Chapter 291
Chapter 291: Lee Ji Tae Becomes a Lord
After the black silhouette left,
“To think… he was an Aganaga…”
While remembering the strange meeting with his own species, Lee Ji-Tae walked . He was heading towards the Shatmayeba territory . He was planning on returning to Overlord Atal Ramanujan .
“Just…”
He had heard a slight explanation, but he still didn’t understand everything . Lee Ji-Tae, who prided himself on being smart, had never felt more confused than this . There was only one answer .
“Is… the only thing left for me to do… is eat people…?”
Consuming human brains . He realized why the Agnaga existed . Also, for the “abilities” that the black silhouette had spoken about, he would have to consume brains anyway .
“I suppose it doesn’t matter . ”
Lee Ji-Tae grit his teeth .
“If only I can take revenge… if I can avenge Alex…”
What did it matter? He had already gone over the edge . After his resurrection, whenever he felt starved, he consumed humans . There was nothing stopping him, who had already done what humans shouldn’t do . Also, he had managed to convince Atal Ramanujan to create the third entity, but they had already lost . He wasn’t in the position to be picky .
“The awakening of my abilities… ability awakening…”
Repeating those words, Lee Ji-Tae returned to the Shatmayeba territory . A monster who moved only with the mind to destroy Kang Chul-In, that was Lee Ji-Tae .
***
“Just… you… wait… Kang Chul-In…”
Brynhildr left in a mess .
The fancy white knight was nowhere to be seen . There was only the leave of a loser .
“W-what…?”
Dorian tilted his head seeing this .
“Hey, Kang Chul-In!”
“What?”
“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”
“ . . . ”
“Hey… you should’ve said so if you were hurt… haa…”
“What kind of bullshit are you talking about suddenly?”
“Is it an untreatable disease? Hm?”
“Untreatable disease?”
“Yeah . ”
“On what grounds are you thinking that?”
Kang Chul-In asked, flabbergasted .
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Dorian replied .
“They say that people die when they start doing things that they didn’t do before!”
“ . . . ”
“Or if you have a chronic illness . ”
“Was that the reason?”
“Yeah . ”
Dorian nodded his head powerfully .
“The Kang Chul-In that I know is definitely not someone who’d save his enemies . ”
“ . . . ”
“Unless you were sick…”
It was true . Murder, arson, theft, breaking apart families, and more . Even from Dorain’s perspective, Kang Chul-In was a demon without any blood or tears . But that Kang Chul-In let go of a dangerous person like Brynhildr? He couldn’t believe it after seeing it .
“Tsk, tsk . ”
Kang Chul-In looked at Dorian pathetically .
“That’s why you’re stupid . ”
“I-I’m… stupid?”
“A mere sparrow wouldn’t know the meaning of a phoenix . ”
“T-that’s not fair!”
“I’m drawing a big picture . ”
“A big picture?”
“Shut up if you don’t know . ”
Kang Chul-In turned away from Dorian . It was because there was no way to explain that Brynhildr was going to bring him the Sonic Ring because he didn’t know about Soul Backup .
“Humph . ”
Dorain muttered .
“You should’ve taken the mask off at the very least . You just let him go…”
“Mask?”
“Yeah . ”
“Why would I take that off?”
“Because I’m curious!”
Dorain screeched .
“I don’t know what kind of guy he is that he keeps hiding himself . I saw earlier that he fixed his helmet first when he was getting up . ”
“Mind your own business . ”
Kang Chul-In smirked and scolded Dorian .
“If you have time to be curious about that, go train . ”
“Wow… aren’t you curious?”
“Not at all . ”
“Really?”
“Where would I use that knowledge?”
“ . . . ”
“It’s not like I’ll get money out of it or be able to use it like a servant . ”
“Wow… and I’m over here super curious . ”
Dorian sighed .
“What if he has burns all over his body?”
“Maybe . ”
“Or he’s seriously ugly?”
“Sounds likely . ”
“He might not even be human . ”
“That sounds right . ”
“Or perhaps he’s a girl?”
“Where did that come from?” Kang Chul-In frowned .
“Like a girl who dresses up as a guy . ”
“Then she could’ve just dressed up as a guy, but why would she wear a helmet?”
