The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me Chapter 13: 66-70, a 13 tzameti fanfic

Chapter 66 – Great problem of Martial arts (Mu) And Chivalry (Hyeob) 1.1

It took exactly three days for Ye Sa-hye to quit from her department of hunting supporters and sign for Yoo Seodam's Guild. She spent those 3 days sorting through her department and family affairs. She was craving for a job called Hunter much more than she ever thought, and was filled with aspirations.

Some speculation flashed through Yoo Seodam's mind, but if Ye Sa-hye had originally joined Dharma, based on her talent and passion, she could have acquired Mugong at a rapid pace and become a powerful force for Lee Dong-joon.

Yoo Seodam felt relieved that he could snatched her in advance.

-You already have three guild members?

"Yeah."

Ryu Jin-soo was also actively helping Yoo Seodam establish his guild. Yoo Seodam still couldn't grasp his intention. Did he help because he had some business with Yoo seodam or because of their 16 years old friendship?

-How'd it go with Wi-Hoon?

"I'm not sure. I think we're on good terms, but it seems he didn't think so."

-You should get along with your friends.

"Are you talking about Yourself?"

-I'm getting along just fine with all of my friends.

Ryu Jin-soo was polite to everyone. Rumor was that he even spoke formally to the cat he raised at home. But this was unbelievable even for Yoo Seodam who knew him for 16 years. In any case, it was true that Ryu Jin-soo approached everyone in a friendly manner, but he did not get any closer to his colleagues.

Taylor had been reluctant to see his sly smile from the beginning, and the woman who now active under the name 'Helloni' seemed to have a story with Ryu jin-soo. And for Wi-hoon, well, he was simply blinded by jealousy.

It could be said that Ryu Jin-soo's social skills were pretty poor. Ryu Jin-soo still didn't know that every gentle smile and a compliment didn't mean that they could have a good relationship. He would have been in big trouble if his guild had gone into business, and not a guild that valued 'tradition.'

-Anyways, I want to talk to you more about the equipment industry, so do your best.

"Do you have any good tips? Like a way to get some more equipment."

-I don't know because our guild hasn't received any support from the industry.

"······"

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Ryu Jin-soo awakened his supernatural powers and made a fortune by taking advantage of it. Even now, he probably had so much money that there was no reason to get sponsored by the equipment industry. Unlike Yoo seodam who waited for sponsorship from somewhere else, he probably had a contract with a private workshop. In many ways, Yoo Seodam's guild was far from catching up with Leyton One.

-Anyway, good luck. I'll contact you next time I have time for the union case.

"Okay."

Ryu Jin-soo, in many ways, was a gritty and burdensome friend. But it was no exaggeration to say that he was the most helpful person for Yoo seodam in the process of establishing his guild. No, actually, It seemed that Wi-hoon was more helpful.

Yoo seodam almost had all the essential elements for establishing a guild. Not long ago, the Hunter's Association had given him their approval regarding this matter.

However, that was not the most important part.

"Huh? Aren't you supposed to make the guild right away?"

"No, I planned to hold it back for at least two years."

"Why?"

"Because I don't have a building.."

"Ah…"

Ha Sun-young couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Yoo Seodam's words. It was understandable since the person who was recruiting people for the guild didn't even have anything to do with it.

During the last Great Rift, Yoo Seodam earned quite a lot of money, and now that he didn't have to rely on expensive equipment, there were still a lot of places where he had to spend money.

One of the most important points for the headquarters of a guild was a facility that could test or train superpowers separately. It would cost quite a bit to find a building that is able to withstand a superhuman's power output.

"What am I supposed to do for two years, then?"

This was the problem. In the case of Ye Sa-hye, Yoo seodam could teach her swordsmanship in his old Dojo, and Shin Hye-ji would grow stronger by accepting her father's Mugong. But Geom-hee was banned from using her Mugong and could not do anything. There was nothing Yoo seodam could do for her.

"What were you doing before?"

"I was working part-time at a PC room. I got fired from a part-time job at a cafe last time. The customers kept pestering me and I couldn't stand it, so I got a little bit violent. Man, it's hard to make ends meet, it's so hard."

"….."

She said it in a joking manner, but Yoo Seodam couldn't laugh.

It is said that people from Murim who got their Mugong sealed and couldn't make good use of their abilities were working around at the construction site and part-time jobs. They had been away from society for so long, it was hard for them to adapt to modern times.

How wonderful would it be if they could use their ability to hunt?

"What? Why are you staring at me like that?"

"I just looked at you normally."

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"Fyuuuhh….."

She clicked her tongue as if she knew what Yoo seodam was thinking.

"What can I do? I don't want to die because I used Mugong for some dumb reason. It's a bit frustrating not being able to use it, but it's kinda okay these days."

Ha Sun-young and Yoo seodam were at the Geumgang Gymnasium right now. They were there to confirm her 'ban'. The Geumgang Gymnasium was also a training place for both superhuman and wannabe Hunter students. But today Yoo Seodam was renting the whole place.

"Can I see the ban myself?"

"Of course you can. There's a tattoo on the right side just below my nape."

With that in mind, Ha Sun-young undid her top and rolled it down slightly. When she pulled her hair aside and let it flow down, the line of her white neck was clearly visible.

On her white skin, a foreign red tattoo was carved.

The tattoo, unlike the usual Mugong, had some trace of 'mana' on it. It seems Mugong also uses some sort of mana. However, the method itself was completely different from the magic that Yoo Seodam knew.

'White Witch's Library. Search it.'

[Skill 'White Witch Library (E)' is activated.]

[Searching……]

[Search Results: None]

[Shall I search for something else?]

'No, thanks.'

First of all, it doesn't seem like magic. If so, was it witchcraft or sorcery or something else.

"It was a Tao art."

"I see."

Well, the only thing that could be inferred from the martial arts world is a martial arts. The basic framework of the tattoo was very similar to magic, but unlike magic, which used all kinds of circuits to systematically control natural phenomena, Tao arts seemed to have given meaning to the mana itself.

In other words,

'There's nothing I can do.'

Too bad. If Yoo seodam had successfully lifted her ban here, Ha Sun-young could have started working as hunter of the C-rank by wearing a mask and hiding her strength just like Lee Dong-joon.

That would give Yoo seodam another power he could use except for Shin Hye-ji, who was not an ally, Ye Sa-hye, who was still an aspiring student, and Celeste, who was a business partner.

No matter how much he thought about it, he felt undoing the ban right now would yield him a great benefit.

'Should I go to another world which is related to magic?'

-Hey, Witch~

Chapter 66 – Great problem of Martial arts (Mu) And Chivalry (Hyeob) 1.2

No matter how much he thought about it, he felt undoing the ban right now would yield him a great benefit.

'Should I go to another world which is related to magic?'

-Hey, Witch~

'I'm busy now, so later.'

-I know about that thing.

'What?'

At the perfect timing, the pot spoke directly in Yoo seodam's mind. It turned out that even if he couldn't get the Library of White Witch to think, speculate, and research, there was another intelligent creature who knew magic very well.

"You know something about this Tao Arts?"

-Yeah. It's a technique used by masters.

'How did you know?'

-I don't know. I just know~

Come to think of it, even when we first met, that silver spirit flower recognized magic and called me witch. It seemed that she was born with some kind of knowledge.

'Can you interpret it?'

-Uhhhhhhhhhm.

'I'll buy you some alcohol once we finish, so do something.'

-I'll try!

After escaping from inventory, the silver spirit flower bloomed over Yoo Seodam's palm. As soon as she began to draw a magic circle in the air, Yoo seodam put his finger on the tattoo.

"Heuk."

Ha Sun-young groaned as mana started to flow in towards her tattoo.

[The central processing unit has begun to interpret type of magic outside the White Witch's Library.]

[A new kind of magic has been identified.]

[Estimated to be a magic from the alarm and detection series.]

[Recording the magic in the White Witch's Library.]𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑚

Yoo seodam burst out laughing at the message from the White Witch's Library. He knew that the silver spirit flower was connected to the library, but he never thought that she was functioning as a 'CPU'. A combination of witches and spirits. It really didn't match.

[If you disabled the magic, the caster will be alarmed.]

'Can you erase that function?'

[You can turn off the alarm when the central processing unit finishes its magic interpretation completely.]

[3 hours and 17 minutes remaining before completely interpreted.]

Perhaps the system was conveying the message instead of the silver spirit flower, who was now analyzing with full concentration. The little girl, blooming on a silver flower, had her eyes closed as she frowned without saying a word.

