Murim Login - Chapter 13

Five horses were racing. As they passed mountains, fields, and a river, they arrived at their destination around noon.

“Where have you come from?”

The young man smirked at the nervousness of the guard at the Jin residence. He wasn’t able to hide the animosity from his crooked lips.

“Mount Heng (恒山).”

It was shortly after Jin Huikyung convened with the senior members of the family.

—

Hyuk Mujin was ever changing. I just needed to envision in my mind how I wanted him to change. A spear, a double-edged weapon, a single-edged weapon¹, a bow… Even though there were times when I won and times when I lost, there was one thing for sure.

“I got the feel now.”

My body familiarized itself with Mugong. At the beginning, from the start to the end, I did it one by one but now it was different.

Depending on the situation, my forms were different too. Doing each of the forms in order didn’t make it Mugong. I was now at the level where I could connect the different forms, no matter the order.

‘Like right now.’

Sweeeek!

It was already too late by the time he heard the sound of the air. As I penetrated his abdomen, Hyuk Mujin groaned.

—Your skills have quickly gotten better.

“I’ve only used the spear for 7 years. You bastard.”

I closed my eyes for a second and as I opened them, I saw an empty training facility. As if congratulating my win, the system alarm sounded.

Ring.

“Now I’m level 14?”

I managed to raise my level by 3 in only three days.

Setting aside I was stuck inside the training facility for three days, I was rising quickly.

Not only that but the Jin Qi Cultivation Technique was at Stage 3, and both the Footwork and Spear Technique were at Stage 4.

“Open Status Window.”

After I distributed my remaining points, I felt moved.

“It’s beautiful. It’s really beautiful.”

Look at the skill level of someone whose got the balance.

This was the abilities of someone used to combat.

‘And Mugong on top of that.’

I wasn’t the me from before. Hyuk Mujin? If I went against him now, I had the confidence I would win.

The F rank hunter who didn’t know anything about Mugong was dead. I was at the peak of Qi Cultivation, a second rate Murim-in who knew two different Mugong.

‘It’s only the beginning.’

I was done with all my preparations. If I was able to leave the training facility today, I would take my belongings with me and leave the Jin Residence.

‘I’m sure I’ll be able to receive Jin Huikyung’s help.’

If I took care of an idiot like Jang Sam and his bandits, I felt like I would reach my goal at a fast pace. If it’s long, then two days. And after that I would be able to return to the warm embrace of my family.

‘Mom, Hayeon. I miss you.’

It was at that moment when I was on the verge of tears.

Kkkhh—

“Oh, ooooh!”

It was the moment I was waiting for. The doors to the training facility were opening. Those heavy iron-wrought doors opened like they were the doors to heaven opening.

“Finally! I’m leaving!”

With a face full of happiness, I ran towards the door to heaven.

Beside the doors, I saw the face of the angel who was going to let me out.

“Third Master. It’s been three days.”

It wasn’t a face of joy but I still felt happy.

“You came to let me out right? Yes? Right?”

An angel who looked like a desert fox, Hui Peng answered vaguely.

“Yes. For now.”

“…?”

“You are going to leave. But there is a place where you will need to go right away.”

“A place I need to go?”

I felt chills on my spine. I could feel something instinctively.

“Where am I going?”

“It is the conference room. The Clan Leader is waiting for you there. And…”

Hui Peng added.

“Senior members of the family, as well as a messenger (使者) from the Mount Heng Sword Sect has also arrived.”

“The Mount Heng Sword Sect? Why did they come?”

At the brothel, Wol Hwa said this. That the Mount Heng Sword Sect and the Jin Sect were old enemies. So why were they there?

‘Something isn’t right.’

It was ominous. Ominous. Anyways, I needed to find a way.

“Then couldn’t I go to my home and get changed really quick?”

“You cannot.”

“It seems like an important meeting, so I shouldn’t go in smelling…”

“Are you thinking of running away?”

Even though he looked like a desert fox, his wits were like a meercat. Without giving me a chance to speak, Hui Peng put his hand on my shoulder.

“Third Master. Please answer my questions truthfully. Do you understand?”

His voice sounded ominous and his gaze serious. I wasn’t able to open my mouth because of his force. All I could do was nod my head up and down.

‘Jin Taekyung.’

I saw in my head three words.

It was for sure. It was this bastard. He was going to give me shit.

And…

“Did you assault a daughter from Mount Heng Sword Sect?”

The shit was bigger than my imagination.

—

As I followed Hui Peng to the conference room, my head was a blank slate.

‘Attempted sexual assault?’

Setting aside that it was attempted but it definitely wasn’t a minor offense.

From one person to another, from someone who has a younger sister, I remembered saying once that sexual offenders deserved to be put to death.

‘This crazy fucker.’

My palms were sweaty. I said again for the umpteenth time.

“It really wasn’t me. Please believe me.”

Hui Peng didn’t even turn around and responded.

“Did your memory come back?”

“No, that’s not it. But it really isn’t me. Do you see me as that kind of bastard? To do that kind of trashy act?”

“Yes.”

No, fuck.

He didn’t even pause when answering.

