105. Alert (8)
Hwang Ho stared straight at Yong Je-geon.
He felt a sense of pressure from that gaze.
Hwang Ho was currently wearing his school uniform as Hwang Ji-ho, and Yong Je-geon was a teacher.
In reality, the two were a student and a teacher, but it didn't feel awkward for Hwang Ho to look at Yong Je-geon with those eyes.
While Seong Guk-eon was making that assessment,
Hwang Ho continued his thoughts.
'Yong Je-geon had received great favors from Jo Eui-shin, including things related to Kim Shin-rok, the previous Yonggung incident, and I saw him get seriously injured during the broadcasting station incident. He must have been shaken by the news of Jo Eui-shin's injury.'
After seeing where Jo Eui-shin's left eye was,
he felt uneasy.
However, he knew that he would be even more anxious if he didn't see for himself how much he was injured. Hwang Ho interpreted Yong Je-geon's provocative attitude as an expression of anxiety.
'Not only Yong Je-geon, but also Kim Shin-rok and Seong Guk-eon
do not seem at ease. In this situation,
I cannot allow myself to be caught up in Yong Je-geon's anxiety.'
Kim Shin-rok seemed to be worried about the injured Jo Ui-sin and Yong Je-geon, who spoke very directly, and Seong Guk-eon seemed to have a lot on his mind.
Hwang Ho has experienced countless instances of his surroundings being shaken throughout his long history.
Every time, Hwang Ho held his balance and resolved the crisis.
In contrast to those three shaking, Hwang Ho became more calm.
'I can restore Jo Ui-sin without borrowing the help of the dragon tribe. I have Li Wei, who can control the power of Emperor Yan Shennong, and I have Liu Sang-hee, who Achaea cherishes. One… … .'
In return for helping Li Wei get revenge, Hwang Ho made a promise. According to that promise, Li Wei will stay in the Korean Peninsula.
However, that is until next year when Li Wei graduates, and Li Wei is currently in China.
It takes time to call him.
Yoo Sang-hee will come right away if he calls, but the problem was
Jo Eui-shin.
‘No matter how much Yoo Sang-hee, it takes a lot of strength to recover that eye. It doesn’t seem like Jo Eui-shin will willingly accept the treatment.’
If the treatment interfered with Yoo Sang-hee’s daily life,
Jo Eui-shin would rather leave the eye alone.
Hwang Ho didn’t think long, but Yong Je-geon
insisted.
“Besides, there’s a cloud entangled in Yi-shin’s eye. Do you know that the priestesses of the Dragon King God control the power of the clouds?”
Hwang Ho actually had no intention of borrowing the power of the Dragon Clan.
The Dragon Clan often called Jo Eui-shin a benefactor and pushed troublesome things like the Dragon Palace on him. It would be nice to repay that favor and end the benefactor relationship, but looking at the way the Dragon Clan was doing, it was obvious that they would cling to him, saying that they would receive more in return for this and that they would live like family.
However, he wanted to leave room for help in case of an emergency.
Even though he was thinking that way, Hwang Ho answered in a very gentle voice.
“There’s no way I forgot. Didn’t the priestesses who betrayed the Dragon King help bring clouds to the Silver Sky on Christmas Eve and sprinkle evil snow? As the guardian of the divine realm, it is something that I should remember.”
Hwang Ho’s voice sounded affectionate at first, but the content was incredibly cold.
Seong Guk-eon watched the Jin Clan conversing calmly, but after hearing the content, he doubted his own ears.
Yong Je-geon seemed to have regained his composure at Hwang Ho’s words, but it seemed like he still had something to say.
“… … That’s right. As Hwang Ho knows, the current shamans have succeeded them.”
“I know. It hasn’t even been a year since I inherited the power.”
“I don’t have much experience, but one of them has the strongest power among the shamans of the Dragon Kings of all time. If I can’t entrust you with the shaman, I will grant your wish myself.”
Hwang Ho nodded to Yong Je Geon’s words and answered.
