Chapter 195

A ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍meeting room where the officials of the Bureau gathered.

This ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was a place where the most prominent experts in Seoul were gathered.

Various ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍opinions were flying around for a long time around Bureau Chief Baek Dojin.

“Shouldn't ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍we send troops to the outskirts near Incheon immediately?”

“My ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍goodness, the problem is how we can trust that information!”

“Even ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍if it's a lie, it doesn't matter. What's the point of having a massive force? We can just divide and operate them.”

“Who doesn't know that? Our real enemies are the Demonic Beings, not the rebels!”

“That's what I mean! Those fellows have power that makes an A-rank hunter look like a joke! Seeing how they remain even though the Sword Saint hunted Demonic Beings all his life, they're guys with incredible vitality!”

“Hmph! No matter how great they are, aren't they just a small number? If our weakness is revealed by dividing our forces, we shouldn't have started this plan in the first place!”

“Now that it's come to this, how about raiding the bunker directly instead of defending? We'll preempt the Demonic Beings' aim.”

“The direct descendant, ……no, that wench? Tsk, you know one thing but not the other. The moment the Demonic Beings hear that we're aiming for that wench, the plan will all come to nothing.”

“That's right. Everyone is underestimating them as a small number, but right now, forced awakened people are spread all over Seoul.”

“Those guys aren't even a threat, are they?”

“No, what's scary is when those guys lose control and cause a mana explosion. In effect, hundreds of thousands of bombs are roaming all over Seoul.”

“T-that is……!”

“Do you know that everyone is saying the same thing? In the end, we just have to attack as soon as the rebels enter Seoul and put the direct descendant in our hands. Then the Demonic Beings will also bow down before us.”

“Tsk tsk, the reason we're wary of the Demonic Beings is not just because of their strength. It's because of the magic that only they can use. No matter how outstanding the hunters are, they've always been helplessly defeated before their magic.”

“That's why I'm saying let's just kill the direct descendant as soon as we find her! What if those guys move first with the mafia while we're hesitating like this?”

A boat full of helmsmen.

In the end, gazes were poured upon Baek Dojin, who had been silent for a while.

“From a realistic point of view, it's right to divide troops toward Incheon and Suwon. However, the power of the Demonic Beings is greater than expected. If we fail to get our hands on the direct descendant because we're outnumbered, our cause will crash before it can even spread its wings.”

“Then what should we do?”

“The method is simple. Except for a minimum force, have all available personnel head toward Incheon.”

The room buzzed at his words.

“Are you saying you trust the information?”

“As if. If it's false information, we can just return to our positions. After all, it's moving from one part of the outskirts of Seoul to another. ……And there's no need to divide our forces.”

Baek Dojin looked around the meeting room for a moment.

He seemed to be looking for someone.

Soon, his gaze was fixed on Seo Junhyeop, the master of Blackcastle.

“Blackcastle will take charge of the Suwon side, which is the shortest route between Seoul's District 2 and Gyeonggi-do. ……It's not an unreasonable command, is it?”

“Of course not.”

Seo Junhyeop stood up from his seat.

He then left the meeting room without even looking back.

The people in the room looked back and forth between the door he disappeared through and Baek Dojin.

Restraining the rebels, which included the Special Affairs Division investigators, with just one guild.

No matter how much Seo Junhyeop was called the strongest, most people couldn't help but show a pessimistic reaction.

After all, only top-level officials like Baek Dojin properly knew his skills.

In the first place, how many people would believe that he was strong enough to rival the Sword Saint?

“I'll conclude this meeting here. Everyone, return to your positions and prepare for battle. ……Ah! Hunter Association President, how is the execution of the Sword Emperor going?”

“It is scheduled to be held at the Clock Tower Plaza tomorrow at sunset.”

“Is that so? Hmm, it will be a very long night.”

***

The rebel underground facility where everyone had finished preparing for battle.

Now, only Baek Dojun's order to advance remained.

He was facing Do Minyeong in his temporary office.

“Is that really your judgment?”

“Yes.”

“Even though what they want is you?”

“I know. But there's no guarantee that staying here is safe.”

“It's true that it cannot be guaranteed as long as there's a whistleblower within the administration.”

Baek Dojun was asking Do Minyeong about her intention to remain.

Whether she would go to Seoul together or stay quiet in Suwon.

Normally, the rear is safer than the battlefield, but he couldn't just guarantee it.

It was ridiculous for her, who was powerless, to protect herself, and the power leakage would be great if he were to assign someone to her.

Because what the rebels were trying to do was a battle, but it was closer to the assassination of key figures.

In the first place, assigned guards wouldn't be able to stop the massive power of the Bureau anyway.

“But moving together doesn't mean it's good to protect your safety either. After all, our goal is to achieve our purpose before protecting our colleagues.”

“Not being a burden to those around me is my specialty. And isn't it better to be hidden in Seoul than to stay in Suwon?”

“……A difficult decision. Nothing can be guaranteed.”

“And Seokhyeon will come soon.”

Baek Dojun made a snorting sound, finding it unexpected.

“Hmm, where does that trust come from?”

“It's not trust. My experience so far is just telling me. That he will definitely show up.”

“I see. If that's what you think, you can do so. However, promise me one thing.”

