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Chapter 37: I am a Saint (1)
Arriving at the Pantheon, Yoojin crossed his arms and observed Kronos' star.
The starlight was subtly stronger than before.
'A constellation that raises its rank through my achievements.'
A decaying fish is still a fish.
Kronos' decision to not just give blessings, but also appoint him as a saint to gain practical benefits, was the right choice.
Stronger blessings.
And if he obtained divine spells, it would be advantageous for Yoojin.
Kronos could also return as a proper constellation, so it was a win-win situation for both of them.
'I wonder what kind of divine spell I'll receive this time.'
[Divine Spell - Giant's Strength has been added.]
◎ Skills
▷ Giant's Strength
Category: Divine Spell
Consumes vitality to greatly increase strength and invigorate the body.
〔Khahahaha! How is it? The new ability that I have bestowed!〕
'What a trivial spell.'
〔What?!〕
Kronos was enraged.
Yoojin sighed deeply and continued.
'Giant's Strength? The name of the divine spell itself is too blatant.'
Don't forget.
Even if Kronos became the ruler of the undead domain, his essence is that of a Titan.
A word that has become synonymous with giants.
'You should create skills that are helpful to me. Who told you to self-indulge?'
〔How impudent. Shouldn't there be at least one divine spell that symbolizes me!〕
'This incompetent constellation. Creating something useless.'
Yoojin pressed his temples.
Even if Kronos abandoned all his past glory, his essence wouldn't disappear.
The Giant of the Age of Gods.
The usurper who castrated Uranus to steal the throne and the great giant who ushered in the Age of Titans.
'That's probably why Giant's Strength came out.'
A divine spell created by mixing Kronos' presence and the domain of 'defying death'.
Since the domains of giants and immortality overlapped.
Even though it's a buff-type spell, it's a strange skill that reduces the target's vitality.
'Asgard Cluster's Berserk is similar, though.'
Reduces vitality but increases vigor.
Isn't that complete doping?
Kronos was discouraged by Yoojin's intense reaction.
〔I-Is the spell I bestowed that much of a mess?〕
'It's premised on consuming vitality. I can't even cast it on guys like Fafnir.'
Do the undead even have something like life force?
They are the dead raised by the energy of the dead, spirit power.
He wasn't sure how much it would increase his strength, but it wasn't very useful to Yoojin, whose main force was the undead.
Hmm.
Yoojin stroked his chin and nodded.
'It might be unexpectedly useful.'
〔Are you daring to give me cheap pity?〕
'Life Drain could offset the penalty.'
A divine spell that steals or instills vitality.
Perhaps if he first replenished vitality with Life Drain and then consecutively used Giant's Strength, it might be effective.
'Though it's a bit bothersome.'
Yoojin ran a hand through his hair.
To cast one buff, a healing spell had to precede it.
The conditions for use were quite tricky.
'No, wait. Do I need to limit the target to the undead?'
By becoming the [Saint of Midnight Sun], his job class also changed to a priest.
If he had to work as a priest instead of a necromancer, it might be useful.
Unholy Blessing is based on the mana of the Yin dimension, that is, spirit power, so if used on a Hunter, it acts as a debuff.
〔Are you being sincere?〕
'Yes. I'll take back what I said about it being useless.'
〔Khahahaha!!! As expected, my insight is correct, isn't it?〕
‘Yes, yes. Of course.’
Giant's Strength.
Yoojin reflected on his narrowed perspective.
'I should utilize the abilities I gained as a priest.'
This life had far more options than before.
Thanks to his physical abilities enhanced by Life Drain, he learned spear techniques.
And he became able to use divine spells.
'I need to broaden my awareness.'
The more cards in hand, the better.
The Romanov Clan.
To fight against such a powerful force, one that competes for the top spot among the seven great clans that influence the world, he had to use everything he could.
Bzz—!
'Why are you sending a signal?'
〔It's not me.〕
He thought the vibration was coming from his pocket, but the signal wasn't from his pocket watch, but his cell phone.
The caller was Madam.
Has she already found a decent elixir?
