Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 44



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44. Old Relationship (2)

‘The posture is stable.’

Maintaining a still posture was never easy.

However, the man in front of her showed no sign of wavering.

Proof that this isn’t a posture that can be completed overnight.

Judging from the fact that he didn’t look that old, it seemed like he had been training steadily.

Kaang!

The man who blocked Hyunseong’s sword let out a sigh of relief.

‘also.’

The first blow was never something he felt was wrong!

I realized in an instant that the skeleton in front of me was not something to be underestimated.

As he swung his spear sharply, Hyunseong used the recoil from the impact to retreat and get out of the way.

Swish!

The tip of Hyunseong’s sword moved.

With a sharp sound that cut through the air, the sword energy of Hyunseong surged like waves and covered the man.

He moves by sliding and avoiding some of the swords,

Whirl!

He swung his spear and scattered the sword energy that threatened him.

His spear starts moving right away.

The spear, which had focused everything on one point, accelerated in an instant and aimed for his own skull.

I tried to dodge by slightly twisting my neck and then digging in,

Boom!

He turned the spear he had caught outward and bounced himself off it.

The root and basis of spearmanship, Ran (攔).

I tried to track him down, but Hyunseong was scattering his sword energy to keep him in check.

The distance between the man and the woman was about three meters, and Hyeonseong faced them with his sword pointed.

“It’s pretty good.”

“…”

The man said nothing, just took his position again.

I tried to keep my composure and pretend like nothing was wrong, but my mind was in turmoil.

‘What on earth is this skeleton?’

Although I said I wouldn’t let my guard down, I couldn’t help but be flustered by something so absurd.

Not only did he learn martial arts, he was also a considerable expert.

The moment you let your guard down, you will be the one who suffers.

and,

‘Gap!’

Hyunseong did not miss that moment of confusion.

When fighting an enemy, especially an expert, losing your breathing was tantamount to losing your posture.

If it had been Brin or Rashi instead of himself, he would not have caught that moment of confusion.

“Tch!”

As Hyunseong took advantage of the momentary gap, the man twisted the window in a fit of rage.

The flashes of light increased in number in an instant, and it seemed as if they would pierce through the castle at any moment.

“under!”

Hyunseong swings his sword while shouting as if it was ridiculous.

Then, something happened that was difficult for men to understand.

‘What is this?’

It felt like his attacks were being swept away.

No, it’s not the same, it’s swept away.

Like a leaf that cannot resist a huge stream of water and is swept away.

‘This is…!’

Finally, I was able to understand.

That this was a technology of a level beyond my understanding.

Although he belatedly retrieved the window, Hyunseong did nothing this time.

“…What are you doing?”

Is it respect for the experts?

The man’s speech had suddenly changed to a polite tone.

Hyunseong shrugged his shoulders at those words and asked.

“what?”

“It would have been a golden opportunity just now, why didn’t you attack?”

The moment he retrieved the spear, the man thought he had to parry the blow and prepared for an attack.

But the skeleton did nothing.

Hyunseong grumbled and chattered his teeth.

“I told you. It’s an evaluation.”

I had no intention of killing him from the beginning.

Because he was the descendant of my best friend.

It would be a bad aftertaste if I killed myself and the tradition was cut off.

“You speak as if you know a lot about my martial arts.”

“I know you quite well. We fought a lot in the past.”

“Do you know our master?”

“No, I know a successor from the previous generation.”

“… … ”

“How about continuing?”

At Hyunseong’s words, the man glanced around.

As a warrior, my spirit of victory rose and I wanted to fight a little more, but

“I don’t think now is the time for that.”

First of all, I had to figure out how this situation itself worked.

The man put away his spear and opened his mouth.

“So, can you tell me what the situation is?”

“I got to the third floor and a vagrant attacked me. The end.”

“…?”

A man with a question mark above his head.

I thought there would be a grand story about Hyunseong becoming a skeleton and going around with goblins and orcs, but the story is about how this situation came to be.

The man couldn’t help but be bewildered by the conclusion that was so short.

“What about you? You don’t look like a vagrant.”

The man then realized that he hadn’t even introduced himself and opened his mouth.

“This is Lee Su-ho from the Labyrinth Association’s Homeless Squad.”

“What is that?”

If you listen to Lee Su-ho’s story, you could say that he is a police officer who deals with crimes that occur in a labyrinth.

It seemed that since it was a labyrinth where people from all over the world mixed together and only the Awakened could enter, they created an association like this and managed it separately.

When Seol-ah heard that story, she exclaimed as if she had heard it before.

-See! Am I right? I said he’s a good guy! There’s no bad guy among those who look like this~

‘No, don’t get cocky just because you got it right once with Lucky Punch.’

Besides, how do you know he’s just a nice guy on the surface?

Even in the martial arts world, there were many cases where the Jeongpa guys pretended to be clean but were actually dirtier.

“But what kind of person was the deceased?”

He was a deceased person with many meanings.

Hyunseong thought for a moment about what he meant by that, then decided to move on and just said his own name.

“My name is Kim Hyun-seong.”

“… …Is that the end?”

“however?”

“Is there any reason why you became a skeleton…?”

Lee Su-ho asks why Hyun-seong became a skeleton and why he brings goblins and orcs with him.

