Episode 110. Wasted (4)
I was so nervous that 60 seconds felt like a day.
‘driving me crazy.’
Yuri could say.
He said that he trembles many times more now than he did against Greta Wigan not too long ago.
‘I’d rather have a fight with the Hopi lady.’
At that time, my heart was still, and my head was cold.
But now, not only was my heart beating like crazy, but my head was so hot that I had a slight headache.
whoa- whoa-.
Yuri exhaled quickly.
When the excitement subsided a bit, Yuri’s hand moved again.
Swoop-.
His hand quickly pushed the paper through the ones and tens digits to the fourth zero he had seen before.
Pushing it up a bit from there, the fifth 0 appeared.
As expected, there were more than five zeros.
Yuri’s concentration reached its peak when he saw this.
‘Now, is it 0 or some other number next time!’
And after confirming the long-awaited 6th spot, joy spread in Yuri’s eyes.
‘It’s 0!’
That means that at least one million units have been secured.
The important thing now was the seventh spot.
Yuri pushed the paper with a slightly more relaxed mind than before.
And his eyes widened.
■0,000,000P
“float… float… … .”
A loud cry erupted from the glass’s mouth.
“It’s up!”
I guessed the big one was coming, but I never thought it would!
This will secure at least 10 million points.
‘The advanced elixir is 10 million points. If this is in the tens of millions… … .’
If so, it could have been a superlative elixir.
Yuri smiled brightly.
He opened the paper wide, as if he couldn’t hold it in any longer with his high expectations.
And his face hardened in an instant.
“… uh?”
The heightened anticipation completely shrank and a question mark floated above Yuri’s head.
It also came to mind quite a lot.
????????????
‘this… what?’
Even after looking at it for a while, the current situation did not feel like reality.
In the end, swear words came out of Yuri’s mouth.
“… sh*t?”
Yuri’s expression as she continued to look down at the paper in her hand without even blinking was so bizarre.
am i supposed to like this?
Or should I be sad?
A face that can’t catch the galpi at all.
It was worth it.
A whopping 10 million points have appeared… … .
Something strange popped up.
-10,000,000P for non-rejection lecture application
The application form for the bizarre lecture, which is worth 1,000 sheets of application form for general lectures, has been thrown away.
“… … .”
Coco finds it strange that Yu-ri is speechless and absent-minded.
She glanced at what was in Yuri’s hand.
And Coco’s narrow eyes widened slightly.
“Are you lucky? Are you really a lucky man?”
“… … .”
… Lucky for you.
look at this
“That one was sold last year, but are you picking it up?”
“… … ?!”
… I guess it’s just that I’m lucky.
Out of so many, I had to choose just one.
however… … .
‘Why so… You feel like you’re being teased?’
Yuri’s face turned sad.
While Yu-ri was absent-mindedly, Coco took things and put them in his arms.
“Okay, take it.”
All of them were items chosen by Yuri.
From there, he took out the [Application form for the lecture that cannot be refused] and asked Coco, fluttering.
With sincerity.
“… Won’t you buy this from me? I’ll hand it over for 9 million cheaply.”
Hu-wook-.
And at that negotiation, Coco exhaled smoke and raised her middle finger.
“Won’t you turn it off right now?”
like that.
Kung-knock-.
Behind Yuri, who had been kicked out, the door of the special sales shop was slammed shut.
* * *
Thearesia came out of the special sale shop to buy what she needed.
As she headed towards the rift, her vision caught a familiar figure trudging far away.
‘glass?’
Since they were going to the same place anyway, Thearesia quickly caught up behind Yuri.
The closer she got to Yuri, the more she realized something was wrong.
‘Are his shoulders so narrow?’
Today, depending… No, it was fine until a while ago, but now the shoulders look particularly narrow.
Thus, Thearesia finally stood next to Yuri.
“… … ?!”
She was stunned by his unsuitable, sullen appearance.
“Um, what’s going on?”
Only then did Yuri look back at her with the eyes of a rotten fish at Thearesia’s question.
“… Tessha-senpai, what is life?”
“… … .”
“It’s like… Could it be the same as my bank account balance?”
I wondered if life would be as futile as my bank account.
Tens of millions of points evaporated in an instant, leaving only about 200,000 points.
Such an absurdly absurd phenomenon.