'As expected, her abilities are truly remarkable.'
Like Shin Joonseok, she was a competent partner.
Whether in the shadows or the light, there weren't many people as skilled in information gathering as her.
"Did you already find it?"
-Hohoho. Getting straight to the point, are we?
"Should I exchange pleasantries then?"
-I'll have to decline. Imagining you exchanging pleasantries isn't a very pleasant thought.
‘What did I ever do?‘
While Yoojin grumbled inwardly, Madam got to the main point.
-I just received a decent request. The reward is an Inseolsam.
A ginseng resembling a human.
It's a high-grade elixir that accumulates only cold energy among natural energy and is compatible with the power of the Yin dimension.
"If the reward is an Inseolsam, it must not be an ordinary request."
-That's right. The client is the chairman of Seongcheon Corporation.
Seongcheon Corporation.
Although not a large corporation, it's a mid-sized company with a significant presence in mana stone application and chemistry.
'Domestically, they also stand out in alchemy equipment.'
A request from such a company.
"Let's hear the details of the request."
-The chairman's youngest daughter has Muscle Contraction Sclerosis.
Muscle Contraction Sclerosis.
Its official name is 'Muscle Contraction Sclerosis' and it's a disease first discovered in China.
When one has this disease, all the moisture in the body is drained, and the muscles become withered and shriveled, leaving the body like a dried-up mummy.
Potions and divine spells can only alleviate the symptoms.
The cause of the disease and its cure are unknown, so it's even called a curse from God.
"So, I just need to cure it?"
-Hohoho. Do you think you can?
"There's no harm in trying. So, I'll give it a shot."
-I brokered this request because you possess healing abilities, and I'm glad you're being positive about it.
The time he healed Madam during the Milky Way Pub raid.
To think she remembered that and even connected him to an elixir request; she doesn't miss a thing.
After receiving the request schedule from Madam, he ended the call.
〔Contractor. Do you have a method?〕
'If I didn't know a method, I wouldn't have accepted the request.'
The cause of Muscle Contraction Sclerosis would be discovered years later.
When an ordinary person comes into contact with high-density mana, abnormalities occur in their muscles.
The body, unable to adapt to the change, is stimulated by the mana in the air and expels moisture.
〔So, the mana in the air is the cause.〕
'It's a disease that emerged after the Great Cataclysm.'
〔Seeing as you're so confident, you must know the solution.〕
'In the future, they created a specialized treatment capsule.'
It artificially creates a mana vacuum state and allows the body to absorb the concentrated essence of a specific elixir.
It was expensive, but it could definitely cure the disease.
〔But there's no such capsule in this era, is there?〕
'I'll have to imitate it somehow.'
Inseolsam.
‘It just so happens that I was thinking of raising Fafnir's level.’
What could be better than an elixir containing Yin energy to increase the mana capacity of the Dragonian's body?
Yoojin licked his lips.
＊ ＊ ＊
A detached house located near Suwon.
"This way, please."
Following the guard's guidance, they crossed the garden and arrived at the reception room.
Shin Joonseok, standing beside him, was anxiously observing the surroundings.
Madam, the intermediary, smiled pleasantly as if she found it interesting.
"There's no need to be frightened."
"Yes, yes."
"Since this is fate, shall we exchange business cards?"
Madam extended her right hand, naturally drawing Shin Joonseok's attention.
"Ah..."
Shin Joonseok's mouth fell open.
A rare beauty was speaking kindly to him with a smiling face, and he was completely entranced.
He had been so nervous about meeting the CEO of a mid-sized company, and now this.
'Sigh. You useless fellow.'
Yoojin sighed inwardly.
"Uh, uh, uh. What is your relationship with Mr. Yoojin?"
"We're business partners. I've heard a lot about Alchemist Shin Joonseok."
"About me?"
"Hoho. They said you're the number one potion developer in Korea and have outstanding talent in alchemy."
"Ha, hahaha. There's some exaggeration, but it's true!"
Oh dear.
With his face flushed, he was quite a sight.
If left alone, he seemed ready to spill even his intermediate potion recipes.
