Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 13



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Episode 13. Black Cat White Cat (3)

Sim Mi-ho next to him is not opening her mouth hastily.

Hanbin chuckled at their appearance.

“Why do you think the small business owner is giving the small business owner a new contract to compete with the small business owner?”

“······.”

“You want me to wear a sword made of iron as an accessory?”

“······.”

“Or to gain the power to become a god through the water? More like the former or the latter?”

“I think it’s the latter.”

“Yeah, do you think my Guardians and I will suddenly become more powerful just by obtaining one of those iron swords?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Okay, so what do you think we need now?”

“······.”

“What we need is military funds.”

“My lord, my lord, did you just say military funds?”

So Dae-seop’s eyes grew wide.

Hanbin shrugged and continued.

“What do you think the small business owner and small business owner are competing for?”

“Well······.”

“It’s not a competition, it’s just war. War.”

“War······.”

When So Dae-seop trailed off, Sim Mi-ho intervened.

“Your Majesty, what you say is correct. Military funds are essential to win a war. In the case of the first and second sons who are candidates for the head of the family, they are benefiting from their maternal family······.”

As Sim Mi-ho trailed off, Han Bin waved his hand.

“It’s okay, you can just be frank. I don’t have even the slightest benefit from my maternal family. My two older brothers were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, while I was born with a dirt spoon in my mouth.”

“That’s not what I meant. So······.”

“It’s okay. Even a three-year-old knows that I have no foundation! I need money more than fresh water.”

“My lord, such a profound meaning······.”

Sim Mi-ho nodded, but was unable to finish speaking.

She was worried that the head of the household would not stay still if she entrusted the iron that would make the new water for the candidate for the head of the household to the pawn shop, but she had a strange sense of anticipation for her lord.

Then Hanbin continued speaking.

“I know what you’re worried about, Captain Shim. If you can’t overcome that one thing, how can you survive the war? As soon as you return, Captain Shim, take charge of monitoring your competitors.”

“My lord, such words······.”

“If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles.”

“That is correct. Your name!”

When Sim Mi-ho nodded, Han Bin continued speaking.

“Actually, my goal is not to become a patriarch!”

Sim Mi-ho’s eyes widened at the sudden declaration.

“My lord, then what······.”

As she trailed off, Hanbin smiled and opened his mouth.

“Of course it’s survival. It’s not the strong who survive, it’s the survivors who are strong.”

“That’s true, but······.”

“I won’t survive alone. I’ll survive with you all!”

Hanbin divided his gaze evenly among the three.

The eyes of So Dae-seop and Sim Mi-ho, who received his gaze, lit up.

* * *

The next place Hanbin visited was Cheonhwaru, the most famous restaurant and restaurant in Habuk.

When Hanbin stopped in front of Cheonhwaru, the group’s eyes widened again.

This time, So Dae-seop stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, you say you need military funds, but what if you come to Giru in broad daylight?”

At that moment, Hanbin took out a few bundles of pouches from his bosom.

He picked up one of those pouches and handed it to So Dae-seop.

“Take this, Lord.”

“What is this, my lord?”

“I heard your daughter is sick.”

“yes?”

“That’s what the court said back then. The suspicion that he stole the secret weapon was because his daughter was sick.”

“ah.”

So Dae-seop let out an exclamation.

It was all true. My wife and I were having a hard time because of our sick daughter.

So Dae-seop opened his mouth and slightly looked into the pouch.

“omg.”

The elasticity turned into a scream.

The silver in the pouch appeared to be worth ten nyang.

Hanbin’s voice rang in So Dae-seop’s surprised ears.

“Don’t open your mouth like that. Just keep it shut.”

“There are too many.”

“Call the best doctor in Habuk and get a checkup. If you leave it for a long time, it will become a serious illness.”

“Still, it’s too······.”

“I’m not giving it to Daejoo. I’m giving it to Daejoo’s family. And tell me about the difficult things in the future before I find out.”

“still······.”

“I told you, this is military funds.”

“Yes, you did.”

“I’m spending money on my sword.”

At that moment, So Dae-seop clenched his teeth.

It was to hold back the sobs that were about to burst out.

The past days when he had misunderstood his master flashed before his eyes.

Everyone felt regretful.

So Dae-seop won the lottery.

“Jeonmyeong!”

After that, Hanbin gave Jeon Nang to Sim Mi-ho and Cheol-no.

The feelings of those who received the gift were all the same.

The emotion was clearly evident in their eyes.

Hanbin said to them nonchalantly.

“Let’s go in now.”

“In the real Cheonhwaru······.”

“No, not there, over there!”

Hanbin pointed to a shabby inn next to Cheonhwaru.

* * *

The place Hanbin entered was a small restaurant next to Cheonhwaru.

Compared to the nine-story pavilion of Cheonhwaru, the house looked like it was about to collapse and even looked unclean.

As Hanbin entered the restaurant and started to walk around, he was met with harsh stares from inside the restaurant.

So Dae-seop, who was following behind, swallowed his saliva.

The inside of this restaurant was full of ronin.

The men with fierce appearances looked wary as the neatly dressed Hanbin and his party entered.

Everyone followed along awkwardly.

Hanbin went to the window and sat down as if nothing had happened, leaving the group behind, who were anxious like puppies visiting a neighboring village.

While Hanbin sat down as if it was his own home, So Dae-seop and Sim Mi-ho narrowed their eyes and looked around.

Even for them, who had eaten a lot of rice at Pangga, it seemed like this was their first time experiencing this kind of atmosphere.

Hanbin smiled at them and nodded while pointing to their seats.

At Hanbin’s direction, they reluctantly sat down.

Sim Mi-ho asked in a small voice.

“My lord, why on earth did you come here?”

