The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 311

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Chapter 65

Yang Ha-rin was the most shocked by Eok Hwi-gyeom’s sudden action.

They had agreed to quietly let things pass before Seolha found out, so she couldn’t understand why he was suddenly acting this way.

“I can overlook being disrespected. I’m not the type to have enough free time to react to every ignorant fool who doesn’t even know who I am.”

“Young Master Eok, you clearly said it was fine just a moment ago…”

Choo Gwang-saeng quickly intervened, worried that the situation they had barely managed to calm down might worsen, but Eok Hwi-gyeom raised his hand to stop him.

“Those words were sincere. But I only said I was fine, I never said our Ha-rini was fine too.”

Eok Hwi-gyeom once again pulled Yang Ha-rin’s shoulder closer, urging an apology.

Choo Gwang-saeng knew Yang Ha-rin’s true identity.

The Shinchang Yang Clan and the Baekri Family.

No lengthy explanation was needed.

It was more than enough to guess what kind of problem had caused this situation here today.

“What are you going to do if that girl isn’t fine?”

“Clan Leader Baek Ri!”

Choo Gwang-saeng glared at Baek Ri-hyeok, who couldn’t resist the brief opening to sneer.

“Are you truly going to leave your nephew like this?”

Given Baek Ri-hyeok’s nature, he wasn’t the type to obediently follow orders. So Choo Gwang-saeng pressured Baek Ri-jong-do instead.

“Think of the Dark Elder and Ho Jeon!”

“…Hyeok, apologize!”

“Uncle!”

“Hurry!”

Baek Ri-jong-do’s expression was filled with as much shame as Baek Ri-hyeok’s. However, he had no choice.

The Baekri Family had only just risen to become one of the Five Great Families.

Unlike the other Five Great Families that had continued for hundreds of years, they were a newly emerged clan that had just stepped over the threshold.

Though they rightfully had the qualifications to join the Five Great Families of the world, they hadn’t yet established complete roots.

In times like these, getting involved in unnecessary trouble could risk being pushed out of the Five Great Families.

There were plenty of clans that could replace the Baekri Family.

“I’ll explain the details after we return to the Alliance, so do as you’re told!”

“Tsk!”

At Baek Ri-jong-do’s telepathic message, Baek Ri-hyeok briefly gritted his teeth.

Just moments ago when he had discovered Yang Ha-rin here, he had been so excited he thought he might die, but he couldn’t believe he was now in this kind of situation.

But he wasn’t a fool either.

There must be some reason why his uncle and the Xuanwu Division Leader were taking such a humble stance.

Though it was infuriatingly frustrating, Baek Ri-hyeok reluctantly opened his mouth.

“…I’m sorry. I apologize.”

“I’ll gladly accept that apology.”

Even if it was like bowing down to receive worship, Yang Ha-rin didn’t care.

Just seeing Baek Ri-hyeok fall into self-loathing was enough to make her feel refreshed.

“Then we’ll be taking our leave now.”

Baek Ri-jong-do disappeared with Baek Ri-hyeok and his friends, as if he couldn’t endure even another moment.

“Then I shall also take my leave.”

Choo Gwang-saeng, relieved that he had prevented a disaster, bowed and left the restaurant.

Quiet immediately returned as if nothing had happened.

With only the two of them left in the previously noisy space, Eok Hwi-gyeom grinned and looked back at Yang Ha-rin.

“How was it? How does it feel to have gotten an apology thanks to me?”

You’re a bit grateful, right?

No, very grateful?

Eok Hwi-gyeom made an expectant expression, anticipating Yang Ha-rin’s next words.

“Hey, Eok Hwi-gyeom!”

“Yeah!”

“What did you say? Our Ha-rini?”

“…Huh?”

At the unexpected reaction, Eok Hwi-gyeom’s excited face fell.

“Am I your friend? You were calling your older sister’s name so casually and openly?”

