Chapter 919 – 919.Yggdrasil (7)
I looked out the window of my dorm and muttered to myself.
“Is it night now?”
It was dark outside.
However, I did not realize that it was night based on that information.
This 4th floor Umbra was a place that never saw the sun for its entire life due to the floating island on the 5th floor.
In other words, it is a place where there is darkness for 24 hours.
Nevertheless, the reason I recognized that it was night was because the scenery outside was quite different from before.
First of all, the darkness was a little deeper than when I arrived on the 4th floor.
I guessed that it was probably because as night fell, even the little light coming from the outside of the floating island disappeared.
And the second…
“Suddenly the city started to come to life.”
Beings suddenly roaming the city center.
So-called inhabitants of the night.
I’ve seen it on the first floor before.
The residents of the night are not a single race like the elves, the residents of the day, but live in harmony with several races.
Vampires, beastmen, etc…
Although there were residents whose appearance resembled humans, there were also many who felt distant from humans.
Wolf, fox, puppy, cat, etc…
‘The night resident on the first floor was so wary that I had a hard time talking to him, will he be okay here?’
But I never thought about going out and having a conversation.
‘Everyone is busy.’
Perhaps because the city was half destroyed, all the residents were working together to rebuild it.
In a situation like this, even if you go out and talk to them, you’ll just be labeled as an annoying summoner.
But…
‘It’s a bit weird to sleep like this. ‘Let’s go out and gather some information.’
I decided to go out for a walk and gather information.
After getting ready, it was time to leave.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Huh?”
Who is it at this hour? Could it be Hayeon or Spring?
I opened the door with questions in my head.
On the other side of the door…
“Are you trying to leave? “It just so happened.”
We were standing there in the middle of winter without even being able to properly say hello.
That too…
“I’m glad we didn’t get mixed up. “I almost froze to death~”
As the name suggests, he was wearing a thick coat as if he was welcoming winter.
..
..
“Now, here.”
“…”
What on earth is going on?
Just as I was about to go out, midwinter came upon me.
I don’t know what I heard about Midwinter, but she came to me alone and asked for some time.
That too…
“Ah, are you offended because I spoke informally?”
In the first meeting, informal language was being thrown around.
Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, and Han Ga-eul also did not speak informally when they first met.
This looks a bit like midsummer.
But that didn’t mean I felt bad.
Each has its own charm.
And the sight of him speaking informally in the middle of winter was quite charming.
“No. Are you okay.”
I responded informally to Midwinter’s informal speech.
“Haha, that’s good.”
So Midwinter and I decided to talk to each other as if we were the same age.
“What business did you call me for?
“Oh, I suddenly lost my voice. My business is simple. “Let’s have a fight.”
“… What?”
I don’t know how much Min Ha-yeon told me, but she must have basically told me quite a bit.
Even if I honestly told the whole story about myself, I had no intention of criticizing Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, and Han Ga-eul.
Because the whole situation wouldn’t be possible without including my story.
When Midwinter asked for some time, I naturally took it as meaning to talk for a while and accepted it.
However…
“Why are you hesitating? “You really don’t want to fight with a lowlife like me?”
I had no idea that it meant bringing them to the barracks training camp and fighting.
“I went to see if my sisters were sleeping. And don’t worry, I will never tell my sisters that we are fighting now.
I scratched my head and answered as if making excuses.
“No, it’s not like that. “There’s no reason to fight all of a sudden.”
As I said, I had absolutely no reason to fight midwinter right now.
Not an enemy, not a training partner.
We even met for the first time today, and we didn’t even say hello properly.
I couldn’t help but be embarrassed when he suddenly asked me to fight in such a state…
But Midwinter seemed to have no intention of leaving.
“I heard from Hayeon that she is very strong. I’m curious. “What level of skill do you have?”
First of all, it didn’t seem like there was any complicated relationship involved in why he was fighting with me.
It seemed like he just wanted to check my true skills.
But that…
“I’m sorry, but that’s why I don’t want to fight.”
It couldn’t be a reason to fight.
Midwinter frowned and began to grumble at me.
