The Novel’s Villain

[It's a beautiful sight. It symbolizes the combination of modern and gate technologies.]

[I'm so proud of you. Korea's gate technology is known as the best in the world. The world would be amazed.]

To be precise, G&P had the highest level of technical strength.

The Arena Stadium is filled with swarms of light. It was like looking at a starlight. The audience looked surprised.

Of course I did.

It was not a typical hologram.

A small child reached out to a flying swarm of light. The light is caught in my hand and blown to powder. I felt warm. And I smelled a refreshing aroma. I could feel the touch and smell.

A swarm of light gathers to draw a map of the world, and a gate at the high seas appears. The gate turns into a flower and becomes a red flower that symbolizes the power.

It was a flower called a knight flower. The red leaves symbolized the knight's blood and the silver trunk symbolized the knight's honor. And the round flower surgery symbolized world peace and harmony. It grew only on the islands where the high seas gate had formed, so it was also a flower that ordinary people could not actually see.

Beautiful music flowed out and the scenery was fantastic.

[Since the international competition, a world without war, a peaceful world has come. It was a beautiful video that symbolized peace and prosperity. I want South Korea to go ahead with the flow of peace.]

[Yes, of course.]

After the hologram video, there was a performance prepared by the Korean Talent Association. It was a performance prepared by talented members of the league guild, and an animal model representing Korean traditions and associations was presented. I didn't have a bigger and more glamorous feeling than the last opening ceremony. That's a lot of money.

I lost, but the frontline group supported me.

[The Knights are entering. Enter the country that has the most high Seagate. Regardless of the host country, Korea will be the last to enter.]

Castor explained.

I entered the US and Europe in order. Countries called the Third Alliance were also entered in turn. I was wearing knight's clothing that was unique to each country, but the design competition was also fierce.

They were all under the age of 55 because they had to retire at the age of 55. It was the reason the legendary senior knights raised their successors without participating.

[The Korean Knights Are Coming!]

The Korean Knights have entered. The heaviest knight was holding a flag with the symbol of the Taiji Dynasty and the Korean Association of Talents. Then there was Lee Jin-woo, the knight-in-chief.

A fabulous cheer echoed through the stadium as a herald appeared on the hologram screen in mid-air.

[Manager Lee Jin-woo is very popular. Isn't Captain Lee Jin-woo nicknamed the Crown Prince?]

[That sounds like a good match. With the greatest talent, great knowledge to establish a new swordsmanship system, and even the youngest knight commander. And isn't that the most handsome article in the world? Haha!]

[Haha! That's right.]

Idleness smiled slightly and said so. Lee Jin-woo looked more and more talkative as the water rose. I was more interested in my appearance than I was in becoming the youngest knight commander.

He looked very handsome, but he did not look rash at all because of the fact that the Crown Prince had a genuine appearance.

It looked very noble.

Just walking seemed elegant. Other country knights turned their heads to look at Jinwoo.

I haven't had a lot of press exposure since I became a competent person, and I just wandered around with pictures. It was the first time I had been exposed to ultra-high quality for a long time at this close range.

It's already ranked # 1 in real-time search.

Lee Jin-woo had bandages wrapped around his right arm. It's all the way down to my wrist.

[I have a lot of concerns about Director Lee Jin-woo's injury.]

[Yes, it's a lot to bear. Isn't it showing on Director Lee Jin-woo's face? By the way, young age · · · ·. I'm just really sorry to be your knight.]

All the knights in other countries were smiling and enjoying the festival, but they were solemn. It was about how much pressure he felt.

It has not been revealed in detail, but it is a significant injury. It was also reported that the wounds that were inflicted during the war with the Demon King had reoccurred. There was also a rumor that the curse had been cast, and the association had dealt with such rumors with it.

The Association also reported that they forced the sacrifice unilaterally, mostly by the Future Strategy Department.

The screen illuminates the audience briefly.

I also saw an audience with bandages on their right arms. The word "fighting" was written on the bandage. There were especially many young children. It was a performance to support Jinwoo.

[Haha, looks like you're cheering for Senior Lee Jin-woo.]

[Yes, it is. It is beautiful. We believe that it will perform well, thanks to the support of the people. The Republic of Korea is now united to support the National Legion.]

All Knights are in position.

After casting the nation-state, Lee Jin-woo took an oath to the top. A knight who was willing to lay down his life for his country and his people.

The War of Stars, an international competition called the Representative War, announced the beginning. No one could see Jinwoo sighing slightly. The International Competition was a small war over the operational rights of 17 overseas gates across the globe. Although the value of each gate was different, operating the gate alone could have benefited a lot.

