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‘Heavenly Demon God’s Technique!’

I was completely surprised by Jin Seowon’s abilities.

Along with Seol Joo-hee’s Ice and White Magic, the Heavenly Demon Magic is considered to be the most powerful ability… .

It was an ability possessed by Cheonma, Seol Joo-hee’s greatest enemy who appears in the original novel ‘The Strongest Master’.

‘He’s the Heavenly Demon… ?’

After meeting Seol Joo-hee for the first time, it was almost the first time I was surprised to see a character from the original novel.

That’s right, in the novel, Cheonma was portrayed as a vicious and cruel psychopath.

‘Doing something like that with that face… .’

Jin Seo-won had an appearance that was far from the Cheonma described in the novel.

A petite height that appears to be slightly shorter than 170 cm, and a prominent body.

The tear dot at the corner of her left eye and her doll-like appearance combined with the brown bob cut that reached down to her chin gave off a very luxurious feel.

‘What on earth happened?’

Cheonma, who started appearing in the middle of the game, was powerful from her first appearance.

He killed the child that Seol Ju-hee managed to save like a bug, and immediately knocked out Seol Ju-hee, who had reached the A level.

It was said that every time the Heavenly Demon appeared, someone would inevitably die… .

“It looks pretty. Why not take him with you?”

“What do you do if you’re pretty? It’s useless. Are you going to get scolded for taking him for no reason?”

However, Jin Seo-won did not receive a love call from anyone.

Because there is no guild worth investing money in an unproven F-level hunter.

‘What should I do with this?’ .’

Even for me, who has a scout in my eye, it was not easy for me to decide on Jin Seo-won’s recruitment.

Not just anyone else, but a thousand people.

No matter how great the potential is, I cannot develop a character who grows into the strongest villain who can stop Seol Joo-hee with my own hands.

‘It would be nice to have some information… .’

Perhaps this was intentional by the author of the original novel, but information about the Heavenly Demon was extremely sparse.

Being a woman.

The point is that it deals with the Heavenly Demon Divine Technique.

When Seol Joo-hee reached A-level, she was already S-level.

and… .

The only information was that he was disillusioned with the world and sided with the Demon Lord of another world.

“… … .”

I hope that you will be lost in thought for a moment as you watch Jin Seo-won leave without receiving anyone’s attention.

‘I don’t know… . it will work out somehow.’

I shook off any hesitation, walked past the scouts, and approached her.

“Wow… . It looks like you’re really in a hurry.”

“This is my first time seeing this face. Are you a newbie?”

“If you’re new, you should at least bring a kid like that.”

The scouts were talking freely as they saw me approaching Jin Seo-won, who was in F grade.

“… ?”

I stopped walking and handed Jin Seo-won, who was looking at me, a business card I had prepared in advance and said.

“This is Do Ji-hyuk, producer of Team Seoul City Hall, affiliated with the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Can I talk to you for a moment?”

That moment.

Roaring Roaring─ Roaring Roaring─

The scouts who were watching me began to murmur.

“Do Ji-hyuk? Queens?”

“Oh, that’s right! I saw it on the news! You said you changed teams, are you scouting them yourself?”

“I don’t know real people’s lives… . The former Queens producer is now doing his own scouting… .”

“If Do Ji-hyuk personally scouts it, wouldn’t it be a huge hit…? ?”

“What is jackpot? Can’t you see that I came out right after I won first place in Queens? They’re all dead.”

I ignored the voices of people talking freely and quietly waited for Jinseowon’s answer.

Jin Seo-won, who had been quietly looking at me for a while, glanced at the business card in my hand and finally gave me an answer.

“I have to go to a part-time job. Sorry.”

It was an unexpected rejection.

*

Rattling─

The refreshing sound of ice coming from a plastic glass makes me sigh.

It’s already the fourth drink I’ve had while sitting at the cafe where Jin Seowon works.

By the time I decided to wait for her part-time job to end, it was already close to the truth, but I kept ordering different drinks to avoid hearing that it was the truth.

‘What should I do this time…’ .’

While I was looking at the menu at the counter, thinking about having dessert this time to soothe my stomach full of liquid.

“7000 won.”

Suddenly, Jin Seowon, who was welcoming guests, caught my eye.

‘Cheonma is a part-time job.’

As described in the novel, Jin Seo-won’s personality was not very friendly.

Dry and calm.

It felt like I was looking at an emotionless doll, but I was doing well at a part-time job at a cafe, which was a type of service industry.

“… … .”

At that time, I completely forgot about choosing my next drink and quietly observed Jinseowon.

“This is your first time seeing this face?”

A woman approached me and immediately spoke to me.

“I don’t know how you were able to enjoy the drink?”

A well-maintained woman in her 30s introduced herself as the owner of this cafe.

“Ah.”

Finally, after realizing that the truth had been discovered, I stood up with my wallet in hand and quickly explained that I was just about to order a new drink.

Then she covered her mouth and smiled gracefully… .

“It’s okay. You don’t have to order more.”

He smiled sweetly and quietly took a seat across from me.

‘I’m glad I wasn’t accused of the truth.’

I calmly sat down again and thanked her with a slight smile, and she leisurely crossed her legs and asked a question in a subdued voice.

“So, what is your relationship with our Seowon?”

“… Yes?”

“I’m not going to sit there for hours even though I’m not in a relationship. It’s not like they’re male friends… . Some? Or, unrequited love?”

