episode_0042

42.

Dormitory. Chris’s private room.

Chris and his group were in a subdued mood after seeing Nick’s powerful technique a little while ago.

A powerful spear technique that can shatter large rocks into pieces like tofu.

What was even more frightening was the compatibility of the Dragon Slayer profession, which boasted an absolutely strong compatibility against dragon summoners.

“Is it really true that, like Nick said, dragon summoners are no match for dragon slayers?”

Chris asked worriedly.

“Nick’s words are probably not wrong. Even if this body could fight in its original form, the Ultimate Shine Dragon, then that would be another matter… With Chris’s current magical power, it would be impossible to transform into the lower level form, the Super Shine Dragon Form… .”

Ray muttered to himself again, saying things only he knew, like ultimate and super.

The point is, you can’t win because you’re weak. It’s all your fault.

“Then I guess I’ll have to deal with Nick with other summons.”

Ray shook his head at Chris’s words.

“Chris, the problem is that none of the monsters you summoned are superior to the Dragon Slayer class in terms of compatibility. If Nick were just a mediocre warrior, that would be another matter, but even if it’s not a compatibility issue, Nick’s own abilities can’t be ignored.”

Even Ray couldn’t come up with a valid strategy.

“Is there really no way to beat Nick?”

Actually, there was no need to beat Nick.

I had no intention of winning.

Chris was just trying his best to do well on the final exam that was coming up.

however.

Chris wasn’t the kind of person who would just laugh it off when Nick came to him on purpose to provoke him.

I was angry.

I felt like I wouldn’t be able to calm down unless I hit Nick with a punch.

“It’s not like there’s no way at all.”

Chris’s ears perked up at Ray’s words.

“What method?”

“There’s still about a month and a half left until the final exam tournament. Let’s make the most of this time and prepare a summoner that has an advantage over the dragon slayer.”

The idea was to use the remaining month or so to recruit new summoners.

“The Dragon Slayer’s job characteristic makes him absolutely strong against Dragon-type monsters, but as a side effect, he also gains Dragon attributes.”

“Then you’re saying that you should confront Nick with a summoner that has a strong affinity for the dragon attribute.”

“That’s right.”

“The attribute that clearly has a strong attack matchup against the Dragon tribe is… .”

Chris reminded me of Professor Berriol’s ‘Magical Matchmaking’ class that he had taken a few days ago.

“The magic of the Elves is fatal to the dragons!”

Ray nodded willingly.

“You’re studying hard. You got it right.”

“But where can I find the fairy summons?”

“I guess I’ll need a map.”

At Ray’s words, Lily, who had been sitting at a table a little distance away and just listening to the two, stood up.

I brought the map of the durumagi to Chris and Ray, who were sitting on the bed talking.

“Here.”

Ray pointed to a point on the unfolded map.

[Forest of Dreams.]

It was a huge forest located in the southeast of Midreddin.

It was a forest where a dreamy giant tree called the Little World Tree lived.

“This is the lair of the fairies. There are two fairies, Fairy King Oberon and Fairy Queen Titania. If you can summon just one of them, it will be considered a success.”

“The forest of dreams… .”

The Academy had free-roam assignments where cadets could choose their own adventure zones and quests.

As far as Chris knew, the Forest of Dreams was also an adventure area with free assignments set by the Academy.

“I have to apply for the Dream Forest free assignment tomorrow.”

Chris thought that if he applied for the free project, he would be able to skip his academy classes and get travel expenses covered, so he could kill two birds with one stone.

#

The next day.

Chris went to the Blue Maeban department office.

When I entered the office, I saw Riel talking to an administrative assistant.

“Chris Youngsik. And what are you doing in the office?”

Riel noticed Chris and asked him.

“I want to apply for a free assignment. What about Liel Youngae?”

“I was just about to apply for the free assignment.”

“Where are you going?”

“That’s… I haven’t decided yet, so I was waiting to get the adventure zone information from the assistant. Where is Chris Young-sik going?”

“I’m going to the Forest of Dreams.”

Chris gave a simple explanation of the dream forest.

“Um… If it’s okay with you, Riel Youngae, would you like to form a party and do a free assignment together?”

“Together?”

Riel looked surprised.

“I heard that there are many monsters in the Forest of Dreams that are good at abnormal status magic. If High Sister Liel Youngae is in the party, it would be helpful for both parties.”

