episode_0009

“Wow…! …cough…cough!“

My vision became increasingly red and my entire body became numb.

My heart started beating like crazy, like it was going to explode.

I fell to the floor, barely able to keep my spirits up, feeling like I was about to faint.

My arms began to turn purple.

The poison was so strong that it was difficult to breathe, spreading throughout my entire body.

Everyone at the New Year’s party looked at me in silence, with puzzled expressions on their faces.

The first to break the silence was Yu-ri Lee.

“Master!!!“

“Call the medical team immediately! Come on!“

The employee standing next to me looked down at me with a horrified expression.

I was lying on the floor like I was dead, barely breathing.

How on earth was this poison made, and why is it this effective even after strengthening the [Poison Resistance] skill to D grade?

If I had looked down on it and thought it was no big deal, it was at a level where I would have almost died instantly.

[congratulations! You have acquired the skill to pretend to be dead!]

‘It’s really a plague…’

“Tch…tea…!”

Yuri lightly lifted me and sat me down so that I could lean against the wall.

I sat cross-legged, closed my eyes, and began to breathe slowly.

“Keuung…“

Gradually, I began to see a purple, cloudy liquid floating in my body, passing through my blood vessels.

I slowly focused and caught my breath.

They slowly started to come together.

“Huu…hu…”

Let’s focus all our attention and begin to finely control each muscle.

All of the purple poisons were tightly compressed and rushed towards the tip of my index finger.

“Yuri… Ugh… It’s now..!“

“Yes…!“

Sigh–!

She held my hand and slowly cut the tip of her index finger with a dagger.

Purple venom poured out like a fountain from the tip of the finger.

“Keuheook…! Hehe…! Wow…!“

Finally, I could breathe and my vision began to return to normal.

I took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

“Young Master…! You better not overdo it yet…!“

“It’s okay…! Mr. Yuri, I’m fine… Wow…“

I stumbled for a moment and almost fell again, but Yuri quickly helped me up.

I slowly approached the employee who was standing in front of me.

The eyes of everyone gathered in the auditorium began to focus on me.

A man who seemed to have died after taking poison just now, staggered to his feet again.

People who saw such a ridiculous scene were shocked and watched me in silence.

‘Then… now it’s a highlight.’

I gently grabbed the employee’s shoulder and looked him in the eye.

She turned pale and stared at me with fear in her eyes.

Although my lips were trembling, I tried to smile and tell her.

“Now, another person almost died right in front of your eyes. But you didn’t stop me.“

“Hi… That… No… That doesn’t make sense… There’s no way a person could survive after taking that poison… “

“Phew… That’s right… And as you’ve seen… I’m not an ordinary person. So you…“

I moved closer to her and faced her.

And then he smiled and laughed even more softly.

Soon her expression began to distort, filled with guilt.

“Now, this moment is your last chance to make up for your sins. If you trust me and tell me who led this…”

He spoke very slowly and gently, looking at her.

“I can help you get a fresh start.“

“I…I’m…really…sorry…”

Her eyes became red and tears began to well up.

He pointed to one person with a trembling hand and a crying voice.

[congratulations! You have acquired the persuasion skill!]

‘It’s a success.’

I immediately turned my head and looked in the direction her hand was pointing,

There, Taewoo Han’s expression, who was smiling, instantly distorted.

The moment when everyone, including the head of the family and other heirs, looked at him with raised eyes.

Before he could make an excuse, Jia Han’s gauntlet struck him and threw him into the center of the venue.

“Kuheook…!“

Immediately, his expression became distorted and he swore.

When Jia Han pressed the back of his neck hard, he could no longer resist.

“Now… then from now on… can you explain it to me step by step?“

She cried, grabbed the microphone that Yuri had given her, and began to speak in a trembling voice.

