Dagger Wave -3-
Kim Cheol-kwon.
Even in the blurry CCTV footage, it was clear that his right arm was a steel prosthetic arm and that he had a machine gun stuck in his left waist.
‘I need to organize it.’
The mess I had created was too much for us to go our separate ways.
Kim Cheol-kwon must have felt threatened after checking the scene.
Rather than leaving a bitter aftertaste, I will try to find a solution somehow.
By force or by dialogue.
“I am the Iron Fist faction.”
“Oh, that’s right! It’s the Iron Fist!”
Chief Choi nodded his head as if he was broken.
It seems like his head isn’t working properly because he just got tortured.
I took my rifle out of my golf bag and stood up slowly.
“Let’s go. Let’s talk.”
“Super, Superman. If that bastard Kim Cheol-kwon goes crazy and starts shooting······”
“Here? Hey, it’s tough. And I won’t just take it.”
Only when he taps the rifle as if he were looking at something does his face brighten.
In fact, Kim Cheol-kwon is still working very hard.
This is clearly a police patrol area.
It’s burdensome enough that they came in openly armed, but they’re shooting?
They’re not a nationwide gang, and all they do is fight in Sillim-dong, so they can’t fight the police.
No matter how incompetent the police are, they can easily destroy a small gang.
Click!
I turned on the lights in the HR office and went out to the waiting room.
He always sits in the seat where the female employee used to sit and stares at the entrance.
Director Choi stood at the door and looked back at me.
“Shall I open the door?”
“wait a minute.”
I rolled my head for a moment.
The reason why Kim Cheol-kwon brought his gang was obvious.
Just trying to look as threatening as possible.
It’s also something that keeps me on guard.
So what I’m going to do here is a little bit of bluff.
It gives the impression of being tough and violent, making it difficult to approach.
‘Let’s do something Guan Yu-like.’
Wood crack!
The sweatpants on my left arm were ripped off.
Also remove the shield that was stuck to the blood.
It was practically reduced to rags due to the rocket fragments embedded in it.
‘This is useless.’
The protective suit underneath was the same.
It was full of holes and tears, so it would cost more to repair.
My left arm is finally revealed.
It was horribly horrific. It was covered in wounds, bruises and swollen, as if a tiger had bitten and shaken it.
Biting my lips once, I activate the black flame.
Black, burning petals began to dance around me.
With this, the stage is ready.
“I will open the door!”
Chief Choi unlocked the door.
Crunch, crunch!
The iron gate blocking the glass door goes up and the warm outside wind rushes in like a lick.
Thump, thump, thump.
Kim Cheol-kwon, who pushes in without hesitation.
“Huh? Just a moment!”
Ignore whatever Director Choi says.
Besides Kim Cheol-kwon, several men who looked like executives followed him.
It was at this point that I took action.
I thrust the dagger I had taken out in advance, the cursed dagger that glowed with a soft purple magic circle, into my arm with all my might.
‘Ugh!’
A tearing pain suddenly surges forth.
I barely managed to suppress my screams.
‘I am Guan Yu.’
I’ve repeated those words to myself dozens of times.
If it weren’t for my patience trait, I wouldn’t have been able to endure it.
He frowned and gritted his teeth, then lowered the dagger.
Push!
Blood gushed out as if it had cut a bad spot.
The spurted blood dyed the ceiling and floor red.
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The amount of blood sprayed even in front of Kim Cheol-kwon, who was approaching him.
The sprinkled blood looked like a single line.
A warning not to approach any further.
“Umm······”
Kim Cheol-kwon stopped groaning.
One of the men who followed made an expression of incredulity.
“Hey kid, don’t brag. Have you ever tried self-harming when you were young? If you were going to do it, why don’t you just cut open your stomach and show off your organs instead of just cutting off your arm?”
What are you doing?
I put the dagger down on the counter and put my fingers in.
He spread his arms wide and grabbed the piece of metal embedded in his flesh, then pulled it out in one breath.
Phew!
A sharp piece of iron and a chunk of flesh come out, along with blood.
The faces of the men who had been frowning turned pale.
He snaps his fingers, enjoying the view.
Doo doo!
The piece of iron fell onto the tiles, making a clanging sound.
The men’s gaze turned to me for a moment and then followed the fallen piece of iron.
No one said anything.
It’s just fixed on my hand as I cut open my arm, making a rustling sound, and then pulling out a piece of metal by poking at the cut.