"Somehow I feel comfortable."

"What?"

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"Showing my back to some random man was unthinkable back then you know."

"……"

It wasn't something modern people would say, but if you were someone from Murim, that would become a different story…

"How is it? Can you do it?"

"Yes. I think I can undo it in about four or five hours."

"You're not lying, are you? Can you really do it?"

"Why would I lie? I'll get caught in four or five hours if I lie."

"That's true. Then, can I use my Mugong?"

Somehow she seemed excited and asked like a child running to the playground. Yoo seodam had no choice but answer her with a smile.

"Yes, so stop wriggling and stay still."

"Yes!"

After that, silence followed.

Yoo seodam steadily poured his mana while the Spirit was conducting an interpretation of the magic. It was something that White Witch or Yoo seodam couldn't do.

After some time had passed..

Ha Sun-young opened her mouth.

"You know what?"

"······."

"Is it 40 years ago, or 20 years ago by modern standards? I was a beggar in Murim. The other earthlings showed their talents and became great warriors. But me, even if I tried to join some old dojo and learn martial arts, I could only wield a sword on the streets."

"I see."

"That's why my nickname was a little bit sloppy compared to the likes of.. 'Taeguk Sword Jennie' or 'Yellow dragon Kwon Hwang'. Mine was just 'Sword princess'. Which literally meant a woman who was good at sword. Sigh, I should have thought of a cool nickname, too. Now I regret it, really."

"It's cool, but isn't it a little bit of modern sentiment?"

"Look at you, you clearly don't know anything. Nickname can only be used if the whole world acknowledges it. Do you know how honorable it is? Oh, yeah. Do you want me to give you a nickname?"

"You just said it's something that can only be used if the world admits it, right?"

"If I admit it, then the world admits!"

She laughed as she told me more stories.

Since then, Ha's story had been going on for a long time.

The struggling story of a penniless girl who fell into Murim.

There was a lot of time left before the pot finished interpreting the ban tattoo.

But it was far from enough time to fully unravel the story of a girl who falls into Murim.

Himalayan Mountain, a mountain range that ran through the southern part of the Asian continent.

The 2,400-kilometer-long mountain that remains as one of the lost lands that monsters have occupied since the Great War 31 years ago. Humans were yet to retrieve this land despite their constant effort of sending expedition teams from India, Nepal, and China to wipe out the monsters.

There was a small hut located somewhere in the Himalayan Mountains, which was once called the roof of the world.

In that hut, a woman called Seol Jung-yeon lived.

No, to be exact, she was locked up there.

Whooooosshhh!!

In the Himalayas, snow rages for 365 days a year. The snow falls ceaselessly, melts and becomes a cloud again. The cause was unknown. But humanity believed that this phenomenon occurred due to the fusion between reality with some dungeon that occurred right after the Great War.

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Seol Jung-yeon stared at the falling snow. She didn't feel cold thanks to the barrier around the hut. But she couldn't go out.

"….."

Once upon a time, there was an era called the Age of underworld. It was the Age where demons opened up a path towards the earth.

At that age, she was someone who commanded the whole world. The head Of Cheonma Sect, Cheonma Seol Jung-yeon.

She had a grand dream that she shared with her disciples and her servants.

But now, nothing was left.

When she was first transported to such a strange world no one accepted her. Except for Cheonma Gal Hyeok-jun. A man who was called the absolute power of Mado. A man, who was aggressive towards everyone, was warm towards her. For her, a born orphan, Gal hyeok-jun was like her father.

'Looking at your eyes, they look like lotus flowers in the snow. From now on, your name is Seol Jeong-yeon.'

Since then, the Cheonma Sect had become everything for Seol Jung-yeon.

'From today on, the Cheonma Sect will no longer be able to say its name in the face of heaven.'

Until the moment when Dharma came and destroyed the sect.

The hut's door opened as someone came in. It was Dharma, Lee Dong-joon.

Seol Jung-yeon's pink eyes slowly turned to the center.

"It's food."

"….."

Seol Jung-yeon looked at Lee Dong-joon. Why did he save her while exterminating the whole Sect?

"I found your favorite Aewol meat(Pork of the moon.). It's hard to find on Earth, so try to save it."

The reason why Lee Dong-joon came back to Earth despite facing opposition from Earth Dharma was for the sake of the Cheonma Seol Jung-yeon.

Cheonma Sect was the absolute evil of Moorim. So, she as the sect leader would no longer have the right to live with her head raised in Murim. If she was exposed to people from Murim, she would live a life where it might be better to die.

So, Lee Dong-joon brought Seol Jung-yeon to Earth. A world where no one knew that she was the leader of Cheonma Sect. And it was a world where she had not committed any evil deeds or crimes.

It was the only world where Seol Jung-yeon could survive. However, for Seol Jung-yeon, it was a world with nothing.

Seol Jung-yeon couldn't resist him. She was defeated by him in a duel. All of her inner qi were blocked, and now she was nothing but an ordinary woman. Did the world know that the reason why she couldn't get out of this hut was because she was afraid of the heavy snow?

Lee Dong-joon gazed at Seol Joong-yeon.

[The Protagonist Lee Dong-joon's skill 'Charm(SS)' has activated.]

[Supporting Character Seol Jung-yeon uses 'Cheonma Absolute mind(SS)' skill to resist.]

A battle of nerves happened for a brief moment. Of course, Lee Dong-joon wasn't aware of this battle, because his skill was a passive skill. But for Seol Jung-yeon, it was a very difficult and precarious situation.

"You, what is that wound?"

Suddenly, Lee Dong-joon realized that blood was flowing from Seol's finger and tried to get closer. But, before he could get close, Seol Jung-yeon opened her mouth.

"If you come closer than that, or if you dare to touch my skin, I will kill myself."

"….."

Even Lee Dong-joon was forced to stop at those words. Everything in this world had always been easy for him, but Seol Jung-yeon was a very difficult gateway. Seol Jung-yeon comed her fingers through her platinum hair, which once shone brighter than anything else in the world, and hid her face into her lap.

"Get lost."

She didn't want to talk anymore.

Lee Dong-joon was forced to turn around after putting the food down.

"I wanted to show you a world where you can live."

Seol Jung-yeon bit her lips as Dharma disappeared after repeatedly saying a word that shook her heart. In the past, she would have yelled at him for spewing nonsense, but for some reason, as time passed she couldn't do it.

Swoooooosshh!

Shake Shake Rattle

It was a snowy night like usual. Seol Jung-yeon stayed up all night staring blankly at the white world in front of her.

Chapter 67 – Great problem of Martial arts (Mu) And Chivalry (Hyeob) 2.

It took around half a day to completely remove the ban on Ha Sun-young's body.

The ban was placed everywhere on her body, and even the smallest movement of qi (Mana) would alarm Dharma immediately. To avoid this and lifting the ban at the same time was a huge task, even more so when there were two bans engraved on her body.

The ban of feeling any connection and the ban of using Mugong. It took a tremendous amount of mana to lift both prohibitions.

Fortunately, the silver spirit flower who worked as the CPU for White Witch's Library handled all the tasks perfectly. So, all Yoo Seodam needed to do was to power up the skills.

But the problem was that it was harder than he ever thought. The pot finally interpreted the ban after Yoo Seodam replenished his mana through Aracelli-style Mana Circling for god only knows how many times.

Thanks to that, his heart where the mana was running was experiencing deep pain.

It really hurt, as if he was dying. But he did his best to endure. Because if he gave up, Dharma would come to find him.

And, when the ban was finally lifted, Yoo Seodam fainted right after.

After he came back to his senses,

"Thanks to you, I've regained my freedom. In return, I will tell you about Mu and Hyeob."

Standing upright on the ceiling like a spider, Geom-hee told Yoo Seodam so.

Martial Arts/Mu(武) and Chivalry/Hyeop(俠).

Those two Chinese characters represented a few of the sub genres of martial Arts as well as the most important virtue in martial arts.

Yoo Seodam Knew about the genre of martial arts because he had been studying about those subjects quite a bit recently.

An era of war full of bloody wars and slaughter. When lives were easily sacrificed, chasing someone and being chased was a daily routine, and civilians lived their life by enduring sufferings. In those turbulent times, like a shooting star, a hero appeared. With only one sword the hero resolved all the problems!

That was the most common cliche in martial arts novels.

In addition to that, there have been numerous derivative stories, such as the last disciple of the fallen sect or the revenge of the enemy's father, but in the end, the overall story was still the same.

