Possessed Man’s Artifact Restaurant - Chapter 134



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Episode 134

“Yeongwangneung? What information exactly do you want?”

“Information related to the Old Empire.”

“That’s a bit expensive.”

As expected, the successor to that welcome would not sell the information for free.

I gave up on this after whetting my appetite.

“Then don’t worry. See you tomorrow.”

“Oh my… You’re beating me with a sword like this. Since you’re my friend, I’ll give you a discount. You sucker… No, you’re a customer.”

“Did you just call me a sucker?”

“It’s my imagination.”

It seemed extremely unreliable, but since I had a lot of money, it wasn’t a bad idea to use it to buy information.

“Did you know that there is a secret cave in Yeonghwangneung?”

“Of course. There are many treasures from the old Huan Empire, but I also know that the Huan government did not excavate them under the pretext of protecting cultural assets.”

This was precisely the truth mixed with a clever lie.

The reason why the Hwan-guk government failed to excavate the Yeonghwangneung tomb was because it failed to lift the barrier of non-compliance.

This was natural.

Because the only person who could break that barrier was Yongson of the Hwan Empire.

‘In the original, Eviltaker kidnapped Lee Hye-yeon himself and lifted the barrier.’

Of course, only Cassus knew this fact at the moment.

It is unknown how they figured this out, but at this point, they alone knew something that neither the Hwan-guk government nor the Daehan Pal-mun knew.

“About the forces targeting that movement?”

“I know there are people after me, but I don’t know who they are.”

As expected, it seemed that even the world’s best welcome didn’t know that far.

In a way, this was natural.

I got this information from none other than Arman, who has a high position in Cassus.

“You look like you’re not going to get any information you like about him?”

“Well… similar.”

“This, this… The Information Guild is losing face.”

“I’ll use it next time I need it.”

“Yeah, are you coming to school tomorrow?”

“No, I’m off work until tomorrow.”

I still haven’t completely solved that last incident.

That’s why I couldn’t go back to school yet.

I really wanted to go back right away.

“Wouldn’t it be better to come back quickly?”

My eyes narrowed involuntarily at Son Harang’s meaningful smile.

“What happened at school?”

“The airflow is a bit strange. Anything beyond this is over-service, so check it out yourself.”

“Okay, thank you.”

I racked my brain desperately over those words.

I left my notes behind, so I don’t remember the exact details, but I remember the major events in general.

‘Ah… That’s the incident.’

In the original work, around this time, the incident begins to come to the forefront.

An incident where a very small spark can become a big flame and spread into a huge disaster.

‘Heh heh… As soon as an incident ends, another incident occurs.’

I didn’t feel it when I was playing the game, but school life was no easy task.

‘There is still so much to be resolved, including the Yeonghwangneung incident.’

As expected, it was not the world of ‘Pandora Second’ where incidents never cease.

In order to solve these endlessly pouring cases one by one, I needed to control myself first.

* * *

A rather early evening.

When we returned to the pre-arranged hotel, Hyeolhwa was waiting for us.

“Where is the local area?”

“He went back to Seoul. Unlike us, he has no reason to stay any longer.”

Hyeolhwa, the guardian of Wolyeongmun, also remained here to handle the aftermath.

Because it was such a huge case, she had a lot to do and was moving around diligently.

“Are you okay? How’s things?”

“I’ve roughly finished it. I think it’ll be perfect if I go back and take a final look tomorrow.”

“Somehow I managed to get the date right.”

I didn’t go to school for about two weeks, including the Na-rae Society.

Although it may seem like it was only about 10 days, it felt like I was away from school for a very long time because there were so many things going on.

‘Well… I don’t particularly miss it though.’

Even if I went back to school, I would still have to deal with incidents and other things I had to do, so of course I wouldn’t miss it.

“What… Are you tired?”

Hyeolhwa came up next to me as I was sitting on the sofa, staring blankly into space, leaned his head on my shoulder, and slowly closed his eyes.

“little…?”

Looking at the bloodshot, dark expression, past events came to mind.

“Are you worried? About the last battle?”

They were hopeless trash, but they killed many people with one spell.

If they hadn’t done that, countless civilians would have been harmed, but the mind is not something that can be rationalized so easily.

‘After all… murder is murder.’

If you were thinking normally, it would be natural for you to be stressed and emotionally shaken by the fact that you killed someone.

“I thought I was a little… used to it, but it’s still a bit overwhelming.”

Guardians are born with the mission to protect someone.

What that means is that you might kill someone to protect someone else.

No matter how much their human rights are guaranteed and they live like humans, in the end they are just weapons of war.

All Guardians were destined for such a life.

“Are you, Hwa…. Do you regret the path you’re taking?”

“No. That has never happened.”

A quick answer without any hesitation.

These were words that contained her firm will.

“But… Sometimes I think about it. Is killing someone to protect someone the best way? Isn’t there another way?”

The guardians also had different personalities.

They too have egos, emotions, mistakes and regrets.

If you look closely, the things that Guardian possessed were elements that were not suitable as a combat weapon.