“Ugh, euaaaah!”
The man who had picked on me ran away with a pale face.
That makes sense.
Think about it.
Under the white fluorescent lights, he was wrapped in black will-o’-the-wisps, cutting off his own arm and taking out iron shards.
Is that a ghost or a person?
I shrugged, taking out the piece of iron and dropping it.
“Mr. Kim, your subordinate is a bit timid. Tell him to watch horror movies sometimes.”
“Huh······”
Kim Cheol-kwon ran his hand through his hair as if he was annoyed.
“You guys are out.”
“Tongue, bro!”
“but······”
“You little kids. At least control your expressions. You’re no help at all right now, so go out and go and take care of the little kids. Do you understand?”
“Oh, I understand!”
“Yes, yep!”
The two who remained also ran out.
Although he said no in words, his blank face clearly showed that he was satisfied with the result.
Kim Cheol-kwon grumbled with a sigh.
“What big deal would I do with those guys······”
Well, that’s fine.
Even on your face, it says, “I’m sick of you.”
I chuckled and clenched my fist.
A terrible, sharp pain surges through me, but I don’t feel the foreign sensation I had felt earlier.
It means that the piece of metal stuck in the arm has been resolved.
Even though the muscles and flesh were torn to shreds, given enough time, the wounds will heal and regenerate.
“Director Choi. Come here for a moment.”
“Huh? Yep!”
Chief Choi comes running with a sharp look on his face.
I turned my back to Director Choi and calmly took off my protective suit.
His well-developed muscles, shredded into pieces, are revealed under the bright fluorescent lights.
Gulp.
Someone outside swallowed dry saliva.
It wasn’t just a fashion muscle. It was the most ideal and practical muscle that was twitching. In particular, the abnormal swelling and bruising all over his back made him even more threatening.
Of course, it’s not my muscles.
It was a muscle that grew solely due to strength characteristics.
After I gave the cursed dagger to Chief Choi, I pointed to the swollen spot on my back.
“Please come over there and take out some of the debris.”
“Eh? Me? You should leave this to the doctor!”
“Just take out the fragments. I’ll take care of the rest.”
“Ha, but, Superman······”
“I told you it’s okay?”
“I didn’t even disinfect it······”
“What’s wrong with disinfecting? It’s okay. Do it.”
I’ve been feeling dizzy for a while now and my body feels like it can’t move the way I want it to.
What happens if I downgrade from Gigabit Internet to a dial-up modem?
It’s because of a curse.
A low-level curse of level 1.
Normally it’s just a bit slow, but it’s deadly in combat.
“Sob, sob.”
His tense breath hits my back.
“Ha, I do?”
“Two centimeters below there.”
“Hey, are you here?”
“Just 0.5 centimeters to the right. Yes, there. Poke about 3 centimeters and look carefully.”
“Whew, whew.”
Phew!
Finally, Chief Choi stabbed me in the back.
“Good job. Now, take out the fragments.”
“Eeeeeee······ What am I doing······”
Even though he had a sad look on his face, Director Choi did as he was told.
When I tried to poke around with my fingers but that didn’t work, I got a pair of tweezers and started fiddling around with them.
Clang!
Chief Choi placing fragments on a plate.
I sigh in relief, but it’s still a long way to go.
“There are five left. Please work a little harder.”
“Yes? Ah······ Yes, I understand.”
But, having tried it once, I gained confidence in my ability to cut open wounds.
Also, around this time, the tingling sensation slowly disappeared.
[Curse Resistance] acquired.
I just need to collect a few more.
It is said that it is combined to gain more resistance to poison, curse, and various abnormal statuses.
[Indomitable] trait.
I left my body completely in the hands of Chief Choi and turned my head to look at Kim Cheol-kwon.
Kim Cheol-kwon pretends nothing happened.
But the body was honest.
The pupil was causing an earthquake like a blister.
“By the way, why did you come?”
“ah.”
Kim Cheol-kwon barely came to his senses.
“First of all, I would like to pay tribute to you for destroying the Dagger Sect. They were truly parasites and social evils. The number of people who shed tears of blood because of them would be too many to fit in dozens of trucks. Superman Kim Jeon-sa saved them all, and all of us.”
Huh?
Are you saying that as if it’s not true?
Well, it’s true that the Dagger Faction is a bit more vicious.
Even so, it’s like the same old story, a dog covered in bran barking at a dog covered in shit.
