episode_0011

How dangerous is the slime you are about to catch? The first slime I caught in the city was enough to kill me if I kicked it roughly, but the slime in this forest would be even more dangerous.

What matters is how dangerous it is. There are rumors on the Internet that it is acidic, so it melts weapons, that it is over 150cm tall, so if swallowed, it is the end, that there is no physical way to kill it, etc.

But although such stories exist, they are not credible. This is probably because there were only a few people who reached level 5, or because there were few people who spoke about it with any credibility.

The speed of people leveling up was slower than expected. Do Yoo-geon and himself hunt about two or three times a week, and although he tends to be a bit restless, he seems to level up quickly because he knows where his prey is through magic and moves efficiently. It’s similar to people who quit their jobs and join the Exploration League. This is true even considering the fact that the Exploration League is inherently incompetent.

Geniuses who are more talented than you probably level up faster than you and know a lot, but since they don’t seem to use the internet, you can’t know. It would be nice to get their help. If you have talent, it would be great if you didn’t just keep it to yourself, but also went online and shared some information.

Because of the lack of information on the Internet, I had no intention of catching slime. However, Do Yoo-geon was begging me to catch the slime. I was worried that he would recklessly go out and catch it alone, and I felt that the scratches made by the tree branches disappeared and that the wounds that occurred when I logged in disappeared when I logged out, so I decided to catch him in the end.

Since I have a grimoire, I can probably buy time to log out. The magic book contains tens of times more magic power than the amount normally used, so it will be used to buy time in an emergency. Whether he would have the presence of mind to fire dozens of times more magical power in one shot is another story.

At the end of my walk, I saw slime. A giant slime that is blue, opaque, round, and as tall as you.

As the slime slowly passed by the tree, the tree melted and fell. A sound rang through the forest.

“…….”

I guessed the size with my senses, but wasn’t it too much to have acid?

“Oh! That’s awesome.”

“What’s so great?”

“You have to be at that level to have a proper adventure and hunt. Let’s go!”

I don’t want to do that properly… … . I want to live an easy life.

He said, excitedly following the guy who was quickly leading the way.

“If it’s dangerous, log out.”

“Okay, okay.”

“Are you listening? What if it’s dangerous?”

“Log in.”

As he got closer to the slime, Do Yoo-geon looked around on the ground and picked up a large rock. And handed the sword over to this side.

“Do what?”

“for a moment.”

The guy took a stance and threw a rock at the slime. Even though the distance is quite long, it is a dangerous sudden action. Do you know how the slime will respond and start a fight already? While he was panicking, Do Yu-geon held him and hid behind a tree.

The flying stone collided with the slime and was swallowed, then melted and disappeared. It was a fairly large stone, but there was no damage.

The slime came towards us. It moves so slowly that it seems like it could run away on foot. If you see it just coming, does it mean that it can’t attack from a distance or has no intention of attacking right away?

Do Yu-geon sighed.

“I don’t think stabbing me with a sword will work, so how do I catch it?”

“Don’t do anything more dangerous or weird than that. It went well just now, but it was a dangerous action.”

“yes.”

This is not a cool answer. Is it useless to say more? It would be more productive to think about how to catch slime.

“I think it would be difficult with a sword, but it would be easy with magic.”

Since it moves slowly, it seems like you can catch it just by shooting magic from afar. I don’t know how effective the magic will be because of its size, but if you shoot it a lot, it will die someday.

“Only you can use magic. It’s meaningless if I can’t catch it.”

“You’re strict.”

Is there no way to catch it with a sword? Now that I think about it, I can sense that there is a crystal in the center of the slime that has a lot of magical energy gathered in it. After talking to him, he concluded that it was a slime hack. This is a very fantasy inference and conclusion.

“It’s fantasy, so even if it’s really a slime core, how can you target that thing with a sword? It moves every time the slime moves, and it seems to be about 70cm deep.”

“You can just walk up and stab it. It’s as long as the sword.”

“Is that possible?”

“of course.”

If the slime moves, the core will also move violently, but is that as easy as it sounds? It’s even dangerous.

When the guy tried to step forward, I grabbed the hem of his clothes and stopped him.

“Let’s try that with the next slime and safely catch this slime with magic.”

After thinking for a moment, the guy agreed. Together with the guy, we distanced ourselves from the slime and hid behind a tree.

As I gathered my magic power while holding the grimoire in my arms, the guy spoke.

“Are you trying to use magic now?”

“that’s right.”

“How about using a different magic to catch it already?”

“Really? Hmm….”

It’s a different kind of magic. What kind of magic is there? Nowadays, magic is simply a method of processing magical power and shooting it. No matter how you process the magic here, isn’t it ultimately the same magic, just that there is a difference in proficiency? If it were to be called another magic, other elements would have to be added beyond processing.

So let’s use the magic law. I haven’t tested whether it can be called a law, but there are simple laws in magic.

One of those laws is that the more horsepower is compressed, the more difficult it is to compress. In other words, could it be said that magic resists each other? Or is there a mechanical law in magic? Or is the compression amount of horsepower and manipulation capacity proportional?

Since I’m not in the field of science or engineering, I don’t know the appropriate expression. Let’s just say that magicians don’t get along well. Reconciliation is only a hardship for this side.

Since magical powers do not get along well, various actions are restricted and magic becomes simple. But this time, I plan to take advantage of a bad relationship.

What happens if the forcefully compressed magic power is left unattended at some point? Since their relationship is bad, they will try to separate from each other. It is a magical explosion.

explosion. new and good It’s different from before. Let’s give it a try.

