Chapter 251 – Kang Seong-Ki, the Strongest Player in Korea (72)

“You can extract souls without tools?”

Oksana’s words were surprising.

“Yes, it is designed for people with limited abilities. I didn’t even know there was such a thing, but in conclusion, this device is not perfect.”

She said with a sad face.

“It captures the human soul in a very rough form. Real spiritists don’t extract souls this way.”
“Well…”

In other words, Baek Seong-hoon’s death was partly because his body was not enough to serve as a vessel to contain the S-class soul, but also because the soul itself contained in this tool was in a very rough form.

“But extracting souls is dangerous. It can kill people.”
“Yeah…”

I was feeling it too.
The abilities used by soul mage are very dangerous.
It was difficult to extract mana from an opponent while not losing that person’s life.
Kang A-jin used a technique like this, but it was a very advanced technique.
It is a spell that cannot be used at any time in terms of the amount of magic used, the amount of amulets, and the need to target the gaps the opponent has weakened.
In addition, the amount of mana that can be extracted is limited, and the opponent does not lose power forever.
An S-class hunter would be able to regain his power even if it took time.

On the other hand, soul magic makes the person lose all of their mana forever.
It was a technique that should not be used recklessly unless you really intend to kill the other person, and unless your life is in danger.
Moreover, it would be possible to use the technique perfectly against an A-class hunter, but it was difficult to do so against an S-class hunter.
Because the opponent’s resistance will be strong.

I was lost in thought.
Maybe some time had passed since we had sex, and I felt the mana I got from Oksana gradually settle into a stable form inside me.

What to say
As he often did when he gained new mana, inspiration swept through him.
What’s special about this soul art mana is that the potential of it itself does not stimulate inspiration, but the other mana within me responds to it and brings many thoughts to mind.
Certainly, there was an aspect of this that was in line with my unique abilities.
And also with witchcraft.

Oksana made me aware of the dangers of spiritism and its limitations.
But what I felt when I heard those words was that it might be possible to overcome limitations.
It was difficult to organize the exact mechanism, but it was happening inside me to realize the complex process.

“Mr. Seonggi?”

Hearing Oksana’s voice, he suddenly woke up.

“Sorry. My head is a little blank.”
“Sorry. Because of me… I knew you were doing a big job, but I was too greedy.”

Oksana really had a face of great remorse.
In fact, it was never because I was tired.
It was just that her head and body were doing different things on their own.
A theoretical and chemical interaction between the new mana and the existing mana was taking place.
I felt like I could gain new skills through this process.
So what should I do with this?
Since it is based on soul art, it would be correct to call it an upgraded version of soul art.

“You’re being greedy.”

I smiled and hugged Oksana by the shoulder.

“If I hadn’t come here, it would have been a big deal. Is everything okay now?”
“Yeah…”

The fact that she met Baek Sung-hun and used soul magic with a clumsy tool had a fatal effect on Oksana’s body.
If it wasn’t for me, she really would have died.

“I just want to go back. I have a promise from you.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”
“All the people here are good people, so I’m doing well. Be careful, though, Valentina and Louisa. If there is a chance, he will try to drag Oksana into her bed. She doesn’t have to respond there.”
“Yeah…”
“If she wants Oksana, then she is fine. Because she has no desire to interfere with such things.”
“Oh no!”

She said that if she had a homosexual preference, she could do what she wanted, and Oksana hurriedly shook her hands.

“I’m only going to do it with Seonggi!”

She blushed to the fullest, but she said sternly.

“Forever!”

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Back in Hongcheon, I took a quick shower and went down to the lab.
Of course, Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri were focusing on equipment and weapon upgrades.
As if people who had worked together for a long time, the movement and division of labor between the two were perfectly working.

“Is the work going well?”

Until I started talking to them, the two women, who had been preoccupied with their work, raised their heads.

“Mr. Sunggi!”
“Brother!”

The two paused for a moment and began to explain what they had been doing while I was gone.
Certainly, Nari Choi’s addition was giving tremendous synergy to the speed of work.
I also had designer skills, but my career in this field was not up to par.
In addition to simply using awakened abilities, knowledge in specialized fields was also required.

As I admired the achievements they had made, I suddenly came up with another idea.

Seeing the item I took out of my inventory, both of them were curious at the same time.

“What is it?”
“Does it look like a vacuum cleaner?”

“It’s a device that extracts souls.”

I happened to bring what I had received from Oksana.
She said that a soul mage could extract an opponent’s soul without the help of her device.
That means neither she nor I need this.

It was brought here on a whim, but after listening to Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri, an idea suddenly came to my mind.

“A soul?”
“You mean mana?”

The two did not know much about soul magic and soul magicians.
There are many hunter classes that ordinary people do not know about, such as shaman and poison wizard, but the class called soul magician was more rare than that.
It is natural that Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri do not know.

“Yeah.”

I gave them a basic explanation.
As we talked, it got longer.
The story that Baek Seong-hoon was linked to a South American soul mage organization, and that a soul mage named Oksana in Korea was involved in his death, and that it was because of her that I went to Kang A-jin’s house.

“Ah… That’s right.”
“Your brother came to have sex while we were at work.”

“This playboy.” Choi Na-ri said with tears in her eyes, but her bad nuances were not contained at all.
Rather, it was intended as a joke.

To react coolly to the appearance of a new woman, this researcher-designer combination was the best.

“You mean you can extract a soul with it anyway?”

He was more interested in the gadget in my hand than the fact that a new woman had appeared.

“Yes, but according to Oksana, it is a crude device. A real soul mage can extract souls without it.”

“Then it’s even more exciting. It means that even people who can’t use soul art properly can extract their souls with this.”

First of all, there was a limit that you had to have at least a weak level of soul magic ability, and you had to be stronger than your opponent or aim for a weak spot, but anyway, what Kim Yeon-hwa asked was true.

“That means…”

Choi Na-ri said exactly what I thought.

“If a person with strong soul magic ability uses it, it might be possible to upgrade that ability. Like equipment or weapons for hunters.”

Yes.
Reverse idea.
Even if it was a crude device, the basic mechanics had surprising corners.
Conversely, if this device was properly crafted and used by a person with strong spiritual powers, the ability could be greatly upgraded.
As Choi Na-ri said, like the equipment and weapons worn by hunters entering a dungeon.

“It will be fun.”
“Is there any direction you want to upgrade?”

It wasn’t even what I asked for, but Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri immediately took an interest.
It seemed that they wanted to create a new tool by analyzing how this device worked.
I also took out the device with that thought in mind, so I was able to read their thoughts.

“I wish I could control my abilities the way I want. They say that if you use soul magic, the opponent usually dies. And it would be better if we could emphasize the beneficial parts by excluding the parts that poison the opponent.”
“Oh~”
“That’s nice.”

To be honest, my request was a bit excessive.
If such a device could be made, wouldn’t it have been developed and used by the soul mage organization?
He would have handed a more proper device to Baek Sung-hoon.

‘Isn’t that too?’

I didn’t know much about the soul mage organization.
I met Oksana, and through her I got soul magic, but I didn’t know how the soul magician organization worked.

At least, it was difficult to see that there would be talented people like Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri in that organization.
Since it is a shadowy, secret organization, it would not be easy to attract outside researchers and designers to develop the device.

Most of all, there was a high possibility that he did not have the idea to make such a device.
It was because not only the soul magic mana but also the mana of the researcher and the designer coexisted within me, where I was inspired.