Transcendent One Punch - Chapter 187



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Episode 187. Missionary work (physics) (1)
We were welcomed by priests at the main gate of the temple.

“Welcome! I am Bishop Namgung Ham, who leads the Korean branch of the Gaia Church, although he is not very old.”

“I am Joo Chang-ik, the President of the Korean Hunter Association.”

Namgung Ham and Joo Chang-ik shaking hands.

I looked at them and thought.

‘I don’t see any knights.’

The Knights Templar, the direct combat force of the church, are said to be invisible.

Perhaps he pretends to want peace on the outside, but hides a sword behind his back.

This is the so-called two-faced tactic.

【Eugene. But aren’t those priests also combat troops?】

‘That’s right. But not as much as the knights.’

【Um… Well, the knights were much stronger than those guys.】

Priests of the Gaia Church are said to be much more powerful than hunters of the same level.

Survival through the heal skill is much more difficult than anything else, like a cockroach.

But even so, priests are basically supporters.

The real fighting power of the sect comes from the Knights Templar.

Well, anyway.

“Then I will guide you. Your distinguished guests, please follow me.”

So we followed Namgung Ham and moved into the Gaia Church’s Korean branch.

‘Hmm. I feel like I’m entering a dungeon.’

There will definitely be no monsters in here.

But if you ask what is more dangerous, isn’t a temple more dangerous than a dungeon?

I followed them nervously.

Looking around intently.

‘… There are high-level assassins hiding everywhere.’

As expected, the presence of assassins was felt around the area.

Although they may not be 8-star level, there were a considerable number of 6-7 star assassins.

And it cleverly follows our path.

‘… It is certainly true that they are keeping us in check.’

What if they mobilize all of their forces, including the Knights and Priests, to attack us?

‘It’ll be difficult to get out safely.’

Even though we are the leaders of the Hunter Association, which consists of the top rankers in South Korea, we will not be able to avoid hardships.

Even if you use “One Punch”, you may be able to escape somehow, but there is no guarantee that you will escape without taking damage.

but.

‘doesn’t care.’

Anyway, I had no intention of taking on the entire branch of the church with this much power.

so.

For now, I just head inside the temple while keeping in mind the enemy troop deployment as best as I can.

That’s where we arrived.

“What do you think? It’s a garden managed by the church.”

“It’s well managed.”

“Thank you for understanding. I pray every day to receive the Goddess’s grace here.”

It was a garden inside the temple.

and.

‘her….’

【Wow! This place is totally… .】

I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded when I saw that.

At first glance, this place looks like an ordinary garden.

This place is….

【Is this a prison!?】

‘Rather, a maze full of traps?’

Seriously.

Because the will to never let any enemy who enters here go kindly has been strongly conveyed.

First of all, the location is right in the center of the temple.

No matter which direction you go, there will be many obstacles to escaping the vast temple.

What is the structure like there?

‘Structures are arranged around a central reception table where the talks take place.’

It seemed as if the center was surrounded by a structure.

Not only that, the energy contained in the plants was also considerable.

This meant that if you tried to hide, it wouldn’t be easy for people to detect your presence.

‘… If you decide to surround us, it will be too late to realize it.’

A place that will leave you speechless.

“How is it? Can’t you feel the goddess’s warm aura?”

Well… their position was different.

It seems like he actually feels comfortable with this.

Of course, it wasn’t Alba.

“well….”

Joo Chang-ik must have sensed the discomfort I felt, because he didn’t answer Namgung Ham’s question hastily and instead looked at me.

【Are you sure this is okay?】

A frill that interprets the meaning contained in the gaze.

I nodded quietly.

anyway.

‘It’s a meaningless trap.’

The method of destroying this trap that I prepared was not the type that could be affected by this kind of structure.

“… Well, okay.”

Joo Chang-ik agrees and sits down.

Bishop Namgung Ham and Association President Joo Chang-ik sat across from each other at the table.

The rest of the people sit next to him or stand behind him.

In my case, I was standing right behind Joo Chang-ik.

After all, there was no need to come to the forefront yet.

like that.

“First of all, I would like to apologize for the unpleasant actions of those who were members of the religious order.”

Namgung Ham gave a verbal apology, and the meeting began.

“Is that so? Are you saying, Bishop, that the actions of Priest Ahn Soo-hwan and Priest Kim Jong-nam were their own arbitrary actions?”

“It’s embarrassing, but that’s how it is. I don’t know if this will be enough, but I hope they are satisfied since they have been excommunicated from the church.”

“Hmm. Then where are those two priests now? I should talk to them too.”

“… .”

“Is there something you’re hiding behind the scenes─”

“That’s not it! We just couldn’t answer right away because we had no idea where they were….”

“It’s hard to believe.”

“Huh… I understand your position, but it’s true.”

“hmm.”

Joo Chang-ik was showing a moderate amount of displeasure and was taking advantage of the conversation.

‘You’re a good actor.’

Although he knew the whereabouts of Ahn Soo-hwan and Kim Jong-nam better than anyone else, his acting skills in pretending not to know and instead questioning the other person were also top-notch.

Well, anyway.

“In that relationship, the church feels a sense of responsibility.”

Bishop Namgung Ham began to talk about compensation.

“We want to maintain friendly relations with the Hunter Association.”

“I’m sure it’s not just talk.”

“Of course. As proof, our church has decided to provide support to the Hunter Association.”

“What if it’s sponsorship?”

“According to your research, the Hunter Association has been suffering from deficits recently?”

