Chapter 98 Divine Ultimatum (3)
She was looking for him. The Heavenly Devil, looking for him. He didn’t know why. However, from the moment he heard about it, his fists trembled with a rush of adrenaline.
‘How strong has she become?’
At that time, he couldn’t use sword energy because the rank of b Heavenly Body} was low. Nevertheless, she created a tidal wave with one sword. Now that he thought about it, it doesn’t make sense. Yoon-seok still couldn’t use the Heavenly Devil’s sword without the help of Bloodseeker’s Energy. A warrior in the sky with not even an ounce of inner energy but reason. Now that she must have inner energy, he couldn’t imagine what state she had achieved. But…
His ambition began to swirl in his heart.
“…”
He wanted to challenge her again. He wanted to see for himself how strong she and himself had become.
“Where is she now?”
Ashton was startled by Yoon-seok’s question. Seeing how he was asking, he easily confirmed he was the person she sought.
“Are you two perhaps enemies?”
Ashton asked again without immediately answering. Before he knew it, his eyes were filled with worry. Yoon-seok shook his head quietly and replied.
“No, it’s not like that. Rather, it’s a teacher-pupil relationship. She was the one to teach me about the sword.”
“So this challenger is Yoon-seok’s teacher?”
“Not officially, but… that’s what I think.”
On the other hand, Yoon-seok briefly summarized the story of his meeting with the Heavenly Devil in his early days in the tower. Ashton listened with interest, his eyes twinkling, and later answered the question about her whereabouts.
“I don’t know where she is either. I know that she appeared in the plaza once.”
“…?”
As Yoon-seok tilted his head, Ashton began to explain in chronological order.
“She appeared about ten days ago, so you were in the midst of an exploration trial. I heard that she stayed in the plaza for about three hours before leaving.”
“But didn’t you say earlier that she was looking for me?”
“Yes. That’s right. But the situation is a little strange…”
“Strange?”
“Yes, so I think we should talk about a clan in the plaza before I explain the situation.”
There were six major forces in the plaza, one of which was the January Clan, composed of only Moorim people. He started with a story about a challenger who was the head of that clan.
“Jung Dae-woon, a 19th-floor duel challenger, known by the nickname Sword Demon, is said to have been a member of a group called Heavenly Devil Protestantism in Moorim.”
Yoon-seok, who wasn’t interested in the Tower’s hierarchy, suddenly thought that he had to start with an open mind to understand this. From the moment Ashton mentioned Protestantism, Yoon-seok had a clear idea of what he was trying to say. But he didn’t show his thoughts and listened patiently. Perhaps because he was always oddly involved with Moorim, Yoon-seok could quickly understand the whole story of the incident without needing a detailed explanation.
“…”
To sum it up, it was like this. After Heavenly Devil appeared, a challenger named the Sword Demon recognized her and immediately knelt, begging for her to lead them. However, she didn’t pay much attention to such a position and only asked one question.
— Have you ever seen this challenger before?
A duel challenger from Earth. A man in his twenties, who used two swords. This was all the personal information that the Heavenly Devil gave, and it was a mystery to him, who did not know Yoon-seok. When the Sword Demon replied that he didn’t know, she returned with a slight regret, and the Sword Demon began looking for the challenger because he was guilty he disappointed her.
That’s how the story reached Ashton, a member of the Earth Clan. And because they didn’t know what was going on, they zipped their mouths so that Yoon-seok’s name wouldn’t be exposed.
“If you want, I can arrange a meeting with the Sword Demon. Well, there’s no way to contact someone who left the square, but….”
“No, it’s fine.”
Yoon-seok shook his head firmly, cutting off his words. The Heavenly Devil was just asking out of curiosity, and the Sword Demon challenger was looking for him because of his worship. It would be troubling to meet her.
‘That’s just how it was….’
Yoon-seok felt his body relax, which was worked up because of the news. Did he expect to be remembered as a special being to her? Somehow, he felt dejected. Yoon-seok asked calmly despite this inner conflict.
“Do you happen to know what floor she was on?
“No, it’s not exactly confirmed. However, there’s a rumor that the Sword Demon, who was on the 19th floor, looked at her and said she was already above him and showed respect.”
Yoon-seok clenched his fist without realizing it. Ashton seemed to doubt it and said it was a rumor, but Yoon-seok could tell. The rumor must be true.
‘Well… it’s only natural.’
Yoon-seok had to take time to adjust to new things whenever he went up one floor, but that wouldn’t have been the case for the Heavenly Devil. For her, the trial would have been a mere process of retracing the path that she had taken before.
‘At least 20 floors and above… so it has already happened…’
Was Namgoong Soso looking at Yoon-seok with this kind of feeling? It felt like he still had a long way to go, but there was no one to blame but himself. Kang Hyung-woo, Lee Chang-hoon, Plaza, Mission, Earth, Exploration…while Yoon-seok had been working on many things so far, the Heavenly Devil was only focused on ascending.
Didn’t Ashton say that earlier? The Sword Demon begged her to lead them, but she didn’t show any interest. Perhaps only those people could reach the top of the Tower.
‘This isn’t the time to be uncertain.’
Yoon-seok was extremely motivated. Of course, he knew that the number of floors wasn’t everything. However, his opponent was none other than the Heavenly Devil. Even in the crazy world of Moorim, there was a sky beyond the sky, an absolute being revered as a living legend. If there were a difference even in the number of floors, it would be hard to even look at the tip of her toes.
And he was ambitious to reach her? Wanting to find out how strong she had become in combat? It was a ridiculous idea that made him want to laugh.
‘Still, I’m glad…’
Meanwhile, Yoon-seok felt relieved at the same time. As far as he was concerned, he knew now that his reunion with her wouldn’t come today. She would be disappointed if she saw him now.
“Do you happen to have any more information about her?”
He wanted to go back to the waiting room right away and face the next trial, but before that, Yoon-seok asked a few more questions. Then, they started talking about the appearance of the Heavenly Devil.
“…A young woman?”
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