The Reincarnation of Fusion Punk - Chapter 228



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#230. The Second Affection >

#Episode 230.

Twelfth John.

Originally, I was planning to go first.

I couldn’t catch the tails of those who were messing with the Open Memory Chip business. If I had any useful information, I would have passed it on long ago.

Even the opening that holds all the information of the world is quiet. It must not be an ordinary group, and Johanna, who had been strangely annoying at the Twelve Summit, immediately came to mind.

[If you give me two hours, I can even close down half the company.]

If Johanna was really behind it, he planned to strike her wrist as he had said, and if not, he planned to make a deal and get help.

But then, that Johanna appeared before me on her own.

Silence fell.

“······.”

Johanna’s face, facing me, looked somewhat drowsy.

Before I got on the plane, my predictions were just based on what I heard here and there, but now I’m confident.

I suddenly became curious about the fighting style of the Net Runner. But my waist is empty. All five swords are broken, so I am bare-handed. If a battle breaks out, I will have to crash the airship first.

The moment I decided to do so.

“This is a really expensive ship. If we fight here, we’ll be in big trouble.”

Johanna raised both her hands slightly as she spoke the first word. It was a gesture that suggested that she had no intention of fighting. Unexpected words came out of Johanna’s mouth.

“I’ll be honest with you. I’m the one you’re looking for.”

“Are they really my biological parents?”

“No. The culprit who tampered with the memory chips distributed by Van Company to Al Heimdall. That’s me.”

“The search hasn’t even begun yet.”

“I know. That’s why I’m telling you in advance.”

Johanna shrugged her shoulders as if to say, “That’s true.”

“A memory chip charity project that the Twelve Stated would cut off their wrists if they touched it. How many people in the world would be willing to poke a hornet’s nest like that? If you make up your mind and make a list, it’ll be easy.”

“There would be no reason to crawl all the way to Al Heimdall and confess. If you were going to confess everything in the first place, I don’t even know why you were messing around.”

“At that time… I didn’t know that you would reach level 10, Mad Horse.”

“Did the rumor spread that quickly?”

“The world must be so small.”

As soon as I set my destination from Baldur Station to Al Heimdall, she seemed to have come to see me. To avoid any future trouble. As expected of a netrunner, she is a smart woman.

“What a great net runner. I bet he can hide some evidence.”

“I don’t think you’re the type of person who values ​​evidence.”

Besides, Johanna saw right through me.

I am a man whose heart is warmer than his head. I am an outlaw who even blew up the Odin Federal Supreme Court. If I had even a little suspicion, I would immediately break the limbs and curse the heart to attempt an efficient investigation.

But still, it’s called the Twelve. How can you surrender so easily?

Jeobuk-

I wondered if that woman, who looked a lot like Chin Sia, was committing fraud. I looked around the inside of the secret room, pondering it carefully.

—!—!

Mechanical sounds and complex radio waves echo from all sides of the airspace.

A dizzying array of neural network processors, chips, displays, controllers, and cooling fans.

This airship, which looked like an ordinary coal mine from the ground, was built as a cyber fortress for Netrunners upon entering.

A hacker who can overturn any network at will. He could even paralyze a city by himself. If he becomes a traitor, he will become the most troublesome named person with special abilities from the perspective of humanity.

Crunch.

Then, out of the blue, one of Johanna’s wrists was cut off.

Fingers made of high-performance cyberware fall off, making a rattling sound. I didn’t cut them off, I cut them off myself.

“I’ve restored everything I touched. From now on, there will be no interference with that business.”

It’ll come to you someday, so confess in advance and do some self-harm?

She is a woman with a cute side.

I nodded my head in agreement as I watched Johanna playing the drums and janggu alone.

“Okay. Is there anything else you’d like to tell me?”

“Not anymore. I’m busy so I’m going to go now.”

“I have mine.”

“?”

“Do an errand for me.”

yet.

Johanna, who had been listening to me for a few minutes, frowned slightly.

“The artificial short-circuit produced by Topuria Corp…? It is a product of advanced technology that is several generations ahead. However, it is not something that can be taken out carelessly because it has to be watched closely by both the martial arts world and the magic world. In the first place, there is a mandatory contract that only the Federation Army and the swordmasters of Valhalla can use it—”

“At least I should accept it as written by the swordsman.”

“Ha, I shouldn’t have accepted something that isn’t even sold on the market. Anyway, are you saying that you want to have an exclusive meeting with Twelve Topuria, the chairman of Topuria Corp?”

“Wrong.”

“?”

“You have to bring it to me by any means necessary. Whether it’s through threats, favors, or theft, it doesn’t matter. Then I won’t take issue with you interfering with the business of Ban Company.”

As if to ask what kind of nonsense Johanna is talking about.

“Hey, that’s too much to ask. Do you need a high-level war weapon like Danjeon Sim? I came all the way here to confess and even cut my own wrists······.”

“Not the wrist. It’s the hand and neck.”

“what?”

“There’s still some neck left.”

“······.”

I stared blankly at Johanna, who was bewildered.

