Chapter 65: The Reincarnated One Completes It

“……”

The soft sofa supporting his lying body and the thin, crinkly paper covering his face. As soon as his consciousness returned, these vivid sensations made Lee Sehoon lie still and examine his body.

Swish

His body, though damaged in places, was patched together with great effort and was somewhat solid. Many of his magic circuits were also damaged, but since they were separated by the Lingyan Divine Magic, they were not completely unusable.

The blood pulsing through his veins according to his will and the seven attribute magics accumulated in his body. After thoroughly examining all of this, Lee Sehoon quickly came to a conclusion.

‘It’s the past.’

Before the reincarnation, more precisely, the period when the war with the Demon Gods was just beginning.

Having grasped the approximate time, Lee Sehoon slowly moved his past body and removed the paper covering his face.

“This is……”

The transparent glass ceiling and the Milky Way clearly visible beyond it. Lowering his gaze, he saw bookshelves that were at least three times his height.

The red carpet on the floor and the various books and documents haphazardly piled on it. The scene exuded both elegance and clutter, causing Lee Sehoon’s brows to furrow.

“Have you woken up now?”

A voice of admiration came from behind.

“To barge in and sleep for four hours straight. I knew you were shameless, but I didn’t expect this much.”

The admiration was genuine, as if marveling at how a human could do such a thing.

The tone that subtly provoked his temper made Lee Sehoon turn his head to look at the person sitting at the elegant desk.

Jet-black hair, brown skin, eyes that shimmered with a silver hue, and a slightly upturned mouth.

Lee Sehoon slowly opened his mouth, looking at the face he wanted to punch, different from Yan Seongha.

“Amir Singh……”

One of the Three Dogs, the Ice Dog. As Lee Sehoon narrowed his eyes at the sight of him, Amir hastily waved his hands.

“Whoa, whoa. Calm down, bro. It was just a light joke. It’s a bit inconvenient to cause a commotion in the office, you know.”

“……”

A gaze that seemed to be looking at a walking bomb. As Lee Sehoon marveled at the vividly recreated scene, even though it was a dream.

“I’ll look like a mad dog. Don’t do that.”

A nervous response shot out from Lee Sehoon’s mouth.

‘……What is this?’

A response that came out without his will. As Lee Sehoon was surprised, his mouth moved again.

“Why did you skip the assembly? I told you to come.”

A smooth voice that flowed out, feeling like it was coming from someone else, even though it was his own.

Realizing the situation, Lee Sehoon examined his body again and understood what was happening.

‘Am I experiencing past memories in the first person?’

Not just dreaming about the past, but vividly experiencing the memories of that time.

Realizing this, Lee Sehoon finally noticed that he couldn’t move his body freely.

‘I can recognize it as my body, but I can’t control it.’

He had intended to see the past memories, but he didn’t expect them to be experienced this way. As Lee Sehoon was marveling at the strange sensation, Amir spoke.

“Skipping? You’re making me feel bad.”

Amir pointed to the documents piled on the desk and around it with a hurt expression.

“Can’t you see the piles here? For you, it’s just taking orders from guests and hammering, but I have to compile information from subordinates all over and come up with new……”

“Stop the nonsense and speak your mind. Before I really lose it.”

“……Tsk. You’re really serious.”

Amir’s expression deflated, and he leaned back in the luxurious leather chair, crossing his arms.

“I’ve already said it. I’ll acknowledge you because you won the bet with me, but I don’t trust that alliance or whatever.”

“After the Ascension Ceremony and the Pilgrim’s death, two Perfect Ascenders died within a year. Are you going to stab us in the back?”

“Sigh…… You really don’t know anything.”

Amir sighed deeply and looked at him coldly.

“You’re taking advantage of the current situation. It’s a golden opportunity.”

The answer, filled with deep distrust, made Lee Sehoon recall what kind of person the Ice Dog was.

‘He may seem friendly on the surface, but in some ways, he distrusted humans more than the Mad Dog or the Explosive Dog.’

He had the longest interaction, yet he was the last of the Three Dogs to join the alliance. As the old memories resurfaced, Lee Sehoon watched with interest.

“Brother.”

Amir stood up from the chair with a serious expression.

“Do you know what percentage of S-rank heroes who have appeared in the last 20 years are from Babel?”

“How would I know that?”

“70%. Including those who were expelled.”

Geniuses capable of challenging the Perfect Ascension and changing the shape of the map.

