LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 34
[At that moment, in the deepest part of the Purple Sword Gate, the reception room.]
In a dark room where only candlelight flickered, a young man stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in black martial arts attire.
“Did it work?”
“Yeah.”
The young man tilted his head in confusion at the words of the woman in a black mask, Dang Yu-ri.
“Mo Yong would fall for something like that?”
“That just means people are too kind.”
“Tsk. Such fools.”
The young man clicked his tongue loudly as he shook his head.
“If people are too kind, it backfires. They don’t even realize they’re being manipulated by villains, moving according to the wicked one’s intentions.”
“Isn’t that wicked one you?”
“Ho ho ho.”
The young man, Son Geun, covered his right eye with one hand.
“Yeah. I, the Little Sun Demon Son Geun, am behind everything.”
With a flourish, Son Geun spread his arms, causing the black attire to billow widely.
“According to the command of the Heavenly Demon, I’ve placed a marriage spell on the leader of the Purple Sword Gate and his daughter. For the sake of the Demon Cult!”
“For the sake of it.”
“What’s this? Why are you reacting so lukewarm? Wasn’t the mission a success?”
Son Geun shrugged.
“Yu Gwain, the leader of the Purple Sword Gate, and his daughter Yu Giyeon have infiltrated deep into the Mo Yong Family, and the caregivers have created an environment where they could capture the masters of the Mo Yong Family with their own bodies if necessary. Now all that’s left is to kidnap Physician Seok Muwol.”
“You don’t seem too thrilled about that.”
“Ho ho ho…”
Son Geun chuckled meaningfully.
“Even if the Heavenly Demon has taken a liking to Physician Seok, would the Heavenly Demon just let him be?”
“…….”
“Ordered to kill the Mo Yong Family’s daughter, only to spare her instead. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Heavenly Demon flew into the Martial World in a fit of rage right now.”
“To kill Seok Muwol?”
“Does it really take much effort to kill? Just a flick of the finger from a distance, and *boom!* it’s done.”
Son Geun pointed alternately between himself and Dang Yu-ri.
“So when am I getting an invitation? Haven’t I infiltrated the Mo Yong Family well enough for Yu Giyeon to keep her ‘fiancé’ outside?”
“You’ll get contacted soon. As per your plan… the young lady will miss her fiancé Son Geun so much that inevitably the Mo Yong Family’s masters will come to get you.”
“Ho ho ho. I look forward to that day when I can enter the Mo Yong Family.”
“What’s your goal?”
“Huh?”
“No, just curious.”
At Dang Yu-ri’s question, Son Geun looked at her suspiciously.
“What’s with that look? Are you perhaps interested in me?”
“Are you crazy?”
“Doesn’t seem like it; maybe you like Seok Muwol?”
“Well, I have a bit of a favorable impression of him compared to you.”
“Hehehe. I see. Well, it doesn’t matter. After all, as a disciple of the Poison Demon, you probably want to see how far poison works. Anyway, you… have an unforgivable original sin against Physician Seok Muwol, don’t you?”
“…….”
Dang Yu-ri’s eyes turned cold, and a purple energy began to gradually flow from her hand.
“Getting spiteful now? I didn’t say anything wrong, did I? Alright, alright, I get it. Calm down with the poison. That was an unsought remark.”
“If it was an unsought remark, you shouldn’t have thought to say it at all.”
“Oh dear, oh dear. This is truly amusing since everything is progressing smoothly according to plan.”
Son Geun approached the window and looked up.
“For two cycles of storms, the Central Martial World has been soaked in the tranquility of peace. Now, it’s time to create a stir in that calm water.”
Son Geun raised his hands toward the sky.
“I, the Little Sun Demon Son Geun, shall cause chaos in the Martial World.”
“…….”
Behind, Dang Yu-ri watched silently, pinching her own palm with her other hand, trying with all her might to suppress something rising within her.
“…Ho ho.”
Unable to hold it in any longer, she let out a low laugh that sounded like agreement.
“Bwahahaha!”
“…….”
Dang Yu-ri slowly closed her eyes, turning her head away from the boisterous Son Geun.
To think that such a person is the disciple of the Ten Great Laws and the master of marriage spells, the Sun Demon.
The future of the Demon Cult wasn’t quite something to worry about.
Dang Yu-ri had already taken a turn in her path.
All she wanted to say was that escape comes first and foremost intelligence-wise.
* * *
Wham!
Swinging the sword.
Aside from using it to stitch wounds or perform surgery, I had no real reason to wield a blade, but suddenly I found myself brandishing a wooden sword.
“Come on, you need to relax a bit more. Like this.”
Next to me, Mo Yongseol swung the sword with a straight posture.
Swish!
I had only lightly swung my hand, but even with a wooden sword, I could hear the sound of air splitting.
