Episode 172.
Headquarters of the Inspection Bureau.
‘It’s awkward.’
Siwoo felt strange for no reason.
That would be the case, as Hunter didn’t have many reasons to come to the inspection country.
If a crime is committed.
Spring was right in saying that there was almost nothing else besides him.
Maybe that’s why.
I didn’t want to stay that long.
To be exact, I didn’t really want to come.
Could it be that Siwoo’s thoughts were revealed through his facial expression?
“Really, are you okay?”
Lee Min-jung asked cautiously.
“If it’s difficult, you don’t have to push yourself too hard.”
Lee Min-jung’s face was filled with worry.
Anyone who looked at Siwoo’s condition right now could tell that it wasn’t a good one.
It was because the aftereffects of the pressure subscription were so severe that my whole body was in shambles.
And actually, it wasn’t okay.
I was just holding on, barely, with the help of divine medicine (S+).
And the reason why Siwoo is holding on, even though he is groaning.
“You can come back when you’ve recovered. No, we can come to you. I’m sure the director would like that too.”
Director of the Inspection Bureau, Baek Seon-je.
Because I had something to talk to him about.
“It’s really okay. It looks like it’s bearable.”
“but….”
Lee Min-jung couldn’t shake off her worries easily.
I felt like if I continued talking there would be no end to it.
Siwoo waved his hands and turned his head.
And right then.
“…hmm?”
One side of Siwoo’s gaze.
Something incongruous caught my eye.
To be exact, it is a sword tied to Lee Min-jung’s side.
“That sword. Is it perhaps the sword that Aurelian made for you?”
When Si-woo asked, Lee Min-jung flinched and looked surprised.
But that was only for a moment.
“Oh, yes. That’s right.”
Lee Min-jung took out the sword and placed it on the table.
And then he gently pushed it towards Siwoo.
“Let’s take a look.”
Siwoo took the sword with both hands and pulled it out slightly.
Sreung─.
The sword was pulled out with a smooth metallic sound and without any significant discomfort.
The pure white blade, sharpened by the sun, gleamed as if it could cut through anything.
Is Aurelian really Aurelian?
“oh….”
It was a quality that made it impossible not to be amazed.
The overall balance is perfect.
In addition, the divine metallurgy (SS) techniques that Siwoo had taught were faintly incorporated.
Is that why?
“Isn’t it better than Chaerin’s sword?”
I could say that the quality was better than Han Chae-rin’s sword.
In the meantime, Aurelian’s skills seemed to have grown.
Actually, it had to be that way.
‘Because I spent the whole day discussing metallurgy with Mr. Seopalgwang.’
The two of them are always together whenever they go to Seo’s workshop.
It was as if they had set up shop in a newlywed home.
Aurelian didn’t even seem to have any intention of returning to France.
‘It seems like I’m learning Korean little by little.’
Isn’t this how I become Korean?
I don’t think that’s possible, but it was something I thought about.
anyway.
Aurelian and Seopalgwang spent the whole day studying and developing metallurgy.
Occasionally, when Siwoo would teach us the divine metallurgy (SS), the furnace would run at full capacity 24 hours a day.
I didn’t even sleep because I was trying to learn the techniques that Siwoo had taught me.
Is this the result of that effort?
“It’s my… treasure number one.”
Lee Min-jung answered with a trembling voice.
The two eyes looking at the sword were also trembling violently.
The worried look that had appeared just a moment ago was nowhere to be seen.
A girl who can’t contain her joy these days.
There was only a girl who received a Christmas present.
“Meeting Seol-ah was the luckiest thing in my life.”
“Snow?”
“The name of the sword. Snow (雪). Wisdom tooth (牙). The name means teeth as white as snow.”
And Seol-ah… .
No, Lee Min-jung’s expression as she looked at the sword was extremely affectionate.
“Even when I sleep, I sleep with Seol-ah. I eat with Seol-ah. I even wanted to take a bath with her… but Aurelian told me never to do that… .”
Lee Min-jung showed a gloomy expression.
Lee Min-jeong, the guard of the inspection bureau and a human butcher.