The S-rank heroes, though overshadowed by the Perfect Ascenders, were formidable in their own right, and Babel had produced most of them.

“Isn’t 50% impressive enough? But it’s even higher……”

Amir stood up and walked to the back, pushing a bookshelf to the side.

Rattle

The sliding bookshelf smoothly moved to the side, revealing new bookshelves behind it.

Continuing to push the bookshelves to the side, Amir continued his story.

“Babel not only produces S-rank heroes but also excels in something else. What is it?”

“I don’t know. Just get to the point.”

“Mines.”

Amir calmly said, taking books out of the bookshelf.

“50% of the confirmed S-rank Mines are from Babel. I think the number of unknown Mines will increase if investigated, as noble families would destroy the evidence out of embarrassment.”

As the books piled up in his hands, Amir gently placed them in the empty air.

Clank

A thin ice tray made by freezing the moisture in the air. Though thin enough to see through, it gently held the books and floated in the air.

“People think the Ten Thousand Demons Hall left Babel alone because they were afraid of the Ascension Ceremony…… It’s only half true.”

After selecting the desired books, Amir walked over, leaning on the back of the sofa and pointing forward.

Crack!

Five trays fell onto the table in front of the sofa and disappeared into the air.

The stacks of books that appeared in an instant. Examining the materials, Lee Sehoon noticed some titles.

[Professors of Babel suspected to be from the Observers]

[Report on the unofficial cooperation between Babel and the Ten Thousand Demons Hall]

[Design plans of a special facility hidden in Babel]

“There was no need to attack. It’s a place that cultivates future Mines.”

Babel, which cultivated outstanding heroes while simultaneously creating powerful Mines. The paradoxical story brought back some of Lee Sehoon’s hazy memories.

‘Right…… There were indeed such stories.’

Babel, which was abnormally large in scale and level, could hardly be called an ordinary educational institution.

Questions about its establishment purpose and the Ascension Ceremony were endlessly raised.

Of course, without proper evidence, they all ended up as conspiracy theories, but now he had evidence to support them.

‘If I can see these……’

Perhaps he could determine how to act in the future at Babel. As this thought crossed his mind, a question arose.

‘But why did I know nothing about this?’

No matter how poor his memory was, he should have remembered something after seeing the materials Amir had so meticulously organized.

As Lee Sehoon looked at the materials with a puzzled expression, a indifferent voice came out of his mouth.

“So what?”

“Babel is a corrupt place? So what.”

“There’s a possibility it’s colluding with the Ten Thousand Demons Hall……”

“It is. You too.”

The conversation broke off, and the surrounding air grew cold.

Without turning his head, he couldn’t see Amir’s face, but he could sense it wasn’t good.

“Just be honest. You have to sell information to both sides, and you’re afraid the deal will be cut off.”

“……You’re really ignorant. You don’t know anything.”

The pretense fell away, and the original cold tone emerged. In response, his past self reacted irritably.

“I don’t know what I need to know, but one thing is certain. The Ascension Ceremony and Babel fought the Demon Gods to the death.”

“……”

“Isn’t that more trustworthy than a suspicious guy like you, who hides in a corner and only suspects others?”

Without looking at the materials, his body stood up on its own.

“Cooperate a little. The Demon Gods are more dangerous than you can imagine.”

With that, his body walked towards the door, and the surrounding scenery began to blur.

Realizing this was a sign that the memory was ending, Lee Sehoon was surprised.

‘Wait…… Is it ending like this?’

It was good to recall the suspicions about Babel, but shouldn’t he gain something?

However, his body continued to walk forward, and Lee Sehoon’s expression twisted in frustration.

‘Damn…… They’re all gathered there……’

It was too much to be given and then taken away like this. As anger began to rise, a purple flame bloomed in his chest.

“Huh?”

His body stopped, and the strange constraint that bound him disappeared. Realizing he had regained control of his body, Lee Sehoon immediately turned around.

“……”

He saw Amir, who was biting his lip, looking down with a resentful expression.

Recalling the reason, Lee Sehoon quickly understood.

‘Now that I think about it, the reason this guy was dealing with the Ten Thousand Demons Hall was because of the Illusion Demon.’

One of the Ten Evils and the master of the pleasure quarters deeply rooted in society, the Illusion Demon.

Amir’s family, which had been information brokers for generations in the underworld, was completely subordinate to the Illusion Demon, which is why they had to remain neutral even when the war with the Demon Gods began.

‘But he must have felt wronged for being called suspicious and whatnot.’

But what could be done? He