My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 151

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151.

As the memories racing through the past stopped at one place, Hwang Dugong thought, ‘That can’t be right.’

Yet the words he had spoken were remembered with strange vividness.

―Doesn’t this bitter taste resemble our lives?

Seol Changho said.

“Doesn’t this bitter taste resemble our lives?”

Hwang Dugong felt his breath catch.

Those words he had spoken long ago, so long he couldn’t even remember when, came out of Seol Changho’s mouth without a single syllable wrong.

Hwang Dugong swallowed hard and asked.

“How, how do you know that?”

Seol Changho sank deep into his chair.

His expression and posture were truly relaxed.

“How would I know? I know because I was there.”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

“Should I recite the response I gave to your life story too?”

‘What did I say? Ah!’

He remembered.

“Since we’ve started, let’s hear it. What you, no, what that person said.”

“What does a young fool know about life.”

“I’m over fifty, yet you call me young.”

Seol Changho laughed at the conversation from back then that had slipped out unconsciously.

“Heh heh… That’s exactly what you said. To think I’m having this conversation with you here in this damn Demonic Cult. It’s both nostalgic and bitter.”

Hwang Dugong suddenly shouted.

“You’re not that person! I don’t know how you know about what happened back then, but you’re absolutely not that person! That person would never call our Bright Cult a Demonic Cult!”

Despite Hwang Dugong’s fierce aura, Seol Changho sipped his tea leisurely.

“There was a time when I went around cracking the heads of those who called the Bright Cult a Demonic Cult. I didn’t kill them, but I beat them so badly they could never call it a Demonic Cult again. I believed our Bright Cult was the light that illuminated heaven and earth. That belief… do you still have it now?”

“Of course!”

Seol Changho gazed intently at Hwang Dugong.

His childlike eyes, clear in black and white, seemed to scan through Hwang Dugong’s inner self.

So he reflected on whether his answer was completely sincere, and Hwang Dugong avoided that gaze.

Just then, the window suddenly opened and Seol Ryeoseon and Seol Mantong entered.

“Mantong-i, why did you come instead of sleeping?”

“Ryeoseon’s voice woke me up. You know I’m a light sleeper.”

Seol Ryeoseon scolded him.

“A guy who’s such a light sleeper, how did you sleep so soundly snoring when we killed the instructor and saved the kid?”

“You two were enough, so there was no need for me to step in. Why is the room so chilly? The brazier is inadequate. Is there tea?”

Seol Ryeoseon said ‘Me too’ and drank tea as if it were their own room.

Seol Mantong frowned as he put the medicinal tea to his lips and said to Hwang Dugong.

“Are you still drinking this bitter tea? Your strange taste is consistent as always.”

“Just drink it. At least with this bear around, we can drink tea like this. It is bitter though. Slurp!”

Hwang Dugong was so shocked he jumped up.

In all his life, there was only one person who called him ‘bear,’ only one person who could call him that.

“You, you, you, you…”

As Hwang Dugong only stammered, Seol Changho said.

“That’s right. We are Samtaesang.”

“Aaah!”

“Geez! You scared me!”

When Seol Mantong raised his hand, Hwang Dugong hurriedly raised his arms to block.

“That habit of yours, then and now… No, let me get my head straight!”

Hwang Dugong slapped his own cheeks with both hands, then looked intently at the triplets.

“You guys…”

Before he could even finish speaking, Seol Ryeoseon cut him off.

“You’re speaking casually even though you know who we are. Want to die?”

“No, I mean, you three are children… Haah―!”

Seol Changho remembered even their conversation, and Seol Ryeoseon called him ‘bear.’

There was no more definitive proof that they were Samtaesang.

“How on earth did this happen?”

Fine, let’s accept it.

After accepting it, he somehow felt at ease.

Seol Changho’s story began.

“You must know that we were imprisoned in the underground Thunder Prison by the Cult Leader’s order.”

The story that began like that continued for about an hour.

Though he included trivial details, Seol Changho was a good storyteller so it wasn’t boring.

