001. Rings and Legends of Heroes (1)
“If you have been discharged from the military, shouldn’t you also be thinking about the future?”
It was a relative’s house that had come for New Year’s Day after a long time, but welcoming Song Jae-ik was not hospitality but sarcasm and nagging under the mask of worry.
“Yeah, why do parents love so much that they abandon their children and wander out of the house? one. You have to make up your mind and settle down.”
“You got a reverse horse. reverse magic.”
“Yes, you should settle down and live in one place instead of being like your parents.”
“Uh ha ha. Look at our Jaejoon. This time, he entered the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University, and Jaehyuk got the 9th grade first round this time. Come to think of it, did Jaeik tell you where your college was?”
Starting with my first uncle, my aunt, my aunt, and my uncle. As if he had waited, he let out a single sound, and Song Jae-ik let out a shy laugh and sighed, saying that he had come for no reason.
The reason why I want to brag like that is to compare myself with myself. No matter what you try, you’re in a better situation than me, who hasn’t even graduated from college yet.
“haha···. what is that In Seoul University, what? That’s great.”
“Then civil servants are the best. The salary comes out generously. what is it these days wow… Yes, the work-life balance is also good. Jaeik, you too, set your mind and prepare for civil servants from now on. That way you won’t be late.”
“right. These days, most college students are making a fuss about preparing for government jobs.”
Song Jae-ik felt uncomfortable at the words of his aunt and uncle, who became drunk, and could not take any action other than laughing.
“Is not it. When the country’s economy is struggling like these days, civil servants are the best. is not it?”
“Right, Jaeik, you’re 25 now, too. It doesn’t seem like a bad idea to prepare for civil servants as soon as you’re still a college student. You only have one year left until graduation.”
Suddenly, the topic of conversation changed from Song Jae-ik’s parents to his uncle’s sons who passed the civil service exam this time.
And Song Jae-ik went home without anyone noticing, saying hello in the middle of such adults.
I’ll have to call later, but as always, I have an urgent appointment, so I can just pretend I came out.
It was Inseoul University, but now that I think about it, the only thing left for Song Jae-ik was that he went to that university.
In the first place, I did not go to college because I wanted to learn something, but I went to college according to my grades.
It was only when I was in the military most recently that I had a lot of dreams of doing this and that, but as adults say, the world has never been easy these days.
“okay. Stability is the best thing in this era.”
In front of my relatives, I didn’t want to admit it as a useless backlash, but I thought it wasn’t wrong.
Besides, he couldn’t tell, but he himself failed several times in the 9th grade civil service exam.
If I talked about that fact for no reason, it was obvious that I would be compared again, so why would I say such a thing?
“Pooh.”
A sigh came out of my mouth.
Song Jae-ik knew from an early age that his family was unique. Specifically, their parents.
What’s even funnier is that from a young age, his parents taught him about various experiences and survival instead of studying.
Which family in South Korea teaches their high school son not to study for the CSAT, but to learn survival swimming or how to prepare for disaster situations?
In fact, if you think about that time, it is true that I happily responded to my dislike of studying.
When I think about it now, I sometimes think that it is nothing but a weighty life experience. It was a pathetic life where I couldn’t properly use any of the things I learned then.
“uh?”
And when he returned home, he smiled as he confirmed that there was a letter in the mailbox that is hard to find these days.
It was because it must have been sent by his own parents.
International mail sent from my father out of the blue.
As soon as I reached the age to go to college and enlist in the army, it was my parents who quickly left overseas, saying that I was all grown up and telling me to become independent.
They often said that they would travel abroad without any regrets when you reach the age of independence, but you didn’t even expect that you would really leave.
The letter from my parents, which came after half a year, contained only a really short greeting.
[Mom and Dad are getting around well. My son is doing well too. By the way, my son lives as he wants to live.]
[PS With great power comes great responsibility.]
At the end of the letter, Song Jae-ik frowned at his father’s handwriting.
[ is nonsense and no matter what anyone says, live as you want to live. Dad seems to be obsessed with the Bubble Spider-Man lately. you understand.]
“No really!”
Song Jae-ik sighed and threw the envelope onto the desk at his mother’s postscript, which was written right below his father’s postscript.
It was an act that came out of annoyance for no reason, perhaps because I had to meet my relatives today.
