Volume 20. Chapter 8. -Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up)

Volume 20. Chapter 8.

The last side story: Twelve years later, part 2 The shadow of a woman who still has hints of a young age, vigorously rising from a thick puddle on the floor. Chva-ahk!

Drops of blood flowed down the ends of her hair. She looked around, and a clear perplexity was reflected on her face because of her current situation. Finally, she let out agonizing moans. [Ah… ah…!

] Yes, she was very hurt because she retained memories of her dying moments. Jin-Woo used the power of the Lord of the Shadows and calmed the shadow for a while.

-Don’t be afraid. Now you have become a creature beyond the boundaries of life and pain, “he turned to her. The soothing, warm voice of the king helped the woman to gradually recover. Jin-Woo then created a new outfit and put it on her figure. After all, she appeared in a dying state

-naked. [Ah…] She carefully pulled up her sleeves. Previously, her name was Seo Jin Yi. He called the newly-born woman by her former name when she was alive, and began to ask her questions.

-You… intentionally committed suicide?

Shadow woman, no, Seo Jin Yi nodded. Jin-Woo bent his knees to match her eye level. He studied her expression and quietly asked.

-And the reason?

And when he asked this, her lips, cold as a block of ice, carefully opened.►Ya…….<*** Dinh-don. The doorbell rang late at night. A middle-aged man put a frame with a picture of his daughter in place and looked away. "Who brought this late hour?

” He thought displeasedly. The man shook his head, got up from his seat and went to the intercom. On the device’s monitor, which showed what was happening outside the door, a man dressed in a chic business suit was visible. The owner did not think too much about this and pressed the “Talk” button. Beep. The man outside the door pulled out his ID and showed it in the camera.

-I Detective Song Jin Woo of the Central Region Violent Crime Unit. I have a few questions about your daughter’s death. Can we talk a little, please?

The photo in the ID corresponded to the face on the monitor. a middle-aged man, despite the late hour and visit without warning, when he heard the word “detective”, he quickly opened the door.

-Have you completed the investigation?

How did my little girl die?

!

He said excitedly. Jin-Woo calmly examined Seo Jin Yi’s father’s face, Seo Gyu Nam, and shook his head.

-Alas, nothing definite, sir. However, I have a few additional questions that I would like to ask you about your daughter. The deceased father was again upset when he heard that there was no good news.

-Can you come with me?

-Jin-Woo quietly asked the man. Seo Gyu We thought for a while, but in the end made a gloomy and decisive face.

-Of course. If I can at least somehow help in finding the truth about the death of my daughter, then I will fully cooperate. He went outside and closed the door behind him. Then he turned to face Jin Woo.

-I’m ready, detective. Jin-Woo nodded his head and pointed in a certain direction.

-Here. *** Initially, Seo Gyu Nam thought they were going to the police station, but instead they ended up in a cafe nearby. He asked the detective why they came here. But in the end, he received only a generalized answer: “Here we can calmly chat.” So, Jin-Woo and Seo Gyu Nam were sitting opposite each other. The first began to ask questions, the second meanwhile tensed noticeably.

-Which student was Seo Jin Yi usually?

The policeman asked.

-Excuse me?

-Seo Gyu Nam didn’t understand.

-Maybe there was someone who could take offense at her…

-the late father belatedly understood the meaning of the question and immediately dismissed it.

-No, no. She certainly was not a bad child, she would not have offended flies. She was completely kind, clean and…

-Seo Gyu We couldn’t finish, his head trembled, and he cried. How long did this last?

The sobbing man stopped trembling and slowly raised his head.

-I’m sorry, detective. I still can’t believe that my little girl suddenly took and left me…

-You must have treasured your daughter very much.

-Of course. You probably already know, but Jin Yi was not my biological child. That’s why I treasured and loved her as much as my real child, no, maybe more than that. His eyes went down, he struggled to contain his sadness. He continued. “If only she told me that she was in pain, that she could no longer cope…” he continued stammering. Although Seo Gyu Nam felt strong sad emotions, Jin-Woo did not show pity for him. The icy gleam in his eyes persisted from beginning to end. Then he pulled his smartphone out of his inner pocket.

