Chronicles of the Demon Faction - Chapter 914



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Side story 264. Devouring desire (8)

“her!”

Baekheon shook his head.

“I thought he was a capable lunatic, but now I see he was just a lunatic.”

“… … .”

“What are you?”

Baek Heon’s face, glaring at Lee Cheon-sang with cold eyes, looked unusually stern and strong.

“You came into the civil war alone and played around leisurely, but you ended up helping to pull out the weed called Heo Seong-gwan. Yes, thanks to you, we were able to get rid of that headache. I admit it.”

“… … .”

“But that’s your limit.”

“Is that so?”

“Do you think you’re anything of a character just because you’ve made a few impressive appearances? You’re nothing more or less than a qualified stallion member, just a mere twenty-two-horse sergeant.”

Displeasure welled up on Baekheon’s face.

“I thought you were a smart guy, even though you didn’t know what you were doing. I’m really disappointed. What more can I say to a fool who doesn’t even realize his own position?”

“… … .”

“It is clear that even just talking a few words in front of the elders is a mortal sin, but since I have been kind to you, I will let you go today. Get out of here.”

Seopil’s eyes sparkled.

‘Disappointment.’

Baekheon’s reprimand, which bordered on verbal abuse, was enough to tear the other person’s pride to shreds.

As a servant, it would have been natural for him to be angry that his lord had been insulted in this way, but he did not feel even the slightest bit angry.

‘Do you know what you said?’

Baekheon said he was disappointed.

If you have no expectations, if you don’t acknowledge the other person, there is no need to be disappointed. In other words, even though he pretended not to, Baekheon had high expectations of his lord.

Those words sounded quite impressive to Seopil. Perhaps among the Ten Demon Kings, wasn’t Baekheon the one who hated Lee Cheon-sang the most?

Hatred towards those without ability is very volatile. Baekheon’s constant disdain and hatred towards Lee Cheon-sang comes from his strong affection for the other person.

Lee Cheon-sang nodded.

“Of course, I don’t have that much power. I’m just a mere horseman, so I don’t have the authority to officially exercise it.”

So, Baek-heon, who was about to tell her to stop talking nonsense and get lost, suddenly glared.

‘Officially?’

It was a meaningful word.

“Is there any other way?”

“Yes.”

“What is the method?”

“It is possible if we push those who hold the most power in our school into a battlefield where the locks will inevitably open.”

Baekheon snorted.

“What can’t be done with words? However, this is a completely different matter from kicking out that bastard Heo Seong-gwan. He is a man who has lived off the hatred of countless minions in our school. It was just a matter of who would open the floodgates, and he was a man who would be defeated at any moment.”

“But no one opened the door. That’s because they were watching the leader’s face.”

“… … !”

“If it was such an easy matter, how could you have tolerated all this tyranny? Don’t you really like to tolerate it?”

Baekheon’s mouth automatically shut. What Lee Cheon-sang said was true.

Seo-pil opened his mouth.

“If I may add one more thing, the creation of this new department is ultimately not much different from the dismissal of General Heo Seong-gwan.”

Baekheon looked at Seopil without saying a word. It seemed to mean that he should continue.

“That guy, Heo Seong-gwan, committed many crimes. Of course, if you look for people who committed such serious corruption, there are many, but what made Heo Seong-gwan really stupid was that he did not bother to hide a certain amount of corruption in order to show off his power.”

No one can touch me even if I commit this level of corruption. That’s exactly what I wanted to show to others.

Even if you are smart, if you can’t control your emotions, you are not qualified to sit in the highest position. Heo Seong-gwan’s downfall was inevitable.

Baekheon said.

“That’s true, but you could interpret it differently. You could be deliberately revealing small corruption while hiding the fact that there is more corruption.”

“It is possible, but in the end, no one thought that way. Rather, the corruption that was revealed was considered the tip of the iceberg, and the number of people who hated him increased. If he was a person who couldn’t even expect that, he was even less qualified to be the military chief.”

Baekheon was once again at a loss for words. Seopil’s words made sense.

“In other words, Heo Seong-gwan has lost his qualifications as a military commander. The reason the people on campus hate him is not simply because he committed corruption, but also because, as a military commander, he failed to bring order to the school and contribute to peace.”

“… … .”

“If he had done everything he had to do and committed corruption, no one would have been able to kick him out.”

“So, what does it mean that Heo Seong-gwan’s work and this new Shinjangbu creation project are no different?”

“It is not inherently wrong in that it eliminates the non-functional.”

“… … !”

Baekheon’s eyes wavered.

Seopil’s words were right. Currently, the Seventy-Two Horsemen were nothing more than a gathering of masters with nowhere to go, and they were not actually functioning for the sake of the religion.

If you think about it, it’s a truly incredible situation. Even if none of them have reached the highest level, if you look at them, they are all extraordinary people. If you organize them into a unit right now, how great would their power be?

Everyone knows that fact. But until now, everyone has tried to turn a blind eye to it.

“They are dangerous.”

Seopil’s words were definitive.

“It’s almost a stroke of luck that none of them did anything stupid while the school was in such chaos.”

Nonsense didn’t mean anything else.

