Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - A Son Of A Bitch (1)
Chapter 3 - A Son Of A Bitch (2)
Chapter 4 - . March 16Th, 10:30 Pm (1)
Chapter 5 - March 16Th, 10:30 Pm (2)
Chapter 6 - The Golden Stamp (1)
Chapter 7 - The Golden Stamp (2)
Chapter 8 - The Awakening (1)
Chapter 9 - The Awakening (2)
Chapter 10 - The Different Types Of People (1)
Chapter 11 - The Different Types Of People (2)
Chapter 12 - Top Record
Chapter 13 - A Dangerous Treasure Hunt (1)
Chapter 14 - A Dangerous Treasure Hunt (2)
Chapter 15 - A Dangerous Treasure Hunt (3)
Chapter 16 - A Dangerous Treasure Hunt (4)
Chapter 17 - A Dangerous Treasure Hunt (5)
Chapter 18 - Rewards Befitting One’S Achievements (1)
Chapter 19 - Rewards Befitting One’S Achievements (2)
Chapter 20 - Rewards Befitting One’S Achievements (3)
Chapter 21 - A Star Shining Again (1)
Chapter 22 - A Star Shining Again (2)
Chapter 23 - A Star Shining Again (3
Chapter 24 - Hidden Potential Bursting Out (1)
Chapter 25 - Hidden Potential Bursting Out (2)
Chapter 26 - Hidden Potential Bursting Out (3)
Chapter 27 - Mopping Up The Missions (1)
Chapter 28 - Mopping Up The Missions (2)
Chapter 29. - Looking Back (1)
Chapter 30 - Looking Back (2)
Chapter 31 - A Misunderstanding (1)
Chapter 32 - A Misunderstanding (2)
Chapter 33 - A Misunderstanding (3)
Chapter 34 - The Golden Commandment
Chapter 35 - To Paradise (1)
Chapter 36 - . To Paradise (2)
Chapter 37 - To Paradise (3)
Chapter 38 - Miss Foxy (1)
Chapter 39 - Miss Foxy (2)
Chapter 40 - Glorious Shackles, Perilous Freedom
Chapter 41 - My Name Is…
Chapter 42 - Spilled Milk (1)
Chapter 43. - Spilled Milk (2)
Chapter 44 - The Places He Needs To Be
Chapter 45 - To Paradise, Once More
Chapter 46. - First Experience (1)
Chapter 47 - First Experience (2)
Chapter 48 - Haramark
Chapter 49 - Carpe Diem (1)
Chapter 50 - . Carpe Diem (2)
Chapter 51 - . Forest Of Denial (1)
Chapter 52 - Forest Of Denial (2)
Chapter 53 - Forest Of Denial (3)
Chapter 54 - Can Be Done, Can’T Be Done (1)
Chapter 55 - Can Be Done, Can’T Be Done (2)
Chapter 56 - Appeasing A Soul (1)
Chapter 57 - Appeasing A Soul (2)
Chapter 58 - Goodwill With Goodwill, Malice With Malice
Chapter 59 - Goodwill With Goodwill, Malice With Malice (2)
Chapter 60. - Princess Knight
Chapter 61 - Princess Knight (2)
Chapter 62 - The First Turning Point
Chapter 63 - The First Turning Point (2)
Chapter 64 - Class Advancement
Chapter 65 - One-Of-A-Kind Class
Chapter 66 - Encounter (1)
Chapter 67 - . Encounter (2)
Chapter 68 - A Level 2 Leader
Chapter 69 - A Level 2 Leader (2)
Chapter 70 - A Mystery
Chapter 71 - Taboo
Chapter 72 - Taboo (2)
Chapter 73 - The White Ship, The Anchor
Chapter 74 - King’S Wrath
Chapter 75. - King’S Wrath (2)
Chapter 76 - Maria’S Sorrow
Chapter 77 - “I Don’T Want To Live Like That.”
Chapter 78 - “I Don’T Want To Live Like That.” (2)
Chapter 79 - “I Don’T Want To Live Like That.” (3)
Chapter 80 - “I Don’T Want To Live Like That.” (4)
Chapter 81 - The Difference In The Temperature Of Hope And Reality
Chapter 82 - . Difference In The Temperature Of Hope And Reality (2)
Chapter 83 - A Piece Of Hope Pulled Out From Quagmire
Chapter 84 - By A Whisker
Chapter 85 - Panic Room
Chapter 86 - Strange Bedfellows (1)
Chapter 87 - Strange Bedfellows (2)
Chapter 88 - Strange Bedfellows (3)
Chapter 89 - Evil Phantom-Catching Vengeful Spirit
Chapter 90 - Seol Jihu Vs Teresa Hussey
Chapter 91 - After A Storm Comes A Calm
Chapter 92 - Addiction
Chapter 93 - Addiction (2)
Chapter 94 - Miscalculation
Chapter 95 - You Did Well, Jihu.
