Episode 238
62. How to nurture a clumsy Artel (2)
“Princess Ishtar!!”
“Hey Baek San-woo? What’s going on here… … .”
“Huh, huh, huh.”
I sent a brief wait order to Ishtar, who looked at me in surprise rather than enjoying tea time.
“Huh, huh, huh… … .”
“Did you run down the stairs by any chance?”
As I nodded my head, the sweat dripped down the floor.
“Cold Breeze.”
Then Illyana, who was sitting opposite Ishtar, cast an appropriate spell.
The mana from her fingertips turned into a cool breeze, cooling her face.
It’s also Illyana.
You know how to do it well, neatly and sensibly.
Thanks to this, I was able to get out of the status ailment: exhaustion quickly.
“Pooh… … . I’m so glad you’re here.”
“Yeah, today is a public lecture. Sanwoo-nim, are you not taking special lectures with Professor Helen Merses anymore?”
“I decided to take a break for a while.”
In fact, it was Helen Merses’ unilateral forced descent rather than me taking a break.
– I have nothing to teach you now. So go back Just go to class or listen to it in moderation, and then graduate with good grades.
-Yes? Professor, your sophomore year has just begun. What does that mean?
-You’ve already reached the pinnacle of archery by combining Keter and javelin, and you can’t even use a longbow anyway.
– That’s true, though. no wait. Hey Professor, are you just doing this because you’re annoyed?
– Oh, did you hear… … .
Because this repertoire was repeated, I was in a state of giving up now.
I’ve also talked to Professor Kehlin, the professor in charge, but could that woman listen?
“No, it doesn’t matter anyway.”
As soon as I returned to my original topic, Illyana stood up and asked.
“Sanwoo, what kind of tea would you like?”
“Oh, I’ll give you some tea.”
“Sit over here, Sanwoo-sama.”
While Illyana gets in the car, Ishtar makes room for her. I sat on a chair made of high-quality wood.
“Come on, here.”
Steam rose from the red tea in the teacup. When I take a quick taste, the bitter yet sweet scent spreads in my mouth.
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My stomach is getting warmer.It feels as if complicated thoughts are calmed down in one room.
“So, for what purpose did you find me in such a hurry?”
After confirming that he has calmed down to some extent, Ishtar smiles. I said looking straight at her.
“Princess, I heard that you have decided to sign a mutual cooperation treaty with ‘Union’ in the Kingdom of Arhalten.”
“Oh my, it was meant to be announced tomorrow. You already knew. After all, Sanwoo-sama!”
“No, not that. that… … Don’t you think it’s too early yet?”
“yes? What are you talking about?”
At Ishtar’s sincere question, I couldn’t continue the next sentence.
Once I came running in a hurry… … What should I say?
Humans are still too dangerous. Through this treaty, may Artel be struck in the back of the head?
This is OUT from the point of view that I am a human race. Even if it was a different race in the first place, wouldn’t it be a dangerous level of racism?
If so, should I say on the contrary that Artel is not yet ready to join the Union?
That’s funny.
How can I say that Artel, including Ishtar and Illyana, are not eligible to participate in the Union.
‘It’s an outsider.’
There was nothing I could say at all in the current situation.
“Well… … No, it’s because the trajectory of history that still needs to be liquidated is too deep.”
“Sanwoo, history is the past after all. We artels learned how dangerous it is to get caught up in the past.”
This time, instead of Ishtar, Illyana answered.
Ancient Artel.
It is a ghost of the past.
An evil spirit united with jealousy and curses towards the descendants who had not been able to achieve in the past and who had expelled them.
The two girls, who faced them in person, seemed to have gained a deep understanding in many ways.
“I am Hafartel, but Artel’s priest and Sephiroth’s only retainer. That is why we must lead Artel on the right path according to his will.”
“And thanks to the efforts of Sanwoo-nim and friends, our Artels were able to open their hearts to humans a lot. We are now ready to go out into the world.”
“Ugh… … .”
I couldn’t help but swallow my tears. It is not because of the confession of two people who overcame adversity.
It was because there was no way to stop the waves already rushing in front of them.
“Sanwoo, don’t cry… … . I’m always thankful.”
“I am always thankful to Sanwoo on behalf of all Artel.”
Unable to contain my sorrow, Illyana on the right and Ishtar on the left hug me tightly.
Apart from the twisted future poetry, it was a very warm embrace.
But what now?
* * *
In the end, after several days of deliberation, the conclusion was to shut up and grow Aidan.
The harmony between Artel and humans has already crossed a river of no return.
No matter what Diego Pissarro does, he will not be able to stop this flow.
As long as he hadn’t really come out of the boat, it was clear that he wouldn’t do any harm to Ishtar and other Artels.
Well then.
Let’s summarize the current situation… … .
Aidan’s main scenario, Chapters 4 and 5, was blown away.
To say the least, this is a huge event.
The one-year episode that was most important to Aidan’s growth had completely disappeared.
Even the original building has to slowly build up the foundation from the lower floors.
Otherwise, it tends to collapse without being able to withstand external shocks or reverse changing circumstances.
But now, this is not a level where a few bricks have disappeared.
It is irrelevant to say that one pillar supporting the foundation has completely collapsed.
