Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 89

The Three Kings’ Disciple (90)

089

For over a full day, Jincheon Tower continued to burn.

The smoke filled the Hao Clan, and the disciples, watching the burning Jincheon Tower, closed their eyes and clasped their hands in prayer.

It was the day their symbol and the center of their world burned and disappeared, but rather, that day was like a new beginning for them.

‘Jincheon.’

The day the true heaven was cast down.

The Hao Clan disciples lived as Hao Clan disciples from birth, learning what they had to protect.

Also, they were taught to worship and follow something unknown.

Since the target was not clear, the disciples thought it was the Clan Leader and followed him.

However.

“It is Jincheon.”

Ha Jin made it clear who they should follow.

“Everyone, show respect, to the heavens….”

“Don’t do that.”

Lee Ro-woon’s voice.

“It’s enough in the Blood Cult. Don’t do it.”

“But… the heavens….”

“I said don’t.”

At Lee Ro-woon’s words, which were like a threat, Ha Jin smiled faintly and stepped back.

“The formalities are omitted.”

In the Hao Clan, the Clan Leader’s orders were absolute.

They were disciples who followed even when the Clan Leader suddenly told them to follow the Assembly and turn a blind eye to their misdeeds.

Swoosh.

They took a small bow, following the Clan Leader’s words.

But that didn’t mean everyone followed the Clan Leader’s words.

“…….”

Those with dissatisfied faces.

Perhaps that was the natural reaction.

In one day, the target they had to follow changed.

Even if it was something they had believed in as a faith, it was something that could be shaken.

Especially since most of them were in high positions in the Hao Clan.

Also, those who frequently engaged in external activities as outsiders.

“There’s no need to make those faces.”

They were the ones who thought that the owner of the Hao Clan should be the Black Lion, Ha Se-min.

They knew better than anyone else about Ha Se-min’s efforts and his heart for the Hao Clan.

They thought they had to follow the Clan Leader’s words, but they also felt that this situation was unfair.

“Jincheon has promised.”

The Black Lion, Ha Se-min, said with a slightly relieved face.

“The owner of the Hao Clan is Jincheon, but that doesn’t mean anything will change.”

“R-Really?”

“He promised.”

At the same time, gazes turned to Lee Ro-woon.

Lee Ro-woon simply nodded slightly.

“Ooh…!”

Their faces brightened rapidly.

The change in attitude was so sudden that it was bewildering, but that was the faith the Hao Clan disciples had.

Faith in the Clan Leader.

Faith in the Black Lion.

“I don’t particularly have any intention of doing anything to the Hao Clan.”

The voice, as if murmuring quietly, was rather trustworthy.

“There is something I want from the Hao Clan….”

A strangely pressuring voice.

“That is a duty that you must fulfill.”

They were born under the name of the Hao Clan, and they grew up under the name of the Hao Clan.

Everything the Hao Clan had given them.

There was a duty for that.

“There may be some who think it’s unfair.”

They could not choose the land where they were born and raised.

“I’ll give you a chance. Those who will not fulfill the duty I desire are free to leave this place now.”

That’s why he would give them a chance.

“Are you saying we should leave the Hao Clan?”

A question directed at Lee Ro-woon.

“That’s right. Either way, the Hao Clan is mine. And it’s mine, as promised long ago.”

No matter what anyone said, he had no intention of giving this up.

Greed, it wasn’t because of such things.

‘It’s necessary to find my master.’

The most necessary things to find Shin Yeo-wool right now were information, funds, and power.

The Hao Clan had all of that.

And the Black Lion.

To give up all those opportunities and what was given to them for the sake of those who were born and raised in this land?

‘I won’t do that.’

He would use everything he could.

He would do everything he could.

“It will be the last chance. I’m not the type to let my people betray me.”

To the martial artists who made up the majority of the Hao Clan disciples.

He would bestow the Blood Art.

In addition, he would also imprint the Mark of the Holy Flame on the players.

