A State-Sponsored Privateer Fleet (2)

The Lord of Tsushima had long since become Joseon's loyal dog.

Thus, as soon as he received an order from the court to appear at the palace, he came to Hanyang with several of his subordinates to pay his respects to Sejong.

Even when he was in Tsushima, he seemed to have been studying Joseon's language incredibly hard.

During his stay on Ulleungdo, he seemed to have become extraordinarily fluent in Joseon's language through all his dealings with Yi Cheon, the Minister of Works.

"I, So Sadamori, Lord of Tsushima, have hastened from Ulleungdo to Hanyang to pay court, obeying Your Majesty's command."

Sejong could not hide his momentary shock at seeing the Lord of Tsushima speak Joseon's language as naturally as a native-born Joseon person.

Honestly, any Joseon person who saw this and was not surprised would be the strange one.

"Yes, you must have had a hard time coming such a long way."

"When I thought I was coming to see Your Majesty, traveling thousands of ri by ship was not difficult at all; rather, I found it enjoyable."

His Joseon speech was so fluent that if he had been dropped anywhere in the middle of Joseon and told to pretend to be a Joseon native, all one hundred people out of a hundred would have been fooled...