Chapter 418 – Onmyoji Katsumi (4)

I researched something head to head with Lee Hyun-joo while ordering food through room service at a hotel.
It was a tremendous alchemy developed by Lee Hyeon-joo, who could not be said to be 100 percent yet.
Alchemy that awakens ordinary people.

“Now I just need the ingredients. It will definitely work, this.”

Lee Hyun-joo was thrilled to see the completed formula.
I also gained her alchemist powers through her, so I knew this formula would definitely work.
And those ingredients weren’t really that great either.
This was the difference between Alice, who had manufacturing abilities, and Lee Hyun-joo, an alchemist.
Alice creates various medicines in a scientific and analytical way.
On the other hand, Lee Hyeon-joo was able to create magic-like items with existing, trivial materials.
In general, Alice’s ability is more useful, but Lee Hyun-joo’s ability sometimes hits the jackpot.
In other words, like the formula we completed today.

The formula she had before was incomplete.
Therefore, when she awakened a normal person, the limit was to make the person in the middle of the normal person and the normal awakened person, in other words, unable to produce mana properly, just making the hunter’s item work.
However, with the formula she perfected while becoming an S-class alchemist, it was possible to make her an intermediate state from a normal awakener to a hunter.
Even those who have been subjected to alchemy can feel that they have awakened.

Of course, even with this alchemy, not everyone became a Hunter.
Rather, only people with a low probability were able to evolve into Hunters.
Even so, it is difficult to expect a high grade.
But in general, there was plenty of room for this alchemy to be applied.
Just as Choi Mok-dong’s son regained his lost leg, those who obtain this alchemy gain physical strength and health beyond that of ordinary people.
People who don’t have to become Hunters, especially older people who have little chance of awakening as Hunters, would want to enjoy the benefits of this alchemy, even if it cost billions of dollars.

“Why don’t we create a special hospital?”
“A special hospital?”
“Mr. Hyeon-joo, it is to bring people who want to benefit from alchemy. You can make the cost flexible according to the person’s wealth and circumstances. Maybe when I open the hospital, it will be full of reservations for several years. Busan will gain international fame thanks to Hyun-joo.”
“Ah…”

Lee Hyeon-joo made an expression of happiness just by imagining it.

“It was what I wanted. It’s what I’ve always dreamed of.”
“It will be difficult for Hyeon-joo to run the hospital alone, so please cooperate with Alice. And we’re looking for alchemists and hiring them as employees. Regardless of nationality, there are probably many alchemists who would like to study with Hyun-joo.”
“Who is Alice?”

Lee Hyun-joo still did not know who made the drug he was taking.
It’s only been 3 days since I came to Busan, but I’ve been through a lot.
It was possible because there was a great guide named Choi Mok-dong.

I told Hyeonju Lee about Alice.

“Ah! She must have been the maker of her dope, from what she had only heard!”
“Yes, manufacturing ability and alchemy have many things in common, so if we work together, we will be able to create synergy.”
“I really think so!”

I knew because I myself have both abilities.
Manufacturing ability and alchemy seem to be different, but there are many points of connection.
I thought that if the two women worked together and interacted, they would be able to make many discoveries that other manufacturers and alchemists could not achieve.

I would soon create a hunter equipment and weapon company centered on Lee Seul-gi, Kim Yeon-hwa, and Choi Na-ri.
The equipment and weapons made there would be a top-notch lineup that had never been in Korea before.
At the same time, I thought it would be nice to build a special hospital in Busan.
He treats people who want to receive the benefits of alchemy while making and selling medicine-based items.

Both will gain international fame, which will raise Korea’s prestige.
Until now, Korea has been treated as a weak Hunter country compared to neighboring powers.
It could be said that it wasn’t far off before that could be reversed.

Kim Se-ra will be the owner of Choi Mok-dong’s Victory faction.
I thought there was no need for the victorious group to take off their underground guild label and go out into the sun, although the guild name will be changed in the future.
Rather, since Busan is an international city, I wondered what it would be like if the victorious faction took control of the black market that still exists today.
If rare materials and items flowed in from each country, it would be possible to enjoy a great economic effect.
At the same time, all kinds of information is floating around in the black market.
I thought it was important to obtain such information in order to expand my feet internationally.

