How the Villain Lives

33. Courage? Manyong?

"Use your head?"

"Yes."

"Aren't you fighting or something?"

"Even though I have the option of fighting, I assure you, the difficulty of fighting is much higher than just being tested normally."

Apparently, the old man looks like an NPC, not just a monster. I've never been through a mission like this before, but I still have something to notice. Sung-hoon, if you can solve it without fighting. It was a big welcome.

Slurp!

As he tucked in the rune blades, the old man lightly bounced his fingers, grinning. And the tables and chairs that were in the corner flew up, and laid them gently in the midst.

"Well, let's sit down and talk."

"Excuse me."

"Excellent, indeed. Now, where do we start? You're going to get pretty confused right now. You must have guessed that you were defeating monsters or getting something from them, right?"

"I can't say no."

"This is not the first trial, but a mission to prove that you are on the heights of the superman. In a case like mine, you're in charge of wisdom. So it is possible to pass through this gateway if you defeat me with wisdom."

"There are many kinds of wisdom, aren't there? How exactly are you shaving it?"

There are quite a few battles that can only be won purely by 'wisdom'. Of course, odds vary depending on whether you catch a player or a descendant, but if it was GO or long term chess, Sung-hoon also had the ability to speak loudly in his own way.

"Anything."

"Anything?"

"Yes. Of the many kinds of battles, few are simply concealed by wisdom. Power, luck, all sorts of other factors can intervene. However, if you think wisdom affects you more than any other factor, you can win any battle. Literally anything."

"What penalties do you incur if you lose a battle?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?"

"Yes. That's why I said I was lucky. Those who are taking the other five exams may risk their lives because they have a grumpy personality, but in cases like mine, they don't want to kill life or harm it. It's also possible to challenge infinitely until you win."

It was fortunate that there were infinite challenges and no penalties. Perhaps the first choice of wisdom was the right one. It's not bad to see your skills lightly once you don't have a penalty.

"Do you know how to go?"

"Of course. You want to take a look?"

"Good."

Just right!

Tiles and eggs on a new table.

"Are you a Triad Winner?"

"I don't think so. Could it be that harsh? It's okay to win a fight at least once."

"… Great. So let's leave it at that."

"Huh? Why are you holding the bag?"

In GO, it is slightly more advantageous for Black to strike first. So I give the bag the house as a pile. The judge here is himself and the challenger is Sung-hoon. However, he would not hesitate to hold the bag.

"It doesn't matter, does it? I'm going to take my skills lightly."

"That's right. I'll leave it to you first."

Tuck!

The place where an old man with a stone without hesitation laid down a black stone was the most central part of the tile. It was a thousand won.

At the same time, the face of Seonghun hardened. Even though it may be a very old GO, it only means teasing the opponent by placing a stone in the center of the ceiling from the beginning of time to the end. It means you can win even if you give up the player. Holding a backstone, Sung-hoon embarked on the stone.

Just like children of that age, Sung-hoon also attended various institutes as a child. I went to Piano Academy, Art Academy and Taekwondo Academy. And it was GO that revealed the most important of them.

I was quite an amateur, even if it was hard to get to the pro. Of course, he wins in the academy wherever he blows his name, but his skills don't go anywhere. And the wisdom of over 1,000 people was rolling the head of the Holy Hun hard.

As if you can exert strong physical power when you increase your strength, your head will actually improve when you increase your wisdom. It's much better to learn simple calculations, to learn something, to master tricks, etc. If it were Sung-hoon now, he wouldn't be pushed too hard even if he had a professional player and a go-go. However, his forehead was covered with sweat.

Just right!

"Huh. It's over. Shall we try the stairs?"

"… you don't have to. You didn't win with half the difference."

"Hmm? You're quick to calculate! This is my chance to win again."

'Coincidence? Are you kidding me?!'

Sung-hoon really rolled his head and went away. I desperately struggled until I lost my mind using not only split incidents but also accelerated incidents, but I lost more than five battles in half. This is no coincidence, nor is it a dimension that skills vary so closely.

'This inspiration is a deliberate match against my skills!'

Feeling an unknown fear from an old man who seemed just like his grandfather next door, Sung-hoon pushed the tiles aside and began to touch the temple.

"Let's change the discipline."

"It's me. It's good. What are you going to do?"

"How about chess?"

"Black? White?"

"... Let's do it in black."

A serial loss in chess. It was a complete loss that I couldn't use my hands for. It was the same from the middle, except for a few words. The organ was not much different from just changing words in chess anyway, so he recorded a defeat.

"Asshole!"

"If I were as wise as you, I would unravel an inferior mountain immediately. Ten more square root numbers, and the one that fits first wins."

"... You want me to throw this away?"

Looking at the number that crossed the ten digits, Seonghun opened his mouth. Lost to 6: 4 without even explaining it.