He’s supposed to be the smartest guy in the federation, but he just doesn’t understand anything.

Twelve. At least level 9, the ultimate realm. A legendary netrunner. He must have dozens of really annoying abilities.

but.

When I saw the face of the person who shamelessly confessed and even cut off his own wrist, I was reminded of someone from the past.

“Hey, Madman. Are you joking? Why are we like this among the same twelve? And in this unstable world, do you think the Federation Commander would like it if we fought among ourselves?”

Certainly, Johanna resembles the dead Chin Sia.

When I thought about Chin Sia, my nerves suddenly became sensitive.

He took out his claws, stabbed me, then hid them again on his own… It wasn’t even a tiger’s claw.

In the past, I was so naive that I just laughed it off······

[ It just turned out this way. We had a lot of things to hide from each other anyway, right? ]

I wonder if the back of my head feels strangely tingly today.

The world is such a harsh and tough place where you act like shit first and then just say “I’m sorry” or “I didn’t mean to” like a snake jumping over a wall.

“I don’t know why you think it’s a joke. If you stab yourself in the stomach and then take it out, is it a joke?”

“······.”

“By the way, I am a prankster.”

Saaaaaaah—

I just came back from exchanging punches with King Kai-Wang Tru-Gak.

The heat of the battle had not yet subsided. The magical power that could have brought down the airship in one fell swoop was gathering above their heads. Preparations to bring down the airship were quickly completed, and just before the disaster of the giant levitating object crashing into the city center following Odin City, it was about to happen.

Eventually, Johanna’s attitude changed to a positive one.

“Okay. I’ll give it a try. However, the model that the sword master uses is the highest-end model among artificial danjeons. As you know, high-performance magical powertrains like artificial danjeons cannot be made without special ‘materials’······.”

Whoosh!

As I reached down, a bottle of essence rose from the ground. I threw it at her and Johanna’s eyes widened. It was a bottle containing the essence of a level 10 named evil spirit. I could see Johanna’s eyes trembling with greed.

“······You really think you’re going to use this there?”

Kwak!

Johanna’s grip on the essence bottle was firm.

“······Admit it. It’s an incredibly greedy thing. But, have you ever thought that I could drink this and have sex with you?”

And Johanna secretly released her magic.

He was certainly in a position befitting the status of one of the twelve.

However, I had just fought King Kai-wang Tru-gak. Although his magical power was extremely powerful, it was strangely unimpressive.

so.

I just unleashed all the magic power I had accumulated above my head.

———Woo Ji-jik.

Magical lines spread out in all directions in an instant. The screams of electronic machines that have become dead are heard.

“!!!”

Only then did Johanna, with a look on her face as if she had made a slip of the tongue, try to cover up the explosion by deploying her magical power, but it wasn’t enough to completely push away my power.

Kurururung—————!!!

Soon, the airship began to slowly fall with a loud roar. The wind pressure from below made my hair stand up.

At that moment, Johanna, swallowing dry saliva, came into view. She was holding the essence of the evil spirit tightly in her hands, lest she lose it. The mechanical parts embedded in her facial features trembled.

“······I won’t make any more mistakes. I want to end it at the level of a slip of the tongue.”

As expected, she is a smart woman.

I gave Johanna an ultimatum.

“Give me a week.”

* * *

After sending Johanna away.

While traveling around Slemokin and Al Heimdall, I met several leaders of the clans, including the Water King. Among them was the leader of the Dwarf clan, who was very surprised to learn that Dargant had sharpened my sword.

And then, a week passed by in a flash.

— Check it out.

The artificial short circuit arrived exactly one week later.

Johanna sent the goods quickly through the Federal Enforcement Agency. It was an unusual scale for an errand, to the point where she had to use an official carrier.

Kikrik—

Let the Federal Executive break the sealed code.

It was like looking at a work of art.

A high-performance machine that is one level ahead of the most advanced cyberware has come into view.

The bright blue, mechanical device, no bigger than an adult’s fist, was a masterwork of engineering so precise that it was impossible to tell how it worked just by looking at it with the naked eye.

An invention from Megacorp, the pinnacle of magic engineering mechanics. An item that condenses all of the cutting-edge technology of Valhalla’s magic engineering world. Even the smallest parts and joints are flawless.

‘You used the essence correctly.’

There was no problem when I scanned it with my spirit. As expected, I felt a familiar spirit inside the machine. There was a magical certificate enclosed with the artificial danjeon, and it was definitely the artificial danjeon used by the sword master.

“······.”

Dargant received the artificial shortness of breath and examined it with great concentration. His old eyes were shining, and it seemed like it would take quite a while just to look through it.

I left the place for a moment.

After spending some time outside, I returned to Kaldrak Smith. When I arrived, Dargant had already begun work on creating a new ray.

The furnace, which had been filled with rare minerals, had been boiling for over a week, and today seemed to be the perfect day to make the sword. All of those minerals seemed to have melted and mixed together.