“Look here. Then the bathroom, no then I’ll use the toilet and go in.”

“You cannot.”

“At least let me do my business!”

“Just poop in your pants.”

This fucker. I gave up and immediately ran in the other direction. And concentrated by using all my Qi.

Snap.

“Third Master.”

He caught me in three steps. Grabbing the back of my neck, Hui Peng looked at me.

“If you keep behaving this way… I may act rudely.”

Resistance was futile. Using [Qi Sense], I couldn’t even look at Hui Peng’s level.

“There’s no helping it.”

I didn’t know how far I walked feeling the disastrous feeling in my heart, I saw the place where we were headed towards.

In front were numerous guards and I saw the blue robes of the Jin Sect but also saw for the first time, guards who were wearing red robes.

‘They must be from the Mount Heng Sword Sect.’

Normally they would be like cat and dogs, but now they were looking at me with the same look in their eyes.

“Fuck…”

Hui Peng turned his head at my hesitant steps.

“The Clan Leader believes in you. Don’t forget that truth.”

Right. I had Jin Huikyung. My biggest shield.

Thinking of that truth, Hui Peng opened the doors to the conference room.

“I have brought the Third Master.”

I went inside, taking a deep breath. Inside though, I was thinking again.

‘Even if I get bit by a tiger, I can live if I keep it together. Even if I get bit by a tiger, I can live if…

As I stepped inside the conference room, the voices that were lowly muttering to one another, stopped. Dozens of old and young men sat next to each other side-by-side and at the head of the table was Jin Huikyung.

And an important young person.

“It’s been a long time. Master Jin.”

It was at the moment I saw his leery smile.

Ring.

… Turn on your blinkers before you come in.

—

Bloodlust.

It was familiar. Monsters were beings full of bloodlust. I felt it dozens of times before, and it was a feeling familiar to me now. But this guy…

‘He’s different.’

It was completely different from what I experienced before.

If I were to compare, it was the difference between an inferior-level monster and an intermediate-level monster. He was much more polished, and covertly gave me goosebumps.

“I thought I saw you in town. But I’m not sure if you remember.”

One word, one word. There was a window above Lee So Geun’s head.

As soon as I detected his bloodlust, with [Qi Sense] I looked at his level. Level-wise, he was two times higher then me.

‘This is crazy.’

What was even more sad was the look in other people’s eyes.

Both the young people and the old people were staring at me with looks of cunning. In that kind of atmosphere, Lee So Geun opened his mouth.

“It’s a shame. If you came a little bit earlier, we could have had a deeper conversation. Even just now, we were having an interesting conversation.”

“… Really?”

“Are you curious about what we were talking about?”

“I’m—I’m okay.”

Should we cut his head off, should we cut his balls off, it was probably that kind of conversation. And if my guess was true, instead of my neck, I hoped they would cut off my balls instead.

‘If they really do it, levelling up should recover me… do I really need to think about these kinds of things.’

It was miserable. Lee So Geun spoke after looking at the expression on my face.

‘It looked like you returned a few days ago. Where were you?”

“The brothel.”

“Then where were you before you went to the brothel?”

‘I was at the goshiwon. Mom.’

I wanted to be honest too. That day I was fired from the guild, drank some alcohol with my hyung from the goshiwon, and slept in the capsule afterwards. When I opened my eyes, I was at the brothel, and made logging out my goal. Something like that.

‘If I don’t have to pull out knives, it’ll be a relief.’

I couldn’t answer and in response, Lee So Goon pulled something out. I really thought it was a knife but instead, it was a bunch of paper.

“It seems you don’t remember so I will let you know. The day before you went to the brothel, you stopped by Myeongwollu². You specially reserved the room.”

“Myeongwollu?”

“Isn’t it a place you used as a temporary residence? Don’t make excuses that it’s the first time you heard this. We have eye witnesses who have spotted you there.”

It looked like he had a list of evidences. I read the paper he presented to me.

And found something weird.

“What is this?”

“You don’t know after looking at it directly?”

Look at this guy speaking informally to me.

“I’m saying this because I looked at it. It’s all unproven evidence.”

I read all the evidences listed on the paper but I couldn’t see any solid evidence.

All the things listed were similar too. Jin Taekyung was drunk and went into the wrong room and the owner of that room was someone from Mount Heng Sword Sect. And then they heard screams.

“You’re shameless after ripping off my sister’s clothes and assaulting her. Indeed, you’re just like the rumors.”

“No, that’s not…”

“You villain!”

Thud.

“Ah.”

The bunch of papers that hit my face fell to the floor. Lee So Geun spit on top of the fallen papers.

‘Look at this fucker.’

It wasn’t irritation. It was just suspicous.

What can I say, this series of events. The evidence especially felt artificial?

But there wasn’t a chance to feel uncomfortable.

“Follow me out, I will make you pay for your crimes!”

At the moment Lee So Geun shouted.

Ring.

Now what was this.

1. Korean swords fall under two categories. Both the double-edged weapon and the single-edged weapon are swords.
2. Googled it, seems like it’s a type of pavillion during the Joseon dynasty