Episode 33. Not here (2)
Celestial Training Grounds.
“There’s a bet on it, so I won’t look at it.”
Aram Kang stretches his neck left and right. As if I was responding to him, my weapon. While checking the working condition of Astrolabos, I looked back on her abilities.
Aftermath.
He has a natural ability to embody the pain he has suffered through his abilities. The type of ability is determined by what kind of pain you have suffered and how you interpret that pain.
‘The nature expression structure is similar to Pyo Yu-rim’s 『Magician』, but… … . Kang Ah-ram has the restriction of pain, so in a way, he might be considered backward-compatible.’
If this is the case, you might think Kang Ah-ram’s 『Aftermath』 is worse than 『The Magician』.
I slowly raised the tension.
‘Can it be? Psychic Age is a game that pays attention to balance.’
Nature, which has strict activation conditions, is so powerful compared to the amount of mana consumed. To put it simply, it means that even with a small amount of mana, you can exert a powerful nature.
“The momentum is on the rise. I was helplessly knocked down by my younger brother at the last club.”
“That’s different! If I had prepared in advance like you, I would have been able to fully see through his invisibility.”
“okay?”
Caang!
Without any warning, I quickly triggered Astrolabos.
As a result.
“Ouch. you… . Will you be mean? Isn’t it national rule to start a fight after three or two days?”
My magic bullet hit the guy’s stomach exactly. That was all.
Pain Recovery.
As one of Kang A-ram’s lower natures, it is an on-off nature. It was the power to replace the pain he would feel with restorative power at the cost of continuously consuming mana.
‘Perhaps if I had turned on that ability in advance at that time, I would have detoxified it right away even if I was injected with drugs.’
However, it does not heal previous wounds or poisons. Because of these limitations, it was necessary to have Pain Recovery turned on beforehand.
Besides that, one more downside. There was a point that the nature would not be activated if it exceeded the level of pain it could handle.
‘In other words, it is enough to inflict pain so strong that it will make you dizzy in an instant… … .’
There was one problem.
“Where!”
There is no way Kang Ah-ram could just watch it.
She bites off her thumb with her front teeth, and then drops of blood splatter at me.
[‘Mental Acceleration’ is activated.]
The moment my nature kicked in was when she was about to bite her thumb. You can tell what kind of attack will come just by looking at the preliminary action.
‘Blood hand.’
The ability to solidify the blood shed and use it like her own limbs. Its power was not very strong, but it was an excellent nature to use as a checker to hinder the opponent’s actions.
Kang Ah-ram’s blood hand, dispersed in dozens of drops, flew towards me like a darting, each holding its own will.
If you want to counterattack here, you must abandon the idea of blocking all those attacks. Some allow it, aiming for the gap created there, and astrolabos… … .
“Keugh!”
“How are you going to avoid all of that? You have to force yourself to the point!”
The moment his blood hand grazed my shoulder, I completely withdrew the judgment I was about to make a moment ago and focused on evasive maneuvers.
‘The power isn’t that strong? gibberish! That would be a story based on the original protagonist, Yuseong!’
Among the meteor’s nature, there was a nature that reduces damage by a certain percentage as a basic passive.
I had to be more mindful. I am not meteor. You shouldn’t judge by meteorism. It was the moment when I realized that fact once again.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
Suppresses the pain that tried to burn reason with the Emotion Implant.
‘There is also a way to lower pain with sense control, but the problem is that he eats up more mental power.’
Every moment requires optimal judgment.
Since it cannot be a meteor, even a trivial element must be actively used without missing it.
[‘Mental Acceleration’ is activated.]
[‘Delusion Practice’ is activated.]
In the slowed down time, with the help of Delusion Practice, he evades the Blood Hand with all sorts of fancy evasion moves.
By the time I got some free time again. I activated the Delusion Practice again and aimed the Astrolabus at Aram Kang.
Walted Shot.
bang! Taang! Bang bang bang!
I shoot down the blood hand flying at me with a magic bullet.
It’s not just about taking one shot at a time. Using the angle of refraction, the bullets collide with each other and hit three or four blood hands with one shot.
Sometimes the bullet that hit the blood hand bounced back like a billiard ball, shooting down another blood hand on the other side.
All these processes take place in the moment when a person breathes in once.
[Quit ‘Mental Acceleration’.]
“Wow crazy! What is that!”
Kang Ah-ram opens his mouth wide in amazement. Having shot down all the blood hands, I opened my mouth to buy some time for maintenance.
