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    Episode 159

    Jeong Hoon enjoyed his vacation by having meals with his mother and going on a short trip.

    After several days of rest he was ready to enter his capsule again.

    “Son rest a little longer. “Aren’t you going in too hastily?”

    Mom seems to want to rest a little more.

    She wished she could rest for a few more days with her mother but time was moving at a cruel pace.

    “I want to raise the specs even a little.”

    “Specs? “Haven’t you already posted a lot?”

    “yes. “There is still a long way to go.”

    If we do not reach a certain level in the early stages of realization we cannot prevent ‘that’ crisis.

    Of course you can get help from rankers but if you do that you will miss out on important items.

    We must somehow restore the state before returning and overcome the crises that will come in reality by going beyond that state.

    “You have to take care of yourself while doing it. “Okay?”

    “yes. “I will.”

    After making an appointment with his mother Jeong Hoon logged into New World.

    He went straight to Chris’ store.

    He came to receive the seal after the promised time had passed.

    “Are you here?”

    Chris was pacing in front of the store waiting for Jeonghoon.

    “It looks like the restoration is finished right?”

    “yes. “It went very well.”

    Chris grinned.

    “okay.”

    “Let’s come in and check it out.”

    Jeonghoon followed him to the blacksmith shop.

    There was an inscription hanging on the wall of the blacksmith shop.

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    Is it because of restoration?

    It felt like the overall color became clearer.

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    [Ink-ho]

    -Type: Armor

    -Grade: Legendary

    -Defense: ? (Adjusted to the wearer’s level)

    – Evasion rate: ? (Adjusted to the wearer’s level)

    -Physical damage reduction: 30%

    -Magic damage reduction: 30%

    -Remaining durability: 100% (Durability is automatically recovered.)

    -Special ability (1): Debuff resistance increases by 20% when worn

    -Special ability (2): When worn there is a low chance of reflecting melee attacks (0.3%)

    -Special ability (3): [Passive: cooldown] automatically activated when worn

    -Special ability (4): [Active: Diamond Ingot] can be used

    ===

    The perfectly restored Mukho bloomed with deceptive options.

    ‘It’s awesome? ‘Deflects melee attacks with a low probability?’

    Jeong Hoon currently had one invincible skill.

    Block.

    However that skill only defends the skill.

    Melee attack reflection was an option that could return incoming damage to the enemy.

    Also the newly added passive skill Cooldown.

    [Cool feeling]

    -Type: Passive

    -Grade: Legendary

    -The cooldown of your skills is reduced by 2%.

    A passive skill that reduces the cooldown of Jeonghoon’s skills by 2%.

    You may say that it is only 2% but you have to consider that Mukho’s reinforcement value is 0.

    If you make a full steel you can make it up to 10%.

    Since it is an option that allows you to use skills more quickly it could be said to be an indispensable option.

    [Why did you come so late?]

    As I touched the mugho with my hand I heard a voice with deep pain in my heart.

    “I was a little busy.”

    [That’s funny. Just looking at it it looks like he came back after resting.]

    He’s a quick-witted guy.

    Jeonghoon did not answer but took off his epic grade armor.

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    Now it’s time to wear the ink badge.

    After wearing the ink over the rough armor I felt comfortable as if I had found my own clothes.

    “Thank you for restoring it.”

    Jeonghoon expressed his gratitude to Chris.

    “no. “I was also happy to be able to touch the Gwangmyeong Stone.”

    Chris grinned.

    Touching the Gwangmyeong Stone was just touching it but the point was actually in Mukho.

    ‘I never thought the day would come in my lifetime when I would touch Legendary level.’

    Legendary grade known to be rarer than Unique.

    This was my first time touching the Legendary level.

    It was the family’s honor.

    [This is crazy. That bastard messed with me for over an hour before starting work!]

    Mukho must have been horrified by Chris’ smile and told Jeong-hoon about the past.

    ‘Did you?’

    [Is that so? I feel so ashamed… Can you please crush that bastard’s face?]

    ‘Yeah that’s not possible.’

    Jeong-Hoon lightly dismissed Mukho’s request.

    * * *

    “Where on earth are you…?”

    Park Jin-hyuk could not hide his feeling of despair.

    He spoke to Clao so he visited all 12 test sites where artifacts can be crafted.

