Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 31 - You've picked the wrong opponent (2)

Have I ever been not confident?

 

I won’t try to deny it.

 

I feel more confident now than ever before…!

 

[Harkon Kingsguard: Lv.600]

 

The situation of having the strongest knights of the Empire as party members.

 

When will I ever get a chance to be involved with such a big shot again in my lifetime?

 

So I pull myself together.

 

‘I have to make the most of this chance.’

 

Did this happen because of the points invested in the luck stat?

 

In any case, it was a lucky chance that would never come again.

 

This relationship would end in the Yusra Islands.

 

Then I’ll do everything I can here!

 

That was my plan.

 

Naturally, the first step was to secure the treasure of the island.

 

Of course, I had the crown, the treasure of the island, in my inventory.

 

There wasn’t an ounce of greed left in me.

 

Grandfel’s setup didn’t increase the progress of the collapse.

 

Therefore

 

‘First of all, I’ve stopped the great evil from waking up.’

 

– Prevent the resurrection of Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins (In progress) ▲

 

• Don’t let the treasure of the islands be stained by greed. (In progress)

 

Perhaps because there were still treasures of the island left.

 

The quest was in progress.

 

‘Starting from now, it’s a bonus stage!’

 

Acquiring the treasure of the island.

 

Hunting monsters and getting loot.

 

Everything depends on me.

 

Now, I couldn’t pretend to be miserable at the fact that I didn’t have a colleague.

 

‘I can’t even make excuses.’

 

Because these people were following me.

 

The Knights of Lionheart.

 

As I was thinking about that.

 

Harkon, who was walking alongside me, opened his mouth.

 

“Indeed, the scenery is as beautiful as the legend. Except for one thing.”

 

…One thing?

 

However, those words were quite significant.

 

As I watched in silence, Harkon asked a question.

 

“Sir Hoyeol. What do you think of the rat in the tree?”

 

…Now, wait a minute.

 

What did you just say?

 

‘…S-Sir Hoyeol?!’

 

What’s with that, it’s a title that makes me feel embarrassed just by hearing it!

 

From adventurer Lee Hoyeol to Sir Hoyeol.

 

I could guess why the title changed.

 

Even though I didn’t know why, Harcon had misunderstood.

 

He had good illusions about me.

 

‘Being misunderstood? I can take that.’

 

In addition, looking at my action and the way I talked.

 

I might pass as an aristocrat.

 

Sometimes I could get mistaken too.

 

Cheap green tea felt really sweet, that was all.

 

However.

 

‘Just hearing this makes me feel like dying…’

 

I felt like I was going to die out of embarrassment.

 

Sir Hoyeol, he said.

 

Above all,  I was reminded of the faces of the noonas.

 

Especially No. 3, my sworn enemy.

 

If they ever found out, they would never live it down.

 

The dark history was embarrassing enough.

 

‘It’s a relief that our relationship will end at the Yusra Islands.’

 

Let’s not run into each other outside, please.

 

I wanted to answer like that.

 

I responded calmly.

 

“Sir Harkon. What do you think?”

 

“It’s troublesome, but I think it’s better to deal with it.”

 

“I will respect your decision.”

 

As I suppressed my shame, I thought of the contents of the conversation.

 

The rat in the tree, you said?

 

Are you talking about squirrels?

 

‘Do squirrels have high levels here?’

 

Even if it was troublesome, it would be better to deal with it.

 

Let’s take a look at the high-level squirrel up there.

 

The moment I looked up at the tree.

 

A message appeared.

 

[The Yusra Islands begin to be stained with greed.]

 

[Collapse progress: 8/10]

 

…Wow, there’s only one left?

 

I had to exclude the crown I’d acquired.

 

Looking back, it was true that only one treasure of the island remained.

 

There was the sound of all players from the Yusra Islands rushing into the island.

 

This was not the time to catch a squirrel.

 

I added.

 

“But can you follow me now?”

 

Swing–

 

Needless to say.

 

Harkon, who was about to strike, put his sword back in and nodded.

 

“Of course, Sir Hoyeol. We promised to be your swords and shields on this island.”

 

Harkon’s cool eyes turned up to the tree.

 

“I don’t think the rat will be hanging around for a while either.”

 

Was there really a squirrel?

 

I tried to tilt up my head, but I gave up.

 

Excessively looking around.

 

That, too, was a degrading thing.

 

I thought so and swallowed a sigh.

 

I resented myself for adapting to this tiring personality.

 

*

 

Robbery, intimidation, murder.

 

He had committed all kinds of evil, but there was no judgment for him.

 

He was even given the grand title, Supernova.

 

“Where in the world is God? If He existed, I would have died a long time ago.”

