episode_0045

The outside world of Neo Seoul.

Bright lava was flowing in a dark world.

Which one of them?

Goliath was immersed naked in bubbling red lava. The temperature was more than 10 times that of boiling water.

Goliath spread his broad shoulders, tilted his head back, and enjoyed the lava. He drew an arc with his large teeth clearly exposed.

[hey.]

A bipedal goat-headed monster came up behind Goliath and spoke to him.

A muscular creature with long golden fleece.

It was so-called ‘another golden sheep’.

He asked gently in a voice similar to that of a human male.

[Wouldn’t you get tired of enjoying hot springs in a place like this every time? Are you not planning on enjoying a hot spring in ordinary hot water?]

“Nothing else is satisfactory. As for the hot springs, I like the lava itself… !”

Rather than enjoying hot springs with water heated by magma, Goliath’s hobby was to enjoy hot springs by soaking in the erupted lava itself.

The sky covered with volcanic ash.

If you raise your arm on the blackened lava, flames rise above it.

Goliath liked this sentiment.

There was a problem that occasionally a saboteur would come running and try to take your life, but that would be enough if you used your magical power appropriately and defeated them.

Suddenly, Goliath’s gaze shifted towards the volcano’s vent.

A huge turtle whose shell itself was a volcano stood like a gatekeeper, revealing its overwhelming majesty.

From one day, the volcano turtle accepted Goliath, who was enjoying the lava hot springs, as a guest and allowed him to invade the volcano.

[Okay, that’s it. I’m not interested in your emotions. Can I now bring up ‘that story’?]

Until recently, Goliath had been unable to shake off the lingering feeling of excitement and had been running through the sea or defeating demonic beasts.

So, the Golden Sheep was finally able to bring up the story that she had been unable to bring up.

“Are you talking about Ahn Woo-jin?”

[Yes. What are you going to do? The one chosen by the ‘Golden Sheep of Space’.]

“… It was a boring car.”

A deep bass sound, like the roar of a tiger, was heard in the lava hot springs.

“Hasn’t something useful finally come out? I guess I’ll have some fun… !”

Goliath opened his big mouth, grinned, and stretched his finger upwards to point at the golden sheep.

“Keep an eye on it! and! Until he matures, wait for the fight! That’s my perfect plan… !”

The desire to win was burning in Goliath’s golden eyes.

[Right. Perfect plan… .]

The golden sheep sighed silently.

Goliath is a man who absolutely hates using his head.

Since he had excellent combat abilities in the first place, he rarely had to use his brain. Originally, if your body was good, your head would be at ease.

However, when it came to the ‘plan’, Goliath was sincere. So much so that he doesn’t mind using his brain.

Therefore, the Golden Sheep did not want to interfere with Goliath’s ‘perfect plan’.

[You’re like that too… .]

Another golden sheep.

The golden sheep of space chose a man named Ahn Woo-jin.

There are beings born from the golden sheep.

One of them is myself.

And one more thing, the golden sheep of space.

It is no exaggeration to say that he was superior to himself and was, in fact, the true alter ego of the Golden Sheep.

In the end, Ahn Woo-jin, who received powers from the Golden Sheep of Space, would threaten Goliath’s title as the ‘strongest man’.

However, Goliath had no intention of stepping on Ahn Woo-jin.

The title of the strongest had no meaning to Goliath.

just… Goliath had the feelings of a child growing a flower pot for the first time, and only looked forward to Ahn Woo-jin’s growth, saying, ‘Grow up well!’

Even after the Golden Sheep chose Goliath and laid down his power, he still could not understand him.

“I feel itchy… !”

Eventually, Goliath left the lava spring.

When his bare feet touched the black hardened lava, a crunching sound was heard, heat radiated out, and flames rose.

When the lava, which was dripping like slime, was completely removed, Goliath’s muscular body was fully exposed.

“Get ready, Golden Sheep!”

Goliath shouts excitedly.

“Until Ahn Woo-jin becomes stronger, he needs trash to relieve his boredom… !”

[Put your clothes on first.]

“No need!”

Goliath ran around the volcano bare-body and defeated the lava monsters with his bare fists.

However, the owner of the volcano, the volcano turtle guarding the vent, was not touched. Because I had already become friends with him.

* * *

The girl I had never seen in my dream came next to me and hugged me. I felt cozy.

At that moment, I perceived.

This was a dream.

Wet dream?

No, it was different from that feeling.

At one point, Oh Baek-seo appeared next to him and asked who the woman was.

I quickly answered that she was a woman I didn’t even know.

“I really don’t know… . Huh?”

