<The Demon Lord of the Swordsmanship Family Chapter 126>
Slumbering fear awakens! TA attacks the Brooklyn Bridge!
‘Captain Tiger’ leaps into action for the safety of the citizens!
Why is he a hero? ‘Captain Tiger’ shows by action!
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<Image> Find the child in the ‘image’ clinging to Captain Tiger!
Reggie Miller (8 years old, boy)
– Captain Tiger told me I was Fking strong.
<Scoop> Reggie Miller’s mother turns out to be Isabella, the star of ABC’s flagship talk show “Hello Isabella”!!
Isabella, who left the scene, immediately berates the rescue team upon meeting them!
Isamella Miller (39 years old, woman)
– Hey, listen. The Brooklyn Bridge was on fire! It was turning into a pile of ashes right before my eyes! Just moments ago, my treasure and I were right there. Can you believe that? We were there!
– And how many heroes came to save us? Yes, just one. Can you believe it? Just one!! Holy sht!
– Where are all those people the media talks about every day, the ones who brag about being ‘heroes of justice’ on my talk show? OH! MY! Godddd!! No one came. They didn’t come at all.
Isabella announces a boycott: “I don’t know any heroes. I will no longer have heroes appear on my talk show.”
Isabella soon sincerely thanks Captain Tiger.
– Oh, Captain Hero. You are my family’s hero. I’m your big fan and I will support you wherever and whenever you act.
Survivors all agree, “Even though he could have retaliated, he threw himself in front of us.”
‘Sacrifice’ – this is what a true hero really means.
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Official statement from Star Hero: “Captain Tiger is forced to halt his activities.”
‘Captain Tiger’ announces the suspension of activities due to injuries and agency-related issues.
Captain Tiger bids his final farewell to us.
“I am Captain Tiger.”
After saying goodbye to Captain Tiger, I immediately moved on to the next schedule.
Oh, and by the way, my support work for ‘Star Hero’ has ended. What was it called? TA? They’re creating such chaos that I didn’t have the time to worry about it.
Also, the arsonist I encountered before is one of the TA members.
The Evolutionary Group, along with Celutis, is said to be one of the top three villains, but I heard the details mentioned briefly. I didn’t seem to care to teach me and neither did I have any interest.
After leaving Star Hero, my next destination was the Pentagon of the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington D.C.
You might wonder why the Pentagon, but actually, this was what I originally came to the U.S. for. It was to testify about the past incident involving Celutis and the Archangel.
The U.S. branch of the Korean Archangels was related to the bloodline of the representative American family, ‘Chandler,’ which used ‘Ice Shift.’
Korea officially demanded an explanation from the U.S. about this matter, and the U.S. said they were investigating.
When I first heard about this, I thought it was ridiculous.
Isn’t this incident already over? They’re still discussing it?
But it seemed serious over there. They must have been quite desperate to rush over right after arriving at the hotel and ask me to testify.
“Witness, is what you saw Chandler Family’s ‘Ice Shift’? Could you have made a mistake and confused it with another form of ice magic?”
“We know that you and Chandler Murray got tangled up in an unpleasant incident. Can you elaborate on this?”
“Coincidentally, after the conflict between the witness and Chandler Murray, Murray disappeared. Do you know anything about this?”
“Witness, you mentioned that Archangels ‘steal biological abilities through ingestion.’ Did you witness Chandler Murray being ‘eaten’ by an Archangel?”
The level of questioning was really…
Wasn’t the question related to Archangels?
Why does Murray come up all of a sudden?
As I had expected, it was even worse than I had anticipated.
I understand their position. The U.S. side obviously wants to separate Chandler from Archangels.
Still, this is ridiculous. Why should they come to me for their own fault?
I’m someone who knows how to say ‘No’ if something isn’t right.
“Ice Shift is definitely true. It’s far too high above my level to confuse it with ice magic.”
