chapter 19
19. Subjugation practice (1)
After the amusement park incident.
There were several accidents, but somehow I was able to finish the day well.
I took Nari Seo and Hara Jang to me, and when I got home, I tried using the reinforcement.
The skill enhancement ticket was exactly what I thought it would be, so I was able to raise my Artifact skill proficiency up to 35%.
And today, Monday.
For the subjugation practice, they are traveling on a boat ‘for 2nd year class 2 only’.
“Yoohyeon-ah, is this you?”
For two days, I had become an unintentional celebrity.
It was because someone filmed and uploaded a video of me dealing with the monster.
I asked the president of the association to prevent the spread of the video, albeit belatedly, but it was after everyone knew.
That’s why there were a lot of kids asking like now.
“it’s not me.”
“······okay?”
The face didn’t come out properly in the video, but I was able to get rid of pretentiousness somehow.
『Yoohyeon, are you okay?』
Nari Seo, who was sleeping next to her, asked anxiously.
I must have looked quite tired, enough to worry about waking up. I’m actually tired too.
If you think about it, heroes will receive more attention than I do now, but I was worried about my career path in this life.
It’s hard to bear this level of interest.
Can I be a hero?
“are you okay.”
After answering that to Nari Seo, she put her to sleep again.
Seo Nari’s eyelids closed, and soon she fell asleep again.
Tok. do. Nari Seo’s small head touched my shoulder.
“Good night.”
After looking at Nari Seo happily, she moved her gaze out the window.
In the distance, the destination island was visible.
There must be many monsters on that island.
As far as I know, the weakest individual is class D, and the strongest is class A.
Of course, since it is only open for the purpose of student practice, the area where A-class appears will be locked.
i’m going to go
I need to check what my level is.
If you’re a jipiji, you won’t be able to do it.
All of the opponents I have to fight in the future, including the Darkness, are absurdly strong.
To fight them and win, getting to know me is the first priority.
I’ve already fought and won against two A-rank monsters, so I think I’m capable of more than that…
To be honest, those two were weak individuals for an A-class.
Considering factors such as range advantage and artifact performance.
There is a possibility that the evaluation I gave myself was ‘overestimated’.
Well, that’s why I’m trying to enter the forbidden area.
“They say they’ll get off soon! Everyone, let’s get ready!”
The class president delivered the instructions.
Everyone started moving in a hurry.
I woke Nari Seo who was sleeping first.
“Nari. He said he got off now.”
Nari Seo rubbed her eyes and nodded.
So I got off the ship and gathered with the other classes.
“Let’s go together.”
“It’s good.”
Amidst the hum and buzz, I heard the conversation of each team forming a team.
A wise choice.
Just as stamina measures rank with points, monster subjugation also ranks.
Since retirement is a disqualification, everyone seemed to prefer stability over points.
Squeeze.
Nari Seo stabbed my forearm from the side.
I was also aware of something, so I roughly expected what Nari Seo would say.
『Yoohyeon-ah, would you like to come with me?』
As expected, Na-ri Seo suggested becoming a team.
Not bad. It’s still at the point where Seo Nari is weak, but the chain that moves freely is useful.
You can create traps or block the movement of monsters.
If you hold the artifact, you will be able to overcome the lack of power.
But, as I said before, I have a separate purpose.
I’m sorry, but I’ll have to refuse.
“Sorry. I want to go alone this time.”
Then Nari Seo made a shocked expression.
I wondered if it was such a surprise, but seeing him nod weakly made me feel a little sorry.
I wish I could cheer you up.
“When I finish my work, I will join you. So don’t drop out.”
Nari Seo nodded again.
I was a little relieved to see that his expression was better than before.
“hey.”
Then.
This time someone else spoke up.
As always, I reflexively checked my name tag.
It’s Lee Chan-seung, it’s the first name I’ve ever seen. The color of the name tag is blue, so it’s a 3rd grader?
······What does third grade mean to me?
“Is this you? Team up with me.”
Lee Chan-seung said as he held out his cell phone.
There was a picture of me on my phone.
Indeed, was it a troublesome business?
“That is not me. And I will go alone.”
I flatly refused.
There’s no way I’ll listen to Namjoon’s request when I turned down Nari Seo’s offer.
However, Chanseung Lee seems to have lost his pride.
“…I don’t know if you’re familiar with it, but if you’re at a level like me, it should be an honor just to offer you something like this.”
What is your level…
Some say this is the guy who wasn’t even mentioned in the original work.
Why are only these guys getting involved these days?
“I see.”
“okay. So, when you say something nice, do it for my team.”
“I don’t like it.”
“······This bastard sounds like a joke.”
