Chapter 57 · 11 min

Chapter 57

What important now

Seo I-hyeon approached the five people sprawled on the floor flowing blood from limbs.

"What these? You did like this?"

When Seo I-hyeon asked Walker, Walker nodded.

Click. Click.

Every time nodding and moving a rattling sound.

"One has to make clothes."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that then turned the gaze and looked down at the five men.

Circumstantially, Etherix bastards. Probably while patrolling became like this.

While doing so, Red who was hiding appeared.

A small guy made of dark red bones crouching the body and crawling like a beast, even wrapping the jewel with both hands yet crawling well.

That closer to a beast than a person.

"Even dressing clothes something not seeming okay?"

Made because needed, but except storing the jewel seems useless.

Still a decent skeleton made pouring lots of materials in one's way.

"Look at the fingernails."

Where a person with such long fingernails. If so even wearing gloves the fingernails will pierce the glove ends and come out.

"Toenails also long."

If so can't even put on shoes.

Suddenly became a burden. That guy just stick at home and tell to guard the jewel.

"Or shall change the shape a bit?"

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that then flinched in surprise and shook his head.

"What terrible thought I."

To custom the shape of an already made skeleton, various materials enter.

Hair, skin, fingernails or toenails, bones, muscles and fat, tendons, etc.

"Thinking about it just cutting one leg enough?"

Then flinched in surprise again. Cutting one leg a joke?

Seo I-hyeon scratched the back of his head hard.

"Barely adapted a bit then again this nonsense. Cherish the body a bit this bastard!"

Seo I-hyeon shouting like that pounded his own head.

Anyway coming to senses like that looked down at the five men again.

Whether because of the words and actions Seo I-hyeon just did, or because of Seo I-hyeon's subordinates here, in the five men's eyes indescribable fear dwelled.

"Etherix?"

At Seo I-hyeon's question the five men simultaneously nodded. Anyway no reason not to answer a question knowing all.

"Would be good if knowing a bit much, but don't know well?"

The five men without answering rolled eyeballs and gauged the mood. Also gauged Seo I-hyeon's mood and colleagues' mood.

"Shit, magic book..."

Someone muttered without realizing.

A magic book user stepped forward what how they do. Even not one volume but two volumes.

'Was there a person who has two magic books simultaneously?'

Their heads spun tightly.

Seo I-hyeon looking at such them chuckled.

"Rolling the head nothing comes out. If wanting to die just say. Will kill right away."

One of the five men who heard those words carefully asked.

"Then... won't kill us?"

Seo I-hyeon exhaled a deep sigh.

"Haa. Such misunderstanding the most heartbreaking and unfair."

Seo I-hyeon shook his head a few times then continued.

"I'm a very good person. Don't easily kill people. Even shot a gun at me yet spared? Me?"

Of course they died. But that not own fault, right. Died from rune magic abuse so that suicide, right?

'No matter how good I am can't prevent suicide. That is individual freedom.'

Thinking about it still no time directly carefully killed a person.

About 'Bug Mania' the person Seo I-hyeon directly killed, even that finished by shooting with a gun the state almost dead, that is became a bug.

'Ah, Black I killed.'

It couldn't be helped. And Black at that time also wanted to die so that suicide, right?

White Black killed. Well, I instructed but White also wanted to die.

So able to make such a bold expression.

Because Seo I-hyeon's expression so bold the five men also half-believing but the weight tilted a lot toward belief.

"How? Now a bit mind to talk entered?"

"Yes. Will talk. However, because restriction hung can't say everything. Please understand that."

Seo I-hyeon nodded.

"Then, then. Restriction it can't be helped."

Saying like that prepared the magic circle. Restriction or whatever one shot of magic all resolves. Cheonra or Arachne employees also because magic used just all spilled.

Seo I-hyeon used magic that confuses the mind and makes unable to lie.

"Alright, let's enjoyably exchange conversation."

Seo I-hyeon asked the first question.

"How does the operation method here become? What exactly you doing?"

"We patrol around the factory. Confirm whether no people approaching, no possibility of some incident occurring and report."

"Really? Thinking about it no people in the factory. Deliberately emptying?"

"A place people can't stay. Even if near the factory as time passes all problems arise."

"Problems?"

"Yes. Usually the mind a bit goes. Also shoots colleagues and self-harms, does so."

"That because of the barrier?"

