Chapter 285

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“We’ve heard from users that their health has gotten so high, like six figures, that it’s hard to tell the difference. We keep getting feedback that we need to update it to make it more distinguishable.”
“Oh, no, it’s not, but it will be updated this time.”
“I see.”
“I’ll send it to you as soon as I’m done with the final revisions.”
“I see.”
In a breakout room at Myungkyung’s headquarters, Kim Mu-woong and Park Tae-seok were talking. After a while, the conversation came to an end, and Kim Mu-woong stood up and said.
“That concludes this meeting, thank you for your time.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Park Tae-seok followed Kim to his seat.
“Ah!”
Park Tae-seok stood up and looked at Kim Mu-woong with an exclamation as if he had remembered something.
“…?”
“Isn’t that the user I told you about before?”
“Oh… the user?”
He thought of the user Park had mentioned.
‘I never thought I’d open the gates of the Demon Realm twice…’
The user who opened the gates of the Demon Realm twice and is currently trapped in the Demon Castle, the user Park Tae-seok was referring to was Ssangsal.
“It’s like something out of a novel.
According to the plan, the 7 Realms should not have been open at this time. It opened when I least expected it. I felt like a character in a novel.
“Yeah, what’s wrong with that user?”
Park Tae-seok asked. In response to Park Tae-seok’s question, Kim Mu-woong opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.
“I’m sorry, sir. The demonic realm is beyond our control.”
If the imprisonment had been in Middle-earth and not the Demon Realm, he would have been able to use his hands to free himself, but not in the Demon Realm. Technically, he could, but he would need someone’s permission to do so.
“Oh. I see. I see.”
Park Tae-seok nodded in understanding at Kim Mu-woong’s words.
“Well…”
Park nodded and walked out of the room. As Park Tae-seok left, Kim Mu-woong followed him out of the breakout room and headed to his office.
“What do you think?”
Soon arriving at the office, Kim Moo-woong turned to Jang Moo-yeol, who was furiously pounding away at the keyboard in front of the computer, and asked, “What are you doing?
“Hold on.”
When Kim asked, Jang told him to wait a moment and continued tapping away at the keyboard.
“Ha.”
Jang Moo-yeol slapped his hands away from the keyboard, put his head in his hands, and sighed. After letting out a sigh, Jang Moo-yeol turned his head and looked at Kim Mu-woong, who was waiting for him.
“I don’t know, why is he the only one stuck in the Demon Castle? I’m sure it’s not a bug, but I need Master’s privileges to find out, and I can’t do that anymore.”
“Really?”
Jang Moo-yeol’s words made Kim Mu-woong look wistful. He thought of his mentor, who had all the power of the ‘legend’ and had created most of it.
“What the hell are you thinking…
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“Minghu!”
Arriving in front of the imperial palace, Ming Hu smiled at the sound of Jiayi’s voice calling him, waved and quickly approached.
“What happened?”
Delay asked.
“Well…”
In response to Delay’s question, Ming Hu began to explain how the space was warped, and how it came back.
“What, Kraken?”
“Yes, this is the map.”
At Delay’s reaction, Ming Hu smiled wryly and pulled the map he’d gotten from Refurem from his inventory.
“When are you going to get him?”
“I’m going to go right after this quest, do you want to come with me?”
“Yes!”
That’s what we talked about as we walked back to the hostel.
“My lord!”
“…?”
A shout from up ahead made Ming Hu stop talking and turn his head to look ahead.
“Mr. Revill?
Dada dada dada!
In the distance, Revill was approaching at breakneck speed.
“Hook..hook…”
Reveille, who soon arrived in front of Myung-Hoo, cleared his throat and continued.
“There you are.”
“Yes.”
“Quickly…”
About to say something, Revil paused, looked around, and then spoke again in a quiet voice.
“I have something to tell you. Let’s go to my room first.”
“…?
Ming Hu was puzzled by Revill’s uncharacteristic behavior.
“What happened?
Revill’s expression was very serious. The way he looked around and the quietness in his voice suggested something had happened.
Jumbled
Revill took the lead and started walking.
-Delay: What’s going on?
-To Delay: I think so.
