Wandering Man (2)
A beach in France.
There was a luxurious villa owned by Lucas.
A grand party was held in the huge villa.
In the party hall, a famous DJ played upbeat music to liven up the atmosphere, and beautiful bartenders served drinks and food.
Sang-woo, who was sitting on the sofa, was having a quick drink with Jun-mo Kang.
The alter egos that had stopped hunting were also resting while picking up food.
“I’ve been to places like this since I was born.”
“That’s right. Is this the life of the upper class?”
Sang-woo also made quite a lot of money, but it felt unrealistic because he had only seen such luxurious life in movies.
Besides, there are as many as four S-class hunters here.
They were beings with unrealistic strength.
The Goguryeo guild members and Yolo guild members were already looking for an opportunity to talk to them somehow, but how dare they talk to them?
The aura he gave off was so great that it didn’t seem easy to dare to approach.
‘I can’t even see a gap to intervene.’
In fact, Sang-woo also had an S-class hunter he wanted to talk to.
Bless right away.
‘Because I might be able to cure Jiwoo.’
The only way to heal my sister is the holy power of Elixir or Mandragora Bless.
It wasn’t even a surefire way.
‘But if it’s that ignorant holy power, I think it’ll just be cured.’
That’s why he was looking for an opportunity to ask Bless for a favor.
Then, Lucas appeared in front of Sang-woo holding a glass of whiskey.
Pod!
“Uh, Mr. Lucas.”
“hello. You are Jeong Sang-woo, right?”
“hello. This is my agent Kang Jun-mo.”
“Nice to meet you, Lucas. Agent Kang Jun-mo.”
There was silence for a moment after a loud voice came and went.
Lucas just smiled and looked at Sang-woo.
Sang-woo could not understand the meaning hidden in his narrow eyes.
Sang-woo added a polite greeting out of awkwardness.
“Thank you for inviting me, Lucas. Thanks to you, it’s nice to see a place like this.”
“you’re welcome. Actually, this is a place prepared for Sang-woo.”
“yes? me?”
Sang-woo was taken aback without knowing why.
Lucas replied with a smile.
“Yeah Sang-woo played the most decisive role in this Titan Skeleton Raid. I think it’s because of that ‘special power’, but maybe……”
Lucas stops talking and suddenly notices Kang Jun-mo.
Realizing that he was embarrassed to talk because he was there, Kang Jun-mo tried to leave.
“The two of you are talking. I’m going to go to the bathroom for a while.”
But Sang-woo caught him.
“You just say Lucas. After all, the agent and I are one body.”
“Haha, you two are very close. Yes, I understand. Actually, I have a question for you. Is the power that Sang-woo showed this time the power of ‘gluttony’?”
Lucas threw a fastball.
‘You know the power of gluttony?’
It took only half a day for Sang-woo to know that power.
But I never thought I’d meet someone who knew the existence of that power.
Sang-woo was embarrassed, but he also had a mind to solve his curiosity.
“Yes, that’s right. How did you know that…?”
“It’s nothing. Rumors have been circulating about the relics of ideas that contain the power of the Seven Deadly Sins. I just guessed from the fact that he kept inhaling that amount of bone meal through his mouth.”
“Ah… but what are the seven deadly sins?”
At Sang-woo’s question, Lucas was a little taken aback.
‘Am I really a kid who doesn’t know anything?’
Of course, he didn’t show it.
Rather, he thought that Sang-woo could be acting.
“The Seven Deadly Sins is a concept that refers to the seven deadly sins of Christianity. It is known as the source and seed of all sins. Sloth, anger, greed, gluttony… things like that. And the artifacts of that idea are known to be very powerful.”
“Um… that’s good.”
Junmo Kang intervened.
At that, Lucas shook his head.
“It’s not particularly good. As much as it is the source of ‘sin’, it also has side effects. For example, if you gain the power of gluttony, you will be tormented by constant hunger and ‘go crazy’.”
Lucas smiled at Sang-woo.
Kang Jun-mo was surprised by those words.
“yes? Are you crazy?”