“Details? Sure, go ahead and ask for more details. So, that lump, uh, Murray guy was following a woman. A civilian woman whose chest he couldn’t even reach, by the way. As you might imagine, his face was X-like. The woman said no, but this lump either didn’t catch the hint or understood his role wrong and kept clinging… Stop it, we haven’t even started yet. You asked for details, right? So, where did we leave off? Oh, so that b*stard….”
“Got it? He didn’t disappear; if he hadn’t disappeared, I’d have killed him.”
“Why should I confirm it? That’s your job.”
And at the end of my statement, I added an ‘interesting hypothesis.’
“I’ve learned while being in the U.S. The land here is really vast. There must be a lot of gates, right? More than Korea’s?”
“Here’s the issue. Where did the Archangels from the many gates across the U.S. go?”
Korea dealt with quite a commotion due to Archangels.
But other countries are eerily quiet. Too quiet.
Isn’t this strange?
They might have concealed the information, or like we did, claimed it was just ‘Red Gate.’
Before coming here, I believed that they were hiding it too.
But it’s not the case.
They really don’t know anything about Archangels or Celutis.
Even ordinary citizens, it seems, and most of the officials, know nothing about Archangels. This is not speculation—it’s fact because Tyler mentioned it during the conversation.
“We confirmed the production of Archangels. We caught a few, but they began disappearing once Optimum revealed the information about Archangels and Celutis. We missed our chance.”
“Right. If our Agents use all their power, there’s nothing they can’t capture. But it’s not as easy as that. Ugh. It’s frustrating. Can I have a cigarette?”
“Phew~ Hey, Rookie. I can’t tell you the details, but here’s all you need to know. Basically, those VIPs up there don’t admit their mistakes. X-like, right?”
If the U.S., which has two Guardians, not to mention one of the top Five Agents, Five Sisters, is this way, could it be that other countries aren’t much different?
The Archangels born from countless gates around the world.
They’ve vanished.
Behind them lies Celutis.
In short, what these guys should worry about now is not me, but the purpose behind the disappearance of the Archangels and Celutis.
It’s not the right time for squabbling over trivial things.
“Pathetic. Fine, why should I care? You’ll handle it yourselves.”
If this was Korea, where my family might be in danger, I’d have changed their way of thinking by force, but it’s not.
To the extent of answering their questions, I’ve kept the minimum sense of righteousness. The rest is up to you.
After faithfully responding as a witness for three days, I was finally able to leave the Pentagon.
A few days later.
In the serene mansion of Bel Air, Los Angeles, western U.S.
“Ho ho, that’s how it turned out, huh…”
The name of the old man currently on the phone is Chandler Rillah, the head of the Chandler family.
“It’s disappointing… Are there no other options?”
Trying in vain with regret, but the answer coming back is negative.
The old man presses the bridge of his nose, suppressing his anger.
The Chandler family, suddenly entangled with Celutis after ‘Ice Shift’ manifested in the hands of an Archangel.
Is there a greater disgrace?
Rillah, as head of the house, couldn’t accept the presence of zealots tarnishing the proud name of the Chandler family.
Therefore, he did everything he could to avoid this fact coming to light. Fortunately, after tirelessly distributing Chandler family riches, Rillah managed to cover up the Archangel issue.
Still, it seems this wasn’t enough to completely erase ‘Chandler Murray’s’ name from this event.
“Ultimately, our family’s name will remain in this incident.”
It’s too difficult to cover it up entirely with so much evidence.
And worse still, the individual he collided with was a ‘Sword Master’ family—known worldwide, even beyond Korea, as a prestigious house.
Things have ended up like this…
Chandler Rillah tightly closed his eyes.
“Understood…”
Checkmate.
It’s the end.
Ultimately, this dishonorable outcome has become inevitable.
After hanging up, Rillah sipped his tea while pressing his temple.
However, soon after,
“It’s simply not possible.”
Rillah picked up the phone again.
“Jenny, please bring that child.”
At least I need to confirm this with my own eyes.
Chandler Rillah’s resolve led to Chandler’s private jet heading to Washington.
Meanwhile, Park Bom was once again visiting Jinryong Mountain today.
