Episode 256.
Kwon Pil-sang’s words to just take the six pieces of orichalcon.
Because of that, I was just in a daze.
Moreover, I simply could not understand what Kwon Pil-sang was saying.
Are your ears functioning normally?
I even had such doubts.
But, there is no way that a body trained with force [SSR] would be damaged, right?
“Just… take it? What do you mean?”
“It’s literal. Just take it. There’s no price to pay.”
Are you kidding me right now?
If not, it was a situation that was completely inexplicable.
But if it was a joke, there was no way he could just grab the orichalcon and give it to her.
It must have been shaking like bait right before your eyes.
Also, there was no sign of any mischief from Kwon Pil-sang.
“Why?”
That’s why I had no choice but to ask.
It would have been strange not to ask this.
“You don’t like it?”
But it seemed like Kwon Pil-sang wasn’t like that.
“No, that’s not it….”
At this point, Siwoo was starting to feel confused.
I couldn’t understand what was going on.
Kwon Pil-sang burst into laughter at the sight of Si-woo like that.
“I don’t know if you know this, but I’ve been traveling all over the world.”
And then Kwon Pil-sang slowly opened his mouth.
Kwon Pil-sang was a S-class hunter from Korea, but strangely enough, he was a hunter who did not work in Korea.
A foreign country other than Korea.
He was an S-class hunter who was active not only in a specific country but all over the world.
“I was in Myanmar when the disaster in Seoul occurred.”
This is precisely why Kwon Pil-sang was not present during the disaster in Seoul.
“The reason I traveled around the world was to find a way to cure Inhye.”
Inhye?
“My daughter’s name is Kwon In-hye.”
“ah.”
Siwoo was able to nod his head.
By the way, did Kwon Pil-sang have a daughter?
Because he wasn’t active in Korea, Siwoo didn’t know much about Kwon Pil-sang.
“It was an accident. The dungeon suddenly exploded. My wife died trying to save Inhye. Fortunately, Inhye survived, but she suffered from an illness worse than death.”
That’s why I didn’t even know that Kwon Pil-sang had such circumstances.
Only now did Si-woo find out about the illness that Kwon Pil-sang’s daughter was suffering from.
“Blood Plague. I have been wandering around the world looking for a way to cure Inhye.”
Kwon Pil-sang’s daughter suffered from the same illness as Seo-ah.
“I couldn’t take Inhye with me.”
Blood clots are a disease that requires continuous management.
Naturally, I didn’t have the luxury of traveling around the world.
This is something that Siwoo knew best, as he had seen Seoah the closest.
“So I asked Lee Ye-jun to take care of In-hye and left Korea.”
Lee Ye-jun?
“Are you talking about the S-class hunter Lee Ye-jun?”
“Yes.”
Kwon Pil-sang nodded.
Siwoo had nothing to say.
“I searched the world over to find a cure for the blood plague. As soon as I earned money, I sent it to Inhye.”
Blood clots were a disease that could be cured without jeopardizing life if treated continuously.
It’s just that the cost was enormous.
However, Kwon Pil-sang, an S-class hunter, could easily afford the cost.
“It’s true that I found out not long ago when I came back to Korea. Lee Ye-jun. That guy was embezzling the money I was sending him.”
Siwoo was once again at a loss for words at Kwon Pil-sang’s subsequent words.
no wonder.
From the moment I first saw Lee Ye-jun, I thought he was something special.
I knew it from the moment he came to me out of the blue and demanded that I hand over my Orihalcon armor.
A broke bastard.
As expected, he was a dirty guy in many ways.
“Because of that, my daughter wasn’t able to receive proper treatment for a long time.”
As I said, blood clots are not life-threatening diseases if treated continuously.
However, on the contrary, it was a disease that could be life-threatening if there was no continuous treatment.
“Inhye… said she was on the verge of death.”
Kwon Pil-sang, who was outside of Korea, was unaware of the fact.
I just sent the money because I trusted Lee Ye-jun.
“A person from a social group that was having a hard time took care of Inhye. Thanks to that, Inhye was barely able to hold on.”