“Pardon?”

“Don't get involved in the execution ceremony of the Sword Emperor. Whether it's to watch him for the last time or to join the task to save him.”

“…….”

“Saving your great-uncle is just an option in our plan. He wouldn't want it either. In the first place……”

In the first place, Kim Shinwoo didn't have much life left.

Baek Dojun stopped trying to say those words.

Of course, if he revealed the truth, he could make her give up her rash actions, but he thought Kim Shinwoo wouldn't want it.

“Anyway. Promise me. That you won't take any action not in the plan.”

“…….”

***

The outskirts of Seoul.

The large house, the headquarters of the Psychic Mafia Camellia.

In the assembly hall here, several Demonic Beings were gathered.

All of them were those who gathered after receiving a contact from the Demonic Being Gen, and they appeared in person to realize the task of resuming the Great Rift.

Normally, cases where Demonic Beings join forces are extremely rare.

Usually, they are busy corrupting humans while pursuing their own desires, and unlike humans, they have a stronger sense of being competitors than the concept of being of the same race.

A part where you can feel how great Gen's skill is once again.

“It's only until the Great Rift reopens. Once the two worlds are connected, no existence will be able to stop us.”

The number of Demonic Beings was approximately one hundred.

Not all Demonic Beings were gathered, but if the Ghouls they each led were mobilized, they would become a formidable force.

Setting everything else aside, for them, who specialized in mental-type magic, numbers were a meaningless figure.

Since most Demonic Beings agreed with Gen's intention as they did now, it was clear that complex and powerful magic, like at the time of the Great Rift, would be cast throughout Seoul.

For the Demonic Beings, who had already fought a tenacious battle with humans 80 years ago, the current humans were at the level of clowns acting out without knowing anything.

“The prelude to madness is the moment the full moon rises above the clouds. Let's present despair to Kim Shinwoo, who will be executed at sunset, as a final gift. ……Heh, I remember Kim Yuseong wailing before the death of the Head of the Shrine.”

Laughter spread through the assembly hall.

They were all Demonic Beings, but since they had the appearance of humans, it wasn't a strange atmosphere even if it were said that mafiosi were gathered and laughing.

Soon, as Gen left the assembly hall, the Demonic Beings began to disperse.

There was no need to make a detailed plan.

Because they knew all too well what they had to do for the purpose of reopening the Great Rift.

Gen, who came out of the assembly hall first, headed to his quarters.

In other words, Ooyama Jiro's room.

However, in that hallway, Lee Eunho, wearing the Phantom Thief's cloak, was waiting for him.

“It ended quite quickly.”

“Were you waiting for this body? That's unusual. Since you said let's not concern ourselves with each other.”

“That's the same now. I just have something to confirm.”

“Confirm? What? Ah, are you asking me to share the plan even now? That's a bit difficult. I can't give another chance to a fellow who lost the bloodline of the Sword Saint not long ago.”

“I didn't have any intention of getting deeply involved in your business from the start.”

“Then what on earth are you trying to confirm?”

Lee Eunho looked around the hallway once and replied.

“Do Minyeong.”

“Hmm?”

“Surely, you said that the Great Rift could be reopened without using all the magic tools. But wasn't the bloodline of the Sword Saint absolutely necessary? If you don't take special measures like this, she'll fall into the hands of the humans.”

“Ah, that.”

Gen let out a snort as if he had heard a trivial sound.

“Did I not explain it from a human eye level? I'm sorry, but there's no need to directly get our hands on the bloodline of the Sword Saint.”

“……What?”

Gen pointed toward the sky with his finger.

“The Great Rift has already opened once. Although it exists as a trace, that magic is still valid. Therefore, there's no need to grasp the Head of the Shrine, in other words, the bloodline of the Sword Saint, and go through the trouble of constructing magic.”

“…….”

“Ah, are the words difficult? To put it simply, the power of the bloodline of the Sword Saint and the Great Rift are already connected. That wench just needs to be under the gray clouds.”

Gen snapped his fingers.

As if lighting a fire.

“Therefore, what we have to do is just ignite that power. Of course, that wench will meet a miserable end. ……Is the doubt resolved?”

“Well……”

“Then this time I'll ask.”

Gen approached Lee Eunho and looked down at him from the height of the massive Ooyama.

“How long are you going to be stubborn? That thing about creating a new world. Why don't you just stand on this body's side even now?”

A fierce gaze as if he would devour his prey at any moment.

However, Lee Eunho curled one side of his mouth with leisure.

“Standing on the side of a beast that feeds on human desire……. It's quite nauseating.”

“Do you still think you're a human? An existence even more corrupt than us? Think carefully. No matter how this task flows, there is no place for you in human society. Well, of course, unless that new world is realized.”

“Thanks for the advice. But there's no need to worry. After all, you will soon crawl before me.”

Lee Eunho passed Gen.

Because of the Phantom Thief's cloak, the sound of his footsteps was not heard, but his movements were heavy and dull.

As if deep thoughts were weighing down his shoulders.

Soon, when Lee Eunho completely disappeared, Gen muttered softly while looking at the place where he had disappeared.

“Foolish and obtuse human. For an existence that has touched desire, there is only ruin in the end. Tsk tsk……”

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