Milkfucker 268

Chapter 244 – What if I don’t? (4)

The day had dawned.

I had barely managed to get some sleep after a long night with Eun So-young, and eventually woke up without any rest, tossing and turning all night.

“Are you leaving now?”

“Yes, Sohyeop. Thank you for letting me rest.”

Hoyeon kept tugging at his newly cleaned monk’s robe, as if he wasn’t used to it yet. Well, I didn’t know about the clothes, but it felt comfortable against my skin.

“You didn’t have to make me new clothes… I’m not sure if I can accept this.”

“It’s nothing special. Don’t worry about it.”

They said they couldn’t fix the old robe, so they made a new one with the fabric they had.

Eun So-young and I saw Hoyeon off side by side, and I was thinking about what Hoyeon had said about “anything” last night.

But since Hoyeon had already gone inside by the time we finished talking to Eun So-young, I didn’t have a chance to dig into it even a little bit.

I chewed on my regret, but it seemed like it was already gone, so I tried to sweetly smile and see Hoyeon off. But it seemed like the world wasn’t that cruel.

“Kang Sohyeop.”

“Yes?”

“I know we didn’t finish talking about it yesterday… but Binnie is really grateful to you.”

Hoyeon looked a little embarrassed, and I even coughed for no reason when I saw that.

“I don’t know how much it will help… but if you need Binnie’s help with anything, please call me. I’ll come as soon as possible.”

“You don’t have to do that…”

“No, I have to. If Sohyeop suffers because he refused my help… I’ll be very sad.”

“Okay. But if Hoyeon-sunim is also willing to help, I’ll accept it.”

Hoyeon laughed deeply at my words, adjusted his back, and took a few steps away.

I thought he was leaving suddenly like this, but he stopped and turned his head, opening his mouth.

“I don’t want that.”

“Yes?”

“It’s not right to accept something while measuring the pros and cons when repaying a favor. Sohyeop said he understood, right? But Binnie doesn’t intend to make such a promise with Sohyeop.”

He seemed to think it didn’t make sense either, so Hoyeon spoke with a little laughter.

“Isn’t there anything in the precepts that says it’s not good to be too stubborn?”

“No, there isn’t. Then, Sohyeop, Binnie will go with that understanding. I hope Namgung-daeboin is doing well.”

“Wait, just a moment, sunim?”

“Be careful on your way.”

Chapter 244 – What if I don’t? (4)

The day had dawned.

I had barely managed to get some sleep after a long night with Eun So-young, and eventually woke up without any rest, tossing and turning all night.

“Are you leaving now?”

“Yes, Sohyeop. Thank you for letting me rest.”

Hoyeon kept tugging at his newly cleaned monk’s robe, as if he wasn’t used to it yet. Well, I didn’t know about the clothes, but it felt comfortable against my skin.

“You didn’t have to make me new clothes… I’m not sure if I can accept this.”

“It’s nothing special. Don’t worry about it.”

They said they couldn’t fix the old robe, so they made a new one with the fabric they had.

Eun So-young and I saw Hoyeon off side by side, and I was thinking about what Hoyeon had said about “anything” last night.

But since Hoyeon had already gone inside by the time we finished talking to Eun So-young, I didn’t have a chance to dig into it even a little bit.

I chewed on my regret, but it seemed like it was already gone, so I tried to sweetly smile and see Hoyeon off. But it seemed like the world wasn’t that cruel.

“Kang Sohyeop.”

“Yes?”

“I know we didn’t finish talking about it yesterday… but Binnie is really grateful to you.”

Hoyeon looked a little embarrassed, and I even coughed for no reason when I saw that.

“I don’t know how much it will help… but if you need Binnie’s help with anything, please call me. I’ll come as soon as possible.”

“You don’t have to do that…”

“No, I have to. If Sohyeop suffers because he refused my help… I’ll be very sad.”

“Okay. But if Hoyeon-sunim is also willing to help, I’ll accept it.”

Hoyeon laughed deeply at my words, adjusted his back, and took a few steps away.

I thought he was leaving suddenly like this, but he stopped and turned his head, opening his mouth.

“I don’t want that.”

“Yes?”

“It’s not right to accept something while measuring the pros and cons when repaying a favor. Sohyeop said he understood, right? But Binnie doesn’t intend to make such a promise with Sohyeop.”

He seemed to think it didn’t make sense either, so Hoyeon spoke with a little laughter.

“Isn’t there anything in the precepts that says it’s not good to be too stubborn?”

“No, there isn’t. Then, Sohyeop, Binnie will go with that understanding. I hope Namgung-daeboin is doing well.”

“Wait, just a moment, sunim?”

“Be careful on your way.”

Hoyeon left, and I was left with Eun So-young. She looked at me with a suspicious gaze, as if she wasn’t fully convinced of Hoyeon’s departure.

I needed to change the subject, and then it hit me.

“Come to think of it, I didn’t get to see Gyuni’s face yesterday because of Hoyeon-sunim. Where is she?”

Eun So-young didn’t say anything for a moment, then turned around and started walking ahead.

Gyuni was staying in Eun So-young’s room. I had blocked the sound with a tea towel I had prepared beforehand, so there was no chance of anyone hearing us.

I didn’t think about it before, but since Gyuni was always being watched by someone, it didn’t seem to be a problem.

“I prepared something similar in the carriage.”

Eun So-young said that she had prepared a space for the baby just in case.

We had been using a lot of precautions to avoid being caught while living apart, but it would be so frustrating if we were caught on the way.

As long as we were careful when entering crowded places, there shouldn’t be any problems.

The journey was smooth.

Gyuni was getting used to being in someone’s arms, so she kept trying to escape from my embrace, but other than that, there were no issues.

