Chapter 189

“…Master.”

“……”

I was bowing my head like a criminal in front of Ruska.

“…You should have told me in advance. Do you know how surprised I was?”

“…Sorry.”

Even if I had ten mouths, I wouldn’t know what to say.

Meeting Woo Seo-heun alone, I was nothing but a clone made of clay.

Of course, without going crazy, I had no intention of going out alone with Woo Seo-heun.

The problem was that I had to deceive the clan members, so I was too busy arranging the schedule to inform Ruska in advance.

By the time I went to find Ruska, she was in a panic, thinking the clone was me, and was about to go rescue me.

“I’m really sorry. I, uh, was too distracted to give you a heads-up.”

“…Sigh. I understand for now. Well, it’s a relief that you’re safe, Master.”

“Haha…”

“Don’t laugh, Master. That doesn’t mean you did well.”

‘Damn… she’s really mad.’

It seems she’s seriously angry.

“Am I not your companion? Even if you keep it a secret from others, I wish you would confide in me.”

“Of course… There aren’t many people who know much about me besides you, right?”

Perhaps feeling good about knowing the most about me, Ruska’s lips curled up briefly, unable to control her expression.

“Ahem, ahem… That’s right. I know the most about you, Master.”

“Uh, yeah.”

“I can understand everything about you, Master. So, you can confide anything in me.”

“…..”

Ruska whispered in my ear.

“Even if it’s about your taste in women.”

…Lately, Ruska’s seductive advances have been getting more intense.

‘…It must be because of Wi Ho-yeon and Yoo Ju.’

She doesn’t even try to hide her jealousy.

“…Anyway, how’s the situation? What is Yoo Ju doing?”

“I don’t know the details, but it seems she’s planning to go all out.”

“Of course, she must have requested support, right?”

If Yoo Ju tried to rescue me using only Eternity’s power, I was ready to move quickly.

With the Execution Society and the addition of Gwi Chang, relying solely on Eternity’s power could be dangerous.

That’s why I left a note saying that if something happened to me, they should request support from the Myth and Mardan Clans.

‘Wi Ho-yeon must have seen it.’

My goal is to make Yoo Ju a Transcendent Being, not to let her get hurt.

Even if Yoo Ju might act on unnecessary pride, I didn’t think she would in this situation.

‘Yoo Ju doesn’t care about pride when it comes to matters related to me.’

And Ruska’s answer met my expectations.

“Of course, we’ve already requested support from the Myth and Mardan Clans.”

‘Good.’

I couldn’t help but smile. This way, there shouldn’t be any dangerous situations.

“But Master, what do you plan to do now? We won’t be able to know the situation in detail anymore, right?”

“Don’t worry. I’ve attached eyes to the shadow spirits.”

“…Eyes?”

Ruska questioned my answer, but I didn’t elaborate.

Because someone started talking in my head.

– You’re making good use of the things I gave you.

‘Aditi.’

– Haha… Well, of course. They’ve been a great help.

– Why are you suddenly being formal? You were quite informal when we first met.

– That’s… Well, more importantly, have you been watching the outside world?

– Yes, thanks to that, I could observe humans mating in detail.

‘……’

I was momentarily stunned by Aditi’s answer.

Because that meant… she had been watching when I was with Wi Ho-yeon or Yoo Ju.

– Despite your appearance, you handle females quite roughly. It’s a lesson that judging any creature by its appearance is hasty.

‘Damn it…’

– No need to be ashamed. Watching humans mate doesn’t bother me.

– …Damn it, that’s not the point. Why are you even watching that?’

– Well, I was curious. Even you, who seemed so rational, were shaking your hips like that. It was quite amusing.

‘Crazy…!’

I was on the verge of losing my mind from this insane woman’s words.

– Is it really that enjoyable? Well, it’s a biological instinct, so it must be… Oh, I have one question.

I didn’t want to know what she was curious about, but before I could react, this crazy woman continued.

– Why do you spank the female’s butt? And why do you pull their hair?

‘……’

– ….? Why aren’t you answering?

…I just didn’t want to say anything right now.

******

“Everyone, stop.”

At Yoo Ju’s words, everyone stopped moving.

Cha Hyeon-jin swallowed hard and looked around at the people nearby.

The number wasn’t that large, but if you knew who each of them was, anyone would be amazed.

From Eternity’s members to the masters of the Myth and Mardan Clans.

“Master, is there a problem…”

“Yoon Seong’s chimera left coordinates. Just a moment.”

The group was currently tracking the coordinates left by the shadow spirits.

“…Still, it’s fortunate that Yoon Seong left traces.”

At Hyeon-jin’s words, a few nodded slightly, but most remained with serious expressions.

‘…….’

Yoo Ju wanted to swing her spear and vent her anger right now.

‘Why… why can’t you just stay still?’

This was already the second time Yoon Seong had been targeted by the Execution Society.

Including the first time, it was a total of three times.

‘Why… why do you keep taking risks alone!’

She understood that Yoon Seong had revealed his ability to see status windows, which made Woo Seo-heun suspicious.

But she couldn’t understand why he kept taking risks alone.

******

“Everyone, halt.”

At Yoo Ju’s command, the group came to a stop.

Cha Hyeon-jin swallowed nervously, glancing around at the assembled members.

Though not numerous, each individual present was someone of significant stature.

From Eternity’s elite to the leaders of the Myth and Mardan Clans.

“Master, is there an issue…?”

“Yoon Seong’s chimera has left coordinates. Just a moment.”

The team was currently following the trail left by the shadow spirits.

“…At least Yoon Seong left traces. That’s something.”

