When she was very young, Mi-Na had seen Yu-Seongs mother before. Yu-Seongs mother was a woman with shoulder-length black hair and a fairly gentle look like a puppy, but Mi-Na did not have any special mory about her. She wasnt from a great family and her academic background wasnt significant. She was a normal woman except for her beautiful appearance, which was obvious since she was Yu-Seongs mother.
Everything about Yu-Seongs mother was too ordinary, which made her rather strange. How on earth could she beco a woman after Choi Woo-Jaes heart?
Mi-Na narrowed her eyes and slightly bit her lower lip.
It was so natural that people didn't even bother.
So might think that Woo-Jae was not picky about won since he had a lot of children, but that couldnt be further away from the truth. Woo-Jae thoroughly chose and selected his won. Whether it was because of political position, economic ideal, or future investnts, since it was ultimately the process of creating another successor of his, he had never chosen his wife easily. So, how did an ordinary woman, who had no other special factor but beauty, beco Choi Woo-Jaes wife?
Everyone didnt even care about the sudden death of Yu-Seongs mother, Baek Yu-Ri. She had died at a fairly young age, so obviously sothing strange had happened.
Sothings definitely fishy.
Now that Mi-Na thought about it, Yu-Seong was the only one who had noticed this throughout the family. That was absurd, but interesting and surprising as well.
Hes the only person who felt suspicious about it, while no one in the family or the entire country cared about it.
Since the matter involved his own mother, this might not be considered a strange thing. However, it was an unspoken rule within the entire Cot Groups founding family that no one should doubt an incident that Choi Woo-Jae tried to keep the lid on for himself. But Choi-Yu-Seong, that timid ninth child of the family, was paying attention to that matter. Then, wouldnt Choi Woo-Jae know that?
Nevertheless, fathers not hiding his favoritism toward that small brat.
This was actually because Yu-Seong had not even tried to investigate his mother Baek Yu-Ri, but Choi Mi-Nanot knowing the truththought completely differently.
Things were changing within the family. Perhaps the ninth kid, who no one cared about, had beco a big variable but the majority had yet to notice him. However, it was only a matter of ti.
Like awl in the pocket. [1] In the end, its bound to stand out.
The mont the awl popped out of the pocket, the other siblings would press on it to prevent it from coming out ever again. Or, the awl itself would be broken or thrown away by a resentful soone who got stabbed by its protrusion.
Now Mi-Na could understand why Ji-Ho asked to take care of Yu-Seong.
This kid is neither a fool nor a coward.
Rather, Yu-Seong was courageous enough to break the familys unwritten rules. He was also a sensible person who had been hiding his true purpose for a while to only reveal it at the proper ti.
Woo-Jae was watching the ninth kidwhich may be sowhat cheekyand regarding him as cute. Mi-Na couldnt even understand how Yu-Seong had gently softened that iron-clad stubbornness, which could never be broken stubbornly.
To think that hes a stiff geezer that doesnt give a single reaction to my aegyo[2].
Mi-Na smiled as she lightly tapped the bus window with her index finger.
Very well.
Before, there was no kid Mi-Na liked among her stupid siblings, who were always just conscious of Choi Woo-Jae. For the first ti, her ninth sibling had caught her eye.
Mi-Na was uninterested not only in the chairmans position but also in the familys affairs. However, after Ji-Ho was eliminated from being a candidate for the next chairman because of the unexpected accident, everyone else had naturally expected her to be the most likely candidate.
Even though she was annoyed and had tried to hand the position over to the other siblings, Choi Woo-Jae had blocked her from doing so. As a result, as ti passed, the people in the group collectively expected Mi-Na as the next chairman.
Its a shitty situation.
For Mi-Na, Yu-Seong was a light that suddenly appeared in her annoying and displeased situation.
Of course, it could just be the empathy that arose from their similarity of losing their mother at a young age. She couldnt deny that Yu-Seongwho she once had poor judgnt ofmay have entered a corner of her heart because of that. It was not that she completely trusted him, but she was more willing to actively help him after things got resolved. Because of this, she even unexpectedly handed over items to Yu-Seong out of goodwill.
It was an ancient relic called the Fragnts of Destruction God. Choi Mi-Na had never used it herself, so she didnt know the exact effect. However, as could be guessed from its na, it was clearly an ancient relic with considerable power.
Its a bit of a pity since I gave it away according to my sudden mood, but anyways, its sothing that I cant use
Unfortunately, most of Choi Mi-Nas abilities had the opposite property of power compared to the ones of gods, so she couldnt use the Fragnts of Destruction God at all. She had kept it, initially thinking that it would be a waste to just hand it over to soone else. Though she did decide to hand it to Yu-Seong after her sudden change of heart.
Mi-Na looked out the window, with her index finger lightly twisting a lock of her hair.
When will that kid discover the bracelets purpose?
Thinking Yu-Seong would have to co and say thank you more than a thousand tis once he figured it out, Choi Mi-Na was already looking forward to that day.
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Yu-Seong was only able to be discharged fifteen days after Mi-Na had visited.