“Joe Shin won’t ask you for a wish for himself. That’s why he lost his left eye and why you brought up the shaman now. I think it would be better to think of a way for your benefactor to feel less burdened.”
Hwang Ho’s words momentarily silenced Yong Je Geon’s words.
Up until now, Hwang Ho had spoken as if he was talking to an equal, but when he said that, he spoke as if he was placating his nephew’s close friend.
Hwang Ho waited for Yong Je Geon to say more if he had anything to say. When Yong Je-geon’s words did not continue, Hwang Ho opened his mouth again.
“This body considers Jo Ui-shin’s treatment important. However, I would like to talk about something else right now. If you want to finish this matter and focus on the treatment,
don’t you think so?”
When Hwang Ho said that, the atmosphere completely
changed.
Yong Je-geon, who was a difficult opponent to deal with, stopped nitpicking and lingering, and Kim Shin-rok’s expression also
returned.
Seong Guk-eon watched the process and was inwardly impressed.
‘He really is worthy of the leader of the clan. He didn’t just listen to Yong Je-geon’s words, but he didn’t completely reject the offer, leaving open the possibility. And yet he calmed the mood.’
Hwang Ho turned to Seong Guk-eon this time.
His expression was friendly, but Hwang Ho couldn’t read his mind.
“I still haven’t figured out the truth of the fake Seong Guk-eon. “It would be good to use that point to hide the existence of the god of sorrow and take advantage of the enemy’s weak point.”
Seong Guk-eon could not read Hwang Ho’s current state of mind, but he quickly understood why he said such words.
Seong Guk-eon spoke naturally.
“I might suddenly get an eye infection. I’ll have to wear an eye patch for the time being.”
“Come to Hwang Myeong-eun Gwang Hospital. I’ll give you a diagnosis if necessary.”
“I’ll stop by with Mu-yeong.”
The meeting went smoothly.
Hwang Ho and Seong Guk-eon were the ones who mostly spoke, but Kim Shin-rok occasionally asked questions and Yong Je-geon occasionally chimed in.
After talking for a while, Hwang Ho’s response suddenly slowed down.
“Is something going on with the clones?”
While Seong Guk-eon was guessing, Kim Shin-rok said.
“It seems that Hwang Ho has started fighting.” * * *
At the crossroads, Hwang Ji-ho increased his clones.
I knew that Hwang Ji-ho could control clones before I came to this world, but this was the first time I saw the process of increasing his clones.
‘You can also multiply clones of the same age.’
I’ve seen many of Hwang Ji-ho’s clones, but this was the first time I’ve seen clones of the same age and appearance.
The clones of Hwang Ji-ho that I’ve seen so far had differences from each other.
They were different in age, or had different clothes and hairstyles, so even if you saw the clones at the same time, you could think that they were relatives rather than the same being.
However, the Hwang Ji-ho and his clones that I saw now looked exactly the same.
‘It would be more difficult to make the clones in different forms. They must have made the same appearance as clones because it was an emergency.’
Hwang Ji-ho said that if you move multiple clones at the same time, you’ll get a subordinate.
I knew it well because I’ve seen Hwang Ji-ho looking dazed while handling his clones a few times.
He must have usually limited the number of clones, but it might be okay to suddenly increase the number.
Jeon Mu-yeong was purely impressed.
“What an amazing ability. Even clothes can be copied. Can items be copied as well?”
“The clothes you are wearing are made of a special material
and are copied in response to my special ability. Not all clones
wear such special clothes, but some are always prepared.”
The clones in front of me are wearing the same clothes, so
it must not be because they were simply copied.
It seems like clothes with a special ability, but there are probably not many people with powers like Hwang Ji-ho, so
it is actually an item that only Hwang Ji-ho can use.
It doesn’t seem like a naturally occurring item, so
he must have made it himself.
The powerful clan must have had a lot of money and power for a long time, so
it would have been easy to make a special item to utilize Hwang Ji-ho’s special ability.
