Chapter 1130 – 1130. Savior Of The Academy
Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble.
The space fluctuated, causing nausea.
“There won’t be any monster attacks when the environment changes. So, don’t focus on your senses. It’ll make you feel even more dizzy. It’s a good idea to cut off your senses completely for a moment.”
Seong Hari gave a tip. But it was a little too late. Her voice made the nausea worse.
‘Cut off my senses…? There’s no way that’s as easy as it sounds.’
But she didn’t voice her complaints. She’d probably get an answer back that it was possible for her.
Lee Si-eun closed her eyes. She was blocking one of her senses, sight. It was a good method. She maintained a relatively upright posture.
On the other hand, Choi Da-yeon stared wide-eyed at the fluctuating space. Her intentions were obvious. It was probably because of her pride. Choi Da-yeon had a tendency to assert her pride in strange situations like this.
Choi Da-yeon staggered. I reached out to her. I was going to grab her shoulder, but the wobbling was getting to me too, so my hand ended up grabbing her waist. Choi Da-yeon’s eyes turned to me. She tried to get away from my hand and twisted her ankle. Her body fell into my arms.
“……!!”
Choi Da-yeon gasped. I recalled the hug I had with her before and caressed her waist. It was a waist that was nice to touch.
The wobbling space stabilized. We were in a rocky area. Trickle, trickle. A stream flowed between the rocks.
Thump, thump.
I could hear a heartbeat. It was coming from Choi Da-yeon’s body. I could feel it even more clearly because I was holding her waist. I met her gaze steadily. Choi Da-yeon’s face was flushed, and she pressed her lips together, not avoiding my gaze.
“Hey!! What are you doing in this situation?!”
It was Seong Hari’s voice. She said it playfully, but there was a subtle edge to her voice.
Choi Da-yeon quickly got out of my arms. And she put on a haughty expression as if nothing had happened. Lee Kang-hoo ran to Choi Da-yeon’s side.
“Ah, are you alright, Miss?”
“Shut up, be quiet.”
“…Yes? Yes. I’ll be quiet.”
The group continued to move forward.
The deeper we went, the more rabbit monsters popped up. It became difficult for the two vanguards to handle. Lee Si-eun and I also joined the battle.
A rabbit with a distorted face charged at us.
I swung my sword and cut the rabbit down. The rabbit split in half. The split rabbit’s body regenerated and multiplied into two. If you cut down the multiplied ones, they would multiply again from the corpses.
It wasn’t difficult to deal with them. The rabbits just charged mindlessly.
‘…This is tedious.’
I killed the rabbits that multiplied like machines.
I glanced around. No one else seemed to think it was tedious like I did. Everyone was focused on the battle, and it was getting harder to deal with as the rabbits multiplied. Hot breaths escaped from Ryu Hana’s expressionless mouth. The others were the same.
Seong Hari was fine, but she wasn’t exactly relaxed. The tired students were making mistakes little by little, and it was Seong Hari’s job to fix those mistakes.
“Lee Kang-hoo, step back! Choi Da-yeon! Your accuracy is dropping little by little. Take a break! Seong Yu-jin! Are you going to get your head in the game?! Coordinate with the others!”
I also got a scolding.
‘Coordinate….’
The personalities of the others, including me, were too strong. I even thought it would be easier to fight alone. Surprisingly, I had good teamwork with Kim Chun-woo.
“Yu-jin! Hana is in danger!”
At Kim Chun-woo’s words, I turned my head towards Ryu Hana. Ryu Hana was surrounded by multiplied rabbits. Six in total. It would be difficult for the tired Ryu Hana to escape.
I glanced at Seong Hari. She understood Ryu Hana’s situation but didn’t step in. It meant she still had some leeway.
“I’ll go. Kim Chun-woo. Take my place.”
“Hurry back. I can’t hold out for long. You’re the center of this formation.”
I cut down the rabbits and shouted to Ryu Hana.
“Ryu Hana! Hold on and move back!”
Ryu Hana looked at me. Thick beads of sweat slid down her cheeks. She nodded at me. Unlike when she was confronting Kim Chun-woo, I felt a little proud that she was obediently listening to me.
Crack, crackle.
Yeongcheonryu (影天流) Lightning Flash (雷閃).
A sword strike wrapped in lightning flew and cut down the rabbits. Three rabbits were split at once. Only one of them multiplied. There was a limit to the rabbits’ multiplication.
I swung my sword again.
Clang!
My sword and Ryu Hana’s sword clashed as they cut down a rabbit. I hadn’t expected it at all. I was hit with an unprepared shock. My hand tingled. Ryu Hana even had to step back.
A new group of rabbits targeted Ryu Hana.
‘Damn it, a split second!’
I tried to save Ryu Hana, but Seong Hari’s spear flew in first. The aftermath of the spear tore the rabbits’ bodies apart.
“You guys! You’re a mess? Even without an operator, your teamwork is terrible!”
I looked around, and the battle was over. Seong Hari stood at the center, hands on her hips, sighing.
“Even first-years should have learned the basics of dungeon攻略… This won’t do. Your problem isn’t the攻略. Let’s practice cooperation first.”
It was impossible to go against Seong Hari’s wishes. Seong Hari pointed out each person’s flaws one by one. I couldn’t avoid her criticism either.
‘…The space is wobbling again.’
I narrowed my eyes and watched the wobbling space. The space changed. It became like an ancient temple in a forest.
I clicked my tongue quietly.
‘Another dud this time.’
White rabbits hiding in the temple peeked out. It was so tiresome.
