Chapter 33 – Chapter 33 – Martial Arts Again
Episode 33 – Martial Arts Again
Before consuming karma, I had to know exactly what I needed.
‘My weakness… Is magic?’
It wasn’t long after he woke up that his level rose rapidly, so he lacked mana. After thinking for a moment, Siwoo stood up.
Fighting in the rift will make it clear what you need.
***
Class C cracks.
In a dark forest where the wind blows.
A red dot appeared on the tip of the sword.
A mysterious spark obtained while fighting Choi Jun-pil. It was a fire that normally wandered in the Honwongi, but formed small depending on concentration.
When I waved the sword, the red dot also swayed along with it. I was in awe when I saw a red line drawn in the air like a jwibulnori.
‘The important thing is power.’
Siu thrust his sword into the tree.
Without the slightest resistance, heat poured from the tip of the sword that had dug into it. Sparks the size of a fingernail began to grow on the tree.
It started with a small candle, but it was not extinguished by the wind around it.
– Roaring!
The flame, which began to grow little by little, turned the tree to ash before I knew it.
‘That’s interesting. Did it take 10 seconds?’
After 5 seconds, the firepower increased rapidly. It took 5 seconds to spread to the size of a fist, but in the remaining 5 seconds, a tree bigger than Siwoo turned to ashes in an instant.
The fire that turned wood into ashes gathered from the floor and returned to Siu again.
Shiu, who admired a little, found the monster. He wondered if he would work for them too.
*
Named the flame.
Chloride.
A fire that burns thoughts. It was a name that came to mind while killing a moth-like monster.
Naturally, the monster radiated hostility and intent to kill Siwoo, and Hwa-hwa reacted to it.
The flame, which burned the enemy’s intense emotions, turned the moth to ashes in an instant. Unlike trees, it took less than 5 seconds.
“It’s a spark that responds to emotions…”
As far as firepower, it was an amazing flame. But it wasn’t without its weaknesses. The power consumption was severe.
By the time the C-class rift was ending, Siwoo’s mana was almost exhausted.
***
Siwoo, who came out of the rift, made up his mind.
‘The most urgent thing is magic power.’
If only he had a lot of magical power, he wouldn’t have suffered while fighting Choi Jun-pil. Thanks to that, he got fire, but Siwoo’s current weakness is that he lacks magical power.
– Retained Karma: 1,937
[Low Magic Core] : 100 Karma
– An external spirit magnetic engine that can be used as auxiliary magic power. Applies to all living organisms.
– When purchased 9 times, it evolves into an intermediate magic core.
If you purchase nine more times, it evolves into [Middle Magic Core]. There was no reason to hesitate.
– [Low Magic Core (Lv.1)] → [Low Magic Core (Lv.10)]
– [Low Magic Core (Lv. 10)] Evolves into [Middle Magic Core (Lv. 1)].
At the same time as the purchase, the inner potency, which had been a little over a year, exploded. I felt an exhilarating sense of pleasure as the magic powers of my whole body were seething.
’10 years? Is there something different?’
As it became a mid-level magic core, the quality of magic changed. With the same amount of internal energy, it was possible to generate greater power.
‘Chlorination’
– Hwareuk!
A ball of fire formed in the palm of my hand.
The fire that had been the size of a candle grew to the size of a fist. As I concentrated my mind, it condensed into a small dot. Unlike before, the bright light flickered.
Besides, I didn’t feel the burden on my magic anymore.
In an instant, I felt as if my whole body was boiling with strength.
‘Isn’t this first class?’
Siu drew his sword and concentrated. Flame formed at the tip of the sword, but it did not pass over the sword.
Siwoo, who was worried, put his eyes on the store for a while.
While looking for useful things to buy with 1,000 karma, two candidates came up.
[Intermediate physical enhancement]
– Slightly strengthen all abilities of the body. Applies to all living organisms.
[Intermediate Quest Ticket]
– Generates intermediate quests. Rewards increase in proportion to difficulty.
– Current remaining quest slots 0/1
Both cost the same 1,000 karma.
‘Hmm… I’m craving both of them.’
Even the effect of [Low Body Strengthening] Was amazing. It was this power that allowed Siwoo to go around the C-class rift alone.
A soup skill that increases all physical abilities. Not easily tired. Strength also increases. In addition, it was a great skill to have strong stamina.
But the quest was also coveted. Siwoo remembered the first quest. He only accepted, but a huge reward that gave [Inventory]. And Park Jin-soo’s memory was also a great help to the novice hunter.
Siwoo’s mind gradually leaned toward the quest.
‘I’ll give you something better than just a skill with 1,000 karma. It’s a quest.’
After purchasing a ticket for a quest, a square piece of paper appeared in the inventory. It was a piece of paper that looked like a train ticket.
– Do you want to trigger an intermediate quest in [Hunter District]?
[Y/N]
‘No.’
In this way, there was no need to proceed in the real world.
I decided to organize my clan first before going to another world.
***
Siu called his sisters and told them what they had investigated.
