I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 64

Episode 064:

Is it sincere?

But it’s a tempting proposition.

Ban Seo-jin’s ability had no set shape, so it seemed impossible to avoid and difficult to block.

To be honest, I wasn’t confident that I would win.

Ban Seo-jin spoke again to me as I was worried.

“You don’t look like you would go around spreading other people’s secrets. “I don’t really feel like it either.”

I nodded urgently, afraid that she might change her mind.

She quietly looked at my desperate answer and added coldly.

“Of course, if you talk about it, you will die and the person who heard it will also die. got it?”

scary.

Madness is evident on the blood-soaked face.

As I faced the shiny eyeballs, I automatically swallowed dry saliva.

“yes. “I will never tell you.”

“okay? “Then let’s stop.”

She smiled brightly and wiggled her finger lightly.

I was startled and reflexively raised my magic power, but Baek Dae-man’s restraint item that had been binding my body until then was torn off.

“ruler. “Then let’s keep this a secret between the women.”

She spoke casually, as if she were chatting at a midnight snack party, and looked around for a moment at the pile of stones around her.

“Oh, I should have ripped off the escape stone before killing him. Do you have any more escape stones?”

I moved automatically and took out the single-person escape seat from my inventory and held it out.

I could have said no, but I was so overwhelmed by Ban Seo-jin’s cruel appearance that I couldn’t dare to lie.

I feel like my heart is as cold as a pea.

Conversing calmly without shaking was the most bravado I could muster right now.

I don’t know what kind of whim Ban Seo-jin is keeping me alive, but if he feels strange, he might change his mind again.

“Here you go.”

Ban Seo-jin paused for a moment and looked at me.

You said you need an escape seat, but why aren’t you taking it?

While I was wondering, I made eye contact with Seo Ji-han, who was looking at me with a similar expression to Ban Seo-jin.

“You just give it to me?”

“yes? yes.”

Ban Seo-jin asked as if he was shocked, and only after hearing my confirmation did he receive the escape seat.

“You are really nice. “How are you still alive?”

It’s not because I’m nice, it’s because I’m scared of you.

I didn’t expect to hear a thank you, but hearing something ambiguous as to whether it was a curse or an insult didn’t feel very good.

She laughed when she saw my ambiguous face.

“It’s a good thing for me. Anyway, I’ll write well. “You have your share too, right?”

In the meantime, think of me too.

Should I really be thankful for this?

“yes. there is.”

“Then shall we go?”

I shook my head.

There was still work to be done, and honestly, the reason I gave him the escape seat was because I wanted Ban Seo-jin to leave quickly.

The image of her crushing Baek Dae-man with her fist was still in my mind, so the mere fact that she was standing in front of me made my hair stand on end.

“I’m still trying to chase after the one who ran away earlier.”

“Do you want me to help you?”

“are you okay.”

“Okay then, be careful not to die.”

Ban Seo-jin, who was clearly convinced, played with the escape seat for a moment and then spoke quietly.

“Then I have to go and meet the guild leader first.”

“Do you want to kill me?”

No answer came back.

There was a flash of light once. Ban Seo-jin was no longer there.

When I finally confirmed that she had completely left, I sat down.

My legs were shaking.

– are you okay?

“yes.”

After being alone, I feel a little calmer.

Strictly speaking, it would be a bit difficult to say that I am completely alone because Seo Ji-han is there.

“Suddenly, I don’t know what’s going on…”

The strategy team, which had been running smoothly just an hour ago, suddenly went bankrupt.

It’s surprising that we suddenly met the fake Seo Ji-han who killed Hunter Kim Young-gil.

Noh Hee-mang and Noh Mi-rae were attacked, and Baek Dae-man was beaten to death by Ban Seo-jin.

As a result, only me and Ban Seo-jin survived from the attack team.

– Were you very surprised?

When I raised my head, I saw Seo Ji-han looking at me restlessly.

It’s been a long time since I talked to him so comfortably.

“I was surprised.”

– Still not sad, right? They were annoying people.

Are you sad?

I do not know.

But I didn’t think it was a good thing to die.

No matter how trashy a person he is, he doesn’t just say stupid things 24 hours a day.

Seo Ji-han said, ‘That’s the secret to why these guys haven’t died yet,’ and I half agree.

If that were the case, someone in this tough hunter industry would have already killed them.

As if Baek Dae-man was beaten to death.

Still, if it had been before, I might have shed tears.

After awakening, I feel like my sense of death and battle has become somewhat dulled.

Drinking a potion with Ban Seo-jin in front of him and calmly preparing for the next fight was an attitude he would never have dreamed of before awakening.

Is it because I’ve been through so much recently, or is it because I have gained strength?

I don’t know if my personality changed due to awakening, but it was clear that it wasn’t the same as before.

– are you okay? Are you fine?

