Episode 14
Support-.
The monitors that were showing the tutorial field were all blacked out and filled with noise.
I had no idea what was going on after the difficulty change notification.
“Do you know why there is a space like a monitor room in Babel, Joe?”
“Go and raise a guy who looks promising.”
“That’s true, but the essence of ‘monitoring’ is to prepare for unexpected situations. If the target is a beginner, it would be observation for protection.”
The guild leader, vice-guild leader, Gyeonjirok, and Joe of the Silver Lion.
The monitor room is quiet with everyone gone and only a few people left.
Eun Seok-won spoke in a serious tone.
“We can’t lose the rookies here. They are the future.”
“Why the over? It’s just a difficulty change.”
“I think Babel set up a system like the monitor room to prepare for such an emergency. The ‘Tower’ shook. It’s the first time this has happened. It’s not a good sign.”
“……whatever?”
Geo continued speaking calmly.
“You guys will come out on your own, right? What’s wrong? Is there someone inside who knows something…”
‘omg?’
There was.
Not grandpa, but Gyeonjio.
Geo’s pupils shook under the hood.
By the way, Butler Baek…!
I was just sitting on the sofa, lazing around, thinking to myself, ‘Go away, you piece of shit. I’ve decided you’re the best!’, and then I forgot.
Geo suddenly became speechless.
Gyeonjirok, who was left alone after sending the guild members away first, could not hold back any longer and opened his mouth.
“I understand how you feel, sir. Once a tutorial has started, it cannot be interrupted or interrupted. This is especially true for rankers. You should know this well. Please don’t burden Gyeonjio with something impossible.”
“I didn’t mean to. If it came across that way, I apologize.”
“No, not even an apology… Well, I feel frustrated too. It would be different if the saints helped, but who would use their power to give a ‘special ticket’ to a ranker……”
Shudder.
“……”
“……”
Geo swallowed dry saliva.
It’s cold.
A knife flies into my chest and gets stuck.
But don’t worry. There’s no flaw in his thick skin. He’ll go home as if nothing happened…
“……Stop moving. Are you being shameless?”
‘Damn it. That bastard has one ear.’
[Trait, ‘Iron Face’ is disabled.]
The hand of Gyeonjirok that snatched the hood like a hawk.
Kikikikik. Geo’s head turned as if there was a crack.
“Oh no? Are you going inside?”
“You… I’m just curious, but do you know that you’re terrible at lying? I want to be fooled too, please. Stop it. Speak the truth. Did your unyielding Seongyakseong give you a ‘free pass’ or not?”
“You’re writing a screenplay, you little Bambi!”
“If you get caught with a squeak, your hand will be blown off. Huh?”
Thump thump. Thump thump.
Eun Seok-won, who was watching the Kyeon siblings fight, asked worriedly.
“Bom, shouldn’t you stop him? The kids are talking too harshly.”
“Leave them alone. They’re just playing.”
Beom, a veteran babysitter with 10 years of experience, answered calmly.
It was a cat and deer party like no other I’ve seen hundreds of times while taking care of Gyeonjio.
As he said, the bickering ended in an abrupt manner when Gyeonjirok grabbed Geo’s wrist.
“Ugh……!”
The white Babel emblem is stamped on the inside of the forearm.
Unlike regular tickets, they were the size of a grain of rice, but they were clearly visible to the eyes of the skilled rankers.
A ‘special ticket’ issued at the discretion of the Holy See with the sole authority of the Holy See.
It is also called this way.
Free pass.
Normally, to enter the tower, you need to have an entry ‘ticket’ or your name must be registered on the server as an Awakened.
Therefore, the original purpose of the ‘Exclusive Ticket’ was to provide a place for the awakened Star Spooners who had been selected by the Holy Spirit without going through the tutorial.
In cases where Byulsoojeo wanted to go through the tutorial before registering a nickname, Seongyakseong would kindly provide an exceptional ticket, saying, “Oh my, that’s right, my cute kid. It’s not a bad idea to start from the bottom for experience, haha.”
In fact, such cases are rare.
It was transformed from its original intention, and its close incarnations would take it and use it for various purposes for adults.
Because it was literally a ‘free pass’ that allowed you to go anywhere (if it was an open floor) that was above the rules of Babel.
