Chapter 287:

Chapter 287:

Chapter 287

Thanks to Wimuhyeok’s sacrifice, the 10th dimensional world that occurred at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul was resolved without much trouble.

There was a process of large-scale evacuation, just in case, but the property damage caused by the 10th dimensional world was negligible compared to what could have happened.

The public praised this incident as the miracle of Gwanghwamun.

The only loss that came with this event was that Wimuhyeok, the rank 1 collector, became weaker.

On the contrary, his reputation spread throughout the world, as he bravely jumped into the 10th dimensional world alone, even though he knew he would lose his power. The hospital where he was resting was still crowded with people who wished for his recovery.

Among them were foreign journalists and broadcasters who wanted to interview him, making it difficult for the hospital staff to work.

“It seems like they don’t know that it’s more burdensome for us when they swarm like that.”

Yu-hyun joked as he looked down at the crowd below the glass window of the private room.

Wimuhyeok, who was lying on the hospital bed, did not answer. He felt that it would be cruel to blame them with his own mouth, since they came to see him out of concern.

“So how are you feeling?”

“How do you think? Compared to before, I feel like I’m carrying a lump of lead in my whole body. I wonder how I survived back then. I’m sure I thought I was still strong even then.”

“But thanks to you, we were able to prevent the situation from getting worse.”

“You probably know everything that I know. You should know that what I did was not out of heroism.”

“But that’s how it turned out. Those people don’t know anything about the hidden truth. In their eyes, you just showed a noble self-sacrifice and saved everyone.”

In fact, he didn’t save those people.

But among the thousands of people gathered below, there was not a single person who knew that.

“What does it matter if they don’t know? It’s none of my business now.”

“Is that so?”

“And not everyone is ignorant. One person. As long as one person knows, that’s enough for me.”

“I guess so.”

Yu-hyun smiled and put the fruit basket he brought as a visit on Wimuhyeok’s side.

“Do you like fruit?”

“I prefer meat, but I also eat fruit well.”

“I also secretly put some meat under the fruit.”

“Then that’s very good.”

Wimuhyeok didn’t look sad at all for losing his power. Rather, he looked relieved as if he had gotten rid of most of the burden he had been carrying.

He used to be expressionless and stern, but now he even made some jokes and smiled.

“So what are you going to do from now on? You must have some money saved up, are you going to retire and live comfortably?”

“No. I’ll start over.”

Yu-hyun widened his eyes in surprise at his answer.

The man who had fought the phantoms out of duty rather than anyone else said he would start his collector work again.

As if he expected that reaction, Wimuhyeok shrugged his shoulders.

“What can I do? I can’t just waste my time doing nothing.”

“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”

“I’m fine. The standard of being okay is different for everyone.”

“But your power...”

“I’m still an awakened collector even if I lost my power. Even if I’m weaker than before, there are still collectors who are weaker than me in reality. If I don’t do anything, wouldn’t that be a waste of manpower?”

Wimuhyeok had lost more than half of his power.

He had reached level 93, and losing half of his power was huge.

Of course, his level didn’t exactly drop by half, and he was still around level 65.

But considering what he had before, level 65 was ridiculously weak.

He went from being a top-class collector to a mediocre one.

And no one forced him to fight again.

Rather, they would beg him to rest if they thought about what he had done.

“You don’t have to take responsibility for anything.”

“This is not something that others force me to do, but something that I choose myself. And I won’t change my mind about it.”

“It will be hard for you.”

“That will be the consequence of my choice.”

“...”

Yu-hyun realized that this man’s decision was firm.

He was trying to stand up again after going through such an ordeal and such a sorrow.

He didn’t feel moved by his sight, since he had already walked too many roads himself.

But he could admire him. He knew that people were selfish, and giving up on that was never an easy choice.

“Why. Are you going to stop me?”

“Of course not.”

Yu-hyun chuckled and shook his head.

“I’m rather going to cheer for you. Anyone who overcomes all the hardships and rises up deserves applause. Stopping such a person is something that only a scoundrel would do.”

“That’s true.”

