“Who are you? Are you with Kang Jinno?”
“Hick. Seeing you in person, you’re even more handsome. Never thought I’d face Ahn Sungho. Is this a dream or reality?”
“[Definitely.]”
“Hick. But you know, Ahn Sungho? Fat isn’t just something I put on.”
“[Catch You.]”
Ahn Sungho wasn’t initially looking at the thugs.
[Definitely Catch You]
Can always catch the designated target.
Limited to a certain distance, can personally go to the target’s location to catch them.
The time it takes to move the distance is omitted.
The entire alley was already within Ahn Sungho’s range. Even Park Jinsung would have to step aside, as Ahn Sungho’s physical capabilities created an attack range that defied conventional logic.
“Kyaaak!”
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
Ahn Sungho instantly caught the woman who was next to Kang Jinno. Thinking Kang Jinno had grabbed her, she was terrified and started crying.
“Aaaah?! Hey! Hick! Sawdust made it this far! What are you even doing?!”
“Hick? He’s too fast!”
Kang Jinno, ignoring Ahn Sungho right in front of him, blankly stood there and yelled at Hick, who seemed almost provoked by the action. However, Ahn Sungho didn’t seem to care much either.
Ahn Sungho gently pushed the trembling woman.
“Run towards the main road. It’s okay.”
“Huuk! I, I can’t…”
“I will make a way for you.”
Thwack!
Before Ahn Sungho even finished speaking, he planted a thug standing to Kang Jinno’s left into the ground.
“Krak! Why is it so fast.”
“Aaah… Is that your specialty…?”
“[Definitely Catch You]”
[Definitely Catch You]
When throwing a target, can ignore a certain amount of the target’s weight (up to 4 times his own weight).
Even massive rocks were easily driven into the ground by Ahn Sungho. People weighing around 80 kilograms felt as weightless as feathers to him.
Throwing objects as light as feathers, with Ahn Sungho’s strength and skill, deep into the asphalt.
Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack!
“Aaaargh!!”
“Cough…!”
The thugs surrounding Kang Jinno, standing in a circle, were knocked down effortlessly, rolling on the ground.
It was a scene close to a catastrophe.
Every time Ahn Sungho flashed in and out from all directions, the sounds of dying breaths and the ground breaking were heard.
“Don’t come any closer. This is a warning.”
Korea’s youngest to obtain a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Taebaek champion of the national weight-class traditional wrestling competition. 4th Dan black belt from the Korea Judo Association.
3rd place in the national combat mock exam in March. Winner of the 35th and 36th regional high school competitions. Winner of the 35th and 36th high school squad combat competitions. The best fighter in the 35th and 36th national high school competitions.
Even on his worst day, Ahn Sungho faced no peers who dared to block his path.
“Argh.”
“Cough, cough.”
All the thugs, except for Kang Jinno and Hick, writhed on the ground, toppled over. The slight heaving of their chests was proof enough that they were still breathing.
“Thank you so much!”
A woman, shocked and bewildered, belatedly fled down the alley.
“Ah…?”
Kang Jinno regained his uneasy smile, clearly not intimidated by the prowess Ahn Sungho displayed.
“State your affiliation, Kang Jinno.”
“Wow! Sawdust! Have you grown so much?!”
“It’s been more than 3 years since middle school. The Ahn Sungho you knew no longer exists.”
“Ah! You couldn’t have forgotten so easily?! You grabbed my collar and then ran like mad!”
“State your affiliation, Kang Jinno. This isn’t advice. It’s a threat.”
“How about it! Is your back okay?! I was really worried because I stepped on it too hard back then!”
“…Could it be 998. I see.”
Ahn Sungho ignited the fighting spirit within him. His presence, pressing down on Kang Jinno and Hick, was indeed that of Haeun High’s strongest student.
* * *
The final director of the renowned magazine ‘Whose soul is the best?’ couldn’t forget a soldier he recently witnessed.
That soldier, who knocked down 200 men and achieved the evolution of the soul, was a story no one would refuse.
The director even coined a peculiar nickname, F-killer, for him, and edited and uploaded the footage he had shot.
The small disturbance at Haeun High Special Education Battalion was intended to alarm the society prevalent with the idea of Edeya supremacy.
But unexpectedly.
Someone much higher up than his friend, the commander of Haeun High Battalion, had cut the video. He also received a notification that further approach to Haeun High Battalion would be strictly dealt with under military law.
