Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 248

“It’s been a while, Choi Suho.”

Lee Shinwoo said, standing there.

The Blood Demons, who were the executives and commanders of the enemy army, were all from the Saebom Orphanage.

Of course.

“Lee Shinwoo.”

Lee Shinwoo and the Blood Demons were bound to be acquaintances.

Smirk.

Choi Suho looked at Lee Shinwoo and smiled.

The emotion within was hatred.

“You traitorous bastard.”

Most of the Blood Demons hated Eun, but not as much as they hated Lee Shinwoo.

The reason was simple.

Specialness.

At Saebom Orphanage, Lee Rowoon and Lee Shinwoo were more special than anyone else.

Kwon Cheol, who was everyone’s father, especially cherished the brothers and showed them much affection.

But.

“You betrayed Father, yet you’re still alive.”

The two brothers eventually betrayed Kwon Cheol.

Despite having learned from their father, they did not use it for the peace and liberation of the world, but for their own benefit.

In particular, Lee Shinwoo even distorted his father’s will and insulted him.

“The Blue Army’s activities stopped, I thought you were dead?”

“It seems my life is longer than I thought.”

The Blue Army.

They were a force that opposed the enemy army, constantly hindering their activities.

Yet, what they shouted was the peace and liberation of the world.

That was.

Wrath.

The Blood Demons were filled with hatred.

Swoosh.

Lee Shinwoo adjusted his glasses.

“Choi Suho, or should I say Suho.”

“Shut up. Don’t call my name with that filthy mouth.”

Ignoring the growling Choi Suho, Lee Shinwoo spoke.

“Do you really think this is right?”

Lee Shinwoo’s face was filled with pity.

And regret.

“Martial artists can do that. After all, they are warriors. They can shed blood because their ideals don’t match.”

Whether it was right or wrong, that was understandable.

But.

“This is….”

Lee Shinwoo’s face was filled with anger.

“It’s not, is it?”

The Players.

Of course, many of them would have committed unforgivable sins.

Many would have abandoned everything for wealth and fame.

But there were also many who were not like that.

Those who were trying to save their families, or those who were being used through torture and brainwashing.

The enemy army also saw them as enemies to be mercilessly killed.

Also.

“This is….”

The blood flowing on the floor.

The burning buildings.

There were large buildings, but among the things that had been destroyed, there were also shacks where it was doubtful if people could even live.

Those who were just living.

“It’s really not, is it?”

Even ordinary people who had no power and were living a difficult life under Eun’s rule were seen as enemies by them.

The enemy army.

They wanted liberation.

The liberation they wanted was liberation from Eun.

And also, the real reason why Lee Shinwoo created the Blue Army instead of the enemy army.

“As expected, that hypocrisy is the same. The hypocrisy of trying to protect even the lowly insects.”

The enemy army did not see ordinary people as the same humans as themselves.

Only Players were human.

Ordinary people who had not awakened the power of a Player were considered inferior species that had not evolved.

They were to be killed and eliminated.

A new world.

That was what the enemy army was for.

-Flowers bloom in blood.

Those flowers are Players.

Players who gain experience through killing, level up, and grow.

Their goal was to purify the world with blood and bring it back to life.

“People are not insects.”

That was why Lee Shinwoo could not stand with them.

“They are people like us. It’s just that what they can do, their roles, are different.”

“Shut up. Don’t preach to me.”

Thud.

Will-o’-the-wisps floated around Lee Shinwoo.

Seeing them, Choi Suho’s arms transformed into even larger swords.

Thud.

Just as the bulging veins on his forehead signaled, and Choi Suho was about to kick off the ground with a thud.

“If you’re weak, are you an insect and trash?”

At the voice that was heard.

Thump.

Choi Suho’s body stopped like a robot that had lost its energy.

“Then….”

This voice.

“Are you also trash and an insect?”

Choi Suho’s eyes trembled like an aspen tree.

“I’m sorry, Suho.”

Lee Shinwoo said.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t come alone.”

* * *

The Blood Demons, who were executives of the enemy army, mostly hated Lee Shinwoo.

That was because Lee Shinwoo had betrayed Kwon Cheol despite receiving his love, and because he was constantly hindering the enemy army.

But the biggest reason was.

-Why! That kind of bastard!

They thought Lee Shinwoo was not qualified.

Lee Shinwoo had not shown anything outstanding, and he was an outsider even within the orphanage.

He could not get used to it, and he could not keep up with the training.

Yet, he was loved by Kwon Cheol, so they could not understand it.

However.

“It’s been a while, Choi Suho.”

Another being loved by Kwon Cheol.

“Lee….”

He was different.

“Lee Rowoon…?”

Lee Rowoon.

His younger brother, Lee Shinwoo, was different from Lee Shinwoo in every way.

Overwhelming training results, a being who was at the top in everything.

If most of the Saebom Orphanage hated Lee Shinwoo.

The emotion they had for Lee Rowoon was love and hate.

There was no one from Saebom Orphanage who did not admire Lee Rowoon, and therefore, there was no one who did not envy him.

But in the end, they followed him.

Lee Rowoon had something that drew people in.

Then, Lee Rowoon.

“That you’ve returned… was it real?”

His death, and his return.

Most of the orphanage thought it was a lie.

They thought that Lee Shinwoo, who was struggling, was even selling the dead Lee Rowoon.

“Were you alive?”

No.

Choi Suho turned around.

