Chapter 188

The Banquet (1)

Translation: Nadu

Edit: Sephtair

The night was Muyoung’s time .

When the Sun set and the Moon rose, Muyoung began to act .

He melted into the darkness and looked over everything .

The Noble Castle . Among them, even the ones that were in the highest rank of the Blue Dragon district wouldn’t be able to catch Muyoung at this hour .

Especially, as he was acting in the inner walls, Muyoung was a will o’ the wisp itself .

‘In the end, humanity wasn’t able to operate the ‘Ellarsigo . ’

There was only one reason why Muyoung acted .

It was to steal the Ellarsigo .

The Reign Clan had hidden the sealed storage room of Ellarsigo but in the end, they weren’t able to operate .

Rather, it was the demon gods who were able to operate the Ellarsigo that were near 100 in number .

Thanks to this, there was a bloodbath in Noble Castle .

There were more than 1 million deaths . This was the event that rapidly led humanity to its fall .

‘Ellarsigo was a weapon created by an ancient dragon . ’

But, Muyoung knew .

At this moment in time, only Muyoung knew how to operate the Ellarsigo .

A long long time ago, the Ellarsigo were weapons created by dragons to kill gods .

A very old story where a transcendental being that was called the ‘King of all Dragons’ didn’t exist .

Of course, seeing how they were sealed and tucked away, it seemed like they failed to kill a god, but the Ellarsigo wereso strong that you could say their efforts weren’t wasted .

So, in order to break the seal of the storage room that locked away the Ellarsigo, he needed two things .

An extremely pure divine strength . A dragon’s power .

Muyoung had both .

It meant that besides Snow, only Muyoung could open the storage room .

‘Where would they hide it?’

The problem was, Muyoung also didn’t know the location .

However, it was only a matter of time .

While there was night, he would continue his search .

Furthermore, Muyoung was so familiar with the inner parts of the Noble Castle that he could walk around it with his eyes closed .

There were over 10 assassinations that had happened at this place .

‘The Ellarsigo are a secret only known to the top few members of the Reign clan . They would have hidden the storage room with multiple layers of mechanisms . ’

Of course, it wouldn’t be at a location where it was visible to the eye .

It wouldn’t be in the inside of the Reign clan either .

Muyoung drew a map of Noble Castle in his head .

Then, after checking a few places among them, he quickly started to act .

Pierce!

Unable to even scream .

When a small needle entered the neck, the man who was on the watch fell .

Beside him, Muyung suddenly appeared .

The assassination skills had melded with his body . They wouldn’t be rusty just because he didn’t use them .

‘Not here either . ’

There were a lot of secrets within the Noble Castle .

Of course, there was a lot hidden .

This was already the seventh place he’d checked . When he went down a narrow underground cave, he found all kinds of talismans piled up .

It was a type of a slush fund, since talismans were common currency used in the Underworld .

The number was over 10 thousand . They were even all B rank or above talismans .

It was truly a result made by sweat and blood .

You could probably buy a castle with this many talismans of this quantity and quality .

‘I thought there was an unusual amount of watchers, they were hiding something like this?’

Muyoung pulled out one among them .

Name: Natural Fondness

Rank: A

Type: Disposable

Effect: Although your appearance might be crappy or you did something bad, it will make the person turn back once more even if they are mad .

* Effect lasts for 120 hours .

* Stronger favorability correction .

* Optical illusion effect that thins line .

Although the rank was high, the content was quite lacking .

Although there could be a use for them, most of the talismans here were like that .

It seemed like they placed the good ones somewhere else to use them .

But, if it was this quality, Muyoung could still use them .

Muyoung opened his Infinite Pouch and collected them all .

Either way, although their content might be lacking, it was worth taking as a currency .

It was a waste to leave behind enough currency to buy himself a castle .

Muyoung was a person who prepared, and there would be a time where it will be of use .

After placing all the talismans into the Infinite Pouch, he spread his hand .

Blaze!

A holy flame burned the inner parts of the cave .

