I Ended Up Becoming The Heavenly Demon’s True Best Friend, Even Though He’s Shy Around Others

Chapter 78

Ya Socheong saw the people of Cheonbong Mountain for the first time, whom he had only seen in the novel.

Since they were people who had created and were training the Flawless Nine Swords, it would have been appropriate to call them the Flawless Nine Swords Sect, but people would refer to them as 'those people of Cheonbong Mountain'.

"Where are you from?"

An old man with a long beard fluttered his robe, blocked the way, and asked.

At that, the fifth prince's guard calmly said.

"This is His Highness the Fifth Prince. Show your respect to His Highness the Fifth Prince."

At those words, the people there simply showed their respect to the fifth prince.

It was to the extent of courtesy towards the imperial family, and there was no sign of fear or surprise at the opponent.

A look of disappointment even appeared on the faces of the junior lords and their guards.

They seemed to have thought that the opponent would show a more dramatic reaction when they heard the words 'fifth prince'.

"What brings His Highness the Fifth Prince here? This is not a place one can come to by mistake."

"I have come here to see you."

"You mean you came to see us?"

"Who should I talk to? I have received your introduction, but it seems that you have not yet introduced yourselves."

At that, they glanced at each other with reluctant faces.

Then one person spoke skillfully.

"We are people who have abandoned our names and are training in martial arts. Even if we wanted to tell you, we cannot because we have no names."

"Interesting. I have heard that there are interesting and eccentric people living in Cheonbong Mountain."

The fifth prince said without being crushed by them.

He seemed to have grasped the atmosphere during the few exchanges of words.

That they did not fear him, nor did they have any intention of respecting him.

"Your Highness, this is private property."

"All land belongs to the emperor. Is that not so?"

The martial artists of Cheonbong Mountain, as if they had no way to deal with the fifth prince's words, eventually opened the way, but a stubbornness that this was as far as they would back down was evident.

Since it seemed that they had firmly decided not to yield even a little more, Ya Socheong quietly thought that it would be difficult to get what he wanted.

One of them disappeared first, and before the fifth prince's party entered the mountain gate, a middle-aged man with a bushy beard appeared, wearing a light blue robe.

"I greet His Highness the Fifth Prince. May I ask what brings such a noble person here?"

"I will tell you that after I go in and quench my thirst."

The fifth prince said, not hiding his displeasure, to the middle-aged man who had asked for his business while calling him a noble person.

"But it seems to be a characteristic of the people who stay here to not even state their names while knowing who I am."

The fifth prince, although he was angry, suppressed his emotions, thinking that he had something he had to do.

At that, the middle-aged man in the light blue robe bowed his head and said.

"Please call me Hyeonwol."

"I am Shinwol."

"Please call me Hyowol."

A few people next to him said in succession.

Seeing that each was the name of a moon, it seemed that they had been made up on the spot.

At least as far as Ya Socheong knew, they had never used such names.

"Guide us inside."

When the fifth prince said that, Hyeonwol looked at Shinwol as if he had no choice, and Shinwol guided the fifth prince's party inside.

The fifth prince said that he would be staying for a few days and asked for a place to stay, and they had no choice but to give him a place.

Since all the members of the Nether Shadow Faction had also come, it was a large group of nearly three hundred people.

Not everyone could go inside, and most had to sleep outside.

Ya Socheong, Pae Maseong, and the junior lords were with the fifth prince in the quarters he had entered.

"I will bring up the story of the sect's treasure first. What do you think, Faction Leader Ya?"

"Please do so."

Ya Socheong, thinking that things would not go smoothly, looked at Pae Maseong and the junior lords.

They, seeing Ya Socheong not speak and just send a look, felt to some extent that they had to prepare for a battle to break out.

Even then, the fifth prince had not completely given up the expectation that he might be able to finish the job with his own power.

Then he took Ya Socheong and went outside.

When Hyeonwol approached him, the fifth prince looked at him with an authoritative face.

"I want to talk."

"Please speak, Your Highness."

Hyeonwol said without even guiding him to a place to talk.

He did not even try to hide his annoyance with the fifth prince.

"I see. I have heard that the treasure of the Heavenly Demon Sect is kept here. Since it was originally the treasure of the Heavenly Demon Sect, I believe that it should be returned to the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"Is that so?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, is that what you think?"

Hyeonwol said with a smile.

"Are you playing with words with me now?"

"It seems that the one who started the wordplay first was Your Highness the Fifth Prince."

"What."

The fifth prince, no longer able to hide his anger, glared at him.

"That is no longer the property of the demonic sect members. So no matter what you say, Your Highness, we cannot give it to them."

"Is that so even if I try to mediate?"

"Yes."

At that time, Ya Socheong stepped up.

"Please leave it to us now, Your Highness."

