I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 57

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57.

“I analyzed and investigated the bone you sent me. As you said, it contained sorcery.”

As soon as Seon-o returned to Myeonggyeong, he sent Hwan a letter containing the story of the Golden Salamander along with the bone the creature had spat out. He wanted the skilled members of Yawolbang to analyze the sorcery contained within that bone.

“Is that sorcery the kind that suppresses Yin Power and brainwashes Superhumans?”

Seon-o asked in a tense voice. However, Hwan shook his head briefly.

“Unfortunately, no.”

Ah. As disappointment appeared in Seon-o’s eyes, Hwan gazed at those eyes intently.

“However, it was indeed sorcery that casts illusion magic for a short time. There were no exceptions even for Superhumans. Also, since it’s possible to cast high-level illusion magic regardless of the Yin Power one possesses, any Superhumans who encountered this sorcery wouldn’t have escaped unharmed.”

Hwan’s information was accurate. It was exactly as described in the original work. Seon-o suspected there might be more hidden information, but ultimately that guess was wrong.

Of course, even so, to obtain the Rift Sound Stone, he would have had to go through the Golden Salamander anyway, and as Hwan said, the damage humans suffered from that creature was severe, so he would have had to eliminate it sooner or later.

But this meant finding the sorcery that suppresses Yin Power was back to square one. The Yin Stone he had obtained with difficulty was also inside his belly.

When Seon-o became noticeably troubled, Hwan opened his mouth again to change her mood.

“I’ve also found the one who does monster fighting.”

At Hwan’s quiet words, Seon-o’s eyes changed in an instant, as expected.

While finding the sorcery that suppresses Yin Power was important, this matter was more urgent for Seon-o right now.

“That person has been changing locations every time to avoid the Imperial Palace’s eyes.”

At Hwan’s words that he had found him, the recent troubles disappeared completely and fighting spirit appeared in Seon-o’s eyes.

‘Changes locations every time to avoid the Imperial Palace’s eyes.’

As expected, it was the same setting as the original work.

However, in the original work, this Monster Fighter only appeared in the latter half. As Hwan said, since he changed locations every time, the original work’s information that Seon-o knew was useless at this point in time.

Seon-o needed information about the Monster Fighting Arena opening right now at this moment, and there was only one way to obtain that information.

Direct help from Hwan, who possessed both power and authority.

“This monster fight will be held tomorrow evening in a city in the North Sea. And that place is that Monster Fighter’s main base.”

Seon-o’s eyes widened at the unexpected information. They had luckily found his main base.

‘No, not luckily, but thanks to Sa Hwan’s abilities.’

“I see.”

Seon-o became calm and nodded, then hesitated.

Seon-o’s gaze glanced toward the window gap. The scenery outside the window was changing so fast it could be felt on the skin. At this speed, it wouldn’t take very long to reach the North Sea.

Then this carriage was…

Reading Seon-o’s expression, Hwan answered skillfully.

“We’re heading there.”

Ah.

Seon-o’s face became confused at the unexpected help. He was receiving too much assistance from Hwan.

He hadn’t expected Hwan to go that far with him.

“You don’t need to go with me. For you to go to such a distant place because of me…”

“I’m going because I don’t want to miss an interesting spectacle, so don’t worry about it. This is also the best way to approach that person without suspicion.”

When Hwan answered calmly, Seon-o felt grateful to him.

“…Then I won’t refuse and will accept your help.”

Instead of answering, he smiled quietly with a somewhat satisfied expression. That smile made Seon-o’s heart feel much more at ease.

Hwan always helped Seon-o without making a show of it or showing any signs of annoyance, which made Seon-o feel reassured.

Compared to the other Prime Gods who endlessly suspected him, this contrasting behavior was almost moving.

Especially when he recalled Wi Gong-un, who had been glaring at him intensely until just moments ago, and Cheong-eum, who had been coldly wary, that feeling of gratitude deepened even more.

‘I have my allies too, you bastards.’

Seon-o realized that he was secretly hoping for the Prime Gods’ trust.

