Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39. Having Too Much (4)

 

Seok Woong was surprised too, but the most shocked was Moyong Bi.

 

“Family Head?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Why should I do that?”

 

“Why? Of course you should become the Family Head.”

 

He was so flustered that words wouldn’t come out.

 

As Moyong Bi stammered like a fool, Moyong Su Jeong spoke seriously.

 

“Do you remember? The day you brought the Myeongjin Entrance Token and sent me to Myeongjin Hall.”

 

“…I remember.”

 

“You were already the Family Head of the Main Family then. My handling of the Main Family’s affairs was literally acting as a proxy, not because I was the Family Head.”

 

“…”

 

“I was the Family Head only until I left for Myeongjin Hall, just until then. Even then, I couldn’t have played the role of Family Head without the Chief Administrator.”

 

Was it just his imagination?

 

Moyong Su Jeong looked much more relieved. She looked as if she had finally put down a burden she had been carrying for a long time.

 

“You are the head of the Main Family. You were then and you are now. I just helped lighten your burden for a while.”

 

“…”

 

“Now become the Family Head again.”

 

How truly touching.

 

Regardless of family circumstances, easily handing over the position of head of an organization isn’t something just anyone can do.

 

Even without power, it’s a position where you command people. In times when people turn against parents and even kill brothers for power, cases like Moyong Su Jeong giving up the Family Head position without regret are hard to find.

 

So Moyong Bi answered like this.

 

“I don’t want to.”

 

At his indifferent answer, Moyong Su Jeong and Seok Woong were flustered.

 

“You don’t want to?”

 

“Elder Sister is the Family Head of the Main Family. You’re already governing well, so why transfer the Family Head position? Don’t tell me you got tired of it?”

 

“N-no, it’s a misunderstanding! That’s not what I meant…!”

 

“Just let Elder Sister be the Family Head. Stop making people’s mouths hurt by adding ‘acting’ to everything.”

 

Actually, this was what he wanted to say from the moment he first returned. He just couldn’t bring himself to say it given the circumstances.

 

Moyong Su Jeong spoke seriously again.

 

“When you sent me away, you said you would take responsibility for the family. You said you’d take good care of Su Hyang too, and told me not to worry. You were already the Family Head from that moment.”

 

“I couldn’t even take care of Su Hyang properly and caused nothing but worry. What qualifications do I have to be Family Head?”

 

“That’s!”

 

“Rather, I led the family in Elder Sister’s place. You know the result, right? It wasn’t even at the level of making rice soup – I turned it into patient’s porridge.”

 

“…”

 

“To put it bluntly, Elder Sister went out and I took over in her place, but it wasn’t even a position I wanted in the first place.”

 

Even if it meant using guilt, he had to be firm on this point.

 

‘What face would I have to become Family Head, you fool.’

 

He felt sorry for dying so pathetically at just over fifty. If I had been alive, I would have at least tried to fight for the family.

 

Of course, this body he had crawled into, Moyong Bi, was the legitimate heir of the Moyong Family.

 

But was there a law saying only men could become family heads? If someone was capable and governed the family well, that was what mattered most.

 

He was already embarrassed and ashamed to death that they had written “Joint Family Head” on the ancestral tablet, so as a Great Grand Uncle, he had absolutely no desire to steal the position of family leader.

 

And there was one decisive reason.

 

“I’m not cut out to be a family head.”

 

“Bi Ah.”

 

“Even if it was acting, you can’t cause such trouble unless your nature is inherently twisted. There’s a madness in my body that doesn’t suit the position of leader at all.”

 

This was real.

 

“Chief Administrator, please tell me. Do you think I would govern the family better than Elder Sister?”

 

He deliberately turned his head to direct Su Jeong’s gaze toward Seok Woong.

 

Moyong Bi mercilessly winked one eye, sending a silent signal to Seok Woong.

 

Seok Woong, who had been quite flustered, cleared his throat and spoke.

 

“I haven’t seen all of Young Master’s talents, but… Eldest Miss’s abilities are truly exceptional.”

 

Though he spoke in a roundabout way, it ultimately meant Moyong Su Jeong was better.

