Translated by: xLordFifth
Edited by: Aadhitya
“Is this a prank?”
However, Hyein did not respond. Did he really think that Kijeong was a traitor?
Kijeong quickly averted his eyes. He realized that it was not a countermeasure meeting.
For such meetings, executives would be gathered and discuss things. But what about this ambiguous gathering? It was a mix of executives and regular members.
If they wanted to call a meeting, they should have called everyone. He looked at the guild members….
‘What do they have in common- no, wait. Now that I think about it, their levels……. are 170 or higher?’
Was that why he called them? No, it didn’t match either. They wouldn’t go hunting either, so why did he call the members who were level 170 or higher?
“What’s going on, hyung-nim? This joke is too much. Me, a traitor?”
“Did you join Hwahong? How much did they give you?”
“W-what are you talking about? Why would I join Hwahong? You know that I got attacked by Ram Hwajeong!”
“Is that why you switched sides? Is she that scary?”
“What? What are you-”
“If you have any conscience, you should have reflected on it, you bastard.”
Hyein handed one of the papers given by Sasuke.
It was a screenshot that was taken in the capital. Three people were in the photo, Kijeong, Leeha, and a member of Hwahong.
However, their positions were different from what Kijeong remembered.
“T-This! He was following me-”
“Following? Then why were you so friendly?”
Because the member of Hwahong was standing right next to Kijeong and Leeha.
It was also a screenshot where the guild mark of Hwahong was clearly visible. He should have noticed right away.
For three people to be captured in an angle like this, he should have thought “Where/Who took the picture?”.
However, Kijeong was not able to think.
“No! Wait, that guy wasn’t… this is fabricated!”
“Fabricated? Fabricated? This bastard.”
“Bahahaha! Stop lying! Do you think the Guild Master did not check it? Kijeong! I thought you were smart, but aren’t you just a bat-like bastard?”
Kijeong was startled by the sudden sound of ridicule from the surroundings.
What? What the hell was going on?
“What-”
“Sit down, Kay. Master has something to ask.”
“Sasuke-hyung!”
“Sit down.”
When stepped back, someone caught him from behind.
Kuroninja Sasuke held a small shuriken against Kijeong’s neck.
It was real. He didn’t know what it was about, but Kijeong realized that these people were not joking.
“Ah, okay. I don’t know what misunderstanding you have, but if you have anything to ask, just ask.”
Kijeong sat calmly. Struggling and cursing in a situation like this would only make things bigger. He thought it would be okay to solve it with a calm conversation.
However, the conversation went in the wrong direction from the start.
“……Why did you betray me?”
Hyein lowered his head and supported his forehead with a clenched fist. His voice and expression were similar to someone who got stabbed in the back. Kijeong even felt the gloom.
“What betrayal?”
“Why did you betray me? Since when? Did you get persuaded after trying to persuade Ha Leeha? Did Ha Leeha say that if you join Ram Hwayeon, you will get a lot of benefits?”
“What? What? Who? Leeha-hyung? What kind of relationship does Leeha-hyung have with Ram Hwayeon?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know, you bastard. Rising Sun was crushed by Ha Leeha with the help of Hwahong! Isn’t it?”
“W-W-What are you talking about? Ram Hwayeon? Why are you mentioning that bitch’s name? And Rising Sun was purely dealt with by Leeha-hyung by using his skills and item combination-”
“Don’t lie, you cheeky bastard. Can’t you tell the truth?”
“No, wait. I don’t understand, what’s going on right now? You are clearly misunderstanding something.”
Hwahong looked after Leeha? It was a situation that Kijeong never imagined.
In addition, if it was related to Rising Sun, he had directly heard about it from Leeha. When this and that happened, he got these and that achievements.
Hwahong was never mentioned in his stories.
“Haha, am I seriously mistaken? Right, I’m sorry! I have been terribly mistaken. Did you tell Ha Leeha to join our guild?”
“Of course! Leeha-hyung told me that he would think about it-”
“Let’s think about it with common sense, Kay. Does that make sense? Our guild name helps us a lot, right? Ha Leeha doesn’t even meet the conditions of joining our guild, right? I even told you that he could join. Then why did he refuse when he has an acquaintance here?”
