Episode 254: Shin Byeong-cheol’s Greatest Crisis
Training center.
Training room.
The calligrapher aimed his magic gun at the approaching iron dolls.
The muzzle continuously spits blue fire.
– Doo doo doo doo!
The magic bullets struck the iron dolls and caused an explosion at the same time.
However, there wasn’t even a scratch on their bodies because the intensity was set very high.
The iron dolls seemed not to even feel the impact, but they continued to advance while being hit by the magic bullets, and they approached the calligrapher, swinging their heavy arms.
Of course, I was not a calligrapher who would fall for such a frivolous attack.
We continue to fire while weaving between their attacks.
– Doo doo doo doo!
I watched the scene and thought.
‘Once the direction is set,’
The match against the Salsu duo once again showed the strengths and weaknesses of the calligrapher.
The attack power is strong enough to knock down any first-year student, but it is useless if it doesn’t hit.
Even in the case of Jang Moo-geuk, none of them went straight into the target, and only a few light shots grazed them.
It means that the utility is still poor.
This weakness can be compensated for by equipping secondary weapons, accessories with additional effects, or learning skills/traits.
‘But there’s no rush.’
Not only are bullet time and ghost-level utility skills not easy to obtain, but the secondary weapon has already been produced by the Hyesung Group.
It takes about two weeks.
So the direction for the time being is,
‘Rather than increasing the variety, it’s more about strengthening the substance.’
Focus on ranking the skills you have.
Most of the things that calligraphers have learned are also stuck at C rank, so if you train steadily from now on, you can reach B rank one by one.
So we added some characteristics to the iron dolls, such as increased durability and knockback resistance.
As you continue to fight against them, you will be able to hone various skills/traits.
– Doo doo doo doo!
‘You’re full of motivation today.’
A calligrapher who moves without rest.
Normally, the battery of the sloth would have run out and collapsed a long time ago, but today it lasted quite a while.
It is effective when paired with promising players.
When I saw Jang Moo-geuk at the end, I could see that he was quite motivated by competitive spirit.
Next time I get the chance, I should fight with Cha Hyun-joo too.
Meanwhile, I was lost in my own thoughts.
‘The plan went a little awry.’
[Stamp Coupon (C)]
▷Stamp 9/10
The original plan was to complete the stamp coupon by burning all the random rank-ups.
But surprisingly, [Monarch] was promoted to B rank.
Of course, such variables are rather welcome.
It’s not that hard to get a random rank up again.
‘Should I try to get the butler to sleep?’
I haven’t contacted An Jeong-mi yet.
If a calligrapher says he learned Ghost Dance thanks to me, I’m sure he’ll pay me handsomely, and I’m sure he’ll happily give me a random rank up on top of that.
Of course, ‘generous compensation’ is a separate matter.
‘Should I ask for more poison, or… … .’
The worries continued a little longer.
* * *
The next day.
Strategy class.
As always, Seo Cheong-yong taught the class with a friendly smile.
The good news is that class is coming to an end.
The bad news is that the homework was given at the last minute.
“—Then let’s each choose an F-class boss raid dungeon and take some time to analyze it.”
“… … .”
“I heard that Teacher Cho Ok-soon also gave similar homework. If we do it at the same time, it will be finished faster, right?”
As Seo Cheong-yong said, Mrs. Jo Ok-sun had recently given homework to ‘research and analyze boss monsters’ in her monster ecology class.
Is it just a coincidence that a boss raid dungeon investigation is also added?
Those with good intuition had their eyes shining as if they had sensed the theme of the next strategy.
Seo Cheong-yong’s smile seemed especially meaningful.
“Well, that’s it for today’s class. Enjoy your lunch!”
As Seo Cheong-yong left the classroom, the students also got up and followed him.
Then Song Cheon-hye and Han So-mi looked around the room and said.
“Please take a seat.”
“There will now be a baggage search!”
“… … !”
The noise in the classroom, which was about to become noisy, changed into a small murmur.
When the students hurriedly checked the classroom door and windows, they saw that, indeed, a translucent curtain was hanging.
A barrier magic cast on a large scale by the bachelor’s side.
The search of belongings was evidence that a ban wave was underway.
‘You’re writing a bit early.’
The second band wave is usually used around the time final exams are approaching.
This is because at that time, there are the most students who try to raise their grades by using tricks.
But now, it’s still pretty early, with about a month left until the final exams.
‘This seems to be effective.’
It is right to conduct a baggage search without prior notice.
If you know when to do it, you just have to be careful then.
Meanwhile, Shin Byeong-cheol’s urgent whispers came from the diagonal seat.
“Hey hey hey, help! Help!”
“What help?”
“Is there anything you want to hide?”
At the beginning of the semester, during the ban wave, a lot of high-grade banned items were hidden in the Cube of Life.
This time, it seemed like he was hoping for similar help, but I could only shake my head.
“There isn’t. You know that.”
The Cube of Life has long since been turned into a private villa for tigers.
And even if I have it, it’ll be difficult to use it this time.
Because the leader is nearby and his eyes are wide open.
In particular, Song Cheon-hye seemed to have judged the two of us as people of interest, and kept her gaze fixed on us.
“Isn’t it true? Really?”
“Give up. Let the sinner receive the Aura obediently.”
