Haggis had faintly suspected when Baal suddenly screamed and ran out, but his suspicions turned out to be true.
âWhat are you sh*ts doing! Hurry up and move!â
Baal shouted at the guild members around him. At his shout, the uneasy guild members entered the guild house one by one and waited for the poison fog to wear out.
â
Sigh,
this is all we can doâŚâ
Haggis lamented as he waited inside the building, watching the magic circle slowly trying to counteract the poison. When the magic circle had finally gotten rid of the poison fog, the sullen guild members came out one by one.
Was it because Haggis and Baal were with them? When the Demon guild members caught sight of Soo Hyukâs back running away, they yelled with bloodshot eyes and started chasing after him.
âThis bastard? Where do you think youâre going!!!â
Haggis shouted the loudest as they chased Soo Hyuk down the street. But Soo Hyuk didnât respond to their provocations and disappeared behind a corner. When Soo Hyuk disappeared from their eyes, Baal and the Demon guild increased their speed even more until they also arrived at the corner.
And when they didâŚ
âRAAARGH!â
âThis XXX!!!â
âAgain, and again!â
âHeukâŚheukâŚthis is bullyingâŚâ
Baalâs entire group broke down cursing and screaming with agony as they glared at a desolate spot on the road.
* * *
[Warping to the Archmageâs Subspace.]
Soo Hyuk had just teleported to his subspace and was walking to the warp circle.
âTheyâre adapting quickly.â
It was 8 days since he started attacking the Demon guildâs guild house, and 10 days since he had first encountered them.
âTheyâve even installed a magic circle.â
His poison fog had disappeared much quicker than last time, can the cause was the newly installed magic circle.
âHmm, Iâll have to change it up a bit. First, the magic circleâs diameter isnât that bigâŚâ
The magic circle that had appeared today didnât have a large diameter, so he could work around that. And so, when Soo Hyuk was planning his next attackâŚ
-Yeon Jung: Soo Hyuk-ah.
A message came from Yeon Jung. At his sudden message, Soo Hyuk stopped what he was doing and replied to his message.
-Soo Hyuk: Mmm.
Soo Hyuk stepped on the warp circle and warped to Matab as he sent the message.
-Yeon Jung: Oh? You replied immediately? Where are you right now?
-Soo Hyuk: Iâm heading to the library. Why?
-Yeon Jung: Yes, I thought so.
-Yeon Jung: So, when are you going to join our guild?
Soo Hyuk figured out the reason for Yeon Jungâs message as he read Yeon Jungâs message.
-Soo Hyuk: Please wait a bit more.
He replied. Soo Hyuk still had business with the Demon guild. He couldnât expose Yeon Jungâs guild right now.
-Yeon Jung: Is it because of the Demon guild?
Yeon Jung obviously knew about what he had been doing over the past couple of days. It was one of the hot issues on the Pangea forums, so there was no way the well-informed Yeon Jung wouldnât know.
-Soo Hyuk: Yes.
-Yeon Jung: How much longer are you going to keep this up?
Yeon Jung asked at Soo Hyukâs answer. He was curious. The Demon guild was being beaten, no, punished by Soo Hyuk. So much so, that Yeon Jung couldnât overcome his curiosity and ended up asking Soo Hyuk.
-Soo Hyuk: Well, I originally wanted to go for a monthâŚ
-Yeon Jung: A month?
-Soo Hyuk: Yeah, but Iâm considering changing it.
-Soo Hyuk: I think itâs going to end in under a month.
His pain was slowly disappearing every time he woke up.
-Yeon Jung: Then tell me when it ends.
-Soo Hyuk: Alright.
-Yeon Jung: Oh, how much more books do you have to go through?
He was talking about the books in Matab Library.
-Soo Hyuk: I think Iâm going to be done in a week.
-Yeon Jung: You really are crazy. Crazy fast. How did you evenâŚ
-Yeon Jung: Anyway, what are you going to do after that? Will you go to another library?
-Soo Hyuk: I probably will.
-Yeon Jung: Do you have any idea where youâll go?
Soo Hyuk fell into thought at Yeon Jungâs question.
âHmmâŚâ
Where should he go?
âHadrac looked okay when I checked it outâŚâ
Was it because he had visited Hadrac frequently over the last few days? Whatever the reason, Soo Hyuk had gotten curious about the library at Hadrac. Hadracâs library wasnât as big as the Matab Library, but it wasnât small either.
âThe entry conditions seem okay as well.â
The size of the library was important, to Soo Hyuk, the entry conditions for libraries were more important. After all, what use was the libraries use, if he could only admire the architecture and not the books? The conditions for Hadracâs library was a little more difficult than Matabâs library. No, to be more precise, rather than more difficult, it required him to put more effort than the Matab Library.
Hadrac was a city-state and a mercenary state at the same time. To access Hadracâs library, he only needed to fulfil either one of two conditions.
âTo be an A-rank mercenary.â
The first condition was to be an A-rank mercenary. Like Matabâs Central Spire, Hadrac also had its Mercenaryâs Agency.
In the Mercenaryâs Agency, you could rise up the ranks through completing the quests commissioned there. In other words, if he completed quests fast enough, then he would be able to enter the Hadrac Library.
âIt wouldâve been perfect if Yeon Jungâs guild was based in Hadrac.â
The second condition was to be in a S-rank guild. In that situation, one could freely use the library without being an A-rank mercenary. But the second condition had a catch. Soo Hyuk had already planned to join âReaderâ, but the second condition only applied to guilds based in Hadrac. This meant that the second condition was as good as non-existent for Soo Hyuk.