The aura of my sword was distinctly different.
It wasn’t even the Seven Star Sword practiced by the Sword Saint Mo Yongcheon, but a fundamental sword technique among the Three Essentials.
“This is difficult.”
“I’ve felt it for a while, but you’ve never held a sword before, have you?”
“Indeed. I had to focus on stitching rather than wielding a sword.”
“Hmm… I really don’t want to discuss backgrounds…”
“Most orphans learn to handle swords at a first-rate level.”
When I was captured as an orphan, the other orphans began practicing to kill for survival.
“Especially killing swords, a sword to kill something. Before practicing a thousand times, the first person to touch a sword learns the feeling of piercing into life.”
“…Life?”
“The weak-hearted ones had to kill beasts like rabbits. The unlucky ones were thrown into the lairs of rampaging boars. And some had to… kill each other to survive.”
“I see.”
Killing a rabbit with a dagger, a boar, or even a person.
“Those chosen by the Ten Demons had to survive fiercely. Isolation is like putting a poisonous insect in a jar, leaving only the last one alive.”
Orphans in caves had to become accustomed to wielding blades and learning to kill to survive.
“If I don’t kill, I die. If my target doesn’t die, I’m the one who gets killed. That’s what I learned from a young age.”
If they didn’t, they would become ‘practice subjects’ for other orphans and often end up getting killed.
“Of course, my situation was a bit different.”
I was in a unique position among them.
“From the beginning, my master took me in, allowing me to stay away from killing someone.”
“Have you… killed someone?”
“Yes.”
Wham!
“While swinging swords like this in a fight, I once took the life of someone who got accidentally stabbed in a bad spot.”
I had led someone to a quicker, more peaceful death.
“And through you, I’ve caused Yu Gwain and Yu Giyeon to die, so I also have killed.”
“That’s because I killed them, not you, Physician.”
“Couples are said to be one in heart; therefore, it’s also me who killed them.”
“No, is that really something to say…?”
Mo Yongseol blushed and cleared her throat.
“Ahem. Then I’ll become your sword in the future, slicing down anyone targeting you.”
“I appreciate your sentiment, but there’s one part I can’t concede as a man.”
“What is it?”
“I must protect my wife with my own strength.”
Wham!
“Just you wait. One day I will become stronger than you, and I will protect you with my power.”
“…You might need to make quite the effort.”
“Anyway, aren’t both of us just starting to properly learn martial arts from now?”
We both began properly learning martial arts just now.
“I’m already at the peak!”
“That’s good. Luckily, I have a bit of a faster learning pace.”
Wham!
“Oh my.”
“How’s that?”
“…Considering that I had a certain level of foundation, it seems you definitely have talent.”
Mo Yongseol looked at my swinging sword seriously.
“With this level, you could become a second-rate… or perhaps even a first-rate master in a few months.”
“So how strong do you plan to be in those months?”
“Hmm… at the very least, a peak-level?”
“Then in about ten years, I could catch up.”
“Wow, you really are an optimist. Is martial arts just a game?”
“That just means I’m ready as a man.”
Changing my stance, this time I swung the sword horizontally.
“Even if I’m just starting to learn, with the intention of mastering it to protect my family, who could belittle that will?”
“Family…”
“…Wait a minute.”
I placed my sword on the ground and approached Mo Yongseol.
“You don’t want children or something like that, do you?”
“No, that, um…”
“Are you serious?”
This is a serious matter.
“If you want that, then just kissing me every day will make you ‘unable to have children’.”
“But… conversely, if you want to, we could get pregnant right there, couldn’t we?”
“Well, that could indeed be the case!”
“Physician.”
Mo Yongseol narrowed her eyes and grabbed my cheek.
“How about just having three years, or maybe one year of happiness?”
“…….”
“We’re young; we still have plenty of time. So after that time, I will get my mind in order.”
Mo Yongseol smiled as if she was making a vow.
“I’ll become a healthy mother who can give birth to your child without any negative effects.”
“…Well then.”
“Looks like the only way is to make your body one that wants to have children as soon as possible.”
“How?”
“Of course, through love.”
I lifted Mo Yongseol up.
“Ah!”
While it felt more like Mo Yongseol lifted me than I lifted her, no matter how much a physician I was, I wasn’t weak enough not to be able to lift my beloved woman.
Being a physician means you can’t be weak physically.
“I’ll definitely make you want to have my child.”
“Ho ho, does that mean I have to endure it? I might worry that I can’t do it once I become pregnant.”
“If that’s the case, I’m fine with it.”
I carried Mo Yongseol as we headed for the bedroom.
“You’ll feel even happier after giving birth.”
* * *
And, a day later.
“Ugh, blurb!!”
The martial artists of the Mo Yong Family kidnapped a man.