Chapter 34 – Day 34

Day 34

“I’ll take this.”

“What…?”

“It’s a magical artifact that’s useless to you anyway, unni. From the beginning, this was created with practitioners of magical techniques in mind.”

….

That spear was in the jade box that the master had passed down to her.
Strictly speaking, the ownership of that spear belonged to Kang Yeseul.

That’s why Kang Yeseul forcibly suppressed the urge to shout, ‘Who do you think you are!’

The person before her was a monster with unimaginable strength that someone like her couldn’t even fathom.
If she could just survive against such a monster, what did a single ominous spear matter?

While Kang Yeseul was thinking this.

‘By the way, I wonder if there’s a child among those poor children who uses a spear.’

Cheon Seoa muttered that inwardly, then quickly threw the ominous spear into her own space and disappeared.

Like melting into thin air, Cheon Seoa vanished without a trace in an instant.
Kang Yeseul stared blankly at the spot where Cheon Seoa had been standing….

“Let’s just go home.”

With the thought that she had survived, Kang Yeseul let out a sigh of relief and forced herself to get up.

* * *

The next morning.

“Huh? What’s this…?”

Kang Minho, who had come out to the living room to prepare breakfast for Cheon Seoa, soon picked up a card that had been carelessly thrown on the living room floor.

With eyes full of curiosity wondering what this could be, Kang Minho looked over the card….

“Hero licen… se…?”

As soon as he confirmed that the card in his hand was the license required to engage in hero activities, Kang Minho’s eyes widened in surprise.

The license had a large photo of Cheon Seoa on it, and furthermore, Cheon Seoa’s name was also engraved.

In other words, this is.

‘Is the young lady trying to become a hero?’

Kang Minho, who had unknowingly harbored such a thought, soon shook his head.

No matter what, that doesn’t make sense.

After all, isn’t the young lady the pillar of the nine most villainous villains?
Such a young lady becoming a hero? It was impossible.

Still….

“I should report this to the master first.”

Kang Min-ho carefully placed Cheon Seoa’s hero license, which he had been holding, back in its original place and disappeared somewhere.

Meanwhile, Cheon Seoa.

“Hmm, I’m conflicted. Who would be the best person to give this to and use it well?”

Last night, she fell into deep thought while looking down at the ominous spear she had accidentally acquired.

The ominous spear had no name.
Originally, the reason for creating this spear was not for Cheon Seoa’s personal use, but for the practitioners of underworld magic techniques, so there was no particular intention to give it a name.

However, that didn’t mean the quality of the spear was inferior.

This spear, created by completely consuming a small to medium-sized sect in the middle realm, could easily be called a top-tier magical treasure in the lower realm. Furthermore, it possessed outstanding performance that could even be somewhat effective against the cultivators of the middle realm.

The effect of such a spear was simple.

It absorbs the spirit energy of the target killed by the spear and automatically converts it into magical energy.
With the converted magical energy, it can enhance the sharpness of the spear blade, increase the durability of the spear itself, or even release the magical energy to attack opponents.

Even for those who don’t primarily use spears, it’s an excellent magical treasure that anyone would covet.

Still, Cheon Seoa wanted to gift this spear to someone who could properly use it if possible.

“The proxy… I’ll skip that child for now. She has the highest level of attainment, and I’ve already helped her regain her name, so she’ll understand. Then…”

The Sword Demon uses a sword, so he doesn’t need a spear.
The Digester doesn’t need such a weapon due to the nature of the techniques he’s cultivating.
The Seven Sword Emperor already has the Seven Desire Sword, so he definitely doesn’t need it.
The Mara Monk mainly uses fist techniques, so he’s excluded too.
The Blood Wolf Emperor also fights in hand-to-hand combat in the form of the Human-Beast Blood Wolf, so he’s excluded as well.

Now, what’s left is…

“Asura, Heart Devourer, and Blood Master. Just those children.”

I wonder who I should gift this spear to, who could handle it properly.

Among the remaining three, any of them could handle it well in their own way.

In Asura’s case, with nine hands to wield nine weapons, he could overcome the fundamental weakness of a spear as a weapon.

As for Heart Devourer or Blood Master…

“Come to think of it, Asura, that child would suit it best.”

Hmm-.

