The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 114

It was unexpected for Sung JiHan to come to this place as a Sung JiHan.

Even though it would have been possible to send someone from across the sea, he came himself, disregarding the risk.

"No. He must have thought there was no danger."

Since Sung JiHan never thought of himself as a regressionist, Jin YuHwa assumed that he wouldn't know his true identity.

From Sung JiHan's perspective, it was as if a pumpkin had rolled in.

"Master. The woman who pursued us last time is over there."

Ariel's testimony, who had planted a shadow on the pursuer, continued.

Sung JiHan spread his senses of force widely and looked at the people sitting at the table.

Perhaps because they were from the Chinese embassy, there was no suspicion whatsoever about the people who had entered.

The presence of a gun was detected.

Judging by their size and shape, they were all special guns designed to shoot bullets for high-level awakened individuals.

"They clearly mean to snipe openly."

Since their intentions were clearly revealed, Sung JiHan wanted to deal with them immediately.

However, it was not possible at the moment.

What if Jin YuHwa died as soon as Sung JiHan entered the venue?

Timing was also important, and since many people knew that he possessed force, there could be more suspicion than necessary.

"There may be a need to disguise it as a sudden death."

Sung JiHan gave instructions to Ariel, who was perched on his left arm.

"Ariel. Can you send some of your power to that woman's shadow?"

"Only that young woman?"

"Yes."

"It's an easy task. Should I kill her?"

"Not now. Can we disguise it as a natural death later?"

"That's also an easy task. Since they are the lowest-level species, all we need to do is stop their hearts."

"Good. It's important not to leave any traces."

"That's my specialty."

Some of Ariel's power left Sung JiHan's arm.

Perhaps because of the discreet movement, no one around noticed this fact.

"It's done. Just give the order whenever you want. As long as we're not too far away, we can execute it immediately."

"If we're going to disguise it as cardiac arrest, we should do it when she leaves. If she collapses here, people can save her."

"Then, should I send her to the restroom?"

"...Is that possible?"

"I've already analyzed the bodies of the lowest-level species. We just need to make her feel dizzy."

At times like this, it feels like I'm dealing with a superior species.

Sung JiHan admired Ariel's skill and nodded his head.

After finishing the plan like that, Sung JiHan had a conversation with the head of the management department with an indifferent expression.

"How is today's event going?"

"Ah, yes. That..."

Meanwhile, Jin YuHwa, who was watching Sung JiHan's group from afar, frowned.

"The structure of the event venue is not as easy to manipulate as I thought."

When she was in Hong Kong, she had tried to somehow carry out her plan, but now that she was here, there were many constraints.

Especially the BattleNet management department's event venue in Korea was much smaller than she had expected, and if she tried to execute her plan here, it would be impossible.

"I should have killed her in the restroom back then. Tsk."

No matter how much she thought about it, she regretted the previous day.

"YuHwa, I heard a rough story from Father."

At that time, Wang Im, the Chinese ambassador to Korea, who was sitting at the same table, approached Jin Yuhwa in a friendly manner.

"Can you separate Sung JiHan from that woman for a moment?"

"Oh... Ambassador, is that possible?"

"The Prime Minister of this country has some connection with me. I have already told him that I want to talk to Sung JiHan. I will be in a different reception room from him, so you can do as you please afterwards."

Jin Yuhwa's eyes sparkled.

Wang Im, the Chinese ambassador who her father had been sponsoring for a long time.

He must have provided quite a large sum of money, as he was creating a favorable situation for her.

"I understand. Thank you so much, sir!"

"Good. Please give my regards to your father."

"Of course!"

The two of them laughed happily.

As the pleasant atmosphere continued and some time passed.

"Now, let's begin the award ceremony!"

The award ceremony was about to begin.

The Prime Minister of Korea stood on the stage.

At that moment, Sung JiHan, who was waiting to receive the award, thought to herself, 'I haven't even had a drink... Am I nervous?'

Suddenly, Jin Yuhwa felt the urge to go to the bathroom.

'Since there's nothing important happening right now, I'll go and come back.'

She slowly got up from her seat and left the venue.

Next to the event hall was a women's restroom.

"Ugh..."

Jin Yuhwa clutched her chest inside the restroom and collapsed.

If it had been the event hall, people around her would have called an ambulance and performed CPR on her.

But since the event had just started, there was no one in the empty women's restroom to help her.

"..."

Ariel confirmed that she had completely stopped breathing and thought from within the shadows.

'They truly are a weak race.'

She blended into the shadows and took control of Jin Yuhwa's heart.

This woman didn't notice anything at all.

Dull senses and a low-ranking race that quickly dies once the heart stops.

She couldn't understand why such a race was invited to the BattleNet.

'It's not strange at all to distribute S-grade gifts like this.'

Among the humans, most high-ranking players had gifts of S-grade or higher.

Compared to the gifts that Shadow Elves receive from the BattleNet, it was an overly generous treatment.

At first, she wondered why there was such discrimination, but now her thoughts had changed.

Considering the limits of the human race, shouldn't they be distributing gifts of SS-grade or higher in the BattleNet?

'The owner is the strange one.'

Perhaps it was because he was connected to the "Wandering God," who hunts the Holy See.

Among humans, only Sung JiHan was truly exceptional.

If he continues to grow like this, he will become a significant presence in the Space League.

'But why did he specifically ask for this human to be killed?'

He's just a completely insignificant existence.

Ariel left Jin Yuhwa and returned to Sung JiHan.

He was on the stage of the event hall, receiving the award.

