◈ Beginning of Episode 296 (3)
After Kim Joo-hyuk noticed that Dungwi had already returned, the guide decided to let Kim Joo-hyuk’s colleagues rest first and sent them back for a while.
As a result, the only people left in the office are Kim Joo-hyuk, Giljab, Parashurama, and Jong Li-kwon.
As soon as the four people sat down, the guide looked at them and spoke.
“The Avatars have disappeared.”
“…what? What are you talking about.”
Kim Joo-hyuk looks back at her with an expression of not understanding what the guide said.
However, the guide spoke with a serious face.
“Literally, most of the current incarnations have disappeared.”
“The fact that most of the incarnations have disappeared… doesn’t that mean they are dead?”
“that’s right.”
“…This suddenly? “How did you find out about it in the first place?”
Kim Joo-hyuk asks, tilting his head as if he doesn’t understand the current situation.
“The incarnations can tell whether each other has disappeared or not.”
Parashurama, who was quietly watching the guide answer Kim Joo-hyuk, suddenly closed his eyes and was silent for a few seconds, then spoke with a strange expression.
“I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who felt it.”
“What was Parashurama feeling too?”
“Rather than feeling it… In the first place, incarnations can at least feel what is happening to each other. “Well, it’s just a matter of whether he’s dead or alive.”
Parashurama thought for a moment while saying this and then continued his story.
“To be honest, at first I thought she was mistaken because she regained her body after such a long time… but if she feels that way, there is a high probability that the incarnations are really disappearing.”
“So you’re saying there was an internal dispute there?”
Zhong Liquan, who had been listening to Parashurama’s story until now, spoke as if he did not understand it.
“Of course, it’s not that there’s no chance of that happening, but it’s probably not the case.”
The guide denied Zong Liquan’s story.
“…then?”
Jong Li-kwon asks.
The guide couldn’t answer that easily, but he soon spoke.
“I think there is a high probability that one person decided to destroy the other incarnations… or rather, eat them.”
“…You ate it?”
Just like Jong Li-kwon, who was still curious, the guide looked at Kim Joo-hyuk’s silent face as if he wanted to hear the story, and began to talk about his hypothesis.
“What you’re saying is…”
Kim Joo-hyuk, who heard the whole story, spoke as if summarizing it.
“Ramachandra completely colluded with Asura and killed all the other incarnations to monopolize their power?”
The guide nodded at Kim Joo-hyuk’s arrangement.
“Actually, this is also one of the possibilities, but no matter how much I think about it, this hypothesis is the one with the highest probability at this point.”
As she said that, she began to elaborate.
“First of all, it is highly unlikely that the incarnations committed fratricide among themselves. “Because they’re not stupid, they’re probably not stupid enough to make that choice when they know their power will be significantly reduced.”
“So the only possibility left is that one other incarnation ate all the other incarnations?”
“Everyone here already knows, but with the power of Asura, a collection of evil gods, it would probably be possible to unite the powers of other incarnations.”
“…So you’re saying that Asura colluded with the one remaining incarnation.”
The guide nodded at Zhong Liquan’s words.
“Yes, because Avatars are not stupid. “I would never have done something like that if I thought about how much my power would be reduced.”
Parashurama, who was silent for a moment at her words, then spoke.
“Then, assuming that happens, if the surviving incarnation is Ramachandra, it would be the most troublesome.”
At Parashurama’s words, Kim Joo-hyuk recalled the memory of Ramachandra that naturally emerged in his mind.
A fucking unlucky idiot.
Stupid bastard.
A bastard who plays with the lives of soldiers.
“….”
In his memory, which seemed to have no good memories, Kim Joo-hyuk remembered Ramachandra’s ability to bloom.
“…If this happens.”
The guide nodded and answered Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
“Yes, if Ramachandra absorbed all the other incarnations, he would be able to call them as his minions.”
“Of course it will be weaker than the original, right?”
“That’s natural, because even with Ramachandra’s abilities, it is impossible to treat the incarnations in a way that is close to the original. “Incarnations brought to life by that guy’s ability will not be able to use their blooming ability.”
“Hmm…”
Kim Joo-hyuk, who had been pondering the guide’s words for a long time, nodded as if he understood and spoke.
“So how should we move now? Can I just go and kill Ramachandra?”
The guide shook his head in response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
“No, he’ll probably come here even if we don’t have to go.”
“…Then is it better to accept him when he comes here?”
“I guess it would be better to do that, right? After all, his target will be you. “At first, I probably won’t be interested in anyone but you.”
“So that means there won’t be any harm to those around you until you kill me.”
“That’s right, from his point of view, we have to deal with you first before we can start everything.”
“Then we just have to wait until Ramachandra comes?”
The guide shook his head in response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
“No, we shouldn’t wait this time.”
