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Jooyeon performed first aid with Baek Hyun-ah lying down in the back seat of the car.

Pure white light that pushes away the dark night.

As the light slowly fades away.

Although it was only a little, the color returned to Baek Hyun-ah’s face, which had been pale.

After completing the treatment, Juyeon seems to have used up quite a bit of strength, and opens his mouth, wiping away the beads of sweat that had formed on his forehead.

“I’ve set the regeneration to extremely high levels. “Just like this, we can lower his body temperature at the hospital and give him regular blood transfusions.”

Positive story.

But her words did not end there.

“but… , it is only a temporary measure. “Unless you resolve the limitations in your body, you may be able to endure it for a little longer, but the end will come eventually.”

okay.

That’s probably why it’s emergency treatment.

No matter how hard I try, I have to solve the fundamental problem to rid her of pain and death.

Removing constraints obtained by breaking one’s oath.

“… “How long can you last?”

“I don’t know exactly. “It might be as long as a month, or as short as 15 days.”

The difference is quite large.

If you don’t want to take a gamble, you must resolve her restrictions within two weeks.

“Let’s go to the hospital first.”

“okay.”

The place I drove to was Korea University Hospital.

The best hospital with the largest number of awakened healing practitioners in the country.

Baek Hyun-ah was able to be admitted to an empty VIP hospital room at the right time.

The middle-aged doctor designated as her attending physician approached her and spoke to her.

“I finished the treatment as Hunter Juyeon Han said.”

“Thank you very much.”

“you’re welcome.”

As I listen to the two people, I hear that Juyeon has helped with some research at this hospital.

They all played a key role in the success of the research.

That was the reason why Baek Hyun-ah was able to be admitted to the only remaining VIP hospital room without any special screening, beating out high-ranking government officials and conglomerates who were being screened.

“We will take action as you said and also find a cure.”

“Yes, please.”

After finishing the conversation with the doctor, I go into her ward and look down at her, lying on a transparent glass tube-shaped bed and breathing with a ventilator.

“… … .”

Cold air is periodically injected into the glass tube to lower her body temperature.

Through periodic blood transfusions, the amount of blood that dries up is resupplied.

Lastly, an oxygen respirator to help you breathe more easily.

Watching this and that hanging inside the transparent glass tube makes my heart ache.

I was so angry at that sight that I clenched my fists, and before I knew it, Juyeon came up to me and hugged me by the arm.

“I wonder what’s going on… , may I ask?”

It’s work.

“The professor lying here gave up his life to save me.”

“… I see.”

Juyeon’s arms wrap around my neck and shoulders.

A touch filled with feelings of comfort.

“I owe the hardest debt of my life to repay.”

okay.

She gave her life to save mine.

Even if it was a moment when I could have lived without her help, that fact does not change.

Furthermore.

“I also broke my promise.”

Unlike her, who kept her promise.

“I promised I would definitely protect you, but I couldn’t.”

“It’s not too late.”

“well.”

After taking some time to calmly understand the situation, my confidence dropped.

What is the reason why people use pledges for difficult transactions?

This is because the restrictions that result from violating the conditions written in the pledge are absolute.

It cannot be weakened or erased by any modern technology or artifact.

From those constraints.

“Can I remove it?”

Will I be able to keep my promise to her?

As I unconsciously show myself weak, I feel a stinging pain in my side.

“Ugh.”

I turned my head and saw that Juyeon’s thumb and index finger were tightly grasping the small amount of flesh on his side.

I wonder how hard the pinch was to feel this much pain in my body.

The guy with a stern expression scolds me, as if scolding a child.

“You don’t want to show weakness in front of someone who risked his life for you.”

“… “That is correct.”

Since acquiring this body, I have lived so easily that my mind seems to have become soft.

I, who had the best perseverance and perseverance in the world, tried to give up before I even tried anything.

Let’s reflect, reflect!

As I was gathering my weakened heart, Juyeon came up to me with his arms wide open and hugged me.

“don’t worry. “My sister will help me.”

With a lighter heart, I stretched out my arms and hugged her.

It was warm and comfortable.

* * *

Kim Do-jin, who launched a full-fledged preemptive attack on Hexagram, has two things to urgently handle.

The first is to release the restrictions placed on Baek Hyun-ah.

Even with the facilities of the Korean University Hospital, one of the best not only in Korea but in the world, her restrictions could be delayed for at most 15 days to a month.

Before that, you must find a clue to unlock the restrictions and save her life.

“Restrictions… .”

Thanks to Jooyeon Han’s help, I realized one thing.

Constraint is not a disease or wound, but a force that is infinitely close to a curse or spell.

In that case, I thought it would be possible to call the Haesa and lift the curse, but that wasn’t easy either.

When I met the fastest available doctor, I asked him about it, and he said that restrictions imposed through oaths or prohibitions due to the characteristics of the awakened person are placed in areas that are very sensitive to touch, such as the brain or heart.

