Chapter 94. emergency meeting (4)
Delusion Practice’s first ability.
The power to turn the action that the caster has in his head into reality. This was an ability that applied not only to silky gestures, but also to voices.
‘Woo-wook. I feel like my stomach is turning… .’
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
I suppressed the shame and disgust that was about to come to me with the Emotion Implant.
“Weren’t you surprised that an unknown kid suddenly appeared? Actually, I’m in the same class as Scaring~”
don’t panic I’m just playing the character Karu. I am not myself, but a pretty girl character beyond the broadcast screen. I focused on the girl who seemed to be modeled after the current Shin So-ra.
“They didn’t go to school so badly that I, the class president, forcibly came to pick them up. He says his fans are waiting for him at home. Is it true? When I came back, did you really have fans?”
I am standing here on the stage. You can think of it as an actor who is only faithful to the role assigned to him in a drama or movie.
“So when I looked at it, everyone was in a frenzy, so I wanted to make fun of it, so I gave a male voice. how is it. Isn’t it pretty real?”
If the voice had been a woman’s voice, I wouldn’t have been fooled so easily. However, the reproducibility of the delusion practice made it possible to play the violin, which even professionals considered impossible.
‘In such a yard, mere voice imitation is nothing.’
The drone’s camera perfectly detects not only my actions, but even the twitching of my eyebrows. I also needed to make sure to manage my facial expressions.
I didn’t care. Delusion practice is not just about imitating voices. If I think of myself as the real Shin So-ra, my body movements are naturally corrected by nature.
as naturally as flowing water. Shin So-ra’s way of speaking and gestures puts the broadcast atmosphere back on track.
“you. Did you miss a lot of scaring? Shall we bring it soon?”
I said that and glanced at Shin So-ra.
Realizing that this was an opportunity to intervene, Shin So-ra nodded slightly and stood next to me. Then, Karoo and Scaring characters were caught on one screen on the broadcasting screen.
“Oh, hi guys… .”
When Scaring took his first luck, the chat window, which had been in a lull for a while, started to run out of control again.
At first, I said I made one mistake, but I didn’t know what to do. As expected, the professional was a professional, and once the word was opened, it naturally led the atmosphere of the broadcast like water flowing.
Why hasn’t there been a broadcast in the meantime? Who is the new character? Even though nothing was said, she immediately came up with a setting according to the concept I laid out.
‘It’s probably because I wasn’t a popular streamer for nothing.’
At some point, the man’s voice flowed out and was treated as a happening and subsided, and the interest of the viewers was flowing toward whether it had completely returned.
“anyway! Now that I know Scaring is an internet idol, I’m going to fall for it. Have fun chatting with the fans~”
Slowly, I thought it would be better to leave, so I blew a closing comment.
= Snow aaa! Please tell me your name before you go!
= Are you joining us again next time? Are you coming again tomorrow? ㅠㅠ
= My heart grows bigger. Is this the Chinta Scaring I used to know? Our scaring, which has never been merging before, is merging with a pretty girl who looks like an insider.
= Is Scaring season 2 a lily concept?
= This couple. I agree.
= Lily Punch! Lily Punch!
Seeing the reaction on the chat window made me break out in a cold sweat.
‘If it turns out that I’m a man, this will end in many ways.’
It was only after I got away from the screen that I took a breather.
Shin So-ra, who seemed to be completely adapted, continued the broadcast as a unified body with scaring. Looking at it, I just stood there in a daze because of the aftereffects of the previous smoke.
“Kuhm!”
Shin So-ra coughed. It was the routine when entering acting mode and returning to normal.
When I came to my senses, the broadcast had already ended.
“It’s over quickly.”
“Today, I just decided to give you a rough idea of what’s going on! We decided to announce the official return date later on the fan bulletin board.”
“How is the audience reaction? Are you okay?”
“Ugh. It was said that some vicious scoundrels escaped the crisis by calling their younger sisters. So, except for confirming that I am a woman with a slightly dura feeling… Everything was fine!”
