Chapter 155
[Windless Day (20)]
Shin Seo-young has regained consciousness.
The Uijeongbu reclamation division returned to Seoul a few days after she regained consciousness.
No one welcod them back.
The only good news they brought was the ager result of reclaiming Hoeryong Station.
It did more harm than good.
Of the more than 4,500 players who participated, fewer than 2,500 survived, including the wounded.
Moreover, the reclamation forces had lost four Twelve Seats.
Five of the Twelve Seats were vacant, including Nam gung-seong, who had effectively resigned from the Twelfth Seat for recuperation.
Even Shin Seo-youngs return to the Twelfth Seats was uncertain.
Public opinion heated up. The angry people did not hesitate to criticize the Fairy governnt and the return of the forces.
Public opinion didnt change even after Moon Joon, the leader of the Twelve and Minister of the Mana Managent Organization, bowed his head, and Fairy Im Gaeul admitted her mistake and expressed her apologies.
[Editorial Who Is Responsible for the Failed Reclamation of Uijeongbu?]
There has been growing support for the argunt that the governnt system should revert to a presidential-centered one and that fairies should be managed as tools to protect humanity.
In the midst of this, a political figure made a controversial statent, announcing that if he beca the president, he would establish cocoons in the regions that supported him.
The politicians rhetoric foreshadowed what the ruling party would do with the Fairy Godmother once the governnt reverted to a presidential system.
It was argued that the ruling party could end up like the Chinese Communist Party, which turned the cocoon into a tool of fear politics.
In this way, public attention shifted from the failure to reclaim Uijeongbu to the form of governnt.
As if waiting for the mont,
[Exclusive
Shin Seoyoung, Leaves Changhae Clan!]
[Exclusive
Shin Seoyoung, I confess that I was once a sub-lord of the Changhae Clan.]
While hospitalized at Alice Hospital, Shin Seoyoung announced her intention to leave the Changhae Clan.
Furthermore, she confessed the corruption and atrocities of the Changhae Clan, as well as the clans ties to the regi.
Public interest flared up anew.
People couldnt believe that she, once hailed as a hero before the recapture, suddenly declared her departure from the clan and even exposed the clans corruption.
So criticized her, saying heroes should remain heroes, while others defended her conscience declaration.
All the while forgetting what they were angry about in the first place.
They surrendered to the flow.
The Silla Clan even helped her light the fire.
South Korea blazed with fury.
Changhae Clan countered that Shin Seo-youngs declaration of conscience was wrong, and Shin Seo-young shook the world with the exact explanation.
[Mana Managent Organization, There were troops who disobeyed orders and retreated during a mission]
[
Shin Seo-young, I still cant believe it, but Gil Sung-joon commissioned the murder.]
[Changhae Clan Lord Gil Sung-jun in Exclusive Interview, There is no such thing. Shin Seo-youngs confession is all a hollow lie]
[Silla Clan Lord Kim Yoo-jin, All the Clan Lords who were there saw it. later claid]
[What is the truth Regulus Clan Lord Guyeounsu, I will only tell the truth after careful consideration.]
Furthermore, she ignited a new topic almost simultaneously with the Mana Managent Agency.
While the Changhae Clan quickly released a clarification article, other clans, as if waiting, announced their stances.
The bla ga shifted from blaming the Fairy Governnt for the failed reclamation to blaming the Changhae Clan.
From that point on, the dias focus intensified.
Clans that understood the flow and quick-thinking corporations tried to shift all the bla onto the Changhae Clan. Politicians subtly stepped back, claiming that all the faults lay with the Changhae Clan.
Ultimately, it didnt take long for the Changhae Clan to beco public enemy number one.
Do you know that I saved noonas life? This is expensive.
What do you an, how many tis do you think Ive helped you so far? Funny, this is robbery, kid.
But is the life of a Twelve Seat the sa as the life of an elentary school student~
A human life has no weight.
And you think soone like that would throw away their own life to save others?
.
These were the words Eunha spoke as soon as he entered Shin Seo-youngs hospital room.
He hadnt been able to visit her because she was in the dia spotlight.
Eunha, who had finally gotten permission to visit after asking Min Jun-sik, was dumbfounded to see her sitting comfortably on the bed.
Shin Seo-young, who had welcod him at first, was now watching him closely.
You had a hard ti getting here, didnt you? Here, eat this. Its a very expensive tangerine, honey.
A tangerine is a tangerine.
She tossed a few tangerines from the basket to change the subject.
Eunha caught the flying tangerines without dropping a single one.
How far did you predict this?
Finding Shin Seo-youngs hospital room, Eunha peeled a tangerine while listening to the news on television.
He handed her one of the halves.
The whole thing.
Dont lie.
Eunha didnt think he was encouraging the flow of events.
It was similar to the way soone he knew operated, diverting the publics attention from the true nature of the problem.
