Episode 66.
Lee Min-jung was momentarily speechless.
This was because I couldn’t figure out exactly what Baek Seon-je was asking.
Did he read Lee Min-jung’s thoughts?
“I heard the full story of what happened. There was unavoidable killing during the suppression process.”
“That is….”
Lee Min-jung trailed off again.
The act of killing all the surviving criminals of the underworld.
In fact, Lee Min-jung’s actions could be seen as excessive.
So at that moment, I was wondering what to say in response.
“In the past, during the invasion of the Demon Realm, the Awakened were the hope of humanity. However, as the world became stable and peace came, their power became nothing more than a means of making money.”
Baek Seon-je walked slowly.
“My father said that he was also a flow. He said that he had been struggling for decades because he had hoped and longed for this peace more than anyone else.”
Opposite Lee Min-jung, sitting with a nervous expression.
“But there are those who use their power in other ways. Criminals. My father lamented this, but said he would not come forward to the world. He said that if he came forward and controlled and oppressed the world himself, how would he be any different from them?”
Baek Seon-je sat down calmly and continued speaking.
“Father said that you yourself cannot be righteous.”
Lee Min-jung listened quietly to Baek Seon-je’s words.
Baek Seon-je looked at Lee Min-jeong and continued speaking calmly.
“But I have a different opinion from my father. I think that justice can be pursued even if it cannot be righteous. Of course, there must be a certain degree of line. But when you fight in the mud, you can’t avoid getting mud on yourself, right?”
Baek Seon-je showed a small smile.
And then I asked Lee Min-jung again.
“There was ‘unavoidable’ killing during the suppression process.”
“…That’s right.”
Lee Min-jung answered.
Baek Seon-je smiled.
A moment of silence.
Baek Seon-je opened his mouth again.
“Is that what you did?”
It was the same thing as before.
But this time, Lee Min-jung was finally able to understand the meaning of those words.
The act of killing Myungji Gwang and burning Pandemonium to the ground.
The question was whether Lee Min-jung did that.
“no.”
Lee Min-jung shook her head firmly.
As you said, that wasn’t Lee Min-jung’s doing.
And I wonder if he knew anything about the Baekseonje system.
“Do you know who it is?”
Baek Seon-je asked Lee Min-jeong without any particular questions.
“I do not know.”
Lee Min-jung shook her head firmly once again.
This was something I didn’t know about.
“Amidst the surrounding area of the underworld, there was a barrier spell and a perception-obstructing spell. We checked all the CCTVs in the area, but we were unable to identify the people entering and exiting.”
“hmm….”
Baek Seon-je swallowed softly.
A technique used by criminals in the underworld to avoid leaving any traces of their actions.
Since Baek Seon-je knew better than anyone else, he didn’t raise any objections to what Lee Min-jeong said.
“There were survivors.”
“It did exist, but….”
“Have you ever interrogated him?”
“yes.”
Lee Min-jung nodded slightly.
And beyond that, he didn’t open his mouth.
To be exact, I couldn’t open my mouth easily.
Baek Seon-je didn’t say anything.
I quietly looked up and waited for Lee Min-jung’s answer.
A little bit of time passed like that.
“Everyone was out of their minds.”
“Were you out of your mind?”
“To be exact, I was so afraid that I couldn’t think properly.”
Baek Seon-je looked down for a moment.
I combined Lee Min-jung’s words here and there.
“Are you an S-class hunter?”
My thoughts naturally flowed in this direction.
Dealing with Myung Ji-kwang, a high-ranking official.
This destroyed the pandemonium in the Seoul area.
Thus, the entire underworld of Seoul was uprooted.
The last survivors all lost their senses due to fear.
This was something that required the strength of at least an S-class hunter.
“I think so too….”
“Can anyone guess?”
“That is….”
For a moment, Lee Min-jung wondered if she could say this.
That would be the case, because the person who came to mind wasn’t an S-class hunter.
To be exact, he was a person who made no sense at all.
But Lee Min-jung could hear.
Those guys who were talking nonsense like crazy people who had lost their minds.
There’s one name that I keep hearing among those guys.
It was an unfamiliar name.
But it was a name that was in Lee Min-jung’s memory.
“I’m not an S-class hunter, but….”
Lee Min-jung opened her mouth slowly.
* * *
“Hey, Black Rock, is it good?”
king!
Heukdoli answered Siwoo’s words lively.
