Regress and Eat

Normal hunters deserve a break from manana exhaustion.

Seo Kyu-chul was still staring at me with bloodshot eyes.

“You!”

Whether the opposing host is still alive or not, the seeds in my heart sleep like rats.

‘Well, we haven't had any eating and eating fights between the seeds each time we encounter each other. ’

I decided to forcefully awaken the seeds, just as I had done in front of Iphonia before.

It is overwhelmed by the [Accessory's Eye] and stimulates it again, which is breathtaking for a long time in the core.

The Mana waves that occur when other seeds are destroyed are reproduced in the body.

‘· · · · · · · · Moss profit! ’

The curse is awakened.

Red energy is spreading from my heart.

“Now, what do you think? The host is still alive · · · but want to attack like that? ”

You can't see Seogyu Cheol's red Mana seeds.

He used evil without understanding me.

“What the hell! ”

Despite my recommendation, the seed in my heart did not attempt a major attack like before.

"Bait?"

He wiggles his red tentacles around him as he looks at his liver.

I don't see any prominent sensory organs, but I feel like I'm looking at the condition.

So the seeds that I hesitated for a while · ·.

"Yuck, yuck!"

Suddenly, he stretched his tentacles, drawing a sharp line.

The end is the Seed of Seo Gyu-chul!

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Seeing me penetrate through my body without any resistance or wound, I was no different from pure Mana without physical interference.

If it penetrates the heart of Seo Kyu-chul, there will be no damage to the body.

Nevertheless.

“Khh!”

As soon as he came into contact with my curse, Seo Kyu-chul took a quick breath and his face became stiff.

Immediately, my eyes flip over and I lose consciousness.

Is Mana running out late? ’

And...

"Yuck!"

Queek, queek! Queek, queek! ’

Two kinds of seeds were echoing in my brain at the same time.

One sounded like a greedy predator, and the other was like the screams of a terminal that was about to vanish.

A seed that was attacked while the host was still alive.

It appears that the red energy that constitutes it is gradually dissipating.

‘Yes!’

The curse of Seo Kyu-chul is definitely breaking.

I couldn't shake the bitter feeling while cheering inside.

‘This is why I can't shave my head. ’

Even without the power of Iponia, I can remove the curse while saving the host's life.

But the way to do that is to stir up the curse that is hiding in my heart.

This way, I can't lift my curse.

"unless you find a way to force my seeds to kill themselves. ’

When I think about it.

Seo Kyu-chul's memory, which was embedded in the seed, flowed at the same speed as light.

A copy of the host's memory? Or will Seo Gyu-chul forget all his memories just like this? ’

Such a question did not stay in my brain for long.

I opened my eyes to the unexpected convenience of the past that I saw in my memory.

‘· · · This old? ’

I had anticipated that Seo Kyu-chul would have been the source of the curse about 15 years ago when the original symptoms began.

But in reality, it wasn't.

What came to Kyu-chul Seo was a day a little more than 100 days after Seo Jin-wook was born.

*

20 years ago.

Seo Kyu-chul was wrapped around his head in his small office.

He was cornered.

‘My growth as a hunter · · · Is this really how it ends? ’

A year ago, he was a class A hunter ranked in Korea and the future looked bright.

Until the day when Manatong's growth was completely over.

Are you sure there's no way to increase your potential Mana? ’

Years after the upheaval, the situation was gloomy because no one in the world could find a way.

In this state, they had to rely on items to accumulate more Mana or increase Mana consumption efficiency, which was very rare and in Korea, the volume was not released.

‘The guild leader of the Grand Cruana Dagger is rumored to have reached Class S. If that's true, no matter how slow the activation is, a Class S Hunter will be released in a matter of years. As long as the Celestial Dragons are left behind, a talent spill is inevitable. ’

The guild was also a guild, but it was bad luck for an individual named Seo Gyu-cheol.

"Is this really the end of me? No matter how good a skill you get and raise your skill level, the difference between your fighting power and Mana is absolute! ’

This was not the future that Seo Gyu-chul had always dreamed of.

He always wanted to.

May the position of the hunter who brought him here from the bottom of his life be solidified.

May life continue to triumph as a first-class Awakening.

The desire to become a stronger hunter has driven Seo Kyu-chul so far, and the despair rushes through his heart, confirming that the path was cut off.

‘I can't end like this · · · want to be stronger! ’

A deep grim shadow fell over his face, including personal, family, and guild affairs.

It was then that a strange voice was heard.

“I'm late, but congratulations. You say that in your own words, don't you? ”

The moment I heard that voice in my ear.

Seo Kyu-chul felt the cold coming down his spine.

“Who are you! ”

Quickly rise to battle stance.

“· · · You! ”

In front of him, a man sat on the couch armrest, gazing at him with a relaxed expression.

