"…What did you just say?"
"Safar is coming in. Right here, right now!
It was worth asking again what that meant at least once. However, the words could not come out of my mouth as the whole body looked at the sweat-soaked openness.
"Right now, we must rally the West Bank's gatekeepers and prepare them! The roads are also circulating communication with the gatekeepers around the West Bank, so support will be coming soon."
"Around the West Bank...….”
The question of where there is a door-to-door that can be helpful around it reached the end of the neck, but Hwagyeongmunju Wirip San forced the word down.
It's not the courtesy of opening up trying to help them.
"I'll ask you a question. What about the enemy's strength?
"We don't have time to elaborate. But…… it's powerful."
"How does it compare to the bay that has been stormed into the West Bank in the past?"
"It's not comparable to the enemy's formation, which is not known to the entire population."
"…I see."
Wirip San nodded with a heavy face.
In the past, the West Bank's gatekeepers had abandoned the West Bank and fled because they were afraid of one of the enemy forces.
Now, a lot of things are different from now, but...…the fact that they cannot afford it alone is no different from the past. No, several times more desperate.
"There will be support from Sorim and Open. That's all we have to do!"
"I see."
Wirip San raised himself without Katabutta.
The openness glanced at the Wirip San. Usually, when you hear this sound, your face turns pale and you're impatient to find out more information. That way, we can decide whether to run or fight.
But Wirip San didn't ask any more questions as if he knew everything he needed to know.
Openness, which finds this situation rather odd, asked.
"Are you all right?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Is this enough for you?…?”
It was such an ambiguous question that even the person who asked the question could not know exactly what he was asking. But Wirip San nodded lightly as if he knew his mind.
"I don't care who the other person is."
“…….”
"The fact that Munpa is established in an area means that they share the joys and sorrows of life. There's only one thing we can do unless everyone in the West Bank has fled."
The eyes of the open island trembled a little.
"Hwasan's disciple doesn't back down. I'll rally my West Bank's gatekeepers and try to stop them as much as I can, so please hurry up and support them."
"…I'll make sure to do that."
"Sure."
Wirip San shouted as soon as he took a step.
"Madam!"
"Yes, Father!"
Wiso Haeng, who was waiting outside the door, answered quickly and opened the door. A child who had been young has grown quite a bit in the meantime.
"Send your disciples to summon the long sentences of all the West Bank's clans. It's urgent!"
"Yes!"
"And send the rest of the disciples to gather all the disciples in the West Bank."
"Yes!"
"Hurry up!"
Wiso Haeng ran out without answering.
While looking at it, exclamations leaked out automatically from the mouth of Open Do.
Wirip San, Hwamoonju.
Wirip San, he knows, is a lucky man with full support because everyone was holding him alone when he abandoned him.
Thanks to this, Hwayeongmun Gate is now a representative gatekeeper of the West Bank, but Moonju Wirip San is just an ordinary warrior who cannot be said to be great.
But…….
Does a seat make a man? Or is it that openness didn't get him right?’The true value of a person is said to be revealed in the crisis, and what Wirip San is showing now was enough to overshadow the assessment that openness has been making.
"Hey, loll."
"…What? Ah…….Yes, Master Moon!"
"Maybe……."
Wirip San, who had been talking without hesitation, carefully opened his mouth with a slight hesitation for the first time.
"Has there been any news from Hwasan yet?
be a little hesitant about opening up I opened my mouth.
"In any circumstances, it is against the law of the strong to visit a closed gate."….”
Then he said with a certain face.
"The situation is so urgent that the Buntaju must have gone to deliver the message."
Wirip San nodded.
"Okay, then we'll just have to hang in there."
"You could be beaten to the door."
"That's not gonna happen."
Wirip San grinned with an unquestionable face.
"I'm sure you'll come. If it's Hwasan."
Because they're like that.
* * *
"Sapara……."
The depth of water on Hwang Jong's face was young.
Having thought a lot in a short moment, he sighed quietly.
"You're coming here?”
"Yes, we think the first place they're going to be when they get to the West Bank is…….”
"This must be it."
Hwang Jong sighed.
The top of the current galaxy has become an incomparable place. Business has become a little difficult as the world has become dizzy recently, but even so, the wealth they have accumulated in recent years does not go anywhere. It has been a long time since the establishment of the upper West Bank's top and the lower world's top group in name and reality has been established.
Evil enemies cannot leave such an appetizing place alone.
