Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 115

Kim Pil-jong’s face was pale.

To him, this whole scene felt like a fleeting dream.

Having everything taken away in a single morning.

Yet, facing the reality of being unable to do anything and a world of injustice, he had been prepared to die.

The ones who had made him taste that hell.

They were the world’s order, something he could never defy.

“What the hell are these beggar bastards doing? What the hell.”

Such beings were now lying on the floor, unable to even put up a fight.

They weren’t even twitching.

Blink.

Kim Pil-jong blinked his wrinkled eyes, trying to grasp if this scene was real.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

He barely regained his senses at the sound coming from his chest.

His heart was beating like crazy.

“Haa.”

Kim Pil-jong roughly clutched at his chest.

It was excitement.

Where in the world could one see such a sight?

The sight of martial artists being trampled, no, the sight of the Gaebang [a large beggar gang] being trampled, was too unreal.

Especially for Kim Pil-jong, who had been ready to give in to the rage that had surged to the top of his head.

Choke.

A huge emotion, indescribable in words, welled up at their sight.

“Th, thank….”

Without even thinking of wiping away the gushing tears.

“Thank you.”

Kim Pil-jong expressed his gratitude to Lee Rowan.

“……Thank you.”

It wasn’t just him.

The Heater Guild members, who had gathered by now, put down the luggage they were carrying and bowed their heads.

No.

Clap!

They were doing the ‘poquan’ gesture [a traditional fist-and-palm salute].

It wasn’t the forced greeting they had been doing because of the martial artists, but a greeting in the Eunha style to express even a little more gratitude to them.

“I think you’re misunderstanding, I didn’t do this to save the Heater Guild.”

A languid and sleepy voice.

“I’m just a bit sensitive about money. Because of a ruined sect.”

The words that followed were too faint to hear properly.

Only then was Kim Pil-jong able to calm down his excitement even a little.

What he saw now was the cold reality.

Gulp.

The Geumgae [a group within the Gaebang] and Gaebang martial artists were lying on the floor as corpses.

Gyeonggi Province, the land of opportunity, and Eunha, which was raising its name.

‘It’s over.’

But at this moment, all of that was over.

The Gaebang never took grudges lightly.

Especially if something happened to their own, they were the kind of people who would chase you to the ends of hell to get their due.

‘No matter how great Eunha is….’

They couldn’t possibly take on the entire Gaebang.

Rustle!

In Kim Pil-jong’s mind, the image of the land of opportunity collapsing was drawn.

The Gaebang would push in, push out Eunha, and the countless players who had made the same choice as Heater, thinking it was an opportunity, would fall back into hell.

Shudder.

It would be because of him.

Clench.

Kim Pil-jong, who had clenched his fist, approached Lee Rowan as if he had made up his mind.

“Do you have something to say? I’ve received enough thanks.”

“……I.”

Kim Pil-jong said.

“I will take all the blame.”

***

Kim Pil-jong couldn’t bear to see the land of opportunity collapse.

‘Eunha.’

They, whom even he had doubted, were the real deal.

According to him, even if they hadn’t drawn their swords for Heater, the fact that the players were saved as a result was an undeniable truth.

Eunha is fair.

And he couldn’t let such Eunha collapse.

“I will take volunteers.”

“……?”

“And I and they will take all the blame.”

Kim Pil-jong spoke with a firm resolution.

“The rest… could you take care of the guild members in Eunha, no, in Baran? No. At least until they settle down….”

To take the blame.

The Gaebang’s blood that was pooling on the floor.

That it wasn’t Eunha who did it, but Heater.

“……”

That was the last role given to him.

Thinking so, he spoke.

“Even if we voluntarily reveal that we are the culprits of Geumgae, Eunha won’t be harmed. So, please give us the opportunity to repay this.”

The firm resolution did not waver.

Swoosh.

The guild members who had come up behind him.

“We will join you.”

The players who had grown up with Kim Pil-jong since the past were saying that they would take the blame with Kim Pil-jong.

“Then you’ll die?”

“We don’t have families. Those who have already left, those who have died. There are also those who haven’t even married.”

“We didn’t do it. Guild leader.”

“We’ll take the blame among ourselves.”

The guild members and Kim Pil-jong smiled faintly.

Comrades who would share the same fate in a situation where death was certain.

“We too….”

Those who came late said.

“Are you crazy? You got married the year before last.”

“You bastard, are you going to raise your daughter as a child without a father?”

“Soo-kyung, you’re taking care of your widowed mother.”

Harsh words, not meant to be harsh, were directed at those who hesitated because they had families.

“Why would you all die? We can solve it with the minimum loss of life.”

Kim Pil-jong said, looking at them.

“You are the Heater Guild. That fact doesn’t change. So, live so that the Heater Guild can carry on its name even later.”

Clench.

The guild members clenched their fists.

Hot gazes passed between them, like the name of their guild.

But then.

“Who said you should die?”

A languid voice rang out, as if it had nothing to do with their emotions.

“Didn’t you hear me earlier? I said you have to pay back the debt.”

“Th, that’s….”

“If you die, who will pay back the debt?”

At Lee Rowan’s words, Kim Pil-jong had a blank look on his face.

He never expected to hear such a story.

‘Was it real?’

Did he really go against the Gaebang because of money?

‘No….’

More than that, was Eunha going to take on the Gaebang?

Thoughts swirled in his head.

“Stop talking nonsense and pay back the debt.”

The guild members were dumbfounded at Lee Rowan’s words.

But once again, Kim Pil-jong’s face hardened greatly.

“Ah… no.”

It was too late.

The group of men in black suits walking from behind.

He saw what was hanging from the waist of the large man at the very front.

“Gaebang….”

The Gaebang had arrived.

