The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 54

"Hmm~"

Lee Shin, leading Eun Yeon-woo and Lee Hyun-seok, had a very fulfilling and fun time wandering through the dungeon.

After throwing the two into a group of monsters, he gave them commands using telepathy as if he were controlling game characters.

On the first day, there were some difficulties because Lee Shin could only send telepathic messages to one person at a time.

Dissatisfied with that, Lee Shin practiced here and there with the determination to control both at once, and from the very next day, he was able to send telepathic messages to both of them at the same time.

It was difficult, like controlling two fighting game characters at the same time, but he somehow adapted to that part as well.

Lee Shin, with his mind split in two, diligently gave advice to the two and hammered the basics of fighting into them.

As a bonus, as time passed, he became accustomed to thinking with his mind split, so he split his mind one more time and attached it to Irhegue as an education manager.

Thus, intense days passed, to the point where they entered more than ten dungeons a day.

"Haa, now I think I know how to use it a little better."

"I know, right? It's still a bit clumsy to handle each weapon, but I think changing weapons has become a bit more natural."

As if proving their talents, the two grew at a tremendous speed.

When a week had passed, the two of them could leisurely defeat a top-grade LV.1 boss monster by combining their strength.

Thanks to that, Lee Shin became bored again.

"You guys are too good, so it's gotten a little boring. It was fun to see you guys rolling around and suffering all sorts of hardships."

"Do you have to say it in such a dissatisfied way?"

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Eun Yeon-woo, who answered grumpily, and Lee Hyun-seok, who answered with a bright smile.

Although their reactions were different, both of them knew that they had become so strong so quickly thanks to Lee Shin, and they also felt grateful for it.

In particular, Lee Hyun-seok was so infatuated that his eyes sparkled when he looked at Lee Shin.

"So... to put it in conclusion, are you saying you're bored?"

"Yeah."

At Lee Shin's words, Eun Yeon-woo smiled as if he were in a good mood.

Hearing that the very person who had made him suffer was feeling down made him feel a little refreshed.

"If you're so bored, how about trying knitting? If you say you'll do it, I'm willing to buy you a ball of yarn."

"That's very touching. I feel like I might cry."

Unlike the words coming out of his mouth, Lee Shin's eyes stared intently at Eun Yeon-woo without any sign of tears, but Eun Yeon-woo, who had been with Lee Shin, had also become much more shameless.

Eun Yeon-woo said, smiling broadly just as Lee Shin usually did.

"I'm glad I could be of help."

After saying that, Eun Yeon-woo focused on hunting monsters again.

For reference, Eun Yeon-woo was now aware that Lee Shin's purpose was to make him stronger, but he just decided to play along.

Because hunting monsters suited his aptitude more than he thought, and he also gained a lot.

"Hmm~ Knitting..."

Lee Shin muttered what Eun Yeon-woo had said and was slowly lost in thought.

"Huh?"

In the midst of that, a good idea suddenly popped into Lee Shin's head.

He had thought of an excellent hobby that seemed like it would be quite fun and could also earn him a decent side income.

"Should I try hunting Black Guilds? It'll be a fresh experience since it's different from fighting monsters, and I'll be able to get a lot of money and items."

Once his thoughts began to lean that way, various plans were stacked on top of it, adding weight to the scale.

'I also got a mask item that can cover my face last time, so my face won't be revealed.'

'My hair is a bit peculiar, but that's a problem that can be solved by buying a wig.'

'No one will know my voice if I change it with my internal energy.'

'I can't use a spear, but it doesn't really matter to me even if I use other weapons.'

The more he reviewed it in various ways, the more Lee Shin began to feel as if the world was pushing his back.

"...It seems like it'll be more fun than I expected."

Roar!

With that one word, Lee Shin's mind was completely tilted.

"You guys! You've worked hard so far, so it's a vacation! For a while, go into dungeons by yourselves and review what I've taught you so far!"

And this was the reason why Eun Yeon-woo and Lee Hyun-seok, the two of them, had received a sudden vacation.

"Oh, this is a much more substantial amount than I thought. I did well to aim for the biggest-looking guys."

It was the reason why the Black Guild, [Black Money], which had been doing so well that it was no exaggeration to say that it was in its prime, had disappeared overnight.

***

"I've wanted to try this at least once."

Lee Shin, looking at the men with crew cuts who had collapsed on the floor with blood flowing from their heads, took out the duct tape he had prepared in advance with a smiling face.

"Hmm... I'm anxious, so should I cut the tendons in their wrists and ankles first?"

It wasn't that he was reluctant to take a person's life, nor did he feel any sympathy for them, but Lee Shin decided to let them live for now.

Because he had worn such an eye-catching outfit, he thought it would be disappointing if no rumors spread.

Rip- Riiip-

Lee Shin, after cutting the tendons in the limbs of the unconscious people, began to wrap them with duct tape.

It was a job that took quite a long time, but since it was a job with its own romance, he was able to do it with a happy heart.

On top of that, he got the hang of it as he did it.

First, wrap the wrists and ankles at least three times, tightly enough so that blood can't circulate.

The point is to tie both hands behind the back.

Next, tie the fingers, bend the knees, and then wrap the calves and thighs ten times.

"Hoo~ I added my own arrangement based on what I saw in the movies. I wonder if these guys can get out on their own. I'm a little curious."

Lee Shin, after covering the people's eyes and mouths with the remaining duct tape, smiled in satisfaction.

