Solo Swordmaster

Episode #162. I’m really sorry.

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Moon Chunyeop swallowed dry saliva.

Ruin an obnoxious musician’s life or catch a competitor’s weakness and bring them down.

He has been working in any way to become the real power of the WIM Guild, but that was just an extension of his business.

He had never touched a really dangerous crime.

He had too much to lose if he was caught compared to what he could gain by committing a crime.

So it was.

That’s why he couldn’t hide his tension now.

“You brought what you promised.”

“Do you want to die?”

“What is it?”

“If you don’t want to die, don’t talk nonsense. You just have to put what you have to offer and go.”

“…!”

Moon Chun-yeop gritted his teeth.

It was an unbearable humiliation for him, as a powerful figure in the WIM guild, who had never been ignored even if he had ignored others.

But he dared not be angry.

I could tell because it was a high-level player.

The opponent’s words are not a simple threat, and here you have to be patient.

So he handed over the briefcase he had brought to the other party.

And he jumped up from his seat.

“I kept my promise. So please take care of your business as well!”

Tata, a woman who covered her entire body except for her eyes with a thick coat and scarf, did not answer.

I just looked at him with cold eyes.

Mun Chun-yeop, trembling at the gaze, made an effort to pretend to be confident and escaped the bar.

‘Damn it, I dare you to know who I am, even though I’m a minion of crazy criminals!’

The moment you leave the bar.

Mun Chun-yeop left the alley as if he were running away.

On the inside, he curses at Tata who dared to humiliate him.

‘Wait, if I don’t handle things properly, I’ll make sure that you don’t die gracefully…!’

Fuck!

“Ouch?!”

It happened in an instant.

An empty bottle rolls at his feet as he moves hurriedly.

He couldn’t take a good look at his surroundings because he was in a hurry, so he stepped on an empty bottle and fell and hit the back of the head.

Of course he is a high level player.

I was able to quickly recover from the shock of just falling, but…

Kwajik!

“Keep it off!?”

Mun Cheon-yeop passed out after losing consciousness after being hit in the face by a flower pot that had just fallen somewhere.

It was around that time that two figures approached him as he collapsed with a bloody nose.

“Hmm how are you? I think I passed out quite naturally at this point.”

“…naturalness is dead.”

“Don’t worry about the little things. Everyone in this world experiences falling backwards and breaking their nose at least once.”

Limon squatted down.

Then, he started rummaging through Moon Chun-yeop’s arms.

Ainsha, who had been watching the scene expressionlessly, opened her mouth quietly.

“I didn’t know Lee was a robber.”

“huh? What nonsense is that?”

“If it’s not a robbery, I want to know why they knock people out and search for their arms.”

“Why is it for the investigation?”

“Lee has no investigative powers. I have never heard of such an investigative method.”

“It can’t be helped. I’ve been following you, but I haven’t found out much, so I’ll have to look for clues like this.”

Limon grumbled.

I listened intently, even using the senses of a sword master, wondering if Tata could get a clue if he came into contact with Moon Chun-yeop.

It’s because the two of them broke up right away without much conversation, so they didn’t gain much.

Seriously, did he even use this method?

Of course, the reason was that I didn’t feel much pressure as the opponent was Moon Cheon-yeop.

“huh? This is…”

Is that effort paying off?

Limon, who was searching for Moon Cheon-yeop, finally found the clue he was looking for in his wallet.

A business card that was scratched and hidden inside the wallet.

the moment you saw it.

Limon hardened his face.

Looking at him, Ainsha tilted her head.

“I’d like to know if it’s any surprise that this guy has a business card for a raunchy store.”

“…does this look like a sex shop business card to you?”

“I only have a phone number. Nine times out of ten, it’s a suspicious business card.”

“It’s a suspicious shop… yes. You are not wrong.”

It’s the knowledge I heard from Tata.

Seeing Ainsha boasting with an expressionless face, Limon frowned.

Her natural appearance alone showed that she knew nothing about this business card.

Feeling a headache from the more complicated situation, Limon glared at a simple business card with only a few stars on a black background like night.

“It is true that there is no place as suspicious as the Liberation Brigade.”

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Although the Liberation Brigade committed all sorts of crimes without hesitation, it was surprisingly rare to be fully active.

They end up with a criminal organization.

It was because he was an existence that had no choice but to be subjugated if he appeared in the sun.

Therefore, the Liberation Brigade dug deeper into the shadows and often committed crimes individually rather than working as a group.

Even so, their notoriety was high.

This is because they supported various criminal services behind the scenes, even if they did not come forward.

Sometimes you get a criminal contract.

Sometimes they connect accomplices.

Sometimes providing shelter, etc.

The Liberation Brigade provided all kinds of support as long as they paid a reasonable fee, so the criminals were more loyal to the Liberation Brigade.

After all, it was not much different from other players and guilds.

There was only a fatal difference that all of its activities and roles were biased toward illegal crimes.

And one of the ways they love to provide criminal services is business cards.

It was a license to use the criminal service of the Liberation Brigade, which was absolutely untraceable and was given a separate number for each individual.

[…In short, are you saying that Mun Chun-yeop was a member of the Liberation Brigade?]

“No, if he had been a member of the Liberation Brigade, he wouldn’t have managed his business cards so poorly. He probably got it sprinkled as bait somewhere.”

[Bait?]

“Sometimes I give business cards to prospective clients or bastards I want to become members of the organization.”

