Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 424

424. If It Isn’t Beautiful, It’s Not a Technique

“Leave, you say?”

The voice that suddenly rang out belonged to the Azure-Crimson Twins.

The Azure Twin in blue and the Crimson Twin in red glared at Unhyun and spoke in unison.

“How dare you tell us to come and go as you please?”

Tang Seol-yeon bowed her head to Dokseon’s will, but the Azure-Crimson Twins, who believed they had surpassed Dokseon’s realm, could not.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

The blue bamboo withered in an instant, and the aura of death rushed into the backyard again.

“Elders!”

Tang Seol-yeon said urgently.

However, the Azure-Crimson Twins’ voices did not stop.

“Heh heh, a greenhorn is being hailed as the Alliance Lord, and he doesn’t know his place.”

“If Dokseon hadn’t been with you, how could you have appeared here?”

Crimson Twin and Azure Twin said.

The usually solemn Azure Twin and the strangely light Crimson Twin were both glaring at Unhyun with the same fiery eyes.

Swish.

Unhyun looked at the Azure-Crimson Twins.

The aura emanating from the two was engulfing the backyard like a black mist.

And wherever the black mist touched, the trees and flowers lost their vitality.

“Stop it!”

Tang Seol-yeon said as if shouting.

There were times when she thought it would be better to end things here.

But that was only if she was in control of the situation.

The Azure-Crimson Twins going on a rampage like this was not what she wanted at all.

“You stay out of this.”

Azure Twin said without even looking at Tang Seol-yeon.

“Heh heh heh. Yes, this has nothing to do with the Tang Clan, the Gongson Family, or the Taepyung Alliance. We just happened to meet a rude brat.”

Crimson Twin sneered, looking at Unhyun.

“You were talking about justification or something? You’re wrong.”

“There’s no need for justification when the strong trample on the weak. Heh heh.”

Tang Seol-yeon bit her lip.

She immediately turned to Gekaong.

“Grandfather! This is…….”

However, Tang Seol-yeon’s attempt to stop Gekaong from intervening failed.

“Good story.”

Gekaong said, cutting off Tang Seol-yeon’s words.

His cold gaze was fixed on the Azure-Crimson Twins.

“You clearly said it has nothing to do with the Tang Clan, the Gongson Family, or the Taepyung Alliance?”

Whoo-o-o-o.

Aura erupted from Gekaong’s entire body.

Then, the black aura of death that had covered the backyard receded at once.

The Azure-Crimson Twins’ expressions changed slightly, but it was only for a moment.

“Yes, it doesn’t matter.”

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwak.

The Azure-Crimson Twins’ aura intensified, colliding with Gekaong’s aura.

“Because we’ve already surpassed you.”

The Azure-Crimson Twins said with blazing eyes.

Hwa-ruck.

The collision of the two auras created an unbelievable sight.

The trees and grass on the border began to burn.

The trees were engulfed in flames, and the flowers and grass were burned to ashes in an instant.

In the backyard where the flames were raging, Gekaong and the Azure-Crimson Twins’ gazes were sharply opposed.

Just that alone changed the expression of the Family Lord Gongson-wol, and Tang Seol-yeon had to grit her teeth and gather her inner strength.

‘This won’t do!’

This is a bad move.

The enraged Azure-Crimson Twins had dragged not only Unhyun but also Gekaong into the conflict.

No, perhaps this was what the Azure-Crimson Twins intended.

They had long yearned to escape from the shadow of Dokseon that had fallen over the Tang Clan.

Whik.

Tang Seol-yeon looked at Unhyun.

However, Tang Seol-yeon, who was about to say something, flinched and gasped.

Unhyun’s eyes, looking at the Azure-Crimson Twins, were extremely cold.

It was incomparable to how he had looked at Tang Seol-yeon herself before.

Only then did Tang Seol-yeon realize that Unhyun’s words a moment ago were not just a warning or a threat.

―So please, do not try to ruin this relationship yourself.

Those words were Unhyun’s sincere feelings.

Rather, it made Tang Seol-yeon feel ashamed.

Grind.

Tang Seol-yeon gritted her teeth.

It was then.

“I don’t care if you’ve surpassed me.”

Gekaong’s voice echoed through the backyard.