Cheon Seoa, having decided who to gift this spear to, nodded with a satisfied smile and put the spear back into her space.

Later.

“When I meet Asura, I should give it to him as a gift.”

More importantly, now today.

“What should I do?”

Cheon Seoa muttered, glancing at the computer sitting in a corner of the room.

But.

“I’m not particularly drawn to it.”

Valorant, which had once been embroiled in a hacking controversy, had long lost its appeal after she had reached rank 1.

And she didn’t feel particularly interested in playing other games either.

No matter how much she thought about it.
No matter how much she pondered, nothing came to mind that she wanted to do right now.

So Cheon Seoa went outside.

She wondered if walking around the streets might make her find something she wanted to do.

“It’s peaceful.”

Cheon Seoa murmured as she watched numerous people walking around, each with their own purposes.

Indeed, even though things like abilities, heroes, and villains had newly appeared, Earth was still Earth.

A peacefulness that was unimaginable in the Cultivation World where she had spent her entire life was deeply rooted among the people here.
After wandering aimlessly like that for a while.

“Oh?”

Cheon Seoa made a surprised expression upon seeing a man who entered the corner of her vision.

Simultaneously.
“Hello?”
Flinch-.
The man trembled when Cheon Seoa suddenly appeared before him and greeted him.
“Who…?”

“You’re Officer Kang Taeshin from Tartaros, right?”

Cheon Seoa showed an innocent smile toward the man, Kang Taeshin, who had cautious eyes.

However, at Cheon Seoa’s words, the light of wariness in Kang Taeshin’s eyes deepened even further.

“How did you…”

Kang Taeshin muttered in a suppressed voice.

The personal information of Tartaros officers is top secret.

This is because if that information became known, vindictive villains might do something to the officers’ families, relatives, or friends.

She wondered if walking around the streets might make her find something she wanted to do.

“It’s peaceful.”

Cheon Seoa murmured as she watched numerous people walking around, each with their own purposes.

Indeed, even though things like abilities, heroes, and villains had newly appeared, Earth was still Earth.

A peacefulness that was unimaginable in the Cultivation World where she had spent her entire life was deeply rooted among the people here.

After wandering aimlessly like that for a while.

“Oh?”
Cheon Seoa made a surprised expression upon seeing a man who entered the corner of her vision.

Simultaneously.

“Hello?”

Flinch-.

The man trembled when Cheon Seoa suddenly appeared before him and greeted him.
“Who…?”

“You’re Officer Kang Taeshin from Tartaros, right?”

Cheon Seoa showed an innocent smile toward the man, Kang Taeshin, who had cautious eyes.

However, at Cheon Seoa’s words, the light of wariness in Kang Taeshin’s eyes deepened even further.

“How did you…”
Kang Taeshin muttered in a suppressed voice.

The personal information of Tartaros officers is top secret.

This is because if that information became known, vindictive villains might do something to the officers’ families, relatives, or friends.

Kang Tae-shin scrutinized the girl who knew such confidential information about him.

Her mouth was smiling, but her eyes were lifeless, devoid of any emotion.
Except for that, she could be considered quite pretty….

‘Strangely familiar.’

The more Kang Tae-shin looked at the girl before him, the more familiar she felt, which made him uneasy.

Why did he feel so familiar with a girl he had just met, with whom he had no connection?

It was then, as Kang Tae-shin was trying to shake off this unsettling feeling.

“Are you still working at Tartarus? I thought you had quit after that ‘prison break’ back then.”

…!

As soon as Cheon Seo-ah finished speaking, Kang Tae-shin’s eyes twisted fiercely.

The prison break at Tartarus.
It was a secret unknown to the public.

There was nothing to gain by revealing that one of the Nine Villains, the Agent, had led the Tartarus breakout, and that the warden, who could be considered the absolute authority of Tartarus, was a subordinate of such an Agent.

However, there was one strange thing about this prison break.

They couldn’t find out who exactly the villain was that had ‘escaped’.

Clearly, the Agent had appeared at Tartarus and disappeared with ‘someone’, but.
There was no information left anywhere about who that ‘someone’ was.

It was the same for the memories of the Tartarus guards; no matter how hard they tried to recall, they couldn’t remember that ‘someone’, as if someone had deliberately erased it.