 

Kinber had nothing to fear.

 

Players with higher levels than him?

 

No matter how high their level was.

 

If they got this deadly poison, they had no choice but to beg for their life.

 

The number of players who believed only in their high level and jumped at him only to end up dead was countless.

 

He hadn’t even started on the weaklings.

 

But that vicious Kinber was shivering.

 

[Harkon Kingsguard is watching you.]

 

[Your body and mind are paralyzed.]

 

[Status abnormality: Fear occurs]

 

I’m sorry.

 

Please save me.

 

He wanted to scream, but his voice didn’t even come out.

 

‘T-That’s Harkon Kingsguard…!!’

 

Lionheart, the strongest knight in the Empire.

 

Their lion head, the knight commander.

 

It was just eye contact.

 

Kinber couldn’t twitch a single finger.

 

‘P-Please…!’

 

Swing–!

 

The sound of the sword being drawn.

 

Along with that, he could hear a cold voice.

 

“Sir Harkon. What do you think?”

 

“It’s troublesome, but I think it’s better to deal with it.”

 

He’d never felt it before.

 

So Kinber couldn’t help but be more vulnerable to fear.

 

‘N-Noo!’

 

If he could.

 

He would put his head on the ground and beg.

 

However.

 

“I will respect your decision.”

 

He heard a thunderous voice.

 

At that moment, Kinber lost the strength in his legs.

 

“…!”

 

He felt his pants getting wet.

 

But he couldn’t even feel ashamed.

 

Because at this moment, the fear of death was so great.

 

– You’re wrong.

 

Is it his colleague’s voice?

 

Or Is it the auditory hallucination that’s been stimulating his nerves?

 

At the time when he couldn’t even tell the difference.

 

“But can you follow me now?”

 

…What?

 

“Of course, Sir Hoyeol. We promised to be your swords and shields on this island.”

 

Swing–

 

At Hoyeol’s words, Harkon put back his sword.

 

Then they really passed him by.

 

It wasn’t until they were far away from him that Kinber came to his senses.

 

“…I lived?”

 

…How?

 

Kinnber murmured.

 

“Did he save me?”

 

Lee Hoyeol, that guy?

 

Because that guy pitied him for wetting his pants?

 

Or because he was a rat not worth paying attention to?

 

Any reason was great.

 

Kinber wiped the tears from his eyes.

 

“Ffuckk..”

 

only one emotion.

 

Relieved that he had just lived, Kinber sobbed.

 

Kinber realized again.

 

‘…He’s on a different level.’

 

Harkon Kingsguard.

 

He was beyond a monster,

 

And Lee Hoyeol, who used Harkon as a sword and shield.

 

Kinber reconnected the call that had been disconnected.

 

– Kinber, you asshole. Can you hear me now?

 

– What should we do if you go quiet when you said you’d give the signal?

 

He spoke quietly to his angry colleagues.

 

“I am leaving the Yusra Islands.”

 

– …What are you saying all of a sudden, you bastard? Hey!!

 

“Lastly. If you don’t want to die, don’t touch Lee Hoyeol.”

 

– What?!

 

Pop–

 

He heard a shout, but it didn’t matter.

 

Kinber didn’t want to stay in the Yusra Islands a second longer.

 

Lee Hoyeol or Harkon.

 

If he ever ran into one of them again.

 

He felt like he would run away right away.

 

.

 

.

 

.

 

“What’s with him, all of sudden?”

 

Supernova, Park Hyunjoon gritted his teeth.

 

It was only once or twice that the bastard Kinber behaved as he pleased.

 

He crossed the line a little bit today.

 

“You bastard.”

 

How much has he invested for today?

 

For an intermediate hunting game, it was a deficit .

 

In other words, even if he didn’t get the jackpot, he should at least hit the medium.

 

Park Hyunjoong became more and more nervous.

 

‘…You know my situation, Kinber bastard!’

 

Regardless of their skills, he believed in his fellow supernovas.

 

But they were bastards who didn’t know when to stab in the back.

 

Park Hyunjoon clenched his teeth.

 

“Whatever it is, I can’t stand down like this.”

 

At that moment.

 

He heard a voice in his ear.

 

– You can do it.

 

– Killing and stealing. It’s a simple thing. 

 

– We’re almost there. Try harder.

 

“…What the hell, fuck.”

 

The call was definitely disconnected.

 

Park Hyunjoon was startled by a clear voice.

 

But it was short-lived.

 

“I’ll achieve something. I will!”

 

– If you don’t want to die, don’t touch Lee Hoyeol.

 

“…I don’t know what it is about, but I don’t want to die.”

