Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 63

The Three Kings’ Disciple (64)

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Baran was in a state of emergency due to the unexpected visitors.

Guests had arrived suddenly, without any prior notice.

It was audacious for them to visit Baran, which was currently at its peak, but no one could object because of who they were.

Warriors.

“So, this is Baran?”

It was Jongnam’s visit.

“Baran’s Choi Yu-ran greets the warriors of Jongnam.”

Choi Yu-ran, the guild leader of Baran, who had hurriedly heard the news, rushed out almost barefoot to receive the guests.

Although she was the leader of a guild, her posture was very low.

“You have good manners.”

A girl who looked younger than Choi Yu-ran.

In appearance, she looked even younger than Kang Eun-ha.

“Thank you.”

Therefore, Choi Yu-ran lowered her posture even more.

The ages of warriors were not to be trusted.

Especially if they had a young appearance but acted as a leader, they should not be ignored even more.

“If it’s not too much to ask, may I know your esteemed name…”

At Choi Yu-ran’s words, the blue-haired girl in the lead replied with a cold face.

“Baek Cheong.”

A single name.

“……!”

At that, everyone who was witnessing this scene widened their eyes.

Baek Cheong.

Even though Jongnam’s influence in South Korea was weak, they couldn’t not know her name.

“W-We greet the Divine Maiden of Jongnam. If we have committed any rudeness, we apologize…”

The Divine Maiden of Jongnam.

That name was not just heavy; it was a realm of astonishment.

The Divine Maiden of Jongnam was a Heavenly Rank, one of the top hundred in all of Asia.

The coldness on Baek Cheong’s face turned into a smile again.

“Excessive courtesy is impolite.”

It was a way of saying that there was no need for unnecessary formalities.

“Isn’t your master Eun-ha, not me or Jongnam?”

“……”

Even though they were only acting as a sponsor, not a master, Baek Cheong called Eun-ha the master of Baran.

It was a statement that represented the way warriors viewed the inhabitants of Earth.

“There’s no time for useless talk. You’re the guild leader, right?”

“Yes, I am.”

Choi Yu-ran slowly raised her head and answered.

“Jongnam is planning to attack a gate in Korea, but as you know, there are no guilds under our influence here!”

A player guild was needed to attack the gate.

That meant that the gate Jongnam was trying to attack was not an ordinary one.

A special gate.

“An S-Rank gate…”

Attacking a special gate that was powerful but offered great rewards.

According to the World Agreement Act, there was a clear clause that in order to attack special gates in each region, the assistance of a player guild was required.

A law to prevent the residents of another world from monopolizing all special gates.

It was one of the few rights that the residents of Earth had gained in the past agreement.

Of course, that was the original intention, but there were few who adhered to it.

“The gate attack procedures are all done; we just need a guild.”

“Then, to Eun-ha…”

Choi Yu-ran was about to convey the message to Eun-ha or say that she would discuss it with Eun-ha.

Baran was a subordinate guild under Eun-ha.

Then, Baek Cheong’s face turned cold again.

“No. Decide right now.”

The playful demeanor from just a moment ago had completely disappeared.

Koo-ooo-ooo.

The pouring inner energy was engulfing the entire Baran guild house.

This was a Heavenly Rank warrior.

“What are you worried about? I’m with you.”

Pressure to make a decision immediately.

Choi Yu-ran’s face turned ashen.

If she refused, she could see what the result would be.

‘Disregarding Jongnam.’

There were more than twenty guilds that had been erased for that reason.

Choi Yu-ran closed her eyes as if imagining something terrible.

But the answer that came soon after was enough to change Baek Cheong’s face.

“Can you forgive me with just my head?”

“What?”

“I cannot make a decision without discussing it with Eun-ha. It’s because of our trust with them.”

They relied on them in exchange for benefits.

If Jongnam were to blame, she would take it alone.

Koo-oong!

A shock like a boulder falling on Choi Yu-ran’s whole body followed.

