117 – 2. ■■’S Summoner (64)
#117
“…Are you okay?”
What I heard immediately after entering the dungeon was a rather cautious remark.
At that, I slightly turned my head back and looked at the owner of the voice, Shirogane Rui.
Where did her smiley expression from just now go?
The twisted smile on his lips disappeared, leaving only an expressionless expression.
“Let’s go with what we said at the beginning.”
“Yeah, I don’t think this is a bit off. If it’s just for me, find another way…”
Now that she’s starting to say something else, I replied by shaking her head. It’s not for you. This is for me anyway
Looking farther than the immediate future.
At first, I was so angry that I was so angry that I seriously contemplated whether to summon Kalion and overthrow everything.
I gnashed my teeth to show myself that [Burner] Could have a place in my title for nothing, but when I entered the dungeon, that self-will mysteriously died.
Just as a switch is turned on right before entering a battle, all personal emotions are turned off to achieve a goal. This is like a habit developed after the brain was touched in a previous life.
No matter what happens, no matter how intense my emotions are, the moment I recognize it as a ‘battle’, all of that is excluded from my priority.
Actually, it was made that way, but that tendency itself remains even in the body of the reborn now.
Of course, it’s not like the brain was manipulated like in the previous life, so the emotions are not completely erased, but the memories of that day must be so strong.
As if the word trauma is not for nothing, people are highly dependent on memories.
Stories of rapidly deteriorating health just by recalling memories of the time, even though there is no abnormality in the body, have become so popular that they are often talked about.
Since I am also a human being, these things have no choice but to work.
I don’t know anything else, but this tendency was especially strong in the emotion of anger. It’s not a big problem since you can handle yourself that much.
Thus, I calmly changed my thoughts. The answer came after accelerating the accident by exerting [Focus on Combat].
Let’s turn it over. As always, it’s annoying.
It is not that there is no prudent calculation there. This job is her cornerstone for her future and her debt to build on her.
Take this opportunity to create a debt of her heart to build on her. As time goes by, if I make the debt heavier little by little, she will surely become a chess piece that has no choice but to move faithfully for me.
Of course, that is also an assumption when she was a ‘human’ with proper character.
‘At least, I don’t think I’ll easily betray the human figure of That I’ve seen so far.’
If she doesn’t trust her, let’s figure her out and trust her or herself as part of her plan. How many times have you not been reminded of it? So this is part of it.
Kill your emotions. Don’t waste your energy on trivial things. Just like back then, I just have to do what I have to do.
It’s about being expressionless, letting go of personal emotions and useless thoughts, and walking down the road we’ve laid out. Because this is such a job.
It is natural to be difficult. Because there is such pain, the rest that will follow must come sweeter than anything else.
This is the end of the conversation.
I generate mana and concentrate it in my fingers. What I think of is a lantern, a guide that will light my path.
“Siege.”
Perfect!
A wave of magical energy echoes as your fingers snap as you call out its name. The appearance of a black cloth and a lantern rising slowly from under my shadow was literally the arrival of a ghost.
The black cloth, through which the inside is faintly visible, was placed on my shoulder as if it were natural, and I put a shadow on my whole body accordingly.
At the same time, I reached out and grabbed the lantern waiting in the air.
Huh oh oh…
Just that alone gave me a chilling feeling as if the temperature around me had dropped below freezing. The temperature didn’t actually go down, but it must mean that there was a gloomy aura that made you feel like that.
I don’t know if what I hear is the sound of the wind or the wails of spirits that have been eaten by Shizu.
“Haa…”
When he breathed out to get rid of the chills, white steam flowed out and quickly spread in the air. It was as if winter had come only around me.
No, actually, if you put your mind to it, it would be easy to freeze the surroundings in an instant. Shizu has enough power to do that.
‘Good.’
Thanks to that, I was able to wake up. It felt like I could breathe a little more now as my heated head cooled down. Now that the fever has cooled to some extent, it is time for a real attack.
Chi Ling!
I thanked Shizu, who rang her bell while trembling in sync with my movements, then turned her head forward to completely exclude myself from Rui Shirogane.
The shape of the shadows in the mouth also became a form of wrapping the body rather than making it easier to move the body. Should I say it’s a form wearing a thick robe? At first glance, it was an appearance that would be mistaken for a wizard.
