CLS-Chapter 429

Chapter 429:

So Ryeo-gun held out the water bottle she was carrying to Wei Yan-ho with a bewildered expression.

Wei Yan-ho took the water bottle without a word and gulped down the water.

Gulp gulp.

Only after Wei Yan-ho had drained all the water remaining in the bottle in one go did he smack his lips as if he could finally live.

“Mm, it’s a bit lacking…”

But wasn’t it a virtue of a lazy person to live with whatever was lacking?

Wei Yan-ho was a man who knew restraint. As Wei Yan-ho set the empty water bottle down below the bed, So Ryeo-gun, who was standing awkwardly, came into his view.

“But who are you?”

“……”

“Ah, I get it. That… who was it? Anyway, you’re that person’s younger sister.”

“Yes.”

Judging by how she understood Wei Yan-ho’s confused words, So Ryeo-gun was certainly very clever.

“Uh, mm, er…”

Wei Yan-ho realized.

‘I have nothing to say?’

He couldn’t exactly say he was seeing her for the first time, but she was close to being that kind of person, so what could he possibly have to say?

He’d like her to leave once her business was done, but So Ryeo-gun clearly had no intention of leaving. She just stared straight at Wei Yan-ho with a face that gave no hint of what she was thinking.

“Do you have something to say?”

Shake shake.

“…Then do you have something to do?”

Shake shake.

“I see.”

Wei Yan-ho was experiencing serious discomfort for the first time in his life.

‘Children are difficult.’

To Wei Yan-ho, children were incomprehensible creatures.

Words don’t get through to children. And common sense doesn’t get through to them.

‘Huh?’

Could this be how other people feel when dealing with me?

Wei Yan-ho began to feel a subtle sense of guilt. Of course, being a lazy person, he thought people would find him frustrating, but he never imagined there would be this kind of problem.

‘I should live a bit more like a human being.’

If Baek Mu-han had heard this, he would have shed tears of emotion.

“Mm…”

Anyway, setting that aside, what should he do about this strange creature…

“Do you have an older sister nearby?”

Nod.

“Could you go call her for me?”

Nod.

As So Ryeo-gun trotted out, Wei Yan-ho let out a sigh of relief.

Children are difficult to deal with. To be precise, it’s not that children are difficult to deal with, but rather that it’s difficult to deal with someone you can’t communicate with.

A child like Jin So-ah would be welcome anytime. Jin So-ah was unusually bright for a child and someone you could communicate with.

Of course, it would be a bit embarrassing to call Jin So-ah a child now.

“Young Master, did you call for me?”

The door opened quickly and Wu-il came inside.

“Ah, yes. Well…”

He hadn’t called her for any particular reason. He was just uncomfortable being alone with So Ryeo-gun.

Wei Yan-ho racked his brain to find something to say.

“Were you outside the whole time?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

At Wei Yan-ho’s words, Wu-il slightly frowned.

“I thought it would also be impolite to move about in secret without permission. If you wish, from now on I can hide my presence and…”

“No, no. It’s not about showing yourself or hiding… I’m asking why you were guarding that place. Instead of going home.”

“Young Master.”

Wu-il put her hands together in front of her chest and said.

“I swore that in exchange for saving my younger sister, I would become Young Master’s servant for life.”

“…Wait, hold on.”

“Don’t you remember? Young Master also…”

“No, I remember. Of course I remember, but I didn’t know you’d take it so seriously. This isn’t some old tale, and a person becoming another person’s servant isn’t such a simple matter.”

“Yes. Saving my younger sister was also never a simple matter.”

“Well, it’s not like I did anything so great.”

“Young Master.”

Wu-il quietly called Wei Yan-ho.

“It may not have been a big deal to Young Master. But even if you searched the entire world, there’s no one who would do that seemingly trivial thing. Who would fight the Zhuge Family for someone as worthless as me?”

“Eh…”

When she put it that way, he had nothing to say.

