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Side Story 31
After Yoon Seah decided to enter the Abyss with companions.
The remaining task was for her to reach Diamond League.
'Level 4... It shouldn't take too long once she adapts to her increased power.'
She was also equipped with SS-grade gear provided by the government.
And while Kang Seol-young said the Primal Chaos Unifying Qi Arts were basic, in reality it was an excellent martial art passed down only to her imperial family.
It seemed Yoon Seah would quickly reach Diamond once she adapted.
The only problem was.
'She's been acting strange ever since returning from the Abyss.'
Yoon Seah, who said she was going to rest in her room.
She hadn't come out of her room for two full days now.
It was so quiet that he checked inside using his Blue domain to see if something was wrong.
"......"
Yoon Seah was lying blankly on her bed, covered by a blanket.
Judging by her breathing, she didn't seem to be sleeping.
'I should wait one more day.'
He wasn't sure why Yoon Seah was suddenly wandering, but.
Seong Jihan didn't have all the time in the world either.
There was a time limit until the 'Dongbang Sak's Descent'.
Seong Jihan thought he should let her rest for one more day.
But not long after.
Creak...
The door opened.
Yoon Seah came out of the room with a determined look.
"Martial God. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting."
"It's fine. You must have been very tired."
"Um, may I ask you for one thing?"
"Sure."
Seong Jihan nodded at Yoon Seah's request.
"After learning the Returning Flow Respiration, I'd like you to watch over my martial arts training."
"Watch over your martial arts?"
"Yes. I'm planning to fight in dungeon portals with regular monsters after finishing the BattleNet games... I'd like you to guide my martial arts then."
So she wanted to do BattleNet games twice a day and then go to dungeons to hunt monsters in the remaining time?
"It will be tough, you know?"
"I'm prepared for it."
Yoon Seah showed her determination with a resolute face.
'It will help with leveling up too.'
Experience points did increase from killing regular monsters near dungeon portals.
Of course, in terms of efficiency, it was extremely poor compared to entering BattleNet, so there weren't many players who hunted monsters for leveling up.
But it seemed fine if she approached it with the mindset of mainly training martial arts and gaining experience points as a side benefit.
Anyway.
'There's definitely been a change in her mindset...'
Yoon Seah, who rarely asked the Martial God for anything first.
For her to come forward like this asking to watch over her martial arts was quite unusual.
Usually, she found it difficult when he tried to do more for her since she felt she had already received so many benefits from the Martial God.
"Alright. Then let's start with learning the Returning Flow Respiration."
So Seong Jihan began teaching Yoon Seah the Returning Flow Respiration he had learned from Kang Seol-young.
And then.
"I understand. Is this how to do it?"
"Y-yes."
He blinked in surprise as he watched her perfectly grasp the Returning Flow Respiration as he taught it.
'...Was martial talent included in late blooming?'
He thought Yoon Seah had talent when teaching her the Primal Chaos Unifying Qi Arts too, but.
She was grasping the Returning Flow Respiration as soon as he explained it.
Sssss...
A haze rose above Yoon Seah's head as she sat cross-legged.
Her internal energy was instantly gathered.
'It's done?'
Seong Jihan could tell she had completely embodied the Returning Flow Respiration.
'Seah... Should I have taught her martial arts?'
Among humanity's forces in reality, he had taken on the warrior role, so he told Yoon Seah to go the archer route.
But seeing the talent Yoon Seah was showing now, it seemed her aptitude was more suited for this.
Seong Jihan watched Yoon Seah leave the VIP room, not realizing she had already learned the Returning Flow Respiration through sense sharing.
And not long after.
"Martial God. I finished 2 games."
"Already?"
"Yes. The people were weak."
Yoon Seah spoke nonchalantly, as if she had just gone for a neighborhood walk.
-This feels like watching Seong Jihan from the old days... She finished instantly.
-The Yoon Seah here seems sharp and on edge.
-She wasn't like this until recently, her attitude has changed...
Even the viewers could feel it.
Yoon Seah, who felt different before and after going to the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams.
She looked straight at Seong Jihan and opened her mouth.
"Then please guide my martial arts."
"Are you sure you want to go right away?"
