Chapter 205 – Naked Dungeon Life Side Story (13)
“What do you mean? Sin?”
But I wasn’t very interested in what men did.
My only interest was Chihiro.
As if nothing had happened, I looked straight into Chihiro’s eyes and asked, and her very sad face slowly opened.
“You have nothing to do with this story. So please go back now. Negotiations between us are gone now…”
A voice that sounds like something is missing.
I know the general situation.
Seeing that they talk about big sins, it must be that those men caught the pods related to Okinawan independence.
Looking at Chihiro’s remarks, it seemed that she had no intention of disclosing her relationship with me here.
But.
If I reveal that, it will be something that I, along with her, decided to make Okinawa independent.
Since the Korean government is also involved, it seemed like they were trying to make me look like a mere negotiator.
Is there at least loyalty?
But I have a question.
Are you so intimidated by the three men in front of you?
I understand that she is a transcendental person, but if Chihiro has the ability, wouldn’t she be able to deal with the three men in front of her?
I copied her ability and tried it myself.
In a word, it was fraudulent.
Depending on how you use it, it’s good enough to ignore whether the opponent is a transcendent.
But why are you doing that?
Was he being threatened or was he being held hostage?
The more Chihiro didn’t say anything to her, the more she wanted to understand the situation, so I held out her hand.
“Nice to meet you.”
“Ah yes.”
Starting with the ability of a man named Tatsuya, she first confirmed the abilities of the three men.
Fortunately, no one was wearing gloves.
Will he be 160 tall?
The ability of the smallest man was a little unusual.
The skill name is Protection Chain.
Roughly speaking, it would be the ability to protect the object connected to itself.
Since it’s a transcendentally awakened ability, its defense must be tremendous.
No matter how you look at it, there is a high probability that he was the one who deliberately prepared in advance to deal with Chihiro’s ability.
Even if time was stopped through Chihiro’s skill, it would be correct to assume that the man’s increased defense or protective shield would be maintained.
After shaking hands with the three men, I slowly approached Chihiro.
A man named Tatsuya hurries out and blocks her way.
“I’m sorry, but even if you’re Mr. Kang Jung-hyeok, you can’t allow contact with criminals.”
“Is that so?”
“I’m sorry. She’s no longer a princess. She’s just a disgrace to Japan.”
“Is that so?”
He looked at Chihiro and asked.
She still had a sad face.
“Then, should I just go back?”
“Yes. Well… Ah! Of course, I will fully reward you for this effort.”
I left the room with a disappointed look on my face without looking back.
It was because I was curious about what kind of movement they would show after I disappeared.
“What are you doing? Please guide me. It’s too crowded here and I don’t know how to get out.”
“Yes? Ah… Yes.”
I said to Chihiro’s secretary, who was standing there dumbfounded.
It was because it seemed that Chihiro would be comfortable moving around if this person wasn’t here.
I turned the corner and stood in front of the elevator.
I strained my hearing as much as I could to hear the sound coming from around the corner, but I still couldn’t hear anything.
Ding!
The elevator door opened.
The secretary motioned for me to get on first.
But I didn’t move.
Without saying a word, I sent a hand signal to the secretary.
Don’t make any noise and tell me to ride alone.
Eventually, the elevator took only one person and headed downstairs.
And I hid my presence.
* * *
“Since the obstruction is gone, shall we continue our conversation?”
“…”
“Did just thinking about inviting that person? If you use that person to increase your magic power, you’ll be able to deal with Japan? Heh, that’s not even funny. You looked at Japan as a country too funny.”
Chihiro didn’t respond.
I was just trying to figure out the timing.
Fortunately, Kang Jeong-hyeok took the chief secretary out.
Now that the part that worries me is gone, I just look at the opportunity and get out of here.
However, we have to wait until Kang Jung-hyeok leaves the building safely.
I didn’t want to get caught up in it.
I know he’s a Transcendentalist too, but when I looked at his abilities, he didn’t seem like the combat type.
1 minute is all it takes.
That should be enough to get you out of this building.
Chihiro kept her mouth shut and waited for the time to pass quickly.
Unfortunately, no such time was given.
Suddenly, emergency bells started ringing loudly throughout the building.
[Dragon Mantis appears! Dragon Mantis Appears! Chihiro-sama, please hurry to Gate 12.]
She exclaimed urgently.
“Please… Please get out of the way. I must go now.”
“Do you think they’ll let you go? Not at all. But don’t worry. Around the time the traitors are wiped out, our secret agents will appear.”
“…!?”
