Episode 202 Kim Ho’s Pillow
The calligrapher walked out of the stadium in a state not much different from when she entered.
I could guess the result just by looking at it, but I asked a question to confirm.
“What rank?”
“1st place.”
“It’s very good.”
On the other hand, Hong Yeon-hwa’s appearance when she entered and when she came out was completely different.
He seemed confident when he entered, but now he walks out with a gloomy face and a heavy heart.
Since the two entered and exited at the same time,
“Did you guys fight?”
“I got hurt.”
Since the distance was not far, it seems that Hong Yeon-hwa also heard these words.
Sad eyes look this way.
“… … .”
“Then I can’t use it.”
The calligrapher seemed to be staring at Hong Yeon-hwa, then slowly spread his fingers and made a V sign.
“no?”
I folded the calligrapher’s fingers back again.
“Yeah, that’s not good manners.”
Even I, who am used to all kinds of bad manners, try to keep my words to myself right after a match and try to encourage my opponents as much as possible.
Because it goes against my aesthetics to cause anger without gaining anything.
At the same time, I became curious about the content of the game.
How did you fight that the kid ended up curled up like that?
“no?”
“Yeah, that’s not good manners.”
“Let’s watch the replay.”
“huh.”
When the calligrapher handed me the replay, I quickly started watching it over and over again.
As if curious about my evaluation, the calligrapher looks at the crystal ball with me, and Hong Yeon-hwa also stops walking and glances in this direction.
I kept my eyes fixed on the crystal ball and spoke one word at a time.
“Not bad.”
“Reverse current. I learned a good thing.”
“The decision after taking down Kang Hee-chan was also good.”
Every time that happened, Hong Yeon-hwa’s expression brightened up a little.
As soon as the replay ended, I said to Hong Yeon-hwa.
“You worked hard. Don’t be too depressed about losing.”
“……thank you.”
Hong Yeon-hwa nodded slowly, turned around, and walked out of the arena.
I thought I heard a small sniffle from somewhere.
As I was staring at Hong Yeon-hwa’s back for a while, the calligrapher slowly grabbed my sleeve.
“I also appreciate it.”
“Yeah, you did a great job.”
Hong Yeon-hwa’s management was certainly not bad.
It is also worth noting that he was able to polish the reflux barrier to the point where it could be used in actual combat in just a few days.
The only unfortunate thing was that he had met a musketeer as his opponent, and that musketeer was a calligrapher with overwhelming talent.
If it had been a different long-range type, Hong Yeon-hwa might have been hit when she concentrated her fire magic at the last moment.
On the other hand, the calligrapher calmly observed the attacks pouring in from all sides, and casted Bullet Time at the optimal moment.
And then I found a tiny opening in the seemingly inextricable offensive and got out.
It was a perfect skill operation without any flaws.
The calligrapher slowly pulls on my sleeve and comes closer.
Her gray eyes sparkle.
“I got first place twice.”
“That’s right.”
“The right to make a wish.”
It was promised that if you win 10 games in the hammer game, you will be given a wishing ticket.
However, since Bullet Time’s rank went up in the middle, I ended up with 8 wins, and decided to make up for the remaining 2 wins by taking 1st place in the VS match.
The calligrapher easily achieved first place in both games.
I nodded.
“Okay, since you did such a good job, I should keep my promise. Pillow?”
“pillow……!”
* * *
Seo Ye-in and I returned to the special training room.
I asked one last time.
“Are you sure that Sowon sleeps on Kim Ho’s pillow?”
“I am sure.”
“I still don’t know, but are you really sleeping well?”
– Nod,
“Okay, if that’s what you want.”
You can sleep with me or hug me, as you wish.
Today I am Kim Ho’s pillow.
Standing there blankly, he looks at the calligrapher as if asking what he will do next.
“… … .”
Seo Ye-in looks around the special training room.
Judging by the fact that his gaze often lingers in corners, he is clearly looking for the best place to take a nap.
Soon the calligrapher gently pulled me to one side, and I followed him obediently.
As expected, we stopped at a corner of the wall.
Now that I had decided on a place to nap, the next important thing was to decide.
“So, should I sit, lie down, or lie down?”
“… … !?”
The calligrapher opened his eyes slightly.
I didn’t know there were so many different options.
After thinking about it for a while with a serious attitude, he finally made a decision and put a hand on my shoulder.
It means sit down.
As I sat down obediently with my back against the wall, the calligrapher then rummaged through her inventory and took out a thick blanket.
“You even brought a blanket? This is serious.”
“huh.”
A calligrapher sitting right next to me with a blanket wrapped around her body.
He rested his head on my shoulder and fell fast asleep in less than 5 seconds.
Seeing that sight, I couldn’t help but think seriously.
‘I wonder if this will lead to the development of special traits.’
A notification message will probably pop up saying that you have acquired the [pillow].
Of course, as far as I know, such a trait does not exist.
Although I was faithfully fulfilling the role of a pillow, I did not like sitting around and wasting time.
I wasn’t very sleepy, so I took a nap with the calligrapher.
So I decided to take care of something I had been putting off for a while.
