It was truly a breeze.
I quietly sprinkled Henir’s shadow thinly here and there while the guys were excited and chatting.
Then, he opens the portal and shoots out branches of the World Tree at once, as if surrounded by siege to prevent him from escaping.
It was simple yet powerful.
The downside was that it took some time to prepare, but even considering that, it was an attack well worth using.
“Big, huh… !”
In fact, out of the four people now, they caught us and killed us, and the three people who were making noises saying that they had ascended to the apostles did nothing and were pierced all over their bodies by branches of the World Tree.
The man who was leading them, unlike his subordinates, somehow escaped immediate death, but as long as his limbs were pierced by the branches of the World Tree, it was already over.
As long as I have a branch of the World Tree, they and I are perfectly hierarchical.
“… uh?”
Lee Yu-na, who had been vigilant after creating several weapons in the air, stared blankly at the scene.
What surprised me was that Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo were the same.
I walked to him without saying a word.
In the meantime, the branches of the World Tree were stretched out a little more and inserted into various parts of the gnome’s body.
Then the branch of the World Tree began to devour its power as if it had been waiting for it.
[Branches of the World Tree absorb large amounts of nutrients!]
Ignoring the notification window that popped up in front of me, I knelt down on one knee and picked up his robe.
He seemed to be the same age as me in the original world.
“Die, honey… … .”
“It will happen even if you don’t say it.”
With that in mind, he reached out and grabbed the boy’s head.
As he lifted it up, the boy’s expression contorted with pain.
“Before that, let me ask you a few questions.”
“I guess I will say… … Alas!”
“If you don’t want to talk, don’t.”
When he moved the branches of the World Tree and moved like a oscillation, his whole body trembled as if he had a disease.
As he saw that figure, he slammed his head down as it was, and he shut his mouth as if he had lost his mind.
I knew he wouldn’t say it anyway, and since they came in exactly four numbers, this pendant must have been the purpose.
In the sequel, it was said that people who interpret data scattered here and there would come, but it seems the same is true here.
“The reason.”
“uh?”
“Can you come and make a chain or something to tie this guy up?”
“Uh, uh. Is it possible.”
I was going to kill him as it is, but changed my mind and called Lee Yu-na.
After the guild invitation, the Thorns Cross Society was quiet.
If it was left to the association or Lee Myung-jun, it would have been possible to extract some information.
He had already taken all the power of the World Tree and made it worse than ordinary people, so there was no need to worry.
When he pulled out a branch of the world tree from his body, who had lost consciousness, he flinched and fell.
“Ugh… … .”
After giving a rough first aid by spraying potions on his bruised body, Lee Yu-na began to tightly bind his body with chains.
I’ll have to take it once in awhile
Thinking like that, I glanced around and saw Choi Hyun-woo looking over here with an indescribable expression on his face.
“Jihyuk… … This.”
He had a complicated expression on his face as he looked at the other three members of the Thorn Cross who had already died quickly.
After hesitating for a while, it was time to take a step toward me.
“… Swimming?”
“Don’t say anything.”
Han Soo-young grabbed his arm as if to suddenly stop.
She looked at Choi Hyun-woo and shook her head slowly.
“… … .”
Choi Hyun-woo made eye contact with Han Soo-young for a moment, then nodded as if he knew.
The two were so familiar with each other that they could read each other’s thoughts without saying anything.
“Then let’s really go. Those guys… … If you go to the association later and tell me, they will take care of it.”
With those words, we exited the dungeon.
As I wrapped him around the chain, Choi Hyun-woo and Lee Yu-na were naturally wary that there would be another attack, but fortunately there was no other assailant.
These guys, who used to be in a bunch, seem to have come in small numbers as they are being chased these days.
As soon as he got out of the dungeon without any problems, Choi Hyun-woo opened his mouth in a calm voice to see if he had calmed down.
“For now, let’s call the people of the association here. in vain… … You don’t have to carry it around to get people’s attention.”
It was definitely what he said.
Still, I didn’t know, so I moved a little bit more and immediately contacted the association.
As the matter was a matter, within a few minutes we received a reply that the people of the association had arrived.
“By the way, it’s the Thorn Cross Society, isn’t it that the association is being subjugated on a large scale? From what I heard, even the six guilds gave an order to kill, so it was noisy.”
Lee Yu-na carefully asked Han Soo-young and added.
“I said that I would give a certain amount of reward just for providing information… … .”
“I know. I’m sure we’ll meet like this all of a sudden.”
