Chapter 96
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 96 - How to Face Unexpected Situations (1)
I recalled the time I consulted Yggdrasil before the vacation.
“Hmm, you mean ‘if one uses an elixir on hyper-awakening’?”
Yggdrasil answered my question as if it was nothing.
“Hyper-awakening is when the innate awakener’s abilities are very outstanding, but the vessel that holds them, the body, can’t handle them and goes wild. Elixirs are excellent medicines that cure all diseases and make the body in the best condition. So if you have an elixir, you can easily treat hyper-awakening.”
“I see.”
“Well, that too… You need an elixir. As you know, the last elixir was used up during the Yongin Gate disaster seven years ago, and since there are no materials to make an elixir, there’s no way to obtain an elixir.”
I looked up at Yggdrasil as I said that, thought for a moment, then made a plan and opened my mouth. I felt a little awkward because it seemed like I was using Yggdrasil, but my family was still the most important to me.
“If I could obtain it?”
“What?”
“If I could actually obtain the elixir and use it on the hyper-awakener? Then, would Miss Yggdrasil have any thoughts of coming to see the elixir?”
At my words, Yggdrasil slightly widened her eyes and then smiled as if she had noticed something.
“…You, it seems like you have some idea?”
“Yes. I can obtain the elixir, and I plan to.”
Yggdrasil must have vaguely guessed how I would obtain the elixir.
Right after the tournament, when the kids were discussing how to save me, they talked about my power. Yggdrasil, who had been eavesdropping, must have realized that I had some kind of strange power.
She laughed at my firm words and jumped up onto the desk. Her strong eyes turned to me with interest.
“How are you going to get it? I’ll tell you in advance, but as a teacher, I have a duty to stop you if you do something dangerous.”
“I won’t do anything dangerous. I’ll just use my own abilities.”
“—Yes. Then I’ll gladly go see it. I’ll bring someone with me to confirm that the elixir is real.”
“Thank you.”
I’ll contact you when I get it.
At my words, Yggdrasil laughed heartily and said.
Just come!
I’ve received confirmation, so I have no worry. All I need is…
“Sister, Teacher!”
“Ah, Nahyun is here! Welcome back! Sorry, I couldn’t pick you up because I was busy organizing the flower bed.”
“It’s okay. But I have something else to tell you. Can you spare a moment? Kangyoo, you too.”
“Of course!”
“Yeah!”
Only with the permission of Teacher and Kangyoo.
She told me to go to her room to talk, so I headed there with the two of us.
This place, which was mainly used as a reception room, was decorated with low tables and sofas, just like the principal’s office of a normal school, to match its purpose. I sat the two of us down on the old, sunken sofa and got straight to the point.
“I found a way to fix Kangyoo’s hyper-awakening without taking away his abilities.”
“…What? Really?”
“Yes.”
Kangyoo’s face and the teacher’s face brightened in surprise at the same time.
“But if Kangyoo’s awakening is fixed, he will just be treated as an awakener, right?”
“I assume so?”
“Then he has to enroll in Guardian Academy unconditionally, and he has no choice but to become a hunter or a researcher. However, if he gets the surgery this winter, it’ll be different. He’ll lose his abilities and become a normal person. He can’t become a hunter, but he can do anything freely.”
“Um… That’s true.”
“So, I want to ask permission from Teacher, and give Kangtoo a chance to choose his future.”
Teacher nodded silently at my words.
“I think that he should be able to choose his own future. I want to give the choice to Kangyoo.”
“…That’s right. Kangyoo, what do you think?”
Kangyoo, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, turned his blue eyes to me silently. And soon, he smiled.
“Sister. You know that my answer is set, right?”
He held out his hand to me. As if asking for another future that he had.
“I’ll become a hunter. I’ll become a hunter, protect everyone, and stand by your side.”
That was his answer, so I smiled and nodded silently.
Now all that was left was to contact Yggdrasil.
After finishing the discussion, I took out the elixir while sitting next to the two people. Then I made a video call to Yggdrasil through the device.
She answered the call right away.
I saw people who looked like researchers moving busily behind her, as if they were busy.
— Hmm! Is it Kang Nahyun? It’s been a while!
“Hello, Miss Yggdrasil. It’s been a while.”
— Right. Contacting me during the vacation? What’s going on?
“I got the elixir. I’m going to feed it to my younger sibling who suffers from hyper-awakening, so please come see me as promised.”
I shook the bottle containing the elixir toward the screen. It was a bottle with a gorgeous pattern engraved on it, like many vines intertwined.
They say that during the Savior raid, a lot of elixirs came out of the tower, so one should be able to tell what it was just by looking at the bottle.
