Chapter 275.

The woman’s gaze seemed to be piercing her heart . It was the first time in a while that Jin Sahyuk was up against such formidable hostility . Yet, Jin Sahyuk met her eyes without shaking .

Time flowed in silence .

Jin Sahyuk was a fickle person . She might give up on something in one moment then change her mind in the next . As such, Jin Sahyuk spent a long time thinking about what to do . She decided that she couldn’t give up Kim Hajin .

“Don’t be so mad . I’ll use him for a few years and return him . ”

She wasn’t sure what his exact ability was, but she knew that there was something special about Kim Hajin’s magic power from what she saw in Akatrina . She could tell because she was especially sensitive to magic power . To reconstruct Akatrina, such power was necessary .

“…I won’t hear any more of this . ”

The woman spoke . Hot magic power stemming from rage and killing intent rose up like a tornado . Jin Sahyuk quickly covered herself with a barrier .

“I won’t let you leave here alive either . ”

Shadows dyed the woman’s body black . Clear willingness to fight filled the air . Jin Sahyuk genuinely enjoyed this chilling precursor to a heated battle .

“…Do what you want . ”

Jin Sahyuk had no plans to refuse a fight . Though she wasn’t confident in winning, she didn’t feel like she would lose either . Moreover, Jin Sahyuk wanted to estimate this woman’s strength . This was part of the reason she came to her .

“If you can, that is . ”

The moment the woman finished her short speech, shadows rose up from the woman’s feet and enveloped the surrounding area . The woman’s ‘Shadow Barrier’ shut off Jin Sahyuk’s path of escape .

“Pft . ”

Jin Sahyuk smirked and unleashed her magic power . Guooooo… Along with a crimson aura, hundreds of weapons formed in the air .

A battlefield fiercer and deadlier than the Pandemonium Arena appeared . The two women glared at each other before starting the fight to the death .

However…

“…Huh? Boss?”

A course voice rang out, pouring cold water on their tense bodies . Boss and Jin Sahyuk both turned to the source of the voice .

“Is my probation over?”

It was Cheok Jungyeong, who was put on probation inside Boss’ Shadow Barrier last week for killing Terror’s Djinns because they picked a fight with him .

But Jin Sahyuk didn’t seem worried even when Cheok Jungyeong appeared . She believed the woman in front of her wouldn’t be the type to let someone else join a 1:1 fight .

Boss spoke, “…Yes, your probation is over . ”

“Ehew~ Thank goodness . Oh right, your barrier is interesting no matter how many times I look at it . ”

Boss’ Shadow Barrier didn’t alter the surrounding space but rather summoned beings into it . This was why Jin Sahyuk and Boss met Cheok Jungyeong in this place .

“…Gyeong . ”

“Huh?”

While Boss and Cheok Jungyeong were talking, Jin Sahyuk loosened her muscles by stretching . However, she didn’t feel relaxed for long .

“Beat her up . ”

“Oho?”

“…What?”

Cheok Jungyeong and Jin Sahyuk’s eyes widened . They were surprised for different reasons .

“T-Two against one isn’t fair!”

Jin Sahyuk pointed her fingers at Boss while shouting . But Cheok Jungyeong ignored her . He had been on probation for two weeks, during which he had not fought with anyone . He was currently starved for battle and was overjoyed that a worthy opponent was in front of him .

“Kuhahaha—!”

Cheok Jungyeong charged forward like a wild beast .

“Damn it!”

Jin Sahyuk quickly activated [Reality Manipulation] to try to escape the Shadow Barrier, but Boss and Cheok Jungyeong didn’t let her do as she pleased .

Kwaaaaa—!

Cheok Jungyeong’s Energy Blast destroyed the circular pathway Jin Sahyuk forcefully created .

“Don’t run away—!”

Cheok Jungyeong shouted happily and shot his fist towards Jin Sahyuk’s face .

**

[Orden’s Palace]

Excluding Toji, the other three humanoid monsters, Tigris, Xphil, and Doloren, returned to Orden’s palace . They had successfully and valiantly completed Orden’s order to cause havoc in specific countries .

