My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 316
Of course, accompanying me to such an event wasn't something I could do just because I wanted to..
Anyway, the current Hugo was just a customer sitting at Sega's restaurant..
“Hmm, they happened to be selecting people over here too. As you know, it must be quite dangerous, so are you sure it's okay? It's a place where you never know what kind of accident might happen. A well-planned attack would also be significant..”
“The world is like this, so we can't just avoid danger. Can't we just stay in a safe place like this forever??”
Therefore, the priority was to get permission from the person in charge and create a place where we could all be together.···.
“···That's a great mindset. Well, in order to properly respond to change in this confusing world, diverse experiences are essential..”
“you're right. There is no better opportunity than now to see the wider world and expand your knowledge..”
“I see what you mean. Then let me make a separate space for myself..”
He asked for a meeting with Taesang family head Zhugegunak, who had allowed him to stay in the family, and was able to obtain permission without difficulty..
Of course, if Hugo was just a needless distraction, they wouldn't have readily agreed, but right now he was a military officer who was fully capable of keeping things in order, so that wasn't a big problem..
‘Maybe they thought Harris would intervene when the time came..’
It was extremely reassuring for the delegation to have a top police officer secretly protecting them..
It may be true, but it wasn't that big of a deal to give up a seat anyway, so there's nothing wrong with accepting with the mindset of getting insurance..
However, something unexpected happened next..
“I want to go too.”
Zhuge Hui-mi, who first told us about the meeting, said he would also go..
“My treatment isn't finished yet, right? However, if there is a problem while Prince Ha is away, it will be a big problem... Wouldn’t it be better if I go with you too??”
She asserted her opinion with reasonable reasons, but of course such unreasonable arguments could not be accepted..
Because it wasn't a place to go to have fun in the first place..
What guardian would send a girl who is no better than a flower in a greenhouse to a rough place where certain danger lurks, just to prepare for an emergency that may or may not come??
Honestly, if she got involved, it would only be a distraction..
“···Ah, that's a shame. Still, I tried it just in case, but it still didn't work..”
Jegal Hye-mi shakes her head with a wry smile as if she is sorry for the results that reflect such circumstances..
Hugo looked at her with narrowed eyes in response..
‘Was it intentional that you told me about that meeting??’
I thought I said it without thinking while chatting as usual, but now that I look at it, it seems like it was calculated from the beginning..
I had a strong feeling that I took a stab at it just in case the ending was a bit sloppy..
‘···It's not like I can't understand that feeling..’
In fact, I had just recovered from spending my whole life inside this closed family, unable to move around freely due to my weak body, and I had just recovered. How terrible was that feeling?.
However, it was just too much to try to go to the running track when he had just started walking..
“Ugh—I can’t help it. Then, since I will be staying here and working out hard, Confucius Xia, please tell me about the things that happened there. You can look forward to it?”
“Well, it shouldn't be that difficult. If possible, I will try to get souvenirs as well..”
“and! As expected, Confucius! Then it's a promise.?”
After Hugo's joining was decided.
Perhaps they had been preparing for the meeting for quite some time, and the delegation's expedition plan, which had already been prepared to some extent, began to quickly take shape..
In the Zhuge family, martial artists and magicians who could be considered the best and an elder to lead them were selected, and the second son, Zhuge Junghyeok, the son of the current family head and one of Zhuge Hye-mi's older brothers, was appointed as the general manager..
‘They said it was dangerous, so I thought at most one of the elders would go, but this is more serious than I thought? I never would have thought that the family head's direct descendants would come forward in person..’
Perhaps this is unavoidable in order to avoid unnecessary disputes as much as possible and build Sega's prestige..
Since the distance is not that far, they may have judged it to be relatively less dangerous..
‘···Then I'll have to focus on training a little more until I'm ready..’
Although the Shaolin Temple, the meeting place, was relatively closer than other places, in terms of simple distance, it was a little less than the distance from Seoul to Busan, so there was bound to be a lot of preparation..
