Murim Login - Chapter 732

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Chapter 732
Civilization is truly convenient.
I can store vast amounts of data on a smartphone smaller than my palm, and with just a few finger movements, I can share any information I want with everyone.
Of course, it’s true that this advanced civilization has constrained my actions until now, but at least this time it was the opposite.
– Mr. Jin Tae-kyung. Do you happen to have the file right now?
Just a few minutes ago. Recalling Choi Team Leader’s telepathic message that reached my ears, a quiet laugh escaped me.
I waved the smartphone in my hand like a greeting toward Huginn, who stood frozen like a statue.
“You see this, right?”
The light from the smartphone flickered across Huginn’s golden eyes.
On my personal SNS account screen—one I’d created months ago at Choi Team Leader’s request but never used—the words “Post Complete” now displayed.
“I guess it’s because this is the Sub-Guild Master’s Office. The Wi-Fi speed is on a whole different level. This might not look like much, but the file size is pretty substantial.”
“…Mr. Jin.”
A voice like something boiling over. I blinked my deer-like eyes and asked back.
“Huh? What?”
“What on earth are you doing?”
“Something beautiful.”
In that instant, Huginn’s skin flushed a deep crimson. After taking a deep breath, he spoke in a measured voice.
“Delete it right now. It’s not too late yet.”
I muttered with an exaggerated serious expression.
“Hmm, should I? To be honest, I’m a bit nervous too.”
“Wrong choices can be corrected.”
“It’s not that easy to say. The world is terrifying these days. It’s probably already spreading everywhere by now.”
Ding. Ding. Diiing.
Before I could finish speaking, my smartphone vibrated relentlessly.
Realizing the vibrations were share notifications, anxiety settled across Huginn’s face.
“It’s only been a few dozen seconds. We can definitely contain this at this level.”
“Really?”
“I promise you.”
“But people are going to curse me out. They’ll say I just baited them and deleted the post. I’ve already scattered so much bait everywhere that it won’t end with just a little backlash.”
“For now, even if we just announce that the Mana Cultivation Method needs some refinement… No, shouldn’t we delete it as quickly as possible instead of wasting time like this?”
At Huginn’s urging, I let out a quiet sigh.
“I want to, but there’s one thing that keeps bothering me.”
“Please tell me. I’ll resolve it for you.”
“What should I eat for dinner tonight?”
“…?”
“The dinner menu. What should I eat to get a good reputation for it? What do you think, Choi Team Leader?”
“…!”
From beside Huginn, who had gone rigid, Choi Team Leader answered in a measured tone.
“Let’s go with kimchi stew.”
“Kimchi stew?”
“Yes. Kimchi stew loaded with pork. And white rice.”
“Mmm. A true connoisseur.”
The moment those words escaped my lips.
Crack.
The sickening sound of bones grinding echoed from the fist clenched with tremendous force. After trembling for several seconds, Huginn opened his mouth, his voice dropping to a grave depth.
“So you’ve chosen foolishly after all.”
I shrugged and fired back.
“What? You don’t like Korean food?”
“I promise you. You will come to regret this.”
“If you’re going to say it like that, I suppose I have no choice. Then tonight we’ll go with miso stew instead of kimchi stew. What do you think, Choi Team Leader?”
Choi Team Leader nodded in agreement.
“Anything works for me. Besides, I’m getting hungry.”
“That’s what happens when you listen to barking from early evening. Barking might be cute once or twice, but when you hear it constantly, it just wears you down.”
I added another remark, looking at Huginn.
“Especially if it’s some mutt from the neighborhood next door, not a dog I’m raising myself.”
“…!”
“I don’t know who the owner is, but these are the end times, truly. Who in this day and age lets their dog run loose without a leash or muzzle?”
Muttering to myself, I glanced at my smartphone.
Five in the afternoon.
It was early enough to have dinner, but strangely, I felt no hunger at all.
And the reason for that was probably….
Ding. Ding. Diiing.
The shared notifications that wouldn’t stop ringing even at this very moment.
“Choi Team Leader. How many followers does my account have? I created it but barely checked it, so I’m not really sure.”
Choi Team Leader answered calmly to my question.
“As far as I know, it’s over 500 million.”
“500 million? That many?”
“It’s a globally famous SNS regardless of race or nationality. Of course, nearly half of them are Chinese.”
“Good grief. I should thank the Arch Lich.”
Huginn, who had been listening to our conversation, opened his mouth with a cold voice.
“According to something I heard once, there’s a Korean proverb like this: locking the barn after the horse has bolted.”
“You didn’t hear that from a Korean. To be precise, it’s not a barn—it’s a stable.”
“Whether it’s a barn or a stable. What does it matter? The important thing is that you two made the worst possible choice today.”
“We’ll see about that.”
“I assure you, before long you will lose everything. And by then, there will be nothing left to fix.”
At Huginn’s bitter words, I let out a snort of laughter.
“The more I look at this, the harder it is to tell if you’re a crow or a mutt.”
“…Mr. Jin.”
“You’re just a messenger boy, yet your tongue is far too long. If you want to say more, bring your master here yourself. And tell him to stop acting like he’s some god.”
The moment I finished speaking.
A roaring howl.
Wind sweeping in from somewhere.
Enormous mana flowed from Huginn’s entire body, writhing with terrible power.
As I had already anticipated, and even beyond my expectations, the overwhelming presence of someone who deserved the title of S-rank Hunter without question.