From small-scale conflicts with other organizations to large-scale treason, they were capable of committing many terrifying acts despite being ignored beyond their merits.

“It may be fate, but they are fundamentally treated with great contempt. Being a leader is seen as meaning that they will never be able to enter the school organization, so it would be safe to say that they have lost all will before their eyes roll back in anger. However… … .”

Seopil’s eyes sparkled.

“Among them, there are those who do not belong to any organization and who became the Demon Masters purely because they wanted to pursue martial arts. There are also those who escaped because they did not want to deal with the internal strife within the organization.”

“… … .”

“The Seventy-two Horseshoe Cave was more like an incinerator that collected trash that had no place to be thrown away. But that’s not the case anymore. Unlike the past when it was full of the despised, the current Seventy-two Horseshoe Cave is starting to attract capable people.”

“for example.”

Baekheon’s eyes became dreary.

“Are you talking about people like you or Lee Cheon-sang here?”

“I won’t deny it. We didn’t become a horseman because there was no organization to use us, but because we wanted to stick together in the civil war.”

“… … .”

“And one by one, people are starting to realize this fact.”

At that moment, Baekheon’s fist gained strength.

There was a mixture of not wanting to admit that he had fallen behind someone and wanting to scream in exclamation now that he realized what Seo-pil was trying to say.

“So what you want to say is… … .”

“… … .”

“Does this mean that we can solve this problem by quickly forming a single organization and chaining the horsemen who could become bombs at any moment?”

As expected, Baekheon was no ordinary person. Seopil smiled.

“That’s correct.”

“That will be difficult.”

I’m not saying it’s impossible. That alone tells you that Baekheon was greatly shaken.

Seo-pil looked at Lee Cheon-sang.

Lee Cheon-sang’s mouth opened on its own.

“It was impossible to pull out the rotten grain called Heo Seong-gwan, and it was also nearly impossible for me to survive the hands of the demons led by Choi Jeong, the witch of boric acid sent by the elder.”

“… … !”

“But against all odds, here I am.”

Baekheon’s cheeks trembled.

Strength entered Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes.

“If it were only difficult, not impossible, wouldn’t it be worth the effort?”

“… … You really are good at talking.”

“Please give me your support for the creation of the new kidney department.”

Baekheon, who had been quietly looking at Lee Cheon-sang, took out a new glass and filled it with alcohol.

“Okay, I understand what you want to say. Creating a new branch? That would be good for the school. How about giving me one of those powers? That would be great if it actually happened. If the power is divided between two people, it would be hard to call them private soldiers.”

Baekheon’s face, which had just finished its drink, was filled with a unique, dangerous madness.

“All is well. Then what do you want from me? Surely you did not come to me to control the horsemen for the sake of the school.”

“Yes.”

The corners of Baekheon’s mouth went up as he watched Lee Cheon-sang obediently admit it.

Well then, that’s true. You’re also a helpless person.

“What do you want from me? Gold? Or a beautiful woman? Or perhaps a seemingly powerful one?”

“Please help Elder Baekgol.”

“… … !!”

In that moment, Baekheon’s expression fell apart.

Lee Cheon-sang took out a letter from his bosom. It was a brief summary of what he and Baekgol Shinma were doing, and what rumors were currently circulating within the school.

“Please look at this.”

Baekheon, who had been blankly staring at Lee Cheon-sang, pulled himself together and read the letter.

After a while.

“… … It’s a rumor.”

“I also heard this story by chance at the Blood Soul Hall. Of course, due to the nature of the Blood Soul Hall, there are bound to be frequent stories about serious matters within the school. That’s why rumors are rampant.”

“… … .”

“However, this rumor is hard to ignore. If there is someone behind this rumor, and they want Elder Baekgol to fail, then unless we act quickly, the situation will get out of control… … .”

“It’s called the Wu-chuan-wol (吳牛喘月). I don’t know if you’ve ever suffered because of rumors, but I understand why you’re so serious and trying to set things up.”

For some reason, Baekheon’s eyes were somewhat bloodshot.

“It’s something you can just ignore and move on.”

“If I had just wanted to ignore it, I wouldn’t have come this far. I didn’t even urgently ask you to give me the authority to move the kidney department.”

“So, what will you do when the identity of the person who spread this rumor is revealed? Are you planning to kill him?”

“It’s not my place to judge, but I should at least know who did it so that it doesn’t happen again.”

“Didn’t it ever occur to you that that person might be me?”

A sharp word.

Lee Cheon-sang’s answer was quick.

“I absolutely did not think he would do that.”

“Should I thank you for looking after me so well?”

“Elder, you want to oppress Elder Baekgol on equal footing, not with such petty acts.”

“… … .”

“Even if it was the Ten Swordsman or the Great Guardian Law, I would believe it, but if it was the elder who spread this rumor, I wouldn’t have believed it so easily.”

“… …If it weren’t for the Demon King?”

“… … .”

“What if not one, but two, or maybe three, joined hands and spread this rumor? Can you handle it?”

“It’s not a question of whether you can handle it or not.”

“Then how about this?”

A shadow fell over Baekheon’s face.

“What if the person who started this rumor is the cult leader?”

“… … ?!”

“But can you handle this?”