Chapter 5

Chapter 5

5. Legendary Card (2)

Future City Development Co., Ltd.

Domestic construction industry 3rd place.

Social contribution activities are also active and media exposure is high, so the image is good too.

But the inside was different.

“How is the Sillim-dong matter going?”

“You don’t have to worry. They are continuously causing incidents.”

Special Business Team Leader Park Junhyeok asked about Sillim-dong.

“You have to do it well without showing. So that it’s not known that it’s related to us. You know how much interest the Chairman has in the mana stone vein buried in Sillim-dong, right?”

“Yes, of course. I am keeping it in mind.”

Their recent purpose was one.

To occupy the mana stone vein buried in Sillim-dong.

This information is probably not known even by the government.

But someday they will know.

Accordingly, they were making moves to preempt it first. So that they could sell it at a high price later.

But this was not easy.

Because there were still many residents there.

“We have to clear that place completely···.”

There were types that could be solved with money, but most were ones who settled down saying there was no way to live even if they went elsewhere.

The method to drive them out was a headache.

“Is Oh Jaehyun doing well?”

Park Junhyeok secretly mentioned one person.

A magic criminal sent recently to disrupt the atmosphere.

“He is doing well. So far he has processed three uncertified mages, and all of that was progressed inside Sillim-dong. It seems he is rampaging quite solidly.”

“The police?”

“We took measures in advance so they don’t pay attention. Moreover, from the start it’s Sillim-dong. The justification for them not moving is clear.”

“Good, tell them to continue like that. Further drop the image of Sillim-dong, and make public safety more unstable. Is the performance of ‘that’ being utilized well?”

At that time, Park Junhyeok mentioned ‘that’.

“Yes. It seems he is using it well. Looking at the fact that the alias ‘Mana Robber’ has been attached.”

“Kekeke. It should be like that. What kind of artifact that is. Of course that guy won’t be able to fully utilize its true value···.”

“Even ordinary certified mages would find it difficult to distinguish an artifact of that level.”

“Yeah, at least it should be worth the artifact price. To do that, he will have to kill fifty more people from now on.”

As Park Junhyeok smiled faintly and moved his fingers as if playing the piano, black smoke covered his hand.

* * *

He received the second request.

First, he went around the three damage sites received from Mr. Park.

All three were alleys. And very dark and gloomy ones.

A gloomy guy.

Next, he gathered information through other people.

First, Mr. Sangcheol who gave the second request.

“Mana Robber? Did you take that request?”

“Yes. From Mr. Park of the laundry shop.”

“I see. Probably everyone roughly knows who it is. Tall and dark-skinned. Even in this weather he always wears a jumper, and wears gloves too.”

In hot weather, what is he···.

At that time, Mr. Sangcheol gave additional information in a whisper.

“But there is a rumor that an engraving is carved on those gloves.”

“···Engraving?”

“Yeah. A witness of the incident is my acquaintance so he tipped me off, and he said a blue light came out. You know that too, right? The fact that an engraving is carved means among artifacts, the grade is quite high. Probably he is going around killing people with that!”

It clearly started as a whisper, but later he got excited and his voice grew louder.

By the way, engraving?

He knows this is quite expensive.

A guy living in a place like this obtained something like that well.

Anyway, he obtained what he could here.

Then the next turn.

He also went to Grandma Sunim, the owner of the third request office.

“That person originally passes by here often. He is often seen in Alley 14 and Alley 15. But the person suddenly changed··· probably he has a house somewhere around here.”

She knows in great detail.

But why didn’t anyone process it?

“If you know this detailed, can’t it be processed? You can also ask other people for the request.”

“Why wouldn’t we. We tried several times. But all got done in by the guy. He’s not an ordinary fellow. Even just yesterday, they said one more got done in? A guy like this should have the police step up and clean up, but they don’t pay any attention at all. Tsk tsk.”

Thump, thump.

It meant he was that strong.

His heart raced without him knowing.

* * *

11 PM at night.

A secluded alley.

Oh Jaehyun quietly entered.

But.

“Sniff, sniff.”

A fragrant smell.

This is the smell of mana.

He headed following the smell.

It was a young woman returning home.

Jaehyun smiled broadly.

“Where are you going?”

“Y-yes?”

Swoosh.

At that moment, a cluster of light generated in Jaehyun’s hand.

A long and sharply honed [Mana Spear].

One of the specialties of Jaehyun, who is a mana operation-type mage.

“Didn’t your mom teach you not to wander around at late hours?”

Whoosh.

Thwuck!