“That… that person… has been threatening to revoke my hunter license if I don’t cooperate… I had a daughter to feed… and I, the association’s advisor, I had no choice but to listen to people…“

“So… then what?“

“Ugh… So… I mixed poison into the car of the previous head of the family and another woman and gave it to her… I said I didn’t want to do this anymore, but… I lost my daughter. If you don’t want to end up in prison and be left alone… I told you to follow what I said… He threatened me every day…!“

Everyone started whispering and pointing fingers at Han Tae-woo.

He looked embarrassed and tried to get up from his seat and walk towards the employee as if it was absolutely not him.

Wood-duk…!

“If you don’t want to be followed, stay quiet…“

“kk…“

But before he could take a step, Han Ji-ah grabbed him by the collar.

The employee continued to sob more and more violently.

“So… this time, even the matriarch’s car… He said he wouldn’t notice when he was most happy… and made him drink poison as it was his last mission. And it was only when you passed out after drinking that tea… that I realized how terrible I had been… “

I grabbed her microphone and glared at Han Tae-woo.

This bastard has ruined more than one life.

“… Thank you for giving me courage even now. That person… I will definitely take responsibility and make him pay for his crimes.“

In the banquet hall where wolves gathered, he was no longer one of them.

That it is no different from a mean fox wearing a tiger skin.

Everyone here found out.

“Ha…haha…! It’s funny, it’s really funny. There is no such thing as nonsense. Is there any evidence? Just one word from that employee can prove that all of this is true!!!“

Han Tae-woo, cornered, was grabbed by the collar and screamed, blood forming in his neck.

As he said, the truth could not be revealed through the testimony of that one employee.

If he already has a lot of influence and connections, he can return to society in a few days due to insufficient evidence.

If that happens, the employee who had the courage will disappear without a word.

Because it will be placed in a concrete bucket and thrown to the bottom of the West Sea.

At that moment, a woman walked out next to him.

Until now, he was the head of the family’s security team who worked with Han Tae-woo in every move.

As she approached, Taewoo Han gave me a smile of remorse.

It’s like, ‘You’re done now.’ That facial expression that says.

‘… After all, we can’t avoid fighting…’

The moment I put my hand on the katana like that.

The security team leader wearing a suit walked past Han Tae-woo and stopped in front of the head of the family.

“What she said is true, matriarch. I can prove it.“

“What…what?!“

At her words, everyone in the banquet hall began to murmur.

Who would have thought that the head of the security team, his closest associate who was thought to have appeared to protect Han Tae-woo, would admit to the crime himself.

She adjusted her sunglasses and testified in detail about all the evil deeds, orders, and threats he had made so far.

Every time the security team leader said a word, Han Tae-woo’s expression began to turn pale.

“You… How could you do that to me… I’ve taken such good care of you so far!!!!!“

“Well, Master, just like you said before the sparring match…“

She looked down at him with a cold expression.

“Do you no longer belong to the family?“

“What…! no…! That’s not it!!! What I said earlier!!!!“

He started screaming and screaming.

Jia Han, who was tired of not being able to bear it, pinned him to the ground.

bang!!!!

“너… 이 개새끼가… 감히 아버지를 잘도…“

“Gagging…Ugh… Sis… This is a mistake…! This is a misunderstanding!!!!“

I slowly walked towards him, who was kneeling on the floor and screaming.

I leaned down and looked at his face up close.

The treacherous and hateful face I had seen before was now gone,

In this place, only the pitiful figure of a pitiful man pleading for his life remained.

“I told you, Han Tae-woo. I will definitely kill you.“

“Do… younger brother… please… please don’t do this…! I didn’t do that…!! That’s all lies…! What…what do you want? huh? Money… I’ll give you anything, be it money or a house!!!“

I grabbed the back of his head with my fist tightly clenched.

Then, exhaling, he thrust his arms vigorously several times.

It’s like beating up a punch machine at an arcade.

“This is Yu-ri Lee’s responsibility!!! This is the parents’ responsibility!!! And this is for the family!!!!“

puck! puck! puck!

“Cough…Kke…Cough…!“

I hit his solar plexus hard three times.

