The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 261

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔𝟏: 𝐉𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨-𝐰𝐚 1

The ink contained in the Brush of Ink becomes a line when drawing, and lines connected together become a painting.

Jin Do-wa held the folded fan sideways and fanned it.

Swoosh!

Ink spilled into the air, following the wind created by the folded fan.

Hundreds, thousands of ink drops stretched out into long lines, and the picture that Jin Do-wa had drawn appeared in reality.

Four tigers as large as houses.

“Aren’t they magnificent? They’re each strong enough to rule over several mountains, so be careful.”

As soon as Jin Do-wa finished speaking, tigers that were at least 4m tall bared their teeth and charged towards Choi Dae-soo.

“Such a cheap trick.”

Choi Dae-soo bit down on his cigar.

He was already wearing gauntlets, and he planted his left foot on the ground and twisted his waist.

━Roar!

The tiger’s mouth, which was large enough to swallow an adult male whole, opened wide.

Choi Dae-soo swung his right fist with all his might.

━━━Baaaaaaaaaang!!!

A huge wave of magic power scorched the front and instantly wiped out two of the tigers.

Choi Dae-soo continued to punch, twisting the necks of the remaining two tigers and crushing their spines with his fists, turning them back into ink.

“My, oh my, how pitiful. Who would have thought that you were a Yaksa? How cruel.”

“You should know by now that you can’t stop my fists with such toys, Jin Do-wa.”

“Oh, I know that well. What’s so great about a mere Grand Sorcerer? You’re just playing around with your drawings.”

“The one who uses the divine-grade skill ‘Sorcerer’s Summoning’ sure talks a lot.”

Choi Dae-soo kicked the ground and dashed in front of Jin Do-wa in the blink of an eye, swinging his gauntlets.

“You really are as hot-tempered as ever.”

Jin Do-wa took a sip of the alcohol in the white porcelain cup and blew it forward, and the alcohol he exhaled immediately turned into blue flames that engulfed Choi Dae-soo.

“Ugh! With this fire?!”

Choi Dae-soo did not dodge and crossed his arms in an X shape to pierce through the flames.

Then, Jin Do-wa deflected his subsequent blows with his folded fan.

Baaaaaaaaaaang!!!

“You’re blocking my gauntlets with a mere fan?!”

“How dare you complain? This folded fan was made by an Intangible Cultural Property artisan.”

“How foolish. I should first block that annoying beak of yours.”

“What, you bastard?”

Choi Dae-soo’s fist cut through the air and swung.

Jin Do-wa struck down with his folded fan, deflecting the trajectory of the fist.

A kick filled with magic power flew at Jin Do-wa like a whip.

His hat was shattered and his topknotted hair came loose and fluttered.

Jin Do-wa pulled out his sword and swung it down like a thunderbolt.

The sword was a divine item that cut through evil spirits and repelled disasters.

One of its abilities was to momentarily disrupt the opponent’s magic power and demonic energy, disarming them.

“Damn it!”

A single curse erupted from Choi Dae-soo’s mouth.

“General.”

Jin Do-wa let out a sinister laugh and folded the folded fan and extended it forward.

━━━Rumble!!!

Thick magic power emitted from the tip of the folded fan and pushed Choi Dae-soo’s defenseless body all the way up into the air.

Jin Do-wa turned the Brush of Ink into a cigarette holder, and put it in his mouth, slowly exhaling smoke.

“When I think about it, we have quite the bond, don’t we?”

“This isn’t a bond, it’s a grudge, Jin Do-wa.”

Choi Dae-soo spat out the words as if chewing them between the dust that was billowing up.

“Really? Even so, you and I were once in the same ‘National Security Force’, weren’t we? Time flies by so quickly.”

“That’s not something you should be saying.”

“Oh, come on. Our friendship isn’t so fragile that it can be blown away by a mere breeze.”

“Hmph. There was a time when the word ‘friendship’ was used between us. But you shattered it in an instant.”

