Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 183

by Jessie@AFNCC

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When exactly did Seong Il-hwan regain his memories of his past life?

Ber didn’t know about that.

But one thing was certain.

[The monarch’s memory transcends time.]

Suho also knew what Ber was trying to say.

’The Cup of Reincarnation'

[The Cup of Reincarnation God’s tool for turning back time does not have any effect on the consciousness of higher beings such as rulers or monarchs.]

Ber recalled an old memory.

Just a few decades ago.

A time when all wars ended and peace came to Earth.

The moment when Woo Jin-cheol who lost his memories of his past life and became an ordinary police officer suddenly regained all his memories in an instant.

Looking back the reason was extremely simple.

Reunion with Sung Jin-woo.

That’s all.

…But actually it was anything but ordinary.

Who is Seong Jin-woo?

He was the king of death and a great shadow lord who killed all other monarchs and brought the entire world to his feet.

How much meaning would an event directly connected to such a great and noble higher being have on a person’s life?

How dare we dismiss that incident as ordinary?

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[…Even Seong Il-hwan is a father who has lived with the lord for half his life and he also has the experience of directly accepting the power of the ruler into his body.]

For example a son with the power of a monarch and a father with the power of a ruler.

The two of them lived together in the same house for several decades.

Yoo Jin-ho regained all his memories just by touching the key to the shadow dungeon but what would it have been like for Seong Il-hwan?

’…It’s not strange if memories come back given the opportunity.'

Suho nodded in understanding at Ver’s words.

Anyway the conclusion is that my grandfather suddenly left somewhere with memories of his past life…

’Then where on earth have you gone? For what?'

Many questions were floating around in Suho’s mind.

For now I decided to focus only on the most important parts.

’Italim.'

To what extent is Lee Tarim involved in his grandfather’s disappearance?

So grandpa is safe now.

’Let’s just focus on that.'

There was a possibility that my grandfather was in a similar situation to my mother so the priority was to find him as quickly as possible.

Suho asked branch manager Min Dae-seok who was talking with Park Kyung-hye and Seong Jin-ah.

“So who was the last person to see my grandfather?”

Today Su-ho’s grandmother Park Kyeong-hye came here in a hurry after receiving a call from an employee of the association.

Until then the association had rejected Seong Il-hwan’s disappearance but only today did they become convinced that he was missing.

“Well… I’m not sure yet.”

The person who answered Suho’s question was a new female employee who personally brought Park Kyung-hye here.

The female employee glanced at Branch Manager Min Dae-seok and opened her mouth.

“There was someone who said they saw Seong Il-hwan somewhere other than the fishing spot.”

“Somewhere else? Where is it?”

“Near the merchant association….”

“What?!”

Hearing those words Branch Manager Min Dae-seok looked back at the female employee with a visibly embarrassed expression.

Then he quietly scolded her in a low voice.

“Why is the merchant association here? Are you sure you know that? “Can you take responsibility for those words?”

“Oh no! I only heard that you saw him walking in that direction! The branch manager knows this too. People don’t fish there these days.”

“Of course. There… hmm.”

Min Dae-seok feeling the gaze of Su-ho’s family suddenly cleared his throat and closed his mouth.

But since I had already heard it there was no turning back.

“It’s a merchant association….”

Creepy.

Min Dae-seok took a deep breath.

I slowly turned my head and before I knew it Suho’s spirit was gradually becoming as fierce as when he first entered this place.

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Suho asked while fiddling with the stardust necklace that he had torn off Min Dae-seok’s neck earlier.

“I think the place where I received this necklace was the merchant association.”

Speech began to become shorter again.

’No it’s not some kind of anger management disorder…'

Min Dae-seok really wanted to cry due to Su-ho’s explosive mood.

“Answer.”

“Yes yes! The Merchants’ Association is simply a group formed by people doing business in Yangpyeong. “It’s something that exists in every neighborhood!”

“More.”

“Yes! In fact there is a separate Yangpyeong Merchants’ Association! The merchant association we were talking about is actually closer to a private association created by hunters active in Yangpyeong! Stardust necklaces are also made and distributed there!”

In response to Suho’s questions Min Dae-seok reflexively began to reveal all the facts.

Suho felt something strange when he heard those words.

“Why do hunters form merchant associations instead of guilds? For what reason?”

There is probably no one here who does not know that entering a dungeon is much more profitable than wasting time on such useless things.

Of course there were cases where business was conducted at the guild level but that was only a secondary area.

“That…”

Min Dae-seok rolled his eyes back and forth not knowing what to do at the cold look in Su-ho’s eyes.

Then the sight of other employees avoiding his gaze and stardust necklaces hanging around their necks…

’There is something.'

Suho intuitively realized this.

Quad!

At that moment the corner of Branch Manager Min Dae-seok’s desk which was held in Su-ho’s hand was crushed.

