Solo Swordmaster

#148. I have to eat and live.

“To see the swordsman as a protector. Who in the world would do such a reckless thing?”

Wang Feng replied reflexively.

It was 100% sincere.

The same goes for the other members of the Black Dragon clan, but he was especially aware of Limon’s fearsomeness as he had seen Ryu Kang-chul put an end to it.

However, when Limon heard that, he snorted.

“okay? Then what is it?”

“This is it?”

“This junk you brought back from the Shanghai royal family.”

Limon kicked the flimsy papers in the small box that had been split in half with his toe.

Wang Feng tried to answer him.

I think there is some misunderstanding.

This is definitely everything about the Shanghai royal family, so please don’t be angry and clear up the misunderstanding.

But the moment our eyes met.

Wang Xiong swallowed back the excuses that had come out of his throat.

He looked back and forth between Limon’s cold face and the large drum he was tapping with his fingers, then let out a heavy sigh.

“…Did you know everything from the start?”

“Then you thought you wouldn’t know?”

“I heard that the swordsman is not particularly interested in increasing his assets.”

“Doesn’t that mean I looked like a Hogu in the end?”

Limon raised his eyebrows.

Then, he looked at the Wang function with cool eyes and continued talking.

“To the extent that I thought that even if I stole the most important assets and talents and gave up this shell and pledged false allegiance, I would be blown away.”

“…”

“You stupid child.”

Could it be because he was stabbed in the right direction?

The king’s ability to remain silent with his mouth shut.

Looking at him, Limon lightly clicked his tongue, as if he was too dumbfounded to be angry.

“If you want to make a deal, you should have only made a deal, and if you wanted to beg, you should have only begged. What kind of idea is this guy trying to cheat while begging for mercy?”

“It is the result of calculating the gains and losses of interest.”

Giving everything and swearing allegiance is too risky a gamble.

Because the target of loyalty could lose everything at any time and be abandoned.

In that respect, it was a natural decision in a sense that Wang Shi-sik tried to keep his back pocket just in case.

“Doesn’t that calculation include the loss if caught cheating?”

“Because I didn’t expect to get caught like this.”

Except for the fact that if such an ulterior motive is discovered, it will be ruined as it is now.

It seemed that he had reached the point of liberation beyond despair.

Wang Shi-sang, who smiled dejectedly, continued talking quietly as he looked at the large box on Limon’s lap.

“How could I have predicted that the household members would have given everything to the swordsmith before I, the head of the household, had even made a decision.”

Limon said coldly, tapping the box that contained everything from the Shanghai royal family in the literal sense, unlike the shell that Wang Qiang gave out.

“You should have expected it. This is the result of the trade-offs you love so much.”

“That is correct.”

The king’s ability was readily acknowledged.

It was because he could roughly guess why his family members had abandoned the head of the household and attached themselves to Limon.

“Because that one scapegoat is enough to cover the sins. Isn’t that why there’s no reason to involve the family?”

“It’s good that you understand quickly.”

“From the point of view of our family, this would be the most advantageous choice.”

If the Wang function was intact, not everyone in the family would have turned against him.

A class master was a being who could change the status of a family just by being there.

However, even though he was originally a master of fishing, he lost both arms and became a disabled man.

The royal function was a stain on the family.

Like an old hound that has no use left except to put it in a pot and boil it.

“Are your family resentful?”

“What shame should I have to resent those who saw the severe blood because of having a stupid head of household?”

Nevertheless, Wang Shikyeong did not resent the family.

In this raid, the Shanghai royal family suffered the most casualties, and the family was cornered.

Because it was all their own responsibility.

“What will happen to the Shanghai royal family now?”

“You should ask your new head of household, not me.”

Limon turned his head slightly.

Wang Shi-sang followed him around and smiled bitterly when the masked man who had brought the box took off his mask.

“I was surprised by this. I don’t think Wang Lun knew you would do something like this.”

King Ryun, the lord of arms.

He was originally from a collateral line, but he became the best master of the Shanghai royal family as Wang Feng became a disabled person, and he answered with a hard voice.

“I was just following orders.”

“…Are you the princess?”

“…”

“I didn’t know that the head of the armed forces of the family was a spy, so I have nothing to say even with ten mouths.”

The kingpin let out a laugh.

I was confident that my eyesight was second to none.

It wasn’t just because he was embarrassed that he couldn’t even read the inside of his family.

It was because the future of the Shanghai royal family was clearly visible just because Wang Lun became the new head of the household.

As Li Qingyu’s spy, he will devote himself with all his heart and soul more than anyone else in order to maintain his position as head of the household.

“Now, the Shanghai royal family will become the loyal dogs of swordsmiths.”

“Thanks to that, we can finally replenish the Guardian’s manpower.”

“That is very reassuring.”

The king’s bitter smile grew thicker.

To be in charge of supervising the clan under Limon and no one else.

Considering how the Shanghai royal family will be treated in the future, even if it is not because of Wang Lun, the Shanghai royal family will be thoroughly subordinate to Limon.

Is it fortunate or unlucky that the worry of being dumped is reduced that much?

He didn’t bother to find the answer.

In any case, being recognized for the existence of the Shanghai royal family was exactly what he wanted.

One thing different from the wind.