In the meantime, the main character of the story would undergo training while sweating blood. And in the midst of it, the main character would meet a master who can help him. Or in another scenario, he would gain a skill after overcoming hardship after hardship. But eventually, both scenarios ends when the main character overcomes everything on their path and successfully conquers Murim. That's how the story usually goes.

But what's important for Yoo Seodam was something else.

The other day, after he almost had a big accident for not understanding Infinite Loop, he started reading martial arts novels fervently. And as the result, he came across a fusion fantasy novel that went back and forth between fantasy and martial arts.

'Knight of fantasy and Murim martial arts.'

It was only natural to compare the two.

Because it was the most common 'cliché'. The mana concentration in the air of Murim was only one-tenth that of the fantasy world, warriors from Murim developed their own unique breathing techniques and effectively built their Qi core on their Dantian, which is not necessary from the view of Warrior from the fantasy world.

Without any special breathing method, warriors from fantasy worlds could exert destructive power simply by swinging their sword thanks to their abundant mana.

On the other hand, martial arts from Murim could be said to be lacking in destructive power compared to other worlds. But in terms of training and control, they were overwhelmingly superior compared to the others. Then again, it is said that warriors from fantasy worlds had developed swordsmanship that could surely crush the other side with force.

But in the end, it was impossible to compare which swordsmanship was better.

The martial arts of Mugong was optimized to deal with 'people' using a great control even with a small amount of Qi, while fantasy world's swordsmanship was optimized to deal with 'monsters' using its explosive damage.

To sum it up, yes.

'Mana concentration on Earth is really trash, so you have to learn both.'

It was better to learn both the controls of Mugong and Fantasy world's way of fighting against monsters.

"…That's why, to get used to Amie's Golden Peak Heavenly Dragon God Art, you must continuously train and hone it's cultivation techniques."

(Uh, so, I can't really translate this paragraphs…. So I'll put another version of this paragraph : "….That's why, to get used to Amie's Golden Peal Heavenly Dragon God art, you must Jeoljatakma yourself to its cultivation method.")

That was the conclusion Yoo Seodam reached as he listened to Geom-hee's explanation while dozing.

"Hey. Are you listening?"

"Of course, but I have a question."

"Ask away! I'll tell you anything except for my love story."

"What is Jeoljatakma?"

"….. It means to sharpen your academics or character."

"Aha."

Ha Sun-young seemed to want to properly teach Yoo Seodam what 'mugong' was, and Yoo Seodam, who was quite curious about it, decided to learn right away.

"So, if you learn the Mu(Martial arts) but don't know about Hyeob(Chivalry) you can't say you are someone from Murim. I also practiced Jeolchibusim (切齒腐心) but never used that power."

"What is Jeolchibusim?"

"…."

How should he know?

"No, why the hell don't you know this much?"

"I dropped out of middle school to become a Hunter."

"Ah."

Ha Sun-young shut her mouth and thought for a brief moment before continuing her words with a groan.

"Before learning about Martial arts… No, before you learn about Mu and Hyeop, why don't you learn Chinese characters first?"

"Do I really have to learn about Mu and Hyeop if I want to learn Mugong in the first place?"

"Tsk! If you only know about Mu and don't know about Hyeop, you are just some thug who knows about swordsmanship, and if you only know Hyeop without knowing Mu, you'll just become a normal man of great chivalry!"

Suddenly the way she talked became like an old man. She coughed loudly and said again.

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"Huh? Do you understand? In order to learn martial arts from the people of Moorim, you must learn both Mu and Hyeop."

"Oh, yes."

If the conversation drew parallel lines like this, it was hard to learn martial arts properly, so Yoo Seodam had no choice but to protest.

"Excuse me. We're Korean. Can't you speak in Korean? A good teacher told me that a teacher should teach at the level of their student's eyes."

"I didn't know that! A stupid student should have bury their eye on the floor."𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑀

Having been agonizing for a while, Ha Sun-young opened her mouth.

"As I wandered through various schools, I have learned several kinds of Mugong. Do you know that?"

"Ah, okay."

"There's no particular school to belong to. So, I refused their invitation and I met a lot of teachers, learned a lot of martial arts, combined them, and made them completely mine. So there's few people who put 'Sunyoung's Sword way' after my name."

"······."

It's a bit…. Well, that's some naming sense they had right there. Even the martial arts association didn't bother to say anything because they thought it was always like that.

"Do people from Murim teach that easily?"

"No way. I was an Inner Student in every School, and I hardly learned anything like 'Divination Writing'. I was able to learn a little bit about swordsmanship because I sold my humble talent."

"That talent is?"

Then Geom-hee said, with a hint of shame.

"I, well uh,. Before I fell into Murim and learned about martial arts 20 years ago, I was an aspiring idol. Because I like to listen to music and sing, I memorized all the modern pop songs in my head, and I used to go around and sing them in places like Manor where masters gathered. I didn't know that my talent could be used like that."

In other words, she learned Mugong by singing some songs.

'……Does that make sense?'

Yoo Seodam wouldn't know because he had never been to a world with a martial arts worldview. Well, modern things must have been developed for hundreds of years more than civilization at Murim. Just like Ha Sun-young who sold her singing, it seemed that there were a lot of people from Earth who used their modern knowledge and talent to enter a prestigious family.

"Anyway, I created my own 'Mental techniques' by sticking only the merits of various 'Mental technique' I had learnt. Of course, it was not enough if you compared it to the perfect Cheonma's or Dharma's, but mine can always be combined with other one and also it can be altered."

"Oh…"

"What I'm trying to say is…. Doesn't matter how you go about learning my mental cultivation technique. It's like an mishmash that's fitt to be served in dogs' bowls. Ah, if I were to compare it to something, think of it as a 'Fugu Sushi Restaurant'. Fugu sushi is more expensive than most regular steaks. However, those restaurants give off a vibe of street vendor."

"Well."

It was such a great metaphor that Yoo seodam couldn't even say anything.

"So from now on, I'm going to explain my 'Mental Technique' in 'Korean'"

"Yes."

She thought for a short time, and then raised her finger as if she had found the right word.

"Imagine, you are being beaten to death every time you fight with someone."

"Yes, Okay."

"But, the more that happens, the more you need to focus on your meditatation and cultivate yourself."

"And why is that? Why should I meditate when someone beats me up?"

"Because if your meditation fail, You'll receive he backlash."

"If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't I be in trouble if I receive the backlash?"

"That's right. That's why you need to control your emotion through meditation. Why? Because as soon as you think about something else, you'll die."

"······."

Yoo seodam thought that he's risking his life too much to control his mind.

"I know it's hard to believe my words but it's very effective way to learn when you meditate with such risk involved."

After that, Ha Sun-young translated the term 'Murim' into 'Korean' words and explained it to Yoo seodam.

Before they know, its already dinner time.

[You can't learn the Skill.]

That was the result of Yoo Seodam's practice.

"You have no talent."

Even when he heard Ha Sun-young's words, he just silently stared at the system message.

Yeah, that was the case

So far, nothing worked out when he tried to do something for himself.

Yoo Seodam didn't know the exact reason why he couldn't learn the skill, But it didn't really matter. Because he had a good idea.

"Sunyoung, this Shingong is not as good as those of Cheonma's and Dharma's, but you said it's okay to combine it with anything, right?"

"Yes."

"So, can I fuse it with the existing Simbop?"

"Huh? Uh-huh-huh. Don't you think so? But, you can't fuse it with my simbob because it's already complete. I don't think you can take advantage of it.."

It doesn't really matter.

The place where Yoo Seodam was going to put this thing called 'Sunyeong-Singong' was none other than Araceli-style Mana Circling.

The other day, Yoo seodam realized that he could put another four or five different swordsmanship on top of the white swordsmanship, and that new skill could be overlaid on top of existing skills.

In other words, there's nothing that can't be done.

Araceli-style mana cicling was always closer to a passive skill that naturally attracted mana rather than a skill that Yoo Seodam deliberately used.

But what would happen when he put Singong on top of it to overheat the skill even more?

[Aracelli-style Mana Circling MK-40 (SS)]

The current Araceli-style Mana Circling was made by an archmage named Araceli Linekal by supplementing it for 40 times, but there was no law that stated anyone else couldn't supplement it once more. It was an impossible task with his meager magical knowledge, but if the knowledge of already completed Mugong was added…

[Skill 'Araceli-style Mana Circling MK-40 (SS)' responds to new skill 'Seonyoung-Singong (A)' and shows signs of change.]

Of course, it might be easy for Ha Seon-young, but for talentless Yoo Seodam it was quite difficult.