Among them, Baek Hyun-ah’s limitation was said to be that the greatest energy was concentrated in her heart.

In other words, in order to heal, you must touch the heart, but even trying to break the curse is impossible with even a decent magician’s ability, and even if you try, you will most likely die of a heart attack.

“… “I’m embarrassed.”

The person who gave this explanation was also a Haeju Master, one of the top five in Korea.

But even he said that it was impossible to attempt to lift the curse, let alone have a heart attack.

I would like to add that it would be impossible to find a doctor of that caliber in this country.

After hearing that, Kim Do-jin thought.

‘Who is the most skilled in magic in the world?’

The answer came out without difficulty.

‘Saint of the Vatican.’

A person who is called the double chariot of the Orthodox Church along with the Pope.

Unlike Joo-yeon Han, who is skilled at both buffing and healing, she is a true pure-blooded healer whose abilities are focused only on healing.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if you don’t die, you will be saved.

“… “I think she can do it.”

no.

If she is impossible, no one in this world will be able to save Baek Hyun-ah.

So, should I go to her and ask for healing?

Unfortunately, that is impossible.

‘Even the head of a country has to wait a long time to meet her.’

The number of people who wanted to meet her was overflowing.

And each one of them is a person who has reached a distant position, such as the head of a country, an S-class hunter, or the chairman of a large company.

No matter how divine I am, I can’t beat them and meet her.

‘If it’s Son Si-woo… ‘Was it possible?’

Although it was slim, the possibility would not have been completely eliminated.

Son Si-woo’s extremely well-maintained image was an example to many people in the Vatican Orthodox Church.

If I had bowed my head to the people I had been in contact with from time to time, I might have been able to have a conversation.

A bitter smile spread across Kim Do-jin’s face as his thoughts reached this point.

“… “I never thought there would come a day when I would desperately want my original body.”

I guess that’s why they say they don’t know what’s going on in the world.

Kim Do-jin was in agony.

‘What do we do?’

Will we find a way to ask the Vatican saint for treatment?

Or will we wander around looking for another cure?

Either way, it’s just as unlikely.

After much thought, the conclusion I came to was the former.

“As expected, the only answer is a saint.”

In a situation where the probability of both the former and the latter was slim, Kim Do-jin saw a greater possibility in the former.

Unlike the latter, where it was difficult to know where to start, with the former, I was able to vaguely guess where to start.

It was a very difficult, difficult, and dangerous method, but he was willing to endure it.

Just like Baek Hyun-ah did.

* * *

A press conference room set up at the Hunter Association.

The reporters who came and filled the place right away started talking.

“What on earth is going on that made you request an emergency press conference?”

“I heard it’s important… “What on earth is this?”

The association requested an emergency press conference.

The reporters gathered here are there to cover this.

As soon as the appointed time arrives, I open the closed door of the press conference and go inside.

Soon, a barrage of flashes poured down.

He speaks calmly in front of a crowd of microphones.

“hello. “I am Kim Do-jin, a class A hunter.”

It’s me.

The person who asked the association to request an emergency press conference.

“The reason we have gathered so many busy reporters is to tell you an important story and ask you to spread the word about it.”

With a calm expression and a calm tone, but with words that cannot help but be expected, he draws the reporters’ rapt attention.

“While carrying out a mission requested by the Association, I learned the identity of a secret organization.”

As soon as I spoke directly, the reporters started to get upset.

“You might think that this is simply an organization formed by villains, but that’s not true.”

He continued speaking while holding up a document file that was brought into the press conference room.

“This is a secret ledger obtained from the home of a member of the organization. “It is filled with the names of high-ranking politicians, businessmen, and hunters who have consistently received bribes from secret organizations.”

A heightened atmosphere.

In line with this, we gradually begin to release our suppressed emotions.

“There are over a hundred people. They received a huge amount of money and provided convenience to make it easier for them to move around. So they tried to rule this country, us, by sitting on the heads of those who run the country on behalf of the people behind the scenes… !”

I shivered every time I turned each page of the secret ledger I got from Lee Yun-seok’s house.

The number of people they recruited in various ways, the amount of money they fed, and the demands they delivered in return.

Only then did I understand.

How was it that they were able to operate without their names being known until now?

And then I realized.

As long as they remain in the shadows, there is absolutely no way to deal with them.

It was for that reason that a press conference was requested.

“We decided that in order to keep them in check even now, their existence must be recognized by all citizens, so we prepared this event.”

In a moment of silence, a reporter raises his hand and asks.

“What is the name of that organization?”

Answer this.

“The name of the organization is Hexagram. It is a group with a very insidious dream of ruling the world from behind the scenes. Please don’t forget their names, everyone!”

If the shaded area is their home ground, they have no choice but to drag it to the sunny area and fight.

click! click!

Flash!

My appearance with a determined expression in the pouring flood of flashes would be a declaration of war against them.