Chapter 132

KotB Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Hyacinth (1)

TL: Nadu

Editor: Lesurous

A late night .

Muyoung was lost in thought for a moment as he sat on the ledge of the castle .

How was Muyoung in the main castle of the Sun Guild?

To explain this situation, he needed to return to 40 days before .

First, to earn the Hamel’s Rune Ring, Muyoung left the Demon God’s Territory and entered the Great City right away .

He infiltrated the Sun Guild by forging his identity, and afterwards, he realized that Alexandro Quintart was missing .

On top of that, it was then that he realized something strange was continuously occurring within the Great City .

‘The Sun Guild and Arpeggio Guild’s collusion . If my memories were correct, there were many people who tried to interfere with their plan . Also, through this event, a lot of Alexandro Quintart’s children died . ’

Arpeggio Guild was also one of the Nine Great Guilds .

The Sun guild tried to ally with them by an arranged marriage .

However, from his memories, he believed it didn’t go through .

Since all of Alexandro Quintart’s children who were to be married  died by the hands of those who tried to interfere with their plan .

‘An arranged marriage is just a formal affair on the surface . There is a hidden story hidden behind it . ’

Alexandro’s disappearance was on Muyoung’s mind .

Someone of that much strength wouldn’t have just hidden his identity and even if he was to be ambushed, he wasn’t the type for that to work .

However, the details of these events weren’t avaliable to Muyoung .

He could only try to predict what would happen as during this period he had been  kidnapped by Wung Chunglin and was training .

He just remembered a decent amount of information from documents and the history of his Status Viewers later on .

However, there was a person who helped Muyoung’s actions .

‘The Assassin . Ataraxia . ’

An assassin who handled snakes .

The moment he tried to leave the Demon God’s Territory, the man ambushed him but Muyoung defeated the assassin as if he was nothing .

Muyoung had doubts about the fact that the assassin was specifically after him, and found out about who was pulling the strings behind the assassin .

He had turned the assassin into a living undead and heard about his story .

‘Alexandro tossed his family out as bait and is waiting for someone to appear . Announcing the absence of the guild master and waiting for someone to appear at the moment when the guild is vulnerable . ’

It was his overall conclusion he made after listing to the information and people’s stories .

Alexandro’s disappearance was definitely done on purpose .

He didn’t even try to hide this fact .

Furthermore, the Sun Guild was currently in a situation where they were moving all their troops to take care of different disturbances .

If there were any hostile organizations, now was the right time to strike the Sun Guild .

‘What is he trying to earn?’

For the leader of the Sun Guild, the guild that was considered the top of the largest nine guilds, to act on his own .

Muyoung knew how big Alexandro’s greed was .

An item he would earn by mobilizing this sort of operation .

Even Muyoung couldn’t help but be greatly interested .

Perhaps, the Hamel’s Rune Ring was nothing compared to the item Alexandro wanted .

To find out what exactly was the item, Muyoung accepted a job as the top bodyguard of the seventh daughter ‘Hyacinth’ who was expected to have an arranged marriage with someone from the Arpeggio Guild .

‘First, I’m certain that someone from the Command Clan is pulling the strings . Hyungbish . A difficult guy has appeared . ’

Hyungbish was someone who Muyoung knew well of .

He was able to freely deal with black jiangshi and even had high  personal fighting power and intelligence, to the point that he was an opponent who was hard to manage .

Hyungbish fought with Muyoung in the past once .

Although it was before Muyoung had become the top assassin, he had developed quite a bit by fighting with him .

In many ways, he was an opponent he remembered .

He was a person who was extremely careful .

It was the right thing for him to dispatch his clone .

“Bae Sungmin . ”

Swoosh .

Bae Sungmin who was assimilated with darkness appeared behind Muyoung .

Muyoung spoke calmly .

“With Tacan, follow the energy of death . The ones who deal with jiangshi . There won’t be many who could stop you guys in the Great City right now . ”

“Just follow them?”

“Find them and kill them . And find out everything . ”

“I understand . ”

Swoosh .

Bae Sungmin returned to the darkness once again .

Muyoung was planning to start participating in this mess .

Although he was there as a bodyguard, he wasn’t sure when enemies would invade .

Before then, Muyoung was planning to attack the Command Clan and get information .