The value of the rare resources available at the gate was astronomical. Not to mention the artifact. Modern societies on Earth were very fierce because they were about not to return without a gate.

It was natural for the country to become as competitive as the number of people who owned the high seas gate.

The international competition was largely divided into two parts. It was a tournament open to the public and a private survival.

"Where the hell did you get that from? ’

Jin Woo questioned that.

It felt so great that the whole world agreed to these rules.

The International Competition was a fight to win 17 high seas gates. After the competition, you will be awarded a Gate Draw based on your achievement. The higher the grade, the more you won the lottery.

At the closing ceremony, the chieftains of each country drew their own drawings.

‘It may or may not seem fair · ·. ’

It felt a little childish.

Anyway, the public tournament had seven raffle tickets, and the private one had ten raffle tickets. So the real competition was a private battle on the high seas gate battlefield.

Each country had a set number of gates that could be owned, and if they had more, they could lend or sell to other countries.

Articles participating in the tournament were unable to participate in a private tournament.

Jin Woo was watching an open tournament on a boat to the high seas gate. Master had all the command, Jin Woo had placed Choi Hee-yeon and at least the best knights in the public tournament.

Choi Hee-yeon's skill is great, but the rest of the knights didn't do much.

It was a group that did not expect much.

“Ugh!”

“Oops!”

“This is bad.”

The knights groan. Both individual and team warfare have been devastated from the preliminaries. Only Choi Hee-yeon was on the main line.

It was a similar flow from the original. Japan was strong, but now the United States and Europe are strong.

Merlin flies around with long golden hair.

‘Hmm · · · ·. ’

When I think about it, it was Jin Woo's fault Merlin became so strong.

Anyway, I didn't care because I just had to keep up with my good grades. I only had three out of ten of the best grades of my life, so that's all I wanted to do.

Arrived at the high seas gate.

In addition to 17, there were places that were worthless as gates. It was a battlefield managed by the Federation, but it was just a vast, uniquely vast forest.

If the tournament was a World People's Festival, this was the Grave of Knights.

Jin Woo wore a bracelet.

The user surrenders to the opposing Knight or loses its life, which automatically raises the user's score. I scored the highest when I surrendered without taking my life. I read and reacted to the will of the wearer, so I couldn't manipulate it.

It was an artifact created in collaboration with the First-Line Group and the World Talent Federation.

‘Looks like a cartoon. ’

I lost sight of the original portrayal, but it was actually implemented.

The other knights behind Jinwoo's expression stiffens to see if they were nervous. Jinwoo and the knights stand before the gate.

Neurological metastases were great.

“Piss off, you stink of garlic. ”

Then there was an extra article like that.

It was the role of being trained to ignore the protagonist. It was more fresh because of its typical development.

Korean knights tried to say something, but Jinwoo raised his hand.

If we fought here, we'd be out.

In the original article · · · ·. ’

Jinwoo recalled the international competition from the original.

All the Korean knights were annihilated and a giant maze lord rose from the battlefield while the protagonist was left alone.

Unfortunately, he showed up here.

Most of the other national knights were incapacitated, and went inside and smashed the maze by destroying the core. The protagonist survived alone and became a hero of Korea.

I became a senior knight in one fell swoop after being recognized for blocking the maze.

That's not gonna happen, is it? ’

Jinwoo nods.

The knights began to enter in the order they entered.

The head of the Korean Talent Association looked at Jinwoo.

“Sir Lee Jin-woo, please. ”

“Yes.”

“Come back safe. ”

It was a very serious atmosphere.

Inside the wall was a dense forest.

There was no characteristic except that the trees were quite large.

Here, everything was free, whether we killed each other, allied or negotiated. It was a small war that required political intelligence and strategy.

‘This part was very dark. ’

Did the original writer see any war movies?

Everyone looked at Jinwoo.

Other countries have moved among allies, but power outages have been excluded from deep-sea negotiations.

There was a cool silence. I decided to set up base camp and hang on to it as planned. Korea is a gluttonous prey, so they will find it on their own.

As time went on, a lot of them came.

Although Jinwoo is said to be present, Korea was seen as prey by knights from other countries.

Their conquest of the Knights was bloody, whether they fought fiercely. After negotiating in his own way, he reached the conclusion that we should deal with it first from Korea.

There were a lot of them.

Korean knights were nervous and anticipated the end, but not Jinwoo.