The explanations that kept popping up finally brought my consciousness back from the dream to reality.

Weak sunlight was shining through the window and illuminating the room. Because the sun had not yet risen, it was still dark.

Today is the weekend.

However, I woke up quite early.

“Hmm?”

For some reason I felt unwell. It felt like something was tying me like shackles.

Even though I woke up from a dream, my body was still warm.

Suddenly, I felt the embarrassing touch of something soft touching my body.

I turned my head to the side.

“… ”

“… … .”

For some reason… .

A light-haired girl in a white dress was hugging me, sleeping and breathing softly.

I stopped breathing for a while.

This was because violent confusion raged through my head like a storm, sending even my ability to breathe into oblivion.

Eventually, I regained my senses.

‘who is this!?’

Craddangtang!

I quickly got out of bed and looked out for the light-haired girl. Coincidentally, there was a black dromedary nearby.

Less evil! When he swung the dagger, the baton made up of the armor of the iron armored dragon inside it stretched out. It was Cheolryonggon.

“Who are you?”

Put a poker face on your face.

He asked in a threatening tone typical of the leader.

“… A teddy bear that has been noisy since the morning.”

The girl spoke in a classical tone like an old man.

By the way, did you treat me like a teddy bear and sleep with me?

“Haam.”

A girl raising her upper body and yawning leisurely.

She looked at me with her golden eyes.

“… Intruder?”

There are especially many security robots roaming around the residential area, and as if that wasn’t enough, there are additional security drones from me and White Paper roaming around as well.

In other words, if an intruder had appeared, the alarm would have sounded loudly.

but.

‘The alarm didn’t go off.’

It was quiet.

Did the girl in front of me use any unique abilities?

In the first place… Why was the intruder hugging me while I slept?

Doubts raced through my mind.

“You threaten me with a stick like that. This guy doesn’t know any grace.”

The girl clicked her tongue, shook her head, and shrugged her shoulders.

I couldn’t understand what favor I had received.

“Well, we’ll talk about that later. I’ll sleep some more. Because an appropriate amount of sleep is essential for skin beauty?”

“… … ?”

The girl muttered something incomprehensible and then went back under the blanket and took the spot where I had been lying.

Then, his expression melted with a unique exclamation reminiscent of the bleating of a sheep.

“Me… . It’s warm when I warm it up… . There is no such thing as paradise… .”

… Are you kidding me?

“Why don’t you wake up?”

There was frost in my voice.

Magic power moves.

While I was asleep, the magic circuit seemed to have returned to normal.

It was decided to resolutely drive away uninvited guests.

Tsuzz!

Blue-green lightning magic arose in the iron dragon.

“If you stay still for three counts, it will be considered a trespass and you will be detained on-site.”

“… … .”

“One.”

“… … .”

“Two.”

“Eng, tsk! What a picky guy! I come out because I am dirty… !”

The girl, sensing aggressive magic, hurriedly got out of the blanket. I must have forgotten the concept of grandmother’s speaking style and my speaking tone became younger.

The girl stood facing me.

“Look.”

A girl extends her index finger upward with a sullen face.

Then, there was the sound of something that shouldn’t be splitting apart like a ‘jjeok’ sound.

Weeeeing.

Above the girl’s index finger, an alien gate formed in the air.

“Huh?”

Embarrassment hit me.

Without a doubt, it was identical to my natural ability. The same goes for the feeling of magic that touches your skin.

It must have been that spatial ability I used.

“I am a vagabond wandering in another dimension. Master of your abilities. One who has power. The one who gave you protection.”

The girl caught the mood and started spewing out fancy names one after another, but because Yeon-Bal had built a new house, it was not very attractive.

“And, to borrow your expression, another ‘golden sheep’.”

Tsk… .

The magic power that had flowed into the iron dragon disappeared.

first… .

“… I ask for confirmation.”

“Tell me.”

“I would like to ask if you suffer from false statements.”

“There is no such thing as false statements… . Yes, your boy! Am I being treated like a fool even after seeing this!?”

The girl’s face turned red with excitement.

… …

After listening to the girl’s story.

“To summarize… , you are another golden sheep born from a golden sheep.”

“Okay.”

“While staying in another dimension, I was able to come out into this world thanks to realizing my unique ability?”

“Yes.”

Before I knew it, the girl was eating the potato chips she had picked up somewhere.

“To be precise, the unique ability you gained came from my authority. I chose you. Originally, inherent abilities are acquired.”

… uh?

“I think I just casually heard the secrets of this world… ?”

“You treat me like a fool again. Isn’t it just common sense?”

