Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 114

The Three Kings’ Disciple (115)

114

It was a bizarre sight.

A languid-looking, well-dressed man stood there, holding a small flowerpot.

Beside him, martial artists who looked extraordinary at a glance were standing.

It was truly strange to see someone speaking nonchalantly amidst this gloomy atmosphere and heavy pressure.

“I came to congratulate you on your opening, but it seems there’s a guest.”

The man said.

“But….”

A small but clear voice, like a needle piercing through.

“Was it not an opening but a closing?”

At the man’s words, everyone who was moving stopped.

“You’re not bringing things in, but taking them out.”

A voice that sounded like he couldn’t understand.

Only then did people notice the emblem engraved on the man’s chest.

“Eunha…!”

In the past, they wouldn’t have known or cared about a guild with such an emblem.

But now it was different.

“I-It’s an honor to meet you.”

Eunha was the overlord who dominated Gyeonggi Province, a noble of South Korea whose name was mentioned alongside Hwasan and Haenam [two famous martial arts sects].

“I am Kim Pil-jong of the Heater Guild.”

Kim Pil-jong was so surprised that he immediately rushed over and bowed his head.

“Was it closing?”

The man spoke without introducing himself.

Since martial artists tended to disregard players, Kim Pil-jong didn’t mind much and said,

“That’s….”

Clench.

His tightly closed lips wouldn’t open.

Who could say it?

That on the day of their opening, they had everything taken away by uninvited guests, and even their vice guild leader had died.

It was then.

“It’s an honor to meet you.”

Unlike Kim Pil-jong, a relaxed voice was heard.

It was the man who had come from the Geumgae Group.

“To think I would see Eunha’s martial artists here. I am….”

“I asked if it was closing.”

However, the man from Eunha ignored the man from the Geumgae Group and asked Kim Pil-jong again.

“It’s… closing.”

At Kim Pil-jong’s answer, the man from Geumgae frowned.

He was clearly upset by Eunha’s attitude of ignoring them and Kim Pil-jong’s response.

“Why?”

“Because we’re in debt.”

At the man’s question, the man from Geumgae spoke again.

“That Heater Guild leader, no, Player Kim Pil-jong, borrowed tens of billions of won from us and, unable to repay the debt, had the ownership of Heater taken away.”

It was a confident voice.

“From now on, the Heater Guild will fulfill its mission under the ownership of our group.”

A brightly smiling face.

“So….”

He was now approaching the man with languid eyes and speaking.

“In the future, we will work together with Eunha….”

“Who said you could close it down?”

Again, the man, Lee Rowan, ignored the man from Geumgae and spoke.

***

‘Geumgae, huh?’

The problem that Kang Eunha had mentioned.

With numerous guilds transferring to Gyeonggi Province and Eunha’s name rising, it was natural for flies to gather.

However, the fly that had gathered this time was not just a fly, but a giant fly.

‘Geumgae.’

Lee Rowan was well aware of their notoriety.

The gang that divided the darkness of Asia with Heukshi [another powerful gang].

The loan sharks they created.

Their actions were nothing short of vicious, and in the past, countless people had suffered because of them.

Also, Geumgae had an incredible nose for money and never missed a place where money was to be found.

‘Gyeonggi Province.’

Similarly, Gyeonggi Province, which was newly evaluated as a land of opportunity under Eunha’s rule.

“Who said you could close it down?”

Lee Rowan had come here directly after hearing that story.

“It’s not closing….”

“Can you shut your filthy mouth?”

At Lee Rowan’s words, the man from Geumgae frowned.

This was a complete disregard for him.

“A beggar has too much to say.”

No.

“Did you just call us… beggars?”

It was a disregard for Geumgae, the gang.

“Do you know what you’re saying right now?”

The man spoke, trying his best to hold back.

However, his patience was nearing its limit.

There were a few things that should not be said to the gang.

But the one thing that should never be said was….

“Did you call the gang beggars?”

Beggars.

They were particularly sensitive to the word beggar.

“You were from the gang?”

He couldn’t have not known, but the man pretended not to know.

The man from Geumgae held back once again.

“We are from the Geumgae Group. This is a legitimate action of the Geumgae Group.”

If the opponent wasn’t Eunha, who was currently making a name for themselves, he would have swung a club at them, even if they were martial artists.

“Then you are beggars.”

Crack.

In the end, a vein popped on the man’s forehead.

“What is your position in Eunha?”

Now, the man from Geumgae was not alone.

Behind him, Geumgae’s martial artists, wearing suits and holding bats or clubs, were standing.

“You must be in a position to represent Eunha. If not….”

A murderous intent was in his gleaming eyes.

“Your life will be difficult to maintain.”

“Is that so?”

There was something ominous about that relaxed attitude.

“Then….”

Lee Rowan approached without backing down.

At that, the man from Geumgae almost backed down.

“…….”

An indescribable sense of unease was rising from his toes.

“Do you have the position to represent the gang?”

“What…?”

“If you try to kill me, the gang and Eunha will have to go to war.”

Lee Rowan was smiling.

“Can you handle that?”

“…….”

The man bit his lip.

‘I messed with the wrong person.’

That confident attitude, the unease he felt.

That man was not someone he could handle.

