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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 78

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"Now, can we please just leave our squad unattended??”

Ahn Min-tae complained to Lee Hyun-wook, who was tightening the knot of his combat boots. Lately, I feel like I don't like going outside all the time..

"No, it's not neglect, it's a generational change..”

“Um, yeah?”

"Squad leader Ahn Min-tae, now is the time for you to take responsibility..”

When Lee Hyun-wook said that, the corner of the guy's mouth began to twitch..

“Heh heh—hey, not yet..”

In fact, Ahn Min-tae's level is now the highest in the battalion, and he will play a fairly important role in this unit in the future..

And surprisingly, he is showing off his abilities in a subtle way, so if he continues to grow in the future, he could become an unexpected helper..

"what… … I'm doing a good job of filling Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook's vacancy, but I'm still sad that he's been having an affair lately..”

Lee Hyun-wook tapped Ahn Min-tae's shoulder and the squad leader's epaulet..

"I'm sorry about that, but anyway, I'm going to trust you..”

"yes! Don't worry about that... … Yes, please come..”

Yes, it was time to leave the unit for good..

Just today, I had a lot of external schedules..

And one of them was a request from Woo Seong-moon..

‘Anyway, I have to pay for the Hugin.…….'

Yes. Today, I decided to help with the work of the Special Secret Police Department..

Lee Hyun-wook reported to the administrative team that he was absent and came out..

At that time, someone came waving at me from the end of the hallway..

“—Wow, who is this? I'm not the savior of Seoul!”

It was Choi Young-jun who approached making such a fuss..

He raised his glasses and looked around at Hyunwook Lee..

……He looked like he had discovered something interesting..

"Ah, Sergeant Youngjun Choi, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you..”

"Well, the savior of Seoul is always busy.……."

"haha……."

At this time, these two people weren't particularly close..

In other words, if he came to me like this, there was a good reason..

“But Hyunwook, there is one thing I want to ask you.……."

I knew it.......

"That rumor about the Sword Saint Beater, that's true.?”

"ah… … That's an exaggerated rumor..”

Lee Hyun-wook looked embarrassed..

'Damn why did it spread…….'

Sword Saint Beater…….

But in fact, it was a word that should not have been spread like this. Everything that happened in the main sanctuary of Mt. Bukak is confidential..

‘Anyway, wight tree guard…….'

There was no way government agents were spreading information about classified operations, so the rumor probably came from there..

And at least for Choi Young-jun, who had a passion for the 'sword', such rumors could not help but be bothersome..

“But what? No way, I'm going on vacation today too?”

“yes, that's right.”

“Ah—that’s a shame. I was going to ask you to train with me.……."

Choi Young-jun showed a truly regretful expression..

Right now, he feels like a somewhat immature boy, but in the future, he will grow up to be a mature hero.…….

‘Did I steal Choi Youngjun’s growth experience?…….'

The 4th wave was a very important event in Choi Young-jun's growth..

However, thanks to Lee Hyun-wook's performance, this has completely disappeared..

‘……But it's not the time to question that in the first place..’

Lee Hyun-wook didn't really care that the future was changed and someone else's fate was changed by him. As he monopolizes all the talent and experience, many heroes will disappear.…….

‘And none of them could save the world anyway..’

In the end, it was only Lee Hyun-wook's job to do..

‘And Choi Youngjun is a true genius. He'll grow up to be a hero eventually, somehow, and that's when I just need to help..’

Choi Young-jun said that Lee Hyun-wook is a genius beyond himself..

However, Lee Hyun-wook did not agree with that part..

At least when it came to swords, I couldn't keep up with Choi Youngjun's senses..

‘Anyway, there's going to be an uproar on the Internet again.?’

On the way out of the unit in the car sent by Woo Seong-moon,

Lee Hyun-wook searched for articles related to himself on his smartphone..