Slush fund . A secret place that was hidden .

As it wasn’t something they were proud of, it wouldn’t be publicized .

To the contrary, there was a high chance that the owner of this place would try their best to hide this event .

Muyoung turned his back .

And suddenly disappeared .

***

“Did you hear? That a great thief secretly entered Noble Castle?”

The streets were filled with conversations .

Due to the events that occurred over a few days, a person was being talked about .

The story of the sudden appearance of Banya, the legitimate child of the Command Clan, was a big issue but this was as big as that news .

“Isn’t he just a thief? He’ll probably get caught in a few days and be hanging in the entrance with his hands and feet cut off . ”

“No . This great thief is different . There were a lot of famous thieves but they didn’t steal from the Blue Dragon District . ”

There were a lot of people who have been known as a great thief or a righteous outlaw .

As it was a world of survival of the fittest, there were many people who specialized in evil . Among them, the ones who were well known reached ‘master’ level .

However, even those thieves avoided the Noble Castle .

Even if they did rob places, they didn’t dare to look at the ‘Blue Dragon District’ .

Thieves who did such a bold thing all died . Their hands and feet were cut off and were fed to the dogs .

However, this great thief was still alive .

“It’s just a rumor . As his identity isn’t confirmed, wouldn’t it just be something like a city legend?”

“It looks like he is after the slush funds accumulated by the high-ranking officials, the influential people . They say he has already cleaned out a few dozen places . ”

“Nah, those people aren’t the type to just sit there and be robbed . Stop spouting nonsense . ”

Like this, there were a lot of people who thought of the news as just a rumor .

The Noble Castle was a gathering place for masters . Especially the Blue Dragon District, it was filled with people who were experts .

However, they couldn’t catch him after he robbed a dozen places?

If that was the case, the thief would have reached ‘god’ level .

Perhaps, he might not even be human .

Crunch!

A man walked in the streets while he took a bite out of an apple .

With a normal impression, the man didn’t really stand out . However, he made others feel a strange fondness when they looked at him .

“Isn’t that Banya, the legitimate child of the Command Clan?”

“His impression seems a bit round to be him . ”

“Why would Banya roam around a place like this . ”

Although he could hear them talk, the man didn’t care .

‘It’s the effects of the talisman . ’

The man was Muyoung .

He was currently using the Natural Fondness talisman .

Thanks to this, there weren’t a lot of people who recognized him . Since he gave such a strong impression on his first appearance, no one thought that he would wander around the streets while eating an apple .

‘But… a great thief . ’

Muyung couldn’t help but grin .

Within the past few days, Muyoung had become a ‘great thief’ .

A big thief . A bold thief . Either way, he was treated as a thief .

Even if they were slush funds, if you rob a few dozen places it couldn’t help but be rumored .

Although he did it to find clues related to the Ellarsigo, he couldn’t help but find places with slush funds when he looked around secret places .

Certainly, the Noble Castle was as rotten as it could be .

When he looked around a place that seemed suspicious, he was able to find places where people secretly hid their desires .

The fact that there were so many hidden secrets meant that there were signs of disorder .

When something occurred, the results of disintegration and dividing would be clearly drawn .

‘Over 120 places left . ’

There were still a lot of candidates left .

However, there was a high chance that the Ellarsigo was among these hidden places .

As he was certain it was somewhere within the Noble Castle, a month would be more than enough .

No matter how much they raised their security, the couldn’t avoid Muyoung’s hands .

Muyoung slowly entered a shabby building .

“Would you like to order?”

A child walked towards him with a menu .

An ordinary restaurant . A few people sat at a table and ate food .

“A glass of cold beer and a glass of warm milk . ”

Muyoung spoke slowly .

“Okay, I will bring them soon . ”

The child ran towards the kitchen .

After about 2 minutes, the child appeared with a glass of beer and a glass of milk and gave them to Muyoung . Muyoung then placed the glass of milk across from him .

As if there was going to be someone else showing up .

And a moment later, a giant sat in front of Muyoung .

