Episode 83
“I can’t take everything, I’ll just take a few.”
Preparations for the trip are in full swing.
I was out of my mind because I had to suddenly leave the black giant.
The situation where the items obtained from the warriors have not been organized yet.
Since I didn’t have much time, I was planning on just packing some accessories.
“This is too bulky… How about this? It looks good. It increases strength by a whopping 3.”
Choi Hyun-seok lifted a gold necklace from the pile of items.
Rachel, who was next to him, shook her head.
“No gold necklaces allowed.”
“why?”
“Hero. Have you ever heard of the term ‘pork soup broth’?” “What are you talking about all of a sudden?” “Don’t know. Anyway, Hero, never wear a gold necklace. It makes you feel too strong.”
Rachel stared at Choi Hyun-seok.
Choi Hyun-seok is tall and of considerable size.
The impression isn’t particularly good.
To be exact, it can be said that it is closer to the harsh side.
If Choi Hyun-seok, who is like that, were to wear a gold necklace, it seemed that certain types of people would come to mind.
‘Hmm, it would be perfect if you got a tattoo too.’
While Rachel was thinking about her trivial thoughts, Choi Hyun-seok was still busy looking at the items.
He shouted as he rummaged through the items.
“Hey. Don’t just watch. Come help me out.”
“all right!”
Rachel dived into the pile of items.
She checked out various accessories and found one that would suit Choi Hyun-seok.
“Hmm, this looks nice?” “Oh, it increases magic power by 5?” “This looks good too!” “Look at this ring. It lets you use skills?” “Hero! Hero! This bracelet is really pretty!”
So I went shopping hard for the relics of the warriors.
Choi Hyun-seok, wearing all his gear, hurried out of the barracks.
“Let’s go quickly! If we’re late, the lip monster might do something.”
“yes!”
I didn’t realize how much time had passed while I was looking at the items.
Choi Hyun-seok ran quickly so as not to be late.
“Phew…”
A while later, in front of Hemis’ office.
Choi Hyun-seok took a deep breath to calm his chest that was pounding from running.
Just then, Roger arrived and was seen walking down the hallway across from me.
“hello!”
Choi Hyun-seok greeted vigorously.
Royger, who was approaching, tilted his head.
The eyes looking at Choi Hyun-seok narrow.
“What kind of appearance is that?”
“yes?”
“No. It’s nothing…”
Royger, who was about to say something, sighed and shook his head.
At that time, Choi Hyun-seok was wondering.
Abelson’s voice came from behind.
“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok.”
Choi Hyun-seok turned around with a happy face.
“Are you ready?”
“Eek…!”
Abelson was startled when he saw Choi Hyun-seok’s face.
At that, Choi Hyun-seok was also surprised and looked around.
“What’s going on!? Are they enemies!?” “Ah, it’s nothing…”
Abelson bowed his head.
Her cheeks are flushed and her shoulders are shaking, as if she is holding back something.
Royger, who was watching the two, sighed deeply.
“Let’s go in. The commander is waiting.” “Hmm? Understood.”
Abelson and Roiger somehow found something strange and knocked on Hemis’ office door.
***
Hemis was sitting seductively at the table as usual.
Hemis smirks as he sees Choi Hyun-seok and Royger entering.
“Choi Hyun-seok. What kind of appearance is that?”
“yes?”
“If you were trying to be funny, you succeeded. You’re just like a circus clown. Hohohoho!”
Hemis covered his mouth and laughed in a high tone.
Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t understand.
‘Why is everyone like that?’
You’ve been asking me what’s going on since earlier.
All she did was wear a few accessories.
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“Have you looked in the mirror?” “… I haven’t looked yet because I was in a hurry to get out.” “Over there. Go check.”
Hemis pointed to a corner of the office.
There was a full-length mirror there.
Choi Hyun-seok tilted his head and approached the mirror.
‘What on earth is going on?’
Finally standing in front of the mirror.
Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth fell open.
‘Ah… This is serious…’
In the mirror stood a bizarre man who was difficult to describe in words.
The 198cm tall, muscular man was wearing more than ten colorful rings and three or four flashy bracelets stacked on top of each other.
Both ears are also spectacular.
The earrings, which did not even match, showed off their presence.
There were also strange piercing-like things all over her face.
He even wears a crown on his head.
‘Hey, when did you wear the crown?’
I didn’t notice at all because I was so absentmindedly putting it on.
It seemed like Rachel had secretly put it on.
This was surprisingly comfortable, so I thought it was just a hat.
“You’re too greedy. No matter how many times you wear those items, the fundamentals won’t change.”
