Episode 77:
Mandokbulchim struggled desperately.
The reason for the existence of Mandok-Inviolable is to defeat all evil that exists in its owner.
Gift Mandokbulchim was faithful.
To prove the reason for his existence, he explored the force of his master’s body.
The ideal did not exist.
However, while exploring the spirit, I noticed a serious abnormality.
A serious distortion was felt beyond the thick layers of mental barriers.
From one to ten.
Mandokbulchim wanted to correct the distortion of his master’s mind. However, that intention was completely trampled by the owner. It didn’t stop there, but the master’s force began to oppress him violently.
This is wrong. The master’s spirit is now in error. It has to be corrected. But why does the owner interfere with that!
Mandokbulchim desperately tried to ask for recognition of his loyalty, but it was not enough.
“There’s no such thing as a gift these days.”
no······!
Soon, in front of the force that surged in like a tidal wave, the invincible and invincible doctor was cruelly defeated.
* * *
I felt a small sense of relief as I felt that Mandokbulchim had calmed down.
“It’s pretty tough.”
It is indeed a legendary gift.
Although it malfunctioned briefly, it was able to break through my mental barrier in a split second and even last a long time in an unfavorable situation.
It is said that some of the Legendary Gifts have a bit of an ego, and Mandoksimbulsim might be one of them.
The fact that a gift has a self is an unknown area that has not yet been revealed. Some say that it is given to the gift itself as a unique property, while others say that the unconsciousness of the gift holder is transmitted. This is a truth that was never revealed even when I lived with a hematoma in my last life.
But it is true that there is an ego.
A typical example was that gifts were sometimes activated regardless of the user’s will.
Protect, owned by British superhuman Black Wall Williams, was a gift that automatically formed a shield in dangerous situations, independent of the caster’s will. It is said that with this gift, Williams completed his fighting style of both offense and defense.
Since it is a protector, there is no law that prevents you from doing so.
At the last moment, it wriggled as if screaming, but it was amazing to see that the gift had will.
When I came out, I ran into Jeong Joo-ho, who was wandering around the office of the National Security Bureau.
“uh? “Why are you here?”
“I came because I had something to check. “What about the director?”
“There’s a hearing tomorrow, right? “I was preparing.”
It is said that in addition to selecting the expected questionnaire, they even had a rehearsal.
Not long ago, he was telling me he was dying, but now he has a good expression on his face.
“You said you don’t want to be the commissioner, but it seems okay?”
“I decided to accept it, so I’ll do my best. “Everyone will know how scary I will become when I become powerful.”
Then he smiled sinisterly, and he looked like a villain without a doubt.
When people have power, they often reveal their true nature. Most of them changed in a very bad way, but I was looking forward to seeing how Jung Joo-ho would change.
“But during the hearing, your story will come up and I will also talk about you. Is that okay?”
“What will the story be about?”
“How many politicians have you beaten so you can say good things about them? “Of course it’s a bad thing.”
I haven’t done much. It’s unfair.
“There’s nothing we can do if it comes out.”
It wasn’t even for a day or two that I got scolded. I just keep it in my head who cursed and how.
However, Jung Joo-ho said something unexpected.
“I swear at you too.”
“why?”
“Because you’re going to point out to me that you’re over-handling. “Then are you going to tell me that I ordered you to do it and turn everything around?”
“Don’t you usually take risks for your subordinates?”
When I was at the National Defense Bureau, Jeong Joo-ho was a person who was willing to suffer criticism for his subordinates.
When I saw that, I thought that he was a true boss of this era.
Contrary to what I thought, Jung Joo-ho jumped up.
“If I want to take that on, I have to resign. Am I crazy? I’m going to get ahead, so don’t take criticism. “You were the one who asked me to become commissioner in the first place.”
“all right.”
“Okay, then I guess you agreed.”
“Yes, I’ll just remember it for now.”
“······.”
“just joke. “Don’t make that face.”
I spent quite a bit of time comforting Jung Joo-ho, who was lost in thought.
Since the hearing was tomorrow, I was about to go home without holding on any longer.
Dahyun Jeong was seen coming into the National Defense Bureau late, probably because she had been working overtime. There were traces of a fierce fight, and there was blood on his head and jacket.
“brother.”
“Come on.”
He greeted Dahyun Jeong, who was approaching with a happy expression.
“Did you catch the villain?”
“yes. It was a place where drugs were distributed, but since it was a branch organization, it was quite difficult to clean it up. There were quite a few talented villains who were connected to external villain organizations. They gathered them all together and killed them all. “I won’t be able to be active anymore.”
