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Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader – Chapter 47

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Chapter 47

“Older brother!”

“Sect Leader!”

“Sect Leader! What do you mean by that?!”

“Sect Leader! Not a letter…… You’re thinking of meeting them face-to-face?”

At the words that he would head to the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild, all the disciples seemed surprised, and Yeon-u and the Dongdong brothers, in particular, couldn’t close their mouths with bewildered expressions.

I spoke to them in a dry tone.

“Then I have to meet them face-to-face, would it be resolved with a letter? They’re a group of assassins. A letter? They won’t even bat an eye at something like that. As the saying goes, it’s better to meet face-to-face in matters like this, to give and take what needs to be given and taken.”

Then, Yeon-u sighed and opened his mouth.

“Sigh…… Okay. I understand how you feel, older brother. But, do you know? You’re making contradictory statements right now.”

“What contradiction?”

“As you said, older brother, the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild is a group of assassins. Those heartless trash, would they listen to your demands just because of Noh Ho-yeong? Absolutely not. They won’t care whether Noh Ho-yeong lives or dies.”

Yeon-u had a point.

For a prestigious assassin family to accept the demands of the target they were supposed to eliminate just because of one family member who failed a mission?

It’s absurd.

But I had a plan.

“Don’t worry about that part.”

“Yes?”

“Noh Ho-yeong is the current Noh Family Assassin’s Guild Leader’s illegitimate child. In other words, he’s a direct descendant of the Leader.”

“Ah……”

“Even a shameless person cares deeply for their own child. Moreover, since all of Noh Ho-yeong’s half-brothers are women, there’s a high chance that the current Leader has designated Noh Ho-yeong as the next Leader. I’m planning to exploit the weakness of blood ties, which are thicker than water.”

“But…… the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild is a group of assassins. Would assassins be bound by the bonds of blood? I think…… they’ll want Noh Ho-yeong, who failed the mission, to die. Because that would be beneficial for the honor of the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild.”

“Hmm…… Now that I hear it, that could be the case.”

“Right? I’m right, right? So, older brother…… Let’s put our heads together and come up with a better plan. I’m not rebelling. Even if you make the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild your enemy, I won’t say anything. But, this is too reckless. So…… think a little more carefully……”

“Yeon-u.”

I cut off Yeon-u’s rambling and spoke concisely.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“What does……!”

“I’m saying it doesn’t matter even if they abandon Noh Ho-yeong.”

“Older brother! Then what are you going to do?”

“What else am I going to do?”

“???”

“I’m going to break the Leader’s neck and destroy them.”

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The words ‘reckless’……

To be honest, they don’t apply to me in my past life.

That’s because, in my past life, I was an assassin, and an assassin’s failure directly leads to death, so I was mainly assigned missions that were considered to be objectively possible and feasible.

But……

Does that mean I lived a safety-oriented life, never attempting anything truly ‘reckless’?

Not at all.

For example, my last mission, the ‘assassination of the Mount Hua Sect Leader,’ was something I myself judged to have a very low chance of success, and it was undoubtedly a dangerous mission, to the point where even the Cult Leader opposed the decision made by the Council of Elders.

Despite that, I climbed Yeonhwabong.

The reason I could do that was because I fully trusted my ‘skill.’

‘Somehow……’

I, somehow.

Even if the worst-case scenario happened, I had the ability to come up with a solution.

If……

If the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild is uncooperative, or if they try to kill me right away, I have a ‘plan.’

‘I’ll have to teach them what an assassin is.’

I’m going to show them the true meaning of an assassin.

First, taking on the entire Noh Family Assassin’s Guild alone?

That’s a difficult task.

Of course, if I gain a new enlightenment through Heart Demon like when I fought against the Demon Slayer Baek Gui-ho while risking my life, the story would be different, but that’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so it’s worthless as a grand plan.

Instead, don’t I have the ‘assassin’s experience’ accumulated in my body and mind for nearly 20 years?

