The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 258
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#258, Relapse
Everyone who belonged to the DH Guardians held their breath and listened to the conversation between Cha Yu-ra and Song Yeon-hee.
“What are you talking about? Han Seongjun is going into hiding again. why? What did he do wrong? Well, Joe, a little… “It was a gruesome scene, but it saved people anyway, right?”
Cha Yu-ra nodded in response to Song Yeon-hee’s rebuttal.
“I’m not saying he’ll definitely disappear into hiding, I’m just saying he might. I am… “I think Seongjun Han has more serious problems than what we saw.”
“problem… ?”
“Over the past three years since the Seoul incident… “I guess that’s the same reason he had to pretend to be dead.”
“okay! that! What, did you know? “When did you meet Han Seongjun?”
Song Yeon-hee pressed, as if interrogating.
Cha Yu-ra shook her head.
“no. “It’s just a guess.”
“Yeah, really? Anyway, what is your guess? I was really curious about that too. “I survived just fine, so why was I left alone?”
“… “It couldn’t be said that he survived unscathed.”
“then… .”
For a moment, Song Yeon-hee thought of Han Seong-jun lying unconscious in a hospital bed.
However, Cha Yu-ra’s words continued.
“Rumpgate is a huge horsepower response. Compared to general energy, it is like nuclear fusion. I can’t logically explain exactly what happened, but… , That huge magical power reaction must have been a blessing in disguise for Han Seong-jun. the problem is… , this is really just my guess… .”
“… … .”
“It must have been a serious curse at the same time.”
As soon as Cha Yu-ra finished speaking, people everywhere started shouting ‘Ah!’ A short exclamation burst out.
“Um, curse? “What curse?”
Song Yeon-hee immediately asked back, but Ma Dong-wook spoke on behalf of the people who had just gasped.
“You may not know that much, but it makes sense to think that Seongjun has something to endure alone.”
When Ma Dong-wook looked at Cha Yu-ra as if asking for her understanding for interfering, Cha Yu-ra nodded.
Song Yeon-hee, who saw that, asked Ma Dong-wook.
“So you’re saying you’re going to be experiencing some kind of aftereffect?”
“yes. That’s also true. I don’t know the type of pain the person is experiencing, but… , Now that I see it, even the sight of Mr. Han Seong-jun I saw earlier seems enough to be a reason to not leave the door.”
“… … .”
Aside from the ominous aura that appears at first glance, Han Seong-jun looked like a person suffering from ‘mania.’
As the atmosphere became solemn due to his own understanding, Ma Dong-wook continued speaking with a slight smile.
“I saw this post in a live chat earlier. I wonder if Han Seong-jun came up with the concept of a hero who only appears during disasters. haha… . Of course, I was just saying this for a laugh. However, there is a reason to minimize appearing in front of people. Nevertheless, from the point of view of the inevitable reason for taking action… , That might be right.”
“Fuck you bastard… .”
All the eyes of the group turned to Beomgyun Choi at the sudden profanity.
Beomgyun Choi waved his hand with a puzzled face.
“No, I didn’t swear at the CEO. “After listening to the CEO’s story, I find Han Seong-jun even more reprehensible.”
“I know you guys are friends, but he served as the representative of our DHG, albeit unofficially. “Please refrain from swearing in public.”
“Ah yes… . “I’m sorry.”
When Choi Beom-gyun bowed his head and apologized, Ma Dong-wook asked him the reason so that he would not be too intimidated.
“so… , What was so bothersome?”
“If that’s really the reason, that shit- ugh! No, Han Seongjun… , I mean he didn’t even think of us as friends. If you thought we were friends, well… I’m going through such and such a situation – can’t you just tell me something like that? So, whether Ji was dragging a gangshi around or performing a ritual naked, you must have thought, “Ah, our Seongjun is very X-like.” Isn’t that right, Branch Manager?”
Choi Beom-gyun asked Song Yeon-hee for consent, but she was not one to respond to his foul language.
However, Ma Dong-wook spoke with a smile as if he understood Choi Beom-gyun’s feelings.
