Chapter 99

In the personal room of Jiegal Bi-Young, the deputy head of the Flying Dragon Unit located in the Martial Alliance.

“Huhu…”

With a cheerful expression, Bi-Young enters, and something hidden in the shadows rises up.

The one revealed is someone who shouldn’t be in the Martial Alliance.

The former elder of the Ilwol God Sect, who had attacked the Jiegal Family estate to kidnap Guhae and then mysteriously disappeared.

Hyeonho, with a fox-like smirk, greets him warmly.

“You look happy~ Did something good happen?”

“Ah~ It’s been a while since I saw a close friend.”

And Bi-Young casually greets the enemy who had threatened his family, as if meeting an acquaintance.

“A close friend… but you’re the one who sent evil cultists on his journey.”

At Hyeonho’s mocking words, Bi-Young just shrugs his shoulders and leans back in his chair.

“Well, Sima Family Head isn’t the type to be defeated by mere Blood Church riffraff.”

As Jiegal Bi-Young, the fifth elder of the Ilwol God Sect and a member of the Jiegal Family, he laughs off his comrade’s words.

As Jiegal Yang had predicted, there was a traitor within the family.

And that traitor was none other than the second son of the family head, Jiegal Bi-Young.

“…And we must distinguish between public and private matters.”

“Haha! That’s true. One of the spies is coming to the Martial Alliance.”

From the perspective of the Ilwol God Sect, which had infiltrated the Martial Alliance, the Sima Family’s power was a variable that needed to be confirmed.

That’s why they sent the Blood Church as a decoy to test their strength.

“Anyway, let’s lay low for a while. The previous attack wiped out most of our family’s forces.”

“Ah… I feel sorry about that.”

They had opened the door from the inside, but the operation failed, and even the hidden Ilwol God Sect forces were wiped out. Hyeonho lowers his gaze and avoids eye contact.

“It’s fine, I wasn’t caught. And Jiegal Yang… that monster’s secret technique.”

Bi-Young narrows his eyes, recalling the martial arts he had spied on that day.

“Just being able to use the Heavenly Machine Divine Movement is impressive.”

After the death of Jiegal Liang, the founder of the Jiegal Family’s martial arts.

It was a martial art that only existed in theory within the family, so he had no idea about it. But seeing it unfold before his eyes.

Bi-Young’s eyes, which can read the heavenly signs, flicker with complexity.

…He has some clues about what kind of martial art it is.

The operation failed, but he gained something, so for Bi-Young personally, it wasn’t a bad result.

“Hmm~ That’s good then. But are you really okay?”

“With what?”

Hyeonho looks at Bi-Young with a sly yet genuinely curious expression.

“Depending on the situation, you might have to become enemies with the Sima Family and kill your friend yourself. Are you really okay?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

At the cold and clear answer, Hyeonho’s eyes widen.

“Hoho~ You’re more cold-hearted than I thought.”

“…It’s a bit complicated.”

But then he sighs and adds an explanation.

“Sima Family Head is a good guy, a good friend. But…”

Bi-Young’s saddened eyes look at the portrait of Sima Hwa he took out from his chest.

“Sometimes I hate him.”

Why did Sima Hwa have to die? She wasn’t a child who would die from an epidemic. She shouldn’t have died like that.

Why did she leave the Jiegal Family? Why did she go to meet Sima Family Head?

Why couldn’t I hold onto Hwa? Why couldn’t I protect her?

Hwa is dead… Sima Family Head, how can you shamelessly still be alive?

“……”

Rationally, he knows it’s not Sima Family Head’s fault. It’s no one’s fault.

…But it’s painful.

It’s natural to resemble family, but when he sees the Sima Family’s unique amber eyes, he thinks of Hwa. He can’t forget.

“The strong possess everything, and the weak dream of revenge.”

He hates his own weakness for not being able to protect Hwa, for not being able to have her.

“That’s a Mongolian proverb.”

Bi-Young nods at Hyeonho’s words.

“It’s one of my favorite sayings.”

Since the day he heard the news of his beloved’s death, all that remains in his hollow heart is endless hatred and a thirst for power.

“Family, friends, the Demon Sect—it doesn’t matter. If it can make me stronger, I’ll use anything.”

His friendship with his friend is genuine, but his resentment for his dead first love is greater.

…Is this the result of twisted love?

Hyeonho looks at Bi-Young, who is willing to use even the Demon Sect he belongs to, and smiles faintly with a fox-like expression.

“Love twisted to that extent is a kind of curse.”

And then he calmly spits out a violent truth.

“Besides, it’s your first love, but carrying around a portrait of a young girl and being unable to move on from your memories, boldly saying you’ll betray everything—it’s quite pathetic.”