I was a little taken aback by her elegant tone and uninhibited behavior, so I handed her a business card I had in my pocket and briefly explained the situation.

“Team Seoul City Hall… ?”

“Yes. I’m waiting like this because I want to recruit Seowon to our team.”

“Hmm… .”

The president gave a strangely lukewarm response, as if it wasn’t the answer he was expecting. He quietly took his business card, glanced at Jin Seo-won at the counter, and asked a question implicitly.

“Is Seowon going to wait like this to take you?”

There was a faint affection buried in her words, which at first glance seemed to have been thrown out randomly.

I could sense that she cared for Jin Seowon quite a bit, and she quickly thought about it and brought up a story about Jin Seowon.

“Do you know anything about the hunter team?”

“I just know roughly.”

“I plan to recruit Seowon as our team’s main dealer.”

“Main dealer? that… , like Seol Joo-hee?”

“That’s right.”

I expressed my gratitude to Seol Joo-hee, who is active in unexpected places, and added a short explanation, listing the advantages of Jinseowon.

“Mr. Seowon has the ability called ‘Martial Arts’. Same type as Seol Joo-hee.”

“Really?”

Jin Seo-won’s ability determined at the measurement center was ‘F-Rank Martial Arts’.

Her actual ability is Heavenly Demon Magic, but because her level is still low, it is measured as simple martial arts.

“Martial Arts is a fairly difficult ability to handle. This is because it uses internal energy within the body rather than regular magical power. However, the performance is also certain. If you train yourself enough, you will be able to move up from B level to A level.”

“Oh… . Really?”

“Yes. Mr. Seowon has a body that is very suitable for handling that martial art. I feel bad saying this, but I have some knowledge about martial arts.”

“Really?”

The president narrowed his eyes and looked at me with suspicion, and I met her gaze and calmly explained.

“Among the hunters I personally trained, there was a person who was skilled in martial arts… , the boss probably knows this person.”

“I know?”

“You know me as Seol Joo-hee, right? No. 1 in the power rankings.”

“… Seol Joo-hee?”

“I was his producer.”

“Really!?”

The female boss screamed as if she was quite surprised.

The eyes of the customers sitting in the cafe were focused on her.

“Well, that person was producer Seol Joo-hee? Really?”

“I quit, but it was like that until a while ago.”

“Oh my god… !”

She suddenly got up with a smile, walked over to the display refrigerator next to the counter, and brought me a piece of cake and a bottle of apple drink.

“No, you should have told me about that in advance! Now, hurry up and eat this!”

It was a bribe.

“It’s not a story worth bragging about… .”

“So, what do you think about our Seowon?”

The president brought up a story about Jin Seowon with his eyes shining with a much different perspective.

With her behavior like that, I thought she must be related to Jin Seo-won’s family or relatives… .

It turned out that they were not family, but just neighbors.

“I’ve known Seowon since I was young. Seowon lived with her grandmother, so my parents often took care of her.”

It is said that Jin Seo-won’s parents had an accident when she was just crawling.

Because she had no other relatives, her maternal grandmother was left to raise her, and Jin Seo-won is said to have lived alone with her grandmother ever since.

however… .

“Seowon’s grandmother also passed away not long ago.”

“… then… .”

“As soon as I became an adult, I was left alone. How pitiful… .”

Jin Seo-won, who had been teased as an orphan since childhood, was truly alone, and the boss took pity on her and hired her as a part-time worker.

“Please take our Seowon with us. Isn’t it because he’s not very friendly, and he does everything you ask him to do? Even so, labor costs have risen these days… .”

The boss joked with me and asked me to please take him with me.

I could see how much she cared for Jin Seo-won.

‘There’s such a good person next to me, why…? .’

Maybe that’s why I had even more doubts.

Why did Jin Seo-won turn into such a cruel person?

If you listen to the president’s story, Jin Seo-won’s usual personality is calm itself.

It is said that no matter how many serious customers he meets or how difficult things happen, he passes through every situation calmly and reacts calmly.

It was a far cry from the image of the Heavenly Demon in the novel, where he would tear down anyone, regardless of gender or age, if he got in his way.

‘What on earth…? ?’

As I continued to talk about various things with the president, raising more and more questions about Jinseowon, it was almost time to close the business.

“Seowon. I’ll finish it today, so go back first.”

“… Why?”

“Why why! That’s because there’s someone waiting for you.”

Jin Seo-won looked back at me for the first time in a long time and gave me a look.

I smiled as harmlessly as I could and made eye contact with her.

“… … .”

Seowon Jin, who was looking at me blankly, turned his head again and had a short conversation with the president.

And after a while.

“… sister. I’m going.”

“Go in carefully. Be sure to talk to Jihyuk! Got it?”

“… Yes.”

Jin Seo-won, who left work with a new message from the boss, immediately approached me while I was waiting in front of the cafe.

“Thank you for your hard work. You must be tired, but I don’t think I’m asking too much.”

“… It’s okay.”

Soulless eyes and a dry voice.

It was a subtle difference, but it was definitely different from when I was talking to the female boss.

‘It won’t be easy.’

Anticipating hardship and making up my mind, I quietly spoke up, remembering the cafe I had visited in advance to chat with her.

“There is a cafe nearby that is open late. Would you like to talk there?”

OK.

Jin Seo-won stared at me quietly… .

“… Let’s go home.”

“… Yes?”

I invited him to my house all of a sudden.