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“I see. Then what is Representative Han’s opinion?”

After hearing Cynthia’s answer, Joo Hyun-oh turned his gaze towards me and asked.

“Is that you?”

“Even though the gods are involved, aren’t you the one who has the final say on this choice?”

“… That’s true.”

After hearing Joo Hyeon-o’s words, I started calculating.

When I think about it, it wasn’t a bad condition in many ways.

Starting from being able to completely make Kwon Seong-shin’s family mine, to marrying Joo Se-rin.

Joo Se-rin’s appearance was also unparalleled in beauty. Although being caught is not my style, I can compromise somehow.

‘I think it’s okay.’

When I calculated it rationally, the conditions that Joo Hyun-oh had set for me seemed quite good.

I thought about Joo Hyun-oh’s suggestion a little more seriously.

As I was thinking like that and contemplating what to do, my eyes met with Cynthia’s.

-If you accept it, you’ll understand, right?

Although he didn’t say anything, I felt like I could hear that voice for some reason.

‘… … .’

Using the Observer trait to read Cynthia’s emotions, we could see that she was extremely angry.

… In addition to that, looking at the various emotional states, I felt that if I accepted this, my relationship with Cynthia might fall apart.

‘… I guess it would be impossible for both Cynthia and Jeokryungju to choose.’

Cynthia and Jeokryeongju.

If I had to choose between the two, which one would I choose?

The answer was already decided.

That’s right, it’s Cynthia.

This is the result of a rational judgment, excluding the emotional aspect.

If the Kwon Sung Shin family, to which Cynthia belongs, continues to recover its momentum, it will be able to regain its former status within a few years. This is the first reason.

There were many other reasons.

Chronic waiting.

By bringing out traits that are only fully displayed in the latter half of the original work from the beginning, Cynthia’s growth potential has increased.

The symbol of the scales of the Pantheon.

Cynthia swallowed the Hidden Piece that Lee Soo-hyuk had to obtain and blossomed. In addition, by completely opening up, she became connected to an unknown group called ‘Mansinjeon’. And because of that, the power granted by Libra far surpassed the power of the original.

A thousand volunteers.

The hero Cheonmu Bong, who was mentioned occasionally in the original work as the strongest of the previous generation. A martial arts book containing all of his martial arts. Cynthia began to learn it. According to Cheonmu Bong, she is the best learner among those he has taught so far.

‘If we raise Cynthia like this… there’s nothing to be afraid of.’

Looking at Cynthia’s condition, I don’t think she’d hit me in the back of the head. She’s not that kind of person to begin with.

On the other hand, what about Joo Se-rin and Jeok Yeong-ju? Even if they are tied together by marriage, they are still guys who can hit me in the back of the head depending on the gains and losses. In Joo Se-rin’s case, she will always be looking at Kwon Seong-shin’s family and will try to restrain and bind me.

‘This offer… should be declined.’

I made a decision in my mind.

However, there was one catch.

The point was that if I brought this up, my relationship with the stock price could change drastically.

The reason he wanted to do business with me was to bring me into the stock market. Ju Hyun-oh would not accept it if we ended up paying him the original price. If I were to reject this offer, I would have to pay him a bigger price, or at least I would have to face the stock market as an enemy. In the worst case, the stock price of Jeokryung could be tied to the price of Ilwol-yun.

“You seem to have a lot on your mind.”

“… I guess there are a lot of things at stake.”

It was inevitable that the worries would become longer.

Because it’s not something you can easily choose.

It was when I was about to fall into deep thought again.

Joo Se-rin, who had been quietly watching the situation, opened her mouth.

“How about doing it this way?”

“…?”

“Cynthia and I… we’ll spar and the loser will accept the result.”

“This offer doesn’t really have much merit for me.”

I answered Joo Se-rin honestly. There was no benefit to me in simply following the results. I would end up with the same result as if I had just expressed my opinion.

Whether Joo Se-rin wins or Cynthia wins.

“I think you have a crush on Cynthia Sogaju. Am I right?”

“… … .”

“If things continue like this, it’ll probably end up on bad terms with our family… That wouldn’t be good for either of us, right?”

“Is there any other way?”

“Yes. If I lose to Cynthia Sogaju in a duel, I will make sure that the stock price is paid off cleanly.”

Joo Se-rin looked at Joo Hyeon-oh for a moment, then saw him nod and continued speaking. Right now, Joo Se-rin has full authority over this matter.

“In addition to that, the price I agreed to receive from the Shinga earlier. You said artifacts and the Shinga linking technique, right? Of those, I will not accept the Shinga linking technique. Are you still not going to accept this?”

Joo Se-rin’s proposal solved all my worries. In addition, she set a condition that I couldn’t refuse.

However, all of this could only be achieved if Cynthia could defeat Ju Se-rin.

