episode_0063

In Korea, Kang Yu-chan and Shin Yu-na were in the midst of competing for the top spot.

China, Beijing.

In a dark study, a large man with a dignified appearance was reclining on a soft chair and enjoying a glass of luxury tea.

“Umm.”

This is Zhang Weiyang, a former B-class awakened person and the current head of state.

“The scent is pretty good.”

Jiang Weiyang wet the corners of his lips and put the teacup down on the desk.

Then he spoke vaguely to a dark corner of the study.

“Did you come.”

Then, a man suddenly emerged from the black darkness.

“… … .”

Dark scars remained all over the man’s face, making his already grim expression look even rougher.

He was a man who once killed India’s Shahid Khan and directly traded the Stone of Life in Africa.

“When did you enter the country?”

“It’s been about two hours.”

“I’ve waited quite a long time. I’m sorry. I have to see you for a while.”

Jiang Weiyang smiled and gave an apology.

“No.”

The man knew he was late because he was playing with women, but he didn’t reprimand him, as if it was something he was used to.

“Okay. What happened to Argentina?”

“According to intelligence, there is talk that they are not investigating on their own and are seeking outside help.”

“External?”

“It seems like the plan is to start a fight between the U.S. and Europe in earnest.”

Recently, there was talk that the ‘Stone of Death’, one of the primordial stones, was discovered in a tower in Argentina.

The story was that a scholar who was researching the other world connected beyond the tower discovered it.

After obtaining this information, China kidnapped the scholar and attempted to find out his location directly… .

The scholar must have already known his fate, so he handed everything over to the government in preparation for the sparks that would fly around him, and ended up taking his own life.

In the end, only the current Argentine government knew the detailed location.

“The monkeys use their brains.”

Even in South America, Jiang Weiyang, who had a particularly bad relationship with Argentina, reacted with disapproval.

I didn’t really like the idea of trying to attract the US and Europe more than anything else.

“What do you think?”

Jiang Weiyang asked the man for his opinion.

If he were the head of the secret organization ‘Sae’, he would have already made all the plans.

“I think it’s better to hit Europe.”

As expected, the company proposed Plan B without hesitation.

The story was about taking advantage of the growing interest in South America and taking Europe’s Stone of Light.

“Hmm… .”

Jiang Weiyang thought that the man’s proposal was not a bad plan.

The final goal of ‘Bird’ is to collect all the stones.

Since we had to steal the Stone of Light someday anyway, it wasn’t a wrong choice to open an empty house when our eyes were drawn to South America.

but.

‘Still, the Stone of Death is still a bit of a waste.’

He kept thinking about the stone of death in South America.

We have already put a lot of effort into finding the Stone of Life in Africa.

If you have the Stone of Death paired with the Stone of Life, you will definitely be able to completely escape from the concept of ‘death’.

Zhang Weiyang, whose inner goal was to become a being called a god in the future, had a strong desire to overcome death more than anything else.

“Still, it would be better to get the Stone of Death.”

Jiang Weiyang, who was completely pretentious, gave instructions with a plausible justification while hiding his true intentions.

“We give top priority to seizing the Stone of Death. If you have the Stone of Death, the remaining stones will be easy to obtain.”

“… … .”

The man, who was looking at him blankly, soon accepted the instructions without saying anything.

“… I understand.”

Although he had been the one leading the ‘Bird’ until now, the actual owner was Zhang Weiyang.

“I will only trust you. Ryu Shin-yu. Please do your best for the country.”

Like that, Liu Xinyu quietly lowered his head.

*

“Oppa.”

“Huh?”

“… I wish you would stop touching me now.”

“I want to do that too, but I can’t let go.”

“… really… .”

Shin Yuna and I became even closer and were spending more time in close contact than before.

Now, it wouldn’t be strange to call them lovers.

As a result, we naturally spent more time together, and the number and amount of magical energy supplied to her also increased significantly.

To be honest, I thought this would have restored all the life I had forgotten.

“… Oh, it’s still far away?”

Although Shin Yuna claimed that there was still a long time left.

She said that due to the combination of her natural lifespan and the amount she uses from time to time, it is less than she thought.

“You have to do it at least five more times a day to be in surplus!”

“You really think that if I suddenly die, it will be because of you.”

Unfortunately, I had no proper way to check, so I just relied on her claims and quietly supplied magical power.

‘This guy. ‘Aren’t you doing this on purpose?’

Deep inside, I wondered if she was using her life without me knowing.

“Going?”

“Fighting… !”

“Huh… .”

I also didn’t forget to train my abilities whenever I had time.

Recognizing that it was still inefficient to enter and exit the tower, we acquired a replacement and began training on our own.

It was none other than the bones of a monster.

“Haaah… !”

Apply strong pressure momentarily to the area where the small dots are condensed.

Sigh-!

Then, the bone was dented as if it had been hit by a large awl, and it was ruined beautifully.

The ability that could not even defeat the tutorial monster, the Horned Rat, had grown to the point where it could break hard bones.

