Merchant

Uncle’s name was Hong Ram-cheon. He was the Merchant Lord of the Yeonjun Merchant Group. The former Merchant Lord of Yeonjun and Grandfather were close friends, and I’d heard they’d promised to marry their children to each other. That was how Aunt and Uncle came to be married. Despite Aunt’s lively nature and Uncle’s serious…

Yu So-ak closed the book. “That’s it for today’s lesson.” “Thank you for your teaching.” “Thank you for your teaching.” Two young boys sat properly in front of Yu So-ak. No, calling them young men was a stretch—their faces were still full of youthful innocence. They were Gwak Hyeong-jin and Seok Il-song. They were both…

The bandits started trembling like aspen leaves as soon as they met her gaze. “Do you wanna die, kid?” Then, someone else appeared. A plain-looking young man with a gentle impression. He was holding a Willow Leaf Saber, but he hadn’t even done anything yet when the bandits collapsed to the ground with a thud….

Young Master Mun was startled at my words and asked back. “What? What do you mean?” “To put it plainly, I’ll hold that as collateral and lend you business capital.” “I don’t quite understand what you mean.” “You don’t need to think too hard about it.” I continued. “What’s your real purpose, Young Master Mun?…

The young man covered his cheek with his hand and spoke. “I’m sorry. I was speaking nonsense.” “Well, it can happen. But why were you being attacked by a tiger here?” At my question, the young man’s face turned pale. “Oh! Did you save me?” I nodded lightly. Immediately, the young man fell to his…

There was an imperial decree declaring that replicating and selling the Windcraft Fan would be punishable by execution. But since humans always do foolish things when profit is involved, I’d already set up a contingency measure. I grinned slightly. “Pass.” Palgap spoke up at my remark. “Then, is the inspection over now?” “No.” “What else…

They didn’t budge despite my refusal. “We can live off the money we’ve saved.” “You probably saved that money for something important. Either way, I really can’t accept this.” Offering the Fucha for free was certainly tempting. But if they did that, these people would clearly spend the next year struggling to make ends meet….

Ji Hyeon spoke in an icy voice. “Well, that was quite the confession.” “…” Nok Il turned in horror to look at his subordinate, whose eyes had also gone cold. “You… you betrayed me?” “You stabbed me in the back first, didn’t you?” “Stabbed you in the back?” “You had a stash hidden behind the…

Seven strands of hair tied to the Subjugating Doll suddenly snapped. ‘What the hell…?’ This had never happened before. No, it had. Just once—when the very first person he ever controlled, his own wife, broke free. One day, she discovered Nok Il’s secret and tried to run away. Enraged, Nok Il chased her down and…

At that moment, one of the merchant lords cautiously asked. “If we help with this, can we recover the losses we suffered?” “How much did you lose?” “Thirty silver taels… It’s the smallest amount here, but…” “What does that matter?” I continued. “Whether it’s thirty silver taels or three thousand, it’s money we earned with…