Chapter 58
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 58 - How to Deal with Abnormal Situations (7)
Anyway, putting the update aside for now, I read the most recent part.
[Episode 57 Appearance Part]
Today is field training day.
According to the game I played, an ‘abnormal situation’ begins to occur during field training.
If things go as the game goes, it will be resolved easily. but…
I recalled the conversation I had with Oracle before Nahyun was kidnapped.
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The first time I encountered Oracle was when I sent Nahyun and the seniors out to buy drinks and I went to the bathroom.
When I finished my business and was washing my hands, a man appeared behind me.
The man reflected in the mirror was an extremely ordinary human man.
“Hello, one from another world.”
But the words that came out of his mouth weren’t ordinary. As soon as I heard those words, I stiffened.
“What are you?”
Even though I immediately took out a weapon from my inventory and aimed it, he continued talking without even nodding.
“There is no use attacking this body. This body is only borrowed for a moment.”
He raised his arms and spoke calmly.
“Also, you don’t have to be so hostile. We’re on your side.”
“My side? What kind of bullshit is this?”
I can’t trust him. The moment I took a step back from him—
“Name. □Yuhan. Age. □□Three. A professional gamer who mainly played □□ □□ □□□. After his retirement, he mainly played the game ‘□□ □□ □□□’.”
I heard familiar words.
He laughed.
“Nice to see you. I’m GM of game ‘□□ □□ □□□’—”
Then he greeted me again.
“—Oracle.”
And—
“I’m the one who summoned you to purify this world.”
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I rolled out a few words in my mouth.
“‘This world is neither a game nor a dream.’”
And…
“Numerous variables are emerging… Is that what you mean?”
I looked at the Will-O’-the-Wisp that was neatly stored in the inventory.
In the game, ‘abnormalities’ only appeared in certain places. I know all the places where ‘abnormal events’ occur and the types of monsters that appear at those times.
But…
I remembered the tiger mixed-blood that appeared during the competition.
He was clearly an awakener, but no information was visible in my insight.
I also remembered a strange miracle that occurred during the competition.
That is definitely Nahyun’s strength.
However, no information about that power appeared in Nahyun’s status window. And it wasn’t shown that Nahyun was brainwashed. I clenched my fists.
“Shit, there are too many variables…”
A sigh came out of my mouth.
Still, since Park Siwoo and Shin Baran are in the area where Nahyun is on field training, there won’t be a big problem.
There are two of them with holy attribute magic, so even if there are no aggro items, at least they won’t die… No, seriously hurt—
“Ah…”
In my mind, I remember the group that went to the other side getting hurt.
It’s like Nahyun was covered in blood during the midterm exam.
“Shit!”
It’ll be okay!
I buried my head in the pillow for no reason.
The moment I was about to scream,
[You really haven’t changed at all. Your essence of using people at will hasn’t changed at all.]
[Is that a reason to put Miss Nahyun in danger without her consent?]
[When you gave Miss Nahyun the bead, you should have at least warned her that something dangerous would happen!]
[You still don’t know? You ignored Miss Nahyun’s wishes just because you wanted to reduce variables, and furthermore, you ignored Miss Nahyun!]
Na Yuri’s words pass through my mind.
“…This is what it felt like.”
I guess this is how my colleagues felt when they saw me putting everyone in danger just for the sake of efficiency.
I guess this is how Nahyun felt when she told me that she trusted me even though she was unexpectedly thrown into danger.
The strength in my hand holding the cloth loosens. I looked blankly at the crumpled fabric,
“I’m really trash…”
I buried my face in the pillow again.
Do you realize that now?
I read the appearance part with a blank expression.
It’s convenient in situations like this to be given enough space to check the general context even if my name appears only a few times.
As expected, Scammer was also contacted by Oracle a long time ago.
As I read down the few words containing important information, I paused for a long moment on the last line.
Still, he regrets his mistakes and is correcting them, so he’s not a completely bad guy.
…Maybe.
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HahahahhaFeelingGuiltyHahahaha?
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My sweet potato is going to explode hahahaha I’m leaving.
