Emperor's Sword [EN]: Chapter 32

Humiliation!

Pa Cheon was momentarily flustered, and even his quick wit was of no use in this situation. He had no choice but to sink back into the tub.

“Master! What are we doing tomorrow? I want to see many, many places!”

“Y-yes. Let’s see many places. But aren’t you sleepy?”

“No! I’m too excited to sleep, having finally set foot in the Central Plains [the heartland of the martial world]. Thank you so much for bringing me here. I’ll do anything you ask, Master.”

‘I wish you would just leave me alone…’

“But why are you taking so long in the bath? Are you scrubbing off a lot of dirt? Or is it because you can’t reach your back?”

“No, it’s not that!…”

Pa Cheon’s voice was starting to show irritation. But he couldn’t get angry at a child who didn’t know any better.

“Master! When can I become a master like you? I want to become strong quickly.”

“…You are strong. The training at the sect is beyond human limits. You just don’t know it… Once you have some internal energy [qi or life force], you’ll be quite powerful… But are you really not sleepy? You must be tired, go to sleep.”

“No. I don’t want to spend my first day in the Central Plains sleeping. Hurry up and come out. I have so many questions to ask you, Master.”

The hot water had now cooled. Although it was spring, the evening air was still chilly. Even though his internal energy had reached the Divine Realm, he was still human! He didn’t feel the cold, but sitting in the cold water wasn’t pleasant.

“Master…”

So-gun’s voice continued endlessly, and her beautiful, clear voice began to sound like the wails of a hellish demon. Pa Cheon’s patience was reaching its limit.

“So-gun… I’m sorry… but could you get me the clothes and… a towel from the bed?”

Pa Cheon’s face was flushed. What a humiliating situation! He had no intention of showing off his authority as the Heavenly Demon Sovereign to So-gun, but he at least wanted to be respected as a teacher. But… his dignity as a teacher was crumbling from the start. He might be looked down upon by So-gun because of this. Or maybe she was thinking, ‘What is this guy?’

These thoughts flashed through Pa Cheon’s mind in the short moment he waited for So-gun’s reply.

*Thump*

“Is this it?”

“Aaaah!”

Pa Cheon quickly covered his private parts with his hands. Although he was sitting in the tub, the tub was shallow, and everything was visible from above. Pa Cheon had expected her to shyly hand him the items or leave them at the door, but So-gun, contrary to his expectations, opened the door wide and stepped inside… no, she was already inside. And then, looking down at Pa Cheon, she said again!

“Is this right?”

Then, she put it down on one side and put her hand into the tub, stirring the water.

“You… what are you… doing?”

“The water is cold. What are you doing? You should get dressed and come out quickly.”

There was not a trace of shyness, embarrassment, or awkwardness in So-gun’s eyes as she stared at him.

“I can’t get dressed if you don’t leave!”

“Why?”

Pa Cheon’s face went blank, unable to think any further.

‘This must be a dream. How can I be having this kind of awkward conversation with my disciple…’

“Should I help you?”

“Help me with what?”

Pa Cheon yelled, and she immediately looked like she was about to burst into tears.

“You hate me, don’t you? So… you’re annoyed that I came… I’m sorry. I’ll leave.”

As she turned away, tears were welling up in her eyes.

“No, it’s not that, So-gun! So-gun!!!”

He called out louder, and So-gun stopped walking.

“How much do I love you… you’re my only disciple, aren’t you?”

Pa Cheon saw So-gun’s shoulders tremble slightly at his words.

“Really?”

So-gun, as if nothing had happened, smiled brightly, showing her dimples.

“But… that’s that, and you need to leave for a moment so I can… get dressed… and come out, right?”

“Why?”

Why? What should he say? He never thought there would be a woman who would ask such a question.

“Are you going to keep playing tricks on me?”

“Ah, surely… Master isn’t embarrassed to show his naked body like a little kid, is he?”

