Episode 5. Joint class (1)
Today, as always, I visited the training ground.
First, I checked the status window through the vital chip.
Step 1 (Safety) / Emotion Implant, Mental Acceleration
Step 2 (Risk) / Demagogue, Delusion Practice
Step 3 (Warning) / Memory Reading, Telepathy
Step 4 (ban) / Mind Siege, Eyes Fake
Level 5 (ban) / Amnesia, Fancy World
There was one thing that was different from last time. It is that the category of nature is marked with risk in each step.
The safety level is a natural thing that I can use without hesitation. The risk level can be used, but the burden on the body is severe. The warning level indicated that even a small amount could be life-threatening.
‘There is a high probability of dying instantly the moment you use the ban, so the vital chip prevented it from being used.’
What we’re going to look at today was the nature that corresponds to the danger stage, the second stage. Compared to the 3rd stage, it is less dangerous, so I wondered if it would be okay to take the risk and use it in certain situations.
＜Demagogue＞
:: Maximizes the emotions others will feel due to the caster’s specific actions.
‘At first glance, it looks similar to an Emotion implant… … .’
The Emotion Implant could also be used on oneself. This made it easy to experiment with, but Demagog didn’t.
[The target is incorrect.]
I tried using it against the illusions in the training ground, but it still didn’t work.
‘Of course it wouldn’t work against machines.’
In the end, we have to experiment with people, but this was also difficult. If you try the experiment on anyone and get caught, you will be given a huge penalty. It was because Signal was strict with nature usage.
In other words, the right situation to use Demagogue. There was a need for a clear cause to support this.
‘I’ll try to use this nature later when I get a chance.’
I checked the next celestial.
＜Delusion practice＞
:: The caster realizes the action he has in his head.
‘Can I just take this as its literal meaning?’
Fortunately, this nature can be tested right away.
[‘Delusion Practice’ is activated.]
[Think strongly in your head what you want to do.]
What would be a good action After hesitating for a while, I imagined the so-called somersault, which requires the most skill and experience among the movements that a person can do.
[Your will has been successfully recognized.]
[Please show your nature once again.]
It was right after that.
“What!”
Suddenly, my body seemed to run forward on its own, and then my body floated into the air.
The back and head are bent and the knees come together in front of the chest. The vision goes round and round. Eventually, the bent knee naturally straightens, and both feet land on the floor.
Unnecessary front-of-the-air spin.
“Huh?”
… … The moment I thought I had succeeded. As soon as I landed, I lost my balance and slumped to the ground.
When the innate activation is over, the bodily sensations will return to their original state.
I blankly pondered the situation with my mouth open.
‘Is this an ability like this?’
Originally, it is a feat that can only be achieved through long efforts and accumulated experience. I managed to do this the first time.
What this meant was great. It was because he was saying that he could save the time he had to invest to become stronger.
“Keep!”
However, the whole process was not smooth.
An accident occurred during the experiment.
While using Delusion Practice. I thought I heard a clicking sound in my arm, but I couldn’t move it. It was terribly grotesque to see the arm wriggling around in a deformed shape.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
After anesthetizing the paralyzing pain with self-hypnosis, I pondered over the cause.
‘I overlooked the side effects of Delusion practice too much.’
In order to perform a specific movement, the corresponding body muscles must support it. I figured that out, but the problem was what happens when the muscle mass doesn’t support it.
I thought that if I lacked muscle mass, it would simply end at the line of failure. Actually, when I tried it, it wasn’t like that at all.
‘How should I explain this?’
It was as if the brain had let go of its instinctive limits and was forcibly exerting its power.
Fortunately, the injured arm wasn’t too much of a concern. In the original reality, I would have had to live in a cast without moving, but this world is different.
Even if their heads are cut off, they can be safely joined if they observe the golden time. The Psychic Age was a world where science had developed to that extent.
‘If I go to the health room, they’ll fix it right away.’
I grabbed my broken arm with my good arm so that it wouldn’t shake, then carefully turned the doorknob and came out toward the hallway of the training room waiting room.
way back to the dormitory.
I stare blankly at the darkening sunset. It reminded me of the original story of Psychic Age.
‘The joint class will start soon.’
On the day when all the first graders gather together for class, two important events occur in the original story.
One of them is that there are rewards given according to class grades. If you get the highest score, A rank, you will be given the opportunity to go on a ‘special field training’.
Students who are selected under the pretext of giving tours of adults active in society. Yuseong and his party get an opportunity through this joint class and go outside.
‘and.’
During the special field trip, you will encounter the mid-boss of the first episode.
I wanted to see if Yooseong would play well in the flow of the original work. In order to do that, I also had to get good results in this joint class.
Another incident was related to the wild forest.
‘In the original work, Pyo Yu-rim’s mental state started to become more unstable after the joint class.’
What will it be like this time?
I just hoped that there would be no trouble.
***
“Everyone, please stand up straight!”
“Stop talking there and get in line! How old are you and you still have to nag me like this!”
The joint class was held in the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was held.
In each class, the teachers in charge are arranging the cluttered students. In our class, the image of Tak Kwang-jun was so bloody that everyone moved quickly.
“Please pay attention here~”
By the time the buzz had subsided to some extent. A teacher standing on top of the auditorium drew the attention of the students.
It was a face I knew well. Cha Seong-mi is the teacher in Class 1 of Year 1, where Yoo-seong belongs. In the original work, he was a person who helped the main character in many ways.
“You must have heard from the teachers in each class about today’s joint class. Classes will be held in groups of four.”
Up to that point, everyone knew about it because they had been told in advance.
