”Fenex, or as they name it, ‘the singer of everlasting relaxation.’”

Can you actually struggle one thing like this and win? The query outweighed the concern.

“Aren’t any of the opposite guild members coming with you?”

“Nope. It’s simply the 2 of us.”

“However… I imply, he should be actually sturdy for the hunters to fail for an entire month.”

“He’s not that sturdy, they only fail time and time once more due to his skills.”

On the point out of skills, my gaze dropped again to the pill. The road beneath the image learn.

[Those who are mesmerised by the sound of Fenex’s voice find themselves leaping into his mouth. If you find yourself face to face with Fenex, do not be fooled by any sounds you hear. The faint-hearted and the weak-minded will eventually collapse.]

As quickly as I noticed the final sentence, an involuntary sigh escaped me.

[Do not summon him out of mere curiosity; remember that every human being who has ever summoned him has been cast into eternal repose.]

I requested him why he would take me as a substitute of a extra ready fellow and it was due to this.

A physique that won’t die. There isn’t any one higher suited to be Fenex’s summoner than me.

“Is that this why you stated you wanted me?”

I requested, wanting him straight within the eye, and Simeon nodded rapidly.

“Please lend your physique to me.”

There’s no level in protecting the gate open anyway. The crack is barely getting larger, and there’s no telling what may come out of it. Somebody should cease it, however I can’t assist however hesitate.

That’s proper, a demon summoning. Who would have thought that in any case my church upbringing and baptism, I’d be in control of such a activity. I’ve a protracted life forward of me. Nicely, perhaps my heavenly mother and father can be happy that I’m lastly utilizing this cursed physique for the nice of others.

I rolled my eyes in silence, and Simeon snapped to consideration.

“What do you suppose?”

“There’s nothing I can do. …I’ll do it.”

A glad smile crossed his lips.

“However don’t you want a hunter’s licence to get within the gate?”

“I’ll care for that, all it’s essential to do is summon him safely.”

Simeon assured me, and never different individuals, so I wasn’t frightened.

No, I’m the one one who needs to be frightened within the first place. It was my first time getting into the gate, my first time stopping a runaway spirit, and naturally my first time summoning a demon. Moreover, I don’t have the ability to assist Simeon extinguish the demons.

“Are you certain you may deal with it alone?”

I requested cautiously with a frightened glint in my eye, however Simeon answered with a smile and set a date to go to the gate.

“I’ll decide you up in three days.”

I might really feel his age in his straightforward smile. After all, he’d entered the gate many occasions earlier than and buried artefacts, however his confidence should have come from his distinctive capacity, which was recognised as an S-class.

It was time for me to seek out out what his distinctive capacity was. In order quickly as I returned residence from dinner, I typed Simeon into the search bar.

Fortunately, somebody had compiled an article about Simeon, and I rapidly learn it. It was a protracted record of movies of Simeon utilizing his powers and defeating monsters. As I pored over each one among them, I all of a sudden seen one thing.

There was a definite distinction in his hand gestures in every video. When coping with Class A monsters, he overlapped his index finger together with his center finger. It is a gesture for enjoying a lightweight recreation of Go when the creature is comparatively small in measurement. In one other video, he used his thumb and index finger. It’s clear that these are organs for enjoying heavier varied items of various sizes.

In the entire movies, he was taking part in a recreation. They vary from technique video games with clear wins and losses, similar to mahjong and poker, to easy puzzles that require a set of actions to finish.

However the ending is at all times the identical. The second Simeon declares victory, the monster collapses in a heap. It doesn’t matter how sturdy or large the monster is. On the finish of the sport, there may be solely a winner and a loser.

I’ve been watching Simeon use his skills, and whereas I had some thought what to anticipate, I’m now satisfied.

It is just seen to Simeon together with his eyes closed. A puzzle inherent within the residing. A single recreation of life and loss of life. And when that swish hand wins, the loser dies.

Glory to the winner, loss of life to the loser.

The destiny of the sport is set by the primary transfer the king makes.

His distinctive capacity, outlined in a concise sentence, was referred to as the <King’s Gambit>.

Three days handed, and ultimately the promised day got here.

I’ve been making an attempt to study concerning the gate, however the web hasn’t given me a lot helpful info. Nevertheless, I did discover one vital truth concerning the Daegwallyeong Gate that I used to be about to go to.

The hunter, who didn’t cease the outburst of the <Codex Gigas>, continues to be in coma. In keeping with the e book that beforehand Simeon confirmed him, the second he summoned Fenex, he’ll be mesmerized by his voice and fell right into a sleep he couldn’t get up from.