Myung-hoo and Ji-yeon walked behind Revill, talking in whispers. Like Myung-Hoo, Ji-Yeon suspected that something had happened.
While they were whispering, Myung-hoo and Ji-yeon were able to reach the room where Revil was staying.
Profit
Revill opened the door and stepped inside.
“…!”
Ming Hu then entered the room and was stopped in his tracks by the sight of the room’s interior.
“The room is…”
Ming Hu trailed off and looked around the ransacked room as if it had been burglarized. Revil said with a bitter smile.
“Yes, that’s what happened while I was away.”
I thought something must have happened, but I never expected this to happen.
“Who did this to me?
This was the imperial palace of the Aman Empire. Moreover, Revil was one of the representatives of the Helioca Empire, a fellow empire, and I wondered who had the nerve to do this to his room.
“Who the hell would do this to…”
“Oh, wait.”
Revil replied to Ming Hu’s words and drew the scroll from his bosom. He tore the scroll open and activated the magic imprinted on it.
Siaak
A bright light emanated from the torn scroll, filling the room.
“What scroll?
He couldn’t tell what magic had been imprinted on the scroll, as no message appeared, but it didn’t matter, so Ming Hu waited for Revil to speak.
“I used it just in case there was some eavesdropping magic.”
“Oh, that’s the magic.
Ming Hu recognized the magic imprinted on the scroll from Revil’s words.
“I think he did this because…”
Revill scanned the room once more, then looked back at Ming Hu and continued.
“I think it’s the emperor.”
“…!”
Ming Hu looked at Revil, a little surprised.
“If the Emperor…”
In this context, the emperor Revill was referring to was not Alkan Helioca, and this was the Aman Empire. The Aman Empire had an emperor.
“Yes, you are correct, I meant Amurat, the emperor of this place.”
As it turned out, the emperor Revil was referring to was Amurat, Emperor of the Aman Empire. When Ming Hu realized that the emperor Revil was referring to was the emperor of the Aman Empire, he could only shake his head.
“…Why the Emperor?
At the moment, Ming Hu and Revil were representing the Helioca Empire at the birthday and coming-of-age party for the Empress of the Aman Empire, so it didn’t make sense.
“Why would he do this…?”
Revil hadn’t said this for nothing. It was clear from his reaction that he had reason to believe Amurat had done this.
“My relationship with him is not that great.”
“Come to think of it…
Ming Hu remembered what had happened in the Holy Empire before he went to capture Agranecto.
“They didn’t seem to get along.
In the Holy Empire, Ming Hu had met Amurat, Emperor of the Aman Empire, and judging by the conversation between Revil and Amurat at the time, they were clearly not on good terms.
“It’s more like a deep-seated grudge.”
Revill continued.
“…A grudge?”
“Yes, so deep that I want to kill…”
Revil smiled bitterly and nodded his head in response to Ming Hu’s half-question. And with that, Revil said no more.
“…”
“…”
A hush fell over the room. Ming Hu looked at Revil and thought.
“Why is he doing that?
Whatever was on his mind, Revill was in a very lonely and solitary mood. But Ming Hu, unable to pass the time like this, finally spoke up to break the silence.
“What do you want to say…”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Breaking from his thoughts at Myung Hu’s words, Revil said, still wearing a bitter smile.
“I checked… it’s only my room where this happened. But with Amurat’s personality, it’s not going to end like this. Someone’s going to get hurt badly, you have to be careful.”
“…?”
Ming Hu shook his head at Revill’s words. It was only natural that Ming Hu would react this way.
“Why should I be careful?
Revil’s room was the only one that had been trashed. He was also the one who didn’t get along with Amurat, so why should he be careful? As if he knew what Ming Hu was thinking, Revil continued.
“Amurat may have done this, but he can’t kill me, but…”
Revil trailed off and glanced at Ming Hu. Ming Hu’s brow furrowed slightly at Revil’s reaction. He hadn’t finished his sentence, but Ming Hu could guess what Revil was going to say.
“…You mean you can kill me?”
Revil nodded at Myung-Hoo’s question.
“In the worst case scenario, yes. With Amurat’s personality, he’s not going to miss this opportunity. Someone from our side is going to get hurt, and that’s why the Emperor sent you here. You’re… strong. He’s strong.”