“Let’s think about it like that would have been great. “There are people who scream out in pain, while there are also people who suffer alone without others noticing.”
“… … .”
It was a story that all started with Cha Yu-ra’s ‘feeling’, but everyone present was virtually certain that Han Seong-jun would disappear again.
Cha Yu-ra’s insight was always able to discern the most reasonable cause and effect, but it could not be perfect in cases where the information itself was not sufficient.
The interesting thing was that the listeners did not consider the possibility of error.
For the most part, her judgment was right.
Additionally, even if there were subtle differences, the conclusions were similar.
All the monsters on the ground are eliminated,
It took eight months for the country to regain its function after rescue and recovery work.
So far, Han Seong-jun has not appeared once.
***
“uh. The subsidiary takes care of administrative matters. “Any other special things?”
I disappeared, but I existed.
-It’s not even something special anymore. The reason people who are looking for the director are harassing me… .
Jeong Soo-bon’s work continued only through Deputy Director Seong Hyun-soo.
It’s not because of great responsibility,
It was intended to prevent Echion’s followers from acting carelessly.
“Someone keeps roasting busy people. Throw them all in for obstruction of official duties.”
-Captain Kwon and the DHG representative call me once every three days, and my younger brother and Ivy call me once every two days. Just the other day, he, his friend named Yongho, and professors from some foreign country came to see Jeong Soo-bon. And the President, Director Ham Seong-ah, and aide Park Tae-gwang… . You can’t throw it all in, right?
“… … Then keep up the good work. Oh, please send me what I asked for right away via text message.”
Tiriring.
It was also because of the people who would find me like this.
At least this time there is someone to contact, so you won’t have to worry less.
Of course, because the window was limited to one, Seong Hyun-soo was going to have a bit of a hard time.
Following my father’s advice, being alone helped me a lot.
However, the problem was not completely resolved.
Although the darkness was just avoiding the rampage, a fierce battle for dominance between light and darkness was still taking place inside.
It was an extremely tiring task, ending with a score of 51 to 49 with the conflicting wills that arise in every situation and emotion.
To put it simply, it could be said to be a process of drawing a new personality called ‘Devil King Candidate Han Seong-jun’ from a blank page by mixing all the primal desires and human duties.
Anyway, I’m a bit sorry to say this in a pushy manner, but it’s at a level that doesn’t interfere with non-face-to-face communication with people who don’t mean much to me like Seong Hyun-soo.
I was in and out of the Tower of Desire for eight months.
In fact, this was also one of the duties of the head of the political affairs headquarters and a hero, but the reason I did not officially announce ‘I am in the tower now’ was because I did not want people looking for me to flock to the tower.
In the first place, I was far ahead and had no chance of encountering anyone, but I didn’t want them to be in danger.
Tower of Desire is a difficulty level for players with infinite lives.
Nevertheless, it is a content that no one has ever completely conquered.
‘Was the world’s highest record 54 floors?’
I couldn’t get past the 43rd floor.
We don’t know what level of achievement the player will show in real life.
But isn’t the mere presence of players enough to become a graveyard for NPCs?
‘… I guess I can’t stop you from entering if you want to.’
~Ji-ing, Ji-ing.
It seems that Seong Hyun-soo sent the requested text message.
I put aside my thoughts and checked my watch.
(Seong Hyun-soo: 010-764X-88X9)
(Seong Hyun-soo: This is the contact information for Hunter Gu Chang-su that you mentioned. And the fax also arrived, and there are a lot of hunters registered on April 14th. 2,743 people… That’s 10% of the average number of awakened people per year. What on earth happened that day? .)
2,743 people… .
The number may include NPC awakeners who had originally registered that day, but they would only be two figures.
In the end, there were 2,700 players.
Since this is a game that had 30,000 simultaneous users in Korea, should I roughly say it is in the top 10%?
Of course, overseas players will not be able to understand everything based on the data sent by the domestic player association.
‘… Anyway, the problem is that I don’t recognize them.’