But the aura that seemed ready to overflow in all directions came to an abrupt halt at a single quiet word from Choi Team Leader.
“I cannot take responsibility for the consequences of what is about to unfold.”
“….”
“If you are prepared, then do as you wish, Mr. Huginn.”
In that moment of brief silence.
A soft hissing sound.
The surging mana gradually subsided.
The golden eyes that had been radiating bitter cold, and the hand that had trembled to retrieve something from within his garment—both returned to their proper places.
A soft pat, pat.
After briefly straightening his disheveled clothing, Huginn opened his mouth with a rigid expression.
“I have committed a rudeness. I apologize.”
At his clean admission, I smacked my lips inwardly.
It was a shame I couldn’t shatter those neat monocle glasses, but there was no help for it—this was the best we could manage. For now, the friction created in this room today was sufficient.
‘There’s no need to provoke him any further than this.’
The Odin Guild was an undeniable giant.
And the shadow cast by that massive body was equally dark and immense.
Even Huginn standing before me now was an unknown figure to the outside world.
It was difficult to easily estimate how many hidden S-rank Hunters the Odin Guild possessed.
‘Moreover, the other major guilds would likely side with Odin as well.’
In such circumstances, crushing Huginn’s face would bring more loss than gain.
Choi Team Leader understood this fact precisely, and Huginn, who had momentarily lost his composure, knew it just the same.
“I should take my leave now. We shall meet again soon, I’m sure.”
Huginn, who had maintained his awkward gentleman’s facade to the end, left the room with a parting shot, and Choi Team Leader did not forget his final words to him.
Or more precisely, it was a bluff.
“I will remember the will of the Odin Guild well. Myself, Jin Tae-kyung as well. And my maternal grandfather would feel the same.”
“…I understand.”
Whether it was surprise or doubt.
Huginn answered with eyes that held an unreadable emotion, then vanished.
A soft click.
Choi Team Leader, who had been silently staring at the firmly closed door, murmured.
“Now it truly begins.”
“Well, we expected there would be interference anyway. With the announcement already made that it would be revealed tomorrow, there was no reason for them to hesitate.”
“It was more overt than anticipated. Moreover….”
His words trailed off. Choi Team Leader continued, his gaze drifting past the space where Huginn had been.
“The reason they sent the Messenger was likely not solely about the Mana Cultivation Method.”
“What do you mean by that.”
“I got the sense that you came here to confirm someone’s absence. Someone who is just as important to them—no, even more so—than the Mana Cultivation Method that will be revealed to the world tomorrow.”
I closed my mouth and silently recalled a single name.
‘Cheon Tae-min.’
A living savior. And a Hunter unprecedented in the past, present, and future.
If it became known that he—who possessed the awe of the entire world and a power that no one dared approach—could not step forward, the enemies lurking in the shadows would not hesitate to attack.
“But information regarding his condition is classified above all else.”
Only six people knew that Cheon Tae-min was currently in a vegetative state.
Myself and Choi Team Leader. Song Song-i and Lim Hyuk-jun. And Skeleton King and Magic Johnson.
Those who had known the truth before that were already dead.
Lee Jung-yong, Song Cheon-woo. And lastly, Seok Go-jun.
Both in the past and now, the truth about Cheon Tae-min was something that must never be revealed to the outside world, and Magic Johnson, whom we had no choice but to ask for help, was someone Choi Team Leader could trust sufficiently.
It was he who moved Cheon Tae-min from the Secret Area and took measures with various protective spells.
‘Wait. Magic?’
As a certain thought flashed through my mind and my expression hardened, Choi Team Leader nodded.
“Do you remember? What Mr. Johnson said in Area A of the Ares Guild?”
“…A Mage.”
“Yes. Lee Jung-yong had an accomplice. Mr. Johnson said that a Grand Mage-class Mage had constructed Area A.”
“Then perhaps.”
“There was always a possibility that the secret leaked from the beginning.”
“…!”
“And if they already know that fact.”
Choi Team Leader steadied his breathing and continued.
“It could be a much harder fight than we anticipated.”
But why was it?
Despite the gravity of his words, his tone and expression were remarkably calm.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
I scratched my chin and answered.
“Well, I’m not sure if it’s just my imagination, but for something so serious, you seem awfully composed right now.”
“Pardon?”
“No, I mean your words and actions don’t match. A person who always prioritized safety is suddenly throwing caution to the wind and spouting nonsense about your grandfather’s name without batting an eye.”
Choi Team Leader blinked for a moment at my words, then let out a soft laugh.
“Well, that’s only natural.”
“How is that natural?”
“Because Jin Tae-kyung is here.”
“…What?”
“No matter how strong a hand my enemies play, I have Jin Tae-kyung as my joker card. So naturally, my nerve grows bolder.”
I found myself at a loss for words, and as I stood there stammering like an idiot, the smile on Choi Team Leader’s lips deepened.
“Ah, and….”
“And? What else is there?”
“I’m hungry. Let’s have kimchi stew for dinner tonight, just as we originally planned.”
Tap, tap.
Choi Team Leader tapped my shoulder, picked up his coat, and slipped out of the office, while I stood there dazed, watching his retreating figure with an incredulous expression.
Choi Team Leader has changed. He wasn’t like this before.
But then again, what does it matter.
‘I’m not feeling too bad about this.’
Muttering to myself, I followed Choi Team Leader and moved to my feet.
Even now, in this very moment, the smartphone in my pocket continued to vibrate relentlessly.

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