< Call of the Country (2) >
The card he believed the most was that.
‘No matter how long it takes, the alter ego will take care of it.’
It was because of that thought that Sang-woo could be so relaxed.
Sang-woo immediately checked the enlistment notice.
The enlistment date was Monday, July 22, the following week.
The notification mail was received on June 23rd, so it was sent exactly one month ago.
‘Oh, can I enlist at this time, receive training, and return to school right away?’
Sangwoo thought the period was just right.
‘Yeah, that’s good. Let’s take care of all the annoying things and enjoy college life before the end of this summer.’
Sang-woo decided to take care of all the troublesome things, such as building an army, building a house, and fulfilling the Odin’s Tower access service, until summer.
There were a lot of things to do, but I thought it would be possible enough because he had an alter ego.
‘Going to the planet Tibern, Lucas asked me to wait. Oh right. Anyway, the Seven Deadly Sins is a problem.’
But when I thought about it, there was the biggest problem.
It was about the recovery of the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’.
‘When will the symbol of anger appear? It’s a pity that he doesn’t tell me.’
With this Yamato incident, Sangwoo decided to cooperate with Lucas.
No separate contract was signed for that.
Originally, he was supposed to receive a success fee, but just getting information on who owns the Seven Deadly Sins was of great help to Sang-woo.
‘Above all, if I get the Seven Deadly Sins, it’s an unconditional huge benefit.’
None of the Seven Deadly Sins acquired so far had any bad abilities.
Thanks to the acquisition of the four seven deadly sins, gluttony, indolence, jealousy, and lust, Sang-woo’s own abilities have risen dramatically and become incredibly strong.
So, Sang-woo agreed to receive the information without a complicated contract and promised to join in eliminating the owners of the Seven Deadly Sins.
However, when I tried to work together, the information Lucas gave me was ambiguous.
Sangwoo recalled a conversation he had with Lucas a while ago.
“So, Mr. Lucas, where are the other symbols?”
“Greed is in England, Pride is in Tibern, Anger is in Africa.”
“Apart from Britain and Africa, is there a master of the Seven Deadly Sins in Tibern?”
“yes. He is the owner of ‘Arrogance’.”
“Arrogant… He must be a really arrogant person.”
“Ha ha yes. Yes. Well, that’s not too strange. Just a little arrogant… just one person. Not really a criminal. Stronger than anything.”
“Ah, you know very well. is anyone? that person.”
“yes. I know a little bit about him because I know him. And Sang-woo is probably a name you know as well. It’s Leogardo.”
“Leogardo?”
Leogardo Alexander.
Watching him tear apart monsters with his bare hands, the world nicknamed him ‘the strongest man on earth’.
There was no recent news about his activities as an S-class hunter during the cataclysm.
“Are you talking about that S-class Hunter?”
“yes. you’re right.”
“Ah… Somehow, it was rumored to be strong, so the reason is that it has the Seven Deadly Sins.”
“There is that, and Leogardo likes to fight. The reason is probably because he can’t stand someone above him. That’s why I am constantly training.”
“Hmm, since he is the master of arrogance, he must be forced to feel arrogant.”
“Yes. So, as Sang-woo knows, planet Tibern is still at war with Cranid, right? There, we are fighting at the forefront to support the Urencia Empire.”
The Seven Deadly Sins constantly force feelings of sin. Perhaps Leogar, who has the symbol of arrogance, is also the same.
“Aha, then since we’re allies, there’s no need to attack.”
“Hmm… well. Still, you don’t know when or where the Seven Deadly Sins will strike, so you have to keep an eye on them. I can’t let go of the tension.”
Probably not dangerous.
Because Leogardo was with Lucas until the last day.
“It’s not dangerous yet, so you should get the symbol of ‘Rage’ first.”
“What about greed? I heard you know who has the symbol of greed.”
“yes. However, it is difficult for Sang-woo to deal with right now. That man is very strong.”
“is it so? But I’ve gotten pretty strong too.”
“It is a different level of strength. Because I can’t win either. They’re just… keeping each other in check.”
“Who the hell are you?”
“I also met Sang-woo. Say ‘master’.”
master.
He was a mysterious man he met in the Vatican.
Under the guidance of the source vampire, Elizabeth, he competed with Raven, Sang-woo’s master.
Even if it didn’t look like a serious fight.
“It must have been that guy… well, Master was like that too. The man called Master didn’t do his best.”
“Perhaps. Because he has truly catastrophic powers.”
Lucas’ expression darkened as he recalled the master’s power he remembered.
‘He was a man no different from a god.’
However, before the final day arrived, the Master suddenly disappeared.
And the final day arrived.
The disaster that brought about the terrible final day was not the Master.
‘Did he go into hiding to avoid the doomsday… If the Master had fought for humanity, would it have been a little different?’
Lucas didn’t know.
He just chooses the best option based on the memories he knows and moves forward.
