#31
Episode 31
God (2)
“Wow!”
Seong Donghak, who was hit by a kick, was thrown away with a short scream and fainted.
Considering Sanghee’s incredible strength level, his head could have been blown off, but fortunately, no such disaster occurred. She approached the fallen Seong Donghak and opened his mouth.
“What are you doing now?”
She answered the question while still examining Seong Donghak’s mouth.
“It’s not clear yet, but we are preparing in case this person is Karma. “Those fanatics don’t care about their lives.”
“ah… .”
He was saying that if he divulged information, he might commit suicide. After examining not only the mouth but every inch of the body, Sanghee grabbed Seong Donghak by the area under his chin and lifted him up.
Left ahhh.
A layer of Seong Donghak’s face was peeled off, revealing a new face.
“… This?”
Seonghee said, fiddling with the peeled shell.
“It’s a well-made face skin. Perhaps the current face is the real face of Seongdonghak.”
“hmm.”
Just like when Jeong-do first visited Sang-hee, people who have business with the association have their identities verified with the Mana Watch and face in the lobby. The fact that Seong Donghak passed the identity verification meant that he possessed Kim Seong-su’s Mana Watch.
“There is a high probability that the real Kim Seong-su is already dead.”
“… “It’s possible he’s trapped somewhere, but that seems unlikely.”
They are the ones causing the break in the middle of Seoul. It was difficult to think that they would have saved Kim Seong-su, who was no longer needed.
“Then what are you going to do with this person?”
Sanghee was lost in thought for a moment before answering the question.
“First, you have to go through detention procedures. In the meantime, we will dig up information.”
Dig up information. At those words, Jeongdo remembered one thing.
“Maybe I can help you with that.”
“yes?”
Jeong Do opened the status window and touched <Information Draw (Enhancement)>.
<The enhanced <Information Draw> allows you to draw information from a limited number of targets. (Consume 5 mana)>
It was a reward for extracting crisis information for the first time. If you limit the target, the mana consumed increases, but only information related to that target comes out of the draw.
yesternight. With three gold draws, Jeongdo’s total mana amount reached exactly 40. And today, loading Jaina consumed 23 mana, and three observations consumed 3 mana. The remaining mana was 14. In other words, two enhanced information draws were possible.
Jeong Do used an information draw targeting the fainted Seong Donghak.
Tiring!
<Two days ago, Seong Donghak murdered Kim Seong-su.>
“… … .”
It was something I had guessed, but when I actually confirmed it, I felt mixed. I used the skill once again.
<Seong Donghak belongs to the Karma Guild.>
The information I wanted was found.
Jeong-do nodded at that information and spoke to Sang-hee.
“As expected, this person belongs to the Karma Guild.”
“… indeed.”
Sanghee was impressed. Perhaps she is under the illusion that she can figure out something like that with the <Observation> skill. Jeongdo said without bothering to correct her misunderstanding.
“I did everything I could. I hope the association will achieve success.”
“thank you. It’s an association that’s supposed to help users, but on the contrary, they just keep getting help… “By even disclosing information.”
Jeongdo responded to those words with a bitter smile.
“I can’t help it. “We can’t ignore the terrorist in front of us.”
“From now on, please leave it to the association. We’ve already had enough help. And I have to tell you about the loot… I think today will be difficult because of the situation. “Can you please come back tomorrow?”
Jeong-do nodded at Sang-hee’s words.
“All right. “See you again tomorrow.”
With those words, Jeong-do left the association, guided by Sang-hee.
* * * * * *
That evening.
Somewhere in Seoul.
In the room, seven men and women were talking around a round table. Their outfits were all different, but they had one thing in common.
All of them have their faces covered with masks or robes. It looked suspicious to anyone who saw it.
“The news from Seongdonghak sent to the association has been cut off.”
There was silence in the room as the man in the robe spoke. It was such an important issue. The man in the robe continued talking.
“It looks like something has caught on… “Have you received any contact from the association?”
The man in the tiger mask answered the robed man’s question by scratching his head.
“Well, it looks like that bitch Seo Sang-hee noticed something and did something to Seongdonghak. “I heard that it is difficult to find out more than that whether work is carried out in complete secrecy even within the association.”
“What is the possibility that Seongdonghak may leak?”
The tiger mask answered those words again.
“Well, he’s quite disciplined in torture, but it’s hard to say he’ll never reveal it.”
“… “Contact the association and handle it as secretly as possible.”
The man in the robe closed his mouth after saying those words. This time the woman with her butterfly mask opened her mouth.
“That aside, who blocked this break? Didn’t you send Seong Donghak to find out information about him? “Is there any way to steal information from the association?”
The man in the tiger mask answered those words again.
“Seo Sang-hee is also blocking that guy’s information. At best, all I could find was the name and the grade E. And you blocked the brakes by yourself?”
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“… “There’s nowhere she doesn’t get involved.”
“The dungeon you opened this time was level A, right? It can’t be class E. “Aren’t you a user that the association has kept secret?”
“I heard he was active at the academy as well.”
