63 – 13. Skill Thief
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‘It’s noisy…’ ….’
How long has it been since I had a good rest?
Rain, who had been lost in a spell and had left his body in the trees and sand, suddenly opened his eyes.
Although she was still half-asleep, her body was in good spirits, perhaps thanks to the fact that she had rested so well that she fell asleep without thinking.
After looking around for a moment, I turn my head toward where I heard the voices that kept disturbing my sleep.
As she got up and walked towards it, the faint sound became louder.
“Junior, please stop!”
“Sir, I don’t listen to anyone weaker than this bomb.”
“I’m saying that because I don’t know, but I’m stronger than that bomb.”
“Then is it okay if I try to blow up my senior?”
“……………….”
“Or just throw it there?”
“What the hell is this guy…Sigh!”
“Hmm? Senior? Why are you suddenly running away… Ah.”
There were two popular people, but then they became one.
It wasn’t that important.
The one person left was Namgoong Min, who was obviously eliminated.
“Nam Goong Min…? How?”
“Mr. Lane, just a moment…….”
“Hallucination? Illusion? Or an artifact with a similar effect?… It doesn’t matter anyway.”
Nam Goong Min was definitely eliminated. She checked clearly, and it was declared that she was eliminated.
It didn’t matter to her that she wasn’t eliminated.
Because I had to win to fulfill my father’s orders from the strong.
Thanks to a good rest, her body is in perfect condition. Lane elevated With the same sense as always.
Then I caught the fortune teller and went to the lake──
“………?”
Catch it with telekinesis.
“…Well, what is it?”
Telekinesis.
“Huh! Hot! Haap!”
Telekinesis…… !
“…Why? Why on earth?”
If not telekinesis, then telepathy. If not, teleport.
Just do something!
“……………….”
However, no matter how much effort I exert, no matter how much strength I gather, and no matter how much I concentrate.
Superpowers did not appear.
I’ve had it since I was born, and I’ve never had anything like this before.
For a moment, Lane Arthur’s eyes turned white.
“Uh, uh…….”
“……Mr. Lane?”
“What, what happened…What on earth…”
Rein Arthur is a strong man.
A strong person with a special job called
A strong person with a special job called
Superpower.
Even though he might be pushed aside by some strong people, he was confident that he was much better and stronger than many of the underprivileged people.
But what if you don’t have
Superpowers?
Then what becomes of Lane Arthur?
‘……… Underdog? I?’
She was able to endure and obey even if there was someone stronger than her.
In any case, there were so many weaklings under her that they could be run over by her feet, and she could equally demand her obedience from her servants who assisted her and the daughters of her stupid faction who followed her around. Because there was.
In the process, Lane did not stop even though she was called an evil woman.
That was the order of the strong man called her father, and Lane himself was relieving her stress by doing such things.
But now, Lane was able to sense it.
Without , She became weaker than the weak people she ignored.
Because it was so scary and terrifying.
Rain sat down on the spot.
“Super……super power. My super power….”
Normally, even if a job skill is lost, one does not act in such an extreme way.
But she suffers from some kind of mental illness. She is obsessed with the psychology of strength and weakness, and she always acts with him at the center.
Therefore, as soon as the power that made her ‘strong’ disappeared, she fell.
The reason she was able to appear sane despite her extremely unstable underlying psychology, which was that she was strong and weak, was because she herself was strong.
But the moment she unconsciously thought of herself as weak.
It felt like everyone was cursing and looking down on him.
……… Scary.
Breathing on the topic of the underdog, living without superpowers, having to live the life of the underdog from now on.
And even the gaze of her fortune teller watching her.
Everything was so scary.
“I don’t like it…Mom…!”
Mom, where are you?
When I was little, I was beaten by her father and whenever she cried, you comforted me.
You comforted me with that warm embrace and that soft voice.
Where are you, Mom?
Mom───
Sareuk.
“……Huh?”
“……Mr. Lane, I’m sorry.”
When I become a weakling, squatting down and covered in tears and sand.
Raine felt something surrounding her.
……… It was a black suit.
“This is…….”
“Mr. Lane, listen carefully.”
Namgoong Min, who was squatting just like Lane, grabbed her cheeks and lifted her head up to force her gaze.
No matter how much Lane and Namgoong Min got along, it was a rude action, but before Lane could say anything, she was lost in Namgoong Min’s eyes.
Because in his eyes, unlike hers, she was full of strong confidence and confidence.
…… Just like Liu Yan, who I was jealous of when I was young.
“The oak forest where Mr. Lane came from is a colony of skill thieves.”
“Skill…Thief.”
“Do you know? How long were you in there?”
“……Quite a long time…….”
“Are you tired or unintentionally falling asleep easily?”
“…Yes.”
“Then Mr. Lane lost his job skills to a skill thief.”
Skill thief.
Rain’s complexion turned pale at those words.
