Chapter 588 – Heavenly Punishment

[Heart – Hyeonnoeok (伭雷玉)]

A dark red sphere appeared on Roman’s hand.

One flash of light it made.

Peeeee—!

The moment it emits brilliant light.

A force beyond recognition began to swirl throughout space like a storm.

Kugugu──!!!

Let me explain it using Lee Cho-ah’s sense.

It’s not like an earthquake shaking the ground, but the feeling that the world itself is shaking violently.

‘Ugh…!’

Even as she felt that Roman was protecting her with an unknown power, she felt that her ears were deafening from the vibrations of an untouchable power.

Roman’s large hand is pressing down on my back, but the waves are so strong that it wouldn’t be surprising if my body floated and flew off somewhere.

Tremendous tremors bring primal fear.

Lee Choa struggled and hugged Roman’s waist tightly.

I suspect that the body is floating in the air.

Is her head facing up or down?
She lost her sense of direction.

She was even more scared because she knew she shouldn’t open her eyes.

I am sure.

If she had been caught up in this power, she would not have had a single ash left.

And you can know.

Roman is a person who is far beyond what he can imagine.

“Ugh…!”

How long did he hold on to Roman with all his might her?

Her big hand her patted my back her.

“It’s okay to open your eyes. It’s over.”

Only after hearing her voice did Ichoa recognize it.

At some point, I felt that her feet were firmly attached to the ground.

Her strange sense of floating and the sound that threatened to end her world also disappeared.

“···.”

At the sound of Roman’s her voice her, Icho opened her eyes and checked her world her.

‘Huh?’

Even when she opened her eyes, what she saw in front of her was a pitch black wall.

I wondered if she had gone blind.

Surprised, she touched the front with her hand and found something lumpy and warm.

“──!!”

It was Roman’s upper body

She came to her senses with a surge of heat as she realized she had done something ridiculous.

Ichoa only spoke as she fluttered her hands and fell from her arms.

“Are your eyes and ears okay?”

“Yes, yes!”

Only then did Ichoa look around her.

In a world dominated by dark red thunder energy, there were no two hundred million people. The director’s body also evaporated.

Lee Choa did not feel the need to ask what happened to them.

Because it felt like such a natural thing that if you had just been caught up in that storm, you would disappear without leaving a trace.

“Oh, maybe I should have left the bat. She would have been fine with a toy.”

“···.”

“Shall I go back?”

With words that came out of Roman’s mouth, you can’t tell if they were serious or a joke.

Damn enemy──!!

Cracks began to appear in the air.

And.

Paang!

With a cool exploding sound, glass shards with Roman colors fell like rain.

Those that poured out did not cause any harm to the two people, but scattered into small particles and disappeared neatly.

Like that.

The two returned to their original room.

There was a note on the floor that Ichoah had given to her manager.

“Haaa…”

The moment Lee Choa saw that, he let out a long breath.

She feels a sense of what she has just experienced, and worries and uncertainty about the future.

It was a heavy sigh filled with such emotions.

But.

Lee Choa has things to do first, leaving those things behind.

“Roman.”

“Huh?”

“Thank you so much for saving me…”

“What a difficult task.”

In fact, that was how Roman felt.

It was also her promise to the turtle, and if she could calm Dokgorin who was this angry, it was as good as free.

“···Roman saved my life so many times. Now I don’t even know how to repay the favor.”

“Oh, stop because it’s burdensome. Don’t think too much about it and just train hard.”

Roman makes a disgusted face, as if he is suffocating.

Lee Cho-ah smiled slightly.

There were a lot of things she wanted to ask Roman, but she was able to bear it with ease.

Although Roman showed such ridiculous strength.

Because right now, Roman has a stronger human scent than anyone else.

Jeez. Jeez. Jeopuk.

Roman, sitting comfortably on the sofa with his back to her, looked at Lee Cho-ah and asked.

“But now there is no need to give permission to distribute the practice method. What happens if this happens?”

“If the position of head of the special department becomes vacant, someone will be appointed immediately. Since it is an important organization in the country… There is a person appointed to take over the command if a problem arises with the director.”

As Lee Cho-ah said those words, many thoughts came to mind.

When her complexion suddenly worsened, she asked Roman if he was okay.

Ichoa nodded and expressed her assumptions.

“I don’t know who to ask for help right now. There must still be people in society who made a promise to Duoksini…”

How should we distinguish trustworthy people in politics today?

How can we trust the person who will be the next manager?

From Lee Choa’s point of view, it was a valid and serious opinion, but for Roman, she had a further question.

“Hmm, are they alive?”

“Yes…?”

Ji-ing! Ji-ing!

Lee Cho-ah’s cell phone cries without notice at the moment when she needs to get an important answer.

On the contrary, Roman thought her timing was perfect.

