Chapter 261 – Chapter 261 Hero Academy (3-68)
In the middle of the day, when I was walking towards Yeriel with Seongsu Ah on my back, he spoke to me in a calm voice as if whispering from behind.
“… Thank you.”
“Yes?”
Seo Ji-eun looked at me and thanked me with a modest pose.
She was in a sudden out of the blue situation, but she felt it was a token of appreciation for what had happened earlier.
It was just vague.
Was it because of saving her life, or about her magical seizure, or because I didn’t tell Yeriel….
‘Or is it because he’s so fucking cool?’
[….]
‘Why? You can say thank you for being cool.’
[….]
Honey show? Say something?
As I put on a thoughtful expression, Seo Ji-eun smiled and opened her mouth.
“Thank you all. Everything that happened today.”
“Could it be that the honeymoon was also included?”
“Pooh…. No. It hurt a little bit.”
It felt like the quiet, dreary atmosphere from earlier had been ventilated for a moment.
It wasn’t an atmosphere where you could just laugh and talk, but there was no need to be overly dark.
While walking back like that, Seo Ji-eun asked.
“Just now… Did Instructor Seong Soo-ho do the magic?”
“You could say you’re half right.”
“… Okay.”
As Seo Ji-eun’s expression brightened, she continued to ask.
“How did you do it? Is it like invalidation?”
“Well… It’s similar, but honestly, it’s not something I can tell you.”
“….”
She began to show a slight look of disappointment.
“It would be more accurate to say that it is not something that can be taught rather than that it cannot be taught.”
“Ah….”
She looked around, but she must have understood.
In fact, in the case of magic, it was safe to say that there was no system at all compared to Stra.
In the case of Stra, it is established as an academic element, so if you have magic power, you can learn it with effort, whereas this world can be seen as a league only for talented people.
And by saying she was, it meant that she couldn’t teach her well because she didn’t know how she learned.
In addition, the dismantling technique I used on her was very difficult for her to learn.
You must learn the magic circle.
If you try to learn the basic magic circle system, Seong Soo-ah and Seo Ji-eun will be able to learn enough if they try.
The problem is using the magic circle….
Since I also had a bracelet that activates the magic circle in Stra, I was able to start.
However, the item was not developed in this world, and it was impossible to make it carelessly.
[It would be possible if it belonged to a ship, but the material of the outside world… If you try to make a thing that causes a big change in that world in another world, an astronomical amount of energy is consumed.]
‘Yeah~’
Information provided by the CEO.
For example, if there was a substance that could bring out similar performance in both worlds, it could be made at a similar energy cost.
However, it was said that if you try to make something in a world where there is no similar item, such as a bracelet used for magic circles, it will consume a huge amount of energy.
‘Hey… Didn’t the young warrior even get a shooting jewel for Viola? Enel must have spent a lot of money back then?’
The result was a mess….
Seo Ji-eun returned to her starting point and thanked her again.
“If it wasn’t for the instructor, I would have ended there. Thank you very much.”
“… If you appreciate that much, can I ask you a favor?”
“?”
“That….”
I asked Seo Ji-eun what I had been wanting to find out before.
“What gifts do women like?”
“….”
It was a conversation that didn’t fit the atmosphere at all, but Seo Ji-eun heard me and she immediately started to get into trouble.
And the twenty questions began.
How long have you met? Are you a co-worker? Do you like to dress up your appearance? Do you like meaningful gifts? Etc….
And finally….
“How much do you like it?”
“Fairly?”
“….”
I didn’t carelessly express my feelings about likability.
I’m the only one who’s in trouble if I make the other person infer for nothing while receiving a gift recommendation.
Seo Ji-eun closed her eyes and followed me, and after thinking about it, she told me one item.
“How about the music box?”
“Aha….”
It was the perfect gift.
She thought it was a decent gift considering she hadn’t known Cho Seo-hyun for a while.
It’s not expensive, it’s effective as an ornament, and it’s also meaningful as a gift to someone you have a crush on….
[It seems like a suitable gift.]
