Players Association, Korean Branch.

Office of Regulations Enforcement Department.

Association players who have been informed in advance of the approximate appearance time and location of the Other-world appearance without foreshadow.

They were working even on weekends, looking at holograms.

Gyu-bin Hong, who had secured this information, was looking pretty clean and well for a person who had been on night shift for a few days.

Senior. What are the results of the observation of the Other-world without foreshadow?

The satellite management team wanted to mobilize all available resources to observe the Other-world.

However, Ji-hwa Lim, the team leader of the satellite management team, shook her head after reading all the reports she received from the team members.

Its a failure. We didnt find anything.

OhI thought someone would succeed.

Ugh, I want to cry.

When do we leave work?

Sighs came from all over the place.

Ji-hwa Lim asked something, rolling up the sleeves of her blouse.

What happened to the psychic poison that the head of the Tiger clan informed me of? Have you observed it?

Not at all. The resources I pulled from that project didnt even work. The satellite couldnt catch it at all.

On the central screen, the flow of force observed on Cymopoleia was numerically deployed.

All the staff looked at the screen with anxious faces, but they could not find a number that indicated psychic poison.

Because of the SSR+++class item used by the Crow mask, they did not see any difference before and after the disappearance of the poison.

Other-world appearance without foreshadow, psychic poison, and the head of the Pig clan This is a complete disaster.

Its shocking that Jeo Palgae betrayed humanity.

He was a complete nuisance in the Journey to the West. His true colors just revealed itself.

Yeah, he was a bastard since he got fired from being the navy general. He became a pig since he tried to rape a maid in the moon palace.

The team members raised their voices in anger.

As the team was stretched out in exhaustion, Ji-hwa asked Gyubin quietly.

That crow mask that defeated the head of the Pig Clan is he an Original Clan? Or a descendant?

The informers identity cannot be revealed.

Um, Im so curious. Oh, well.

There were three people in the association who knew that the crow mask was the Anonymous Supernova.

Gyubin Hong and his subordinates Mr. Yoon and Mr. Jung.

Gyubins gut instincts told him that something bad would happen when many people knew the identity of Ui-shin Cho.

Its not based on my foresight skill, but I just feel like it.

Gyubin thoroughly managed the information provided by Ui-shin Cho.

Recently, the team leader of the PR 2 team, who considers Gyubin as a rival, seemed to pry those around Gyubin, so he was extra careful.

By the way, Ui-shin, how much do you know? How do you know where to go and what to do?

The world was slowly facing new threats, but countermeasures were being prepared.

The technical partnership proposed by the Tiger and the Rabbits is probably related to Ui-shin, as well.

That was also the reason behind his sleepless shifts.

Lets set the press policy.

Gyubin faced the hologram screen again.

* * *

Myung-ho Hwangs mansion.

Jiho was waiting for me with a serious face.

He didnt even say hello to me.

Is he angry because I did something that was likely to fail?

But the return was bigger than the risk.

I had better think of an excuse before going into the parlor.

Before that, I should say hello to our Olmu.

I waited for Olmu to rush at me, barking brightly,

But Olmu just sat on the mat I had presented and looked up at me.

Olmu?

Olmu did shake her tail at me.

She looked up at me with shining eyes and a wagging tail, so it did look like she was happy to see me.

But my Olmu did not run toward me or signal me to hug her.

Come, Olmu.

I approached her and held out my hand.

Whimper.

Olmu avoided my hand and turned her head.

I blinked a few times to make sure I wasnt imagining things, but still, Olmu was still turning her head.

This has to be a dream.

I dont dream, why am I seeing daydreams?

When I was trying to escape reality, I heard Jihos voice.

I told Shinsu what you did. Ive never seen Shinsu so sad and angry.

So the cause of this was Jiho, huh?

Shinsu wont bother you, considering the injuries you suffered. Thats great.

The injuries are all better.

Your psychic wave is more unstable than usual. Youve consumed quite a lot of power. Shinsu should be sensing this too.

My Olmu was worried about me.

Her consideration made my heart melt, but it was a bittersweet feeling.

How can I reassure Olmu?

I was half panicking when Ho-gun Baek came along.

Hes my playable character, he might help me settle things with Olmu!

That expectation quickly vanished.

.

Bark bark!

Olmu went into Ho-guns arms without hesitation.

Ho-gun headed to the parlor with Olmu in his arms.

I was unable to move because of shock.

I did not inform Seo-ho, Yiho and Jae-ho. You wont meet the three today. Lets move, Ui-shin Cho.

My shock became greater at Red Tigers words.

Today, there is no greeting from the three siblings, no affection from Olmu.

Then why did I come here?

I set foot in the parlor with my heart sinking to the floor.

Everythings so healthy.

Todays tea is sandalwood honey tea.

Refreshment is brown rice gangjeong(Korean traditional dessert) with perilla seeds.

In front of me, however, was a strange-colored liquid placed in a medicine decoction pot.

There was also a bowl for me to drink in.

Does he want me to drink this and die? Why is there poison in front of me?

The aroma of the liquid literally screamed I am NOT TASTY.

It was nasty enough to make Olmu sneeze and wriggle into Ho-gun Beaks arms.

What were you thinking. Why did you do such a thing?

As soon as I sat down, Jiho immediately jumped to the main point.

