My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 72

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72.

“That’s right. If you’re the Moon that must guard the Sun’s side, the difficulty level is extreme.”

“Do you know what’s good about being next to the Sun?”

“Being warm in winter?”

“You get to see how to shine brilliantly.”

Hwa Yeonshim patted Hwangbo Cheonak’s back lightly.

“So watch carefully.”

***

“The Moon next to the Sun?”

At Seol Ryeoseon’s question, Hwa Yeonshim sipped her tea and said.

“Yes, I persuaded him well. I do have a way with words, you know. Hohoho!”

“So you told her to keep him by her side and use him as a servant?”

“If he doesn’t seem useful, she can just kick him out. It doesn’t cost money or anything.”

“Do you have some grudge against that Hwangbo Cheonak bastard?”

Bang!

Suddenly Hwa Yeonshim slammed down her tea cup roughly.

“That bastard called me auntie.”

“Huh?”

“Last year. On that blazing hot and humid summer day, that bastard called me auntie something or other.”

“What was the something or other?”

“I don’t know. What matters isn’t what he said, but that he called me auntie.”

“Weren’t you looking like an auntie back then?”

“Even so, he shouldn’t call me auntie! How can you not understand my feelings when you’re a woman too, sister?”

Seol Ryeoseon got goosebumps at Hwa Yeonshim’s use of ‘sister,’ but she rubbed her palm vigorously to make it go away.

‘Alcohol is the enemy.’

The alcohol they drank to celebrate their safe return to Yeonji-ru was too much.

Swept up in the mood, she too easily agreed to Hwa Yeonshim’s request(?) to call her ‘sister’ when no one else was around.

Since it was a promise made while drunk, she couldn’t just say to forget about it.

‘The Illusion Enchantress as a younger sister!’

But fortunately.

“What does big brother think about this matter?”

She wasn’t the only one who suffered.

Seol Changho, who had been sipping tea beside them, flinched in surprise.

Seol Changho was definitely regretting allowing the ‘big brother’ address too.

“You did well. Thanks to that, we got a useful servant.”

“Right?”

Seol Ryeoseon said.

“Useful, sure. But the kid seemed a bit dim-witted.”

Seol Changho picked up on Seol Ryeoseon’s words.

“He’s dim-witted, so he completely fell for Yeon Sim’s words.”

“Oh my, now you’re calling her by name? You two must have gotten quite close?”

“Since things turned out this way, it’s good to be friendly. Even if we’re rough around the edges, we’re still human.”

“Mingjiao appeared and you want to live peacefully?”

Hwa Yeonshim asked in surprise.

“Mingjiao, you mean the Demonic Cult?”

Now she didn’t get angry even when someone called it the Demonic Cult.

Her heart had completely left.

“Right. That little brat Hwangbo Cheonak had taken a Reverse Heaven Pill that only Mingjiao manufactures.”

Still, she couldn’t bring herself to call it the Demonic Cult with her own mouth.

“Reverse Heaven Pill? What’s that?”

“It’s a medicine that rapidly increases internal energy, but the side effects are severe. You could suffer qi deviation or have your meridians twisted and completely lose your internal energy.”

Seol Changho continued Seol Ryeoseon’s explanation.

“The most vicious thing is that you can’t quit it. You have to live as Mingjiao’s dog for life.”

“Then Hwangbo Cheonak is…?”

“I detoxified him. Fortunately, the drug’s effects hadn’t penetrated to his bones, so it was possible.”

“The fact that Hwangbo Cheonak took a Reverse Heaven Pill means Myeoncheonhoe is also connected to the Demonic Cult, right?”

“For now, we have to think that way.”

“Somehow Myeoncheonhoe’s scale keeps getting bigger. Bae Hyeonjin’s father, Mingjiao, and even one of the princes.”

Seol Changho said.

“What I don’t like is Myeoncheonhoe’s methods. They hide thoroughly in the shadows and try to turn people into slaves. You can see it just from the Hwangbo Family.”

“That’s exactly the Demonic Cult’s way.”

Seol Ryeoseon asked Hwa Yeonshim.

“Is the perception of Mingjiao that bad in the Central Plains?”

Hwa Yeonshim looked at Seol Ryeoseon with a ‘huh?’ expression.

“You didn’t know?”

“I know it’s bad, but all the evil sects in Murim are like that.”

“There’s exactly one difference between Murim’s evil sects and the Demonic Cult.”