"No. The barrier rather blocks that to some degree heard. Purely because of the moonlight pond. At first okay, but from after about 1 year problems arose, and after that gradually worsened."

Seo I-hyeon tilted his head at those words.

"Then problems serious, right? Later even bringing things here and taking out seems unable to do?"

"After worsening to some degree maintaining. Doesn't worsen more."

"Did something?"

"Yes. Resolved by periodically offering sacrifices."

"Sacrifices?"

"With one adult per month can resolve. With that can also block the moonlight pond overflowing."

If blocking the moonlight pond with a barrier later larger disaster, seems blocked in that way.

"That in the end seems problems will burst. Endured well?"

"During that time problems exactly two times, resolved with more sacrifices."

Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at the man then asked.

"You also procure sacrifices?"

"No. Sacrifice procurement heard entrusted to Obsidian. Usually that side Obsidian does best. We just a degree of helping a bit when offering sacrifices. Because one has to set the boundary."

Can't bring anyone and set the boundary, so used those managing this vicinity usually.

Seo I-hyeon nodded. At this degree enough. Honestly nothing more wanted to know.

"Then shall take some coins?"

Seo I-hyeon said that then looked at Walker.

"Gather phones."

Then Walker diligently went around and picked up the phones that fell on the floor hit by guns.

Seo I-hyeon blankly watched that scenery.

"Why all phone states like this?"

Walker alternately poked own gun and phone with a finger.

"Shot with the gun? You?"

Walker nodded.

"Why?"

Walker held the phone and mimed dialing a number.

"Those guys trying to contact?"

Walker nodded.

Seo I-hyeon clicked his tongue then nodded.

"Enough. Just discard all. Regrettable but it can't be helped. These ones seeing seems not even memorizing keys."

At that time, 'Breath of the Avesta' flew and unfolded the pages.

Flutter.

Rustle.

[When we came out earlier the barrier operated.]

"The barrier operated?"

Rustle.

[Yes. The owner didn't come out alone. The barrier sent a signal.]

Seo I-hyeon's gaze headed toward Black and White.

"Ah, right. Those were there."

Should have put in the shadow and come out.

"Then before becoming bothersome one has to go."

Seo I-hyeon right away erased the five men's memories and fainted them.

And instructed Black and White, Walker and put those inside the factory.

Seo I-hyeon put Black, White, Red, Walker into the shadow.

Walker before entering the shadow took all the rifles the men had.

Seo I-hyeon looked at that scenery with a bit peculiar gaze.

Somehow the feeling arose that one can use well in the future.

Anyway like that thoroughly organized then left that place.

Suffered a few days, but achieving the goal like this really refreshing.

At this degree enough as the price of pulling the eyeball.

Seo I-hyeon smiling pleasantly headed home.

Today seemed able to sleep very soundly.

* * *

Etherix's representative Park Han-seong receiving the report furrowed brows as much as possible.

"What sound is that? Cheonra and Arachne simultaneously gave up the request? Even paying the penalty?"

His secretary politely answered.

"Yes. Just received contact from the broker that received the penalty. Depositing to the company representative's account says needs about two days time."

That natural. Because one has to receive going through all middle brokers. Among them one moves offline not online so even more time needed.

"Looked into what matter?"

"Yes. Seems hit."

"Hit? By Seo I-hyeon?"

"First couldn't find out the exact, just confirmed only that hit."

"Both Cheonra and Arachne? Cheonra particularly occasion to get hit?"

"I also think so but... both say hit."

Park Han-seong tilted his head.

"Seo I-hyeon that degree? Didn't say ordinary person?"

"Says clearly ordinary person but... now hard to be sure, right?"

"Well."

Even seeing such results can't insist ordinary person. Of course the possibility of a helper with ability a bit larger.

The secretary carefully said an opinion.

"So saying... the Seo I-hyeon side now letting go of hands how? Right now okay, but in the end worried problems arise."

Park Han-seong exhaled a deep sigh.

"Hoo. This our face not words. For a while words will come out a bit."

The secretary without answering just slightly bowed the head.

In this field not looking shallow more important than expected.

The moment showing even a little gap hyena-like bastards rushing to bite abundant.

Park Han-seong whether head aching pressed the temples.

"For a while one has to pay some attention."

"Yes. I'll take care on my own."

Park Han-seong nodded. He trusted the secretary's ability. Probably will take care sufficiently well.

Trying to roughly finish the talk like that, suddenly a text came.

