Episode 160
“Did I hear you correctly? You want me to be your teacher?”
“yes.”
Park Hyun-ah asked with narrowed eyes.
Choi Hyun-seok nods with an indifferent expression.
“If you fell in love with me after seeing me fight, then by all means, Arthur. It would take a long time for you to become like this.” “Park Hyun-ah… I don’t particularly want to become like you, older sister.”
Choi Hyun-seok, who was about to call Park Hyun-ah ‘Ms.’, quickly changed his title when her expression distorted into a fierce expression.
“Ahem, I’m not saying this out of the blue. I’ve always felt the need for training.”
“Then do it.”
“There is no place or time to practice. We are being chased by the Holy Empire.”
Park Hyun-ah snorted.
“So. You want me to be your nanny?” “You don’t have to be my master. Just give me a place to train away from the Empire’s eyes, and I will never forget your kindness.”
Choi Hyun-seok spoke with sincerity.
This incident made him realize for sure.
At least in the human realm, there is no place that the eyes of the Holy Empire do not reach.
However, it is not possible to return to the Demon King’s Army.
A situation where there is no place to go.
He needed a place to hide away from the eyes of the Empire.
“Honestly, aren’t you unemployed now, Sister? You probably have nothing to do, so if you could take on a cute disciple…” “How cute! What’s cute about a muscle mass over 190 cm tall!?”
Park Hyun-ah is 169 cm tall, which is taller than the average Korean woman.
However, he is nothing compared to Choi Hyun-seok, who is over 190cm tall.
The difference in their physiques was so great that if they stood next to each other, they would be a head apart.
“Haa… I knew he was a cheeky kid, but he’s worse than I thought.”
Park Hyun-ah scratched her head.
He looked like he was wondering what to do.
Choi Hyun-seok continued speaking urgently.
“Even if you look at it like this, your potential is like a Triple S, it’s unprecedented! If you raise it well, it’ll definitely be useful.” “Your potential is SSS-level?” “Yes. This guy here said so.”
Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel and pushed her forward.
“Ahh! Why me…!”
Rachel, who had been struggling and throwing a tantrum, quickly became calm when her eyes met with Park Hyun-ah’s.
“Hehehe… That’s right. SSS-class potential! I, Rachel, guarantee it!”
The way he practices the principle of strength and weakness more than anyone else is exactly like that of a warrior or a dedicated fairy.
“Hmm, I guess so.”
Park Hyun-ah continued speaking, stroking her chin.
“Somehow. No matter how much that nutter-bitch educated you, you grew up too fast. Is that why?”
I knew from the beginning that Hemis had decided to raise Choi Hyun-seok.
However, even considering those facts, I thought Choi Hyun-seok’s growth was too fast, but if his potential was SSS-level, that could be explained to some extent.
“Among the warriors of all time, was there anyone with SSS-level potential?” “There wasn’t. There have been over 100,000 warriors who have come here so far, and less than ten of them were SS-level.” “Of course. I’m an S-level myself, but I’ve only met one other person.”
Park Hyun-ah’s eyes began to fill with interest.
‘It’s SSS-class… I wonder how strong it will become.’
Even he, a potential S-class, has a fighting power of over 400,000.
And it is still growing steadily, albeit slowly.
If Choi Hyun-seok, who has SSS-level potential, grows, how strong can he become?
It will easily pass 600,000 and may even reach 1 million.
‘The combat power is 1 million…’
Park Hyun-ah’s combat power meter can measure up to 1 million.
She measured the combat power of all the commanders of the Demon King’s army, and most of them stayed between 400,000 and 500,000.
I was curious to see what kind of power he would show if he really had 1 million fighting power.
‘I think the snout’s combat power was around 800,000?’
Hemis had a combat power of 800,000 units, which was overwhelmingly higher than that of other legion commanders.
If it’s 1 million, it’s a higher number than that hemis.
‘Well, the reason she’s dangerous isn’t just because of her combat power, but…’
Park Hyun-ah, who had been thinking about Hemis for a moment, shook her head.
‘Okay. What’s the point of thinking about that bitch who’s already behind?’
One way or another, Hemis is dead.
Park Hyun-ah has witnessed so many deaths that she doesn’t do anything that reminds her of the dead.