Where did you hit your head hard?
You’ve been bothering me since before.
I gently clenched my fist.
I think a night of honey can make me come to my senses.
At that time, Nari Seo intervened in front of me.
“…”
Then, without a word, he started glaring at Lee Chan-seung.
It felt like a small animal wrapped around me and growling, something special.
“······What is this again?”
Lee Chan-seung raised his arm with an annoyed face.
The attitude of wanting to do a hand-to-hand sword.
okay. you fell behind
[Use the skill, ‘Artifact Summon’. ]
A gray club was clutched in my hand.
He slaps Lee Chan-seung on the head.
Caang!
As if there was nothing in my head, a refreshing sound rang out.
dump.
Lee Chan-seung passed out in one shot and fell to the floor.
All eyes were on me, but it didn’t matter.
isn’t this my fault?
It’s the guy’s fault that made you upset.
Coincidentally, I was located at the edge of the crowd, not the center, so there was no need to move Lee Chan-seung.
I didn’t even feel my skull breaking, so if I left it as it was, it would wake up on its own.
“Come on, everyone pay attention!”
A podium located in the front, a person climbed on it.
When I checked, it was Lee Hye-seong.
“From now on, we will practice monster subjugation for five hours.”
I listened to the rules I had heard before, and additionally heard some safety rules.
Rules are points. The higher the level of the monster, the more points, and the points of a monster subjugated by multiple people are divided according to the number of people.
From what I’ve heard, there’s also an A-class hero, so there’s no need to worry about dying.
“In 10 minutes, at 12 noon, you can run to the forest over there.”
I looked around once.
There were so many people that it was difficult to breathe, probably because all the students were gathered.
Although the island is much larger than the number of people, I thought it would be a pretty fierce competition.
Time passed quickly, and before I knew it, the clock pointed to 12 o’clock.
No matter who came first, everyone ran at the same time.
Except for me.
I walked slowly and looked around.
I need to find a place with an A-class monster, but the location was a little vague.
It would be embarrassing to miss it while running, so I walk slowly on purpose.
The sub-quest didn’t even come down this time, so it’s okay to relax a little.
I took a closer look at my surroundings while enjoying the island air leisurely.
“Hey, how much is that all…”
This is the place to release monsters.
Of course, the stock of monsters, ‘Magic Stone’, is overflowing.
If you bring it and sell it, it will be a lot of money, but if you just take it, it is illegal.
I don’t feel too bad because I just ask the president of the association for a few things.
I keep wandering around like that.
“hmm?”
Magic stones could be found in more places than anywhere else.
If magic stones were grains, it wouldn’t be a problem to call this place a field.
“······found.”
Do you know how magic stones are made?
When a certain amount of ‘mana’ permeates something like a rock, it becomes a magic stone.
However, since mana alone in the air takes quite a long time, it is very difficult to form a magic stone field like now.
So, in what cases does this phenomenon occur?
The answer is simple.
This magic stone field is made of countless monster corpses.
Monsters live with mana in their bodies, and when they die, that mana comes out.
At that time, many magic stones are created.
At the current scale, it can be assumed that at least thirty monsters died around here.
Without hesitation, I moved inside.
As I walked a little further, I saw a sign that said ‘no entry’.
Ignored and went in.
Originally, someone would have come to stop it, but I have already contacted the president of the association.
I mean no one is going to stop me.
“That’s correct.”
After passing the sign, I saw a group of ‘monsters’ sleeping in the distance.
A gorilla-like appearance covered in hair all over the body.
It is certainly.
“Whoa…”
i did that before
The original protagonist is a madman.
I didn’t just say that.
There was only one time when the main character broke into this place with the hope of becoming stronger.
He killed the monsters for two days.
As a result, it is more than twice as strong as before.
It’s not a level-up novel, how is that possible?
I was dumbfounded at first too.
Even thinking about it now, it’s not a development that makes me laugh.
anyway.
It happened after the main character beat that group of monsters to death.
Embarrassed by the lack of food, the main character cooked and ate one of them as a judge, saying that he would live for now.
However, it turned out that the monster’s body itself was like an elixir.
As a result, the main character’s physical durability as well as this ability were strengthened at once.
This is the hidden piece of this island I was talking about.
It’s a ridiculous development, but it’s a scene that I liked because it showed the main character’s insane part.
It’s also a scene I’ll be performing soon.
“… won’t it be an earthquake?”
I muttered that while drinking the potion.
I picked up a stone that fell nearby and hit the head of the monster sleeping in front of me.
Tok.
A very properly hit stone.
Moments later, a bunch of angry Class A monsters rushed at me.