The Regressed Martial God Monopolizes Everything - Chapter 27

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Chapter 27. Promotion (3)
Hyeolryeon—one of the two finest intelligence organizations in the East.
It was rare for an information broker to approach without warning, let alone uninvited.
“Come in.”
To request a clandestine meeting without even scheduling a proper appointment was, in a sense, discourteous—yet it could not be ignored.
“My apologies, Chairman. I beg your forgiveness for this rudeness.”
Ji Sang-wook’s expression remained utterly composed as he watched Branch Director Kim Chun-shik slip carefully through the open window.
“If the branch director takes such a risk, the matter must certainly be worth it.”
“I have not come to presume a weighing of such things, Chairman.”
“Is it good news, then? Or bad?”
“…It is a matter that contains both.”
The branch director coming in person. News that was both good and bad.
“Show me.”
Having resolved to commit himself wholly to this cause, Kim Chun-shik raised the envelope in his hands with deference, and it passed at once into Ji Sang-wook’s grasp.
‘Spatial Transfer Magic deployed from that very spot. Truly, a Grand Mage indeed.’
As Ji Sang-wook read through the documents Kim Chun-shik had provided, his breathing grew faintly more labored.
The leaders of great guilds must remain unmoved regardless of circumstance, yet the contents of these documents were more than worthy of disrupting that composure.
“…And the reliability?”
“Upon examination, 99.9 percent.”
At Kim Chun-shik’s words, Ji Sang-wook’s eyes returned to the papers.
The information they contained was, in one sense, trivial—yet utterly impossible to overlook.
“Small-scale massacres have occurred across the globe, artifacts of the sort any mage would covet left behind at each site, and remarkably, the faintest traces of Hanul Guild combat mages have been detected.”
“…The Hanul Guild’s Mana Cultivation Method.”
“Yes, sir. Traces of flame technique have been identified—derived from the foundational method that you yourself devised and transmitted to the guild members.”
Massacres using the Mana Cultivation Method that he had created and taught were occurring beyond his knowledge.
That such things could unfold in the shadows, circumventing Hanul Guild’s information networks, meant that a blade had already been thrust to the throat.
‘There is only one place that could……’
Only one.
Ji Sang-wook’s fingers toyed with the Mantra Crown resting on his office desk.
‘The Association.’
Moreover, there existed a traitor who had leaked the Mana Cultivation Method.
The tower he had always built with care and caution, step by step, now stood on the precipice of collapse.
“A guest who has brought me word of my fate itself—would I be a poor host to offer so little courtesy?”
“Chairman, this is not something we ourselves uncovered.”
“It isn’t?”
“No, sir. It is also a personal letter from my most important client, meant for you.”
Kim Chun-baek produced a second envelope he had prepared and offered it to Ji Sang-wook.
Upon confirming its contents, undisguised astonishment flickered across Ji Sang-wook’s eyes.
* * *
Gwon Gang-pal’s rampage only subsided when Jung Chul arrived in person.
“You’re telling me such a thing exists and you didn’t even give us a heads-up before using it openly like that!”
“Oh, didn’t I mention it? I currently have about four in stock.”
Gwon Gang-pal was simply at a loss for words.
“You forgot about this?”
Jung Hyun-su’s eyes held a glimmer of sheepishness.
Since this man was dreadfully poor at acting—at least where other matters were concerned—Gwon Gang-pal’s astonishment had reached its zenith.
“What kind of man forgets such a thing?”
“I didn’t know I’d be using it here either.”
“How did you get it?”
“Exploring a Gate at Palbongsan, I found what looked like a Hidden Piece storage room and rummaged through it.”
“Everyone hear that? Pack your gear, boys! Search every Steampunk-related Gate!”
“Well, for the time being there shouldn’t be any Gates producing AMPs……”
“How would you know that? We’re moving out!”
And with that, Gwon Gang-pal departed in explosive haste.
[Suil’s AMP Design Blueprint research progress has reached 10%.]
[Suil is complaining that the workshop is too cramped.]
‘Just wait a bit longer. We’ll expand it soon enough.’
The time has come to clear the Trial Tower’s 10th floor.
With ten Champion Trophies, slot expansion would become possible—and that would relieve the pressure considerably.
[Suil’s eyeballs make contact with Oil’s thigh.]
[Suil is displeased.]
[Oil simply concentrates on his training.]
Well enough, all things considered.
“I received a call from Chairman Hanul just now.”
“I see.”
Jung Hyun-su’s response was utterly composed. Jung Chul found himself puzzled.
“You handle yourself well. I won’t pry into the details, but there’s something I’d like to confirm.”
“What would that be?”
“Did you overextend yourself in any way?”
Ji Sang-wook had made a public declaration that he would reveal nothing about the AMP, even swearing to secrecy about it.
To this sweeping question about the process, Jung Hyun-su answered with a faint smile.
“No. I cleared a debt, that’s all—I didn’t sacrifice anything of myself. There’s nothing to regret either.”
“Then that’s enough.”
“I merely informed Chairman of those whom he did not yet know.”
“Those whom he did not know?”
“Enemies exist both within and without. And the blade of a hidden enemy is not merely painful—it is fatal, wouldn’t you say?”
Jung Chul found his doubts multiplying these days.
When had his son changed so dramatically?
Where was he learning these things, and with such confidence did he proclaim them?
No—this wasn’t mere proclamation. From Ji Sang-wook’s reaction, it seemed everything had already been verified as fact. How else could events unfold so?
“Tomorrow, Chairman Ji Sang-wook asked for a meeting. He said you would come to him instead of his coming here?”