Ya Socheong knew that if the fifth prince continued to step up here, his authority would only be tarnished.

And in any case, the time for it to be resolved with words had long passed.

People gradually gathered in that place.

Not only the people who had come with the fifth prince, but also the people who had created and were learning the Flawless Nine Swords gathered one by one.

Their number was in the hundreds.

Thinking that it was not something to be roughly estimated, he quickly counted, and it seemed to be almost five hundred.

Ya Socheong also did not know when so many people had gathered in such a mountain.

Reading the novel, he had imagined that the eccentric people of each sect had gathered and were creating and training martial arts among themselves, but he did not understand when they had formed an organization like this.

But even so, nothing would change now.

"I am very much looking forward to being able to witness your Flawless Nine Swords now."

When Ya Socheong said that, Hyeonwol's eyes, which had shown no sign of wavering until then, wavered for a moment.

It seemed that he was wondering how Ya Socheong knew the name Flawless Nine Swords.

"Why is that? Is it because you are sorry to have attached such a name? Because it is not yet flawless?"

Ya Socheong mocked them to his heart's content.

It was a mind to repay the mockery he had received when they had looked at the fifth prince and had thought that he was a person who would be pushed out of the fight for the throne.

And it was also an intention to clearly let the children of the Nether Shadow Faction know that he was hostile to the people here.

Hearing what Ya Socheong was saying to them, the junior brothers of the Nether Shadow Faction clearly grasped the atmosphere.

It was the same for the junior lords and their guards.

"I don't think there is a need to say it separately. You must have all noticed our demonic ki. I came from the Heavenly Demon Sect, and I know that you are hiding the treasure of our sect here. So I intend to find it from the thieves. If there is anyone who blocks me, I will take their neck and take it."

When Ya Socheong said that, the people who could not contain their anger all looked at Hyeonwol and asked him to let them fight.

But Hyeonwol, without looking at them, said.

"My disciples have not experienced a real battle for a long time and are hungry for blood, but I cannot let them die a dog's death without knowing their martial prowess. Since they are the ones who came with His Highness the Prince. There are almost no first-rate masters among these children. There are only a few dozen first-rate masters."

Hyeonwol paused for a moment and then continued.

"The rest are all at the peak level or above."

The statement that there were only a few dozen first-rate masters seemed to have been made to emphasize that the rest were all at the peak level or above.

Those words had some effect on the junior lords and their guards.

It was hard to believe that most of this large number of people were at the peak level or above.

There were many small and medium-sized factions that did not have a single peak-level master.

Even if it was a fairly large sect, it would be good to say that it was a lot if they had three to five.

But they said that this many people were at the peak level or above.

Although he did not know the martial arts level of the junior lords, even among the guards, there were only one or two peak-level masters.

Ya Socheong glanced at the children of the Nether Shadow Faction, wondering if they were discouraged after hearing those words.

But a few people were asking the children next to them what the peak level was, and the other children had a blank expression.

Seeing the children who had been asked the question hesitate and then move on without answering right away, it seemed that they didn't even know the standard of the peak level itself.

They just seemed to think that since the other side was saying that, they were probably about that level too.

Since Senior Brother Ya Socheong and Senior Brother Pae were truly amazing people, the two of them would naturally be at the peak level or above, and since they had been learning diligently from those two and had followed them well until now, they thought that they would be similar.

Ya Socheong was about to let out a small laugh, but just then, Hyeonwol saw that.

It wasn't just Hyeonwol; it was the same for Hyeonwol's disciples, who had been creating an atmosphere.

"Since it's not a problem that can be solved with words anyway, why don't you draw your swords? We're not even close, so is there a need to talk for a long time? My legs hurt from just standing."

At Ya Socheong's words, the sound of people laughing could be heard here and there.

But that was true.

It wasn't like that when they were actually fighting, but when they were just standing and talking, their legs hurt.

At that time, Pae Maseong came out in front of Ya Socheong.

"Can I go first, Socheong?"

Ya Socheong also willingly yielded to Pae Maseong.

He was curious about how much stronger Pae Maseong had become in the time he hadn't seen him.

Watching Pae Maseong's martial arts always made Ya Socheong's heart beat fiercely, so Ya Socheong looked at his junior brothers with an expectant face.

"From now on, you will only have your eyes on Senior Brother Pae's movements. After this time, you will be completely different."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

The voices of many children shook the air.

Pae Maseong, without even asking his opponent, targeted Hyeonwol.

Hyeonwol turned his head, wondering if some brat was being insolent, and a man ran out in front of him.

It seemed that he thought that that was enough to stop Pae Maseong, but Pae Maseong's thoughts were clearly different.

Pae Maseong, without any warning, jumped up and then landed lightly like a leaf.

Almost no one had seen him draw his sword and then put it back in its sheath in the meantime.

(End of Chapter)