Ichoa took out her cell phone from her inner pocket at Roman’s gesture, saying that it was good and telling her to pick it up quickly.

The name Hwang Dong-hyeon appeared on the screen.

“Yes. I received a call.”

– Seniors! Have you heard the news?

“Huh? What news?”

Hwang Dong-hyeon’s urgent voice telling him to take a look at the news.

Lee Cho-ah didn’t hang up on her phone and just checked her internet news.

“!?”

What appears in the headline upon logging in is a title that appears to have been maliciously edited to increase views.

Lee Choa’s fingers naturally pointed, and her eyes busily read her letters.

[Filming a public broadcast talk show…]

[Participated in local events…]

[Traveling in the vehicle of the Chairman of Company T…]

Urgent news that the current president, former presidents, several prominent figures in politics, and CEOs of large corporations suddenly collapsed and died simultaneously.

It was impossible to even guess the cause of death of the people who fell like dolls whose strings had been cut without any sign.

In a short period of time, the news was endlessly updated.

The Internet is already chaos itself.

– Seniors. Isn’t there a possibility that this is the work of a ghost?

“···I’ll do some research first and call you back, so just wait.”

Lee Cho-ah hung up the phone with Hwang Dong-hyeon and looked at her.

I was wondering if the words I was thinking about earlier meant this.

Roman took her gaze away from the phone she was looking at and caught Lee Choa’s gaze.

She smiled and showed that she had guessed.

“Of course it will be like this.”

“Can you find out what happened…?”

“Hmm, how should I explain this, so it’s easy to understand?”

Roman began to explain as clearly as possible.

If Duoksini had just been killed, the people who signed the contract would have gained their freedom.

The power to burn existence and even erase souls spreads like flames to everyone involved.

The fact is that if Roman’s soul is seriously injured, the shock cannot be completely avoided by the women bound by the ring, the weapon Gleipnir, and the Rakshasa.

If it’s at the level of the people involved with Roman, it might be limited to detecting an ominous change.

That shock was definitely not something an untrained person could withstand.

“According to what Roman said, the people who suddenly died…”

“It’s safe to say that they are related to the two. It may be that there was someone who died unluckily.”

“···.”

Lee Choa knows that there is little chance of that happening.

Looking at Ichoa’s complex expression on the updated list of deaths, Roman continued his words, telling her to take it easy.

“Even in an age where science has advanced, everyone secretly believes in superstitions, right? This is probably one of the reasons why certain ghosts appear.”

“That’s right.”

“If public opinion leans in the direction that this is a heaven-sent punishment, everyone might hesitate at least once before doing something outrageous.”

“Uhmmm…”

When I thought about the chaos that would arise in the future, it was truly an optimistic imagination.

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad thing if it turned out like Roman said.

“Anyway, the chaos that will arise from now on is something that the surviving politicians will have to put to rest. Think about what to do with the situation right now.”

At Roman’s words, Lee Choa changed the direction of his thoughts.

Obviously, you have to give the answer before leaving this room.

“It’s hard to say that the manager suddenly went missing…”

“How about being honest? The manager was holding hands with a ghost.”

“Looking at the current situation, it doesn’t seem impossible at all…”

Roman lightly shared every thought that came to his mind.

Lee Choa began to think carefully.

“There are many difficulties in informing the public that the person who has been my superior until now is of the same class as a ghost.”

“Are you worried about the sanity and morale of your colleagues?”

Lee Cho-ah nodded slightly and showed his true feelings.

“It is clear that the heavy duty assigned up to this point must have felt like a push to die.”

“Everyone will take it differently.”

“The death of a colleague, which I endured believing it was an honorable death in the line of duty, may be seen as being exploited depending on the interpretation… This is too heavy a matter for me to make a decision on.”

It was a complicated task that would never end if you started to think about it one by one.

“Then are you trying to hide it?”

“I believe that members of the Special Task Force have the right to know. But…”

“I understand. It’s not an easy decision.”

“···.”

Lee Choa continued the conflict.

Her feeling that she doesn’t want her hard-working colleagues to be hurt never goes away.
She couldn’t make a decision.

Roman, who was watching Lee Cho-ah like that, got up from the sofa and spoke out.

“For now, let’s take advantage of the chaos. The method may be a little different.”

“Yes?”

“This is the highest floor.”

“That’s right…”

“I’m going to make it feel appropriately mysterious, so go down to the office.”

Roman pushed Lee Cho-ah’s back and sent him out of the room.

And after a while.

Qarring──!!!

Dark red thunder fell from the sky and pierced through the manager’s office.

The members of the special task force came up in a hurry.

No matter where I looked in the burnt-out office from the high fever, the manager was nowhere to be seen.

All that was visible were a few weak ghosts that Roman had caught and thrown away out of jealousy.

And its mouth was covered in blood.