“you. How much magic did you use?”
“hehehe. Are you scared to see me asking? what am i starting now Let’s see. Hmmm, I haven’t even used 5% yet. you?”
[Remaining Spirit: 80%]
At last, curses almost came out.
‘It’s a really unreasonable exchange fee.’
Even if you thought so, it was actually a natural result. My natural 『Influencer』 is the ability to support allies and debuff the enemy.
According to the standard, taking on the role of a commander while contemplating the battlefield in the protection of my allies was the way to maximize my nature.
‘When I try to forcefully use those abilities in combat, the efficiency is destroyed like this.’
Without the Emotion Implant, even minor cuts can cause great pain and impair judgment.
Without Mental Acceleration, you cannot even detect enemy attacks.
Without the Delusion Practice, it is impossible to demonstrate the evasive action that is close to feat and the shooting ability that is close to divine.
As nature is displayed in every movement and judgment, long-term battles must be avoided.
‘Especially Kang Ah-ram has a nature that specializes in armed and long-term warfare, so I have to see the match even more quickly.’
One of her natural abilities is the ability called ‘Rage Berserker’.
This is also an on-off type, but in the original work, the power of all natures increased as a percentage as the rage stack accumulated, and it boasted a powerful performance of increasing natural resilience.
In return, he fell into extreme lethargy after the battle, but in the current situation, it was a minor drawback.
Caang! Caang!
“Yoit. Hwcha~”
The workshop comes and goes several times.
Unlike me who gritted my teeth and struggled, Kang Ah-ram seemed infinitely relaxed. As time passed, her movements became lighter and sharper, perhaps as if her body was gradually loosening up.
In contrast, I
“Huh. Heo-eok… … .”
I was already out of breath.
It is natural to get tired if you repeat intense body movements. You have to pay attention to your physical strength as well as your mental strength.
In that sense, Kang Ah-ram’s stamina consumption does not come as a big crisis. It was because he had the ability to significantly improve his physical abilities.
“Originally, it was intended to be a combat test. how is it? Is this good enough?”
“I know, but I ask.”
“Uhhh. Still, it feels good to hear the results through the mouth of the test tube.”
The result is, of course, acceptable.
I realized once again that I was not trying to recruit Kang Ah-ram as the first priority.
“It’s okay, though. I have no intention of losing the bet.”
Before confronting Kang A-ram, I purposely put a restriction on myself.
A constraint placed to measure my pure combat power.
that.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
Exercising one’s nature only in a form that does not interfere with the minds of others. Now it was time to unpack it and fight.
“… … What?!”
Kang Ah-ram’s face suddenly turns red.
It was because I put emotion into her.
‘It’s not fun if I just infuse it with simple emotions.’
Emotions are of many types. Among them, there were also complex emotions that could not be defined in words.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
At that time, what kind of feeling did the pyoyurim, which was runaway, feel to me?
She had special feelings for me. That’s why, even unconsciously, he dealt with me and controlled his strength. Because you can’t hurt the person you love.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
Yes. The heart is weak in front of the one you love. Just as Kang Ah-ram eventually overlooked and embraced his brother’s sins, the greatness of the power of love often works miracles that everyone knows.
I can hold the miracle in my hands and control it.
“ruler. Let’s start the second round now.”
“Ugh… ! You did that!”
“what?”
The situation was reversed. This time, I started to approach her with a leisurely gait from my side.
“Poetry, don’t take off Shishichimi! You hypnotized me just now!”
“Is this definitely my ability?”
“Damn it! Aww! don’t come closer! We are dueling right now!”
“know.”
He seemed to smile.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
The footsteps still did not stop.
“Don’t come!”
Kang Ah-ram shouted and activated the blood hand again. did not avoid
Fish! Paperweight!
One drop of blood hand ripped through my cheeks, and the other grazed my side and tore my uniform apart.
[‘Demagog’ is activated.]
“ah… ?”
Aram Kang let out a small sigh. The moment the hand that had been reaching out to me withered away, the blood hand that had been emitting death also lost its power and fell to the ground as an ordinary drop of blood.
“Aram Kang.”
“don’t do it… .”
“Aram.”
“Don’t call me that… !”
“I am sick.”
“Who doesn’t know what hurts, you idiot… … !”
Her voice gradually creeps in.
In the meantime, I approached and stood in front of Aram Kang.
When I try to reach out, she flinches and backs away.
“Oops!”
I slipped on my leg and tripped. However, Kang Ah-ram sat down and quietly stepped back, but did not make any counterattack.
