Chapter 30 – {Mock Battle and Isena} 2
{Mock Battle and Isena}
At my call, Isena looked at me with a startled reaction.
[I really hate Hyun-i… Minhye and I seemed to be close… Does Hyun-i’s childhood friend have any bad feelings for me?]
As Isena, it was natural for me to think badly of her as well.
I don’t know why, but since I had created an aura of hating Seo Moon-hyeon, she thought that her best childhood friend would hate her too.
However, I deliberately did not mention Seo Mun-hyeon.
“Your recovery ability is your specialty, right?”
“…Yes that’s right.”
As for Isena, since I didn’t bring up the story about Seo Mun-hyeon first, she didn’t bring it up either.
And even if she asked about her story about Seo Mun-hyeon, she had no intention of answering at this point.
‘Then it’s troublesome.’
If Ise-na burst out now rather than after she had more favorable thoughts about me, she would eventually choose to be by his side, even if she felt disappointed in Seo Moon-hyeon.
“I’m prepared. Even if it’s a simulated battle in virtual reality, let’s do it with the mindset of a real battle.”
“Yes?”
Isena inadvertently questioned my words.
However, my meaning was not difficult to understand, so she was a little embarrassed by her casual words.
“Yes. I will treat the injured as soon as they come out.”
Her ability as a healer was exceptional, befitting the heroine of the novel.
Later she was able to treat people more than 100 kilometers away, not just within sight, but also by designating people to treat.
She could have stayed on Hero Island and treated the wounded in the middle of Seoul, especially if it was someone she had designated in advance just to hear who the wounded were from far away.
In addition to this wide-ranging treatment, the effect of her treatment was superior to that of ordinary healers.
‘In addition, I was able to protect myself to some extent in the battle field.’
Although buried in Isena’s ability to recover as an overpowering healer, she also excelled as a defense or supporter.
She was a higher level compatibility of Saya Osada.
“That’s not all. There’s a high chance that there will be injured among the survivors you rescue, so don’t forget to treat them.”
As long as it’s virtual reality, the survivors here must have been NPCs.
However, in this class, I had to move thinking that it was reality, not virtual reality.
“Yes, got it.”
Isena nodded and put on her determined expression.
It is her role as a healer to heal people, so she felt a deep sense of responsibility.
Even if this moment is virtual reality, the experience of saving and treating people here will be helpful in the future.
“Yeah. And I was curious. But do you also use honorifics like Aria?”
“Yes? Ah…That, you’re just a year older than me…”
“Just call me whatever you feel comfortable with. I don’t really care.”
Isena’s use of honorifics to me meant a sense of distance.
Araya had originally been the type to use honorifics in a soft tone, but Isena wasn’t particularly the type to use honorifics.
Because of my status as the heir to the Yuchun Group, being a year older, and for some reason, she dislikes Seo Mun-hyeon, she kept a distance from me.
[For me… Aren’t there any bad feelings?]
Isena’s thoughts, which seemed to be surprising at my reaction, were read.
“I don’t want an altruistic sense of justice. But the place we go is the National Hero Academy, and as much as we came in to become heroes, we want to keep this at least.”
“Which one?”
Oh Sada Saya asked as the wind blew her auburn hair.
“As long as you can afford it, to help those in need.”
No matter how much you want to be a hero, I thought it was unrealistic to have everyone have the mindset of a hero who lays down his life for others.
The right line I think means that those who have the power to help help others as much as they can afford.
The world would be better if those with power helped others, even if it was not overdoing it.
“As long as you can afford it, help those in need…”
“Umm, well. That’s about it.”
If I told him to become a hero who sacrificed himself, there would be people who would feel rejected, but everyone could accept this without hesitation.
“That’s a good word, brother. Let me know if you ever need my bomb! I’ll do my best to help!”
“I will do my best to help!”
As if they would not give up on the enthusiastic words of Abdul Hasan and Osada Saya, Korean students also uttered their enthusiastic voices.
“Okay! Let’s do it!”
“The freshman representative is with us, so maybe our team will win first place?”