He had to struggle for days while being locked up in the Geumgang gym together with Ha Sun-young. For days, he constantly burned his heart with mana.

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And after days of trial and error…

[Skill has evolved!]

[Ara-Seonyoung-Style Mana Circling MK-41 (SS)]

They finally succeeded in transforming the passive mana breathing skill into an active skill. Ha Seon-yeong, successfully created a skill which could be taught to others by studying and supplementing the traditional Araceli-style Mana Circling with her own Singong.

[Supporting character Ha Sun-young's skill 'Senyeong-Singong' (A) has changed into 'Senyeong-Celli-Shingong'.]

Ha Sun-young, a girl who wandered around Murim and picked only the merit of the various Simbeop and made it her own. The newly created skill could never have been made without the help of her.

Late at dawn, Ha Sun-young, who finished her meditation, opened her eyes.

It was a momentary but wise and beautiful eye that seemed to shine in her eyes.

As a result from the Shingong skill evolution to the S-rank, Geom-hee, who was already at a high level, can circulates qi in more refined path

"…It was a good path."

It takes 10 days to combine the two skills.

In fact, it was amazing that in just 10 days, A-rank skill had evolved into an S-rank and even made it possible to teach it to someone.

'Of course. This shouldn't be taught to just anyone.'

Yoo Seodam got up from his seat and checked his status screen.

[Magic: 60]

His current level is 49. Other stats couldn't exceed levels, It was only possible for magic stats. However, the existing Aracelli method, which filled the limit of mana as much as the limit of his body, had to be adjusted to match his level, but he was trained by Misclean the other day and broke the limit once, and this time he had learned how to do it. So, the total amount of his mana increased explosively.

The power of 60 was about one-pack. However, it was not just the first one, but the first one that could be circled by the output of the SSank, and the essence itself was different.

"Now have to call Ms.Ye-Sahye."

"To formally teach her swordsmanship?"

"Yes."

The S-rank version of Seoyoung-Celli-Shingong can only be taught to someone when Ha Sun-young's permits it. It wasn't a ban, it was more like a courtesy to the producer. And Yoo Seodam was going to teach it to all the elite guild members who would be his limbs, including Ye-sahye. He didn't plan to ask them to be together with him for the rest of their life. At least, they needed to stay with him until he entered Hell Gate.

But suddenly, a message appeared in Yoo Seodam's mind.

[Skill 'Protagonist Hunter' Lv. 3′ has been activated.]

[Checking the main story of the Protagonist 'Lee Dong-joon']

[Checking out the contents.]

The plot

Supreme Dharma, The one who destroyed the Cheonma Sect in Murim!

However, There's one who he can't cut. She was the woman he loved, so, in the end he brought her to Earth.

"If you dare touch my skin, I will kill myself."

However, due to her resolute refusal, he was forced to destroy all of her pathway and confined her in the middle of mountain where blizzard rages for 365 days a year.

Cheonma who was confined there constantly resented Dharma.

"I wanted to show you a good world to live in."

But for some reason, her heart was shaking when she heard those words.

"What the f…"

'You were able to check this?'

Yes.

I told you before that the protagonist hunter Lv. 3's effect has allowed me to interfere with the main story.

'No, what's that? I forgot because I didn't remember using it.'

Come to think of it, when he hunted the Infinite loop protagonist, did the situation end too fast before he could use this skill?

'By the way, Cheonma, huh?'

He heard stories related to Cheonma from Geom-hee and other people from Murim. When Cheonma crossed to earth together with 3 kings and 6 emperors, she was the only one who didn't have any news whatsoever.

Yoo Seodam couldn't believe the reason why nobody knew where she was was because she was locked up.

'And the phrase 'Cheoma's heart is shaking' is suspicious.'

Perhaps the problem is Lee Dong-joon's 'Charm' skill. The correction of the Protagonist of the ridiculous '#Harem' tag, which attacks without knowing friends or foes.

"What's wrong?"

"No, just.."

Come to think of it, since Cheonma was always portrayed as the leader of the groups as well as the final boss in martial arts novels, wouldn't she have a lot of power? If someone like her was influenced by Lee Dong-joon…

'She will become a hindrance for me later..'

Whether Chunma was evil or not, that's not what mattered right now.

She was so important to Dharma that she emerged as the main story. He had to stop her before she fell for Lee Dong-joon.

But how? The plot is all good, but it doesn't necessarily tell you the important part…… No, after some brief moments.

'A mountain where blizzard rages for 365 days a year'? As far as he knew…

There was only one such place on Earth.

Chapter 68 – Great problem of Martial arts (Mu) And Chivalry (Hyeob) 3.1

It was a place without any sound. In that place, people were waving their hands towards someone as they silently screamed.

Every single one of them had a shining stick in their hands. Were they angry or excited?

Are they crazy about something? Because they looked happy and crazy at the same time.

All of them had something in common. It was the fact that everyone was crazy about just one person.

There was a beautiful woman with purple hair. Everytime she grabbed the microphone and shouted, every single one of them responded.

Their emotion exploded. Excitement, joy, fevour, enthusiasm,

And…

Looking at the shadow at the end.

"Heok!"

The Prophet Yekaterina removed her hand from the painting.

Flop!

She sank into her seat and breathed out.

Today again, she foresaw another disaster.

'Was it at a concert this time?'

The incident would take place in Korea within a week. Probably, the disaster had something to do with the woman called 'Hellony'.

'It's a disaster that can be prevented if the authorities are warned in advance.'

Thinking so, she slowly rose from her seat.

She was standing in a white corridor. Numerous paintings could be found along the hallway. Every single one of these paintings depicted events that took place in reality. The past, the present, and possibly the future.

She could see the future as vividly as if she were present in that space simply by touching the painting.

This place was the world inside her dream.

To be exact, it was an 'art gallery' inside her dream.

When the Prophet Yekaterina dreamt, she always came to this mysterious art museum, and she was forced to see the future. She was forced to look at the paintings even when she closed her eyes or turned her head away.

"Sigh…"

While slowly catching her breath, Yekaterina jerked her head away when she heard a sound from somewhere.

Kung!! Kung!! Kung!!

She was certain that sounds were someone's footsteps.

When she heard the sound, Yekaterina gulped down her saliva.

This was Yekaterina's dream world.

In this dream, in the art museum, where only one must exist, there was someone else living aside from her.

What is that? Who was it? Where did they come from?

She didn't know.

However, she knew for sure that she should not be caught by that 'someone'

'I have to wake up.'

It had been years since she lived together with that strange creature. She was used to it.

Kung!! Kung!! Kung!!

Used to it didn't mean she was not scared of it.

On the other side of the corridor, the figure of that 'something' appeared. A huge figure that was likely to be over 3 meters, with a black charred body that was drenched in water as if it had just come out from water.

That 'something' jerked its head away, and looked at Yekaterina.

Swiik!

A head was a size bigger than the average adult man's body turns.

And then.

Kung Kung!!

Kung Kung Kung!!

Kung Kung Kung Kung!!!

The mysterious creature started running towards Yekaterina at a fearsome speed.

'Wake up, Wake up, Please, I need to wake up!'

That day, once again, Yekaterina woke up from her nightmare while screaming.

Sejong Superhuman Academy, a place where only ultra-elite students gathered.

The academy often held classes that were open to outsiders. They didn't do it for any class but only during classes that allowed students to exercise their superpowers to their fullest extent, namely, 'Mock battle' Class and 'Mock Dungeon Exploration' class. This, apparently, created an environment for students to be contacted by guilds.

Apparently, these opportunities gave all parties involved a win-win solution.

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For guilds, they reaped the benefit of recruiting talented students. The school was satisfied that their status soared when their students entered prestigious guilds, and for students, they would have more opportunities to be contacted by the guilds.

Of course, it may not be very touching for students who had already been contacted by guilds, but it was also different from the guild's point of view. It was said to be a matter of pride among guilds, who have prepared to help the students that have already been contracted to perform better or more efficiently in mock trials, dungeon exploration and monster hunting.

For Yoo Soedam, who had just established his guild, he wasn't sure about that kind of stuff, because he came to the Academy with the intention of doing something else. Originally, only subordinates would go… but. He was the only one in his guild that could move freely.

Shin Hye-ji, who was beside him, said with a grin on her face.

"Do you know what? My friends are really jealous of me."

"Really?"

"Yes. At first, my friends ignored me because I signed for an unknown guild without any guild name. But when they knew my guild was Yoo Seodam hunter-nim's guild and they asked me so many questions."