Chapter 96 - Intentional Misunderstanding
Chapter 97 - Great Fortune Within Hardship
Chapter 98 - Great Fortune Within Hardship (2)
Chapter 99 - The Threads Of Bonds Coming Together
Chapter 100 - The Threads Of Bonds Coming Together (2)
Chapter 101 - The Threads Of Bonds Coming Together (3)
Chapter 102 - The Threads Of Bonds Coming Together (4)
Chapter 103 - The Threads Of Bonds Coming Together (5)
Chapter 104 - The Village Head’S Gift
Chapter 105 - The Village Head’S Gift (2)
Chapter 106 - The Village Head’S Gift (3)
Chapter 107 - Budding
Chapter 108 - Evil Xxx
Chapter 109 - At The End Of The Hellish Training
Chapter 110 - The Reason She Is Here
Chapter 111 - The Reason She Is Here (2)
Chapter 112 - The Banquet Has Already Started
Chapter 113 - Harem Of Hell
Chapter 114. - Role-Playing
Chapter 115 - Role-Playing (2)
Chapter 116 - Quickening
Chapter 117 - The One Who Leads
Chapter 118 - Result Of Stage 1
Chapter 119 - Result Of Stage 1 (2)
Chapter 120 - . Result Of Stage 1 (3)
Chapter 121 - Timing Game
Chapter 122 - Timing Game (2)
Chapter 123 - Timing Game (3)
Chapter 124. - Seol Jihu
Chapter 125 - Seol Jihu (2)
Chapter 126 - Seol Jihu (3)
Chapter 127 - Seol Jihu (4)
Chapter 128 - Seol Jihu (5)
Chapter 129 - The True Intent Of The Banquet
Chapter 130. - Dances With Wolves
Chapter 131 - Dances With Wolves (2)
Chapter 132 - The Whole Story
Chapter 133 - At Least
Chapter 134 - An Unexpected Result
Chapter 135 - Goodbye, Ghost Saintess!
Chapter 136. - Goodbye, Ghost Saintess! (2)
Chapter 137 - He Who Wishes To Wear The Crown
Chapter 138 - He Who Wishes To Wear The Crown (2)
Chapter 139 - He Who Wishes To Wear The Crown (3)
Chapter 140 - A Red Rose With Thorns
Chapter 141 - Choice Of Destiny
Chapter 142 - Choice Of Destiny (2)
Chapter 143 - . Choice Of Destiny (3)
Chapter 144 - Choice Of Destiny (4)
Chapter 145 - Choice Of Destiny (5)
Chapter 146 - A Dreamy Night
Chapter 147 - A Dreamy Night (2)
Chapter 148 - A Dreamy Night (3)
Chapter 149 - A Dreamy Night (4)
Chapter 150 - With Two Golden Eggs
Chapter 151 - With Two Golden Eggs (2)
Chapter 152 - With Two Golden Eggs (3)
Chapter 153 - Extravagant Meals
Chapter 154 - Extravagant Meals (2)
Chapter 155 - Extravagant Meals (3)
Chapter 156 - Extravagant Meals (4)
Chapter 157 - Connections Call Connections
Chapter 158 - Connections Call Connections (2)
Chapter 159. - Attribute Change, And…
Chapter 160 - Attribute Change, And… (2)
Chapter 161 - A Call In The Middle Of The Night
Chapter 162 - Struggle
Chapter 163 - Struggle (2)
Chapter 164 - Struggle (3)
Chapter 165 - . Struggle (4)
Chapter 166 - Skirmish
Chapter 167 - Skirmish (2)
Chapter 168 - Skirmish (3)
Chapter 169 - Skirmish (4)
Chapter 170 - Crushed Petal
Chapter 171 - Dispirited
Chapter 172 - Disheartened
Chapter 173 - Despair, And.
Chapter 174 - The Second Coming
Chapter 175 - The Second Coming (2)
Chapter 176 - The Second Coming (3)
Chapter 177 - Deceit
Chapter 178 - Deceit (2)
Chapter 179 - Even If This Life Ends
Chapter 180 - Even If This Life Ends (2)
Chapter 181 - Ending Just As It Started
Chapter 182 - The Full Account
Chapter 183 - The Full Account (2)
Chapter 184 - Proper Reason
Chapter 185 - To Earth
Chapter 186 - An Unexpected Change Of Pace (1)
Chapter 187 - An Unexpected Change Of Pace (2)
Chapter 188 - An Expected Change Of Pace (3)
Chapter 189 - Intrusion
Chapter 190 - Intrusion (2)
Chapter 191
Chapter 192 - Doubt (2)
Chapter 193 - High Ranker (1)
Chapter 194 - High Ranker (2)
Chapter 195
Chapter 196 - Paradise And Earth (2)
Chapter 197 - Paradise And Earth (3)
Chapter 198 - . Paradise And Earth (4)
Chapter 199 - Paradise And Earth (5)
Chapter 200 - . Paradise And Earth (6)
Chapter 201 - There Is A Time To Avoid Fighting, Even In The Absence Of The Law (1)
Chapter 202 - There Is A Time To Avoid Fighting, Even In The Absence Of The Law (2)
Chapter 203 - Chohong’S Vow (1)
Chapter 204 - Chohong’S Vow (2)
Chapter 205 - The Lucky Charm Soul
Chapter 206 - Seol Jihu Faithfully Plants Flags Today As Always
Chapter 207 - Slave Hunt (1)
Chapter 208 - Slave Hunt (2)
Chapter 209 - Slave Hunt (3)
Chapter 210 - An Unexpected Gain (1)
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221 - The Spear And The Treasure Chest (1)
Chapter 222 - The Spear And The Treasure Chest (2)
Chapter 223 - Teresa’S Tears (1)
Chapter 224 - Teresa’S Tears (2)
Chapter 225 - I Am An Egg (1)
Chapter 226 - I Am An Egg (2)
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237 - The Scam Couple
