Volume 4 Chapter 21 – Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment’s Maid Corps

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Translated by Rain

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While everyone was waiting, Luoyang Sword Family’s Eldest Young Master, Yeon So-hyeon, appeared.

A black silk overcoat richly embroidered with gold thread was draped over her shoulders and fluttered in the wind.

And after him, Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment’s chief maid Jeong-ah and the triplet maids followed with graceful steps.

As Yeon So-hyeon stood on the temporarily low podium, the Head of the Administration Department stepped forward in a solemn manner and opened his mouth.

“The maid leader goes forward.”

Then the woman who was called the head of the maids stepped forward.

She stood in front of Yeon So-hyeon with graceful steps.

She appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties and looked more like a warrior than a maid.

She has a tall body and a solid body, and she has a beautiful off-white color, as expected, as if she had been personally selected and raised by the Head of the Administration Department.

The Head of the Administration Department nodded at her and spoke again.

“Swear allegiance to your master, Eldest Young Master.”

Then the head maid pulled a sword from her back and held it up in front of her.

“Loyalty!”

At the same time, the 49 maids lined up behind her drew their swords in unison.

“Loyalty!”

The sight of fifty women holding swords in an orderly manner looked more like a sword troupe than a maid.

That may be why the Head of the Administration Department introduced them as the maids.

Their flawless appearance brought a full smile to the face of the Head of the Administration Department.

Yeon So-hyeon came down from the podium and stood in front of the head maid.

When he stood close to her, surprisingly, the head maid, who seemed like a natural warrior, did not know what to do.

Her long, down-lashed eyelashes trembled, and a blush appeared on her face.

Yeon So-hyeon, who was quietly watching her reaction, opened his mouth.

“What’s your name?”

She opened her beautifully painted cherry-colored lips and answered in a trembling voice.

“Heavenly Maiden, it is called incense.”

Yeon So-hyeon suddenly grabbed her hand.

“ah….”

Warm breath flowed from her mouth.

“Looking at your hands, you haven’t held the sword for a day or two. Since when did you practice swordsmanship?”

To hide her red face, she lowered her head and answered.

“…Heavenly Maiden, I have been holding a sword since I can remember.”

“As expected.”

Yeon So-hyeon let go of her hand.

A sigh filled with regret escaped her mouth.

“Looking at the depth of the Internal Energy, the practice of Mind law was also faithful….”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded, scanning every part of her body.

“The muscles and bones are also sufficient for learning martial arts and have already been sufficiently trained.”

Following his gaze, her body twitched and trembled.

But it was never because I felt rejected or ashamed.

Yeon So-hyeon has reached a conclusion.

“That’s great. It’s already enough to call me a warrior.”

It wasn’t an exaggeration.

With just her, she would be able to subdue all of the Black Bone Gang’s thugs, no matter how hard they tried.

“…This is a talent that I would be embarrassed to show off.”

She lowered her flushed face.

A sweet smell came from my mouth.

“….”

Yeon So-hyeon, who was looking at her like that, asked her.

“What if I don’t accept you and reject you?”

Her eyes were shaking violently, and dew was forming in them.

“…I will obey your orders.”

Yeon So-hyeon wiped her eyes.

“So what if I give up my life for you?”

Her face showed determination and determination.

“I will follow orders at any time.”

Yeon So-hyeon stroked her face.

“What if I say I will accept you?”

A feeling of supreme happiness was reflected on her face.

“Being able to serve the master is the highest happiness.”

Yeon So-hyeon took a step back from her.

She couldn’t hide her regret as his touch left her.

“hmm.”

Yeon So-hyeon asked, stroking her chin.

“You, no. You….”

His eyes turned to the maids who were only looking at him.

“Do you know that your feelings for me have been thoroughly planted?”

Everyone responded immediately.

“Yes, I know.”

“Is your mind cleverly manipulated?”

“Yes, everyone knows.”

There was no hesitation.

“Even if you are all just expendables and puppets that exist for me?”

Yeon So-hyeon continued to ask.

“From now on, your entire life will be used for Me, even though it is impossible for you to find lovers, achieve your dreams, and start a family like others?”

The head maid looked at Yeon So-hyeon.

Her eyes were faint, as if looking at stars in the distant sky.

“That is our happiness, our dream, and our reason for existence.”

“….”

Yeon So-hyeon looked at those girls and didn’t think about nonsense about ethics.

In the past, he had visited places that had been hit hard by a major crop failure with his mother.

He had seen parents who could not eat their own children’s corpses exchange their children’s corpses with neighbors to boil and eat them.

To feel greatly guilty about their situation and to struggle with pity,

He has already seen too much.

It would be the same even if it were Yeon So-hyeon of the past, not the Chosen one of Scripture of Controlling Darkness and Shaking the Heavens.

“That’s great.”

He clapped his hands.

Bright smiled appeared on the maids’ faces.

“I will make a promise here.”

Yeon So-hyeon made eye contact with each of them.

“You are a tool for me, but I will cherish and cherish that tool.”

He walked among them.

“You will not be able to enjoy the happiness of ordinary people, but within My fence, you will enjoy a happiness that others cannot feel.”

Yeon So-hyeon engraved all of their faces in her mind.

