chapter 15
Children’s pranks (1)
Looking back, when I was twenty-six, I made the biggest mistake of all my past and present lives.
He went on a solo subjugation of monsters to avenge some idiots who were close to his colleagues.
The target is the first-class monster, drăco.
At first glance, the guy with the shape of a snake had a thickness of 4 meters and a length of hundreds of meters, and feathers of five colors shimmered on the outer skin.
Since one of the characteristics of the monster was to ignore physical damage, the superiority and inferiority were not long overshadowed.
yes.
I was at a loss.
From Fort Lavaca to the nuclear power plant 75 kilometers east, avoiding the Draco that floats smoothly through the air.
Changing the means of transportation, hiding in the water and bushes, and barely escaping with the unintended help of the Texas National Guard.
Then all of a sudden, far away.
Around the time the flock of birds playing on the reservoir, the lawn, and the hemispherical building came into view, thousands of lightning bolts struck from the sky as if wondering where they were going.
As a result, the road to hell spread out on the ground, tree trunks burned in all directions, and birds and beasts also died senselessly—
“Hey.”
“… … .”
“Hey!”
“… Why.”
“Don’t look scared. I’m not done talking yet.”
did i get scared
It was annoying to see him click his tongue in front of his eyes, but it was undeniable.
Because it was the first monster that was so powerful.
“… Catch three guys like that?”
“I know. Pretty strong, right?”
To say that it is quite strong is an understatement.
Although he had never fought a level 1 monster to the death, he had experienced it several times, so Draco was definitely out of the question.
In fact, didn’t the National Guard give up the official subjugation and let them nest inside the nuclear power plant?
Then, as if reading his mind, a soft tone flowed through the gap in his beak.
“It is not an existence that can be evaluated only by the number set by humans. But don’t be afraid already. All three haven’t arrived yet.”
“… About 7 years left until the first appearance?”
“A feathered snake is like that.”
As soon as I was about to ask a series of questions, the answer came out first.
A feathered serpent led by Quetzal.
An obsidian mirror engraved with an eagle.
Hummingbird’s fallen arrow.
“I don’t know what the other two are talking about.”
“You will know in time who it is and when it will arrive. Are you ready to grow now?”
Soon enough, naturally, the right wing ridge lifted up.
“All the monsters that fall from the meteorite can be regarded as belonging to the enemy. Let’s focus on gathering allies, carrying out missions, and becoming stronger. I repeat, you have to be the best. Killing the three apostles with the full support of human society.”
“… That’s why I told you to be a hero.”
“right. Well, I think I’ve said everything I wanted to say. for now… So far.”
“… once? Do you have more back?”
“It’s nothing. It’s just a lot easier and more difficult.”
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My head is still complicated, but the words at the end bothered me, so I tried to ask, but the bird’s head said something nonsensical – it flew into my shoulder and pierced my claws.
Suddenly, a message window popped up in front of my eyes.
[The first step of the captain ant]
[Requirement: Form a 5-member team.]
[Deadline: 90 days.]
Three months is by no means a short time, but it was an unreasonable request in many ways, and I didn’t even get an answer to the last question.
Just in time, the bell rang signaling the end of recess.
“Anyway, to emphasize again, we are a team… Keck!”
I hurriedly walk into the annex while holding the parrot by the back.
Naturally, he barked at me to stop being rude, but this time he didn’t let go until he arrived.
Immediately after entering the building with the wind blowing from one side of the playground.
After I brought my student ID to the security device, I was able to pass through the lobby after going through eyeball and fingerprint recognition in turn.
In fact, the annex was equipped with stricter security than the main building.
Indeed, as soon as I boarded the elevator, a considerable number of buttons greeted me from the 2nd floor above ground to the 6th floor below the ground.
It was full of sensitive facilities such as personal training grounds and training grounds.
“Like a mean, mean, low-key snob. How could you strangle my gorgeous neck without hesitation?”
“… … .”
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Meanwhile, in the midst of the ugly bird head teasing its snout, I hesitated because I didn’t know what floor the tactical training room was on, and the answer came back from my right shoulder.
“3rd Floor.”
“… I know.”
“That’s because my body, unlike you, read the pamphlet carefully.”
“… … .”
“Ah, that probably won’t work. From now on, I will have to play the role of a proper watchdog. If I leave it to a reckless human, it’s obvious that my face will be eaten away by caterpillars.”
However, the constant grumbling ended at once as the elevator door opened and the eyes of others approached from the other side.
“You are late.”
“sorry.”
“If you walk to the right, there is a separate elevator that goes down to the tactics range. Please note that the group composition was arbitrarily organized as it was late.”
“Yes.”
If the existing professors hated carrying a parrot on their shoulders, now it is a situation where perception overlaps.
The middle-aged woman pulled up the edge of her glasses frame with her index finger, then quickly turned her head toward the window.
Still, the reason I didn’t feel so bad was because of the environment where I could see the scenery of the practice field at a glance.
If the observatory space, one side of which is made of glass, is by no means narrow, the appearance as if the 2nd and 3rd floors were completely pierced was a taste of its own.
In the corner of the lower floor, students could be seen huddled together, and hundreds of shielding walls lined up in front of them.
