Chapter 33

Chapter 33

If wanting to have a magic book

He stayed up all night.

Seo I-hyeon looking at the bright light entering through the window blankly looked outside for a moment.

In his hand there was a smartphone showing the mage community.

"This addictiveness is no joke."

Similar to the trash can yet different. There were many fun posts, and the comments on those posts were also fun.

If only that Seo I-hyeon wouldn't have been immersed this much and floundered.

Every time discovering high-quality information interspersed inside eyes opened wide.

Reading posts diligently like that, there were nicknames frequently seen.

Having read several of their posts so much, a peculiar internal intimacy was even felt.

Whether not only Seo I-hyeon is like that other people also revealed similar emotions to them as Seo I-hyeon.

Seo I-hyeon suddenly came to his senses.

No, what internal intimacy does one feel toward guys one hasn't even met once. Even never had conversation. Just read the posts they wrote on the community.

"This is dangerous?"

The thought arose that if not bracing the mind one might get swept.

While that on the other hand expectation also arose that if he also activities well here couldn't he give similar influence to them.

So he decided to leave one post.

Seo I-hyeon tried recalling materials that can be written on the mage community.

Setting aside whether to write or not just pouring materials.

First there are the other world's matters.

"Ha, let's exclude that. Too desperate."

Probably if writing it might become a popular post in one go. But he didn't want to write. No, honestly he didn't even want to remember.

Next is regarding black magic. Black and White or various magics related to the shadow.

"Exclude that too."

But that's one of Seo I-hyeon's capitals. There's no reason to particularly spread such information. To unspecified many who don't know how they will get involved in reality later.

Next there are matters related to Etherix.

Werewolf seizure, fight with the martial artist there, ether battery seizure, etc.

"Exclude this too."

Already that side is putting tons of requests to mercenary or fixer organizations here and there, there's no reason to leave those traces on the community.

For the same reason the guys who came to Seo I-hyeon's one-room, that is regarding the guys called Geomuhwe one shouldn't write either.

Next the last request, that is the work of catching the skinwalker, but to write that just the talk of catching the skinwalker alone is insufficient.

The guys who were plotting that work then, including the barrier installed there up to the guys who appeared later one has to write all to draw interest.

"That's a bit difficult."

As expected since those dangerous guys can give a pretext to track in some way one has to exclude.

Then what's left is exactly one.

"I should write regarding those hunter guys."

Anyway that 'Timid Black Mage' got caught in the hunters' fishing is somewhat known whether the trash can or mage community so the burden is relatively small.

So he decided to organize the work of then well and try writing.

Seo I-hyeon operated the smartphone and began writing a post. On the mouth corners of Seo I-hyeon writing the post a smile he himself doesn't know formed. A smile that looks too enjoyable.

"At this level it's okay."

Seo I-hyeon wrote the post and confirmed about twice then uploaded.

While staying up all night the newly uploaded posts and comments were that many, yet whether there are still people active as soon as uploading the post comments poured.

Seo I-hyeon every time the views and recommendations of his post rose, and every time new comments were posted smiled really in a good mood at the dopamine pouring out madly.

"This is just drugs."

As befitting a post written with care, the recommendations compared to views were fairly okay. Comments were also many.

Seo I-hyeon read the comments one by one preciously.

Then he discovered one comment that clearly entered the eyes.

┗ [Bug Mania] This smells but is it only me?

Seo I-hyeon frowned. From the nickname it doesn't suit the heart. But smell?

"Are you saying I'm suspicious, what?"

Below that other comments ran in a row.

┗ [Ether Man] It does a bit. Suddenly appearing as a newbie at that level is over half.

┗ [Timid Black Mage] I don't know what you're saying.

┗ [Bug Mania] What pretending not to know. You, have a magic book?

Magic book?

Seo I-hyeon tilted his head. He knows what a magic book is. Hearing talk and if reading posts of the mage community including the trash can one naturally comes to know even if not wanting.

But why so certain that he has a magic book?

┗ [Timid Black Mage] I don't? It would be good if having. They say just owning that makes one able to use magic. I really learned while dog hard working.

┗ [Bug Mania] Want to have a magic book? Really? I have one information shall I inform?

