34. New Area Representative
Jo Jung-sik's thoughts momentarily stopped at the sharp refusal.
He didn't expect Black Scythe to refuse.
"W-wait! Did I hear that right? I said I accept your proposal?"
"Not needed."
"It was your proposal! You said you'd escort me if I just do what you say!"
"The opportunity has passed."
As if to say a missed bus doesn't come back, Black Scythe turned his back coldly.
Being so blatantly refused, Jo Jung-sik unconsciously flared up.
"Why?! I'm saying I'll go under you, so why are you refusing?!"
Black Scythe stopped at that voice.
And spoke indifferently.
"I don't need a subordinate without Command Authority."
Leaving just those words, Black Scythe left.
Leaving behind a dazed Jo Jung-sik.
Seeing that, the players' eyes changed.
"Did you all see? He refused the proposal?"
"Looks like Black Scythe abandoned Life is a Documentary in the end?"
"That's a relief. I was worried what if Black Scythe helped him."
"His life really is a documentary."
"Now we can kill him without worry."
Players approached stealthily with ominous faces.
Jo Jung-sik's expression contorted like a lion surrounded by hyenas.
'Damn it! Is he saying I have no use value since I used up all my Command Authority?'
If he knew this would happen, he should have accepted Black Scythe's proposal earlier.
Then he wouldn't have needed to use Command Authority and wouldn't be in this crisis.
Throb-
The pain in his side is severe.
He can't run away anymore.
'Damn, do I have no choice but to fight somehow?'
Jo Jung-sik turned and gripped his sword.
It was the short sword he received for changing to Gladiator.
'Even if I go down, I'll take at least one more with me.'
Jo Jung-sik steeled himself looking at the over 30 players.
He wasn't confident of winning, but if he fought prepared to die, he might manage somehow.
'Tsk, I shouldn't have shaken off the guards and come.'
How nice it would be to have even one ally at a time like this?
Even if they were controlled by Command Authority.
'No choice. I need to somehow escape this situation alone...'
Just then, a person Jo Jung-sik had forgotten appeared before him.
"Senior!"
"Hwang Yongmin?"
Jo Jung-sik brightened at the suddenly appearing large man.
"Where were you, junior!"
"It's hard, isn't it? I came to help!"
"Yeah, thanks! If we survive, I'll definitely take care of you..."
Jo Jung-sik couldn't continue speaking.
Suddenly his vision flashed and he saw the sky.
"Senior."
Hwang Yongmin holding a fist appears in Jo Jung-sik's vision.
"I'll kill you comfortably."
"You bast..."
Bam! Bam! Bam!
A strength that could break bricks struck Jo Jung-sik's face several times.
The last thing he saw before losing consciousness was Hwang Yongmin smiling like an evil spirit.
'Damn... To think I, Jo Jung-sik, would be betrayed by such a bastard...'
Crack-!
Jo Jung-sik's breath stopped as he lost consciousness from the final decisive blow.
[Area Representative 'Life is a Documentary' has died.]
[The representative's authority is transferred to the killer.]
[Player 'Hwang Yongmin' has become the new Area Representative of ESKS45-5.]
Only after the message appeared did Hwang Yongmin stop punching.
He smiles broadly while raising his blood-covered fist.
"Hahaha! Now I'm the Area Representative! I'm the king!"
He also checked the Command Authority skill he newly obtained.
Though it can only be used 10 times, he can wield enormous power over non-class changed players.
'That's enough! It means I can control even Seo Arin as I please if I want. Hehehe!'
This was actually his purpose for wanting to become representative.
To make Seo Arin, his ideal type, his slave.
'I just reached level 9 too, so Seo Arin probably hasn't changed class yet. Huhu.'
Hwang Yongmin smiled at the thought of using Command Authority on Seo Arin.
Other players were dumbfounded at that innocent smile.
"What just happened? Wasn't that guy sucking up to the gangster?"
"Did he approach with the intention to betray from the start?"
"What a scary guy..."
"Not scary, he's vicious."
"To think such a guy became Area Representative..."
Voices of condemnation were heard, but Hwang Yongmin didn't care about the surrounding gazes.
He just boasted of his achievement to his delinquent friends.
"Guys! Did you see? Me landing the final blow?"
"Y-yeah..."
"I told you I had a chance, right?"
"Th-that's true."
"Well, that worked out."
Though his friends spoke smiling, they couldn't help but feel uncomfortable inwardly.
'That bastard... killed someone with his bare hands.'
'He said he could become Area Representative if he backstabbed now, but to think he'd really kill...'
'Crazy psycho bastard.'
His friends shook their heads as if disgusted by Hwang Yongmin's idiotic behavior.
They also got goosebumps at his unexpectedly calculated actions.
But Hwang Yongmin didn't intend to betray from the start either.
Not until Jo Jung-sik showed a pathetic appearance clinging to life.
'How disappointing. For the Jung-sik faction boss to be running away.'
Hwang Yongmin remembered.
Jo Jung-sik's unsightly appearance fleeing from players.
'How could I say he was my role model with this? It's embarrassing.'
He felt like an unreachable idol, but turned out to be just a weak human.
'So I sent you off. Isn't it better to die by my hand than struggle pathetically?'
An Area Representative without Command Authority is worthless.
Jo Jung-sik who lost his charisma is also worthless.
That's why Hwang Yongmin stepped up.
To backstab Jo Jung-sik and become Area Representative himself.
