Chapter 107 - Something, Something is Happening!
When I returned from visiting our parents, suddenly a huge bomb was dropped.
A huge bomb that was unexpectedly dropped from Mongolia…!!
‘No, suddenly…???’
The Great Khan, who had been holed up only in his own territory, probably wouldn’t have such a connection with that lawless zone out of goodwill, so this must be because he knows I’m the owner of the lawless zone even though I don’t manage it?
He said he would give a gift. This is probably part of that gift.
‘But why send such a gift of all things!!’
I don’t want to be deeply entangled in the superhuman world.
What’s the use of being a fortune-teller who can accurately predict the future and perfectly read the past and present? In the end, my own strength is nothing more than that of an ordinary person.
Such things are too much of a burden for someone like me.
Although there are many powerful superhumans around me, there’s always someone higher up, and the world is more dramatic than novels, so no one knows what will happen.
When Aria, the Witch of Music, came, the superhumans by my side couldn’t do much, and when I had business with the Great Khan, I needed Dokma’s help.
Of course, I’m somewhat deeply involved now… but still, I always try to keep my distance.
Unless it was unavoidable, I hardly ever tried to get involved on purpose.
…Well, it might be escapism.
Anyway, because of such thoughts, I wasn’t particularly concerned, and I didn’t care what tricks were played with the incoming money, I just left it alone.
But if it becomes like this… I can’t just ignore it…!!
And to think that the first move of an EX-rank heavyweight transcendent like the ‘Great Khan’, who had been holed up in his territory not moving, breaking his seclusion, is to cooperate with a small land in East Asia, the lawless zone??
‘If he had at least moved secretly, maybe nothing special would have happened…’
Surprisingly, reading this so-called report, he moved very ostentatiously.
They say he told the owners of the forces between the Great Khan’s territory and the former North Korean lawless zone among the various forces split into several branches in China that he was going to open a straight path, so they should vacate on their own.
And those forces, unable to oppose the declaration of an EX-rank transcendent, immediately vacated without being able to say anything, and a straight path to this side was opened.
‘Come to think of it, I think I heard something similar to this on the news in passing…?!’
It seems it wasn’t similar content, but just news about this incident.
Damn! I should have watched such major news! I didn’t watch because I was tired and busy!
Of course, the Great Khan didn’t come out in front of reporters himself and say ‘I’m going to cooperate with this place!’, so there’s plenty of room for different interpretations…
“S-so what’s happening with this now…??”
“Huh? Ah, well, as you can see, the half-ruined lawless zone is being developed into a livable place? Haha, as expected of the Great Khan’s subordinates… they work well. Even guys who seem like they could easily be S-rank are personally working, so…”
If it becomes like this, there’s no way out, right?
If they had just opened a path and connected with the lawless zone side! Then I could have thought, ah, the Great Khan who developed some territorial ambition wanted to devour that place!
But now’s actions are so far removed from such things!
Looking at the report and hearing the story, it seems that after quickly opening the path, the Great Khan’s subordinates personally came to the seven lords of the lawless zone politely and sought cooperation.
And when my name was added to the Great Khan’s name value, the lords naturally began to cooperate to the best of their ability.
As a result… in such a short time, about half of the lawless zone has already finished redevelopment and transformed from the mess of ruins it was before into a land good for people to live in.
“How on earth…”
“We didn’t know it would happen so quickly either… but when top-tier superhumans personally work, their efficiency is tremendous! We had no choice but to participate along and naturally came to know!”
“I see…”
From what I heard, it seems the Great Khan’s subordinates who are about S-rank played an active role.
Damn, that’s amazing?! I had the chance to go to the lawless zone before, and the lawless zone I saw then was really a mess in the literal sense.
It wasn’t such a good environment for people to live. It was a land where taking from others and killing to survive was common, facilities were poor, and monsters overflowed.
But it seems that even such a land was nothing in front of the will of a transcendent called an EX-rank superhuman. To think such a land became livable…
“After the redevelopment of the lawless zone is finished, some will be stationed there and act as evidence of cooperation and as a force for the lawless zone. Haha! It’s a good thing! I was already trying to change my ways after that day, but if it becomes like this, I can live enjoying everything as a middle manager under the strong protection of two, no, three people! Uhahaha!”
“Ha, haha…”
From what I heard roughly, Yu Gangpyeong and the other six lords seemed happy.
Actually, it’s understandable because although the seven lords are S-rank superhumans, they were all people who settled in the lawless zone reluctantly after being pushed out after losing power struggles elsewhere, right?
But while they were rotting away in the lawless zone, they came to work under me, a fortune-teller who formed good relationships with transcendents like the Great Khan and Dokma who are EX-rank, and now with development happening, the incoming money will change too, so they seemed purely happy.
…No, well, they might think that way and as people who were doing quite well, they might be thinking about how to rake in money and enjoy wealth… but even if I don’t take any special action, I’m your nominal boss and I’m this troubled, is it okay for you to be so happy…
It might be an extremely happy thing from their perspective, but it’s not at all from mine!
Let’s think about it.
The Great Khan, who broke his long seclusion and moved, suddenly opened a path to the lawless zone which was no different from a useless land and formed a cooperative relationship with them.
If it becomes like this, what will the superhuman world think?
They’ll think that an EX-rank superhuman wouldn’t show such inefficient movement just to eat up one useless land, right? The lords of the lawless zone are superhumans pushed out from elsewhere, and if there was anything in the lawless zone, others would have moved first.
But if the Great Khan still pays attention to such a land, doesn’t it mean that something worth paying attention to has arisen? Because the actions shown themselves are very favorable movements.
And now many people will rack their brains trying to figure out what this ‘something worth paying attention to’ is for someone like the Great Khan??
Maybe they’ll even come all the way here…
‘If that happens…’
Oh boy, that’s not so good…?
If that happens, I’ll become more connected to the superhuman side?
Not as the fortune-teller Dam Han-ul, but as the unidentified superhuman existing behind the lawless zone.
And that’s something I really want to decline on my side.
My heart was anxious, but the superhuman in front of me didn’t seem so.
“Haha, if it becomes like this, the tribute given to Fortune-teller nim will increase too! It’s a joyous thing!”
“Ah, yes.”
“Ah, and since things have turned out like this… we seven lords have prepared a gift together!”
Yu Gangpyeong, smiling broadly, took out something large from thin air.
“This is…?”
What I thought was a shiny high-grade ornament.
A small crown made of pure gold with seven different types of jewels embedded in it, looking extremely expensive.
“Hehe, isn’t it all thanks to you, teacher, that we were able to succeed again like this? So… we’ve expressed our sincerity, albeit small, as a way of thanking you and asking for your continued support!”
“Ah… I see…”
It seems they brought this gift thinking of me as some tremendous big shot… but I’m not that amazing.
Of course, I might look amazing. I do have good cooperative relationships with two EX-ranks, Dokma and the Great Khan. Although it’s not well-known, I also have a decent(?) relationship with the Witch of Music… of course, that’s extremely burdensome on my side…
But in the end, I’m just someone who would die instantly if the S-rank superhuman in front of me now used their power… Is this what they call intangible influence, or something like that?
It doesn’t resonate with me at all, but should I say this is good or not…
‘I wonder if I’m not becoming known as some kind of unidentified shadowy figure at this rate…’
I wonder if this is right. No, is it right to end up like this just from briefly watching a friend’s store…
“Then, to speak in more detail about that report……”
As I absent-mindedly received the gift sent by the seven lords and watched Yu Gangpyeong continue speaking with a happy expression, I thought.
‘I think I’m going crazy…’
I’m really dizzy…