Chapter 167 – Chapter 167 So Can You Do It?

A few days after I went back to Seoul, Diana and Swordsman’s group returned.
When they went to the scene, they heard that Choi Woo-suk had already killed the key figures of the 2nd Corps, including Mae-yeol Mae.

“Shit.”

While I was killing monsters and digging inside information, Choi Woo-seok said he was already interviewing Mae-yeol.
In the process, he found out that there was a monster that Mae-yeol was studying, and Choi Woo-seok, enraged by the terrible act, stated that he killed all the soldiers, including Mae-yeol.

“You must have already been in Gangneung.”
“That’s right. It was proven that there was a relationship between the 2nd Corps and Daesung, and it was made clear that there was a connection between the two.
“Did Daesung claim that he contributed his strength to help the 2nd Corps occupy and stabilize Gangneung?”
“That’s right.”

Diana nodded her head.
She let out a sigh of relief.

Originally, this evidence was a clue that could bind the 2nd Corps as well as Daeseong and throw them into the mud at once.
It was only possible when the saint and twilight captured the key figures of the 2nd Corps.
Only the dead Matthew Yeol and his associates knew that the 2nd Corps fell into a pseudo-religion and that it was Daesung who made the 2nd Corps fall into a pseudo-religion.
The secret agreement between Daesung and the 2nd Corps was also partly broken when Daesung’s successor, Executive Director Choi Woo-seok, killed Mae-yeol.

However, in fact, it was the 2nd Corps that led the research on monsters, and the plan to invade Seoul was also led by General Matthew Yeol of the 2nd Corps, according to the testimony of internal soldiers.
It was something Daesung did not know about the coup, and if he knew, he would never have supported it.
It was clear that the tail was cut, but no clues or evidence were found to support the testimony.
The clues I brought were not enough to pin all of Daesung down.

But one thing is for sure.
The fact that the 2nd Corps fell into a pseudo-religion and that the pseudo-religion was actively creating monsters spread quickly through the news.

“Still, the fact that everyone knew about the bizarre group that created the monstrosities yielded a harvest.”

Diana clicked her tongue.
She seemed very sorry that she couldn’t catch Daesung because of this incident.

“We have to look for the next one. But one thing is for sure, many people knew that Daesung wasn’t always just. Daesung is in an absolute position in Korea, right?”

She said, trying to shake off her regret.

“It’s a pity. There will be more opportunities next time.”
“Is it so. There must be other opportunities.”

Neither did I.
So close.
I was able to aim for a blow…
It was a pity that I couldn’t take proper revenge for this incident.
But it’s okay.
The reason I went to Gangneung in the first place was not to get revenge on Daesung, but to find a clue to make Cheongha noona the way it was.

“How about your research, by the way?”
“Did you read the material I sent you?”
“Yes. I read it all from cover to cover.”

That the core of the monster not only absorbs the memories of the eroded humans and absorbs all of them, but also serves as a kind of communication device that receives and delivers the orders of the observer.
It has various magical powers that strengthen the bodies of monsters.
And even this unknown armor that covers her skin is all controlled by the monster’s core.

Unfortunately, however, it was not known why this nucleus played such a role.

“I compared the two with the nuclei of the artificial monsters they sent. There was a definite difference.”
“What is it?”

Diana grinned at my question, raising her glasses.

“Look here.”

The report she presented to her was full of complicated modifiers and various jargon.

“It’s hard to see.”
“Ah, let me explain briefly. In the cores of the monsters created by the 2nd Corps, there is no substance that acts as a communication link to another dimension. That substance that is unconditionally in the core of the monsters is like the power that connects the watcher and the monsters.”
“The substance that connects the observer and the monster?”

Suddenly, I remembered the unpleasant gaze I felt when I dealt with the strong castle.
It was the gaze she felt when she took Chungha noona with her.
The power connected to the beholder.

However, the monsters in Gangneung didn’t feel that way.
I just felt an unpleasant force.

Was that different?

“To sum up, the core looks like a means by which an outside god called the Watcher can strengthen his influence.”
“Increase your influence through monsters… That means…”
“That’s right. Believers of the Salvation Church seem to be trying to bring their gods here.”
“Did Matthew try to use that power personally?”
“Perhaps.”

It was a more terrifying plan than I thought.
If that monstrous god descended, the story would not end well.

