A park early in the morning. Aside from a few joggers, the place was quiet. Two people sat side by side on a bench.
“Phew, here are Kato Asumi’s skill books.”
They were none other than Seong-jun and Takahashi Mamoru.
“This is it? Great Heal, Area Heal, and Holy Protector. Definitely Kato Asumi’s signature skills. Good work.”
Great Heal was a skill that restored a large amount of HP to a single target.
Though it was less effective than Divine Healing, it was still a pretty useful skill.
Area Heal was a persistent healing skill that applied to targets within a certain area, overlapping a lot with Healing Light.
If it stacked with Healing Light, it could probably achieve considerable efficiency.
Finally, Holy Protector was a skill that raised a single target’s defense, similar to Holy Armor Enchant.
If it stacked with Holy Armor Enchant as well, it would greatly help with defense enhancement.
“S-so what should I do now? Kato Asumi will be searching for me with eyes blazing.”
When Takahashi Mamoru asked with an uneasy expression, Seong-jun smirked and said.
“Go to this place and find a man named Choe Gyu-taek. He’ll guide you to a safe spot. Anyway, the Ookami guild’s schedule in Korea only has a few days left, so just lay low until then. Once they return to Japan, I’ll call for you separately.”
Seong-jun handed him a note as he spoke.
The note had Gyu-taek’s detective agency address written on it.
“Can’t you just send me to another country? I’ll seal my abilities and live quietly as a normal person anywhere. So please…”
He had been thoroughly used back in Japan as well.
Now, with his nose being led by Seong-jun, he was about to do in Korea what he had done in Japan.
Perhaps that was why Takahashi Mamoru said he would rather live as a normal person without using his abilities, begging to be let go.
Of course, Seong-jun wasn’t the type to just let him go.
“Seal your abilities and live like a normal person? Hah, ridiculous. Abilities are meant to be used if you have them. That’s human psychology. So wait quietly as I say. At least I won’t treat you like shit like they did in Japan.”
In truth, Seong-jun didn’t really need Takahashi Mamoru’s abilities.
Even without copying other people’s skills, he already possessed plenty of abnormal power on his own.
But the reason he still wanted to keep him restrained was that his ability was that troublesome.
The most comfortable option would be to deal with him cleanly, but he wasn’t a crazed murderer who could just kill someone indiscriminately.
He judged it was better to keep him close and control him.
“Haa, fine. But you must guarantee my life for sure. I don’t know if you’re aware, but it’s not just those Ookami bastards—quite a lot of people are after me.”
It wasn’t only Kato Asumi who was looking for him.
The organization he used to belong to would also be searching, the S-Rank Dealer whose skills he copied had his eyes blazing, and there were many others seeking him.
Until now, he had been safe because the organization meticulously hid him and Kato Asumi backed him up, but if it were discovered that he had disappeared in Korea, those after him would definitely enter Korea.
There was no longer a supporting pillar to protect him.
“Don’t worry about that. Whether it’s Japan or another country, I can’t say, but at least in Korea, they won’t be able to touch you while you’re under my influence.”
Seong-jun’s influence in Korea was absolute.
Not only was he called a Saint and received national support, but even the Association was watching his moves.
And more than that?
The top 10 domestic guilds were also eager to build amity with Seong-jun.
Aside from that, even with pure combat power alone, he was capable of overwhelming most S-ranks.
Hunters from other countries wouldn’t be able to come to Korea and run rampant freely anyway, but even if that were possible, as long as he was under Seong-jun’s influence, he was safe at least within Korea.
“Then I’ll trust you. I just need to go here now?”
What else could he do?
The deed was already done, and Seong-jun held the handle of the sword.
“Yeah, I already told them, so just go and they’ll take you to a safe place. Stay there for a few days.”
As Seong-jun finished speaking, Takahashi Mamoru got up.
Seong-jun also stood up from the bench and slowly walked away.
*
Korea Awakener Association.
After parting with Takahashi Mamoru, Seong-jun immediately learned all the skills he had handed over.
And now, he entered the Association lobby to handle his schedule.
The Association President, who had been waiting in the lobby, hurried over to him.
“Haha, you’ve come.”