Of course, he knew that the moment the gang’s name came to the fore, Eunha would be nothing, but it was clear that he was not someone he could deal with.

“There’s no way that would happen. Haha.”

So, the man laughed as if he had been joking.

“This is an action of the gang, and it is a legitimate action, so I hope you don’t misunderstand. That’s all I was saying.”

“So you’re saying you’re closing down Heater?”

“That’s what will happen, right?”

“So… who said you could?”

Now the atmosphere had completely changed.

Geumgae had held a perfect advantage over Kim Pil-jong.

But now, they had lost all the atmosphere to the man in front of them.

“It’s natural to get back the money you lent, so it’s not something we should interfere with. But….”

Lee Rowan said.

“You’re not the only ones who should receive that debt.”

“What does that….”

“Heater would have received transfer support funds from Baran, right?”

Lee Rowan was looking at Kim Pil-jong.

“Y-Yes, that’s right.”

When they transferred to Gyeonggi Province, Baran provided a certain amount of support funds for settlement.

“You know that it’s not just given, but lent, right?”

“Yes. I know.”

A reasonable interest rate that couldn’t be called low, but couldn’t be called high either.

“Then you have to pay us back, but if you close the guild, how are you going to pay it back?”

“That’s Player Kim Pil-jong’s problem.”

Geumgae stepped forward without backing down.

“Whether he gets beaten up to get the money or sells his family, it’s Eunha’s job. We are legitimate….”

“Ha.”

A small sigh.

At that, the man felt a chill run down his spine.

That was the end.

Thud!

The man’s face was being ground into the floor.

The owner of the foot that was stepping on his face was not visible, but he knew who it was.

“N-Now….”

He barely managed to protest.

Also, he thought that the Geumgae martial artists would move and fight back after seeing this.

Thud!

That explosion must be from the Geumgae martial artists.

Thud!

It had to be.

However, what came into view of his face, which was buried in the ground, was the face of the Geumgae martial artist who was supposed to be reliably protecting his back.

His face was completely buried, just like his, and his eyes seemed to be flipped over, as if he had even lost his mind.

“I told you to shut your mouth, you beggar.”

Geumgae was not a beggar.

But was a beggar just about wealth?

“I don’t know your situation, but Eunha lent money, so they have to get that money back. So you guys have to give way.”

“R-Really….”

“Don’t forget that this is….”

Clench.

The pressure on his head increased even more.

“Gyeonggi Province.”

* * *

Kim Pil-jong couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart was pounding as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

He was sure that he wasn’t the only one.

Gulp.

All the Heater Guild members who were carrying the luggage must have felt the same way.

‘Geumgae.’

Who were they?

The gang.

One of the Nine Great Sects that ruled the world, and among them, they were the ones who occupied one side.

At the same time, they ruled the darkness of Asia, and there was no place where their influence did not reach.

It was possible for a decent martial artist guild to be erased from a branch similar to a branch office, and there was no place to hold them accountable.

Squeeze!

A manager-level martial artist from such a gang was lying flat on the ground like a frightened dog.

“…….”

Not a single one of them could properly resist, and Eunha’s martial artists were trampling on them.

Where could you ever see such a sight?

It wasn’t that he thought Eunha had taken their side, but it was true that his heart was full.

The sight of those who had been prepared to fight to the death now being on the verge of death was too stimulating even for an older player.

“C-Can… handle….”

The crushed man said.

“Can you handle it….”

A desperate struggle to live.

“The gang… will never… let this… go.”

Even while feeling the pressure, the man spoke to survive.

He had to sell the gang, that was the only way to live.

“If… we back down… there will be….”

Crack.

The man’s head finally began to burst.

“Kkeueuk!”

“There was a beggar who said that to me. Can you handle it?”

“Kkeueueueuk!”

“It seems like I can handle it?”

The pressure increased even more.

“Will the gang move just because they caught a beggar? What do you think?”

“Why…!”

He shouted while enduring the pain.

“Why are you doing this!”

Eunha was not a player guild, but a martial artist guild.

Even if they had created a problem in their sphere of influence, they would not suffer any losses in the end.

Even if Geumgae took Heater, the players of Heater Guild would operate it well, and the tribute paid to Eunha would not be different.

“Why!”

But why were they doing this?

To protect the players?

“You. You killed someone here, right?”

“……!”

“The smell of blood is all over the place.”

That.

“If you kill someone in someone else’s territory, you have to be prepared for this much.”

That was the end.

Crack!

With the sound of a watermelon bursting, no more groans were heard.

The eyes that had been filled with murderous intent became languid again.

‘I got excited, unlike myself.’

Lee Rowan was also quite surprised by his own emotions right now.

It was quite a strange thing that the emotion of anger had appeared in the emotions that he thought had all burned away.

However, he had no intention of denying or eliminating that emotion.

A proper emotion that he felt after a long time.

‘Good.’

It was like a guideline that told him how to spend this boring time.

‘Geumgae.’

He knew.

That all of this was the dirty work of the gang.

Also, it was a provocation towards Eunha.

They were trying to see what position Eunha would take now, and whether they would bow their heads to the gang.

If they didn’t bow their heads.

‘They’ll make them bow.’

Lee Rowan had no intention of doing that at all.

“I need to catch some beggars.”

First, there was someone he needed to call in.