Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

“Have you reflected on your actions?”

The Great Eunuch Nok Gi looked at the man in front of him with cold eyes.

“Yes, Father.”

The man.

Nok Mok-pung responded with his head bent to the ground.

His corpulent body was pressed to the ground.

“It would have been good if you had killed Lee Wang-ya there. Even if you hadn’t succeeded and killed you, it wouldn’t have been wrong.”

“…….”

“However, returning without killing or dying is the worst result. Is your life so valuable to you?”

“No, it’s not.”

– Then why didn’t you die?

“Because it would have been a dog death.”

“How so?”

“If I had died there at the hands of Lee Wang-ya, it would have made sense. But I fought another person there, not against Lee Wang-ya. So, even if I had died, I would not have caused him any harm.”

“Mmm.”

Nok Gi nodded.

“That’s a reasonable statement.”

“I do not fear death, but I fear the death of a dog. I want to offer my neck where it is useful, Father!”

“Good words.”

Nok Gi smiled.

“It’s been three years since you came in as my adopted son?”

“That’s right.”

“Remember this. I don’t raise useless dogs. If you want to stay by my side, you must develop the ability to at least bring a bone.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“You can retire.”

Nok Mok-pung rose in silence.

“Yes.”

“Ah, and….”

“Yes, Father.”

Nok Gi’s eyes narrowed.

“Find out a little more about that brat who stopped you. I have a bad feeling about him.”

“Understood.”

“Go away.”

“Yes.”

Nok Mok-pung bowed deeply and left the room.

Nok Gi hummed a tune.

“An incompetent and ambitious pig will end up in the pot.”

Nok Gi’s buzz flowed through the room.

“Hmph.”

Nok Mok-pung snorted.

“That eunuch doesn’t know how high the sky is.”

Suddenly, a man appeared before him and stood silently.

“Are there words of that person?”

The man nodded.

Nok Gi still has use value, says we have to keep him alive for now.

“Use Value… What can an already exposed force achieve?”

“He said that mere existence can tie the feet of the imperial family.”

“If it’s such a big task, couldn’t I do it myself? How long will I have to go along with that eunuch?”

“The Grand Duke has other jobs to do.”

“Mmm?”

“There has been a subpoena from the main castle. He is ordered to go to the main castle shortly.”

“Hmm, if that’s the case…”

Nok Mok-pung smiled.

“I can escape this detestable appearance.”

Nok Mok-pung passed by the man and walked slowly.

Anyway, Nok Gi will be removed when it is no longer useful. I just need to leave it alone until it is useful. After that, all of Nok Gi will be mine.

Nok Mok-pung’s eyes shone.

There’s no rush to the imperial family, so I should take care of what needs to be done first.

At that time, a man came to Nok Mok-pung’s mind.

“You have work to do.”

“What is it?”

– Wei Yan-ho, was it… investigate everything about that man. Don’t miss a single detail.

“Is it urgent?”

“It’s not especially urgent, but nothing should be overlooked.”

“…….”

When there was no answer, Nok Mok-pung’s eyes were darkened.

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“How dare this humble being be dissatisfied with what the Young Master does?”

“And then what?”

The man bowed his head deeply and said:

“I don’t understand why anyone of the Young Master’s stature would be interested in such a trivial person.

Nok Mok-pung sighed quietly.

“Listen here.”

“Yes, young master.”

“Great plans are often frustrated by small moments of neglect.”

“…….”

And he is not a trivial person. Considering his age, he has an amazing level of martial arts. He is someone fully qualified to be considered the future greatest hero under heaven. How can you call such a person trivial?

“The future greatest hero under the sky is the position of the Young Master.”

“Tsk.”

Nok Mok-pung, who did not like flattery, shook his head. “The man seemed to speak honestly, but not even that sincerity seemed right to him.

What I needed was not sweet praise, but sharp, direct counsel that would pierce the heart like a dagger.

“Even if I become the future greatest hero under the sky, do you think I would be valued?”

“…….”

The man couldn’t answer.

“What I need is not that evaluation, but achievements. Achievements that even my father and my brothers must recognize. Achievements that even the arrogant nobles of the castle cannot ignore. Therefore, I cannot overlook easily or the smallest things. Why don’t you understand?”

“I was a fool.”

Nok Mok-pung’s eyes shone.

“And I have a feeling that this young man will be a great help for my achievements.”

“To him?”

“He has not yet become a typhoon, but it is like a nucleus that will soon become a typhoon. Just watch. Soon that man will bring a sudden storm into the martial world.”

“Up to that point….”

The man could not understand the overestimation of Nok Mok-pung.

Of course, it was certainly true that the boy named Wei Yan-ho possessed excessive martial arts for his age.

But considering the countless ancient monsters and extraordinary figures buried in the martial world, it did not seem that it could exercise special power.

“Can’t you believe it?”

“How could this subordinate have doubts?”

“Tsk, tsk.”

Nok Mok-pung snapped his tongue.

Well, if the man had the insight to see such things, he wouldn’t be in a position to help him.

That martial dexterity and that personality.

