279. East, Wolguk (6)
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much information I could get from the boss.
The purpose of the thieves was to slow down time against the academy cadets.
We didn’t know who we were, where and why we had come to Wolguk.
Intimidation by an unknown group of powerful men.
I wanted to find out the identity behind it, but it was difficult to dig out more information because even the boss didn’t seem to know anything about it.
I don’t know why, but anyway, since I figured out what the other party wanted, I hurriedly returned to the capital of the country.
Seeing the head’s severed head, the thieves got discouraged and started running away as if their feet were on fire, and I sent them back.
I couldn’t just be caught by thieves.
There were no casualties on the friendly side.
Because Manwoldae was there, and the cadets weren’t weak enough to be wounded by the blind arrows of insignificant thieves.
After the situation was over, it took us two more nights to arrive near the capital of Yuegu in time.
There was nothing special about the trip.
We were constantly raising our nerves in case the enemy would come again, but luckily no accident happened and we were safely in front of the capital of Wolguk, ‘Mulan’.
If there is one thing that bothers me, the Manwoldae member’s reaction next to Kaen is strangely suspicious.
However, I didn’t feel any malice in his attitude, so I didn’t take any other action.
Now I was watching the cadets who were climbing up a tall tree and making a bonfire waiting for Volk and Keraf.
“Is Master’s home also in Muran?”
[If only the family wasn’t ruined… I’d still be in Muran. ]
Sierra pouted her mouth.
She was cautious because even as I was, she only knew the location of her home, and had no idea what kind of family circumstances she was experiencing.
“You don’t seem to like it very much.”
[ Especially if that damn hag hasn’t passed away yet. ]
Damn old woman was a rather harsh expression for a mother. Looking at the timeline, it was assumed that Sierra had left the family early, so the relationship with her was not good.
That’s what the relationship between a child who left home and a parent left behind is like.
“Is it better not to visit?”
[ …… ]
Sierra didn’t answer.
Even if it was bad luck, she seemed worried.
The word ‘family’ is just as heavy.
‘Do you think I’ve committed filial piety?’
I was reluctant because the child who left the house would become a ghost and come looking for her parents.
“I won’t go if Master stops me. But I don’t know when we’ll be able to visit Wolguk again.”
I meant it from the bottom of my heart.
If you go to Sierra’s home, she could get a special item related to the urethra, but if she was reluctant to the end, she wouldn’t go.
It was not a matter of efficiency, but a matter of morality.
Even though it was me, she couldn’t get involved in her personal family affairs.
Of course, if I hadn’t been able to talk to Sierra, I would have visited her home without much hesitation.
There was a concept of ‘reinforcement’ in the game.
The number was not as large as in online games, but as the number was not large, the effect of each reinforcement was great.
As you are accustomed to, weapons in this world are strengthened by going to the smithy using special materials.
For example, materials that can be obtained by killing rare monsters, or ores containing the power of a specific element that can be found in dungeons.
But ‘Yodo’ is different.
Something deeply related to the ghost contained in the urethra was used as a material.
Similar to when making the urethra.
This was the case with the items that could be obtained from Sierra’s home, but in the game, in order to obtain the item, you had to infiltrate the home and steal it away from surveillance.
Sierra’s main house runs the ‘Moonpa’ of Hoguk and the unreasonable ‘Dojang’, but the dojang is very large and there are many people who go to the dojo, so it belongs to the strict security side.
When you enter the dojang, you can meet an NPC named ‘Sick Old Lady’, and I guess that person is Sierra’s biological mother.
She couldn’t talk otherwise because her mouth wasn’t light, so she didn’t have any other information.
Anyway, since I have Shady, infiltrating would be on the easy side, but if Sierra didn’t want to, I wouldn’t think so.
Above all, the reverse heaven that Sierra gave me was so powerful that she was able to coolly give up the strengthening factor.
‘Anyway, if I visit you in this state, should it be considered a meeting ceremony…?’
Just when I was thinking nonsense, the presence of Volk and Keraf reached me from afar.
“Well, please decide before it’s too late. I’ll follow Master’s will.”
I was sitting on a thick branch and stood up shaking my palms.
For now, let’s go listen to the information they brought.
***
Volk and Keraf didn’t look so good after seeing each other for the first time in a few days.
The bad thing was the pocket Keraf was holding in his hand.
The pouch, which had become much lighter than before, had all its contents gone. It was literally empty.
“That’s… The Volk guy…”
“…Keraph also ate.”
