Chapter 571 – Haeundae Beach -2-

“In the special department, we hear the sad news of our colleagues as if it is no big deal.”

The situation has already revealed confidential information to Roman.

Lee Cho-ah decided to give up the cumbersome act of filtering and selecting her information and start talking comfortably.

If she was a person like Roman in the first place, there was a guess that she would know most things, no matter how hard she tried to hide them.

We can’t rule out the possibility that she was hiding it poorly, and it could be a factor that ruins her impression.

There is nothing more funny than watching the other person spit out lies when you know everything.

“After several major disasters, such as the Sapung black tiger hunt in Yangyang, Gangwon-do, and the golden pig hunt on Masan Dolseom, the manpower shortage has become indescribably severe.”

“It’s going to be quite long, so sit down and do it.”

Lee Cho-a bowed her head and said thank you for her recommendation.

She placed her butt on the bench, about two spans away from Roman.

“For various reasons, we have been struggling with a manpower shortage, and cases of being forced to take on tasks beyond our capabilities have become common.”

“You must have had a restless time.”

“Hmm… There are many ghosts that grow in size and cause casualties if given time, so I understand why the special department is acting non-stop.”

One of the ideal ways to exterminate it would be to mobilize the military and eradicate it with overwhelming physical force.

The problem is that in order to blow up the site without a trace, you have to point out her shells recklessly.

If the ghost has built a nest in or near the city center or has a wide area where it roams, it is also an unrealizable story.

So the members of the special task force step forward to fight against ghosts and spread mysteries.

“What’s the point?”

“···I would like to get help from Roman to prevent the number of special task force members from decreasing.”

“How specifically? To dispose of all the ghosts on the Korean Peninsula?”

Lee Choa shook his head at the story, unable to tell whether it was a joke or serious.

Even if such an insane act were possible with Roman’s power.

For ghosts that occur endlessly and naturally, it is only a one-time remedy.

“No. After all, isn’t that the act of catching fish? I hope Roman will teach the members of the special unit how to catch fish. For example…”

“If you have something in mind, tell me freely.”

“I have planned to inform the Special Affairs Department of the existence of internal forces and their methods of deliberation.”

“Do you want to raise the overall level by distributing mental techniques? In the long term, you are definitely looking quite far ahead.”

“After proving the existence of a power that can replace internal energy, I guarantee that everyone will be convinced if we inform them of the training method and the danger of mystery at the same time.”

“Hmm…”

My lips tremble at Roman’s ambiguous response.

I’m trying my best to say that it’s good to be shameless, but it doesn’t suit Lee Cho-ah’s aptitude.

“I hope, at the very least, that there will be no cases where people in the Special Department rely on mysteries.”

Lee Choa added an explanation, recalling the faces of the crew members who suddenly died.

“It is true that the majority of soldiers actually die in the line of duty due to ghosts. However, there are many cases where veterans who survive after defeating ghosts suddenly die for unknown reasons.”

“I guess that’s because they keep using mystery.”

“Yes. I think it is clear.”

Roman nodded and stroked her chin as Ichoah explained the internal situation.

“There are individual differences, but if you overuse your vitality, sudden death is only natural.”

“If I hadn’t received treatment, I think I would have gone down the same path in the near future.”

In response to the voice coming from the sandy beach.

Smiling at her ladies and waving her hand, Jun Roman gave Lee Choa his answer.

“First, let me be clear: I have no intention of telling this to many people I don’t even know. I am not a volunteer.”

“Thank you for listening.”

From Lee Cho-ah’s perspective, that answer wasn’t disappointing.

It was an expected answer, and I followed Roman’s advice and tried to use an unbecoming ironclad approach.

“It may seem selfish to act like this when people’s lives are at stake, but I have nothing to say. That’s my natural tendency.”

“Not at all.”

She coldly dismissed it, showing that she was being rude.

Even from Roman’s perspective, there are reasons for not showing it.

What really bothers me the most is the gap in time that exists between the goddess’s dimension and this dimension.

Even if the difference is not tens or hundreds of times higher, she just decided to stay there in the name of a honeymoon and at Rin’s request.

I have no plans to continue neglecting the original world.

“As I said from the moment I passed the military service, I don’t mind as long as I can teach others the mental techniques I’ve learned on my own, because that’s free.”

“I keenly feel the fact that it is impossible.”

Lee Choa just smiles.

Even if I have the martial arts book that Roman gave me, I am definitely not at the level to teach it to others, and I know that even if someone sees it, I will not be able to learn it.

Thanks to this, I am gradually realizing how great the things I ate and the guidance I was receiving were.

