The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 285

"Ah..."

The Saintesses of Earth and Sea simultaneously felt a strange sensation and let out a small sigh-like sound.

A hollow feeling, as if the being that had been standing by their side had turned into smoke and disappeared, lingered around them.

It was a sensation they had never experienced before in their lives, but they instinctively knew the reason why they were feeling it.

"The sword... is broken."

It was the moment when two of the three great pillars that had supported the world for the church for hundreds of years cracked.

It was the moment when the three pillars that supported the church cracked.

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Free said to rest comfortably and guided them to their respective rooms.

Midra's group was assigned a different room from Lee Shin's group, on the grounds that they had something to talk about.

"...Hyung-nim, do we really need to accept such a suspicious offer?"

As soon as the people who could be called hindrances were gone, Eun Yeonwoo revealed his true feelings without hesitation.

"Well, what's the big deal. It's fun."

At Lee Shin's insincere answer, Eun Yeonwoo sighed as if he had expected it.

"Alright, then since they've also disappeared for a family meeting, shall we also have our overdue talk?"

"It doesn't seem like a very suspicious room, but we don't know what might be in here. Is it okay?"

"It's fine. In any case, they'll only hear us speaking in a language they can't understand. Well, if you're still anxious, I can put up a soundproof barrier."

Cheon Yuhwa said so and flicked her finger slightly.

At that, a pure white light spread from her fingertips and enveloped the room.

"That's right! I had a lot to say to that uncle anyway!"

"Smile, who are they again?"

As soon as the space was created, the first to step forward were Lee Hyun-young and Lee Sieun.

The two rushed to Lee Shin, grabbed his body from both sides, and shook him left and right.

Lee Shin, feeling as if he were being pestered by non-existent cousins, pondered how to get rid of these two.

"Hmm, even if you say that, I don't have much to say. How about you ask them directly?"

Lee Shin pointed in the direction of Mio and Rwen with the feeling of 'don't bother me, you guys play among yourselves'.

Mio and Rwen, who were able to understand their words thanks to receiving the artifact from Cheon Yuhwa, looked at Lee Shin with a look of disbelief after hearing what he said.

From his tone of voice to his expression, it was obvious that he was pushing it onto them because he was lazy.

"No."

"You're just trying to pass it on because you're lazy!"

Lee Si-eun and Lee Hyun-young, seeing Lee Shin's appearance, seemed to have similar thoughts as the two and rejected his proposal, shaking his body even more strongly.

'I don't know why these kids are like this.'

-It's karma, my lord.

Perhaps because there were so many people in the room, and not a single one of them was stopping these two and taking his side, Irhegue's words pierced Lee Shin's chest heavily.

As Lee Shin was grumbling inwardly and pondering how to get these two off of him, he was surprisingly able to get out of their attack easily.

"You shouldn't do that. Oppa is having a hard time."

As Irin, who had been quietly sleeping in a corner, stopped the two, Lee Hyun-young and Lee Si-eun, who had been shaking Lee Shin without mercy, stopped shaking their arms.

"Oppa, as you said, for now, play with them."

At Irin's repeated words, the two looked at Lee Shin with a look of injustice and then slowly let go of their hands.

"Sigh, let's go."

"Ahaha, are you okay?"

Lee Ji-eun and Lee Hyun-seok, who had been watching the situation from the side, comforted the two and walked toward where Mio and Rwen were, following Irin's words.

Lee Shin looked at Irin, who was clinging to him again, for a moment and then asked Cheon Yuhwa.

"What happened while I was gone that the other kids are suddenly listening to her so well? They didn't even know each other before."

"Even if you ask me that, I don't know the details. When I saw them, they had already sorted out their hierarchy among themselves."

At that, the two's eyes automatically rolled toward Eun Yeonwoo, who had been standing still.

At that, Eun Yeonwoo answered as if it were nothing.

"She said we should help hyung-nim next time, and then she rolled us around using the same method hyung-nim used to torment us in the past."

Hearing Eun Yeonwoo's words, Lee Shin roughly grasped the situation and let out a small laugh.

'It seems she used me as a backing to boss them around.'

But there was still something he didn't understand.

"But why are Lee Hyun-young and Lee Si-eun like that? Their reaction seems a bit extreme."

"Ah, them? They challenged her a few times for the position of hyung-nim's younger sister and lost miserably. It seems they've developed a slight trauma."

"...One younger sister for oppa is enough."

Irin said, backing up Eun Yeonwoo's words.

Only then did Lee Shin understand the situation and let out a small, hollow laugh.

To Irin, the bond of family was more precious than anything else.

But those two, not knowing that, had said such things to Irin without fear. It felt amazing that they had shaken him around even after being treated like that.

"But did you guys train too?"

"Somehow, the flow just went that way."

Having thus briefly heard about what had happened on Earth while he was gone, Lee Shin roughly took a seat and pointed at Cheon Yuhwa, saying.

"Well, since you came here with her, you roughly know what you're going to do, right?"

"That's right."

Eun Yeonwoo answered on behalf of the group, nodding at Lee Shin's words.

At that, Lee Shin nodded a few times and then looked at Cheon Yuhwa and asked.

"But why did you bring these kids out of all the many kids? It would have been more convenient to bring the kids from your guild if you were coming with them."

