Episode 31
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This is Seoul, South Korea.
In order to test the hunters’ violence, I suddenly increased the difficulty of the dungeon in progress.
“Na-gyeop? Na-gyeop with this level of power? Huh, X-baal. I’m speechless.”
“I barely managed to get assigned to a level 1, but now they’re putting me at our level.”
“This is ridiculous, Captain. We need to request external support and get out immediately!”
“There are only five hours left. This is a quest dungeon with a limited number of people, so the portal outside is probably closed. How are you going to get outside support, and what are you going to do about the civilians inside?”
“Hey! You’re a hero with a heavy heart, so you might be worried about the civilians inside, but my mother, who will live alone after I die, is more important to me! Do you understand?”
The effect was amazing.
Since he is a member of the old 1st team, Takramin is at least a B-class hunter.
A scene unfolded where average D-class hunters turned their backs on him and rushed at him.
The culprit of this situation,
Top three rankers.
Jianjio (1st place/S-class), Twilight (6th place/S-class), and Yun Ui-seo (29th place/A-class) stood a little distance away, dumbfounded, and watched the unexpected violence unfold.
Geo (1st place) tossed first.
“Well… As we live, there are times when we feel completely defeated, right…?”
‘Of course not me.’
The 6th place Twilight, who had been slacking off, quickly received the ball and spiked it.
“……Is that right? Wow, don’t you get it? The difficulty level has been adjusted, your credit rating has been adjusted, if you don’t take care of your mentality, you’ll all experience it once and grow, right? It’s youth that hurts, children.”
‘Of course I haven’t been sick.’
A fantastic collaboration brought about by S-class players with no answers.
Even though the relatively normal Yoon Eui-seo (29th) looked at him blankly, the two of them completely ignored him.
“I don’t think it’s something to get that angry about. You’re all too violent.”
“I think so too. I totally agree. Wow, Gasna, aren’t you my lost twin? Wow, you think the same thing? You want to be my sister? Come to think of it, you’re kind of cute as a cat.”
“Huh? Isn’t that your younger brother Hwang-jak? He’s a total idiot.”
“……By any chance. I was just politely asking if you were thinking of changing your name to Ho-ok-shi or Hwang-jjak. Okay. Just leave it at that.”
Still, Twilight seems to have come to his senses a little.
Even while they were talking, he started to look at Gyeonji-o, pretending that nothing happened.
The difficulty readjustment, the overly calm attitude, etc. are making me start to have doubts.
Geo smiled as he received the strange gaze.
What are you looking at?
‘It wasn’t 10 years of training just to get caught by a gangster like Tofu.’
〈Rankers hide their power〉.
This is a fairly common phenomenon in Northeast Asia, excluding China, especially in Korea, where the ratio of rankers to land area is high.
Since it is not uncommon, even the slightest suspicious behavior is likely to be met with suspicion.
That’s why Geo had already sealed off the water before meeting the center people due to the ‘dungeon phone call’.
Today, Gyeonjio’s breathing condition is absolutely perfect. Perfect.
The incident at the top last time was an extremely exceptional case.
Unless it was an unexpected situation like that, the chances of others noticing Geo’s true identity were extremely low.
The teacher who taught her the art of restraint was a tiger, and the psychology of restraining her power was almost like an obsession.
Geo unconsciously touched the scar on his palm.
It was already ten years ago.
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“Your name is Geo? Ah.”
“……”
“Yeah… I get it. It’s you. Joe. You’re ‘Joe’.”
“Who are you, sir?”
“me?”
The man spoke leisurely, seeming to find it amusing to introduce himself.
“I am the Lion King. From now on, I will be your protector, your teacher, and… if you allow me, I will be your friend.”
A man who appears to be carved from cool bronze.
The ripe smile smelled of incense and a faint scent of tobacco.
‘tiger.’
He was the first high ranker that the young Gyeonjio had ever met.
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Article 8, Paragraph 1 of the Special Act on the Awakened.
Citizens of the Republic of Korea who are prospective recruits must faithfully participate in ability adaptation training through government agencies in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
However, an exception may be made if the potential awakener is under 14 years of age.
“That’s right. Children under the age of 14 are not subject to compulsory education. Well, you found it well. But this is a different case……”
The birth of Korea’s first long-awaited S-class.
It was right after Geo’s name was ‘registered’.
After things were somewhat sorted out.
The center did briefly mention mandatory education for registered awakened people (star spoons) after pre-awakening.
It seems that the image of a nine-year-old reciting the relevant provisions word for word was not in their plans.
“Don’t you know, Miss Geo? If we leave it like this, it’s dangerous. For yourself, and for others.”
Team leader Jang Il-hyeon begged almost as if he was begging.
Please keep your identity hidden.
I absolutely hate telling my mother, and I absolutely hate being taught about it.
Although the demands were all close to being a tantrum, that elementary school student was the first S-class student in the country.
When I thought about it as a request from a hero who saved the country, it felt incredibly humble.
So, I wanted to listen to them all as much as possible, but…
This much is non-negotiable.
Imagine a nine-year-old nuclear bomb walking around, abandoned!
Jang Il-hyun followed her around and began a long persuasion.
Sometimes he would lie in wait in front of Saetbyeolcho and then appear, and sometimes he would wait underneath the ballet academy.
Sometimes we pretend like it was a chance meeting at the playground.
I sat down to see if the effort was comfortable and I could hear it.
A card that is handed to Geo.
“How about 1:1 tutoring?”
“Which academy do you go to now? Bye.”
“Please, please… You don’t have to think of it as training. Trust me and meet me just once. I am a very good hunter. I am the best in the field of control. I will definitely, definitely help you.”
[Your Covenant, ‘Reader of Fate’, advises that you accept the offer.]
‘Why? Because you said you could control it.’
Even little Geo had his own reasons for stretching out like this.
Although it is excessive power compared to an immature body, the Holy Spirit has been controlling it up until now.
Haven’t you been living well without any problems since your awakening?
However, the idea of the covenant was different.
[I would like to inform you that frequent opening of the stigmata like this can be hard on your small body.]
[I am worried that if my brother Go Young’s body breaks down, this guy’s delicate mentality will also break down.]
‘……Incompetence itself.’
[Babel Baby Monitoring Mode on – Filters out high level speech.]
‘Swearing? Did you really swear? Just now?’
[The saint jumps up, asking what kind of scary thing the ‘fate reader’ is saying.]
[I didn’t swear, but Seongyakseong makes a poor excuse that Babel must have been overheated because he didn’t do anything. He coughs in vain, saying that it’s because he hasn’t adapted to his age and that he will be more careful in the future.]
In fact, he is a noisy and sly star, but Geo knows it well.
Sharing our fate every moment.
Also, as expected from a being that promised to watch over you until your last, final step.
That he gives more to himself than to anyone else in this world.
Therefore, it is right to follow his advice whenever possible.
Even the people at the center were amazed, saying it was the first time they had seen such dedication.
‘I really don’t want to go……’
Can’t help it?
And this time, too, the star’s judgment was correct.
“Geoya! What’s wrong with him! Geoya! Ji, oh my, who, who are you?”
“Please step aside. The Administration has come out.”
It was the day before I was scheduled to visit the center.
A child who suddenly collapsed during a ballet class was quickly taken away by security guards who were on standby nearby.
Test results.
Forced load shedding condition due to Out of Control phenomenon.
There were many days when young Geo couldn’t wake up from his sleep.
A guide to proper living for rankers.
