Chapter 27 Part4 (1/2)
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Because of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's job on Earth, he had quite the diverse skill set, and his competence was praised by those around him. But even so, that didn't go into producing wine.
The reason he even attempted to make wine was because the winery kept the technicians' records. And in addition, there was someone he could trust...
”h.e.l.lo, Pleine. I'm here.”
”Guten Morgen! Oh my. Now that I think about it, it hasn't been that long since we last met, Mr. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.”
Pleine greeted him enthusiastically, waved her hand at him, stopped, and tilted her head. Soon, her eyes moved in a crescent motion. She was laughing with a satisfied expression, so she was definitely thinking about something weird.
”Did you make some money in that short period of time? No, there's no way you did. No matter how badly you want to see me, you can't waste your permits to the secret shop. Didn't I tell you that each and every permit was like a portion of G.o.d's grace?”
”I have a lot of money, though.”
”You don't need to try so hard to lie... Mm.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said calmly, and his lips curled upwards; at some point, Pleine, who had been probing him, blinked quickly. Was she trying to brag about her eyelashes? Of course, it didn't have much of an effect on Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
Then, her eyes s.h.i.+ned. She let go of her chin, and asked seriously.
”This would be unbelievable, but the one who defeated one of the 12 generals...”
”Oh, that was me.”
”Oh, G.o.d...”
It had been a long time since Pleine had looked to G.o.d for help, as it seemed like she didn't even really like G.o.d that much. She should've heard about the general's death from G.o.d herself, so it seemed like she just didn't know who had killed him.
”I believe that your growth is incredibly fast, and that you have abilities much greater than your level might imply, but to think you already defeated a general. What are the other heroes doing?”
”I'd like to ask the same thing.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sighed and replied, but recognized that it was tough to expect the same things from the other heroes.
He utilized his karma's unique properties to infiltrate the city, borrow the strength of several undead, and had even manipulated the Treasure Eater, which had come at an opportune time, to defeat Hansen.
”That's good news. You see, I heard that someone had killed a general, but I didn't know who exactly did it or how. To think that you were the one who killed him! You're free, right? Please tell me all the details.”
”If you want to hear about it, then you need to help me. You see, I have something I really want.”
”Mmm, alright. So hurry up and tell me all about it.”
It might've been the vibe, but Pleine seemed a bit rushed. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo tilted his head, picked out the core details, and told her about what happened. She looked intrigued at around the midway point.
”Hansen Von Dorthe... I see, he is indeed someone that you could face. Most were reluctant to face him 1 on 1, but you possessed a similar ability to him, Mr. s.h.i.+n Woo.”
”To be honest, certain parts of his ability were strange.”
At that final moment of their 1 on 1 fight, and then experiencing those dense memories by absorbing his bone. At the time, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt that his swordsmans.h.i.+p was a bit familiar.
He wasn't just talking about Hansen's ability to use lightning. Though Hansen had been debuffed, he had been able to predict his sword's course and the power behind it, so it wasn't very difficult for him to dodge. In other words, that meant...
”You're right. G.o.d created Bursting Thunder by gathering several skills. The Lightning Shadow General's swordsmans.h.i.+p is also in there.”
”As I thought.”
Now he understood why he could absorb so many of Hansen's memories. It was because he already knew swordsmans.h.i.+p that was closely related to Hansen's.
He had solved the puzzle, so he sported a refreshed expression, but was faced with a truly mysterious expression; he didn't know whether Pleine was looking at him in wonder, or if she was relieved.
”I can understand why G.o.d was so excited now. I thought you'd die several times against a general and would have to aim for their weak spot to win. Of course, that in and of itself is plenty amazing, but G.o.d raising the maximum level of Invisible Heart was to take that into account...”
To think that he would take down a general without losing a single life. Rather than using any lives, he'd just increased his maximum lives with Invisible Heart.
Moreover, whenever he defeated an undead hero and put them to rest, the maximum level of Invisible Heart would increase, so it wouldn't be impossible for the maximum level of Invisible Heart to continue to increase.
”What's the point in even stockpiling them?”
”Please just save them. They'll be really helpful later when you're faced with a lot of danger.”
And if he managed to save them to the very end... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo let it go, shrugged his shoulder, and discarded such thoughts. His abilities were still lacking, and the chance of that was quite slim.
”In any case, my goal is to have a quiet and peaceful life no matter what it takes.”
”How can a level 6 hero who took down a general say that? Any hero pa.s.sing by would laugh at that.”
”Of course they would. They would say 'what kind of hero is that?'.”
In the process of defeating Hansen, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo realized that his actions and his plans weren't all that praiseworthy.
Of course, he didn't feel anything like embarra.s.sment, and although he never really cared about other people's opinions and was satisfied with the Joker karma...
”But you know, you're probably the most hero-like out of all the heroes I've seen.”
”...That's quite surprising. Did you actually hear my explanation?”
Pleine spoke with such a serious expression, so it became a bit embarra.s.sing for him. Because it was embarra.s.sing, he decided to just accept the compliment and move on, but Pleine added more.
”Since you can't hide your good-heartedness, no matter how cynical you may act.”
”I really hate human drama.”
”That's quite a coincidence. I really hate human dramas as well. However...”
Pleine smiled mischievously.
”My friend once told me. There is not one person loved by spirits who is a bad person. You're completely covered in the marks of the Dryads, so I guess that's not really persuasive.”
”...”
As expected, this misunderstanding was because of the Dryads! He needed to explain how he got involved with the Dryads, but that would just prove that he was rotten to the core, so it felt kind of weird. However, he then thought back to Sinea's pure gaze and felt that it was complicated, so he decided to just let it go.