Chapter 649 – 649. An Offer You Can’t Refuse 1
Darkness falls on New York as well.
The employees of Mirage Ocean disappear one by one as soon at five o’clock strikes.
Hey. Guaranteed to leave work early. It’s a great company.
I was watching just in case, but as expected, the chairman naturally disappeared after getting ready to leave work.
Damn. This is why teleportation sucks.
If I use it, it’s great, but if someone else uses it, it’s crap! Damn.
How can I combine skills with a gate or instantaneous movement?
The effect is the same, all you have to do is create a different skill.
And it erases gates and teleportation. Everyone, fuck this.
Then it will be a little easier to kill the world’s bastards.
Until now, there was no skill that could be combined with the gate.
But, does it really exist? It would be nice to have it.
Among the skills I haven’t learned, what are some plausible skills that can be combined?
Hmm… Heaven’s Gate? And. This seems somewhat plausible.
Is not it? A gate is a door. Isn’t that what it is? Umm… I don’t know.
Abyss? Abyss Gate? Oh. This is a bit scary.
You never know what might pop out, right? It’s a bit of a scary skill to try.
I tried many different things, but nothing worked.
The idea was good. It’s a shame.
But if I just raise the limit breakthrough by about ten levels, wouldn’t there be a need for gates?
Even now, the speed is almost Mach 2.
If the flight speed increases like crazy… I don’t think it would be too much of an inconvenience even if I deleted everything, including the gate, teleportation, and blink.
Ah. There is a skill that can replace it.
There’s a party. Transmission and Summoning. And communication.
Umm… Are you okay?
No. I can’t let myself go. I have to send someone and have that person summons me.
Let’s leave it alone. Deleting the gate actually causes me more harm.
Unless there is a skill that can perfectly replace it, I don’t need to think about it.
5 PM in New York means 6 AM in Korea.
Is Minhee going back? Or sleep in a bunker?
It seems a bit strange to go back to the ark, sleep, and then come back to the bunker in the morning.
Probably sleeping in a bunker? That is highly likely.
Tsk. There are still six hours left. Time flies so quickly.
The day feels very long.
Well, it’s only natural that I ended up spending all the time I had to devote to sleeping.
And life will continue like this from now on. A day that is 1.5 times longer than others.
I have some skills now, but… What should I do with my time later? I’m already worried.
I’ll think about it later and find something to do right now.
There’s no need to be in New York anymore, and there’s no need to go to Hawaii.
Should we go to Las Vegas? Ah. Is Witches still in leader?
In the end, all I can do is master my skills.
I think I know why Jangryong spent all day practicing his skills. The day was too long for him too.
As I was thinking about that, I suddenly thought of Go Seong-yeon.
No matter how much you found your son, he caused a lot of trouble, so it’s right to take care of it, right?
Furthermore… If that woman is in New York, she won’t be able to turn New York into ashes when needed.
I’m worried.
Haha. Since when did I care about things like this? That’s funny.
I went to Seongyeon’s house. A woman preparing dinner.
My son is sitting at the table near Seongyeon, who is cooking.
Is it nice to be around her mom? But. She can’t help but be good.
When I unlock the door and go in, my son greets me happily.
“Uh! Hello!”
Seongyeon, startled by her son’s sudden greeting, turned her head around, looked at me, and made a terrible expression.
“How are you doing? Are you not upset mom?”
“I listen to my mom really well, right?”
“Really? Can you believe it since you haven’t seen it?”
“Is it true? He’s really nice?”
After seeing that guy and laughing, she walked up to Go Seong-yeon and spoke quietly.
“Relax your expression. You’re in front of your son, right?”
Contempt, disgust, hatred… Anyway, the expression that contained all the bad things turns into a forcibly stiff face.
As if to show off to Seong-yeon, I sat down at her table and said to Min-hu.
“Hey. Do you want to eat something?”
“Ice cream.”
“Not like that. Something to eat for dinner.”
“Nothing.”
“Really? Don’t you want to eat chicken or pizza?”
“I ate pizza yesterday. The chicken didn’t taste very good.”
“The chicken doesn’t taste good? Why?”
