Myst, Might, Mayhem novel - Chapter 265
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Chapter 265 Fourth Office (3)
-Murmur murmur!
The trainees who were watching from the side stirred.
When Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol was pressuring Joo Woonhyang with his internal energy, the atmosphere was heavy and chilling beyond words.
However, the situation changed when one of the trainees intervened midway.
Even Thousand-men Commander Mak Myeong-ho, who could be considered the second-in-command of the Fourth Office, was afraid of Im Gyu-wol, the head, and couldn’t touch him, so no one expected that an apprentice trainee undergoing the Embroidered Uniform Guard selection would step up in this situation.
‘What’s with that guy?’
‘Is he in his right mind to grab the Thousand-men Commander’s arm?’
‘Is he crazy and wants to fail the selection test?’
Those who thought this way were the trainees who ranked lower in the first selection.
‘What’s this? Did he just endure Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s cultivation level?’
‘…I don’t think this guy’s internal energy was that deep?’
Yeom Gyeong, a disciple of the Huashan Sect, and the trainees who ranked higher couldn’t hide their surprise at the sight of Trainee Bae Ji-seok, who was only in the middle rank, enduring Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s cultivation level.
Of course, if it were the real Bae Ji-seok, he wouldn’t have been able to do that.
Inside that face skin was a completely different person.
It was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.
‘!?’
Thanks to that, Joo Woonhyang, who had been freed from Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s internal energy pressure, frowned and raised his head to look at Mok Gyeong-un, who had Trainee Bae Ji-seok’s face.
He didn’t have a chance to meet or talk to Bae Ji-seok because their Imperial Guard trainee ranks were different.
Even during the training right before the apprenticeship, it was the same.
However…
‘…It’s strange.’
Joo Woonhyang was gripped by a strange feeling.
Somehow, it felt familiar.
Even though the face and voice were different, this familiarity…
‘Could it be?’
Joo Woonhyang looked at Mok Gyeong-un’s face with suspicious eyes.
It was at that very moment.
-Squeeze!
The grip of Mok Gyeong-un’s hand holding Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s wrist tightened even more.
‘Ugh… This bastard?’
Im Gyu-wol’s expression stiffened at the strengthened grip.
It was no exaggeration to say that this guy’s cultivation level was surpassing his own 8th stage cultivation level.
-Tremble tremble!
His wrist was trembling.
If they were alone, he might have raised his cultivation level to settle it.
However, there were too many eyes watching right now.
If he showed a moment of being overwhelmed in cultivation level, his authority as the examiner of the apprentice trainees would crumble.
‘shit.’
But it was also a dilemma to figure out what to say and stop here.
He was the one who started it.
It was at that moment.
-Thud!
Mok Gyeong-un, who had been gripping his wrist, suddenly let go and clasped his hands together, lowering his head, and politely said:
“As expected, I can’t withstand the Thousand-men Commander’s cultivation level. I apologize for intervening midway while you were testing another trainee. I intervened out of concern that the trainee being tested might get hurt, so please understand with a generous heart.”
-Flinch!
At Mok Gyeong-un’s actions, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s eyes sharpened.
‘This damn bastard…’
He was truly a cunning fellow.
He could have embarrassed him, but not only did he back off at an appropriate point midway, but he also deliberately chose a path to save face for him.
-Clench!
Im Gyu-wol clenched his fists tightly and barely suppressed his anger.
If he showed an emotional reaction here, it would not only ruin his reputation but also remove any justification.
Alternating his sharp gaze between Mok Gyeong-un and Joo Woonhyang, who were standing side by side, Im Gyu-wol smiled nonchalantly and said:
“Indeed, I heard the trainees participating in this Embroidered Uniform Guard selection have outstanding skills, and it’s true to the word. Not only did you endure my sudden internal energy test well, but seeing how you flexibly responded for the sake of your competitor and comrade, I’m pleased.”
“Not at all.”
“I apologize.”
Joo Woonhyang and Mok Gyeong-un replied simultaneously.
Then, Im Gyu-wol patted the shoulders of the two with a generous voice and said:
“I will specially give bonus points to both of you.”
-Murmur murmur!