‘We have to find it, crow.’
To decide which dungeon to enter with Dang Gyu-yeong next week, you need to figure out the location and appearance time of the dungeon crow, and predict what will happen next.
And what it takes to figure that out is,
‘Replay.’
I browsed the student store and went into the replay section.
Browse through the list of recently conquered underground dungeons and choose one.
And when I paid 100 points, a crystal ball fell into my hand.
Soon, the figures of several students were reflected in the crystal ball.
A party made up of second-year seniors.
They were on board a large sailing ship and sailing somewhere.
Occasionally you’ll have to fight pirates or sea monsters that appear.
I just watched up to there and started flipping through the replay.
‘It’s a waste of time to see everything.’
Usually, it takes several hours to clear an underground dungeon, or even several days.
It’s like the Feather Serpent Altar attack was over in an instant, while the counterattack took two days.
It was impossible to watch a replay of this strategy from beginning to end.
Besides, to find the dungeon crow, you have to go through all the replays.
‘You only need to check the important parts.’
The good news is that their haunting locations and times are fixed.
If I didn’t see the crow when I paused the replay, I could safely assume it wasn’t there.
Before we knew it, the sailboat inside the crystal ball was circling the rocky island.
I looked closely at the top of the highest rock, but there was nothing there.
‘It’s a dud.’
I didn’t expect to find it right away in the first replay I chose.
Purchase and play the next replay for 100 points immediately.
The seniors in the crystal ball were standing in a golden wheat field that stretched out endlessly.
A horde of monsters is seen rushing in from afar.
Just before the battle begins.
Of course, whether they hit or not was not my concern.
Instead, I looked at the scarecrow erected in the middle of the wheat field,
‘It’s not here either.’
This time too, it was a waste of time.
Without hesitation, we move on to the next replay, and the next.
Every time, a city center with cars bustling about appears in the crystal ball, and sometimes a high mountain range appears where clouds can be seen up close.
However, the dimensional crow was nowhere to be found.
If you spend 100 points like that, you’ll end up with around 2,000 points.
‘Found it.’
I looked into the crystal ball with shining eyes.
An arena where a match is in full swing.
A student who participated in the dungeon raid was engaged in a life-or-death battle with his opponent.
Seeing this, the crowd cheered for the stadium to be taken away.
Meanwhile, I looked up from the highest part of the stands and saw a crow watching the game.
But the crow’s appearance was unusual at first glance.
It was too big to be considered a single bird, and it wore a tall gentleman’s hat turned over its head.
There he was, dressed in an aristocratic suit, with a bag in one hand.
‘The Crow Tailor.’
It was exactly the dimensional crow I was looking for.
After analyzing where the tailor would appear next, I sent a message to Dang Gyu-yeong.
[Kim Ho: I found the crow.]
[Dang Gyu-young: Where??]
[Kim Ho: Just go to number 294.]
[Dang Gyu-young: Okay, I’ll prepare it]
[Dang Gyu-young: (circular fox emoticon)]
With this, we’re all set for next week.
While you are clearing the dungeon, you will briefly take a side road and meet a crow tailor.
Whatever I ask of him won’t be free, but I’ve already prepared the payment.
‘Crows love shiny things.’
For example, something like a jewel.
It would be even better if it contained magic power.
As it happens, I have a large ruby that I received from Hong Yeon-hwa.
A relatively small emerald received from Kwak Ji-cheol,
And there’s a huge emerald that I exchanged with Jeong Su-ji for a few midterm crystals.
This will be more than enough for the immediate public service.
After finishing the calculations, I turned my head to the side.
A sleeping calligrapher comes into view.
‘You sleep really well.’
It must have been quite some time since I checked the replays, but he showed no signs of waking up.
Now that you’ve finally got your hands on the Kim Ho pillow, you’ll want to get as much sleep as possible.
But I couldn’t stay like this forever, so I decided to slowly wake up the calligrapher.
As proven by Ahn Jung-mi’s research, the method to wake up a human sloth is very simple.
Just take away the pillow.
And now the pillow is me.
So I quickly distanced myself from the calligrapher.
As the shoulder pillow she had been comfortably leaning on disappeared, the calligrapher’s body tilted to the side and fell flat on the floor.
“… … ?”
A calligrapher who lifts his eyelids just a little bit while lying down like that.
Rolling around, he reached out and felt the air.
“Where are you… … .”
“Here you go, miss.”
Of course, ‘here’ was a place far removed from the calligrapher’s current position.
The calligrapher gestured weakly toward me.
“around…….”
“Let’s stop our nap here today. Let’s get up now.”
Or just go to the dorm and sleep there.
But the calligrapher looked unconvinced.
Expressing discontent while lying face down.
“I promised… … and… … .”
“I promised. But… … .”
What the calligrapher asked for in his wish list was to use me as a pillow.
however.
I have never decided on ‘how much’ to spend.
In other words, it is entirely up to me whether I use the Kim Ho pillow for a day or an hour.
“These days, paid items have time limits.”
“That can’t be… … .”
The calligrapher has tasted the spiciness of a limited-time item.