    But no one saw the martial artist.

    In the end I failed to find Hoon.

    ‘Let’s go to Clao.’

    Park Jin-hyuk returned to the warrior’s shrine and visited Clao.

    “oh! “What are you doing here?”

    Clao recognized Jinhyuk Park at a glance.

    This is because he was different from him and because Park Jin-hyuk was exceptional compared to other warriors at the time.

    “I came here a few days ago but I’m sorry I couldn’t say hello.”

    Park Jin-hyuk lowered his head as if he was sorry.

    Then Clao waved his hand as if asking what he meant.

    “are you okay. “I also feel uncomfortable holding on to someone who is busy.”

    “Thank you for your understanding.”

    “So what brought you here? “Because you need a relic?”

    “Oh that’s not it.”

    “Then go ahead and tell me.”

    Clao is ready to listen.

    Normally it would have been difficult to have a trivial conversation but Park Jin-hyuk was an exception as he had raised his trustworthiness to a certain extent by sweeping away all unique grade relics from the beginning.

    “Didn’t a martial artist come visit you a few days ago?”

    “Oh I came looking for you.”

    “Can I ask what kind of conversation you had?”

    “How difficult is that? It’s simple. “I left to take a test to obtain the artifact.”

    “…Is that so?”

    weird.

    He spent several days going to 12 testing centers but the results were nothing.

    Where on earth did you go to take the test?

    “why? Should I at least meet that martial artist?”

    “…yes. “I have something to talk about when we meet.”

    “Then that’s a good thing. “Because it’s coming.”

    Clao pointed to the entrance to the sanctuary.

    Park Jin-hyuk’s head turned that way.

    And his eyes opened wide.

    This is because as Clao said Jeonghun was returning to the Holy Land.

    * * *

    Jeong Hoon returned to the warrior’s shrine.

    Since he has even created a relic he is ready to put his next plan into action.

    However I saw a familiar face at the shrine.

    ‘Park Jin-hyuk is still in the city of warriors.’

    I thought he would search for a few days and then leave.

    Park Jin-hyuk found himself and walked towards him with long strides.

    “It’s been a while. How have you been?”

    Park Jin-hyuk greeted in a polite manner.

    However Jeong Hoon had no intention of receiving that greeting.

    “no. “I haven’t had a good time.”

    “yes…?”

    “So-and-so comes to visit and is rude to me so whenever I see Shinhwa I get upset.”

    Park Jin-hyuk’s shoulders trembled.

    He wanted to make an excuse but he couldn’t get his mouth to speak.

    Because he had no excuse for making a big mistake.

    “….”

    “I’m busy so let’s go our separate ways.”

    “Now wait a minute! I did everything wrong! Please give me a chance to talk!”

    Park Jin-hyuk knelt down with an urgent look on his face.

    Lord Knight Park Jin-hyuk gets down on his knees!

    Users watching him from afar were astonished.

    “What’s going on right now…?”

    “I don’t know either….”

    “Take a picture! Let’s take a picture and post it on Welcome!”

    They zoomed in and filmed Park Jin-hyuk with a smart lens.

    As soon as the hall became noisy Jeonghoon sighed.

    [Wow that stalker bastard! [It’s a shame to come all the way here.]

    ‘Why don’t we kill that damn guy too?’

    [That’s a very good opinion isn’t it?]

    ‘Heh there can’t be a better opinion than this.’

    [that’s right! Then let’s destroy it here!]

    Mukho and Anima suggested that Park Jin-hyuk be George.

    However Jeong Hoon was not interested in Park Jin Hyuk.

    Although he was once a colleague he was not strictly speaking a traitor.

    ‘Because he died on behalf of his comrades before that.’

    Before returning Park Jin-hyuk died before his colleagues betrayed Jeong Hoon.

    This was the reason why he did not get involved and fight against Lee Hwarang when he started a fight.

    Jeong-Hoon went to see Verd who was watching from a distance.

    “It’s quite noisy. “What on earth is going on?”

    “I need some space to talk for a while.”

    “It’s not a difficult request. “Come in first.”

    Verde gave up an empty room next to his residence.

    Jeong Hoon and Park Jin Hyuk entered the room.

    “Why are you putting people in trouble again?”

    “…please. “I hope you will show me leniency.”

    “Do you want to be treated leniently?”