‘Great. Now design….’
It was a moment to ask such an important design question.
“—__——__….”
“… Damn it.”
It must have been heard from a distance, but the booming sound reverberated and spread to the wall where we were standing.
Then I heard a running sound, it was coming towards us.
[The voice is different from other beings. That guy.]
It was the worst.
They haven’t met Yeriel yet, Seong Soo-ah faints, and Seo Ji-eun is also protected.
But suddenly one problem was solved in such a worst-case scenario.
“Instructor Seong Soo-ho, please drop me off.”
“Yes?”
“Uh?”
Suah Seong suddenly stood up, and after she got off my back, she started talking.
“First, avoid it quickly.”
“Uh… When did you wake up?”
“That… Bar, I just woke up hearing a noise. Quickly.”
Seong Soo-ah erased her face, which had lost its blood, and returned to her neat face.
Although, unlike usual, her hair was disheveled and her underwear showed through….
The three of us quickly started running in the direction we assumed Yeriel was coming.
“_—__———….”
Started getting closer.
At least that guy was on the slow side because he didn’t jump on all fours unlike the monster creatures I’ve met so far.
The problem was that the one who ran away was also not very good physically.
‘… I can’t do it.’
I mumbled over the communication and stopped my running feet and turned around.
When I suddenly stopped, Seong Soo-ah and Seo Ji-eun looked surprised and stopped together and started talking urgently.
“Instructor Sung Soo-ho! What are you doing? Hurry!”
“Instructor!”
“… Go like this. I’ll try to pull the time somehow.”
I didn’t say it because I wanted to be cool.
If you run away like this, the only ending is to be caught.
Seong Soo-ah grabbed my shoulder as if pulling me and shouted.
“Now what do you mean! We must run away quickly!”
“… Instructor Seong Soo-ah, we will definitely be caught at this rate.”
“Well, if that happens, everyone together!”
“… Now Instructor Seong Soo-ah, and cadet Seo Ji-eun. Everything just gets in the way of me.”
“Yeah, but….”
“Instructor Seong Soo-ah, think about our position. The cadet next to me now.”
Seong Soo-ah heard my words and began to stumble while biting his lip.
As I said, Sung Soo-ah had already suffered from mana exhaustion and was unable to use his magic.
In addition, Seo Ji-eun is in a state that can even cause her magical seizures.
I was the only one who could actually fight right now.
From Seong Soo-ah’s point of view, she couldn’t abandon her colleagues, but the safety of the cadet next to her was definitely important.
Seong Soo-ah closed her eyes tightly and, as if grasping the reality, grabbed Seo Ji-eun’s arm and started running.
“… I will believe you.”
“School, Instructor!”
“If I find Yeriel, I will definitely bring her back!”
It was fortunate.
Rather than saying that Seongsu had abandoned me, he believed in me to some extent and properly grasped the situation.
He said that since he had the skills he had shown before, he believed in them.
As soon as I saw the two of them leaving, I put an ordinary arrow on my bowstring and shot it at the cave wall.
Taang~
Arrows that did not use a magic circle bounced off the wall and made a metal sound, which echoed through the cave and spread far away.
“—__—!!”
“There is a response.”
I wanted to chase the sound of the two people running and miss it, but it seemed to react to the sound of the arrow and run towards me.
And right there, turning and appearing from afar, ran toward me.
The cloak had already been burned in places and was close to rags, and the hole in the shoulder I had pierced earlier was still there.
I said while hanging the superconducting arrow on the bowstring.
“Let’s fire one shot.”
Faaaaang!
I aimed for the one that couldn’t use one arm properly, so I shot an arrow towards it, but I evaded it as if I was rolling sideways.
‘… You know how to avoid it.’
[It seems that the arrow that penetrated earlier and the magic of Seongsuah were effective.]
As Armonia said, unlike the overwhelming atmosphere I felt when I first saw her, she was showing a pretty tired look now.
After just dodging once, it rolled to the side and gasped, watching me.
However, while being wary, he continued to look around.
‘What? Are you looking for Seongsu?’