‘That’s what Insheng… … .’
Yuri’s self-confidence, which had risen in proportion to the balance of her bank account, was now exhausted.
Seeing his awkward behavior, Thearesia frowned.
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Seeing Thearesia’s cold gaze, Yuri sighed.
Then, as if something came to mind, he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and showed it.
“Tessha-senpai, do you know how to use this?”
Thearesia, who saw the ‘10,000 points general lecture application’ that Yuri held out, spoke without hesitation.
“oh my god! did you buy it?”
… I didn’t buy it, I picked it.
“There are people who buy it for 10,000 points.”
… It’s not 10,000 points, it’s 1 million points.
“Anyway, it may be for a top year, but for us it’s rubbish.”
“Boo… trash… … .”
“… … ?”
Seeing Yuri gloomily repeating trash, Thearesia tilted her head.
Yuri asked sullenly at this.
“So this crap… What is ?”
“It’s literally an application for a lecture… … .”
“… is it?”
“If you let me know, I will give you a sparring.”
“… … .”
“No, double this.”
… Our Tessha has changed.
Originally, I wasn’t so worldly.
Yuri sighed and nodded.
“Okay, explain.”
With Yuri’s consent, Thearesia moved on and began to tell her what she knew about the lecture application.
“The Dragon’s Cradle is like a small kingdom. And to run the kingdom, there are various people from all walks of life.”
East, West, South, and even the Central Island, except for the North Island where the riders are located.
Numerous facilities existed on Cradle, a large artificial island, and there were overflowing talents from all over the world to operate them.
And the lecture application was an application to request teaching from such talented people.
“The jockey finds out the affiliation, position, name, etc. of the person he wants to attend the lecture, fills out the application form, and then puts it in the lecture application box, and that’s it.”
Then, the Black Swordsman delivers it, and if the requested person accepts, the cradle will provide everything necessary for the lecture.
… That was Thearesia’s explanation.
Listening to this, the lecture application didn’t seem bad, but there was one big problem there.
Yuri narrowed her eyes and asked again.
“… Could the person who applied for it reject it?”
“It’s not that I can refuse, I just refuse most of them. Rather, it is extremely rare to accept it.”
“why?”
“Because they are people who have a job in the first place, and there is no particular benefit to them.”
“her… … ?”
“You are busy with your own work, but you can’t set aside time to come to lecture once or twice a week. It’s not like they’re giving you extra money.”
“Isn’t that what the cradle provides? Like lecture fees?”
“Lectures are also an official job of Yoram, so there seems to be no other payment besides the original salary.”
“It’s just like volunteer work for them.”
If so, it was understandable that most of those who received the application refused.
Also, why Thearesia called the application for this lecture trash.
What will you do if you work hard to fill out the application form?
There is no way the application will be accepted.
That’s just throwing 10,000 points into the air.
“Still, there are often people who accept lectures, so they say that when they get to the top year, they put in the application form by prodding here and there… In fact, the course application is used for many other purposes than that.”
“Other uses?”
“Disposable Dalian Application Form.”
“… … ?”
Seeing Yuri tilting her head, Thearesia continued her explanation.
“Who do you think are the talents of the cradle that riders bump into the most and most often in this cradle?”
“Yeah, of course… The Black Swordsman?”
“that’s right.”
Thearesia nodded, and Yuri’s eyes flashed.
“Could it be possible to submit an application to the Black Swordsman?”
“huh. And the Black Swordsmen say they accept applications from them quite a bit. Here, ‘good enough’ means that it will be accepted as long as the level of the jockey who submitted the application does not fall too low.”
“Couldn’t it be that the Black Swordsman’s lecture wasn’t sparring?”
“Why not? The Black Swordsman’s teaching method is 100 out of 100, one-on-one sparring.”
“also… … .”
“That’s why senior seniors with a certain level of skill said that they were constantly applying for lectures from Black Swordsmen to gain experience in fighting.”
“Hoo?”
Yuri nodded with an understanding face at once.
‘Is he also the rider of the cradle?’
What would the riders who entered the Dragon’s Cradle want to learn the most?
Scholarship? economy? history?
Of course, it’s not like they aren’t interested in them at all.
However, if you are a jockey who has just entered the cradle, isn’t it your primary interest in how to improve your personal strength?
