Episode 53 Bringing in a new recruit (1)
It’s been a week since I went to Park Tae-shik’s studio.
In the meantime, Kwon Wol has been busy taking care of the golden apple seedlings and thinking about how to reconstruct Sun Gwangbo.
Growing golden apple seedlings is tricky, but not too difficult.
The problem was on the Sun Gwangbo side.
Dismantle and remodel existing skills.
It was such a difficult task that the answer did not come out easily even with the Sura blood and genius blood.
Just as I was about to give up, a new idea came to me. After that, the road started to show.
Shunwangbo is a skill that uses the nature of brain power. It is difficult to demonstrate the advantages of Soon Gwang-bo with ordinary magical power.
That’s why Gwonwool decided to replace the brain power with the devil’s power, Monarque.
Monarque is the power to control the wind.
It was decided to replace Sun Guangbo’s brain power with wind power.
“Oh, it’s cold.”
Today, Kwon-ul Kwon was facing the cliff from early dawn.
It was to practice fusion of Monarque and Sungwangbo.
“I still can’t get a feel for it.”
Prior to practice, Gwon-wool grumbled briefly.
The format of Soon Kwang-bo is applied to Monarque. This was an act that was no different from creating a new skill.
The original skill is to acquire.
That’s why creating skills is so difficult that it’s close to impossible.
＜The devil’s power ‘Monarque’ is manifested.＞
A gust of wind began to blow around Kwon-wool. A gust of wind whirled and blew away the pebbles on the floor.
Gwon-ul Kwon started to move the wind according to the basic principle of Sungwangbo.
The wind, which had been raging aimlessly, began to whirl around Kwon-ul’s back.
“It’s going smoothly so far.”
Kwon Wool made the wind of Monarque even stronger.
The whirlpool started to grow stronger. An ear-piercing gust of wind rang out.
“Does it look like it goes well today?”
Until yesterday, this simple movement didn’t work. But today, I was able to easily condense the wind.
Gwonwool decided to drive this momentum and try a more difficult motion.
Gwon-ul looked back at the cliff.
The cliff was vertical as if someone had carved it.
I stepped towards the cliff.
At that moment, the wind on his back went out of control and exploded.
The exploding wind blew Kwon Wol towards the cliff.
“Uh, uh!”
Without a chance to resist, he was thrown into a cliff. The gold cracked widely around the place where Kwon Won-wool had penetrated.
After a while, Kwon-wool fell to the ground.
“Ouch… … .”
Kwon-wool was in pain as he touched his nose.
Right before the collision, he protected himself with magic, but he couldn’t help but suffer.
“Wow, that’s not easy.”
Gwon-wool grumbled. But I got up right away and tried again.
But every time I tried, I got the same result every time.
It succeeds in condensing the wind. When I tried to move using it, it bounced somewhere else.
How much did you suffer like that?
“Kwon Han-ul?”
Joo Ha-yeon, who came out to meet her, asked in a puzzled voice.
“Are you alive?”
Kwon Kwon-wool had become a disgrace to the extent that she was worried.
His body was covered in dirt from being hit here and there, and his clothes were torn here and there.
“Ah, Mr. Hayeon.”
“Get some water and a towel here.”
Joo Ha-yeon handed over a towel and a water bottle. As he was thirsty at the time, Gwon-ul opened the lid and drank water.
Thirst was quenched and a sense of refreshment spread. Gwonwool wiped his mouth.
After that, I wiped the sweat off with a towel. It was mixed with the soil and it didn’t feel very good.
“Looks like you haven’t worked out well today.”
Joo Ha-yeon looked around and said. The floor was dug everywhere, and there were two or three holes in the cliff.
“When are you going to tell me why you are struggling every morning?”
Kwon-wool did not tell Joo Ha-yeon about this.
It was originally impossible to create a new skill by fusing different powers and skills.
There are genius blood and sura blood, so I can try at least.
“I’m just practicing to use Monarque’s powers better.”
That’s why I had no choice but to gloss over Kwon Wool.
“No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like it.”
Kwon Kwon-wool felt sick to his stomach at the sharp point. This time, I thought about how to evade it again.
“Rather than that, I think we should end it here for today.”
“Already?”
“Yes, because the president called. The appointment time is two hours later, so you should start preparing now.”
A question appeared on Kwon-ul’s face.
It is the chairman who has not even paid attention to Kwon Kwon-ul since the auction house. But a sudden call?
“What is it?”
“well. Wouldn’t you have to go and see for yourself?”
Kwon Kwon-wool felt ominous at the playful voice.
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“scram.”
The chairman, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, said that right away.
“… … yes?”
“Are you not able to hear me anymore? He told me to leave the main house now.”
Gwon-ul looked back on his past. No matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t do anything outside of the chairman’s eyes.
“How long can we feed and sleep for free? Now, as a blood relative of the Black Sky, you must go out and take on the mission.”
