The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 290

"May I ask you something frankly?"

"Huh? What are you suddenly asking?"

After the time that could be called either a meeting with the resistance's leadership or a notification was over and they had gained some free time, Eun Yeonwoo said to Lee Shin and Cheon Yuhwa.

"My head can't quite follow because the situation has changed so suddenly, but what on earth happened in there after we were kicked out of the dragon's lair?"

Eun Yeonwoo, who knew that it would be much less tiring to talk to Cheon Yuhwa than to Lee Shin, didn't even glance at him and looked at her.

At Eun Yeonwoo's rebellious attitude, Lee Shin's lips pouted with mischief, but since it was too much trouble to explain, he decided to just let it go this time.

"To put it simply, after you all left the lair, we made a little deal with that dragon."

"...You made a deal with a dragon?"

Eun Yeonwoo muttered, looking at Cheon Yuhwa with astonished eyes.

Even now, when Eun Yeonwoo recalled the image of the dragon that had been in front of him a moment ago, his heart pounded as if it would burst from its immense power.

A living disaster, a being that could get everything it wanted just by spreading its wings and flying in the sky, that was a dragon.

But what was such a dragon lacking that it would propose a deal to Lee Shin and Cheon Yuhwa?

It would be easier to just take it by force!

'No, more than that, does that mean these two were proudly offered a deal in front of a dragon? If it were me, far from accepting the deal, the moment I heard they had a favor, I would have immediately bowed my head and begged them to just give me any order.'

He felt his mind go blank at the guts and mental structure of the two.

'If I stick with these people, I'll never die a natural death.'

As Eun Yeonwoo was once again vowing to himself that he would one day get away from these two and find peace, Cheon Yuhwa said in a calm voice, as if telling him not to think strange things.

"I was also a bit surprised when the dragon first proposed a deal to us, but after hearing what it had to say, it seems that side also has its own circumstances."

Cheon Yuhwa, who had thought that Eun Yeonwoo was shocked not emotionally but because he couldn't understand logically, said so.

If he wanted, she was thinking of telling him about the existence of God and Gaia that Muel had told her, just to organize her own thoughts.

"I see."

But since Eun Yeonwoo just simply nodded his head to end his reaction, she didn't bring it up separately.

"Then the scales you showed to the resistance guys a moment ago, did you receive them as payment for the deal?"

Lee Hyun-seok, who had been listening to the story from the side, interrupted the conversation and asked.

Lee Hyun-seok's eyes, which were sparkling at the dragon's scales, seemed worthy of the name 'weapon enthusiast'.

"Well, you could say that."

"If you want, you can probably take one."

"Is that for real?"

At Lee Shin's words, Lee Hyun-seok smiled brightly and rushed at the two.

"Yeah, he said he could give as many scales as we want, so one should be fine."

Lee Shin said, pushing Lee Hyun-seok's face away with his hand.

A slight hint of mischief was on Lee Shin's lips as he spoke.

"Well, even if you take a scale, you can't refine it to make a weapon, so it'll just be a nice decoration."

Having said that, Lee Shin took out a few of Muel's scales that he had put in his subspace, spread them out like a fan, and waved them lightly as if to show off.

"Ooooh..."

Looking at the extravagant sight, Lee Hyun-seok swallowed his saliva with a small gasp, and Lee Hyun-young, Irin, and even Tafra, who had been quietly watching the situation from the side, cautiously approached Lee Shin and showed interest in the scales.

If weapons and armor made from dragon scales were the ultimate equipment a knight dreamed of, then a potion made by grinding dragon scales was a panacea for mages.

Considering that, it was not unreasonable for them to show such interest in the scales.

"Here, take it. Don't forget to bow in my direction every time you use it."

After having his fun with them, Lee Shin gave them one scale each.

In any case, in his hands, it was nothing more than a decoration.

'If I need more, I can just ask.'

"Ooh, a dragon's scale!"

"Oppa, thank you!"

"Wow, look at this color!"

"I'm so glad I followed!"

At the unexpected gift, the four shrieked and were engrossed in examining the scales in their hands.

Eun Yeonwoo looked at them for a moment and then let out a small sigh.

"A dragon that suddenly gives away its scales, and the resistance, the biggest force hostile to the church, coming under our control... The plan is progressing so quickly that it's actually scary."

"Ah, for your information, there's more we received as payment for the deal."

"There's more?"

Eun Yeonwoo looked at Cheon Yuhwa with eyes that said, 'what on earth did you get so much'.

"Yes, to be honest, you could say that's the real deal."

Cheon Yuhwa, who was saying that, let out a small laugh as if she herself found the current situation absurd.

"The final stage of the plan I mentioned before we came, do you remember?"

"The final stage... Are you talking about the plan to create a passage that can transport people and supplies from Earth to this world?"

Eun Yeonwoo answered, retracing his memory.

"That plan felt more like a wish list of things that would be nice if they happened."

"It was. Not only the time required, but also various resource issues, and above all, we didn't have the magic to connect Earth and Carnia."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Eun Yeonwoo tilted his head slightly.

Didn't have? Doesn't that sound like they have it now?

Eun Yeonwoo, who was rolling his head like that, suddenly had a thought and his eyes widened as he looked at Cheon Yuhwa.

