What Only She Didn't Know. (1)

A peaceful week had passed.

Of course.

"Sa...save me...."

For Danina, who was working hard doing manual labor at the Temple for All Gods,and for Goryuwon, who was currently being tormented by the so-called water study method(?), gasping "Gghk-sa...sal! Gurgle-!",it must have been terrible.

But anyway, Kim Dojun had, quite literally, enjoyed a peaceful week.

From Kim Dojun's perspective, most things had been proceeding smoothly so far.

'Dan is doing well on his own, too.'

Ever since Dan had become boss, he had been showing up at the Temple for All Gods almost daily, dutifully managing Yoho.

'Well, there was that one time in the middle he suddenly threw a fit and refused to work, though.'

Kim Dojun recalled Dan throwing himself on the floor a few days ago, as if daring him, saying he couldn't keep risking his life like this.

'I'm done! I quit! I said I'm not doing it anymore!'

'Don't want to do it? Then don't. But instead, let me show you my persuasive side—'

'You're going to persuade me again!? This time I don't care if it's violence or whatever! Don't you know how many times I've risked my life here!?'

Dan had vehemently insisted he truly didn't want to do it anymore, even as Tam looked at him with a pitiful expression.

'Anyway, I'm never doing it again this time!'

'Yeah? Then don't.'

'...?'

'Why are you looking at me like that?'

'Do you really... mean it?'

'Sure, if the successor of the Ryuoh family and a second-year student at the Sorcery Institute doesn't want to do it, who's going to stop you?'

'Wait—'

'Maybe I should even make a post on the bulletin board? Something like, "If you want to know the identity of the Yoho boss in the Spirit Zone, hit that like button!"

I could easily take Best Post that day.'

'N-no! If you do that, you'll—!'

'Me, who cleared out the outer zone alone, and you, the Ryuoh family's successor and Sorcery Institute second-year. Who do you think is safer?'

'....'

'Anyway, shall I post it now?'

Naturally, that day,

right at the moment Kim Dojun turned on the computer and started writing the post just as he'd threatened, Dan suddenly had his "motivation" recharged.

'Good thing.'

Recalling how Dan clung to his pants leg, promising again and again he could do a good job, Kim Dojun smiled in satisfaction and shifted his thoughts elsewhere.

'Goryuwon is doing well too.'

A week ago,

when Goryuwon protested that he hated the bomb collar, Kim Dojun finally agreed and instead gave him a safer(?) necklace that would allow for the water study method.

And since then, goryuwon had been working hard without much resistance.

'Although... it seems like he's been drinking a lot of water these days.'

And lately, he was making more and more disgruntled faces, but—

'Achievement without pain is meaningless.'

Thinking that, Kim Dojun recalled Goryuwon, who was still following the study method well for now.

And finally—

[Oh.... This one's a little tempting.]

Kim Dojun glanced behind him at Johwasu, who was in his semi-corporeal state, flailing his arms at the computer.

The familiar spirit, now browsing weird internet sites and picking up strange words as he looked through various pictures on the computer Kim Dojun had set up for him.

[Doing 300 somersaults is totally doable...!]

Now, even doing somersaults in front of the computer, johwasu made Kim Dojun shake his head in disbelief.

'That guy is the real problem...'

Actually, johwasu himself wasn't really a problem.

After all, Kim Dojun had already finished contracting him, and after having "manners" instilled several times, it only took a raised fist to get Johwasu to behave.

The real issue, however, was Choi Yuron.

'... Just how many times have I met her in the past week?'

Ever since he met Choi Yuron and contracted Johwasu, she'd been coming to see him almost daily.

Naturally, it was to try to contract with Johwasu.

But for the entire week, johwasu had refused all of Choi Yuron's persistent requests.

'Honestly, I have no idea how contract formation even worked in the Sorcery Killing Technique storyline.'

... Thanks to that, Kim Dojun had already gotten over five "I'll help with any trouble you have"

IOUs from Choi Yuron.

'Well, as long as it's Choi Yuron, iOUs are fine.'

If it were anyone else, it would have been only natural to secure a contract in exchange for his help, but Kim Dojun made an exception for her.

He knew even without a contract, Choi Yuron would keep any promise she made.

'Choi Yuron is a true paragon in the game.'

Knowing her personality was to always keep her word, Kim Dojun happily accepted her verbal promises.

'Besides, writing out contracts each time is kind of a pain...'

Thinking that, Kim Dojun glanced at his smartphone.

A smartphone with no calls, messages, or alarms.

'I thought it was about time for it to start... but maybe she's still not ready.'