“I will do my best.”
After those words, I moved on. My role in this dungeon is nothing more and nothing less than a guide. Nailed it down for sure.
“…Yes. If CNU’s younger sister wants that, then as an older sister, she should live up to her expectations.”
Perhaps it was because he decided that he couldn’t change my strong thoughts, Shirogane Rui adjusted his magical powers with a wry smile. At the same time, wild flames rose from behind and immediately disappeared.
However, the heat did not disappear and continued to boil.
I could see her expression without having to turn my back. Expressionless like me. Even with the fierce flames in her body that shook her surroundings, she was extremely quiet.
Its energy reminded me of an active volcano just before it exploded.
As she followed me, my steps began to lighten as if she had waited. As if guiding a common path that was dark, a bright beam of light is placed in my sight.
Through Hive and Haze, I naturally learned which direction to go without having to figure out the space of this dungeon.
It was the effect of Siege’s skill [Leader].
The essence is closer to a ‘guide’ than a ‘leader’. Leading someone means doing good first, and it also means knowing the way to go.
Furthermore, it is entirely up to Shizu, and furthermore, whether the end is the entrance to a terrible hell or an illusion that I have been dreaming of.
‘Let’s keep our minds upright.’
And I will deliberately choose a difficult place to head to. Only then will she shine more.
As much as we cut off the beginning, many people will watch our eccentricities.
And those who watched this will tremble at the difficulty of the vicious dungeon the first time or two, but when it is repeated three times, four times… Or even to the end, they will gradually feel strange.
That question will change to certainty the moment you look around this dungeon yourself.
I deliberately chose a rough place. The value of Rui Shirogane rises exponentially just by instilling such thoughts.
Will a hero be praised for nothing? Things that are tough and that no one can do easily get cheers at the end of the day.
To break through such a difficult journey alone. If it includes the image of resolving one’s chronic weakness, there will be no development as hot as that.
Therefore, for her now, her fierce fight is not an option, but a necessity.
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Burn more gorgeously. Burn the enemy more fiercely. This, in her words, is her true own strength. Make sure to imprint it on them and revere them.
Awesome!!
A hot flame flickered in her red pupils.
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The overall background of the dungeon is a forest.
It was also full of rocks and tree roots, making people tired just by moving.
The noises of the monsters suggesting that enemies could pop out at any time in the slightly dim surroundings scratched my nerves. It is a realization of a typical forest-type backcountry as it is.
What bothered me most was that there were so many trees, but the oxygen concentration was low, making it hard to breathe.
It is a dungeon that is very troublesome as it takes away physical and mental strength just by moving.
I’ve never met him, but I can’t help but sigh as I can clearly see the dark heart of the maker who designed this dungeon.
…No, to tell you the truth, there were also ordinary roads. But we decided to choose the tough side.
There was never a moment when the journey wasn’t difficult, and we often left each other’s backs and wiped out the enemy, putting the first thought of not cooperating to shame.
Since she is the main character, I concentrated on supporting with close to 80% of my power sealed.
Perhaps it’s because I attached an alter ego of Hive to someone who was hostile to me, but strangely, I didn’t think that the effect of [Subdued] Would end even after a while.
I felt it when I imprisoned the boss of the previous vampire with Siege’s [Hell], But the conditions for [Subdued] Were wider than I thought.
It was a skill that showed signs of meddling openly, so I was only using it for the purpose of inflating my stats and was ignoring it halfway, but I felt like I needed to look into this in earnest.
There were so many difficulties that we couldn’t explain them all in words, but we were able to reach the end of the dungeon and the front of the boss room within an hour of entering the dungeon.
“The mandible… The mandible…”
She was gasping for breath, but her eyes were clear. There were no signs of being exposed to the same heat as before. If he wants to, he has enough energy left to rush into the boss room and carbonize the enemy.
If it was her before, she wouldn’t have been able to clear the dungeon this fast. In order to dissipate the heat, he must have chosen the shortest route possible, taking his time slowly and carefully.
However, even though she was showing a completely different look from her previous moves, she was smiling as if she were having fun because she was not vivid. This is all thanks to the [Fire of Calm] Burning in every corner of her body.
The condensed flame settles on the surface of the body, and by covering it with [True flame], It takes away the accumulated heat.
