episode_0716

I have gained countless enlightenment and lost just as many in my life.

The enlightenment I gained at twenty was destroyed by the enlightenment I gained at twenty-five, and the enlightenment I gained at twenty-five was destroyed and reconstructed by the enlightenment I gained at thirty.

How wonderful it would be if all enlightenment and principles were superimposed like this, but the world can’t be that simple and convenient, right?

Some enlightenments conflict with later enlightenments and break each other down, while others become useless and are discarded.

Useless here does not mean lost value.

The value is still there, but this body, swept away by the flow of time, can no longer digest it.

That’s what it means to group images under one system.

It’s about gathering all the meaningful pieces that were scattered and discarded as useless, centering around the image that makes up my current self, and connecting them to form one perfect piece.

It was purely out of my own greed.

Everyone dies.

Whether I die fighting or dying of old age, the fact that I will die at some point will never change.

Dead people are naturally forgotten over time.

But in our history, there are people who will never be forgotten no matter how much time passes.

Jumong, Park Hyeokgeose, King Sejong, Yi Sun-sin, Yu Gwan-sun, Ahn Chang-ho, etc.

Some want a country, some want civilization, some want victory, and some want an indomitable spirit.

These people have left their huge footprints on this world, each in their own way.

Under the name of great men, they have left a clear impression on the world even after hundreds or thousands of years have passed.

I too will be ranked among them.

By leaving an immortal symbol in this world that will never be forgotten no matter how much time passes.

But I will never become a great person like them.

They erected the symbol of immortality with lofty intentions, but I intend to erect it solely out of my own greed.

okay.

I want to be the best.

Magic and swordsmanship.

Since I get to live two lives in the same era, which others cannot, I want to leave a mark as the best in both fields.

And it’s not just the best, it’s the best of all time.

But how?

As time goes by, those who are remembered only by name begin to have doubts.

They say he was the best back then, but does that skill still apply now?

As time goes by, can the strongest of an advanced era and the strongest of an old era really be compared?

It can’t be helped.

The strongest of the old era is now beyond our reach, and the strongest of the present era exists in the same era.

The past, buried in countless passages of time, cannot overcome the present.

So what should we do to consistently remain the best?

“Just leave a note.”

Even if you can’t make a direct comparison, you can leave a basis for guessing what that person might have done.

What would be the basis for that to the inspector and the wizard?

“Swordsmanship and magic.”

The next person who learns the swordsmanship I left behind will be the strongest of that era.

The next generation who learns the magic I left behind will be the best of their time.

If that’s the case, then wouldn’t I, who left the foundation, be remembered for a long time as the best of all time?

I know it’s too greedy.

There is also a greater than 99% chance of failure.

However, I am not saying that it is absolutely impossible.

If 99 out of 100 people say no, then I, the one left, can say yes.

Then isn’t there only a 1% chance left?

A U.S. commander said.

They say there are no great people in this world.

However, there are only great challenges for ordinary people.

Even great people eventually started from challenges.

I will establish a nation, create a new alphabet, lead the war to victory, and never yield.

Isn’t it because I firmly believed and challenged myself that the path was opened?

“So I should do it too.”

A great challenge.

An immortal masterpiece created by fusing the best swordsmanship and the best magic.

The first step is a sword technique and a technique that matches the will that burns brightly in your heart.

“Fear (fear).”

Hurrruk!

In the vast training room, a flame that burned everything to a crisp and a sword filled with that flame began to take over the surroundings at a fierce speed.

* * *

Even though it had been quite some time since the sun had set, the streets of Seoul at night were dazzling.

The lights of countless signs create a city that never sleeps.

Citizens staggering through the streets with red faces and drunken gaits.

A look of surprise crossed the dull face of the man looking down at the peaceful street from his suite on the top floor of the hotel.

“What an incredible sight.”

It was a chaotic time, as if the end of the century was approaching.