“good job.”
It was nice to see Jung Da-hyun talking so brightly about killing the villain, as she seemed to have completely shaken off the frustration she felt when she first saw her.
However, Dahyun Jeong looked at my face and her expression became worried.
“You look tired. Are you okay?”
“me? “It’s okay.”
“look tired.”
“I guess it’s because I had multiple schedules today.”
He went all the way to Yeosu to catch Berserker and tried several methods, excluding the easiest way to kill him. Now that I think about it, Berserker doesn’t recognize me at all for caring so much about him. What a shameful guy.
I must have used up quite a bit of my mental strength by maintaining the discipline of not hitting against poison.
I didn’t think there was much difference, but Jeong Da-hyun’s keen eye was sharp. Has the use of intuition increased?
“It’s no big deal. don’t mind.”
“Well, I’m glad, but…”
“Do you have something to say?”
“Actually, I wanted to ask you a favor, but you looked tired.”
“say it. “I will listen if I can.”
“···yes. “If it’s okay with you, could you take a look at my training?”
“Training?”
Not Berserker, but me? I wondered if she wanted to call Berserker, but Jeong Da-hyun shook her head resolutely.
“I want to learn properly from my brother.”
“You know why it’s difficult.”
“You can get seriously hurt.”
I’ve been storing up healing potions for just such a time. In fact, even if your limbs are broken, you can recover without injury if you use them in a timely manner.
They’re not a race that gets stronger when they go through some sort of fatal crisis.
I couldn’t shake off the anticipation in Jeong Da-hyun’s eyes.
“Is it okay if my limbs are crushed?”
“yes.”
“good. When should we do it?”
“Right now.”
If you want to experience it, you have no choice but to do it.
I went that way to the training room with Dahyun Jeong and hung out with her. As a result, Jeong Da-hyeon’s arms and legs were broken and she looked miserable, but she did not break her fighting spirit until the end and attacked me.
Certainly, life has improved and the areas of application of intuition have increased compared to before.
It deserves praise. So I made it even more messy.
He gave generous praise to Jeong Da-hyun, who finally lost his fighting spirit.
“It has reached a significant level. “I think I’ll reach level 7 soon.”
“···thank you.”
“Can you get up?”
“yes.”
I sprayed Dahyun Jeong with my recovery agent. Because I have unlimited refills. Jeong Da-hyeon is a public servant of Park Bong, so she gave it back to be used in times of real danger. Anyway, I used it against Berserker today, so the speed at which it is consumed is quite fast.
Dahyun Jeong, who had restored her broken arm to its original form, stood up with difficulty.
“thank you.”
“okay.”
It felt strange to see someone make a mess and say thank you.
In my last life, you did everything you could to kill me. After all, it is up to people to live good lives.
I gave feedback to Dahyun Jeong.
Overall, my skills have improved a lot. If this trend continues, you will soon reach level 7 and catch up to your previous life’s skills within 3 years.
I don’t know what it means to become a superhuman. If you knew, I would have been a superhuman.
by the way.
“hmm.”
“Why are you doing this?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
As I was going out, I remembered Mandokbulchim trying to sneakily penetrate my mental barrier during Jeong Dahyun’s instruction a little while ago.
I thought I was educated, but I guess it’s not there yet.
I need to go home and make sure I have discipline.
* * *
World Supernatural Day held in Tokyo was a historic event.
There was a time in the past when monsters appeared and humanity was helplessly pushed back. Afterwards, when the Awakened One appeared, the world went crazy, saying that a hero had appeared who would save them from the crisis of destruction.
But the enthusiasm did not last long. As they entered a stalemate with monsters, a villain who denied the existing social order appeared, and the image of the Awakened rapidly deteriorated.
Here, all kinds of incidents occurred due to the lack of a legal system to prepare for the awakened.
As a result, social conflict reached its peak and the conflict between awakened and non-awakened people intensified.
World Psychic Day marked the first day that the legal system was fully established and awakened people were fully integrated into society.
The one who stands at the top among them is a level 8 superhuman.
The number of superhumans currently existing around the world is estimated at approximately 150.
If you include the number of villains, the number is unofficially close to 200.
Among them, about 50 superhumans gather every year on World Superhuman Day.
It was one of the world’s largest festivals where diplomatic coordination between countries as well as exchanges between superhumans took place.
