You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿ - Chapter 163

Lee Woon-gyeolâs eyes shook.
âEverything you want⦠⦠You? How?â
âOh my, youâve been toyed with by me all day today and you still ask me that?â

Humans are such narrow-minded creatures.
Even if he looks like a twenty-year-old hunter with nothing on the outside, wouldnât he think that his thoughts are wrong at this point?
âWhy, you have to suffer more here before you come to your senses⦠⦠.â

- The system warns the user, âJeong Da-on.â
- âBullying the weakâ is against social ethics.
I clicked my tongue after seeing the systemâs message.

It seems that the stupid swarm intelligence only knows how to spoil the fun.
âItâs not about bullying the weak, itâs about enlightening them.â
âWhat?â

âHumans usually believe that what they can see is the truth. However, what you can see is only a very small part of this world.â
Since it was obvious that the system would block me even if I tried to show my strength even slightly, I decided to pressure Lee Woon-gyeol in a different way.
Whew!

â⦠⦠Huh!â
It wasnât that difficult.
I was able to choke Lee Woon-gyeolâs breathing just by slightly shaking the magic power of this area that I had completely controlled.

âIt seems that it wasnât even a proper A-class.â
I thought it might be stronger than Shin Ji-eum, but now that I look at it, it seems that the loneliness that was planted in Lee Woon-gyeolâs body played a big role.
I stopped shaking my magic power just before Lee Woon-gyeol completely fainted.
Only then could Lee Woon-gyeol finally breathe, and his eyes clearly showed fear.

âAre you⦠⦠the real devil?â
âDoes my identity matter? I donât think so.â
I said it as coercively as I wanted.

âDonât you want this kind of power?â
There was a brief silence.
I waited for Lee Woon-gyeol to make up his mind.

In fact, it would not have been an easy decision.
Seeing Lee Woon-gyeolâs mother, Nam Sung-hee, come out like that⦠⦠handing over Theodoraâs information would be an act of betrayal to my mother.
However.

I could clearly see the color of Lee Woon-gyeolâs soul.
The guilt that had been faintly hidden was covered up like smoke by the anger and betrayal that had risen like fire.
And the only thing that seemed to be sinking heavily beneath the smoke was desire.

Lee Woon-gyeol opened his mouth.
â⦠⦠I understand. Iâll tell you everything.â
âHahaha! I knew that.â

I laughed briefly.
I wasnât that happy because I had just achieved a victory that was supposed to happen.
In the end, humans cannot overcome desire.

Neither nature, nor morality, nor guilt⦠⦠In the end, ethics are nothing in the face of human desire, and reason is the most powerful weapon of humans.
âYes, tell me. Where is Theodora Yovanovitch?â
âTheodora Yovanovitch⦠⦠died when I was in middle school.â

âWhat?â
What is this?
I frowned. I was so disappointed that I had worked so hard to get the information I needed.

âIf youâre trying to get away with a little lie⦠⦠.â
âI, really!â
Lee Woon-gyeol, taken aback by my irritation, said urgently.

âWhen I first met Theodora Yovanovitch, she was already an eighty-year-old grandmother. It wouldnât be strange if she died at any time.â
â⦠⦠â
I stared at Lee Woon-gyeol, wondering if he was lying, but I couldnât read any signs of a lie.

Well, if I had the guts to lie in this situation, things wouldnât have turned out like this.
If you think about it, itâs not completely nonsense.
âCome to think of it⦠⦠Theodoraâs achievements were mostly due to the hunters she trained rather than her own activities.â

Was Theodora herself too old to go out to the field?
However⦠⦠.
âShe died?â

If so, what was the story that Orbis told Margarita to find Theodora?
I asked, thinking of several possibilities.
âNo way. Your mother wouldnât be doing that just to protect the information of a dead woman?â

âYour real personality⦠⦠Mother always said that she had to repay Grandma Theodora. She got injured while saving us and died.â
Lee Woon-gyeol said bitterly.
âSince then, Mother⦠⦠has completely changed. She goes to strange places that only hunters would go, saying that Grandma Theodora told her to, but Nana and Father donât even care⦠⦠.â

âWhen did you get injured while trying to save you?â
âItâs been over ten years. We got caught up in a dungeon break in Monaco⦠⦠At that time, Grandma Theodora happened to save us from a monster attack.â
It did match what I had investigated.

However, it was surprising that Grandma Theodora got injured while trying to save these two people.
That kind of righteous person would help Orbis?
âThe problem is that Grandmaâs injuries were fatal. She was in bed for several years and eventually passed away around the time I finished middle school.â

âIs there any evidence that Theodora died?â
Lee Woon-gyeol was extremely flustered by my words.
âHuh⦠â¦? Evidence? They said that your mother passed away. She even went to the funeral⦠⦠.â

âAnd you?â
âHuh? I, I was in the middle of school at that time⦠⦠I heard it later.â
âI canât believe it.â

Above all, it doesnât make sense that someone as young as Theodora died and it was kept a secret. Itâs impossible for anyone attending the funeral to keep a secret.
Itâs suspicious.

When I didnât seem to believe him, Lee Woon-gyeolâs face turned as pale as a sheet of paper.

