#18
Episode 18
Association (1)
“I caught it, so I own it.”
Although his tone of voice was somewhat calm, the results that those words brought about were not. Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Jeong-do.
“You are a student, right? “What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”
Jeongdo frowned and responded to Minjae’s loud voice.
“Don’t speak informally. Am I your subordinate? You said you belong to the Academy, but I am your customer. Should I at least file a claim?”
I flinch.
Minjae was taken aback, perhaps because this level of reaction was unexpected.
“nice… Huh. I’m sorry about that. However, it is wrong for students to lie… .”
“It’s not a lie.”
Seongtae, who was watching, came forward and defended Jeong Do.
“Rather, I did nothing. Since the Jinseongdo student took it down on his own, it is true that he owns the axe.”
“Nonsense! The student caught the Orc Lord? “It’s beyond common sense!”
“There is no common sense in the dungeon. “Isn’t this the first thing your academy teaches?”
Jeongdo said sarcastically to Minjae Kim.
“this… profit!”
“And isn’t there something more important than loot now? Now we have lived and died. “Don’t you think the situation needs explanation and action?”
“under… But everyone returned safely… .”
It was ridiculous to that extent. What kind of people exist like this?
“… I don’t understand. “Do you think this too?”
Jeong Do looked straight at Sanghee and asked.
“… I’m sorry for being rude. “We will take action immediately.”
Sang-hee felt ashamed of herself at Jeong-do’s words. No matter how hectic two unexpected things happened in a row, he never thought he would forget his duties. She immediately yelled at her teammate.
“The state of emergency has been lifted as of this time. First, take the students to the hospital. If you had fought the Orc Lord, you would have been exposed to War Cry. There are concerns about internal injury. “Make sure to inspect it thoroughly!”
“yes! All right.”
After hearing her words, the TF put the instructor and students in a vehicle and quickly moved to a nearby user hospital.
* * * * * *
Two people were talking in the hospital’s lounge.
“So what happened?”
Sanghee asked Seongtae while sipping coffee from the vending machine.
“It’s the same thing I mentioned earlier. In fact, a student of Jinjeongdo single-handedly defeated the Orc Lord.”
“… I don’t believe it, but it’s okay. “More than that, what I’m curious about now is how on earth they defeated the Orc Lord.”
Before answering that question, Seongtae thought for a moment. Jeong Do was a benefactor to himself and other students. Is it okay for me to reveal information about a person like that? However, looking at the way he claimed ownership of War X, it seemed like he had no intention of hiding his tracks. In the end, Seongtae decided to tell the truth.
“Before the boss room, I was just an excellent student. However, after learning that it was a boss-type dungeon, my combat power increased rapidly. I can’t be sure because my level is low, but… “It looked S-class or higher.”
“Umm… .”
A student who has just awakened shows combat power above S level? It’s not something that can never happen. SS-class superhumans. Because they also had similar sagas.
“It took some time, but I was able to subdue it with ease. The problem is that the Orc Lord was then transformed into a mutant… .”
“what? Mutant?!”
Sanghee was surprised and asked back, but Seongtae continued talking.
“The Orc Lord who was transformed into a mutant recovered while surrounded by blood-red energy. The recovered orc seemed stronger than before… “A Jinjindo student cut it in two with one blow.”
“… … .”
Sanghee gave up trying to understand and decided to just accept the result.
“okay. Assuming everything you said is true… .”
“It’s not hitting, it’s actually correct.”
“Okay, okay. Actually, that’s right. So what do you think it is?”
The secret to strength is the degree. Talent or skill. Now Sanghee was asking that.
“The true student did not reveal his skills… “I have something to speculate about.”
“oh? What?”
“At the beginning of entering the dungeon, he was holding a spear. However, in the fight against the Orc Lord, the spear disappeared and he was fighting with a large sword. “It was a great sword with an impressive blue jewel on the golden handle.”
“Hmm… so?”
“I saw the blue gem on the greatsword glowing as it cut the Orc Lord in two. Since then, the sword has not been seen again. “I think it’s probably a consumable artifact.”
“It’s an artifact that can kill an Orc Lord in one hit… .”
I can’t say for sure that it never exists, but I can say for sure that it can’t be bought with money. That’s right.
“Is the skill or talent related to producing artifacts?”
“yes. “I think that’s probably a talent that’s close to that of America’s SS-class ‘white smith.’”
“indeed… Then there is only one thing to do. let’s go!”
“yes? “Where?”
In response to Seongtae’s question, Sanghee just smiled and dragged him away.
At that time, he was hospitalized in a private hospital room. The reason was that even if there were no external abnormalities after being exposed to War Cry, it was necessary to undergo a detailed examination and monitor the progress.
Jeongdo confirmed that no one was around and called up the status window.
Tiring!
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 4
Mana reserves: 23
Strength: 28 (+10) Stamina: 34 (+10) Reflexes: 37 (+10) Mana Responsiveness: 22 (+10)
Talent: <Communication-lv.3>, <Game-lv.2>, <Patience-lv.1>
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“wow.”
Through this expedition, my abilities increased quite a bit. To some extent, I was slightly impressed.
‘I went up 2 levels through this expedition.’
