The Republic of Korea, which is recognized by others as the world’s best in terms of safety in which I live. Hoya’s story that Korea may not be safe either.
It’s obvious, but you can’t ignore Hoya’s story. Hoya knows more about gates than I do. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t communicate accurately, but I had to believe Hoya’s words as I could understand Hoya’s rough story.
“the problem is······.”
It is a family. Now that we know the world isn’t safe, shouldn’t we do something about our families? Until now, I thought I only prepared by raising the ability of my family because I thought the other person was a person. Of course, the world where monsters are widespread has not yet arrived. If that were the case, similar sightings would have been posted on the Internet.
It doesn’t make sense that Korea, which boasted the world’s No. 1 internet speed, could crack down completely when something like that happened. Isn’t there a saying that those who run the country hate the most about SNS? That’s what information you can’t control. So, if monsters had changed to the world view that appeared here and there, I would have known in some way.
If there are monsters out there and they are not known, after all, the number of monsters is very small, and it is said that they would not have appeared in crowded places.
Nonetheless, Hoya talked to me about safety.
“Hoya, is there something targeting the owner of the gate?”
The conclusion was this. I thought that there might be something targeting the owner of the gate.
Nyan!
I’m right. In the end, the reason why Hoya tells me that I am dangerous is because I am the owner of the gate. Then why are they aiming for the owner of the gate?
“Why?”
Nyaang!
“You don’t know? Well, you may not know everything. But how did you know they were targeting the owner of the gate?”
Nyaang?
I pretend not to know this question either. How the hell does Hoya know that? He just came out of the gate, so how?
What kind of time did Hoya spend? But there are a few things to be expected.
“Is there something in that forest? Is it possible to get to the other gate through the forest?”
Nyan!
Hoya gets angry. That would mean don’t tell me.
“If you keep doing that, you’ll end up in the forest!”
puck!
“okay.”
He is a resolute Hoya who does not allow resistance. But going this far would mean that it would be dangerous for me to enter the forest.
“Then can I go in when I level up?”
Nyaang.
It is possible. If so, what level do I have to raise to be able to do it?
“Level 30?”
Nyan!
No.
“Level 40?”
Nyaang. Nyan Nyang.
“With that much, you can play at the entrance? But you’re level 47 too.”
oops!
Hoya just made a sound that cats can’t make. Is it a sound even a cat can make? Is it just that there are no cats that behave like that? Anyway, the identity of this sound is clear.
it was laughed at
“Hoya! How did your father raise you, do you laugh at him?”
oops!
“Well, what did I teach you, I just paid rice and snacks.”
If it was a puppy, he would have trained him for something, but Hoya, a cat, just watched, fed, snacked, and played with him.
“You played with me!”
Nyan.
At my words, Hoya acts cute to me. I’m sure you agree on this part. boy. It’s not that he’s bigger than I thought… I wonder if I’ve raised him that way just to see him like this.
little by little
When I pretend to cry, Hoya licks my hand. Of course you know I’m not crying. why? Because he’s smarter than me. Still, this means that you are watching.
“So you’re saying I need to level up more?”
Nyan!
“Then what about our family? Aren’t my family in danger?”
Nyaang!
“Isn’t it dangerous? why?”
Nyan!
“So, aren’t people aiming for the owner of the gate?”
Nyaungnyangnyang.
It does. In other words, the monsters that target the owner of the gate are not people, but literally monster-like beings. I don’t know why they’re aiming, but it can be interpreted as a story that if it’s not a person, there won’t be any actions such as holding hostages and threatening.
A monster or something that instinctively targets the owner of the gate. I think what it is aiming for may be the owner of the gate itself.
“However, I haven’t heard much about the death of the owner of the gate until now.”
Since the gate was not long after it came out, little is known about the death of the owner of the gate.
“Wouldn’t it be better to report it to the government and receive formal protection?”
Basically, if you report to the government, a large part will be taken away in the name of concession to the government. You may be wondering if that makes sense in the 21st century Korea, but the United States does too. But Korea won’t do that? You see the world too lightly. And if the gate is disclosed to the government, the current gate life cannot be expected. Forced to become a business. If that happens, freedom will be gone for me, and everything I do will be exploited in the name of national interest.