“yes…”
“And even if you hang them, they’ll probably break or fall off during the fight, right? Choi Hyun-seok. You enjoy fighting.”
That was unexpected.
I vaguely thought that if I wore it and got stronger, that would be the end of it.
If you think about it, it could have easily broken or fallen off during combat.
“And you should be careful when wearing equipment that increases your physical abilities. There may be side effects. It’s especially dangerous to wear them in layers.” “Oh… is that so?”
“Yeah. In the end, it’s worse than not eating at all.”
Choi Hyun-seok became sad.
He started taking off his accessories one by one.
After taking off everything I was wearing, a pile of jewelry came out.
‘Ugh… I wasted all my effort.’
Choi Hyun-seok laughed bitterly.
Hemis approached and picked up a ring.
“Oh? This looks good.”
Hemis turned the ring around and examined it.
Looking at that sight, Choi Hyun-seok thought.
‘What was that… It was definitely a ring related to magic.’
I remember it was a ring that probably increased the efficiency of magical power use.
I wore it because I thought it would be useful, even though I didn’t know the exact effect.
“If you do it like this.”
Hemis, who was examining the ring, injected magic into it.
Then a black current began to flow from the ring.
Phage crackle!
The ring, which was originally white, gradually turns black.
Finally, he returned the ring, which had turned completely black, to Choi Hyun-seok.
“Okay, check it out.”
Choi Hyun-seok received the ring and checked the detailed explanation.
□ Description of the ring of Ries, whose seal has been lifted: A legacy of the great wizard Ries. A ring that Ries especially treasured, it shows outstanding effectiveness in controlling magic power. With the seal lifted, its original abilities are revealed.
Ability: Increases magical power control ability by 25%, increases magical power usage efficiency by 25%.
Required Warrior Points: –
Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth opened open on its own after reading the explanation.
‘What the heck happened…?’
The effectiveness of the ability has increased dramatically.
I remember it was around 5% when I checked last time.
I thought that was a huge boost, but now it’s up a whopping 25%.
It was clear that it would be of great help.
“That ring. It’s called Ries’s ring, right?” “Yes. How did you know?”
Hemis was surprised when he recognized the ring.
Could it be that she can also see the names of items in the system?
The answer I heard was unexpected.
“Was it about 200 years ago? There was a guy who claimed to be a great wizard. He had some special magical powers, so I remembered him.” “Was that wizard…?”
Instead of answering, Hemis pointed to his mouth with his finger.
“It was quite delicious.”
“I see. As expected, you are the commander. Haha…!”
Choi Hyun-seok laughed, sweat dripping down his face.
‘I won’t end up like that, right?’
In 100 years, or 200 years, won’t Hemis say something like this?
-There used to be a special warrior named Choi Hyun-seok. He was a real delicacy! Hohohoho!
Choi Hyun-seok, who had been imagining things, shook his head.
‘That’s absolutely not possible!’
The thing that is remembered as Hemis’ delicacy is that it is a dish that he would never eat again.
“Anyway, I called you here to see your faces before I leave. I also have to go to a meeting of legion commanders.”
“yes.”
“So, are you ready?”
“yes?”
Choi Hyun-seok blinked.
Are you suddenly ready?
“Commander. What kind of preparations are you talking about…?” “Ready to go to the 2nd Corps. Aren’t you ready yet?” “Ah! Of course I am! Haha!” “Good. Well then, good luck.”
Hemis snapped his fingers.
At the same time, Choi Hyun-seok’s vision is reversed.
Hwaaaaah-!
When I carefully opened my eyes, what I saw was an unfamiliar forest.
Choi Hyun-seok looked around with a bewildered face.
“Where is this?”
“Hmm, it doesn’t seem to be near the black giant.”
Royger also looks like he doesn’t understand English.
He takes the map artifact out of his pocket and looks at it for a long time.
After a while.
Roger raised his head as if he had grasped the situation.
“Choi Hyun-seok. I knew where this was.”
“Where are you?”
“It’s a forest about 100km away from the black giant.”
“yes…?”
It flew too far for me to snap my fingers.
***
Demon King’s Castle Central Conference Hall.
The spacious conference room was desolate.
There were only five people in attendance.
It was the Demon King and the four legion commanders.
“Isn’t Rotak coming today either?”
Originally, there were five commanders in the Demon King’s army.
However, the reason there are only four is because Rotak, the commander of the 2nd Army Corps, did not attend.
Today’s meeting is an extraordinary meeting, not a regular meeting.