It seemed like conquering the Dream Forest would be a lot easier if there was a High Sister job, Riel, in the party.

Chris thought it was a good idea and suggested the party.

In fact, there were many impromptu parties held in the office.

“I’m fine with going to the party if my benefactor Chris Young-sik wants to. But I wonder what Vera Young-ae will think… .”

Riel mumbled.

“Why is Vera here?”

“I guess she’s Chris Young-sik’s fiancée, and she probably doesn’t like me hanging out with him, right?”

Chris shook his head as if he didn’t understand.

“Vera and I have no relationship. She’s decided to break up with me and it looks like it’s going to happen, so don’t worry about it. Let’s do the homework together.”

When Chris spoke so bluntly, Riel had nothing to say.

‘Come to think of it, Vera Young-ae said that she had no choice but to get engaged to Chris Young-sik because her father told her to.’

“But if the rumor spreads, won’t it be a nuisance to Vera Youngae?”

“We didn’t spread rumors on purpose, so what kind of rumors would spread? And I don’t know if Vera would suffer any harm because Riel and Youngae hung out together.”

Since her benefactor, Chris, had said this, Riel thought there was no need to continue to refuse.

“Okay, I was just thinking about finding a party to do homework with. Let’s go together.”

After promising to do it together, the two looked through the list of free tasks set in the Forest of Dreams to see if there was anything good.

After searching through the files for a while, Riel found a decent document.

“There is a task to collect items from the Forest of Dreams and deliver them. It seems good because you don’t have to fight monsters. What do you think?”

Riel showed the assignment document.

[Dream Forest Harvesting and Delivery Assignment.]

-50 red mushrooms

– 25 pieces of dreamy wood

-20 Frosty Silverbell Flowers

-15 green pumpkins

‘It’s a mining task… .’

It would take some time, but it would be more stable than hunting monsters.

Chris’ original purpose was to recruit summons rather than do assignments, so it wasn’t bad.

“Good. Let’s proceed with this free assignment.”

Chris submitted a request for a free assignment to his department teaching assistant.

#

Three days later.

Chris is fully prepared to explore the dream forest.

I decided to meet Riel in front of the Academy’s carriage stop.

I went to the meeting square in front of the bus stop.

Riel, dressed in adventure gear, arrived first and was waiting.

“Hi Chris Young, Lily and Ray.”

Riel greeted everyone politely.

As a noblewoman, she had no need to greet even her maid, Lily.

However, because Riel was a very polite person, she treated the maid with respect.

“Riel Youngae. It’s my first time seeing you since the Northmunster snowfields.”

“Nice to meet you again!”

Lily and Ray also welcomed Riel.

Chris and his party exchanged greetings and boarded a carriage heading to the Forest of Dreams.

#

The carriage dropped Chris and his party off at the village of Ruil, located right in front of the Forest of Dreams.

As it was late in the evening, Chris and his party decided to stay at the inn for the night and enter the Forest of Dreams the next day.

Having dinner at the inn,

Chris asked the innkeeper about the Forest of Dreams.

“The Forest of Dreams is a land ruled by the spirit king Oberon. It is said that humans who enter it will spin around and return to the entrance.”

The landlady told me a legend that had been passed down through the village.

“We really want to meet the Spirit King couple. Is there any way to do so?”

“Well… Now that I think about it, there’s this legend. It’s said that Titania likes pure virgins, and that unicorns are supposed to guide virgins to Titania.”

When Chris heard that, he thought of the unicorn he had summoned from Rainbow Mountain.

“Shall we ask the unicorn?”

Ray also agreed.

“Since you are from the same unicorn species, you might know something about the unicorns of the dream forest.”

Chris decided to call the unicorn right away, saying that he would pull out the ox’s horn in one go.

“Summon Unicorn!”

A magic circle appeared on the floor of the inn, creating the spirit form of a unicorn.

-Heeeling!

The unicorn greeted Chris and his friends, whom it had not seen in a long time.

“Ray, ask the unicorn.”

Ray explained the situation to the Monster Air Unicorn.

-Hehehe!

Ray’s face brightened.

“That’s great! It turns out that the unicorn’s relative lives in this dream forest. I’ll just have to ask that relative for directions to the Fairy King couple!”

With the help of the unicorn, things seemed easier than expected.