 

Lee Hoyeol, except for that asshole.

 

*

 

Whir–!

 

Dozens of helicopters flew over the Pacific Ocean.

 

What they could see below was, of course, the Yusra Islands.

 

It was less realistic, but shooting on a helicopter would be for the best.

 

Because there were living monsters roaming the Yusra Islands.

 

“But it’s such a pity we get this angle. Jongjin, can you just do a bungee jump once? You’re wearing a parachute, too.”

 

VBC newsroom.

 

Hyun Yongseok’s mischievous joke was followed by a stern reply.

 

– Ugh, I’m still dying of motion sickness. Seriously!

 

“You have to earn your keep. This is a missed opportunity.”

 

– Ugh! You’re really holding grudges! You’re still bringing up Lee Hoyeol…! Uwegh.

 

Seriously, this would ruin his appetite.

 

Hyun Yongseok took off his headset for a while before wearing it back.

 

“But you’ve worked hard. Thanks to you, the ratings are cruising.”

 

Today Arcana was live.

 

The current real-time ratings were 15 percent.

 

Of course, it was thanks to Gaon, not Yoon Jongjin, who vomited in vain.

 

Regardless of whether Shining had won two treasures of the island or whatever.

 

In the end, the interest of the people was in the guild of Korea.

 

It was natural that they headed to Gaon.

 

– Was it captured well? I wasn’t joking at the end.

 

“Perhaps because the mobs here are big. The angle taken from a distance was much better. The reaction of the viewers was no joke either. It is worth making you go through the motion sickness.”

 

– I am glad. That you acknowledge me. Ugh!

 

Gaon, who defeated the named monsters and obtained the treasure of the island.

 

Aside from the ratings, Hyun Yongseok couldn’t help but feel excited about them.

 

In addition.

 

“Just the finale left, let’s make sure we get one cut.”

 

Players flocking to the last island.

 

As much as the players gathered.

 

Naturally, a picture that stimulated people’s interest would be produced.

 

– More than anything, I want to take a close-up of Inazuma’s face. When I think of how they were just being rude to us, at least an embarrassing picture… Uweegh!!

 

“…I’ve lost my appetite today because of you.”

 

Yes, it was as Yoon Jongjin said.

 

At the very least, even if only the changes in the facial expressions of Inazuma and Hisagi Kazuma were captured, it would be a hot topic.

 

Unlike Gaon, Inazuma, a Japanese guild, hadn’t acquired any treasure from the island.

 

“The guild ranking might change.”

 

Expectations grew.

 

Whir–

 

The moment the helicopter flew after Gaon to the last island.

 

– Wow, they’re all super fast?

 

“What is it? Have they arrived already?”

 

– Hold on. Let me zoom in.

 

The transmission screen magnified.

 

Then he could see why Yoon Jongjin made a fuss.

 

“Wow. This is spectacular.”

 

Including Shining and Union.

 

Guilds and players were flocking to the center of the island.

 

– Is this scene hard to find, sunbae?

 

“No, I think it’s the first time I’ve seen it. There’s never been a gathering like this in the first place. In the rupture, there is nothing to gain from competing together.”

 

– Thanks to Treasure Island, I see a good sight. Really.

 

Indeed, what kind of development will unfold on the last island?

 

Watching that scene, he had no choice but to return to the perspective of a viewer, not a PD.

 

But Hyun Yongseok was a professional.

 

“First of all, let’s get the angle on Gaon and Inazuma first.”

 

– Okay. Wait.

 

“Finish it then I’ll watch it comfortably.”

 

When the full-scale battle began, getting an angle became difficult.

 

He had to get at least one clear scene.

 

Listening to the nagging every day.

 

Yoon Jongjin was also a professional.

 

“Okay. Our Taemin-ssi’s mask is good.”

 

The face of Gaon’s guild master, Nam Taemin, emerged from the angle.

 

Wait a minute.

 

For some reason.

 

Nam Taemin’s face was colored with astonishment…?

 

No, it was beyond astonishment!

 

“What are you looking at…?”

 

He was curious, too!

 

Yoon Jongjin’s camera spun quickly.

 

And there.

 

“…Haaa?! S-Sunbae! Hoyeol, Lee Hoyeol!”

 

It was Lee Hoyeol again this time.

 

But he wasn’t alone.

 

Looking at the monitor.

 

Hyun Yongseok’s face, like Yoon Jongjin’s, was colored with astonishment.

 

-S-Sunbae. Lion! Wow! Lion!! That lion pattern!!

 

Helicopters were rocking along the VBC.

 

“…The Knights of Lionheart?! What’s going on?”

 

Soon, all the cameras began taking the same angle.