As he looked at his phone, Kim Dojun thought of Shin Se-yeon.

He recalled how, at the start of summer break, she had nodded firmly, seeming resolved to execute her plan.

'... It's possible she just has no intention of contacting me.'

After musing about Shin Se-yeon a while, Kim Dojun simply shrugged.

'Guess I'll wait a bit longer.'

There was still plenty of time left before the second semester started, so he decided to wait patiently for Shin Se-yeon to carry out her plan.

'At this point, there's nothing I can do but wait. I've triggered everything anyway.'

During the three months since the Sorcery Institute's classes resumed, Kim Dojun had trained Shin Se-yeon, pressing all the right triggers along the way.

Especially the one related to a gun, which would be vital for her to develop the resolve to kill Shin Cheon-gyun.

So—

'Even if Shin Se-yeon doesn't contact me, I'll get a notification once the maglignant spirit descends anyway.... I've prepared everything on my end.'

Kim Dojun looked in the direction of the Muryu family, sorted out his thoughts, and was just about to close his eyes when—

"... Maybe I should go tease Tiana."

He decided to log in to Lantiarval.

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For Shin Se-yeon, "guns" were not much of a threat.

Most sorcerers, when they reach a certain level, could create barriers that block bullets with ease.

Yet, the reason why guns held particular meaning for her was the sorcery of her own Muryu family.

The Muryu family's sorcery had a slightly different lineage than typical sorcery.

Rather than sorcery being the core, their style centered peculiarliy on martial arts (武).

Of course, even if martial arts were central, without sorcery it would be incomplete, so in the end, sorcery remained the most important.

Still, to master their craft, the "Mu" in Muryu—meaning martial—could not be ignored.

In other words, Muryu family's sorcery required excellence in both martial arts and sorcery to wield properly.

By combining martial arts and sorcery to reach the pinnacle, her father—Muryu family head Shin Cheon-gyun—could strike with fists faster than a speeding bullet.

Thus, being able to dodge a bullet was the bare minimum requirement for Shin Se-yeon to potentially kill her father.

And with Kim Dojun's help, she'd recently succeeded in dodging bullets, finally meeting that condition.

She now had the minimum ability to avenge her mother and sister, who had been ruthlessly killed under the guise of "experiments" by her father.

"...."

The dark night.

Even long past midnight, Shin Se-yeon lay awake, not sleeping a wink.

It was because she had decided to carry out her revenge tonight,and because she had so many preparations left to complete.

"...."

She carefully checked the items she'd prepared in advance, and finally picked up her smartphone.

No calls, no messages, no notifications.

"...."

For her, who had been fueled solely by vengeance against her father since early childhood, the smartphone was little more than a clock.

At least, that was true back when she was determined to overthrow her father from his family head's seat through diligent study and training.

But ever since meeting Kim Dojun, who promised he'd help her kill Shin Cheon-gyun outright, the phone's value had shifted beyond that.

Tap—

Shin Se-yeon opened her contact list.

Displayed was a single number.

The man who had suddenly appeared at her side, as she walked this road alone, and started walking it with her.

She didn't know his intentions or why he'd chosen to help her.

But he most definitely accompanied her on the solitary, lonely road she had traveled.

"...."

Staring at the screen, she moved to tap the message button—but hesitated.

After a long moment of deliberation,

Tap—

She ended up setting the phone down without doing anything.

If tonight's task succeeded, it would be best for Kim Dojun not to get involved here any further.

'From now on, I have to do it alone.'

She closed her eyes, then opened them with resolve, stood up, and left the room.

"...."

The dawn in the Muryu household was silent.

A quietness as if not a soul existed.

But to Shin Se-yeon, it was a familiar circumstance, so she walked on without hesitation.

Soon, she arrived at an old, dilapidated house deep within the Muryu estate.

For something inside the family grounds, the house was poorly maintained and constantly devoid of guards.

But Shin Se-yeon already knew a family basement was hidden here, so she went straight inside without hesitation.

Advancing deeper into the house,

"...."

She confirmed the basement entrance, left open as if there was no intention of hiding it, and let out a heavy sigh.

To her knowledge, her target for vengeance, Shin Cheon-gyun, was inside right now, probably drafting a report on his gruesome experiments.

"... Hoo."

Barely loud enough for anyone to hear, seyeon sighed and cautiously, silently, descended underground.

She made it to the large conference room in the basement without incident, then entered the corridor beyond,

and finally, when she stepped into the innermost space that only the family head could access—

"!"

Se-yeon saw him.

"I was waiting to see when you'd come."

Her father, Shin Cheon-gyun, sat as if anticipating her, staring directly at her.

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