“If you will be on our side in the European Union, Lee Jin-woo, I will guarantee your safety. ”

“As long as you meet our terms. ”

The knights that came were in the European Union.

I planned to benefit from Jinwoo's influence.

‘Let's not kill him. ’

Jinwoo only thought so.

I had no choice but to die in battle, but I didn't think I needed to kill them all.

The Korean knights were moved by Jinwoo's lack of answers.

I was able to survive on my own, but I felt willing to follow the end. It was the moment when knights rushed to Jinwoo and the Korean knights.

Even if they all ran, they could not be the opponent of Jinwoo. Jin Woo was thinking of acting moderately. Anyway, the Korean knights are there too.

Thud!

It was then that there was a mutation.

“Hmm?"

Suddenly, a shadow falls over me.

Jinwoo looks up at the air.

What's wrong with that? ’

You see a dimensional crack.

It was a dimensional fracture that appeared when the maze lord moved. A large part falls down.

“Huh?"

“What · · ·? ”

Kuang!

The knights in front bounce off the ground.

Not all of the 'Labyrinth?' labyrinths appear.

The maze is in Sanctuary. What fell from above was part of the labyrinth.

Margie spills out to make sure the dimensional cracks are connected to the Magic System. Margie starts to be surrounded.

“Ugh!”

“Huff!”

All the knights who could not stand Margie fell.

He looks back.

The Korean knights felt their eyes open, but they could not stand it.

“Hmm · · · ·. ”

There was a dimensional crack here, though.

That's why the Monarch of the Labyrinth moved here. Because the Japanese side often did things with the magic system, the flow of dimensions settled.

I don't think we're gonna get it back. ’

Jinwoo looked at the situation calmly.

Luckily, it seemed to have crossed over only a small part.

Jinwoo looks at the fallen knights.

Margaery invaded and lost consciousness due to the stiffness of her magic, but her life was undisturbed. There was a knight who was pulling up magic.

However, it was not one or two that crossed the dimension.

Bang!

A part of the labyrinth falls into a commotion.

You hear the screams of the knights from afar.

“Oh, get inside! ”

“It's okay. ”

Some knights went into the maze, avoiding Margie.

A temporary gate was created all around the dimension crack opened.

From the looks of the information, it was connected to the Magic System.

Although the scale was smaller than the original, this was also a problem.

“Khh, khh · · · ·. How what? ”

The unconscious knight looks at the large structure. Before he lost consciousness, what he saw was something surrounded by Magi.

Jinwoo looks at those who came out of the crack.

“My lord?”

I met a woman when I was describing my business plan.

It was a circular queen release. I brought some troops, but when I saw them, I looked a little surprised.

“Hmm · · · ·. ”

“There's a portal in the barn. The lord called us! Thank you for having me!”

Release and the horsemen were moved.

Jinwoo nods at the awkward glance.

‘I'll have to clean it up and send it back. ’

The international competition faced a new phase.

It was an unexpected futile result.

The Horsemen gather the knights well and lay them down in a row.

When I found the knights who had gone into the maze to avoid Margaery, I was miserable, but I was still breathing.

The unconscious knights were eroded and had nightmares. If Margie were to return the labyrinth and disappear, she would return to normal, but she was unable to regain consciousness at this moment.

‘That's a lot of numbers.’ There were traces of intense combat.

There were many who saw the Horsemen, so we had to take action.

The Demon King came again for no reason.I shouldn't have said that. Just in time, there was a skilled horseman in this field.

It was a circular queen release.

“It's possible. You can overwrite it with dreams. ”

Jin Woo asked you to describe the situation and erase the memory appropriately.

Release nods.

The people who were lying down were eroded by Margaery, but they were quite exceptional. I also saw a higher level of the Horseman.

‘Brainwashing is my specialty. You mean save the prowess. ’

That's what she thought.

I filled the void of memory with the image of the most ideal monarch they could think of. In their fantasies, the monarchs were blended and embodied.

You will fall in love, respect and admiration!

It was the beginning of a very long dream.

Lilith was unable to ascend to the Demon King because of her bloodline, but had the power to rule her dreams. Now that the Demon King is gone, she is the most powerful of the High Horsemen.

Release didn't know that the Golden Monarch and the evil incarnate were working.

“Oh, oh. ”

“Ahh · · ·. ”

“Thank you. Thank you · · ·. ”

The faces of the knights who were suffering from nightmares brightened.

“I had him dream for two days. You'll wake up when you run out of Margie in your body. ”

Suddenly, the knights' bodies came alive.

Jin Woo looked at the release.