“Oh, yes. But where did the Ookami members go? I only see Association people here?”
They were supposed to head to Jeju Island soon, but Kato Asumi and the Ookami group were nowhere in sight, so Seong-jun asked with a puzzled expression.
The Association President sighed and said.
“Haa, don’t even mention it. A Break Dungeon has appeared in Japan. At five locations simultaneously. Among them, three areas had B-rank Break Dungeons, and the time limit is quite tight—around an hour. It looks like the damage will be comparable to, or perhaps even greater than, the Dungeon Breaks in our country. Anyway, because of that, the Ookami guild returned to Japan early this morning.”
An unexpected Dungeon Break.
Especially lately, there had been many cases of simultaneous occurrences in multiple places.
“Oh! That happened? But both our country and Japan, it feels like the frequency of Break Dungeon appearances has increased sharply recently. And the simultaneous occurrences too.”
“Because of that, an emergency has been declared worldwide. It’s a phenomenon happening simultaneously not just in our country but all over the world.”
The sudden simultaneous Dungeon Break incidents weren’t just Korea’s problem.
The frequency of Break Dungeons had risen globally, and naturally, the probability of simultaneous occurrences had also greatly increased.
The problem was that the reason for this sudden increase hadn’t been identified.
For now, there was no way but to respond to each situation as it came.
“I see. What is the world coming to? Anyway, what about the Jeju Island schedule then?”
The schedule had originally been set to be handled together with the Ookami guild, but since they had returned to their home country urgently, there would definitely be disruptions.
The Association President spoke with an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry, but it seems we’ll have to handle it among ourselves. Strictly speaking, this schedule was planned to proceed regardless of the Ookami guild. We just expanded the scale since they happened to be coming. It’s too late to cancel now, so I’d like you, Kim Seong-jun Healer, to take the lead and carry out the schedule.”
Originally, this schedule was very important for the Association.
It was set to proceed unconditionally, separate from Kato Asumi or the Ookami guild’s visit to Korea.
It just happened that they entered Korea at that timing, so the scale was increased from the original plan, but it wasn’t something that could be canceled just because they were gone.
“I don’t mind, but is it okay? The people waiting for Kato Asumi will be very disappointed.”
The situation had been heavily publicized that the Saintess of Japan would visit Korea in person to console the victims of the disaster.
Of course, they had a reason to return to their home country urgently, but still, it had to be quite disappointing for those waiting for her.
The Association President smirked at Seong-jun’s words.
“Disappointed? Not at all. Rather, if you, Kim Seong-jun Healer, had canceled due to an unforeseen situation, many more people would have been disappointed. Of course, I can’t say there won’t be any disappointed people at all, but at least far more people will gather to see you, Kim Seong-jun Healer.”
The reason they pushed forward with the schedule despite Kato Asumi’s absence was that Kim Seong-jun, a reliable card, was still present.
At least in Korea, the influence of Kim Seong-jun, called the Saint, was absolute compared to Kato Asumi, called the Saintess.
“Well, if the Association President says so, that must be it. So I can assume there’s no change to the schedule, right?”
“Haha, yes. Then shall we move right away?”
With that, Seong-jun and the Association officials headed to the airport for the schedule.
*
Like Korea, Japan was also able to handle D-rank and C-rank Break Dungeons on their own locally.
There was enough room in the entry requirements and time.
The problem was the B-rank Break Dungeon areas.
The time was very tight and the entry requirements were too few, making it impossible to handle on their own.
Especially in Tokyo, only about 50 minutes were given, so the Dungeon Break occurred before defense lines could be properly established.
Fortunately, most of Japan’s giant guilds were concentrated in Tokyo, so they quickly built a second defense line, but even that was on shaky ground.
And Akihabara, where the Dungeon Break occurred, was utter chaos.
“Kuuooooooh!”
As the first defense line collapsed, monsters spread everywhere, resulting in massive casualties.
Despite evacuation efforts, it was nearly impossible to evacuate that many people in just about 50 minutes.
“Aaagh!”
“Keok! S-save me…”
“Uwaaagh! Aagh! Kuaaaagh!”