“Oh, did you mean that? I thought you were kicking me out again.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Kwon-wool scratched his cheek at the president’s criticism.
“Take it. This is the task assigned to you.”
The chairman threw a piece of paper at Kwon-ul. Gwon-ul received the paper and read it.
The request was a simple escort mission. The end is to protect the client from the assassin.
The problem was the identity of the assassin.
“President?”
“Why?”
“I think I misread something… … The group expected to be the assassin is Pandaemonium?”
At Kwon-ul’s words, the chairman frowned.
“What did you mean by that?”
“It’s not about what… … .”
Pandemonium or Pandemonium.
If only the wicked of the wicked can join, it is a hunter group in the shadows.
You can’t even enter Pandaemonium for any crime.
Rumor has it that most of the world’s Most Wanted are affiliated with Pandaemonium.
“Are the blood relatives of the Dark Heaven frightened by those bastards?”
Kwon Seon-woo’s remark left Kwon-ul at a loss for words.
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The hunters of Pandaemonium are not mere villains.
It is because he is strong that he is still alive after committing a terrible crime.
If the world rankings were lined up with sunny hunters, Pandaemonium could be said to be a world ranking exclusively for criminals.
Do you call them bastards?
I knew that Kwon Seon-woo deserved it, but I couldn’t help but be shocked.
“I am not afraid. I was surprised when he suddenly told me to deal with these guys.”
“Don’t be frightened by Pandaemonium if the guy who killed Ruin Aspadam was the only one.”
At those words, Gwon-ul’s eyes widened.
“Did you know?”
“There is nothing in the dark sky that I do not know about.”
Seonwoo Kwon said indifferently.
“You said you stopped Ruin Aspadam from causing a rampage? In the process, you alone kill Ruin Aspadam.”
A smile appeared on Seonwoo Kwon’s face.
“For a disciple of the wall power to lose to a blood relative in the dark sky. If that cranky guy finds out, he’ll go mad and try to die. Good job.”
Although I had never met the Byeolgyeokja in person, I had a strong feeling that he might not get along well with Heukcheon.
“Do you believe Catalina Blaga?”
“Do you think I am an idiot?”
Seonwoo Kwon said firmly.
“She is terribly well versed in men’s inner world. Didn’t he know that his family would be like that? It’s obviously the handiwork of that year. So I was going to come by myself, but… … .”
Seonwoo Kwon’s brow narrowed slightly.
“They came with the indemnity first. It was their negligence this time, but since a blood relative of the Blaga family died, they said they were also victims.”
For a moment, Kwon Kwon-wool felt terrified.
Could it be that even the death of a blood relative was intended by Catalina Blaga?
“It was such a yard, so I couldn’t raise my work. I decided to skip this one time.”
Suddenly, Seonwoo Kwon took out a cell phone from a drawer and threw it.
“What is this?”
“It’s a direct line to reach me. If Catalina Blaga does anything else, please contact me directly. I will immediately declare war on the Blaga family.”
Gwon-wool swallowed his saliva. This small phone suddenly felt heavy.
“Anyway, if you’re strong enough to kill Ruin Aspadam, you’ll be good enough for this mission.”
“no… … Anyway, how can I take on the escort mission by myself?”
When escorting someone, the important thing is numbers rather than individual strength.
Because you never know when danger will arise.
It was clearly stated in the request that one unit should be in charge.
“Where did the spirit that showed me at the auction house go? Didn’t you say you would be active in the world at that time?”
With this coming out, I have nothing more to say.
“And strictly speaking, you are not alone. Isn’t Hayeon here too?”
“Can Ha-yeon also participate in this mission?”
“It won’t happen. Right now, I’m in charge of escorting you.”
The chairman leaned on his chin and continued his speech.
“If the power required for the request is set at 10%, Ha-yeon will be 50%, and you will be 30%.”
50%.
That means the current Joo Ha-yeon is much stronger than Kwon-wul.
It must be an accurate assessment since it was said by a transcendentalist like Kwon Seon-woo.
“Still, 20% is not enough.”
“You guys have to fill that 20% on your own.”
Gwon-ul licked his lips.
“I would like to ask you to confirm one thing.”
“What.”
“He said he would give me any support if I made a team.”
“It did. Of course, I have no intention of accepting ridiculous requests.”
Kwon Seon-woo’s eyes shone sharply. As if to stop talking nonsense.
“Thank you for remembering me. Then, when the team is ready, we will contact you.”
“do whatever you want. Rather, the time is up now. Go away.”
After the originally promised 20 minutes passed, the chairman kicked out Kwon Kwon-wool like a knife. After bowing briefly, Kwon-ul tried to leave the room.
“Chansung defeated another SS-class monster this time.”
Just before opening the door, I heard the president’s voice.
“I don’t know what you’re aiming for, but I’ll have to hurry to catch up with Chansung.”
