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nBaekhogun turned his cool face and looked at me.

nThe temperature in the room seemed to drop by a few degrees just by receiving his attention.

n“I will cover you. So you can step back.”

nIt was the third time he met Baekhogun in this world, but this was the first time he heard his voice.

nHe realized this was how he sounded.

nClang!

nBaekhogun swung the White Fang and deflected the Ung tribe beast’s claws, and swung the sword downward toward its neck.

nThe beast lifted its long claws wrapped in black aura, turned the trajectory of the great sword, and giggled.

n“That great sword, that spirit! I have seen it before. White Tiger!”

nCho Eui Shin remembered hearing this voice of the Ung tribe.

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n‘You’re the crazy guy who went crazy on the broadcast during the entrance exam.’

nBaekhogun and the beast exchanged attacks by running between the collapsing floor, pillars, and debris.

nBlack and white light clashing with each other were seen through red lightning and dust.

nAt first glance, their fighting power seemed to be equal.

nThe beast smiled with the momentum of tearing its mouths and shouted.

n“Hahahaha, it seems to be true when they say that you have become a prisoner of the gods! You call this the power of the mythical world? It’s pathetic!”

nThe white tiger who received the wrath of the heavenly gods and became a prisoner of God.

nIt was true that he received all kinds of debuffs and was currently only able to use about 10% of his strength.

n“Of course, the words of ‘him’ were correct. Hahahahaha! There is nothing to be afraid of!”

nHim? Who is he?

nWhen he had such a question, the Ung tribe beast summoned two pet class demons at the same time by flicking the fingers with one hand.

nThe beast flicked his fingers many times.

nHowever, it seemed that there were only two remaining because most of them were sent to chase after Maenghyodon.

nAs the Ung tribe chewed his lips and beckoned, a synthetic beast wrapped in black smoke ran toward the white tiger.

nRoar!

nThe white tiger, who looked at the demon with indifferent eyes, said in a cold voice.

n“You dare to bring in such a horrible thing in God’s area.”

nSwoosh-

nBaekhogun swung the White Fang toward the Enemy.

nSlash!

nWhen the flash disappeared, both of the two pet-type beast species were cleaved in two without a chance for them to retaliate.

nIt was a ridiculously powerful and neat strike.

nThe Ung tribe beast clicked his tongue.

n“Tsk… … !”

n“You must have forgotten that the heavenly spirits did not forgive you.”

nBaekhogun looked up at the sky and said calmly.

nThe collapse of the ceiling had progressed, so he saw the sky full of dark clouds.

n“O God, please give me permission.”

nA brilliant light fluttered around the forehead of Baekhogun who had finished saying that.

nParticles of light illuminated the room brighter than red lightning.

nWhen the brightness of the light reached its peak, Baekhogun sheathed the White Fang.

nIt was when the Ung tribe beast was wide open to see Baekhogun sheath his weapon.

nSwoosh~

nBoth arms of the Ung tribe beast disappeared.

nHe couldn’t see anything at all.

nThe ready motion.

nEven the moment of attack.

n“Ahhhh, ahhhhhh! My, my arms!”

nSplat~!

nWhen Baekhogun swung his great sword once again, the arm of the Ung tribe that had fallen completely lost its shape and turned into a bloody mess.

nThe great sword with the red handle in the hand of Baekhogung was the Bear Claw (熊獵爪).

nFive thousand years ago, when the tigers and the Ung were confronted over the supremacy of the Korean peninsula, it was a weapon that was only used for hunting the Ung.

nTo slash someone from the Ung tribe, there was nothing like the Bear Claw.

n‘And that is why he was my best flagship playable character… … !’

nIt is true that the power of Baekhogun was sealed by the celestial god, but the celestial god was angrier with the Ung tribe than Baekhogun.

nBefore the power of the White Tiger was sealed.

nWhen dealing with the Ung, he had asked for their wrath to be removed, and the heavenly god allowed it.

n‘If the opponent is the Ung, Baekhogun was invincible.’

nWhen the Ung is an enemy in a story or quest where Baekhogun can be selected in the game.

