The Man with Hypnotic Powers Doesn't Hold Back the Second Time Around

Chapter 112

Thirty minutes after Yoojin entered the boss room alone, Kong and Aika threw themselves into the teleportation circle as soon as the time was up. They did it to save their friend and student.

However, what greeted them was...

- "Nod, nod... thud."

"......."

'What... is that?'

It was a creature of seemingly insignificant worth.

Kong and Aika’s eyes turned toward Yoojin, silently asking him about the small, cute creature that had just tried to bow and fallen over.

Yoojin, who had been frozen, finally moved. He had to warn his teacher and his friend of the terrifying nature of this little being.

"[This creature we believe to be the Saintess, can't be harmed, right? Ninomiya, could you confirm?]"

"[Yes. Step aside for a moment, my student.]"

"[But, Master, even for you...]"

- *Boom!*

"...It really didn’t cut, huh?"

Thanks to that, the other awakened individuals witnessed the traits of the “Saintess” firsthand.

Even though the world's strongest man struck her with enough force to cause a sonic boom, the Saintess merely blinked, unscathed.

The scene was so extraordinary that anyone, even without context, would find it unusual. Even Aika tilted her head, wondering if it was a ghost.

- *Step, step. Grab.*

"......Yoojin, it seems like she wants to climb up on you?"

Unlike an actual ghost, however, the Saintess could exert physical force.

Ignoring the attack, she clung tightly to Yoojin’s leg, straining as if trying to climb a tree, wrinkling and smoothing his clothes with each attempt. Everyone eventually realized this wasn’t some ordinary creature, nor a ghost.

- *Thud. Grab. Strain... thud.*

"......."

She kept slipping down, unable to muster the strength, rising only slightly before falling back again. To a civilian, it might have looked cute and brought a smile, but no one here was laughing. For the awakened ones, it was a spine-chilling sight.

- *Gulp.*

'If even Ninomiya Aika can’t harm it, yet it can attack us unhindered... could it phase partially through us, crush our brains if it wanted to? Insane.'

This was an enemy that not even Ninomiya, the top S-rank, could harm, yet it could harm them if it wished—a highly dangerous entity.

As a result, the awakened individuals silently observed the scene, swallowing nervously, unable to intervene, until a commotion broke out from behind.

- *Murmur, murmur.*

"...Saintess?!"

"Hmm?"

A loud voice echoed through the room, drawing everyone’s attention to a group of B-rank and lower non-combat personnel who had just entered.

Among them, one American awakened individual cried out with tearful joy, her voice trembling with emotion.

"Oh, my lord!"

"Selena, what's wrong with you? What's a fxxking saintess?"

"She is the blessed saintess who..."

"......."

'The Saintess? Is she a follower of the Lord God religion?'

Kong listened intently as a discussion broke out in the background.

Thus, he struggled to find a solution.

'This is a mess... what do I do?'

"[Yoojin, just say you did it.]"

"[...Kong?]"

While Yoojin agonized, Kong had quickly assessed the situation and reached a conclusion.

This incident had to be covered up, even if they had to manipulate the results.

"[You’re worried because of that Transcendent woman, right? She’s the one who handled the boss, yeah?]"

"[Uh, yeah... that’s the truth, but...]"

"[We’ll talk more later. Just tell me, have you mentioned this to anyone else?]"

"[No. Not even Master yet.]"

"[Keep it that way. If your unique situation gets exposed, it’ll cause all sorts of trouble for us.]"

Kong’s reasoning was simple.

Yoojin had confessed a troubling truth: both the recent A-rank gate and this S-rank gate seemed to have spiraled out of control because of him.

If this were indeed the case, the truth had to stay hidden. The moment it went public, Yoojin would end up on the gate blacklist for making the already tough raids even more difficult.

"[If you blab about it and get caught, we’re both in trouble.]"

Kong had to keep it secret as well.

He was the one who had brought Yoojin here in the first place. If Yoojin’s unusual constitution were discovered, they’d both be implicated.

"[We don’t have time to waste, so just go with the story that you defeated it yourself.]"

Yoojin had indeed been inside alone for thirty minutes. To everyone, it looked like he’d done it on his own. Though it was the Transcendent who had actually handled the boss, no one else needed to know.

"[Youngest S-rank

gate solo title. Enjoy the acclaim.]"

"......."

'Kong has a point....'

As Kong finished explaining, Yoojin’s face twisted slightly.

The Saintess clinging to his leg still had her unsettling eyes fixed on him.

"[Hey... can you understand telepathy?]"

"......."

-*Nod, nod.*

"[Are you planning to do anything bad? Will you kill people if I let you out?]"

"......."

-*Ding!*

"[Your upper skill '???' clutches its chest in sorrow.]"

"[The skill 'Complete Hypnosis' holds up a sign reading, 'Boo, horrible owner!' in protest.]"

'Guess I’ll have to trust my instincts.'

After a brief hesitation, Yoojin reached down to the Saintess by his leg.

"......."

-*Hop.*

With no hesitation, the Saintess climbed into his hand and, for the first time, gave him a faint smile.

Yoojin forced himself to smile back.

"...Yes, it’s true. Unbelievable as it may sound, it’s the truth."

-*Cling.*

"I defeated the dungeon boss in 30 minutes. While I had the Saintess's help, I did it alone."

Unlike the Saintess, though, his smile wasn’t exactly cheerful.