Chapter 245 – Chapter 25

“Hey. Save this side.”

Jin Soo-ah, who had dealt with Nielsen, pointed to those who came from the East Continent with her.

“These guys are not from the West Continent. They just followed orders, so save them.”
“Why should I?”
“The cost of saving the people. If it wasn’t for me, one would have definitely exploded?”

She didn’t have a good relationship with Jin Soo-ah, so she was a tick-tick, Dang Seol-yeong, but she couldn’t refute her opponent’s words.

Especially because she is sensitive to Eun-won.

Because the poison was sprayed with a vicious mind telling them to die slowly, for a long time, in pain, everyone except Nielsen was regurgitating and suffering.

When light green clouds wrapped around the people from the eastern continent with a light wave of their wrists, the veins that were about to burst suddenly calmed down and their complexion returned to normal.

“Heo Eok! Heo!”
“Heheh! Hueueup!”

Poisoned by the poison, they could not even breathe, and they breathed wildly, supplying the oxygen their bodies needed.

However, only they were cured, and those who remained came to the ground and became motionless like slowly dying fish.

“Keep up! Ji, Jin Soo-ah…!”
“It’s been fun so far. I guess our relationship ends here.”
“Whoa. Whoa. Are you really going to leave?”
“I’ve already killed all of Rentel’s gang. They even sabotaged the mission.”
“But if we keep our mouths shut…”
“If a person has no trust, 人而無信, it is impossible to know whether he is useful. 不知其可也. I broke your trust, so we can’t have the same relationship as before.”

After reciting the words of Young master, Jin Su-ah informed them that she could not have a relationship with them in the past.

Although she has gotten her out of the brink of death a couple of times so far, she couldn’t accept Jin Soo-ah, who rejected their offer as a member of the Guardian Corps, who are supposed to protect their world.

“…We will inform you of your treachery.”
“If I see you again, I will meet you as an enemy.”
“Yes. At that time, I will cut you without pain.”

The two men who came from the East Continent with Jin Soo-ah quickly disappeared from the village.

“Those guys taught me a lot of things to me, who was a heterogeneous person. From basic common sense to the types of books you can get various knowledge from.”

She muttered to herself, as if to ask Dang Seol-yeong to listen.

“They were nice guys, but now they look like enemies.”
“If we let them live, information from this side will flow.”
“It doesn’t matter, right? You’re at this level by yourself, but if Kaicent, a white kid, recovers, you’ll be able to deal with dozens of times more power.”

Dang Seol-yeong thought she was right, so she didn’t deny it.

“By the way.”

As if it was the main topic from now on, Jin Soo-ah smiled smirkingly.

“I have nowhere else to go, so I’ll stay here for a while.”
“Anyone?”
“I heard about the situation this way. You said you were fighting against the kingdom of the dead? If you feed me and put me to sleep, I’ll help you as a mercenary.”
“That’s not for me to decide.”
“Then I’ll wait for someone to decide.”
“…”

Tang Seol-ying’s violence boiled over, wanting to slap Jin Su-ah in the face, but she wasn’t completely wrong, so she decided to wait for Lillian to return.

“By the way, where is Kaicent?”
“Why ask?”
“I want to see you once.”

She had felt a strange affinity for Kaicent before.

She came to the conclusion that in order to solve the question of why she had such closeness, she had to meet again and again.

However, as Dang Seol-yeong, who was unaware of such circumstances, she had to be extremely vigilant.

“You don’t need to know.”
“Ah. I don’t intend to attack you in a mean way. I just want to have a conversation.”
“If it’s not an important business, there’s no need to meet now.”

The two women, who had been enemies until recently, were very wary of each other, and Dang Seol-yeong, to be exact, was very wary of Jin Soo-ah.

Now that Kaicent can’t use his power.
It could be that he faked surrender by using everyone’s sacrifice as bait.

“And.”

Dang Seol-ying, feeling something in her, looked up at her in one direction, and she became the first relaxed face.

“Because I have to explain the story about you to other colleagues.”

