Chapter 402: Face to Face with the Lion (3)
BsL2pNQ“Ah, so that’s how you do the move there?”5VyO
fxKY“……”JQg7j8
zJJFth“Are you sure you’re someone possessed by a player?”6llStH
USRgWK“……”VJizSg
XvgJt“Wow. Seriously, your way of playing leaves me speechless. So original, so novel. Not once do you avoid the ground.”BPss
mOYo4“……”lKPrhm
9nj0“Hey! That’s when you should use the ultimate skill!”K6q
U3pThe ears keep following.TuUob
nJkvTap.YjZD
JPLfbXI closed the smartphone. My face was reflected on the back of the phone, now transparent from the sweat of my hands. It was rotten.jvSF
YHjc1YQ“Could you stop giving advice, please?”OeECQzP
AspGM“Kugh?”e0N
0AtU2Yes.Hm3c9R
mLq0E“I’ll cut you.”qXZ
TCrI drew Murasame.J8uZz9
cGwbs“With this.”9iO6OK
nSuFSTJust another quiet afternoon.ha36
htRbhluInside an apartment of about 132 square meters in Wonju, Gangwon Province, a chase began. Yu Sein’s screams splattered like liquid moments later.KkGoPqY
rT1Jl***CdIh3
yfejgBlessing of the Apocalypse M 2nd.x37eP
IaBQfYI have to admit it.eQSamH
dDvuN“…It’s fun…”5uZhY
RX49Xh0Like that game I enjoyed years ago, it doesn’t have much to call a story.yqiB
Y7frNo, for someone like me, who has experience with that game, the narrative is excessively familiar.a47DGd
Gtz9The hero and the demon king.AvWD
grtiThe heartbreaking clash between heroes and demons.cHqYur
rnZ4A clichéd plot. And on top of that, in this world, “blessings” and “magic” are everywhere. It doesn’t seem to have any elements particularly worth noticing.cu7eXI
QTYBk‘…I never imagined they’d develop it in an inverted universe.’BPbnF
j4sZCBlessing of the Apocalypse M 2nd deliberately twisted that stale story. That is, now the users handle magic.CKAT7o
mfy72But that doesn’t mean the player’s side is the demons.yJ31
JhfqbMages.Jshb5I
MrJGqnThe players take on a profession completely foreign to the inhabitants of this world.nfyoE6
B1bFrom my point of view, it’s quite common.owB9K
FC6In “Miracle Blessing M”, the villains substitute the role of the mages, though strictly speaking, there’s a difference.yMbaK
iEA42The villains obtained magical power from the lords they served.vkN5n
r19j67I myself received magic from Lycan. It’s not like I could cast electric magic on my own.EZrlj
Yz5VIn other words, they were skills.gLY5Hvj
m7NEHCClick, click, Boom——!4MMIoB
Qb8Even if you knew nothing about their structure, you could use them without a problem. That’s why the villains were desperate to find good magic hosts.tXE2SN
cQpbZ‘The Twelve Villains even tried to ally with the End… and failed before achieving it.’bMgO
3DSKAnyway.7xg8j
n2Pa2In this game, the mages approach magic from an academic perspective. It’s carefully designed so that the more the user understands, the higher they can ascend and master superior formulas.hmss
fAZ4EoEven after separating from Yu Sein, I couldn’t put down the phone.wRKuFS
EYNBefore bed, after eating.ZyRpUT
Gf78Whenever I had a free moment, I played as if possessed.O3h
iDm“They really know how to stimulate the desire to improve.”j0D
xf32It went viral.sNDhJMM
GkPjFor the people of this world, the mage system must have seemed revolutionary.ON1B
vLoxZJust look at the comments in the community.WovEZS
de9PftI barely played a few times and already my algorithm was full of related videos.XeMo
9LlkoLAnd not only that, the comment section was always on fire.JxsrlK
DYvs2~The story is meh, but time flies (⛝ 73)a6G
juKㄴㅇ I had nothing to do during this holiday, downloaded it and before I knew it, it was already time to go to work ㅇㅇCEIBSZL
dmqMXaVㄴIt’s not a nap, it’s crying. What office worker plays this trashy generic game? Hahahaa5bsh
YWCfTb1ㄴYou can’t stand it if it doesn’t have auto-play, right?ioK