“I also don’t care what delusions you have in your mind.”

Step.

Gekaong took a step forward.

“But I will not forgive anyone who goes against my will.”

Woo-o-o-o.

A strange vibration spread around Gekaong.

However, the boundary of the flames remained the same.

A look of triumph flashed in the Azure-Crimson Twins’ eyes.

“Heh heh heh. Did you see that? How long will you be able to maintain that arrogant…….”

Crimson Twin’s words were cut off.

Swish.

Gekaong lightly raised his hand.

Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwak.

At that moment, the soil in the backyard rose all at once.

It was a sight that seemed to overturn the entire backyard.

The wall of soil and trees rushed towards the Azure-Crimson Twins with tremendous force.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

The Azure-Crimson Twins immediately gathered their hands.

As the two people’s hands formed a frame in the four directions, a storm-like aura gathered towards them.

The Azure-Crimson Twins immediately reached out to Gekaong.

“Haa!”

Kwaaaang.

With a roar, the soil and trees burst out in all directions.

That was not the end.

Chuck.

Crimson Twin stood in front, and Azure Twin reached out from behind.

As Azure Twin’s palm touched Crimson Twin’s back, Crimson Twin brought both hands in front of his chest.

“Haaaaaaa!”

Woo-o-o-o.

The space between Crimson Twin’s two hands distorted.

Unhyun, Tang Seol-yeon, and Gekaong could all clearly see what it was.

“Celestial Fragrance Butterfly!”

Tang Seol-yeon shouted without realizing it.

The Celestial Fragrance Butterfly, known as Dokseon’s technique, was now being manifested through the Azure-Crimson Twins.

“Heh heh heh.”

Crimson Twin smirked at Gekaong.

“Why? Did you think only you could do it?”

Crimson Twin’s eyes were dyed red as he spoke.

Not only that, but his blood vessels were swelling, and his face was changing grotesquely.

The same was true for Azure Twin behind him.

“The Celestial Fragrance Butterfly is no longer just yours…….”

“It’s rough.”

It was Unhyun’s voice.

The Azure-Crimson Twins, as well as Tang Seol-yeon and Gongson-wol’s gazes turned to Unhyun.

“The flow is violent and erratic, and it’s not even complete. Yet you dare call that the Celestial Fragrance Butterfly?”

Only Unhyun could see it.

Unhyun frowned and continued.

“That’s not the Celestial Fragrance Butterfly. It’s just an aura that destroys itself.”

Gongson-wol, who was listening, nodded without realizing it.

The Azure-Crimson Twins’ grotesque appearance clearly showed that Unhyun was right.

However, the Azure-Crimson Twins’ sneer did not stop.

“Heh heh heh. That’s a good name.”

“I’ll call this the Annihilation Butterfly. And the first sacrifice of this Annihilation Butterfly.”

The Azure-Crimson Twins said, glaring at Gekaong and Unhyun with two pairs of red eyes.

“Will be you.”

Although it was rough and incomplete, the destructive power of the Annihilation Butterfly was even greater because of that.

Even Gekaong’s Celestial Fragrance Butterfly could not guarantee victory.

Unhyun and Tang Seol-yeon knew that.

But not Gekaong.

“That butterfly can’t do anything.”

Gekaong said.

Even in the face of the Annihilation Butterfly’s aura, which was comparable to his own Celestial Fragrance Butterfly, his eyes did not waver in the slightest.

Extending one hand lightly, Gekaong continued.

“Wings forced to spread cannot fly in the sky…….”

Whoosh.

At that moment, a small butterfly floated above Gekaong’s hand.

The butterfly, boasting a radiant and beautiful appearance, was clearly visible to everyone, unlike the previous Celestial Fragrance Butterfly.

It was a truly enchanting sight.

“How can it be called a technique if it is not beautiful?”

Gekaong said with a smile on his lips.

Not only Gekaong.

At this moment, everyone, even the Azure-Crimson Twins, could not take their eyes off the small butterfly floating above Gekaong’s hand.

And that soon turned into fierce anger.

“You bastard!”

Kwaaaaa.

The aura of the Annihilation Butterfly grew uncontrollably.

