Awakening After Divorce

Part 27 Cracks

Jihoo saw a crack.

I stopped the car, but the troll came out very quickly, and the moment I unfastened the seat belt, the engine compartment exploded.

I had no choice but to move to the back seat.

‘Die.’

Jihoo calmly took out a crossbow from his subspace pocket.

‘I would really die.’

In the meantime, what I remembered was Kim Min-young, whom I had just decided to forget. When she says she dies, she really dies.

She tried several times, and it was Jihoo who saved her. She is a person who risks hurting others by risking her own life.

A cruel person who can’t even be called poisonous.

Click.

Tung.

He fired a crossbow.

It hit the troll in the chest, but only the front of the bolt went through. Considering the thickness of the troll’s hide, muscle, and bone, it was clear that there would be little damage.

Their hides and bones are ignorantly hard, but they are even enchanted with magic. You can’t inflict an effective blow with this much.

At that time, I heard Lee Hee-yeon’s voice.

“Hey, these b*tches!”

Thanks to that, the troll’s gaze returned.

But Jihoo knows too.

Currently, Heeyeon Lee has no equipment. Besides, he must have misunderstood something and rushed so ignorantly.

But it’s still complicated in my head.

Not because of Lee Hee-yeon, but because of an old relationship.

‘There will be no one to save me this time, will I really die?’

There is Sejin.

I had thought about her dying several times. I managed to save him somehow, and I didn’t leave him alone so he couldn’t even try.

But now I don’t even think about it.

‘Death or not.’

Is it selfish?

Have I become numb?

‘It has nothing to do with me.’

Cold-blooded, with no blood or tears, if anyone knows these thoughts. Or, you could say, a crazy psychopath.

But I got used to it.

The person next to me became even more impoverished.

Her thorn pricked and pricked again. As the blood flowed and he was stabbed again before he could heal, the pain became dull.

Suicide.

Was it her greatest weapon?

Or was it that he really wanted to die? She sometimes said that she wanted to be a ‘stone’ or a ‘tree’.

And sometimes he said

brightly

‘The only thing that can separate you and me is death?’

It was good because I loved you.

Because I knew it was an expression.

Later, when an actual suicide attempt was made. If Jihoo hadn’t found it. No, I knew from the doctor’s words that if he had been found 10 minutes late, he would have died.

You’re serious.

How can you die so easily?

I realized as I sat in the emergency room chair and waited. That’s what can make people sick. When someone dies, what hurts more than the dying person is the people around them.

I didn’t know that the words I thought were expressions of love would sound so cruel and scary.

Click.

Tung-

Jihoo fired a bolt at the eye of the troll in front.

[Low-mid-level auto-loading], [low-mid-level auto-aim], and [low-mid-level guidance grant] [Low-mid-level shadowy gaze] showed surprising accuracy from odd angles.

In addition, there was no mistake for Jihoo, who clearly sees the whole world with [Super Sense].

Peeing-

Five shots were fired in succession.

He aimed for both eyes of the troll following Heeyeon Lee, but both of his shots were blocked by his arms. It pierced his arm thanks to it, but it wasn’t a major injury to the troll.

The other two aimed at the back of the head of the troll staring at Lee Hee-yeon, but failed to pierce the skull.

Certainly, this is Bolt’s weakness.

At the end, it should have been an explosion or poisoning. Even a level 7 crossbow can’t do much damage to a level 4 troll if it doesn’t contain magic.

But I couldn’t afford to do that right away, and I didn’t have to.

Because Lee Hee-yeon was there.

“Damn you bastard! I thought you were dead!”

she cried.

Jihoo didn’t answer and reloaded the crossbow.

‘Sejin, what should I do?’

If Min-young Kim dies, will her parents be able to raise Se-jin well? If not, will your father raise him?

The death of the woman he once loved.

And a son who will be alone.

I don’t know.

It just feels like there’s a big hole in my chest.

shoot ah-

Rain water pours coolly.

