Chapter 173
“I haven’t seen my father in years.”
Jung Si-woo muttered while checking the refrigerator to give his father a potion. Next to him, Soo Ah-rin opened her mouth and admired.
“That’s a lot of potions.”
“I’m only going to take what’s good for my father.”
The refrigerator was open for a while (the refrigerator itself was upgraded to a decent commercial refrigerator, and crucially, there was a space expansion spell inside). It was full of all sorts of mid-level positions.
“But I think the refrigerator’s capacity is starting to get limited…should I sell them?”
“It’s okay to sell them, but wouldn’t there be a way to process these potions? It’s been a while since we’ve had a potion manufacturer over here.”
“Ah.”
Speaking of which, he took out all the potions from the refrigerator and brought them to Nell. Nell’s jaw nearly dropped off looking at nearly 700 potions, but soon he composed himself enough to nod.
“I’m not up to my game yet, but fortunately, I’m only learning the alchemy of enriching these potions while maintaining their performance.”
“Yes, that would be great.”
Marina’s favorite concentrated potion. He was amazed to see her recover quickly in an emergency by concentrating mainly on a gel form. She said that whenever she recorded a high score for soloing in the Sky Castle dungeon, she would be given the right to create a bead at the altar, and Jung Si-woo had never thought of the idea of consuming beads and gaining a potion since he first entered the dungeon.
“Though it’s a healing potion, I will be able to use it a lot of it’s concentrated.”
Not only that. Wouldn’t it be possible to turn the poison potions into powder and spread them on a large scale? Furthermore, concentrate explosive potions and synthesize them with poisons, which may also cause fatal damage to high-level monsters!
“Ahhh…I can see that you’re thinking things that humans shouldn’t.”
“We won’t use it on humans, don’t worry.”
Of course, if a human-like Kim Ha-ryong appeared, he couldn’t guarantee that.
“Okay, well, I look forward to your kind cooperation, Nell.”
“Leave it to me, my lord! It’s my first time dealing with such high-end potions…I think I’ll improve a lot, too!”
Thus, the refrigerator was successfully emptied. Jung Si-woo finished preparing by focusing only on healing potions and stamina potions and putting them in his inventory.
“You can just relax in the resting place.”
“I owe you one, so I can’t help but say hello.”
“Oh, oooh.”
Yong Se-ha looked like his normal self, but Soo Ah-rin was nervous. Not only did she put on makeup after a long time, but she also showed how she felt.
“First of all….”
Should she scold him for not meeting with his family or just pat him for being cute? Jung Si-woo, who had been agonizing, responded, pointing to Soo Ah-rin’s thick and brilliant lips.
“Just erase your lip makeup.”
“Oh, is it too much?”
“Yes, you look pretty without makeup.”
“It makes me feel strange when I hear that!”
That’s how they ended up relaxing in the form of a foreign trip before entering the Abyss. There was fatigue from fighting, and he decided to use his father’s plane ticket to move around on purpose. Soo Ah-rin questioned Jung Si-woo in the taxi to Incheon Airport.
“But where does your father live?”
“Now the UK.”
“In the UK…”
“He can’t tell me exactly where he lives, so we’ll meet him in London. He’ll pick me up at Heathrow.”
“…”
They were so curious as to what his father’s occupation was, but it wasn’t necessary to ask now that the taxi driver might hear it. Now, the taxi driver recognized Jung Si-woo, Soo Ah-rin, and Yong Se-ha.
“Oh, it’s Jung Si-woo.”
“Soo Ah-rin and Yong Se-ha.”
“Soo Ah-rin is pretty.”
“I’m jealous of Jung Si-woo. If he was dead…”
“If he was dead.”
“Oh, Se-ha Oppa!”
“Se-ha Oppa!?”
It was the same when he arrived at the airport that he got the attention of those around them. They were used to people’s conspicuous looks, but now Soo Ah-rin’s beauty [going to say hello to her father-in-law] was so brilliant that there was no way to avoid her eyes.
“Still…I think there are fewer people than before.”
“I heard about planes crashing after being attacked by flying monsters. It’s time to risk your life by just flying.”
Still, some people had to fly, whether for business or in the family. They asked the airline for a way to ensure their safety. Accordingly, each airline had a strategy that would satisfy both players and the public, paying players who could protect passengers in case of an emergency, giving up the best flight seats, and promoting it extensively to passengers.
In the end, players were bound to get attention from the public, both for good and bad. And it was Jung Si-woo who was at the top of the issue now.
“The plane they take must be safe.”
“Where are we going?”
Jung Si-woo led the group, determined to hide before arriving at Heathrow Airport as the people around them spoke like broken records. The way they walked, people noticed. Even if Jung Si-woo was used to getting attention, he was annoyed with this situation.
