Episode 275
Merlin.
Among the members of the Nine Stars, also known as the Nine Stars, he is a wizard who possesses exceptional attack and defense power and is even considered to have excellent balance.
There were some who devalued Merlin for calling himself the Great Wizard, but there was no one who doubted Merlin’s abilities in war or large-scale battles.
‘That’s boring.’
Not many people knew that Merlin, who combined the trait ‘creation’ with excellent attribute adaptability, should have been a scholar who studied magic, not a wizard.
If the trait, ‘Creation’, had not been present, an outstanding magic scholar would have been born, assuming he did not go into battle, and even if the trait, ‘Creation’ had been present, it would have been the same.
Because he was conducting various research and experiments using ‘creation’ in his personal laboratory.
‘But since we decided to receive good test subjects, we’ll have to put up with this.’
It was in the ‘experiment subject’ that the Elyos had decided to provide to help them endure boredom, divide the attack and defense, give strength to the elves, and drive out the dark elves.
‘If you’re a dark elf, you’ll get really good results.’
Dark elf.
It was decided to take them alive, who could be said to be victims of this war.
Of course, most elves didn’t know about this, but it didn’t matter to Merlin.
All he had to do was take the dark elves.
Therefore, it was time to spread magic while trying to prevent the Dark Elves from being harmed or killed as much as possible.
Fuwaaaaaaa!
“… … This?”
A huge wave of spiritual power.
Merlin frowned as he watched the waves of shiny purple-black spiritual power wash over him.
Familiar.
Because that was felt in the waves of spiritual power.
When Merlin frowns at the familiarity that reminds him of the past.
Kwak-ga-ga-ga-gak!
The wave of spiritual power that had already arrived just around the corner swept over Merlin.
It was an extremely powerful attack, but Merlin, who was swept away by the wave, was fine.
Tsk-tsk-tsk-
As soon as he saw the wave of spiritual power, he thought of it and ‘created’ the best ‘shield’ he could make.
Of course, it was creepy to see the shield being shattered so quickly, but for Merlin, who was overflowing with mana, all he had to do was create the shattered shield again.
Merlin muttered as if it were absurd as he watched the wave of spiritual power that was swirling around and pushing him like crazy gradually subside and someone appeared within it.
“Is it you again? “How many times do we have to block our path to feel relieved?”
Ghost face.
He was wearing his trademark goblin mask, which was almost familiar to him by now.
It’s absurd that he who disappeared is now in a dark elf village, but since he is standing on the side of the dark elves and blocking them, Merlin can only laugh.
However, Jinhyeok was calm in front of Merlin.
“Until I kill you all.”
“… … How arrogant. “I know you are a strong climber, but how dare a climber with only one year of experience talk about us, or me?”
Kill all Nine Stars.
Merlin, hearing the extremely arrogant answer, vents his anger.
Jinhyeok sneered at Merlin, who was furious, shaking his long white beard like a mountain spirit.
“Inspiration. The personality is still the same. “Wouldn’t the tendency to value oneself higher than others change over the course of 10 years?”
“… … what?”
Again.
Familiarity creeps in again.
Ghost face.
A climber who entered the tower a little over a year ago.
But what does the familiarity in the first attack he made to block himself and the way he speaks now mean?
‘… … ‘Is this a friend who knows me?’
I know there is a huge age difference.
The age of the ghost surveyed by Nine Star is approximately in the early to mid 20s.
At most, it was the latter half.
In addition, Nine Star has a ripple effect that goes beyond that of a superstar on Earth, so it is natural for others to become familiar with him.
but-
‘… … Then why am I familiar with that guy?’
On the contrary, it was strange that Merlin was used to seeing ghosts.
It was natural for Merlin, who had lived outside the tower for a long time and also within the tower for a long time to deepen his inquisitive mind and become eager to satisfy his curiosity, to try to talk to Jinhyeok.
“Why do you think you know me? “Is it because of the old man’s mood?”
“You can’t not know. “Does it make sense for a teacher to forget my one and only student?”
“… … !”
And when Merlin heard the answer, he couldn’t help but be shocked.