“It was aimed at Seongtae Kim, but he just happened to be involved. “It has nothing to do with this incident.”
“Seongdonghak said that. There was someone waiting, as if they knew the brakes would go off. This is a situation where information may have been leaked from our side. “I think I should be more concerned about this than that guy.”
The room suddenly became noisy.
“stop.”
As soon as the robe man spoke, silence came again.
“Calm down. About that guy… “I’ll put it on hold for now.”
“Nonsense!”
Monkey Mask, who had been quiet until now, immediately protested at the robe man’s words.
“Do you have any idea how many resources and time went into making that break? “Let’s just leave the guy who ruined it alone?”
“The fact that the brakes were blocked may have been an accident. “Then there is no need to make enemies.”
“I was waiting earlier… !”
“Is there any evidence that the man and the man who blocked the brakes are the same person?”
“… … .”
The monkey man kept his mouth shut.
“Even if they are the same person, there is too little information about the enemy.”
Other people agreed with what the Rob man said and came forward.
“If you blocked an A-level dungeon alone, you could say you’re close to S-level. Let’s deal with someone with that level of skill? Of course, there’s nothing you can’t do, but you have to endure significant losses. Then the great work will be delayed further.”
“that’s right. It would be better to deal with Seo Sang-hee with all that power. “If it weren’t for that bitch, the association would easily fall into trouble.”
Except for the monkey mask man, all reactions were negative.
“but!”
“Won(猿). This break was yours. It was a plan that had to succeed. But I failed. ‘He’ is very heartbroken.”
I flinch.
When the word ‘him’ came out, not only the monkey mask man but everyone else held their breath.
“Be careful. Failure once is enough. “Let’s end the meeting here.”
With those words, everyone in the room except Monkey Mask disappeared.
Warp Scroll. Jeongdo used the item he saw at the time of the break.
“… … .”
The monkey man took off his mask.
“Leave him alone?”
Leave the guy who ruined his plan alone? It’s because of that guy that I’m falling out of favor with ‘him’. Should I just leave it alone?
“You can never do that.”
The man’s eyes shone coldly.
* * * * * *
I spent the next day or so visiting Sanghee at the association.
“hello.”
“Oh, welcome. “User.”
She greeted him with a smile. She looked very tired, which was different from her smiling face. She was probably up all night thinking about what happened yesterday. I asked her what her degree was.
“You look tired. Did things not go well?”
“There is no progress. Seongdonghak remains silent. So I tried to use somewhat drastic measures… .”
At the same time as she said that, Sanghee stroked WoX.
“… … .”
“No permission was given from above. “It occurred to me that there might really be a karma agent within the association.”
‘I don’t think so… .’
From the higher-ups’ perspective, isn’t this preventing a situation where a valuable suspect might die? He thought that to some degree, but he didn’t say it out loud.
“Anyway, please leave the karma to the Association. “If we secure evidence from Seong Donghak, we may be able to eradicate karma in Korea.”
“I hope so. Oh, and about the loot. Please auction off everything except the combat gloves. “I don’t really need the rest.”
“yes. All right. Now about taxes… Since the value of the items is high, taxes will also be high. “How about raising your user rating?”
As the user’s level increases, the benefits provided by the country increase. There are many benefits, but the biggest one is a reduced tax rate. Therefore, the higher the level of users, the more money they earn exponentially.
A user’s level can be increased by passing the association’s test. To take the test, you must duel with an instructor in Mana Virtual and receive recognition from the instructor.
Of course, not everyone can take the test, and there were minimum conditions specified by the association.
D grade: Clear E grade dungeon 10 times. Clear a D-class dungeon once. Or clear a C-level or higher dungeon once.
Class C: Clear Class D dungeons 20 times. Clear a C-level dungeon once. Or clear a B-level or higher dungeon once.
Class B: Clear Class C dungeons 30 times. Clear B-class dungeons 3 times. Or clear a level A or higher dungeon once.
Grade A: Clear Grade A dungeons 5 times. Or clear an S-class dungeon once.
S-Class: Clear S-Class dungeons 3 times.
If these conditions were met, one could take the test for that level. Since I had cleared the A-level dungeon, I was able to take the test up to B-level.
“As a reward for preventing this break, I can register even C-level users with my authority. However, if you are aiming for a B grade, you must take the test yourself. “If you wish to take the exam, the association will cover the cost of the exam.”
There is a world of difference in treatment between Class C and Class B. This was because the difficulty of the dungeon increased rapidly starting from B level. If you had a B rank, you could be treated well no matter which guild you went to. Of course, I had no intention of joining a different guild, but the benefits of Class B could not be compared to Class C. The degree answered.
“I will take the B-level exam.”
Current status is Strength: 43, Stamina: 48, Reflexes: 50, Mana Responsiveness: 41
In fact, it was a bit lower than the B-class average.
However, he owns <Game-lv.2>. As long as the test was conducted in Mana Virtual, there was no way he would fail the test.
“All right. “I will guide you to the exam room.”
Jeong Do and Sanghee left the office and headed to the testing center within the association.
