chapter 38
one-man victory
‘I thought you were too cocky.’
After sacrificing Kim Seok-cheol, I thought, ‘Isn’t it too arrogant?’
The plan is to see a stable ending by controlling variables and proceeding only with routes that can be covered.
It sounded very plausible, but when I rechecked it, the feasibility was absurd.
But fortunately, Kim Seok-cheol and Ki Joo-sun were very good together.
This is because the host was looking for the perfect intersection of equipment and magic based on the mana circuit, and Kim Seok-cheol showed great potential in that equipment part.
Kim Seok-cheol has ambitions to become a nobleman and achieve great success as a blacksmith, so it was clear that riding the research student tree would be an advantage.
The problem was that this was not intentional at all.
‘I just couldn’t control the same situation, but what about blocking variables?’
From the fact that even the students couldn’t shake it off right away, and using the trump card, to Meili, who already clings to me and doesn’t fall off.
As soon as I made up my mind, I could see how absurd the plan was to the extent that it failed.
Now, as a result, it’s just a good thing, so I couldn’t guarantee that it would always come out like this.
‘Isn’t it right to do what I can and then go to the side where I can hit it?’
The biggest difference between playing the game and actually playing in the game is that you can’t see everything objectively.
When I watched the game on the monitor screen, even if I tried to empathize with the character, it wasn’t too bad, and I could treat it as a completely independent person.
Now that I came in, I started to think of myself as Lee Seok-hyun, and of course everything felt like my job.
No, I’m sure I’ll really die if I die, so my job was really right.
As a result, I naturally became selfish, and I had no choice but to roll my head in my favor rather than the best judgment.
Variable control in this situation.
It was a story that even a passing dog would laugh at.
‘Then… the first thing to do is to make money.’
All of the profits I made last time were poured into buying magic crystals, so now it’s at a level of nothing.
Although Mirinae Academy gave me a scholarship, it was absurdly insufficient for what I wanted to do in the future.
And if I didn’t pass the midterm and final exams, which I will be taking in the future, I couldn’t really guarantee the scholarship.
For this part, you need to find a way to make money by going out on a regular basis every weekend, so put that aside for now.
First, we arrived at the Budokan and simply relaxed.
“Oh what, you came early? Seokhyun-ah, can you do the same fight again, like last time?”
“Woo Do-hyun, are you already cowardly setting the order?”
While doing simple stretching and relaxing in the middle of the gymnasium, Woo Do-hyun and Mi Ju-ran appeared.
Both of them applied for all subjects only in martial arts, so it was only natural for the children to be here.
“Hello Mary.”
“Oh, there was Mary too. Goodbye!”
“Yes, bye.”
As soon as Mei-ri received the greetings from Woo Do-hyun and Mi Ju-ran, she poked her head behind me and waved her hand.
It’s not like I’m treating a person like a piece of hide-and-seek, it’s true.
Mary was really doing everything she could to be allowed only ‘because she’s May Lee’.
“But why did you come so soon? Haven’t you eaten?”
“ah.”
Upon hearing Mijuran’s words, I realized that I had come to the Budokan without stopping by the restaurant.
When I asked why I didn’t take classes at the Budokan and I was in the first place in the dance hall, that’s what it was.
‘In the game, the meal time was solved with one skip button.’
Now you have to move all the parts yourself and take care of them.
Looking back, it was very rare to have a proper meal after entering the game.
Luckily, when I was at the inn, I ate the rice that the hostess provided for me.
There was that too, so I just added it unconsciously, and I never consciously ate it.
‘I have to take care of every detail.’
Mayi followed me without thinking, so she looked like me, not thinking about eating at all.
At first, I wondered if he was hungry because he hadn’t been active all day today.
“I’m not hungry.”
“Oh yeah.”
Before I even asked if all the expressions were showing on her face, Mayri gave an answer first.
“But why are you here?”
When I thought that I should take care of these details in the future, Woo Do-hyun opened his mouth with a curious face.
“What are you talking about?”
“I was so happy that I forgot, but that guyard professor said you wouldn’t be able to attend a dance class?”
“Oh, that’s right. I heard it too. I remember you saying that with a lot of regret.”
“why me?”
