Chapter 196 – Naked Dungeon Life Side Story (4)
Oceans Sergei, a luxury hotel in Okinawa that was recently opened after Chihiro’s surname, was in an uproar when a transcendent person from Korea suddenly visited two days ago.
Local media in Okinawa, as well as the Internet and even national broadcasting.
It was even more strange that it was not talked about.
It’s a well-known fact that I can amplify the Awakener’s mana.
What if you consider the recent political landscape of Korea and Japan?
It has calmed down a bit now as there is no special news, but it is not strange no matter what happens at any time.
Reporters seeking scoops, as well as intelligence agents from around the world, including Japan, spies pretending to be tourists were competing against each other around the hotel.
It’s so strange that I don’t see any Awakeners who come to me with money packed for the purpose of increasing my mana.
“Because my ability is meant to be used at times like this.”
Chihiro said.
As if it didn’t matter how many eyes were watching.
I kept a poker face on the outside, but on the inside I was surprised.
I thought I would use my abilities a little more cautiously and carefully, but I never thought it would appear out of nowhere like this.
He carefully opened his mouth.
I was thinking of trying to figure out her intentions.
“Doesn’t it sound like a skill more suited to assassination than to startle people like this?”
I rubbed my throat and swallowed.
He also made a slightly fearful expression.
“I think foreigners think similarly. Don’t worry. I have no intention of killing you. It’s okay if you don’t have to be so afraid.”
That confidence that he could kill me anytime.
He seemed very proud of his abilities.
Well, since I have that kind of confidence, it must have appeared like this.
Fearlessly.
“The rumors about stopping time seem to be true, right?”
“What? You said you came here just for sightseeing, how did you know that?”
“Isn’t it a story that can be found just by searching the Internet?”
“Hmm… But I’ve never officially acknowledged it. There’s a theory about teleportation, and there’s also a theory about hallucinations, right? Why are you assuming that?”
Was there such a story?
Ahn Ji-hyun’s government’s information power is also not great.
Oh no.
Does it mean that it has already been verified and confirmed?
Whatever it is, it’s enough to see it with your own two eyes.
“It’s good. If it’s not time stop, it’s teleportation. The important thing is that you don’t intend to kill me. Nice to meet you. My name is Kang Jeong-hyeok.”
I held out my hand and asked for a handshake.
If you activate the absolute realm, you can turn on and off her awakening information as well as her mana without having to do annoying skinship, but you can’t make such a careless choice.
She is the backbone of the current Okinawa Independent Government.
Violent means should be avoided if possible.
The reason I flew all this way is to win her favor, not to start a war.
And more than anything else, forcibly removing mana and then blackmailing and forcibly eating it is like a last resort.
Of course, it would be a different story if that woman tried to kill me.
“Welcome. My name is Chihiro. Nice to meet you. I welcome Kang Jeong-hyeok as the representative of Okinawa.”
Not only the looks, but the hands are also very nice.
A soft touch as if you had never handled a weapon before.
“You’re more defenseless than I thought.”
“Yes?”
“You must have studied enough to see what kind of abilities I have.”
“…!?”
It was only then that I remembered it, and I quickly retrieved the hand that held me.
It didn’t steal mana.
She just confirmed her abilities.
“No way… Is it really possible just by shaking hands?”
I gave a deep smile without answering.
“Would you like to try it?”
I shook hands again.
“Oh, no.”
She shook her extended head.
A worried expression of what to do if mana was taken away was revealed as it was.
Did you say you were twenty one?
It’s just the feeling of being at that age.
I didn’t feel like a leader representing hundreds of thousands or an independence fighter.
Is the acting outstanding?
No, I don’t think so.
Even if you know the information about me, it’s like seeing the unintentional handshake.
It was a mistake she should never have made.
With that one touch, she could have lost all of her powers.
There is a high probability that he came here recklessly today as an arbitrary act.
If not only the public but also those close to her called her a princess, she would be thoroughly guarded, though not overprotective.
You can’t be that stupid to ask for support from the Korean government, which has a bad relationship with Japan, for independence in a confidential manner.
In other words, there is a high probability that Chihiro was chosen as a representative because of the value of the name Transcendence or the ability she possesses.
I don’t know who it is, but I want to think that the people around me will rot inside.
After organizing my thoughts, I asked directly.
“If it’s enough to show up at my hotel room suddenly, I’ll skip the greeting. Why did you come to see me?”
As if she was afraid that I would take away her ability, she gradually increased her distance from me.
“You told me to come find you.”
“Oh, during the day?”
He nods her head without answering.
Characteristics of pampering.
Well, if people around me treat me like a princess, I’ll be like that too.
“Why did you send that man to me during the day? Who said he would take good care of me?”
“That’s right. We need your help. The Korean government sent it, right?”