“This bastard is really… Well, I only tasted it. How could he spend all that money in an inn…”
Keraph glared at Volk.
I know roughly how things went.
It seems that Volk threw all the gold coins away as food for the inn.
I put something in Volk’s hand, who had become stern with a smile on his face.
It was a new money bag.
The sound of his pockets rattling brought liveliness to Volk’s dead eyes.
“Money is not a problem. Volk should be seen as a grown-up… In the first place. Keraf will be kind enough to understand.”
“Zetto-sama, aren’t you being too lenient? This guy doesn’t even think…”
“But Volk is not my person.”
“You’re right. I said I’d do anything to save my sister. I never said I’d follow you.”
Volk’s shoulders are heavy, and he closes his eyes and nods his head.
“I’m talking about it, but come under me as soon as my sister’s treatment is over. If the treatment goes well, there’s no need to kill people to make money, right?”
“Hmm… I’ll discuss it with my sister.”
He smiled at Volk, who was hesitant to answer.
This little wolf won’t escape my hands anyway.
Considering the experience that would come through him later, the gold coins consumed to fill his stomach were worth it.
‘How much money do you have left?’
It takes a lot of money to set up an organization.
‘I’ll have to find a place to rob something nearby.’
Well, it was difficult to get gold in the early stages when growth was slow, but now that we’ve passed the early stages, there are more routes to get goods, so it wasn’t a big problem.
“Now let’s get down to business. Keraf?”
“Yes, as Zeto-sama ordered, I investigated the inside of the palace. Since I didn’t have a lot of time to look around, I only read the atmosphere.”
After that, the information that Keraf investigated continues.
The people he singled out as the main figures inside the palace were, as I expected, the king of Wolguk, Seo Yi-san, and the king’s uncle, Seo Cho-ryang.
However, the inside story was a little different from what I knew.
“Seo Yi-san almost got poisoned?”
“Yes, but Seocho-ryang and his servants tried to ignore it. As if it was no big deal. It seems that Seo Yi-san was ostracized from the palace for quite some time.”
[ It was his uncle Seo Cho-ryang who supported Seo Yi-san, who ascended the throne when he was young. She thought that Yi-san Seo would have been killed long ago, but she was still breathing. Of course, it seems that the name line is not long, but…]
Sierra, who was from the country of Wolguk, added an explanation.
“…A king with nothing but a crown left?”
I thought that Seo Yi-san was in the same company as Seo Cho-ryang, but could it have been an act to please Seo Cho-ryang?
‘I’m in trouble.’
Because I don’t know if it was Seo Yi-san or Seo Cho-ryang who invited Innocence Academy.
It was officially supposed that Yi-san Seo was invited, but in that situation, there was a chance Seo Cho-ryang was manipulating Seo Yi-san from behind.
Another question still lingered.
An attack by bandits who were behind it.
The cold war between Seo Yi-san and Seo Cho-ryang.
The two stories did not connect smoothly.
It seemed like there was still more to hear from Keraf.
“Anything else?”
“I don’t know if it’s related… But there’s a strange rumor going around the city.”
Keraph tilts his head in doubt.
“What is that?”
“There was a rumor that the Wolyeonghoe was in motion.”
“Wolyeonghoe…?”
“It was difficult to figure out the information because it was a vague rumor, such as the source of the rumor and what purpose the group had.
Keraph gave me a brief explanation of the Wolyeonghoe.
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Wolyeonghoe is said to be an organization that has only been passed down as a legend led by Baek Do-hwa in the past.
However, their purpose is unknown.
[ Wolyeonghoe. She’s never seen or heard of it. ]
Even at the time, I knew.
On the other hand, I felt uncomfortable.
If Wolyeonghoe was really an organization Baek Do-hwa organized, I wondered if it might have something to do with Baek Cheon-gyul, the King of Conquest, who was in my previous life.
Something was a little different from the feeling that memories simply didn’t come back.
It must have felt like hearing it for the first time in my life.
This is ‘Baek Cheon-gyeol knows nothing about Wolyeonghoe.’ Was directly related to
Then, when, how, and why did Baek Do-hwa form such an organization?
Maybe it has something to do with the unknown group that was behind the attack by the bandits.
My head is full of questions.
‘I can’t ask directly…’
I was about to sigh when I decided to move on to another topic.
“Okay. So, the information about the Hungry Star…”
“It’s not like I didn’t find anything…”
Volk, who was looking at the money bag next to Keraf, who was speechless, opened his mouth.
“I heard there were more scars than I thought?”
“Yes?”
What does that mean?