The Granddaughter of Manhyang Escort Bureau Hides Her Magic - Chapter 116

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Chapter 116

 

“Speak.”

 

With So Hyeokho’s permission, Ha Ilju continued speaking.

 

“Some client came asking to be escorted to the Murim Alliance.”

 

“To the Murim Alliance? Who is it?”

 

“They don’t seem to have anything to prove their identity, and they smell like a fraud. They don’t appear to belong to any particular organization.”

 

It was indeed suspicious for someone of unclear identity to want to go to the Murim Alliance.

 

“Then what are you deliberating about? Throw them out immediately.”

 

“I’d like to do that too. But I received a request.”

 

“What request?”

 

“The Chang’an Branch head asked me to accept this person’s commission.”

 

Only then did So Hyeokho show interest. Chief Go also perked up his ears.

 

“Shin Ah?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“What’s the reason?”

 

“She said she would handle it personally. She wants to visit the Murim Alliance.”

 

Anyone who has learned martial arts dreams of visiting the Murim Alliance at least once.

 

However, in Hyeokho’s view, it didn’t seem like Shin Ah had simply decided to go sightseeing at the Murim Alliance.

 

She wasn’t a child, nor was she immature, and she was none other than Shin Ah.

 

Chang’an Branch head So Shin Ah.

 

“So what are you trying to say?”

 

“By my usual standards, I wouldn’t accept this commission, but I did receive a request from the Chang’an Branch head.”

 

Ha Ilju lightly licked the tip of his lips with his tongue and bowed his head.

 

“Therefore, Chief Jangwe Ha Ilju requests that the Escort Agency Lord please add this to the commission list, even at the very bottom.”

 

It wasn’t common for Ha Ilju to bow his head and ask for favors.

 

He actively used his good head to avoid creating situations where he would lose out or need to ask others for favors from the start.

 

Moreover, Ha Ilju had received nothing in return for granting Shin Ah’s request.

 

He had bowed his head solely for Shin Ah’s sake.

 

So Hyeokho clicked his tongue in displeasure.

 

Ha Ilju glanced at him.

 

‘Huh? This isn’t the reaction I expected. I thought the Lord of the Nation would unconditionally agree if it was about Miss Shin Ah?’

 

Ha Ilju rolled only his eyes to look at Chief Go.

 

He looked at him with the meaning of ‘please help me out since you heard this too,’ but somehow Chief Go’s expression wasn’t very good either.

 

‘They used to be happy just hearing Miss Shin Ah’s name, so why is everyone acting like this today?’

 

Ha Ilju’s curiosity was immediately resolved.

 

“She could have asked me directly, so why did she go to Chief Jangwe Ha instead? Is there something our Shin Ah might be upset with me about?”

 

So Hyeokho muttered quietly.

 

Ha Ilju, who didn’t miss that voice, made a ‘seup’ sound and raised his head.

 

‘Oh my, our Lord of the Nation is seriously sulking.’

 

Ha Ilju was already looking forward to seeing how Shin Ah would overcome this obstacle.

 

* * *

 

What obstacle?

 

Not even the slightest hint of an obstacle came to Shin Ah.

 

Two days later, the Escort Assignment Ceremony was held.

 

Shin Ah, along with the representative leaders and branch office heads who were qualified to participate, gathered one after another at the Wolhwa Hall conference room.

 

“Is everyone here? Let me see… Hmm, the Yuwongak Master hasn’t come.”

 

Ha Ilju said after looking around.

 

Just then.

 

“I, I’m here!”

 

Just before the conference room door closed, So Mando came running in breathlessly.

 

The eyes of Ha Ilju and the others narrowed.

 

So Mando wasn’t qualified to participate in the Escort Assignment Ceremony. When he brazenly stood in the Yuwongak Master’s place, everyone was bewildered.

 

“Father… I mean, the Yuwongak Master is unwell, so I came in his place!”

 

So Mando barely caught his breath and shouted.

 

When there was a problem with the representative of a pavilion, having a proxy participate in the Escort Assignment Ceremony wasn’t unusual.

 

Nevertheless, So Mando participating in the Escort Assignment Ceremony was something the other pavilion masters found hard to accept.

 

Even though basic escort assignments were made according to the Escort Agency Lord’s will, it was common for the pavilion in charge of an escort mission to change during the discussion process.

 

Therefore, at the Escort Assignment Ceremony, the representative leaders competed fiercely to secure even one more escort mission that would benefit them.

 

It wasn’t simply about being stubborn, but they had to calculate precisely, examine thoroughly, and persuade the Lord of the Nation with logic. So when a representative leader couldn’t attend, it was usual to send a senior Escort Warrior as a proxy.

 

Moreover, Yuwon Pavilion had several senior Escort Warriors with abundant escort mission experience and outstanding skills.