At those words, Pa Cheon made a strange expression, as if he was bewildered and crumpled at the same time.

However, there was one thing Pa Cheon didn’t know. In the Heavenly Demon Sect, as soon as a child was weaned, they were sent to the training camp, where only brutal training awaited them. Concepts of good and evil, gender, love, and friendship were completely eliminated, and they trained naked almost every day.

Therefore, they didn’t feel anything special about men and women. For that reason, So-gun’s attitude was not strange at all, but perfectly natural. Because they were raised this way, even a recently weaned child could be sent to the training camp without hesitation, and that child would never try to find their parents when they grew up.

Pa Cheon, who didn’t know this, couldn’t understand So-gun’s reaction, and he even wondered if he was the one being strange in front of her. But still, some things were just not okay. He spoke to So-gun in a gentle tone.

“So-gun, please go out. It is the etiquette of the Central Plains for a disciple to wait outside while their master gets dressed.”

“Tch, there’s no such thing.”

“Hey, you have to do as I say? Only then will I teach you very powerful martial arts.”

At those words, So-gun’s face lit up with joy, and she jumped up and down.

“Really? Okay. I’ll wait, so you have to come out quickly.”

And then she really opened the door and left. He was even grateful that So-gun did that.

“Hoo.”

He sighed, stood up, roughly wiped himself with a towel, and reached for his clothes.

*Thump*

“Oh, Master!”

“Aaaah!”

His hand was frozen in place, reaching for his clothes. So-gun’s eyes met Pa Cheon’s, and neither of them moved. It might have been just Pa Cheon’s imagination, but So-gun’s gaze seemed to quickly scan him from head to toe.

“By the way, what kind of martial arts are you going to teach me?”

“Can’t you close the door?”

“Okay, whatever.”

*Bang*

‘Oh my, what a humiliation!’

He stood there, dumbfounded, without even putting on his clothes.

★ Pa Cheon sat across from So-gun at the table, drinking tea, but he didn’t know if it was going into his mouth or his nose. Pa Cheon’s face was hot, and he couldn’t dare to make eye contact with So-gun, while So-gun rested her chin on her hand and stared at Pa Cheon.

“Master!”

…

“Master!”

…

“Teach me quickly!”

“What?”

“You said you would teach me martial arts earlier, didn’t you?”

‘So it’s because of that… what kind of person is this girl? I can’t figure her out at all…’

Pa Cheon, who had nothing to fear or be difficult for him, had encountered someone he couldn’t handle. Moreover, So-gun had become the only person who could get away with any kind of spoiled behavior or unreasonable requests under Pa Cheon’s absolute love. Did she know that?

“Yes, I should teach you. But does it have to be at this late hour? How about tomorrow morning?”

“No. A promise is a promise, so teach me quickly.”

There was nothing he could do when she said that.

“Listen carefully to what I’m about to say. What I’m about to teach you is the Heavenly Demon Three Swords, the best sword technique among the hundreds of sword techniques of our sect. If you master this, you can enter the Sword Heart Realm [a high level of swordsmanship].”

Pa Cheon’s eyes and So-gun’s eyes were alike. The playful and childish look they had before was gone, replaced by passion and seriousness. They were truly a well-matched master and disciple.

★ The Mad Demon Sovereign, having encountered a woman’s body for the first time in almost 60 years, was excited to the point of madness and was rushing things. The Mad Demon Sovereign was lying on the bed, savoring the sound of Mi-rim, a courtesan who had been drinking with him earlier, splashing water in the bath. And when she came out, slightly covering her still-wet body with a towel, he almost had a heart attack.

And then, as if there was nothing more to see, he pounced on her and threw her onto the bed. Her body, swaying under the dim lamplight, revealed her curves even more clearly, and it was too strong a temptation, drawing out the Mad Demon Sovereign’s lust.

He immediately pounced. Like a wolf pouncing on a chicken, he became a fierce beast and gracefully lifted his body into the air, and his body was undulating and rippling on the bed with the courtesan Mi-rim. He began his exploration of the cave in earnest. It was at that moment.