Like that.

Lee Cho-ah, who actually spoke, gave up completely.

Roman did not bury one thing that came to mind in an instant.

“Even though it is difficult for me to lead, I don’t know if there is another way.”

“If you say it’s a method…?”

“Wait a minute, I need to think about this.”

Roman crossed his arms and began to organize the information in his head.

Ichoa kept her mouth shut and waited for her next words.

What came to Roman’s mind was simple.

It’s not strength, it’s mana.

‘There was a practice method commonly used in the empire.’

The basic mana practice that adventurers with a large sum of money seek out for survival.

On the continent, if you have a job that requires physical exertion, such as a sailor or a warehouse worker who endlessly transports goods, this is a practice you are familiar with.

In order to hand it over to Ichoa, I have to translate her book, but she doesn’t have a system as simple as this for feeling mana.

However, there is one problem with distributing this.

Even if the covenant made with the turtle-shaped Creator did not include a basic clause not to exert undue influence on the creatures.

Choa Lee Is it really okay to spread teachings about specific powers, not to individuals, but to the majority?

From the point where Lee Cho-ah learns martial arts and has thoughts about her teachings, it seems like something that will happen in the distant future.

It is a completely different story to teach a practice method that anyone can learn, rather than a difficult mind method like Hwang Bo-se’s Sumicheonwangshingong (須彌天王神功).

This is the fire of Prometheus.

It is clear that it is a signal that brings about great change in modern times.

‘I have to be careful.’

There are two things Roman should consider carefully here.

As the creator of the turtle form asked Roman, he hopes that the unclean beings that exist in this world will disappear.

And it’s just a guess that they don’t want humans with the potential to be transcendent to be born.

My head gets complicated.

‘Even if we distribute the practice method, there must be strong restrictions…’

It is basic to prohibit disclosure to the outside and limit use to ghosts.

The balance of the world will be maintained as it is now only when conditions such as memory erasure are added.

After finishing his thoughts, Roman saw Lee Cho-ah waiting for him.

And I asked purely out of curiosity.

“Is the reason for asking a favor to ensure the survival of the crew and bring stability to the country?”

“No…! It’s not such a grand reason. I’m not a very altruistic person to begin with…”

“Then?”

“It’s true that I hope the crew lives. But… Um…”

Lee Cho-ah lowers his gaze.

The plastic cup was crumpled by her hesitant touch.

In that way.

After thinking for a while, Lee Cho-ah scratched her cheek and whispered as if she were embarrassed.

“Recently, I imagine the future… The future.”

Lee Cho-ah, who only thought about the future in which he died in the line of duty in a fight with a ghost in the Special Forces Department, has recently been undergoing changes.

An incomprehensible feeling of wanting to meet a mysterious person whose gender, name, voice, or face I don’t know.

With that alone, Ichoa is shedding her negative view of all things.

“I have a feeling that I don’t want to end my life just catching ghosts. I also want to know what I like…”

It’s not about running away from the special task force.

Roman focused on Lee Choa’s story about wanting to have the bare minimum necessary to retire comfortably.

Lee Choa’s past history, which is occasionally mixed in, is a bonus.

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The conversation between the two ended with them seriously discussing the practice method.

Roman and Lee Choa got up from the bench and headed towards the women who were taking pictures of Tero’s house on the sandy beach.

‘Ah…’

As Ichoa walked closer to the sea, she felt another change in herself.

It seems like just yesterday that she didn’t pay attention to the sea at night because she only saw it as black ink.

Today, I saw the lights of the building come down, the sparkling water and the sound of the waves not so bad.

“Mr. Roman. Are you finished talking?”

“Oppa! Look at this!”

“Honey. Didn’t you make this well?”

– Sigh! Whoosh!

Let Tero stick her head out through the sand.

Roman praised her wife and took out her cell phone to take a picture.

As daily life unfolds like that.

Lee Choa, who made eye contact with Ricke, raised his voice thinking that this was the time.

“I would like to repay you for your help.”

“Yes?”

“Repayment?”

Ichoa purred her mouth and glanced at Roman, asking if it was really okay for her to suggest it.

Roman was the first to open his mouth.

“They said they would buy me ice cream as a thank you.”

The women’s eyes widened at those words.

“Really?”

“Oooh—!!!”

– Hiss!

“Go quickly!”

From Lee Cho-ah’s point of view, those women are definitely not forcing themselves to be happy after seeing Roman’s feelings.

What was most surprising was that she gave such assurance.

Even though they all have great abilities.

Why am I so happy about ice cream?

Ichoa is just dragged along by her confused face.