With the old man dead, and the other underworlders arrested while unconscious, the result of the battle had already been decided. No matter how much upper numbers the underworlders had, with Baek Han and other elders of the Alliance branch joining the outside battle, it became easier to turn the tide instantly.
Of course, there were too many casualties. But anyhow it was still better since they at least won the battle.
After settling down all the matters, the biggest issue that came up was about Wolryung and his companions. Well, it wasn’t that much of a big deal but at the same time it was.
First the chubby boy. He hadn’t had any internal or external injury. However, he had been mentally traumatized a bit. So, it took him three days to heal.
On the other hand, Jin Ho, who was the most injured one, took a bit more time to heal compared to the chubby boy. And after a week he had finally opened his eyes.
“Oh, you awake?! Thank god...!”
Covered in bandages, confused, Jin Ho shifted his gaze to the side where the voice came from. There stood the vice leader of the branch and the chubby boy with a face filled with relief.
“We were so worried as you were unconscious for over a week.”
But the words that came from Jin Ho’s mouth made their faces filled with sadness and worry again.
“Where is young master Wolryung?”
“...”
Their reaction made him even more uncomfortable.
“Why aren’t you guys answering? Is he alright? Did something happen to him?”
They didn’t know how to tell him this. So, Baek Han hesitated a little before answering.
“We don’t know.”
“...What?”
“We don’t know how his condition is or when he will wake up. But I can only say that he is still alive. Well, for now.”
Jin Ho’s eyes went wide at that answer.
“For now? What do you mean by ‘for now’?!”
“It’s a bit complicated. I think you should see him for yourself first. Please rest for today and...”
“No.”
“...”
“I can’t rest. Take me to him right now.”
Baek Han sighed softly. Well, it was expected. He had already seen his loyalty toward Wolryung the moment he met them. So, it couldn’t be helped. Jin Ho wasn’t gonna hear him, after all.
“I’ll take you to him then. Please follow me.”
***
After a moment they were in front of the room where Wolryung was.
Kiiiiiii...
Baek Han opened the door slowly. And as soon as the door opened, it revealed the lying body of Wolryung on the bed, unconscious.
They entered the room shortly.
They could see Wolryung’s body perfectly fine. There were no external injuries at all, even his breathing was normal.
“Doesn’t look like he is in danger, right?”
Jin Ho, who was surprised upon seeing his young master’s perfectly fine body yet unconscious, looked at Baek Han who just talked.
“He has been like that from the very first day.”
Baek Han continued, his voice carrying a note of sadness.
“We brought many physicians and everyone said the same thing. He can’t be cured. It’s up to him whether he lives or dies.”
“No... Has this vice leader gone mad?”
“...”
“I see him perfectly fine. It’s just... It’s just that he is unconscious. So why are you making it seem like he might die? There is no way...”
“I know what you’re feeling right now. I understand. But, you already know it, don’t you? He never wielded a sword before.”
“...”
Jin Ho’s face seemed dark upon hearing that.
Of course, his young master never wielded a sword. But...
“So what? Why would it matter here?”
“He fought the old man all by himself and killed him.”
What...?
With his pupils shrinking, Jin Ho looked at Baek Han with a terrifying gaze.
“He fought that old man all by himself and killed him?”
“Y-Yes. I don’t know how he did it? But the level of power he showed... Before I thought maybe he was just hiding his power. But now after seeing his condition I’m certain.”
Jin Ho could roughly recall the memory of the last moments now before he fainted.
-“Rest for now, kid.”
His young master never wielded a sword before nor did he practice any martial arts before. He had no qi. In other words, he was just a normal human being. The fact that he fought that terrifying old man all by himself and killed him...
He didn’t have any idea how he did it? How did he get the power to do that? But one thing was for sure. He pushed his body beyond its limit. To the point that it was surprising he was still alive.
‘Young master...’
Jin Ho’s cheeks quivered as he looked at Wolryung again with a dark gaze.
‘I’m weak.’
Did it matter what his young master did or how he got the power to do it? It didn’t matter. The only thing that mattered was that he couldn’t protect his young master.
Of course, his young master was always rude to him. Sometimes his young master cursed him. Sometimes...
-“Don’t call me brother ever again! Know your place. You’re nothing but a mere servant who barks on my command.”
Yeah, he said many things that after hearing Jin Ho should’ve hated him for the rest of his life. But Jin Ho couldn’t. How could he? In the end, even if he wasn’t blood related, he wasn’t from the same family. But he always thought of him as his brother. A brother who was even greater than a blood-related one.
-“Hey, what’s your name?”
-“J-Jin Ho.”
-“Huh? Only Jin Ho?”
-“Y-Yes.”
-“That’s odd. Mom and dad said you are my brother from now on. Then your name should be Ma Jin Ho, not Jin Ho.”
-“Huh?”
-“Ok, from now on. You are Ma Jin Ho of the greatest Dark Heaven. Understood?”
-“Huh?”
-“What ‘huh’? Did you understand or not?”
-“Y-Yes.”
-“Good. Then tell me brother, when someone asks your name, what will you say?”
-“Jin Ho. Ma Jin Ho!”
-“Hehehe. That’s right. That’s my brother.”
Those moments...
No matter how much his young master changed, Jin Ho would never forget those moments. That kind child...
He had already vowed at that very moment that he would always protect his brother. No matter what happened he would never let his brother fall in danger.
But now...
‘Why?’
Jin Ho clenched his fist.
‘Just why?’
His brother was in great danger and he couldn’t do anything.
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