The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 558



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Episode 558

Part 7 Crisis and Opportunity

‘I wish the distance to the main gate was really far.’

The head of the Gam family thought so.

The grounds of the Gam family’s mansion were so large that they were considered one of the largest in the imperial capital.

The garden, which was admired by all visitors, was as large as that of the Sixteen Clans.

but.

For some reason, today the path from the mansion through the garden to the front gate felt so short that it was annoying.

“father…!”

It was a welcome voice.

A voice that brings reassurance to oneself, unlike the second voice that is full of rebellious nature and makes one feel annoyed just by hearing it.

“… First, are you here?”

His voice was weak as he welcomed the next head of the Gam family.

“What happened until now? I said I would go see the lord of the evil family by myself.”

The first one shook his head.

“No. Isn’t this the place where I should be apologizing for not being able to help you right away?”

He seemed to be beating his chest.

“The eldest son cannot be left out in such a situation. The head of the evil family has always favored me. I will be of some help.”

“… It’s sturdy.”

He patted his son on the shoulder and started walking.

Thud, thud.

The eldest son, who had been walking beside him, opened his mouth with difficulty.

“…father.”

Just by hearing the voice of the older brother, Gam knew what he was trying to say.

“Second, if it’s a story. Don’t even bring it up.”

But the first one, rarely, disobeyed his father’s orders.

“What that guy said made sense. You know that, Dad, right?”

“… … .”

When the father closed his mouth, the eldest spoke.

“What Father is about to do will anger both sides.”

“… … .”

The head of the Ak family would be very angry at the words, ‘I will see you formally when the sun rises.’

The Dark Heavenly Lord might have brought down divine punishment on the Gam family, who did not cut ties with the Ak family and tried to remain within the vested interests of corruption.

Swaaaaaaaaaahh …

“…you.”

The head of the Gam family stopped his steps, which were getting slower and slower.

He turned around, looked straight at his successor and asked.

“Can you give up all the power our family has enjoyed so far?”

That is, in this whole situation.

It was a question that became the core of Gaju’s principles of action.

“… … .”

and.

First of all, in the end.

I couldn’t open my mouth.

“…yes?”

The sound of the head of the household laughing darkly echoed through the heavy rain.

He turned his head and started walking.

“Father. But according to the contents of the letter that Hwasan Sword Dragon delivered-”

“He is a failure and a loser.”

The head of the household shook his head sharply.

“Our Gam family does not associate with losers and failures. You know that, right?”

Be by the side of the winner, use the winner’s methods, and win together with the winner.

That is why the Gam family has been able to walk the path of success until now.

“… … .”

The first one sighed and nodded.

“… You are right.”

As I walked briskly to catch up with my father who was ahead, the head of the household spoke without even looking back.

“And, in the first place.”

“yes?”

There was a hint of laughter in Gaju’s voice.

“So in the first place. Didn’t you come to me instead of going to scold the second son?”

He glanced back.

“I want to take this opportunity to make the evil head of the family firmly aware that you are the next head of our family.”

“… … .”

The first one smiled shyly.

“…Father’s eyes cannot be deceived.”

Haha.

The head of the household laughed loudly.

He wanted to laugh as loudly as possible to drown out the sound of the rain.

His laughter was instantly buried in the heavy rain.

“…The lust for power is more addictive than the addiction to corn syrup.”

The first one shrugged.

“But isn’t power sweeter than the smell of chrysanthemums?”

“It’s also much more beneficial.”

He nodded and gestured for the eldest to come closer.

“… Even though we can’t officially help the evil lord right now, there must be a way to help him under the surface.”

A meaningful smile appeared on Gaju’s lips.

“How many families would be able to help him in this situation? This is not a crisis, but an opportunity.”

“… … !”

The first one’s eyes sparkled.

“So you’re trying to trick that ghost…!”

“okay.”

And finally.

The main gate was right in front of me.

“Are you in front?”

“Yes. He is taking shelter from the rain under the roof of the main gate.”

