He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118

Episode 118

“Phew. So, you’re saying you weren’t the one who sold my information, Hosiu.”

“Of, of course! How could I sell Young Master’s information! Weren’t we comrades who fought together against the Blood Cult in Dongryang County!”

“You didn’t even know me back then.”

“Well, that’s true, isn’t it?”

“Besides, you approached me secretly while hiding your identity even in Dongryang County.”

“No, no, that wasn’t, I didn’t approach you with impure intentions, Young Master. I received a request from the Dong Mining House and approached to establish connections with Lady Namgung Sohye…”

“How dare someone from an intelligence agency who sold out a comrade make excuses?”

ヽ(`◇´)ノ: Squeak!

“I’m sorry… It’s my oversight.”

“Raise your hands higher!”

“Yes.”

Flash.

Hosiu, who had been kneeling, raised his hands even higher.

“You see, people. Huh? Friends, comrades, they say that, and then. Huh? They just go and sell their comrades’ and friends’ information, tsk. I was so worried I couldn’t even go to the restroom properly. Making me worry again, huh!”

Grumble grumble, chatter chatter.

“That’s right, I know. It’s not Hosiu’s fault. But couldn’t you have at least given me a heads up?”

Those past days when I had to be careful even going to the restroom.

I had been living peacefully, relieved that nothing happened…

But it turns out my information was sold and I almost got into dangerous situations?

Imagine getting killed while relieving yourself.

There’s no more terrible death than that.

Going to the underworld and standing before Yama, when he asks why you died, if you say you died while doing your business, he’d burst out laughing with a ‘pfft’.

It’s already unfair to die suddenly, but if Yama laughs, it would be even more unfair.

“Isn’t that right?”

“Yes, yes, Young Master. You’re absolutely right about everything.”

“Did you do wrong, or didn’t you do wrong?”

“I, I did wrong.”

“Tsk. You should know I’m letting this slide because I’m generous. Get up.”

“Th, thank you.”

Haomun is an intelligence organization.

It’s not Hosiu’s personal organization.

So even if they sell information, there are cases where Hosiu doesn’t know about it.

No, setting everything aside, it was really a time when he didn’t know, so they could have sold it, right?

Strictly speaking, he didn’t do anything wrong.

It’s so unfair!

‘…What can I do. Young Master holds all the cards.’

Someone he needs to stay on good terms with.

The person who will become the greatest blacksmith after Mak Noya.

The person his sister has set her eyes on.

The desperate one seeks the well, after all.

‘Sob.’

Hosiu swallowed his tears and carefully sat down.

“Next time, uh, if there’s anything that threatens my life, let me know in advance.”

“…Yes! Of, of course that’s what should be done, Young Master! Don’t worry! I’ll come and inform you personally if I have to!”

“If it were Gaebang, huh? The beggar brothers would have sent word immediately, but what’s with Haomun. Don’t you have people? Geez, really.”

“…”

(•̀◇•́): Squeak! Squeak! (Right! Right!)

“Even Baekseol says you’re right. You did wrong, didn’t you?”

“…Yes.”

Hosiu wanted to escape from this hell of wrongdoing.

* * *

“…So! Absolutely, without fail, Hyeorin-gak’s claws will never reach Young Master!”

Hosiu, who wanted to escape from the hell of wrongdoing, gathered every bit of his soul to defend that Namgung Cheon-gang was very safe.

“Really?”

Even at that sincere defense filled with deep soul, Namgung Cheon-gang seemed unconvinced.

He narrowed his eyes and asked back.

Hosiu nodded so vigorously his head might fall off.

“Yes! Of course! As I mentioned, all the assassination sects under Hyeorin-gak have been completely destroyed by the Muyong Family, and even their main sect is in crisis now.”

What is the Orthodox Faction?

Even in the Martial Arts World where warriors who treat human lives like flies are abundant, it’s a place that upholds righteousness, chivalry, and justice.

In other words, the Orthodox Faction is a place that doesn’t carelessly take human lives and properly carries out its own justice.

In a way, it’s like a vigilante group protecting the region?

With a license to kill, and on a large scale?

For such an Orthodox Faction to completely wipe out the subsidiary branches of one sect and even threaten the main sect.

Even if the opponent is an assassination-specialized killing sect, doesn’t this seem too extreme?

“The fault was with Hyeorin-gak from the beginning, so it doesn’t matter.”

Because a subsidiary branch of Hyeorin-gak first massacred a slash-and-burn farming village.

A child who luckily survived from that village formed a connection with the Muyongs and told them about the tragedy.

Unable to tolerate such tragedy as one of the Five Great Orthodox Families, the Muyong Family directly intervened and completely massacred that branch.

The incident that happened afterward was exactly—

“The attack on Muyong Sohwa, right? They kidnapped the precious daughter to get revenge on the Muyong Family.”

“Yes! That’s correct, Young Master.”

