Chapter 50
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 50 - How to Adapt to a New Environment (12)
Something was very strange.
I thought calmly. The meta system has never lied to me.
In that case, it’s Sir Tornito and my head that should be questioned.
What have I done? What state am I in now?
I needed to understand the situation. I continued reading the appearance part.
[Episode 44 Appearance Part]
Since Nahyun was kidnapped, I naturally requested a search.
But the answer that came back was rejection.
“…Kang Nahyun was caught on surveillance camera placing a suspicious object, which is believed to have caused the gate, inside the stadium. Kang Nahyun is now suspected of being a traitor.”
They say they don’t have the manpower to devote to a person presumed to be a traitor.
Damn it, there’s no way she would do that!
I remember seeing people dying and her crying out earnestly for a miracle to occur. There must be something wrong.
Late afternoon. Only our group remained in the empty classroom. Shin Baran, who had kept her mouth shut the entire time, asked us.
“What on earth was Nahyun’s power?”
“… I don’t know.”
What on earth was she doing? She has the ability to escape my insight?
Apparently, the person called ‘Oracle’ said that my insight is…
At that time, Choi Soojung spoke.
“I don’t think Nahyun has much to do with the identity of her hidden powers.”
She smiled sweetly and hugged Lee Hana who was next to her.
She said, nodding her head.
“No matter what secrets we have, we just have to smile and greet each other.”
“…I think we need to know what it is, though.”
And I hated myself for doubting your identity even in the middle of this mess.
“I agree with that.”
Just as I was about to sink into self-destruction, Na Yuri agreed with my opinion.
“If that’s dangerous for Miss Nahyun, then I… Whatever it is, I need to separate it from Miss Nahyun.”
Park Siwoo didn’t express any particular opinion. He just glanced at me.
Choi Soojung frowned as if she didn’t like that opinion. Just as she was about to say something, Lee Hana opened her mouth.
“Still, Nahyun acted to save people. Nahyun isn’t on their side. Do we all agree on that?”
“Yes.”
Na Yuri spoke firmly in a strong tone.
“Of course.”
I could say that much without hesitation. Then she silently nodded as if that was enough.
Park Siwoo, who was watching this silently, spoke.
“At least don’t tell anyone else.”
“Why?”
He responded to Shin Baran’s words.
“Because Nahyun doesn’t want that to be revealed.”
Park Siwoo looked at Na Yuri calmly and continued speaking.
“And I think that if Nahyun doesn’t want to reveal it, we shouldn’t ask.”
“Why?”
“If someone decides they don’t want to reveal something, it’s unlikely that they will give a straight answer if someone asks them about it.”
Park Siwoo’s glance at me seemed to say that he included me.
“…”
Na Yuri, who followed Park Siwoo’s gaze and saw me, became silent and then sighed.
“That’s right. I have experienced it.”
Na Yuri lowered her eyes and seemed to gather her thoughts.
“Then, I will investigate Miss Nahyun’s powers on my own. It’s not like there’s no way.”
Shin Baran made a nodding sound and said that she would follow our opinion.
“I owe Nahyun a debt, and she doesn’t seem like a bad person, so I’ll trust her.”
…Well then, I guess I’ll just not question it directly.
Because what Park Siwoo said is right, it’s not good for my relationship with Nahyun to become distorted, and…
Because I’m scared.
After everyone expressed their opinions to some extent, Park Siwoo calmly summarized the situation.
“Then, let’s find Nahyun first.”
“Right.”
Now isn’t the time to think about Nahyeon’s power.
First, we put our heads together to search for Nahyun.
As numerous opinions were being exchanged, the door to the classroom we were in was violently opened.
“I heard Miss Nahyun was kidnapped!”
It was Park Yoola.
She was holding a small machine in her hand.
“This will definitely help! With this machine, we can track Miss Nahyun’s mana!”
Magic visualization device…!
It would have definitely been completed later in the game. Did she finish development faster thanks to Nahyun’s help last time?
A magic visualization device is a device that visualizes a person’s mana and enables tracking of magic traces. Thank goodness. If we have this, tracking becomes easier.
Park Siwoo, who heard Park Yoola’s explanation, nodded.