Of course, there were many changes, such as the range of abilities being narrowed to the point where it was difficult to compare, but there was no doubt that it was better than before.

‘I guess I can call myself a real awakened person later?’

Naturally, this growth had a very positive impact on me.

Literally, the magic power and abilities that were the exclusive property of the awakened were created.

The past days, when I felt only a deep sense of skepticism, began to look a little different.

I guess it feels like I have some peace of mind that I didn’t have before.

“Oppa. You seem to be in a good mood these days?”

“Really?”

I’m not sure if I’m the only one who felt this, but Shin Yuna also said the same thing.

“When I first met him in Gangneung, he seemed like a person who had lived his whole life. It’s completely different now.”

“It’s fascinating. I thought that too. You too back then… … .”

“… Why don’t you stop talking? How is it now?”

“A little… . Should I say it’s like a puppy that doesn’t listen?”

“Like a dog?”

“I understand it perfectly.”

“Profit… !”

“Evil! Sorry, sorry!”

It was a time when I spent each day doing my own healing.

Problems that had been lazily put off until later began to surface.

Hallyeowon [Let’s talk. ]

Hallyeowon [I’ll go there. ]

I received a call from Han Ryeo-won asking me to meet him.

“… … .”

After checking the message left in the early morning, I quietly looked at my phone with a confused look on my face.

Then, Shin Yuna, who was burying her face in her arms, blinked sleepily and asked a question.

“What’s wrong?”

I put my phone away and changed the story.

“… No, nothing.”

I didn’t really want to bring up a complicated story with her.

‘here… is it.’

The afternoon of the same day. I left Shin Yuna for the first time in a while under the pretext of going for a walk and went to a cafe near my house with my hat down.

“… … .”

“… … .”

There, Hall Ryeo-won, dressed as prettily as when they were dating, was sitting alone.

“… Sorry for calling you out suddenly.”

Instead of greeting her, she first offered an apology.

For some reason, seeing her so downcast didn’t make me feel very good.

I couldn’t tell if it was sympathy or a lingering disappointment that I didn’t know existed.

“I was planning to meet you soon anyway. That’s why it came out.”

“… I see… .”

“Yes.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

There is an awkward silence between the tables.

I sighed quietly and looked at her across from me.

Her face, which was always full of loveliness, had a dark shadow.

I don’t know if he was eating well, but he even looked haggard.

I wasn’t feeling well at all.

“… I’m sorry.”

Meanwhile, Hallyeowon once again politely apologized.

“Even if I have ten mouths, I have nothing to say. It’s all my fault.”

It was an apology for selling my information to the association.

“… I’m really sorry for disappointing you.”

“… … .”

I didn’t think of anything else.

I guess it’s because some time has passed.

Aside from the regret of wondering why he did such a thing, he came across as surprisingly calm.

Maybe it was all gone, along with my feelings for her.

“… okay… .”

So I silently accepted her apology.

“Honestly, I don’t understand yet… . I forgive you.”

“… … !”

Han Ryeo-won looked slightly surprised and carefully made eye contact.

There was a subtle expectation in her eyes.

As if he thought I would accept him back.

How can you look at me like that when you know that I have another woman?

It was a feeling I could not understand at all.

“… But, I think it will be difficult for us to meet again.”

“… … .”

As soon as she calmly drew a line, Han Ryeo-won’s face hardened.

“… Why?”

With difficulty, she parted her lips and asked the reason with strangely dark eyes.

“Perhaps… . Because of that woman last time… ?”

“… Including that too.”

I answered, making direct eye contact with her.

“I don’t like you anymore. Ryeo Won. So, I don’t think we can do any better.”

But of course she did not back down easily.

“… Ha, just give me one chance.”

She looked as if she was going to cry at any moment and asked earnestly in a nervous tone.

“Ah, I will do better in the future… !”

“… Ryeo Won. I said I got a girl?”

“Trigram, it’s okay… ! I understand all that too… !”

“… What?”

“Because I was wrong, I’ll take care of everything… ! So please give me just one chance… !”

“… Ryeo Won… .”

I tried to keep my composure and calm her down, but she had already lost her senses.

“, I’ll ask you this… !”

I immediately get up from my chair and kneel down on the cafe floor.

“Hey, hey… !”

“Please don’t just tell me to quit the relationship!!”

The sudden outburst brought harsh looks from those around me, but Hallyeowon just looked at me.

I was sweating profusely from embarrassment.

“Ba, wake up quickly… ! Everyone sees it… !”

“I’ll do whatever you ask me to do… ! You can just treat me like a slave, please… ! huh… ?”

Murmur. Murmur. A murmuring sound is heard from the surroundings.

‘Fucked.’

I belatedly remembered that her face might be sold again, so I quickly helped her up while looking at the people around me.

“Ah, I understand! Let’s go out and talk!”

Then he hurriedly left the cafe, covering his face with his luggage.

I felt like something was stopping me from her pace again.