Episode 178
The next morning.
Choi Hyun-seok set off with a pounding heart.
The education we had been waiting for so long had begun.
‘Now I too will grow up like Mr. Abelson, right?’
How much my stomach hurt since I came to Inemosit.
Choi Hyun-seok hunted like a loser for 24 hours without being able to sleep.
In comparison, Abelson trained relatively comfortably, but his fighting prowess increased so much that it rivaled his own.
Her fighting power has already reached nearly 160,000.
‘This is ridiculous.’
No matter how I think about it, this is unfair.
If I hadn’t leveled up so much while fighting the undead hordes led by Sarah Dunphy, my combat prowess might have caught up.
Abelson’s growth was that fast.
I’m sure she put in her own efforts, but this rate of growth was really strange.
‘It’s all your fault, sister.’
There is one crucial difference between Abelson and Choi Hyun-seok.
Park Hyun-ah’s educational guidance.
Therein lies the secret to growth.
Now that he has received Park Hyun-ah’s education, all that’s left is for him to grow rapidly.
“So. What do you want to learn?”
Park Hyun-ah is crossing her arms and leaning on her knees.
She looked up at Choi Hyun-seok with a crooked gaze.
“yes?”
Choi Hyun-seok made a dumbfounded expression.
“Aren’t you going to train me?” “I don’t really have anything to teach you.” “What the hell are you talking about!”
At that moment, harsh words came out of my mouth without me knowing.
“What the dog? Say it again.”
Park Hyun-ah’s eyebrows twitch.
Choi Hyun-seok’s face showed embarrassment as he realized his mistake, but he could not back down now.
He bit his lip and took a step forward.
“I saw with my own eyes that Mr. Abelson’s fighting prowess increased as he received training from my older sister.”
“so?”
“Please do the same for me!” “Haa… you ignorant brat.”
Park Hyun-ah sighed and shook her head.
“Are the people of this world the same as us? You will never grow up like Abelson.” “What do you mean?” “People here grow up by gaining enlightenment. It is usually expressed as breaking down ‘walls’.”
Park Hyun-ah opened the status window.
“Warriors are different. There are no walls. We just level up and increase our abilities, and that makes us stronger. That’s why I told you to hunt until you die.”
“Umm…”
I know what you mean.
Abelson doesn’t have a status window, and it seems that improving his skills will directly lead to increased combat power.
But Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t accept it easily.
“Do all people originally grow that quickly?”
No matter how different the growth system is, the speed is too overwhelming.
If all the people in this world had grown up like Abelson, the world would be filled with heroes and legends.
Park Hyun-ah answered my questions about him.
“Abelson is an exception. Compared to his potential and talent, his abilities were not developed at all. That’s why I gave him some advice to help him overcome the wall quickly.” “I don’t quite understand.” “To put it simply, it’s not so much growth as finding his place. It’ll be hard for him to grow as quickly as he has so far.” “Ah… I understand.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a trembling face.
“So what do I learn? Quick leveling tips? Growth tips?” “Actually, I don’t have anything to tell you.” “But aren’t you a lot stronger than me, Sister?” “That’s just because I’ve lived a long time.”
Park Hyun-ah let out a deep sigh.
“Think about it. What should I teach you? Magic? As I said before, it won’t be effective if you learn it.”
“…”
“Battle? Honestly, it hurts my pride, but if you take away the physical specs, you and I are similar. In fact, there are many areas where you are better.”
Choi Hyun-seok chuckled at the mention of many good parts in combat.
“If we only look at close combat, I am stronger. Is that what you are saying?”
Park Hyun-ah tilted her head at a 45 degree angle.
“You want to get behind right now?”
She asked, raising her fist.
“… no.”
“Take it easy.”
“yep.”
Park Hyun-ah, who had summarized the situation simply, continued speaking.
“Anyway, what you really need is to keep leveling up, not this kind of training.” “Then why did you say that yesterday? You said something like upgrading the software or something…”
Choi Hyun-seok remembered clearly.
Park Hyun-ah said the day before.
“Let’s start in earnest tomorrow. Since you’ve escaped from your paper body, it’s time to start upgrading your software.”
It’s disappointing when he acts like he’s going to tell you something great right away and then his attitude changes like this the next day.
Park Hyun-ah clapped her hands as if something came to mind at those words.
“Oh, I forgot. Actually, there is one thing you lack that I can fill in for you.”
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“What is that?”
“speculation.”
“Speculation?
“Your speculations. They’re all half-baked.” “Well, none of them are finished, except for the plomot.” “Let’s finish that first. I’m an expert in that area.”
Increasing the level of perfection of speculation.
It’s time to finish up the work that has been put off.
***
Sullivan Campbell Wheeler.
