Chapter 31 Part4 (1/2)

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”My name is Paul Zero. I hold the t.i.tan's Pride.”

This was the important part. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw the Giants coming towards him from here and there and replied in an unwavering voice, but he was honestly a bit uneasy.

There were level 5 and 6 giants, and even a level 7 giant in the middle of them (they were all similarly named 'Sealed t.i.tan Zombie'), though there weren't any elites. Even so, they possessed an overwhelming amount of magic and health.

'If they become hostile, will I be able to subdue them without killing them?'

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could roughly a.s.sess his abilities now, so he knew that they wouldn't be able to kill him. However, it was difficult to hold back, and there were indeed some powerful Giants amongst them. He didn't want to kill the Giants. At least, not yet.

[I don't feel... any traces of a Giant... within that body.]

[Is a human... mocking us...?]

The Giants that had retained their intellect stepped forward and growled. Though their flesh had rotted away, their pride was still intact. They weren't planning on forgiving someone who so carelessly threw out the word, 't.i.tan'. Despite their strength, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't retreat.

”Does it really matter if I'm a Giant or not? What is important is that I have the t.i.tan's Pride.”

[The possessors of the t.i.tan's Pride... are all Giants!]

[But you... are no Giant.]

Despite his knowledge of the t.i.tans and Giants, he was no Giant. This was what Jin had feared, as he'd said before, 'What the h.e.l.l is this guy thinking?'.

However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo stayed firm. He knew how to get out of this situation, but it involved him (the wrongdoer) blaming others for his own wrongdoing.

”Haha, what a sad state you're in. You've lost all of your power. Can you really call yourselves Giants looking like that?”

[Keuk!?]

[This guy!]

As expected, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was the type to talk more when he needed to 'fight fire with fire' than if the mood was peaceful and relaxed!

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo frantically sifted through the Giant, Fennos' memories, picked out words he could say that would mentally hurt them (as they had lost both their strength and their very lives) and yelled out as loud as he could.

”I'm saying that I'm much better than you guys, as I have not forgotten about the t.i.tan's Pride, and have continued to pursue that dream, while you guys have forgotten that very pride and have degenerated into such lifeless beings! Indeed, I have inherited Fennos' will!”

[Fennos... Fennos!?]

[How can that be...?]

That's right. He'd activated the Acting and Instigate skills simultaneously, and had swayed them!

To be honest, he'd run out of things to say regarding the Giants (as his knowledge had bottomed out), so if he asked them about their fundamental issue, then they would be like 'We'll let you off the hook for now, since we have to think about your question right now'. His plan had to work, but if it did, then he'd have to use various tricks to sway them again, so he really didn't want to.

[Fennos' will? How?]

But fortunately for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, they focused on what he'd said. As he thought, Fennos was indeed the Giant who was closest to becoming a t.i.tan.

”Hoo.”

Although Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had merely absorbed Fennos' bone, and never actually conversed with the living Fennos, he was extremely calm. Since he'd gotten this far, he was pretty much already at the finish line.

There was no need for him to drag the Giants onto his stage. Sitting in the seats was enough. They would witness his act, as the main character of his own monodrama!

”I first met him...”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo used Fennos' memories of him separating himself from the Giants, acting independently and alone, as well as the fragmented memories after his death to fuel his solo act.

He began to tell the magnificent story of a Giant who searched for their pride and a wandering human who'd lost their meaning to live, and how they met.

”And that's how he left me with the t.i.tan's pride and went to his eternal sleep...”

[Kuheuk...!]

[Fennos...!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo told his story for 45 minutes, and when he was done, most of the level 5 Giants treated him like he was their brother.

Because they possessed zombie bodies, they couldn't cry, but their bodies shook as though they were grieving, which made them not look like heartless undead. Jin watched on and was shocked like always.

[You're... our friend!]

[You... helped me before! We're... comrades!]

[Comrade! Your heart is that of a Giant!]

The level 5 Giants couldn't really speak properly and their thoughts were fragmented, but because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had spoken highly of Fennos, they considered him a close friend. Whereas the level 6 Giants, who were capable of rational thought...

[I thought Fennos would never recognize a human, but... after hearing your story... I understand.]

[I see. You've come to give us back our pride... which we've lost...!]

[It's irrefutable... We're pitiful. Perhaps we'd even... forgotten the word... Giant.]

Thought of him as a trustworthy human. Perhaps they had known that something was wrong with their exhausted bodies following their deterioration. Though they looked at him with rough expressions, they nonetheless looked at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo positively, which likely stemmed from him awakening them.

However, this effect was a bit different with the three remaining level 7 Sealed t.i.tan Zombies.

[There's no way Fennos would acknowledge a human.]

[It's a lie. I can't believe that Fennos would entrust you with his will.]

[In any case, it's a lie. It's definitely a lie.]

Those three retained their intellect and their pride as 'Giants'. They led the Giants and didn't accept him, so the other Giants became half-hearted as well.

[I cannot allow you to come in.]

[However...]

[He's our... friend!]