Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 164:
Chapter 164 – Bibi’s Castle (3)
Over half of the participants in the assembly were representatives from foreign nations .
One of them was from Japan . He yelled out .
“In the end, aren’t you just saying you are going to monopolize the spoils of war?”
The word, ‘vanguard’, might just be a pretty word to cover up the fact that Kahng-woojin was trying to monopolize all the glory .
“Then you go first . ”
“…what are you . . ”
“If there is someone willing to go before me, I welcome it . I won’t stop anyone . I’ll just go when everyone in front of me gets wiped out . ”
“…”
The man had nothing to say .
Kahng-woojin had overwhelming strength .
That was the problem . The war itself broke down if Kahng-woojin was absent . Still, he wouldn’t gain much if he just followed behind Kang-woojin’s back…
“Why are you being so greedy?”
“…”
“I guess no one is taking this situation as serious as me? I’m estimating 90% of the world’s population would disappear in a month . ”
“…”
Kahng-woojin’s words had caused a disturbance, but a heavy silence descended on the group .
“Let’s not get greedy . Let us pool our strength together . ”
A good number of people became trouble at Woojin’s words . Several people became surprised at his words . Melody had been watching from the side, and her surprise was beyond imagination .
‘The Immortal is trying to reason with others…’
She never expected such a thing to happen . If she told this story to anyone on Alphen, they’ll think she was making a joke . They would tell her to buzz off .
“Please don’t sugar coat it with your hopeful words . Even if we do start a wasteful war, wouldn’t destruction be waiting for us in the end?”
A man’s face alternately turned pale and red as he asked a question . Woojin smiled .
“In the end, Earth will probably be destroyed, but there is hope . We have to find a way to permanently destroy the Dungeons . We have to last until that time . What choice do we have?”
Woojin looked at the crowd, and he gave a meaningful laugh .
“I’m sure there are some of you that wants to take the easy road . There will be those like Lee-sahngho . You probably want to attach yourself to a Dimensional lord . I’m sure there are traitors that would sell earth to save their own lives . ”
“…”
“I’m sure that it will happen . Those **** are the first ones I will kill . ”
Woojin stopped speaking, but none in the crowd was able to easily open their mouths . Some were making calculations regarding profit and loss . Some became resolutely determined on the course of action they would take . There were also those that couldn’t think in such state of confusion .
“This is the end of the open data . This is the end of the guidance I’m willing to provide before we have to act to save the earth . ”
The topic was heavy and grim . However, Woojin was speaking in such a cheerful tone, so hope started to sprout in everyone’s heart .
“All the Roused of earth should share in the task when the Dungeons Reset . You all have to do your best to clear them . ”
They had to lessen the number of paths the enemies could use to invade earth .
“When a Dungeon Breaks, don’t be cheap about using your resources . Do your best to eradicate the monsters . ”
They had to defeat the enemies by being on the same page .
“The best defense is offense . Therefore, I’ll be trying to find a way to demolish the Dungeons once and for all . This is why I’ll be going to Alphen, which had been encroached on recently by Trahnet . ”
Woojin spoke as if he had repeated these words to himself before .
“I’ll be taking a vanguard to Alphen tomorrow morning . You all have to do a good job protecting earth until I get back . ”
“…”
It did seemed like Woojin would gone for an extended amount of time… .
“If you have any questions, I want you to direct it towards Prime minister Jung . ”
Woojin turned around, and he left the stage .
Minchan replaced the empty spot with a dark expression on his face .
“I have a question!”
“Let me ask one first . How many members will be in this vanguard?”
“The rights to the loots one obtains from the Alphen expedition… . ”
The questions were pouring out, and Minchan was a bit faint when he became bombarded with the questions .
‘Ah…’
He wanted to run away, but he was in charge of cleaning up after Kahng-woojin .
He started answering the questions one by one .
***
After exiting the KH hotel, Woojin immediately left towards Alandal . He searched for his mother and dongsaeng .
Sooah was playing with the dog, Bokhwee, which had gotten larger again . His mother had only eyes for her daughter, and she couldn’t tear her eyes away from Sooah .
“You are back?”
“Yes . Hey, Sooah . ”
“Yes, oppa?”
Sooah ran up to Woojin .
Even Bokhwee was shaking his tail as he whined .
“Are you having any weird dreams lately?”
“Nope . I don’t dream any more . ”
After joining the ranks of the Roused, Sooah returned to being her normal self .
She would be able to use her Holy Power, and she’ll probably hear the god’s voice sporadically .