In Korea, I and Lee Chan-taek are scheduled to participate as superhumans, and a total of more than 300 people, including a government diplomatic mission of about 100 people and 200 hunters from the National Guild Federation, are scheduled to go to Tokyo.
As it is one of the top ten awakened countries in the world and the venue is Tokyo, the scale was set to be the largest ever.
Before leaving for Tokyo, I met Lee Chan-taek at the Blue House.
“how are you.”
“Thanks to you, I had a good time. I am always grateful to you. “I will go to Tokyo and learn something.”
“It was nothing.”
After the Nuri hunt, Lee Chan-taek’s avant-garde guild experienced significant ups and downs.
However, the downward trend did not last long, and Lee Chan-taek took the initiative to strengthen his power and entered into a partnership with the Holy Guild and was the first to introduce the Big Bang series.
As a result, although it was a short period of time, we were able to restore the power lost during the Nuri hunt.
And when suspicions were raised about the Nuri hunting process, I made friendly gestures, such as standing by my side, expressing support, and giving interviews.
“The hearing was quite loud. Are you okay?”
“No problem.”
“Chief Commissioner Jeong Joo-ho and you are both amazing.”
The word “spectacular” really suited the Jung Joo-ho hearing held yesterday.
My story was mainly to the point where I was confused as to whether it was Jung Joo-ho’s hearing or my hearing.
In particular, criticism was mainly directed at me throughout the hearing, starting with the fact that Jung Joo-ho neglected my excessive suppression when I was a member of the National Security Agency.
What’s even funnier is that attacks against me usually involve the opposition party and the ruling party, but the attack on me didn’t discriminate between the opposition party and the ruling party.
The highlight here was Jung Joo-ho’s reaction.
-Then should I have risked my neck to stop it?
Those words created a miracle in which everyone, regardless of the opposition or ruling party, remained silent.
No, why are you assuming that if Jung Joo-ho stops me, I will kill him?
Honestly, it was unfair.
The problem is that people who claim to be my fans also flooded the comments with “ㅇㅈ”.
Anyone who sees him will think he’s a villain who just kills people.
Still, there was a harvest.
“There were also some benefits.”
“Which part?”
“Because I now know what the ruling and opposition parties think of me.”
“… Those are very scary words.”
“I have no intention of taking action. “That’s just the way it is.”
“know.”
If you keep it in your head, it will come to mind at any time.
While Lee Chan-taek and I were having a long conversation, Cheon Myeong-guk came inside.
He usually had a bitter expression on his face, but today he looked particularly good.
“Thank you for coming. “It’s nice to see the close bond between adepts.”
Was something bad going on in the house? The smile didn’t go away.
“Our goal at this event is to publicize the achievements we have made so far. “At the center of it all will be the promotion of Nuri’s hunting achievements.”
Cheon Myeong-guk said that my hunt for Nuri became a hot topic once again after a new level of monsters named Level 8 Plus appeared.
The South Korean government is calling it an absurd conspiracy and insisting that the successful hunt is true.
Since this is a topic that is being debated among amateurs, Lee Chan-taek announced that he plans to testify as someone with hunting experience.
He admits his experience of failure and launches me?
When I looked at Lee Chan-taek, he was nodding his head calmly. When I saw that, I felt like I had received something.
There is a high probability that transactions were taking place behind the scenes that I was unaware of.
“however.”
As soon as I opened my mouth, their eyes met.
“People who wouldn’t believe me even if I said I hunted wouldn’t believe me.”
“yes. However, if there is a hunting result and there is the testimony of Choin Lee Chan-taek, there is no longer any basis to claim that it is a fabrication.”
From what I see, the guy who started the fight will probably continue to do so.
People like that change their minds only when they are about to die.
Oh, of course, I have never saved the person who changed his mind like that.
You have to take responsibility for your own thoughts.
Then I asked a question about something I was curious about.
“Still, what happens if I don’t believe in the fact of hunting and kill a guy who wants to see my skills?”
Because curiosity urges people to do so.
Since it is the World Federation of Superpowers, does it become the world’s public enemy?
Are there world class villains?
“······.”
Neither of them answers. Did you not understand? Or am I asking the wrong question? Looking at Cheon Myeong-guk’s expression, which has turned earthy, I think the question was conveyed correctly.
Did you misunderstand another part?
“Oh, I have no intention of killing you. I’m just asking because I’m curious.”
really.
Are you trying to hear the government’s position before taking action?
“······.”
For some reason, it seems like neither of them believe it.