Ch 152
“Tale-hyungnim……. Thank you for believing in me.”
“You also risked your life for me, Kay. I know you are innocent.”
He was killed by Igor while stepping out for Tale, when he fell in the Tiwi Canyon battle. Tale’s trust in Kijeong was great. If he didn’t believe in the man who was willing to give his life for him, who would he trust?
“By the way, why are Hyein-hyung and Sasuke-hyung saying that? What kind of connections does Leeha-hyung have with those Rambitches?”
“That is the problem. I don’t think your hyung-nim is two-faced either”
Tale remembered the time he met Leeha in the capital. He did not crumble in the face of the overwhelming experts.
His gait was full of strength, and his eyes were clear.
Because he felt like a martial artist, Tale had a very good impression of Leeha.
“Did you not hear anything?”
“Of course! Everyone knows that I’m enemies with those Rambitches. I also told Ram Hwajeong that I will turn her into powder”
Kijeong trembled in resentment.
Hyein and Sasuke ran wild without listening to him.
In fact, Kijeong knew how much damage they would take if they missed Dale Castle this time.
‘They must have been frustrated too. That’s why they did not listen properly. Well, if it’s 2.6 billion won, they would have been able to buy a lot of replacement items’
They have been together since the beginning of Middle Earth. It meant that the impact of Dale Castle was so great that they got shaken by such rumors.
Kijeong was confident.
If he could prove Leeha’s innocence, he would be able to resolve the misunderstanding.
He would restore his relationship with his hyungs who he had played together for such a long time.
‘Ah, I’ll have to ask them to do me a favor for attacking me later. Hehe.’
Kijeong opened his friend’s window while walking with Tale. Leeha was connected. His location was Kunigo Hill.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll talk to him……. wouldn’t it be strange if I talked about it in a whisper?”
“Of course. People can only understand the truth when you talk face to face.”
“How did we go to Konigo Hill? I did not save it.”
At Kijeong’s complaint, Tale pulled out two scrolls.
“Here.”
“Oh, hyung-nim? Chain teleport? It’s pretty expensive isn’t it?”
“Did you think that I did not know what you would go through?”
By the time Sasuke gathered the members and talked about Kijeong’s betrayal in advance, Tale was already prepared.
There was clearly a misunderstanding.
And the best way to clear a misunderstanding was for both parties to meet. It meant that when he went to the safe house, he was preparing to go see Leeha
“Thank you, hyung-nim.”
“Let’s go.”
Tale patted Kijeong in the back and tore the scroll. They arrived at Kunigo Hill instantly.
“Phew, how could we find him here?”
“The smell of gunpowder. He’s here.”
“As expected of Tale-hyungnim.”
The two walked. It wasn’t surprising for Kijeong that Leeha was capable of hunting High Orcs.
“Maybe he’s hiding somewhere and shooting? I should hurry and ask.”
“There are signs of people.”
“What? Where?”
Rustle rustle.
They walked through the bushes. Kijeong also heard someone’s voice. It had a pretty high tone. It was not a man’s voice.
“One is a man, based on the smell of gunpowder, and the other two-”
‘‘!”
So the two of them are in Kunigo Hills.
“-Would you like to join our guild?”
A woman’s voice was heard.
“Unni. People.”
Ram Hwajeong felt the presence of people and immediately informed Ram Hwayeon.
However, Ram Hwayeon did not respond. She was totally focused on another person. Ram Hwayeon was distracted by Leeha.
Hwajeong pondered if she should just cast magic. However, it was not worth it. They were too close to their location to appear as random teleporters. This wasn’t a place one should suddenly appear, so what was the other possibility?
‘A person who was a friend of oppa. Chain teleport.’
In the end, Hwajeong remained silent. If he’s a friend he’ll show up on his own. If it gets dangerous, she could escape with her sister.
Besides, the real thing was about to start. It was what Hwayeon suggested and Hwajeong agreed on.
It was not easy to stop at a time when she was bringing up the real purpose of coming to meet Leeha
“Join the guild with 100% guaranteed victory. I think it’s a pretty tempting proposal. Especially for an [Outsider] like you, Ha Leeha.” Leeha shook his head at Hwayeon’s words. The notion that there was a traitor in the Byeolcho Alliance still tingled in his mind.
“I’m not an outsider, I’m not specifically targeting rankers.”
“Whatever you say, you are already an outsider. Everyone I know thinks so.”
“Uh…..”