 

Moyong Su Jeong was shocked. She never expected the kind-natured Chief Administrator to speak so directly!

 

“See? Even the Chief Administrator says Elder Sister is ten million times better than someone like me.”

 

“Young Master, when did I ever say it to that extent…”

 

“So never bring up transferring the family head position again after today.”

 

Confusion settled on Moyong Su Jeong’s face.

 

“I don’t understand. I never thought you would give up the family head position…”

 

“Did I seem like someone so obsessed with power?”

 

“That’s not it!”

 

“I’m someone who knows my place too. I don’t know what other trouble I might cause in the future. A family head is someone who shows the family’s dignity – that doesn’t suit me.”

 

An atmosphere that brooked no disagreement on this matter emanated strongly.

 

Moyong Su Jeong, who had been looking back and forth between the two with complicated eyes, lowered her head with a sigh.

 

“I was always waiting for the day I could transfer the family head position to you.”

 

“It must have been difficult. I understand.”

 

“That’s not it. Of course there were difficult moments, but I was waiting for the day I could cultivate the family well and pass it on to you.”

 

Moyong Bi understood that feeling well.

 

Her continued joking tone to lighten the mood was only to comfort her kind and responsible Great Grand Nephew.

 

“Far from cultivating the family well, even the people we had left one by one. Honestly, I felt sorry about transferring the family head position to you in this state, but I thought the current you could lead the Main Family well enough.”

 

“You’re wrong.”

 

Moyong Bi’s voice, filled with strength, was extremely serious.

 

“It’s not that Elder Sister couldn’t govern the family – it’s because it was Elder Sister that the Main Family has been maintained even this much. Isn’t that right, Chief Administrator?”

 

Seok Woong also answered seriously.

 

“That’s correct. If it hadn’t been for Eldest Miss, perhaps the Main Family might have collapsed.”

 

Though he had taught the young Family Head Deputy many things, it was actually Moyong Su Jeong who had operated the family. He truly recognized Moyong Su Jeong’s talent and ability.

 

“I said it before, didn’t I? A warrior who has lost pride is like a sword without a sheath.”

 

“Yes, I remember.”

 

“Don’t lose pride in yourself. Believe in your ability to have led the family this far without money or power.”

 

Moyong Bi grinned wickedly.

 

“I’ll solidly support you from behind.”

 

Moyong Su Jeong felt deeply moved.

 

Over Moyong Bi’s brightly smiling face, the faint memory of their father surfaced.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

The blurry face of their grandfather, whom she couldn’t even remember, and even the face of their great grand uncle who had become the Martial Alliance Leader and commanded the world, swirled around like mist.

 

It was as if the adults who had lived through those great times had come to inhabit her younger brother’s body and were watching over her.

 

“….”

 

Silence wandered through the Family Head’s Office.

 

The person who broke that silence was Moyong Bi.

 

“Anyway, leave Ten Swords Gate to me. I’ll bring back some piping hot nutritious soup, so Elder Sister and Chief Administrator should prepare some nice silverware.”

 

Seok Woong asked.

 

“May I ask what plan you have in mind?”

 

“Isn’t there one piping hot beef bone that’s only been boiled once left?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“They’re doing all sorts of dirty work behind the scenes, but Ten Swords Gate is still nominally an orthodox faction. It’s not difficult to cook and serve up one sect that cares about appearances.”

 

Seok Woong couldn’t imagine what method Moyong Bi would use.

 

‘Young Master.’

 

He was still anxious. That couldn’t be helped.

 

But now he wanted to try believing.

 

‘If Young Master had suddenly been handed the position of family head, perhaps I would have trembled in anxiety for the rest of my life.’

 

Even if there were circumstances involving the family’s secret place, as Moyong Bi said, without character, one couldn’t even cause such incidents.

 

But now he was ready to believe.

 

Even if not as much as Moyong Su Jeong, he would try to believe in the troublemaker Young Master.

 

“I have one more question.”

 

“Please speak.”

 

“About the secret place.”

 

Moyong Bi’s eyes sparkled.

 

“Yes.”

