Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 69



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 69

First Test (4)

Half a century ago.

I said, getting up.

“First, we will go to the hidden place where the sign is that we have not been to.”

“Haven’t they already been recovered?”

“So what you’re saying is let’s go. If someone has been there, wouldn’t there be traces?”

“ah!”

When it seemed like everyone understood, I started moving forward while checking the map.

Among the crew members, Jeong Hyeon was also good at reading maps, but he was not the type of person to take the lead.

This is a place where you can walk along the forest path.

“It looks like someone has been there.”

Based on the traces left at that location, we began tracking it.

“This way, this way. Your Majesty.”

And when it comes to tracing the traces, Jeong-Hyeon played the most active role.

‘Hehehe. If I just get through this group, I’ll definitely be in the top ranks.’

I thought about fighting just this once and then hiding and resting for a while, and followed the trail.

“… … .”

At some point, there was no longer any need for Jeong-Hyeon to take the lead and investigate the traces.

Because there were too many traces left.

While he was laughing in vain at the traces he had left behind, saying, “Catch me.”, Jeong-hyeon, who had been standing about a foot away, expressed his opinion in a voice as loud as an ant’s.

“Ah, I think the poem, the meal, seems to have been prepared.”

The forest path was a mess, and there were traces of blood and fur all over it, as if someone had hunted an animal. It was a reasonable inference.

“They say now is the chance.”

I nodded and briefly gave detailed instructions on the strategy.

“Jeong Gwan-do, follow their tracks and find their location. Then, set up in a place where it’s easy to snipe them, and in the meantime, I’ll use stealth to get as close as possible. When I get close enough. The two decoys. No, Choi Gwan-do and Ju Gwan-do, make some noise to attract attention.”

Perhaps because they had already fought similar battles, the crew nodded and went straight into action.

As I approached the place that Jeong-Hyeon had found using stealth, I saw smoke rising faintly above the trees. It seemed to be smoke from a fire lit to grill meat.

In fact, even if you just charged in without a detailed strategy, it was possible to subdue them by surprise if they were eating.

To put it simply, I could handle two or three people on my own. Especially if it was a surprise attack during a meal.

Still, the reason we play so cautiously is to give our crew members a chance to be active… .

‘It’s a hassle in many ways.’

It wasn’t like that at all.

I didn’t want to sweat profusely, and I didn’t want to show off my skills yet.

With that thought in mind, I tried to get as close as possible to the guys who were eating, and their faces came into view.

Of course, the first one I noticed was Dokgo-pae.

The gaze of the creature, who was about to eat the freshly grilled meat in his hand, turned to the direction in which the two baits were approaching while making noise.

While everyone was panicking, a smart-looking guy suddenly shouted.

“There are four of us, so isn’t it strange that only two of us are rushing in!?”

The moment the guys questioned that shout.

‘Now is the time!’

Without delay, I released my stealth spell and rushed towards Dokgo-pae.

At the same time, the arrow shot by Jeong-Hyeon subdued one of the officials who was surprised by my appearance.

visor!

“These bastards are just as vile!!”

Dokgo-pae, who had clashed swords with me, was spouting strange nonsense.

Of course, it wasn’t my part-time job.

Whirlwind.

The moment Dokgo-pae, whose face was red with anger, tried to push forward with his signature strong sword, I, who had been waiting for that, used that strength to turn the sword around.

Naturally, the guy’s posture became distorted.

puck!

I didn’t miss the opportunity and swung my hand and touched the bastard’s acupoint.

While I was subduing Dokgo-pae, Choi Woong and Joo Seo-yeon, who had joined in, were each pushing forward with one enemy.

“Choi Woong! Since when did you become so petty!?”

Looking closely at the guy who was arguing with Choi Woong with a look of injustice on his face, it turned out to be one of the guys who got beaten up while picking a fight with Choi Woong the second day.

It seems like he was very upset after being hit in the back of the head by his close friend.

