Episode 17.
Siwoo was at a loss for words.
I briefly lost my mind during what is commonly called the wise man’s time.
“……Should I learn health separately?”
My thoughts naturally flowed this way.
Because systematic exercise will definitely be more helpful than random exercise.
But it didn’t seem like it would change much.
After all, you’re learning from a human trainer.
The strength that Siwoo uses is of a level that is SS-grade and is the power of a god.
A power that cannot be judged by the realm of common sense and cognition.
What does a human trainer do?
Even if I brought an S-class hunter, there was nothing I could do.
“It would be great if Hercules could do personal training….”
Hercules’ personal PT, a 10 subscriber event.
It would be nice if the health trainer was Hercules.
However, there was still quite some time left until the event winners were announced.
Above all, I had no idea whether I would win or not.
“But is winning a good thing?”
That would be the case, given the appearance of Hercules in the video.
The appearance of the temple pillars being used as poles and the Ulsan rocks being hung on both sides to weigh them down.
“……You’re not going to die, are you?”
To be honest, I had some doubts.
“My skill level definitely went up when I fought the black troll.”
This was only 0.5%.
But it was significantly higher than the current 0.01%.
Isn’t that a difference of as much as 50 times?
But it was something that had to be done at the risk of one’s life.
The price for using unauthorized power was also terrible.
All muscle ruptures throughout the body.
“You said that all the muscle fibers were destroyed.”
I heard that the best doctors at SH Hospital are said to have been recruited to save Siwoo.
The cost of medication alone for dozens of surgeries was enormous.
I heard a little about the surgery and hospital bills that Si-woo had to pay.
They say that’s about 10 times more than the cost of Seo-ah’s one-month hospitalization.
It’s a good thing Han Chae-rin gave it to me.
If it weren’t for that, I would have died at the hospital because they couldn’t pay the money.
Although the 0.5% proficiency was tempting.
“Because the belly button can’t be bigger than the stomach.”
It was a bad method in many ways.
“Haa… So there’s no way after all?”
To be exact, it could be said that there was no trick.
Just take it easy and be steady.
Although the rat droppings were as skillful as flea droppings, there was no choice but to steadily increase them.
“What, what can I do?”
Siwoo started exercising again with a sigh.
Like that, one day. Two days.
Siwoo spent the day building up his skills to the point where he could barely keep up.
And a week has passed already.
A clear change came to Siwoo, who had been struggling.
On the way back to the hospital room after finishing my exercise.
“Patient Maeng Si-woo?”
“No way… Are you coming back from exercising again?”
The nurses recognized Siwoo and asked him about him.
The dedicated nurses in the special room where Siwoo and Seoah are.
It was late at night, but there was nothing I could do since I was on standby 24 hours a day.
“haha…..”
“The doctor told me never to do that.”
“First of all, how can you exercise all day long? You’ll really ruin your body.”
The nurses spoke with a mixture of worry and reproach.
I didn’t want to exercise all day because I was a kid.
But there was nothing I could do.
Only then will the proficiency in super strength increase even by a little bit.
“I feel refreshed after exercising… Thank you for worrying about me.”
Siwoo smiled awkwardly and passed by.
At that moment, I thought we had grown quite a bit apart.
“There’s a patient named Maeng Si-woo.”
Suddenly a rustling sound was heard from behind.
It was quite a distance away and it was a whisper.
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Still, Siwoo could hear the voice clearly.
“Don’t you think your body has changed a lot in the past few days?”
“Really? I’m not sure.”
“No. Just yesterday, I took patient Maeng Si-woo’s blood pressure. But his forearm was really huge. I thought it was a rock.”
is it?
Siwoo sneakily checked his body.
I thought it was like that all along, but it’s definitely… .
I did feel like my muscles were more solid.
“But he’s really diligent, working out all day long without missing a single day. From what I hear, it seems like he works really hard taking care of his younger sister.”
“After hearing that story, patient Maeng Si-woo. Doesn’t he look a little cool?”
As I kept listening, I started to feel a bit embarrassed.
Siwoo pretended not to notice and walked away quickly.
“I admit, it feels very domestic.”
“That’s right, that’s right. My family. I think he would be infinitely kind and warm to my woman.”
