The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 154

-He let you go obediently?

"Yes, whether it was because of a series of coincidences or because he was also satisfied to some extent, he didn't try to hold us back."

-That's strange. There's no way that troublemaker would back down so quietly.

At Hercules's explanation, Cheon Yuhwa continued to mutter as if she couldn't understand.

Hercules couldn't understand what Cheon Yuhwa found so incomprehensible, but he didn't interrupt her thoughts by asking questions.

'I needed some time to catch my breath too.'

Unfortunately, his daughter's worried gaze disappeared as soon as he came out of the dungeon.

But as if taking the baton from his daughter, his wife's call came, and she continued to pour out worried nagging for about an hour.

Because he had been constantly tormented by that nagging, he was so mentally exhausted that his whole body was limp.

'I wonder if that Diz guy is leisurely looking around the city with the spirits now. Looking at it like this, it seems it wouldn't have been bad to just live a leisurely life with my wife without creating a guild.'

"…Should I hand over the guild to Plain?"

-Yes? What did you say?

"No, it's nothing. I was just talking to myself."

At Hercules's words, Cheon Yuhwa, who had realized she had been talking too much to herself, took a small breath and said.

-Then what is that guy doing now?

"Ah, that guy is now occupying our guild's guest room and resting. A little while ago, I saw him shamelessly ordering our guild members to go to a nearby place and buy him a hamburger or pizza."

He occupies the guild's guest room, lies on the bed, turns on an anime on the TV, reads novels and manga on a tablet in one hand, and eats the food the guild members brought with the other hand.

Looking at that listless appearance, which was like a model of laziness and idleness, Lee Shin's murderous appearance in the dungeon felt like a lie.

'I first learned through Lee Shin that a person's impression can be completely changed just by the atmosphere they give off.'

Hercules thought that and thought about Lee Shin for a moment.

When he first met Lee Shin, he was convinced he was an enemy because of his appearance and the killing intent he was exuding.

In the first place, the image of Lee Shin he had heard from Alice was far from common sense, so he had been wary.

He had been excited by his daughter's and guild members' worries and had attacked, but the continuous feeling of incongruity had forced him to cool his head.

So he had a brief conversation and found that although he was crazy, he seemed to be able to communicate to some extent, so he had accepted Lee Shin's fight.

And that was the beginning.

As he faced Lee Shin and clashed weapons, he gradually became excited and raised his power more fiercely.

'I wasn't calm.'

Unlike his size, Hercules was surprisingly a type who always fought calmly.

Because for a middle-aged head of a household with a fox-like wife and a rabbit-like daughter, there was nothing more precious than his life.

But this time was different.

Swinging his weapon to attack came to mind before protecting his life.

'Why was that?'

He didn't know then, but now that he thought about it calmly, the answer came out quickly.

'Was I being intimidated by the killing intent that guy was emitting without even knowing it…'

So he had forcibly paralyzed his reason and swung his weapon foolishly.

By now, that Diz guy would have probably noticed.

Because he was a guy who would review a fight by making a simple sketch in a sketchbook every time he had one.

"What kind of guy is that guy really?"

It was a statement that contained various meanings.

Hercules had grown up in the slums and had experienced various hardships from a young age.

On top of that, he had recently become even more accustomed to killing intent while cleaning up Chaotic Players at Cheon Yuhwa's request.

But the killing intent Lee Shin was emitting was completely different from what he had felt until now.

It wasn't a matter of quality or quantity.

It was soft yet sticky, wrapping around the body.

It was cold yet it looked at you with hot eyes.

It was sharp yet it aimed for your life roughly.

The killing intent Lee Shin had shown was so different in class and nature from any other killing intent Hercules had ever felt that he had to use the words 'real' and 'fake'.

'What kind of guy is that guy to be able to emit something like that as if it were nothing? Hoo… he's really in a bad state.'

If he had continued to fight there, he would have probably lost.

It hurt his pride, but as that guy had said, fighting 2-on-1 might have been the only answer.

'It seems I was drunk on the empty name of 'King'.'

While Hercules was shedding the shell he hadn't even known he had, Cheon Yuhwa said as if it were a headache.

-I don't know. My head hurts every day just thinking about that guy, so don't ask me.

Cheon Yuhwa said bluntly, as if telling him not to ask her, but Hercules's eyes sparkled at those words.

'Every day?'

A middle-aged man's characteristic sensor had reacted slightly to Cheon Yuhwa's words.

'What should I do? Should I tease her a bit with this?'

Hercules thought about what to do for a moment, but he soon decided to just let it go.

It seemed that Cheon Yuhwa had said it unconsciously without any particular awareness.

But 0 and 1 are different.

Knowing that, the corners of Hercules's mouth began to rise stealthily.

-Are you listening? Just leave that guy alone for now. If you try to do something, you'll just end up touching a bomb.

