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Rune of Jewels (4)
“Do you think that makes sense?!”
“What the heck is this nonsense!”
There was an argument that didn’t even come to fruition.
Does this guy know what he just said?
That’s why it’s like this!
Despite the irritation and anger rising to the top of my head, a corner of my head becomes cold.
For a moment, I thought that what Hong Seok-young said was a reprimand for my brother for being part of the ones who destroyed the world. But when I thought about it, I accepted the reality that it wasn’t wrong. In any case, my brother… belonged to the ark. He was born and raised in the ark, and probably until the day he died.
Aside from the fact that my brother doesn’t like his biological parents and dislikes the researchers who can be considered his coworkers, isn’t it right for him to work at Ark? I don’t know exactly what his job is, but considering his status within the research institute, it wasn’t just some low-level job.
“So… … Heejae?”
When I suddenly shut my mouth, Hong Seok-young was flustered and called out to me. For a moment, Hong Seok-young ignored me and crossed his arms.
The research lab… Since each research lab has different circumstances, I don’t know exactly how other places work. However, it is true that the Ark used runes earlier than the outside world. If you think that it was due to Noah Michel’s influence, it’s not strange that the French wizard’s runes are being used at this point. The trigger runes and explosion runes used to self-destruct the research lab have never been released to the outside world, right? Since I didn’t know them well, there was no need to make an effort to tell them. There were plenty of other runes that had similar effects anyway.
I learned about that rune after my brother disappeared. If he had been there, it wouldn’t have happened. Who in their right mind would tell such a dangerous rune to a kid who is barely ten years old? Especially to a dangerous element who might awaken one day?
Of course, if you were my brother, you could have taught me when you thought I was old enough. Didn’t you tell me in detail about the circumstances of the lab that I thought, ‘Is it okay to tell this to a child?’
Well, I understand. It’s possible to live in the lab without knowing about runes, but if you don’t know about the internal strife in the lab, you might end up in a somewhat difficult situation.
“… Heejae?”
“great.”
“hmm?”
“There’s no point in talking about it here among ourselves. Let’s go and try it out.”
I know the rune in question, and I also have the sword in question.
What can’t be done?
* * *
“What runes are you going to tell this hunter that you found out?”
“… … .”
While driving back to Yangseong High School, Hong Seok-young asked.
There was this problem too.
No matter what, I can’t tell Yimiseon about the magic watch… After thinking about it for a moment, I asked Hong Seokyeong.
“Is this hunter suffering from noise between floors?”
At first, I thought it was useless, but after listening to Hong Seok-young, I realized that it is a rune that can be used in many ways. It might be very necessary for some people.
But Hong Seok-young laughed.
“This hunter?”
Of course… That’s why I said that rich families are no good. People don’t know how desperate they are.
“Anyway, we can’t commercialize Noah Michelle… What are you going to do about the runes you prepared? Are you going to announce them?”
“Just in case, I’m going to remove the runes related to Noah Michelle.”
“Magic Shield Rune too?”
“I’ll make that a top priority.”
Hong Seok-young made a regretful expression, but did not object. Safety is the best, safety is the best.
“Other than that, I’m only leaving behind things whose creators are certain. People who aren’t related to Noah Michelle.”
“That’s good. That magic watch is secretly useful.”
“Because information is an asset.”
“Isn’t that too old a saying?”
“Originally, old sayings became proverbs. They are the wisdom of the ancestors.”
Hong Seok-young laughed loudly, shaking his shoulders, as if he found what I said so funny. This old man is not someone who laughs this much.
It’s strangely annoying, but if I have to say whether I like it or not, I’d say I like it. My father was a person who laughed a lot. Saying that he’s becoming like his father means that Hong Seok-young has also lived with a lot of tension.
“Then you won’t tell this hunter anything else?”
“The other runes are nothing special, so it’s okay if you tell me… but the last rune isn’t.”
I frowned.
“Even if it’s the flame of the sword… It’s too dangerous if it can store magic, not just magical power. It’s not that I don’t trust this hunter, but if it leaks out by mistake, Noah Michelle is Noah Michelle… .”
“There’s no rule that says hunters and magicians can only use them in dungeons.”
“yes.”
I thought of the runes Hope had drawn.
“Anyway, it’s impossible to draw the original form by looking at the runes Hope drew. Let’s just say I couldn’t recognize them.”
“You’re the rune expert right now, so that should be enough. There’s no need to take unnecessary risks.”
Hong Seok-young also agreed with what I said.
After that, the conversation was cut off for a while. Hong Seok-young, who had been looking out the window with his head turned, opened his mouth about ten minutes later.
“But about that watch.”
“yes?”
“Can only you use it?”
I looked at the ugly watch peeking out from under my sleeve.
“Because it recognizes the user’s magical power pattern. You can use it just by registering the pattern.”
“me too?”
“yes.”
“Then can I see the car?”
“… Right now?”
“Well, there’s nothing to do on the way back!”
Hong Seok-young said with great excitement.
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I looked back and forth between the steering wheel I was holding and Hong Seok-young sitting in the passenger seat.
Yeah…. There might be nothing to do.
“What are you going to do with the watch?”
“What can I do? There’s a lot to do.”
Hong Seok-young was quite resolute.
“You don’t have to do the same thing over and over again, but you definitely need an agency called the Management Office. As you know, I had something in mind as well. There’s a similar system in the United States.”
