190 – Selection Test – 4
After the selection test was over, I could see someone grumbling and someone coming out with a pity.
When they all went out and the passers started to come out, I read the uncomfortable atmosphere among the passers.
“Wow. Just looking at it makes me feel awkward.”
Yoo Choa, who was next to me, murmured softly. As she said, the successful candidates did not say a word to each other.
Still, I don’t think there should be some exchange between going to a difficult dungeon together.
I can’t help but think of the relationship between the student council president and the executive director.
“Hmm. Well, I think I’d act similarly if I were there.”
“Because of Joo Se-hee?”
“Yeah. I bullied you.”
“Huh? No, she hasn’t really done anything with her since leaving her administration?”
“Hmph! Chit! But… I’m not good at all.”
Shaking her head, Yuchoa grumbled, and I shrugged as I stroked her hair.
“Oh! John!”
At that time, Elizabeth and I found Yuchoa and smiled brightly. She quickly ran towards me and said proudly, she and Jin Shi-yeon surrounded me.
“It’s stuck!”
“Huh. This was nothing.”
“Yes. Congratulations. And…”
I saw people approaching behind them. One sturdy middle-aged man and one middle-aged woman. And an old man.
Aside from Joo Sae-hee and Ryu Sena, the rest were people I knew.
“I got to work with great people. Nice to meet you. My name is Yohan Kim.”
A middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman are hero couples nicknamed Ilwoleung. They wielded swords of fire and ice, and were known for their precision in pincer attacks, they were skilled heroes who had defeated many villains and had a lot of experience in clearing ruins and dungeons.
And that old man holding a huge axe was a man named Man-ryeok, and he was a man with a high reputation as a mercenary in Hero Academia.
The power of his ax attack was so great that he was able to shatter the skins of quite a few monsters in one or two hits.
“Heh heh. I’ve heard of you too. Breath’s mouth-watering praise.”
Old man Wanlik is a friend of Old Man Breath.
He has been active with him since he was young, and if he hadn’t taken a break to raise his grandson in the middle, he would have reached S rank like old man Breath.
He spoke to me in a grave voice befitting his size and grim face, and he spoke leisurely to the Ilwol-eung couple next to him.
“This friend is the buffer.”
“Oh my God? Yes? Yaaa! This is amazing. I wonder how great that buff is?”
“hahahaha! I hope your young friend’s support goes well!”
My husband laughed loudly during the sun, moon, and moon. Il-eung hit me hard on the shoulder. Not all of them seem to have bad personalities.
That’s fortunate.
“By the way… You’re also an academy cadet, aren’t you?”
Looking at Joo Sae-hee and Ryu Sena, he asked me in a small voice.
“Why is the atmosphere a bit unusual? Why is that?”
“hahahaha… Because it’s a student council problem inside the academy.”
“Aha. If it’s like that, it’s worth it.”
He looked at Yoo Choa standing next to me.
“But this lady…?”
“Ah! Nice to meet you! I am Choa Yoo, a freshman in the academy!”
“Oh my gosh! Are you that cho? Nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you from Shiho.”
“Huh? Do you know Shiho unnie?”
“Yes! He often goes to raid dungeons with me! Shiho said he has a cute younger brother… Oh my gosh! He’s so cute! It reminds me of my youth…”
“No, it’s not like this when you were young!”
Wol-Eung smiled as he mercilessly pinched her husband’s side and stroked Yoo Cho-A’s head. Yuchoa broke into a cold sweat at her action and smiled awkwardly. When her hand dropped, she touched her own hair.
“The successful candidates are told to gather on the 3rd floor… You guys should go too, right?”
“Ah. Yes. I have to go.”
“Then let’s go.”
Leading the elders at the head, we headed to the conference room on the 3rd floor of the association’s main building. Ko Hee-joo, a woman in her late 30s with a cold impression, and Bishop Peter, whom we saw earlier, came and sat down first.
Also, Old Man Breath, Jinho, and the elderly were also present.
A total of thirteen members. This is almost the same as the number of people attacking the ruins.
“It goes a long way.”
“It’s not enough even if the maximum number of people is filled.”
Old Man Breath, who was crossing his arms, briefly answered Jinho and the elder’s words, then stood up.
“Okay! Then, let’s start the briefing. For convenience, I’ll make it easier for you, so if you have any complaints, I’ll tell you separately.”
Is there anything inconvenient? We took it lightly, and he grinned and started talking right away.
