chapter 8
inner way (1)
Sunday morning, outside training ground.
Standing still in the room shielded with hard materials, I was organizing my thoughts on the new ability I received from the Moon Goddess – [Resilience].
A total of six steel dolls for striking were waiting for the use of force, but it was foolish to hastily combine them with existing skills or test their maximum output.
In fact, he wasn’t completely ignorant of the role of [Elasticity] or how to use it, but he always had to be careful when using his abilities for the first time.
Therefore, instead of my body, the test subject was an inanimate object.
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Make it a steel doll in front of your eyes.
chin!
Shortly after the gauntlet that the field manager had worked on touched the doll, the power of [Elasticity] crossed over to the target.
At the same time, my right hand holds a series of abilities such as [Skeletal], [Construction], [Organization], and [Hardening].
No matter how inanimate, it was better to finish it in the blink of an eye because the consumption cost itself was different from releasing a supernatural power to the outside of the body.
bang-! Quadruped!
Subsequently, the steel doll hit by the right gauntlet flies all the way to the wall and crashes, causing secondary noise.
To get closer and compare it to the doll that was smashed earlier… The effect of [Elasticity] is revealed significantly.
The entire bottom fixing plate was torn off and bounced off, but the price part was relatively intact.
Of course, the gem embedded in the gauntlet also had the virtue of amplifying [Elasticity], but anyway- so far, as expected.
In the past, I heard from an archer belonging to a PMC (private military company) that there are two ways to use [Elasticity].
It was a way to apply it to body parts or weapons and armor, but the key among them is the utilization of the physical part.
If used well, it would be as helpful as [Muscle Tissue Control], an intermediate combination skill.
However, unlike [Skeleton], the use of [Elasticity] was not clearly defined, so it was necessary to think more carefully about where and how much strength to apply.
If you take half a year to build your body, then from then on, boldly-
Beep!
Then, all of a sudden, a call rings from the doorway, and the personal training session comes to an abrupt end.
When the 50 cm thick entrance door was carefully opened, Da-yoon Kim was standing beyond it with a mysterious expression.
“Sorry to interrupt. Uncle is calling.”
“mister?”
“… I’m talking about the second boss. What if I already forgot?”
hit.
That’s how they called the second son of the HT group.
However, I knew the reason for interrupting the training, but I didn’t understand the reason… Naturally, it becomes difficult to manage facial expressions.
From the use of the weight room and outside training grounds.
The reason I installed them here and there in less than two days was for future growth, but more than that, it was because I needed something to focus on.
“The president said he saw you.”
“… … .”
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Mmm.
After a brief thought, I reluctantly follow Da-yoon Kim, and as soon as I step out of the door, I make eye contact with the guys standing on the other side of the tempered glass.
Have you been observing it as a spectacle?
The appearance of disrespecting each other without saying a word made it seem like they were probably adopted sons under different bosses.
“don’t mind. It’s always like this on Sunday. Are you feeling a bit fussy?”
“… … .”
Does ‘this is how it used to be’ include staring at it as if to kill it?
If there is a fight, it’s either fighting or running away, I thought that the guys inside the barrier also live quite complicated lives.
But anyway, Da-yoon Kim crosses the outside training grounds from building 1 to building 3 and starts nagging.
How he behaved in his first meeting with the president, and if he treats him politely, he may receive a gift.
Rather than that, my eyes were drawn to the appearance of a person with special powers spewing poisonous blood in all directions inside the 3rd training ground.
Charrr!
No matter how high he had reached, he was in the process of devastating a nearby three-meter area by extracting a large amount of blood without damaging the surface of the skin.
The blood is clearly dark red… Feeling very intimidating.
“I was wondering what to look for… … . He belongs to the big boss, but since he’s in his senior year, there’s no need to be discouraged. Right now, the president and-”
“What grade is it?”
“… … .”
“Don’t you know?”
“… 5 stars.”
And then, suddenly, the exact opposite of the preceding situation unfolds.
Their gazes met with the human figure beyond the glass wall.
“… A lot of work to do. let’s go.”
Da-yoon Kim secretly urged me on my way, as if she hoped that there would be no pointless quarrel, but I steadfastly looked into the other person’s face.
It’s definitely a face I’ve seen somewhere.
I couldn’t remember.
* * *
As a result, Dayoon Kim lied to me.
In fact, the author of the chairman came back four hours later – around evening.
Thanks to that, I had to tidy up my messy hair in the spare time and put on nice clothes instead of armor for people with special powers.
“Good. You won’t recognize it after you decorate it.”
“Yes? I have a strong impression, so I think it would look good with a perm… … .”
“… … .”
The courteous compliments of Kim Da-yoon and the hairdresser are masked by the soft texture of the fabric that sticks to the skin.
Unfamiliar feeling from one to ten.
I didn’t particularly prefer rough fabrics, but the feeling of being a clown seemed to distort my heart.
It’s not like it’s not, but it’s time to move according to the will of the moon goddess – Koyolsauki. Until just in time, a message window popped up in front of my eyes.
