Chapter 83 – Those Who Come (6)
Ten for ten, hundred for a hundred.
A group assignment that everyone avoids when you ask university students.
At Korean universities, these group assignments are mandatory.
Also in many places.
The reason is that the current era of dungeon raiding is done by team, not by individual.
The higher you go to the dungeon, the tougher the terrain becomes, and the higher the risk.
Various traps, raids by highly intelligent monsters, and harsh natural environments that are difficult to experience in real life.
In order to flexibly deal with numerous incidents and accidents that can happen unexpectedly, hunters from various professions must come together as a team.
That’s why Korean universities form teams by semester.
The number of people is 5 people.
All you have to do is submit a list of five like-minded people within the period.
Then, isn’t the difference in strength between teams becoming too great?
Right.
It gets worse.
However, it is difficult to see it as an advantage.
Professors at Korea University objectify each team’s strength in numbers.
Then, the divided teams are given different practice tasks and test tasks.
As a result, even the so-called aces, who are ranked first in each position, don’t get along well with each other.
Then if you get caught in a really tough dungeon and screw it up, everything will go to hell.
“The team formation period is one week, so don’t forget to gather 5 people and submit the list before then.”
“Yes.”
A notice from the 3rd grade department representative I met after a long time.
As soon as the conversation is over, Shin Yoo-jung puts her arm around my shoulder.
“Hey, who puts you, me, and Im Na-eun into the three, and the rest?”
It’s very natural for me and Lim Na-eun to think that they will be together.
She pretended to be curt as she suddenly burst into playfulness and removed the guy’s arm from her shoulder.
“Why are you so sure I’ll be with you?”
“What?”
A violent shock rippled across the boy’s face.
He looks at me with a bewildered face, as if he hadn’t expected me to say such a thing.
Well, since he’s a close friend, she seems to think she knew it for sure.
“Since we know each other, of course I thought we would be together… , You didn’t have such a complacent thought, did you?”
It may sound cold-hearted, but being a hunter is a job that only survives long when you are calm.
What the team needs as a hunter is not a close person, but a hunter with the ability I need.
What would happen if I chose a companion on the road who is not going anywhere, but who is heading to the point of death if I get carried away just because I am close to him?
It’s just getting along well, holding hands and diving into hell.
The guy knows that too.
So, even though you’re wrinkling your face like that right now, you can’t say anything to me.
“Therefore… , Who do you want to be with?”
“…….”
It keeps saying ‘You don’t have any friends’ from a few days ago.
But what?
When I came back after meeting Yoon Ji-an, I was at a loss for words because I had no friends to meet in person, but not now.
“There must be a lot of people who want to be with me.”
As I turned my gaze around, the guy’s gaze also turned around.
Countless eyes looking at this side.
You probably don’t know that it’s for me, not for you.
Shin Yoo-jung bites her lower lip.
I’m curious.
Now, with so many options for me, how will you pull me in?
The guy who was glaring at me with a complicated gaze lowered his head and let out a big breath.
“Okay, if nothing else, I admit you’re a hot seller as a team member.”
The boy raises his head again.
Unlike a little while ago, the complex messy emotions revealed in the eyes are well organized.
It means that the guy’s complicated state of mind has been sorted out.
It is not for nothing that they say that the eyes are the windows to the soul.
“But you know that no matter how good a mage you are, a tank is absolutely necessary on your team, right?”
“Well… , Right.”
To be honest, I think I don’t need a tanker if I can do my best, but I can’t do that.
“Among the kids who are drooling over you right now, there are quite a few tanks. By the way!”
He points to my chest with his thumb and continues.
“Among them, I am the best option.”
Heh heh, look at this guy.
“The reason is?”
“Because I have better grades than them.”
I thought he was a hot-tempered person who just ran into his personality, but he knows how to preach logically more than I thought.
I see you again a little bit.
But that’s still not enough.
“I admit that you have the best skills. But just because people with good grades form a team doesn’t mean it’s good again.”
“That… , Right.”
As the power of the team increases, the difficulty of the corresponding task also increases.
That is why it is not enough to be persuasive just by recklessly getting high grades.
The guy has one more.
A clear reason why you should choose yourself, not those who sneak up on you from afar.
Does the guy really know that?
The guy who was nervously chewing on his lips removed his lips as if he remembered something.
“Because they are friendly!”
Hey, get this right
You can’t blindly pick a team member to enter a dungeon just because you’re friendly.
“They and I are doggingaegin. Then we should choose someone we are close to.”
But what if I have to choose one of the people who have the ability I need, and one of them is close to me?
It pulls
Being friendly also means that it is easier to match hands and feet than others.
If you have the ability, there is no reason to keep away from close friends.
I thought I’d give a little praise to the guy who found the answer brilliantly.
“Are you okay, bastard?!”
The ending sucks.
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College life is quite enjoyable.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s the first time, but it makes me think that time is passing fast.
But why do I feel so relieved after all the classes for the day?
“Shall we have dinner together with the lady after a long time?”
