Chapter 433 – Return After Long Absence
‘Certainly… If I don’t play a leading role in the world as the Game Master said, our world might not have an answer.’
In this way, Seong-il obtained some understanding of the current state of the guardian of reason and the ark. Feeling heavy, he walks slowly inside the ark with Min Ye-jin and looks around.
“Where are you going?”
“Um~ First of all, a city tour? The last thing is school.”
“Hmm… School?”
Even though he clearly expressed his intention not to enter the school, when Min Ye-jin offered to take a tour of the school, Seong-il frowned and replied.
“…I understand you don’t want to go to school, but give me a tour. It’s on the edge of town anyway, so I won’t be spending much time on my way there.”
“Ah, you can do as much as you like.”
Since it is not an unreasonable request, Seong-il calmly agrees with Min Ye-jin.
“…However.”
“Yes why?”
“If I tell my ex-sister, will my opinion be reflected without any problems?”
“Of course not. Although I occupy a mid-level position, I do not have that level of authority. Of course, I must report to the superiors and get permission.”
“Ahhh… Then, sooner or later, do I have to meet those ‘superiors’ to express my opinion?”
“No~ I don’t need that. Just report it with the recording function built into the smart band.”
“Aha…”
“And. Don’t worry, your opinion will be accepted without difficulty.”
“Is it so…?”
Seong-il looks puzzled at Min Ye-jin’s words, talking about her education process as if it were essential and as if she could pass as much as possible.
“First of all… Young talented people with trauma like you are rare, but there are. The Ark also has its own precedents because it has faced many such friends.”
“Ah…”
It seems that cases like yours are not uncommon. Apart from not going to school because Gam-eung warned him, it was also true that Seong-il had many negative feelings about school because of his past experiences.
“Then what about your old friends?”
“Ah, they? Well… They usually do things like outside psionic civil servants, or they take care of equipment for their colleagues… And those who don’t even like that due to trauma take on normal duties.”
“Ohh… That’s right.”
Being a psychic doesn’t necessarily mean that you do work related to psychic powers. Seong-il is satisfied with the rules of the ark, which is quite relaxed, and follows Min Ye-jin on the road.
“…Here, it’s quite spacious, isn’t it?”
Seong-il thought it was a small world because the ceiling got closer as he walked forward. However, she realizes that it is her own illusion.
“Whoops… Of course. The size of the ark is almost the size of Gangnam.”
“Heheh?! It’s that big?”
“Yes. This is not the maximum size either. If the conditions are met, it can be expanded up to three times the current size.”
‘Isn’t that a power that’s almost a semi-god? This…’
Seong-il sincerely admires Min Ye-jin’s explanation. Because she knew that a similar ability she had, 『Inner Plane』, Was the authority of a divine being, she could feel how amazing the ark’s dimension control technology was.
“Hey… Is that a restaurant?”
After walking for a while, Seong-il saw the scene of the ark. A restaurant and convenience store were installed in the ordinary-looking three-story building.
“Yes. A lot of different people live here. That’s a must.”
“Oh… I see. What can I use it for?”
“Benefit point.”
“…A public point?”
“Yes. If you clear missions for the ark from outside or bring useful resources, you will be given points corresponding to them. With that, you can use those facilities.”
“If I don’t have merit points, I have to starve?”
“It can’t be! You can say that even if you don’t have any public points in the ark, you can take care of the basic items of life except for cultural life.”
“Aha… I see. Hmm? That’s…?”
While they were chatting, a huge container-shaped building with no windows appeared in front of Seong-il’s eyes. I expressed it as a container because I couldn’t think of a similar building, but Seongil is very interested in the appearance of a more luxurious and futuristic design metal building.
“Oh, that one? That’s a smart farm for food production.”
“…Smart Farm?”
“Yes. Using the hydroponic farm installed inside, we produce food necessary for the people living in the ark. By the way, there is also a facility that makes cultured meat.”
“And…”
He knew that the abilities of the aliens were amazing, but when he made everything he needed to survive in a space without meager resources, Seong-il was amazed at their abilities and exclaimed incessantly.
“Isn’t it amazing? I have to admit the alien technology. But, you know what’s funny?”
“What is…?”
“That means they don’t really know what principle their technology is made of.”
“…Is that possible?”
“Yes. Surprisingly, it is possible. The aliens often steal necessary information from the knowledge storage device called the ‘Disc of Truth’. The problem is that they believe that if they use the device frequently, they will be caught by the AI who wants to kill them, so that valuable They say they don’t use it for too long.”
“…You’re kidding, right?”
Nonsensical reason. When Seong-il makes an expression of disbelief at the absurd excuse, Min Ye-jin replies with a bitter smile on her face.
“It’s true. I didn’t understand, so I asked Illax about credit points, and he said that almost all aliens, including himself, really believe so. They said they were extremely reluctant.”
“Ha… That’s right…”
“Yeah. But, to think that with just the technology they took out like food scraps, they can make these incredible things, and even wander around the dimension… Their potential is truly frightening.”
“…I agree with you.”
Seong-il does not deny that aliens are crazy people, but they are capable crazy people. Looking at such a holy day, Min Ye-jin continues her words with a bitter expression.
“It’s really scary… Now, with the help of aliens from ‘Guardians of Reason’ like Illax, we’ve managed to start using ‘a little’ similar skills to them, and thanks to that, we can fight on a slightly equal footing. But…”
“So what?”
“The problem is that their skills aren’t all there. Now they’re reluctant to use the ‘Disc of Truth’, fighting with similar scrap skills… But if we push them hard, that’s when If they come… They might pull out and use those skills as if they’re desperate.”
