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nChallenge!

nWhen it became night time, Taesan went to the brothel again.

nGyeongwan, who appeared to be more relaxed during the day, followed him closely.

nOf course, nobody knew if Gyeongwan’s face looked relaxed or not. We just believe so because Soso said it.

nSomehow, Gyeongwan’s personality appeared to be stronger.

nNow, he looked like a proper guard.

n“Are you heading to the brothel again today?”

nAs Gyeongwan asked the question, Taesan nodded.

n“Sure. I think I can challenge now…”

nThe word challenge made Gyeongwan’s eyes wander.

nThe two people arrived at the brothel.

nTaesan went inside.

nA lady found him and screamed excitedly.

n“The prince is here!”

nThe ladies inside came out.

nAlso, there were some ladies who were serving other customers.

nLadies lined hallways. They were consistently expressing their excitement to Taesan by looking at him.

nThey were talking with their eyes: Please choose me today.

nIt was a phenomenon that Taesan made after 10 days.

nTaesan thought it was a good phenomenon and looked at ladies.

nBut the lady he was looking for wasn’t there.

n“Not here.”

nHwaryeong, who was serving him, commented, “Is there any lady you are looking for?”

nHwaryeong asked with a desperate look while wanting him to choose her again.

nTaesan nodded without hesitating.

nHwaryeong laughed, “Most of the ladies in this brothel are here. If they are not here, they do not meet your standards…..”

nTaesan laughed.

n“Who dares to make a standard for me?”

n“Ah……!”

nAt that moment, Hwaryeong made a noise due to the charisma that she couldn’t adjust to.

nSo far, she looked at Taesan lustfully at night time but what just happened shook her.

nTaesan was good-looking, and it was hard to peel one’s eyes away.

nHowever, he was pretty, thus making him look less manly. Still, it didn’t mean he was feminine.

nHe was a man with a mysterious beauty.

nStill, Taesan’s manliness captured Hwaryeong’s eyes just now.

n“Go and bring the rest.”

nHwaryeong unconsciously nodded and shot a look at the other ladies.

nThe ladies felt the same as Hwaryeong and scattered around to find the ladies who were not here.

nSo three additional ladies showed up.

nTaesan cracked a smile.

n‘Found her.”

nIt was a lady he’d seen on the first day.

nThe reason he didn’t choose her from the beginning was because he was accumulating his abilities.

nHe went to a girl who was standing on the left.

n“What is your name?”

n“Danyoung.”

nTaesan gave a satisfied smile as he looked at the lady named Danyoung.

nThe ladies who saw such a face had the same emotions.

nIt was strange.

nNobody thought Danyoung was pretty.

nIt wasn’t an issue of being pretty or not pretty. She had a dark facial expression, so no one ever wanted to come close to her.

nThe problem was that even that facial expression was a result of her trying to look bright.

n‘The prince has a unique preference.’

nThat was the thought the ladies had constantly inside their heads.

n“I think I will only need you today.”

nIt would be too much to even handle one.

nTaesan viewed Danyoung as a lady who was full of darkness.

nDarkness with an unclean spirit was in her body as if she experienced hardship from a young age.

nAlso, since the body follows the spirit, the person’s aura and appearance also were dark.

nPerhaps, if he touched this girl’s spirit on the first day, it would’ve been risky even if Taesan had reached a high achievement in the Magical Spell in increasing Spirit.

nFirst of all, he wasn’t feeling well.

nNow, it was worth the try.

nHe was able to connect major heartbeats during the last ten days.

nNow, it was time to fix the real major heartbeat.

nBy any means, it was an important challenge.

n‘This one has more than 10 people combined.’

nTaesan thought like that and gradually went up.

nHe went in by going through the power of the soundproof wall which subtly surrounded the room.

nAt that moment, he felt that something was off.

n‘Huh, these guys.’

nEven after losing his martial ability as Cheonma and being less sensible, he was still a Cheonma.

nIt wasn’t easy to secretly deceive Cheonma’s sensibility.

nIn order to do so, the person should be at least 100 in rank in the martial world for their talent.

nAnyway, Taesan detected a sound that showed that someone was hiding without breathing.

nThe person’s hiding ability was quite good, but their martial ability was a bit lacking. Of course, the sense wasn’t perfect, so there was probably some margin of error.

nThe problem was that although his skill wasn’t too good, it was stronger than Taesan’s.

nEven if Taesan used all of his energy, if the hidden sound stabbed him with a knife, everything would be over.

nHe thought about leaving the room with Danyoung, but he decided to postpone it as he thought it wouldn’t work.

nStill, he didn’t plan on showing what happened in the room.

nTaesan sat down.

nDanyoung gently sat next to Taesan and poured the alcohol.

n“I don’t need to drink. I don’t feel well, so if I drink it, I will faint. You can drink as much as you want.”

n‘I’m fine.”

nDanyoung also had a dark voice.

nShe seemed like she had submerged into darkness.

nPerhaps, there were people who were attracted to Danyoung. Also, there was a high possibility that such people weren’t ordinary.

n‘If you experience such a thing, you will become darker.’

nTaesan told Danyoung, ‘Go out and tell my guard to come here.’

n‘Yes, will do.’

nDanyoung stood up quietly and went outside. After a while, Danyoung and Gyeongwan came together.

n“Did you call me?”

nTaesan nodded and put out a hand.

n“Let me borrow your sword.”

n“Sorry?”