xg6GC—Beyond criticism, you have to admit it really does eat up time. It demands quite a lot from the player too (⛝ 103)WH5NId
o3zgznlㄴLet’s be realisticㅋ Who plays mobile games for the story? Only elitist idiots soaked in delusion do that.6TyQy
yy4ㄴWow! Honey! Give me more feed, please! Camcam!CrqchT
9X4ttGamcom is the developer of Blessing of the Apocalypse M 2nd.2wmBlF
tkFwa3yJust in case, I asked our artificial intelligence assistant Vixbig to investigate.6tBR
rX9yOl0And as expected, it was a company of unknown origin.mfkLuxd
PGuePThis gave more weight to Yu Sein’s theory about “the second omen of the end.”t7V
PaIymwZ‘Everything is still a mystery.’evGKJg
fnnTgQThat’s why I check the comments carefully. You never know where you might find an unexpected clue.RDb
yhxuIt’s no wonder people talk about the “intelligence of chatter.”PFojTFL
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Oo1vn4b— First of all, the mage being a damn innovative job.KLH7Ew
pElㄴThat’s what I’m saying. Honestly, if I learned magic, I’d have that vicarious satisfaction that I could wipe out any average hero hahaha.rGisd9
qM38e1SㄴLook at this idiot reciting and everything.uiZkP
9WBㄴIt’s honesty. Also, because of this game I looked up the requirements to enter the graduate school of Joaquin Academy.mR5d9
loBxㄴA positive function of Blessing of the Apocalypse M 2nd.9CGw
beK─────────────HE29u
EefXThere are crazies everywhere.oh3
EwiJeaI“Haah… I don’t know if this game is good or bad for someone or for Joaquin Academy…”neR
0rMN5HDespite complaining, I checked the comment section of another video. There were long messages that only appeared when pressing “See more.”Ntu
nnmd— I’m a fourth-tier expert. If you refute me, you’re absolutely right, okey dokey.CY1VnPt
ZCU— Anyway, the selling point of this game, if you ask me, is that it shows a lot of influence from Heavenly Sword. He’s the only hero who uses magic, right? And players idealize him, project their bodies onto him and deceive themselves. Come on, is there anyone here who hasn’t felt jealous of Heavenly Sword while insulting him? (⛝961)EgB6
lfIewfpㄴAgh, damn, you hit me right in the bone.WkPQjm8
tsHPXOㄴBrother, calm down. You’re going to kill us all.JXgXCJ
SuyP6jㄴHahaha, but still, do you think if Heavenly Sword played this, he’d be excited like us? That guy uses magic without restrictions, even being a hero.jf3
k9PㄴLiving like that, real life must seem like a game to him.vB9k7
yDNWㄴ*???: I already played this game! (⛝3403)*gMO
nMNBYㄴHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAndl02hT
eApVC7tㄴHahahaha level him up.WkA
uuX7─────────────jk8KrBW
2E178…Duaaah.INQcNMw
uVEYyMy frontal lobe was throbbing.Cf6
FtqKDIq“Haaah.”lZD04A
iMOGcI turned off the smartphone. I sat cross-legged and stared at the ceiling.3q0cq3M
ZWJv‘Just a little more.’r0J
bKGzAbJust a little more.ohfBMM
lhcZcU5I got up from the sofa.S6B
Un4This isn’t just a game.01f
zlPNI have the duty to find out what’s hidden behind this game.T7AF6BG
IQqJRXYOf course.pgCn
ZFVFF7Besides, it’s a game centered on magic. Most likely its provider is the second End of the World sent by the Suppression Force Kali Yuga.UvYPekD
rTnZThe only effective way to stop the awakening of the Blessing that Chloe is experiencing is the “awakening of magic.”UPQc4
M4o‘And maybe the clue is here.’Nq7va
avUX22I tapped the screen to reopen the game. In the darkness of the room, a faint blue glow lit up my face.u4f
bu6***wBtcI
OlGKLK9I am Abel.pEO7t
CCy9bMaybe this is a monologue that could cause me trouble if it reaches the wrong ears, but I feel I can only relieve this knot in my chest if I put it into words.ZgO3
cdo3inBoth Ryozo and I still haven’t said anything, but the anguish keeps piling up more and more.tmz
J2lBBxkI’ll skip the preambles and get straight to the point.NoLm