The tiger finished it off cleanly by lighting a cigarette with a will-o’-the-wisp.
“Sakura?”
“……Adventure.”
“Miss. Hey. How many times did I tell you to stop issuing so many tickets?”
Even though it was a free pass that was difficult to see while living, it was not like that at all for us.
Because of his stubbornness in not going to the top, he would playfully exchange jokes with Seongwi almost every day.
Until Jirok brought it up, I had completely forgotten that Geo had received it.
[Your Covenant, the ‘Reader of Fate’ scratches his chin, saying, ‘Would you have thought this would happen to me?’]
[Do you trust your baby brother? Just stay a while. Since it has come to this, he keeps coaxing you, saying that he will empty his pockets and come back.]
Under the hot gaze of three men.
When Geo, cornered, just rolled his eyes like that.
Indeed, the ability of Palbulchul, who had great skills, was amazing.
Tiring. [Quest arrived!]
∨Event Quest
/Conditional rankers only/
▷ Help me, Magic King~
• Difficulty | EASY
▷ Objective I Complete the tutorial
━ Error code: unknown error has caused the GF scenario 〈Starting Ceremony: Human Disqualification〉 to be in danger (ᗒᗣᗕ)
Complete the scenario safely by eliminating the out-of-control hazards!
[Completion Reward]
• Unique skill proficiency UP by 3%
• Accelerated growth buff (x5) during scenario progression
Ugh.
“……As a senior, I can’t just sit by and watch my juniors fall into crisis.”
“……?”
“If this is my mission, I have no choice but to accept it.”
“……”
“Leave this to me and everyone go ahead. Gadzio will be dealing with this tutorial.”
“……What is this Udyr-level change of stance?”
Gyeonjirok muttered with a puzzled expression, but Geo ignored him and turned around proudly.
The tiger that broke the long stick frowns.
“Kyungjio, are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Stop joking. The chicks die from cat pranks.”
“Yeah. Just nag me for the first verse.”
Geo ignored him and injected magic into the ticket.
Thanks to the Top Sexual Observer’s Notes, I know how to use it quite well.
《Kyenjio requests the use of a special ticket》
《Authorized by the correct owner. Approval completed.》
《You are currently in the 0th floor monitor room, Mr. Kyeonji. Since you have already entered, ‘entrance to the tower’ is not applicable. You will be replaced with entry rights to another floor.》
《Please tell me the floor you want.》
Geo answered.
“Ground floor.”
《Ground Floor. Plaza. Tutorial Scenario – 〈Starting Ceremony: Human Disqualification〉》
《This is a scenario in progress. Would you like to enter midway?》
《Confirmed. I will allow one person, Mr. Kyeonjio, to enter as an exception.》
A door appears in the air, like a ripple on the surface of water.
A short hair fluttered in the breeze. The flickering lights dyed Geo.
Leaving the gazes behind him, Geo grabbed the doorknob.
It’s been one hour and forty minutes since I entered the tower. My current Unique Skill proficiency is 17.033%.
‘Hmm. Is that guy still not groomed in second place?’
[Your covenant, the ‘Fate Reader’, has never bribed you, and you take out a sunflower mask with the words ‘No. 1 Geobaragi’ written on it and put it on.]
‘exorcism.’
Then shall we go?
To reclaim the crown.
Geo laughed. Half a day is a long time.
Even though it’s annoying and troublesome, fate is fate.
A king is a king, even if he is lazy and indifferent.
Gyeonjio was born to be a king.
So it couldn’t have been otherwise, not even for a single moment, and there was no reason why it couldn’t have been otherwise.
[AWAKENER STATUS]
• Name: Kyeonjio
• Age: 20 years old
• Grade: S-class (Combat/Magic Specialization)
• Ranking: (in progress)
• Disposition: A ruler who is free to let go
• Affiliation: Earth ━ Republic of Korea
• Sub-affiliation: None
• Astrology: The Reader of Fortune
• [The only true incarnation – the book of omniscience]
• First Title: The Magic King (M)
• Unique Titles: The One and Only, The Greatest, King of the World, The Undefeated, Tyrant, Lazy, Idiot
* * *
Na Jo-yeon gritted her teeth.