What I demonstrated through Kalion was arranged in her own way with the fraudulent power of [Her Fire Descendants].
A normal human would be punctured just by being exposed to such high-temperature fire. Without a chance for blood to seep out, it would heat up and create a puffy air hole. It was only possible because of her.
Perhaps because such an action was constantly repeated from the beginning, the people around her should feel cool rather than hot, even though they had just gone through a fierce battle.
If we continue to develop like this, I wonder if we can make ice using fire. It’s like a deepening stage.
Condensing the moisture in the air by cooling the cooled air even more. When water is in a vacuum, it boils slowly and freezes as it is.
It’s a bunch of sloppy scientific knowledge that was forcibly put together, but it can be implemented surprisingly easily if mana and magic are added to it.
Of course, it’s faster and easier to simply use the magic related to it, but here we should focus on the result that ice can be made using ‘only fire’.
In the first place, I expected that from the beginning and added the example of ‘refrigerator’.
At least Carrion could. It wasn’t purely dissatisfaction, but a little wind was also used, but it was possible to implement it. So, it all depends on her efforts whether she can do what Carlion couldn’t.
In that sense, we can say that we were quite lucky with the topic that caught our attention.
If it had been a different topic than temperature, I wouldn’t have come up with [True Flame], So she wouldn’t have worked so hard.
With the right subject, the specialties coincided by chance, and each other’s needs were added, so the result is needless to say.
“Whoa~ It’s been a while since I moved until I was so drenched.”
Taking a deep breath, she brushed the hair that was clinging to her face and threw it behind her as it dripped with her patter. Rather than the sour smell of sweat, the scent of hot fire mixed with the refreshing scent of fabric softener gave off a strong scent.
“How will you deal with the boss?”
“Uhm, I want to learn slowly by fighting and fighting, but to be honest, my body is the limit. Her magic has almost run out while maintaining this.”
I nodded in agreement at her words as she patted the blue flame on her shoulder as if she loved it.
I have no intention of blaming you. Rather, there was even admiration. While maintaining the unfamiliar [True Flame] Throughout the battle, it caught up with half of the previously measured value.
In other words, once she gets used to it, she will be able to fight longer even after regaining her previous maximum time.
‘Still, it’s a bit regrettable.’
It is definitely a good thing that the battle duration has been extended. But in proportion to that, her firepower also died.
She had a knack for wiping out her enemies to the point where she felt refreshed just by looking at the instant firepower brought about by a one-point explosion of heat, which was like her trademark.
Except for the fact that his body was destroyed by the recoil, there was nothing like that explosion for show. But now I can’t see it.
There is no need to obsess over one of her skills to the point of damaging her own body unless she is a pervert who gets excited by rolling her body wildly.
So, depending on how to fill in the gaps created by the subtitles of her skills, she will be able to rise to a higher level.
“Sup, hoo…I’m ready now.”
She took a deep breath and her expression sharpened again after she was ready for battle. I must have felt that I stopped on purpose because of her pace.
Since I reached the front of the boss room, I no longer needed to catch Shizu, so I let him go in the air and changed the shadow into a suit suitable for battle.
At the same time, I put her magic in my hand and bounced it off.
Perfect!
What comes to mind is a loyal servant. A guy who bit off his malice toward me and was ready to spill blood.
“Grawl.”
“Kong!”
The light burst and a huge wolf appeared from behind. Immediately, I rubbed the neck of the guy who was flirting with me and put his face on me.
Since you don’t know what kind of enemies you might encounter, you summoned Growl that can be used reliably like soup. All actions here leave a video, so it’s better to hide my power as much as possible.
I can’t help Hive, Graul, and Kalion, who have already appeared openly, but it’s better to hide the others if possible.
Because of the nature of this world, you don’t know how many enemies there are inside the academy, and for what purpose they may be infiltrating.
Se-Rin Lee would already know, but she likes my raw reactions, so she won’t tell me that.
It is because she is the one who continues to have fun from the standpoint of her bystanders, within the line that her life is not in danger.
The one who shows up frequently recently is rather strange.
If you think about it differently, it also means that there are things that could be dangerous to me to the extent that she shows herself.
So I can’t be relieved unless I kill the god who makes fun of the world itself.
Now, later, forever.
“Let’s go.”
I went inside along with Rui Shirogane who silently agreed to my words.
