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“Whew, I haven’t seen you for a few days… … .”
Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul-woo, who had been searching the inspector’s room, sat down on a nearby rock as if they were exhausted.
In the forest of swords, a wind like a sword was blowing today as well.
No, it seemed sharper than usual.
“Sister, is the killer really in here?”
“I don’t know. I looked everywhere, but I can’t see it… … .”
Yoon Bom let out a deep sigh.
Then, I saw a person appearing from the other side and jumped up from my seat.
“Sister Suah!”
Shin Soo-ah was coming from the other side with some people.
Dokgo Jun was also next to him.
“Sister, have you met the people from District 4? Did you find Nam Yu-jun?”
“I did meet him, but… … Nam Yu-jun didn’t come back.”
Three days have passed since Seo Kang-rim was attacked by Nam Yu-jun.
Dokgo Jun waited for Nam Yu Jun near the gate of District 4 as instructed by Seo Kang Rim, but was unable to meet him.
I also heard that Seo Kang-rim couldn’t find Nam Yu-jun.
“If you haven’t even returned to the training facility, are you in a demonic realm?”
When Yoon Bom asked that, Dokgo Jun answered.
“Well, it seems like they’re hiding it in District 4. They said there’s no way Nam Yu-jun is the culprit. Even though there are two witnesses.”
District 4 did not believe Dokgo Jun’s words.
Rather, it seemed like they were looking at them suspiciously.
Shin Soo-ah thought about something for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“If it’s not in the training facility or the magic realm, I might have left. It might be safer to run away.”
“Well, what Ms. Shin Soo-ah said is possible.”
Dokgo Jun seemed to be thinking of something else.
Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul-woo looked at the two people with an uneasy look on their faces.
Even if the killer escaped outside, or Nam Yu-jun was hidden in District 4, or was hiding somewhere in the Demon Realm, it was an unpleasant situation.
At that moment, Shin Soo-ah opened her mouth.
“First of all, let’s stop searching, and I think it would be better for Bom and Gyul to carry out their mission.”
In the case of Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul, since they came in early, there wasn’t much time left for the mission.
At this rate, I was in a situation where I would be forced to leave before I could catch Nam Yu-jun.
Yoon Bom also nodded at those words.
“Sister, you’ve done your first attack this time, right? Mr. Dokgo Jun, are you done?”
“I’ve finished my mission, so I’ll look into it some more. Then, do your best.”
Dokgo Jun waved goodbye and headed back deep into the forest.
His eyes were flashing with a strange light.
‘Is it really true that Nam Yu-jun ran away or is hiding here?’
It seemed likely, but Dokgo Jun didn’t believe it.
There was no way the story could end so trivially.
At that moment, a familiar figure appeared beyond the bushes.
“Ah, Seo Kang-rim!”
Seo Kang-rim was holding a sickle.
The shop’s sword was soaked with the sickle’s bluish fluid.
He turned his head away, ignoring Dokgo Jun.
Dokgo Jun, who was already used to that kind of treatment, spoke calmly.
“Aren’t you going to search for Nam Yu-jun?”
“I also have to finish my mission first.”
Seo Kang-rim said that and picked up the Yeong-ok from the mouth of the demon who had just fallen.
Then, Dokgo Jun suddenly showed up.
Dokgo Jun’s eyes were staring at Seo Kang Rim’s nape like a machine.
“It’s a necklace I’ve never seen before. Where did you get it?”
“I received a gift from God.”
“Hmm. Really?”
Dokgo Jun still sat there, crouching, looking up at Seo Kang Rim.
Like someone observing something.
It was as if he was looking at Seo Kang-rim while knowing everything.
“While I was guarding the gate of Area 4, you went to look for Nam Yu-jun. In the end, you couldn’t find him.”
“yes.”
“Could you really not find it? Could you, the main character, miss such a guy?”
An ordinary person would have believed it, but to Dokgo Jun, Seo Kang-rim was the main character.
He said with a big smile.
“If you did kill someone, you can tell me honestly that you did. I’m on your side.”
“As I said, I don’t know what happened to Nam Yu-jun.”
“Hmm, really?”
Dokgo Jun still stared at Seo Kang Rim and then got up from his seat.
He still had a meaningful smile on his face.
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“If you say so, I’ll have to be fooled. Then I’ll go first. I’ll see you at the training facility.”
Dokgo Jun left after saying goodbye.
Even after he left, Seo Kang-rim stood there for a long time.
The voices of the gods poured down on Seo Kang-rim, who was left alone.
【Wow, look at the smoke.】
【You really could be an actor.】
【This year’s Best Actor Award goes to… Seo Kang-rim!】
【I would like to give this credit to actor Nam Yoo-jun who gave us such a great performance.】
Seo Kang-rim ignored it and focused on hunting.
The gods were giggling as if they were having fun.
【Wow, I was really surprised when Seo Kang-rim picked up the Chiljido.】
【That’s right. How did you know that I’d be able to do it?】
【Yeah. Do you have any precognitive dreams or visions?】
“No. The tree was just sturdy enough to be used as a weapon.”
The weapon that Seo Kang-rim was searching for in the Forest of Swords was none other than the Chiljido.
The name Chiljido (七枝刀) was given because the shape of the sword appears to be made up of seven branches.
It is usually made by melting metal.
However, the sacred tree growing in this inspection was made of a special material called wood iron.
It was a special weapon made of wood with the characteristics of iron.
