Chương 64: The Tiger's Daughter (1)
Another five days passed.
I decided three days ago that I wouldn't go out of the house for a while, but I went out quite often for five days.
I even succeeded in going out when the sun was up for the first time in a long time, and I was able to adjust my sleep time quite a bit, although it wasn't at a completely normal time.
This is because the ancient god's bright scene truly prevented the nightmare that had been tormenting me.
"Of course, a good night's sleep is the best."
Of course, it is now evening, and I am still lying in bed as before... … No, it's not the same as before. Now he is doing other things besides lying down.
Clap la la rock-.
I am still lying down, but as far as I can see, there are several books, notebooks, scraps of paper, pens and ink flying in the air.
With just a few gestures, you can turn the pages of a book.
And when he makes another hand gesture, the floating ink droplets fly to the note, as if floating in a weightless space, forming letters. Although it's just handwriting, one-page notes and checklists are completed at the same speed as if they were printed by a printer.
"What word is that again…" … ?"
The health stat still remains at 7, but there have been quite a few changes since my sleep improved.
The freshness that had been in my head as if the fog had disappeared came back, and I was able to engage in proper brain activity instead of rushing only in situations where my life was at stake.
From the moment I gained peace of mind and body, I devoted myself to the translation and interpretation of [Mongrimun Domilmanggyeong].
So far, I've only been using it for magic, so I haven't been able to experience it realistically. However, once I started using my brain in a realistic way, I was able to understand how great an intelligence stat of 30 was.
The book I have to interpret is a magic book written in Tibetan, not even modern, but from the 16th century. The materials available on the market were not of much help.
But with just a dictionary and a few reference materials from the library, I was able to understand the writings of a crazy monk living in Tibet in the 16th century.
However, this is also not complete. Did the author of Mongrimun Domilmanggyeong meditate or have a near-death experience? I am not sure if this part was translated correctly, but in any case, I completed the book based on my experience in a kind of trance.
Therefore, there are a lot of ambiguous sentences that appear to have strangely connected logic, completely absurd content, and the nonsense of a madman. It will likely take a considerable amount of time to fully understand the content and utilize the information contained in this book.
But there are also some areas that are clearly helpful.
Although it is an old system created before the 16th century, the rituals and magic contained in this book are real.
"done."
[System: Understanding of Mongrimundomilmanggyeong has increased. The unique magic 'Absorption' was obtained.]
Powerful and primal unique magic that cannot be obtained with the [Spell Mastery] attribute. I was able to master some of the magic in this short period of time, about a week.
As interpretation and understanding deepen, the number of magic spells that can be used will increase.
"Should we stop here today?"
Clap la la la rock-.
Books, notes, and pieces of paper fly toward the desk.
'On the desk... … There's still no place to put it.'
The room, which was already cramped, became even more of a mess in three days. There is a pile of broken miscellaneous items on the desk, and on the floor around the desk, pieces of wood with scorched marks are hanging like trash.
I raised my back with strength, stretched out both hands toward the desk, and focused my mind.
The size, shape, and weight of piled objects are detected at high speed. And the quick spatial recognition ability gained as a by-product of magical talent recalls the optimal state and rearranges the positions of objects on the desk.
Slurp… … Clap, clap, clap!
"Well, it's better now."
But if you let your guard down for a while, it will become messy as hell. It's not that difficult to organize, so it keeps getting messy.
As I was about to get up, I heard a strange sound from the corner of the room.
Turrrrr-.
What is it, a phone?
I slowly walked in the direction of the refrigerator, and the smartphone flew by itself and stuck to my ear. If you have overflowing magical energy, your body won't have to suffer.
There is no need to check who is calling. There are only two people I gave my number to anyway, and only one person will be calling at this hour.
- Honey, how are you? Did I call you too late?
It's Tudor.
"No, I was just thinking about eating."
I said that and opened the refrigerator. In the past few days, the number of pieces of flesh stored in the refrigerator has increased significantly. It is a trace of practicing life creation magic. There are also many glass bottles containing separately prepared preservatives.
If we don't make a separate storage space for these, we won't have a place to store the food.
- Are you saying you eat at this time? Then you won't have to apologize for calling so late.
"This time doesn't matter."
- Yeah, I thought it was nocturnal.
Tudor giggled happily for a moment and then spoke slowly.
- meal… … Then, can you stop by Vasilisa's after dinner? I don't know where he lives, but if it seems like it will take a long time, I can send Orb to meet him.
"what? "Is it urgent?"
- A request that meets the conditions I mentioned last time suddenly came in. However, unlike other cases, this is a time-sensitive case.
"It's not that far away, so there's no need to send an orb. In Vasilisa, um… … ."
I took out a carton of milk from among the lumps of flesh in the refrigerator. I guess I'll have to eat some cereal and go out.