Also, I thought it was very good that I decided not to block the variables.
I don’t even know that something related to me is already going on in a place I don’t know, what control?
There was one thing I could guess, so I wasn’t too upset.
There was only one reason why Guynard felt sorry and couldn’t attend the martial arts class.
“Because of course you have to take my class.”
Akasa’s words sounded amazingly as if he was aiming only for this timing.
She appeared in front of us in a comfortable outfit and continued talking calmly.
“I had a lot to deal with in class, so I was late to deliver it to you. So I went to a restaurant, but it wasn’t there.”
But oddly enough, he was preparing to warm up like this.
As soon as Akasa saw me, she immediately started pouring praises and slowly approached me.
‘Wow, this is really bad.’
It was something I felt from the first meeting, but Akasa’s whole body was a weapon itself.
Even the seemingly simple steps seemed to be capable of tearing and killing people at any time, and the eyes themselves were clearly different from those of ordinary people.
If I had the energy of a beast by eating Woongbak’s inner altar, then Akasa was born as a beast.
“It’s also a good choice not to eat. If you’re still in class, it’s probably better to empty your stomach than to vomit during class.”
Akasa, who spit out eerie lines with a bright smile, grabbed the back of my neck like a puppy puppy.
“I’m sorry, but I’ve been wanting it since yesterday, wouldn’t it be dissatisfying if I took it first?”
“I am.”
“Disciples do not accept disagreements because it is the norm to completely follow the instructions of the master.”
“…”
Akasa is talking like that, but who else can answer me?
Even Mayri looked at the situation without saying anything, blinking her eyes with a blank expression.
Woo Do-hyun and Mi Ju-ran seemed to have been nervous before, so they put their feet together and quietly nodded their heads.
As soon as Akasa confirmed that no complaints were heard, she applied strength to her legs and jumped straight into the air.
“Let’s go, my disciple.”
I grabbed her hand and, without any resistance, soared straight into the sky.
Being kidnapped like this.
‘If I avoided the research student, Akasa would kidnap me…’
It was just like avoiding a wolf and meeting a tiger.
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Akasa’s one-man succession.
It was a one-man lore because he liked his words, but in fact, it was just a one-man lore because I wondered if there was one person with such a condition.
Perhaps, if the conditions were met, it would have spread as widely as other horrors.
‘It’s because the conditions are crazy.’
Everyone is born with mana, and uses that mana to train their body.
However, Akasa’s one-person tradition requires a body that cannot use mana and has a body similar to that trained by a person with mana.
In a word, it was nonsense to ask that paper airplanes perform similar to real airplanes.
‘And I did that.’
Akasa repeated leaps while stepping in the air, then put me down in a secluded place and brought me comfortable clothes.
Looking around, I noticed that there was a house nearby and a gymnasium in front of it, so it looked like the place where Akasa lived.
“Um… I don’t know where to start… Let’s start with the name? I’m Akasa Ardel.”
“I’m Lee Seok-hyun.”
As soon as I changed my clothes, Akasa went straight to class because time was running out.
She asked me some questions to check my condition.
“You’re the body I’ve seen that can’t use mana, right?”
“yes.”
“If you can feel the energy of mana, is it natural mana?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“excellent.”
Akasa said so sincerely and tapped my shoulder a couple of times.
I think I want to express that I am proud of it.
It was embarrassing that I was not good at human relationships.
‘It was more of a lack of mana than not being able to use it.’
There was a big difference between not being able to use mana and not having it.
Of course, Akasa, who had no way of knowing this part, continued to speak.
“Then, before I start training in earnest, it’s my turn to tell you the name of my personal legend.”
Akasa heightened the tension with a look of preparing to be very surprised.
‘Because you know everything, you have to react better.’
Since I already knew the information, I prepared my heart to meet Akasa’s expectations as much as possible.
“One-man succession that will be passed down from generation to generation, you will be my successor and heir to follow in the footsteps of the one-man tradition.”
Akasa, who was filled with contradictory rhetoric, gave a triumphant expression.
I immediately applauded the seals and actively demonstrated my social skills.
“Wow, caterpillar! I’m really looking forward to it.”
“…I feel like I’m trying too hard.”
“…”
Failed.