You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 133

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133

 

“What the hell are you doing!”

 

The tent flap was roughly thrown aside as Heinrich came bursting in.

 

With his face flushed red, he huffed and glanced at me briefly, then immediately shouted at Shin In-seon.

 

“Using an unverified treatment method on a patient… Are you out of your mind?”

 

Shin In-seon looked at Heinrich with an incredulous expression.

 

You know that feeling when you’re beyond angry and just bewildered?

 

I felt the same way.

 

What reason could this bastard have for showing his face now when he hadn’t been seen anywhere near the camp?

 

“Non-standard treatment violates international guidelines.”

 

“What are you talking about right now?”

 

Shin In-seon barely managed to speak while suppressing her anger.

 

I was in awe of her patience.

 

She’d been exhausted to death treating people in ghostly energy for two days,

 

and seeing her react only this much to that mustached fool’s nonsense, she must be a saint.

Seeing that she reacted that strongly to that mustached guy’s nonsense, she must be a saint.

“This is all against regulations. How can someone calling themselves a doctor do such things—”

“This is all against regulations. How can someone who calls himself a doctor do such things―”

The moment he was about to cross the line, I stepped in front of him.

The moment he was about to cross the line, I stepped in front of him to block his way.

If he crossed that line, I felt like I, not Shin In-seon, wouldn’t be able to kill him nicely.

If I crossed that line, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to give him a clean death—not as a divine blade, but as myself.

“By what standards are you calling this a regulation violation?”

“On what basis are you calling this a violation of regulations?”

Heinrich looked at me and snorted.

Heinrich looked at me and snorted derisively.

“Mr. Han. Even if it’s you, medical matters are a different issue. I don’t know what tricks you pulled, but without clinical—”

“Mr. Han. No matter who you are, the medical sector is a different matter. I don’t know what kind of scheme you’ve pulled, but even the clinical trials—”

Before he could finish speaking, I threw a document bundle at his chest.

Before I could even finish speaking, I threw the bundle of documents at his chest.

Despite being just a bundle of papers, the file folder flew through the air and hit his solar plexus with a thud.

 

“This is a document verified by the Korean Magic Tower Master.”

 

I never thought that pestering the sleeping Magic Tower Master at dawn would come in handy like this.

 

“… The Korean Magic Tower Master is just—”

 

I called his name before he could even finish his sentence.

 

“Director Klaus Heinrich.”

 

In a low voice, savoring each word.

 

“I suggest you choose your next words carefully. What you were about to say could be considered a challenge to the Magic Tower, which is in an alliance with Ashin.”

 

‘Is he really insane?’

 

The Magic Tower is not an ordinary organization.

 

It’s an academic collective where all the world’s mages belong.

 

And there are only 7 Magic Tower Masters worldwide.

 

What Heinrich was about to say could have been a declaration of war against a Magic Tower Master praised as a High Wizard, and furthermore, against the entire Magic Tower.

 

“W-we follow international standards…”

 

Heinrich stammered as he continued speaking.

 

“Well, actually, that doesn’t matter to me.”

 

He’s digging his own grave, so there’s no reason for me to save him.

 

I took a step closer to him.

 

“What you’re doing right now is clearly disrespecting my Guild Members.”

 

Sinister Ghostly Energy constricted around him.

 

“Do you think I… do you think Ashin is a joke?”

 

“…”

 

Heinrich could only open and close his mouth with a terrified expression.

 

As I released the ghostly energy that had been constricting him, Heinrich gasped for the breath he had been holding.

 

After glancing at me briefly, he slowly began to back away.

 

‘Not so fast.’

 

I grabbed both of his shoulders firmly.

 

Then I quietly whispered in his ear.

 

“Even if you’re going to leave, you should apologize before you go.”

 

His pupils moved rapidly.

 

“Sor, sorry…”

 

I removed my hands from his shoulders and smiled lightly.

 

“What was that?”

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

Heinrich bowed his head deeply

 

Not just to me, but to Shin In-seon and all the medical staff inside the tent.

 

He seemed to finally realize what dangerous line he had almost crossed.

 

“Instead of supporting your healing efforts, I spoke out of turn. From this moment on, I will continue to support the medical staff. In the meantime, my hunter team and I will work on resolving the Dungeon Break.”

 

With those words, Heinrich fled from the tent as if escaping.

 

‘For someone I just intimidated, that’s quite a satisfactory response.’

 

I had been thinking about how to threaten him further if he just apologized to me and ran off, but it turned out to be a meaningless concern.

 

“Since WHO is providing medical support, the rest of you should take shifts right away.”

 

I smiled and held open the tent entrance.

 

I should have done this from the beginning.