'I hope they scream in panic or cry in fear when they wake up.'

Lee Shin, who had finished cleaning up, hummed a tune and went upstairs to eat the main dish he had saved.

Lee Shin approached the unconscious [Black Money] guild master, repeated the work he had done downstairs, and then took out a huge carrier from his inventory.

"Now, it's harvest time."

Lee Shin, smiling brightly behind his mask, began to search here and there in the guild master's office and fill the carrier.

'This is amazing. Is everything in here money?'

'Oh, an item. I should pick out the ones that those two can use and then sell them.'

'Oh, the wine looks delicious. I should take one.'

Kwang- Kwang- Kwang-

Lee Shin, after putting all the expensive things he could see, began to break the room with the thought of 'I wonder if there's a secret warehouse~'.

"Keuk... keueuk..."

As Lee Shin was breaking all the furniture in the room and digging into the outer wall, the guild master, who had heard the noise, slowly began to regain consciousness.

At that, Lee Shin approached the guild master.

Slap-

Without any hesitation, he mercilessly slapped the chubby cheek.

"Keuheo-eok!!! What, what!!!"

"Oh, you're conscious now."

Lee Shin smiled, satisfied with his skill, and at that playful tone, the [Black Money] guild master recalled his last memory before losing consciousness.

"You son of a bitch! You, which organization are you from! You! Do you know who you've messed with now...!"

"Yap!"

"Keoheok!"

Lee Shin, who had no intention of listening to the guild master's rambling story, kicked the [Black Money] guild master's overflowing belly.

At the sudden shock, the [Black Money] guild master coughed violently as if he were about to vomit.

"Now, be quiet and listen to me."

At the cold touch on his neck, the [Black Money] guild master forced himself to stop coughing and shut his mouth.

Seeing the [Black Money] guild master like that, Lee Shin calmly opened his mouth.

"Now, first, I'll kindly tell you your current situation. You're fucked."

The tone was still playful, but its content spoke only of the cold reality.

"There's no particular reason. You were just unlucky. I was just wandering around, and you guys just happened to be there. Isn't it fun?"

Lee Shin said, laughing, and the hand holding the dagger also moved slightly accordingly, cutting the [Black Money] guild master's neck.

Tremble, tremble, tremble-

The [Black Money] guild master trembled, feeling the sensation of death right in front of him.

"Now, this is my main point..."

Kwaaang--!!!

"Hiiiik!!!"

Lee Shin stomped his foot hard, breaking the floor, and the [Black Money] guild master screamed as if he were about to faint at the sound.

"You, you have a document that summarizes the locations of the nearby Black Guilds, right? If you just give me that honestly, I'll just stop here and disappear. It's not that valuable information anyway, right?"

Grin-

Lee Shin, smiling brightly behind his mask, uttered one more word as if giving food to a cornered prey.

"For reference, I'm going to attack that Black Guild from now on. If all the Black Guilds near you end up like you, you might be able to make a comeback."

Gulp-

At Lee Shin's words, the [Black Money] guild master, with a feeling of fear or relief, swallowed his saliva and began to speak about the location of the document in a trembling voice.

And far away, under the blue moon, there were people watching the two.

***

"Who is that guy?"

"Beta, what's wrong?"

Two people were standing on the rooftop of a building.

One was a long-haired woman with a faint blue light-colored hair that reached her waist, reminiscent of ice, and the other was a short-haired woman with black hair that seemed to blend into the surrounding shadows.

At the short-haired woman's words, the woman called Beta took out a pair of binoculars from her pocket and said.

"There's a guy who beat us to the place we were going to attack."

"Then what about the money we were aiming for?"

"I think that's gone."

Beta said, looking at the inside of the building with her binoculars.

"The room is a mess, and it looks like he's digging for information now."

Beta said, sighing in disappointment.

They had come this far to take the money and items that [Black Money] had.

[Black Money] had lent money to many people at an enormous interest rate during the time when Pantheon disappeared and the economy was heading for ruin.

And through that, they had earned money that was several times the principal.

Because their methods were very dirty, they were guys with many enemies, and that's why they were chosen as their target.

Because having many enemies meant that it was difficult to identify the culprit.

So they had made a plan and come here to take the money, items, and magic stones that [Black Money] had...

'I didn't think there would be a guy who moved before us.'

Beta sighed softly and checked the overall silhouette of the man who had come up to the rooftop.

'Black pants and a hoodie, his hair color is also black, and his weapons are a long sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left hand.'

As Beta was observing the man, the man who had been in the binoculars suddenly turned around.

At that, Beta focused her vision to see the man's face, but that attempt ended in failure.

Because the man who had turned his back was wearing a mask.

'A mask that is painted only in black without any features, and a smiling mouth is drawn with a white line only on the part where the mouth is... I can't think of anyone.'

But Beta should have been curious about something other than gathering information about the man.

Why he had come up to the rooftop.

Why he was holding a weapon.

And why he had turned his back, looking in her direction among the many directions.

Pajijik-

"Alpha! Run away!"

If she had, she would have been able to get out of that place first.

Beta shouted at Alpha, watching the masked man who was jumping from rooftop to rooftop and getting closer to this place.

But Alpha, instead of turning her back according to Beta's words, narrowed her eyes and held a weapon in both hands.

"Beta, it's already too late."

Thwack-

And as if answering Alpha's words, a light footstep tapped on the rooftop where the two were.

(End of Chapter)