The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 207

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Chapter 207

“M-Master! An engagement, you say?”

Grandpa Tak shouted at Master on behalf of me, who was completely stunned.

“Even if you are her teacher, how can you decide such an important matter on your own?”

“That’s right! Seolha is only seventeen years old!”

Eok Grandfather and Bandit Grandfather also protested indignantly.

“If you care for Seolha so much, shouldn’t you slowly find her a good match?”

“What engagement for a child who has her whole future ahead of her?”

“Master, Seolha is still a growing child. Before making such a decision, shouldn’t you ask for her opinion and be more careful?”

The three of them instantly united with one heart and began to oppose Master.

Of course, Master remained firm despite this.

“As her teacher and as Seolha’s guardian, my decision will not change!”

Since when did Master become my guardian?

I clearly have Grandmother, don’t I?

Ignoring my bewilderment, Master called Eok I-geon again.

“I-geon.”

“Yes, Father.”

“What do you think about this engagement?”

At Master’s question, Eok I-geon straightened his posture and spoke calmly.

“Serving one’s parents with filial piety is called sa-chin-i-hyo. Just as crows grow up and bring food to their aged mothers, I too have grown up and must practice ban-po-ji-hyo. Above all, isn’t it said that hyo-ui-wi-seon? I learned that among all virtues, filial piety is what must be practiced first.”

Eok I-geon added one more thing solemnly at the end.

“I will unconditionally follow Father’s will.”

Wow!

An exclamation naturally escaped from me.

The way he spoke so fluently was surprising, but the content was even more astounding.

What? Sa-chin-i-hyo? Hyo-ui-wi-seon?

Mr. Eok I-geon, since when have you been such a filial son?

“The one who killed your mother was my father. If you want, I’ll get revenge for you.”

Is this the same person who sweetly… no, coldly said he’d kill Master without hesitation?

When did the psychopath develop multiple personalities?

“What did this guy eat wrong?”

Master also seemed dumbfounded as he glared at Eok I-geon and muttered.

“Ahem! Anyway, seeing how strongly the grandfathers are protective of my disciple today, I can tell.”

To notice that after just a brief look.

Our Master is truly extraordinary.

“So since I’m here, I should tie up loose ends properly. There’s no guarantee some strange guy won’t attach himself to my beloved disciple, is there?”

Master’s displeased gaze turned toward Eok I-geon.

“I’ve had my eye on you as Seolha’s match for a long time.”

Since when exactly?

No, more than that, why are you having this conversation without including me, the person involved?

If you had given me a hint beforehand, I wouldn’t have been so surprised!

“Compared to Seolha, you fall far short, but what can I do? This father desperately wants Seolha as his daughter-in-law!”

“I will strive even harder with self-improvement.”

Eok I-geon answered with an unwavering voice as if he had been waiting for this.

“Hah, he’s particularly annoying today.”

Master shook his head, saying he couldn’t understand why.

I think I know.

It’s because the son who used to completely disrespect his father suddenly became a deeply filial son.

But I can’t bring myself to tell him.

It seems better if he doesn’t know.

“Anyway, we’ll hold the wedding ceremony gradually, but let’s start with the engagement first.”

“Yes, Father.”

“Tak Ga-ju, what do you think?”

Master asked Grandpa Tak, bypassing Eok Grandfather and Bandit Grandfather.

It seemed he asked out of courtesy since Grandpa Tak was personally Master’s teacher as well.

“Seolha.”

Grandfather looked at me with a complicated expression that was hard to describe.

“This old man wants to let you do whatever you want. So if you don’t like it, say you don’t like it.”

You’re telling me to dare refuse Cheonma?

I had forgotten, but this is indeed our grandfather.

The head of the highest family in the Demonic Sect, the Hyeon-ma Tak Family.

‘Grandfather…’

But I didn’t even have time to be moved by such grandfather’s love.

Because two pairs of terrifying gazes immediately flew toward me.

Especially Eok I-geon’s gaze was very persistent and earnest.

His nervousness about what words might come out of my mouth was also evident.

That Eok I-geon of all people is nervous?

As someone who read the original work, it was truly surprising.

Do you like me that much?

Honestly… I didn’t dislike Eok I-geon either.

He’s not scary anymore either.

Most importantly, he’s handsome, isn’t he?

