The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 195

"Cursing me..."

At the end of the exploration of the North Korean dungeon, Sung JiAh's voice was a surprise to Sung JiHan.

The contents contained within were unexpected.

"My sister isn't the type to say such things...."

Sung JiAh had a gentle personality.

Although Sung JiHan would often nag at her to go out and be active.

Her usual tone was kind and gentle, she wasn't the type of person to spread curses like that.

Why did she specifically mention Yoon SeJin?

"...But at least she's still alive. Thank goodness."

Yoon SeJin absentmindedly touched the ring hanging around her neck and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

The exploration of the North Korean dungeon had started with little expectation.

Whether it was cursing or swearing.

As long as there was a meaningful trace of Sung JiAh, it was enough.

"If we continue exploring other giant dungeons, who knows what else we might find."

"Christopher, can we go to one more place today?"

"Of course! But why are you so surprised by what was said?"

"Because she cursed my brother-in-law."

"Ah... a curse, you say. Does she know that you went to Japan?"

"Hmm..."

If she knew that Yoon SeJin had crossed over, shouldn't she also know that he had returned?

Knowing Sung JiAh's personality, if she had known that Yoon SeJin had been enchanted and returned with his eyes gouged out.

Instead of cursing him for why he crossed over, she would have asked how he managed with his eyes after all the hardships.

"For now, we need to explore more to find out."

"Yes. Let's continue."

"Yes. And we should also call SeA."

"SeA..."

"The dungeon isn't that dangerous, and SeA can discern the power of emptiness."

The giant dungeon portal that was easily manipulated by Sung JiHan and Yoon SeJin.

Of course, it might be more dangerous in other dungeons.

"Now that we have a solid clue, we need to focus on this place."

As soon as Sung JiHan came out of the dungeon, he immediately called Yoon SeA.

"SeA, come to the dungeon."

[Huh? Really? Can I come?]

"Yes. It wasn't as dangerous as I thought. Come with Akari. You can help discern things."

"Why? What happened?"

After Sung JiHan explained what had happened a little while ago, Yoon SeA was surprised.

"Wow... I can't imagine that happening between mom and dad."

"But my brother-in-law seems to be glad that she's still alive."

"Hmm... I guess so. Since he knows something, that's why she's cursing him, right? Hmm, I'm curious. We should go quickly! Akari unni! Let's get ready!"

"Yes. The investigation team will send a car, so come quickly."

Sung JiHan, who called for Yoon SeA, said.

"Then let's go to the next dungeon quickly."

"Yes."

They immediately began the exploration of the second giant dungeon portal.

It was a two-hour drive to the second giant dungeon portal.

Sofia, who was in the same large van as Sung JiHan, stared at him intently.

"Sophie, stop staring. It must be burdensome for Sung JiHan-nim."

"Why, Oppa? I'm just looking because I like him. JiHan, are you burdened?"

"Well, I'm used to it now."

"...Sigh. Sung JiHan-nim has a master!"

"Chris, you're just staring. Why the nagging?"

She wasn't like this before.

Christopher shook his head with a bored expression and changed the subject.

"Sung JiHan player. Was there a connection between the North Korean exploration and the Saintess Sung JiAh?"

"Yes, that's correct."

"I see... That's why the Sword Emperor was curious about the North Korean exploration."

"Yes, that's right."

"There were only two members in the Saintess class, me and Sung JiHan. I was really disappointed when she disappeared. I had so many things I wanted to ask the senior Saintess."

The Saintess, a special class in the Supporter class.

There were only two Saintesses in the world, Sung JiHan and Sophia.

Compared to the existing Supporter classes, the Saintess had enhanced buff effects and could use divine power more deeply.

"But I still don't know what it means to use divine power more deeply... I wanted to ask Sung JiHan about it first."

Sung JiHan thought about her past life.

Even then, Sophia couldn't find any clues about it.

- JiHan, have you heard anything from Sung JiHan about using divine power? I'm talking about it.

She asked him many times if he remembered anything.

In the end, until the moment of the apocalypse, Sophia couldn't fully utilize the Saintess class.

"If we find Nuna this time, ask her."

"Yes, I will definitely find her!"