-When we studied your daughter’s personal belongings, we found a sound file.

-… Excuse me?

-So, let’s let’s listen first. Jin Woo clicked on the play icon and turned on the shadow voice recording.

-[I …] A testimony of that terrible came straight from her mouth the violence she suffered from her foster father since she was a small child. And while the record was being played… Seo Gyu We finally stopped behaving like a sad father who lost his daughter. His eyes trembled non-stop with shock. The girl consciously decided to go to university away from home, believing that she would finally free herself from violence from her adoptive father. But then, when the bastard contacted her some time ago, writing a message that began: “I want to see you again,” she decided to end her life. Yes, she committed suicide, but the culprit of this decision there was someone else. As soon as the sound recording ended, Seo Gyu Nam raised his head, his face seemed frozen.

-Why… why did you turn on this record to me?

This middle-aged man could legitimately claim that he had a faster mind than most other people. If the real purpose of this meeting was to be arrested, the detective would be accompanied by a couple of officers. He would be handcuffed and put an end to this matter. However, this cop didn’t take him to the police station, but to a local cafe, saying that they needed to chat quietly. That’s why Seo Gyu Nam had a hunch that the detective opposite him had a slightly different purpose. So he decided to come to his house. The detective didn’t pull the bull by the horns, grinned and confirmed this hunch,

-Now you have two options. He leaves him a choice!

Seo Gyu We squeezed tightly fists upon hearing encouraging words. They sounded like salvation when a dangerous situation almost overtook him. “Yes!

”

-He was sure he would get out. Meanwhile, the detective continued.

-First… you confess to your misconduct, you go to the police station with me and confess everything.

-And… the second option?

Asked Seo Gyu Nam. “Instead of giving up, you can pay a certain price,” the detective said. Seo Gyu Nam clenched his teeth to suppress a powerful wave of joy from the depths. his chest. “Oh my goodness.” The wise elders said that even if the sky collapses, you can always find a way out, right?

Who would have thought that the detective who revealed his terrible sins would turn out to be such a person?

Seo Gyu Nam lived a long and excellent life working as a doctor. Because no matter how much the miserable policeman asked for it, he knew that he had enough money. He will not regret any amount to settle this matter. Seo Gyu Nam tried his best not to show a smile and asked.

-How much do you want?

-This is already enough, “he heard a strange answer. Jin Woo laughed and put the phone back in his pocket. He knew better than anyone how many people regretted the choice they made in this situation. A middle-aged man who was struggling to restrain his laughter looked completely disgusting and ridiculous. Jin Woo’s face changed in an instant.

-Now listen carefully to me. A smile disappeared from his face, and instead of her an ominous and cold aura oozed from him.

-In fact, now we are not in the world in which you lived. No, this is a different world that I remade a bit to make it resemble the real one. This is the land of death that no living soul can step on without the permission of its owner. This is a territory of eternal rest. In addition, it is now your prison. Of course, a middle-aged man was confused because of an unexpected statement by Jin-Woo, as well as a strange, difficult to understand explanation.

-P-sorry, detective

-him. I, I don’t understand…

-Think better. Seo Gyu Nam felt his breath go astray due to Jin Woo’s cold-blooded gaze.

-You can remember how did you get here?

-asked Jin Woo. Now that he was thinking about it… Chill ran down the back of Seo Gyu Nam when he finally realized the strangeness of his situation. ” But how…?

” How could it happen that in this brightly lit cafe there was not a single soul except himself and this mysterious detective?

Even if you ignore other clients… No, we’ll even forget about the owner of the establishment, but should there be a waiter or a bartender somewhere?

In addition, there was no sign of a living person either through the windows either inside the building or on the street.

-Oh… As soon as he finally realized that something inexplicable had happened to him, everything just disappeared. Only darkness remained. All that remains in this inky black darkness is a table and two chairs. And, of course, he and the detective are opposite.

-U-uaaaaahhk?

!

Seo Gyu Nam jumped up from the chair and took a few steps back, his face instantly turned pale.

