After hearing the number of entangled braziers, and the combination of ‘that word’ and brother, my head went blank.

I don’t remember how I sat down.

When I came to, Hyangrok was sitting next to me, holding Unsa’s wrist with one hand, and feeling my pulse with the other hand.

“Hmm? Why did your hand get so cold in such a short time?”

“Consider that when you make the elixir.”

“I will!”

I heard an eerie voice.

Did he prepare to make the elixir for Unsa, who had participated in the development of the brazier from the beginning?

Unsa flinched at the word elixir.

I felt bad that Unsa, who had suffered from the brazier, would suffer again because of the elixir.

“Red Cliff Bandit Hyung, I don’t think you should be worried about Unsa right now.”

The moment I heard the first word of Eunho’s words, my mind was hit hard and my physical condition changed, so I couldn’t hear Hyangrok’s words clearly.

Thinking about the suffering that Unsa had to endure for thousands of years and the trials that I would have to endure together in the future, I felt even more distant.

Eunho spoke a few words, checked my reaction, and made sure that I understood what he said before he spoke.

“Then I will explain my actions in detail first. I told you that Ungnyeo and I were researching a certain item before this incident.”

Of course I remember.

Before and after the surprise inspection, Cheon Dongha was paying attention to some movement within TC.

As soon as Cheon Dongha headed to Jeju Island, the clansmen dispatched to Jeju Island confirmed that large trucks were leaving several buildings in TC.

Considering the size of the air hotel in Jeju Island owned by TC, it was not unusual for that much luggage to come and go, but the clansmen did not miss it.

When Jeokho moved directly, it was quickly revealed that he was trying to hide something from Cheon Dongha’s eyes.

What they had moved was a facility similar to the old otherworld simulator that Namgung Group had stopped developing.

Since the Hojok side had the old otherworld simulator that Namgung had acquired during the broadcasting station incident and Christmas Eve, Eunho and Woongnyeo decided to research it.

‘That old otherworld simulator can implement otherworlds using intellect. Considering that it is very difficult for humans to handle intellect, it is an incredible technology, but the side effects were just as great.’

It was reported that development was halted due to many problems such as satellite information reception failure and interference with the player’s power waves, but the truth was different.

The mastermind used that simulator at a crucial moment and improved it.

The facility that Jeokho confirmed had a slightly different design from the one acquired by Hojok, and it was confirmed that new materials were used to increase durability and reduce weight.

There was also a way for the clan to cause trouble and plunder the facility, but Eunho and I were against it.

The school trip hadn’t even started yet, so if they did something fancy, the mastermind could drastically change the number of people in Jeju Island, and we needed to check how to use the simulator.

‘So first, in order to understand the facility, Eunho and Ungnyeo decided to analyze the old otherworld simulator that they had recovered together, and Jeokho also cooperated. However... ... .’

I left the research and interpretation of items to Eunho and Ungnyeo, as they were out of my power.

That’s why I couldn’t properly grasp the situation.

It seemed that the old otherworld simulator wasn’t the only item they had researched and analyzed.

Eunho spoke as if he had read my mind.

“As you guessed, in addition to the old simulator, we also studied Unsa’s furnace.”

Eunho continued to explain what he had learned about the furnace one by one.

The furnace is optimized for using the power of the one who manipulates clouds.

The price for handling great power is a great price.

Unsa, who was captured by the Dark Curtain, paid the price by burning his own body and releasing negative emotions such as pain and fear.

“......Unsa? Really?”

Black Tiger understood Eunho’s words, but he couldn’t accept them properly, so he grabbed Unsa’s hem and asked.

When Unsa nodded while patting his shoulder, Black Tiger made a sad face.

Eunho watched the two for a moment and continued speaking.

“Red Cliff Phantom Thief Hyung described Hyung’s actions as experiments. We also needed experiments to use the brazier.”

“Experiment? What kind of experiments did you do?”

Black Tiger asked while the other tigers just watched.

Eunho, of course, Hwang Jiho, Cheongho, and even the White Tiger who wasn’t there must have known.

“We did many experiments with the newly made brazier. Many people helped us.”

The word ‘many people’ made me feel like I was hit.

Considering the flow of the conversation so far, I immediately thought that they had experimented with Unsa to handle the brazier.

However, there was no way that the tigers who cared so much for their close friends would conduct such harsh experiments only on Unsa.

“Only those who can handle clouds like Unsa can actually handle the brazier, but it wasn’t meaningless. Even though dummies used in crash tests for cars can’t drive, they can still predict injuries, right?”

So, did the Hojok act as the crash test dummies?

Unsa, who handles clouds, is so weak, and Gyeidam, who handles fog similar to clouds, is weak and could get seriously injured and not be sent on a school trip, so it would be difficult to experiment.

So did the Hojok step in himself?

“There were many people who were captured in the abyss, but it was difficult to use them for experiments. In order to activate the furnace, we had to use the supernatural wave, and in order to improve, we had to listen to their impressions. However, allowing them to use their supernatural powers was dangerous, and they would mix lies into their impressions, so it was useless. So we did it ourselves.”

Eunho continued his explanation.

Before Unsa used the furnace, the nobles threw themselves to check for themselves.

“The first one to cooperate was Hwangho. He said that it was okay if one of his clones burned, so we could experiment.”

I turned my head toward Hwang Jiho.

Hwang Jiho met my gaze and said.

“It was necessary. Just like the experiment you did today. And the furnace wasn’t that big, so my entire body didn’t burn. And I wasn’t the only one who participated in the experiment.”

“I put Yoo Sang-hee on standby, but I excluded Jeok-ho just in case. He insisted until the end that he would do it too, but Ung-nyeo persuaded him.”

