lcionline Chapter 52 : Chapter 52
Chapter 52 : Chapter 52
Chapter 52
Next to Kim Ju-han, a believer jumped on the spot and rejoiced.
The believer was estimated to be in his early 20s, but his height was in the 160cm range, and he had a small frame with only skin and bones and no muscle.
He, who seemed to have some mental issues, was so frail that he looked like he couldn't live without Kim Ju-han.
"Cult leader! It's Yut! You can throw one more time!"
If Yut or Mo came out by throwing one more time, they could end this game.
"If it's the cult leader, you can do it! Come out Mo! Mo! Mo! Mo!"
Chattering with a voice lacking testosterone was no small annoyance.
To the point where even Kim Ju-han, an ally, was bothered by it.
Kim Ju-han became serious and threatened the believer.
"Can't you be a little quiet?"
The voice mixed with irritation sealed the believer's mouth.
Strength entered Kim Ju-han's hand, which was holding the Yut sticks.
1 billion if he won.
Since there were two survivors on Kim Ju-han's team, if the two divided it, they could get 500 million per person.
No, depending on his determination, he could also monopolize the 1 billion alone.
What result it would lead to depended on Kim Ju-han's choice and the result that would come out this time.
The Yut sticks that would determine Kim Ju-han's fate soared high and then fell to the floor.
November waited for the Yut to stop completely and then made a judgment.
"Do!"
Yut + Do.
He obtained the right to advance five spaces.
Kim Ju-han and the believer burst into sighs at the same time.
"Haah."
"Ah! So close!"
Afterward, they started the advance activity according to the result, and after moving, they arrived at the twenty-fifth space.
The number of spaces in Straight Yutnori was twenty-nine.
In Yutnori, it counts as a goal only when you go one space further from the last space.
For Kim Ju-han to confirm victory, he had to go five more spaces forward.
The believer counted the distance from me and then comforted Kim Ju-han with an excited voice.
"Cult leader, it’s still fortunate. With this, we’ve moved six spaces away from that devil fellow."
"Six spaces. Is it still within range?"
"Ay, that's not it. My turn comes before the devil's anyway. I will definitely make Mo appear, so leave it to me."
"Bodhisattva, your attitude toward me has changed."
The believer stopped giggling while looking at me and swallowed dry saliva.
It was because he sensed the bloodthirstiness in Kim Ju-han's tone.
Sure enough, Kim Ju-han was looking down at the believer coldly.
This white-haired old man radiated a chilling atmosphere as if one would be cut if touched.
The believer couldn't help but be colored with embarrassment.
"Cu, cult leader? Did I say something rude……."
"Before the game started, you couldn't even talk to me properly. But since some time ago, you've been acting friendly. Just what would be the reason?"
"I just……."
"Just?"
"A, it's nothing."
"You shouldn't neglect your study of the scriptures. For the Father shall save you. You shall not doubt and receive it with your heart. Have you already forgotten the phrase in Chapter 1, Verse 1?"
It was Kim Ju-han who pressured the believer mentally while adding more bloodthirsty momentum as it went on.
The reason Kim Ju-han was gaslighting the believer was obvious.
I shouted toward the believer who was being pressured from afar.
"Hey~! He's trying to kill you because he's afraid you'll tell the other believers about the situation earlier!"
You shouldn't be relieved just because you're far away.
Even if it's not a physical attack, there are many ways to hit you guys.
Kim Ju-han spat out a curse after hearing my voice.
"This is a family fight! Outsiders, shut up!"
Everything was because he had exposed his trembling appearance while fighting me earlier.
Besides this game, believers following Kim Ju-han were active in other games.
They all believed that Kim Ju-han was a person of perfect character.
But what if the believer with a small frame tells other believers about what happened in this game?
The image as a cult leader he had built up until now would collapse in a single day.
The easiest solution is…….
Whoosh!
Kim Ju-han suddenly swung the paper fan without warning.