The combat proficiency level is something that I can somehow cover up with the time I specially prepared and the room for mind and training.
The experience gained by directly getting involved in the scenario is irreplaceable.
So in the last 3 chapters, maybe I forced myself to disguise myself as a ghost knight.
“As long as it’s like this… … .”
There is always only one way to choose the right answer.
temper.
In the main part of Paradise Academia, the ways in which characters can become stronger are extremely limited.
What… … There are some crazy guys who can beat Gale for hours with a normal weapon with a shocking level of control.
Anyway, the basic goal of character growth is items and proficiency.
If you lack experience.
All you have to do is fill in the lack of experience and fill it with items that will remain.
As if I was and still do.
Besides, Aidan Christopher is a weapon master.
What kind of job was the weapon master?
I’m talking about an all-rounder who has mastered all weapons. A staff is a staff, a bow is a bow, a sword is a sword, an ax is an axe.
A weapon can be subdivided into countless subdivisions, but he who handles even those weapons skillfully.
That’s the weapon master, isn’t it?
Originally, Aidan was created with such a character in mind.
Not only the current staff ‘Downstorm’, the divine spear Brunak, and the magic sword Laverantia.
A crossbow that can pierce anything, the Valkyrie, and the Life Bow where Artel’s blessing resides in real time.
Starburst, a dual-sword weapon, with the essence of the East, Kakutsuchi.
Wisefall, the magical gauntlet that Ortana had crafted for her companion, Triston.
From the Saouin, a battle ax made directly from the iceberg in the north, to the Baltane, which was forged with money collected from a lava cave in the south.
Tristone’s relics that had not yet been retrieved were full of Paradise Island.
Of course, most of them were naturally obtainable while doing epic quests or main scenarios.
For now, the priority should be to quickly retrieve these weapons so that Aidan can become proficient.
so I.
“I’m sorry guys, how long has it been since you said the call was cancelled?”
The strongest sword that overturned all these variables, the Illuminati, was summoned again.
“Okay, it was rather awkward because I went back to my daily life.”
Of course, all the members readily agreed to the call.
It was just that I was bored at times.
Even though it’s only been a few weeks since the school started in earnest, it’s even said that it’s boring.
Again, I felt how much I rolled them.
“So what are you going to do? A dungeon attack?”
“It’s similar. But this time it will be a little different than before.”
I tapped the map hanging on Illyana’s hut.
It was originally a place made for alchemy, but after Illyana moved all alchemy equipment to Sephiroth’s realm – ‘Corridor’.
This was confirmed as a base of operation for the complete Illuminati.
“From today on, we will be Aidan Christopher’s arms supplier.”
Even if it was unavoidable to be unlocked according to the main scenario, there were a few weapons that could be obtained right away, such as the rewards of the Epic Quest.
“A weapon supply?”
George gave me a puzzled look, and I gave him a simple answer.
“I’m talking about retrieving Triston’s belongings.”
The first targets were Starburst and Kakutsuchi.
Because these two were keepsakes that could be obtained simply by clearing the dungeon.
“Oh oh… … !!”
When he heard that it was Triston’s keepsake, Taehoon clenched his fists and exclaimed.
That’s right, this guy.
He died from legendary weapons and tales as much as food.
“There are a total of two dungeons to clear. But both are quite difficult.”
Starburst is located on the west side of Paradise Island, in Atlanta, an underwater dungeon formed on a cliff by the sea.
Kakutsuchi is revealed in the body of the ‘Goryong Helag’ sleeping in the nest of the four dragons on the west side of the island.
“What kind of difficulty is it? The structure of the dungeon is complicated, or the boss is strong.”
Soyoung, who was listening to my story, carefully raised her hand and asked a question.
This is truly the insight of my chief of staff.
I threw a stick at Soyoung and explained the overall atmosphere of the dungeon.
“The boss that nested in Atlanta is not strong, but the structure of the dungeon is complicated. And instead of being a labyrinth, the dragon’s nest is almost like a raid boss.”
Two dungeons with completely opposite concepts.
“They definitely have different characteristics, so it will be easy to develop the ability to cope with various situations.”
Byron agreed lightly.
Boy, if it was a difficult dungeon, he was a blood-soaked Berserker.
“But we will divide the expedition into two and attack each at the same time.”
“What? suddenly?”
“I can’t afford it.”
A peace treaty was signed with Artel.
The problem was that I had no idea what kind of butterfly effect this would bring.
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Maybe just as my scenario was pulled, Aidan’s scenario was also pulled.Isn’t it possible that the scenario of Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 may be forced to proceed?
And when evaluated objectively.
The current Aidan Christopher is unable to stably digest Chapters 6 and 7.
If you’re going to compete with real temper.
Aidan had to put in a lot of effort from now on.
“And up until now, I’ve always been planning on my own… … Now is the time for you to come up with your own strategy and tactics.”
To be honest, I worried a lot.
Is it more efficient to clear them all together, or is it more efficient to divide and operate separate teams?
Just thinking about what will happen in the future.
It seemed right to develop the skills of each of us Illuminati as well.
“Sanwoo, that means… … .”
I smiled at Camila, who had a long, casual expression on her face.
“right. I will not participate in this dungeon raid.”
do nothing
How long has it been since you made a decision, you can’t undo it.
is not it?