Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

61. Declaration of war

#61. Declaration of war

The negotiations ended in failure.

Not only Seonggeommin-ga, but also Jeokryungju clearly revealed a strong desire for the “Shinga Yeonche-sul”.

With this, all seven great families expressed their intentions regarding the vision of the new family.

The sun and moon.

Seonggeommin-ga.

The owner of the red wine.

In this way, the three families officially began to compete for the Shinga Yeonche technique.

The people coveted the art of relieving the body in order to build a body that could withstand the increased output of the Holy Sword, and the people coveted the art of relieving the body in order to receive more of the power of the enemy spirit.

And the same was true for the head of the Yun family, Yun Hyuk-kwon.

‘Occupy the divine art of the divine body, and based on that, draw out the power of the extreme yang and extreme yin bodies.’

The human body has limitations.

It is designed not to withstand heat or cold above a certain level, and if that limit is exceeded, the body begins to slowly collapse.

However, by using magic power, you can increase that limit.

More precisely, it would be correct to call it a technology that utilizes magical power.

A special technique that uses magic to train the body and expand its limits. People called it the art of liaison.

‘If I just get my hands on the Shin Ga Yeoncheol technique… and everything goes according to plan, I can subdue all the other noble families within 10 years.’

Although the Ilwolyun family also overcame extreme yang and extreme yin energies through their family’s art of relieving pain, it was inferior to the Shinga art of relieving pain, which had a history of hundreds of years.

And Yoon Hyuk-kwon was convinced through this ‘part of the new song technique’.

The efficiency and special effects are several times higher than Yun Family’s magic. If you make them Yun Family’s, your family can leap to the next level.

And above all… I couldn’t hand it over to the other two families, especially the Seonggeommin family and the Jeokryungju family, because the Shinga Yeoncheol technique was suitable for them.

“Report.”

Yoon Hyuk-kwon’s low-pitched voice was directed at the attendant. In the attendant’s hand was a document that read “Kwon Seong-shin’s Song.”

“By tracing the flow of funds, we were able to find the source of funds for the Kwon Seong-shin family.”

“You found it?”

“Yes. After checking, it turned out they were not institutions or conglomerates.”

“Of course it should be. How much have I done for them… So where did you give the money to the Shinga who was struggling to breathe?”

“It’s not the group, it’s the individual. His name is Han Seong-jin…”

“…Han Seong-jin?”

For a moment, Yun Hyuk-kwon’s expression frowned.

“Do you know anyone?”

“I know… I know very well… He’s a guy that the other heads of the household know well too.”

“yes?”

The attendant asked back indifferently. It was because he couldn’t believe it. If it was someone who all the heads of the Seven Great Families knew, wouldn’t it be strange for him not to know?

“It’s not strange that you don’t know. That guy has such a unique personality that he’s extremely reluctant to have his identity leaked to the outside world. Even within the family, there aren’t many people who know his name. Anyway… I thought he was a guy who wouldn’t get involved in noble family matters… Heh heh. Have you ever seen such a shitty case?”

Yoon Hyuk-kwon continued speaking with a laugh.

“I need to make an appointment with Han Seong-jin.”

The attendant guessed the location of the person named Han Seong-jin when he saw that Yoon Hyuk-kwon himself said that he would make the appointment himself, rather than giving instructions to make the appointment himself.

They say that they are on equal footing with the heads of the Seven Great Families.

And when he thought about it that way, the attendant realized just how big a deal he had done.

“… That lord?”

His attendant opened his mouth cautiously.

“… That, that’s it.”

“Hey. Don’t hesitate and speak properly! Is there something wrong?”

“Uh… That… That, I sent an assassin to Han Seong-jin… What should I do about that?”

“…what?”

“No, he instructed me to deal with it if it was wrong….”

“…Fuck.”

Yun Hyuk-kwon was speechless. The heat of extreme heat rose to the tip of his head in an instant.

And then, at that moment.

His cell phone vibrated and made a buzzing sound.

[ Han Seong Jin ]

I first received a call from Han Seong-jin.

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“…?”

When I woke up, there were several bodyguards surrounding me.

I woke up from a half-asleep state and heard the report, and immediately understood the situation.

“Yoon Ga, are these fucking people crazy?”

That’s right, Yun Ga sent an assassin to me.

As they were sent from the Seven Great Heroes, their level was naturally high. They were considered to be among the top-tier heroes… Two people came. Fortunately, no one died, and I heard that one was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

Yeah, I spend so much money on security that I have to do this much.

‘Let’s try this, shall we?’

Of course, from the perspective of the Ilwol Yoon family, they would want to get their hands on the Shingga again even if it means beating me.

