Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 431

-Yoo Do-hyung. Now, he was a legendary figure whose name was known by almost everyone.
Originally, his name was already known to many.
Another name.
-Black Dog.
Under the name of Black Dog.
Despite being a player, he was the one who became a branch leader of the Beggars’ Sect. [A large, influential organization in the martial arts world, often involved in information gathering and various illicit activities].
Of course, being a branch leader of the Beggars’ Sect was a special and significant position.
Even just a branch leader could mobilize thousands of Beggars’ Sect members and had the authority to access considerable information.
However, what was important here was.
-A player branch leader.
He was a branch leader who came from the player background.
The Beggars’ Sect had branches in various countries in Asia.
The number of branch leaders varied depending on the size of the country, but usually, there were about three to six.
However, one of them was always a player.
In some ways, it could be a great honor.
Even if not unique, being the only player branch leader in that country.
However.
“What a dog-like job.”
Yoo Do-hyung said self-deprecatingly.
“Being a player branch leader is ultimately like being a disposable scapegoat.”
The Beggars’ Sect, which combined all sorts of illegal activities with information dealing.
Therefore, they were often involved in various disputes.
Each time, the Beggars’ Sect usually suppressed the complaints with force, but they couldn’t always do that.
The Beggars’ Sect had no information they didn’t handle, and sometimes they touched on information that even the Nine Great Sects [The most powerful martial arts sects] were sensitive about.
That’s when a player branch leader was needed.
-A branch leader’s unilateral action.
The Beggars’ Sect would then give up the player branch leader to quell the controversy.
A disposable and easy pawn.
More than anything.
“Just a dog loyal to the Beggars’ Sect.”
They boasted as if they had gained a great position and struggled to keep their place.
They were player branch leaders who wagged their tails like dogs without doing anything in particular, so the Beggars’ Sect had nothing to lose.
Pfft.
Yoo Do-hyung laughed again.
That’s why he was called Black Dog.
He was someone who wouldn’t be strange to die at any moment, and in fact, he had been given a terminal diagnosis.
And yet, he.
“That Black Dog has become a disciple of the Beggar King.”
He had returned as a disciple of the Beggar King.
The position of a disciple of the Beggar King was no different from that of a player branch leader.
Shin-gae always kept at least one of his disciples as a player for the same reason as the player branch leaders.
However, it was still different.
He was much less likely to be replaced, and if he wanted, he could really enjoy many things within the Beggars’ Sect.
“Ugh.”
A faint groan escaped from in front of Yoo Do-hyung.
Pfft.
Yoo Do-hyung laughed again.
“Is it hard?”
Black Dog, who had received Shin-gae’s order, had returned.
The land where he was born and raised, his homeland.
“Is it your body? Or your mind?”
To South Korea.
“The Black Dog, who was treated like a dog, has returned as a Black Dog. So tell me, is it hard for you guys to stand there, with your inner energy sealed?” [Inner energy refers to the power source used by martial artists].
In front of him, they were trembling while doing a handstand with just one finger.
If they lost their balance and fell, it seemed like their heads would be pierced by that long spike.
“Or is it hard that a mere Black Dog has become a Black Dog?”
They were the branch leaders of South Korea.
Unlike Yoo Do-hyung, who was a player, they were martial artists who had personally wielded their power.
“Or is it hard for me, who used to cater to your tantrums and act like a clown?”
They were the ones who had tormented Yoo Do-hyung terribly in the past.
“O-of course…”
A trembling voice came out.
“It’s hard for Black Dog-nim. Hehe.”
It was a servile and dirty voice.
“Yes, it’s hard for me. Right now.”
At Yoo Do-hyung’s words, those who were standing on their hands immediately stood up and took an attention stance.
They must have been exhausted from standing with their inner energy sealed.
“Hoo… Hoo…”
They were trying to minimize even their breathing sounds, watching Yoo Do-hyung’s every move.
Pfft.
Yoo Do-hyung laughed again.
This exhilaration, this joy.
Of course, what they feared was not him.
It was the Beggar King, Shin-gae, behind him.
But what did it matter?
The important thing was.
“With my great generosity, I shall now forgive you.”
“R-really?”
They thought it wouldn’t end with just this much fuss.
The branch leaders seemed genuinely grateful to Black Dog for letting them off so quickly.
“Of course not. I’ll forgive you if you survive after being beaten until you’re about to die.”
With those words, Yoo Do-hyung took out a club from his waist.