âI, I donât know that much. I was too young back then⦠⦠Ha, but itâs true!â
âYou were in middle school? You werenât that young.â
âWhat do you want me to do when you say that Mom went out alone and passed away? Believe me! Why would I lie in this situation?â

âHmm⦠⦠.â
âIâm telling you that my grandmother is dead. Mom stayed in Europe using my excuse to meet Grandma Theodora, and came back to Korea right after the funeral. If Grandma was alive, she would still be there.â
Lee Woon-gyeol was furious that I didnât believe him, so he continued to babble.

âMoreover, my mother said that Grandma Theodora died because of us, so if necessary, I should give my life. Iâve been hearing it over and over again since the funeral, so do you think this is a lie?â
âEven if youâre not lying, it canât be the truth.â
âYou really think that your mother lied to me about this?â

âWas your mother afraid of lying to you after she just left you to die?â
â⦠⦠Thatâs too much nonsense!â
Lee Woon-gyeol was moved to tears.

âAre you being rude? Iâve been feeding you this since you were little.â
I showed him the bottom of my shoe where I had stepped on a bug and burst it.
Lee Woon-gyeol looked at the loneliness trampled under my feet with disgust.

âThatâs⦠⦠I didnât even know what had happened to me. Does that make sense?â
âThatâs none of my business⦠⦠Okay. Letâs assume that Theodora really died.â
âIâm not lying!â

âIf Theodora really died, you would have died too.â
Then, Lee Woon-gyeol hiccupped.
The solitude that was tamed by feeding on the ownerâs magic will try to survive by eating the host the moment the owner disappears.

In other words, the solitude inside Lee Woon-gyeolâs body is alive, which means that the owner of the solitude is also alive.
âThen who is the owner of this solitude?â
â⦠⦠You should have asked that. You are not Theodora Yovanovic.â

Lee Woon-gyeol glared at his mother beyond the screen.
âWhat youâre asking right now is⦠⦠The story of Grandmother Theodoraâs grandson, Theo Yovanovic.â
His eyes were filled with resentment.

âIn fact, if you wanted to threaten my mother, you should have caught him instead of me. He is no different from her real son.â
Oh, indeed.
âSomehow.â

Did Theodoraâs grandson inherit his grandmotherâs surname and role?
âWell⦠⦠Orbis seems to have been alive for hundreds of years now.â
For a wizard who has surpassed a certain level of rank, lifespan is not really a big deal. There are endless ways to extend lifespan.

And it makes sense that the Yovanovic family has been serving Orbis for generations.
âWell, anyone who is close to Orbis is fine.â
Anyway, I can see why Lee Woon-gyeol grew up in such an enviable environment.

Listening to him, Nam Sung-hee⦠â¦isnât he just close to Theodora? Heâs obsessed with some religion.
Even though he saved her life, he neglects his own children and takes care of Theodoraâs grandson like his own son.
It wasnât ordinary loyalty.

No matter how much youâve been indebted to someone, youâre usually more in love with your own children.
âAnd Theodora also seems to trust Nam Sung-hee a lot.â
Just looking at the Orbis item that she wore on her chest like a brooch when she came to meet James Chen, it was like that.

It was completely different from the items that Lee Man-bok and other trivial figures had, which were circulating around the market.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
To this extent, we should consider that Orbis had also put his soul into it.

When I saw this, it was highly likely that the person close to Orbis who had been targeting me in Korea was Nam Sung-hee.
I couldnât just kill someone like this.
âIf possible, I should consider persuading him.â

Then, I should also know how Theodora was able to charm Nam Sung-hee to this extent.
âWhat should I do⦠⦠.â
âNow, Iâve told you everything I know. So this deal, thatâs it?â

â⦠⦠â
âHey, why arenât you saying anything? I said everything I could, even though I was afraid of being criticized⦠⦠!â
âBlame? What blame?â

I was lost in thought and reacted belatedly. Lee Woon-gyeol looked somewhat complicated at my gaze.
âWell, well⦠⦠I sold the information my mother was trying to protect in order to survive.â
âHmm, I should say it straight. You betrayed your mother not just to survive but to gain power, right?â

â⦠⦠Ugh!â
âAnd you sold not only the information your mother was trying to protect, but also the information that could have killed your mother.â
â⦠⦠â

âBut why are you afraid of being blamed? Fate is relative.
The room broke it first, and you didnât have to keep it either, so you broke it.â
After telling everything in detail, how can you suddenly feel guilty? Itâs ridiculous.

Lee Woon-gyeol clenched his teeth.
âThis, this⦠â¦!â
âOh, donât worry. Humans are basically trash, and humans who arenât trash are special.

Of course, lotuses bloom in muddy water, but even so, itâs still muddy water. Before you can enjoy its beauty, youâll get sick of its rotten smell, so whatâs the use of beauty?
Lee Woon-gyeol opened his mouth wide as if shocked by my words.
âYou said youâd help me, and now youâre saying that⦠â¦!â

âHmm? I only told the truth.â
I know itâs something that would be generally criticized by the world, but whatâs the big deal?
I answered calmly.

