Episode 465. Hide and
seek.
Put down the teacup.
Look around.
Is it because duels are banned?
Everyone is so calm.
The decision to enter the social scene was not a bad one.
‘My attention was diverted.’
There was a lot of bounty on me, so it attracted a lot of attention.
The VIPs didn’t seem to be getting along very well as they were glancing at each other.
Rather than that.
“I don’t feel like it.”
No matter how much I hate social gatherings, it’s times like this.
Shouldn’t you be grateful for existence itself, Granfell?
Anyway, stubbornness…
I looked at the people who were sticking out their tongues and giving passionate stares.
Messages that come to mind at the same time.
however.
[Current bounty: 3 karma]
[Current bounty: 1 karma]
[Current bounty: 1 karma]…
What are these cute numbers?
‘No, I thought you knew.’
They said it was an unprecedented bounty.
Thanks to you, I guessed it.
There must be quite a big difference between the bounties on me and those who enter the other Shadow Corridors. But… no matter what, the difference of 1,000 times is too much, isn’t it?!
‘Abusive language.’
Even if all the bounties of the VIPs here are combined, wouldn’t it be lower than my bounty? Even though I was dumbfounded, my eyes rolled back calmly, so I could see the kitsch.
‘I am the only one whose identity I know.’
Leader of the worst criminal group, Shadow Mercenaries.
If you check the bounty on such kitsch.
How much value is the karma on me?
Can you guess it?
Eventually, a message appears next to Kitsch.
[Current bounty: 1 Karma]
…Really?
Just 1 karma for a big guy like Kitsch.
I admitted it too late.
I didn’t get attacked for no reason, right?
‘You did a good job of being unreasonable in that situation, Hoyeol.’
This is why there is a saying that if a person does something he is not used to, he will die.
The wounds had already healed thanks to the [Blessing of the First World Tree].
Considering the bounty…
if Granfell’s talent had not blossomed.
I might have crossed the nether with the unstoppable pincer attack.
It was a time when I breathed a sigh of relief.
Okay.
The employee approached me and spoke to me.
“This is a gift from a distinguished guest.”
A box small enough to be held in one hand was placed on a tray.
Look in the direction the employee’s hand is pointing.
There was a man at the table staring at me intently.
‘The eyes are scary.’
No, it was more than bloody, it was devastated.
As if someone had just been bothered by something.
Of course, the important thing is not the impression.
It was obvious, but I answered sharply.
“I refuse.”
I think this is the first time since the Seven Deadly Sins of Greed that I am grateful for integrity and innocence. Secret fighting is still permitted. Seriously, who knows if this is a box containing a real gift or a monster mimic disguised as a box?
“Would you mind telling it to me instead?”
I continued speaking confidently.
“If you want something, try to get it yourself.”
A social hall where dueling is prohibited.
Thanks to that, I proudly made fun of my snout.
The employee bowed politely at my words.
“I will clearly convey that message.”
and.
It was now.
I sat across from the man.
‘I guess the shadow wasn’t just a puppet or something?’
Are you conscious enough to have a face-to-face conversation like this?
Well, because there is consciousness in the first place.
They may be aiming for my bounty, but…
sweet.
Anyway, I quietly tilted my teacup alone. Don’t ask how you don’t serve a cup of tea to the person you’re sitting across from if you say you live and die with formality.
‘I don’t know if it’s any other car.’
To the Grand Fell of the world, nothing more than the green tea stored in the pocket of Dawn’s jacket. Because it was a precious treasure that had to be given to Marcelo and Harkon with great determination.
‘by the way.’
I didn’t let my guard down.
I would have said that secret fighting is still allowed….
There must be plenty of ways to kill me without causing a fuss.
‘So what is Gkungkkungi?’
I’m curious, but I don’t show it thoroughly. In cases like this, Cheolmyeonpi helps. The attitude of having nothing to regret gives you the upper hand in conversation.
But I am Lee Ho-yeol.
It’s hard to gain the upper hand in a conversation.
As soon as the man opened his mouth, he was shocked.
“You are Akshan.”
…Yes!
The word that came out of the man’s mouth was Akshan.
Only then did I understand why my face looked like that.
‘It’s one hundred percent.’
Was it because of your damn physical training?
I can stay fine purely because of the [Blessing of the First World Tree] effect. All of the Akshan seniors were making expressions as if they had been sucked in energy…!
I immediately changed my words.
“I will take it.”
“what?”
“Your favor.”
A favor refers to a gift box given by a man.
…sigh.
It’s awkward to change words like flipping your palm.
Is that why the man asked back?
“Didn’t you hear from your employer? In the Shadow Corridor, you can’t trust anyone’s word. Moreover, the bounty on you is an unprecedented amount. “Can you not regret your choice?”
How can you not regret it?
Well, I may regret it, but I can assure you that you are an Ak’shan Demon Hunter. The harshness in his tone is the same as the Akshan NPC from back then.
Tuk.
As the man spoke, he held out the box in front of me again.
If you trust yourself, it means opening the box.
Of course, my hands moved without hesitation.
I opened the box.
Then, the sight before my eyes began to blink.
[Class Quest: Nevertheless, for Akshan] As expected,
my intuition was not wrong.
The class quest came to mind, which meant that the man in front of me was indeed an Akshan demon hunter. However, as I was trying to read the quest details, I had no choice but to stop.
‘…!’
The name of the man mentioned in the class quest was familiar.
Ten years and years have passed since Arcana was just a game. As if it were not enough to say that something can change in just ten years, a cataclysm occurred and the world turned upside down.
