Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 219

“Thank you.”

Moyong Jin bowed slightly and entered, while Moyong Mi hesitated for a moment.

“Young Lady, as well.”

“…Yes.”

As Moyong Mi entered, Unhyun said to Dokgo Rang, “I told you to rest, Dokgo.”

“I was just about to.”

That was a lie. Unhyun had told him to rest a while ago.

However, Unhyun didn’t say anything.

He was just grateful and sorry.

“Would you like to come in as well?”

“No, thank you.”

Dokgo Rang didn’t want to interrupt Unhyun’s conversation. Unhyun nodded.

“I understand. You should rest, too. Don’t just stand outside like this.”

“Yes.”

He answered, but he probably wouldn’t leave.

Unhyun resolved to ask for Dokgo Rang’s lodging to be moved closer, even if it was just tomorrow, and closed the door.

Thud.

Unhyun turned around.

Moyong Mi and Moyong Jin were still standing there.

“It’s humble, but please, have a seat.”

Unhyun offered them a seat.

“Thank you.”

Moyong Jin bowed and was about to sit down on a chair.

It was then.

Rustle.

Moyong Mi lowered her body and knelt on one knee.

Her pink silk clothes were getting dirty on the floor, but she didn’t care.

“Young Lady!”

Unhyun said with surprised eyes.

However, Moyong Mi, kneeling on one knee, lowered her head.

Her luscious hair cascaded down like waves, revealing her white neck.

Moyong Mi was paying her respects to Unhyun with utmost sincerity.

“What are you doing? Young Lady!”

Unhyun tried to stop her in a fluster, but Moyong Mi didn’t stop.

“The Azure Dragon Sword Lord is a benefactor who saved our family.”

Moyong Mi said, with her head bowed.

“How can such courtesy be sufficient? The Family Head [leader of the clan] will express his gratitude in person, but I, as a humble girl, offer my respects first. Please, do not find it lacking.”

Her voice was somewhat stiff, and somehow, it felt distant.

It was quite different from the Moyong Mi that Unhyun remembered.

“For you, Young Lady, to pay such respects to me…”

Unhyun said in a firm voice.

“Is it related to me obtaining Shaolin’s share of the benefits?”

Moyong Mi’s eyebrows twitched as she kept her head bowed.

Swish.

Moyong Mi raised her head.

Her eyes, looking at Unhyun, were quite sharp.

“Perhaps. But since you haven’t even properly revealed your name, wouldn’t it be difficult for us to do anything about it?”

Unhyun chuckled.

“Whether I reveal my name or not is my decision. It’s not something for you to be concerned about, Young Lady.”

Moyong Mi’s eyebrows twitched rapidly.

“…That’s right. It’s not for others to interfere.”

Moyong Mi tried hard not to become emotional.

However, she couldn’t help but feel that Unhyun’s every word was like a dagger piercing her heart.

“So, were you amused?”

Her hand, clutching the hem of her skirt, tightened.

“Were you so pleased to hide yourself as a Scholar and watch others be bewildered?”

Her voice was trembling slightly.

Moyong Mi knew that her eyes were getting hot, but she couldn’t take her eyes off Unhyun.

If she lowered her head now, tears would fall.

It was then.

“Ah-ha!”

Unhyun let out a soft exclamation.

“So that’s why you’re angry, Young Lady.”

“…Yes?”

Thud.

Unhyun immediately knelt on the floor.

There was no time for Moyong Jin or Moyong Mi to stop him.

Gathering his hands respectfully, Unhyun said to Moyong Mi,

“I tried to hide it, but there was no intention to mock. It would be just an excuse to say that I was going to tell you someday, but I didn’t want to deceive you, Young Lady.”

Looking straight at the surprised Moyong Mi, Unhyun smiled.

“Because Young Lady Moyong has shown me genuine kindness.”

Unhyun lowered his head.

He didn’t touch his head to the ground, but it was a very deep and respectful bow.

“I’m sorry, Young Lady Moyong.”

“U, Scholar Unhyun.”

