Episode 266 Preparing for the throne
– Ugh! Good.
Heukam was watching the trailer for the next episode of a new drama in a half-lying position. It looks quite interesting to see the blade shaking slightly.
“Is it fun?”
-The beginning is quite novel, isn’t it? The smell of a masterpiece is in the air.
“Oh my! Are you now a taster?”
-If you are someone who has watched the drama as much as I have, you can clearly see the angle.
“You’re pooping.”
Baek Woo-jin clicked his tongue and stood up from the sofa.
-Where are you going? It’s not time to practice yet.
“To strengthen the friendship between brothers.”
-What kind of bullshit are you talking about?
“I’ll find out when I get there.”
Baek Woo-jin sighed and left the room. Heukam grumbled that the trailer wasn’t finished yet, but stayed behind Baek Woo-jin.
As Baek Woo-jin was about to walk towards the front door, he ran into Mu-young, who was walking out of the garden at a long pace.
“uh? “Prosecutor!”
Muyounggaek recognized him and approached him waving his hand. The guy had recovered all of his stamina and energy, and his complexion was so good that he looked gaunt.
“Where are you going?”
“Someone I know asked me out for a drink. “It’s been a while since I decided to oil my stomach.”
Muyounggaek grinned as if he was looking forward to meeting.
“Acquaintance? “No one knows you’re a Hiki.”
-I know. Are you meeting another thief?
“no way! I’m a social animal too! “I know at least a few people!”
“who?”
“Even if I tell you, you wouldn’t know.”
“But tell me.”
Baek Woo-jin asked a bit more questions than usual. Since Muyoung-gaek was quiet for a while, I had a feeling that an accident would happen soon.
“It’s a guy named Beomsu Kim, and even if I told you, you wouldn’t know.”
“Kim Beom-su? “Kim Beom-soo…”
I muttered the name Kim Beom-soo and looked back on my memory, but there was no one in particular that came to mind.
“It looks like you’re an ordinary person.”
“no. “He’s an assassin.”
-Assassin is good. uh? assassin?
“Assassin?”
Baek Woo-jin widened his eyes. I never thought the word assassin would suddenly pop out.
“My teacher and that friend’s teacher were close friends. Somehow, we became friends over words. “He’s an assassin, but he’s nice.”
-The assassin is nice? The structure of that guy’s brain is really…
“There can be no good assassin.”
“They don’t touch ordinary people. Plus, it’s probably been a while since I’ve killed anyone. They say they are tracking someone, but that person has a strange concept…”
“Seeing as he is your friend, I guess he is also out of the ordinary.”
“You’re further away from normal than I am. And we are not friends, just acquaintances.”
Mu Young-gaek thought about it, but eventually gave the answer that he was an acquaintance and laughed.
“You really don’t need to worry. “I’m not going to get into trouble and I’m just going to come with just one drink.”
“i get it. “Do you have any money?”
“Prosecutor! I feel sad if this happens! Don’t you know me? That’s Muyounggaek! “Korea’s greatest righteous enemy, Muyeonggaek!”
Muyounggaek shouted his title and took out his wallet from his back pocket. It was an elegant-looking leather wallet with a white sword drawn on it.
-That wallet…
“That wallet belongs to Moon Joo-young.”
“Haha, I borrowed it. uh? come! “Then I’ll be back!”
Muyounggaek waved his hand and quickly jumped forward.
“Hey you bastard!”
Moon Ju-young was running behind me, shouting. Muyounggaek climbed over the wall, even using footwork.
-Hahaha!
“It doesn’t change.”
Baek Woo-jin and Heuk-am burst into laughter while looking at Mu Young-gaek and Moon Ju-young.
**
Baek Woo-jin erased his presence after leaving Shingeombaekga. After shaking off all the attention from people, he changed his appearance by wearing the mask of the Manbyeongeori.
I moved to Seongnam, a long way away from Baekga, and went into a cafe in the basement. It was the same cafe where Yoo Jin-ah used to run the Black Market branch.
“Are you coming now?”
“Is it a little late?”
The cafe was not empty. Men and women who you wouldn’t expect to be here were sitting on both sides.
-Why are these two here?
Heukam sighed as he looked at Baek Yeon-hwi sitting in a straight posture and Baek Eun-kyung sitting on a chair.
It was difficult to get together in one place, and I couldn’t help but be surprised to see two people who were said to be still in Romania in this old cafe.
‘Because the time has come to get help from these two.’