- Rumors of 'Sword Saint Beater' emerging as Lee Hyun-wook's new title? Hidden truth? Lee Hyun-wook himself is still consistent with mysticism.……

- Revenge of the late Guk Pyo-seong? Lee Hyun-wook, who beat up the Sword Saint Assassin Okita Kaito, how much of the rumor about him is true??

"under……."

This issue was spreading all over the world..

‘I need to be careful about the back of my head.…….'

With such an insulting story being spread, Okita Kato's pride must have been crushed, and he thought he was going to grind his teeth..

Of course, I did confiscate some of my teeth to be replaced.…….

- Lee Hyun-wook, the savior of Seoul, defeats the Geomseong assassin? Domestic swordsmanship players say, “This is ridiculous!” refute with all your mouths…….

And as expected, those who did not believe in Lee Hyun-wook's performance appeared, and at the center of it all was Han Hee-yoon, a disciple of the former sword master Guk Pyo-seong..

She used to openly say that she would avenge her teacher, but last night, she criticized rumors about Lee Hyun-wook through social media..

- Let's see for real, but the rumors are getting worse lol. It's a fact that Lee Hyun-wook is the hero who saved Seoul, but how can he beat Kaito Okita? LOL This is something that will make Lee Hyun-wook get criticized too, guys.

I can't stand to see that guy who I've never even seen in real life get drunk on steel rain and now he's sucking it up with all kinds of brain teasers. Really, why? Just call me Dragon Slayer?

Anyway, Okita Kaito will soon die by my sword.^^

‘……Well, honestly, it’s okay to think this way..’

For players with sword-related abilities, the fact that Lee Hyun-wook, a control type, defeated Okita Kaito in a head-to-head match would be unacceptable and also hurt their pride..

Hyunwook Lee checked the comments on the post..

As expected, it was a huge mess..

‘Hmm, the polar steel guy... … What is this again??’

Steel dad… … That was referring to Lee Hyun-wook's biggest fan..

As Lee Jeong-jun said yesterday, Lee Hyun-wook's fan base was considerable on the Internet. And when there is a side, there is a side, and in the comments on that post, an arena opened up and people were biting each other..

'Still, there will come a day when this public opinion will be helpful..’

He has now emerged from the shadows into the sunshine. And one day, there comes a time when you have to go to the forefront and announce the existence of the villain and respond..

At that moment, these images would have great power..

***

Lee Hyun-wook completed surveillance observations of the Taesan guild facilities using Hugin. But he didn't have any problems to catch..

However, because there was a need for such detailed surveillance on a regular basis, Lee Hyun-wook was scheduled to be mobilized once or twice a week..

‘It's annoying, but it's something that has to be done for a while..’

Afterwards, Lee Hyun-wook headed to the Shingil’s Hope Guild office..

But Park Jun-mo was at the guild office..

"ah! Are you here??”

“……huh? Park Jun-mo, why are you here so early??”

"Haha— Well, I have nothing to do and came right after seeing my grandmother..”

Park Jun-mo took a vacation of 7 nights and 8 days, and Lee Hyun-wook asked him to take just one day today, so he came here..

“Yes, your grandmother is in good health.?”

"yes! This time, we completely changed the boiler and windows. lol—”

This dutiful guy mobilized all his reward points and cashed them in, and said that he completely renovated his grandmother's old house during this vacation..

"By the way, Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook……."

"huh?"

"What's going on this time, why are you calling me like this?……."

When Park Jun-mo asked that question, his expression became quite dark..

"hmm… … You look like you don't really want to call me.?”

"Oh, how can that be possible? You are my benefactor……."

Well, every time I was with Lee Hyun-wook, something big happened..

So it was natural for me to reflexively feel anxious..

"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen this time. Let's go somewhere first.”

"Ah, yes!”

A few days ago, Kang Jeong-du's workshop completed its move to near the Hope Guild office. About 5 minutes away from here, Hyunwook Lee and Junmo Park headed there..

