Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Will He Recognize Me?

“······?!”

Whether surprised that I charged toward him, the suspicious guy hesitated then started running away.

“What, what, shitX!”

While spitting curses.

“If innocent stand, you bastard!”

When I even took out the cane from my arms, the suspicious guy was more startled and increased speed. Extremely fast.

But.

I was faster.

My whole body felt light to the point I was surprised myself.

Was I this fast at running?

Or by any chance···.

The back of the guy’s neck was about to be caught or not, so I put the thought aside for a moment.

Grab!

“Ack!”

“Why are you peeking, bastard! You’re a stalker right?!”

“Wh, what are you saying! Let go of this! Ack! Ack!”

The guy struggled somehow to escape, but whether weak in strength he was flustered.

No system log of [False One] text, or ‘Divine Punishment’ skill activating or activating came up.

But I can’t conclude that I caught an innocent person.

The probability that [False One] refers not to a liar, but to a cultist who scams selling God is high···.

“Really not?”

“It’s not!”

I asked glaring.

“Can you swear to God, Buddha, God?”

The guy shouted.

“I swear to God it’s not! It’s not, bastard!”

[System]

-‘False One’ has been detected.

-‘Divine Punishment’ activates.

Caught exactly, bastard.

[False One]

A text appeared above the stalker’s head.

The cane also dyed blue.

At the cult monk time because it was in a state touching the staff it activated as is, fortunately there was no case of my hand moving on its own.

“Where dare you.”

Thanks to practicing the ‘Bloodletting’ skill with the octopus, adjusting the MP to use for this ‘Divine Punishment’ skill was also no problem.

Like when using the ‘Plague Treatment’ skill, I felt the sensation of something leaving.

“Selling God’s name!”

I swung the cane.

Thud.

“Aaak···!”

Clang!

[System]

-‘False One’ falls into ‘Silence’ state for 10 minutes.

-‘Divine Punishment’ proficiency +2

-Experience +4.3%

[MP 135/140]

···Clang?

“Uaa, uaaak···!”

The stalker suffering while grasping his hand.

On the floor a folding knife with the blade fully opened had fallen.

“······.”

Blood cooled coldly.

At midnight, the stalker who secretly followed Sister had a weapon.

Sssk.

Whether because originally not a cultist.

[False One] disappeared from the stalker’s head. But the ‘Silence’ state icon granted a little earlier remained.

“Uuu, uuu···!”

The stalker reached his hand toward the fallen knife.

Crunch.

I stepped on the knife first.

“Activate ‘Divine Punishment’.”

The cane dyeing blue again.

Whether because it contained a lot of MP the color was deep.

At that time.

“Kang Bong-sik!”

Right before the cane touched the stalker.

Sister’s voice was heard from behind.

Bark! Bark!

Arong’s barking sound too.

He smelled me and came looking.

“······.”

I regained reason.

I retrieved the MP I had infused into the cane, and grabbed the back of the stalker’s neck I briefly missed again.

“Don’t come and report to the police!”

Whether someone who heard the commotion a little earlier reported first, the police arrived soon.

***

At the police station I only gave a statement and came out soon.

Because I chased thinking it was the stalker who followed Sister, and only blocked the knife the stalker swung with the cane.

Actually I didn’t even know the guy took out the knife, but in the eyes of witnesses from nearby buildings it seemed I saw and blocked.

“Are you really okay? Don’t have to go to the hospital?”

Sister asked tearfully.

Whine.

Arong held in Sister’s arms also whined.

This guy Arong, when was it that he wagged his tail saying good when the police pampered a little earlier.

“Why go to the hospital when fine. Sleepy, let’s go home. I have to drive early tomorrow morning.”

Sister followed grabbing my clothes.

“Is it really okay?”

“I said so. Anyway Sister prepare that.”

“What?”

“Kang Bong-sik praise preparation.”

“······.”

“Yah, where is there a younger brother like this? Huh? The stalker even Father couldn’t catch, recognized with amazing eyesight and grab in one go! Even I think it’s awesome.”

“···Really.”

Sister who was quietly looking at me burst into a dumbfounded laugh.

Today’s matter we decided to tell parents after Lunar New Year passes.