Bright red blood flowed from Choi Yu-ran’s mouth.

“Is your head enough?”

“It’s a shame, but I ask for that. It’s not that I’m refusing Jongnam’s offer.”

Choi Yu-ran continued to speak with her eyes closed.

“I just want to buy time. The Divine Maiden of Jongnam’s visit must have already been conveyed to Eun-ha. I ask that you give me more time to decide whether to accept the offer with my head.”

A story that could not be understood in modern society.

But everyone in this place knew that this was reality.

Choi Yu-ran had her eyes closed, so she couldn’t see.

Smirk.

That Baek Cheong was smiling.

“Kihyahat!”

A unique laughter echoed, and the force that was pressing down on Choi Yu-ran’s body disappeared.

“Good! Good! That’s the way!”

Baek Cheong, who had rushed to Choi Yu-ran, said while hugging her neck.

“Passed!”

***

A short but intense visit from Jongnam.

Baek Cheong left after saying only one thing.

-I liked it! The offer is still valid, so tell Eun-ha and let me know?

The result of quietly restraining themselves and moving after entering South Korea was just that.

“I heard that the Divine Maiden of Jongnam is unpredictable, and it was true.”

Choi Yu-ran said, letting out a sigh of relief.

In fact, it must have felt like she had overcome a huge wall.

Something she could instinctively know.

‘That was the right answer.’

Choi Yu-ran realized that trying to protect her trust with Eun-ha at the risk of her life was the right answer.

Of course, her choice was not based on such complex calculations.

Baek Cheong’s inner energy rushing towards her had pushed her so hard that she couldn’t even make such calculations.

The reason Choi Yu-ran could live was because of her special relationship with Eun-ha.

The story of the master, which Baek Cheong had humiliatingly mentioned, was true for Baran.

That difference saved Choi Yu-ran.

“That crazy bitch.”

That was Lee Ro-woon’s impression.

The feeling he had when he saw her.

More than a Heavenly Rank warrior or any purpose, he felt an unknown madness.

If Choi Yu-ran hadn’t said the right answer.

‘She would have killed her.’

While smiling.

Lee Ro-woon would have stepped in then, but as a result, the Divine Maiden of Jongnam was a crazy bitch.

“But…”

Lee Ro-woon said.

“She’s beautifully crazy.”

He could tell what she was fanatically obsessed with.

Abstract emotions like trust and loyalty.

“What should we do?”

Choi Yu-ran said, showing the utmost respect to Lee Ro-woon.

Choi Yu-ran’s words that Jongnam’s visit would have been conveyed to Eun-ha were true.

From the beginning, Eun-ha’s master had been watching everything from that spot.

“I roughly know what their intentions are.”

And Yoon Tae-sun was not present during Jongnam’s visit today.

The Divine Maiden of Jongnam was essential to find him.

“Eun-ha accepts the offer. Baran.”

The master of Baran and Eun-ha ordered Baran.

“We will attack the gate with Jongnam.”

Everything was decided.

* * *

The gate that Jongnam wanted was a gate located in Gyeonggi Province.

So, Eun-ha’s permission was also needed.

“Yu-ran! Can I call you Yu-ran?”

Eun-ha’s permission was granted.

“Y-You can call me whatever you’re comfortable with.”

“You can call me Cheong-ah too! I’ll allow it!”

Thus, the Baran and Jongnam gate attack team was formed.

Baek Cheong hugged Choi Yu-ran, the guild leader of Baran, with an extremely friendly attitude.

“T-That’s…”

“Yu-ran is qualified!”

Baek Cheong said, shaking Choi Yu-ran’s shoulders while she was feeling uncomfortable.

“Trust! Loyalty! To think that there would be someone among the residents of Earth who would keep such things! Yu-ran is…”

Smirk.

“Recognized as a person!”

It was a funny story.

Taking human lives, not just Choi Yu-ran’s but Baran’s, as hostages and testing them.

And then saying that what led everyone to death was a passing grade.

