NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 245



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 245

Salvation (2)

There is a saying that life is suffering.

I don’t know who said it, but there is no word more appropriate to describe Lee Wan-yong right now.

“Ugh… … .”

“Your Majesty… … .”

“Opium… … . Bring me the opium quickly!!!”

Yi Wan-yong became an old man in the back room who stayed locked in his room all day long, only seeking food and opium brought by the servants.

The reason he was locked in his room was not only because of the constant pain, but also because of the fear of not knowing when he would die.

Governor Saito, whom he had trusted and relied on, was brutally murdered right before his eyes.

And many prominent people who had flattered him were executed before his eyes.

Even if he had simply heard that someone had broken in and killed someone, his sleep would have been disturbed, but Lee Wan-yong witnessed people dying in groups right before his eyes.

Didn’t he even have both his legs amputated after being shot in the knee on the spot?

The problem, however, was that the phantom pain from the two legs he had amputated at the hospital was making his head spin.

“Eugh… … . Opium… … . Bring me the opium quickly!!!”

“Your Majesty, you did it this morning too… … .”

“Shut up and bring it to me quickly!!!”

The excruciating pain he felt for the first time since he was born was enough to melt Lee Wan-yong’s always cool-headed reason.

Lee Wan-yong, the leader and representative of pro-Japanese forces, had so many enemies that he tried to appear as rational as possible in order not to give them a hard time.

That’s why Lee Wan-yong, who normally seemed like a very gentlemanly person on the outside… … was now just a person who spent all day with a hookah pipe in his mouth.

“Ugh… … . Ugh… … .”

“Your Majesty… … .”

But no matter how strong the drugs and opium were, Lee Wan-yong’s phantom pain did not go away.

Rather, even if he tried to control his pain with drugs and opium, it was only temporary.

When the medicine took effect, I felt a little better, but when the effect wore off, I was in unbearable pain.

A pain that feels like my whole body is being twisted and an immense pressure that crushes my flesh.

And even the slightest pain caused by the creaking of his joints tormented him.

The more he took the medicine, the more the pain did not decrease, but rather he felt more pain, so from Lee Wan-yong’s perspective, it was like dying.

“Ugh… … .”

That was the day I was locked in my room again, sweating profusely and writhing in pain.

“Oh my… … . Your Majesty!”

“Eeeeeee… … . You finally got it? Quickly… … . Bring me the opium! Quickly!”

“Oh my… … The situation is more serious than I thought.”

“who……?”

Yi Wan-yong raised his head and looked around the door at the familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

Then a bright light blinded his eyes and a giant shadow appeared.

Although his face was hard to see because of the sunlight, his large figure and the way he spoke seemed quite familiar to Yi Wan-yong.

“Haha, have you forgotten me already, Lord Renoye?”

“Huh? You… … ?”

As he came into the slightly dark room from the brightly lit outside, he finally saw a familiar face.

“You are… … Kuroda. Yes, definitely Kuroda.”

“This is Kyuichi Kuroda.”

“Ah, right… … Kuroda-kun.”

Lee Wan-yong tried to look fine in front of others and adjusted his clothes, but he couldn’t do anything about his hair that was already disheveled or his eyes that were half-open.

“Didn’t you say you were going to Japan last time… … . It looks like you’re back already.”

“Yes, well… … . I came back a little early because the situation in Japan is also in disarray.”

“Is that so? I guess so… … . It looks like things aren’t going well for you either… … .”

Lee Wan-yong stuttered as if even his tongue had lost its taste, and drool flowed from the corner of his mouth.

But it seems he himself didn’t notice it.

“After coming back and looking into the situation in Gyeongseong, it seems that things weren’t so good here either.”

“That, that’s right… … Ah, it’s really a mess, I’ve never had a mess like this.”

“Yes, it seems so.”

Kuroda glanced down and saw Yi Wan-yong’s empty legs.

“I heard the news. The Ghost of Gyeongseong, that author got a real kick out of it.”

“That, that’s right… … . The Ghost of Gyeongseong… … . That son of a bitch… … .”

At the mention of the name “Ghost of Gyeongseong,” Lee Wan-yong forgot his pain and looked at Kuroda with his eyes filled with anger.

“Honestly, I’m sorry to say this, but Gyeongseong is in danger right now.”

“It looks like that.”

“So, if possible, I’ll go back to Japan. I’m thinking of moving to Japan soon too.”

Lee Wan-yong, who had been burning with anger, crouched down again and lowered his voice.

Kuroda said to Lee Wan-yong,

“Your Majesty, I did not return to Gyeongseong without thinking about it.”

“Whatever you’re thinking… … Hurry up and go back… … This place is already a death zone.”

“I came back knowing that.”

“What, what did you say?”

Yi Wan-yong laughed at Kuroda’s words that he returned even though he knew that it was a place where he would die.

“Uh, uh… … . Well, you seem to be young and don’t know much about it… … .”

Kuroda cut off Lee Wan-yong’s words and confidently declared.

“I came back to beat the ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“You’re going to… … . defeat the ghost of Gyeongseong?”

Yi Wan-yong’s ears perked up at Kuroda’s words.

“Yes, after thinking about this and that while I was in Japan… … I concluded that all the current situations are caused by that guy.”

“Yeah, that’s right… … . It all started when that guy started going crazy.”

Lee Wan-yong’s eyes, which had been blank and dead, came back to life.

“Your Majesty, I will go to Commander Shinnosuke and ask him to create a special investigation team to catch the ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“Special investigation team… …? That happened before too.”

“Yes, but this time it’s a little different.”

“What’s different?”

