How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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“Puhahaha!”
It was just a terrible accident.
Pride was good at hiding her presence to the point where the believers couldn’t notice, and only the Pastor or Go Johan could detect her movements.
Moreover, the problem was that Ju In-kyung, having become half a complete demon, had various things going back and forth.
“Would you stop laughing?”
“Pff… ahem… pfft…”
Go Johan glared at Lee Jae-kyung.
“Want to train swordsmanship?”
“I’m sorry.”
Lee Jae-kyung apologized immediately.
Anyway.
-Daddy!
-In-kyung! Ah, Mother! It’s not like that!
Such a small mishap.
-The child is so cute. In-kyung, you said? Bring her over sometime.
There seemed to be no proper way to explain the existence of Pride, so the misunderstanding seemed to have deepened, but somehow they managed to move past it.
“So, are you serious?”
After a very long time, Go Johan stepped outside the church.
“…Well, I suppose so?”
“Then have a good trip.”
Lee Jae-kyung saw him off, his form dispersing like a mirage.
Murmuring.
Around him, there were already many people who recognized Go Johan and were talking about him.
But perhaps because his declaration that day had been so powerful, no one approached him easily, and Go Johan found that comfortable.
For his first outing in a long time, Go Johan headed to:
-Divine.
He was in front of the guild building of Divine, Korea’s number one guild.
“Isn’t that Go Johan?”
“He said he had nothing to do with Divine…”
He couldn’t help but be concerned.
But those words had moved Go Johan.
-We don’t want to be your shackles.
Those words Shin Soo-kyung had said.
Step.
Finally, as Go Johan took a step forward.
The lobby of Divine became noisy.
“G-Go Johan-nim?”
A group of people rushed out to greet Go Johan.
They seemed to have noticed the commotion outside.
The guild members who rushed out couldn’t believe their eyes even with Go Johan right in front of them.
Go Johan, who had disappeared after making a bombshell declaration.
Even before that, the number of times Go Johan had come to the Divine guild could be counted on one hand.
“Nice to meet you. I am Go Johan.”
“W-what brings you here…?”
The guild members spoke to Go Johan, even taking deep breaths.
Murmuring.
“Ah, let’s not stand here. Please come inside.”
Seeing people even taking out cameras around them, they quickly ushered Go Johan into the building.
If Go Johan had merely been of Divine’s bloodline, they wouldn’t have been this nervous and flustered.
But, his actions that could only be described as radical.
“Thank you.”
Moreover, it was because of the testimonies of Divine guild members who had directly witnessed Go Johan’s skills at the Black Gate.
The entrance of the building.
‘The defenses aren’t bad.’
Numerous barriers and items carefully assessed Go Johan as if trying not to let him notice.
Weapons and items in possession, and.
‘They’re even trying to examine items in my inventory.’
Not bad.
“If you proceed further, we inform you in advance that some of your abilities, level, and other information will be assessed and recorded.”
The guild member, now seemingly having shed their tension, spoke calmly.
“Do you agree?”
Even for someone like Go Johan, such clear procedures were all the more pleasing.
“Yes.”
But unfortunately.
“W-why is this happening?”
“The assessment device…”
“The level is showing a question mark?”
Of course, it wouldn’t be assessed.
In the past, he had skipped such procedures when he came with his mother.
And now, there was no way barriers, which could be considered a kind of item or a lower version of magic, could assess what Go Johan possessed.
“There seems to be a problem for a moment…”
“It’s perfectly fine.”
How far could Divine’s defenses see through him?
‘I heard Seung-ah and Gluttony helped a bit.’
Of course, they had only added a bit of help to Divine’s technology as disguised identities, not revealing their true nature.
“…?”
“Isn’t this an error?”
Finally, due to the guild members’ persistent efforts, they seemed to have assessed something.
“The level is…?”
During the battle with Kartul, when he became the Knight of Envy, Go Johan regained what he had forgotten.
As a result, the Goddess once again bestowed her blessing upon him.
“…Ei… Eigh…”
“How is this possible?”
“Eight hundred?”
The guild members looked as if they were having heart attacks.
“T-there seems to be a problem with the system. This has never happened before.”
Words delivered in panic.
‘If it had happened before, that would be an even bigger problem. It would mean an opponent that Divine couldn’t handle had come.’
The guild members, suppressing their panic as much as possible, said:
“Perhaps…”
A cautious question.
“Are you an Unranker?”
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He knew there were those called Unrankers, and that they were the top-tier powerhouses belonging to the Association.
Those not belonging to the rankings, they were called so because the Association excluded them from rankings or system information registration, but.
‘Immeasurable.’
It was also said that they had levels and power that existing systems couldn’t measure.
In some ways, Go Johan was indeed an Unranker.
