Chapter 682 – The Ark
In this way, Seong-il trains in special transformation under the guidance of the three professors.
“How is it?”
“Whoa… I’m sure… I think I’m quite used to it now.”
A month passes like that, and Seong-il, along with the three professors, quietly sings while using some mysterious power near the spring.
“Let’s stop it.”
Professor Aron throws a summoned fireball at Seong-il, who is meditating on battle, in his face with a short word.
Awesome…!!
A fireball that flies towards Seongil with fierce heat. However, Seongil does not attempt any defense even when he sees the menacing orb of flame.
Whoa…!!
Surprisingly, however, when the flames enter within a radius of 10M on the holy day, the speed of the flames slows down like a slow-motion video.
“Sigh…!!”
In the meantime, Seong-il stretches out his hand and projects intense will into the flames. Surprisingly, the flames stop flying towards Seongil and quickly return to the direction of Professor Aron, who originally threw the flames.
“Excellent. In the end, you succeeded in controlling the temporal trait to some extent.”
Thanks to the teachings of the professors for the past month, Seong-il succeeded in using special traits naturally.
However, because it is such a tricky and powerful power, Seong-il only succeeded in embodying the power of time externally like a realm, but he often failed to handle that power in detail.
It took a long time for the professors to help Seong-il, who was having such a hard time, by giving various advice. Finally, he succeeds in controlling the time trait to some extent in one month.
“Whoa… With the help of the professors, I practiced with less sleep, but it took me a month.”
“Haha…!! It’ll only be a month.”
At Seong-il’s words, the psychic Raibold, who was watching him nearby, laughed out loud and emphasized that he succeeded very quickly.
‘Since a strong ‘desire’ is required for manifestation… It consumes a lot of mental strength.’
Seong-il tries desperately to maintain the realm of time while calmly conversing with the professor who guides him.
‘I won’t be able to keep it for a long time now… But if I train steadily, I might be able to use it enough.’
I am not familiar with the power of the special trait yet, so I can’t maintain it for a long time and I can’t apply it well, but nevertheless, the power of the temporal trait that slows down the surrounding time just by simply building an area around it is enough to fascinate Seongil. .
“Whoa… For now… Let’s finish the training up to this point.”
The extra period he had promised had just passed on Seongil, and as he had awakened his time traits to some extent, he made up his mind not to waste any more time.
“…And. Please persuade the friend from our world to bring you today as you promised. Please.”
“Whoa… Don’t worry. I’ll do my best to act as I promised before.”
At Seong-il’s request, Professor Wi-Rain even winks and reassures him, as if telling him not to worry.
After lightly expressing his gratitude to the professor, Seong-il turns around and walks to the temple of the dimension.
“Is everyone ready?”
“Yes! All the scenarios written about our organization have been read!!”
Charlotte answers Seongil’s question in a cool way. After she nods her head on the holy day, she announces to everyone the name of her ark, which she has been thinking of for the past month.
“Okay. Excellent. However, since the name Ark is already used by the Guardian of Reason, we will change the name of this place from now on. Just keep that in mind.”
“What is it?”
“Eden.”
Seong-il, who announced a new name to symbolize his own ark, returns to reality after a short Q&A with his followers.
***
“Whoa…”
As always, after taking a light shower in the shower room in reality, Seong-il finishes grooming and approaches Lee Ah-hyun, who is still asleep.
“I’m sleeping. I’ll go to the Hunter Association for a while in the morning.”
“Yes…”
Since she is still in a sleepy state, Ahyeon listens to Seongil’s answer and answers casually. Seong-il, who lightly stroked her hair, leaves Ah-hyeon behind and goes to the Hunter Association.
“Ah, Hunter Han Seong-il. Good morning. Are you here to apply for a new mission?”
When Seong-il, who has become a famous Jibakryeong of the Under Hunter Association, appears, the female receptionist greets him with a happy expression.
“Ah, today I’m here for something else, not a mission reception.”
“Oh? It’s amazing. Do you have other business besides your mission?”
Although he was a receptionist who did not ask for privacy, surprisingly, the receptionist became really interested when Seong-il, who insisted on giving up assignments every time, mentioned that he had other business.
“Hey! Mission maniac! Do you have other business?”
When Seong-il appeared, Yoo Jun-kyung appeared like a ghost. Apparently, he has been wanting something lately, so it seems he secretly told the receptionist to contact him when the holy day comes.
“Ah, yes. I want to ask you something about the A-rank hunter review.”
“…Already trying to apply for an A-class promotion review? Besides, you haven’t even gone through a B-class promotion review yet, have you?”
Seong-il shrugs her shoulders at Yoo Jun-kyung’s bewildered look, and she replies, “I don’t know how she is promoted, but what kind of promotion will she try?”
In addition, he replied that the purpose of his visit was because he was curious about the criteria for promotion to an A-class hunter.
“Well… I can tell you that much. Let’s go upstairs. Let’s talk slowly over a cup of tea.”
As much as he wanted to study Seong-il’s abilities, Yu Jun-kyung uses his promotion screening as an excuse to convince him to take him to his office.
‘Well… That’s about as clever as that…’
Although his obvious scheme caught his eye, Seong-il obediently followed his lead, agreeing to accept it.
“Sit down. Do you like coffee? Coke? Or would you like to have a cool afternoon drink with hyung?”
“Give me some water.”
Just by looking at his face, he looks old enough to believe that he will be 50 the day after tomorrow, and when the man who even has a stern look describes him as a kindly older brother, Seong-il smiles involuntarily and replies briefly to him.
“Come on! Cool ice water is coming out~”
Yoo Jun-kyung, who speaks well in an attempt to persuade Seong-il somehow. He quickly brings cold water and some refreshments and hands them to Seong-il.
