Regress and Eat

The next day.

I took care of some guild work in the car heading to the airport.

In addition to the summary from Kim's secretary yesterday, there are a ton of reports to read.

In addition, the materials sent from Danton were hand-delivered to me without going through Secretary Kim, so I had to check them manually.

After completing a long-standing research report on developing goat shaped artifacts, I wrote some feedback and sent it to the US.

The next confirmed email is about how [Flame of Energy] sales balance will move.

Revenue was already a billion dollars when they sold less than 1%.

After disposing of all the fires that were mined last time, the settlement amount was enormous and it was impossible to dispose of this large amount of money under the water at once.

‘The purpose of building a J/V in the first place was to move this money. ’

Instead of taking all the money to Korea, some invest it locally at development costs and others use it as funding to recruit Hunters through agencies.

I was also partially used to purchase items that were not worth selling myself.

‘But there's still a lot left. ’

When you're writing a few emails like that.

Suddenly, the handset changes to the floating hologram and the dial tone rings.

Nate?

I took my hand to the hologram and saw Nate's face filled with screens.

His face is sad.

“Jin-wook!”

Urgent voice.

The purpose of the call was clearly anticipated, and I said frantically.

“I'm a little busy right now. ”

“I heard! You said you were on a plane! You said you were going abroad!”

He said it would be a quick death sentence if he missed this opportunity.

“Take this off before you go! ”

Nate points fingers at the little tattoo on his neck.

I sighed lightly.

“Impossible. I explained to you that this item is completely bound. ”

After stopping the over-the-counter brakes, I demanded of the ministry spirit.

Three out of ten items ask for the keyword 'Severian Empire’.

On request, the Spirit selected and presented three items that I did not know existed.

“What do you need?

Among the three items, the crystal shaped item was a piece of armor.

After a brief thought, I gave it to Nate.

Summoning, manipulative Nate, and remote Hibiki are both useful items, but they can also be used to control themselves and to protect themselves.

The moment the crystal was brought to Nate's neck as the item instructed, it flowed like water, leaving a tattoo-like mark on the skin.

“No, but still · · · Why didn't you explain it in the first place! This is what's gonna happen! ”

And it wasn't just the tattoo that was new.

Nate argues.

“He's been following me all day! Eating, sleeping, training · · ·. ”

My face was distorted.

“No, at least not when you're pooping! ”

I sighed once more.

‘Based on the experiments, the performance is clearly excellent. Or should I say too good? ’

He looked at my face and said as if protesting.

“You can be so relaxed because you can't see it! ”

You can actually see it.

The moment I first tried to bind and the tattoo was activated, Nate and I were surprised.

The artifact sat on the skin sucked Nate's Mana and rose like smoke on his head and shoulders.

It condenses in the air and turns into a blue light, similar to a human.

'I thought you saw the genie in the lamp.'

As his lower body became thinner and his tail connected to Nate's neck, he someday resembled the elf of the lamp seen on TV.

The difference is that this side of the body consists of blue Mana.

That it resembles a · · · female body familiar to my eyes.

‘He resembles the spirit of ministry. ’

But I didn't seem to have the free will of her that I had met.

Rather, I was more of a mechanical message, · · control personality that Hunters were used to.

The spirit of the artifact that appeared like that said telepathically:

It was a stiff tone with no emotions.

-Confirm that the attribution process is complete. Initiate tight defenses around the protected party.

The item's name is · · ·.

[3rd Family Escort Program (Rank: SS)]

-Item Description: It is a defense system developed for the comfort of the Third Clan members of the Severian Empire. Fully attributable immediately and automatically performs' active defensive action 'if a threat is detected to the protected status.

In order to ensure the safety of the protected object, the defensive action of the item may precede the hazard awareness of the target.

The spirit that appeared like that continued to follow Nate without disappearing afterwards.

No, because the lower body is connected to Nate's neck, the expression will be accurate.

Instead of blood and flesh, his Mana was embodied as a material, so naturally visible to his eyes · ·.

‘I can see it in my eyes. ’

The item descriptions given by the system messages are too trivial and tend to give a rough description of performance and usage.

If I had known it was going to work like that, Nate would have rejected it permanently.

“Did you read me the description of the item the other day? It seems that the royal people have been followed by such ghosts, but they are not disturbed or uncomfortable in their lives. So wouldn't it be okay if you got used to it? ”

“I'm never getting used to it! ”

I listened and said.

“And, be careful. Keep the spirits educated like last time. If you don't want to blow up another inn during training. ”

The spirit manipulating the artifact had no free will, but it was able to learn like an artificial intelligence.

Thanks to this, the spirit now has enough knowledge to distinguish between the training situation and the actual threat.

It was fortunate for Nate.

“No, that's not what I want! ”

I turned the horse.

“By the way, I have one thing to do while I'm out. ”

I asked Nate to dig up more [Flame of Energy].

“I talked to the gate keepers. If you go alone, you'll be in trouble because of the move. Go with Hibiki. ”

“I knew it. But is there really no way to get this thing off? ”

I said boldly to the crybaby.

“There's only one way to change the owner of a fully bound item. ”

Nate's eyes flash with a spark of hope.

“What?! ”

I answered calmly.

“Death of a former user. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

I hung up on Nate, who wailed for the fact that the blue light should be together until the moment of death with the ghost of sensitivity.

I checked a few more e-mails with the hologram that changed the screen, but I still saw Hibiki's e-mails today.

‘I didn't even ask you to report it every day, but you're so eager. ’

In the process of blocking the dungeon brakes, Hibiki seems to have noticed that she is far behind me and Nate.

Since then, I've been more focused on my training.

‘I explained that there are many differences in awakening points and grading gaps in the beginning, so it is natural. ’

My mind seems to be in a lot of urgency.

