The Regressed Young Master’s Guide to Living on Easy Mode

Chapter 93 : Let's Go! To the Sword Pavilion (5)

A three-way battle.

The demonic forces led by the Heavenly Demon Cult.

The forces of justice led by the Martial Alliance.

The third force led by the Chaotic Heavenly Society.

This was the current power structure.

And the fourth force, which would break this structure, currently consisted of only three people: the Demonic Brain, me, and Namgung Mu-gwang.

The Chaotic Heavenly Society had planted their minions in both the Orthodox and Demonic factions.

The only place their influence had not reached was us.

This meant, to borrow the Demonic Brain's words, that if there was anyone who could backstab the Chaotic Heavenly Society, it was only us.

To do that, the first thing needed was the power to hit them from behind. For that, we had to grow our forces, and the Sword Empress was the core power of the fourth force.

For now, I had brought the future Sword King before recruiting the Sword Empress...

"W-w-w-wait! Let's take a break!"

I stopped running and looked back. Namgung Mu-gwang was crawling on the floor.

"Hmm... is this hard?"

"Do you know how long we've been running?"

"A day?"

"Yes! A day! Without resting all day! Without drinking water! Just running!"

"It's only been a day."

"That's only for a monster like you! Not for an ordinary person like me!"

-To kill you, I trained for three days without sleeping.

"Weren't you a stamina monster?"

"I am a very ordinary person who sleeps when the sun sets!"

"It wasn't like that in the old days. I can't get used to this. Alright, let's rest a bit."

If he ran any more than this, Namgung Mu-gwang looked like he would really die from breathlessness.

–

As Yoo Jae-ha sat under the shade of a nearby tree, Namgung Mu-gwang quickly came and sat next to him. Then he took out the water bottle hanging by his side and drank it down.

"Ah! I feel like I can live now. So where are we going now?"

"The annoying bastard didn't tell you?"

"My first older brother just told me to leave. He didn't give me any other instructions."

"Well, you live a comfortable life too. Following someone without even knowing where you're going. You shouldn't live like that."

"..."

It didn't seem like something the person who had dragged him along without a word should say.

"We're going to Guangdong."

"Why there?"

"I'm going to meet the crown prince."

"Did I hear you correctly just now?"

"Yeah."

Namgung Mu-gwang didn't understand, but he tried his best to understand.

"Let's say the crown prince, who should be in Beijing, is in Guangdong. And let's say we met him. So what on earth are you going to do?"

No matter how he thought about it, it was something that could never happen.

"I'm going to ask him to launch a boat to Hainan. I heard that boats can't go out to sea at this time of year because of the typhoon."

The season of storms. It was a phrase that Namgung Mu-gwang had also heard before. Therefore, his question grew even bigger. Why on earth was this guy trying to launch a boat and go to Hainan at this time when no one else was launching a boat?

'Is he trying to commit suicide at sea?'

If so, Namgung Mu-gwang wouldn't stop him, but he declined to follow.

Well, it was something that would never happen anyway.

"Go to Hainan and..."

"And?"

"I'm going to seduce the Sword Empress."

He's a madman. Nothing else came to mind other than those words.

"..."

"Now! Let's go quickly! We've been delayed a lot."

"We haven't even rested for a moment."

"Yeah. You were unconscious, so a lot of time was delayed. So we have to hurry."

That's because of you!

"Get up quickly. So you can sleep at night."

At those words, Namgung Mu-gwang squeezed out the strength he didn't have and barely got up.

And he had a thought.

Isn't it faster to ride a horse instead of running? he thought. But he couldn't bring himself to say those words out loud.

His intuition was telling him.

That that madman was the same kind as his first older brother. In other words, he was not a bastard who could be reasoned with.

And so, Namgung Mu-gwang ran, and when night came, instead of a sweet sleep, his noona came and he trained all night.

Still, the training with his noona was hard, but it was much better than the day. Because at the end of the training, his noona would always guide his internal energy and even relieve his fatigue. As expected, it was only his noona. If it weren't for this, Namgung Mu-gwang imagined that he would be crossing the Sanzu River by now.

And so, a week passed.

Namgung Mu-gwang had grown at an incredible speed during that time.

Now, without lying, he had enough stamina to go without sleep for about two days.

Still, compared to the monster in front of him, it was a drop in the bucket. Namgung Mu-gwang was now in front of Guangdong.

Just looking at it, the castle was so huge that his heart swelled.