Kuroda gave a thumbs up, pointed to himself, and spoke to Yi Wan-yong.

“I will volunteer for that investigation team.”

“… … ?”

The life disappeared from Lee Wan-yong’s eyes again.

“Yeah, yeah… … . Work hard.”

Then he rolled over again and gestured for me to go.

But Kuroda did not get up from his seat, but instead raised his voice.

“I have information about the ghost of Gyeongseong.”

“information?”

“Yes, I mean I know very well where that guy is and what he does.”

“What nonsense are you talking about… … .”

Lee Wan-yong laughed at Kuroda’s words.

But Kuroda said without paying any attention.

“The reason I came to see you today is because I received intelligence that the ghost of Gyeongseong will attack you.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

But Lee Wan-yong didn’t show much interest.

Anyway, I was already sick of that feeling of anxiety.

Right now, all I wanted was to relieve some of the pain that was rushing through my body.

“Ugh… … . Should I go now? I’m not feeling so well today… … .”

“I guess so.”

Kuroda rose from his seat at Yi Wan-yong’s request.

“The ghost of Gyeongseong will visit you tonight. So please be careful if you can.”

“Yeah, I guess so… … .”

Lee Wan-yong let his words slip away.

Now, all I wanted was to quickly smoke some opium and end this terrible suffering, even if only a little.

After leaving Kuroda, Yi Wan-yong continued to use opium for a long time, and then felt the pain gradually subside and his whole body relax, and he fell into a deep sleep.

* * *

A dark night where even the moon is hidden behind the clouds.

Lee Wan-yong opened his eyes to the pain that was raging all over his body.

“Ugh… … . Butler Kim? Butler! Are you there… … !”

Lee Wan-yong felt as if his whole body was being crushed and he desperately felt for the butler as he groped the floor.

As Lee Wan-yong was feeling around in the dark room, he caught something smooth in his hand.

It felt a little different from the hookah pipe I usually used.

“Uh, yeah… … ?”

Lee Wan-yong opened his eyes wide and examined what he had caught.

“uh?”

“The room is a little dark.”

At that moment, a voice I had never heard before was heard and a stranger appeared in the dark room.

The stranger lit a candle that stood beside his bed and brought it close to his face.

Then, in the darkness, his face shone brightly… …. That face that Lee Wan-yong would never forget appeared again.

A great villain who took away both of his legs and wiped out many people, including the Governor-General of Joseon.

“Hey, the ghost of Gyeongseong… …!”

“It’s been a while, Your Majesty.”

A voice that is rough yet soft, yet at the same time heavy and oppressive.

The voice filled Yi Wan-yong’s whole body with fear.

As soon as Yi Wan-yong heard his voice, he was so frightened that he forgot the pain that was weighing down his entire body and the feeling of his body going limp, and he was overcome with fear.

“Sir, are you trying to kill me?”

“Then why did I come?”

The ghost of Gyeongseong drew his gun.

Then he pointed the gun at Lee Wan-yong.

Around this time.

The space between Lee Wan-yong’s legs became damp, and the luxurious bed became soaking wet.

However, the owner of this bed, Lee Wan-yong, did not know about this.

“What the heck… … . Why on earth are you doing this to me!”

“Why? You know that, don’t you?”

“What, what did I do wrong!”

“Let’s find out in hell… … .”

The ghost of Gyeongseong aimed its gun at his forehead.

Then, he pulled the trigger very slowly in front of Yi Wan-yong’s nose so that his finger could be clearly seen pulling it.

“Hey, hey!!!”

Lee Wan-yong resisted with all his might.

-bang!

He pushed away the gun held by the ghost of Gyeongseong with all his might, and as a result, the bullet hit the head of the bed instead of his head.

-puck!

At the same time, the ghost of Gyeongseong swung the candlestick and struck Yi Wan-yong in the cheek.

For a moment, he felt excruciating pain, but it didn’t matter to Lee Wan-yong, whose life was in danger.

He got up again like a grasshopper and struggled, clinging to the ghost of Gyeongseong.

“Euuuu… … !”

“Hey, this old man, why does he have so much strength… … .”

Lee Wan-yong resisted with all his might, as if trying to exert his last strength before dying.

Thanks to that, even the ghosts of Gyeongseong couldn’t easily get rid of Lee Wan-yong.

“Your Majesty!”

At that time.

Suddenly, the door to Yi Wan-yong’s room opened wide, and someone else came into the room.

Lee Wan-yong immediately shouted at him.

“Hey, save me!”

“It’s a ghost! The ghost of Gyeongseong has appeared!”

He shouted in a familiar voice to alert the people, then immediately drew his pistol.

-Bang! Bang! Bang!

And then the gun opened fire.

“Tch.”

The ghost of Gyeongseong kicked Yi Wan-yong and jumped straight through the window.

-Tink!

Gunshots rang out from outside, accompanied by the sound of windows breaking.

-Bang! Bang bang!

Someone approached Yi Wan-yong and checked on his condition, leaving behind the sound of beans roasting outside.

“Your Majesty, are you alright?”

“Ugh… … . You… … ?”

“I’m leaving. It’s Kuroda.”

“Ah, Kuroda… … . Is that you?”

“Yes, I told you. The ghost of Gyeongseong would come to visit you today.”

Yi Wan-yong relaxed his entire body as if he felt a sense of relief only after seeing Kuroda’s face.

“I, I didn’t listen to you… … and this is how I ended up in trouble… … .”

“No. Please get some rest for now.”

Lee Wan-yong closed his eyes again, relieved at Kuroda’s appearance.

Without even thinking about how he got into his house and when he expected the ghost of Gyeongseong to appear.