I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner - Chapter 470
470 – Neither Enemies Nor Friends
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The mysterious entity that is staring at Il-wol has been following Lee Yeon-hee for a few days now under orders from Jo Ki-man.
Strictly speaking, he received orders from Jo Ki-man’s alter ego, and the alter ego and the man had a special relationship, but that was not important.
This man, nicknamed ‘The Enemy’, was an unrivaled hunter with only one goal in mind: collecting information.
The act of following someone and obtaining information.
The most important prerequisite for success is not to be detected by the target trying to obtain information.
In that respect, the unique ability [Thousand Luck] Of the man called ‘enemy’ was very suitable for carrying out such a mission.
[A Thousand Luck]
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A strange ability that cannot be used arbitrarily and has no proper explanation.
Nevertheless, he firmly believed that this ability saved him from countless dangers.
And while he was following Lee Yeon-hee for several days, he realized one thing.
The presence of full-body armor guarding Lee Yeon-hee’s side.
A summoned beast with the grand nickname ‘Reaper’.
I was told that the skeleton soldier was a monster that had evolved to some level… But I wondered what on earth that was.
‘It definitely seems to make sense to me…’
How could that be? That wouldn’t have happened if [A Thousand Luck] Had been activated.
He was puzzled by that.
It felt as if a huge force was blocking the activation of his abilities. It makes no sense to feel such power from just one summoned beast. That was indeed the case.
At first, it was a follow-up focused on Lee Yeon-hee’s growth, but at some point, the attention of the ‘enemy’ shifted to the ‘Reaper’.
And a few things I learned while observing him for a few days were enough to excite him, who had always carried out his duties calmly.
‘I’d like to have a conversation. Maybe I can find a clue to lift the restrictions.’
That’s what he thought as he saw the skeleton soldier being carried by nameless bats.
‘He is a summoned beast… He is bound by Lee Yeon-hee, but he is freer than anyone else…’
I couldn’t help but smile at the unprecedented anticipation.
It was surprising to him to feel this way during a mission.
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‘That bastard… Wasn’t he following us around because of work? Maybe he’s just a crazy person who likes to voyeurize someone?’
This is what I thought when I saw the nameless man looking at me and grinning.
A top hunter who always followed with the same tension, making it even more difficult to detect.
I thought he was a very patient person, but he turned out to be a serious psychopath, smiling brightly as he looked at the half-assed skeleton. What on earth do you expect from me? It doesn’t seem like he has any intention of killing me.
“Wow, don’t look at me with such scary eyes. I am considerate of you in my own way.”
“······.”
When I looked at him as if that was some kind of bullshit, he opened his mouth again.
“Information related to you is expressed in extremely understated words. Reports are being posted without important ’emotion’. If you knew what this means, you would be greatly grateful for my consideration. It’s a shame.”
‘Well, thank you so much. Anyway, seeing as the word ‘report’ is used, it is clear that there is someone who instigated this bastard. Is it just Jogiman? Or maybe Park Jin-gon?’
There is a low probability that it is Hyun Woo-seok of the Ilseom Guild.
I heard from conversations among my colleagues that I was assigned to the first team of this punitive force thanks to Hyun Il-hwan. However, there is no guarantee that he will not make such a request. Because it is difficult for a dog to stop pooping.
“It may be hard for you to understand why I am showing up and fumbling around, but I am becoming more and more confident that you will be able to give me what I want.”
‘What are you talking about…?’
“I have been working in this field since I was very young, so I can tell. You are not that different from me.”
“Just…”
Hehe… Right? You’re the guy with a lot to hide. That’s what I’ve seen over the past few days.”
“······.”
“That’s what impressed me the most. The fact that you were considerate of many things for the growth of Yeonhee Lee and your colleagues, even if it meant losing a little to your own growth, right? You were even trying to keep your colleagues from noticing it.”
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Hehe! Right? A monster that tries so hard not to notice that it is helping its master and colleagues grow? Is this not going to make me crazy? Do you think I’m going to be crazy!”
‘He’s a complete crazy guy. Well, it would be difficult to be normal if you spent your whole life looking after other people.’
The man, who had been swallowing his bursting laughter for a long time, suddenly changed into a colorless mood and showed a somewhat lonely expression.
It wasn’t unusual for the atmosphere to calm down so quickly.
“Whoa—fuck it… What a shitty life. I’m already over forty… What I mean is, I’m really sick of it now.”
‘What are you suddenly lamenting about?’
“Hey… Do you see something different in me?”
A man who tells me something I don’t understand.
‘······ You’re saying something out of the blue. It’s something else… Are you talking about that thing on your ankle?’
When I looked at him with a puzzled look, the man nodded and spoke quietly, as if he knew that.
“As expected, I can’t see that much…”
He looked a little disappointed, but then spoke again.
“Anyway, I don’t know what your identity is… But I’ve long thought that the person who can break the restrictions given to me must be someone like you who goes beyond common sense.
Of course, I had forgotten even that, but seeing you fight today made me confident. The intuition that you will do something… This is a feeling that comes from my unique abilities that I have been training my whole life.
It didn’t activate until yesterday. It happened suddenly today. It’s an ability I can’t control, so it’s like this sometimes.”
“······.”
The moment I realized that this person was approaching me to suggest something, I felt the tight tension loosening somewhat.
‘I don’t know what it is, but the purpose was to break the restrictions placed on him. And he has a unique ability related to intuition… What kind of ability is it that makes him pour out all those secret words to me? I don’t think I’m a character who would overestimate his abilities his ‘
Of course, if he doesn’t tell me what kind of ability he has, there’s no way to know.