If contacted immediately parents would come running, and somehow pull that guy out of the detention center and try to beat him up.

“But that cane is quite sturdy. No scratches?”

“Yeah.”

“Give it to me.”

“I don’t want to.”

“But why do you carry that? To practice magic?”

“Caught. Anyway with this the grace is repaid.”

“Grace? What grace?”

“There is that···. Ah!”

When I suddenly shouted and stopped, Sister was startled and guarded the surroundings.

“Why! What!”

I crouched holding my head.

“Because of that bastard I couldn’t watch ‘Unknown Singer’···.”

“Ah···.”

It was already time the broadcast ended.

Couldn’t even vote for Happy Quokka let alone see the new song first reveal stage.

Sister tapped my shoulder.

Arong’s small paw also touched my head.

“Sorry?”

Arrived home and before sleeping.

I watched Happy Quokka’s ‘Unknown Singer’ main round stage uploaded on YouTube.

This song was also good as expected.

Unfortunately stopped at 3rd place and couldn’t win.

I sent a DM to Happy Quokka saying I really watched the new song stage well, it was the best song to me.

The reply came when watching Ju-hye’s stage video. For reference Ju-hye was 7th.

-[Really thank you, Plague Doctor-nim. And really thank you for liking my song. To the point I feel too sorry for not meeting the Plague Doctor-nim’s cheer and expectationㅜㅜ I’ll work hard so I can let you hear better songs, better songs from now on too! Happy New Year, may all the work you do hit the jackpot, be careful of colds too, see you later too! Really thank you!:D ♡]

I laughed, then put the phone beside and looked at the ceiling.

“Skill window.”

A system window tinged with faint blue appeared.

[Kang Bong-sik (Plague Doctor Lv.10) possessed skills]

[Passive Skills]

-Immunity Lv.2

[Active Skills]

-Plague Treatment Lv.2 (96/100)

-Bloodletting Lv.1 (8.9/100)

-Divine Punishment Lv.1 (2.6/100)

“Hmm···.”

While looking at that I recalled the matter that happened a little earlier.

Somehow the power a little earlier consuming MP seemed weaker than when I flew the cult monk when MP was at bottom.

Is it the difference between a fundamental cultist and a person who briefly sold God to lie to smooth the situation?

Still it was extremely strong.

Even though only level 1.

But there’s something more bothersome than this.

When I ran to catch the stalker earlier, the running speed definitely became faster than before.

Thinking about it stamina also seems to have gotten a bit better after awakening.

By any chance while leveling up, other stats besides MP also rose a bit?

Stamina and attack power, defense, strength, intelligence, agility etc. Things like this.

“Status window, status. Hey, system. Please a bit.”

······.

After a certain time only the skill window disappeared on its own.

“Ahyu, whatever.”

I sighed and turned off the light.

The next day.

Early in the morning I drove the car alone, and headed to Grandfather’s house in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do.

***

“Bong-sik after being discharged from the military, now you look quite adult?”

“You said the same at last Chuseok too, big uncle.”

“Haha, did I?”

After the memorial service and meal ended, after New Year’s bows the time for well-wishing words.

I was ambiguously stuck between the adults and minors.

Because Father was the late child of this household the cousin brothers and sisters were in their 30s, 40s. The oldest cousin nephew was a high school 2nd year. Only 5 years difference from me.

“Uncle.”

When I briefly came out to the yard and stretched, pondering how to naturally treat the [Contagious Disease Patient] relatives.

They don’t even cough, and looking at wearing toe socks it seems like athlete’s foot.

“Does it cost a lot of money to live alone in Seoul?”

The high school 2nd year cousin nephew approached and asked.

“I live sponging off parents so I don’t know well.”

“Uncle don’t you have thoughts of becoming independent?”

“Yeah. None.”

If independent money would go out just by breathing, why should I go out? I also won’t be able to see Arong often?

“I thought if uncle becomes independent I’d sponge.”

“Go away. Shoo.”

“Really heartless.”

I pretended not to hear, and headed to the tree in the yard. A branch of suitable thickness and length had fallen.

[System]

-Equipped a stick.

-Can use skill ‘Divine Punishment’.

When ‘Divine Punishment’ activated yesterday, the cane blocked even the metal knife and was fine without a single scratch.

