Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

“Do you have something to say?”

“There were no casualties, did Manager Seong prevent that?”

“…Yes. I desperately prevented it. It was truly fortunate.”

“Desperately?”

Seol Woon-hwi let out a bitter laugh after uttering that single word.

“Desperately… Right, let’s say that’s true.”

Manager Seong’s expression became strange.

“…You’re really strange today, Young Master.”

“In a good way? Or in a bad way?”

“Well. I don’t think I can dare to judge that.”

“Why can’t you judge?”

“…Pardon?”

“If you’re human, it’s natural to make judgments about all matters. The word ‘subjective’ is usually used in such cases.”

Seol Woon-hwi reached out and grasped Manager Seong’s shoulder.

“It means even tools can make judgments.”

“….”

“I want to hear an answer. Is it the good side, or the bad side?”

“…I think it’s the good side.”

At those words, Seol Woon-hwi smiled, and at the same time Manager Seong continued speaking.

“But I’m worried.”

“What kind of worry?”

“…You don’t look back too much.”

“Then Manager Seong can stand behind me.”

Manager Seong couldn’t easily give an answer, and Seol Woon-hwi didn’t bother to press him further.

“Did you also touch the Beggar Sect?”

“I did.”

“How many did you kill?”

“Well, I don’t usually count such things one by one, but this time I killed about two people.”

“…Did you also kill the branch leader?”

“I killed him.”

“What are you really trying to do?”

He smiled faintly.

“Is this place Seol-ap the Beggar Sect’s territory?”

“…That’s not the case.”

“They are clearly parasitic beings. What should we do when beggars who pick up leftovers act like masters?”

“…What do you do?”

“Beat them to death.”

“….”

“The Dog-Beating Staff they use was originally a club for beating dogs that bothered beggars. But what if the beggar holding the Dog-Beating Staff acts like a dog instead of a human? We should help them come to their senses.”

“Even by killing them?”

“If they did something deserving death, they should die. Isn’t this place Murim?”

Just as Seol Woon-hwi was about to get up from his seat after saying that.

“Are you planning to kill all the Branch Members?”

Seol Woon-hwi slowly turned his head.

“Setting aside the Beggar Sect, among the Branch Members who went to pursue the fugitives, the highest level martial artist is at the Circulation Realm. The fugitives are the same. There’s nothing above that. In a numerically disadvantageous situation, do you think the Branch Members can kill all the fugitives beyond just recovering the goods?”

The intent behind Manager Seong’s question was clear.

Why didn’t you embrace them instead of driving them to death?

From the beginning, Seol Woon-hwi had anticipated all of this current situation.

The value of goods? Spirit Pills? Training resources? Money? Frankly, he didn’t need any of that crap.

It meant he didn’t care even if he lost everything.

But there was something he valued even lower than those things, which was ‘other people’s lives.’

“Do you think I made the wrong judgment?”

“….”

“I’d like to ask in reverse. What did they do when I was being treated like a scarecrow?”

“…That’s….”

“The time, as I understand it, was about 6 years, and during those 6 years, they stood by and watched.”

“….”

“Of course, there were several processes where Branch Members changed in between, but regardless of how many times or how many people, the fact that they stood by and watched doesn’t change. Each had their reasons, I suppose. But that doesn’t mean it becomes a reason why I should embrace such people. Why should I embrace those bastards?”

“…But I think ruling is the same as embracing. Isn’t true embrace understanding and forgiving their wrongs, and furthermore giving them new opportunities?”

He pondered Manager Seong’s words for a moment.

Seol Woon-hwi’s eyes became serious.

“The embrace Manager Seong thinks of seems to be about embracing and understanding everyone regardless of the past, you were drawing an ideal.”

“…Young Master….”

“The embrace I know is different from yours. Embrace isn’t about comforting the weak. It’s the judgment that the strong pass down to the weak. Deciding whether they deserve to live or should die. That is true embrace. So it’s better to abandon such sweet goodwill.”

“….”

“At least I didn’t kill them and gave them a chance. I need them. Limbs that will absolutely obey my words.”

“….”

“Even if they were people who shared meals until yesterday, if they are traitors, and if I command them to kill, I need such blades that will kill without a moment’s hesitation.”

At Seol Woon-hwi’s answer, Manager Seong made a complicated expression and closed his mouth. Seol Woon-hwi continued speaking.

“You asked whether they could kill everyone and return. I don’t know. Whether they’ll kill everyone and return, or rather all die and come back.”

“….”

“But this place is Murim. Isn’t Murim a stage where one proves oneself? If they all die, they’re just bastards of that level and won’t even be worth remembering, but if they return alive, I can give them a chance.”

“…If they all die and return, what will you do about the fugitives?”

“They’ll all die within a short time.”

“…How can you do that?”

“First, I’m thinking of hiring assassins.”

“….”

“There are roughly two assassin groups around this Seol-ap area, so I can commission both of them.”

“Young Master….”

“And I’m thinking of making one proposal to the assassins. Those bastards stole a lot from here, but I have no intention of claiming ownership of it.”

“….”

“Whether they torture or do whatever, as long as they find it, from their perspective it’s additional payment on top of the existing commission fee… They won’t be able to die easily.”

He got up from his seat just like that.

“I’m thinking of training. Don’t let anyone inside.”

“…Yes.”

“People from the Beggar Sect or Blue Cloud Trading Company will come today, so Manager Seong should receive them. If their proposals and information seem fine, tell them to proceed as is, and though the Branch Members probably won’t return today, just in case, stand by.”

“…Understood.”

Just as Seol Woon-hwi turned around to enter his quarters.

“May I ask how Young Master knows Han Cheol’s martial arts?”

“You really have a lot of questions today.”

“…I apologize.”

“Are you curious about the source?”

“Yes.”

To Manager Seong’s question, Seol Woon-hwi answered very clearly.

“I picked it up in the mountains.”

“…Pardon?”

“To be precise, I picked it up below the Hwaseong Mountain Cliff. There was a corpse that had become White Bones, and on the Stone Wall in front of those White Bones, the Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula was carved.”

Seol Woon-hwi asked.

“Does that answer your question?”

“…Yes.”

With that, Seol Woon-hwi stepped inside, and Manager Seong quietly watched his retreating figure.

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