Level 1 all the way to the boss room. After dealing with the Orc Lord, the level rose by 1. Even though I defeated an enemy with an overwhelming level difference, I only went up 1 level. I was able to confirm one fact.
‘It looks like there is no concept of leveling up as rumored.’
It is natural for users to want to level up quickly.
Because of this, users experimented a lot to create the most efficient leveling system.
Take a low-level user to a high-level dungeon and give them the last hit on a boss.
Letting one person monopolize the monsters.
But there was no high level. No, there were cases where the level did not increase at all, let alone leveled up.
Even though two newly awakened users were asked to kill the same number of monsters, the results were different. Some users even leveled up even though they didn’t kill any monsters in the dungeon. What I did find out was that you couldn’t level up in a dungeon where the monsters were much weaker than your level, and that taking a lot of last hits had a slightly higher chance of leveling up.
Although people had no idea about the level up system.
Leveling up only happens inside the dungeon.
This much was certain. This was the reason why users had to enter the dungeon at all costs.
‘In the end, you have to go into the dungeon as much as possible.’
There were limits to individual power. He says he has an information draw, but there is no guarantee that information about the dungeon will come out. When Jeongdo was thinking about that part.
smart.
“This is Seo Sang-hee from the association. “Can I come in?”
“ah. “Yes, please come in.”
Sang-hee and Seong-tae came to visit Jeong-do. She approached him and asked.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“yes. Because you weren’t hurt in the first place. “To be honest, I feel like my time here is a waste.”
Sanghee said with a wry smile in response to Jeongdo’s answer.
“It’s just to prepare for an emergency. “Please take this opportunity to get a checkup.”
“Anyway, what’s going on here?”
After hearing those words, she straightened her posture.
“Let me formally introduce you. This is Seo Sang-hee, the team leader of the task force in charge of this case at the Korea Employers Association. “I think I need to tell the details of this incident to the person involved.”
“… It is called sedation. “I really want to hear it.”
“A sales employee at the academy was scammed by a dungeon. The seeker who made the deal is currently missing. “But I’m guessing he’s connected to the Karma Guild.”
“Umm… .”
Jeongdo groaned at the word karma. Could it be that something like this happened because of what he and Jo Hak-rae did? Jeong Do asked Sanghee.
“Why the Karma Guild?”
“The details are confidential, but there has been recent friction between the Academy and Karma. “I think it’s probably retaliation for that.”
Fortunately, the incident wasn’t caused by him. After sighing in relief, he asked what he was curious about.
“… That’s strange. “Is it a blow to the Academy by killing a few students who are not affiliated with the Academy?”
“that… .”
Sanghee glanced at Seongtae next to him and then spoke.
“I guess they weren’t targeting the students, but rather their students.”
“yes?”
Hearing those words, Jeong-do looked at Seongtae, who had an expressionless expression. Of course he was an excellent instructor, but was he a talent that the Karma Guild would target directly?
Sanghee said after feeling some questioning gaze.
“Everyone who knows something knows this… Seongtae is actually the son of the academy director.”
“Cough.”
I couldn’t even imagine. I would have guessed that the quiet instructor was such a gold digger. After calming down for a moment, he asked.
“Have you contacted Karma?”
“We asked them to take responsibility, but they responded that they didn’t know that the seeker would commit fraud and that they were looking for the seeker. They said they were sorry about this incident and sent them compensation. “It’s a classic tail-cutting tactic.”
Crackling.
Seonghee gritted her teeth in anger.
The Karma Guild has always been like that. He was always working to create an escape hole. He says he has a strong suspicion, but there is no physical evidence, and he even sent a consolation prize… There was a high possibility that this incident would be buried here.
“And this is the story of the aftermath of this incident. “First, Minjae Kim will take off his clothes.”
Seongtae, who had only been listening until now, spoke like that.
“Kim Min-jae is a parachute dispatched by the government. He is a typical small man who is authoritative, incompetent, and greedy. But his rank is high because he was sent directly by the government.”
At least I couldn’t have imagined that Kim Seong-tae would gossip about others like this, so I just blinked in surprise.
“Actually, due to the nature of the dungeon and the users… Accidents are bound to happen someday. However, it is also true that once an accident occurs, someone has to take responsibility. In preparation for that time, the person the Academy has marked as a discard is Minjae Kim. They sent the most incompetent person to the scene despite being in a position responsible for this incident. Of course, I didn’t know that I would be stupid enough to pay attention to something else in that situation… .”
“I thought it was strange behavior for someone in charge of an organization, but there was a reason for that.”
“yes. Anyway, this incident is 100% our academy’s fault. “We plan to pay compensation as an apology.”
Seongtae bowed his waist as he said that.
“… As you said, users always have to be prepared for accidents. “I received an apology and compensation, so I think we can move on from here.”
Jeongdo said that and received Seongtae’s apology.
It seemed like the incident was over like this. But the two people had not left yet. Jeong Do asked Seonghee.
“hmm? “Do you still have anything left to talk about?”
“yes. In fact, the story from now on is more important than the story so far.”
After saying that, Sanghee paused for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“if… “Are you not willing to work for your country?”