 

“Young Master arranged a meeting with Ten Swords Gate’s second daughter in order to find the secret place. Is that correct?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

It seemed he had been thinking deeply about that part.

 

“Then that means Young Master had been planning to get entangled with Ten Swords Gate from the beginning?”

 

No?

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Back then, when you said you weren’t doing all this just to catch some back alley thug den, was this what you meant?”

 

Being questioned point by point like this made him feel strangely guilty.

 

“Well, something like that.”

 

“That’s amazing.”

 

Seok Woong clicked his tongue in admiration.

 

“I didn’t know you had been planning to stir up trouble. And for so long ago at that…”

 

Moyong Bi held back his words.

 

Seok Woong, lost in thought for a moment, asked once more.

 

“I think revealing the existence of the secret place to Hwang In Hwa was quite a dangerous move. But now that I think about it, would they really believe in the existence of that place?”

 

Moyong Bi smiled.

 

‘Now his mind is finally working.’

 

He had thought about that part himself.

 

“At first I thought they would, but upon reconsideration, I became more convinced they wouldn’t.”

 

“May I hear the reason for your judgment?”

 

“From their perspective, wouldn’t it be like some worthless trash who did nothing but get drunk and cause trouble suddenly returning as a master who destroyed the Black Tiger Gang?”

 

“Th-that’s right.”

 

Not only Seok Woong but even Moyong Su Jeong coughed awkwardly. Moyong Bi’s words were too harsh to listen to calmly.

 

Seeing this, he certainly had rough edges.

 

“In other words, they themselves had been deceived for a long time. If you put yourself in their shoes, would you think such a cunning bastard would reveal an actual secret place to some immature stupid girl?”

 

“Ahem, Young Master. Please watch your language…”

 

“They absolutely wouldn’t. Instead, they’d start getting nervous. Thinking this bastard is up to something, he must be counting on something.”

 

Moyong Bi pointed to the closed window.

 

It was in the direction of the place next to the Family Head’s Office where the fight had taken place.

 

“This is the result. With so many watching eyes, they couldn’t dare send a large-scale force. But they sent an elder, an escort warrior with skills matching an elder, and even a daughter with considerable martial talent.”

 

“I heard Hwang Ji Hwa serves as the Finance Pavilion head of Ten Sword Gate and has good judgment, also acting as the sect’s brain.”

 

Seok Woong let out a bitter smile.

 

“I don’t know about being a brain, but this incident proved she lacks judgment.”

 

“They had little information about this side. They didn’t even properly know my actual skill level.”

 

“I see.”

 

“With those three, they would have had nothing to fear. No matter how strong I was, it would be unreasonable for anyone to think I could do anything to those three.”

 

This was exactly what he wanted to hear.

 

While talking with Moyong Bi earlier, Seok Woong had realized something. Thinking too highly of opponents was a problem, but underestimating them too much was also a problem.

 

He wanted to know what Moyong Bi was thinking now that he had revived the wisdom he had long forgotten.

 

The result was completely satisfying.

 

“Young Master’s insight and wisdom are truly remarkable.”

 

“It’s just intuition and cunning.”

 

“People call that intuition and cunning insight and wisdom.”

 

“Then let’s say I’m remarkable.”

 

Moyong Bi rose from his seat.

 

“There’s much work ahead. I’ll have much to learn, so please take care of me.”

 

“Not at all. Rather, I should be learning from you, Young Master.”

 

Before leaving the Family Head’s Office, Moyong Bi suddenly remembered something and looked back at Moyong Su Jeong.

 

“Elder Sister.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Do you remember when those Black Tiger Gang bastards came to collect money?”

 

“Of course.”

 

“Back then, Elder Sister was in pain, but you were more dignified and majestic than anyone. But somehow now you’re as soft as a newborn baby’s cheeks.”

 

Moyong Su Jeong smiled awkwardly.

 

“Put that burden you were going to give me back on your shoulders. If it’s too heavy, I’ll carry our Family Head whole on my back, so don’t worry and just run.”

 

Moyong Bi grinned and opened the door to the Family Head’s Office.

 

“I’m going to sleep now. It’s cold, so don’t come outside.”

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