The girl answered indifferently.

No, crazy.

Are you saying that unique abilities are not innate but acquired?

It was a story that could turn academia upside down.

“Well, it’s okay to be happy. Because this body chose you.”

Arrogant tone.

For some reason, the woman who had built a new house on her head didn’t seem to have anything to say as she suddenly grabbed three chips at once and ate them.

First of all, there was nothing to talk about at length about whether unique abilities were born innate or acquired.

So let’s move on.

“… Why did you choose me?”

He asked, standing with his arms crossed and his shoulders against the wall, looking at the girl.

In the meantime, I tried to open the crack that the girl had caused, but I still couldn’t feel anything.

“Because your magical power was particularly clean. I must say that he was the most fascinating than anyone else in this world. You can’t use spatial abilities without that kind of magical power in the first place.”

I have repeated Goliath’s magic exercises more constantly than that man did when I was young. Thanks to this, the magical power was refined to a level close to 100% purity.

“I was attracted to you from the beginning, and I chose you.”

The girl shouted, pointing at me with her index finger covered in cookie crumbs.

A triumphant face.

The idea was to hurry up and be proud.

“So I gave you my power, clung to you, and waited for you to reach the minimum level… !”

The voice contained a refined exuberance that did not match the fierce cat-like eyes.

“… Like a stalker?”

“Warning. If you refer to me with such an unfamiliar title again in the future, you will not be able to avoid bloodshed.”

The girl responded resolutely in a fast, flowing tone.

Ignoring it.

“Then, was the Golden Sheep originally able to intervene in the unique abilities of living things?”

“You can think like that. Well, the original guy doesn’t seem interested in that.”

“Are there any other cases like this besides me?”

“There is one more person. The guy who invaded my space last time.”

It meant Goliath.

This was a story about when the golden sheep’s protection was manifested.

“There must be another golden sheep for him too. We each have powers and exist as individuals. Although he is not as good as me.”

The girl flicked the cookie seasoning on her finger with her small tongue, made a crack in the air, and threw the bag of snacks into it.

My unique ability can be used as a trash can.

It seems like the uses are endless, even from minor to trivial.

“Anyway, the alter ego that chose him must have the appearance of a goat monster.”

The girl placed both hands with outstretched index fingers on either side of her head, expressing her own style of mountain goat horns.

“You will just be born as a human, what is so cool and awesome about such a monster-like appearance? Tsk… .”

In the end, the person who gave Goliath his special abilities was another golden sheep derived from the golden sheep.

And they seemed to exist with individual bodies, lives, and souls.

‘Is that why the trait name was ‘Golden Sheep’s Protection’?’

If only Goliath could have talked to the owner of his unique abilities like I do now.

I understand how he was able to explain the golden sheep’s protection.

‘When I was playing the game, I thought it was just an idiomatic expression.’

Just to give Goliath, the strongest man in the game, dignity.

I thought his ability was named ‘Golden Sheep’s Protection’ by referring to the golden sheep, which is a deity.

Just like ‘Zeus’ lightning’ or ‘Prometheus’ flame’, it is thought to be an idiomatic expression that stimulates the romance of middle school students.

‘Was it really a blessing bestowed by the Golden Sheep?’

It was just like that.

“And just in case, ”

The girl approached me and lifted her head to look up at me.

It was much smaller than white paper.

Approximately late 140cm, or around 150cm.

The girl still hadn’t straightened her new hair.

“Don’t ask me about things like what’s beyond the gate or what the golden sheep means.”

“Why?”

“I was born after the Golden Sheep passed through ‘The Hall’, and we are now separate entities. I know very little. However, I cannot say this clearly.”

The girl grabbed my wrist, lifted it up, and made me open my palm. Afterwards, he supported the back of my hand.

Sigh.

‘uh?’

Like a tsunami, a strange sensation surged through me and began to coil around my whole body.

The sensation traveled through the magic circuit and eventually reached the palm of my hand and rose upward.

Damn it!

“!”

A crack appeared in the air above our palms.

The crack was dark and mysterious.

It looked dangerous, as if it should not be touched, but it had a fascinating color that seemed to captivate the heart.

The girl said with a grin.

“Let me dominate the space.”

It was then that I realized exactly what my abilities were.

Unique ability, mastery of space.

The basic ability is to connect space to space at will.

My eyes naturally widened, and the corners of my mouth turned up a little.

I couldn’t feel any joy because the sense of using my natural ability had disappeared like a ghost.

“… That’s cool.”

When I realized that I had finally discovered a new ability, I was belatedly filled with joy.