The Juche Concern is a large-scale enterprise that monopolizes the Chinese otherworld business, and in China, it has greater influence than the Players Association.

The sources that allow the Association to have a say in each country are satellites, registered players, the financial power of the headquarters, and the huge number of items in its possession, and the Juche Concern possesses all of these.

The Juche Concern succeeded in developing a satellite that can capture otherworlds and putting it into orbit, although it is not as precise as the Association’s satellite and its prediction range is very narrow.

In addition, as in this Sino-Korean exchange game, the Juche Concern has put its efforts into supporting Chinese youth players, so players in China have faith in the Juche Concern and the government more than the Association.

Even if Chinese players register with the Association for international activities, it is difficult for the Association to bind and regulate them with regulations.

‘And since it monopolizes otherworld minerals, textile processing and item production, otherworld defense industries, etc., it has not only financial power but also a considerable number of items. The association is treated worse than an embassy of a weak country in China.’

The Chinese government did not intend to stand up to the association headquarters, so they paid the minimum amount of attention to saving face, but they did not feel treated well at all.

In China, the influence of the Juche Concern was much greater than that of the Players Association.

‘If Huang Ji-ho had poured everything into the otherworldly business like Juche Concern, he would have had that much influence.’

Juche Concern and Huangming Group started as companies centered around the Jin clan after the otherworldly conflict, but their appearances were very different.

Unlike Juche Concern, which aggressively expanded only otherworldly businesses, Huangming Group touched many places.

It was because Huangming’s name was used not only in education but also in the medical, cultural, and construction industries.

That’s why there are Eunkwang High School, Huangming Medical Center, Eunkwang Global Stadium, and multiplexes affiliated with Huangming Group in Eunkwang District, and these were all built by construction companies with Huangming’s name.

Hwang Ji-ho seemed to have reached out to various fields to secure ample funds to live in this world after the conflict between the two worlds, as well as to allow his friends to do whatever they wanted.

And Cheongryong also seemed to care deeply about his friends.

“The dwarf must not have been involved. There is no way my friend would lend a hand to kill our descendants.”

Cheongryong denied it before anyone could say anything.

It was a remark worthy of a dragon who trusted those who came under his control.

There was no way Hwang Ji-ho didn’t know that his friends trusted him, but he spoke sharply.

“Because the dragons, including you, backed down like that, the benefactor of the noble family had to act very carefully.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“If I need to remind you of what happened in the Dragon Palace, I will.”

Hwang Ji-ho spoke crookedly, but he didn’t say anything wrong.

Cheongryong was speechless as he recalled the betrayal of the female shaman who was his family.

‘If I had accused the shamans with only the knowledge of Plumago without any evidence, I would have become enemies with the Dragon Clan. I had no choice but to move cautiously.’

Still, I wanted to hear if Cheongryong had any basis for believing in Jujak.

Right now, I had little information about Jujak.

I thought I should ask Jujak’s other friend, White Tiger, later, but he read my mind and said on his own.

“Cheongryong, how long has it been since you met Jujak? Isn’t it more than a hundred years?”

“......That’s right. Baekho, what about you?”

“It’s better than you. Jujak tried to save me when I became a beast of the divine realm. I contacted him.”

It would have been natural for him to be reluctant to talk about becoming a beast of the divine realm, but he talked well.

Ma Jinseung, who was somewhat used to it but not immune, widened his eyes and expressed his surprise.

Teacher Ham Geun-hyung watched the white tiger with a very complicated expression. He might have been disappointed because the appearance of the mythical world’s powerful clan, Baekho, was very different from the actual appearance.

The blue dragon had a solemn expression, but it didn’t seem to have the same spirit as before. Hwang Ji-ho, who was watching, said.

“If you haven’t seen it for a long time, you wouldn’t know what your close friend is like now. Have you forgotten how you met the person you thought was your close friend after thousands of years?”

