The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 198

['The Witch of Emptiness' seems to interest you.]

[She wants to become a sponsor for you. Will you accept?]

[She is not an officially registered sponsor in the Battle.net system. Unexpected side effects may occur.]

The Witch of Emptiness.

Yoon Sae-ah knew well who it was through the previous illusion.

"Um, could it be... Mom...?"

"Why, what's the matter?"

"I received a sponsorship! From the Witch of Emptiness!"

"What?"

In the illusion, it was the Holy Land, the Witch of Emptiness.

She was a 'sponsor'.

It was completely unexpected.

"Well... I did see a message like this."

As Sung JiHan recited the final warning message, he furrowed his brow.

Not an official sponsor.

"It's a bit unsettling."

"But I still want to do it. After all, my class is Void Archer. Even if the Witch of Emptiness isn't my mom, she could be a great help."

"But it's too involved with the Void. If you're too closely associated with that side, it might not be good."

"Okay. Sae-ah, if I enter the Grandmaster League, can I look for Jia...?"

Despite the objections of the two, Yoon Sae-ah persisted.

"Hehe... I already clicked 'yes'."

After clicking 'yes', she scratched her cheek.

"Hey!"

"It's okay. And... wait for me until I become a Grandmaster!"

Before she finished speaking, something eerie happened.

Sss...

A purple smoke began to emanate from Yoon Sae-ah's body.

[...I've already agreed to cooperate. Why are you showing me this illusion? Oh Void's will, do not mock me...]

The voice that emerged from the smoke belonged to Sung JiHan.

She taunted the Void with an irritated voice, criticizing it.

Yoon Sae-ah shouted while looking at the smoke.

"Mom! Where are you? We came to find you. Come out quickly!"

[How dare you imitate my daughter...! Sae-ah's death is certain. Even among countless possibilities, nothing has changed. Oh Void, why did you grant me such power if this is just a joke?]

"What are you talking about? She's alive and well. Why do you keep trying to kill your daughter?"

[If you continue to mock me like this, I will not fulfill the duties of a witch. I will close my eyes and ears and not bring about the end.]

"No, wait. Mother? Please listen to your child."

The conversation between the mother and daughter was at odds.

More accurately, Sung JiHan completely ignored Yoon Sae-ah, dismissing her as a mere illusion.

'...Didn't she sponsor Sae-ah? Why is she acting like this?'

Observing their argument, Sung JiHan interjected.

"Sister. Didn't you sponsor Sae-ah?"

[Hmph...! To add JiHan's illusion as well. That's why I don't believe in you! If you wanted to construct a story, you should have done it properly. JiHan is alive too, but he doesn't seem to have regained his senses!]

"...Geez. I can see what you think of me, sister."

"Hehe. You were supposed to have that kind of image, Uncle."

"JiHan. Did that really happen?"

Sung JiHan was always a naive and lazy younger sibling to Sung JiA.

When she saw Sung JiHan in this position, she was convinced that this was a fantasy.

[Creating fantasies out of some of the futures that were seen there... Sung JiHan really does have various things going on.]

"Huh? Really? Sophia?"

"...Who is Olke?"

Although Sophia had studied Korean diligently and could speak it to some extent, she was unfamiliar with the term Olke.

"To refer to your brother's wife like that..."

"Huh? Really?"

After hearing Yoon SaeA's explanation, her eyes sparkled.

"Unni!! How did that future unfold? How did I provoke JiHan? Please tell me!"

Fearlessly approaching Yoon SaeA, Sophia clenched her fists.

Before she knew it, even the way she addressed Sung JiA had changed to unni.

At that moment, there was a wriggling purple smoke.

"So, So-phi... Ah, seriously... Just stay still! Interfering in someone else's family matters!"

"No! It could be my family matter too!"

"Uh, ah, seriously... Sung JiHan player. I'm sorry. I will never bring you here again."

Seeing Sophia arguing with Christoph, a voice flowed out of the smoke as if in disbelief.

"...Strange. It's messy to call it a fantasy created by the will of emptiness."

