Chapter 68
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 68 - How to Deal with Abnormal Situations (17)
Min Jaeyoon and Shin Baran looked at me with wide eyes. Calmy had an indescribable look.
Why are your eyes open like that? Sir Park.
“If you’re going, take me too.”
“It’s dangerous.”
I was dumbfounded by those words.
“Then you think it’s not dangerous to you?”
Despite my legitimate rebuttal, Calmy only said what he had to say.
“I’m a hero. I have to keep people at the gate.”
“So if I become a hero, I will avoid danger?”
“It’s my job. I shouldn’t burden others.”
I walked up to Calmy, who was repeating the same thing, and strongly touched his shoulders. My teeth were grinding together.
“Right, Sir hero. No, Park Siwoo.”
It’s you, you know.
I knocked him down to the floor. He was surprisingly easily pushed down and sat down.
“You were the one who told me to rely on my friends.”
I didn’t know what kind of expression I was making.
“That’s why I relied on you.”
Perhaps my expression was quite messed up as I saw this guy in front of me distort his face in a way I had never seen before.
“Yet you don’t.”
Until now, I had only been comforted by this child, so I didn’t really know what to say to him.
“I don’t care if you’re a hero. But you’re still my friend.”
Still, there is something I want to say.
So I squeezed my voice. shouted.
“What fool would stay still when their friend jumps into danger alone! Let me protect you too, you idiot!”
I’m not something you just protect.
“I want to be friends with you! I don’t want to be saved!”
I want to be friends who support and rely on each other and overcome danger in the same position.
His dark blue eyes widened. Those watery eyes were like the deep sea.
“I’m a hero. I can’t just drag anyone in.”
“Do you think I’m someone who would be easily dragged into?”
“…No.”
“Exactly. Then shut up and respect my opinion. This is a conclusion I reached after careful consideration.”
He eventually burst out laughing at my words.
Clank!
I could hear the sound of his sword hitting the floor, then he covered his eyes with both arms. The laughter gradually turned into watery crying.
Before long, he cried.
That look was something we couldn’t see in the calm person he always was, and it was truly the look of someone our age.
“If you have any difficulties, tell me anytime.”
I remembered what he had said to me before and added it, and he answered in a tearful voice.
“Hey. Can we talk about that difficult thing now?”
That’s what I said last time.
I laughed.
“Of course.”
He opened his mouth. Short words came out of his mouth.
“I followed in my grandmother’s footsteps, so I have to finish the gate.”
“Ancestors should clean ancestors’ shit. There are actually living ancestors, you know. That, mm, Miss Yggdrasil or something.”
When I grumbled, Calmy laughed softly.
“I’m a hero, so I must step forward.”
“If you think about it that way, Na Yuhan, our commander, must command the world. Since you are still a student hero, only worry about your student duties. okay?”
“Wouldn’t people swear?”
“Those who swear are bastards.”
I spoke harshly.
“If you see someone swearing, catch them. I’ll beat them up instead.”
At those words, he burst out laughing. What’s funny? I’m serious.
Anyway, the bursting-out-laughing Calmy spoke.
“Even if it’s not for that reason, I want to save people.”
“Arh, really? Then let’s go. Because it’s a crisis, I won’t say anything.”
I came down from above and grabbed my meister gun. Then Calmy chuckled and grabbed his holy sword again.
“W-Wait, what?”
Then, Shin Baran, who had been distracted by this unprecedented situation for a while, regained his senses and was shocked. I responded kindly.
“I am, go, battlefield.”
(the italic words, she said it in english lol)
At those words, Min Jaeyoon timidly raised her hand.
“Take me too…!”
“Miss Jaeyoon!”
“Because I’m worried about people…! I want to do anything!”
Shin Baran looked at the three of us in bewilderment, sighed, and then took out her weapon.
“It can’t be helped. I’ll go too.”
“Baran, you too?”
It was unexpected. I thought persuading Shin Baran would be the most difficult. She answered my question calmly.
“I’m so worried about you guys… causing trouble!”
Then, in a quiet voice, she gripped her bow tightly.
“…I don’t want to see Sister being pushed around like this.”
If that’s the case. I nodded and took out four travel tickets from my pocket.
“Now. It’s a transportation item. Just tear it up and we can move wherever we want.”
“…Wouldn’t it be okay if we used this from the beginning?”
I avoided Shin Baran’s gaze and laughed, haha. I was going to give it to each person once they decided where to go. I don’t know if it’s fortunate, but everyone chose the battlefield.
“I’ll start explaining the operation.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on me at my words. Although it’s a simple operation, it’s better than nothing.
I chose my words carefully and communicated my plan to everyone.
“Then, let’s go!”
After getting ready, everyone tore up their travel tickets.
Everyone’s figure has disappeared in the south.
***
Shin Baran and I took our positions inside the fortress, a reasonable distance from the front line.