“I should stop it.”
“Yes. I’m thinking of asking for help from several guilds. I think we should think that Daesung has already been embraced by that religion.”

There was even determination in Diana’s voice.

“Then the most important question remains, is it possible?”
“Perhaps. It will take some time, but it will be possible.”

Diana looked at Baek Chung-ha, who was with the sword star outside her door.
Except for me, the person who saw it the most was probably the Sword Saint.
Is it because we became friends? Cheongha noona was playing with Geomseong.

“But you have to watch the progress for at least a week and at most two months in my lab with me. There are a lot of things to experiment with.”
“… What experiment is it?”
“First we need to study her and her nucleus. And in order to relieve the symptoms of the monster, there are medicines and various items that I researched. I am thinking of giving her an experimental dose of it.”
“Is it painful?”
“Yes.”

I grinded my teeth.
I didn’t want to make her feel any more of the agony of her brainwashing.

“Is that the only way?”
“Yes.”
“Then there is no way.”

I saw Chungha noona outside the door.
Her eyes met mine and she waved her hand and smiled.
Instead of waking up from her brainwashing, she became her child.
She had learned a lot now, but she still had the innocence of a child.
She hit a little, leaned on me, and sometimes clung to me to the point of overdoing it.
One day, she came into my room saying she was afraid to sleep alone.

“Siwoo, I’m scared…”

Once I held her as she was sniffing and rubbing her eyes with her pillow.

“Then wait a minute.”

Her mind is a child, but her body is an adult.
Sleeping together was a bit reluctant.
But she couldn’t just let her go, so I lifted her blanket and put her in her bed next to her.

“Huh, Siwoo is good…”

Caught in her arms, she smiled happily as she rubbed her face against my shoulder.

“Siwoo, won’t you give me a casting?”
“I don’t do it when I sleep.”
“I think I’ll be fine if I do castings…”

So there were times when I put her on her arm pillow and massaged her breasts and went to sleep.
It during the night
When Chungha noona’s breathing became as quiet as when she was asleep, she would fall asleep only then.

“Now the mental age is a child. Can you hold out?”
“It won’t be easy, but you’ll get through it. She just sunk her ego to the bottom of her abyss in shock, but she didn’t disappear at all as a white person.”
“Yes. You’re right.”

Chungha noona, who was laughing at me, blew air into her cheeks, then pressed her cheeks with her hands and let out the air she had put in her mouth.
The untainted, pure appearance was cute.
Wasn’t she a mischievous little child in her childhood?
She even thought of doing it.

“It will take that much pain to come back.”
“Yes.”
“All right. I’ll leave it to Diana. It seems there is nothing more I can do.”

At my words, Diana tapped me on the shoulder.

“Siwoo did the best he could. Rather, I’m sorry. I risked her life and entered the middle of the enemy camp, but I couldn’t hit Daesung…”
“No. In the first place, I never thought that Daesung would collapse to this extent. Even if Choi Woo-seok wasn’t present, Dae-sung’s legal team would have cleverly got away with it.”

Although they are enemies, they knew better than anyone that their abilities were certain.
Because there were so many battlefields where I fought with Daesung.

“It’s definitely getting the job done. If so, there is one thing I am curious about.”

She asked me

“Did Daesung know you were coming?”
“You wouldn’t know.”

If I had known, I wouldn’t have reacted so poorly.
Rather, he must have tried to catch me more firmly.

“It must have been a coincidence. He was probably negotiating with the monster.”
“We also share the coup plan.”
“Yes.”
“I’ve been unlucky in many ways.”

Diana smiled bitterly.
I got up from my seat.

“Then I have to tell Chungha noona and the elder.”
“Sword Saint-nim has already agreed.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. We became quite close while dealing with this job.”

We came out and talked about the experiment to restore Chungha’s sister.

“Are you going to do it in the end?”
“Yes. Even the elders agreed…”
“Okay. I decided to stay by Chungha’s side while she was experimenting. What will you do?”

I saw Chungha noona.

“No! I hate breaking up with Siu! I will live with Siu! I like living with Siu.”

She said no to Diana and was using her swarm.

“I have work to do. In order to destroy Daeseong, we need to gather talented people…”
“I must find various information inside the academy. Got it. I will help you with anything I can.”

When Chungha heard that she had to go to Diana, she screamed at her and clung to me.

“Siw! I want to marry Siu! If we get married, can we live together? Huh? Huh?”

