Chapter 188: Union (2)

Chapter 188: Union (2)

“This was something I didn’t expect.”

I looked at Baek Ji-yeon. She appeared flustered, but she didn’t show it. She probably didn’t know that Seo Ga-yeon had been promoted.

“Can we add one more person?”

“One person? Honestly, given the uncertainty of the organization, isn’t that too much of an investment?”

“It’s overinvestment, but to achieve what we want, this much is necessary.”

“...Alright. Many guilds were just showing off this time. I’ll support you.”

Baek Ji-yeon smiled warmly.

“And one more thing. I want to connect with the place where the two people are.”

“Who are they?”

“One is Seong Han-byul, and the other is Ershil.”

“Both are students. Pretty women, huh. Well, the guild master is still in his prime.”

“...It’s not because of that, but just because of familiarity.”

“I see.”

Ershil wasn’t as strong as Seo Ga-yeon in a fight against the Nazi Empire, but she could perform comparably. Her latent abilities were beginning to bloom. If necessary, Melanie could save us.

“But if those two refuse, there’s nothing I can do.”

“No, they won’t.”

“Let’s leave it at that.”

Ridiculous.

But I wasn’t uninterested in the two, so I kept quiet.

Baek Ji-yeon closed her eyes.

“Can I ask you a personal question?”

“Is it public or private?”

“Private. Just out of curiosity.”

Baek Ji-yeon looked at me.

“Are you the Savior?”

“......”

“Never mind.”

I didn’t say anything, but Baek Ji-yeon seemed satisfied.

“Then I’ll be off. Don’t worry, I won’t mention this to anyone else.”

“I’m not worried. You’re one of the consciences of the association.”

“A bit too high an expectation?”

Baek Ji-yeon laughed bitterly and stood up.

Her magic power was somewhat unusual.

Seo Ga-yeon felt it every time she explored her magic power. Or whenever she faced beings related to magic.

Even if others used ten times the power, they would struggle to win, but Seo Ga-yeon could easily defeat her opponents with less power. It was nearly annihilation. Her power was almost invincible against the Mines.

Starlight magic.

Lee Seo-ha called her magic that. And he gave it another name.

Magic that affirms the death of magic.

When she told Celestial that, he nodded.

-That makes sense. But the magic of affirmation... it’s the exact opposite of the Energy of Defying Heaven that Lee Seo-ha has.

Seo Ga-yeon nodded at those words but didn’t quite understand.

Whenever she saw Lee Seo-ha,

She could feel his heart. She could read his thoughts. Not for any other reason. Her magic synchronized with the Energy of Defying Heaven that Lee Seo-ha possessed.

‘I liked it.’

Reading the thoughts of the person she liked in real-time was an incredible pleasure.

But it wasn’t without problems. Sometimes, when she saw Lee Seo-ha flinch, it meant her own heart was exposed to him.

‘I rather liked it.’

An honest relationship.

Lee Seo-ha and she could have that kind of relationship. A relationship where they could rely on each other. Not even family could break their bond.

Whoooo!

“I’d love that.”

I had hoped for that from the start.

Though still weak, if Seo Ga-yeon was promoted, she cpi;d join the missions immediately.

Defeating the Great Evil and the Apostles. And ultimately, banishing the Black Sun from this world.

My power was still too weak to reach them. I could barely hold out if I tried. After that, I would surely die.

But the moment Seo Ga-yeon joined, I would gain the power to kill them. The potential of Starlight Magic was that great.

‘If necessary, I could call the dragons...’

Honestly, summoning the dragons was not a wise decision.

They had a tremendous responsibility as the guardians of the middle world.

Rifts.

They constantly moved and fought to deal with the rifts that had formed across the globe due to the collapse of dimensions. In the past month, they had been teaching me and closing the rifts without taking a proper break.

“But what about the members?”

“The Elder, the Witch Maiden, and Dantalion.”

“The demon we kidnapped back then?”

“...Yes.”

So that’s how Seo Ga-yeon saw it.

“That’s what others were saying...”

“Is that so?”

To the guild members, it seemed I had kidnapped Dantalion for no reason.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t shown Dantalion’s abilities properly.’

Dantalion’s abilities were more outstanding than I thought. Even I was momentarily captivated by those abilities.

The innate authority of demon species was far superior to what one might think.

“But won’t the guild be too empty with so few members?”

“Don’t worry. The snake we brought in this time is quite strong.”

“Oh, that Genbu?”

-Did you call for me?

As soon as I called, a snake-like figure jumped out of the shadows.

“...No, I was just saying that with you here, this place is safe.”

-Don’t worry. As long as I can eat salmon every day, I can do anything, boss.

“...Alright.”

Genbu’s greed for salmon was beyond imagination.

It was rather worrisome. If he kept eating like that, he’d surely get tired of it eventually. I’d need to get him accustomed to other fish to maintain his work efficiency...

-By the way, I heard a bank account was opened in my name.

“Yes, you’re a guild member. I’ll meet most of your demands, but there must be things you can’t tell the company, right?”

-It’s not that serious. It’s just that there’s someone with similar power to mine, so I thought of supporting that person.

“Support?”

There was only one person in our guild with power similar to water.

Seolhwa Ryeon.

It made sense for Seolhwa Ryeon. She preferred to store what she received rather than use it.

‘Now that I think about it, “Yin-Yang Divine Art (S)” would suit Seolhwa Ryeon.’

Along with Hong Yu-hwa.

Of course, this didn’t mean I was doing anything 19+ with Hong Yu-hwa and Seolhwa Ryeon.

It’s a power that could be used differently.

Yin-Yang Divine Art was about combining different powers to maximize them. It fit perfectly with the Conceptual Stat Alchemy.

So combining the powers of those two with me or Seo Ga-yeon in the middle would create a decent synergy.

...But then.

“Hurry up and choose. Her or me?”

“You’re talking nonsense. Elder, you are our family’s elder. Of course, you’ll choose me.”

Hong Yu-hwa emphasized her chest by crossing her arms, and Seolhwa Ryeon sidled up to me and spoke.

How did it come to this?