Ruler of the Game 511

Chapter 511 – Pocket Girls

Upon arriving at his destination, Seong-il walks through the shelter entrance and takes out his phone from his pocket to call someone.

“Doctor!! It’s Holy Day!!”

『Ah, Seongil-ah, have you arrived already?』

“Yes!! The ultra-high-performance AI robot I mentioned before knows how to drive. Thanks to that, I came comfortably while sleeping in a submersible.”

『Hoo… Really?』

At Seong-il’s words, Dr. Jun seems really interested.

“Yes. So, I want to show you the aircraft quickly. When will you have time?”

『Umm… It’s difficult right now because the practice briefing related to the confidential meeting will start soon… How about the cafe on the 1st floor of the central building in an hour? As soon as the meeting is over, I will go down to the first floor.”

“Okay. I’ll be waiting for you there.”

It’s a little regretful that he can’t see Dr. Jun’s face right away, but Seong-il is satisfied because he can prevent terrorism to some extent just by identifying his location.

‘If I’m hanging around there, anything will work.’

Thinking so, Seong-il and Hana enter Shelter C-02.

“Wow!! Seongil!! It’s finally the last gym!!!”

One sits in front of the gym in Shelter C-02 and jumps like a rabbit for fun.

“I know.”

“Yeah!! As long as we pass the test here, we can be recognized as real adults!! Let’s go quickly!!”

‘I’ll have plenty of time, should I take a test during my spare time?’

Coincidentally, since the meeting place with Dr. Jun is located right across from the gym, Seong-il feels that taking the test is not particularly burdensome.

‘Well… There are ways to heal partners with potions if they get hurt, or to return to reality if there are more problems.’

Thinking so, Seong-il enters the gym with Hana excited.

“Hello… How are you?”

C-02 Shelter’s gym, which looks as small as the gym in Area B. When he enters and greets him, he sees a familiar woman sitting in front of him.

“Huh? Han Seong-il? Hana?”

“What are you doing here, Director Suyeon?”

When Soo-yeon, the gym leader of Shelter C-01, suddenly finds herself in Shelter 02, Seong-Il is startled and forgets to say hello to her and asks her why.

“Me? I’m here for a meeting at Shelter C-02 today!”

“…A meeting?”

“Yeah. I don’t know exactly what it is, but they said there was going to be some important meeting tonight. After that meeting, I’m going to escort a VIP to Area E.”

‘It’s something related to Dr. Jun.’

I wondered if Su-yeon left the day before because she was in such a hurry, but it seems that this happened.

“By the way, why did you come in such a hurry? The test was in such a hurry…?”

“…Ah, a close doctor said he was coming to Shelter C-02. I just received a submersible as a gift from Director Kyuhyun. I wanted to show off the items I received as a prize during this expedition.”

“Hehe! Was it like that? Are you still a kid too?”

Soo-yeon smiles as if she understands Seong-il’s words. Then someone starts coming down the stairs on the second floor.

“Huh? Are there many customers today?”

Then, a woman with a similar appearance to Su-yeon appears. However, unlike Soo-yeon, who was darkened by her tan, her skin was maintained to be white without blemishes.

“Huh? Director Soo-yeon and her look similar?”

Unlike Seong-il, who knows the situation because she played the game, Hana does not know the relationship between the two, so she is amazed to see two people who look alike.

“Ah~ we’re twins. They say my name is Juyeon.”

“Aha~~”

“Are you here for the test anyway?”

“Yes!!”

Jooyeon smiles cheerfully while looking at Hana and asks. After that, he casually recites the gym exam.

“Our gym’s test is to capture wild psychics. There are no crazy battle machines in the jungle here, so there are many wild psychics. So instead of a separate test, we replace the test with capture.”

“Hey~ Is that so?”

‘It’s annoying. I’ll take the exam after I’ve solved Dr. Jun’s case…’

When the most troublesome and time-consuming test among C-02 shelter missions, which are randomly generated during capture, exploration, and battle, appears, Seong-il looks very tired.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to take the test.”

“Huh? Why does your sister decide that!?”

