The Jade Ghost of the Jegal Family - Chapter 8

The meeting place was Gangnam.

– Kim Se-hyun will not be able to come.

Yoon Seung-ah’s voice was heard.

“Let’s hang out together.”
“Okay.”

When Choi Shin-woo’s words were accepted by Go Yo-han, Kim Se-hyun also decided to join.

“Then I’ll go too.”

He likely intended to either protect himself or stay with them, but he was only a hindrance.

– He’s likely sick, so he won’t be able to come to school until tomorrow.

Yoon Seung-ah handled that part.

– …But, leader.

Go Yo-han paused at Yoon Seung-ah’s voice.

– If it’s not impolite, may I ask you something?

It was a polite and cautious tone.

“Speak.”

As if the curse of laziness rose again, Go Yo-han spoke in a slightly languid voice.

– Why do you care so much about Kim Se-hyun?

Go Yo-han had endured eight years in the middle school space. In reality, he had no friends and the closest thing to one was Kim Se-hyun. Specialness. It seemed that she was curious about this reason.

“Kim Se-hyun too…”

Loud music was heard from all sides.

“He’s a victim too.”

All the children he saved were Koreans. He attacked whenever a Black Gate was detected, and perhaps something unknown was happening on the other side of the planet. But this ratio was definitely anomalous.

“It’s because of me.”

The reason was because of Go Yo-han. The power and uniqueness he possessed, the world seen through the new eye. It was inevitable that specialness would arise around him. The reason great demons coveted such vessels was because of him, and it was also the reason why most of the Black Gates opened in Korea. And.

“Kim Se-hyun is one of them.”

He was one of those.

– Thank you for granting such unreasonable requests.

“You don’t have to be so formal.”

Go Yo-han started walking again.

“I’m sincerely grateful to you all and sorry.”

His existence took away their normalcy.

– If that’s the case, I won’t say anything more unless you do, leader.

A slight smile appeared, and Go Yo-han arrived at his destination.

“Hah.”

He let out a small sigh and shook his head.

“These bastards really…”

It was a bar in Gangnam, with an underground club. It was too much for middle school students to come and go, and it was a problematic place.

– Nothing was found in Choi Shin-woo’s locker, other school property, or at home.

Yoon Seung-ah’s voice was heard again.

– It seems he has it on him or kept it separately somewhere.

It seemed like it was here.

– If it’s inconvenient for you, leader….

“That can’t be the case.”

Go Yo-han said.

“It becomes complicated if a problem arises when you guys move. And…”

Step.

“I can’t leave everything to you all alone.”

If he made them bear a heavy burden, he too had to take responsibility.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

The loud music of the club flowed out.

“Hey, how old are you? Can I get your number?”

Some women talking to him lined up in front of the club. But Go Yo-han ignored everything and entered.

“It’s upstairs.”

A rough-looking guard seemed to have been told in advance about the peculiar appearance and guided Go Yo-han. It was the floor above, which didn’t even have a sign, not the underground club.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

That place was even more of a hidden world than the underground club.

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“Goddess.”

Go Yo-han frowned at the scene reminiscent of a party in a devil-corrupted count’s house, calling upon the goddess’s name.

“Please forgive me.”

Amidst the crowd, various gazes turned towards Go Yo-han. Ignoring them…

“Here.”

Go Yo-han stopped at a corner room. If he learned anything over 15 years on Earth under the name Go Yo-han…

“There is no difference between Travania and Earth.”

The difference was not significant. Despite cultural, civilizational, and racial differences, especially in the lives of those in power…

Squeak.

There was no difference.

“You’re here?”

The room was quiet, where even the loud music couldn’t be heard. Multicolored LEDs shone brightly. On the high-quality leather sofas sat Choi Shin-woo and his group from school. On the table were bottles of drinks worth hundreds of thousands of won each.

“Tsk.”

The place was filled with alcohol.

“Wow, Go Yo-han really is here.”
“He always acted so cool.”

A voice, somewhat slurred as if already a bit drunk, was heard.

– Should I kill him?

Envy intervened at the voice seeming to disrespect Go Yo-han, but they quieted at his gesture.

“Don’t ruin the mood. Just sit. You’re here to have fun anyway, so what’s the big deal?”
“You’re not going to tell Lee Jae-gyeong or the chairman about us being here, right?”

Little laughter seeped out here and there. Go Yo-han naturally sat on one side of the sofa.

“Where’s Kim Se-hyun?”
“They said he’s not feeling well and can’t come.”

Choi Shin-woo’s face twisted at Go Yo-han’s question.

“Ugh, it’s annoying.”

Choi Shin-woo’s demeanor was different from his model student look at school.

“Go Yo-han, do you like Kim Se-hyun or something?”
“…?”
“No way.”

Choi Shin-woo waved his hand as if casting away a drunkard’s delusion.

“The student teacher’s better than Kim Se-hyun, right?”

A smirk.

Despite Go Yo-han’s lack of reaction, Choi Shin-woo’s face twisted further. It seemed like an unspoken battle was happening as an even darker silence fell over the room.

“Forget it.”

It was eventually Choi Shin-woo who backed down.