Still, the director couldn’t give up on the story. Once taking on the role of a director, he desired to cause a ripple in society at least once.
Lost in thought, the director began to secretly gather information by meeting the returning members of Haeun High Battalion.
[Recording File]
*Private Byun Kiyoung
-I work for a magazine, could I possibly do an interview?
-Get lost
-What, what?!
-Tch. All media are trash
*Private Kim Seyun
-Excuse me, but could I do an interview…
-Sorry. Please make an official request through my family. They will probably reject it immediately, though.
-Ah…
*Corporal Ju Ye
-Excuse me.
-I refuse. I see no value.
*Sergeant Ahn Sungho
-Excuse me.
(Too fast to approach. Always running outside the Battalion.)
The director deliberately waited for only a very few. However, those close to F-killer were not easily giving away information.
*Mad Zombie Squad
-Excuse me, could I do an interview? I have some questions about Park Jinsung.
-Our captain?!
-Hey! They want to interview our captain!
-Why come to us?
-They want to explore those around him, what else!
Only the Zombie Squad seemed somewhat open to an interview-like conversation. With a group of 30, it was only their inability to easily come to a consensus that stood in the way.
-So, Park Jinsung is the strongest in your Battalion, right?! I really want to feature him in our magazine!
-Of course! Our captain is the strongest!
-Ah! That’s not true! With Sergeant Ahn Sungho firmly standing, how could you say that?
-Indeed. Even the captain finds it difficult against Sergeant Ahn.
-No, no, I want to talk about Park Jinsung.
-Sergeant Ahn Sungho is a real monster.
-Honestly, even our captain can’t match Sergeant Ahn in terms of pure physical strength.
-I, I want to hear about Park Jinsung…
-Right. Because no one can defeat a monster, that’s why they are called monsters.
-If our captain is a young monster, then Sergeant Ahn is a fully grown adult monster. Truly.
Having convinced themselves, the Zombie Squad left the director behind and went their separate ways. Almost as if it had turned into an interview about Ahn Sungho, the director couldn’t help but look frustrated.
-Sob, sob. Not Ahn Sungho, but Park Jinsung.
The interview had essentially become about conceding Ahn Sungho was the best.
* * *
“Hick, Hick. Jinno, you were supposed to leave it to me. Do you know how much I’ve waited for this fan meeting to happen?”
“Yeah! You, Hick, no! Yuk Dong-ho, you pig! Then you should have dealt with it before the kids got beaten by Sawdust!”
“Ah. But I didn’t expect to meet here suddenly.”
Yuk Dong-ho and Kang Jinno didn’t blink an eye even in the face of overwhelming presence.
“Who’s going to handle whom? [Definitely catch you.]”
Ahn Sungho’s physical presence encompassed the entire alley. As long as the target’s collar is within this area, he can grab them in 0 seconds.
Snatch!
Ahn Sungho caught Yuk Dong-ho’s right arm in nearly half a breath. As he had done thousands of times before, merely grabbing and flipping would result in this huge figure colliding with the asphalt.
“Hick, hick! Ahn Sungho caught my arm!”
“This is a notice. If you won’t disclose your affiliation and the reason for your actions, just smash your head on the ground.”
“Indeed, Ahn Sungho! Even just by holding my arm, I can feel how good your body is! Hick, hick… But as I said before, not only me gets fat, right? That’s how it is, right?”
“What…?”
[Not Only I Get Fat]
World Soul Unit Rank System: B
Increases the weight of any object or person it comes into contact with. This includes all the equipment carried by the target.
The user’s own weight also increases at the same rate, and they can designate which part of their body gets heavier.
Although the weight increases, the existing abilities remain unchanged.
Maximum Weight Increase: 20 times
Overall Combat Ability: C
“Hick, hick! [Not Only I Get Fat!] [Body Weight Increase 10 times!]”
Both Yuk Dong-ho and Ahn Sungho suddenly became heavier.
Groan!
Yuk Dong-ho, who should have easily been flipped over, didn’t budge an inch. Even Ahn Sungho’s renowned grip strength only crumpled the clothing without making any significant impact.
“Hick, hick! I can’t be flipped over! Why? Because I’m heavy, and so are you!”
Counter against Ahn Sungho.
“Urgh…!”