In his super senses, he feels the feeble magical energy contained in the rainwater. It seems to be an unusual weather caused by cracks, not ordinary rain.

“Hey, are you okay?”

She leaned back and came beside Jihoo.

When I asked what was going on, it seemed that his expression was not good. Jihoo didn’t say anything and [viewed] the kitchen knife she was holding.

『Knives (Lv. 01)』

: A cheap kitchen knife with very poor cutting power because the blade is not sharpened.

It was nothing really.

But Jihoo has something called [setting intervention]. There is no need to use keywords such as growth type.

* First time users only

* Destroy after 10 minutes of use

* Consumes 10MP of mana per minute

imposed three penalties.

and three reinforcements.

[Intermediate durability enhancement]

[Amplification of intermediate cutting power]

[Intermediate Penetration Enhancement]

At this point, the troll’s skin will be pierced. All of them are intermediate, so they are limited to 10 minutes, but 600 SP is consumed.

But it’s better than dying.

flash-

A white light penetrated the cleaver she was holding.

“What, what is it?”

“enforce. It should be able to pierce troll skin.”

“… … Does that make sense?”

Her reaction was natural.

I knew that Jihoo had characteristics in the direction of appraisal, enhancement, and production, but until last week, all I had to do was reinforce low-level artifacts into intermediate artifacts.

It also required a long process of attaching various materials and overlaying magic circuits.

But just by looking at it?

You’re going to pierce troll hide with that?

That simply doesn’t fit the word [reinforcement]. It’s like the water gun that children used to play with suddenly fires live ammunition.

But there was no time to talk further.

Because a troll was running in front of me.

“Trust me. It’s only 10 minutes.”

“hey! You have to say that quickly!”

Jihoo fell back.

for supporters.

“Sheesh, I’m not going to die.”

Lee Hee-yeon bent her neck and raised her magical energy. Haze shimmered all over the body, and the entire space was covered with terribly rough living.

Fire!

In an instant, the air changed.

Heeyeon Lee, a B-class hunter at level 5, began to stir the battlefield.

* * *

dump.

Jihoo sat on top of the fallen troll. Lee Hee-yeon, covered in blood, also came and sat down next to him.

“finished.”

“I know.”

“Is it worth using a kitchen knife? How is this possible? Well, it’s not like I added a magic circuit. Could this be an artifact?”

She was covered in red blood and smiled brightly.

it’s a great smut

“Aren’t you hurt?”

“Yeah, it’s not all my blood.”

She turned her arms around as if her shoulders were sore and looked around.

“There are no civilian victims, only minor property damage… … . Your car?!”

Shrug.

I have nothing to say.

There is no need to dispose of it separately.

‘I took the paperwork, but… … .’

In the meantime, it’s amazing that I thought about taking care of the documents. Because I was sure the next time we met, I wouldn’t get an autograph.

A moment of silence passed.

The whole area was covered with troll corpses and blood, but the two rested casually inside. When your body is tired, you don’t care about the environment.

Lee Hee-yeon opened her mouth after noticing what she had to say from earlier.

“Hey, but you were-”

“Looks like you belong to Samhyun PMC, right?”

She tried to ask something, but Jihoo pointed at the local defense guild [Crow] belonging to Samhyeon PMC, who was just running towards her.

Only 5 minutes have passed since the crack appeared. Just in time, Lee Hee-yeon and Shin Ji-hoo got caught up in it, so 5 minutes isn’t too late.

Jihoo wanted to leave the tidying up and go home quickly. You also have to stop by the Appraisal Association, which complicates things.

“hello. My name is Lee Seung-hyun of Crow from Samhyeon PMC. A level 6, A-rank hunter.”

The Hunter who ran in the front greeted me.

All of them were wearing identical suits, with some artifacts visible above them. The Samhyeon logo and the word Crow were embedded in it, so I couldn’t help but notice it.