Last time during the test, it seemed like Cynthia had beaten Ju Se-rin, but that wasn’t the case. I was able to tell because I was watching Cynthia’s condition with my observer trait.

Cynthia didn’t defeat Ju Se-rin. She only seemed to win. The huge wave of magical power surrounding her covered up her state of magical exhaustion.

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But Joo Se-rin wouldn’t know that. If that’s the case, then there must be something hidden. Maybe her abilities have grown tremendously since then… something like that.

I can’t just accept the offer like this. What should I do…?

“Okay. I’ll do that.”

“Sia…?”

Cynthia accepted Joo Se-rin’s offer.

… Wait, this is a matter of my marriage, Sia. Shouldn’t I just accept it so easily?

“Brother. Do you trust me?”

“… Well, I believe it.”

Cynthia continued, squeezing my hand tightly.

“Then just believe and wait. It’s okay if I win, right?”

“That’s true… .”

But I don’t think that will be easy.

“… Anyway, I have to make sure to impress upon everyone this opportunity. What kind of person I am as the next head of the Shinga family. What will happen if you touch what’s mine?”

I could sense a strong will in Cynthia’s eyes.

I’ve never seen Cynthia this obsessed with something. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it in a novel.

“Because my brother is a great person. I have to prove that I am worthy of being by his side. I can’t prove it all through this fight… but at least I will prove that I am better than Joo Se-rin.”

I nodded my head involuntarily, overwhelmed by Cynthia’s momentum. This is almost like a confession… I don’t know what else to say.

“Isn’t it so sweet? Oppa… Can I take that title? In just a few dozen minutes, you’ll be marrying me anyway.”

Joo Se-rin looked at Cynthia with a confident expression and continued speaking.

“And if you think it’ll be the same as back then… it won’t end with just a little bit of hurt.”

“Ha. You’re the one who’s prepared. I don’t intend to finish it half-heartedly either.”

The second match between Cynthia and Joo Se-rin has been realized.

Joo Hyun-oh was laughing as if he found this situation amusing. Something is fishy… Can I really win this?

***

The owner of the red wine.

This family was founded by those who were born with the ability to bloom red spirits, and all members of the family live with a special spirit within their bodies.

The ‘spirit’ trait that people of stock prices develop does not exist in the form of a red spirit from the beginning.

Through a special ritual called Jeokhwa, one is reborn as a ‘Jeokryung.’

They strengthened the power of the stock market through the ritual of red transformation, and were able to rise to the current position of a prestigious family.

The ritual of redemption is divided into five stages, and just by performing the first ritual, the spirit will be transformed into a red spirit.

It’s not just the appearance that changes.

The spirit’s abilities change, and the spirit can use the ‘spirit’s skills’ that the spirit owner has accumulated.

Additionally, the red rite was not something that only the direct blood relatives of the stockholders could perform.

Only in the second stage ritual, anyone with the spirit traits can perform the red fire ritual. That is why the red spirit master summoned the spirit masters to the master through this ritual and increased their power to make them his family’s.

As a member of the Jeokryungju family, Joo Se-rin had only received the first level of the Jeokhwa ritual at the time of the academy exam.

At the time, I thought that was enough, but more than anything, it was because the things needed for the next stage of communist consciousness were not prepared.

And lost to Cynthia.

If you only look at the results, you can say that you won, but it was by no means a win. This fact came as a huge shock to Joo Se-rin. She had confidence that she would not lose to anyone other than Lee Soo-hyuk.

But now I can understand it to some extent. Cynthia is the direct descendant of the Kwon Seong-shin family and has been designated as the next head of the family.

Although they are a group of divine beings who mainly use fists, their talents are not limited to fists. That is why they are also good at using bows.

‘… It’ll be different now.’

Currently, Joo Se-rin is in the third stage of red consciousness.

That is, he had to go through two more red rituals than when he had previously fought Cynthia.

She trained her body through bloody efforts to meet the conditions for the second-stage red ritual, and forcibly performed the third-stage ritual using all kinds of elixirs.

Step 1: Reddening

The spirit turns red and turns into a red spirit.

Step 2: Change

The Red Spirit can use the power of the Red Spirit to change the nature of magic and cause various phenomena.

Step 3: Assimilation

The spirit of the enemy is fused with the magical power within the body and becomes one.

Up to the second stage, the ritual is passed on to heroes who are not of the same bloodline as the Jeokryungju clan, but from the third stage onwards, only collateral and direct bloodline relatives can perform the ritual.

And, the true value of the red consciousness begins from the third stage.

An achievement made possible through hard work and the elixir of one’s family’s strength.

Joo Se-rin, who had gone through the third stage of the red ritual, was not even afraid of Lee Soo-hyuk.

Even though he is the successor to the Kwon Seong-shin family, he is a guy who has just started learning the art of divination.

Even though Cynthia has achieved so many things, even if she uses that strange technique from last time.

There is no way I will lose.