    “Yes… Lee Hwa and that bastard may have been rude but they are not that bad by nature.”

    Aren’t you a bad person by nature?

    Then you shouldn’t betray me like that in the end.

    He firmly believed that he had the same intention.

    Jeonghoon snorted.

    “I’m shocked. “That bastard has done something will you please take leniency?”

    “….”

    “So that’s why you followed me here and bothered people?”

    “sorry….”

    Park Jin-hyuk bowed his head.

    [Kill those who protect trash.]

    ‘Kill me!’

    [The limbs must be torn apart!]

    ‘Tear it to death!’

    [You die here!]

    ‘dying!’

    You two please be quiet.

    Jeonghoon silenced Mukho and Anima.

    When I think about my colleagues before returning I feel embarrassed.

    I don’t have any special feelings for Park Jin-hyuk but if he had survived until the end he might have also participated in the betrayal.

    Because people don’t know what to do.

    ‘What should I do?’

    He just doesn’t want to forgive me.

    Should we just kick Park Jin-hyuk out of here?

    As Jeong Hoon was pondering a trick came into his mind.

    “So you want to lift the one-year suspension with just an apology?”

    “Of course not! Is there anything you would like? Just say the word!”

    “Then cut off all ties with Lee Hwarang and Shinhwa. Then we will shorten it by 3 months to 9 months.”

    A whopping 3 months deduction.

    It was truly an unconventional proposal.

    “yes. “I will.”

    Park Jin-hyuk accepted without a second of hesitation.

    “…is it so?”

    Jeonghoon was slightly embarrassed.

    I thought he would think about it a little but what about an immediate answer?

    “This is my last duty of loyalty. “I was contemplating whether to leave the guild since I was pushed to the bottom in mythology.”

    Park Jin-hyuk was completely out of love with Shinhwa.

    Of course it was the same with Lee Hwarang.

    Because of Lee Hwarang he felt deathly threatened by Sa Jae-hyuk and from the moment he was pushed out of his position as an executive he no longer wanted to set foot in Shinhwa.

    The reason I came forward like this was because I couldn’t bear to watch Lee Hwarang suffer.

    Because it was he who brought him to the New World in the first place.

    So this is one last move for him.

    “is it so? Then let’s prove it.”

    “Proof…?”

    “yes.”

    * * *

    [Just screw it up….]

    ‘It’s a bit of a waste.’

    Mukho and Anima’s voices were full of regret.

    This is because Jeong Hoon sent Park Jin Hyuk away without touching him.

    “You didn’t argue directly. “There is not enough justification.”

    If he had attacked he would have been annoyed but Park Jin-hyuk took a low stance.

    So he decided to give it a try.

    ‘I will leave Shinhwa and join Hoyoung.’

    The reason for such a condition was simple.

    ‘It means completely cutting off Lee Hwarang’s limbs.’

    For Lee Hwarang Park Jin-hyuk was a friend more precious than anything else.

    After Park Jin-hyuk lost his life on behalf of his colleagues I held his body and wept for a long time.

    ‘Hwarang feel it once.’

    The feeling he felt when he was cut off by the only friend he trusted.

    Although it may not be as much as Jeong-hoon who was betrayed before his return the feeling of betrayal and loss will be enormous.

    “Then shall I finish what I have to do?”

    Jeong Hoon visited NPC Wolf.

    Wolf was an NPC who gave a variety of quests in the city of warriors.

    “oh! “What is Mutuga doing here?”

    Wolf grinned and welcomed Jeonghoon.

    “I want to do a quest.”

    “okay? You deserve it. “Let’s choose somewhere.”

    As Wolf finished speaking a hologram screen appeared in front of Jeonghoon.

    There were three categories on the screen.

    1. Daily Quest

    2. Weekly Quest

    3. Monthly Quest

    First the daily quest.

    It is a repeatable quest that resets every time at midnight.

    The second is a weekly quest.

    This is a quest that can be completed just once a week and is updated at 00:00 on Mondays.

    The last one is the monthly quest.

    It can be seen as a quest that is updated at 00:00 on the 1st of every month.

    And what Jeonghoon wanted to do was a weekly quest.

    ‘We change the future here too.’

    Originally a dungeon would only be discovered long after its realization.

    I was planning to reveal that dungeon early.

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