Episode 158: The Swordsmanship Club (1)
Zhuge Xiaosu and Tang Guying looked at each other for a moment.
And then his expression gradually brightened.
After a while, they approached each other and grabbed each other’s hands.
“Show!”
“Q!”
“Show show!”
“Kyu kyu!”
I started running around like a little child.
Zhuge Liang and Tang Guiying.
The two were childhood friends who had been friends since they were five years old.
It is widely known that they are childhood friends, but only a few people know that they are so happy to see each other that they jump for joy.
Additionally, both of them are third-year students and are in positions where they must demonstrate some leadership.
So, for image management, they were left alone with only the two of them.
There was also the purpose of sharing personal stories.
The first one to stop running around was Dang Gyu-yeong.
He keeps holding hands and complaining.
“Hey, why haven’t you contacted me lately?”
“Sorry, I’ve been so busy. I’ll message you more often.”
Zhuge Liang answered with a bitter smile.
As a manager, Dang Gyu-young could also fully accept this.
It’s hard enough to run a mid-level club like a thieves’ club, so what would it be like to be the vice president of a huge organization like a swordsmanship club?
So she immediately changed the subject.
I had too much to say to complain any further.
For a while, the two exchanged stories about various current events.
Then, Zhuge Xiao Xiao made a serious face and brought up the main topic.
“I came because I had something to ask.”
“Yeah, what is it?”
“There was a dungeon we had a priority bid on a few weeks ago… … .”
A dungeon that the swordsmanship club has secured by using a priority bidding right.
It’s the Heuksabang.
Zhuge Liang showed me a picture.
A photo of the scenery near Heuksabang.
The whole palace collapsed and burned down, and there was so much chaos that it was like no other.
Dang Gyu-yeong broke into a cold sweat inside.
‘You really made a huge mess when you came out.’
As I had heard from Kim Ho in advance, there was still evidence left that could not be removed.
“I wonder who went in first. I was wondering if you know anything.”
Black Sand Room is a B-rank, deep dungeon.
It would require a very high level of stealth ability to get through the tight security of the deep section, so most likely the thieves’ club was involved.
The swordsmanship club is moving forward with a guess that is close to certainty.
Dang Gyu-yeong admitted it with a small sigh.
“We did something, right there.”
“Even though there was a priority bid?”
“Yeah, that’s why we tried to stop them, but the client was so stubborn.”
“I thought so. But who is the client?”
The tone of his question was natural, but Zhuge Liang’s eyes were shining sharply.
Trouble usually arises at this point when the identity of the client is being questioned.
The thieves’ club wants to keep their customers’ information secret as much as possible, while the swordsmanship club is in a position where they have to catch the rats who have infringed on their interests.
And if the Thieves’ Club continues to try to hide it, we will have no choice but to show our strength.
As for Zhuge Xiaozhu, he hoped that it would not go that far as he was close to Tang Guying.
So, I took the initiative to mediate and appease them.
Contrary to expectations, Dang Gyu-yeong immediately revealed the client’s identity.
“I’m a first-year student. My name is Kim Ho, from class 3.”
“Can you say that straight out?”
“He told me to throw everything to him. He said he didn’t want to hurt me. What good would it do if I asked him for help?”
Dang Gyu-young pouting.
Seeing that sight, Zhuge Liang’s eyes sparkled again.
‘There’s something about this…?’
I feel touched.
The tone of voice was emotional, unlike the usual way of speaking to clients.
Even from the part where it says, ‘I don’t want to cause harm’, it is inferred that there is a more than average friendship between the two.
And in the end, there was even a regret that said, ‘I wish you had relied on me a little more… ‘
A thought suddenly occurred to him, so Zhuge Xiao Xiao asked a question as if he was just teasing him.
“If you’re a freshman, you’re that guy? We go to school together these days.”
“Who said that? We go together.”
“You know. Rumors have spread.”
Zhuge Xiao was still hesitant, but his words weren’t exactly wrong.
Since he was the vice president of the swordsmanship club, rumors started to spread early, and it was only a matter of time before they spread throughout the third years.
And the most likely source of this rumor is, of course,
“Just leave this toad bastard… … .”
It must be Kim Gap-doo who has been living in despair recently.
Dang Gyu-yeong touched his forehead, feeling his head hurt as he thought about it.
However, according to his childhood friend, Zhuge Xiao, Tang Guiying did not actually look that angry.
It could be interpreted that Kim Ho-ra has a crush on the first-year student, whether big or small.
‘Isn’t it so exciting?’
I came here for club-related work and never thought I’d find a romantic comedy like this.
As the corners of his mouth began to rise, Zhuge Liang naturally spread out his fan to cover his mouth.
And then I brought the conversation back on track after it had derailed for a moment.
“If you’re confident enough to tell me to toss it, you must have prepared a plan of your own, right?”
The fact that you chose the swordsmanship club’s priority bid dungeon among the many dungeons means that you were prepared to gain something even if it meant conflict with the swordsmanship club.
In addition, it means that something was planned in advance to resolve the conflict.
