Episode 278 Kaiser (2)
“After Baek Woo-jin’s Daeyeonmunju,
Baek Woo-jin muttered the three words he heard from Park Chae-young one by one.
“Those were the three words I heard clearly. There was some talk about it being a mission or something, but it was inaccurate…”
Park Chae-young shook her head as if she was sorry for not hearing everything.
“no. That’s enough. thank you.”
“Ouch! no!”
Baek Woo-jin bowed his head with sincerity. Park Chae-young greeted each other with her forehead touching the ground.
“Huh…”
Moo Young-gaek looked at the two people and burst into laughter. I’ve seen Park Chae-young for a long time, but this was my first time seeing her like that.
‘He was always cooperative like a parrot, but he was completely in love with the prosecutor…’
Park Chae-young was making an ecstatic expression, as if she was meeting a great person she respected, not the feelings of a woman liking a man.
“Hmm, that’s what I think…”
Mu Young-gaek raised his hand while glancing at the two people.
“What?”
“Isn’t Kaiser trying to make the prosecutor and Daeyeonmunju fight?”
“and?”
Baek Woo-jin nodded as if to continue.
“If two people collide, the one who survives will also be seriously injured. “I think the Kaiser is trying to clean up after that one person who survived.”
“You’re not stupid at all.”
“It’s all natural! “Fools can’t steal!”
Muyounggaek grinned at the thought that his prediction had been recognized.
“You idiot! Anyone can know that. “The Hyeopje was thinking of everything too!”
Park Chae-young snorted and glanced at Mu Young-gaek.
“I’m the one who saved you and brought you here! “I’ve been mistreating you all day…”
“Oh, thank you for that.”
“Ugh….”
Mu Young-gaek lowered his raised fist again, trembling. Since I said thank you right away, I had nothing else to say.
-Are you taking pictures of Jaedeul?
‘It seems we’re closer than I thought.’
Baek Woo-jin laughed a little while watching the argument between Park Chae-young and Moo Young-gaek. Contrary to what Muyounggaek said, the two seemed to be quite close.
‘First of all, as Muyeonggaek said, the most likely thing would be to make me and Daeyeonmunju fight and have the Kaiser take care of the aftermath. But…’
-Are you saying you don’t know how to put Daeyeonmunju on stage?
‘okay. Daeyeonmunju is not a person who will fall for a clumsy plan.’
Baek Woo-jin narrowed his eyes. It is true that Daeyeonmunju wants to kill him more than his father, but it is difficult to imagine him moving directly to attack himself.
-I can’t predict that either.
I couldn’t have predicted how a guy named Kaiser would clash with Baek Woo-jin and Daeyeon-moonju.
“Hey… would you like me to tell you about the Kaiser?”
Park Chae-young seemed to have noticed Baek Woo-jin’s concerns and opened her mouth in a soft voice. It feels like her personality has changed from when she was fighting the martial arts hero.
“I learned a few things while chasing that guy.”
“Please do me a favor.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded. If we get information about Kaiser, we might be able to figure out how he moves.
“There is no need to tell you about Kaiser’s known characteristics, his martial arts talent and sense of battle. But what’s really scary about him isn’t his abilities.”
Park Chae-young swallowed dry saliva and continued speaking.
“The Kaiser’s greatest ability is self-immolation.”
“Self-immolation?”
“Unlike Honwon’s alter egos, he has multiple alter egos. “The only people I saw were about 30 people.”
-Your secondary alter ego is 30? Thirty-three years old?
“Thirty people?”
“Instead, like Honwon, it does not have the exact same abilities and movements as the main body. Their ability is reduced and they only move when given instructions.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Kaiser can summon many clones, but it seems there are limitations.
-No matter how limited it is, the thought of 30 self-immolations is crazy.
‘The problem is that it may not be the maximum.’
Baek Woo-jin frowned. What Chaeyoung Park witnessed may not have been Kaiser’s full strength. In reality, it may be possible to summon more clones.
“The Kaiser even killed all the witnesses to hide his abilities.”
“that’s right. He has often used his alter ego to kill his targets. “To hide his abilities, he killed all the witnesses and people around him.”