The wind derived from the fanning was divided into several lumps and hacked the believer with a small frame who was staying right in front.
The believer fell backward with a blood-covered appearance.
The sense of betrayal is bound to be proportional to the size of faith.
That look in his eyes, having been betrayed by the target he wanted to believe in, was as hollow as the eyes of a pilgrim looking at a hand burning the Bible.
Whether that was the case or not, Kim Ju-han stepped on and over the fallen believer and spoke to November.
"Since I took down one player, the right to throw one more time must have been created, right?"
November replied while taking a humorous greeting pose, like a circus clown greeting the audience.
"Of course. Will you throw the Yut, or will you purchase a Yut result?"
"I'll purchase the result."
It was Kim Ju-han who achieved two birds with one stone by killing the believer.
He became able to protect his image in front of other believers and became able to monopolize the 1 billion won prize money.
If he bought the Yut result ‘Mo’ like this, it was Kim Ju-han's victory.
However, Kim Ju-han picked a choice that I could not understand at all.
"I'll buy Yut."
He only needed to advance five spaces to goal, but he went as far as only four spaces.
The intention to save a difference of as much as 200 million won by spending 100 million instead of spending 300 million was glimpsed.
If it were me, I would just spend 300 million and goal.
Unlike me, who couldn't understand, November expressed sympathy for Kim Ju-han's choice.
"200 million is by no means a small amount. That judgment to save money while removing variables. You are wonderful."
It's not that I didn't understand the feeling of wanting to take extreme profit and leave, but in my eyes, it looked like nothing but a bad move.
Advantage and confirmed victory were indeed worlds apart.
Advantage is just infinitely close to victory; it can never become victory itself.
Kim Ju-han, that spirit of frugality will strangle your neck.
November took the Yut he had and went back the way he came to let August have her turn.
The result that came out was Gae.
Her movement didn't affect the match, so it passed quickly.
And so, my turn returned.
The distance from Kim Ju-han was ten spaces.
I received the Yut sticks from November and pretended to put nose oil on them.
"If I can't catch up this time, this match ends in my defeat."
November's eyes sparkled between the mask's eye holes.
He seemed to be looking forward to seeing if I would overcome it in poor conditions where it would be legal to give up.
He was wishing that the game, which had many words and many troubles, wouldn't end in vain.
It's the protagonist's duty to meet the audience's expectations.
I relaxed, handled my wrist flexibly, and threw the Yut sticks high.
Clatter.
At the same time, November's powerful voice resonated loudly.
"Mo!"
The first step toward a reversal, I passed the first gateway of making a result that allows throwing one more time to appear.
Next, instead of throwing one more time, I declared the Yut result I intended to buy while advancing.
"I'll buy Mo."
From far away in the front, Kim Ju-han's heated voice erupted.
"That kind of crazy choice! You're buying it while knowing how much Mo is? It's 300 million, 300 million!"
Currently, Kim Ju-han's face with his mouth wide open was staying in the twenty-ninth space.
He had a face saying he couldn't understand my move.
Eventually, he was confused while grabbing his head with both hands.
"Even if you win by spending 300 million, there's no profit. But…… Why? Why is that guy spending so much without hesitation? Does he have no sense of shame or greed for money?"
There are three survivors in our team.
If the 1 billion won prize money is divided into one-third, 300 million + some scrap money remains per person.
It was excessively expensive to consume for the reason of winning.
Most of all, the point that only I wouldn't be able to get the prize money, while the rest of the teammates would profit 300 million each, was big.
The stress brought by a situation where teammates made a profit but only oneself couldn't make a profit was by no means something to be ignored.
Nevertheless, it was Kim Ju-han who was confused, saying he couldn't understand me, who acted without hesitation.
Whether Kim Ju-han was in confusion or not, I entered the twenty-ninth space.
"It seems you don't understand. Before I help you understand, let's do what needs to be done. Now, surrender quickly."
I jumped at Kim Ju-han right away in the sense that I wouldn't give him time to worry leisurely.