┗ [Master of Magic] Oh oh, this is not it. Newbie don't fall for the temptation.

┗ [Ether Man] Don't tell me that information is the 'Black Sea Opening Record' that went over to the Management Bureau?

┗ [Bug Mania] No. Completely different information. I'm too much with just one so couldn't obtain more, but if the newbie wants I'm willing to provide information as much as one wants. Of course for free. Is there another person who wants by any chance? Then I can inform again. Of course other guys not free. I'll receive expensively.

Seo I-hyeon reading the comments desire gradually rose.

'I do want to have though...'

A magic book that makes one able to use magic just by owning. Who wouldn't want that.

Of course he heard the risk is fairly big, but originally if risk is big return is also big.

Seo I-hyeon repeatedly reading the comment Bug Mania wrote several times fell into serious worry.

* * *

Etherix's representative office, an atmosphere cold like an ice sheet flowed. At the center of that heavy atmosphere was Etherix's representative Park Han-seong.

Park Han-seong sat in the upper seat and centered on the table in front left and right his son Park Gyeong-ho, and the fortune-teller Ye Ju-hwan, lastly the security total person in charge Kwon Hyeon-sang were sitting.

Today's gathering was in fact done at Kwon Hyeon-sang's request.

And just now Kwon Hyeon-sang's report ended.

The content Kwon Hyeon-sang reported was related to the incident of Seo I-hyeon infiltrating and seizing the experimental body and ether batteries.

The magic Seo I-hyeon used when escaping then was the problem.

Kwon Hyeon-sang seeing Seo I-hyeon penetrating the ceiling and moving examined that place, and contacted something that doesn't make sense.

For a while he thoroughly isolated that place connected from the 5th basement floor ceiling and 4th floor floor and proceeded with research.

But before properly grasping the situation the grotesque and ominous thing that was there disappeared as if washed.

"So."

Park Han-seong looking at Kwon Hyeon-sang with cold eyes took out words.

"Is it to the degree you make a fuss this much?"

"Yes. Rather insufficient. I want to properly convey that feeling, but with my expressiveness it's difficult so I'm worried."

So he was really worried that Park Han-seong might regard it lightly. Kwon Hyeon-sang looked at Park Han-seong with eyes full of such a heart.

Park Han-seong looking at Kwon Hyeon-sang with cold yet serious eyes tapped the armrest with his finger.

Park Han-seong turned his gaze and looked at Park Gyeong-ho.

Park Gyeong-ho as eyes met with Park Han-seong flinched in surprise and slightly lowered his head and avoided the gaze.

"How is the Park team leader side?"

Park Han-seong didn't call his son's name and called team leader. There's also the meaning of an official situation, but the meaning of not liking the heart was also mixed.

"First DNA examination failed. As ether disappeared the blood just turned like water."

"Strange. Did you try ether examination?"

"I used an ether detector, but the detector broke. According to the researchers it's quite a peculiar ether. Ether exclusive and aggressive to everything."

"That's also strange."

"Tracking of Seo I-hyeon suspected as the same organization I put requests to about five fixer organizations and mercenary organizations. Of course with triple brokers inserted so this side can't be tracked I measured."

Park Han-seong nodded.

"Yeah. That's that, during that time was there some results in the research?"

"... At an important moment the incident happened..."

"Meaning none. Understood."

Park Han-seong this time turned his gaze to Ye Ju-hwan.

Ye Ju-hwan as soon as eyes met with him politely lowered his head.

"Teacher Ye. How is it? Is it okay for us to continue tracking and touching them?"

Ye Ju-hwan raised his head and looked at Park Han-seong with a troubled expression.

"Even that is not visible."

"Not visible... was there such a case?"

"Except when involved with an outer god there wasn't. No, in fact it's a bit different from that too. Because then it wasn't looking at the flow of things in this way."

"How is the feeling? An ominous feeling?"

"An ambiguous feeling."

"Ambiguous... then tracking degree would be no problem."

Park Han-seong said that and alternately looked at Kwon Hyeon-sang and Park Gyeong-ho.

"Who is the guy said to have come together with that Seo I-hyeon?"

"Jeong Sang-cheol. A while ago he joined Myeongjin Pharmaceutical."