"First of all, you have to avoid the body."
“…….”
When Wang Jong was silent, Open Do bit his lips and urged him.
"Those who are coming now are in danger. I'm not just talking about the safara. These are crazy animals."
“…….”
"You know that the enemy forces of that bay have invaded the West Bank in the past."
"That's right."
"It's different from then. At that time, the enemy troops did not touch the people. But they've already exterminated two villages. If you stay here, you will never survive. So come on...….”
"I can't do that, girl."
But Wang Jong shook his head.
"What? He, but...….”
"I know, but I can't run away. Merchants do not abandon their tops."
"…Lord of Lords. You're not in a situation to feel so complacent. Now……."
"I'm not complacent, so I'm not saying this."
“…….”
Wang Jong shook his head.
"There's a lot of stuff in the warehouse at the top now. If you take them away, the top will collapse."
"Can't you run away with the goods?"
"Most of the members of the upper class have gone up, so there are not many people who can move things. And... will you go back to the warehouse because the evil enemies who came for wealth are empty? They'll chase you to the end of hell and try to steal you. That's what kills even the upper class die."
"……You've already earned money, haven't you? If we move the precious things first...….”
Hwang Jong smiles.
"It's a place where you put your money in the safe where you have to go bust. There are no valuables here that you can easily carry with you."
“…….”
"And."
A heavy voice came out of Hwang Jong's mouth.
"Top is not a place to earn money alone. There's a lot of places that trust and deal with us. If you take things from the warehouse, they're all ruined, too."
"……It's not more precious than life, is it?""There's something my late father always said. Credit is more important to merchants than life. My father always kept his word. But if I abandon my faith and run away, how can I see my father?"
Hwang Jong shakes his head.
"And most of the goods here are not my property. It belongs to my close friends who trusted me."
“…….”
"They'd tell me to lose my body because they'd like money, but...…. haha. Can't I do as I please since they're not here right now?"
"Lord of the Upper……."
Hwang Jong smiled brightly.
If the person in front of him was not open-minded about wealth, he would have explained every detail of how difficult it is to entrust his entire fortune to others.
And how much trust that has to be.
Hwasan left all of their property to Hwang Jong and took the mound. But you greet those who have lost all of your property and have left the gates of the sealed gate?
No matter how brazen he was, he wasn't that thick.
"I'll evacuate as many people as I can. But I'm not leaving here. You won't touch a grain of rice at the top without killing me. That's my responsibility as the upper lord of the galaxy, so say no more."
Open Do bit his lips.
I don't think it makes sense. But what more would you say to someone who speaks so hard?
"……Hwajeongmunju will rally and help the West Bank."
"Moonjoo?"
"Yes, when I hear that evil enemies are coming, I will fight without hesitation. You did."
When Hwang Jong heard that, he laughed quietly.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Jong shook his head when asked, wondering about openness.
"No, nothing. It's just... it just occurred to me."
"Some……."
"You're so consistent. Maybe that's why I've seen and learned."
Although he tilted his head as if the openness was still difficult to understand, Hwang Jong did not bother to explain it.
That's why they're friends of Hwasan's’
He seems to have watched the person who runs to the front for too long whenever he is in danger, saying, "If it is dangerous, leave it out." Seeing that he doesn't even have the slightest intention of running away.
Wang Jong stood up from his seat.
What he has to do is clear. It is to evacuate the upper ranks so that they do not die, and to protect this place with guards.
"They seem to see this place very easily, and we need to tell them how terrible the islanders are."
"…Lord of Lords. I don't know why you're doing this.….”
"I understand."
"…Yes?"
Wang Jong smiled strangely.
"I used to think so, too. It wasn't just once or twice that I couldn't understand why those smart people were so foolish."
“…….”
"But I think I know now. If I were still a minor, I would have asked my father to run away without looking back. But I'm the top main now. Those who have to take responsibility for themselves should not only weigh the benefits."
His father did, as did Hwasan.
So, it's time to prove how foolish he can be.
"Don't worry too much. It's not like I'm being reckless. They'll definitely come."
"……Hwasan?"
"That's right."
Wang Jong nodded his head.
"But Hwasan is…….”
"As long as the news is out, they can't not come. I just need to hang in there.""…I see."
But neither Wirip San, nor Wang Jong, nor the open-air islands that are rushing to evacuate the people.…no one expected it.
Hong Dae Kwang, who climbed to Hwasan with all his might, is facing an unimaginable situation.