#12
Episode 12
growth (3)
A gold capsule that emits golden light!
I looked at the capsule with some trembling.
Click.
Pieces of notes fall as the capsule splits with a sound.
<July 30, 2030. A dungeon is created in the mountains near Cheorwon, Gangwon-do. A skill stone can be obtained as a reward. The specific coordinates are (784,29).>
“oh.”
It is not specifically stated what kind of skill stone it is, but as long as it is a skill stone, the minimum heavy hit is guaranteed.
“July 30th. 3 months later… .”
I also wanted to check out the newly acquired skill <Changryongbo>, but unfortunately I didn’t have any more mana. To some extent, the confirmation of skills was postponed until tomorrow.
‘Then from now on… .’
When Do-do was preoccupied with the future, Yoo-seon spoke up.
<Confucius, why do you think you forgot your luggage? Tongjaera. Once upon a time, the chancellor of the Yue Dynasty, Fan Li, spoke about the fate of Tu Sigu Feng, and now I am in the same situation as him.>
“… No way. “I was just about to say something because I wanted to ask you something.”
<Hmm? What do you want to ask?>
“Why are you showing me this favor?”
It’s not just wired. Even Yeo-po, the epitome of maverick generalism, showed favor by informing people of this and that like Yu-seon. From their perspective, it would be a situation where they would remain silent and then be forcibly summoned.
<It’s an easy question. That’s because Confucius invited me.>
Yeo Bu also said that. He thanked me for calling him. However, it was difficult to understand the extent of this alone.
“What were you doing before I called you?”
The question was asked vaguely with the thought that since he was already dead, he must have been doing something in the underworld or heaven, but Yoo Seon’s subsequent answer was shocking.
<Huh? haha. I guess Confucius is making a big mistake. Jim is not the real ‘Yoo Seon’ who existed in the universe. It’s a fake personality created based on information recorded in the real universe.>
“yes? no way… .”
In the explanation given when Do-do first used <Location Draw>, he said that he was loading the abilities of one of the characters recorded in the real universe. Now, Yoo Seon has created a personality that thinks and speaks on its own by loading not only the abilities but also the character’s personality information. That was what he was saying.
“Such nonsense… .”
<Of course, it’s absurd. However, doesn’t Confucius have the ‘talent’ that makes such absurd things possible?>
<Communication-lv.3>
The more I knew about him, the more I was amazed by his talent.
<In other words, Confucius can be said to be the creator of luggage. How could you not like it?>
“… To be honest, I don’t feel it. “Recreation of personality.”
<Hmm. Think easy. Didn’t the Agent of the Universe say it was a gift?>
A real agent of the universe. Winry Machina.
Apparently, when she first met Do-do, she said that the real universe showed respect and gave her a gift.
<It’s natural for a gift to contain goodwill. Think well and at ease. Not only Jim, but even if Confucius calls someone else, he will also do his best to help Confucius.>
“thank you.”
I was somewhat moved by Yoo Seon’s words, which were full of kindness.
<Oops, time is up. It was nice to meet you, Confucius. Please call me again.>
“yes. Yoo Seon. “I had fun too.”
There was no response to Jeong-do’s words, but Jeong-do felt that his greeting had been conveyed.
“Whoa… .”
It was a really eventful day.
It was his first time experiencing real combat, his first time seeing the death of a comrade before his eyes, and his first time killing a person. He met Lu Bu and Yu Seon.
‘Is this life as a user?’
Jeongdo walked home, realizing once again what kind of path he was walking.
* * * * * *
The morning of the same day.
Jeongdo went to work at the guild. It was a bit late for Jeong-do to go to work, but there were hardly any people inside the guild.
‘I guess so.’
Most of the combat team members were dead, and the support team must have stayed up all night last night and only returned home at dawn. With his mixed feelings, Jeong-do sat down in his seat and began his work.
A little after noon, the CEO came to work. Cheolyun spoke to the guild office staff with wide eyes.
“Everyone gather in the conference room. “There is an important story to be told.”
After saying that, Cheolyun walked straight to the conference room.
A murmur spread throughout the office. Judging by Cheolyun’s mood, everyone felt that this was not an ordinary story.
The people in the office, including Jeong Do, moved to the conference room one by one.
A meeting room within the guild.
Cheolyun’s mood was heavily depressed.
