Chapter 510 – Pocket Girls
So Seong-il takes Hana and moves her body to C-02 Shelter, which is actually the last gym.
“Ugh… I’m sleepy…”
Perhaps because she went out late at night after a good night’s sleep, Hana carries her luggage and follows Seong-il with a very sleepy expression.
“Don’t lift the burden and hand it over to me?”
“Huh? I’m fine…”
“Noisy and hand over.”
“…”
Seong-il feels sorry for Ha-na and takes her luggage by force and moves to dock C-01.
“Stop!! Stop!!”
When a young man and woman approach the dock out of the blue at night, the security guard threatens Seong-il and his party with a gun loaded with energy bullets.
“I am a pilgrim!”
“…Why at this hour? Ah!!”
Perhaps recognizing the holy day, the guard lowers his gun with a cry.
“…Do you know me?”
“Isn’t Han Seong-il and Hana-yang? A pilgrim from District A. The next one is… That’s it? Edward or a friend.”
“Uh…”
When the guards recognize him and Hana as well as Edward, Seong-il looks at him in surprise.
“Whoa… Director Soo-yeon told us about your personal information in advance as she departed today. Did you come to check the submersible?”
“Ah, yes… By the way, Director Suyeon left?!”
“Yes. He said he had work. He left in a hurry because there was a regular flight once a week this evening.”
“Aha…”
Somehow, it was strange that the guard knew his personal details well, but it seems that this happened. Seong-il thanks Su-yeon for her consideration and follows the guard.
“Here. Are you sure you’re leaving late at night?”
“Yes. I have something urgent to do…”
“I see! Drive carefully!!”
Perhaps because of Su-yeon’s guarantee, the guards did not stop Seong-il, and thanks to this, the party comfortably boarded the submersible and departed for their destination.
“Sungil-nim. You must be tired, but I will drive.”
“Oh… Is that possible?”
“Of course. Have you forgotten who drove the submersible to Seongil-nim the other day?”
“Uh… Well, then shall we believe it?”
“Yes. Just the coordinates, please.”
Edward’s words are reassuring to hear. Seong-il takes out his phone and asks him.
“How can I send it?”
『You just need to load the data with augmented reality. Anyway, Seongil-nim and I are mentally linked through nano machines, so we can receive enough information without any extra work.”
“Oh Hong.”
Surprised by Edward’s words, Seong-il turns on augmented reality as he said. Then, the area coordinates received from the shelter as well as the 2D map received from the game are displayed in augmented reality.
『Data reception complete.』
As soon as Sungil uploads the data, Edward absorbs the data in an instant. Then he sits in the driver’s seat and starts the submersible.
“I will take care of it from here. We are going to travel slowly for safety, so it will take about 7 hours to arrive.”
“Ohh… I’m strong…”
『For reference, I can share my view with Seong-il through augmented reality. If you are curious about the progress, try that method.”
“…That’s what happens?!”
Surprised by Edward’s words, Seong-il tries to do as he says.
“It’s… It’s okay?!”
Edward’s visual situation floating in augmented reality. As he can moderately reduce the screen or move it to a corner according to his will, Seong-il is very interested in that function.
‘There must be quite a few ways to apply this…?’
The time when I was interested in sharing my vision with a robot. Hana asks while looking at Seongil with a very tired expression.
“…I don’t have anything else to help with? I’m going to sleep.”
“Huh? Uh… Go on. The lounge over there will be empty. I’ve got a mattress there, so take a break.”
“Huh…”
As soon as Seong-il’s words run out, one of the expressions on his face that is about to die from exhaustion moves to the rest room at the back of the submersible.
“Sungil-nim, you’re getting some sleep too…?”
“Ah, that’s how it should be.”
Seong-il opens his inventory, takes out a sleeping bag, and puts it on top of the driver’s seat.
“Should I check before I go to bed…”
Just in case, Seong-il puts his hand on the submersible and calls out for tariffs.
『Little Nautilus: 30,000 points.』
『The state-of-the-art submersible made in the world of Pocket Girls before the destruction. It has defense and concealment functions using force fields. High-speed movement is also possible by floating on the water.
By grafting psionic technology, it is possible to store a tremendous amount of energy in the core, and thanks to this, it boasts the ability to conduct operations at considerable distances.”
‘Was it something that could be purchased…?’
In the meantime, it was impossible to purchase a fairly large object or building, so Seong-il finds it interesting that a concealed submersible can be purchased.
‘What is the standard…?’
Unknown purchasing criteria. Seong-il feels that her head hurts in that situation.
“I don’t know.”
However, worrying doesn’t give you an answer, so Seong-il gives up and lies down in bed to sleep.
***
“Sungil-nim. You have arrived at your destination.』
“Huh? Eh…”
Seong-il, who had been sleeping soundly with the driver’s seat back, turned into a makeshift bed. In the meantime, when he hears a familiar mechanical sound, he gets up from his seat with a hazy expression.
“Coffee?”
“Huh…”
Edward skillfully brews coffee from the coffee pot provided for the holy days when he has trouble sleeping in the morning and hands it to him.
“Thanks.”
『I did request a call to the shelter for now. I’m not human, so I don’t have permission. It seems that Seongil-nim will have to do it from here.”
“…I will.”
Drinking coffee clears the mind. Seong-il stretches lightly and tries to call at Shelter’s port.
“Han Seong-il and Hana-san from Area A-01… Identification has been completed. Let’s go in.”
“Do you take care of the sub?”
“Of course. I heard all about your performance from Director Suyeon. Just trust us.”
‘…Is there a bulletin board that we don’t know about?’