With the monsters’ roars, desperate screams echoed throughout the streets.
In Korea’s case, to buy time until the second defense line was established, the top 10 domestic guilds were deployed to the site and fought the monsters to gain time.
As a result, they not only bought time but also managed to rescue quite a few people.
In Japan’s case, although still unstable, the second defense line was being established much faster than during Korea’s Ahyeon-dong incident.
That meant there was no reason for the giant guilds to enter the field to buy time.
Perhaps because of that, civilians inside the second defense line had to survive on their own without help from hunters.
Meanwhile, at the Awajicho Defense Line, the center of the second defense line.
“At this rate, it looks like we’ll somehow be able to build the defense line. But what about Ookami? Still not here?”
Yamashita Junichi, the guild master of the Asura Guild, one of Japan’s top 10 guilds and ranked second domestically after Ookami.
He was an S-Rank Tank and currently in charge of overall command of the second defense line.
“I understand they departed immediately after receiving the Association’s contact, but it will take at least 30 more minutes to arrive in Japan. And I think it will take about an hour or more to get fully prepared and join the defense line.”
Even using a private plane to move directly, it takes a full 2 hours from Korea to Japan.
Plus, since they didn’t bring all of Ookami’s main forces to Korea, they’ll need to gather the main forces that remained in Japan as soon as they land at the airport.
In the end, it will take at least an hour for Kato Asumi and Ookami to join the defense line.
“Tch, why did they have to go to Korea at this timing? Estimated time until the monsters reach the second defense line?”
“Not exact, but roughly around 40 minutes. It seems the monsters are stalling by hunting civilians, which is affecting the time.”
Though not intentional, the monsters killing regular people was buying time, giving the second defense line some leeway.
Of course, the civilian casualties were severe, so it wasn’t a comfortable situation, but what could be done?
Now was the time to focus on making the second defense line as solid as possible.
If the second defense line collapsed, far greater damage was expected.
“I’m sorry, but it can’t be helped. It’s an unavoidable choice to prevent greater sacrifices. But what about Osaka and Fukuoka?”
“Osaka’s first defense line collapsed simultaneously with the Dungeon Break, and with no suitable power to build a second defense line, they’re prioritizing civilian evacuation. As for Fukuoka, the Dungeon Break just occurred, and they hadn’t built any defense line from the start. Instead, they’re concentrating power on shelters.”
Even in Tokyo, where Japan’s giant guilds were concentrated, they couldn’t properly build a defense line due to the tight time, leading to the first line’s collapse.
Osaka and Fukuoka were no different.
Of course, there were powerful guilds in those areas as well, but compared to the guilds concentrated in Tokyo, they were far inferior in power.
How could they stop a B-rank Dungeon Break with just them?
Osaka at least tried to build a first defense line to stop it, but as expected, it collapsed in the initial battle, causing severe damage.
After that, they couldn’t build a second defense line and focused only on civilian evacuation.
“The damage is going to be bigger than I thought. We need to clean up here as quickly as possible and send support to other areas.”
At Yamashita Junichi’s words, the Vice Guild Leader of Asura spoke cautiously.
“How about requesting support from other countries through the Association President? Tokyo can somehow be handled by us, but at this rate, Osaka and Fukuoka will take enormous damage.”
The Vice Guild Leader shook his head.
“I already brought it up. But he said that Korea handled it on their own, so if we request external support, we’d be admitting that Japan is a step below Korea.”
The Chairman of the Japanese Awakened Association was also an extremist right-winger, just like Kato Asumi.
Not long ago, Break Dungeons appeared simultaneously in four regions in Korea, and among them, B-rank Dungeon Breaks occurred in two areas.
Although Jeju Island was devastated as a result, Korea still solved it on their own without borrowing power from other countries.
On the other hand, while Japan’s situation was slightly more urgent, they prided themselves on being far superior to Korea in hunter power.
Naturally, they seemed to judge that they must solve this on their own to save Japan’s face.
“Damn it! What do those Association bastards think human lives are? Some numbers on a calculator? Just because they don’t want to fall behind Korea, they refuse to ask for support? What about the people dying in the meantime?”
