The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 190

"Hooo…"

Raven sat down in a chair as if collapsing, at the same time as she finished the communication.

She hadn't known it when she was talking to those two because her head was heated, but it seemed her body had been quite tense.

Simultaneously with ending the conversation, a feeling of exhaustion washed over her body, and her heart pounded rapidly as if she had done some strenuous exercise.

Although she was tired and her body didn't have much strength, it wasn't such a bad feeling.

To make a comparison, it was similar to the pleasant feeling of exhaustion after a workout.

"…I should have tried rebelling like this sooner."

"What, it hasn't been long since you became my younger sister, and you're already in your rebellious phase?"

While Raven was enjoying the refreshing feeling of liberation, Lee Shin, who had opened the door and entered, said with a wide, teasing smile.

"Oppa, hello."

"…Aren't you annoyed with me?"

But as Raven greeted him as if she were happy to see him, Lee Shin's expression changed to one of disappointment.

"No. You're my oppa."

"I really feel like I'm going to die from awkwardness when I talk to you."

Raven looked at Lee Shin with eyes that said, 'did I do something wrong?'

At that, Irehgue said in a voice mixed with laughter.

-Don't worry. It's just that he's not used to receiving affection from someone other than his family, so he's showing a rejection reaction.

"…I'm his younger sister."

As Raven muttered in a slightly dejected voice, Irehgue flapped his wings and flew in front of her.

-It seems his heart hasn't accepted you yet. But don't be too disappointed. Because even though he looks like this, he's trying to keep his promise to you somehow.

As Irehgue gave Lee Shin a look, he said in a voice mixed with a sigh.

"Aren't you being too serious about teasing me?"

-It's largely your fault that I was born with this personality, so blame yourself.

"…Sigh, I'm not usually someone who loses with words."

-If you want qi deviation, do as you please.

"Never mind."

Lee Shin said that, placed a glass of cool lemonade on the table, and then gave Raven a look.

As Raven raised her eyes, Lee Shin was stroking his arm with a disgusted expression, and Irehgue was chuckling and laughing at him.

Raven looked at the two for a moment, smiled lightly, and then drank the lemonade.

Perhaps thanks to the sour taste of the lemon, she felt her drained energy being replenished.

"You seem to have had a hard time."

"A little. But I feel refreshed now, so it's good, oppa."

At Raven's smile, Lee Shin sat down in a nearby chair and asked.

"How did the work go?"

At Lee Shin's words, Raven quietly made a 'V' sign with the hand that wasn't holding the glass.

"I provoked them well, just as you told me. And I also leaked clues about the Hell Cult in the video during the conversation, so they probably understood. What about you, oppa?"

"It went well on this side too. Thanks to the artifact you made, I've completely grasped the locations of both of them."

In the warehouse where Raven had been confined in the past, there were numerous artifacts.

Raven had spent her time disassembling, modifying, and combining numerous artifacts based on the knowledge she had read in books in that poor environment.

And in Raven's hands were now the excellent tools for mages that she had bought at the department store and the numerous magic stones that had been rolling around in Lee Shin's house.

In other words, it was simple to check where the signal sent through the communication crystal ball was going.

'It seems it's impossible to track the location continuously… but well, that doesn't matter. It doesn't really matter where they are unless it's a necessary moment.'

Lee Shin thought that and opened his mouth.

"I don't know who is who, but one of them is in Russia, and the other one has been in Shanghai, China from the beginning."

"That's a relief, oppa. It's close to Hong Kong, where the Hell Cult's headquarters is."

"Yes, well, in terms of time, it seems appropriate."

"I know, right? If he had gone to the US, it would have been a headache, so it's a relief."

Lee Shin said that and smiled with satisfaction.

The stage was successfully set, and the pieces placed in their respective positions had also begun to move slowly.

So now it was time to watch them move and prepare for the time when he would get on the stage himself.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Lee Shin smiled, his lips curling up.

Just as Irehgue was burning with enthusiasm, staking his pride on this fight, Lee Shin was also sincerely looking forward to this fight.

Because this was the first time he was facing a fight where the possibility of dying miserably was greater than the possibility of winning, even if he made all possible preparations.

'I should prepare as much as possible from now on.'

Lee Shin glanced at the [Black Room] in his hand.

Come to think of it, he had received this too, but he hadn't been using it.

'I also need time to get used to the tools, so I should probably get the tools first and then practice.'

Lee Shin thought for a moment about where he could get the tools.

If he entered a dungeon and cleared the boss room, an item would come out, but an item that came out randomly from a dungeon of the level that was left now would not be very useful.

"Is there a place where an item like this glove is rolling around… ah."

Lee Shin muttered to himself, and then, as something came to his mind, he opened his mouth slightly.

'That Crowley guy, he's probably in a dungeon experimenting with new artifacts with the kids by now, right?'

Grin—

Lee Shin's lips drew a wide arc.

"This is my first time doing a spy infiltration action, I'm looking forward to it."

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"It's been a while since I've been here too."

-Shouldn't that be what that kid is saying, not you?

"Is that so? Then let's just say I said it for her."

-How selfish.

Lee Shin listened to Irehgue's scolding and looked around.

They had come back to the base of the Italian gangster organization they had defeated a week ago.

"Unlike a week ago, it's deserted, so it doesn't seem like the police arrested them, right?"