“then?”
“Shouldn’t we get ready?”
“preparation?”
“Okay, preparations. Of course, me and Zhong Liquan will be responsible for creating the battlefield, but there are things you need to do as well.”
“What should I do?”
The guide smiled at Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
“I can now use Kurma’s body.”
That’s what I said.
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Actually, Tugui’s return to the labyrinth was already quite a long time ago.
Yeah, a week ago.
By the time Kim Joo-hyuk got caught up in the rotation(?) of his students, Dungwi had already returned to the labyrinth.
So why hasn’t Tugui been seen for a while?
There were a few reasons for this, but first of all, according to Du Gui’s own thoughts, it was because he wanted to test the effectiveness of his abilities.
She assimilated with her name and gained abilities.
I wanted to experiment with that ability.
This was because I wondered to what extent I could go without being discovered.
Although he made an excuse, Tugui’s honest feelings were because he could hug his beloved teacher at any time without anyone’s check.
That is why, in the past few days, Tugui was able to hug his Master freely in the presence of everyone.
He even tried to sit on his lap, or
even turned around and hugged his teacher face to face.
Otherwise, I tried falling asleep next to him when he fell asleep after work.
Aside from that, his life as a pitcher has been greatly enriched recently as he has tried almost anything that won’t be found out by his teacher.
Of course, he had to activate his abilities all the time, and killing enemies for several days in a row was very tiring, but the past few days had definitely been very happy for Tugui.
Mainly the mind.
Of course, such a life ended thanks to Parashurama, who had eyes that could see through anything, but Tugui was still not dissatisfied.
…To be honest, there was a little bit of dissatisfaction left, but overall I was satisfied.
Whatever the reason, I couldn’t stay like this until the end.
Plus.
‘If this is the case, I too…’
It was because of the fact that the current situation was not going too well for Tugui.
Although most people have already noticed, Tuk-gwi secretly admires his teacher, Kim Joo-hyuk.
However, the reason she did not show it all this time was because all of her sisters liked Master.
Because I don’t want to fight with my sisters.
In addition, I didn’t want to be a worry to my teacher, so I kept my feelings secret, but in the current situation, the story was a little different.
‘I never thought something like this would happen.’
Yan Lang and Arin Choi.
Originally, they thought they were just Master’s disciples inside the labyrinth, but in reality, they were Master’s disciples from a generation much earlier than themselves.
They crossed the line with Master as easily as breathing.
Of course, he felt jealous and annoyed that he was able to overcome something that was difficult for him to overcome so freely and comfortably, but at the same time, it was good.
This was because the current situation had changed slightly as a result of them lightly crossing the line.
No, to be precise, rather than subtly changing, it became a fluctuating state.
Thanks to Choi A-rin and Yanrang having already crossed the line with Master, the sisters who had been fighting behind the scenes over Master suddenly began to cooperate.
Thanks to that, the current situation of Master and disciples has been resolved.
And the situation itself was not bad for the current Tugui.
If Choi A-lin and Yan Lang had not crossed the line lightly in the first place, Du Gui would not have had this opportunity.
Therefore, she wanted to take advantage of this current opportunity.
‘It may be a little cowardly, though.’
Didn’t the original teacher always talk to himself?
‘The important thing is not cowardice. What matters is surviving and winning.’
Tugui, who recalled again and again what his master had said when he was teaching him, appeared in front of his master as he came out of the office with a smile.
“huh? “Why didn’t you come down?”
In response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s question, Tougwi bowed his head and spoke.
“Yes, first of all, the sisters and others have all gone down.”
“okay? But why you?”
A light question.
Tugui mumbled, steadied his voice for a moment, and then spoke.
“Would you mind changing your seat for a moment first?”
“A seat?”
Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
Without saying a word, Tugui gently took Kim Joo-hyuk’s hand and moved with him to the lounge.
Of course, it was very disrespectful to touch my body without Master’s permission, but I couldn’t help it.
At least Tugui thought that now was his only chance, and Master didn’t show much concern about this behavior anyway.
Doogwi, who brought Kim Joo-hyuk into the lounge, looked at Kim Joo-hyuk who was staring at him and sighed…
“What are you talking about?”
When Kim Joo-hyuk asked while looking at the fighting spirit, she looked at him with a very meaningful face and said this.
“Master, do you remember what you said to me before?”
“What did you say before?”
“Didn’t Master say that the important thing is not to be cowardly, but to survive and win?”
Kim Joo-hyuk thought about Dugui’s words for a moment and then nodded as if he remembered.
“I want to put those words into practice today.”
Kim Joo-hyuk tilted his head at the sound of Dougwi’s voice that followed immediately, but exactly 30 seconds later.
“ah.”
Kim Joo-hyuk was able to understand the situation.