Chapter 642 – Everyone Has a Good Plan (1)
The guild leader’s room of the Dawn Guild.
Standing in front of a glass window overlooking the bustling city of Gangnam, Son Si-woo’s cold gaze shows people walking up and down the street.
Long pants and shirt.
Those who went a little further even wore thin coats.
“… Summer is over.”
The hot summer that left everyone bare is over.
The wind got colder, and the leaves that were full of green changed into red and yellow clothes.
Autumn is just around the corner.
There is only one season ahead of us this year.
That means the end of this year is not far away.
“…”
The end of a year that I have already experienced several times in this body.
But this year the feeling is quite different.
“It’s really over now.”
When he took Son Si-woo’s body, he placed two additional restrictions between himself and him to balance the scale.
Mutual non-aggression.
And no disclosure.
Never interfere with each other.
And do not reveal to anyone that your body has changed.
Those restrictions have been well observed so far.
It was natural.
The moment you break this, the only thing you lose is your life.
Those restrictions were the only way to protect myself from him, who probably harbored a great resentment towards me.
If it weren’t for that, he would have died right away or suffered until he was about to die.
That’s the problem.
“… The end of restrictions is just around the corner.”
After this year, the restrictions placed on him and himself will expire.
That means you won’t be able to save your life from him.
You won’t be defeated easily.
After all the hardships, he healed his broken body and was able to use his abilities to a great extent.
But that alone is not enough.
‘It was he who created this body.’
The body he uses now was all created by his hands.
It means having a clear understanding of how strong you are and what your limits are.
But he doesn’t know.
How strong has he become, and what can he do?
Even in terms of experience, there is no comparison.
I’m just borrowing his experience and using it, but didn’t he go through all that and survive?
“… “You have to prepare.”
We don’t know yet.
After this year is over, what will happen between you and him when you finally meet each other?
But he became enlightened through the memory of this body.
The fact that you must always assume the worst and make all preparations.
What is the worst move he can think of?
“Death.”
It is death at the hands of his anger.
And very cruelly.
Either his arms and legs will be cut off or he will be burned to death.
As he vividly remembers himself suffering from all kinds of torture, goosebumps appear all over his body.
“Ugh.”
He just assumed the worst, but there’s no guarantee that it won’t happen.
So, you must prepare in advance.
When he got into a fight with him.
‘I have to become stronger.’
Until now, the strength he had built up was enough.
But now I needed my own strength.
Even he who built this body from beginning to end does not know.
A power that only you know and can handle.
The problem starts now.
How on earth do you build up such power?
He is not him.
It is impossible to invent a new sword technique through all kinds of ingenuity, and it would take too much time to learn something different now.
Having grown slightly by reading Son Si-woo’s life, he continues to think.
So what should we do?
It wasn’t long before I found the answer.
“Michelle.”
He taught me the cure for a broken body.
For the first time in my life, I held it.
She is a grateful woman and lover who always helped me up with kind words and encouragement.
Reciting her name softly, her frighteningly white hand goes over her shoulder and hugs her chest.
“Did you call me?”
She is always by my side.
Anything you want will come true by her side.
That’s why he was confident.
She would also listen to her current concerns.
“I want to become stronger.”
“Aren’t you being too greedy? “You are still strong enough.”
Siwoo turns around and looks into her eyes, holding onto her arm that hugs my chest.
“I have to become stronger than I am now.”
Otherwise, you might die.
“… Are you serious?”
She saw.
The sincerity buried in Son Si-woo’s eyes.
I am determined to do anything to become stronger.
“Haaa.”
Michelle lets out a strange breath and shakes her body once.
It was the moment I had longed for.
So she tries to hide her rising joy and asks insidiously.
“How far can you go to become stronger?”
I don’t want to die.
There are still many things I want to do, and I want to enjoy the life I have now even more.
With that in mind, he answered.
“Anything.”
The smile on her mouth became even deeper.
* * *
After she was discharged from the hospital after being hospitalized for 10 days.
I was going back and forth between home and the guild, helping guild members who were focusing on training.
“Wow!”
Shin Yu-jeong attacks strongly with a shield in front.