Shin Yoo-jung, who was supposed to return home with her, fell away.
I’m going to go in for a drink with a friend because I’m mad at you for teasing me earlier.
Then, as if he didn’t want me to misunderstand him, he emphasized the word ‘female friend’.
Well, he knows a lot, and he talks about men and women as if he was quick, but if you look closely, he’s a very shy guy.
Even teasing tastes good.
[This station….]
Get off the bus and walk slowly towards the house.
As you walk, the scenery around you slowly changes.
The number of people decreases, and the height of buildings decreases and becomes shabby at the same time.
I am walking slowly, keeping my eyes on the familiar appearance, but suddenly the surroundings start to shake.
Like ripples in a calm lake.
At the same time, the surrounding mana begins to fluctuate.
Blue magic power surged up from everywhere, and a hemispherical membrane about 10 meters in diameter spread around me.
“… This is a barrier.”
Barrier.
It is a kind of barrier created by pouring enormous magical energy.
Why is it suddenly here….
“Does a dungeon appear here… ?”
It can’t be.
One of the most obvious signs when a dungeon is created is that the magic level around it increases, and I can see magic with my own eyes, so I can’t miss it.
Even here outside Seoul.
I understand that the barrier system is only installed in the center of Seoul.
“Ah, this is true.”
He tousled his head in frustration.
It seems like I’m stuck here without moving.
There are only two ways to unlock the barrier.
Enter the unlock code, or break it.
None of them are easy.
Barrier is a magical defense shield that has dramatically increased internal defense.
Its strength is enough to easily block the attacks of S-class hunters a few times.
So it’s impossible to wake up with this body, and what’s left is the unlock code….
“How do I know that?”
Unlock codes are administered only by the government.
In other words, to unlock this, the Hunter Association staff must receive the unlock code and unlock it.
If this barrier was triggered by a sign of a dungeon occurrence, of course the association staff would be dispatched, but this was triggered strangely in many ways.
“Why all of a sudden….”
I know that the probability of a false activation of the barrier converges to almost zero.
It’s not even cheap enough to be installed on the outskirts like this.
Then.
“Someone deliberately installed it here….”
Even picking out when I pass by here.
“Does that make sense?”
Hardly ever understand
As far as I know, barrier is a technology that can only be used with government approval.
“Hmm.”
I went to the edge and touched the magic barrier.
You can feel the inner structure of the tightly woven threads of very thin and hard magical power.
“Well?”
My mana flowed into the barrier spread thinly, and the structure of the entire hemispherical barrier was drawn in my mind.
What is this.
“It’s a bit sloppy… ?”
Not all, but here and there, there are less dense parts.
There’s no way a real barrier could be this lax.
Could this be a fake made by Barrier?
“If we do this, we might be able to break through.”
All barriers, including barriers, become hardened only when one condition is met.
Be consistent, not lax anywhere.
Otherwise, cracks will occur from the flimsy part.
Same here.
If I use my magical power to pierce the conspicuously fragile parts, the surroundings will naturally collapse.
Let’s try….
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Kim Dojin. I’m a little late.”
A voice came out of nowhere from behind.
I stopped what I was doing and turned my head, and there was a man wearing a white mask.
“My name is K, and I am a member of the ‘zodiac.'”
“Zodiac?”
It’s the first name I’ve heard.
“A villain?”
“Um… , I do not know. It is difficult to say clearly about our division because there are many opinions within our organization.”
… It sounds like a ragtag collection of indistinguishable miscellaneous things.
Did I get it wrong
“How did you install the barrier? The government must be thoroughly managing this.”
“Our organization is strong enough to break through the security of the South Korean government.”
In a word, you stole it.
However, it seems that the security was not completely penetrated.
If that were the case, there wouldn’t be such a poor result.
“Looking at how I activated it right when I came, it looks like I have some business to do… , So what’s the matter?”
“Of course, I’m here to make a recruitment offer.”
Ah, so you were a scout?
She has blonde hair and speaks fluent Korean, but judging from her accent, she seems to be a foreigner….
I am sorry to those who have come so far.
No matter how much I promised to live my life….
“It’s a bit like having enemies in a group without roots. Sorry.”
You should be polite to scouts who come from afar.
After bowing deeply and bowing, I immediately turned my back.
Then he speaks from behind.
“Well, I didn’t think that my sincerity would go through at once. This barrier lasts up to three days, until then, talk with me….”
Yeah, I hate it
Three days in this small place with a man? There’s no way.
He immediately turned his mana into sharp claws, grabbed the flimsy part of the counterfeit barrier, and tore it apart.
Dismissed!
A small crack that eventually appeared.
Inconsistent defenses are so easy to break.
Even more so for someone who can see it, like me.
Kwajangchang!
With the sound of glass windows breaking, the hemispherical magic screen surrounding them shattered.
“…… !”
Even with the mask on, I can see them saying, ‘I’m really surprised right now.’
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time. Goodbye then.”
I’m going to have dinner with my mother-in-law.
