The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 241



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Episode 241 Norway (2)

‘If the person I need feels distant from me, then of course they won’t offer help.’

I felt like I needed to reduce the distance between me and the people I needed to get closer to.

The reason is that I became overly cautious because my life was not usually difficult from the start.

It is true that this caution prevented people from getting involved in a mess.

On the contrary, it may also be true that it gave the feeling of putting up a wall with the person I should be getting close to.

Park Dong-jae’s criticism was sharp.

Park Dong-jae added, perhaps wanting to resonate more deeply with Kang-hoo.

“You’re the kind of person who even saved my life, hyung. But I can still feel that you’re being cautious and keeping your distance from me.”

“I can’t say no.”

“Open your heart to those who can. Then more people will be able to give you strength.”

“thanks.”

“Thank you, what. Rather, I feel a little guilty that I may have been talking too much.”

“No, I didn’t take it that way. I’m just grateful that you told me without overthinking it.”

Kang-hoo shook his head.

I also thought that it was because it was Park Dong-jae that he could say such things.

If I had noticed Kang-hoo’s expression, I wouldn’t have even started talking. I would have just said nice things.

When the atmosphere started to feel a little tense, Kang-hoo changed the subject.

“Dongjae.”

“uh?”

“Have you heard anything about Eclipse or the Black Lion? I have a few questions.”

What Kang-hoo then said was the story he had heard from bartender Benny at the bar earlier.

I thought Park Dong-jae would dismiss it as nonsense and just ignore it, but he seemed to be listening more attentively than I expected.

After hearing everything, Park Dong-jae continued speaking as if he had been waiting.

“Because of Se-hyuk hyung, I’ve been interested in Daejeon lately, so I’ve been doing quite a bit of research there.”

“also.”

“But there were so many stories that there was a lot of fake information. We needed to cross-check it through the black network, and we were able to come to a meaningful conclusion.”

“Interesting.”

“Although I haven’t found any evidence to support the Black Lion’s claim, there’s a 99% chance that it’s the Kashmar Guild.”

“Did you subtract 1% because there was no evidence?”

“That’s right. I haven’t seen it outright, but there are many confirmed circumstances. Don’t you know, hyung? There was a purge at the Black Lion.”

“purge?”

This is the first time I’ve heard of it.

Since this happened within the organization, there is no reason for it to be reported outside through the news.

This is because the black lion was never dealt with in depth in the original work.

In Daejeon, the Cheongan Mercenaries and Eclipse were at odds, but it was a long and drawn-out case.

Since it wasn’t an organization that posed a threat to the Purification Guild, there was no need to deal with it from Jang Si-hwan’s perspective.

“Except for the top brass, all the mid-level executives were replaced. They all switched to the pro-Kashmar Guild faction.”

“Is this the breath of the Kashmar Guild?”

“That could be true. The higher-ups may have improved their constitution on their own in order to receive more support from the Kashmar Guild.”

“No matter what the picture is, it’s saying that the collusion with the Kashmar Guild has grown.”

“That’s right. It seems that the Kashmar Guild still has its attachment to the country. The Osho Mercenary Corps has been destroyed. They must need another group.”

Park Dong-jae was definitely a source of information. Perhaps because he had an information network, he knew a lot.

It’s more specific than what I heard from Benny, and the source of the verification is also clear.

Park Dong-jae gulped down a glass of champagne provided on the plane and continued speaking.

“And Eclipse, one thing is certain, hyung. There’s someone above Kang Dong-hyun.”

“There has been talk about that before, but since Kang Dong-hyun’s superiors have never intervened, everyone dismissed it as a conspiracy theory.”

“No. There is. There are also circumstances where several guild executives have studied abroad and exchanged tactics with guilds related to their superiors.”

“Oh.”

“Considering the circumstances, there’s a slight chance that it’s the Fortuna Guild. If we look at the probability… … around 50%?”

“It’s lower than the Black Lion case.”

“It’s hard to confirm Eclipse’s complete internal information, so that’s why there are such parts. But even if it’s the Portuna Guild, it’s not in an active support position like the Kashmar Guild.”

“Are you in a position where you can cut off the tail whenever you want?”

“Bingo. You know, hyung? How careful and meticulous the Master of the Fortuna Guild is.”

“I know.”

Casey Rex, Master of the Fortuna Guild.

In the original, he is the one who opened the way for Jang Si-hwan’s purification guild to expand into North and South America.

Although he was portrayed as having a sinister side that did not reveal everything he felt, he was ‘always’ cooperative with Jang Si-hwan.

He never once rejected or passed over Jang Si-hwan’s request or suggestion. Rather, he was proactive.

I also strongly agreed that elites should come together to lead the flow, condemn the wicked, and create order.

And because they were both ‘wizards’.

I have always admired Jang Si-hwan’s abilities.

We exchanged a lot of feedback on magic, and I experienced a lot of growth thanks to Jang Si-hwan.

That’s why Kang-hoo saw Casey Rex as a hunter who would stand on Jang Si-hwan’s side.

I can’t turn my back on Jang Si-hwan because I owe him too much. My heart has been stolen by him.

“I don’t know where you heard that story, but it’s pretty sharp. Is that guy your brother’s informant?”

“No, not to that extent.”

Kang-hoo smiled as he recalled Benny’s face. Who would have thought he would give him such high-level information for the price of a cocktail?

