Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Of course, Miyun didn"t plan on making her move right now .
“Don’t talk bad about Dad!”
s.h.i.+nhae yelled out once again and stepped out from behind Jimin .
Miyun let out a sigh . She spoke in an open manner as if she wanted everyone to see what she was dealing with .
“When I take her back, I’ll have to teach her some manners again . ”
s.h.i.+nhae flinched in surprise and once again clung to Jimin’s leg .
“I . . . I don’t want to go… . ”
The little girl looked up at Jimin . She looked like a puppy burrowing into the arms of its owner when faced with a large predator .
Jimin was furious . Although she had expected s.h.i.+nhae to be afraid of Miyun, she never imagined the fear would be this much . Jimin could guess how Miyun had treated s.h.i.+nhae in the past . She gently took s.h.i.+nhae into her arms, and s.h.i.+nhae burrowed her face into her chest .
“It seems you keep underestimating us . We have no intention of handing s.h.i.+nhae over to you . ”
“Is that so?”
A big smile appeared on Miyun’s lips .
“Well, it can’t be helped . It has been a while since I’ve met my daughter . I can’t fight in front of her . It would be unsightly . I am doing this because I love this child . ”
Saying those words, Miyun turned around with a clean movement . She acted as advertised .
Other than her birth mother, Jimin had never wanted to slap someone more than Miyun .
“Ah! I almost forgot!”
Miyun suddenly turned her head to look over her shoulder .
“Please send my ‘love’ to my husband . I’ll be calling him at a later date . I want to talk to him about s.h.i.+nhae . ”
‘As expected, she is planning something . ’
Jimin could guess this plan had something to do with money or Lee Jaeho . No, it might be both .
“Wait a moment . ”
Miyun was about to leave when Jimin stopped her .
“What is it?”
“Mr . Sungyoon isn’t like his past self . You won’t be able to use him and dump him so easily now . It seems an impression of a person doesn’t change easily . ”
Miyun was confident in making her move against Sungyoon because she thought he hadn"t changed that much .
“I’ll give you one warning . Mr . Sungyoon isn’t someone that’ll be easily manipulated by you like before . It is all thanks to you . ”
It had nothing to do with his wealth, power, or fame . Sungyoon’s personality had changed at a fundamental level . It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the past Sungyoon had died, and Miyun was the one who had killed him . s.h.i.+nhae was Sungyoon"s everything now, and Jimin wondered if Miyun knew how dangerous it was to mess with s.h.i.+nhae now .
In the past, Sungyoon had been willing to sacrifice everything for s.h.i.+nhae . The current Sungyoon would be willing to destroy everything for her sake .
“Thank you for your warning . ”
Miyun laughed as if she found Jimin’s words ridiculous .
“However, I know my ex-husband very well . We were married once . Yes . I know him very well . ”
Miyun still wasn’t getting what Jimin was saying . However, Jimin didn’t care as she had already expected this .
“I warned you . Now please scram . ”
“I’ll do so . I’ll see you ‘next’ time . ”
Miyun finally left .
When she couldn"t hear Miyun’s voice any longer, s.h.i.+nhae hesitantly looked up .
“… She’s gone?”
“Yes, she is gone”
s.h.i.+nhae acted like the main character of a horror movie . She kept trembling while looking at her surroundings as if she were worried a ghost might suddenly show up .
After hearing Jimin"s confirmation, s.h.i.+nhae finally let out a sigh of relief . However, she didn"t let go of Jimin, and Jimin didn’t put her down either .
“Unni . Do I have to live with that person again?”
“No, you don’t . You will live with your dad . ”
s.h.i.+nhae let out a bright smile . However, her complexion was pale, and she was still a bit shaken and worried .
“It’s fine . Everything will be fine . s.h.i.+nhae’s dad is an amazing person . There is no way he’ll send you to that woman . ”
“Yes! Dad said he can win against ten lions! Dad is an amazing person!”
Fortunately, s.h.i.+nhae had regained her strength . Jimin smiled as she talked to s.h.i.+nhae . Even as she was having the conversation, Jimin thought about what she had to do in the future .
