Seolhwa, who was looking at Myoryeong with confused eyes, approached me.
“Myoha.”
“What is it?”
“Should I start to learn how to wield a weapon?”
“…….”
Why are there so many pretty people here. Having suffered from yet another sudden fangirling moment, I closed my eyes.
“You’re pretty even if you don’t.”
Seolhwa, who was blushing shyly at my words, courageously said.
“……Myoha is pretty, too.”
“Me?”
“Mn.”
Seolhwa reached out and lightly pinched my cheek.
“You’re small and tender.”
I also confidently thought that my face was like a hamster many times. Especially when I’m absent-minded, Myoryeong said I look really cute. I got up with a smile.
“Thanks.”
“Really pretty.”
You’re prettier, dude. I rubbed Seolhwa’s cheeks with both hands. Then Myoryeong shouted.
“Stop playing and come here! Let’s eat!”
“Yes, Myoryeong! Oh, I’m hungry. Seolhwa, quickly, let’s go eat.”
“Mn.”
I went outside with Seolhwa by my side. A delicious smell hit my nose as I sat in front of the hot food.
“Everyone, eat a lot.”
“Yes, you too.”
I’m so glad that this day passed by with no problems as well. If I leave this dangerous village and go to Hebei, I’ll be able to live safely, right? When I was about to drink a glass of water with relief, I heard.
Thump thump.
Someone knocked on the door. We froze. Who is it? Nobody ever comes to visit at this hour. We silently stared at the door.
Thump.
When there was no response, the person knocked on the door again. Myoryeong courageously asked.
“Who are you?”
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“I’m sorry for coming this late in the day. I’m looking for someone. Can I talk to you for a moment?”
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“My god, are there no adults in this house?”
We’re doomed. Myoryeong looked at me.
“What should we do?”
“……Let’s just stand our ground and not open it.”
I was scared though, because I thought the person would break the door if I didn’t open it. There isn’t any special lock on the door, it’s basically just a big wooden board. I think we should open it. It would be better than the door breaking. As soon as I tried to open it, Seolhwa pulled me back in a hurry.
“Ugh!”
At the same time as we fell on our backsides, the door fell on the floor. If Seolhwa hadn’t pulled me, I would have been crushed by it. When the door broke, I was sad rather than embarrassed. Why is that person so impatient? If the had waited a little longer, I would have opened it on my own…! I paused while I was trying to vent my sadness.
People in white and black were filling the yard. I’m short, so I got pushed to the side. I pursed my mouth again, and the woman standing at the door turned her head this way and said.
“I found it. This is the right house.”
“I guessed right.”
Tap, tap. A man with flowing black hair walked leisurely among the crowd. A waxy white face shone beneath the bamboo hat. The moment Seolhwa hugged me tighter, the man got down on one knee. Then he stretched out his hand and pulled a few strands of Seolhwa’s pure white hair. Seolhwa’s face immediately became fierce. Tak, Seolhwa quickly shook off the man’s hand. The man looked at Seolhwa with slightly surprised eyes and raised the corner of his mouth.
“…The face and temperament are similar.”
The man rose again, and spoke very politely, and then greeted him.
“I’m here to take you back, Young Palace Master.”
Young Palace Master? My mouth opened on its own.
“What did you just say…”
I thought I already knew all there is to know about martial arts terms, but a word I heard for the first time appeared again. Young Palace Master, what is that? Myoryeong also ran towards me as if she had a headache. Fortunately, the man did nothing to stop her. That’s good, let’s get all the non martial arts people together. The moment Myoryeong and I hugged each other, Seolhwa and I made eye contact. Seolhwa shouted fiercely.
“I’m not a Palace Master!”
So, what the hell is a Palace Master? Don’t just keep it to yourself, tell me. I think I need to know what a Palace Master is to follow this conversation properly. I must have the courage to ask Seolhwa.
“Hey, Seolhwa.”
Seolhwa’s body trembled. Seolhwa shook his head vigorously and said.
“No. I didn’t mean to hide it.”
“No, I’m not trying to blame you…”
“Believe me. I never meant to deceive you.”
“…….”
When I was at a loss for words, a frustrated Myoryeong intervened.
“What is a Palace Master.”
“What?”
“We need to know what a Palace Master is so we can follow the conversation. First, explain what they’re talking about.”
As expected of Myoryeong. I learned that it’s better to just say harsh things at times like this. Seolhwa, who was making random excuses, opened his eyes wide. Everyone standing in the yard also looked at us. We are bastards who deserve to die. I’m sorry we don’t know anything about the martial arts genre. When we were bowing down like sinners, the man said.
“I’m talking about the successor of the North Sea Ice Palace. The owner of the North Sea Ice Palace is called the Palace Master.”
“Ah.”