Lee Min-jung always had a cold demeanor.
If you look closely, it’s really… .
“We even went to see a movie together a while ago.”
She was a woman with a cute side.
“It’s all thanks to Hunter Maeng Si-woo. Thanks to Hunter, I was able to meet Seol-ah. Thank you so much, so much.”
Lee Min-jung looked at Si-woo with a face full of gratitude.
In those two eyes of Lee Min-jung, Seol-ah… .
No, there was a feeling greater than the longing felt while looking at the sword.
“What? I didn’t even make it for you.”
Siwoo waved his hand.
And right then.
“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting so long.”
A cool voice was heard from one side.
A voice that is both familiar and familiar.
When I turned my head, there was a middle-aged man with a kind face.
“I don’t remember this being our first meeting, but it’s nice to see you again after such a long time.”
Baek Seon-je was walking slowly.
* * *
“Then I will go out and try.”
With those words, Lee Min-jung left the director’s office.
That’s how I came face to face with Baek Seon-je.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t even know you were in that condition…”
Baek Seon-je was the first to apologize.
Siwoo answered, shaking his head slightly.
“No. I insisted that I was okay.”
“Is this really okay?”
Baek Seon-je asked back with a questioning expression.
For some reason, even Baek Seon-je didn’t think Si-woo’s condition was very good.
Well, actually, it wasn’t all that bad.
anyway.
“It’s bearable.”
“I remember it wasn’t like this the last time I saw it… It’s really amazing.”
Baek Seon-je showed an expression of admiration.
It seemed like he was somewhat aware of Siwoo’s level.
And the same was true for Siwoo.
It is none other than the momentum of Baek Seon-je that can be felt right now.
‘It was nothing back then.’
The momentum I felt when I first met Baek Seon-je was at the level of aegyo.
Of course, Baekseonje hasn’t changed much since then.
Rather, it was Siwoo who had changed.
There is a huge difference between Siwoo now and Siwoo back then.
And they say you see as much as you know.
The proficiency of Super Strength (SS) exceeds 80%, and the senses become more acute.
Siwoo could feel the true strength of Baek Seonje.
Of all the people Siwoo had met so far, the strongest was definitely Zhang Wei.
The leader of the current Mudang faction and a disciple of the 13 heroes, Yong Weilan.
But now the standards have changed again.
The white swan before your eyes.
He was at least one level stronger than Zhang Wei.
“I’m sure you’re wondering why I suddenly wanted to meet you… .”
Finally, Baek Seon-je’s words were heard.
“I did hear from Team Leader Lee Min-jung in advance.”
Siwoo said, shaking off his thoughts.
“What on earth does this mean, the resurrection of the devil?”
“That’s literally true.”
Baek Seon-je looked at Si-woo and continued speaking calmly.
“Pandemonium has begun to move in earnest to revive the demons.”
Siwoo didn’t give any answer.
I just sat there and stared into Baek Seon-je’s eyes.
“So, it seems like you have an expression on your face like you’re asking, ‘What the heck are you talking about?’”
“I won’t deny it.”
“ha ha ha.”
Baek Seon-je let out a light laugh.
And for a moment.
“Do you remember the content of the last interrogation of Cho Buk-cheon? I heard that you interrogated him yourself.”
Baek Seon-je asked Si-woo again.
Siwoo quietly recalled his memories.
Jo Buk-cheon, a high-ranking member of the Pandemonium cult who was subdued by Si-woo at the time of the housewarming.
Siwoo had personally interrogated Jo Buk-cheon.
But what did you say back then?
Oh yeah.
“I think it was said that the purpose of Pandemonium is the resurrection of the devil.”
“That’s it.”
Baek Seon-je nodded again.
and.
“You really believed that?”
Only then did Siwoo understand why the term “demon resurrection” had come up.
And at the same time, I couldn’t understand it.
“Isn’t that nonsense?”
Because that was literally bullshit.
Of course, that information was obtained by Siwoo through direct interrogation.
It was information obtained by lifting the ban through Isis’ reality manipulation (SSS).
however.
“Just because information is banned doesn’t mean it’s true.”