When I looked with Clairvoyant, I saw that cracks had already begun to appear in several places in the barrier, including the center.
I quickly took out the Will-O’-The-Wisp that Scammer had returned. The blue lantern was shaped like a lotus flower.
I spoke as I tied it on one of Shin Baran’s arrows.
“Insert mana and shoot right away. Understand?”
“Mmhm!”
Shin Baran took a stance, leaning her back diagonally against the wall. A chilly wind blew.
and.
Swoosh—!
A blue flame burned.
— What? Where are you!
— C-Captain?
— Is now the time? Just come quickly and help!
Before the arrow aimed at the opposite window left the inside of the fortress, the Will-O’-The-Wisp’s ability to move allies was activated.
The hunters who were suddenly moved to the central fortress were confused for a moment, yet soon regained their posture like veterans and began to participate in the battle.
The arrow of light that escaped from inside the fortress and was shot through the hole in the barrier immediately attracted the attention of monsters.
KEEEEAAAGHHH—!
Each of the flying monsters began to fight for the Will-O’-The-Wisp. Monsters on the ground also flocked to its bottom.
I looked at it nervously.
My Clairvoyant skill is more of an ability to see better things within my field of vision. The Will-O’-The-Wisp, hidden by a swarm of monsters, was hard to see.
“How is it?”
Shin Baran, another person with Clairvoyant skill, answered my question.
“It’s gradually turning red.”
Her Clairvoyant skill was close to Clairvoyant scope. She can see objects that are very far away and even if they’re obscured by anything, but her viewing radius is narrow compared to the distance.
Recently, I have improved my vision at close range through training, yet it’s still not good enough for me. So we were both using our Clairvoyant to assess the situation.
“Ugh…”
I chewed my lip.
I think they noticed the Will-O’-The-Wisp… But that spider brat, why is it moving so slowly?
I blamed the level boss for being tied to the new party and moving slowly.
At that time, the attention of the tier party and the new party turned.
— L-Look here! No, look here!
At the end of the gaze was Min Jaeyoon, who was radiating black magic, and Calmy, carrying her while holding up the shining Blue Twilight.
— What are you doing, you guys!
Choi Garam’s astonished voice was vividly heard through the communicator.
Among the monsters in the tower, none have holy attributes. Those with holy attributes are born only among humans.
Perhaps that was why the monsters in the tower reacted quite hostilely to those with holy attributes.
What’s more, it’s the Blue Twilight that radiates top-tier mana? They can’t help but react.
I was relieved to see the level boss moving towards Min Jaeyoon, albeit belatedly.
— I-I-It’s coming! and! Looks like the attack worked!
Why is Min Jaeyoon riding on Calmy’s back?
Because some of her work requires her to run fast, and she runs slowly. Among us, Calmy is the most agile.
— I’ll run.
Calmy quickly started moving away from the fortress. The sounds of hunters making a fuss could be heard through the communicator, but they paid no attention.
I spoke to them through the communicator.
— You’re doing great. Don’t worry, just go ahead.
— Kang Nahyun! You too!
I heard Choi Garam yell in anger after hearing my voice.
Min Jaeyoon took out something from her inventory while swaying. It was something I had given in advance.
[Giant Mushroom – 100 points]
– You becoem as large as 50m in 5 minutes.
As soon as Min Jaeyoon swallowed the mushroom, her size slowly began to grow huge.
Calmy quickly let go of her as she got heavier and jumped on her head by the time she had grown to the size of a third-floor apartment.
Min Jae-yoon grew up so quickly that she could soon be seen even without using Clairvoyant.
KEEAAAGHHH—!
As if there was a sense of crisis due to Min Jae-yoon’s huge size and the holy mana that Calmy was emitting, the level boss tried to slam its long, disgusting legs towards Min Jaeyoon.
However, the leg was cut off by a slash of blue and beautiful light.
“I’ll open it!”
Min Jaeyoon’s voice rang loudly.
While Calmy and the newly joined Shin Bareun group were fighting the leg of the boss, Min Jaeyoon opened the mouth of the boss with both hands.
— W-What.
Although I heard a sound of shock, I just ignored it. As there was something more urgent than that.
I took my stance and spoke to Shin Baran.
“Shoot it.”
“Mmhm.”
I recalled rolling under Yggdrasil and practicing controlling the power of magic bullets before obtaining the meister weapon.
Right now, I’m the only one who has the ability to stuff that damn spider thing in the mouth without immediately activating the Will-O’-The-Wisp’s self-destruct function.
I calmly took a deep breath.
Shin Baran shot arrows at the wings of those around the Will-O’-The-Wisp, causing them to crash. A red light could be seen briefly between the arrows of light fired by the skill and between the groups of fallen monsters.
The moment it was obscured by numerous monsters again,
Bang—!
I shot.
Not strong, yet not weak either.