Merchant

The Emperor cleared his throat. “Ahem. Fine. Very well, I’ll grant your request.” “Thank you, Father.” The Emperor waved a hand at So Un. “I have matters to discuss with these men, so you may go now.” “Yes.” With that, So Un left the office, and the Emperor smirked as he watched him go. “To…

The Emperor urged me on. “Go on. Speak.” Um… Your Majesty. Didn’t Your Majesty say no to everything I wanted to ask for? Still, I had no way to let a chance like this slip by. So I had no choice but to bring out the backup plan I’d prepared, just in case. “Your Majesty….

“Waaaaah!” “Urk!” “S, stop them!” Outside, soldiers’ battle cries mixed with panicked shouts, erupting all at once. Bang! “What, what’s happening?” Gong Ho flung open the door and shouted, but no answer came back. The martial artists had realized what was happening and already fled. Just as he was about to step outside, someone entered….

Two more people came after that, bringing the total number of those asking favors of me to four. If I carried out their requests, not a single turncoat would survive, so I planned to keep putting it off. They shouldn’t be punished by my hand or my escort guards’ hands, but by the Emperor’s. Well,…

We moved as fast as we could and arrived at Springview Fortress. “Who are you?” “We’re restricting access to outsiders right now.” When the gate guard failed to recognize me, I made sure I looked thoroughly offended. “Now that’s just hurtful. Do you have any idea how much money I’ve poured into Springview Fortress? And…

I was in my room. The room was dark because I hadn’t lit the lamp, and officially, I wasn’t supposed to be here right now. “Fire! Fire!” “There’s a fire!” Using those shouts as my cue, I started counting in my head. One, two, three… Right when I reached fifty, the door opened and Palgap…

The next morning. “Young Master, are you awake?” “Yeah.” “You should eat breakfast.” After breakfast, we looked around the area under the pretense of taking a walk. Then, as naturally as possible, we all gathered in one place for lunch. “There are more troops here than I expected, Deputy Merchant Lord.” “I looked into it…

I gave the area a quick once-over, then let out a breath. Whew, that was close. Why do you think I went out of my way to use Voice Transmission?! Does this man have no sense at all? He looked up at me, utterly dumbfounded, and I spoke in a frosty voice. “Were you trying…

A short while later. We gathered in the meeting room again and decided to put my proposal into action. With Branch Chief Seong Jun-baek’s help, we thoroughly prepared by gathering information and making every arrangement we could. A few days later, the day of the plan arrived. “Please, be careful.” With Branch Chief Seong Jun-baek…

That evening. We borrowed a room at the Yunnan branch and began our meeting. “How could this happen…?” Once they grasped the situation, they erupted in anger. “To think they betrayed His Majesty and our comrades!” “This is unthinkable!” I quietly watched them. Their anger was more than understandable. What worried me was whether that…