Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 6. Confronting the leader (1)

When a person faces an unexpected situation, his or her thinking becomes momentarily paralyzed.

It was no different from Hong Yeo-rin. I managed to get over insult after insult, but I never imagined that I would face such a strong threat.

She opened her eyes and looked at Cheon Ha-jin.

It’s a calm expression. Although his eyes were focused on himself, he felt determined as if he was looking at something beyond them.

‘Seo really?’

At that time, the guard commander bowed his head.

“I will send a message to the Demon God Palace. However, I wonder how long it will take until the permission order to enter the palace is given…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“All right. “I will prepare a carriage as soon as permission is given.”

The guard captain, who showed great courtesy, retreated at a brisk pace.

Hong Yeo-rin stopped breathing without realizing it.

‘I’m serious!’

In fact, there is no need to ask.

This is because there is no one who has gone to the Demon God’s Palace to the extent of falsely requesting entry into the palace.

The Demon God Palace is a sanctuary that is never touched even though the school leaders engage in all kinds of dirty political strife.

Demon Palace.

It is the residence of the religious leader, the incarnation of Pasun, the Heavenly Demon who rules the world of desire, and is a huge temple that is considered sacred in itself.

This crazy guy is really planning to go to the Demon God Palace, or Gyojujeon, with that memorandum.

“Three Confucius!”

Cheon Ha-jin sat down on the bed without answering and crossed his arms. I wasn’t interested in her to begin with, but I really didn’t care anymore.

Hong Yeo-rin fidgeted with a pale face.

Although he was the one who turned the one-on-one fight into a local war, it was the Three Dukes who turned it into an all-out war.

And she didn’t have the confidence to handle this all-out war.

“…Are you saying we want to die together now?”

Cheon Ha-jin chuckled.

“I don’t do business unless it’s profitable.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“If I die with you, I’ll be the only one affected, so why die together? Do you think your neck is worth it?”

Hong Yeo-rin’s face became distorted.

“What are you trying to hear from your religious leader?”

“Is there a problem?”

“If the cult leader finds out that you made a deal with me, you won’t be safe either!”

“whatever?”

“what?!”

“Tsk tsk.”

Cheon Ha-jin flicked his index finger left and right.

“I don’t want you to babble any more, so I’ll just tell you. You’re right. If I knew that this Sadal was born, I would wake up too.

“He’s a guy who lost his martial arts skills anyway, so they might kick him out.”

“….”

“It’s me, but what about you?”

Hong Yeo-rin’s eyes shook violently.

“Everyone in the world knows that your family is great, but that also has its place. If I’m too harsh, I’ll be expelled, but if you’re harsh, you’ll be imprisoned.

“It’s natural that Jeoksa will be robbed for mistaking my daughter.”

Do not be ridiculous!

Hong Yeo-rin wanted to say that. But deep down, I was already acknowledging that what the other person said was right.

The arms are bent inward.

If her words and actions today become known, the three princesses will also be treated as ugly, but she will be buried in the Demonic Forest.

And in the worst case, the enemy’s death will fall outside the cult leader’s eyes.

‘What on earth?!’

She couldn’t understand. The Three Dukes she knew were never the type of person to shake hands in such a reckless manner.

That’s why she too was able to come out strong.

The reason why I was sure that the Three Dukes would not shake hands.

“You… you don’t want to win the presidency?”

His ambition is comparable to his own.

He was a man who would do anything to become the next successor.

That was the reason why he was confident that he would never do anything that would crush his opponent by damaging his own reputation.

However, Cheon Ha-jin’s answer was spectacular.

“uh.”

“What?!”

Even if you add up all the shocks you received earlier, you won’t be more embarrassed than you are now.

“I don’t know how you saw me, but that was a long time ago. “I’m not interested in the presidency right now.”

“why?!”

“You’re such a stupid bitch. Will you be the successor? “With this body?”

Cheon Ha-jin laughed as if it was fun.

“Aren’t you here because you know that too?”

“…!”

“Why were I so sure that my desires would remain the same when I knew there was no hope?”

At that moment, Hong Yeo-rin felt like she had been punched in the back of the head.

Yes. She no longer thought of Samgongja as a red horse that she could ride.

Although it was a sick horse, it was once a famous horse that covered a thousand miles in a day.

I should have thought about what the famous horse would do when cornered.

The confidence that only those who already hold the reins have an advantage over their opponents.

Crucially, her vague confidence that she would never be harmed drove her into a corner.

“I don’t want to see you, so please leave.”

Cheon Ha-jin even closed his eyes. After controlling my mind, I regained my composure.

On the other hand, Hong Yeo-rin could not relax at all.

As time passed, my heart pounded violently due to anxiety. My forehead was covered in cold sweat and my complexion became noticeably pale.

‘no! This is not how things should go!’

The other person was sincere and could not help but be sincere. The guard commander had already gone to the Demon God Palace to put in a flue.

She shook her head like crazy. I thought over and over again to resolve this situation as best as possible.

But I couldn’t find an answer.

‘What do we do? how…?’

At that time, Cheon Ha-jin opened his eyes.

“What are you doing?”

“….”

“Should I call the guards and kick them out? “Get out quickly.”

Hong Yeo-rin bit her lip.

No answer?

no. there is. However, the information written on the answer sheet was extremely shameful and humiliating.

If I were dead, I’d be dead. That’s an answer I never want to choose.

“What should I… do?”