"Myeongjin, a place that does fairly. Anyway the remaining string is only that guy."

Park Gyeong-ho said with a worried expression.

"But if touching that guy will Myeongjin Pharmaceutical leave alone? Worried it might become noisy."

Park Han-seong quietly clicked his tongue.

"Tsk tsk. Why touch. Just quietly watching is enough. The relationship between the two doesn't seem bad, later won't they meet at least once?"

"Ah..."

Park Gyeong-ho blamed himself inside. A thought one can recall right away if usual but now too driven and tense and work not going well so the field of view narrowed.

"Director Kwon no words to say?"

Kwon Hyeon-sang organized thoughts for a moment. And slowly opened his mouth.

"According to what I directly experienced, the guy who fought me then coldly evaluating was above me."

At those words everyone looked at Kwon Hyeon-sang with surprised eyes.

Who is Kwon Hyeon-sang. The first merit who made the current Etherix together with Park Hyeon-sang. Since supporting Park Hyeon-sang with only force one can know how great he is.

But such Kwon Hyeon-sang evaluated as above himself so one couldn't help but be surprised.

"But more dangerous than that is the guy who was together. Pulling out the guy who was fighting me, clearly that guy. The moment a hand came down from the ceiling the guy fighting disappeared, so certain."

"The one that made that which Director Kwon freaked would also be that guy?"

"Right. Whether using some tool, or originally that guy's ability I don't know, but either way the dangerous is the same."

"So what are you trying to say?"

"When proceeding this matter, our Etherix has to thoroughly step back."

Park Han-seong nodded as if there's reason.

"Yeah. Safe is good. Then proceeding in that way and..."

Park Han-seong thinking something intently tapped the armrest again.

Everyone holding their breath looked at such Park Han-seong and only waited for him to open his mouth.

Soon Park Han-seong stopped the finger tapping the armrest and opened his mouth.

"In this matter let's put in experts."

At the words experts everyone made a puzzled expression. But at the continued Park Han-seong's words one had no choice but to nod.

"Put a request to Cheonra. Finding they will somehow do. And capturing put a request to Arachne. Narrow the target to one. First catch Seo I-hyeon. Since certainly unusual, don't forget inserting several brokers in the middle so this side can't be tracked. If the sign seems strange quickly cut losses."

"Yes."

Park Han-seong stared at Park Gyeong-ho as if piercing.

"I will watch."

Park Gyeong-ho quickly deeply lowered his head.

"Yes."

When Park Han-seong waved his hand, the three people quickly stood up and bowed then poured out.

Park Han-seong even after they left sat still and thought something then soon held the phone.

"Um, it's me. Trying to ask a favor. I'll send a text so confirm. Yeah. Later let's eat."

Park Han-seong who hung up the phone only then the expression slightly unfolded.

Since even putting insurance like this this matter one will be able to finish somehow.

Park Han-seong slightly smiling leaned his back on the sofa and tightly closed his eyes.

He was tired.

* * *

Seo I-hyeon really deeply worried.

Not just worrying once but diligently looked into regarding magic books.

Of course the trash can and including the mage community from all communities he searched in various ways and gathered information regarding magic books.

Like that the magic book confirmed was truly a strange item.

First it picks the owner.

A mere book topic picks the qualification of the owner who will own itself.

If qualification is sufficient one can use the magic book better, longer, if qualification is lacking a big problem arises.

Commonly expressed as eaten by the magic book, usually it deforms into the appearance the magic book aims for.

The tentacle monster seen at the samgyeopsal restaurant before is the result eaten by a magic book.

Anyway just owning one can use magic how couldn't one covet that.

So most covet magic books. Everyone believes they have the qualification.

Seo I-hyeon was certain. Even if no qualification to own a magic book no problem at all would arise for him.

Regarding this he briefly thought of asking Lee Yeong-su then immediately folded.

This is a problem only Seo I-hyeon has to choose himself. If another person says not to do it's not that he won't do, right.

Seo I-hyeon thought up to there and nodded.

From the start it was a problem with the answer decided.

Seo I-hyeon right away sent a note to 'Bug Mania'. That interested in magic books.

The reply came right away.

© Kim Kang-hyeon #12i09