Solo Swordmaster

#172. It’s a curiosity.

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In front of him, she was talking on the phone with her smartphone up to her ear.

“…That’s it.”

[I wonder if it failed in the end.]

“I’m sorry I failed.”

[I don’t need an apology. The only thing that matters is the result.]

What comes over the phone is a cold, dry voice.

She was not intimidated by her voice, which did not feel human in nature, not just because she had undergone a transformation item.

I just plainly commented.

“If you want results, give proper support. It doesn’t mean that the results will come out if you do the work right away without much support.”

[I would have said from the beginning that it was impossible to apply because there is an evil spirit in that country.]

“I know.”

she said annoyed.

Then he took off his sunglasses and continued talking.

“I don’t know if he made me do things like this because being a violinist is so important in the first place.”

[There was a prophecy. There is a prophecy that he will become the ember that will threaten the existence of our organization in the future.]

“Do you believe that only one musician can do such a terrible thing? sincerely?”

[Believe me. A great star’s foreknowledge is never wrong.]

“For that matter, it seems that our organizational situation has deteriorated tremendously in this country these days. Is it just my mood?”

[You are free to think. But if you have a heart for Gus in the organization…]

“I don’t have that heart.”

she snorted.

It wasn’t just because he knew that death would be decided the moment he betrayed the organization.

Externally, she had no choice but to borrow the power of the organization to satisfy her hobbies, known for her good character.

[Then move as instructed.]

“By the way, can we really withdraw like this? What about my mission?”

[Give up making horses in Midas. Anyway, didn’t you throw away the words you used for contact this time?

]

[Still, no. Now, it is too dangerous to proceed with hasty plans in that country.]

I wonder if it was in the past.

In a country that has already lost three high-ranking officials as well as the words planted in its base and Infinity, it can no longer carry out unreasonable operations.

The coldly spoken voice continued quietly.

[Above all, this side’s work is more important than that side now. So hurry up and move.]

“You have to do it if you tell me to.”

[I repeat this one last time, but be careful not to get caught by the tail.]

“Don’t worry. As instructed, there was no direct contact or interference. At best, it’s just a little bit of talk.”

Answering sarcastically, she turned around.

Then, while grabbing the handle of the carrier that was placed behind him, he said briefly.

“Then see you when you arrive, comrade.”

[Good luck, comrade.]

Popped.

after hanging up the call.

After stopping the operation of the anti-eavesdropping item, she dragged the carrier and headed straight for the boarding gate, muttering.

“Even if I look like this, I’m a popular singer who everyone in this country doesn’t know, and I’m sorry that I’m treated like this

.

And the hidden darkness that made this happen.

Claire grumbled and got on the plane.

In order to leave this cursed country with the evil spirits and carry out a new mission.

but she didn’t know

That there were two pairs of eyes watching the whole process from making a phone call to getting on the plane.

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[I’m gone.]

“Yes.”

[I guess you didn’t notice?]

“If you noticed, you would have done something suspicious like that openly in the middle of the airport, right? Even a phone call in which he openly announces that he is a member of the Liberation Brigade.”

[Yes, I even used an anti-eavesdropping item, but I don’t know if anyone could overhear it.]

Yuna-kyung calmly pointed out.

It was said that Claire was as careful as possible at the point of using the anti-eavesdropping item.

It was just that Limon, who did not use a wiretapping or skill and used only a strand of thread to overhear the silent conversation, was too unreasonable.

At her words, Limon snorted.

“It is too complacent to be so easily trampled on as a member of a criminal organization whose name is known.”

[No, it’s never that simple, right? It’s because the team leader and Gongju sister who found out that he was a member of the Liberation Brigade are strange?]

“What’s strange. There were plenty of clues.”

The reason why Limon, even though he found the Liberation Brigade’s business card from Mun Cheon-yeop, returned the business card to its original state instead of killing him on the spot.

It was to pry behind Moon Chun-yeop.

It’s understandable that Tata had a chance meeting with Limon, who had a crush on him. Because she is a member of the White Dragon clan.

But was it a coincidence that he got involved in an incident that could cause a stir in the Seven Dragons?

What if it wasn’t a coincidence?

Could it be that there was someone behind the scenes using Moon Cheon-yeop?

Like Noh Kang-ho, Limon did not end his doubts only with doubts.

So while he was chasing Tata, Li Qingyu was entrusted with the investigation behind Wen Tianyeop, and she lived up to Li Mon’s expectations.

Of course, he called a high-level healer to heal him.

It was because he found out that it was Claire who secretly incited his grudge against Limon under the guise of consolation.

Including that it was actually thanks to her that he was able to obtain the business card of the Liberation Brigade.

Claire, who was confident that she cut her tail perfectly, would have been shocked if she knew.

[The Liberation Brigade kids are very pitiful. Even if that man hadn’t been caught and watched by the team leader, he wouldn’t have been trampled on so easily

.