“Yes.”
Jung Chul studied his son for a moment, then turned away.
“When you channel Hyun-cheon, your mana circulation becomes far too hurried. Remember that Guiwon is likewise a Circle—beginning at a single point and returning to itself.”
Jung Chul had already watched the footage of Jung Hyun-su that Hanul Guild had transmitted and completed his analysis.
Each time he saw him after his return, he felt it more keenly.
The father he had once thought incapable of sentiment, bloodless and tearless, had always been watching his children.
* * *
The next day, Jung Hyun-su made his way directly to Hanul Guild.
As he entered the lobby, the eyes of the mages there—faces worn and darkened—widened in recognition.
“Wow… that’s Garam’s Holy One, isn’t it?”
“The proportions are insane when you see them in person, though.”
“Did he really beat Ling Wei-hao that badly with that face?”
“He even took first place merit in the B Rank Gate this time, didn’t he?”
Through the Ling Wei-hao incident, Hanul Guild’s regard for Jung Hyun-su had reached a considerable height.
The mages broke into contented smiles as they watched Ji Min-jung in her robes approaching him.
“A match made in heaven, truly.”
“My niece attends the Cradle, and she mentioned recently that Garam’s Holy One was chasing our young lady around?”
“My, does that mean we can expect good news?”
At the whispered rose-tinted gossip, Ji Min-jung’s face flushed for a moment.
“The Chairman is waiting. Come, I’ll show you the way.”
Ji Min-jung stepped into the Mana Elevator with a hurried gait and glanced sidelong at Jung Hyun-su.
His performance that day had been impressive, the sudden gag order on the AMP, the powerful orc he had beaten so ferociously.
She had many questions, but lacking natural eloquence, Ji Min-jung found herself at a loss.
In the meantime, the elevator arrived at the top floor.
Beyond the opened chairman’s office, Jung Hyun-su vanished from sight.
“Welcome.”
Ji Sang-wook quickly closed the report he had been reviewing and offered Jung Hyun-su a seat.
“First, let me express my gratitude.”
Ji Sang-wook bowed his head slightly and looked at Jung Hyun-su’s face.
There was an effortless confidence about him—not the petty arrogance that comes from having delivered information and feeling superior, but rather the natural composure of a strong man radiating from his very being.
“Then, what is it you want from me?”
“The enemy of my enemy would make a good ally, would they not?”
“To hear the answer to how you knew, I’d have to pay a steep price?”
“You need only use me, Chairman.”
“And you’ll use me in turn?”
“A mutual benefit. That is all.”
Ji Sang-wook interlaced his fingers. The gentleness he had harbored until now was absent from his gaze—instead, the cold, piercing eyes of a Grand Mage flashed forth.
“Seon-woo Hyun. If he’s shown his teeth, I won’t sit idle. But catching him together carries a different meaning entirely.”
The leader of the World Hunter Association, reigning supreme across the globe.
“A man who wants to seize every justification and power, and swallow even Hanul itself.”
“A greedy wolf—whatever he wants, he takes by any means. That’s the sort of person he is.”
“It’s a quality necessary in a hunter, after all.”
Ji Sang-wook drew a clear line: he would repay the intelligence in full, but joining hands to stand against Seon-woo Hyun was another matter entirely.
“You need only observe and judge. If that threshold of appropriateness remains valid, then we can walk forward together as allies.”
“Do you know who chairs the Garam Guild?”
“There’s a hidden blade nestled in our belly as well.”
“I see. Before we can truly clasp hands, we must first pluck out the thorns in our throats and the parasites clouding our vision.”
“It would be wise to continue this conversation another time.”
The struggle against an Association Chairman intent on controlling every major guild across the globe would be a long and arduous journey.
Its first step would be to sweep clean the ground beneath my own feet.
“The peace lasted longer than expected.”
Within Hanul, the rooting out of internal traitors would now begin.
The Garam Guild faced much the same.
The difference, perhaps, was that Jung Hyun-su already knew exactly who the traitor was.
“Do you require any assistance?”
“Look here, even if I’ve had my eyes opened to treachery this time, do you think I’d stretch out my hand for help after taking such a blow? Not yet, at any rate. Manager Kim.”
At Ji Sang-wook’s word, the office door opened and the secretary-general entered, carrying a thick stack of Magic Scrolls in his hands.
“These are pieces I’ve honed myself for you.”
“I’ll put them to good use.”
For Jung Hyun-su, who possessed no connection to magic, these would prove invaluable.
They were sorted by category—utility, combat, buffs, debuffs—and their creator was none other than Ji Sang-wook, a Grand Mage.
Once Jung Hyun-su handed the scrolls over to the system and stepped outside, he found Ji Min-jung still waiting.
“When does the Cradle open again?”
“I’m not going.”
“What?”
“Mountains of work to do—what would I be doing there?”
“But you still need to complete the Cradle…….”
“Enough. I’m busy. My schedule is already packed.”
Jung Hyun-su left those words behind and vanished immediately.
A place where those without permission could not cast magic.
And for Jung Hyun-su, who was no mage, there was only one way to disappear from here.
“…You’re saying he climbed the Tower right there?”
As far as Ji Min-jung knew, Jung Hyun-su had been clearing all nine floors with SSS Rank ratings.
Which meant he was now heading for the tenth floor—the very wall of tears for Rookies, the threshold that divided elite hunters from failures.
[You have arrived at the Palace of the Nameless King.]
Continued in the next episode ▶
The Lone-Devouring Regressor
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Cheon Ya
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