Han Soo-young answered that way and gave a complicated expression.
“Why? … .”
It was in the meantime.
Hyeon-woo Choi noticed someone approaching from afar and stood up.
“Who is coming? Association people? But it’s too fast… ?”
I turned my head to follow his words, but for a moment my face almost hardened.
Because the man between them was someone I knew for sure.
Dmitry.
He was a disciple and henchman of Isaac McDowell, and a man who was an executive of the Big Watch.
When he saw the man of the thorn cross, bound with us and chains, his eyes brightened and he approached us.
“Excuse me. Let’s talk for a moment.”
“Are you from the association?”
When I got up, he looked at me and took something out of his arms and handed it to me.
It was his business card.
“Belongs to Urea… … You are Professor Isaac McDowell’s assistant.”
“Take good care of me.”
He spoke in a cold, choppy tone.
“Have you ever had a fight with the Thorn Cross?”
“Yes. As you can see, yes.”
“It looks like you have completely subdued them. Fortunately, the.”
He said so and looked down at him with contempt.
“They stole our professor’s important material a few days ago. I found their destination and came here in such a hurry… … You are one step late.”
He paused for a moment and opened his mouth carefully as if this was the main point.
“Maybe you haven’t found something in their arms… ? Or did you find anything in the dungeon?”
Looking at his gaze as if he was looking at me, I answered without avoiding it.
Anyway, he was sure of everything.
“At first, I did not search their arms. If there is something, it will remain as it is, right? And there are some things I got from the dungeon, but it’s not a big deal.”
“Is that so, do you have any plans to hand it over to us for a while?”
Dmitry still spoke in a businesslike tone and looked down slightly.
“Actually, the object in this dungeon is one of the relics that my professor has been looking for for a long time. It is a relic that deserves to be studied archaeologically and in many ways. Of course, you will pay a reasonable price, and ownership will remain with you. How are you?”
As he said that, his eyes were still cold.
Big Watch is also aiming for this.
I gave a positive answer, saying I’ll think about it for now.
“Actually, I came here at the request of someone I know. I can’t decide on my own right here. Would it be okay if I contact you again later?”
“Of course. However, we would like you to respond as soon as possible.”
he added quietly.
“The professor is always busy.”
“Yeah, what. You would.”
“Well then, come on.”
Dmitry and his companions left their seats as if they had no regrets any more.
Meanwhile, the people of the association arrived as if they were taking turns, so I glanced at their backs as they left.
If you don’t want to wait a few days, they’ll try to steal it right away, or even kill it to steal it.
“… … .”
Anyway, the Red Case, the Thorn Cross, and the Big Watch were enemies that had no choice but to be defeated.
If you let it go, it’ll pop out unexpectedly like this and just keep getting in the way.
And now I have what they want in my hands.
Maybe it could be used as bait.
If only I could make them annihilate each other without having to fight them myself… … .
So, while explaining to the people of the association in advance, I calmly began to think about what to do.
It didn’t take long to come to a conclusion.
* * *
We headed downtown, guiding the recruits of the captive thorn cross cadres with explanations to the people of the Society.
Unexpectedly, the attack on the dungeon ended too quickly, and it was also because it was time to eat a late lunch.
After thinking for a while, I took them to an all-you-can-eat meat restaurant.
Lee Yu-na, who hesitated and tried to fall on the way, looked uncomfortable because Han Soo-young grabbed her and dragged her before I could say anything.
“uh? Master, are you calling?”
Then, not long after sitting down, Han Soo-young looked at her phone and muttered.
As soon as she got up from her seat, Hyun-woo Choi also got up naturally.
“Excuse me, we’ll take Master’s phone call and come back.”
For a moment, I could see Lee Yu-na’s eyes fluttering without mercy.
After Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo were away, she took her chopsticks and started to chop things like kimchi and cabbage.
Without realizing it, I let out a sigh.
And when Lee Yu-na heard the sound and immediately put down her chopsticks, she couldn’t stand it any longer.
“hey.”
“Uh, huh?”
Why am I overly surprised?
Eat while watching.
I can’t get restless because I get too hung up on a mistake once.
Suffering from debts that are not theirs.
abandoned by parents
You have to be careful, you have to be careful, but at some point you are deceived by others.
It’s like looking at me and my younger brother when we were young.
“… This is an unlimited refill collection, so you have to pay the same amount regardless of whether you eat a little or a lot. And, of course, it is right for me to do the calculations including the three of you, who brought me here by the weekend. So, don’t look at it and eat as much as you like.”
