115 – 24. The secret power behind the prince
Tut-beok.
Hwangseong first floor hallway decorated with marble and gold.
Rain, who was walking there while being treated with great hospitality by the employee, looked around.
“…What is that?”
“Yes, this is a statue that was airlifted by His Majesty the Emperor some time ago. It is said to be a relic from more than a thousand years ago.”
“What is that?”
“This is an ivory ornament given to a tribe in Africa. It is shaped like an elephant. Uniquely, the body of the elephant is ivory and only the horns are diamonds.”
“Hmm…”
Pig one by one and ask about the decorations located here and there in the hallway and beyond the windows.
Although there were more than 20 decorations that had already been pointed out, the people in charge of guiding Lane continued their explanation without the slightest hesitation.
It was a professional spirit that everyone could admire.
‘Not here.’
Rain wasn’t listening to the employees’ explanation in the first place.
I just buy an appropriate amount of time and use my
Superpower.
While the employees were doing their best to explain things to Raine in detail, Raine, who was nodding his head and pretending to listen, scanned the surroundings with his telekinesis.
It was a search ability that could be used thanks to the recently advanced
Superpower.
It was a search that only
Superpowers＞ Could do within the imperial castle, where entry with artifacts was not possible.
‘As expected, it’s Namgoong Min.’
Instead of using telekinesis to levitate an object, only its shape is identified.
Originally, I couldn’t even imagine it, but it was thanks to Namgoong Min’s advice that if Were developed, it would be possible to understand the surroundings in that way.
Change of idea.
It was a method of use that opened the eyes of Lane, who had simply used telekinesis for attack purposes.
From Namgoong Min’s point of view, when the player chose , He simply told the available skills as they came to mind.
It was a groundbreaking idea for Lane.
‘Slowly, surely.’
Beyond the hallways and decorations.
Extends telekinesis beyond windows, beyond walls, and down hallways.
As it is operated in a more detailed manner than originally used, it cannot yet cover a long range.
Still, I was able to somehow do it for about 10m nearby.
‘There is space on this wall. ‘I guess it’s a different room because there’s a bed.’
‘There are stairs down here. I think we’re headed to the basement.’
‘What is this beyond the window…’ … ? Is it a statue?’
Like a blind person touching an object with his eyes closed.
Surveys the surrounding area with supernatural powers.
Is it really an imperial castle? Although complex structures such as secret passages and hidden doors are found here and there…… This is not much different from the Arthur Mansion.
‘What Namgoong Min wanted was a place that looks unnatural to anyone.’
If possible, go underground──
“………?”
Tall.
Rain, who was walking while acting appropriately, suddenly stopped.
The employees immediately bowed their heads at the sudden action.
“Lane, are you in an uncomfortable place…?”
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“…Oh, it’s nothing. Is there anything around here?”
“Yes?”
“Well, someone’s room or something like that. It’s not confidential or anything, right?”
“There’s nothing like that. If you’re around here… There’s Princess Kim Eun-ha’s private room.”
“…Private room?”
“Yes. It’s right beyond the door in front of us.”
If you look towards the direction you are looking at, you will see a gate painted and decorated in an old-fashioned way.
If you just look at it, it is a door with no particular problems, and in fact, it is so.
If it is a problem.
‘…… What’s this?’
Beyond that door.
In the basement of a place said to be Princess Kim Eun-ha’s private room.
Below there, there is nothing.
Even though this is the first floor.
‘The other basement felt like stairs or ladders.’
It wasn’t even this close. When it comes to a basement, it is common sense to dig it deep underground.
As of now, I can only detect 10m, so I can only tell that there is an empty space underground.
“You can’t go in… Right?”
“I’m sorry. No matter how much you are Rain, it is impossible without Princess Kim Eun-ha’s permission.”
“Yes…I guess so.”
Once I got to the door, it became clearer.
Right below Princess Kim Eun-ha’s private room.
Underground, which would be less than 1m at most.
No stairs, no ladders, nothing to step on……
‘…… Bottomless pit…… ?’
…… There is a deep, deep pit.
The unnatural part that Namgoong Min mentioned was…… Is that what you’re talking about?
Just before Lane, who felt a sense of uneasiness and ominousness, hurriedly took her steps.
Squeak.
“…Huh?”
“Mr. Lane.”
The door opens, and Princess Kim Eun-ha sticks out her bare head.
Did we just come all the way from the living room to here?
Have you never met someone in the middle?
“Mr. Lane, can we talk for a moment?”
“…Inside the room, you mean?”
“Oh, you probably heard that this is my private room, right? There’s no need to feel burdened.”