To begin with, I didn’t really have any good memories with Hemis.
“Okay! I’ve decided.”
Park Hyun-ah looked at Choi Hyun-seok and smiled.
“I will do it, Master.”
***
Gratiam, the capital of the Holy Empire Gatren.
“Heh heh…”
Pope Orban IV was smiling.
“Heh heh heh heh…”
I wonder if he has dementia because he just keeps smiling weakly.
The officials around him all kept their mouths shut and watched him closely.
“Heh heh… heh… heh.”
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The Pope, who had been laughing for a long time, finally stopped laughing.
He said this with his eyes closed.
“Are you joking right now?”
“…”
No one answered.
The Pope asked again.
“I don’t like jokes. Tell me right now.”
“…”
“Are you joking?”
“…”
“I told you to tell me straight away!”
At that moment, the Pope slammed the table.
Kwaaang-!
The table shattered with a loud noise.
The officials all gulped.
The table the Pope just broke is worth thousands of gold coins.
But what surprised them wasn’t the price of the table.
‘It doesn’t break like that…’
The material used to make the table is a rare mineral that is resistant to even the slightest impact without showing any scratches.
That table was shattered into pieces with one punch.
Up until now, the Pope has never used force in public.
That’s why none of the officials knew that the old man was hiding such immense power.
“…”
A cold silence fell.
There’s no guarantee that a mindless fist won’t come crashing down on someone’s head right now.
Unfortunately, there was no one in this place with a stronger mind than that table.
“Phew, sorry.”
The Pope sighed and slumped into his chair.
The waiting attendants rushed in and hastily cleared away the table debris.
Because it was such a heavy mineral, I sweat profusely just moving the piece.
The Pope watched the scene and tapped his armrest.
Knock, knock, knock.
The Pope, who had been calming down for a while, finally opened his mouth.
“Where are Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson Marriott?”
“that is…”
“You missed it. Yes, I already knew.”
The man reporting was trembling.
Cold sweat was running down his back like rain.
The scene of the table being smashed kept flashing through my mind.
“Haaah…”
The Pope took a deep breath.
“Continue the pursuit. We must search the entire continent for it.”
“yes!”
“Let’s end this story here.”
The Pope rubbed his forehead with a tired expression.
“Let’s move on to the next item. What happened to the suppression of necromancy within the Empire?”
At the Pope’s words, another official rose from his seat.
He began his report, checking the documents in his hand.
“We have discovered exactly 1,524 unique devices that appear to generate magic within the current territory of the Empire.” “Do you know how they work?” “I’m sorry! That’s not yet…” “It’s okay. I knew that the Demons’ magic engineering technology was superior to ours. Please continue your research.”
“yes!”
“Oh, just in case. There is no longer a threat of necromancy within the Empire, is there?” “Yes. The magical density throughout the Empire has returned to normal. There may be devices that we have not yet discovered, but they should be incapable of using necromancy.”
“Excellent.”
The Pope narrowed his eyes.
The eyes buried in the wrinkles shone eerily.
“In this case, confidentiality is especially important.”
“…”
“When all nations are in danger from necromancy, we must be the only safe nation. We must give the impression that ‘the Holy Empire of Gatren is blessed with the grace of God.’ Do you understand?”
“yes!”
After that, reports on several agenda items followed.
Finally, the reporting and meeting were over.
“I’ll stop here for today.”
“…”
“Then go and take care of things.”
The officials rose up in a commotion at the Pope’s words.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you one thing.”
The officials who had stood up sat down in their seats.
“Once this is over, I plan to clean up the demon tribe. Have the relevant departments prepare a plan and report it to you.”
“yes!”
“I’ll give you a week.”
“yes…”
“Then go ahead.”
The expressions on the faces of the officials leaving the conference room were rotten.
The Demons are not simply intertwined with the Holy Empire.
Every nation on the continent has a complex secret pact with the Demons.
But he told me to come up with a plan to deal with the demons within a week.
‘If you’re going to be picky, you have to be picky…’
Even though it’s unfair, there’s nothing I can do.
In order to survive, he had to stay up for several nights to produce results that would satisfy the Pope.
***
Park Hyun-ah used teleportation magic to bring the group somewhere.
It was my first time coming to Choi Hyun-seok’s place, but it felt strangely familiar.