[…is that enough surveillance? If it’s PAB days, it’s a sense of discipline.]

“But right now, I’m the head of security for the Black Dragon clan.”

[Who the hell passed the knife to the mad dog…]

“Who is this, my princess?”

I don’t know anything else, but I really like the Seven Dragons in that I can run amok without choosing any method when it comes to beating a nasty guy.

Watching Limon giggle, Yuna-kyung stuck her tongue out.

It is now being used as a means to catch the tail of the Liberation Brigade, but originally, the wiretapping device was installed in Limon’s words to catch Moon Cheon-yeop’s weakness.

If it hadn’t been for this incident, I felt sorry for Moon Chun-yeop when I thought about how he would have used his weaknesses.

Of course, there was no room for sympathy at all in that it was all self-employed.

From the moment he used the business card of the Liberation Brigade, he was already booked to go to prison.

That’s why Na-Kyung Yun neatly blew away the speck of sympathy she had for Moon Chun-yeop and turned her attention to the other side instead.

[By the way, chief. Are you really okay with sending him like that? If you’re a high-level player in your level 80s, you should be at least an executive level.

]

Limon was cynical.

The Liberation Brigade handled this task too carelessly.

It was like the White Dragon clan, who neglected the intermediate process because they were so focused on getting results.

It was obvious just by not even noticing that an executive level, not even a low-level organization member, had been stepped on.

Considering the characteristics of the Liberation Brigade, which ruthlessly cut off anyone who gets caught, this was a rare opportunity.

“Even if you follow that tail well, wouldn’t you be able to catch at least the head if you’re lucky?”

[Like that caller?]

“Yes. If you’re going to make an executive-level player that simple, you’ll have to be at least a specter-level player.”

[I’m sure that’s the case, but… what if I lose sight of the tail?]

“Who do you think I am and ask such things?”

[…Come to think of it, it was a useless question.]

Yuna-kyung looked at Limon with a cold smile and eventually shook her head.

no matter how far you go

no matter how you look

sneaking somewhere

Once Limon caught sight of Claire, the option of escaping safely was gone.

Because no one could escape from the Sword Master.

In the end, it was enough for them to secretly pursue Claire and wait for contact with the Liberation Brigade.

Judging from the phone call just now, Claire must at least be listening to direct orders from the ghosts of the Liberation Brigade.

If done well, it might be possible to further reduce the specter of the Liberation Brigade, which now has only nine members left with the deaths of Yujin and Ryu Kang-chul, Velos.

The icing on the cake if, in the process, you can ruin the operation of the Liberation Brigade or even dig up secrets.

[I didn’t know that what started as a date would end like this.]

“Who is it?”

Limon laughed.

Even when I was asked by Ainsha to die to save Tata, it was a headache.

In any case, it ended without anyone dying, and of course, the Liberation Brigade was able to catch the tail, so in the end, everything went well.

So it was.

That’s what Yuna-kyung, who was watching the plane that was leaving, suddenly opened her mouth.

[…Team leader, this is just curiosity.]

“What do you mean?”

[I mean ‘at that time’. What would happen if I betrayed like Princess White Dragon, but I don’t want to die, so I asked the team leader to do something about it?] A

question too heavy to ask lightly out of curiosity.

But Limon was neither embarrassed nor hesitant.

He just answered casually, as if he had been asked what he would have done if he had eaten something else last night.

“You would have lived.”

[Then what about my younger siblings?]

“Nine out of ten I could have saved them.”

[…not 100%.]

“I’m a sword master, not a god.”

If you are a god who can change the providence according to the desired result because he is in touch with the providence of the world, you may always be able to guarantee 100%.

But he’s a swordsman after all.

Even though he could kill God and cut providence, he was not a being who could fix the world like a toy.

That’s why even Limon had no choice but to establish the principle of not compromising on hostage taking.

I knew from experience that if I compromised once, I would use the same trick ten times and a hundred times, and the number of hostages sacrificed in vain would also increase.

Likewise, knowing that Limon made the choice with the highest probability of saving the children, Yuna-kyung calmly nodded.

[Well then, it’s done.]

“It’s pretty easy.”

[The team leader asked at that time. Which is more important, my life or the lives of my younger siblings

?]

[Even if I didn’t get the best result, I was able to protect the most important thing.]

If he had said that his life was precious at that time, he might have been able to get the result of saving her children without dying.

But on the other hand, one or two of the children might have been killed or injured, unlike now.

Or, after Yuna-kyung self-destructed, the worst result could have been that the children who were no longer needed were also disposed of.

Just being able to avoid such a situation was enough for her.

[Besides, even though he died, he was reborn as such a cute blue bird now.]

If he hadn’t died then, how could he have had such an experience?

Looking at Yuna-gyeong, who laughed and trembled, Limon burst into laughter.

…Of course, if he knew what kind of conversation Li Qingyu and Ainsha were having at that time, it would have been a smile that would have melted away.