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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 251

#251

Kang Hwan-gye (3)

“Hmm, so you're saying there's no such thing as a map.?”

“Yes, yes! As you can see, in a small farm like ours, we can't have that and we don't need it. There are some rough markings of nearby mountain trails and village locations, but they are more like crude scribbles than a map. Yes···.”

Hwangrimchaeju Gongpal, the leader of the bandits who had set up camp on Mt. Yanghyeong, continued to grovel and quietly break out in a cold sweat..

Although he was faced with a handsome young man who looked much younger than himself, there was nothing left in his heart to look down on the other person..

In the martial arts world, where it was not uncommon for women who were considered ordinary or children who had not yet studied Jihak (15 years of age) to achieve great heights, banditry was also an extreme occupation..

Unlike other people who sit on a small mountain path and earn small amounts of money, even though it is not a very big mountain, it is still possible to cook wild vegetables only if you learn sesame seeds..

Moreover, isn't this the era of warring states where the country that ruled the world has collapsed and warlords from the Sedogawa region and armed groups from various regions are repeatedly joining forces??

Of course, he was a martial artist whose ball and arm skills were barely at par with first-class chin-ups.···.

‘monster? ···No, is it fresh? Damn, what kind of sudden lightning is this?!’

The young man in front of him was an incomprehensible being that even he could not fathom..

When my subordinates first brought in a young, pale-faced scholar, I wondered if they had captured a son of a noble family for ransom..

The style of clothes he wore was clearly similar to military uniform, but the material and stitching seemed unusual..

‘Damn, I should have noticed the eyes and ears when I saw them. You damn bastards! If you were such a monster, you should have told me sooner.!’

It was a defeatist decision to just pass it over because I thought I was a deformed child among people of color..

So, before I could properly listen to what my subordinates said, I went out strong to show my dignity as the leader.···.

creepy—

Right after that.

The moment my eyes met those star-shaped pupils filled with boredom.

He was able to experience a fear he had never imagined before..

‘Thrive, I remember that time again···.’

Gongpal, who was standing politely in front of Harris, who was lost in his own thoughts, gently stroked the goosebumps on his forearms..

A creepy feeling as if all things in the world, including heaven and earth, are hostile and staring at you..

I prided myself on having lived with nature and the mountains all my life, but at that time, the forest, which was as comfortable as my home, felt like the stomach of a wild beast..

And the situation after that was now.

“Hmm... Hunan Province, Hunan Province. And the war is still going on.”

Harris sat on the animal skin-covered chair that used to be his seat and muttered to himself..

Just like its appearance, it was a soft voice like a rolling jade ball, but to Gongpal, it was no different from the words of King Yeomra..

Afterwards, he had to rack his brains for a long time with his subordinates to give Harris the information he wanted..

‘I should have moved somewhere else a long time ago!’

Until the existence that is no different from a natural disaster is moderately satisfied and leaves..

***

Whoa whoa—

A human figure flying across the sky as if it were a bird.

It was Harris who collected the necessary information and set out again..

‘I'm sure it's because more than 10 years have passed since the last information was made known. The situation seems to be more serious than previously investigated..’

We already knew that the empire that ruled this land had collapsed and wars had begun in various places, but now that had been going on for more than ten years and security had deteriorated to a serious level..

There were constant fights, big and small, not only at the provincial level in each region but also at the county level..

‘It's the same here in Hunan Province..’

These days, as time has passed, large-scale all-out wars do not occur as often as they did in the early days..

Should we say that the situation is roughly fixed and the two sides are eating away at each other's territory based on minor local warfare?.

Among them, the largest forces in Hunan Province are the military clique of General Wongang, a member of the military clan, the Dongdongsipbaechae (洞庭十八寨), a numerical alliance centered around Dongdongho, and the Xingshan faction (衡山派), the representative of political factions in the region. ) was.

‘It is said that various minor powers clung to them according to their respective interests. I don't know how bad it was that the enemy got one of them..’

That was something I just had to go and check for myself..

···Yes, Harris was now heading to Dongdong Lake, the home of the Eighteen Houses of Dongdong..

There was no particular reason for choosing that destination..

Just because it was the closest.

‘I don't have time, so how long are you going to be nitpicking on the outskirts? Just hit the big guy and rip him out if he needs anything.!’

Moreover, Dongdong 18 was a den of thieves, so there was nothing to worry about..

They must have been forcibly collecting wealth based on their power, so even if they get robbed, they will have nothing to complain about..

‘Projecting the power of a spirit that exists in another dimension does not reduce the power that much. Is it because of the 5 million point ‘Dimension Barrier Reduction’?.’

In addition, Harris' condition was not 100% perfect, but it was much better than initially expected..

Perhaps because I was far away from the World Tree, the peculiar laziness that had been filling me up until now had faded away quite a bit..

‘oh? I found another one.’

While crossing the sky for a while,.

Harris felt a presence at the edge of his senses, so he turned in that direction and fell to the ground..

Wow—

The place that caught his eye was a shallow natural cave in a crevice in a cliff..

A place with cracks and irregularities that cannot be seen unless you look carefully..

When he got down there, he naturally stretched out his hand.—.

I grabbed the stem of a certain plant and pulled it straight out..

Just because of that, the human-shaped root was pulled out cleanly without any resistance, and there was not a single speck of dirt on it..

“This is the third one. This one is better than the previous two combined.?”

Harris looked at it, nodding approvingly..

This grass root was the so-called elixir, a mysterious herb full of ‘ki’, the energy flowing in this world..

