Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 62

‘There’s no such thing as coincidence in this world.’ A phrase I heard countless times as a child. And it was true. “I’m sorry…” Kang Cheol-woo said, his voice choked with emotion. “It’s not your fault.” Lee Ro-woon brushed it off, but Kang Cheol-woo looked like he was about to die. It was because of the truth revealed by Lee Shin-woo. ‘Yoon Tae-sun is with Jongnam.’ A traitor of Dank, a friend who sold out Lee Ro-woon. That guy is in South Korea with Jongnam. And Jongnam was with Yoon Tae-sun at the Korean branch of the Martial Arts Association. It meant they had plans to visit Baran. “Because that’s the kind of person he is.” Lee Shin-woo already knew. That Kang Cheol-woo, who was thought to be dead, had changed his appearance and was working for the guild Baran in Gyeonggi Province. That’s why he deliberately contacted Kang Cheol-woo’s acquaintance in the Righteous Army to create a connection with Kang Cheol-woo of Baran. “I…” “You wouldn’t have known.” Lee Ro-woon interrupted Kang Cheol-woo. “That friend of yours probably went to pay his respects to you. But that guy was the one who set up the whole thing.” A man who uses everything he can. “That guy is here, though.” Lee Shin-woo awkwardly interjected into the conversation between Lee Ro-woon and Kang Cheol-woo. He looked somewhat dim-witted, but one shouldn’t be fooled by that. “I said that for you to hear.” Lee Shin-woo was with Kang Cheol-woo and Lee Ro-woon. The reason was simple. -I’ll tell you why Jongnam brought Yoon Tae-sun. In return, let me join you. Because of the condition he set. Even though Lee Ro-woon could find out the information since he knew that Yoon Tae-sun was with Jongnam, he didn’t have to accept it. ‘I don’t know what this guy will do.’ It was better to keep him by his side than to let him run wild. That’s why Lee Ro-woon and Lee Shin-woo were together. “Then from now on…” Lee Ro-woon looked at Kang Cheol-woo and curled up the corners of his mouth. “Take care of me, Squad Leader.” Lee Ro-woon was now a member of Kang Cheol-woo’s squad, one of the guild members of Baran. After all, Baran was Lee Ro-woon’s. “I look forward to working with you as well.” It was the same for Lee Shin-woo. “……” Kang Cheol-woo, who had suddenly placed Lee Ro-woon, the owner of Baran, below him, and Lee Shin-woo, a wanted man across Asia, as a squad member. “Y-yes, please take care of me…” He replied weakly, looking like he was about to die. *** “Why does Jongnam have Yoon Tae-sun?” Lee Ro-woon said with an indifferent expression. “As you know, the members of Dank are known to have died at your hands.” Lee Shin-woo stood beside him. At his words, Lee Ro-woon’s eyes darkened. That was his crime. ‘A murderer of his comrades.’ The leader of Dank killed the members of Dank. And Kim Shin-hong, who died at Lee Ro-woon’s hands in Hwasan’s corpse disposal site, subdued Lee Ro-woon with all his might. That was how it was known to the world. Of course, many people didn’t believe the rumor, but Lee Ro-woon was thrown into Hwasan’s corpse disposal site as punishment. “Except for Kim Shin-hong, who was known to have subdued you, all the others had to be treated as dead.” That’s why the rest of the Dank members disappeared without a trace. The ones who sold him out. ‘By the Association.’ Even the Black King didn’t know their whereabouts. One of the things Lee Ro-woon had requested was their whereabouts. ‘Lee Shin-woo found them.’ But Lee Shin-woo had found them. His ability, which even Kang Cheol-woo could find. It was the power of his special job, the Intervener. “The members of Dank were scattered by the Association and belonged somewhere. I don’t know why…” You probably know. Lee Shin-woo’s eyes seemed to say that. Boom! Even with the sound of the explosion, the two stood still and talked. “Jongnam has Yoon Tae-sun. I couldn’t find the others. I don’t know why Jongnam has him either.” In the end, he didn’t know anything. But what made him better than the Black King was that Jongnam would visit Baran with Yoon Tae-sun. Boom! Another explosion. “How much you’ve been alive…” “I’m the one who will catch Yoon Tae-sun.” Lee Ro-woon interrupted Lee Shin-woo. “I’m just keeping you by my side because I don’t know what you’ll do. I have no intention of handing Yoon Tae-sun over to you.” Lee Ro-woon didn’t ask why he was looking for Yoon Tae-sun. “……” Lee Ro-woon finally moved, leaving Lee Shin-woo behind. This was a gate. It was a gate that Baran was attacking, and Kang Cheol-woo’s squad was in charge of it. “Oh! You can just stay…” The squad members who were hunting swallowed their breaths and stepped back at Lee Ro-woon’s appearance. “I’m going to loosen up a bit.” It was the moment when Lee Ro-woon quietly threw a punch. Kwa… Aaaaaang! Along with the explosion that was heard belatedly, everything in a straight line disappeared without a trace. As the black flames that rose behind it flickered, Lee Ro-woon said. “I think that’s enough, let’s go back now.” He felt suffocated. *** “Eunha. A descendant of Jeonjin?” A monologue echoed in a lavish room. “Then she’s not a stranger. Not a stranger at all.” Soon, even a giggle spread. The one muttering to herself was a small female swordsman. A female swordsman with hair like the blue sea. “That makes us siblings. Siblings.” She was not alone, even though she was talking to herself. Thud. More than twenty martial artists were lined up, kneeling on one knee with one hand on the floor. It was a sight that would be shocking if one knew that they were the famous Cheonhagong members of Jongnam. However, if one knew the identity of the female swordsman who was receiving all that respect, one would understand. “Isn’t that why we came here?” Thirty-six Swords of the World. The peerless martial art passed down in Jongnam. Those who have learned it are called this. ‘Heavenly Swordsmen.’ There are only thirty-six of them in the world, and only when one of them dies can a new person learn the Thirty-six Swords of the World. It was said that each of them was comparable to the Plum Blossom Swordsmen of Hwasan. But this female swordsman was one of the top ten strongest among them. ‘Baek Cheong.’ She was one of the strongest among the Five Swords of Jongnam. So, one could understand this scene. Moreover. “We greet the Jongnam Divine Maiden.” It was the procession of a big shot who was respected by everyone in the Association. She was the one who was mentioned alongside Namgung Mu-jin, the head of the Azure Dragon Unit, and Cheong In-woo, the Red Plum Blossom, who was expected to be the next best swordsman of Hwasan. She was the Jongnam Divine Maiden, Baek Cheong. “Quiet, quiet.” She said softly and stood up straight. Although she was small, her height was comparable to that of any adult man. Because she was stepping on something. “How is it, bug?” She said to something she was stepping on. “How do you feel about returning to your hometown?” Under her feet. The thing that was acting as a stepping stone was none other than a person lying face down. A skinny body that looked like he hadn’t eaten properly, a gaunt face, and dead eyes. Thump. When Baek Cheong lightly stepped on him, his body shook violently. “I-I’m happy.” Baek Cheong smiled, as if satisfied with the answer that finally came. But that smile disappeared in an instant. “Happy?” Thud. Baek Cheong, who had stepped off the thing, stood up. Bang! She kicked the man in the stomach without hesitation. It didn’t seem like she had put much strength into it, but the man trembled and collapsed on the spot. “You shouldn’t be happy.” “…I’m sorry…” Bang! “It’s the hometown where you sold out your comrades and your land. Happy? That’s why…” Baek Cheong grabbed his hair and lifted him up. “You’re called a bug.” Her face was full of contempt. She soon let go of the man, as if she was bored, and said. “I’m going to meet Eunha. But before that, I need to give her a gift.” She smiled brightly. Eunha was said to be powerful, but she didn’t know yet. How ugly and dirty this Earth and its inhabitants were. “They said you’re being lenient with the players?” So, that was it. She had to let her know. As a senior who came to this world first and saw the inhabitants of Earth. That one shouldn’t be kind in a world where these bug-like things were everywhere. *** ‘Jongnam.’ Lee Ro-woon clenched his fist as he thought of that name. It was a name that was on a higher level than the Iron Sword Alliance. Moreover, it was an existence that could not be compared to Hainan, which was like a noble in the countryside. For example. ‘Hwasan.’ They were an existence similar to the nobles of the central government. Their base was in China, so they didn’t have much contact with South Korea. They, who didn’t interfere much in South Korea because of Hwasan, came to South Korea with Yoon Tae-sun. And their target was Baran. ‘It’s probably Eunha.’ He roughly understood what their intentions were in trying to contact Eunha, but he didn’t know why they were coming to Baran. “They’re trying to show something.” Lee Shin-woo approached and sat down next to Lee Ro-woon, who was pondering. He was a wanted man in Asia, but he looked so relaxed, holding a cup of coffee in one hand. “What?” Lee Shin-woo smiled bitterly at Lee Ro-woon’s question. “You’ve become a martial artist, but you don’t know them.” There was a deep resentment in Lee Shin-woo’s voice. It was similar to what he had said to Lee Shin-woo, but even deeper. “You’ll see.” Lee Ro-woon didn’t ask any more questions. Whenever he talked to that man, he felt like he was falling into a deep swamp. In the past, he would have been furious at that appearance, but now it was different. “It doesn’t matter what I see.” Because a change that even the Intervener Lee Shin-woo couldn’t see had happened to him. The one who had stood at the end. To the one who held everything at the end, the world was just meaningless. All these series of actions were just because of the light of his meaningful teachers. Now. “What the hell happened to you?” His feelings for his brother were so faint that they were almost nonexistent. Lee Ro-woon ignored the question and stood up. “Do you have time to be doing that?” According to the information that the Beggars’ Union’s Yoo Do-hyung had passed on, Jongnam, who was at the Association’s branch today, was preparing to go out. The fact that they, who had not taken any action since entering South Korea, were moving meant one thing. ‘They’re coming.’ Jongnam was coming. To Baran. He hadn’t told Eunha or Baran about this yet. It was Jongnam, after all. Now that he didn’t know their purpose, there was a high chance that Jongnam would feel uncomfortable if he warned them. “If Yoon Tae-sun is there today, will you fight them?” Lee Shin-woo, who had a sharp edge in his usual dim-witted appearance, said. “Everyone will die.” If Yoon Tae-sun came with them today. And if Lee Ro-woon couldn’t stand it and attacked Jongnam. Baran would be annihilated. Even Eunha. “If necessary.” Lee Ro-woon finished speaking and left the room. Lee Shin-woo, who was left alone, adjusted his glasses and said bitterly. “You’ve become a martial artist.” A monster who had gone mad after enduring a long time in a trapped world. His younger brother had become such an existence. And a little later, a visitor came to Baran. “So, this is Baran?” It was Jongnam.