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And a ring was revealed from the envelope that flew on the desk.
“ring?”
A silver ring with a rough design, but at the same time it looks like new, not worn by anyone else.
“what? Put something like this in an envelope and send it.”
And as if possessed by something, Song Jae-ik put the ring on his finger.
– ··· ··· Subject has been confirmed.
“what! Who is it!”
Song Jae-ik turned his head and looked around at the sudden incomprehensible voice in his ear.
– I am ‘Ring’.
A ring that calls itself a ring. Song Jae-ik hurriedly tried to take it out of his hand, but it was immovable as if he had attached a strong adhesive.
– The ring is not forcibly removed. As for the former owner, he called me the universal ring.
“An almighty ring? It’s not even the absolute ring from The Lord of the Rings.”
Since it came from his father, if the former owner the ring is talking about is his father. It was definitely a very childish name.
On the other hand, it was also the name of a father who likes movies.
– Literally, as the previous owner said, it is an all-purpose ring. Anything is possible if you own me.
—
After confirming that the object he was talking to was the ring, Song Jae-ik continued a short conversation with the ring in a timid mood, and that was the conclusion of the short conversation.
“That’s it. So. You mean I can do anything through you, right? But why? without a price?”
– That’s right. Anything is possible. The answer to the why question is simple. It’s to document your life. And the price for giving ability is also to record your life.
“Whatever? For example. I have a bad body, but it makes me dance well. Do you speak a foreign language that you cannot speak? Is it possible to speak a foreign language?
– It’s not difficult at all.
‘Leonardo da Vinci.’
Why does he suddenly come to mind at the mention of the ring? A real genius who has mastered various fields that make no sense.
“So you’re saying Leonardo can be like da Vinci?”
The ring answered that question.
– I don’t know who Leonardo da Vinci is, but it could be more than that.
Banji laughed at those words. Because in this day and age, it is absolutely impossible.
-However, I would like to inform you in advance that I cannot live a normal life because of #$%^. Earth language cannot express it. If you replace it with a similar word, it means that the energy of the whole universe is concentrated on the target.
“what? Isn’t that dangerous or something?”
– I don’t know. It is a record that has not yet been written about what talents the target acquires and what situations they will be involved in.
“It is the energy of the universe.”
– Would you agree?
I don’t know what the normal life that voice is talking about is, but I’ve lived a life without curves for nearly 24 years.
I had a vague idea that it wouldn’t matter if I became a little more dynamic in the future.
And I thought about how dynamic it would be if it became dynamic.
“uh. Well. can i agree? But how do I know it’s possible?”
– If you agree, you will know naturally.
At that, Song Jae-ik replied slowly after a moment of silence.
“agree.”
As if waiting for that answer, the ring she was wearing on her hand became mushy like a liquid and was absorbed into her skin.
– Start recording. I hope that many stories of your life will be recorded in me.
“excuse me? excuse me?”
After that, the ring stopped talking. Song Jae-ik laughed and thought of his parents who were wandering somewhere on the earth.
“father. What on earth did you give me?”
—
In a light mood, Song Jae-ik came out to the living room and sat down on the sofa.
The atmosphere in the living room surrounding Song Jae-ik was clearly far from that of an ordinary family.
This was especially true of the fact that unknown exotic objects were scattered here and there.
“I don’t know what it is, anyway.”
After that, the ring did not say a single word. I don’t know if it literally started recording or for some reason.
Song Jae-ik, who was sitting still in the quiet living room, still had a floating feeling that had not returned to reality, and slowly opened his mouth after thinking about something.
“Status window…? system···?”
He chanted quietly like a cliché in a web novel or webtoon he had read, but there was no reaction, and only a desolate silence still enveloped Song Jae-ik.
“Ugh!”
No one was there, but Song Jae-ik, who calmed down his embarrassing face, turned on the computer as usual. I was trying to find something on the internet.
[Mom Ga – Hey! boo ttak what are you doing?]
And to the friend’s KakaoTalk that came with the computer’s booting screen, Song Jae-ik replied with a smile.
[Hey. it’s a buck Call me Gold (Jin), who will catch up with you soon. You are only gold, too.]
It may sound like a game or a game, but there was nothing like a game to cool down the complicated head, so Jae-ik Song naturally turned on the game and replied to Kang-seok Um.