“You’re currently the world’s No. 1 player. It’s weird even if you took a private plane.”
Perhaps if he had spoken to Seria, who claimed to be his secretary, he would have turned up with a private jet. He didn’t like to be bothered, and he just wanted to feel the scenery of his daily life for a while, so he just used the ticket that his father provided…but wait, ranking?
“Who decided that?”
“The WPC.”
It was a ranking based on his combat capabilities during the UN headquarters disaster in New York, the battle against the Lizard. As the high-level dungeon attack continued, the top players became more competitive, and the giant monster raid, which allowed them to gain more powerful weapons and defenses, was a way for them to compete for the top ranks.
“Some of those people are asking the WPC to update their rankings, and if he doesn’t react much, they’ll change their rankings. I’m sure you’ve been contacted too, Oppa.”
“I’m ignoring their calls. They’re usually just annoying and cumbersome!”
“It’s not bragging.”
Even if it was true that he jumped over the Jung Si-woo during the Battle of Luinos Lizard, there were about 20 four-dimensional walls built between Jung Si-woo at that time and Jung Si-woo today. It may be devastating news for them, but Jung Si-woo was a person who became stronger just by breathing still. He was moving forward every moment of his life, thanks to his power and the dragon’s sense!
“I wish they were stronger than me. So I could just leave all the troubles to them.”
No one believed that the series of changes happening on Earth now was positive. Countless gods were aiming for the Earth, and there were dungeons like the Sky Castle, Ant Caves, and Abyss that were just someone’s feat to somehow protect humanity from them.
At this time, there was nothing more to be thankful for from Jung Si-woo’s point of view if a strong man appeared to compete against the annoying black membrane on behalf of Jung Si-woo. Jung Si-woo was confident that he would someday surpass God if he could concentrate only on training and hunting.
“But I don’t think so. I guess El and the others think I’m some kind of representative of humanity….”
“Your hubris is already at a max level. At this point, I feel rather refreshed.”
“You’re judging yourself coldly. Oh, Hyeong-nim. Anyway, there’s the counter.”
When the departure screening was completed, there were still about 40 minutes left before the flight time. And Soo Ah-rin spent 35 minutes shopping for cosmetics at the duty-free shops. As he glanced at Soo Ah-rin, with an armful of shopping bags, she blushed apologetically.
“There are a lot of skin-enhancing cosmetics that use monster by-products these days.”
“Why does a kid care about her skin getting when it gets better every time…?”
“I always want to be prettier than I am now.”
Jung Si-woo decided not to say anything more. If he complimented her here, she would’ve asked where she was pretty in detail. He breathed out a small sigh. But somehow, he could get on the plane without missing it. The stewardess welcomed Jung Si-woo and his group, squealing as if they had seen a top star.
“I’ve been waiting for you, Mr. Jung Si-woo. We’ll take you safely to your destination.”
“I look forward to your kind cooperation.”
The flight time from Korea to England was more than 10 hours. It’s not that he couldn’t stand the economy class, but he still liked a comfortable seat. It had been said that monsters’ by-products and Earth’s changed minerals would be produced sooner or later but considering that it hadn’t been a year since Earth made major changes, it wouldn’t be seen in real life until at least a few years.
“Wow, first class is great.”
“You can even take a shower, Sun-bae. I’m a little excited.”
“What’s wrong with you like you’ve never been on a plane before?”
They replied awkwardly to Jung Si-woo’s words.
“I haven’t been on a plane since I had wings…”
“So do I…”
“Oh, yeah….”
But Soo Ah-rin checked something and said, ‘Huh!’, making plenty of sound.
“There’s a lot of space between us. There are partitions too…”
“That’s the best thing about expensive seats, though?”
“…”
from airline to plane, but the airline chosen by Jung Si-woo’s father had impressive seats in an independent space that was suspected of being a private room. Seeing it, Soo Ah-rin seemed to be worried for a while but soon returned to her small size. It was always amazing to see all the clothes she wore getting smaller with her. By the way, why? When Jung Si-woo tilted his head, Soo Ah-rin affirmed.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, so I’d like to talk to you.”
“Then I’ll….”
“Yong Se-ha, get some rest.”
“Yes.”
Yong Se-ha quietly disappeared in his seat, blaming himself for having done another tactless thing. Soo Ah-rin, meanwhile, hummed and sat on his shoulder, feeling much better.
“When did you first get on the plane? Have you ever taken a first-class plane before?”
“Well, yeah, when I was five.”
“Five years old!”
It didn’t matter if Soo Ah-rin liked it. We hadn’t talked much except for topics related to the sky castle and the cave…Jung Si-woo shrugged and decided to hang out with her. Eleven hours to London’s Heathrow airport, but the flight wasn’t unobstructed by anyone. It was like a reward for Soo Ah-rin rather than Jung Si-woo.
