“Young master-nim, I, ugh, here, gaaag-”

“Yeah. You can wait here.”

Cale patted Durst’s back as Durst did his best to hold back his dry heaves and started walking.

‘Sima Pyeong’s tastes are not very good either.’

Should he phrase it as the Unorthodox faction’s people really seemed to fit the Unorthodox faction?

A beautiful pavilion surrounded by clear water. There was a path toward the highest seat surrounded by the beautiful music played by musicians.

There were feasts prepared on both sides of the path.

The people seated at the tables were all core members of the Divergent Coalition.

‘The right side has neutral and Sima Pyeong’s people.’

The left side was the opposing faction centered around the leader of the Green Forest.

‘How entertaining.’

Usually, the more ‘important’ people were seated closer to the top seat but everybody sat as they pleased in the Unorthodox faction.

They were looking at Cale through this odd silence.

Their gazes were quite hilarious.

– Human! That punk who looks even stupider than Toonka is glaring at you!

For reference, that punk was the leader of the Green Forest.

Why was it that all bandits looked so monotonous like a cliché?

Anybody would be able to tell that this guy was the leader of Green Forest.

– Human! This is weird, there are too many humans in the Unorthodox faction making weird expressions!

Raon’s assessment was accurate.

“Hehehe-”

A person chuckling as if they were drunk while winking toward Cale.

A person wiping a rough blade and wetting his lips with his tongue while looking at Cale.

Or a bastard looking at him as if he wanted to kill Cale.

There were all sorts of bastards here.

Cale walked past them before hearing a voice for the first time.

“That person is young master Kim.”

He turned toward the voice.

A person seated on the right side.

A major figure in the neutral faction of the Divergent Coalition…

It was the Pinnacle Demon.

As one of the Five Demons, she was the third Demon Cale had met after the Carnage Demon and the Sword Demon.

‘She looks exactly as I have heard.’

The Pinnacle Demon was the oldest of the Five Demons at the age of eighty and originally held a different title.

Her original title was Poison Demon.

She was the person whose name was best known in the Unorthodox faction for her use of poison.

However, a change happened to her martial arts at some point.

She decided to reach the pinnacle in the use of poison and gathered all martial arts compatible with poison, even the third-rate ones, to research them.

However, she was unable to find a martial art suitable for her poison after over twenty years and, as a result, said that she reached her limits and called herself the Pinnacle Demon.

‘I heard that she has a terrible relationship with the Emei Sect and the Sichuan Tang Clan?’

The Emei Sect was a sect of women that had started as a gathering of nuns to discuss arts and the Dao before turning into one of the Orthodox faction’s Nine Sects One Gang.

The Sichuan Tang Clan was one of the Orthodox faction’s Five Great Clans and famous for their poison and terrible tempers.

The Emei Sect’s current Sect leader and the Pinnacle Demon had clashed against each other quite often when they were younger, turning them into bitter enemies.

As for the Tang Clan, they couldn’t help but be wary of the Pinnacle Demon as they also studied poison and hidden weapons.

‘That is why the Sichuan region is quite messy they said?’

Normally, a region is usually controlled by one group. However, the confrontation between the Orthodox faction and the Unorthodox faction was firm in Sichuan without leaning in either direction.

The Orthodox faction had the Emei Sect, the Tang Clan, and the Qingcheng Sect.

The Unorthodox faction centered around the Iron Street Market and had the Black Dao Gang and the Pinnacle Demon.

There were no major conflicts but Sichuan maintained a tight and tense atmosphere.

That was also where the Pure Silver Merchant guild, which Cale presumed to be a branch or core part of the Blood Cult, existed as well.

‘It’s going to be quite the shitshow.’

Cale sighed thinking about that chaos but a smile soon appeared on his face.

– Human! You haven’t smiled like that in a while!

It was because Cale would be the one to create that shitshow.

He planned on completely flipping things over.

That was why he went all around purifying people and acting all polite until now.

Cale looked at the sharp eyes of the Pinnacle Demon within her wrinkled eyelids and smiled.

“Hoooo.”

As the Pinnacle Demon let out a short gasp of admiration…

“Coalition leader. Why did you suddenly call us together?”

stopped Sima Pyeong before he could even sit

“Xia Ryeong.”

was the leader of

person who led the 72 Green Forests and the

did you leave Xia

whose hair was even messier than Toonka’s held his cup of alcohol in his hand as

His gaze was vicious.

Mun is doing

Xia Mun. Right

aura started

the second in command of Green Forest who chased after Cale calling him

their similar names, Xia Ryeong gave his trusted subordinates the same last name and treated them not just as sworn siblings

be quite the solidarity

Xia Mun fall

out in an inn somewhere in Guizhou after

Pyeong quietly observing

Ryeong, who was growling

Mun is

you where

he

Xia Ryeong flinched.

because a gentle smile

that he is doing well. Xia Ryeong, you know me. You know that I hate saying something

still going

that made the listeners think of Spring

was

to

“Pfft.”

Ryeong’s snort was what broke

you are finally going to show

Ryeong stood

‘Wow.’

Cale was amazed.

was about Toonka’s

saw such a tall person in the Central

Shhh.

sound of chairs moving back as

observed the two people seated on the other side

and

Sima Tae. They stood up and stared

started feeling as if an explosive situation might happen

“True colors?”

Sima Pyeong was

are you saying I am

Ryeong looked at

young

nodded his

Xia Ryeong continued.

member of the Imperial Palace, but… I do not like the Unorthodox faction cooperating

glared

started standing up one by one as

different colors but they were

of the Orthodox faction trained and developed under strict rules or within the fences of

through thorough

Unorthodox faction was

from things like learning or protecting.

“Coalition leader!”

Xia Ryeong shouted.

that this esteemed member of the Imperial Palace has come here mean that you want

Pyeong stood

shouted in

will not sit by and watch the Divergent Coalition being a dog with its tail tucked between its

Crack.

cup in

did we take up our spot in this place? Fighting! That was our only answer! But what? You want us to compromise? Absolutely not! We

Ryeong’s side started heating up

had a thought while

‘What fucking nonsense.’

about the bandits and pirates letting merchant guilds through if they pay a toll. He also knew that the bandits and pirates

offered bribes to

occurrence for the Unorthodox faction to be wary of the government because they took on thugs or gangsters as

ripped merchants of

And then what?

Fighting?

Cannot be bent?

says some funny

moment Cale

some funny

he said his thoughts out loud before turning toward the sound of the

She was

“Senior Pinnacle Demon!”

anger at the comment from a

Demon nonchalantly

the end and living on despite how dirty

started to

poison. That might explain why the old woman’s face looked

of the Unorthodox faction bastards. Why do you talk about fighting and compromise as if there is something spectacular? We just

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

are you acting like

something with the smile

noticed as I

as Cale was about to ask what

Demon continued to

are you aiming for by acting like those Orthodox faction

that I am acting like the Orthodox

her head to the side while looking at

were hesitating at

the same for

Pinnacle Demon’s relaxed demeanor truly came with a

an organization known as the Unorthodox faction. If that is not

“Hooo.”

Cale quietly gasped.

to speak as

must not be bent. Isn’t that what those Demon Cult

She started chuckling.

it doesn’t matter if you use dirty or unfair methods or if you continue to stab your allies in the back. All

then looked toward Sima

are

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