249 – The Awakenings of Namsan # 1
249 – The Awakenings of Namsan # 1
“It was very fun… ! I think it would be nice to hold a Nymphs’ Day like this year again next year… ! See you next time… !”
Bung bung bung-.
Oi Noi waved his hand at the departing people and the nymph sisters.
Judging from the reactions of the nymphs, today’s Nymph Day event seemed to have been a great success in many ways.
Late at night.
The well house has suddenly become quiet.
Oinoi started cleaning up after himself, feeling much lighter.
“It is said that nymphs who have successfully completed their day of nymphs now fall into hibernation in the prepared location… ! If this oinoi had been original, it would have been like that… !”
Oinoi was a summer nymph born when the sun was blazing hot like honey-colored hair. Did you say that summer nymphs usually hibernate to survive the cold winter?
It is said that the reason why “Nymph Day” Was created was to hold an event to promise to meet next year with various hibernating nymphs.
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Of course, in this world with heaters and boilers, Oinoi did not need to hibernate.
I spoke to Oinoi.
“Oinoi, I’m glad you became the chief nymph.”
“That is so… ! This Oinoi will now be officially recognized as the chief nymph next year… ! The chief nymph literally means the highest among the nymph sisters… !”
Chuck-!
Oi Noi stretched out his shoulders and chest and looked very proud.
Oinoi is a nymph who likes to show off and boast about various things, so she must be feeling great joy at the rise in her status.
“Ool-. Chief nymph Oinoi! “It’s so amazing!”
I congratulated Oinoi on becoming the chief nymph.
Kkungkkungi, Angangi, and Kungkkwangi also circled around Oinoi.
━Kkeongkeong… !
━Zuji… !
━Boom boom… !
After receiving everyone’s congratulations, Oinoi became even more sassy and raised his hands in the air as if he could not bear it anymore and shouted.
“It is clear that no other nymph has been celebrated as much as this Oinoi… !”
━Koiiin… !
At that time, Pignoy cried.
Oinoi grabbed Pignoy, who was wandering around the yard, and held him in his arms, and it seemed quite heavy.
Most beings who were given life by receiving the affection of nymphs were said to have ‘mysterious powers.’ I’m sure Pignoy also has some mysterious power that hasn’t been revealed yet.
I asked, wondering what that was.
“So, what are you going to do with your savings now?”
Now that the piggy bank has become Pignoy and can no longer cut ships, it will be difficult for Oinoy to collect coins and money.
Oinoi had a dream of buying ‘land’ for nymphs.
Oinoi said.
“That means we have to think about it again from now on… ! But now it seems like I won’t be able to save it in my piggy bank… ! If that happens, the number of pignoys will likely increase… !”
Anyway.
This is how the nymph’s day ended.
Although it was said to be a festival for nymphs, I also had quite a bit of fun.
I had a lot of amazing experiences.
# # #
The next morning.
Agents dispatched from the government came as guests to investigate the well in my yard.
Wearing black suits, they measured the concentration of magical power emitted from the crack in the well with a mana meter and then drove back.
“Mr. Ildo, the results of the investigation will be sent to you via text message before the afternoon.”
I was notified of the results by text before lunch.
It was T-class.
The entrance to a T-class crack had appeared in the yard of my house.
“I can’t subdue it alone.”
In principle, T-class cracks were the management area of S rankers. It meant that I, who was only ranked 14th in Class A, was not in a position to do anything on my own.
I sat on a chair in the yard and thought about the piles of gold coins that were stuck in Pignoy, Oinoi’s piggy bank.
At the time, the situation was urgent, so I only brought Pignoy, but now that I think about it, I felt very regretful and coveted the gold coins and jewels I left behind.
If I can go back in and get it, I don’t think I’ll have to worry about money for a while.
“It seems like I’m earning a lot, but the money I spend is also a lot.”
To be honest, these days, my income has been the highest in the past five years. It was possible to buy a building in a good location within two years just by consistently completing A-rank cracks.
That’s because A-rankers are usually high taxpayers.
However, the money was not being collected as well as expected.
“The amount of money I spent increased as much as I received it.”
Perhaps because incomes have increased, consumption patterns have also changed.
I looked at the recently purchased equipment.
1 Bag containing 12 burst grenades.
1 Bag containing 4 each of tear gas, smoke, and flash grenades.
A spy USB that can hack even super computers.
1L of dragon bile solution that dissolves even diamonds….
There are so many things.
“This is definitely the most expensive thing I bought.”
I moved a piece of furniture that looked like a refrigerator into my room.
What was inside was the 5th generation combat suit called the “Superior Suit” That was delivered today.
