Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 469



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469. Do you know who I am? (3)

In an instant, Jeomsoi’s face changed color.

Now I am sure that the guest in front of me is someone I have never seen before.

Jeomsoi quickly waved his hand.

“Customer, please stop doing that and let me explain the price first… … .”

“I told you not to worry, I know everything.”

When Hanbin smiled again with a kind face, Jeomsoi seemed to take a deep breath for a moment.

Then he gestured again.

“Then let’s go up first.”

“Please guide me.”

As Hanbin smiled and nodded, Jeomsoi slowly climbed the stairs.

The sight was like a cow being dragged to the slaughterhouse.

If you can’t pay for the food, it’s all your fault.

That was the law of Manhyanggak.

So, Jeomsoi couldn’t help but be nervous.

The problem isn’t that you can’t make money, but that if a free-for-all problem breaks out on the 7th floor or higher, all the money you’ve saved for months will be gone.

Jeomsoi really didn’t want to go up to the seventh floor.

But there was nothing I could do when the customer kept complaining.

If I went up and thought the food bill was too high, I was going to take payment in advance.

Jeomsoi clenched his fists and guided us to the seventh floor.

“Okay, come this way.”

“Hmm, that’s about right.”

Hanbin nodded for the first time.

At that moment, Jeomsoi let out a sigh of relief.

I thought it was fortunate that I stayed on the seventh floor.

In fact, some may wonder what the problem would be in going up one more level.

But the seventh and eighth floors of Manhyanggak were completely different worlds.

From the first to the seventh floor, the price increases by a factor of two, but from the seventh to the eighth floor, the price increases by a factor of more than ten.

This was a fact known to everyone in Gunjahyeon.

Jeomsoi thought it was fortunate and took the lead in guiding the way.

At that moment, Cheonghwa glanced at Seolhwa.

This was because I couldn’t figure out what criteria Hanbin had for deciding that the 7th floor was okay.

Seolhwa shook her head slightly.

I didn’t even know what the criteria were.

Inside there were about ten large tables.

The gap between them was quite wide, so it looked comfortable at first glance.

Although the seventh floor is said to be expensive, about half of the seats on the seventh floor were occupied.

Seolhwa thought that this Gunja-hyeon was full of rich people.

The sight of Hanbin following behind Jeomso-yi and Seolhwa and Cheonghwa following behind Hanbin resembled the sight of ducks walking in a line down a road.

In the eyes of the little soldier, the sight of the group was truly amazing.

Every action seemed secretive, every word sounded like it had some substance.

I didn’t find all the memories, but it seemed like even the spies of the new religion weren’t that secretive.

The sight of Seol-hwa carrying a bundle while going out to eat there was even more incomprehensible.

As So-gun was wondering what the identity was, Seol-hwa’s shout rang in his ears.

“What are you doing instead of coming from there!”

“Yes, I understand, Sister.”

Now, the word “sister” comes out easily to Sogun.

The little prince followed behind Seolhwa and Cheonghwa.

He couldn’t figure out why he ended up like this.

Clearly, his status is the highest and purest in the new religion…

The little prince couldn’t continue his thoughts.

I suddenly felt something caught on my clothes.

A moment later, the sound of a plate breaking was heard.

Clang.

At that sound, So-gun woke up from his thoughts.

When I turned my head, I saw the scholar in silk clothes stroking his chin.

A noble appearance with graceful eyebrows.

Like other Confucian scholars, her hair was tied up in a topknot, but she finished it off neatly with a silver silk hairpin.

The silver hair of the Confucian scholar indicates his status.

The golden hair crown was only permitted to the royal family.

The silver hairpin underneath was reserved only for royalty or high-ranking officials and their families.

Being on the 7th floor means there’s a lot of money there.

But all that entered So-gun’s eyes was his arrogant gaze.

He looked down from his seated position, never bowing his head, which gave him the air of arrogance.

The little prince actually didn’t know what to do now.

It’s a vague memory, but I never bowed my head.

I think I learned that if there was something to bow my head to, I had to erase it.

Here, erasing means wiping the other person out of the world.

I remember learning that someone who represents a new religion must have that level of dignity.

The little prince looked at his hands.

At that moment, Seolhwa grabbed Sogun’s shoulder.

The little prince looked at the story.

Seolhwa smiled brightly and pulled Sogun slightly back.

Then he stepped forward in place of the cavalryman.

“Sorry. We seem to have interrupted your meal. We’ll get the food for you.”

Seolhwa slightly lowered her head and looked back.

There, Hanbin was smiling as if that was enough.

At that moment, the silver-haired man narrowed his eyes and looked at Hanbin.

For a moment, the man burst into laughter.

“Heh heh, you want to pay for the food instead?”

“I guess I’ll have to ask Manhyanggak for the plate price too.”

The man’s laughter grew louder as Seolhwa answered.

“Haha, you guys are funny.”

“thank you.”

Seolhwa slightly lowered her head and turned her body.

Then the man from behind continued speaking in a low voice.

“But what about my lost time?”

Seolhwa turned around at that question.

“Lost time?”

“Even now, my lost time continues to increase… … .”

When the man pointed below him, Seolhwa tilted her head and answered.