The baby seemed to be sensitive to the vibrations of the carriage, so someone was always holding her. But for the little one who had mastered flipping over and crawling, it must have been a frustrating environment.

“Shall we go now?”

“Yes…”

We just held hands lightly, but Eun So-young’s face turned red.

It wasn’t just because we were holding hands, but because we were finally going to live together.

It was a feeling that I couldn’t describe, but it made my heart flutter.

This state continued until I realized that people around us were secretly laughing and watching us.

Stay in character.

“I heard that it can stand up by leaning against objects soon, but it’s hard to believe that such a small creature can stand up.”

With only about a month’s difference in age, it was amazing to think that So-yul would grow up similarly.

Anyway, we repeated staying in a large guesthouse’s annex and moved leisurely so that Gyeon wouldn’t have a hard time.

Meanwhile, the troublemakers never even dared to come near our bedroom while we slept, so it was a satisfying journey for both Un and me.

“Hey, are you Son Ryong Kang Yoon Dae-hyeop?”

Sometimes people recognized me like this.

Well, to be exact, my face was already quite well-known, but pretending to know someone was worthless, and it seemed like Nam Gung-se knew my name through the incident.

Unlike the last time in Pang-ga, this time, everyone in the martial arts world had become witnesses, so the rumor had spread quite far.

In other words, my fame from leading the fight there was bound to be known. I was sweating bullets, afraid that Gyeon might be exposed.

Oh, come to think of it…

“Did the news reach the Tangga too?”

Since the person named Buk-gong-gak’s Bugakju had come, the news must have reached the Tangga as well.

Since Tang Hye-won hadn’t completely cut off ties with the Tangga, my women would all know the news that came in.

Considering the time when I talked about the fight in Magyo and got nagged to the point where my ears hurt, I couldn’t just let it go this time either.

At the end of a month-long journey, I was able to confirm that it was true.

“What the hell are you thinking! I warned you, but you went out again?”

“I’m sorry…”

Pang Yeon-hwa scolded me as if spitting out fire.

“You’re not even a complete martial artist yet! How can you recklessly put your head in danger?”

“…”

I couldn’t open my mouth at her shout. Jeon Ga-myeong intervened.

“Hwa Unni, we’ve come back safely, so let’s just… Yeong Unni is here too…”

Then, Pang Yeon-hwa looked at Un So-young with a slightly awkward expression. Un So-young and Pang Yeon-hwa, who met each other’s eyes, smiled awkwardly and bowed their heads slightly, and Pang Yeon-hwa also bowed her head in an awkward manner.

“Well, I’m sorry. Un Yeohyeop.”

“No, Pang Yeohyeop.”

Pang Yeon-hwa, who was furious at the reckless behavior of her subordinate, felt her heart calm down in a single breath as she reconfirmed Un So-young’s presence.

No, it was rather frightening.

“It’s true that Kang Yoon was the first to approach me, but isn’t Un So-young the first woman who had a relationship with him?”

I heard from Jegal Mi-ryeong that Un So-young accepted her as a subordinate after she became a homeless person. However, Pang Yeon-hwa, who couldn’t be relieved even with that information, waited for this meeting with great tension.

And now, finally facing Un So-young, Pang Yeon-hwa felt like a criminal waiting for a verdict.

“Pang Yeohyeop, if you could understand, it would be great. Thanks to Sang-gong’s efforts, Nam Gung-se was able to minimize the damage.”

“…Yes, I don’t deny that point. But Kang So-hyeop is still inexperienced in martial arts…”

“Is Sang-gong’s martial arts not excellent? Even if you exclude age, it’s hard to think of him as a martial artist who lacks the pinnacle of skill…”

Pang Yeon-hwa realized only then, looking at the reactions of Tang Hye-won and Jegal Mi-ryeong, that their thoughts were similar.

From the perspective of being the top female martial artist in the orthodox faction, she was still like a child, but to others, she was already at a considerable level.

Pang Yeon-hwa, who had become a troublemaker alone, was speechless, but Un So-young smiled gently and held her hand.

“Pang Yeohyeop, please understand. Men are people who feel like they’ll die if they can’t protect their women.”

“So-young, I don’t necessarily think that way…”

“Still, thank you. I feel relieved knowing that I’ll be spending time with someone with such a kind heart.”

Un So-young, who had cut off her husband’s words like a knife, was sincerely relieved.

She was a little wary of Jegal Mi-ryeong, but she was worried about what kind of people the other two were.

She thought they weren’t bad people, but if they were people who sincerely worried about her husband like this, she felt she could relax and spend time with them.

Pang Yeon-hwa was also pleased with Un So-young’s gentle attitude, which smoothed over her behavior of raising her voice despite it being her first meeting with her.

“I’ll be counting on you from now on. The other two as well.”

“M-me, I’ll be counting on you…”

This was the fourth time she had entered this house, but Un So-young, who was strictly the first in order, settled smoothly into her new home thanks to Jegal Mi-ryeong, who originally viewed her favorably, and her natural closeness with Tang Hye-won. The only problem left for Kang Yoon, who was impressed by Un So-young’s skills, was to move their residence to the lawmaker’s side.

Moving to a residence originally designed for a harem was the solution to escape from the difficulties of running the tavern, which had become difficult to manage due to the increasing number of people and conflicts with Ju Yak-seon, who operated the lawmaker.

If there were no problems with running the lawmaker, Ju Yak-seon wouldn’t mind, so as long as they spoke well, there wouldn’t be any issues.

Kang Yoon’s thoughts were undoubtedly correct.

If unexpected customers didn’t visit the lawmaker, it would have been the case.