“I thought there would be at least one person with such a Divine Spirit. Besides that, the instructors seemed very busy. They said there was a lot of friction with the ordinary people lately, right?”

“What, did something happen?”

“No, nothing happened, but they said there were more incidents that could have caused trouble lately. There are more cases of quarrels with ordinary people. So they told me to avoid any confrontation and leave the place if it ever happens.”

“That’s the best thing to do. Even if we are students, we are prospective collectors. If we clash with ordinary people, we won’t see a good outcome.”

“Tsk. When I see that, I feel like people are living hard. If it were where I used to live, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to open their mouths to the nobodies.”

“This is a place where you can freely speak your mind. They don’t care because they don’t suffer much from doing that.”

Seo Sumin knew that too, but she couldn’t help being annoyed and changed the subject.

“So why did you call me? If you say this training is too hard, I won’t spare you.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Shall we move first then? You’re going to that Wonderland you mentioned before, right?”

“Yes. Relax your body and get ready.”

Yu-hyun immediately put on Aporia’s mask and activated Descartes’ power.

He had used it several times already, but every time he felt it, he thought that this Wonderland was very useful.

He could freely enter and exit a space that could handle his excessively strong power, whenever and wherever he wanted.

‘I wonder if I’m using it more than Laplace or Maxwell.’

Then the remaining three eyes of Aporia’s mask blinked and twinkled.

It was the other three demons whining, sharing Yu-hyun’s thoughts.

‘I know. I’m not neglecting you guys, so don’t be like that.’

They seemed relieved and the twinkling eyes returned to normal. Seo Sumin, who had been watching the scene curiously, asked.

“I’ve been wondering about this for a long time, but if the mask has four eyes, does it have four visions?”

“No, not really. And having four eyes doesn’t mean my vision is expanded either.”

These eyes were actually symbols of each demon’s power. Yu-hyun paid more attention to their symbolism than seeing someone with them.

Seo Sumin let it go as if she wasn’t really curious about it.

“So, since we’re here, you’re going to get some proper guidance, right?”

“Ah, there’s something I need to tell you in advance about that.”

“What is it?”

“You don’t have to teach me any more about the forms or types of the techniques you taught me.”

“What?”

“I’ve already figured them all out.”

Yu-hyun was sincere, but Seo Sumin didn’t take it that way.

Her white hair fluttered and she emitted an angry aura.

“Oh? Does that mean I can take it as you’re looking down on this lesson?”

“No. That’s not what I mean.”

“Then what do you mean? Depending on your answer, this instructor might become a devil today. There’s no chance of becoming an angel, so don’t get your hopes up.”

“Well, how should I put this...”

Yu-hyun explained the singularity he gained when his body awakened.

His body achieved by Darwin’s physique could naturally perform any action he saw with his eyes, even if it was just a gesture.

He had already mastered all the postures through the forms he hadn’t properly taught Seo Sumin.

Seo Sumin listened quietly and still reacted skeptically.

“Is that possible? It was something I only heard of in legends where I lived.”

“It is because it works.”

“Show me then. If I’m not satisfied, you’ll have to brace yourself.”

“You won’t have to worry about that.”

Yu-hyun took a stance in front of Seo Sumin and used the most basic technique of One Flower (災花).

Countless petals of strong energy adorned the air and tore the space apart.

It was so impressive that even Seo Sumin couldn’t find any fault with it.

“I’ve heard about it, but it’s really amazing to see it in person.”

“Didn’t I tell you so?”

“But even though you asked me for advice, you called me here... You must be aware of your shortcomings too, right?”

Yu-hyun nodded at her accurate remark.

“As expected, did you notice?”

“I created this technique myself, of course I noticed. Yeah, sure, the technique itself was perfect as you performed it with your body. But your mind is still immature.”

“My mind?”

“You still can’t handle your mind yet, so it’s natural that you feel a subtle lack of something.”

What else did he need to use the technique, besides using his body and energy?

Seo Sumin opened her mouth as if she had seen through Yu-hyun’s concern.

“We call it ‘will’.”