The Azure-Crimson Twins’ eyes were bloodshot, and their swollen blood vessels seemed as if they would burst at any moment, but they didn’t care.

“Kuaaaaa!”

Whoosh.

With a scream-like shout, the Azure-Crimson Twins’ Annihilation Butterfly rose.

With invisible wings of death spread, the Annihilation Butterfly rushed towards Gekaong with a violent momentum.

Compared to the storm-like aura of the Annihilation Butterfly, it felt like nothing.

However, Unhyun could not hide his surprised expression.

Because that small butterfly was the very Celestial Fragrance Butterfly that Gekaong had created with Il-eun.

Whoo-o-o-o.

The violent Annihilation Butterfly rushed in as if to swallow the Celestial Fragrance Butterfly at any moment.

And the next moment.

Hwaaa.

A light so bright that it seemed to blind the eyes filled the backyard.

Unhyun lowered the sleeve he had been covering his face with.

The backyard was in such a mess that it was impossible to guess what it had looked like before.

But no one was hurt.

Except for the Azure-Crimson Twins.

“……Keuk.”

The Azure-Crimson Twins staggered backward.

And they bent over and vomited blood.

“Keheok.”

Gekaong looked down at them with indifferent eyes.

“Didn’t I tell you before?”

Gekaong said in a low voice.

“Stop comparing yourselves to me.”

However, the Azure-Crimson Twins could not hear those words.

Their clothes were all stained with blood.

It was because they could not withstand the aftermath of the Annihilation Butterfly’s destruction.

Whik.

Tang Seol-yeon immediately approached the Azure-Crimson Twins.

She hurriedly pressed their blood points [pressure points used to stop bleeding] to stop the bleeding, but their lives were in danger unless they were seen by a doctor.

But they were definitely alive.

“……Thank you, Grandfather.”

Tang Seol-yeon said to Gekaong.

If Gekaong had made up his mind, the Azure-Crimson Twins’ lives would have been gone.

“Tell Cheonbyeok.”

Gekaong opened his mouth.

Cheonbyeok was referring to the Tang Clan’s Family Lord, Azure Flame Lord Tang Cheon-byeok.

“Heaven does not allow the Tang Clan right now, so tell him to lie low.”

Tang Seol-yeon bit her lip.

But she soon bowed her head and accepted Gekaong’s will.

“……Yes, Grandfather.”

Swish.

Tang Seol-yeon looked at Unhyun.

“Can I go?”

That question was meaningful.

Unhyun quietly nodded.

Tang Seol-yeon picked up the Azure-Crimson Twins and immediately flew away.

Tat.

Her figure disappeared into the darkness.

All that remained was the backyard, which was close to ruins, and the Family Lord Gongson-wol, who was in shock.

Unhyun turned his head and looked at Gekaong.

“Why?”

Gekaong frowned.

“It’s nothing.”

Unhyun smiled.

Unhyun was not the only one who had seen a new realm in the meeting with Il-eun.

“Ahem.”

Gekaong coughed dryly and turned his head.

But Unhyun’s smile did not leave his lips for a while.

***

While the Taepyung Alliance’s Gyelim Grand Assembly [a large gathering or conference] was in full swing, sudden news shook Gyelim.

The Gongson Family had withdrawn from Gyelim overnight.

The Gongson Family’s Gyelim branch was immediately emptied, and the signboard disappeared.

Reports also came in that the Gongson Family’s martial artists in other regions had also suspended their missions and withdrawn.

People began to whisper.

Rumors spread that the Gongson Family, which had been longing to restore its influence in the Gangnam region, had finally turned to the Changryong Alliance.

The Grand Assembly was suspended, and the Taepyung Alliance condemned the Gongson Family and announced corresponding measures.

The word ‘measures’ was the same as saying they would retaliate.

However, the Gongson Family did not react at all.

They did not even offer an explanation, as if they had nothing to do with the Gangnam conquest or the Taepyung Alliance.

The Taepyung Alliance also did not take any significant action.

They were too busy trying to repair the Gangnam conquest, which was shaking from its roots.

In that way, the Gongson Family disappeared from Gyelim.

And after a while, the Gongson Family formally seceded from the Taepyung Alliance with a thin notice that flew to the Taepyung Alliance.