Of course, it wasn’t my part-time job.

puck!

I sneakily approached the guy fighting Choi Woong, struck him with my sword, and then touched the blood vessel on the fallen guy.

“Ugh… .”

At the same time, the guy who seemed to be using his head also fell down after being hit by Ju Seo-yeon’s spear.

It wasn’t just Joo Seo-yeon’s skill. Thanks to Jeong Hyeon’s bow and arrow from afar, Joo Seo-yeon, who was a little behind in skill, was able to easily subdue him.

‘Still, I heard you’ve been focusing on training recently, so it looks like your skills have improved.’

Even when the unpleasant rumors started to spread, Joo Seo-yeon was in last place no matter what anyone said.

In just about twenty days, it seemed like he had grown a little.

“Your Majesty! I have defeated one! Isn’t he useful?”

Her eyes, as she cried out like a puppy wanting to be praised, were sparkling with madness.

‘Is that the power of obsession?’

For some reason, it was a moment where I felt sorry for Jin Ha-yeon.

‘Well, it’ll be hard to get second place though.’

After organizing his thoughts, he gave instructions to Choi Woong and Joo Seo-yeon.

“Now I have to find the loot.”

The two of them, who understood what I meant, began to search through the bodies of the four people who had been subdued.

Even though Choi Woong was the same man, Joo Seo-yeon was also groping another man’s body without any hesitation.

‘Well, from Joo Seo-yeon’s perspective, it’s no different from just digging through a log.’

Meanwhile, Jeong-Hyeon, who had been supporting us from afar, returned.

“Your Majesty! Dokgo Guando had all three of them!”

Choi Woong, who was searching through Dokgo-pae’s body, waved three wooden sticks with a face that said he could die from joy.

A smile naturally appeared on my face, too.

“That’s six.”

Six out of ten. The job is already decided. Then there is only one thing to do.

‘Now I can just hide somewhere and play until the exam is over.’

That’s what I thought.

Somehow, I feel like taking tests is easier than receiving education.

* * *

When Dokgo’s group was being attacked.

Bang Mi-hwa and her crew were also enjoying their meal.

At that moment, one of the officials, who was holding the meat in his hand but couldn’t bear to eat it, glanced at Bang Mi-hwa and asked her a question.

“I will really keep my promise?”

To that question, Bang Mi-hwa answered with her characteristically confident smile.

“You’re saying something obvious. If I collect ten tokens, I can easily return one to you, right?”

After answering her question, Bang Mi-hwa quickly turned her gaze and glanced at her team members. Oddly enough, there were five officials there, including her.

The reason was simple.

Just as Dokgo’s group had split into two and hunted down the men to retrieve the token, the other two members of that group were also discovered by Bang Mi-hwa and her group.

And instead of subduing both of them, Bang Mi-hwa made this offer to one of them.

– If you cooperate with us until the end of this test, we’ll give you back one of the plaques. If the five of you defeat all the other groups, you’ll be able to get second place with just one plaque, right?

A tempting suggestion to make Joe like this, even if it means surviving alone, rather than betraying him.

In the end, the government had no choice but to accept Bang Mi-hwa’s proposal.

The reason why this offer was made to only one of the two was simple: to reduce the risk of being betrayed.

I thought that if I were to move with these two guys and encounter the other two in the same group, it would be difficult to deal with them if they were betrayed.

Since I didn’t know that Dokgo’s group had subdued the other two and taken the wooden plaque, I had no choice but to make that judgment.

At that time, Ha-young, who had been quietly listening to Bang Mi-hwa’s story, asked a question.

“There are five of us, so I think we can easily deal with Dokgo’s group, but what do you plan on doing with the youngest, Gongja?”

In fact, it was after encountering Dokgo’s group that he recruited another member of the group.

If there were already five people in the group, there would have been no need to just let Dokgo’s group go.

