The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 15



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Episode 015

Hidden piece, ink of truth.

If you look at the way it sloshes around in the water bottle, it looks like ordinary ink.

I couldn’t believe it when I heard that this ink was an X-grade item.

But later, when I heard from Lee Su-yeon about the true power of this ink, only then did I understand.

The reason why this black water is an X-class item.

[Truth Ink – Grade X]

[Description: An artifact that washes away all worries and leaves behind a true and true heart.]

[Effect: Can distinguish between truth and lies.]

A phrase about the effect of distinguishing between truth and lies was the reason why this item was X-rated.

It’s simple to use.

You can apply the truth ink to a brush or fountain pen and have them write, or spray it on the person you are speaking to.

Even if the target was God, the judgment of truth could not be avoided.

The reason why Suyeon Lee became a recorder was because of this ink.

She used this ink to correct lies and record only the truth.

At first, I drew a hero’s epic, and then I drew the story of an unknown guild member.

The more truthful records she wrote, the more famous she became as a recorder.

‘Lee Soo-yeon found the truth in a myth full of lies and recorded it.’

Because all of her records were true, everyone believed and feared her.

As she began to record myths, the gods protected her.

They needed someone to record their stories.

Soo-yeon Lee was called a recorder.

‘How much did Lee Soo-yeon in her previous life know about the gods’ plans?’

She died just before the final expedition, and said that not all gods tell the truth.

Maybe she guessed it too?

‘Even if I didn’t know, I need Lee Su-yeon.’

The only person who can best use this ink to distinguish between truth and lies is Lee Soo-yeon.

She was the only one with the insight to see the true appearance of this dirty armor.

And above all.

‘Just knowing mythology better than anyone else is the talent I need.’

I didn’t know all the hidden pieces and myths of the countless gods.

The various equipment and information I am currently obtaining are just information I obtained directly from my past life or heard from people around me.

‘I need to write some of it and give the rest to Soo-yeon Lee so she can become a recorder. Then it will soon become my strength.’

You will be able to trace the truth about the gods she records.

If that happens… .

‘I can see what more the gods are hiding.’

Numerous stories they hid from humans in their past lives.

The truth hidden within lies.

Why you have to go up to a higher level, etc.

We were able to take off the masks of those who had deceived us until the end.

‘And I don’t even know who he is.’

I remembered what Zeno, the God of Destruction, said to me as he disappeared.

-Ha, hahaha, yes. You guys are a real ordeal. He foresaw all this. okay. Kill it. Kill me and become a trial for those abominable gods.

And even what her thought said when she gifted me the ink iron in the labyrinth of Herpa.

-Although you are weak, you are fully qualified to become great.

Him, and the Great One.

You’ll also know what they mean.

In order to get one step closer to the truth, Lee Soo-yeon was essential.

I divided up about a quarter of the Ink of Truth and saved it.

‘I will give this to Lee Soo-yeon once she becomes mine.’

I didn’t plan on giving it all at once.

There is no need to take the risk of losing to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

‘And this might actually be helpful.’

I don’t know.

This opportunity might be a good catalyst for her growth.

So, rather than giving everything at once, give little gifts in stages when needed.

For her growth and for my own benefit.

‘I’ll have to use the rest for the time being.’

The ink of truth will be of great help in my future journey.

After preparing the food for the truth, I got up and went to see Soo-yeon Lee.

I needed to find out whether Lee Soo-yeon could be my person or not.

‘I hope the story ends easily.’

* * *

The day after I obtained the Ink of Truth, I headed to the Seoul Library where Suyeon Lee was working.

As I entered the Seoul Library, I was greeted by the library’s unique smell of books and silence.

I continued to worry as I came here.

How can we recruit Lee Soo-yeon?

Even in her past life, she had already become a recorder and just followed me on her own, and I didn’t do anything. So I needed a way to embrace her now.

This is not a person who will simply give you the truth.

Anyone who manages to get carried away by an item is an envoy from my side.

I gave her this food when I was sure that she was someone she could trust.

I had no intention of showing my card first.

The problem was that I couldn’t think of a clear way.

‘It’s difficult.’

Because even in my past life, I never saved anyone first.

Most of the others came to me first, and most of them turned me down.

Because it was full of untrustworthy people.

‘What should I do…? .’

When you are deep in worry.

“You came today too?”

Suyeon Lee approached first.

He had the same expression as before, when he was talkative and talkative.

It was a smile that made people who encountered it feel at ease.

I also understood how it was possible to record alongside these picky gods.

“How about this? Was the Beowulf epic I told you about helpful?”

“Yes, it was a great help.”

“thank god. I feel really good when I hear that I was helpful to the citizens who visit this place. “What kind of story are you looking for today?”

She looked at me with a smile.

“Nothing else, I just came to talk to you today.”

Lee Su-yeon looked at her surroundings with a puzzled look on my face.

“uh… . “We do not have any personal contact with visitors.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about.”

“Eh? is not it? I think that was just the trend. “Didn’t she feel affectionate towards the librarian who approached her in a friendly way and muster up the courage to approach her again?”

“You’ve read too many novels.”

“oh… . How did you know?”

It’s also tiring when the tension is too high.

I thought I would lose my energy if I continued like this, so I quickly got to the point.

“It’s not out of selfish interest, it’s because I have some business-related things to talk about.”

“Really?”

“is it so. “If you don’t want to believe it, just don’t.”

“… hmm. all right. But I think I’ll finish work a little late today, is that okay?”

“does not matter. “Let’s wait.”

Suyeon Lee looked at me with an embarrassed expression.

