episode_0039

Black smoke creeps up from the charred corpse of a goblin.

Movement that is clearly different from smoke caused by burns.

Now I naturally reach for it and push it into my body.

I feel my core, where my heart is located, becoming slightly heavier.

Unlike the pure magic power I use, it is a cloudy magic power mixed with various things.

[Successful in absorbing magic power from the goblin’s corpse.]

Without fail, a message came to mind.

Although the amount increased, there was no visible increase in the number.

“Isn’t it obvious?”

It wouldn’t make sense to kill one goblin and your magic level would increase.

“It’s more boring than I thought… .”

I feel slightly dispirited.

The goblins living here are the weakest among their species.

If you compare it to human society, you’re a very ordinary citizen13 who doesn’t have a job or anything?

Additionally, it seems that the power of my magic is stronger than I thought.

Fire missiles are said to cause a small explosion when they hit, but wouldn’t it be difficult to see it as a small explosion if it just burns the upper body of a goblin?

Thanks to this, the number of onlookers increased from one to two.

This is because Shin Yu-jeong’s chance to step forward disappeared as the goblin was dealt with with a single magic spell.

So we reached the mid to late part of the dungeon.

「Lightning Bolt.」

By the time I had successfully completed the lightning-type magic, which was said to be the most difficult to handle due to its ability to run wild, I was able to launch it into the goblin’s body.

A strange sound was heard.

【… cast … do it.】

A rough voice as if scraping metal.

It was so small and faint that I couldn’t really hear what was being said, but I was certain I heard something.

I looked around in surprise.

Ji-an Yoon is writing something while looking at the tablet in his hand and at me, and Yu-jeong Shin is checking the goblin’s corpse to see if there is anything that can be salvaged.

“Did you both hear something?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I didn’t hear anything… .”

The two people looked at me quizzically and answered.

From their expressions, it looks like they really didn’t hear anything.

So that means I was the only one who heard the noise a moment ago… .

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

Before I knew it, Shin Yu-jeong was approaching me and was looking at me with puzzled eyes.

“No, it’s nothing.”

First of all, I dismissed it as nothing.

In this situation, if you hear something, you’ll be lucky if you don’t get treated like a weirdo.

The cool name of this dungeon came to mind again.

Kalash’s trials.

If something worthy of the dungeon’s name is about to begin, won’t that sound be heard again at some point?

Or not.

“Shall we take a break?”

Shin Yu-jeong asked.

He seemed to have decided that it was because I was tired of standing around.

“No, let’s just go.”

There is nothing strange about anything that happens in a dungeon.

One of the proverbs passed down among hunters.

I’ve never seen a guy who ignored these words survive for long.

So, long before I entered the dungeon, I stopped using secret arts and gradually accumulated my magic power.

The magic power accumulated in this way is 25.

This amount is enough to easily fire dozens of basic magic shots.

Because I used various magic as if experimenting, my magic consumption was a little higher than expected, but it was still not enough to require rest.

Perhaps because he is wearing a robe that increases the speed of magic recovery, it is easier to recover magic power than usual.

“If you need to rest, tell me anytime?”

“Uh, okay.”

The worried tone is sweet again.

I sense a blatant intention to enter the full-fledged phase to create some kind of relationship with me.

The guy still didn’t seem to know.

The more your attitude toward yourself changes, the more you become tamed.

In the future, we have come so far away that we can never return.

What kind of expression would you make when you realized it too late?

I hope that day comes quickly.

To do that, we need to leave a bigger impact in this dungeon.

An opportunity to do just that has finally arrived.

After killing the goblin by continuously casting magic, we reached a huge door at the end.

Beyond that door lies the strongest monster in this dungeon.

Hunters call the space beyond that door this.

Boss Room.

“It’s a boss battle now, so let’s take a break.”

“okay.”

Shin Yu-jeong, who was sitting down on the ground, tapped the seat next to her with her hand.

I hesitantly walked over and sat down next to him.

Then he put his arm around my shoulder and asked me with a happy expression.

“Hey, is this really your first time?”

“yes… ?”

I feel a slight look of suspicion.

“But why are you so good at it? “I don’t think I was nervous.”

