The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 591



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Episode 591

Chapter 16: Time

[The foreign head of the household is making full-fledged moves…?!]

Namgung Bukwi, the head of the Namgung family, made a bewildered expression.

[Well, then. Aren’t we also getting caught up in it or being used…?!]

Gaju Namgung Bukwi and his father, Sword King, were in a situation where they had not yet decided on a position.

I just wanted to meet the foreigner and find out his capabilities and his intentions.

but.

If the foreign capital starts to move in earnest like this, there is a high possibility that it will be caught up in it or used.

[I need to get out of here right now.]

[Arthur.]

King Namgung Je gestured to his son Namgung Bukwi, who was trying to step back, with a calm expression.

[father…?!]

[It went well.]

Even, snickers.

And it’s not like they even laugh about it.

[What’s so good about this-.]

King Namgung Je, who was shocked, cut off the transmission from his son Namgung Bukwi and took a step forward.

[It would have been a huge waste of time to try to find out the true intention by cutting through the diplomatic rhetoric unique to the swordsmanship department, but it turned out well this way.]

[yes…?]

King Namgung Je shrugged his shoulders at his son Namgung Bukwi, who was acting flustered.

[As soon as you arrive. Since you are revealing your true intentions on your own, isn’t that a waste of your precious time?]

[father…!]

It’s not that there’s no logic to it, but isn’t it too unproven?

but.

There was no more time for him to stop his father, the Sword King’s actions.

“ah…!”

This was because the people sent by the foreign governor were approaching them at a fast pace.

“Hey, your honor has arrived…! I apologize for keeping you waiting…!”

Among them, the one who stood at the forefront revealed himself as Elder Biao from the Foreign Affairs Division.

“Ah, Elder Pyo. Nice to meet you.”

Spilled milk.

Anyway, since his father, the Sword King, has made the decision, he must follow it.

Gaju Namgung Bukwi gave up and introduced himself while controlling his expression.

“I am from the Namgung family-.”

“Oh my! My lord!”

Elder Pyo immediately waved both his hands and made a fuss.

“Your Majesty, there is no need to introduce yourself! How could someone who eats food from a foreign land not recognize the Lord of the world…?!”

“Hehe, thank you, Elder Pyo, for noticing this. And today. Let’s make this promise-.”

The moment when Gaju Namgung Bukwi was smiling and trying to create an atmosphere befitting the head of the Se family.

“Elder Pyo… .”

Namgungje, the sword king who had been carrying the load behind him, suddenly intervened.

“yes…?”

“Elder Pyo, you are right.”

Then, King Namgung Je of the Sword spoke to Elder Pyo, who was momentarily flustered, with a meaningful expression on his face.

“Until recently, weren’t you attached to the heads of the sixteen imperial families?”

“That, that’s…?!”

His blunt words caught Elder Pyo off guard.

Elder Pyo actually.

Until the Sixteen Clans withdrew from Luoyang, they had virtually surrendered to them.

“And now it seems like you’ve completely converted to the foreign faction. Why, did the foreign faction promise to treat you well?”

“Ah, haha…!”

I was taken aback by his sudden and crude remarks, but I wondered if he was from an outsider group for nothing.

“Oh my. I was momentarily blinded by wealth and fame, and ended up making a big mistake.”

Elder Pyo laughed out loud as if he had heard a funny joke, and skillfully hid his expression and feelings.

“It is the law that a pine insect must eat pine needles. After all, if I, who has thick bones in the outer garden, am not the Lord of the outer garden, who would I be loyal to?”

“… Hmm, I guess so.”

It seems that King Namgung Je of Geumgang did not originally intend to start a full-scale dispute.

I pretended to be somewhat convinced and gestured to him.

“I was just worried. I tried to give advice as a senior, but as expected from an elder of the sword family, it’s different. Hehe.”

“Oh my, thank you! Your Majesty! Oh, but this. Oops…!”

Elder Pyo was startled by himself and then started to feel embarrassed.

