Prologue

Light Novel:

Prologue

Manhwa:

Chapter 1

A man asked,

Whats your name?

Im Lee Gwak.

The mans eyes were cold like a snake, as his gaze swept over my entire body.

It was a gaze so eerie that it bordered on terrifying. Even though it was midsummer, I felt a chill. Goosebumps have crawled on my skin.

Still, I tried to look at the man straight in the eyes. I was scared, but I didnt want to appear like a coward.

A cold smile appeared at the corners of the mans mouth.

Such powerful eyes you possess!

Ive heard that many times before.

As a person who lost both of my parents, if I want to survive in this harsh world, I need to be spiteful. Thats why I had lived with my eyes wide open. It was my last shred of pride.

Perhaps pleased by my gaze, the man chuckled and turned away. However, it didnt take long for me to realize that I was mistaken.

The man spoke to his subordinates standing next to him,

That young man seems to have quite a lot of spite and guts for an orphan whos wandering the world But he doesnt need anything like that here, so scrape them off cleanly.

I didnt know then.

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Just how scary the true meaning of those words were

I wonder how I looked back then in the eyes of others.

The way I am now, having been beaten and battered.

SoundlessWind21s Notes:

This is another work of Woo-Gak, the author of the novel, Reaper of the Drifting Moon (RDM). I will try my best to translate this novel but it will not follow the same schedule as RDM (i.e. daily releases). Ill try to upload 2-3 times a week if I can but its not guaranteed.

I might host another Patreon for this maybe once I catch up to the manhwa (i.e. chapter 100) or if readers want me to release more chapters per week haha (since thatll incentivice me to constantly update).

Update October 21, 2023:

I have now made a new Patreon account dedicated to Martial Artist Lee Gwak:

SW21 Translations

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