And the knot was a total of six.

Kim Pil-jong also knew the face of its owner.

“Black Dog….”

A player who had sold everything to the Gaebang and was squeezing the lifeblood out of the players.

The black dog, Yoo Do-hyung.

“I will pay back the debt no matter what.”

Kim Pil-jong, having made up his mind, reached out his hand, passing by Eunha before it was too late.

“I am Kim Pil-jong!”

He shouted.

“I was angry at Geumgae’s absurd actions and did something I shouldn’t have! Everything is on me….”

Kim Pil-jong shouted with all his might.

Swoosh.

But Yoo Do-hyung and the Gaebang people passed by without even glancing at Kim Pil-jong.

“W, we greet the guild member of Eunha….”

Yoo Do-hyung bowed his head and spoke to the Eunha martial artist.

“I told you to come running.”

A voice spoke irritably to Yoo Do-hyung.

“……..”

Once again, Kim Pil-jong’s reality shattered.

* * *

The building of the Heater Guild, which was about to close down, was filled with Eunha martial artists and Gaebang people.

The funny thing was that the Heater Guild members were guarding the outside with their eyes wide open.

“If you need anything, please call us.”

Kim Pil-jong, also fully armed, spoke and left the room.

Swoosh.

Lee Rowan, sprawled on the sofa.

“I told you to come running.”

At Lee Rowan’s words, Yoo Do-hyung, who had been standing upright, quickly knelt on both knees.

“I, I’m sorry.”

He had run straight here after receiving the call.

If he could have come faster, wouldn’t he have?

“Is your heart beating well these days?”

Yoo Do-hyung’s face turned pale at Lee Rowan’s words.

He was reminded of the experiments disguised as training that he had occasionally received from Lee Rowan.

“H, ha… how could that be?”

“It’s not beating?”

“N, no. It’s beating well.”

Only then did Lee Rowan get up and clasp his hands together.

His languid gaze had changed.

Gulp.

Yoo Do-hyung was also terrified by Lee Rowan’s gaze, which he was seeing for the first time.

“The Gaebang is causing trouble in Gyeonggi Province, what’s going on?”

Yoo Do-hyung was the branch leader of one of the three Gaebang branches located in South Korea.

At the same time, Eunha had only delivered information through Yoo Do-hyung, and Yoo Do-hyung had a position and power that could not be compared to the past.

He was in charge of Gyeonggi Province.

It was clearly Yoo Do-hyung’s fault that another Gaebang was causing trouble in his territory.

“That is….”

Yoo Do-hyung had already grasped the general situation.

“I was going to tell you. But, it seemed like you were busy with the Gyeonggi Province gate incident….”

In the past, Yoo Do-hyung had tried to use Lee Rowan, but not now.

No, he couldn’t use him even if he wanted to.

His life, and something beyond that, was held hostage, and his only master was Lee Rowan.

“Geumgae is a separate organization from us.”

The Geumgae Group.

“To be precise, they are an organization above us.”

Yoo Do-hyung spoke quickly, putting all his desire to live into his words.

“There is no way for us to stop Geumgae’s actions.”

It was the truth.

The internal affairs of the Gaebang, which were not well known to the public.

Even so, Yoo Do-hyung did not hide anything from Lee Rowan.

“So you’re saying you’re useless?”

“Th, that’s not it. Still, I coordinate the area to some extent and provide convenience. Hasn’t Geumgae never caused an accident in Gyeonggi Province until now?”

The Gaebang was causing trouble all over South Korea.

But as Yoo Do-hyung said, there had been no problems caused by the Gaebang in Gyeonggi Province.

The reason was Yoo Do-hyung.

He used all his power and strength to suppress the Gaebang.

“You said you can’t do anything about Geumgae?”

“That’s….”

Yoo Do-hyung had to speak after all.

“A new branch manager has come to Geumgae. The original branch manager had some connection with me and was lenient….”

A new branch manager.

“The current branch manager is someone I can’t handle.”

The branch leader of the Six-Knot Gaebang, above them were only the elders and the Gaebang leader.

If it was someone that Yoo Do-hyung couldn’t handle.

“Is it an elder-level?”

The Gaebang’s elder.

“No.”

But Yoo Do-hyung shook his head.

A slightly trembling hand.

Even though he had Lee Rowan in front of him, he was feeling fear towards the person he was thinking of now.

“Geumgae… came directly.”

At Yoo Do-hyung’s words, a cold air circulated in the room.

‘Geumgae.’

Lee Rowan also knew who he was.

“The Gaebang leader’s disciple… came directly.”

One of the three disciples raised by the Gaebang leader.

One of them was the person who created and raised Geumgae, Geumgae himself.

“I’ve never heard of it.”

A chill lingered on Lee Rowan’s face.

If Geumgae had entered South Korea, Lee Rowan should have known.

The organization in charge of information.

Both Black City and Gaebang should have informed him.

“He secretly entered the country this morning. I was going to tell you right away. But the information was blocked.”

Blocking the branch leader’s information.

And Yoo Do-hyung was known to be close to Eunha.

“Geumgae is…!”

Yoo Do-hyung shouted as if he was wronged.

“They are targeting Eunha from the beginning!”

He thought it was strange.

The Gaebang who didn’t know his face.

No matter how different the parts were, it was a ridiculous mistake for those in charge of information to make.

“Geumgae is…!”

They deliberately created friction in the Gyeonggi Province area.

And they take the justification.

After all, it was true that Geumgae had lent money to Heater.

With Geumgae’s master even in South Korea.

If a conflict arose with Eunha in the meantime….

“It seems like they are targeting the guild member!”

It would become a full-scale war between Eunha and Geumgae.

“Interesting.”

A faint smile spread across Lee Rowan’s lips.