“You say that? How pathetic. I only followed my beliefs.”

“Then I also only followed my beliefs, Jin Do-wa.”

Choi Dae-soo released his aura.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble. . . !!

The ground was overturned, and the trembling of the air did not stop.

The overwhelming momentum of someone who had advanced to ‘Misteltein’ was stirring up everything in all directions, showing a shocking amount of power.

“. . . Even for me, this is a bit too much to handle.”

Jin Do-wa let out a soft sigh as he put away his cigarette holder and turned it back into the Brush of Ink.

Choi Dae-soo’s current appearance was far superior to the skills he had seen when they were in the same unit before.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

‘𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦’.

It was an organization directly under the president that was founded before Siwoo went to the other world.

It was a kind of extra-legal special agency that worked for the organization called the country and did dirty work, like the National Intelligence Service or the secret police of foreign countries.

Jin Do-wa and Choi Dae-soo belonged there.

At that time, it was a state of quasi-war, and the government desperately needed the ‘National Security Force’ due to the demon race, monsters pouring out of the gate, an unorganized Awakener system, and crimes happening everywhere.

They became the dogs of the state and did what was necessary.

They mainly dealt with Awakener who had committed crimes or who the government could not reach, quietly disposing of them behind the scenes.

In particular, the activities of Jin Do-wa and Choi Dae-soo were overwhelming, and they each became captains leading one company.

“Wow, that bastard is trying to surpass my achievements again. Don’t be so greedy, you little punk.”

“Heh heh heh. I could surpass your achievements in half a day. How about a drink tonight, Do-hwa?”

“I’m up for it. Are you buying, Dae-soo?”

“Why does someone who’s higher in rank than me always try to get me to pay?”

“I need money. I’ve been robbed by all the guys in my company.”

Jin Do-wa showed his empty pockets with a sad expression.

Choi Dae-soo laughed out loud, but only said, “We’ll see about that,” and took out a cigarette from his crumpled cigarette case and put it in his mouth.

There were many days when they did dirty work, and the prestige of the ‘National Security Force’ grew stronger day by day.

Jin Do-wa, who had never smoked, learned to smoke from Choi Dae-soo, and Choi Dae-soo, who had never enjoyed alcohol, learned to drink from Jin Do-wa.

They gradually became accustomed to killing people in the name of serving the country.

They got drunk every night and smoked cigarettes all the time.

Just then, they received a piece of information.

It was information that a chairman of a large corporation was committing a major crime in collusion with politicians.

“This time, we’ve caught a big fish. If we catch them all and investigate, South Korea will be in an uproar for a while. Captain Choi, your name will be known, so isn’t it better to be more careful?”

“Heh heh. It doesn’t matter. If I’m going to enter politics anyway, what I’m doing now won’t even matter. Are you not interested in politics?”

“I’m not interested in anything big. My dream is to build a house in a quiet place and live with my wife and children.”

“Make a girlfriend first and then talk about being a husband.”

“Why are you sprinkling acid on my dream?”

Jin Do-wa went first to gather evidence, saying he would investigate, and Choi Dae-soo said he would follow him, but was soon called by his superiors.

Order to terminate investigation.

“What do you mean, Sir?”

“It’s the order from above. You don’t need to know.”

The captain answered without even looking at his face.

Choi Dae-soo thought of his friend who had gone to investigate first.

“Could it be that a politician is involved?”

“You insolent brat. . . ! Shut up! Didn’t you say you wanted to do politics later?!”

“. . .Yes.”

“Then, kid! Don’t you know that even bad laws are laws? If you only follow orders that suit your tastes, why do we need superiors? Will you feel good if your subordinates do the same to you later!”

“. . . No.”

Choi Dae-soo had no choice but to shut his mouth at the captain’s scolding.

It wasn’t wrong.