“Hmm… It’s just tasteless. It’s dry. Furthermore, it’s greasy.”
“It’s because you haven’t tried delicious chicken yet.”
Having said that, I wrote a wish.
Chicken doesn’t taste good? Under. Boy. You’re still young, so you don’t really know the taste of K-chicken.
No. Am I bound to not know?
“Are you good at eating spicy food?”
“No.”
I ordered a decent amount of chicken.
Min-hoo, seeing her shiny pouch, sparkled her eyes in wonder, and when freshly made soy sauce-seasoned boneless chicken came out, he said, wow!
She exclaims.
“Try it. Doesn’t it still taste good?”
The guy who picks up the chicken with his hands. When he tried to put it in his mouth, Seongyeon suddenly screamed.
“Choi Min-hoo!”
Min-hu, surprised by her, froze and looked at his mother.
Then she quietly puts down the chicken and speaks in a dejected voice.
“Sorry. I’ll eat it with a fork.”
Then the guy goes to get a fork.
I don’t think she was upset because of that. Well, that guy doesn’t know why his mom is angry right now.
“Why are you doing that to the kid? Stop being angry and sit down, too, right?”
Seongyeon, who was staring at me harshly, goes straight into her room.
The sound of a door slamming shut.
“Is your mom in a bad mood these days?”
“Um… A little?”
After saying that, the guy who brought the fork looked at me and hesitated slightly.
Why do you do that? Aha.
“Hey. Eat. Eat. I guess your mom doesn’t like soy sauce chicken.”
The guy who immediately puts his fork in and puts a piece of chicken into his mouth. Then she sticks out her thumb and starts to munch on it with an expression of deliciousness.
“Oh, indeed. I’m out of my mind. I’m eating chicken, but they don’t even give me cola or chicken radish. Furthermore, I have no sense. Furthermore, I have no sense.”
I created a refreshing Zero Cola and chicken radish using Wish and presented it to him.
“Hey. Zero Colada. Eat as much as you want. You won’t gain weight if you drink this.”
“I’ll bring a cup.”
“Uh, okay. Bring two. Let me drink some too.”
The guy who brings two more cups and a fork.
“Brother, please eat too.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
The child has very good manners. You grew up well.
I poured myself a Coke, and I also took a bite of chicken and put it in my mouth.
Hmm… Delicious. It tastes like this. It tastes beautiful. These guys really nailed the taste of chicken.
Come to think of it, cheeseburgers were like that too.
“But.”
A guy who talks to me without stopping.
“What.”
“How did you do this? Is this also a skill?”
“Ah. This? It’s a little different from the skill. Actually, I’m a magician.”
A glimpse of Seongyeon’s expression just appeared in Minhu’s expression.
The expression on his face says ‘that’s a bit much’.
“Even if it’s real? Hey, is there something you want? Tell me. I can make anything.”
“Really?”
“Why don’t you tell me first?”
“Uh… Then can I use a hero card? A Captain Thunderer card.”
“Hero card? Captain Thunderer?”
“Don’t you know Captain Thunderer?”
“I don’t know. Where’s the hero?”
“Here. New York.”
“Huh? There are no heroes in New York, right?”
“Yes. Morodo the Destroyer disappeared because of him! But this time, the Scavenger Crew appeared? It’s a new villain, and the one who suddenly appeared and stopped them was Captain Thunderer. That’s why he’s so popular now!”
What? The Hero Association seems to be working very reluctantly. When did you work like this again?
“Has a new villain emerged because Morodo died?”
“Huh!? Morodo isn’t dead. The Destroyer is growing stronger now!”
This is some bullshit again. I killed it. Ah. Is that the setting? But. As long as you have a costume, you can make as many stand-ins as you want.
Under. Really. Hero Association guys. It has no meaning anymore, but I work really hard. Work hard.
“Captain Thunderer needs to awaken quickly.”
Really… It’s working well. Well, kids this age are sensitive to things like this.
“Captain Thunderer?”
When I used Wish and said it was a Captain Thunderer hero card, the bag came out, and a card was taken in my hand.
“Wow!!!”
When I handed him the card, he got so excited that he held it with both hands and stared at it.
Then he ran to his room and brought a file.