If a head-on fight is difficult, I’ll take the Leader’s head, whether it’s from the side or the rear, by any means necessary.

In short, if it doesn’t work out, I’ll run away, wait for an opportunity, and when the time is right, I’ll kill the Leader and the executives one by one.

Of course, this is also crazy.

What kind of crazy person would try to assassinate an entire mid-sized sect alone, starting from the Leader to the executives?

But I’ve analyzed this ‘reckless act’ more objectively and precisely than anyone else, so I can’t say it’s completely impossible.

First, the ‘Noh Family Assassin’s Guild’ isn’t that strong of a sect.

For example, if the ‘Noh Family Assassin’s Guild’ was a super-large sect like the Nine Great Sects or the Eight Great Families, I wouldn’t have had such a delusion.

But, the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild is just an ‘assassin family,’ and due to the nature of assassin groups, there probably won’t be any ‘true masters’ who have reached the absolute peak.

Then……

If I combine my experience, senses, and current skills with maximum efficiency, I can take the Leader’s head.

“Sigh……”

However.

I’m also human, so putting aside the calculations in my head.

I couldn’t help but feel complicated.

Of course, I’m not afraid or scared.

It’s just that I hate complicated things, and the moment the negotiation breaks down, I feel tired in advance of the many things I have to do.

Because of that, I didn’t neglect my ‘training’ even while heading to the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild.

“Hoooop.”

‘Force-Thunder Breathing.’

Based on the two attributes I’ve currently opened, I condensed and concentrated the power of the ‘Nature Meridian’ scattered in the atmosphere deep within my dantian, increasing the essence of my internal energy.

‘If I could open the power of the Wind attribute…… It would be the icing on the cake.’

My specialty in my past life was the Lightning Fast Sword Style.

Combining the lightning unique to the ‘Thunder’ attribute with the ‘speed’ that is the essence of the ‘Wind’ attribute creates an incredibly fast and powerful ‘Lightning Fast Sword,’ and on top of that, I added the power of ‘Gale Wind,’ one of the five secret techniques of the Ten Invincible Hand Techniques, and adhered to an offensive fighting style that focused on exploding Sword Aura.

For that reason, opening the ‘Wind’ attribute was my top priority.

Even if I open it right away, I won’t be able to fully regain the power of my past life.

But at least I can imitate the ‘No. 7’ of the Great Heavenly Demon Cult, who was the Greatest Assassin of All Time.

◈ ◈ ◈

“Old Man. Is this really okay? Is it okay to send older brother So-cheon alone? If older brother So-cheon’s intention is to reveal the mastermind behind the assassination attempt, we can just torture Noh Ho-yeong to death and make him confess. But, does it make sense to go to the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild, alone? I don’t understand at all.”

Leaving behind Jin So-cheon, who had pushed through with his stubbornness and left alone.

Seok Yeon-u asked Master Dongbyeok with a look of exhaustion.

Then,

“Do you really think So-yun’s father went to the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild with that intention?”

Master Dongbyeok asked Seok Yeon-u back.

“Yes?”

“The Sect Leader has other intentions. As you said, if we torture Noh Ho-yeong like a rat, he might reveal the truth behind the incident. It’s not like the Sect Leader doesn’t know that. But, the Sect Leader thinks there’s no need to do that.”

“What do you mean?”

“Noh Ho-yeong is just a hostage. The Sect Leader is using him as an excuse and trying to extract other benefits from the mastermind behind this incident.”

“E…… Extract?!”

“For example, it could be a formal apology…… Or what else could it be?”

“Old Man, I really don’t understand. Can you explain it to me?”

“Hmm…… For example, something like money.”

“Yes?!”

For a moment, Seok Yeon-u doubted his own ears.

Against the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild.

No, to bargain for money from the forces that tried to kill him.

Does that even make sense?

