142 – Training of the Returner (3)

‘Association’ is usually a tool for avoiding responsibility and taking full advantage of rights… The Players Association is different from other associations and is competent. The basic condition for working as an executive of an association is to be a player, and it may be the virtue of having the ‘intelligence’ stat among the status window stats.

Despite this, the Shinigami has never been caught. This is despite the efforts of numerous security experts and white hackers.

The reason is simple. Because the Shinigami, Azai Yuuki, was quite wise for a middle school student.

[The reason we haven’t been able to catch the Shinigami until now is because he only used other people’s electronic devices.]

The Reaper did not leave any traces of himself when he was active on the Internet. The photo was taken with the dead victim’s smartphone, and he was meticulous in not only leaving no body hair at the scene but also using a VPN when uploading the photo.

In the end, since no traces are left on the web, we have to track and capture his movements in real life. I don’t know what the Shinigami’s powers are, but this guy traveled back and forth between various countries and left no traces. In addition, he possesses the power to cut off the heads of top players, so he truly has the ability to live up to the name ‘Reaper’.

Yes, until we go live today.

[It was a very emotional decision. Rumors circulated that he was dead, and his identity as someone who only kills evildoers was denied… I guess he turned on the live show out of anger. On a platform with as many people as possible.]

Shina also said he turned on the live show on impulse, but he made his own preparations. He wore a mask, used voice modulation, and used a VPN to log in. His broadcasting location was a warehouse in Russia, and the cell phone he used was not his own.

The envoy, who made the broadcast with such confidence, gave a speech with corpses in the background, saying that he only kills evildoers, that he is a defender of justice, and that he wants to suppress crime.

At first, it seemed like everything was going according to his plan. Even those who thought that the Reaper was a simple villain listened to his words and were shocked that the dead Russian player was such a vicious person.

However, unlike the deep web that does not require an account, YouTube requires you to create an account…

[ID… I ended up using an account where I just changed the number at the end of the ID I usually used… I was discovered hinting at Shinigami activities on my personal blog.]

“… “

[His name is Azai Yuuki. He lives in Shimane Prefecture, Japan and is in his third year of middle school.]

The Shinigami, who had thoroughly erased his traces, made a truly absurd mistake. It can be said that it is truly typical of a middle school student Jammin to make mistakes in areas that are so obvious while paying meticulous attention to things that others do not think about.

“So… “Did the Association find out the identity of the Shinigami?”

[That is not the problem.]

It is true that the association tried to provoke the envoy and elicit a response. However, it was not the association but a user of the Japanese anonymous community who actually revealed the identity of the Shinigami. What’s the difference between the two?

[The statue of the Shinigami… Too many people saw it.]

The reason is that the statues of the Four Gods of Death have become public property.

**

Two days have passed.

One day was enough for the self-proclaimed Shinigami, Azai Yuuki’s family to fall into ruin.

Several news articles have already appeared, and the name ‘Azai Yuuki’ was trending on Twitter in real time.

A friend of his classmate appeared from somewhere and posted an elementary school graduation photo, and Yuuki’s father’s workplace was flooded with phone calls. His older sister had to give up her cell phone, and her mother left her women’s group.

Aren’t you afraid of the Reaper’s revenge? At first, people were scared and secretly looked at the liver and cursed, but the atmosphere changed in an instant.

-If you killed someone like that, you should have been prepared to suffer.

-Wow, did you go around killing people so brutally and then shamelessly pretend to be fine at school? It’s disgusting.

-A beast-like bastard. It is a shame for Japan that you are alive and breathing.

-Leave Japan.

The language of private sanctions is usually like this. The logic that it is worth suffering miserably because one committed a crime was applied again to the Four Gods. People do not hesitate to throw stones at sinners. This is because you are on the moral high ground.

Moreover, players were, knowingly or unknowingly, targets of jealousy from the general public. This is because the media had a strong tendency to promote players as heroes. For some reason, the identities of Japanese player criminals were not reported in the media, so this was the first time that such a big name was caught. (This is mainly to utilize criminals who have been declared ‘dead’ in various ways.)

Therefore… The world’s attention was focused on an individual named Azai Yuuki. There are so many different types of swear words that I can’t even describe them.

Even if a novel writer is criticized in the comments section, his or her mentality is shaken. There is no way that a middle school student could endure the role of being criticized by the whole world.