“T-That- Leeha-hyung just recently fought Rising Sun and he’s still low-leveled. Well, he was exhausted from the war-”
“Oh, right. Was he so tired that he refused the chance to join Byeolcho?”
Kijeong was only repeating what Leeha said, but no one thought the same.
“W-What is it, everyone? What are you implying! No, just because he refused to join Byeolcho, does not mean he has a relationship with that bitch Ram Hwayeon! It’s weirder to think like that! He does not have anything to do with Hwahong in the first place, but now suddenly-”
“Will you still pretend that you don’t know? Do we look like fools to you?”
“Y-You bastard, all that lying nonsense!”
“Let’s just torture Ha Leeha or kill him!”
Kijeong provided a reasonable answer, but the situation got even more ugly. However, Hyein actually stopped the guild members.
His purpose was to kill Kijeong, not Ha Leeha.
“Don’t you know why Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong appeared in Candle Castle?”
“When?”
“In the past, it was also broadcasted on Today in Middle Earth. It was reported that those two appeared in the beginner village. It was said that they were scouting someone.”
“T-That. I remember it too.”
“Haha, right. You remember. You should remember.”
As Hyein laughed, Sasuke handed another picture. It was a picture that was once a hot topic on the internet.
“The person they met at that time, the one they scouted, was your hyung, you bastard.”
“What?”
Kijeong was dumbfounded. What does that mean? Leeha-hyung met Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong at Candle Castle?
“It’s not just the Rising Sun. Looking back, there were a lot of strange things. Wasn’t he weird even when we first met?”
“When you first met him in the capital?”
“Yes. A person coming to the capital caught the field boss Brown Bear, and got all the items…. Does that make sense? If you believe in his words, you are blind So shut up and listen.”
Brown Bear……. Kijeong remembered what Leeha said.
Obviously, he said that he had risked his life to try and catch something that others failed to raid.
If Leeha’s attack power was fixed, and it was instakill, he thought it would be close, but definitely possible.
However, Hyein did not think like Kijeong.
“With the help of Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong, Ha Leeha grew rapidly. They gave him items and when necessary, they helped him directly, so he did not encounter any troubles. Even to the point of disbanding Rising Sun. And who would be next, me? You must have been jealous. Of that bastard, you call hyung.”
“……Nonsense! I am getting framed! Who is it?”
“So you didn’t ask Leeha to join the guild, you went to him and asked for a recommendation. You also wanted to join their guild. It’s convenient to have friends. So he called a member of the Hwahong guild and you had a talk in the capital. Before the war, Hwahong gave you an offer to leave the Byeolcho Alliance, so you simply accepted, because it is easier.” Hyein got up from his seat and white light already gathered in his body.
“How happy Hwahong must have been with the war just around the corner. No, those bitches who scouted Ha Leeha to destroy our guild from the inside out, turned Kay into Judas, must have cheered! They might have thought that it was finally time to use their mole! Regardless of what happens to our guild, it’s all about finding a way to live right?! If this wasn’t a war and you were only taking profits! ……We could just kick you out, but because of you, our guild will lose more than 2.6 billion! Do you understand?!”
“Let’s kill him, guild master!”
“You bastard! Give me the dues I paid, you shameless bastard!”
“Vomit out my savings!”
It was an absurd scenario. Truly sophistry.
In fact, it was a series of assumptions in which not a single fact had been confirmed. However, the guild members could not think normally.
They needed someone to blame for their lost investment.
“W-wait a minute! Wait a minute-!”
Kijeong stood up and took his shield
. He thought that the time for talk was over
Waah! I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding, but I definitely-”
Weaponry gate!”
Hyein finally cast his magic and a portal appeared between him and Kijeong. Various types of weapons began to pour out from the gate and targeted Kijeong.
“W-Wait-! Damn it, Leeha-hyung and Ram Hwayeon do not have any relationship with each other, your assumptions are weird!”
Kijeong barely blocked it with a shield, but the magic of Hyein, a Korean ranker, was not light. Each time a weapon collided with his shield, it got harder to hold on.
“Haa!”