Nonsense answer.
A ridiculous situation in which someone who is infinitely younger than oneself calls himself a disciple and says he is a teacher.
Obviously, my head was telling me this was nonsense, but I didn’t think about opening my mouth.
In addition to the nickname the Archmage, Merlin was also nicknamed the Wise Man, but looking at his stupid face and tightly closed mouth, his nickname did not seem to suit him.
“You know it intuitively.”
“… … No way. The guy is definitely dead. “I checked it several times too!”
“If you wanted to kill me, you should have burned my soul too, you damn old man.”
“… … !”
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Jinhyuk’s unique way of speaking.
Among the Nine Stars, excluding Choi Kyung-hoon, it is not strange to say that Jin-hyuk has known Jin-hyuk the longest, so he can now be sure of the sense of deja vu and familiarity he had been feeling.
“you… … “Is this really Cha Jin-hyuk?”
Jinhyuk Cha.
A monster among monsters that could not have been dared to be overcome if it had not been for the help of all Nine Stars and the special environment of the 600-floor trial.
‘Cha Jin-hyeok hunting’ would never have been attempted if he had not received the plan to ‘cut in the bud’ through the Four Emperors and learned various additional skills.
Even though they killed him, they couldn’t believe it, so everyone took turns checking for days to see if he was really dead, and Merlin even took his body, disassembled it, and even dissected it.
Only then was I able to admit that Jinhyuk was dead.
“okay.”
“No words… … no… … .”
The hunt they risked everything for was successful, but Merlin was astonished at the fact that the dead man was standing in front of him again, and he dried his face and wiped it away.
“… … After I dissected your corpse one by one, it was placed on the 600th floor of the Nine Star building. It is buried beneath the ‘Banquet Hall of the Stars.’”
“That’s kind of disgusting.”
Your body from the past.
When told that he had dissected it, Jinhyeok frowned for the first time inside his mask.
There is no way you would feel good about dissecting your own body, no matter how old it may be.
But Merlin was calm.
“I wanted to find out the source of your strength, and others agreed.”
“Okay, if you did that much, I hope you got something out of it. “I think I’d be a little annoyed if I died too easily.”
If you touched my corpse, become that much stronger.
It was hard to believe that he was about to enter a deadly battle, but that made him look even more like Jinhyuk.
“He’s just like the real Cha Jin-hyuk.”
“Because I am Cha Jin-hyuk.”
Tuk-
After finishing speaking, Jinhyuk takes off his mask and reveals his face.
The face, which had changed 180 degrees from when he was first reincarnated and had melted into the image of his soul, was almost similar to Jinhyuk’s face when he died at the hands of Nine Star in the past.
Merlin was shocked to see a face that looked exactly like the Jinhyeok he remembered, only the hair color was a little different, but he shook his head.
“Okay, now I understand things about ghosts. Why, Gold Rich? “I didn’t understand why Choi Kyung-hoon was helping the ghost, but if you are Cha Jin-hyuk, it all makes sense.”
Things that the Nine Star leadership has not been able to understand until now.
The mudfish-like ability of a ghost that suddenly pops out and disturbs the tower, and its strangely hostile actions towards Nine Stars.
Furthermore, the reason why Gold Rich, a great merchant, and Choi Kyeong-hoon, a military man, who have reached the peak of their respective fields by forming a family, help the ghost.
Merlin smiled faintly as he felt all the pieces of the puzzle being put together with the appearance of one key puzzle called Jinhyeok.
“But you’ve become much weaker.”
I became weak.
The Jinhyeok he remembers was like a maverick.
In addition, he is a maverick general who also possesses such abilities.
Naturally, Jinhyeok’s revived appearance was impressive enough, but in the end, he was below them.
One year at most.
Merlin was right in thinking that he must have gotten stronger in such a short period of time and that he would not have retained all of his previous life’s strength.
Coo coo coo coo coo-
“You shouldn’t have appeared before me. “If I had done that, I could have really achieved my absurd dream of revenge.”
Merlin raises his energy by muttering words.