When Seol Changho’s story ended, Hwang Dugong, who had been listening with bated breath, let out a long sigh.

“Truly eventful.”

“It’s a miracle we’re alive.”

“Rejuvenation Technique as newborn babies. If it weren’t for that friend called Seol Mujin, you would have died for sure. But…”

“But what?”

“Do you really call that person Seol Mujin ‘hyung’?”

“Yeah. The girl calls him oppa.”

Seol Ryeoseon nodded.

“Well, there are people watching, so you’d have to use such terms.”

“No. Hyung is really hyung.”

“Oppa is really oppa.”

Hwang Dugong looked puzzled.

“You really think that way? He’s just a brat who’s barely twenty years old.”

Seol Mantong made a growling sound.

“I’ll let it slide since it’s the first time. Next time you call hyung a brat or whatever, I’ll crack that head of yours.”

Hwang Dugong realized the three’s aura was no joke and swallowed dryly.

After answering ‘I understand’ for now, he asked what he was curious about.

“But what brings you here? Don’t tell me you came for revenge against the Cult Leader…?”

“We’ll have to get revenge someday. If he had tried to kill us in a clean fight, we wouldn’t be this angry. Cowardly imprisoning us and feeding us poison? A Demonic Cult leader shouldn’t be that cowardly.”

Cowardice and a cult leader should never be in the same place.

Seol Ryeoseon said.

“Our purpose for coming here this time isn’t revenge. We heard the Cult Leader has fallen into qi deviation, is that true?”

Hwang Dugong scratched his head with a troubled expression.

“This is quite troubling.”

“What is?”

Hwang Dugong asked with a serious expression.

“Are you three enemies of the Bright Cult?”

That question plunged the room into momentary silence.

Depending on the triplets’ answer, they could become enemies of each other.

No matter how close Seol Changho and Hwang Dugong had been, Hwang Dugong was someone who prioritized the Bright Cult over personal feelings.

The person who broke the deep silence was Seol Changho.

“We are the saviors of the Demonic Cult.”

“It’s the Bright Cult, not Demonic Cult.”

“No, the Bright Cult died long ago. Now it’s correctly the Demonic Cult that the Central Plains murim points fingers at.”

“Just because the Cult Leader treated the Samtaesang unfairly doesn’t mean the Bright Cult becomes a Demonic Sect.”

“If you think we call the Bright Cult a Demonic Sect because of our personal grudges, you’re mistaken. The doctrine of the Bright Cult to become the light of the world that illuminates darkness has long become nothing but an empty slogan. Elder Hwang. Do you truly think the current state of the Bright Cult you believe in is truly befitting of the Bright Cult?”

“Of course the current Bright Cult has strayed from the path a little, but it will eventually find its way back. The Bright Cult has always been that way.”

“That’s why we call ourselves saviors. Because we’ll set that strayed path right.”

Seol Ryeoseon said.

“Still, you should answer properly. We can never be enemies of the Bright Cult. The Bright Cult is us, and we are the Bright Cult. But the current Demonic Sect is absolutely not us. Only by cutting out the rotten infected parts can we return to the Bright Cult we know. If you’re asking whether we’re enemies of the current Demonic Sect, then yes, we are enemies of the Demonic Sect.”

“That’s just pleasant sophistry. Only the Cult Leader has changed, but the Bright Cult is still the Bright Cult.”

“Just one person changed? When that changed person even changes the thoughts of the followers? Where did the justice we pursued go? How many followers are there who faithfully try to carry out the doctrine of the Sun Moon Bright Cult? We acquired martial power as a means to spread the Sun Moon Bright Cult’s doctrine to the world. But the current Demonic Sect has made that means into the purpose. The current Demonic Sect only thinks about conquering the Central Plains with force alone. Can such a Demonic Sect truly be called the Bright Cult?”

Seol Ryeoseon’s words cutting through his heart like a blade wasn’t unfamiliar.