nGyeongwan just looked at Taesan. There was no change in facial expression but one could sense that he felt uncomfortable.

n“You mean my sword?”

nTaesan nodded while reaching out with his hand.

n“Why? Are you still obsessed with the weapon?”

nGyeongwan’s face became grim.

nIt was Taesan’s third time seeing Gyeongwan’s face like that.

n“So, are you going to lend me your sword or not?”

nGyeongwan sighed and gave him the sword.

nTaesan took the sword out and took a few steps.

nThen, he looked at the ceiling.

n“I don’t know if this will work.”

nHe swung his arm once while holding the sword and threw it toward the ceiling.

nStab!

nThe knife stabbed deep inside the ceiling.

nAt that moment, Gyeongwan’s eyes blinked. Then, his body disappeared all of a sudden.

nBam!

nIn the matter of a moment, Gyeongwan’s hand went inside the ceiling, and he grabbed a black-clothed guy’s neck.

nTaesan nodded while looking at the scene.

nHe was quite good. It was a bit stronger than expected as Taesan observed Gyeongwan’s real movements.

n‘If today’s challenge is successful, such a mistake won’t happen again.’

nThe thing Taesan aimed to get today was one of the 7 important heartbeats which are considered to be important in the Magical Spell of increasing Spirit.

nIf one is connected properly, there is no worry of sudden death.

nAlso, the body and its senses will improve as well.

n“Were you surprised? I don’t think we can stay here any longer.”

nDanyoung looked at Gyeongwan in surprise and sighed after hearing Taesan speaking to her.

nUntil then, she was surprised that she didn’t know she was holding her breath.

n“Ah, ah, I.. I……”

nDanyoung looked at Taesan while feeling intimidated.

nTaesan laughed and gently patted Danyoung’s shoulder.

n“It’s not your fault. It’s brothel’s fault. We can talk about that later. Today, I want to focus on spending time with you.”

nTaesan looked at Gyeongwan.

n“Can I leave the rest to you?”

n“Please.”

nGyeongwan’s eyes were a bit shaken.

nToday’s events were full of mysteries. It wasn’t only today. Recently, Taesan was acting really weird.

nIt seemed like he had become a different person.

n‘No, that’s not it. If you look at it… perhaps, he is going back to his normal state.’

nTaesan wasn’t cynical and weak from the beginning. He wasn’t like that a long time ago.

nIf he didn’t get sick, he would grow up properly.

nWhile thinking like that, Gyeongwan put more force into his hands.

n“Argh!”

nThe guy in black clothes held by Gyeongwan was wriggling his body.

nTaesan grabbed Danyoung and left the brothel.

nIt was absurd to stay in the brothel after experiencing such things.

nThere were people who were blocking him while leaving the brothel but they couldn’t stop Taesan from leaving.

nAs Taesan just looked at them once, they couldn’t bother to block him as they were sweating.

nOnce Taesan left the brothel, he didn’t have a place to go.

nIt was a bit awkward to go back home.

nThere was a limit to not caring about how other people viewed him.

nToday, there will be a louder voice than normal but he didn’t want to that in the Golden Wall Clan.

nThat could cause communication problems for Soso.

n‘I don’t need to take such a risk.’

nStill, Taesan was walking towards somewhere. Then, Danyoung was busy following Taesan while holding his clothes.

n‘Wait, we are in Muhan?’

nTaesan stopped in his steps as a flashback popped into his mind.

nA part of his memory as Cheonma came to him.

nNormally, he wouldn’t remember such a thing but at the right moment, the memory was recalled when he was desperate as if it had been pasted in.

nIt was a report from his soldier.

nIt was a report telling him that the soldier had prepared residents everywhere and the first resident was located in Muhan.

nIt must be quite detailed since it was the first report but Cheonma just let it go.

nBut this memory came up as if he was experiencing it again.

nTaesan continued to walk again.

nHe needed to find the place he heard about but it wasn’t that hard.

nThe place he arrived at was a small residence quite afar from the brothel.

nThe fence was high and the door was closed.

nBut Taesan didn’t worry. That wasn’t the entrance.

n“Where are you headed?”

nThe sudden voice made Taesan stop walking and he looked back.

nDanyoung was looking at Taesan while being intimidated.

n“So what?”

n“This place has bad rumors that surround it.”

n“Bad rumors?”

n“The residence is known to have a rumor where you enter secretly and never will come out again.”

nIt was just a rumor. A rumor created by Cheonma’s group.

nThis was included in the report regarding the residence.

n“Don’t worry. This place is mine.”

n“Sorry?”

nDanyoung’s eyes grew really big.

n“This resident belongs to me. Why? Can’t you believe it?”

nTaesan spoke with such confidence that Danyoung couldn’t shake her head.

nAlso, the Golden Wall Clan wouldn’t have any problems in owning a few residents like this secretly.

n“Now, let me show you proof. Don’t let me go.”

nDanyoung nodded her head while being scared and nervous.

nTaesan had Danyoung following him and they walked along the fence before they turned all of sudden and headed back towards the fence.

nDanyoung was surprised as she thought Taesan would bump into the fence. She almost screamed but she couldn’t.

nThat’s because the view in front of her eyes changed completely.

nThe two people were already inside the residence.

nDanyoung was looking at the giant building standing in the middle when she heard Taesan’s voice.

n“Now, let’s go. The night is about to end so we need to work harder. I will take your souls out so look forward to it.”

nDanyoung blushed and put her head down while following Taesan.

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