164. Day 1 (1)
Soon, a fierce storm rages as if drawn in a painting.
However, the scenery of the Warriors, other than Gumadi Island, the main stage where the storm raged, was as usual as usual.
It felt strange to me, like everyone was filming the Truman Show, knowing everything that would happen in the future.
To continue my school life peacefully while the time for the resurrection of the incarnation of evil draws near.
Regardless of my worries, time flies. People take over their daily lives.
Yes. My struggle is just one of the many people who live in this world.
However, when those small struggles come together and build a mountain, it will surely bring about a huge change. The term “butterfly effect” is not for nothing.
Everyone has struggled and struggled for their own goals. Their wings are now coming together.
Argon and Iden covet the trophy for the revival of the great demon, Diamon.
I want a trophy because I don’t want to lose my body to Diamon.
Ackerman seeks to earn trophies for personal achievement.
Cain tries to get his hands on the trophy in order to escape the family and become a ‘Kingdom Guardian’.
Siana is aiming for a trophy to get rid of my demonization.
Belle longs for the trophy because she wants answers from God.
Their own desires come together and collide. It is unclear how large the aftermath of the clash will be.
It was very different from the story I already knew. It wouldn’t be too strange if one character died mysteriously right away.
Even if I died, I could have done that. The future is clearly shaking.
No matter how hard I tried, it was an impossible realm to hold the world’s gigantic flow in my hands.
Only by considering and acknowledging this can we move on to the next step.
I couldn’t help it. Right now, I’m just walking cautiously through the fog.
The curtain on the great festival has risen.
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―Siana: Ahren fighting!!! Cheer up! See you on the island! Don’t get hurt! Because safety is the most important thing!!!
Time passed, and the day to enter Gumadi Island finally arrived.
On the morning of the same day, Siana sent a cheering message like that.
Since the entrance to the gate is at 8:00 AM, it seems that even Sianna was unable to greet her face-to-face.
Right now, even I woke up around 6:40, so I didn’t have much time left.
After washing, unpacking, and tidying things up, time goes by quickly.
“Ugh. Senior, you are awake.”
For some reason, Jade woke up early.
How dare you wake up at this hour to cheer me on as my roommate.
A dog horn that covers the front with tears. I almost ruined my condition by not being able to sleep because of this child’s snoring.
I don’t know why there is no black magic to stop snoring.
No matter how much I searched [Necrotula], there was nothing like that. There is no spell to combat snoring in a black magic book where everything is recorded. does this make sense?
When you think about it, it was natural.
People of the Blackfire family do not naturally snore. In the first place, each individual had a large room, so there was no need to disturb someone else’s snoring.
I don’t feel the ‘necessity’, but I guess there was no need for research.
If I can afford it, I’ll research it.
“Grow up.”
“Ah, hmmm. No. I have to meet you. It’s an important day. You won’t be able to see it for about 15 days, right?”
Jade said as she stretched.
“It will all be relayed through the spying marbles anyway.”
“Yes? The Great Festival is being relayed in real time. Is it because the world has gotten better?”
“That’s just something you didn’t know because you’re from the countryside.”
“ah. is that so. Hehe.”
Jade scratched the magpie house and laughed like an idiot.
“I hope you win. Seniors!”
“Thank you.”
“Because I bet on my senior!”
“What?”
“ah.”
Jade covered her mouth as if she had made a mistake.
what. Could you even gamble?
but. Every time I played, I participated in the Great Festival, but I had never been an ordinary cadet.
The Great Festival is a sport. Gambling could not be missing where there was sports.
“This bastard… … .”
“Sin, sorry! Just for fun!”
Jade got up from the bed and hit her head.
“70.”
“… … yes?”
I said to the back of his head. Isn’t it nice to win and earn money?
If this motivates you in its own way, it will motivate you.
“If you win, keep 70% for me.”
“Yeah-?”
“It’s money earned thanks to me. Any complaints?”
“Ugh. Are you there?”
“80%.”
“?”
In the end, after threatening to report to the Cadet Management Division, I left the dormitory only after being promised a miraculous settlement rate of 85%.
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Upon arriving at the warp gate in Jungang-dong, temporary tents were set up for the number of participants.
Within ten million there was a warp gate. A genius mage like Shiana could see through the structure of the warp gate and guess the location of the transfer, so it could be seen as a countermeasure.
I don’t know why I prepared this way… … . Vemillion’s intentions are really hard to grasp.
Well, thanks to that, a cheering placard was put up and the cadets gathered and cheered. It felt like a sports event, so it wasn’t a bad feeling.