When Soo-yeon comes out of nowhere and shouts that she has passed the exam, Ju-yeon, the gym director in charge of her, asks her in a slightly dumbfounded tone.

“Do you know what kind of ball they made?”

After saying that, Soo-yeon calmly begins to explain about the research site exploration she had done with Kyu-hyeon and others.

“!!”

At first, Juyeon’s expression, who had listened to the story in a sullen manner, gradually began to be colored with astonishment, and in the end she spoke in a voice so loud that the gym reverberated.

“What?! A repair base for those crazy machines!?”

“Yes. Not only that, but the repair robots at the ruins will start serving the people of Area C in the future. Thanks to Hana and Seongil here.”

“Wow…You guys are really great kids?!”

“Hehe… What is it?”

Hana blushes slightly at Joo-yeon’s admiration and scratches her head in shame.

‘…I actually solved the problem, so why are you shy?’

However, Seong-il did not intend to upset her by pointing out that point, so she quietly shuts her mouth.

“In that sense, just give them a badge. They’re heroes who saved our hometown, District C. Then you too can take over from me quickly, so that’s good.”

“Of course you do!!”

‘…While Director Soo-yeon is away for a while due to VIP-related duties, Director Joo-yeon decided to take over the duties of C-01 gym as a pinch hitter, I guess?’

If you think about it, it makes sense. Since both of Area C’s key combatants cannot be away, it seems logical for one to take over for the other.

“Now! It’s a badge!! It’s a reward for working hard for our C area!!”

“Waaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Unexpectedly, Hana begins to roar with a happy expression when she easily acquires the badge for District C.

“Sungil-ah!! We are real adults now!! We are adults!!”

Maybe because she can be recognized as a real adult, Hana has tears in her eyes. Seong-il goes behind her and she pats her on the back.

“Seongil-ah!! Take your badge and go to the center right now to report your mission completion!!”

“Hmm… Is that so?”

There will be time left until the appointment with Dr. Jun anyway, so Seong-il and Hana move to the center to finish her quest.

“Oh~ Did you finish the coming-of-age ceremony safely? Congratulations.”

“Thank you!!”

When Seong-il and Hana enter the building holding 7 Shelter Gym badges side by side, the staff starts by congratulating them even though they did not listen to them.

“Whoops! Give me the badge and put your palm here.”

“Yes!!”

As the staff guides, Hana puts her palm on a machine that looks like a fingerprint reader. The employee who saw this took out a small case from her desk and began to open the lid.

‘Oh… Was there such a thing?’

Pocket Girls, which did not show the quest clearing process in detail because it was a C-class Tsukkur game. However, since it is implemented as a game master, the process is more detailed.

Click! Click!!

An employee inserting badges one by one in the visible space after opening the small box. Then, whether the space was originally a customized space, the badges began to fit neatly.

“Okay! That’s it! Clear registration is complete! You can take this as a souvenir!”

“Wow!!”

One that hops around carrying a small box. Seeing that cute figure, Seong-il naturally smiles.

“The person behind you…”

“Ah yes!”

Upon the call of her staff, her surname completes her registration process by politely handing her the badge to her.

‘…Shall we look at the quest?’

Seong-il, curious to see if the clearing was completed properly, picks up his phone and checks the quest.

Main Quest (2/3) – 2 completed
– Defeat all 7 shelter gym leaders. (Achieved 7/7)
– Enmity against the Hyper group
– Eliminate the Hyperdan boss and 1 key leader (1/2)

* Special Mission: Gaia’s Dream

“Oh…!!”

Somehow, the quest item is almost finished. Seong-il realizes that the long adventure in the world of Pocket Girls is coming to an end.

“…Uh?”

Then, one item that catches the eyes of Seongil.

‘Special Mission…!!’

When the details of the transaction he had with Gaia not long ago were registered in the form of a special quest, Seong-il clicked on the contents with interest.

* Special Mission: Gaia’s Dream
– Help Gaia save the Pocket Girls world.
– The more skills you give to Gaia, the more rewards appear.

Reward: Nano machine production technology, (?)

