novelraw Chapter 134 : Chapter 134
Chapter 134 : Chapter 134
Chapter 134. Journey to Sanhae (2)
Everyone's gaze focused on Riman.
People began to murmur.
Because they remembered the things Riman had done at the laboratory.
“That person......”
“Isn't that Leman White?”
“Why is that person here?”
“They said he's Mayor Pyo Seok-jung's closest aide... is that why?”
Riman stepped into those gazes and whisperings.
Riman's toes crossed the threshold.
Under the properly operating mana detector, Riman's body passed.
And nothing happened.
The mana detector remained silent.
So people were surprised once again.
“That person... wasn't he a mana user?!”
“What, is the detector broken......?”
THUD, THUD, THUD.
Riman deliberately struck the floor with his heels, making loud footsteps.
Even turning off the shock absorption function of the
That was a measure to keep holding the gazes focused on him.
Keeping countless gazes entangled like that, Riman arrived beside Pyo Seok-jung.
“Have you been well, Mr. Mayor.”
“...You came.”
Pyo Seok-jung turned back to look at Riman unnaturally with his upper body fixed.
It couldn't be helped.
Because right now his body was held by telekinesis.
By the superhuman bodyguard brought by Choi Il-seo, that is.
Riman soon offered a greeting to Choi Il-seo as well.
“Hello, Representative Choi.”
“Ah, hell... No wait, how on earth......?”
Choi Il-seo was flustered.
Because Riman had passed through the mana detector without any problem.
Because as far as he knew, Riman was a mana user.
‘Why? The mana detector should be operating properly right now?!’
Unlike the bewildered Choi Il-seo, Riman wore a faint smile.
Riman said.
“Well that aside, what are you doing right now?”
“......?”
SWISH.
Riman turned his head and looked at one of Choi Il-seo's bodyguards.
The very bodyguard holding Pyo Seok-jung using telekinesis.
Riman spoke in a cold voice.
“Won't you let go, you bastard?”
“......?!”
Telekinesis is an invisible force.
Therefore, in a situation where there were multiple people like this, finding out who the telekinetic user was was almost impossible.
No, noticing the fact itself that Pyo Seok-jung was held by telekinesis was difficult in the first place.
But Riman pinpointed not only that Pyo Seok-jung was caught by telekinesis, but even who used that power at once.
The caught bodyguard flinched and stuttered.
“W, what are you saying......!”
“Where does a bastard carelessly use his ability on a superior without manners?”
“What......?!”
STEP-
As signs of a quarrel appeared, other bodyguards standing nearby stepped forward.
“Let's not make this a big deal, shall we?”
“You guys are the ones who started it?”
“So, can you beat us?”
Bodyguards smirking, trusting in their numbers.
At this, Riman let out a shallow sigh.
“Why do humans never learn even when shown something?”
“What, punk?”
“Falling fruit.”
“What?”
“Satellite, sealed library.”
“What bullshit are you suddenly......”
“Kneel.”
[Weight]
WHOOSH!
THUD!
“......!”
“......!!”
Heavy gravity grabbed the bodyguards by their collars and slammed them into the floor as they were.
Gravity magic.
Along with [Protection], a unique magic that all wizards regardless of lineage could use.
For reference, even now, no wizard had clarified why this was possible.
Thus, while it was a magic with good versatility, it was a magic with a fatal flaw requiring a considerable level of mana consumption.
Therefore, although all wizards learn it, gravity magic was something few used frequently.
Except for someone like Riman, whose mana was virtually overflowing.
“Ugggh......”
Anyway, the bodyguards ended up in a state stuck to the floor by heavy gravity.
There was nothing they could do except groan.
But Riman didn't stop there.
Over the gravity magic already activated once, he overlaid gravity magic one more time.
Heavy gravity added to heavy gravity.
CRACKLE......!
Cracks began to form on the marble floor, and bones inside the bodyguards' bodies began to break.
Only after that terrible sound made everyone's face turn white did Riman withdraw the magic.
“Th... This......!”
Even though his subordinates were trampled like ants, Choi Il-seo couldn't say anything.
Bewilderment and pallor dwelt together on his face.
Of course, he also knew Riman's strength.
But he never imagined Riman would suppress his bodyguards without lifting a finger like this.
Since his bodyguards were also people considered to be in the ranks of considerable strongmen.
Riman said.
“Representative Choi.”
“E, excuse me......!”
“Please don't be under the illusion that you are the only one who can break the rules.”
“......!”
Not a bit of mana was carried in Riman's words.
But this was enough to completely overwhelm Choi Il-seo.
After making Choi Il-seo freeze in that spot like that.
Riman looked around.
Tension and fear were felt from the gazes directed at him.
After confirming that the situation was rolling exactly as planned like that.
Riman turned back toward Pyo Seok-jung.
“Are you okay?”
“...Thank you.”
The telekinesis tightening around Pyo Seok-jung had been released at some point.
“Let's go out for a moment.”
Riman took Pyo Seok-jung and went out to a terrace where there were no people.
Riman said.
“It's been handled well. Now with this, there won't be anyone thinking of touching you, Mr.
Mayor.”
“.......”
“Stupid things. There are always guys who only believe when shown right in front of their eyes like this.”
“So, what matter did you call for?”
“Can you get me one flight ticket to Hong Kong?”
“Hong Kong? That's not difficult. But why......”
“There was a problem on the quarantine side.”
“Quarantine?”
“Yes. It's no problem for me to move alone, but trying to move with Saya made the procedures extremely complicated.”
“Who is Saya... Ah.”
Pyo Seok-jung recalled that large snake Riman always carried around.
Somehow it wasn't visible right now though.