“What about your abilities?”
“Heh heh . I’m like a ghost . ”
Sooah looked at her two hands, which was dyed blue . When he saw the energy filled with Blessings, Woojin reacted like a magnet being repelled .
“Other people really like it when I do this . It isn’t working on oppa . ”
“Oppa is a little bit different from others . Anyways, we are moving tomorrow . ”
“Huh? Why are we suddenly moving?”
The one, who became agitated by Woojin’s words, was his mother Lee-soogyung .
“I bought a boat . We’ll be living there . ”
“How can we live on a boat?”
“Mmm . It’s a big one . ”
“Is it something like a yacht? Does it have a kitchen inside?”
“It is something similar . ”
“…all right . ”
“You don’t want to ask me any more questions?”
Lee-soogyung shook her head from side to side .
“I know how hard you are working . I know how much you think about us . I know you have your reasons for doing this . ”
“…”
Woojin just smiled . Sooah’s ability had awakened . If he wanted to, he could take Sooah to his Dimensional Domain . However, his mother Lee-soogyung was different . She was a level 2 .
One had to reach level 10 if one wanted to develop abilities of a 1st Circle . If one looked at her growth speed, it was very unlikely that she’ll become a Roused .
This was why he had bought the aircraft carrier, which can move in a time of emergency . He was building the Colony city solely for Lee-soogyung .
He had gathered a significant amount of Dimensional Points . Even if he was absent from earth, the Colony could use the Points to defend itself .
“I just wanted to give you a heads up . ”
“All right . If you are busy, you should go do your work . ”
Lee-soogyung had a look in her eyes as if she wanted more time to spend with him . However, she couldn’t take time away from him, so she couldn’t look him in the eyes .
Woojin felt her feeling, and he felt sorry . However, he just didn’t have the time .
One hand couldn’t block all ten hands that was coming towards him .
The enemies were numerous, and there were over several hundred entrances that led to earth .
It would be impossible to clear all the Dungeons in time . The battle would start to slowly shift from the Dungeons to earth .
He had to make it so that he could at the very least be able to summon Yong Yong .
He was curious about the goddess that had made Sooah her vassal . However, he couldn’t find out more about her until she appeared again out of her own volition . He didn’t even know her name, but she didn’t seem like a malicious existence .
In the Alphen expedition, he’ll save the surviving allied forces . Then he’ll let Sooah learn everything about being a Holy Maiden from Melody .
Woojin visited Jiwon’s room next .
He entered after knocking . When she saw Woojin, she scrambled towards him . Cindy was with Jiwon, so Woojin glanced at her .
“Huh? She hasn’t left yet?”
“She received trauma from that time, and she knows this place is the safest location . ”
Safe……
“We are going to move . ”
“Huh?”
“Where? Where are you guys going?”
The surprised Cindy asked Woojin . He spoke in a nonchalant manner .
“I bought a boat . We’ll be moving there . ”
“Huhk! Is it perhaps the aircraft carrier?”
Any news regarding Woojin was published in a matter of minutes . His purchase of the aircraft carrier was a topic of discussion for the past couple days .
“Yes . ”
At Woojin’s words, Cindy’s expression darkened .
“What is it? If you have something to say, then say it . Stop acting like a constipated puppy . ”
“Do you think I can go too?”
“Did you retire?”
“No… I haven’t, but…”
“It is only for the employees of Alandal . ”
To be more precise, it was for the employees that took up the citizenship up Alandal upon their hire . It was for their family . He didn’t want his employees to hesitate in going out to fight . He had arranged it in a way that their families would be protected at all cost .
“So I’m not allowed on it?”
“What do you know how to do?”
“Huh?”
“You are useless, so why should I let you on the boat?”
“…”
It seemed Cindy had received a significant amount of shock from his words . She looked at him with a blank expression .
When had she ever been treated as being useless before?
It seemed Cindy’s pride had taken a big hit, so Do-jiwon intervened .
“Cindy is under my care… Can’t she say until she gets a little bit better?”
“What is she recuperating from?”
Woojin looked Cindy up and down .
“Hmm . She doesn’t look like she is hurting anywhere . ”
“The trauma her mind received from that event… . ”
Woojin smirked when Jiwon advocated for Cindy .
“Even a kid is coping better than her . Is she being a little bit too whiny?”
Cindy bit her lower lips at Woojin’s words . She recalled Sooah, whom she had seen before .
She was aware of it . She knew there are a lot of people that were living a hard life on top of having mental trauma . She knew she was speaking with a full stomach .