He had a vague idea of who it was that had set it in motion.
The Fairy. I was just about to make a conscience declaration, but she wanted to make sure I knew where she heard about it.
Thats right
Once an actress, Im Gaeul was skilled in handling people and using the dia.
She had used Shin Seoyoung to turn the crisis into an opportunity.
Perhaps she had seized the chance to transform the fairy into a tool for human protection, just as she wanted.
Eunha didnt like the way she used Shin Seoyoung to sway public opinion.
However, Shin Seoyoungs conscience declaration did not stop at exposing the corruption of the Changhae Clan, it led to the downfall of the second most powerful clan in the country.
The future has changed.
Clan Changhae was still alive when I entered the Abyssal Dungeon.
Before the regression, Changhae Clan Lord Gil Sung-jun had garnered sympathy from Shin Seoyoungs death.
While the clans that participated in the reclamation of Uijeongbu were criticized, only the Changhae clan was able to escape the publics condemnation.
Moreover, Gil Sung-jun rose to stardom as the love interest of .
Through the sponsorship of the Sirius Group and the Dangun Group, he stabilized the clans finances and made it the most powerful clan in the country.
Genesis Clan regained the throne with the recruitnt of Ryu Yeonhwa, who would later beco a Twelve, but it was only a temporary change.
Changhae Clan also recruited the King of Shadows, Han Chang-jin, who would later be promoted to the Twelfth Seat, and the , Ontaeyan, who graduated from the Academy.
Ontaeyang, a leading mber of the Golden Generation, was engaged to the direct heir of Galaxy Group.
It was a promising developnt that Galaxy Group, which had been sponsoring Genesis Clan, began sponsoring Changhae Clan.
Although Genesis Clan proclaid themselves as the guardians of the fairy, corporations pursued profits.
Galaxy Group deed that the benefits obtained from curbing the fairy were far greater than protecting the fairy, who faced opposition from politicians after the failure of the first Uijeongbu reclamation.
The second fairy, Ha Baek-ryeon, was under the scrutiny of politicians who had turned against her after the failure of the first Uijeongbu reclamation.
Furthermore, the top ten groups in the hierarchy, with the exception of the Eternity Group, which supported her governnt, and the neutral Alice Group and Pine Group, were pressuring her economically.
Her power is derived from the gift of
and the Twelve Seats who follow her.
The clans and twelve seats sponsored by the groups pressuring her were forced to beco passive in their support of her.
On the contrary, Changhae Clan and Dangun Clan openly resisted, saying they would not follow her will.
Since Changhae Clan, which resisted her, had fallen, one focal point had disappeared
Gil Sung-jun would be put on trial, and Han Chang-jin and On Taeyang would no longer be able to join Changhae Clan.
The future has changed drastically.
In this second life, the Changhae Clan was no longer backed by the Dangun Group, and they couldnt make fun or use of Shin Seoyoungs death.
Even the Sirius Group has taken steps to distance themselves from the clan, so its safe to say that theres no way for the clan to recover.
How are you feeling?
Much better. I cant use my powers like I used to, but I think I can use them at the level of a B-class player.
Thats by Mana Managent Organization standards, right, or by Changhae Clan standards?
I dont know if we need to talk about Changhae Clan standards, but, B- or C-class.
Shin Seoyoung said, clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Before the regression, she had completely lost her life as a player in exchange for manifesting .
In this life, she hadnt lost her life as a player. Although she couldnt control the wind as she used to, she could still live as a player.
Now she could use other powers as well.
Eunha rembered the magic she had shown a while ago.
She had once controlled nature by manifesting , and she could now handle powers other than the wind freely.
Her abilities might have decreased, but she had gained enough power to compensate for that.
What are you going to do now? Are you going to join another clan?
No, I think Ill quit being a player.
What?
Eunha was taken aback.
He hadnt expected her to say she wasnt going to be player.
It was unexpected.
Ive been thinking about it, and I dont think
and being a Player are a good fit.
Really?
Yeah, I think Im going to make a life for myself now, though Ill have to pay my sins first.
Shin Seoyoung said, smiling awkwardly.
Eunha realized that she had changed a lot in the ti he hadnt seen her.
She used to live to protect others, and now she says she wants to live her own life.
Sothing must have happened in Uijeongbu that he didnt know about.
He didnt think it was a bad change.
Rather, it was a good change.
Oh, but theres one exception.
What exception?
Eunha, have you ever thought about starting a clan?
What was she talking about?
Eunha furrowed his brows, looking at his noona, who was gleaming with excitent.
What was she talking about?
He didnt even want to know.
Whether he said it or not, it seed like she continued talking as if it were a good idea.
I wouldnt mind if you created a clan. Surely the clan you create will gather people who live their own lives like you, right? If its that kind of atmosphere well, I thought it wouldnt be bad to continue being a player.