'I'll use Command Authority well. Hehe.'
After briefly paying silent tribute to Jo Jung-sik's corpse, he raised his head.
The surrounding murderous gazes were all focused on him.
The target had changed.
'Are they aiming for me now? Kuku.'
Yet Hwang Yongmin wasn't scared or intimidated.
It was because he had something to rely on.
"Black Scythe sir!"
Hwang Yongmin immediately ran to Ryumin.
Ryumin, who had already sensed him through Presence Detection, belatedly turned his head and acted surprised.
"What is it?"
"Did you see the message? I'm the Area Representative now. I have Command Authority."
"So?"
Hwang Yongmin thumped his chest.
"I'll accept the proposal you made to Life is a Documentary earlier. I'm saying I'll do whatever you tell me to. In return, escort me!"
Hwang Yongmin had no doubt Ryumin would accept his proposal.
Because he heard the conversation with Jo Jung-sik.
'Jo Jung-sik was abandoned because he had no Command Authority. So he'll accept my proposal.'
Though he didn't want to get involved with Black Scythe again after being hurt by him, he had no choice.
Where's the leisure to worry about such things in a situation where his life is threatened?
But contrary to expectations, Black Scythe's reaction was cold.
"I don't like your attitude."
"What?"
"If you prostrate and beg, I might consider accepting."
"..."
Hwang Yongmin, who had a dumbfounded expression for a moment, came to his senses.
"No, did you hear me properly? I'm saying I have Command Authority!"
"So what?"
Ryumin's cold reaction was enough to fluster Hwang Yongmin.
"You seem to be misunderstanding something, but you're the one who needs me, not the other way around."
"..."
"You want my escort? Then prostrate and beg."
"..."
Hwang Yongmin, who couldn't continue speaking for a moment, looked around.
He could feel the fierce gazes of the hyenas.
It was a humiliating situation, but Hwang Yongmin didn't stand on his pride.
Thud-
He immediately put down his pride and knelt.
"Black Scythe sir! I'll do anything you say, so please use me as your subordinate. I beg you!"
He shouted like that and bowed his head until his forehead touched the ground.
Seeing that, Ryumin just inwardly sneered.
It was a scene he had seen disgustingly many times.
'As expected, Hwang Yongmin became Area Representative.'
This was why Ryumin left Hwang Yongmin alive.
Hwang Yongmin was the variable card to kill Jo Jung-sik.
'I don't care if Jo Jung-sik dies. What I need is a chess piece that follows orders well.'
Jo Jung-sik didn't bend his pride and even lost his Command Authority.
There was not the slightest reason to protect him.
'On the other hand, Hwang Yongmin has use value. For now.'
Looking at Hwang Yongmin prostrating desperately, Ryumin pretended to reluctantly accept.
"Fine. I accept your proposal."
"Th-thank you! Thank you, Black Scythe sir!"
Hwang Yongmin kept bowing his head with a joyful smile.
"That's enough. It's unsightly."
"Huh? Ah, yes..."
Ryumin stepped forward, placing the embarrassed Hwang Yongmin who was scratching his head behind him.
Whoosh-
As he stood holding his large scythe as if protecting Hwang Yongmin, players didn't dare approach.
His intimidating presence was no joke, living up to his name.
"S-so it ended up like that?"
"Black Scythe is going to escort Hwang Yongmin?"
"Damn..."
Dealing with Hwang Yongmin was nothing, but Black Scythe was different.
His very existence was extremely burdensome.
It was understandable.
The prowess Black Scythe had shown until now during the 5th wave was at a level hard to call human.
"What should we do? The wave will end soon..."
"How about we all rush in at once?"
"You, didn't you see Black Scythe fighting? He's the one who faced hundreds alone guarding the entrance."
"Yeah, how can we beat such a monster?"
"But if you want to become Area Representative, now's the chance."
Players fell into contemplation facing Ryumin.
Whether to back down like this or force an attack even at the cost of casualties.
Perhaps finding their hesitation frustrating, Ryumin gave them options.
"I'll help with your choice. You have two options. Either give up on becoming Area Representative and go back to kill monsters and set records, or die by my hand."
"..."
"I recommend the former, but I don't mind the latter either. I won't see anyone who points a blade at me as human anymore."
Was that the decisive blow?
"I-I'm out."
"Me too."
Players started turning away one by one.
Seeing that, Hwang Yongmin swallowed his laughter.
'Amazing! Everyone's backing down at Black Scythe's words!'
Hwang Yongmin felt Black Scythe's dignity anew.
He was afraid when he was an enemy, but now that he's an ally, he couldn't feel more reassured.
To the point of feeling a kind of vicarious satisfaction.
Hwang Yongmin puffed out his chest proudly.
Regardless, Ryumin surveyed the situation and counted the remaining monsters.
'It's nearing the end.'
The ogres were dying, pushed back by players.
At this rate, they should safely clear the 5th wave too.
'And then everyone will receive rewards and the round will end.'
But that wasn't what Ryumin wanted.
'It would be disappointing to end like this.'
He was timing it.
The timing to reveal the sub-quest.
This was why he accepted Hwang Yongmin as a subordinate.
"Hwang Yongmin."
"Yes, Black Scythe sir!"
"Carry out what I tell you to do as promised."
"What is it? Just give the order!"
Though Hwang Yongmin spoke energetically, soon after.
His face turned ashen upon hearing the order.
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