“What is… the duty?”

Another question directed at Lee Ro-woon.

“It could be a war with the Assembly.”

Lee Ro-woon did not lie.

Murmuring.

Even for the Hao Clan and the Black Lion, the weight of the name Assembly was heavy.

Even before Lee Ro-woon appeared, they were the ones who were humiliated by the Assembly’s martial artists.

Also, because they were the Black Lion who handled information.

‘Assembly.’

They knew well the fear they possessed.

The words that they had to wage war with them.

So, of course, they would run away….

“If that’s the case, then as much as you want!”

“We will follow you!”

“We greet the new master!”

The Hao Clan disciples shouted loudly.

“And although it’s late….”

A voice followed.

“Thank you.”

They had not forgotten.

The timing when Lee Ro-woon had appeared.

No matter what it meant, there were Hao Clan disciples who had survived thanks to that.

Also, that Lee Ro-woon had taken the place of those who could not stand against the Assembly’s martial artists.

“Good.”

Lee Ro-woon looked at Ha Se-min with a satisfied face.

***

“Although we’ve closed the gates, we can’t keep them closed forever.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

With the Master Key’s ability, he had blocked the path for the Hao Clan to communicate with the outside world.

So far, no one had gone out or come into the Hao Clan.

However, the Assembly outside had already noticed this change and would surely be looking for a way to deal with it.

“The moment the gates open….”

The moment the Master Key’s blockade was broken, or a situation arose where they had to go out.

“It’s war.”

The Hao Clan would have to face the Assembly’s martial artists who would rush in right here.

“What about the key’s authority?”

At Lee Ro-woon’s words, Ha Se-min shook his head.

Kim Eun-tae, the branch manager of the Black Lion, had the key to the Hao Clan, but he could not open the gate because his authority had been revoked.

Lee Ro-woon was asking if it would be possible to revoke the authority of the key that the Assembly had, so that they could not enter.

“It’s not something that can be done like that. The authority was temporarily nullified, and it’s not a method that can be used often.”

In the end, it was only war.

“No, there’s one more way.”

Lee Ro-woon said.

Something Ha Se-min didn’t know.

“The merging of worlds is also possible.”

Now that Ha Se-min was confirmed to be Lee Ro-woon’s man, he could tell him.

“The merging of worlds…?”

“Armo of Bondeno, the Docheonbang [a martial arts sect] of Docheon. And the martial arts guilds that were under the Iron Sword Alliance.”

A light appeared in Ha Se-min’s eyes.

“Their worlds have completely disappeared.”

The destruction of worlds.

Even if it was not common, it was not something that did not happen.

However, the worlds that Lee Ro-woon mentioned were definitely strange.

“Even so, those who belonged to them roam under the name of the Galaxy.”

The fact that those who belonged to the worlds were still alive.

Also, that they were swearing allegiance to the Galaxy.

And lastly.

‘Remnants.’

When a world, a dungeon, is destroyed, its remnants remain.

Enormous energy.

That unresolved energy creates numerous gates and strange phenomena.

However, in the worlds that Lee Ro-woon mentioned, such things did not happen.

“They were all merged into the Blood King’s Castle.”

“……!”

Ha Se-min’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Is that… possible?”

As he spoke, he seemed to have remembered something.

“It’s… possible.”

Lee Ro-woon’s attitude, what he had seen, the information.

And….

‘It’s possible.’

Considering the precedents, it was possible.

“If that happens, the worlds will merge, and the worlds will move as a whole.”

A problem that could be easily solved.

However, there was another reason why Lee Ro-woon had mentioned this method late.

“The foundation of the Black Lion will be moved.”

Ha Jin.

She, who had been listening quietly to the story, stepped forward and spoke.

Nod.

“The foundation of the Black Lion moving means….”

Another person, Kang Eun-ha, stepped forward and spoke.

“That the Black Lion will no longer be the Black Lion.”