So, even though the plan had already progressed to some extent, the additional time it took was about 15 days..
Time passed quickly while Hugo was busy training to get used to his newly acquired abilities..
The day for the delegation to leave has finally arrived..
The main gate of Zhuge Dynasty with many carriages and horses lined up..
“Then, please be careful. You know the promise?”
After saying hello to her brother, Jegal Junghyuk, and her older brother, Elder, Jegal Hye-mi came hurriedly to where he was and opened her mouth cheerfully..
In that bright voice, there was an unconcealable worry that he may have done something for nothing, but to him, it was just a meaningless worry..
“Don't worry, Zhuge Xiaoze. Because I have the ability to somehow get this body out. Of course, it would be best if nothing like that happened..”
“···Well then, I'll be waiting for your gift..”
So the delegation, including Hugo and Ha Seung-hun, left Sega and moved north..
***
Dagdak- Dagak—
While the horses and carriages carrying the delegation moved along the road, Hugo remained motionless and quietly closed his eyes inside the carriage filled with various luggage..
“Phew—.”
It was a moment when I felt like I could never see the results of the training I had done right before I left Sega, so I couldn't just let go..
‘Okay, I think I just need to do a little more..’
He took several deep breaths and sank deeply into himself..
Breathing was the most important factor in handling internal energy..
In fact, that may be a common phrase for any living creature, but it was especially emphasized in the mystery of martial arts that purifies and manipulates energy..
‘Breathing is involved when accumulating energy, refining it with internal energy, using it with the body, and even when performing martial arts..’
In this Kang Hwan world, the Naegongsim method is not called the breathing method for no reason..
So what would happen if you could control your breathing at will??
‘「“Underwater breathing” is a skill that allows you to breathe underwater through your skin rather than your nose and mouth. How can we twist it so that it can be used on the ground?···.’
You can fine-tune your body's energy by breathing using the pores of your entire body, rather than just your nose and mouth..
I was able to guarantee its effectiveness because I had already experimented with it enough by staying in the bathtub for several days while I was at the Zhuge family..
If there is one problem, it would be that, unfortunately, humans in this world are creatures that live on land, not in water..
‘Of course, if you don't breathe normally, it won't be very effective..’
Hugo tried to focus his mind, trying to shake off the memories that were fluttering in his mind: the people who visited him from time to time to check whether he had drowned while he was in the middle of training in the bathtub..
No matter how flexibly the skill can be applied depending on the user's skill level, there are limits to that..
Of course, it was not easy to freely modify a skill that was clearly stated in its name to be only usable 'underwater'..
‘But it's not like there's no way..’
It was something I had already experienced several times..
The evolution of skills that occur when multiple skills are combined into one is.
So, the topic he is currently focusing on was harmonizing “lucky eating” and “water breathing” into one..
By mobilizing all of my strengths as a person from another world, my avatar's growth potential, my "versatility" and the elixir's medicinal properties,.
‘Already, the elixirs collected by Harris have not been digested and are piled up, but once this whole body breathing is completed, the speed will increase dramatically.···!’
But when he was in a trance like that,.
Kwaaang!
Shhh shush—!
A planned event occurred.
“It's an attack! Everyone get down and spread out your ranks.!”
Hee hee hee hee—!
“Response detected in both directions, northeast and northwest!”
Shhh—!
“Arrows are flying! protect the horse!”
The sudden commotion broke my concentration and a bloody fight began..
Actually, it wasn't bad up to that point..
I had already guessed that there would be an attack anyway, and I was able to get a feel for “imitation” by observing the martial arts of the Zhuge Dynasty’s warriors and the attackers who went into battle..
however···.
Beep profit—!
“Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!”
“power wake up!”
Even in the middle of the night when we were setting up camp and going to bed..
“Wow!”
“Hit it—!”
“These guys! We dare to know who we are!”