“You said earlier that you had something in mind?”

At Ha-young’s question, the rest of the crew members also turned their heads towards Bang Mi-hwa.

Not only did he enter the competition as a top candidate, but he was also going to face the youngest Confucius, the true best of this class. It was a story that naturally piqued my curiosity.

As everyone’s eyes were focused on her again, Bang Mi-hwa smiled confidently, feeling better.

“Hahaha. It’s simple. Since Prince Ichimoku loves me, he won’t be able to attack me easily. So, while I tie up Prince Ichimoku, you guys can take care of the rest.”

“As expected, it’s a beauty!”

Ha-young, her close friend, exclaimed with a look of admiration on her face at Bang Mi-hwa’s confident nonsense.

“… … .”

The other three just looked at the two with expressions of bewilderment.

But no one came forward to point out her nonsense.

It was also because I didn’t want to create discord in Joe.

‘But there are five of us, so it’ll work out somehow, right?’

Either way, it was because they thought it was to their advantage.

* * *

Somewhere in a remote corner of Taecheonbong where the exam is being held.

Ilmok and his men were enjoying a leisurely break.

Since we’ve collected six out of ten tokens, the ranking is set.

‘Hehehe. If I’m paired with the youngest Confucius next time, I’ll be able to continue getting good grades, right?’

Choi Woong, who was trembling with fear when he first teamed up with Ilmok, was overjoyed when he realized that being with Ilmok was overflowing with honey.

‘I’m going to the second place like this! I’ll look good to the prince too! Please wait a moment, Ha-yeon!’

Joo Seo-yeon was also satisfied with the results of this exam, so she couldn’t stop thinking about Jin Ha-yeon and smiled like a crazy person.

Regardless of what the two of them said, Ichimoku was enjoying the peace while lying leisurely in a place a little distance away.

“… … .”

Jeong-Hyeon was also enjoying his solitude, alone, a little further away.

“I, I… .”

No, I tried to open my mouth with courage, thinking that I could use this peaceful moment as an opportunity to become a little closer, but I ended up mumbling like an ant crawling and sinking alone.

At that moment, Jeong-Hyeon, who had been trembling and unable to speak until now, suddenly stood up and spoke.

It wasn’t that I gained courage. It was because I had some official business to attend to.

“Hey, someone is approaching me.”

As expected, it was a small voice crawling like an ant, but thanks to Jeong-hyeon suddenly sitting up, everyone was focusing on him.

Although they were resting, they were not just mindlessly playing.

In case of a surprise attack, we had prepared at least a minimal defense.

I had set up something like a trap that would make a small noise when someone approached. I couldn’t set up a dangerous trap because I was forbidden from causing injury to anyone.

And Jeong-Hyeon, who did not miss the noise with his sensitive senses, carefully moved to his seat after notifying them of the enemies’ approach.

In case a battle broke out, they moved to secure a good position for shooting arrows.

The remaining three, including Ichimoku, also prepared themselves while she moved.

Ichimoku tilted his head as he noticed the enemies approaching through the bushes.

‘five?’

It was a strange sight to see five people walking together during a test that was conducted in unison. However, Ichimoku was able to roughly understand the situation.

‘Have we formed a temporary alliance?’

I didn’t know the specific circumstances, and there was no need to know why the alliance had been formed.

The important thing now was the choice: fight or flee.

Ilmok was worried.

‘There’s one less person… But there’s still about an hour left until the exam… .’

Should we fight coolly and end it now? Or should we run away for an hour?

The deliberations were brief, and Ichimoku made a decision.

visor.

The annoyance grew worse, and he decided to fight.

And soon, the moment came when their faces, cutting through the bushes, began to become clearly visible.

Ichimoku realized that he had forgotten one important fact.

“One glance, Confucius!”

The moment one of the five women stepped forward and called his name.

Ichimoku froze in place, like a man who had locked eyes with a cursed woman from Western mythology.