“Jeok-ho said that if he put his hand in the brazier, he would put out the brazier fire with his own blood and break the brazier with his fingernails. Ung-nyeo’s personality didn’t change even when I ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) didn’t see him.”

Cheong-ho told the story as if it was a heartwarming anecdote, but I was dazed.

Isn’t this a threat rather than persuasion?

But while Jeok-ho was prevented from participating in the experiment, Ung-nyeo, one of the item developers, said that she experimented with her own blood.

Before Un-sa got on the test bench, the Ho-jok checked whether the brazier’s output control and whether the senses were actually connected.

Heuk-ho opened his mouth slightly and showed that he was shocked, and I knew that I would make a similar expression if I let my guard down even a little.

“Don’t worry, Black Tiger. Among those who consider the God of Death their benefactor, there is a capable healer. Now, he doesn’t hurt at all.”

“Really? Is Unsa okay?”

Before Hwang Ji-ho and Unsa firmly nodded to reassure Black Tiger, Hyang-rok had labor pains.

“He’s not okay yet! It’ll take a long time for him to use his powers properly.”

“Hyang-rok, stop talking nonsense!”

“Unsa.......”

Hyang-rok really talked nonsense.

If it were Yoo Sang-hee, he wouldn’t have made Black Tiger cry with such words.

From the explanation, it seemed that Yoo Sang-hee had also cooperated in the experiment.

Yoo Sang-hee didn’t know anything about the furnace and was only healing the burnt nobleman, but he must have guessed that he was doing something dangerous.

“What do you think of our experiment? Do you think it was unnecessary?”

If he had known in advance, he would have tried his best to stop them and come up with another plan.

However, if we simply consider the necessity, we cannot simply say that it is unnecessary.

Research on the brazier was necessary, and if we could fully understand it and furthermore handle it, it would be even better.

If Gye-i-dam had not used the brazier to calm the I-neung-pa, he would have had to bring several clans and put everyone to sleep.

In the meantime, hundreds of seniors would have fallen asleep on Mt. Halla without any defense.

If the clans had guarded the area, there would not have been any major problems, but in terms of military power, it would have been a great loss.

Also, if the students had joined late, there was a possibility that they would have been swayed by information that the assassin had thrown out to save their lives.

‘It’s not unnecessary. In terms of the perfection of the brazier, Eun-ho’s number is more... ... .’

Still, it was hard to come to a conclusion when I saw the tigers who had burned part of their bodies while experimenting with the brazier and experienced the pain of the Unsa, and the black tiger who heard about it late and sobbed.

Next to me, Hwang Ji-ho and Cheong-ho were talking to Hyang-rok, saying that they had rang the Black Tiger, and Hyang-rok was arguing about this and that while feeling the pulse of me and Un-sa without paying any attention.

In the midst of the confusion, Eun-ho brought me back to my senses with ‘that word. ’

“Red Cliff Phantom.”

I came to my senses.

Hyang-rok read something from my pulse again and exclaimed, ‘Wow! ’

But I didn’t have time to deal with Hyang-rok right now.

“Do you know how we feel when we hear about your experiment?”

Is there anything else that can suppress the rampage inducer besides the glowing one?

If I get hit with the rampage inducer, will I be able to become Hong-ryong-hwa?

If I fall into a state similar to sleep, will I have nightmares?

How will the rampage inducer and the ability poison interact, and who will win if they work at the same time? What is the scope of information sharing like the Dark Curtain's ability to poison?

How far can Andain's special constitution purify?

'There was a lot of information that could be obtained through experiments. But... ... .'

My experiments and the furnace's experiments were both necessary to build up a plan to counter the Dark Curtain.

However, even if the plan had good results, I couldn't be happy after hearing the process of how the furnace was made.

"I think you understand."

Eunho looked at my face and smiled softly.

He kept smiling, but I felt warmth.

This was the first time.

I knew what Eunho wanted to tell me, but something like resentment remained in my heart.

‘Even though he understands the pain and worries of others, Eunho still hasn’t told his descendants anything. Is that okay?’

Jeokho would brag about Kim Shinrok and bring up the story of his descendants, so Eunho couldn’t help but think about it.

However, it wasn’t a problem that a third party could easily interfere with.

The only person who could do that was Jeokho, who was afraid of nothing but his beloved family getting hurt.

In the end, the topic changed without saying anything.

“Then let’s move on to the next topic. I have something I received from Ji Myeongsu of Sugokhyanggi, so I’d like you to look at it together.”

Eunho took out a small box that could fit in the palm of his hand.

There were a few bugs inside.

* * *

Eun Gwanghanbit Daycare Center in Gwangil-dong, Eun Gwang-gu.

A white tiger was sitting on the playground slide.

In Cheongryong’s words, the white tiger, who ‘had returned to the silver mine more easily than usual and had already left’, was waiting for someone.

The first to discover the white tiger was Ye Beom-yeong, who was feeling lonely because his friend had not come to school today.

“What a powerful tiger!”

Ye Beom-yeong had been calling the white tiger that since the first time he saw it.

He would often talk about tigers, so the people around him didn’t seem to care, but the clans were secretly impressed by Ye Beom-yeong, who had seen through his true nature.

The white tiger shamelessly responded, ‘Of course I am a powerful tiger.’

“Wow!”

Ye Beom-yeong ran to the white tiger to ask him to play with him, but he almost fell, but someone caught him before his knees touched the ground.

The white tiger had already anticipated the appearance of his opponent, so he just watched.

“Student Baekho. You missed class and were in a place like this?”

Gong Cheong-hwon, who was not in a good mood due to his poor attendance, said to Baekho.