It seems like the misunderstanding is still not completely resolved, but there was no need to correct it.

Rather, it might have been better to misunderstand.

Because I might be able to know more about her.

“Can we talk for a moment after this?”

Suyeon Lee, who was thinking quietly, nodded.

“all right. Please wait. “I will come back this afternoon after paying my annual leave.”

“Let’s wait.”

About 30 minutes had passed, and Lee Soo-hyun, who had changed into civilian clothes, walked out again.

“You came out quickly?”

“I thought it was an important story, so I hurried. Anyway, I always have annual leave left over. “Even in times like these, we have to use it.”

She smiled brightly and took the lead.

“There’s a good cafe nearby, shall we go there?”

“Of course.”

I headed to a coffee shop near the library with Lee Su-yeon.

A large cafe with separate private rooms.

In Egyptian mythology, it was a coffee shop run by Set, the dark and violent god who symbolized war, chaos, and evil, and was later in charge of death in the underworld.

There was a time when I thought it was strange that Set, the so-called god of death, ran a coffee shop.

But rather, Set said, there is no drink more compatible with the devil than coffee.

-After the invention of coffee, humans began to work to the point of abusing themselves. Staying up all night, having meetings every day, and working endlessly are all thanks to this coffee. Is there a drink better suited for the devil?

Perhaps because he loved coffee so much, Set’s coffee shop was famous for its particularly good taste.

“I guess this is your first time here? “It’s a famous place.”

“Because I don’t like coffee very much.”

The situation was not good enough to comfortably enjoy the drink created by God. Even though he had money, he had no intention of drinking it.

Suyeon Lee and I each ordered a cup of coffee and sat across from each other and looked at each other.

“What are you curious about?”

“What do you think about the gods?”

“God?”

“is it so.”

Against Lee Soo-yeon, there was no need to walk the same tightrope as with Choi Joo-man.

If you have a personality like hers, direct words like this are more effective.

I pointed to the set drawn on the poster on the wall of the coffee shop.

A set with a head that looks somewhere between a dog and a deer.

In the photo, he was wearing a sleek black suit and drinking coffee from the animal’s snout with his eyes closed.

It looked too modern to be a myth, and too foreign to be real.

A god who emerges from mythology and lives in modern times.

“Just like that, people who only existed in myths have descended on this world and reign as rulers.”

I asked about those gods.

“… Well, I don’t know. Honestly, I’m grateful. “Thanks to you, I can safely face this new day.”

“So what if they try to destroy the tomorrow we have to live in?”

“hmm… . well? I haven’t even thought about it that far. “I was busy just adapting to the changed world.”

“is that so.”

Most people probably have similar thoughts to Soo-yeon Lee.

The world changed too quickly, and five years was too short a time to adapt to that world.

“But I mean. “If God is really planning to destroy our future, we need to find clear evidence and let everyone know.”

I looked into Suyeon Lee’s eyes as she spoke.

The refreshingly shining brown eyes did not waver even an inch. If you hear something like this in modern times, you would usually be angry, thinking it was an insult to the gods. However, Suyeon Lee was far from this, and was rather interested in new possibilities and stories.

“Well, since the citizen asked me a question, I’ll ask one too. Give and take, you have to exchange it with each other. “Isn’t that right?”

“Do whatever you want. “I’ll answer anything.”

Rather, it was the sea I had hoped for.

She looked at me with a mischievous smile and opened her mouth.

“You are the one who killed Beowulf, right?”

She held out her cell phone screen to me.

There was a short news message saying that Beowulf and Grendel had been found dead.

Because everyone was only interested in the love affair between Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus, only one newspaper published an article about Beowulf’s death.

It’s also a very small local newspaper.

The timing was so strange that it was a death that did not even attract anyone’s attention.

“I saw the news. Not long after you asked about Beowulf, he died. So I thought. I wonder if you killed the hero in the newspaper. And I was confident in the question I just asked.”

Lee Su-yeon paused for a moment and quietly let out a sigh.

“You killed Beowulf.”

“is it so.”

I admitted it obediently.

“Is there a reason?”

“Because Beowulf wanted to become a god.”

Because he became a god and tried to use and dominate humans.

If you become a god, you will become my powerful enemy.

I couldn’t leave it alone.

“He is a human who killed a hero who wanted to become a god… .”

After hearing my answer, Suyeon Lee muttered to herself and her eyes changed.

I clearly knew what that feeling was.

‘Interest and curiosity.’

“That’s fun.”

She was that kind of person.

Even when I admitted that I killed Beowulf, I first showed my curiosity, not my fear.

She spoke in a curious voice, as if driving a wedge into my thoughts.

“Then why did you come to see me again? Are you trying to destroy evidence?”

“I’ve already answered two. “Now it’s my turn.”

“Oh, that’s right. Please speak.”

Suyeon Lee answered, looking at me with eyes that were sparkling brighter than before.

Instead of fear and fear over the fact that I had killed Beowulf, my whole body was radiating interest in a new story.

The moment I met those eyes, I was sure there would be no need to ask any more questions.

because.

These are eyes I have already seen several times in my past life.

It was the same facial expression he made when he followed me, saying he wanted to write a story about me.

-Tell us about yourself!

A gaze that was so bright that it was burdensome came to mind.

The moment I remembered that, there was only one thing I wanted to ask.

“Would you like to record my story?”

“… yes?”

“Don’t you want to record a story with your own hands? “It’s the story of a man who kills all the gods and heroes.”

She blinked.

“It’s probably more unconventional than any other myth.”

Suyeon Lee nodded.

“great.”