KI GAYOON could tell the temperature in the room suddenly dropped.
And it was understandable.
The bomb I dropped was probably too much for them.
"A personal Status Window?" 17 asked, half-confused and half-curious. "You an, each Esper will soon get their private Status Window? That we won’t need to go to our country’s main System’s Heart just to check the status of our skills?"
Yeah, that was how it was for the past years ever since the apocalypse started.
And that was one of the reasons why Gayoon couldn’t completely cut off the governnt from his life.
Even I need to check the status of my skills using the System’s Heart.
Moreover, thanks to the relevance of System’s Heart, the governnt and the National Guide Bureau weren’t able to kill Kwak Hakjae or absorb the Esper Association.
"Gayoon, you’re not bluffing, are you?"
"Admittedly, I like ssing with my country’s governnt," Gayoon said, shrugging. "But you’re one of the few people I wouldn’t lie to, 17."
Because 17 was one of the few people he couldn’t kill easily.
I an, I’ll go all out if I have to fight him. But when I do, I have to prepare myself to lose at least a limb or two. And I can’t afford for sothing like that to happen— not when I still need to find Noh Yuno.
"You sound confident, Gayoon," 17 said. And even if the official #1 Esper tried to hide it, it was still obvious that he was nervous. "I wonder what makes you claim confidently that the age of personal Status Window for each Esper is near."
"Not "near,"" Gayoon said firmly. "I said it’s already here."
17 flinched, as if he was trying to convince himself that he heard it wrong the first ti.
Is he that scared of change?
On the other hand, Hayoung Cheon and Professor J looked very curious.
Like they would squeeze the information out of if they could.
That was funny.
Gayoon turned to Kwak Hakjae.
Just one look and the Esper Association President already knew what to do next.
"We called you here because we’re willing to cooperate with the Awakened World Organization. That ans we’re going to answer your questions as honestly as possible, of course. However..." Kwak Hakjae said, standing up. And then he clapped his hands twice. "We need to make sure that this conversation won’t get leaked to the public."
A circular platform suddenly erged from the center of the long table.
Everyone’s attention was now focused on the Mana Stone floating above the platform— shining brightly, proof that it was a high-grade Mana Stone.
That ant it could hold an Oath even among natural S-Class Espers.
It’s very rare and expensive, even by my standards.
"Let’s make an Oath first," Kwak Hakjae said, smiling. "We don’t have the kind of relationship where we can trust each other blindly, right?"
Heh.
Gayoon couldn’t help but smirk at what Kwak Hakjae said.
Damn right.
***
A SLAP ON the face.
Right, this is what I get from running my mouth again.
Yuno already knew that he had a problem with keeping his mouth shut, so he wasn’t shocked when Ni-ki slapped him across the face after his sarcastic remark.
In my defense, if I can’t fight using my body, I’ll do it in my mouth.
Yuno wouldn’t die being oppressed.
"You’re lucky they told not to beat you up," Ni-ki said coldly. "After all, they can’t have you sleeping for days again."
Right.
Yuno didn’t know how long it had been since he played the role of an obedient kidnap victim.
The last thing he rembered was boarding a plane in god knows where.
We used Bibi Noona’s portal, so I didn’t really see anything.
"Did slapping help you feel less threatened by my existence?" Yuno asked "innocently," tilting his head to one side. "It’s been years, but it looks like you still feel inferior towards , Ni-ki."
As expected, Ni-ki’s face darkened.
The next thing Yuno knew, the bastard was already strangling him with one hand.
Of course, he didn’t take it quietly.
In fact, he provoked Ni-ki on purpose because he needed the brat to close the gap between them.
Then Yuno grabbed Ni-ki by the chest once the brat was within his reach.
Got you.
"Noh Yihun, we know that your skills haven’t improved in the past few years since you didn’t make an effort to polish your ability," Ni-ki said, smirking haughtily. "Don’t you already know that your old tricks won’t work on us anymore? You tried to use it on Erwan Hyung-nim, but it was you who got hurt instead— argh!"
Ni-ki finally stopped yapping when Yuno shot his Mana straight into Ni-ki’s heart— the sa "trick" he used on Erwan before.
But, this ti, it worked.
And it was thanks to the thing floating in front of his face.
[As a reward for choosing to save Esper Ki Gayoon-nim, we have given you a , Guide Noh Yuno-nim.
Until you are rescued, all your skills will be temporarily promoted to S-Grade.]
Yuno smirked while looking down at Ni-ki who fell on the floor while clutching his chest tight. "Try now, bitch."
***
"NOW THAT we made an Oath, tell us everything about this new age you speak of."
Oho.
Ki Gayoon smirked when 17 finally showed more curiosity towards the personal Status Window.
The official #1 Esper in the world bit the bait.
That ant the entire Awakened World Organization had already fallen into their trap.
"It’s not my skill, so I won’t do the explaining," Gayoon said, and then he pointed at Kwak Hakjae politely. "President Kwak’s ability is the one who opened the new age of personal Status Windows— just like how his ability was the reason System’s Hearts and Fragnts exist in the first place."
"The door has already been opened?" Professor J asked, shocked and probably dying from curiosity. "What do you an by that?"
"Exactly what it sounds like, Professor J," Kwak Hakjae said while patting Gayoon’s shoulder. "I gained the ability to open personal Status Windows. But, at the mont, I can only activate the personal Status Windows of natural S-Class Espers. Right now, I’ve activated the personal Status Windows of Esper Ki Gayoon-ssi, Esper Lee Sarang-ssi, and Esper Haru-nim."
"Proof," Hayoung Cheon said firmly. "We need proof, President Kwak."
"Sure," Kwak Hakjae said lazily, and then he looked at 17. The Esper Association President’s eyes turned glowing red. "Ah, your Inventory is full of amazing stuff from a certain ’Crimson Prison Dungeon,’ sir. Is that why you chose ’17’ as your stage na?"
17 looked confused at first, and then he gasped. "You can see my Inventory?!"
Kwak Hakjae smiled. "Your inactive Status Window, to be precise."
***
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