Chapter 32

Chapter 32

32. Specter (1)

He returned to the junk shop.

Bringing a Legendary grade! Artifact!

“Hmmm.”

The grandfather examined the artifact.

And not just examining, he placed his hand on the artifact and gently flowed mana.

Is this the method of appraising artifacts?

‘Looking it just looks like priest clothes. And that all black?’

A long black robe falling to the feet.

The collar is neatly raised like priest clothes, and the peculiar point is that it is all black.

“As expected fitting the grade it is not an ordinary item. To use it first needs to get used to.”

The grandfather opened his mouth while withdrawing mana.

“Is there any problem?”

“No, rather than that··· it is peculiar so.”

He says something meaningful.

“This guy can be seen as a variable-type artifact. The appearance is like this, but if using the artifact it changes to a different form from the current appearance and the ability is exerted.”

“···Variable-type artifact.”

“This I can clearly know because I appraised. First it is a guy with four abilities embedded.”

The grandfather slowly explained.

“First the first. This guy has a function that moves to a desired place. If using that the clothes will completely cover you then deform the form and move. Second, this guy has an ability to fly in the air? Probably in a specific situation black wings will unfold and move.”

Huh, what is it?

Unexpected abilities.

‘First there are movement-related options.’

Flying in the sky, moving to a desired place?

And that all while the form deforms?

“And the third. This guy seems to release ordinary curses or status abnormalities on its own. Moreover it seems immune to things like ‘fear’ too··· the real is the last.”

“What is the last ability?”

“This seems to have to use directly to clearly know. It seems to deform you into some form for a moment and inject new power. And that into something of ‘darkness’ attribute.”

Oh, yeah?

He doesn’t know what that is, but this somehow the feeling···.

‘Black wings too, the darkness attribute appearing too. Unlike the priest clothes feeling there is a dark image.’

Was it not black for nothing.

“Anyway since it is yours how about trying wearing? Artifacts are something that becomes familiar the more used.”

Swoosh.

The grandfather recommended trying wearing.

Yeah, since bought to use he has to wear it.

He immediately changed clothes on the spot.

“Hehehe, your faith seems quite deep?”

“Ha, haha··· is that so?”

“But the energy emitted somehow··· also feels like the opposite of that···.”

He examined his appearance with a mirror.

Actually wearing it rather than a priest clothes feeling, it really feels like some darkness something.

Well, a priest of darkness?

-······Continuing the next news. Last night, Future City Construction’s chairman Kim Yangho passed away. The cause seems to be a chronic illness he had been suffering from for a long time.

At that time.

A strange sound was heard from the news.

Who died?

-Meanwhile, in some quarters there are also opinions whether this Sillim-dong incident is due to the Future City Construction intervention theory as claimed by ‘Shinhyeok Party’ recently.

The Future City Construction chairman died.

Even ‘Shinhyeok Party’ that Assemblyman Kang Jeongho belongs to seems to have put some pressure.

‘···Something is strangely turning?’

-Also, inside Shinhyeok Party there was also a claim that besides Future City Construction a specific politician was involved together, but in the midst of no certain information on this the testimony of the core person chairman Kim Yangho became an impossible state.

This is completely exactly that.

Cutting the tail.

Even so, a conglomerate’s chairman like that?

‘···Not ordinary.’

A matter only seen in movies unfolded.

Actually Future City Construction’s intervention could become clear evidence just with memory magic.

However, to grasp other person intervention the chairman’s testimony was needed. That witness died.

“······.”

-Future City Construction besides this several problems were discovered and is currently under investigation, and according to related people’s opinions it is revealed that Future City Construction’s debt was considerable until now.

Inwardly he hoped the Sillim-dong incident would be properly processed.

Although the core intervening company ‘Future City Construction’ collapsing is fortunate, the uncomfortable is unavoidable.

* * *

The next day.

He went around real estate.

“Hmm, the location doesn’t matter wherever so a house with a yard would be good? You said monthly rent or jeonse both don’t matter··· currently possible amount is 1 billion?”

“Yes yes. Is there?”

“Well··· first I will try looking, but a house of this condition actually doesn’t come out well, and even if it comes it is hard to find with jeonse or monthly rent.”

What number is this.

The sixth real estate, everyone said similar words.

“If this condition rather than jeonse or monthly rent doing purchase would be easier to find. Of course··· if so the amount will be bigger?”

