck the table, feigning anger.

Normally, servants would have rushed in immediately, but no one appeared now.

It was as if the entire house was empty, or rather, asleep.

Yoo Ho-gi quickly looked around, but the outside of the banquet hall was just silent darkness.

Step.

Yoo Ho-gi shuddered.

He turned his head and saw a young man dressed as a scholar, Unhyun, standing right in front of him.

“Y-You, who are you! If you’re a ghost, g-get out of here…….”

Yoo Ho-gi tried to shout confidently, but he couldn’t finish his sentence.

His voice was already trembling.

Unhyun asked in a low voice.

“Are you Byungbu Jwasirang Yoo Ho-gi?”

Yoo Ho-gi’s eyes momentarily regained their vitality.

At least the other person wasn’t a ghost.

Besides, as he said, wasn’t he the Byungbu Jwasirang, who oversaw all military affairs?

“Y-Yes, I am.”

Catching his breath, Yoo Ho-gi said.

“I am Byungbu Jwasirang Yoo Ho-gi! Who the hell are you!”

Yoo Ho-gi shouted, as if rebuking him.

Confidence was returning to his voice.

Without answering, Unhyun looked around the banquet hall.

The luxurious dishes and fragrant wine set before each person vividly displayed the splendor of the banquet.

“The Demonic Sect’s forces are threatening Ganuk’s capital, Lanzhou [a major city in the Gansu province of China], and the Emperor has ordered the Imperial Inspector General to set out.”

Ssk.

Looking at Yoo Ho-gi, Unhyun said.

“Is the Byungbu Jwasirang, who oversees military affairs, holding such a banquet?”

Unhyun’s gaze was extremely cold.

Yoo Ho-gi flinched for a moment, but soon 벌떡 [with a start] stood up.

“You bastard!”

Thud.

“How dare you spout such nonsense in front of me! Who are you? Reveal yourself at once!”

Yoo Ho-gi’s beard trembled.

Fear had disappeared, and anger was rising in his heart.

Unhyun answered quietly.

“I am Unhyun.”

Yoo Ho-gi frowned.

‘Unhyun?’

It didn’t take long to recall.

The name had only recently been mentioned in the court.

Thanks to that, wasn’t he one of the top names among the Crown Prince’s people, led by Eunuch Park?

Yoo Ho-gi smirked.

“Oh ho! So you’re a kite with a broken string [someone who has lost their support].”

He said in a haughty tone.

“Now that Eunuch Park has been kicked out, you’re getting desperate? Coming all the way here.”

Unhyun said nothing.

Yoo Ho-gi looked around the banquet hall and continued.

“What’s going on here? Ah ha!”

As if he had just realized, Yoo Ho-gi’s eyes widened.

“You tampered with the alcohol. Going this far…….”

Yoo Ho-gi, who was speaking, flinched.

He realized that the situation was more serious than he had thought.

“You bastard!”

Yoo Ho-gi shouted.

“You, just because you have some martial arts skills, you dare to harm the Byungbu Jwasirang! Do you think this will…….”

“Don’t misunderstand,” Unhyun said in a quiet voice.

“The reason I came is to show you something.”

Ssk.

Unhyun turned his head.

Yoo Ho-gi also turned his eyes and looked where Unhyun’s gaze was directed.

Step.

‘Gasp!’

Two warriors in white uniforms appeared from the darkness.

But what surprised Yoo Ho-gi was not them.

A frail woman was trembling between the warriors.

“O-Old Master…….”

The woman said in a frightened voice.

Yoo Ho-gi frowned.

“Chae-hong!”

She was Chae-hong, who had recently become Yoo Ho-gi’s concubine.

Slender and beautiful, she had captivated Yoo Ho-gi’s heart at once.

She was as obedient and affectionate as a tongue in his mouth [extremely flattering], and her figure was so good that she monopolized Yoo Ho-gi’s favor among his concubines.

“How dare these things!”

Bang.

Yoo Ho-gi slammed the table with his fist.

The wine glasses overturned and the bottles fell, but he didn’t care.

Yoo Ho-gi was furious.

“Can’t you let go of her right now!”

In fact, the warriors hadn’t even touched Chae-hong.

Chae-hong was already ready to go out to the banquet hall, and the warriors had brought her here because Yoo Ho-gi was looking for her.

“Old Master!”

Tears welled up in Chae-hong’s eyes as she ran to Yoo Ho-gi.

Yoo Ho-gi quickly opened his arms.

Whack.

As he embraced Chae-hong’s slender body, Chae-hong buried her face in Yoo Ho-gi’s chest and began to sob.

“Hic, Old Master. Sniff, sniff.”

Yoo Ho-gi gritted his teeth.

“How dare you lay a hand on my people! I will never let this go!”

Yoo Ho-gi shouted at Unhyun in a fierce voice, holding Chae-hong.

His eyes and voice were full of anger and confidence.

He said that the other party had no intention of harming him, and it seemed clear that he was trying to get something through threats.

Chae-hong seemed frightened and burrowed deeper into Yoo Ho-gi’s arms.

Hugging his beloved concubine’s lithe body, Yoo Ho-gi became even more emboldened.

Ssk.

While pretending to be frightened, Chae-hong glanced at Unhyun and Gaekong.

