< Rehearsal (1) >
Dalgrak—
The sound of a coffee cup with warm steam rising from it being placed on the table resonated softly.
‘Southeast Asia branch.’
Just after finishing a sudden outing.
When I got home, I took a shower and had some coffee to freshen up, then sat down on the massage chair as usual and lost myself in thought.
I needed to think a little more about the information I just got.
‘Singapore.’
A representative city-state in Southeast Asia with an area larger than Seoul but smaller than Busan.
However, it is one of the advanced countries in Asia that has achieved economic growth that makes its size pale in comparison.
That was the most likely place for the Southeast Asian branch of the Bancheonhoe.
‘It’s definitely a good thing that the area isn’t that big. It also means that the amount of work that goes into detailed investigation will be reduced.’
Although we did get some information in the process of cracking down on the devices of those who were active in Korea, it was unfortunate that there was a serious flaw in this.
It would be natural, but it was impossible for the Korean branch, which was no different from the lowest level, to know such high-level information as the exact location of the Southeast Asian branch, which was a higher organization.
It was thanks to the rapid growth in the performance of 「Machine Eye: Calicas」 that we were able to obtain that rough location information.
Without the precise analysis through it, it would have been difficult for even a country like that to obtain this kind of income.
‘Did the East Asia branch led by the decree collapse and the management of Korea be transferred to them? … Well, the newly formed East Asia branch will probably be busy just trying to normalize China.’
Hans’s trip to China, which followed the hunt for the lawbreaker, was put on hold for a while as the Bancheonhoe began to respond in earnest.
Contrary to the original target, the remnants of each branch quickly hid under the surface, but the huge country of China reacted nervously and actively, so it was quite difficult to continue the hunting activities no matter what.
‘Of course, unless the leader of the Buncheonhoe personally steps forward, there is a limit to how much Hans can do to block his direct actions. However, it is also true that the obstruction has seriously reduced efficiency.’
I already had a lot of work to do, so I couldn’t hang on to something that was inefficient forever.
Moreover, because of the time difference, doesn’t staying on Earth for a long time result in a loss of ten times more time than staying in another world?
So, I was thinking of taking my time and taking care of other things first until the Earth’s subordinates brought me more definitive information…
‘It just so happens that we have a perfect target. Of course, since it’s a branch office that oversees a region, it won’t be an easy task to find the exact location while breaking through the tight security.’
Fortunately, there was one person on this side who was more talented than anyone else in that field.
A hidden hero who contributed greatly to finding out the location of the East Asian branch in the past and eliminating the lawbreakers, and this time, an ace of the intelligence agency who provided crucial help in eradicating the men hiding in Korea.
***
“Whoa!”
Andrew Weaver shuddered with a sudden sneeze.
There was no way that a strong awakened person like me would catch a cold, but for some reason, a chill ran through my entire body and my hair stood on end.
A feeling of ominousness of unknown origin slowly rose up in my back.
“···Phew, I guess I’m exhausted. Should I make some medicine and take it···.”
Korean grumbling that comes out naturally from the mouth.
Although he was a blond American, he couldn’t help but quickly become absorbed by the culture as he observed the lives of Koreans every day through dozens and hundreds of eyes.
His Korean was so fluent that anyone who saw him would think he had been living in Korea for several years, as his Korean skills were not bad to begin with and his abilities were also affected.
Well, that’s why we were able to track down the remnants of the Korean Pancheonhoe and discover them hiding in the DMZ.
‘No. I did it right this time, so I’ll probably get a vacation soon, right? I’ll go back to my hometown and rest for about a month. All this time, money has been piling up in my bank account, so I’ll spend it all now.’
I don’t know about anything else, but he was getting paid a salary that was so high that it made my mouth drop open.
The problem is that the working conditions are so poor and the benefits are so bad that there is no time to use it.
Although it was possible to receive most things within a few days by ordering them online, the feeling of swiping a card in person was bound to be different.
‘I’ll never drive a car even if I buy one. I don’t know how long I’ll be in Korea. Then I’ll just buy a watch. Oh! I’ll have to buy top-of-the-line sunglasses and empty out the duty-free shops…’
As soon as that happy fantasy began, the ominous feeling that had been so chilling no longer felt.
It seems like it was just a feeling.