Baek Woo-jin made eye contact with Baek Yeon-hwi and Baek Eun-kyung and pulled out a chair and sat down.
“sorry. “I met someone along the way.”
The two people drank the coffee in front of them, thinking about Baek Woo-jin’s answer.
“I know all these places.”
“It’s the old Black Market branch. “I received help from the person who was the branch manager at the time.”
“So why did you call us? “He even told me to come in without my father knowing.”
Eunkyung Baek asked, putting down her coffee cup. Her eyes and tone were very different from before. He was so gentle that I could believe he had changed.
“Do you want to start now?”
Baek Yeon-hwi touched the coffee cup with a calm expression, probably anticipating the situation to some extent.
“that’s right. It’s time to start. Since I don’t think my sister knows, I’ll explain from the beginning. January 1st next year. The very day when I become the successor to the Shingeombaek family. “The Shingeombaek family will split into two.”
“Um…”
“What?”
Baek Yeon-hwi nodded as if she knew that would happen, and Baek Eun-kyung jumped up, hitting the table.
“And the split will end in a year.”
“What does that mean?”
“That day, when I receive the title of successor and my father asks me to make a wish, I will make a wish that is completely different from the wish he had in mind.”
“If it’s a completely different wish….”
“I’ll say let’s have a duel a year later with the Shingeombaekga at stake.”
On January 1, Baek Woo-jin revealed for the first time what he would do and how he would do it.
-I expected it, though. That’s how it goes.
“In fact, there is no other way to take my father’s throne.”
“Huh, were you thinking that? “Since when?”
Unlike Baek Yeon-hwi, Baek Eun-kyung could not hide her surprise. I glared at Baek Woo-jin with my eyes wide open.
“From the beginning.”
“Is that why you risked your life to fight?”
Baek Eun-kyung stuck out her tongue. Baek Woo-jin’s driving force for growth was not simply to become stronger.
He achieved such incredible growth with a clear goal of taking over the throne and a fierce venom in his mind.
“But are you confident that you can defeat your father in just one year? Will there still be a difference?”
“You have to do it even if you don’t have confidence. “If it goes beyond a year, this plan itself will collapse.”
Baek Woo-jin shook his head. I know my father better than anyone else.
-It’s collapsing?
‘If it goes on too long, there is a possibility that my father will cover up this wish.’
If the father is given more than a year, there is a possibility that this wish itself becomes invalid.
I only had one year to choose not to give that opportunity.
“So what do we do?”
Baek Yeon-hwi completely trusted Baek Woo-jin, so she did not ask any other questions. He only asked what he should do.
“Brother and sister, please bring in the swordsmen of the Shingeombaekga.”
“Drag me?”
“The Shingeombaekga appears to be one, but in reality it is divided into two. “The prosecutors who tried to follow my will and the prosecutors who could not escape their father’s fear.”
“Well, that’s right.”
Baek Eun-kyung nodded. Originally, the score was 0 to 10, but thanks to Baek Woo-jin’s outstanding performance, the score came to around 4 to 6.
“I can’t move. Because my father’s eyes are everywhere. “But my older brother and older sister are a little out of my father’s attention.”
“I know what you mean. Are you saying we should bring neutral prosecutors to our side?”
“that’s right.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded at Baek Eun-kyung’s words. A king without subjects is worthless.
You have to secure a lot of prosecutors who follow you for your remarks that day to have value.
“My brother recruits the Baek family’s prosecutors from the outside, and my sister moves from the inside.”
“It sure would be nice to move like that. i get it.”
Baek Yeon-hwi poured himself coffee and nodded.
“It looks like you came up with a lot of ideas on your own.”
“Because you can’t miss the only way.”
“good. I will also move as you say. “I have a debt that I cannot repay even if I live my whole life.”
Baek Eun-kyung adjusted her legs and sat down, her eyes shining. In her eyes, there was a mixture of admiration, pride, and gratitude for Baek Woo-jin.
“Thank you both.”
“There is no need to say hello like that.”
“okay. Brothers….”
Baek Yeon-hwi and Baek Eun-kyung waved their hands at Baek Woo-jin’s greeting.
“Well, I was going to say we’re brothers, but it’s really awkward.”
Baek Eun-kyung blushed. It was awkward and embarrassing to say the word ‘brother’ with my own mouth.
“I can’t help it. “Because we have been living the wrong life.”
Baek Yeon-hwi sighed softly. It seemed like he was also feeling a little embarrassed as he was scratching the hair below his ears.