The Black Lion would no longer be the Black Lion.

“The existence of the Black Lion is not possible by hiding in the darkness.”

Ha Se-min.

“It is maintained through the Assembly’s tacit permission and numerous relationships.”

The numerous pieces of information that the Black Lion possessed.

Sometimes, it was a sharp sword for someone, and for someone else, it was a dagger that stabbed them.

But before that, there was the Assembly.

They, who virtually dominated all of Asia, could not have been unaware of the existence of the Black Lion.

Also, if they wanted to, they could have started a war with the Black Lion at any time and cut out the cancer that was eating away at their world.

Yet, the fact that they had not done so meant that they had given their tacit permission.

“But if the entire Black Lion moves, the Blood Demon… no, Jincheon… what should we call you?”

“Lee Ro-woon.”

“Lee Ro-woon’s….”

“Lee Ro-woon.”

Ha Se-min scratched his head as if he was in trouble and spoke again.

“Unless you reveal your ability to merge worlds, all the systems of the Black Lion will collapse. Also, the Assembly will not leave you alone.”

The power to merge worlds was too dangerous.

“A worse outcome will occur.”

A situation where the alternative was worse.

That’s why Lee Ro-woon said.

“The method is….”

Smirk.

“You guys have to find it.”

Lee Ro-woon had only told them what was possible.

“It’s unfair if I do everything, isn’t it? If you have subordinates, you should also know how to trust them. Each of you should come up with a suitable solution.”

At Lee Ro-woon’s confident words, they showed hesitation for a moment.

It was only later that someone opened their mouth.

“There is a way.”

As expected, it was Ha Se-min, the head of the Black Lion.

* * *

“You’re too much.”

Kang Eun-ha said, pouting her lips.

“If you had told us earlier, it would have been helpful to the Blood Demon.”

She felt resentful that Lee Ro-woon had sent them to get permission from the Three Sects and then faced the Assembly’s martial artists.

“Our lives are more valuable than one of the Blood Demon’s wounds. I’d rather you use us as tools.”

In the occupation of the Hao Clan, their role was almost non-existent.

“We worked so hard….”

A small mutter was heard.

Kang Eun-ha, and the political strategists, had succeeded in getting permission from the Three Sects.

The problem was that it was too late, after the declaration of the new owner of the Hao Clan had ended.

“You received the test of the Living Gate, didn’t you?”

One of the Hao Clan disciples, who was bringing food, looked at Kang Eun-ha and said with a deep smile.

Whoosh!

Kang Eun-ha’s face turned red.

The Living Gate was the test of the parasites.

A test created by the will of the world, among which the will of the parasites that supported the Hao Clan gathered.

“Since you passed the test of the Living Gate, you are very excellent… Hhhup!”

“S-Stop it!”

Kang Eun-ha quickly covered the Hao Clan disciple’s mouth.

“Ahem.”

Behind her, the face of the political strategist who had gone to help her was also flushed red.

“What was the test of the Living Gate?”

“The test of the Living Gate is, by nature, temptation… Hhhup!”

The political strategist blocked the mouth of another Hao Clan disciple who was bringing food.

“It was a test to endure temptation!”

The political strategist’s tone was strange for some reason, but Lee Ro-woon just smiled and moved on.

“But….”

Swish! Swish!

The wind blowing around.

Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!

Along with that, the food on the table piled up.

“Is there anything else you need?”

“Why is he like this?”

The test of the servers.

Lee Yong-jin, who had gone to take the test of the Server Gate, seemed to have forgotten that he was an assassin.

“Just give me the order!”

He was moving and carrying food like a first-class server.

“The will of the servers! Their passion! The spirit of service!”

Lee Yong-jin’s eyes flashed.

“I found the answer here on how the Ghostly Melody Valley should change. The contract is also a service…!”

Leaving Lee Yong-jin, who was shouting alone, behind.

Creak.

The door opened and Ha Se-min entered.

“It’s ready.”