My Alter Ego's Path to Greatness

Chapter 382

〈 Intermission (3) 〉

It was no coincidence that southern warriors began to frequent the Free City of Dracal.

Now that the wounds left by former warchief Baltheon, a member of the ‘Oath of Reverse Heaven’, were almost completely healed, they also needed to escape from the limited area of the south and take in the wider world.

Above all, the expedition to the northern mountains, which is being prepared under the leadership of the main religious order, is now approaching.

The Kalkos Tribal Alliance, which had maintained a closed attitude for a long time, needed to obtain more detailed information about the outside world in advance, and in that respect, the Free City of Dracal, located at a key transportation point, was the best information gathering place and intermediate stopover.

‘I need to visit the southern part again sometime.’

Harley scratched the back of her head as she thought of Morna and Misty, the great sorcerers who were busy working on his behalf right now.

As I have been busy with Kang Hwan-gye’s work, I naturally had no choice but to become somewhat negligent in this matter.

In fact, if you exclude its symbolism as a fighting king, Harley, a destruction expert who can only destroy things, doesn’t have much to do.

‘I guess you’ll be fine. ‘They are all smart people.’

All you have to do is silently support and believe in them from behind.

Since ancient times, using the right talent at the right time was the greatest virtue of a king.

Harley nodded happily as he glanced at the current status of the Chalcos Tribal Alliance as seen through “The Power of the Monarch.”

Perhaps thanks to the excellent selection, there were no unusual features.

‘After all, management should be left to a professional CEO. If I touch it unnecessarily, things will only get complicated.’

It was not for nothing that he collected useful talent and left them in charge of running the organization.

What would you know if you couldn’t even finish high school because of the accident?

It’s so convenient if you just periodically check whether managers and practitioners are working properly.

‘It’s not the only place I have to worry about. ‘I thought you said preparations were complete here as well?’

Harley walked with great strides in the neatly decorated hallway and headed towards where another slave... or rather, Jae-in was located.

I received notification that the work I had been waiting for for quite a long time was finally completed.

I opened the door without knocking and entered the neat and tidy office.

“hmm? ah! “Welcome, Harley.”

Patrick, the secretary general of the mercenary guild, who was sitting in his seat studying documents intently, stood up with a bright expression and welcomed him.

Contrary to that expression, he had dark circles under his eyes and a tired, hollow look.

‘...Mmm, that’s great.’

Harley expressed admiration at the sight of his subordinates who took the initiative and worked hard to achieve results.

Such a hardworking and sincere voluntary slave.

As expected, it was rewarding to entrust him with his duties without worrying about the fact that he was from Earth.

“I was waiting. “You came at just the right time.”

Meanwhile, Patrick continued to speak.

Because Harley had no foundation in the mercenary guild, he was finally ready to proceed with the work that he had no choice but to postpone.

“oh! Good job Patrick! But you must have had a lot of trouble so far? “My face has become half-faced.”

“Ha... Haha.... Yeah well. “A little...”

“It looks like you didn’t even eat properly? That won’t work! Since ancient times, people have to eat meat to gain strength. To commemorate the day, I’ll give you a treat today! Hahaha!”

Buying meat directly was an expression of tremendous favor for Harley.

Because it meant giving up part of the meat you were going to eat to someone else.

At the same time, with the gentle encouragement of patting his back with his fingertips, Patrick tried his best to smile, swaying like an inflatable doll in front of a store opening.

‘There’s no need for it, so I’d like to just leave it alone to rest.’

I swallowed the words I couldn’t say out of my throat.

Some time after that.

One fact was announced from mercenary guild branches established across the continent.

He is the culmination of countless mercenaries spread across the world and declared to follow the will of the first generation and fight against the Immortal King.

A new mercenary king was born.

***

Perhaps thanks to Patrick’s efforts so far, no one opposed Harley’s inauguration as mercenary king.

With a major war ahead, that symbolic position could no longer be left empty.

Of course, most of the guild executives were hoping that he would die in the fight against the Immortal King rather than truly accepting the outcome, but at least on the outside, everything went smoothly without much friction.

“Congratulations, Harley.”

“Thank you for your continued support!”

