Episode 20 Replay (2)
“Are you really saying that Hyung Kim can get you a season pass?”
“I can do it.”
“how?”
As I shook the catalog, Go Hyun-woo coughed softly.
“I could explain it to you, but you probably wouldn’t understand.”
“Ahem… … .”
I can’t even recognize all the items in the catalog, so how can I understand what I’m going to use each item for?
“The important thing isn’t how, but that I can get the season pass.”
“That’s true. Then what do you wish for yourself?”
It was a natural question to ask, considering the value of the season pass.
The easiest way is to win the bid by spending tens of thousands of points at an auction, but there’s no way they’d just give you such a valuable item for free.
I made this suggestion because I wanted something, so I think that’s what I thought.
“Dungeons aren’t just single-player dungeons like the Foggy Forest we entered today. There are also raid dungeons that can be entered by two, four, or even dozens of people at the same time.”
“So that means you want to go in with Hyung Kim.”
Most 2-person dungeons can be cleared by myself, but there are some that are structurally impossible to play solo.
In cases where there are two paths or roles need to be divided.
For example, there are dungeons where one person must solve puzzles or traps while the other person fends off a barrage of monsters.
Go Hyun-woo answered half-jokingly, half-repentantly.
“This is disappointing. If that’s the case, I will help Kim Hyung even if he doesn’t give me the season pass. Aren’t we close friends?”
“If it were a normal dungeon, then yes.”
When he saw that my expression was still serious, Go Hyun-woo also became serious and listened to what I said.
I pointed to my feet.
“The place I’m aiming for is far below, in the deep dungeons. Even with your skills, it’ll be tough. In some cases, you might have to risk your life.”
“… … !”
On the train, people actually helped out without any promise of compensation.
But at that time, the risk was low, so I asked without much hesitation, and I couldn’t do that when my life was at stake.
Fair compensation must be offered.
Go Hyun-woo asked a question.
“If you accept, when do you plan on challenging that deep dungeon?”
“Of course, it’s impossible now. You and I both need to improve our skills. The faster you grow, the sooner we can take on the challenge.”
“The season pass is a kind of investment.”
“Yes. You’ll also get dungeon rewards. Swords, elixirs, and fate.”
“Umm… … . Please give me some time to think.”
“Of course. You don’t have to answer right now.”
“It will only take a moment.”
While Go Hyun-woo was lost in thought, I waited while drinking my share of iced coffee.
I’m not a one-shot guy, but I’m pretty fast, so the coffee ran out quickly.
In the meantime, Go Hyun-woo finished his worries.
“I will accept Brother Kim’s offer.”
“Are you sure? I’ll say it again, you could die.”
Go Hyun-woo smiled confidently.
“I am a person without a soul. I always long for the path to become stronger. If Hyung Kim shows me the path, I can’t help but walk it because my life is at stake, right?”
At this point, it would be safe to say that it wasn’t just a rash decision, but a decision made with determination.
I nodded.
“Okay. For the time being, live in the special performance room whenever you have time. Don’t save your points.”
“Can you handle it with the points you have?”
“We’ll keep getting replay sales, so you shouldn’t have too much left for the next two weeks. I’ll get you the season pass within that time.”
“Two weeks seems appropriate. I’ll wait for that.”
* * *
After sending Go Hyun-woo to the training center, I opened the quest window.
[Sub Quest: Placement Test] (Completed)
▷1 win or more in the match placement test (1/1)
▷Top 50% or higher in the pre-conquest placement test
(Current ranking: 41%)
▷Reward: [Copy-Skill] Slot +1
Copy Skill [1/2]
1. Hummingbird (E)
2. None
One empty slot has been added.
This concludes the placement test.
Now I guess I should focus on the season pass.
How to get it?
‘We have to make a deal.’
An item that the four major powers cannot help but drool over.
I opened a store and purchased an item.
1,000 points flew away in one room.
(1,949pt) -1,000pt
[Obtain ‘Heat Catalyst Reagent’.]
Thermal catalyst reagent is a manufacturing material.
To be exact, it is a material for crafting magic engineering items.
1,000 points may seem like a lot now, but it doesn’t add up to much compared to the points you’ll earn throughout the semester.
This means that this reagent is not as valuable as it looks.
However, since it is a material that is used as a staple in magic engineering items, demand is always higher.
Use this material as your first bait.
‘There should be one or two by now.’
I took a step.
To the magic engineering workshop.
* * *
‘Why did that guy come here?’
The data room staff welcomed an unexpected visitor.
Human Baekjeong Lee Su-dok.
I heard a rumor that a gentleman who used to catch and kill criminals suddenly became a teacher at this school.
Even so, I wondered if I would ever meet myself, quietly working in a corner of the school.
For some reason, I came to the data room on the first day of the semester.
I rolled my eyes and saw that I was the only one in the data room.
It means that you have to respond yourself.
Lee Soo-dok also seemed to have confirmed that fact and walked straight towards him.
“… … .”
