Chapter 79

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 79

Streaming of the Genius Awakened (8)

“Huh? R-Really?”

Haeun looked down at her chest with wide eyes.

The constellation mark of the Dragon on her left chest.

That mark was burning with a brilliant light.

“Could it be….”

There was only one case where the constellation mark would shine even after the battle and the mana had been retracted.

“Aaah!! Ahh!! D-Damn, it hurts!!”

Haeun's face contorted as she clutched her left chest.

A thick flame enveloped her body.

But only for a moment.

The flames that had erupted like an explosion began to be gradually absorbed into her body.

“A….”

Haeun clenched her fist lightly, as if in disbelief.

Whoosh!

With that simple motion, three fire dragons were created, coiling around her arms.

“Wow.”

The fire dragons felt even more intense than when she had faced the Hydra just moments ago.

There was only one reason for the power of the constellation mark to increase so suddenly.

“Oh, Ohjina!!! B-Big sister, you're at 8th Rank!!”

Haeun shouted excitedly and ran towards Ohjin.

“Hahaha!”

She was so happy that she hugged Ohjin tightly and kissed her cheek eight times.

“Phew! I know, so calm down, big sister.”

“Calm down? 8th Rank! 8th Rank, I tell you!!!”

It was indeed an exciting moment.

The higher the 'Star' rank, the greater the gap between each level.

‘8th Rank is also the highest realm a human can reach.’

A realm beyond human.

Those above 9th Rank, commonly known as 'High Awakened,' were extremely rare among the many awakened.

8th Rank was the final step before becoming a High Awakened, a realm beyond human.

It was a significant achievement for Haeun to be so excited about.

While she wanted to join in Haeun's excitement,

[Hmm. Aren't you embarrassed to do this in front of so many people?]

Vega narrowed her eyes and glared at Haeun.

As Vega said,

There were many people watching them.

“Eh, how did you two…?”

“That guy and that woman are crazy, aren't they?”

“Wow… 8th Rank? 8th Rank?”

“Brain and his girlfriend… I’m envious.”

Awakened gathered at the entrance, exclaiming and watching them.

“A.”

[Hmph! You're a child who doesn't know what shame is.]

Vega, clearly displeased, perched on top of Ohjin's head and shook her legs.

Her heels poked Ohjin's forehead with each shake.

“It's a slip of the tongue!”

[There are other things to slip up on! And I think this skinship between siblings is a bit too much!]

“Hmph. Anyone who hears us would think we're real siblings.”

[We're practically real siblings, except for the blood.]

“No, we’re not!”

Haeun and Vega began to bicker, growling at each other.

“Hey, hey, both of you, calm down.”

After calming Haeun and Vega, Ohjin approached the Hydra's corpse.

She shortened her spear and slashed the corpse.

‘As expected.’

Inside were two blue-glowing holy stones, each the size of a soccer ball.

Considering the amount of light they emitted, they were top-tier holy stones worth hundreds of millions.

‘Grr! This is great!’

With these and the over a thousand holy stones taken from Jerry Kim, breaking the Black Heaven quest wouldn't be difficult.

“Let's leave the cleanup for later and go back first.”

He was tired from using Exceed, and his mana was almost depleted.

‘Brain's performance is good, but the mana consumption is too high.’

He could endure it because of his abnormally large mana pool, but other Awakened would find it hard to maintain it for even a minute.

“Ugh. Yeah. I also want to go back and take a shower. I sweated a lot.”

“I’ll go first.”

“Where? Of course, you should go first, big sister.”

“If you're annoyed, come in with me.”

“Huh? Do you think I can’t come in?”

While joking with Haeun as usual,

“Mr. Ohjin!”

Jerry Kim approached.

“Thanks to you, I survived! Thank you!”

He bowed deeply and handed over a small business card.

“It’s my contact information. Whenever you need it, I will definitely repay this favor! And… I’m sorry for the way I acted at first.”

He was referring to the bet he had made to suppress Ohjin.

“Well, it’s fine.”

While his initial intentions weren’t good,

Thanks to him, Ohjin easily obtained holy stones and a large sum of money, so it wasn’t a bad encounter overall.

It would be good to exchange contact information and build a network.

‘And most importantly.’

Jerry Kim was a valuable asset.

The influence of a broadcast with hundreds of thousands of simultaneous viewers was self-evident.

“Can you also say a few words to the viewers to wrap up the broadcast?”

“Of course.”

It wasn’t a difficult task.

Ohjin waved at the camera.

“It was fun to be part of the broadcast today. I’ll see you again if there’s another opportunity.”

-Brain, you were amazing!!

-Give me Brain, big sister!! Give me Brain!!

-Ohba (Oh Jin Ba)!!!

-Catching the Hydra was so cool! I’ll support you in the future!

-LOL Honestly, I thought you were a cocky talent based on the news, but you were surprisingly good.

Most of the viewers' reactions were positive.

With this, they could consider the joint broadcast a success.

“Then, let’s go back—”

“You, you little brat!!”

A fierce voice came from behind.

Turning his head, he saw the man they had used as 'bait' staring at him, breathing heavily.

“Y-You did this, didn’t you?!”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t play dumb, brat!!”

The man ground his teeth and shouted.