After all, it was nothing more than what the criminals of Pandemonium believed.
So, it was ‘faith’.
Why isn’t that there?
The kind of nonsense that cults believe in.
The world is about to end.
Like you have to pay money to be saved.
This is the kind of nonsense I’m talking about.
Let’s say there’s a ban on these things.
Does that mean those words are true?
Of course not.
It was nothing more than their own ‘belief’.
Of course, pandemonium and cults went in different directions.
However, the concept of ‘being crazy’ was not much different.
That’s why it’s called the resurrection of the devil.
“I just think it’s crazy.”
In a word, it was no different from crazy talk.
Resurrection was impossible from the beginning.
Death is an absolute concept.
Because only God can bring the dead back to life.
That’s why Siwoo didn’t put much stock in it.
It was dismissed as nothing more than a ridiculous statement.
and.
“Team Leader Lee Min-jung also had the same thoughts as you.”
Lee Min-jung also said she didn’t believe it.
Just like Siwoo, it is said that he dismissed it as the nonsense of a madman.
However, Lee Min-jung alone cannot dismiss this incident as nonsense.
Lee Min-jung reported it to the head office as if it was nothing special.
“I couldn’t just dismiss it as nonsense.”
Baek Seon-je did not think the report was nonsense.
Is that why?
Siwoo’s thoughts accelerated at an incomprehensible rate.
Insight (S+).
A strange force penetrated the essence of reality.
So now.
“Didn’t all the demons die in the past?”
Siwoo asked.
“How do you…?”
Baek Seon-je’s eyes opened wide.
Baek Seon-je’s two eyes looking at Si-woo.
There was considerable astonishment there.
“That fact might not have been known to the world…?”
“I thought so.”
Siwoo was able to add more confidence to the thoughts that had come to mind.
There was no disagreement that resurrection was impossible.
And the same goes for Baekseonje.
“I thought that the Director would know that the resurrection of the devil was nonsense.”
That is why Baek Seon-je’s reaction to the words “resurrection of the devil” was naturally set.
Ignore or ignore.
But Baek Seon-je was not like that.
“The director just said that he couldn’t dismiss the demon’s resurrection as nonsense.”
Perhaps… if it had been someone other than Baek Seon-je, Si-woo wouldn’t have cared much.
But the fact that it was Baekseonje made Siwoo hesitate.
“Chief, aren’t you the son of the Sword Immortal?”
Because Baek Seon-je was the son of the sword immortal, Baek Seon-pyeong.
The son of a hero who personally cut off the heads of demons and the Demon King.
Baek Seon-je was the only one who could hear stories related to Geom-seon.
That is why I do not dismiss the resurrection of the devil as nonsense.
“I felt like there was something I didn’t know about.”
There is something that Siwoo doesn’t know.
As of now, all that Siwoo knew about the devil was what was known to the world.
In the past, a battle between 13 heroes and the Demon King that determined the fate of humanity.
The 13 heroes eventually decapitated the Demon King and saved humanity from the apocalypse.
This was all Siwoo knew, and it was the story known to the world.
But now.
“Is there another story you heard from the inspector?”
Something different from the story known to the world.
Whether it is simply unknown.
Or is it something that should not be known?
I couldn’t tell which way it was.
But, one thing.
I had a feeling there might be something Siwoo didn’t know about.
“But how did that lead to the conclusion that not all the demons were dead?”
“Because resurrection is not the only resurrection.”
Resurrection is usually thought of in connection with death.
However, resurrection from death is impossible.
There is no way that humans can do what only God can do.
So there was no room for concern about this.
So, there’s only one thing left.
To be precise, there is only one case where the concept of resurrection can be applied.
“The Second Coming or the Re-emergence of the God.”
The rebirth of undead demons.
This could also be seen as a kind of resurrection.
This means that.
“In the past, not all demons died.”
We were able to reach this conclusion.
“Of course, this is just speculation.”
It was a result derived from just one word from Baek Seon-je.
But Zhuge Liang’s insight (S+).
“…Amazing.”
Baek Seon-je’s eyes looking at Si-woo were filled with wonder.
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