"I mean, shit! Do you have any board games?"

"You have to be there. But all I have is a game of wisdom."

This too is a close defeat.

"… Can I play a card game?"

"I can't fight a slate. Luck will take over more than wisdom. Let's go to the white game."

It seems impossible to manipulate until now, and so far there has been no close battle. However, it also remained unchanged that he was defeated by Sung-hoon. At first, even though his comrade had just come out or Sung-hoon had won, he repeatedly lost the game as he entered the middle of the second half.

I challenged him in so many other ways, but he couldn't taste victory in any way. Though all of them were close, I was guessing that was the result because the elderly were watching everywhere.

'I'll turn my back. There's no chance of winning with this.'

If I tried to rot for a few years here, I didn't have the possibility to win by gaining the realization of something, but I didn't have time to do that for Sung-hoon.

'Damn it! I wish I knew this! I'll do it later, but this will take too long!'

Five more trials remain, as well as wisdom. I can't find the exact time, but I've spent more than half a day at this Gateway of Wisdom. Missions were important, but the most important thing for Sung-hoon right now was time.

If you go in a way that contends with wisdom, there is no answer. Then here….

"Didn't you say it was possible to fight before?"

"Of course. But I don't recommend that much."

"But you'd better try it first. Honestly, if you keep rolling your head, you're going to lose your mind. I think it's better to turn around for a while and move."

"Well, if that's what you think, then let's fight. The conditions are simple. If you kill me..."

Even before the old man's words were over, Sung-hoon was already stabbing the old man's chest with a rune blade. However, I did not feel any sense in my hands. A dull sensation with a knife to the air. Expanding his emotions with a short kick of his tongue, Sung-hoon immediately found out where the elderly were and triggered the spell.

Bloop!

The flames and arrows of thunderstorms that burn roughly! They seemed to explode in vain and disappeared immediately.

"What?!"

"It's a dispel. It's not the first time I've seen it. What are you so surprised about? Oh, and watch your back."

Qaaaaaah!

I could barely save my life because I fell flat like a frog because I heard the word "backache." I frowned at Sung-hoon without even feeling the burning and frozen pain that he felt in a body reinforced with steel. I saw the end of the staff in front of my nose.

Cuckoo!

"Argh!"

"Hmm. What a solid forehead. I think my precious staff will break."

"No, wait! Wasn't it a battle of wisdom?"

"You're fighting with wisdom, aren't you?"

As the old man stirs his hands, magic from all over begins to fly towards the Holy Hun. Exceptional speeds and angular speeds that aim precisely at the subject, not pushing it by volume. The elderly continued to explain, looking at Sung-hoon, who barely avoided him with a strange movement that seemed to be circus.

"Penetrating the other person's movements and taking the most appropriate response accordingly. That's wisdom, too. Am I using magic to drive you into overwhelming volume? Or are you harassing me at an invisible rate?"

Apart from the speed of magical movement and the ability to operate, the speed of the elderly only seemed to be a little slower on the part of Sung-hoon. The old man who saw Sung-hoon running around walked beside him and lifted up his staff and smashed his side.

Puck!

An attack that seems to be expected to appear there. He was struck by the neck without avoiding the cane, just as he was about to accelerate.

"Argh?"

"You don't think I fired magic for nothing? It's all counted and used to drive you. I don't know if you think you've avoided my attack by finding the best route, but the opposite is true. It was all induced by me from beginning to end."

The flame explodes in the air as Sung-hoon pierces the rune blade toward the flame that plunges from top to bottom. It fired the energy of ice that had been stored in advance during evasion.

"Wait, wait! This is a warrior's fight rather than using wisdom.."

"Ah, I see what you want to say. But this is also strictly wisdom. If warriors do it instinctively through talent or training, there's a difference between us doing it artificially through calculation and prediction."

"Fuck you! You don't have to fight! '

No, I could think of it as more difficult considering being pushed consistently. I didn't know if I could use the skill or ability of the hidden item to draw a little more battles. However, Sung-hoon suppressed that idea.

If the old man really predicted all his actions and acted accordingly, he should have been hit by the fire when he had just fallen back. However, he did not react to the suicide of the gunman (), and the attack returned to silence.

'That means I don't know any information about my skills or items. All I reveal is my underpinnings. And in the worst case, the information revealed here may also be shared with the other five investigators..'

"What are you thinking? You must be relieved, so you can really go now, right?"

2x. Exactly 2x the magic that has driven you so far. Moreover, he had not yet flown towards himself and was sending a fierce danger signal from one corner of his head. He's already surrounded. After fighting like this, the odds are 0%.

"Lost."

"Good thinking."

Looking at the magics that disappear in an instant, Seonghun coldly sweats. I thought this would be a pretty annoying mission.

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