‘Bonus points?’
‘Was it really a test?’
At those words, the trainees couldn’t hide their envy.
The atmosphere was so hostile that they were worried about what trouble might occur, but seeing Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol even giving bonus points, it seemed he had really tested them unexpectedly.
On the other hand, Joo Woonhyang inwardly clicked his tongue at Im Gyu-wol’s handling ability.
‘He didn’t reach this position for nothing.’
If he had acted emotionally, he could have lost face, but he was quite skilled in dealing with the situation.
Of course, he thought his insides must be boiling with rage.
So Joo Woonhyang thought he should be careful for a while.
As he expected, Im Gyu-wol spoke in a magnanimous manner but was grinding his teeth inwardly.
‘I’ll remember this, you bastards.’
“Then I hope you obtain good results during the next five days and join the Embroidered Uniform Guard.”
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol withdrew, inwardly vowing revenge.
As he entered the main building of the Fourth Office, Joo Woonhyang suppressed his boiling internal energy.
Even though he had deflected it as much as possible, Im Gyu-wol’s internal energy was a step above his, so he almost suffered internal injuries.
‘It would have been troublesome if it had lasted longer.’
It was a fortunate situation.
If he hadn’t properly internalized the innate true energy Thousand-men Commander So Ye-rin had injected, it could have been a big problem.
While calming his true energy like that, Joo Woonhyang looked at Mok Gyeong-un, who had Trainee Bae Ji-seok’s face, and spoke:
“Are you by any chance…”
“By any chance what?”
Joo Woonhyang, who was about to ask something, eventually gave up on it.
And he simply expressed her gratitude.
“Thank you. Thanks to you stepping up, I avoided internal injuries.”
“That’s fortunate.”
At those words, Joo Woonhyang’s eyes narrowed.
Although his voice was deep, this way of speaking and tone were definitely…
At that moment, Thousand-men Commander Mak Myeong-ho approached Joo Woonhyang and Mok Gyeong-un and spoke in a low voice so that only the two could hear:
“I don’t know the reason, but both of you have essentially been marked by the Thousand-men Commander. Thanks to that, you’ll have a tiring five days. I’ll keep an eye on you, but both of you should avoid trouble as much as possible.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
At this, Mok Gyeong-un and Joo Woonhyang politely clasped their hands together, lowered their heads, and replied.
***
That night.
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol personally prepared two maps.
These maps, labeled as the Prison Battlefield Map, depicted the paths of the underground prison.
The underground prison of the Imperial Palace had been continuously expanded for hundreds of years, so it was formed like a cave and was quite vast and dark, making it easy to get lost if one wasn’t careful.
Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guards of the Fourth Office carried these Prison Battlefield Maps to avoid losing their way.
However, these Prison Battlefield Maps were different from the existing ones.
‘Heh.’
If one blindly trusted these maps and carelessly tried to find their way, they would end up in the wrong place.
Specifically, in a trap with a mechanical device installed.
‘They will now understand why, except for one person, no one has ever escaped from the Imperial Palace’s underground prison unharmed for so long.’
There was no need to even use his own hands.
If they died while wandering in the underground prison, no explanation would be necessary.
‘Joo Woonhyang, Bae Ji-seok.’
Those damn bastards almost made him lose face.
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol curled the corners of his mouth eerily.
Thinking about them wandering in the underground prison and meeting their end, he couldn’t contain his excitement.
Im Gyu-wol then rolled up the two maps, tied them with red threads, and placed them among the nine maps.
He used red threads only for the ones he would give to them.
Feeling satisfied, he left the office and headed to his personal quarters.
When one became a commander of a thousand or above, they were given personal quarters, and when they reached the level of a Thousand-men Commander, they could have a separate nice room like this.
-Thud!
Im Gyu-wol hung his outer robe on the coat hanger and lay down on the bed in a good mood.
It was at that very moment.
-Stab! Stab!
‘Ugh!’
His back arched upward like a bow.
Something had simultaneously pierced two spots on his spine, and the pain was indescribable.
However, for some unknown reason, he couldn’t make a sound.
‘Wh- what the .... is this?’