“As expected…”
Now I could understand why no one had witnessed the Kaiser’s battle.
“And his second ability is persuasion.”
“persuade?”
Baek Woo-jin raised his eyes. I never thought the word persuasion would come up here.
“Kaiser has the ability to increase likability and persuasion by talking to other people. Even if it doesn’t make sense, it can sound persuasive. “It is not an ability that uses auras or mana, so even an expert cannot recognize it.”
“I wonder how effective it is….”
“The longer you talk to him or the more you are in a heightened mental state, the easier it becomes. In fact, our master was also affected by that guy’s abilities…”
Park Chae-young bit her lip until she bled, as if she was remembering what happened back then.
‘I see. ‘Now I understand.’
Baek Woo-jin’s eyes sank as coolly as a moonless night.
‘Daeyeonmunju is very concentrated because of me.’
Gwangryong left Daeyeonmun, asking for time, and more than half of his disciples lost their lives.
His sphere of influence has shrunk, and the reputation of Lord Daeyeonmun and the Great Yeonmun have fallen to the ground, so his mind must be filled with anger.
‘There is a high possibility that the Kaiser’s persuasion skills will work for the current Lord Daeyeonmun.’
-Then….
‘Okay. The Kaiser plans to visit the Great Emperor in person.’
**
Daeyeonmunju Jeon Su-hwan walked through a garden filled with bamboo trees that soared into the sky and pine trees that grew straight up.
Although it was a clean-looking garden, Daeyeonmunju’s steps walking there were dark and rough.
As he walked among the trees, he stopped in front of the majestic pine tree in the center of the garden.
“Come out.”
Daeyeonmunju raised his head, looking at the pine tree where no one was visible.
Wow!
Before the voice disappeared, a large man came down from the pine tree.
He had blond hair and an angular appearance, but the smile on his face was curved.
He wore a black suit with gold trim. A gold and white knot was connected on her chest, and she wore a crown with an eagle on her head.
Even though it was his first time seeing Jeon Soo-hwan, he could immediately tell who the blonde man was through that outfit.
“The emperor wants to see Lord Yenmen.”
Kaiser, known as the world’s greatest assassin, appeared alone in the garden of the Great Yeonmunju.
“I was so excited because I wanted to die.”
Daeyeonmunju raised his hand with a cool look in his eyes. A vast light flickered in his grasp.
“It’s good to fight, but first, how about listening to the customer’s story? “I have a story that may help you.”
“Assassin and a guest? Cut out the bullshit. “At one point, I tried to kill him, but he came on his own, so I saved myself the trouble.”
“Baek Woo-jin.”
“what?”
Jeon Soo-hwan’s hand, which was about to move at the sight of the name Baek Woo-jin, stopped.
“What if there was a way to kill him yourself?”
“…What are you talking about?”
“I heard that Daeyeonmun has more in store for Baek Woo-jin than any other guild. is not it?”
“Just get to the point.”
“You probably want to break Baek Woo-jin’s neck yourself. “I will grant your wish.”
Kaiser smiled and turned away. A serious dignity flowed from his whole body, as if he were truly an emperor.
“There are many people targeting Baek Woo-jin, but there are very few who can kill him. “It’s because of his ability and his family.”
“however?”
“But you have the power to kill him. And I can pull him out. “I could kill him myself, but I want to give you that opportunity.”
“That’s bullshit. Even if you had the method, what would you gain by doing it?”
Jeon Soo-hwan glared at Kaiser with red eyes.
“The honor of killing Baek Woo-jin. In exchange for giving you the opportunity to kill Baek Woo-jin yourself, I will take the honor of killing him. And…”
Kaiser twisted his neck and grinned.
“Please hand over one of Daeyeonmun’s legendary weapons and martial arts.”
“You guy…”
“I guess these aren’t bad conditions, right? “If you kill Baek Woo-jin, there will be a lot of things you can get from him.”
“You wasted your time. “What you said was bullshit that I didn’t need to hear from the beginning.”
Jeon Soo-hwan coldly laughed at Kaiser.
“That idiot sent a challenge to Bai Tianhua. “I’m going to die next year anyway.”
“Do you really think that?”
