Chapter 2033 – 2033. Savior Of The Academy
I encased my entire body in the Storm Breaker armor and possessed it with Makina.
The armor transformed into a design straight out of a tokusatsu show. The helmet, in particular, took on the form of a red demon.
Jeokgwang.
In Korea, it was a name somewhat famous as a dark hero. There was even a bounty of about 8 billion won on him. A quick internet search would reveal fans of Jeokgwang. True to the name of a dark hero, he only killed villains and criminals, which led to this.
‘Jet engine.’
[Okay.]
As I spoke in my mind, Makina, who was possessing the armor, responded immediately. It was the relationship between a spirit master and a spirit, allowing for instant communication.
Jet engines appeared on my back, and they activated. I soared into the sky.
[It’s been a while since Jeokgwang, this is exciting! What are we going to smash?!]
‘Just do your job as a navigator. Finding the way is your responsibility.’
[If that’s the case, you should tell me the destination first. Where are we going?]
‘Okinawa.’
[That’s the southernmost place!]
‘Since we don’t have a space-travel scroll, we have to fly. This is faster than a plane anyway. Right?’
[The mana consumption will be quite high, though?]
‘It doesn’t matter. It’s not like it’s only running on mana.’
[Yeah, that’s right. Electricity is also energy. Your output seems to have improved too.]
I looked down. Clouds were visible, and below them, the shining cities caught my eye. Perhaps because I was flying above the clouds, no one on the ground seemed to notice me.
Beep.
A video popped up on one side of my vision. It was a children’s animation featuring a silly penguin.
‘?’
[I haven’t finished watching this yet.]
‘…….’
If I told her to stop watching here, Makina would throw a fit. It was too much of a hassle to bicker with Makina, so I decided to let it slide.
A female staff character appeared in the video. It was a character from a children’s animation, but… it was strangely seductive.
After watching about two episodes of the surprisingly watchable children’s animation with Makina, we arrived in Okinawa.
[Where should we go?]
‘There. That Japanese-style mansion in the corner.’
[Oh…. A search shows that it’s a Yakuza mansion. Are you going to kill the Yakuza and steal their money?]
Makina reacted as if this was typical.
When I was active as Jeokgwang in Korea, my targets were gangsters. Killing criminal gangsters didn’t incur any karma loss. Rather, it earned karma. As a bonus, I could also acquire the money and items they possessed. Since the targets I killed were criminals, I even received some praise.
‘These guys aren’t just any Yakuza. They’re like fingers or toes of the Madoujeong.’
The Madoujeong controlled most of the Japanese underworld and had extended its reach into politics. The Yakuza in Okinawa were hardly even worth calling fingers of the Madoujeong. Maybe a knuckle?
But even a knuckle bleeds and hurts when cut off. It would also make them angry.
In the past, killing these guys wouldn’t have done any damage to the Madoujeong’s executives, so I left them alone… but not anymore. Even a little bit of weakening the enemy’s forces, even a little bit of stealing their possessions, would make me stronger.
I summoned the Hwaryeon Bido and fused it with the Storm Breaker.
Crackling.
The lightning that sparked from my entire body turned red.
[What, what is this? The output increased the moment it fused with the Hwaryeon Bido! Not only that, but the overall durability of the suit also increased…. What did you do to the Hwaryeon Bido?]
‘I succeeded in strengthening the Hwaryeon Bido. Now, let’s go.’
I clenched both fists and dropped towards the ground. Red sparks flew from my entire body, and the output of the jet engines increased.
Raitenryu (Lightning Heaven Style) – Falling Thunder.
I became a bolt of lightning and fell into the center of the Yakuza mansion.
[There’s a barrier!]
They were the Yakuza who controlled the Okinawa region. It was natural for them to have a barrier to prepare for intruders.
‘So what.’
I punched the barrier and shattered it.
Clang!
The barrier broke, and the wooden roof was easily smashed. I landed on the ground with a hero landing.
Perhaps because of the commotion, the Yakuza came rushing in as if they had been waiting.
“You little shit!”
They surrounded me in an instant and, without a moment’s hesitation, pulled out their pistols and pulled the triggers.
Raitenryu (Lightning Heaven Style) – Electromagnetic Barrier.
A red barrier spread out, but it couldn’t stop the hundreds of bullets. The bullets pierced the electromagnetic barrier and struck the suit. Fortunately, they didn’t have enough power to penetrate the armor.
‘Special bullets that aren’t affected by the electromagnetic barrier? Bullets designed for Awakened ones.’
Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting!
All the bullets were deflected. I crossed my arms in the center of them and slowly looked around. The barrage of bullets stopped. Only after emptying an entire magazine did they realize that bullets didn’t work on me.
Swish.
The Yakuza drew their swords instead of guns.
“I’ve never seen a guy like you before. Who are you? A mercenary?”
The burly bald man in the center shouted. Judging by the atmosphere and the aura he gave off, he was the boss here.