But I couldn’t afford all those hospital bills.
Then came the news that a blood tonic had been developed.
“But he said he didn’t think he could afford the cost of the treatment.”
It is said that they did not consider it to be a level that social groups could handle.
There was money sent by Kwon Pil-sang, but Lee Ye-jun embezzled it all.
Kwon Pil-sang’s daughter was in a situation where she would die if she did not receive treatment immediately.
But of course, the hospital bills.
The cost of the treatment was also unaffordable.
He said he thought he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
“But the price of the treatment was less than a dollar?”
Kwon Pil-sang’s daughter was able to receive treatment safely.
I was able to receive timely treatment at an affordable price.
It couldn’t have been later.
“Just take it. It doesn’t cost anything.”
Kwon Pil-sang said it again.
And Siwoo had nothing to say.
I wondered if I could receive this without any price.
That would be the case, since 6 pieces of Orichalcon were worth 600 billion won at best.
This is also the value when set to the minimum.
Even if there is a premium of 50 billion won per unit, 6 units would be worth 950 billion won.
It was worth almost 1 trillion won.
Just accept 1 trillion won as is?
“This is really….”
No matter what, it was true that it was burdensome.
but.
“No, I misspoke.”
Kwon Pil-sang didn’t seem to think so.
“The price has already been paid in full.”
Kwon Pil-sang was resolute.
It was really an attitude of not accepting the price of Orichalcon.
My daughter’s life and 1 trillion won.
As the saying goes, it was an attitude that he had already received enough.
From Siwoo’s perspective, the 1,000 won for the blood transfusion was returned as 1 trillion won.
Furthermore.
“Do you need any more orichalcon?”
Kwon Pil-sang seemed willing to pay more.
… … Huh? Wait a minute.
“Do you have any more orichalcons?”
“Not right now.”
That means.
Does that mean it can be saved?
As Si-woo opened his eyes wide, Kwon Pil-sang continued speaking.
“I traveled all over the world to find a way to cure Inhye. I searched everywhere, even in places where people couldn’t reach.”
Is that why?
There were countless traces of his life engraved on Kwon Pil-sang’s body.
From minor injuries that can be called wounds to serious injuries that can be called scars.
Even though he’s a S-class hunter, he has such scars.
Siwoo was able to realize anew what kind of places Kwon Pil-sang had been moving around and living.
“Then I discovered it by chance. A place where there were a lot of orichalcons.”
“…yes?”
Siwoo opened his eyes in surprise without realizing it.
That would be the case, according to Kwon Pil-sang’s words just now.
“Are you saying that you discovered the Orichalcon mine?”
Because it was no different from these words.
No, but the Orichalcon mine exists on Earth?
“I’m not sure if you could call it a mine… but there were quite a few. Enough to say that the orichalcon I gave you was a part of it.”
“her….”
A gasp escaped me without me realizing it.
No, the elasticity had to leak out.
It didn’t look like it was a mine.
Still, it seemed clear that there were plenty of reserves.
“I plan to work in Korea from now on. Unless there are special circumstances, I will not leave Korea from now on.”
There was no reason to leave Korea any longer.
Kwon Pil-sang had to be separated from his daughter.
Honestly, even if there were special circumstances, there was no reason for me to leave Korea.
Even so, the reason why Kwon Pil-sang said that.
So, what are the special circumstances that warrant leaving Korea?
“If you need more orichalcon, just contact me anytime.”
Then, Kwon Pil-sang took out a small piece of paper and wrote something down.
An 11-digit number starting with 010.
“I’d like to see that skill one day. My body is shaking because I can’t destroy Lee Ye-jun with my own hands.”
Kwon Pil-sang disappeared leisurely like that.
Siwoo was left alone like that.
“crazy….”
There was no way to know if this was a dream or reality.
* * *
Siwoo stayed in that spot for a long time.
I had no way of knowing if it was a dream or reality.
Pinch.
I pinched the ball, but I didn’t feel any pain.
…is this really a dream?
But the pinched cheek was so red that it was swollen.
It’s natural since I pinched it with the power of SSR.
It seemed that his dazed mind was unable to perceive the pain.