"Oh, and Christoph-nim. This is the item we promised."

Sung JiHan handed Christoph the Akashic page that he had confiscated from Sizuru in his inventory.

"Uh...! A-Are you giving it to me already?"

"I was going to give it to you anyway. Hurry up and give it to me so we can finish the dungeon exploration with S-rank search."

"Ha... Your distribution is really big. Well, I gratefully accept it without declining...!"

Thanks to Sung JiHan, he also had a big hit at the beginning of the year.

Now, with the Akashic page of tremendous value, he could even enhance his abilities.

Christoph received the Akashic page with a delighted face and strengthened his supporting gift.

"Oh... S-rank exploration...! My abilities are increasing so easily!"

"Now that you've become S-rank, let's finish the North Korean mission while you're in Korea."

"Sounds good! Let's conquer the Abyss!"

Christoph, who became the best explorer in humanity with the Akashic page, was full of energy as he planned to conquer the Abyss.

"Just exploring... If someone sees it, they might think I'm clearing the dungeons."

"Oh, come on, this is an important mission!"

While teasing each other, the Christoph siblings.

Sung JiHan smirked as he watched them.

They were completely different from his own younger sister.

"I gave everything to my sister..."

Sung JiHan, who was ten years older than Sung JiAh.

She had taken on the role of responsible girl, even giving up on her college education after their parents passed away.

Now that she thought about it, her younger sister, who was only 20 years old at the time, must have been quite shocked.

She lived her life without showing any signs of weakness in front of her younger sister.

"...Just as my brother-in-law said. I just have to live."

Whether Yoon SeJin cursed him or not.

The fact that her sister was alive.

That fact itself was important.

Kiiing.

The van the party was riding in stopped, and they arrived at the second giant dungeon.

"Oh, Sung JiHan-nim. I can feel it right away. From the entrance, I can feel the presence of the dungeon core!"

With his abilities enhanced to S-rank, Christoph found the dungeon core much faster than before.

And there.

"Oh, and... What's this on the ground? I didn't feel it when it was A-rank."

"Where?"

"Here."

"Let me see."

With his rank upgraded to S, Christoph discovered another clue hidden on the ground near the giant dungeon portal.

There, a transparent dungeon core was cleverly hidden.

"I wonder if there was one in the giant dungeon earlier."

"We should check after going around the other giant dungeons."

"Yes. It would be troublesome if ordinary people entered, thinking it had been cleared, and the dungeon reappeared."

While he was finding all the dungeon cores like that.

"Excuse me, are you Christoph the commentator?"

"Uh, but... Is this about your exploration ability? Are you looking for dungeon cores?"

"That person found the giant dungeon earlier too. It seems like their ability is at least B-rank."

"Wow... Christoph the commentator was a player. This is a complete scoop, isn't it?"

As the commentator of Channel 0, Christoph, whose face is known all over the world.

The BattleNet investigation team, who recognized him, was in an uproar.

"Haha, this is something. I can't help but be famous! Well then, I am Christoph, the world's greatest explorer!"

"Oh, really?"

"Commentator, please give me your autograph!"

"Of course, I'll give it to you! Come over here!"

It seemed like Christoph had decided to come out as an explorer this time.

He openly revealed himself to the members of the investigation team.

Sophia sighed.

"Ha... JiHan, I'm sorry. My brother has a bit of an attention-seeking personality."

"He's S-class, so it's understandable. Just do your job well."

"Yes. I'll keep a close eye on him!"

As Sophia turned towards Christoph.

Yoon Se-jin nodded approvingly as he looked at the dungeon core he had found.

"Exploration S, an amazing ability... The job will be done quickly. Should we break the dungeon core right away?"

"It will take about an hour for Sae-ah to arrive. Wouldn't it be better to break it after she comes? We might be able to learn more information with the power of the Void."

"An hour... That sounds better. We should secure the area first."

"Yes, let's clean up."

To make sure nothing unexpected happened.

Sung JiHan and Yoon Se-jin completely wiped out the monsters coming out of the dungeon and waited for a while.

"Uncle! Dad! I'm here!"

Yoon Sae-ah came running excitedly.