On the contrary, I was able to clearly feel that it was a festival, so I felt a sense of uplift.
‘… … Hmm.’
no. I feel bad.
A little sad, this.
Guys like Cain, Shiana, and Bell, who have a definite fan base, had a lot of people cheering them on.
In the case of Cain, she was such a popular girl that even at such an early hour, nearly 100 cadets came out to cheer.
Is it really the best output in the combat world?
‘I can’t see Cain.’
There’s no way he would be late for an event like this.
Shiana was usually very picky and didn’t get along well with people, so there weren’t many students.
Well, there were more than 30 people who fell in love with Siana because she was pretty.
On the contrary, celebrities from various political and business worlds came out to support Siana. It must be that everyone is trying to impress Siana once again.
It was to the extent that high-ranking officials from the royal family and the Magic Association came out, so I realized her status once again.
There was nothing more to say about Bell.
From cardinal to archbishop. professors and believers. Of course, there were also many aristocrats with deep ties to the church. In terms of size alone, Bell had the most.
Like the main heroines, popularity was also the highest among the participants.
I turned my head and checked the other tents. There were a decent number of non-named people as well.
The most unexpected was the Ackerman Breed side.
This guy is the main character, but he’s definitely the type to only date people, so it wasn’t that great in terms of ‘popularity’.
However, depending on ‘who’ he is dating, the spotlight he receives differs. Ackerman was clearly demonstrating that quality over quantity.
It wasn’t that there were cadets who particularly adored and supported him. There was only one person. However, that one person went beyond one hundred and one thousand and showed a base of one thousand.
That amazing person is actually Ackerman’s fiancée, Princess Elise.
Only she, Hoya, and Fonte were rooting for Ackerman.
Right away, Elise herself participated in the great festival, but she was guarding the front of Ackerman’s tent as if she didn’t care about that.
And the sheer scale of the people of Trelloga she brought was simply overwhelming.
did you hire someone? The majesty was so great.
It wasn’t enough to bring not only the servants of the duchy, but also the knights loyal to their families, and even the Duke of Trello himself came along.
At most, to cheer on a cadet from commoners.
I thought to myself if this made sense, but considering the premise that Duke Trello is a terrible daughter-in-law, it was not impossible.
‘Write.’
If you look around here, you can’t help but feel depressed.
I wanted to live a good life, but since I am a human being, it was natural for me to feel lonely.
I feel like a child who couldn’t be with my parents at a sports event when I was young.
Feeling a little bit afraid, I walked towards the tent with my name on it.
empty your mind In order not to get hurt, I recall a lot of self-defense mechanisms. Originally, life is alone.
“Aren—!”
… … The tent that arrived.
Oh, am I too old? Tears circulated.
There were people who supported me.
The scale was not large.
Instead, people on my side huddled together and waited for me.
Not only Siana, who left me a message as if she wouldn’t see me, but also my parents and sister, Dalglish and Annie, Hilda and Lorena, and even Victor.
There were a lot of happy faces like gifts.
It’s embarrassing, but I almost cried for the first time after falling into this world.
‘I’m going to startle people… … .’
Still, life wasn’t wasted. stroked my chest
* * *
Then I will go.
I bowed my head toward everyone.
“Aren! Go and see!”
“Cheer up, son!”
“You don’t have to win, so do your best. dear son.”
“Don’t come home if you don’t win.”
“I hope you get good grades. young master.”
“I am cheering you on. Bocchan, do your best.”
“Brother. Fighting.”
“Do well.”
“I can’t accept a roommate who doesn’t win the Grand Festival! Go and do well!”
There were few people, but I received quite a lot of support.
I really didn’t expect it, but I entered the code into the warp gate feeling a lump in a corner of my heart.
The scenery changes. I couldn’t hear the loud cheering outside the tent.
Only the sound of heavy rain hitting my eardrums warned me that I had left the academy campus.
“finally.”
Arrive at Gumadi Island.
The place where the future battle for the future of the kingdom of Aeon begins. A jungle island that still retains its ancient appearance.
Since we arrived under an old tree, we were able to avoid the rain.
I slowly began to look around and figure out the situation.
It wasn’t the place I arrived when I first played Ackerman.
It would be nice to have the upper hand with the information I know, but life doesn’t always go my way.
Even if you know a lot, you can’t predict and change even the warp gate code you’ve never seen.
In the end, the starting line was the same as the other guys.
The bottom was engraved with words that I could immediately recognize.
