I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner - Chapter 489
489 – The Struggle to Break Free of the Shackles
“Just…”
I left the house with him for a while.
When I actually checked the man’s face up close, it didn’t seem like he was in a very relaxed situation.
“To conclude, I think I was caught by the client.”
“······.”
“The client was contemplating whether or not to kill Lee Yeon-hee as she grew up, and I thought he felt uncomfortable with my opinion that she performed well.”
··· Couldn’t you have been nice to me?
“I guess I’m not good at distorting information either. In fact, it’s something I’ve never done before in my life.”
He is a secretive man who always says that he has done his job perfectly.
“If you want to talk to me more, how about you unlock some information?”
“······.”
Of course, there are many things I want to ask.
Is the client who I think he is, and are there any abilities or loopholes that can be explored? Are you planning to attack us directly? When will the event be held, is there a set date and time, etc.
Flutter-
I took out a notebook and pen from subspace, and stamped and pressed one letter at a time.
“Ho-oh, your handwriting isn’t bad? Are you really a summoned beast? How can you have such intelligence? Is it possible that Lee Yeon-hee is controlling your body?”
“Just…”
I didn’t answer the man’s question, and he kept muttering what he wanted to say, probably because he didn’t really expect an answer.
This man is also a chatterbox.
“Hmm. Where should I look?”
The man who was calmly reading the information I wrote replied his head in satisfaction.
“I see. If Ma Gwang-jin and Yoo Min-jeong protect Lee Yeon-hee…”
“Just?”
“That can’t possibly work!” Are you kidding me? I don’t know how much Ma Gwang-jin has grown this time, but at best he’s mid-level S-class. I know Yoo Min-jeong’s restraint skills are excellent, but there’s no way something like that would work on Jogi-man’s alter ego. No, about a second. I might tie it up.”
‘What? It was Jo Ki-man’s alter ego, after all.’
“Still, it’s not bad… In fact, it’s a power that far exceeds my expectations. If only you could feed those people with the last ability you used on Escaron… Haha. If you’re good at this, it might be possible!”
“······.”
The man spoke as if he were spilling the client’s information, and after studying my reaction for a moment, he continued.
“Yes. The client I was talking about is Jogiman’s alter ego. Do you know what an alter ego is? It’s not an alter ego that temporarily imitates its appearance and confuses the enemy. It’s an extremely sinister clone that has probably inherited a certain level. Of that guy’s power.
In fact, it’s funny to even call him a client. Somehow, they are trash that holds my life at stake. It is extremely rare to encounter the main body. Once? Was it twice? I don’t think I’m even worthy of being managed by him. “If you look at the fact that he entrusted it to his alter ego.”
The man continued to lead the conversation.
He said he was called an ‘enemy’and that the meeting with his client scheduled for tomorrow morning was moved up by two hours.
“A little while ago, I went near the building where Jogiman’s clone was located. And I instinctively realized something was wrong. That’s why I rushed here. I don’t plan on going to see him tomorrow. If I go, there’s a high chance I’ll die. Because it will work out.”
‘Does something like this activate just by going near the building where Jogiman is located? An intuition that is almost certain… It’s an amazing ability…’
As I was quietly listening to the story, another question occurred to me.
It is clear that this man is wearing shackles, but I think he is not really shackled if he has that much sense and can bounce if he makes a mistake.
The ‘enemy’ must have guessed what I was thinking, and he opened his mouth again.
“Even if Jogiman’s clone finds out about my betrayal, the shackles on me will not be activated immediately. But he will pull the strings, and he will slowly eat away at my life force, eventually leaving me neither alive nor dead. A mountain hell unfolds.”
‘I see… I must have lived my whole life feeling like I couldn’t breathe.’
I could see why this man wanted to break free of his shackles.
“It’s an ability that is linked to my colleagues who trained with me, so I’m not the only one who ends up like this. Of course, if my other colleagues betray me, I will share the same pain. Well, if only I can survive, those guys will die. I can endure it, though.”
‘This is an extremely selfish idea. But I don’t think my country would be any different.’
“Anyway, the important thing is that the risk of him moving has increased. You may not think that my betrayal has anything to do with you, but out of the two options, there is a high probability that he will choose killing.”
‘······ That’s enough now. It’s something that will happen once anyway. In fact, the faster the better.’
“You and I have the same goal. To kill the guy who is trying to kill Lee Yeon-hee. So, can you give me some of the by-products of the Great Monster? I want you to give it to me on the condition that I tell you the timing of the clone’s movements tomorrow and fight together with you.”< Br﹥
‘They even fight together. That’s more than enough to give. But what are you planning to make?’
The ‘enemy’ nodded to the question written in the notebook.
“Waiting for it to come is something only a fool would do. Hehe… I have something that I have been preparing for a long time with my classmates. Let’s just say that I am preparing to use it appropriately.”
It seemed like they were trying to set up some kind of trap, but I felt confident that they were showing themselves quite well.
‘Is this enough…’
I took out some of the by-products of the Great Monster that I had cut and collected and handed them to him.
Kuuuuung—!
“W-What is this? Something this big from subspace?! Then, those tens of kilometers long roots were of course your doing? Wow, I really don’t know who the monster is.”
Even though it is a twig and not the center of the root, it weighs hundreds of kg.
The ‘enemy’ saw this and showed an expression he had never shown before.
“Good. At this level, I can easily trick my classmates…”
‘I’m thinking of risking everything tomorrow…’
I liked it, but I think we need to change the location.
We talked for a while and discussed where to bring him in and how to deal with him.
