Episode 269
269. It’s a joke, right?
When I asked if it was a roast yak, I got a strange answer.
“Black scythe? “It’s a joke, right?”
“I am the black scythe.”
Even though I said it again, Min Joo-ri did not easily believe it.
“Don’t play around. “I’m serious.”
“I’m serious too.”
“There’s no way you’re Black Scythe.”
As if it wasn’t worth thinking about, Minjoo-ri first denied it.
It seems like he doesn’t even think about the possibility that Ryumin might be the Black Scythe.
To be honest, it was an absurd situation for Ryu Min.
My pride was slightly hurt.
I wonder if my current self is that different from the black scythe.
“Why can’t I be a black scythe?”
“The height is different. The voice, the atmosphere, everything is just different. “He’s a completely different person.”
“… … .”
Seeing the strong denial, it seems that the effort to make it look different in concept was quite effective.
‘There’s no room for inventory.’
I could prove it, but since he denied it so strongly, I wondered if there was any need to tell the truth.
I was somehow afraid of the repercussions when I proved the truth.
“If you’re going to make an excuse, you have to make it plausible.”
“okay. I’ll tell you the truth. Actually, I lied to you. “My nickname is not Roast Yak.”
“I guess I was right? “For some reason, I couldn’t search.”
I didn’t believe in the black scythe, but I easily believe in this one.
‘There’s nothing we can do about it. ‘I have no choice but to hide my identity until the end.’
Ryumin hid the truth with a plausible lie.
“When I said the nickname Lost Yak was when I was in the Church of the Four Gods, right? “I intentionally lied because there were a lot of people around me at the time.”
“why?”
“It would be difficult if the existence of a prophet became known. In my own way, it was a means of protecting myself. “It’s burdensome to be in the spotlight for no reason.”
“ah… … .”
He opened his mouth as if he understood, but Minjoo-ri’s question was still not resolved.
“Then what is it that the names don’t match?”
“I have a rune that disrupts other people’s tracking. That’s why they couldn’t track me even if they knew my face and name.”
“ah… … .”
It was a legitimate reason.
-You’re not lying because you don’t want to tell me, right?
After reading his thoughts, I didn’t completely believe it, but it was Minju-ri that I could understand and move on to some extent.
I thought you would tell me when the time comes.
‘I don’t believe you even though I told you the truth.’
For Min-ri Min, the black scythe and herself seem to have a relationship that cannot even be imagined.
‘In a way, I’m glad. With a reaction like this, the shock when you find out the identity will be quite big… … .’
I didn’t want you to continue to believe it.
Although the misunderstanding was resolved in her own way, Min Joo-ri still looked dissatisfied.
“Then what about Chrissy? “Why did you come here?”
‘Is that why you felt uncomfortable?’
In fact, if the man you have a crush on says that he met another woman alone at a hotel, it would be enough to spark sparks in your eyes.
“It’s no big deal. He came to me to hear my prediction for the next round. Do not misunderstand.”
“You’re coming to track me down without saying anything just to hear the prophecy?”
“You’re the same one who came to me without saying anything.”
“… … .”
Min-ri Min, who was speechless for a moment, belatedly admitted that she had misunderstood.
“I will believe it. “There are no feelings between the two.”
“Can’t I have feelings?”
“No way! You said I… … !”
Minjoo-ri, who was furious, quickly closed her mouth.
I almost said something embarrassing.
“No way! Don’t even look at other people. okay?”
“okay.”
Minjoo-ri, probably embarrassed after saying this, turned her head and sipped her coffee.
Ryu Min, who can see through her inner thoughts, only finds her actions cute.
“While I’m here, I’ll tell you how to attack the 17th round.”
“… … Yes.”
* * *
Heo Tae-seok was quietly lost in thought in the teacher’s office.
Currently, there is only one man who is giving him trouble.
‘Alex Pearson. Is he really dividing sides internally?’
According to what I have observed so far, there are five people that Alex has been in contact with.
Dorothy, Victor, Sophia, Russell, Cho Yong-ho, etc.
They were all believers of the Four Gods Church.
‘Why did you meet them in person? ‘For what purpose?’
I couldn’t overhear the conversation, but it was definitely suspicious.
If you’re going around the world to visit them in person, wouldn’t it be because you have an important favor to ask?
‘There’s something up there.’
There is mental evidence, but no physical evidence.
‘If I could just get hold of the physical evidence, I could be of help to Black Scythe… … .’
Just then, the cell phone on my desk rang.
Heo Tae-seok, seeing the caller, hurriedly answered the phone.
“Yes, Black Scythe. “What’s going on?”
-How many days are left until the regular meeting?
Heo Tae-seok’s eyes fell on the calendar on his desk.
“There are four days left.”
-Change the schedule to tomorrow.
“Tomorrow?”
That meant summoning all believers by tomorrow.
“What’s wrong?”
-You know what you and I did last time, right?
“If it’s work… … Are you talking about planting black seeds among people?”
-okay. I’ll have to do that one more time. Since we’re all together, I’ll also tell you the strategy for round 17.
Are you going to do the ridiculous task of summoning and killing demons again?
I don’t know why, but it’s natural that if it’s God’s word, you have to follow it.
“All right. “I will summon the believers right away.”
Heo Tae-seok ended the call in a relaxed voice, but as soon as he hung up, his expression changed to nervousness.