The problem was money.

If only there is more money he could find.

‘Living in Seoul is hard.’

A matter that was possible because it was Sillim-dong.

But that Sillim-dong’s state was not at all.

This was not only his problem.

Since most of the people living there lost places to go it can grow into a social problem.

Then what should he do?

The answer was one.

He immediately called Uncle Jangwon.

“Yes, uncle. It’s me. By any chance is there something to request?”

-Why, wouldn’t there be? Right now you don’t know how many requests want you.

“Yes?”

-In this industry you became quite famous. There are many companies looking. Is there no request? To the point you can choose and do.

Uuh, is that so?

Well there were various matters until now.

-Come by the store once. I’ll show all the named requests that came in to you. Quite a lot.

How much in total.

No reason to hesitate.

“I’ll try going now.”

The place where Jangwon request office is is Incheon.

In the past he went by bus, but now it is different.

Vroom, vroom!!

He started SB.

* * *

“As you requested only the ones with large compensation amounts organized.”

Swoosh.

Uncle Jangwon showed the request forms.

Filtered and filtered as he requested ten sheets.

[Request client: Real estate development company] -Content: Redevelopment site nest cleanup -Compensation: 350 million

[Request client: Pharmaceutical company] -Content: Rare monster byproduct collection and escort -Compensation: 500 million

[Request client: Large security company] -Content: VIP escort (one-time)

-Compensation: 400 million ············ ············

“Hmm.”

The first thing he saw was the compensation amount.

Basic 300 million to many 500 million.

Wow, it grew a lot.

At first it was the level of a few million won.

But among them one particularly large was visible.

[Request client: Seon Trading] -Content: Confidential data recovery + base processing -Compensation: 1 billion +@

1 billion confidential data recovery request.

The request with the highest compensation.

Even additional compensation.

“Can I see information on this a bit?”

“Hmm, the Seon Trading case···.”

But somehow the uncle who was hesitating showed the detailed request form.

[Request place] Gyeonggi-do outskirts, abandoned high-rise building (Acro Tower / 10th floor / long-term abandoned)

[Situation overview] Our company’s top secret data hacked by external force. As a result of reverse tracking, the sending location confirmed as the above abandoned building. Unidentified armed force occupying the building inside.

[Request content] 1. Infiltrate abandoned building inside 2. Recover stolen confidential data 3. Suppress occupying force and neutralize base

“···First to explain about the request, it is content of recovering the company’s hacked confidential data. Accordingly one hacker will be attached, and one more person to perform combat. Including you a total of three will proceed the request.”

Three people performing the request.

Content and personnel, and compensation.

It didn’t seem like an easy request.

“But there is a separate reason they pointed at you. Not certain, but there is information that the group occupying the building hired someone.”

“Who are they hiring?”

“That’s right. But that target is the problem. If this information is correct··· it might become a quite difficult request. No. I guarantee. If correct, even you will be tough.”

The uncle said in a voice full of conviction.

Who is it in total to be like that?

“What kind of person is it to be like that?”

“You, you would have heard about the group called Specter?”

Uh, he knows.

Actually it hasn’t been long since he stepped into this industry, but even if not he has heard the name at least once.

Specter. A group some people gathered.

The reason called like this was very simple.

Information on Specter is extremely little, but among them when news occasionally comes in it was always ‘the dead’.

And not ordinary dead.

Once a famous villain mage as a rare serial killer, a person praised as a war hero hundreds of years ago, or even a person called sword saint.

Everyone who made a name but already dead people.

Such people appeared at the scene, and there was a rumor that everyone belonged to the same group.

“There is a word that the one hired in this request is one of the ‘Specter’ members.”

“······.”

Hmm, if that is true it is eerie.

To think there is a member of that famous group.

As he did something he suddenly became curious.

“But why would such a person get involved in a matter like this?”

“That is also a problem. The request clients said they revealed all the facts to me, and I also investigated separately but nothing came out. But if really ‘Specter’ is correct, there will clearly be something more.”

Dangerous mission, and some hiding element.

Uncle Jangwon stopped him from accepting this request.

“Hmm.”

He thought for a moment.

First that it might not be ‘Specter’ and 1 billion +@.

‘With that money I could find a house of the condition I want.’

Combined with the existing possessed amount it is sufficiently possible.

Moreover another appealing thing···.