As expected, Yggdrasil narrowed her eyes at the screen and let out a sigh.
— Hmm… Alright! I’ll check if my disciple was scammed or if she achieved something!
“I wasn’t scammed.”
Meta system doesn’t cheat. I held the Meta system elixir and smiled confidently.
Yggdrasil, who saw me like that, snickered and boasted that she would go right away.
Thus, the appointment was set for a few days later. I was grateful that she made time for me despite her busy schedule.
***
After the discussion about the elixir, a few days passed quickly.
Kangyoo and I were waiting for Yggdrasil on the street near the orphanage, the meeting place, around the scheduled time.
She said that if we stood near the orphanage, she would pick us up in her car.
She just said that we would know what kind of car it was when we saw it.
I knew what kind of car she had through <Academy’s F-Class Commander>, so I just said okay and let it go.
It was definitely enough that anyone would know that it was Yggdrasil’s car.
“What should I do, Sister? I’m so nervous!”
“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”
Kangyoo looked around the road with an excited expression and asked if the car he just saw was it, if it was even a little unique.
Every time he did, I corrected him and patted Kangyoo who was slightly sullen.
I looked up at the clock on the street and saw that it was exactly 2 o’clock, the time of our appointment.
She’ll be there soon.
As soon as I thought that, an incredibly flashy car appeared from the other side, drawing everyone’s attention.
It was a pure white sports car, but the problem was that it had all kinds of monster stickers all over its body. They even drew the monsters much cuter than they actually were, making her look like a monster otaku.
In the driver’s seat, Yggdrasil was wearing sunglasses and waving her hand in my direction with her long silver hair fluttering.
“Wooow!”
Kangyoo, who immediately brightened up at the sight of Yggdrasil in the serious car, waved his hand.
I tried to look as calm as possible and waved lightly. That car was really embarrassing.
Yggdrasil stopped in front of us, standing on the large clock in front of the street, and rolled down the passenger side window. She lifted her sunglasses slightly with her fingertips.
“What are you doing, kids! Get in!”
“Yes!”
“Yes.”
Kangyoo, excited, quickly approached the car. I got in the passenger seat, and he got in the back seat.
Instead of monsters, the car was painted with cute drawings of all kinds of weapons, but Kangyoo was looking at it with shining eyes as if he found it even interesting.
Yeah, if you like it, that’s fine…
As soon as Yggdrasil started the car, she started playing rough rock music and started blowing bubble gum.
“…It’s hip.”
“Really? Thanks.”
Yggdrasil slammed on the brakes and grinned.
Contrary to her appearance that suggested she would drive roughly, her driving was surprisingly stable.
She said with her hands on the steering wheel.
“I’ve requested a researcher to be dispatched. They will determine whether the elixir you have is genuine or not.”
“I see. Thank you.”
“Well. Whether the contents are real or fake, it’s been a while since I’ve seen that bottle, so this isn’t too much trouble. And you’re my student. Since a student asked for help from a teacher, it’s only natural that a teacher should help a student.”
“…”
My face felt hot for some reason.
I was glad that Yggdrasil was looking ahead the whole time while driving, so I looked at the scenery side by side with her.
Soon after, the car carrying the three of us entered a large, shiny building.
I followed her directions inside the building and headed to a room.
And when I opened the door, inside…
“Fufu, fufufu… If you add slime mucus to harpy blood—”
—somehow, quite.
“Just sticky harpy blood is complete!!! Xixi, xixixi…! Useless! But this uselessness is charming…!”
–an extremely weird person was there.
But why does it feel familiar?
I unconsciously took a step back at the strong scent of Park Yoola that I felt from the stranger.
Yggdrasil, who had been making a strange expression upon seeing the researcher’s tail in the room, muttered.
“… A strange guy came on a dispatch. Hey, come to your senses!”
Yggdrasil went behind the researcher who was crouching down, muttering to himself, and combining monster materials, and kicked him hard.
Crash!
The researcher, who had been pushed forward by small feet, got up with a groan.
“Ugh… What is it? I’m busy right now.”
The sticky harpy blood flowed down his white clothes.
… It wasn’t a very nice sight.
Yggdrasil lightly kicked the researcher’s calf and pointed at us who were standing still at the door with her thumb.
“It’s work, kid. Aren’t you here to check the authenticity of the elixir?”
“Ah? Ah, ah. That’s right! Come in! Welcome!”
After hearing those words, he seemed to remember what he had to do, and he opened both his arms wide toward us as he patted off the sticky substance on his clothes.
And I hesitated whether to go back even now while holding the elixir I took out from my inventory.
… Is this person really okay?