Chapter 166
The incident centered on the Madosinga was quickly concluded.
[Continuous terror! Is the terrorist a black mage tower?]
[Is there a reason why you are aiming for a hotel?]
[Citizens’ anxiety is at an all-time high.]
The truth of the incident, the fact that the magicians were deeply involved, was completely covered up.
It wasn’t that Shin Ji-han joined hands with the Black Magic Tower to kill Shin Se-ah and me, it was just treated as a terror attack by the Black Magic Tower alone.
Covering up the incident was easier than expected.
It was a sparsely known fact that Shin Ji-han had caused something, but no one knew that it was related to the Black Mage Tower.
Given that situation, no one bothered to associate Shin Ji-han with the Black Magic Tower.
Thanks to that, I was able to safely cover up the incident without having to do anything special.
It’s fortunate indeed.
If the truth of this incident had been spread, it is only natural that the Madosinga would have been criticized around the world.
Losing the pen name ‘Mado’, the structure of the ‘family’ itself would have collapsed.
Not only the Mage Gods, but all affiliates with connections to the Mage Gods must have been ruined.
Making a deal with the Black Magic Tower was such a great sin.
This is also the reason why his father continued to act passively even though he knew Shin Ji-han’s secret.
I was afraid that if I made a large-scale move for no reason, the inside information would be leaked and the Sorceress family itself would be destroyed.
Concerned about that, my father always held his breath and chose to observe Shin Ji-han.
“… … I should have acted a little more boldly.”
My father, who was standing quietly next to me, muttered those words with a complicated expression.
Wearing a black suit, wearing a Sangju armband on his left arm, he is staring blankly at his sister’s portrait.
“If only I had been a little more daring… … .”
Incense is blooming under the picture, and flowers are placed near it.
“… … no. In the end, is it the conclusion?”
sister passed away
He was killed by Shin Ji-han.
When I arrived, it was already late. There was no way I could save my sister.
“sorry. I didn’t expect Shin Ji-han to come out so forcefully.”
This was obviously my mistake.
Even though I knew that Shin Ji-han did something to Se-ah’s sister, it was a death caused by my selfishness, thinking of the strategy of using it as bait.
“… … sorry.”
“You just made a suggestion. I was the one who gave final approval to the operation. It’s nothing for you to feel guilty about.”
My father quietly put his hand on my shoulder.
The hand, which only looked big and huge, looks particularly small today.
Over my shoulder, I felt the strength in my father’s hand.
“… … I thought I was an emotionless machine until now.”
The smell of incense filled the surroundings.
Through the smoke rising from the incense, a picture of a smiling sister caught my eye.
“Seven years ago, I was calm even after the death of my parents. He was also aloof from his wife’s death last year. That’s why I only thought that there was no emotion called sadness.”
My father’s shoulder, which was like a mountain, looks smaller today.
I don’t feel the usual spirit at all.
“But I guess I was wrong.”
My father quietly put his hand on the picture of Se Ah’s portrait.
Then he touched the picture with a kind expression that I had never seen before.
“father… … .”
Shin In-hyuk, the head of the Madosing family.
My father is called ‘ghost’ outside.
All actions are carried out under objective and cold calculations, and there is nothing to be caught in the illusion of affection.
A businessman without blood or tears.
A cold-hearted sorcerer.
therefore ghosts.
Anyone who has an enemy in Korea is in awe of his father.
He is such a person.
“… … .”
Someone like that is crying.
Of course, it wasn’t like shedding tears on the surface or making a sad face.
There is no change in the facial expression.
But the only thing that hasn’t changed is the expression.
Father’s gestures, momentum, attitude, and everything other than his expression embodyed sadness.
‘… … Mana is crying.’
Above all, Mana, who surrounds his father, is crying.
I, who am watching, am shedding tears pitifully, to the point where I want to cry on my own.
“When was it? A buyer who had an important transaction with me in the past said that his daughter had died and he had to go back immediately. It was a very important deal. I said I’d do all that and go back.”
My father raised his head to the ceiling.
“I didn’t understand that. If her daughter died, she was dead. A deal is a deal. It won’t change anything if you come back now. Why do you want to throw everything away and go back… … . I just couldn’t understand it.”
It’s something I heard once before.
go when i was 13
Everything should be handled objectively and calmly.
You brought this up saying not to do that later.
“You come to understand that now. Certainly, this… … It is an indescribable pain.”
My father grabbed his chest with his right hand.
“Ha Yul-ah.”
My father called me quietly.
“Now that I am telling you this… … It may sound funny to you. You might laugh inwardly. But I’ll put up with being laughed at, and I’ll talk about it.”
He turned around and looked at me.
“you… … Please don’t die before me.”
It was the first look in my life.
Sorrowful, but warm.
okay.
It’s the father’s eyes.
“It’s enough for Sae-ah and Ji-han to go see my wife before me.”
I made eye contact with such a father for a long time.
“That will never happen.”
“… … okay.”
My father patted my back weakly.
“A little bit relieved.”
It was the first time in my life that I felt the touch of my father.
* * *
After that, I left the funeral home leaving my father behind.
“The lord… … .”
Uncle Seok-hyeon, who was waiting in front of the funeral hall, approached me.
The black suit, which was different from his usual duty uniform, suited him quite well.
“He said he wanted to be alone.”
“… … okay.”
Mr. Seokhyun chewed his lips with an expression full of worries and regrets about everything in the world.
He seems to think more than his father.
“Then, is it only Master Ha-yul going to Master Ji-han?”
“yes. My father said he would go separately later.”
“… … All right.”
Shin Ji-han is still alive.
No, is there any point in saying that you are alive?
It would be the most accurate expression to say that it is in a state that cannot be said to be dead or alive.
