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Chapter 301





What even!?


Kang Chul-In was shocked by Kwak Jung’s statement . The non-existent past referred to the lost history as a result of Kang Chul-In’s Soul Backup . The one who returned referred to Kang Chul-In himself, did it not?


I’m the one who kills Vilhelm and Ao Xin?


Something was off . If Kwak Jung truly saw Kang Chul-In kill the two Overlords, he would have said ‘your Majesty will kill Vilhelm and Ao Xin’, instead of saying it in such a roundabout statement .


Clench! Kang Chul-In grabbed Kwak Jung by the collar .


“Kwak Jung!”


“ . . . !”


“What did you see?”


“Y-Your Majesty… Urgh!”


“Tell me . ”


“ . . . !”


“What did you see?”


Kang Chul-In could overlook any other prophecies, but not one that mentioned Soul Backup .


“Y-Your Majesty… kuhuk . . . ”


“All of you, leave the room . ”


Kang Chul-In didn’t care whether Kwak Jung was struggling . Since Kwak Jung spoke of Soul Backup, he decided that there was a need for a private conversation .


“P-Please let go of this first… kuhuk…!”


“Shit!”


Kang Chul-In immediately let go of Kwak Jung’s collar . He was almost about to suffocate his cherished subordinate to death .


“Kek! Y-You almost killed me . . . ”


“It’s a misunderstanding . ”


“ . . . ”


“Why would I kill you? You know for yourself how much I value you . ”


Kang Chul-In shamelessly tapped Kwak Jung’s back and smiled, pretending that nothing happened .


Urgh . . .


Kwak Jung thought .


He is definitely a psychopath, no matter how I look . . .


Kang Chul-In was certainly a great boss, but his temper was just incomprehensible .


“Anyway . ”


Kang Chul-In pressured Kwak Jung .


“What did you see? What do you mean by the one who returned from the non-existent past?”


“T-That . . . ”


“Did you see me kill Vilhelm and Ao Xin?”


He asked just to make sure .


“No . ”


Kwak Jung shook his head .


“However . . . ”


“Hmm?”


“Why do you assume that I saw you, your Majesty?”


A good point .


This bastard . . .


Kang Chul-In was caught off guard by Kwak Jung’s question, but he responded fluently .


“I wonder why?”


Heh .


Kang Chul-In smiled .


“Why did I ask that question?”


“Huhh?”


Kwak Jung’s eyes widened .


W-What’s going on?


Kwak Jung was flabbergasted . That question indirectly indicated that Kang Chul-In had something to do with his prophecy . In other words, was Kang Chul-In someone who returned from the past as well?


“Idiot . ”


At that moment, Kang Chul-In criticized his subordinate .


“Sorry?”


“Who else could kill Vilhelm and Ao Xin on this continent? Just name a few . ”


“Well that… aha?”


Kwak Jung scratched his head . The only man capable of killing the two Overlords of the Gullveig Alliance was standing right before him .


So easy .


Kang Chul-In grinned inwardly .


“So what did you see?”


He quickly changed the topic .


“T-That is . . . ”


“ . . . ?”


“I can’t remember clearly . . . ”


“ . . . ”


“I know what I saw, but I can’t remember the scene . ”


“Are you trying to play games with . . . ”


“Not at all!”


Kwak Jung exclaimed .


“I’m frustrated too!”


“I-Is that so?”


“Yes . I definitely saw something, but I can’t fathom what it was . . . It drives me crazy!”


“ . . . !”


“But in essence… I did see something . ”


How should Kang Chul-In interpret this?


Kwak Jung only remembered the crux of the story . If Kang Chul-In had not seen Kwak Jung’s strange state, he would have reprimanded him for spouting nonsense .


“A-Anyway . . . ”


Kwak Jung continued .


“My body condition… it’s a little weird now . ”


“Anyone can tell . ”


“Yes, actually… I can see a status window… I’ve never had something like this before . . . ”


“ . . . ?”


“Let me draw it out for you . ”


Kang Chul-In passed a scroll and a quill pen to Kwak Jung .


Scribble, scribble .


Kwak Jung’s hand began to move busily on the scroll .


“ . . . !”