It’s not because I’m shallow, but truly, any woman would inevitably fall for this face.

Adults say things like this.

You could live off that face for a lifetime.

But you know what?

They say even when you’re furious, sometimes seeing a handsome face can calm you down.

Of course, there might be cases where it doesn’t work, but anyway, it means I like Eok I-geon’s face.

Moreover, with that face, he even confessed to me.

Lately, his psychopathic tendencies seem to have almost disappeared too.

“…I like it too.”

What ultimately came out of my mouth was a declaration of agreement.

Ugh, me having an engagement!

And with Eok I-geon at that!

I said okay for now, but I don’t know how to handle the aftermath.

Eok I-geon smiling brightly at me looked so handsome at that moment that I thought it was fortunate, but my cheeks burned with embarrassment.

I really wish someone would blow away this awkwardness.

“I’m here. But why is the atmosphere like this?”

“Grandmotherrr!”

I immediately ran to Grandmother, who appeared just in time, and hugged her.

“What? Why is my child’s face so red?”

“I don’t know!”

I buried my face in Grandmother’s chest and shook my head back and forth.

“Lady Dang.”

Then Gong Pae-cheon approached and whispered to Grandmother.

“Prince Lee and First Miss just promised their engagement.”

“…What?”

I could feel Grandmother pause for a moment.

“What do you mean by that?”

It was understandable that my grandmother didn’t understand. Shin Geum pulled me aside and asked.

“Seolha, you tell me. Is all of this really true?”

“…Yes.”

“Are you really going to marry the young master?”

“Why does Grandmother keep asking!”

I’m dying of embarrassment.

“Since it’s come to this, Grandmother should get engaged to Uncle Gong Pae-cheon too!”

I seized the moment and dragged Grandmother down with me like a drowning ghost.

“Wh-wh-what are you saying, child!”

Look at our Shin Geum stuttering.

Her face turned as red as mine.

Uncle Gong Pae-cheon also became red as a beet.

Honestly, isn’t this a 17-year pure love story?

I knew the sincerity Uncle Gong Pae-cheon had shown over those long years, and Grandmother knew it too.

With that much, I can trust him and send our grandmother off to marriage!

‘Ugh!’

I knew this day would come someday, but now that it’s approaching, I feel like crying.

I’ll have to prepare Grandmother’s wedding trousseau!

“That won’t do!”

It was then that Eok Grandfather stepped forward indignantly.

“I’m already losing my one and only great-granddaughter, and now I have to lose the daughter I found after 17 years too!”

“Grandfather, what do you mean losing?”

I boldly confronted Eok Grandfather, worried that Grandmother’s marriage might fall through.

“She’s just getting married. Are you going to keep Grandmother by your side for life? Are you trying to make Grandmother die as a spinster ghost?”

“That’s not it, but…”

“Do you know how old Grandmother is? She may still look young and pretty on the surface, but she’s over forty!”

I absolutely couldn’t let our grandmother die as an old maid.

I fully understood Eok Grandfather’s feelings, but he had to accept what needed to be accepted.

“And you should see your granddaughter soon too.”

“…Granddaughter?”

“Yes! How pretty would she be if she resembles Grandmother? Wow, just imagining it makes me want to see her already.”

Eok Grandfather’s pupils shook at the mention of a granddaughter.

But wait, hold on.

I stopped mid-sentence as something suddenly occurred to me.

“Then how would the family tree work out? If she’s Grandmother’s daughter, then to me… aunt?”

Would I have to call a newborn baby aunt?

“Grandmother!”

I urgently turned to look at Grandmother and shouted.

“I’m against this marriage too!”

“What?”

Smack!

“Ow!”

Grandmother’s knuckle rap flew mercilessly.

“Lord Dang, please bear with it.”

It was fortunate that Eok I-geon quickly shielded me, otherwise I would have gotten hit several more times.

“Am-wang, let’s have a drink.”

Has he finally accepted reality?

Bandit Grandfather led Eok Grandfather to the table with a melancholy voice.

“Marriage, marriage… Hehe. Yes, she has to go.”

Eok Grandfather sat down almost in a daze, as if being dragged.

“Give me a drink too.”

Grandpa Tak held out his cup next to the two of them.

The faces of the three grandfathers looked so sad that we kept quiet for a while.

The same was true for Master.

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