Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 191

The Three Kings’ Disciple (192)

191

“Am I a broker?”

A voice laced with disbelief.

Lee Ro-woon chuckled at the familiar tone.

“…Why are you laughing?”

Baek Cheong trembled, seemingly frightened by Lee Ro-woon’s reaction.

“Is it strange for me to laugh?”

“It’s because you always look so out of it, like you’re weak.”

Only then did Lee Ro-woon touch his face and wipe away his smile.

“I’ve had some issues lately.”

“It’s not serious, is it?”

“……”

“Just kidding.”

Baek Cheong laughed.

“You look more human now.”

Human?

“It’s good to see.”

Baek Cheong, seemingly embarrassed by Lee Ro-woon’s silence, changed the subject.

“What happened in Japan?”

Jongnam was one of the Nine Great Sects, boasting a large influence.

However, their headquarters were in China, and their sphere of influence was limited.

Also, as Jongnam revealed their stance against the Demonic Sect, their relationship with the Beggars’ Sect had deteriorated, greatly reducing their intelligence network.

They were also being ostracized by the Council.

It was certain that something big had happened in Japan and that it was related to the Zhuge family, but the rest of the information was limited.

“I tried to contact the Black Lion or the Namgung family, but you contacted me first.”

Baek Cheong looked at Lee Ro-woon.

“It’s nothing much.”

Lee Ro-woon replied.

“I broke the *Partizan* [a type of magical ice weapon] that froze the Murong family, and melted them.”

“Hmm, *Partizan*.”

“Namgung Cheon was being controlled by a Duke-class demon.”

“Demon…”

“So, Balrog was summoned, and actually, the Zhuge family summoned the Guardian Dragon using Balrog as a medium…”

Thud.

Lee Ro-woon stopped talking at the sound of something falling.

Baek Cheong in front of him.

Her mouth was wide open, and she was drooling.

“Why?”

“…The *Partizan*?”

“It’s the Ice Dragon, a Guardian Dragon.”

“A Duke-class demon?”

She laughed.

“The Zhuge family summoned a Guardian Dragon?”

“That’s right. And the head of the Dang family killed his family and moved with the Zhuge family.”

“I see.”

Slap!

Baek Cheong’s cheeks flushed red with a loud sound.

“I shouldn’t believe this… I should think it’s a joke…”

The Divine Maiden of Jongnam.

Her position and possessions were by no means small.

Even though she was currently limited, she was one of the highest-ranking members of the Council.

Even at a young age, she had experienced the ups and downs of life and had navigated through chaos.

She knew information that even players couldn’t access and had experienced the world behind the scenes directly and indirectly.

“Shit.”

That was it.

“I believe it because you’re saying it…”

Shocking stories that even brought tears to her eyes.

“And that’s why it makes sense.”

The strange phenomena that were visible.

If those weren’t there, Baek Cheong would have thought she was dreaming.

“You’re more insane than I thought?”

Words directed at Lee Ro-woon.

“And more amazing than I thought.”

Lee Ro-woon could understand her feelings.

But he didn’t sympathize.

That’s why.

“Oh, right.”

He tried to explain the missing part.

“I created an organization called ‘Maryeon.’ I thought we needed an organization to oppose the Council, and I’m thinking of accepting Jongnam too.”

“Stooooop-!”

***

Baek Cheong’s face was gaunt, as if she hadn’t slept for days.

“It’s real…”

She knew it wasn’t a dream, and it was definitely the truth.

Slightly.

Because that man wasn’t someone who would lie.

Everything he said about how something bad would happen if he held a sword was true.

That’s why.

‘If I die, the world will end.’

The fact that everything the man who only spoke the truth said was true was even more terrifying.

Moreover, the events in Japan were the same.

“So that’s why.”

The Council’s suspicious movements.

“I wondered why they suddenly called a secret meeting.”

It was a story that the Council had secretly held a secret meeting.

Of course, Jongnam was like a toothless tiger, but they attended this meeting.

There was only one agenda for the meeting.

-Special Task Force.

It was about the establishment of a special task force with a specific purpose and its mission.

Although special task forces had been created several times during the war with Einherjar, the fact that they were establishing a special task force now, during a truce, meant that there was something suspicious.

The story about the purpose and mission of the special task force was understandable.

“I didn’t know what the cause was…”

Now she knew.

“If the Zhuge family summoned the Guardian Dragon, and that Guardian Dragon moved the Zhuge family and others.”

That was clearly an act of treason by the Zhuge family, and it was fair to think of it as a provocation by Einherjar, who were in a truce.

Although the Guardian Dragons were not affiliated with any organization, each of them was no different from representing Einherjar.

Provocation from the enemy.

The Silver never forgets favors or grudges.

“They created it because they had to respond.”

They were establishing a special task force because they had to respond to the enemy’s provocation.

“And…”

Baek Cheong looked at Lee Ro-woon.

All the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

It was the sudden contact through the Black Lion.

-That person will visit you soon. You can hear the details from that person.

However, since the other party was the Divine Maiden of Jongnam, Baek Cheong, they also told her some of the reasons.

-That person wants to go to Einherjar.

That’s why.

“I am a broker, after all.”

Just like when Lee Ro-woon went to China, he was trying to use Baek Cheong as a guide to go to Einherjar.

Although the skyways were open due to the truce, the exchange was not yet active.

Also, if they had to go secretly, they couldn’t use the open skyways.

Jongnam, who had been active in the war and had a base in China, and its Divine Maiden, Baek Cheong, would have a way.

But it wasn’t an easy task, so she had tried to refuse.

However.

“You knew everything.”