“Grandpa. What’s wrong? Are you sick?”

*Thump Thump*

“Open the door.”

It was So-gun’s voice. But he couldn’t stop his actions, which had already started.

“Hah… No. Go… hah… go to sleep.”

“What’s wrong? You seem very ill…”

“I said I’m not!!!!!!”

As he yelled and raised his body, a voice came from outside!

“If you’re not, then you’re not, why are you yelling?”

And then, no more sound was heard.

The problem was not that. Perhaps because it had been too long, or perhaps because he had used too much energy yelling, a part of his body was already dying, and the deed was already done.

“Damn it…”

Mi-rim, the courtesan who was watching, said,

“Tch, what is he doing? He’s really not a grandpa, is he?”

And the words she said as she turned over, why did they tear at the Mad Demon Sovereign’s heart so painfully…

“I’ve never seen a loud cart that had anything worthwhile…” [a saying that implies someone who boasts loudly is often incompetent]

Oh, God!

The Shadowless Sovereign had experienced the same thing, but it was tiring to talk about it! It was tiring to mention it any further. The only difference was that, unlike the Mad Demon Sovereign, he had completed his mission relatively well, and the words spoken by the courtesan lying on the bed with him were different.

“This feeling… it’s my first time.”

★ So-gun, after receiving martial arts training from Pa Cheon for almost an hour, went back happily. And the last thing she said to Pa Cheon was this:

“I’m going to go brag to Grandpa Mad Demon Sovereign and Uncle Shadowless Sovereign!”

Even after So-gun left, Pa Cheon couldn’t easily fall asleep. He carefully reviewed his future actions once again. He was meticulously considering how he would move between the Martial Alliance and the Demonic Alliance, what kind of appearance he would take, and how he would deal with them. And it seemed that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this would be a historic event in which the entire martial world would be willingly handed over to a single, unprecedented demonic hero.

*Swish swish swish*

Pa Cheon’s eyes snapped open.

‘They’re here. Five on the roof, ten in the garden, and five at the entrance. Huhu, they must be desperate. So many have come. Come on, the bait is already prepared.’

At the same moment he was thinking this, the same thing was happening in three other places.

‘These bastards dare to run around like rats where the Sovereign is… I was already in a bad mood, and this is perfect. You bastards! I’ll turn you into a bloody mess.’

This was the Mad Demon Sovereign’s thought.

‘Ho, this is interesting. Who is throwing me a distraction because they’re bored? If I refuse this, I wouldn’t be the Shadowless Sovereign… I was feeling stiff after sweating for a while… this is perfect for some exercise.’

The Shadowless Sovereign smiled with a relatively satisfied expression.

And one more person.

‘The opportunity to see the martial arts of the Central Plains has come quickly. I hope they are strong. This is the perfect opportunity to make the Sovereign recognize that Dan Jang-hwa is not a useless subordinate. I will wipe them all out. I can’t yield a single one.’

Pa Cheon’s plan was encountering an obstacle from the beginning, and it was because of his own subordinates. Excessive loyalty can sometimes be the cause of angering the lord.

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I am the narrator waiting for an echo that does not return.

Now, this is the 33rd episode. This story is expected to have at least 100 episodes, and maybe even 200. I don’t know how it will turn out.

I am very curious about how those who read this story will react.

But it’s not easy to check each one, so I’m really asking you.

I will gratefully accept criticism, so please send me a review, an impression, or even an encouraging email. For me, there is no greater comfort than that. Spending several hours every day, sacrificing sleep, is a more difficult task than you might think.

In my case, it’s even more so because I started without any backup.

For now, please understand this as the narrator’s grumbling.

If you enjoyed reading it, I would be grateful.

You know my email address, [email protected] Oh, and thank you so much to Park Seok-hong for recommending my story in the chat section of Hitel’s creative serials.

I will write even harder.

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