Beastly and Fearlessly - Chapter 15
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Episode 15
The fight is over.
Dammyung’s perfect victory.
‘How could you achieve something like that in just three months…? It’s ridiculous.’
The tips of the senator’s fingers trembled.
How much effort did you put into preparing for that long?
But it’s a complete defeat.
Now, the owner of Namcheon Damdong is undoubtedly Dammyeong.
There is no longer any justification for raising issues such as legitimacy in the future.
‘But there will always be plenty of opportunities in the future. Unfortunate accidents always happen without warning. Namman is a dangerous place… … .’
After looking at Dam-myeong’s figure in the distance for a while, I moved my feet, which I could not bring myself to do.
Because there is no place for oneself in this place where everyone is cheering.
At that moment, Dongju Dammuheun’s voice was heard.
“… … I still have something to say.”
Even at the moment when his son Dam-myeong proved that he was a complete So-dong-ju, he did not say a word.
But what can you say to yourself when you’re about to leave?
if?
“I will ask you first, Damwangsu.”
Dongju, who had caught the elder brother, was looking at the martial arts field.
Damwangsu, who had missed the seat of Namcheon Damdong’s Sodongju right in front of his eyes, had a blank expression on his face as if he couldn’t accept the situation.
“Yes! Yes?”
“Are you sure that you are the descendant of Namcheon Damdong?”
Suddenly, the surroundings began to become noisy.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden? So you’re saying it’s not true?”
“Hey, no way. Isn’t that why you’re standing there right now, you’re the bloodline of Namcheon Damdong? And didn’t the elder lord say that you’ve gone through a thorough verification?”
“But isn’t there a reason why Dongju asked that?”
“It’s already been a year since that guy Damwangsu came here. Dongju, you haven’t said anything in a while, so why?”
The senator’s heart sank.
When I first brought that guy to the East, Dong-ju believed him without a single doubt.
To the point where all the answers and documents I prepared for various questions were meaningless.
So why did Dong-ju suddenly ask such a question?
Now that it has ended with the victory of Bimu and Dammyeong.
“Yes, of course I am the descendant of Namcheon Damdong’s blood… … .”
Damwangsu stuttered and trailed off at the unexpected question.
The senior leader stepped forward in his stead.
“Dongju, as I said back then, that child’s great-grandfather, Damgi-ryang, is the sixth cousin of the previous Dongju… .”
“circumference!”
Dammuhun’s voice, full of history, echoed throughout the entire estate.
The chaotic atmosphere calmed down in an instant.
“I’m talking to that kid right now.”
“Now, I know this well, but wasn’t I the one who found that child and brought him here? So I have to answer Dongju’s questions… … .”
The elder brother slowly headed towards the stage.
However, Dammuhun opened his mouth towards Damwangsu as if he had no interest in that sight.
“I’ll ask you again. Are you sure that you are the descendant of Namcheon Damdong?”
Damwangsu froze at his heavy voice.
Dam Mu-heun is a warrior who has gone beyond the level of a great warrior and may even have reached the level of a perfect warrior.
There is no way that Damwangsu can withstand his momentum.
“… … .”
“My name is Dubokyang. I’m twenty-two years old. I was born in Nanman and grew up in Yunnan. I lived in the black island sect called Samhwanbang, doing all sorts of bad things.”
In that moment, Damwangsu’s face hardened like ice.
The area around the Great Dance Hall suddenly became noisy.
“What? Your name and age were all fake?”
“That crazy con artist bastard dares to cross the threshold of Namcheon Damdong? And that bastard who’s been doing dirty work in the Central Plains?”
“Isn’t the person who brings up that kind of kid the head of the household?”
There was a commotion of life everywhere.
There were also warriors who placed their hands on the handles of their swords.
If it weren’t for Dong-ju’s indifferent expression, I would have already drawn my sword.
Damwangsu looked around with wavering eyes and then knelt down on both knees.
“Ah, ah, no, that, that… … . I just do as I’m told… … .”
His voice was trembling.
Like a rat facing a giant tiger at a dead end.
That was understandable, as the killing intent of hundreds of bear-like warriors was pouring down solely on him.