“Hey, you’ve been stopping our distinguished guests who came from far away on the street…! Come on, come on in. I’ll show you around!”

And then quickly.

He turned around and started guiding the Namgung Se family’s son.

“Well, let’s go.”

King Namgung Je nodded nonchalantly and gently pushed the shoulder of Namgung Bukwi, as if to tell him to go.

At the same time, there is close transmission.

[It looks like the foreign investor promised a considerable amount of compensation.]

“… … !”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi was inwardly surprised, but did not show any sign of surprise.

Extracting information from fragments obtained by shaking people was his father, the Sword King’s specialty.

‘But, how…?’

Elder Pyo looked like a scoundrel, but he was from outside the country.

Gaju Namgungbukwi also noticed his father, King Geomwang’s intentions and observed him closely.

But, due to his skillful handling, nothing could be accurately figured out.

[Not Elder Pyo, you punk. You should have checked out the other elders who came with you.]

“… … !”

That’s right.

While Gaju Namgungbukwi was closely observing Elder Pyo’s reaction, King Namgungje of Geomwang was keeping an eye on the other elders who had come with Elder Pyo.

“The building you see over there is the lounge attached to the Presbyterian Church’s convention hall.”

“Ah. You mean the famous break room where many important decisions of the swordsmen are coordinated?”

“Haha, that’s right! As expected, there is nothing the Sword King doesn’t know…!”

The two people ahead.

Following his father, King Namgung Je and Elder Pyo, the head of the clan, Namgung Bukwi, naturally checked the faces of the elders who were moving together.

‘All of them. They are the elders who gathered at the Luoyang base that the sixteen families had prepared.’

As the head of the Namgung family, I had already secured a list of their names.

Originally, it would have been difficult because they had been meeting so secretly.

It was easy to do this because the Sixteen Clans had withdrawn in a hurry and their weak points had been exposed.

‘Until now, all of them have joined forces with the outsider who has been acting vaguely…!’

The considerable reward he promised was so great that it instantly brought together elders of different backgrounds and positions.

‘Is that why the Outer Circle was able to gain power at such an abnormally fast rate?’

however.

As soon as one riddle is solved, that solution immediately becomes the next riddle.

‘But what about the outer circle?’

The elders of the Luoyang Sword Family were able to readily offer a satisfactory price, so how could they trust it?

“Ah, you’ve arrived…!”

Elder Pyo stopped walking.

“From here, you can overlook the convention hall where the meeting is held.”

As he said.

From the seats arranged along the round walls of the Great Hall, one could see the majestic Great Hall at a glance.

‘… Hmm.’

Namgung Bukwi, the head of the household, looked down and sighed inwardly.

‘This is the great hall of the Luoyang Sword Master’s House… .’

Once again.

Once again, I felt the power of the best family in the world.

As he stood leaning against the railing, Elder Pyo’s voice came to his ear.

“Originally, the Elders’ House had strict internal rules that absolutely prohibited outsiders from entering during Elders’ meetings….”

Elder Pyo laughed softly.

“Strictly speaking, it is not the time for the elders’ meeting right now.”

“but.”

Suddenly, the one who intervened this time was King Namgung Je of the Sword.

“It’s not even meeting time, and yet this many elders are gathered here?”

“Haha, that’s-.”

Namgungje interrupted Elder Pyo’s words.

“It is said that nearly seventy percent of the elders who are known to be staying at this Luoyang home have gathered here.”

The old lord could count the number of people in an instant just by glancing down.

And King Namgung Je’s words did not end there.

“About three-tenths of a percent is empty. Those three-tenths would be the elders of the Grand Duke’s faction, right?”

And then, he exclaimed in admiration to himself.

“Wow, you’re amazing, Oewonju. Did you manage to absorb all the elders except for the Grand Duke’s faction in such a short period of time?”

“… Haha, this.”

Elder Pyo stuck out his tongue.

“… The title of Sword King of the Uncrowned Emperor seems to be lacking compared to the reality. Just as you said-.”

but.