Dang Gyu-yeong nodded, saying that the guess was correct.
“I guess so. Probably.”
“Maybe? Didn’t he tell you what it was?”
“Our junior is mysterious. He has many secrets.”
However, it seems that Dang Gyu-yeong does not know exactly what Kim Ho has prepared.
‘But I guess you’re not worried.’
No matter how talented that first-year student Kim Ho-ra is, he is still just a first-year student.
There are clear limits to the amount of trade material that can be prepared.
Even if you prepare confidently, there is a high chance that it will turn out to be nothing special.
It is a situation that Dang Gyu-young would be curious about or worried about, but he is taking a step back as if nothing happened.
This means two things:
Kim Ho has proven his skills to the point where there is no need to worry,
There has already been that much trust built up between Dang Gyu-yeong and Kim Ho.
‘Either one, or both.’
It’s getting more and more interesting.
Zhuge Liang folded his fan.
Although they asked various questions, the truth was that the way they would act going forward was already decided the moment Kim Ho’s name was mentioned.
“Let’s meet up and talk about it.”
Zhuge Liang became curious.
I wonder if Kim Ho has prepared a solution to overcome this situation.
“But what was it about him that you liked so much?”
“Hey, you’re doing this too?”
* * *
Fencing club.
Zhuge Liang was working in the office with his cousin and close associate, Zhuge Liang, approving and processing various documents.
While the two were concentrating on the documents,
– Thump thump,
Someone knocked on the office door.
It’s clearly a knock, but the sound is deep.
Zhuge Liang said softly, his eyes fixed on the documents.
“Come in.”
Then the door opened wide and a second-year male student entered the office.
He has a sturdy build, muscular body, a roughly shaved beard, and a fierce expression.
It seems like they brought the Nokrimdo that was passing by and made them wear school uniforms.
In the second year, Nokrim-do asked Ma-dae-ung.
“Did you call me, senior?”
“Yes, I called you because I have a favor to ask.”
Of course, it was more like a request than an order.
As a member of the fencing club, how could I refuse the vice-chairman’s request?
The big worm shrugged its shoulders.
“Please speak.”
“Kim Ho from Class 3, Grade 1. I’d like to meet you and talk.”
“Can you bring me here?”
“Yes, but you shouldn’t use coercive means.”
“Okay, I see.”
Ma-dang-woong nodded and left the office, closing the door behind him.
Jegal Yeong-yeong looked at her back with displeasure.
“I’ll run over there and blow them all up.”
“I guess so.”
“Anyway, I can’t trust Heukdo.”
As the swordsmanship club is the largest force in Yongsal Academy, there are several factions within it.
A typical example was the ‘Black Path’ and ‘White Path’ factions, which were divided based on origins, and as the second-year student mentioned, the two factions were not on good terms.
Ma-Da-Woong was a member of the black faction.
Then, was it really necessary to call in a member of the opposing faction and entrust him with the job?
There was such a question in Jegal Yeong-yeong’s eyes.
Zhuge Liang asked with a gentle smile.
“What do you think?”
“I wonder if they won’t use ‘coercive means’ anyway.”
“I guess so?”
Of course, Ma-dae-woong will bring Kim Ho as Jegal So-so requested, but
The admonition to ‘not use coercive means’ will fall on one ear and the other ear.
Because he is a dark-skinned man, he tends to be rough and will try to do things the way he is instructed.
For example, it is possible to use force and then claim, “I didn’t use force.”
But, even though he was a general in name, wouldn’t Zhuge Xiaozhu have anticipated that?
Jegal Yeong-yeong, who had been thinking deeply, asked.
“Do you think that Ma-ga-woong will fail?”
“I’m sure.”
Rather, Zhuge Liang was hoping that Ma Geung would disobey his orders.
And he was convinced that if he tried ‘coercive means’ it would fail.
Then, as a result, the white side will have an excuse to attack the black side.
That the bear disobeyed her instructions and acted on his own, leading to his failure.
And the Black Faction instigated it.
Up to this point, Jegal Yeong-yeong had understood everything, but she still seemed somewhat doubtful.
“But… … . Will that first-year student be able to hold out?”
What if Kim Ho’s skills are below expectations and the coercive method succeeds?
Conversely, the black side could shout, ‘See, our way works better?’
This time, Zhuge Liang smiled gently.
“You don’t have to worry.”
Her conviction was very well founded.
Because when I saw the burned-down Heuksabang, I was reminded of an incident that happened at the beginning of the semester.
This is the incident of breaking into the temporary storage facility of the Thieves’ Club.
The identity of the masked man who helped there has not yet been revealed.
It is said that the masked man mastered the Inferno Fist, defeated the second-year leader Kwak Seung-jae in a head-on fight, and leisurely escaped the encirclement.
And coincidentally enough, the black room that Kim Ho entered is completely on fire.
The relationship with the thieves’ club also seems quite close.
When we connect all these together, the conclusion we get is:
‘This is Inferno Fist.’
Then even if a truckload of barnacles rushes at you, you won’t be a match for him.