Because it was a creature that was often learned due to its impact of stealing job skills.
“Well, then, let’s hurry and find that skill thief…!”
“Look, there are over 100 skill thieves over there. Do you know which one of them stole Mr. Lane’s skill?”
“……………….”
If you kill the skill thief who stole the skill, the skill will return.
It was common knowledge that Lane knew well, but he had no way of knowing which of the countless skill thieves had stolen the skill.
When Lane was shaking at that despairing fact.
Tick, do it.
“So we have to kill them all.”
“……Yes?”
“Get down!”
Quaaa
Roaring noise, and heavy drinking.
Immediately after Namgoong Min threw something in her hand, a deafening sound and a huge amount of light erupted.
However, even with an explosion of that magnitude, Lane was not injured.
Namgoong Min quickly hugged her.
“……Ah.”
Because that embrace is warmer than I thought.
Lane rubbed her tear-covered face as she remembered a memory from her childhood that she had been recalling just a moment ago.
Strangely enough, her tears on her red shirt slowly dried.
“Huh…Everyone here is dead.”
“……….”
It was just as he said.
Sand Island, which was full of skill thieves that looked like oak trees, now had nothing but barren sand.
…… Only then did Lane remember that skill thieves cannot pass through sand.
So now that I’ve killed all the skill thieves with nowhere to run, of course my superpowers have to come back.
“In…Come out.”
She was still the weak one.
Even though a strong man named Namgoong Min helped.
It was natural for him to be despised and ignored.
“Huh…….”
Why on earth did this happen to me?
Tears flowed from the marks that had already left.
When I was just awkwardly leaning against Namgoong Min’s shirt and soaking his clothes with my tears.
“Damn, you were targeting Raine, not me…?”
“………?”
“That’s why I couldn’t go in… But if you were a , Even if you space-traveled, it would be close to here.”
“Nam, Gungmin…….”
“Mr. Lane, let’s move first. We couldn’t have gone far…”
“Why?”
“Hmm?”
“Why…Are you helping me?”
Not the powerful superpower Rein Arthur.
Rain is just an underdog.
Why?
That was all she could say as she was hung, but Namgoong Min closed his eyes for a moment after hearing her words.
Then, he immediately opens his eyes and looks at Lane.
…… It was my first time seeing a serious expression.
“Mr. Lane. Actually, I am not strong.”
“…Yes?”
“It’s all a trick. I’m not strong enough to destroy Mr. Lane’s superpowers, and the poor physical strength I showed in class is my real identity. I’m weak. By Mr. Lane’s standards, I’m infinitely weak.”
“Uh…….”
“Why do I have to say that? Mr. Lane told me the truth first. I also wanted to say it. Living a lie… Is tiring.”
“……………….”
“But Mr. Lane, remember.”
“A, billion…?”
“To be strong, to be truly strong, is not simply about fighting well.”
“……….”
“Just wait.”
With those words, Namgoong Min stood up.
She took off her black suit and took out her cell phone from her pocket, wearing only her red Y-shirt.
…… After a brief call tone, someone answers the phone.
[Nam Goong Min? Where on earth have you gone?]
“Instructor Charles Teddy Bear.”
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[It is a violation for an eliminated person to wander outside like that. I’ll turn a blind eye now, so just turn around quietly…….]
“There has been a victim due to skill theft.”
[…] …… Please report in detail.]
“The location is a colony of skill thieves. The victim is Rain Artur. His job skill, , Was taken away. Immediately after checking on him, all the skill thieves in the colony were wiped out, but the skill has still not returned.”
[Damn it. Some bastard made it escape.]
“That’s right. That’s why I request that the test be suspended as of the current time and that we increase manpower to search for skill thieves.”
“………!!”
Cancellation of exam?
Lane was quietly listening to Namgoong Min’s phone call, but she raised her head in embarrassment at the arrogant words that came out of his mouth.
Not an instructor, not an academy official, but just a student who failed, demands to stop the exam without any hesitation.
This test is not sudden like the last survival, but a large test announced in advance by the academy.
It’s too much to argue about stopping it on a student topic──
[Not approved with the authority of the test proctor. Instructor Yamato?]
[I approve.]
[Instructor Redfield?]
[Of course I approve.]
[Now that the three test proctors have approved, we will stop the test as of now and look for the skill thief. Is there anything you want?]
“Could you please make this call heard throughout the Great Lakes?”
[It’s not a difficult task……… Done. You will hear it now.]
“Thank you.”
…… What’s going on?
Lane’s mind turned white with shaking pupils.
What are Namgoong Min, who proudly demands the test be stopped, and the instructors who immediately approve it, thinking?
She gave up understanding and looked up at Namgoong Min, who seemed to be overflowing with confidence.
“Ah, can you hear me? I’m Namgoong Min, a From the special occupation class.”
[Ah, can you hear me? This is Namgoong Min, a From the special occupation class.]
“…!”