Yang Ha-rin pinched one of Eok Hwi-gyeom’s cheeks hard.

“Isn’t this sneakily trying to be equals again? Huh?”

“Ow! It hurts! And who said anything about being equals! I went out of my way to think of you, and this is all you have to say?”

Eok Hwi-gyeom shook off Yang Ha-rin’s hand and shouted angrily.

In his own way, he had tried to help her, so he seemed upset that Yang Ha-rin didn’t appreciate it.

“Baek Ri-hyeok’s apology? Right, it was satisfying. But is this really the time for us to be doing this? When we should be handling things quickly before Seolha finds out, why did you drag it out?”

“How much time did I drag out? You’re just angry because you’re embarrassed for no reason, right?”

“This guy again…”

Just as Yang Ha-rin’s hand was about to rise again at Eok Hwi-gyeom’s informal speech.

“Aaaaah!”

Suddenly, she screamed as if she had seen a ghost and stepped back.

“What? What’s wrong?”

“Behind… behind you…!”

“Behind?”

Eok Hwi-gyeom, who had casually followed Yang Ha-rin’s gaze, felt his heart sink for a moment. He saw something in his vision that shouldn’t have been there.

“Se-second brother… why…?”

That’s right.

He didn’t know since when, but Eok I-geon was crouched on the window sill, glaring at Eok Hwi-gyeom with terrifying eyes.

‘I-I’m dead!’

Eok Hwi-gyeom couldn’t think of anything else.

‘I-I need to get to sister!’

The instinct that only Seolha could save him dominated his brain.

Creak.

Eok I-geon slowly stood up.

His already tall height seemed even taller because of the window sill.

“Br-brother!”

As Eok I-geon approached, Eok Hwi-gyeom unconsciously stepped backward.

But when Eok I-geon flicked his hand, Eok Hwi-gyeom walked toward his brother regardless of his own will.

“Do you want to die?”

“Brother…”

Grabbing Eok Hwi-gyeom by the collar, Eok I-geon growled.

“What did I say I was doing today?”

“…Sp-spending good time with sister…”

“And knowing that, you cause this kind of trouble?”

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I won’t do it again.”

Eok Hwi-gyeom wanted to live.

So he begged with all his might, again and again.

“Sigh!”

“Si-sister!”

Just then, Seolha came up from downstairs with a sigh.

“Seolha!”

At the appearance of an ally, Yang Ha-rin and Eok Hwi-gyeom almost let out cheers of joy.

At first, their goal had been not to be caught by Seolha, but now that the demon Eok I-geon had appeared, Seolha was their only savior.

“Young master, you’ll suffocate Gyeom if you keep that up.”

First, I separated Eok I-geon and Eok Hwi-gyeom.

Ugh, seriously!

Though a rift had formed between the brothers, Eok I-geon was still gripping Eok Hwi-gyeom by the collar.

Smack!

Let go of this hand too!

When I angrily struck down on Eok I-geon’s hand, he snapped his head toward me.

‘Th-that’s scary!’

Meeting his murderous gaze after so long sent chills down my spine.

I knew Eok I-geon wouldn’t do anything to me now, but having read the original story, I couldn’t help but shrink back sometimes.

“Soften your eyes.”

Still, being able to say such things was progress, wasn’t it?

At my demand, the intensity smoothly drained from Eok I-geon’s eyes.

This is why I can’t hate him.

“I’ll handle this, so please wait a moment.”

Eok I-geon was currently very angry about having his date interrupted. So I had to resolve this quickly and play with Jeong-in again.

“Yang Ha-rin, Eok Hwi-gyeom. Explain. I only heard from Gae Bang-do that a fight broke out.”

“Well, sister.”

“No, I’ll speak.”

Yang Ha-rin stepped forward, pushing back Eok Hwi-gyeom who had tried to speak first.

“It’s a long story to explain… but you know, right? That I have many memories of Wuhan.”

I nodded.