“Ah— I’m bored—”

But Tigris wasn’t content . The other two humanoid monsters felt the same way . They wanted to have more fun killing humans, displaying their overwhelming strength, and bathing in their sense of superiority .

“The palace is boring—”

Orden had ordered their return before they could fulfill even half of their desires . Although they felt annoyed, they had no choice but to follow their king’s command .

“What the hell happened to Toji?”

Doloren murmured as she played with a human head she took as a souvenir . The head belonged to Peindal, a high-rank grade-2 Hero .

“That idiot— I’m sure he fell into a trap— I’m sure he’ll find his way back—”

“Right? Toji won’t die so easily with his tough body . ”

“I’m tougher and harder to kill—”

They chatted with each other as they walked towards the king’s court . Standing In front of the large gate before the main court was a praying mantis . It was Kurukuru who had one wing and arm severed .

“…Ew, gross . It irks me every time I see him . Why does he look like that?”

“That’s what I wanted to say—”

Doloren frowned as she stared at Kurukuru . Tigris approached Kurukuru, thinking that he looked grosser up front .

Kurukuru muttered as he glared at them .

“Kururu, kururu… . ”

“What is he saying— Retard who can’t even talk—”

“Kururururu . ”

Doloren translated Kurukuru’s words .

“Why did you come so late? You should have come the moment King gave his command, is what he’s saying . ”

“…Pft . ”

Tigris sneered .

“A mere praying mantis, you’re not worthy—”

Tigris raised his large hand and slapped Kurukuru .

KWANG—!

Kurukuru flew to the side and rolled on the floor .

“A weak, lowly praying mantis that can’t even talk—”

Tigris snorted and walked into the royal court . Doloren stared at Kurukuru with a small smile before following Tigris inside .

“…Kururu . ”

“Lord Kurukuru!”

Servant-level humanoid monsters helped Kurukuru up . After staggering up, Kurukuru stared at the three humanoid monsters standing in front of his king .

His king was greeting the arrogant monsters who came late with a smile .

“Kurururu… . ”

Kurukuru clenched his teeth until his jaw swelled .

**

[Gangwondo, Underground Bunker]

The training for the Orden Assassination Mission ended . Inside the simulated Orden’s palace, Team 3 had successfully defeated the Minotaur .

But their teamwork couldn’t be called perfect . Shen Yuan and Yi Jiyoon were killed before they could even reach the boss, ‘Minotaur’, and Kim Suho ended up defeating the boss on his own .

“Why are the normal mobs so strong… . ”

Yi Jiyoon sighed and massaged her sore muscles . Meanwhile, Shin Jonghak was staring at Chae Nayun . She was busily writing something down on her notebook .

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Hearing Shin Jonghak, both Yi Jiyoon and Kim Suho turned around .

“…Huh?”

Chae Nayun stopped writing, then smirked .

“I’m talking with Master . ”

“…Master?”

“Yeah, this notebook works like the Tower’s communication letter . ”

Chae Nayun was using the notebook to communicate with an old man who had become her master before she noticed . Although they usually exchanged chit-chat, there were times when she received valuable advice as well .

“…Oh? Who’s the person on the other side?”

Yi Jiyoon’s eyebrows danced playfully .

“I told you, it’s my master . ”

“Master? Hero Yoo Sihyuk?”

“No, he’s someone hu~ge that you guys don’t know about . ”

Chae Nayun wondered how they would react if they found out that her master was Heynckes but decided to withhold the information . She shrugged, then put the notebook away .

“Oh right, I have to contact Hajin… Ah . ”

Kim Suho’s next few words made Chae Nayun’s heart sink . Kim Suho, who had murmured to himself subconsciously, paused after realizing what he said .

“…Oh~? What about Kim Hajin~?”

Yi Jiyoon put on a mysterious smile and skipped over to Kim Suho .

“Uh, well… nothing . ”

Kim Suho let out a dry cough and gave an evasive answer . He wanted to thank Hajin for all the help he received, but he didn’t have the chance to the last time they met since Yun Seung-Ah was also there .

“Kuhum, anyways…”

He turned to Chae Nayun who was staring at him intently .

