How the Villain Lives

45. Bifurcated

"Haaaaah."

"What? Suddenly you're sighing?"

"No, just because I suddenly think I'm a little pitiful."

"Poor thing? Why would you?"

With a look that I couldn't really understand, Seong Hun, who looked at the limits of trying to sneak up on his shoulders, retreated with fright.

"What's wrong with this guy these days? '

Forced labor has not always slowed down its boundaries towards itself. Once said to treat him as an ally, he hated ghosts more than Kim Lee Hyun, who, according to his point of view, was a lifesaver. However, after a long time, the coercion that I met again suddenly changed to one hundred and eighty degrees, so I reacted as if I were a close friend.

I'd rather squawk openly like I used to, or squawk. This way, I came out kindly, so it was a chicken-like hymn.

"Why don't you just do what you used to do? Is it okay?"

"Shit. I'm not happy that I said I'd stay close on purpose. Hmph."

"I'm more accustomed to squeaking like that. Anyway, we got together in the middle of the night, so let's talk about this as quickly as possible."

"Everyone already knows that, but I can't tell you. Another city appeared."

Currently gathered in the secret room were not only Sung-hoon, but also Top-rankers, some famous coalition officers and chapters of the large guild. There was only one reason why people of this size would suddenly gather at such ambitious nights. It was because of the problem of inter-city warfare.

The only way to recognize the existence of other cities that appear randomly in fields outside of the city was to use the Token of Honor that was paid at the time of the past off-stage contest. However, Yoo White Woo, who thought it was inefficient because he could only know the information after a certain time, developed a new method. Those were the messengers.

"A new castle has emerged from the southeast."

"I've eaten a lot of poison, but I still pay for it."

"Hmmm!"

A messenger is simple. It is possible to send and receive very long distance communications, to organize parties around those who have a bookmaker job, and to patrol a certain distance. At first glance, it seemed good, but in order to keep an eye on the broad spectrum, we had to mobilize a lot of people and at least pay them the amount of money they could make when they went on the same time mission.

There were a lot of complaints about spending astronomical funds in vain to spy on enemies who might come at some point, but I won't listen to the sound of bitterness because it proved to work this way.

"I could say I knew as soon as I could, but on the contrary, I knew as early as I could. First of all, the number of the castles of the known enemies is not yet generous in one place."

"One place. You only have one enemy castle?"

"I can't say for sure yet. Our surveillance grid isn't perfect, so there may be a castle that hasn't been caught yet. I asked the Japanese side to cooperate as soon as possible to arrange a search party."

"I see."

'What's different than usual?'

There can be no co-existence or compromise. The people of both cities were unconditionally de-matched to lose one life. With that in mind, Sung-hoon, who had fallen into his own thoughts, realized that it was so quiet around him, and lifted his head.

"... What is everyone?"

As I looked at the people looking at me with a strange look, Sung-hoon trembled. Of course, Mirina was right next door, so there was absolutely no reason to be scared, but the atmosphere was still making her feel like she had to shrink. And, as everyone represented, he pulled out his words with a slight hesitation.

"So, what do you think you want to do next?"

"Yes? Why are you asking me that? You can ask Yoo Baek Woo."

"Yoo Baek Woo is leading a mission with his men now. There is a new magic to test."

"How many of you do you think would advise besides Yoo Baek Woo? Kim Seong-chul, who is the Grand Master of the Great Guild, and Kim Lee Hyun, who is also the Grand Master of the Shinhwa Army."

"I'm glad you overestimate me, but unfortunately I don't have very good hair. Hahaha."

Kim Lee Hyun was just smiling. It wasn't just that. In addition to the people who had just been enumerated by Sung-hoon, there were many who said they had their own hair. Moreover, they are not all as ingenious as Sung-hoon, but people who are able to make normal and reasonable plans for the situation.

All the people who had proven those abilities in all sorts of situations for more than two years kept their mouths shut and said nothing. At first I didn't know why. If it hadn't been for a while, I would have thought I was just keeping my mouth shut because I really didn't have any thoughts. But as I thought about working with Seo Moon, I was able to get a sense of what they were thinking.

'You don't want to be noticed by acting out front. To be precise, it's not because you don't want to get noticed, it's because it's going to happen afterwards.'

A word dictates not only his destiny, but the destiny of tens of thousands. Even if you have a good opinion, if there is a very slight anxiety that you have to take responsibility when things go wrong, you can't get it out of your mouth. It's the top ranker at the apex of so many people who tremble at that pressure and come forward and bring everyone out.

'Kim Lee Hyun won't take any unnecessary threats even if he says he's keeping his mouth shut knowing that it's efficient to move just as he asks for this part?'

Soon after the calculation, Sung-hoon lifted his tail and laughed.

"Khhhh."

"What? Anything you don't like?"

"Yes? It's not like that. just because I had a bad idea."

'I don't know how I survived this lax state so far.'