“As you say? Who told you to do so?”
Damwangsu looked around with frightened eyes.
I feel like running away.
But now, all the warriors of Namcheon Damdong are gathered here.
In front of his eyes, Dammuhun, the best warrior in the Beast Palace, is glaring at him.
Where did you run off to?
“That, that… … .”
Damwangsu’s gaze turned to the senior leader who had risen to the top of the stage.
A look that asks someone to explain on his behalf.
That moment!
“You punk! You dare to covet the position of Sodongju of Namcheon Damdong and deceive me? Me, Mun Ilji, the senior lord of Namcheon Damdong?”
The senator’s sword was drawn without a sound.
Crunch.
The king’s head rolled on the floor.
His eyes were not closed, as if he still had something to say.
Damwangsu, or rather Dubokyang, who dreamed of becoming a so-called Sodongju, was beheaded.
By the sword of the elder brother, Moon Il-ji, who lured him to Namcheon Damdong.
At that moment, everyone was silent in the sudden situation.
The elder opened his mouth to Dammuheun.
“This, it was my fault for being deceived by such a baseless guy and bringing him here. It was also my fault for causing chaos in the Dong over the position of Sodongju. I admit that all of this was caused by being deceived by that guy, and it was my fault.”
It happened in an instant.
Damwangsu, who might have become a new troublemaker, was beheaded, and the senior lord who brought him in admitted his mistake.
But Dammuhun said nothing.
He just looked at the old warrior, steeped in greed, with indifferent eyes.
The elder, who had been waiting for his answer for a long time, continued speaking in a strained voice.
“… … I, Moon Il-ji, will give up my position as the head of the senior council. And I will leave Namcheon Dam-dong.”
It was a position that enjoyed the greatest power after Dongju.
It was also a place I was proud of.
He said that he would step down from that position and leave Namcheon Damdong on his own.
Perhaps an attitude of taking responsibility for everything.
Dam Mu-Heun, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.
“If even the Lord Wonju was fooled by that guy, then that seems a bit excessive. Not only is it not enough to give up your position, but you are even leaving Namcheon Damdong, where you have spent your entire life.”
The stern expression on the elder’s face softened slightly at Dammu-Heun’s words.
It was a situation where his neck could fall off at any moment.
“If, Your Majesty, you think it’s excessive… … . And I appreciate your understanding that it was an unavoidable situation… … .”
The elder’s words were interrupted by Dam Mu-heun’s continued words.
“If it’s clear that you’ve been deceived.”
“Ah, no, of course I was fooled… … .”
For the first time since the rain began, Dammuhun stood up.
Just by standing up from my seat, a heavy pressure fell on the entire Daeyeonmujang.
“I checked everything. What suggestions you made to that decapitated child over there, and how you made it happen. You put in a lot of effort. I wish you would have put in that effort for Namcheon Damdong.”
“Ah, no, that’s ridiculous… … . Didn’t I say I was fooled too?”
Dammuhun took something out of his bosom and threw it onto the stage.
Bam.
A small leather pouch.
“In the words of the Dokgokju, it is called Gwanghonsan (狂魂散). It is the poison that makes animals go crazy and violent when fed. It is the medicine that you, Wonju, fed to the wolves of Myorim.”
“Wh, what… … .”
“I’m talking about the plan to kill Dammyeong, the only person in charge of the Namcheon Damdong.”
The warriors who had been holding back for a moment stood up from their seats.
Some had already drawn their swords.
“What? You tried to kill Sodongju?”
“How could you, who was once a warrior of Namcheon Damdong… … .”
“That kid should have his head skinned alive.”
Life poured in from all sides.
The elder placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and shouted.
“Z, proof! Do you have proof that I did it?”
Dammuheun answered.
“The one who gave you the medicine, the one who went to the forest on the other side of Myorim, drugged the wolf pack, and lured them towards Myeong-i. I found them all. I already got their confessions.”
“… … .”
“Should I bring it here and let you see it face to face? Even though I peeled its skin off, it’s still alive.”
The elder looked around with trembling eyes without any hesitation.
Even if you have the title of Great Warrior, you cannot escape from this many warriors.
It’s all over.
