00344 Middle Or West ———————————————– ————————–=
reminisce
“I want to carve out my own destiny.”
The words that came out of nowhere were that I wanted to pioneer my own destiny. When she raises her head in a puzzled mood, I see Im Hanna’s eyes sinking quietly.
“It’s a personal wish. “On a small scale, I want to watch over someone, and on a large scale, I want to test my own destiny.”
Finally, perhaps sensing that I was puzzled, Im Hanna quietly added.
“… hmm.”
As was my habit, I tapped the table with my index finger and fell into deep thought.
Although I had originally planned to put ‘Twilight Shaman’ on hold, I was willing to at least listen to Im Hanna’s position. Of course, she didn’t intend to just let it go, but she thought that maybe she had a desperate situation. but… .
‘The explanation is insufficient.’
I had guessed that there was something going on with Im Hanna.
But if you look at it objectively, that was that and this was this. Moreover, the fact that he was keeping his mouth shut right now seemed like he wanted to hold back on his words from now on.
Although I thought about it a little more, I was eventually able to make a final decision based on the standard ‘Clan lords must be fair in public affairs.’
“Hannah Im. “It would be better to put the twilight shaman on hold for now.”
“ah… .”
At that moment, a look of regret flashed across Im Hanna’s face. However, judging from the fact that she soon showed her embarrassed expression, she seemed to know how unreasonable the request was.
“As I said in the previous meeting, we might soon go to war. Therefore, acquiring the Twilight Shaman right now could be poisonous.”
“Yes. You may not be familiar with the new class… . “I didn’t think of that.”
“that’s right. And to be honest, I also worry about the opinions of my clan members. In the meantime, many clan members have obtained secrets and rares, but they have all gone through a lot of hardship. “You know what I mean, right?”
“yes. I definitely understand. sorry. I feel like you’ve had a lot of trouble because of me… . “I just put my thoughts and greed ahead of myself.”
Fortunately, Im Hanna paid the price. If she were narrow-minded, she would have expressed her dissatisfaction first, but she understood and accepted it realistically.
“Personally, I think it’s good to be moderately greedy. Anyway, it’s a shame to call him a minister, but for now, I’ll approve all the remaining equipment.”
“thank you.”
“and… . “I plan to thoroughly consider the merits of equipment distribution in the future.”
Seeing Im Hanna bowing her heart deeply, I… . No, what am I thinking right now?
Anyway, I paused for a moment and then spoke again. I intentionally raised my gaze and focused on her face.
“If you show a good performance in this war that everyone can understand, the Twilight Shaman will be yours.”
“Hehe. War is scary, but I will do my best not to disappoint your expectations.”
Im Hanna smiled with a noble elegance and wrapped her arms around her, making her ample breasts stand out even more.
Are you doing this on purpose?
‘No way, it must be a habit.’
Like I knock on the table every time I get lost in my thoughts.
Thinking that, I cleared my throat once or twice and then stood up.
First, I was thinking of going to the warehouse.
*
The Golden Lion’s warp gate was cut off. It wasn’t the East and South that cut it off; they cut it off themselves.
Users’ reactions to the Golden Lion’s treatment were varied.
– You crazy bastards! Are they intentionally preventing users from escaping to other cities?
– Doesn’t that seem a bit ambiguous? Then I might have quit a little earlier in the first place.
– There are quite a few users who wait until 10 days and then move on if they don’t think there will be any change. Could it be that they were trying to forcibly block their movement? Because we need a minimum number of defense personnel.
– I don’t know what you’re thinking… . Is there anyone who can get in touch with someone they know in Barbara right now?
As the details were not yet revealed, speculation was rampant.
I let out a short sigh, came out of my thoughts, and looked down at the communication crystal ball that was emitting light.
(Suddenly sighing. Soohyun. Are you listening to me?)
“huh. “I’m listening.”
(Okay… Anyway, for now, we’re still trying to figure out the details. If we find out anything, we’ll contact you right away.)
My brother was looking into the crystal ball with his eyes wide open. That doesn’t mean you can see it in more detail.
I stopped trying to exhale again and nodded.
“okay. But bro. What is the current maintenance situation in the eastern part? “Is everything going well?”
(That’s okay. The internal organization has been completely completed, and the user organization is going smoothly. Perhaps because Lee Hyo-eul is busy running around, the progress is going faster than expected. What’s the southern part like?)
“Monica is similar. However, it seems that there are some users who show resistance to conscription… . I’m not sure. Anyway, the war didn’t really hit me until last week, but now it feels like war clouds are slowly creeping into the city.”
(It’s time to start feeling it. Also, conscription is something that can’t be helped because it involves the issue of coercion. I’ve left that issue to the representative clan of each city, so don’t worry too much about it.)
do not worry. never mind. This was the phrase I heard the most while video communicating with my brother.