In a democratic Republic of Korea, you may argue that this is nonsense. But isn’t being the owner of the gate itself democratically elected? So there is no way to exploit it while wielding the report of the national interest. fight against it? Then it becomes a traitor. You will not only become a traitor, but you will become the most selfish person in the world who only knows yourself. That doesn’t mean that the owner of the gate can immigrate. Because the gate is fixed.
Of course, it could be a leap. But I think it can be enough. If I were in the position of a person running a country, I could have done that. Isn’t that the most efficient and convenient way?
In the case of the United States, I heard that if you become a gate owner, you cannot go abroad or travel far from your place of residence. This is what someone who was the owner of the gate posted on social media through someone else’s smartphone.
It was deleted not long after it was posted, but there would have been no way to prevent it from being known because there were already countless people who spread the article. So what about exploitation?
Of course, carrots are also offered. If he only wielded a whip, the gate owner might make an extreme choice. The funny thing is that in most countries, the carrots are served not to the owner, but to the owner’s family.
In other words, if he refuses, the owner of the gate becomes not only selfish to the state, but also selfish to his family. To put it simply, you become a person who is shunned by your family.
You could say that if you don’t care about such things, it’s enough, but will it be easy to live in the world? If that doesn’t work, there are many ways to subdue the owner of the gate.
That’s why I didn’t report the gate to the government. I was lucky enough to become the owner of the gate, but that doesn’t mean I should sacrifice my life.
“Ah, I thought too many useless thoughts. Hey, let’s go in.”
Nyan!
I entered the gate to clear my head.
***
The midnight sun and the kkamangi greet me. Yeah, I don’t want to ruin this life. By the way······.
cluck cluck! mmmm!
Great noise greets me too. They haven’t been tamed, but I don’t know if they’re trying to look good because I’m properly aware that I am the owner of the chicken farm and barn, but they’re terribly noisy.
“shut up!”
Chickens and cows shut up at my words.
I looked around at those guys and picked up the wooden sword I had made before. I still haven’t been able to create a swordsmanship skill. It was easy to make when it came to archery, but it’s not easy.
“Why?”
I don’t know the exact reason. Some skills are easily created, and there are skills that are not created at all, such as swordsmanship.
“There seems to be some condition.”
The problem is that we don’t know the exact conditions.
“White night, grab an orc.”
Kroop!
After a while, the Midnight Sun caught an orc. The guy was holding a long sword, but he was also wearing armor.
“Come to think of it, where do these guys get their equipment?”
I had a sudden thought. Then I swung my sword at the orc. With some mana on it.
The orc was frightened by the midnight sun for a long time, but when he saw me, he confidently swung his longsword. I watched closely as he swung his sword.
It’s unfortunate, but I’m not weak enough to die from a level 15 orc like this anymore. So the battle continued, and the orcs grew tired. At first, the confident guy’s eyes start to look fearful.
Thinking that his observational ability to read fear from an orc-like face was really funny, I began to imitate his swordsmanship little by little. Then, at some point, he forgot that there was an orc in front of him and fell in love with the sword. long time to do that.
– Learned Hertian Beginner Swordsmanship (Active) Level 2.
“uh?”
I was startled by the notification. First, I was surprised that I had lost my mind in front of an orc, and then I was surprised that I had learned a skill with a name attached to it for the first time.
“Hertian? First of all, this guy.”
I tried to kill the orc, but the orc sees me and trembles with fear. I snapped a finger at him. I don’t know if it would work, but somehow it seemed to work for him. Then he quickly threw down his sword, ran in front of me, and stood with his arms pressed against his body.
“Can you understand me? If you understand, nod your head.”
Nod. The skill I have is animal-friendly. But does this work for orcs too? So is he an animal? Of course, in novels, there are many places where orcs are portrayed as pigs personified, but the guy in front of me is different in reality. It would be more correct to just look at it as a different species. The Minotaur was rather close to a cow.
But listen to me I’m still not sure if he’s smart or if there’s some other reason.
“For now, you wait. If you move, you die.”
The orc nodded vigorously. I treated him like that and focused a lot of mana on my skill to use Observation.
-You used the Observation skill.
Name: Hertian Beginner Swordsmanship (Active) Level 2.
It is a sword technique created by Hertian. It consists of beginner, intermediate, advanced, and superlative swordsmanship, and as you increase your proficiency step by step, you learn a higher-level swordsmanship.
“Hertian?”
It is a sword technique created by a being called Hertian. The problem is that I don’t know if this is a human, or an orc, another monster, or a different race.
I guess this guy knows the answer.