“From now on, you can live by doubling the things you couldn’t do until now.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled leisurely. Everyone was embarrassed and awkward, but I felt proud because it seemed like the real conversation between brothers that I had been hoping for had begun.
“But will it be possible if we gather people together? I think it might be a little lacking. “What should I do if my father ignores everything and says pato?”
“that’s right. There is a possibility. So you have to prepare a secret weapon.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. Baek Eun-kyung’s concerns were valid. Even if all of them were collected like this, there was a possibility that Baek Tianhwa would ignore them.
“Secret weapon?”
“I need someone to watch over my father and make sure he doesn’t do anything nonsense. “I will call that person, so you two do as I say.”
“Woojin. Just because the sun rises doesn’t mean it’s always bright. “You will do well, but you must always move with caution.”
Baek Woo-jin laughed, taking Baek Yeon-hwi’s warm advice to heart.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
**
On December 1, with exactly one month left until the selection of a successor, Baek Woo-jin headed to the eastern wall of the Powerful Red House while wearing the mask of the Manbyeongeum.
At the foot of the wall, a red lotus flower with her hat pressed down was leaning against the wall.
“Did you wait long?”
Unlike his changed face, Baek Woo-jin got down in front of Jeok Yeon-hwa with his voice intact.
“Oh, that face…”
“I told you. “He said he would change it and come back.”
“Do you have that kind of ability?”
Jeok Yeon-hwa looked at Baek Woo-jin’s face with her eyes wide open like a rabbit.
“No, this is an item. “Let’s go in first.”
“You speak like it’s your own home?”
“I didn’t disguise myself for nothing. “I don’t want to get caught.”
“Ugh, I understand.”
Jeok Yeon-hwa sighed and took Baek Woo-jin through the black door in the middle of the wall.
As she walked ahead, she continued to glance at Baek Woo-jin.
“You said you’d stop by, but you’re coming really late, aren’t you?”
“I was a little busy. “You know.”
“I know you’ve been involved in many accidents.”
“I didn’t cause an accident, but I solved the accident.”
“Anyway.”
Jeok Yeon-hwa smiled slightly as she listened to Baek Woo-jin’s answer.
‘It’s still the same.’
It is the best drone that can be heard from the outside, but if you look at the way it speaks, it has not changed at all from when I first met it in the vine mole dungeon. For some reason, I laughed.
“What about the matriarch?”
“Please wait.”
“Then just wait a moment.”
Baek Woo-jin stopped walking and took off his mask. Mian, who had blossomed after gaining the Heavenly Earth and learning the Aura of Lasadum, was revealed with a bright light.
“Uhm….”
Jeok Yeon-hwa forgot to say anything for a moment due to her outstanding appearance that attracted attention while giving off a subtle atmosphere. His appearance seemed to have developed as much as his brawn.
“What are you doing? “Aren’t you going?”
“Ugh…”
Jeok Yeon-hwa turned her head with an annoyed expression. I walked forward, hiding my slightly red face.
“Come quickly!”
Baek Woo-jin chuckled as he looked at Jeok Yeon-hwa’s irritated back. I followed her into the central, towering mansion.
-Is it very different from your Gajujeon?
‘I know.’
Baek Woo-jin nodded. The Red House’s Gajujeon was completely different from the White House’s. It wasn’t wide and there wasn’t any cold, desolate air.
It was a cozy place, and it seemed like people had burned out. There were pictures of Jeok Yeon-hwa and Jeok Gyeong-hoon posted everywhere. It felt like I was looking at an ordinary family man’s room.
“It’s been a while.”
The man who was looking out the window on the right wall turned around.
“Hmm….”
Tall. A tight energy wave flowed, as if a huge energy had been compressed into one human body.
It felt like I was looking at a solid steel tower with no cracks visible.
The author was none other than Jeok Wi-jin, the head of the powerful Jeok family. The energy that made me feel like he, too, had grown since I met him at Daeyeonmun was beyond my expectations.
-Although not as much as your father, that man has also grown. It has become stronger and more solid.
‘We’re not rivals for nothing.’
Just as my father has grown, it seems that the declination line has also moved up one step further. It wasn’t for nothing that he was my arch-enemy that I had been competing with my whole life.
“Baek Woo-jin of the Shingeombaekga meets the sky of the Powerful Red Family.”
“It’s not even your first time meeting me, so stop giving me such an awkward greeting.”
Baek Woo-jin bowed his head with utmost respect. Jeok Wei-jin chuckled and waved his hand.