Ahn Sungho’s ability to ‘definitely catch’ ignores a certain amount of the target’s weight ‘only when throwing them.’
[Definitely Catch You]
Only when throwing the target does it ignore a certain amount of the target’s weight (up to four times their own weight).
If only the motion could have been completed, even if Ahn Sungho’s weight increased, he would have ignored up to four times that.
However,
“Hick, hick, hick, hick, hick!! I won’t be flipped over!!”
What if the target is too heavy to even initiate the motion?
It’s simple.
If even Ahn Sungho can’t flip them due to their weight, and if their own weight increases as well?
If they become so heavy that they can’t even lift their own arm?
[Not Only I Get Fat]
Simply gaining weight, all existing abilities are preserved as they are.
It’s like having a lump of iron placed on the body.
“Th-this.”
“Hick hick! I’m not falling over!”
While Ahn Sungho sweats like a waterfall, Yuk Dong-ho laughs with a surprisingly peaceful complexion.
“Kahaha!! What’s with you, sawdust?! Like in middle school, something’s not working out?!”
Kang Jinno, who was snickering on the side, pushed his face close to Ahn Sungho and said.
“Hick hick! It’s a one-on-one fan meeting! You shouldn’t touch Jinno! [Left Hand 10 Times!]”
Kuuuuung!! Jjeojeok.
As Yuk Dong-ho placed his hand on Ahn Sungho’s shoulder, the floor cracked with an unbelievable noise.
“Kueuk……!”
It was no longer a matter of surpassing Yuk Dong-ho or not.
Ahn Sungho desperately resisted not to kneel with all his might. The moment he relaxed his breathing even a little, he would be kissing the ground.
“…….”
Ahn Sungho had already failed to adjust his condition due to overexertion in front of the zombie group today. The pieces of iron stuck to his body were particularly irritating today.
“Kahahaha! Now it’s somewhat like sawdust! Just fit under my feet!”
“Hick hick hick! Ah, dear! We agreed not to touch!”
Kang Jinno grabbed both Yuk Dong-ho’s neck and Ahn Sungho’s other shoulder at the same time.
Teurk… Kuung!
Kang Jinno’s weight also increased tenfold, pressing down on Ahn Sungho. Ahn Sungho had to kneel on his right knee immediately.
“Ugh.”
For the first time in three years, Ahn Sungho let out a groan filled with sincerity.
As the already burdened knee collided with the ground,
Kwadeuk!
The bones shattered into pieces.
Puk!
The broken bone fragments pierced through the thigh muscles and protruded out.
“Kahaha! Look at Sawdust, the bone sticking out!!”
“Hick hick hick hick hick! Ahn Sungho under my feet…!”
“Hey! Look! Sawdust! Should I strip your clothes?! Huh?! Hick hick’s Edeya even increases the weight of clothes! Now is the chance to walk naked in the street! How about it!”
“State your affiliation… and the course of action….”
Kkadeuk!
Ahn Sungho began to push off the weight of Kang Jinno and Yuk Dong-ho with his remaining foot.
The idea that Ahn Sungho evolved was still inviting him to a realm beyond superhuman.
Kang Jinno, who had always been satisfied, slightly frowned.
“Aaah…?! This guy is still resisting?! Hey! Hick hick! Finish it now!”
“Hick hick. That’s a shame.”
“Do you want to die?! Or do you want to leave 998?!”
“That’s not, not it.”
“If you don’t want to die, kill him!”
“Hick hick. It was nice meeting you, Ahn Sungho. It hurts my heart to trample on a favorite character, but hick hick, it’s unavoidable if it’s unavoidable. [Weight Increase 20 Times!]”
Kuuuuuuung!!!
As soon as Yuk Dong-ho shouted, a thick cloud of dust rose.
The weight of Kang Jinno and Yuk Dong-ho’s arms increased twentyfold, along with Ahn Sungho’s own weight, immediately pressing down on him.
For a moment, an unexpected silence lasted. Smoke hung over the alleyway as if someone had covered it.
“Hick hick! Let’s go!”
“Hick… The fan meeting is over…. But aren’t we taking the others with us?”
“Kahaha! These trash will come crawling on their own!”
Kang Jinno and Yuk Dong-ho left the alley before the dust had settled.
Unlike the thugs who were barely managing to get up, the protagonist in the dust cloud did not even make a slight movement.
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