It was obvious that she was in a good mood. She kept laughing as she told Yoo Seodam her stories. Once again Yoo Seodam realized that unlike her father, Shin Hyeji was a very talkative and sociable child.

When Yoo Seodam looked around, he saw quite a few students meeting with guild officials. Maybe pride was a major factor among students for which they competed to enter the best guild.

Amongst all the officials that were present, the best one was definitely the member of a big guild, but Shin Hyeji seemed to have some confidence in her own guild. Although Yoo Seodam's guild had no name and nothing to show yet, it was showing off its enormous presence just because the 'ability' existed.

Of course, he didn't intend to lead a guild with this ability alone.

"Here, a present. Because you're relying on your speed, I picked the right ether blade for you."

"Huh? Whoa, awesome!"

Yoo Seodam could do this much now.

"Huh, This.. This.. isn't this a second-class ether blade?"

"Correct. I've increased the ether ejection power by using a folding blade. The safety device is over there."

"Oh, my God. I touched a Damascus-style ether blade."

As a student, it was common to not even be able to use a Class-3 ether dispenser. They were given a Class-4 crappy ether dispenser. Even for Yoo Seodam, second-class Ether blades used to be nothing but a fleeting dream.

However, it was possible for the current him.

"Wow! It says it was manufactured by Cage Industries."

Of course it is, Cage industries had formally sponsored his guild. Despite the guild not having any notable achievements yet, Cage Industries had boldly decided to support Yoo Seodam with ten second-class ether blades. There were only three guild members in his guild, so it was not a problem giving one ether blade to everyone.

"That's right. It's made by Cage."

"My God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Awesome."

Even though she didn't expect much in regards to equipment support, Shin Hye-ji's mouth opened wide as she received equipment support which was at the level of a large guild. Looking at her fidgety body-language, it seemed like she wanted to show off to her classmates.

"Use the sword for the next mock training."

If Shin Hye-ji, whose name had risen so much these days, fought with a sword with Cage's logo on it, Yoo Seodam's guild would definitely draw attention as well.

"Then why don't we have lunch and talk about the next mock training?"

"Yes

"Then why don't we have lunch and talk about the next mock training?"

"Yes!"

So far, it would seem like Yoo Seodam came to scout some promising talents.

But that wasn't the real reason.

'Cheonma and Lee Dong-joon's track record.'

Yoo Seodam recalled the 'plot' that the system showed him not long ago.

The plot did not contain any explicit details, but he could infer a lot from the fact that the Cheonma was trapped in a place where 'blizzard rages for 365 days a year'.

For now, he wanted to know the location where Cheonma was locked up.

There were many places on Earth that were cold for 365 days a year. For example, the South Pole and the North Pole. But even at those places, snow wouldn't fall for 365 days a year. No, no place on Earth could have that much snow.

Except for the Himalayas, where the climate had changed abnormally since the Great War 31 years ago.

In other words, Cheonma was trapped somewhere on the Himalayas.

And why did Lee Dongjoon lock up Cheonma? Probably because she was the main heroine for Lee Dong-joon story. Cheonma's presence was so high that she was directly involved in the main story of the main character, Lee Dong-joon, and he must have been taking care of her so that she wouldn't die.

The fact that her Qi core was destroyed would make Cheonma not able to survive alone in a snowy mountain. Lee Dong-joon had to visit Cheonma from time to time to give her some food and other necessities to keep her alive.

In other words, from now on, Yoo Seodam only needed the 'exact location' of where Cheonma was and how often Lee Dong-joon visited that place. This was the information that could not be grasped by reading the plot alone.

However, he couldn't do anything crazy like asking Lee Dong-joon directly, so the only person left was Shin Hye-ji, someone who stayed closest to him.

"I asked my dad to teach me about Sesookyung and he said it shouldn't be taught to anyone else in the world. Isn't that too much?"

"Haha, It must have been because your father is worried."

When both of them arrived at the restaurant, Yoo Seodam tried to have a normal conversation with Shin Hye-ji.

"Oh, come to think of it, how did you know so well about Mugong when you're not even a DR?"

Dimensional Returnees were forbidden from using Mugong. Shin Hye-ji knew that much. However, Yoo Seodam's ability was similar to that of a returnee's Mugong but at the same time different. So, Shin hyeji knew that it was okay for her to reveal her strength to the world.

"I can't tell you the exact reason, but let's say that I happened to stumble upon it. But, compared to your father, my knowledge is nothing. That's why I'm asking for him to teach me."

Of course, to Dharma, Yoo Seodam wasn't as precious as Shin Hye-ji. So, the techniques he could learn were, at most, the lowest ranking technique.

Suddenly,

Yoo Seodam remembered the story he heard from Geom-hee. Then, he asked Shin Hye-ji.

"Speaking of which, can you tell me about your father's story while he lived 'there'? I have a lot of interest in that topic, but I can't ask him myself."

"Eung? Mmm."

She opened her eyes wide and shook her head after a moment of thought.

"I don't know much either. I asked him to tell me about it, but he didn't like it. So I stopped asking."

Of course she wouldn't know.

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'If I was Dharma, I would never tell my daughter about it.'

'What did Dharma do in Murim? He was executing everybody.'𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑚

Yoo Seodam tried to hide his bitter smile as he recalled Geom-hee's words. What was wrong with Shin Hye-ji? She just didn't know anything. But Yoo Seodam didn't feel any sympathy towards her.

Because,

He was going to use any means possible to kill Dharma.

"Sometimes, when I call your father, he doesn't pick up the call. Is he busy? Because sometimes I have questions about what he taught me."

"Really? Oh, did you call him at 'that time'?"

"That time?"

"Yes."

Shin Hye-ji said as she drank her cola.

"I think it is two days every month? He goes out on the weekends. I don't know where he's going, but… Oh! He often comes home with souvenirs from China. I think he misses his old place sometimes."

"I see."

"It must be a very important place for him. Because he never skips it even once."

Once every month. And he takes two days to travel back and forth between the Himalayas and Seoul.

'China, huh? Now I am certain that she is locked up somewhere in the Himalaya. It is only possible to go back and forth between Himalaya and Seoul in two days because he is the supreme Dharma.'

If he wants to begin rescuing Cheonma, he better aim for the time frame when Dharma had just returned from the Himalayas. And the mission's deadline will be 1 month.

It was simply impossible for Yoo Seodam to rescue Cheonma right now.

Yoo Seodam needed time to prepare many things, also, there was a lot of work to be done here. However, he couldn't be too late in rescuing her, otherwise, Cheonma would be completely influenced by Dharma and something beyond Yoo Seodam's control would happen.

However, there were plenty of ways to buy time.

'Didn't you say that the protagonist's hunter skill could interfere with the main story?'

Yes.

'No matter how far it is or what the duration is?'

It's possible.

However, your 'Presence' is needed for the skill to activated successfully.

'That's not a problem.'

Because Yoo Seodam had someone else who shared his 'Presence'.

'Spirit, it's time to work.'

While thinking about someone who was still trapped in the snow mountain, Yoo Seodam talked to the flower pot.

Whuuuuuuuuushhhh~~

Seol Jungyeon, a woman who was once hailed as Cheonma, barely had anything left with her now.

That woman blankly stared at the blizzard outside the window. The hut where she was in right now was warm thanks to Dharma's special technique. However, the moment she took even a single step outside from the hut, she would freeze to death.

'Should I just give up?'

There was a time when she wanted to live even in such a bad state. She wanted to continue this dirty and vulgar life just for one more breath.

But now, everything had become useless.

The Murim Cheonma sect that she remembered no longer existed.

No one on Earth knew that she was trapped here.

Suddenly, Dharma's word lingered on her mind.

'Give up the name Cheonma, Then I'll take you out of here as Seol Jungyeon.'

To give up the name of Cheonma.

It also meant that her life would belong to Dharma.

Was there really any reason not to give up the Cheonma sect? Was there any meaning to be obsessed with the past where nothing was left and abandon the flowery path?

If she put everything down and became his woman, wouldn't she live a happier life compared to the time when she lived as Cheonma?

These kinds of thoughts were constantly filling her head often these days. It was an unthinkable worry for her in the past.

Those worries were proof that her heart had begun to waver, but she didn't notice at all.

No. She just couldn't notice.

'Why do I think this way?'

Suddenly, her heart calmed down and her mind cooled down. She finally came to her senses.

Flap Flap.

A transparent butterfly flew through the window.

"What is this?"

Cheonma reached towards the butterfly instinctively. Then, the small butterfly landed carefully on her index finger.