Originally, it was planned to test the performance while filming a desert island entertainment show with Seo Ye-rim, but then things went astray due to the conspiracy of Kang Cheol-min and his gang, and many things went awry.
In the end, I paid the regular price… To be exact, I purchased a 5th generation suit by paying off debt through installments.
I can’t believe I’m in debt.
Kang Cheol-min Lee Sun is a bad bastard.
If it weren’t for that guy’s interference, we could have gotten sponsorship for free.
“Is this the manual?”
I was a little surprised as I looked at the manual and the product.
When I heard about a suit, I thought of something like a power suit or battle suit, but the equipment I actually received was in the form of a belt.
A belt with a thick mechanism attached.
However, if you wear this and press the button with magical power—.
uuung-.
The mechanical device responded to my magic and formed a thin, transparent film in a 5-centimeter radius around my body.
In other words, I could see that my body was surrounded by a thin protective layer.
“I feel like I’m wearing a soap film.”
5Th generation superior suit.
Its official name was ‘Plasma Shield’.
Nowadays, we no longer have to wear thick leather or armor for suits.
“The world has become so much better. You can just put the shield on top of your civilian clothes. Good? Light and light. There is no inconvenience in putting on or taking off. “It operates with the mana normally charged.”
According to Telos Military Industry’s manual, this shield’s performance varies depending on the wearer, but it seemed to be made so that there would be no scratches against bombing from A-rank tanks or fighter jets.
The performance was once amazing.
It was no longer ridiculous for a high-ranking awakened person to produce division-level firepower alone.
“If awakened people wearing clothes like this start a coup, do you think we can suppress them?”
While thinking about that, I shook my head.
It will probably be subdued soon.
Most of the S rankers, who are evaluated as “National-level forces,” Are cooperative with the government.
That’s why you receive privileges.
Even if the suit I wore was strong, if Cha Yu-ra or Seo Ye-rim just said “Hu-” And blew their breath with magical power, it would freeze or burn.
S Ranker was something outside the standard.
However, this shield seemed to block at least one to two hits of their firepower.
That alone is a great protective shield.
It’s like having one more life.
“I want to check the performance.”
I quenched my appetite while looking at the mouth of the crack that opened in the well.
There is a crack and you can’t get in or out.
If I were an S ranker….
Teltalk-!
At that time, a message arrived on my cell phone.
# # #
“It is a very splendid tower… ! Oinoi, I want to climb this thing called “Namsan Tower”… !”
Oinoi got off the taxi and raised his hand.
Is Namsan Tower good?
I also remembered the first time I went to Namsan to play in Namsan, holding hands with my mom and dad.
It’s a good memory.
However, Namsan today is very different from what I remembered from my childhood.
The names were also different.
「Namsan Superconducting Tower」.
After the development of room temperature and pressure superconductors using materials obtained from cracks, many buildings in Korea changed to a superconducting theme.
Namsan Tower has been transformed into a futuristic design and has become a landmark that attracts many tourists.
But-.
It’s a story from the ground.
“We’re going down to the basement.”
50 Floors deep underground.
Oinoi trembled as the elevator went down endlessly.
“It is very deep… ! It feels like entering the kingdom of Hades, the land of the dead… ! It is clear that Tartarus, the infinite hell, is not this deep… !”
I also agreed that the destination was unusually deep.
50 Floors underground.
In a way, Oinoi’s words about hell were correct.
In a place that made you wonder how it was dug, there was a prison that housed violent criminals who committed major crimes against the country.
It was a place to imprison “Awakened people,” Not just violent criminals.
「Namsan Awakened Special Prison」.
To the awakened people, it was simply called “Namsan Prison” Or “Impel Down.”
The strongest prison on earth, known to be from which no one can escape.
The worst, worst, lowest, strongest.
The abyss of Korea where one cannot even dream of escaping from prison.
Diriring-.
When the elevator door opened, the guide who had been waiting for me bowed his head.
He was a prison guard wearing a nice uniform.
“Mr. Haildo, are you here? I was waiting. Come this way….”
Prison.
I was invited to a place that seemed unrelated to me.
What was the reason? If you ask me, honestly, I was also shocked.
The place I headed to was the 51st underground floor, which is said to be the most strictly controlled in this dungeon.
51St floor.
“Level Zero” Is a strictly controlled area whose very existence is dismissed as superstition.
There are only three prisoners trapped in a space as large as a soccer field.
Although there are only three people, they were all at risk of causing a ‘national’ level disaster if they were released.
Honestly, it didn’t feel realistic.
This was the first time I knew that the 51st floor underground in Namsan was real.
But the moment I saw a man with his hands and feet tied like a psychopathic killer and a steel mask over his mouth, a sense of reality struck me.
That guy was my friend.
“Kang Cheol-min, you’re really trapped here.”