There, Artie was flying at supersonic speed with a strong intent to kill.

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Kwajijik!

Lillian, who was explained the situation by Tang Seol-young, let out her anger by hitting the table in her conference room.

Even so, she sighed as if she hadn’t lost her temper, and she erupted with her desire to destroy something at any moment.

“Guardian Corps. I thought it was an organization to protect this world.”
“How dare you try to insult your master like that.”

Both those who were favorable to the Guardian Corps and those who were not interested became hostile towards them.

“The bigger problem is that Princess Lillian, who can be said to be your captain, is stigmatized as one with the other species.”
“…”

Everyone’s eyes turned to the disparate voice that naturally intervened.

There was Jin Soo-ah, who was smiling with a smirk without any awkwardness even though she was with unfamiliar faces.

“My comrades are gone, so we’ll all know what’s going on here.”
“Shall we take care of it from this year?”

When Priscilla pointed at Jinsua, everyone nodded at her.

“Ehehe. If I hadn’t taken the risk, that woman would have fought at a much disadvantaged position? If I hadn’t helped her at the last minute, at least ten people would have suffered casualties.”

Dang Seol-yeong hates to admit it, but she is right, so she has no choice but to affirm it.

“But I don’t understand why you betrayed me.”
“Why don’t you understand? Kaicent is one of the strongest players I’ve seen so far. He’s talented as well, so he’ll grow even more with time. A good opponent who’s stronger than me and can continue to grow. Isn’t he the best?”
“Then I could die.”
“Then you will die. Fighting and dying against a strong enemy is the best death for a soldier, isn’t it?”

Jin Soo-ah was a human being, as if the concept of an unmanned person had become alive and became a creature.

Perhaps if all of her warriors were like her, her world would be a lawless place where people kill and kill each other.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to fight bare-mouthed. You said you’re going to fight the kingdom of the dead? I’ll fight as a mercenary for a while. How is it?”
“And gain experience while fighting the strong?”
“Of course! Aren’t there strong people who destroyed a kingdom? I like fighting, and you get mercenaries that you just have to feed and sleep with. There can’t be a more perfect win-win relationship than this?”

All eyes were on Lillian.

Although this war has many advantages, it is essentially Lillian’s war.

However, she did not know if Jin Soo-ah was really a trustworthy person, so she repeated her janggo.

‘What if this is a trap? She said that she betrayed a member of the Guardian Corps, but since Tang Seol-yeong is strong, she may be pretending to betray.’

“I accept it.”

Then, she entered the conference room.

“Kaisent! Are you okay!?”

When Kaicent came in, the atmosphere changed in an instant.

Up until now, the atmosphere had been dark and heavy, as if the air was condensed into one place, but it was transformed into a light feeling just by his appearance.

“Above. You’re not feeling well yet…”
“If you don’t use inner energy, you can move normally.”

I still have some fever, but my condition has improved enough that I can do light exercise.

“Lillian. You know what role a single master can play.”
“But…”

She hesitated to answer, thinking that she might be looking for an opportunity by selling the life of her colleague who was already facing her defeat.

“I’ll vouch for it.”
“…If you say that.”

When Kaicent, who could not have known that, said this, Lillian couldn’t deny it any more.

“Jin-soo, I will warn you of two things.”

She glared with her strong eyes and necessarily spread her two fingers.

“In war, don’t go berserk by yourself without obeying orders. I don’t care if you die from enemies or not.”
“Okay. What about the second?”
“Having sparring with Kaicent is only after a legitimate request. If you’re going to take your life by surprise.”

After explaining her second warning, Lillian gave off the power to kill people with just her eyes.

“At that time, I will torture you in the worst way I can think of, making you neither die nor live. Until you say please, kill me.”
“It’s pretty intimidating, but nothing to worry about. I don’t intend to do anything cowardly like that.”

Not only Lillian, but also Jin Soo-ah accepted it without hesitation, even though other people sprayed similar demonic spirits.

She really seemed unwilling to betray.