Was it because his perspective had changed?

Cheon Yuhwa's words, which he had previously thought of as a warning, now began to feel like a wife's support.

"Alright, I understand."

Hercules said that and chuckled.

Although it was a thought based purely on his gut, he felt that it wasn't entirely impossible.

Because troublesome guys were instinctively drawn to troublesome guys.

***

Dijeok-dijeok-

"Hm? Is it all gone?"

Lee Shin, who had been fumbling with the shelf next to him, got up from the bed he had been lying on when nothing came into his hand.

"You've eaten enough food for ten people and you're thinking of eating more?"

Plain, who was sitting in a chair and working, said with disbelief, having heard Lee Shin's muttering.

At that, Lee Shin just stared at Plain without saying anything.

"Wh-why are you suddenly looking at me like that!"

Plain, who had recalled what had happened in front of the dungeon from the way Lee Shin was staring at her, shrieked in a slightly intimidated voice.

"No, it's nothing much. I was just looking because the food was gone and you weren't giving me more."

"No, why are you telling me that!"

At Plain's words, Lee Shin tilted his head as if it were strange.

But the corners of his mouth, which were smiling widely, clearly showed that Lee Shin was joking right now.

"Hm? Weren't you here to mean that I should tell you if I want something? I thought so."

"No, I'm not! I was just watching you from the side because I didn't know what would happen if I left a dangerous guy like you alone!"

Plain, having thrown away the cool image she usually maintained, glared at him with a sense of injustice and shot back at him.

As their first meeting was what it was, it was somehow difficult to control her emotions in front of Lee Shin.

"Really? Well, then that's fine."

Lee Shin said that and nonchalantly got up from his seat.

As he continued to eat and use [High-Speed Recovery], new flesh had already grown in the places where he had been injured.

He had shown Yireu what he wanted enough, and his body had recovered enough, so there was no reason to be here anymore.

'It's a bit of a shame that I couldn't fight Diz and Hercules properly… but, well, this isn't bad in its own way.'

Diz somehow seemed to want to fight Lee Shin, so it seemed fun to just leave him and make him feel impatient.

Hercules also seemed to want to fight, but honestly, for the current Lee Shin, Hercules was not a very attractive opponent.

Because he had fought a lot with guys who fought with powerful strength as their specialty recently.

Of course, there was a certain amount of regret that he hadn't been able to fight properly, but that regret was not that big.

'Hmm, then have I fought everyone roughly? The three mages are making something, so they've warned me not to come, so that's a pass… then there's only one place to go.'

Just as Lee Shin, who had organized his thoughts, was about to activate the artifact on his neck.

"W-wait!"

Plain, who had instinctively noticed that Lee Shin was about to leave, was startled and grabbed him.

At that, Lee Shin obediently stopped the hand he was raising and looked at Plain, asking.

"Why?"

"Uh…"

But as Lee Shin just stopped like that, Plain was flustered and her mouth stopped.

"Huh?"

"H-how can I become strong enough to defeat you!"

As Lee Shin urged her on slightly, Plain squeezed her eyes shut and shouted loudly.

Lee Shin just stared at Plain's appearance, who was shouting with a spirited cry and blushing, for a moment.

'Come to think of it, thanks to this one, I was able to find a way to resist my ability. Since she's the vice-guild master, she's probably strong in her own way, and since she's Hercules's daughter, she probably has talent too…'

"Will it be an extension of killing time?"

Lee Shin thought for a moment, then checked the tablet he was holding in his hand.

The next series of the book he had been reading until a moment ago caught his eye.

Lee Shin, who had seen that far, said with a wide smile.

"If you want to know that method, do you want to fight me once?"

"What?"

"Ah, don't worry. I'll just defend against your attacks."

"…Alright."

Plain thought for a moment, then slowly nodded her head.

She couldn't understand why Lee Shin was suddenly making such a suggestion, but it was a suggestion that would help her, not harm her.

"Alright, then lead the way."

"…Alright. There's a dungeon nearby that we can use simply, so follow me."

And so, the place she led him to was another dungeon.

In that state, facing Plain, Lee Shin said lightly.

"Now, come at me."

"Are you kidding me right now?"

In Lee Shin's hand, who was telling Plain to come at him, was not a spear, but a tablet with a novel on it.

At that, Lee Shin said with a clear sneer.

"I've wanted to fight like this for a long time. Now, I'm ready, so you can attack as much as you want."

Pajik-

"Hoo, is that so?"

At Lee Shin's words, Plain, who was annoyed to the core, raised her aura.

Plain's aura, as if influenced by its owner, was growing in size, looking like it was blazing, but.

Seuk-

Lee Shin didn't even give Plain a glance and was just reading his novel.

Pajijik-!

"This bastard, really!!!"

(End of Chapter)