Leveling with the Gods - Chapter 545

C21

Meanwhile, the sixth group had started.

“What do you say?”

Lee Seong Yun asked YuWon for his opinion.

It was a meeting with Hargan, known for his bad temper.

It wasn’t a decision to be taken lightly.

Especially after turning the fifth battle into total chaos.

Lee Seong Yun looked at YuWon for a moment.

If he refused, he couldn’t force him to go.

However.

“Let’s go see.”

YuWon made a more docile decision than expected.

“I just want to watch this upcoming fight.”

“Really?”

Lee Seong Yun, who had thought he would have to listen to Hargan’s complaints for a while if he refused, smiled brightly.

“Do you know anyone in the upcoming fight?”

“I know him a little.”

YuWon nodded and looked towards the battlefield.

“Probably, you know him too; everyone does.”

Whoosh, swoosh.

The participants of the next battle were already being summoned to the battlefield.

And among them…

YuWon looked at a participant who stood out.

“That guy probably will.”

The guy who had now lost two of his three heads and stood alone.

With skin even redder than before, he stood on the battlefield with a sword and a vajra.

“General Chief.”

And a beat after YuWon, the participants and the audience recognized him and began to murmur.

“Ah, Asura?”

“What is Asura doing here?”

“Won’t they all die like this?”

“Don’t tell me here…”

The audience was anxious.

It was understandable.

Who was Asura?

The number of Rankers who had died at his hands easily surpassed three digits, approaching a thousand.

The world considered him a mad killer.

Of course.

That was only what those who didn’t know him entirely said.

‘Those who died at that guy’s hands were Rankers related to Indra.’

Asura had been chasing Indra for a long time.

To increase his power and catch him.

To bring down Indra from his pedestal.

Due to the Rankers who died in the process, Asura had even been pursued by a Great Guild in the past.

Of course, Asura’s head, who was known as the killer back then, had disappeared in the battle against Indra.

‘Is that guy also seeking a path to follow?’

After his time wandering after losing his sect at the hands of Indra came to an end, Asura, who now had only one of his three brothers, had nowhere else to go, no goals.

It was then…

Learning about this Great Celestial War and its prize, Asura seemed to have directed his steps there.

‘His decision has changed.’

In the future, Asura would take revenge on Indra and finally ally with Deva.

However, for some reason, this time Asura did not choose Deva but Celestial Realm.

It wouldn’t be for the position of General Chief.

The guy YuWon knew didn’t covet fame or power.

The only reason would be that he needed a place to fight.

The position of General Chief, a faction to join.

All were just side benefits.

“Let’s go.”

“Already?”

Although he had said he would wait until the next battle, YuWon stood up immediately.

“Eh.”

“Weren’t you just trying to take a look? I was starting to get interested too.”

Asura was currently the participant with the highest rank among all known in this Great Celestial War.

No, not just among the participants of this Great Celestial War.

His rank was 11, even higher than the current General Chief, Lee Rangjin.

“Anyway, the result is obvious, so there’s no need to watch, right?”

“Were you just here to confirm it?”

Lee Seong Yun had an “Seriously?” expression.

“Do you have any relationship with Asura?”

Asura was known for not teaming up with anyone and ranking up solo for a long time, just like The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal.

However, YuWon’s actions seemed to be happy about Asura’s participation.

“No. For now.”

“For now?”

An answer that sounded like there had been in the past.

Before Lee Seong Yoon’s perplexed expression could fully dissipate, YuWon urged him.

“Aren’t you going? Didn’t you say he’s waiting for us?”

———————–

The place Lee Seong Yun led them to was a secluded hallway, far from the waiting room.

As they walked down the hallway, which felt like an alley where you could tear off a roof, Lee Seong Yun sighed.

“I’m sorry for both of you. He said he wanted to talk in private…”

“It’s okay.”

“Me too.”

Lee Seong Yun sighed in relief at YuWon and Pandora’s permission.

He was worried that the gloomy atmosphere might bother them, but fortunately, it didn’t seem to bother them.

‘But who are they?’

On the way to meet Hargan, Lee Seong Yun looked at YuWon and Pandora several times.

‘I’ve definitely seen that silhouette somewhere.’

This déjà vu feeling wasn’t only with one person.

YuWon gave him a familiarity that he had definitely seen somewhere.

Pandora, beside him, had a silhouette he had definitely seen before, but he couldn’t remember who she was.

“Eh, have you arrived already?”

In the distance, at the end of the hallway, Hargan waved.

“You almost fell. And you were also severely injured by this guy named Lee Ye.”

“If you don’t know, shut up. The arrows from that guy are sharper than the spears the team leader throws.”

“But he didn’t just target you, did he?”

Lee Seong Yun’s expression distorted at Hargan’s smiling taunt.

Although the wound had been quickly suppressed, Lee Seong Yun’s state was such that it made it difficult for him to act properly in the upcoming main round.

He wished he could give a Mana Sphere to Hargan’s smiling face.

‘The Ranking is crap.’

Hargan’s rank was 513.

Not even as a novice, but he had reached the level of a mature High-Ranker.

His strength was growing day by day, to the point where it was now suspected that he was stronger than his ranking indicated.

Even Lee Seong Yun couldn’t think of attacking Hargan recklessly.

“Anyway, it’s lucky. If you had died there, I would have had to deal with Lee Ye.”

