Chapter 740
The secret of Ungijosik (運氣調息) is not only to increase gong power.
Removing the wastes that naturally accumulate inside the body and calming the mind were also one of the many benefits that could be obtained with Ungijoshik.
Of course, it goes without saying that the five senses are maximized in the state of highest concentration.
no
‘This..*
that buck that buck
The sound of someone’s footsteps sounds like thunder.
Not long after, I realized the identity of the uninvited guest lingering in front of the door, so I saved up my energy.
belt ring.
As soon as the system notification announcing the end of the fortune-telling breakfast rang out, the doorknob moved behind me.
Click.
A strong smell wafted through the cracks in the carefully opened door.
After finishing everything with a long breath, I opened my mouth.
“I think I told no one to come in until I came out on my own… … Are you a monster and can’t understand people? Or is he not going to understand at all?”
After hesitating for a while, the uninvited guest, the Skeleton King, coughed.
“Khom. How did you know it was this body’?”
“Presence.”
“Presence?”
“uh. He couldn’t breathe because he was already dead.”
“… … Strangely, I understand it, but it makes me feel bad.”
“I don’t have to make you happy.”
I put on the sweatpants I had laid out nearby and turned around. The Skeleton King holding a shiny silver platter stood like a butler.
“So, what are you here for?”
If it was normal, it would have already been hit hard, and the muzzle would have come out a couple of times.
However, today’s Skeleton King was different. The guy set the silver tray down on the floor, watching me closely.
“Eat. I brought this body myself for you.”
“Don’t bring this.”
“But you haven’t starved for over three days already.”
more than three days?
Hearing the unexpected words, I suddenly looked around.
Blocked on all sides with no windows
room. I didn’t even notice the time passing.
‘Has it already happened?’
Being human is very strange. It is even more so when you see that the belated hunger returned as soon as he realized the date he had let go of earlier.
but… … .
Am I the one who deserves to feel hunger?
Thousands died and tens of thousands were injured. It is unknown what kind of life each of them led, but most of them are innocent.
They are the ones who have been harmed by what I have done. Death, injury, loss of precious family and friends.
Not long ago, the people who had praised me as a hero turned away one by one, and the arrows of criticism even affected the people around me.
Just for the reason of being close to me.
‘What the hell, where did it go wrong?’
I shut myself in my room alone to solve the question that was stuck in my head. Without eating or sleeping, I spent each day with breakfast for luck and thoughts.
And I finally found the answer.
Even if it is not an answer that will solve everything, it is a realization that can be forgotten for a while.
“Smells good.”
” uh?”
“Not you. food.”
The Skeleton King, who was buffered at the sudden words, answered.
“Ugh. Soybean paste stew and braised ribs.”
Just by smelling it, you can tell who is doing it.
Recalling the image of my mother, who must have prepared a meal a few days ago, I opened the lid that was covered on the silver tray.
Click.
While staring at the steaming food, I took a spoonful of soybean paste stew that I haven’t seen in a long time.
And I was afraid to put it in my mouth and spit it out again.
woo.
“uh? Why why?”
what is this
I, who was looking at the bewildered Skeleton King and the soybean paste stew, opened my mouth shyly.
“Who made this?”
“Your brother.”
“… … ah. okay.”
“Are there any problems?”
problem there is seriously too.
But instead of answering, a laugh came out without my knowledge.
I don’t know why, but it was just that.
“I’ll go eat.”
” what?”
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
“I’m just going to eat this. Oh, and take a shower.”
The Skeleton King, who blinked for a while, nodded hurriedly as if he didn’t understand my words for a moment.
“uh? uh, got it Then this body…”
“okay. See you later.”
Seeing the guy sneakily closing the door like a thief and disappearing makes me laugh again for no reason.
Putting down the spoon, I picked up the steamed ribs and took a big bite.
Fortunately, galbijjim was my mother’s skill.
“There are ferocious dogs that bite people, so I grabbed them, but this time two crazy dogs appeared.”
Team leader Choi, who had moved his lips as if to say something, nodded at my first words after a few days.
“you’re right. Those two crazy dogs bit more people.”
“Do you think it was my fault, too?”
“A mad dog is literally just a mad dog. In the end, it’s just a difference in time and justification, and he must have shown his teeth to people.”
“But in the end, the person who gave me the opportunity to do that is me.”
“If you really want to blame yourself, let’s call it us. Isn’t Jin Tae-kyung doing this alone?”
“right. This body also made a great contribution in the desert.”
At the words of the Skeleton King who suddenly interrupted, Team Leader Choi shrugged.
“I guess so.”
“It is not self-blame. Just, I think it should be as clear as that.”
Every event has a cause and an effect.
And as many people have died and been injured, I too cannot be free from the cause.
I don’t think so.
“I understand those who criticize me.
all. I just want to thank the people who support me.”
“Is that the end?”
“no. The most important thing still remains.”