Still, the reason the developers who first created the Guardians instilled emotion in them is…

“It’s good to constantly think. Even if you make mistakes, you can improve, you can lead yourself in a better direction, and gradually find the path you want to take.”

Could it be that they did not wish to live merely as fighting machines?

“If it’s too hard, throw away some of your luggage. There’s no problem with throwing away some of that luggage.”

The original Blood Flower continued to carry an extremely heavy burden.

Ultimately, the result was death, and it eventually became the trigger for Wolyeongmun to greatly waver.

I hope that doesn’t happen this time.

No, that won’t happen.

Because I’m going to make it so.

“That’s a wonderful thing to say.”

Hyeolhwa, who had been chuckling at my words, fell asleep right away.

As I was tidying up the hair on her forehead, a smile naturally appeared on my lips.

“good night.”

* * *

The next day, I entered the underground prison of Wolyeongmun again and went to see Lee Hye-yeon.

She had a dedicated medical team attached to her.

Because it was a target that had to be managed with the highest priority.

“How is it?”

On the other side of the magic mirror, there was Lee Hye-yeon, her arms and legs bound with magic sealing chains to a chair and her mouth gagged.

“He keeps trying to harm himself. After being arrested, he just sits there like a crazy person.”

It seemed that he had completely lost his mind, perhaps because he had witnessed Kang Mu-won’s death right before his eyes.

“Is it possible?”

I asked Son Harang next to me. He looked at the situation for a moment and nodded.

“It’s actually easier in that state.”

Brainwashing is easier to apply as one’s mental and physical powers become weaker.

That’s why, even though Lee Hye-yeon had considerable stats, she was able to easily apply brainwashing.

“So what kind of sentence do you want me to input?”

Actually, I had the most trouble with this part.

I could have won her over to my side absolutely with many sentences, but among them, there was one sentence that was the most certain and cruel.

“Do this.”

He handed me a note with the sentence written on it in advance.

Son Harang, who saw that, tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

“Is this okay? I told you, but only one sentence is possible?”

“I know. Let’s do that.”

“That’s unusual.”

Although he showed his doubts, Son Ha-rang did not ask again.

He opened the door and approached Lee Hye-yeon. He placed his hand on her head and began to gather his magic power.

Swish!

A considerable amount of magical power began to gather at his fingertips, causing them to emit a blue light.

[Unique ability ‘Brainwashing (S-class)’ activated.]

Chi-chik!

Then, a small electric shock came from his hand, and Lee Hye-yeon’s whole body began to tremble, and she soon fainted.

“Is it done?”

“Oh. I successfully engraved it. But will that work?”

“that’s enough.”

As soon as he confirmed that she had been brainwashed, he released her restraints and gag.

As I lifted her into my arms and laid her on the bed, she slowly began to open her eyes.

“Are you in your right mind?”

A warm and soft voice.

An affectionate attitude that he would never normally show to her.

All of this is intentional.

“I was worried.”

Son Harang and the medical staff all looked flustered by my sudden attitude, but they didn’t care.

“Are you feeling okay?”

Lee Hye-yeon, who saw me consistently maintaining a kind attitude, soon smiled brightly and clasped her hands together.

“Ahh… my savior.”

Lee Hye-yeon, who had lost consciousness and woke up, was treating me with an attitude that was completely different from the Lee Hye-yeon who had been glaring at me as if she was going to kill me.

“You saved me.”

At first, I tried to completely destroy Savior.

However, through the series of events, another method came to mind.

“I will give you my all.”

That we must fight them by any means necessary.

“I have a crush on you.”

That we must use everything that is available to us.

“Lead me.”

Even if it means somewhat inhumane things.

[A crazy gamer (??? level) flashes.]

“I have high expectations for Hye-yeon.”

Because it’s something only I can do.

Because it’s something I have to do.

“Would you please grant me a favor?”

* * *

A room shrouded in darkness.

Only the candles were giving off a faint light.

Sitting there were the seven highest-ranking executives of Cassus, known as the Seven Knights.

“How many failures has this been already…?”

Seven men and women were sitting at a round table, talking quietly.

“If Godfather comes out after the prayer meeting period, something really big will happen… .”

“Besides, we haven’t even figured out what’s behind this incident.”

“We must achieve satisfactory results before the Godfather appears.”

As the damage to Cassus continued to grow due to successive failures, concerns about a crisis began to surface within the organization.

Although we pressed on once with strong force, if things continue like this, it is only a matter of time before the crisis theory arises again.

That’s why it was important to achieve results that could somehow turn this around.

“How about messing with the newly elected saint this time?”

“Isn’t it risky to interfere with the Holy Assembly?”

“Oh my… Are you saying that you are afraid of taking risks just because you are afraid of the Holy Council?”

“Isn’t that what you’re saying!”

Squeak!

The man and woman who had been arguing for a while suddenly stopped talking when the door opened. When they saw the person coming in through the door, everyone there stood up and bowed their heads.

“Meet the Godfather!”

The old man of great age did not do anything special, but all of the Seven Knights were tense and did not move at all.

He slowly sat down on the throne on top of the round table and spoke quietly, placing his staff beside him.

“I have something to say to my brothers.”