“Are you talking about Poongbaek and Woosa?”

“I remember well. When I asked for an explanation, it seemed like they were the ones who made the rain in the replay.”

The blue dragon’s energy completely subsided when the names Poongbaek and Woosa were mentioned.

While everyone else was cautious, Yong Je-geon was the only one who observed the blue dragon excitedly.

‘It is true that the logo of Juche Concern was discovered, but it cannot be said to be related to the fabrication yet.’

For example, if someone was hit and killed with an item with the logo of Hwangmyeong Group, we cannot conclude that Hwang Ji-ho was behind it.

If the item was an item exclusive to the chairman, Hwang Ji-ho would be the prime suspect, but we must also consider the possibility that it was stolen or robbed and left the original owner’s hands long ago.

I tried to continue my thoughts, but I heard noise.

“Baekho, why are you laughing again?”

“You should have heard what Jo Ui-shin was saying in his head just now, too bad.”

“You’re the only one who’s sorry, so keep quiet.”

“Oh, I’m curious!” said Ma Jin-seung, and Yong Je-geon chimed in, “Me too!”

The tigers, of course, and I just pretended not to hear and changed the subject.

“I want to hear more about Senior Ma Jin-seung’s story. Senior Cheon Dong-ha, if you have anything else in mind, please tell me.”

“You want to know in detail what happened after you sent Jun-yeol away?”

“Yes.”

Cheon Dong-ha covered his mouth with his hand while lifting the bridge of his glasses with his index finger.

It may have been because he was busy conveying other information, but Cheon Dong-ha did not properly describe the final moments.

He could not omit important information such as what weapons and abilities he used and whether there were any clues to his identity.

It’s probably not because Cheon Dong-ha doesn’t want to think about his own death, given his personality.

He will definitely convey the information in the form of a report or something later, but he must have been reluctant to say it in front of Yeom Jun-yeol.

Ma Jin-seung seemed ready to tell him anything if he was asked, but when Cheon Dong-ha hesitated, he looked around.

“If it’s okay with you, I really want to hear it.”

Yeom Jun-yeol noticed why Cheon Dong-ha was hesitating and said.

“That won’t happen.”

When Yeom Jun-yeol looked at me and said with a smile, Yeom Bang-yeol sighed briefly, “Jun-yeol!” as if he was touched by his son’s dignified appearance.

In the end, Cheon Dong-ha smiled bitterly and explained the moment when he met his end.

The end of Cheon Dong-ha and Ma Jin-seung was so fierce and surprising that it was hard to believe it was a fight between teenagers.

Everyone was amazed when Cheon Dong-ha explained how he planned a strategy to deal with the assassins and sent Yeom Jun-yeol to the exit.

“At that time, my eyes were cut open and I couldn’t open them, and the Lee Neung-pa was close to the bottom. If Jin-seung hadn’t fought much better than expected, I would have died sooner.”

“I fought really well! Normally, no matter how well Dong-ha explained, I would have made a mistake once or twice, but I did really well. I want to fight like that in the future!”

When Ma Jin-seung said that, everyone, starting with Yong Je-geon, looked in my direction.

Yong Je-geon opened the mouth of hell again.

“That’s a god. Before I died in the replay, my body and mind were at their limits, but I fought very well as if I borrowed the mind of a great player. It was thanks to the guidance of the god.”

“The god helped me! Thank you!”

Ma Jin-seung simply said that, but he didn’t help me at all.

Since the replay reproduces the situation of the game I played from a first-person perspective, just like Yong Je-geon, they only felt my presence as a user.

I didn’t know how to convey the game development of Plumago, which had no dreams or hopes, and my situation as a user of a failed game.

Yong Je-geon knew that, but he insisted on conveying it that way.

“That was a god. You helped me escape the maze, right? Thank you.”

“It wasn’t always the case, but there were times when my judgment improved noticeably.”