For Yang Ha-rin, who had been the previous Alliance Leader’s granddaughter, Wuhan was like a playground.

“Actually, this was my regular place.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah. I used to come here often with Grandfather and my brother too.”

I see.

“I felt awkward coming alone, so I asked Eok Hwi-gyeom to come with me. But we ran right into Baek Ri-hyeok, the young clan leader of the Baekri Family. If I’d known that bastard was also a regular here, I wouldn’t have come.”

“The Baekri Family – you mean the one that became part of the Five Great Families this time?”

“Yeah, he was acting all high and mighty with kids weaker than him, and I couldn’t stand the sight of it, so I used to pick fights with him often. Maybe because of that, he saw me and started trouble.”

“So you fought?”

“Sorry. You told me not to cause trouble…”

Yang Ha-rin answered in a crawling voice with her head hung low.

I had guessed there might be circumstances, but I didn’t know it would be connected to Yang Ha-rin’s past.

“Sister, I’m the one who fought!”

Then Eok Hwi-gyeom stepped forward again and shouted.

“…You?”

“Yes! You should have seen how much that bastard looked down on Ha-rin! Acting like he’s so great! I really couldn’t stand it anymore and just beat him to a pulp!”

Oh ho, Eok Hwi-gyeom, you got this angry over Ha-rini’s matter?

“Do you know how hard I tried not to break my Buddhist martial arts in the process?”

“Our Gyeom, you’ve become a man!”

A smile never left my lips as I listened to the boy’s words.

“How admirable. I only thought of you as a little kid, but you even fought for your sister.”

I patted Eok Hwi-gyeom’s head for the first time in a while.

Then I suddenly felt a piercing gaze from beside me and turned to see Eok I-geon glaring at my hand. More precisely, at my hand that was patting Eok Hwi-gyeom’s head.

I quietly withdrew my hand and asked Eok I-geon.

“Young master, our Gyeom did well, right?”

There was a few seconds of silence, but Eok I-geon eventually nodded. It was a reflexive response whenever I asked him something.

“Well, he was just a tiny bit cool.”

Yang Ha-rin also belatedly slipped in with praise.

“So did you two eat?”

“No, we stopped in the middle.”

Then you must be even more hungry.

“Instead of this, let’s have the four of us eat first. That’s okay, right, young master?”

“…”

It was completely written on his face that it wasn’t okay at all, but I crossed my arms and winked charmingly.

“We just need to feed them and send them away, right?”

“…Have I ever won against you? Do as you please.”

No, why haven’t you ever won?

Yesterday too! This morning too! Hey!

After kissing me to your heart’s content like that.

It wasn’t like this before, but since our reunion in Wuhan, it seemed like abstinence had disappeared from Eok I-geon’s vocabulary.

I was recently experiencing firsthand that someone’s words about men’s heads being full of only those thoughts were true.

“Sister, I’ll handle the damage compensation first.”

Eok Hwi-gyeom rushed downstairs, worried that I might get in trouble.

‘That boy has learned something.’

This is why education is important.

I smiled warmly and went down to the first floor with Eok I-geon and Yang Ha-rin.

“Miss Tak!”

It was then that Gae Bang-do came running into the restaurant.

He was the one who had informed me about the fight.

Perhaps because of my connection with Uncle Wang, the Gae Bang-do members in Wuhan recognized me wherever I went.

“Things are well settled here. Thank you for your concern.”

“That’s not it.”

“…?”

“Those… three female warriors under Cheon-sin Bo-sal…”

Three female warriors.

Why specifically three?

I was already feeling anxious.

“They’re beating up wandering martial artists like dogs…”

Sigh, why are ominous premonitions never wrong?

I had earnestly pleaded with them to behave, repeating it until their ears were sore!

“Where is that place?”

Now I had reached my limit of patience too.

How dare they beat people up in Wuhan?

I followed Gae Bang-do to the problematic location, fuming with anger.

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