I became a bit curious how hard it becomes.

Looking around, I wandered to the empty warehouse. Behind the warehouse as always, leftover wood used somewhere was piled.

“Activate ‘Divine Punishment’.”

The branch dyed blue.

I injected only about 5 MP like last night, and swung toward the wood.

Thud.

Crack.

The branch digging in as is and smashing the thick wood.

“Wow, awesome.”

[System]

-‘Divine Punishment’ proficiency +0.3

-Experience +1.15%

The branch was fine without a single wound.

Then this time.

A pot lid that had been neglected here since I was young was visible.

This time too after checking the surroundings.

“Activate ‘Divine Punishment’.”

Whoosh, crack!

With MP 5 the branch broke and flew.

[System]

-‘Divine Punishment’ proficiency +0.1

-Experience +0.17%

I picked up a suitable branch again.

[System]

-Equipped a stick.

-Can use skill ‘Divine Punishment’.

“Activate ‘Divine Punishment’.”

This time I tried injecting MP 30.

Whoosh.

Clang!

A loud sound rang from the pot lid.

“···Hiss.”

I shook the wrist that was holding the branch.

The branch didn’t break, but instead the impact of swinging down returned intact.

“Bong-sik samchon.”

This year’s 5-year-old cousin nephew, Kang Chae-yun called me with a face full of curiosity.

“What are you doing?”

Fortunately it seemed he didn’t see my eccentric behavior a little earlier.

Tilting his head with an innocent face, extremely cute.

“I was competing who is stronger between the pot lid and me.”

Kang Chae-yun laughed brightly.

“Bong-sik uncle is weird.”

Whoosh.

I threw the branch and shook my hands.

“Why aren’t you playing with the sisters and brothers?”

“Everyone is looking at phones. They don’t play.”

“I see. Then shall we play with uncle?”

“Yeah.”

“What shall we play doing?”

“House play?”

“Yeah.”

I awkwardly lowered my body and held and shook Kang Chae-yun’s hand.

“Let’s go do house play···.”

Crack.

Rattle.

“······?”

A heterogeneous sound was heard from behind so I turned.

The pot lid rolling split in half.

[System]

-‘Divine Punishment’ proficiency +2

-Experience +6.5%

“······.”

“Uncle?”

I blocked Kang Chae-yun’s view who was about to turn following me.

“It’s nothing. Let’s go, do house play.”

My heart pounded.

Last night, if Arong hadn’t found me in time and Sister hadn’t called me···.

What would have happened to that stalker.

At least, wouldn’t I have been locked in the detention center instead of the stalker?

From now on I mustn’t carelessly put MP in the ‘Divine Punishment’ skill and hit people.

Absolutely.

***

After stopping by the maternal grandmother’s main house too and returning home was around evening.

Sister had gone to do part-time and wasn’t there.

I changed clothes, and put a padded jacket on Arong too and put on the walking leash.

“I’ll walk Arong and come.”

“Yeah.”

‘Plague Treatment’ skill proficiency 98.

Level 3 was right in front.

Fortunately most of our relatives are healthy, [Contagious Disease Patient] were only two who caught athlete’s foot and a cold.

“Arong. Where would be a place with many cold patients wandering outside now?”

After getting on the elevator I asked Arong.

Arong tilted his head then buried his head in my arms.

This guy Arong, somehow seems a bit warmer than yesterday···.

Sssk.

A text appeared above Arong’s head.

[Contagious Disease Patient]

[This is a Contagious Disease Patient. Do you wish to treat?]

[(Estimated MP cost 20)]

“···Treat, yes.”

The warm light that came from my hand was immediately absorbed by Arong.

[System]

-Used ‘Plague Treatment’.

-‘Plague Treatment’ proficiency +0.5

-Experience +0.98%

[MP 101/140]

Arong raised his head then licked my chin.

Lick, lick.

By any chance does he know that I treated him?

Or does he feel something ticklish or good?

At the abandoned animal shelter too, the dogs or cats who received treatment from me acted a bit friendly.

“Hmm, I just need to find one patient.”

Later I should go to the amusement park to see Kongkongi.

Whether he recognizes me.

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Author's Note

Thank you for the second recommendation!:D