Episode 130. The Beloved Mother of Brainwashing (3)
It’s time for the flattery you’ve been giving to shine.
Handing over the absorbent, a future asset.
Saved from the mud with a rope.
Every time we met there, he was always kind to me.
Why do you think I put in so much effort?
‘Hahahaha!’
The day I decided to deal with Suye Hwi.
Before I made any plans, I first went to the Magic Tower. And there was only one reason I went there.
“Oh, I’m not late, am I?”
I clapped my hands and asked Esther to help me.
It means that he has found a strong ally to catch Su Ye-hui.
‘It was worth the investment!’
Actually, I noticed a while ago that Esther was kind to me.
At the time when the appearance of the grown Imoogi was imminent.
Esther readily accepted my request to refrain from attacking the gate.
‘At this point, I’ve achieved my initial goal of becoming friendly with an S-class sorcerer.’
Hahaha.
I don’t think there’s any need to explain what happened after the visit to the rooftop.
Golem Control.
From then on, I just used that magic to chase after the Nachalsa Temple.
‘After finding that guy named Heo Gwan-sa, information gathering went by the wayside. Anyway, it’s convenient because no one on Earth knows how to control a golem.’
I was lost in thought as I reminisced about the past few weeks when I had been engrossed in the chase.
The meetings at the temple were mostly held at night, so it was common for them to stay up all night… … .
I’ve made this body work overtime so many times, so it looks like I can’t leave Su Ye-hui alive.
Well anyway.
– Mr. Kiryeo, by the way, I’m talking about that awakened person named Suye Hwi.
-yes.
-If I were an S-class like us… … wouldn’t I also be influenced by brainwashing to some extent?
-Oh, that.
-I’m worried because there’s no decent brainwashing resistance equipment… … .
It’s not Kang Chang-ho, nor is it Jeong Ha-seong.
There was a reason why I chose Esther as my assistant among the various S-class hunters.
Even before coming here, Esther was quite worried about how to fight her opponent.
To be honest, if I thought Esther was going to be brainwashed, would I have brought her to the warehouse?
In fact, the fighting is all hers.
‘go for it.’
First of all, let me start with the conclusion. Esther Hunter and Su Ye-hui had a perfect superior-subordinate relationship.
-Don’t worry, Esther.
-Because you will win overwhelmingly.
Cursed attribute.
Because she has a strong resistance to brainwashing due to her innate awakening ability.
“Hey you idiot~ This is a 2:1 fight, so if we fight each other, you’ll probably lose, so how about you just raise your hands and surrender?”
“Shut up! You worldly bitch!”
“Oh my, this criminal has a loud voice.”
brainwashing.
curse.
These types of mental magic have special rules.
When sorcerers of the same lineage face off, their battles follow a strict ‘first strike, always win’ system.
Let’s say there are two wind magicians fighting each other here.
Then, if two people fight, the wounds will increase more and more?
Whether it’s being blown by the wind or falling backwards.
Normally, when a fight breaks out between equals, both sides suffer some degree of damage.
But the situation is different for those sorcerers in front of you.
They are very protective of their own consciousness, as they make it their business to invade the realm of the mind.
‘That’s why Esther is also immune to the [Siren’s] song. She has excellent defense in that regard.’
But what does this have to do with preemptive strike?
‘The harder something is, the greater the impact it takes when it breaks.’
To explain in more detail, the fights between such sorcerers usually end with whoever breaks through their consciousness first.
Once the consciousness is invaded, it becomes difficult for the sorcerer to counterattack.
I’ve heard that he’s been wandering around in other people’s minds and then suddenly his own house gets robbed, so he’s so focused on that that he can’t complete his magic…
‘I’m an all-rounder, so I’ve never had any experience.’
Thanks to this, specialists in mental attacks have become quite absorbed in researching ultimate techniques.
For them, a battle where they lost but fought well was impossible, and the one who attacked the opponent first somehow had all the chances of victory.
First of all, because of this system, Su Ye-hui could not help but be a very threatening opponent.
That brainwashing magician has an awakening level of S-class, so he has an almost absolute status within the same lineage.
‘Whether 100 or 1,000 brainwashed people rush at you, they’re just a swarm of ants to Su Ye-hui.’
So there is only one way to minimize the damage from this battle.
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Anything is fine. We just have to somehow summon a psychic wizard who is stronger than Suye Hwi.
And fortunately… … .
In this Korea, there was only one hunter who fit those conditions.
“Anyway, I hate people like you the most.”
Crunch. Crunch.
Esther, who was confronting Su Ye-hui, stepped forward and spoke slowly.
“Just because you have some skills, you act like you’re some kind of great person. You commit crimes as if you were waiting for it.”
A hoarse voice. A smiling face.
The overall mood was light, but the sentences she uttered were clearly filled with emotion.
“I wish that you, Suyehui, would be torn to pieces as many times as the number of believers in the temple of Nachal.”
aversion.
“Right. Just kill me.”
And then the magical power that sweeps over you.
Esther glared at her opponent and poured out thick curses.
Su Ye-hui responded to the attack directed at her by brainwashing her, but I already knew the outcome.
“Huh!”
Suye Hwi and Esther are both S-class.
However, if we look closely at the magnitude of innate strength, one side has a slight advantage.
“Oh no, wait! This is… … .”
Su Ye-hui’s face gradually becomes distorted.
The sorcerer resisted the curse by tearing off the robe he was wearing.
But Esther’s magic power begins to slowly eat away at the brains of others, even as they attempt to shake it off…
“────!”
Soon a scream rips through the air.
Su Ye-hui was defeated in a head-on fight with the sorcerer.
Just one stroke. That tiny difference in strength clearly determined their superiority.