But that wasn’t my concern… What mattered was that my life was threatened.

“For the first time in a while, I’m getting really angry.”

Old memories came flooding back to me. I had received death threats like this in the US a few times. Every time, I did something.

If it’s a guy who’s not that good, they’ll immediately launch a retaliatory attack, but if not…

“… I should see the face of the Ilwol Yoon family head just once.”

Let’s meet up first.

Anyway, since he is of sound mind, he would not openly attack me… Even if Yoon Hyuk-kwon pretends to be crazy and attacks me, I have formed a security force that can withstand it.

I immediately called Yoon Hyuk-kwon and made an appointment with him.

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“Am I a little late? It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Master Yoon Hyuk-kwon.”

“Ahem… No. I think it’s just the right fit.”

When I arrived at the meeting place, a middle-aged man greeted me.

“It’s just that someone sent an assassin. I’m a little late because I had to deal with that. Oh, and here are my bodyguards. I’ll leave them standing there for a bit. As I said earlier, I feel threatened.”

“… … .”

When I brought up the assassination story openly, Yoon Hyuk-kwon’s facial expression hardened slightly. He let out a sigh as his tense expression softened and continued speaking.

“Whew… Since we both know what happened, I won’t bother to evade the point. And I won’t apologize for that either. After all, you were the one who came first. But let’s just say that I had no intention of killing you. It’s true that I gave the order… but I didn’t know that you, Han Seong-jin, were the target.”

I roughly understood what the situation was, but that didn’t make me any less angry.

After all, if I had no power, wouldn’t I have had my balls cut off on the spot?

“You’re saying I’m not guilty because I didn’t know? That’s a bit of a lame excuse.”

“No, that’s not it. I’m just saying that it happened. If I had intended to kill you, would I have sent only two men? And even if I were guilty, would you punish me? Who was the first to step on the plate I set?”

“So let’s go all the way, okay?”

I expressed my regret towards Yun Ga without hesitation.

Even if this kid is crazy, he can’t kill me here and now. It’s not that he doesn’t do it, he just can’t.

“Isn’t that why you came here? Isn’t that why you contacted me? Let’s try to resolve this through words.”

“But why do you speak so rudely?”

“… I am the head of a family. Should I bow down to you?”

As the head of one of the Seven Great Families, he had great influence. It’s amazing to see him acting so confident even after sending an assassin and failing.

Of course, it was not difficult to understand, as there were forces and powers capable of handling it.

“Whether you bend or not, it’s up to you, Lord Yoon. You just have to take responsibility for it.”

“…So what do you want?”

“Kwon Seong-shin. If you completely let go and step back, I won’t go out anymore.”

I proposed the only compromise.

If I accepted this, I would leave Yun Ga alone for now.

“I will decline. Offer me something else. Money… You have more than our family, and do you want artifacts or elixirs?”

“I have a lot of that too.”

“What should I give you to make you give up the Shinga family? Even if you take control of the Shinga family, you will only become a target for other noble families.”

“The person who sent the assassin is also worried about my safety. This is a truly new feeling.”

“…Stop being sarcastic and answer.”

The veins on Yoon Hyuk-kwon’s face were prominent. He seemed to be enduring it in his own way.

I know there’s a vase in the setting… but I just wish he’d die of frustration.

“The answer? Of course it’s a no. Even if you give me the entire Ilwol Yoon family, it’s worse than the Kwon Seong Shin family.”

“…That’s an exaggeration.”

“That’s excessive. That’s right. If the Kwonseongsin family is normalized, do you think the Ilwolyun family will be able to compete with it? And they used a very clever trick to take control of the Shin family… As long as I’m looking after the Shin family, that kind of trick won’t work anymore.”

“… … .”

Yoon Hyuk-kwon didn’t really react, as if he was secretly agreeing with what I said. The power of Kwon Seong-shin’s family during its heyday was that great.

“Oh, right. And there’s one thing I need to correct.”

“… something?”

“I came here not to try to solve this with words. I came here to declare war.”

“what?”

“From now on, I will remove the Ilwol Yoon family from the position of the Seven Great Clans instead of the Kwon Seong Shin family, so hold on for a moment.”

I explained the reason I came here. Those guys who have power and money and are arrogant… When I was in the US, I declared war on them like this and smashed them up from the front.

Why? Because then the despair will be greater.

Because it feels more hopeless to collapse when you’re fully prepared than to collapse when you’re not.

And I wanted to make the person in front of me feel that way too.

‘Even the Seven Great Masters would lose if you hit them really hard.’

Now I also have the Kwon Seong-shin song on my back. And now… the Ilwol Yoon song isn’t that scary.