A figure jumped in front of the flying weapons
As the trajectory was changed by striking the flying weapons with meticulous swordsmanship, the surrounding personnel screamed.
“Keok! What are you doing!”
“W-What are you doing Tale-nim!”
“Wind Curtain!”
Tale struck down the weapons and made a protective shield in front o Kijeong
“Tale-hyungnim? What are you doing?”
“Guild master-nim. Let’s listen to Kay’s story to the end. It seems to me that Kay does not have any connections to the Ram sisters.”
“Hmp.”
Hyein snorted. Kijeong did nothing wrong? It was not important to Hyein right now.
“Tale-hyungnim……
“I also don’t know. Kay. I don’t believe that you are a traitor. But without proof, I can’t help you anymore.”
“P-proof! Right! Proof! Don’t I just need to prove that Leeha-hyung is not related to the Rambitches?”
Hyein frowned at Kijeong’s shout. And he looked at Sasuke, who blocked the door, in the eye.
Sasuke nodded his head.
‘I don’t know anything else’ but Ha Leehaa and Ram Hwayeon are certainly connected. As days go by, Kijeong’s crimes would become more certain
“Good. However, if Kay can’t provide any proof, you guys will be kicked out.”
Hyein’s eyes turned to the other person.
“Tale-hyungnim must also be prepared..” That was right. Why did he intervene?
Didn’t they betray us together?
If Highlander Tale, and Templar Kijeong went missing, the guild’s power would definitely weaken. However, Hyein and Sasuke were already prepared for that.
It was a thousand times better than taking responsibility for the 2.6 billion loss.
‘If these two take responsibility and quit the game…… no, I will make them collapse! The guild members will understand. They won’t talk about getting their money back. If that’s the case, then my position will be… phew.’
Kijeong and Tale left the safe house without even having an idea of Hyein’s evil intentions.
Notes:
Bats are known to change sides depending on who is winning.
If you don’t already know, here’s Aesop’s fable regarding the bats:
https://read.gov/aesop/061.html
Thoughts:
Hyein is a rat bastard. I hate him. I hope he gets brought to justice in the future.
Translated by: xLordFifth
Edited by: Aadhitya
“Is this a prank?”
However, Hyein did not respond. Did he really think that Kijeong was a traitor?
Kijeong quickly averted his eyes. He realized that it was not a countermeasure meeting.
For such meetings, executives would be gathered and discuss things. But what about this ambiguous gathering? It was a mix of executives and regular members.
If they wanted to call a meeting, they should have called everyone. He looked at the guild members….
‘What do they have in common- no, wait. Now that I think about it, their levels……. are 170 or higher?’
Was that why he called them? No, it didn’t match either. They wouldn’t go hunting either, so why did he call the members who were level 170 or higher?
“What’s going on, hyung-nim? This joke is too much. Me, a traitor?”
“Did you join Hwahong? How much did they give you?”
“W-what are you talking about? Why would I join Hwahong? You know that I got attacked by Ram Hwajeong!”
“Is that why you switched sides? Is she that scary?”
“What? What are you-”
“If you have any conscience, you should have reflected on it, you bastard.”
Hyein handed one of the papers given by Sasuke.
It was a screenshot that was taken in the capital. Three people were in the photo, Kijeong, Leeha, and a member of Hwahong.
However, their positions were different from what Kijeong remembered.
“T-This! He was following me-”
“Following? Then why were you so friendly?”
Because the member of Hwahong was standing right next to Kijeong and Leeha.
It was also a screenshot where the guild mark of Hwahong was clearly visible. He should have noticed right away.
For three people to be captured in an angle like this, he should have thought “Where/Who took the picture?”.
However, Kijeong was not able to think.
“No! Wait, that guy wasn’t… this is fabricated!”
“Fabricated? Fabricated? This bastard.”
“Bahahaha! Stop lying! Do you think the Guild Master did not check it? Kijeong! I thought you were smart, but aren’t you just a bat-like bastard?”
Kijeong was startled by the sudden sound of ridicule from the surroundings.
What? What the hell was going on?
“What-”
“Sit down, Kay. Master has something to ask.”
“Sasuke-hyung!”
“Sit down.”