“No? I’m just here for sightseeing.”
“Don’t lie. You showed up in Okinawa shortly after we requested it. No matter how you look at it, I can’t help but think that the Korean government breathed in.”
Not very smart, but not very stupid either.
Are you just overconfident in your abilities?
“I won’t deny it. Instead, I’ll ask you directly.”
“Yes!”
“Why do you want independence?”
“…!”
She unconsciously looked around.
It seems super-secret.
That would be natural.
If the Japanese government knew about this, it would not stand still.
What netizens are talking about on the Internet and what she spits out is of a different level of ripple effect.
“First of all, I want to hear your sincerity. It is impossible to work together toward a goal that is not true.”
I left her with one more word as she stared at me blankly with no answer from her.
“If that’s not the case, just quietly disappear. As if nothing happened.”
Her mouth, which had been silent, slowly opened.
* * *
Discrimination in Okinawa in mainland Japan is a well-known story.
It is said that they have become much weaker now, but the stories of those who have experienced reality are different.
“Okinawa was always my last in Japan. Whatever it was. That’s my reason.”
She told other people’s stories, not her own.
But I could feel it.
That she, too, would have experienced similar discrimination.
She must have remembered something, and her body, which is shaking like an aspen tree, is proof of that.
“I’m not an Awakener, I’ve become a transcendental person… Not being able to protect the people I wanted to protect the most… Do you know the despair? What I want to protect is the people who live here, on this land, not the people of the mainland.”
I looked at her, squinting her eyes.
The information about her that she had received from her mistress, who had read her some time ago, flashes through her head.
Okinawa 12 gate runaway.
Huge human casualties resulting from it.
Was that about 5 years ago now?
Then she must have been in her high school days.
It must be the time when she was her transcendent.
Is it the trauma of not being able to protect her own hometown, even though she has become a transcendent?
It didn’t seem like such a simple feeling.
“Are you talking about the 12 gates of Okinawa?”
“You already know. Yes. That’s right. 12 Gate congestion… Do you know what I was doing when that happened?”
“Hmm, it probably wasn’t in the distance that I could run to at once.”
She said sobbing.
But she didn’t shed a tear.
As if she was blaming herself, she went on with her story, fading away with sadness.
Her eyes were as cold as ice.
“That’s right. Me, then… Something like that was happening in my hometown, and I became the first Transcendentalist on the island, which is the pride of Okinawa, and now I thought I would be able to protect everyone… I was in North Korea at that time. According to the order of the Japanese government. They said that they would return immediately after hearing about their hometown. It’s too bad. They said that they couldn’t break the contract, and that Japan’s international credit rating was falling. I couldn’t do anything. The Japanese government sent another transcendental person instead. I said I would do it, but I sent someone three days late…”
I looked at her without answering.
She had many questions about the North Korean story, but she seemed to have to wait.
* * *
“It smells good.”
Recalling her past, I handed her a warm cup of tea to her, who was trembling.
It’s the first time she’s brewed her tea for her girl since her breakup.
This absurd situation of making tea for an uninvited guest who suddenly appeared.
This situation is so absurd that it makes me laugh out loud.
“Why are you smiling?”
“Oh, excuse me. We met for the first time today, but I think I’ve heard too deep a story.”
“Ah… Come to think of it, that’s it. I’ve never talked to anyone like this before…”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. But I had no choice but to do it. Like I said earlier, I thought I could seek cooperation only if I showed sincerity.”
I didn’t answer.
After the gate appeared, there is no one without a story.
My heart is not shaken by hearing a little of this story.
But you don’t have to be sober.
He’s just taking the deal to his advantage with an ambiguous attitude.
“Kang Jeong-hyeok, I’m asking you formally. If it’s your ability, it will be of great help to Okinawa’s self-reliance.”
“…”
“Have I ever lacked sincerity?”
“No. I felt it enough. Your sincerity towards this land and its people.”
“Then…”
“Chihiro-sama, how much do you know about my ability?”
“Yes?”
Now comes the time to explain.
What do I need to use my abilities.
What to do to increase the synchronization rate.
After hearing my calm explanation, her expression was really strange.
“I-I’ll talk to the female Awakeners belonging to the Awakening Bureau…”
Can’t look straight into my eyes
I wanted her to look me in the eyes.
“Chihiro-sama!”
“Yes?!”
Now our eyes met.
“Chihiro-sama’s magical power can become even stronger than now.”
Her current magical power is S-7.
I don’t know if it’s a natural talent or an acquired effort, but it was quite high.
However, she of Potential 7 can become three levels stronger in the future.
“That, that word…”
“It’s your choice.”
You must achieve a 100 percent synchronization rate with her.
I really wanted to have her ability that I saw when we shook hands.
“I assure you. You too can possess more powerful magic than you do now.”