Cindy’s eyes turned red .
“Yes, I was immature . ”
“I’m glad you realize that now . ”
Wow… His words were…
“I’ll be going . ”
“All right . I’ll see you next time . ”
Cindy was trying hard not to cry, and she strode out of the room .
“Cindy!”
Jiwon was about to chase after her, but Woojin grabbed her arm .
“Ah . Let me go . ”
“What are you going to do if you catch up to her?”
Did she really need comforting at this moment?
“You were too harsh . You could have told her in a more softer manner . ”
Kang-woojin was too much of a straight shooter .
Jiwon’s reproachful gaze slid off of him . Woojin shrugged his shoulders .
“For what purpose?”
“…whatever . Let me go . ”
“Hmm . ”
Jiwon looked up at Woojin .
“When you act like this, I get really scared . Will you throw me away like her if I’m useless?”
“No . The weight of your soul differs from her soul . ”
“…?”
Tears were about to be shed from Jiwon’s eyes . She turned her head away from him, and she headed towards the direction Cindy had disappeared to . Woojin was left alone, and he shrugged his shoulder .
“Hmm . ”
“You were a bit too harsh, hyung . ”
Do-jaemin suddenly appeared out of the darkness . Woojin looked at him with a sour expression .
“…how long were you there?”
“I saw the whole thing . ”
“So you’ve grown a little?”
Jaemin’s camouflage ability was on par with Ggaebi now .
“Heh . Anyways, when is Sunggoo hyung-nim coming back?”
“Ah, I don’t know . He’ll be back when it’s time . ”
He’ll be coming back after he finished his training . Woojin had no idea how long that would be, but Sunggoo would be coming back within a day . He needed Sunggoo and Jaenis in the Alphen expedition . The presence of both of them were a must .
***
“Hoo-hook . ”
When she exited the door, Cindy let out the tears she had been holding back .
She knew it . Her whining didn’t suit this crazy new world .
“Uh uh? Excuse me . ”
She ran outside as she cried . The employee that had been passing by her tried to call after her, but she didn’t look back .
“You evil **** . Hoo-ehhhhng”
She couldn’t control her tears . The fact that she had been attracted to such a cold man for even a brief moment made her that much more angry at herself .
“If you go out right now… . . ”
The employee was calling after her, but she continued with her walk of shame .
‘Ah, this is so embarrassing!’
She planned on calling her manager immediately after she exited this place . She headed towards the front gate .
She followed the wall, and she arrived at the front gate . Several dozen cameras started flashing at the same time . They hadn’t been waiting for her . The reporters were on standby . They were targeting anyone that was leaving this place .
Cindy had gotten herself caught in this maelstrom .
“Wow . What the hell? Isn’t that Cindy?”
“Jackpot! Why is she crying right now?”
“Is it a scandal with the king of Alandal?”
Click, click!
Her tears dried up when she heard the endless soud of the shutters being pressed . She hadn’t expected to run into this swarm of reporters, so she had a dazed expression on her face .
‘Ah . This is bad . ’
She had regained her wits too late . Her eyes became focused again .
She was embarrassed, taken aback and flustered .
She had to get out of this situation, but she couldn’t come up with a solution .
Her unsightly look was secondary . What would happen to her public image when the gossip tabloids print out stories about her?
She had created a situation that was ripe for gossip . Alandal was the hottest news around right now, and an entertainer had just exited the place in tears… .
She didn’t know how to minimize the damage, so her eyes started to fill with tears again . She turned her body away, but the sounds of camera shutters being pressed didn’t end .
She felt a panic attack coming on . Her world started to spin in a dizzying fashion .
At that moment, a warm fire fell from the sky and it encased her .
Hwa-roo-roohk .
“…”
When she turned around, there was a burning man there .
“Uh? Why are you crying?”
“…hoo-oohk . Ka-ah-ahng . Hoo-oohk-oong . That evil son of a bitch…hoo-ohng . The reporters and their cameras…ooh-eehhhng . ”
“Hmmm . Please don’t cry . ”
Human Flame .
The flame that was surrounding Sunggoo disappeared, and it ignited somewhere else .
Puh-puh-puhk!
“Uh uh?”
“Ahk! What the hell!”
The lens from the cameras all exploded, and all the memory cards started to burn . Cindy was so surprised that she looked up at Sunggoo’s face .
“Heh heh . Are you from Yuri Girls? Can you give me an autograph inside?”
“…”
Hong-sunggoo’s bright and untainted smile was reflected in Cindy’s tears .