Either way, the Great City was currently chaos itself .

He became more certain after entering the Sun Guild .

There were very few people who could stop Tacan and Bae Sungmin, but if the two were active in the darkness, they wouldn’t be able to find them .

‘I don’t need to earn Hamel’s Rune Ring right now . ’

Muyoung thought of Hyacinth, the seventh daughter of Alexandro .

The small girl was wearing Hamel’s Rune Ring .

And he didn’t need to take it again right now .

It was because the owner had to die for the ownership to be transferred over to a different person .

Hyacinth woke up as she stretched her body .

As she looked around drooling with her vacant look, she saw two maids .

“It’s time for breakfast . Please get ready . ”

The maids took off Hyacinth’s pajamas, washed her with the bowl they brought, and put a white dress on her .

“Can’t I just skip breakfast?”

“You must eat breakfast . Isn’t that the only thing Alexandro wants from his family?”

“Alexandro is… I understand . ”

After letting out a big sigh, Hyacinth trudged .

Alexandro .

It was sad how she couldn’t call her father, father .

Everyone said Alexandro was brass necked and cold-hearted but that he was warm in his own way towards his family .

That was why the family meal time was always full of laughter but Hyacinth recently realized that all of it was a mask .

It was a peace maintained only because Alexandro was there .

Right now, when he wasn’t there, everyone became wolves who were after his interests .

They were too busy ripping each other apart and the days of harmony were in the past .

Creeek .

As she opened the door and went out, a man lowered his head .

“Muyoung! I’m sorry . Were you waiting for me?”

As if she was never in low spirit, Hyacinth smiled a beautiful smile .

It was a good smile that showed the girl’s purity .

Honestly, Hyacinth didn’t know much about Muyoung .

She just knew that Muyoung was a member of the legendary ‘Prestige Knights’ in the past and that he accepted their wishes and was wandering around the world .

Of course, she didn’t know Muyoung had forged these ‘truths’ .

Just, in the girl’s eyes, the fact that he was a ‘member of the Prestige Knights’ greatly appealed to her .

The legend that had disappeared now .

The ones who held the record of killing eight Demon Kings more than 30 years ago .

Muyoung had the swordsmanship skills and the heavy atmosphere to match .

His image didn’t seem lacking when compared to a prince charming .

Even more, that knight had chosen no other person than her .

That pride was like an oasis in the desert in her current situation .

“No, my lady . ”

“Really? I’m glad . Then, please escort me . ”

Hyacinth slightly lowered her back and offered her right hand .

She was wearing white gloves but it was so thin that it seemed like it would break if someone tapped it .

Hyacinth’s cheeks became slightly rosy .

Muyoung lightly held her right hand and started to walk forward .

Within the Sun Guild, there were fifteen people who could be considered as Alexandro’s family .

Fifteen people would sit around a circular table and eat their meals .

Normally, it was against the rules for a bodyguard to enter this place but after Alexandro had disappeared, one bodyguard was allowed for each person .

Of course, more than a hundred men were on standby outside .

It was justified, that in case of an emergency they needed to enter to manage things, but in reality, it was all posture and a part of the power struggle .

‘This is no different than a cold war . ’

The atmosphere was completely cold as ice .

It was difficult to determine if the ‘food was going through their nose or mouth[1]‘ at this point .

Of course, Hyacinth was frozen .

Thud .

As she dropped the fork she was holding, other people glared fiercely at her right away .

Among them, a quite old woman with glasses let out a sigh .

“Hyacinth, why are you so sloppy as a girl? I’m worried . Do you know that you will be an embarrassment to our family if you act like that even at the Arpeggio Guild?”

“I’m sorry, sister . ”

Hyacinth lowered her head deeply .

Hyacinth was the youngest and she received love that much greater from Alexandro .

After he disappeared, the rebound was devastating to her .

“Sister, don’t be too hard on her . Isn’t her potential spouse that playboy among all men? Of course, she would be uneasy . ”

A man laughed as he covered his mouth .

At the same time, a few also bursted in laughter .

As they did this, Hyacinth’s head lowered even further .

Hyacinth’s marriage partner was a playboy that most people knew of .

He had already married five times and was also called ‘human trash’ as the previous wife had even died .

Hyacinth was being sold off to that sort of man .