“Did you get a doctor’s opinion?”
“It is still. If there is no change in brainwaves by tomorrow, a death sentence will be issued according to the US medical law.”
Shin Ji-han was brain dead.
As a reward for using illegally modified AI and illegal drugs in the Black Mage Tower system, the brain was brutally destroyed.
The heart is beating, the organs are working, but that’s it.
His brain has already been destroyed.
“Have you heard of what you will do if the death verdict falls?”
“He said he would make a decision after returning to Korea. I’d probably wear makeup with a high probability. They will go through the same procedures as other brain-dead people.”
“… … okay.”
Brain death is a very common cause of death in this day and age.
Since it was an era where black magic that destroys the mind openly existed, it was natural.
Even if it wasn’t like that, the technology called magic itself was also a technology that put a lot of strain on the brain.
Therefore, the method of sending a brain dead person is also standardized to some extent.
“Can I ask you a question, Master?”
“What is it?”
They boarded a limousine and headed to the hospital where Shin Ji-han was sleeping.
Uncle Seok-hyeon opened the topic in a subtle way.
“I heard that Master Jihan went into battle using an illegally modified AI and an illegal drug.”
“yes.”
“If you had used both of them, Master Jihan’s strength would have been at least a 7th Circle Master.”
“yes. It looked like a 7th circle master class.”
“… … How the hell did you beat such a young boy?”
“hmm.”
Shin Ji-han at the time was definitely strong.
Right now, I can’t beat the 7th circle master no matter what I do.
The 7th Circle Master is that powerful.
“You seem to be misunderstanding, so I’ll correct you, but I didn’t win with magic.”
“If you say you won’t win with magic… … ?”
However, Shin Ji-han did not reach the 7th circle master with his own strength.
His achievements are fake.
It is only the achievement of ostentation, which was reached through expedient methods.
“Using the instability of the illegally modified AI chip and the illegal drug, the overload was induced and self-destructed.”
“Induce overload… … .”
Beyond the rearview mirror, Mr. Seokhyun’s eyes widened to the size of a lantern.
“Certainly, illegal modified AI chips and illegal drugs are all unstable. No matter how much, you intentionally induce overload. Such a skill… … . ah.”
Mr. Seokhyun stopped talking and looked into my eyes.
“… … okay. Is it the power of God?”
He answered himself before I could answer anything.
“yes.”
To be precise, it was not the power of Shinan alone, but the complex interaction with the By-Tenor expression, but I didn’t think there was a need to explain that much, so I moderately affirmed it.
“okay. so so… … .”
Uncle Seokhyun nodded as if he understood.
Then, suddenly, he smiled bitterly.
“in short… Master Jihan made a self-inflicted attack on himself. That’s it.”
“yes. If my brother had fought fair and square, the decision wouldn’t have been so easy.”
If Shin Ji-han hadn’t used illegally modified AI chips or illegal drugs, things wouldn’t have been so easy.
No matter what, Shin Ji-han is a wizard who belongs to the category of genius who has reached the 6th circle master level.
Much less an ordinary 6th circle master, he was armed with fraudulent arcane magic from all over the world.
If he had gone straight ahead, he would never have been able to finish in 8 minutes.
And if we hadn’t reached an agreement within 8 minutes, we wouldn’t have thought of the plan to prepare permafrost in advance.
It would have been absolutely impossible to capture T’Kish alive.
“How’s Tkish?”
It reminded me of Tkish.
“It remains the same.”
T’Kish is currently held in deep custody in the Faelian Prison.
“The interrogation… … hmm. I asked something Absolutely impossible.”
“… … yes.”
T’Kish is still an ice statue.
Since I can’t speak, there’s no way I can do an interrogation.
“Has there been any request from the US to lift permafrost?”
“Still, there was a request from the US government to lift the permafrost. Of course, as the Bocchan said, I refused.”
“It hasn’t even been a day yet, and such offers are already coming out.”
“yes. Since he is at the level of an executive, his body seems to have heated up.”
“Did I tell you that if you lift the permafrost, he will escape as it is?”
“I told you… … .”
“I guess on what basis did you say that?”
“Exactly.”
Permafrost is not being lifted because it just shouldn’t be.
‘The mana that surrounds Tkish didn’t feel like despair at all.’
All I could feel was the vengeance and the bloody intent to kill you later.
‘Are you sure. He’s leaving the last resort.’
Thinking later means there is a way to escape.
That’s why I chose not to release the permafrost.
I don’t know how they’re trying to escape, but seeing as they’re being quietly captured, it means they can’t escape while stuck in permafrost.
Leave it as an ice statue and find a way to completely neutralize it.
“By the way, Bocchan. Roughly how long does permafrost last?”
“3 days… … Maybe about four days.”
Uncle Seokhyun’s pupils widened slightly. ‘Three days… … It was a thoughtful expression.
“Is it possible to cast permafrost to extend the duration?”
“It is possible, but… … . It probably doesn’t mean much.”
“Why?”
“If you overwrite the magic, there is a high chance that you will die as it is due to the instantly stronger magic. And if you die, you will be resurrected in perfect condition.”
“indeed. If they are resurrected in perfect condition, they will use the mysterious ‘last resort’ you mentioned to escape.”
“yes.”
“Then, the remaining grace period is three days… … . That means you have to find a way to somehow get the Tkish inside.”
Until the permafrost is lifted and T’Kish regains freedom.
We need to find a way to block Tkish’s escape.
“But, can you find a way in three days? Considering the strangeness of the magic he uses… … .”
There is a high probability that you will not be able to find a way in about 3 days.
You might want to say that.
“Maybe you can find it.”
But there is a way.
“Fortunately, there is someone who might know how to fix it.”
I have Mimir and Aslan.
Both of them must know something.
