Chapter 170 : Chapter 170

Chapter 170 - Reinforcement (2)

So.

The two weakest members of the party were now with Altair, so I was relieved for now.

Even though she had turned into a child-like body, the skills and experience accumulated in her body were indeed legendary. It was quite impressive how she was storming against the two of them.

“...Do you even call that words, keuk...!”

“You bastard, you’d better not expect to die a peaceful death!”

The two who were being thoroughly beaten by Altair seemed to be complaining about something from the outfield, but Gyu-sik didn't know anything.

I turned off my attention to that side and checked my schedule.

“Let’s see…”

There were about 6 days left until the ‘event start’ that Raven had marked.

So, what did I have to do in the meantime?

“...Hmm.”

The King of Flies boss fight was a terrifying world-ender class event whose impact spread globally, so the conditions for earning ‘Alteration Points’ that produced a much better result than the original were very straightforward but also had a high difficulty.

I just had to block the pouring demon army without any damage. The problem was that the strike range was the whole world.

Therefore, the most urgent thing was the preparation of an ‘army’.

Prepare the troops, supply them with enough armaments, and deploy them in the right places to eliminate casualties.

‘And you know…’

Probably the Alteration Points I had gathered now.

If I handled the King of Flies event well as I originally planned, from then on, it would be a direct route to the real ‘ending route’.

It was the only route that could bring a happy ending to the world cleanly from a ‘utilitarian’ perspective without any aftermath, but the biggest problem if I chose that route was.

“...”

Well.

First of all, my own life was a bit in danger.

And there was some ‘collateral damage’.

From a utilitarian point of view, that was the best thing to do, but for me personally, it was a bit of a big deal.

To solve even that, I suppose…

“What are you so worried about, son-in-law?”

As I was thinking that, a limousine arrived in front of me and the door burst open.

Well, there was no need to see who came out from inside.

In the first place, there was only one person on Earth who would call me son-in-law.

“...Ah. Ms. Han Si-yeon.”

“Ahem. You’re calling me by my name again. What did I tell you to call me last time?”

“...”

I narrowed my eyes and glared at her.

It was an extremely rude act since she was much older, but what did I care.

In the first place, how could I suddenly call her Mother-in-law.

“So, please stop that. Other people will be offended.”

“...Ha? Who’s offended? Bring them to me. How dare they try to put their spit on the honey pot that the Hunting Alliance has marked...!”

“...No. That’s not what I meant. I’m fine, but the parties involved will be offended.”

Seo Ah-in and Seo Hye-in would be offended if they were suddenly linked with a guy like me and called prospective brides or whatever.

I knew Han Si-yeon personally liked me, but to say such things while the parties involved were listening was a bit…

“...”

“...What’s with that expression?”

I couldn’t help but react that way to the expression of Han Si-yeon looking at me with a silent smile.

No, how should I put it.

It was a look I had received a few times when I was young. Like a parent who was taking care of me, saying ‘He’s not wrong. He’s just a little different from others!’.

“Why is it that you can pinpoint such things so accurately, yet your head is so broken in other areas?”

“...”

Hmm.

I felt like I could clearly see where the source of the sarcasm that sometimes came out of Seo Ah-in was.

“The kids seem to be getting used to it though.”

“Pardon?”

“Do you see over there?”

The direction Han Si-yeon pointed with her finger showed Seo Hye-in, who was being beaten by Altair, staring blankly this way.

Of course, she was sent flying by a magnificent punch from Altair as a price for looking away during a real-battle-like sparring match.

“That child, you see. She looks strangely happy even after hearing the crazy nonsense Kim Gyu-sik just said. Do you know why?”

“...What is it.”

“Because Kim Gyu-sik said ‘he was fine’.”

“...”

I definitely did say something like ‘I’m fine, but other people are offended…’ just now.

What did that have to do with anything?

“Right. For you to be happy with just that one phrase even though you’re in a state where a part of your brain has been scooped out. Our kids have a tough road ahead of them, a tough road…”

“...Stop with the useless talk. You must have a reason for coming all the way here.”

“Oh my. Look at me.”

Stop pretending you forgot.

Han Si-yeon, who stuck out her tongue playfully, held out something to me.

I looked at it to see what it was, and it was a letter.

“It flew in from the spirit world. They say the preparations are all finished?”

Aha.

That’s perfect timing.

This.

It meant that the ‘reinforcement’ request I had entrusted to them was all finished.

***

“Thank you! Thank you so much! You came to save me!”

“...”

No. I just came to see the results.

Seeing Lee Si-yeong clinging to me and sobbing as soon as she saw me felt a little strange.

Weren’t you in a position to say some harsh things and make retorts when you saw me before?

What’s with this princess-who-saw-a-prince-on-a-white-horse-while-abducted-by-a-dragon reaction?

“Ah, right. She is a princess…”

With all sorts of accessories dangling all over her body and a well-fitted dress, she really looked like a princess now.

“Right! That! I thought I was going to die because of that!”

Lee Si-yeong replied in a voice filled with anger that exploded like a volcano.

Then she threw open the clothes on her chest.

“...”

Oh my.

What is a grown young lady doing, so shamelessly.

Ah, her body isn’t all grown up, is it.

“...Look this way before I kill you.”

“Yes.”

The ‘seal’ engraved on her shoulder had changed into a slightly strange shape.

Of course, the seals engraved on the others who had visited the spirit world with her were still intact, but among them, this one’s seal felt like its shape had changed a little strangely.

Ah, it’s that.

So to speak, it was Siyoung-mon’s ‘final evolution’ tech.