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240. A Gale Becomes A Storm (2)
Chapter 241. The Secret Of The Nine Eyes
Chapter 242 - Cutting Water With Blade
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245 - City Of Anarchy (2)
Chapter 246 - Eva’S Night (1)
Chapter 247 - Eva'S Night (2)
Chapter 248 - Eva’S Night (3)
Chapter 249 - Eva’S Night (4)
Chapter 250. - . Eva’S Night (5)
Chapter 251 - Eva’S Night (6)
Chapter 252 - If You Run While You’Re Drunk (1)
Chapter 253 - If You Run While You’Re Drunk (2)
Chapter 254 - If You Run While You’Re Drunk (3)
Chapter 255 - Fox, O Fox (1)
Chapter 256 - Fox, O Fox (2)
Chapter 257 - Fox, O Fox (3)
Chapter 258. - . Fox, O Fox (4)
Chapter 259 - Fox, O Fox (5)
Chapter 260 - Fox, O Fox (6)
Chapter 261 - To Lead (1)
Chapter 262 - To Lead (2)
Chapter 263 - To Lead (3)
Chapter 264 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (1)
Chapter 265 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (2)
Chapter 266 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (3)
Chapter 267 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (4)
Chapter 268 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (5)
Chapter 269 - The Beauty At The Opening Ceremony (6)
Chapter 270 - Jackpot (1)
Chapter 271 - Jackpot (2)
Chapter 272 - The Savior Of Eva (1)
Chapter 273 - The Savior Of Eva (2)
Chapter 274 - The Savior Of Eva (3)
Chapter 275 - The Savior Of Eva (4)
Chapter 276 - Winter’S Struggle (1)
Chapter 277 - Winter’S Struggle (2)
Chapter 278 - Winter’S Struggle (3)
Chapter 279 - Winter’S Struggle (4)
Chapter 280 - After The Setup (1)
Chapter 281 - After The Setup (2)
Chapter 282 - After The Setup (3)
Chapter 283 - After The Setup (4)
Chapter 284 - After The Setup (5)
Chapter 285 - After The Setup (6)
Chapter 286 - After The Setup (7)
Chapter 287 - After The Setup (8)
Chapter 288 - After The Setup (9)
Chapter 289 - After The Setup (10)
Chapter 290 - Eun Yuri (1)
Chapter 291 - Eun Yuri (2)
Chapter 292 - Eun Yuri (3)
Chapter 293 - Eun Yuri (4)
Chapter 294 - An Unexpected Clue (1)
Chapter 295 - An Unexpected Clue (2)
Chapter 296 - An Unexpected Clue (3)
Chapter 297 - An Unexpected Clue (4)
Chapter 298 - An Unexpected Clue (5)
Chapter 299 - Sweeping Everything Clean (1)
Chapter 300 - Sweeping Everything Clean (2)
Chapter 301 - The Prodigal Son (1)
Chapter 302 - The Prodigal Son (2)
Chapter 303 - The Prodigal Son (3)
Chapter 304 - Guidance (1)
Chapter 305 - Guidance (2)
Chapter 306 - Going Round And Round (1)
Chapter 307 - Going Round And Round (2)
Chapter 308 - Preparations (1)
Chapter 309 - Preparations (2)
Chapter 310 - Preparations (3)
Chapter 311 - Preparations (4)
Chapter 312 - The Eve (1)
Chapter 313 - The Eve (2)
Chapter 314 - The Eve (3)
Chapter 315 - The Eve (4)
Chapter 316 - A Tiger Father Does Not Beget A Dog Son (1)
Chapter 317 - A Tiger Father Does Not Beget A Dog Son (2)
Chapter 318 - A Tiger Father Does Not Beget A Dog Son (3)
Chapter 319 - A Tiger Father Does Not Beget A Dog Son (4)
Chapter 320 - Simultaneous Outbreak Of War (1)
Chapter 321 - Simultaneous Outbreak Of War (2)
Chapter 322 - Immediate Battle (1)
Chapter 323 - Immediate Battle (2)
Chapter 324 - Immediate Battle (3)
Chapter 325 - Immediate Battle (4)
Chapter 326 - Immediate Battle (5)
Chapter 327 - Awakening, The Last Stand (1)
Chapter 328 - Awakening, The Last Stand (2)
Chapter 329 - Awakening, The Last Stand (3)
Chapter 330 - Awakening, The Last Stand (4)
Chapter 331 - Promise (1)
Chapter 332 - Promise (2)
Chapter 333 - Promise (3)
Chapter 334 - Promise (4)
Chapter 335 - Promise (5)
Chapter 336 - The Twisting Gears
Chapter 337 - Freeze, World! (1)
Chapter 338 - Freeze, World! (2)
Chapter 339 - Freeze, World! (3)
Chapter 340 - Freeze, World! (4)
Chapter 341 - Counterattack (1)
Chapter 342 - Counterattack (2)
Chapter 343 - Comeback (1)
Chapter 344 - Comeback (2)
Chapter 345 - The Queen Descends (1)
Chapter 346 - The Queen Descends (2)
Chapter 347 - The End Of The War (1)
Chapter 348 - The End Of The War (2)
Chapter 349 - The End Of The War (3)
Chapter 350 - The End Of The War (4)
Chapter 351 - Reform (1)
Chapter 352 - Reform (2)
Chapter 353 - Settlement Of Accounts
Chapter 354 - Confession (1)
Chapter 355 - Confession (2)
Chapter 356 - A Hero In Paradise, But On Earth (1)
Chapter 357 - A Hero In Paradise, But On Earth (2)
Chapter 358 - I’M Sorry
Chapter 359 - What It Means To Change (1)
Chapter 360 - What It Means To Change (2)