【Just a map would be good, but a tree that was struck by lightning… … .】
【That’s right. You’re really lucky.】
【Isn’t there something really wrong with him?】
The tree struck by lightning became stronger and more solid, and was imbued with divine powers.
To make the sacred tree more susceptible to lightning strikes, all the surrounding trees were cut down and lightning rods were installed.
It was nice to get a strong weapon, but it was a bit annoying to hear the gods talking.
【Isn’t that Chiljido unrefined?】
【If you refine that, how high will it go?】
【Ah, now I can’t flirt with Seo Kang-rim’s weapon!】
【Oh, I see. He even brought Nam Yoo-jun’s necklace.】
As the gods said, Seo Kang-rim’s equipment was currently superior to anyone else’s.
I got a free blade necklace, which is especially expensive.
It was definitely a gift from Nachal.
‘It was fortunate that Nam Yu-jun’s guardian deity was Na-chal.’
A normal guardian deity would harbor ill feelings toward the person who defeated his or her own body.
However, Nacha is one of the evil gods.
When his own body was defeated, he quickly forgot about Nam Yu-jun as if he was throwing away a toy.
On the contrary, he was showing interest in the stronger Seo Kang-rim.
[‘The Fear of the Living and the Dead’ proposes a divine descent to Seo Kang-rim!]
Ignoring Nacha’s offer of a divine descent, Seo Kang-rim continued hunting.
And then, a message appeared before Sun-Geon’s eyes as he picked up the fallen Yeong-Ok.
[Current collection amount of Yeongok: 1000/1000]
[You have completed the ‘Inspection Room’ mission.]
Although it wasn’t my first attack, I didn’t really care.
‘Since Shinsooah made the first move, that’s enough. It’s also beneficial for me if she becomes stronger.’
He himself obtained the sword necklace and Nam Yu-jun’s supernatural power on the Chiljido map.
Moreover, the moment he killed Nam Yu-jun, his fate level rose.
[The fate level of ‘Seo Gangrim’ increases from Chungi-pum to Chungil-pum!]
Could it be because Nam Yoo-jun escaped from here and changed Shin Soo-ah’s fate of losing her eyesight?
Seo Kang-rim watched his changing fate for a long time.
7. The fifth door
It had been nearly two months since the trainees entered this training facility.
For a variety of reasons, people leave educational institutions.
Yoon Bom’s voice spread through the quiet educational facilities, where there were fewer people.
“Master Kangrim! Please accept me as your disciple! Yes?”
“no.”
“Master, Master! I will really do well. I will work hard! I will do everything you tell me to do! Yes? Yes?”
A relaxation area on one side of the lobby.
Yun Bom and Seo Kang Rim were sitting there.
People passing by burst into laughter when they saw Yoon Bom.
“Did Spring come to Gangrim-ssi again today?”
“Cheer up, Spring!”
“Yes! I will do my best and definitely become your disciple!”
People laughed and passed by as if they found Yoon Bom’s appearance funny.
Seo Kang-rim didn’t look too pleased with it though.
‘Why do you keep trying to become my disciple? I want to maintain our relationship by keeping a reasonable distance from you.’
Misfortune comes to those close to you.
That’s why Seo Kang-rim was trying not to form deep relationships with many people, including Shin Soo-ah.
‘But you keep coming closer.’
Seo Kang-rim glanced at Yoon Bom, who was laughing.
He wanted to just go back to his room or go to the Demon Realm, but there was someone waiting for him.
While Seo Kang-rim remained silent, the sound of something running nearby was heard.
“Oh oh!”
“Oh, thank you! It’s finally here!”
Yoon Bom saw Tou running towards her and came over happily.
It looked like Tou had delivered something.
A great coffee aroma was rising from the large cup.
“Master, do you like coffee? I ordered some for you!”
“Oh oh!”
No matter how you look at it, it was coffee with a bribe attached.
Seo Kang-rim glanced at the coffee and said.
“I only drink coffee if it’s from Colombia.”
It was a casual remark made to reject the offer, but Yoon Bom and Tou looked visibly flustered.
Yoon Bom suddenly got up from her seat.
“I’ll go to that restaurant and buy some Colombian! Touya, do you have any Colombian?”
“Oh oh… … .”
“If you don’t have it… … If you don’t have it, I’ll find it somehow!”
“… … Okay. I’ll just drink it.”
Seo Kang-rim felt like he was being used as a coffee shuttle, so he accepted the coffee.
When he received the coffee, Yoon Bom’s face became quite happy.
Seo Kang-rim let out a low sigh.
“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of becoming your master, and I’m not qualified to be one. With your marksmanship, there’s no one here who can teach you.”
Yoon Bom is a member of the national shooting team.
Who can teach such a Yoon Bom?
Rather, it would be Seo Kang-rim who would learn from Yoon Bom.
But Yoon Bom still had a smiling face.
“I learn a lot from hanging out with Master! I want to learn how to fight, not just shoot!”
“Please ask your god instead of me.”
“Eek… … .”
Yoon Bom’s expression became gloomy.
Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he asked Seo Kang-rim a question.
“By the way, Master. What kind of god is your guardian deity?”
“I wasn’t possessed by a god.”
“why?”
At that question, Seo Kang-rim’s previously calm expression changed in an instant.
It was only a fleeting moment, but Yoon Bom could see it clearly.
Hatred and contempt burn in both of their eyes.