nBaekhogun was not a recommended playable character, but a required playable character.

n“You’re not even in the legendary class. When was that life given to you? A thousand years ago? A hundred years ago?”

n“Oh uh, uh ah. My, my children are disappearing. Ahhhhhhhh… … !”

nThe Ung beast was completely confused.

nPerhaps his hand was sealed with a medium that allowed him to control his pet demon servants.

nBlack smoke constantly flowed from the torso of the Ung tribe whose arms had disappeared.

n‘Because you were originally crazy, the way he’s talking doesn’t seem to be different from usual.’

nBaekhogun spoke a few more times, but the Ung tribe spoke gibberish and unable to talk.

nBaekhogun looked down at the figure and pointed the Bear Claw at it.

n‘Is he trying to kill?’

nHe intervened between the Ung tribe beast and Baekhogun.

nThe two Jin tribe members were facing each other on a pillar that was barely facing destruction, so they had to fly into the air.

n“Stop it, I want this one to be captured.”

nThe collapse of the building was over.

nThe red lightning stopped and the debris was only visible through the clouds of dust.

n‘He wouldn’t cut me just because I blocked him right?’

nBaekhogun was looking down at him flying on the half-broken pillar.

nIt felt like his body was freezing as he received the gaze that looked like frost.

nImmediately after the cold eyes that were staring at him quietly blinked once.

nThe Bear Claw disappeared from the hand of Baekhogun.

nBuzz―

nJeokho appeared with the sound of kicking the wall.

n“Baekho, why are you here… … !”

nJeokho, who climbed up the wall in no time, looked astonished at Baekhogun.

nWhy does he have that kind of face?

nWasn’t it Jeokho who called the Baekhogun?

n“Jeokho, why didn’t you call me?”

n“I didn’t want you to dirty your hands… … .”

n“So, is that why you came with a student belonging in the god’s territory?”

nAnger was in the voice of Baekhogun.

nHe was the one that used underhanded tricks to come with Jeokho.

nWait.

nBaekhogun was recognizing that he was a student.

nWhy? How?

n‘No, let’s leave the question behind.’

nIt’s not good to be here for a long time.

n“It was me who asked Jeokho.”

nBaekhogun turned his gaze from Jeokho to him.

nThere was a deep reprimand in those eyes.

nFortunately, he didn’t say anything anymore, so he talked to Jeokho, who was confused.

n“Jeokho please move Choi Pyeon-deuk and the beast. Soon, players from the association called by Mr. Ham Geun-hyung will come. I’ll finish up here and leave.”

n“… … I understand. See you soon.”

nThere were several variables, but today’s work has been resolved.

nAfter capturing the stunned Choi Pyeon-deuk and the luminous Ung tribe with Jeokyeon, and climbed up the window frame.

n“Baekho, what are you going to do?”

n“I will act with Cho Eui-shin.”

nCho Eui-shin?

nBaekhogun knew exactly his name.

nHe was using Gwanglim so how did he know?

n‘Was he watching me all this time?’

nHe wrapped himself with Jeokyeon and moved from the balcony of his dorm.

nIf he had been watching since then, he’ll probably know who he was.

nEven though Jeokyeon cheated on human eyes, he could not cheat on the same tiger tribe.

nWhatever the process it seemed like he had to move with Baekhogun now anyway.

n“Okay, let’s go.”

nHe descended through a cloud of dust toward the debris on the floor.

nBaekhogun used his leap skills to kick the wall and lightly chased after him.

nBeep, beep–

nThey turned on the device and tracked the transmitter Jeokho had attached to them.

nMoving along the red dot marked on the holographic map, they saw two stunned people through the fragments of the building.

nUnlike those who became bloody, this middle-aged couple was fine.

n‘Jeokho is really excellent at his job.’

nHe would have to treat Jeokho once.

nWith that thought, He kicked the two men wearing only underwear to wake them up.

nThud, Thud!

nWhat did these people do here, that they would be wearing underwear?

nIf he thought of the business in this building, it was good that they weren’t naked at least.

n“Uh… … Uh… … .”

nSoon the two woke up with their eyes drenched.

nWhile unconscious, he tried to remove the bracelet worn on each left hand and the sheet attached under the watch.

nThen, the black stigma received upon permanent expulsion of the player was seen.

nHe laughed behind the crow mask and talked to the middle-aged couple.

n“Nice to meet you. Irena’s parents.”