“I came here myself. Think about it. The man I recognize-, no, I want you to know that there aren’t many people.”
Hwayeon smiled and said. It was true that the Hwahong guild was moving directly to recruit [Outsiders].
However, Ram Hwayeon did not meet those fighters.
Ramlong used its power to collect Ha Leeha related information. The result was beyond Ram Hwayeong’s imagination.
There was only one reason why Hwayeon came herself, it was because the scouting target was Leeha.
It was good to meet the only man she liked except her father.
‘Why am I thinking like this? W-what do you mean like! It’s just that he’s useful! He is also quite close to Shin Nara, and has a record of disbanding Rising Sun. Anyway, this man is not ordinary.’
Hwayeon thought hard about the ‘practical’ reason why Leeha was necessary.
Personal strength, fame, and connections. He had nothing to be proud of.
‘If it’s Shin Nara, she’s more of an NPC than a user. She doesn’t intervene in normal power struggles. What if she went out for her friend? He doesn’t need to go out by himself. He could lend me his name.’
A war that could be won with 100% chance could turn into 200%.
No, it won’t stop in Dale Castle if she got connected to Shin Nara. A plan could be prepared for Hwahong to become the supreme authority in the Fibiel Kingdom.
‘If he doesn’t help, it would be good on its own. Anyway, she’s like a royal figure…… In addition to Dale Castle, after getting the castle and city, there would be room to negotiate with the Royal Palace through Shin Nara. Even if they only lower the fees and taxes by just a few percent, it would be a great ‘network’. In terms of power, Leeha would also be a good long-ranged escort for me. Besides, doesn’t he also have a good personality? He behaves like he could get along with everyone, and he is also strong. Ha, I didn’t know he would make friends with Shin Nara. That’s amazing as well. I like- No, no! I admit that he is ‘manly’.’
For all those reasons, she needed Leeha. The leader of Hwahong, Hwayeon, wanted Leeha even if she had to come directly.
“This is the last time I will ask. Won’t you join our guild?”
A proposal that carried a different weight from the playful proposal she gave at Candle Castle.
Rustle rustle.
Ram Hwajeong was holding her breath as she waited for Leeha’s reply, when two men appeared through the bushes.
“……Leeha-hyung……?”
“Leeha…… Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong?”
Hwajeong was the first to discover them. Who were the two men that came from the bushes?
The one who broke her Ice Wall and the one who attacked her Frost Willow. She didn’t know their names, but she knew the guild they belonged to. Her blue hair fluttered.
“Byeolcho.”
Hwajeong started casting.
“K-Kijeong?”
“Byeolcho guild? Ha Leeha, you-?”
Ram Hwayeon frowned as she looked at Leeha. What was going on? Was Ha Leeha acquainted with Byeolcho guild? She didn’t hear such a thing?!
However, Ram Hwayeon who opened her mouth did not speak. She could understand the situation based on Leeha and the Byeolcho guild members’ expressions.
‘This is not planned. Even the Byeolcho members are perplexed. Why?’
What was their reason? It was simple.
It might be because Leeha did not tell them that he was close to Ram Hwayeon.
While everyone, including Leeha, was startled, Ram Hwayeon’s extraordinary mind quickly understood the situation.
However, it would be a pity if she was the only one who regained her composure in this situation.
“Hyung? How did this happen? Did you know the Ram sisters? Why did you keep it a secret from me? Besides, why is Ram Hwayeon asking hyung to join their guild……?”
“No, wait a minute. It’s all a misunderstanding. Listen to me.”
“I……. Hyung, really, our guild……?”
Did Leeha ask Byeolcho to add him as friend to gain internal information about them in order to learn their location? To send it to Ram Hwayeon? Is that why they were counterattacked by the Ram Sisters in Tiwi Canyon and got followed by an unknown person in Aelstock?
In the end, Hyein told the truth when he said that Ha Leeha and Hwahong had a connection!
“No. I know what you’re thinking. Listen to me. The last time I met the Ram Sisters was at the Candle Castle. I was going to tell you, but the reason I didn’t tell you was-”
“Ice Blast.”
Hwajeong’s casting was over.
Did Leeha and Byeolcho know each other? Did Byeolcho plan to attack them? It was not important for Hwajeong.
All the thinking was done by her sister. And her sister did not say anything.
Then, for Hwajeong, Byeolcho was just an enemy. That was the only thing that mattered to her.
Three Ice Blasts poured out to Kijeong and Tale.
“Kay, dodge!! Fire sword!”
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