Heukdol didn’t even look at Siwoo.
Bury your face in the rice bowl and do this and that.
I just kept craving meat.
“I wonder where all that meat goes.”
A tiny body like a puppy.
The amount of meat piled up was clearly several times larger than the size of Heukdol’s body.
But why is that?
Wagjak, wagjak.
Meat continued to enter Heukdol’s stomach.
“Is there a subspace in the stomach?”
There was no other way to explain it.
The secret that could swallow the world might not lie elsewhere.
Haguhagu.
Black Rock continued to eat meat.
If it were up to me, I would raid the butcher shop and eat all the meat.
In fact, I had already eaten half of it.
But do you know how much that meat costs?
Siwoo shook his head from side to side.
But whatever.
It was worth the price at all.
Siwoo watched Heukdoli eating happily.
Then suddenly.
Black Rock showed a coughing sound.
Did you get it stuck in your throat because you were eating the meat too quickly?
Siwoo checked Heukdoli’s condition.
And soon I found out why.
A black thread that runs around the nape of the neck.
Gleipnir.
Gleipnir was strangling Blackrock’s neck.
Because of that, the meat kept getting stuck, and Heukdol kept coughing.
“hmm….”
Siwoo was lost in thought for a moment.
Gleipnir was the magical chain that bound Fenrir.
And Fenrir couldn’t cut it off.
Because Gleipnir could not be cut off while it existed in this world.
In mythology, even Fenrir could not cut it off.
Only the power of the End could cut Gleipnir.
That’s why now.
Ugh, ugh ugh.
As expected, Black Stone was unable to cut off Gleipnir.
There was no particular method.
Black Stone was to be tied to Gleipnir for the rest of his life.
“Hmm….”
Siwoo was deep in thought.
Then suddenly.
“Can’t I just quit?”
Gleipnir is a string made of six materials that do not exist in this world.
That is why it could never be cut off from what exists in this world.
But what if it was Hercules’s super strength (SS)?
I didn’t know it was possible.
Because that power is a power that cannot be defined by any concept that exists in the world.
Isn’t it a power that even the end cannot do anything about?
It was a story from another myth.
However, Hercules’s super strength (SS) is a power that can even tear apart the apocalypse.
“Let’s give it a try.”
If it were in the past, I would have thought about it.
Because I couldn’t release Fenrir.
But now it was not Fenrir, but a black stone.
Siwoo grabbed the languid string.
Then, Heukdoli looked startled.
His eyes trembled greatly and he showed a look of fear.
Gleipnir is a chain that oppresses the Black Stone.
It has been used to torture black people since ancient times.
I wonder if he’s trying to hurt me.
Black Stone’s eyes were filled with fear.
Siwoo held Gleipnir with both hands as if to reassure the black stone.
And huhuhu!
I squeezed out all my strength.
Crunch, crunch!
Hercules’ brute strength burst forth, his muscle fibers exploding.
Then, sizzle─!
A significant sound was heard from Gleipnir.
Black Stone’s two eyes opened in surprise.
“Euuuuuu…!!”
Siwoo really squeezed out all the strength he had from breastfeeding.
I’m not kidding, I squeezed my butt so hard that it almost made my pants sag.
but.
“Whoa… .”
It didn’t break.
Well, if it was going to end like this, it would have ended early.
But the possibility seemed possible.
Because Gleipnir seemed to have grown a little.
The current proficiency of Super Strength (SS) is 21%.
I thought it would be possible if I raised this skill level further.
“Whew, Black Rock. Someday, for sure… huh?”
Heukdol’s expression was unusual.
He bowed his head deeply and groaned.
“Crying?”
Black Rock was crying.
I wonder if the process of cutting off Gleipnir was painful.
I felt sorry for no reason.
But then suddenly─.
Suddenly, Heukdol came and hugged Siwoo.
He came into my arms and rubbed my face.
Looking at his complexion, he didn’t seem to be in pain.
As you can see… .
Squeak─.
I just felt grateful.
I guess it was the first time.
The one who tried to cut off Gleipnir.
All they did was torture, harass, and tease me.
It seemed like Siu was the first person to try to break Gleipnir.
no wonder.
I used to wonder why he was so scared of catching Gleipnir.
Siwoo stroked the black stone in his arms.
“I will work hard to improve my skills and definitely give you a break.”
Wow!
Black Stone shouted from inside the arms.