"Where, where... What should I look at?"

"Just a moment. Let's break the dungeon core."

Crack!

Yoon Se-jin's daughter, Yoon Sae-ah, broke both dungeon cores.

[All dungeon cores of the giant dungeon have been destroyed.]

[Depending on your contribution to dungeon conquest, the maximum level limit is increased by 1.]

Sung JiHan recalled a system message he hadn't seen before.

"Oh... Is this the merit of dungeon conquest?"

Yoon Sae-ah, who had broken the dungeon cores while holding the necklace, seemed to have thought that she only had to subjugate the monsters.

But the system seemed to recognize it as a contribution and increased the level limit by 1.

"When the level limit is full, I'll have to keep conquering dungeons."

With that plan in mind, Sung JiHan.

Brrrrrr...!

Yoon Se-jin's ring trembled again, drawing his attention.

A completely purple Aegeis ring.

"Sae-ah, do it like last time."

"Okay!"

When Yoon Sae-ah summoned Void Arrow like last time.

The ring and the arrow resonated, and the purple spread in all directions.

And.

Ugh...

The field of vision in front of them began to change completely.

* * *

"This... is it an illusion?"

A world that completely changed, dyed in purple.

Sung JiHan quickly realized that this was a type of illusion.

As if he had been possessed somewhere.

Sung JiHan himself just watched, while the subjects who shared his field of vision were moving individually.

"Breaking the illusion is easy, but..."

He could return to the original world right away if he just made up his mind.

But in order to find clues about his sister, Sung JiHan decided to maintain the state of possession for now.

If something seemed strange, he could come out immediately.

"But... is this a hospital?"

Through the possessed subject, Sung JiHan observed the scenery of the world.

It felt like a large hospital room.

"But... for some reason, it feels familiar."

Sung JiHan was captivated by a strange sense of déjà vu as he looked at the room.

"I feel like I've been here before."

Back then...

"Ugh..."

From the mouth of the possessed person, a familiar voice flowed out.

And someone suddenly pushed their face closer from the side.

"Se-ah, are you okay?!"

"...It's me?"

Unlike now, Sung JiHan had deep dark circles under his eyes and a pale face.

With a deeply worried expression, he looked at the possessed person.

When Sung JiHan saw that face, he realized where he was.

"...This is the hospital where Se-ah committed suicide."

The hospital where Yoon Se-ah was attacked by the Terror of the Black King and took her own life.

In his previous life, it was the place that held the most painful memories for Sung JiHan.

"Uncle..."

"Huh?"

"...Can I ask you for a mirror?"

"...Sure."

In the handheld mirror that Sung JiHan showed, a face wrapped in bandages was revealed.

"Can I... recover?"

"Don't worry. I'm diligently looking for a supporter. I'll bring you back to your old face."

"I don't think there's anyone who can heal me..."

"If it's money, anything is possible. Se-ah, don't worry, Uncle hit the jackpot."

"He always says he hit the jackpot..."

Heh.

When Yoon Se-ah let out a bitter laugh.

Buzz.

A vibration came from Sung JiHan's pants pocket.

"Oh, Se-ah. I'll be back in a moment."

"Yeah, go ahead..."

Sung JiHan hurriedly left to answer the phone.

Yoon Se-ah watched Sung JiHan leave the hospital room and let out a small sigh before sitting up.

"Oh, could it be... this is from back then..."

As Sung JiHan watched this series of events, his heart sank.

This was the moment when he hastily left to answer a loan phone call.

In his previous life, it was the moment he regretted the most.

Could it be... he was seeing this from Yoon Se-ah's perspective?

Why, in this emptiness...

Back then...

"...Ha, did I think I would die like this?"

Yoon Se-ah took out the handheld mirror again and bit it hard.

Even if her face was torn apart by the terror...

"I will succeed somehow."

Her determination was unwavering.

"...What? Suicide... is not an option here?"

Yes.

In a way, this was normal.

Yoon Se-ah's willpower was never weak.

While Sung JiHan was observing the hallucination like that...

"But that's not allowed."

Ssshhh...

From behind Yoon Se-ah.

"You have to die here."

Somewhere, a faint Korean voice could be heard.