Episode 91. Emergency meeting (1)
“Now! Run!”
At my shout, the two seniors started running at full speed, keeping pace with me.
The swarming Monstrum was torn apart like a piece of paper by my ‘Tempest Bullet’. What unfolded after that was like watching the miracle of Moses.
‘But unlike the true miracle of Moses, the gap is closed again.’
So I had to run. If the road now pierced is closed again, we will never be able to break through this final obstacle.
[Remaining Spirit: 14%]
As you can see, my mental state was like this.
If it was less than 10%, it would be difficult to run properly because of dizziness, so the remaining 3% had to be used only for emergencies.
“Hee! Look at how the Monstrum guys are jingling!”
Senior Sosim put on a frightened expression.
“Seniors. I can’t do anything anymore because I’ve used up most of my mana. I will only trust my seniors.”
“great job. Leave it to us from here on out.”
The taciturn senior responded by swinging a shield at a Monstrum that was fast approaching.
oooh oh oh oh!
Woah woah!
Kyakyakyakyak!
The various cries of Monstrum resonate from all directions. If someone accidentally stumbles here or hesitates even a little, they will immediately be surrounded by Monstrum. In a word, it was the end.
Chew! Cheer up!
Senior Sosim was not alone.
The moment I lifted the whip into the air and turned it around, the micro-flying monsters that rushed at us were hit by the whip and flew away.
Grrr!
The silent senior also activated the blender mode on the shield. The nimble monsters that rushed at us in succession collided with our shields, oxidizing them into particles of light.
“There! If you go through that exit, you pass!”
The length of the aisle we had to cross was not very long.
It was thanks to the fact that the area was not set for a long time as it was the standard strategy to proceed while breaking through the densely packed Monstrum in the first place.
widely!
At that moment, my toe caught on the stone and my body leaned forward. The backs of the two seniors who were running side by side quickly moved away.
Sensing that something was wrong, the seniors turned to me and looked very surprised. But to return to my side, I had already crossed the irreversible river.
‘I can’t do everything nicely and end up in shame in front of the exit!’
I gritted my teeth and scraped together the rest of my mental energy.
[‘Delusion Practice’ is activated.]
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Just before rolling unsightly on the floor, he showed off his parkour ability and brought out the athleticism of his running body to the limit.
Putting both hands on the floor, using the inertia of moving forward, I performed a series of somersaults.
Kieeck!
Meanwhile, a fast-footed Monstrum approached me and thrust out its sharp fangs.
“Suck!”
He kicked off his feet and leaped high into the sky. Compared to the physical abilities of professional dealers who can leap tens of meters, it is infinitely shabby.
At most, it was a level of jumping about 3m, but this was enough.
Kiek?!
I stepped on the top of the head of the guy who was charging at me and leaped into the sky again.
Before I knew it, the road ahead was full of monster rooms. There was nothing to panic about. I hopped forward, stepping on the monster room as if I were crossing a stone bridge, correcting the balance of my falling body.
Booong!
A flying monster rushed in.
I wasn’t embarrassed. After twisting his body to the side to avoid the charge, he tore the neck of another guy running after him with the power of the dagger loaded with rotational force.
that was the last
“It’s okay.”
The moment you land while stepping on the exit to the goal. Hundreds of monsters rushing at me stand tall as if they had stopped temporarily.
safe zone. When all the students in the test have reached this point, they stop moving. The criterion for passing the last difficulty was to gather all the students who survived to this safe zone.
clap clap clap!
“and. amazing… .”
“I thought my liver was falling.”
The timid senior applauded the seal, and the taciturn senior let out a light sigh.
There was nothing more left here. After walking down a long passage about 10m from this safe zone, the goal was right there.
“Thanks to you, I was able to come this far. that… . thank you.”
“So do i. I owe you a lot.”
While crossing the aisle, two seniors handed me a thank you.
“The seniors also had a hard time. I was able to pass because it was not only me who was active, but also the seniors who were active. ?”
In the middle of answering that, I had to face a sudden sight as I was afraid to enter the goal point.
“Kim Do-yoon. you are… . It’s God… … .”
“yes?”
what else is he
I couldn’t understand English at all.
***
The work of the 6th day has been completed.