I couldn’t feel what effect it had here right now, but if I used it as a set with Meirin-ssi and Evangeline in the boss fight later, it would have a very spectacular effect.

“...Suddenly, he said he would purify my mana circuit or something and made me work like crazy. Recently, the shape changed like this. And…”

She hesitated and closed her clothes.

Seeing her hesitating while staring at the floor, I could roughly guess what she was going to say.

“You feel like you’re getting farther and farther away from being human?”

“...”

As she looked at me with wide eyes, I also smirked and replied.

“That’s a given. You’re not originally human.”

“...”

“That thing on your shoulder, it’s the seal of the ‘royal family’. Your origin was here from the start.”

No, isn’t it true.

How on earth can a human start with a luck stat of 500 as an initial stat, logically speaking.

It has to make sense.

“Uh…”

“Don’t think too deeply about it. Whether you’re human or a spirit royalty, you’re still our guild master, Lee Si-yeong. Don’t feel a crisis of identity for no reason…”

“No, I don’t feel that.”

“...”

Why.

I’m trying to say something cool.

“When I’m around you, that kind of thing seems to be a trivial matter. You’re also human by race, aren’t you?”

“...”

She’s treating a perfectly normal person like some kind of monster.

“Then what’s the problem.”

“No, the ability that came with this seal changing. That’s a bit…”

She said that and whispered to me.

Content that would trigger a rather ‘efficient’ plan in my head as I listened.

“...This is ominous.”

“What is.”

“There hasn’t been a single sane thing you’ve done that you’ve called efficient…”

“...”

That’s harsh.

***

“...So, why are we here?”

After getting permission from the Spirit Queen as if roasting beans in a lightning flash and ‘loaning’ Lee Si-yeong, the place we arrived at immediately was in front of the Magic Tower.

Well, since she was identified as a royalty of the spirit side, the ‘ownership’ belonged to that kingdom.

But after I showed them me juggling three guardians at once in front of the World Tree, it seemed to have become a trivial matter.

It was summarized as, ‘Let’s just quietly overlook the overreach of authority rather than getting messed up by challenging me’.

Anyway.

“Why did we come? We came because we have business.”

I replied to Lee Si-yeong, who had a crumpled expression.

Well, since she was a mage herself, this place would feel like a hometown to her.

But considering her character’s background setting, it was understandable that she would feel a little uneasy looking at this place.

It was only natural since her family was annihilated by the Magic Tower’s ‘secret directive’.

The reason she created the Renegade Guild and was quietly accumulating power was ultimately because her goal was to destroy the Magic Tower.

“Right. A guy who knows that, why did you bring me here?”

“To help you with that.”

“...What?”

“Alright, let’s go! It’s a sally!”

“No, what the hell are you talki…”

I grabbed the wrist of Lee Si-yeong, who was about to retort with a dumbfounded voice, and ran up the tower.

No one stopped me on the way. I was already treated as a complete VIP since I had had several private meetings with the Master of the Magic Tower.

So it meant that it wasn’t very strange even if I barged into the Master of the Magic Tower's room right away.

“...”

The Master of the Magic Tower, who was working inside, looked at me in a fluster.

Lee Si-yeong, who was next to me, also looked back and forth between me and the Master of the Magic Tower, dumbfounded.

Well, from her perspective, this Master of the Magic Tower was her ‘route’s’ final boss.

Her goal in life was to overthrow this guy.

They say a gentleman’s revenge takes several decades.

“...”

But, you know.

Dragging things out like that wasn’t my style.

The King of Flies boss fight was coming up soon, how long could I pay attention to each and every one of those individual routes!

I was a busy person who had to prepare other things too! I had to get this one’s final evolution done quickly!

“...Isn’t it Mr. Kim Gyu-sik? What’s the matter without any contact…”

“Hey. Let’s duel.”

“...”

Ah, right. This wasn't it.

Judging by his expression, he didn’t seem to understand properly.

“Hey. Prepare for a life-or-death duel.”

“...A duel?”

“It’s a duel between the mage I brought here, Lee Si-yeong, and you, the Master of the Magic Tower. The loser will submit to the winner…”

“What the hell are you doing, you crazy bastard-!”

Lee Si-yeong’s hand slapped me right on the back of the head.

Hmm. Not as much as Seo Ah-in, but this one’s hand had gotten quite spicy too.

“What am I doing. I’m helping you.”

“...Th-no, th-this crazy bastard, for real. To just say that out loud…”

Lee Si-yeong touched her temples with an expression that said she didn’t even know where to start retorting.

“Why. Not confident?”

“Of course I’m not confident! Putting aside whether what I’m doing now is just! The opponent is the Master of the Magic Tower! The pinnacle of all mages in the world!”

That was true.

He was an opponent who had proven his combat power to be the final goal in Lee Si-yeong’s route.

But, you know.

I didn’t reinforce you diligently for nothing.

“You’re stronger now.”

“...Huh?”

“I guarantee it. You’ll win even if you fight 1 on 1.”

“...”

I grabbed the shoulders of the speechless Lee Si-yeong and continued with a serious expression.

“And if you win that 1 on 1 fight, I can suck a lot of honey. I’m sincerely cheering for you.”

Mainly regarding the ‘Spirit World Reinforcement Mark’ equipment that would soon be brought out from the spirit world.

Starting with the Gnosis’s Heart, if I handled the Master of the Magic Tower well here, I could gain a huge advantage.

So. Good luck!

“...You bastard. That’s your main purpose, isn’t it?”

Hey.

Do I look like that bad of a guy to you?

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