Moyong Mi was flustered.

It was true that she was angry.

It was also true that she felt hurt and resentful.

But she thought it was just her own feelings.

She never thought that Unhyun would take it so seriously.

So she was embarrassed, and so she was happy.

Amidst the confusion, Moyong Mi could clearly feel a warm feeling spreading through her heart.

“Scholar Unhyun, please don’t do this. I’m…”

“No.”

Unhyun raised his head and said,

“I will stay like this until you get up, Young Lady.”

“Th, that’s…”

But it was too awkward to get up right away.

Moyong Mi didn’t know what to do.

It was then.

“Ahem.”

The eldest disciple, Moyong Jin, who was next to her, spoke.

“Looking at it like this, it seems like a couple exchanging bows after the wedding ceremony.”

“Yes?”

“Brother!”

Moyong Mi stood up without realizing it.

Unhyun also got up from his seat.

Moyong Jin smiled.

“Oh, has it already ended? Hahaha.”

Moyong Mi’s face turned red. Unhyun also coughed to hide his awkwardness.

“Well, now that the misunderstanding seems to be resolved, please sit down. Does this make me look like the host?”

Moyong Jin had become quite jovial in the meantime.

Unhyun also came to his senses and quickly prepared tea.

After a while, the three of them sat around the table with teacups in front of them, with the soft scent of tea rising.

“The aroma is nice.”

Moyong Jin said.

“Yes. Since it’s a place famous for tea, I was able to get some pretty good tea at a low price.”

Unhyun replied, savoring the aroma of the tea. Moyong Jin nodded.

“To resolve Mia’s anger, you are indeed amazing, Lord Unhyun. I couldn’t even talk to her on the way here. The cold wind was blowing so fiercely…”

“Brother!”

Moyong Jin flinched exaggeratedly at Moyong Mi’s flustered appearance.

Unhyun also smiled at the sight.

Moyong Jin, who was laughing, turned to Unhyun.

“…Lord Unhyun, so you were the Azure Dragon Sword Lord.”

“That’s right.”

Unhyun replied.

“Then the Extraterrestrial Sanctuary is…”

“It’s just a title.”

Moyong Mi answered instead.

Moyong Mi picked up her teacup and said,

“Extraterrestrial Sanctuary Azure Dragon Sword Lord. It’s not a sect or affiliation, but just a phrase to express Scholar Unhyun himself.”

Unhyun was surprised.

“That’s exactly right. But how did you know…?”

He hadn’t told anyone except Dokgo Rang.

Unhyun couldn’t help but be surprised.

Moyong Mi hesitated for a moment and said,

“…I had considered the possibility that Scholar Unhyun might be the Azure Dragon Sword Lord. So I understood. Scholar Unhyun is just as he appears, without any hidden agendas or intentions.”

Clink.

Moyong Mi put down her teacup and let out a light sigh.

“But it was a little disappointing that you didn’t tell me.”

Unhyun had once said that he was neither a disciple nor an acquaintance of the Azure Dragon Sword Lord.

Although he himself may not remember, Moyong Mi had deduced another possibility from that short statement.

“Why didn’t you tell me that?”

Moyong Jin asked.

“Because nothing would change.”

Moyong Mi replied calmly.

“Our decision to trust Scholar Unhyun.”

Unhyun was a little surprised.

It was because he didn’t know that the Moyong Family’s, Moyong Mi’s and Moyong Jin’s trust in him was this strong.

“Ah, right.”

Only then did Unhyun think of another person from the Moyong Family.

“The Family Head…”

“He couldn’t come. No, it would be more accurate to say that he didn’t come.”

Moyong Mi continued in a low voice.

“He already knows about the story of Scholar Unhyun being summoned to the Martial Alliance Headquarters. At this point, he was worried that the Family Head of the Moyong Family personally visiting you might be harmful to you.”

“In fact, the person who wanted to see Lord Unhyun the most was the Family Head.”

Moyong Jin took over the words.

“However, since he doesn’t know your intentions for sure, he sent us first in case it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”

“Ah, I see.”