“The dungeon we have to go to is the black dungeon in Uijeongbu. As everyone knows, we have already tried the black dungeon in Uijeongbu several times, but failed.”
Everyone was silent. That’s because the dungeon we have to go to is a difficult one.
Once everyone shut their mouths and looked at the screen, the old man played the prepared material.
-Aagh!
-That, that!!
What appeared on the screen was a giant reptile. A large body with six legs. The seven-eyed reptile’s tongue shot like a spear and pierced someone’s abdomen.
“Grade A Monster Galate…”
“Yes. It’s a monster you can often see in Uijeongbu Black Dungeon.”
Frequently seen monsters.
In the White Dungeon, Galate, who is almost like a master, is just a normal mob. That alone showed how dangerous the black dungeon was.
“Fortunately out of misfortune, no more than three Galates come out together. But if more than two come out, it’s not easy to catch them. To prepare for that, we have to divide the team into two. With Jinho-rang and me.”
“The selection of team members has already been completed.”
Elizabeth, Jin Si-yeon, Ryu Sena, Il-eung, and the lost soul Jin-ho and the elderly team.
In addition, Choa Yoo, Wol-eung, Ju Se-hee, Bishop Peter, and Man-ryeok are the team of breath.
“Huh? Me?”
“You don’t have a separate team. Give everyone multi-buffs and use them according to the appropriate situation.”
“Okay.”
“Okay. Next…”
There was a lot of work to be done by dividing the team into two. When catching a powerful monster in Area 1, while Team 1 catches the monster, Team 2 must stop other mobs.
Activating a switch that exists on two separate roads and proceeding in a different direction.
There were not just one or two things to do.
Still, perhaps it was because of the know-how developed while attacking black dungeons, breath’s explanation was nothing different from the strategy I knew.
“And this. The splitting slime is the problem… At this time, Choa Yoo. You will have to use a lot of effort.”
You Choa is a wide-area attacker. Her breath master, who entrusted her with handling her splitting slime, stared at her with her serious face.
“I’ll try my best.”
“Um. Yes. And after catching the splitting slime… Well. After that, let’s go ahead and attack it.”
“If you enter through the entrance of the black dungeon, there are slabs that tell you about the bosses of each area. I think it’s probably the devil’s subordinates that you have to fight after defeating the dividing slime.”
With my buff, Bishop Peter’s heal, and the defense of the ghost, I’ll be able to withstand it somehow.
“After defeating the last enemy… You will probably be able to meet the devil, the owner of the black dungeon.”
Old Man Breath sighed softly and said.
“Strange. Do you have any questions?”
There were no specific questions. That’s why old man Breath looked around us and smiled.
“By completing the clearing of the black dungeon, humanity will be able to take a step forward. I hope that no one will die and clear the black dungeon.”
After the briefing, it was time to go outside to disperse. At Breath’s call, Elizabeth, Jin Shi-yeon, Yoo Cho-ah, and Jin-ho and the elderly went to a different place. As I was watching them go, Ryusena came to my side.
“Is it okay for a minute?”
“Ah. Yes. Of course.”
She took me into the conference room, sat down on the chair, thought for a moment, then opened her mouth.
“I mean Joo Se-hee.”
“Ah. Yes.”
“Honestly, it’s true that she’s annoying. And so are you.”
I’m not particularly offended. As long as you don’t interfere with me, there’s no reason to quarrel. Joo Sae-hee must have known that, and he was just treating us normally.
“Clearing the black dungeon is what many people want. That much… I want it to move without a supervisor. Will it be okay?”
“I don’t have one.”
“But there must be three others.”
Well, if you think of the three of them who got angry for me and fell out with Ju Se-hee, Ryu Sena’s reaction must be like this.
“I’m going to try talking. I want you to help me too.”
“That’s okay… I wonder if people’s emotions can be resolved with just a few words.”
“hahahaha. You think you can do it? Shall we reserve a seat first?”
“You don’t have to. I’ll try to tell you.”
“It’s good to talk quickly.”
“But, Chairman. From your point of view, isn’t it good for the executive director to face bad results?”
At my question, she slightly closed her eyes. Then she clenched and opened her fists, as if thinking, then raised the corners of her mouth.
“Personal feelings are important… But that doesn’t mean you can’t destroy the team. Since she passed the selection test, she’s on the same boat… I’m going to hold her hand until she clears the black dungeon. I have to catch it.”
“You’re an adult.”
“Heh. Didn’t you know? This is your student council president.”