Chapter 41 – 041 Scales of Fortune (3)
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The guys occupying the bank were all wearing green jumpsuits and grotesque masks.
‘Magic bomb?’
What they were holding was a large amount of magic bombs. It was a lot for a threat installation.
“Shoot…! Kill me!!”
He put down the bomb he was holding and started shooting. But the guns all hit the place where they stood before.
Aiming at a hunter who can move 2-3M at once in such a limited space is impossible for an ordinary human being.
[ The movement is corrected by the fallen empire swordsmanship. ]
The sword accumulated with the magic of the anti-horse took down one person very lightly.
1 person.
‘Aren’t you an Awakener?’
“Fuck… Shit!! Die! Die!!”
The villain saw his colleague fall and shot his gun like crazy, but can he hit something that is hard to hit even if he concentrates while excited?
[ The movement is corrected by the fallen empire swordsmanship. ]
Seriously, the feeling of cutting something was unpleasant, but there was no guilt.
3 people.
“What a fuss!”
The villains around me came out one by one. I roughly wiped my sword on the fallen guy’s clothes and charged at the next one.
There were a few awakeners among the villains, but they seemed to be melee awakeners who didn’t have very special abilities.
They hurriedly took out their swords, but in an instant, their comrades began to fall.
‘I think your magical power level is lower than mine?’
The villains glaring at me with swords, their magic power seemed worse than mine.
The main reason hunters use swords is convenience. Even an ordinary sword can turn into a menacing weapon if you pour mana into it.
There was no need to calculate like magic, and like a magic gun or bow, no need to grant mana, just swing it and you’re done.
However, a weapon called a sword has various powers depending on the skill of the user.
‘Die!!!’
That’s why the villain’s attack seemed so weak. Even though he was obviously attacking with all his might, it was so insignificant.
When the day came when I thought of this, I did not run away, but dug myself in.
“Stop!!!”
“Kill me!!”
“There is only one guy!!”
[ The movement is corrected by the fallen empire swordsmanship. ]
The moment the swords collided, I moved the sword as guided by a strange sense, and the sword of the guy who had done his best moved aside.
Fighting with skill, not just fighting with strength. Besides, my physical ability was better than that guy.
If there was a difference between strength and skill, the result was obvious.
“Cool…”
The sword stabbed the defenseless villain’s body, and he collapsed without even resisting.
It was so easy after that. Perhaps it was because of the continuous sparring with Yoon Seo-ah, it was clear how to attack from a blind spot.
In addition, when I dug between them, fearing that my colleagues would get hit, I collapsed without even firing a shot.
It was then that I felt nervous.
“I wondered why it was so noisy…”
When he turned his head, a man dressed in all black, a leather coat with split ends, and a mask covering his face walked slowly.
“Are you an academy cadet again?”
A low, sullen voice, and the two eyes that could be seen through the mask covering the face were full of life.
It felt like being pricked by thorns just by looking at it. A level of awakening that can’t even be compared to the small pikes that were defeated before this.
The mana felt through his skin seemed much stronger than mine.
‘It’s this guy. This bastard is the culprit.’
And I knew it instinctively.
That the bastard who killed Kang Min-ji was that man standing right in front of her.
“You… Are you our Minji dead?”
“Minji..? Ah, are you talking about the girl who caused the big explosion earlier?”
“This… This bastard!!!”
I couldn’t stand it and ran, and the moment I approached the man, I felt strange.
The experience accumulated through repeated regressions was informing death. As soon as I got within range of the man, I gave up the attack and returned to my defensive stance.
[ The movement is corrected by the fallen empire swordsmanship. ]
I just swung the sword by feeling.
“Gagging!”
Then when I felt the pain of hitting my wrist with a hammer, I was flying.
All the oxygen in the lungs was drained with the strong impact of hitting the back. Shards of glass stung his back, but he was fine.
[ Pain tolerance reduces pain. ]
I prepared for the next attack as it was, but the man in the black mask watched with interest from a distance.
“Hmm… Did you stop that?”
The guy wasn’t normal. Obvious. That bastard is the culprit who killed Kang Min-ji.
“Still, there is no next time.”
The strong mana that I could feel from afar, it was clear that I couldn’t win against him now.
It was then that a question crossed my mind.
‘Machina’
[Yes.. Siwoo Kim]
‘What’s that bastard’s fate grade?’
[ .. Grade A. ]
“A grade..?”
“Now die”
This time, the one who had been standing still ran up.
***
When I opened my eyes, it was the same time I made the save. The unpleasant sensation of having your heart pierced by a sword.
The eyes of the man looking down carelessly were annoying.
“The swordsmanship was boiling.”
My swordsmanship skills were similar to his. There was a difference in magic attribute, but it wasn’t that overwhelming.
But I wasn’t the kind of guy who thought I could win alone.
Similar skills could not overcome the difference in stats.
“Hmm..”
My purpose is to save Kang Min-ji, not to prevent bank terrorism.
So if you don’t let Kang Min-ji go to the bank, Kang Min-ji won’t die.
“Aren’t you going to sleep yet?”
I put on my clothes and headed for Kang Min-ji’s house. Kang Min-ji’s house was not that far away.
I thought it would be refreshing outside with the moon rising and the darkness falling, but it felt humid because it was summer.
“Did I say it was a tropical night today?”