A warrior from the United States, she belongs to the Ultimoon Fes, which means ‘last hope’.
Recently, she had been checking on Choi Hyun-seok’s body about once a week, and today was one of those days.
“Hmm…”
She took her hands off Choi Hyun-seok’s body and opened her mouth with a sigh.
“I haven’t found anything special yet.”
“okay…”
“Don’t worry too much. It’s not like your condition has gotten worse or anything. If you just maintain your current condition, there won’t be any problems.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Choi Hyun-seok bowed his head and stood up from his seat.
Sullivan, now his attending physician, looked at him.
“Are you going right away?” “Where would I have time to rest? I have to save more people!” “Oh my, Mr. Choi is really a cool guy.” “Hahaha! It’s nothing! I’m just doing my duty as a warrior…” Bang!
At that moment, someone hit Choi Hyun-seok on the back of the head.
“Stop being a jerk and come out. I’m busy.” “Tch, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to get in some shape…”
Sullivan covered his mouth with his hand and laughed while looking at Choi Hyun-seok who was grumbling.
Choi Hyun-seok followed Park Hyun-ah out of the cabin.
As I came out, I saw Abelson and Bobo waiting.
“Where are you going this time?”
“Kingdom of Agros.”
“Agros? Where is that?” “It’s right next to the Oddria City-State Alliance where we first hunted the undead.”
A month has passed since I started hunting the undead.
The party primarily trains in Inemosit, but hunts the undead whenever they have the chance.
Because it is rare to have the opportunity to gain this much experience.
▫Level: 1053
Thanks to this, Choi Hyun-seok was able to level up a lot.
In Inemosit, it was difficult to raise the level by 1 even if you hunted all day.
I was able to gain quite a few levels since I went out hunting undead and gained several levels in a day.
“The first Richie I met. Was her name Sarah Dunphy? I wish someone like her who gives a lot of experience points would come out.” “Then you’ll fall behind. You’re still going up like crazy, so don’t be greedy.” “I’m saying this because I feel regretful. Because I feel regretful…”
One thing I’ve realized over the years of hunting the undead is that Sarah Dunphy is a very special case.
Of all the undead I’ve faced since her, none have been as strong as Sarah Dunphy.
It’s not that it’s weak, but it’s something that can be easily caught with Park Hyun-ah’s help.
It was natural that there was little experience required since it was relatively easy, but Choi Hyun-seok felt regretful.
“If I meet those guys one more time, I think I’ll reach level 1,100 in no time…”
It was when Choi Hyun-seok was muttering with a mixture of half anticipation and half worry.
“What are you mumbling about? Let’s go quickly.”
Park Hyun-ah, who had arrived in front of the space movement gate, shouted.
I hurriedly ran after Choi Hyeon-seok, who was lagging behind.
“Let’s go! Let’s go!”
Choi Hyun-seok entered the gate, hoping that stronger guys would appear this time.
***
“Are you done cleaning up?”
Park Hyun-ah approached me, waving her hand.
Her clothes were torn in many places and there was blood stains all over her, as if she had been wounded.
“Yes. I’m done, but are you okay, Sister?” “This much will get better with a little bit of spit.”
Park Hyun-ah said, shrugging her shoulders.
“What level?”
“I went up 7 levels to 1,060.” “Wow, that’s a lot of progress.”
I reached level 7 by defeating the undead that invaded the Kingdom of Agros.
Although he had leveled up quite a bit in just one day, Choi Hyun-seok’s expression still showed regret.
“It’s good, but it’s a bit disappointing.”
“what?”
“I wish I could go up all at once.” “This kid is talking about being full again.”
Park Hyun-ah clicked her tongue.
“Do you know how hard it is to level up? At your level, you should be grateful even if you only level up once a week, you punk.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course! Anyway, talented kids don’t know what it means to be blessed.”
Park Hyun-ah, who says that, may have been talented to others, but that’s how it is.
In any case, the grass is always greener on the other side.
“Okay. Let’s get things sorted out. I need to go back and finish speculating.”
The dominant entity was defeated and all undead disappeared.
There’s nothing more to see here.
There was still a lot of work left to be done to complete the speculation, so I had to hurry back and continue my research.
“Sister. Aren’t you collecting money?” “Oh, I almost forgot.”
Park Hyun-ah clapped her hands as if she had forgotten.
“Okay. Even if I go, I have to take what I get.”
The party is currently located near the Milton Estate in the Kingdom of Agros.
Park Hyun-ah made a deal with the Lord of Milton before eliminating the undead.
If you eliminate the undead, you will receive two thousand gold.