I hear a sound.
As instructor Charles Teddy Bear said, Namgoong Min’s voice was echoing through speakers installed throughout the Great Lakes.
Her every word is heard by every student.
Even though it was a situation where anyone could be nervous and make a mistake, Namgoong Min did not hesitate at all.
[As of this time, the exam has ended. I repeat, the exam ends as of now.]
“……….”
[There has been a victim of a skill thief. The victim is Lane Arthur. He is our motivation, he is a person with superpowers, and he is a student who could lose his job skills if left to his own devices.]
“……………….”
[Everyone here is a job holder, so you probably know what it means to lose a job skill. So I won’t talk too much.]
“……………….”
[The instructors’ approval has been received. As of now, the test has ended, and we ask for your cooperation in finding the skill thief who stole Lane Artur’s skills.]
“……………….”
[If you would like help, please come to the sand island in the northwest of the Great Lake. Thank you.]
“……………….”
“Huh…It’s been an hour now.”
“Ha, hahahaha.”
“Mr. Lane?”
“Namgoong Min… Thank you for your help, but I think I forgot something.”
I had hope when I saw Namgoong Min acting confidently.
However, students who need help should come here.
Those words, asking for help, made Lane lower her head.
“I am a villain. I am a person who behaved arrogantly towards many weak people.”
“Hmm.”
“Who on earth would come to help such a wicked woman?”
What’s more, the current Lane is not stronger than them.
What kind of students will come to help her, the weakling?
As Lane lowered her head, Namgoong Min squatted down next to her again.
Then, he whispered quietly as if he was telling a story.
“Mr. Lane, do you know why her instructors approved the suspension of the test?”
“……No.”
“It’s because of you.”
“…Yes?”
“For instructors… Each student is more important than a single test.”
Well, what──
“I told you, a truly strong person is not just a good fighter.”
“Then……?”
Quaaa──
“…Huh?”
The sound of water.
I can hear the sound of water.
Not just one or two, but dozens of sounds from all directions.
I hear someone coming.
“This time it’s our turn to help Namgoong Min!!”
“We should help at least the cost of the artifact!”
“Then shouldn’t I help you for the rest of my life?”
“It’s noisy!!”
“Everyone follow Manderick!”
“I won’t get scolded this time because the test is over!!”
More than a dozen martial arts students, and Manderick and Layla leading them.
“Saint! I can see it over there!”
“Let’s go quickly.”
“…Uh, saint? But that man is a fortune teller…”
“We are not fortune tellers, we are going to help Lane Arthur.”
“……Yes!”
Saint Raphael Martina and the students belonging to the church who follow him.
“Jinwoo! Are you really going!?”
“Of course. You’re not going?”
“Of course I have to go! Thanks to Namgoong Min, I reconciled with my brother!”
“……Let’s go.”
“This is my first time seeing Kite so motivated! Let’s go!”
Jinwoo Hwang, Kaede Sasaki, and Kite Blackwood.
“Princess, aren’t you embarrassed to see Namgoong Min?”
“That’s right. Eunha, are you okay?”
“Of course I’m embarrassed, but that doesn’t mean I can’t go, right? Are you the older brother of Mr. Sasaki, who was trying to attack me?”
“…It was thanks to that fortuneteller that I was able to talk to Kaede during the entrance ceremony.”
“Then it’s decided.”
Prince Kim Seong-il, princess Kim Eun-ha, and prosecutor Sasaki Ito.
“Oh, you fortune teller!! Are you turning the table over again!!!”
Liu Yanyi couldn’t hide her smile even though she was angry.
And.
“……………….”
“You’re calm even in this situation, Legion.”
“……Unexpected…”
“What do you mean?”
“I thought my little sister…Didn’t care…”
“It’s Woo-moon, he’s your only younger brother. This is only natural!”
“Comrade Namgoong Min is calling!! Let’s go quickly!!!”
“”””Nam Goong Min! Namgoong Min! Namgoong Min!!””””
“…Those things are a bit scary.”
“…………I agree…”
Led by Lucas Arthur and Abel Legion, all the students who dropped out.
Dozens or even hundreds of students flock here.
Rain was speechless at the sight of the horizon filling up with students.
“Mr. Lane, can you see?”
“……………….”
“I think this sight…Is powerful.”
Nam Goong Min smiled as if he was showing off to the students coming in.
Lane did not see her students coming to help her.
“…Yes, I think I understand.”
Unlike the girl who squats and cries, the fortune teller always stands tall.
Her eyes contained only her true strength.
Lane suddenly touched one of her cards that she always carried in her arms.
Major Arcana number 6, the card of .
This was the card she received when she first met him.
“……………….”
Only then did Lane seem to understand the meaning of the card.
‘Ah.’
This feeling is clear.
It’s not like fear of the strong.
That’s why Rain looked at Namgoong Min, who was smiling endlessly.
Continued.
All the way.