“Oh my, you came! haha—”

Kang Jeong-du's expression as he greeted Lee Hyun-wook was unusually bright..

"Elder, no, I should call you director now..”

"Hehehe, not much to say! Isn’t it all thanks to this boss?!”

That name was hanging on the third floor of the building. As this place was originally a logistics warehouse, the facilities were more than ample..

In addition, at the same time as the expansion, 6 employees were hired, and like Kang Jeong-du, they were blacksmiths who had been left out of the blacksmith guild's eyes and were left out in the cold. .

"Haha, by the way, I brought a lot of work yesterday.?”

Lee Hyun-wook said that and turned his head..

2A trailer containing fragments of all kinds of mechanical monsters taken from the hidden stage 'Gnome Ruins'..

As these items were a condensation of gnome technology, they would be of great help in developing 'magical engineering research' skills in the future..

“no. It's like a precious gem to us.!”

“How are these materials helpful for your work??”

"Yes, very textbook level! We are looking closely.!”

At this time, these were rare samples that were difficult to obtain..

"Oh, and try this one..”

Lee Hyun-wook presented him with the hammer of Hephaestus, or rather, an item still called the ‘hammer with mysterious power.’.

“oh......."

However, Kang Jeong-du, who accepted it, was not that surprised. At first glance, the performance did not seem very good..

However, after swinging it a few times, you would realize that this was a 'potential item'..

‘I'm looking forward to the items that hammer will create in the future. Maybe each iron bead can be given various magic........'

The reason manufactured items were undervalued compared to regular items was because it was quite difficult to give them ‘skills’..

However, when using Hephaestus' hammer, the manufactured item is also given the appropriate skill with a certain probability..

'In other words, it is an item that can bring about a seismic change in the item market..’

At that time, someone came up behind Lee Hyun-wook..

"Hey, President Lee Hyun-wook, it’s really hard to see your face.?”

That voice was Kim Se-hee..

But she was wearing a denim jacket and for some reason she had makeup on..

"Sergeant Kim, what's going on here? I went on vacation last year.?”

At that question, her face crumpled..

"What, what? Anyway, I got discharged and came back to work! Now I'm here to pick up the item I ordered last time..”

"ah… … Have you been discharged? ah......."

Come to think of it, two days ago was Kim Se-hee's discharge date?…….

"Wow, you tried to persuade me to join the guild after you were discharged from the military, but now that you’ve become the boss, you don’t even care about this? My first impression of this guild is not very good.?”

"Oh, well, and the president is Cheolsu-hyung, not me.……."

"President Park says he is actually the CEO of Baji, right? He shouldn't shirk responsibility. Who put the contract in front of me??”

“Hmm, why is he talking nonsense?……."

“But, anyone would think that he was discharged before me. I've already successfully conquered the dungeon and am appearing on the news.?”

“haha……."

Last night, following Park Moo-han's interview, Lee Hyun-wook was once again in the spotlight as rumors spread that he was a swordsman beater..

"Oh, Sergeant Kim—not Team Leader Kim, that’s good. I have time today and tomorrow?”

Kim Se-hee tilted her head at Lee Hyun-wook’s words..

“……Um, why??”

"I have a place to go with you. This is also part of the job.”

At that question, Kim Se-hee made a shocked expression. She, like Park Jun-mo, seemed to be feeling an unknown sense of heterogeneity..

"Um, where… … But just the two of us?”

"no. There's one more person.”

Lee Hyun-wook pointed to Park Jun-mo..

Kim Se-hee's eyebrows furrowed..

“ah… … This again makes me very uneasy.……."

1After some time, Lee Hyun-wook took the two people and headed to a large sandwich panel warehouse on one side of the laboratory..

It was originally a place to store things like trailers, so it was quite large, but now it was empty and empty..

“……No, the place to go is definitely not this warehouse.?”

"You're half right. No one will sneak through here..”

"yes? What on earth does this mean?……."