The elder brother closed his eyes silently and fell into thought.
“Phew.”
The elder brother sighed deeply and opened his mouth.
“It’s all your fault, Dongju! If you hadn’t brought that woman here back then, and if you hadn’t put this half-assed person in Sodongju’s place, none of this would have happened!”
At that time, everyone was speechless at the shamelessness of the elders.
Dam-myeong, who had been quietly watching the situation, opened his mouth.
“What the hell are you talking about so brilliantly?”
“What, what? Nonsense? How dare you say that to me… … .”
“If that guy ever ascends to the position of Dongju, you must have planned to move behind him like a puppet. Or, when the time comes, you can get rid of that guy and ascend to the position of Dongju yourself. If you didn’t have such greed, would you have had to come up with such a grand scheme?”
“… … .”
If it was for the sake of Namcheon Damdong, then it would have been okay if he had opposed me, a half-blood, to the end.
Because Dongjuin Dammuheun is not the kind of person who would hand over his position to his son despite everyone’s opposition.
The elder, who had been lowering his head as if he had given up on everything, muttered in a small voice.
“… … It’s not over yet.”
“No. It’s over. Now everything will fall into place.”
In an instant, the sword was pulled from the senator’s scabbard.
And then he ran towards Dam-myeong and screamed.
“It’s not over yet!”
* * *
My father knew everything.
The guy named Damwangsu who just had his neck cut off is fake.
It is also said that the head of the Senate is behind all these incidents.
And with solid evidence.
Still, there must be a reason why I was put through this ordeal.
Perhaps what he wanted was for me to prove that I was worthy.
I have proven enough.
That was the moment when everything came to a close.
It is time for sinners to be punished and for everything to return to its proper place.
But there are always people who can’t accept reality.
“It’s not over yet!”
A smoky aura rippled around the sword of the charging elder.
I don’t know if it was a last-ditch effort to kill me and leave, or a plan to use me as a hostage and escape from here.
Anyway, the black sword of the senator was aimed straight at my neck.
Before he grew old, he was a great warrior of Namcheon Damdong.
The sword energy emitted by the great warrior.
It’s difficult for me to handle right now.
He blocked it with the training sword he was holding.
It’ll probably be cut into pieces like tofu soon.
After that, my neck will roll around on the floor like that guy over there.
Thump. Thump.
I opened my eyes.
That moment when my heart was beating like crazy and pushing blood throughout my body.
The guy crouching next to him opened his eyes.
An unknown energy emanated from the guy who had swallowed up seventy percent of the power that the inner layer of the Dokkaebi Net had.
It passed through my right arm as if it were alive, and was tangled in a sword that had not even been sharpened.
bang!
Blocked.
My training sword blocked the sword that contained the history of the elders pulling it out.
His eyes were filled with confusion.
Only then did the surrounding situation become clear to me.
As clear as a picture drawn by someone.
The sight of Noh Sa and Gam Cheol-woo, who were sitting at the top, suddenly standing up from their seats with surprised expressions.
The scene where my father draws his sword, kicks the seat, and flies here.
And long before them.
Probably before the senator’s toes even pointed towards me.
Maybe it was that moment when the fingers holding the sword hilt twitched.
As if he had known in advance that the elder brother would come after me, he flew first.
She, who had been quietly watching the situation from the top seat, was shot out at the speed of light.
At this very moment, no one in Namcheon Damdong is faster than this woman.
Shaeeek.
The blue aura on her sword.
Clear and blue like the southern sky.
The tip of the sword was pointed straight at the heart of the senator.
Swish.
Yeo So-woon, the landlady of Namcheon Dam-dong and my mother.
Her sword pierced the heart of the senator.
“Eugh… … .”
I blocked the last blow that contained all of the power of the elder brother, and my mother stabbed him in the heart.
“Uh, how… … .”
His eyes were filled with doubt rather than the injustice of not being able to accept death.
How could such skills be hidden?
She whispered quietly in his ear as he let out his last breath.
In a small voice that only I, standing nearby, could hear.
“A dog like you dare to swing my son?”
“Ugh… … .”
She added, looking straight into the senator’s blurry eyes.
“Go to hell!”