What Kwak Jung had written utterly surprised Kang Chul-In:


[Notification] Job advancement was successful!


Adventurer Kwak Jung’s class changed from ‘tactician’ to ‘Oracle’!


Penalty Option: Muscle Strength -30% / Endurance -30% / Agility -30% / Defense -30% / Magic Resistance -30% / Attack -50%


“What is this bullshit . . . ”


Kang Chul-In cursed . What kind of job advancement decreased so much physical attributes?


Maybe the job advancement was not a wise decision .


However,


“What in the world!?”


Kang Chul-In was shocked once again .


[The Oracle]


Predicts the future .


Cool time: 72 hours .


Penalty Option: After activation, all attributes are decreased by -5% permanently (increased penalty with larger-scaled prophecy)


If Kwak Jung could gain the ability to foresee the future, then the penalty option was understandable .


“Why are you randomly named the Oracle?”


“I-I have no idea myself . ”


Kang Chul-In and Kwak Jung, the king and his subject, stared at each other with puzzled expressions .


“Something seems . . . ”


Kwak Jung spoke .


Immediately,


“Huh?”


His vision began to blur .


Thump!


He then foamed and collapsed onto the floor .


“Kwak Jung!”


Kang Chul-In hurriedly helped Kwak Jung to get up .


***


Kwak Jung struggled to recover .


Sometimes he tossed back and forth with foam at his mouth, and he pulled his hair as if he was having a bad headache . He also had seizures like an epileptic patient . No treatment was successful . Nilus and Arshelly’s mental treatment, Alfred’s Blood Heal, and even Skadi’s occult treatment failed to work .


“God damn it!”


Kang Chul-In cursed as he left the sickbay .


“What the hell am I supposed to do?”


He was frustrated . Kwak Jung was his most cherished subordinate and also the pillar of the Valhalla Kingdom . If Kang Chul-In was the symbol of brute strength and power, Kwak Jung was the control tower that efficiently commanded his army . That Kwak Jung was sick . Apart from its impact on Kang Chul-In’s emotional state , this news led to a great loss in Valhalla’s national strength .


“Argh . . . ”


Nilus, who left the sickbay together with Kang Chul-In, mumbled as he passed by Kang Chul-In .


“It seems like there’s some problem with the brain… but it’s not like I can open up the skull and pour potions into it… argh . . . ”


“The brain?”


Kang Chul-In turned around to face Nilus .


“What do you mean?”


“Your Majesty… what I meant was . . . ”


“ . . . ?”


“Isn’t prophecy a product of the brain’s capacity?”


“It is?”


“Well, maybe it could be a spiritual thing, but we magicians tend not to believe in that kind of fluff . ”


It was an interesting remark . Wasn’t magic fluff as well? It was ironic for Nilus, who had devoted his entire lifetime studying magic, to not believe in the spiritual realm .


“In fact, magic may seem unrealistic . ”


Nilus seemed to have noticed Kang Chul-In’s amusement . He began to explain further .


“However, magic is a field of study that becomes more realistic as one delves deeper . This is especially so for elementary mages like myself, who do not acknowledge non-magical entities like black magic and sorceries . ”


“ . . . ”


“If I were to elaborate on the details of the mechanism of magic . . . ”


“No, it’s fine . ”


Kang Chul-In hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt Nilus . Why would he want to know about the mechanism of magic? His brain was already about to explode .


“Anyways, you are saying that the problem lies not in the spiritual realm, but more in the brain?”


“Yes, your Majesty . ”


“The cure?”


“Regarding that… a human brain is more complicated than what you think, your Majesty . Even a spell that erases or alters just 5 minutes of memory requires a high-ranked magician who is capable of chanting level 8 spells proficiently . ”


“Why is that so, Nilus?”


“For a mind control magic to work, the spellcaster’s mental and computing power must be overwhelmingly better than the target’s .


Thump!


Kang Chul-In could feel his heart drop .


In other words, there was nobody who could treat Kwak Jung .


“In that case . . . ”


“Yes, your Majesty . . . ”


Nilus replied regrettably .


“Only an ancient dragon from the archaic texts may alleviate tactician Kwak’s condition… However, where can we find an ancient dragon . . . ”


“ . . . !”


