The Martial God Who Levels Up - Chapter 109



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– Volume 5, Episode 7

It was originally a distance that could not be heard, but to Soo-hyuk, that distance was not a problem at all.

“Hey. There was something going on with Jimin in the past…

While they were whispering like that, Shin Im-cheol stepped forward.

“Okay, let’s go together. It’s been a while since we last met, so we should have a meal together.”

A sly smile appeared on Soo-hyuk’s lips.

‘Kim Byeong-woo is normal, but this guy is still the same.’

Shin Im-cheol was the son of a relatively well-off family. The family’s assets were said to be worth about 10 billion won. At the time, 10 billion won was a huge amount of money. No, even now, it is a huge amount of money for the average person. As I said, the current standard for wealthy people in South Korea is less than 5 billion won.

But now, Su-hyeok spares no expense in spending that money on a single elixir.

The bankbook contained assets worth hundreds of billions of won, including the training expenses for Baekmuhak.

The level has changed.

“It’s been a while since we last met, so it’s nice to hear your story.”

Shin Im-cheol, with a somewhat arrogant and sparkling look in his eyes, spoke lightly.

Rather than saying he didn’t have any thoughts, he probably just wanted to look like a cool guy.

Even in the past, Shin Im-cheol was a know-it-all, and although he and Shin Im-cheol were actually somewhat close, it was thanks to the witty Park Sang-je that they couldn’t be considered close in reality.

In other words, the de facto leader of the group was Park Sang-je. Thanks to this guy, the four of them were able to move together.

“No, I’m sorry. I’m also waiting to meet someone.”

“Really? That’s too bad.”

Park Sang-jae felt regretful, and Kim Byeong-woo felt relieved. But Shin Im-cheol clung to him for some reason.

“Then let’s have a cup of tea. We were planning to go to a cafe first.

“You can just go when the person you’re meeting comes.”

“Huh? That makes sense?”

Park Sang-jae agreed with that statement, as if he had no clue.

After that, I noticed my other friends’ reactions, but I seemed to be more intoxicated by the joy of meeting Soo-hyuk.

‘That guy, Sangje, was and is… … . Well, that’s why we became friends.’

Suhyuk laughed to himself. But Kim Byungwoo was right. If you ask him whether it was really necessary to spend time with them, he would shake his head.

As Kim Byung-woo said, it would only be uncomfortable because of Yu Ji-min.

Yumin Yoo cheated first, and that led to the breakup.

But haha, hoho, let’s talk at a cafe?

Of course, Soo-hyuk could do that. He didn’t have any of those feelings left now. But what about Yoo Ji-min? Wouldn’t Kim Byung-woo be uncomfortable right now?

If two people in a group feel uncomfortable, that discomfort spreads quickly. It only takes a moment for things to get awkward.

So, that was when I was about to say no.

“Okay, let’s go together. It’s been a while since we last met. We can talk, right?”

Yu Ji-min continued what Shin Im-cheol had said. Su-hyeok thought to himself, ‘Look at this?’

‘What are you up to?’

The Yujimin he knew was never the kind of woman who would create an uncomfortable situation for no reason. Then she glanced at her watch.

There’s still a long way to go before Nepheliano arrives.

At this point, I couldn’t just refuse.

“Okay, then just 30 minutes.”

After saying that, Soo-hyuk went with them to a nearby cafe.

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As soon as he sat down, Soo-hyuk could understand why Shin Im-cheol and Yoo Ji-min had held him back.

“So, what I mean is, I’m in the portal…

That’s right, it was because Shin Im-cheol started bragging about himself. Shin Im-cheol, who had become an awakened person, said that he was doing well.

You’ve become a healer who is treated as a noble in a pretty successful guild?

A position that can definitely heal, namely a healer, was an important presence in a raid team. Isn’t the ability to heal wounds right away the best ability in hunting?

Of course, for an irregular like Soo-hyuk, it didn’t matter if there was no healer, but that was the story of a super strong person like Soo-hyuk.

Baek Yi-yeon said that she was able to enter Baekdu Mountain because of Soo-hyuk, but in reality, her value was considerably high.

‘But it’s so childish. Why is this guy always so show-offy, then and now?’

After listening to their stories, Park Sang-jae said that he was in his first year at one of the top five conglomerates in Korea. Kim Byeong-woo dropped out of college to take the civil service exam and is now a 7th-grade civil servant. They are both doing well.

Park Ji-young and Yoo Ji-min also got jobs in pretty good places. Park Ji-young was officially hired at a first-tier bank, and Yoo Ji-min got a job at a public corporation.

In other words, all five of these had promising prospects. In the case of Shin Im-cheol, it wasn’t just a case of promising prospects; he hit the jackpot.

First of all, the family was going to live a little better. The one who was living a better life ended up doing even better, but even at first glance, Kim Byeong-woo didn’t seem to like it that much.

Is he showing off again? It was like that expression. But Park Sang-jae seemed to be sincerely congratulating me.

Rather than being thoughtless, it was more like I was truly in agreement with a happy feeling.

To put it simply, he’s a nice guy?

‘Well, that’s why that guy had a lot of friends.’

Then what about Park Ji-young and Yoo Ji-min?

In Soo-hyuk’s view, the two people’s attitudes were different from Park Sang-je and Kim Byeong-woo.

“That’s right. Oppa Imcheol has been great since the old days, but he’s on a completely different level these days. Isn’t he amazing?”

Park Ji-young said with sparkling eyes.

“That’s right. Even in the old days, there was nothing that Oppa Imcheol couldn’t do.”

Yujimin spoke in an excited voice, even clapping her hands.