Cheon Ha-jin frowned.

“What do you mean?”

Hong Yeo-rin bit her lip. Blood flowed from my bitten lip, but I didn’t even notice it.

“How can I avoid telling that to the religious leader?”

“When I told him to get out, he said this was crazy and fell asleep. “Take those idiots and disappear quickly, you bitch.”

The explicit profanity makes my fists clench. However, it was not possible to say that the amount would be increased as before.

A reversal of fortunes.

She, who had pressured the Three Dukes with the deal, now finds herself in a situation where she has to make the deal go away.

What should we do to make all the secret transactions that have happened so far nothing happen?

Rustling.

Hong Yeo-rin took out the contract.

Two contracts. It was an authentic copy with each other’s handwriting stamped on it.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked down at the contract.

Until just a moment ago, it seemed like the best hand to put pressure on the opponent, but now it looked like a knife to hit one’s own neck.

Yikes!

Cheon Ha-jin’s eyes lit up.

Hong Yeo-rin tore the contract in half and then in half again. Then he held it to the candle next to him.

Grumbling.

Two contracts burning in flames.

It was the moment when the huge sum of 12,000 nyang was completely reduced to ashes.

Hong Yeo-rin said.

“You have the memorandum, but since the contract has disappeared, there is no physical evidence.”

The faintly trembling voice contained a deep sense of defeat and a hint of relief.

Cheon Ha-jin tilted his head.

“Yes, but does that have any meaning?”

“…?”

“Aren’t you looking at the most powerful person in Demonic Murim too easily?

“Is the leader of the Great Heavenly Demon Church the kind of person who deals with people by considering whether there is physical evidence or not?”

“…!”

“If you point out that he is a sinner, you just become a sinner, regardless of whether there is physical evidence or not.”

Burr.

Hong Yeo-rin’s hands were shaking.

Cheon Ha-jin laughed.

“What is important is not a contract or a memorandum, but what I say to the religious leader.

“Just like you tried to stir up public opinion with false rumors.”

“….”

“You can do it, but why do you think I can’t? “Are you really living an easy life in this world?”

Cheon Ha-jin waved his hand.

“It’s too bothersome to say more. “Go man.”

“I…”

“For some reason, this guy never listens to me all at once. Shut up! “I have nothing to say.”

Hong Yeo-rin’s expression was now so messed up that it was pitiful to see.

Now that things are like this, I have no choice but to make the last move.

It is more humiliating than throwing away the card in your hand and smashing it.

This is the real answer to solving this situation that has been hidden in the back of our minds but has been unconsciously ignored and excluded.

That was surrender.

‘Give in? ‘Bow your head?’

Do you really have to lower your head because you’re scared of this guy’s snout? Is this me?

‘never!’

That can never happen. It was a matter of pride for one person, Hong Yeo-rin.

But… if you don’t keep your head down, your future life will be a mess. Furthermore, it was clear that it would tarnish the family’s reputation.

This is the first limit that Hong Yeo-rin, who had always enjoyed the fruits of success with the help of her family, faced.

The wall called limit was much higher, wider, and stronger than I had vaguely imagined.

‘profit!’

Should we really give in? Do we really have to kneel because of this absurd situation?

Cheon Ha-jin shouted while looking at the cherry blossoms.

“Hey, it’s annoying. Cherry blossoms! Call the bodyguards! “I’ll just have to drag these little things out…”

“…I’ll do it.”

“huh?”

Slurp.

Hong Yeo-rin knelt down and bowed her head.

A trembling body. But the trembling was not due to fear.

“The girl…”

She closed her eyes tightly.

Transparent tears filled with arrogant emotions fell.

“The girl dared to be rude to an honorable person of Protestantism. “I sincerely ask you to show me mercy.”

Cheon Ha-jin looked down at her with cold eyes.

The tremors in Hong Yeo-rin’s body became more and more severe. I could see how disassembled she was about this situation.

“….”

There was a thick silence.

In the long silence, only Hong Yeo-rin’s heavy breathing could be heard.

How long has it been?

Grumble!

The sound of something burning was heard.

“This is the end of the debt relationship between us.”

“….”

“get out.”

Hong Yeo-rin stood up without answering. Because he had his head down, his expression was not visible.

Just like that, Hong Yeo-rin and her two accompanying warriors disappeared.

“Whoa! “It’s a really musty neighborhood.”

I felt like I could stop dealing with Hong Yeo-rin even if I reported it to the religious leader. But if you really think about it, it’s safer not to do it.

Cheon Ha-jin’s expression became serious.

“Now all I have to do is wait.”

Anyway, Hong Yeo-rin is nothing more than a flying insect worth worrying about. What was important to him now was the conversation with the religious leader.

What if he doesn’t meet me?

Then there is nothing we can do. After getting my body in perfect shape, I have no choice but to think again about escaping to the suburbs.

But what if the religious leader meets him?

What if the cruel master who had not called him for three months allowed his disciple to enter the palace when he woke up from a spell?

‘I guess I should go with the regular method.’

Half a day since then.

The guard captain’s voice was heard outside the door.

“Confucius, I received a call from the Demon God Palace.”

“What happened?”

“The permission order has been issued. The carriage has been prepared, so prepare to enter the palace.”

Cheon Ha-jin slowly woke up.

A subtle tension was visible on his smiling face.

“Let’s go.”

Before he knew it, the matter with Hong Yeo-rin had disappeared from his mind.