The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 257

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Chapter 11

A residence for the Phoenix Corps members was prepared in one corner of Yeong-eun Hall.

Each room was furnished with the finest bedding, and clean martial uniforms tailored to each person’s build along with various daily necessities were provided.

The common area that would serve as a resting place for the members was equipped with comfortable and plush chairs, as well as alcohol, tea, and light refreshments.

Seolha’s promise to provide the Phoenix Corps members with nothing but the best was certainly no empty words.

Knowing this better than anyone else, Seo-ryeon was all the more furious.

‘Lady Seolha told me to let this incident pass as a simple accident, but I can’t do that.’

This was a matter of discipline.

How lightly must they have regarded the Phoenix Corps to dare cause such a commotion?

The Leader’s reputation?

She couldn’t care less about such things.

An organization must always follow the orders of its superiors.

What Seo-ryeon had permitted was recommended punctuality, and those fools had crossed that line by far.

They needed to learn that wrongdoing comes with appropriate consequences.

“Jeon Hye-yun, Im Cheong, Ma A-jin, Yang Ha-rin.”

The Phoenix Corps assembled in the Inner Chamber of Yeong-eun Hall. Seo-ryeon glared at the main culprits of today’s disturbance as she called their names.

“Yes…”

“…Yes.”

The women, who made obvious efforts to stay as far away from Seo-ryeon as possible, answered in voices as small as mosquitoes.

Perhaps because they had already been thoroughly dealt with by Seo-ryeon at Cheong-ma Grassland, they all looked completely deflated.

“Earlier you were spewing profanity quite well regardless of who was listening, but did something happen to your throats in the meantime?”

Bang!

When Seo-ryeon slammed the table and shouted, the female members all flinched simultaneously.

“Answer loudly!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Straightening their hunched shoulders slightly, they shouted back.

Their eyes wavered anxiously as if sensing that Seo-ryeon’s mood was far from ordinary.

“There’s a limit to fooling around. Don’t you know why the Phoenix Corps was formed?”

“W-We know!”

“Then how dare you mess around like that?”

Though Seo-ryeon’s voice was low, each word was as sharp as a dagger.

Naturally, the heads of the four women who had ruined the picnic could only keep bowing lower.

“Well, well, so Gwi-nyeo can make such expressions too.”

Yun Ha-ram, who was from Ghost Spirit Hall, clicked his tongue while looking at his peer Im Cheong.

“…!”

At his sudden telepathic message, Song Mu-hyeon and Baek Jin-seo sharply inhaled.

“Have you two ever seen Gwang-nyeo and Hyeol-nyeo look so cowed?”

Even at Yun Ha-ram’s question, Song Mu-hyeon and Baek Jin-seo remained quietly silent, only watching Seo-ryeon’s mood.

“Come now, it’s telepathy! What are you men so afraid of?”

“Still, if the Leader finds out…”

“That won’t happen, so don’t worry. Besides, we haven’t done anything wrong, have we?”

Though he had only observed him for one day, Yun Ha-ram was surprisingly brazen in his speech and behavior, unlike his scholarly appearance.

He was also skilled at managing his expression, as his face showed plenty of remorse despite his excited telepathic conversation.

“Our peers should have seen this! What a shame, such a shame!”

“Indeed. To see that wild filly become so docile, it’s something you see once in a lifetime.”

Thinking it was safe to join in, Song Mu-hyeon cautiously chimed in.

“I saw her keep throwing dirt earlier, is that her usual way?”

“Her creed is to give back as much as she receives. Just thinking about how much her peers suffered because of that temper, oh my!”

“I’m a bit better off in that regard. I’m her senior.”

“A blessing in disguise.”

“If I had been Gwang-nyeo’s junior…”

Song Mu-hyeon didn’t even want to imagine it.

“Now, don’t be too harsh. There’s a junior listening.”

At Yun Ha-ram’s words, Song Mu-hyeon looked back at Baek Jin-seo with an “oops.”

“That one isn’t just any junior, but supposedly a sworn brother.”

“They became sworn siblings?”

“That’s what I understand.”

“Well, well!”

Pity filled the two men’s eyes as they looked at Baek Jin-seo.

However, Baek Jin-seo’s reaction was quite different from theirs.

“Sister…”

Due to her particularly small build, Jeon Hye-yun with her head deeply bowed before Seo-ryeon looked exactly like a child being scolded by an adult.

Perhaps because of this, Baek Jin-seo’s face showed only worry and concern as he looked at Jeon Hye-yun.

“Ahem!”

“Hmm!”

Yun Ha-ram and Song Mu-hyeon awkwardly cleared their throats.

“Their bond is truly admirable.”

“Indeed it is.”

