I Became a Father - Chapter 12

Translator: Ayana
Editor: Effefille

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While I was talking with Arcane One, Jang Kanghun waited calmly with a flushed face. It seems that the Arcane One had made him wait like ‘Kanghun, wait!’.

He was a pretty good trainer. Was his last name Kang?
(T/N: For Arcane One to make Jang Kanghun wait like a dog, ‘wait~’, Minjun thought he might have a strong personality. Strong in Korean is 강한 kanghan. )

Kugugugugugung-

A huge amount of energy was sent to the control room by Arcane One, and a big resonant shook the Mirage.

Ordinary hunters couldn’t recognize this resonant sound. The same goes for Jang Kanghun, who was the contractor of Arcane One and had a high level of 83. On the other hand, the watchers would have intuited that something would happen as soon as the energy was transmitted.

[Some of the watchers are interested in this situation.]

[Some other watchers’ views are blocked by <Arcane One>]

Arcane One sprayed his power around like a quarantine Barrier and covered the situation up. The other watchers could try to break in or negotiate with Arcane One so they could watch the situation.

But the tenant himself, Arcane One was so tight about it that he wouldn’t negotiate, and if some watchers tried to break in, he was going to be sulky. So, maybe no one was going to see…

[<Life’s Predator> is watching this situation.]

Huh. Sorry. I forgot about you.

I didn’t know if he negotiated or broke in. I didn’t know how he got in.

Even though the cataclysm happened almost over 10 years, the tendencies and character of the watchers had been analyzed consistently. Even so, the result was still vague. But there was some additional information that I heard from Sujin.

Still, even if I put all that information together, I couldn’t understand the obsession of Life’s Predator. To be precise, from Sujin’s information about the watchers, the information about Life’s Predator itself was missing

Sujin devoted 10 years to build The Initial Dungeon, and thanks to it Sujin’s information about the watchers was high quality information.

At first, I wondered if Sehwa was amazing because Sujin was so amazing. I understood that my daughter was too pretty, sweet, lovely, charming, and cute, right?

But that was not the case here, since the watchers were trying to keep an eye on the situation. Ah. Maybe … their purpose…… was me?

The triplets were not enough, so my charm has reached even to the watcher!

Furious, I crossed my arms to cover my upper body, and crossed my legs to cover my lower body.

[<Life’s Predator> is displeased with your reaction.]

[<Arcane One> reveals a strong sense of inquiry to your reaction.]

“… Crazy bastard.”

“What’s wrong with him?”

“I don’t know.”

“Is he crazy?”

When I was in a perfect defensive position, the 4 human beings and the watchers were very unpleasant. Arcane One’s strong sense of inquiry was a little annoying, but rather than that…

“Papa…..?”

Sehwa’s mysterious voice, who looked at me instead of playing with butterflies, pounded my heart. Patpat… This was just too cruel.

[Skills can be used in some areas on the 50th floor of the Mirage.]

[Subject: Hyun Minjun, Jang Kanghun]

Jang Kanghun. Just think that you were unlucky today.

-Huh.

I used the mana to cast a Barrier.

“Pyeohaha!”

I turned Sehwa’s attention to butterflies which she had forgotten while she watched this side.

“As expected from the greatest, Arcane One!”

Jang Kanghun wielded his wand brilliantly, showing off his insight like he analyzed the greatest thing like knowing how gasoline was used in an automobile.

“Yap.”

I used my magic power.

-Jjajangg!

The sound effect was quite different from before.

“…… the Barrier reduced by 65%?”

Sseup. The neck which should have turned around, didn’t turn around. Only the intangible tent guarding Jang Kanghun that was squeezed like a laundry. Arcane One must’ve interfered with Jang Kanghun’s attack and used a protective Barrier that he tried to sneak into me.

That was sort of his active skill. However, there was a passive effect in that, it was always activated by allocating some of the mana.

Hmm~ I expected it, but if he was a contractor, I couldn’t do a one-shot one-kill like in the case of Sapal or triplets?

“Woo. You must have been targeting my spleen, right? It was pretty sharp. I almost got hit in my neck. I see why Mr. Arcane One is wary.”, Jang Kanghun said.

“……Hey, there is something I really wanted to say from before.”

“Are you going to leave now? Or are you going to beg for your life? Haha! You’re too late!”