2hSLjOur family is going through a trial.Rjg5YZz
5jEOparPerhaps the first thing that comes to mind is the conflict between Ryozo and me.3Qzc8y
HO3nWfYes, we had an altercation.G0uD
biLI believe that if two women who share the same husband under the same roof feel absolutely nothing toward each other, that would be an even more alarming sign for the family.v5Yv
4CuWe were always on edge. Everything built up and exploded a few days ago.xXICes
cgsjfh…After that incident on Avalon Island, I intended to personally apologize to Ryozo.yC1yev
TlH5IBut because of Kang Geom-Ma.BsBOemZ
KzGIRyozo beat me to it.ChTX
1dGV— I’m sorry, Abel. I was too harsh in that moment. I won’t make that mistake again.91g6
UYyI’m not the one who should be saying this, being a daughter of the Nibelung family, known for its fighting spirit.SQLUytZ
uko6OMBut Ryozo has a pride as strong as mine. She is also very stubborn.fvhkmVx
DuuHowever, that stubbornness always comes accompanied by logic, which is why everyone respects her and accepts her opinions.niQz
m5bFor someone like Ryozo to apologize to me… was something truly unexpected.9gGe
qCtEOf course, I also sincerely apologized to her. I apologized for having cowardly touched her “reverse scale”…IyUULJ
NUrRlh— It’s fine.7wfh
aQqNSFXAnd yet, Ryozo let it slide with a smile.f0FNY39
GXuPrOWhat the hell did she go through on that mysterious island?wAm
wVkFor a moment I worried she had hit her head, but after observing her for several days, I realized she was even handling things more effectively.wP0
zAEIn any case, it seems we managed to settle the conflict between us.yWB8Dc7
L5TAkI can’t promise something like that won’t happen again, but if the time comes, we’ll talk openly.R9vr
3hXSince Ryozo respects me, I am also determined to respect her even more.igu7
2rJtAh! Almost forgot. We’re two.8gfTrQk
tnWPerhaps we can build a better relationship.EX9foJ2
cufTPerhaps we can resolve everything with dialogue.1hs
lvT…But there is a problem that doesn’t seem solvable through dialogue and that looms over our family.yJb
5cVnpjhIt’s not like it suddenly appeared.bQ86w
ae0Deep down, we already sensed it.GwtQ
chmabcDI think the right word is “wild card.”PyQIi8s
SbVKU“Lady Abel.”JAUouW
be90Hm2Rachel.xjUZq
yHsS“I’m your dear friend, right?”fSmFlg9
7tuiV“Yes…”mjj
aP6D“Then it would be better if we became family, don’t you think?”jBwdBM
M7ff9Like today, she keeps coming to provoke me all the time.m8hDx
cyifodWe’ve known each other for ten years and I still don’t understand her, truly. Rachel is like that.h0ZhMj
pwh9mmSometimes she’s light as a feather, and other times so serious it feels like she changes the atmospheric pressure around her.8nHk
HsqNYou can’t get a rhythm on her.6jG
VfdC5And that’s precisely what makes her so hard to deal with.9Dc
tDFuHU“I’m going to ask my uncle soon. Let’s see when they plan to choose the new Seven Star hero.”lw3
e1SrEBy the way, in the association and in the circle of heroes they are planning to select a new member of the Seven Stars this year.Y3GT
ATnl9eIt seems the general opinion is that the current Seven Stars system, though stable, has become too rigid.MmooRqP
yPFyRachel caught wind of that as if she smelled it and declared war on us.cwQFB4Y
aMjs“If I become one of the Seven Stars, won’t that be a problem for you?”c2OGJf
Q34“……”HhxF
gA9cI held it in.cbYQ
dzPesIt’s not adult-like to overreact to everything.JojEOS8
6zJFwJfI am a calm adult.RDlE
JwaEBut now that I think about it, age is not the same as maturity.DUhrUAj
SC5P5c“Do you think I already meet the requirements to become a Seven Stars?”xn4k8MN
WlfaZ“……”sf6JFi
AWem“Huh~?”CdyQ
0WhyQ“I’m kidding.”84CKZB9
fOoq9X“Are you sure? Kidding or seeeriousss?”OqJKR
aoG“Media! Damn shameless little pest!”xLOj5VB