“What is it?”

“They’re not as scary as the Demonic Cult.”

“Huh?”

“The orthodox sects can somehow handle Murim’s evil sects. But the Demonic Cult is too strong. They’re even tyrannical, so even other evil sects fear them.”

An existence that all of Murim’s orthodox and evil sects fear and see as an enemy – that is the Demonic Cult.

Seol Changho said.

“Well, it is about time for Mingjiao to gradually emerge into the Central Plains. The problem is their methods are different from before.”

Crossing the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and sweeping through Murim with overwhelming force was the method the Demonic Cult had shown so far.

“Sinister. Ah!”

Seol Ryeoseon, who had been muttering, clapped her hands.

“It’s definitely that Three-Brain bastard!”

“Three-Brain, you mean that baldy who sacrificed his hair to gain brains?”

“That bastard is good at using petty tricks like this. I really don’t like him.”

Hwa Yeonshim asked.

“Do you have a plan?”

“What plan?”

“Don’t we need to destroy Myeoncheonhoe?”

Both Seol Ryeoseon and Seol Changho made indifferent expressions.

“Do we really need to actively step forward?”

“Huh?”

“It’s not like Myeoncheonhoe did anything particular to big brother.”

Seol Changho also nodded.

“Oryongbang, which touched my sister, has disappeared, so the punishment is over.”

“But the Demonic Cult is also involved?”

“We just need to crack the Cult Leader’s head. Since we’ve seen his hair, his head will appear if we wait.”

“So you’re just going to wait?”

Seol Ryeoseon asked.

“Why are you so anxious about not being able to devour Myeoncheonhoe?”

“They’re the culprits who had me captured to the Hwangbo Family Estate!”

“Ah! I see.”

“Ah! Is that so? Is that all? Wow! Look at that empathy.”

Seol Ryeoseon waved her hands dismissively.

“Don’t bother me. It’s not like things go according to plan just because we make plans. But where did that guy Mantong-i go?”

Seol Changho replied indifferently.

“He’s probably peeping at the bathhouse at Yeonji-ru.”

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“Aah! My ear! My ear…!”

“You little brat who’s still wet behind the ears, trying to peep at the bathhouse!”

“I, I wasn’t trying to peep! I didn’t know it was a bathhouse!”

Seol Mujin, who was entering the Back Yard, looked bewildered seeing the two people.

“What are you two doing there?”

Seol Mantong, who was grabbing Hwangbo Cheonak’s ear, said.

“I caught this bastard trying to peep at the bathhouse. He dared to invade my territory.”

“It’s, it’s a misunderstanding! I was just touring Yeonji-ru… Ugh! Don’t twist it!”

Seol Mujin, with a slight smile, fortunately rescued Hwangbo Cheonak.

Seol Mantong reluctantly let go of his ear with a displeased face and threatened, ‘Don’t you dare come near this area again!’

Seol Mantong asked Seol Mujin.

“But what brings you to Yeonji-ru at this hour, brother?”

“I came to take Cheonak with me.”

“What are you going to do with this completely useless guy?”

“Cheonak can’t just live without purpose either. I thought it would be good for him to be a martial arts instructor for the kids at Yeonji Won.”

“Would it be okay for such a weak guy to teach kids?”

“Cheonak should be able to teach basic skills well enough.”

“Um…”

Hwangbo Cheonak quietly raised his hand and asked.

“It seems like you’re talking about me, but shouldn’t I know too? What’s Yeonji Won and what’s a martial arts instructor?”

“Let’s talk about that on the way. Mantong-i, do you want to come too?”

“What would I do there? There are better things here. Hehehe…”

Seol Mujin chuckled and gestured to Hwangbo Cheonak.

“Let’s go.”

“I’ve never taught anyone before.”

“You’ll just be helping kids with basics, so it won’t be too difficult.”

“What kind of kids?”

“Orphans.”

The orphanage named Yeonji Won after Yeonji-ru was a place Seol Mujin established while making money from the brewery.

At first, he hired a Teacher to only teach the kids reading, but Byeon Taebang discovered two kids with martial arts talent and began teaching them martial arts.

That became the starting point, and now there were sixty kids practicing martial arts.

Since their martial arts levels varied greatly, it was becoming burdensome for Byeon Taebang to teach alone, which is when Hwangbo Cheonak arrived.

“So you want me to become a master to snotty-nosed kids?”