When I thought about that,
something bothered me.
‘No one has a tie.’
I made a temporary blindfold with a tie, so it was natural that my clones
wouldn’t be wearing one either. If it was a special item made exclusively for Hwang Ji-ho,
it wouldn't be easy to mass-produce, but you're using a precious item to cover your eyes.
If you knew this would happen, wouldn't it have been better to use the tie I was wearing right now?
Hwang Ji-ho looked at me and said,
"It would be better to leave before you start thinking about useless things."
Jeon Mu-yeong seemed curious, but he followed her advice.
That's how we ended up going on three paths at the same time.
Since there were three Hwang Ji-hos, there were five of us on this side.
I thought we'd split up into two, two, and one,
but Hwang Ji-ho and Jeon Mu-yeong had different thoughts.
"I'll use my clones to conquer the other two paths. Let's go on one path together."
"I think that would be better.
There's no problem in terms of power either."
It would be okay for Hwang Ji-ho to take on one path alone.
Even if the worst happens, the clones
would only be affected.
I left with doubts. ‘If the clone is attacked, how much will it affect the main body? If I ask now, Hwang Ji-ho won’t tell me.’
I thought so and followed him, but Hwang Ji-ho asked.
“It seems surprising that the three of us are going together. Were you thinking of going alone?”
I didn’t really think about that.
If I acted alone and had a chance of recovering the ship, then I would, but I was injured right now and my fighting ability was greatly reduced.
Hwang Ji-ho was divided into three, so there was no need for me to act alone.
I would do it if necessary, but I didn’t necessarily plan on acting alone in a situation where it wasn’t necessary.
‘Considering Seong Guk-eon’s ability, it would be strange to insist on acting alone.’
And it didn’t seem like the right atmosphere to say such things.
I chose an answer that Seong Guk-eon would give.
“No.”
“I care about what you thought about when you came up with your answer, but I like the answer itself, so I’ll let it slide.” If you like it, then why are you being so picky?
The three of us, including me, took the middle path and moved forward.
It wasn’t that noticeable, but in the meantime, Hwang Ji-ho’s tense mood had calmed down a bit.
‘Hwang Ji-ho seems to have calmed down a bit. Is he concentrating on the enemy?’
He may have been influenced by what happened on the other side, but it’s also possible that he simply calmed down because he was about to reclaim Unsa.
I heard that Unsa was good at creating dark clouds, and the clouds were getting darker as we went forward.
It was proof that we had reached an area where Unsa’s power was strong, and it also meant that we were getting closer to Unsa.
‘There’s something on the other side.’
This path was a move that the enemy had prepared in a hurry.
The path itself wasn’t that long, so we quickly got close to the end.
There was something beyond the narrow path.
Hwang Ji-ho and Jeon Mu-yeong must have sensed this as well, as they prepared to use their abilities.
Gooooo… … . The dark clouds that formed the garden swayed.
Hwang Ji-ho sighed as he saw the waves of power.
“Still using this much power.”
Hwang Ji-ho was not worried about the upcoming fight, but about Unsa, the owner of this power.
It was inevitable, since he knew well how Mujigi and Gugal Anna had their power stolen.
At that moment, Hwang Ji-ho’s eyes suddenly turned golden.
“The two clones started fighting. They are each facing enemies of the level of Floor Masters.”
He immediately realized what kind of enemy he was facing when he heard the words Floor Masters.
Now that we had dug this far into the center of the garden, the enemy could no longer just sit back and watch.
The reason he made the three paths was probably to eliminate the three groups one by one.
There was no way he would have left the entire process to the Floor Master.
‘We won.’
Hwang Ji-ho’s pace changed quickly. Suddenly the pace quickened, but no one complained.
As we exited the street, the scenery changed.
It was unbelievably wide, having just walked through a narrow passage.
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Whoosh!
In the middle of that wide space, there was a huge brazier with blazing flames.
Something was burning in the brazier.