And again.
Black Rock jumped into my arms and made a noise, a noise.
He began devouring the remaining meat.
Is it true that Gleipnir was enlarged by Siu’s power?
The noise and commotion of the black stone had clearly decreased.
Maybe that’s why I ate all the meat in an instant.
Wow!
Black Rock barked as if asking for more.
Siwoo said, covering his mouth with his index finger.
“Be quiet, don’t wake up Seo-ah.”
Black Rock nodded his head once.
Then he brought the rice bowl and quietly placed it in front of Siwoo.
Siwoo chuckled and filled the rice bowl with more meat.
After filling the meat again like that.
“It looks like Seo-ah is very tired.”
It seems that going out for the first time in a while was physically taxing.
Still, it was clear that things had improved a lot.
In the past, it wasn’t easy to go out.
“I need to level up my divine skills quickly.”
In many ways, I didn’t have the luxury of being leisurely.
But that didn’t mean I was going to do anything right now.
I was extremely tired after having a huge fight today.
My body felt like it weighed a ton.
“I’ll rest today and start right away tomorrow.”
Just as I was about to go to bed, leaving Heukdol behind.
The front door handle, wide open in Siwoo’s field of vision, caught his eye.
The house was destroyed when the burglar broke into it.
“…If Seo-ah wakes up and sees it, she’ll think it’s strange, right?”
It was a natural thing.
I felt like I had to fix it before Seo-ah woke up.
“But if I call you now, will you come?”
It’s past 2 in the morning.
Of course, there was no way he would come.
At that time, I wondered what I should do.
“Should I make it myself?”
Suddenly a thought crossed my mind.
If you think about it, the front door didn’t really mean much.
So, it was no obstacle to the awakened ones.
Something like this could happen at any time.
Even though there was a black stone, there were things that could happen.
so.
“Can’t we make a front door like we make equipment?”
It wouldn’t be exactly the same, but it would be similar.
If you think about it, it’s God’s metallurgy (SS).
Hephaestus’ metallurgy was not limited to simply making equipment.
He also demonstrated outstanding skills in architecture and built houses for various gods.
In that sense.
“Should I just build a new house?”
Thoughts that came to me as I streamed my consciousness.
But it wasn’t too bad.
I was just thinking about buying a new house.
If Siwoo were to build a house, he could create a house that would be like a natural fortress.
A possible dungeon break.
An intruder you may not know about.
There was no need to worry about Seo-ah’s safety at all.
“The question is where to build the house….”
I couldn’t go far from Seoul.
Because for now, we had to rely on SH Hospital.
So the worry didn’t last long.
This is the house where Siwoo lives now.
Although it is a rented house, it is a house that I have a lot of affection for.
A house that owes a lot to the landlady.
It just so happens that there is over 10 billion won in money.
It’s money that will disappear in 3 months, but it’s still enough to buy this house with a lot of money.
“I’ll have to ask my mom tomorrow.”
Previously.
“I should try making a door handle first.”
Siwoo slowly got up from his seat.
* * *
next day.
“Seo-ah, Heuk-dol-ah. I’ll go out and come back.”
“Okay, go, oppa.”
Wow!
Siwoo left the house, seen off by Seoah and Heukdol.
The doorknob that turned with a click was working properly.
Even though Siwoo used a little force, the door handle was fine.
This meant that it was impossible to destroy even the most awakened ones.
‘It was simpler to make than I thought.’
Additionally, proficiency increased by 0.1%.
It seemed that not only equipment manufacturing but also architecture was affected.
Indeed, the metallurgy of God (SS).
‘I need to buy a house first.’
Siwoo went out the door to find the landlady.
That moment.
“Let me ask you something.”
An unfamiliar voice was heard.
The place I looked at.
A little distance away, a man was walking towards Siwoo.
A middle-aged man with a kind impression.
It was a face I was seeing for the first time.
But why is that?
It was a face that was both unfamiliar and familiar.
But he wasn’t someone I knew.
For a moment I wondered who it was.
‘Baekseonje?’
Siwoo was able to figure out the man’s identity.
13 Heroes, Baek Seon-pyeong’s son.
The person currently in the position of director of the inspection bureau.
It was the very same face I had seen so many times in newspapers and on the news.
‘Why is Baekseonje here…?’
At that moment, the question arose.
“Are you by any chance Maeng Si-woo?”
Baek Seon-je asked again.
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