The doctor greatly praised Yu-Seongs resilience; he was a player indeed. Though for him, it was full of frustration because he didnt want to waste his ti in the hospital.
After spending half a month stuck in the hospital, he headed back to the dungeon and got into the car that Do-Yoon was driving. He felt that it was ti to give an answer about concerns he had put off.
This ets my initial expectation exactly.
This was a pretty exciting mont.
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- [Private] A Joke-loving Prankster marvels at you. 200 Karma Points are sponsored. He says he has a skill that really suits you. Will you learn the skill? Y/N
- The Oldest Hunter is really fond of player Choi Yu-Seong. 300 Karma Points are sponsored. He says he very much wants to give you a skill. Will you learn the skill? Y/N
- The Silky Beard pays tribute to player Choi Yu-Seong. 250 Karma Points are sponsored. He wants to transfer a very strong skill. Will you learn the skill? Y/N
- The Emperor of Great China refers to player Choi Yu-Seong as the most excellent man she has recently seen. 300 Karma Points are sponsored. She wants to give you a skill that suits you. Y/N
- The Red Fang of the Dark Night feels a strong longing when seeing player Choi Yu-Seong. 100 Karma Points are sponsored. He threatens that you will regret it if you dont receive the skill. Y/N
- The Culanns Hound judges that player Choi Yu-Seongs spear techniques has a very high potential. 500 Karma Points are sponsored. He promises that if you learn the skill, you will be able to beco the strongest spearman. Will you learn the skill? Y/N
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After the incident of Demon King Worshiper along with Rachel, all the gods who were watching Yu-Seong sent ssages about passing on their skills. Most of these ssages would have been sent at the end of the fierce battle with Rachel.
At the ti, I was so out of it that I couldnt even think of checking the ssages.
If he could afford to be laid-back then, Yu-Seong would have recognized Choi Mi-Na at a glance. He properly checked and looked through the ssages while he was hospitalized Since then, Choi Yu-Seong had fallen into deep thought.
As ntioned, the reason why the lofty gods gave Karma Points and skills was that the achievents made by their sponsored humans were returned to their Karma figures and then copied to help raise their dignity.
Obviously, gods stake in a human increased more when they passed on skills that were equivalent to their ability than when sharing so of the karma points they had. Also, if it was possible, the first god to transfer the skill to the human would gain an advantage in the battle for shares among the other gods. That was why, from the very beginning, Loki had begged Yu-Seong to learn his skill.
Yu-Seong had been ignoring Lokis ssages for a while. But now that all six gods had put up their skills, he could no longer continue to ignore this request anymore. Even for those who were waiting, he eventually had to make a definite choice. Now that Yu-Seong had taken the best route for his growth after much consideration, he finally decided to announce his decision.
I have no bad intentions, Yu-Seong spoke to himself and smiled sowhat apologetically, and replied to the six gods skill transfer ssages.
There were two things Yu-Seong had worried about for fifteen days before he decided his current answer. First, he had to be sure of the sponsoring gods true nas. Second, he had to guess the skills that the gods would give through their true nas.
The first one was relatively easy. Except for only one god with a rather difficult and unknown nickna, all the others were using nicknas that had been ntioned at least once in the original novel or had nicknas that were easy to guess.
Except for Loki, Guan-Yu, and Culann, all of whom with already clear identities, there were three remaining gods left. Among them, the first god that Yu-Seong found the answer to was the Emperor of Great China.
This one never ca out in the original novel, but its actually easy to guess.
Since the nickna was the Emperor of Great China, Yu-Seong could guess that it was the na of a countrys monarch during her lifeti. In the end, it was inevitably easy to know who she was after a little research about the rulers titles.
Sacred Divine Golden Empress Zetian.
The nickna being used was only an abbreviation of this, and the part that Yu-Seong had to pay attention to was the last word.
Zetian, Wu Zetian.
Better known by the na of Ze Tian Wu Hou, she was Chinas first female emperor to ascend to the throne at a late age and had held power for a long ti. It was true that she had great achievents and had a reputation enough to reach Divinity, but unfortunately, Yu-Seong was not going to choose her skill.
There are so of her skills that I can roughly guess, but its not the kind that I want.
What had co to mind when thinking of Wu Zetian was the strong power and dignity that held people down so that no one could surpass her. It was certain that her intangible power would be formidable since she had ascended to the throne at a late age and had remained in emperor position for a very long ti. Perhaps Yu-Seong might have as much pressure and vibe as Choi Woo-Jae with the power of her skill. In other words, however, Yu-Seong could have such an ability without using this skill when the ti ca.
Im sure there are a few other great abilities since she has risen to Divinity, but
Anyway, she was removed from Yu-Seongs options. The Emperor of Great China was one of the candidates that he had decided to reject at the ti her true na was revealed.
Recalling the mories of that ti, Yu-Seong sent the very first refusal to the Emperor of Great Chinas ssage.
1. It ans that a person with great talent will stand out even if they are hidden.
2. denoting a Korean cultural style that emphasizes the quality of cuteness though cute voice or actions
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