“……”

Bi-Young silently stands up.

After losing to Huge Jisu and begging for his life, he saved his life and hid him, only for his comrade to make such nasty remarks. He flicks Hyeonho’s head.

“Be quiet!”

“Ouch-! Ow-!?”

A pitiful fox’s cry echoes through Bi-Young’s office.

***

The princess of the North Sea Ice Palace, a white-haired beauty.

“Hehe~ Sima Mantian! I’m here!”

Seol Wonhwa cheerfully comes to see Sososo and Mantian, but…

“Eek-! What’s going on here?!”

She screams like a frightened baby seal, looking at the two girls emitting an unusual aura.

Guhae and Yeonghwa.

A girl who was given a name and a girl who made a vow.

Between them, a man stands, like water and fire.

They glare at each other coldly, like two incompatible beings.

“He’s my brother.”

Yeonghwa is taller, so she looks down, but…

“He’s my Mantian.”

Guhae retorts sharply, her momentum unyielding.

Yeonghwa’s face grows even colder.

Though they are different, they share one common trait: when it comes to matters involving Mantian, neither will back down.

For some reason, the temperature around them seems to rise.

“Huhu… It’s pitiful and cute how you struggle for a treasure you can’t have.”

Still with unsmiling eyes, Yeonghwa shows a relaxed, fake smile, but…

“Jiegal Yang said, ‘The weaker the dog, the more it barks.'”

Once again, she is easily countered.

“Let me say it again.”

Guhae closes the distance without hesitation, her chest pushing Yeonghwa back.

“You…!!”

In that state, her blue eyes flash, revealing sharp dragon teeth.

“Mantian is mine.”

No other words are needed. Because that’s the obvious truth.

“…That’s why it’s pitiful.”

At the absurd logic, Yeonghwa’s eyes turn red as she looks down at her opponent.

“No matter what you say.”

Yeonghwa’s coldly stiffened face naturally softens.

Though she momentarily showed an unseemly side at the sight of another woman involved with Mantian.

She slightly turns her head to look at her beloved brother, then smiles faintly, showing the composure of the main wife.

“My brother and I are already in love.”

It’s the mutual sibling incestuous love highly regarded by Zoroastrianism.

“……?!”

At the shocking statement, Guhae’s eyes, which had been unhesitatingly showing possessiveness, shake greatly.

Not just Guhae.

“Sima… Young Master…? You’re lying…?”

Sososo, who had been watching the situation due to her position as a disguised woman, turns pale.

“How… with your own sister…”

Jiegal Yeon, who had stayed to help Guhae, covers her mouth with her hand.

“It’s not Sima Mantian… it’s Sima Adultery.”

“Wow… I thought you two were unusually close, but I never thought you’d go that far.”

Wolhwa and Jang Sam-i, who had been watching, also chime in.

“Ugh- What a true bastard!”

And as it’s about time to eat.

The little master, Wang Miaoyang, who naturally came to find her disciple, also looks at Mantian with cold eyes.

“…You’re expelled.”

Of course, Mantian is also shocked by Yeonghwa’s statement.

Though she’s a step-sister, the reality of having become a sister-fucking bastard leaves him dazed.

‘Uh… Did I really do it with Yeonghwa…?’

If he hadn’t been attracted to Yeonghwa, it would be a lie, but still, she’s his sister.

Moreover, boldly saying they’re in love… Did Yeonghwa like me as a man?

No, she’s now my adopted daughter, but originally, Yeonghwa is my uncle’s daughter.

Depending on the culture, marriage up to cousins is possible, but…

Her confident yet anxious red eyes meet mine.

Honestly, I don’t dislike Yeonghwa’s feelings, but it’s sudden. It’s complicated.

“R-really…?”

Anyway, the important thing now is what to say to Guhae, who is tremblingly asking for confirmation.

‘Mantian, remember.’

Suddenly, the words of Uncle Mukgang, who taught me the importance of responsibility, come to mind.

‘Those who ride the dragon’s back without fear either fall to their death unable to handle the dragon’s power, or tame the dragon’s horn and become a hero. There are only two outcomes.’

It seems the time to become a hero has come.

Without hesitation, I approach Guhae, who is emitting a violent aura that seems ready to explode at any moment, leaning on my cane.

‘Are you ready to break, Ta?’

‘Ta-gu~ Ta-gu~ Ta-ta-gu!’


(Of course, Man!)

Guhae and Yeonghwa are both the most precious beings in the world to me.

…And I’m greedy. I can’t give up either.

Looking into the beautiful blue eyes reminiscent of the morning sea, I steel my resolve.

Though unintentional, since I’ve seduced her, I must take responsibility.

From now on, it’s time for sibling incestuous love.