It’s only been a day, but when the guards in Area C recognize both him and Hana, Seong-il looks at them with a slightly absurd expression.
Hehe!! Are we celebrities now too!? Feel good?”
Either that or not, Hana smiles and enjoys the current situation.
‘Okay. It’s fine as long as you like it.’
Seeing this, Seong-il moves to the shelter with Edward carrying his backpack.
“This is unusual~! A separate shelter and a separate port, right?”
“…It’s because there’s a port to Area D in the north. C-02 Shelter is located in the middle so that it’s easy to manage ports C and D at the same time.”
Seong-il recites the settings he saw in the game to Hana. Then Hana hears Seongil’s explanation and his eyes sparkle.
“Wow!! Seongil knows a lot? As expected!!”
“Haha… Edward!!”
Laughing at the one gilding on his face, he calls Edward his holy day. Then, at his call, Edward approaches with a backpack on his body and a backpack.
“Anything you want me to do?”
“…I’m curious about your fighting skills. I might have a fight ‘soon’. Can you show me?”
“Ah. That’s my fighting ability.”
After that, Edward pauses and puts down his rucksack. After that, cracks opened in four places on his circular body, and X-shaped barrels appeared.
『First of all, there is an energy cannon attack ability using this barrel.』
After the explanation, Edward starts firing energy cannons at a nearby boulder.
Quaang!!!
When a blue energy bullet the size of a fist exploded on a rock, an intense impact sound spread all over the place. Edward then raises the six mechanical hands attached to his body.
Weeing!! Knock…!!
Edward’s hand naturally remodeled. His equipment with a saw, prosthetic hand, etc., Was naturally disengaged, leaving only a round hole.
Wheein!!!
And a beam saber that shoots out of that hole. Edward, holding six energy blades, approaches a large nearby tree and begins to swing his sword.
“Oh…”
A pretty brutal attack. As he waved his six hands like a whip and scattered them all over the place, the tree instantly broke into pieces and started to burn.
“Amazing!!!”
And Hana exclaimed exclamation in a loud voice as if she was greatly impressed by that appearance.
“Thank you.”
Seemingly excited by her reaction, Edward casts the characteristic force field he showed on his body a while ago, even though he didn’t ask her to.
『This is a force field. It is what is often referred to as a station field. It will defend against any type of attack.”
“Oh… There was also a stealth function, but that’s it?”
“It is easy. For a moment…”
After that, the light of the station field, which is a collection of square pieces, faded and disappeared without leaving a trace.
“Mmm… Cool!!!”
『In this state, if there is no violent movement, it can last for about an hour. About 30 minutes if you do something intense like a battle. By the way, it also absorbs noise.”
“Isn’t it nice…?”
Edward’s ability seems limitless to use. He seemed able to play an active role as a long-range shooter to help him fight, as well as a scout role using concealment and vision sharing.
“Ah! Can you show me the nanomachines? Tell me about their potency and range.”
“Ah. Are you talking about that?』
In response to Seongil’s question, Edward raised one of his hands and sprayed a silvery liquid in the air.
『This liquid. It’s like this…”
Edward lightly wounds his own body with an energy blade. Then he sprays the fluid on the wound.
“And…”
Wounds that heal quickly. It shows sophisticated resilience to the point where you can’t even tell if there was a hit.
“…How do you make them? And is it possible to build a production facility outside?”
Since it’s the technology he’s most interested in, Seong-il asks Edward with a curious mind.
“It is difficult. This technology has been denied access to information by Administrator Gaia. It is only possible to use it, and it is difficult to leak the technology.』
“I knew it…”
If you think about it, it makes sense. There was no way that Gaia had given Edward to herself without thinking of such a thing, so Seong-il nodded her head obediently and expressed her agreement.
『Well… If I completely disassemble my body and analyze the internal system, I might be able to grasp the details of the technique. The problem is that in that case, my software will automatically format to protect the information, so the reconstruction protocol will fly away and I will be completely broken. Please consider that.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t do that.”
“Thank you.”
Seong-il had no intention of committing an idiotic act like cutting open the belly of a goose that lays golden eggs to get a few pieces of gold. He quickly gave up his thoughts and asked another question.
“How many nanomachines can you create in a day?”
『If I focus all my skills on production, I can produce about 500mL a day. If not, about 50mL…?”
“Not many…”
Slightly disappointing production. Perhaps feeling his disappointment, Edward continues his explanation as if reading extensively.
“Because it is such a powerful thing. You shouldn’t think it’s easy. There is also an enormous amount of metal required. Although I have the ability to absorb, it is not easy to absorb metal from the earth. It’s not easy to be able to control ‘substance’…』
“…Matter?”
When Edward gives the answer ‘substance’, Seong-il feels a positive feeling pass through his head.
‘…If?’
Feeling that something is coming. Seong-il puts his hand in his chest so that Hana cannot see it, opens the inventory, and takes out the ‘Ethereal Stone of Matter’.
‘This guy gives me complete control over the surrounding matter, what would happen if I gave it to Edward?’
The more you think about it, the better the idea.
‘I’ll have to leave one behind and experiment.’
“Seongil!! I’ve arrived!!”
“Hmm…?”
When I was lost in thought for a while. Seong-il raises his head at one cry and looks ahead.
“Oh…”
A view of a fortified city located on a fairly high hill. Seong-il realizes that this is the C-02 Shelter, which serves as a stepping stone for Areas C and D.
“Arrived!!”
Upon arriving at his destination, Seong-il walks through the shelter entrance and takes out his phone from his pocket to call someone.