“what?”
“Until now, Baek Woo-jin has never done anything that had no possibility. “Every word he spoke came true.”
“That’s…”
Jeon Su-hwan bit his lip. As Kaiser said, Baek Woo-jin is not a guy who does things without any preparation.
Once you step forward, you can solve any problem.
“Baek Woo-jin is challenging Baek Chun-hwa with the idea that he has a chance of catching up with Baek Chun-hwa within a year. “I’m sure he’s still getting stronger at an incredible rate.”
“Uhm….”
“He will eventually defeat Baek Tian-hwa and become the head of the Baek family. Based on his popularity and reputation, Shingeombaekga will grow even bigger. “By then, Daeyeonmun will be in a more serious state than it is now.”
Kaiser smiled as he looked around the noble garden.
“This garden is as beautiful as the sky, but compared to that, the power of Daeyeonmun is gradually shrinking. “Isn’t it all because of Baek Woo-jin?”
“Shut up.”
Jeon Soo-hwan gritted his teeth.
‘This damn thing has a pierced mouth!’
I was furious, but I had nothing to say in response. What the Kaiser said was true.
Until Baek Woo-jin came along, Daeyeonmun was on par with Shingeombaekga, or even better. Because it actually had more influence.
‘Baek Woo-jin. Because of that guy…’
But everything changed after Baek Woo-jin left the country.
Only 5 years. He turned the Baek family into the world’s highest-ranking family in just five years.
On the other hand, Daeyeonmun was on the path to decline. Half of the lords died, and Gwangryong was so influenced by the bastard that he left the clan for a while.
There were problems both inside and outside the sect. The reason Daeyeonmun is maintained now is only because of him.
“Baek Tian-hwa is strong, but he has already lost his reputation. If you kill Baek Woo-jin, the momentum of the Baek family will fall like a hawk that has lost its wings. If that happens, it won’t be difficult for Daeyeonmun to soar again.”
“I told you to shut up!”
Jeon Su-hwan twisted his lips. The Kaiser’s words were not perfect. Although there were a lot of holes, I couldn’t deny that I was attracted to those words.
I checked to see if he was using his Auror abilities to do tricks, but I couldn’t sense anything like that.
“If you stab me in the back after that…”
“Is that what the great Yeonmunju of the world is worried about?”
“Do you want to die right here?”
“Hahaha! Just kidding. “If you want, you can bring trustworthy escorts.”
“…Are you confident that you can bring Baek Woo-jin to a place where no one is around?”
“Of course. “If Baek Woo-jin doesn’t show up, you can cancel this deal at any time.”
Kaiser continued speaking, raising his hands as if telling him to do as he pleased.
“Again, this is a give and take deal. But it can’t take too long. “Because there are limits to how I can attract Baek Woo-jin, regardless of my will.”
“what?”
“Just two weeks. I’ll come back in two weeks. “Please make a decision then.”
Kaiser spun around, climbed up the pine tree, and made eye contact with Daeyeonmunju.
‘It worked.’
I had assumed the worst possible situation where a battle would occur, but looking into Daeyeonmunju’s eyes, it was clear that the suggestion had worked.
Seeing the ability of the ‘Devil’s Tongue’ take effect so quickly, Daeyeonmunju hated Baek Woojin more than he expected.
‘There’s no need to wait until two weeks.’
Looking at that, I felt like I could get good results even if I came back a week later instead of two weeks.
Teuong!
Kaiser kicked off the pine tree and headed outside the main gate with a twisted smile.
‘It won’t be long before this body’s name goes to heaven.’
**
Two weeks later.
Kim Jae-hwan was kneeling in front of Baek Cheon-hwa’s practice room door.
“Jeon Soo-hwan accepted it?”
“That’s right.”
“It seems like you still have the personality of not looking at your surroundings when you’re angry.”
Baek Cheon-hwa laughed and laughed at Daeyeonmunju, who fell into the trap.
“How did the Kaiser say it moves?”
“He said he would reveal his whereabouts starting in a month. “I said there was no need to worry because it would move naturally.”
“okay. “It’s time to get out.”
Bai Tianhua slowly stood up.