[Skill 'Flying butterfly of the Silver Spirit Flower' has activated.]

[Skill 'Protagonist hunter Lv3' collides with Skill 'Charm(SS)']

[Supporting character Seol Jungyeon's skill, 'Cheonma Absolute mind(SS)' resists 'Charm(SS)']

The butterfly was a gift from someone thousands of kilometers away from the Himalaya.

The butterfly waved its wings from her index finger and flew up, turning into a swarm of light before drawing a white colored message in the air.

-I'll come to you.

The little light brought a small hope to Cheonma who was about to put everything down.

Chapter 69.1 – Hello, Hellony

Three months passed.

Lee Dong-joon was lost in his thoughts as he sat on the sofa.

'Seol Jung-yeon.'

Recently, her attitude had changed.

Seol Jungyeon kept asking for something whenever Lee Dong-joon came to the hut. He wasn't sure yet whether this change was positive or not.

'I want to have the horns of chilgaksu.'

'I want to eat the meat of Wongung.'

'I'd like to drink bamboo leaves made from dew that has been around for a hundred years, is there any?'

Most of those things were nothing for him, but it was extremely difficult to get them on Earth, so Lee Dongjoon, who hid his strength, had to visit Dungeons frequently.

When someone cleared a Dungeon, they would leave a record behind. So, there was a rumor that 'Hong Yeopsa' had become quite active these days. But no matter who tried to approach him, they always lost him. Well, no one in this world was capable enough to catch up with the supreme Dharma.

'Do I have to think about it positively?'

Lee Dongjoon thought so.

Ever since he brought her to earth, her eyes were always dead. She never responded to anything he gave to her. But recently she began to ask for something with a lively look in her eyes.

'Yes, it's a positive change.'

The change in her attitude may mean that something had changed inside her mind.

Somehow Lee Dong-joon's heart beat slightly.

Just a few days ago, when he gave her a pouch containing the heart of a spirit creature, Cheonma gave him a big smile. It was proof that she was happy. When he saw Seol Jungyeon happy, Lee Dong-joon felt as if he had regained his feelings of happiness that he had forgotten a long time ago.

'This time, it's the horn of a Chilgaksu.'

It was quite difficult to find a Chilgaksu on Earth. However, there was no problem. He just needed to raid all sorts of dungeons until he found a Chilgaksu.

When Lee Dongjoon was making various plans, Shin Hye-ji rushed into the bedroom.

"Daddy!"

"Tell me."

"Can I go to Hellony's concert in Korea with my friend this weekend?"

"It's not necessary to get permission to do that. Take care."

Lee Dongjoon stroked Shin Hye-ji's hair. She smiled widely in return and nodded her head.

"Thank you!"

Watching Shin Hye-ji leave with an excited look, Lee Dong-joon pledged to himself once again…

To protect the peaceful lives of his loved ones.

THUMP!

The head of a giant rhino with six horns fell to the ground.

This giant monster was an A-rank monster called Diamond Armored Rhino. It was a monster with diamonds all over its body. This monster could only be killed by accurately attacking its vital spots. Even though it was only classified as an A-rank monster, the power needed to kill this monster was closer to that of an S-rank. But nevertheless, it was an easy enemy for Geom-hee, Ha Sunyoung.

Her eyes glistened as she extracted the ether crystals from the monster carcasses including one from the boss monster.

"How much will it be?"

"Hmm.. Three A-rank ether crystals come out. I think It will be around 300 million without taxes."

"Wow, wow. For one?"

"And if you add the B-rank ether crystals, you'll get a billion. Besides, this dungeon is an 'undetermined' dungeon, so the country will reward you with 30 million won."

"WOAH!! The reward alone is twice the amount of my annual salary at the previous job."

The salary of a part-timer working at an internet cafe wouldn't be that much..

"That's what Hunting is all about."

That's right.

This was the world of true hunters.

It was a world that Yoo Seodam wouldn't dare to dream of a year ago.

Afterall, for hunters with superpowers, they could rake up money by hunting B-rank – A-rank monsters without worrying about their equipment.

"How much did I earn in three months?"

After the ban was lifted, Ha Sun-young received a B-rank Hunter license. If she did her best, she could easily become one of the 37 SS-rank in the whole world, but she decided to lay low for now.

For the next three months, Yoo Seodam took Ha Sun-young and searched for 'undetermined' dungeons in various parts of Korea.

The way Hunter performed his mission is simple.

When an observatory detected gates and dungeons, they would publish their findings on their website or application. Then, they would accept requests first and collect them. After that, they would choose a suitable person who had the right to enter the dungeon. That person could do whatever they wanted, whether they formed a raid party or not. And if the chosen person gave up halfway, a penalty would be given to them.

Therefore, even a good hunter would have a difficulty to perform a mission they desired unless they were lucky, and in the worst case scenario, they would be sent to the provinces or do nothing at all. This system was created for them by the Hunting Agency.

'Antenna dotcom', who Seodam met the other day thanks to Wi-hoon, was a company that worked on that front. Instead of directly being involved in hunting, they booked a mission and assigned it to the right guild while charging fees. That was the reason why the growth rate of a guild who had ties with them would be quite fast.

Yoo seodam was also made a temporary guild, so he was able to sign a short-term contract with them. His guild quickly piled up some achievement by targeting the 'undetermined dungeon' assigned to them. It was because a guild needs to have some achievements every month or the authority of the guild would be deprived by the association and the most important thing was to make some money.

"Uhooooh, it's crazy. Crazy."

"Do you like it that much?"

"Of course I am! Even if I worked for my entire life, I can't get this much money."

She clenched her fist as if she had made up her mind.

"Okay. I've made a lot of money, so I'll have to spend some."

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"Hm?"

'Did she think of getting a car?'

Yoo Seodam thought so.

"I'll be going to a beef restaurant in my neighborhood where I always wanted to go but couldn't because it was expensive."

"And then?"

"I will order everything on the menus!"

"Next?"

"I'll only eat the lettuce and come out."

"….."

'…..Just why?'

Looking at her, who was making plans happily with a serious look in her eyes, it really seemed that this was the 'spending' that Ha Sun-young had in mind. Since she lived far from luxury in the first place, shouldn't she think of luxury bags, watches, cars and buildings that cost millions?

'Isn't that possible?'

Ha Sun-young had lived twice as much as Yoo Seodam had. She also has lived on Earth for quite a long time. Ha Sun-young was not that ignorant of the world, so that simple wish must be what she really wanted to do.

'By the way, she's a SS-rank, huh?'

Ha Sun-young's state in martial arts was called 'Hwagyeong'. Yoo Seodam didn't know how high is that, but he was sure it was almost on the verge of breakthrough, which meant that she could reach the next stage soon. But that wasn't the important part…

'It means the average level of other masters was also around the A-rank to S-rank.'

Ha Sun-young was a woman who received the nickname 'Geom-hee'. That's why she was among the top of the SS-rank. The strategy of gathering masters from all over the world and attacking Dharma at once may not seem so impossible now.

Among the 3 kings and 6 emperors, there was someone who was stronger than the rest of them. Yoo Seodam expected him to be at the SSS-rank level. But in the end, Lee Dong-joon was still much stronger than them. His level was 'URS'

The idea of catching Lee Dong-joon by force should be discarded. Things don't seem very good, but there were quite a few hints Yoo Seodam had found.

First of all, Lee Dong-joon is Dharma.

Unlike the other sects, the conditions for Dharma to be strong were quite demanding. In some martial arts book, murder was banned and in other martial arts book, The power of Dharma will lost by simply holding hands with woman. Different people had different feelings about Dharma, but in the end, any martial arts always put 'restrictions' on Dharma.

And a protagonist must follow all of those clichés.

In other words, there must be a way to weaken him.

Shushu shu shu shu shu shu shu shu!

When Yoo Seodam and Geom-hee caught the Dungeon's boss, the space blurred and their bodies were sent outside. Then the flower pot talked to him.

-Hey, Witch~

"Yes?"

-There's a call from Miss Cheonma..

"Really? What did she say?"

-She said she had a favor to ask.

"Good."

The reason why Yoo Seodam kept communicating with Cheonma through the pot was to make Dharma do this and that. It was good to avoid Dharma's eyes when Ha Sun-young was active in Seoul, and if he became more and more active as a 'Hong Yeopsa' his Mugong would eventually be exposed.

Lee Dong-joon's interest in Cheonma, Seol Jung-yeon, was more than Seodam ever thought. Even when she asked him to get something so bizarre, he would come back after fulfilling her request. Perhaps such a process was also affected by the protagonist's correction.