As I was about to tell him that it was okay, thinking that he was still worried about me, I saw my brother’s lips open again.
(By the way… Suhyun.)
“huh?”
(Now, we may be leaving as early as next week… You know what I told you before. Have you made up your mind?)
Hearing my brother’s quiet tone, I remained silent for a moment.
In fact, the decision had been made, but one important thing remained. You don’t know whether I know how you feel or not. His older brother smiled awkwardly and immediately opened his mouth.
(It would be nice if you were next to me, but… I would like you to follow the South if possible. Of course, it would be better if you just stayed.)
“… “I decided to visit Istantel Row today.”
(Oh yeah?)
“huh. A decision will probably be made by tomorrow at the latest. “I’ll contact you.”
(Definitely.)
My brother made me promise one more time and then told me that I had to go out right away. The eastern part also seemed to be quite busy.
I told him to stop and cut off the magic flowing into the crystal ball.
‘You idiots. How did this happen… .’
Then he pushed the crystal ball, whose light had gone out, to one side, clicked his tongue, and took a bite of the tobacco.
No matter what decision the Golden Lion made, his action of cutting off the warp gate could not help but be evaluated as foolish.
Cutting off the warp gate doesn’t mean you can’t move. It would just take a bit of time, but it was possible to walk directly like I did in Mule.
Anyway, in the past, the Golden Lion was a clan that stood at the top, ruling the Northern Continent, which was called the best.
There is a saying that even if a rich man goes bankrupt, it lasts for three generations, or that even if he rots, he still lives on, such idioms do not seem to apply to the Golden Lion.
‘To be precise, Do Yeong-rok’s bowl is only that good.’
Well, it’s none of my business. After thinking that, I sat down in a chair and gently closed my eyes to gather my thoughts for a moment. Then, he rolled the red-tipped tobacco for a while, and when he had finished burning it, he slowly got up.
The time to visit Istantel Row was slowly approaching.
*
It hasn’t been a long time since I’ve been here, but the Clan House on Istantel Row was much busier than when I visited before. All of the clan members who had gone on a business trip had returned, as users with clan marks were busy moving about, and the place was crowded with users who had visited the representative clan because they had business to attend to.
‘That’s why my call was late.’
I thought that if it had been this busy, the call might have been late. So, after shaking off the tears in my heart, I grabbed the doorknob of the room and turned it under the guidance of my employee. It was then.
“Oh, go out and listen! what? Didn’t you get any rights? I’m so annoyed that I’m dying! There are really children out there right now… !”
“okay. I understand, so please be quiet. “The Mercenary Lord you’ve been waiting for so long may come soon.”
“Who is waiting! And you’re not here yet!”
Suddenly.
As soon as I opened the door, a familiar voice burst out sharply from the room. Luckily(?) it wasn’t Han So-young’s voice, so I slowly looked around inside.
Han So-young sits at her desk with a tired face. And Da-yeon Park is so angry at nothing that she takes a deep breath. Judging by the circumstances, it was a video, even if you didn’t see who was screaming.
“… … .”
A moment of silence passed. As time passed quietly, Park Da-yeon began to change busily like a chameleon.
The eyebrows that had been raised so high gradually lowered, and the right leg that was standing with the other leg slowly became straight.
After completing the entire process of change, Park Da-yeon’s cute lips were finally gently opened.
“You’re here. Mercenary Road.”
“ah… . yes. hello.”
“It’s nice to see you after a long time, but I’m a little busy with work right now. I think I should go out right away. “Please understand.”
“… “Of course.”
Park Da-yeon, who opened her mouth as calmly as a housewife, wondering where the woman who had just screamed had gone, immediately bowed softly and smiled gracefully. And with her short legs (her height is 155cm), she showed off her model walking skills, and soon she even showed herself neatly closing the door.
however. Finally, the moment the door closed, I heard the sound of someone running down the hallway.
Of course, “It’s crazy, it’s crazy!” and “Nothing is happening these days, nothing is happening!” “Damn it!” was a bonus.
Only after going through so much commotion, I was finally able to talk to Han So-young.
“You seem to be very busy these days.”
“I guess so. “Because things in this world don’t go the way you want them to.”
Although it was a small number, I saw many users shouting loudly as they came, so I was able to understand what Soyoung Han meant.
“Anyway, about that… . Originally, I was going to contact you a little earlier. But the situation was complicated, so I kept putting it off.”
“I know the current situation, so it’s okay. however… . “What you’re talking about is, by any chance, about programming?”
“hmm? Did you know?”
“If you are talking about Operation Shinsegae, I heard about it from my brother.”
As she nodded and answered, a look flashed across Han So-young’s eyes.
Shinsegae is an operation aimed at completely eliminating the users of the Western Continent that invaded this time.