Part of the cloak was burnt so I could see some of his expression.
Until now, monsters had just screamed and attacked like zombies, but this guy was different.
It had a human face to some extent.
It was the feeling of constantly looking for someone while being wary of me.
And now that guy’s behavior… It was an opportunity for me.
‘… Let’s shoot.’
First of all, it turned out that the first-level arrows were ineffective.
Even if I was tired now, there was no law telling me not to run to me while snatching the arrow again.
‘Armonia, let Lena stand by.’
[I’d rather send Lena now….]
‘No, it’s a last resort.’
It might be a monstrous creature she had seen earlier, but the one who used magic was very difficult for Lena to deal with.
I hung the arrow on the bowstring and focused on the arrow as much as possible.
So far, I’ve never had a problem that couldn’t be solved in 2 steps.
But the world doesn’t know.
The environment and the opponent were completely different from the guys I’ve met so far.
The cave could have collapsed, or in the worst case, the opponent could have blocked or evaded my attack.
“—__——ㅡㅡ—!!!!”
The guy started to use his magic as he ran towards me screaming beyond the screams he had been screaming so far.
Now, if I want to deal with that monstrous monster….
‘That means he’s the guy who can’t seem to find an answer other than this!’
I let go of the bowstring while shouting through the communication.
***
Drooling….
“Yes?”
As she flew, Yariel sensed the interior of the dungeon shaking violently, and she paused.
Yeriel looked around her and muttered, and flew away again.
“I thought it was a gimmick. By the way… Is this the right direction for you?”
Yeriel was moving as fast as she could in the direction Seongsuho had told her.
She even shouted names every time in between, just in case she passed by.
And after about ten minutes of flying like that, she was able to meet the two people.
“Yeriel!”
“Are you okay?”
Yeriel let out a sigh of relief as she looked at the two of them, and she immediately began asking after her.
But as she was relieved, she noticed something odd.
“… Who is the other?”
“I’m blocking myself! We have to go fast!”
Seongsuah explained the whole situation to Yeriel in a short time, and she also informed that Seongsuho was in danger.
Yeriel opened her mouth by launching the two of them into the air without even having time to conflict.
“It is rather dangerous here. You’d better come with me.”
“Yes!”
Yeriel took the two of them and quickly moved to the place where they left the Holy Guardian.
The distance the two had traveled took less than three minutes to reach.
“This… This….”
As soon as they arrived, Sung Soo-ah sat down on the spot with empty eyes.
The dungeon itself was sitting on the floor where Seongsuho was located earlier.
It was nothing more and nothing less than a blocked road that was colorless to describe it as a space.
Looking at Sung Soo-ah, who was sitting helplessly, Yeriel pondered.
‘… Are they really buried in this pile of stones?’
A thousand thoughts began to flow into Yeriel’s mind.
And all those thoughts came down to responsibility.
‘Let’s go back. Taking the two of them is more important than recovering the body.’
It was a cold-hearted idea that could have been cruel, but Yeriel was determined to prioritize the safety of the two of them.
Yeriel approached Seong Soo-ah and Seo Ji-eun, who were looking at the pile of stones with empty eyes.
“Let’s go back at once. Go and send another searcher….”
“… Go first.”
Seong Soo-ah approached the pile of stones, and she said with tears in her eyes.
“I… I’ll try to find more somehow….”
“Seongsu-ah….”
Seong Soo-ah’s calm and calm appearance, which she usually showed, had long since disappeared.
With despair and madness in her eyes, she began to remove small stones with her bare hands in front of the pile of stones.
“Stop….”
It was the moment when Yeriel muttered to Sung Soo-ah with her pitiful eyes.
Someone spoke from behind her.
“Instructor Sung Soo-ah, please stop.”
“Yes?”
“Uh?”
Yeriel and Seo Ji-eun turned around and confirmed the owner of the voice with a wary look.
Seong Soo-ho came out of the darkness dressed in rags and barely spoke.
“Instructor Sung Soo-ah… Then her finger hurts.”