During several wars, civil wars, and compulsory missions, it was clearly difficult to grow in many ways. On the contrary, however, it was forced to have major disadvantages. It means that dependence on a few heroes has only increased.

'There are so many things you get when you look at it differently.'

"All I have to say is that we should send an envoy, as we have done so far."

"That's the end?"

"Yes. Perhaps it is time to send a further supplement with the composition of the envoy? The last time I was trying to get out, I started a war with tens of thousands of hostiles, quickly besieging the castle in a disadvantageous situation. In order to avoid that, we need to advance the elite troops from the castle to have a vacuum outside. Of course, it can provoke too many hostiles, so you'd better disperse your troops thoroughly."

"That's a good idea!"

"We have a side that is largely consistent with the countermeasures that Yoo Baek Woo and Shinan have put in place, so let's proceed like this."

It was just vague opinions that immediately came to mind as Sung-hoon, but the people around him were actively discussing with joy as if the divine revelation had been made. Looking at him for a moment, Seonghun stood up quietly.

"Then I'll be going."

"Already going? Why don't you stay and have a meeting?"

"Apparently, it won't be a problem without me. Everyone seems to be working hard on something. And I just woke up and I was sleepy. Haaaaam."

"Then I hope you'll be here by lunch tomorrow, even if it's too late. I want you to join the Envoy."

"Got it."

I nodded my head and turned my gaze, as if I knew it was too much to exaggerate yawning. After all, it was good to see that there was nothing to do now that the basic direction had been given. He walked out of the room and left the building, picking only the rarest paths and opened his mouth.

"Phew, Phew."

When Sung-hoon suddenly started laughing in the street, who had seen how to control his emotions as much as possible, Miri quickly lifted his emotions and began to alert his surroundings.

There's no one here. '

"Why is he... suddenly?"

When I was alone, I said I could speak comfortably at any time, but after a long time, Miri still couldn't speak smoothly toward Sung-hoon. With Elina's help, he stretched the end of his words as long as he was able to deal with someone who was difficult to deal with.

"It's time to fix it."

"Where did my tone come from, uh, how did it go? If it's awkward, doing it again like before..."

"That's not possible. Where else would I see Mirina so ashamed of being called the Magical Sword?"

"... You want to see him like that?"

Sung-hoon just threw it to make fun of others, but he unconsciously swallowed a dry spit by checking that the ball in Miri was slightly bitten and floating.

'I mean, shit. Since when have I been so comfortable with her?'

I put Myrina and her words anywhere in the world. Myrina was an undertaking to reduce the afterstorm that would happen when she realized who she really was. But it was awkward that Mirina responded and said that she was more and more comfortable with her as she is now unconscious. A well-trained tiger doesn't have to be afraid of a breeder.

However, there is no reason to provoke or touch the tiger. Because a tiger can die absurdly in front of his feet when he blows his head off.

'Watch out, watch out! What is in front of you is nothing more than a monster that looks like a beauty. Get your head up!'

With his eyes closed for a moment, the two eyes of the Holy Hun opened their mouths with a splendid look, as if they had a live enemy in front of them.

"Joe, it's Joke! Joke! It's a joke."

"Argh, jokes!"

"Yes. What are you taking so seriously? The reason I laughed was because people were so stupid."

"Joke... Joke. But what's so stupid...?"

"Is that a funny thing to learn because people are waiting for someone else, who can't decide what they're thinking about on their own?"

"... I don't know."

Mirina didn't seem to find anything strange at all. In the absence of Sung-hoon, people hesitated and faced the worst situation that the city was under siege. Of course, he rolled his head through the siege and pulled Japan's help, but it was Sung-hoon who created the trigger to win decisively.

'I would definitely waste my time giving opinions that would not help me if I didn't have Sung-hoon anyway.'

It was Mirina who decided to turn top rankers and heads of large guilds into people who were wasting their time at one moment. However, what Mirina now thought was the reason why Sung-hoon laughed at people.

'This can't just happen in Shinshi. Toprankers exist in other cities.'

A top-ranker is a hero by analogy. And people almost unconditionally trust them and follow them. At the outset, I may not know it, but I can only believe it because I have seen their abilities through so many missions so far. It is certainly an advantage to be able to move so many people in an instant, but it also has its disadvantages.

"The reliance on toprankers is too great. Miriam. What would people think if I told you that I should not send an envoy there, but just crouch?"

"There is a plan to win with the city...?"

"Exactly. In fact, even without such a plan, people believe that top-rankers are incredibly serious. Even if it's powerless, mentally, top-rankers don't just mean the city's best strength anymore."

"Top rankers are the core of a real city. Of course, it's almost impossible, but if you can buy it or if you can make the wrong decision… just one person can see the big effect. '

Sung-hoon moved his steps with a single smile, thinking he had one important keyword about the war to come, and Miri followed him a step away, as always.