067
Three days have passed since the Baengnyeongdo Spirit Nuclear Runaway incident was resolved.
[Young heroes who prevented the tragedy of the West Sea!]
[It wasn’t enough to detect the spirit core on the verge of runaway, even to stabilize it! Response headquarters in each country are giving sincere praise for the jaw-dropping action!]
[Shin Ha-yul, the youngest son of the Madosing family, noticed the runaway spirit core and decided to enter the research center! How did he notice the abnormality of the spiritual core!]
[People are indignant at the atrocities of Baekryeong Island Central Research Institute! Reveal the list of researchers who belonged to the research institute right now!]
Even though three days have passed, the articles are still stuck in various portals.
In the meantime, there was an article that caught my attention.
[Exclusive interview with Shin Ha-yul!]
[Views: 105,445 times]
Even though the article was uploaded 20 minutes ago, the number of views is overwhelming.
Shin In-hyeok opened the article and began to read it slowly.
“… … Whoa.”
As the pages are turned down, Shin In-hyeok’s smile deepens.
Very interesting.
“Why is that?”
Kim Seok-hyun asked indirectly.
Why is Shin In-hyeok so happy?
“You will know when you see it.”
Shin In-hyeok operated the phone and activated the hologram projection mode.
The article was projected as a hologram on the table.
Kim Seok-hyun quickly skimmed through the article. Among them, there were sentences that stood out.
[…] … Luckily, I succeeded in weaving the 5th circle… … .]
[…] … It was all thanks to my eyes that I detected abnormalities in the spiritual core. I have a demonic eye that can see mana… … .]
[…] … Lucky for you. At that time, I was lucky enough to find a way to sink the spirit core… … .]
[…] … haha. yes. I like my mana control… … .]
Kim Seok-hyun’s smile also deepened.
It was the same smile as Shin In-hyuk’s.
“From Janghyuni’s report, these are facts I already knew… … . It’s great to see you again.”
The wit and knowledge that calmed the runaway of the 5th circle, mystic eyes, and spiritual cores, and the mana control ability that everyone admired.
To have all this, to be an 18-year-old student.
Thinking back, it’s great.
“By the way, the head of the household.”
Kim Seok-hyun’s expression suddenly hardened.
“No matter what, there was no need to reveal the Mystic Eye, right?”
Shin Ha-yul is currently facing the Olympiad.
In such a situation, do you really need to reveal your hand?
It is also the best hand called the eye that sees mana.
“I don’t think there was a need to reveal the 5th circle… … . I’m worried that Master Hayul is too excited about the title of hero.”
Shin Ha-yul, whom Kim Seok-hyun knows, is not a person who will easily reveal his hand here. He must have been excited to be treated as a hero.
Kim Seok-hyun was so sure.
“Is Ha Yul excited?”
However, Shin In-hyeok thought differently.
“No way. Ha-yul is in a state of calm to the extent that there is nothing more.”
Shin Ha-ryul is cool.
After analyzing his situation very calmly, he decided that it was right to reveal the 5th Circle and the Mystic Eye.
“You look like you don’t understand.”
“… … sorry. I don’t have enough insight yet, so I don’t think I can grasp the intentions of the head of the household and the young master Hayul.”
Seokhyun Kim lowered his head.
I don’t know why the disclosure of the 5th Circle and the Mystic Eye was such a cold judgment.
“Don’t even know. Seokhyun, you are particularly weak in politics like this.”
“… … I apologize.”
Shin In-hyeok smiled and started explaining.
“It is not a matter of cherishing a good hand.”
No matter how important and good a tile is, it is meaningless if it is not used in time. To maximize the effectiveness of a good hand, it is important to know when to use it.
“That word… … Do you mean that now is the right time to reveal that Master Hayul has the 5th Circle achievement and the Mystic Eye?”
Kim Seok-hyun immediately read Shin In-hyeok’s thoughts and replied.
“okay.”
“Isn’t Ha Yul’s goal the gold medal at the Olympiad? What are the benefits of disclosing your information now? … . ah.”
Kim Seok-hyun stopped talking and exclaimed as if he realized something.
“Did you intentionally give information to the other team? To make yourself wary?”
“okay.”
Originally, information is like a handful of cards, so it’s not just about hiding it.