-Soo Hyuk: Iâm considering Hadrac.
-Yeon Jung: What? Hadrac?
-Yeon Jung: What about the Demon guild? Wonât they bother you?
The current atmosphere in Hadrac was akin to a war zone. It was because of Soo Hyuk and the Demon guild. Although not big in terms of the entire continent, the Demon guild was a colossal giant in Hadrac, and from the Demon guildâs perspective, they couldnât let Soo Hyuk go peacefully.
-Soo Hyuk: Iâm not going to move there right now.
He hadnât yet conquered the Matab Library plus, Hadrac was still one of many candidates. If he found a better library, he would move there instead.
-Soo Hyuk: And if I do, Iâll just have to make sure they learn their lesson before I move.
He had no need to maintain this current situation with the Demon guild. He would let the situation settle down a bit, before dealing a finishing move towards them.
-Soo Hyuk: Then Iâm going to read now.
-Yeon Jung: Sure. Make sure to contact me if something happens!
Soo Hyuk no longer replied to Yeon Jungâs messages, as he walked towards the bookshelf to pull out a book.
* * *
âHooâŚâ
Yang Joo Hyuk breathed out deeply while stretching his stiff back.
âIâm finally done.â
He had finished all the dayâs work at last. A satisfied smile emerged from his face as he continued to stretch his neck next.
âNow that I think about itâŚâ
While bending back from stretching his back, Yang Joo Hyuk turned his neck to stare at Jang Yoolâs back. Jang Yool was still typing on his keyboard with his eyes glued to the monitor.
âYool-ah.â
Yang Joo Hyuk called out to him.
âYes?â
Jang Yool replied while still staring at the monitor.
âTell me situation on the special grade users.â
Because he had concentrated on his work the entire day, he hadnât yet checked out the situation on the various special grade users.
âAll of them?â
âAre there any users that did anything big?â
âWell yes.â
The special grade users were all users who could heavily influence the situation of the game. Correspondingly, they usually attracted a lot of attention from the public. But none of the recent news drew Yang Joo Hyukâs attention.
âWell, thereâs only the Hunting King and Soo Hyuk.â
Jang Yool said as he replied to Yang Joo Hyuk. The special grade users werenât all in one grade either. They were separated into separate grades within the special grade itself.
Yang Joo Hyuk was staring at the names on the top of the list. Hunting King and Soo Hyuk. However, unlike most special grade users, these two preferred playing quietly. Hunting King usually only hunted various monsters or progressed on quests, while Soo Hyuk usually only read books at the Matab Library. But if they were to suddenly erupt one day, the entire continent could experience a big change.
âPlease wait.â
Jang Yool started typing on his keyboard, then opened his mouth after a few seconds.
âThe Hunting King is currently hunting.â
The Hunting Kingâs name was mentioned first.
âAs expected.â
After all, the Hunting King was hunting most of the time.
âWhat about the quest?â
Yang Joo Hyuk asked.
âHe has almost completed the condition, and heâs probably going to turn into a Celestial soon.â
âReally?â
Yang Joo Hyuk nodded knowingly in response to Jang Yoolâs words.
âWhat about Soo Hyuk?â
âHeâs reading.â
âDoes he still look for the Demon guild nowadays?â
The first time Soo Hyuk had attacked the Demon guild, Yang Joo Hyuk had been extremely surprised, as this was the first time he had acted like that.
âI think heâs very angry.â
âWell, seeing as two people close to him died right in front of him.â
He could understand the situation. Soo Hyuk had gone on a trip with two people, then they had suddenly died to the Demon guild.
âLooking at it now, it seems like they were his parents.â
âYes, I think so too. Over 10 days and heâs still going at it after all.â
It was already the tenth day since Soo Hyuk started to tussle with the Demon guild. From this, they could assume that those two people werenât simple friends.
âAh! Right!â
As they were mulling over Soo Hyukâs revenge, Jang Yool suddenly exclaimed.
âIt looks like heâs going to conquer the Matab Library soon.â
ââŚAlready?â
Yang Joo Hyuk was surprised again by Jang Yoolâs words.
âWow, time passes fast.â
It seemed like yesterday when he had just conquered the Oren Library, but it was the Matab Library soon? He then opened his mouth and wondered,
âWill he look for another library again?â
âWell looking at his actionsâŚâ
Jang Yoolâs words trailed off until he was silent. His past actions seemed to suggest that he would indeed go to another library and conquer it as well.
ââŚâ
Yang Joo Hyuk was silent as he thought the same as Jang Yool. Then he opened his mouth again as a thought popped up.
âTell me when he moves to another library.â
âYes.â
At Jang Yoolâs reply, Yang Joo Hyuk stood up from his seat and went over to the next room. As he opened the door to the resting room, he thought,
âI wonder what Teacher would think.â
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He had already told his teacher about the Archmageâs Descendant and his situation; however, the teacher had told him to stop worrying. He still couldnât understand why his teacher, who had put his everything into Pangea, would react like that.
âIf I could only access all the informationâŚâ
There were things even Yang Joo Hyuk couldnât check. If he just had that information, he could deduce the various usersâ thought processes. It was truly a pity.
âEhew, Iâll be able to someday.â
There was a reason for everything. He believed that it was the same for this as well. Ridding himself of his whimsical thoughts, Yang Joo Hyuk lay down on his bed in the resting room, and a few seconds later, soft snores could be heard in the room.