"Ah, Mom, I'm really here? Uncle went crazy and died~ Always first place~ Became a national representative and Dad won too!"

"Hmm... SaeA, I didn't lose to my brother-in-law."

"Ah, anyway! So, after getting rid of the Japanese woman with Dad who regained his senses, we came back to Korea~ It's not the same bad ending situation as before!"

"Ha... That makes sense! JiHan wouldn't have said that! Before being chosen by that monster, he was just a gambling addict!"

Sung JiA clearly realized that she was being treated as a gambling addict and lazy sister by her sister.

Even if Sung JiA had seen the future of the previous world, she couldn't see the present now.

"JiA."

"Don't interfere in my enjoyable fantasy. Yoon SaeJin."

"...Uh, okay."

Seeing Yoon SaeJin speaking up from the side and immediately being silenced, Sung JiA could still understand that this was an "enjoyable fantasy" for her sister.

"Yes. Since it's an enjoyable fantasy for you, let's continue imagining. How can we escape from there?"

"Hehe."

Sung JiA laughed hollowly and spoke.

"Will the ranking be higher now?"

"Humanity? That's impossible... It's just a useless fantasy. The evaluation of the ranking is only possible in the middle of the season. A flashy victory doesn't help with the evaluation."

We have to go to the middle of the season for humanity to survive.

Is the power of the witch who oversees the end weakening?

"Going to the Grand Master League might be faster."

"That's right. Entering the Abyss directly might be faster."

"Hehe, if you recklessly enter the Abyss and touch something wrong, the Korean Peninsula will explode... Will of emptiness. Pretending not to know such common sense, this fantasy is quite elaborate."

"Ah... Is that so? Then is there no other way?"

"...If the Olke in the fantasy, who has obtained the power of emptiness, grows more. But that won't be easy."

While talking about the fantasy, Sung JiA pointed out some points in her own way.

When it was time to bring up that topic, the purple smoke that had been dense around Yoon SaeA's body began to fade.

"Is it over now... This fantasy was enjoyable."

Saying farewell like that, the smoke disappeared.

The Sung JiHan group looked at each other.

"Nuna, there were a lot of explanations about how we're being treated as fantasies."

"Mom... Do you think she actually knows that this is real?"

"In terms of position, wouldn't it be impossible to stop the story? If she's the Witch of Emptiness."

"It's possible enough. Jia was quick to catch on."

While they were each thinking their own thoughts,

Yoon Sae-ah suddenly expressed her doubts.

"But the sponsorship from the Holy See... Even Mom, who is in charge, seemed unaware. Who could have done it?"

"I don't know."

Even if Sung Ji-ah had given them various tips along the way,

It was clear that she hadn't been the one to initiate the sponsorship itself.

Then who connected Sung Ji-ah and Yoon Sae-ah?

'I can't even guess who it might be now...'

Sung JiHan thought deeply, but there were too few clues.

He decided to keep the existence that connected Sung Ji-ah and Yoon Sae-ah in mind.

"For now... Let's go back."

They finished their dungeon exploration schedule here.

***

[The dungeon portal that disappeared in large numbers. Restoring peace to North Korean land!]

[Hidden residents are being rescued one by one.]

[The closed abyss, the entry condition is Grandmaster Liger or higher?]

[The hidden contributor of North Korean exploration. Christopher's explanation. Revealed to be the world's first S-class explorer.]

[BattleNet Federation recognizes Yoon Sae-jin's contributions and allows him to participate in national representative matches.]

Sung JiHan and Geomwang dismantled the North Korean dungeon portal.

Originally, their goal was to find traces of Sung Ji-ah, but people paid attention to the phenomenon of the dungeons disappearing in North Korea itself.

-Wow... Was it this easy?

-I thought another dungeon break might happen. It ended peacefully.

-If only we had been careful last time.

-Back then, we didn't know that an explorer could destroy a dungeon portal.

-But is Christopher really an S-class explainer?

-I'll dismiss his explanation ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The North Korean dungeon investigation team achieved significant results with this incident.

They also built a large database on dungeons that threaten humanity.