“Haha! Aren’t they cowards who stay in their own homes like turtles? How did you manage to get out like this?!”
Even at the moment of passing through the unmaintained and disorganized road,.
“When these guys eat rudely···!”
“evil! Dust! I just had a drink!”
“Now is the time to worry about that.?!”
Even when we stop for a meal.
I was constantly so confused that I couldn't do anything that required concentration..
‘···I never thought it would be like this.’
As the situation continued, Hugo could not help but feel embarrassed..
When I first came to this world as Harris, I used the wind spirit to fly through the sky, and when I landed on the ground, I didn't really feel it because no one dared attack me easily.···.
‘All this time, I was stuck in a safe place so I didn't know reality..’
I knew about it, but it was my first time experiencing it like this..
Now I can truly feel the situation Kang Hwan-gye is in..
I never would have thought that public order would be this messed up..
‘Certainly, in a situation like this, it would be worth organizing a delegation and preparing so thoroughly. I didn't mean to scare you for no reason..’
From the elite fighting units of rival forces to bandits, rogues, and civilians who seem to have been led as arrows..
The world outside the sphere of influence was a chaos filled with madness, to the extent that even Zhuge Emperor, who was considered the loser of a region, could not easily see it..
‘···I did my research properly beforehand..’
It was nice to have achieved one of the goals of this trip, but I couldn't be too happy about that fact now..
That's because the stress about the current situation was creeping up to the top of my head..
‘Ah, I think something could be done if I had just a little bit of free time.···!’
The glimmering foundation of enlightenment that seems almost out of reach.
When something needs to be achieved through concentration, interference comes in, and when you try to fix it again, commotion arises..
It quickly eroded Hugo's patience and created an unquenchable thirst.—.
“Haha! Those savants are trying to pass through our area without permission! I guess I should do a hazing ceremony.?”
“hey! You slaves! If you don't want to fall behind, run forward quickly! If you come back alive, they will let you eat your fill of meat.?”
“Ugh... Ugh!”
The moment I saw the skinny people wearing only rags and carrying rusty spears rushing in blindly, and the Murim people giggling behind them..
Just like that, my last remaining patience was gone..
‘Now that I think about it, why did I come to this world... to the world of Kang Hwan??’
He was lost in thought in a scene of madness..
why?
In order to establish a new source of karma.
And in order to restore the world that Buncheonhoeju ruined and thwart his plan..
In other words, it was to lead the normalization of this world..
‘So what should I do now between intervening and watching??’
It is better to intervene in order to receive karma immediately..
However, in order to normalize the world, it is better to understand the relationship and situation between powers more closely rather than hastily intervening.···.
‘No, that's not it..’
Would leaving those human horses alone be a big hindrance to the plan??
In the first place, is it possible to normalize the world in a situation where people like that walk around freely??
‘Okay, since you can't work in a garbage dump, it would be a good idea to start by cleaning up any visible dirt first. Just like cleaning your room first before starting to study..’
Hugo quietly closed his eyes and nodded heavily..
I felt like there was something wrong with the example, but now was not the time to worry about such trivial things..
Because it was important that he decided to do it anyway..
‘Then who is the better cleaner?.’
Harris, an experienced person, was not very willing to put himself forward for this kind of work..
Although he had already shown an aggressive side against his opponents once, the idea of his personality twisting depending on the external environment felt a bit uneasy..
‘then···.’
Several candidates passed through my mind..
And after careful consideration, I was finally able to choose one..
“Wow—!”
“kill it!”
“Please save me...···!”
A battlefield full of blood, screams, anger and madness..
In a place far away from this place where Hugo is.
Seuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—
About an hour ago, at a corner of the road where Zhuge Dynasty's delegation passed by.
“Heh, heh heh.!”
A madman who will fill this world and devour the swirling madness... No..
“Ah, good! Hahahaha—!”
The mad devil opened his eyes.
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