Chapter 26 Part4 (2/2)
[Anti-Skull!? Seagald...! Tell me in more detail! ...No, is there someone else there?]
”They're listening in on us! You have to close the connection... Kuaaaaaaahk!”
He said, and forcefully broke the communication line. Plus, the six Drake Horn Lances exploded early, making it so that the sounds of the explosions were transferred through the communication line.
With this, they would think that, 'the enemy was watching Nellopa, and after communicating for a bit, he resisted at the very last moment. He was. .h.i.t by one of the enemy's powerful attacks, lost his life, and the communication line was destroyed.'
”Nice.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's acting skill had improved rapidly. He then walked away from the collapsed facility and laughed. Even from his own point of view, his acting was pretty good. Now they couldn't be unaware of Steelworker or Anti-Skull anymore.
”Now that I've finished everything up, let's go.”
”You...”
However, when the party, who were just watching Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, were about to leave, Jin retorted.
”Why did you drag Anti-Skull into this all of a sudden!?”
”Hmm? Their headquarters is way too hard to find, so I thought I could use the Emperor's side to draw them out. Plus, it would make me sound more credible.”
”...”
”Of course, I want the Steelworkers to expose what they're planning as they come outside and act, so I involved Anti-Skull... Why are you looking at me like that?”
”I won't be mad, so tell me honestly... You're a demon, right?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted to pa.s.s it off as a joke and laugh, but Jin's burning goblin fire looked extremely honest. He ended up getting slightly hurt.
[What an amazing act!]
[As expected of Sir Paul Zero!]
Though the Chi Pauls revered Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, they were likewise shocked. No, he'd just done something anyone could do, so why were they...!?
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo looked at Kratia as his last hope. As expected, Kratia didn't betray his trust and gave him a thumbs up.
”Nice explosion. So much so that I want to recreate it with magic.”
”Ah, is that so?”
When he looked back, because of the huge explosion inside, the entire area had caved in. It seemed like the fissure would affect them soon, so they prioritized evading that area first. He decided to part ways with the Chi Pauls there.
[I'll get stronger no matter what!]
[I'll collect a lot of bones! Call me whenever you need me!]
[I'm sure that if we're with you, Sir Paul Zero, that we can kill the Emperor and Arema Steelworker. I will only follow you from now on!]
It seemed like his acting had left a huge impression on them, and their att.i.tude towards Lee s.h.i.+n Woo suddenly changed to that of military discipline.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo ruminated over whether he should be happy or sad about that... In any case, he had formed a subordinate relations.h.i.+p with them, so he decided to just accept reality.
”Go well, Chi Pauls! Get stronger, so much so that you can take on a general!”
The Chi Pauls gathered in one place and quickly sprinted off. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo waved his hand at them as they began vanis.h.i.+ng into the distance. Then, Kratia quietly asked Lee s.h.i.+n Woo a question.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, how many of these guys have you been 'catching and releasing'?”
”You won't believe me even if I told you.”
”I'm confident that I'd believe you, even if you said you were the hidden 13th general.”
”Whenever you talk with a hero, you just say whatever you want.
They exchanged jokes as they moved towards the golem production facility, or in other words, the golem train that led to Arema Steelworker's headquarters. Of course, it didn't take very long for them, and when they reached the top of the hill, they suddenly realized exactly what they had done.
Kadinan was wiped out, and the secret facility had blown up and collapsed... there was no way anyone would be able to tell what had happened by just looking at it!
”Then, I just have to go here and wait?”
”Yeah. You shouldn't take very long, right?”
”Yeah.”
They temporarily parted ways with Kratia. She, who was a level 7 and possessed the ability to teleport, checked the designated location and nodded her head.
If need be, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would test out the Bone Gate he had received, but she left without saying a word, so he felt a bit disappointed.
”Then let's get going too.”
”But s.h.i.+n Woo, if they've already figured out what we've done and try to kill us, then...!”
”Then we can just die a few times and then get out. Don't worry so much.”
Jin was afraid of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's bold plan, as he was marching over to Arema Steelworker's headquarters just to flip him off, but in terms of their results, the golems weren't yet aware of what they had done.
...No, rather than be aware of what they had done, they actually greeted them affectionately.
[Did you put them all to rest?]
”...Hmm. I just wanted to let you know how disappointed I am in you guys. If we made a mistake, we would've had to fight against a general.”
[As expected, they... Ahem. We just wanted to know if we could work well together in the future. Listen, you already knew, right?]
”Ha. So with this, you've realized that 'I'm' no pushover, right?”
[Of course. We know now that 'you guys' are skilled enough to fight alongside us.]
I wonder. It seems like you don't really know yet... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo inwardly mocked Guillotine. Then, Guillotine unexpectedly extended a fist. Is he asking for a fist b.u.mp? Without even realizing, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo extended his own fist, but then, Guillotine opened his hand, revealing the contents within.
”This is...!”
[This is the reward we promised. Treat it well. Since it's something that we poured all of our technical skill into making.]
Guillotine said, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo automatically nodded his head. He opened his own hand. Above Guillotine's hand lay a... golem that resembled a small bird.
[Lv6 Observer Golem]
This quest was now complete.
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