Episode 13. The mask of the Ten Thousand Demons
rumbles.
As the sound of the casino dealer shuffling cards was heard, 100 cards appeared in front of Baek Woo-jin. These cards are still the same color and shape.
-Let’s see if something good comes out this time too. Pull it out quickly.
“Because I’m going to pick it without thinking about it. “Don’t burden me.”
I looked at the cards carefully. I’ve drawn the card twice so far and had good results both times, but you can’t always be lucky. I put my heart down.
-You don’t know that. Choose carefully.
“I too am a person with a conscience. “It’s going to be a disaster this time.”
Baek Woo-jin turned over the card right in front of him.
Paaaat!
A bright red light, like blood spattered, covered the room.
– Holy crazy!
A panicked, dark voice rang in my ears. Looking at the guy’s surprised voice and reaction, it was clear that he had picked a good one.
“uh?”
The card disappeared with a flash of red, and a gray mask was floating around Baek Woo-jin’s chest.
“mask?”
The mask was dull, as if it had just been made. The color was gray and only the eyes and mouth holes were cut, giving it a bizarre feel. It seemed like an unfinished mask made in a factory had been brought in.
“It wasn’t just any fireworks display, it was just colorful. “Why did something so vain come out?”
-Are your eyes knotholes? Does that sound come out even when you look at that mask?
“It looks like something cheaply made.”
-Ha, this is why the frog in the well is tsk tsk.
“Why don’t you just stop talking and explain?
-Whoa, how can a guy like you get something like that? Conscience? You have no conscience. You bastard.
Baek Woo-jin tilted his head. I couldn’t understand what kind of mask it was that made me react like that.
-See it with your own eyes.
[Mask of the Manbyeongui]
This is the mask used by the Manbyeongui, the rare assassin of the Cain Empire. It has a special ability to change not only the face, but also the color of the body, unique temperament, and mana.
Grade: Legendary.
Conditions for wearing: Can use mana.
Special ability: Manbyeon.
“Ah…”
The mask’s ability shown by darkness was beyond Baek Woo-jin’s imagination. Although his abilities have not increased, he chews up everything with one ability called transformation.
-Do you understand now? What kind of thing is this?
“I’m out of my mind. “It means you can change not just your face, but your body as well.”
-okay. You won’t be able to make drastic changes, such as raising your height by 20cm, but a reasonable figure will be possible.
“Isn’t this ability crazy to even change temperament and mana color?”
Experts do not judge people simply based on their appearance. There are many cases where you can feel the unique temperament that an individual has, but even that temperament changes.
“If you even change the color of the auror, you could fool anyone.”
-right. Your Auror is special and no one will doubt you.
The Aura of Lasadum that he possesses is so rare that it does not exist at all. If you change the color of your auror, your identity won’t be discovered.
-Try it once.
“That’s right.”
Baek Woo-jin stood on his face with the mask of the Manbyeongeum floating in front of him.
[Imagine what you want to change into.]
While I was thinking about who to do, I thought of the face and body of Moon Joo-young, whom I last saw.
[Select the color of temperament and mana.]
I chose blue for the temperament and mana color to make the presence lighter.
[Completed.]
The ‘Completed’ window disappeared and gray light enveloped Baek Woo-jin’s body. After about 5 seconds, Baek Woo-jin looked exactly the same as Moon Joo-young.
“Crazy…”
When I looked in the full-length mirror, I saw that Moon Joo-young was perfect in terms of face, height, and body shape.
-Baek Woojin, that’s it.
“that’s right. “It’s the most important.”
Baek Woo-jin operated the Auror. Instead of being black like usual, a blue aura was slowly coming out.
“Huh, it’s really a scam item.”
-How do you feel? Is this still a cheap mask?
“No, it looks like it was made step by step by a craftsman.”
-The attitude change is always quick.
“Auras only enter when transformed, so Aura consumption is low. “I’m crazy.”
-But you shouldn’t let down your guard. If the auror is completely empty, the transformation will be released.
From what Darkness said, it seems like you shouldn’t use all of your aurors while wearing a mask.
“But darkness. From the description on the mask…”
-What?
“It says Cain Empire. This is the name of my practice. “Is it related?”
-…You don’t have to know. There’s no need to go there anyway.
“Hmm….”
Unlike usual, where he likes to talk, the darkness’s mouth did not open. I didn’t ask him too much because I wanted to know what was going on.
-Some good stuff came out, but I don’t think you’ll have much use for it. What does a son from a wealthy family do by hiding his identity? It’s not like I’m going around stealing.
“I thought so too at first, but that’s not true.”
A smile spread across Baek Woo-jin’s lips after his transformation.
“I remembered how to wear this mask.”
**
The next day, when Baek Woo-jin finished his morning training, Jeon Jun-hyuk handed him a towel and water.
“Thank you for your effort!”
“thanks.”
It’s natural for other brothers to have a butler, but it was a little awkward for Baek Woo-jin because it was his first time.
“Shall we prepare a meal?”
“That’s right.”
“What kind of meal is…”
When Jeon Jun-hyuk was about to ask about the type of meal, Moon Ju-young approached him.
“young master. “The head of the family is looking for you.”
“what? now?”
“yes. “He told me to come right away.”
Baek Woo-jin frowned. I didn’t understand. How long has it been since I last saw you?
‘Oh no way…’
-What’s going on?
‘I think I got caught.’
Baek Woo-jin thought that his father understood what happened in the dungeon yesterday. There’s no way I’d suddenly call you unless that’s the case.
-Isn’t it because you beat up your brother?
‘That’s absolutely not true.’
Making Baek Myung-hun faint is really not a big deal to Baek Cheon-hwa. That work can become wealth, but it cannot become wealth.
