Chapter 162: Guild (4)

Chapter 162: Guild (4)

“What are you doing here now?”

Ershil asked Kim Ara with an angry voice.

However, her eyes were fixed on me. Looking like she was betrayed by something, her gaze intensely pierced through me.

I wanted to say something, but I realized that anything I might say would only worsen the situation. It was instinctive, a sense honed in a previous life.

‘I feel wronged.’

-Master, it’s karma. If you embrace a grown woman, you should naturally take responsibility.

-I observed that Lee Seo-ha was at fault here.

‘......’

Black Heaven judged it to be my own affair, while Eternal Heaven nodded in agreement.

Is there no one on my side?

As I felt lonely, Hong Yu-hwa approached me.

Her usual confident stride was missing. She looked at me with a hint of anger.

“What’s this situation? Isn’t dating banned at hero schools?”

“You should be precise, Ms. Hong Yu-hwa. In Korean hero schools, dating isn’t banned, but if you get distracted by it and your grades fall, you get expelled.”

Ershil smiled breezily as she approached Kim Ara.

“More importantly, that position you’re in. It would be better to change it if Lee Seo-ha dislikes it, right?”

“Lee Seo-ha actually likes this.”

“Then please stop it because it’s uncomfortable for me to watch.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Kim Ara withdrew her hand.

I looked at Ershil. Her eyes, usually golden, were now tinted with silver, turning them into a platinum color. It wasn’t just about summoning Melanie’s power. It was evidence that she was slowly drawing on the transcendental powers Melanie possessed.

‘Has she grown?’

I was surprised.

Ershil had cast a secret illusion without Kim Ara noticing.

Kim Ara generally ignores most magic because she inherits the power of the Giant clan, which has anti-magical properties.

‘Moreover, she’s of titan lineage.’

Divine.

Kim Ara’s power, inheriting the lineage of such a divine entity, is extraordinarily special. Ershil managed to penetrate her anti-magic power effortlessly.

“......What are you doing?”

“Since Lee Seo-ha disliked it, I simply utilized what I’m skilled at to avoid intimidating her.”

“......You. Unnecessary meddling. Didn’t I tell you that Lee Seo-ha enjoys this sort of thing?”

“No, right, Lee Seo-ha?”

Ershil sported a playful smile. She was smiling broadly, yet her eyes were ice cold.

Kim Ara’s expression remained blank, her eyes equally frosty.

...This was a perilous question.

Choosing either side meant inevitable suffering for me.

‘What to do.’

-Master, in times like these, you should act with confidence.

-I hate to admit it, but choosing one will likely make her a target for the others, won’t it? It seems unbearable.

-I agree. In the past, the Heavenly Demon could command the world, creating the harem she desired.

-Wow, at this point, it’s not just about manipulating her own memories, but it seems like a regrettable part of history, doesn’t it?

-?

‘......’

I was at a loss for words.

Indeed, they were all playable characters, and to unlock the true ending, one must be chosen.



-Yum yum, thank you!

Eternal Heaven joyfully devoured the black sphere, its expression filled with happiness.

Suddenly, four tails appeared, flickering with energy.

“He’s growing well.”

In the U.S.A., a dragon was guarding the inheritance.

After learning The Seal of Absorption and applying it to the dragon, an immense quantity of power was transferred to Eternal Heaven. Since then, Eternal Heaven had been growing rapidly, and I had been feeding her Energy of Defying Heaven whenever possible.

“After all, the current capacity of Energy of Defying Heaven is full, so I have to use it here.”

Eternal Heaven, unaware, happily consumed the Energy of Defying Heaven I provided.

I watched with a faint smile.

-Master, pay attention to me too.

“But you can’t consume the Energy of Defying Heaven, can you?”

-Master, I could if I really wanted to.

“......”

I didn’t think so.

Unbeknownst to Black Heaven, She was actually a part of the Heavenly Demon, created by transferring some aspects of the Heavenly Demon’s personality. It seemed that activating a certain trigger might reveal the Heavenly Demon, but she remained hidden for now.

“Have you heard? Recently, there have been unusual movements in Japan and China.”

“Japan and China?”

“More precisely, certain forces are infiltrating and unleashing Mines, causing chaos there. The Nazis are considered prime suspects. But they are currently preparing for war, so we are also quite puzzled.”

“...Really?”

Park Woon-hyuk wasn’t usually interested in political affairs, but if he specifically mentioned it, their movements were very unnatural.

“I knew it.”

They knew about Seo Ga-yeon.

The being that will eradicate the demons.

“But is that woman alright?”

Park Woon-hyuk quietly pointed at Kim Ara, who was standing silently beside me.

“She’s fine. More importantly, how’s the training going?”

“It’s not going well yet. I’ve been training as you taught me, but it’s still difficult to manage.”

Sparks gathered in Park Woon-hyuk’s grasp, overlaid with wind. True to his title as the master of lightning and wind, his affinity for these elements was tremendous.

“But how do you know all these things?”

“Seo-ha is amazing. She knows everything because of that.”

“I taught her at the beginning.”

Responding to Park Woon-hyuk’s question, Seo Ga-yeon and Kim Ara answered on my behalf. They bragged about me to Park Woon-hyuk as if they were bragging about themselves, and Park Woon-hyuk just smiled bitterly.

“You are right. The elder is incredible.”

While Seo Ga-yeon and Kim Ara were busy praising me as if it was their own achievement, Seolhwa Ryeon appeared.

Her outfit was still imposing, dressed in tight-fitting clothes as usual.

“You are...?”

“Seolhwa Ryeon. A guild member.”

She too had joined.

I had recommended her first, and she happily accepted. There was a sense of responsibility as well. She had deliberately not shown her power to avoid drawing attention from others.

She was merely honing herself like a sharp awl.

That’s why she was living in poverty, and I forcefully inducted her into the guild.

“Having just 300 a month should be fine.”

Seolhwa Ryeon’s abilities were not just that, but too much money at once could spoil her financial sense.

It was right to open a separate account for Seolhwa Ryeon and treat her according to her abilities.

“I’m sorry that all I can give is money.”