Synopsis

The chapter reveals a scheme orchestrated by the real Mok Gyeongwoon and Guard Kam to use the protagonist as a stand-in to provoke infighting among the Mok siblings. The protagonist understands this plot and recognizes the need to get stronger, leading him to question the possibility of learning martial arts to defeat Guard Kam. Meanwhile, the protagonist requests to see the Manor Master, hinting that his fate may be intertwined with the ill patriarch, and begins training.