Since his awakening as a Player, he had never registered in the system after initially registering for Divine.
Also, since they couldn’t even assess him, he was an Unranker in another sense.
‘Infiltrating the Association is not easy. There are quite a few believers who have already infiltrated the Korean Association.’
They were still testing the waters with the World Association, it seemed.
‘Unranker.’
The name of those he had been concerned about from the beginning once again etched itself into Go Johan’s mind at that moment.
After that, Go Johan had to undergo several physical examinations instead of system-based ones.
And after that.
“Please provide your fingerprints and iris scan here. Normally, such procedures aren’t necessary, but you’re not recorded in Divine’s data.”
“That’s perfectly fine.”
Various procedures.
Go Johan found them welcome rather than bothersome.
“Do you do this for everyone?”
“Yes. It wouldn’t be different even if the Association President or the President of the country came. However, if the data is already registered, we just do a simplified check.”
Go Johan nodded.
It was something he already knew, but he appreciated that even guild members who could be considered low-ranking carried out their duties with a sense of mission and certainty.
“If you wish, after registration, we can proceed with a simplified process for future visits. Do you agree?”
In the past, many people and political circles had made a fuss about such guild practices, calling them excessive oppression or overstepping authority.
But after unidentified Players infiltrated guilds and caused chaos, they shut their mouths.
In fact, even now, major incidents happening in guild buildings were commonplace.
After that, the Association stepped in and created a decree.
‘Guilds are a kind of extraterritorial jurisdiction.’
Like embassies.
Of course, the Association took responsibility for any issues.
“Let’s discuss that again later.”
“Understood. Phew, I was completely distracted. You’ve been verified.”
The guild members said… “But what brings you here? The Guild Leader and Vice Guild Leader are currently away. You’ve probably already been contacted, but they’re in a situation where they can’t return immediately.”
The same went for Go Woo-jin.
“Just came to look around.”
“…?”
“Is that not allowed?”
“Of course it is. Divine is open to any Player. That’s because of Divine’s pride and confidence, and also to allow anyone to aspire to Divine.”
The guild member spoke as if they were a guide.
“If it’s not impolite, may I guide you?”
The guild member treated him as a Player, not as someone of Divine’s bloodline.
“Sure. What’s your name?”
“Divine Guild reception member, Jung Ho-gun.”
It was then.
Drrr.
Go Johan answered his ringing phone with a slight smile.
-Hey! Hey! Did you come to Divine?
“…News travels slow.”
-Mom and you should tell us before going places!
It was Go Min-ji.
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“Divine Guild is, as you know…”
“I don’t know anything. Just explain comfortably.”
Jung Ho-gun nodded with a face full of pride.
“Yes. Then I’ll explain comfortably. The Divine Guild House consists of a total of 22 floors, with the lower 5 floors used by general non-combat guild members, the next 3 floors by general combat Players, and the next 12 floors by each raid team.”
And the remaining two floors at the top were used by the Guild Leader and Vice Guild Leader.
“This is the tallest building among guild houses in Korea, and it’s also our pride.”
Jung Ho-gun’s explanation was accurate.
“The taller the guild house, the harder it is to defend, right?”
“Exactly.”
The taller the building, the more vulnerable it is when attacked.
It was a task to place barriers and items to cover the entire tall building, and such barriers could all collapse if just one weak point was attacked.
Most guilds had around 10 floors, and only Divine had over 20 floors in Korea.
“The details are confidential, so I can’t explain them, and I don’t know them either.”
Jung Ho-gun was also honest.
But Go Johan already knew those secrets.
‘They’ve embedded techniques into the entire pillars. Countless barrier-related Players must have been worn out.’
Also.
‘There’s a large-scale magic circle in the underground foundation. Seung-ah seems to have fixed it later, but there won’t be earthquakes in the surrounding ground.’
Besides that, Divine spared no expense on their guild house.
“A sanctuary and home for guild members. It was because of the Vice Guild Leader’s instruction to make it a place where one can rest comfortably anytime.”
Even mother.
After that, Jung Ho-gun continued to explain.
“Divine’s guild members are…”
The more he explained, the more excited he seemed.
Not only was his pride as a Divine guild member palpable, but his genuine affection for Divine was evident.
He seemed to have forgotten that Go Johan in front of him was of Divine’s bloodline.
“The salary is also the highest in Korea. There’s no discrimination against non-combat members either.”
While listening to such explanations.
‘I’m glad I came.’
Go Johan didn’t regret stepping into Divine.
It was then.
“…Ah.”
Having received a contact, Jung Ho-gun awkwardly scratched his cheek.
“Permission to open the training ground has been granted. I was so engrossed that I forgot the person I was guiding was Go Johan-nim.”
The training ground, which was never opened to outsiders, was opened for Go Johan.