Seo Ji-han seemed very worried, so I nodded.

Only then did he grin.

– They are trash, so they have an advantage.

“what?”

Somehow I can guess the answer.

– You’re not that sad.

“haha.”

Smiling is not laughing.

Seeing my dry smile, Seo Ji-han seemed to have lost some time and started talking excitedly about various things.

I think it’s nice to be able to talk freely for the first time in a long time.

What will happen to this person if I really disappear?…

“When Seo Ji-han leaves, we must go to the Vatican.”

Was it a bit sudden?

Seo Ji-han asked curiously.

– why?

“I must attain Buddhahood.”

I had to stop for a while because I had a lot going on, but Seo Ji-han is responsible for what happened, so I have to take as much responsibility as possible.

It wasn’t intentional, but if I hadn’t rooted, I wouldn’t have been wandering around the Nine Heavens with my soul like this.

Whenever I was having a small talk with my strategy team members, he was always standing alone in a corner.

I’m a person who doesn’t even go into my inventory because I don’t like being alone, so how hard will it be if I end up alone with a soul stone?

– I said I was fine.

“What are you going to do when I disappear?”

Seo Ji-han paused and his face hardened.

– Why do you say that?

“You just don’t know what’s going to happen in life.”

– Probably not.

How many things can we affirm in our lives?

Even a year ago, I never dreamed I would be living like this.

But I just nodded.

“is it so.”

After a moment of silence, he changed the topic and opened his mouth.

– Are you really going to chase him?

“Who?”

– The guy with the camera.

“Shouldn’t that be the case?”

– Because of my rumors?

“Yes? Seo Ji-han also doesn’t want more rumors to arise.”

– I do not care. He died anyway.

He shrugged his shoulders and made an expression that it really wasn’t a big deal.

“Aren’t you angry?”

– You know. That it’s not. That’s it then.

“Still…”

– There was a time when no one believed me.

Those words sounded a bit lonely.

“Seo Ji-han…”

– Normal people don’t even think that a strong person like me is suffering some kind of damage. Without even believing me. Things are much better than then. So you don’t have to go out of your way to chase him. Because I’m really okay.

“hmm.”

When my response was very lukewarm, he opened his mouth again as if urging me on.

– What are you going to do now? Are you going out?

“for now.”

– for now?

“Let’s go to Noh Mi-rae and Noh Hee-mang. Even though he is thought to be dead, he could still be alive. “Then it would be very difficult because we would be left without an escape room.”

– Uhm. If you want.

Seo Ji-han didn’t seem to like my decision for some reason, but I decided to move on.

Luckily, he was caught almost immediately after he started running away, so he didn’t have to go far from where they were last seen together.

If you walk a little bit, you will get there quickly.

The road was rough because the ceiling and walls were damaged by a thunderstorm, but there was no problem in guessing the direction.

– Watch your step. Fall.

“Hey, I’m also an awakened person.”

-There is no agility ability.

“But that’s true.”

Even though I woke up, would I have tripped on a rock and hit my knee?

The moment I was overconfident, I stepped on the wrong stone and almost slipped.

I stumbled for a moment, but when I managed to regain my balance, I saw Seo Ji-han holding out his hand awkwardly.

– I know I can’t catch it, but I

stop without realizing it,’ Seo Ji-han said softly, looking embarrassed and bitter.

Then, he walked ahead, looked at the road full of rocks, chose a good place to step on, and began to act as a guide.

– Go this way.

With a strange feeling, I moved along the path he recommended.

Whenever Seo Ji-han takes care of me a little too much, I get an itchy feeling that is hard to put into words.

Anyway, perhaps thanks to the thunderstorm, there was no sign of monsters nearby.

Is that fortunate?

To be honest, I’m a bit mentally exhausted due to the series of events.

After leaving the area devastated by the thunderstorm, I found a familiar corner.

“Oh, there it is.”

– huh. But…

Seo Ji-han, who was walking ahead, gave an ambiguous reaction and stopped hesitantly.

As I hurriedly walked to see what was happening, I was taken aback by the sight before my eyes.

“It’s here, right?”

I thought I would definitely see Noh Hee-mang and Noh Mirae fallen.

There was no one at the place we arrived.

– that’s right. There are traces here too.

There were two blood stains left where Seo Ji-han pointed.

It is a sign of being cut by something and causing a lot of bleeding.

But the owner of the blood stain is nowhere to be seen.

“Did he escape alive? “If I had taken the healing potion right away, I might have survived.”

Otherwise, the remnants of the Masked Man might have taken him.

But I tried to swallow that thought because I wanted to be as hopeful as possible.

But Seo Ji-han seemed skeptical about my words.

– hmm. I think that’s unlikely.

As I followed his gaze as he scanned the surroundings, I saw something that looked like a cloud of whitish dust.