“Whoa… Let me be blunt. “As of today, our Justice Guild is disbanded.”
The guild members’ reactions to Cheolyun’s notification were divided. People who are panicked by sudden situations. Or people nodding their heads as if they expected it. The degree was in the latter case.
“Now that most of the combat team members have died, even if someone gives us the dungeon, it will be difficult for our guild to conquer it.”
Cheolyun took a sip of water to see if his throat was burning and then spoke again.
“We looked into recruiting other users, but the user market is so full that the price is ridiculous. Are you crazy people doing some kind of price fixing? .”
In the past year, dungeon occurrences have become much more frequent. As a result, user demand increased and their prices naturally increased.
“Not only that, a rumor spread in the meantime. That there were many deaths in the Justice Guild over a short period of time. Recruiting new users… I guess it would be virtually impossible.”
After saying that, Cheolyun slowly stood up. Then he looked around him and bowed his waist.
“sorry. “It’s all my fault.”
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Do-do and Cheol-yoon were sitting facing each other in the guild’s representative office.
“I’m sorry for that.”
“CEO… .”
“What are you doing, CEO? I’m not even a representative anymore. Just call me brother, man.”
Cheolyun smiled bitterly and said.
“user. Are you going to continue?”
“… yes.”
“Don’t think that luck will follow you next time. The fact that you survived this time is a miracle of miracles. Do you want to do it even after going through those four months?”
Cheol-yoon, who did not know Jeong-do’s true nature, spoke with sincere concern for Jeong-do. Jeong Do felt his concern and answered once again.
“yes. older brother. I will continue to live as a user. “That’s my goal.”
Cheolyun smiled bitterly again at the firm answer. Then he handed the envelope of documents to Jeong Do.
“okay. I knew you would say that. “Take this.”
“What is this?”
“Korea Employers Association Academy admission documents. Since our guild can no longer provide you with training, you will have to get it from somewhere else. Admission is in a week.”
Just because you completed awakening in Awaker did not mean you could enter the dungeon right away. No matter how incompetent the government was criticized for, it was not stupid enough to allow newly awakened users to enter a dungeon infested with monsters.
one month.
In order to enter the dungeon, one month of training was mandatory. Users belonging to a guild must complete a training course at their guild, and users without a guild must complete a training course at an educational institution designated by the government.
“Seoyoon will also enroll after she gets herself back in shape. “If he keeps trying to be a user.”
“… He is more stubborn than me. “I will try to do it.”
“Anyway, neither of them give a single thought to the people they are worried about.”
Cheolyun, who was shaking his head, suddenly hardened his expression and spoke to Jeongdo.
“This is a different story… I’m telling you this because I think you, the person involved, should know. “It looks like Jo Hak-rae belonged to something other than our guild.”
“… Are you sure you were a dual guild user?”
“okay. Yesterday, another cleverly counterfeit Mana Watch was found in Jo Hak-rae’s belongings. The problem is the guild I belong to… .”
“Where is it?”
“Karma.”
Jeong-do swallowed his breath at Cheol-yoon’s answer.
Karma Guild.
It was the world’s largest multinational guild. It had the largest number of guild members in the world and also had a branch in Korea. The Karma Guild was famous for its many guild members and power, but there was something else that was even more famous than that.
“It’s a crazy pseudo-religion over there.”
The representative of the Karma Guild was shrouded in mystery. The only thing known is that the guild members there call the leader the sect leader and regard him as sacred. The guild members there were fanatics who didn’t mind becoming villains as long as it was for the sake of the cult leader and the guild.
“okay. Be careful. “Because they might be interested in you, a survivor of the dungeon.”
Class A users are rare even globally. It was unclear what would happen to the group of fanatics who had lost valuable military power.
“I guess the reason the guild was disbanded was because of karma.”
If it were karma, it would have been a guild member’s revenge and would have tormented Justice terribly.
“… “I will also inform Seo-yoon at the hospital, so both of you should always be careful.”
“yes. Thank you for your concern.”
Cheolyun smiled as he held out his hand to Jeongdo.
“Boss, thank you for being in our guild for so long. “Achieve what you want.”
“Thank you for teaching me so many things. “I will never forget it for the rest of my life.”
Jeongdo held Cheolyun’s hand.
Time passes and it’s morning a week later.
Jeong Do walked towards the academy.