If left alone, it would become a gentle passing breeze, but where is the martial world a place that leaves people alone?

Nok Mok-pung smiled gloomyly.

“You’ll understand if you look.”

“Yes.”

“What are my brothers doing these days?”

“I do not know exactly, but I heard that they are currently interfering with the Just Family.

“Just Family?”

“That’s right.”

“Mmm……”

Nok Mok-pung bowed his head as if he didn’t understand.

The Just Family… what could they accomplish by touching such a trivial place?

«If my brothers pay attention to such a place, there is no loss for me».

The question passed, but there was no need to insist unnecessarily. What was important was not them, but how much Nok Mok-pung himself could accomplish.

“What about Lee Wang-ya?”

“It looks like he keeps his mouth shut.”

“Elegant.”

Nok Mok-pung nodded.

Hitting the grass to frighten the snake… If the Imperial family incited Nok Gi’s forces now, they could not avoid a misfortune. Nok Gi could not avoid death either, but the damage that the Imperial family would have to suffer in the process would not be small either. Considering that damage, it was better to remain silent for now.

In the present situation where imperial power was being rejected by divine authority, if the power of the imperial family was further weakened, it would be difficult to rule the central plains.

“Chaotic times……”

Nok Mok-pung smiled.

Heroes appear in chaotic times.

A world of great peace could bring happiness to countless people, but for the hidden dragons waiting for their moment, it was like a desert.

Nok Mok-pung was also someone who welcomed the chaotic times.

“Wei Yan-ho, Wei Yan-ho…”

Nok Mok-pung smiled with itch.

“Wait, I’ll come and get you soon.”

Nok Mok-pung was humming while he was about to go to his room when he stopped walking.

“But…”

“Yes.”

“It didn’t look like that guy would stay there, so where is he going?”

“Actually, I had something to tell you about that.”

“Hmm?”

Nok Mok-pung bowed his head.

“What is it?”

“They say that person named Wei Yan-ho has been registered as a cargo at the Dragon Fast Escort Agency (Swift Dragon).”

“Mm, you mean he’s accompanying an escort mission?”

“No, it’s not that. In fact, it’s registered as a charge.

– What does that mean? Talk to me so I understand you.

“It means exactly what I said…”

Nok Mok-pung grabbed his forehead.

‘Impredictable, it’s unpredictable.’

Nok Mok-pung realized that he had also been dragged by the typhoon that Wei Yan-ho was creating.

Unfortunately.

***

“Then…”

Gok Bi-hang, the second escort leader of the Dragon Fast Escort Agency, looked at the escort members with a perplexed expression.

“Didn’t you say you would bring a shipment?”

“That’s right.”

“Where’s the charge?”

“Well, how do I put it?”

The escort glanced back at Wei Yan-ho, who was in the freight car with only his feet out.

He then pointed to that “load” with a reticent tone.

“For now, it’s a burden.”

Gok Bi-hang’s face changed to an indescribably strange expression.

An expression of complex feelings where he was angry but could not blame them arbitrarily, he did not fully understand but was also upset.

“……Are you playing with me right now?”

“We too wanted to refuse, but since it was a request of the prestigious Grand Hanrim Academy, we could not do so.”

“Wow.”

Gok Bi-hang started to hurt his head.

The transfer of persons and the movement of goods were completely different matters.

When a person engages in an escort mission that lasts at least ten days, the things that must be prepared for that person become too numerous.

Only for meals, you cannot serve the food that the companions eat to a customer. Preparing three meals a day is not an easy task. Also, since you cannot be forced to sleep on the floor with just a blanket like the common companions, the preparation time doubles.

That’s why there were separate escort missions to gather and transfer people, but there would be too many things to prepare because of one person.

While Gok Bi-hang was thinking about how to return the cargo, the escort slowly opened his mouth.

“Besides…”

“Mmm?”

The escort sneaked up to Gok Bi-hang and made a coin with his hand. Gok Bi-hang shook to understand the meaning of that coin.

“They say four times more.”

“Four times….”

Gok Bi-hang, who was a little baffled, was whispered with a secret temptation.

“And a little bit further apart. You know, aside.”

Gok Bi-hang ended up nodding.

“If it’s a petition from the Grand Hanrim Academy, we can’t refuse.”

Gok Bi-hang had changed his position cleanly.

No matter what people said, the Great Hanrim Academy was a prestigious place with considerable influence in the academic world.

Moreover, it was a place where a local elite could be justly called.

It was not easy to flatly reject a petition from such a place.

Having prepared a legitimate excuse, Gok Bi-hang approved the charge.

“Even so, this has become problematic.”

Moving a person should not be easy. To top it off, as they had not imagined something like this would happen, they were not prepared. They would have to gather separately the supplies and food needed for the escort mission, so it would not be exaggerated to say that the work had doubled.

“You can’t help it.”

The resigned Gok Bi-hang got into the freight wagon.

Anyway, since it was a burden, it seemed like I should meet with her.

“Huh?”

Gok Bi-hang, who had climbed into the freight car, ran out of words.

In the freight car, something I had never imagined until now was happening casually.