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< Encounter-3 >
I feel the gaze.
Jeon closed his lips and was quietly looking at Seongmin Lee’s face. The smoke rising from the large cigar in Zeon’s mouth was blocking Zeon’s gaze, but Seongmin Lee could feel Zeon’s gaze beyond the smoke.
Zeon was interested in the boy sitting in front of him. boy. okay. Lee Seong-min was still a boy. Although he has gone through a lot of hardships and looks old, Lee Seong-min is still only 18 years old. He is too old to even pass the terms of service.
“That’s amazing.”
Zeon put down his cigar. Bern opened the window, looking around disapprovingly at the room filled with cigarette smoke. But Zeon didn’t care about Bern. Even though Bern was the branch leader of the Behenger Mercenary Guild, the power of Zeon, the leader of the Corona mercenaries, was greater than that of Bern, but not less than that of Bern.
“I heard you’re 18. very… Well trained. “You caught an ogre chimera, right?”
“… yes.”
While listening to Zeon’s evaluation, Seongmin Lee wondered what kind of expression he should make. Should I be happy or should I be bitter? In his past life, he had never received attention from Zeon.
“You’re good at hiding your momentum. It’s proof that you handle your skills well. Although the physical development seems a bit immature, the necessary muscles are clearly trained.”
The reason their bodies were underdeveloped was because they were not eating properly. Lee Seong-min was also aware of this. Jeon glanced at Seongmin Lee’s hand.
“hand. It is a hand that has swung a spear far more than hundreds or thousands of times. “I like it.”
“… thank you.”
“You said no class, right?”
Zeon picked up the cigar he had placed on the ashtray. After puffing on the smoke a few times, Zeon put his cigar out in the ashtray.
“Was it hard work or effort that you did?”
“… “I think it’s both.”
“I guess so.”
Zeon chuckled and laughed.
“Because I also had no class. I know very well what a shitty place this world is for Noclass. … Still, I can’t help but be amazed that he has reached that level.”
It is very rare for an otherworlder to make a name for himself in Eria despite being a Noh class. Zeon, the leader of the Corona mercenaries, was one of those rare No-class aliens. The reason Lee Seong-min chose the Corona mercenary group out of many mercenary groups and somehow made it to the bottom was because he admired Zeon.
no. To be exact, it wasn’t a yearning. What Lee Seong-min wanted in his past life was salvation and sympathy. Seongmin Lee… He hoped that Zeon would save him. Since we were in the same Noh class, I expected Zeon to sympathize with me and throw some kind of piece of cake at me.
Of course it didn’t happen that way. There were quite a few Noh class members who joined the Corona mercenary group with the same feelings as Lee Seong-min, and Zeon did not give them all a glance.
“Join the Corona mercenaries.”
Zeon opened his mouth.
“I’ve already heard about your skills. Single-handedly subdue the Ogre Chimera. With that level of achievement, it won’t be long before we reach SS level. “If you join the Corona mercenaries, I will make you sit right under me.”
“… Are you saying you’re going to give me the position of deputy guild leader?”
“I don’t think it’s a bad offer.”
“Are you suggesting that because I have no class?”
“It’s not like that. I’m just greedy for your skills. “It seems that he has passed the beginning of climax at that age, so if given enough time and support, he may be able to completely overcome the barrier to climax.”
“Are you saying you can give me that time and support?”
The corners of Zeon’s mouth slightly rose at that question. He put his hand into his bosom and took out his small wooden box. He thought it was a space pocket, but it wasn’t. Inside the wooden box was a small pill. A refreshing scent filled the room that was filled with musty cigarette smoke.
“This… ”
Bern, who was watching from the side, looked surprised. Likewise, Lee Seong-min’s face became stiff.
“Summon group.”
Zeon crossed his arms.
“It is one of the non-conversion groups of Shaolin. “It’s not as good as Daehwandan, but it has an effect that overwhelms most elixirs.”
“… “Are you saying you’re going to give that to me?”
“Instead of.”
Percussion. Zeon closed the lid of the wooden box.
“Tell me about the martial arts you learned.”
“Just your name?”
“no. Gugyeoldo.”
Lee Seong-min made a bewildered expression at those words. No matter how valuable the elixir that Summoning Dan was, it was difficult to compare it to Muyeongtalhon, Gucheonmugeukchang, and Jashingong that Lee Seong-min had learned.
“I refuse… ”
“I’ll give you a grand treat.”
Before Seongmin Lee could finish speaking, Jeon spoke.
“If you tell me the details of the singing technique you have learned, I will give you a huge reward.”
“… I can not understand. Why are you asking me to tell you the martial arts skills?”
Zeon is an expert in the Hundred Treasures Divine Fist. As a lay disciple of Shaolin, he is learning the non-military skills of Shaolin, which are considered the best among the nine schools of martial arts. Lee Seong-min did not understand why Jeon, who does not sing in the first place, asked him to teach him the Gucheonmugeukchang.
“Because I can’t trust you.”
Zeon answered.
“I have no intention of learning the martial arts you taught me. I just need to know. “So I can prepare for your betrayal.”
“Do you think I will betray you?”
“It’s not just you.”
Zeon continued speaking as he placed the closed wooden box in his arms.
“I don’t trust people. Even if I give trust, there is no guarantee that the other person will give me the same trust. Humans are such beasts. you… He is a desirable talent, but at the same time, he is also a talent that is too difficult to embrace. So, I am telling you to tell the story of martial arts.”