Andrew closed his eyes again to finish the task assigned to him by the Blood Alliance.
Thinking that I would soon be able to rest well once I finished the work that had piled up, I felt like my motivation, which had sunk to the bottom, was burning brightly again.
‘Let’s hurry up and finish this and go on vacation, vacation, vacation! Yes, let’s go to Las Vegas and make our bank account balance zero!’
After all, if he works here for just a few years, he will be able to earn more money than he has ever seen in his entire life.
He used his powers as if squeezing them out, and one by one, he got rid of the piled up work while chasing down the remnants of the Bancheonhoe.
Without even dreaming about what kind of future awaits them.
***
‘I need to make a language interpretation tool as soon as possible. That would be the best way to bring out Andrew’s abilities to the fullest.’
Although nearly half of Singaporeans speak English as their first language, this means that more than half of them speak another language as their primary language.
What could be more regrettable than gathering information only to have half of it go to waste because you don’t understand it?
“They say you can pull out a bull’s horn in one go. Now that I think about it, let’s get rid of it now.”
I jumped up from the massage chair and gulped down the coffee that was on the table next to me.
Of course, no matter how great I was, I couldn’t just create such a magical tool at will.
It wasn’t such a low-level technology to automatically translate all languages.
Interpreting that is not based on a massive database like translation using scientific technology inevitably involves a process of interpreting the meaning contained in the user’s language.
This process was essential to ensure a perfect understanding of homonyms, ambiguous rhetoric, and even expressions that exist only in certain cultures, so as to avoid even the slightest error or misunderstanding.
And the ability to fully accept the meaning of language—.
It was a power that was no different from the minimum basic requirement for learning the highest level of magic ability, the power of speech.
Wouldn’t it be easy to implement such extraordinary qualities with a mere magical tool?
‘Even if it’s a basic condition, a spell is a spell. Even Horus, who receives all kinds of corrections, would have had to learn 「Dragon Magic」 from the basics, so it would have taken at least ten years. There’s no need to talk about its level and difficulty now.’
If he had not already possessed “Xenoglossy” and Horus’ “Dragon Magic” and had not properly established a knowledge base with Hans’ “Forbidden Truth”, he would not have dared to do so.
The fact that I gave Andrew a reward for his great achievements was not just my greed!
‘Well, we might have to downgrade it a bit and put some restrictions on it, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to limit it to only responding to Earth languages.’
In addition, if we combine it with other technologies and link them together, we can greatly reduce the difficulty.
Since the theory has already been completed, the production period will not take as long as expected.
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After finishing my thoughts like that, I looked ahead and quietly concentrated my mind.
‘It’s most certain to use that.’
A single step taken with a deep breath.
Immediately after that, a strange sensation passed through my entire body—.
I was already standing in a different place.
A floor covered in solid tiles, walls finished with smooth marble, and a high ceiling studded with beads that emit soft light.
“···Then shall we begin?”
A separate phase space that flows according to completely different laws, not one that has entered any boundary within the Earth.
A secret hideout that only I can enter, and a last resort where I can escape in times of crisis.
This was the “Dragon Lair”.
***
The special privilege Horus received when he achieved the feat of ‘The Last Gold Dragon’, “Dragon Rare”.
Moving into a subspace closer to the phenomenal world could be seen as a dimensional movement.
Of course, since it’s not a real dimension travel, there are all sorts of restrictions and limitations, but when you think about what you can do with it, those aren’t considered to be major drawbacks.
The first one is—.
“Ahhhhhh! This is really great!”
A space in a corner of a cave connected by a neat corridor.
A short dwarf looked around his workshop, which was furnished with the finest furnaces and anvils, and let out a hearty laugh.
On one side of the wall, there was a line of equipment taken from the remnants of the Korean Bancheonhoe, but that wasn’t important right now.
It was a separate space from the workshop in Tarak, but he filled it with items he had made and prepared himself, so he felt a strong desire to start working right away.
‘Well, the faster the work is done, the better.’
I slowly approached the dwarf, Howard, and smiled faintly.
This is one of the effects of “Dragon Rare”.
It was a function that could temporarily gather avatars from different dimensions in one place.
‘Thanks to this, we can now collaborate without the hassle of exchanging work items in the middle of a task or having to go across dimensions. All the necessary materials have already been placed in Rare’s warehouse.’
