Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 71
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Chapter 71
“…I’ll finish this quickly.”
The moment Woon-hwi nodded, pure white light began bursting forth from Manager Seong’s body.
It immediately began tearing apart all the demonic energy flowing from Woon-hwi’s body, and Woon-hwi’s groans grew louder.
Sweat beaded on Manager Seong’s forehead.
His eyes were serious, and his body didn’t move even slightly.
Manager Seong’s abilities were outstanding.
Juche, the commander of the Baekseol Wiryeong-dan, evaluated Manager Seong as someone who would perfectly accomplish whatever task he undertook, no matter what it was.
That assessment wasn’t wrong.
Manager Seong’s internal energy began exploding outward, and it soon purified even the last traces of demonic energy flowing through Woon-hwi’s blood vessels.
Hissssss.
A strange sound echoed, and Woon-hwi’s face, which had veins bulging all over his body, became peaceful.
His complexion also returned to normal.
“Whew… It’s done.”
He quietly watched Manager Seong withdraw his hands.
The Reverse Dragon technique had already been released long ago.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it. But what on earth happened?”
“Do you want the long story or the short story?”
Manager Seong immediately took out an elixir pill from his chest.
This was a spirit pill that Manager Seong always kept with him to take in emergencies.
Its name was Gong Da Hwan.
It had excellent efficacy in recovering damaged blood vessels. It was also very expensive. About a thousand silver coins.
“…Your body is in poor condition right now. Since your recovery ability is so outstanding, you should rest for about a day, but I’ll hear the long story later, so please just give me a brief summary. Take this.”
“A brief summary…”
Woon-hwi really skipped all the middle processes and only mentioned the core point.
“I obtained the Heavenly Demon’s martial arts.”
He dropped the Gong Da Hwan that he was bringing to Woon-hwi’s mouth.
“…Who?”
“The martial arts of Won Geuk-cheon, the last Heavenly Demon of the Thousand Year Demon Cult.”
He was at a loss for words.
Who was Won Geuk-cheon?
The protagonists of the Thousand Year Chaos were certainly the Thousand Year Demon Cult and the Martial Alliance.
But that was just what people said.
There was only one true protagonist.
The ruler who had unified all of Murim.
A monster among monsters who was said to have lived for a thousand years.
Won Geuk-cheon, the last Heavenly Demon of the Thousand Year Demon Cult.
If anything related to him appeared in the world, whatever it was, Murim would be turned upside down.
Let alone martial arts.
This was maddening.
Really maddening.
No, no. Not yet.
“You… naturally eliminated all the witnesses, right? Someone of Young Master’s caliber would have definitely eliminated them. Right?”
Woon-hwi shook his head at that question, and Manager Seong was on the verge of collapsing from rising blood pressure.
Unconcerned with Manager Seong’s appearance, Woon-hwi picked up the Gong Da Hwan that had fallen to the floor.
“Is it really okay to eat this?”
“…You’re saying there are witnesses? We’ll all be attending funerals soon, so what’s the point of eating it now?”
“Then Manager Seong can eat it.”
Manager Seong let out a deep sigh, took the Gong Da Hwan, brushed off the dust on its surface, and handed it to Woon-hwi.
Woon-hwi chuckled.
“You said what’s the point of eating it now, but now you’re telling me to eat it?”
“…Please take it. Even a ghost that dies after eating looks better. You’re still in your prime, so you should at least look good.”
“Manager Seong.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“I have it all figured out.”
At those words, Manager Seong’s complexion instantly brightened.
“…Right? As expected of a supreme expert who reached Primordial Sole Existence. I firmly believed that you would have a plan that a common person like me couldn’t even dare to think of.”
He didn’t bother to answer.
Woon-hwi tossed the Gong Da Hwan into his mouth and said briefly.
“I’m thirsty.”
“Hehe, I’ll go get some water.”
He was really an easy person to understand.
Manager Seong was.
* * *
The next day, around the beginning of the fifth hour (11 AM-1 PM), Ju So-ah visited the Yang-ryeong Branch.
Looking extremely reluctant and very dissatisfied, she raised her head to look up at the Great Hall.
She could see a man sitting in a crooked posture.
Her first impression was this:
‘…He’s handsome.’
She had heard that all Polar Descendants had white hair, but this man uniquely had ash-colored hair.
He probably had a hard time as a child because of that hair color.
That was as far as it went.
She wasn’t particularly interested.
Snow Mountain Demon Army’s Seol Woon-hwi.
He said.
“You want a job?”
“Yes.”
“I’m a bit confused.”
She shrugged her shoulders.
“What’s there to be confused about? Usually in cases like this, you should welcome me with open arms, shouldn’t you?”
Seol Woon-hwi chuckled.
“How bold.”
Ju So-ah blinked.
Something about his way of speaking… felt strangely familiar.
No, more than that.
“You’re talking about me?”
“Then who else is here besides you?”