Chapter 361 - What It Means To Change (3)
Chapter 362 - What It Means To Change (4)
Chapter 363 - Those Who Meet Eventually Bid Farewell While Those Who Have Parted Eventually Meet Again
Chapter 364 - Level 7, And (1)
Chapter 365 - Level 7, And (2)
Chapter 366 - Level 7, And (3)
Chapter 367 - The Awaiting One (1)
Chapter 368 - The Awaiting One (2)
Chapter 369 - The Awaiting One (3)
Chapter 370 - Penance (1)
Chapter 371 - Penance (2)
Chapter 372 - Penance (3)
Chapter 373 - Penance (4)
Chapter 374. Penance 5
Chapter 375. Sentiment Du Fer 1
Chapter 376. Sentiment Du Fer 2
Chapter 377. Thank You 1
Chapter 378. Thank You 2
Chapter 379. Spring, The Season That Flowers Bloom 1
Chapter 380. Spring, The Season That Flowers Bloom 2
Chapter 381. Spring, The Season That Flowers Bloom 3
Chapter 382. The Shade Of The Giant Tree 1
Chapter 383. The Shade Of The Giant Tree 2
Chapter 384. The Shade Of The Giant Tree 3
Chapter 385. Mockumentary 1
Chapter 386. Mockumentary 2
Chapter 387. Mockumentary 3
Chapter 388. Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold 1
Chapter 389. Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold 2
Chapter 390. Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold 3
Chapter 391. To The Whole World 1
Chapter 392. To The Whole World 2
Chapter 393. Intention 1
Chapter 394. Intention 2
Chapter 395. Resolve 1
Chapter 396. Resolve 2
Chapter 397. You'Re Either With Us Or Against Us
Chapter 398. You’Re Either With Us Or Against Us 2
Chapter 399. To Change 1
Chapter 400. To Change 2
Chapter 401. To Change 3
Chapter 402. To Change 4
Chapter 403. For The End 1
Chapter 404. For The End 2
Chapter 405. For The End 3
Chapter 406. For The End 4
Chapter 407. Short And Thick Rather Than Long And Thin
Chapter 408. Secret Weapon 1
Chapter 409. Secret Weapon 2
Chapter 410. Omen 1
Chapter 411. Omen 2
Chapter 412. Omen 3
Chapter 413. Omen 4
Chapter 414. Omen 5
Chapter 415. Omen 6
Chapter 416. Omen 7
Chapter 417. The Future That Could Not Be Avoided 1
Chapter 418. The Future That Could Not Be Avoided 2
Chapter 419. The Future That Could Not Be Avoided 3
Chapter 420. If A Different Choice Was Made 1
Chapter 421. If A Different Choice Was Made 2
Chapter 422. Yun Seohui
Chapter 423. Variable, And Variable 1
Chapter 424. Variable, And Variable 2
Chapter 425. Variable, And Variable 3
Chapter 426. Variable, And Variable 4
Chapter 427. Supernova 1
Chapter 428. Supernova 2
Chapter 429. Supernova 3
Chapter 430. Supernova 4
Chapter 431. Seo Yuhui
Chapter 432. Past, Present, And Future 1
Chapter 433. Past, Present, And Future 2
Chapter 434. Past, Present, And Future 3
Chapter 435. Past, Present, And Future 4
Chapter 436. With One Spear And Two Legs 1
Chapter 437. With One Spear And Two Legs 2
Chapter 438. With One Spear And Two Legs 3
Chapter 439. With One Spear And Two Legs 4
Chapter 440. With One Spear And Two Legs 5
Chapter 441. With One Spear And Two Legs 6
Chapter 442. The Star Sets In The Valley 1
Chapter 443. The Star Sets In The Valley 2
Chapter 444. While He Is Gone 1
Chapter 445. While He Is Gone 2
Chapter 446. While He Is Gone 3
Chapter 447. While He Is Gone 4
Chapter 448. While He Is Gone 5
Chapter 449. While He Is Gone 6
Chapter 450. While He Is Gone 7
Chapter 451. The Second Coming Of Gluttony 1
Chapter 452. The Second Coming Of Gluttony 2
Chapter 453. The Second Coming Of Gluttony 3
Chapter 454. The Second Coming Of Gluttony 4
Chapter 455. Different Choices
Chapter 456. Sign Of Reconciliation 1
Chapter 457. Sign Of Reconciliation 2
Chapter 458. Yoo Seonhwa
Chapter 459. Preparation For The End 1
Chapter 460. Preparation For The End 2
Chapter 461. Preparation For The End 3
Chapter 462. Preparation For The End 4
Chapter 463. Golden Current Undulates In The Empire 1
Chapter 464. Golden Current Undulates In The Empire 2
Chapter 465. Two Cards 1
Chapter 466. Two Cards 2
Chapter 467. Fierce Battle 1
Chapter 468. Fierce Battle 2
Chapter 469. Collision 1
Chapter 470. Collision 2
Chapter 471. The Crumbling Line Of Defense 1
Chapter 472. The Crumbling Line Of Defense 2
Chapter 473. Crumbling Line Of Defense 3
Chapter 474. Crumbling Line Of Defense 4
Chapter 475. The Crumbling Line Of Defense 5
Chapter 476. The Crumbling Line Of Defense 6
Chapter 477. Finis Belli 1
Chapter 478. Finis Belli 2
Chapter 479. Finis Belli 3
Chapter 480. Finis Belli 4
Chapter 481. Finis Belli 5
Chapter 482. Finis Belli 6
Chapter 483. Finis Belli 7
Chapter 484. Finis Belli 8