Confirming, a text from the wind spirit user Choi Won.

The content long in detail, but summarizing this time the request Park Han-seong did can't grant. No, already tried but somehow seems failed content. Even says own memory flew.

Also added words that because of himself the opponent might have realized Park Han-seong behind.

And a text sorry can't help more because seems one has to recuperate for a while.

"Heo. Even Choi Won hit? This really the identity of the guy called Seo I-hyeon becoming curious. Who on earth behind?"

Park Han-seong repeatedly reading the text a few times shaking his head, suddenly a call came.

Not anyway reading the text so could confirm right away who called. His eldest son Park Gyeong-min.

"What? At the time working hard."

As soon as receiving the call before Park Han-seong even opened his mouth Park Gyeong-min's urgent voice was heard.

- Father, big trouble!

Not even representative but father. Park Han-seong trying to say something opening his mouth, before that Park Gyeong-min said.

- The pond that was in the factory disappeared!

Park Han-seong's eyes widened as if tearing. If the pond in the factory only one.

"What sound is that! Why the pond disappeared! The barrier!"

- The barrier as is. The management team that went on patrol there also all hit. Someone raided and removed the pond.

"Is that possible? The pond there not an ordinary pond."

No way could hold and manage an ordinary pond for so long and use. Also no way could make the massive amount of ether cores Etherix sells with an ordinary pond.

Because a special pond managed using a special barrier, and managed through a special method.

But who removed that pond. Even according to the report yesterday took out the things there and brought new things. Then removing the pond in just one night, that no matter who comes impossible.

"The management team kids hit. Can save?"

- Yes. Just hit by guns on limbs. Treatment ended.

"Then also heard the talk. Who came?"

Absolutely not an ordinary person, so probably a celebrity anyone in this field can know.

- Don't remember.

"What sound is that again."

- Don't even remember why themselves there. Confirming about four days of memory flew.

"Heo. This very determined. First understood. Try to clean up as much as possible. I'll also move on my own."

- Yes.

Park Han-seong hung up and looked at the secretary with a serious expression.

The secretary's pupils were shaking mercilessly.

"This problems serious."

At Park Han-seong's words the secretary urgently opened his mouth.

"One has to resolve the penalty problem!"

Ether circuits of course contracted supply with several companies. Because contracted on the premise of producing smoothly if the quantity cuts off so suddenly the problem enlarges.

If an ordinary company, would have sought various methods moving the legal team on the premise of fulfilling as per the contract.

But ether circuits not an ordinary company's goods.

So room for force to intervene arises.

The problem is whether Etherix has that degree of force.

The secretary looked at Park Han-seong with earnest eyes.

Park Han-seong exhaled a deep sigh then said.

"It can't be helped. No choice but to use the connections diligently piled during that time. If using all this matter degree one will be able to pass relatively lightly."

"But if using all that..."

"Connections invested and piled to use at times like this. More than that what important now is not that."

The secretary tightened spirit and concentrated on Park Han-seong's words.

"Choi Won says lost memory. Also look into the Cheonra and Arachne side. Probably lost memory."

"Yes. Will look into."

The secretary even while answering looked at Park Han-seong with a gaze of not knowing what meaning that has.

Park Han-seong flashing eyes said.

"This time the management team kids guarding our factory also lost memory. Ah, and hearing, the old Geomuhwe kids also lost memory, also confirm there once."

Only then the secretary's eyes widened.

The common point Choi Won, Cheonra, Arachne, Geomuhwe all have is all related to Seo I-hyeon.

"Then...!"

"Yeah. Only a possibility, but hitting our factory, might be Seo I-hyeon's behind."

The secretary gulped dry saliva.

"Then what to do?"

Park Han-seong with a serious expression tapped the armrest of the chair.

"That the worry. Can't grasp how much the opponent's capacity so can't calculate. In fact if seeming won't work one has to retreat but... the problem is whether that side stays still. For no reason we retreated, if that side comes out harder rather the damage will enlarge."

The secretary just quietly listened to Park Han-seong's words. Knew better than anyone that now Park Han-seong while speaking organizing the head and establishing a plan.

Soon whether drew a decision on Park Han-seong's mouth corners a fairly fierce smile formed.

"Here no way tucking the tail. Will try all methods one can use."

The secretary looking at such Park Han-seong's smile somehow a chill entered and without realizing trembled the body.