Appropriate disclosure of information confuses the opponent and makes them hesitate.
“indeed… … . A lie hidden in the truth becomes a greater weapon than ignorance. Something like this. understand.”
Kim Seok-hyun nodded his head with an expression of realization.
“But, isn’t this a double-edged sword?”
“okay. It’s a double-edged sword.”
Disclosure of information is the same as saying that you start by opening a card from your hand.
If you use it well, it will be a trick, but if you make a small mistake, it will become a self-killing trick.
Therefore, this number is all or nothing.
It’s a double-edged sword that can cut itself if the need arises.
“In short, this is a statement of confidence.”
“A sign of confidence?”
“okay.”
Shin In-hyeok smiled.
A bold guy.
“I am confident that I can perfectly handle a double-edged sword. That kind of confidence.”
“ah… … .”
Shin Ha-yul is confident.
The confidence that I will not leave self-pollination.
The one who puts the grave.
“And it’s also the perfect timing to raise awareness within the family.”
“ah.”
It was. A gold medal in the Olympiad is only an intended goal.
Shin Ha-yul’s real purpose is to become the master of the magician family.
Considering that purpose, revealing that he has become a member of the 5th circle and that he has the Mystic Eye is literally a godsend.
“With this incident, you have become a hero who protected Baengnyeong Island, the youngest 5th circle user, and at the same time a possessor of the Mystic Eye that is rated on the same level as Kim Kang-in’s Mystic Eye.”
“okay. And if I win the gold medal this time, and even win the MVP… … .”
“From Korea’s first Olympiad winner to the youngest MVP.”
“If that happens, the fact that you’re a non-conformist now, and the support from a year ago won’t be a problem.”
“yes. I guess so.”
Is it a big deal to be a non-conformity?
I have a title like that.
“Looking back, it was the best timing to reveal the power you really possess.”
Kim Seok-hyun nodded his head as if in genuine admiration.
“And one more. Ha Yul hasn’t revealed all of his cards yet.”
“yes yes?”
Seokhyun Kim widened his eyes.
“The unidentified power that broke the barriers of the laboratory written in Jang Hyun-yi’s report.”
“ah!”
Predictably, the magic assumed to be the same magic that erased Inferno when he fought Joo Han-wook in the Blue Mage Tower in the past.
Shin Ha-yul has not revealed the magic yet.
“In other words, we revealed what was to be revealed, but the final loss. The secret is that you are still hiding it.”
“okay. Whose son he is, he is very insidious.”
Shin In-hyeok laughed.
I am already looking forward to the Olympiad.
“… … .”
Looking at Shin In-hyeok, Kim Seok-hyun thought of the four-character idiom, ‘Bujeonjeon’.
“Rather than that, how did it go?”
“yes? ah.”
Kim Seok-hyun hurriedly took out the documents and handed them over.
“Here is the result of the investigation into the central laboratory on Baengnyeong Island.”
Shin In-hyeok quickly skimmed through the report he was handed over.
“To tell you the result, this incident was not a murder aimed at Master Hayul. Therefore, it is not that someone in the family was targeting Master Hayul.”
“Why isn’t it murder?”
“This is the time when the spirit nuclei, which were being researched at the Central Research Institute of Baengnyeong Island, caused a runaway.”
“period?”
Shin In-hyeok handed over the documents to the front again to check the period.
“As you can see, it was a month ago when the congestion occurred while researching spirit nuclei at the central research center on Baengnyeong Island. At that time, it was the time when Master Hayul’s Baekryeongdo hadn’t even been decided yet. Circumstances, it’s hard to see it as a murder.”
“… … Right.”
If there was a problem with the spiritual core after Shin Ha-yul decided to travel to Baengnyeong, there is a possibility that he was murdered. This time the order is reversed.
It is highly likely that this incident was a simple accident.
“understood. Certainly, the possibility of a murder seems small.”
“yes.”
Kim Seok-hyun and Shin In-hyeok came to that conclusion.
It was as intended by the Black Mage Tower that disguised Shin Ha-yul as an accidental death.
Of course, as long as Shin Ha-yul isn’t dead, it doesn’t mean anything.
* * *
Training was suspended for a while after the incident on Baengnyeong Island.