‘Depending on the skills I give, are there other rewards besides nanomachines? Are you okay…?’

Not bad conditions for a holy day. As in the case of Goddess of the Farm World in the past, even if you do not complete the special mission, it does not affect the clearing, so Seong-il is delighted with the appearance of the new mission.

“Huh? What is it? What are you looking at?”

“Huh? No. After the coming-of-age ceremony, I was in a good mood, so I sent you a message.”

“Ah~~ Seongil sent a message to your mother? Hehe… I should send it too.”

Hana, who may have guessed Seong-il’s words, smiles briskly, picks up her phone, and starts writing something.

“Hanaya! I’m sorry, but let’s go separately today.”

“Yes why?”

Seong-il is out of the blue, and Hana is puzzled when she says that she wants to go out with her.

“I have to go see Dr. June. The location is just a security area, so you won’t be able to go inside unlike me, who got permission in advance.”

“Aha~ Is that so? Got it! I’ll settle down first at the dorm!! See you later~!!”

“Okay.”

In fact, I was going to the central building of the shelter, but in fact, I did not need separate security clearance because I was going to the cafe on the first floor, which was open to shelter residents.

However, Seong-il doesn’t want to expose her Hana to an attack by her hyper dan in case she doesn’t know about it, so after she tells her her lies, she makes her leave.

‘Shall we go?’

Clearing her quest using the intermission, Seong-il moves to the central building of the shelter to meet Dr. Jun.

“Oh!! You’re here!!”

“Doctor!!”

The appearance of Dr. Jun sitting in a cafe earlier than the appointed time and waiting for the holy day. Seong-il feels her happiness and relief at the same time, and she hurriedly approaches him.

“How have you been?”

“Sure. I made a big mistake, but…”

“Mistake…?”

When Dr. Jun looks at him with a puzzled expression, Seong-il honestly confesses what happened recently.

“Ah… You mean you leaked our secrets to clear director Kyuhyun’s suspicions that you had awakened your psychic powers?”

“Yes. I was so flustered that I didn’t know…”

“Whoa… Well, it can’t be helped.”

“…Are you all right?”

Since he was one of the real personalities he met here, Seong-il feels sorry for him in a sincere sense.

“It’s okay. It’s not anyone else, it’s directors Soo-yeon and Kyu-hyun. There’s no doubt about their loyalty, so it’ll be fine.”

“…That’s true, but I heard later that the place I confided in was a place with a security problem.”

“Really…? But what can I do? It’s already happened. And I’m still safe, right? It won’t be a problem.”

“…”

Seong-il feels a strong sense of guilt at Dr. Jun’s words. Perhaps that is why, instead of answering, he quietly draws out his energy and spreads his emotions all over the place to check the presence of enemies.

“By the way, don’t you have a friend to show me?”

“Oh, wait. Hey there!!”

“Did you call? Citizen?”

Before showing Edward, Seong-il calls a waiter robot working nearby.

“Give me 3 ice creams for my partners to eat. And…”

Seong-il calmly asks him if he can call Edward, the repair robot.

“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’m fine with administrator rights.”

“Oh, is that so? Wait a minute, I decided to buy the kids ice cream…”

“Haha! You’re a great protector.”

At Dr. Jun’s words, Seong-il makes the excuse of feeding his partners ice cream before calling Edward, and he summons his partners to prepare for an unexpected raid.

“Kids. *Remember what I said earlier?* And have some ice cream.”

“Yeah!! Is it okay if I do what I said earlier?”

“Yeah. Eating ice cream.”

“Yep!!”

In advance, the girls were told to prepare for battle in case there might be an attack by the Hyper Team. They huddle together and eat ice cream, causing supernatural powers.

“Whoops… You have a great heart for your partner, right?”

“Thank you! Unhide. Edward.”

After thanking Dr. Jun, Seong-il looks into the void at her and exclaims.

“Yes. Disengage stealth mode.』

And with that answer, Edward appears in front of Dr. Jun’s eyes.

“Huh…!!! How amazing!?”

And Dr. Jun, who saw it, is surprised and interested.