“Guh!”

“Don’t blame oppa. Hehe.”

Wooooong—.

At the same time as the [Mana Spear] stuck in the woman’s body disappeared, the woman’s mana seeped into the body.

“Tsk, trash.”

Unfortunately, because she was an ordinary person, it wasn’t that much.

But all of this would become his own property.

The more mana, the greater his power would become.

Step, step.

At that moment.

At the same time as footsteps were heard, the smell of mana came.

“Are you going to pass by here too?”

“······.”

There was no reply.

He just stared at him piercingly.

‘This guy, a guy who knows how to use magic?’

Most are divided into two categories.

Ordinary people like the woman who just died who answer his question obediently.

And mages who just stare blankly like this guy.

This guy was the latter.

“You’re a mage?”

If he’s a mage, he has to work first.

Jaehyun stroked the black gloves on his hands.

The magic engraved on the black gloves, [Mana Robbery].

A magic that unconditionally takes 50% of the opponent’s mana.

Moreover, if the opponent is a mage?

He can take even more.

And very simply.

If he takes the opponent’s mana like that?

His own mana becomes abundant from the start.

On the other hand, the target?

Becomes in a state of having less compared to himself.

In other words, starting a game advantageous to himself from the start.

Of course, this is not a magic that can be used easily.

With his own level, even more impossible.

This is actually a magic that can only be used if it’s 6th Rank.

Jaehyun’s gaze naturally turned to the gloves.

Glove artifact.

Thanks to the engraving carved here, he can use it.

‘Future City Development. These guys weren’t a conglomerate for nothing.’

What the guys gave him while commissioning work, stealthily.

Thanks to being engraved, mana isn’t even used. And the effect is the same.

And a better point is···.

That it can be used immediately without separate casting!

“Wait a moment.”

Swoosh.

He raised his hand.

He really is waiting. Stupid bastard. Jaehyun smiled broadly.

At that moment, the engraving on the gloves emitted light.

Wooong—.

Work complete.

He took half of the guy’s mana.

But.

‘···Why is this like this?’

Something is a bit strange?

He clearly took mana from the guy.

But this is at a level of almost no mana?

“What are you that your mana is this premature ejaculation··· weren’t you a mage?”

Even less than the woman who just died?

Why is this bastard like this?

Wasn’t he a mage?

“Ah, I originally have a bit of mana premature ejaculation.”

“···What are you saying, this bastard.”

Swoosh.

At that moment.

Frost began to form on the guy’s hand.

‘Ice type? But that guy···?’

What did he just do?

Clearly he didn’t do anything?

He casts this fast?

Jaehyun was momentarily flustered.

Whoosh—.

The guy waved his hand.

The cold that frosted on the hand headed to the air and created a blunt ice chunk.

That ice chunk rushed rapidly.

Shaaaaaak—!

‘[Ice Ball]. This guy was a hothead.’

Just 1st Rank magic?

He was a greenhorn.

Whoosh.

Thwack!

A heavy ice chunk hit the hand.

Frost formed on the blocked part and it became cold.

That was all.

Just a bit cold, and the body becoming dull.

From the start, there was no need to avoid something like this.

Because he could win even if that kind of guy became dull.

But.

Crrrack!

“······!!”

At that moment, something popped out from the frost.

Sharply honed [Ice Spikes].

‘···Why is this so big?’

The problem was the size.

Normally a small size the size of an adult male’s hand.

But this was not hand-sized but about forearm-sized.

And there were thirty of those.

Giant ice spikes surrounded his surroundings.

Shaaaaaaaaaak!!

The giant ice spikes floating in the air rushed.

He hurriedly circulated mana and surrounded his body with [Shield].

With this, that level···.

Thud thud thud thud thud!

Clang!

“Guh!”

Before he could block all, the shield was mercilessly broken.

After that, the remaining giant ice spikes stuck into the body.

“K-kuh···.”

Ice spikes embedded here and there pierced through the body and came out.

He felt like he couldn’t breathe, and cold rose from inside the body.

‘J-just··· [Ice Ball]···.’

He couldn’t understand at all.

Where did these giant ice spikes just come from?

No, did something like this exist from the start?

Thud!

“G-guh···.”

Jaehyun, who had been struggling in pain, knelt on one knee.

But he couldn’t go like this.

He tried to circulate the mana inside the body and fill the wound areas.

But the attack was not the end of this.

Fwoosh!

“······!?”

The guy is trying to do something again.

While circulating mana as much as possible, he focused on the guy’s hand.

But he did something bizarre again.