“I told you. Okinawa is also our land. I don’t want all of our citizens to be exterminated. Once the traitors are sorted out, we have to sort out whether it’s a swarm of locusts or a swarm of mantises. Heck. And take a good picture of it and make it public on TV or on the Internet.” .The incompetent Awakeners of Okinawa failed, but we vs. The Awakeners of Japan are stepping up to make up for it. The people who saw it cheered. Nothing.”
Chihiro’s whole body trembled upon hearing Tatsuya’s story.
She couldn’t contain the anger that was rising.
“You’re going to do it anyway… Why are you leaving me like this? If you’re going to kill me after all…”
“Whoa, whoa… Killing. Can’t you lose a precious Transcendent? Besides, is your ability normal?”
It was absurd.
“Do you know how to use it for you?”
“What if I don’t use it?”
“Even with a knife in my throat…”
“Listen to the end! I thought you were all grown up, but you still haven’t looked young yet. Just think about it. If you don’t use that ability, what will happen to the people of Okinawa?”
She closed her eyes tightly.
A bleak future is drawn before her eyes.
I can never accept such a future.
Even if I die on the spot.
Bang!
He kicked the ground towards the weapon hanging on the wall.
Again, Tatsuya blocks her way with much faster speed than her.
‘I have no choice but to gamble… I have to defeat all three with the minimum amount of magic and go to Gate 12!’
There is no more time to hesitate.
She finally unlocked her powers.
Trouble Time.
Time stopped for the three men all at once.
No, I’m so mistaken.
But it’s not just an illusion.
Vision, senses, cognitive abilities, and even breathing are completely stopped, so it would be enough to say that their time has stopped.
Chihiro’s mana began to decrease at a tremendous rate.
Because the target was a transcendental person, and there were three people at the same time, there was no choice but to consume a huge amount that was incomparable to usual.
I pulled out the sword hanging on the wall.
There is no hesitation.
He immediately swung his sword.
The sword’s trajectory was directly towards Tatsuya’s neck.
Caang!
“…!?”
Huge magic attribute loss.
But the attack didn’t work at all.
A translucent bluish membrane appeared right near Tatsuya’s neck and perfectly deflected her sword strikes.
Caang! Kaga River!
Repeated attacks, even stabbing, didn’t work at all.
She finally knew what a short man’s ability was.
She moved right away.
And she thrust her sword through the troubled little man’s heart.
Gig Gig!
The tip of the blade splattered sparks at a position one centimeter away from the man’s chest, but did not go in further.
The three men’s time began to flow again.
“Haha…”
It only takes 3 seconds after activating the ability for the first time.
In just 3 seconds, a third of the total magic attribute was lost.
The cause was that the target was the transcendental people who possessed tremendous magical power, and that he directly attacked the target that stopped time.
However, it did not leave a single scratch.
With her heavy breathing, she knew things were getting worse.
Tatsuya said to her with a fishy smile.
“Looks like you used your abilities? Haha. What did I say? You’ve been overconfident in your abilities since long ago, and it ended up like this. As you’ve noticed now, you’ll never be able to defeat us. Not even one person.”
She gritted it.
It is useless to regret what has already happened.
“Maybe. But now it’s clear.”
That you can’t stop me
She activated her powers again.
She ran out of the room at breakneck speed.
I was thinking of jumping out the window on the other side of the hallway.
This is because the director’s office had no windows for security reasons.
I did…
It was when I passed the corner.
At her place, someone was standing there looking at her.
She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“Why are you here…”
Kang Jung-hyeok replied.
“Just.”
It was a fleeting moment.
Chihiro frowned and passed the place as it was.
She was activating her powers.
There were many things I wanted to ask, but the more time I delayed, the more precious magic power was consumed.
The windows in the hallway shattered loudly, and her figure had already disappeared.
The stopped time of the three men started to flow again.
“Damn it, it’s gone after all.”
“Now what?”
“What should I do! I have to go after her right now. She knows where she’s gone.”
“But there are other Awoken out there, and the eyes that see…”
“It’s enough to pluck out the eyes that see, and the mantis swarms will be coming out like crazy by now, so we’ll have to use the environment well.”
It was as the three men left Chihiro’s room.
“I’m sorry, but you three need to stay here.”
Someone blocked them.
“Kang Jeong-hyuk!? Why are you still here…”
“I’m sure you’ve been watching since a while ago?”
Tatsuya, who had been silent, opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.
“You’re out of it. If you’ve been secretly eavesdropping, you’ll know, but this is a domestic issue. I’m just saying don’t interfere. You don’t want this to expand into a Japan-Korea issue, do you?”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in international affairs. I just…”
The smile on Kang’s face slowly disappeared.
“I hate it when other guys chase after my girl.”