An enormous energy reminiscent of a huge waterfall distorts the surroundings, and Merlin, who can control it with his own will, floats up into the sky.
“It’s actually good. “This time, I will be able to kill you one-on-one, with my own hands.”
joy.
Although she felt embarrassed that Jinhyeok was alive, she felt joy from realizing that he had not been fully revived.
This moment was an opportunity for Merlin, who had always been trapped under Jinhyeok and trapped in his shadow.
An opportunity to escape from the shadow of the name Jinhyeok and become more confident in yourself.
“Goodbye. My former teacher and the only rival I ever truly wanted to surpass. “Metor.”
A huge meteorite is created above the head of Merlin, who is smiling.
creation.
It was a characteristic of Merlin that was created by absorbing all of the enormous energy.
A meteorite the size of a house falls on Jinhyeok’s head, crushing the surrounding area.
Coo coo coo coo coo-
I will crush myself in one fell swoop.
Even though a huge meteorite was falling towards him, enough to turn even the giants into rat guns, Jinhyeok, looking at it, responded calmly.
“Younggamtaengi. “There are a few things you are mistaken about.”
“Is this your will before you die? “I will listen.”
Merlin, who looked at the calm Jinhyuk and decided that he had given up, smiled and asked back. Jinhyuk folded his fingers and pointed out things that Merlin had misunderstood.
“first. “I am not weak.”
“… … !!”
Fuwaaaaaaa!
The thumb of the fully open hand folds and grabs the falling meteorite with the enormous magical energy that burst out from behind Jinhyeok’s back.
When Merlin is shocked to see Magi struggling with a meteorite that has stopped in the air.
Jinhyuk’s index fingers were folded.
“second. It is true that when I was reincarnated, I did not retain the power of my previous life. But if you ask me that I am weaker than I was then… … Well, I think you might be arrogant, Yeongtaeng.”
“… … !”
Quad deuk!
Magi, holding the meteorite with a calm reply, digs into it as if holding a meteorite.
With an eerie sound, the meteorite’s fragments and stone dust fly in all directions, and Jinhyeok’s ring finger folds just in time.
“third. The reason I appeared before you was because there was a good reason… … “Isn’t it time to find out?”
“… … .”
Crack!
Now, the demonic energy that had changed into the shape of a hand began to squeeze and compress the meteorite.
When Merlin looked at Jinhyuk blankly, as if he had no energy to be surprised by his unbelievable appearance.
Jinhyeok’s last possession, his little finger folded-
“fourth. Donnas Taylor is already behind me. So just eat shit.”
The moment when the tall middle finger points towards Merlin.
“Predation.”
Quack!
A huge mouth appeared on the magic energy that was squeezing the huge meteorite, and soon the meteorite the size of a house disappeared into the magic energy in an instant.
-Ugh.
A familiar sound, as if the tom was eating his fill and burping, is heard from the maggi lump, which soon turns into smoke and disappears.
Tuk-tuk-
Jinhyeok, feeling the demonic energy returning to him again, straightened his middle finger toward Merlin and said,
“Merlin. No, Sebastian Halo. “It’s time to pay 10 years of unpaid education fees.”
“… … “Chajinneeoeoeook!”
Cha Jin-hyuk, an Ilta instructor who created a great wizard named Merlin.
He began to move to collect the education expenses he did not receive.
Over the past 10 years, unpaid education fees have snowballed.
Jinhyeok smiled brightly as he saw Merlin struggling because he didn’t want to pay.
“Don’t worry. Your body, your soul, your knowledge, your qualities. I’ll just take that. Oh, and I’ll take your guild too. “Isn’t this enough for education expenses?”
Jinhyuk’s new brother, who simply replied that he would take everything from Merlin, disappeared from Merlin’s sight.
and-
“Sipji Gangtan (十指鋼彈).”
“… … !”
Jinhyeok’s ten fingers, which occupied the back of Merlin, spewed out a purple-black color.
Ta-da-da-da-da-dan!
With a gunshot ringing in the eardrums, the repayment of Merlin and Jinhyeok’s debt relationship began.