Chapter 128
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: Event (2)
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“Huh? Lee Seongmin. What's up?”
At that moment, Joo Ha-yeon, who was sitting beside me, tilted her head and asked why I looked off.
I couldn't exactly say that I felt an unknown gaze from above, so I shook my head as if it was nothing.
“I was thinking about the gate. Oh, actually, more importantly—help me make a contract with a new spirit.”
“A new spirit? Haven't you already contracted with spirits of all your affinities, Lee Seongmin?”
“There are lightning spirits and ice spirits too, right?”
“Ah~ I get what you mean. But rare attributes like those don't come around easily.”
As I tried to change the subject by saying I wanted to contract with a lightning or ice spirit, Joo Ha-yeon shook her head.
“You need special materials for that.”
“Special materials?”
“Yeah. Special stones like thunder crystals or ice crystals can lure them in.”
In simple terms, if I had thunder crystals or ice crystals, I could summon lightning or ice spirits.
I nodded to show I understood, and right on cue, Lee Seojun chimed in as if he'd just remembered.
-You can buy those with points. Probably 800 points each.
“......”
800 points each meant 1,600 for two.
On top of that, the clubroom rental cost 500 points every month.
'Maybe I should just get them from the black market.'
I figured Song Bi-yeon on the black market could get them for me easily enough.
Plus, at 800 points, they weren't that expensive anyway.
'But when is this gaze going to go away?'
Judging from the gaze looking down on us, it felt like the God of Destruction and Regeneration, Geneva.
He'd probably shown up due to the sudden event, scouting the place—it seemed like he was searching for the stolen Holy Grail.
'And the ones who noticed the gaze are me and......'
A quick glance around showed that the only ones who seemed to sense Geneva's gaze were me and Cheon Seo-yun.
Cheon Seo-yun had paused mid-bite, her face slightly stiffening as she slowly moved her chopsticks, on high alert.
'Impressive as ever.'
My body and soul had reached transcendence, which was why I could sense his gaze.
But Cheon Seo-yun hadn't reached transcendence yet—she was sensing it purely through her talent.
'Lee Seojun doesn't seem to notice it either.'
Lee Seojun either hadn't reached transcendence yet, or maybe as a soul, he couldn't sense the gaze.
“Thunder crystals and ice crystals, right? If I get those, it'll work?”
I played dumb and asked Joo Ha-yeon, not wanting to draw attention with any suspicious moves.
“More than possible.”
The downside was, even if I got them from the black market, I'd have to show them to Joo Ha-yeon.
If she bought my usual innocent act, fine—but if she asked where I got them or investigated, things could get messy.
'Buying with points isn't an option either; no telling when I'd get them.'
With 500 points going out every month, even saving steadily would take months.
Of course, contracting spirits of other attributes wasn't urgent, so it wouldn't be a problem—but still.
'Huh?'
Suddenly, the gaze from above seemed fixated squarely on Cheon Seo-yun.
She must have felt it too—not just glancing over, but staring right at her—because even her chopsticks froze.
“......”
Along with that, faint emotions seeped from the gaze: admiration, interest, desire all mixed together.
'Damn it.'
No doubt about it—Geneva had taken an interest in Cheon Seo-yun.
I stood up to alert Lee Seojun, who still hadn't noticed the gaze.
“Gotta hit the bathroom for a sec.”
“Have a safe trip.”
Joo Ha-yeon casually wished me well at the mention of the bathroom.
But then.
Swoosh—
Cheon Seo-yun stood up right after me and started following close behind.
“I'm going to the bathroom?”
“I'll come with.”
“......”
She was probably sticking by me because she sensed Geneva's gaze.
But I couldn't openly talk to Lee Seojun about it, so after a moment's thought, I sat back down.
“Huh? Not going anymore?”
“Cheon Seo-yun's following me.”
Anyway, Hong Ju-a and Park So-yul gave me strange looks at our behavior.
From their glances, it seemed like they were wondering if we were close enough to go to the bathroom together.
'What now.'
Because of my actions, Lee Seojun asked, puzzled.
-Lee Seongmin? What's going on?
It was frustrating seeing him clueless and asking, but I had no immediate solution.
Boom!
At that instant, a crashing sound came from outside, along with an ominous aura.
Unlike the gaze, everyone sensed this aura—they all looked shocked and rushed to the windows to check.
“Wh-what's that?”
Following Hong Ju-a's startled cry, I looked outside and saw a monster.
Grrrrowl...