For a moment, it was hard to believe Kwon-ul. Are you really worried about me right now?
Leaving the question behind, Kwon-ul opened the door and went outside.
“Did the interview go well?”
Instead of answering, Kwon-wool held out a piece of paper. Joo Ha-yeon looked at the paper and said in surprise.
“It’s an escort mission. The expected assassin belongs to Pandaemonium… … You have given me a difficult task.”
“I mean.”
“The most difficult thing is that the number of people is small. You can’t escort only two people… … Why do you look at me like that?”
“it’s nothing.”
Just like the chairman, Hayeon Joo was not too worried about the name Pandaemonium.
How strong is this in reality? Curiosity arose.
“There is still time, so it would be good to replenish the team in the meantime.”
“Being a team member… … .”
Gwon-wool blurted out his words. It’s not that I didn’t accept my teammates until now because I liked Kwon-wool.
In the meantime, I’ve received information about hunters who are active alone in the Heukcheon family. But there was not a single person I liked.
“It means that all the useful people have already been taken from other teams.”
“Aren’t Kwon Han-ul’s standards too high?”
“I have no choice but to hold it high.”
As Kwon Seon-woo said, Kwon-ul did not have much time.
Even Kwon Chan-sung, the obstacle in front of his eyes, has already reached the level of a transcendentalist. Not to mention the skills of the team members.
There is only one way to catch up with it. Gwonwool is also recruiting outstanding talent.
“I understand Kwon Han-ul’s heart. But for this quest, I have no choice but to increase the number of team members by at least one person.”
grunt
Gwon-ul made a sound of pain. As Joo Ha-yeon said, there was no time anymore.
“Let’s check the roster one more time. Or should I use a separate mercenary?”
“Do you have the money for that?”
Kwon Kwon-ul became a mute after eating honey. A mercenary enough to fight the villains of Pandaemonium. It was obvious that it would cost a lot of money.
“I had to worry about money even though I was in the dark… … .”
Gwon-ul looked up at the sky and lamented.
At that time, Joo Ha-yeon smiled softly.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
“I just came with news that is perfect for Kwon Kwon-wool.”
“News?”
“You know that the graduation ceremony was held at the training center recently, right?”
Gwonwool nodded.
The training camp is an institution created by the Black Sky Group to train hunters.
General hunters who were not blood relatives of Heukcheon were educated at the training center and belonged to the Heukcheon group.
“Why is that graduation ceremony?”
Kwon Kwon-ul did not have much interest in the graduation ceremony.
It was because, compared to the blood relatives of Heukcheon, the skills of ordinary hunters were inevitably inferior.
In the first place, if you were a newcomer with a talent comparable to that of your blood relative, rumors would have already spread.
There were no such rumors, so I didn’t pay attention.
“They say that a very talented person appeared at that graduation ceremony.”
Kwon Kwon-ul had questions before expectations. Does it make sense that it suddenly appeared?
“To what extent is that?”
“According to rumors, it is said that even a fair amount of pure blood in the dark sky will not be able to win.”
Kwon-wool’s doubts grew even bigger. A genius of that level has not been known yet?
“It is said that many units are already moving to recruit those graduates.”
“Then you must have already gone somewhere else.”
“Oh, that’s strange, they said they turned down all recruiting offers.”
“You all said no?”
“Yes, so the Black Chun family temporarily entrusted them with cleaning the dungeons around the main house.”
Gwonwool tilted his head. Haven’t heard the news about such an unconventional talent?
“Aren’t you kidding me?”
“How dare I do that?”
“I don’t understand why such a talented person suddenly popped up.”
“Ah, that’s it. He said he wasn’t originally trained at a training center. I heard that you participated only in a symbolic sense.”
Kwon Kwon-ul couldn’t tilt his head anymore, so he even made an impression.
“Who the hell are you to do that?”
“This is Mei Hong.”
At first I couldn’t remember. I was able to recall it only after rummaging for a while.
“… … no way?”
“Yes, she is the woman who helped Dark Heaven in the war against the Mei family.”
Kwon Wol couldn’t help but be embarrassed by the unexpected name.
“Did Meihong attend the graduation ceremony at the training school?”
“Maybe you’ve been under investigation and officially belonged to the Heukcheon family this time? In that sense, I participated in the graduation ceremony.”
It was a valid guess. I can’t be sure though.
“You mean Mei Hong’s skills were so great?”
It wasn’t nonsense. Because Mei Hong is so talented that she came out as the representative of the Mei family.
“There is no guarantee that you will be able to recruit just because you are looking for them. A lot of teams have already been turned down trying to recruit Mei Hong.”
If you have that level of skill, you can get good treatment even within the Heukcheon group.
Even so, it was obvious that there was something inside that everyone refused.
“What would you like to do?”
Kwon Wool-wool pondered for a while at Joo Ha-yeon’s question, and then made a decision.
“Let’s go.”