Chapter 268

Chapter 268

The battle ended faster than I expected.

I knew I'd gotten quite strong, so I expected to be able to defeat them, but I never expected it to be over so quickly.

"I guess even three B-classes are no match for you."

"I'm surprised, though, because that Scarface guy over there had some serious fists."

Of course, he was stretched out by one of my lightning kicks.

Anyway, now that the situation was over, I decided to call the guys who were waiting outside.

"All clear. All units get inside the warehouse and start organizing your stuff."

-Confirmation.

Not long after my order, the family members rushed into the warehouse.

I hand over the two stunned members to the gang, as well as Katus, who is already completely disoriented.

“How am I going to find another sparring partner?”

The old man, who had been quiet until now, suddenly said something strange and I gave him a fed up look.

"Do you know how busy I've been today? Let's take a break, old man."

"Hahaha! I get it, kid, but you still have to do what you have to do. You've been practicing Aura Control for a long time, and it's definitely working well without leaking into the wrong places."

Kwak Chun-sik gives feedback on today's battle.

"Well, it's probably because I have a good teacher and a lot of elixirs."

"Yeah, yeah......and."

While he gave some advice, one by one, the villains were being led away by the Family. Kwak Chun-sik, who was watching the scene closely, scratched his head.

"By the way, where are they taking them?"

"They're probably taking them to a place where they can extract information from them. After playing with them a few times, they spit out information quickly."

There were even three of them, a good number to cross-validate.

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"I take it you're not involved in the process?"

"My father and godfather think it's too early for me to be involved in that sort of thing, so they usually leave it to the intelligence team."

"Hehe, they still love you as their child. Well, there's a lot of nasty stuff that goes on when you're digging for information, and it's best not to see it if you can help it."

And yet, he still ends up messing around with villains.......

"But watching you fight this time, I suddenly realize what skills you need now."

The old man offers to teach me a skill to fill in the gaps.

"That's enough for today, go home. I'll come back later with what you need."

"Please."

"Yes, you've had a hard day, get some rest."

"Okay."

I smile as the words I've been waiting for finally come out.

Finally, a holiday!

* * * *

It's the first holiday since school started.

"Ha, this is so relaxing."

The first thing I did was to take my overdue vacation and immediately lock myself in my room.

The reason?

"It's good to fight and it's good to be strong, but it's also good to play games......."

To play games I've been meaning to play.

I sat down in front of the computer for the first time in a long time, and in order to truly relax, I started playing my backlog of games.

Each one is a title I've never seen before, but that's what makes them so unique.

"Wow, so many firsts......my gamer soul is on fire."

I've been running around on my days off, but that doesn't mean I don't like being cooped up in my room.

It's just fun to rack up achievements with every move.

It was also my specialty, if you want to call it that.

My fingers teased me nonstop.

There were a lot of new things to see, but that doesn't change the format of the game.

The genre itself was similar, so it didn't take long to get used to it.

I was happily sipping a soda on my desk, enjoying my day.

Ting-ling-!

"Huh?"

My cell phone vibrated.

"Who is it?"

I turned off the alarm for the kids' chat so I could focus. The most likely person to contact me now is.......

I paused my game and checked my phone.

[Haru: Master, I've finished selling and laundering all the items I got from your last ‘secret activity']

[Haru: I currently have it in cash, but would it be better if I send it to your account?]

"Secret activity? What secret activity......ah."

‘Oh, these are the things I got from my Magical Rogue activities.’

[Me: It's the money you made from selling my goods, so I think it's better to do another wash here. Where are you now?]

[Haru: What? I'm at home.]

"Oh, good."

I reach down and pick up the briefcase, then tuck it into the cube.

The pocket money would never dry up, but it would be a nice change of pace, especially since I've been spending a lot of it lately.

‘Money is always right.’

With my bank account filled, I felt a sense of abundance.

"By the way, you got your commission, right?"

"Yep. I took about 10% in commission, so don't worry too much."

"Okay, you should get some rest, too, because working too much is bad for your health."

Just as I was thinking, "That's it, I'm done, let's go back to work.”

Suddenly, something caught my eye.

"Huh?"

Things you wouldn't expect to find in a place like this.

A gamepad and a pack lying around. This is.......

"Iron Fist 7?"

The iconic fighting game. Why is this here?

"Do you play this every day?"

A classic that I've played many times in the past out of interest but I had never imagined Haru playing the game, so I thought it was a new combination.

I'm surprised by so many things today.

"Yeah. I sometimes play a few games on my days off.”

"Really? I also had fun with this recently, would you like to play a game together?”

I immediately invited her to play.

It was a game I played often, and I was curious about Haru’s skills.

After all, fighting games like this are more fun when you're facing each other.

As I picked up the game, she covered her mouth for a moment and smirked.

"I'm pretty good, actually. Are you sure you're okay with that?"

"Huh? Well, it's okay, I'm pretty good too."

"You mean you? That's a surprise."

"Why?"

"Because you always named me ‘Iron Fist' when we were kids. I think it was when you lost thirteen in a row that you ran off screaming, ‘I'm never playing Iron Fist with Haru again!’"

"......I told you so, didn't I?"

Apparently, the Eugene of old couldn't clean up his act.

Thirteen losses in a row......must have really hurt his heart.

"I'm not the same person I used to be, so I'm sure you'll lose if you underestimate me."

"Then let's look forward to it. I've been busy lately and haven't had much time to play, but here I am with you."

With that, she turns on her console and casually sits down next to me.

At the same time, as she is about to pick a character, a rank floats above her.

[Emperor]

"......Emperor?"

Just below God. It was a rank that only the top players could climb.

"I used to be a God, but recently I couldn't play, so I came down here."

It seemed like she was serious when she said he enjoyed it.

‘......That's why you lost 13 games in a row, Eugene.’

Feeling sorry for Eugene, I write down my username and password on the other console.

【Character Hidden Quest】

[The gentleman’s revenge is a game]

[In the past, Eugene Han Corleone had suffered 13 consecutive defeats at the hands of Haru Inomiya.

Will Eugene Han Corleone be able to defeat her and put the past behind him?]

[Objective: Defeat Haru Inomiya.]

[Reward: Enhancement of body vision and cognitive abilities.]

"No, how strong does the grudge have to be to trigger a character quest?

"Master?"

"Huh? Oh, wait."

I panicked as I remembered the quest, but this was a no-brainer.

Who wouldn't want to take a quest that gives you stats just for playing a game?

As a player who used to do it on weekends and holidays when I was bored, I was pretty good at it.

When I finally logged in and chose a character, my rank popped up.

[IronKen God Omega]

‘God Omega.’

It was a rank that only those who stood at the top of the Iron Fist could be granted.

"Master, is this......."

"Ah, it's been a long time, so I may not be able to do much, but please do me a favor?"

"......et."

For the first time today, a hint of embarrassment escaped Haru's mouth.