Episode 38 How a deceased person grows (5)
Is it because Jinhyeok’s voice is too loud?
Even the old man heard it.
A shout tinged with anger immediately erupted.
“What? Bone… Osteoporosis? say that now. How dare you do this to my summoners!”
hmm.
Was it too harsh in the first meeting?
But what if it looks like that?
It might look mighty to halfway people, but it only looked cute in the eyes of the deceased.
“Don’t just make your voice behind the screen, show yourself now!”
Due to the nature of video calls, only friends can see your face, so a third party can only hear your voice.
Of course, if the parties agreed, it could be converted to the full currency.
“Are you okay?”
Theresa asked cautiously.
“it’s okay. It looks like I contacted you at a pretty troublesome moment, but it must be fun.”
Jinhyuk nodded.
[The video call is converted to a full call.]
A man wearing a mask with a strange pattern appeared with a short message.
momentary silence.
And what followed was a huge commotion.
“That mask!”
“ruins! You’re the one who attacked the ruins!”
“Oh my God. I thought you had no contact with anyone, but did you know Teresa personally?”
It was natural for everyone to shout.
A player who completely hides his identity behind a mask.
So many people have been looking for it, but it has no choice but to do it because the person who did not even have a clue appeared in front of them.
You have to catch it. faster than anyone
That was the common thought of everyone here.
‘Teresa is a solo artist, so there’s a high probability that she doesn’t belong to a guild either.’
‘Then it means that the one who snatches it first is the owner.’
‘Whether it’s coins, items, or money, you have to pour it out without sparing it.’
‘of course. The level of the guild itself will completely change, so it’s not a waste of anything?’
‘Maybe this is my last chance.’
Representatives of each guild swallowed their saliva.
We looked at each other and waited for the timing to present conditions.
Right then.
“That’s funny.”
The old man stepped forward.
“okay. I have heard and seen The player who was active in the 1st floor ruins or something. But this boss attack is different from that.”
In the ruins, the power of each monster was strong, but there were not many.
On the other hand, on the way to the boss monster on the 3rd floor, each monster’s combat power was low, but it boasted an overwhelming amount.
It means that the field is completely different.
“hmm. Are you saying it’s possible? No matter how many enemies there are?”
Jinhyeok scratched the top of his mask with his index finger.
“okay. Because commanding a large number of summoned beasts is my specialty.”
He has a lot of summoned beasts…
Summoned beasts are the skeletons here, right?
I admit that there are quite a few.
but well
“It must be difficult with that fake staff.”
“What?”
“It’s half, right? As you can see, the ‘saint’s heart’ and the ‘oil-soaked shroud’ were omitted and synthesized.”
“That… that… how do you know!?”
how do you know
“That’s because it looks different from the real Staff of Greed. The finished product with all ingredients has a red gem embedded under the skull on the right. Above all, the quality of the Skeleton Soldiers is too low.”
“Have you ever seen… the finished product?”
The old man muttered in disbelief.
Seeing his chin tremble, the shock must have been quite large.
“curious? I can tell you where to find the rest of the ingredients if you want.”
“Really? Where the hell… Big!”
The old man almost told me to let him know for a moment without even knowing himself.
I managed to swallow the words that had risen almost to my throat.
It was because saying even one word here would be an admission of defeat.
Seeing this, Jinhyeok smiled as if he knew that.
After all, an empty cart is noisy.
‘At least, he must have intended to extort a share from the guild with plausible words.’
His bluffing with a half-stick made it clear his intentions.
The shallow intention to hide away after taking coins or items under the pretext of a down payment.
As the situation progressed strangely, the old man eventually bit his molar.
“good night. For now, let’s step back today. and you. Whoever it is, I will definitely repay this humiliation.”
“Wow… that line. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone actually do it.”
“…what?”
“Aren’t you ashamed to say no? ‘I’m sure you’ll repay this humiliation.’ Even in the 1990s, if you wrote that kind of line, the president of the broadcasting company would hit you with a bat.”
If he had just quietly disappeared, he wouldn’t have had to film a dark history.
Anyway, that guy’s insignificant pride and mouth are the problem.
“You bastard…!”
The old man glared at Jinhyuk as if he were going to kill him.
But it was only for a short while.
Gulleong!
A shadow rose.
“I’ll see if I can relax like I do now the next time we meet in person. And… mind you guys here too. The fact that we are the only force with corps-level troops.”
At the same time, the figure of the old man was swallowed up in the darkness.
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Inside the banquet hall in silence.
So much happened in a short period of time that everyone needed time to face reality.
“It doesn’t matter if I leave it to such a clumsy person and fail again, but personally, I don’t think it’s a very good option.”
Jinhyeok shrugged at Patrick.
“…I know. But we have no other options.”
Why are there no other options?
Jinhyeok opened his mouth again.
“Leave it to me. I’ll take care of all the reasons you don’t have to hold hands with the demons and the practical reasons to attack the tower.”
“Are you saying that it is possible?”
Patrick’s pupils dilated rapidly.
Is it possible to attack alone?
If the opponent wasn’t the player who attacked the ruins, they would have taken it as a joke.
Jinhyuk nodded without hesitation.
“it’s possible.”
say it’s possible
That’s why I came to the 1st basement floor right now.
“Then, how much should I pay for the down payment and compensation…”
“You don’t have to.”
“yes?”