“That’s right. Because the human mind cannot overcome the temptation that sin leads to. Instead, in the case of gluttony, unlike normal appetite, eating directly gives you strength, but it will be different.”
“Ah, that’s what you mean. Others do.”
Sang-woo spoke calmly.
Lucas looked at it strangely.
“But Sang-woo doesn’t seem to mind even though he gains the power of gluttony. Are you all right?”
“Yes, I am fine. There are no side effects for me.”
This time, Sang-woo smiled and looked at Gluttony, who was eating snacks from one side.
Kang Jun-mo also nodded after noticing the advantages of his alter ego.
Following Sang-woo’s gaze, Lucas hardened his complexion when he saw Gluttony.
‘Are there any side effects? Is it a bluff? no. Looking at that expression, it doesn’t look like that at all. Are you hungry for the titan skeleton? Or perhaps an alter ego?’
Lucas’ inner thoughts became complicated.
“It is surprising that there are no side effects. Do you have any special tips?”
At those words, Sang-woo glanced at Kang Jun-mo.
‘Can I tell you it’s because of the clone technique?’
‘It’s not possible.’
At his glance, Kang Jun-mo shook his head slightly.
Even a jumper is an outsider.
Even if it was information that could be revealed with a little digging anyway, there was no need to tell him.
“No secret. Nothing special. I guess it’s just because of my constitution.”
Sang-woo hid from Lucas that he had no side effects because of his alter ego.
“okay. In fact, the reason why I came here so suddenly was to help, to make sure you weren’t negatively affected by the power of gluttony. But I’m glad you didn’t have an impact. Still, there might be a problem, so if there is anything I can do to help later, I would like to help.”
“It’s a real honor if Jumper helps. But you don’t have to worry about me.”
“If you are a hunter with the power of gluttony, it means that you are a future S-class hunter. As long as I can establish a personal relationship with the future S-class, that’s enough. Please contact me when needed.”
However, the path to becoming an S-class hunter was not the only one open.
‘Or becoming a dangerous criminal.’
Lucas hid his feelings and handed Sang-woo his business card.
It was an unusual business card that glowed golden.
Seeing the letters engraved on the small piece of paper change here and there, it seemed that it had been treated with special magic.
“Oh, thank you. We will be sure to contact you.”
“yes. Oh, I’ve been holding on to these two too much. Now let’s both enjoy the party. Then I’m fine.”
Lucas left.
After sitting still for a while, the two started talking about Lucas.
“Um… are all S-classes like that? It’s very exhausting.”
“Iknow, right. On the outside, he seems like a very nice person, but there is something unknown inside. I think you should be careful.”
Both Sang-woo and Kang Jun-mo felt that Lucas was hiding something.
I just don’t know exactly what it is.
It was a time when both were in such complicated feelings.
“Fight!”
“Looks like sparring.”
“Oooh~”
People rushed to the empty lot outside the villa.
“hmm? Guess who’s fighting Shall we go too?”
“Let’s go.”
Intrigued by the story, the two got up from their seats and headed towards the clearing.
The alter egos followed behind them.
I came out and saw two men standing in the clearing.
It was Charles d’Eon, a French S-class hunter, and an unknown hunter dressed in a sloppy outfit.
‘But he was definitely one of the two swordsmen who destroyed the Titan Skeleton.’
I don’t know the name, but it was supposed to be at least S-class.
“Agent-sama, who is going against Charles d’Eon?”
“Hmm, it looks like ‘Sword Seeker’ to me.”
“Are you a sword seeker?”
“yes. It is said that once strong men from all over the world engaged in sparring with a ragged-looking man. And everyone said they lost to him. Judging from the strength of that man and his clothes, I think he might be a sword seeker.”
“Ah…but why is it a sword seeker?”
“The man who practiced sparring always longed for the realm of a strong sword, so he was called a sword seeker. However, nothing has been revealed about his identity, such as his country of origin, age, and name. He is a mysterious figure.”
While the two were talking like that, sparring began.
Sharp air waves wrapped around the clearing.
“Everyone back off. Mr. Scully?”