Then a clear liquid came out of his mouth,

I could feel his sad, weak gaze looking up at me, panting.

I waved my hand away and said coldly to him.

“Brother… he really never changes. Until the end, money… money… money… Why won’t you give me the inheritance my parents left me? Are you really going to take all that money with you to the afterlife?“

“Yes… How could you do that…! Nonsense…! Could it be that you already knew all of this…!“

He looked up at me trembling with a mixture of anger and fear.

I looked at him with eyes full of contempt.

How long have I waited for this day?

Today is the day to truly educate this crazy guy.

I narrowed my eyes and glared at him.

Now it was time to end it all.

****

“K…Kuhuh….“

I grabbed the solar plexus that was hit by Han Seo-jin.

It felt like I was going to collapse at any moment,

I was lucky that I didn’t vomit up the elixir I just drank.

Fucked.

There was no situation like this in the script they gave me.

After thinking about it over and over again, I was definitely screwed.

But it’s okay.

Even though I am now excommunicated from my family and betrayed by those I trusted.

If only I could get rid of that guy.

Because everything can be reversed.

“Phew… I’m really sorry, little brother… I really… I… was the worst kind of trash… “

“Huh, you’ve finally come to your senses, Han Tae-woo. By the way, you even stole Han Seo-jin’s legacy? Are you really crazy?“

Han Ji-ah, Han Seo-jin, and Han Yun-seo and their damn mother.

No one was left by my side now.

Isn’t family supposed to help in the most difficult times?

Why do I have to suffer like this?

It’s so unfair and confusing.

But just in case, I’ve already prepared.

If that guy barely managed to survive,

And the moment you are taken to the hospital in an ambulance

I put the secret poison on the dagger so that I could definitely end my life.

It was a good idea to secretly drink the body strengthening elixir.

I was worried that he might have noticed when I vomited some liquid earlier.

Looking at that bastard’s expression now, it seemed like he was already confident of victory.

With my now transparent left hand, I firmly grasped the dagger hidden under my clothes.

‘You will have to die here. ‘Han Seo-jin.’

A sneak attack that only level 2 awakened people can use.

There are side effects when taking the elixir, but I needed the level 2 effect right now.

For a brief moment, my hand and dagger become transparent.

A level of technology that can never be perceived by the average human eye.

There was no way you could block this attack.

Here, I say goodbye to my strong relationship with you.

‘I will tear you and your parents’ bodies into small pieces and scatter them across Cheonggyecheon.’

Hiss—!

” Search!!! Seojin Han!!!!”

But he was the same as he was when he let his guard down.

In an instant, his right foot kicked my wrist hard.

As if he had anticipated the attack of my conversion.

Sigh!

“Ugh…!”

I fell to the floor holding my broken wrist.

how…? How did you stop it?

No wonder that bastard has not only awakened.

Was it already level 2?

That’s why I won the sparring with Han Yun-seo…

He even blocked my sneak attack by drinking the elixir… Is this what you mean?

“Ma… this is ridiculous… this… this can’t happen!!!!!“

“Really… there is no answer.“

There was nothing more I could do.

In the increasingly dark vision.

I stopped thinking.

****

‘Wow… this bastard until the end…’

[congratulations! You have acquired the Counter Attack skill!]

I looked at Han Tae-woo while holding his poisoned dagger.

He was lying on the floor, already passed out.

The bodyguards were handcuffed and carrying him on their shoulders.

” is the command of the body. Immediately detain him in solitary confinement. To the others… I’ll let you know.“

“honorary name.“

They bowed to the head of the house to show their respect.

Han Tae-woo, who fainted, was dragged beyond the huge doorway.

“Ha…is this the end…“

I was lucky.

Imagining the miserable situation of Yu-ri Lee and the youngest child that day.

The last time I tried to kick that son of a bitch as hard as I could.

I never thought they would use stealth to stab me to death.

If it is a stealth technique that even [Super Senses F] cannot detect,

This skill also needed to be strengthened quickly.