If you put the ‘Palace’ part from North Sea Ice Palace and the word Master together, you can actually memorize it. I nodded to signalize that I roughly understood it.
“You know what the North Sea Ice Palace is, right?”
“…Yes, I know what the North Sea Ice Palace is.”
Good thing I asked Soseo the other day. The situation almost got worse. Then Myoryeong whispered to me.
“Hey, the North Sea Ice Palace is that thing. The word that you remember because it looked similar to The Great Duke of the North.”
“…… Last time, Soseo taught me what the North Sea Ice Palace is.”
“No, what you said made so much sense that now, when I think of the North Sea Ice Palace, I think of the Great Duke of the North first.”
“……I actually confuse them sometimes, too.”
The North Sea Ice Palace is a force that is famous outside the Central Plains, just like The Ten Most Prestigious Sects and the Five Great Families. The reason why the North Sea Ice Palace was mentioned in the beginning of “Murim Tale” was because the protagonist was the successor to the North Sea Ice Palace. Finally, an answer was found to this long asked question. Oh, I feel so relieved. We decidedly grabbed Seolhwa’s shoulder.
“Let’s talk again now. We’re ready.”
“Don’t be considerate of us and say whatever you want to say. Now we know what The North Sea Ice Palace and a Palace Master is.”
“…….”
Transmigrating into a martial arts novel not only helped me learn what I needed to know, but it also filled me with confidence. Seolhwa asked.
“…Are you alright?”
“Huh? What?”
“I’ve deceived you.”
“Ah, it’s alright. Don’t worry about that. You must have had your reasons.”
“Yes, also, as the saying goes, to fool your enemies, you must first fool your allies.”
We’ve seen so many protagonists with secrets about their birth, that we have long since been used to this situation. Seolhwa was confused at our calm reaction. At that time, the man burst out laughing.
“You’ve met interesting people, Young Palace Master.”
Seolhwa’s face immediately turned cold. Seolhwa clenched his fist.
“……Don’t call me that.”
“How come? I’m just calling Young Palace Master Young Palace Master.”
“First of all, I don’t intend to go with you.”
“So you’re just going to live here for the rest of your life?”
The man blatantly mocked Seolhwa.
“Looking like that?”
Seolhwa, who was ostracized wherever he went because of his striking appearance, bit his lip. Holding a handful of his pure white hair that was reminiscent of a snowstorm, Seolhwa said.
“……I only have to hide this.”
The man responded in a shameless way.
“The entire North Sea is anxiously looking for you, do you think such a clumsy disguise will work?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Well, I’d like to tell you the details if I could, but not here. I’ll inform you on the way back to the North Sea.”
“…My mother said that The North Sea is a very lonely and horrible place. There’s no place worse than it.”
Seolhwa took a step back, blocking us from view.
“It was a place she tried to escape from by becoming married to that horrible man. I will never go back there, even for my dead mother.”
“Young Palace Master, I’m saying this with all my heart.”
The man moved his mouth again, making eye contact with Seolhwa.
“I told you. The entire North Sea is looking for you. Among them, there are people who are so rough and barbaric that I can’t even compare to. If they visit, not only the Young Palace Master but also his friends will be in danger. Can you handle it?”
“…….”
“Young Palace Master, I hope you think wisely. We don’t have time. You can’t even imagine how much we were paid to come here.”
“… Why are you really doing this to me?”
Seolhwa’s eyes slowly turned red as he looked up at the man with defeated eyes. The man’s face immediately distorted, but Seolhwa, who did not notice it, continued.
“When can you finally leave me alone, why did you come now… now that I have….”
Suddently, the man came out and roughly grabbed me and Myoryeong by the shoulders. Seolhwa automatically closed his mouth. The man clenched our shoulders.
“Is it because you don’t want to be separated from them?”
What is this guy’s problem? Why are you messing with us all of a sudden? We struggled in surprise, but the man didn’t move. Rather, he approached Seolhwa, holding our shoulders.
“Quickly tell me, you don’t want to go to the North Sea because of them, right?”
“…I, I.”
“You should have told me, then we wouldn’t have had to argue here.”
Then, the man let go of the hand that held our shoulders. We tried to get out, but again the man was faster. The man pressed our heads tightly with his palms, made us sink to the floor, and said.
“Let’s take them to the North Sea, too.”
Poor soseo 😭 missing his friends already
Bro Soseo got fucking scammed
Siapa end game-nya?? Untuk saat ini aku lebih suka kepribadian Soseo…
Aww sorry… I commented in your reply ><
I like the part when they are in their own little world
Soseo last chapter: Ok ok, let’s ALL go to Hebei!
Some rando old man this chapter: We are going to the North!
Woooo, time for a custody battle!
how will soseo react I wonder,,,I hope he doesn’t think they abandoned him 😣