The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 588



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Episode 588

Chapter 13: The Place Where It Should Be, The Person It Should Be

Dawn at Wonkakjeong.

In the distance, the peaks of Mt. Songshan were dazzlingly reflecting the rising sun.

The fog rising from the lake behind blended with the smoke rising from the kitchen of Wonkakjeong.

Even the special agents guarding the main gate of Wonkakjeong could smell the food being cooked.

“… Oh, it smells good.”

“That’s right.”

“Now that the Grand Duke has returned, it seems the maids are finally able to show off their skills for the first time in a while.”

“I’m looking forward to breakfast, hehe.”

It is the return of the Archduke.

It was a completely peaceful dawn scene at Wonkakjeong Pavilion, which I had returned to after a long time.

But then.

“…this.”

A warrior who did not leave the front gate even while the groups in charge of guarding the main gate were changing shifts.

The demon sword slowly got up from its seat and muttered.

“Something… , this situation feels uneasy.”

“…yes?”

It was the Talmyeonggwigeom who silently guarded his position for almost half a day, as if he were a pillar at the main gate.

It was natural that the special agents around them were shocked.

“Are you going mad again, Captain?”

“Just like Shakyamuni under the Bodhi tree, he seemed like he wouldn’t get up until he was liberated…”

“You seemed to want to eat breakfast… , huh?!”

Indeed, a special force comprised of each and every expert.

Clank… ! Clank… !

Sensing the slightest movement approaching from afar, everyone simultaneously placed their hands on their swords.

[A group of unidentified people are approaching the main gate of Won-gak-jeong.]

In front of Won-gak-jeong.

A group of people were approaching through the thick fog along the newly built main road.

[…they are quite capable people.]

The new special agent swallowed dry saliva, narrowed his eyes, and casted a warning in a state of imminent danger.

[I will approach first and reveal my identity.]

“Okay.”

However, there was someone who blocked his path with his voice.

“colon…?”

The new special agent, who was looking at the back of the Talmyeonggwigeom, suddenly realized something.

‘Now that I think about it… .’

The Talmyeonggwigeom, who had been leaning against a pillar as if he were dead for half a day, was the first to die before anyone else in this place.

I had noticed their approach.

Even among the special forces comprised of experts, he had a uniquely outstanding sense of humor.

‘indeed….’

These days, the name of the famous Talmyeonggwigeom is not a false reputation at all.

however.

It wasn’t just Shin-eop who felt that way.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The other special agents were also looking at the back of the Talmyeonggwigeom with strange expressions.

‘Even those who knew the legendary Talmyeonggwigeom had such a reaction…’

Gulp.

The new special agent swallowed dry saliva.

‘Does this mean that the leader of the Talmyeonggwigeom has grown more as he travels around the Central Plains with the Grand Duke?’

Creepy.

What does it mean that those who have overcome the wall are moving forward?

‘Surely not, the leader of the Talmyeonggwigeom is also heading beyond that-!’

When the thoughts of the new special agent reached that point.

“under….”

The demon sword muttered, clearing its throat.

“Yeah, I had a bad feeling that it was going to be unlucky.”

“What do you mean, Captain…?”

The Demon Sword replied with a look of openness that something troublesome had happened.

“It is an organization.”

In his words, from the end of winter.

The special agents who had already been stationed at Wonkakjeong immediately made a face.

“…Fuck.”

“Another one of those unlucky guys.”

At their irritated reaction, the special agents who had joined relatively recently asked with an expression of anxiety.

Unlike yesterday.

The morning shift today was quite a mix of new recruits who had been here yesterday, as well as those who had joined more recently.

“Something, was there friction with the agency before…?”

“I heard that if you cause trouble with the agency, the consequences will be very bad…”

The institution is an organization for the protection of the highest management council of this swordsmanship.

Even if the special task force is directly under the Senate.

Because of the nature of the Senate, which had completely abdicated power, the institutions that were central to power were not well suited to the special commission.

“What a mess, you guys….”