As he was bewildered, he heard a rattling sound from under the bed.
Then, someone crawled out from under the bed.
Seeing the face of that unidentified someone, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol couldn’t help but be shocked.
‘Bae Ji-seok?’
It was none other than Trainee Bae Ji-seok, or rather, Mok Gyeong-un wearing his face.
Mok Gyeong-un brought his lips close to his ear and whispered softly:
“I was bored waiting for you, Thousand-men Commander.”
-Flinch!
‘Wh- who the hell is this bastard? How did he get in here?’
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol couldn’t help but be perplexed.
The area around the main building of the Fourth Office was guarded by Imperial Guards, and the dormitory building had the Lesser Banners, the lowest rank in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, taking turns on duty.
Yet he infiltrated while avoiding them?
‘Putting aside the infiltration, how did he evade my senses? Did a mere trainee really surpass my martial arts?’
Seeing his reaction, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.
“What a nice expression.”
With those words, Mok Gyeong-un lightly touched his waist, which was arched like a bow.
-Press!
‘Uuugh!’
Im Gyu-wol was in so much pain that his face turned bright red from his originally pale complexion.
Even the veins on his forehead bulged.
‘This son of a b*tch!’
He sincerely wanted to tear Mok Gyeong-un apart and kill him.
However, when Mok Gyeong-un pressed the area around his spinal vertebrae once more…
‘Aaaargh!’
A pain like being struck by lightning spread throughout his body through his spine.
It was the first time he had experienced such pain in his life.
It was difficult to even breathe properly.
“Hah! Hah! Hah!”
Beads of cold sweat formed on Im Gyu-wol’s face.
Seeing him like this, Mok Gyeong-un curled the corners of his mouth eerily and whispered in his ear:
“I once read a book on acupuncture, and there was a dangerous acupuncture technique that shouldn’t be done recklessly. Do you know what it is?”
‘Ho- how would I know that?’
Unable to speak, Im Gyu-wol glared at Mok Gyeong-un as if he wanted to kill him.
Then, Mok Gyeong-un smiled brightly and said:
“Ah, I forgot it’s difficult for you to answer. It’s nothing much, just that there’s a technique called spinal acupuncture, and unless you’re a truly skilled physician, you shouldn’t carelessly insert needles near the spine. If you’re not careful, the needles can penetrate into the spine and be dangerous, or something like that.”
‘What?’
At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Im Gyu-wol’s eyes trembled.
But this was just the beginning.
“But what’s even more interesting is that it was written that as the pain intensifies like that, you become paralyzed and unable to walk ever again.”
‘Pa- paralyzed?’
At those words, Im Gyu-wol felt like he was going crazy.
The pain in his waist was too severe to just let it go.
Im Gyu-wol’s complexion, filled with fear, gradually turned pale.
Mok Gyeong-un whispered in his ear:
“I’m quite cautious, so when someone harbors ill feelings towards me, I don’t just let it slide.”
-Press!
‘Uuuugh.’
As the needles penetrated even deeper, Im Gyu-wol writhed in pain, unable to come to his senses.
Mok Gyeong-un, who was watching him suffer with a gleeful expression, brought something to his eyes when he had barely gotten used to the pain.
-Shwip!
‘!?’
It was none other than a sharp needle.
Bringing such a needle right in front of his eyes, Im Gyu-wol couldn’t help but be perplexed.
What was he trying to do with this now?
As he was puzzled, Mok Gyeong-un resolved his question.
“This needle is something a certain person had, and it’s coated with poison. You’re curious about what kind of poison, right?”
‘Poison?’
Im Gyu-wol’s pupils trembled at the mention of poison on the needle.
Just having the sharp point flickering in front of his eyes was agonizing, but hearing that it was also coated with poison made him feel like he was going crazy.
To the frightened Im Gyu-wol, Mok Gyeong-un smiled and nonchalantly said:
“This is nothing much either, but if the needle is inserted into the eyeball, the poison quickly spreads to the brain, causing a state of mental disability, should I say?”
‘!!!!!!!’
This was nothing much?
MMM Chapter 266
Fourth Office (4)
by Kirara
“Mmph.”