Wei Yan-ho was an idle wastrel, so he did such things, but those capable of such actions wouldn’t want to make enemies of the Zhuge Family.

‘Maybe someone like my father would be different.’

In that sense, Wu-il had chosen the wrong person to confide in.

If she had gone to Wei Jeong-han instead of Wei Yan-ho and told him her situation, the chivalry-obsessed Wei Jeong-han would have charged into the Zhuge Family foaming at the mouth.

With Wei Yan-ho leading the charge, of course.

If that had happened, she could have gotten her sister back without any cost.

If you don’t know, you get taken advantage of – that’s the way of the world.

“So what do you intend to do?”

“I will serve Young Master as a servant from now on.”

“…Do you really have to?”

“Am I inconvenient to you?”

“Actually, I’m quite shy around strangers. So it’s a bit uncomfortable to travel with people I’m not close to.”

“It’s impossible for me to escape Young Master’s notice. But I will follow as secretly as possible so as not to make you uncomfortable.”

Wei Yan-ho smacked his lips.

‘This is really inconvenient…’

It seemed these sisters had a talent for making people uncomfortable. Weren’t the sisters tormenting Wei Yan-ho in completely different ways?

“Listen…”

Wei Yan-ho scratched his head vigorously and said.

“I understand what you’re saying, but I have no intention of receiving that gratitude in return. So couldn’t you just go your own way? If you really want to repay the favor, it would be enough if you offered pure water every morning and prayed for my health and longevity.”

“That’s impossible.”

Wu-il’s voice was utterly resolute.

“Even beasts know gratitude. How can someone born human abandon gratitude? I don’t want to live as a person worse than a beast.”

“Hey! You were something like an assassin, weren’t you? Why are you so upright!”

“It wasn’t the life I wanted. That’s why from now on, I’m trying to live a human life.”

“…Becoming someone’s servant isn’t really a very human life.”

“At least it can be a life that knows gratitude.”

He couldn’t win.

Wei Yan-ho wasn’t someone who lost to anyone in words either, but this woman was, well…

‘Indeed, the Zhuge Family.’

They say a dog that spends three years at a village school can recite poetry, and a dog that spends three years at the Zhuge Family can discuss Confucius and Mencius. Since she was a woman raised as an intelligence agent at the Zhuge Family, she was unmatched in debate.

‘Thank goodness I dealt with them with fists.’

It was lucky that when he invaded the Zhuge Family, he swung his fists first without a word. If he had started talking as usual, he would definitely have been crushed by logic. If even an intelligence agent from the Zhuge Family is at this level…

‘Well, I’m on speaking terms with that Divine Scholar old man too.’

When he thought about it that way, it wasn’t such a big deal.

Was this woman special?

Anyway, that wasn’t what was important.

“So, that is to say, uh… therefore…”

“I will follow you.”

“No. Don’t say such things so easily.”

“I will dedicate this entire body.”

“Don’t say things that are easy to misunderstand! I’m not that kind of person! Why are you doing this!”

Why is this person so overflowing with passion!

Such people are exactly the type that’s tiring.

“Ryeo-gun, come here.”

Wu-il called So Ryeo-gun. Then So Ryeo-gun scurried over to Wu-il’s side.

“Ugh…”

As So Ryeo-gun stood next to Wu-il and stared intently at Wei Yan-ho, he felt suffocated.

‘What is this combination?’

This was the first time he’d felt such pressure since his master ascended to heaven. Even when facing Gwak Hwan, that Demon Cult bishop, he hadn’t felt this suffocated. Wei Yan-ho looked at the two with despairing eyes.

“Young Master, I have one request.”

“Yes?”

“Ryeo-gun is still too young. For someone who didn’t choose the fate of becoming a servant herself, the destiny of servitude is too harsh. Please show mercy and be satisfied with taking only me as a servant!”

Thud! Thud!

As Wu-il began banging her head on the floor, Wei Yan-ho jumped up from his seat in shock.