“That applies to us too.”

“Judging from your attire, it looks like you are also on your way to the Confucian Academy. The bundle you are carrying is also similar.”

“Yes, we are also on our way to accompany Confucius. But our identities are a secret.”

A tale that has now become a secret.

The other person’s eyebrows began to twitch at the word secret.

For a moment, the man took a deep breath as if trying to calm his mind and looked around.

In the direction the man headed, there were several men who looked like Confucian scholars.

They were all looking at the man.

The man looked at his fellow students and then said.

“Hmm, then let’s do this. I’ll forgive you for taking up my time. You guys should save face for me and go.”

“How can I save face?”

“What should I do… … .”

The man glanced around.

It seemed like he was observing the expressions of his fellow students.

One of them conveys meaning through the shape of the mouth.

The man nodded as if he understood and said.

“Then let’s do this. The Confucian scholar who came to Confucian Academy sings and you guys dance to liven things up, and then I will forgive my rudeness this time.”

“Are you asking us to dance now?”

“Yeah, and I want that kid who spilled our food to lick it off and clean the floor while you guys dance.”

At those words, the soldier behind him shouted.

“Do you know who I am? You rude bastard!”

For a moment, the surroundings were enveloped in silence.

Here too, the youngest and weakest looking soldier came forward, leaving me speechless.

The silence was brief, and the man with the silver topknot snorted.

“So who are you?”

“hmm.”

The little prince gritted his teeth.

Even though the words came out as a habit, I couldn’t answer.

Even if he revealed his identity here, no one would believe him, and even if there was someone who did, it was likely to be an enemy.

In fact, Seol-hwa, who had been engaged in a war of nerves with the man, found the current situation absurd.

In fact, Seolhwa was wondering how to cook this man.

The only thing that mattered was that the man was a student of Yulim Seowon.

Other than that, I had no problem cooking for the guy.

However, the method was the problem.

I heard that suppressing an opponent with force is a bad idea.

The main task is to take money from the other person.

The best strategy is to take power away from the other person.

All of these were Hanbin’s teachings.

There is a saying in martial arts that the strong are the best.

But in the world that Confucian scholars lived in, it seemed like the strong were superiors and even emperors.

To the scholar, I was vibrating like a rotten creature.

But the situation got a little complicated due to So-gun’s sudden remark.

In the midst of trying to provoke the opponent by gently provoking him, the tension suddenly disappeared.

First, we had to retreat and then start provoking again.

Seolhwa grabbed Sogun’s sleeve.

“He’s a little sick.”

“… … .”

As So-gun was dragged out by Seol-hwa without saying a word, the man smiled bitterly.

The man’s name is Yang Seok-bong.

He was a direct descendant of the Anhui family, which had produced high-ranking officials for generations.

He read all of the Four Books and Five Classics by the age of seven and passed the provincial civil service examination at the age of ten.

In fact, it didn’t matter when he took office.

He was a man who was worried about which path to take to quickly reach the position of prime minister.

He was a person who thought that everyone his age, except for the royal family, was beneath him.

But when I encountered this absurd situation, I felt really hurt.

He wiped away his smile and asked in a flat tone.

“So what are you going to do?”

That was when.

Hanbin, who was at the very back, walked out quietly.

At that sight, the man gave a subtle signal to his escort.

It was meant to be prepared for any eventuality.

The man’s escorts placed their hands on the scabbards on their waists.

Hanbin stood in front of the man without paying attention to the gazes of those around him.

Then she looked at the man with friendly eyes.

After a while, Hanbin sat down in the empty seat as if nothing happened and leaned his upper body towards Yang Seokbong.

Hanbin opened his mouth secretly as if he didn’t want others to hear.

“How about doing it this way?”

“… … .”

Yang Seok-bong just looked at Han Bin as if he found it absurd.

Seeing him act so friendly even though he had brought shame on her, it was clear that he was the offspring of a family without foundation.

Yang Seok-bong slightly stepped back.

It was unpleasant to be so close to a scion of a family without foundation.

At that moment, Hanbin tilted his upper body as the man stepped back.

Then he spoke again in a secretive tone.

“Do you know that students who have entered or will enter a Confucian academy are subject to the academy’s school regulations?”

“Hmm.”

When the topic of school rules suddenly came up, Yang Seok-bong coughed in vain.

No matter how famous a family was, they could not ignore the rules of the Confucian Academy.

Then Hanbin continued speaking.

“Do you know that the school regulations of Yulim Seowon apply not only to this Seowon but also to Gunjahyeon? It is Article 322 of the Seowon School Regulations.”

“… … I know, but why are you doing that?”

“Then, you must know that a fight between two students is impossible. So, suppressing an opponent with the power of the family is a violation of school rules.”

“… … .”

“So, let me suggest something.”

“What is your suggestion?”

“It’s a competition between subordinates to see who can show off their talents. So, the loser ends up having to pay for their opponent’s food.”

“hmm.”

Yang Seok-bong let out a sigh.

At that moment, the surrounding students looked at the man and shouted with their mouths together.

It meant to be accepted.

Until then, they had tried to suppress their opponents in any way possible, but when the topic of school rules came up, the rest of the students had a change of heart.