‘Well, since I’m going to become a Phoenix anyway, that would be better…’

Gaining the trust of some Prime Gods seemed impossible now, but he still wanted to earn the trust of the remaining Prime Gods. Hwan, whom he had thought would be the most difficult target, was fulfilling that difficult desire.

‘Right, if Sa Hwan is on my side, that’s half the battle.’

However, Seon-o’s reassured heart quickly became troubled again. Thinking of the other Prime Gods brought up a major concern.

It was Cheong-eum, Seon-o’s new source of worry.

“I…”

When Seon-o quietly began to speak, Hwan, who had been deliberately looking out the window, turned to look at her again.

“By any chance… have you ever performed Dragon Transformation, Lord?”

Though she knew it would sound like a strange question, she couldn’t help but confirm it. When Seon-o looked at him nervously, Hwan seemed to gauge the intent behind her question for a moment before answering plainly.

“I have.”

“Recently as well?”

At that, Hwan’s head tilted slightly. His eyes showed he wanted to know the intent behind the question.

But she couldn’t answer honestly. The fact that Cheong-eum couldn’t perform Dragon Transformation was top secret. She couldn’t tell even a fellow Super-Deity.

“I was curious about what it would feel like to perform Dragon Transformation.”

“You’re curious about the feeling?”

If that was all it was, he could let her experience it someday, so a faint smile appeared on Hwan’s lips. He had never once thought about carrying someone on his back, but if it were Seon-o, it seemed like it would be fine.

“I’m also curious about the feeling of becoming so massive. When you transform into a dragon, you all become that large, right?”

“…Have you seen a Super-Deity in Dragon Transformation?”

When Hwan quietly asked, having keenly caught something in Seon-o’s evasive words, Seon-o gasped and closed her mouth. But it was already too late.

Unable to evade further, Seon-o finally gave an honest answer this time.

“…Actually, I saw Young Master Wi in his transformed state.”

At the mention of Young Master Wi, Hwan immediately thought of Gong-un.

There were only seven Super-Deities in the world, and only five of them were known to the world, so all the Super-Deities knew of each other’s existence. Of course, they had never bothered to meet.

But even without having met, Hwan was well aware of Gong-un’s temperament. Just from Seon-o’s single statement, he could guess what had happened.

“Did that fellow interfere in Master’s affairs?”

“…”

Seon-o couldn’t bring herself to say no and made a troubled face. That expression made Hwan’s mood strange.

It was clear that Seon-o held some kind of feelings toward Wi Gong-un. It seemed there had been some deep exchange between the two. For him to transform in front of Seon-o, they might have experienced an urgent situation together.

If that was the case, then Wi Gong-un…

‘Did he accompany her on the previous journey?’

When his thoughts reached that point, a chilling coldness swirled in Hwan’s throat.

Wi Gong-un would surely try to elevate Wi I-ryeong to Phoenix, and thus would have hindered Seon-o. So while their current feelings might not be very good as shown in Seon-o’s expression, he could guarantee that those feelings wouldn’t last long.

The desires of people like Wi Gong-un were deep and precise, and thus would eventually find what those desires wanted.

Thinking that the other Super-Deities would eventually become the same way, the possessiveness buried in Hwan’s heart quietly stirred.

He had never thought about sharing Seon-o with other Super-Deities, but now that he thought about it, he didn’t like it. He was the one who had found Seon-o first. Hwan was confident that he would also be the first to recognize Seon-o.

The sight of Seon-o rushing into the Demon Beast Cave with her bare body and the sight of Seon-o coming to find Hwan herself to make a bold proposal were things the other Super-Deities would never know.

Hwan felt a strange sense of victory in the fact that such a Seon-o needed him. He had been leisurely enjoying her until now, but when he thought that other Super-Deities were already beginning to recognize Seon-o, that pleasure seemed to gradually transform into displeasure.

Hwan recalled Cheong-eum’s question.

“Will you help Master Kang?”

Not only Seol Cheong-eum, but even Wi Gong-un had finally begun to recognize Seon-o’s specialness.

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