"Yes. I want to learn as much as I can directly from you before you leave, Martial God."
"...? Where am I going?"
"You're not staying here forever, are you?"
Then Yoon Seah approached Seong Jihan and poked his chest with her finger.
"Inside uncle's body."
"That's not... the case."
"It's not, right?"
"Don't you want your uncle to return too?"
"Uncle... right."
At this, Yoon Seah gave a bitter smile for a moment.
"So, let's go quickly. I need to learn everything while you're here, Martial God."
As she said this, she firmly grasped Seong Jihan's arm.
-???
-Uh... what is she doing???
-Didn't she used to be all "Martial God, Martial God" and feel intimidated...?
-The distance suddenly disappeared...?
Even the viewers were surprised by Yoon Seah's changed attitude.
Of course, Seong Jihan was the most taken aback.
'What's with her all of a sudden?'
This clearly didn't seem related to the forced march in the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams.
What on earth happened?
Seong Jihan looked strangely at Yoon Seah who was clinging tightly to him, then.
"...Let's go for now."
He immediately opened a portal.
* * *
If one had to name the most talked about person in the current world, it would undoubtedly be the Martial God Seong Jihan.
He had instantly defeated the Sword King and revealed the solution for dungeon portals.
By personally going on an Abyss expedition and sharing all dungeon-related information with the public.
He was being evaluated as the 'Martial God' who liberated humanity from the threat of dungeon portals.
Of course.
[Indonesian conquest team fails to conquer dungeon portal.]
['Explorer' ability user dies for 10th time this month.]
[Sharp decline in dungeon portal conquest volunteers.]
[Weak nations caught in a vicious cycle. A breakthrough is needed.]
Just because they knew how to conquer them didn't mean all dungeon portals could be suppressed.
Many new problems kept arising.
Still, humanity that now knew the 'method' was slowly removing the world's dungeon portals one by one.
-But the Martial God has been quiet lately.
-No, he remotely sent a sword to remove a dungeon portal recently.
-Really?
-Yeah, tons of dungeon portals in our country have disappeared thanks to the Martial God. lol
-If the Martial God directly took action, he could probably remove all the portals in the world...
While people were talking about the Martial God's whereabouts, as he hadn't been openly active since the Abyss expedition.
-By the way, did you guys know? Yoon Seah is in Platinum.
-The Sword King's daughter is in Platinum?
-Huh? I didn't even hear she had a promotion match?
-I saw Yoon Seah in a Platinum Battletube. She's crazy strong. lol
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Stories related to Yoon Seah also started creeping up at some point.
-I saw it too. Something went whoosh and heads went flying.
-Wasn't she not that talented?
-The Martial God is pushing her. I heard he even brought Lee Hayeon because of Yoon Seah.
-Wow... But could she reach Platinum without even having a promotion match?
-Reaching Platinum isn't the issue; She's been constantly getting 1st place there lately.
While Yoon Seah wasn't directly livestreaming her gameplay on BattleTube, her appearances in other Platinum players' BattleTubes were shocking.
She would just swiftly pass by and all the players would be sliced up.
Rumors were rapidly spreading that the Martial God must have passed on his power to her.
And.
Park Yoonsik, who came to greet Seong Jihan daily.
"Um... By the way, Miss Yoon Seah. Are you perhaps... in Platinum...?"
"That's right."
"I see...! There have been many rumors lately. I heard you've been taking 1st place every time."
He started showing interest in Yoon Seah as well.
"Um, may I ask... what level you are?"
"I reached 200. I just need to do the promotion match today."
"Then you'll be rising to Diamond!"
When Yoon Seah nodded, Park Yoonsik made a fuss.
"The national team coach has been keeping an eye on you, Miss Yoon Seah! He said you've shown amazing performance in the Platinum league these past few days... As soon as you reach Diamond, he wants to invite you to the national team's 2nd squad."
An invitation to the national team as soon as she reaches Diamond.
Of course, she would start in the 2nd squad, but even offering a 2nd squad spot to someone just entering Diamond was quite an honor in reality.
But.
"Huh... Me? I don't want to."
"...Pardon?"
Yoon Seah flatly rejected the offer.