Unhyun, who was listening, nodded.

It was at that moment.

“Lord.”

A heavy voice was heard from outside the door.

Unhyun thought he had heard the voice somewhere, but it wasn’t Moyong Mi or Moyong Jin.

The two of them stood up from their seats with surprised expressions.

“Grandfather!”

“Family Head!”

Thump.

The door opened, and a martial artist with thick eyebrows, a long beard, and intense eyes appeared.

It was the Family Head of the Moyong Family, Gwanilgeom Moyong Dancheon.

Moyong Mi and Moyong Jin hurriedly tried to pay their respects, but Moyong Dancheon stretched out his large hand to stop them.

And he looked straight at Unhyun.

What overflowed from those intense eyes was respect and trust.

Swish.

Moyong Dancheon gathered his hands.

“I finally meet the Lord.”

Unhyun wore a gentle smile.

And he gathered his hands and paid his respects.

“Yes, Great Hero.”

“Haha.”

Moyong Dancheon laughed.

“Great Hero, I’m ashamed. I’m just a foolish martial artist who hasn’t even properly awakened the family’s sword…”

“That’s not true.”

Unhyun said.

“If you hadn’t shown me the essence of the Moyong Family’s sword style, how could I have stumbled upon and guessed the next step? Sooner or later, you would have eventually reached it, so I was just a small catalyst.”

“Hahaha.”

Moyong Dancheon’s laughter had not a single shadow.

“Indeed, you are the Lord.”

Moyong Dancheon said, looking intently at Unhyun.

“The moon is bright today, so why don’t we have a drink while looking at Seohwan [a scenic overlook]?”

Unhyun did not refuse.

“How can I refuse the Great Hero’s invitation? I will gladly accept.”

“Good, very good! Let’s go.”

Moyong Dancheon spoke heartily as if he had met an old friend.

The person who was embarrassed was Moyong Mi.

“G, Grandfather…”

“It’s okay.”

Moyong Dancheon said.

“If the Martial Alliance misunderstands, let them. We are not the ones who are wrong.”

Moyong Dancheon turned to Unhyun and asked,

“Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right. We are not the ones who are wrong.”

“Hahahaha.”

Moyong Dancheon laughed loudly.

Even Moyong Mi had never seen her grandfather laugh so brightly.

“Indeed, you are the Lord. Let’s go.”

Moyong Dancheon fluttered his clothes and went outside.

Unhyun also followed him with a pleased expression.

Moyong Mi watched the scene with a dumbfounded expression.

“It seems that Grandfather couldn’t hold back after all.”

Moyong Jin shrugged his shoulders and said,

“Well, it doesn’t matter since Lord Unhyun said it’s okay. Let’s go too.”

Moyong Mi sighed and shook her head.

Sometimes, she couldn’t understand men at all, including her grandfather, her brother, and even Unhyun.

If they could just be patient, they could avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, but why couldn’t they do that?

“Go ahead first.”

Moyong Mi said to Moyong Jin.

“I’ll take Sanga with me.”

“Sanga?”

Moyong Jin was wondering if it was okay to take her to a place where they would be drinking late at night, but Moyong Mi said briefly.

“If she gets sulky because she’s the only one left out, will you take responsibility, Brother?”

There is no one in the Moyong Family who can beat Sanga.

Moyong Jin immediately nodded.

“…O, okay. Then come to Samdaminwol [a place, likely a restaurant or pavilion] first. If we go somewhere else, I’ll leave a message there.”

“Yes. Do that.”

Moyong Jin left the room.

Moyong Mi sighed as she watched the backs of Unhyun and Moyong Dancheon, as well as Dokgo Rang and Moyong Jin.

“Sanga will be happy.”

She was a younger sister who was already whining because she wanted to play late at night.

If she told her to come, she would run out in a flash.

Moyong Mi moved her feet, thinking about that sight.

She didn’t know if the smile on her face was because of her happy younger sister or for some other reason.

But it didn’t matter.

The moon was especially bright today, and her heart was full.