While some people were talking about the imminent end of the world, there were many who were creating anxiety by talking about the world being reorganized by hexagrams.

And the number of people who take advantage of the chaos to commit all kinds of evil acts has also increased.

Stealing, killing, big fights over trivial things, bloodshed, etc.

We have entered a world where walking the streets at night is something to be avoided, and walking the streets drunk is something that should not be done even in broad daylight.

A world where your nose gets cut off even when your eyes are open.

But this place is different.

“K.”

“Yes, boss.”

“You know when you see it.”

So he asked.

“What’s so different about this place?”

USA, UK, Germany, France, etc.

While all the countries considered to be hunter powers are in chaos, why is Korea the only one that is still intact?

What is there that is not there, but only here?

K answered that implicit question without hesitation.

“Kim Do-jin is here.”

“… Are you saying that one person’s presence can influence the mood of the country?”

“Yes. I have never seen anything like it anywhere.”

“Wow, are you that strong?”

K quietly shook his head at the curious question.

“Of course his skills are great, but what’s even greater is that he doesn’t hesitate to use that power.”

“Don’t hesitate?”

The Kim Do-jin that K saw was a person unfit for his position.

“He has the status of one of only four SS-rank hunters in the world, but he never passes the buck to anyone else. When something happens, he shows up before anyone else, suppresses it faster than anyone else, and disappears as if it were nothing.”

Not long after the Hexagram became active, terrorist attacks continued here as well.

What is so grudge-ridden about this small piece of land that every single day entire buildings are taken hostage and explosions occur out of nowhere, causing numerous casualties?

But the situation changed 180 degrees when Kim Do-jin started participating in the suppression.

“He arrives at the scene in less than a minute or two when an incident occurs. And he suppresses terrorism in the blink of an eye.”

It didn’t matter if there were hostages or hidden explosives.

Because they all lose their minds and fall apart before they can do any harm.

Such actions served as a great example to other S-class hunters.

“Thanks to this, the S-class hunters here are more agile than the S-classes of other countries. It’s like one person exerts a positive influence on the entire S-class.”

The quick action of many S-class hunters, including SS-class Kim Do-jin.

As they went through this, the villains also naturally came to realize it at some point.

I realized that there was nothing to be gained by committing terrorism here, and that the rest of my life would be in danger.

These results gave people confidence.

“The belief that South Korea would be safe if only Kim Do-jin was here created that scene.”

“Is that so.”

A man who answers in a flat tone.

I was still half in doubt.

But I had no choice but to believe it.

The person who spewed out such unbelievable words was none other than K.

“If that’s you, then it’s certain.”

K was the type who was very critical of others.

The fact that he is praising someone who is not even a member of the organization and could even be an enemy means that Kim Do-jin is an amazing man.

‘I’m getting more and more curious.’

At that moment, I began to wonder about the true nature of the man I had only met through the screen for a single transaction and had only heard about through reports.

Knock knock knock!

Someone knocked on the door.

K opened the door without checking the identity of the person, feeling a faint but distinct presence through the door.

Bam!

As expected.

Kim Do-jin was standing in front of the door.

“You’re here.”

“I have no choice.”

Kim Do-jin enters the room and answers bluntly.

He walked briskly past K, who had been welcoming him with a fairly bright voice, and saw.

A muscular man standing in front of a glass wall with a clear view.

He asked.

“Are you the boss?”

“Yeah.”

With a short answer, the man slowly turned around and faced Kim Do-jin.

He was a man with short hair slicked back.

Height: 190cm or taller.

Judging by the faint wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, he appears to be in his early to mid 50s.

A man with a physique no less than Kim Do-jin, if not even larger, approached me, taking heavy steps forward and extending his hand.

“The boss of the Zodiac, Ricardo.”

As Kim Do-jin held his hand with a trembling expression, he continued speaking.

“Even he, who was once the apostle of arrogance, does it.”