Laughing at their reactions, the Demon Swordsman turned around and laughed fiercely.

“Now that you have been assigned to Won-gak-jeong, and now that the lord has returned, everyone must be determined.”

A strange light flashed from his eyes.

“In the presence of the lord, getting involved with the likes of the organization is nothing. In fact, there are even instances of stabbing their heads with a sword.”

“… … ?!”

“…What is that?!”

A battle with the agency.

Including new recruits.

Even those who joined relatively recently could not hide their astonishment.

“but….”

“Hehehe. Now that I think about it, that’s true.”

Okay then.

The members who had been stationed at Won-gak-jeong for quite some time were snickering here and there.

“The new friends who came in recently don’t know ‘that thing’.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Although he spoke as if he was joking, I could feel a sticky murderous aura.

The relatively new members cautiously asked about their strange reaction.

“…Everyone, what are you saying?”

“What really happened with the agency?”

“A fight with an organization…?”

and.

The answer came not from the special agents, but from an approaching figure from the agency.

“Oh, there was something I was very thankful for.”

Clank, clank.

The heavy metallic sound of footsteps echoed from the heavy armor unique to the agency.

The figure that emerged from the fog was a figure wearing a golden, shining wind-draping robe and a mask that hid his face.

“what….”

The rookie agent swallowed dry saliva and asked him.

“Are you grateful…?”

“Haha, you don’t know that. You must be the warriors who recently joined the special forces.”

Clank, clank.

As he approached without hesitation, the recently joined special agents gripped the hilts of their swords.

“at that time….”

But he paid no attention to it at all, and continued to speak as he strode into the space.

“Including the senior who is here, Talmyeonggwigeom, many seniors from the special forces have invaded our organization’s headquarters.”

The eyes of the special agents who had joined relatively recently opened wide.

“To the headquarters of the organization…?!”

“You barged in…?!”

but.

The next words were even more shocking.

“Then, together with myself, I ‘purified’ countless corrupted warriors of the organization by cutting them up.”

“… … ?!”

“… … ?!”

Looking at the astonished faces of the people, the person in charge of the agency smiled faintly.

“That day. The blood shed by our organization’s soldiers was enough to fill the moat of our headquarters.”

“that is…?!”

“what…?!”

The work of the organization does not flow out.

So, a few months ago.

The operation to purify the agency was centered around Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon and the Chairman of the Supreme Management Council.

Even the existence of that operation was unknown to the outside world.

“Hehehe.”

At that moment, the Demon Sword smiled and approached the person in charge of the organization, saying:

“How about we, the good juniors of the special forces, harass them to that extent?”

The attitude of the exiled demon sword in front of the organization’s personnel seemed strangely friendly to those around him.

“Even though he’s a junior in the special forces, he’s a senior in the swordsmanship compared to you guys?”

“Haha, well… .”

The figure in the agency burst into laughter and took off the helmet that had been covering his face.

The face of a stern warrior with a long scar running across his face appeared in the dawn air.

‘The agency’s unmanned-?!’

‘You’re revealing your face outside?!’

The eyes of the warriors who had joined the special forces relatively recently briefly wavered.

but.

The unmanned agency greeted the disgraced ghost sword in a nonchalant manner.

“It’s been a while, Senior Talmyunggwigeom.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while. But, I told you to take off that ‘nim’ word.”

“haha!”

The disgraced ghost smiled bitterly and greeted him.

“… Judging by your face, you seem to be doing well, Myeong.”

Ming.

He was the younger brother of the former director of the agency who was Yeon So-hyeon’s close friend, and he was the person who helped purify the corrupt agency with Yeon So-hyeon’s help.

So, the Demon Sword that had initially frowned at the appearance of the agency let down its guard.

“Is that so…?”

He chuckled, touching the scar on his face that seemed to have been recently inscribed.

“That senior, the one who lost his name, has recently become famous throughout the four seas.”

“Ha, X-ral… .”

The demon swordsman raised both his hands without taking up his weapon and spoke.

“Okay, is that okay?”