During the broadcast, he pushed his chest in front of the camera, so he did something, but it must have been because of that.
“I’m glad it went well.”
“right! brother Brother! Karoo’s reaction was really good, right? At this point, would you like to start broadcasting as a two-person system with me? Did you have any talent?”
I shook my head in fright.
“You helped me this time. There is no next.”
“Hey. The reaction of the viewers was so good… … .”
“You say that you were a surprise guest for a broadcast. Judging by what you say, you seem to be good at making things up.”
“brother. Then, can’t you come out as a guest from time to time? Please~ I felt it today.”
“How do you feel?”
“The only person who can bring new energy to my broadcasting, which has been fixed in the past, is the only one with my older brother!”
I’m asking for it while using difficult words such as fixation. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to do it to the extent that it would trample on my dignity as a man.
but.
“Then how about this?”
“yes?”
“If one day you come to help me again when I need your help. In return, I will be a guest on your broadcast.”
“It’s only natural that I help my brother with his work! Oppa and I aren’t even strangers~ It doesn’t have to be a request like this, right?”
What is it that is normal? No matter how much it is not between strangers, it is rather a law to protect what needs to be protected because it is a close relationship.
“I can’t accept that. I have to be sure that they come and go.”
“hehehe~ Well, I don’t mind anything as long as my brother can come out as a guest!”
anyway.
In this way, I was able to regard Shin So-ra as my colleague in a true sense.
“ah! brother. But you imitated my voice earlier, right? Can’t you just listen to it one more time? It was amazing.”
“… … no.”
“Aang! Why why! Don’t do that, just listen to me once! Please go~”
“I will never listen to it except during broadcasts. and what happened today. never! don’t tell anyone got it?”
It was a thousand times better to be accused of being a dark hypnotist.
***
The morning of the 7th day dawned bright.
The number of test participants gathered in the playground is now 53. I have reached the point where I can count accurately.
The instructor, who gathered us on the playground, checked the microphone by tapping it with his index finger as usual, then opened his mouth with a rather serious expression.
“Today, I have something important to tell you guys.”
When I heard what it said, it was a pretty interesting story.
It was the content that one additional person for each position would be selected through an emergency meeting. Is it a decision made because there seemed to be a lot of talented people this year?
The response from the participants was unquestionably positive. Anyway, it was natural to like it because the probability of being selected as a member of the preliminary round increased.
I couldn’t.
This is a flow that did not exist in the original work. Because it was a so-called variable occurrence.
Of course, this is a variable, but it is an undeniable fact that it is a favorable trend for me. It wasn’t something to be taken too seriously.
“And one more thing. There has been a change in the exam schedule.”
There was another variable that I really had to take seriously.
‘The car on the 8th and 9th is integrated with the car on the 7th to take the test… ?’
To summarize the instructor’s continued explanation, it was as follows.
The 10th day was the day of the announcement of the final selection, so in fact, the 7th day was the last test.
Even the stage of the test will be made in the form of actual combat, not an augmented reality training ground, the instructor said.
“In practice? Is that so… … .”
“You’re going to that area too, right?”
“I’ve never been there before.”
Amidst the students begin to murmur. The instructor said with a very serious expression.
“As you guessed. The 7th day test is beyond the outskirts of the city, not the signal. It will be held in an unrecovered area. The goal will be to defeat Monstrum as in the previous test.”
A real Monstrum, not a fake made with Artifact technology. At that fact, the faces of some students hardened with tension.
“Can we go to a dangerous place like the unrecovered area?”
“But if you can’t even demonstrate your skills in a place like that, you shouldn’t be able to participate in the Meteor Shower.”
Currently, the rest of the Republic of Korea except for the downtown area was no different from a lawless zone. Monstrum multiplication. This is because the presence of demons including Septagram made it impossible to manage it extensively.
In order to increase the efficiency of maintaining public order, the government concentrated people in the city center and then adhered to the form of urban management that built fences and barriers all over the city center.