During the day, I was only in the training room, and at night, I ate at the hotel buffet, and Seoah Yoon took me on the way home, so I didn’t know it was this hot today.
As long as I lived without an air conditioner, it wasn’t to the extent that I couldn’t stand it.
Before entering Daehan Academy, air conditioners were a home appliance that I could not even dream of.
“Hmm…”
I called Kang Min-ji.
***
When I rang the bell, Kang Min-ji opened the door and came out wearing dolphin pants and a slightly oversized T-shirt.
She had her makeup removed, but Kang Min-ji’s appearance was perfect.
“Hello Minji”
“Did you run?”
She seemed to notice right away when she saw that she was breathing heavily.
“Yeah, it’s hot outside”
“I sweat when I run like that.
“Do you smell anything?”
“… Wash it quickly after it’s done”
I don’t know why I said it while blushing, but I went into the bathroom once. Still, it wasn’t that the smell was bad, but it didn’t look unpleasant.
As before, the cleanly decorated bathroom with black marble shelves and white tiles welcomed me.
There was no pink accent here, but Kang Min-ji seemed to like black.
I was taking off my clothes to wash, when I heard Kang Min-ji’s voice outside the door.
“Did you say the air conditioner was broken?”
“Yes, of course! We only have Minji.”
“Joe… Be quiet and wash up!”
Seeing Minji, whom she would never see again without the saveload ability, made her feel relieved.
‘Okay. It’s easier compared to what I did in the cave’
There have been many changes in the meantime.
I, who was always teased for being last, became friends with Kang Min-ji and Yoon Seo-ah.
I couldn’t say it was a very deep relationship with Yoon Seo-ah yet, but she probably has no one closer to me and Kang Min-ji in the academy.
On the shelf of the sink, Minji’s toothbrush and face wash tools were visible. Because she was a woman, there were many types.
“I only use soap and shampoo”
I don’t wear heavy makeup, so I thought I wouldn’t mind, but I saw various types of face wash tools such as shampoo, conditioner, conditioner, and body wash in the cleansing foam.
The shower room was separated by a space blocked by a transparent glass, so I was able to wash without worrying too much because the water was not splashed.
“I feel it every time I see it, but it must be twice as much in my bathroom.”
Since the dormitory life begins after the second semester begins anyway, there are not many days left until I come to this house.
Water of the right temperature started pouring over her head. It’s hot summer, so the water is a bit cold.
As I was bathed in water, I felt like my thoughts were clearing up. As I was about to go out after showering, I remembered something I had forgotten.
“Ah.. I didn’t bring a change of clothes.”
Searching the bathroom cabinet, there was a free-size bathrobe.
It’s a bit uncomfortable to wear sweaty clothes again, and I’ve seen everything I’ve seen anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
I put on my bathrobe and left the bathroom.
“Why did it take so long… You didn’t bring clothes?”
“Huh”
“Ha.. I’m not really an idiot..”
While doing so, I glanced at my body reflected in the bathrobe.
“Are you working hard these days?”
As I raised my stats, my muscle mass increased.
‘Come to think of it, I’ve never had sex after my stats went up’
As I was looking at Minji, blood naturally flowed to the bottom.
“…”
“…”
I tested the limits of my stamina with Minji.
“Hey! I have to go to sparring tomorrow, so I’m wearing clothes! ♡”
“Pig if you go now”
“You’re talking.. You’re kidding.. Haaang♡”
***
“Beep beep beep beep”
I heard a strange sound, so I rubbed my eyes and got up and turned off the alarm. Holding something soft in her hand, he found Kang Min-ji sleeping on her naked body.
“You did a lot yesterday…”
“Huh..”
I touched Minji’s chest in moderation and then I fell asleep again.
Just like that, my consciousness was cut off, and I heard someone calling.
“Hey Kim Siwoo!”
“Yes?”
“Did you turn off your alarm?”
An angry Kang Min-ji was glaring at me.
“What time is it now?”
“Mistress!! I was going to go to the academy after going to the bank this morning, but I was late because of you!”
“Bank… Bank? Bank!!”
Kang Min-ji’s words made me feel like my eyes were wide open. Ignoring Minji who was angry next to me, I went to the living room and turned on the TV.
“You brat! You missed the appointment time!”
I was flipping through the channels and found a channel with breaking news.
“It’s late. What are you doing! Your clothes…”
The news channels were reporting on the Stade bank attack today.
As confirmed at the site yesterday, soldiers and police were encamped at the bank. The hostage was also there, and Kang Min-ji was alive.
‘Was it such an easy problem?’
He succeeded in saving Kang Min-ji. It ended so blandly that I didn’t really feel it.
Isn’t it too easy to change fate?
I was so happy, but Kang Min-ji’s expression was unusual.
“Terror… On the Stade Bank… Terror?”
“What’s wrong, Minji? Did you leave the money?”
Kang Min-ji called somewhere without answering. As time passed, Kang Min-ji’s expression, which was trembling like an aspen tree, became darker and darker.
“Why is that Minji?”
“Ah… I have to go… I have to go to the bank…”
I saved it at best, but I stopped Kang Min-ji from entering the limb again.
“No, why are you going to that dangerous place!”
“Let go! That’s where my mom works!!!”
“What? Your mother-in-law is over there?”
“I’m not in the mood to joke!!”
It reminded me of the magic bomb they were planting.
‘Fucking my mother-in-law!’