The information I got from Club Hades before was a bit questionable, but it was true. The reliability of the information is high.

* * *

An airplane that has reached its maximum altitude.

Perhaps to ensure the passengers’ comfortable sleep, the flight attendants closed all the windows and turned off the lights.

Then, a good environment for sleeping was created, and Park Dong-jae was the first to ask for understanding and fall asleep.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo was organizing the thoughts that had come to mind during his conversation with Park Dong-jae earlier.

‘The original story was centered around Jang Si-hwan, but of course, there are other characters’ stories that were hidden here. That can’t necessarily be righteous and normal.’

This was the thought I had earlier when Park Dong-jae pointed out the possible connection between Eclipse and the Fortuna Guild.

As the original author, it is true that I wrote from an ‘omniscient author’s perspective’, but I only showed what I could show.

Because it was impossible to put into words all the elements that make up the world from start to finish.

If you do that, you will be criticized by readers for talking nonsense or for wasting time.

So, regarding Casey Rex, we only showed the positive side that was needed for the original Jang Si-hwan.

That is, because the parts that were not revealed in words were completely filled in by one’s ‘unconsciousness’.

It wouldn’t have been strange if Casey had been a truly evil man, or if he had been acting good in front of Jang Si-hwan.

From the beginning, Jang Si-hwan’s current appearance has changed, as it was intertwined with the original work’s supporting character ending.

Although Kang-hoo did not directly check Jang Si-hwan’s condition, it was not difficult to guess.

The guy’s line is hypocrisy.

Even if there is a good appearance, it is either a pretense or a weak self buried behind the scenes.

‘It’s not like there’s only abyssal forces on my side that would be helpful if I had them on my side.’

Thinking expands.

This time, while working together with Jeon Se-hyeok on the surprise attack on the Pyeongtaek branch, Kang-hu realized how much value saving Lee Hyeon-seok had on him.

When the original history was twisted, there were still more elements that would help Kang-hoo.

‘The prestigious guild.’

It’s a famous guild.

In the near future, the Myungga Guild will be completely destroyed by the Haeyoung Guild based in Busan.

Because they were such a small elite force, they had no answer to the human wave tactics and were all swept away.

Of course, that Haeyoung Guild was eventually eaten by the Jeonghwa Guild. In the end, it only did good things for the Jeonghwa Guild.

“… … .”

As I close my eyes, I picture in my mind the domestic landscape of the original work changing with the passage of time.

In the original, everything had to be organized and integrated around Jang Si-hwan.

As time went by, the elements that could have been a hindrance to him were sorted out one by one.

The same goes for the famous guilds that were not cooperative with the purification guild.

Of course, I didn’t depict the evil deeds that would make Jang Si-hwan come forward.

Instead, he borrowed another sword called Haeyoung Gildra and used it to cleanly kill them with a swordsmanship system.

【Jang Si-hwan couldn’t believe that the Hae-young Guild had attacked a prestigious guild with a small number of elite and capable hunters.

For a better future, elite forces were absolutely necessary, even if their relationship was not friendly.

[I could no longer tolerate the evil deeds of the Haeyoung Guild that had annihilated such elites in one fell swoop.]

This is the reason why Jang Si-hwan declares Hae-young Guild as an enemy and attacks them in the original work.

But if we interpret it again from Shin Kang-hoo’s perspective, well, can we really see that as good intention?

After instigating the Haeyoung Guild to attack the Myeongga Guild.

Later, they may have used that as an excuse to reorganize the Haeyoung Guild as well.

If we remove the premise that Jang Si-hwan is unconditionally good from the filter, the interpretation of the situation becomes completely different.

“Me too.”

Kang-hoo burst into laughter.

How far will the aftereffects of the small ball, or rather the huge ball, that the ending shoots out reach?

He couldn’t blame anyone because he had personally grabbed the future and twisted it.

It is true that he knows a lot because he is fully aware of everything written in the original work.

We shouldn’t interpret everything literally, because we need to interpret Jang Si-hwan differently.

In some parts, it is necessary to solve the puzzle of the situation in reverse, as if solving a mystery.

* * *

After a while.

Kang-hoo handed a glass of cool water to Park Dong-jae, who had just woken up from a deep sleep.

“did you sleep well?”

“Wow… I slept really well, hyung.”

“There’s something I’d like to ask.”

“Ask not just one, but two or three as well.”

“Have you ever heard of the basic ideology or policies of the Myungga Guild?”

Park Dong-jae is a hunter with many connections to prestigious guilds. He must know much more than I do.

“I can tell you one thing for sure. The people of the Myungga Guild and the Purification Guild are all people who have gathered here to take down the scholars.”

“More details.”

“If there was no reason to fight against the Purification Guild, these hunters would have been scouted by the Purification Guild a long time ago.”

“that’s right.”

“They are all people who have seen the true face of the Purification Guild. Or they are people who have acquaintances or family members in the White Rose Group who were falsely accused and killed.”

White Rose Group. A mercenary group based in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do.

They were falsely accused of being a ‘criminal organization’ that planned the terrorist incident at Exit 11 of Gangnam Station and were subjugated by the Purification Guild.

It was a story I heard on the news not long after I opened my eyes in this world, so it was vivid in my memory.

Park Dong-jae added.

“If there are hunters who share the same dislike for the Purification Guild, then they would think of me as a closer comrade than anyone else in the world.”

Continued content.

That was quite an interesting statement.