episode_0029

“Let’s stop here for today.”

Originally, I would have tried to catch the fire slime since I reached level 20, but too much time had passed for that. I’m also tired.

“Already? You haven’t even caught the slime yet?”

“It’s already been a while.”

I checked the time on my smartphone. It was a little after 9 o’clock. If I wash up and lie down, it will be almost 10 o’clock.

“It’s past 9 o’clock. Too much time has passed already, hasn’t it?”

“Do you really need to go to bed at 10 o’clock? How can you always go to bed at 10 o’clock?”

“Because that’s my body rhythm. Thanks to that, I’m very drowsy right now, so it’s time to sleep.”

Do Yu-geon grabbed both of my arms. what. Both arms were pulled straight up. What are you doing.

“If you feel tired, stretch. Now, stretch.”

It was absurd, but I just stretched. Ah, there was a popping sound in my back.

“Are you awake?”

Is that possible?

“No, it’s the same.”

“Your expression has changed.”

Is it so difficult to manage facial expressions? I touched my cheek to see if something had changed, but I wasn’t sure. I need a mirror.

“It is a lie.”

This now?

I lifted the grimoire that was on his head with magic and rubbed the guy’s head.

“Ahh! Wait a minute! Static electricity, static electricity!”

“I know.”

When I lifted the grimoire, hair also came up. haha. This is lightning magic.

I put the grimoire away, but Do Yu-geon was disgusted and straightened his hair. Hmm, maybe that was too much. Still, this isn’t too much, right?

As I was looking at him and thinking about it, I felt something coming on my senses. They were goblins sneaking up through the forest from a short distance away. I think I heard the sound of a tree falling.

Do Yoo-gun also seemed to have noticed the sign, straightened his hair and looked in the direction of the goblin.

“Can’t you hear anything?”

What are you talking about?

“There’s no sound, but it’s true that goblins are coming.”

“Really? Then I guess you heard correctly. I’ll catch him.”

The guy went into the forest. I tried to concentrate and listen to the sound, but I couldn’t hear anything. What did you hear?

Do Yu-geon’s physical abilities are somehow subtly deviating from reality, but only this side is normal. Well, I really hate Schrödinger. It’s not Schrödinger’s fault, but I just cursed inside.

Since we are wizards anyway, physical abilities are probably good. I just figured it all out with magic. Well then.

The sound of a fight was heard for a moment, and Do Yu-geon came back. I took a quick look and there were no injuries. It’s a natural result, but I don’t really believe it.

“So that’s it for today?”

“Yeah. I’m tired.”

He was disappointed, but it was something that could not be helped. So who wants to spend time chopping down trees?

Do Yu-geon, who was nodding his head, looked over his head and his expression changed to a surprised expression. What is it, is there a problem with the grimoire? I picked up the grimoire that was placed on my head, but the guy’s gaze was still above me.

I turned my head back to see something, and saw smoke coming from the forest some distance away. ah. It looks like you just respawned near the fire slime by hunting goblins.

“catch!”

“Hold something.”

“that!”

I just gave up and now I’m like this? When I estimated the distance with my senses, it was just around the corner. If I stay this far and log out, I can sleep before 10 o’clock.

But that’s it, sleepy is sleepy.

“It’s farther than it looks. Let’s catch it later and log out for today.”

“I can see on your face that you’re lying.”

I flinched for a moment, but calmly pretended not to. As the guy said, it’s not that facial expressions are completely impossible to manage. If you decide to hide it, it’s easy to hide it. I may not be able to because I’m tired right now.

“You’re not recklessly labeling people as liars.”

“I understand what Ms. Cha Ha-neul is saying. But this time, it’s a lie.”

I was grabbed by the hand and led into the forest.

“Let’s go! It’s an adventure, an adventure!”

What I was disappointed about earlier was his expression of excitement as he went somewhere. Yes, you can just hold it and sleep.

It flew right next to Doyugun and entered the forest.

The level 20 mob is a fire slime. It’s literally a fireball slime, but it’s as big as this. It burns so brightly that it not only burns the surrounding trees and grass, but also turns the entire forest into ashes. Explorers who leveled up quickly say that the hunting ground has turned into a forest of ash or something.