And the giant dungeon portal that was considered difficult to handle was revealed to be conquerable with Christopher's joining.

That's why.

The World BattleNet Federation called in members of the investigation team to New York on a large scale.

Especially for Geomwang, they lifted the ban on participating in national representative matches and gave him a big reward.

"Aren't you disappointed, Uncle?"

Yoon Sae-ah turned her head towards Sung JiHan as she watched her father receive an award from the BattleNet Federation Chairman on TV.

"Well, receiving an award from the Chairman?"

"Yeah. He said he'll give you an award too."

"New York is far. I don't feel like going."

"But it's still a commemoration..."

"He should come to Korea. Why call us? Honestly, if it weren't for lifting the ban on my brother-in-law's participation, I wouldn't have gone."

"That's true."

Yoon Se-jin, who has been playing games diligently these days, said that he will climb up to the Grand Master League.

In the Diamond League - Gangnam 1 area, players were trembling as the monster announced that he would start playing the game again.

- Yoon Se-jin joined the waiting guild?

- It's not just the Sword King, but other top rankers are also trying to join the waiting guild?

- With the level expansion, it seems that the hardcore players are starting their growth again.

Not only the Sword King, but other rankers are also lining up, asking to be put in the waiting guild.

At this rate, the waiting guild would become a gathering place for rankers, not a promising guild.

"Uncle... They say that the rankers are lining up. Are you not going to kick me out?"

"Can't you see what I'm doing? First, become a ranker, just like you."

"Well, I've been playing games diligently these days. I don't think I can participate in the promotion match in January... but I'll catch up next month!"

"Okay. But haven't you had any contact with your sister anymore?"

"Oh. She's been quiet since then... Just once. There was a time when she pointed something out to me."

"What?"

"It was when I was trying to evolve my class..."

Yoon Se-ah, a special class, Void Archer.

Currently in Platinum, she was able to upgrade this class.

To the upgraded version of Void Archer, Void Shooter.

Among the newly appeared "Void Analysts."

"When I saw the additional effects of the class, Void Shooter seemed much better. The description for Void Analyst only says that it analyzes void abilities. So, of course, I was going to choose Void Shooter..."

"But?"

"Suddenly, I heard my mom's voice."

[My daughter wasn't this foolish. She was always the top student in the school. Maybe it's because it's a fantasy, but it seems like it wasn't properly implemented... Our daughter's wisdom.]

After being quiet for a while, Sung Ji-ah, who had raised an objection when she was evolving her class, spoke up.

"Oh, why? What's the problem, Mom? Shooter seemed much better."

[Sigh. No matter how much it's a fantasy, you're still a fool, aren't you? Look! Ah, I'm... ]

As Sung Ji-ah was about to explain something, her voice disappeared.

Instead, the Void Analyst shone brightly in Yoon Se-ah's class selection window.

Anyone could tell that it meant to choose this.

"So, what did you do?"

"I listened to Mom. I chose Void Analyst. Sigh... Even though Shooter seemed much better."

"Well, there must be a deeper meaning to it. As a Void Witch, you should know about the void."

"Yeah... But other than this advice, there's not much support. Other Seats give stat bonuses, right?"

Yoon Se-ah was disappointed that her mother, who was a Seat, didn't provide much support.

"What did you get from the Seat, Uncle?"

"Well, not much, really. I also have to complete the commission to receive the reward."

Sung JiHan, who promised to give an EX-grade reward when the commission is completed.

But there were still a few steps left to complete it.

"There's one empty Seat slot... Is it because of the Hideout that it's not attracting attention?"

The Hideout that Sung JiHan chose to hide himself in the Space League.

As a result, despite his outstanding achievements, he didn't catch the attention of the Seats.

Should he just accept the sponsorship of the Shadow Queen?

When the topic of the Seats came up, Sung JiHan was considering leaving the slot empty.

["The Seat of the Dead Star" has finally been found, and it shows interest in you.]

[He wants to become a Seat that sponsors you. Will you accept?]

An unwelcome name suddenly appeared through the system window.