Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 47 - However, there is no point in hiding (1)

Korean Daily.

 

Reporter Jung Manseok’s fingers danced on the laptop.

 

Clak clak–!

 

He didn’t expect this.

 

Who was Lee Hoyeol?

 

Among the many players he had seen, Hoyeol was the most unbelievable! Above all, Hoyeol’s personality was notorious in the press.

 

Getting an interview with him was like picking a star in the sky.

 

Jung Manseok could feel the fierceness in those cold eyes.

 

It wasn’t a concept, it was real….

 

He felt like he was crawling into a slaughterhouse with his own two feet.

 

“…What if he buries me with magic for being rude?”

 

He couldn’t help but worry.

 

Even for him, the question he brought up seemed absurd.

 

Even if he had taken it from the higher-ups.

 

With this question, he was basically asking Hoyeol to side with the Shinhwa Guild.

 

“Lee Hoyeol actually answered. Seriously.”

 

It was the sorrow of a member of society who had to carry out his superior’s absurd demand.

 

Jung Manseok approached Hoyeol with a pounding heart.

 

And asked a question.

 

Please, don’t bury me.

 

While praying earnestly like that.

 

However.

 

“It’s amazing. Amazing…!”

 

What?

 

That Lee Hoyeol accepted the interview.

 

It wasn’t even a short answer.

 

It was a very sincere answer by Lee Hoyeol’s standards.

 

Jung Manseok couldn’t help but do a shoulder dance.

 

Clack clack–!

 

“I didn’t expect him to shoot them so openly.”

 

They couldn’t nastily hide.

 

Not even with their clearly visible cunning tricks.

 

This was the stance of the reporter who just wrote it down.

 

With an honest heart, Jung Manseok was a little thrilled.

 

‘…It’s like something that has been hanging on my stomach finally go down.’

 

How many journalists have suffered, including him?

 

For the past few days, he thought his fingers were about to rot because he had to write articles about Shinhwa Guild that he didn’t want to write. In such a situation, Hoyeol openly shot the main culprit.

 

Suddenly, the dancing fingers paused.

 

“But, what does this mean?”

 

Present yourself before me.

 

He could understand that far.

 

But what did Hoyeol mean with authority?

 

Perhaps.

 

“…Hey, no way. The authority he’s talking about is not that authority, right?”

 

Right.

 

The feature enabled for a player who owned a territory.

 

It was only used when Arcana was a game.

 

Because the player’s territory had never been updated in reality.

 

Shake–

 

Jung Manseok shook his head.

 

It might be different if Hoyeol had destroyed Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins alone.

 

“That doesn’t make any sense.”

 

Even if it was Hoyeol, naturally, there was no way for him to build a relationship or influence enough to gain authority in the Yusra Kingdom.

 

Jung Manseok guessed what he meant.

 

“Well, he is close with King Hakuna. Is it that kind of connection?”

 

That would be more likely.

 

Anyway, that wasn’t the point.

 

Jung Manseok relaxed his stiff wrist.

 

“Whatever it is, this is a big scoop.”

 

And exclusive coverage.

 

He didn’t have to worry about it getting stolen by others.

 

It was thanks to Hoyeol, he should write it with all his heart.

 

The moment Jung Manseok’s finger was about to move again.

 

Bzz–

 

His smartphone vibrated.

 

It was the manager.

 

He wondered if this was what it felt like to win first place in the state exam.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Jung Manseok cleared his throat and touched the call button.

 

Then he heard an urgent voice.

 

– Reporter Jung! Have you met Lee Hoyeol?

 

He just met him.

 

He even got a clear interview.

 

Jung Manseok replied leisurely.

 

“Yes, I have.”

 

However, the response was unusual.

 

– Really? You met him so soon? Are you doing an interview? Is Lee Hoyeol there? Then revise the coverage right away! Just blow away the questions about Shinhwa Guild!

 

“…Yes? W-What? Blow away what?!”

 

Hold on, it was an interview where he risked his life.

 

Jung Manseok was about to cry.

 

Regardless of what he felt.

 

The browbeat returned

 

– What, Jung Manseok. Didn’t you check the video that just came up?

 

“…The video?”

 

Alas.

 

At that, Jeong Manseok hurriedly checked the group chat room.

 

There was a Nettube link there.

 

It was a video released by Gaon.

 

“?”

 

In the video, the Yusra Kingdom appeared in the world.

 

“…It wasn’t just all talk?”

 

It had the truth of that day.

 

*

 

A world-class message that appeared to all players.

 

[Someone has discovered the secret of the Yusra Islands.]

 

[Ancient kingdom, the Yusra Kingdom, appears.]

 

That ‘someone’ was Lee Hoyeol!

 

The video released by Gaon showed the battle between Hoyeol and the great evil, Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins.

 

In the video intro.

 

The pressure shown by the great evil was truly enormous.

 

– ㅁㅊ;; Nam Taemin and Leonie couldn’t even fight back.

 

– The great evil caused a status abnormality ㄹㅇ a headache?