After all, the job of the ‘National Security Force’ was not to create a just society or a clean environment, but to remove obstacles for the smooth execution of the government.

It’s not for ‘someone’.

It’s for ‘something’.

The peaceful existence of the country.

Choi Dae-soo was doing this dirty work with the intention of making the country better.

“If we make a mistake, it won’t just end as a problem for our country. The national interest is the priority. The order from above is to let it pass quietly, so you should know that. Tell Jin Do-wa to come in right away.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Choi Dae-soo returned to his quarters, gritting his teeth at the captain’s orders.

He wondered what kind of illegal acts they were committing.

‘Can an individual’s crime be weighed against the national interest?’

He first contacted Jin Do-wa.

“Do-hwa. The captain has ordered the investigation to be terminated. It came directly from above, so come back to the base.”

━Sigh. . . . From above, you say?

Jin Do-wa’s voice was more subdued than ever.

Choi Dae-soo sensed that something was strange.

“Yes. They said it’s not just a problem for our country. They said the national interest is the priority. It doesn’t seem like something we should get involved in.”

However, Jin Do-wa did not respond for a long time, even to his words.

“Jin Do-wa? Are you listening to me?”

━Hehehe. What national interest? Not just a problem for our country? You’re crazy, really.

His voice was as slow as if he were drunk, and it was drooping as if he were soaked in something.

“Are you okay? Come in first and let’s talk.”

━Hey, Dae-soo.

“. . . Why?”

━Hey, I’ve seen it.

“What have you seen?”

━Hehehe. Really, damn it. I’ve seen it all.

Jin Do-wa spoke through the receiver, laughing half-heartedly as if he were out of his mind, but in a damp, wet voice.

━Those bastards. . . . What did they do to that half-demon girl. . . Can you even imagine?

Choi Dae-soo felt like his breath was being taken away for a moment.

It was a completely different crime than he had imagined.

“What are you. . . talking about?”

━Half-demons aren’t the only ones. The higher-ups? They’re all just a bunch of bastards.

“Hey, Jin Do-wa. Come back for now. Let’s discuss it together. This is not something you can solve alone.”

━I’m telling you, Dae-soo. I’m not doing this to succeed like you. But I’m not doing this to let those bastards live either. Thank you for everything.

Jin Do-wa did not return to the base after that call.

How much time passed?

High-ranking politicians and political figures began to die one by one in cruel ways.

South Korea was turned upside down by the truly horrific and unspeakable cruelty.

An emergency was declared at the top, and the ‘National Security Force’ was assigned to protect each politician by staying in their homes.

Choi Dae-soo knew right away.

It was Jin Do-wa.

And if Jin Do-wa was the opponent, there was no one in South Korea who could stop him.

If Min Siwoo hadn’t suddenly disappeared, he would have been able to stop him.

However, even Choi Dae-soo himself could not guarantee that he would be able to defeat Jin Do-wa in a 1-on-1 fight.

That night.

“Kyaaaaaak!!!”

A scream rang out from the mansion of the politician that Choi Dae-soo was guarding.

Choi Dae-soo hurriedly wrapped himself in magic power and rushed into the bedroom.

Inside the dimly lit room under the moonlight.

A man with disheveled hair and dressed in rags was standing there.

“Jin Do-wa. . . is it you?”

Choi Dae-soo asked.

The once gentle face was gone, and in its place was a man with a sharp, blade-like face and dead eyes.

“Oh. . . . Dae-soo?”

Jin Do-wa opened his mouth, holding a doll and a needle in his hand.

The politician and his wife were trembling and looking back and forth between Choi Dae-soo and Jin Do-wa.

“Jin Do-wa, you know this is meaningless, don’t you? Calm down.”

“Oh my. Do you think I’m doing this to find some meaning?”

“Then why?”

“Do you find meaning in killing cockroaches, Dae-soo?”

Jin Do-wa stabbed the doll with the needle, and dozens of knife blades sprang out of the politician’s entire body.

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