Looking at him lost in thought for a moment, Sang-woo asked a question.
“It’s too early to deal with Leogardo and Master, so then only ‘Symbol of Anger’ remains. I think we should deal with that person first. Who is that person?”
“I do not know.”
“yes?”
Sang-woo was taken aback.
You said you already know everything, but does it make sense to say you don’t know who it is?
“Are you kidding me?”
“I am not kidding. I just don’t know the exact identity. Location confirmed.”
“is it so? Then where is he now?”
“Um… maybe somewhere in Africa.”
Isn’t Africa a region that has been completely encroached upon by monsters?
“The continent of Africa?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“… Seeing that you said somewhere, you don’t seem to know the exact location yet, but how do you find it in that vast land mass?”
“Haha… Actually, not only the African continent, but one of the many portals spread across the African continent… It should be there.”
“…hahaha I don’t know exactly who I am, I don’t know exactly where I am, it’s like looking for a needle in the sand.”
“It’s okay though. When the time comes, he will show up.”
“is it so? How do you know?”
Sang-woo asked an obvious question.
Lucas grinned.
“It is a trade secret. Anyway, it will appear when the time is right, so Sang-woo can step in and retrieve the symbol of anger.”
“Hmm…yes. All right. But I feel like I’ve been cheated on, maybe it’s because of my mood?”
“Ha ha ha yes. It must be your mood.” In that way, Sang-woo was able to solve his curiosity about the Seven Deadly Sins to some extent through Lucas.
Although more questions arose.
‘But what are you waiting for? I’ll let you know when the time comes.’
He had already obtained the four seven deadly sins, so he was in no hurry.
Gluttony that absorbs power when eaten.
A sloth that grows even if you stay still.
Jealousy, which brings the opponent’s power when branded.
Lust that grows through sexuality.
In terms of growth, it was still enough, so I didn’t think I needed anything more.
Of course, it would be nice to get the symbol of greed because it feels like ‘greeting’, but since the master is so strong, I didn’t want to risk it.
‘Because time is on my side anyway. If you master the Stormbringer swordsmanship, all stats are over 100, all skills are level 100, and you also master the Nuclear Body you got from Yamato…? I’m really going to become the strongest munchkin. who will stop me Hehe.’
Of course, the ability level was currently blocked at 100, but after looking through an information company, it was said that Hercules’ current strength level was over 400.
That means 100 is not the limit.
Therefore, Sang-woo planned to break through the limits of his abilities by finding various ways, such as learning special skills that could break through the limits.
‘First of all, take all 100 stats.’
And the high ground was not far.
Because I thought I could achieve it within a month or two.
For this, Sang-woo was going to work harder on his clones.
* * *
Gorgeous hotel banquet hall.
Sang-woo, Kang Jun-mo, Raven Kim Woo-hyun, and even his younger sister Ji-woo, who doesn’t know why.
They were sitting at a table and tasting the main dish of the course meal.
At that time, a couple dressed in hanbok approached and stood in front of them.
It was a beautiful couple, Yuna Park and Minjun Kim, who just got married today.
Sangwoo smiled brightly at them.
“Congratulations on your marriage.”
“thank you. If it wasn’t for Sangwoo, we wouldn’t have gotten married.”
“Ah, that’s it again. Stop talking about that. It will be the hundredth time I hear it again.”
“Hehe, is that so?”
“yes. But I saw you at the wedding hall today, and you looked really beautiful, didn’t you? I envy you, Vice-captain.”
“Hahaha, I’m not envious of Sangwoo as much as today.”
Kim Min-joon, the deputy team leader of the Kanus Guild Attack Team 1, smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth.
Sang-woo was envious because that smile made him look like he had everything in the world.
“I really envy you.”
“It was a joke. What is there to envy Sang-woo, the best hunter in Korea right now? There must be a lot of women around…”
Puck-
Park Yuna stabbed Kim Min-jun in the side with her elbow.
No, it was almost the price.
“Hup!”
Kim Min-joon swallowed the wind and his face turned red.
A shocking appearance.
Sang-woo looked at him and stuck his tongue out.
‘Oh… that man will be captured and lived.’
And Park Yuna looked at Sang-woo and company as if nothing was wrong and opened her mouth. “Hoho, by the way, everyone, after dinner, we’re going to have a small reception with only our acquaintances. Would Sang-woo come too?”
“Are you tired?”
Sang-woo had never been to a place called a reception since he was born.
So I didn’t know what a reception was.
“It’s just a place where we lightly treat our acquaintances with a glass of wine because we’re thankful for celebrating the wedding.”
“Aha, then let’s go.”
“uh? Can I go too?”
Jiwoo intervened.
Sang-woo stopped her.
“What are you saying, Goppiri? You go home.”
“too bad! I will be an adult in 5 months too!”
“shut up. no way anyway Then, the team leader, I will go with Master, Woohyun, and Agent Kang Joon-mo.”