Chapter 485. Finis Belli 9
Chapter 486. A Playful Ending
Chapter 487. That Day
Chapter 488. After
Chapter 489. Epilogue
Side Story 1. An Unbelievable Future
Side Story 2. The Forgotten
Side Story 3. Blissful Honeymoon
Side Story 4. The Mire Of Lus
Side Story 5. The Corrupted Hero
Side Story 6. What Should Have Been Left Alone
Side Story 7. An Extraordinary Genius
Side Story 8. Gabriel’S Reques
Side Story 9. Shadow
Side Story 10. Life Is About Connections
Side Story 11. Between Heaven-Rank 9 And Heaven-Rank 10
Side Story 12. Undefeated Record, Broken
Side Story 13. The Star Shines Again
Side Story 14. For 17 Years
Side Story 15. After
Side Story 16. Reunion
Side Story 17. Playing With Fire
Side Story 18. The Outcome Of Playing With Fire
Side Story 19. The Future Seol Jihu
Side Story 20. Stories Of The Future Wives
Side Story 21. Coming Back
Side Story 22. If You’Re Going To Get A Beating, It’S Best To Get It Over With
Side Story 23. At Least It Changed A Little
Side Story 24. That Man
Side Story 25. That Man And Those People
Side Story 26. That Man, And That Man
Side Story 27. I Know Even If You Don’T Tell Me
Side Story 28. Kim Hannah Vs. Seol Jinhee
Side Story 29. Ji-Jin War
Side Story 30. An Unexpected Help
Side Story 31. A Small Miracle
Side Story 32. Invitation From The Haramark Royal Palace
Side Story 33. The Rabbit’S Resistance
Side Story 34. Operation: Rabbit Hun
Side Story 35. Operation: Here She Comes!
Side Story 36. Cave Exploration
Side Story 37. Penalty
Side Story 38. Fate Does Not Change
Side Story 39. If: Parasite’S Fourth Army Commander
Side Story 40. If: Pranking Temperance
Side Story 41. If: We Are Friends
Side Story 42. If: Internal Figh
Side Story 43. Denouemen
Side Story 44. Dark Clouds 1
Side Story 45. Dark Clouds 2
Side Story 46. Dark Clouds 3
Side Story 47. Dark Clouds 4
Side Story 48. Heroes Gathering 1
Side Story 49. Heroes Gathering 2
Side Story 50. Heroes Gathering 3
Side Story 51. Monster And Monster 1
Side Story 52. Monster And Monster 2
Side Story 53. Monster And Monster 3
Side Story 54. Poison With Poison, Evil With Evil 1
Side Story 55. Poison With Poison, Evil With Evil 2
Side Story 56. Poison With Poison, Evil With Evil 3
Side Story 57. And That’S Where The Pantyhose Comes In 1
Side Story 58. And That’S Where The Pantyhose Comes In 2
Side Story 59. Epilogue 1
Side Story 60. Epilogue 2
Afterword
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Completed, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Mature, Psychological, Seinen Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 550
Estimated words: 2079391 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 10397(@200wpm)___ 8318(@250wpm)___ 6931(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2079391 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 10397(@200wpm)___ 8318(@250wpm)___ 6931(@300wpm)
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Chapter 139. He Who Wishes to Wear the Crown (3)
Hugo was off in his own world, not responding to anything he said. Unless it was about Seo Yuhui.
‘It can’t be helped.’
It was selfish to expect his teammates to unconditionally follow and support him. Chohong and Hugo were humans after all, and not machines.
‘It really can’t be helped, I guess.’
“Wow… just wow. How can a person be so beautiful?”
“Yeah, seriously.”
Seol Jihu organized his thoughts and decided to accompany Hugo in his world to cool off his head.
Seo Yuhui was in the middle of welcoming visitors. Several priests could be seen panting for dear life as they wearily carried massive bags into her house.
A sudden question popped up in his mind. Thinking back, he had seen those priests carrying humongous bags back and forth quite a few times.
‘What on earth are they carrying inside?’
Seo Yuhui disappeared into her house after relieving the luggage of a young priest. A sigh broke out from Hugo’s mouth.
Then turning around, his eyes widened.
“Seol. What’s that?”
“?”
“That necklace. It’s my first time seeing it… but why are you wearing it like that?
As Seol Jihu looked down towards his chest, the pendant was nowhere to be seen. He was positive he had worn it properly.
“Ah.”
Tracing the lace up his shoulders, he finally saw the jewel. The pendant had been behind his back as if it was hiding.
‘Huh?’
As he was just about to adjust the necklace properly, Hugo shifted his attention back to the window.
Quietly moving away to a corner, Seol Jihu asked in a small voice.