That’s how Jin Soo-ah joined Jin Soo-ah’s party as a mercenary.

Her knowledge will be of great help when facing an enemy called the Guardian Corps after winning the Cameld Kingdom.

“Lilith. Call them.”
“Okay.”

After deciding how to treat Jin Soo-ah, Lillian called those who should treat her next.

After a while, Lilith did not run away in the chaos, but the different species who reported the news of the attack entered the conference room.

“Which of you is the representative?”
“Because we have a horizontal relationship…”
“Pick a representative who can speak on behalf of everyone.”
“Then I…”
“Sit down.”

At Lillian’s command, the man who had run a long distance without stopping carefully sat down in a chair.

“Let me say thank you first.”
“No. Even if we didn’t inform you, the raid was handled well.”
“Still, the mere fact that you didn’t run away from the chaos and helped us is enough reason to thank you.”

As the man said, the result would have been the same whether they informed him or not, but he still had reason to express his gratitude for trying to help.

Especially since Kaicent’s life was at stake.

“But I’m sure he didn’t help with pure intentions.”
“…”

The man judged that this was an important crossroads.

Should I be humble and give a pretentious answer, or should I be honest.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to speak frankly.

“Yes. I wanted to earn your trust.”
“For what purpose?”
“We have only one purpose. Establishment of a nation that accepts drifters like us… No, even dissidents as members of society. To that end, we helped Kang Myung-cheol and formed the Liberation Army.”

Upon learning of their purpose, Lillian sought to gather more information.

“But Kang Myeong-chul must not have known human nature.”
“Yes… I knew that he had a strong and violent personality, but since he is from Earth and is a 21st century human, I thought there would be some level of violence.”

They don’t know, but Kang Myung-cheol has crossed three dimensions so far.

He has the values ​​of an earthling, but he is a unique human who shares the values ​​of an aristocrat because he was bestowed with land in return for subduing the demon king in the fantasy world.

“But no matter how strong he is, if he creates a democratic country here, he would have invaded not only the entire western continent, but also the eastern continent.”
“We know what those who came before us did. We just wanted to create a land where the aliens could live safely, whether it be a democracy or a royal state.”

Fortunately, they don’t seem to be obsessed with democracy or the republic system.

“So? Then how?”
“Yes?”
“If Kang Myung-chul is a proper human being, let’s say he defeated the Cameld Kingdom and built a kingdom. Then how will you guys help?”
“…!”

The man’s mind sharpened as he realized that Lillian was trying to ascertain their usefulness.

From here on, you must put sincerity in all your lines.

“We prepared for the worst, and we made a plan to divide the kingdom of Kameld and us into this land. We are the ones sent to build the foundation.”
“Continue.”
“I have knowledge of architecture, economy, science, society, and politics from there to the right. There were also colleagues who originally had military knowledge…”
“He was killed by Kang Myung-cheol.”
“Yes… He served as an officer on Earth for a long time and had leadership, so he would have served as the representative if he was alive.”

But what makes his death a bigger problem is Celestine.

To awaken Celestine, a certain amount of mana or inner strength was required, but they had the fighting power of a low-ranking knight, so no one was able to revive Celestine to return with a bow.

‘I have to hide the problem with Celestine for now.’

I might still be able to trust that side.

Celestine was an important force and ally to them, so she decided to keep her existence hidden.

“Is that all? You’re going to build a nation with just a few intellectuals?”
“No. We are only building the foundation, and we decided to call in real intellectuals once the foundation as a nation is complete and safety is secured.”
“That’s right.”

After that, Lillian had a chat with her colleagues.

I wonder if I’m using a magic item, but I can’t hear anything even though I open my mouth.

After that conversation, Lillian opened her mouth to the man again.

“What if I hire them?”
“Yes?”
“If you promise not to introduce your world’s political system, such as democracy and republic, I will hire you as a bureaucrat and civil servant in the new Kingdom of Lucy Arkenel.”
“!!”

Hearing that he would hire a heterogeneous intellectual, not only the man but also others could not hide their astonishment.