Among the many excuses that come to mind, choose the one that will get you the most points and say it out loud.

“It’s just that you said you would block everything in front of me… , I believed it.”

Perhaps because of the completely unexpected answer, Shin Yu-jeong opens her eyes wide.

But that only lasted for a moment as he poked my side with a smile on his face.

“Hehehehe, so you’re saying you trusted me and weren’t nervous?”

“huh.”

Then, as he was about to say something, he cleared his throat, steadied his voice, and then opened his mouth.

“I will reliably protect you from now on, so you can only trust me, only me. okay?”

He puts special emphasis on ‘only me’ and glares at Yoon Ji-an, who is sitting far away.

Then he looks at me.

“And you better not trust that woman too much.”

“why… ?”

When asked with an expression of ignorance, Shin Yu-jeong muttered her words with a frustrated expression.

“You’re from the Association! I don’t know what kind of people your association is, but I saw… .”

A volley of insults against the association come out.

You’re saying that she’s doing some work in advance to pierce me, and that she’s also being nice to you.

It’s really cute how he tries to keep Yoon Ji-an and me apart.

“So, don’t get counseling or anything like that.”

“Umm… “Jian, I think you’re a good person.”

As I hinted, the guy’s eyes changed completely.

“Hey, what did I say earlier?”

This life-like body naturally shrinks at the low, eerie voice.

My stomach explodes, I testify.

I caught a glimpse of the emotions in his eyes.

Desire and obsession slowly begin to boil over.

Every time clear, clean, and dark emotions stir up, my heart prickles in a strange way.

I finally feel like this is the real beginning.

“uh… , Just trust you?”

The arm around my shoulder gained a little more strength.

Faces that naturally become closer.

“okay. “I’m telling you this because I’m truly worried about you.”

“Ugh, right.”

“But that woman is not in a position to worry only about you. Do you understand?”

“… okay. “If that’s you, then that’s probably it.”

I followed what he said with as foolish an expression as possible.

Then a deep smile appears on the guy’s lips.

“If you have any concerns in the future, please tell me.”

“You can really talk about everything… ?”

I wonder what you will do if you keep telling me that my dick gets erect when I see you.

“Yeah, whatever. Because this sister will solve everything. okay?”

“huh.”

I answered that I would understand for now.

It has finally become clear through the series of actions shown now.

Shin Yu-jeong plans to turn me into a fool who can’t live without her.

Does that look bad? No, not at all.

Rather, I have similar thoughts, well.

The greatest value I have to him is that I am a talented wizard.

In other words, when you’re tanking, don’t you want an excellent dealer who can definitely kill the monsters?

I plan to focus on that part.

I became convinced that if I remodeled my body into a body that I could not be satisfied with unless I was a dealer, everything would follow naturally.

“I’m all rested now.”

“okay? Then let’s grab the boss and go back.”

Shin Yoo-jeong got up from her ass and stood in front of the door leading to the boss room and asked me.

“Then open it?”

“huh.”

She placed her hand on the center of the door.

Then, the strings running around the door began to glow with blue light.

When that beam of light spreads throughout the door, the door will finally open.

It was then.

【… Prove it.】

The unpleasant sound that had been heard a moment ago was heard again.

The voice is still small, but louder than before.

It seemed like they were asking me to prove something, but I didn’t hear anything about it.

But it doesn’t seem to be a big problem.

The fact that the voice now sounds louder than before means that you are closer to the source.

When that heavy door opens and the sound is heard once again, then I will know what I have to prove.

A beam of blue light finally spread throughout the door.

Creep… .

The heavy door slowly began to open, scattering stone debris.

“Get ready.”

A large space was revealed that could easily accommodate dozens of people.

In the center, a goblin with green skin mixed with red, wearing an old and shabby helmet and armor, holding a chipped sword and a worn shield, stands glaring strongly in this direction.

Hobgoblin.

A guy with a similar height to me and a bulky build.

Although it varies depending on the individual, the hobgoblin, which is known to be at least ten times stronger than a regular goblin, is the owner of this boss room.

Next to me, Shin Yoo-jeong pats my shoulder and encourages me.

“Just keep doing it like you do now.”