“The important thing is cooperation. Pay attention to your teammates’ positions while fighting! Especially, Ryu Hana! Don’t try to do everything alone!”
“…Yes, Auntie.”
Ryu Hana wiped the sweat from her hand and glanced at me.
‘What is it? Does she want me to match her?’
It wasn’t difficult, so I matched my movements with Ryu Hana and fought.
“Ma Jin-bae! You’re too far forward! Kim Chun-woo! You need to move forward more and secure space!”
Seong Hari’s voice echoed from behind.
After a few more battles, the group was exhausted. We collapsed to the ground.
“This won’t do. Let’s stop the攻略 for today. There will be another chance tomorrow, so don’t be too disappointed. We’ll have to practice teamwork more when we get back….”
“…….”
No one could argue with Seong Hari’s words. It was true that our teamwork was terrible, and it was also true that we were too tired to fight.
“It’s easier to go back from these contaminated areas if you have a purification skill. You can use purification like this….”
She waved her glowing hand. A part of the contaminated space was purified, and the outside could be seen.
“You can go outside like this. Purification skills are essential when攻略ing contaminated areas. If you don’t have the skill, you have to bring something with purification abilities. Well, these twisted contaminated areas are rare.”
We followed Seong Hari.
Of course, countless rabbits attacked us. But Seong Hari swung her spear a few times, and the rabbits were knocked away.
‘She’s not just strong. There’s a high-level subtlety that I can’t even perceive with my current skills imbued in her spear.’
With Seong Hari’s help, we safely arrived at the guesthouse.
“There are still four hours until dinner. Let’s start by practicing teamwork in a reasonably wide space.”
•••
It was dinner time.
After washing off the sweat with a shower, we gathered in the yard. Everyone looked tired, but they had satisfied smiles on their faces. We had learned a lot from Seong Hari, as much as it was difficult.
On one side of the yard, pork belly was being grilled on a pot lid.
“Kuh. A cider after work is something special. Right?”
“I like the meat.”
“Why am I with you guys….”
Kim Chun-woo, Ma Jin-bae, Lee Kang-hoo, and I were sitting on the porch.
“Yu-jin, how about a drink?”
“No, I’m fine.”
My gaze was directed towards the women. The women were busily preparing food. Seong Hari and Lee Si-eun were leading, and Ryu Hana and Choi Da-yeon were assisting. They were all beauties, so it was nice to look at them.
“Yu-jin! Can you go to the mart and buy some soy sauce or salt?!”
Seong Hari called me.
“That’s a pain.”
“Auntie! I’ll go! I’ll go!”
Kim Chun-woo jumped up.
“Chun-woo? Okay. I’ll ask you. Get the money from Yu-jin.”
“No. I have enough money to buy that much. Is there anything else you need?”
“Anything else? Ah, it seems like we’re running low on drinks.”
“I’ll buy plenty!”
Kim Chun-woo left to run the errand. With Kim Chun-woo, who was the mood maker, gone, it became very awkward.
I ignored the awkward men and watched the women.
Ryu Hana was helping Seong Hari. Ryu Hana was surprisingly smiling faintly and getting along with Seong Hari.
Lee Si-eun, who was in charge of grilling the meat, was bickering with Choi Da-yeon. They seemed to be fighting over how to grill the meat. Choi Da-yeon had accidentally burned the meat, and Lee Si-eun was scolding her for burning the meat I was going to eat. Given Choi Da-yeon’s personality, she wouldn’t just let it go.
‘I want to join the women… but if I do, I’ll be branded as someone who can’t read the room.’
Seong Hari also seemed to be enjoying dealing with the women.
•••
Late at night. I came out of my room. We had divided the rooms by gender, and it wasn’t easy to fall asleep in the guys’ room.
‘Lee Kang-hoo’s a stinky foot, and Ma Jin-bae snores too much. I’d rather sleep outside.’
I lay down on the porch and looked at the women’s room. I wanted to go inside. It would probably smell nice. But I was too aware of Ryu Hana and Choi Da-yeon to go into that room. I closed my eyes on the porch. The night breeze was quite cool.
Slide.
I heard the sound of the women’s room door opening. I opened my eyes slightly to see who had come out.
‘It’s Choi Da-yeon. Did she come out to go to the bathroom? The bathroom is outside in this house, so it’s very inconvenient. It seems like the owner of this house used a chamber pot….’
There was no way Choi Da-yeon would use a chamber pot.
I missed the timing to get up while I was lost in thought. I decided to pretend to sleep.
Choi Da-yeon seemed to pass by the porch, but suddenly stopped. And she quietly lay down next to me. I could faintly feel her breath on my cheek.
‘…She lay down next to me…? What’s going on?’
Swoosh. There was a sound that stirred my imagination. Should I open my eyes slightly? If Choi Da-yeon was staring at my face, I would be caught the moment I opened my eyes slightly.
‘I can use the Heavenly Eye.’
[The Heavenly Eye (天眼) is activated.]
The Heavenly Eye has a see-through effect. It allows you to see the other person without opening your eyes by seeing through your eyelids.
I could see Choi Da-yeon in front of me. Choi Da-yeon was looking at me. Her face was flushed, and she was biting her lower lip tightly. Her body was trembling slightly.
‘…Could it be.’
I used another ability of the Heavenly Eye. It was the ability to see in the third person. For example, I could look down at myself from the sky, or see the back of my head.
I looked down at Choi Da-yeon from the sky. Choi Da-yeon, who was lying next to me, had her right hand quietly inside her loose pajama pants. Her fingers were wiggling between her thighs.
‘She’s masturbating…. Is she out of her mind?’
