Record of a Thousand Lives: Chapter 19
“Aaahk!”
Just as Lee Minchan began to scream, Kang Yoonsoo repeatedly punched him on the mouth.
His lips ripped open and blood poured out, and his front tooth shattered.
Kang Yoonsoo’s punching was so efficient that Lee Minchan was only able to let out whimpering moans, but the pain he felt was extreme.
“Uh, Uuuuhhk….!”
Kang Yoonsoo did not stop punching.
His intense beating did not stem from a desire to deliver justice to a serial killer.
‘If I didn’t do this, Shannette would have died.’
The very first time he ran across Lee Minchan, Shannette was murdered at the inn.
From that moment on, Kang Yoonsoo killed Lee Minchan every life he met him.
This time would be no different.
“Spare, spare me!”
Lee Minchan begged desperately, his face covered in blood.
However, Kang Yoonsoo did not show even a tiny bit of mercy. Instead, he drew his greatsword and held it tightly.
The boy’s face turned pale white.
“Are, are you really going to kill me?”
“Yup.”
It was then.
He wasn’t sure how long she had been standing there, but Shannette spoke from near the door.
“Someone’s coming up.”
Kang Yoonsoo lowered the sword.
The person that came up was none other than the innkeeper.
“Well, I didn’t want to have to say this, but please quiet down. I don’t care how much fun you’re having, but we can hear the noise all the way downstairs.”
“I’m sorry. I was trying to kill a bug. I guess it got too loud.”
Poking her head out through the opening in the door, Shannette smiled nonchalantly and stuck her tongue out.
The innkeeper wore an unpleasant look as he returned to the 1st floor.
It was at that moment.
“Kraaaaht!”
Lee Minchan wiggled, stood up, and then took off towards the door.
When Shannette moved in to stop him, he took out a dagger from his bosom and swung.
As she dodged the path of the dagger, it opened a small window of opportunity for him.
Not letting that chance escape, Lee Minchan sped up.
He took off out the door.
As Shannette tried to chase after him, Kang Yoonsoo grabbed her shoulder.
“I’ll go, alone.”
Looking worried, Shannette asked.
“Really…. You don’t mean to kill him, do you? You’re just going to capture him and turn him over to the investigators, right?”
“Yup.”
Of course, it was a lie.
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“Damn bastard. Bastard. Bastard! I’m going to cut his head off.”
Lee Minchan muttered while touching his bloodied face.
The broken pieces of glass pierced into his face stung painfully.
The thought of removing them with his bare hands made him tremble in fear of how much this might hurt.
The boy shivered as he removed pieces of glass one at a time, all the while spewing vulgarity.
“That f**** a****. I’ll crush him to death. F****, I’ll crush him!”
He had never been beaten up, even his parents had never hit him once.
In fact, Kang Yoonsoo was the first person to ever openly beat the teenaged Lee Minsoo.
“That son of a bitch!”
Lee Minchan walked loudly while releasing his frustration by talking to himself.
The passersby looked at him strangely, but his rage meant he did not pay them any attention.
The boy then turned towards the passersby.
‘F***. I’ll go all out in releasing my stress today. I’m going to brainwash and kill someone.’
He even decided to ignore the investigators’ radar.
Lee Minchan looked around for a target, and soon found good prey.
A girl was walking somewhere with a basket full of apples.
She wasn’t all that pretty, but her looks were tolerable.
‘That bitch is it, for today.’
Even though it was the first time he set eyes on her, Lee Minchan ground his teeth as if he had just run into his mortal enemy.
Walking toward her quickly, he tapped the girl’s shoulder.
“Hey.”
“Who are you?”
“No need to know. Come here for a sec.”
“Ahh! What are you doing!”
Roughly grabbing the girl’s shoulder, Lee Minchan dragged her towards an alley.
The girl looked at him in horror, but he did not care.
As soon as they entered the dark alley, Lee Minchan extended out his right arm.
[Do you want to brainwash Irina, the girl selling apples?]
[When you activate the spell implanted in the target’s mind, the magic will be initiated. Irina’s activation spell is ‘is it true that you’re selling apples everyday cuz your parents have deserted you?’]
[The effect of brainwashing magic becomes greater on people who have agitated emotions, and those with weak minds. On the other hand, the effect is minuscule on people who have lived for a long time, or have strong willpower.]
“Is it true that you’re selling apples everyday…Uuuk!”
As he was reciting the spell, he felt a strong pain on the back of his head.
The pain made it feel as if his eyes were popping out of their sockets.
He glanced behind him, glaring.
It was Kang Yoonsoo.
“What, what the heck. F***! How did you get here?”
Lee Minchan retreated, highly surprised.
On the other hand, the expressionless man looked at the boy while holding a sharp greatsword.
Lee Minchan was horrified at that dry and cold stare, like that of a doll’s.
Since they were in a gloomy alley, his fear doubled.
He did not notice anyone else around him, so when did this man catch up with him?
And his objective?
“To kill you.”
Kang Yoonsoo spoke as if he had read Lee Minchan’s mind.
Cold sweat traveled down Lee Minchan’s back.
Kang Yoonsoo lightly swung his sword.
A thin line of blood flowed down from Lee Minchan’s neck.
“Uh, Uuhk-!”
Trembling all over, Lee Minchan lowered his outstretched hand.
Halting the process of brainwashing the girl, Lee Minchan quickly ran away.
“Get lost! Get lost! Get out of my sight!”
Lee Minchan ran in fear.
His face still hurt, and the memory of getting beaten up by Kang Yoonsoo clouded his mind with terror.
His shirt was damp with sweat.
He ran until he was gasping for breath.
“Hu…! Hu….!”
Placing his hands on the top of his knees to try and catch his breath, Lee Minchan raised his head.
A man came into his view in the distance.
It was Kang Yoonsoo.
“Aaaahk!”
People that were passing by looked at Lee Minchan strangely.
Turning back, Lee Minchan ran off.
The expressionless man holding the greatsword appeared more horrifying and chilling than anything else in the world.
“No, don’t. Don’t come near me!”
Lee Minchan ran as fear engulfed him.
He ran towards a narrow alley with almost no people.
However, as if he had been expecting it, Kang Yoonsoo was waiting at the end of the alley.
Holding the great sword like a divine being, Kang Yoonsoo spoke.
“You’re late. As usual.”
“Aaaaaahk! I’ll brainwash you!”
With burning eyes, Lee Minchan extended his right arm.
Gathering as much magic power as he could, he began to execute his brainwashing magic with more intensity than ever before.
At that moment, an unbelievable message popped up on his device.
[The target’s brain possesses 20,004 years worth of memory. He can never be brainwashed, even if the skill is mastered.]
“What, what the heck?”
Overwhelmed with fear, Lee Minchan plopped down on the spot.
His brain is 20,004 years old?
For crying out loud, how long had he been living?
Is, is that… really a person….?!
“You, what, what are you? Are you even human?”
Kang Yoonsoo approached without a reply.
It was when Lee Minchan was trying to turn and run away.
He smacked the back of the boy’s head with the hilt of his sword.
Puck-!
“Aaaahk!”
Lee Minchan’s vision turned dark.