-You already figured out that I went to the dungeon? There was no tracking yesterday…
‘Father’s ears and eyes are all over the place. There’s no need for tracking. The association headquarters may have contacted you.’
Baek Woo-jin was confident that Baek Cheon-hwa knew that he had been to the dungeon. If it were my father’s influence and information, he would have contacted me on his own.
“i get it. “Go right away.”
“I will take you there.
“young master. Wouldn’t it be better to take a shower and go?”
“are you okay.”
My father doesn’t care whether I wash and wear clean clothes or sweat-covered training uniforms. Baek Cheon-hwa is that kind of person.
“hmm?”
Baek Woo-jin felt a new change as he followed Moon Ju-young to Gajujeon. The family’s prosecutors, who always pretended not to see him, were bowing their heads in greeting.
-Hmm, what kind of wind is blowing?
The darkness was also perplexing as it was my first time seeing it.
-Do they even know that you went to the dungeon?
‘Is that possible? They must have heard that Baek Myung-hoon was defeated once more.’
When swordsmen of Shingeombaekga see their immediate descendants, they slightly bow their heads to show respect. However, Baek Woo-jin had never received that greeting in either his past or present life. This was my first time.
-It looks like your image is starting to change now.
‘There’s no need to worry about that. ‘There’s still a long way left.’
-That’s a good attitude. I’ll praise you.
‘I don’t need that praise.’
Baek Woo-jin made a vague expression while talking to the darkness. They accept the prosecutors’ greetings as if they were natural.
‘As expected, this person…’
Moon Joo-young, walking in front of Baek Woo-jin, admired Baek Woo-jin for not showing any emotional changes even while receiving greetings from the prosecutors. I felt like I was seeing a true warrior who did not care about other people’s attitudes.
“Please come in.”
Moon Ju-young opened the outer door of Gajujeon and bowed her head politely.
“I’m eating with Junhyuk first.”
Moon Joo-young did not answer but just lowered his head. Baek Woo-jin smiled and went inside.
-It’s frustrating every time I come here.
‘Get used to it. I’ll be coming here often from now on.’
As soon as I entered Gajujeon, the air felt heavy. Baek Woo-jin walked to the center of the family battle and knelt down.
“See you, matriarch.”
“Get up.”
Baek Cheon-hwa, who was in the same posture as if he were a statue, raised his hand.
“I heard you found it.”
“Did you go to the dungeon yesterday?”
“That’s right.”
The corners of Baek Chun-hwa’s mouth rose slightly. I thought Baek Woo-jin would be embarrassed, but I liked the way he answered confidently.
“I thought it was a good opportunity to experience real combat, so I accepted it.”
“What did you learn there?”
This was one of the questions I expected when I came here. I immediately spit out the answer I had prepared.
“I learned that practice and actual performance are different.”
“Is that all?”
“I realized that I had to take care of my own share and that the only thing I had to trust was the power and knowledge I had accumulated.”
“right. The only thing you need to believe in is yourself. You realized the most important thing after just one trip to the dungeon. excellent.”
If they heard the words ‘that’s right’ and ‘excellent’ come out of Baek Tian-hwa’s mouth, other direct relatives might faint.
“Tell me what happened yesterday.”
“All right. When I entered the dungeon, it was a dungeon with a boss…”
Baek Woo-jin told Baek Cheon-hwa about what happened in the dungeon. After hearing the whole story, Baek Cheon-hwa asked a question again.
“Do you know who the kid you bet with is?”
“This is Jeok Yeon-hwa, the youngest daughter of the powerful Jeok family.”
“Did you bet knowing that?”
“That’s why I made the bet. “I wanted to show the enemy family what kind of family the Shingeombaek family was.”
“….”
The eyes of Baekcheonhwa are sparkling and the smiles are darker. This means that Baek Woo-jin’s answer was something he liked.
‘As expected, this was the answer.’
In fact, Baek Woo-jin had no feelings towards Jeokga or Jeok Yeonhwa. Everything he said was a false answer to gain Baek Chun-hwa’s trust.
“Then why did you lie that it wasn’t Baek’s family?”
“I have never cheated. I just made a mistake. “I thought he would be even more upset when he found out later that I was a direct descendant of the Baek family.”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk hahaha! It’s a masterpiece. “It’s a masterpiece!”
Baek Cheon-hwa was even clapping and bursting into laughter. It was the first time I had seen him smile like that, including in my past and present lives.
‘This is me.’
Baek Cheon-hwa looked down at Baek Woo-jin and gave a look of satisfaction.
Recently, the enemy family was expanding its power and raising awareness, but yesterday, the situation changed completely when his youngest son punched the enemy family’s youngest daughter.
I’m keeping it quiet, but this rumor will spread quickly.
“I ask just one more thing. “Why did you knock down your brother?”
It was an unexpected question, but not a difficult one. No, thanks to this question, I will be able to get more points from Baek Cheon-hwa.
“When I first defeated you, I caught you off guard. I didn’t win fairly. Since I also became an Auror user, I wanted to take him down from the front.”
“Huh…”
A quiet exclamation flowed from Baek Cheon-hwa’s mouth. Unlike Baek Myung-hoon, an idiot who was scared by his younger brother, Baek Woo-jin knew what to do.
Although Baek Woo-jin was incompetent and did not pay attention to him, Baek Woo-jin was a gemstone that could shine more than Baek Cheon-hwa thought.
“good night. Since you have also manifested an auror, please participate in the training of the great training camp from now on.”
Prosecutors who become Aurors receive swordsmanship training in the main training hall and theoretical classes in the classroom. The opportunity has finally arrived.
“I understand…”
Baek Woo-jin was about to answer that he understood. A hologram window appeared in front of him.
[A new quest has arrived.]