Namgung Mu-gwang, who was about to head towards the castle without any thought, stopped. The reason was simple. Because the guy who was going in front had stopped walking.

"We're not going through the main gate."

That's the only gate there, so where are we going?

"It's too bright now, so let's go in when the sun sets."

Don't tell me he's saying we should climb the wall.

It's a crime to climb the wall of an ordinary house. Let alone a castle that protects a region. And although Namgung Mu-gwang can't believe it, the crown prince is currently staying in that castle.

And you're saying we should climb the wall of such a place?

If we get caught, it's at least beheading.

Public display would be a bonus.

The story of this day will be passed down like a legend for generations.

There was a crazy bastard in our family, and that bastard jumped over the castle gate as if it were a fence!

Namgung Mu-gwang had no intention of joining the ranks of that crazy bastard.

"I won't do anything today, so get a good night's sleep."

Although his suspicion was not erased, at those words, Namgung Mu-gwang closed his eyes as it was. As soon as he heard that he could get a good night's sleep, the tension in his whole body was released and he naturally felt sleepy.

***

Namgung Mu-gwang was following along better than I thought. I knew he had talent, but I didn't know he would grow so rapidly.

Although it seems someone is secretly helping him at night.

I've been watching for a few days, but I haven't felt any particular hostility.

Is it someone sent from Namgung? I just thought. Well, it seemed their brotherly love wasn't particularly bad, so it seems he was worried.

Now! Let's end the small talk here, and from now on, it's the real deal.

For now, I've come, but to be honest, I have no plan.

Well, even if I had a plan, considering the relationship between the government and the martial world, it would obviously be useless.

Moreover, the current emperor hates the martial world to the extreme.

The only thing I could believe in was what the Divine Monk had left behind.

That the crown prince had a connection with the Sword Empress.

I had no choice but to rely on this one thing.

The sun is slowly setting. Soon, the sky became dark, and I woke up Namgung Mu-gwang.

"Just one more moment..."

"Want me to put you to sleep forever?"

"I'm up."

"Just follow me closely. Then you'll be safe."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah."

"What are you going to do now?"

"I'm going to climb the castle wall."

"I see."

Namgung Mu-gwang bowed his head.

"Please take care. I'm going to go a different way now..."

In an instant, the Sword Emperor disappeared from in front of him.

Namgung Mu-gwang suddenly felt his body stiffen.

"You can't use the stealth technique. I'll carry you instead. It's comfortable and nice, right?"

Namgung Mu-gwang pleaded with his eyes as best as he could, saying no. If you're going to die, please go alone.

"You're a little excited too, right?"

Twinkle, twinkle! (I don't want to go!)

"Yeah, it's my first time climbing a castle wall, so I'm a little excited too. Then, let's go."

(Aaaargh!)

He let out a silent scream.

Swish.

Namgung Mu-gwang's vision was reversed.

***

On top of a tree, a person was standing with another person slung over his shoulder.

There is always a blind spot in a person's field of vision. That's why when standing guard, they always move in pairs of two. That was the basic rule.

And at night, as the light decreases, the range of the blind spot becomes wider.

Therefore, the number of guards was twice as many at night as during the day. The number of guards guarding the castle gate now was a total of 10.

On top of the castle wall, there was a guard every three steps.

This meant that there was no blind spot in the field of vision at all.

The current number was a bit excessive, even for night. Well, considering the person inside, it was understandable.

And at a glance, it seemed that the guards were spread out evenly, but it could be seen that they were excessively concentrated on one side. From this, I could roughly guess where the crown prince was.

The west side of the castle.

The number of presences felt from the castle was at least several hundred.

Perhaps even a great thief would not be able to enter such a place without being caught.

In a situation like this.

And the situation is always bound to change.

I jumped down from the tree and pulled out a stone embedded in the ground. Its size was about that of an adult man, which was just right.

Hmph!

I threw the stone towards the east side of the castle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a loud noise, one side of the castle wall collapsed, and dust rose. A lively movement was felt from inside the castle.

Namgung Mu-gwang's pupils were dilated at the sight.

A large number of guards headed east. The situation I wanted, an opening, was created. I immediately threw my body.

Swish.

I kicked off the ground and came up on top of the castle gate. A nearby guard spotted me.

"Who...!"

Whoosh! I lightly brushed his chin. The opponent collapses. I gently catch him and put him in a corner so that no sound is made.

Just then, I saw someone else approaching from this side.