What do you expect from an elentary school student? I have no intention of being a player, and I definitely dont plan on creating a clan.
Well, I wonder if that will really go according to your plan?
As if she was certain of the future.
Shin Seoyoung giggled, covering her mouth with her hand.
Eunha shook his head.
It would never happen, he insisted.
Since you have the strength to joke around, Im going to go now.
Why cant you stay a little longer? Youre the first person Ive ever seen co to the hospital because of the dia control.
Who said anything about a conscience declaration?
Well, you had that well-done expression earlier.
When was that?
Eunha shrugged.
He was glad to think that the future would be better for Baekryeon, but he couldnt be too happy.
Shin Seoyoung would not be immune to the corruption of the Changhae Clan.
No matter how involved she might be, there was no way she, as a Sublord, wasnt involved.
The only saving grace was that she was currently in the lilight as a hero, and her sins would be mitigated by a declaration of conscience.
That person, Im Gaeul, wouldnt just give up her
position like this.
Eunha hoped that Shin Seoyoungs treatnt wouldnt be too bad.
By the way, noona, you said that you defeated the Hundred Face, didnt you?
Oh, thats right, I definitely defeated it.
How do you know you defeated it when it has hundreds of masks?
I cant explain it in words. When I used the power of
, I could just tell that I had defeated it.
So you defeated it, did you get the skill stone?
Kid, with Uijeongbu in that state, how could I even think about coming back to retrieve the loot?
This was one of the reasons why the retreat was criticized.
The retreat from Uijeongbu Station was so hasty that there was no ti to collect the loot.
The city may be in shambles now, but there must be a treasure buried everywhere.
Complete jackpot. Jackpot.
The first to set foot in Uijeongbu will get all the treasure.
Even I, a non-player, was greedy at the thought of all the treasure in Uijeongbu.
But did she really defeat the Hundred Face?
There was no doubt that she had defeated it with the power of a .
But I felt uneasy.
It wasnt over yet.
Sothing seed to say so.
I hope its not a clich that sothing you think is dead cos back to life.
Huh? What do you an?
No, its nothing.
Shin Seoyoung demanded an explanation, but Eunha brushed it off, saying it was nothing.
It couldnt be that way.
Well then, Ill be going now. Take care of yourself.
Sure, co by again.
Oh, by the way, Noona.
Yeah? What?
Eunha peeked his head through the gap in the door.
Shin Seoyoung grinned.
Youve been through a lot all this ti, havent you? Now, take a good rest.
.
Live your own life as Noona said. Since youre living, its better to live happily, right?
Eunha.
What?
I think I finally understand why girls follow you. Are you really just a kid?
What nonsense.
Eunha made a dumbfounded face.
He demanded an explanation with a puzzled expression.
If I was 20 years younger, or even just 10 years younger, I would have pursued you.
Even if its 20 years, werent you a middle schooler then?
Love knows no age.
But you seem to need age.
Heh, right. I thought he understood wons hearts well, but it was just my mistake?
Whats with this noona?
Eunha sighed.
He waved his hand with a baffled expression.
Are you really my noona? Sotis, I cant even understand my own feelings. How can I understand soone elses feelings?
Well thats true.
Dont get involved in any weird religions out there. Especially, Manaism.
Yeah, Ill rember.
Shin Seoyoung looked dumbfounded as if she had been hit.
She seed to be lost in thought about sothing.
Anyway, take care of yourself.
Eunha closed the door.
Uijeongbu Station.
The station was completely destroyed.
There was no building that hadnt collapsed.
It was a wasteland.
.
A child was there.
Forced to the surface by the collapse of the groundwater, he stood still and looked up at the sky.
Then he lowered his head.
Sothing was glowing blue.
.
Squatting down, he dug into the rubble.
A small, glowing stone.
He held it up to the sun.
A bluish glow colored his face.
The child swallowed the blue light.
!
He collapsed as he felt sothing inside his begin to rampage. He rolled around on the floor, eventually foad at the mouth, and passing out.
For quite a while.
When the child regained consciousness, he sat up.
Looking down at his hands, he wiped his face and looked through the puddle to see his appearance.
Hey, kid, what are you doing down there? Where are you from? Get back here!
The child turned his head in the direction of the voice.
An old man had erged from a collapsed building and was waving.
Theres a new village over there. I dont know which village you survived, but lets go to ours.
.
The child stared at the old man who held his hand.
Whats your na, ah, you must not have a na yet.
The old man chuckled as he asked for the na of the speechless child.
A child does not receive a na until they pass the ritual.
There was no way a child who looked to be only five years old could have a na.
Or so the old man thought.
I do.
The child spoke for the first ti.
He looked at the old man and smiled.
I am Yoo-in-hoo.
!
Call
In-hoo.
A tentacle sprouted from the childs back and pierced the old mans body.
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