‘Older brother definitely headed to the Noh Family Assassin’s Guild after finishing his conversation with Master Dongbyeok. That means Master Dongbyeok also knows something……’

His head was spinning.

He knew that Jin So-cheon was an unpredictable crazy person(?), but……

Seok Yeon-u had never imagined, even in his dreams, that he would be someone with such audacity.

Moreover, the fact that Master Dongbyeok implicitly agreed with him added to Seok Yeon-u’s confusion.

“Old Man, this is not right. It’s not too late. We need to gather all the Dawn Heaven Sect disciples and ask for help from my family to resolve this situation together. I’ll head to the Seokga Estate right now……”

“Seok Yeon-u.”

“Yes?”

“How much do you know about So-yun’s father…… No, the Sect Leader?”

“That……”

“I thought you understood the Sect Leader well, but it seems I was mistaken.”

“What do you mean?”

“Look at Vice Sect Leader Il-dong, 1st Unit Leader Yi-dong, and 2nd Unit Leader Sam-dong.”

“……”

“Were they as restless as you?”

“No. At first, they tried to dissuade older brother So-cheon together, but…… Strangely, as soon as older brother made his decision, they readily agreed.”

“Why would that be?”

“That’s……”

“They’re not fools. They’ve also assisted the Sect Leader and built the Dawn Heaven Sect together, and as you’ve seen during training, their martial arts skills are no longer below yours.”

Seok Yeon-u couldn’t refute Master Dongbyeok’s words.

That’s right.

To Seok Yeon-u, Il-dong, Yi-dong, and Sam-dong were just former ruffians who had luckily turned over a new leaf thanks to their connection with Jin So-cheon.

But he had learned while living as a house guest that they were in no way beneath him.

It was a shameful moment for him as the son of a prestigious martial arts family.

“The Vice Sect Leader, the 1st and 2nd Unit Leaders, all the disciples, and even this old man. We didn’t send the Sect Leader off like that because we’re idiots.”

“Old Man……”

“The Sect Leader is that kind of person. No matter what obstacle he faces, no matter what danger he’s in, he has the ability to overcome the situation. I have no doubt about that.”

“Ah……”

Why?

Why does he believe in him even though he knows that the current situation is clearly heading towards a crazy one?

Why is he convinced by Master Dongbyeok’s words?

‘Older brother So-cheon……’

Suddenly, Seok Yeon-u had to grapple with a mix of anxiety, worry, and strong trust towards Jin So-cheon.

“Seok Yeon-u, let me tell you something.”

“I’ll listen carefully.”

“It’s an old story, but I’ve always prided myself on being a good judge of character since my younger days. And that belief has never been broken.”

“……”

“It was when I was young. At that time, I had a friend who was like my life. Back then, that friend was from a mediocre family and had mediocre martial arts skills…… He was literally just a third-rate warrior, common in the martial world.”

“Ah……”

“But that friend always had the ambition to become the ‘greatest under heaven,’ and he would brag about his ambition to everyone he met.”

“……”

“But, you see. Funny enough, I thought that friend might actually become the greatest under heaven. Of course, I had no basis for it. It was just my intuition and insight that always gave me that kind of conviction.”

“Ha! The greatest under heaven? What a preposterous ambition.”

“That’s right. Such an ambition is so absurd that no one has it…… In short, it’s nothing more than a delusion. But 10 years later, he really became one of the best martial artists in the righteous faction, and after 20 years, he became the undisputed best martial artist in the righteous faction.”

“Yes?”

“That friend is the Sword Emperor, Dokgo Hwang.”

“……!”

“I believe that someday, So-yun’s father will also become a part of history like that.”


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(🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2021 Native Language: Korean
The commander of the Great Heavenly Demon Holy Cult’s assassination unit, the best assassin of all time, Number 7! Opening his eyes after he met his end… “Pa, papa?” Suddenly, he became a dad?! The strongest assassin commander’s difficult parenting journey begins now!

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