 

– Think of the level. It’s level 650

 

– Yeah, he was a level 650 demon-type monster.

 

Even if they were rankers, it was natural that they couldn’t respond.

 

In other words, Nam Taemin or Leonie were not weak.

 

Therefore, the impact of the following scene inevitably increased.

 

Having easily overcome the status abnormality.

 

Hoyeol advanced toward the great evil.

 

The angle of the screen returned at the same time.

 

– What is this?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– How could he be fine? I really don’t know;;

 

– Lee Hoyeol was free from the status abnormality?? ㄷㄷ

 

Not only that. The moment Hoyeol opened his mouth.

 

Nam Taemin and Leonie also snapped out of the status abnormality.

 

Hoyeol’s voice was captured in the video.

 

[There’s no need for that. Here I am.]

 

The comments left in that part were hard to fathom.

 

– 3:50! 3:50! 3:50! 3:50! 3:50! 3:50! 3:50!

 

– I didn’t doubt Homen

 

– Gaon bastards, you only release it now?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

 

At first glance.

 

It looked cringe.

 

But the dramatic situation saved the taste of the dialogue.

 

If it weren’t for Hoyeol, Nam Taemin and Leonie would really have lost their lives.

 

Yeah, that alone was a great performance.

 

But after that, the unbelievable development began.

 

When confronted by Hoyeol, the great evil began to stir.

 

[W-Who the hell are you? How…?]

 

And the demon hunt started.

 

Yeah, it could only be described as a hunt.

 

It was a one-sided battle.

 

A splendid magic feast filled the screen.

 

– It’s hereㅋㅋㅋㅋThe stone pillarㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– Wait, what’s that shiny thing??

 

– It looks like a bullet… What is it?

 

– It suddenly became an arrow???

 

It was hard to put into words.

 

In that moment.

 

How complex were the skills linked? Some people looked into the scene dozens of times while playing it at low speed, but their conclusions were the same in the end.

 

– It’s just Homen

 

As Nam Cheolmin had boasted.

 

It was a level of magic that couldn’t even be analyzed.

 

[it doesn’t make sense. Why a human…?]

 

Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins murmured.

 

Without even being able to fight back.

 

In the end, he even handed a servile suggestion.

 

[Yes! Alright! Make a contract with me! I’ll give you all this. Can’t you see? This glorious Golden Palace will be all yours!]

 

Gulp–

 

Quite a few people swallowed their saliva.

 

It was a very tempting offer.

 

But Hoyeol’s answer was firm.

 

[That figure is ugly. Foolish demon.]

 

As if it wasn’t worth worrying about.

 

He said in a cold voice.

 

That was the end of the battle.

 

[S-Save me! I-I don’t want to die yet…!!]

 

The great evil, Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins, begged for his life.

 

It was just as Hoyeol said.

 

Even if he was called a great evil.

 

In front of Hoyeol, he was nothing but an insignificant demon.

 

There was no mercy.

 

With a silver dagger in one hand.

 

Struck–

 

Hoyeol struck the head of the great evil.

 

– …Wow, is the movie over already?

 

– No! Don’t turn it off yet. There’s a stinger left!!

 

– Now that I look at it, isn’t that Hakuna? The King of Yusra

 

The King of Yusra, freed from the great evil’s reign.

 

The image of Hoyeol putting a crown on the head of the king.

 

[It is time to correct your mistakes. Unknown King.]

 

At the same time as Hoyeol’s last line.

 

Like the ending credits, subtitles appeared.

 

[Someone has discovered the secret of the Yusra Islands.]

 

[Ancient kingdom, the kingdom of Yusra, appears.]

 

– They’re good at editingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– I’m going to change my pants first

 

– Every single Lee Hoyeol’s line can’t be thrown awayㅋㅋㅋ

 

– Lee Hoyeol? Change it to Hoyeol-nim now

 

– If you just released it now because of the editing, I’ll accept it

 

The wave went beyond Nettube and spread all over the world.

 

Naturally, it became breaking news.

 

There was also a broadcasting station that hosted emergency programs.

 

“Didn’t I tell you? Lee Hoyeol is definitely a top ranker who hasn’t disclosed his information. The evidence came out in this video!”

 

Of course, it was all about Hoyeol.

 

But even though the video was released.

 

Instead of diminishing, the mystery regarding Hoyeol grew.

 

“But no matter how much I analyze the battle video, I can’t figure it out! I can’t even guess the class. He seems to be a mage…”

 

“At least level 500. No, I think he’s at level 550.”

 

“…Indeed! I’m starting to understand the argument that he kept it private because he didn’t want to become famous through rankings. He struck down a great evil and made a mark in history. He hasn’t revealed that fact until now, right?”

 

So it was natural to question it.

 

Why was this video released now?

 

Was it because they really put a lot of effort into editing as a joke?

 

The answer to that.

 

It was totally unexpected.

 

It came out in a daily newspaper in South Korea.

 

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[Exclusive] Lee Hoyeol, “The authority of the Kingdom of Yusra lies with me… It’s better not to hide or roll your head… If there is anything you want, present yourself before me.”