“You, who are you?”

Growl-.

Kang Tae-shin spoke like a fierce beast snarling.
At the same time, small explosions occurred consecutively in both of Kang Tae-shin’s hands.

It was a silent threat that he would detonate if she didn’t answer his question properly.

However, despite Kang Tae-shin’s threat, Cheon Seo-ah merely displayed an innocent smile.

“Come to think of it, you’re the Heart Devourer. You had a grudge against that child. Didn’t you say you lost your family to the Heart Devourer?”

“I asked who you are.”

Boom-.

By now, the power of the explosions in Kang Tae-shin’s hands had grown even stronger.

It’s not a big secret that he has a grudge against the Heart Devourer.
It was a fact known to anyone who knew him, and the girl in front of him who knew he was a guard at Tartarus could easily obtain such information.

What was important here and now was not such trivial conversation, but who the girl in front of him was.

“Ah, how pitiful. You’re truly a pitiful child. A little one who lost their life to a villain, cultivated power for revenge. But for that honed power to not reach its target. You are truly a pitiful child.”

Woong-.

As Cheon Seo-ah spoke, a faint black light began to flow from her two eyes.

With that, the people filling the street began to disappear one by one.

However, Kang Tae-shin, unaware of this anomaly, simply glared at Cheon Seo-ah and opened his mouth.

“Well, even if I ask, you won’t answer properly. I’ll find out your identity slowly after subduing you.”

Just as Kang Tae-shin said this and was about to lunge at Cheon Seo-ah.

‘What…?’

Kang Tae-shin, who was about to rush towards Cheon Seo-ah, soon realized that there was no one around him.

The current time is 8 AM.
The street that should have been bustling with people hurriedly going about their business to get to work was completely devoid of even a single ant.

“Is this your doing?!”

Kwaaang-!

A massive explosion occurred centered around Kang Tae-shin, who had shouted in anger.

However.

‘What the-!’

Kang Tae-shin’s eyes, which had caused the explosion, were filled with bewilderment.

His explosion had no effect on anything in the surroundings.

Not only the sidewalk beneath his feet.
But even the buildings nearby didn’t have a single scorch mark on them.

What on earth is going on here?
What did you do?
An illusion? Is this an illusion?

Numerous thoughts and assumptions followed one after another.

Cheon Seo-ah, looking at the confused Kang Tae-shin, spoke in a whisper.

“I’m only trying to ‘help’ you.”

Help?
You’re going to help me?
What nonsense is that?

Kang Tae-shin’s eyes, fixed on Cheon Seo-ah, seemed to say just that.

“It’s simple. I’ll tell you how you can defeat the Heart Predator.”

In Cheon Seoa’s hand, a book had suddenly appeared.

Made of human skin, it was inscribed with words written in human blood.

The moment he saw it.

‘Ugh-!’

Kang Taeshin involuntarily retched.

To tear off human skin and inscribe words with human blood to make a book.
That little one was definitely not normal.
How could a fellow human being do such a thing?

However, Cheon Seoa seemed unconcerned with Kang Taeshin’s thoughts. She simply continued speaking.

“This is a technique called the Blood Fire Golden Body Scripture. If mastered, the blood flowing through your veins will become flames imbued with extreme yang energy, and your body will become as hard as diamond. It’s a body transformation technique.”

Saying that, Cheon Seoa placed the Blood Fire Golden Body Scripture in Kang Taeshin’s hand.

Kang Taeshin wanted to throw away the Blood Fire Golden Body Scripture immediately, but strangely, his body wouldn’t move.

Only his eyeballs could move.

Cheon Seoa looked into Kang Taeshin’s eyes and said.

“I hope you can achieve your revenge.”

As soon as she said that, she disappeared without a trace.
Only then did his body move, and he noticed the numerous people who had suddenly filled the surroundings.

In this ghost-like situation, Kang Taeshin could only stare blankly at the Blood Fire Golden Body Scripture in his hand.

Meanwhile, Cheon Seoa, who had disappeared from Kang Taeshin’s sight, was on the rooftop of a nearby building, looking down at Kang Taeshin and muttering.

“We might get an interesting toy.”

The smile Cheon Seoa showed while saying that was eerily creepy and bizarre, unlike her usual innocent smile.