They quickly started clearing things up. Jihoo and Lee Hee-yeon’s condition was checked, and the compensation and damage-related investigations were completed.

It’s a pretty tiring day.

* * *

“Is this really delicious? How do you know about this place? The boss seems to know it well.”

“Well, since I live in Seoul.”

“okay? If you live in Seoul, you come to places like this often.”

Am I being naive?

Of course, I must have come often with my ex-wife.

Still, it’s nice to come here after a long time.

It is a traditional bar.

There are a lot of traditional alcoholic beverages, including takju, distilled spirits, and aged spirits. Two types of makgeolli are changed to regional makgeolli every week, and three types of distilled spirits are also changed.

Even better, the snacks are changed every two weeks with seasonal ingredients, so you won’t get bored. Every time I come, it’s a new taste.

“Jihoo, it’s been a while. Is the girl next to you?”

“yes? No, no!”

Lee Hee-yeon was even more surprised and waved her hand.

Jihoo laughed.

I came here often with my ex-wife, and the boss who greeted me pretending not to know anything was funny and nice.

“He’s a neighborhood friend.”

“Oh yeah? I wish you were so pretty The two of you get along well. Good men and women!”

“Yes? What about me and him? What nonsense are you talking about? Ho Ho.”

Jihoo looked at Lee Heeyeon with a puzzled expression. Why do you laugh when you say no?

Is the word beauty so good?

“Oh, it’s delicious too.”

Jihoo took the sea urchin. Domestic or Ilsan products are not yet fertile, but California and Canadian products are edible.

Also, the freshness of sweet shrimp is so good.

“Do you actually eat this like this?”

“huh. Sea urchin and sweet shrimp. And if you eat raw tuna back from Jeju together, this is a trio. Wrap it in persimmon and eat it.”

“Oh oh! oh my god.”

“Let’s have a drink.”

Ji-hoo followed Kang-joo Lee.

The scent of ginger and the smoothness of honey. The harmony of fresh sweetness of pear is always the correct answer.

“Ah, but you know Kim Sang-shik, right?”

“… … Yes, you know.”

Jihoo spoke up.

I was curious, but I couldn’t ask because the timing wasn’t right.

“I was going to tell you the news, but at that time you didn’t hear from me.”

“It was then.”

“Yeah, I was definitely trying to tell you?”

“okay. Is it because of me But how did you die?”

Lee Hee-yeon carefully brought up the story.

One day, after quickly organizing the store, someone said that the last time someone witnessed him carrying a large backpack and rushing somewhere.

and after 2 days.

He was said to have been found dead in a nearby mountain.

“That’s all I know.”

“… … Are the police silent?”

“Is it all about feeling like you got hit by a monster? I agreed when I heard that it was a slime shop… … .”

“okay? i get it. let’s have a drink Would you like to eat this too? The mackerel stick sushi here should be in full swing now.”

Jihoo nodded.

There’s nothing better to say. Having a pleasant drink, there is no need to break the mood with these words.

The boss was just preparing mackerel sushi rice.

“You know that, too. The belly is full of oil. You can not do it. This is Jihoo’s service after a long time.”

“Oh, thank you. After all, the boss!”

It’s been a long time since I felt like this.

Sometimes Lee Hee-yeon and I come to Seoul.

Although the streets are friendly and nice, you cannot feel this feeling unless you are in Seoul. No, should I say it tastes like this?

Only when there is a lot of demand can you cook fresh dishes with these various ingredients, and you can change the traditional liquor that is not left over every week.

Heeyeon Lee seems to like it too.

‘It keeps bothering me.’

I don’t care so much about people from other streets bringing mementos. But this time something is a little different.

Is it because of [super sense]?

Something strangely sharp stumbles.

“OMG! This is super delicious! Wow- mackerel was such a delicious fish? I only ate grilled meat, but it’s on a different level! oh my god! very awesome!”

Heeyeon Lee was very excited.

Thanks to that, Jihoo also smiles.

This makes me want to buy more delicious things.