novelraw Chapter 36 : Chapter 36
Chapter 36 : Chapter 36
Chapter 36 - It has no foundation. No foundation at all
The situation was changing by the second.
At first, it was just a case of a loan shark collecting money from a debtor.
But now, it had escalated into a fight between forces working in the same industry(?).
Well, to call it a fight between forces was a bit of a stretch, since Uma’s side only had one person.
“Take this.”
Was he dissatisfied with being alone?
Uma pulled out the kitchen knife embedded in the man’s body and threw it.
“Ugh!”
The townspeople were startled by the spinning kitchen knife, but the person Uma had targeted caught it with a calm expression.
“Hmm.”
The targeted person.
Biyoung looked at the kitchen knife he had caught and gave a barely perceptible smile.
“You’re the one who shouted to watch out from behind earlier, right?”
Uma asked Biyoung.
“Yes.”
“Seeing you with that elder, you seem to be on the same side. Lend a hand.”
‘Ho.’
Biyoung was a little impressed inwardly.
He looked like an ignorant thug, but his ability to judge the situation was quite good.
He knew that Jinbae had arrived even in the middle of a scuffle, and he had already figured out who had helped him.
“Are they guys who really need support?”
Biyoung asked after a quick scan of the Gam-i Gang group.
At that, the ruffians’ faces contorted.
“Who’s that punk now?”
“A kid who’s still wet behind the ears, who does he think he’s looking at……!!”
“What’s this about support?”
The people in question might be furious, but Biyoung could guess to some extent.
The guys here were no match for that man named Uma.
If the Gam-i Gang were at the level of typical street ruffians, Uma showed signs of having practiced martial arts here and there.
Especially the body movement he had just shown was extremely familiar to Biyoung’s eyes.
The basic swordsmanship of the Diancang Sect.
Eagle Talon Twelve Swords.
If he wasn’t mistaken, it definitely resembled the swordsmanship of the Diancang Sect.
“It would be troublesome if the nearby shops were damaged.”
“Hmm? You don’t seem like such a good person.”
At Biyoung’s words, Uma bared his teeth and smiled.
His already bleak face looked even more dangerous.
“It’s because this isn’t the only shop here that owes me money. It would be a big problem if they couldn’t pay me back because of repair costs, wouldn’t it?”
“Aha.”
So that was the reason.
But understanding and accepting were two different things.
As of now, I had no reason to help that loan shark.
Did he read my indifferent expression?
Uma made a tempting offer.
“If you help me, I’ll give you two-thirds of the amount I just raised.”
“That much?”
“Calculations must be thorough to avoid trouble. One-third is the price for telling me about the guy approaching from behind, and one-third is the price for helping me now. If I give you a total of two-thirds, you’ll be satisfied too, right?”
“It’s good that you’re clear.”
As Biyoung nodded, Jinbae was horrified and tried to stop him.
“Biyoung. It’s dangerous. No matter how much you trained at the martial arts hall, street fights are on a different level……!!”
“Pardon?”
Ah.
Come to think of it, grandfather doesn’t know yet.
He’s never seen me use martial arts.
“I’m fine, so don’t worry. This is dangerous, so you should hold onto it, Grandfather.”
Biyoung handed the knife he received from Uma to Jinbae and grinned.
“I told you then, didn’t I? That I had an awakening in martial arts.”
“Even so……”
“You told me which sect’s descendant I am.”
“……!”
Normally, Jinbae would have stopped him even if the sky fell.
But the moment Jinbae’s eyes met Biyoung’s unwavering pupils, he could no longer stop him.
That gaze had a strange way of calming a person’s heart and giving them faith.
Biyoung trudged towards Uma, and everyone watched the unusual sight.
A scene where a handsome boy joins forces with a cruel-looking loan shark.
Even the loan shark was holding the fallen man’s saber, yet Biyoung’s hands were empty.
“Will you be okay without a weapon?”
“Worry about yourself.”
“Hehehe. The young one is quite insolent.”
His attitude was annoying, but he didn’t plan to make an issue of it.
He would soon find out whether the kid was truly brave or just bluffing.
“I don’t expect much from you. Just take care of anyone who approaches from behind like before and buy some time. If it’s really tough, just grab onto their pant legs and hang on.”
“For the job, the pay is good.”
At Biyoung’s words, Uma bared his teeth again.
“Well then, here I go.”
Pabak!
Watching Uma run forward, Biyoung whistled.
Despite his slightly large build, his movements were nimble and unrestrained.
‘Flying Eagle Steps.’
Like his earlier swordsmanship, it seemed that the martial arts of the Diancang Sect were indeed his foundation.
But.
Something was a bit clumsy overall.
It was fast and powerful, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was like licking the outside of a watermelon.
Like it had been taught by someone who had learned it clumsily?
In a word…….
‘It has no foundation. No foundation at all.’
Biyoung smirked and followed behind Uma.
“Chaa!”
Kkang!!
“Keuk!”
The man who blocked Uma’s saber couldn’t withstand the pressure and fell on his butt.
It was a waterfall-like strike that combined the swordsmanship of the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords with his natural strength.
It wasn't a level that could be handled by those who spent their days drinking and repeating alley fights.
Chwaak!
“Kraaaaaak!”
This time, Uma’s saber sliced through another man’s shoulder.
Blood splattered everywhere, and some of it landed on Uma’s face, but he paid no mind and looked for his next target.
If possible, he planned to subdue the leader, the bearded man, and end it.
It was the nature of subordinates to tuck their tails when their leader was defeated.
However, the bearded man, whose personality was more meticulous than he looked, disappeared from his sight while his subordinates were being taken down.
‘What a monstrous bastard.’
The leader of the Gam-i Gang, Ho Pyeong.