There is no way that the Imperial Palace of the Korean Empire could refuse the princess’s offer.
Even though Rain did not like the princess a little, she was not at the point where she refused to even talk to her.
However.
“……Yes, I understand.”
Is this what it feels like to walk on a plank installed on a cliff?
Because I knew that there was a seemingly endless hole under the private room.
After a moment of hesitation, Lane moved her feet into her private room.
Squeak.
Thump.
The door was closed.
*
“It’s around here…”
Outskirts of Seoul, capital of the Korean Empire.
Although Seoul showed development like a night city, worthy of being the world’s most powerful country.
Nevertheless, there were definitely dark parts.
Slums gathered like trash on the outskirts of Seoul, especially near mountains that were abandoned for various reasons, were just like that.
“Uh, Mr. Great Rich?”
“Hang?”
“Gui, I’m sorry if I bothered you! But this area is a notorious place. If you want to go sightseeing, go somewhere else…”
“Ha…”
“Great, great rich man?”
“Get rid of this bastard quickly.”
“Yes.”
One of the public officials who had been guiding Liu from the imperial castle hurriedly tried to stop him, but was only grabbed by the thugs in suits.
Liu, who glanced at one of her bodyguards who was escorting her instead of her husband, who looked very corrupt, opened her mouth.
“What about you? Do you think the same thing?”
“I’m just protecting the path the distinguished guest takes.”
“Wow, I kind of like you guys.”
They are idiots who are not worthy of suspicion and are just using their power.
Now that Liu was wearing all the artifacts he had returned when entering the imperial castle, he had no problem confronting the hero or the princess from the front.
I couldn’t help but feel indifferent towards the mediocre Bodyguard.
I walk towards the slums, where clotheslines are tangled like electric wires, and unlike the noisy city, it is breathtakingly quiet.
“Hey, does anyone know anything about that beggar’s den?”
“…I was from there.”
“You’re a successful bastard. Tell me if there’s anything special.”
“It’s not much different from slums in other countries, but there’s a lot of hostility toward outsiders. Perhaps because it’s right near Seoul…”
“You keep comparing yourself and feeling deprived of your qualifications? You did well to get a job at the Imperial Palace for something like that.”
“I was lucky.”
“You know your topic. Anyway, is there anything else?”
“On top of that, the slums are growing in size as people with jobs who have fallen or ruined their lives are flowing into the slums. If they become too big, it could offend the imperial family, so they are growing their power around the mountains nearby, and there is a guy called the head. “I heard that you are from Romance Academy.”
“You mean he’s a senior? That’s funny.”
As you get closer to the slums, shabby shacks come into view, and a faint odor begins to emanate.
Of course, Liu, who activated the purification and cleansing artifacts, was fine.
Her bodyguards who were escorting her were either nervous or frowning at her.
Just as the slums are wary of outsiders, outsiders also despise the slums.
Only the security guard who said he was from here had a calm expression.
‘This bastard is an outcast.’
Because of his background, he is probably avoided even among bodyguards.
I was able to get a rough idea by looking at the attitude of the other bodyguards toward him.
Of course, it was not a matter for Liu to worry about, so she brushed it off and walked leisurely with her hands in her pockets.
Then we finally arrived at the beginning of the slum.
“…Hey.”
“Hmm?”
“Liu, behind me…”
“It’s okay, you idiot. Hey, you beggar. Why did you talk to me? If you’re talking nonsense, I’ll twist your snout and make it fall off your head.”
Shocked.
The man dressed as a beggar who spoke to Liu was shocked by Liu’s harsh swear words.
Is it because the young girl, who appears to be immature on the outside due to her short stature, was thought to have come to the slums for no reason?
He was momentarily taken aback by Liu’s relaxed attitude, but soon spoke.
“…But if you go in──”
“Ah, well. If I go in like that, all the beggars will be targeting me. Some impure bastards might attack me. At best, it would be a loss to go in as an escort like this. If you don’t want to cry and cry about being kidnapped, go back right away?”
“…………Yes.”
“f*ck you, you bastard. Where can you give advice to a poor beggar with no money? If you’re a beggar, you’ll bow your head and say, ‘Just give me a penny~’ like a beggar. It’s a real comedy to show off for no reason.”
“……….”
“Ha, but it worked out just fine. There’s a place I need to find inside that beggar’s den, so please guide me.”
“…Why on earth did I──”
Jalang.
“……Ha, just use this to guide me to that demon cave? Hey, I barely live in the outskirts of here…”
Jalang. Jinglang.
“…Huh?”
Jalang. Jinglang. Jinglang. Jinglang.
