119 – 25. Dream in a dream
Gate.
The name is grandiose, but honestly, it’s not that important.
The entrance to the other world, which often appears in many novels, and where monsters pour out.
There wasn’t much different in .
At least the number of monsters at each gate is set?
‘Honestly, it was used more as a date spot.’
Thanks to the setting of a different world beyond the gate, it was used to create all kinds of situations.
What a romantic place…… It’s an old castle…… On a boat……
This is a gate that is often used when the player goes on a date with the main target, so that was exactly what I thought.
“Is this… The gate?”
“Huh? Didn’t you look at the hologram during class?”
“Seeing is worth seeing.”
Over the Pacific Ocean, looking at the gate in the distance from a speedboat that is too large for four students.
The gates I saw in the hologram are definitely much bigger.
I feel overwhelmed when I actually see the size of a high-rise building.
A space that is divided vertically, starting from sea level, as if building a tower.
The crack in the air shook unstably, and all that was visible beyond the broken space was swirling blue.
I saw a similar pattern in the game, but…… It was even more bizarre when I saw it in reality.
“That’s a dream…”
“Still, it’s the smallest among gates, Namgoong Min.”
“…Is that what you mean?”
“Right now, in the Pacific Ocean alone, there are four more gates bigger than this one. If you count the biggest one… Ah.”
“………In the United States…”
Rain looks quickly as if he made a mistake.
The warrior quietly closed his eyes and listened to her, quietly muttering.
…… Okay.
By design, the largest gate is in the United States.
The gate that killed the warrior’s grandfather and devastated America is still there.
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It was a kind of taboo to mention it.
Because it was the cause of the warrior, who was originally the most active person, becoming quiet and suffering a great wound in his heart.
Even Liu kept her mouth shut.
However, the warrior who opened her eyes in that uncomfortable atmosphere opened her mouth.
“…Someday…I’ll have to go back…”
“……Is that so?”
“…But…Before that…There are things…That need to be done…”
…… To settle the matter with Charles Teddy Bear.
The reason the hero came to the academy, and the reason I was able to cooperate with the hero.
And it is also his character event.
However, until now, both Charles and Abel had been avoiding each other, so the attraction continued to be sluggish.
‘Charles is for guilt, the warrior is for a clear settlement.’
Charles Teddy Bear feels a one-sided sense of guilt towards the hero and is unconsciously avoiding him, and the hero hopes to settle the showdown with Charles through the privilege given to those with excellent grades rather than meet in vain.
You can’t keep avoiding them, so eventually the two will meet.
‘We must meet Charles and the warrior as privately as possible.’
For that, he needs to have a solid relationship with both Charles and the hero.
Fortunately, thanks to my efforts during the first semester, Charles and the warrior and I are maintaining a smooth relationship. Lately it seems like the hero is wishing for my death, but whatever.
We have to somehow arrange a meeting before the main event of the second semester comes……
“We’ve arrived. Everyone wake up!”
“……Wow.”
“That is the base we will go to.”
I began to see things that had not been visible through Instructor Redfield’s words.
Sea level where dreams begin. A sizable facility floating there.
A base where scholars who study gates, patients who treat illnesses through dreaming, and security forces are stationed in preparation for any unexpected situation.
A speed ship entered the port at the base and stepped onto an island made up of numerous ships and a steel floor.
Walking towards Mongjungmong located in the center of the base, she turned her head to the princess walking side by side.
“It’s wider than I thought, princess.”
“Still, there won’t be many people. We rented this entire base today, so except for urgent patients, we’ll be the only ones there.”
“Is that so?”
“Well, Namgoong Min. Do you really want to show your face to a group that includes princesses, rich people, superpowers, and warriors?”
“…Ah.”
Whether it is physical or social, there are four powerful people who can easily erase a researcher or a security guard.
It would be embarrassing if I got caught for no reason, so I’m just going to hide until I get back from practice.