“Hah….”

I used to be uneasy. Even I, with my immortal physique, might fall into an unconscious state.

I steeled myself and ready to depart. I didn’t know what would occur contained in the gate, so I selected garments that may permit me to maneuver simply, even when it meant carrying my typical hoodie and cotton pants.

I head out simply in time for my appointment and see a well-known automotive within the villa automotive park. It’s a black sedan with closely tinted home windows. The licence plate is totally different, however it’s the identical automotive I drove to the Korean restaurant a number of days in the past. With out hesitation, I bounce within the again seat and say hi there.

“Hey.”

This time, in fact, there was no reply.

I’m going to go all the way in which to Songdo and be a part of Simeon? Perhaps he’s already on the gate. In any case, it will take over two hours from right here to Daegwallyeong. There’s nothing to do within the automotive, so I preserve my eyes glued to the street.

I ponder how a lot time has handed. Rattle. I woke as much as the automotive physique shaking as if I had crossed a guardrail. I yawned and rubbed my eyes in a daze and heard the low voice of a distant man.

“Good morning.”

Startled, I turned to see Simeon. If the automotive hadn’t been shifting, I’d have thrown open the door and jumped out. As I stood there, pinned to the nook, staring blankly, Simeon smiled and whispered,

“You would have slept extra.”

How might I’m going again to sleep at this level…. I awoke, extra certainly than if I’d been hit with ice water.

“Uh, when did you get on?”

“Not way back, perhaps half an hour, I had some errands to run.”

I hadn’t realised who was within the automotive subsequent to me, however I hadn’t slept in any respect as a result of I used to be frightened concerning the gate.

Embarrassed, I rapidly look away, and my eyes widen on the view out the window. The town, which had been stuffed with buildings when he had simply fallen asleep, was now an infinite expanse of inexperienced grassland.

“That is….”

“We’ll be there quickly, although we’ll should stroll a bit as the realm across the gate is cordoned off.”

I might see the mountains within the distance, and we have been already there. It wasn’t till we have been near Daegwallyeong that I spotted we have been getting into the gate. Seeing the stress in my face, Simeon spoke in a softer voice.

“There are some things I must inform you earlier than we enter the gate.”

Simeon pulled one thing out of his inside jacket pocket and handed it to me.

“To begin with, this.”

It’s a wristwatch. The dearth of hour and minute arms makes it apparent that it’s a smartwatch. Nevertheless, the black leather-based band and antiqued silver bezel made it appear like an costly analogue watch. I all of a sudden questioned what sort of reward it was, however I put it on my wrist and checked out it.

“Why are you giving me this?”

I requested curiously, and Simeon wordlessly rolled up his sleeve.

The identical watch was on his wrist. A fleeting considered a pair’s merchandise flashed via my thoughts, however I rapidly dismissed it. Fortunately, Simeon was too busy taking a look at his watch to note the change in his expression.

“Why don’t you press the button over right here?”

Simeon pointed his index finger at a small protrusion on the highest proper of the bezel. I pressed it, and the numbers ’72:00:00′ appeared on the display. Simply to make certain, I pressed it once more, and it began counting down.

“72 hours…?”

Tilting his head gently, Simeon defined what the numbers meant.

“It’s the utmost period of time a human can final after getting into the gate.”

“What occurs when you keep past that?”

“Slowly, the physique breaks down into molecules that ultimately turn out to be a part of the spirit’s energy.”

Wait. Why are we simply now attending to this vital half?

I really feel like I simply signed a contract with out studying the again of it. To make issues worse, the navigation system was about to reach at its vacation spot. Now that I’ve already arrived at Daegwallyeong, I can’t even stroll again.

I stare in disbelief, and Simeon speaks in a crisp tone.

“The idea is that your physique disappears, however your consciousness stays, however it hasn’t been confirmed but.”

“Why… What?”

”As a result of the useless don’t discuss.”

Ought to I stop now……? After all, I’d guessed that staying within the gate too lengthy wouldn’t do any good, however I hadn’t realized there was a time restrict.

“So we have now 72 hours to summon and destroy Fenex?”

“Precisely.”

Simeon gave the impression of a trainer praising a mannequin scholar. I actually hoped I used to be improper.

Okay. I’d determined to go in anyway, so let’s be constructive. I’d be out and in sooner than 72 hours in a blizzard. Let’s discover out the circumstances to launch the leash, get a standard job, and… disguise the place he can’t discover me.