1. The Grand Festival finals will be held for 10 days.
2. On the first day, aggression between participants is prohibited.
3. You must procure food for ten days yourself.
4. If you want to give up or rescue, you can shout into the air.
5. The trophy will be placed in the center of the island on the 7th day.
The rules were simple.
To sum it up, it was about everyone surviving on their own, except for the first day.
On the first day, it must have given me time to adapt.
It would be a mess if they rushed at each other as soon as they started. Even a big festival needs time to warm up like a car.
Of course, just because there was no fight on the first day, you shouldn’t be vigilant. It is a challenge to survive from the ancient monsters and animals and plants that live on this island.
It’s not that we chose this island as the stage for the finals for nothing.
“This is a real hell.”
Right now, the modern Amazon is also a difficult environment for humans to survive, but it would be much more terrible if you think that it is full of ancient scary animals and plants.
Even monsters that kill people sometimes appear there, so if this is not an island of death, what is it?
According to the experience of playing multiple times, there were far more cases of being eliminated by eating poisonous plants or being attacked by wild beasts rather than being eliminated while fighting among cadets.
If I didn’t know anything, it would have been dangerous, but at least I had in my head the poisonous plants that would kill me if I ate them, and the animals and plants I had to avoid, so I guess the situation was a little better.
Shoot ah–!
The rain is heavy. Because it is a tropical rain forest environment, a humid atmosphere comes up.
“Let’s move slowly.”
I had already planned what to do on the first day.
The trophy will appear after a week. That is, there is no need to forcefully speed up to the center of the island from the beginning.
As I have already experienced, it takes two days to get to the center of the island.
This means that at least 3 to 4 days are planned so that the cadets can compete fiercely. You don’t need to strain too hard from the beginning.
A jungle can be seen in the distance. Huge trees form a forest, making it difficult to get a sense of what might be in there.
Enemies are everywhere, and terrifying monsters and beasts lurk.
In other words, we had to decide on a base camp where we could stay safely for a week.
Draw a map of the island in your head.
My departure point is northeast. It was a route that had never been taken when playing Ackerman.
Of course, this area was a terrain I was unfamiliar with.
To get to a place I know well, I have to go south. But it’s too far. Of course, there was a high probability of being discovered or attacked by enemies while on the way.
“It’s too risky.”
The most sensible option to make here is to find a suitable place in the vicinity and use it as a base camp.
Well, if it’s a new challenge, it’s a challenge. Anyway, the know-how of choosing the right place was piled up, so I didn’t have to worry too much.
First of all, my plan was wait-and-see.
Once upon a time, there was a time when it was my dream to become the strongest person in the world and contemplate the world in a secret place.
It was still in effect.
Although he is not the strongest in the world, he will be able to imitate the role of a freshman watching everything from a secret place, albeit clumsily.
I decided to take a seat high up near the center of the island.
“That would be nice.”
In the distance, you can see the rocky terrain rising high. A mixture of towering rocky mountains and lush trees seemed like an appropriate base camp.
destination has been set. It’s time to start marching through the rain.
Flutter-!
I put Rumina’s cape on my shoulders and put on the hood.
This cloak has the power to block rain as well as a cloak that nullifies water attribute magic.
In addition, the stealth function works passively, so if you wear only this, you will naturally escape from the eyes of enemies.
It is perfect.
My heart started beating as if I was really doing a survival adventure exploring the remote area.
The moment I left the starting line and moved slightly, an unfamiliar sound broke through the sound of rain and ran.
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Kreureung-
I could feel it even without seeing it.
That must be the cry of a beast.
It’s the first time we actually met.
My cloak shields me from sight, but it does not hide my footprints or body odor.
I wouldn’t worry about sniffing a person if it were a subject, but beasts of prey, natural hunters, are another story.
Turn your head slightly so as not to make a sound.
You can see the dotted leather fur that changes color.
‘Fantastic Jaguar… … .’
It is the apex predator of the jungle that spreads illusions!
The moment you meet the eyes of that beast, you see a terrible illusion as it is. After you wake up, you will already have a huge hole in your neck.
It was one of the dangerous species to be wary of while surviving on the island.
The appearance of the Predator rings an alarm.
My hair stands up, and my mind is alert.
And even swallow saliva. It was mouthwatering.
‘… … What.’
Yes, let’s see.
No matter how terrifying a beast Ji is, it’s just a big cat.
I, who have fought monsters, can’t be afraid of beasts.
It just went well.
Essential to survival are water, shelter and food. There is food.
In an instant, the bear hyung’s famous line came to mind, and laughter leaked out.
… … But now it’s my lunch, right?