“huh.”

While exchanging short stories.

“Keee!”

It started running towards us, making a loud noise that I couldn’t tell if it was a scream or a shout.

“Haaa!”

Shin Yu-jeong, who confirmed this, also rushed forward, exhaling his energy as if he had been waiting.

Movement more powerful than ever.

Kaang! visor!

Goblin’s shield is Shin Yu-jeong’s sword.

Shin Yu-jeong’s shield is a goblin sword.

Their swords and shields interlock.

“Keeee… !”

While Hobgoblin is trying his best to push it away, Shin Yu-jeong is blocking it with a more relaxed expression.

In fact, if you have Shin Yu-jeong’s skills, you can easily take down three hobgoblins by yourself.

Nevertheless, the reason I maintain a defensive attitude is because this is the place for my actual fighting.

I used the magic power that had built up thanks to the rest to attract the magic power around me.

I can clearly see the flow of magic power revolving around me.

Do you know what one of the measures that tests the abilities of wizards is?

This is multi-casting.

At least two, and at most ten.

This refers to a method of drawing multiple magic circles at the same time and using multiple magic in one breath.

Drawing magic circles at the same time, each with a different number of strokes and different directions, is no different from drawing a triangle with your left hand and a square with your right.

It means that it is difficult and convoluted.

When I heard about multiple casting from Director Park Cheol-soo, I had that question.

As I can use magic without drawing a magic circle, will multi-casting be easy or difficult?

To conclude, it was neither easy nor difficult.

For me, who uses magic more intuitively, all I had to do was divide the magical power to be used for magic, add the desired color, and arrange the magic differently.

Divide the magical power flowing around you into half based on both hands.

And color each one a different color.

A red sphere the size of Shin Yu-jeong’s head was created in the left hand, and a translucent sphere of similar size was created in the right hand.

Ball series magic that goes beyond the basics and is equivalent to beginner level.

「Fire Ball & Air Ball.」

In fact, compared to fire missiles, fireballs do not differ much except for their destructive power.

The bigger it flies, the more it causes a bigger explosion.

An air ball is literally a sphere created by compressing air.

The moment it touches the desired point, it bursts the compressed air and releases the shock.

When I learned these two, a more powerful way to use them occurred to me.

I thought it would be much more powerful if I put a fire ball inside an air ball and throw it together.

What if the air ball explodes the moment it touches the desired point, scattering the air, and fireball flames soar along the way?

Bring both hands close to each other and combine the fire ball and air ball into one.

Of course, it doesn’t merge just by pushing it in, but it was adjusted so that there is no interference on either side until it explodes by moving the magic power.

A magic that looks like a fire burning inside a transparent glass bead was created.

What would be a good name?

“Um, Fire… , spring?”

The fireworks will explode with a cool explosion, so an intuitive name like this might not be a bad idea.

After aiming the fire bomb at the hobgoblin, he shouted at Shin Yu-jeong.

“Step back!”

At the same time, I trusted him and entered the starter word I had created earlier and fired the magic.

「Fire Bomb.」

As Shin Yu-jeong quickly retreated, the magic he fired reached the body of the bewildered Hobgoblin.

As the air ball surrounding the outside bursts, the accumulated air bursts out.

Next it was Fireball’s turn.

The burning flame consumed the air flying in all directions and expanded its size.

“uh.”

There’s a problem.

The size of the flame swelling is much larger than I expected… ?

If left like this, it seems like the flames will even affect Shin Yu-jeong’s location.

“ah… !”

Shin Yu-jeong, who notices this, is startled and raises his shield.

That idiot!

Sparks are flying everywhere, so how can you block them all with a shield that can only cover your body?

“Tanks say that’s the problem.”

If you choose to block rather than avoid because your body is strong, you will get more seriously injured.

Later, I will teach you everything, starting with footwork.

Immediately, he gathers his magical power and tightly blocks the area around Shin Yu-jeong.

「Shield.」

As she entered the starter word, a hazy protective shield was created around her.

And that moment.

Bwaaaah-!

Bleep-

The fireworks finally exploded with a loud noise.

A rush of heat rushed through me along with an unpleasant tinnitus ringing in my ears.