“How exactly does the A-rank hunter review work?”
Seong-il quickly tries to ask Yoo Jun-kyung a question before he opens his mouth to prevent him from talking nonsense. Before explaining, Yoo Jun-kyung, who pretended to be friendly with him and tried to urge him to test his ability, scratches his head with a startled look on his face.
“Huh… Well, the A grade screening is a bit different from the B or lower.”
“What’s the difference?”
Yoo Jun-kyung explains to Seong-il that the grade standards for under hunters are in fact the same as those approved by the government up to grade B, and are organized based on the ability to clear dungeons or achievements.
“However… From A onwards, the government’s dog and our position are completely different.”
Unlike the government-approved system where you can be promoted according to the level of achievement points and dungeons that can be cleared, Yu Jun-gyeong, like B-class, is important to prevent alien infection in the ark, so the standard for A-class hunters is free from alien genetic manipulation. Explain that Ji means Hunter.
“…What is the standard for that ‘freedom’?”
“Umm…That’s…”
Perhaps it is quite important information, Yoo Jun-kyung scratches her head and puts on a slightly troubled expression.
“Why are you hesitant to explain? That part is the fundamental reason that restrained my freedom. If you don’t explain that, how can I trust the ark?”
Rattle!
The time when Seong-il asked a question with a slightly angry expression. The door to the office opens and someone enters.
“That’s right. Maybe we should have given you the freedom to relocate. Since that’s not the case, it’s right to answer the questions faithfully.”
At the appearance of an unfamiliar voice, Seong-il naturally turns his head and looks behind him. And she looks like a white-haired old man and a beautiful woman Seong-il is familiar with.
“It’s nice to see you for the first time. It’s Yoo Chang-jin.”
A gentle-looking middle-aged man who appears to be around her 60th birthday strides toward her Seongil and holds out her hand. Seong-il, who casually greeted him by holding his hand while she was dumbfounded, realizes who he is and is greatly surprised inside her.
‘Aren’t you the president of the Under Hunter Association?!’
Surprisingly, when the president of the Under Hunter Association, who is rarely seen, suddenly appears, Seong-il feels surprise and tension at the same time.
‘To think that a person who had only seen it on video came here… It must have been that my ability was coveted.’
Seong-il realizes Ye-jin Min and Chang-jin Yoo’s visit and their intentions, and she laughs bitterly to herself. At the same time, he tries to measure the power of the chairman by scattering the emotions around him.
“Oh! Reaction. It’s a good ability. The ability to look down on ignorant people.”
“…!!”
Surprisingly, Seong-il’s expression hardens rapidly as Yoo Chang-jin reads the power of emotion that even high-ranking people in other worlds did not notice.
“Haha. There’s nothing to be too wary of. Actually, I’m also a person with the power of empathy. By the way, I’m a triple. Empathy, space manipulation, body strengthening.”
Surprisingly, Seong-il is shocked when the chairman explains that he is a psychic with three powerful abilities.
‘… Even in the world of Mythology, aren’t you treated as a genius even if you have double abilities? That’s great.’
Yoo Chang-jin smiles kindly and continues to explain himself, as if he had read Seong-il’s surprised expression in a different way.
“Is your sensitivity a typical ability to judge materials or surrounding situations?”
“…Isn’t that the president?”
“Huh.”
Surprisingly, when he talks as if his reaction is different from his own, Seong-il opens his eyes wide in surprise and just looks at him blankly.
“As I awakened to Class A, my sensitivity changed to a different ability than before.”
“…Which?”
“It’s simple. If you come within my ‘range’, I can detect psychic powers precisely, and I can also block intangible surveillance or perception. Instead… I lose the power to sense a crisis or analyze objects. Alright though.”
Interestingly, Yoo Chang-jin’s ability seemed to change differently as he additionally awakened his emotions.
‘Have you lost your ability to sense crises? That’s the power to read the law of cause and effect…?’
Seong-il is puzzled when he hears from Yoo Chang-jin that he has lost that ability because he knew very well how great and powerful the power to read the law of cause and effect is for him.
‘…I’ll have to ask the game master later.’
Since he found out that his opponent has extremely precise sensing abilities, Seong-il uses augmented reality and the like for nothing. He decides not to use his other abilities. Instead, as he learned at Mythology Academy, he surrounds himself with telekinesis and telekinesis, hiding his abilities thoroughly so Chang-jin Yoo cannot spy on him.
“Huh? Can’t detect it? Interesting?”
As Seong-il blocks her sense of self, which is sensitive enough to smell her blood, Chang-jin Yoo looks at Seong-il with her really curious look on her face.
But, that’s for a while. He doesn’t build up excessive vigilance of Seong-il, and at the same time tries to answer Seong-il’s words, putting her curiosity behind, perhaps to gain a favorable impression.
“I’ll explain briefly. The criterion for dividing A-rank hunters here is whether or not they have ‘unique awakening’.”
“…Indigenous Awakening?”
The appearance of a word you have never heard of. However, Seong-il recalls the ‘special transformation’ he learned a while ago without realizing it.
“That’s right. In fact, most people don’t know, but when you have a deep understanding of your abilities through long battles or various experiences, you will awaken your strength in a special way.”
‘…Also!’
With the appearance of a familiar theory, Seong-il is convinced that Yoo Chang-jin is explaining a special transformation.
“…But why don’t many hunters know that fact?”
“Of course, most hunters, even if they have a unique awakening, are only at the level of upgrading their existing power.
Yoo Chang-jin looks at Seong-il with a curious expression on his face and calmly continues to explain about the special awakening.
