The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 112

"...to steal the leadership was the basic plan."

-Hmm, I see.

Lee Shin, who had heard all of Joker's plans, just kept making 'hmm' sounds as if he understood.

-Well, if we follow your plan, we'll surely succeed unless there are any variables.

"Then, let's move according to my plan..."

-But it's rejected.

"...Haa, what's the reason?"

Joker, who had explained everything, was momentarily enraged when Lee Shin rejected it with a light voice, but he quickly calmed down and asked for the reason.

-Well, if we move according to your plan, we'll surely succeed unless there are any variables. But if that happens, it will be absolutely impossible to completely finish off the leadership.

"...Yes?"

-If we deal with them one by one, it will naturally take time, and the other guys who have raised their guard will prepare various things to protect themselves during that time. Then it will be a bit of a headache.

"Uh... well, that's true, but..."

Joker, who had heard Lee Shin's words, hesitated to speak, mumbling.

But Lee Shin, just by hearing Joker's mumbling, could understand what he was trying to say.

-Hmm? What, were you thinking of just dealing with a part of the leadership and moving on?

"...Yes, because dealing with all of the leadership at once this time is too big a goal."

Joker's voice, as he said that, was trembling with a complex mix of various emotions.

At that, Lee Shin asked as usual.

-Really? Then let me ask you the other way around. Is that kind of revenge the revenge you want?

"..."

At Lee Shin's words, Joker couldn't say anything, as if someone had grabbed his neck and heart.

-I told you to look at reality, but I don't remember telling you to let go of your ideals. You need to know how to change your reality to match your ideals, not change yourself to match reality.

Lee Shin's words spread calmly and seeped into the hearts of the three, releasing a part of the chains they had in their hearts.

After that, Lee Shin added playfully, as he always did.

-And since I'm here, it's not that difficult. On top of that, even if my plan fails, it just ends with me dying alone, right? You guys have nothing to lose, so isn't it okay?

"No."

Alpha, who had been quietly listening to the two's conversation, shook her head and denied Lee Shin's words.

"Smile is also one of my precious people now. I'll be sad if you die recklessly."

At Alpha's words, Beta and Joker quietly nodded their heads.

"Hmm... really?"

The people in the living room were surprised by the voice coming from the direction of the door and looked that way.

There, Lee Shin, who had just finished showering and was slightly wet, was wearing a loose-fitting black box t-shirt and jeans, and was smiling.

Lee Shin approached Alpha, who had said something commendable for a change, and lightly tapped her head with the side of his hand.

It was Lee Shin's own way of praising her.

"Well, I'm strong, so it's okay, so don't worry."

Although it was a voice filled with deep playfulness, strangely, that voice contained a charm that drew people in.

"Smile, are you really okay?"

Alpha asked, rubbing the place where Lee Shin had lightly hit her with her hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I don't plan on dying yet."

The one sentence Lee Shin said now was more trustworthy than dozens of sentences of persuasion.

At that, Alpha nodded her head slightly, and Beta and Joker, who saw that, also looked at each other's faces and then lightly nodded their heads.

"Alright. Then let's go with the plan Smile mentioned."

At Joker's words, Lee Shin smiled as if he were satisfied.

"Alright, then let's rest for a bit and relieve our fatigue for now. Ah, I'm sorry, but Joker, please gather as much information as you can and watch for the right time to move."

"Yes. Teacher. Please help me a little."

"Sigh, alright."

It was the moment the direction of their future activities in Japan was decided.

***

Lee Shin lay blankly on the bed and recalled the conversation he had with Cheon Yuhwa before coming here.

"By the way, what are you going to do while I'm dealing with [Dawn]?"

"What do you mean?"

Cheon Yuhwa asked back with a natural expression.

But there was no change in Lee Shin's expression.

Because what Lee Shin had just said was not a guess based on a gut feeling, but a prediction mixed with conviction based on rational thinking.

"If you had nothing to do, you wouldn't have said this to me, but you would have moved yourself."

It would have been more comfortable for Cheon Yuhwa to do so.

But Cheon Yuhwa chose to use the card of Lee Shin instead of moving herself.

"Isn't it because you have something to do while I'm attacking [Dawn]?"

"Tsk, yeah, that's right."

Cheon Yuhwa clicked her tongue lightly and readily nodded her head at Lee Shin's words.

At that, Lee Shin smiled lightly.

Although Lee Shin's words had hit the mark, he hadn't thought she would admit it so easily without even trying to hide it.

'It feels like she's stimulating my curiosity and then guiding me in the direction she wants. Well, if it's something this guy is doing, it won't be a small incident, so it doesn't really matter.'

He wasn't particularly interested in how things were going.

For Lee Shin, as long as it was fun, he was satisfied.

While Lee Shin was thinking that as he looked at Cheon Yuhwa, Cheon Yuhwa was also thinking about various things as she looked at him.

'Although he's a guy who can lie as easily as he breathes, he's not the type to change his prey in the middle of a hunt, so it should be fine.'