Zs4n“Hey, old hag! Want me to fix your dentures, huh?!”arjd6D
NMdtEven the wise Media comes to add fuel to the fire whenever she catches wind of something.9DJj
YWG9If I didn’t know her secret, I would have thought she was senile.HiTry
F2t0j“The ancients.”WLF
e4aabOne day, without warning, the sage revealed her identity.G3xwwWV
FCZGvOThat a race from legends had reached reality in that moment seemed amazing to me.kh3NWo
uxUAnd now?U6C
eBpoNot at all.p5s
0qd“I’m at the perfect age to get married!”kigq
WrqIeNow I only see her as another rival, as strong as Rachel, or even more.LTTkgkV
N4ISVQ4I can’t ignore the aura she emanates due to her age.vX5Ak
QWrqAnd though she sometimes jokes, she also drops disguised truths that even shock Grandpa—so I doubt it’s all made up.e2oZ4IL
M4UoTo protect our family we needed a strategy.tKBp
3EEfdWe had to talk about it.JqGIcJj
6kW7The best option was to have a direct confrontation.eFKl
iWEJrTkWe already knew it.eQ7tPN
X8h4lBut neither Ryozo nor I wanted to resort to that.KQQHy
SrjOj5He is already quite cornered. The burden he carries on his shoulders is too heavy.sTiV
8hLYwSometimes we want to scold him, but we must also understand him.xjgidH
ml8Being wives is a heavenly duty.ga8Wou
oCxxOiIt is the first line of defense of humanity.ThCD5G
zqVndU5We must endure.JOCTjn
zHTqCYEven though lately he’s been so hooked on video games that he drags me into that vice.QPE
PAzPatience, patience, patience.whHqib
sw1vSPQOne.5M7eZif
IJliIf we do nothing, in the blink of an eye the month will stop being divided into even and odd days and will start being divided into weeks.lIOAF
PUnj‘A strategy.’asg
RxxoWe needed a strategy.MXK0
IiTA way to crush that damn fox.JsPxPB
ZgRyByAnd just at the perfect moment, I reconciled with an expert on the subject. Hoho.Oduh
k6FDL“Very well.”sR7sn
0CtRyozo is willing to cooperate.Pbib
4Oq29“Let’s proceed.”XOIK
9zlDHsbI shrugged as I scheduled the date.J1Usm
kQksTdp***H8gTv
cXf1Cb6Yu Sein’s Inn.48yb2ny
BIGcyJP“Phew, time really flies.”qTcEHrS
KWzfI don’t know how many hours I spent lying down playing. Judging by the three or four times everything blurred together, I estimate I spent half a day straight.4nO
Eidkn“What was today’s progress?”eUPAB0I
GdTTrzAYu Sein, sprawled on the floor under the sofa, asked. Apparently, lying on the floor instead of using the sofa is a Korean custom.3pV
2mN“At least now I know that to discover the awakening of magic you have to see the end of the game.”fQL0fw
DcvhP“Heeh.”sAen
n1ABYu Sein reacted with total indifference, moving only her fingers. She was worse than me. Unemployed, single, only breathing and playing.9EA7v
bXqt4“I’m leaving.”UjGvHoE
jwcDAS“Yeah, yeah. Go practice the controls.”Xvh56T
6TFEO7Just as I waved my hand to leave, the phone rang.huMMaw
TihYu Sein frowned.zA9SRVK
AVQNQ“Tch. Right now, when I was at the key moment.”Vc3
lliV6jFShe answered with an annoyed face. But the next instant, she sat up like a spring.FTRh
qzubX“Ah, yes. I understand.”TNneCql
5EFFNShe repeated similar phrases several times before hanging up. Then she stared at the dark screen absentmindedly and looked at me.E7JF
VqXjNG“I swear, you barely arrive and they already tell me to pack my bags.”a3hV7
2FUz“…What?”6Vt
YgMkEkI felt a chill at the back of my neck.IxIqFG9
dfyI had the feeling the inevitable had just arrived.oWgf
t0E“Tomorrow we’re all going to Hawaii with the generation.”Yu4oQb
hrWxHawaii?YYSq
6KkKI barely had time to be surprised.chhzPs
2Z6e1My gaze hardened.ibP
9hI“Did something happen with the Gate?”tfj
dsd“No.”ug18a
yqMYu Sein shook her head.85wFgfx
E8Pc7“We’re just going to the beach. The beach in Hawaii.”PEmE5Ql
lniT“……”oeDC
hCMmThe beach from that time I went into debt?jXm
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