The second advantage was the parallax adjustment it allowed.
This space was a parasitic world that did not belong to any dimension, but could only exist if there were other dimensions.
So, I was able to choose and apply the time difference that would have been automatically adjusted to the flow of that dimension as I wanted.
It has become possible to use time on Earth as efficiently as possible.
Of course, there was a reason why he had not used this good thing often.
‘If only there wasn’t a time limit, I could have used it more aggressively.’
There was a limit to the time I could stay in this space, “Dragon Lair.”
Assuming you’re inside all day, roughly one week out of a month?
Considering that two-dimensional space can be created and moved in and out at will without any special medium, this kind of restriction is quite natural.
‘Of course, if you manage your time well, you can use it more efficiently, but···.’
The problem was that as the number of avatars inside increased, the maintenance time also decreased exponentially.
In the first place, a dragon lair is a nest that a dragon creates to store its treasures and hibernate in a safer environment.
Perhaps the only way to remove the time limit would be to put Horus into hibernation at the center, making him the core of space?
‘Well, this is enough for now.’
Of course you couldn’t bring anyone else with you, and when you returned you could only go back to where you were, but it was a pretty good perk to have as insurance just in case.
It was perfect for use in urgent situations like this.
[Hoo— Then, since time is running out, let’s get started right away.]
I immediately turned over Hans’ shell and opened my mouth softly.
Even though he suppressed it as much as he could, the surrounding air began to freeze in an instant, but since the basic specs and skills that the other avatars had accumulated over time were so great, the indirect aftereffects did not have much of an effect.
“Ahhhhhh! I had something in mind, so this is great! Now I can try it out!”
“Huh, I think I could make a more efficient design by mixing magic and sorcery. The most effective of these is···.”
The beings that were targeted were a famous dwarf who had received three blessings and greatly increased in rank, and a genius dragon who had studied the mysteries of both worlds.
The hatchling Horus, who had been there for some time, prepared the enchantment next to Howard, who had begun the task of preparing various materials.
[There is no need to include the ability to speak and write language. Just to be able to listen and read… If that’s the case, then let’s do it like this…]
In addition, there is a main body (Hans Ver.) that steps forward to support the real Hans.
With this level of advanced manpower gathered together and combining their strength, it was only a matter of time before they would create magical tools.
Land—! Land—! Chiiik—
A work site where progress is made step by step amidst regular noise.
The sight was surprisingly still and had a strange sense of peace.
Same view.
Unlike what’s happening in other places.
The Gangwhan Realm where the real Demon King Hans, the Fighting King Harley, and the super-powered unmanned Hugo are dispatched.
Especially in the area around Beijing, the capital city, which was like the heart of the world.
—The fight that would determine the fate of the world was about to begin.
***
Underneath the sky covered with dark clouds so dark that the sky could not be seen.
“Kuuuuu—Is it starting now?”
Even in broad daylight, a chilling voice flowed out from the land shrouded in darkness.
The owner of the voice, Hans, who had sensed the crowd approaching, looked up at the sky quietly while wearing a chimera-made iron mask.
At first glance, it just looked like random dark clouds gathering, but inside, there were complex rules and systems intertwined that most people would not dare to guess.
…No, it was nothing less than a total mystery that even the world’s greatest intellectuals could not fathom.
His own unique complex technique that mixes all kinds of theories, including the knowledge of magic and magic squares, numerology, and Kabbalah.
It was a miracle that he had stayed here and prepared despite the commotion on Earth, and it was a stage set that he had personally prepared and set up for the actors who willingly came up on stage.
To guide them so that they can shine more brilliantly and splendidly on the one and only stage.
“Come, warriors. Defeat the demons with your own hands and save the world. Peace without sacrifice is meaningless. Use your flesh as fertilizer, sprinkle your blood like water, and burn your soul to shine.”
Later on, people of the world will say—.
It is the final battle that will determine the fate of the world.
A head-on showdown between the beliefs of the evil cultists and the martial arts union’s unmanned warriors.
And the final fight of the heroes who gave up their lives to save the world from destruction.
“So when your obsession and longing reaches heaven, I will personally bring salvation to this land.”
But in reality, it was planned by only one person.
The curtain has risen on ‘Home Theater Rehearsal (Kang Hwan-gye Edition)’.