It’s just that I don’t have a place of my own.

It was for this reason that Wang Feng Shui opened his mouth calmly.

“I have one last question for you, Swordsman.”

“What do you mean?”

“Where do you think I went wrong?”

When Ryu Kang-cheol was intercepted?

When you get investigative powers?

Or when you met Limon?

Since when the hell did he come to this conclusion because he made the wrong choice?

No matter how much he thought about it, Limon answered in a low voice to Wang Function, who asked a question he could not understand himself.

“How can I know that is me? One thing is for sure.”

“What is it?”

“If you had cared for your princess before the interests of your family, you would have been helped at least once, no matter what predicament you were in.”

If it were Li Qingyu, he would have taken care of them not for loyalty, but for the benefit of the Shanghai royal family.

Nevertheless, when Limon said that the reason why the Shanghai royal family fell victim to them was because they failed to prove their worth, Wang Shikong laughed.

“Are you saying that I misunderstood the benefits I should have taken care of?”

As a member of the Black Dragon clan, skilled in scheming.

Also, as the family head of this harsh era.

I’ve lived my life thinking that the only things that help my family are real money and power, not intangible trust.

At the last moment, Wang Shikong, who had lost everything because of not gaining that trust, sighed.

And I slowly raised my head.

“Wangryun.”

Maybe it’s because I don’t feel the need to wear a mask anymore.

Wang In-sik opened his mouth in a voice full of tiredness instead of his usual cunning, and in an instant, he continued talking quietly with a face that looked like he was 10 years old.

“You don’t become like me.”

Those were the last words he left to the new head of the Shanghai royal family.

* * *

[So, how is that person now?]

“It would be better not to know.”

[I hate myself for being able to imagine just the fact that the team leader says that.

]

After the warriors took the royal function.

Limon responded calmly to Yuna-kyung’s muttered words.

Although they are now wearing the mask of a conglomerate, the Seven Dragons Society was originally the world’s largest criminal organization that was even called the Demonic Cult.

It was not a place to safely retire Wang Shikyeong, who lost all power and became a crippled man after a series of failures caused great damage to the entire clan.

Especially considering how many times he stabbed Limon in the back of the head, who had emerged as the real power of the Black Dragon clan.

[Apart from that, it seems that the team leader didn’t do much even if he continued to play around.]

“It’s me, because I had a reliable bag.”

[Isn’t that saying that if Gongju hadn’t taken care of her, the team leader could have been beaten up a long time ago?

]

Limon snorted lightly.

And I cut out the reason why it could never happen.

“Instead, I would have had to do the annoying job of wiping out dozens of assassins who came to me.”

Yuna-kyung closed her beak.

because I realized it all over again.

Limon’s life, which had seemed laid-back until now, was actually a walk between knives.

[…that’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Team leader, do you really have to marry the princess? No matter how much I think about it, this doesn’t seem like a good place for the team leader.

]

[Is this such a problem?]

“Yeah, and besides, I have no intention of stepping out now, even if it’s not because of marriage.”

Limon cut it off.

And he put on a cold expression.

“Nakyung, you must have seen the ghosts of the Liberation Brigade. How alien and dangerous they were.”

[That’s…]

Yuna-kyung blurted out her words.

Although they were repulsed, Belos, Eugene, and Ryu Gang-cheol were abnormal in many ways.

Beyond borrowing the power of the Constellation with the skill called 『Constellation Descent』, he also allowed the Constellation itself to stay in his body.

Thanks to that, each of them transcended the limits of their level and demonstrated their ability to compete with the monarch.

And about the strange armor they used, and the terrible runaway that Velos showed at the end, who had lost his godhood.

Let’s skip the other stuff.

But what if 『Descent of the Constellation』 is a skill that all the ghosts of the Liberation Brigade can use?

I didn’t know that the Liberation Brigade was an organization that had the power of a teenager’s guild… or maybe even more.

“I don’t know why they’re aiming for Seven Arcs and what they’re trying to do with it, but one thing is clear.”

The purpose of the liberation brigade that Eugene told me.

Recalling the story of the seven arks, which are said to contain the secrets of the stars, Limon quietly continued.

“Something is happening.”

Like the Demon God War, where demons descended, or the Refining Revolution, which changed the map of the American continent.

Something disturbing is happening somewhere, and if we can’t stop it, the world will be swept into trouble once again.

Yuna-kyung made a complicated expression as she saw Limon who declared herself as a hero who had saved the world many times.

[So you’re trying to join hands with the Seven Dragons? You think you’ll need the power of the Seven Dragons to stop that?]

“No. I plan to eat the entire Seven Dragons instead of just holding hands.”

[…Yes?]

Maybe it’s because I heard about his goal for the first time.

Looking at Yuna-gyeong, who opened her beak wide like a dove hit by a slingshot, Limon smiled coldly.

“So far, how many times have I saved the world? Wouldn’t it be okay to get such a small reward soon?”

[…Is the Seven Dragons weak? A conglomerate with all the wealth in the world?

]

I’m fed up with the act of saving the world without pay.

So no matter what the Liberation Brigade does, I have to take care of it.

Watching Limon talk softly, Yuna-kyung couldn’t help but put on a bizarre expression as if she were watching a strongman trying to forcibly sell world peace.