The Lee Rowoon he was looking at was real.

Something had changed, but he could tell.

Because they had spent so many years together.

“Didn’t Kwon Cheol tell you anything?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I met Kwon Cheol.”

“……!”

As expected.

“It seems he didn’t tell you anything.”

Lee Rowoon slowly approached Choi Suho.

Unlike when he was about to jump at Lee Shinwoo, Choi Suho was stepping back as Lee Rowoon approached.

“Do you still not know your place?”

“…….”

“You are just pawns to Kwon Cheol.”

“Shut up….”

Choi Suho, who had been stepping back, stopped.

“Shut up!”

Lee Rowoon.

He was like a shadow that always followed the orphanage members.

When they heard the news of his death, that shadow became one with them and bound them.

So now.

Crack!

Choi Suho made his arms even bigger.

Large blades protruded from his kneecaps and shin bones.

“Is that what you call evolution?”

“Shut uuuup!”

Now, there was a chance to erase that shadow.

Crack!

It was different from when he faced Lee Shinwoo.

Full power.

No, he had pulled out something more than that.

If he talked any more, he might waver.

“You guys haven’t changed.”

But it was the same as the past.

Lee Rowoon, who had appeared in front of him before he knew it.

-Thud!

In the past, his fist would have been embedded.

Thwack.

Now, it was different in that a large greatsword had been embedded.

A being he could not defeat.

That was why he admired him.

“It’s too late to go back.”

“……….”

The blades from evolution were also ground down and shattered by Lee Rowoon’s greatsword.

“I won’t ask about Kwon Cheol or the enemy army.”

Choi Suho’s pupils were becoming blurry.

The life and power within his body were draining away.

Was this what a living being felt when they died to a Player?

“I won’t deny everything about you. That’s as much consideration as I can give.”

Choi Suho closed his eyes.

And he did not say it out loud.

Just.

‘Thank you.’

He simply murmured.

Lee Rowoon’s mouth opened.

With a red breath, his voice echoed.

“Blood Soul Absorption.”

Without saying it, he could know everything.

* * *

“As expected, it’s Kwon Cheol.”

Lee Rowoon said with languid eyes.

“Calling them Blood Demons with such a fancy name.”

The executives of the enemy army.

“Choi Suho didn’t know much.”

Kwon Cheol did not open everything to them.

He was always like that.

He used the opponent by combining the necessary information.

The important information was monopolized by Kwon Cheol alone.

-Pawn.

Lee Rowoon’s words to Choi Suho were sincere.

To Kwon Cheol, everything was just a piece on a chessboard.

He called himself their father, but he did not think of them as his children.

“There is some information about the other Blood Demons and the next operation, though.”

Lee Shinwoo quietly nodded.

“I guess so.”

He also knew Kwon Cheol better than anyone else.

To oppose him, there were things they could know.

“There are quite a few Blood Demons and enemy troops in the Philippines.”

Lee Shinwoo said.

“Due to the nature of the island, it’s easy to hide, and many sects and families have already been attacked.”

This was the territory of the enemy army.

“Let’s start here.”

What Lee Rowoon wanted to do first was to deal with their work.

The enemy army.

Starting with their relationship with Kwon Cheol.

“What are you going to do here?”

Lee Shinwoo asked.

Zamboanga, which had become a mess.

The survivors of the enemy army were captured and bound by Lee Shinwoo, and the sects and families that had ruled this place were all burned down by the enemy army.

The surviving survivors.

The ruined city.

“What I learned was.”

Lee Rowoon said.

“The role of a ruler.”

The Martial King, the Sword King, the Demon King.

All of Lee Rowoon’s teachers were kings.

Lee Rowoon had received teachings from them, and what they taught was.

“That I am a ruler, not a resistance fighter.”

The role of a ruler.

“What I do is rule. I can plant a flag here and put my people in charge.”

If it was that, he knew what to do.

However.

“This is not a place I want to rule.”

The Philippines, or the Earth.

It was ambiguous what he was talking about.

But Lee Shinwoo did not ask yet.

Nod.

He just nodded.

He understood Lee Rowoon’s intention.

“Then, can I handle it my way?”

“Do as you please.”

Once again, Lee Shinwoo closed his eyes.

Thud.

The floating blue flames.

They provided Lee Shinwoo with a lot of information.

Interferer.

The ability to interfere with other Players.

Naturally, his ability was the most effective in finding Players.

Whoosh.

One of the burning flames went out.

Lee Rowoon knew what this was.

Something similar to telepathy.

He had shown his will to a certain Player.

And.

Swoosh.

Quietly, shadows began to appear in the city where the flames flickered.

The distorted faces held many things.

But even respect was felt within them.

“That blue flame….”

English with a Filipino accent.

“Are you really, the Blue Demon?”

The woman at the front asked cautiously.

Her dark skin and short-cropped hair made her look like a warrior.

“Yes, I am.”

Lee Shinwoo answered her in English.

“Then this person is….”

She looked at Lee Rowoon.

“He is the one you are thinking of.”

The eyes of those who appeared widened.

The hesitant steps became bolder.

“We….”

A trembling voice.

“We wanted to see you!”

She reached out her hand.

“Thanks to you, we were able to not give up hope! Thanks to you… thank you.”

The place where she reached out her hand was not towards Lee Shinwoo, but towards Lee Rowoon.

“Thank you for your help.”

When Lee Rowoon looked at Lee Shinwoo, he was smiling.