‘I should contact Mr . Sungyoon just in case . Also, I should increase the security around s.h.i.+nhae .
Jimin’s eyes turned fierce .
‘Yes . Bring it on, Mr . Sungyoon’s ex-wife . ’
Jimin ground her teeth, and her will to fight burned fiercely .
***
Sungyoon had come up to the Moon, but he was hunting by himself .
The Ross siblings would be joining him a month later . Grace was helping the recovery efforts of London, and she would be arriving on the same day as the Ross siblings .
Suh-guhk!
Sungyoon cut down the monster coming at him .
Ggyahhhhhhhh!
The Mad Dog screamed when its leg was severed, and soon, its body started to emanate smoke .
This monster was a low-rank monster with no resistance to magical energy . The lightning of the sword was anathema to the Mad Dog .
Sungyoon showed no interest in the Mad Dog’s corpse as he could instantly kill the monster by severing its leg . He swung his sword a couple more times in the air as he fell deep into his thoughts .
‘What was it?’
He tried to remember the sensation he felt when he had cut down the Super Golem with a single strike . It was a sensation only felt by high rank 1st Gen Connectors . Sungyoon still couldn’t pin down the source of that sensation .
“Sunbae-nim!”
At that moment, a man ran toward Sungyoon . The man had a short buzz cut and an innocent appearance .
He was equipped with a crude sword, s.h.i.+eld, and armor . At a glance, anybody could tell he was a beginner Connector .
This man was a new Connector who had entered Jungb.u.m . He had become Sungyoon’s junior colleague .
His name was Kim Sukhwahn . Sungyoon was overseeing Sukhwahn’s hunt for the next couple of days at Jimin’s request .
“Here . ”
Sukhwahn gave two moonstones to Sungyoon . These moonstones were incredibly small compared to the moonstones gathered from the Great Labyrinth, but they meant the world to Connectors who were just starting out, like Sukhwahn .
“Good job . You reacted very well this time . ”
Two Mad Dogs and a Slash Cat had attacked them at the same time . Sungyoon had taken care of the Mad Dog and left the other two to Sukhwahn .
Under the tutelage of Sungyoon, Sukhwahn"s skill had risen . He could easily kill two monsters now .
“You can drop the honorific . I’m younger than you . ”
Sukhwahn was a very diligent worker . Moreover, he had entered Jungb.u.m because he admired Sungyoon . He was very friendly toward Sungyoon .
“I"ll think about it . Let’s end it here today . ”
Sungyoon looked at his watch . It was about time to return . He gathered the moonstone of the Mad Dog that he had just killed, and put away all three moonstones into his storage Gem . Then he climbed up the labyrinth with Sukhwahn .
The two of them were hunting within the Beginner’s Labyrinth, but this Beginner’s Labyrinth wasn"t the one that Sungyoon was familiar with .
The Beginner’s Labyrinth within Armstrong city had been sealed, and a new one had been created just outside the city .
It was less accessible than the previous labyrinth, and one had to use the Moon Surface Vehicle to reach this place . So, this new location wasn’t very popular right now .
“It seems you"re in a better mood now . ”
While they were climbing the labyrinth, Sukhwahn spoke to Sungyoon .
“You looked like you were in a very bad mood until not too long ago . ”
“I had received some not too good news . ”
When Sungyoon had heard that Miyun had tried to approach s.h.i.+nhae, he had been livid with anger .
That d.a.m.n woman was once again trying to act on her greed . She was planning to use his treasure, s.h.i.+nhae, against him . Thankfully, Jimin had been by s.h.i.+nhae’s side, and Miyun was forced to walk away without making much of a fuss . Sungyoon had been barely able to calm himself down .
Still, he knew that Miyun would approach s.h.i.+nhae once again in the future . It was only a matter of time .
If he was being honest, Sungyoon was willing to kill Miyun . Of course, this was the absolute worst-case scenario .
For now, he delegated all the matter about Miyun to Jimin .
Of course, he didn’t feel good about it .
And even after a few days had pa.s.sed, his mood was still sour .