It was so different from the haughty and arrogant image that Soo-hyuk remembered that he felt a sense of alienation.

‘Is there a dog tail hanging somewhere that I can’t see?’

Soo-hyuk just watched Park Ji-young and Yoo Ji-min’s actions with such thoughts. In fact, in the past it might have been different, but from Soo-hyuk’s perspective now, it just seemed like child’s play.

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‘Hey, if I had known this would happen, I would have just waited alone. By the way.

Jimin, I wondered what this guy was up to. Is he trying to score points with that guy Imcheol?’

It was obvious that Shin Im-cheol was trying to show off to a new person. It must have been something he always did to Kim Byeong-woo or Park Sang-je.

In fact, bragging gets tiresome if you do it every time. It was the same for both the person doing it and the person listening. In other words, Shin Im-cheol’s intention was to satisfy his desire for bragging by bragging to a new face that he had brought him in.

Didn’t I already say that I wasn’t exactly close with Shin Im-cheol?

Yu Ji-min seemed to have supported Shin Im-cheol’s intentions.

It was so obvious.

‘Oh my, even though I didn’t have much money back then, it’s nice of me to do something like that in front of my ex-boyfriend. No, really. Does this satisfy that bastard Im Cheol’s vanity any more? Come to think of it, that bastard has been smiling all along.’

“So. How are you doing these days?”

“Me? Uh… Well, I’ve gotten my body moving, so what? I’m going to look for a job now.”

First of all, Soo-hyuk hid his identity and abilities.

To begin with, Nonamed’s true identity was still a secret.

Aside from his family, Oh Shin-woo, and Nepheliano, Soo-hyuk never directly revealed this fact to anyone around him.

Of course, it would have been possible to reveal the fact that he was an Awakened One.

But what if they ask you to show them your license?

A ring that is the symbol of a ranker, not a bracelet, and among them, it shows Rank. 1?

Likewise, it was advertised as Noname.

That’s why the only thought in Soo-hyuk’s mind was to contact Park Sang-jae later and meet him separately.

“Really? If you need any work, just let me know. I’ll introduce you to a company I deal with.”

Shin Im-cheol said with a triumphant smile and his arms folded.

The look in your eyes told me.

‘You are still beneath me.’

It didn’t really hurt that I was dividing the ranks among my friends and pushing him down.

When I thought about it, I thought I understood why Shin Im-cheol wanted to feel superior to him so much. Back in college, Soo-hyeok often got attention from people around him because of his good looks. The reason he started dating Yoo Ji-min was along the same lines. From Shin Im-cheol’s perspective, that reality must have been quite unpleasant.

“I’m asking you as a friend, but can’t you even do that?”

Even though he saw Shin Im-cheol continuing to sneer, Soo-hyuk didn’t feel angry. In fact, the gap in reality was already too big.

“Oh, okay. I’ll tell you later if I need to.”

Soo-hyuk accepted it as nothing serious. But it seemed like it had irritated the guy. He probably wanted him to react by being grateful or upset, but he didn’t, so that’s probably why.

“Hey, you??????

As Shin Im-cheol was about to say something, Kim Byeong-woo, who was looking at his smartphone, spoke.

“Hey. They say that the money Nonamed received from Japan is in the hundreds of billions.”

“What? Really?”

Before Shin Im-cheol could say anything, Park Sang-je’s head turned to Kim Byeong-woo. In a crowded place, it was actually quite common for someone to look at their smartphone while another person was talking.

“Hey. People are talking, you feel.. ≪

“No, sorry about that. The news is so fresh.”

“What is it?”

“Nonamed……

And this was also a common occurrence. The conversation went in a different direction. In fact, this was also possible because they were quite close.

Around that time, a message also arrived for Soo-hyuk.

[Nepheliano: I’ll be there soon! Sorry for keeping you waiting!]

[No, just lucky? I’m at a cafe with friends. I said I’d stay until you came.]

[Nepheliano: Oh, really? That’s great. I’ll go to the cafe. Where is it?]

[This is… … Cafe Hawaii? Not far from exit 8.]

[Yes, I’ll be there soon!]

While Soo-hyuk was snickering while reading the text, Kim Byung-woo, Park Sang-jae, and Shin Im-cheol were even more engrossed in the story of Noname.

‘But why… … It’s getting harder and harder to listen.’

Somehow the direction of the story completely changed to Nonamed.

“But the compensation we received from Japan was actually quite small. Haven’t you heard about the amount earned from Baek Mu-hak and his royalties?”

“They say it’s over a trillion.”

“The level is different. It wasn’t named in the first place.”

Park Sang-jae, Shin Im-cheol, and Kim Byeong-woo spoke with one mind.

After that, opinions began to differ somewhat.

“Hey, I said you’re a no-named person!”

Park Sang-jae shouted.

“But didn’t you catch the demons with Code Zero too?”

Kim Byeong-woo firmly raised his hand in response to Park Ji-young’s question.

“No, just remember the match of the century. Didn’t you see him subdue Baek Mu-hak?”

“It was overwhelming.”

Park Sang-jae responded.

“Honestly, who knew that Universal 8 would be so overwhelmingly successful?”

This time, Shin Im-cheol nodded as if there were no major disagreements.

“Yeah, no matter how great Code Zero is, it’s still just an unnamed guy.”

“Oh, but what is Noname’s true identity?”

Park Ji-young asked with shining eyes.

Thanks to that, it seemed like he didn’t notice the unpleasant look in Shin Im-cheol’s eyes for a moment.

In this respect, she was definitely duller than Yujimin.

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