Chapter 99

I Am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 99

The Trickster's Method of Victory (1)

A neatly organized office.

A young man with his hair neatly styled with pomade lowered his head with a dejected expression.

"Really... Is there no other way?"

"Of course, there are other methods. But to seize the Association as quickly as possible..."

"Sacrifice is necessary, you mean."

Chun Woo-sung smiled bitterly and clenched his fist.

"You must hurry, Mr. Woo-sung."

Park Geon-woo continued to persuade the conflicted Chun Woo-sung.

"If we continue like this, that old viper... Han Tae-ho will turn the tables on us."

Han Tae-ho, the Association President.

Although he has not shown much activity recently, there have been reports that he has been moving with special agents in some branches of the Black Star Society.

Clearly, he is moving to uncover the connection between Chun Woo-sung and the Black Star Society.

If he finds evidence that Chun Woo-sung and the Black Star Society are connected, the plan to seize the Association will be in vain.

"...That's right."

Chun Woo-sung bit his lip.

"An unavoidable... sacrifice is necessary."

"It is for the sake of the Black Star."

"I understand. But..."

Tears welled up in Chun Woo-sung's eyes.

His passionate breathing.

He clenched his fist so hard that the veins showed.

"Thinking about the innocent people who will die because of this!"

Bang!!

The table he slammed split in half.

"It doesn't matter how many Awakeners die! But... but those who will die this time are...!"

Chun Woo-sung's face, twisted with deep sorrow.

"...Mr. Woo-sung."

Park Geon-woo looked at Chun Woo-sung with a pained expression.

He knew well how much Chun Woo-sung hated Awakeners and how much he cherished and loved non-Awakeners.

"It is a noble sacrifice for the greater good. If you succeed in taking over the Association, you can save many more non-Awakeners."

"..."

Chun Woo-sung tightly closed his mouth and nodded slightly.

"I understand. No matter how much my heart aches... this is an unavoidable matter."

He sighed deeply and pulled out a black chalice from his pocket.

"It is a holy relic that can control the demons."

"Yes!"

Park Geon-woo bowed deeply as he took the black chalice.

"You know that you must not create victims outside of Guro-dong, right?"

"Of course."

"I believe you will do well, Mr. Geon-woo."

Chun Woo-sung smiled, almost purely, and patted Park Geon-woo's shoulder.

"Hehe. Trust me, Mr. Woo-sung! I will launch the operation as soon as you give the order!"

"There will be an opportunity soon. I will ask for your help then."

"Yes!"

Park Geon-woo stood up with a confident voice.

"May the Black Star's grace be with you."

"May the Black Star's grace be with you."

They exchanged a short slogan.

And.

-Screeeech!!!

The view.

Reverses.

-Ding!

[The records of Awakener 'Park Geon-woo' have been successfully inherited!]

[Understanding of spear techniques has increased!]

[With the increase in understanding of spear techniques, 《Spear Technique of the Big Dipper Lv7》 has been upgraded to 《Spear Technique of the Big Dipper Lv8》.]

A familiar alarm and a blue message box appeared.

"Huh."

Oh Jin, having confirmed all the memories, exhaled a short breath.

The message about the increased understanding of spear techniques and the spear techniques used by Park Geon-woo flowing into his mind.

'But that's not the important thing right now.'

Oh Jin opened his eyes sharply and organized the information he gained from this memory.

"...To seize the Association, you attacked Guro-dong?"

How does unleashing demons to massacre non-Awakeners lead to seizing the Association?

If it were to be revealed that Chun Woo-sung led this, it could result in losing everything he has built up so far.

'Is he planning to frame the Association President as the mastermind behind the demon outbreak?'

No.

If that happens, the Association itself will be destroyed.

Imagine if a police chief orchestrated a massacre of civilians in the heart of Seoul.

'The police organization itself would be uprooted from the ground.'

Even if it doesn't completely disappear, most of the powerful authorities and public powers that the Association possesses would be lost.

'Then there's no point in seizing the Association.'

What's the point of taking over an organization that has been reduced to ashes?

"There must be another way."

Oh Jin narrowed his eyes and stroked his chin.

'Wait a minute.'

At that moment, the conversation he overheard at the tteokbokki shop came to mind.

-Originally, Guro-dong and Daerim-dong were supposed to have a joint management center, but the Association President opposed it, so the executives even used their own money to build the center.

Non-Awakener Security Management Center.

A protection facility for non-Awakeners that Chun Woo-sung is building.

"Ah. That's how it happened."

Snap!

Oh Jin snapped his fingers as if he understood Chun Woo-sung's plan.

"Are you planning a staged event?"

For some reason.

The Association President opposed the construction of the Non-Awakener Security Management Center in Guro-dong.

'Probably a budget issue.'

Previously, a section chief mentioned that the executives had used too much budget, leaving a significant shortfall.