“good.”

The head of the household called the eldest son and spoke quietly.

“He is the head of the sixteen families. In this situation, there is no way he would have knocked on the door of our Gam family without any countermeasures.”

“indeed…!”

Even though he was sweating profusely from the tension, his eyes were sparkling.

It was the eye of a gambler who never let go of the string of victory in a crisis.

“Our Gam clan will take another leap forward with this.”

The head of the household nodded toward the butler.

“Open the gate immediately.”

and.

Squeak-.

The door opens.

“What, what is this…?”

The Gam family couldn’t hide their defeated expression.

“you…!”

The head of the evil family was there, taking shelter from the rain under the gate.

“Hand me that light right now!”

“My lord, what…?”

He snatched the lantern from the eldest’s hand without even giving him a chance to say hello.

“Bring me more lights! Bring me more!”

He hugged the lantern like a treasure and shouted like a madman.

The evil master’s hair was disheveled and drenched, and his eyes were gleaming.

He was alone.

Even if you look at it that way.

It seemed that the Gam family’s father and son had no such plan.

“Can’t you see that my hands are lacking?! Put them at my feet! Don’t take those lanterns back, put them all at my feet! Don’t miss a single one!”

He fell to his knees like a madman and hugged the lanterns.

As if he believed that the faint lights would protect him.

“Go, go, sir…?”

The head of the Gam family opened his mouth with difficulty.

“What the heck is going on-?”

“Can’t you tell by looking?!”

He had to keep his mouth shut at the sight of the voice of the evil singer and his dazzling eyes.

“That guy killed the head of the Bokyang family! He killed him brutally right in front of my eyes!”

In this situation.

There was no one who did not know who the ‘guy’ the evil master was talking about.

“Is that guy still chasing you, my lord…?!”

When the startled head of the Gam family instinctively stepped back, the servants around him became frightened and quickly took a few steps back.

It’s as if the evil family is being treated like a patient with an epidemic disease.

“You idiot…!”

The evil singer shouted while hugging the lanterns.

“If that guy had been chasing me, would I have been able to get here?!”

at that time.

The Gam family’s guards standing guard in front of the main gate shook their heads toward the head of the Gam family and informed them that there was nothing unusual.

“…okay.”

Ignoring the Gam family head nodding sheepishly, the Ak family head stood up from his seat.

“And what the hell are you guys doing, making me stand here in the first place?! Let’s go inside!”

And then.

Wasn’t he about to hug the lanterns tightly and enter the Gam family’s main gate as if he were entering his own house?

“Go, go, old man…!”

I couldn’t just let them in like this.

His first plan was to ‘meet him formally after daybreak’, and his second plan was to help the evil family behind the scenes.

Inviting the evil head of the household into his family was something that was far from his plans.

“you…!”

and.

Even if the evil head of the family is half-mad from fear and terror.

There was no way he could not have noticed the Gam family’s true intentions.

“Are you saying that you will betray the Sixteen Clans now?”

Creepy.

The back of the neck of the rich man Gam-ssi felt creepy.

“Oh, no! That’s not it. It’s late at night now. Not today, but tomorrow when the sun rises…!”

The first one was flustered and started talking nonsense.

To begin with, it wasn’t even night.

It was broad daylight, but it was dark as night.

“If there is anything our Gam clan can do to help, please let us know the plan!”

The head of the Gam family also added hurriedly.

“… … .”

The evil master kept his mouth shut and looked at the cowering Gam family with sparkling eyes.

As befitting the head of a family of sixteen, he immediately understood the situation.

He opened his mouth with a smile.

“Next month, one of the ministers will retire.”

“… … !”

The Gam family’s eyes grew wide.

“Oh, you mean the substitute seat?”

“Yes, the position of a minister in the palace of the Great Central Kingdom.”

The smile of the evil master was sly.

When it seemed like the whip wasn’t working, he immediately resorted to the carrot.

The Gam family also noticed it, but could not deny it.