“I’m Gahool of the Beast Clan . ”

Gulp!

Muyoung drank his beer .

Gahool .

It was a name he had heard of .

‘The legitimate child of the Beast Clan . 32nd strongest man . ’

There weren’t just slush funds in places where Muyoung had robbed .

From various bits of strange information to the rank log of the Noble Castle .

Although Muyoung was uncertain if he was rank 32, he seemed quite strong .

The instant Gahool appeared, there was a shroud of energy in the surroundings .

He was acting cautiously to not let any stories leak .

“Why did you look for me?”

“Be careful of the banquet . ”

The banquet .

An event where the key members of the huge clans met each other once a year .

Muyoung also had memories of participating in the event secretly .

He shrugged his shoulders .

“It’s nothing . ”

“Reign Gun is a dangerous man . He moves half of the Reign Clan . He doesn’t like variables . ”

Muyoung was the epitomy of variable .

When Muyoung acted, the past and the future changed .

It was no exaggeration to state that there was no variable like Muyoung .

“Is there a reason why you are telling me this information?”

“Let’s say it’s because it is worth watching . ”

It was something that was accompanied by danger .

He wouldn’t have done this because it was worth watching .

‘He is hostile towards Reign Gun . Or the Reign Clan . ’

Additionally, there was a high chance that it wasn’t just Gahool .

Other clans who were hostile towards the Reign Clan .

There were so many clans like that that Muyoung couldn’t remember them all, but from what he remembered, the biggest clan was the ‘Nameless Society’ .

Because it was a strict cell, it was impossible to get rid of them, but it was the biggest organization created to fight against the Reign Clan who wielded absolute power .

“What a joke . ”

So, Muyoung dismissed it .

After drinking the beer in one gulp, Muyoung got out of his seat .

When Muyoung tried to leave, Gahool grabbed Muyoung’s shoulder .

“A joke?”

Gahool couldn’t stand still after Muyoung thought of his actions, or how the Reign Clan was hostile towards him, as nonsense .

However, to Muyoung, it was no more and no less than a joke .

If it was a normal person, Gahool’s grip would crush the person’s shoulder, but Muyoung was fine .

On the contrary, Muyuoung held Gahool’s hand .

“Gaak…!”

Gahool suppressed his scream .

Even when the bones of his hand broke and were twisted in a strange way, Muyoung didn’t let go of his hand .

For him to have this much power!

Gahool changed his prejudiced thoughts about Banya .

Banya didn’t simply have skill regarding command just because he had seven bone dragons .

If he had this much fighting power himself, he couldn’t be ignored .

In that state, Muyoung spoke as he glanced down .

“Whoever it is, the one who touches me will die . ”

It was a good mix of Muyoung and Banya’s personality .

Then, after throwing Gahool to the ground, Muyoung got up and left .

As Gahool forcefully tried to realign his bones and to overcome the pain, he filled his mouth with the liquid that was in the glass .

“Milk…”

He thought it would be a type of liquor but it wasn’t even beer .

A glass of milk .

It was even hot .

Muyoung words suddenly came back to him, a joke .

In his perspective, everything might have seemed like a child’s play .

Gahool frowned as he gulped the milk down in one shot .

Wherever he went, there would always be power struggles, and different types of people would gather around the one who stands out .

However, Muyoung had no plans to be drawn into their play .

Their fight and Muyoung’s fight were completely different .

But, if someone were to meddle with him, he wasn’t going to let it be ignored .

He was going to make sure they knew who they drew a sword towards .

“Banya, do you have no plans to participate in the banquet?”

Bango, the headmaster of the Command Clan, asked .

Although he asked, it felt half-forced .

And Muyoung didn’t really have thoughts to decline either .

Everyone gathered at the banquet . There was much information that was exchanged .

Among them, he would be able to find some who would be related to the Ellarsigo .

Without a doubt, it was also the perfect opportunity to place a mole in the Reign Clan .

Although there was a condition that the person needed to be half-killed, Muyoung had the skills to even make someone who was alive into an undead .