"I'm thinking of going to another country."
"A-Another country?"
"Yes. Excluding Japan because of the Sword King, wherever gives me a good offer."
"But... Um..."
"I'm the one who's surprised. Did you think I'd be moved if the national team said they'd pick me?"
She tilted her head as if genuinely puzzled.
"Public opinion turned bad because of the Sword King, so the Sword Palace was confiscated. The Sword King's family witch-hunted me... Why would I want to stay here?"
"Ah. That's..."
"The only reason I'm in Korea is because the Martial God is here. Once the Martial God's descent ends, I'm going to another country."
Then.
"Inventory."
She opened her inventory and took out all the SS-grade equipment she received from the BattleNet center.
"Since it came up, take these back too. I don't need them anymore."
"M-Miss Yoon Seah...?"
Park Yoonsik looked back and forth between Yoon Seah and Seong Jihan with bewildered eyes.
Until now, he thought the Martial God was staying in Korea because Yoon Seah was here.
But from what he was heard now.
The Martial God staying in Korea was his own will, and rather Yoon Seah was the one thinking of leaving the country?
'No... This is expected.'
Of course, the criticism Yoon Seah faced while in Korea was severe.
The Sword Palace was private property inherited from the Sword King, but when public sentiment flared up, the National Assembly enacted a special law to forcibly confiscate it.
Later, she was even attacked by the Sword King's family's evil deeds and nearly got her face permanently scarred.
She even attempted suicide later, and the doctor almost declared her dead.
Honestly, if it weren't for the Martial God, her life wouldn't have changed 180 degrees like this.
'...Come to think of it, I'd probably do the same.'
The amazing performance Yoon Seah was showing in the Platinum league.
It hadn't spread much yet, but once it became known to the world, it was enough to draw attention from all over the globe.
And.
"Martial God. Can I do BattleTube?"
"BattleTube?"
"Yes. I want to do some self-PR. Brag about being taught by you too."
"If it's that, go ahead and do it."
Yoon Seah was going even further by trying to make her skills known through BattleTube.
"Then I'll go do the promotion match and be back~"
With that, she left the room and headed to where the BattleNet connector was.
Park Yoonsik could only stare blankly at her retreating figure.
"Um..."
"Turn on BattleTube."
"Pardon?"
"Let's see how well she does in the promotion match."
Park Yoonsik quickly nodded at Seong Jihan's words and brought up the BattleTube screen.
Zzzzing...
The scene of Yoon Seah doing her promotion match unfolded.
She had left behind all her SS-grade equipment and was only holding one sword, but.
Whoosh!
Every time she swung her sword once, the surrounding players fell helplessly.
"Ah..."
No... What was this?
She was too strong?
This overwhelming power could only be seen before when the Sword King or America's #1, Barren, were being promoted.
Yoon Seah was showing a similar scene.
Meanwhile.
'Three Calamities Limitless... She really learned it quickly.'
Seong Jihan nodded as he watched Yoon Seah's sword.
-Please... I really want to learn the Martial God's own martial arts.
The Three Calamities Limitless technique that he taught her after she asked two or three times like that.
Maybe it was because she had already mastered the Primal Chaos Unifying Qi Arts.
She was quickly digesting it.
'At this rate... Sub-quest 1 will be cleared soon.'
He was worried at first because of her rapid growth, but she was actually blowing up the Platinum league.
Seong Jihan judged that her promotion to Diamond was certain.
[You have cleared the sub-quest 'Yoon Seah reaches Diamond League'.]
[The stat 'Blue' increases by 1.]
Sure enough, the sub-quest clear message soon popped up before his eyes.
'Now we can go to the Abyss.'
He had also gained as much of the Blue stat as possible.
Now he just needed to dismantle the remaining Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams.
As Seong Jihan was thinking about the next step.
[The linked quest 'True Overcoming' is activated.]
A linked quest popped up before his eyes.
'Clearing this will make sis give up her obsession...'
He should see what the contents were.
When Seong Jihan pressed on True Overcoming.
[Quest Clear Condition]
[Yoon Seah must defeat Yoon Sejin inside BattleNet.]
A brief quest description appeared before his eyes.
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