 

***

 

A few days later, a festival was held in the Ethiopian city center.

 

It was because the pandemic had ended.

 

At the same time, it was one way to return to daily life.

 

“Looking at it like this, the weather is really nice.”

 

Shin In-seon and I were walking side by side down the festival street.

 

In my heart, I wanted to head to the dungeon where the Break had occurred right now,

 

but at Heinrich’s request, we decided to leave the investigation to the Hunter Corps.

 

It wasn’t just because of obvious sympathy.

 

This Break case was also unusual,

 

and it seemed like there would be no problem leaving the investigation level to Heinrich, who was the director of the Infection Response Department.

 

Rather, Heinrich would have more expertise in that area anyway.

 

If it hadn’t been for the response at the tent, it would have been an impossible story.

 

Meanwhile, Shin In-seon was surrounded by people.

 

The kids were chanting ‘Ergmaa ifaa!’ as they circled around her.

 

“It means Angel of the Lamp.”

 

The local medical staff who had come along to serve as our guide explained.

 

‘So that’s what it meant.’

 

What had been reflected in that dim vision was Shin In-seon walking around carrying a lamp.

 

“I didn’t expect a foreigner to show such dedication.”

 

She continued speaking with a smile.

 

“I’m also grateful to Mr. Han for what you’ve given for our sake.”

 

“As for me, I only made up for it with my body.”

 

That was actually true.

 

Either making up for it with my body, or making up for it with gold.

 

That was all the assistance I had provided over the past few days.

 

“Even just that was a tremendous help. I’m not the only one who thinks so, right? Look over there.”

 

In the direction she pointed, a young child was approaching me.

 

“Du’a gaarii.”

 

Then, looking shy, the child handed me a flower ring and turned back.

 

I felt strange.

 

The fact that a child who had been to the threshold of death remembered me…

 

‘Du’a gaarii…?’

 

“What does this mean?”

 

“It means ‘kind Grim Reaper.'”

 

At her answer, I let out a small laugh.

 

‘Of course he would remember.’

 

After all, the Grim Reaper who had been emanating a chilling aura at the threshold of death had sent him back down to the world.

 

“Oh? Vice Guild Master, you received one too?”

 

Shin In-seon, who had returned in the meantime, said while looking at the flower ring on my hand.

 

“There must have been a brave child among them.”

 

In her arms were loads of festival food and flower bouquets.

 

And on both her hands, two flower rings were fitted on each.

 

“Is this what they call showing off?”

 

“Showing off?”

 

“Yes, I heard it’s called bragging.”

 

At my words, she burst into laughter.

 

“Half is for the Vice Guild Master.”

 

With that, she handed me half of the gifts.

 

“The kids were too scared to deliver them directly, she said.”

 

‘So that’s why she called them brave kids.’

 

It didn’t seem to be a lie, as the gifts she handed me contained drawings of a smiling Grim Reaper and letters with ‘Dua Gari’ written on them.

 

‘A smiling Grim Reaper…’

 

I chuckled softly and walked ahead.

 

“We’ve received everything we need to. Let’s enjoy the festival to the fullest. We’ll have to go back to dungeon raids tomorrow anyway.”

 

***

 

Ethiopian food was surprisingly to my taste.

 

The sour bread called injera was quite edible, and the curry-type dishes were mild with spices that weren’t too strong.

 

The meat dish called tibs was also quite memorable.

 

It was prepared by cutting and grilling ribs on a small brazier, which I quite liked.

 

What I liked most was the coffee.

 

Even I, who don’t particularly like coffee, found it quite memorable.

 

According to the local medical personnel who accompanied us, drinking coffee in Ethiopia is like a ritual for treating important guests.

 

After filling our stomachs moderately and wandering around watching the festival, evening was approaching.

 

That scene painted quite a beautiful picture.

 

The red sunlight streaming down on the street, and the Ethiopian people moving about beneath it, gave a feeling of showing some indescribable strength.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

A sharp scream echoed through the crowd.

 

When I ran toward where the scream came from, a familiar face came into view.

 

That doctor from the WHO Hunter Team who had secretly provided medical support behind Heinrich’s back.

 

But his condition wasn’t good.

 

“Pl… Please help me…”

 

He trembled as he reached out his hand.

 

“Shin In-seon.”

 

At my call, Shin In-seon activated her protective barrier and approached him.

 

At the same time, I scattered Karmic Fire on the ground.

 

A circular barrier rose up around us, isolating us from the crowd.

 

“The research institute…”

 

He couldn’t finish his words and collapsed right there.

 

It seemed like something had gone wrong with the Hunter Team that went to investigate.

 

***

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