“You will always give your life for me, but if I lose you, I will cry more than anyone else in the world.”

He returned to his original position.

He looked at the head of the maids, a girl named Hyang.

“You are mine now.”

The entire maid group kneeled down at once.

“Loyalty!”

* * *

The Head of the Administration Department and Jeong-ah enthusiastically applauded the performance.

“As expected, my lord. No matter how much effort these children put into their work, there are bound to be loopholes in it.”

“The master has reached the peak of perfection. With this, they have been reborn as a complete masterpiece. Congratulations.”

“Haha. Thank you. Jeong-ah, I feel relieved and proud that you said that.”

“It’s a work you can be proud of.”

It was a conversation between a father and daughter who were maddened to the core.

The father and daughter and the group of maids bore a surprising resemblance to each other, and there seemed to be no particular advantage between the brainwashing person and the brainwashed person.

“Wow…”

The triplets behind them also clapped enthusiastically, but their expressions were relatively unaffected.

In fact, I was downright embarrassed.

“Uh, somehow. Doesn’t it seem a little different than when we came?”

“I guess it’s because my master has officially ended his seclusion now. That will happen. It absolutely will.”

“…The day we came to Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment. It was a big catch that day. I can still feel the taste of that day in my hands. Hehe.”

* * *

Yeon So-hyeon fully praised the Head of the Administration Department and entered the residence.

The Head of the Administration Department left Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment with tears in his eyes and many words of advice.

Jeong-ah stood in front of the maids.

The hem of her skirt fluttered, and the sword at her waist clattered.

Dark golden eyes looked down at the maids.

“I am Jeong-ah, the Eldest Young Master’s chief maid and the head maid of Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment.”

Her appearance was full of frost-like energy and the dignity of a queen.

A strong light of longing appeared in the eyes of the maids looking at her.

“I’m busy with work today, so I’ll keep it short.”

Jeong-ah’s eyes flashed eerily.

“You will know that from now on, it is natural that you should not dare to harm your master.”

Everyone nodded.

“So, those who just want to settle for their position will have to be kicked out by me myself.”

Jeong-ah brought out the thing that the maids feared the most and made them tremble.

“So, you should never be complacent, but work with the determination to make your master’s name shine even brighter.”

Jeong-ah’s voice echoed throughout the courtyard.

“Do you understand?!”

The maids answered in the loudest voice they could muster.

“Yes! Headmaid!”

Jeong-ah called the triplets with a wave of her hand.

As the triplets walked away with the most demure expression on their faces, Jeong-ah introduced them to the maids.

“These are Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment’s maids, and they are called First Bell (Il-ryeong), Second Bell (I-ryeong), and Third Bell (Sam-ryeong), who will be in charge of you from now on.”

The triplet maids smiled brightly and greeted the maids.

“Although they are younger and younger than the Mou Family former patriarch, their skills are better than you and their learning is deeper.”

The triplets showed a gloomy expression.

“So, you must treat them as if you were a teacher. Do you understand?”

Another loud answer rang out.

Jeong-ah nodded and looked at the triplets.

“You will have to make sure that all of these maids can become maids before the next maid arrives.”

A golden sparkle flowed from her eyes.

“Do you understand?”

The triplets nodded their heads, breaking into a cold sweat under the menacing gaze.

“You don’t have to worry!”

“Just leave it to me!”

“I will push you mercilessly!”

Jeong-ah, who had been staring at them intently, turned and walked off where the cold wind blew.

Everyone in the courtyard bowed deeply and saluted her.

Eventually, when her appearance disappeared, the triplets secretly raised their heads and laughed.

Now their time has finally come.

Starting with the owner, the Head of the Administration Department, and the head maid.

It was a long, long time of patience.

First Bell (Il-ryeong) rested her chin and crossed her legs.

And then she spat on the floor.

“Hehe. Now you guys….”

At that time, Jeong-ah’s angry voice flew in from somewhere that could not be seen.

“First Bell (Il-ryeong)! Don’t forget to behave like a master’s maid!”

First Bell (Il-ryeong), who jumped up from her place, returned to her humble appearance again.

“Yes! Headmaid! Girl, I will keep that in mind!”

There was no answer.

First Bell (Il-ryeong), who was frozen in that position for a moment, sighed and shrugged her shoulders at the maids.

“Everyone has seen it, right? The head maid is a very, very great person. No matter where or what you do wrong, you can just think that the head maid is watching.”

Second Bell (I-ryeong) nodded.

“That’s right. Last time I was preparing sweets for my master, I secretly ate one, and he noticed right away.”

“It was like that when I accidentally tore one of my clothes while doing laundry.”

“If you think about it….”

At that time, Third Bell (Sam-ryeong) cleared her throat towards First Bell (Il-ryeong) and Second Bell (I-ryeong).

“I don’t think now is the time to talk about such things.”

At her words, First Bell (Il-ryeong) and Second Bell (I-ryeong) returned their sinister smiles.

“Hehe. Right.”

“From now on, we will tell you about Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment’s most basic mission.”

“Hehehe. This is all just the basics, so make sure you don’t show yourself struggling from the start.”

Their sinister smiles echoed throughout the vacant lot of Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment.

The maids trembled at their smiles.