“yes?”

“Now, you. You’re going to say that.”

“That’s what you mean?”

When the organization’s name was slightly embarrassed, Talmyeonggwigeom recalled his memories from last winter and spoke.

“’From now on, you are under the control of the agency. All personnel are to surrender their weapons, and the mission in progress is to be aborted.’”

It was last winter.

These were the words spoken by Myeong, the commander of the organization, who had visited Won Gak Jeong to take Yeon So Hyeon to the Supreme Management Meeting.

“Haha, that’s true.”

He scratched his scar awkwardly.

“You are embarrassing me with something from the past.”

“But rules are rules.”

The swordsman with the heavy armor clanking as he approached the entrance to Won-gak-jeong, nodding to the agency’s warriors.

“You’re going to do what you have to do, right?”

Okay then.

In response to such actions by the Talmyunggwigeom, the other special agents tried to put down their weapons without any hesitation.

“Thank you for your cooperation.”

And the agency’s warriors tried to receive their weapons.

But then.

“Oh, that’s not necessary.”

Ming raised his hand to stop the officials of the agency, and shook his head.

“Huh…?”

A strange light appeared in the eyes of the Talmyeonggwigeom looking at such a name.

And what’s even more surprising is…

“… … .”

“… … .”

The soldiers of that extremely strict organization were obediently following and following orders.

“We are today.”

And Myeong, as if it were a given, added an order to the agency’s soldiers.

“Do not do anything that could be considered rude in this Won-gak-jeong. You must remain vigilant around the area until I have finished my work.”

At his command, the agency’s soldiers dispersed in an instant.

“… This is true.”

The demon sword stroked Ming’s chin and spoke to him.

“You’ve become incredibly successful, haven’t you?”

Ming smiled bitterly.

“… It’s all thanks to your highness the Grand Duke.”

* * *

“Hoo… .”

The Archduke’s office.

Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon stood upright across from the desk, looking at Ming with a straight posture and smiling.

“This is cause for celebration, Myung. Now, you’re the Deputy Chief of Staff?”

Deputy Chief Engineer.

Myeong did not dare to look Yeon So-hyeon in the face directly, so he immediately knelt down on one knee, put his hands together, and answered in a restrained manner.

“It is all thanks to the great grace that Your Majesty has bestowed upon our organization…!”

“What is grace…?”

At those words, Yeon So-hyeon smiled and waved her hand.

“… … .”

Myeong considered it to be Yeon So-hyeon’s humility, so he silently bowed his head even deeper and answered.

But Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

“Now… .”

It didn’t end there.

“It’s just that the person who was supposed to be there is in the place he was supposed to be.”

In the place it should be.

A person who should be there.

What greater praise could there be for an agency’s field commander or a veteran?

“Your Highness…!”

Let’s look up at Yeon So-hyeon, feeling emotions welling up.

Yeon So-hyeon said to him like that.

“Your brother, as you know, once rose to the position of chief engineer. Unfortunately, the darkness of his family home was too deep, so he passed away before he could carry out his mission.”

“… … .”

The scar on the face of the deputy chief of staff turned red as his emotions surged.

That scar, for sure.

Even after becoming the deputy chief, this is no different from the proof that Ming is continuously devoted to the organization and the prosecution.

“Name of the Deputy Director.”

Yeon So-hyeon looked at him and spoke in a heavy tone.

“I will not allow you to die like that.”

The deputy chief of staff raised both his hands strongly and shouted.

“Deputy Chief, I will follow your orders, my lord…!”

His thunderous shouts echoed endlessly throughout the spacious office, revealing his determination and loyalty.

“good.”

Yeon So-hyeon got up from her seat.

He was already prepared.

Squeak-.

“… … .”

The door opened, and the servant girl who had been waiting also appeared.

“Now, lead us to the Supreme Council.”

The order of the Supreme Executive Council was intended only for the Grand Duke.

However, the deputy chief of staff responded to his lord’s order immediately, without a moment’s hesitation.

“Your honor…!”