I spoke calmly.
“No matter what the world says, we’re going to catch those mad dogs.”
Upon hearing my answer, the Skeleton King’s eyes lit up, and a faint smile formed on Team Leader Choi’s lips.
“You have found your own answer.”
“It’s not a complete answer, but it’s a reason to keep going, right?”
“That’s enough. Then I can give you some news with a lighter heart.”
“Some news… …
“Before this incident happened, we were collecting information related to Michael Silbert and the Odin Guild. The results just came out.”
It is Team Leader Choi who has been keeping an eye on the dynamics of other giant guilds even before the disclosure of the mana seniority method. Considering his shrewd personality, it was natural.
“What is it? I hope it is good news.”
“I’m sorry, but I also have some bad news. Which would you like to hear first?”
“It couldn’t be worse than now. Please tell me the bad news first.”
Choi smiled and pulled out a thick stack of papers from a drawer.
“I organized it in my own way, but even so, the amount was so vast.”
“This?”
“This is information related to the assets and businesses owned by the Odin Guild. Of course, many of them have not been revealed.”
“You mean a car name?”
“yes. Although not legally related, it was actually operated as a subsidiary of the Odin Guild. It’s a method commonly used by other large guilds or corporations, but… … The scale itself is different.”
I’m blind to this side, but I could feel it just by looking at the thickness of the piled up papers.
I looked through documents full of words and sentences that I couldn’t understand at first glance, and found the closest comparison group.
“Better than the Ares Guild?”
“We will have to combine Ares and the Peace Guild into one, plus three or four giant guilds.”
“crazy.”
“If you count the number of gates that the Odin Guild is in charge of in this way, there are over two hundred in the world. As it is a permanent lease, it is practically owned, and a huge amount of magic stones come out through it.”
Even if many of them went through unofficial routes, having about 200 gates is equivalent to a small country.
No, it might be more than that if you look at the power of the Hunters belonging to it.
‘… … It would have been better if it was just a mad dog.’
To put it bluntly, Michael Silbert isn’t just a mad dog.
Among fighting dogs, he was a tosa dog, and he was even smart.
‘But he’s also the one who must be beaten to death.’
As I muttered in my heart, a thought suddenly came to my mind.
“Then, is there any possibility that the magic crystals from that gate were used in this terror without being refined?”
“doesn’t exist. At least on paper.”
“On paper?”
“As Jin Tae-kyung knows, Michael Silbert is a thorough and thorough person. There’s no reason to take the risk of smuggling magic crystals, and even if it were, there wouldn’t be any gaps left. It is highly likely that the magic crystals used for terrorism came from the Middle East or Africa.”
That’s a persuasive word.
The Middle East and Africa have been home to terrorism and civil war even before the cataclysm, and they are still fighting a bloody battle somewhere.
No one could know exactly how many magic stones came out of the gates occupied by terrorists and rebels, and how many of them were unrefined.
Moreover, Michael Silbert was not alone.
He had a mad dog like himself and a reliable helper.
“The Prophet.”
At the three words I blurted out, Team Manager Choi nodded with a firm face.
“Otherwise, I also looked everywhere for information about him.”
“What kind of guy are you?”
I was genuinely curious.
The identity of the madman who shook the world by beheading the heads of two great terrorist groups and rallying the divided terrorists.
However, Team Leader Choi’s voice that I heard the next moment far exceeded my expectations.
“I do not know.”
“You don’t know?”
“yes. Even considering various circumstances, nothing is known about the prophet. Even after the announcement that day, it completely disappeared.”
“No wait. America too?”
“It is the same now, not only in the United States, but also in the entire world.”
I blinked and thought.
does this make sense?
The madman who called himself a prophet shocked not only the United States but also the whole world. But he disappeared from everyone’s eyes.
“Aren’t you aware of it but hiding it to maintain confidentiality?”
“I got in touch with Chuck Hagel not too long ago. I swear to God, they don’t know where the Prophet is.”
Chuck Hagel, who was with us even in the desert, was the US Secretary of State before he was an S-class Hunter.
As long as he doesn’t lie, if he, the Secretary of State, doesn’t know, it really means that a prophet has risen to heaven.
‘What the hell is he doing?’
Just as I frowned, team leader Choi continued.
“And one more thing. Mr Johnson has been contacted.
Among the archmages like him, contact with Michael Silbert is said to have found an influential person.
He said he might be able to find out more vital information.”
Luckily, this time it’s good news.
I haven’t heard the name of who he is yet, but that Archmage probably knows the true identity of Michael Silbert to some extent.
He directly inspected Area A of the Ares Guild.
The main person who made it, and in addition, knew about Taemin Cheon’s condition.
As one of only three great mages in the world, he will be a new clue.
No, I thought it would.
Not long after, until he heard Magic Johnson’s voice on the phone from Team Manager Choi.
– Damn it. he’s dead