‘If it is really Specter, he is also curious what kind of magic such people use.’

Recently he is realizing the charm of magic.

Every time learning new magic he felt a sense of joy without knowing.

Moreover he fell even more with [All Phenomena Response].

Analyzing the opponent’s magic, falling in, learning.

He doesn’t know how to express this.

Somehow magic became the driving force of life to him.

But that famous Specter?

The magic such a Specter uses would clearly be enormous.

Isn’t that an opportunity to analyze that?

Moreover prediction is also possible in advance.

He can check first with [All Phenomena Response] and proceed.

If it is not bearable at his level he can pull out.

But he is also curious about his current level.

“You. You don’t seem to have thoughts of refusing.”

At that time, the uncle said in a low voice.

“Looking at the eyes I seem to know. You seem to have interest in Specter?”

“Ah, yes. A bit.”

The uncle sighed ha, and small.

Then made a light smile.

"There are types like you. Ones led by strong curiosity. Usually such mages also greatly influence this society. Looking at your eyes I know. Clearly different from the eyes when first seeing."

"Ah, was that so?"

“Even so, having interest rather at the sound of Specter. You are really not ordinary··· good, anyway my role is connecting the request. However as is it is insufficient. Would you wait a moment?”

The uncle soon called somewhere.

Faintly hearing, it seemed he was calling the request client.

The call was not that long.

“I called the request client again. Organized all the uncomfortable parts I felt. First it seems they also don’t know there is something more there. Regarding the request content it is certain. But in my feeling there seems to be something more in the building for sure but···.”

Swish, swish.

The uncle trailed off and modified the request form.

“So for now I modified the compensation. From existing 1 billion +@ to 1.5 billion +@. And additional compensation paid in mana stones you like. They say they possess large mana stones.”

“···Large mana stones?”

“Right. Large mana stones are the level of detaching one lump of the vein.”

In other words, the sound that mana will be enormously a lot.

At that level even the current him level up is sufficient.

Compensation also rose, large mana stones also reserved.

No reason not to do.

If by any chance it is not Specter?

Rather better.

“Yes, good. I’ll do as is.”

“Hmm, understood. First the request start is tomorrow evening 10 o’clock. Go this way by 8 o’clock.”

The uncle handed him a note with the address written.

Like that he received the request.

To prepare for tomorrow, and take a rest he headed to the grandfather’s.

But···.

‘What are those people?’

Some unfamiliar people were moving holding some equipment.

That equipment was somehow a bit peculiar.

It also seemed like equipment digging, also seemed like containing.

“ひとまずここから入るぞ!” (For now enter from here!)

Ah, right.

It seems they came to investigate the mana vein.

But why did Japanese people come?

* * *

Sillim-dong, outskirts.

Here the Japanese investigation team came.

No, precisely the tomb raiding team.

“Wow. Looking at how much it popped up the mana amount seems to have been considerable?”

Kenshin said while tapping the collapsed floor.

“For now enter from here!”

At the shout of excavation team leader Goro the group moving quickly.

Personnel close to fifty entered the restricted area without hesitation.

“From the Korean government we received authority so no one approaches while we investigate. So rest assured.”

“Kekek. Really naive. Why do they do that much?”

“The reason is simple. They say Korea is supporting some company in this matter, but actually since no experience handling mana veins it would be quite a hardship. Our Japanese government extended a hand saying they will help that.”

“Aha, then we said we will investigate instead as if doing a favor?”

Kenshin said as if understanding while hitting his hand!

“Something like that.”

“But we are hitting the back of the head that?”

“···Rather than back of the head, it was a place that turned out to be useless. It is scheduled to be organized to that degree.”

“Kekekek.”

Kenshin sneered while shaking his shoulders.

This situation is somehow turning funnily?

“I seem to know why Korea is a magic weak country. Even a matter like this they can’t do themselves and have to receive our help···.”

“What can be done. The gap between our Japan and Korea is over tens of years. Now! Then let’s hurry and grasp from the start! After grasping how much we can take, I will use the relic right away!”

Goro said while looking at one relic he preciously enshrined.

‘The moment using this the insufficient mana will fill in one go.’

Then he can mine the vein.

That will soon become precious mana stones.

The relic disappearing is a waste, but if he can take care of the mana stones here it is never a loss.

“Now, let’s start!”

Japan started the tomb raiding work.

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