They might be offended by that, but these four don’t really care about that. The Academy must have informed you in advance.
‘Is this what a person in power is?’
Just visiting somewhere has a huge impact on the surroundings.
Once again, I feel amazing for being stuck here.
As I walked, I quickly arrived at a crack the size of a high-rise building, in a dream.
…… Anyway, looking at this up close, it’s really uncomfortable, isn’t it?
You’re going in here?
“There’s no need to delay. Let’s go right in!”
“…Can I just go in?”
“hahahaha! Fortune teller, you are surprisingly timid! Let me help you!”
“Uh, yeah? Uh huh!?”
As I was taking a moment to look at the rippling crack, Redfield grabbed me by the back of the neck and threw me right in!
Wow, if I hadn’t activated At that moment, I would have broken a bone.
After passing through the gate at incredible speed, I was only able to properly look around after falling to the ground and rolling.
“…It’s pretty.”
A space shimmering with rainbow colors.
There are no top, bottom, or side boundaries.
I didn’t even know what I was stepping on, and even when I touched the bottom of my feet with my hand, it just passed through without any sort of floor.
As I was looking around at a place where my sense of direction seemed to have disappeared, at one point, Rio, Rain, the princess, and the hero were next to me.
“Huh? When did you come in?”
“Just now. Ah…But it’s definitely an unusual gate. What does this feel like?”
“It’s easy to get out. You just need to use a little bit of telekinesis…”
Squeak.
With the sound of paper being torn, a small gap appears in the rainbow-colored space.
Beyond that was the base where it stood just a moment ago.
When Raine withdrew her hand, the gap naturally closed and the rainbow light returned.
“If Mr. Lane’s strength is this much… If Instructor Scarlett swings it with intention, it will be completely torn apart.”
“Wouldn’t the princess’s fist be similar?”
“Nam Goong Min?”
“I’m sorry!”
Anyway…… I’m a little sleepy.
In a dream, I was told that I would feel drowsy once I got inside, but it was really fast.
My eyelids were slowly closing, and I was feeling so drowsy that I wanted to lose my mind.
“What, are you sleepy already? Hey, fortune teller. Come here.”
“Namgoong Min, you should sleep with me too.”
“I’m going now──.”
──Ah.
This is too…… I’m sleepy………
“Nam Goong Min?”
“……Why…Me too…”
Even though I was defeated by a beast demon, I somehow managed to catch two people.
With this……… Lucid dream……
Dream………
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“Oppa, what is for lunch today?”
“Soybean paste stew.”
“You put marbled meat in it, right?”
“You could have gone in even if you hadn’t been given pocket money in advance.”
“…Chi.”
It was only when the sun rose in the sky that Namgung Jisu got up from his blanket and spread his legs while complaining.
I wanted to buy proper chairs and tables if possible, but…… This small dining table had its limitations.
A studio without even a room, only one bathroom, and a semi-basement.
Although it was an environment where there were many complaints, Jisoo got along well, except for the occasional grumble.
She’s a damn little sister, but at times like this, she’s also a grateful family member.
“Come on, eat.”
“…Oppa! I heard you didn’t put marbled meat in it!”
“I only said I couldn’t go in, I didn’t say I couldn’t go in.”
“Ahh!”
I was extravagant with the bonus I received at the construction site yesterday.
Even though it was only a small amount, Jisoo was enjoying the marbled meat in the soybean paste stew. Soon, she took out one of her pieces of meat and placed it in my rice bowl.
You idiot.
“You eat.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Hurry up before I change my mind.”
“Thank you!”
Anyway, no matter how much the college entrance exam is over, it’s already been a month. Is it okay for him to be like this?
I eat and sleep all day, but it’s surprising that I don’t gain weight and instead gain muscle.
…… I often go out alone and come back after a walk. Is that why?
Anyway, if you get into college, you have to pay tuition.
First, let’s look into student loans more, and I’m sorry, but Jisoo also tells me to get a part-time job……
“Ah, brother.”
