Light Novel: Volume 10 Episode 12
Manhwa: N/A
The Red Flower Tavern1 is famous for its delicious alcohol in Runan. Because of this, drinkers who know of the tavern’s reputation frequently visit the place.
Inside the tavern, a woman could be seen drinking alone.
She had a seemingly ordinary appearance at first, but once a person takes a good look at her, they find themselves unable to take their eyes off of her because of her indescribable charm.
Many of those who drank near the woman would often steal glances at her. But not one of them dared to approach or make a pass on her because of the unusual atmosphere she was giving off.
“Hoo!”
The woman sighed and put her glass down on the table.
Her face was flushed as if she had drunk quite a bit. In fact, there were two empty bottles lying on the table where she was seated.
The drunk woman was Hong Ye-seol.
She should have left Runan already, but here she was still in the area, busy drinking.
Hong Ye-seol wasn’t actually fond of drinking alcohol. While one would momentarily feel good by drinking such substances, if the person drinks too much, then it will dull their senses.
For that reason, many assassins hesitate in drinking alcohol.
In particular, whenever she was tasked to assassinate someone, she makes it so that she does not drink even a single sip.
The only reason why Hong Ye-seol could now be seen drinking at the Red Flower Taven is because she has no intention of accepting assassination requests for the time being.
She just plans to stay in Runan for the meantime and watch the battle unfold between the two forces.
When she was about to pour alcohol into her empty glass,
“To think I would find you here drinking alone. This is something new.”
A dismal voice reached her ears.
Without turning her head, Hong Ye-seol replied,
“Heuk-ho?”2
“Long time no see.”
A man slumped in front of her without permission. He was a skinny man wearing a black coat.
“What brings you here? By any chance, are you here because of me?”
“Yes. I decided to take on the quest you gave up on.”
The man named Heuk-ho answered indifferently.
Hong Ye-seol’s eyes became sharp.
Heuk-ho belongs to the top five among the top ten assassins in the Hundred Wraith Union.
He was an assassin of a higher order than her.
Although she belonged among the top ten, those above her were far more cruel and secretive than her.
‘I can’t believe Heuk-ho is here.’
Hong Ye-seol did not expect this situation at all.
While she thought that another person would come take her place, she didn’t expect that it would be Heuk-ho.
It was extremely rare for a Heuk-ho to move.
Unlike most assassins, it wasn’t money that drove him. He only cares about things that are of interest to him.
Hong Ye-seol asked,
“You’re not the kind of person who takes on requests that others have given up on, are you?”
“This is an exception.”
“Exception?”
“I think this is going to be fun.”
Heuk-ho grinned.
For a moment, Hong Ye-seol felt an eerie feeling.
The atmosphere Heuk-ho gave off was so gloomy that it made even his fellow assassins feel wary.
Heuk-ho’s outward appearance is just the tip of the iceberg.
Heuk-ho’s nickname in the Hundred Wraith Union is Mad Dog.3 His moves were no different from those of a mad dog who didn’t know where to go.
“Did you know that the Four Red Lotus Ghosts are here?”
“I know. You got offended because of that and canceled the request, didn’t you?”
“You mean you came here even knowing that?”
“Who says it’s just me?”
“What are you talking about?”
“A few more people came to Runan.”
“What?”
“Ice Slayer4 and Dark Ghost5 have also moved.”
“Crazy!”
Hong Ye-seol unknowingly cursed.
The two people Heuk-ho mentioned did not belong to the top ten, but they were the closest to him.
‘Ice Slayer, Dark Ghost and Mad Dog. Plus the Four Red Lotus Ghosts?”
Hong Ye-seol felt goosebumps crawl on her skin.
If those assassins worked together, there would be no target they couldn’t kill.
Each of them had different martial arts and assassination methods, but in the end, all of them are well-versed in killing people.
No matter how strong Hong Ye-seol is, even she was not confident that she would survive if she faced all of them.
“Now tell me.”
“About what?”
“That assassin.”
“What assassin?”
“That assassin you and the Four Red Lotus Ghosts chased after.”
Heuk-ho smiled, showing his white teeth.
Only then did Hong Ye-seol realize Heuk-ho’s purpose.
He was not interested in Lee Yul’s request.
He was just interested in Pyo-wol.
Heukho is famous for his strong desire to win even against the top ten assassins in the Hundred Wraith Union.
In his early days, he attempted to pick a fight against his fellow assassins in the Hundred Wraith Union. Fortunately, that didn’t happen because of the Hundred Wraith Union leader’s intervention, but his desire to compete against the top ten assassins was always lurking in his heart. However, since he couldn’t kill them, he changed his goal to Pyo-wol, who is a famous emerging assassin in Jianghu.
Hong Ye-seol glared at Heuk-ho,
“He’s no easy target.”
“I’m different from you. Unlike you, I deal with the target properly and don’t backtrack.”
“You—?”
“I heard the story. You bumped into him and lost.”
“Who says such nonsense?!”
“If not, there’s no way you’d give up your mission halfway.”
Bang!
Hong Ye-seol could not stand it any longer and hit the table with her palm. A palm-shaped hole appeared in the middle of the thick table.
The people at the tavern became quiet. They realized that the woman who was drinking alone is actually a great master.
Hong Ye-seol glared at Heuk-ho. But Heuk-ho’s expression did not shake at all.
“Tell me about him.”
“You’ll regret it.”
“I have successfully assassinated 172 people so far. I don’t feel remorse for killing people.”
“But there are more than one or two people who got seriously injured.”
“Including you?”
“…….”
“Fine. I don’t think you’re in a good mood. I won’t ask anymore since It’ll only hurt your pride.”
Heuk-ho got up from his seat and suddenly disappeared.
Hong Ye-seol’s face hardened.
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