Yeom Jun-yeol and Cheon Dong-ha also seemed to feel the moment I was manipulating them and expressed their gratitude.

Ma Jin-seung was even more excited and explained in detail what was good.

He kept saying with a bright face, ‘I think Yi-shin helped me at that time, right?’ and I felt dizzy.

“Dong-ha kept closing his eyes because blood kept rising to his eyes, so he fought. But Dong-ha fought well even with his eyes closed, as if he could see!”

“Can you see even with your eyes closed? Even when Je-geon hyung was blindfolded, you could see well.”

“That’s not it. You couldn’t see back then. You just got used to the enemy’s patterns, so you could fight with your eyes closed.”

Ma Jin-seung was terrified by Cheon Dong-ha’s words and Yeom Jun-yeol was a little surprised, but the others just nodded.

Not only the best white tiger in the clan, but even Mr. Ham Geun-hyung would be able to fight even if he couldn’t see right away.

“Huh? You really didn’t see it? Then why did the enemy do that...... Those bad guys even used an item to destroy Dong-ha’s eyeball later. That’s when I saw the logo of Juche Concern!”

“Even though my eyeball lost its function, it still had power, so they must have aimed for it. I usually concentrate my superpowers in my eyes.”

Ma Jin-seung explained the situation at that time in more detail.

Ma Jin-seung and Cheon Dong-ha were cornered.

Cheon Dong-ha’s movements became increasingly sluggish, and Ma Jin-seung was almost out of strength.

In that situation, the assassin took out an item card with the logo of Juche Concern engraved on it and used it on Cheon Dong-ha’s eyes.

“At that moment, I felt my eyes get hot. Even though I knew that it was a powerful superpower targeting my eyes, I couldn’t stop it. Since my eyes that had been gathering power were destroyed, all I had left was martial arts, and I couldn’t hold out for more than a few seconds because I didn’t have any stamina.”

“That item was a feather of flame! After materializing, I threw it into Dong-ha’s eyes... but it didn’t stop him.”

It is said that the item card with the seal of the master was shaped like a feather of flame.

Among the item cards sold to players by the main pantry, there were some with flame effects, but none had that much power.

If it could turn Cheon Dong-ha’s eyeballs into ash in a single breath in the pouring rain, it was definitely not an ordinary item.

‘It’s not an item that is usually sold.'

‘It’s definitely not.’

At the time the item was taken out, Cheon Dong-ha couldn’t open his eyes, so Seung-gi was already completely tilted.

The two were certain to die, but there was a possibility that their identities would be revealed, and the item itself was valuable, so there was only one reason why he used it.

The enemy must have taken out that item to shorten the time.

‘The student of Eun Gwang-go wanted to quickly deal with the two people to prevent Yeom Jun-yeol from joining before he went berserk. That’s why he must have used an item that didn’t need to be used.’

The enemy didn’t use the item with the {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} logo of Ju-che Concern to cause confusion.

They just wanted to finish it off quickly since the attack took longer than expected.

At that moment, the white tiger and the blue dragon stared at each other and each took out an item card.

“This is something that Ju-jak gave to his close friends a long time ago. Compare it with this.”

The blue dragon and the white tiger held out the item cards so that they could see them clearly.

The card had a feather engraved on its surface.

The name of the item was ‘Fallen Feather of the Black Bird.’

The feather was very similar to what Ma Jin-seung had seen in his memories.

Ma Jin-seung had the same thought.

“Similar!”

“Similar to what I saw.”

The face of Cheongryong darkened noticeably at Ma Jin-seung and my words.

Before I could say anything more, the white tiger intervened.

“Cheongryong, don’t worry. Look at the face of the god of sorrow. Isn’t he smiling?”

I wondered why the white tiger was acting like that, but I decided to just ignore it because Cheongryong’s face was bright.

I said with confidence.

“But they are similar, not the same.”

They were able to understand something because the two of them had the feathers of their old friend.