Ber whispered like a devil in Suho’s ear.

[Should I just kill him? I will eat your brain and read your memories.]

Did you hear that whisper?

Or is Ber’s ‘sincerity’ coming through?

The moment his desk was smashed Branch Manager Min Dae-seok was so shocked that he finally opened his mouth.

“It’s a B Black Market! …Hi.”

It was Min Dae-seok who spoke haphazardly and suddenly covered his mouth.

“…Black Market?”

As Suho’s eyes became more fearful Min Dae-seok’s complexion became increasingly pale and he hurriedly began to make excuses.

“That’s it. To be clear I have nothing to do with it. “I only heard that it was still being prepared so I didn’t know exactly…”

“What on earth is a black market?”

When Seong Jin-ah who was listening to the story asked a question Min Dae-seok sighed deeply and explained.

“Well… non-awakened people have no choice but to not know. A black market is a direct transaction market that only hunters use.”

“Market?”

“Yes. To be precise this is where direct transactions and auctions for tax evasion take place.”

Tax evasion.

Sung Jin-ah understood those words right away.

No matter how much superhuman abilities hunters had taxes were a scary thing.

In particular the tax rate applied to hunters who are classified as extremely high earners is a whopping 50 percent.

Exactly half of the money earned by risking one’s life fighting against demonic beasts is taken from the country.

Of course that money is used to rebuild citizens who suffered damage due to the dungeon or the destroyed city.

And the organization that managed and supervised the exact use of the tax money was the Hunter Association.

“…But the association is turning a blind eye to the black market for tax evasion?”

“Oh no! “It was something that had been going on since before I came here so I was against it at first…!”

Boom!

At that moment Min Dae-seok’s desk began to be crushed and crushed like tofu before his eyes.

Little by little.

Very slowly.

Kwasik! Kwasik! Kwasik!

“Huh….”

Min Dae-seok who witnessed the scene took a deep breath feeling as if he too would end up like that sooner or later.

But he wasn’t the only one who felt that way.

Suho stood up and glanced at all the association employees in the office with a cold gaze.

Under that gaze the employees who were wearing stardust necklaces like Min Dae-seok turned pale and trembled.

The legal issues regarding these people will be resolved later by Chairman Woo Jin-cheol.

Suho asked.

“So where is the merchant association?”

* * *

Yangpyeong is wide.

It is incredibly large almost the size of Jeju Island.

However Yangpyeong had many development restrictions such as water supply protection zones and nature conservation zones that were slightly different from Jeju Island.

As the situation was like Yangpyeong was made up of mountains and forest valleys on all sides and there were countless fishing spots.

However because the mountain conditions were so rugged it was also an area where missing people like Seong Il-hwan frequently appeared.

“…The water fog is severe.”

[Yangpyeong is a humid area. This is because there are many dams.]

Quay appeared as Suho was talking to himself and began to talk about what he knew.

While listening to the explanation Suho was walking on a land covered in water and fog.

[Little Lord I finally understand.]

Ber noticed the identity of the sense of discomfort he felt when he first set foot in Yangpyeong.

[It seems like there is blue fog dissolved in this water fog.]

“Could it be that there is a dungeon hidden in here?”

[Yes. I think the association may not have noticed it because the blue fog did not flow out of the water fog.]

Quay a former villain and vice president of the Reaper Guild recognized the value of this place at a glance.

[If I had known about this place I would have wanted to create a black market.]

A place where even the existence of the gate can be hidden.

That meant it was a place where anything could be hidden.

“Fuck Quay’s head.”

[Yes.]

Thump.

It was Quay who sympathizes with the psychology of criminals as if he were a former villain.

“I’m starting to feel it.”

Suho stopped walking.

The magical power of the gate which was faintly felt as it dissolved in the water mist began to gradually become darker.

“It seems like this entire area is a field-type dungeon?”

Esil who was walking next to Suho also looked around with his eyes shining.

And then I finally found something.

“It’s a totem of the demon race.”

“Do you want to know what it’s for?”

“It’s a barrier. “It notifies you when a being other than the demon race approaches.”

“Existence other than the demon race?”

Suho smiled softly at those words.

“Then I can become a devil.”

Suho took out ‘Item: Crow Mask’ from his inventory for the first time in a while and hid his face.

A badge worn by demons working at the Stardust Factory.

But of course it was impossible to fool the demon tribe’s barrier with this alone.

“Esil.”

“Okay.”

[Equip ‘Item: Volkan’s Horn’.]

Now if you pretend you pretend.

Esil immediately transformed into a spirit and attached Volkan’s horn to the guardian’s head.

From the crow mask to the devil’s horns.

Suho’s appearance has changed to look like a devil.

[With this level you should be able to fool the barrier.]

Hearing Eshil’s whisper Suho confidently passed the barrier.

At that moment the vision changed and the black market that the branch manager had talked about unfolded in front of Suho.

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