We’ve all heard about the Tower of Babel and its notoriety as a ‘tutorial’.
From beginners who were ordinary people
In order to erase the hesitation of killing, only humanoid monsters appear unconditionally.
It was literal.
In keeping with the theme of this year’s scenario, which is ‘No Longer Human’, the monsters in the scenario are cannibals.
They looked ordinary at first glance, but they were monsters with mouths that were ripped down to their waists.
They boasted of their brutality and brutality, including devouring or tearing apart participants alive and eating them.
However, since he was human in appearance, he was an opponent worth fighting if you just kept your wits about you.
It must have been so……
‘You crazy guy, why are you suddenly evolving and causing a fuss! You guys are Digimon!’
《Tutorial difficulty is readjusted due to external factors.》
《The tutorial cannot be interrupted once the scenario has started.》
[As a measure to adjust the difficulty, temporary weapons will be distributed in addition to the items given at the start. Weapons will be provided randomly according to the participant’s characteristics.]
[All surviving participants in the scenario will have their health fully restored.]
[The points for ‘Killing Your Own Kind’ will be changed from 50 to 0. Points can no longer be earned through duels between participants.]
It was after several notifications popped up.
Winged cannibals, two-headed cannibals, etc.
Even if you look at them closely, monsters that don’t feel human at all have begun to appear.
‘I, I…… I want to go back……’
Of course I know that in the tutorial you won’t die completely even if you die…..
This isn’t some kind of game.
Even the pain is transmitted unfiltered.
The hardcore screams of the party members being eaten by giant cannibals were still vivid in my ears.
There were five people in the party, but everyone except for Na Jo-yeon was completely wiped out.
Phew, phew.
The hot breath of the cannibalistic giant blew over my head. It was eerie.
Najoyeon crouched further down the rock and began to regret the choice she had made a few minutes ago.
‘Damn, damn! Anyone would follow that kid who looks like the main character……’
Baek Do-hyun, whom I ran into by chance earlier.
Tutorial rankings are revealed in real time to all participants.
It’s really creepy to see such a scary score with such a nice face.
Baek Do-hyun (surprisingly) offered to go with her, but Na Jo-yeon (coolly) declined and chose the party they met at later.
‘If I had followed that guy, at least I wouldn’t have been torn to pieces by a cannibalistic giant.’
“Black……”
I was so frustrated that I couldn’t help but start sobbing. Na Jo-yeon, blushing at the sound I made, rolled over.
Kwaang, keaaaah!
“Ahh!”
The pavabak, stone chips flying everywhere.
It was the rock where Najo Yeon had been hiding until just now.
If only it had been a little later, it would have been her, not the rock, that broke.
Na Jo-yeon swam along the floor, not even realizing that her palms were covered in blood.
I had to get up, but I just couldn’t get the strength in my legs.
“Please, please, move…!”
‘Please save me. Anyone, please!’
In fact, the reason why the regressor Baek Do-hyeon suggested Na Jo-yeon to accompany him was because of her characteristics.
Trait, ‘Fanatic’.
It doesn’t matter what you believe or what you worship. The only criterion some saints use to judge is the purity of your faith.
The purer your heart, the higher your chances of being chosen by the Holy Spirit and awakening to a higher level.
I don’t know about the current Na Jo-yeon, but the girl from the previous world that Baek Do-hyun remembers was a AA-class healer.
It means that no matter where you go, you will never fall behind in terms of your innate purity.
And Babel did not ignore Na Jo-yeon’s earnest desire.
“‘Declare territory’.”
Library, implementation.
『Mattan’s Shooter ━ A gun that hits every time.
Reinforcement Keyword: ‘Cunning Zamiel, my silver gun has no seventh bullet’
Chararararak.
I thought I heard the sound of paper turning.
The moment Na Jo-yeon opened her eyes, thinking that way.
Taaang-!
A sharp gunshot rang out.
It wasn’t something like a book.
Kukukung! A giant falls down with his forehead pierced right in the middle without a scream.
Na Jo-yeon turned her head blankly.
A man standing alone in the middle of the field, with a black hood pulled down to his eyes.
He says, slung the silver sniper rifle he had been aiming at over his shoulder.
“I think I might go to the Olympics.”
A guide to proper living for rankers.