Whoosh whoosh—

A gust of wind and heat rushed into my face. The dry heat poured over my entire body, drying out my lungs.

But.

“You’re here.”

“Why are you here?”

“It’s my heart.”

“yes.”

King Gye and Turukak were standing in front of the brazier with their arms crossed. The fighting spirit of the King of Suin and the heat of the Gocheon Yongro met and turned into flames. A hot wind blew so strong that it burned your face. A vortex swept into the forge. Kaldrak Smith’s astronomical gate had been open for a long time.

Choaaaaaaah—

In an instant, a huge amount of steam poured out ceaselessly and mixed with the cold air of Al Heimdall. The great dragon furnace spewed flames continuously. Unlike the first ray of light that spread a brilliant five-colored light into the air, it only emitted a translucent and mysterious light.

“······.”

However, that translucent and mysterious light drew more admiration from me than the five-colored light. The molten metal of the sword that had been with me through life and death seemed to be speaking to me. It was telling me to put my hand in quickly. So the progress was very smooth.

“This is absolutely wonderful. This is the best molten metal.”

Dargant’s stiff eyebrows, watching the Gwangcheon Yongro from right in front of him, had changed into those of a goblin. Sweat dripped down from between the wrinkles of time.

It creates one unforgettable scene.

If life is like a book, Dargant is now about to turn the last page. Even if you had seen it once before, it was a truly wondrous sight.

Soon, just like that time, my turn came.

“Pour your energy into it. It won’t break again!”

The molten iron of the furnace. I put my hand into the place where the translucent light spread in all directions. My two arms disappeared into the flames of the furnace. A terrible pain tried to eat away at my skin, but I just pushed in a huge amount of energy.

Hooooooo—

As I poured out all my strength at level 10, the great furnace boiled and released a huge amount of heat. It was on a different level from the first birth of light. It was molten iron with countless rare materials that were not given to humans. My realm had advanced by leaps and bounds. The molten iron in the furnace seemed to ripple and resonate with the energy of my body. The joy of being able to see my beloved again rose up in me.

······however.

At one point, when the work of sharpening the sword was progressing smoothly.

Crunch.

‘···?!’

Suddenly, I felt like I was falling from a high place.

The feeling of falling endlessly through infinite space.

I tried to keep my balance and stop the fall, but it didn’t stop.

‘what.’

So I had to curl up like a fetus and wait for the floor that would come at any moment. Time passed quickly in my subconscious, and the initial clarity became dull. The intense emotions also disappeared.

I had questions as the concept of space collapsed.

How much time has passed? I found the answer to my question.

This is some kind of fragment of a being of a very high spiritual level.

The magical power of the Three Noble Ones······!

Samjon Raman Quonel. The magical power he left behind was sucked into the Gokcheonryongro. Samjon’s magical power caused a violent reaction with Gokcheonryongro and my energy. In some way, it was clear that Samjon was indirectly experiencing something of the life he had lived.

···Words telling me to be wary of the three gods flashed through my mind.

Just experiencing a piece of existence that transcended standards and common sense made me feel like my upper body was melting.

It was then that I suddenly woke up from the feeling of being drowned in an endless swamp.

————!

It was when someone’s loud scream was heard.

My ears were ringing and my brain was ringing.

Blink-

When the vision that had not yet returned properly opened.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwang————!

In the midst of the great blast furnace, a tremendous current of air was sucked into the air and swirled around. Sparks that boiled violently flew out, melting the smelting forge and the floor. Even my upper chamber was spewing out the energy of the world like waves, and the four directions were beyond control.

What happened when the wind stimulated the magical power of the three gods.

Where was Ahimsa in the forge? I was unable to escape from the fragments of the three Lords, and I vomited out a slur. Ahimsa was more important than cooling down the upper trance that seemed to be melting.

······But, at that moment.

“That was an interesting sight.”

As his vision returned, a white feather flew in front of his eyes. He looked up and saw a huge, muscular man. King Turukak lifted the entire boiling hot dragon furnace and turned it over. Even though the lever of the hot dragon furnace was covered in terrifyingly high heat, and even though the feather was burning away, Turukak did not care.

Kurururururuk—

The molten iron of the great furnace, mixed with all my energy. A crystallization of energy without a single impurity. Clearer than the aurora borealis that fills the skies of the polar regions. Like the constellations of the distant universe, it sheds translucent light on the world, flowing down onto the flat anvil and forming a lump.

Followed by.

Jeobuk-

A dwarf who has reached the highest level of skill that can be achieved through the path of a blacksmith.

“······.”

Dargant, holding a huge hammer, stood before the anvil that was radiating light in all directions.

The hammer, swung with all its might, fell majestically upon the anvil that was firmly connected to the land of Al Heimdall.

* * *

An airship that flies leisurely from the colony to Al Heimdall.

—Huh? Why are you doing that?

A sailor who was wasting time on the observation deck tilted his head as he looked down at the distant view of Al Heimdall.

Kuung···

————Blink!

Kuung···

———————Blink!

Only the lights of the southern region of Al Heimdall were constantly flickering.

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