So, it wasn’t mandatory to attend.
The problem is that Rotak has rarely attended interim meetings so far.
Even if it wasn’t absolutely necessary, it was an excessive action.
This was especially true when I thought about the weight of today’s agenda.
The legion commanders each said a word as they looked at the empty seat of the Rotak.
“Hasn’t it always been like that? Rotak has never attended an interim meeting.”
The 5th Corps Commander Ozges said.
“I understand that you don’t have to attend the temporary meeting, but it’s annoying.”
These were the words of the 1st Corps Commander, Dorritugs.
“What’s the point of putting on that hat? All you’ll do is whine. Just hurry up and get going.”
4th Corps Commander Park Hyeon-a received the following:
“Huh~”
For some reason, 3rd Corps Commander Hemis didn’t say anything and just hummed.
“ha…”
Demon King Tegrad pressed his temples with a sigh.
Although I had seen it dozens, hundreds of times, I couldn’t help but feel a headache every time I saw it.
Tegrad shook his head and opened his eyes.
“I will proceed with the meeting.”
All the legion commanders closed their mouths at the words of Demon King Tegrad.
Molly has four pairs of pupils.
No, three pairs of eyes and one giant lip.
Tegrad opened his mouth to face them.
“As you all know, today’s agenda is about the 3rd Corps Commander Hemis.”
Since everyone already knew this, there was no particular reaction.
Tegrad continued.
“Hemis held a large-scale event that was not in accordance with regulations. It resulted in many casualties. Each and every one of them was an outstanding talent who could become a battalion commander in the future.”
The battalion commander is a senior officer.
There are less than 10,000 people in the entire Demon King’s army with the strength of a battalion commander.
It may seem like a huge number, but it is less than 5% of the total.
It is an extremely valuable resource.
“We were unable to stop the human invasion, resulting in numerous casualties. Ozges. What is the total extent of the damage?”
In response to Tegrad’s question, 5th Corps Commander Ozges picked up the documents.
“Total casualties from the tournament and human raids: ninety-seven dead, one hundred and fifty-five seriously injured. The number of minor injuries is countless.”
After Ozges’ brief report.
Tegrad continued speaking.
“In addition, Hemis attacked the 4th Corps Commander, Park Hyun-ah. This is in violation of the rule that combat between Corps Commanders must be approved. Personally, I think this is a very serious matter.”
The Demon King had emphasized this before.
Fights between legion commanders must never occur without permission.
Except for the commander’s match directly hosted by the Demon King, no matter what happens, the legion commanders must not clash with each other.
Hemis broke that rule.
“Therefore, the agenda for this special meeting is what kind of punishment should be given to the 3rd Corps Commander Hemis. Anyone with an opinion, please feel free to speak up.”
As soon as the Demon King finished speaking, someone raised a hand.
Long, pure white fingers reaching toward the sky.
The Demon King’s eyebrows twitched when he saw that.
Because the one who raised his hand was Hemis himself.
“Tell me, Hemis.”
As soon as permission was granted, the corners of Hemis’ mouth went up.
“Your Majesty, this meeting is fundamentally wrong. Isn’t the reason the Demon King’s army exists to trample on humans?” “What are you trying to say?” “What I mean is that we must first identify the traitor. This incident happened because someone conspired with humans to pass on information. Didn’t I attack Commander Park Hyun-ah because I misunderstood her as a traitor?”
A cold silence fell upon Hemis’ words.
There was no one here who did not know that the Demon King was making a secret pact with humans.
In other words, Hemis is saying that the Demon King is a traitor and that he should be punished as the mastermind behind this incident.
“That’s interesting.”
Demon King Tegrad chuckled.
At the same time, an immeasurable amount of magic flowed out from him.
Kugugugu…!
The atmosphere vibrates due to magic.
Unable to withstand the vibrations, cracks began to appear throughout the building.
“Hemis. Answer me. Are you challenging me now?” “Oh, Your Majesty. I’m sorry. Please calm down.”
Hemis clasped his hands together and apologized.
But the mouth was still smiling.
No, now it was more than just a simple smile; the corners of his mouth were raised to a grotesque level.
“I just asked to find the traitor. I don’t know why you’re getting so angry like a thief with numb feet. Hohohohoho!”
As Hemis’ laughter grows louder, the Demon King’s face hardens.
“Just stop there.”
“Why are you doing this? Don’t you want to find the traitor?” “You’ll do it until the end…!”
Finally, the Demon King, unable to bear it any longer, stands up from his seat.
Kookookookook…
The center of the Demon King’s Castle began to collapse.