Lee Ro-woon had clearly predicted everything.

Nod.

Baek Cheong felt a chill as she watched Lee Ro-woon nod.

“The special task force must have been established. Their goal is a secret strike against Einherjar, and for that…”

“You have to go into Einherjar.”

The Council directly moved to create the special task force.

Baek Cheong now closed her mouth.

‘Tell me.’

She wanted to know how far Lee Ro-woon was seeing and what she was missing.

“It’s a necessary task from the Council’s point of view, but it’s a dangerous mission that’s no different from suicide. They have to use them as a discardable piece, but even that’s not easy considering the mission.”

That was true.

“But with the Council’s elites in seclusion, what options do they have?”

The Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Families.

The Five Great Families had always been at odds with the Nine Great Sects and had clashed over every issue.

Moreover, they had experienced a major incident this time.

If they had gathered under the name of the Council, the Council had to show its responsibility.

“The Five Great Families are out.”

The victims had to be excluded.

Even if they wanted to step forward, the Council had to show its own strength.

“That leaves the Nine Great Sects.”

Shaolin, Wudang, Beggars’ Sect, Mount Hua, Hainan, Kunlun, Jongnam, Mount Emei, and Mount Diancang.

Among them.

“Minimize the Council’s main forces.”

That is, excluding the Shaolin, Beggars’ Sect, and Mount Hua, who harbored the demonic.

“There’s a high probability…”

“It’ll be Jongnam, Wudang, Kunlun, Emei, and Hainan.”

Baek Cheong’s face turned serious.

It was like they were exchanging moves, and this time it was Lee Ro-woon.

“Hainan is out too. They’re unlikely to accept the Council’s demands.”

“Emei is the same. Most of them are too far away, and they have little experience fighting in the war with Einherjar.”

“That leaves.”

Three.

“Jongnam, Wudang, and Kunlun.”

They were the most likely candidates.

“The leader of the special task force…”

The most important leader of the special task force.

“It’s likely to be Jongnam or Kunlun. But in a situation where a suicide mission is certain, rather than Kunlun, who are neutral…”

“It’ll be Jongnam.”

The puzzle was complete.

The results of the meeting had not yet been announced.

The story about the leader of the special task force and its members.

But she felt like she knew the result.

“It’s you. The leader of the special task force.”

The Divine Maiden of Jongnam, Baek Cheong.

The most important figure who had a deep relationship with Eunha, had great power in Jongnam, and was casting a negative eye on the Council.

She was the best person for the Council to use as a discardable piece and to eliminate at the right time.

“I’ll get you into that special task force and save you.”

Baek Cheong let out a hollow laugh at Lee Ro-woon’s proposal.

Where did he start drawing this picture, and how far did he think?

No.

“This…”

Even if she suppressed the rising goosebumps with her inner energy, it was useless.

“Did this come from your head?”

The power that Lee Ro-woon had shown was literally earth-shattering and in the realm of the incomprehensible.

However, Baek Cheong didn’t think he was a flawless being.

‘Eunha.’

The movements of Eunha, the movements of the Blood Cult, the movements of the Black Lion.

Even though he had those huge forces, most of the things Lee Ro-woon did were terrible.

Just as he pleased.

Yes.

‘An absolute being.’

Like the absolute beings with great power, he was the kind of human who didn’t value anyone except himself.

That’s why, even though his martial arts had pierced the sky, she thought his strategy would be lacking.

“Or the Black Lion King? Or…”

Baek Cheong looked straight into Lee Ro-woon’s eyes.

Those languid eyes.

Baek Cheong almost closed her eyes tightly.

It was dizzying.

What she originally wanted was for Lee Ro-woon to take the demonic from the Council and for the Council to be reborn.

Unlike now, where the righteous and the demonic were one, they could be divided and separated.

But no.

‘Everything is…’

The words that Lee Ro-woon had said like a habit.

-Eun, and Einherjar, are all mine.

It was as he said.

“It’s you.”

Lee Ro-woon had no flaws.

He just moved only when it was absolutely necessary.

* * *

A total of thirty people.

It was neither too many nor too few, and it was not enough to create an assault team, but it was the optimal number for a secret operation.

All of them were martial artists.

But those who were here today were not wearing martial arts uniforms.

Clang.

They were wearing mismatched full plate armor or lightweight armor.

Clang.

Also, their weapons did not have the characteristics of the Silver, but rather looked like something anyone could use.

There was one word that came to mind when looking at them.

-Players.

The thirty martial artists all looked like players.

It was them.

“I know that there are those with higher ranks and those who are older than me.”

The small woman at the very front, wearing light armor that clearly revealed the curves of her body, spoke in a beautiful voice.

“But since I’m the leader, let’s speak comfortably.”

Eyes were on her.

“As everyone knows, the mission we have to carry out is an extremely dangerous one.”

They were the special task force created by the Council.

“It may be impossible to return alive.”

Einherjar and the Silver had been at war for decades.

But the number of times they had crossed the border was countable on one hand.

There were many reasons, but to put it simply, it was because it was so dangerous.

The mission of this special task force was to cross that border.

“I could tell you many stories, but there’s only one thing I can say.”

The eyes of Baek Cheong, the leader of the special task force, turned somewhere.

It was like she was looking at someone, but at the same time, it was like she was looking at everyone.

“Those who are going to die will die, and those who are going to live will live. But if I were to give you one piece of advice that would help you survive.”

Baek Cheong closed her eyes tightly and said.

“Follow my instructions carefully.”

Or rather, follow the will of one of them.

Everyone’s lives were in his hands.

“Loyalty.”

A small but firm voice echoed.