I thought there would be a grand story, but I was confused when only the name was mentioned.

“That’s a personal matter.”

“… That’s right.”

That was right.

There must have been some circumstances, but there was no reason for Hyunseong to tell him that.

Lee Su-ho, who had cleared his throat, looked at Brin and Rashi behind Hyun-seong.

“The goblin over here is called Brin, and the orc is called Rash. He is my disciple.”

“Are you a disciple? But… a goblin?”

He tilted his head.

Because it looked a little, no, a lot different from the goblins I knew.

Even if you said it was just a newly discovered fairy monster, I wouldn’t believe it.

“That’s also a personal matter.”

“…okay.”

Lee Su-ho’s head was already swollen from just trying to sort out the current situation.

I thought it was a skeleton talking, but it was a person, and a martial arts master at that.

The goblins and orcs who were his disciples were also quite skilled, and among them, the goblin was quite a handsome boy.

‘Even though I summarized it, I still don’t understand what it means.’

If you were to show someone what you have organized now, wouldn’t they think of it as a cipher with a hidden meaning and try to interpret it?

‘however…’

Lee Su-ho smiled awkwardly as he saw Brin and Rashi looking at him.

I don’t know why, but he was giving me a look full of hostility.

“I’m going crazy because I lost to you.”

“ah…”

“Keruk, I will take you down. Someday.”

Even though it was awkward, Lee Su-ho and Hyun-seong were surprised by the Korean that flowed out of Brin’s mouth.

Brin and Rashi, unlike me, thought that if they learned the language, they would be able to communicate, so I taught them Korean whenever I had time.

However, I thought it would just be forgotten since there was no particular reason to use it, but I never thought it would be used like this.

“Chwiik, me too! I’ll knock you down!”

Rashi also spoke excitedly, but I couldn’t understand him because it wasn’t in Korean.

However, Lee Soo-ho read the will in Brin and Rashi’s eyes and nodded with a smile.

“… Don’t wait.”

Didn’t they say that a man without a voice speaks without a voice?

Because they were beings who had once fought, there was something that transcended races.

Hyunseong asked Lee Suho.

“So, why were you fighting with our kids?”

“ah.”

The story has gone off on quite a different note, but it’s back to square one.

Lee Su-ho opened his mouth as he looked at the homeless person who had collapsed nearby.

“Because there are frequent vagrants on the third floor, we patrol regularly.”

“Come to think of it, I think they called it the Homeless Crackdown Squad.”

“Yes, I was going to deal with them and when I had the chance, catch the guy with the information and find his base.”

“by yourself?”

In my case, I was such a special case that I couldn’t help but go alone, but going alone wasn’t a very good idea.

If Hyunseong had been a proper awakened person, he would have been in a party.

“Because patrolling is more important than digging for information.”

Seeing him talking like this, it seemed like he was quite confident in his skills.

Or maybe there’s a hidden trick.

‘I definitely didn’t use any skills.’

Did he want to settle the matter with only martial arts since he was using martial arts?

He was quite a reckless guy.

“Besides, the association is made up of a small elite group, so individual actions are permitted unless there is an extraordinary matter.”

“He’s secretly bragging about being an elite.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

It must have been because he had the skills that he could say that.

I haven’t seen all of Lee Su-ho’s skills, but with just his martial arts skills, he would have been able to deal with the seven vagrants they had just defeated.

“The guy I was dealing with was the leader, so I tried to get some information, but there wasn’t much.”

Lee Su-ho smiled bitterly at his own words.

It seemed like they had already taken this as a precedent and tried to dig up information about it.

“They are the ones who led the dragon.”

While we were talking and exchanging information, Lee Su-ho hesitated and asked cautiously.

“But, can you turn back into a human?”

No matter how much I tried not to care, there was no way I could.

How could you not care when there is a skeleton in front of you that was once a person?

Sometimes, when I talk about this situation, I seriously wonder if I am dreaming.

Hyunseong shook his head from side to side in response.

“I don’t know. Evolution may be possible someday, but…”

I couldn’t guarantee that he would be able to return to human form.

“…sorry.”

“That won’t be the case.”

“I will help you as much as I can.”

“Even if you help, what can you help with?”

Because I was in a situation where I didn’t know what to do.

Lee Su-ho seemed to be thinking deeply about something, then opened his mouth.

“When I return to the association, I will look for similar cases.”

“Oh, then that’s good for me. I don’t expect much though.”

“Oh, but then what about the means of communication…”

Hyunseong quietly holds out something.

For a brief moment, Lee Su-ho was unable to discern what the object in front of him was.

“What is it?”

“It’s a smartphone. Don’t you know?”

“Oh, no.”

Lee Su-ho stuttered in embarrassment.

Who would have thought that a skeleton would have a smartphone?

I took out my smartphone and entered my number.

and,

‘It’s true.’

When I saw my smartphone ringing, I thought, “This is really happening.”

Hyunseong cracked his jaw as if he was satisfied.

“Well, that’s okay. Next time I see you, our kids will have changed a lot, so you better be prepared.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

“Okay, see you next time.”

Hyunseong leaves with his disciples.

After seeing them off, Lee Su-ho remained there for a while and then pinched his cheek.

“… … It wasn’t a dream after all.”