“F-fire type!?”

A mage using two attributes?

Was he that great a guy?

‘···But why is the mana premature ejaculation, fuck.’

He felt somehow wronged.

At that level, mana should be insanely abundant.

Damn it.

‘Fire type but the casting speed is what on earth···.’

Even the casting was fast.

He hurriedly moved mana.

Somehow it seems he faced a guy he shouldn’t have faced.

Whoosh.

Thwack! Thwaaack!

The guy threw [Fireball].

He threw his body with all his might and dodged.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud.

“······?”

At that moment.

Something fell on the floor.

‘Some particles···.’

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

“Guh!”

The particles burst.

Fwoosh!!

In an instant, a circular [Flame Barrier] unfolded.

‘Wh-what!?’

Fwoooosh!

“K-kuuuh!”

This time flames rose all over the floor area.

His whole body was hot.

But this was not the end.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!!

Small explosions occurred in succession.

Jaehyun’s lower body also burst.

* * *

He found the guy.

And processed him.

‘···He really seemed to have lived around here.’

Sigh, heart trembling.

He kept calling me mana premature ejaculation, premature ejaculation.

Was that something he learned while trying [Mana Robbery]?

Suddenly the mana inside the body drained a lot.

···Already premature ejaculation as it is.

‘Rather, being mana premature ejaculation became an advantage.’

As far as I know, that takes 50% of the opponent’s mana.

Even if he takes 50% of my mana, what···.

Anyway, he processed the guy.

It ended with using magic twice.

By the way, [Fireball] or [Ice Ball].

The real one was the [Magic Residue] effect.

This is really cheating.

“······.”

That aside.

The appearance of the guy collapsed with his legs shattered was visible.

Actually, things like this are not familiar.

In life, even if someone gets hurt, he only saw wounds at the level of putting on a band-aid and healing.

But his heart wasn’t particularly uncomfortable.

‘How many people died because of this guy.’

Right away, the corpse of the woman sacrificed to the guy was also visible.

You feel guilt when you hurt a good citizen, but you don’t get that emotion toward a murderer bastard like this.

‘Then first, let’s finish the request.’

That way the request office will contact the police, and the woman who was just sacrificed will also be delivered to the family.

Click!

Click of the miserable appearance.

Just as he was about to go like that, something caught his eye.

It was the gloves the guy was wearing.

···They said it was engraved?

Swoosh.

Then he should take it.

He took the guy’s gloves.

* * *

The next day.

As soon as morning came, he visited the laundry shop.

“···Did you really catch him?”

“Yes. The description was easy to recognize.”

“Ah, no. That’s true but···.”

Mr. Park was flustered again.

But what could he do.

He even showed all the photos for evidence.

“This guy wasn’t a guy who would be caught this easily··· you, you’ll grow quite big from now on. I’ve been doing this side’s work for already thirty years. If I measure, I measure. Here! I should give the cash you requested too! A total of eight million won!”

The cash he needed.

As much as eight million won.

Three days’ worth of daily wages.

“Tell me your magic account. I’ll send it there.”

“Ah, yes.”

He told his magic account.

Then ding! and a notification sound rang.

[8,000,000 won has been deposited.]

“······.”

His account that didn’t even have 30,000 won left.

In an instant, eight million won came in.

“Ah, and this is the mana stone. A bonus because the work processing was too perfect.”

“Bonus?”

“Ah, a kind of··· to build a trust relationship between you and me. Isn’t that right?”

Of course.

That’s how you build a trust relationship.

He accepted it readily.

There was no reason to refuse.

“Take care.”

He left the shop.

Immediately used the mana stone.

Wooong—.

Mana fills.

Steadily.

It keeps filling.

Snap!

Then it ended.

But···.

‘Why isn’t the level rising?’

What is it?

He doesn’t even feel a completely full feeling.

···Is it because the mana vessel got bigger?

It feels a bit lacking somehow.

Rattle.

He entered the laundry shop again.

“Boss.”

“Oh oh, why?”

“Let’s solidly build our trust relationship.”

“Th-this?”

“Do you have any leftover mana stones?”

“······.”

The boss made a stunned face.

He hesitated for a moment, but.

“Yeah, okay. Since we’re building it, it’s better to build it solidly, right? This is service.”

From now on, this place is the top priority request office.

“Thank you!”

He obtained one more.

Immediately used it.

Wooong—.

[Leveled up.]

Haa, yeah.

He feels the plump mana vessel.

This is it.

Whirrrrr—.

Three cards spun round and round.

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