Even so, isn’t it too shameless to ask someone to tell you the secrets of martial arts? When Lee Seong-min’s expression changed to a negative one, Zeon added.
“Like I said, I have no intention of learning your singing style. I just want to know. If you tell me about martial arts and join the Corona mercenary group, I will give you a summoning group along with the great welcome group. “How do you feel?”
It was shameless to talk about martial arts skills, but the things Zeon was going to give me were honestly appealing. If he takes Summoning Dan and Daehwandan, Lee Seong-min’s strength will improve tremendously.
“I refuse.”
But Lee Seong-min said that. Zeon’s eyebrows furrowed at those words.
“Is what I’m offering to give not enough?”
“no. There is no shortage. Grand welcome and summons… “I believe that Shingongjeolhak is an elixir with more than one value.”
“But why?”
“For the same reason as you. “I can’t trust you either.”
It’s not that I can’t trust people. I can’t trust Xeon. Jeon slightly shrugged his shoulders at Lee Seong-min’s answer.
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“It’s a shame.”
Zeon stood up while saying that.
“If you change your mind, come find me at any time. “The conditions will not change.”
Lee Seong-min did not answer those words. As Zeon left the room, Bern, who had been keeping his mouth shut, sighed.
“It seems like Zeon is quite wary of you.”
It was a pity that I couldn’t get the grand welcome and summons, but I had no choice. It is too risky to teach martial arts skills.
“Oh, right. Let me tell you a story that might interest you. I’m talking about the ogre chimera you captured. “It was difficult for me to investigate on my own, so I decided to investigate jointly with the wizard guild of Behenger.”
“Is that so?”
“Would you like to take a look?”
“What would I know if I saw it?”
“Because you were the one who fought directly. “It seems like they would like to hear your opinion on that as well.”
It was hard to refuse when Bern said this. Since there was nothing urgent going on anyway, Lee Seong-min nodded his head.
Behenger’s wizard guild was not far from the mercenary guild. Come to think of it, this was my first time coming to the wizard guild. In his previous life, Seongmin Lee had no connection to magic. At least in this life, I was able to learn some magic thanks to Scarlett, but that didn’t mean I was used to magic.
“Are you interested in magic?”
“I’m interested… there is.”
“Magic is a wonderful science. If someone asks me what a miracle is, I will answer without hesitation: Miracles are magic.”
Bern’s face as he said that was full of pride in the magic he had mastered. Lee Seong-min, who was looking at the inside of the wizard guild with interested eyes, turned to the sphere floating in the air.
“What is that?”
“It’s a magic stone. Do you know what a magic stone is?”
“A stone that stores mana… “I know that.”
“that’s right. A magic stone is a stone that stores mana. Magic stones are used in all artifacts. The same goes for subspace pockets.”
As if he had been waiting, Bern explained the mechanism of the subspace pocket artifact. Put the magic stone in an existing bag or box, hide it with space distortion magic, and then use space expansion magic again to bring in mana… Lee Seong-min only half-listened to such a lengthy explanation.
“This way.”
While chatting for a while, Bern guided Lee Seong-min. The place where Bern took Lee Seong-min was to the basement of the guild building. Bern, walking down the long hallway, stopped in front of the red door.
“We are researching ogre chimeras here.”
Bern knocked on the door, and soon enough the door opened. As Lee Seong-min entered the room, he gasped at the disgusting air.
“Hmm.”
Bern didn’t seem to have imagined that such a scene would unfold. Inside the room… It was terrible. The dismembered body of the ogre was floating in the air, and its scattered internal organs were lying on the floor.
“Are you here?”
A man wearing a pure white robe approached Bern and Lee Seong-min.
“… “What on earth is this?”
“We are investigating.”
The man shrugged his shoulders and said. Unlike his youthful-looking face with few wrinkles, the man’s hair had a lot of pure white gray hair. The man who answered Bern’s words with a sly expression looked at Lee Seong-min.
“… Ohh.”
Lee Chae was caught in the man’s eyes.
“This is very… rare… Hmm.”
The man who approached me muttering that stopped.
“Ah, the introduction is late. “My name is Jonghyun Kim.”
The man slightly bowed his head.
“Who are you?”
Two eyes filled with curiosity turned to Lee Seong-min. Lee Sung-min was a little surprised by Kim Jong-hyun’s name. Not because I knew who Kim Jong-hyun was, but because his name was the same as Lee Sung-min.
“… “My name is Lee Seong-min.”
“Are you Korean?”
Kim Jong-hyun also smiled and asked Lee Sung-min’s answer. As Lee Sung-min nodded his head, Kim Jong-hyun laughed.
“what. Even if we are all Korean, there is no law that we come from the same level. Probably with a high probability… “You and I are from another dimension in Korea.”
Aria is that kind of place. Randomly summons aliens from all dimensions. Just as the same Jungwon martial arts world is on a different level, the same goes for Korea, where Lee Seong-min was born and raised.
“Korea, where I was born… No, the Earth was ruined by the monster incident. Monsters were popping up everywhere, awakening, etc., and hunters and wizards were born. “What was the Earth you were born on?”
“… “There were no monsters coming out.”
“Then it’s on another level. Well, it’s still fun to meet fellow Koreans.”
As Kim Jong-hyun said that, he extended his hand to Lee Sung-min and offered to shake his hand.
“… “It’s not necessarily fun just because of that.”
Kim Jonghyun smiled strangely.
fantasy,
