◈ Episode 56: Guide (3)
Valhalla’s training room.
[Kim Joo-hyuk.]
‘You haven’t said anything since yesterday and you’re suddenly talking? ‘Were you sleeping?’
Kim Joo-hyuk, who was doing physical training, answered the voice of Barce, who had not spoken since yesterday.
[I wasn’t sleeping. However, I was sorting things out because I had new memories that came back after what happened yesterday.]
‘What is the new memory that came back this time? No, rather, you saw the guide yesterday too, right?’
[I don’t know what you saw when you met the last condition, but I didn’t see anything.]
‘huh? ‘You didn’t see it?’
[Yes, when you achieved the final condition, the connection was suddenly cut off and you did not see anything. Instead, you regained your lost memories once again.]
Barce’s words reminded Kim Joo-hyuk of his conversation with the guide yesterday.
‘I thought Barce was speechless, but was it because there was no connection at all?’
At the time, I was confused by the new truth that the guide had poured out, so I didn’t think about it, but when I think about it, Barce had been silent since he met the guide, so he nodded and asked.
‘Then that aside, what are the lost memories?’
[It’s complicated because a lot of things came to mind at the same time, but to summarize, there are two things.]
‘What?’
[One thing is, I don’t know who made me the owner of the Tower of Destruction, but I realized what his position was.]
‘… … and?’
[The other thing was that I remembered getting stabbed in the back by that guy.]
‘By any chance, is the person who made you the Tower Lord the Labyrinth Lord?’
[?]
‘?’
[…] … How did know?]
‘That’s what I heard yesterday too. What does it mean to be stabbed in the back?’
[Hmm, to explain that, let’s first explain the concept of ‘name’-]
‘I’ve heard all that, so just explain.’
[…] … At the time, my thoughts were complicated so I didn’t even talk to him, but where on earth did you come from and what did you do?]
‘After you explain, I’ll explain separately, so just talk first.’
Barce briefly responded to Kim Joo-hyuk’s words by saying that he knew, and soon began to talk about the memories he had regained.
After about 10 minutes had passed.
[That’s how it happened.]
‘In other words, you too had your original name taken away by someone who was thought to be the Labyrinth Lord, and you were given a different name and came down to the Tower Lord?’
[That is correct. As a bonus, I had my memories erased by that Labyrinth Lord, including everything I remember now.]
‘So your real name isn’t ‘Barce’?’
[yes. I received this power and name.]
‘No, but if you think about it, the funny thing is, how can they mix and match names?’
[I don’t remember that part. But there must be some way.]
Kim Joo-hyuk clicked his tongue at Barce’s words and continued to ask.
‘So, do you remember your original name?’
[No, I don’t remember my name because it was taken away. Plus, it’s a little funny.]
‘What’s funny?’
[As I said last time, I definitely remember that I’m a tiger, but I don’t remember anything else. I’ve regained all my other memories.]
Barche mutters with an expression that makes him feel uncomfortable about something.
Looking at him like that, Kim Joo-hyuk sighed.
‘Now I see that the guy I fought with was also getting stabbed in the back by that guy called Labyrinth Lord… … la.’
Kim Joo-hyuk wondered if there was a possibility that Barce might be lying, but quickly shook his head.
Considering the current situation, Barce seemed to have no reason to lie to himself.
‘More than anything, the things he tried to tell me were the same as what the guide said yesterday.’
Kim Joo-hyuk was organizing his thoughts like that.
[so.]
‘why?’
[Why on earth is that woman next to you?]
Kim Joo-hyuk turned his gaze to Barce’s question that was soon coming.
Choi A-rin, who is running hard next to her, is looking at Kim Joo-hyuk.
No, to be exact, she wasn’t looking at Kim Joo-hyuk.
Also, Barce was not talking about Choi A-rin.
“… … .”
The target was none other than Yan Lang, who was playing next to Kim Joo-hyuk.
What Barche asked was about Yan Lang, who was playing next to him.
Yan Lang is running while looking at Kim Joo-hyuk, wearing a white military uniform that feels very different from being a modern person.
“… … “Aren’t you going?”
When Kim Joo-hyuk turned his gaze to look at Yan Lang and spoke, she responded.
“why me?”
“Why? “Aren’t you going?”
“Are you not going?”
“why?”
“Because I’m going to fight you.”
Yan Lang smiles with a confident smile.
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‘Why did the kid from China suddenly come here?’
Looking at him like that, Kim Joo-hyuk thought it was strange, then frowned and asked.
“Are you a masochist?”
“W-what?”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Yan Lang instantly blushed and raised her voice.
“I’m a masochist!? “What bullshit!”
“Is that so? “Why are you saying you came here to fight when you can’t win anyway and will be immediately beaten and retired?”
“profit! no it’s not!”
“What isn’t it? “Are you saying it’s not your skill?”
When Kim Joo-hyuk spoke while laughing, she made a snarky noise, but soon controlled her emotions and smiled again.
“If you’re so confident in your skills, how about making a bet?”
“What bet?”
“You said I couldn’t even hit you once, right?”
“of course.”
“Then fight me ten times and then we’ll see if I can’t hit you even once.”
“What is the benefit of doing that?”
“If you win, I will return to China without saying anything.”
“So what if I lose?”
“Then fight me once a day.”
“Hmm.”
