Chapter 32
Chapter 32
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 32
Chapter Title: Identity Revealed
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“ Go Yohan.”
Inside the crumbling gate, Go Minji said.
“I’m not saying I don’t understand why you hid it.”
Even without a word from him, Go Minji’s expression and voice conveyed that she understood everything.
“No matter what happens, I’ll be on your side. So….”
But before she could finish her sentence.
Whoosh!
The world warped around them.
“This way! The gate’s closing!”
“Survivors!”
Voices from a crowd began to echo.
The gate had been destroyed, forcing them out into the open.
The survivors seemed scattered in different spots around the area.
“It’s Sacred!”
As if they’d received word, members of Sacred had arrived on the scene.
“Captain.”
Yun Seunga had quietly appeared behind Go Yohan and spoken up.
“What will you do?”
“My sister’s safe. That’s enough.”
Go Yohan replied without a hint of fatigue.
He had always known the day would come when it all came out.
“Go Yohan!”
And that day was today.
Yun Seunga nodded and vanished silently.
“Go Yohan!”
Go Minji rushed over and threw her arms around him.
“What’s wrong? Were you planning to run off or something?”
“…Something like that.”
And then.
Clang.
A path cleared.
Clang, clang.
The metallic clank of armor rang out with each step, as members of the Association and Heavenly Guild alike stepped back.
Even Heavenly, who wouldn’t flinch at the name of Sacred, had glimpsed Go Yohan’s true nature, if only partially.
And this wasn’t just any Sacred contingent.
Clang.
The Sacred Guild Master, Go Jaehan.
Not only had he come in person, but so had Go Yohan’s eldest brother, Go Woojin—the captain of the First Raid Team and known as the Golden Knight.
At his side was Sacred’s Divine Counselor, Shin Sookyoung, who had announced her retirement but could not be ignored.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say every blood relative of Sacred was present, save for his second brother, Go Yunsu, who was in the middle of a gate raid.
“Is it true?”
Go Jaehan approached and asked.
Go Yohan didn’t answer.
Instead.
“I’ll send someone soon. We have much to discuss, but you can trust them.”
Unlike Shin Sookyoung, Go Yohan wasn’t close to Go Jaehan.
Yet he.
“…….”
Nodded quietly.
“Are you….”
Shin Sookyoung, standing beside him, asked cautiously.
“Are you hurt?”
She must have heard various reports from the Association members.
She had mountains of questions, but Shin Sookyoung’s first concern was Go Yohan and Go Minji’s injuries.
“Thanks to Yohan, I’m not hurt.”
“I’m fine too.”
“I see….”
With so many eyes on them, even Shin Sookyoung held back her words.
“Happy birthday, ma’am.”
Only then did Shin Sookyoung break into a smile at Go Yohan’s words.
“Go on now. Leave this place to us.”
Countless gazes were fixed on Sacred—no, on Go Yohan.
“Thank you.”
With that, Go Yohan moved.
Yun Seunga reappeared.
She bowed deeply to them.
And then.
Poof.
Like a mirage, she vanished along with Go Yohan.
Tremble.
Shin Sookyoung couldn’t control her shaking body.
But.
“If you have questions,
I’ll answer them later. Confirm the area’s safety, then everyone withdraw for today.”
She suppressed the tremor and spoke.
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“You must have been shocked.”
In the church, Go Yohan said to Yun Seunga.
She had only glimpsed fragments of his true self.
Even now.
-Today’s black gates have been designated Black Gates.
-Black Gates appearing worldwide…
-Mentions of Go Yohan continue…
The media was covering the incident and Go Yohan nonstop.
What had been revealed of Go Yohan was truly just fragments.
But as survivor debriefs progressed, stories about him emerged.
-Sacred’s secret weapon?
Questions and interest in Go Yohan poured in.
“She’s strong, so don’t worry.”
Yun Seunga said with a small smile.
Go Yohan was ironclad, but to Yun Seunga, he was still little more than a child.
“We sealed it tight!”
Lee Jaekyung came running in, announcing it.
His disheveled state spoke volumes.
A grin.
Proof that he had conquered the Black Gate.
The other Apostles had arrived too, and he was the most battered among them.
“All clears successful.”
Only then did Go Yohan smile.
“Good work.”
In Travania, they had failed to kill the demons, who returned to raze it anew.