“Since you’re here now, let’s hang out more often in the future.”

Choi Shin-woo wore a gentlemanly smile and held up a bottle.

“To celebrate…”
“Oh, you’re taking that out?”
“Is it still there?”

As Choi Shin-woo moved to take something out, the group’s eyes sparkled with greed.

A smirk.

It was the moment when a small, shining red jewel was finally taken out.

Snap.

A snapping sound of fingers was heard. And then.

“W-what is it?”

A startled voice from Choi Shin-woo followed. The group seated on the sofas suddenly slumped as if they had fallen asleep.

“I wondered what would happen if you didn’t have it.”

Meanwhile, the only one still upright was Go Yo-han.

“W-what?”

Go Yo-han was clearly seated on the sofa.

“……!”

But now he was standing on the table, having taken and holding the bottle that Choi Shin-woo was holding.

‘When?’

There was no story of Go Yo-han awakening as a player. Players generally awaken around 15 years old. If Go Yo-han had become a player, the Holy Name would have revealed it.

“Truly…”

At the moment Go Yo-han applied force to his hand.

Crack!

The bottle, along with the red jewel, the seed of the demon, was crushed.

“You’re always the same.”

Go Yo-han’s sky-blue eyes gleamed.

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Choi Shin-woo’s intention was too obvious. Feed the demon seed to those around him. And then.

“The root is probably something Choi Shin-woo consumed.”

And that was all. The root holds the control over those who consumed the seed. At any desired time, they can be transformed into demons.

“You… who are you?”
“Choi Shin-woo.”

Go Yo-han spoke, looking down at Choi Shin-woo.

“Where did you get it from?”
“……”

A gleam.

At that moment.

Snap!

There wasn’t any story about Choi Shin-woo becoming a player, but for a normal person, he rushed toward Go Yo-han at a speed far too fast.

Crash!

When Choi Shin-woo came to his senses, Go Yo-han’s foot was crushing his head.

“Keuk!”

Choi Shin-woo screamed from the dull pain radiating from the back of his head.

“Just sprouted, huh.”

Go Yo-han’s voice became even colder. There was no way to discover a demon seed or its root that hadn’t sprouted yet. But if one had intentionally caused it to sprout.

Boom!

There was no reason not to feel the magic of demons.

Bang!

A table was shattered, and Choi Shin-woo quickly retreated. His appearance had already changed.

“…Go… Yo… Han… this… son of a…”

Red-tinged eyes, growing teeth and nails, etc. His shoulder and one arm were swelling and shrinking repeatedly. It meant the seed had sprouted, and demonization was ongoing.

“K-Khaha!”

Choi Shin-woo let out a sound like ecstasy soon after.

“When a demon seed sprouts, demonization progresses and it can temporarily produce more power than a demon.”
“W-What nonsense a-are y-you sp-s-spelling?”

Choi Shin-woo’s voice cracked as he spoke.

“They say the ecstasy felt at that time can’t be compared to anything.”
“Go! Yo! Han!”
“Make sure no seeds or any drugs circulate in this land.”
“Go! Yo! Han!”

Go Yo-han spoke with cold eyes fixed on Choi Shin-woo.

“I’m not saying this to you.”
– Understood, leader.

And then.

Bang!

As if to destroy everything, Choi Shin-woo charged toward Go Yo-han. Time had passed, and they said the top rank level was in the late 200s. Though Choi Shin-woo couldn’t be compared to them, he probably had the power of an early 200-level. And when a normal person suddenly acquires such power, they become intoxicated with an unspeakable sense of omnipotence, behaving as if they became gods.

Crack!

“Pitiful.”

How dare he.

“You did something you shouldn’t have and said something you shouldn’t have.”

Struggle! Struggle!

Choi Shin-woo was writhing under Go Yo-han’s foot.

“The first sin was the created human desiring what’s demonic.”

Crack!

Choi Shin-woo’s previously swollen back cracked and broke apart.

“And daring.”

Crunch!

“To insult my goddess and my parents.”

Calling him a son of a bitch, how dare he. The students at school, family, and even his own tone or behavior often got labeled as middle school syndrome or something, so what? He lived in a different world, and his age was different, so what? He might try to hide for his parents’ sake, but.

Bang!

There were no terms for trash who sold their soul to the demons.

“Keuheurgh!”

Despite becoming demonized, Choi Shin-woo, who couldn’t do anything, was lying, shattered with cracks all over his body.

Slurp.

At the right time, Yoon Seung-ah appeared in the wavering space.

“Especially carefully examine those who band together without reason and show excessive loyalty. It may be due to the seed’s influence.”
“I will keep that in mind.”

At that moment, Go Yo-han shuddered slightly. Everything he said.

“It’s just like me.”

Then he shook his head. He wouldn’t deny it. He vowed to become a demon to hunt the demons, after all.

“I will handle the cleanup here without concern. And…”

A gleam.

With eyes raging with fiery anger, Yoon Seung-ah looked down at Choi Shin-woo lying on the ground.

“I will thoroughly investigate the seed.”

Daring to insult the leader’s goddess and parents. Such was the expression on her face.