“Please let me go in alone. If you seal the entire area out of reach of other players, I will not be paid.”
At Jinhyeok’s words, Patrick opened his mouth like a goldfish.
As if asking back, ‘Only under those conditions?’
“Why are you even doing that?”
“That’s it.”
Jinhyeok glanced at Teresa.
“I’m just trying to do the obvious for humanity and for the sake of my colleagues whom I cherish.”
As soon as he spoke, Jinhyuk pinched his thigh with his fingers.
oh shit
‘My hands and feet shriveled even after I said it.’
I even thought, ‘This must have been the old man’s feelings a while ago…’.
However, unlike Jinhyeok who was shocked, the faces of those who heard this remark were colored with an indescribable light.
“…”
Theresa bit her lip.
His dimples twitched at the words of a colleague whom he cherished.
“haha. Seriously… As the representative of the guild, I have nothing to say.”
“awesome.”
“You are a true hero. We should do some reflection.”
“under. I started with that mindset too, but I don’t know how it ended up here.”
admiration and resilience.
Representatives of large guilds even reflected on themselves.
I only said one word, but people misunderstood me.
‘It’s fine if I put on the veneer like this.’
The reason for not accepting the down payment is not for the sake of humanity.
It’s not even a reason to look after the convenience of a large guild.
Jinhyuk glanced at the camera on his shoulder.
[All screens and dialogues are currently being recorded.]
Players giving up rewards for humanity.
How much benefit can you get from this phrase alone?
I don’t know, but the rewards offered by the guilds were several times higher.
Idiots will take the down payment.
‘I’m not an idiot who misses the big ones by chasing the small ones.’
Think about it.
How much would the guilds in the beginning be able to give you as a down payment?
At most, one low-grade relic?
Or a bit of coin or cash?
‘I can get anything like that if I have time.’
However, the solid position reflected by the public and the benefits derived from it… there was no doubt that it would exert a tremendous influence later.
furthermore.
‘First broadcast function. If everyone succeeds in the raid that everyone failed in their first debut as a solo…!’
It’s thrilling just to imagine.
pounding! pounding! pounding!
Jinhyeok’s heart started beating with a pleasant sound, as if he knew in advance what the next week’s lottery numbers would be.
“and. If I succeed this time, I want to see you all and have a meal sometime.”
“Of course.”
“We are also looking forward to it.”
“I really hope that day will come.”
Everyone added one word at a time with expectant faces.
He looked genuinely happy.
But no matter how much you enjoy it…
‘…should I be the only one?’
Jinhyeok swallowed and licked his lips.
Is this what it feels like to have a young chicken biting into ginseng and jujube and tap dancing in front of boiling water?
‘and! Even if I can only copy the abilities of two or three of the rankers over there…’
This is awesome.
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[The video call ended.]
After Jinhyeok disappeared, everyone’s eyes turned to Teresa.
It was a bonus to have the eyes of a wolf aiming at the sheep.
“Miss Teresa, can you tell me about the man you just had?”
“Name Age Nationality. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small thing.”
“Hehe, didn’t the European side recruit a new prospect this time? Please give us some concessions this time.”
“Should I say that someone who easily surpassed Class A is also a promising player? I’ll give it to you in one truck if you want, so you should step back this time instead.”
“what? Are you saying that now?”
“Oh my goodness. why are you hot? Ah… well. The person who always loses at the end raises his voice first.”
“Whoaaaagh!”
Another topic quickly heated up.
in the middle of it
Theresa wept as if in trouble.
‘Mr. Jinhyeok… Stupid.’
I couldn’t figure out how to handle the back.
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‘Things worked out better than I thought.’
Jinhyeok stretched as if satisfied.
Thanks to the demons, I was able to properly take pictures of the eyes of large guilds.
By now, they must be having a scramble and drinking a bowlful of kimchi soup.
‘hmm. I’m a bit sorry for leaving Theresa to take care of the back, but…’
I should buy you something delicious later.
It was then.
“ha. ha. ha. Are you going to kill me?”
Alice, whose face was white, breathed heavily.
Oh right.
I forgot this guy.
During the video call with Teresa, I strained myself a bit to deal with the bugs that came up.
Stop them all alone.
As a result, Alice, who had used up all her remaining magic power, was on the verge of fainting.
“It’s okay if you see something you can complain about. If you really feel like dying, you won’t have the strength to speak.”
“Did you just say comfort now? We… wasn’t a cooperative relationship, was it a slave contract?”
Elise lowered her head helplessly.
what?
Why are you so serious all of a sudden?
feel remorse in your conscience
“Tsk! what do you see me as? Do you know that I only pamper you like that? I was thinking of buying ‘Magic Supplements’ from the coin exchange and giving them to you.”
I bought the cheapest one, but Alice can’t see the coin exchange anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
What if you insist that this is the most expensive? You can’t even be a player.
however.
“I’m sorry, but those supplements don’t work for me.”
Elise shook her head.
“what?”
“Didn’t you say you don’t just pamper yourself?”
“I did say that…”
“Whoops. don’t worry. I will definitely receive the consumed mana.”
Alice smiled brightly.
The sharp molars at the corners of his mouth shone.
How come it doesn’t feel good
For sure.
The first thing I said when I met this guy was…
‘delicious’ and ‘delicious-smelling blood’. Yes, it was a sentence containing two keywords.
Damn. This is dangerous.
Jinhyeok took a few steps back without realizing it.