I touched Gu Chang-soo’s number and pressed the call button.
***
I met someone after 8 months.
There was no great reason for choosing Koo Chang-soo as his first ‘face-to-face’ opponent.
That Gu Chang-soo is a person who means nothing to me,
And because it had utility as a tool.
Anyway, Gu Chang-soo was happy to hear from me and came rushing over in a month.
“Hey. How long has it been since this? “After you suddenly disappeared that day, I-”
“shut up. ruler… .”
I cut Gu Chang-su off and handed him the scroll I had taken out earlier.
“Oh! this… , and! “Are you giving it to me?”
“okay.”
“Just? Wow, this is the order book on the 37th floor. oh my god… .”
Gu Chang-su opened the scroll I gave him and expressed his admiration.
An order form to move to a specific floor of the tower.
Since the order form for that floor only appears on the floor you conquered, the higher the floor, the more expensive it was to order.
Of course, even with the teleportation ring I had, I couldn’t go in and out of the tower.
Coming out was only possible with a return order obtained within the tower.
The reason why Gu Chang-soo likes it so much is because it is possible to skip steps if you have an order book from a higher level.
I heard that Gu Chang-soo had conquered up to the 18th floor.
Of course, that kind of ‘jumping’ was tantamount to suicide if you didn’t have enough farming, but the spell book itself was a great asset.
Inside, if you didn’t obtain the return order, you were no different from being trapped.
Also, if you don’t have the order form for that floor, you can’t continue the achievement after going out for maintenance.
“No, I heard you haven’t seen him in eight months, but he was penetrating all the way to the 37th floor. I was worried. “Taekwang is also very worried.”
“Taekwang? Taekwang Park?”
“yes.”
“Do you know Park Tae-gwang?”
got it. He’s a player.
What surprised me was how familiar the title was.
“yes. We met by chance and started talking about Seongjun… .”
ah… . That’s how it happened.
“okay. Okay, so tear it up right away.”
“yes… ? Now? It’s still a bit too much for me to go to the 37th floor… .”
“You’re going with me, so tear it up.”
I also opened the 37th floor order form that I took out of my pocket and showed it to him.
“… … .”
Gu Changsu swallowed his saliva and hesitated.
This is something that can be fully understood.
The reason I can’t necessarily feel at ease by accompanying a strong person is because I am entrusting my life to myself.
Then at least there had to be trust.
Today is the second time we have met, and we have been together for less than an hour.
“If you don’t tear it apart within 5 seconds, you will die by my hands.”
“yes… ?”
“5, 4, 3, 2… .”
Sigh!
Gu Chang-su hastily tore up the order form.
After confirming that his new form was swallowed up by the light, I immediately tore up the order form.
We stood side by side on the 37th floor of the tower with just a moment between us.
Gu Chang-soo looked around and opened his mouth as if he had relaxed.
“ah… . “It was sorted out.”
Since I had just finished it, the 37th floor was dead quiet.
Monsters and traps on that floor will regenerate one hour after completing the strategy.
“Because I was trying to get to the 38th floor.”
“Uh… .”
Gu Chang-soo shuddered and hinted that he was truly unprepared, but it was none of my business.
puck!
“100 million!”
He said while kicking his butt.
“run. To the 38th floor. “If you are still on the 37th floor after 60 seconds, you will be considered a mob.”
After a while.
I pushed Gu Chang-su into the entrance to the 38th floor first and followed him with a grin.
“Ay! “Why are you acting like this?”
But what he said when he saw me wasn’t ‘thank you’.
I thought Gu Chang-soo was gleeful as he looked at messages like [You have reached the 38th floor for the first time] and the list of rewards.
I couldn’t accept the system achievements for players anyway.
I asked with a slightly puzzled look on my face.
“… “Didn’t you get a message?”
“W-what is it?”
“Didn’t the first reward appear?”
Gu Chang-soo blinked as if he finally realized why I pushed him in first.
He said after looking at the system window for a moment.
“It’s not showing up? omg! Well, then… ! “Someone has already passed by?”