“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?”

Sima Pyeong before he could

“Xia Ryeong.”

of this peaceful-looking name was the leader of the Green

who led the 72 Green Forests

did you leave Xia

messier than Toonka’s held his cup of alcohol

His gaze was vicious.

is doing

Xia Mun. Right after

Ryeong’s aura started to get

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

his trusted subordinates the same last name and treated them not just as sworn siblings but as if they were

be quite the solidarity

fall asleep

was currently knocked out in an inn

Pyeong quietly observing

himself to Xia Ryeong, who was growling

is doing

you

he

Xia Ryeong flinched.

smile appeared

doing well. Xia Ryeong, you

still going despite the

listeners think of Spring

it was just

dared to say

“Pfft.”

was

now but you are finally going to show

Ryeong stood

‘Wow.’

Cale was amazed.

about Toonka’s size. A

time he saw such

Shhh.

quiet sound of chairs

on the other side of Xia

and the

stood up

started feeling as if an explosive situation might happen

“True colors?”

Pyeong was

colors are you

Ryeong looked at

you young master Kim

slightly nodded

Xia Ryeong continued.

member of the Imperial Palace, but… I do not like the Unorthodox faction cooperating with the Orthodox faction and the Demon Cult and

Ryeong glared at Sima

one by one as if

were different colors but they were all giving off vicious

developed under strict rules or within the fences of the

their strength through

Unorthodox faction was different from

them grew up far from things like learning or protecting. They learned martial arts and trained to

“Coalition leader!”

Xia Ryeong shouted.

fact that this esteemed member of the Imperial Palace has come here mean that you want us to negotiate like how the Orthodox faction and Demon

Pyeong stood silently

shouted

and watch the Divergent Coalition being a dog

Crack.

the cup

did we take up our spot in this place? Fighting! That was our only answer! But what? You

Ryeong’s side started

thought while looking

‘What fucking nonsense.’

they pay a toll. He also knew that the bandits and pirates

they even offered bribes to

occurrence for the Unorthodox faction to be wary of the government because they took

ripped merchants of money by calling it a

And then what?

Fighting?

Cannot be bent?

some funny

Cale had that

say some funny

thoughts out loud before turning toward the sound of

Pinnacle Demon. She was laughing

“Senior Pinnacle Demon!”

while also showing his anger at the comment from a major

Demon

the end and living on despite

started

was grotesque because she researched poison. That might explain why the old woman’s face looked like the scary villains in

fighting and compromise

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

are

heard Sima Pyeong quietly mumble something

noticed as I

as Cale was about to ask

Demon continued

aiming for by acting

I am

her head to the side while looking at

were hesitating

the same for

demeanor truly came

talking about fighting and compromise to talk about ‘justification’ in an organization known as the Unorthodox faction. If that is not what those stuffy and frustrating Orthodox faction bastards

“Hooo.”

Cale quietly gasped.

Pinnacle Demon continued to speak as he did

must not

She started chuckling.

about something stupid like the survival of the fittest? In our Unorthodox faction, it doesn’t matter if you use dirty or unfair methods or if you continue to stab your allies in the back.

then looked toward

Why are you acting

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