He was a common-looking man who seemed to forget in a few seconds even when he made eye contact on the street.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Seo Kyu-chul thought it wouldn't be surprising if he sat there in the same position for several decades.

The opponent appears to be a piece of rock mineral that has been rooted to the ground for centuries and has been in place for more than a man.

‘No, what am I thinking? ’

I threw my thoughts out of my confused head.

I didn't feel anything at all! When · · · How did you get in?! ’

Bang, bang! My heart was racing like crazy.

Probably an Awakened Awakener with Hidden Skills.

I can think of only one reason to break into the Guild Master's Office like this.

Assassination.

I gripped my teeth.

“Which guild did you send me from? ”

“Not particularly, did you create such a group? ”

Seo Kyu-cheol guessed the identity of the opponent and the exact client in his head.

Grand Croix or the Dagger?

The invasion has escalated, but are you so close to the wall as to attempt an assassination?

Or is it because you think your growth as a hunter has been diminished and you can be eliminated?

Otherwise, it could be a small guild quest to defeat the Celestial Dragons and replace them here.

The man opens his lips again and relaxes as he thinks at a rapid pace.

“It's not what you think it is. ”

“· · · What nonsense! ”

“I found you today, not because you're weaker than them or because you're stronger than them. First of all, it's because of your son. ”

At that moment.

Seo Kyu-chul felt tense as if his heart was sinning.

His wife, who was an anaesthetic, died in less than a month after giving birth to her first child.

Cause of death was diagnosed during pregnancy.

It was a tragedy after experiencing such a difficult life in combat that it was said that surviving to childbirth was close to a miracle.

The pain of losing my wife was terrible, but I never let the child I had left out of my head.

As an assassin, the moment the story of his son comes out of their mouths.

Seo Kyu-chul lost his mind.

“How dare you! ”

Seo Kyu-chul drew his sword.

On a sharp blade, the blue Mana trembles.

Immediately, kick the floor and run!

Shhh!

Leaving a blue sword in the air, a blade in a man's throat!

“ · · · · · ·.! ”

Seo Kyu-chul felt the cold sweat dripping.

‘Ey, this? ’

He must have just put the sword down right in front of the man's neck.

It was a sword I've swinged hundreds of thousands of times.

I could not have been mistaken. After 0.1 seconds, the blade was the sequence to pierce the flesh of the unknown intruder and cut off the bones.

However · · ·.

Are you possessed by a ghost? ’

Seo Kyu-chul struggled to suppress the trembling hand that held the sword. Turn your eyes and look around.

Nothing was different from before.

That was the problem.

Seo Kyu-chul stood on his feet when he got up on the chair in the Oval Office.

The man sits at an angle on the couch armrest, as he did from the moment he first appeared.

As if Seo Kyu-chul had turned back time just before rushing with a knife.

"Fantasy"?

However, in Seo Kyu-chul's head, the sensation of blowing up the body just now remained so clear.

I started to wet my back, sweating like rain.

“You can't just run around with a knife without a minute or two in front of you." You tend to take emotions lightly. Just like most humans do. ”

In this situation, everyone would react the same way.

But immediately after that, the man said as though he was going to remove the tumor, just as he had declared it a very unnecessary part.

“Calm down while you work for me. ”

The man lightly gestures forward.

Let's do it.

Even though there was no tactile irritation felt on the skin, Seo Kyu-chul felt a mistaken feeling like the wind was blowing.

And · · ·.

‘ · · · · · ·. ’

Seo Kyu-chul's heart, which was beating like crazy, gradually calmed down.

I felt a rush of rage and fear, fear and suspicion mixed together.

The man said in a monotonous tone.

“From now on, you will not be unnecessarily excited. · · · Except in the circumstances I intend. ”

Seo Kyu-chul analyzed the situation as if he had become someone else.

‘An unknown skill. It can be triggered by digging a gap of less than 0.1 seconds. ’

With excitement and a heightened feeling gone,

I could only fathom how dangerous the opposing Pokémon were.

"Why did this man come looking for my son? A baby that's only been born for 100 days! ’

The man looked at him and said,

“Yes, it took me over 100 days to find a specific one. Rather, I think it's too late. But it takes that long to manifest the potential of your species to be as discernible as possible. That was an area I couldn't touch. ”

“Ugh · · ·! ”

Hot stems once again rose from the inside of Seo Kyu-chul, which seemed to have frozen.

We must defend it! If you came for your son · · · even if you die here with him! ’

As soon as I put that thought in my head, the man said again.

“A protective instinct towards offspring who inherit genes. It is a natural instinct for mammals who are mortals who continue to reproduce, and who have been nurturing them for an oddly long time. It's also unnecessarily stimulating for you. Patriotism. You don't need it either while you're working for me. Let's put it away for now. ”

The man did it again.

