CHAPTER 67: BREASTS (2)

Soft and weighty. Yet warm and cozy.

Where, indeed, lies the Truth of Samra Mansang? It was within arm’s reach.

This immense violence, rivaling Chunbong-i’s Hyun-gyeong cheeks.

Seo Jun’s soul reached out into the universe, toward the stem of Samra Mansang.

“I never dreamed Young Master would have such pain. I only thought of you as a cheerful person…. I’m sorry. For not understanding.”

“Oh…, no? Thank you?”

“Hee hee, is that so? My mother used to make it sometimes, and I found it very cozy and nice.”

“Aha….”

That enormous size was hereditary. Truly, the Namgung Clan. I didn’t know the Namgung Family Head’s face, but I could understand how they reached such a high Realm.

If the Divine Sword Golden Family has baby fat…, the Namgung Clan has baby fat…!

Only after Namgung Sua moved did Seo Jun regain his composure.

“Ugh…!”

“Oof…!”

Chunbong-i, sulking, glared at him menacingly.

“Oops….”

“By the way, Geum Mae, may I ask you something?”

“…What is it.”

Chunbong replied gruffly.

“What is Geum Mae’s real name?”

“Real name? What nonsense. Geum Chun-bong…, Ugh…!”

Chunbong was startled and covered her mouth.

“Lee Seo-jun…! It’s because of you…!”

“No, what?!”

“You keep saying Geum Chun-bong, Geum Chun-bong…!”

“I can’t go around telling people my real name!”

“But you can when it’s just the two of us!”

“No…! Geum Chun-bong is catchy!”

“Ugh…!”

“Ack…!”

“If you call me Mu-rasaki, you’re really dead!”

Seo Jun chuckled.

Chunbong sighed deeply, revealing her real name.

“Hee. My name is Geum-hee.”

“Hee…. It’s a pretty name.”

“Yeah, it is. Though that brat doesn’t seem to think so.”

Seo Jun, having been scolded, bounced around.

“I said it was a pretty name too!”

“Then call me Hee!”

“Hmm…. I don’t want to.”

“Ughhhhhhh…!!”

What a magnificent shouting. Reminds me of Kim Gyeong-ho, my older sister, from the devil days….

Namgung Sua, who had been watching Chunbong-i’s tantrum with amusement, returned to her seat.

“That’s amazing. Talent…. Can such an absurd ability even be called talent?”

“Yes? Ah, that? Isn’t it?”

“Even at the Hwauhm-hyeon Martial Arts Tournament, you used that talent to copy the Hwaseon Plum Blossom and the Sky?”

“Uh…, um….”

Seo Jun scratched his head.

Pfft, Namgung Sua chuckled softly.

“I’m not trying to criticize. It’s not exactly the same, and it’s not obvious either.”

“Right?”

“Of course, if people found out, it would be a big problem. Perhaps Hwaseon would issue an arrest warrant….”

“Gasp…!”

Watching Seo Jun’s exaggerated surprise, Namgung Sua raised a finger with a haughty expression.

“However, the Namgung Clan won’t care.”

“Yes? Really?”

“Of course. The Namgung Clan isn’t that petty.”

Chunbong, who had been panting after her outburst, nodded.

“Heeek…. Y-yes… If you’re looking for the most trustworthy among the Orthodox Sects, it’s the Namgung Clan.”

“It’s that much?”

“Yeah. That’s why…”

Chunbong subtly glanced at Namgung Sua.

As if understanding what she was about to say, Namgung Sua nodded, and Chunbong continued.

“The Namgung Clan is quite famous. As a…, Sword Nut Clan.”

“What?”

“It’s not for nothing that they say the continuation of the Namgung Clan’s lineage is a miracle.”

Their members, and especially the Namgung Clan Heads, have heard that a lot throughout generations.

Perhaps they’re children born from the fusion of swords and orthodoxy?

Of course, it was said as a joke.

The direct descendants of the Namgung Clan are mostly Sword Nuts who know nothing but swords, but once they have a lover, they tend to pour all their affection, previously directed at swords, onto their lover.

That’s why the Namgung Clan hasn’t produced any Hyun-gyeong Martial Artists.

Because once they have a lover, they devote all their attention to them, neglecting their swords and everything else.

“But the current Namgung Family Head is one of the Martial Artists most likely to reach Hyun-gyeong.”

“Why is that?”

Chunbong clamped her mouth shut. Instead, she looked at Namgung Sua.

Namgung Sua smiled wryly upon receiving that gaze.

“My mother passed away quite a while ago. Leaving behind a single sword.”

“……”

“Because of that, it seems my father considers that sword his mother. He never leaves it off his body. That’s probably why his Realm advanced so quickly.”

Namgung Sua’s expression was strange as she spoke of her family. Her drooping posture and self-deprecating smile were pitiful.

Seo Jun, rolling his eyes, unconsciously reached out to her hair, just as he had done with Chunbong.