“No, what should I do if he follows me obediently and then suddenly refuses!?”
“Then you should have told me in advance before bringing him in. “The purpose is to fight.”
“No…”
Midwinter narrowed his eyes, tilted his head, and muttered as if he was talking to himself.
“Ah… “Didn’t I tell you that?”
What? This nonsense…
It didn’t feel particularly bad.
Rather, it was nice to know for sure what kind of character it was.
But midwinter doesn’t care about my feelings…
“Oh, please, just one game! “I just want to check my skills!”
It seemed like he wanted to fight me no matter what.
“There is no reason for me to check my skills from you.”
I was not in the same military as Midwinter, nor was I even a member of the same party as her.
I have no reason to prove her helplessness to her…
“Yes!!”
“… ?”
“You’re the leader of your sisters! “I need to know what your skills are!”
There is…
After giving such a reasonable reason, there was no way for me to escape either.
‘If other guys did it, you could just ignore it, but Bom is still your younger brother.’
Even though we met for the first time today, Midwinter was the younger brother of Hanbom and Han Gaeul, and also Min Ha-yeon’s close younger brother.
There was no justification for coldly refusing.
However, it was also unfair for her to get into a fight without warning.
Should I fight a fight that has no benefit? It was a moment I wanted to have.
‘Ah! ‘That would be great!’
It occurred to me.
How can I go beyond putting the mermaid named Midwinter in the net and make her come up on my boat voluntarily…
I nodded with a sigh.
“Good. “I will deal with you.”
“Oh yeah! Well, right now…”
“You can’t just do it instead.”
“You just can’t do that?”
I answered the question with hand gestures rather than with my mouth.
Midwinter saw the hologram window that appeared in front of him along with my hand gesture and understood what I meant.
“Ah… Duel?”
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Suho Seong challenged Midwine to a duel.
Victory Rewards: …
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In Yggdrasil, in addition to the Colosseum, there is a content called ‘Duel’ where legal fights are possible.
I have experienced a total of two duels.
The first was a duel involving provocation in the middle of summer, and the second was a duel with 100 people on the first floor.
Although the duel does not raise the dead like the Colosseum, it immediately divides the winner and loser once it reaches a near-death situation.
There is quite a difference in skill between me and Midwinter, so there won’t be a situation where we get seriously hurt.
But no one knows what will happen in this world.
‘Actually, the most important thing is compensation.’
While I was laughing to myself, Midwinter looked closely at the hologram window and furrowed her brows.
“It’s nice to do it, but the victory reward shown here… “Did you write it yourself?”
“Yes, I wrote it.”
The identity of the reward that made Midwinter furrow his brows…
“No, this is a bit…” .”
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Victory Reward: The loser must obey the winner’s orders for a week. (Orders related to money or material are not allowed. For other orders, one day is added if disobeyed)
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Simple and clear compensation.
Compensation that only requires work and does not include money or material things.
In the meantime, Kang Han-na’s meaningful voice was heard.
[Disobey that order… Did you include it as part of it?]
One day added for disobeying orders.
‘Yes, I added it on purpose.’
[Shouldn’t I put that in? Just keep ignoring orders and that’s it.]
As Kang Han-na said, disobeying that order was essentially an additional matter that could invalidate the compensation.
Is there an additional period? All you have to do is disobey orders for the rest of your life.
Nevertheless, I…
‘Do not worry. ‘Because I put it there on purpose.’
I had no intention of deleting that addition.
[What… You must have put it in because you had an idea in mind. All right.]
As soon as I persuaded Kang Han-na like that, she opened her mouth as if Midwinter was in a bad mood.
“No, no matter how much I think about this…”
The victory reward was a sentence that could easily be misunderstood by women’s standards.
And Midwinter looked like he really misunderstood the compensation part I had written.
“Excuse me… “Isn’t this what I thought?”
“That’s it?”
I pretended not to know and tilted her head.
Midwinter, who was asked a question in response, furrowed her brows again and spoke to me.
“And… Since Hayeon praised me like that, I thought it was a little different. “In the end, he was the same guy as the other guys.”