The dark hero Shinigami, united by a sense of responsibility and justice, has disappeared. Instead, Yuuki, a scared middle school student, ran away from home. Because he didn’t know how to solve the problem other than killing them. And now there was no other way to solve this problem than to exterminate all Japanese.

His family was labeled as a family of criminals. His father, who worked at a large company, left a will saying that he would pay for his children’s failure in farming and then jumped off the building, and his older sister and mother disappeared somewhere without even a rat or a bird noticing.

“… “This isn’t it.”

I have no intention of defending the reaper who caused innocent victims. But, but… Isn’t this right?

I felt that it was too harsh to be destroyed in this way after being criticized by public opinion.

Does the murderer deserve to die cruelly?

So what about the killer’s family? Do those people deserve to die too? For the crime of not being able to take care of the family?

“Jiwon.”

I felt like I was going to feel nauseous again due to the burden, but this time my will was determined.

“Let us return. And let’s go see him in person.”

After quickly clearing the 11th floor. I will go directly to the Shinigami, Azai Yuuki. Then you will decide how to deal with it.

Even if he is a piece of trash who deserves to die, this is not the way it should end.

Even if I kill you… I will kill you.

[You have suffered damage.]

[Return to the moment you first entered the 11th floor.]

***

[Cleared the 11th floor.]

To reduce variables, the 11th floor was cleared in the same way as before. What’s special about it is that Choi Ji-won’s proficiency in ‘Heart of the Battle’ has increased? And the only thing that matters is that they brought items from the dwarves’ fortress without any conscience.

The method of scaring people was the same. Instead, this time, I added a little more detail and said, ‘hehehe…’ The wicked will be punished… ‘ Or ‘Die, you bug.’ He said things that a ‘reaper’ would say. If the Shinigami is a type of human capable of rehabilitation… This might help.

What to do next is obvious. Take a plane and visit Japan.

“… “Is this first class?”

“They give me a lot even though I’m only on a plane for less than an hour… “

I am a very wealthy person with 2 billion won in cash. And, if you regress, your money will be restored again. Since there was absolutely no need to save money, I took first class and headed to Japan comfortably.

“The address we are looking for is…” “

Azai Yuuki’s home address was widely spread before his return, so finding it was not that difficult.

When I confidently went there and rang the bell, the envoy’s mother opened the door and came out. Choi Ji-won also responds with a bright smile.

“Hello, by any chance…” ?”

“Ah, we are faculty members of XX Middle School… “

Surprisingly, the above conversation was all conducted in Japanese. It is said that language is communicated between players thanks to the ‘status window’, but an automatic interpretation function is not provided in conversations with the general public. Nevertheless, conversation is possible…

“Can I come in for a moment?”

“Of course. Yuuki! “A guest has arrived!”

Choi Ji-won, because she knew how to speak Japanese. Because her father frequently interacted with Japanese instructors, the origins of kendo, he learned Japanese at the level of a native speaker.

Anyway, we headed to the Reaper’s room without any hesitation. It was not a two-story house like in the animation, but just an ordinary apartment house.

“Are you a faculty member? Why suddenly on the weekend… “

As he was growing up, Yuuki Azai, with dark, messy hair, came out of his room scratching his head with dark circles on his face as he couldn’t sleep at night.

His eyes, which were leisurely yawning, land on Choi Ji-won, and his mouth stops with its mouth open.

“Choi Ji-won… ?”

The gaze that landed on Choi Ji-won turns to his mother, who is smiling behind him. It’s as if he’s scolding her, saying, ‘How did you not know Choi Ji-won?’

Next, my eyes turned to my face. But even if you look at me so intently, you won’t know who I am.

“And… Kim Jun-ho.”

“… ?”

The Shinigami Azai Yuuki looks at me and recites my name. I was truly embarrassed and took a step back.

I understand that you know Choi Ji-won’s name. Because she became a worldwide celebrity. She joins the ranks of Park Ji-sung, Kim Yuna, Psy, Bong Joon-ho, and Son Heung-min.

But my name is… How do you know my name?

Has the ‘Eye of the Death God’ really awakened? Do you see my name and lifespan above my head now? The moment when I was frozen, embarrassed by an incomprehensible situation.

“You look like you’re asking how I know your name.”

What Yuuki said next was… It was even more shocking than I thought.

“You… “It’s quite popular on the deep web.”

“… I?”

Something… Something is wrong.