Because of that, my face was puffy and swollen, as if I had been stung by a wasp.
What the hell is a wasp?
The ball was completely smashed into pieces as if it had been shot by a B-class monster, the Giant Hornet.
“… I guess this isn’t a dream.”
It definitely wasn’t a dream.
Siwoo took out a wooden shield from his subspace pocket and pulled out a needle.
And then, thump, thump.
He stabbed me in the face that had become a steamed bun.
Then, as the swollen face began to quickly subside.
“You were here.”
A familiar voice was heard from somewhere.
Could it be Kwon Pil-sang?
With that thought, Siwoo turned his head.
“… Chief of the inspection bureau?”
And I was able to see Baek Seon-je, not Kwon Pil-sang.
I had a fleeting thought.
“You… why is your face like that?”
Baek Seon-je tilted his head as he looked at Si-woo’s swollen face.
Then, open your mouth!
“What the…! Who the hell made you like this!”
The world seemed to be radiating surprise.
More precisely, it showed a surprise based on fear.
“No. It’s not someone else, it’s me… who is like that.”
“Huh? You?”
“Oh, yes. Because I pinched your cheek. Haha… .”
Siwoo smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
But is that really all that matters?
“Me too. Anyway, that’s fortunate. If there is a being that can make you like that… I really don’t want to even imagine it.”
Baek Seon-je could only breathe a sigh of relief.
“By the way, what brings you here, Director? Have you returned to work now?”
“I should be back soon, but not yet. My father doesn’t allow it. Well, I’m still receiving work reports, so it’s basically like I’m back.”
Baek Seon-je smiled brightly as he did so.
“I didn’t come to see you for that reason. Lord Dow Shin Sayama wanted to meet you.”
“Yes? Lady Dow Shin Sayama?”
At the same time, behind Baek Seon-je.
A mysterious old woman revealed herself.
White shamanic attire with a crimson top.
A long overcoat with blue and yellow intertwined.
“Why is Lord Sayama Dowshin here with me…?”
13 Heroes, Dow Shin Sayama.
It was exactly the same scene I had seen in Baekseonpyeong’s hometown.
By any chance, Dow Shin Sayama also has Orihalcon?!
Shiwoo looked at Dow Shin Sayama with a strange sense of anticipation.
Dow Shin Sayama quietly looked up at Shiu.
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul.
In the eyes of Dow Shin Sayama, one could sense an immeasurable depth of soul.
Even Confucius’s gentlemanly heart (SSS) could not easily fathom its depth.
As we look into each other’s eyes.
“Honey, can you help me?”
Dow Shin Sayama slowly opened his mouth.
* * *
The UN headquarters building located in New York.
In a large conference room, a large number of people were sitting together, watching a video playing on a large screen.
-Kyahahaha!
-Kill all the men and leave the women alive!
In the burning city center, vicious criminals were walking the streets openly.
They were mercilessly trampling and murdering everyone they saw.
-Gyaaaaaaah!
People ran away in panic.
The criminals hunted the fleeing people like they were tracking fleeing prey.
-What are you filming?
Finally, one of the criminals looked straight into the screen.
Looks like he found the person filming with the camera.
As expected, he quickly walked towards the camera.
and.
-Kkaaa …
The screen of the video cuts out with a scream.
All that could be seen was a crackling noise.
“This video captures the current reality in Italy.”
Italy, the home of the mafia.
A huge cartel that was once considered one of the world’s top three criminal organizations.
But now it was the mafia that had been swallowed up by Pandemonium.
“This isn’t just happening in Italy.”
Once again the voice is heard and pop!
The screen changed and a world map appeared on the screen.
Countless red dots were placed all over the world map.
And in the places where the red dots were, small images appeared here and there.
Ghana, Guatemala, Greenland, Niger, Denmark, Russia, England, Mongolia, etc.
Footage of city centers burning and being destroyed around the world was played everywhere.
All of this was happening because of the terrorism being perpetrated by the criminals of Pandemonium.
This means one thing.
“As feared, Pandemonium is waging full-scale war against the entire world.”
fantasy,