[I see… The Liberation Brigade these days are working that way.]

As if you knew an important fact.

Mumble quietly for a while.

Li Qingyu added another word as if he had just remembered.

[If that’s the case, then Park Hyeon-gun, who was in the Infinity Guild, could have been connected to the Liberation Brigade with that business card.]

“Well, I don’t know that. The liberation brigade guys have more than one or two methods.”

Limon shook his head.

Many of the Liberation Brigade’s tactics were beyond imagination, as they had all kinds of criminal players.

There are even people who say that they came into contact with the Liberation Brigade in a dream or that a bird spoke to them.

In that sense, the use of a business card so openly meant that it was a bait that was so low in importance that it didn’t matter whether it was caught or not.

“The problem is that Moon Cheon-yeop isn’t a bastard.”

[…Tata said.]

“Yes.”

Anyway, Moon Cheon-yeop is a kite that has fallen off.

He is just a high-level player who has lost both his connection with Midas and his power in WIM.

There was no reason to worry about Limon, who even Mun Chun-yeop made with half a grain when he was intact, now has contact with the Liberation Brigade.

However, Tata was different.

“Princess White Dragon saw a future where I killed a nanny, and that nanny met a cub that had a bond with the Liberation Brigade. Do you think this could be a coincidence?”

[well. If it’s a different clan, it could just be a coincidence. But…]

“There is no coincidence in what the White Dragon Clan does.”

[Exactly, it’s close to the fact that coincidences are not coincidences.]

Li Qingyu sighs.

In response, Limon also clicked his tongue.

I was prepared to be a nuisance at the point of getting entangled in the prophecy, but it wasn’t to the extent of being a nuisance.

Likewise, Li Qingyu, who felt that the situation had become difficult, calmly asked a question.

Not to Limon, but to the girl who was silent with an expressionless face next to him.

[What do you think Ainsha.]

“I want to know the meaning of the question.”

[Do you have any guesses about the reason or purpose of your nanny’s contact with the Liberation Brigade’s gang?]

“No.”

[Is there any foreknowledge that could be a clue?]

“No.”

An answer that sounds blunt and even insincere.

However, Li Qingyu was not disappointed because he knew that it was Ainsha’s sincerity.

Instead, I just handed over the last question.

[Then, do you think there is a possibility that Tata was a member of the Liberation Brigade or joined hands with them?]

“It cannot be.”

“Can you say that without guessing anything?”

“of course. I affirm. I will give you my name.”

Still the same expressionless face.

However, unlike before, Ainsha answered with a firm attitude and continued to speak bluntly.

“Tata is not just a nanny.”

The youngest elder of the White Dragon Clan.

An aide who has been supporting three generations of princesses.

The only family that has taught and supported her since childhood.

A woman who holds and wields even the elders with unrivaled ability among the clan, but stays in the status of a nanny and attendant.

There was absolutely no way that Tata would have joined hands with the Liberation Brigade.

Ainsha asserted.

And Limon frowned.

“…Wait a minute, doesn’t that mean that Tata is like the second person in your clan? No, let’s hear it, so why do you look like you’re the one who loses power?”

“of course. Tata is the wisest of our clan. So the clan also follows the judgment of Tata.”

“What about your judgment as a princess?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

He said that since Tata is smarter than he is, it is better to follow her judgment.

Seeing Ainsha speak expressionlessly, Limon took on a more serious expression.

“Princess, did you know?”

[As far as the fact that she is the real power of the White Dragon Clan.]

“This isn’t about the real power. It’s almost at the level I have to watch and learn from.”

[Hmm… Certainly, there are many similarities between the swordsman and her in terms of location.]

Limon and Tata had similar positions in that they held power with full support as the princess’s aide or sire.

The difference is that Limon is supported by Li Qingyu, while Tata seems to wield Ainsha.

That’s why Limon frowned.

Because I knew from experience how dangerous it can be when such an aide gets distracted.

Including how easy it is to be seduced.

“The second person who can treat the first person like a puppet is always tempted.”

[It can’t be. Even the swordsman knows that the power of the princess in the Seven Dragons is absolute,

right? ] Besides, if it’s the Liberation Brigade, which also had a hand in the teenage guild, we can’t guarantee that it’s safe as the Seven Dragons.”

[That’s…]

Li Qingyu murmured in embarrassment.

No matter how much she ruined the clan, her position in the clan until recently was the worst, so she had nothing to refute.

Even if you’re pretty sure that’s not the case.

Instead, it was Ainsha who objected.

“It is speculation. It’s a false name. I protest.”

“Are you going to trust your nanny until the end?”

“Of course I believe.”

“okay? Then call me.”

“…?”

“Tell your nanny to come over here. Let’s meet and hear the circumstances.”

“great.”

How confident were you?

Ainsha nodded and immediately called Tata.

[princess? You must be still dating, so what’s going on?]

“Something else has happened. Please come right away.”

[…Are you talking now?]

“Yes.”

[…]

“Tata?”

When Ainsha is puzzled by the lack of a dignified answer that would normally have come out, “Tata is coming soon!”

A voice rang through the air.

[It would have been nice if you quietly enjoyed the date, but you did something useless.]

“…Tata?”

[Princess.]

Not the usual bold and unstoppable voice, but a cold and insipid voice.

She declared quietly to Ainsha, who blankly blinked at the voice that sounded so familiar yet unfamiliar.

[I’m very sorry, but it seems that Tata will have to betray the princess from now on.]