“Huh?”
“I’m not going to college.”
“…What?”
“……I have something to do.”
First of all, let’s calm down.
I don’t know why a kid who studied hard and said he had to go to college to get a decent job is suddenly acting like this, but there must be a reason.
I looked at Jisoo crunching on soybean paste stew.
“What do you want to do?”
“…I’m going to make a game.”
“Game…?”
“Oppa, aren’t you telling me not to mess around with games like an old man?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Then?”
“You’re so unskilled. How are you going to make it?”
“……….”
Due to poor circumstances, people can barely afford and use a smartphone, let alone a computer, so they are making a game?
I don’t know much about that industry, but don’t I still need programming knowledge?
“And as far as I know, I heard that games require a lot of money.”
“That’s right… Right.”
“How can we get a loan? We don’t have anything to use as collateral.”
“……………….”
“I have no money and I can’t program…How are you going to make a game?”
I’m not criticizing Jisoo’s dream as absurd, but it is a realistic problem.
Whether it’s making a game or something else, if Jisoo really wants to do it, I definitely want to push for it.
You talk about making a game without proper preparation and without asking questions, so I can only speak negatively.
“We have to elect other people too, right?”
“Ho, I’ll make it alone.”
“…Alone? Really?”
“……Uh, uh, it’s possible somehow! We have to make it unconditionally, unconditionally! Only then…!!”
“So?”
“…It’s nothing.”
“Anyway, even if I make a game, I’ll talk about it after I’m sure I’ve prepared. I’ll go to college first. I could go into computer engineering.”
“So…It’s too late…”
“Jisoo?”
“Oh, I hate you, brother! I’m going to run away from home!”
“…Huh?”
Is it Jisu?
Index………
Ji………
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“Ah.”
What did you just say?
Dream? So is it a lucid dream?
It’s too vivid to be called a dream…… It really happened.
Jisoo was about to run away from home saying he was making a game──
“──I woke up.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, I realized that this was not a rainbow-colored space, but the semi-basement studio I still lived in back then.
The soybean paste stew I was eating earlier is still there, but only Jisoo is gone.
And there was someone sitting where Jisoo was.
“It happened faster than I thought. My mental strength is acceptable.”
“…Who are you?”
“Don’t use polite language for no reason. It’s a bit weird because I feel like I’m a stranger.”
“……….”
An unidentified man wearing an old hood.
No matter how much he put on his hood, his face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen, even though it was clearly in a position where his face should be visible.
Clearly unnatural and strange appearance.
The man scooped up a spoonful of soybean paste stew and brought it to his face covered in darkness, then immediately put down the spoon.
“It’s delicious. It’s not as good as mine, though.”
“……….”
“Are you on guard? Oh my god, haven’t you noticed yet? What a dull guy.”
“……………….”
“Silence, la. I learned a good lesson from that pseudo bastard. Didn’t you learn that it’s much better to remain silent than to give an answer?”
“…!”
Are you reading my thoughts?
No matter who the person in front of you is, you must first leave this space.
So, ──
“──It doesn’t work…?”
“Don’t do anything useless. This is a dream, and no matter how much skill you have, you can’t escape.”
“……….”
“Aren’t you starting to get the hang of it now? His voice, his way of speaking, his behavior. If you learned well from that bastard, you would be able to do it, right?”
…… Yeah, there’s one thing that comes to mind.
I just ignored it because it was such an absurd and nonsensical idea.
But no matter how much I thought about it, there was only one conclusion.
“…Are you Namgoong Min?”
“It’s Namgoong Min. He’s equal to or better than you.”
Only then, the darkness that had been covering my face slowly cleared away.
As if my realization was the trigger, he takes off his hood and smiles.
It was a smile I saw a lot somewhere.
Mainly…… When looking in the mirror.
“Hello, me.”
“……Hello, me.”
I hold out my hand with a confident smile on my face.
Namgoong Min, who had the same face as me, looked at me.