Deficit.

It was true.

Because I was diligently spreading it to the hunters to increase my power.

“50 billion. I want to provide 50 billion won in sponsorship annually.”

“… 50 billion won?”

“That’s right. I think this will be of some help.”

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It was indeed a huge force.

50 billion.

They even threatened to donate a whopping 50 billion won.

‘… It’s big.’

This was by no means a small amount of money, even for the members of the Hunter Association who were known for their hard work.

“Hmm.”

Joo Chang-ik shows a troubled attitude.

‘This is it.’

In fact, it was a problem that didn’t even need to be worried about.

If we receive a huge donation of 50 billion won, it is only natural that the religious order’s influence on the association will increase.

From our perspective as enemies of them, it is right not to accept the money, no matter what it is.

but.

【Eugene! Chang-ik is trying to get the money first!?】

Joo Chang-ik seemed to think that it was not a bad idea to receive money even when it was being processed.

‘That can’t be.’

I couldn’t just leave it alone, so I joined in on their conversation.

“Chairman, that won’t work.”

For a moment, everyone’s eyes were focused on me.

The two sides were talking to each other, and there were looks on their faces as if they were wondering why I was suddenly interfering.

Among them, Namgung Ham in particular.

“How rude of a young child. To interrupt when the adults are talking. Hehehe.”

He took a jab at my actions.

Well, that might not be wrong.

To someone who doesn’t know.

but.

“…Tell me.”

“!?”

Joo Chang-ik did not disregard my opinion.

Why?

‘Because I know I’m that important.’

As the president of the Hunters’ Association of Korea and the head of the secret society ‘Liberty’, he knew exactly where I was.

Equal to oneself.

Or maybe the fact that there is someone more important than me.

If you think about it, it was an obvious problem.

‘In addition to bringing all kinds of groups together, I brought ‘Matap’ with me.’

Gold and Silver Group, Destiny Guild, Blacksmith Guild, etc.

The groups I brought are places that would not be outdone anywhere.

However, this is not an irreplaceable level compared to the places that Joo Chang-ik originally brought to Liberty.

but.

‘The rooftop is different.’

It is different from the Magic Tower, one of the four major powers in the world.

Even he is in constant communication with the Lord of the Towers, Metheus, and has seen enough of how much Metheus supports me, so he cannot ignore my story even more.

I got the floor and slowly opened my mouth.

“Of course, 50 billion won is not a small amount of money. However, I don’t think it’s money we can afford to give up our ‘pride’.”

He emphasized the importance of ‘pride’ in his speech.

If we accept this, our solidarity may be in jeopardy.

A word with that meaning.

“… … Is that so.”

By now, you probably understand.

But let me add one more thing to that.

“Yes. And anyway, isn’t it money that you can get even if you don’t receive it?”

If only we could destroy the Gaia Cult.

If we were to naturally absorb their power.

50 billion?

‘No.’

Why bother, we could just steal all the money they have?

We’re joining hands with our enemies to get the money that’s going to be ours a little early.

It was an unacceptable act.

“… That’s right. I’ll decide not to accept sponsorship.”

After my persuasion, Joo Chang-ik finally made up his mind.

Then Namgung Ham’s expression distorted.

“…Won’t you regret it?”

“Yes. I don’t regret it. In the end, wasn’t it about trying to solve the problem with money?”

“Huh. How can someone who is the head of the association have such little manners?”

The guy who had been grumbling like that opened his mouth and looked straight at me.

“Yes. You. I was wondering who you were. It turns out you were prospective believer Kim Yu-jin.”

“… Do you know me?”

“I know.”

It seems like they did some research on me.

“Kim Yu-jin. There was a report that said there was a very high possibility that one of the prospective believers would be promoted to believer.”

It seemed like An Su-hwan had written something about me.

Well… it didn’t matter.

“So, is there a problem?”

“It’s just a shame. I kicked away the goddess’s grace that everyone wants.”

“Ji─”

Lal.

I almost said that.

It wasn’t yet time to say this out loud.

and.

“But that’s okay. I will give you a chance to experience the grace of the goddess.”

Namgung Ham looked at all of us, not just me, and then shouted.

“The Knights Templar! Begin missionary work as planned!!!”

Okay then.

Chuck. Chuck.

Cheong! Cha-chang!

In that moment, knights began to appear from all around us with a loud noise.

The number was clearly over a hundred, just from what was visible.

“Oh, oh, oh!”

“Is it a trap!”

Unlike me, who had already figured this out, several of my allies were surprised and shouted because they had not noticed it.

also.

“Ugh!”

Some people, including Joo Chang-ik, Gong Han-jik, and Choi Eun-tak, reflexively attacked priests including Bishop Namgung Ham.

of course.

“The Guardian of Heaven.”

Swoooo …

Boom! Knock! Knock!

But it was blocked by the high-level divine magic that Namgung Ham used.

“It is useless. I will bestow my grace upon you all in particular. All of you, come into the embrace of the goddess.”

Namgung Ham mutters leisurely.

Yeah, well.

Perhaps the plan was to keep us locked up like this and use “Judgment” or something.

“Everyone! Let’s show these fools the grace of the Goddess! Let the judgment begin─!”

As expected, he ordered the priests and paladins to ‘judge’.

But, well.

Things won’t go as planned, will they?

I am.

The head of the Eugene sect of the Gaia Church, the next Pope of the Church, and my loyal Guardian’s name was loudly called out.

“Yoon Ji-ho!!!!!”

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