episode_0052

Pot-!

The shadow thread that had slightly cut off Han Si-yeon’s neck disappeared with a single gesture from Do Yu-jin.

‘what……!’

Han Si-yeon, who had been distancing herself, touched her own neck.

As if to prove that the brief moment of battle that had taken place just a moment ago was not a dream, a faint wound remained on Han Si-yeon’s neck.

‘If I hadn’t felt the creeps and stopped moving, or if that guy had been a little late in getting rid of the shadow thread… … ‘

Han Si-yeon clenched her teeth as she saw the blood stains on her fingertips.

Just like at the entrance ceremony, they are allowing preemptive strikes like this again… …

Plop-!

“You’ll regret not finishing it this time.”

“Now hurry up and jump in.”

I’ll finish it while there are still buffs left on my body.

With that thought in mind, Do Yu-jin snapped her fingers.

Knock-

Well, it was meant to provoke Han Si-yeon in the same breath.

Han Si-yeon felt her anger rising again, but instead of stupidly kicking the ground like before, she chose to chew her lips slightly.

After calming herself down like that, she started to really increase her magical power.

In the short term, he acknowledged that Do Yu-jin was stronger than him and decided to give it his all in one go.

‘Then I guess I’ll start getting ready too.’

[The One Who Walks Through the Transparent World (5★)] and [The Ghost in the Shadow Clothes (5★)], two giant gears that make up Do Yu-jin.

Click-

One of them is missing, and a new black gear is placed in the empty space.

[One who stands at the edge of darkness (9★)], a legendary trait obtained by seeing the end of the darkness attribute talent.

As I activated him, I could clearly feel the dark presence surrounding me, as if I was immersed in ink.

For a moment, I floundered in a deep yet faint ecstasy.

Click-

Do Yu-jin changed her trait once again.

The type of trait that changes your constitution, like [Giant Bowl (3★)], exerts its power automatically without you having to activate it.

‘Instead, when deactivated, the power of the trait is reduced by half, but the power is still sufficient even at this level.’

Do Yu-jin laughed inwardly and stretched out her hand toward the ground.

Saaaah-

Then, the darkness surrounding it slowly began to build up and resonate with the barrier created by Monica, creating a new stage.

[Welcome To My Castle]

▶Rating – 5 stars

▶ Description – A guest has come to your castle. Will you save him or kill him? It’s all in your mind. This is your castle.

▶Effect – Within the area, your presence becomes greater and your strength becomes stronger.

A new trait that Monica originally had.

Using him, a stage was created on top of the building, which could be called a small colosseum.

Another trait swap here.

Click-

If it were original, the moment the trait was changed, the stage would have slowly collapsed like ice at noon.

But now was an exception.

Because the barrier created by Monica was the pillar that supported the stage.

On the dark stage created in this way, Do Yu-jin was standing holding the best cards, [Ghost in Shadow Clothes (5★)] and [Young Murderer (5★)].

“Okay, then I think we’ve finished everything we can do.”

Do Yu-jin lightly gestured to Han Si-yeon, who was still off stage.

“Let’s have a fight, just like you wanted.”

Slightly, in my heart, I thought that it might be better.

I used this dagger to stab Monica, thinking that it was necessary to calm my mind and make up my mind.

But the feeling of that moment still lingered unpleasantly in my hand, and thanks to Han Si-yeon, I felt like I could forget that feeling a little faster.

‘It’s like getting slapped in Jongno and then venting my anger in the Han River, but so what.’

Ps …

‘If you’re going to blame someone, you should blame yourself for popping up at this particular time.’

Do Yu-jin quietly looked at Han Si-yeon and lifted the corners of her lips behind her mask.

And then.

“You… … What the… … ”

Han Si-yeon felt Do Yu-jin’s momentum change in an instant as she combined the three characteristics, and she opened her mouth in a daze, and she shed a drop of cold sweat without realizing it.

◎ ◎ ◎

‘What on earth is that ghost guy?’

Once, when I was suddenly attacked during the entrance ceremony.

Another time a little while ago, when the shadow thread wrapped around his neck.

To turn around these two defeats, Han Si-yeon took a risk and gambled.

It was like unleashing all the strength I had without thinking about what would happen next.

If you do that, it will only take a short time, but it will be possible to deal with multiple half-demons that attack you on the way at the same time.

But, and yet… …

Kwak-

‘I can’t even picture myself beating that guy… … at all.’

No, let alone winning a fight, it’s hard to even support my body properly.