『The Demon Hunter (S) has detected the presence of a demon.』
『All stats are temporarily increased.』
『Attack power against demons is temporarily increased.』
I could feel magic power from the bald man. The Demon Hunter (S) activated as if it were natural, and my power increased. Conversely, he faltered. I could see cold sweat running down his hairless head. I had come to the right place.
“Greetings. I am Jeokgwang. I have come to execute justice.”
“…Jeokgwang? I’ve never heard of a hero like you. Besides, this kind of reckless attack isn’t how a hero acts. Who’s behind you?”
“Ah, that’s…”
Pretending to answer the question, I ordered Makina to attack.
Click!
Fifty gun barrels popped out from all over the suit and aimed in all directions. The Yakuza reacted quickly and tried to take cover, but the 50 gun barrels fired first. Moreover, the gun barrels were moving slightly.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!
[Die! Die! Dieeeeeee!]
Makina shouted with joy. All 50 gun barrels were controlled by Makina. Bullets rained down around me. Some bullets collided with each other and ricocheted. The strange thing was that not a single bullet touched my body.
Makina was calculating and firing each and every bullet. As a machine spirit, her calculation ability was enormous. Of course, my mana was being consumed by that calculation ability.
Click, click.
The bullets ran out. The gun barrels that had sprouted from the suit disappeared as if they had never been there. In fact, the bullets were also made of my mana.
I glanced around. The place was full of corpses. The smell of gunpowder was covered by the stench of blood.
Only the bald boss was still alive. The countless bullets hadn’t pierced his skin. His skin, which had turned black, seemed harder than steel. It was demonization.
“You son of a bitch…! Do you know who’s behind me?!
“Judging by you mentioning your backing, you must be scared.”
“The Madoujeong is behind me!”
“I know. That’s why I came here.”
“…What?”
I advanced towards him. He quickly raised his sword and deflected my punch.
‘Blade.’
Click.
A blade popped out from the back of my hand and grazed his side.
“Kuhhh?!”
Blood gushed out from his side. Shocked, he covered his side with one hand and created some distance.
“My skin was cut so easily? That’s impossible!”
“Unlike bullets, swords directly apply force.”
It was the power of the Demon Hunter (S). As long as the opponent used the power of a demon, I had the upper hand in terms of compatibility. Unless they were an exceptionally strong demon, they couldn’t beat me.
“You bastarddd!!”
He pretended to charge at me but then jumped to the side and tried to escape. I, who had been watching his movements, immediately ran and grabbed his head with one hand, slamming it into the ground.
“…Negotiate. Let’s negotiate. You came to me because you wanted something, didn’t you? If you want information about the Madoujeong, I’ll give it to you!”
“That’s right. I came because I needed information about the Madoujeong. You’re quite clever.”
Wires popped out from the suit. The wires stabbed into his body.
“Don’t resist. Before I cut off your limbs.”
“What are you doing to my body?!”
“How can I trust your words? It’s a lie detector.”
“Damn it….”
His eyes twitched. As expected, he was trying to give me some false information and somehow get through this situation. Because revealing information about the Madoujeong was an act of betraying them.
“Do you know the locations of the Madoujeong executives?”
“How would I know that? I’m just one of their dogs. I don’t know the details.”
“……”
I waited for Makina’s judgment.
[Based on the brainwaves and heartbeat, there’s a 99% chance it’s a lie.]
‘Just say it’s 100%.’
[If I did and it was slightly wrong, you’d throw a fit.]
‘…….’
I cut off his right arm with a blade.
“Kuhhhhh!”
“Next is the left arm. Think carefully and speak. Where are the Madoujeong executives?”
“I only know about one person. The executives’ contact was cut off at some point. They told me to stay quiet for a while because they had something important coming up.”
The bald man told the truth because his left arm was precious to him. It seemed that the Madoujeong was almost done with their ritual preparations. The leader of the Madoujeong, Sanada Kenshi, had completely disappeared without a trace.
After collecting all the information, I smashed his head with my fist.
『Successfully hunted a demon.』
『The Demon Hunter (S) experience is accumulating.』
I had also achieved another goal.
The growth of the Demon Hunter (S).
It wasn’t as efficient as killing demons directly, but it was possible to grow by killing demons.
‘Every little bit counts. If I kill every demon, the Demon Hunter (S) will also become stronger. Makina, identify the Yakuza nearby.’
[Radar activated. There are 120 Yakuza hiding, and some seem to have escaped. But they might not be Yakuza.]
‘We’ll know when we get there.’
[Are you going to kill them all?]
‘I’ll only kill the Yakuza.’
Killing ordinary people would reduce my karma. Since Makina could act as a lie detector, it wouldn’t be difficult to pick out the Yakuza.
『Karma: Goodness has increased by 1.』
My karma increased when I killed all the Yakuza. Karma might not be helpful right now, but it would definitely be helpful someday.
Following that, I began to raid the Yakuza’s warehouses.
‘Since they’re not just Yakuza but also subordinates of the Madoujeong, there should be some useful things. If they’re useless, I can just sell them.’
Looting is always fun.