“Does it seem ridiculous?”

“Not ridiculous, but it doesn’t suit me.”

Seol Mujin said with a smile.

“Teaching martial arts to kids might feel trivial. You’ll probably only guide them in something like the Three Talents Sword Technique at most. But you’ll learn something while teaching those kids. If you really can’t do it, you can quit anytime.”

Though he went because Seol Mujin recommended it, Hwangbo Cheonak wasn’t enthusiastic about it.

No matter how pathetic he was, for the Eldest Son of the Hwangbo Family Estate to teach martial arts to little kids.

Hwangbo Cheonak went to Yeonji Won with the mindset of ‘I’ll just try it for a few days.’

On the way, Seol Mujin bought lots of snacks for the kids like Sweets and taffy.

He was surprised by the scale of Yeonji Won when they arrived.

Located on the outskirts away from Downtown, Yeonji Won was so large that one might wonder if it was really an orphanage.

The buildings situated within the high walls numbered twelve, and the well-maintained Courtyard was easily five hundred pyeong in size.

About twenty kids were playing noisily in that spacious Courtyard.

When they opened the orphanage’s Main Gate and entered, the kids who spotted Seol Mujin came running over in a rush.

“Grand Master!”

“Grand Master is here!”

When kids ranging from three to eight years old swarmed around, Hwangbo Cheonak was overwhelmed.

“Have our puppies been well?”

Seol Mujin called all the kids by name and asked how they’d been while he was away.

A plump woman came running hurriedly from inside.

“Seol Podoo, you’re here? Kids, don’t bother Grand Master too much.”

“Hahaha! It’s fine. Please give this to the kids as snacks.”

Seol Mujin handed the armful of snacks to the woman and headed toward the back of Yeonji Won.

The resounding shouts of children’s training could be heard from behind the buildings.

“It’s Internal Energy Cultivation time.”

When they went around the building, a Courtyard even wider than the one in front of the Main Gate spread out.

About forty kids were concentrating on Internal Energy Cultivation in the Courtyard.

They were divided into three groups practicing Sword Technique, Fist Technique, and Footwork Technique.

The kids practicing ranged from eight to fifteen years old.

The instructors teaching martial arts to the kids were Byeon Taebang and two children who had first learned martial arts from Byeon Taebang.

Seol Mujin and Hwangbo Cheonak watched the kids practice from one side.

Hwangbo Cheonak said.

“That doesn’t look like the Three Talents Sword Technique?”

“Those kids have been learning martial arts for over two years. They finished the Three Talents Sword Technique long ago.”

“Then the kids I need to teach are…?”

“You met them when we came in.”

“Those little kids?”

“Aren’t they cute?”

What? Where?

They look like a flock of fluffy chicks?

“Seol Podoo!”

Byeon Taebang, who belatedly noticed Seol Mujin, came running over.

When he first came to Jinan and met Yeon Gok, he was on the verge of Qi Deviation from incorrect Internal Energy cultivation, but now Byeon Taebang had become incomparably stronger than then.

“Please continue your Internal Energy Cultivation. I’ve become a disturbance.”

“Not at all. It was just about time to finish.”

“Grand Master!”

The kids who ran toward Seol Mujin each performed a dignified cupped-hand salute.

“We greet Grand Master!”

Once again, Seol Mujin called each kid by name and praised them for improving their martial arts greatly.

Hwangbo Cheonak was newly amazed by Seol Mujin.

‘How does he memorize all those kids’ names?’

Byeon Taebang pointed at such Hwangbo Cheonak.

“But who is this person…?”

Seol Mujin introduced Hwangbo Cheonak.

“He’s the Eldest Son of the Hwangbo Family Estate.”

“Ah! The one who was famous for being a scoundrel!”

Why do people around Seol Mujin speak so bluntly?

After Hwangbo Cheonak and Byeon Taebang exchanged greetings, Seol Mujin said.

“I’m thinking of having my friend Cheonak take charge of the kids’ basics.”

Byeon Taebang was greatly surprised.

“What? To that person?”

There was a hint of disdain in the tone when he said ‘that person.’

‘It’s just a feeling. Still, I’m the eldest son of the Hwangbo Family, so there’s no way he’d look down on me.’

But that feeling was correct.

“Even if it’s just the basics, he’s someone notorious for being a scoundrel….”

Hwangbo Cheonak bristled without realizing it.

“Are you saying I’m not qualified?”

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