“That’s true…”
“Stop talking about useless things and let’s take care of them . ”
Kang Chul-In pointed at the Shatyameba forces .
“Oh, right . ”
Dorian scratched the back of his head and clenched his fist . Right, it wasn’t the time to make small-talk . It was time to fight . There were about 30,000 people of the Shatyameba army in front of them . It was impossible to kill them all .
Click! Kang Chul-In grabbed Kaiforce
I’ll finish it quickly and return .
His head was filled with thoughts about his family . He didn’t want to miss a family vacation because of work .
“W-wait!”
Kang Chul-In thoughts soon became reality .
“Supreme King of the West, please listen to me!”
A middle-aged man with medals on his chest stepped up . He had three stars . This man was a lieutenant general .
“Who are you?”
“Yes, your Majesty . ”
He replied .
“I am General Apu of the Shatmabeya forces . ”
“And what do you want?”
“That is…”
“If you’re trying to suggest I surrender, I’ll…”
“N-no!”
General Apu shook his hands frantically .
“It’s a misunderstanding!”
“A misunderstanding?”
“Yes, your Majesty! I wouldn’t dare perform an act of atrocity like suggesting you surrender!”
It was like he was saying…
“Our soldiers will be the ones to surrender . ”
“ . . . !”
“Please accept us with your benevolence that’s as deep as the sea!”
It was surrender .
The 30,000 man army was surrendering to Kang Chul-In .
“Why?”
Kang Chul-In was astounded .
“Why are you quitting? You’re the ones at an advantage right now . Even if I’m strong, it’s hard for me to deal with 30,000 of…”
“No, your Majesty!”
“No?”
“Yes!”
The general kneeled .
Thud!
It wasn’t just him .
Thud, thud, thud!
All of the soldiers began to kneel .
These crazy bastards?
War wasn’t a game, so why was this army of 30,000 all surrendering to him? This was the first time he had ever been so astounded in his entire life .
“Your Majesty!
Dopinder, who had surrendered first, bowed down in front of Kang Chul-In .
“May I, Dopinder, say something to your Majesty first?”
Tremble! His entire body was shaking like a tree in the wind . It was because of the pressure that Kang Chul-In was exuding .
“Speak . ”
Kang Chul-In nodded .
“General Apu is being genuine . Please accept them . ”
“Genuine…? What is the reason? Is there a reason to surrender to me, throwing away your children?”
“Yes, there is . ”
Dopinder replied .
“Your Majesty, there is no hope in the Shatmayeba territory . ”
“The reason?”
“The Shatmeyba territory is lacking in terms of arable land . Why else would they call a jungle a “green desert?”
“A green desert?”
“Yes, your Majesty . The Shatmayeba territory has a great population but 85% of the land is a jungle . ”
“Are you saying there’s nothing to eat?”
“Correct, your Majesty . ”
“Are you saying that even if you return, your children will starve to death… so you want to surrender to save yourselves?”
“I-It’s embarrassing but true…”
Kang Chul-In stroked his chin like he was thinking of something .
So Kwak Jung was right .
It was exactly as Kwak Jung said . Atal Ramujan had chosen to climb the mountain range rather than to starve .
“Your Majesty!”
General Apu was bowing his head towards Kang Chul-In again .
“Please accept us! We want to become your people!”
It was a genuine surrender .
“Please accept us, your Majesty!”
“Accept us!”
“We want to become your people!”
The army of 30,000 soldiers all shouted towards Kang Chul-In .
“Whoa…”
Dorian clicked his tongue .
“Kang Chul-In is getting soldiers without lifting a finger… haaa… what do they like about Kang Chul-In?”
Dorian couldn’t understand how normal people viewed Kang Chul-In .
“Well, fine . ”
Kang Chul-In nodded his head .
“I understand what you’re saying . I, the Supreme King of the West, will accept everyone as my people!”
Sure, there wasn’t any reason why he couldn't accept them . He could accept their surrender and help with the restoration of the Zolushka territory .
“Wooooooh!”
“We’ll serve you to our best ability!”
“Hurrah for the Supreme King of the West!”
“Cheers for the Valhalla Kingdom!”
The soldiers of Shatmabeya all cheered powerfully .