-Who the hell are you?

!

This is a dream?

This is a nightmare, right?

-a middle-aged man, feeling a mixture of anger and despair, pointed to Jin Woo. Unfortunately, he could not retreat far. Bam. He ran into a wall, that’s why. Something cold touched him. And he slowly tried to see what was behind him. And at that moment the “wall” began to move. No, it was not a wall, but a giant ant that used to stand motionless, like the statue, but now it was moving. This ant approached its face closer to Seo Gyu Nam’s face and gently put his index finger to his ’lips.” [Shh…] The next moment…

-Huh!

E-uh… !

!

!

Dozens of ant paws climbed out of the darkness and grabbed him, and then dragged him somewhere deep into the unknown. From now on, he will be terribly tortured. Ultimately, he will beg for death, but, unfortunately, he will not be able to die so easily. You see, the fact is that the Shadow Soldier, who was assigned to execute the punishment, was one of the greatest soldiers in the army. But at the same time, he was still the best “Healer” of all that had ever existed. [Kkiyehk!

] Ber obediently and neatly bowed to his master, and then disappeared into darkness. “…” Jin-Woo silently looked in the direction where Seo Gyu Nam disappeared and slowly got up from his chair. This time, but from behind, another Shadow came out of the darkness, who secretly watched what was happening. It was Jin Yee. Jin-Woo knew perfectly well that no matter how badly he suffered guilty, the pain of the victim will never disappear completely. However, if this could even console the deceased’s heart at least a little… He went to her and put a fingertip on her forehead to erase all the memories of his adoptive father. [Thank you. Thank you very much, Lord-him.] Shadow bowed to Jin Woo several times. Now that she was reborn into Shadow, she instinctively realized how special he was. But Jin-Woo, in the first place, did not plan to turn her into his Shadow Soldier. So, it’s time to return her to the void. But before saying goodbye, Jin-Woo asked her with a kind voice.

-Do you want to say something goodbye?

The shadow shook its head slightly, but suddenly said: “Ah!

” [Maybe… If it doesn’t complicate you, may I ask you for a small service?

] *** the next day. Girlfriend Jin Yi came to the station early in the morning to ask for news about the case. Jin-Woo found her first and led her into the corridor near the office.

-Apparently, the chances that the case will be regarded as murder are extremely small. The investigation itself will also be completed soon. The girl looked at Jin-Woo with an incredulous expression on her face, and then spoke in the voice of a man whose hope was held in the balance.

-P-True… That is, there’s no chance to a different outcome?

Instead of a verbal answer, Jin-Woo silently nodded his head. The girl doomedly lowered her gaze to the floor. It seemed that millions of words flashed through her mind, but she could not pronounce any of them out loud. Her face was filled with sadness, and she hesitantly, through force spoke.

-So Jin Yee, she… Jin-Woo looked at her for a second or two, and then presented a small box in a cute wrapper.

-It?

-Your name is written here, isn’t it?

-… Yes. It was nothing more than a gift from deceased, carefully selected and prepared for the girlfriend’s birthday. The gift, which would never fall into the hands of the addressee, finally fell into the hands of the intended owner.

-Jin Yi prepared this…?

-Yes. I thought that Miss Jin Yee would like this gift to find its addressee.

-Oh… Thank you… A friend sincerely thanked Jin Woo, she could not hold back her tears. If that nasty text message from the adoptive father hadn’t arrived on the victim’s phone an hour before she cut her wrist, wouldn’t these girlfriends have enjoyed the birthday party as planned?

Jin-Woo felt his heart tighten as several thoughts crossed in his head. He looked away, but in the end he felt a familiar vibration in his pocket.

-Sorry, I’m distracted for a moment. He asked the victim’s sobbing girlfriend for understanding, turned around and took out the phone.

-Hyun-niiim!

A voice that made him feel relieved came from the speaker of the phone.

-It’s me, Yu Jin Ho!

Read Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up) -Volume 20. Chapter 8.

Author: Chugong, Jang Sung-lak, 추공

Translation: Artificial_Intelligence

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