Hibiki has since accelerated the use of [Multiple Thinking], a combination of magical skills, and Mana activation exercises.

He is also emailing me a summary of his training.

But I hardly sent a reply.

The initial misdirection required feedback, but it was gradually spotless.

‘Oh, should I talk to Hibiki too? ’

Today, I replied to her email in an unusual way.

I gave Nate a brief instruction to spin the dungeon where the two of them [Flame of Energy] emerged.

There should be no problem with Nate's [Shadow Grave] sneaking out the gate keepers with the flames.

I replied so quickly · · ·.

Boom!

I got a reply in less than 10 seconds.

The content was brief.

‘Yes, sir. ’

It's training time, and you're responsive.

Maybe he was training.

Like multitasking on a computer, you divide accidents into several parts in your head, some in your body to train and move Mana, some in a foreign language such as Korean and English, and some in a way that you manipulate handsets and observe.

In the process, missing sensory organs and hands replace magic and mind.

“Guild Master, we've arrived. ”

I took my mind off the driver's words and went out the door.

It was an airport.

*

TIFER-2.

The roads leading to the United Nations' Far East Trustee 2 were blocked, and they were forced to take a flight.

“In a few moments, we will be landing at Fortress City Airport. ”

Fortress City was a capital concept located in the center of TIFER-2.

A city built entirely for military purposes.

An unmanned bomber was spotted stranded on an airport runway used for civilian use.

‘It's been a long time. ’

It should come as no surprise that North Korea ranks at a pace in a country that has completely collapsed after a major upheaval.

North Korea's government, which was unable to cope with the dungeons that were exploding and the monsters that were spilling, eventually collapsed.

The nations of the world could not abandon North Korea, which would turn into a complete monster den if left alone.

Because if the gate continues to burst in unmanned land, the density of monsters will one day rise above the limit and they will almost push across the border.

Especially for neighboring countries, it was a nightmare.

Thus, it once garrisoned the United Nations military in a city called Pyongyang and built a large military city, gathering survivors around the base boundary to protect them.

It was the birth of a Trustee on the Korean Peninsula, which was only discussed a few decades ago and then disbanded.

“Welcome! Where can I take you? ”

The taxi driver who was waiting in front of the airport was a Middle Eastern man.

I gave him the address of the hotel to speak English as if it were natural.

“Okay! Here we go. ”

The interior of Fortress City was clean and the urban structure itself was no different than usual.

However, if you look a little deeper, you can clearly see the difference.

Once there were all the visible signs and signs in English.

More than half the population is in military clothing, with more military vehicles than regular vehicles.

The floating population on the side of the road was also more than half non-Asian.

It's only 200 kilometers away from Seoul, so the view is unique.

“We're here!”

The knight tilts his head as he glances over my face to settle the price.

“Huh? But I think I've seen a lot of guests · · · somewhere? Are you a movie actor?”

Unlike him who looked relaxed, the hotel front staff was thoroughly prepared to welcome me.

“It's an honor to meet you, Guild Master! ”

The lobby was noisy for a while as all the hotel owners gathered to greet him.

I was quite famous for my role in the over-the-counter brake and for a while in the press because of the guild's inaugural process of being roasted by lightning like beans, and because of the government that preached to me all over the world.

If it were my usual personality, I would have mentioned this in advance, but I quietly checked in and went to my room with a spilled gaze.

The next day.

I spent most of my time in hotels, with the exception of a brief tea time with a U.N. military commander stationed on a government ship.

Instead of being stuck in the room, I deliberately went down to the restaurant to fix three o'clock and stamp people's eyes.

After a faithful day like that, I turned on the TV.

As I turned to the Korean channel, the news that I had been waiting for was coming out.

Breaking news of the S-rank Hunter of the Grand Croix Guild, and the disappearance of Kim Ji-hoon!

He was the one with two legs cut off while attempting to trick me at Hunter Ascendance.

He barely recovered the elixir and regenerated his leg in Grand Croa, and today was the first day Kim Ji-hoon returned to the dungeon after his injury.

By this morning, it was definitely spotted, but it was explained that it had suddenly evaporated on the way to the dungeon.

The car was parked quietly in the driveway and the surrounding CCTV was a dead end.

‘Cleaned up. ’

The only hunters that have access to Class S Hunters are equivalent or higher.

But now that I'm in trust, I've created countless witnesses and alibis.

Given the incident at the promotion hearing and Kim Ji-hoon's public vengeance against me, the look of doubt cannot be avoided, but you will not find evidence.

‘Well, shall we? ’

After the night falls deep.

I hid myself with [Stealth] skills, unfolded [Stardust Wing] and snuck out of the hotel and flew into the sky.

The system identified Adam Abrams as a mountainous area equivalent to the quantitative strength of the former North Korean administrative district.

When I was flying for a long time without anyone noticing.

I see traces of someone down there.

Adam Abrams! ’

Remove items before they can be accessed.

Another of ten artifacts dealt with a War Spirit.

[Hermit's Gray Cloak (Rank: SS)]

-Item Description: Cloak that enhances the effects of Hidden and Hidden Family skills. The capabilities to be amplified include any physical wave blocking, cognitive impairment, such as photodistortion and sound, with one to two levels of enhancement above the skill grade.

I mobilized the items while expanding my SS-rank, the highest grade of [Stealth] skills available to me.

Turn the cloak over and blow Mana in.

You make your way down to the ground and chase Abram, who moves in the dark.

And I watched Mana wriggle in his heart.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

I measured the size of Mana in the opposing Pokémon's core.

Just looking at that doesn't make me human anymore.

· · · · · · At least 200,000!

What are you doing in a place like this? ’

I walked quietly behind him, walking through the wilderness with nothing like a night stroll.