On top of that, there was a calculation that if things went well, she might be able to shorten the time it would take to deal with [Dawn].

"While you're in Japan dealing with [Dawn], I'm just going to train and get some things I need to get, and prepare. And I'll also gather information on the [Black Dragon Society]."

"Hmm~ The [Black Dragon Society], come to think of it, I don't remember hearing about them separately. What kind of organization are they?"

At Lee Shin's words, Cheon Yuhwa shrugged her shoulders as if it were nothing.

"Just think of it as the organization at the top of the Black Guilds spread throughout China. For reference, if you were to compare [Dawn] and the [Black Dragon Society], the [Black Dragon Society] would be more difficult."

"Huh? Are they stronger?"

"No. It's simply because they're hard to find and there are too many of them."

China and Japan.

Just by comparing the area of land where one could hide, there was an enormous difference.

"Hmm~"

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Lee Shin thought about something for a moment before opening his mouth.

"Hmm, but is it okay to just deal with Korea, Japan, and China? There must be Black Guilds in other countries too, right?"

At Lee Shin's words, Cheon Yuhwa shook her head slightly as if she couldn't help it.

"I only have one body too. I can't deal with the Black Guilds all over the world by myself."

"Hmm, then what did you do?"

"I asked other people to deal with the Black Guilds in other countries."

The super-large criminal organization [Crown Clown], which even the government couldn't properly deal with.

[Death Kiss], which had dominated all the underworld businesses in Brazil.

[Bloody Bullet], which had overseen the smuggling business in Mexico.

[Hell Noise], which was said to be at the center of all the incidents that occurred in London.

Besides those, there were countless other Black Guilds that came to Cheon Yuhwa's mind.

'They all need to be dealt with.'

They were the guys who had cheered at the opportunity and committed various crimes in the chaotic situation where monsters were running rampant and destroying cities.

It was cleaner in many ways to deal with them in advance.

'Everyone will have a hard time... but it would be more comfortable to nip the bud in advance.'

Cheon Yuhwa also didn't have the unrealistic goal of completely eliminating all the Black Guilds.

She would be satisfied with just crushing the heads.

Anyway...

"Something else is happening, isn't it?"

"Huh?"

At Lee Shin's sudden words, Cheon Yuhwa was a little flustered and asked back.

But Lee Shin calmly laid out his speculation.

"The most likely thing is the LV.4 dungeon, right? A big chaos is going to happen around the time it comes out, right? So you're trying to clean up the guys who are trying to aggravate that chaos in advance."

"...Haa, why are you so unnecessarily good at guessing in these parts?"

"Well, should I say it's instinct?"

Lee Shin mumbled, as it was ambiguous for him to say it himself.

"Yes, as you just said, something big is going to happen."

"Time? How long do you expect?"

Cheon Yuhwa bit the candy in her mouth and was lost in thought for a moment.

"In my estimation, it could happen in a month, or even sooner."

Cheon Yuhwa left those words and then stood up from her seat to prevent any more information from leaking to Lee Shin.

"Well, anyway, I'll leave the [Dawn] side to you. And if you want to play on the [Black Dragon Society] side too, you'll have to finish within at least ten days."

Grin-

At those words, Lee Shin also stood up from his seat and said.

"I'll finish in five days and go there, so be prepared."

With those words, Lee Shin, who had woken up from his thoughts, looked at the ceiling and muttered.

"Then I should start moving from today... what should I do?"

Devise a plan for future movements?

Rejected.

The basic plan was already laid out, and such a role was more suitable for Joker and Irie than Lee Shin.

'Then I guess it would be good to prepare for the upcoming fight.'

In the current situation, the importance that Lee Shin occupied in the operation was so great that it could be said to be almost everything.

Because the role that the other four would play was basically just to kidnap the leadership in the chaos that Lee Shin had created.

"First, I'll have to wait until Joker and the doctor have looked at the information they received from that broker... so I'll have plenty of time until then."

As Lee Shin was looking at the ceiling and thinking about how to move today.

Kkiik-

The door opened and someone came in.

When he raised his upper body and looked, Alpha had opened the door and was looking at him.

"Why? Do you have something to say?"

"...Smile, do you have time?"

"Well, I can say I'm free."

At Lee Shin's words, Alpha nodded his head slightly.

"Then spar with me."

Alpha said, and then stared at Lee Shin as if to force an answer.

At that, Lee Shin readily nodded his head.

Although he was thinking of preparing moderately, there was nothing much to do for preparation except to buy items.

So it would be good to find out about the grown Alpha's skills before moving in earnest.

"But is there a place to spar?"

"Joker said there's a dungeon near here. We can go there."

"Hmm~ Then tell Beta to go too. I want to see her skills too."

"Alright. I'll bring Beta too."

Alpha said, and then disappeared in the direction of Beta like a child who had been sent on an errand.

At that, Lee Shin chuckled, got up from the bed, and began to prepare to go out.

(End of Chapter)