A face shaped like a grotesque monster, with a blood-red body like crimson gore.
Its arms had razor-sharp blades instead of hands, and it stood about 2.5 meters tall.
-L-Lee Seongmin! That's Geneva's apostle!
Apostle?
-You need to accumulate at least 100,000 lives to summon one.
From what he said, it seemed the Geneva Cult had summoned this apostle using the lives they'd diligently collected with the Holy Grail.
If it was just a summoning, maybe no issue—but it slowly turned its head toward us and started walking this way.
“Looks like its target is Cheon Seo-yun.”
-Huh? Cheon Seo-yun?
I was almost certain, knowing Geneva's gaze had been fixed on her.
'Lee Seojun mentioned before—if you convert to a Geneva healer, you have to offer your abilities and growth potential?'
This was speculation, but Geneva had probably been scanning the country for his lost Holy Grail.
Then he spotted Cheon Seo-yun and, coveting her talent, summoned the apostle like this.
'That bastard.'
I wanted to kill it right then, but the gaze vanished the moment the apostle appeared.
Figuring Geneva couldn't watch indefinitely, I decided to deal with the apostle first and addressed everyone.
“Looks strong at a glance. Hong Ju-a, take Joo Ha-yeon and Park So-yul and get far away.”
“Run? What about you and Cheon Seo-yun?”
“Like I said, its target is Cheon Seo-yun.”
“No way—how do you know that?”
“No time to explain. Cheon Seo-yun, follow me.”
I jumped out the window first, heading to an open area.
To prevent fighting in the clubroom and wrecking it.
The issue was I was currently controlling the great demon, so my movements were unsteady—but running was manageable.
“The monster's chasing us.”
Of course, Cheon Seo-yun kept up effortlessly and glanced back to confirm the apostle was pursuing.
'No choice.'
Time to settle this now.
With that thought, I unleashed spatial power to locate the weapons stored in the training building.
Once found, I used telekinesis to summon seven swords flying toward me.
-Lee Seongmin. Planning to fight?
Even with my physical abilities sealed, the others weren't.
Telekinesis plus Warlord's Weapon alone would more than suffice to handle it.
“Cheon Seo-yun, just in case—take one.”
I handed her one of the telekinetically fetched swords, then immediately activated Warlord's Weapon.
“Gonna take it down?”
Cheon Seo-yun eyed the six swords hovering around me and asked if I was going to drop it.
'Oh. Can't actually take it down.'
I'd initially planned to kill the apostle out of spite for Geneva, but thinking it over quietly, that wouldn't work.
'This apostle's aura surpasses most S-ranks.'
Cheon Seo-yun must have sensed it too.
If a mere student like me took it down, it'd raise suspicions for sure.
Not just her—the remaining instructors and students would think the same.
So I shook my head.
“We just need to stall. Someone will come help if we hold out a bit.”
Changing plans to buy time, I launched the six hovering swords.
The apostle was emitting such a menacing aura that people would show up soon enough.
Grrrrowl...
The grotesque monster-headed apostle glanced at Cheon Seo-yun, then at the swords flying toward it.
'Stalling should be easy.'
Geneva's apostle or not, my Warlord's Swords could kill it—and stalling would be a breeze.
Clang!
The apostle swung its bladed arm to swat my sword away, but it held firm and pressed on undeterred.
As expected, the sword flew straight and seemed about to pierce its shoulder—then an unexpected sound rang out.
Clang!
'Huh?'
Its body was like steel; my sword bounced off without penetrating.
'Tougher than expected.'
As I registered how sturdy its body was—
Rawrghhh!
It roared furiously, as if allowing the attack was an insult.
Then it unleashed far fiercer strikes, batting away the incoming swords.
Claaang!
'Hmm.'
True to its name, I could see my swords getting slightly deflected.
'Strength is impressive.'
Of course, even if it knocked them away, it only had two blades.
I was wielding six swords—no contest who had the edge...
Kaboom!
Suddenly, crimson energy exploded around the apostle's blades.
It resembled the destructive power that old man from the Geneva Cult used when I killed those cultists before.
Boom!
The blade infused with that destructive force shattered my sword to pieces.
'Broke the sword?'
My swords, empowered by Warlord's Weapon and infused with mana from the 11th world, weren't easily scratched.
Yet this apostle smashed it effortlessly.
'Destructive power. Geneva's authority, huh.'
As I thought that, instructors along with a few students finally started arriving, gathering one by one.