* * *

He had returned to South Korea.
It could be said that the days were like a dream, or like walking on thin ice.
No, it could be said that he had spent his time on a butcher’s block.
He was able to become Shin-gae’s disciple by retrieving the Gold Beggar’s assets and offering them to Shin-gae, but at first, he couldn’t even adapt to it and endured each day like a nightmare.
However, as they say, time solves many things.
“Hoo.”
Now, Black Dog was no more, and in his place was only Black Dog, the disciple of Beggar King Shin-gae.
Being a disciple of the Beggar King was a great position in the Beggars’ Sect.
Unless something major happened, he wouldn’t be replaced or die, and he would gain the right to mobilize ten thousand Beggars’ Sect members.
Also, anywhere in Asia where the Beggars’ Sect existed.
“Is there anything you need?”
“I told you not to come in?”
“I’m sorry!”
It could be said that the privilege of being treated like a king was something only the Seven Disciples, the disciples of the Beggar King, possessed.
Black Dog thought.
‘The fact that I was able to become a disciple of the Beggar King.’
Also.
‘The fact that I, who was only waiting for the day I would die, am still alive.’
Also.
“Hey, get lost now.”
The branch leaders of the Beggars’ Sect in South Korea, who were covered in blood and no longer even panting.
He was able to repay some of what he had received to those who had tormented him so badly and treated him like a dog.
‘It’s all thanks to him.’
It was all thanks to one person.
-Really? You can bring it?-
Before returning, he recalled Shin-gae’s order.
-Then bring it back. If you succeed, I will value you more. Maybe you could even become my successor.
The only successor among the seven disciples.
Shin-gae still hadn’t clearly named a successor and was making his disciples fight for achievements.
For a player disciple to become the successor of the Beggar King?
It was an absurd yet possible thing.
Shin-gae thought of himself as a true god and believed he would be immortal.
As long as he was alive, no matter how much he specified a successor, they would only be a replaceable substitute.
-But if you don’t bring what I want…
Shin-gae said.
-For the crime of lying to me, it doesn’t matter what happens to you, right?
That was not a threat or anything, but the truth.
To that, Yoo Do-hyung replied.
-Of course.
He had returned.
Swoosh.
To take a gamble with his life.
And…
Smirk.
Yoo Do-hyung was confident that he would succeed.
The one who had helped him become who he was now was none other than.
“Lee Ro-woon.”
The Blood Demon, Lee Ro-woon.
He was the one who made him a disciple of the Beggar King.
He was also the one the Beggar King wanted to know about.
So…
“It’s a piece of cake.”
He could bring what the Beggar King wanted.
The risen Black Dog began to move.
“Be truly grateful.”
It was a habit he had developed in the past when he was facing death and waiting for his death anniversary.
He was muttering to himself as if leaving a will.
“The reason I was able to enjoy so much luxury and return to take revenge like this is all thanks to you.”
Stagger, stagger.
“But you know…”
Black Dog’s eyes flickered red.
“I’ve changed my mind.”
As he burst through the door, the Beggars’ Sect members who were waiting knelt down.
“What’s real and what’s fake. I just realized what I need to do to enjoy more luxury and become a greater person in the future.”
The Beggars’ Sect members held their breath.
“It doesn’t matter anymore how great and scary you are.”
Yoo Do-hyung had already torn the eardrums of the Beggars’ Sect members in this passage.
In the past.
-It’s annoying that a dog like you is listening to my voice.
He had been slapped for that reason, and he was just returning the favor.
“Now I know what’s truly great and frightening.”
Smirk.
Yoo Do-hyung was staggering forward.
“So don’t resent me. You know?”
Black Dog continued to mutter to himself, even though no one was listening.
“The Beggars’ Sect is a place where power is the top priority more than anywhere else. So I think you’ll understand.”
Yoo Do-hyung closed his mouth.
In front of him, several Beggars’ Sect members in suits were waiting, bowing their heads.
“You didn’t need to call, did you come yourself?”
They were his people, whom he had gained after becoming a disciple of the Beggar King.
They were the private army of Black Dog Yoo Do-hyung, also known as the Black Dog.
“Well, is there a need for that? Let’s go.”
Yoo Do-hyung said.
“To the Galaxy.”

* * *

The Beggars’ Sect.
They were one of the Nine Great Sects and a force that could be said to oversee the information of the underworld.
Even that alone made the Beggars’ Sect a force that could not be ignored, but in fact, the Beggars’ Sect was known to be among the top three in the underworld in terms of military power.
If Hwasan [Another powerful martial arts sect] was focused on elites, the Beggars’ Sect was said to be a place that could mobilize an overwhelming amount of manpower, centered around numerous factions.
The number of Beggars’ Sect members was known to be over 100,000, or even a million, and there was even a story that everyone in the back alleys was practically a member of the Beggars’ Sect.
It was known that they shared the darkness of the underworld with the Black Market, but most people knew.
-The Beggars’ Sect is the master of the darkness.
The Black Market was just stepping into it, and the Beggars’ Sect was the master who oversaw the true darkness of Asia.
With Hwasan’s position declining, the Beggars’ Sect had gained an even more important position.
In the midst of all this, a disciple of the Beggar King had entered South Korea.
Moreover, someone from South Korea.
Even though it was noisy with Asgard, everyone knew about the news and was paying attention.
-Why?
Why did he come?
And where is he going?
Stories about what purpose he had.
And finally, their first destination was revealed.
This was also a very important matter.
The place where the disciple of the Beggar King first set foot in South Korea was…
-The Galaxy! It’s the Galaxy!
It could be said that he held a position similar to the head of South Korea.
The Galaxy.
The place where the disciple of the Beggar King, Black Dog, was headed was none other than the Galaxy.
“Are you Black Dog-nim, the disciple of the Beggar King?”
At Lee San-hoo’s words to greet Black Dog.
“I heard you’re a strategist of the Galaxy, do you need to confirm that to know?”
Black Dog spoke with a haughty attitude.
“……”
However, Lee San-hoo’s expression didn’t change much.
“I would like you to be mindful of your words and actions in the Galaxy.”
“I heard you haven’t been in the Galaxy for even a year?”
Even at Lee San-hoo’s warning-like words, Black Dog didn’t back down and said.
“What does someone who hasn’t even been here for a year know? If I know more about the Galaxy than you, I know much more.”
Black Dog said with a sneer.
“Especially if it’s about him.”
Thump.
It wasn’t just Lee San-hoo.
Everyone who was greeting Black Dog’s group frowned.
Because what he was saying now was.
“I’ve come to meet Lee Ro-woon.”
Because they knew it was about Lee Ro-woon.