I almost burst out laughing at myself, swaying back and forth like a candle in the wind.

I expected that my opponent wouldn’t sit still while I was building up my strength.

But I never thought that the hidden power would be this great.

‘If you listen to what he says, it certainly doesn’t seem like there’s that much of an age gap between us, but where on earth did that monster-like guy come from?’

My eyelids flutter and my back becomes soaked with beads of sweat.

at the same time

“Ahaha.”

Han Si-yeon let out a twisted laugh, the corners of her lips turning up.

That’s not all.

My heart pounds, pumping hot blood throughout my body.

Both hands hold two swords with strength and flexibility, and both feet are bent so that they can push off the ground with all their might at any time.

Looks like a tiger about to jump into the hunt.

In that state, Han Si-yeon looked at the enemy in front of her with her eyes sparkling.

An opponent who stands much higher than you and looks down on you.

An enemy of the same age who shows you his defeated side rather than his victorious side.

A rival who can continue to clash with and advance through the long, long years ahead.

Thump-! Thump-! Thump-!

Han Si-yeon’s heart, looking at him, burned like a boy who received the toy he wanted for the first time in his life, or like a girl suffering from a serious fever.

‘How far can I go?’

With such doubts.

Turbuck-

Han Si-yeon put her foot forward.

◎ ◎ ◎

Do Yu-jin is basically the type of person who thinks more negatively than positively.

Therefore, even when the enemy was weak, he never let his guard down for fear of the unexpected, and even when he had an overwhelming advantage, he never gave the enemy any leeway.

In a fight for life and death, complacency was a luxury.

‘Well, I did approach him and swing the dagger at the end, but that couldn’t be helped. It was necessary to level up my dagger talent.’

That is, that is what Do Yu-jin wanted to say.

Thump thump-

Unlike when she was fighting with Monica, who was risking her life, she got a little excited before the duel with Han Si-yeon.

That’s understandable. Do Yu-jin chose to hide in order to avoid getting caught up in the commotion the main characters would create and to more effectively stab the enemies that would appear in the future.

Therefore, this opportunity to relieve the burden on her shoulders and freely experiment with her strength was very precious to Do Yu-jin.

‘Seeing my heart pounding to this extent, it seems that people are definitely designed to want to use their power once they gain it.’

When Do Yu-jin was secretly a little surprised at her own appearance.

Percussion-

Han Si-yeon, whose eyes had been sparkling quietly, finally came up on stage.

At the same time, a pure white aura covers the two swords spread out like wings.

Clank-

Do Yu-jin quietly aimed his gun at Han Si-yeon, who was shining white light alone on the black stage.

At that moment, Han Si-yeon lowered her posture and her eyes sparkled.

Eyes that do not ignore the opponent, but are not afraid either.

Inside it burned the will to cut down any bullets you shot.

‘Good.’

It was Do Yu-jin’s wish that the main character would show his outstanding abilities.

Because that meant I could pass on more work later.

‘But still, personally, I hope this attack isn’t so easily overcome.’

That would be the case, since this was the first time that the two skills acquired through the evolution of weapon talent were showcased.

Tada dadadang–!!!

A large number of bullets are fired at Han Si-yeon in an instant.

A rain of bullets that shine silver even in the night sky.

Taat-!

Han Si-yeon threw herself into it as if she had been waiting for it and swung the swords she held in both hands.

The sense of pushing yourself to your limits while moving forward quickly allows you to distinguish between what to bear and what to avoid.

‘I can do it.’

The moment when Han Si-yeon, who was so confident, was about to take a step closer to Do Yu-jin.

“Ugh… … !”

She abruptly stopped the leg she was about to extend and changed the trajectory of the sword she was swinging.

Kaang-!

A bullet that was aiming for her shoulder secretly curves around and cuts her in half.

However, even though the guy was torn in two, he continued to fly and lightly bit Han Si-yeon’s shoulder.

Not only did he fail to make it through the hail of bullets, he was also injured.

Han Si-yeon asked, feeling both pleasure and annoyance at that fact.

“What is this? The bullet suddenly curved towards me. Even so, why is it more powerful than the others?”

In fact, this phenomenon itself was not that strange.

Because it was a world where all kinds of supernatural powers prevailed and unreality prevailed.

However, the reason Han Si-yeon reacted this way was simple.

‘That attack had no magic power.’

That was because I hadn’t felt even a single bit of magic power from the attack just a moment ago.