“Hehe, the thing I’ve felt the most good at talking to in my life is the skeleton soldier. Life is something to live and see, isn’t it? Anyway, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
We finished the coordination and promised tomorrow.
And when I entered the house, I shook Yeonhee awake and asked her to call Ma Gwang-jin and Yoo Min-jeong.
“Ugh? At this hour?”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
In the end, my colleagues were called back to my house.
I shared what I discussed with the ‘enemy’ and even completed the simulation with them.
“This is where the headquarters of Ilseom Guild is located, but it’s quite far away so it should be okay.”
“Yes, we’re just pretending we’re going to explore a hidden dungeon.”
“In addition to the item that hides his presence, the enemy man’s trap is also quite high… Now all I have to do is for the client to come. Will that bastard really come?”
In fact, the most important thing is that Jo Ki-man’s alter ego comes to attack us directly.
The ‘enemy’ was confident that the self-immolation would definitely come.
He also said that Jo Ki-man’s alter ego would let down his guard the moment he saw our colleagues.
‘I still don’t understand what it means to let down your guard when you see your colleagues. Hmm…’
I don’t know why he lets his guard down, but I have to trust his intuition.
And the next morning.
Yesterday evening, the note of greetings given by the ‘enemy’ was torn up, sending a signal.
‘Whoa… A sudden fight with Jo Gi-man’s alter ego. It’s a world where you can’t even tell what’s ahead. I just hope Jo Gi-man doesn’t come back suddenly.’
We had already left the house and arrived at the place where the headquarters of Ilseom Guild was located.
Jo Ki-man’s alter ego must have kept an eye on us, and as expected, there were eyes following us.
‘Is it a crow that’s following you? It looks like he also has the ability to control living creatures…’
I was able to detect the trace by detecting a weak magical power that could barely be perceived with my senses.
I sent a signal prepared in advance to let them know that things were going according to our plan. Thanks to this, my colleagues were able to solidify their mindset.
In order to give the impression that the dungeon is being conquered as usual, a risk-taking group was added that even involves colleagues. I was really grateful to have colleagues who were willing to take risks for us.
“I’m sorry you were put in danger because of me.”
“What the heck. I will keep a close eye on who is trying to harm Yeonhee.”
Arin seems genuinely angry.
Perhaps because of what happened to Heo Min-sol, she seems to be more immersed.
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And I only told Ma Gwang-jin and Yoo Min-jeong about the identity of the client.
It seemed like the hunters in our party weren’t equipped to handle that fact yet.
Of course, Yeonhee found out who was trying to kill her, and it seemed like she couldn’t believe that not only had they deceived her, but that they were now trying to kill her.
“Today we are going to explore the hidden dungeon of Ilseom Guild.”
“Yes yes.”
“And as soon as the battle begins, we retreat. There should never be any sacrifice in vain. Even if it means suffering to me.”
Everyone tried to act calm, but if Yeonhee said something like that, they couldn’t help but feel sad.
We settled down at the agreed upon point and spent some time pretending to do maintenance before entering the dungeon.
Our helpers, including the ‘enemy’, had already secretly prepared here. We invested time until dawn to coordinate this.
With the stealth item prepared by Ma Gwang-jin, my presence has weakened to the point where my colleagues can faintly sense it even within the wavelength of my senses.
I calmly waited for him to come, pleading myself that if this matter went well, I would give the people who helped me some more of the by-products of the Great Monster.
*
10 minutes later.
Just when Ilwol and his colleagues finished maintenance and were about to stand up.
“······ Kick- keuhheeheehee-“
Someone who didn’t show up burst out laughing.
“W-Who are you!!”
The mysterious being who was silent for a moment at Bae Joo-ah’s cry soon revealed itself.
A man with a smile that is somehow twisted.
“With so many pretty people gathered together, I can’t help but smile, right?”
Jo Gi-man’s alter ego approaches, licking his lips with his tongue.
He took over some of Jogiman’s abilities and even took over the dirty desires of his body. Among them, the biggest one was sexual desire.
It was the result of the feeling that the main body felt the most useless over and over again.
‘Jogiman’s alter ego is a woman-crazy bastard… I really didn’t know this. The ability of the ‘enemy’ to figure that out is also amazing.’
So Jo Ki-man would deliberately exclude his alter ego from missions where he would encounter women of outstanding beauty, but the main body that was suppressing it was gone. He had no reason to hide his instincts.
‘That’s not Jogiman’s face. Can even your alter ego change its appearance? Why is your expression like that? Unlucky. This guy is really boring.’
As soon as Ilwol thought about it, she ran forward and blocked the mysterious man.
“Oh, so it’s you? A variant of the skeleton soldier with ridiculous abilities. It’s definitely… Different.”
“······.”
– [Inconsistent Rage] Is activated.
– Damage dealt to [Those subject to the incarnation of the Seven-Headed Dragon] Increases by 11.1 times.
As the opponent was much stronger than me, the achievement was activated without fail, and I received a correction to a somewhat ambiguous value of 11.1 times.
‘The first Escaron was 12.5 times stronger… Are you saying it’s weaker than that monster? Still, the alter ego is barely like this. Jo Gi-man is really crazy.’
Of course, it was difficult to simply compare the achievement [Mismatched Fury] Because its value kept changing depending on the difference in combat power with the enemy, but even so, the combat power of the alter ego was truly amazing.
If the shell is that big, how strong is the main body?
I only saw Jogiman, who had been Yongin before, but even thinking about it again, the difference in power between him and that guy seemed far-off.
After looking up and down at his colleagues for a moment, the ‘alter ego’ made an unbearable expression and continued speaking with a slightly exaggerated gesture.