Unrecovered areas are areas outside the city center that are out of reach of the government. It meant a place that had turned into a habitat for monsters or was occupied by a group of demons.
The instructor’s explanation continued.
“Don’t worry too much if you don’t have any real experience. What you guys will deal with will be small and medium-sized monster rooms, not the existing large-sized ones. In addition, experts in this field were specially invited.”
Someone appeared behind the fence behind the platform the instructor was on.
“Wow, crazy!”
“Isn’t that person him?”
“that’s right! It’s Sung Hyuk-soo, the hunter who ranked 3rd in the military power ranking in Power Star!”
power star.
He was a stuber active on Star Tube, the world’s largest video platform.
The performance and ability of adults, both at home and abroad. He introduced how strong it was and sometimes uploaded a video ranking among adults.
‘Over 10 million subscribers. After using something like a real battle video of an adult as a reference. He was a star tuber with a fairly high degree of public confidence by professionally analyzing, comparing, and ranking.’
Regardless of whether Seong Hyuk-soo is really ranked 3rd in Korea, his influence can be said to be great.
The head of the Septagram. The time when Monstrum was rampant all over the country by Rogers and chaos was increasing. Sung Hyuk-soo first created the concept of ‘Hunter’ and created a market in which they could play an active role.
A person with a competitive position in the so-called Hunter world. In terms of purely experience as a hunter, he was definitely the best among adults.
“Hello, Signal students. My name is Seong Hyuk-soo, vice president of the Korea Hunter Association. Forget about the title I just introduced and feel comfortable with Hyuksu hyung. Or call me Hunter.”
A great cheer broke out among the students.
“There’s nothing to be afraid of if you go with Sung Hyuk-soo!”
“Tsasha. does that matter now? It’s not something to be afraid of, but it’s important to show a good side of yourself in this test so that Hunter can see you well!”
“It is. Even if you don’t get selected in the selection, if you catch Hyuksu-hyung’s eyes, your life as a hunter is guaranteed.”
Unlike them, I just couldn’t like it.
‘If this happens, what will happen to the septagram assassin invasion incident that was originally scheduled for the ninth day?’
It was the moment when all the plans that I had made to prepare for myself were all wiped out.
Still, this seemed certain.
‘Looking back at the repertoire so far, the Assassin will probably invade in one way or another.’
Rather, it became a more favorable environment for them. There was a reason to raise the tension even more.
The instructor cleared his throat and grabbed the microphone again.
“The test will be conducted in groups of 10 as before, but the remaining members will be distributed considering the strength of the group. From now on, the person being called out should come out and line up in front of the assistant wearing a hat that matches the color mentioned above!”
There are a total of five teaching assistants standing in front of the podium. Among them, three of them are Shin So-ra’s three loyal subjects that I know well. Kyu-Min Jeong, Min-Ki Kwak, and Seung-Ah Cho were there.
“Kim Do-yoon! In front of the assistant wearing the red hat!”
Coincidentally, my name was mentioned first.
The true identity of the assistant wearing a red hat.
“hi.”
It was a regular citizen.
On the outside, he had a friendly smile, but I could feel the malice behind the mask.
“hello.”
“You did a lot of fun last night. is not it?”
I felt a bitter taste as I reflected on the embarrassing action I had committed then.
“You think it’s good. It was thanks to me that Shin So-ra decided to return to scaring.”
“Does it sound so disgusting when you say it with your own mouth?”
I had nothing to say, so I just shrugged my shoulders.
“Tsk. I ended up not being able to properly attend the meeting because I was watching the scaring broadcast… . I know you are lucky. If I had voted against it, there might not have been a result like an additional screening person.”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
In the meantime, the instructor kept calling the students by name.
There were a total of five groups, including Group A, where I belonged.
Among these, what I’m paying attention to is a vulnerable character with a high probability of being targeted by assassins in this story. It was Seol Chae-hwa and Min Seo-eun.
