How to Survive as a Player Chapter 132

#132

It was around late afternoon, when the sun was setting, that Se-hyeon returned to the empire after completing the attack on the tower. The cave of the tower that was conquered extended all the way to the third basement level. When Sehyeon came out after finishing the sweep, what greeted Sehyeon was a deep dark blue sky.

The cave was so deep that I had to waste several hours just walking. Of course, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t progress.

‘LV.11’

I had already finished leveling up as much as I wanted. My magic stat also increased significantly, so I used <Depth of Love> as well, to the point that it wasn’t too much of a problem once I entered the underground. Perhaps because I used it in seconds, it was worth holding on to.

Since most skills reach their MAX value at LV.10, when inferring the increase value of <Depth of Love>, the total increase in attack power at LV.10 was 120%.

So, no matter what happens, Sehyun had to maximize the skill level of <Depth of Love>.

“… Lord, would you like to ride on my back?”

“haha… No, I can walk.”

Sehyun smiled at the heroes who seemed to have a lot to say and stretched out her shaking legs. Although my legs were weak and I stumbled a few times, the castle tower was just around the corner. I couldn’t carry it from here. Moreover, it was only a little while ago that I started walking from the tower after receiving a call from Fan.

Sehyeon took one look at the daunting stairs and took a long breath. And he climbed the stairs in one go. I was so focused on the hardships that I didn’t even notice that the heroes were gently reaching out and pushing me from behind. I knew that when I arrived at the temporary office.

[Hmm, it’s finally here. I’ve waited a long time.]

“From business… Tell me. And next time, please contact us one day in advance. “You may not receive it at all.”

Sehyeon wiped away the sweat and stared at Fan, who was sitting neatly. Next to Fenn, Ruhak, who treated him as if he were not present, was sitting at his desk and doing some backlogged work.

Fan smiled brightly and crossed his legs.

[The date for the federation meeting has been set.]

“When?”

[Exactly 15 days from today. Unfortunately, the location is the Cavalry Empire where Agatha is located.]

The reason why Fan said it was a pity was because Sehyeon is currently unable to use Billwill’s portal. He had already picked up information about Sehyeon’s magic stone aftereffects from various places.

“Can’t we change places? “Our empire is good too.”

[There is also a way to ask me for a favor. We can solve that problem with our own technology.]

A sharp aura formed in Fen’s blue eyes. Just by looking at those businessman-like eyes, I could roughly guess what he wanted. Perhaps, he has something else to gain. That is something that only Sehyun can give.

“I think Mr. Fen would like to do a favor, don’t you think?”

[Then, without hesitation, I will speak here first.]

A faint smile appeared on his lips. But soon the smile disappeared without a trace.

[Please give me the man you have named ‘Gong Jae-woo’. He’s a talent you wouldn’t be happy to have around. Talent can only grow when you let them play in a pool where they can play.]

Spying on the movements of the empire was not uncommon, so it was not surprising that he knew about Gong Jae-woo. However, seeing as his heart was drawn to his words, it seemed that Sehyun was also secretly thinking the same thing as Fan.

Se-hyeon was not confident in raising Gong Jae-woo. Since he had never trained as an engineer, he currently did not even have a design shop related to engineering.

To raise engineers, you had to create the right conditions and environment. Of course, if you have the financial resources, you can make it, but there is no guarantee that it will be better than the Engineering Empire.

[If it were me, I could polish him better than I could. Don’t you know? He is a talent who may change the world in the future.]

“It sounds like you checked his stats.”

[Just picking it up is my specialty. All stats seemed to be zero. When there is a zero stat, the indicator is usually set. Because all stats are assigned to the skill that was first developed. However, this is the first time that the overall stats are zero.]

It was said that Gong Jae-woo’s ‘engineering skills’ had already developed. As Fan said, Gong Jae-woo was born with tremendous talent. This was the reason why Sehyun did not touch it. From the moment he touched it, his path to talent began. Talent spread out like a branch and created a path, and the right and wrong path became the responsibility of the person who guided it.

In the process, if Sehyun gave even the slightest bit of poor direction or gave incorrect guidance, he may have excelled, but he may not have developed as much as his original talent. Therefore, those who were born with special abilities needed someone who could properly prune them and guide them to the right path.

It was the fear of those with talent.

And originally, that was the job of his grand duke, who was created when Gong Jae-woo founded the village. Now that there is no archduke, a fan with the same talent is suitable.

[There are so many talented people around you. Isn’t that right?]