“So what’s going on? “You’re not here to ask for my daughter, are you?”
“Ah, Dad!”
Jeok Yeon-hwa rushed towards Jeok Wi-jin with her face dyed red.
“Hahaha! “It’s a joke.”
“profit! really!”
“If not at times like this, when will I ever hug my grown daughter again?”
Jeok Wi-jin hugged Jeok Yeon-hwa who was running towards her tightly and let her go.
-Unlike the energy you feel, you have a light personality. Was it because of that kind of personality that you were able to become strong?
‘I told you this before. That person is just an idiot.’
Baek Woo-jin smiled happily as he looked at the father and daughter.
Jeok Wi-jin is the head of Korea’s noble guild, Paekjeokga, and a world-renowned king, but he did not hide his love for his family and guild.
It was no exaggeration to say that he had a personality completely opposite to that of Baek Cheon-hwa.
“Unfortunately, that’s not the case.”
“Do you like it more? So what’s going on? Speak quickly. “I’m in a good mood right now, so I can listen to most things.”
Jeok Wi-jin stroked Jeok Yeon-hwa’s head and laughed. On the other hand, Jeok Yeon-hwa had her head down and her body was trembling.
“Did you know that there is an event in our family on January 1st?”
“It’s New Year’s Day.”
“That’s not it, in our family…”
“Hehe, you’re kidding. “Isn’t this the day you become the successor to the Baek family?”
Woojin Jeok smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
“you’re right. “I hope the matriarch will come to our family that day.”
“what?”
“uh? “What?”
Jeok Yeon-hwa and Jeok Wi-jin looked at Baek Woo-jin with dumbfounded faces, as if they had not expected this at all.
“Did I hear correctly when you asked me to come that day?”
“You heard correctly.”
“There’s no way you wouldn’t know that I’m your father’s sworn enemy, right?”
“Of course I know. “But your relationship with me isn’t bad.”
Baek Woo-jin answered calmly, as if he had expected this kind of reaction,
“It’s not bad. Because you saved my children. However, I understand that the debt has now been paid in full.”
“That’s right. I also received help from Kwon Hwang and Kwon Ryong, so our debt to each other disappeared. So this time I came to ask for a favor.”
“It looks like there’s something you’re after.”
“That’s right.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded without hesitation.
-Why are you trying to take that Palbulchul with you?
‘Because he is my father’s archenemy.’
-huh?
‘My father is a person who will put substance before pride. However, even such a person would have no choice but to take care of his pride when faced with an old enemy he had been fighting for his entire life.’
Baek Woo-jin smiled while looking at Jeok Wi-jin scratching his chin. That person was absolutely necessary to ensure that Baek Cheon-hwa did not go back on his word.
“Have you ever heard of that? It means calling a tiger to drive out a wolf. “What if I don’t keep that promise and go home?”
“Emperor Kwon was willing to go to war with Daeyeonmun to repay the debt he owed me. It’s impossible not to trust someone like that. “Besides, I am not a person so soft that I should be attacked by a tiger that came here.”
“Khahahaha!”
The Red Guards exploded into laughter. I was so happy that I couldn’t stop laughing and hitting the table.
“very good. Do you like it.”
Jeok Wi-jin laughed and stood up. I left the room first and turned around.
“Follow me. “If you pass my test, I will do you a favor.”
**
Baek Woo-jin followed the enemy guard and stood at his personal training ground.
In the wide training hall, there were only Baek Woo-jin, Jeok Wi-jin, and Jeok Yeon-hwa who were off to the side.
“I am. He is a person who prefers fists rather than words. That’s how I learned and that’s how I grew.”
“I know.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. Of the three Absolutes, the one I liked the most was Jeok Wei-jin, so I knew what kind of person he was.
“I have a rough idea of what you are going to do, but if you are not capable of withstanding Baekcheonhwa’s energy, it will be of no use.”
“I know that too.”
“Then the story will be quick.”
The enemy guard took three steps back. At that moment, a fearsome spirit that could crush the world surged from his whole body.
Coo coo coo coo!
The sand that covered the entire training ground rose up, shook the earth, and the sky seemed to collapse.
As if gravity had broken down, a huge energy wave that was difficult to even lift a finger spread out to my son-in-law.
“I heard that you have entered the realm of the Absolute. “If you were really in the same position as me, I would grant you that favor.”
The enemy guard relaxed his back and raised his fist. There was no concession from the player as if he was dealing with an opponent of the same level.
“Show your martial arts.”