“First, let’s go to the place where Nahyun was kidnapped and the place where the gate occurred.”
We registered the mana of the two at the place where she was kidnapped, and headed near the place where the gate occurred. Of course, entry was prohibited, so we used Choi Soojung’s wind power to infiltrate.
And Park Yoola’s expression hardened as she measured the mana at the place where the gate occurred.
“That damn jerk of a brother…! How dare, towards Nahyun…!”
…Park Yoola’s older brother?
I rolled my head at the clue I had found after so long.
Park Yoola’s older brother, Park Yoolhan, is one of the main antagonistic characters that appears in the game.
The name of the force trying to free the tower’s seal is—
‘Wild Hunter.’
And I was the rotten product of the game that this world was based on.
If I combine the information I learned while playing the game, I can guess the approximate location of the hideout.
Okay, with this, we can narrow down the scope. It could save us time.
I hurriedly led my companions back and unfolded the map of the middle ground.
“If Park Yoola’s older brother is one of the group that kidnapped Nahyun, there are places where we can guess.”
“…! Where is it?”
In response to Lee Hana’s question, I pointed to three points on the map in the middle zone.
In reality, this place is so vast that it takes several days to search one area, but just being able to narrow down the scope by specifying it is a huge benefit.
We each decided which area we would search.
But there was one problem.
“Finally, we need permission to go out. But right now, it’s an abnormal situation and we won’t give permission easily.”
Permission to go out. The moment the companions’ complexions darken,
“If that’s the case, I’ll solve it!”
Yggdrasil burst through the door.
Her long silver hair swayed in the wind created when the door opened. Was she listening?
“I quite like stories about moving for friendship.”
Grinning, she said.
“Come back, kids.”
That’s how the movement to find Nahyun began.
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Is there something that cannot be seen through insight? What is it?
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Wild Hunt? Oh, is the enemy actually appearing?
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But why was Kang Nahyun kidnapped?
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Idk…
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Isn’t that why she’s called the Irregular?
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‘Come back, kids.’ ugh, Yggdrasil, that light…
…First of all, I think it’s true that I was kidnapped.
Let’s not trust me, but trust the content of the appearance part. That is a rational decision.
And fortunately, no points were deducted. Scammer described me favorably, and since a new enemy had appeared, readers’ attention was drawn to that.
And then I started reading the rest of the introduction.
[Episode 45 Appearance Part]
While investigating possible locations, I recalled the situation when Nahyun was kidnapped.
The monster clearly used a teleportation skill. In other words, an awakener.
But I couldn’t see that guy’s status in my insight.
… Was it, a variable. Suddenly, my teeth ground apart.
I must keep in mind that it’s a new character who would not have appeared in the original story in the first place.
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After wandering around for several days, I found the building where I thought Nahyun had been kidnapped.
I see Park Siwoo walking from afar. He seems to have reached the same conclusion. We reached the building entrance at the same time.
“This building, right?”
“Yeah. This place is the most likely.”
From what I remember, Wild Hunt’s building structure is basically a double structure.
An outer building that is an ordinary building for camouflage, and an inner building that can only be accessed by using special means or destroying it.
That fact was explained.
“So, first we have to subdue the people in the outer building, and then we have to destroy the inner wall of the outer building.”
Probably the most vulnerable place is—
“North. We need to destroy the inner wall on the north side of the building.”
“Alright.”
Park Siwoo quietly approached the building, taking out the Blue Twilight that had completely recovered its appearance from its prime.
Yeah.
After contacting Oracle and confirming, that variable is currently absent from Wild Hunter.
Plus, it’s still early in the game’s story.
This was before the Wild Hunter began to gain power and become stronger.
So, there will be no one who can be Park Siwoo’s opponent now.
If I think rationally, if I go now, it will only be a distraction. I was embarrassed by my own weakness.
No, this isn’t the time to think about this. For now, I just have to pray that Nahyun returns safely.
I believe in you, Park Siwoo. Please save Nahyun.
And I tried to contact other group members.
What I just read is the most recent episode, that is, it’s almost current.
That means Calmy is coming this way now.
I pulled the gun out of my inventory. A familiar feeling lingered at my fingertips.
Let’s go. To meet my friends who will come to save me.
All questions will be resolved then.