Afterwards, the man gave me a long explanation to instill my trust, but he also said that he did not intend to behave this strangely from the beginning.
It is said that he just quietly endured the many years of restriction.
But for some reason, while observing Yeonhee and I, the desire to escape such irregularity bloomed again.
I don’t know why, but he must have seen something in us.
“Let’s make a pact. It’s like a mutual protection treaty for win-win. Even if it’s a summoned beast, you can make a pact, right? At the very least, you can make a pact with a slime. I heard.”
Of course, pledges are possible.
In the past, Yeonhee made a pledge in the hidden dungeon where ‘Natalan Zachman’ was hiding, but the reason the pledge did not have any effect on me was probably because I was recognized as an independent entity.
But whether making an oath would benefit me was another matter.
“The contents of the pledge are simple. There will be no lies while sharing information. You can remain silent when asked. You will not tell anyone about what you have talked about.
Of course, it also includes written conversations. However, I will maintain reporting my observations of you to the client. Because I have to live too.”
“Just…”
“Do you think it’s only me who has the advantage? But there is no disadvantage to you in making a pledge. If you don’t want to talk, you can just stay still like you are now.”
“Tick, tick, tick…”
“And you probably don’t want to keep following me around, right? You probably felt it too, but if I wanted to, I could follow you around and harass you for the rest of your life.”
“Just…”
Although he was speaking in a semi-threatening manner, the man’s intonation was full of anticipation and curiosity.
‘You really treat me like a human being. How much insight do you have to offer something like this to a mere summon? Do you really think I have that level of intelligence? No, I’ve already made that judgment, so I guess I’ll do that.’
It is an act that cannot be done without a firm belief in one’s own abilities, but this man’s eyes were full of confidence.
‘Somehow it reminds me of Tania.’
It smelled similar to the golden Mimic Tania in that it saw me as I really am.
‘I don’t have much time, but let’s talk… I need to know who the client is.’
I took out a notebook from subspace and tried to write a conversation, but gave up my thoughts.
‘It would be better to make a pledge first.’
Because I could jump right in and forget that I know how to write.
The man took out a book of oaths from subspace as if reading my thoughts.
He wrote down the conditions he had recited earlier in detail, then made a vow with magical power and held it out to me.
‘······.’
I accepted it without saying a word, and now we have become true partners to each other.
At least when it’s just the two of us.
“If I tell you one thing, you tell me one piece of corresponding information. It doesn’t matter what information it is. This is also a process of confirming our trust.
Because I don’t completely trust you and Lee Yeon-hee. In order to talk about my purpose, I need to build trust, right? Of course, you’re probably wondering who the client is.”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
The man spat out shocking words to me as if there was nothing to worry about.
“My client is planning to kill Lee Yeon-hee. It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but if you look at the reports I posted until yesterday, it would be unusual. That’s what will happen.”
“──?!!”
‘Fuck…! What kind of bastard is he that kills Yeonhee at random?’
I felt a surge of anger for a moment, but I tried to hide my emotions as much as possible, and the man watched my reaction closely.
“Oh, really. It’s hard to figure out if you’re trying to hide it with determination? It’s more difficult than a hunter whose emotions are exhausted. I admit it.”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
“Okay. Now it’s your turn.”
First of all, the first piece of information he gave me was very powerful and useful. Of course, that alone made me more than 90% sure who the client was, but the opportunity to obtain information from this level of being does not come easily.
In order for the relationship to be maintained, I have to give him some information that is somewhat appealing. If I come up with something vague, I can’t rule out the risk that he will reveal all my information to the client.
‘It was so sudden that nothing came to mind. Hmm…’
What this man might be interested in is the keyword ‘constraint’, which revealed his true feelings
When you first asked me if I saw anything different, I wasn’t sure what you were talking about, but now I know.
‘Huge shackles on my ankles. I guess this is the restriction this guy wants to break.’
The shackles were connected by a thick chain, leading to a gap in the space behind the man.
A secret magical power that can only be seen when you are close to the man and concentrate your senses as much as possible.
Feeling magical power means that the hunter who has placed restrictions on this person is there as he follows that chain.
And that is with a high probability…
“Just…”
I took out a piece of paper from subspace, drew a picture of the shackles on the man’s ankles, and waved them to him.
“─?!!”
Then the masked man got scared and jumped up from his place
I don’t know if it’s because I’m surprised or because I’m happy. Just by looking at his whole body his shaking, I could tell that the information I presented was effective.
“As expected… You’re not wrong.”
The man held his face and lifted his shoulders greatly.
– The future possibilities of subspace are coming into place.
Soon the possibility given by Ran disappears.
‘I’ve confirmed that there’s nothing lacking with my trading partner, so I guess we should take care of the urgent matters first and then talk again. Because I don’t want to show the possibility of subspace.’
I waved my hand at the man and pointed to the battlefield, and he read the signal I sent and nodded his head sharply.
A man who trusted only his intuition and made a bet with his life
If you choose to betray your client to that extent, you should risk your life.
He soon disappeared, and soon even his gaze on me was completely withdrawn. He was probably heading towards Yeonhee.
The original purpose was to monitor Yeonhee, but the greater purpose was to show trust in me.
‘I decided to think about how to stop that man’s client… Let’s take out the hunters.’
I started taking out the hunters I had rescued from subspace one by one.