“Sister. Where are you going now?”
“You’ll know when you go.”
“yep.”
Choi Hyun-seok closed his mouth without saying a word.
Considering Park Hyun-ah’s personality, anyone could tell that if she went about it the wrong way, it wouldn’t end well.
While walking down the street like that.
Suddenly, Park Hyun-ah asked a question.
“By the way, what level are you?” “Um… seven hundred and forty.”
Choi Hyun-seok, who checked the level through the status window, said the same thing.
“What? Seven hundred and forty?”
Park Hyun-ah looked back, frowning.
“Are you sure? Is it really seven hundred and forty?” “Yes… but…”
“That’s strange.”
Park Hyun-ah looked at Choi Hyun-seok while wearing a combat power meter.
[ Combat Power: 108,406 ]
Park Hyun-ah’s expression became even more crumpled after seeing her fighting power.
Choi Hyun-seok looked around carefully.
“What’s wrong…?” “Why is your level so low? Your combat power is only ten-eleven, but your level is in the seven hundred. That doesn’t make sense.”
“Is it strange?”
“Even if I can’t do it, I have to pass nine hundred.”
“Nine hundred…?”
“That’s the minimum. Usually you have to go over a thousand. Most people fall behind before that though.”
Choi Hyun-seok blinked.
Now, to achieve combat power, you need to be over level 1000.
“Listen carefully. Combat power is simply defined as ability value, or more precisely, the sum of strength, agility, stamina, and magic power.”
“yes.”
“How do I increase my abilities?” “Just level up and invest bonus points.”
“Is that all?”
“It often comes up during training or combat.”
“that’s right.”
Park Hyun-ah snapped her fingers and continued speaking.
“Most people level up and increase their abilities, but like you said, sometimes you have to fight fiercely or do extreme training to increase your abilities. Warriors jokingly call this ‘blood, sweat, and tears.’”
“Blood, sweat, and tears…?”
“Why is there a song? Don’t you know the song “Blood, Sweat, and Tears”? It’s so famous.”
“I know.”
“It’s the same. It’s an ability that you can only increase by pouring blood, sweat, and tears into it by really f*cking yourself up.”
Park Hyun-ah narrowed her eyes and looked at Choi Hyun-seok.
“But your abilities, which you’ve gained through sweat and blood, are hundreds more than those of other warriors. And that’s for someone who hasn’t even been in this world for a year. Do you know how out of the ordinary this is?” “Uh… I guess I get it…” “I told you not to react so coolly!”
Park Hyun-ah tapped her chest as if she was frustrated.
“It doesn’t make sense that he passed level 700 in that short period of time, but you’re saying it took hundreds of hours of blood, sweat, and tears? Even if you’re SSS-level talented, it doesn’t make sense.”
“…”
“What the hell have you been doing?”
Park Hyun-ah asked urgently.
Choi Hyun-seok quietly closed his eyes.
The events that had happened so far flashed through my mind like a panorama.
“I had a hard time… a bit…”
A tear welled up in the corner of his eye.
“It was really… hard…” “That bitch really did push me around a lot, I guess.”
Park Hyun-ah made a pitiful expression.
I can’t even imagine what kind of things one must have gone through to achieve such growth in such a short period of time.
If another warrior had experienced something like that, he would have died long ago.
I thought that maybe Choi Hyun-seok’s real talent was surviving in such extreme situations.
“Anyway, this is a very good sign. Since you’ve gotten stronger through sweat and blood, you’ll get stronger regardless of your level.” “Is it really that good?” “Of course. Since you’re stronger than your level, you can hunt stronger enemies, so of course you’ll level up faster.”
“aha.”
“The more blood, sweat and tears you shed, the more a virtuous cycle will build up.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded after hearing the entire explanation.
“In that sense, the place we are going now is a very good training ground.”
“Where are you?”
“You know that place too.”
“Umm…”
“I wanted to move all at once, but the magic is so thick and the coordinates are fluctuating, so it’s dangerous.”
Choi Hyun-seok opened his eyes wide at the mention of the strong magic.
“no way…”
“Did you notice?”
“Land of the Demons. Isn’t it Inemosit?”
“that’s right.”
Park Hyun-ah smiled faintly.
“Let’s start by leveling up.”