I just pushed her shoulder with one hand. Aram Kang was helplessly pushed away by my touch and lay down on the floor.
clap.
Gently took out the astrolabe and aimed it at her forehead.
“bread.”
“Bread sucks… .”
“Is it my victory?”
Kang Ah-ram covered his face with one hand and turned his head.
“Okay, so let’s just put it back to normal… ! Because my heart is about to explode.”
***
after the duel is over.
On the way out of the health room after recovering from a minor wound, Aram Kang suddenly spoke up.
“hey. If you keep going like that, your life will be in danger.”
“know. Because my skills are not very specialized in combat.”
She slapped her foot on the floor and said.
“Not that, dude! You keep shaking a woman’s heart like that! Does it really make you feel weird every time you do that? If it was someone else, I would have mistaken it and go blind right away!”
“You talk like I’m a habitual offender. When we first met, I did it because you asked me to try it, and since the bet I just placed was placed, I couldn’t help it.”
“Aye! Shut up! anyway! Next time, don’t ever hypnotize me!”
“Do what you say. Haven’t you forgotten the wish I made?”
“OK! Why don’t you try something!”
Even though he answered lightly, Kang Ah-ram’s warning was definitely heeded.
‘I know better than anyone how dangerous it is to touch people’s feelings.’
A person’s emotions change colorfully and sensitively even with a single word spoken inadvertently. That changed emotion can change a person’s life completely depending on the case.
For that reason, there were people around me who were struggling to keep a reasonable distance.
“right. But when are you going to do what you told me to do?”
“I told you. We’ll start after we get one more.”
“Who is that one more?”
“I haven’t decided on that yet.”
“Isn’t it urgent?”
It was something I wanted to solve quickly.
‘But I don’t want to rush things and make mistakes.’
This time, I felt it painfully while sticking with Kang Ah-ram.
Even if I am weak now, I am too weak. Even if I knew I wasn’t born with a specialization in combat, I had to have the ability to protect my own life.
Since failure is death, I wanted to strengthen my integrity for a more reliable solution.
“I will take care of the additional teammates, so whenever you come to the circle from now on, do as I told you to do.”
“Ugh… .”
a few hours later.
After the regular class, I went straight to the trouble counseling department.
‘What is it, Kang Ah-ram? I thought you’d come first and wait for me, but you’re not inside?’
Could it be that this child was excluded because he did not want to grant my wishes?
That said, it didn’t seem like he would easily give up on this insolvent room, this spot for a nap where he didn’t have to pay attention to his surroundings.
Plump.
at that time. Someone knocked on the door.
“Come on in.”
“it’s me… .”
“oh.”
The person who entered was Aram Kang. No, there was a girl who had changed to the point that I wondered if it was Kang A-ram for a moment.
The shirt, which was loose enough to show the breastbone, was carefully buttoned up. In fact, it was just a school uniform jacket that was worn over the shoulder. He also wore a tie that was loosely worn.
The skirt, which was pulled up to the waist to make it look shorter, is lowered to the normal position. The tight stockings were pulled up to just above the knee.
I explained it like it was something great, but in fact it was just a situation of ‘dressing properly’.
‘To be honest, it’s a little bit hard to describe this as a dramatic change, but… … .’
Maybe it was because the opponent was that nerdy character Kang Ah-ram, so it felt like a person at a different level. I wondered how a person’s image could change like this simply by dressing neatly.
“what. What are you looking at?”
“Because I’m dressed so neatly, I feel a bit like a human now.”
“Do you really want to go back?”
“Uh huh. I would have told you to speak beautifully here, too? If you lose the bet, you have to obey. Could it be that Kang A-ram of the world speaks two words with one mouth?”
“Actually, I don’t have one mouth… … .”
“Write.”
“It’s a joke, a joke. What are you staring at so terribly? feel sorry for people.”
Really, if you open your mouth, slang and obscene words will automatically come out.
I sat down on the chair in front of the desk and said while holding my forehead.
“Are you really good at counseling?”
“It’s not even a professional counseling center. Yes, it’s a circle activity. Even if you say it’s a concern, it’s all about people’s lives in the end. What could be difficult?”
“That kind of positive attitude is great.”
smart.
At that moment, Aram Kang and I looked at the door of the stale room at the same time, and then looked at each other at the same time as if weaving.
Eye contact for a while.
She whispered with a serious expression.
“Should I handle it?”
what are you dealing with What enemy does the client have to deal with?
I’m already starting to worry.