“Well… I heard you made a lot of references to that.”
“But aren’t the US and our country different? Then we have to make something new to fit our country’s circumstances. It would be good to know how things were done in the future. It would reduce trial and error.”
“That’s true… .”
“Of course you’ll make it this time! But I have to sell my name, so I need to know so I can be a good father.”
“I won’t do that… .”
He took off his magic watch while the car was stopped at a traffic light. Hong Seok-young received the watch with an excited look on his face.
“I need to register my magic pattern?”
“Please take a drink first… .”
“What next?”
“Probably… you can use it right away.”
“hmm?”
I took my eyes off the watch Hong Seok-young was wearing. The traffic light had changed. Green. Go straight.
“Because it was a test piece that only the chief and I used. I registered both patterns. And on my magic watch too.”
“Hmm. That’s what I mean.”
“Teacher, if the magical power pattern hadn’t suddenly changed in the future, wouldn’t it still be the same now?”
“… … .”
“What does it show on the screen?”
Hong Seok-young looked at the magic watch with a somewhat drowsy face.
“…User recognition complete. Hong Seok-young.”
“Look. I told you, you can use it right away.”
“What percentage did you see?”
“The user has changed and is being adjusted. Please wait a moment.”
I’ve been digging through the magic clock, but that’s only based on my knowledge. And my field of vision may have narrowed without me realizing it.
Two people can see more than one. And what if the other person is Hong Seok-young? He might be able to find out things I missed.
“……ah.”
“hmm?”
“We have to go to Jirisan.”
“Jirisan?”
Hong Seok-young immediately realized what I was saying.
“The dungeon Hope gave you? I remember there being Jirisan there?”
“Yes, there it is.”
It was delayed a bit because I had to go up to Seoul to check the runes. Actually, if you think about it, this is more urgent.
“Did you find anything on the magic clock?”
“I missed it at first….”
Hong Seok-young, who had been staring intently at the magic clock, raised his head.
“Even when I looked at the dungeon information, there was nothing special about it. There weren’t any high-level dungeons either.”
“That’s right. But since you’re saying this, does that mean there was something unusual?”
“Yes. It took a long time to find it because it wasn’t a dungeon that Hunter Yujin had conquered.”
“Yoo Ji-eun? Author?”
“It was a dungeon I only went into for a brief moment.”
“Did the attack fail?”
“I don’t know if he intentionally avoided the dungeon or if he failed. It didn’t seem like a dungeon that the Yujin Hunter I know would have been unable to conquer.”
“okay….”
Hong Seok-young spoke in a new tone.
“That reckless brat will eventually become such a skilled person? I guess you have to live long enough to see what happens.”
Then he glanced at me with subtle eyes.
“Well, this side isn’t easy either… .”
“Are you listening to me?”
“Whoever raised him, he grew up really well.”
“… … .”
I sighed.
“Anyway, it’s a dungeon that Hunter Yujin has entered but never conquered.”
“What is the date of entry?”
“If I remember correctly… before entering the mud dungeon.”
“Suspicious.”
“yes.”
Hong Seok-young nodded.
“It was called Jirisan Dungeon.”
“Have you ever been in there?”
After checking my sister’s information, I naturally checked with other people too. Especially my father.
Father… The dungeon list that keeps coming up no matter how many times you look at it doesn’t include the one Hope gave you, but who knows? It’s not a small possibility that this old man just went in and came out.
But Hong Seok-young shook his head.
“No. I’ve never seen them before. Except for the Myeongdong Dungeon. I knew about that one because it’s in the middle of Seoul.”
“… To a B-class dungeon.”
“okay.”
Hong Seok-young laughed bitterly.
“As expected, you shouldn’t just listen to what other people say. You have to check it out yourself. That’s why this hunter is checking that list.”
“Fortunately… I guess it’s a bit much to say, but since the dungeon is managed by the government, it’s become somewhat easier to go in and check things out.”
“That’s true. Otherwise, I would have had a huge fight with the guild that had the auction or dungeon entry ticket.”
“Or you can sneak in.”
“Do you know how embarrassing it would be if you sneaked in and ended up running into someone inside a dungeon?”
“Have you ever had that happen?”
“Once in Africa.”
Hong Seok-young clicked his tongue and laughed as he recalled the memory.
“Anyway, you shouldn’t be fooled by appearances. It was the same in Myeongdong and Songpa-gu’s Jine Dungeon. There must have been a reason why that guy told you to look into it.”
“Yes, yes. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Jirisan Dungeon looks like.”
“I wish there weren’t any corpses like in your dungeon.”
“Please speak nicely to the ark.”
Hong Seok-young laughed out loud again at my words. I’m telling you, the laughter was definitely uncontrollable.
“Oh. It’s finally 100%.”
“The interface is not difficult. Just don’t touch the edit button.”
“Uh… Heejae?”
As soon as I spoke, Hong Seok-young called me in an anxious voice.
“…What is it?”
“This, that. There’s a problem. No, it’s not a problem… .”
Hong Seok-young opened the window with a clumsy gesture. A blue hologram floated into the air.
“So… there is a document that [Chief Hong Seok-young] was writing. Would you like to load it?”
Squeak!!!
I was lucky that there was no car following me. I quickly stopped the car and looked at Hong Seok-young.
To be exact, it is a magic clock that displays the phrase that Hong Seok-young mentioned.
Fantasy, contemporary,