Madam winked at Yoojin, who clicked his tongue in disapproval.
"I thought you would just throw the request at me and not show up."
"That wouldn't be polite to the chairman of Seongcheon Group. I vouch for both of you."
"Do you have some connection with them?"
"A little, yes."
Seongcheon Corporation wasn't some neighborhood supermarket. They wouldn't let just anyone into their house, even for their daughter's treatment.
Although the Arhan Guild had their eyes on Yoojin, the spar he had within the guild a few weeks ago was kept secret from the outside, so this was an exception.
'I didn't know Madam had a connection with Seongcheon Corporation.'
〔Is there something even the Regressor doesn't know?〕
'Regression isn't omnipotent. I don't know everything.'
Like the fact that the Mirror Hunter had an accomplice.
‘Come to think of it, Madam Oh Hyunjeong's past was notoriously unknown.’
The same went for the old bartender.
A 6 Star Awakened working as a bartender in a pub?
The head of the Red Spider, who divides Ground Zero into three, was also currently a 6 Star.
'I don't like that she investigated Shin Joonseok, though.'
This was about treating the youngest daughter of the CEO of a mid-sized company.
Since Madam had revealed her past connection and taken responsibility for the request, he overlooked the background check.
As he sipped the tea provided in the reception room.
Click—!
A middle-aged man in a suit stepped through the double doors that opened to both sides.
The man was wearing a black tuxedo.
He wore white gloves with a pentagram on his hands, emitting a strong mana wave.
From the moment the middle-aged man entered the reception room, a sense of pressure weighed down on their shoulders.
'As expected of a 7 Star mage.'
Jin Seonghyun, the current chairman of Seongcheon Corporation, was also one of the few 7 Star magic-type Hunters in Korea.
Yoojin lightly nudged Shin Joonseok's side.
"Hick."
He deserved praise for not screaming out loud.
"Chairman. Thank you for your valuable time."
Madam, who had endured the 7 Star mage's energy wave, bowed elegantly.
"I am Cheon Yoojin."
"S-Shin Joonseok."
The middle-aged man, ignoring the two, turned his gaze to Madam.
"It's been a while."
"Yes. I trust you've been well, Chairman?"
"You can call me 'ahjussi' like you used to."
"Perhaps you could save the personal chatter for later."
"Oh. My apologies."
The man cleared his throat with a short cough.
"My name is Jin Seonghyun."
"Can we take it that you've called us here to entrust us with the request?"
"Whether you know it or not, quite a few people have approached me for the purpose of treatment."
Jin Seonghyun's expression contorted.
It was a disease so little known that it had only recently been named.
Their connection with Seongcheon Corporation.
Or perhaps the reward itself had attracted enough people to fill a truck.
"They were all talk."
The energy wave emanating from Jin Seonghyun intensified.
The treatment for Muscle Contraction Sclerosis, which wouldn't be known for years to come.
This was the face of a man whose hopes had been dashed countless times.
"I don't want to see my daughter suffer anymore."
"If the treatment is successful, that won't happen."
"You're confident. Can I trust you and proceed with the treatment?"
"If you have no alternatives, you have to."
Yoojin replied calmly, meeting the Chairman's intense gaze.
‘Threatening me won't change anything, Ahjussi.’
He knew the man was desperate, clinging to any hope of a cure.
Even with Madam's guarantee, it was a gamble to bring in two relatively unknown individuals for such a critical task.
'He must be grasping at straws.'
Though Jin Seonghyun seemed ready to lash out if they failed, Yoojin remained unfazed. He had no doubts about his ability to cure the man's daughter.
He possessed knowledge far beyond this era, including a complete understanding of how to treat Muscle Contraction Sclerosis.
Yoojin's unwavering confidence seemed to finally reach the Chairman.
With a heavy sigh, Jin Seonghyun relinquished his aggressive stance.
"...Please do your best."
He abandoned his stern demeanor and bowed deeply in a show of respect.
"Please lead the way to the patient."
"Follow me."
Yoojin and his party followed Jin Seonghyun deep into the detached house.
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[Proofreader - Kaya]
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