 

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At least Koreans couldn’t help but notice right away.

 

The comment window for the article exploded in real time.

 

Yeah, it was like a declaration of war.

 

– Wowㄷㄷ I couldn’t even imagineㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

 

– The politicians tied to Shinhwa must be nervousㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– ㄹㅇI didn’t want to see it, but it’s coolㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– The video was released because there was such a big thing going onㄷㄷ

 

– What is he if not a hero?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

The chaebol Shinhwa Guild and the vested interests were intricately intertwined.

 

Toward those who had offended him.

 

It was an upright declaration of war as usual.

 

*

 

Shinhwa Group was competing for 1st and 2nd place in Korea’s business world.

 

Seoul Deluxe Miss Hotel, one of the symbols of the Shinhwa Group.

 

A private room on the top floor.

 

There were two people, a man and a woman, who shouldn’t be together.

 

Of course, they were just being in one space.

 

The man was the only one lying in bed.

 

“It’s funny how you look enraptured by the dream.”

 

Baek Yiseol, the master of the Shinhwa Guild.

 

She looked at the man who must have been enraptured in an ecstatic dream.

 

“Where’s your initial momentum going? What a fool.”

 

If you were so intoxicated with pleasure that you couldn’t tell the difference between dreams and reality, you would throw everything away for yourself. Fame, family, even your life. You threw them away.

 

“Like those idiots.”

 

Heh–

 

Baek Yiseol snorted for a moment.

 

The energy that escaped from the man’s body flowed into Baek Yiseol’s body.

 

Baek Yiseol’s pupils turned black for a moment.

 

Flicker–

 

Seoul Deluxe Miss Hotel, one of the best hotels in the world.

 

Among the rooms there, this was a private room operated secretly for VIPs.

 

Considering the level of management, it was impossible for the light bulb to flicker.

 

So what the flickering light bulb meant was simple.

 

“At this rate, it won’t be long before I become a high-ranking demon.”

 

That Baek Yiseol was possessed by a demon.

 

Baek Yiseol looked out the window.

 

Not to the Han River beyond the window.

 

She saw herself reflected in the window and started talking.

 

“What do you think? Do you think you’re getting closer to the goal, our lady?”

 

Long white fingers caressed Baek Yiseol’s face reflected in the window.

 

A seductive voice continued.

 

“Of course, it may be different from the way you thought. So what if you regret it? It’s something that can’t be undone now.”

 

The corners of her mouth went up.

 

That smile must have been a demon’s deception.

 

“Still, there isn’t much time left before it can be destroyed.”

 

Since the energy was absorbed, her business was over.

 

Baek Yiseol left the private room like that.

 

The waiting secretary followed.

 

Then he spoke in a flustered voice.

 

“CEO, have you checked the article?”

 

“Are you talking about Lee Hoyeol’s interview?”

 

“…You knew? I’m sorry! I asked just in case.”

 

She had put the man to sleep as soon as she entered the private room.

 

Baek Yiseol had enough time to check the breaking news on the man’s smartphone.

 

The secretary was startled by Baek Yiseol’s response.

 

‘…You knew. That I’ve done something wrong.’

 

Everything about Shinhwa Guild.

 

Even the secret meetings that they had had, including today.

 

It was a crisis that could be revealed to the world.

 

However, Baek Yiseol didn’t feel any agitation.

 

“I’m glad it’s not Leonie-ssi.”

 

“…?”

 

“The work would have been very tiring.”

 

At Baek Yiseol’s words, the secretary’s doubts deepened.

 

Baek Yiseol caressed the secretary’s cheek.

 

“Don’t worry.”

 

“C-CEO!”

 

“I’m always indebted to you.”

 

It was natural to have doubts.

 

The secretary couldn’t even imagine that she was a succubus. He didn’t even realize that he was also a victim of her dreams.

 

Yeah, it wasn’t just the secretary.

 

From the government official who lay on the bed.

 

Entrepreneurs, supernovas, and even rankers.

 

There had been a lot of victims to Baek Yiseol’s dream.

 

No, it gave confidence to the mid-level demon succubus.

 

‘He knocked down a great evil by himself?’

 

She didn’t even care whether it was true.

 

‘Huft. He must have lacked the qualities of a great evil.’

 

Lee Hoyeol, as long as he was a man.

 

He couldn’t be free from his own temptation.

 

Baek Yiseol took her hand off the secretary’s cheek.

 

“He told me to show up, so I have no choice but to show up. But how far does he want to go? Should I choose a more bold outfit than now?”

 

Baek Yiseol’s eyebrows curled.

 

“Make sure you leave all tomorrow’s schedules empty.”

 

Lee Hoyeol, she would go to the Yusra Kingdom to meet him.

 

Baek Yiseol. No, the succubus swelled in dreams.

 

‘High-ranking demon? I might even become a great evil!’

 

Without knowing that the place she walked into with her own feet.

 

Was the realm of her natural enemy.