When stepped back, someone caught him from behind.
Kuroninja Sasuke held a small shuriken against Kijeong’s neck.
It was real. He didn’t know what it was about, but Kijeong realized that these people were not joking.
“Ah, okay. I don’t know what misunderstanding you have, but if you have anything to ask, just ask.”
Kijeong sat calmly. Struggling and cursing in a situation like this would only make things bigger. He thought it would be okay to solve it with a calm conversation.
However, the conversation went in the wrong direction from the start.
“……Why did you betray me?”
Hyein lowered his head and supported his forehead with a clenched fist. His voice and expression were similar to someone who got stabbed in the back. Kijeong even felt the gloom.
“What betrayal?”
“Why did you betray me? Since when? Did you get persuaded after trying to persuade Ha Leeha? Did Ha Leeha say that if you join Ram Hwayeon, you will get a lot of benefits?”
“What? What? Who? Leeha-hyung? What kind of relationship does Leeha-hyung have with Ram Hwayeon?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know, you bastard. Rising Sun was crushed by Ha Leeha with the help of Hwahong! Isn’t it?”
“W-W-What are you talking about? Ram Hwayeon? Why are you mentioning that bitch’s name? And Rising Sun was purely dealt with by Leeha-hyung by using his skills and item combination-”
“Don’t lie, you cheeky bastard. Can’t you tell the truth?”
“No, wait. I don’t understand, what’s going on right now? You are clearly misunderstanding something.”
Hwahong looked after Leeha? It was a situation that Kijeong never imagined.
In addition, if it was related to Rising Sun, he had directly heard about it from Leeha. When this and that happened, he got these and that achievements.
Hwahong was never mentioned in his stories.
“Haha, am I seriously mistaken? Right, I’m sorry! I have been terribly mistaken. Did you tell Ha Leeha to join our guild?”
“Of course! Leeha-hyung told me that he would think about it-”
“Let’s think about it with common sense, Kay. Does that make sense? Our guild name helps us a lot, right? Ha Leeha doesn’t even meet the conditions of joining our guild, right? I even told you that he could join. Then why did he refuse when he has an acquaintance here?”
“T-That- Leeha-hyung just recently fought Rising Sun and he’s still low-leveled. Well, he was exhausted from the war-”
“Oh, right. Was he so tired that he refused the chance to join Byeolcho?”
Kijeong was only repeating what Leeha said, but no one thought the same.
“W-What is it, everyone? What are you implying! No, just because he refused to join Byeolcho, does not mean he has a relationship with that bitch Ram Hwayeon! It’s weirder to think like that! He does not have anything to do with Hwahong in the first place, but now suddenly-”
“Will you still pretend that you don’t know? Do we look like fools to you?”
“Y-You bastard, all that lying nonsense!”
“Let’s just torture Ha Leeha or kill him!”
Kijeong provided a reasonable answer, but the situation got even more ugly. However, Hyein actually stopped the guild members.
His purpose was to kill Kijeong, not Ha Leeha.
“Don’t you know why Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong appeared in Candle Castle?”
“When?”
“In the past, it was also broadcasted on Today in Middle Earth. It was reported that those two appeared in the beginner village. It was said that they were scouting someone.”
“T-That. I remember it too.”
“Haha, right. You remember. You should remember.”
As Hyein laughed, Sasuke handed another picture. It was a picture that was once a hot topic on the internet.
“The person they met at that time, the one they scouted, was your hyung, you bastard.”
“What?”
Kijeong was dumbfounded. What does that mean? Leeha-hyung met Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong at Candle Castle?
“It’s not just the Rising Sun. Looking back, there were a lot of strange things. Wasn’t he weird even when we first met?”
“When you first met him in the capital?”
“Yes. A person coming to the capital caught the field boss Brown Bear, and got all the items…. Does that make sense? If you believe in his words, you are blind So shut up and listen.”
Brown Bear……. Kijeong remembered what Leeha said.
Obviously, he said that he had risked his life to try and catch something that others failed to raid.
If Leeha’s attack power was fixed, and it was instakill, he thought it would be close, but definitely possible.
However, Hyein did not think like Kijeong.