King Namgung Je had no intention of ending this conversation like this.

“-Looking at how they’ve secretly gathered this many people, it looks like the owner of the house is going to make a surprise announcement.”

“… … !”

While Elder Pyo was momentarily speechless, King Namgung Je continued speaking.

“Up until now, the Oewonju has not presented a clear purpose to his faction. But now. I will declare the purpose of the Oewonju himself and his faction…”

A meaningful smile appeared on the lips of King Namgungje, who was looking back at Elder Pyo.

“It seems that the outsider is completely hostile to Yeon So-hyeon, or at least, is thinking of declaring a tone of exclusion from the small group.”

“… … .”

Elder Pyo’s expression finally collapsed completely.

He looked at the Sword King with narrowed eyes without a hint of smile and asked.

“… How did you know that? Who did you get that information from?”

“Who is what.”

Sigh.

King Namgung Je answered with a twisted smile on his lips.

“It’s because of the timing.”

“Timing… , you say?”

King Namgung Je completely ignored Elder Pyo’s eerie expression and answered in an indifferent manner.

“Before I left, I heard that a government official had visited Won-gak-jeong. That alone wouldn’t make anything happen….”

King Namgung Je of Geomwang raised his finger and pointed to the Great Hall.

“In the meantime, the foreign lord has gathered his forces in such a sudden manner, which explains a lot.”

“indeed….”

Namgung Bukwi, who had been listening to this, nodded and accepted the words.

“The Archduke is currently on his way to attend the Supreme Council of the Sword Family.”

“Yes. And the purpose is….”

King Namgung Je of the Sword was convinced.

“Without any major announcement. In a surprise move at the top management meeting, he was appointed directly as the head of the small household.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

The coronation ceremony and such can be postponed until a later date.

Yeon So-hyeon ignored the family’s strict etiquette and, before the seditious movements within the family grew any further, without any announcement.

It meant that they were trying to take preemptive action by appointing a surprise small business owner.

“However, the Lord of the Outer Circle must have known about this fact in advance. That is why he secretly and quickly gathered all of these people into the Great Hall of the Elders.”

“…okay.”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi nodded.

“The moment Yeon So-hyeon is recognized as a Sogaju, many things will become disadvantageous. Is this the last chance?”

He couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

From this whole hypothesis or script that his father, King Namgung Je, had woven together in an instant based solely on ‘envy.’

It was because I felt an intuition that I could not dare to imitate.

“Well then, would you like to answer?”

King Namgungje of Geomwang looked at Elder Pyo.

“How accurate is this old man’s script.”

“… … .”

Elder Pyo couldn’t open his mouth easily.

Elder Pyo’s intention to gain an advantage over the Namgung family by holding onto exclusive information was a complete failure.

“flaw.”

short.

King Namgungje of the Sword laughed.

“If you realize the limits of your abilities, go.”

The Sword King glanced at Elder Pyo’s speechless expression and waved his hand as if to tell him to go away.

“Go. Bring me someone who has the authority to treat this old man properly and give him a proper answer.”

“… This is true.”

Elder Pyo, who had been frozen stiff, let out a long sigh and shook his head.

“You’ve taken care of a lot of the explaining that I should have done for you. It’s really lightened my load.”

The sly attitude pops out again.

“her….”

King Namgung Je frowned slightly.

And that alone.

The mood suddenly became tense.

“You don’t even know the topic, and you still want to stir things up here?”

“No, no! How dare you…!”

Elder Pyo raised both hands as if surrendering.

But still, he seemed to have no intention of backing down.

“Anyway, I’m just a guide. Just guiding you this far has completed my mission.”

“What is that-.”

And before Gaju Namgung Bukwi could say anything.

He pointed down to the Great Hall and said:

“After that, you can check it yourself.”

The moment he finished speaking.

A loud voice was heard from the side door of the convention hall.

“The Lord of the Outer Circle is entering…!”