Attacking Muyong Sohwa, the precious daughter of the Muyong Family.

I wondered if the assassins had eaten rat poison and gone mad at the time, but there were such circumstances behind it.

But isn’t this also an insane act?

Trying to cause an even greater disaster for revenge.

It’s a thought only possible after consuming the Ten Poisons of the Tang Family, beyond just rat poison.

Naturally, the end of this insane thinking was destruction.

Muyong Wu, the head of the Muyong Family and one of the Ten Absolutes of the Martial Arts World, would he stay still when his daughter was almost kidnapped?

As soon as he learned this fact, a subjugation force was immediately formed, and they entered full-scale war with Hyeorin-gak.

Moreover, Muyong Wu personally stepped forward and beheaded all the executive-level personnel belonging to the branches.

Well, what father would stay still when his daughter almost suffered a terrible fate?

‘Look at Taegeuk. He said he would find and kill them no matter where they were.’

The Martial Arts World is more extreme, not less.

No, it’s already been more extreme.

Branch annihilation, main sect suppression in progress.

‘There was no need for Namgung to step in.’

What I thought before, about the Three Great Killer Sects becoming the Two Great Killer Sects, really doesn’t have much time left.

“…Originally, that was supposed to happen.”

“Yes. Assassination sects wouldn’t boldly reveal their identity in the first place, would they? Naturally, they’re operating in hiding. Of course, before the mad Martial Arts Ten Absolutes Star Lord, they were successively exposed and all lost their heads— but only Hyeorin-gak, the main sect, was an exception.”

Almost no traces of it were found.

Somehow, they found a place where the main sect was thought to be, but the problem was after that.

Starting with Dongryang County, traces of the Blood Cult’s activities were discovered everywhere.

Accordingly, all sect leaders and masters belonging to the Five Great Families and Nine Sects and One Faction were summoned to the Jeong Alliance.

The opinion that came out afterward was that family head-level personnel couldn’t rashly leave their sects in preparation for any contingency.

“To prepare for when absolute warriors of family head or sect leader level from the Blood Cult appear, right?”

“That’s right. 30 years ago and now, absolute warrior-level members of the Blood Cult can only be faced by absolute warrior-level opponents.”

‘Well, when S-rank villains are running wild, what good would it do for A and B-rank hunters to swarm them?’

It’s not like it gives leveling experience points.

Even if I could buy time, the end would likely be a dog’s death.

And the S-rank of the martial arts world that Namgung Cheon-gang had experienced was beyond the S-rank of modern times.

‘Just look at our Namgung Family’s Master. I’ve already seen that he’s a monster that even several S-rank hunters couldn’t defeat if they attacked together.’

In Dongryang County, he pressed down a Blood Cult follower who had transformed into a bloody bastard with just one finger.

How could I think of him as merely S-rank after seeing that?

He’s SSS-rank.

When such monsters run rampant, truly only those of the same rank can stop them, so he has no choice but to guard his position.

‘If the Master of the Muyong Family is one of the Ten Martial Arts Sages, even if not one of the Five Heavenly Kings, I’d have to consider him SS-rank if not SSS-rank.’

Since he’s one of these extraordinary powers, he has no choice but to guard his position so he can immediately rush out and resolve things when SS-rank villains appear.

Then, since Hyeorin-gak’s main sect is safe, isn’t Namgung Cheon-gang’s restroom expedition the dangerous one?

Based on Hosiu’s explanations so far, it’s no different from being the biggest cause of Muyong Sohwa’s kidnapping plan’s failure.

However, the reason it’s still okay.

Half of the Muyong Family’s ‘Muyong Silver Star Unit’ and the Grand Master.

Furthermore, half of the ‘Cloud Mist Division’ and ‘Flying Swallow Sword Unit’ each were stationed, searching thoroughly like hunting lice for places where traces were found to destroy Hyeorin-gak.

In addition, martial arts sects under the Muyong Family sent warriors to guard the surroundings like an iron wall.

Not even a baby ant could escape, so it had to be safe.

“Therefore, for the 5th time I’m telling you! Absolutely, unconditionally, Hyeorin-gag’s evil hands will never reach Young Master!”

“I understand. You’ve reviewed it 5 times, so I should believe you.”

Finally, Namgung Cheon-gang’s suspicion was withdrawn.

“Sob, sob. Thank you, Young Master. For believing me. Huek.”

Hosiu shed tears of joy.

‘Did I push too hard?’

I was just trying to confirm several times whether the information from Hosiu’s mouth was correct.

Seeing him shed tears, it seems he suffered a lot internally.

‘It’s been a while since we met, and I think I pushed too hard.’

In embarrassment and shame, I naturally scratched the back of my head.

‘I should pay more attention when making Ungongwha for him. But it feels like some important information is missing…’

Wasn’t the story I originally wanted to hear not about whether I was in danger?