“Oops.”

As Seo Jun realized his mistake and tried to withdraw his hand, Namgung Sua grabbed it.

“Keep doing it.”

“Yes.”

He stroked her hair for a while.

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Afterwards, as if trying to change the mood, Seo Jun listened to Namgung Sua’s stories – that revealing Chunbong’s Divine Sword Golden Family origins would turn the Namgung Clan upside down, that everyone would line up just to see Chunbong’s face – and he eventually drifted off to sleep.

Her gentle voice was almost ASMR-level; it was impossible to stay awake.

After confirming that Seo Jun was asleep, Chunbong sighed and patted the space next to her.

“Older Sister, come here.”

“Oh my….”

Namgung Sua sat beside Chunbong with a gentle smile.

“You’re calling me Older Sister now?”

“…What are you talking about.”

Chunbong snorted and stared at Seo Jun’s sleeping face.

“That guy’s a real idiot.”

“Yes…?”

“I’m worried sick every time I see him. He needs someone to rely on.”

“Isn’t there Geum Mae?”

“No, I can’t. To him, I’m the younger sibling who needs protecting, not someone he can rely on.”

She could be his mental support. Chunbong felt proud of that fact.

Her mere presence could suppress Seo Jun’s Entering Devil’s Path. This was truly remarkable.

“But do you think he’ll show his vulnerable side to me? Absolutely not. He’ll silently suffer, then go crazy and do something stupid again.”

“That’s…”

“So you have to do it, Older Sister. Be the support he can rely on.”

“…I’m not that amazing of a person.”

Chunbong scoffed.

“Not amazing? You don’t need to be amazing. Just being there is enough. But…”

A chilling aura filled Chunbong’s eyes. Her platinum-colored pupils seemed to pierce Namgung Sua.

“If you betray him, I’ll hunt you down to the ends of the Central Plains and kill you.”

Namgung Sua gave a nervous laugh at the oppressive aura.

“Don’t worry. I’m a Namgung.”

“…Right. That’s true.”

Chunbong sighed and stood up, heading towards Seo Jun.

“But don’t get too attached to him…”

Chunbong’s eyes met Seo Jun’s, causing her to jump in place.

“Eeeeek…!!!”

Truly terrified, she gasped for breath while glaring at Seo Jun.

“You, you…! Since when were you awake…!”

“From ‘That guy’s a real idiot’?”

“Y-you bastard…! From the very beginning, you dog!”

“Mmm. Having such a caring younger sibling makes me happy…, Cough…!”

Chunbong, floating in mid-air, delivered a body slam to Seo Jun’s sternum.

“Die…! Die…!”

“N-Nuna…! Spare me…!”

“Look at this guy?! He’s asking another woman for help?!”

“No, that’s not it…! Kyaaak…!”

He got beaten up terribly.

✦✦✦

The next day, while packing up their campsite and heading to the Inn, Seo Jun suddenly thought.

‘Now that I think about it…, is this… a half-orphan situation?’

Slap-!

Seo Jun slapped his own cheek, startled by his own thought.

Even so, it didn’t seem like something a human being should think.

“…What are you doing?”

“Oh, I love my older brother so much, Chun…, Cough…!”

“Just die…!”

The group, having walked leisurely, arrived at the Inn around lunchtime. Instead of heading straight to their rooms, they sat in the restaurant to plan their next move.

“First…, we’ll go to the Namgung Clan…. But before that, should we visit Hao Mun one more time?”

Chunbong raised an eyebrow at Seo Jun’s words.

“Hao Mun? Why there?”

Seo Jun, checking his surroundings, deployed a Ki Barrier. Their conversation would no longer be overheard.

“Jong-in, even though he’s attached to the Black Serpent League, others don’t know that. But he suddenly disappeared, so something must have happened.”

“You want to ask Hao Mun about it? If we do it wrong, the rumor will spread that we did it?”

“No, we need to carefully probe.”

Seo Jun smiled and looked at Namgung Sua. Namgung Sua tilted her head.

“Of course, Older Sister. I can’t do it.”

“Yes…?”

“You received training from the Namgung Clan, so you’re probably good at that kind of thing.”

“Hmm.”

Namgung Sua pondered. Chunbong also thought deeply before nodding.

“Older Sister is best suited for this.”

“Is that so? Then I have one condition.”

“Condition?”

“Yes.”

Namgung Sua stared at Chunbong.

“Geum Mae, let me touch your cheek just once. This is the first time I’ve seen this Young Master praise someone so highly.”

“Mmm. That’s right.”

Seo Jun nodded.

“But Nuna, you need my permission for that. My cheeks are mine.”

“What the hell? Since when were my cheeks yours?”

“Since always.”

“Bullshit.”

Chunbong snorted and stared at Namgung Sua.

“Fine. But I have a condition too.”

“Really? I’m happy to hear that.”

“Let me touch that mass of fat too. I need to know what makes men so crazy about it.”