In fact, the reaction in the middle of winter was normal.
Even if he was a man, he wouldn’t sign a contract to give orders carelessly in Yggdrasil.
Midwinter probably knows that better.
Being in a battlefield like this in a woman’s body, it would be impossible not to know.
I nodded, pretending to understand.
“Well, it’s a phrase that’s perfect for misunderstanding.”
“No, it’s even weirder not to misunderstand!”
“You’re mistaken… “You’re Bom’s younger brother, right?”
“Okay… Ji?”
He seemed to have paused because he was embarrassed by the strange question.
I explained it to her so as not to misunderstand her.
“You said you heard about me from Bom and Hayeon, right?”
“… Yes, I heard.”
“Then I understand. “There’s no way I would give a strange order to you, Bom’s younger brother.”
“…”
He seemed a little offended when I mentioned Hanbom’s name.
“I’m sorry if I offended you. “Let’s pretend this duel never happened.”
When I tried to cancel the duel, Midwinter shouted in surprise.
“Ha, let’s do it! Let’s do it!”
Then he quickly clicked accept without giving me time to press cancel.
I smiled secretly as I looked at the hologram that appeared before my eyes.
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Midwinter has accepted your challenge for a duel.
The duel begins in one minute.
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‘Good.’
The Little Mermaid was caught in the net.
I smiled and said to Midwinter.
“Then let’s start away.”
“… Okay.”
Midwinter nodded his head and immediately began to distance himself from me.
I distanced myself from Midwinter and immediately cast [Soul Summoning].
Of course, the one who responded to my summons…
(Ughhohoho…You called me again.)
He was a gravedigger.
If I had time, I would have wanted to call another soul, but…
“Sorry. “I didn’t have time, so I had no choice but to call again.”
There was no time to check the categories because Midwinter suddenly agreed to the duel.
However, after hearing my apology, the gravedigger instead smiled and shook his head.
(Rather, thank you for calling me. You were so saggy last time that I was worried that you might not sing anymore.)
Fortunately, the gravedigger seemed to have recovered his condition again.
“Thank god. “Then please.”
As soon as the gravedigger heard my request, he immediately entered my body.
Clearly, the gravedigger’s soul entered my body easily.
But as soon as the soul entered my body…
‘Kya… I always feel this, this is no joke.’
An unknown sensation began to swirl through my body like a whirlpool.
After obtaining the gravekeeper’s body, the remaining time is…
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Time remaining: 30 seconds
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30 seconds.
There was still room.
I took my time and checked out the midwinter scene across the street.
Midwinter had taken off the thick coat she had been wearing earlier and was stretching into her tank top.
The funny thing was that she was stretching and her body was shaking.
‘What? ‘I don’t think it’s that cold here.’
If I think about it, when Midwinter came to visit me earlier, she was wearing an excessively thick coat.
The 4th floor is colder than the 3rd floor, but it’s not so cold that I shiver…
However, the doubt she harbored within her quickly cooled down as time passed.
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Time remaining: 21 seconds
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I checked the remaining time and spoke to Midwinter as if I was talking to myself.
“If you’re scared, please tell me. “I’ll stop right away.”
It was a faint provocation that could hardly be called a provocation.
And that faint provocation…
“You better be careful, right? “There used to be a lot of men like you here, but now we can’t even say hello.”
It worked well.
Midwinter wrinkled her pretty face and got ready to lunge at me.
As I watched Midwinter pose like that, I took out her side and started swinging it lightly.
Midwinter swallowed his saliva as he looked at the huge side he had never seen before.
You’ve probably never seen such an unusual type of weapon.
As I looked at Midwinter’s tense appearance, I realized that there were 3 seconds left, and 3 seconds later…
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The duel begins!
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As soon as a hologram like a warning window appeared, midwinter rushed towards me.
It wasn’t just a rush.
Shoot!
“First and foremost, win!!”
It was flying as if its entire body was clothed in the wind.
I smiled as I saw the midwinter flying in.
‘We’re going to fight anyway, so let’s just see what kind of ability elemental magic has.’