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nAs a result of Jeokho’s investigation, it was revealed that Irena’s parents were the most popular regulars.

nThey were VIP enough to be invited to Choi Pyeon-deuk’s birthday party.

nSo, today, he decided to those two would be the bonus on top of the birthday gift.

nIrena’s parents were noisy throughout the flight, captured with space skills.

nHe thought he should wake them up after they arrived.

nThe belated regret came.

n“Teacher teacher. Let’s solve it with words.”

n“Who is your teacher. Shut up.”

nThe only time he was polite to them was when he said hello.

nHe flew in the air, letting both of them be covered in rain and wind.

n“Okay, we’ve arrived.”

nIt was the only skyscraper of Silver Light that they arrived at the end of the flight.

nIt was the Hwangmyeong Tower owned by the Hwangmyeong Group, one of Korea’s four largest groups.

n‘It’s a pity that it only has 55 floors.’

nBaekhogun who had been flying together with him was watching his actions silently.

nHe used a space technique and put the middle-aged couple, wet from the rain, like mice on a rooftop railing.

nOn the other hand, he and Baekhogun, who were protected by the barrier of space control, were not wet at all.

n‘If their feet touch the railing, they won’t feel like they are flying anymore.’

nPitch-black darkness.

nA storm of rain, thunder, and lightning from time to time.

nAltitude above 200m.

nIt will probably be difficult to stay sane.

nA middle-aged couple who turned blue appealed to him.

n“I made a mistake and made a moment of aberration. We are adults and can be held accountable for our actions. Please let us make atonement in another way.”

n“Yes Yes. Please let us go. I sincerely think I was wrong. I am reflecting. Please forgive me only once. We also have a family. Please… … .”

nThe attitude the two asked me for was a calm, voice that aroused sympathy full of reason, affection, and reflection.

nBecause they knew how to be this sneaky and cunning, that’s why they don’t go to jail, and how they were playing as a VIP of a decadent business in front of the school.

n“Turn on the wearable device and give me ownership.”

nThey both handed over the wearable device they were wearing as bracelets.

nOwnership was transferred smoothly and the device could be operated without security procedures.

nThe first thing he opened was the message window.

nThe record he was looking for was the message record with Irena.

nBeep.

nThe results came out quickly.

nIt was on the most recent record that didn’t take much effort to search.

nThey constantly sent Irena messages.

nA few hours ago, even before playing in a decadent establishment.

n‘It’s a spectacle.’

nThe two were very rational, but the reason seemed to be maintained by releasing stress on Irena.

nThe message on the hologram was a spectacle.

nDid you talk to the police and the association? Tell me how much you took, you bitch

nDon’t even call me mom anymore

nThis bitch that is ruining our family

nHow much money I invested in you, how much I gave up, but something like you shouldn’t have been born

nThis is all because of you

nI don’t know why something like you was born that we have to go through this hardship

nIrena was not even treated like a family.

nIt’s because they’re talking about ‘their family’, not ‘my family’.

n‘Investment… … Does Irena look like a retirement pension?’

nThe money to raise Irena was a waste, but the money dedicated to Choi Pyeon-deuk wasn’t considered a waste.

nEven though that money was for playing in a decadent establishment in front of the school where Irena attended.

n‘… … Irena has read all these messages.’

nIrena didn’t answer back, but all messages were read.

nHe seemed to know why she still couldn’t attend school.

n“Irena is not your daughter? Why do you say this.”

nWhen Irena’s name came out, the two people who had a polite attitude pridefully raised their heads.

n“Why are you talking about other families businesses? That’s because you don’t know how arrogant and uneducated Irena is.

n“Have you ever heard anything from that damn bitch? It’s a bitch who says constantly lies. You can’t believe her.”