“Flone, what’s wrong?”
[I don’t like him!]
The sound of clattering teeth rang in his head.
[I hate that human!]
It was unusual for Flone to express an outright dislike towards someone, so Seol Jihu was astonished.
“Why are you suddenly like this? Did Hugo do something wrong?”
As he soothed her while gently petting the pendant, the barely calmed-down Flone replied with a shaking voice.
[While I was roaming around the building this morning, I heard a voice… it was a terrible scream.]
“A scream?”
[Yeah. Not a human scream but that of a spirit.]
“Are you saying that there’s a ghost in the building?”
[No. I was surprised too, so I went and checked and found that the scream was from a weapon. It was a very beautiful axe.]
She must have meant the battle axe that Hugo got after exchanging with Oh Rahee.
[It was a spirit with completely opposite attributes from me, but it was really, really pure. I could feel the presence of a pure soul filled with sacred light… but…]
From Flone’s voice which was hesitating, Seol Jihu a felt trace of sadness and despair.
[He was licking it.]
Seol Jihu doubted his ears.
“Excuse me?”
[That bastard was licking that axe containing that sacred soul! He licked it up and down, asking how it tasted, and told it to stop acting hard to get before he bit on it and started sucking! And he slurped it with that filthy tongue of his!]
Flone’s tone was filled with extreme disgust as she ratted out all of Hugo’s perverted deeds.
[It’s just too heartbreaking. That spirit must have been someone strong and virtuous who amassed great feats in the past…]
Flone’s voice quivered slightly.
After escaping from Hugo, Seol Jihu decided to consult the team advisor. Coincidently, Jang Maldong was sitting on the office sofa as if he had been waiting for him.
“So I heard you want to be the team leader?”
Seol Jihu stared at him with a dumbfounded expression after Jang Maldong spoke up. Jang Maldong’s face reddened, realizing he had gone ahead himself.
“Chohong told me.”
Seol Jihu let out an empty laugh. It was a marvel how she managed to already snitch on him in that short span of time.
“What’s so funny? So, what did you come to see me for?”
Sitting properly, Seol Jihu went straight to the point.
“I wanted to know how the recruitment of our Archer is going.”
Jang Maldong’s eyebrows flinched.
Recruiting a new Archer was the number one priority of Carpe Diem. Until now, Jang Maldong had been solely in charge of this task.
But for Seol Jihu to suddenly interfere at this point; Jang Maldong wasn’t stupid enough to not know what this meant.
“Hmm…”
A pair of wrinkled eyes searched through Seol Jihu’s face.
Honestly, he was more than a bit worried when Seol Jihu had returned from the Banquet. Seol Jihu hadn’t looked too good then.
But when he came back from the Forest of Denial, things suddenly changed. He looked as if he had a change of personality, and the self-doubt he seemed to have disappeared.
The change was clear in his face.
The eyes that met Jang Maldong’s gaze were as calm as a lake, without a ripple. When they had first met, Seol Jihu’s eyes were unstable like fluttering feathers, but now, there was a new heaviness to his gaze.
But the gaze didn’t lose any of its previous gentleness, so it was like looking at a ball of cotton drenched in water.
‘This kid…’
He didn’t know exactly what, but he could tell that Seol Jihu had overcome many hardships before and after the Banquet.
But as the ground settled after a rain, all was good since it seemed like he had overcome his burdens.
‘I did well to send him.’
Jang Maldong slowly scratched his head. It was a habit of his that came out whenever he was in a good mood.
‘It’s time, I suppose.’
Jang Maldong’s role was the team advisor. Since he vowed not to act on the frontlines after returning to Paradise, it seemed that he could finally focus on his role as the advisor.
…Yes. As long as Seol Jihu didn’t stray from his current vision, Jang Maldong would always be behind as his reliable supporter.
“I’ve been thinking about it a lot.”
And with this, he refreshingly accepted the interference.
“It’s not that there is a shortage of applicants. I don’t know how many interview requests I’ve received each day. And as soon as the number started to dwindle, it shot back up immediately after the Banquet.”
It meant that Carpe Diem’s intended purpose of attending the banquet was achieved.
“Weren’t there any Archers that satisfied you?”
“There were a couple that passed the basic qualifications. If there weren’t any, I wouldn’t be having such a hard time deciding.”
Jang Maldong crossed his arms and tapped his fingers.
“There was an offer that did interest me… I told you that I went around several cities, right?”
“Yes. You said you preferred personally meeting them.”
“I think it was when I went to Scheherazade. A guy I knew asked to meet me there, so I dropped by the White Rose Guild on the way.”
“The White Rose?”
“Their official name is ‘White and Rose’, and their main operation is mercenary work. Not only do they have a lot of people from Area 1, there are even a few members holding Bronze stamps, so just think of it as a somewhat large organization.”
Explaining in detail, Jang Maldong continued.
“I received a quite interesting offer there.”
“What kind of offer?”
“Do you know the Yi Seol-Ah, Yi Sungjin siblings?”
Shocked at the unexpected mention of these names, Seol Jihu barely replied back.
“Y-Yes. Of course I do.”
“The White Rose asked whether we’d like to recruit the Yi siblings.”
“What!?”
“They were the ones to bring up this proposal first. Not as a contract of lease but under the condition of a full transfer.”