"Yes, oppa. Probably another nearby organization wiped them out. Because we made quite a scene back then."

Raven said that, yawned slightly as if she were tired, and then rubbed her eyes.

And for good reason, until now, Raven had been moving without proper rest or sleep, relying on the unfamiliar knowledge she had received through Lee Shin's memories in a completely changed world, with the sole determination to grant his request.

'On top of that, she even used teleport continuously to come from Korea to Italy, so it's not unreasonable for her to be tired.'

Lee Shin thought for a moment and then said.

"If you're tired, rest here. It doesn't matter if I go alone."

"B, but…"

"It's fine. This time, it's much more convenient for me to move alone. I have no intention of getting caught, but if I do, it might get a little troublesome if you're with me."

At Lee Shin's words, Raven hesitated for a moment, and then nodded her head.

"Alright, oppa. Then I'll rest for a bit, so go and come back."

Raven muttered in a slightly dejected voice and then entered a room in a corner of the base, which now looked more like a ruin.

"Huh? You don't have to stay here. If there's a hotel nearby, you can rest there…"

"It's fine, oppa."

Raven answered Lee Shin's words with a smile, and then lightly tapped the floor with her foot.

Kukukung-

At that, the tiles on the floor suddenly opened like a door, and a basement appeared.

"As expected, it seems they didn't find this place."

"Oh, what. There was a place like this?"

"Yes, it's a resting space I used when I got sleepy while experimenting. It has all the necessary facilities, so it's comfortable."

Looking inside, it was quite spacious, and even furniture like chairs and beds were properly prepared.

Although there was a little dust, proving that it hadn't been managed, it wasn't unusable after wiping it a few times with his hand.

"I'll just sleep here for a bit. Wake me up when you get back, oppa."

"Alright, I understand."

As Lee Shin nodded his head, Raven threw herself onto the bed as if collapsing, and soon fell asleep, making a purring sound.

-Why are you just standing there without leaving? Are you worried about this one, leaving her in a town full of gangster organizations?

"No, why would I worry about her. She's the one who can wipe out the town here by herself."

Lee Shin chuckled.

"I was just looking because I was a little envious that she doesn't need to carry a blanket because she has wings."

-Hmm, this body also has wings, are you envious?

As Irehgue asked, flapping his wings teasingly, Lee Shin thought for a moment and then said.

"No, feather wings look fluffy, but your wings don't look fluffy, so I'm not very envious."

-Are you trying to fight?

"No."

Lee Shin said that and touched the choker on his neck.

Although it was now just a choker with a good fit, since the function that could track his location had been properly blocked by Raven, it was still strangely bothering him.

Because he didn't know what kind of outlandish artifact [Meister], no, Crowley, might have made.

And so, Lee Shin left the base and walked down the street.

-By the way, how are you going to get back to [Meister]?

'I've already thought of that. Now, if I walk like this, with my strength drained and drooping as usual…'

"Hey, you there!"

Before Lee Shin could finish his words to Irehgue, he heard someone shouting loudly.

Looking there, a few people were smiling at Lee Shin with a swaggering posture.

'See?'

-The last guys and these guys too. It seems that gangsters are all just idiots.

At Irehgue's grumbling, Lee Shin looked at the guys, or more precisely, the car behind them, with a smiling face and said.

"That car of yours looks nice."

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Infiltrating the [Meister] guild was easy.

After entering confidently from the front, he slightly lowered the mask that was covering his face and showed his face to the guild's receptionist, and she was surprised and immediately bowed her head.

Since he had shown his face entering the guild with Lee Rion before and walking around the guild following Crowley, Lee Shin was recognized by them as a super VIP who was close to the guild master.

If a long time had passed, it might have been different, but since it had only been a week, there was no way they would have forgotten Lee Shin's face.

For reference, he had taken the minimum measures to prevent the news from spreading elsewhere.

"I'm currently carrying out a secret mission. I'm sorry, but could you help me a little?"

"It's not a difficult task. I just ask that you keep the fact that I came here a secret for just one hour."

"Thank you. I can't give you a detailed explanation because it requires confidentiality, but your decision now has been a great help."

As he said these lines with a serious look and voice, the receptionist also closed her mouth as if she had received a grave responsibility and nodded her head seriously.

Do you know the way to a perfect kidnapping?

Wearing a mask and forcibly putting someone in a huge van is a method used by amateurs.

A true expert, after stealing the attention with a flashy drift, says to the kidnapping target, 'I finally found you! The guys who are still chasing are behind, so get in quickly!'

It's to make the kidnapped person not even realize that they are being kidnapped.

'It's going more smoothly than I thought. The intruder alert system in the guild master's office is lax, so I should write a note telling them to prepare properly.'

-If they see it, they might collapse from a stroke, so it would be good to rob them spectacularly this time.

While having such a conversation, the two moved their feet to the guild master's office.

The plan was to check the catalog of artifacts in the guild master's office, take only the desired items from the warehouse, and then quickly get out of here.

Kiiik-

But the moment he opened the door of the guild master's office and entered.

"You're here?"

"…I thought the security was lax for some reason, but now I see, there was no need to guard it."

Lee Shin let out a hollow laugh, thinking that things wouldn't be so easy.

And Cheon Yuhwa, who was waiting for Lee Shin in the guild master's office, said with a smiling face as she looked at his expression.

"I found you, you troublemaker.”