“…”
“Then… Maybe…”
Min Ye-jin shuts her mouth as if she doesn’t even want to think about it. Meanwhile, the two arrive at a school on the outskirts of the city.
“…You just arrived?”
“Yeah. Your dorm itself is on the outskirts, so that’s it.”
“Aha.”
Seong-il passed through the front gate of the school without much thought. Then, a very modern and neatly built building appears in front of his eyes.
“What kind of a school is this dazzling?!”
Apart from being built fairly well, the general buildings of the ark were very crude in design. However, the appearance of the school, unlike them, was very colorful and had a wonderful appearance.
“Isn’t it nice?”
“No, why bother with school…”
“Something like that? This is one of the important facilities of our ark~”
“…Is it so?”
“Yeah! Because it’s a place to train potential fellow hunters! We’re so short of hunters.”
“Huh? Didn’t you say that there were 100,000 people living there? Most of them were talented people.”
“I think you’re mistaken… Most of the residents are ordinary people.”
“Eh?”
Seong-il thought that the guardian of the opposite sex had formed an organization by scouting only suitable hunters like himself or talented hunters. Because of this, he thought that most of the members of the ark were hunters, but when Min Ye-jin denied it, he looked puzzled.
“Out of 100,000 people, less than 1,000 have psychic powers, right?”
“…So few?”
“Fewer? That’s a lot!! There are only about 100,000 people with superpowers in Korea, including combat and non-combat!”
“Oh yeah?”
“That’s right! The manifestation of superpowers is only one person out of 10,000, regardless of grade, so it’s only natural!! In addition, there is only one out of 1,000 Awakened Awakeners below Grade A.”
Since most of the A-rank hunters were vengeful, Seong-il could not accurately feel the rarity of low-tier vengeance. When Min Ye-jin explains to him how rare low-tier revenge awakeners like Lee Ah-hyun are, he looks surprised.
“Who is fit?”
“A similar level of probability.”
“Oh…”
After entering Korea University, he lived surrounded by a lot of psychic people around him, so he lost his sense of rarity. Min Ye-jin begins to remind him of his knowledge.
“In addition, the reason why civilians occupy a large part in the ark is complex. In the process of scouting psychics, it is common to bring their families and community members… Even if not, valuable talents such as scientists and technicians It’s because you’re invited.”
“But…”
Although psychics are obviously great beings, Seong-il cannot deny that the beings that form the basis of society are ordinary people such as scholars and technicians.
“How do you recruit talent?”
“There are several routes. The first thing is to infiltrate the city hidden underground, find people to be friends with, and convince them.”
“Umm… If you’re going to bring them, wouldn’t it be better to bring everyone?”
“That’s not possible. It’s an apocalypse world. There are quite a few crazy people. No matter how precious our hands are, we can’t bring those who kill and rape without guilt to the ark.”
“Hmm… What if there are ‘fit people’ among them?”
“For now… I’ll watch as much as I can, and if there seems to be no answer…”
Min Ye-jin, who stops talking, raises his hand and gently draws his neck. He quickly begins to explain in case Seong-il misunderstands his radical expression.
“Ah, of course! There are very few cases like this…!! By the way!! In your case, I observed you for about a week?”
‘So, every time I left class in the past, I felt a strange gaze?’
In the midst of all sorts of nonsense, the two enter the school and start looking around.
“Oh…”
Inside the classroom, a lecturer who appears to be a hunter is lecturing on something to the students. The students were concentrating on their classes as strongly as they did at the university they attended, but unlike themselves, who were under intense pressure every day, they were listening to the lectures in a more relaxed manner.
‘…I remember being out of breath every day.’
The appearance of the hall where the emotions of tension and pain do not flow out. It was obvious, but the scene was very impressive to Seong-il, who had lived an abnormal life.
“Okay!! Focus!! Some more!!!”
‘Oh… Dalian?’
Two men fighting fiercely under the observation of one referee. Contrary to the rough gestures, the two were fiercely repeating sparring without major injuries under the control of the referee.
“Stop!! Stop!!!”
“Profit!!!”
A player who is in the excitement of battle and tries to cross the line. The referee starts to stop him with an angry voice. However, when the student shows no sign of stopping despite his words, the referee raises his fist and starts swinging it wildly.
Awesome!!!
“Kek!!!”
“Damn it!! What are you doing!!”
“Cheuk… Cuck heck…”
A student struggling to breathe at the ruthless referee’s attack. Raising him up, the referee starts urging him with a furious voice.
“This isn’t a real battle, it’s sparring!!! What the hell are you doing to your precious comrades!!!”
“Khehe… I’m sorry…”
The exact opposite of your case.
‘Fuck… If it was a Korean university, I would have skipped the scene while pretending to be the main body. Or, praise that bastard…’
Seong-il starts to walk inside the school, feeling that he is in a bad mood.
‘Interesting…’
Even without Min Ye-jin’s explanation, the appearance of the school is quite impressive. It wasn’t that there was an incredibly great facility, but Seong-il could feel that the curriculum was faithfully and firmly structured.
“How is it?”
“What?”
“School. Don’t you think you want to enter?”
“…Well.”
It didn’t feel particularly bad, but Seong-il decided to follow the warning given by the emotion. When he doesn’t say yes, Min Ye-jin replies with an expression that can’t be helped.
“Hmm… It seems that the trauma is severe? It can’t be helped.”
After that, Min Ye-jin did not encourage Seong-il to enter the school anymore, and the two began to look around the ark again while walking inside the ark.