“With the help of Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong, Ha Leeha grew rapidly. They gave him items and when necessary, they helped him directly, so he did not encounter any troubles. Even to the point of disbanding Rising Sun. And who would be next, me? You must have been jealous. Of that bastard, you call hyung.”
“……Nonsense! I am getting framed! Who is it?”
“So you didn’t ask Leeha to join the guild, you went to him and asked for a recommendation. You also wanted to join their guild. It’s convenient to have friends. So he called a member of the Hwahong guild and you had a talk in the capital. Before the war, Hwahong gave you an offer to leave the Byeolcho Alliance, so you simply accepted, because it is easier.” Hyein got up from his seat and white light already gathered in his body.
“How happy Hwahong must have been with the war just around the corner. No, those bitches who scouted Ha Leeha to destroy our guild from the inside out, turned Kay into Judas, must have cheered! They might have thought that it was finally time to use their mole! Regardless of what happens to our guild, it’s all about finding a way to live right?! If this wasn’t a war and you were only taking profits! ……We could just kick you out, but because of you, our guild will lose more than 2.6 billion! Do you understand?!”
“Let’s kill him, guild master!”
“You bastard! Give me the dues I paid, you shameless bastard!”
“Vomit out my savings!”
It was an absurd scenario. Truly sophistry.
In fact, it was a series of assumptions in which not a single fact had been confirmed. However, the guild members could not think normally.
They needed someone to blame for their lost investment.
“W-wait a minute! Wait a minute-!”
Kijeong stood up and took his shield
. He thought that the time for talk was over
Waah! I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding, but I definitely-”
Weaponry gate!”
Hyein finally cast his magic and a portal appeared between him and Kijeong. Various types of weapons began to pour out from the gate and targeted Kijeong.
“W-Wait-! Damn it, Leeha-hyung and Ram Hwayeon do not have any relationship with each other, your assumptions are weird!”
Kijeong barely blocked it with a shield, but the magic of Hyein, a Korean ranker, was not light. Each time a weapon collided with his shield, it got harder to hold on.
“Haa!”
A figure jumped in front of the flying weapons
As the trajectory was changed by striking the flying weapons with meticulous swordsmanship, the surrounding personnel screamed.
“Keok! What are you doing!”
“W-What are you doing Tale-nim!”
“Wind Curtain!”
Tale struck down the weapons and made a protective shield in front o Kijeong
“Tale-hyungnim? What are you doing?”
“Guild master-nim. Let’s listen to Kay’s story to the end. It seems to me that Kay does not have any connections to the Ram sisters.”
“Hmp.”
Hyein snorted. Kijeong did nothing wrong? It was not important to Hyein right now.
“Tale-hyungnim……
“I also don’t know. Kay. I don’t believe that you are a traitor. But without proof, I can’t help you anymore.”
“P-proof! Right! Proof! Don’t I just need to prove that Leeha-hyung is not related to the Rambitches?”
Hyein frowned at Kijeong’s shout. And he looked at Sasuke, who blocked the door, in the eye.
Sasuke nodded his head.
‘I don’t know anything else’ but Ha Leehaa and Ram Hwayeon are certainly connected. As days go by, Kijeong’s crimes would become more certain
“Good. However, if Kay can’t provide any proof, you guys will be kicked out.”
Hyein’s eyes turned to the other person.
“Tale-hyungnim must also be prepared..” That was right. Why did he intervene?
Didn’t they betray us together?
If Highlander Tale, and Templar Kijeong went missing, the guild’s power would definitely weaken. However, Hyein and Sasuke were already prepared for that.
It was a thousand times better than taking responsibility for the 2.6 billion loss.
‘If these two take responsibility and quit the game…… no, I will make them collapse! The guild members will understand. They won’t talk about getting their money back. If that’s the case, then my position will be… phew.’
Kijeong and Tale left the safe house without even having an idea of Hyein’s evil intentions.
Notes:
Bats are known to change sides depending on who is winning.
If you don’t already know, here’s Aesop’s fable regarding the bats:
https://read.gov/aesop/061.html
Thoughts:
Hyein is a rat bastard. I hate him. I hope he gets brought to justice in the future.