“Why are you scared? Now that you’ve seen my talent, you’re probably a little scared, right?”
Yan Lang was confident.
That’s because she showed tremendous growth in her first fight with Kim Joo-hyuk.
‘If I fight ten more times like this… … !’
Yan Lang was confident that even if it was impossible to face Kim Joo-hyuk, he could at least hit him once.
That’s why she even went as far as provoking and confidently placed a bet on Kim Joo-hyuk.
“Nope?”
“Hey, were you scared?”
Yan Lang provokes.
However, Kim Joo-hyuk instead smiled and spoke.
“Sloppy.”
“what?”
“Sloppy.”
“Hey wait, you mean let’s make a bet?”
“Sloppy.”
“hey!”
“Hmm, it’s hard to hear what Heojeop is saying?”
“Ugh… … !”
Yan Lang was caught by Kim Joo-hyuk’s provocation, so he frowned and caught up with Kim Joo-hyuk, who was just going down the sprint course, and opened his mouth.
“hey! “Let’s fight one more game!”
“I don’t like you, you’re a slob.”
“You can say that after just one fight!”
Yanlang eagerly opens his mouth.
“who?”
However, when Kim Joo-hyuk heard Choi A-rin’s voice, he immediately turned his gaze towards her and spoke.
“The guy I met in China yesterday.”
“Why is it like that?”
“I don’t know either. Beyond that, where has Ttongtung gone?”
“He said he was going to his parents’ house starting today.”
“okay? “Aren’t you coming down?”
When Kim Joo-hyuk asked again, recalling what he had heard at the beginning of the vacation, Choi A-rin looked at Yan Lang and Kim Joo-hyuk who were talking noisily next to him with a hmm expression.
Okay.
Take a look.
Okay.
Look twice.
Okay.
See it three times.
“… … What are you doing?”
When Kim Joo-hyuk asked as Choi A-rin looked at Yan Lang and herself in turn, she shook her head.
“no.”
“So, are you coming down too?”
“Yeah, I think I’ll go down tomorrow and come back after vacation. “I have to sign a contract.”
“… … contract?”
“Yes, with the Guardian Constellation.”
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded and said as if he understood what Choi A-rin said.
“It’s still good. “I probably won’t train for a few days because I have things to do.”
“What should I do?”
In response to Choi Arin’s question, Kim Joo-hyuk smiled and answered, remembering the storage stone in his arms.
“Oh, that’s pretty important too.”
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One religion.
In the organization’s hideout, the association and guild become nervous just by their appearance once.
Two men were sitting looking at each other.
On one side is a man wearing a skull mask with long horns.
On the other side is a man with a deep hood covering his face.
The two sat in their retreat decorated like a cafe and remained silent for a while.
why? If you ask me, this is what their meeting was like in the first place.
When all four members of the school get together, they often talk about various things, but usually when they get together, they don’t talk about anything in particular.
Because they were basically quiet personalities.
However, in this case, they were not keeping silent because of their quiet nature.
‘What on earth…? … ?’
Why are they staying silent?
It was because of ‘Kim Joo-hyuk’ who was designated as their target this time.
‘What on earth is that guy?’
The masked man recalled what happened yesterday.
I waited for several hours, amazed by the reaction of the Constellation, who showed a very different reaction than usual.
As it was getting dark, they saw Kim Joo-hyuk come out of the dungeon.
Following the Holy See’s orders, I watched Kim Joo-hyuk without touching him.
However, while they watched Kim Joo-hyuk, they prepared to kill him when the Holy See gave the order.
I don’t know what criteria they use to target, but their constellations have never saved anyone they target.
However, contrary to the man’s confidence, they eventually returned to the hideout without attacking Kim Joo-hyuk.
Why?
[Tugui laughs and says that it is really fun.]
[Dugwi tells him to stop and go back, saying that killing Kim Joo-hyuk is still on hold.]
That was because Dougwi held off on killing Kim Joo-hyuk, who had been selected as his next target.
okay.
Hold.
They were momentarily shocked by the order, which they had never seen before while he was signing the contract, but then quickly turned around.
Because for them, the orders of the Holy See were absolute.
However, contrary to the fact that the Holy See’s orders were absolute, doubts about Kim Joo-hyuk, who remained in the mask, amplified.
‘What on earth is this guy doing?’
When Kim Joo-hyuk was targeted, I did some research on him, so I knew to some extent that he was a bad guy.
However, that’s just me being a bastard. Among those that Ilgyo has dealt with so far, there have been many who have achieved greater fame than him.
In short, Kim Joo-hyuk was said to be a target with nothing special compared to the targets they had hitherto caught.
‘But why is the Constellation… … ?’
A situation I cannot understand at all.
That’s why the man sat in his seat the whole time and thought about why the Constellation had canceled the target.
Grumble.
While I was thinking that, a man wearing a hood stood up.
“Are you going?”
“Yes, now that the Holy See’s orders are over, isn’t there still a reason to stay? Plus, there are a few backlogged requests.”
The hooded man said that and walked out as if he had nothing more to say, and the masked man who was watching him leave also stood up.
Just like the man with the hood, the man with the mask also had a different identity.
That’s why the masked man leaves Ilgyo’s hideout.
‘Let’s do some research.’
I went out, thinking about Kim Joo-hyuk’s name.