Even for Milfton, who had a large fiefdom, two thousand gold was a burdensome amount of money, but the Lord of Milfton readily accepted, perhaps thinking it was better than the fiefdom being ruined.
“As expected, side jobs are the best.”
After simply cleansing their bodies with magic, the group headed straight to Milpton City.
“Wait outside. I’ll come back after I get the money.”
“yes.”
The group waited outside, and Park Hyeon-ah went to see the lord as his representative.
Ossian Hugh Milpton, the lord of Milpton, welcomed her with open arms.
“Oh! You already took care of them!?” “Yes. Well. It wasn’t particularly difficult.”
Park Hyun-ah responded indifferently to the lord’s words.
He was giving off an aura that made people want to hurry up and give him money.
However, as expected from a nobleman, the lord was a man who was quite determined.
“Amazing! Amazing! I heard that there were over 10,000 undead troops, including many heroes, but you three managed to wipe them out in just one day!” “To be exact, five semi-heroes, three heroes, and one semi-legend. The rest are roughly around nine thousand?” “Wow… Amazing.”
The lord seemed truly impressed.
It can’t be helped.
The opponent is a huge force that it is uncertain whether it can be stopped even if Milton mobilizes all of its power.
It seemed unbelievable that just three people could handle that kind of power in just one day without causing any significant damage.
“I’d like to go now that I’m done checking.” “Ah! Come to your senses.”
The lord raised his hand.
“Hey! What are you doing here if you don’t bring me some gold?”
At the lord’s words, the servants appeared carrying sacks containing 2,000 gold coins.
The weight alone was close to 100kg, so the servants had to struggle to move the sack.
“Well, since you are my lord, I won’t ask for the amount separately.”
The Lord of Milton laughed heartily at Park Hyun-ah’s words.
“Don’t worry, we’ve put in more than the originally planned 2,000!”
A smile appeared on Park Hyun-ah’s face at the lord’s words.
This man. As expected of a great lord, he is very generous.
“Okay, that’s it. Please call me next time if you have something to do~”
Park Hyun-ah was about to put the bag of gold coins in her inventory and turn around to leave.
“Please wait a moment!”
The lord got up in a hurry and came running.
“It’s fate that we met like this, so how about you rest here today? I’ll give you the best treatment I can give you.” “Ah… It’s fine.”
Park Hyun-ah scratched her head with a reluctant expression.
A look of blatant annoyance.
It was not an attitude one would display in front of a great lord, but the Lord of Milpton continued speaking without showing any sign of displeasure.
“How can I let the hero who saved Milton go like this? If you leave like this, I will lose face.”
Park Hyun-ah let out a deep sigh.
If you say it like that, I can’t help it.
If only to save the lord’s reputation, he should stay for at least one day.
“Haa, then I will be grateful to you.” “Please stay as long as you want! Our territory’s chef is so skilled that even the king praised him highly, so you won’t regret it! Haha!”
Unlike other arrogant nobles, he is a very humorous and cheerful man.
At that moment, the lord seemed to realize something and stepped back.
“Oh, come to your senses. I’ve been holding on to a warrior who just fought in a battle for too long. Let’s take him to his room first.”
Yeongju gave Park Hyeon-ah a servant.
As she came out with her attendant, Choi Hyun-seok, who had been waiting, approached her.
“Did work go well?” “Uh… I got the money, and I got to take a day off here.”
“Suddenly?”
Park Hyun-ah approached Choi Hyun-seok’s ear and whispered in a small voice.
“… The lord is too clingy. It’s obvious what he’s doing, but there’s nothing I can do. I’ll just hang out with him for a bit and leave tomorrow morning.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded as if he understood what was happening.
It was clear that the lord wanted to bring the group under his wing.
This wasn’t the first or second time something like this had happened, so the group was starting to think it was time to do so.
“Since it’s come to this, get some rest. I heard the chef here is really good at cooking.” “Wow, I’m looking forward to that.”
The group followed the servant out of the splendid mansion and crossed a well-manicured garden.
Usually, guests stay in the annex, but because it was such a large mansion, the road to the annex was quite long.
‘I want to live in a mansion like this someday.’
The garden bathed in the evening glow was as beautiful as a painting.
A nobleman in a mansion with a garden like this
How enjoyable it would be to have a sweet newlywed life with Yeong-ae.
It was a time when Choi Hyun-seok’s delusions were endless.
“Hoo, I felt a familiar vibe. Was it you?”
A husky woman’s voice was heard from one side of the garden.
The group turned their heads in surprise.
At the same time, Park Hyun-ah clenched her teeth and prepared for battle.
“you…!”
The inside of the garden, dyed red by the sunset.
“It’s been a while.”
Sarah Dunphy, a woman sitting at a table leisurely drinking tea, smiled.