“Ahhhhh! Ugh… … . What’s going on, my, my, my head. My head… … !”
Su-ye-hui began to scratch her ears frantically as if she had been bitten by a bug.
Perhaps the feeling of being cursed is quite unpleasant.
“Oh my! It’s just as Mr. Kiryo said! I only broke it once, but all the skills were lost?”
Esther exclaimed in amazement at the actions of her enemy who was writhing in pain.
But my revenge for overwork starts now.
Did I come all the way here to show you the principles of this kind of mental magic?
“Esther Hunter.”
“Yes, that’s it?”
Esther heard my call and immediately her expression changed. To be exact, her eyes seemed to be concentrating on something.
“What, what are you trying to do… … .”
Since curses are a type of magic that can have a variety of effects, there are also many techniques derived from them.
It can cause inflammation or paralyze the body.
Even the most unusual of these curses has a new name on Earth.
“There is no better punishment than this. Hey, Su-ye-hui. Have you ever heard of the skill called ‘incitement of hatred’?”
Since there are so few sorcerers here, it seems that some skills haven’t even been properly translated.
“stop.”
As soon as Su Ye-hui heard Esther’s words, her face turned pale and she shook her head.
“Now, wait a minute. There’s no need to do this. It’s not like you, Hunter, have seen for yourself whether I’ve really committed a great sin. Yes?”
Then, the believer wearing a raincoat poured out his words one after another in a prayerful posture.
“Just a moment. Wait. I’ll explain everything. Actually, I have a situation… …!”
But no matter how much I tried to persuade her, Esther’s attitude did not change.
“Sorry, I don’t like villain characters with a story.”
A few seconds later.
Uduk. Esther grabbed Suye Hwi’s eyelids with her hands and poured her mana into them without holding back.
It was the activation of the awakening ability.
“Ugh, ugh… … . Ugh!”
Su Ye-hui struggled wildly to escape Esther’s grasp, but it was meaningless. What kind of brute force would she have as a brainwashing specialist?
“AAAAAHHHH!”
And what was the magic that was activated at this time?
“Hic… … ?”
Swish.
Esther slowly put down the hand that was pressing down on the other person’s face. However, when Su Ye-hui opened her eyes, she showed a look of even greater despair than before.
“Ahh, ahhhhh… … .”
This is none other than Esther’s second skill. It gives a random phobia to the target.
“Mr. Kiryeo, is this really okay?”
And the new idea that Esther bestowed was anthropophobia.
It may seem like nothing when expressed in words, but the intensity of the emotions granted by the skill was beyond imagination.
As soon as Su-ye-hui saw us in human form, she started vomiting and crawling on the floor.
“Yes. That one won’t be able to use its awakening ability anymore.”
I said this while watching the words of the sorcerer who founded the cult.
“[Brainwashing] is the ability to control others, but you can’t get on top of someone you fear.”
Blockade of the source of magic.
Besides, if it had come to that, all the brainwashing that had been going on up until now would have been lifted.
“Eek, eek, hic.”
Now the temple of Nachal is finished!
I whispered in Su-ye-hui’s ear to celebrate the success of the plan.
“Didn’t I tell you not to look down on other people?”
But I couldn’t hear the answer. After that, Su Ye-hui was so shocked that she foamed at the mouth and fainted.
“This is freaking awesome.”
“What should I do?”
“Let’s just leave it. Anyway, if Esther wants to, she can keep that skill. Now, we can just hand her over to the police and it’ll be over.”
Esther and I stayed in the warehouse and had a short conversation.
“Anyway, thank you for helping me today.”
“What~”
But as I was wrapping up my work and about to leave, Esther asked me a strange question.
“Yes, Mr. Kiryo.”
“yes.”
“By the way, Su-ye-hui… … . As I explained before, if you leave her like this, she won’t live long. These days, wherever you look, there are people everywhere. Even in the mirror.”
“Oh, yes.”
“I’m telling you right now that Su-ye-hui will become a wreck and die, but her reaction is so boring?”
Dealing with a sorcerer is difficult.
Especially since the opponent is an alien, I have no idea how to please him.
“hmm.”
I was silent for a moment and then said.
“Then how should I react here?”
This is something I have seriously sought advice on.
Esther just looked surprised and didn’t say anything.
Judging from the corners of his lips going up, he doesn’t seem to be in a bad mood.
‘Oh, I don’t know.’
It’s hard to know the inside of an alien, it’s not something that can be solved in a day or two. Let’s just move on for now.
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This brings an end to the history of pseudo-terrorists.
When Su Ye-hui, the mother of brainwashing that had been connected like a spider web, collapsed, 15% of the senior members regained their self-awareness one after another, effectively disintegrating the group.
The believers who came to their senses remembered the things they had done while brainwashed and were in pain.
But the confusion won’t be great.
The drunk driving test… is a bit different though.
Because the law here tends to make it difficult to punish crimes committed while mentally unstable.
‘Unlike the inflexible Alphauri.’
In the end, the only one who completely failed was Su Ye-hui. It was a happy ending.
“Huh, who would mess with a great wizard like me?”
So, now that the lurking danger has been eradicated, can I just enjoy my life in Korea?
“Ahem.”
I craned my neck to look out the window.
It’s mid-February now.
As I was taking care of the affairs of the temple, spring had already arrived outside.
Now that the weather is nice, it might be nice to go on an outing… … .
-Tiring♪
At that moment, a new notification suddenly appeared on the screen of my phone, which was turned off.
[From: Esther]
What was this hunter texting me so early in the morning? I tilted my head and checked the received message.
[Mr. Kiryeo! Can I meet you for a moment? ε=┌( >_<)┘]
