Episode 57
In fact, Hemis had been watching the two for a long time.
Hemis shook his head as he watched Raidran nagging for over an hour.
‘Was he always that talkative?’
I don’t know how many times I have to repeat the same story.
Raidrun’s speech is earnest and relaxed.
You could say that he is usually strong and serious in his speech.
But that leisurely attitude had now turned into poison.
I hated listening to it twice as much because he was nagging me at a slow pace.
“Choi Hyun-seok. You certainly possess outstanding talent. However, if it weren’t for the magic injected by Hemis-sama in this case, there would have been no victory…”
Hemis laughed inwardly as he listened to Raidran’s words.
I know what he’s trying to say, but that’s not accurate information.
‘That’s half true and half false.’
I already knew roughly how things would turn out.
Choi Hyun-seok overcame the crisis by using the float to its limit.
‘Yes. If it weren’t for the magic I injected into it, it would have failed.’
If it weren’t for Hemis’s magic, Choi Hyun-seok wouldn’t have been able to operate the Flomot to its limits.
Up to this point, Raidrun’s words are correct.
‘But you know.’
What really matters is what happens from now on.
‘If it was someone else, it would have been impossible for them to use that magic?’
The magic that Hemis had breathed into her was not something that could be used just because one wanted to.
Her magic is so excellent that it can even rival the Demon King’s in terms of quality.
In addition, Hemis put his will into the magic.
The will to suppress Choi Hyun-seok’s magic energy and slow down the erosion of his body.
So, even if it entered Choi Hyun-seok’s body, it wasn’t something that he could move around at will.
‘It would have been impossible unless you were a high-ranking demon.’
At least a battalion commander.
No, you have to be a regimental commander to be able to use Hemis’ magic.
‘But a human. A weakling of only the rank of a company commander, he took the magic without my permission and used it as his own?’
This is something I wouldn’t even take as a joke.
I hope I don’t get treated like a crazy person and get told not to talk nonsense.
‘Anyway, I told you he’s a funny guy.’
I really had no choice but to acknowledge Choi Hyun-seok’s talent.
‘Should we go now?’
Hemis smiled and walked forward.
Now it seemed like I had to come between the two.
If I left it like that, it looked like he was going to keep talking until dawn.
“Raidrun. Have you always been this talkative? It’s getting on my nerves. Should I change your position to Choi Hyun-seok’s nanny?”
***
Cold sweat ran down the back of Raidran’s head.
“Mr. Hemis…?”
Why is Hemis here?
He rubbed his eyes without realizing it.
Looking at it again, that was Hemis
‘There are still two days left until the meeting ends…’
The regular meeting of the legion commanders lasts at least one week.
If you’re later than the scheduled deadline, you’re late, but you’ve never come back this early before.
Raidrun’s eyes, which had always been firm, shook without mercy.
‘I want to hide even in a mouse hole.’
Why did you have to show this to Hemis of all people?
I felt like running away.
Raidrun forced himself to hold on to his burning mind.
‘Wake up…’
First, I had to figure out why Hemis had returned so quickly.
Raidran cleared his throat, coughed, and opened his mouth.
“Ahem! Hemis. The meeting ended early this year?” “No. The meeting is still in progress.” “Are you saying you came out before the meeting ended?” “Of course. How can I be having a meeting when my children are getting beaten? Hohohoho!”
Raidran’s eyes widened.
How long has it been since I’ve been this embarrassed?
Even 30 years ago, when Hemis ate the division commander and the unit was turned upside down, there wasn’t this much confusion.
“Did you tell the Demon King…?”
“no.”
“Then the meeting is…”
“Maybe there’s chaos by now?”
“…”
“The Demon King might have been a little surprised. Hohohoho!”
At this moment, Raidrun and Choi Hyun-seok were thinking the same thing.
‘I don’t think that’s something to be said while smiling calmly.’
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Even Choi Hyun-seok, who doesn’t know much about the Demon King’s Army, can find out.
This was tantamount to confronting the Demon King head-on.
‘If the angry Demon King were to purge Hemis…’
There might have been a massacre.
Their faces hardened.
Hemis came between the two and hugged both men’s waists.