Sandalwood is effective for calming Hwa-byeong(Korean somatization disorder, used to be in DSA-4), but it didnt seem to work for Jiho, since there was anger in his voice.

Lets not make excuses.

I explained the details of the plan I set up.

The three Tiger clan, who swallowed tea without a sound, and a Shinsu were listening carefully.

When I finished speaking, Jiho opened his mouth.

Oh, I understand very well.

What?

That you dont know what you did wrong.

Its not like that.

I decided to apologize quickly.

Im sorry to run a risky operation without prior consultation.

Ui-shin Cho.

Jiho Hwang closed his eyes, slowly facepalming.

Red Tiger also said a word.

If you say it like that, Golden Tiger will be angrier.

Red Tiger, you dont have the right to say that, remember?

Jiho glared at him, and Red Tiger laughed, embarrassed.

Did I make the same mistake as Red Tiger?

But Red Tiger and I are in a completely different situation.

Ui-shin Cho, you are the benefactor who saved our descendants. And although a short time, we built a relationship. There are not many humans who are as close as you are to the Tiger clan.

Jiho lowered his hand and looked at me.

Take care of your safety.

I knew Jiho Hwang wasnt just saying that.

Still, I didnt know what to say.

Jiho looked at me and pointed his chin.

It is an elixir I commissioned. Its from the Deer clan. Drink.

The Deer clan ran the secret store in the game.

In the game, you could use the secret store after solving complex, troublesome and long quests.

Jiho, of course, already could use that.

Can Ui-shin Cho, a human, handle that taste?

Rest assured. I asked them to make it for humans.

It was just an expensive and good elixir when I looked at it from the outside of the game screen.

The smell and Red Tigers worry

Everything told me this elixir had a disgusting taste.

What can I say to someone whos worried about me?

I am used to pain, so I probably can handle this tastelessness.

Thank you. Ill drink this.

Saying that, I took a sip.

I looked into the abyss of taste.

What the hell! This has to be poison!

I almost spat it out, so I had to cover my mouth.

Jiho was trying to kill me with this taste.

Bark bark!

Olmu, who was quiet in the parlor, barked for the first time.

I think it means to keep drinking.

If I drink it all, will you play with me again?

Whimper.

Olmu seemed to be thinking about it.

I dont know if Olmus sadness and anger will disappear, even if I do drink all of this.

Oh, well.

I had no choice but to drink all this painful poison and think about the next move.

Okay. Ill drink it all.

Arf!

Olmu barked a little brightly and wagged her tail.

I think I can withstand this tastelessness thanks to Olmu.

Well said, Ui-shin Cho.

Bang!

Jiho placed a paper shopping bag with gold specks on the table.

numerous disposable pouches were filled with the liquid of the same color as the elixir from the Deer clan.

As you said, drink it all.

This wasnt all of it?!

Jiho hurled a K.O. punch at me.

Drink this every day for a week. Youre not going to break a promise you made with Shinsu, are you?

I had no choice but to drink poison for a week.

Jiho smiled with satisfaction as he looked at me.

That Asshole.

I tried to talk about later countermeasures, but I was told to go in and rest.

It was true that I was tired, and I have taken the worlds most tasteless elixir, so I have not the energy to speak.

I had a shopping bag full of poison in my hand, and Olmu didnt play with me, so I had no energy left.

I told you to be careful.

Ho-gun Baek said, on our way to the dorm.

He must have worried about me too.

Saying what he needed to say, he fell silent again.

Then he added a word before parting ways.

Next time we meet, shinsu will be feeling better.

That made me feel better.

Every time I come back from the mansion, my dorm room looks extra large.

I came back to my dorm room.

I felt like the first time being alone for a long time.

I had been to the party on board and Myung-ho Hwangs mansion.

I didnt have time to be alone except when I fought.

Such thoughts were erased as soon as I heard a system alarm.

Skill Power of Destiny has been activated.

* * *

Meanwhile.

Ji-ik Hall Recreation room.

Seung-hyun Park and a student in a gym suit were playing chess.

Seung-hyun was helping a friend that was participating in a beginner chess class that will be held by Stalemate starting tomorrow.

He was explaining the rules.

Yeah. The pawn cant catch the piece right in front of it.

Je-gun Yong appeared, adding to Seung-hyun Parks words.

Oh, Mr. Yong! Hello!

Hello.

Yeah, hi.

I heard that you didnt live in the school Oh, did you come to see Mr. Shin-lok?

Haha, no, I just have something else to do today.

Je-gun turned to Seung-hyun.

Seung-hyun. Were you in your dorm yesterday?

Yes. During the day, I did my homework in the study room of Ji-ik Hall.

He means homework and play games. He played all night till the ending.

I see.

Je-gun, who heard Seung-hyuns answer, changed his expression.It was that ecstatic expression many Eun-kwang students and staff said was weird and why does he ruin his face like that?

Thank you for answering. Ill be off then. See you guys at the chess lessons.

As Je-gun tried to leave the recreation room, he was caught by kids playing all over the place.

Hang out with us a little more. Where are you going?

I have someone to look for.In the dorm?

Je-gun Yong nodded.

Yeah. I need to know where Kyung-gu was during the weekend.

Yong Je-gun seemed to be looking for Kyung-gu Kwak, a second-year student of the Student Council.

When the second-graders told them the location of Kyung-gu, Yong Je-gun thanked them and disappeared.[