Although they say it was for the unification of the Sun Guild and the Arpeggio Guild, it was completely appalling .

“Since it won’t be long until you leave, be more careful of your behavior . ”

“Yes…”

They didn’t care about Hyacinth .

She was the lowest in rank and was in a position to be sold off to the worst man .

There was something else that was the main issue .

“We can’t keep Alexandro’s position continuously empty . ”

“I should obviously take on his position . I have handled the administrative tasks for numerous years following Alexandro . There is no other person who knows about the guild more than me . ”

“That’s funny . The guild is currently in danger . Isn’t it normal for me, the head of the ‘Fire Dragon Knights’ to temporarily take his role?”

Everyone’s voices quickly rose .

There was no way for them to find a resolution, and so they fought amongst themselves . .

By looking at them, you were able to know about the guild’s situation even if you didn’t want to .

‘It’s a mess . ’

Even the largest guild, the guild that received the reverence from others, was rotten on the inside .

It wasn’t just simply the Sun Guild .

Other places could only be worse, as they wouldn’t be lacking when compared to the Sun Guild .

After lowering his head close to the plate, Muyoung looked at Hyacinth .

She seemed like she wanted to leave the place as quickly as she could .

After breakfast time had ended, Hyacinth headed outside right away .

In the outskirts of the castle, where lots of flowers and grasses grew, she prepared a paper and a brush and started to draw a picture .

She was very skillful at painting .

“Ah! Just stand like that for a moment . The composition is really good right now . ”

Hyacinth stopped what she was painting and took out another paper .

After, she stroked with her brush and painted Muyoung and the surrounding scenery .

Since there was nothing he needed to do right away, he did as she wished .

How long did it pass since he stood there?

“I’m finished . How is it?”

Muyoung simply walked up to Hyacinth and looked at the painting she painted .

Muyoung who was inside the sunflowers was truly like a picture .

“It’s not bad . ”

“Hehe . I’m glad . Ah… Then, can I keep this picture?”

“Since Hyacinth drew the picture, you can do whatever you please . ”

“Yay!”

Hyacinth clenched her fists .

It was an action that reminded him of a tomboy but it suited her age .

“You’re having a good time . ”

Then, a man with a dozen bodyguards appeared at the scene .

It was the man who laughed at Hyacinth as he talked about the playboy during breakfast .

His belly plopped out and he seemed to be in his mid-thirties .

He was Alexandro’s fifth child and his name seemed to be ‘Mendini’ .

“Me-Mendini oppa[2] . ”

Hyacinth quickly became froze .

Mendini always looked at Hyacinth with a hint of lust .

Since there was no way Hyacinth didn’t know about this, she instinctively froze .

Afterwards, as Mendini approached, Muyoung quickly stopped in front of him .

After looking at Muyoung, Mendini grinned .

“Ahah, are you the Prestige Knight? You look pretty good on the outside . I don’t know if you’re a fake or real though…”

Mendini pushed Muyoung aside and look at Hyacinth’s painting .

“Were you painting a piece of crap like this? At a time like this, haa! Are you saying that you’re now leaving the Sun Guild completely? Is that it?”

“It…it’s not that . ”

“There are still people who are displeased with your actions . How long are you going to act like a child? Follow me . I will now train you in how you need to act as an adult . ”

Mendini stroked Hyacinth’s shoulders before he grabbed her hand .

In broad daylight . It wasn’t like things like this didn’t happen before but today, he was more direct .

Hyacinth completely froze .

The hairs on her entire body rose . A feeling as though a bug was crawling on her body .

“Let go of her hand . ”

At that moment, Muyoung grabbed Mendini’s shoulder .

Swaang!

Clank!

Then, at the same time, a dozen of bodyguards raised their weapon and pointed it at Muyoung .

“Hand… what? I couldn’t hear you well, could you say it again?”

Mendini slowly turned his head .

And with a triumphant look on his face, he smirked .

And so, Muyoung clearly spoke again .

“Let go of her hand . ”

[1] food was going through their nose or mouth – Basically, they were too distracted about other things that they couldn’t focus on what they were eating . Hence, they were unsure if they were putting the food in their mouth or their nose .

[2] oppa – It is a term for a woman to call an older man or an older male sibling .