When I returned to the dorm, the seats for one third grader and one second grader were empty.
“Did you get a notice of elimination and leave the room?”
When I asked a freshman roommate like me, the answer came back.
I asked again and again.
“Has there ever been a story about looking for me?”
“Isn’t that a pointless worry? There was an image of you that you showed today, so I couldn’t believe you were eliminated.”
The guy answered coldly and left the inn for a simple reason to wash up. Quite chilly.
I also prepared a change of clothes to wash, packed toiletries, and came out to the dorm.
‘Before entering the bath… … .’
I was certain that I would survive today. But I wanted to know for sure. That’s why I first looked for the test tube.
“Examination Officer. Excuse me on the way, can I ask you a question?”
I saw an examiner walking briskly somewhere, so I decided to grab him and ask him.
“You are Kim Doyoon’s student. I’m a bit busy right now, so I’ll just take simple questions.”
“It’s not a long question. I just wanted to make sure I passed today.”
The examiner replied with a meaningful smile.
“yes. Today.”
There was something else he wanted to say, but he looked like he cared about it.
After answering that I would understand without any regrets, I headed towards the original destination, the bathhouse.
‘Because I can’t rudely ask an examiner who says he’s busy.’
The fact that I passed at least the 6th day was important.
Entering the bath, the number of students washing in the bath has decreased significantly compared to the day before yesterday. It was a dramatic change when I recalled how crowded I was on the first day.
“hey. did you hear that They say they’re having an emergency meeting right now among the examiners.”
“Emergency meeting? What happened again?”
While I was washing my hands after entering the bath, I heard the story of two students talking while soaking in the hot water.
I soaped my hands and listened quietly.
“A friend of mine heard it because he was acquainted with an examiner. It’s the 1st grade side now. The competition for the dealer position is extremely fierce right now.”
“Ah, I know that too. There are no similar competitors on the support and tank sides, and both positions are clear, but the dealer side is saturated?”
“Now that’s why the examiners are having trouble. For one spot, that Joan of Arc is at the level of the four, so it’s practically a situation where you have to pick only one person.”
“hehehe. It looks like I’m going to have a decision paralysis. Youngtae Kwon. variable number. Byungmin Woo. They are all talents that would be a waste to throw away.”
My story flowed naturally.
“That hypnotist. How do you feel about Kim Do-yoon?”
“Kim Do-yoon… . This time, I showed my best side, but to be honest… … .”
“You feel the same way. It’s like saying he’s not right, and it’s kind of ambiguous to say that he should be chosen.”
“that’s right. You spoke well. It really totally feels that way.”
It was a somewhat disappointing evaluation, but this was my current address as a dealer.
‘It’s not weak, but it’s a shame to be promoted as a professional dealer.’
Rather, it was a miracle that it received such an evaluation.
A chronic problem that adults with mental nature have. Physical specifications that are relatively weaker than those of normal adults. It means that even with such a penalty, I received this level of evaluation.
“Was it last year or the year before last? If the all-rounder position was also selected, wouldn’t Kim Do-yoon have been selected unconditionally?”
“It’s abolished now, so what’s the use?”
“You never know. Could it be that the emergency meeting being held right now will add a starting position for the all-rounder position?”
It was a very interesting topic.
“oh! that’s plausible Could it really be because of that? If added, Pyo Yu-rim and Kim Do-yoon will be moved there, right? Then naturally, there will be two new dealer positions.”
“Uh. Then, it means that one of Kwon Young-tae, Byeon Jin-soo, and Woo Byung-min will fall. That would be a pain in the ass.”
“Hey. Shh!”
As I walked across to the bathhouse, the chattering students looked at me and shut up.
While listening to that conversation, I finished the basic bath. I didn’t soak in the bath and went straight to the changing room.
Today, there was someone to meet separately by reducing the time to spend in the bath.
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Just like when we eat, we have a habit of choosing the good ones first. If there is something to be done, it is also the style of not procrastinating and getting it done first.
I am the two people who owed money in the last bath incident. I sent a text message to Shin So-ra and Pyo Yoo-rim. The last time I helped, he said that if there was anything he wanted, he would listen to it tonight.
‘Wouldn’t you know if you owe a huge debt? I don’t want to drag it on by losing such a light relationship.’