‘What do we do? ‘You ended up meeting Black Scythe earlier than expected, right?’
The original plan was to secure physical evidence that Alex was a traitor and then reveal it to Black Scythe while people watched.
However, as the meeting was moved forward, time became tighter.
‘We need to secure evidence. Evidence… … .’
How to secure evidence within limited time?
No matter how much I thought about it, there was only one way that came to mind.
‘I have no choice but to ask directly.’
Heo Tae-seok entered the saved contact information of believers and sent a group text message.
[Hello, this is the leader Heo Tae-seok.
The regular meeting scheduled for Friday has been changed to Tuesday evening at 6 PM. Sorry for the sudden change of date.
It may be tight, but Black Scythe will tell you the strategy for the next round on this day, so please make sure to attend. thank you
Hello everyone, this is leader Heo Tae-suk. The regular meeting… … .]
Below, I have kindly translated the text into English.
Just one person.
For Alex Pearson, time and place were different.
‘This way, I can talk to him alone.’
It was because I was planning to meet him in person and bring out evidence.
* * *
As soon as he received the text, Alex quickly boarded the plane.
It takes approximately 10 hours to travel from Germany to Korea.
Time was running out.
‘I don’t know why the time suddenly changed… … .’
I couldn’t miss the meeting.
It’s not that it’s not, but didn’t I tell you the strategy for round 17?
‘I have to go even if it means wearing underwear.’
With that mindset, Alex arrived at Incheon International Airport as quickly as possible and showed the meeting location to the taxi driver.
“Here. Please go here.”
“Ugh? customer. Is this the address? This is an empty lot with nothing… … ?”
“Please go fast. okay? It’s late.”
“You’re late? okay okay. “I just need to get paid.”
Putting aside the question, the taxi driver who headed to the meeting place really just took the money and left.
Alex was left alone in the empty lot.
“Is this right? “Why is there no one?”
Even though I arrived 20 minutes late for my appointment, there was no one in the vacant lot.
Alex didn’t know the reason, but it was good.
Because there was someone coming over there to ask.
“Master!”
The person walking was Heo Tae-seok.
I smiled in pleasure, but only for a moment.
‘what?’
Alex, sensing that the atmosphere was unusual, stiffened his expression.
‘Is something bad going on?’
Unlike usual, Heo Tae-seok’s expression was stiff and he was even wearing equipment.
“Master. Your expression doesn’t look good. What’s going on… … .”
“Alex.”
Heo Tae-seok speaks in prepared English.
“Tell the truth.”
“yes? What on earth… … .”
“Don’t lie.”
I don’t know what to say, but the atmosphere is heavy.
You can feel the life in his eyes.
‘Seo, no way… … .’
Wearing equipment to meet believers does not mean anything else.
This means that you can attack yourself at any time.
It’s like showing a pistol to the other person and telling them not to be fussy.
‘I don’t know what’s going on, but he’s hostile to me.’
Alex felt that way and quickly put on his equipment.
Since you feel threatened, it is natural to wear equipment.
However, Heo Tae-seok raised the corners of his mouth and cast the skill as if he knew that would happen.
“Black Chain.”
Chains appeared from thin air and bound the limbs.
Alex, who was wearing the equipment but was unable to move, opened his eyes wide.
“What are you doing… … !”
“If you speak correctly, you won’t get in trouble.”
Heo Tae-seok, who even summoned a black arrow, aimed it at Alex and spoke in English that he had memorized.
“You guy. “What kind of trick are you planning?”
“What a ploy. What on earth are you talking about… … .”
“I know everything, so speak the truth!”
Heo Tae-seok growled.
A black arrow was created above his shoulder, glaring as if it would pierce his heart at any moment.
“Dorothy, Victor, Sophia, Russell, Cho Yong-ho!”
Alex opened his eyes in surprise after hearing the list.
“You met these people I just mentioned, right? “What did you contact me for?”
“How did you… … ?”
Alex’s expression distorted as a thought passed by for a moment.
“Are you sure you were prying after me?”
“Say the right thing… … .”
Pow-!
When Alex broke the mana shield on his body, Heo Tae-seok was thrown back.
At the same time, the chains that bound him disappeared.
“You were following me? why? “Why?”
“Ugh, this f*cking bastard is attacking me… … ?”
Heo Tae-seok gritted his teeth.
Fortunately, there were no injuries, but it was that bastard who attacked first.
“Demonization.”
Heo Tae-seok’s appearance turned into a devil, with horns growing on his forehead.
Alex’s eyes widened as he saw four black arrows being summoned.
“Is that how it comes out?”
He also prepared his ice spear as if he had no intention of avoiding the fight.
A situation on the brink of a fight.
“Stop it. Stop.”
At that time, someone intervened between the two.
But it was already too late.
“Oh!”
Because both of them were throwing magic at the other person.
Puff puff puff!
The magic that met in the middle ended up hitting the person who unintentionally intervened.
The level 70 magic was powerful enough to tear the limbs of an ordinary person, but the opponent was no ordinary person.
“Well, that… … .”
The place where the magic hit was a barrier of darkness.
When the barrier cleared, the figure of the man who intervened was revealed.
A body with bronze skin without even a scratch.
“What are you doing? “On the same side.”
A masked man with a black scythe scolded the two in a low voice.