“Also!” Kang Chul-in continued, “it might be hard, but I’ll also accept your family! As soon as I can, I’ll get started with an operation to rescue your family, and if you can prove that you’re family, I’ll let them pass!”
It was a small act of generosity, but not to those who heard it .
“Y-your Majesty!”
“Keuk!”
“You’re a holy emperor, a true benevolent holy emperor!”
“Heuk… heuk heuk…”
The battlefield that was a sea of blood instantly became a sea of tears . All humans missed their families .
They felt grateful at Kang Chul-In’s goodwill .
***
A week passed after Lee Ji-Tae met Atal Ramnujan .
“Y-your Majesty…! Keuk…!”
Lee Ji-Tae bowed towards Atal Ramnujan and sobbed .
“I’ve committed a crime worth dying for! Please kill me!”
The responsibility of the battlefield was always the commander’s .
It wasn’t a strange thing for him to request for death since he was Atal Ramnujan’s head commander .
“No, of course not! Why would this be your fault!?”
Unexpectedly, Atal Ramanujan didn’t scold Lee Ji-Tae .
“This is definitely not your fault . Who could’ve imagined that Kang Chul-In would interfere!”
“Y-your Majesty!”
“No one could’ve expected it! I, you, and the people here didn’t know about Kang Chul-In’s arrival! The loss of the war isn’t just on you, but me as well!”
It was the truth . Even though Lee Ji-Tae was the prime commander, he received orders from the Lord, Atal Ramanujan . Reasonably speaking, it wasn’t anyone’s fault in particular .
“Get up, Lee Ji-Tae!”
Atal Ramnanuhan got up from his throne and raised Lee Ji-Tae .
“Your Majesty…”
“If it wasn’t for Kang Chul-In, it was a strategy that would’ve been greatly successful . His interference is like a natural disaster, so how can I hold you responsible for that?”
“Keuk!”
Lee Ji-Tae cried . Actually, it was more like he was pretending to cry, but . . .
“It’s too early to give up, Lee Ji-Tae . ”
“ . . . !”
“You planted the dream of the north in me . You’re also the person who helped me become royal . Stand up . We were just unlucky . You can try again . I’m planning on giving you more chances!”
“I-Is that true?”
“Of course! You’re the commander who took over the Chamonix mountains in less than a week . If I throw you away because you dally once, everyone in Pangaea will laugh at me, Atal Ramanujan!”
Atal Ramnujan seemed to be able to make wise decisions . Of course, it wasn’t a good one this time . It would’ve been better for him to kill Lee Ji-Tae however he could .
“Alright, I have something to say to you . ”
Atal Ramanujan led Lee Ji-Tae .
“I’ve prepared good wine, let’s go!”
“You’re too kind, your Majesty!”
Atal Ramanujan made a gesture of encouraging Lee Ji-Tae . This meant that he knew how to take care of his underlings pretty well, but . . . There was a scary smile on Lee Ji-Tae’s face .
***
In Atal Ramanujan’s office .
“Isn’t it not that bad of a loss, anyway?”
Atal Ramnujan poured a drink, alone with Lee Ji-Tae .
“With this war, we were able to decrease our population by about 50,000 people, Lee Ji-Tae . ”
“Y-Yes, that’s true . ”
“We were lacking in food, anyway . Shouldn’t we be happy that we don’t have to feed 50,000 mouths?”
It was a cold statement . How could he say that about his soldiers unless he just considered them his workers?
“Thanks to…”
Atal Ramanujan continued to speak . No, he tried to continue, but he couldn’t .
Puk! Tentacles that came from Lee Ji-Tae pierced Atal Ramanujan’s body .
“Kuk!”
He gasped .
“J-just… w-what are you… doing… Lee Ji-Tae…?”
“I don’t know?”
Lee Ji-Tae smiled faintly .
“An experiment, if you will . ”
“E-experiment…!?”
“An experiment about what would happen if I absorb your brain?”
“ . . . !”
“If I succeed…”
“ . . . !?”
“I’ll become a Lord . It’ll be the first case of an adventurer becoming a Lord . ”
As soon as he was done speaking, the tentacles began to dig deep into Ramnujan’s body .
Wriggle!