“No! When did I ever say I’d take you as servants! Why are you doing this to me! To me!”

“Then Ryeo-gun will be free!”

“No! You get lost too!”

“That’s impossible!”

“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”

He felt like he might cough up blood.

‘There was actually a type of person in this world I couldn’t handle.’

She’s unnecessarily upright. Come to think of it…

‘That, that person is like my older brother.’

Now that he thought about it, this person’s way of speaking and thinking was exactly like Wei San-ho. There was a reason Wei Yan-ho felt uncomfortable.

‘It wasn’t that I was uncomfortable because he’s my brother.’

Wei Yan-ho realized he was weak against this type of personality.

“Young Master, thank you for accepting us sisters. I will serve you with loyalty until the day my life ends.”

“Could you show your loyalty by going far away?”

“No.”

“……”

Intuiting that some enormous burden had attached itself to him, Wei Yan-ho squeezed his eyes shut.

‘Let’s think positively.’

Anyway, right now, no matter what he said, she wasn’t going to leave. Even if he sent her to some distant place, she’d come running back like lightning.

‘If I kill time appropriately, her gratitude will fade, and I can talk to her then.’

Attempting to have a conversation with someone whose emotions were running high was a stupid thing to do. Having given up, Wei Yan-ho decided to enjoy what he could enjoy right now.

“Then I’m sorry to trouble you.”

“Yes.”

“Could you bring me some food? I’m a bit hungry.”

“I’ll bring it immediately.”

As soon as Wu-il finished speaking, she dashed outside.

But…

“……”

“……”

Wei Yan-ho hung his head under So Ryeo-gun’s stare.

‘This is uncomfortable.’

He felt like crying.

No, this is the classic case of repaying kindness with enmity! How can someone make a person this uncomfortable?

When he slightly raised his eyes, their gazes met. Wei Yan-ho lowered his eyes again.

Cold sweat he’d never broken before was seeping out.

Fortunately, Wu-il returned quickly. Carrying a large feast table with both hands.

“How did you get this so quickly?”

“I thought it was time for you to wake up. Since I thought you’d want food when you woke up, I prepared it in advance.”

“So, a former spy of the Zhuge Family ordered food at our family estate?”

“Young Master doesn’t know his reputation. Even if I were a spy from the Demon Cult, as long as I’m under Young Master’s protection, there’s no one at the family estate who would dare touch me.”

“Wow…”

What? When did I become so impressive?

“Please eat.”

“Ah, yes…”

Wei Yan-ho got down from the bed and sat in front of the table. Then Wu-il pulled So Ryeo-gun to a corner and stood quietly.

“Won’t you eat together?”

“There’s no master who shares a table with servants.”

“…I don’t care about such things.”

“I do.”

Yes, of course you would.

If the servant insists on it, what can the master say? I’ll just have to eat my food.

Wei Yan-ho sighed and picked up his chopsticks!

Growwwwl.

“……”

Wei Yan-ho’s gaze followed the sound. A drop of saliva was dripping from the mouth of the small child standing where the sound came from.

“…We’re fine.”

“She doesn’t look fine.”

“Children training as intelligence agents receive training to overcome the five desires. It’s because of dietary restrictions, so please don’t mind it and…”

“No! How can I not care about this, you woman! A child is hungry and drooling, and you want me to eat in front of her? I’m human too!”

“We’re fine! Don’t worry and eat!”

“Pleeease! Please!”

Now Wei Yan-ho was the one begging.

“Please eat together. I’m begging you! Please!”

“…If you insist.”

Wu-il took So Ryeo-gun’s hand with a very displeased expression and approached the table. Wei Yan-ho wiped away the tears that had formed in his eyes and picked up his chopsticks.

Now he could eat in peace…

Just then, suddenly a loud shout came from outside.

“Wei Yan-ho! Wei Yan-ho, you bastard! Where are you! Wei Yan-ho!”

Crack.

The chopsticks in Wei Yan-ho’s hand snapped in half.