"I hope you will continue to work hard for our country, Sung JiHan player."

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

As they shook hands with the Prime Minister, they received a flash baptism from the reporters.

[It's done.]

"You did well."

Sung JiHan replied to Ariel without any visible movement.

[But why did they only tell her to kill? She was just an insignificant human.]

"She had valuable information. She was probably the leader of the people with guns."

[Ah. So that person was the one who sent Yun Sae-ah to tail us?]

"Yes. Thankfully, they came to die."

[You figured that out well.]

Anyway, the human race is nothing special, except for this one human.

Ariel didn't ask any further questions.

She knew he wouldn't answer anyway.

Compared to seeing the Ascension of the Black Shadow, this was a trivial question.

"Sung JiHan player, do you have a moment?"

After the award ceremony, the Prime Minister approached Sung JiHan with a friendly smile.

"Yes, Prime Minister."

"The Chinese ambassador expressed a desire to speak with you... How about going to meet them together?"

Using honorifics when referring to the Chinese ambassador, the Prime Minister asked Sung JiHan to go with him.

"Then, I will go with my nephew."

Upon hearing that, the Prime Minister looked around for a moment and whispered in Sung JiHan's ear.

"Ah. Actually, I think I need to have a sensitive conversation with them... Would it be possible to have your nephew wait outside for a moment? It won't take long."

'So this was the plan.'

Sung JiHan silently looked at the Prime Minister.

I don't know why they're going to such lengths for China, but it's better this way.

Since they've already eliminated Jin Yu-hwa, having an alibi like this will be helpful.

"Ariel, stay with Sae-ah for a bit."

"Understood."

Sung JiHan summoned Ariel and sent her to Yun Sae-ah, then followed the Prime Minister to the reception room.

There, the people from the Chinese Embassy that he had seen earlier were waiting for him.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sung JiHan."

Wang Yin, the Chinese ambassador to Korea, shook hands with Sung JiHan in fluent Korean.

"I have been impressed by your recent achievements."

While trying to impress him, Wang Yin started the conversation, contrary to what the Prime Minister had said.

"It's great to have such an outstanding player. Haha. It seems that Korea has surpassed us in terms of promising talents."

"What are you talking about? Sung JiHan is just one exceptional player. How can the rest compare to China?"

They didn't have any sensitive conversations and just kept smiling at each other.

To be precise, it was closer to the Prime Minister overreacting and responding.

If there was any sensitive conversation, it was this.

"Mr. Sung JiHan, I watched the video from yesterday. The information related to the Dungeon Core... I never imagined it would be revealed on BattleTube. Weren't you disappointed?"

"It wasn't definite information, and the Dungeon Portal is a problem that humanity is facing. I thought it was right to reveal that information."

"I see. That's a great thought. However... don't you think the price you're paying for it is too small compared to the value of the information?"

Saying that, Wang Yin handed him his business card.

"I was quite disappointed after watching the video this time. If you happen to have such information in the future, how about cooperating closely with us to gain benefits? China is a country that pays the appropriate price."

"Yes, of course. That's right."

It's quite a fitting price to pay.

Even now, he continues to manipulate from behind the scenes and spin his stories so well.

"Thank you for your kind words. I will consider it."

Sung JiHan accepted the business card that was offered and stood up from his chair.

Although he had an alibi, he didn't want to witness the Prime Minister groveling to the Chinese ambassador any longer.

"Well then, I shall take my leave."

"No, can't you stay a little longer?"

"No, thank you. I've already kept my nephew waiting for too long. Now that I have your business card, I will take my leave."

"But how did we become connected like this...?"

Wang tried to buy some more time, but...

Bang!

The door to the reception room suddenly swung open.

"Sir, something terrible has happened! Miss Jin Yoo-hwa...!"

"Huh? W-what's going on?"

"She was found dead in the restroom!"

"What!?"

Both of them shouted in Chinese.

Not understanding Chinese, Sung JiHan looked at the two people with serious expressions.

"Oh, no. This can't be...!"

However, the Prime Minister seemed to have understood what was said and had a grave expression.

Sung JiHan asked him.

"What are you saying right now?"

"Ah. Well... they're saying that a person was found dead..."

"What? Who on earth...!"

Sung JiHan asked the question with a serious face and prepared to leave in a hurry.

"No, this is not the time...! I will go see my nephew first."

"Ah... Y-yes, please do!"

Until just a moment ago, Wang had been trying to stop Sung JiHan.

But due to the sudden discovery of Jin Yoo-hwa's body, Wang, who was in a state of confusion, no longer tried to stop Sung JiHan.

"Oh my! Sung JiHan, you're here! Something big has happened!"

As they left the reception room, the head of administration approached Sung JiHan, trembling.

Beside him, Yoon Se-ah and Ariel were also there.

"Yes. They said a person was found dead."

"Yes, yes. A Chinese person was found dead in the women's restroom. It seems like a heart failure... Ah, goodness. I don't know what's going on on such a nice day."

As he said that, the head of administration spoke in a low voice.

"I have prepared a limousine for your return. It would be best to leave before it gets any noisier..."

"Thank you for your consideration. Let's go, Se-ah."

In response to Sung JiHan's words, Yoon Se-ah nodded slowly.

"...Yes, Uncle."

And unlike when they arrived at the administration office, Yoon Se-ah remained silent in the car on their way back.

When the car arrived at Sword Palace,

As the two of them entered the penthouse exclusive elevator, she finally spoke up.

"Uncle... My gift rank has gone up."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes. It went from E to D."

As she said that, she glanced at Sung JiHan discreetly.