“Dreams are more realistic than reality, so they affect the body of reality as well. The Lord prepared me well, so I was completely trapped because my mental defenses had collapsed. ”

“No side effects? ”

“Yes, they're all dreaming. A very long and good dream · · ·. ”

Releases were expressions of confidence.

I looked at Jinwoo as if to praise her.

“Well done.”

According to Jinwoo, she smiles shyly. The other noble horsemen stared at him. Some of the tall, Ogre-like noble horsemen were there. Jinwoo was pleased to tell me that he had done well.

As the Horsemen returned, Jinwoo moved a portion of the maze to Sanctuary. Looking at the labyrinth, the labyrinth avoided Jinwoo's gaze.

Back at the gate of the international competition, Jin gazes at the knights lying silently.

“Hehe!”

“Haha!”

“Ugh!"

The knights wave their hands into the air.

He was gesturing, but he was holding out his own.

There was also an article that made a very serious face. What the hell is he dreaming about?

It was very peaceful until the promised time was over.

It was too peaceful.

I thought the international competition could be like this.

After a while, the knights woke up. At first, he looked dazed and shed tears.

“I'm back!”

“Hehe! Did you make it back?! ”

“I, really, stand up. Did it work? Ugh."

“In that tired tower · · · ·.” They embraced each other and hugged each other as if they were friends. Then everyone looked at Jinwoo.

I had eyes full of admiration and respect.

‘Anyway, does this make you a stray? ’

Won't there be a rematch?

At that time, Jinwoo's score began to skyrocket.

“Hmm?"

Jin Woo tapped on the bracelet.

The score has gone up more steeply.

* * *

Those associated with Korean Talent Association leaders and associations looked at the gate nervously. The Alliance's healers are waiting, and the judges are nervous and looking at the gate to tally the correct scores.

Although we did not broadcast the gate situation due to various issues, the scoreboard was being broadcast live around the world through the association's website. It was an international competition tradition that made everyone nervous.

It was the scoring board of destiny, with many countries flourishing and falling to hell.

Jin-ubaragi: Please...

EW: Wow, I'm so nervous.

Binary law: Is Korea falling apart? Are we screwed?

asqo1: Screw it… let's migrate.

Tic Sol: Korean knights' boats need to get rid of all the fucking benefits.

tistai: In Japan, they said Korea was doomed.

rosea2: The facts seem to have all gone side-by-side in East Asia, where Japan went first.

The chat window was about to explode.

Everyone was anxious to keep an eye on the scoreboard.

[Regardless of your grades, you have all done well for the Representative Knights who have sacrificed for all of Korea. The sacrifice and noble spirit will make the Republic of Korea stronger.]

[Yes, it's time! It's a tense moment.]

Kim Sungjin and Hujin who broadcast kept silent for a while. I was more nervous because I didn't know the situation at the site. The scoreboard has begun to change.

[Yes, the score is being aggregated as we speak!]

[Ahh · · ·. The U.K. counts for the first time.]

Usually the first country to come out was the highest score.

Next to the scoreboard, the scores for each article were counted. The scores of many countries were followed. Countries that came up with the word "aggregating scores" were overwhelmed with joy. Korea has not made any changes yet.

[South Korea's scores have not yet moved.]

[It is still time to give up hope. There must be a final reversal, right?]

[Yes, there was a history of reversal in the Italian Games, as the old saying goes. Scores and scores, but I hope our knights are okay, too.]

Everyone looked at the scoreboard nervously.

[Ah! At last, the scores of the Republic of Korea are being aggregated.]

[LEE Jin-woo, Captain Lee Jin-woo has a name!]

[I believed it! It's really great! It's Lee Jin-woo from Korea!]

Aggregation was completed.

I started counting from England and gradually came up with a score. It was calculated as a percentage easily recognizable next to the score.

[Four points for England! This is the first time the first country has a score of 4.]

[Oh! That's very low. There is hope! Korea! Still alive!]

Scores were presented in European, American and Asian order.

[Again, zero point? Zero point! Zero point relay!]

What's going on here?]

I kept coming up with zero points in a row. There has never been this many zeroes.

The same was true of the Korean knights.

Finally, I remembered Lee Jin-woo's score. [91 points! Lee Jin-woo! 91 points!]

[sighs]

[Overwhelming score! You did not get the wrong score! Your Federation's Certified Marks have been carved! Score 9 out of 10 Gates.]

[Whoa! This doesn't make any sense?]

It was a miracle.

All of South Korea's apartment complexes were shaken.

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