“teacher! I have questions.”
“Yes, let me tell you.”
A student asked a question.
“As far as I know, I heard that there is a special reward according to the grades in this joint class. Wouldn’t it be unfair if students with strong skills get together?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. Members will be chosen randomly. And I will give more points for the process than the result.”
As if the words were random, Yuseong formed a team with three members, three main heroines that the protagonist can attack, Eom Na-yeon, Min Seo-eun, and Seol Chae-hwa.
And my guess, unfortunately, was only half right.
Three main heroines. They became the same group as each other. The problem is that one of the remaining members has become me, not Yuseong.
I looked at Min Seo-eun.
Whatever it was, she would have no choice but to know. Because it’s Yooseong’s childhood friend position.
When she met my gaze, she averted her gaze with an expression of both displeasure and fear. The last time we met in front of a soup kitchen was somewhat disturbing.
“I have something to ask you.”
“… … .”
“I am just asking. I’m not going to look at you like that.”
I don’t know why he hates me, but I just wanted to point this out.
“What are you curious about?”
“Do you know where the boy named Yooseong went?”
“Are you Yoosung? I’m sorry, but I don’t know who you’re talking about.”
My brain goes blank.
‘How did this happen?’
It’s nonsense. It can’t be like this.
I looked around to see if there was even a ray of hope, but I couldn’t see his face.
‘no way. no way… … .’
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
I held on to my spirit that was about to fall into panic.
The heart, which had been beating violently, regains its composure, and the breathing that was about to become rough is in order.
I regained my composure and the first thought came to my mind. If there is no meteor, how will future episodes proceed?
‘I think about it, but I can’t even sleep.’
inevitably perish The number of cases that could be ruined was so great that it was difficult to list them all.
I took a deep breath and looked around the three main heroines assigned to me, Jo Won and Yuseong.
‘Calm down. I think you’re trying to think too much of a headache right now. Instead of worrying about the distant future, let’s start by addressing the problems right in front of us.’
The solution was surprisingly simple.
If meteors really didn’t exist, there was only one thing I could do.
You just have to replace the role of meteor.
I will be the main character.
‘That’s easy.’
There was a crucial difference between Yoosung and me.
That guy had the fraudulent nature of being a “hero”.
‘If you are in a crisis, you must be given the strength to overcome the crisis. That was the natural power of Meteor.’
There was a restriction that the right path, ‘justice’ must be followed. However, even considering that, it was true that it was a ridiculous nature. In fact, it was the Deus Ex Machina itself.
Will my nature be enough to replace Yoosung’s role? I honestly wasn’t sure about this. Even so, it was impossible to remain helpless.
I started thinking about what I could do.
‘Classes will start soon.’
Whatever the circumstances, I had to get these guys and get high marks. Like the original protagonist.
However, it was difficult as it was. If you go to class in this state, you will surely fail.
Nayeon Eom. Min Seo Eun. seolchaehwa. Looking at each individual, they are adults with splendid specifications, but their cooperative spirit is not.
‘The problem was that each individual’s personality stood out too much.’
How did the original protagonist solve this?
In fact, there was no such thing as a grand method. In the first place, the game is the way the player leads the case. Yoosung passed the test by almost catching the heroines with only good specs.
Cooperation and improvisation. It was definitely a factor that gave a good extra point, but in the end, the result of the class had the highest score. The protagonist of the original work had the best means of a one-man show.
‘I can’t do that.’
There is only one way left.
If it was impossible alone, I had no choice but to make good use of the three main heroines.
“Did you talk enough with the members of the group? Then, I’ll move the location for the full-scale class.”
The students who had gathered in the auditorium were led out of the auditorium by the teachers again. Unlike the first time, it was impressive to see the members move together in unity.
The first year students, who had been moving for a while, arrived at a huge augmented reality training ground.
The basic function of this place was the same as my favorite training ground. There is only one difference, if any. The size of the training ground was incredibly wide.
After arranging the students again, Seongmi Cha explained what the content of this class was.
“This class will be in the form of practice at this training ground. Students are in a situation where they have to work together as an improvised team to eradicate Monstrum.”
The goal was simple.
A virtual city created through augmented reality. To defeat the monster hiding somewhere there.
“Finding out where the monsters appeared is part of the test, so I wish you luck!”
Teachers entered the training ground in groups of students. Our group, who had been waiting for a long time, finally got their turn and went inside.
“Ugh. I can’t see anything.”
Something alien darkness. It’s definitely dark, but it’s a strange place where you can’t clearly see each other’s appearance.
Pod!
“Wow!”
“what!”
It was then.
One intense flashbang hit us. It’s been a while since I closed my eyes tightly and covered them with my arms. When I slowly opened my eyes, the scenery had changed before I knew it.
“Kyaaah!”
“Save people!”
“Somebody, anyone, please help! I can’t see my child!”
We were standing in the middle of a busy street.
The clamor of countless citizens could be heard from all directions.
screams of terror.
A pitiful lamentation.
gasping for breath.
“Oops!”
The moment the person running ahead stumbles and falls, the person following mercilessly tramples the person in front of them.
baang! Baaang!
coo coo coo.
The relentless honking of horns and the roar of buildings collapsing are distracting.
Augmented reality is an unbelievable reality. It is a vivid scene that is incomparable to the holograms encountered in lecture halls and training grounds.
‘And at this moment, maybe… … .’
Before my thoughts even came to an end.
Kugu Palace!
“Kyaaak!”
“Mom!”
“Oops!”
With a huge earthquake, the road we were standing on collapsed in an instant.