For reference, Saya was currently resting on the roof of this hotel waiting for his master to come out.
“Ordinary pets can board a plane with simple procedures, but it's said that mana lifeforms like Saya can't. Quarantine procedures are also extremely strict, and before that, planes almost never allow them on board. Boat trips have simpler quarantine, but the situation isn't leisurely enough to endure the slow speed of a ship. So......”
“Before that, let me ask one thing. Why are you suddenly going to Hong Kong?”
“My friend went missing there.”
“Friend, you say.”
“Yes. Called Lancelot Powell.”
“Lancelot Powell.”
Pyo Seok-jung, who was nodding his head without much thought, suddenly felt strangeness.
Lancelot?
“Wait, surely you don't mean the Sword Saint?!”
“Yes.”
A light of astonishment dwelt on Pyo Seok-jung's face.
Because there was almost no one on this earth right now who didn't know the prestige of the Sword Saint.
“Wi... With that person, you mean the Sword Saint is friends with you?!”
“Yes.”
Well, although it was a state where the Sword Saint was unilaterally holding his leash.
Riman roughly glossed over it internally, thinking such acquaintance could exist.
“No, well, how......”
“A while ago, I was delegated authorities related to the search for the missing Lancelot Powell from the World Federation Government as well. It means it's a situation where I have to move as soon as possible.”
“.......”
Pyo Seok-jung was lost for words.
Until now, Pyo Seok-jung had thought of Riman simply as a smart and strong wizard.
Of course, his personal power was terrifyingly strong, but this level of genius was something one could occasionally see while living a lifetime.
However, if he was entangled with the Sword Saint, and furthermore the World Federation Government, the story changes.
Riman's power didn't stop at his individual self.
World Federation Government.
Because it meant a string of that massive power reached Riman as well.
‘...He was a much more tremendous person than I thought.’
Pyo Seok-jung nodded and said.
“Good, you said it was a quarantine problem. Wait a moment.”
Pyo Seok-jung called somewhere.
And after having a short conversation, he hung up the phone and said.
“Go to Incheon Airport by 9:30 tomorrow morning. With Saya too.”
“Yes?”
“I've arranged so you can skip all procedures including quarantine and depart immediately.”
“......!”
“Come back safely in one piece. I'll be waiting.”
“Thank you.”
Riman bowed lightly and stepped back.
At that time, Pyo Seok-jung said.
“Thank you for today.”
“Haha, don't mention it.”
Anyway, with this, all primary problems were resolved.
Not only problems related to Saya's departure, but also problems related to Pyo Seok-jung's safety were resolved.
‘Since I staged a performance like this here, no one will touch Pyo Seok-jung for a while even if I vacate my spot.’
Riman saw that the gazes in the banquet hall directed at him were soaked in fear.
People with such eyes would almost certainly not touch Pyo Seok-jung.
Riman came out of the banquet hall.
Then, as if waiting, Saya came and coiled around his body.
“Saya, now you can go overseas too.”
“Shaha!”
Riman got on his motorcycle.
* * *
Procedures at the airport proceeded with lightning speed.
No, frankly, it was questionable whether this could even be called a procedure.
Because from the moment Riman showed his face, every step was just an automatic pass.
“Mr. Leman White? We were waiting.”
Even from the moment he entered the airport, a dedicated staff member escorted Riman.
Furthermore, other than glancing at the electronic passport, nothing particular was done.
Like that, Riman boarded the plane with Saya.
“Wow.”
First class, which he hadn't even expected.
It was a seat he was riding for the first time in his life.
Seats that recline almost to the level of a bed, luxurious meals, high-end liquor provided unlimitedly, and even a mini shower room.
A flying hotel was there.
ROAAAR.......
As soon as the plane took off, Riman said to the stewardess.
“Excuse me, could you give me a bottle of whiskey?”
“Ah yes, you mean a glass?”
“No, by the bottle. One bottle. Please.”
“......?”
The stewardess was puzzled but handed over the liquor bottle for now.
And as soon as Riman received the liquor bottle, he passed it to Saya.
“Shahaaa!!”
Then Saya excitedly started drinking the whiskey straight from the bottle.
The stewardess's expression watching that was truly a sight to see.
Well, if one saw the spectacle of a giant snake with horns and legs chugging whiskey from a bottle for the first time, anyone would have no choice but to make such an expression.
How much time passed like that.
The plane, having entered Hong Kong airspace, gradually lowered its altitude.
Riman looked out the window.
The scenery of Hong Kong, seen for the first time in his life, unfolded before his eyes.
Smog faintly permeating throughout the city center, skyscrapers rising ruggedly like supernumerary teeth.
But among all those lumps of scenery, there was one thing that stood out the most.
Kowloon Walled City.
From a distance, it looked like a giant cube, but looking closer, one could see it was a structure packed tightly with countless high-rise buildings without gaps.
Those buildings were the results created by indiscriminate and illegal extensions over a long period.
Therefore, even within the same building, cases where the age difference between the first floor and the top floor reached over a hundred years were common.
It was at a level where it could be regarded as a massive architectural sediment.
For reference, a place called Kowloon Walled City actually existed on the Earth where Riman lived in his previous life.
Although the scale was a bit smaller, the visuals were almost similar.
However, that place was demolished and disappeared in 1993, but in this world, perhaps something got twisted in the middle, and it was in a state surviving until the year 2200.
“...Even seeing it again, it's amazing.”
Normally, Riman's interest should have ended exactly here.
Because Kowloon Walled City was a place there was no need to go to in
Although called a slum, it wasn't particularly higher in crime rate than other places, nor was it a place where special incidents occurred.
But.......
“Hmm.......”
Somehow Riman couldn't take his eyes off Kowloon Walled City.