I made full use of my body, strengthened by damage doping and narrowed the distance with Kim Ju-han like an arrow, and my clenched fist throbbed, then veins protruded clearly from the back of my hand to my forearm.
The same image must be passing through everyone's head in the venue.
The image of a smashed watermelon.
Kim Ju-han spat out as his instinct dictated without even having time to tap a calculator.
"I, I will surrender! Surrender!"
The extended fist stopped in a disciplined manner in front of Kim Ju-han's hawk nose.
Kim Ju-han's Adam's apple throbbed.
Even though the fist didn't touch, he trembled as if his raw flesh was cut by the momentum erupting from its tip.
As if cold steel was thrust in front of his eyes, his vision shook at a single line of wind that brushed his hawk nose.
Kim Ju-han couldn't hold back anymore and turned his back.
"……Ugh."
The limping and staggering footsteps were far from the dignity of the person who once claimed to be a cult leader.
Even without being told, he was returning to the starting point on his own.
Like a dog with a leash returning to its owner, to the starting point, the place where he first stood.
With this, I obtained an additional 100 million won in prize money and obtained the opportunity to throw the Yut one more time.
I said toward Kim Ju-han's back.
"I'll buy Back-do."
Kim Ju-han turned his body in surprise.
His eyes looking at me were shaking incessantly.
"You're not ending it! It's the end if you go just one more space!"
"I can't end it like this."
And I tapped the Money Watch worn on my left wrist with my index finger.
"Because a lot of balance remains in your Money Watch."
I boldly declared that from now on, I would repeat moving backward with Back-do.
The price of Back-do is only 5 million won.
I can extort 100 million won every time I encounter Kim Ju-han, and for me, there was no better mark than this.
I will eat you up until only bones remain.
Kim Ju-han laughed vainly as if he were empty and only a shell remained.
"Haha, hahaha, what a crazy guy I've seen."
"Will you be able to say the same thing even when your debt exceeds 10 billion?"
100 million every time I win after running into a player in the same Yut space.
The losing side has 100 million deducted.
This rule would be valid even if the balance became 0 won.
As long as the mark named Kim Ju-han was alive, I could obtain prize money infinitely.
Conversely, from Kim Ju-han's perspective, he was in a position where his debt had no choice but to increase infinitely.
What was more desperate for Kim Ju-han than anything was the point that after being plucked as much as he could be plucked, he would inevitably have to die.
Because a person of my level wouldn't leave an opponent alive who was obviously to be met again as an enemy later.
"A, a monster. A monster is here."
Already, to Kim Ju-han, the existence named me had changed into an object of fear that he should rightfully be afraid of.
However, in a situation where death was confirmed, a single thick rope was lowered to Kim Ju-han who was in despair.
November pressed the walkie-talkie earphone in his ear firmly with his finger and then shared a conversation with someone who did not exist in this place.
"Ah, yes. I hear you. What is the matter?"
November said things like ‘Yes, yes’ and heard a few words from the opponent, then took his hand off the walkie-talkie.
He must be being delivered instructions from the higher-ups.
After a while, he finished the call and offered a negotiation to me.
"At this rate, the game will be meaninglessly extended. So, we would like to meditate on our side. We will pay Ju-seong separately 1 billion won. Of course, we will deduct the same amount from Kim Ju-han's account. How about wrapping up this game with that?"
"1 billion. It’s small."
"Please accept it. At this rate, the higher-ups will put a limit on the game time. In that case, a very tight time will be given."
The difference left by repeating the acquisition of combat prize money and the payment of fines was 150 million won.
The amount to be received as game victory allowance was 340 million won.
On top of that, they were saying they would give 1 billion won separately.
Everyone paid attention to my mouth.
Every single person waited for my answer while being completely tensed up.
I spread five fingers of my right hand wide.
"If it's 1.5 billion, I'll accept."
November shrugged his shoulders at me, who attempted to bargain without hesitation even against the organization.
As if he couldn't beat me.