Well, it’s going to take time right now, and I had to do a few prerequisites for that.

“Why don’t you call Sera and discuss the hospital problem? You know a lot about real estate.”
“Yes I will.”

I contacted Kaori.
I also had to meet with Katsumi to finish the conversation we couldn’t share yesterday.

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I went to Wataru’s house where I had gone yesterday.
It was a bit surprising that Kaori and Katsumi were still here.

“I got it for free, so why throw it away?”

Katsumi said coolly.
It’s a Japanese-style building, and I don’t know if I know it, but seeing that she’s wearing a kimono, Katsumi seems to have grown up learning traditional manners.
Since she said that she grew up in a family that had been in politics for generations, that seemed more likely.

“I heard about your circumstances from your sister yesterday.”

The way Katsumi looked at me was slightly different.
Yesterday’s eyes were as if he was treating his brother-in-law innocently – I don’t know what that is, but in terms of feeling anyway – but today’s was a bit unusual.
Would you say it’s the eyes that look like a mysterious being?
I don’t know how much Kaori said, but if she told me about my abilities, she would have been enough.

“Sorry. Because this kid is too polished…”

Kaori said sorry to me.

“No. I was thinking of telling Katsumi everything anyway. How far have you heard?”
“The fact that her sister came to kill her Hunter. But I heard that she was beaten again. And I heard that you lifted the spell from her sister.”
“Sakes… Yes, that’s how it is.”

Depending on how it was expressed, it seemed that what was planted in Kaori’s head could be called that.

“That way…”

Katsumi’s eyes darkened.
After all, I couldn’t help but tell a story like this.
My relationship with Kaori was sex from the start.

“I have never seen or heard of such a person. Anyway, you have great abilities.”
“Yes, what. Thank you By the way…”

I now have the feeling that something is wrong.
An inexplicable feeling of discomfort.
It was the fact that only Kaori and Katsumi were in this large building.

“Where are my men? I can’t see anyone.”

Yesterday, I checked at a glance and there were about 10 subordinates.
Because of their individual skills, they overpowered Wataru’s subordinates.

“Ah… I didn’t tell you.”

Katsumi said as if he had finally realized.

“What?”
“There are no subordinates. I am alone.”
“Yeah? But…”

I distinctly remembered that Katsumi had over ten kimono-wearing women.
To say that he was alone now without any subordinates sounded nothing but a lie.

“Aren’t you supposed to be a subordinate? Colleague?”

Organizations united to oppose Tadanobu could have had a slightly different hierarchy.
Or that everyone is treated equally.
Despite that, Katsumi’s attitude yesterday was indisputably that her leader was in charge of her subordinates.

“This is it.”

Katsumi put her hand in the air.
What she took out of her inventory was a rag doll.
A couple of dolls…
There seemed to be more, but I’ve got five out now anyway.

She put her hands together and uttered an incantation in Japanese.

Pop! Pop!

As smoke rose, the things that were mere puppets changed into humans.
The kimono-wearing women I saw yesterday.

I understood how this happened.

“You weren’t human.”
“Strictly speaking, these kids were once human. They fought for the same cause in the same organization as me. Unfortunately, they all lost their lives.”
“Well…”

It was surprising, but on the contrary, it wasn’t very surprising either.
Because I’ve seen all sorts of strange abilities.
Katsumi’s powers were like witchcraft in her broad sense.
If that’s the case, Valentina also used dolls to cast her spells.

And another one.
Do you think it is related to soul magic?

“You are not surprised.”
“No, I was surprised. But there are many hunters with amazing abilities in the world.”
“You’re right. Hunter’s ability is many times more precious than my insignificant ability.”

Having said that, Katsumi corrected her posture and sat down.
She gave me a big bow and put her forehead on her floor.

“I’m sorry, but I have a request.”