The atmosphere was quite ominous, but not to the point of being intimidating.
Although he has since retired from the front lines, he was once an A-class slayer.
I can easily handle living to this extent.
It also didn’t seem like Lee Soo-dok had come to harm him.
He opened his mouth in a polite tone, despite his sinister impression.
“hello.”
“Yes, what brings you here?”
“I want to check the replay.”
Replay? What replay?
The data room staff frowned in puzzlement.
“If you say replay, are you talking about the strategy game?”
“you’re right.”
“That… … You can buy it at the student store.”
“That’s because it’s private.”
Private replay.
I can roughly guess what’s going on.
One of the students turned the replay private, and Lee Soo-dok came here to review it.
But there was nothing we could do about it either.
But rather than just saying, “It doesn’t work,” and sending him away, I thought it would be better to show him in person and convince him.
“What is the student’s name…?”
“This is Kim Ho. Class 3, Grade 1.”
As soon as the staff member started typing on the keyboard, the student’s information appeared on the screen.
The results of the strategy battle are also included.
[Kim Ho, 683 points, 38%]
I kept trying to view the replay as if I was showing it to Lee Soo-dok, but the screen only showed the phrase [Not viewable].
The employee shook his head.
“As you can see, it is impossible.”
“… … .”
Although Lee Soo-dok just stared at him without saying a word, the data room staff seemed to hear him ask, ‘Why?’
I’m starting to feel a little annoyed.
There’s no way a gentleman who graduated from Yongsal Academy wouldn’t know this, so why do you really want to hear an explanation?
However, Lee Soo-dok seemed to want to hear it ‘definitely’.
The data room staff had no choice but to explain.
“… … Our side has higher authority, but this isn’t a question of higher or lower authority. The replay itself wasn’t saved. It’s impossible to look at something that isn’t even in the database.”
“… … .”
Lee Soo-dok stood there for a moment with his face hardened.
Looking at that sight, the employee thought.
‘That guy is unexpected… … .’
I know he has no interest in people other than the criminals he wants to catch and kill, but how can he be interested in one student?
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested.
So the employee asked the question carefully.
“But why are you curious about this? If you just look at the grades, there doesn’t seem to be anything unusual.”
“… … Student Kim Ho came out in less than 4 minutes.”
“Huh? That’s possible.”
I got out in less than 4 minutes and got 683 points?
That’s nonsense.
I came out after filling up all 10 minutes, but I guess Lee Soo-dok made a mistake.
On the one hand, I think even the most incompetent human being would be curious about that score in just 4 minutes.
Lee Soo-dok said.
“I wanted to check. Maybe I got the time wrong.”
“Oh, there is a way to do that.”
The data room staff spoke again, tapping away at the keyboard.
“There are no replays, so you can’t view them, but you can check the dungeon entry and exit logs. When you entered and when you left.”
Okay, press enter and the log will appear.
And the two of them froze at the same time.
[Kim Ho][Forest of Fog][13:31:02]
[Kim Ho][Forest of Fog][13:34:28]
“… … !!”
The data room staff doubted their eyes.
I took off my glasses, rubbed my eyes, squeezed my eyes shut, and opened them again.
But the numbers remained the same as before.
When I looked back at Lee Soo-dok, I saw that he too had a hardened expression and was staring at the entry/exit log.
Entered at 31 minutes and left at 34 minutes.
It was the moment when Lee Soo-dok’s guess was proven to be true.
Lee Soo-dok thought.
‘If you get around 700 points in 3 minutes, then by simple calculation, you get 1,400 in 6 minutes… … In 10 minutes, you will definitely get over 2,000 points.’
I scored a few points in the foggy forest fix zone.
I remember it was in the late 1,300s at the end of my third year.
I heard that the highest score of the current principal was just under 1,500.
Even with that, I hear it’s called a living legend, but what about 2,000 points…?
The employee asked him, who was lost in thought.
“… … Shouldn’t we tell the principal?”
If a student with incredible skills who scored 2,000 points in the Fix Zone has entered the school, it is something to be happy about as a member of Yongsal Academy.
The problem is that this incredibly talented person is hiding his skills.
And most of the time, people who hide their skills do so with bad intentions.
Yongsal Academy has as many enemies as it has allies.
Servants of the dragon, disciples of the evil god, a gang of criminals… … .
If one of them has infiltrated the school, it would be best to report it as soon as possible and come up with countermeasures.
However, Lee Soo-dok expressed his intention to refuse.
“No. I would like to wait and see for a while longer.”
He decided that it was still too early.
The awl in the pocket will eventually be exposed.
A face-to-face match is scheduled to take place starting tomorrow.
Since a two-person match is fought between two people, replays are always saved unless both sides agree otherwise.
The more you watch it, the closer it will become to reality.
Is he a brilliant student, a servant of the dragon, or… …a real dragon?
And if the result is closer to the latter… … .
“Because I’m the homeroom teacher.”
His words were laced with sincere murderous intent.
The supporters eat it all