Four people, including Adela and Soonchan, are in recuperation due to mana reflux, so even if they want to train, they can’t.
Thanks to that, for the past three days, I’ve been almost living in Mimir’s fountain.
“Mimir. Where is the next volume of this book?”
“Look at the shelf next to it.”
“No?”
“Oh, that’s not it. for a moment.”
Mimir took his eyes off his book, rose from his seat, and approached me.
“ruler.”
Then he took out a book from the shelf next to him and handed it to me.
“thank you.”
I was handed a book.
“Since you came back from Baengnyeong Island, have you been reading only miscellaneous books like that?”
“I realized that I was lacking in knowledge, so I’m going to fill that up too.”
“… … The heir’s lack of knowledge? Who is it?”
Mimir asked with a slightly annoyed expression.
It looks like he’s going to slap the person who said that.
“It doesn’t matter who does it. I just feel that way myself.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“This time on Baengnyeong Island, if I had known more about the spirit core, I would have been able to finish the case much more safely.”
What would have happened if I had noticed that there was something wrong with the spirit core through the overflow of mana from the spirit vein on the first night.
Could it have become this dangerous?
It can’t be.
If I had noticed early on, it wouldn’t have been so dangerous no matter what, whether I left the island or solved it somehow.
In other words, this crisis happened because I was lacking.
“Hmm.”
Mimir leans over to me and looks me straight in the eyes.
It’s so close that the real nose touches the nose.
Am I trying to see something through my pupils? I just keep staring at my eyes.
“hmm. Well, it’s not servile or self-deprecating or anything like that. That’s it.”
About a minute passed like that,
Mimir smiled contentedly and pulled his face away from me.
“What are you talking about?”
“Remorse is also divided into negative self-help and enterprising self-reflection. What the heirs are doing is a reflection that makes a powerful leap toward the future.”
Mimir smiled broadly and patted me on the back.
“It’s just that you’re doing great!”
Mimir chuckled and continued to pat me on the back.
It seems to be getting stronger, is it my imagination?
“By the way, the heir circle is really… … .”
“Why a circle? Is there something wrong?”
Mimir stops tapping my back and examines my body.
It must be observing the circles inside my body.
“no. Nice to see you again. Did you absorb a lot of mana on Baekryeong Island this time? The ring of expansion has become very strong.”
“I did absorb a lot of mana while interfering with the spiritual core at the end.”
“Really good. As the ring of expansion became stronger, so did the other three rings.”
Mimir pricked me everywhere and nodded.
It stabs between the passages of my expansion ring.
“ah.”
Then Mimir exclaimed as if he had suddenly realized something.
“Come to think of it, I didn’t even say congratulations… … ?”
“congrats?”
“uh. Oh, I made a mistake… … .”
Mimir frowned with a pitiful expression.
“It’s late, but I sincerely congratulate you on reaching the 4th circle.”
“ah.”
congratulations on that
“Isn’t it too new now?”
When did you tie it up?
“still. This definitely deserves to be celebrated.”
Mimir’s expression darkened.
“How sad it is to receive no congratulations even though the circle has risen… … .”
There was something unusual about Mimir.
must be something cold
“… … Mimir?”
“oh.”
Mimir’s expression quickly returned to normal. what was that just
“Hmm. It’s late anyway, but congratulations!”
Mimir smiled brightly and congratulated me again.
For some reason, a smile came out. I must say that something is difficult. Should I say immature? It’s strangely cute that way.
“thank you.”
I still get congratulations, so that’s good.
“With this momentum, let’s go straight to the 5th and 6th circles!”
“It should be.”
I felt the infinity circle circling through my body and made up my mind again.
Hurry up and weave the fifth, sixth, and ninth loops.
“Oh, right. Mimir. I have a question for you.”
Come to think of it, there was something I wanted to ask.
“ok? What?”
“It seems that there is no information about black mana in Mimir’s book right now. When will you know?”
“Black Mana? As for the information on the dark attribute mana… … .”
“no. Not that. A little more black. Should I say it’s soggy mana? that… … There is such a thing as corrupted mana.”
“fallen… … Mana… … .”
Mimir’s expression darkened.
“Mimir… … ?”
It was an expression that seemed to embody the hatred as it was.