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol groaned and tried to twist his body.
The moment that poisonous needle flickering in front of his eyes pierced his eyeball, he could even become mentally disabled, so he wanted to avoid it at all costs.
At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and slightly pulled out one of the needles embedded in his spine.
As the needle was pulled out, Im Gyu-wol’s waist, which had been arched like a bow, straightened.
“Gasp… gasp… Y- you bastard!”
“Bastard? You better be careful with your attitude.”
-Grind!
At Mok Gyeong-un’s low warning, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol gritted his teeth.
He wanted to subdue the guy and make him pull out the needles right away, but if he made a mistake and ended up paralyzed, his life in the Imperial Palace would be over.
“…what the .... are you doing this for? Aren’t you afraid of the consequences?”
“Consequences? Did you just say consequences?”
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
“I’m curious about how you’ll repay the consequences if you become mentally disabled.”
“…”
Im Gyu-wol couldn’t say anything to Mok Gyeong-un’s mocking words.
As the guy said, if he became unable to even recognize anything, he couldn’t do anything about consequences or whatnot.
Im Gyu-wol glared at Mok Gyeong-un as if he was resentful and opened his mouth.
“what the .... do you want?”
“I’m glad you’re someone who can be reasoned with.”
“…”
What did he mean by being reasoned with after sticking needles in his spine and holding a poisonous needle to his eye?
His insides were boiling, but Im Gyu-wol tried hard to suppress it.
If he could escape this crisis, there would always be an opportunity for revenge.
“Before I tell you what I want, let’s hear what Thousand-men Commander Im was trying to do first.”
At that question, Im Gyu-wol flinched for a moment.
That was because, before coming here, he had plotted with the fake Prison Battlefield Maps to trap Mok Gyeong-un, who had Trainee Bae Ji-seok’s face, and Trainee Joo Woonhyang.
Naturally, he couldn’t help but be perplexed when asked about it.
So he played dumb.
“…What are you talking about?”
“You surely know what I’m talking about.”
“What do you mean? I’m the examiner testing you apprentice trainees. Are you saying that I, as the examiner, was trying to do something to you guys?”
“Hmm.”
“If you think it’s because of what happened earlier, I’ve already forgotten about it. So…”
-Squeeze!
“Ugh.”
Mok Gyeong-un grabbed his cheeks with his hand.
And he slowly applied force to his hand.
Then…
“Uuugh!”
Due to the force applied to his cheeks, his cheekbones and teeth hurt as if they would break.
To the suffering Im Gyu-wol, Mok Gyeong-un whispered in his ear:
“For someone who has forgotten, your eyes have been bad the whole time, so it’s been bothering me. Someone with such eyes wouldn’t just let it go without doing anything.”
“Nnoo… I… ddin’t.”
“I can’t trust you. It seems too much to make you paralyzed, so if I end it by making you mentally disabled, I won’t have to worry about the Thousand-men Commander either.”
-Shwip!
Mok Gyeong-un brought the poisonous needle to his eye.
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol, who thought it was a threat to make him speak, vowed to endure it no matter what.
However, that didn’t last long.
It was because of Mok Gyeong-un’s expression as he smiled at him.
He was smiling as if he was enjoying it, and that smile was filled with nothing but malice.
‘He’ll do it. This bastard will definitely do it.’
Normally, one would think it was a simple threat.
Because anyone who wanted to become an Embroidered Uniform Guard would know that they shouldn’t make enemies with the examiner testing them.
But this bastard’s expression and eyes showed that he didn’t care about that at all.
So Im Gyu-wol hurriedly spoke:
“Gi- gib me bonus… points… to fail… selection…”
“You tried to give bonus points to fail us in the Embroidered Uniform Guard selection?”
“Ye- yes.”
Im Gyu-wol lied as plausibly as possible.
If he told the truth according to his real plan, not only would this bastard not leave him alone, but his revenge for what he had done now would also fly away.
Still, he thought he had spoken plausibly, so he might be deceived, but he couldn’t help but feel nervous.
At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un nodded and said:
“Well, you used your brain to some extent. Such a way of revenge…”
-Shwip!