Seol Jihu gulped. He had been thinking of recruiting a pair of siblings but it had been the Heaven-Slaughtering Star and the white headband girl; he had completely forgotten about the Yi siblings until now.
“Sir, I’m sorry but how does this recruitment process work?”
“You’re sorry for quite a big thing.”
Jang Maldong snorted.
“There’d be no end if I were to explain in depth but… you said you watched sports before, right?”
“I’ve only watched a few games when I was bored.”
“It’s nothing too complicated. Think of it like the transfer markets of domestic baseball or the overseas soccer teams.”
“Transfer markets… You’re talking about the FA or buyouts, right?”
“That’s it.”
Jang Maldong continued to speak calmly.
“I’ve heard that they both have Bronze marks.
“Yes.”
“Considering that it’s their first contract, their contract periods should have been around 2 years.”
“Is that in Paradise time?”
“Of course. Why?”
Seol Jihu tilted his head in confusion.
“I’ve heard that it takes an average of 2 years for Earthlings to pay off the company’s initial investment.”
“Hmm.”
“But to think that they’ll get released right after the 2 years…”
Seol Jihu became silent.
The invitation stamps, even if they were red or bronze, required an extremely large amount of achievement points to get.
Not to mention the effort that they spent in raising them for 2 years, why did the White Rose suddenly decide to transfer them when they were just starting to become useful?
He couldn’t understand their actions.
“Well, there are cases where the initial contract duration is longer, like for those with Silver marks. People with Red marks are exceptions since they’re already bound to a contract before entering.”
Jang Maldong continued speaking.
“Either way, bringing an Earthling with a stamp is like slowly scratching off a lottery ticket over the course of 2 years.”
Swinging his cane back and forth, he suddenly asked.
“What do you think is the most important thing when raising a complete newbie?”
“Training.”
“Uhh. That’s very like you but…”
Jang Maldong rubbed his thumb and index finger in a circle while flaring his nostrils.
“It’s money.”
Jang Malong strongly emphasized once more that as long as one had the money, one could raise a group of idiots to Level 4 under 2 years.
“It’s not just required for feeding, housing, and clothing them. All resources necessary for an Earthling’s growth is directly connected to finances. Everything boils down to money.”
As Seol Jihu had experienced his own share of struggles with money, he could strongly relate to what Jang Maldong was saying.
“But money is a finite resource. Not to mention that the money required increases exponentially for each level.”
Seol Jihu could finally understand.
“They decide the results of the investment at the end of the 2 years.”
“Correct. It’s better to focus their investment on someone with potential than to try and support someone with none.”
“Then Seol-Ah and Sungjin are…”
“They’re being expelled.”
Though Jang Maldong bluntly stated the fact, Seol Jihu had an uncertain expression.
Yi Seol-Ah’s potential for growth hadn’t been low at all when he had checked her status with his Nine Eyes. Instead, he remembered it to be very high.
Frankly, while he wasn’t sure about Yi Sungjin, he was confident that it wasn’t Yi Seol-Ah’s ability that got her expelled.
“I told them I’d think more about it when they told me you were friends with them… but it’s a bit strange. The story just doesn’t add up.”
Jang Maldong stroked his chin.
“That Yi Seol-Ah. I’ve heard she reached Level 2 after coming out from the Neutral Zone not too long ago.”
Jang Maldong took a glance at Seol Jihu, finding him not at all surprised by the news. It was because Seol Jihu had already heard from Yun Seora.
[I’ve occasionally heard some news about her. They say her talent as an Archer is extremely high, and that she’ll probably reach Level 2 in just a few more months.]
“Just in case you don’t already know, don’t judge others with your standards. Even if she had support from the White Rose Guild, hitting Level 2 in just 3 months is seen as fast.”
“Right.”
“Anyway, now that you’ve heard the situation. What do you think?”
“They’re good kids.”
It was an immediate answer.
“I’ve been with them since the Tutorial. They’re kind souls, and I have no doubts about their ability.”
“But if their personality was good and their skills decent, wouldn’t the White Rose have not let them go?”
“I’m not too sure about that. While I don’t know much about Yi Sungjin, I can vouch for Yi Seol-Ah. I’m sure that it’s only because she’s too young right now. She has an innate talent as an Archer, not to mention that her learning speed is also extremely fast.”
“You’re praising her unceasingly. But can you say the same if you hadn’t known her?”
“Yes. And Seol-Ah’s evaluation was done by Agnes, not me. She personally trained her on my request, and she mentioned that while she didn’t know who invited her, they struck gold. She told me Seol-Ah had the potential to be a High Ranker.”
“What did you say?”
Jang Maldong narrowed his eyes.
“Miss Agnes said this personally…? Is this true?”
“It’s not a lie. You can ask her yourself.”
Jang Maldong fell into thought, his hand rubbing his chin.
While he couldn’t just take Seol Jihu’s words for it, it was a different story if it was Agnes out of all people to evaluate her like so.
He now had to personally see Yi Seol-Ah. It was highly likely that she was the real deal.
“Hmm… Abandoning a child of such caliber… This is truly strange.”
Seol Jihu also felt that something was off, but he couldn’t give up the chance of recruiting the siblings.
He had been set on recruiting an Archer would listen to him well in the first place. And Yi Seol-Ah was close to the image of the ideal Archer he was hoping for.
After having experienced multiple conflicts with the header during the expedition, Seol Jihu didn’t want to miss this chance.