Lots of cards inside. Looking at it, it’s a hero card. The guy who inserts the Captain Thunderer card he just received into the very front.
“You’re really cool!”
Me too… That’s funny. Why are you playing with your child like this?
“Minhoo.”
“Yes?”
“Is the chicken delicious?”
“Yes! The chicken is delicious, and the cards are good too!”
“Okay. Then, do you want to eat this quietly and go back to your room? I think your mom is upset, so I think I need to loosen her up.”
“Yes!”
“You know that you shouldn’t enter the room while adults are talking because your mom might get angry, right?”
“Yes!”
“Okay. If you listen carefully, I’ll give you one more gift you want before I leave. I’m thinking about what you want to receive.”
“Wow!! Really!? I understand!”
Then he puts a piece of chicken in his mouth and goes to his room with a file.
“Hey! You can eat more and go back in.”
“I’m full!”
Now that I think about it, I’ve eaten quite a lot in that time.
Anyway, I sent him to his room… Now, I have time left with Seongyeon, right?
Before going into Seongyeon’s room, she opened the refrigerator.
It’s empty. There is nothing. What on earth were you planning to eat for dinner tonight?
I closed the refrigerator door, went to Seongyeon’s room, grabbed her doorknob, and opened it… The door is locked.
Cute. It’s funny.
When she unlocked the door and went in naturally, she sat on the bed and glared at me.
“Get out.”
“Why?”
He makes a bewildered expression at my shameless tone.
Well, she told me to get out of her room, but if you ask her why, she’ll make that face. Hmm. It’s normal.
I took out her dressing table chair and sat in front of her on her bed.
Then Seongyeon got up and went to the window and looked out of her window.
“Is it good to live with your son?”
I wasn’t expecting an answer, so even though Seongyeon chewed my words, I wasn’t really hurt.
“But, I live a very miserable life.”
I can see Seongyeon’s cheek muscles twitching at my words.
I want to refute it, but I can’t. That’s the reality.
This is a place where society is maintained, so if you come here, you must have a way to make a living.
But Seongyeon… She is just the daughter-in-law of a chaebol family.
She must be good at something… It won’t be easy to buy groceries right now.
But how did you survive until now? Ah. Was there storage? Have you tried to dispose of whatever you have?
“Go Seong-yeon.”
A woman who doesn’t even move when I call her.
Then… Make me an offer I can’t refuse?
“Don’t you want to live your whole life in a place where you don’t have to worry about food or face threats to your life?”
Even if I say something, there is no response.
Hmm… Was it too absurd? As expected, I have no intention of looking back.
“I don’t know when, but New York will soon be in ruins. There will probably be no one alive. I don’t know how it will be for you, but when you think about your son, you can’t just ignore him, right?”
Still looking out the window… Her composure was already broken. Uneasy eyes and rapid breathing.
Your heart is probably beating like crazy.
If she had only been to herself, she would probably have calmly ignored it until the end. But no. How did you find your son?
The thought of losing that son again would be a headache.
“It’s your last chance. Go Seong-yeon. Do you want to stay in New York, where you might die? Or do you want to go somewhere with no worries and live happily with your son?”
Tears come out of her eyes and run down her cheeks.
And only then did she look at me.
“Why on earth are you doing this to me?”
A woman shedding tears… It’s somehow erotic.
She always wore her contempt for me like her armor.
The tears she shed seemed like a sign of surrender.
She looks as if she has taken off her armor herself. That’s why she’s sexy even when she’s wearing clothes.
Have you lost your mind? I don’t know. Anyway, you can see the feeling of resignation in her expression.
“Ask because you don’t know? I’m trying to save you and your son. Why would I bring you all the way to America?”
Seongyeon, who was looking at me, eventually closed her eyes.
And then the woman opened her eyes again. Then she wiped her tears with her palm and spoke to me.
“So. What do you want?”
I’m asking this even though I know it clearly. Then of course I have no choice but to speak clearly.
“Take it off.”
I think I made up my mind, but… I guess there was some thought.
You can’t let it go that easily. Because I also have to gain something.
Seongyeon closes her eyes again. Then she started taking off her clothes one by one.