“Yes, I understand. Then, have a meal and come to the reception area next to me.”
“Yeah~”
That’s how Park Yoo-na and his wife left.
While Ji-woo was mumbling, Kim Woo-hyun opened his mouth to Sang-woo.
She was wearing a woman’s suit with pants that she said she would be wearing today, but when she took off the military hat she used every day, her short bobbed hair that came down to her neck was exposed.
“Hey, why am I going to the reception?”
“why? Aren’t you going?”
“No, I was curious about why you were taking me.”
“You have nothing to do anyway. Let’s go to a reception together and have a drink.”
“Oh draw.”
Woohyun nodded as if he understood.
Seeing her like that, Sang-woo asked again.
“Hey, but you’re dressed up today, so washing clothes isn’t a joke, is it? It’s so pretty. Anyone who sees it will know it’s a woman.”
Originally, Woohyun was a bit dark-skinned because he was hanging around outside(?).
However, these days, since he is confined to his studio every day, his skin has turned pale because he does not see sunlight very often.
When that pure white skin and jet-black bobbed hair harmonized, Woohyun’s face was as beautiful as if it were drawn in a painting.
Whoever sees it, a heavenly woman.
“huh? and thank you.”
But Sang-woo still thought of her as a man.
In fact, even though he looked like a woman in Sang-woo’s eyes, he was already under the illusion that Kim Woo-hyun had a different sexual orientation, so he misunderstood that he was deliberately dressing as a woman.
At that time, Jiwoo, who was listening to the conversation next to him, asked curiously.
“uh? Do you think it’s a woman? Wasn’t it your sister?”
“hmm? That’s…”
When Kim Woo-hyun ponders whether he should say something or not, he opens his mouth thinking that this is the time.
Sang-woo intervened.
“huh. he’s actually a man didn’t you know?”
“Huh… Awesome! What kind of man is this pretty?”
“No, not that…”
“Awesome, awesome. sister no brother Would you like to take a picture of us?”
“…… I guess.”
Later, while eating, Woohyun was caught by Jiwoo and had to take pictures from different angles.
Ji-woo makes a fuss about seeing such a pretty man for the first time.
Woohyun laughed hard with a rigid face and gave a nod.
Woohyun couldn’t say it easily when all you had to do was say ‘I’m a woman!’.
Her inner thoughts were very complex.
‘Because I don’t want to be embarrassed by calling her a woman.’
Right now Sang-woo knew Woo-hyeon as a man, so they were friendly without any sense of distance.
But if I found out that she was a woman, would we still be able to be close like this? Woohyun was not confident.
That’s why I couldn’t speak easily.
‘I should have said it from the beginning, but I act like an idiot because of my pride.’
Originally dressed like a man, as an orphan, it was a means of self-defense to survive in a harsh world.
And when I met Sang-woo, I felt comfortable thinking that he was a man at first.
However, as time passed, he became angry and ashamed of the situation where he mistook himself for a man.
‘I guess I’m not attractive as a woman.’
Her self-esteem was very weak, and in the end, she couldn’t proudly say that she was a woman, and that condition has continued to this day.
And she couldn’t muster up the courage to tell the truth.
‘We’ll have to talk about it someday.’
If it was a colleague relationship, it wouldn’t be bad right now, but Woohyun didn’t even know his own heart why he was struggling to reveal the truth.
In Woohyun’s complicated state of mind, the amicable (?) meal was over.
Sang-woo sent Ji-woo home through the sub-space and moved to the reception hall with the party.
“Get an upset stomach! It’s a pig!”
Ji-woo’s curse was left behind.
The reception hall was like a party hall.
Neatly dressed men and women were chatting, each with a glass of champagne in their hand.
They seemed to be celebrities in the political and business world, including the hunter industry.
When Sang-woo and his party entered, they all looked at Sang-woo and paid attention.
“Look over there, sister. There is a really handsome man.”
“Oh really. Who is that? Model?”
“It’s normal.”
“Hey… the suit really suits you.”
“I heard that you are close with Director Park Won-tae, so you really came.”
“You look tall.”
As they whispered, Sang-woo saw some people he knew.
Park Won-tae, Park Yuna’s older brother and the leader of the Kenus Guild.
I saw the leader of the Goguryeo guild and his younger brother.
Han Mi-ho, the leader of the Yolo Guild, was also there.
In addition to that, Hunters who came and saw their faces as members of small and medium guilds also stood out.
“Commander Park Won-tae is over there.”
“That’s right, Hunter. I’ll talk to you for a while.”
“Yes, let’s go home by ourselves after it’s over.”
“Yes~”
So Kang Jun-mo leaves to have a conversation with the person in charge.
While Raven also scattered to enjoy the food.
While Sang-woo and Kim Woo-hyun were looking around for champagne, someone spoke to them.
“Oh, Mr. Sang-woo.”
< Call of the Country (2) > End