“Right? Right? It’s kind of… attractive.”
Still, the nurses’ voices were heard clearly.
‘Has your hearing really improved?’
Strength is physical ability.
Even though it’s just a speck of dust, is it really just an SS grade?
As I increased my proficiency in super strength, my overall physical abilities seemed to have improved dramatically.
* * *
I returned to the hospital room, hurriedly walking.
“Are you going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, oppa?”
As soon as I returned to the hospital room, Seo-ah asked me as if she had been waiting for me.
Siwoo asked Seoah back with a slightly surprised expression.
“how did you know?”
It wasn’t that I intentionally didn’t say anything.
It was just the timing that was wrong.
As soon as I heard that I could be discharged from the hospital, I went straight to work out.
And now that I’m back after finishing my workout.
It was the moment I was about to tell Seo-ah.
But maybe it was because I exercised all day.
“I heard it from the nurses this morning.”
Seo-ah already knew that fact.
That’s why it might seem disappointing at first glance.
But Seo-ah didn’t show any such signs.
Instead, he was very happy with a bright expression.
“I’m so glad.”
Being discharged from the hospital meant that I was feeling better.
Bashishi, the smiling Seoah.
Siwoo found himself smiling without realizing it.
Eat three meals a day well and get good treatment.
Could it be because I lived in a good environment?
Seo-ah’s expression definitely became brighter than before.
But Siwoo knew the fundamental reason why Seoah had become brighter.
‘Because here, you don’t have to worry about money.’
This one month of treatment.
Because during that time, he didn’t have any money coming into his account.
Because during this time, his existence was not a burden to Siwoo.
Physical illness is an illness, and mental illness is also an illness.
Seo-ah was being treated for both illnesses here.
“But Oppa. Didn’t you say that I would have to be hospitalized for at least a month? But it’s only been a week and you’re already being discharged?”
Actually, this part surprised Siwoo too.
So how confused must the doctor have been?
He looked so surprised that he asked if it was really a human.
He even said something that seemed out of place, like asking if Siwoo was a black troll.
It is certain that Siu underwent some transformation during his fight with the black troll.
Otherwise, all the fuss about an inexplicable resilience would have been dismissed.
Siwoo also thought for a moment that it was like that, but of course it wasn’t.
‘I think it’s because of the proficiency of the supernatural power.’
As your proficiency in super strength increases, your body evolves accordingly.
In short, it seemed like the body was growing into a vessel capable of accepting great strength.
of course.
It was still a long way to go, but it didn’t even seem like it.
And even with this level of skill, this much change has occurred.
‘What happens if you hit 100%?’
A power that even the gods of Olympus paid homage to.
Siwoo couldn’t even imagine it.
“This is because you are receiving treatment well, Seo-ah. So don’t neglect your treatment when I’m not around. If you do, my body will become strange again.”
“Where is that? And I’m not a kid. I can do well without my brother.”
Then, Seo-ah pouts with a pouty expression.
That sight was so cute that I almost burst out laughing.
“But the nurses might be a little disappointed.”
“Nurses? Why?”
“Why? I won’t be able to see you starting tomorrow.”
What does this mean?
When Siwoo tilted his head, Seoah said with an expression as if she didn’t know.
“Oppa, you’re really popular with the nurses. There must be a lot of them who like you, knowingly or unknowingly.”
If it were normal, I would have shaken my head and said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
But maybe it was because I overheard the nurses talking earlier.
Siwoo was momentarily speechless.
No, but even so, it’s like that.
It’s not like I like it, is it?
“no way.”
“The nurses talk about my brother a lot.”
“That doesn’t mean I like you.”
“Detailed. Honest. Warm. If this isn’t likability, then what is?”
“You must have misheard.”
“Seriously! Ask the nurses outside right now!”
“Okay. Stop doing useless things and go to sleep quickly.”
Siwoo waved his hand, dismissing Seoah’s words.
Then Seo-ah shouted something, saying that it was unfair.
I wonder what’s so unfair about that, but really…
At the same time, I also thought that it had become a lot more lively.
Maybe that’s why.
‘It starts in earnest tomorrow.’
Siwoo has strengthened his resolve for the dungeon raid that will take place tomorrow.
* * *
next day.
