I'm A Minor Villain In A Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 40

“Miss Lin, what exactly happened here? Who is this person, and why are you…”

Shin So Kyung shook her head briefly.

Then she opened her mouth.

“I should have thanked you for saving me first, but I was so flustered I was rude.”

[Ah, it’s fine.]

It was an extremely awkward response.

I shook my head as I looked at the dagger uncle trying to imitate me.

Shin So Kyung was also looking at me with a somewhat puzzled expression.

‘He doesn’t sound much like me at all.’

[Well, it’s not important anyway.]

Shin So Kyung’s complexion was pale.

After thinking for a moment, she opened her mouth.

“Father, Father is in danger. He said that man was the one leading these people.”

Shin So Kyung grabbed my sleeve.

“I know it’s shameless, but please save my father.”

[Calm down. My colleague has gone there too.]

Looking at Shin So Kyung’s appearance made my heart ache. It was because I too understood the anxiety she was feeling.

Shin So Kyung’s mother had passed away while giving birth to her. She too only had Doctor Shin left as family.

The dagger uncle quickly assessed the situation. After rescuing Ryeong, the rest was easy.

I took Ryeong and Shin So Kyung to a safe place.

Focusing my ki sense, I located the bastards’ positions and took them out one by one.

When everything was finished, I could finally catch my breath.

But there was no time to rest.

‘Ji Cheon Wu must be fighting.’

I immediately headed to where he would be.

It was when I entered the room where Doctor Shin was. The dagger uncle said in a boastful tone:

[See, didn’t I say there was nothing to worry about?]

I opened my mouth and stared at the scene Ji Cheon Wu had created.

Ji Cheon Wu was sitting, having crushed the Cruel Sword. At a glance, I could tell he had defeated the Cruel Sword.

‘He really has become much stronger than in the original story.’

Ever since I gave him the inner energy of the Sun Flower Fire, Ji Cheon Wu had become unbelievably strong.

“Lin, it’s okay. Are you hurt anywhere?”

As soon as I arrived, he looked up at me with innocent eyes, as if nothing had happened.

Ji Cheon Wu came running over to me.

The Cruel Sword looked like he had been beaten to a pulp and had no strength left to move.

The Cruel Sword, who had been pinned down by Ji Cheon Wu, looked at me with wide eyes.

“You… are you the Ghost Sword?”

Due to my small stature and the mask I use when active as the Ghost Sword, it seemed the Cruel Sword had recognized me.

I did not answer.

But the Cruel Sword seemed to have drawn his own conclusion.

“Ghost Sword, you were marked for elimination by our school.”

At his words, I blinked.

‘It’s no wonder the Blood Sect would take notice of me.’

After all, I had been constantly interfering with their plans.

The Cruel Sword’s eyes turned red.

“I hear you value the lives of others so much?”

I tilted my head. I didn’t understand why my reputation among the Blood Sect members was so strange.

‘I just tried to interfere with what the Blood Sect was doing.’

I was being regarded as some great righteous person.

At that moment.

The Cruel Sword started screaming like a madman.

“Blood Demon Annihilation! Blood Sect rules the world!”

The Cruel Sword’s gaze was fixed directly on Ji Cheon Wu and me.

I turned my gaze towards Doctor Shin. The Cruel Sword had used the Shared Death technique. But the target wasn’t me.

It was aimed at Doctor Shin, who was trembling in the corner of the room.

‘Cruel Sword, indeed your infamous reputation wasn’t earned for nothing.’

It was one of the Blood Sect’s techniques.

If the Cruel Sword had used the Shared Death technique on me, I would have blocked it. I was prepared for that much.

But when he used the Shared Death technique on Doctor Shin, it was difficult to react instantaneously.

Why?

At that moment, Shin So Kyung’s face flashed in my mind. Seeing her worried about her father was like seeing my younger self.

Knowing her feelings, I couldn’t just stand by.

My eyes met Ji Cheon Wu’s.

I saw him shaking his head vigorously.

The decision was quick.

I launched my body.

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Thud, thud.

Blood flowed down.

Doctor Shin crawled on all fours, staring at the girl who had blocked his path.

“Lin, damn it!”

With a pale face, Ji Cheon Wu could be seen running over.

“Are you okay? Why, why did you do that?”

Ji Cheon Wu kept stroking Nam Gung Lin’s face.

His face was contorted as if in pain. Doctor Shin was in a daze.

The small girl, that tiny body.

Had shielded him.

A small girl not much younger than his daughter, Shin So Kyung.

Such a small girl had been hurt because of him.

Because of the person he had saved.

It was then.

The door opened and Shin So Kyung walked into the room.

“F-Father? Miss Lin? You didn’t come for so long… so I came looking…”

Shin So Kyung, who had been speaking, looked down at Nam Gung Lin with a deathly pale face.