I deliberately started turning the meat over without making eye contact with her.
After coming to this world again, I thought that I could eat out without any worries.
“And you and I… … It’s true that something bad happened. Have you already apologized to me? But why are you staring at me like that for a few days?”
“that is… … ‘Cause I’m right, I’m wrong… … .”
“If you look at it, you didn’t do anything very well here either, so don’t pay too much attention to it.”
As I watched the meat being roasted, my hunger began to grow.
And I thought it would be the same for a reason.
“To be honest, the situation could have been misunderstood by you. If I had spoken well in the first place, I wouldn’t have misunderstood you so much.”
Having said that, I glanced at her.
“And I’m sorry for yelling too loudly. I’m sorry for swearing.”
“Yeah, you don’t have to apologize… … .”
Saying so, she carefully told her story.
“Anyway, it’s true that I misunderstood because I didn’t listen to you properly… … To be honest, before you shouted, I didn’t just swear, I said a lot of harsh things. Besides, I made Ye Seul worry too… … .”
“okay. It was just that we misunderstood each other.”
I grabbed the meat with tongs and placed it on the plate in front of her.
In the process, the appearance of her skinny and small compared to her peers caught my eye.
“It’s not like you made a big mistake other than that you misunderstood me. I apologized right away. So, let’s pass each other in moderation here. OK?”
“yes… … .”
“Then let’s eat first. The kids… … It looks like it was intentionally left blank.”
Having said that, I started eating meat first, and Yuuna also started eating meat slowly.
Not long after, Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo returned.
When the two saw us who had started eating first, they did not say anything and naturally blended into the atmosphere.
In an atmosphere that was certainly softer than it had been before, we continued to eat, chatting from time to time.
I was so nervous about the dungeon I went to today, but when Choi Hyun-woo said that he had lost something, Han Soo-young said that it would be better to do something like this, and he beat him to think about what it would have been like if it was very dangerous.
In doing so, the two naturally drew Lee Yu-na into the middle of the conversation, asking her questions, and guiding her to answer.
At first, the reason I answered sparingly was about to bring up the subject of my own story.
The phone’s ringing sounded.
It was my cell phone.
“Sorry, I’ll call you in a moment.”
It was Jin Ye-seul who called.
When I answered the phone, she asked, breathing heavily.
– Yeah, what’s going on?
“It’s not a big deal, there’s one thing I need to ask you for permission.”
– My permission?
There was a loud noise over her voice.
Come to think of it, did you mention that you are busy with family work?
– Oh sorry. Is it a bit noisy? Today, from the morning of gathering important supporters and having a party… … .
“party?”
– yes.
She murmured in a sparsely grumbling voice.
— … Usually, he treats him like a child he has put out, but only in this case, he bothers to call people… … .
“You look very busy.”
– Ugh, no. But Jihyuk asked you to call me. of course you should
“okay… … Thank you. Actually, as to what kind of permission I was trying to get from you, do you remember what Hunter Lee Myung-jun said before? that, why He said he would open the warehouse for us, so we could bring our stuff.”
– Oh, yes. remember.
“If it’s okay with you, would it be okay if I go and pick it up first today? I had an urgent need to go. You said you were busy until tomorrow.”
– Yeah, it doesn’t matter.
Jin Ye-seul answered lightly, as if asking a question like that.
― No, you just take my share, Jihyeok. After all, I only need one thing.
I didn’t know it would be so cool.
I nodded and answered.
“okay. thanks Have fun at the party.”
-yes. I really hate it, but Jihyuk is your word, so I’ll try.
With those words, the phone call with Jin Ye-seul was over.
I immediately called Yuzuki Horie, whom I had exchanged numbers for before, and asked if it would be okay to receive the promised reward today or tomorrow.
She gave a positive reply saying that she would always be welcome when she came to the guild house, saying that she would be there, even if it doesn’t matter right now, so you can come visit.
“great… … .”
I was worried that I might be rejected by asking to come later, but it seems like it was a useless worry.
It was time to go back to the table because the chores were over.
Booung.
My phone vibrated, reminding me that a text message had arrived.
It was a message from Jin Ye-seul.
The moment I checked that I had done something, I was startled and coughed in vain.
“… … .”
In the message she sent, there was a picture of Jin Ye-seul in a very unusual purple dress.
A short sentence was added to the end of the message, saying, ‘Do you like it?’