"… … "I'll arrive in 30 minutes."
* * *
The value of items covered and stored in the house is rising too much. The number of security spells placed at home has now increased to a somewhat burdensome level.
Even though it's annoying to do this, I think we need to think of a better way to deal with security.
After finishing installing the security magic, I wandered around the back alleys of Geumchon-dong, took some time, and then moved to Vasilisa.
Tudor is a trustworthy broker, but you can't trust even the random fixers who come and go from Vasilisa. As soon as Tudor saw my face, or rather my mask, he skipped his greeting and dragged me into his office.
"They said it would take 30 minutes, and it came right on time."
"Like I said before, I live nearby."
"Hmm, I see. How are you feeling? "I've been out of doors again for the past few days. Can you get started right away?"
"Baro, how baro?"
"Tonight or tomorrow during the day?"
"Is it urgent? "Do you think this is similar to the previous Munsan apartment?"
"Hey, it's urgent. I'm not in any hurry. "The client is in a hurry."
That's urgent, right? In the meantime, seeing him joking made me think that it might not be that serious.
When I paused for a moment, Tudor gave a strange smile and continued.
"Apart from the urgency, there is something that needs explaining, so please listen to the story for a moment."
"What? Let's hear it."
"It's about the Triad."
"Triad?"
Although the name is reminiscent of the Triads, a famous criminal organization in the Greater China region, it has little to do with it.
A criminal organization that exerts extensive influence in the back alleys of Paju in a narrow sense and in the darkness of Korea more broadly... … So, what is commonly called a gangster.
Of course, since they are gangsters in [Cthulhu World] who can utilize otherworldly monsters, mutants, and even people with special abilities as human resources, the harm they can inflict is on a different level from that of the real world.
"Last time, you said you were building connections with a large company, but you ended up being connected to gangsters?"
"This is more than that. "If you finish well, you'll have some pretty good connections, right?"
"You're having a hard time talking. "What's going on?"
"I don't know how much you know about the Triad, but the Triad is an organization run by three leaders."
Somehow the story goes round and round. It is good to strategically pretend to be ignorant of the Paju situation, but it becomes a problem when this happens.
It seems that Tudor keeps giving grandiose explanations because of his desire to convey to me how great this event is.
"I know that much. "Even the names of those three people are Jeokdu, Black King, and Cheongho."
"Ah, well, it's been about two months since you came to Paju… … ."
"okay. So, it's okay if you don't explain the Triad."
"good. Then let's get straight to the point. "The daughter of Cheong Hao, one of the three heads of the Triad, has been kidnapped."
"daughter?"
"okay. There's a big, talented madman who infiltrated the house of a man at the top of the underworld and kidnapped his daughter. "He has a request to catch him."
20 years ago now.
Ever since it became known that the body of a monster coming from North Korea contained magic stones, a treasure worth more than gold, all kinds of people flocked to Paju, Gangwon-do, and northern Gyeonggi Province.
Of course, among them, there were criminal organizations using the business card of gangsters... … The Triad was created by the union of the three most powerful organizations.
Previous Korea, which boasted dense public power, might have been able to suppress them, but Korea right after the Great Collapse was so busy stopping the Cthulhu mythical monster that it did not have the energy to even care about gangsters.
Therefore, the Triumvirate grew by devouring the abnormal and crazy interests that were moving rapidly in the darkness of Paju and the Republic of Korea.
It has now become a huge criminal organization that would not exist in the real Republic of Korea.
As such, it is one of the forces that occupies a significant proportion in [Cthulhu World].
'Of the various possible destruction endings, 20% involve the Triad, either directly or indirectly... … .'
This is a request that puts you in a position to provide a personal favor to one of the three heads of the Triad. It is said that Tudor was planning to give up because there was no one suitable to take charge, but it seems that he was secretly hoping that I would take charge.
The quest process went smoothly, and soon a quest acceptance message was displayed above my head.
[Quest accepted!
<Search Quest: Tiger's Daughter>
The daughter of Cheong Hao, one of the three heads of the Triad, has been kidnapped by someone. Check Hyun-ah Jeong's location and ensure her safety.
! Time limit: Hyunah Jeong dies after (2) hours. !
Reward: 450,000XP + Cheongho's Trust + 300,000,000 Won + Bonus according to mission performance
In case of failure: You will have a hostile relationship with the Triad.]
The compensation is 300 million won.
I remember that if you worked hard to increase your bonus, you could receive up to 548 million.
However, what is more important than receiving a few extra dollars is the trust of Cheongho, who owns a 30% stake in the Triumvirate.
If you can secure it, you will be able to access infrastructure that has entry restrictions, such as the Black Market or Cheongeumdang, which are used to handle full-scale grimoires.
'It may take a bit of luck, but if it works out well, it means you won't have to worry about trying to interpret things like medieval Tibetan.'
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