“It’s about time. It’s time for the Gam family to produce a new minister. It’s the highest position that no one from your family has ever achieved.”

The carrots looked so big and sweet.

“But, but-!”

“That’s not all.”

The head of the Gam family was about to say something, but the head of the Ak family was already talking to the eldest son of the Gam family.

“Are you satisfied with being just the next head of the Gam family? Is that all your ambition is? Don’t you want to go bigger and achieve greater things?”

“Go, go, old man…!”

The first one was also shaken.

In the first place, what was the reason that those rich people wanted to maintain their relationship with the Sixteen Families even in this situation?

Wasn’t it meant to turn a crisis into an opportunity?

“It’s a very dark time. It’s a very dark time, you know.”

The head of the evil family smiled as if he understood everything and said this while hugging Yudeung tightly.

“But I tell you.”

He approached the rich man and whispered to him.

“At the same time, these are times when you get to know your true friends and enemies you never knew existed. Isn’t that right?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Gulp.

Watching the rich Gam family swallow dry saliva, the head of the evil family drove the wedge in.

“Is the Gam family a friend or an enemy of the Sixteen Clans?”

“That’s…! Your Majesty.”

The head of the Gam family opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Don’t you know how loyal our family has been all this time?”

“Just answer the questions I ask you!”

The evil master did not accept any irregular answers that deviated from his own question.

“Are you my friend or my enemy?”

He seemed half-mad, soaking wet and alone, but he was still a villain after all.

Because of that presence, no one dared to interfere easily.

“… … .”

The head of the Gam family looked at the eldest son with trembling eyes.

“… … .”

As the first one slowly nodded, Gam-ssi made up her mind.

“Your Majesty.”

He turned around, spread his arms inward, and spoke to the evil master.

“Our Gam family is an eternal kin-.”

“Stop!”

Urrrrrr.

Dozens of armed men were seen rushing in from inside.

And the Gam family could not help but recognize the person standing at the very front of them.

“You, you…!”

The second son of the Gam family.

Gam Hyo-seong, with a string wrapped tightly around his forehead with determination, lifted the sword in its sheath and spoke resolutely.

“Our Gam family will no longer be loyal to the Sixteen Clans.”

“You, you bastard…!”

An old man burst out of the mouth of the Gam family.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Clank clank.

However, the young men of the family who had come together stood behind the second son, Gam Hyo-seong, with a resolute attitude and took up arms.

“…Is this what you want, Gaju?”

The voice of a heavy, evil singer.

“Oh, no…!”

The Gam family was startled and shouted loudly to those around them.

“Captain Unmanned! What are you doing?!”

Beep, beep!

The sharp sound of the unmanned captain’s whistle pierced through the darkness, and the scattered unmanned families began to quickly gather at the gate.

And in an instant, they surrounded the young people, including the second son.

“Hyo-seong…!”

“What should I do now…?!”

“Hasn’t everyone already prepared themselves?”

Second, Gamhyosung spoke to the young people who were shaking while holding the hilt of the knife.

“If we fight here until the end, even if we all die, and make that wicked head of the evil family leave the Gam family, it will be our victory…!”

In the first place.

It was an impulsive action based entirely on the pure spirit and blood of young people.

but.

For young people worried about the future of their families, that was enough.

Window! Window!

One by one, the young men stepped forward, drawing their weapons.

“… Good!”

“Let’s give it a try!”

“These crazy guys…!”

The head of the furious Gam clan gave an order to the unmanned general.

“Right now, kill them all!”

His words were left unfinished.

“Death, death… .”

Swaaaaaaaaaahh …

In the pouring rain.

This was because I saw the body of the unmanned captain, who had been drawing his sword as ordered, slowly rise upward.

“… … !”

“… … !”

Everyone’s attention was focused on it.

And, while piercing the heart of the unmanned captain, he smiles.

I heard a ghost’s voice.

“Have you escaped only this far? Are you the evil one?”

Everyone’s hair stood on end as if they had been struck by lightning.