“I looked into it. The thing you guys have had a particularly hard time with lately is Choi Joon-pil, who was messing around behind the scenes.”
Ida Som frowned at her and asked.
“Is that the burnt one?”
“Yes”
“Why?”
While thinking about how to explain it, Siu said.
“Looks like a madman has a crush on Dasomi.”
Dasomi’s face was stunned. She said, narrowing her brow.
“You fall for me..? But why…?”
It was impossible for a normal person to understand.
“I don’t know the exact reason, but I fell for Dasomi anyway. I’m sure this far But the problem was that the crazy guy had absolutely no confidence that Dasomi would like him. So she came up with a fucking plan. Let’s push it into despair and save it.”
It turns her sister’s gambling addict father into even worse gambling and turns him into human scum.
And I will save the sister who has nowhere to go.
After hearing Shiu’s explanation, Dahye nodded her head.
“Once I hear it, I understand.”
Dasomi, who was next to her, looked at her with a bit of admiration.
“Sister, do you understand that?”
“Yes? Uh..”
Lee Da-hye glanced at Si-woo and lowered her head, blushing.
Ida Som pursed her brow as if she didn’t like her. Seeing that, Siu said.
“Anyway, that’s how it happened. What about the rest of the thugs? Like I said, I’ll take revenge if you want.”
“That’s Okay.”
Ida Som shook her head, and so did Dahye.
Siu nodded her head.
“Well… If you’re okay with it.”
If it were him, she would have put on a mask and come and beat her up. They were weak-minded people.
‘Should I visit you next time I’m bored…’
***
Lee Da-som came to Si-woo, who was thinking about how to run the clan.
Beads of sweat trickled down the nape of her neck as if she had just gone to work right after school.
She stood neatly in her school uniform and posted her report, and Siu’s mouth twitched slightly at the strange harmony.
“There’s an empty store on the first floor, right?”
“Oh, there?”
Siwoo could earn 5 to 10 million won a day even if she only turned C-class cracks, so she didn’t really think about selling the mall.
“How about opening a cafe or something there? Or you can rent it.”
“There’s nothing wrong with it, but I didn’t do it because it was annoying.”
She pouted her lips as if it was a waste of Dasomi.
“It’s a bit of a waste… I’ll rent it out. Can I?”
Siu tilted his head. She was a little embarrassed because it was something a high school girl would say.
“Can you?”
“I think you should ask the real estate agent.”
After thinking for a moment, Siu nodded her head. He said he was earning public money, but there was no reason to stop him.
Clan members felt comfortable and liked when the cafe was established.
“Okay, try it.”
When Siwoo allowed it coolly, she was a little taken aback, then she continued.
“···Yes. And I think it would be cheaper to hire a company that manages the entire building. Rather than entrusting it to a service like now.”
Besides that, I thought it was a good idea to hire her because she reduced the miscellaneous costs of running the clan.
The sincerity to the extent of finding and doing things that were not even asked. I entrusted the secretary with half a joke, but the work was better than expected.
I was going to have him work as a secretary until he wakes up later, but I thought I could keep doing it at this level.
“Okay. Try.”
“···Really?”
“Okay, there’s nothing wrong, try everything.”
“Awesome. These are the words of a child…”
Siu shrugged her shoulders. She had no reason to stop working hard. He didn’t have much to lose by being wrong, so he pushed hard.
“Dasomi is also a member of the clan, so of course I trust her.”
“···Thank you. Then I will go to the real estate.”
Dasomi greeted her expressionlessly and left, but the nape of her neck was slightly red.
*
The clan began to return in earnest.
Han So-young and Lee Da-hye began diligently going through the cracks. In particular, after Han So-young went to the rift, she also took care of the clan.
It’s been less than a month since she formed the clan, but she was happy to see how it turned out.
‘Now, if only the clan members increase…’
Other clans struggled to hire high-ranking hunters, but Siu didn’t have to.
Even ordinary people didn’t care. Expectations rose that if the clan members increased like this, it would become a powerful clan on its own.
After all, if you have Siwoo, you have no choice but to grow.
Siwoo said to Han Soyoung.
“I posted an announcement asking for clan members, but is there any other good way?”
Han So-yeong pondered for a moment before she spoke.
“Why don’t we hire an informant instead?”
“Yes?”
“There are people like that in the movies, right? People who are ex-detectives and work at an investigative agency. Wouldn’t it have been better to hire someone like that rather than asking the secret agency in a rough-and-tumble way?”
“Oh… That’s a good idea?”
I needed more information than I thought. In that sense, it seemed that it would be useful later if the information organization was developed.
When Siwoo nodded her head, Han Soyoung confidently patted her chest and said,
“I will do this.”
Seeing Han So-young leaving with an eager expression, Si-woo was lost in her thoughts.
Over the past few days, she’s been organizing the clan. In the meantime, she has been thinking about black magic in her spare time, but she hasn’t made any progress.
Fortunately, there was someone to ask.
‘Great. Let’s go see Hwarin and do some quests there.’