To explain a little more, the North Continent is currently occupied by Mule, Beth, Dorothy, and Halo, and the fall of Barbara is almost like a countdown. Even if we were to recapture Barbara, the escape route for users on the Western Continent was currently secured.
What if they go to the western city through the warp gate and then go straight to the western continent?
Users on the Northern Continent will literally be like dogs chasing chickens.
As such, ‘timing’ was everything. And precisely for that tight timing, the roles of each city were divided.
To put it simply, the eastern part focuses on recapturing Barbara, the southern part focuses on retrieving Beth and Dorothy, and the northern part focuses on recapturing Mule.
In terms of order, while the East takes its time in Barbara, the South and the North take over the cities first and block the retreat route for continental users. And the South and North support Barbara’s attack as soon as they recapture the city. At the same time, all the users and vagrants of the Western Continent who have nowhere to go are eliminated.
This was the gist of Operation ‘New World’.
“then… . “The conversation will go faster.”
“This is what I wanted.”
Perhaps because she liked the refreshing answer, a faint smile appeared on Han So-young’s tired face.
“all right. Well, this might be rude, but let me ask you a question. The Mercenary Lord participated in this war… .”
Han So-young must have seen my expression while speaking, so she paused for a moment. She said and then she opened her mouth again.
“That’s the wrong question. Let me say it again. Mercenary Lord, will you join us in conquering the West? Or are you thinking of the center?”
I answered without any hesitation to the tone that conveyed a slight sense of tension.
“I am… .”
*
The next morning.
After briefly washing my face and eating breakfast, I walked straight to the conference room on the 3rd floor. After returning from Istantel Row yesterday, perhaps because I had notified the clan members in advance, when I entered the conference room, I saw that everyone was present.
“The reason we have gathered you all today is to let you know that the time has finally arrived.”
As soon as I sat down at the head table, I opened my mouth softly.
There was cold air flowing in the conference room. The atmosphere was quite solemn, as if it were an operating room about to undergo a major surgery.
I may have said it indirectly, but I’m sure there is no fool who wouldn’t understand this much.
“As you all know, we received official contact from Istantel Row yesterday. And as I said before, I plan to unconditionally participate in the mercenary program this time.”
“… … .”
There was no answer, but I could feel the tension slowly rising.
“Then now I have to give you a detailed explanation… . Before that, I have something to tell you. “What you are most interested in right now.”
I paused for a moment, looked into my chest, and took out a record. This was a record of something I had been thinking about for a long time and was only able to complete last night.
Currently, the Mercenary clan has a total of 13 members. I made eye contact with the people sitting on my left and right, then calmly opened my mouth.
“Before explaining the situation, I will now announce the personnel who will participate in this war.”
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Subtitle ‘Middle Or West’. This subheading was about which place Kim Soo-hyun would choose between the center and the west.
If you go to the west, you will be able to meet the connection between the past and future that you have been curious about, and if you go to the center, you will be able to achieve what you have in mind. Of course, in the current novel situation, the difference is whether it comes out first or not. haha. However, there will be differences in proportion. 🙂
I can feel my pace gradually recovering these days. I started a little early, but for the first time in a long time, I finished writing before 23:00.
Did everyone have a good weekend? Even though it’s Monday, just two more days and it’s Chuseok! Cheer up everyone!
P.S. I lost in the bronze promotion match again. ㅜ.ㅠ
PS2. Singing Doll: Haha. I really don’t think he would do that. If you make it public, I will also reveal the LoL ID of Moonlight xx, who is serializing in the general serial section.
『Reripple』
1. Usain Bolt: No. Unless there are any circumstances, I would like to keep the midnight update. 🙂 Congratulations on first place!
2. Debaran: Haha. 2nd place is also really great. Anyway. And the Golden Lion is set to become even more boring in the future. 😀
3. Myeongbakjjang’s Yangyang Unity: Ugh, such embarrassing words… . And I’m a man. ㅜ.ㅠ
4. Lobelyan: I see. For some reason, these words touch my heart. ;cow;
5. Melis: Modification completed. thank you!
6. Hyeonoh: I like strawberries and cheesecake! But I’m on a diet. ㅜ.ㅠ
7. Kajimae: Ahem. thank you Ehehem. How are you today? 🙂
8. Embermain: Rather than being lucky, there are places where intercontinental passages have not yet been opened, and most of them are originally active on their own continent. It is true that the main character has never met before.
9. Yuon. : omg. I love Parliament Light, but this is a harsh comment. I want to quit too, but I can’t write without this. -_-a
10. hohokoya1: Oh my. Sobbing. I’m grateful, but I’m worried. Please read my articles occasionally when you can rest your head! Study hard! Fighting~!
Thank you for always reading. I hope you can always read my writing with a comfortable mind.
fantasy,