She was shouting that if she didn’t want to be separated, she would get married like her daughter does to her dad.
Seeing that appearance, the Sword Master laughed with a complicated face.
Diana tries to stop her, saying not to do that, but it was not easy for her as a wizard to stop her older sister, who is a body type.

“Sister.”
“Huh?”
“Do you really want to live together?”
“Huh! Huh! I want to live with Siu! I mean, I don’t want to break up.”

She even cried.
She said while wiping the tears from her eyes.

“Nuna, if you want to live together, you have to overcome this experiment.”
“Why?”
“So that noona can become an adult.”
“I don’t want to be an adult.”
“If my sister doesn’t grow up, she can’t marry me?”
“Oh! That’s not allowed!”
“Isn’t it? Then what should I do?”
“You have to be an adult.”

With her cries gone, she answered in a strong voice.

“Miss Diana said it would take about two months, so let’s wait until then. I will come once a week too.”
“Ooh, is it real?”
“Huh. Promise me Let’s talk about marriage again when your sister becomes an adult.”

As I held out my little finger while talking about marriage, I heard the voice of the swordsman clearing his throat next to me.

“Hmm, hmm! Heh heh! Heh heh! Kerah hum!”

He is an elderly man who clears his throat very loudly.
I’m sorry, but there’s nothing you can do to calm your sister down.

The eyes of the swordsman who met my eyes were fierce.

‘Isn’t he caring too much?’
-Aren’t you doing too much? Knowing how much I’ve been looking for this child!
‘Isn’t there a way?’
-So you’re saying that a man will say two things with one mouth?
‘Isn’t that what he meant?’
– He’s a very bad boy.

As she tried to ignore the gaze of the Sword Saint, Chungha noona, who was immersed in her troubles, intertwined her pinky fingers.

“Are you really promising?”
“Okay. Let’s talk about living together when we grow up.”
“Good!”

Having persuaded her with her difficulty, I let out a sigh of relief at her inwardly.
Her problems now rested in Diana’s hands.

“I will leave it up to you.”
“I will never fail. We’ll see.”

That’s how the treatment to make Cheongha noona better began.

***

“You did it quite cleverly.”

Director Choi Woo-seok bowed his head, looking at the back of the chairman and his grandfather, Choi Woo-sung.

“Sorry. President. I should have kept the 2nd Corps in Gangneung…”
“No. You can’t keep a dog alive that’s already set to bite its owner. It’s mindless to dare to stick your teeth into a person who will rule Daesung.”

Choi Woo-suk secretly bit his lip at the president’s words.
It was the first time he had mentioned the story of the successor.

“Thanks to you, it saved me a lot of trouble. It was a lot of trouble.”
“Thank you. President.”

Wooseok Choi, who lowered his head, recalled the question that suddenly came to him.
The 2nd Legion and the monster.
It was not a choice that those who defended the city against monsters could make.

“Do you know why the 2nd Corps was researching monsters?”
“Are you curious?”
“Yes.”

Wooseok Choi saw it.
Chairman Choi Woo-sung, who was looking out of his window, turned his head and glanced at him.
In those eyes, along with an unapproachable state, there was an unknown ominous power.

“Ummm, you know we still need more time. If I decide that it is okay to know the truth of this world, then I will tell you.”
“… All right.”

Choi Woo-suk felt chills running down his spine.
Hung his head again, he bit his lower lip.
In the end, it wasn’t because of his dissatisfaction with the chairman who didn’t acknowledge him.

It was because the moment he made eye contact with the president, he felt the gaze as if he had penetrated his heart.

‘What the hell was that just now?’

His hands were covered with sweat.
His breath caught in his throat.
Choi Woo-seok felt fear for the first time.

“Then let’s go.”
“OK.”

Choi Woo-seok leaves the chairman’s office.

“Hmm… I sent it to see if Wooseok is suitable for the next president, but he has to go through such an accident… The plan will be delayed a little longer.”

Chairman Choi Woo-sung repeated to himself in a gloomy voice.

“But who are you? Sword Saint There’s no way that naive man could have infiltrated…”

With his hands behind his back, Chairman Woo-Sung Choi tapped his wrist with the fingers of his right hand holding his left hand and was lost in thought.

“Secretary Kim.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Call Shin Seo-ah.”
“All right.”

You need to be vigilant

Chairman Choi Woo-sung thought.
I should be careful of the existence beyond the shadow that exists behind the Sword Saint.