The opponent was one person.

Swish.

I kicked off the ground as it was, turned my body, and landed softly behind the opponent.

"A stone suddenly fell from the mountain, what a strange thing. I should report it to the higher-ups first."

Fortunately, the soldier did not seem to have seen what had just happened. If he had, I was thinking of repeating the action from before. The soldier walks. I followed the soldier from behind, imitating the soldier's breathing, actions, and presence, and walked with him.

As if I had become the soldier's shadow.

Another soldier approached from the front.

"State your affiliation."

"I'm the castle wall captain. I've come to report on the disturbance just now."

"The outer castle defense force cannot enter the inner castle. I will report it myself, so you go back to your original post."

"Tch! Are all the capital guards like this? Alright. It seems a stone rolled down from the mountain. There were no casualties."

"Alright."

The castle wall captain, who had finished his report, returned to his original post. I switched opponents.

"Hmm?"

For a moment, the opponent tilted his head slightly and looked back. I also moved quickly according to the opponent's actions.

The opponent, who had looked around a few times, entered the west side of the castle.

And so, by switching opponents several times, I succeeded in infiltrating the inside of the castle.

Somehow, it was easier to get inside than I thought.

Moreover, contrary to my expectations, there were no guards inside.

Is this not the place?

With that thought, I tried opening the door in front of me.

There was a person.

He was in his pajamas, as if he were just about to go to sleep.

His face was pale, and his body was small.

But I could instinctively tell that the atmosphere the person had was on a different level from an ordinary person.

Swoosh.

He, who was about to lie down, sat up on the bed with a languid expression.

"Who are you?"

He showed no signs of being wary of me, who had suddenly infiltrated.

It seemed he was very used to this kind of situation. Also, his informal speech was very natural.

"I am Zhu Gaochi. Didn't you commit this act at night to meet me?"

That person was the one and only crown prince of the Ming Imperial Family.

And the rumors in the world were all lies.

'Who said he was sickly?'

In an instant, the large room is filled with energy.

From my point of view, the crown prince already possessed the qualities of an emperor and a martial artist.

At the same time, two men, whose presence he had not felt at all until just now, were standing side by side next to the crown prince.

'When?'

Come to think of it, it was impossible for the crown prince to be alone. One was wearing a blue robe, and the other was wearing a red robe.

"The Red and Blue Old Freaks?"

Two of the ten great masters of the previous generation who had suddenly disappeared one day.

Only now did I know their whereabouts.

They were hiding in the Imperial Palace. So that's why I couldn't find them.

"Hoo! The fact that you know the Red and Blue Old Freaks means that you are also a martial artist."

The crown prince got up without hesitation and approached me.

The Red and Blue Old Freaks were positioned on either side of the crown prince.

"So, why did you come to find me at night?"

The momentum felt from the crown prince was at the Transformation Realm.

And I felt that he was hiding something more.

The momentum felt from the Red and Blue Old Freaks was at the highest level of the Transformation Realm.

This side also had a strong feeling of hiding something.

For now, contrary to the rumor that he hated martial artists to the extreme, the crown prince's attitude towards me, a martial artist, did not feel any particular hostility. On the contrary, I had a strong impression that he was feeling curious.

My plan was to meet the crown prince.

For now, I had succeeded...

Contrary to my thoughts, the situation was flowing differently.

However, if my prediction was correct, even if not the Imperial Family, the crown prince... did not have a bad relationship with the Sword Empress.

"I have come to ask for a favor."

"Depending on the type, your life may end right now. If you're still okay with that, then speak."

"Please lend me a government ship."

"Hoo! This is an unexpected request. The reason?"

"It is to meet the Sword Empress."

It was at that moment.

"Why?"

The crown prince's atmosphere changed in an instant. If it was like a benevolent ruler until just now, now it was reminiscent of a tyrant.

This too, like before, was very natural.

"It is to bring her out of Botaam."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes."

A brief silence followed.

And the crown prince said.

"Alright. I will lend you a government ship. However, you must keep your promise. If you fail, I will hold you accountable for today's events. The crime of attempting to assassinate a member of the royal family would be appropriate for beheading. Now! I'll ask you again. If you back down here, I'll turn a blind eye just this once."

I answered.

"Please lend me a government ship."

"I will take measures so that you can depart as soon as the sun rises. I don't know what your plan is, but I hope you succeed."

Surprisingly, the crown prince readily granted my request.

(End of Chapter)