Pyo Yu-rim made a very unexpected request.
“The other day, as a condition for joining the trouble counseling department, you told me to go out with three friends. Could you possibly reduce that to one person… ?』
Something I forgot about for a while because I was distracted. Recalling the homework given to Pyo Yu-rim, I smiled and replied that I knew.
‘Considering Pyo Yu-rim’s personality, it’s not going to be easy for even one person.’
Seeing that he made such a request on purpose, he must have tried his best, but it wasn’t easy.
I just wanted to see her taking on the challenge to develop her social skills. I didn’t want to see him stressed out in the process. It was not a difficult request, as long as the conditions were eased.
The problem was Shin So-ra.
『Kihihi~ I understand, oppa. Then, after dinner, let’s meet on the roof of our training camp. I have a story to tell. I’ll tell you what I want when I go.”
『(The emoticon of the idol character twisting their bodies and being shy)』
What does she really want from me? The other day, it was all about taking a pleasant picture. But this time, for some reason, I thought it wouldn’t be such an easy request.
“Welcome, brother.”
After dinner, when I came to the meeting place, Shin So-ra was waiting for me first. I glanced over and saw that there was a duffel bag next to the bridge.
“Are you here for dinner? I didn’t see you at the restaurant today.”
“Today is intermittent fasting day~”
“Are you doing the same during the selection test period? Isn’t it okay to move a lot?”
“Such a moment of inattention is truly frightening. You know my brother too. The old loser days. I don’t want to go back to my fat days.”
If you were a loser, are you talking about the first meeting with Shin So-ra that I looked into in my memory?
‘It wasn’t really fat, was it? ?’
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Just a little bit fat. At least to my aesthetic point of view, it was at a level that made me feel cute.
“Why did you ask to meet me on the roof? If it’s a good place to talk, there must be a better place.”
“Well, this is a good place to have a private conversation. My brother and I are like that, because we are the type of people who pay a lot of attention to each other. and… … .”
“and?”
Shin So-ra looked up at the night sky with her arms crossed on the roof.
“I like high places like this rooftop. I feel a little closer to the stars in the night sky over there. It’s because I’ve always wanted to stand side by side with those stars and shine.”
I stood quietly beside him and said.
“Now you too are a being that shines like those stars.”
It must have been because he was able to shine that he formed a bond with Shin So-ra’s three loyalists.
“Hee hee, I knew that too. Until I met my older brother who has changed.”
“why?”
“Because the stars shining next to my brother were shining more dazzlingly from a higher place. Is that why you’re feeling a bit depressed these days?”
“Don’t have a sense of entitlement. ”
“but… … .”
I turned to Shin So-ra. Her gaze, which wanted to shine alongside the stars, was looking down at the darkened playground under the building.
I watched her quietly. Perhaps feeling her gaze, she turned to me as well.
“Some people find it burdensome to shine unnecessarily brightly. Some people feel far away even though they are close to the wind that shines so high.”
“Okay.”
“And do I really have to shine like a star?”
“What does that mean?”
I pointed to a place under the building.
There is a road for vehicles leading from the outside towards the training camp. There was a street lamp that quietly illuminated the road.
“More than a faint and distant star that is hard to see except in a dark mountain… … . Are there street lights that you can see everywhere like that?”
“Why are there street lights?”
“Streetlights illuminate a street where you don’t know where to go, you can’t even see an inch ahead. I prefer a person who shines like a street lamp in a close and friendly way.”
I wonder if that would have comforted me to some extent.
“… … .”
When I glanced at Shin So-ra, she was staring blankly at me with her mouth slightly open.
‘this. Intoxicated with sensitivity, I said something too cheesy.’
I was just trying to cheer you up. As I was talking, I ended up with useless rhetoric. Come to think of it, my senior at the office also pointed out my strengths and weaknesses.
I averted my gaze and said evasively.
“anyway! What I just said… … .”
“brother.”
The moment she tried to evade it, it overlapped with what she was about to say.
“huh? why?”
“Just that. did you confess to me? You confessed right?”
Shin So-ra looked at me with moistened eyes.
At that moment, I hurriedly pondered what I had just said.
‘Could that have been taken as a confession… ?’
After thinking about it, I thought it might be so, but the water had already been spilled.