Chapter 71

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 71

Mind, Spirit, Body (4)

I followed the section chief to a building about a hundred meters away from the association building.

A ten-story building shaped like an igloo.

Inside, a strong smell of iron and an unknown chemical seeped out.

"Here…"

"It's the artifact research institute. It's where they research and create various devices and weapons using holy stones."

Ding.

The section chief entered the password and opened the door to the research institute.

"Uncle Gorilla!!! What brings you here?!"

Tada!

As soon as the door opened, a boy ran over with a bright smile.

He looked to be about middle school age.

A small build, brown bowl cut, and large horn-rimmed glasses gave him a cute appearance.

"I'm not your uncle."

He scowled as the boy approached, making his already fierce expression even more intimidating.

"Ha ha ha!! Your face is so funny!!"

The boy stopped running, grabbed his stomach, and burst into laughter.

"Ha. Anyway, this brat."

"Hehe. Sorry, Uncle."

They seemed to have a good relationship, or maybe it was just his personality.

The boy smiled warmly and acted friendly.

The section chief chuckled and lightly ruffled the boy's bowl cut.

"This brat is the head of this research institute, Kim Siho."

"Hi!! You're Naerang, right? I saw you on TV!"

Kim Siho extended his hand with a cheerful smile.

"Nice to meet you."

"Hehe! Wow!! I shook hands with Naerang!"

He shook the hand up and down, making a fuss.

'So this is the brat I mentioned before.'

This boy must have made my wire shooter.

And.

'The brat Jang Seokho mentioned is probably Kim Siho.'

The outstanding holy artifact maker in the association.

It seemed that the brat Jang Seokho mentioned was Kim Siho.

"By the way! Are you using the wire shooter I made for you well?"

"I was using it well."

"Huh?"

Kim Siho tilted his head.

"Why past tense?"

"Well, you see…."

It wasn't easy to admit that it broke in front of the person who made it.

"It broke during a mission recently."

Fortunately, the section chief stepped in.

"Eh? It broke?"

Kim Siho's eyes widened in shock.

"Thank goodness!!"

He then raised his arms and laughed brightly.

"Thank goodness?"

What was he thankful for?

"Yeah! Hehe. I was really busy at the time, so I made it very hastily!"

Hmm.

So the wire shooter was made hastily?

"Sorry! These days I don't have any urgent tasks, so I can make it much better!"

Kim Siho raised his hand and shouted.

'How can this be?'

In this damn world, there are still such bright, polite, and excellent boys.

"Um~ But making a wire shooter is quite complicated. It might require a lot of money… hehehe."

In this damn world, he's a greedy, cheeky, and cunning brat.

"Well, if there's a shortage, I'll use my own money to make it! I find making weapons fun!"

"From now on, I will call you Bright Siho."

"Uh, yeah?"

Ah!! It's too dazzling!! I can't look directly!

"If you need anything, just let me know, Bright Siho."

"Ha ha ha! You're a fun guy! They say you're tsundere on SNS!"

Kyar.

Kim Siho clutched his stomach and burst into clear laughter.

"Ah, right. But can you make a spear as well?"

"A spear?"

"Yeah. I broke a spear this time too."

"Hmm. Making a spear isn't interesting…."

Kim Siho pouted, clearly not interested.

"Well, I'll make one. But I won't use my own money for the spear."

A boy with clear tastes.

Well, it doesn't matter.

I have the section chief's wallet.

"These days, the executives are using too much of the budget, so there's not much left…."

"Please. Mr. Junman."

I trust you, Junman.

Looking at the section chief with bright eyes.

"Ugh. I understand. I'll cover the cost of the spear."

He was about to take out his wallet, but I stopped him.

"Ha ha. I was just kidding. It's my weapon, so I should pay for it."

Honestly, I wanted to use the section chief's chance this time too.

'But I've already taken a lot from him.'

Even without the beef I got before, I owe him a lot.

It's one thing to use company money, but using his personal money is a bit much.

"O Jin."

He looked at me with a touched expression.

No.

But if he's moved by such things, it makes me feel awkward.

"Were you thinking of breaking your savings?"

"It's not that, but I saved it for emergencies, thinking about marriage."

"Oh. Do you have a girlfriend, Mr. Junman?"

"…Not yet, but someday."

"You won't."

His eyes twitched.

"Ha ha ha! I was just kidding! You'll have one soon!"

You won't.

"R-Really?"

"Look at your bulging muscles! Women go crazy for muscles, don't they!"

"Right? Ha ha ha!"

Yeah.

But if a man with muscles like a gorilla that escaped from a zoo, it might cause a different kind of chaos.

"If I get a good weapon this time, I'll introduce you to a nice woman."

"Really?"

No.

It's a lie.

I don't know any women besides my sister and our goddess.

"Ha ha! Just leave the weapon quality to me! I'll make something amazing by pushing this brat!"