“Even if we request support now, there’s no place that can come in a short time. Taiwan or Korea might be able to provide support without too much delay, but as you know, Taiwan doesn’t have a meaningful hunter force to help with this situation, and Korea is right after suffering massive damage from a Dungeon Break themselves, so they’ll be reluctant to support another country. Above all, the Chairman will absolutely not ask Korea for help.”
Even if they requested support from the US or Europe, it would take considerable time just to prepare and come.
It’s uncertain whether they’d even arrive today.
The only countries that could provide immediate help were Taiwan and Korea, but unfortunately, Taiwan’s hunter power was abysmally low compared to the three countries of Korea, China, and Japan.
That left only Korea, but Korea wasn’t in a position to support other countries right now, and above all, the Japanese Association Chairman would clearly never even try to ask Korea for help.
“So in the end, we have to solve it ourselves.”
“Massive damage is expected, but we can still handle it on our own. The important thing is how quickly we can clean up here.”
Objectively, Japan’s hunter power was indeed superior to Korea’s.
Of course, this assumed not factoring in Seong-jun’s existence, but regardless, they judged that handling this incident on their own was sufficiently possible.
The problem was the enormous damage they would suffer in the meantime.
*
The Jeju Island schedule went more smoothly than expected.
With Kato Asumi absent, there were concerns about complaints, but as the Association President said, people were quite satisfied just having Seong-jun there.
After all, the key figure who brought the Jeju Island incident to a swift end was Seong-jun, so the majority of people gathered to see him rather than Kato Asumi, who had nothing to do with the incident.
After finishing the schedule late into the evening, Seong-jun and the Association officials had dinner on Jeju Island and returned to Seoul.
“Well, the scheduled events somehow ended. Anyway, the Association is going to be busy. They’ll have to run around for damage recovery to calm the inflamed public opinion even a little.”
At Seong-jun’s words, the Association President smiled.
“Haha, at least thanks to your interview last time, public opinion has eased considerably. Have you heard about the situation in Japan? It’s absolutely terrible. Maybe when compared to this Japan incident, a somewhat more favorable public opinion will form.”
It seemed the situation in Japan was much worse than expected.
“What’s wrong with Japan?”
“The Dungeon Break in Akihabara has been suppressed, but it seems the cleanup of remaining monsters isn’t finished yet. I heard Osaka and Fukuoka have already turned into wastelands, and the casualties are enormous. They say hell has literally unfolded there.”
Even though Korea suppressed the Ahyeon-dong incident early and immediately flew to Jeju Island to quickly take down the boss, the entire island became a wasteland.
For Japan, where Tokyo’s situation still wasn’t resolved and Osaka and Fukuoka were left untouched, it was even worse.
Osaka and Fukuoka had already been reduced to more than wastelands—hellscapes were unfolding.
“And yet they haven’t requested any support?”
“They saw us solve it on our own and underestimated B-rank Dungeon Breaks. To be blunt, if we hadn’t had you, Kim Seong-jun Healer, we would have suffered incomparably more damage.”
As powerful as Kato Asumi was, called the Saintess and capable of casting powerful healing skills, her abilities were limited to healing.
She lacked the ability to enhance other hunters like Seong-jun, nor did she have a strong attack skill that could annihilate large groups of enemies in an instant.
So naturally, suppressing the incident took time, and in the meantime, Osaka and Fukuoka were left as no-man’s-land, being ravaged by monsters.
“You’re too kind. But did all the Ookami guild members actually head to Japan?”
At Seong-jun’s sudden question, the Association President shook his head.
“Ookami? Ah! Now that you mention it, they said they had a few things to take care of in Korea and left about three members behind. They said they wouldn’t be staying long and would return to Japan soon.”
As expected, Kato Asumi didn’t just leave without a trace.
She left people behind.
‘She had no choice but to return to Japan, but still left people to find Takahashi Mamoru’s whereabouts? I’ll have to look into what they’re up to separately.’
If they were going back within a few days, they probably wouldn’t search for Takahashi Mamoru on their own.
They might try to hire people within Korea, so he planned to discreetly observe what they were up to.
I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 105
E-book publication date: 2025.11.14
Author: Kim Hyeon-jun
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