So, just in case – I ask a question about the content of the class to the bird who read the pamphlet carefully.
“How do I know?”
“do not know?”
“Of course, this body is an enlightened parrot, compared to an ordinary bird, it is unmatched… … .”
“She said she also ate the fragments of the goddess.”
“I didn’t eat it, I made a contract. Besides, fragments are not omnipotent. If it is absolutely necessary, I will use the inherent energy, but the absolute amount is fixed.”
It’s useless.
However, sometimes unexpected help comes on its own, so the moment you enter the practice room.
Without even looking around, someone presumed to be Jo Won immediately started talking.
“uh… Lee Yong-soo, right?”
“yes.”
“hahahaha, as rumored, he brings a parrot with him. thanks i figured it out right away Our group starts at number 6, right? Come this way.”
It wasn’t unusual that his face was sold on campus, but a man who looked old for a first grader continued to praise him using polite rhetoric.
I tried to earn favors to the extent that it felt strange by mentioning things that were known externally, such as the HT group and the close dealer job group.
Not long after that, I naturally found out why.
“Then, shall we introduce ourselves? Since we don’t have 5 minutes to spare, let’s cut it short. I’ll do it first. My name is Park Gun-young, and I’m in the second year of training academy. is twenty years old It’s not because I’m kneeling, it’s because I came in late. Well, there are attributes such as [Handwork] and [Penetration], but as you’ve heard, it’s not directly related to power. And the ranking… … .”
Park Geon-young, who had been talking without hesitation, reached the end and seemed to be hesitant.
That would also be the case, on the large monitor above the 5th entrance, the names of the members, the school rankings, and combat power points were written without hesitation.
Next to his name was the 1,740th place in the school ranking and 1 combat power (classified from 1 to 6).
“Do you want Seolha next?”
“… The name is Seolha Im. 2nd year, elemental sergeant.”
Hmm.
Although the group was arbitrarily formed by the professor, it is a unique combination.
A girl who quickly lowered her hair, as if she didn’t want to talk long, and a man who was really old, not outwardly old.
Plus, a giant with three heads taller than me.
“Toya, first year. It’s a tank.”
“… Are you Mongolian?”
I didn’t hide my curiosity because I was tall enough to notice without hearing the occupation.
I didn’t care about being ranked 1,210th in the school rankings or having a combat power of 3, but it was because I remembered building a good relationship with talented people from Mongolia outside the barrier.
Wouldn’t it be worth watching him for a while and making him a colleague?
“Nara, no problem. Toya, do what you have to do.”
However, the answer that came back was filled with displeasure, so he shrugged his shoulders and took over his self-introduction.
It was important to carry out the mission of the message window, but it would be right to think about how to extinguish the fire that fell on my feet right away.
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More than anything, wouldn’t it be nice to hunt Draco with this group of humans?
“Lee Yong-soo. 1 Grade. It’s a melee dealer.”
“I’ll beg you. It’s not on the school rankings yet, but I heard it’s great.”
“I don’t even know what I’m doing.”
But anyway, after a brief self-introduction, Park Geon-young, the elder, came forward and answered.
Unlike other classes, tactical practice is included in the curriculum until the last semester of the third year – literally, it aims to improve tactical understanding.
“But it is not an extremely complex or difficult subject. It’s kind of like a board game. The training ground consists of approximately 540 shielding walls, and you can move to the next square each time a turn passes.”
“Are you choosing randomly?”
“no. Features and weather information are written on the walls, so you’ll need to make strategic decisions before moving on to the next square. It depends on the mission, but in the case of an escape or recovery mission, you will have to decide how to avoid the monster, and in the case of a subjugation mission, whether to pursue or surround it, etc.”
For a while, my ears were focused on the rumor that there was a monster.
The explanation that followed made the identity of the subject clearer.
“Of course, there are no real monsters. It’s close to the actual battle, but it shouldn’t actually cause casualties. The professor will show the type and number of objects at regular intervals in the name of aerial reconnaissance… You can move based on the monster’s information.”
this is a kid’s joke
“… What if we meet then?”
“We should hope that our fighting power is higher.”
At this, I turned my head and looked at the monitor above doorway 5.
[Park Geon-young, 1,740th in school (110↓), combat power evaluation 1]
[Lim Seol-ha, ranked 1,428th in school (63↓), combat power evaluation 2]
[Toya, 1,210th in school (91↓), 3 in combat power evaluation]
[Lee Yong-soo, before ranking evaluation, combat power evaluation 5]
sum 11.
Since the monster’s information is still unknown, the target of comparison naturally becomes the score written near the doorway number 4 next to us.
Looking at the fighting power alone, 4-5-4-4-3.
A total of 20 points, a difference of 8 points.
“It’s X.”
“… … .”
As the number of heads is five, one more, let’s moderately ignore the parrot’s excessive speech.
[Tactical Class, beginner level will start in 1 minute.]
[The goal of this practice is to escape. Reach your destination as quickly as possible. Air reconnaissance information and possible escape points will be displayed on the leader’s map after 3 turns.]
and soon.
I took a reluctant step and entered doorway 5.