The section chief ruffled Kim Siho's hair and pounded his chest.

'As always, only Mr. Junman can do it.'

The more I see him, the more I like him, not just as a pushover.

"Then come this way. I need to check something."

Kim Siho grabbed my hand and led me somewhere.

A spacious room of about 20 pyeong.

Cameras were installed on the walls, but nothing else was visible.

"Okay. Stand in here and swing the spear like you normally do."

Kim Siho extended a long rod.

Although it was a rod, it was quite heavy, like a real metal weapon.

After taking the rod,

"Whoosh."

Standing in the center of the room, O Jin slowly took a deep breath.

-Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Stabbing, slashing, and striking.

He fiercely swung the spear, following the spear technique of the Northern Dipper constellation.

After about 5 minutes of continuous swinging,

"Okay. That's enough, brother."

Kim Siho, on the other side of the glass, raised his arms to form a circle.

"Nothing else?"

"This is enough."

Kim Siho pressed a few buttons, and on nine monitors, videos of O Jin swinging the spear from different angles appeared.

"Wait a moment."

Ding.

Kim Siho stood up and put on a white lab coat that was draped over a chair.

The sight of a small boy wearing a lab coat that reached his knees was quite comical.

But it was only for a moment.

"I'll start now."

The familiar smile disappeared from the boy's face.

With a mechanical expression, he quickly reviewed the nine monitors.

"Stabbing 284 times. Slashing 592 times. Striking 192 times. You don't fight by keeping your distance with the spear but by closing in and making large slashes. Your average stride is 1.17 meters. You take quite wide steps. The position where you mainly hold the spear shaft is…."

Mumbling.

He analyzed O Jin's movements thoroughly, reviewing the videos at a speed that was hard to follow.

'Wow.'

O Jin let out a short exclamation, impressed by Kim Siho's charismatic appearance.

"Phew. A shorter shaft and a longer blade would suit you better than the spear you've been using."

"Can you tell all that just from watching that?"

"Yep."

Kim Siho nodded calmly and continued.

"Even with the same weapon, each person has a different style. You don't use the spear's long reach to control the opponent but to close in and make large slashes. So…"

Click. He took out a pen and drew a simple picture on a piece of paper.

"A spear with a shorter shaft and a focus on slashing, like a yueyue dao, would be perfect for you."

"…."

It felt like the way Reak looked at him.

Kim Siho's ability to analyze movements in such a short time and find the optimal weapon inspired a sense of awe.

"Then I'll start making this and the improved wire shooter right away. It will take about a week."

A week.

It would be the perfect time to heal the injuries from the battle with Ashad Khan.

"Thanks. I'll leave it to you. If you need anything, just let me know."

If he does this much, I'll do my best to provide whatever he needs.

"Anything?"

Kim Siho's eyes sparkled.

"Then…."

He smiled thinly and glanced at the section chief.

"Could you help my uncle a bit? He's been having a hard time with the executives lately."

"…."

I thought he was just a kid, but he's a kid with an old soul.

"That's not your concern."

The section chief placed his hand on Kim Siho's head.

"Hehe! Okay!"

Kim Siho burst into laughter and stood up from the chair.

"Then I'll go make the equipment!!!"

Tada!

He ran off somewhere, the lab coat flapping behind him.

"He's a good kid."

"Well, he's a bit eccentric."

He looked at the boy's retreating back with a proud expression.

"Do you have any plans after making the weapons?"

Plans.

Since most of the Valhalla guild members are in critical condition, it's not a good time to visit the Valhalla guild.

What I need to do right now is.

"I'll try to get as many holy stones as possible."

The Black Heaven quest.

I plan to focus on the quest that offers the chance to obtain the ancient constellation.

'While hunting beasts, I'll also try to level up my lightning skill.'

I don't know if it will level up easily like before.

But the only way to catch two rabbits, the lightning skill and the quest, is to enter the gate and hunt beasts.

"Do you need a lot of money?"

"No, not that. I need a lot of holy stones."

"Hmm. Then…."

He was about to continue but shook his head as if he had a sudden thought.

"No, never mind."

"…?"

What is it?

"Is there something wrong?"

"It's not that… Well, there's a popular gate for farming holy stones these days."

A popular gate.

"There's a gate in Busan where a… unique phenomenon is happening."

"A unique phenomenon?"

"Yes. It's said that the beasts inside the gate carry not one but two holy stones. The quality isn't bad either."

What?

'Can holy stones be duplicated?'

Is this some crazy experience event?

It was a welcome piece of information, considering how many holy stones I need to complete the quest.

"But… there's a problem for O Jin to go there."

"What problem?"

The section chief scratched his head with an awkward smile.

"The beasts that come out of the gate are all 5-star or higher. It might be a bit too much for O Jin, who just became 4-star…."

"I'm 5-star."

"Huh?"

His eyes widened.