“Chae Nayun, don’t let Boss find out about that notebook . She said no electronics, and that’s not that different . ”

“… . ”

Chae Nayun nodded with a somewhat bad aftertaste .

“What’s not different from electronics?”

It was then that their ‘boss’ appeared .

Chae Nayun and the rest of Team 3 froze, and before they could react, Yun Seung-Ah released her magic power to snatch Chae Nayun’s notebook .

“A-Ah! Give it back!”

Chae Nayun, of course, protested strongly .

“Quiet . Prohibited items will be confiscated on discovery . ”

Yun Seung-Ah easily suppressed all dissent and began to read the notebook with a grin .

“Let’s see who our Nayun is dating~”

But Yun Seung-Ah’s smile quickly disappeared because of a certain name written in the notebook .

Ssk— Ssk—

She turned a few pages over before raising her head and murmuring in a daze .

“Heyn… Heynckes? Is this… the Heynckes I know?”

**

[21F – Card Kingdom]

I used 150,000 TP to pull three 8-star cards and one 9-star card .

Because of the setting that ‘8-star and 9-star cards were limited’, I could only get so much even with my luck . Of course, I wasn’t complaining, especially since they were all effective goods .

“[Anything Checkbook]…”

I walked through the streets as I read the descriptions of the cards I pulled .

===

[Anything Checkbook] [8-star] ＊Effective Good＊

—A checkbook that can pay out anything . The receiver of this check must also carry out what he was paid for .

===

First was the 8-star [Anything Checkbook] . Most checkbooks handled ‘money’, but this magical checkbook was different . Not only did this checkbook handle ‘TP’ and ‘magic power’, but it also handled trust and feelings as something that could be valued and given out .

‘What do I use this for…?’

Just as I was pondering…

“Oooooooh~ Who’s this~?”

Someone ran up to me while acting all excited .

“My, if it isn’t our dear master craftsman~”

With a blooming smile, Medea appeared with a nasally voice .

“Great~ Perfect timing~”

Medea acted like our meeting was a complete coincidence, but it didn’t take a genius to figure out that that wasn’t the case .

“Ah, yes . ”

I looked at Medea with a flustered look . Seeing that she entered the 21st floor with her status as an administrator, it seemed her ‘descent’ into the Phenomenon Realm was happening soon .

“…What do you need?”

“Eh~? No~ It’s not like I need something~”

Medea smiled brightly and handed me a document .

“Here, take this . I was waiting until you came back . ”

“…?”

I glanced at the document .

The words, [Complete Transfer of Prestige], were written across it .

My eyes almost popped out of my eye sockets, but I swallowed hard and calmed myself down .

“What’s this?”

“I brought it just for you . I don’t need Prestige anymore . ”

“…You’re descending?”

“Yep~! Uhuhuhu, uhuhuhu . ”

Medea laughed like she had the world under her feet . She even twirled like a ballerina .

“So, to finalize my descent, I was wondering if you could make me a magician’s robe and a ceremonial dress to wear underneath it~”

“… . ”

“I’ll prepare whatever material you need~”

Medea just looked too happy .

I stared at her and pondered . To make a magician’s robe and ceremonial dress that she would be satisfied with, I would have to dedicate 2~3 hours of my time every day for at least one month .

Of course, that wasn’t such a difficult task . Medea could also become a powerful ally to humanity once she descended .

The problem wasn’t time, but what would happen to Earth if she descended .

“You will, right~?”

Medea urged for an answer, and I concluded my thoughts .

“…I can . ”

“Woaaaa~”

Medea twirled and giggled like a little kid . Her brain seemed to be missing a screw .

“But I need you to make a vow . ”

“I’m coming back alive~ alive~ aliiiiive~”

“…Hello?”

“Yeees~?”

I took out the ‘Covenant Dagger’ that Heynckes left with me . Medea’s eyes widened .

“Eh, what’s up with the blade?”

“In exchange for the robe and the dress, I want you to make a vow . ”

I unleashed spirit power .

“Spirit Power Copier . ”

[You activated ‘Miracle – Spirit Power Copier’ . ]

Yellow aura condensed in front of me and formed the shape of a copy machine .