As I continued, I could feel the temperature gradually rising, and a warm feeling came over me. The entire forest beyond my vision was a sea of fire. Smoke rising into the sky and an acrid smell.

I feel like my health is deteriorating. Anyway, if I log out, everything will be cured, but I feel uncomfortable for no reason.

“Where’s the slime?”

“Aren’t your feet hotter than that?”

This one is floating, but this one is stepping on the ground. Do Yu-geon tapped the ground with his foot. A spark flew out.

“It’s okay. I knew this would happen and took it into consideration when buying shoes.”

Umm. is it?

He pointed in the direction where the sensation was felt.

“It’s over there.”

I stepped on the remaining flames and walked through the flames to get closer. I saw a flame slime of a color that I couldn’t tell if it was red or yellow. A being that is motionless and still, but that alone sets the surrounding forest on fire and makes people afraid to approach.

A searing heat filled my lungs as I breathed in.

I heard a lot about it on the Internet, but when I actually tried to catch it, I was very embarrassed. How do you catch that?

A slime about 150cm tall approached as if it had discovered this area. The burning tree fell and a fire broke out. How do you really hold it?

When I saw Do Yu-geon, our eyes met.

“Some weapon buffs.”

“Are you sure you’ll catch it?”

“of course.”

“Really?”

“It’s difficult, so it’s not an adventure.”

First, I used the freeze magic on the sword. Do Yu-geon laughed.

“The pattern is similar to the acid slime anyway, so grab enough.”

I mean, it’s easy. Plus, they’re not exactly the same.

“You don’t even know if you get hurt?”

“Okay, okay.”

Do Yu-geon rushed at the flame slime. The slime erupted and created flames. When I swung the sword, the flames split and when I stabbed it, the slime core shattered.

The fire slime that lost its core collapsed and split. Small but still burning slimes rushed towards Do Yu-geon.

Four slimes died in the first sword strike. The second sword attack, which took a step back and gained distance, killed three of them. Third, fourth, fifth. The slimes died with every few sword strikes.

Although there was no wall in front of Do Yoo Gun, the slimes that attacked turned into experience points without being able to exceed a certain distance.

“ha ha ha!”

I’m excited. A slime sneaked up next to Do Yoo-geon and jumped. The guy who was happily swinging his sword lowered his head in surprise, and the slime’s attack passed by his head. The fluttering hair caught fire.

Grumble, growl.

“Oh, it’s hot!”

Do Yu-geon ran away in a panic.

Oh my.

The few slimes that were still alive followed suit. Before the distance got close, I crushed the slimes with my magic and they all exploded and died. It’s weak.

Do Yu-geon, who was shaking his head, lowered his head and asked.

“Is it off?”

I looked at my hair and saw that some of it was burnt.

“Yeah. There’s no fire. Is your head tingling?”

“No. That’s not it.”

He used healing magic. My hair is restored. What on earth is the principle of healing magic?

“Phew… Hahaha! I wasn’t planning on running away, but I got so embarrassed that I ran away.”

“If it’s dangerous, you should do it. Good job.”

The guy shrugged his shoulders.

“More than that, it’s amazing that you caught them all before they got close.”

“Because he’s a wizard.”

“But I’m stronger.”

huh? How do you think like that? I shook my head. I’m not doing it because it’s dangerous. If we spar, it’s clear that this side will win.

“Let’s log out now. I’m sleepy and the air is so hot here that it’s hard to breathe.”

“Okay. Don’t forget the offline meeting.”

“huh.”

* * *

I have a cold. I went to my doctor and he told me to eat well, sleep well, and rest well. I do that on a regular basis. In my past life, I wasn’t good at putting into practice what the doctor told me, but in this life, I’m doing just fine.

It would be better to listen to your doctor, but today will be difficult. I really don’t want to go out of the house, but unfortunately there is an offline meeting of the Exploration League today.

Recruitment was on a first-come, first-served basis, but Do Yu-geon managed to apply. I applied on the same day the post was posted, but even though they usually say that these meetings are first-come, first-served, they would tell the pre-selected people first and start recruiting, so I applied.

I thought it must have been successful because there were a lot of people recruited, but Do Yu-geon laughed and gave an additional explanation. It is said that he applied here the moment he saw the meeting post. Even before asking about their intention to participate.