“T-Thank you…”

That was Baek Cheong’s madness.

“You can be proud! There aren’t many residents of Earth who have been recognized by this Baek Cheong!”

Baek Cheong shouted loudly and looked ahead.

There, unlike Baek Cheong’s innocent attitude, there was a heavy atmosphere.

The forty warriors that Jongnam had brought.

‘The Cheongcheonha Assault Team.’

Warriors directly under Baek Cheong.

Their level had all reached the Hwagyung realm [a high level of martial arts mastery].

But it was different.

“They’re real.”

Lee Ro-woon, who was far away, said in a small voice.

They were all real warriors.

Not warriors created by ingesting elixirs made from monster magic stones, but authentic warriors created through arduous training and meditation.

Their sharp aura and posture spoke for everything.

And one more thing.

“……”

Lee Ro-woon’s eyes narrowed sharply.

Among the Cheongcheonha Assault Team, he saw one person wearing a unique mask and sitting in the center.

He could deceive the eyes of others, but not his own.

“He brought him after all.”

He could not deceive Lee Shin-woo’s eyes.

“Yoon Tae-sun.”

The aura of a player, not a warrior.

There could not be anyone who was not a warrior in the Cheongcheonha Assault Team.

There was only one person who could be a disguised existence, Yoon Tae-sun.

“It’s certain.”

Lee Shin-woo confirmed it.

He had the ability to identify the opponent’s information through the system without any other help.

Yoon Tae-sun.

‘It’s him.’

Lee Shin-woo said to the sunken Lee Ro-woon.

“We still don’t know what Jongnam’s purpose is. It’s probably to form an alliance with Eun-ha.”

The reason why Jongnam was trying to attack the gate with Baran.

To create a point of contact with Eun-ha and build a relationship with her.

That was perhaps a natural thing.

Eun-ha was not a subordinate guild of Hwasan, and she had declared neutrality in Gyeonggi Province.

For Jongnam, who was always competing with Hwasan, gaining Eun-ha would be like gaining a thousand troops.

“I’m worried about bringing Yoon Tae-sun. It seems like there’s another reason.”

Yoo Do-hyung also failed to find out what Jongnam’s purpose was.

‘Ha Se-min.’

Could he have known if he was there?

Lee Ro-woon felt an empty space for no reason.

“We’ll know soon enough anyway.”

Yoon Tae-sun was not brought when they visited Baran before.

Then, it meant that his presence was needed for the gate attack now.

‘What could it be.’

There was one thing he was thinking about, but he couldn’t be sure yet.

“If you allow it, Do-woo-ma.”

Lee Shin-woo said cautiously to Lee Ro-woon.

He was currently disguised as an ordinary guild member, but he was actually the leader of the Cheong-ui Army [Righteous Army], one of the largest groups among the righteous armies of South Korea.

Although the power of the righteous armies was not comparable to that of Eun, the troops he could mobilize were considerable.

And they were specialists against great warriors.

“It’s the Divine Maiden of Jongnam and some of the Cheongcheonha Assault Team. Baran and you alone will not be enough.”

A statement close to the truth.

“No.”

But Lee Ro-woon refused outright.

“Do you think I don’t know you, hyung [older brother]?”

The cold gaze was now directed at Lee Shin-woo.

“If I receive help from hyung once, I’ll have to be constantly involved with the righteous army.”

“It’s our land. It’s our world, and what’s wrong with us protecting what’s originally ours?”

At his frustrated words, Lee Ro-woon answered in a small voice and moved forward.

“That’s what you think.”

This world.

He had been abandoned once.

This place, Eun, was just a place that had no special value to him.

Just as his heart desired.

“Start!”

With Baek Cheong’s voice, a spectacle unfolded as forty members of the Cheongcheonha Assault Team and one hundred members of the Baran Assault Team entered the gate at the same time.

And when he stepped into that place.

“……!”

Lee Ro-woon’s eyes were filled with explosive anger.