I had one last check-up as recommended by the doctor, but as expected, there was nothing unusual.
If not completely recovered, his condition had actually improved.
So Siwoo was able to go through the discharge process without any problems.
There was some noise along the way.
“This, this is ridiculous! This is so unbelievable that I can’t believe he’s human…!!”
If you’re a doctor at SH Hospital, you could say that they’re the best doctors in Korea.
It certainly seemed a bit strange for a doctor like that to make such a fuss.
Even for an awakened person, the resilience is surprising.
The shock the doctor received was truly mind-boggling.
‘I can’t even explain the brute strength of Hercules.’
Even if I explained it to you in the first place, it wasn’t something you could understand.
Because this was a strange power that even the gods could not understand.
Anyway, although there was a bit of noise, I was able to be discharged without any problems.
And now.
A dark cave.
With every step I took, the sound of my footsteps thumping and echoing reverberated.
“Phew… .”
Siwoo took a deep breath.
Siwoo clenched and unclenched his fists several times, feeling the tension that wouldn’t go away easily.
Actually, this wasn’t a very high level dungeon.
A dungeon inhabited by goblins, its rank is F-rank.
In terms of classification, it was the lowest level monster and could be said to be a dungeon with the highest difficulty.
“I’m a little… nervous.”
Still, I couldn’t easily shake off my nervousness.
Because it was my first time hunting a monster myself.
“I should have brought a weapon.”
But Siwoo didn’t have a weapon that he was particularly good at handling.
Since he was originally an awakened being without any personality, he was no different from ordinary people.
Of course, using weapons was much better than fighting with bare hands.
It would have been a hundred times better to have even a wooden stick in hand.
But that feeling when you deal with a black troll.
A fighting style based on brute strength.
It seemed much better to fight with bare hands than to clumsily use a weapon I couldn’t even handle.
“It would be nice to wear some armor or knuckles, but….”
That kind of equipment was quite expensive.
The recipe was incredibly expensive.
So what, what can we do?
If you don’t have money, you have to fight with your body.
Siwoo walked slowly.
One step like that. Two steps.
And just as I was about to take three steps.
Startle.
For a moment, a strange feeling came over Siwoo’s back.
Something subtle that I would normally have thought was just my mood.
No, something I hadn’t felt at all.
Kick. A faint laughter could be heard, carried by the sound of the wind.
Augmented senses and hearing.
Siwoo reflexively bent his body down deeply.
At the same time, something long and thin passed through Siwoo’s field of vision.
Enhanced vision, along with hearing, allows you to perceive something passing by.
A needle-like needle.
Insight (S+) judges the phenomenon based on the information received.
Poison sting.
‘danger!’
As soon as he made the decision, Siwoo threw his body.
Pavababak! A large number of poisonous needles were stuck in the spot where Siwoo had been just a moment ago.
Focus on your senses. As you focus, the goblin’s characteristics will come to mind.
There are countless strategies that can be used accordingly.
At the same time, the question of how to attack arises.
Siwoo’s body moved.
The flow of thought followed a beat later, and the presence of the goblin beyond the darkness became distinctly recognized.
The goblin was confused.
Didn’t Siwoo know how to avoid the poison sting?
Or maybe I just didn’t know it would come this quickly.
Maybe it was both.
Although he couldn’t tell which way it was, Siwoo swung his fist at the goblin.
And then, with the sensation of something touching.
Kwaang─!!
“huh?”
Something went off?
That makes sense, because just now… .
Is this a sound that can be heard from a creature made of skin?
Siwoo tilted his head without realizing it.
And in the midst of the teasing gaze.
“……”
It was bursting.
So, a goblin… no, something that looked like a goblin had burst out.
Dozens of goblins were visible behind the explosion.
“Ki, kik… .”
“Kick… kick… .”
Dozens of goblins were panicking.
After a while, he started to back away, hesitantly.
As if facing an overwhelming, unstoppable force.
Everyone was looking at Siwoo, trembling in fear.
Although of low rank, goblins were also monsters.
It was a mad monster that viewed its targets as nothing more than prey.
And that those monsters are trembling in fear.
“what?”
Maybe I’m stronger than I thought?
It was so absurd that it made me think of a lame joke.
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