[Summary – a copier that can copy anything . ]

[Activation Condition – reveal the name of the skill . ]

[Consumption Value – depends on what is being copied . ]

[Effect – copies something with spirit power (To copy a living being, you must put the living being inside the copier . )]

“…What’s that?”

Medea furrowed her brows .

“It’s nothing much, so don’t be too worried . ”

I put Heynckes’ dagger into the copier .

[Attempting to copy ‘Covenant Dagger’…]

[Problem occurred! You cannot copy this item with your spirit power . ]

[Use Stigma Overclocking or set a penalty with Setting Intervention . ]

“Setting Intervention . ”

“…You’re talking to yourself, you know~”

I added a penalty to the Covenant Dagger .

First, it can only be used on Medea and Kim Hajin .

Second, requires 4 streaks of Stigma .

Third, both sides must carry the same weight of the vow .

[Covenant Dagger has been copied imperfectly . ]

“Mm, there . We just need to feed it our blood and make a vow . ”

Medea’s face returned to what it was in the past . It was the face she had when she was annoyed with me .

“What vow?”

“It’s simple . ”

This was necessary to ensure Medea becomes an ally . Without something to tie her down, I didn’t know what she would do once she descended on Earth . With her fickle and curious nature, she might experiment with humans and monsters to operate some kind of a chimera business .

“My vow will be: ‘I will make Medea the most beautiful robe and ceremonial dress . ’”

“…Most beautiful~?”

Wariness disappeared from Medea’s eyes .

“Yes, and yours will be, ‘I will not do anything that will harm humanity if I descend . ’”

I handed the copied Covenant Dagger to Medea .

**

On the other hand, in a dark space of an unknown place .

“…Auu . ”

Jin Sahyuk groaned as she rolled on the ground . Her final attempt to escape seemed to have been successful as she couldn’t feel any presences around her .

“Haa… haa… huu . ”

She collected her breath and checked her physical condition .

Fractured bones, broken ribs, shattered teeth, and flowing blood…

Her eyes were also damaged, hindering her vision, but thankfully none of her injuries were life-threatening .

“Those cowards… . ”

She spat out blood and cursed before starting to heal her body . First, she restored her eyes with her Authority, ‘Reality Manipulation’ .

As she regained clear vision of her surroundings, a raspy voice entered her ears .

“Coward? You’re an idiot . ”

It wasn’t a voice she recognized . Jin Sahyuk shot her eyes open and turned towards the direction of the voice .

Jain was smiling brightly and staring at Jin Sahyuk .

“…Who are you?”

“Me? You know me . It’s Rain . ”

“…Rain?”

“Yep . I guess my face is different from back then . Of course, my real name is a secret . ”

‘Who is this woman?’ Jin Sahyuk wondered when she suddenly remembered something . A woman who introduced herself as Rain had visited Bell long ago .

“Do you know how hard it was for me to have you live~? I had to convince her by telling her that you’ll be the perfect bait to drag Bell out of hiding~”

“…What? Bell? Bait?”

Jin Sahyuk forced herself to get up .

Crack— Crack—

Her broken bones screamed in pain, but it wasn’t unbearable .

“Yep . You have to be alive to bait and kill Bell… Anyways, are you done healing yourself?”

“… . ”

Jin Sahyuk nodded silently . Jain smiled brightly, then quickly moved and twisted Jin Sahyuk’s wrists back .

“What…!”

Then, she placed a [Magic Power Suppressor] on her wrists and ankles .

“You fucker! What are you doing!?”

“Hm~? Oh, I’m just making you into proper bait~ What bait would be allowed to use magic power~?”

“You bitch!”

Jin Sahyuk began to struggle violently, but Jain easily knocked her over by tripping her feet .

Thud!

Jin Sahyuk fell face first on the ground . However, she refused to yield and shook her body side to side . She almost looked like a shrimp flopping on dry land .

“Let go of me!”

Flop, flop . Splash, splash .

“You cowards, 2 on 1 wasn’t enough!?”

Flop, flop . Splash, splash .

Jain looked down and smiled at Jin Sahyuk who was acting like she actually became a bait . Then, she spoke to Boss who she believed was watching from somewhere .

“Boss, I got a shrimp ready for you . ”

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