“I have someone to meet.”

“Who are you meeting?”

“if…….”

When Sim Mi-ho trailed off, Han Bin tilted his head.

“What? Why did you stop talking, Deputy Chief Sim?”

“So, since you came to a place where ronin are gathered, it means you want to use the money from selling the iron to buy ronin and start a war… .”

“Captain Shim!”

“Yes, my lord.”

“It went too far.”

When Hanbin looked at Sim Miho as if he was dumbfounded, she let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

Even though it was a competition between small and medium-sized businesses that prioritized power, bringing in outside forces was a violation of the rules.

At that moment, a shabby-looking man came.

“What would you like, sir?”

“Here, give us a bowl of somen noodles each and a few cans of bamboo leaf tea.”

Jeom So-yi asked again, seeming disappointed by Han Bin’s order.

“You don’t need anything else?”

“Just give me two boiled chickens. The best ones!”

“I’ll get it ready for you quickly.”

Jeom So-i changed her attitude, bowed, and disappeared.

Sim Mi-ho narrowed her eyes at Hanbin’s appearance.

‘What on earth is that naturalness?’

The way he sat down and ordered casually looked like a ronin who had been in the martial arts world for decades.

Hanbin looked at Sim Miho with a grin.

“what’s the matter?”

“Oh, no, my lord.”

Sim Mi-ho hurriedly turned his head.

There was a moment of silence between them.

In the awkward atmosphere, Cheolno asked as if he had just remembered something.

“Why did you come here out of all the other guest rooms?”

“It’s a secret, Cheolno.”

As Hanbin smiled, this time So Dae-seop asked.

“You called us knives earlier, but now you’re telling us it’s a secret. Isn’t that too much?”

“There is a saying in the Gangho region:

“Is that a proverb?”

“They say that those who try to know too much are the first to die.”

“Ugh.”

So Dae-seop ate the noodles that came out first and gasped in frustration.

I didn’t know it before, but when Hanbin said it, it didn’t sound like a joke.

So Dae-seop thought that he might actually kill himself.

Hanbin shrugged his shoulders at that sight and said.

“I’m joking. Let’s eat first.”

Hanbin lightened the mood again, but So Daeseop and Sim Miho’s eyes were sharp like sharpened blades.

It seemed like he was nervous because there were a lot of ronin from Habuk, the roughest in Gangbuk, around him.

Hanbin snickered at the sight of each of them being caught.

Even as the food came out and the glasses passed around, So Dae-seop and Sim Mi-ho did not take their hands off the swords on their waists.

Hanbin, who couldn’t stand to watch, said.

“Deputy Chief Shim, why are you acting like a rookie?”

“What about me?”

“What are you talking about? You look so tense, like you’re a newbie in the martial arts world. Our leader and vice-leader shouldn’t be like that. Just think of it as your home and eat comfortably.”

Sim Mi-ho looked up at the ceiling at Hanbin’s words.

In the back alleys, a brute is more fearsome than a man skilled with a knife.

Don’t be scared in a space filled with a bunch of rough ronin!

Is this what you mean?

Her current mood was not much different from the moment when Peng Jingbin tried to strike her shoulder with a knife.

Hanbin turned his gaze to So Dae-seop this time.

He too was completely frozen.

So Dae-seop, whose feet were numb at the sight of Han Bin’s gaze, waved his hand urgently.

“I’m not nervous.”

“Then why are you doing that?”

“Oh, that’s not it… … .”

So Dae-seop trailed off. He didn’t want to be caught looking nervous after being in such a situation.

He collected his expression and opened his mouth as if to change the subject.

“While you’re here, how about stopping by the Musi Sword House?”

“What is the Mu clan sword?”

Hanbin tilted his head.

Hanbin narrowed his eyes as he briefly recalled old memories.

It was a memory I had long since forgotten.

Among my memories from my previous life, the one that took up a tiny fraction of a grain of rice was the Musi Sword.

Sim Mi-ho cautiously intervened.

“Why do you pretend not to know? Your lord’s fiancée lives in Mu’s Sword House, one of the top five sword houses in Habuk.”

“… … .”

As Hanbin looked on silently, Sim Miho spoke again with an awkward expression.

“My lord said that competition is war. I think that anything can be used in war.”

“What Chief Sim said is right. But will the Mu clan sword really be my sword?”

“Miss Musoyul of the Musi Sword Family… … .”

When Sim Mi-ho trailed off, as if nothing had come to mind, Han Bin snickered and continued speaking.

“I’m glad you didn’t stab me in the back.”

Everyone’s mouths dropped open at Hanbin’s joke-like remark.

Until recently, Hanbin only had his fiancée and her family to show for it.

Hanbin, who would always gape open whenever the topic of his fiancée came up, said something like this!

While everyone was surprised, bamboo leaf tea and cooking came out.

Hanbin drank the entire bottle of bamboo leaf tea as if nothing had happened.

“Wow. The alcohol tastes good.”

Sim Mi-ho narrowed her eyes at Han Bin’s naturally innocent appearance.

Ignoring the gaze, Hanbin was lost in thought for a moment.

The memories of Musashigeomga’s Musoyul from his previous life were not very good.

She was a woman who pursued thorough pragmatism, swallowing what was sweet and spitting what was bitter.

Of course, Hanbin from her previous life was one of the men she spat out.

Hanbin drank the remaining bamboo leaves with a meaningful expression.

About two hours passed like that.

When the alcohol, food, and topics of conversation ran out, Sim Mi-ho asked quietly.

“Sir, how long will you stay here?”

“There’s no need to rush.”

“still…….”

That was when.

The sound of the guest’s voice was so muffled that it felt like a shock.

And the gaze leads to one place.

There was a group of people coming in, carrying Park Do next to them.