“I heard she was called Hyeol-nyeo because she goes wild at the sight of blood…”

“Doesn’t that mean Young Master Baek’s character is remarkable in one way?”

The two easily guessed that Baek Jin-seo was handling everything.

It was then.

“You there?”

Wasn’t it said that long tails get caught?

Seo-ryeon frowned and called to them, but Yun Ha-ram and Song Mu-hyeon, absorbed in their private conversation, failed to hear her.

“Ha, look at this.”

Seo-ryeon was so dumbfounded that laughter escaped her.

Unable to watch any longer, Baek Jin-seo hurriedly nudged Song Mu-hyeon and Yun Ha-ram.

“What’s wrong?”

“Do you finally have something to say now?”

Instead of answering, Baek Jin-seo pointed forward with his eyes.

“…!”

Only then did Song Mu-hyeon and Yun Ha-ram sense that the surrounding atmosphere had turned ominous.

“Were you two having some interesting conversation?”

“…No!”

“W-We were just momentarily lost in thought…”

Seo-ryeon’s face contorted like a fierce demon.

‘We’re doomed!’

‘To make the witch even angrier.’

Song Mu-hyeon and Yun Ha-ram’s faces turned deathly pale.

“How about it, could you let me join the conversation too?”

“…Pardon?”

“What kind of conversation do you two prefer? Verbal conversation? Or physical? For reference, I prefer conversation with swords.”

Translated, it meant she would punish them with her sword.

“How about it? Shall we head to the Training Grounds now?”

As Seo-ryeon’s anger shifted to Song Mu-hyeon and Yun Ha-ram, the women secretly felt relieved.

Though they had gotten caught up in the moment and caused a disturbance earlier, it was absolutely not what they had wanted.

Wasn’t there a saying about looking before you leap?

People misunderstand that they cause trouble at any time, but there were always exceptions.

Today I experienced firsthand that one must be humble to survive in front of the Divine Wind Witch, who was once the greatest master of the Yeom-wang Unit.

‘I need to lay low for a while.’

‘My side is still aching.’

‘How long will these bruises last?’

‘Tch, Sister Seo-ryeon went too far.’

The four of them muttered words they couldn’t speak aloud and each firmly resolved themselves.

They would definitely make up for this mistake soon.

“Are the preparations going well?”

Master asked as he pushed a teacup toward me.

“Of course. You know how thorough I am with preparations.”

I deliberately raised my voice tone and answered brightly. I wanted to ease Master’s worries even a little.

“Ahem.”

Even so, the worry didn’t easily fade from Master’s face.

The way he was fidgeting with his teacup suggested he had something to say to me.

“Seolha.”

“Yes, Master.”

“I’m sorry for placing such a heavy burden on you.”

“Are you still bothered by that?”

In Master’s eyes, I still seemed as precarious as a child left by the water’s edge.

But I’ve really become strong now.

I was skilled enough to hold out for quite a long time even in one-on-one sparring with Master.

To show how amazing this was, even counting those at Headquarters who could do this, there wouldn’t be even ten.

The fact that I was one of them was truly incredible.

“Don’t worry. I’ll resolve this matter well and return.”

“As you know, Gangho is a dangerous place. You must be careful and careful again.”

“When I go out, Great-Grandfather and Hojeon Grandfather will be there too, so what’s there to worry about?”

When I said this with a smile, wrinkles formed on Master’s brow.

“Right, those old fools will be there.”

Master’s voice suddenly became sulky.

“Well, I suppose I feel a bit more at ease thanks to those old fools.”

Judging by his displeased expression, the grandfathers’ presence was reassuring, but he clearly didn’t like the idea of me receiving their help.

Even his jealousy is cute.

“This journey to the martial arts world will be different from before. Those who touched the secret branch might target your life, Seolha.”

“I know.”

Hyeolcheon-hoe would certainly do that and more.

“They won’t want to miss this golden opportunity to shake Headquarters, and furthermore, to shake me, the Cheonma.”

The words “Hyeolcheon-hoe” lingered on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn’t speak them yet. I had no evidence or anything.

Finding traces of those bastards as soon as possible and informing Headquarters was my first mission.

“You must not trust anyone from the secret branch.”

“Yes, I won’t let my guard down.”

I engraved Master’s advice in my heart.

“Lastly, the most important thing.”

Master’s eyes looking at me were full of warmth.

“Return safely. Do you understand?”

“I’ll return without a single hair harmed.”

This wasn’t something I was saying for my own sake.

Me getting hurt?

Then a bloody storm would sweep across this Gangho.

Would our Grandmother and Grandfathers just sit still?

And if Master and Eok I-geon joined in too?

Then the world would simply end.

The birth of the original Eok I-geon must never happen!

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