Kwak Jeong-han and Yoon Je-ha, Kim Gap-jun and Gong Jae-woo. In addition, there is even a frog man whose abilities have fully developed this time. To others, it may be possible to pass it off as luck. However, the efforts Sehyun went through to obtain them were never smooth.

I had to go through situations where my life went back and forth every time.

“… I will respect Gong Jae-woo’s opinion more than anything else. I guess all I can do is connect. Please do the persuasion yourself. I have no intention of catching it, and I have no intention of stopping it. but… .”

[but?]

“No matter what the outcome, I hope you respect Gong Jae-woo’s choice.”

There was a brief silence. However, after a while, Fan nodded his head with an expression of taking a step back.

[I guess I will.]

“If possible, I would like you to fix the airship before the alliance meeting.”

[I think I’ll have to see it in person, so I’ll be there soon. Isn’t there a lot to do in many ways?]

“If you come unannounced, we will kick you out. “Please judge for yourself.”

[Hmm, that’s a shame. Even after this, the schedule is busy, so coordination is difficult… .]

“Okay, I’ll hang up.”

Sehyun waved her hand fan and responded in an annoyed tone. A tired smile appeared on Fan’s lips as he watched this quietly.

[I’ll see you at the federation meeting. Come fully prepared.]

“yes.”

It was already like that. To that end, I was leveling up as I lived and died.

The communication that illuminated the fan was soon cut off. The wall returned to being the wall of a dark office. No matter where I looked, all I could see was documents piled high. Ruhak was silently attending to his duties among them. However, the moment the pen stopped moving across the paper, our eyes met.

Amid the silence, no one spoke first. After some meaningless time passed, it was Sehyun who looked away first.

Ruhak’s eyes narrowed slightly. The fingertips holding the pen were also filled with strength. However, Sehyeon turned and left the office without even seeing this.

As I left the office, the cool night breeze passed by my cheek. The sky, which had just darkened, was black as if a shadow had been cast over it.

Suddenly, I felt the back of my neck throbbing. My eyes closed shut due to the particularly sharp pain. Sehyeon didn’t neglect this pain from the beginning.

The night she came to the Empire, even though she was asleep, Sehyeon clearly remembered writing “The Will to Heal.” He also felt the pain disappear. However, the morning after that night, the pain came back as if it were happening again. He was wondering if he had fallen asleep, so he checked the stat window as soon as he woke up, but when he found traces of his magic power being lost, he had to think the other way.

There was no way to explain the situation other than that Ruhak had visited.

I wondered if it was because I was anxious. It was a situation where I couldn’t say anything. Traces that could not be erased were engraved all over Sehyun’s body. Se-hyeon was considering treatment, but then he shook his head and turned his body in the direction of his room.

Feeling the throbbing wound.

***

On a night when the moon was shining, Ruhak showed up in Sehyun’s room, despite his efforts to ignore him. As I was looking at past journals at the time, Sehyun wasn’t sleeping either.

I didn’t even hear the door open, but when I got down, there was a shoe in my field of vision. When he put down the journal and raised his head, the gaze he met was so vague that Sehyun forgot that he was even surprised.

I opened my mouth, but no words came out. All I could feel was her depth. Only when his throat was blocked did Sehyun get up from his seat.

Jeopuk-

Sehyun stopped after just three steps. While in Yu Si-un’s Imperial Refuge, Se-hyeon encountered Ruhak quite a few times. That was the look. He was always where my eyes landed, and when I realized and looked at him, his eyes always met.

Every time, I felt like my body was submerged. The clear gaze took her breath away, and she felt homeless and isolated. And Ruhak was still looking at Sehyeon with those eyes.

“Let me ask you one thing.”

A deeply subdued voice rang out dryly. Even though it was only three steps, Sehyeon somehow felt that the distance was far away.

“If you hadn’t come to this planet, were you planning on never looking for it?”

Sehyun understood the words without the subject at once. A laugh escaped me. That was Sehyun’s predetermined answer.

“okay.”

“Why?”

“Ruhak.”

Sehyun lowered her gaze. The place where the sharply lowered eyes were directed was to the darkly patterned marble floor. This place was made up of only materials, patterns, and furniture that Sehyun particularly liked. Sehyun never once mentioned her tastes.

Still, this was the first time this place looked like this. White marble floor with scrawled patterns, light-colored wallpaper, simple furniture, and even an old-looking silver candle holder.

The same goes for the front window, which shows a clear sky. It wasn’t long before I realized this. I was so busy thinking about living every moment that I didn’t even notice.

This was a room created from the beginning for Sehyun.