‘What was it? Something related to my profession…’

Ah, that’s right!

“Oh right, so what is the blacksmith kidnapping connected to, Sir Hosiu?”

“Ah right! We were talking about that, weren’t we!?”

The original purpose that both Hosiu and Namgung Cheon-gang had completely forgotten.

Realizing that purpose again, they were startled and their eyes widened.

A moment of silence.

“…Let’s continue the story as if nothing happened, Sir Hosiu.”

“You speak wisely. Honestly speaking, it can’t be said that it’s unrelated to the Muyong Family and Hyeorin-gak, so the past story can’t be said to have completely gone off track.”

Why is that?

“The region where the blacksmiths disappeared, where that martial arts incident occurred, is suspected to be where Hyeorin-gag’s main sect is located.”

The region where the blacksmiths disappeared.

That place was one of the locations where the martial arts incident occurred 30 years ago.

Moreover, it’s a place suspected of possibly housing Hyeorin-gag’s main sect.

Indeed, it’s a place with many entanglements.

It seems like evil energy has firmly settled into the land.

Well, since it’s a place where a martial arts incident occurred, it would be strange if there wasn’t evil energy.

“Oh, if Muyong discovered traces of blacksmith kidnapping earlier, is this also connected to Hyeorin-gak?”

“That’s correct. Currently, Muyong has found the most suspicious place, but they can’t immediately attack it, so they’re in distress.”

“Huh? If Muyong can’t attack it, could it be a civilian organization?”

Just as warriors in the martial arts world cannot harm civilians carelessly, there are places that even martial families of the Five Great Families level cannot act against recklessly.

Namely, civilian organizations composed only of civilians.

“Yes, that’s correct. Your insight is truly outstanding.”

It was as expected.

When I asked where that place was.

“It’s a folk religious organization that has long flourished in that region.”

“A religious organization?”

“Yes. Originally there was a place called Hoyogyo (Fox Demon Cult), but now they call it Hyeolyogyo (Blood Demon Cult).”

“…Hyeolyogyo (Blood Demon Cult), Hyeorin-gag (Blood Human Pavilion). Anyone would find those names quite suspicious.”

“Right?”

A shadow falls across Hosiu’s face as he says this.

A shadow that naturally conveys a sense of complexity.

Namgung Cheon-gang, who had been quietly watching that shadow, speaks softly.

“…By any chance, does Hyeolyogyo have a connection to you, Sir Hosiu, and Lady Hoyeol?”

“What makes you think so, Young Master?”

“It’s just intuition. From Sir Hosiu’s shadow, I somehow sense there might be a connection to Hyeolyogyo.”

Rather than intuition, it’s experience.

The experience that if there’s a change in expression to my words, there’s usually a high possibility of connection.

“…Really, nothing can be hidden from you, Young Master. Yes, that’s correct. There’s a connection to the original Hoyogyo. It’s where my sister and I were born and raised.”

“Ah.”

Hometown.

Or home.

A problem occurred in such a place?

Certainly, it’s a problem that would cast a shadow.

As I looked at him with concern, as if asking ‘when was that ever the case?’

Hosiu erased the shadow and smiled brightly.

“So, I’m going. If there’s a problem at home, I need to find out what it is. Well, that’s one reason, and there’s also the fact that I’m going for information gathering as Haomun’s March.”

“What, you’re leaving when we just met today?”

“Not immediately, I’m departing in a week. Still, it’s fortunate I got to see you like this, Young Master, isn’t it? I feel like I’ll be filled with good luck somehow.”

“I’m not some lucky totem, really.”

“Hey, if problems get solved wherever you go, you’re a lucky totem. Anyway, it was really good to see you after so long. And please don’t come to Jiefu unless absolutely necessary. I’m worried about your safety, Young Master. Hahaha!”

“I was planning to take care of myself anyway. Geez, a region where blacksmiths disappear. How could I go there.”

I’d like to help Hosiu with his work if I could.

But that would be too much meddling.

Looking at the work I’ve resolved so far, rather than meddling, I resolved it because I was involved, didn’t I?

Therefore, there’s no need to voluntarily go to dangerous places.

‘Besides, Muyong is already handling it, so there’s no need for Namgung to go, right?’

Even if they request support forces, the martial arts order would go.

Why would a blacksmith go?

It’s not like I’m going to repair something or plow the land.

Therefore, this matter isn’t particularly related to me.

“That’s the right thinking. Dangerous places shouldn’t be visited. Hahaha!”

“Well, I’ll still make proper Ungongwha for you before you go. I don’t know how much help it’ll be though.”

“Oh my, that alone would be an honor!”

Right, this matter should end like this.

Making a pair of Ungongwha for him to at least ensure his safety.

Other than that, there’s no particular connection.

None whatsoever.

‘But… why do I feel like there will be a connection.’

And bad thoughts always tend to be accurate.

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