He boldly gathered the surrounding magic power. The wind blew and the hem of the clothes swayed according to the magic power. Several times more magic power than what is normally fired was compressed into a round shape. It’s the size of a fist. When I was experimenting before, it was a bit difficult so I quit, but now it’s easy. Has your competency increased? Well then, let’s collect a little more.

I took out the magic power from the grimoire in chunks, added it, and compressed the magic power into a size the size of a fingernail. It’s getting a bit difficult.

When I looked at the slime, it was still far away. Even though there is a lot of distance, it is slow. Every time a slime swallows a tree, it falls down and makes a sound. It’s quite an intimidating sight, but since you’re watching it from a distance, it doesn’t feel like a threat.

I fired a bunch of magical energy, hid behind a tree, and closed my eyes. Magic power becomes more difficult to control the further away it is, so you have to concentrate to properly compress it in front of the slime.

The magical mass maintained its shape even after passing between trees and grass and colliding with leaves several times, before eventually encountering slime.

Crash, expand, explode.

The slime exploded and the trees were pushed away. Piles of dirt flew and strong winds shook the forest.

I heard a loud noise and covered my ears. I should have stopped it a long time ago.

It wasn’t long before the experience started flying in. Dead. Since it was a slime, I was nervous for a moment as to whether it would explode and come back to life.

“It’s a magic scam.”

The guy stuck his head out, looked at the situation, and said.

“I can’t deny it.”

It was a good idea to easily catch an acid slime about 150cm tall.

When I went to the magic wreckage, I saw that there was a hole several meters deep and the surrounding area was a mess with fallen trees and dirt. If I, a somewhat talented person, can do this, I can’t imagine the extent to which true geniuses can do it.

“Is it my turn now?”

“Are you sure you can catch it? Wouldn’t it be better if I just catch it with magic?”

I caught it easily with magic, but I don’t understand how they can catch slime with a sword.

“Don’t worry. I can be considered a genius.”

I’m really very conceited. Still, it’s true that he’s talented, so is it possible? I don’t know.

Now that I think about it, no matter what this guy does with his talent, how does he catch other people? When I spoke to him, the answer was simple.

“Maybe I should use a spear.”

“Now that I think about it… no, how can I pierce a small core with a spear I’m not skilled at?”

“They will take care of that.”

It moved towards the next slime.

Do Yoo-geon, who encountered the second slime, approached it and caught it easily, putting into practice the saying that it dies if it pierces its core.

However, in the process, a little bit of mucus splashed onto my hand and I suffered a slight burn. Should I buy some gloves?

* * *

I logged out and took the subway. When I hang out with him, I usually eat fast food or delivery food out of consideration for his financial situation, but this time, Do Yoo-geon asked me to buy him a meal as a wish, so I made a reservation at a Korean restaurant. But even now, it’s absurd to think that all I got as a wish was food.

“why?”

After looking at him for a while, he asked me a question as if he was puzzled.

“It’s nothing. Give me your injured hand.”

“It’s all done.”

I looked at the guy’s hands. I logged out and the image disappeared, but I wonder if it’s really any better.

“Squeeze your hand once and then open it.”

Do Yu-geon clenched and opened his hand.

“Jam jam jam.”

Maybe it’s normal?

“How about going to the hospital and getting a check-up?”

“I understand your concerns, but honestly, it’s too much. You’ll be better after logging out.”

“That’s right.”

“I know what you’re talking about even if you don’t say it. Is it a cosmic horror incident? Are you worried about something like that? I think you’re overly worried. It’s been fine so far, so why should I worry?”

“There is no guarantee that things will be okay in the future.”

“Then when a problem arises, you can think again.”

“And what if something irreversible, that is, something that can’t be reversed, happens?”

The guy thought for a moment and said.

“Let’s solve it with talent then.”

I burst out laughing out of frustration. Is it talent?

In fact, I myself think that I am worrying too much these days. There is a possibility of cosmic horror, but since it hasn’t happened yet, I wonder if it will end up as a delusion. Rather, I worry whether it is necessary to actively take risks in order to adapt to a fantasy phenomenon like a system. If fantasy is the trend of the times, shouldn’t it be necessary to do something like that in order not to fall behind? I’m even more confused these days, perhaps because my dad is busy predicting the aftermath of system distribution.

Do Yu-geon shrugged his shoulders.

“Besides, it’s the weekend and the hospital isn’t open.”

It doesn’t matter that it’s the weekend.

When I arrived at the Korean restaurant, I was guided by the staff and went into my room. I sat down on the chair and stretched.

I’m tired. My body is getting better as I level up, and I get some exercise by going hunting, so I feel like I’m definitely in better shape physically. But I’m mentally tired.

Walking outside is bad for your mind. If I stopped hunting and reading books at home, everything would be easier. It would be the icing on the cake if I could use magic to read while lying down.

Do Yu-geon said while looking around the room.

“Are you eating somewhere like this?”

“It’s close here.”

I’m not very good at cooking here, but it’s close so it’s nice to come here.

“That’s not what I meant.”

what.

“……Did you want to eat something?”

The guy just shrugged his shoulders.

* * *

I feel the limits of magic. Controlling and applying magical power could be called magic, but it is insufficient.

Can’t we really do something magical? Things like throwing fireballs or moving through space. Considering that the login process involves moving through space, I don’t think it’s impossible, but I can’t figure out how to do it. Have wizards who are more genius than you found the answer? Or are they also stuck here? If you know a way, please let me know.

Still, I found a clue this time when Do Yoo-geon got burned and logged out. Logging out will heal your wounds. After taking a quick look at the process, I realized that the magic power around the wound is arranged in a certain manner and the nature of the magic changes, creating a healing effect.

It’s Eureka. Changes in the arrangement and nature of magical power. If this is not a clue, what is a clue?

I searched the house and found a needle.