Shin So Kyung’s hands were trembling. The same was true for her father, Doctor Shin.

Doctor Shin couldn’t get the image of Nam Gung Lin’s small body shielding him out of his head.

The man’s flesh that had burst out in an instant struck her like a hidden weapon.

Nam Gung Lin had shielded him from the man’s Shared Death technique.

He wasn’t sure about other places, but the stab wound on her back was too severe.

Doctor Shin felt a lump in his throat.

Guilt washed over him.

But he couldn’t just feel guilty forever.

A determined look appeared on Doctor Shin’s face. He opened his mouth towards Ji Cheon Wu.

“We need to treat her quickly. Help me.”

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Nam Gung Yu Cheong entered the room with a surprised look.

It was because of the news he heard as soon as he opened his eyes.

‘Lin was hurt?’

How could Lin have been hurt in a medical clinic like this?

She was one of the most talented in the Nam Gung family.

Nam Gung Jin Cheon never said it, but he always looked at Nam Gung Lin with pride.

‘That Lin was hurt?’

The first thing his eyes saw was Shin So Kyung with a tired face.

Nam Gung Lin had collapsed with a pale complexion, and Ji Cheon Wu was holding her hand.

“What on earth…”

Shin So Kyung answered Nam Gung Yu Cheong’s words.

“A demon appeared. Miss Lin was hurt trying to save others from such a demon.”

“A demon? Lin faced a demon?”

Nam Gung Yu Cheong was bewildered.

The Shin So Kyung answering like that looked somehow different from the Shin So Kyung he had known until now.

That is, she looked a bit more composed.

Nam Gung Yu Cheong was at a loss for words at the determination he felt from her.

“She’ll probably wake up soon.”

Shin So Kyung closed her eyes tightly with a gloomy expression.

Nam Gung Yu Cheong looked at Ji Cheon Wu. Ji Cheon Wu seemed displeased with this entire situation.

“I heard you’re going to the Heavenly Festival. That you’re participating there.”

“…”

“If your attendance is delayed because of me…”

At Shin So Kyung’s words, Ji Cheon Wu’s eyes turned fierce.

“You, are you going to say that when Lin wakes up too?”

At Ji Cheon Wu’s words, Shin So Kyung’s lips tightened. Ji Cheon Wu was right.

Her words were no different from dishonoring Nam Gung Lin’s sacrifice.

Ji Cheon Wu continued:

“Just say thank you, that’ll be enough for her.”

Ji Cheon Wu had observed Nam Gung Lin a lot until now.

Nam Gung Lin, who had thrown herself to protect him, disliked it when Ji Cheon Wu felt guilty.

It was something she often said.

If Shin So Kyung spoke like this now, Nam Gung Lin would surely be saddened.

If she knew that Shin So Kyung was struggling because of her.

‘Foolishly.’

Why care about such things? Saving a life alone was something to be thankful for.

Nam Gung Lin was always an excessively kind person, no matter how much one thought about it.

Just like how she had saved him in his childhood.

“That’s right. Lin is that kind of child.”

Nam Gung Yu Cheong answered like that and looked at Nam Gung Lin with pity.

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The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Shin So Kyung. As soon as she saw me, she started shedding tears, drop by drop.

I was flustered.

But before I could be flustered, the scolding voice of the dagger uncle was heard.

[You, this kid…!]

‘Please let it go just this once. It’s been a while, right?’

[Don’t ever do such a thing again.]

‘I was only injured, but Doctor Shin would have died.’

I knew.

When the Cruel Sword used the Shared Death technique, the dagger uncle had used his ki to protect me.

The dagger uncle fell silent.

He too knew. That I would make the same choice if the same situation arose again.

[You stubborn dumpling.]

‘I’m sorry, uncle.’

I looked at Shin So Kyung.

Behind her sat Ji Cheon Wu and Nam Gung Yu Cheong.

All three had haggard faces.

[They’ve been taking care of you day and night.]

‘How long have I been unconscious?’

[Three days and nights have passed.]

‘It’s become tight.’

We had to arrive at the Murim Alliance at least by the registration period for the Heavenly Festival.

‘If I wait to fully recover before going, it’ll be late.’

[Don’t think about leaving right away. We don’t know what complications might occur.]

‘But if I receive treatment and then go…’

I couldn’t finish my conversation with the dagger uncle.

It was because Shin So Kyung grasped my hand strongly.

Shin So Kyung didn’t stop at just grasping. She lowered her head deeply and pressed her cheek against my hand.

Then she mumbled:

“Thank you, Miss Lin.”

“Y-Yes?”

“Thank you for saving my father. And for saving Ryeong too.”

I calmed my flustered heart.

This was Shin So Kyung’s original character.

She was someone who never forgot a favor once received.