And the easiest way to do that was to gain practical experience.
Therefore, for the riders of the cradle, the Black Swordsman, who had a high level and rich practical experience, had no choice but to be the best instructor.
‘And if it’s the Black Swordsmen who are crazy about fighting, there’s no way they’ll refuse the challenge that comes in the name of a lecture application.’
It was only then that Yuri realized why she had been picking up applications for classes.
‘It’s not that I’m unlucky, it’s just that there were so many lecture applications in the Bokbulbok box!’
How many lecture applications did the top annuals use during the past year?
I couldn’t even guess at that.
And even just extracting a leap from among so many lecture applications was probably quite lucky.
The time when I was so comforting myself.
‘uh?’
Because there was a thought that passed through Yuri’s mind.
He turned to Thearesia.
“Tessha senior.”
“huh?”
“Is this course available to anyone in the application cradle?”
“maybe?”
“then… Even to the Sword Master?”
Thearesia was not surprised by that question.
Rather, it was a look like ‘I’ve been waiting for you to ask me that’.
she replied with a smile.
“The cradle doesn’t specifically prevent that, but there’s a warning like this written on the request box.”
“which?”
“Excessive greed that does not fit within its means leads to anger. Only those who can handle the wrath of the black sword should play with the pen.”
“… If that’s the case, I’ll just tell you not to use it.”
Doesn’t this mean that you shouldn’t even use the name of the sword master unless you intend to fight against the Black Sword Corps?
Thearesia nodded at Yuri’s grumbling.
“Among the jockeys that Yoram has produced over the past few decades, I wonder if there was anyone who thought of submitting an application for a lecture to the Sword Master like you?”
“Yeah… Of course there must have been.”
If you can be taught by the sword master, you will be able to use the modifier ‘sword master’s disciple’.
So whether you really want to be taught by the Sword Master.
Or if you want to use the prestige of the sword master even a little bit.
Whatever it was, there must have been someone who wanted to submit an application for a lecture to the Sword Master.
But it wouldn’t have been the Black Swordsman who would have those flies seduced by their masters.
‘I’m sure he wrote a warning like that, but… … .’
Yuri recalled the [Application for Non-Rejection Lecture] in her pocket.
‘So, if you’re prepared to face off against the Black Swordsmen, you’re saying it’s okay to use the name of the Sword Master?’
If that happens, maybe the Black Swordsman… No, he had to fight the Black Sword Corps and survive in order to be taught by the Sword Master.
The exhausted Yuri erased his smile and fell into thought.
‘It’s the sword master’s teaching… … .’
First of all, it was definitely an invaluable learning.
‘but… … .’
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My goal is to surpass the Sword Master.
Is that also being taught by the monster who took John’s leg?
Along with the chain of thoughts that came to mind, Yohan’s face flashed in Yuri’s mind for a moment.
Yuri thought for a moment in a daze, then brushed it off.
And I changed my mind to something else.
‘Well, no matter what, the application for lectures that cannot be refused… This was a better item than I thought.’
After listening to Thearesia’s explanation, I saw the value of the item in my hand.
‘It wasn’t just a piece of paper for 10 million points.’
In the dragon’s cradle, where countless talented people are said to overflow.
An opportunity to learn something essential for oneself, even from someone other than the sword master.
It could have been worth more than 10 million points.
Yuri’s eyes twinkled when she properly recognized the value of the application for the non-rejection lecture, which was just such an expensive piece of garbage.
‘Wait, did I benefit from doing this?’
Using 17 million points to get items close to 20 million points, this was a win for anyone to see.
The moment he realized that, Yuri’s depressed and sullen face widened.
“hehehehe~.”
A humming song flowed out of nowhere.
Seeing such a dramatic change in Yuri’s emotions, Thearesia muttered in a small tone as if she was dumbfounded.
“… Hey, where are you sick?”
It was clear that he was suffering from an illness that caused his mood to fluctuate.
* * *
Early in the morning of February 1st.
“Whoa… … .”
Yuri took a long breath while sitting still.
There were four bottles of medicine in a row in front of him.
Yu-ri’s eyes turned grim.
‘If this amount… It might be possible.’
Yuri’s hand picked up the most expensive and healthiest, advanced mana enhancing elixir.