Breakthrough power has improved incomparably compared to before.
I was always disappointed that my attack power was lacking compared to my strong defense, but now the balance is pretty good.
But it’s still not enough.
After dodging a straight attack, he punches towards the clearly exposed gap.
“This place is empty… !”
“It’s not empty!”
Elena blocks Shin Yu-jeong with a large shield and blocks my attack early.
Look at these guys.
“Yujeong, you shouldn’t rush in blindly. Have you just forgotten? Dojin, you are stronger than I. Much.”
“Tch…, I know. And you didn’t rush in blindly? “I charged in because I knew you would stop me.”
“Hehe… “Is that so?”
The combination of the two has improved significantly.
It was flawless before, but now it’s even better.
It feels as if one mind is controlling both bodies at the same time.
“Let’s keep pushing.”
“Good!”
Two people rush in.
Small shields, barbed maces, and large shields clutter your vision.
Outside my dizzy vision, a sharp sword stabs me in the blind spot.
Lightly twist your body and block the tip of the sword with the blade.
“Tsk…”
Son Seo-yeon quickly retreats, letting out a groan full of regret.
It didn’t end there.
“Guys, get out of the way!”
After safely casting magic in the back row, Lim Na-eun’s trademark magic bombardment begins.
Hugs!
Pong!
The thin soap bubble bursts, and the magic contained within pours out all at once.
Fireball, Wind Cutter, Lightning Spear, Aqua Cannon, Ice Fog.
All kinds of magic work synergistically to cover the entire body with even more fierce force.
I laughed in it.
“Hehe.”
It’s amazing.
Who would have thought that these young chicks have already grown so much.
On the one hand, it was disappointing.
“I can’t even call you a new chick anymore.”
No one looks disleveled.
What lies before your eyes are veterans who have armed themselves with countless experiences.
The teamwork that resulted from that experience sends shivers down your spine, even if only for a moment.
If they were all S-class, I might have ended up in the hospital again.
[Activates the ruler’s area.]
The magic that covers the surroundings.
It whispers softly to the magical power that makes it up.
「Sol (解).」
Magical powers that are entangled in a certain form are unraveled.
The flames die out, the wind and lightning disperse, and water and ice flow to the floor and wet the ground.
There is a sense of desperation on the faces of the guild members as they look at me, who has walked out of the bombing unscathed.
“And…, It’s absolutely ridiculous.”
“It’s a deceptive ability. Dojin is a cheat user.”
“Aang, really! That’s too much! I put so much effort into making it, ugh… !”
“There’s still a long way to go.”
The guild members sit down, one by one, expressing their feelings.
Jeonghee, who was watching this from outside the training room, rushed over and gave the guys water and towels.
“Good job, guys.”
Jeonghee rubs their shoulders and encourages them, afraid that they might get upset.
Meanwhile, he lightly scolds me with sharp eyes and asks if I shouldn’t have done it while looking at him appropriately.
It was unfair.
I did this with a lot of consideration.
The eyes of four people who have taken a moderate amount of rest turn to me.
“So, what is the evaluation?”
Evaluate.
“It was good without any fuss. The sum couldn’t get any better, and each individual’s ability was much higher than even a month ago.”
Guys who look up at me with slightly wide eyes at the praise they don’t give out easily.
Shin Yu-jeong, the only one among them who did not lose her cool, asked
“How much do you think is left?”
What she wants to ask is probably how long it takes to reach S rank.
“Well…”
It was a difficult question to answer easily.
S-level is ultimately an ability level, but it is an area that can only be advanced by gaining enlightenment.
But this one thing can be answered with certainty.
“It’s no longer strange when you all come up.”
Almost all the walls leading to the S class have been demolished, leaving only one last shot.
I worked hard and got there.
In response to my answer, he lowers his head and mutters.
“It’s not strange no matter when you climb up…”
A passion that is difficult to gauge can be felt in small sounds.
No, I feel obsession that goes beyond enthusiasm.
“Whoa.”
Shin Yu-jeong exhales the breath stuck in her lungs and quickly wakes up her tired body and heads somewhere.
“Where are you going?”
“Personal training.”
“…”
It’s a bit scary somehow.
