The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Before Kwak Jung revealed the true identity of Andrei Ivanovic, Kang Chul-In thought to himself the following:

So it was him, as expected.

How could a nobody like Andrei Ivanovic, whom Kang Chul-In had never heard of in his previous life, consistently remain as Overlord rank 3? There was no way that Kang Chul-In’s return could have changed anything in the northernmost corner of Pangaea. Andrei Ivanovic ruled over Nosferatu, which was a barren tundra area. It was almost worse than Atal Ramanujan’s territory. In addition, nobody knew how Andrei Ivanovic could climb to that high of a rank.

That’s right… if he is truly someone who returned from the past like me, then it makes sense for his rank to be high… hmm, does that mean I wasn’t the only one with the Soul Backup ability?

It was the most plausible hypothesis based on current knowledge.

“Hmm… so right...”

Kang Chul-In was lost in thought when Kwak Jung opened his mouth.

“That thing is not human.”

“Of course not.”

Kang Chul-In was dumbfounded, as if what Kwak Jung had iterated was pure common sense.

“Since when were vampires humans?”

“...”

“Why don’t you call wolverines humans too?”

“That’s not it!”

“Huh?”

“Let me correct myself. Andrei Ivanovic is not Andrei Ivanovic.”

“...?”

“That bastard, is something else altogether.”

“Something else? He wasn’t a human to begin with?”

“Yes, your Majesty. Demi-humans, vampires, wolverines, dark elves, dwarves, orcs, et cetera. That bastard doesn’t belong to any of these categories.”

“How do you know that?”

“Gut feel.”

“That’s a little vague.”

“I can’t help it. I have no evidence to produce.”

“...”

“I just know, that’s all...”

Kwak Jung mumbled timidly. He wasn’t confident of saying such fluff to Kang Chul-In, who only believed in actual entities that could be seen.

“You just know… just know...”

Kang Chul-In reiterated Kwak Jung’s words.

“Let’s say you are correct. No, I shall believe that you're correct.”

“Huh? R-Really?”

“Why not?”

“Hmm?”

“To be honest, I don’t give a damn whether he is a vampire or a dodo bird.”

“Ah!”

Kwak Jung finally understood what Kang Chul-In meant. In the current situation, it didn’t matter whether Andrei Ivanovic was human or not. The greatest takeaway was that Andrei Ivanovic was the murderer who killed Vilhelm and Ao Xin. As Kang Chul-In said, so what if Andrei Ivanovic was a dodo bird?

Someone who returned… Interesting, but… it hardly makes a difference at this stage.