Mok Gyeong-un let go of the hand he was gripping.
“Phew… phew…”
Then, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol inwardly felt relieved.
He was worried that this bastard might not believe him and probe further, but fortunately, he seemed to have been deceived.
But at that very moment…
-Flick!
Mok Gyeong-un was seen curling his middle finger towards his forehead and fixing it with his thumb.
Seeing this, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol furrowed his brows.
‘A flick?’
-Smack!
The flicked middle finger struck his forehead with great force.
At the tremendous impact that seemed to pierce through his forehead and penetrate his brain, Im Gyu-wol’s eyes widened as if they would tear, and a scream was about to burst out of his mouth.
Of course, Mok Gyeong-un covered his mouth, so he couldn’t scream.
“Uuugh.”
To the suffering Im Gyu-wol, Mok Gyeong-un said with a smile:
“Did you think I would believe that? If you had planned to take revenge in such a childish way, you would have given me penalty points instead of bonus points earlier.”
“Uuugh.”
“I can’t believe it. Tell me what you originally had in mind, step by step. I’ll only let it slide once.”
With those words, Mok Gyeong-un held up the poisonous needle and waved it.
Im Gyu-wol, who had lost his senses from a single flick, drooled and blankly stared at it.
The force behind the flick was so strong that he even had the illusion that his forehead bone was cracked, no, shattered.
“Your answer is late.”
“Un- underground prison… give wrong Prison Battlefield Map… to get lost.”
“Wrong Prison Battlefield Map?”
“Yes.”
Come to think of it, he had heard that the underground prison was so vast that it was like a maze.
Without the Prison Battlefield Map, one could even lose their life by wandering and falling into the prison’s mechanical trap.
At this, the corners of Mok Gyeong-un’s mouth slightly rose.
“Now it sounds more plausible.”
“…”
“Where is that wrong Prison Battlefield Map?”
“In… Fourth Office… office.”
“If it’s not there, I might as well stab this needle into your eyeball without wasting time. It’s bothersome to talk more.”
“It’s not a lie. There are two maps marked with red thread, different from the other Prison Battlefield Maps. Those are the ones.”
At his words, Mok Gyeong-un was convinced that it was true this time.
Words alone certainly couldn’t be trusted.
But if there was something prepared like this, it was definite.
Moreover, not one, but two maps.
The targets were also clear.
‘Me and Joo Woonhyang.’
So Mok Gyeong-un placed his hand on Im Gyu-wol’s shoulder and said:
“If you had told me this from the beginning, we wouldn’t have had to go through this trouble.”
“…I absolutely won’t do anything reckless. So please end it here. I won’t give you penalty points or do anything like that either.”
“Of course you shouldn’t. But I haven’t even gotten to the main point yet.”
“Main point?”
“Yes. Actually, I have no interest in the Embroidered Uniform Guard selection or whatnot.”
“What?”
what the .... did this mean?
The Imperial Guard training was the Embroidered Uniform Guard selection process.
If he participated in it, what did he mean by having no interest?
To the puzzled Im Gyu-wol, Mok Gyeong-un nonchalantly said:
“Rather than that, I’d like to quietly take out the person I want from the underground prison. It would be much easier if Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol, the head of the Fourth Office who manages it, helped me.”
‘!!!!!!!’
At Mok Gyeong-un’s completely unexpected words, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol’s eyes widened.
Wasn’t this saying to help a convicted criminal imprisoned in the underground prison escape?
And he was asking him, the one who managed the prison, to help with that?
So Im Gyu-wol spoke in a flabbergasted tone:
“Are you crazy? Even though I’m suffering like this because I made an enemy out of you, I’m the head of the Fourth Office. Do you think I would help a prisoner escape from the underground prison?”
Im Gyu-wol showed his pride and spirit as an Embroidered Uniform Guard for the first time.
He even showed a strong determination, as if this was something he absolutely couldn’t help with.
To him, Mok Gyeong-un said with a smile:
“I told you there wouldn’t be a second warning.”
“Th- this is something I can’t do. Even if you threaten me.”
