episode_0047

One thing I learned from spending time with Elsia.

The fact that he is a representative of the World Tree, but is quite poor.

“Sir! Our goat is finally starting to get up from its pain! I need to give it some nutrients!”

“You crazy bitch! You’re fucking addicted to coins!!!”

“Then, I’ll put it in one more time to prove that I’m not addicted!!!”

No, maybe it was just a natural result.

“How are you going to pay for tomorrow’s meal, you little punk!!!”

“Believe in me tomorrow!”

“I think tomorrow you will be somewhere saying ‘Stay!!!’”

“I just got a call from the future!!”

“…What are you saying?”

“Ask and double it!! Let’s go!!”

As I was creating reasons to put money into coins in real time, it was strange that I wasn’t living in poverty.

For no reason, the more I look at it, the more I feel sad.

It’s not that I feel sorry for Elsia.

It’s so sad that all my money is tied up.

[So, why did you entrust all that money to the elf?]

‘I was an invalid.

Then suddenly, the escort elf appears behind Elsia.

I spoke to him because I thought there might be a solution to the current situation.

“I think I’ll starve to death before I reach the World Tree. Isn’t there any support?”

“All the grants are tied up there.”

“Then the escort will at least take responsibility for Elsia’s meals, right?”

“……My money was also buried there.”

There was no such thing.

It’s already making my head spin because all of these little bastards have flaws.

“Even if you raise a tiger at home, it won’t bite you less than this!! You damn nerds!”

“Oh my, sir. We have a bear at home.”

“It wasn’t a redneck elf, but a redder one. Should I stand up?”

[My lady. When that elf was elected, was the voter turnout 140%?]

Sure, I’m crazy about coins, but I’m too crazy.

An obsession that borders on fanaticism.

“Elsia, why on earth are you so obsessed with this kind of coin?”

“It’ll go up soon!!! I’m sure of it!!!”

“Ha…Okay.”

[Isn’t that a disease?]

‘I feel like I’m sure of something, but I’m not sure.’

Elsia simply smiles and answers that she will go up.

I had no choice but to do that.

Hyeji returned to the dorm first.

I heard that he has something urgent to discuss with his father.

Meanwhile, Jeong A-yeon also said that she had to help her older sister at the library today.

He said that he would go to help as a security guard, as there have been frequent attempts to steal the Poisonous Bird from another world recently.

Eventually, it was just me, Elsia, and the escort elf on our way to the restaurant.

There were no major problems.

Except for the minor problem that I am the only one of these three who can afford to pay.

Then, a loud noise was heard from afar.

“Kkuu …

‘What? All the pigs were killed.’

[My dear. This doesn’t sound like the cries of that species, but of a monster.]

I stopped walking and turned my head in the direction where the sound came from.

What you see is a rectangular solid wrapped tightly in black cloth.

Researchers moving it in a cart, sweating profusely.

And one male professor who seems to be leading them.

He was a professor with a smooth head without any hair except for the sides of his head.

[It looks like they’re moving a living monster.]

‘Fuck, he wasn’t a professor, he was a poacher.’

As I approached a little closer to see what was going on, I heard the professor and his students talking.

“Move quickly before others see!”

“Professor, is it really necessary to bring in a real monster like this?”

“If we don’t get results this time, we’ll have to close the lab!!”

“Ha, but can I bring a monster to the academy? Do I have permission to do so?”

From what I hear, it looks like they really brought in a monster.

Compared to the hesitant students, the professor seemed to have no problem at all.

“I already got permission!!! Stop thinking useless thoughts!!”

“But why do you use us? Wouldn’t it be quicker if you moved it by car?”

“That’s all money, money!!! Are you guys going to give me that money!!!!!!”

“Yes, yes. Okay! I’ll move it!”

[That guy is really a money-grubber. He uses up so many researchers just to waste a few drops of oil.]

‘I guess they sent me from Mihoyo. Donmi-chan is there too.’