‘Is this the human-shaped ginseng that I only heard about? that's interesting. The roots really look like people?’

Perhaps because of the nature of energy, which is basically light and free, but whose density increases endlessly when it comes together, there were many spirit creatures in this Ganghwan world whose natural energy was concentrated beyond this level..

Things that are hard to find in Outerica, which is based on mana and feels somewhat heavy and sticky..

This puppet was also a spiritual herb that had the spirituality of a plant and could hide its own energy, but for high elf Harris, who literally felt the nature of the area as if it were his own body, finding them was a piece of cake..

There are so many that he is filtering out the ones he thinks are a bit subtle and collecting only the ones he thinks are good even by his standards, but there are already three..

‘Perhaps because it is not a sacred mountain, the energy contained therein is not that great..’

Still, this was the extent to which I picked up things that were just passing by..

If you really make up your mind and tour the famous spiritual mountains in each region, how many elixirs will you get?···.

‘Well, I'll definitely keep it in mind and put it into practice whenever I have time..’

Everything he acquired like that will have a significant impact on his growth..

Afterwards, he summoned Pascal, the wind spirit, and created a gust of wind around him. He caught a glimpse of the ridge a short distance away, flew up into the sky, and shot out to the north..

Whiiing—!

“Huh?! Well, that is···.”

Cheolpuduk!

And on the very ridge where Harris' gaze fell,.

A herbalist who happened to see him slapped his butt and opened his mouth..

I've always heard rumors about the amazing martial arts people, but even in those exaggerated stories, there was no mention of a being that freely roams the sky blowing in the wind like that..

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a martial artist.···.

“Poetry, fresh? No, my god?”

I couldn't see it clearly because it disappeared so quickly, but it was so impressive that I clearly remembered that its head flashed a brilliant gold..

As if the sun from the sky came down to earth.

“···This is not the time!”

The herbalist hurriedly moved to the place where the spirit ascended to heaven and searched the surroundings..

It was clear that the Holy Spirit had foreshadowed something..

“ah!”

Then, under the influence of the energy gathered in the puppet ginseng, he obtained a few roots of the spirit plant that had grown around it, which Harris had left behind after judging it to be 'substandard', and knelt down on the spot and bowed..

“Ah ah ah ah ah! Thank you thank you! God of heaven and earth! At this level, our neighborhood can pay for the medicine... we can finally save that child... sigh.!”

A herbalist who climbed a dangerous mountain to somehow save his child in a difficult situation..

For some reason, his future was bleak due to the sharp decline in the efficacy of the medicinal herbs collected over the past few years, but thanks to Harris' indifference, he was able to earn a large income for the first time in a while..

Based on that, I was able to not only pay for expensive medicine but also feed my family a hearty meat soup..

‘Arrived. Indeed, is this Dongdong Lake? What lake looks like the sea.’

So, without his knowledge, the story about a spirit walking around in the sky with a golden halo around his head began to spread..

***

When I decided to send Harris to Kang Hwan-gye.

At first, I was worried about what to do to cover up that strange appearance..

‘Magic tools brought from another world cannot be used on Earth, but they cannot be used in other dimensions filled with energy of a different nature..’

That was a story that became common knowledge as it became known that the magic tools that rich people had saved up for transmission were actually useless in this world..

It also meant that Harris had no way to hide his appearance unless he directly used the ability..

‘And Harris, the spirit archer, doesn't have that ability..’

So should I at least wear a mask??

But that alone couldn't hide the extraordinary, twinkling, star-shaped pupils..

This is a very difficult situation..

While I was thinking about it, a question suddenly occurred to me..

‘why? Is there any need to go through the trouble of hiding yourself??’

Harris was a strong man who had reached transcendence, and by Kang Hwan's standards, he was an expert in the field of police..

According to a rough preliminary investigation, there are only about ten people in the current martial arts world who have reached that level, even if we generously estimate the number of hidden people in hiding..

In such a situation... why do I have to keep my guard up and watch what others think??

‘There's no need for that! It looks strange, but what can they do??’

That's how I started working confidently like I do now..

Martial arts style clothing was easily available even on Earth, so it seemed like there was some sincerity in preparing martial arts uniforms..

Wow—

Crying — Pazzyk.!

“Wow!”

“Buy, save···!”

But now that I'm here, it's true that I wonder if it would have been better to find a way to hide myself somehow..

This unique appearance combined with the unique ability of elemental magic makes it seem like···.

“Ugh—! It's a monster! A monster has invaded!”

“Stop it! You idiots! How long will I just scream... Wow!”

“Hehe! How can I deal with something like that? I can't even get close!”

“I, Amitabha Buddha... Yo, youkai! You should have backed off!”

···This was because the reaction of those who saw this was more extreme than expected..

Gooooo—

Falling in love—!

A huge storm centered around Harris..

The dark clouds that covered the sky were pulled by the force of gravity..

And mixed in with that is a thunderbolt that sends sparks flying in all directions..

Anyone can see that he looks like a great youkai who brings down strong winds and rain..

‘No, isn't this a matter of appearance??’

When I thought about it, I thought that if someone using this kind of ability suddenly attacked and destroyed their base, there would be that kind of reaction no matter what their appearance was..

‘Well, there's nothing we can do about it now..’

Harris shrugged lightly and looked back at his target..

This is a corner of the Eighteen Houses of Dongdong, the home of the Fish Dragon House..

It was the place that would be the first sacrifice of Kang Ho-haeng that he would see..