“Oho. You want to show me your will? Then shall we change that method of threat a little?”
“What?”
“You’ve been embezzling funds all this time whenever you moved departments to help the Grand Preceptor Hang Yoon’s faction, right?”
‘!?’
At those words, the eyes of Im Gyu-wol, who had shown his will, trembled.
He had been collecting funds by manipulating the ledgers as much as possible to avoid detection.
No one had noticed until now, so how did this bastard know?
“Wh- what are you talking about?”
Im Gyu-wol strongly denied it.
Then, Mok Gyeong-un took out a book from his bosom.
Seeing this, Im Gyu-wol’s expression stiffened.
It was none other than the secret ledger he had hidden in his office.
‘Wh- why is that?’
In that bastard’s hand?
Of course, this was…
[This is a part of the secret ledgers hidden in a secret place in the Fourth Office. I took it because I thought it would be useful.]
It was something Mok Gyeong-un’s subordinate, Mong Mu-yak, had secretly entered the Fourth Office’s office and took.
They thought the embezzlement ledger could be used to pressure him as the head of the Fourth Office.
And now it was being used usefully like this.
“If the higher-ups of Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol find out about this, it doesn’t seem like it would be good for you. If you’re unlucky, you might end up imprisoned in the Imperial Palace’s prison. It would be interesting. The prison manager being imprisoned in the prison he managed.”
These words from Mok Gyeong-un eventually became the deciding factor.
Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol finally surrendered and lowered his head deeply.
After agreeing to everything Mok Gyeong-un wanted, he wrote a document and stamped it with the Fourth Office’s official seal and his own seal.
Of course, Mok Gyeong-un didn’t stop there and also made him addicted to poison, just like he had done to Associate Military Commissioner Sang Ik-seo.
At this level of thoroughness, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol clicked his tongue.
As Mok Gyeong-un was about to leave his quarters, he asked out of curiosity:
“But why are you targeting Trainee Joo Woonhyang?”
He was already curious about this.
He knew that Joo Woonhyang had quite a few enemies, but he suddenly wondered why he was targeting her.
At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, Im Gyu-wol didn’t want to answer, but he had already been caught by his weakness, so he reluctantly replied:
“…Because of Thousand-men Commander So Ye-rin.”
‘!?’
Mok Gyeong-un tilted his head and asked again:
“Thousand-men Commander So Ye-rin?”
“Yes.”
“Did you have a problem with her?”
“…I have no problem with her. I was just annoyed that Thousand-men Commander So Ye-rin, who is strict in public and private matters, was paying attention to that bastard Joo Woonhyang.”
“Ha!”
Mok Gyeong-un burst into laughter at the unexpected answer, thinking there might be another reason.
The reason he had suddenly acted emotionally turned out to be stemming from emotions.
‘Jealousy.’
Humans seem inefficient because of their emotions.
Mok Gyeong-un shook his head and left his quarters.
***
Not long after Mok Gyeong-un left, Thousand-men Commander Im Gyu-wol, who judged that he had completely disappeared, couldn’t contain his anger and vented his frustration by breaking everything in his quarters.
-Bang bang!
This was the first time in his life that he had experienced such humiliation.
Not only was he threatened and had his weakness caught, but he was even addicted to poison.
If he didn’t vent this anger somewhere, he felt like he wouldn’t be able to endure it.
-Bang!
He even smashed his own bed.
Only after breaking almost everything inside did he seem to calm down a bit. Im Gyu-wol, who sat on the floor, gritted his teeth and muttered in a small voice:
-Grind!
“Don’t think this is over. I will definitely pay you back somehow.”
He made a vow for the future.
Even if it took ten years, it wasn’t too late for a man’s revenge.
To the bastard who had given him such humiliation, he would definitely repay it equally, no, twice, three times…
“What will you repay?”
‘!?’
At that moment, Im Gyu-wol’s expression stiffened at the voice coming from behind.
There was no presence felt behind him at all.
Had he heard an illusion?
As he turned his head with a tense expression, Mok Gyeong-un was standing at the door of his quarters, holding two scrolls of the fake Prison Battlefield Maps.
‘Ah…’