"Your sister insisted. Since she had the bead, it was hard for us to ignore her opinion."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Irin said, as if mumbling.

"...I trained them so hard, it would be a waste not to bring them."

"For us, it would have been better to just stay quietly on Earth... I guess?"

At Eun Yeonwoo's words, Lee Shin looked at Cheon Yuhwa.

"After you disappeared, dungeons started popping up explosively on Earth, and it became even more of a mess. Thanks to that, our guild kids are busy moving around here and there."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Lee Shin nodded as if he understood.

"Irin said so, and since these kids seemed free, you just sent them over here?"

"It was a side benefit."

Cheon Yuhwa answered Lee Shin's words evasively.

At that, Eun Yeonwoo let out a small sigh.

"Thanks to hyung-nim's younger sister, we've come to be your slaves against our will, but how are you going to compensate us for this later?"

"Don't worry. Once this is over, I'll give you a generous reward."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Eun Yeonwoo immediately bowed his waist in half and said.

"I will devote my loyalty to you, noona."

"What, then what about me?"

"Hyung-nim, it's been fun. I'll move out of the house as soon as I get the money."

Lee Shin looked at Eun Yeonwoo, who had immediately turned his back on him and stuck to Cheon Yuhwa's side, with a look of disbelief.

As if reading his feelings, Irin glared at Eun Yeonwoo with a sullen expression, but he ignored her.

It was partly because he had gained enough power through the training so far to stand up to Irin to some extent, but the decisive reason he could be so nonchalant was not that.

"If one person disappears from near your oppa, won't the attention you receive increase that much?"

It was just that he had figured out how to handle Irin.

At Eun Yeonwoo's words, Irin began to ponder with a tempted expression.

"Ouch."

At that, Lee Shin flicked Irin's forehead with his finger and then looked at Eun Yeonwoo.

"She's already a dangerous kid, are you trying to turn her into a yandere?"

"She's already trying to become one on her own."

At Eun Yeonwoo's words, Lee Shin looked at Irin and said.

"You too, don't make a face like you're tempted by that guy's words."

Irin, who had been flicked on the forehead by Lee Shin, looked at Eun Yeonwoo with a sullen expression.

At that, Eun Yeonwoo looked at Cheon Yuhwa and avoided Irin's gaze.

Lee Shin pointed at Eun Yeonwoo's slick appearance and said.

"Well, as you can see, he's pretty smart and has a good knack for things, so feel free to use him as you wish."

"I know. I'm planning on working him to the bone until you bring other people here anyway."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Lee Shin tilted his head and asked.

Cheon Yuhwa's single statement bothered him too much to just let it go.

"You're bringing other people?"

"Yeah, didn't I tell you?"

Cheon Yuhwa said with a confident smile at Lee Shin.

"They said that if we use the distortion of space that was created when they made the dungeons in our world, we could in turn bring people from Earth here."

"...It's not a dungeon anymore. It's at the level of a passage."

"That's what I think too."

Cheon Yuhwa said so and smiled.

"I said we're going to war with the church guys. Soldiers and war materials are essential for war."

"...We'll probably be moving like this for now, but what are you planning to do, hyung-nim?"

At Eun Yeonwoo's words, Lee Shin thought for a moment and then said.

"Hmm, first, I'm going to uproot the nobles who tormented them, and then I'm going to go and repay the debt she owes to her old family."

As Lee Shin pointed at himself and said that, Irin's eyes widened as if she hadn't expected it.

"You don't have to go through all that trouble for me, oppa."

"Even if you're okay with it, I'm not."

Lee Shin said so and cut off Irin's words sharply.

"I can't stand to see my sister getting beaten up somewhere."

At Lee Shin's words, Irin couldn't say anything and leaned her body more against his back.

Feeling that weight, Lee Shin continued.

"Anyway, I think I can handle having a body conversation with her family with my own strength, but it's impossible for me to beat up the kids who experimented on them."

Lee Shin said so and clicked his tongue quietly.

"I need an organization with a systematic information network."

"So you're telling me to do that, right?"

Lee Shin nodded at Cheon Yuhwa's words.

At that, Cheon Yuhwa, as if she had expected it, spat out the words she had thought of in advance.

"You have to listen well when I tell you to do something."

"I'll try."

It was a statement that made the listener unnecessarily anxious, but Cheon Yuhwa decided to trust him for now.

Thus, the two agreed to first make the resistance their ally or a subordinate organization.

And for that, there was something they had to discuss first.

"So how is the presence you felt here?"

"Impossible, impossible. The difference in size is too big. It's literally at the level of a person and an ant."

Lee Shin said so and shook his head, then tilted his head slightly.

"Well, but it'll probably be fine. It just seems like a huge mountain, and it doesn't seem to have any hostility toward us."

"Is that so..."

At Lee Shin's words, Cheon Yuhwa was quietly lost in thought.

And it was at that moment.

Knock knock-

"We have finished the preparations. We will escort you one by one."

At Free's knock, Eun Yeonwoo looked at Lee Shin and asked once more.

"Hyung-nim, I'll ask you one more time, but is it safe?"

"At least, it certainly feels that way."

Grin-

"And since we've come this far, we don't have a choice anyway, so just think of it comfortably."

"...Those are very comforting words."

Eun Yeonwoo, reminded anew of what kind of person Lee Shin was, got up from his seat.

(End of Chapter)