“Uhm…”
Kim Jae-hwan trembled. When I saw Baek Tian-hwa stand up, I felt as if Mount Tai had risen. It was difficult to breathe due to its enormity.
“Bring Baek Woo-jin.”
**
Baek Woo-jin returned to his family and spent his time teaching medical swordsmanship and doing personal training as usual.
Of course, in my heart, I was not relaxed at all.
I strengthened my heart and mind so that I could fight Daeyeonmunju or Kaiser right now.
Two weeks and two days after saving Muyeonggaek and Cheongsal, Kim Jae-hwan came to Geomgak.
“The head of the family has called you.”
Kim Jae-hwan lowered his head with an expression that was no different from his usual expression.
‘It wasn’t a doll at all.’
Baek Woo-jin raised his head and made eye contact with Kim Jae-hwan. I could see a slight shake in his deeply sunken eyes.
“Did you come out of the training room?”
“yes. “You came out yesterday.”
“Seeing as you were looking for me as soon as you came out, it looks like you came up with a way to kill me.”
“….”
Kim Jae-hwan trembled at Baek Woo-jin’s calm words.
“is not it?”
“I don’t know. “I was simply ordered to fetch it.”
Baek Woo-jin chuckled and looked into Kim Jae-hwan’s eyes. The shaking in his eyes became more intense. The time has come.
“i get it. “I’m going.”
“Yes…”
Kim Jae-hwan swallowed his dry saliva and left Geomgak.
‘It seems like Daeyeonmunju has received an offer.’
Looking at the timing of his call and Kim Jae-hwan’s reaction, it seemed like Kaiser had successfully attracted Daeyeonmunju.
-Have you reached a conclusion?
‘If you think about it, this is an opportunity.’
-opportunity?
‘Daeyeonmunju’s military power is similar to his father’s, or one step behind. This is an opportunity to risk my life and fight with him one-on-one.’
The more powerful a warrior is, the less often it is a life-or-death situation. Because there was so much to lose when you lost.
‘But this time is different.’
Since it was an attack aimed at their lives, whether it was Lord Daeyeonmun or Kaiser, they would do their best to target him.
Fighting them was the best opportunity to prepare for the duel with his father and an opportunity to raise the level of Cain’s Auror training and Ink Lightning, which was one step away.
‘I don’t have to worry about getting hit in the back.’
Moreover, since I knew their plans in advance, I had already planned a way to prevent Kaiser from attacking them from behind.
-It’s not a bad attitude. In times like this, it’s okay again.
“The father wants to help his son grow up, so of course I have to go.”
Baek Woo-jin smiled and headed to the Gaju match.
“See you, Master.”
“The head of the family is waiting.”
The Black Swordsman opened the door to Gajujeon. I went through the huge door that opened like an automatic door and went inside.
Whoops.
Just stepping inside it sent a shiver down my spine.
Coo coo coo coo!
A heavy and destructive energy wave that seemed to shatter the world was filling the inside of Gajujeon.
Jeez.
Baek Woo-jin stood in the center of the family battle with slow and straight steps.
I raised my head and saw Baek Cheon-hwa sitting on her own throne.
Its eyes glowed like a wild beast that has seen its prey, and the terrifying energy spreading throughout its body was so powerful that it seemed to be constricting its heart.
But I have come too far to be pushed to that level. He calmly sat down and lowered his head.
“See you, matriarch.”
“….”
Baek Cheon-hwa was silent for a while, as if assessing Baek Woo-jin’s powerlessness.
Tuk-tuk.
I tapped the chair a few times with my fingers and opened my mouth.
“You remember what you said at the inauguration, right?”
“of course. “I can’t forget it.”
“Then do you remember what I said?”
Baek Cheon-hwa’s heavy, crackling voice, like his momentum, weighed down on him.
“You said you were giving me a mission.”
“I will hand over that mission now.”
“I will listen.”
Baek Cheon-hwa lifted herself off the back of the chair and looked down at Baek Woo-jin.
“They say the Kaiser has entered Korea. Bring his head.”
“Kaiser…?”
Baek Woo-jin trembled as if he was hearing this for the first time, but a cool smile appeared on his face as he lowered his head.