So, this time, she asked for the horn of a spirit creature called Chilgaksu. It seemed like Lee dong-joon already fulfilled her request.

"Oh, Seodam."

"Yes?"

"I got a call from 'Changje'. It seems like he's interested in your story."

"…I see."

And…

For the past 3 months, Yoo Seodam had been in contact with masters from all over the world through Ha Sun-young.

Phoenix Emperor Daniel.

That was his nickname in Murim.

It may feel a little awkward, but there was nothing strange about it on their previous world.

"It's nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you from TV and the news. I never thought you knew about 'Dhama', which even Murim people don't know about."

Daniel communicated with a translator that cost quite a bit. The original place where he lived was presumed to be South America, and the language there was something Yoo Seodam couldn't speak, but thanks to the translator he could communicate with ease.

"I've listened to your story. Did you say that Dharma, Lee Dong-joon, broke the bans and is currently active?"

"Yes, this is the only thing I can show you right now as a proof of my claim."

I formally asked the Hunter Association headquarters for a record of the activities of the 'Hong Yeopsa'. There were a lot of people who were interested in it, and many fans and reporters of Hong Yeopsa were downloading these data right now.

There's a record of Hong Yeopsa which had been steadily entering the dungeon and gate for several years, including his activity for the last three months.

"Indeed. He's an unidentified hunter with power equal to SS-rank or higher… But this data alone can't guarantee that Hong Yeopsa is Lee Dongjoon–"

But,

"–since I believe in Geom-hee's words, I'd like to say that I can trust you without any evidence."

Daniel grinded his teeth and clenched his fist after finishing his words.

How hard his life on Earth was since his Mugong was sealed? Mugong was everything for the people from Murim. How painful was it to have both his limbs and wings deprived from him?

But, he who imposed the ban was currently active and violating all the bans.

"Honestly, I can't believe it."

"Calm down, Emperor. If we turn around here, we'll all die without even a chance of revenge."

"Huuu…"

Daniel, who was sweating so much because of his anger, opened his eyes.

"Hunter Yoo Seodam, how many people have you met so far?"

"I met and talked to 31 people, including you."

"What was their opinion?"

He pondered for a moment, before answering.

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"Half gave negative reactions while the other half gave positive reactions. It didn't seem like they were going to actively help. But they're probably still spreading this news to other Murim people they know."

"I see. Honestly I can't believe your claim as it is, just like the others. I'm here to respect Geom-hee's words, and I'll trust your words. But, it won't be easy to convince other masters. Do you think they'll stand up with just a few of these feeble proofs?"

"That's true."

Daniel's words were correct.

How would Seodam find the Murim masters that were hidden on Earth? What kind of evidence would he give them in order to make them move? What kind of 'weapon' would he utilize to defeat Dharma?

There was a rough plan.

'First of all, about Cheonma.'

It was worth noting that the image of the Cheonma Sect was not so bad after meeting and talking with the Emperor and Gum-hee this time.

The other day, Yoo Seodam asked Geom-hee.

'Ha Sun-young, what was the Cheonma Sect in Murim like? I heard they're bad guys, is that true?'

In the world of martial arts, all the people of Moorim persecuted the Cheonma sect because they were deemed as 'evil'.

'I guess so… But, actually, I'm not too sure.'

'What?'

'They were quite active before the arrival of the Earthlings, but they were strangely quiet afterwards. Oh, yes, there was a saying that it was because of Socheonma Seol Jungyeon.'

'The Socheonma Seol Jungyeon?'

'That's right. The evil deeds of the Cheonma Sect almost ceased since that woman, Seol Jungyeon became a Socheonma. But people from Murim said they were preparing for a huge war. In the end, we can't know for sure.'

'Why is that?'

'Because Dharma obliterated them.'

'……'

Ha Sun-young looked very sad.𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝐌

When Seodam asked the Emperor, his response was 'I got a lot of help from the Cheonma Sect. As someone from Murim, I was once ashamed because of that fact, but later I was proud to have been favored by them.'

'Is that so?'

'They had their pride as religious people, and in my days they used quite controversial methods to spread their religion to the world. Of course, their religion had quite violent doctrines, but there was no reason to be suppressed just for that reason.'

Not all main characters were righteous. Furthermore, Lee Dong-joon was the main character of 'Earth'. The martial arts world view was nothing more than a tool for past recollection for the main Lee Dong-joon. In other words, whatever happened there, it didn't really matter.

In addition, Dharma Lee Dong-jun solved everything so violently that it was rather beneficial for the plot that the Cheonma Sect tried to do something really bad. Although they were suppressed before they could do anything.

"Hmm…"

Presumably, if the Cheonma Sect had been left untouched, it was highly doubtful if the Murim invasion or other bloodshed accident would be started by Seol Jungyeon.

Dharma Lee Dong-joon was also highly likely to prevent such a thing from happening. However, as a result from Lee Dong-joon's first move before the bloodshed, even the opportunity for people to hold grudges against the Cheonma Sect had disappeared.

In other words, Yoo Seodam could use that point.

'There were plenty of weapons.'

Himalaya mountain range where the Cheonma was locked.

It would soon turn into 'weapon,' as well as the grave of Dharma.

'In order to do so, all the people of Murim need to work together.'

Then, out of nowhere, a message popped into Yoo Seodam's mind.

[The main story of the Protagonist Lee Dong-joon will proceed.]

"Huh?"

Along with the message from the system, a message also arrived on his smartphone.

[Shin Hye-ji: Guild Master-nim, I don't think I'll be able to attend the weekend guild training!]

[Shin Hye-ji: I'm going to Hellony concert with my friends]

[Shin Hye-ji: Photograph]

"Hellony?"

In the picture, Shin Hye-ji took a selfie with her ticket. It was a mystery for Yoo Seodam why women always added selfies for all their pictures.

And then another message arrived.

It was a message from Taylor nine.

[Taylor: Hey]

[Taylor: I am in Korea now]

[Taylor: Photo]

Taylor did not send a selfie.

[Taylor: So…]

[Taylor: Would you like to take over the request to catch Hellony's stalker?]

[Yoo Seodam : Stalker?]

[Taylor: There is a guy who has been harassing her a lot lately.]

Something was weird.

Hellony's S-rank Sound wave ability not only gave the best performance in wide range attack, but also in the 'Detection'' category. Yet, she couldn't catch a stalker?

It smells…

Fishy.

Shin Hye-ji, who was going to see Hellony's concert, a stalker which even S-rank soundwaves ability couldn't catch, and the protagonist's main story that was going to proceed.

"Emperor-nim. You said that if there's evidence, people from Murim will move, correct?"

"Yes, I'm afraid they won't risk their lives for something that's unclear. Is there anything that came to your mind?"

"Well."

Not everything is clear yet.

However, the most important thing was that Shin Hye-ji was involved in the 'main story.'

[Yoo Seodam: I'm coming.]

[Yoo Seodam: To catch the stalker.]

Perhaps, Hellony's concert would serve as the last straw to instigate the hunt to catch Dharma.

Chapter 70.1- Hello, Hellony.

[2051 Mind Killing live performance by the goddess of pop, : Hellony's concert ticket sales in Korea]

[Please look forward to Hellony's performance in Korea]

All kinds of news related to Hellony was posted all over the Internet in Korea. By that fact alone, Yoo Seodam could see how popular the performance of the Goddess of Pop in Korea would be.

"You've succeeded."

"You must have known her."

"Oh, well, I did."

Yoo Seodam looked at Ha Sun-young with a sour look. She was armed with all kinds of Hellony's merch. Including a light purple glow stick, a Hellony hairband, a Hellony bag and a light purple T-shirt with the words 'Hello! Hellony!' printed on it.

In fact, her outfit was nothing special. Most of the people around the concert hall were dressed in a similar manner. On the contrary, Yoo Seodam, who wore a dress shirt and formal pants, was more unusual.

"Why are you following me?"

"I can't miss out on going to the Hellony concert!"

"You can go with your friend. I'm here for work."

"I don't have friends."

"……"

Seodam looked at her, he was wondering if she made a slip of tongue. But contrary to Yoo Seodam's worry, Ha Sun-young was still waving her glow stick with a bright look on her face. She looked totally absorbed in the atmosphere.

Looking around, even though there were more than six hours left before the concert began, fans had already gathered and were already doing something with banners in front. Most of them were handing out items related to Hellony. The Hellony products that Ha Sun-young wore all over her body were also bought here on the spot.

"You are not buying it? The glow stick costs only 4,900 won! It's originally 6,000 won."