But Go Yohan, his Apostles, and even Lee Jaekyung, who had become his progeny.
Thanks to their connection to him.
“Finally….”
They had truly “hunted” the demons.
“It begins.”
Everyone nodded at Go Yohan’s words.
“We’ll have to take hits for a while.”
The demons’ invasions were one-sided; all humanity could do was fend them off.
But amid Travania’s fall, Go Yohan had found clues, and over the past twenty years, he had built a method from them.
“Once we’re ready….”
Go Yohan said.
“We’ll strike back.”
Those who had seen Go Yohan in the Black Gate, Go Minji aside, had all been terrified.
A grin.
But not a single person here showed fear.
“Just what I hoped.”
Kim Sion.
“As the Captain wishes.”
From Yun Seunga to Lee Jaekyung.
They all straightened from their huddle, fierce emotions surging.
“By the way, are you okay?”
Lee Jaekyung asked Go Yohan.
He had known it would come out eventually, but now that it had, worry set in.
“You met Minji and the Guild Master’s family too, right?”
His secret was out.
“I’m fine.”
Go Yohan said.
“They’re the ones who need to be okay.”
The reasons he had hidden his power would all come to light soon enough.
‘I’ll become the villain.’
To protect them, to hunt demons, he would even become the villain.
“This is just the beginning. Demon invasions won’t stop here.”
Everyone nodded at his warning.
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The expected fallout hadn’t hit yet.
-Go Yohan, Sacred’s secret weapon?
-Go Yohan heavily involved in Black Gate conquest, reports say.
-Who conquered the Black Gates?
Interest in the Black Gates—and Go Yohan—exploded.
South Korea announced all its Black Gates conquered by unknown forces, while the U.S. revealed Kim Sehyun had joined one and succeeded.
But in parts of Europe and Africa.
-Unprecedented casualties.
-Belgium’s Black Gate devours a thousand players before vanishing.
Casualties mounted.
Even with full preparations, Go Yohan and his Apostles couldn’t plug every hole worldwide.
“The remaining gates are being raided.”
They moved late but conquered most; failures numbered in the single digits.
And those would become cracks, leading to massive rifts.
-South Korea safest from Black Gates?
-Why?
Signs were appearing, though.
-China succeeds in Black Gate raid.
-Middle East too…
-Switzerland and others report Black Gate successes, making headlines.
Forces beyond Go Yohan began conquering Black Gates.
Hundreds to thousands dead, but they crowed of humanity’s victory.
And…
-Black Gates are like the Super Bowl.
It was a press conference by Logan, Guild Master of Liberty, the world’s No. 2 guild, who had conquered one U.S. Black Gate.
“We suffered losses, but the value of what we gained is incalculable. Especially…”
Logan said.
“We obtained two Legendary Items.”
His words carried impact rivaling any comic villain’s declaration.
What was a Legendary Item?
Decades after gates and players appeared, fewer than five existed worldwide.
Wearable regardless of level, turning the user into a Ranker.
On a Ranker, it elevated them to the top tier.
World No. 1 No Name owned one, after all.
-Next Black Gate can’t come soon enough!
Logan declared, and the world buzzed.
In Korea.
-Expose the Black Gate monopolists.
-Strict warning to those ignoring Association rules.
-Did Sacred’s Go Yohan get a Legendary Item?
-Rumors he owned one all along…
As said, signs were emerging.
At that time.
“What’s been revealed so far?”
Go Yohan was talking with Yun Seunga in the church.
“Eleven in total.”
The number of Legendary Items known obtained from Black Gates.
“Owners identified?”
“Seven confirmed, rest in progress.”
Legendary Items held astronomical value, but they weren’t Go Yohan’s focus.
He already possessed over ten, including the seven he’d given his Apostles.
“Recover whatever we can as we identify them.”
Go Yohan said.
“Funds sufficient?”
The fastest way: buy them.
But not easy.
The one Legendary Item once auctioned fetched tens of trillions of won.
It made sense—players were national assets now, and Legendary Items outvalued fighter jets.
Prices had only risen since.
“Probably doable.”
Yun Seunga’s reply drew horror from Lee Jaekyung.
“…Doable?”
Player incomes defied imagination, but these sums rivaled national budgets.
Small nations’ at that.
“The issue is those who won’t sell, no matter the price.”
“That’s when…”
Go Yohan said.
“Tell me.”