After Lucas’ warning, a golden wall enveloped the clearing.
“You’re bothering me. You have to take care of this separately.”
Scully was annoyed and hit the wall around the clearing.
That’s how people watched the couple’s match through the golden energy.
The tedious time of exploring each other passes
– I’ll go first.
It all started with Charles d’Eon.
He ran fast first.
Then, the sharp sword Nidhog in his hand cut through the air like a thunderbolt.
visor!
However, it was blocked by Sword Seeker’s defense.
I couldn’t see when it moved.
The Sword Seeker’s sword was still in its scabbard.
‘fast.’
Charles d’Eon hardened his complexion.
It was the first time I had ever seen a swordsman who could use a sword as fast as himself.
-You’re fast. So let’s take this too.
Nidhogg is gone.
Then, Charles d’Eon’s proprietary cloud wave was cast.
Black air bloomed and spread in all directions, just as smoke spreads and becomes a cloud.
Jaejaejaejaejaejaejaejaejaejaejae –
However, the cloud of sword energy did not reach the sword seeker.
As if surrounded by an intangible shield, the sword spirit faded around the Sword Seeker.
On the surface, that is.
‘It’s an amazing quick sword.’
Lucas was seeing through the two of them exactly.
Charles d’Eon’s three swords, which were swung at a tremendous speed, and Sword Seeker’s old swords, which were swung at even faster speeds.
The Sword Seeker’s sword was meticulously cutting off each and every one of Charles’ swords.
Hundreds of swords that seemed difficult even for the caster to control.
‘Sword Seeker has the upper hand.’
And Lucas was right.
Sword Seeker was just analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of Charles d’Eon’s swordsmanship.
And Charles himself felt that fact.
‘…Are they looking after me?’
He’s usually a decent gentleman, but in battle he’s not at all like that.
Because he was a man too.
The desire to win set him on fire.
So, I decided to use a technique that I hadn’t developed well.
-You are strong. you are.
-You are strong too.
The two communicated in a way that communicated directly to the brain.
-… Now I’m going to use my favorite technique. It’s a bit risky, but will you be okay?
– I’m always ready. If I get hit by technology, that is my destiny. come
-Haha, that’s good. then… going!
Charles d’Eon’s stride widened back and forth.
And then the upper body leans back.
At the same time, the right arm holding the sword was pulled back tightly.
As if a bowstring had been pulled, the entire body was in a state of tension.
and.
Nidhogg was shot.
[Soleil Piercing]
Boom!
Accompanied by a tremendous light, the sonic shock of a supersonic jet passing by spread across the clearing.
At the same time, a flash of light exploded in front of the Sword Seeker.
Kwak!
‘I knocked it off.’
Lucas watched clearly as the Sword Seeker struck Charles’ blade sideways with his energetic sword.
The deflected sword blade changed its direction.
And then he hit the wall directly.
Jjoeok-Chang!
One part of the wall was cracked and energy was shot through the hole.
And behind him was Gluttony, who was tearing apart a chicken leg, wondering where Sang-woo’s alter ego came from.
Poo-!
Gluttony flew through the air and collapsed after being hit by the sword.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
“Gluttony!”
Sang-woo quickly approached Gluttony.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-!”
And someone screamed.
There was a huge hole in Gluttony’s torso, and blood was seeping out.
It was an accident that occurred during Dalian.
“Oh…”
Charles put on a puzzled expression.
-Dalian ends here.
The Sword Seeker put the sword into the scabbard.
“A, shame on you.”
And Scully grumbled.
Even though he was protected by the castle wall, the fact that the injured came out was embarrassing.
Isn’t he also an S-class hunter?
Still, treatment came first, so Scully ran to Gluttony.
“Come with me, I will treat you.”
He said, pushing Sangwoo away.
“Yes please.”
Sang-woo was stumped by Scully’s English, but he noticed with a rough movement and moved away.
And in fact, since this is an alter ego, I was going to say that it would be okay even if I did not receive treatment, but I hesitated.
