Martial God Regressed to Level 2

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Side Story 37

-You took a longer break this time.

-But it's only been a day. lol

-Since Seong Jihan comes here so often, even a 1-day break seems long.

-True, lately he's been streaming every day.

As Seong Jihan re-entered the mission world, he gave a bitter smile while looking at the BattleTube chat.

'A break, huh.'

He was completely exhausted after searching the universe with all his might to find Jiang Shang.

Still, to follow the clue found through the conversation with Jiang Shang,

There was no time to delay here.

'I could go straight to Japan, but... Seah is the problem.'

If it was just breaking the Sword King's arms and legs, he could go and come back quickly.

But searching for Ito Shizuru could potentially take some time if not careful.

Leaving Yoon Seah alone during that time could allow the Witch of the Void to extend her clutches.

It seemed he'd have to take her along on this trip to Japan.

"Yoon Seah."

Knock knock.

When Seong Jihan knocked on Yoon Seah's door,

Thud...!

The sound of something falling was heard from inside the room.

'Hm?'

There was no one but Yoon Seah in there.

So did she fall?

As Seong Jihan quickly opened the door,

"Ah... ugh..."

Yoon Seah was on the floor of the room, holding her head and trembling.

-Huh? Wasn't she fine at the end earlier?

-Yeah, she said she'd go into her room and left.

-Looks like she suddenly caught a bad flu or something.

-She's even sweating profusely;;

Yoon Seah's condition was so different from when he logged out.

Seong Jihan quickly approached her.

Then,

"...Uncle?"

Yoon Seah looked at Seong Jihan with dazed eyes and spoke.

Not Martial God, but uncle?

Was she not in her right mind?

"What's wrong? You were fine until just now."

"Ah. That, that's..."

Yoon Seah tried to get up but collapsed again.

Seong Jihan floated her and laid her on the bed.

Swish.

Then he placed his hand on her forehead.

A faint heat could be felt.

'With Stat Eternity, she shouldn't get minor illnesses...?'

Stat Eternity that regenerates even severed limbs.

Yet she was in this state right after logging out and coming back in.

'Strange. Did the aftereffects of entering the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams appear just now?'

Thinking that, Seong Jihan removed his hand from her forehead.

"I guess you were in the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams for too long. Get some rest."

As Seong Jihan was about to leave the room,

Grab...!

Yoon Seah grabbed his arm.

"Uncle... stay..."

With dazed eyes, filled with tears about to fall,

Yoon Seah asked Seong Jihan to stay by her side.

"You want me to stay?"

Nod. Nod.

Yoon Seah moved her head weakly.

'...She's been calling me uncle instead of Martial God since earlier, seems she's in pretty bad shape.'

Seong Jihan sighed softly, then pulled up a chair and sat next to the bed.

"I'll stay, so get some sleep."

"Heh..."

At those words, Yoon Seah's expression relaxed slightly, and she closed her eyes.

And soon after,

Breathe. Breathe...

The sound of steady breathing could be heard.

-It's sad when you're sick.

-Especially this Yoon Seah, she's practically without family...

-True, even her uncle turned into the Martial God... She really has no family; We need to turn Seong Jiah back into a person soon.

-But she naturally called him uncle and relied on him.

-Yeah, that was surprising.

The viewers felt sorry for Yoon Seah's weak state.

Seong Jihan's eyes caught on the phrase "without family" in the chat.

Indeed.

Although Yoon Seah here was revived,

Her situation wasn't exactly favorable.

Of course, if he brought back Seong Jiah,

And helped her succeed as a warrior, she'd have a foundation for independence.

'...But if she's really Seah from my previous life.'

What should he do?

In the current state, he could only erase the world with Blue.

To bring Yoon Seah to reality, he'd need the power of light.

The power of creation that he completely sealed in the tower.

That power he didn't covet to subdue Mitra, the final enemy.

'...'

With a complicated expression,

Seong Jihan quietly looked at the sleeping Yoon Seah's face.

* * *

When Seong Jihan logged out,

And Yoon Seah proceeded with sensory sharing,

'Wow...'

She could briefly feel Seong Jihan's true power.

The Martial God here was strong, but in that reality he was a being of a different dimension.

Using his full power, he was searching the vast universe space as if rummaging through his own home.

'When martial arts reach their peak, can you do things like this...?'

Even with sensory sharing, she couldn't keep up with Seong Jihan's movements.

As she watched Seong Jihan exploring the universe with awe,

-What brings you to this far place?

She could see an old man who looked exactly like Dongbang Sak.

-Is there no possibility that child is real?

And listening to their conversation,

'The uncle who was a gambling addict... is now this uncle?'

She could understand that the Martial God's identity was the same person as the uncle who used to chain-smoke in front of the monitor.

She knew he was 'Seong Jihan' from the previous sensory sharing, but this was the first time she learned that she was his lingering attachment and sore spot.

'...I might not be fake?'

She could feel Seong Jihan's bewilderment at Jiang Shang's words, but when she realized he had been thinking of her,

A strange feeling arose in her.

She recalled Kang Seol-young who called her 'Fake Seah',

And the Yoon Seah over there who stopped her.

'The fake... yeah. Maybe. It could be the one over there.'

She couldn't fully understand everything her uncle and that old man were saying, but to him, she might be the 'real' Yoon Seah.