[Eomga – What did the deep-sea guy who went down to the iron say? let’s play My brother will give me a bus ride. And you’re not even gold, but you’re a bitch I’m sorry, but don’t forget that a wall in the fourth dimension exists between you and me.]
[Wait, I just turned on my computer. Shouldn’t you loosen your hands?]
[Umga – ???? Bronze is bronze if you let go of your hands. Tap when you start.]
Song Jae-ik thought to forget about the ring for a while and play a bout, so he turned on a video of Taker, a legendary player in the game Lehi (The Legend of Heroes), on You Tube as per his routine.
Of course, watching a video like this doesn’t make you a taker, but it’s like a kind of self-suggestive habit that you want to resemble Taker’s play.
And Song Jae-ik’s eyes began to shine strangely as he watched Taker’s video.
“ah.”
And as the video ended, Song Jae-ik let out a short sigh. It was because I was so focused on the video that even though it was close to 20 minutes, I literally felt like time was being erased.
[My mother – far away?]
Eom Kang-seok’s Song Jae-ik shook his head and connected to the game. I had to loosen my hands at least by playing one or two games, but I just ran out of time and logged on to the game.
– Are you here?
In the connected voice code, Um Kang-seok came in first and greeted Song Jae-ik, and Song Jae-ik started playing the game still feeling possessed.
– Hey crazy! What if I choose that character?
And on the character selection screen to play, Song Jae-ik is the Wind Ranger Thorn, whom he saw in Taker’s Mad Movie a while ago.
He was the first generation hero in Lehi, but at the same time he had the lowest pick rate.
That meant that he was an unpopular hero. He is a champion with a high level of difficulty to control, and at the same time, he is a hero who shows extreme ups and downs depending on control, positioning, and judgment, so it was well worth it.
Especially if it’s a bronze-level pick that Song Jae-ik belongs to.
[????????, is that correct?]
[Oh no. The true story of Beutak’s siege?]
[Bronze Thorn. Troll bastard.]
[I lost. lost.]
[I know G is a taker. Thorn.]
As if to prove that, as soon as I entered the game, I heard abusive greetings from my teammates.
-Hey, did you really choose the shot? Isn’t it a misspic?
Even Shim Ji-eon’s friend, Um Kang-seok, expressed doubts about Song Jae-ik’s choice of hand.
It was because it was clear that Song Jae-ik, whom he usually knew, would make a fuss about making this choice and say he was ruined.
– Hey, don’t die, just hold on. It’s a siege anyway. I’ll push my line moderately and go to help there.
And, as expected by Um Kang-seok, Song Jae-ik was in a bit of a panic.
it’s a shot It was because he was a hero that he would never have chosen if he was sane.
However, it was because I naturally chose Thorne, whom I had seen in the video a while ago.
“Oh damn.”
Cursing came out of nowhere. It was because, even if it was a free game, not doing troll picks as much as possible was the same as the least implicit manners.
And sure enough.
[hahaha shoot hahaha]
[Kongseung ㄱㅅ. The blue team’s siege will be destroyed.]
[Is there a Bronze who picks Thorn in Siege?! Hahahaha]
[Even though it’s a free game. LOL]
When the game started, the entire chat continued with ridicule from the other side.
In addition, the opponent Song Jae-ik encountered was Akara, an assassin. In the professional scene, he was a hero who was considered Thorn’s counter.
[Durian (Akara) has defeated Quantum (Thorn).]
And as if waiting, the opponent won the first blood against Song Jae-ik.
And the insults on the same side as the ridicule of the other side that can be heard without a doubt.
“Oh damn.”
Picked up the first purple. When he got the second kill, Song Jae-ik cursed at his choice.
“What about the ring? You think you can do anything well?”
It must have been in vain. to believe such a thing
“Let’s not die. Let’s not die.”
It was just like that. At least I had to keep it up to the point where I didn’t crash the game because I was pushed back unreasonably.
When ten minutes passed like that.
The mid-line was already in a hopeless situation, and Song Jae-ik was literally on the verge of collapsing with 0 kills and 3 deaths.
“uh?”
My stomach, which used to feel clogged and bloated, felt refreshed as if I drank cider. Should I say it feels like food is being digested?
and.
‘An angle is visible.’
[Quantum (Thorn) has defeated Durian (Akara).]