“Don’t worry about it . I feel better now . ”
Sungyoon couldn’t continue to be angry . He pushed down the anger so that he could return to living his own life .
When the duo exited the Beginner’s Labyrinth, they saw a large crowd at the entrance . It wasn’t out of the ordinary .
The Beginner’s Labyrinth always had heavy traffic . In fact, there were clearly fewer Connectors here compared to the crowd that appeared in the old Beginner’s Labyrinth .
One of the reasons behind that was the new Lunar city . A lot of Connectors had gone to volunteer for work on constructing the city .
It meant they would be banned from entering Armstrong . But they still did that as any Connector who helped in the construction of the new city would get very small rights to the city . A lot of beginner Connectors and the 1st Gen Connectors, who usually hunted in the Beginner’s Labyrinth, were successfully lured away by this promise .
This was especially true of the Chinese and Russian Connectors . Almost all of them were helping build the second city .
Sungyoon drove the company’s Moon Surface Vehicle as both of them returned to Armstrong city .
When he arrived at his lodging, Sungyoon received a message . The higher-ups of Armstrong wanted to speak to him .
Sungyoon went to the first district . After walking past the s.p.a.ceport, several consulates, and the research facility, he reached a certain building .
This building was quite larger than most of the buildings in Armstrong . It was the city hall where Armstrong was governed . This was the first time Sungyoon had visited this place .
A clerk guided Sungyoon to a room on the third floor . The sitting room was decorated in quite a fancy manner, and Sungyoon had to wait for a short amount of time before a man entered the room .
“I’m sorry for making you wait . ”
With an apology, this man extended his hand toward Sungyoon .
“It"s an honor to meet the famous Knight of London . My name is Michael Smith . I"m the mayor of this city . ”
Smith was the highest rank official amongst the higher-ups of Armstrong . He possessed the t.i.tle of mayor, but he was the mayor of the only city on the Moon . The power he possessed here was drastically different compared to the mayors on Earth .
“I am Sungyoon Woo . It"s nice to meet you . ”
Sungyoon shook Smith’s hand .
The two of them looked at each other .
“I heard you had some business with me . What is it?”
“I would like to discuss something very important with you, Mr . Woo . ”
Smith spoke with a very serious expression on his face .
“First, I would like you to say thank you . I heard you turned down the offer from the other city . ”
It seemed that information had already leaked . Sungyoon replied .
“I have business with the Great Labyrinth of this city . ”
“It really is a blessing . If Mr . Woo had gone over to that city, it would"ve caused a big headache for us . ”
Smith shook his head from side to side . As the mayor of Armstrong, he used to have complete control over the Connectors . This moment of weakness was unlike him .
‘It means he views the birth of a rival city as a big threat . ’
“You probably know this, but the construction of the new city lit a fire under our feet . It doesn’t help that the other city is promising great benefits to the Connectors . The Connectors are flocking there in droves . Even the number of Connectors going into the new Beginner’s Labyrinth has precipitously gone down . ”
Sungyoon nodded . He had seen it with his own eyes .
“We went over many countermeasures . Several plans were crafted, and we decided to choose one of them . And we would like Mr . Woo’s help . ”
“What kind of help?”
“We would like to hunt down the Golems . ”
Sungyoon’s face hardened .
“… Are you out of your mind?”
It was a very rude thing to say, but Sungyoon had to ask that question .
Smith must have expected his reaction as he didn’t seem offended .
“The ones to bring about this mess in the first place was the Golems . I hope you didn’t forget that . ”
“I haven’t forgotten about it . However, we need to hunt down the Golems . If we are successful, we can show everyone that we have the power to respond to the threat of the Golems . Also, it would allow us to further our research about labyrinths . Our status would be raised . ”
“Do you think it"s possible?”
“Of course . Even the Super Golem wasn’t able to overcome a Connector of Sir Russell’s caliber . Moreover, Sir Russell hadn’t been fighting at full strength as he was worried about causing collateral damage . We’ve already received a verbal commitment from several high rank Connectors including Charlie Russell, Danny Bruce, and Sung Hyunwoo . ”
This news surprised Sungyoon .