“There’s no need to apologize. They messed with me to show me an example. If the Dagger Sect hadn’t messed with me first, I wouldn’t have bothered to attack them.”
“I won’t attack unless you touch me first······ What are your plans for the future?”
“It’s the same. I don’t really want to fight with anyone else. I have a lot to do. Just don’t touch me first.”
Such blatant language.
Kim Cheol-kwon also nodded heavily.
“But there’s something I want to discuss with you. This kind of thing needs to be thoroughly discussed. If you just let it slide, you’ll end up complaining later.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The territory that the Dagger Sect had. Don’t you have any desire for it, Superman? Normally, Superman should have taken half, but this incident has caused a lot of damage on our side. Our kids are already complaining.”
Where did you hear me say that?
I said it as if I would give it all, but Kim Cheol-kwon was talking about something else.
When I looked straight at Kim Chul-kwon, Kim Chul-kwon also looked straight at me.
A state where the eyes are strained.
Why are you doing that?
After thinking about it carefully, something occurred to me.
Kim Cheol-kwon is scary.
I’m afraid that I might end up in a back alley. So I’m afraid that I might grab the dagger faction territory and fly up to conquer Sillim-dong and Gwanak-gu.
Seriously. Do I look like someone who would join a gang or something?
They say that a Buddha only sees Buddha, and a dog only sees poop, and it’s exactly like that.
Well then, I guess I should reassure you.
In a way that suits the vulgar, gangster-like people.
“No need.”
I said it bluntly.
“Anyway, I’m alone and I have no interest in fighting over territory. I have no interest in getting deeply involved in that world in the first place.”
“Is that so······”
Kim Cheol-kwon looks relieved but also uncomfortable.
This is a blow to my pride.
“But it’s true that I have a big stake in this matter, right? Instead of claiming my stake, let me ask for two things.”
“Go ahead.”
“First of all, let’s consider the debt we owed last time as paid off this time. Honestly, didn’t Mr. Kim make a lot of profit today? He has become the true ruler of Shillim-dong.”
“Okay, I admit it.”
“Second, I have to get something out of it, so I’ll just ask for one thing.”
Kim Cheol-kwon stares at me intently.
An attitude that is clearly urging.
I hesitated for a moment and then opened my mouth.
“The dagger gang had it, the boss had it, so please give me just one house.”
“Home······?”
“Yes. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a single-family home or a commercial building. However, the owner must take care of the tenants. It doesn’t have to be big, but it has to be secure and soundproof.”
“Security and soundproofing······ Hmm, there should be a gym in the basement too.”
“That’s it.”
What is the most preferred home for superhumans, especially warrior-type superhumans?
Apartment? Penthouse?
The answer is a single-family home.
If there’s a secret training ground underground, it’s the icing on the cake.
At the very least, there should be a gym. It’s common sense that warriors should have a training room, reinforcements should have a workshop, magicians should have a study room, and priests should have a prayer room.
I saw the secret training room at Seo Woo-jin’s house and realized its necessity.
Up until now I’ve been strong through brute force, but from now on it’s different.
You must learn the bankruptcy law and learn the magic power training method.
For that, a training room is essential.
Kim Cheol-kwon, who heard my request, thought for a moment.
Since you probably don’t know all of Daggerpa’s assets yet, you’re probably thinking about the real estate you own.
It won’t be a commercial residence.
Are you going to call me crazy and hand over a place that keeps paying rent if I leave it alone?
In the end, there is only one.
The place given as the first base in Arcane Seoul.
A detached house with a perfect underground secret and a police station right nearby, but located on a mountainside with inconvenient transportation, so the land and house prices are relatively cheap.
Kim Cheol-kwon, who had finished thinking, asked me as if he was making a promise.
“Is security and soundproofing enough? Anything else doesn’t matter?”
“Yes. Any other conditions are fine. To be honest, it would be better if it were quiet and not crowded.”
“I have a house that is just right for you.”
Kim Cheol-kwon’s eyes are twitching.
Is it good?
I have to give up half of the dagger area, so I can just take care of the house?
But you know what?
You should think about it once.
Why on earth was that house given as the first base for Arcane Seoul?
Of course I don’t know about Kim Cheol-kwon.
“Would you like to see it for yourself? It’s a house on the outskirts of Shillim-dong, on the ridge of Geonwoobong. It’s not a very big house, but it’s quiet and near the police station, so it’s a great place to practice. I’m sure you’ll like it too.”
bingo.
