Chapter 51. Neng Ha Young’s Guardian (2/2)
‘A person even teacher acknowledged……’
The man was amazing. Not only did he reach the harmonious stage at such a young age, but he was also able to stay confident when facing Gongson Chun Gi.
If Cho Ryu Hyang hadn’t appeared, the man could’ve actually become the next heir of the church.
‘But…….’
The Administrator was doubting Cho Ryu Hyang’s ability. Even though teacher had selected him, the Administrator held immense suspicion in his heart.
Since a bit of the man’s memories flowed into Cho Ryu Hyang, he could understand why the Administrator was feeling such things. He understood.
After all, he’d feel the same if he was put in the same spot as the administrator. Of course he wouldn’t acknowledge a person like that, especially when that person was just a child.
‘What should I do?’
Cho Ryu Hyang wanted to be acknowledged. There might’ve been no point in making the Administrator acknowledge him, but still, Cho Ryu Hyang wanted to be acknowledged. But just what should he do to gain the Administrator’s recognition?
When he looked around for a bit, he could see the formation that he had been drawing on the ground. The formation that the Administrator erased.
The man probably erased it because it was the destruction technique for the formation that was set here. When Cho Ryu Hyang saw that, he was immediately struck by an entertaining idea.
“Administrator.”
“……..Yes, Young Lord.”
The Administrator flinched when Cho Ryu Hyang called at him in a low voice. Even if the Bloody River Heaven Destroying Sword Formation was one of the greatest secrets of the church, he had obstructed the work of the heir, of all things.
This was, of course, a grave sin. The Administrator could even be accused for treachery, and he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
‘Just what is he going to say…….’
Un Hui waited for Cho Ryu Hyang to speak again with an anxious heart. Cho Ryu Hyang, who had taken off his glasses, opened his mouth.
“Let’s make a bet.”
Bet? Why? Un Hui was unable to say anything because this was so sudden. Cho Ryu Hyang, who seemed oblivious to what Un Hui was feeling, just smiled.
“How is it?”
“………”
This was troublesome. Un Hui was unable to discern the boy’s motives for doing this.
And because he was feeling a little bit guilty right now, it was really hard for him to predict Cho Ryu Hyang’s moves.
“…….I don’t know what you are trying to say.”
“You just did something you shouldn’t have done, am I correct?”
“……..”
Un Hui didn’t speak. It seemed that this kid really wasn’t going to let his actions go.
“If you take the bet, I’ll pretend to not have seen your actions, how is it?”
Un Hui made a serious face when he heard this. At first glance, a bet like this where your sins could be forgiven seemed really attractive.
But Un Hui had to be careful. A sweet offer like this usually brought big troubles with it. But…….
‘There’s no way to get out.’
If that kid did anything to him in the future, there would be no way for him to avoid it. Un Hui looked at Cho Ryu Hyang with a bitter face and spoke.
“It’s not something that I can refuse, is it?”
“The conditions should be pretty appealing.”
“I’ll take it.”
When Un Hui took up the bet, Cho Ryu Hyang smiled and put on his glasses. Things have gone the way he wanted it so far. RIght then, Un Hui spoke.
“What kind of a bet do you want?”
Cho Ryu Hyang didn’t respond. After pausing for a bit, Cho Ryu Hyang spoke with a smile on his face.
“Before that, I think we should choose what we’re putting at stake here.”
What was that about? Un Hui made a confused expression as he spoke up in response.
“We’re choosing what we’re going to bet even before settling on what kind of a bet this is?”
Cho Ryu Hyang’s actions seemed illogical. But the boy just nodded, and spoke as he pointed at the ground.
“The Heavenly Demon Church. If you win, the church would be yours.”
–The Heavenly Demon Church. If you win, I’ll give you this.
For a second, Un Hui could hear the Pope’s voice from a decade ago simultaneously with Cho Ryu Hyang’s voice.
“……..”
Un Hui, who became a little dazed after hearing that, became furious.
‘This arrogant little brat…….’
Did the Pope tell the boy? Un Hui felt some suspicion for a second, but he immediately dispelled the thought. There was no way. The Pope wasn’t a person who’d talk about such things this easily.
Then just how did this boy know about the bet between him and the Pope? Did Guardian Ju tell the boy?
But that was even more improbable than the Pope telling the boy about the bet. This was something related to the Pope himself. Ju Sang San wasn’t idiotic enough to talk about the Pope’s past carelessly.
‘Anyways, you just touched a subject you shouldn’t have touched.’
A hot feeling of rage surged up in Un Hui’s chest. It felt like his precious memory with the Pope was being dirtied by this boy. Un Hui grit his teeth as he spoke in a low voice.
“I will bet myself, young lord. I will bet the remainder of my life here.”
He bet the same thing he bet in the past. But this time, he won’t lose. The Un Hui of now wouldn’t be able to lose to anything anyone would bet.
Cho Ryu Hyang, not caring a bit about Un Hui’s thoughts, grinned and stretched out his fist towards Un Hui.
“A man’s words?”
Un Hui looked at Cho Ryu Hyang’s little fist with a twisted face. This kid really knew about the bet from the past, didn’t he?
Un Hui thought about all this just being a coincidence, but that didn’t seem like the case. The boy knew about the exchange between him and the Pope, and was provoking him.
Un Hui looked at the fist with a complicated face, then soon sighed and put his fist against Cho Ryu Hyang’s.
“……..is worth a thousand gold.”
Cho Ryu Hyang stared into the furious eyes of Un Hui, and opened his mouth.
“I’ll tell you about the bet now. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to take it.”
“Alright.”
Un Hui was actually thinking of doing whatever the boy told him to do. He wanted to crush the boy.
Cho Ryu Hyang slowly walked to a open field in the garden they were in, and opened his mouth.
“You just have to attack me using the formation that is set up here.”
“…….?”
Un Hui couldn’t comprehend Cho Ryu Hyang’s words for a second. Use the formation? Did the boy just tell him to attack using the Bloody River Heaven Destroying Sword Formation with his subordinates?
“I want to bet on whether I can destroy this formation or not. How does that sound?”
Un Hui’s eyes turned ice cold. It seems he really didn’t misunderstand. This boy here really was talking nonsense.
His lips turned up into a grin. If there was one thing that defined the boy that the Pope brought along this time, it was this: arrogance.
It would be good to teach this boy a lesson using this chance. Un Hui opened his mouth with a calm face.
“This is an unfair bet. I cannot take it.”
Cho Ryu Hyang flinched, and scrunched up his nose. He didn’t expect the other side to refuse. Then, Un Hui faintly smiled and spoke up.
“The bet needs to be edited a little bit.”
“Edit?”
“Yes. I will not take part in the formation. And…….”
Kakakak–!
When Un Hui lightly waved his hand, a big circle appeared in the field with Cho Ryu Hyang at the center.
“I’ll admit my defeat as long as you come out of that circle. How does that sound?”
Cho Ryu Hyang looked around a bit, then spoke.
“If you want it to be that way, sure.”
Un Hui coldly smiled.
“The bet has been made.”
The moment Un Hui finished that sentence, he held up one of his hand. He then pointed at Cho Ryu Hyang.
Then, a hundred martial artists who were in hiding all simultaneously charged at Cho Ryu Hyang like a black wave.