It felt like the wind was blowing.

"How's it going?"

Seo Kyu-chul was immediately aware of the change.

The moment a man did something.

Something inside of Seo Kyu-chul disappeared as if it had been cut off.

He could neither understand his thoughts nor empathize with them just a second ago.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Seo Kyu-chul realized that his attachment to his son was completely erased.

But that change did not lead to loss.

He just dumbfounds himself.

“Now, let's get to the point. ”

I drew a line between the two corners of a man's mouth.

“Let's define you. What's the most important piece that makes you you? Tell me what is the most essential part to activate your self. ”

The color in his voice was extremely thick, but Seo Kyu-chul felt that the word contained the light of temptation.

“What is your most stimulating desire? Which of your emotions has the darkest color? ”

Like mechanical movement of an anatomical specimen touching the nervous system.

Regardless of his will, something came to mind in Seo Kyu-chul's head.

‘I want to be strong. I don't want to be pushed away like this. I want to write a page in history. I want to engrave the name Seo Kyu-chul on the world. I want to decorate the name of the celestial dragon next to me, my achievement and self-immolation · ·! ’

The man laughed.

“I see. You were quite a simple desire. I'll do it for you. ”

When he reaches out.

Seo Kyu-chul felt something sharp and rough flowing through his heart.

“Aaahhhh!”

He struggles with the pain and rolls the floor of the office.

A few minutes later.

“Huff-puff! ”

The pain like pouring boiling water rushed to my chest and finally stopped.

Seo Kyu-chul took a quick breath and woke up.

And...

“ · · · · · ·! ”

The impossible happened before my eyes.

“Mana got up · · · ·? ’

It is impossible for a Hunter who has consumed all his potential to activate more Mana.

Absolute rules that no one has ever doubted, which were taken for granted.

It broke today.

Just a few minutes ago, Seo Kyu-chul saw his potential to be '0’ increase by exactly 10,000.

-Active Mana: 11,900/13,100

- Potential Mana: 10,000

‘If you activate all of this latency · ·. ’

Active Mana can become a Class S Hunter with over 20,000 Seogyu Cheol.

The man said in a good time.

“This is a gift from me. You don't have to spend years activating like ordinary hunters. With just one day of focus, you will be able to activate all of its potential Mana. It's just one day.”

If he's telling the truth.

Inside tomorrow, Seo Kyu-cheol can become the first Class S Hunter in Korea.

Make impossible dreams come true.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Immediately after seeing the possibility, Seo Gyu-cheol's chest was filled with an unquenchable desire.

“In return, I need you to do something for me in the future. It's like being a gardener. When the day comes when your work achieves satisfactory results, you will receive a greater gift than today's. ”

Seo Kyu-chul was already kneeling before the man.

Even if you had just experienced a miracle like that before, you would have doubted it and tried to understand its intentions.

However, there was only joy in Seo Kyu-chul's mind about the fact that his desires had already been partially fulfilled, and the desire to achieve greater desires.

‘More · · · More here! ’

I felt a hunger like a hole in my chest.

The urgency to fill this hole with something climbs up just below the throat.

“In five years' time, I will come back. At that time, I will select two or three additional subjects for your son and · · · · · · your son and plant seeds. ”

I couldn't understand what he meant, but Seo Gyu-chul just fell flat on the ground and listened to the man.

Already blurry and muddled, his head leads him to worship men.

“Is it 5 · · · ·? ”

On the back of Seo Kyu-chul's head, the man said in a bold tone.

“Yes. It took your tribe about five years to establish a basic identity. I'll be back then. In the meantime, you can raise your son well. My seed tends to take root the greater the gap between the soil and the spirit. ”

The man smiled and said.

“If you are now that you have cleared your head, you can definitely raise it 'well’. ”

Seo Kyu-chul questioned.

“Then, why is my son's mind as easily organized as mine? ”

He sat on the couch and answered Seo Kyu-chul's question.

“Your son would be a lot easier to work with, but there's a good chance he won't. You don't just plant seeds, you also need to clean up the grain and fertilize it. I borrowed your expression, but I don't know if this metaphor is right. ”

Whether the metaphor was right or awkward was not important to Seo Kyu-chul.

He was already mentally reconstructed enough to take any man's word and carry it out.

The reason why it was so easy was · · ·.

The moment he spoke on the couch, it was because the seed had already dug deep into Seo Kyu-chul's heart.

Named gardener, Seo Kyu-chul didn't even notice that the first seed to be managed was already inside him.

*

And then five years later.

At that time, Seo Kyu-chul was making a name for himself as Korea's first S class hunter and gained the help of Han Snow to rapidly grow the Heavenly Dragon Guild.

The man returned to Seo Kyu-chul.