Unbreakable Chapter 181

Dohyuk was silent for a while .
"So… it's a gamble . And you want to give it a try . "
"Yes, but I swore an oath to you to serve you as my master . Even if that is my will, I am not the one to decide . "
"And the possibility of success?" Blass shook his head . "I do not know . Maybe half . Or maybe it's even too foolish to give it a try . "
"That's reassuring," Dohyuk smiled bitterly as he shrugged .
"But why? As far as I know, you are not one to bet on a gamble without the chance of winning . And you are going all in here . "
"It's because I am powerless . "
"…You?"
Dohyuk laughed . Even for Dohyuk with his current state, he couldn't say Blass was 'powerless' . Not counting the fighting prowess, every structure within the expanded cities were often Blass's creation . And considering the fact that he was an experienced veteran in regards to the illumination in his world… Blass was far from being 'powerless' .
"It will not last forever . "
"I can't say no to that, but that's really far away from happening . "
"No, it will happen sooner than expected," Blass declared . "As we all know, the illumination in this world is going at a faster pace than any other world . Not only that, but there are so many unexpected anomalies that are taking place now and then . The gray coin is a good example of that . "
"That's…"
"I know what you are trying to say . You will say we will have to work together to fight it . That is what I think too . And I will do what I can on my part . "
Blass's voice hinted that he had been thinking about this for a long time .

"Soon, Yuri and Giwon will become stronger than me . Heeyun is getting used to her Nature also . But will that be all? Within one or two years, there will be strong fighters who will follow the same path . I will be only one left behind . Me, who is trapped in this metal body . "
"Yes… but it's not like you love fighting . Honing fighting skills is different from becoming stronger with sheer power and you can still be an instructor or…"
"That is something you, Yuri or Giwon can do . I can still work as a metal processor… but you know what I am talking about . "
"…"
Dohyuk scratched his head . Blass was not only teaching his fighting style recently . Even if there was no one as talented as Cactus Bill, there were people with talents in controlling metals and Blass was teaching them also .
"They are talented as they are determined . I've nearly finished nearly the beginning process already . You probably heard this in your report . "
"Stop . Don't try to prove that you are useless . "
"I am . That is the truth . "
It's not that Blass didn't want to be left behind . Blass wasn't an emotional being . If that happened, however, Blass was no longer needed in the city . So he wanted to give it a try to become a more valuable being before that happens .
"I love this city . "
"This city probably feels the same way . Everyone is thankful for everything you've done . "
"Yes, but to give up on the possibility of letting the city becoming powerful to save me instead? That feels more miserable to me . "

"…"
It wasn't like a normal human mind, but Blass was not normal anyway . He was a strong being who had fought to the end to resist against Casita . Dohyuk asked, "…Do you have all that you need?"

"There are some I still require, but it won't be hard . The landscape around it should have enough deposits . About a week… should suffice . "
"A week… is that enough?"
Blass nodded . "It will be enough time to finish my lessons . "
"Lessons, yeah . But they will be heartbroken . "
"…They will adapt . Like all things do . "
That was true . Dohyuk nodded and reached out to Blass .
"It might be early, but I don't think I can do this when the time comes . There will be a lot of people who will try to talk to you then . "
"Maybe . "
Blass grabbed Dohyuk's hand and they shook hands .
"It's not goodbye . You know this . "
"Of course . "
Blass then let go of the hand and turned back .
"You should go back first . The energy has been recharged and there is nothing you need to do now . I will finish analyzing how the factory works until dawn . "
"I see . "
Blass didn't need to sleep . Dohyuk nodded and turned back outside . As he almost stepped through the door…
"If I succeed in altering my body… not that I need to do that, but I probably can sleep . "
Blass's voice came from behind .
"And when the time comes, I will ask for overtime pay for work like this . "
"…!"
Dohyuk raised his eyebrow to look back, but Blass was now looking at different parts of the factory as if he didn't even make the joke .
"Hah," Dohyuk laughed and turned back . He didn't need to see, and even if Blass didn't have any facial features, he knew that Blass was smiling too .

Dohyuk stopped on his way back in the corridor .
'…Oh, right . '
He was hungry . He had given his plate to Kyuho the last time he tried to eat . Dohyuk turned toward the cafeteria . He needed to eat before going to sleep, or else he'd wake up in the morning with his tired aching muscles .
'Will there be leftovers tonight?'
The cafeteria was always filled with high-calorie foods and drinks to re-energize the citizens who were working and training hard every day .
'I should go to a place where there are no lights . People will be bothered if I go in . '
And with that, Dohyuk went to the smallest cafeteria tent at the far corner . It was pitch dark with silence…
It was not slient . Dohyuk walked in silently and began to focus . There was the sound of clinking utensils from within .
'What is it?'
Stealing food? That was nonsense . Everyone in the city was allowed to eat until they were full . If so, whatever was happening wasn't just eating food . Dohyuk walked in . He imagined that someone was using the tools of the cafeteria to make something, or hide something in it .
Or maybe… it could be a cover-up of a crime that had already been made . A cover-up of a murder perhaps…
Dohyuk's heart raced at that thought and he rushed in .
"HEY!"
With his speed at full blast, he felt the figure freezing in shock and Dohyuk jumped up to the nearest table to take good look of what was being done .
"What are you doing with the light off…!"
And in the next moment, he froze too .
"…"
He had guessed wrong from the beginning . He thought stealing food was not a possibility . Every citizen knew that the food was provided in unlimited amounts . But that person wasn't a citizen, and they had snuck in to 'steal' the food .
"Uh… It's okay . I under…stand . "
"…"
"Y-yes, it's alright . I- I… uh . You must be hungry . Yeah . "
Dohyuk wasn't just talking on a whim . He also how hungry this person could've been . It was very much so since the person's physical stats were about equal to Dohyuk's .
"B-but… you could've just asked someone for more… you can…"
'Eat much as you want . ' Dohyuk couldn't speak . Inside the dark cafeteria, Swordmaster Feiyen was reddened with so humiliation to the point that it felt she was shining red .
Perhaps because her mouth stopped, her bulging cheeks made her look like a… chipmunk . Both of them just looked at each other silently in the cafeteria .

Chapter end