Chapter 56: Nine Dragons Contest
The next day, arriving at work as usual, I saw the team members gathered together.
“Whoa! Gu Long!”
“Gu Long!”
The youngest team member hurriedly saluted upon seeing me, and the others around him joined in.
“Hold it. What’s the reason for gathering like this?”
“We were discussing the Nine Dragons Contest.”
“Are you guys planning to participate too?”
Yoo So-pyeong answered my question instead.
“Ah, with our skills, we wouldn’t even win a single match. We were just talking about how the tournament might unfold.”
“Oh?”
“By the way, are you planning to participate too, Team Leader?”
“Hmm… Probably?”
If I don’t, that bastard Dan-un might come chasing after me with a sword.
“Then we should add your name to the list.”
“List?”
Yoo So-pyeong pulled out a bundle of papers.
I could see the names of well-known young martial artists, with marks like ‘甲’, ‘乙’, ‘丙’, ‘丁’ beside them.
“Nothing special. Just a list predicting the names and strength of the participating masters.”
He stared at it with an expression that screamed, What the hell are you doing? Yoo So-pyeong continued his explanation.
“Ah, the Red Dragon Hall is hosting a bet on the outcome of the Nine Dragons Contest. Wouldn’t it be way more fun to watch with money on the line than just watching for free?”
So that’s what he meant. He was talking about betting.
“It could definitely make it more entertaining. Still, don’t bet too much. You could lose your entire monthly stipend and end up surviving on water alone for a month.”