“You made me run towards the Hydra just now, didn’t you?!”

“Ha. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Pretending to be clueless, the man grabbed Ohjin by the collar.

“Do you think I’ll just stand by? Huh?”

The man, with a distorted face, continued.

“I’ll formally file a complaint with the Association about everything that happened here and what you did!”

“Ah, sure. Do as you please.”

Ohjin smiled and grabbed the man’s wrist.

“By the way.”

Snap!

“Aaah!!”

“Don’t touch me, brat.”

X brat, how dare you.

“Let’s go.”

Holding the man’s wrist, he left for home, leaving the man crouching on the ground.

* * *

Initially, they planned to go home directly.

But due to the extreme fatigue, they entered a hotel near the gate.

Haeun and Ohjin took a quick shower and gathered in the room.

“Alright, then!!!”

Haeun raised her beer can.

“To celebrate my 8th Rank promotion and the successful hunt today!”

On the table, a delicious-looking chicken displayed its proud appearance.

“To your health!”

“To your health.”

They lightly clinked their beer cans.

“Gulp, gulp.”

Haeun chugged her beer can.

“Kyaaah!!! This is what life is all about!!”

A line that sounded like a tired office worker.

[What are you drinking?]

“Beer. Do you want to try it, our goddess?”

[Hmm. Give me a taste.]

Vega flew over and drank the beer transferred to a small glass.

[Ugh! It’s bitter!]

“Kyahaha!! Our goddess doesn’t know the taste of life! Life is bitter, so the drink is bitter too!”

Song Bu-jang seems to be in a very good mood today.

“Then, try this, Vega.”

She handed her another glass.

[What is this?]

“Fruit soju. It’s sweet and quite good.”

[Let’s see.]

Vega drank the fruit soju.

[Oh, oh!!!]

Her sparkling golden eyes.

[Delicious!! Truly a sweet fruit wine!]

Pleased with the fruit soju, she hummed a tune and chugged the glass.

After drinking about three glasses in a row,

[Hehehe. As expected of my child. You know what I like.]

Vega flew over and stroked Ohjin’s hair.

[Yes, yes~ Good child.]

…Is she drunk?

‘No way, a Star Seat can’t get drunk, right?’

That’s absurd.

[Hehehe. I~ I couldn’t help much, I’m sorry~]

“Is she really drunk?”

[Umm?]

She tilted her head and tugged at Ohjin’s hair.

[Getting drunk~ What does that mean~? I’m the Star Seat of the Virgin Star! Getting drunk is…]

Her face flushed red, and she swayed.

Holding Vega, who seemed about to fall, Ohjin chuckled.

“Riak. Can a Star Seat get drunk?”

“Hmm. It’s probably because her physical body is weakened due to the restrictions.”

Riak looked at Vega with a troubled expression.

“Anyway, she can’t stay manifested for long. Let her get a little drunk.”

“Sure.”

Leaving the drunk Vega behind, he took a bite of the chicken.

“By the way, Ohjina.”

“Huh?”

“Is… Is that guy going to be okay?”

Squeak!

Haeun opened a new beer can and asked.

“I didn’t see clearly, but did you do something to him?”

“Yes.”

“That was broadcast, so if he complains, it could be a headache.”

Indeed.

While the other side had provoked him first, if it came out that he used the man as bait, public opinion would turn against him.

“Don’t worry, there’s a way. Just eat.”

Ohjin smiled and handed her a glass.

“Kyahaha! Then I’ll trust you. Cheers again!!”

The pleasant drinking session continued for about an hour.

“Hehehe… Ohjina~ Big sister is 8th Rank~?”

[My child~ Come here! I’ll stroke your hair!]

Damn.

“Riak! Riak, where are you!”

“A true warrior sleeps early to prepare for the next day’s training.”

“No.”

* * *

“Damn! Damn! Damn!!!”

A bearded man, his face contorted, cursed.

“Brain… this brat. I won’t let him off.”

With a face full of anger, he began to write a long post.

Roughly, it was about how Brain had attacked him and used him as bait.

“Hahaha. If I attach the video from that time….”

It would deal a significant blow to Brain’s image.

Not just his image.

Intentionally drawing a monster’s attention and leading it to someone else was a serious crime.

People would not spare their criticism of an Association member who committed such a heinous act.

“Hahaha! You should have been more careful about who you messed with.”

After filming a video denouncing Brain’s actions, the man connected to the internet.

“Huh?”

His face appeared in the 'Rising Popular Videos.'

“What? What is this?”

The video he made hadn’t even been uploaded yet.

“Why is the video already up?”

He clicked on a video titled 'I’m Sorry.'

[First, I apologize to all the citizens who felt uncomfortable with my actions during the broadcast.]

When the video played, a man who looked exactly like him was bowing in a suit.

“What? What’s going on?”

It was no one else but himself in the video.

[Let me explain why I screamed and ran towards the Hydra.]

“…Huh?”

[At the time, out of fear, I thought the only way to get Brain and Jerry Kim to move was to draw the monster’s attention. I knew it was a clear criminal act, but I had no choice.]

“Huh? What? What are you saying, you brat!!!”

The man clutched the monitor and shouted.

[For this incident, I publicly apologize and promise to accept any punishment.]

The video had already surpassed a million views.