Hyeon-jin’s comment elicited a few nods, but most remained grim-faced.

‘…….’

Yoo Ju was seething, her grip tightening on her spear.

‘Why… why can’t you just stay put?’

This marked the second time Yoon Seong had been targeted by the Execution Society.

Including the first incident, it totaled three attempts on his life.

‘Why… why do you insist on facing danger alone!’

She understood that Yoon Seong’s revelation about his ability to see status windows had drawn Woo Seo-heun’s suspicion.

But she couldn’t fathom why he continued to take such risks by himself.



He couldn’t.

‘We should have discussed it! What on earth are we going to do…!’

If they had at least consulted him, or even given him a heads-up, they would never have left Yoon Seong in danger.

Click.

If… if something happens to Yoon Seong…

‘No, no. Don’t think like that. He’ll be fine… he’ll be fine…’

There’s no way Yoon Seong could be in trouble.

The signal from the ring is still coming in steadily. If he had lost his life, there would be no signal from the ring.

‘No more. I can’t tolerate this anymore.’

They couldn’t let Yoon Seong act alone anymore.

‘Confinement… we need to confine him.’

They had to lock him up. To prevent Yoon Seong from running away, to keep him out of danger.

‘The coordinates…’

Just as they were decoding the coordinates left by Yoon Seong’s Chimera.

“Yoo Ju, are you okay for a moment?”

“Ah…”

The person who spoke was none other than the master of the Myth Clan, Yoon Yeon.

“…I’m fine. I’ve decoded the coordinates now, so we can move again…”

“…Another set of coordinates has appeared.”

“…What?”

For a moment, she couldn’t understand what it meant that another set of coordinates had appeared.

“We’ll need to split up the team.”

******

Baek Si-hoon was sitting alone in a secluded spot.

“Damn it…”

Nothing had been going right for him lately. It all started when they ambushed the Shadow Sorcerer Jo Yeon-joo.

‘Of course, I had some fun with that bitch Jo Yeon-joo… but…’

It was fine up until they joined hands with the Execution Society. But Baek Si-hoon’s only goal was Wi Ho-yeon.

That guy, Lee Yun-seong or whatever, was of no interest to Baek Si-hoon.

‘…It feels like I’m just doing favors for those Execution Society bastards.’

Baek Si-hoon, given his temperament, wanted to kill that woman Woo Seo-heun.

Because it was clear that the promise was to bring Wi Ho-yeon along with that guy Lee Yun-seong.

‘Sigh…’

If he had been alone with that woman Woo Seo-heun at that moment, he would have definitely killed her.

And there was another reason why Baek Si-hoon’s thoughts were complicated.

‘That guy next to the archer girl… there’s a possibility he’s the Leader of the Execution Society.’

Information he had gotten from none other than Jo Yeon-joo.

Of course, there’s no rule that says that guy is the Leader of the Execution Society.

But he had a strange intuition. For some reason, he felt like that guy was the Leader of the Execution Society.

Just as Baek Si-hoon was idly tapping the ground with his spear, someone approached him without hiding their presence.

“So this is where you were, Gwi Chang.”

“…What? Why are you here?”

The person who spoke was none other than the masked man who had ambushed Jo Yeon-joo with Baek Si-hoon.

The masked man shrugged his shoulders and replied.

“Just came by. Want a smoke?”

“No.”

“…Too bad.”

The man took out a cigarette but stopped.

‘…Can I sow discord among the Execution Society bastards?’

It was a sudden thought.

In fact, the Execution Society is a group gathered for profit, but there’s not much loyalty among them.

Baek Si-hoon thought about telling this man about the Leader of the Execution Society, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak carelessly.

Because if it’s certain that the Leader is hiding among the executives, this guy could be the Leader.

‘From what I’ve seen so far, it doesn’t seem like it…’

“Sigh…”

As Baek Si-hoon let out a sigh, the masked man opened his mouth.

“Hey, Gwi Chang. Can I ask you something?”

“What?”

“You, what made you turn to being an Outlaw?”

Baek Si-hoon frowned and answered.

“Why are you asking that?”

“Just curious. You could have had everything if you stayed as a Player, right?”

“…..”

As the man said, Baek Si-hoon himself had a solid path laid out where he could have had everything.

“…Kick, that’s true.”

“So why did you turn? I heard you assassinated the wife of a Marquis in the Kingdom of Tayos.”

“Yeah. Well, the reason is simple. No matter how much power I have, what’s the point if I can’t use it freely?”

“……”

“Damn it, if I want to do something, why should I care about what others think?”

“…Hmm.”

As if he hadn’t expected such a simple reason, the masked man let out a thoughtful hum.

“If I want to kill someone, take money, or have the woman I want, being a Player is too restrictive.”

“Well, that’s a good enough reason. So that’s why you want the Sword Monarch?”

“…Hey.”

As Gwi Chang glared at the masked man, the man raised both hands to calm Baek Si-hoon down.

“Whoa… calm down, I’m not trying to provoke you. Just a simple curiosity.”

“Because of you bastards, I’m already…!”

Baek Si-hoon was about to lose his temper.

Both the masked man and Baek Si-hoon suddenly stood up as if they felt something.

“…Someone’s coming. No, not just one person…”

“Two.”

Baek Si-hoon’s lips curled up as he spoke. Because…

“…Hahaha!”

The woman he had been searching for so long appeared before his eyes.

“Wi Ho-yeon!”

Baek Si-hoon thought to himself. Even the heavens must think Wi Ho-yeon is his.

Regardless of Baek Si-hoon’s reaction, the masked man opened his mouth with a troubled expression.

“The Sword Monarch, and… the master of the Myth Clan.”