Hwang Dugong also knew that the current Bright Cult had become corrupted as Seol Ryeoseon said.

So he tried to change it back, but like an egg thrown at a rock, he was exiled without being able to play any role.

“Did the three of you come here to restore the corrupted Bright Cult to its original state?”

“That’s the first step. To take the first step, we need to know what state the Cult Leader is in.”

Seol Changho asked Hwang Dugong.

“What do you think? Whether it’s the Bright Cult or Demonic Sect, is the Cult Leader the owner of the cult?”

The answer came without hesitation.

“The Bright Cult belongs to all followers. The Cult Leader is one who leads us on the right path.”

“Then is the current Cult Leader leading the cult on the right path?”

An answer to that question didn’t come easily.

“Your silence must be the answer.”

“So the conclusion you three reached is that if you kill the Cult Leader, the Bright Cult will return to how it was before?”

“Look at us. We’re merely eight-year-old bodies. How strong can these bodies be? It might take nearly ten years to regain our former martial power. Would we be a match for the Cult Leader?”

“Then why did you come here?”

“Because we need to know if the Cult Leader really fell into qi deviation.”

In the end, Hwang Dugong had no choice but to tell what he knew.

“I don’t know either. Such rumors circulate, but I couldn’t confirm it. To me, Ilwolgung is a paradise I was expelled from.”

“Even though you’re an Elder? Isn’t an Elder’s position to take responsibility for the cult’s major and minor affairs in place of the Cult Leader? Does it make sense that such an Elder doesn’t know the Cult Leader’s condition?”

At Seol Changho’s words, Hwang Dugong smiled bitterly.

“That’s my current situation. Now I’m just an old man who was pushed out in power struggles. It would be less unfair if I had been greedy for power… I just fell out of the Cult Leader’s favor.”

Seol Mantong patted the dejected Hwang Dugong’s shoulder.

“Still, you weren’t imprisoned in an underground prison like us.”

“You didn’t eat poisoned food either.”

“And you didn’t become a baby either.”

It was somewhat comforting.

Seol Changho asked casually.

“Isn’t there a way to know the Cult Leader’s condition?”

Even though he was expelled, as an Elder who devoted ninety years to the Bright Cult, he wasn’t completely without connections.

“I’ll try to find out, but I’m not sure if this is the right thing to do.”

“Why? Because you feel like a traitor betraying the cult?”

“I can’t say that’s not the case.”

“The traitor is the Cult Leader who turned the Bright Cult into a Demonic Sect. The more I think about it, the more infuriating it gets. I should have prevented that bastard from learning martial arts when he was young.”

“If the Cult Leader really fell into qi deviation as the secret rumors say, what do you plan to do?”

Seol Mantong said.

“Dance our way back.”

“What?”

“And make my brother the Cult Leader.”

Seol Ryeoseon hit the back of Seol Mantong’s head.

“What are you doing saying that here? You fool!”

Hwang Dugong was shocked.

“You’re going to install Samtaesang’s brother as Cult Leader?”

Since Seol Mantong had already said it, they had no choice but to talk about it.

“Actually, it’s our hope. Brother is fully qualified.”

“How is he qualified? He’s not even one of our followers.”

“Were we followers from the beginning? Were you? Those kids trembling and sleeping outside right now. That was us.”

“That’s true, but…”

“At just twelve years old, he picked up and raised three babies. He accomplished something even adults would find difficult. Someone with such good intentions is fully qualified to be our Cult Leader.”

“That alone doesn’t seem sufficient.”

“He learned Demonic Sect martial arts too.”

“What? You taught martial arts to someone who isn’t even a follower?”

“Were we officially expelled from the cult?”

“That’s not the case.”

They were only known to be dead, but the Samtaesang were still Elders of the Bright Cult.

“Does it go against doctrine for us to teach martial arts to a suitable person?”

“That’s not the case either.”

“Then there’s no problem, right?”

When he thought about it, the Samtaesang seemed to be right.

“What if the Cult Leader isn’t suffering from qi deviation?”

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