Her sparkling eyes were full of curiosity, and her red lips held even a seductive sneer.

“What are you doing! Get out of here right now!”

Yoo Ho-gi shouted with great vigor.

But Unhyun did not answer.

Sreung.

Unhyun drew his sword.

Yoo Ho-gi flinched and hugged his beloved concubine.

“Wh-What are you doing!”

Unhyun slowly raised his sword and pointed it at Yoo Ho-gi.

Then he said quietly.

“Show your true form.”

Yoo Ho-gi frowned.

He said, holding his beloved concubine.

“What does that…….”

But the words did not continue.

“Ugh.”

The beloved concubine Chae-hong, who was in his arms, groaned.

Yoo Ho-gi was startled and looked down at Chae-hong.

“Why, Chae-hong. Are you okay…….”

Whirr.

Chae-hong turned her head towards Unhyun.

“Who are you!”

She shouted at Unhyun in a shrill voice.

“How could you……. Aaaagh.”

As if in great pain, Chae-hong closed her eyes and bit her lip.

Yoo Ho-gi was flustered.

Her frail body was convulsing in Yoo Ho-gi’s arms.

“Ch-Chae-hong…….”

“Kyak!”

A sound he had never heard before flowed from Chae-hong’s mouth.

‘Gasp!’

Yoo Ho-gi reflexively pushed her away and stepped back.

Chae-hong, who would have been pushed and fallen over normally, wrapped her arms around her body and gritted her teeth.

Her eyes had already turned completely black.

“You, you’re not a Taoist or a monk, but how…….”

Chae-hong said, glaring at Unhyun.

The usual affectionate voice had disappeared, and a rough voice, like scraping metal, came out.

But Unhyun looked at her with cold eyes.

The tip of his sword was binding Chae-hong’s body and will like an inescapable shackle.

“Kaaak!”

Chae-hong, blocking the sword with both hands, screamed at Unhyun.

It was no different from an animal’s cry.

It was then.

Thwack.

“Aaaagh!”

A stream of energy blew away one of Chae-hong’s shoulders.

Chae-hong twisted her body and covered her shoulder with her remaining hand.

Even she, who had blocked the sword, was helpless in the face of Gaekong’s Twelve Petals of the Scarlet Lotus [a powerful martial arts technique].

“Chae-hong!”

Yoo Ho-gi shouted without realizing it.

Tears welled up in Chae-hong’s eyes as she looked at Yoo Ho-gi.

“……Old Master.”

Her eyes had already returned to normal.

But blood was not flowing from her shattered shoulder.

Moreover, at the tips of Chae-hong’s fingers, long, sharp nails gleamed like animal claws.

“Save me, Old Master. They are…….”

“Heok!”

But Yoo Ho-gi groaned without realizing it and stepped back.

How could an ordinary woman make animal noises and block a sword with her hands?

Even if her shoulder was blown away, not a single drop of blood flowed.

His beloved concubine Chae-hong was not human.

Gritting her teeth, Chae-hong bit her lip.

Her eyes instantly turned black.

“Hmph, useless bastard.”

Chae-hong, who had spoken to Yoo Ho-gi as if spitting, turned her head.

Then, looking at Unhyun, she said.

“……Wh-Who are you?”

She didn’t rush at Unhyun like before.

Why hadn’t she recognized such an existence in advance?

The gaze of Unhyun, who was now looking down at Chae-hong herself, felt like an irresistible fate.

Rustle.

Chae-hong lowered her head.

Then, in a voice that was even pathetic, she said.

“I am just a mere demon. Please let me go…….”

But the words did not continue.

Because the Twelve Petals of the Scarlet Lotus, which flew from Gaekong’s hand, shattered the demon’s head.

Thwack.

“Ugh!”

Yoo Ho-gi turned his head in surprise.

But blood did not splatter.

“There’s no time to listen to nonsense,” Gaekong said, lowering his hand.

Unhyun silently sheathed his sword, Myeong.

Sreung.

Unhyun, who had sheathed his sword, looked at Yoo Ho-gi.

“Don’t you understand now?”

Unhyun’s gaze was indifferent.

Cheeee.

The body of the demon who had been Chae-hong raised a thin smoke and melted away.

Feeling the pungent smell spreading in all directions, Yoo Ho-gi swallowed hard without realizing it.

“I, I……. I have nothing to do with this!”

Unhyun’s eyebrows twitched.

But Yoo Ho-gi pointed to Chae-hong’s clothes left on the floor and said in a strong tone.

“What do you know with this kind of ghost play! If you’re going to claim it’s the Demonic Sect, bring solid evidence! Evidence!”

He couldn’t admit his mistake here.

He was the Byungbu Jwasirang who oversaw this expedition.

Not only would the responsibility come back, but even the things he had enjoyed until now would be blown away in an instant.

Besides, the demon’s corpse was not left, and no one saw it.

Yoo Ho-gi gritted his teeth with a determined expression.

His eyes were even flashing with venom.

Unhyun sighed softly.

“……Is that all you have to say?”

Unhyun continued in a quiet voice.

“The Demonic Sect’s forces will threaten the safety of the people and take the lives of countless soldiers, but is that all the Byungbu Jwasirang has to say?”

Unhyun’s gaze as he spoke was colder than ever.