So, since I came from a conglomerate family, wouldn’t it be about committing another accident- I was making my own guesses.
As I read the contents… Both eyes narrow in part.
[Bird that conveys the will of the goddess]
[Requirement: Own a Macaw.]
[Deadline: 30 days.]
what kind of bullshit is this
It’s a bird that conveys the will, and it’s Nabal, and I don’t even know what exactly it means to be a golden macaw in the first place.
Surely it doesn’t mean that you should raise a real parrot.
However, because the appointment time is imminent, there is no time to turn on the computer placed in the corner of the room.
“We have to go first and wait.”
“… … .”
“Why? Do you need anything more?”
“… no.”
In the ensuing questioning, I couldn’t bear to ask if I knew what a golden macaw was, so I decided to wait until after the meeting with the chairman.
After a while, on the third floor of the mansion.
I came up in a private elevator and was sitting around the head of a spacious desk on the other side of the study.
There were a total of six teacups on the table, belonging to an old man who must be the chairman, a middle-aged man named his second son, and people belonging to the group.
Da-yoon Kim probably doesn’t need to be introduced, and in the case of Kim Woo-jun, they are familiar with each other under the pretext of being on the same side.
The only person whose identity cannot be inferred is a woman in her twenties who runs her lips nervously across the table.
“At this rate, it is difficult to penetrate the UAE. It is said that barrier construction technology is not inferior to other companies, but the country in question wants additional conditions such as support for people with special abilities.”
“Then are you going to give up like this?”
“no. That’s why I’m telling you… How about bringing a ‘third team’ to the negotiating table? It’s one of the best teams in the group, but after all, it’s also one of the five. In Korea, even four teams will be enough to cover it.”
However, the old man is busy talking about business with his son after calling people.
“Why don’t you send 5 teams if you do?”
“Team 5 is not worthy of its name. It is true that the overall ranking is behind.”
“Isn’t it a waste because that’s all yours?”
“… … .”
If it contained valuable information, I would have listened, but at first glance, it was not something that would be helpful to me.
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My gaze naturally goes beyond people’s heads to the frames that fill the walls.
At the top, there were pictures of an old man with the title of president, and below were pictures of his sons and HT group Choi Jung-ye, members of Teams 1-5.
As I looked at the frame, I suddenly remembered the identity of the person with blood poisoning ability whom I had met in the morning.
yes.
He was one of the heroes I killed with my own hand.
In addition, in case someone is not an elite member of a conglomerate group, the frame is full of familiar faces, so I fall into reminiscence for a while.
If my memory is correct, the chops used blades such as whips and spears, scythes and blades, and some showed menacing techniques such as [Absorption] and [Disintegration].
Well, in the end, six of them were separated, and four of them lost one of their limbs and had to flee… … . Anyway, it’s all in the past.
Now, the first step was to deal with the interest of the old man who had approached me.
“This is enough for boring stories. The new grandson’s name is… It was a dragon.”
Soon, the eyes of the hall are flocking, but I do not like the words the old man uses, so I just keep silent.
A horn that gives grandchildren.
“When do you start training academy?”
“From Monday.”
“Have you talked to each other?”
“Oh, you haven’t done it yet.”
Immediately after the second son’s answer came out, the woman sitting in the corner of the desk looked at her and opened her mouth.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Yujin Park.”
Let’s hear it, he’s my manager.
“… Do you really need a manager?”
“… Great.”
No matter how well it is packaged, it seems to be only a supervisory role, so when I express a negative opinion, an uncomfortable silence flows in the room.
Park Yoo-jin, who was said to be the manager, stepped forward again and added an explanation.
“Of course, you may think it is unnecessary, but I am confident that I can help you a lot. Being a manager is not just about managing the schedule. As I have to work with the public, image making consulting is essential, and above all, I have a career as a telemetry modeler.”
“… … .”
telemetry… … ?
As if my ignorance was revealed on the outside, she continues to defend herself one after another.
“Simply put, we are helping you plan your battle strategy. In the case of the latest armor, there are at least 150 sensors, and the data is analyzed and feedback is given later. From changes in body temperature and heart rate to… Even tracking and supplementing movement and reaction speed during combat.”
“… … .”
“If you are a hero, you can say that it is a kind of companion that you have at least one. Especially when it comes to melee dealers. Yes, of course.”
“… … .”
“… Uh, what do you think?”
It felt like I was in a very desperate situation, not breathing and spitting out, but more than that, telemetry… The function of doing something is more shocking.
Have the people with special powers inside the barrier been managed like this?
Obviously, there’s nothing to lose except for the risk of leaking my fighting style, but-
Then, suddenly, a displeased voice resounds and cuts off the moment of contemplation.
“There is nothing to talk about here and there. It’s not something I can change at will.”
“… … .”
When I looked up in the indoor atmosphere, which had sunk once more heavily, I saw that the old man’s fierce eyes were shining through the crevices of his wrinkles.