She looked around.
Next to Woon-hwi was a man who appeared to be in his late thirties, and near the training ground entrance were a large-built man, a somewhat small but sturdy man, and a pretty woman with short hair.
“…There are several other people here, but I guess you’re definitely referring to me. That makes it even more confusing.”
This was sincere.
It seemed like our Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s illegitimate son wasn’t properly grasping the situation.
She felt she needed to explain a little.
“And you know. Even though the massive organization called the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace backs us, the three cities in this vicinity are more dangerous groups than you’d think. And in between, there’s the Divine Ginseng Valley, the largest cultivation site for Divine Ginseng Flowers, and though it’s a bit of a distance, if you walk just a little you’ll find a gold mine too. Right?”
“You know the geography of this place better than expected.”
“How could I not know? Previously, no one paid attention to this Yang-ryeong. It directly faces the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s… what was it, Seol-ap? Anyway, what crazy bastards would come to such a place? That’s why a mere Five Energy Harmonizing Origin warrior could dominate a city like Yang-ryeong.”
“Continue.”
“But now the situation has changed, so the other three cities will obviously be on edge and keep us in check, right? But looking at it now… this is… a bit concerning.”
Ju So-ah’s gaze turned toward the branch members.
“That pretty-looking kid is Yang Gwang I Hyeon, the other two… they’ll definitely reach Yang Gwang I Hyeon before long, but for now they’re still Jucheon Gyeong.”
Even while speaking, Ju So-ah burst into a hollow laugh as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Surely those three aren’t all there is?”
“That’s all.”
“…I see. That was all. And there’s Yang-ryeong’s strongest warrior who has reached Body Establishment Boundary… and our branch leader facing me is Five Dragon Peak Realm. Do you seriously think we can fight against the other three cities?”
“You think we can’t?”
“If I think based on common sense, of course we can’t? No need to go far – in the neighboring Bong Rae, there are over five masters of Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, one master of Harmony Realm, in Jeok An there are two Harmony Realm masters and one Body Establishment Boundary master, Sa Ryang is similar to Bong Rae, but that’s not the end of it, right? Inside Divine Ginseng Valley, there’s the Pae Gate. Frankly speaking, this branch’s current situation is no different from child’s play.”
Ju So-ah crossed her arms and sighed inwardly.
The man called Seol Woon-hwi she faced directly seemed to be a solid man, somewhat different from the rumors, but his realm was definitely Five Dragon Peak Realm.
And the branch members were only three people at most.
Generously including Seong Yang-ho of Body Establishment Boundary, that made four.
Governing a region isn’t something you can do with just martial power alone.
You need numbers.
Really, it’s speechless.
Ju So-ah was both a warrior and the sect leader of Salgeom-mun.
If she hadn’t owed her life to the man called Mu Myeong, she would never have come here directly to sell herself, not even if she died and came back to life.
This place was so precarious it seemed like it would blow away in the wind.
What was needed to save this place?
Ju So-ah continued speaking.
“A warrior of my level is quite useful, you know? What Yang-ryeong needs most are Flame Qi Four Stages warriors. You need a solid backbone to have stability in whatever you do. If you provide reasonable compensation, I can work for at least a year? In that time, I can fill this Yang-ryeong Branch with at least ten or more Flame Qi Four Stages warriors… and I’ll try to add about twenty more Divine Three Realm warriors. How about it?”
“You have a very peculiar personality.”
“Me?”
“Don’t you know yourself?”
“Even if I might seem a bit arrogant, couldn’t this also be seen as confidence?”
“Arrogance and confidence are different.”
Woon-hwi’s voice pierced into the ears of Ju So-ah, who shrugged her shoulders.
“Nevertheless, most of what you say is correct. Above all, Five Energy Harmonizing Origin warriors are not common, so I’ll hire you.”
“Good. Then our contract…”
“There happens to be a dim-witted fellow serving as deputy leader.”
“…should be written… what?”
“And there are about three even more dim-witted fellows, so teach the more dim-witted ones.”
Ju So-ah’s crossed arms came undone, and her eyes widened.
Why did those words come from that man’s mouth?
She had been thinking about it continuously anyway.
The man called Mu Myeong who had saved her in the Secret Realm.
His words, actions, gestures – everything was engraved in her mind.
Woon-hwi spoke.
“Manager Seong.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“Guide her to her quarters and explain the internal structure.”
“Yes, understood.”
After rising from the Great Hall and turning around, Woon-hwi paused for a moment.
As if he had forgotten something, he turned his head and asked.
“Are you still curious?”
“About… about what?”
“My name.”
“Ah…”
What happened yesterday came to mind.
-What is your name!?
She had asked that, and he had answered like this.
-You will know soon.
And now she knew.
Ju So-ah could only gape like a fish.
“If you have no more questions, go and work.”
Behind Woon-hwi who turned and walked away, Ju So-ah slowly smiled.
So it was you.
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