"No thanks."

"Ey~ No fun. I thought you were Hello Hellony like me."

"Hello, hellony? What's that?"

Ha Sun-young looked at Yoo Seodam with a look of horror as if she were looking at a primitive man.

"You don't know about that too? It's Hellony's official fan cafe! The biggest fandom in the world!! There are tens of thousands of subscribers in Korea alone."

"Wow."

It was surprising, so Yoo Seodam couldn't help but exclaim.

Since then, Ha Sun-young had been wandering and buying all Hellony-related products. Both of her hands were filled with shopping bags. She screamed happily, smiled and asked Yoo Seodam, who was walking by her side.

"By the way, if you're not here to see the show, what brings you here?"

"I have a personal meeting with Hellony and I have something to deal with."

"Oh, right. Did you say you knew her? I'm so jealous! I'm a huge fan of Hellony. Why didn't you tell me you knew her?"

"We're not very good friends."

Among the living 7 comrades, Taylor Nine was the only one who maintained a good relationship with Yoo Seodam. While his relationship with Ryu Jinsoo was somehow still awkward, now they were tied with a business relationship, so it could be considered a good relationship. And for Wi-hoon, their relationship was always bad.

"Why? Did you confess to her and got rejected?"

"No, I don't really think much about it, but it seems like she doesn't like me."

"Oh."

Seodam left the disappointed Ha Sun-young behind and walked towards the staff entrance. The security was quite strict, there were quite a lot of guards around the entrance. But when Seodam showed them the photo of the pass Taylor had sent in advance on his smartphone, it was possible for him to pass through.

Inside the concert hall, the staff members were running around. The fact that all of these people were running around for just one performance made Seodam quite awkward.

'To think that timid girl would become a global star…'

Moments later, when Hellony's waiting room came to his view, two men, who looked like high-ranking superhumans, blocked Seodam's way.

Originally, celebrities wouldn't be escorted this much. But taking into account what happened to hellony, it was only right.

"Please stop. What brings you here?"

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"I've been contacted by Hellony."

When you get a question in English, you answer it in English.

The guard nodded when Seodam showed him a request with both Taylor's and Hellony's sign on his smartphone.

When he opened the door, Heloni, who was sitting in the corner with a haggard face, Taylor Nine, a stylist and several female guards who looked very unhappy, came into his view.

"Oh, hey! Why are you so late!"

As soon as Taylor saw him, she ran over and hugged him around his neck. When he saw Ha Sun-young in the back, she put more strength in her arms to make Yoo Seodam's head in line with hers. Her height was around Yoo Seodam's chest, so he had to bow his head considerably.

"Who's that behind you?"

"My guild member."

"A beautiful woman?"

"It's a contract relationship."

"Really?"

After a while, Taylor nodded at Ha Sun-young. Regardless of whether Ha Sun-young saw it or not, she had already lost her soul as soon as she saw Hellony. When Hellony saw Yoo Seodam, she stood up and tried to shake his hands, but he refused.

"No thanks. There's no need for a handshake between us."

"He, yeah, yeah, yeah."

"You are still the same."

"Uh, you too."

Taylor sighed as the awkward scene unfolded before her eyes. Hellony was still sorry about something, while Yoo Seodam didn't even care. She wished they could just shake it off.

Seodam looked around and said "Are you doing your makeup? Am I allowed to come in?"

"I still have a little time before the performance,"

"Is that so?"

He walked quickly to take up the chair in front of the table. Ha Sun-young also took the next seat after him while Taylor and Hellony sat across him.

Seodam first took out the contract and held it towards Hellony

Chapter 71.2 – Hello Hellony 2.2

He walked quickly to take up the chair in front of the table. Ha Sun-young also took the next seat after him while Taylor and Hellony sat across him.

Seodam first took out the contract and held it towards Hellony.

"I've heard about the stalker request. But since it's something you can't find even with your detection ability, I'm going to hand it over to a specialist."

"Huh? Why bother? They are a bunch of money grubbers."

Taylor bobbed her head as she spoke.

"Uh so, I created a guild, and we need to increase Guild achievements a little bit."

"Aha!"

Hellony picked up the pen and read the document carefully after which she said she understood it. In the meantime, Ha Sun-young took a pen and stared at her as if trying to let her know that she wanted to get a signature from Hellony. But somehow Ha Sun-young noticed that Hellony looked tired and her dark circles were very serious. In addition, she looked frightened as she kept looking around while reading the documents.

Yoo Seodam looked at the Hellony before taking out a notepad and asking Taylor.

"So, I'd like to hear the results of your research. Do you have a specific criminal in mind or any specific characteristics?"

"Fuuuhhhh…."

When the expected question came up, Taylor looked very embarrassed as she shook her head.

"Nothing. I have nothing. I don't know who it is. I can't even feel their presence. Their handwriting can't be verified in the first place. I prefer they show themselves in public, so I can smash their head. but I don't even feel anything."

"Absolutely nothing?"

"Uh. I'm so angry."

Taylor tousled her hair roughly in a fit of anger.

"She keeps telling me that she feels the 'gaze'. And she actually got a threatening message, but I don't feel anything!"

"Strange…."

Although Taylor was weak in detection, the natural instinct of a S-rank could not be overlooked. But even after all that, she couldn't detect it while Hellony kept feeling the 'gaze'.

"First of all, it will be impossible to get it by today and it'll take some time, is that okay?"

"Oh, yeah. I think it'll be okay…. Maybe."

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"The contract isn't really much. I didn't come here to work for money."

"Hey, I work for money."

"That's you."

The word 'between us' was so awkward that Hellony shook her fingertips. All of them felt it, but did well not to show it.

"There's a high chance that the enemy has stealth-type ability. Didn't you say you couldn't detect it with sound waves, but you can only feel the gaze, and neither Taylor nor anyone else with detection-related ability around you reacted to it"

"That's right."𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝕞

"Doesn't that mean you can detect it with your ability?"

"Uh…."

Hellony's soundwaves detection was extremely clear and accurate. It was at the level of being able to clearly see what was invisible and beyond the wall. So until now, she thought it was impossible to detect the 'black gaze' because she couldn't specify its exact location.

However, if you were the only one who could feel the gaze that no one else, including S-rank superhuman could feel….

"Maybe your ability was too good to the point where only you could feel the gaze. This is pretty positive. When you feel the gaze, you can react right…."

But…

Hellony could not hear Yoo Seodam's words until the end.

'Again!'

Hellony grabbed the document she was holding.

She began to feel the gaze again.

That gaze skimmed through all over her body. It was a clear, muddy, and blatant gaze. Moreover, it was filled with madness as if saying 'You're mine' or 'Don't get out of my sight'.

'I hate it.'

Her heart beats violently, but the moment she tried to scream…

Swoosh!!

All of a sudden, the 'gaze' that was bothering her moments ago had disappeared.

When she came to her senses, a woman named Ha Sun-young, who had come to her side, was holding a glow stick and posing as if she had cut something.

"What the…."

"I cut down the sound."

"What?"

She frowned at the light purple glow stick she was holding.

"The cutie Hellony glow stick which I bought for 4,900 Won is now dirty…."

She approached the window with a violent step and opened it roughly. She looked around for a moment before suddenly throwing the glow stick.

Fwoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!

"Huh!"

The cheerful noise, which did not seem to have come from the glow stick, flowed through the inside of the waiting room, and soon there was silence. Ha Sun-young kicked her tongue and said.

"He ran away."

While everyone stared at her in disbelief, Yoo Seodam calmly looked over the window with a telescope. Recently, he thought that his ability to sense Mana had improved a lot while practicing real-life swordsmanship with Ha Sun-young, but at this moment, he could feel it.

'It's about three kilometers away.'

He can't believe that he could detect that far purely with his senses. It was a pleasant surprise.

When he focused on the building in the distance with his telescope, he could see that the glow stick, which flew incredibly far away, was pinned to the wall.

"You threw it quite far."

"It was too far in the beginning, but that guy made a noise and deflected the orbit before the glow stick could get there."

"You mean noise?"

"That's right. He's someone who used Eumgong."

At her words, Seodam looked quite serious. He expected that the stalker was somehow related to Lee Dong-joon's main story, but things became more complicated than he thought.

"Eum…..Gong….?"

"What the hell is that?"

When Hellony and Taylor, who didn't understand the words, asked her, Yoo Seodam answered instead.

"You can assume that it is a martial art with a power of sound."

Mugong. The word had one meaning.

"The stalker is someone from Murim. Just like Hellony, he knows how to handle sounds."