Just as Shin Byeong-cheol was about to say something else,
– Crackle!
A curtain of magnetic fields appeared at one end of the classroom.
The magnetic field quickly moved to the other end, detecting all the prohibited items, and red lights like warning lights turned on here and there.
Some in their uniform pockets, some in their desk drawers.
Some students also had a red ‘I’ branded on their foreheads, indicating that they were storing banned items in their inventories.
And Shin Byeong-cheol included both the former and the latter.
In particular, his forehead was so distinct that it couldn’t be compared to other people’s, so Han So-mi looked at him with curious eyes.
“This one is totally red!”
“Be serious.”
Song Cheon-hye approached Shin Byeong-cheol and gave him a light scolding.
And he gave instructions.
“Take them out. Don’t leave out a single one. All of them.”
“… … .”
The ‘I’ mark on the forehead will remain in place as long as you have at least one prohibited item in your inventory.
So, Shin Byeong-cheol had no choice, and Song Cheon-hye stored everything he took out one by one in her inventory.
When the scar on his forehead had faded somewhat, Shin Byeong-cheol asked cautiously.
“Hey, Mr. Song? How about we stop here for today?”
“I told you to take them all out.”
– Phage crackling,
A hummingbird made of electricity appeared from Song Cheon-hye’s fingertips and then disappeared.
If you resist, they’ll give you a taste of hummingbird and then confiscate it.
In the end, Shin Byeong-cheol had to sell everything he had.
‘You brought a lot.’
What the heck, these forbidden items just keep coming out endlessly.
The people watching were amazed.
Considering that most of them are the property of a thieves’ club, the damage this time is likely to be quite significant.
And it was easy to guess where Dang Gyu-yeong’s anger would be directed.
Perhaps that is why Shin Byeong-cheol appealed with a pitiful expression.
“Oh my, if you take all of this, how am I supposed to eat and live? Even just a little bit.”
“Please sit down.”
But of course, it wouldn’t work.
After Song Cheon-hye cut him off strictly and firmly, she and Han So-mi walked around the classroom.
Confiscate prohibited items from the remaining students and scan their student IDs.
There were some rebels during the first band wave, but now, perhaps because they felt the difference in skill level with the leaders, they all seemed to be cooperating obediently.
When the cleaning was finished, Song Cheon-hye said.
“Penalties and disciplinary actions will be imposed depending on the severity. Details will be notified by message.”
“That’s it! Let’s go eat lunch~”
Then, he left the classroom with Han So-mi waving her hand.
They are storing a lot of high-risk items, so it seems they want to move to the lead room as soon as possible.
– Groan, groan… … .
As the students cautiously began to speak one by one, the noise suddenly grew louder.
Most people did not possess the banned items in the first place, and even if they were confiscated, they just thought they were unlucky and that was the end of it.
On the other hand, Shin Byeong-cheol was not like that, so he sat there in a state where his soul almost left his body.
After being in a daze for a while, he came to his senses and started to tear at his hair.
“Wow, you took all this out? I’m really screwed.”
“Then, just carry a little bit of it.”
“My older sister is going to rip all my hair out. Am I going to go bald like this?”
“Wear a wig.”
You don’t need hair to run a tea house, right?
I answered calmly while thinking.
As a leader, we have confiscated a lot of banned items through this ban wave, so we need to collect and manage them until we can hand them over to the academic side.
However, whatever people do, there are bound to be loopholes, big or small, and it is the nature of thieves to try to exploit those loopholes.
To put it simply,
‘I guess I’ll have to go to the temporary storage this time too.’
There is a very high chance that a temporary storage infiltration event will occur.
So the first thing I should do is,
‘I need to borrow a cube.’
The hidden effect of the Cube of Life.
Placing forbidden items inside will help you avoid ban waves or similar detection spells.
So, it would be a good idea to ask for the understanding of the Nature Club and rent it for a few days.
So I left the classroom and walked to the next class.
Since the band wave was implemented for the entire grade, the class next door was also somewhat chaotic.
Meanwhile, Park Na-ri was faithfully fulfilling her role as the mini tiger Beom-i’s sandbag.
Of course, intentionally.
“Hey, you punk. Stop hitting me. Stop it.”
“Aaah.”
A tiger that keeps throwing cotton bat punches.
I don’t know if something was bothering him or if he just wanted to hit him.
But soon he sensed a presence and turned his head this way, and found me.
“Meow.”
“Hello, tiger.”
Beom-i jumped down from the desk and came towards me, but stopped a little distance away.
It seems that he remembered the fact that he pushed with Windforce in the Ice Zone battle and made it cold with Chillwind.
But as I stood still, he gradually let his guard down, came closer, and rubbed his forehead on my knee.
“Meow.”
“I brought you a snack.”
As it happened, among the special products of the evil people’s gathering, there was one that could be used as a cat snack.
Just dried fish.
If you cut it into small pieces and give it to him, he will eat it up without hesitation.
In that state, I brought up the main topic.
“I have a favor to ask.”
“My dear.”
Tiger answers while chewing on dried fish.
If we translate it, it would be something like ‘Tell me something.’
So I said.
“Can I borrow your cube?”
“… … ?”
A dried fish fell out of Beom-i’s mouth.
He looked up at me with a serious expression, as if to say this.
– What did you just say?
The supporters eat it all