Lee Hyun-wook took out ‘Friedwen’ that was engraved on his right hand..

“……Why is it a shield all of a sudden??”

"oh… … It's so cool! Is it really hero level??”

No, it's legendary level..

But Lee Hyun-wook put it down in the middle of the warehouse without answering..

"Okay, everyone step back..”

Lee Hyun-wook measured the size of the warehouse again..

‘If it is a small airship, it can be summoned sufficiently within this space..’

Hyunwook Lee infused mana into the shield, Pridwen..

Wooooow——

Then, the surface of the shield began to turn pure white as if it was heating up, and a dark halo of light spread in all directions..

yes——!

The next moment, the entire area in front of my eyes was filled with white light..

A scene where the volume of the shield seems to increase thousands of times.—

Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo took a step back without realizing it..

"Uh, what is this?!”

Soon, as the light subsides…….

"omg!”

A huge object appeared in that place..

"—Now, submarine?”

Yes, it seemed that way at first glance..

A long, oval-shaped white body measuring about 20 meters in length and up to 3 meters in height... … Following the smooth curves of the streamlined shape, eight wings were embossed as if embracing the surface..

And that huge object was floating about 1 meter above the ground like an electromagnetic levitation train..

- Fridwen has been switched to ‘airborne’ mode.

"uh… … rain, unfair......."

Kim Se-hee must have realized its identity, and muttered that..

"Where on earth did this come from??”

Kim Se-hee once again had questions about this man, Lee Hyun-wook. As time went by, more and more surprising things were revealed that were beyond common sense, so there was no time to get used to it..

Lee Hyun-wook walked towards it without answering..

‘Friedwen, this is my first time seeing you in person too..’

Then I placed my palm on the surface..

Then, the front door of the ship opened and a staircase came down..

Clap—pushy——

“Come on, get in.”

The two people just stood blankly at Lee Hyun-wook’s words..

"You shouldn't be surprised here. Because the real thing is different..”

Hyunwook Lee said that and entered the Friedwen..

Its internal size could be seen as similar to that of a small submarine..

However, since it was operated by magic, the 'magic circuit' drawn on the surface replaced various facilities, so there was no need for an engine room or piping to exist..

In other words, it was a structure that enabled much more efficient use of space..

Lee Hyun-wook put off watching the sights and went to the bridge and grabbed the control stick of Friedwen..

Although it was made with gnome technology, the bridge was surprisingly implemented in the shape of an ordinary airplane cockpit..

“……I know how to control this thing.?”

"in fact… … This is my first time riding it too..”

"But no way… … I'm not trying to manipulate you.?”

At those words, Lee Hyun-wook chuckled..

"Team Leader Kim, I still don’t believe in magic..”

“……yes?”

There was no need for Lee Hyun-wook to control this directly..

He displayed the list of Laputa Master permissions in front of him..

[Laputa: Master Permissions]

1) Emergency Return: Return to Laputa's 'Order Tower'.

* ‘Friedwen’ is required to use this function. (Wait to reuse: 24 hours)

“emergency return—”

When his orders were given…….

Wooooow——!

The entire Prydwen trembled, and a halo of light covered the entire hull. Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo were shocked and grabbed onto anything..

"uh!"

yes——

In an instant, the scenery before my eyes changed..

Whoa whoa——

The scenery of a crowded warehouse changed to a bright blue sky..

The dramatic change was so unrealistic that it felt like I was dreaming..

“What, what! Where have we come now?!”

"I'm in the sky of Seoul.”

Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo held the window and looked out..

blue sky—

Their gaze soon and slowly tilted downward..

"La, Laputa—!”

The aerial city of Seoul, which I always had to look up at, now looked bent down below my feet..

In other words, they were now on Laputa..

Hyunwook Lee also walked up behind them and looked down at Laputa..

"Well, welcome to our guild's secret base..”

It was the ability to overlook Seoul given to the savior of Seoul..