“I want to recruit them.”
“Hmm. If your words are true, then this is definitely a chance that won’t come twice.”
A High Ranker wasn’t a title given to some random pet dog, so Jang Maldong didn’t disagree.
“Good. I’ll arrange a meeting for you.”
“Thank you.”
“Since they were the ones that proposed, the meeting time will probably be finalized by tomorrow at the latest.”
“How much should we prepare?”
Seol Jihu carefully asked. It wasn’t that he didn’t have the money. It was rather because it was his first transaction, and he couldn’t figure out just how much they’d call.
“Well. If your words are true, then she’d be considered as the highest level…”
After thinking for a while, Jang Maldong shook his head.
“Let’s listen to what they have to say first. Nothing’s confirmed yet anyways, so don’t be hasty. Go to the temple by the end of today.”
“The temple?”
“For your level.”
Jang Maldong tapped his cane.
“Don’t put off leveling up if you’re going to have to do it anyway. And there’s nothing to lose in having a higher level for social activities.”
Since Jang Maldong hadn’t said anything wrong, Seol Jihu quietly accepted his advice, but he still felt uneasy. Only harsh training earned him the ability fit for his level, but lately he hadn’t been able to even go for a run because of work.
“It’s always hard the first time.”
Jang Maldong said as if he understood what Seol Jihu was thinking.
“Building a stable foundation now will make things easier later. For now, just work while thinking that you’re dead.”
Seol Jihu sighed in his mind, assuming that Jang Maldong meant he shouldn’t even think of training.
‘If this is just the start, then how heavy is the crown…’
His chest felt heavy, but he shook his head.
He couldn’t whine when he had only just taken the first step.
“I understand.”
*
Seol Jihu didn’t delay and went straight to Gula’s temple. While he had a ton of questions concerning the newly awakened direction, the ‘Destiny Selection’, he decided to only drop by for the sake of leveling up.
It was because Gula would often stray off topic, and when cornered into talking about a specific subject, she would just avoid the question altogether.
His head already felt like exploding, so instead of asking to receive more stress, he chose to not bother asking.
[You did well.]
Or so he resolved, but Gula talking away at her own initiative was completely unexpected.
[You dealing with the man-eating monsters. You did well. Things got hard when Evangeline Rose died in vain, but with this, the hole has mended.]
‘?’
[Hehe. You definitely don’t have a normal fate. To think that a butterfly effect this big would happen from such a simple action.]
He didn’t know why, but Gula seemed really happy for some reason, so Seol Jihu stood there, blinking his eyes.
‘Gula-nim. My level….’
[Oh! Yes, yes. Since you’ve fought in the Plaza of Sacrifice 20 times, and cleared the Banquet, Level 4 would be… Huh?]
Gula who was about to answer positively suddenly let out a surprised voice.
[That necklace…]
‘Necklace?’
Seol Jihu reflexively looked down at his pendant. The originally clear blue jewel had become black after Flone entered it.
‘It looks a bit familiar now that you mentioned it…’
[A fragment of the Seven Virtues. You did well to find that.]
‘A fragment of the Seven Virtues?’
Seol Jihu asked, unable to stop his curiosity.
[There’s something like that.]
…Was she joking? Seol Jihu barely stopped himself from spitting on the statue.
At this point, it was suspicious whether she was doing it on purpose, but he let it go since it wasn’t as if she had done it once or twice.
But there was one thing Seol Jihu could not yield.
[Anyways. By the name of Gula—]
As soon as Gula’s signature murmur echoed out, swish.
[I hereby declare…?]
Seol Jihu flipped his head up as if he was struck by lightning.
Gula paused. Seol Jihu’s face was so full of expectation that it was even twinkling with light.
[Seol Jihu as…]
Twinkle, twinkle.
[L-Level 4…]
Twinkle, twinkle.
[Ma—]
At that moment, Gula could clearly see.
The sight of the bright light being immediately extinguished at the sound of ‘Ma’ in mana.
[Ma…]
His eyes grew bigger as if someone had hit him in the back of his head. His desperate expression was that of a person who was hopelessly clinging onto a twig while being swept up in a terrible flood.
[….]
She could tell even without reading his thoughts. His face screamed ‘Anything but that! Please reconsider once more!’
Gula continued in a noticeably smaller voice.
[…Mana Pro Lancer. I look forward to your accomplishments befitting your unique class.]
Seol Jihu’s face blackened as if he had received a death sentence. His mouth slowly gaped open and his shoulders drooped down.
It wasn’t just simple disappointment. It was the face of a crying child looking at the bean sprout soup in front of him when he was expecting a scrumptious meat dish.
Seol Jihu opened his mouth while dazed.
“Ever since a while back… I’ve been wondering…”
[What is it?]
“The class names… were you the one making them?”
[Of course. And?]
“…Oh…”
[?]
Seol Jihu who had been standing there like a stone statue slowly tilted his chin up and looked towards the ceiling. And he stopped moving.
Gula began to feel awkward at the end of the long silence.
[What is it?]
An empty sigh that expressed the loss of all hope to live sounded out.
[What? What is it?]
Total Chapters in book: 550
Estimated words: 2079391 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 10397(@200wpm)___ 8318(@250wpm)___ 6931(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2079391 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 10397(@200wpm)___ 8318(@250wpm)___ 6931(@300wpm)
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