She enjoyed the meals made by a kind grandmother, took a stroll with Berrie, and had a bath with Spring, her older sister.
Now, all that was left was the highly anticipated—extremely anticipated—time to unwrap her gift!
“Should we… open it now?”
“Yeah!!”
Park Bom and Jin Yu-ri put their heads together in front of the box.
Jin Yu-ri carefully opened the box with her mana flowing.
“Hoo, hoo.”
“Carefully, carefully.”
The gift was sent by Park Ki-hyuk.
Bom’s beloved dad.
Recently, he has been sending Bom a gift every three days.
The reason being that daily calls are no longer possible—he sent gifts to prevent Bom from crying. That’s what he said.
“But I’m fine.”
She really is fine. She’s an older sister, after all.
Sisters are strong. She held Berrie close beside her.
Still, she appreciates the gifts her dad sends.
Especially the signed photo of Captain Tiger. It smelled somewhat like her dad, strangely, but it must just be her imagination. It has to be.
Gulp.
“What’s inside this time?”
Shrrrrk.
As the box fully opened, what was revealed inside was…
“Building blocks?”
“Yup?”
It’s a toy building block set. More accurately, a block figure set.
Even more specifically,
“Captain Tiger!!”
A red block figure was holding a sword.
“What was he building? This?”
“Wow! Wow! Sister, will it move? Is it going to move? It will move, won’t it!”
“Try it.”
As Jin Yu-ri flicked her fingers, a bunch of planks flew from far away and assembled in front of them.
“Make it move.”
With excitement in her eyes, Bom placed the Captain Tiger character on top of the planks.
And with a heart full of justice,
“Make it move.”
Kong-!
With Bom’s call, the block figure moved its legs.
“Wowwww-! It’s amazing!!! Dad’s the best!!!”
Bom bounced up and down happily.
Jin Yu-ri watched her joyfully for a moment, then spotted the note beside the box.
“Hm? Bom, dad says you can use ‘techniques’ with this.”
“Really? Really?”
“Yeah, here it says.”
“Me too! Me too!”
She read the note.
Skill usable.
Skill list ‘Avalanche’, ‘Moonlight Slash’, ‘Cross Slash’…
“Wow. Should we try one? Should we?”
Breathing heavily with excitement, Park Bom focused her mana.
Bom’s eyes split like a tiger’s, and she used the skill she liked the most.
“Geomho-ryu.”
Geomho-ryu Strong Swords Skill
Avalanche
Boom-!
Through the blocks, a crack ran, and with a sound of ‘Kung-‘, it hit a certain range. If there had been other blocks in that range, they would have all been blown away.
“Wowwww-!!”
It’s cool. It’s thrilling. It’s exciting!
“Sister, sister! Let’s have one round!”
“It’s bedtime, right?”
“Aaaa~ Let’s have one round more!!”
“Alright, let’s do it. We’ll wake up early tomorrow. Promise.”
“Promise!”
“Get ready.”
Park Bom sets up the block army.
And places the Captain Tiger received today right in front.
“Hehehe.”
Dad’s the best! Dad is the greatest!
Dad is always the best, but Bom felt extra great today.
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“Hm?”
I look back amidst my intense study. All I see are rails, furnaces, bolts, and nuts.
Everything’s normal, yet why do I hear Bom’s laughter?
“Right, by now the present that would make her laugh would have arrived.”
The block figure of Captain Tiger.
Though, to the casual eye, it may seem inconsequential, it is a masterpiece encapsulating all the principles of ‘miniaturization’ I’ve been researching lately.
I return to my focused study.
Just a little more, and I’ll ascend to the next level…
That’s when a voice reaches me from far away.
“Yoo-hoo!! Park Ki-hyuk!! Play with meerr!!”
“…Seriously.”
Just when I was trying to focus.
I looked at Gigant, the pervert, with tired eyes.
That’s right.
I’m currently in Gigant Factory.
A place where no one can enter without Gigant’s permission, where the essence of War Armor resides.