‘I’ll have to work harder on this…’

I carefully hung his dagger on my belt.

I approached the head of the household.

She looked at me with a relieved expression.

[congratulations! Your relationship rank with Hyejin Kim has increased!]

‘This relationship system… Is it possible to just be friends with each other, not with the heroine…?’

I thought about something else for a moment while standing in front of the matriarch,

I decided to think about it later and listened to her.

“That’s really great. I’ll let this body take care of the matter regarding Taewoo. Then… Now, let’s choose something that will brighten your path.“

I carefully examined the items on the table.

Thanks to the [Craftsman’s Intuition] trait, you don’t have to rely on a research lab or wizard like others.

Even with a cursory glance, you could immediately recognize the item’s characteristics or abilities.

‘That’s a healer… That’s a wizard… Most of them are job-restricted items…’

The items placed here are all excellent artifacts of [A] grade or higher.

However, if you don’t have the eye to choose an item, you can’t use it and all you can do is sell it at the hunter market or keep it as a souvenir.

Jia Han also left it to luck that day and chose the red cloak, which she always wore, even though it was an option only for thieves.

‘I wear it because it’s cool!’ With one word:

But there was something else I was looking for here.

An artifact that the head of the family gave me along with his will in the distant future.

It was one of the best items that stayed with me until just before the ending.

If only I could find this guy from the beginning,

The journey ahead was sure to be very smooth.

‘found…!’

And finally, I found my old comrade among the pile of items.

—–

+0 [S] Void Silence

Black leather gloves with a cross pattern engraved on them.

This is an item produced directly in a research center during the Gate incident.

However, after this glove was produced, the laboratory was caught up in a terrorist attack and all experiment results were lost.

It is said that many researchers still question the working principle of this glove.

-You can now use the skill [Subspace Armory].

-You can now use the skill [Deterioration of Cognition].

—–

“That’s a great choice. The drawback is that only a handful of people know the value of that item.”

She looked at me with a smile, as if she already knew that I would choose that item.

I nodded, smiled brightly, and looked at the clock.

Everything that needs to be done at the [New Year’s party] has now been completed.

Slowly, a gate surge occurred and it was time for a monster to appear in Shinnonhyeon.

And there, it was time to finally meet Alice while going through the tutorial.

“Let’s go, Yuri!“

“Yes…! Yes!“

At that moment, Hyejin Kim gently called us over.

“Wait a minute, I guess I haven’t heard about your future plans yet.“

‘It’s a plan for the future…’

I stopped for a moment and looked back

He spoke strongly to her.

“I will save all the people I love. And we will also solve the cause of the gate phenomenon.“

I looked back at everyone gathered at the New Year’s party and spoke confidently.

I will never lose those I love again.

And furthermore, it will prevent the destruction of this world.

“I see… Good luck. My son.“

“Han Seo-jin! I’ll contact you again soon!“

“Brother… Then, see you later?“

“…Hello.”

So we left the New Year’s party, being seen off by our families.

——

I walked towards Shinnonhyeon Station with Yuri.

I was very tired and walked down the street quietly without saying a word.

Soon, she opened her mouth and broke the silence.

“Master, you were very cool. I really didn’t know that everything would come true just as you said.“

“Really? Yuri, you did a great job too. Thanks to you, I survived.“

I stroked her head and smiled brightly.

Now I don’t have to worry about losing Yuri in the future.

She also had no reason to be anxious about my future life at the academy.

Han Tae-woo will never see the light of day again.

Yuri and the rest of my family will never have to go through something so horrible again.

‘There will be quite a lot of work to be done in the future.’

I smiled and held Yuri’s hand.

Our hands held together on a midwinter day.

It was warmer and softer than any other day.

—–

[congratulations! Your relationship rank with Yuri Lee has increased!]

[congratulations! Your relationship rank with Jia Han has increased!]

[congratulations! Your relationship rank with Han Yun-seo has increased!]