I made a rough estimate while watching the group formation. Seol Chae-hwa was in Group B with Pyo Yu-rim, and Min Seo-eun was in Group C with Eom Na-yeon.
‘good. If this happens, I can tell Pyo Yu-rim and Um Na-yeon to take good care of Seol Chae-hwa and Min Seo-eun.’
Both of them are capable people you can trust, so you can trust them with confidence.
“hey. I have a question for you.”
In the meantime, Jeong Gyu-min spoke up.
“What is it?”
“That character who came out as a guest on a scaring broadcast. Could it be that you controlled it?”
“… … I will not comment.”
“Woo-wook. disgusting child. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Since before, you keep saying things that I don’t understand.”
I gritted my teeth and let go of the pretense.
Please can’t I just skip over it? You know it’s for Shin So-ra.
“Wait. Senior~ Can I stand in the front? Ehehehe. thank you.”
At that time, I heard a crowd in the row behind me, so I turned around and saw Shin So-ra. Seeking the understanding of the students in front of him, he seemed to be stepping forward.
“Tsk.”
“Phew. Arrived safely behind Doyoon oppa!”
Along with the sound of Jeong Kyu-min clicking his tongue, Shin So-ra moved behind me. As you can see, she was in Group A like me.
“What did you come all the way here for? It’s the same group anyway.”
“I have to move together like this so that I can sit next to you when I get into that car?”
Shin So-ra pointed to a vehicle that had been parked in front of the gymnasium. It was a car of such a size that it was a little too big to be called a large van and subtly small to be called a bus.
“Tsk!”
The sound of Jeong Gyu-min’s tongue clicking came louder than before. I said looking at him.
“senior.”
“why.”
“I know you don’t like me, but. As far as unrecovered areas, let’s not act nonsense with each other and go fairly.”
“It would be difficult to catch a man. It sounds like I did something before.”
Pretending to be clean in front of Shin So-ra.
“Ugh. Is this Meteor Shower Tournament really a Golden Horseman?”
I saw Seong Hyuk-soo coming down from the playground.
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Jeong Gyu-min and I looked at him with our mouths shut at the same time.
“How many adults are the association paying attention to? Then, are you really going to work in the real Meteor Shower this time?”
Sung Hyuk-soo muttered that and stood in front of Group A where we were standing.
“Nice to meet you, Hunter Sung Hyuk-soo.”
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Jeong Gyu-min greeted politely first.
“Oh, nice to meet you. Gyumin. The last time we met was at the Hunter Association headquarters, right?”
“yes. That’s right.”
“Are you still thinking?”
“There is still time until signal graduation. Please give me more time to think.”
As you can see, Jung Kyu-min and Seong Hyuk-soo were old friends.
‘Perhaps he was offered to join the Hunter Association.’
I’m at the stage of thinking about it now, but I’ll probably join the association later. The reason players get help in the latter half is because Jung Kyu-min appeared as a member of the association.
“Are you Kim Do-yoon?”
It was also a while to share light personal information with Jeong Gyu-min. Soon, Sung Hyuk-soo’s interest turned to me.
Looking at the atmosphere, it must have been me who was the real target in the first place, not Jeong Gyu-min. Earlier, when he was standing on the podium, our eyes met by chance, but it was because his eyes were shiny.
“yes. This is Kim Do-yoon. I’ve heard of Hunter Seong Hyuk-soo’s reputation. It is an honor to meet you.”
“nice to meet you too. Do you feel new when you face the person in person like this?”
“Do you know me?”
Sung Hyuk-soo asked for a handshake. I held his hand lightly with my arms relaxed.
Crunchy!
At that moment, fearsome gripping power came from his grip.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
“Everyone knows. I don’t know why the prodigal who was considered a person of interest in our association.”
“… … .”
Suddenly, Seong Hyuk-soo’s eyes turned blue.
“If you didn’t run away after entering the school with Signal, the place where you and I would meet would not have been here, but in a dark place. I’m so sorry.”
I could only swallow dry saliva at the colorless and odorless life he spewed out.