"...Don't tell me what I'm thinking is right?"

Grin-

"Seeing your expression, it probably is."

Cheon Yuhwa, who had said that, said with a confident smile.

"The necessary mana, the deployment and maintenance of the formula, all of it. The dragon's side has agreed to do it all. In other words, if we tell the three on Earth to prepare, the passage can be opened at any time."

Cheon Yuhwa, who had added, 'He's even agreed to be the gatekeeper and protect the gate, so security is perfect!', smiled and looked at the people present.

They looked at Cheon Yuhwa with blank faces at her words of making the dragon, which had been a symbol of fear, work for them.

Just then, Lee Shin, the mastermind who had coaxed Cheon Yuhwa and created that situation, interrupted the conversation as if it were nothing.

"Ah, and in my case, I've decided to stay at that dragon's house for a while, so don't mind me."

"You're going to stay at a dragon's place?"

"Yeah, I have a few things to ask that dragon."

On top of that, Irhegue was so engrossed with Muel and wanted to talk, so he needed some time.

Lee Shin answered Eun Yeonwoo's words so.

At the words that he would even take over the house he was staying in, the thought that the dragon was pitiful began to creep into Eun Yeonwoo's mind.

But at Cheon Yuhwa's following words, even the sympathy that had been blooming in Eun Yeonwoo's mind flew far away.

"Ah, and because we unexpectedly swallowed the resistance, we'll have to be busy for a while, cleaning up and suppressing the noise coming from here and there."

"Yes?"

"Then I'll be counting on you."

At Cheon Yuhwa's declaration that their original vacation was all cancelled and they had to work from tomorrow, Eun Yeonwoo sighed and muttered.

"Damn pushover lizard."

The fear of when he first saw the dragon had already faded from Eun Yeonwoo's mind.

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A week passed.

"Haa, I'm dying."

As Cheon Yuhwa had said beforehand, she sent Eun Yeonwoo's group to their respective places and kept them busy.

"Just bear with it a little longer, hyung."

"That's right, we can't help it now."

"Haa, I know."

Although it was very difficult both physically and mentally, they silently carried out their assigned roles.

Their current position was, to use an analogy, a rolling stone, no, a boulder.

A boulder with such great power and size that it would completely destroy the original foundation of the house.

But since they had attacked a foundation with an original owner, it was obvious that if they stayed still, they would be eaten in reverse, and to prevent that, they were now suffering and moving like this.

And perhaps thanks to moving with such motivation, their performance was amazing.

Although it was mostly the outskirts, they had dealt with all the noble forces, freed the people of the oppressed villages, and had even cleanly finished off the monsters in the vicinity.

Thanks to that, even the people who had initially been dissatisfied and suspicious of their sudden appearance were beginning to create an atmosphere of at least trusting in their skills.

The things they had accomplished in this one week were that amazing.

It wasn't just Eun Yeonwoo's side that was moving busily.

Cheon Yuhwa was also moving busily to absorb the resistance organization.

Thanks to that, among the existing leadership, it was impossible to touch the Reconstruction Faction, which had united to rebuild their own world, but the Revolutionary Faction, which had united for revenge against the nobles and the church, was about half absorbed by Cheon Yuhwa.

In the first place, most of the members of the Revolutionary Faction were dragonoids, and many of them had belonged to this organization after seeing the dragon, Muel, so there was little resistance to bowing their heads to Cheon Yuhwa, who had come out as his representative.

On top of that, seeing Cheon Yuhwa's rough actions, the belief that she could put an end to this stagnant battle also played a part.

"So how is that side?"

-It's going smoothly.

Cheon Yuhwa, while devouring the resistance, also continued to pay attention to the Earth side.

No, rather, the side Cheon Yuhwa was most concerned about was the connection with Earth.

-Thanks to the unexpected support you got from there, it seems that an initial connection will be possible in about a month.

"A month? Isn't that too slow?"

-Did I misstate that it's incredibly fast?

Crowley said so and cut off Cheon Yuhwa's words with a single stroke.

-In the first place, this was a plan we had only set up in our imagination. If it weren't for the active cooperation of the dragon named Muel, we wouldn't have even been able to execute it.

Cheon Yuhwa also knew that much.

On top of that, she also knew that the three, including Crowley, were working hard, even cutting down on their sleep.

'It's obvious without even looking.'

It was Crowley who had been fidgeting when he heard about the creatures here.

But now that there was a dragon here who had promised full cooperation beyond that, he must be engrossed in research with the other two, even cutting down on his sleep.

'A month...'

Cheon Yuhwa thought, leaning her back against something.

It's not slow.

No, rather, it was a very fast speed.

Originally, she had been thinking of about three months just to set up the preparations.

Now, after a month, if the gate to Earth was created and the people and supplies from Earth were brought here, they would be able to make a full-scale move.

Because moving through borrowed hands and moving through one's own hands were bound to be different in terms of the way of moving and the degree of trust.

And if that happened, they would be able to start a full-scale war with the church, not just simple diversionary tactics to disperse their attention as they had been doing until now.

"Wipe that neck of yours well until I cut it."

Cheon Yuhwa muttered eerily, looking at the ceiling.

"I'll show you exactly who you picked a fight with."

(End of Chapter)