After three days-
"I heard! Should I be proud?"
Jimin was in a cave somewhere in Seoul . This was the woman's hideout for the one Jimin hated the most .
"My daughter finished the region as the region's best!"
Yoon Yeojin . It was her mother .
"…I didn't come to ask you for a compliment . "
She was a bad mother who abandoned her husband and daughter who accepted her even though she had 8 criminal arrests . In her previous life, Jimin did not meet her mother after she left when Jimin was 8 years old . When she met Yeojin, she realized her mother was a witch .
She was a witch of blood magic . She consumed the blood of others to find youth and live with her will .
However, she eventually had to accept the order set forth by the Great Emperor .
"I know . You will come to me for only one thing . You want to know where Yoo Dohyuk is . "
She was right . The rumor spread fast as Changhun's 'dogs' had spread to all sides that Yoo Dohyuk lived and finished the region trials as a region best .
Yet nobody knew where he was now . That was why Jimin came here . Yeojin would have her 'crew' .
"Sadly, I don't know either . I've been busy during the past three days . "
Why? The reason was behind her, a big underground cavern . The place was filled with food and other goods that her 'servants' that she 'charmed' had brought . And there were kids . Kids aged five to twelve . They seemed relieved to have found a hideout .
"What… are they?"
"Poor things . You know how the young ones died last time?"
She added, "These are kids who died without surviving even a month in the past . No memory, no family…"
"I'm not asking that!" Jimin screamed, "What are you going to do with them!"
"I'm looking after them, you see? So that they won't die . Give them shelter and food . "
"Don't… you… f*ck with me…"
If they were all dead, deskinned, and were being sucked of their blood, she would have accepted it even if it angered her . Yeojin was a witch . That's what it should have been .
However, Jimin could see that these kids were relieved .
"You… You who do not give one crap about others…"
"People change . And so did you . "
Yeojin smiled . "Think about the you in your previous life! You… the worthless girl who could only be a burden… but look at what you've become . "
And then she shook her head, "But no . "
"It's good that you changed, but you changed for the wrong man . Dohyuk is not a good man anymore . "
Jimin argued, "He's still alive . And he'll…"
"He will . For now . Who said he will die?"
"…What?"
"It's Dohyuk . I guess he has his skills up his sleeves even without his memory . "
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However, that was it .
"But it's not going to be enough for him to lead the story anymore . "
"He's stronger than anyone else . "
"Right . Nobody can beat him now, but what if the others group up?"
Dohyuk would grow stronger, but it wasn't enough . Even if he could defeat a hundred men-
"Think about it . Since when did he become a Great Emperor?"
The strength of the Phenomenal Nine was not just 'some' strength . It was power beyond imagination . Power so strong that it allowed them to reign over the entire continent, but that was long after Dohyuk was called a Great Emperor .
"The second world will move more quickly . No one's going to waste time like before . "
There was no time for the King to come back . The people would not want that anymore .
"Ten years, or maybe at a much faster rate . There will be a new ruler . One who has a group of trusted followers . A queen . "
"Queen?"
Jimin suddenly realized what she was saying .
"You…"
She glanced at Yeojin and the children .
"Yes . I will raise them with love . "
She claimed to raise them with the love that she did not even give to her own daughter, but she was going to get payment for the price of affection .
"Those children will look at me as a merciful mother . They're young, but they have potential . "
No 'charm' or brainwash was needed . These were just 'children' wanting to follow their 'mother' .
"And there's more?"
"Of course . I have met many more . "
She counted them out, "I can't have the ones with too many memories . They won't consider me as a mother . "
And those with useless Natures or those who only wanted their own parents were discarded, "But, they are still with me . Forever . "
Their blood was now part of the witch's blood .
Part of the ground where Jimin stood was destroyed .
"Ooh . "
Yeojin reacted quickly also . Her servants moved up to defend her, and Yeojin's eyes became bloody red .
"Crazy b*tch . I'll kill you right now . "
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"Yeah, we can do that . But is it okay for you? You might win, but you won't be in one piece after this fight . Won't it become a problem in your quest to search for your man?"
Jimin stopped, but it was for a different reason . The children were crying .
"Good thinking . "
Yeojin cackled .
"You wouldn't want those poor things to lose their mother again, would you?"
"…I won't ever see you again . "
"Oh, cold words . "
Yeojin said, "I wish you find a better man but… you won't listen . I guess ugly ones never forget even after they become pretty . Don't you think so?"
"I mean, think about how perfect your competitors were back then! You didn't even stand a chance!"
Jimin turned her back .
"I hope you succeed this time . I'm serious!"
She spoke as Jimin walked out of the witch's cavern . Her tears welled in her eyes, but all she really wanted was to see Dohyuk again .
-You slept for so long .
Dohyuk opened his eyes . It wasn't enough rest, but he was hungry and thirsty . He didn't feel any pain anymore in his body; it felt a bit heavy, but that was it .
-Wake up . You slept for 96 hours .
Basil was looking down at him . He then realized he was in the sleeping bag as he rose up . However, he didn't remember crawling into the sleeping bag .
"Who…"
-Who cares . Get up!
Basil shouted .
-Don't waste my time! I wasted four days because of you, you bastard .
Dohyuk brought himself outside of the sleeping bag and stretched .
"My body…"
Changed . There was something different about himself .
"Statu…"
He tried to speak, but something was thrown at him .
-It's your reward for the tournament .
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-Listen carefully as I will only say this once . Four days have passed and nothing has happened .
"Nothing happened?" Dohyuk asked back .
-But all the barriers that divide the regions are now gone . It's time for people to travel around and find each other . You wasted your time .
Dohyuk closed his eyes for a second and concluded .
"Not the worst . "
-What?
It was bad that he was knocked out for four full days, but as long as the angels did not do anything yet, he wasn't behind . Also, he had that much sleep and he still didn't feel all that well . It means he needed more sleep .
"Ugh…"
He then felt pain from the back of his neck . It was as if he had been kicked only a while ago .
-… . What will start now will be worse .
And the angel left him . Dohyuk then called up his status .
-Strength: 102(+2)(D)
-Stamina: 83(+7)(D)
-Agility: 85(+2)(D)
-Magic: 2(+3)(F)
-Endurance: 91(+5)(D)
-Charisma: 35(+3)(E)
The most intriguing thing was his Strength points .
"…100 . "
He had slept that long, so it had to have changed . Dohyuk then began to work; he glanced around as he wrapped up the sleeping bag .
"I wondered why it was so quiet…"
He was on top of the tall pillar-like ground, about the size of a small room . Did he move into a new place while sleeping? As Dohyuk looked down, he knew it was the ground that had changed . He was on the highest part of the ground and there were different levels of the ground below that were like blocks . The closest land was over ten meters from here, but Dohyuk had a quick and safe way to move down in his head .
After he prepared to leave, he unpacked the gift .
"Hmm?"
It was a small object . It seemed it would be of help, but the name was as follows:
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