“If you’re going to do that, isn’t it okay to keep using Scarlet Crimson?”

“Ugh! Are you mocking me!”, cried Jang Kanghun.

But I really had thought about it sincerely. His face was near bursting.

“You’re making fun of my snout! I won’t let you go!”

Huh? Who was making fun of someone, you snout.

Jang Kanghun again made a loud noise with his wand swung high in the sky. The mana scattered like a grain of sand was collected again because of his loss of concentration while being ‘Yap’ed.

“But is there any reason for the wizard to swing the wand like that?”

“Because it’s cool.”

“There’s a reason for everything, you fools.”

I could hear the gatekeepers purring. As the last guy said, the wand action though looked ridiculous, it was also meaningful.

There were three elements of magic.

Replacement, Hand Movement, and Spell.

Replace mana with magical power, plan the magic with hand movement, and complete the magic with a spell.

These series of processes were called magic. With a spell, does not mean that one can omit replacement and hand movement. This was the ultimate form that was developed to the limit by fulfilling the whole process with a spell.

Well, in addition to the three elements, there were complex calculation formulas, like the properties of mana which need to be identified and placed to match the magic, and there was some catalyst and so on.

Hunters omit it all at once under the great name of skill.

-Hwong hwong!

About half of Jang Kanghun’s wand quality is in the line of Replacement and Handprint. Yes, about half.

“Huuuuhhh!”

The other half was those breaths which he was making right now, that form. Entering beyond his self-consciousness to increase the magic efficiency. It looked like a guy who poured 500cc of beer into a soju glass to make a bomb drink.

On the other hand, ‘Yap’, which I had used all the time in Mirage, had only Replacement, among the three elements.

In fact, it was not even magic. So this time, I’ll use magic.

First, Hand Movement. There was no need to make a fuss. I had graduated from the excessive movements to raise my concentration hundred years ago. Slowly, I raise my right hand with my index finger and middle finger and aim at Jang Kanghun.

Next was the Spell. The sound of ‘Yap’ wasn’t actually the spell. The Spell is a chant that gives meaning to the magic. I used it under my self-consciousness while I’m just trying to cheer myself up. Therefore, I was going to recite a proper spell this time.

“Iyap!”

Go! Cham! Cham! Cham!

-kkwadeuk!

Jang Kanghun’s neck turned violently in the direction of my finger. Haha, he got hitted.
(T/N: Cham Cham Cham is a popular Korean game. Running Man watchers would be familiar with this. It’s a 2 person game, the starter will say ‘Cham Cham Cham’.
On the third Cham, the starter will point their hand either left or right and the opponent should turn their head either left or right too.
If the opponent turned their head in the same direction as the starter’s hand, they lost and got punished. Much like what Minjun did to Jang Kanghun.)

“Ugh… cough cough!”

The protection Barrier was broken. In addition, the defense magic that had protected Jang Kanghun was also broken.

“Hmm.”

According to my calculations, Jang Kanghun’s neck was supposed to be turned by 1,800 degrees, not 180 degrees.

By the way…

“Poo-etching-!”

Sehwa sneezed during Cham Cham Cham.

-Joooongg~

The Barriers made from the 50th floor mana shook.

So, you were strong. My daughter.

So, you were healthy. My daughter.

So, you charged your ‘breath’. My daughter.

“Cough, Cough!“

I coughed and today’s backache was bothering me like a chronic disease. Thanks to this wonderful collaboration, I had invigorated myself. Since I couldn’t make a painful sound that would make Sehwa blame herself.

“Heuh, hehehe. I’m surprised you are targeting the spleen again, but I can’t believe you’re eating your own life. You fool! Stupid bastard! You little brat!”

Jang Kanghun laughs excitedly to see that he was not in pain alone. Well, even though I didn’t want him to misunderstand, I needed to invigorate myself.

I knew one thing for sure about The Realm Guild. It was clear that the guild entrance exam focused on misunderstanding and perversion.

“The Crimson Sky…..!”

Finally, Jang Kanghun completed his magic.

-Hwarerereu!

A huge crimson fireball blazed over his head. Looking at it, the gatekeepers were faithful to their role as a great audience.

“It’s the Crimson Sky!”

“Director Jang Kanghun’s signature!”

“It’s definitely the leader Jang Kanghun! It’s thrilling! I admire him!”