Hargan’s eyes, playfully mocking Lee Seong Yun, shone fiercely for a moment.

Although he soon returned to his normal state, Lee Seong Yun could see from the look in his eyes that Hargan’s words were not a joke.

“By the way, behind you…”

It was then that Hargan’s gaze turned to YuWon and Pandora.

“Did you say he’s Kim YuHun? A fellow countryman of Seong Yun. Your names are really hard to remember.”

Hargan’s expression as he looked at YuWon was familiar.

YuWon could predict Hargan’s next words, as if he had already experienced this before.

“Do you have a Guild or team you belong to?”

Whoosh-.

Hargan extended his hand towards YuWon.

It was like the first time they met in the Tutorial.

“If you don’t, join me. In the future, let’s lead Olympus together.”

Fsh-.

The corners of YuWon’s lips lifted.

It was an involuntary laugh at Hargan’s action, which was no different from what he expected.

However, that smile could be perceived as mocking by those who saw it.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Just… thought you would do this.”

“Do you have a Guild you belong to? If so, tell me. We’ll pay the transfer fee.”

A transfer fee was required to recruit a Ranker who belonged to a Guild.

It was a kind of compensation to prevent relations with the original Guild from deteriorating.

However, the transfer fee was not a small amount, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions.

But the fact that Hargan mentioned the transfer fee first meant only one thing.

He liked YuWon a lot.

“I don’t belong to a Guild. Just that for now, I have no intention of joining anywhere.”

“Are you aiming for the position of General Chief?”

“No.”

“I already figured as much.”

Hargan trusted his eye for people. And indeed, his eye was quite accurate.

The fact that he had already made the same offer twice, despite forgetting his memories of YuWon, proved it.

Then, when the recruitment for the Guild failed…

Hargan’s next proposal was obvious.

“You definitely don’t seem to be under anyone’s command. So, how about being friends?”

Friends.

YuWon had accepted this proposal before too.

And this time wasn’t much different.

“That doesn’t sound bad.”

“As I thought.”

Hargan extended his fist.

Though a bit hesitant, YuWon shook hands in response.

Satisfied, Hargan then looked back at that moment.

“Is there anyone else?”

It seemed like he was only interested in YuWon from the start.

Unintentionally ignoring Pandora, he gave her a friendly smile and greeted her.

“Sorry. I don’t usually care much about others… Eh…”

His voice trailed off.

“Is this…?”

Wide-eyed, Hargan had an unusually surprised expression on his face as he opened his mouth in shock.

“Pandora?”

“Yes?”

Lee Sung Yun was surprised by the unexpected name that came out of Hargan’s mouth, and he looked at Pandora.

And only then did he realize why he felt like he had seen her somewhere before.

It was impossible not to know.

One of the three beauties representing this Tower along with Aphrodite and Tsukuyomi.

Unlike Aphrodite, who frequently appeared in magazines, only a few photos of the other two were known, but no one was unfamiliar with their faces.

Moreover…

“Why are you two together?”

Hargan had fought alongside Pandora in the past, both in the Olympus civil war and in the war against the Outers.

Although they weren’t close enough to be considered comrades, it was impossible for him not to recognize her.

Whoosh-.

Perhaps because he had already recognized her face, or maybe because Pandora didn’t mind showing her face to Hargan or Lee Sung Yun, she took off the mask covering it and replied.

“We’re married.”

“What…?”

His eyes, thought to be unable to grow any wider, opened wide as if they were about to burst.

Watching Hargan and Lee Sung Yun with the same surprised expression, YuWon could barely contain the laughter bubbling inside him.

“We haven’t had the ceremony yet.”

Since a certain day, Pandora insisted on calling YuWon her husband, but they had never organized a formal ceremony.

At first, they didn’t plan on having a grand celebration since not many people remembered them, but…

“I’ll invite you later.”

Hargan was someone worth inviting.

Hargan, astonished by the succession of surprises, nodded with a look as if his soul had been snatched away.

In contrast, Hargan’s gaze towards YuWon became more intense.

It seemed that, even though he initially only wanted to be friends, he now desperately wanted to be his companion.

‘He’s full of secrets. Really, I can’t see anything in him.’

Hargan had a fairly important position within Olympus.

Therefore, before coming to this place, Hargan had briefly investigated the player named “Kim YuHun”.

However, it was strange.

No matter how much he searched, he couldn’t find any records of the player Kim YuHun, not even a single player who knew him.

So he thought he was a Ranker who had been living in seclusion and had just come out into the world.

‘How did they meet?’

Hargan stared at YuWon.

‘He’s handsome, but not as much as me.’

Moreover, it was impossible for Pandora to fall in love with him just for his appearance.

That meant he must have something that attracted her.

Hargan couldn’t quell his curiosity to know what it was.

“So, will you come to our wedding too? Are we friends now?”

As if everything was going according to plan, YuWon continued talking before hearing Hargan’s response.

“Now that we’ve built a friendship, can I make a request?”

“A request? What is it?”

If it wasn’t something difficult, he was willing to do it.

At this moment, Hargan was eager to gain YuWon’s favor.

However…

“Just send a text message to your father.”

At YuWon’s next request, Hargan felt as if a lightning bolt had struck him on the head.

“Tell him to prepare to launch a Lightning Bolt over this stadium.”

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