(sweet potato: frustration)
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Getting off is in order of intelligence.
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No, now that he feels it’s real, he regrets the times when he treated kids like a game, you crazy psycho brats;;;
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Is this ur business?
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You just live like that…
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Yea I’m gonna live like this my whole life yk?
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Author, please bring Nahyun back.
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Yeah Nahyun went to America~
(it’s a meme from a cartoon series called Black Rubber Shoes, where they said if they die, they go to america)
I skipped the comments. As long as my meta point didn’t go down, that’s fine.
…I thought it was a good thing that Scammer didn’t see the comments.
[Episode 58 Appearance Part]
“Park Siwoo.”
“Why?”
“Here, give it to Nahyun.”
I handed the Will-O’-the-Wisp to Park Siwoo.
Nahyun would know how to use it. Because I gave her the answer when she was curious and asked a question before.
Park Siwoo looked at the Will-O’-the-Wisp I gave him and took it without saying a word, putting it in a long bag to give to Nahyun.
“Thanks.”
Enough. This way, they won’t get hurt too much.
Park Siwoo, who had been silent, adjusted the long bag and opened his mouth.
“…Aren’t you going to ask about what happened during the competition?”
“…About Nahyun using some strange powers?”
I was silent for a moment.
I want to ask a question right now. But then, then…
What if Nahyun turns away from me?
I’m scared of that.
“I won’t ask.”
It would be better to investigate separately. That was my compromise and my greed.
In response, Park Siwoo met my eyes, closed his mouth for a moment, and then spoke slowly.
“Really? That’s strange. I thought you might ask separately.”
“Me? Why?”
In response to what I said, Park Siwoo blurted out something indifferent.
“…? Well, because Nahyun’s power couldn’t be analyzed even with your own eyes.”
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All that came to my mind was a question mark.
Ah, so Calmy knows Scammer’s abilities, he doe…?
Why? How?
No, really, why?
For a moment, I couldn’t understand Park Siwoo’s words.
“…What?”
The moment I was about to ask Park Siwoo what that meant, Shin Baran shouted.
“Park Siwoo! Let’s go!”
“I’ll be going. See you next time.”
“Wai…!”
Before I could even interrogate Park Siwoo, he flew away like the wind.
I was frozen, but with Na Yuri’s urging, I was barely able to move.
Scammer was shocked and so was I.
The comments were similar to my reaction.
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???Whuat???
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Ah, so the original main character knows the main character’s abilities? Why???
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Whuat… Whuat is happening…
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The original main character goes to the place where the heroine is, but doesn’t this mean the heroine is taken away?
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Extremely disgusting drift
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Heroine pre-sale charge cut!
Is it similar?
Aside from this, I couldn’t figure out how on earth Calmy knew about his abilities.
Does he even know about my abilities?
Should I hint later…?
After reading all the appearance parts with a new concern, I glanced at the Will-O’-the-Wisp I had put in my inventory.
It seems that Scammer returned it in good faith. Did I doubt him for no reason?
When something remained in my heart,
“Nahyun, are you sleeping?”
A low whispering voice came from the bed above my head. It was Min Jaeyoon’s voice.
“Nope. Why?”
Although it took quite a while to read the appearance part, I wasn’t sleeping yet.
Min Jaeyoon seemed to be shaking for a moment and then made a low voice.
“You know, I’ve thought about it a lot.”
I quietly listened to her words.
“Is it really possible, as Nahyun said, to have two precious people?”
I swallowed a sigh. I told her every time I had the chance, but it seemed like it wasn’t enough to change the firm belief that had been formed throughout Min Jaeyoon’s life.
The moment I thought that,
“But, after meeting Baran today, is that really possible…? I kept thinking about it.”
I was surprised by Min Jaeyoon’s sudden declaration of drift.
“…Hm? Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
What was the trigger?
Did Shin Baran’s endless praise for Na Yuri break something in Min Jaeyoon? If I had known this would happen, I would have praised her too!
Perhaps because I was sleepy, random thoughts were cluttering my mind.
“Nahyun is good at lying, right?”
Suddenly, Min Jaeyoon hit the hook.