When that thought occurred,

The feelings of inferiority she had until now dissipated.

Of course,

'It's not... confirmed yet.'

Analysis, was it?

If he got that power, he could know whether she was real or not...

Yoon Seah was listening intently to their conversation when,

-Because of this guy, I've been going as far as possible. I removed the Void long ago.

-If I fail to control it, Infinite will return everything to nothingness. Shouldn't we minimize the impact on our world?

When Jiang Shang shifted the topic to Infinite,

From that moment, she felt severe dizziness.

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More precisely,

From when Jiang Shang showed Infinite.

'That's... Infinite...'

An uncomfortable feeling she hadn't felt even when Seong Jihan was searching the entire universe,

Was gradually intensifying.

Why was she feeling this way just from seeing Infinite?

As Yoon Seah was unable to understand her own changes,

[Sensory sharing with 'Seong Jihan' is disconnected.]

As Seong Jihan re-entered this world, the sensory sharing ended.

And the sudden onset of dizziness.

Her physical condition rapidly deteriorated, but,

-I'll stay, so get some sleep.

Seeing Seong Jihan worry and him staying by her side without complaint when she grabbed his arm,

She felt a sense of fulfillment despite her poor physical state.

And some time later when she opened her eyes,

"Are you awake?"

Though he spoke gruffly,

"How do you feel?"

Seeing Seong Jihan's gaze full of concern made her feel good.

"I'm okay, Uncle."

"You don't seem okay. You're still calling me uncle."

"Hehe. But... can I just call you uncle from now on?"

"What? Why?"

At Seong Jihan's question, Yoon Seah suddenly wanted to tell him everything, but

'...What if I turn out to be fake when he checks with Analysis?'

If she wasn't real, just a mere illusion, she felt she would only burden Seong Jihan emotionally.

So she,

"Just because~"

Smiling brightly like a fool, she simply answered "Just because".

Even she thought it was a ridiculous reason, but,

"...Do as you like."

Seong Jihan didn't absolutely forbid it.

"Yes, Uncle."

As Yoon Seah smiled brightly,

-What on earth happened...? She suddenly became cheerful after waking up.

-Why did Seah's attitude change so drastically? It's scary. lol

-Could her mental state be unstable?

-For real, let's save Seong Jiah quickly...

The chat started discussing that she might be in an unstable state.

Meanwhile,

'...She looks healthy physically.'

Not sure about her mental state, but Yoon Seah's physical condition seemed much better than when he saw her earlier.

Certainly, perhaps because she contained Eternity, her physical state seemed to have improved rapidly.

"We're going to Japan. Will you be okay?"

"Ah. Yes. I'm fine! Let's smash everything!"

"Smash... We're just going to find Ito Shizuru."

What Seong Jihan was curious about was only Ito Shizuru, who, unlike in reality, was maintaining the charm continuously.

He didn't particularly want to cause destruction in Japan.

"Let's go."

Zzzzing...

The two crossed over to Japan through a portal.

"This looks like... the city center, Uncle?"

"It does."

The first place they arrived was the middle of the city.

He opened the portal intending to cross the sea, but somehow they ended up right in the center of the city.

'Hmm. Should we start here and search thoroughly?'

Actually, even for Seong Jihan, searching for Shizuru was something from 100 years ago, So he couldn't remember the approximate location of her hideout.

As he was contemplating where to go,

[M-Martial God?]

[Could it be... he's come to invade?!]

[R-Run away!!!]

Suddenly seeing Seong Jihan and Yoon Seah appear as the portal opened,

The Japanese people thought the Martial God had come to invade and started panicking and running away.

"Why are they so scared?"

"They seem to think we're invading."

"They might cause accidents like this."

Even though he doesn't touch civilians.

Was the Martial God's image that bad in Japan?

'Well, I did beat up the Sword King like that...'

As Seong Jihan was recalling the previous incident and wondering where to go,

-Ah. I'll tell you the location of Shizuru's mansion. It's…

-I, I also worked at the hideout! The location is...

The chat started voluntarily providing information about Yoon Sejin and Shizuru's hideout.

'Should I check them all for now?'

Whoosh!

Seong Jihan started traveling all over Japan, receiving coordinates from the chat.

Of course,

"She's not here."

"How... how do you know?"

"There's no one in my domain."

Because Seong Jihan only searched for Shizuru from afar, the people in her hideout couldn't even tell if Seong Jihan had come and gone.

After searching so many hideouts like this,

"It's here."

After thoroughly searching the Japanese mainland,

Seong Jihan finally found traces of Shizuru when they reached Hokkaido.

Seong Jihan looked at the old mansion and then turned his head towards Yoon Seah.

"Will you be okay?"

"Me? Of course I'm fine when I'm with you, Uncle."

She opened her eyes wide, as if asking what he was worried about.

Somehow, she didn't seem to have any mental burden about meeting Ito Shizuru.@@novelbin@@

'Was I worrying too much?'

Seong Jihan smiled slightly and entered the mansion.

And as he stepped inside the house,

"Ah. Ah...? M-Martial God...?"

They could meet Ito Shizuru, who was just about to go out, at the entrance.

When she saw Seong Jihan and Yoon Seah, she rolled her eyes a few times and then,

"I... I'm sorry!!!"

Thud!

Immediately banging her head on the floor,

"Please, please spare my life!!!"

She started begging for her life in fluent Korean.

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