He ground his teeth at the unexpected development.
He had known for a while that there was a guy running a loan shark business alone in Simao.
But he hadn’t felt the need to eliminate him.
This line of work was too rough and dangerous to do alone.
He thought that even if they didn’t step in, he would eventually be taken down by a resentful debtor.
In conclusion, the leader of the Gam-i Gang had made two misjudgments.
One was that the man named Uma’s lifeline was longer than he thought.
The other was that the man’s martial arts far exceeded his expectations.
Dadadat!
While Uma was beating up his subordinates, Ho Pyeong avoided their gazes and went around to the back.
In his hands were twin swords with gleaming blue blades.
Although they were twin swords, their size was actually larger than a normal sword.
With his already burly body carrying swords larger than average in both hands, he looked quite threatening.
Ssk.
The cunningness to use his subordinates as shields and the force of his twin swords.
These were the factors that allowed Ho Pyeong to rule the back alleys of the Simao area.
Moving quickly, Ho Pyeong finally positioned himself behind Uma.
Meanwhile, Uma had cut and kicked the Gam-i Gang members, and in a pinch, he had headbutted them.
It was when Uma, after delivering a headbutt, was sweeping his hair back.
‘Now!’
Ho Pyeong, seizing the opportunity, tightened his grip on the swords in his hands.
Just as he was about to swing the large blades by pulling back his shoulders…!
Tuk.
“?”
The ground he should have stepped on had vanished.
All he felt in his foot was emptiness.
With the feeling that the floor had suddenly given way, his entire body lost balance and collapsed.
“Uh……?”
It was truly a moment where the expression ‘mysterious’ was most fitting.
The moment when he had to put the most strength into his leap.
At that very instant when his body, mind, and will were most focused forward, someone had tripped him.
Ho Pyeong, his body thrown completely off balance, collapsed with his limbs stiffening like an old man having a stroke.
To make matters worse, both his arms were pulled back to swing the swords.
Ho Pyeong’s face shared a devastating kiss with the ground.
Kung!!
“Kraaak!”
Seeing Ho Pyeong’s teeth fly in all directions, the passersby squeezed their eyes shut.
Even a child eating a candy apple could guess how terrible his pain must have been.
‘That must hurt like hell.’
‘Ugh……!! All his teeth are shattered.’
‘He was running with such momentum, why did he suddenly fall?’
“Wuh heh ih uh (Which bastard was it)!”
Ho Pyeong’s eyes were filled with blood from anger, embarrassment, and extreme pain.
In Ho Pyeong’s sight, a boy with one leg stretched out came into view.
It was the kid who seemed to be with Uma.
Enraged, Ho Pyeong stomped his foot, kung.
“Yuh hah ih! (You dare!)”
“Poor thing. All his teeth are gone, so he can’t even speak properly.”
“Ah kih yuh (I’ll kill you)!”
“Ah kih yuuh~”
Seeing Biyoung mock his slurred speech, Ho Pyeong lost his grip on reason.
Dudududu!
He had squeezed his fists so hard that the bulging veins were visible even from a distance.
Naturally, the aura of his twin swords felt exceptionally menacing.
The twin swords, swung simultaneously in diagonal directions, were certainly powerful.
There seemed to be no space to avoid them in terms of both angle and distance.
Moreover, Biyoung’s hands were empty right now…!
Just as a cry of pity was about to erupt from the lips of the watching women.
Fwung!
“?!”
Ho Pyeong had to feel the emptiness again.
This time, it wasn't his legs, but his hands.
He had intended to cut the torso into a cross shape, quartering it, but the man’s body vanished like a phantom.
“Whu…?”
Ironically, only Ho Pyeong, who was closest, couldn’t find his position.
The onlookers could easily spot Biyoung’s location.
He hadn’t gone far in the first place.
A technique of springing up from the spot like a spring.
The evasive form of the Flying Eagle Steps, slowly rotating the body in a forward roll.
Springing Foot Rotation.
At the light and elegant movement, the mouths of the spectators fell open on their own.
“Wow……”
“How do you dodge a sword like that……?”
“I thought he was from a circus troupe.”
Their admiration didn’t last long.
Because Biyoung, after a full rotation above Ho Pyeong’s head, slammed his heel down forcefully.
Ppak!!!!
Ho Pyeong, struck on the back of the head, lost consciousness without even letting out a scream.
Ironically, his face kissed the ground once again.
Kung!
“Hmm. Should I get more money for this?”
Biyoung scratched the back of his head with a serious expression.
“This doesn’t add up. I just wanted to interfere a little, but he foamed at the mouth and swung his sword! This wicked bastard!”
Puk puk.
Well.
It seemed that someone kicking a man who had already lost consciousness wasn't exactly normal either.
The passersby had such thoughts but couldn’t bring themselves to say them out loud.
“It’s a bit much to ask for the remaining one-third. What should I do about this?”
Watching Uma engaged in a bloody battle with the Gam-i Gang members, Biyoung licked his lips.
Jinbae felt a tremendous internal conflict as he watched Biyoung.
He didn’t want his grandson to be in danger.
But don’t just stare like that, help him!
“Alright! That should do it.”
Biyoung clapped his hands as if he had a good idea.
Oh.
Yes.
Did he finally decide to help?
But unfortunately, Jinbae’s wish did not come true.
Biyoung’s steps were not directed towards Uma, but towards Ho Pyeong, who had collapsed on the ground.
He went to Ho Pyeong’s side and crouched down.
“……?”
Ssk ssk.
Then he began to remove all the gold accessories attached to his body and put them in his pocket.
As if he were going to make up for the insufficient reward here.
Jinbae, who had been staring at Biyoung with a horrified face, soon wore an exceptionally benevolent smile.
“That damn brat……”