In a little while, he would say ‘Ah~’ then burst like a spring…

Jang Kanghun covered his wand on the fireball and swung it. Like a ladle stirring curry, a sleek movement! The crimson flame wrapped around the wand like a thread. In that state, Jang Kanghun smiled a grudging smile.

“This is the Crimson Sky.”

Even if you didn’t introduce it, I would still recognise it, you know! Ha~ Was it because I saw the fireball? Even if that was not the case, my waist felt hot now. I want to forget this hotness.

“Freeze”

I felt like I need to use freezing magic.

[Active skill <Freeze> has been created.]

-Juooooo…..

The atmosphere above my right hand froze.

[Active skill <Freezing> evolves to <Prime Freezing>.]

[The skill rank is determined!]

[Rank: A]

Oh My God!

My freezing skill was also A-rank, right? I couldn’t lift my head because I was too shy. But, at times like these, I had to raise my head stiffly and inspire confidence in myself!

“Kkekek, you’re funny! You’re going to resist my crimson sky with just that ice cube!”

When I suddenly raised my head, Jang Kanghun also laughed while raising his head.

Why did he follow my head movements while reciting the line? I couldn’t find the reason from such a guy. Such a guy with a mob mentality.
(T/N: mob / mentality describes how people can be influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors on a largely emotional, rather than rational, basis.)

“No, I wasn’t going to do that.”

There were two fatal errors in Jang Kanghun’s arrogance comments.

First Error. The size of the frozen is a fist at best.

[<Arcane One>, makes a pleasant scream after seeing your Freezing.]

[<Life’s Predator> who has seen your Freezing is satisfied.]

If this was really nothing more than such ‘a block of ice’, would Arcane One and the Life’s Predator react like that?

“Crimson Chain!”

-Chareureut!

When the wand was removed from the Crimson Sky, a bundle of chains came out from its end.

Like the Crimson Sky, the skill that paints the surroundings with his own magical power and helps the use of other magic was called a ‘realm control’ skill. As long as the chain came out, the eagle of the Crimson Sky disappeared.

“Oh oh.”

With an unspirited exclamation.

-Jjojok.

The ice was covered with mana.

The active skills of the hunters who were patronized or sponsored by Arcane One were named as 〈Main Attributes〉 + 〈Arrow or Window or Sphere or Chain or others.〉.

The mysterious arrow on the Arcane One, and the Crimson Sky and Crimson Chains used by Jang Kanghun were examples of that.

Why am I suddenly giving a lecture on skill naming?

I was trying to say that my magic was different. It was not from Arcane One or Origin Eater, but from Sujin. The only active skill in the Freezing system was the Initial Freezing.

The arrow of the Initial Freezing? There was no such thing. If I made it long, it’s a spear, if I cut it into a suitable length, it’s an arrow, if I put it together, it’s a sphere, and if I connect the pieces together, it’s a chain.

Aha. Though, I couldn’t make patbingsu just because I’m grinding it finely. So my choice was, dugudugudugu~ 60 seconds is too long, so I’m revealing it right now!
(T/N: patbingsoo is a Korean shaved ice dessert.)

“Bean-sized.”

I snapped the ice half the size of my little fingernail and bounced it. What is it? It feels like Tangji Shingong appearing in Martial Arts!
(T/N: Basically, it is well known as a method of shooting memorization by flicking a finger from a distance, and it has various uses such as hitting a distant opponent with only the impact that occurs at the moment of striking a finger without memorizing or striking a nearby opponent’s weapon. It is also possible to use as.)

-Kwaang!

The chain struck with the bean-ice, causing an explosion.

“Is that all?”

……Wow.

After all, the Scarlet Crimson sure was in a different class.

At this timing, how could he recite that line? Was his arrogance coming because of the absolute revival? Well, even if I fell down, I would have to get up after hearing that

Well, bean-sized is small, fast, and efficient, but its biggest advantage is.

-Kkwangg!

If I shoot just one piece, it will explode twice! As expected from the beans.

“Is that all?”

I also cried out because I wanted to.

“Ugh…..”

He’s still alive!

Now, at this point. Let’s move on the second error.

You asked me if I was going to resist the Crimson sky, right?

“Who is dealing with that?”

Laughing comes out.

Now, Jang Kanghun.

“Let’s paint over.”

It’s time to enjoy coloring game.