I fought with my parents because I didn’t want to go to the academy, but when they told me I had already paid for the academy, I started going, and I learned to behave badly. Or maybe I learned the tricks of the world. Either way, I feel bad.

I met Do Yu-geon and went to the hotel where the meeting was held. This meeting is called a hotel. The Exploration League started a system distribution business and seems to have made some money. Personally, I was a bit skeptical, but it seems like it was a good thing as the security situation worsened.

I entered the banquet hall. I came in and stood, but Do Yu-geon kept standing and wouldn’t take a seat, so I took a seat first. Normally, Do Yoo-geon does this and I follow along, so what is going on?

“Are you sick?”

“Huh? No. You’re the one who’s hurt.”

“That’s right, but.”

I started coughing and coughed for a while. I’m trying not to show that I’m sick, but I keep coughing and it’s not working. When it’s over, you should rest well at home.

As I was drinking some water, someone came up next to me.

“Huh? I don’t remember your last name. Was your name Sky?”

I was curious and saw that it was a necromancer I had met at the last offline meeting. Thanks to you, I copied the dyeing skill. Although it was useless.

“Hello. This is my second time seeing you. It’s heaven.”

“As expected. I was just looking for a place to sit and this caught my eye. It also has a unique atmosphere.”

The necromancer sat down next to her, careful about her dress.

“The last time we met, it stayed in my memory. He said I should have done the same thing when I was in middle school.”

The necromancer covered his mouth and laughed. I need to react to something. I glanced at Do Yu-geon and saw that he was still messing around. This is what you usually do. Come to your senses.

I waited for a while, but Do Yu-geon didn’t respond, so I quit. I’m tired, but I have no choice but to respond.

“Because I was born with it. Everyone has that part. I think that’s what you’re talking about.”

“There is such a thing. But I guess my classmates are the exception. They were all rude during their school days.”

The necromancer laughed. I felt it last time too, but there was a lot of laughter.

I feel like the topic of conversation is too focused on this topic. Should I change the topic?

“But isn’t your dress cold? I think it was cold when you came.”

The necromancer tilted his head for a moment and then laughed.

“It’s cold! But the completion of fashion is a dress! I guess you could say, but I changed here so I’m not cold. The heating is warm, so I like it.”

Oh, I see.

I started coughing.

“Huh? Are you cold?”

“Yes. It’s a winter cold.”

After that, as we talked a few times, Do Yoo-geon joined the conversation and we were left out.

“As a necromancer, I can definitely say that spirits will play an important role in the Exploration League’s level 25 emergency response.”

“Maybe it’s magic rather than soul. There’s a lot of research on magic going on.”

“No. Magic research is in its beginning stages, so we don’t have the technology for that. The same goes for souls, but if you’re an Exploration Alliance, it’s a different story. Slime detector is a bit of a strange technology, but that’s okay. So wouldn’t souls be possible as well?”

“Then wouldn’t magic be possible?”

“That’s right, but… if the necromancer skill isn’t used for something like this, the necromancer profession is so lame. If there is a conscience in the system, there must be something there.”

As time passed and several procedures passed, the federation president came up to the podium. The story is that this place was prepared to prepare for the possible appearance of mobs in the city at level 25, or something like that.

It is said that he invented a detector that can detect mobs even if they appear in the city. As the name suggests, it is a slime detector, and it is said that it somehow detects it using magical power.

The necromancer muttered next to him.

“Can’t I change my job?”

The federation leader talked about linking with applications and future plans, and left the podium, saying that there would be sharing of know-how, but to enjoy the banquet freely.

Now that I see the named explorer on the podium, I guess I can just eat and go home.

I ate bread before the meal. It’s okay.

“I’ll just say one word! Can’t you say one word?”

There was a commotion on the podium. I was wondering something, so I looked and saw that the named explorer who was giving a presentation had been forcibly pushed down, and it seemed like an explorer was occupying the podium.

As the quarrel broke out, there was a brief lull when the intruding explorer’s colleagues appeared. They’re trying to say something like that.

“I’m really nervous when I’m actually going to say this.”

The explorer on the platform coughed and cleared his throat.

Then he put his hand inside his clothes and pulled out a pistol. A gunshot rang out and the ceiling cracked.

“Everyone, raise your hands if you don’t want to die.”