Even though other players may have forgotten over that long period of time, I, Lee Ho-yeol, could not be forgotten.
Yes.
A time when Arcana was just a game.
Akshan’s Gae Heavenly Dragon, who was treated as insignificant.
Because the unique named NPC of Akshan was right in front of me.
I called his name.
“I know you, Gabriel.”
…There is no exception to that way of speaking, even you, Mr. Senior?
*
Shadow Corridor.
The eyes of the public servants were fixed on only one man, Granfell Claudius Arpheus Romeo. Think of his karma and his bounty.
A whopping one thousand karmas. The employee who cleaned the glasses, the employee who cleaned the table, and the employee who took out the deadly poison from his bosom could not help but swallow their saliva.
How on earth?
It is unknown why human subjects possess such karma. But it made sense. Because that’s what it is. The owner of the corridor must have opened the door to the corridor especially for him.
“….”
The more I watched, the more I began to understand.
‘I overcame the VIP’s attack without any problem.’
VIP.
they are strong
That is why employers do not aim for the bounties of VIPs.
Unlike Granfell Claudius Arpheus Romeo.
The VIPs are all Shadow God contractors.
Although each of them were considered strong on the Arcana Continent.
There was another reason to be careful about VIPs.
‘They are beings with only instinct left.’
Because it is a shadow, not a substance.
They had no control.
Moving only according to instinct.
They were the ones who couldn’t die even if they wanted to.
‘It’s still the same now.’
The VIPs, following their innate evil instincts, were seeking the life of Granfell Claudius Arpheus Romeo. I guess they didn’t sign a contract because they caught the eye of the Shadow God for no reason.
Employers took note.
‘There is no need to go against the wishes of the distinguished guest.’
Only Granfell Cloudy Arpheus Rome is enough. Because he was the only one in this mean corridor of shadows who could not throw away formality and dignity.
Didn’t you check it a little while ago?
He generously forgave the employee who had pointed a dagger at him and sat down at the social gathering. Although he was fully aware of the dangers of poisoning to the point of using his own glass, he left only one word to the employee who attempted to poison him.
-“It’s not enough to make me happy.”
That was the end of the situation.
The employee who was cleaning the glass thought.
‘…Isn’t this his attitude beyond that of a nobleman, like the owner of a cloister?’
However, I immediately shook off the profane thoughts.
As I said.
The Shadow Corridor was a heartless space where only contracts and fulfillment remained.
‘That kind of pride will eventually hold you back.’
If you ask for a formal conversation, I will accept it.
Indeed, he is putting his words into practice.
The employer could have been sure.
‘The moment I get up from my seat after finishing the conversation.’
Granfell Cloudy Arpheus Romeo.
The VIP sitting across from him was quiet and private.
that they would move to take his life.
No, it was a mistake to open the box he gave me in the first place without any suspicion. He is the contract of the shadow god who oversees all secret plans and meanness.
Taking someone’s life with a small box the size of your palm? As an employee, dozens and hundreds of things came to mind just by looking over my shoulder.
And the development went as expected.
Okay.
It doesn’t even make the sound of the chair being dragged on the floor.
Gran Fell.
He stood up sternly.
Sssss.
It took just a moment for the teacup in my hand to scatter into the air.
Goooooh.
“…?!”
A tremendous amount of magical power began to erupt from his body.
To the point where I can’t even remember my life before.
Employees who have been subordinated to the shadow corridor for a long time.
Therefore, it is natural that there is no such thing as magical insight.
But I could feel it.
Granfell, his magic flow is unusual.
I opened my mouth urgently.
“Granfell Claudius Arpheus Romeo, have you forgotten your rules?”
No, maybe I didn’t forget.
‘Could it have happened already?’
He faithfully followed the rules.
Did you suddenly break the rules by opening the box given to you by a VIP?
I could tell.
Box.
Inside it.
It said it contained something that would cause Granfell to go on a rampage.
…gulp.
The dry saliva passed.
Are you surprised by the heartlessness of the VIP who stabs the person he was just talking to? no. I knew that VIPs were like that because I had seen them before.
There was a separate reason why everyone in the social hall paused.
The employees’ gaze suddenly looks into space.
Someone stuttered.
“I’m coming down.”
An entity that expels rule breakers from the corridors.
No, a being that deletes.
‘That guy’ will soon appear in this social gathering.
There is fear on the face hidden under the black veil.
It has to be.
It was not of this world.
Its appearance cannot be described in the languages of this world.
From the distant ceiling of the corridor.
Hwareuk.
Hwareuk.
Hwareuk.
The chandeliers on the ceiling light up ominously one by one.
The VIPs stood up from their seats.
He seemed disappointed about the bounty, but I guess he didn’t want to get caught up in it.
It was then.
Chireung.
Toward that which descends.
Granfell Cloudy Arpheus Romeo.
He raised his sword.
Then he said something I couldn’t understand.
“Destroy the illusion.”
A word that employees cannot understand even if they think about it for the rest of their lives.
“Illusion Breaker.”
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It was always a question.
The beings who have entered the realm of Gii include the dragons of the Arcana Continent and the high-ranking demon kings of the demon world. Then, it is clear to anyone that they have entered the realm of Gii, the main culprit of the cataclysm and the developer of the electricity of the Arcana Continent.
Where is Rayman Shen now?
‘I didn’t know I would find the answer this way.’
I declared, looking at the flashing message.
“Hide and seek is over.”
[The prototype ‘God-eating bad omen’ appears.]
“I will begin the exorcism ritual from this time on.”
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[Demon Hunter ‘Gabriel’ is watching you.]