“……………….”
Boom!
In an instant, a pile of jewels piled up in front of the beggar man.
The beggar swallowed his saliva as he looked at the pile of jewels shining brightly even in the dark slums.
“Guide me.”
“Yes, yes! I understand!”
Change your attitude 180 degrees and bow your back.
One of the bodyguards approached Liu, watching him carefully take care of the jewels with eyes filled with greed.
“Mr. Liu.”
“You guys talk a lot too?”
“You should never trust that beggar. At least…”
“I’ll be betrayed and splashed. I’m going to take us to the king who serves us as a boss.
“…If you know, why?”
“Hey, you f*cking bastard. Why do I have to explain it to you guys one by one? If you decide to guard me and get paid, just shut up and do my own guard.”
“……I understand.”
I wondered if they thought he was Nam Goong Min because he joined in the conversation a few times.
Liu, who was taken aback by the way he spoke without hesitation and even tried to listen to an explanation, glared at him, and at the same time, the security guard, sweating coldly, returned to his seat.
To be honest, all of these bodyguards were useless. I just took him with me diplomatically and formally because the Imperial Palace gave him that.
It was laughable for Rio, who was wearing all the artifacts and could easily suppress even if all the bodyguards attacked him.
‘Are you going to explain the rules of the slums to me? It was funny and I fell asleep.’
She was born in a slum in China and is the one who escaped there alone.
Honestly, even though it was a slum, there were no triads or anything like that thanks to the Korean Empire’s unique security system, so I didn’t feel any tension.
Should we just call it slum tourism?
Of course, there was a reason why Liu, who knew well the ecology of slum beggars, handed over the pile of jewels.
“hehehehe, hehehehe. It’s this way. If you go straight this way, you’ll find a house.”
“Are all the houses around here?”
“Aha, hahahaha! You have a great sense of humor!”
It’s not humorous or anything like that.
Liu, who was walking with a grumpy expression while being guided by a beggar, turned his head when he felt gazes coming from all directions.
Between shacks, on roofs, through windows, in alleys, etc.
They are glaring at Liu and his bodyguards from all over, staring at them, and licking their lips.
It was a sticky gaze that would give anyone goosebumps all over their body or make them uncomfortable.
To be honest, it was funny.
It was something I hadn’t felt since I became a wealthy person, so it felt refreshing.
How long did it take to walk like that?
Liu, who was desperately rubbing his hands and ignoring the flattering beggar, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
“We have arrived.”
“Uh, yes? Miss, we still have to go a little further…”
“Stop being a damn thing. Don’t you think they decided to attack around here? Looking around, they’re out of sight.”
“What, what, what are you talking about…?”
“Well, you’re not Namgoong Min and there’s no way you can communicate with me. You’re losers in life and f*cking beggars.”
“……I tried to listen to it, but all I could say was stupid things.”
Her beggar glared at her, her complexion changing as Liu continued her harsh words and actions.
In the meantime, he took care of the pile of jewels and whistled.
“It’s a signal!”
“Attack!”
“Guards of bodyguards, go in groups!”
“That little b*tch is mine!”
“It’s a girl!!!”
Was the whistle a signal?
Beggars and vagabonds are running out from everywhere Rio has already seen.
They jump in with all kinds of weapons, including rusty knives, axes, chairs, rocks, and sashimi.
Even the security guards were shocked by the number, which was probably a hundred people.
“hahahahaha! I’ll taste it myself before you get ransom from your father! I wonder what you’ll say if you give the real thing to the mouth that keeps saying it’s sh*t!”
“…There are degrees of cheap talk. I can’t believe the fortune teller is from here.”
“Liu, Liu! Quickly hide!”
“It’s coming! There are so many bastards…!”
“What kind of bullsh*t are you talking about? Don’t make a fuss and just keep your head down.”
“…Yes?”
“Honestly, it’s none of my business whether you guys search or not.”
Kirik.
The vagabonds, dominated by greed and s*xual desire, rush in.
However, Liu, who had an indifferent expression as if he was not impressed by the tsunami-like force, turned a ring on his right hand.
Artifact .
An artifact that can ‘remember’ something.
There is no limit to memory. You can remember all kinds of things, including scenery, conversations, people, and events, and embody them in video or audio.
The only time limit for memory is 24 hours, so it was literally a ring that could only remember things up to yesterday.
And in that memory.
‘Shock’ is also included.
“Now, it’s your princess’s fist.”
──Don’t get hit and fall behind.
Ending with Rio’s words.
The fist that destroyed not only the car, but also the biological family.
The slums were taken down.