“Relax. I think it’s uncool for a man to get scared by such trivial things.”
Hemis still sounded calm.
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok felt annoyed.
“Haa, if this is such a small thing, then what the heck is the big deal?”
Choi Hyun-seok said indifferently.
A cold silence follows.
“…”
Raidrun and Hemis stared at Choi Hyun-seok.
Choi Hyun-seok, who realized his mistake, covered his mouth without realizing it.
‘What am I doing now…’
For a moment, it was clear that he was crazy, for he dared to contradict Hemis.
Even if all my teeth were pulled out, I would have nothing to say.
‘It’s all Rachel’s fault!’
It’s become a habit to tackle Rachel while chatting with her.
If I die here, I will pray that Rachel be cast into hell.
“Um, this is…”
Choi Hyun-seok continued speaking in a trembling voice.
“I meant that the commander’s courage to treat such a thing as trivial is truly amazing! Hahaha!”
“Is it fun?”
“…”
Choi Hyun-seok kept his mouth shut like a mute who had eaten honey.
“Did you just ask what the big deal was?”
Hemis’s red lips are split horizontally.
“Well… wouldn’t this be a big deal for you?”
She was right.
A power struggle between the Demon King and the Legion Commander?
To Choi Hyun-seok, that kind of thing is just a story from a faraway land.
This was the real big deal for him.
“Choi Hyun-seok. What do you think?” “S, if you just let me live, I’ll really act like a dog…” “Oh my, our cute Bobo is going to have a friend! Hohoho!”
There is nothing greater in the world than one’s life at stake.
***
Fortunately, Hemis did not cause any significant harm.
I forgave him for just acting like a dog next to Bobo for a day or so.
“Woof, woof! Woof!”
Choi Hyun-seok barked really hard.
Rachel and Bobo looked at Choi Hyun-seok with pitiful expressions.
“Sir, don’t you feel guilty?” “Shut up. Do you think I do this because I like it!?”
It’s all an attempt to eat and live.
If I could afford it, I could do this dog imitation all year long.
“Woof, woof, woof!”
“Kwaang!”
Choi Hyun-seok barked really hard.
So I spent the day as Bobo’s friend, and the next day.
Choi Hyun-seok, who returned from being a dog to being a human, woke up early in the morning and meditated.
“Phew…”
His daily morning meditation and training had become an indispensable part of his routine.
“Hero! Hero! What are you doing!?”
Today, for some reason, Rachel woke up early and was frolicking next to me.
Choi Hyun-seok ignored it and continued to breathe.
“Ssup, haa…”
“Sir, can you do the dog imitation one more time? You were really good at it yesterday!” “Sseuup… phew…”
“I told you, I thought you had rabies!? You really were more like a dog than Bobo!”
“Sseuup…”
“Hero! Hero! Hero!” “Get out of here, you’re crazy!”
Choi Hyeon-seok still lacked mental training.
“Tch. Stop this useless thing and go to the kitchen quickly.”
Rachel swung her fists in the air.
“Go quickly and defeat the demons today! And defeat the cooks too!” “Wait. There’s something I have to do before I go.”
“What is it?”
“I need to upgrade the warrior shop.”
Choi Hyun-seok smiled faintly.
▫Warrior Points: 1,450
This time, I completed the quest to protect Abelson and received a whopping 1,000 points.
The points required to upgrade the warrior shop are 500.
With 1,450 points, you’ll still have 950 points left after upgrading.
“Wow, this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. It came in like this.”
“That’s right.”
“Then let’s check it out quickly! What’s the point of keeping it?” “Yeah. I hope there’s something useful this time.”
Contrary to what he said, Choi Hyun-seok actually did not have high expectations.
Because it’s already happened once.
‘To begin with, the warrior shop itself feels like a sub.’
The abilities and items sold in the warrior shop are definitely useful.
He has saved Choi Hyun-seok from countless crises so far.
However, that doesn’t mean that the Warrior Shop is the panacea that solves everything.
Just to help get something done.
So I didn’t expect this upgrade to bring about any major changes.
All I wanted was for something reasonably usable to come out.