nIf they didn’t want to be ruined, he hoped they shut up.

nThese two went too far.

nWords didn’t reach them, so he wasn’t confident he can just speak to them.

nIt seems that there was no beginning to gift a harmonious family to Irena by asking the cause of the discord and helping to resolve it.

nHe grabbed the device in his hand and smashed it.

nCrack.

nWhen the message window hologram disappeared, the heat on his head subsided a little.

n“Yeah, I don’t know anything about your home business.”

nHowever, he knew how Irena in the game died trying to be recognized by her parents.

nHe saw with his own eyes how terrified she was in the world’s only mid-teens at a forcibly dragged dream auction.

nIn the meantime, he also knew that she was very brave for him, who took the appearance of Yeom Jun-yeol at the time.

nHe did the motion to activate the spacial arts.

n‹Using the target character’s skill, ‘spacial arts’.›

n“I know that you two are permanently expelled from the Players Association, so you can’t even use Gwanglim, and your skill is sealed at level 1. But the body is still strong. Your overall stats are also high, so you may not die.”

n“Ahhh. Please save us!”

n“We were wrong!”

nIrena’s parents begged in fear.

nHe wasn’t touched at all.

nIrena, who was standing on the roof of the dormitory on the first day of admission, must have been scared.

n“If you contact Irena again in the future, you will die.”

nAfter saying that, he pushed the two out of the railing.

nA scream was heard over the storm.

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nHe and Baekhogun moved to the place they had promised with Jeokho.

nThe place where he promised Jeokho was Eunyeonggwan (銀影館) of Silver Light high school.

nIt was Gwanglim Research Hall 4 located in the research building area of Silver Light high school.

n‘Gwanglim Research Hall 4 is a camouflage and seems to be the private building of Jeokho.’

nIn the game, the description of Eun Young-gwan wasn’t displayed properly, but there was an explanation that Jeokho mainly used it in the collection tab.

nWhile waiting for an elevator through the main entrance of Eunyounggwan.

nBaekhogun, who hadn’t said anything at all, suddenly spoke.

n“Why did you use the item on them?”

nDuring Irena’s parent’s fall, around when they were on the 5th floor.

nAt that point, he used the item ‘lower wind spirit’s wing powder’ given to Maeng Hyo-don before.

n‘I did damage because I deliberately shifted the timing.’

nUntil they were also expelled, they were veteran players.

nProbably, they would have resisted by mobilizing all the skills and experience that fell to level 1 as they fell.

nTheir bodies were almost smashed, but they did not die.

n“If they were found a little late, they may die. If they died or become disabled, their daughter will suffer.”

nThere was no intention of letting young Irena take care of the handicapped or make her a resident.

n“You are foolish.”

nEven though Baekhogun said so, he had warmth in his eyes.

nIt was rare even in the game that a white tiger-like him with frost had such eyes.

nAlthough not properly expressed throughout the game, it was a typical reaction from Baekhogun who loves this world and the humans.

nBut since when did Baekho-gun follow him?

n“When have you been watching?”

n“From the beginning.”

nFrom the beginning?

nDid he watch Jeokho from the beginning and moved along with him?

nDing.

nAn elevator arrived at the lobby of Eunyoung Hall, he and Baekhogun got on.

n“I’ll do it.”

nAs the Jeokho told me in advance, he tried to operate the elevator button to go to the hidden floor, but Baekhogun first reached out.

nWhen he pressed the buttons in an order that he would never press when using an elevator, the elevator started moving quietly.

nB1.

nB2.

nB3.

nDarkness.

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nThe elevator gradually descended to the unmarked floor.

nAnd when the door opened.

n“I waited. Baekho-nim, Cho Eui-shin.”

nIt was not Jeokho that greeted him and Baekhogun.

nIt wasn’t another tiger tribe member.

nIt was someone he couldn’t even imagine.

n‘Kim Shinrok… … !’

nTeacher of the 1st year 1st class and advisor to the Jiikhoe.

nThe supervisor who almost died during the entrance exam.

nIt was, Kim Shin-rok.

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