I could have just reverse-summoned and then re-summoned, but it was a waste of time for the cooldown of the alter ego skill.
‘It will take a few days to summon all of them again because a lot of clones are consumed during this catacomb hunt.’
That’s why I didn’t stop Bless because he insisted on treating me.
Afterwards, Scully calmly approached Gluttony and tried to pour holy power on him.
Then, through Gluttony’s perforated chest, a black bead-like aura appeared.
‘hmm? what?’
However, his life was in critical condition right now, so he had no time to look after him properly.
‘Recover.’
Scully poured her holy power with the hope that Gluttony would recover.
Then, golden holy power filled with the energy of recovery covered Gluttony’s whole body.
The wound healed little by little.
‘Is it strange? Usually, this is enough to recover.’
However, the recovery rate was a bit odd.
Normally, Scully’s own holy power would have been more than enough to recover within 5 seconds.
However, only the holy power was consumed, and recovery was slow.
“Come on, let’s try this. If that’s the case…”
This time, Scully sincerely covered Gluttony with her holy power.
Then the wound finally healed in an instant.
“Hey, fortunately he didn’t die. But are you strong enough?”
Scully patted Gluttony on his body and stood up.
All the people watching let out a sigh of relief.
Sang-woo thought this was an opportunity, so he called Jun-mo Kang.
“Would you like to ask your agent, Bless, about your sister?”
“Yes, I understand.”
Kang Jun-mo started talking to Bless in fluent English.
“Thank you for treating Mr. Bless. But if you do not mind can I ask you a favor?”
“ask? I hate to hear it.”
“It will take a while. In fact, this hunter’s younger sister…”
Kang Jun-mo explained that her younger sister had the MA virus.
“Hmm, I’ve never been treated for anything like that.”
“Couldn’t you come and take a look? I will pay for the trip.”
“How much will you give me?”
“How about a million dollars?”
“I’m not going.”
“I’ll give you two million dollars.”
“Try using it a little harder.”
Kang Jun-mo whispered to Sang-woo and suggested the price again.
“great. Five million dollars!”
“good. When can I go?”
“Let’s go inside and discuss the details.”
“OK.”
While their negotiations were going on, Sword Seeker stared at Gluttony without saying a word.
‘It’s a body that can withstand that level of sword energy…’
In fact, he intentionally spilled the sword force in the direction of Gluttony.
With Charles d’Eon’s sword skill, he put his own power into it.
It was purely out of curiosity.
‘The more I look at it, the more mysterious it is.’
He had been watching Gluttony closely ever since he captured the Titan Skeleton.
At first, it was because it was strange to suck up the bone meal relentlessly.
But the more I looked at it, the better it looked.
‘It doesn’t look well trained, but it has very good musculature.’
While watching the alter egos hunt the undead, I got a glimpse of their physical strength and speed, which is rough but can’t come from normal people.
And a body that looks like a human but is made of pure mana.
A well-proportioned body with a skeleton of over 180 cm.
A rare ability to eat everything.
Even if you stay there, you can breathe mana through your skin.
‘The bones look strong too.’
It was also worth buying that Charles D’Eon did not cut off even after receiving the sword of ‘Sun Piercing’ with his body.
Although it is said that the power decreased after colliding with the wall of Bless.
It’s probably a natural bone.
Above all,
‘the courage to not succumb to the coercion of a huge monster… It is a mindset that is not often seen.’
Sword Seeker felt that Sang-woo had a very righteous and courageous personality.
Of course, it was his mistake.
Sang-woo only moved to take advantage of it.
His gaze moved from Gluttony lying down to Sang-woo, who was looking down at Gluttony.
‘Is that guy real?’
Dalian is already over.
The Sword Seeker approached them step by step.
– Look.
The sword seeker’s will echoed through Sang-woo’s head.
It wasn’t even a language, but I understood his intentions automatically.
Sang-woo covered the lights and raised his head in the shade.
The Sword Seeker was standing there.
“hmm?”
When Sang-woo turned his head and looked at him, Sword Seeker spoke calmly.
– Do you have any intention of becoming my disciple?
“yes?”