“Huh?”


Nilus tilted his head sideways .


“Y-Your Majesty?”


The only being who could treat Kwak Jung was the ancient dragon that was now being held captive in Kang Chul-In’s training room .


“I just happened to have a dog shit . ”


Kang Chul-In smirked . He was right .


They say when you need a dog shit for medicine [1], there isn’t any . However, Kang Chul-In had the perfect dog shit in his hands .


A gigantic dog shit called an ancient black dragon!


***


“Ah, this . ”


Desdemona, who was still tied up in Podolski’s perverted style, recognized Kwak Jung’s condition at once glance .


“What is this?”


“His brain’s calculation ability improved exponentially, what else?”


Desdemona shrugged .


“Hmm?”


“What I’m saying is that . . . ”


Desdemona began to explain the mechanism of prophecy briefly .


“In this guy’s case, he is highly specialized in analyzing whatever he sees, hears or feels . A great insight, I must say . ”


“And then?”


“A human brain has a definite limit . It fatigues very quickly . ”


“Are you looking down on humans?”


“Don’t be mad . It’s the truth . ”


“Where’s your evidence?”


“Humans go crazy, don’t they? That’s the proof . ”


“That . . . ”


“We dragons never go crazy . ”


“ . . . !”


“We never kill, scream, or run around frantically because we have lost our minds . ”


“Hmm . . . ”


“If you don’t get it, just listen . ”


Desdemona critiqued Kang Chul-In and continued her explanation .


“Anyways, the limited human brain relies heavily on subconsciousness . It’s often termed an instinct . This is a good example . The brain couldn’t sustain the powerful insight, and hence introduced a type of subconsciousness . ”


“And what is that?”


“Survival instinct . ”


“ . . . !”


“This guy’s ability keeps on activating against his own will, so his survival instinct felt a need to control that . To put it simply, it’s like how one exercises to dissipate his/her overflowing energy . ”


“Continue . ”


“His survival instinct created the prophetic ability to pacify the overworking brain . His brilliant insight is now contained in a dish called ‘Oracle algorism’, which analyses the present and predicts the future . It’s because the prophetic ability consumes a heavenly amount of brain power . ”


“Ah!”


Kang Chul-In could finally understand the mechanism behind prophecy . Nilus was right: prophecy had nothing to do with the spiritual realm . It was a sort of deduction, created by a highly developed human brain’s computing power . In other words, Kwak Jung was now a kind of supercomputer!


“Oh well, but it’s unfortunate . ”


Desdemona shrugged .


“Unfortunate?”


“Sigh . . . ”


“ . . . ?”


“Think about it, you idiot! It’s only a temporary measure! Even if this guy’s survival instinct has created the Oracle algorism to suppress his brain power, a mere human can never control it . He will spontaneously look into the future every now and then . Then he will be chronically fatigued, and his body will start to break down . Then he will die . People like him never live long . ”


Kang Chul-In realized .


“Prophets are short-lived . Even if they do live long, they are constantly plagued by sickness . The oriental saying that ‘if one reveals God’s plan, his lifespan shortens’ probably originated from a similar context . ”


Skadi was right .


Moreover, it explained the penalty option that popped up when Kwak Jung had his job advancement from ‘tactician’ to ‘Oracle’ .


“I won’t let that . . . ”


Kang Chul-In was about to continue his sentence .


“H-Honey!”


Lee Chae-Rin hurriedly rushed into the sickbay .


“Something appalling happened!”


Kang Chul-In thought,


Damn it, something appalling this time?


His face crumpled from fatigue .


What did she mean?


Kang Chul-In was sick and tired of the constant flood of problems .


“What is it this time?”


He asked with an irritated voice .


“O-Overlord Albrecht Vilhelm and… Ao Xin . . . ”


“ . . . !”


“They are dead!”


“ . . . !”


“It’s chaos now, honey!”


Kwak Jung’s prophecy had come to fruition .


[1] There is a korean saying: ‘when you need a dog shit for medicine, there isn’t any’ . In other words, when you are in a desperate situation, even the most common/useless thing happens to be unavailable .



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