'Even if it's a good cause, you can't exceed the budget.'

If I don't have money in my account, I can't take out a loan to donate.

Well, individuals can do that based on their beliefs.

'But the head of an organization like the Association can't make that choice.'

Moreover, Daerim-dong and Guro-dong are quite close.

He probably said that since a center was established in Daerim-dong, Guro-dong could be skipped.

'And Chun Woo-sung spread this as just the Association President's stubbornness.'

The non-Awakeners he met at the tteokbokki shop were unaware of the internal situation of the Association and were busy criticizing the Association President.

Chun Woo-sung must have intentionally manipulated the information to make the Association President look bad.

'If only Guro-dong is where the demons run rampant?'

Well, the rest is obvious.

'The Non-Awakener Security Management Center in Guro-dong, which was canceled due to the Association President's opposition. The cost of his negligence is hundreds of victims... Such a headline would appear.'

That's why the attack was limited to Guro-dong.

'Victims had to occur only in the area where the center's establishment was canceled due to the Association President's opposition.'

"Huh."

A hollow laugh escaped Oh Jin's lips.

"So that's why you were talking about noble sacrifices and all that nonsense?"

To seize the Association.

While trampling hundreds of lives like insects.

'You were spouting such nonsense.'

"Ha ha ha!! You guys are so amusing."

Oh Jin raised a hand to cover his face and chuckled, his shoulders shaking.

"Really..."

Through the gaps in his fingers, his eyes.

A blue ghost fire burned eerily.

"Amusing enough to make me want to kill you, you bastards."

Honestly, the death of hundreds of people doesn't really affect him.

No matter how miserable or tragic their deaths were.

It's not his concern.

But.

"I don't like it."

That's right.

About Chun Woo-sung himself.

An overwhelming sense of disgust boiled up.

'A kid in an adult's mask.'

That such a person was called the proxy of the king, who practically led the Owl faction.

"Seeing this, the Black Star Society doesn't seem like much."

He understood why, in the first cycle, 'Cheonma' and not they destroyed the world.

I don't know about other factions of the Black Star Society.

But at least the Owl faction lacks the ability to achieve the grand feat of destroying a world.

"This is the holy relic that controlled the demons."

Oh Jin searched Park Geon-woo's body and pulled out a black chalice.

A chalice half-filled with black magic power.

'Stop the battle.'

Rumble!

As he issued a command to the chalice with his will, he felt the black magic power surge and extend in all directions.

'The demons' movements have stopped.'

Climbing to the rooftop of a nearby building via a wire, Oh Jin confirmed that the demons, who were fiercely battling Lee Woo-hyuk, Ha Eun, and Han Jun-man, had suddenly stopped moving.

They all looked around, puzzled by the sudden halt in the demons' movements.

"A holy relic that controls demons."

Although he couldn't tell exactly what grade it was just by looking at it.

Considering the intense magic power contained in the holy relic, it seemed to be a high-grade one.

'Should I absorb it?'

He briefly considered it.

'No, I might need it later.'

Shaking his head, he put the black holy relic in his pocket.

"Now... what should I do?"

Returning to where Park Geon-woo's body was, Oh Jin crossed his arms and thought.

'The situation is the worst.'

In chess terms, it's already a checkmate.

If Chun Woo-sung steps forward and says, "I knew this would happen," and sheds a tear, the Association President's line will collapse.

'Once victims have occurred due to the demon outbreak, the game is over.'

The key to this incident is not how many victims there are.

The fact that 'victims have occurred' itself.

And who is responsible for it.

'If this continues, the Association President's line will be completely destroyed, and the Association will fall into Chun Woo-sung's hands.'

A game with a predetermined winner.

It cannot be overturned by normal means.

'Right.'

'By normal means.'

"Ha ha ha!"

Oh Jin chuckled, his shoulders shaking.

He searched Park Geon-woo's body and pulled out a small bead, slightly smaller than a fist.

A fairly common holy relic.

A communication holy relic that allows free communication whether the other party is inside a gate or on the opposite side of the Earth.

'It's much more secure than a smartphone.'

Since the communication is done via a specific magic frequency, there is no record left.

"Then, let's see."

He looked up at the direction of Yoido, where the Association building was.

Although he couldn't see Chun Woo-sung.

He must be on top of that tall building, confident in his victory.

"Do you think it's all over?"

Oh Jin smiled bitterly.

"No. It shouldn't be."

If he wanted to.

He should have killed me first.

-Rumble!

The communication bead in his hand vibrated.

There was no need to check who the message was from.

'Transformation.'

He changed his face.

He changed his voice.

"Yes, Mr. Chun Woo-sung."

He raised the bead and continued.

"The operation was successful."

A man with a black scar on his right eye.

Park Geon-woo bowed respectfully to the proxy of the king.