As I said that, these were the thoughts of those who took my side.
[There is nothing wrong with becoming close with the successor of the Yuchun Group.]
[Don’t fight back like those idiots, just be friendly.]
[Your skill is number one, and your status is like that… What are the benefits of being hostile?]
You may think that he is snobbish, but unlike Kim Byeong-seop and Park Byeong-gyu, who came to the second grade of middle school late, he had a fairly realistic view of thinking.
It would have been much easier to work that way.
“Then, let’s go to the place where there are people in close range first. Hwang Dong-hyeon and Gye Jun-yeong there. You guys are specialized in close combat, so take the lead.”
“Okay.”
“Leave it to me.”
Two Korean students under my instruction took a front position.
After that, while I was standing in the last line, I was careful to place Isena and Osada Saya right in front of me, specializing in rear support.
‘This position is the best.’
Solving everything with my own overwhelming power was likely to give me the image of being self-righteous, although competent.
However, if I showed the importance of cooperation with the team despite my skills, my evaluation from the academy side and Isena’s evaluation would be different.
“The destination is the 13th building of Sunwi Apartment over there. I can feel the presence of survivors around the 5th floor.”
“It’s the 5th floor.”
“Okay, let’s go to the rescue quickly!”
Maybe it was because they were inexperienced students and because it was virtual reality, everyone seemed to think it was okay to just bring them.
‘But there are a lot of rescues, and taking care of those rescued is a problem.’
I didn’t think about the problem alone, but brought it up with words right away.
“But even if we rescue people, it’s dangerous to take them all with us. There’s no way ordinary people can catch up to our movement speed, and above all, we have to think about the possibility that they will get scared and act unexpectedly.”
For example, if a huge monster pops out, the Magic Awakeners will fight without being frightened by the size.
However, no matter how relaxed the Magic Awakeners were, from the point of view of ordinary people who would die just by brushing against them, they would lose their reason in fear and try to run away as far as possible.
There were many cases in which ordinary people who were rescued did not obey the control of the Magic Awakeners and died while acting arbitrarily.
‘There are even a lot of people who die while telling the truth about rescued subjects.’
The hard thing about being a hero was that he had to rescue them while dealing with them one by one.
“Then what should I do?”
“First of all, we need to secure a safe area. Rescuing people is important, but first we need to accommodate people in buildings like buildings.
Sharing the strength of the Awakened Magic might be risky, but it was much safer than taking double or triple digit civilians with you.
While moving while protecting civilians, the Magic Awakeners had to pay attention to protecting civilians, so they would not be able to demonstrate their full potential.
“Power…”
“Which building would you prefer?”
“First of all, it has to be a building that is strong enough not to collapse, yet good to protect. And it has to have an escape route in case of emergency.”
Of course, when the time comes, more people will get hurt and die in confusion among themselves before the monster attacks because of the civilians who are scrambling to run away first.
I had to be prepared for such a case.
“It’s complicated.”
“I see. Somehow, there are many people who complain that it is difficult for heroes to rescue people.”
“I experienced it myself, and it is really hard work.”
The voices of the reserve heroes, who little by little realize how hard the active heroes are struggling, would be conveyed intact to the academy.
And thanks to me, the students who were the preliminary heroes realized these facts, so the academy instructors would give a good evaluation.
‘Because it’s the hardships they’ve gone through.’
Since ancient times, people have always been attracted to people who recognize their hardships.
“In that sense, I think that building would be nice.”
The building I was pointing at would normally be a normal 9-story building.
However, there was a wide road nearby, so it was good for many civilians to evacuate in case of emergency.
“Over there?”
“Yes. First of all, let’s gather people in the office or in the hallway. First, let’s gather people.”
“Yes!”
Seeing the students excited as if they were doing the work of an active hero, I felt that they were quite involved in this work.
Isena, too, was still determined to heal anyone who was injured.
[I don’t think he’s a bad person… What the hell happened with Hyun?]
And when Isena looked at me, these thoughts began to sprout.