âWhatâs the big deal about natural law? Just tell them to eat shit.â
Because we are family, we should forgive?
No, rather, there are things that are even more unforgivable because we «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» are family.

I used to be like that too.
Because they were once my world, and maybe I loved them more than I loved myself. I thought that was the meaning of blood ties.
They should understand and love me as much as I gave them.

Of course, thatâs an illusion.
I canât demand that from others.
So in the end, didnât I also meet the end that someone who entrusted their ego to others would meet?

âThe first thing you have to do to grow is to disappoint your parents⦠⦠Letâs stop preaching.â
Boom! Kwakwakwak!
I bit my lip to keep from laughing at the sound of an explosion from afar.

It looks like James Chen is having a hard time.
If I delay a little longer, James Chen could die without getting my hands dirty⦠⦠But for now, I should move slowly since he still has utility.
âLet me ask you one last thing. Do you know where Theo Yovanovitch is now?â

âThereâs no way I would know that.â
âYouâve seen his face, right? His picture?â
âThereâs no way my mother would give me a picture of the guy she treasures so dearly. But⦠⦠.â

Lee Woon-gyeol looked at me.
His eyes were pleasing to the eye.
The moment a worthless human holds the devilâs hand.

âI remember his face well.â
Lee Woon-gyeolâs mental wall completely crumbled.
âIf youâre someone like you⦠⦠you can see my memories, right?â

I grinned.
In a devilish way.
âYes, I can.â

Kwakwakwang!
One step, it was barely that small of a difference.
The ground James had just been standing on was completely destroyed. A wide, deep hole was dug as if it had been hit by a cannon.

âWhat the heck is this⦠⦠.â
James Chen was also a veteran with considerable experience, but this was his first time seeing something like this.
It wasnât the first time he had seen an attack with such power.

âWhat kind of item is it that an ordinary person like you can use this kind of power?â
How can an ordinary person, not even a hunter, be able to fight on equal terms with an A-class hunter like him?
Nam Sung-hee laughed.

âWhy, are you tired already?â
The sword in Nam Sung-heeâs hand right now.
The item that was initially in the form of a brooch transformed into a sword the moment Nam Sung-hee showed his will to attack.

What kind of item could it be that could change its form so freely?
James Chen had also acquired an item with a snake carving.
However, the item he had purchased was on a completely different level from the item in the hands of that woman named Nam Sung-hee.

Boom!
Boom!
James cursed and rolled his feet to avoid the sword energy that Nam Sung-hee was swinging.

Originally, his specialty was magic, but now he couldn't use magic properly, so he had no choice but to take out his sword.
Because James Chen had lost control of the magical power in this area to his opponent.
To be exact, to an item!

Just absorbing magical power from an item is not enough, but he can control it too?
"This is going to turn the heavens and the earth upside down!"
Why are ordinary people ordinary people?

Hunters have magical circuits in their bodies that can innately accept magical power, and they grow their strength based on these magical circuits.
However, ordinary people do not have bodies that can innately accept magical power, so no matter how hard they try, they cannot become as strong as hunters.
This is common sense.

But Nam Sung-hee is⦠⦠.
Fault!
The speed at which Nam Sung-hee kicked the ground and rushed toward James.

Kang!
The strength and speed of their swords clashing. Even Nam Sung-hee's sword was emitting streaks of sword energy.
None of them were things that ordinary people could have.

â⦠⦠I see.â
And, after observing Nam Sung-hee for a while, James quickly figured out the answer.
âThat sword⦠⦠is replacing your magic circuit.â

Originally, this was impossible. How could a mere item have such an effect?
However, he could not deny the fact before his eyes.
The sword in Nam Sung-heeâs hand was sucking in nearby magic like a living creature, giving Nam Sung-hee strength.

Just like a magic circuit!
He couldnât even imagine what he had to do to create such an item.
âItâs just like a magic sword. But if you use that kind of trick⦠⦠.â

âYouâre going to die?â
Kakang!
Nam Sung-hee laughed as they clashed swords once again.

âSo what?â
Nam Sung-hee laughed. James Chen couldnât believe his ears.
âIs it a translation problem? You donât understand what Iâm saying? The more you use that item, the longer your lifespan will be⦠⦠.â

âYou donât know. Thatâs why itâs fun!â
â⦠⦠Could you say it again? There seems to be a problem with the translator.â
âIf I lose here, Iâll lose both my social reputation and my life!â

Nam Sung-hee laughed out loud.
Since he had already investigated under Jung Da-onâs orders, James Chen knew that Nam Sung-hee was a very famous and elite lawyer.
However, what he was seeing right now was⦠⦠a murdererâs face that didnât match that title at all.

âBut until Iâm about to lose, I can feel more alive than ever!â
Nam Sung-hee looked at the item in his hand as if in ecstasy.
Blood was dripping from the tip of the blade that had turned into a sword. The sword, which had greedily absorbed magic power, licked its tongue, absorbing even that blood.

Nam Sung-heeâs face was covered in a ghost.
No, was it madness?
âIâve always been a human being who chases moments like this.â

James Chen clicked his tongue at the sight.
â⦠⦠Sheâs a really crazy woman!â