“There might be a lot of good stuff in the store when they upgrade it!” “That might be possible, but I don’t think it’s best to get your hopes up.”
The higher your expectations, the greater your disappointment.
“Phew, then let’s go.”
Choi Hyun-seok placed his hand on the upgrade button located on one side of the warrior shop.
‘at las…’
It’s a moment we’ve been waiting for for months.
I just said I wasn’t expecting much, but I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.
“let’s go!”
As soon as I pressed the button, a response came.
Bread and butter~!
A fanfare like that from a classic entertainment show rang out, followed by a system notification.
[The beginner warrior shop is upgraded to intermediate!]
Choi Hyun-seok immediately checked the upgraded store.
“Hmm… what changed?”
[Intermediate Warrior Shop]
– Ability
– Item
The initial list was the same as before.
All it did was change from beginner to intermediate.
“How is it!? Are there a lot of good things!?” “No. I still don’t know…”
Choi Hyun-seok checked the items first.
“Oh? Something has changed.”
– Item
1. Equipment
2. Accessories
3. Others
What was previously lumped together as a single item has been divided into detailed items.
Choi Hyun-seok checked the equipment first.
‘They sell swords, shields, armor… things like that.’
They were weapons that would have been used in ancient or medieval times on Earth.
Choi Hyun-seok was also a man, so his heart raced when he saw this equipment.
‘A knight wielding a sword in full plate armor! That was my childhood fantasy.’
Imagine running around in a fancy full-body plate armor.
‘Wait a minute… where have I seen this?’
Come to think of it, Choi Hyun-seok had already met people wearing fancy armor.
‘When I was a slave, humans invaded.’
When escaping from raid runs and fortresses.
I remember knights in fancy armor rushing at Raidran.
They were all wearing splendid plate armor.
‘Maybe it was a three-second cut between five people?’
The result is a bloody mess, crushed together with the armor.
Armor meant nothing in the face of overwhelming power.
‘If I wear it for no reason, my movements will become dull…’
It was unfortunate, but Choi Hyun-seok had no choice but to give up his romanticism.
He checked the following items:
2. Accessories
Jewelry was literally accessories such as rings and necklaces.
‘Oh, it increases your abilities?’
The jewelry looked quite useful.
There were some that increased abilities like in games, and some that occasionally contained magic.
Choi Hyun-seok checked the price of the ring with the magic to shoot fireworks.
‘500 warrior points…?’
How much power does it have that it’s worth 500 points?
If you buy it and it even lights up like a worthless lighter, you’re basically wasting your points.
‘Most other things are expensive too. Let’s hold off on this one for a bit.’
Accessories were generally expensive.
Even though I have 950 warrior points, I can’t afford to waste them.
I held off on buying the jewelry because I didn’t need it right away.
3. Others
The last three miscellaneous items were selling miscellaneous items as before.
‘Oh, there are a lot of new things added.’
Many new items have been added, and existing ones have been improved.
Among them, the combat power meter caught Choi Hyeon-seok’s eye.
– A useful combat power meter
‘The crappy one I’m using now can only measure up to 50,000… Will this be any better?’
It will definitely be better since the modifier has changed from ‘sloppy’ to ‘useful’.
‘It’s only 150 points, so it seems okay?’
The combat power meter was quite useful as it allowed me to easily gauge my opponent’s strength.
I thought it would be better to hold off for now and buy it if I had the money.
‘I’ve roughly looked at the items, now all that’s left are the abilities…’
Choi Hyun-seok came out with an item list.
He enters the ability column with a trembling heart.
‘What if things like holding your shit or holding your breath come up again this time?’
The day I first opened the warrior shop.
The shock I felt when I saw the ability column at that time is still vivid.
‘Please, I hope there’s something useful!’
I pressed the ability button while praying.
Then, a newly created sub-item appeared, like an item.
‘This looks pretty good…?’
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes sparkled.
– Speculation generation
– Create magic
Generates speculation and magic.
It was clear that these things had endless possibilities depending on how they were used.
‘Okay, this is how it starts.’
Choi Hyun-seok intuitively felt that this was the place to use his warrior points.
His fingers began to move in a pattern of speculation.