 

Yet sending So Mando only made it seem like Yuwon Pavilion was taking the Escort Assignment Ceremony lightly.

 

Though everyone didn’t express it openly, they inwardly sighed.

 

“Now that everyone’s here, let’s begin!”

 

So Mando raised his voice, failing to read the atmosphere.

 

So Hyeokho, who was displeased with Yuwon Pavilion’s decision, gripped his armrest tightly, swallowed a disappointed sigh, and looked at Chief Go.

 

The Escort Assignment Ceremony began with Chief Go reciting the escort mission requests.

 

“…That’s a total of eleven requests.”

 

Next, Ha Ilju stepped forward.

 

“I’ll proceed with the escort assignments.”

 

He appropriately distributed the escort mission requests as previously approved by So Hyeokho.

 

“The requests from Mangeum Trading Company and the Sacheon Tang Family go to Yuwon Pavilion.”

 

So Mando nodded with satisfaction.

 

“The letter request from the Namgung Family goes to Biwongak. …And the last request, delivering one wanderer to the Murim Alliance… which pavilion will take this mission?”

 

Delivering a person rather than escorting them?

 

The hall stirred briefly, but soon quieted down, assuming he had misread “escort” as “deliver.”

 

Chief Go’s mistake was unexpected, but since he was human too, it was understandable – that was the general atmosphere.

 

Then someone raised their hand high, and everyone’s attention focused there.

 

“Me!”

 

It was Shin Ah.

 

Those who had heard the rumor that Shin Ah had received priority selection rights from So Hyeokho smiled.

 

They had expected her to be greedy for a large-scale escort mission, but her raising her hand for a small job seemed modest.

 

On the other hand, Mando inwardly snorted.

 

‘There she goes doing something stupid again. If she received priority selection rights for requests, she should have been greedy for something bigger. I was tense thinking she would steal away a request that Yuwon Pavilion should receive, but tsk, I wasted my energy for nothing.’

 

Mando relaxed and snickered.

 

Mando had a very bad habit.

 

It was looking down on Shin Ah.

 

So he always ended up beating the ground in regret, but no matter how many times he repeated it, he couldn’t fix that habit.

 

This time was the same.

 

‘She’s going off to do unprofitable work, that one.’

 

It was when Mando was thinking that.

 

“I will take on that request. Instead, I’d like to reassess the escort fee as well, would that be alright?”

 

Shin Ah made a proposal no one had expected.

 

* * *

 

After the Escort Assignment Ceremony ended, Shin Ah headed to the guest quarters of Biwongak. The client who had requested delivery to the Murim Alliance was staying there.

 

“How did it go?”

 

As soon as she opened the door, the man asked.

 

Shin Ah frowned as she looked into the dark room.

 

“If the sun has set, you should light a candle. What are you doing? It’s still early evening, and you can’t possibly be sleeping already.”

 

Shin Ah was about to approach the candlestick to light it.

 

“No! Don’t light it!”

 

The man panicked and snatched the candlestick away.

 

His anxious behavior was clearly visible to Shin Ah’s eyes.

 

‘He thinks he’s hiding it well.’

 

“You must like the dark? Is it because of your profession?”

 

Shin Ah gave up on lighting the fire, closed the door, and sat in a chair. Since there was no major inconvenience in having a conversation, Shin Ah immediately got to the point.

 

“Let’s finish our deal first.”

 

The man’s face brightened.

 

“The Escort Agency accepted my request? Really? Without even checking my identity?”

 

The man fidgeted with the identification badge in his chest.

 

It wasn’t really his own badge but something he had slyly taken on the way.

 

“Don’t even think about taking out what’s in your chest. Before I report you to the government office for identity fraud.”

 

“Huh?”

 

How did she know?

 

The man’s eyes widened.

 

“It’s still too early to be surprised.”

 

Shin Ah placed her elbow on the table and rested her chin on her hand.

 

Moving closer by a hand’s width, Shin Ah stared intently at the man across from her.

 

The man unconsciously tensed up and clasped his hands together.

 

He had heard she was only fifteen. They said she was the Chang’an Branch manager and that the Escort Agency was praising her highly, but she was supposedly just an Escort Warrior who only operated within Seomsu…

 

‘What is this presence?’

 

This pressure that was overwhelming him, who confidently claimed to have experienced all kinds of battles on mountains, water, and in the air while following his master…

 

‘I don’t know what it is, but let’s be careful!’

 

The man’s posture became more respectful.

 

“Do I have more surprises left?”

 

“I know you, mister. You’re the disciple of the Thousand-Faced Divine Thief, the Hundred-Faced Divine Thief Hyeong Daegwang, right?”

 

“…!”

 

Cold sweat ran down the man’s back.

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