“Haha, I believed it. “If not Harley, who else could sit in that seat?”

He used to use the title “Mercenary King,” but he was not a real king, so the inauguration ceremony was not that big.

We simply declared a festival at Dracal, provided food and drinks, and prepared a small banquet for executives and several distinguished guests.

And then I heard words that seemed to mock myself one after another.

As if he could clearly see what he had just done.

‘how?’

However, Hubert’s spinning thoughts did not stop.

Using his enormous mental power as fuel, he quickly grasped the situation while time almost stopped.

‘This is the headquarters building of Hubert Corporation. You can’t dare to invade at a certain level.’

This building was literally like an iron fortress.

The barrier that used all kinds of mysteries, including magic, alchemy, and incantations, was Yakgwa.

In addition to an organ that imitates Jinbeop, there is even a deadly poison and trap curse that will send you straight to the underworld the moment you pass by it.

Above all, didn’t he have hybrid vampires as escorts 24 hours a day?

‘Besides, the person in charge is a vampire of the highest class, Jinhyeolui.’

The power balance between Earth and this world, where people who had overcome all kinds of hardships while receiving system corrections from numerous worlds, gathered together, was on a different level.

Currently, the estimated number of transcendental people on Earth is over 100.

There are so many that the name Transcendence is meaningless, but there are less than five Transcendents in Outerica, let alone ten.

Of course, the number may increase if dragons hiding somewhere are included, but it is true that there is a limit to that.

‘In a place like this, the ultimate powerhouse is practically the strongest in the human world. However, if you are skilled enough to avoid the attention of such people and hide here....’

A strong man who has reached transcendence.

It was also an unknown opponent that even he himself, who had all of Outerica at his fingertips, could not understand.

“You seem to have a lot on your mind. Have you finally figured out the situation?”

At that time, an unfamiliar voice was heard again, as if it already knew what he was thinking.

It was a voice that was intimidating just hearing it because of its strange energy, but Hubert, who was immune to mental attacks, paid no heed to such shallow tactics and calmly opened his mouth.

“...Okay, thank you for waiting. So, for what reason did you come to me without an appointment? I don’t know if you know, but I’m a very busy person. “There are countless people who make appointments and wait weeks in advance just to have a word with me.”

“Hoo? “It’s pretty good too.”

The other person let out an exclamation as if he was interested in that calm answer.

It seems surprising that his attitude does not change even in the face of someone who could take his life at any time.

However, the other person seemed to have no intention of wasting any more time here and got straight to the point.

Suddenly

something fell on the desk where all kinds of documents were placed.

Although my senses were still at their peak, I could not feel any signs or presence.

An object that suddenly appeared as if it had been there from the beginning.

That was something Hubert was also very familiar with.

“Where did this stuff come from?”

There was no way I didn’t know.

This is because it has been distributed countless times to high-ranking people here for business purposes.

A high-quality lighter made entirely of metal and with ‘MADE IN USA’ engraved on one side along with various English sentences.

It must have been popular in this world as well, and it was very well received by the gentlemen.

As I thought about that for a moment, an invisible hand tapped the fountain pen on the desk.

Naturally, it was also an Earth product.

As an Earthling, the most comfortable products for me had to be Earth-made products with ergonomic design.

“Are you from Earth?”

And the other person seemed to have reached a similar conclusion.

‘Anyway, Hubert is an easy person. I’m sad about this, so I need to come up with some other solution.’

Hubert didn’t bother to reply to the confidence in the other person’s voice.

They just take their time and carefully use the means they have secretly prepared.

“Analysis” can be said to be the best skill he has.

And “limit breakthrough” that will amplify that performance.

Immediately after that,

the flow of logic and cause and effect that filled the world that did not fit the body of Hubert caught my eye in an instant.

At the same time, the pain that felt like my brain was melting began to stimulate the “Mind Herb” incessantly.

He couldn’t pay attention to anything else anymore.

‘...is that?’

What is reflected in the eyes that overcomes the limit and allows you to see even things that should not be visible.

Although it had the appearance of a human, the two horns sticking out on either side of its forehead...

no matter which way you looked at it, it had the shape of a devil.