[But don’t they invest a lot?]

Even though permission was granted, the situation did not appear to be entirely normal.

Just then, I saw a balding professor named Pil-Yong passing by, so I stopped him and told him about it.

“Well…it’s not completely illegal. A certain number of professors agreed, and several of the higher-ups agreed.”

“That one?”

He dismissed any further questions, saying there was no problem.

“Did the professor agree too?”

“I did it too.”

“What the hell is going on, approving something like that?”

“……There is something like that.”

Professor Pil-Yong quickly leaves without answering the question.

After looking into it, I found that it was clearly updated in the app notice that several professors and administrators had agreed very quickly.

One thing in common that you can see when checking the names on the list and searching with the Academy app.

The thing that stands out about profile pictures that appear after a search is that they all have very little hair.

[……This body seems to have a bias that the presence or absence of hair can be used to gauge a person’s conscience.]

‘Let’s think of it as knowledge based on experience.’

We were heading back to the restaurant in a hurry.

***

A dark laboratory where not a single ray of light enters at any time of the day.

One and two people in that space.

They could barely tell each other apart by the light coming from their dusty monitors.

A monster.

I was currently sleeping in the iron cage, exhausted.

As if the noise of the day were a lie,

Two research students.

I was opening my heavy eyelids again, stimulating them with sugar and caffeine.

An extremely student-like attempt.

The monster had a rather familiar appearance.

The Minotaur appears exactly like the one you forget in myths, games, and novels.

A human upper body. A bull’s head and lower body. Clear scars carved into the thick muscles.

A pair of black horns on its head that were so fierce that they could pierce through anything, even though it had never been groomed in its entirety.

Except that it had disappeared, leaving only a faint trace of where the strong mane had once existed.

It was the appearance of a Minotaur that anyone would think of.

One of the two people’s mouths began to open.

Immediately after, another mouth answered his question.

Because a conversation is something that two people do.

“Senior, why are we testing hair loss medication on monsters?”

“Last time, we did a clinical trial on a person and their whole body was covered in hair.”

“Are you talking about Furry? Aside from that, aren’t there cases where all the hair on the body disappears?”

“You know about the Mindungsan incident. The higher-ups barely managed to stop it, but in return, clinical trials on humans will be impossible for a while.”

“Why a monster of all people?”

“Are monsters the closest thing to a human form? How can I know what that son of a professor is thinking?”

The two were busy making reagents while talking.

The attitude of a truly accomplished researcher.

“Can’t you do it to that kid? That kid doesn’t have hair either.”

“I fucking want to do that too.”

“So what should I test on him?”

“If the hair grows back, it’s a success? Have you prepared all the solutions to inject? ”

“Yes, there are three types of solutions to be injected sequentially.”

“Then let’s get started. Write down the time.”

The monster’s silvery mane grew rapidly.

The experiment was a success.

The two excited students celebrated the results and left work a little earlier than usual.

And 3 hours later.

They went back to work.

But they were happy.

Because I slept an hour more than usual.

***

In the case of final exams.

It was said that it was done purely through practice, without any theory.

The content of the practice is simple.

Catching a randomly selected monster.

I was unlucky in the lottery and ended up in the first group.

‘You have to go early no matter what.’

[Wouldn’t it be better if you thought of it as a military night watch?]

‘I think it’s closer to the rat in experiment 1.’

When I arrived at the training ground just in time.

The training ground was already bustling with people.

A second-year student who finished his exams in advance.

A third-year student who came to look around because he had nothing to do.

And its members include countless first-year students who are waiting for their turn in advance.

[There are too many people.]

‘The original shit fight was so much fun.’

I entered the training room with the designated number that had been given to me the day before.

Finally, I saw Hyeji, Jeong Ayeon, and Elsia outside the training ground, so I waved to them.

In each training room, monsters that the students would face were created in advance.

Of course, the same goes for the training ground I’m in.

The monster before my eyes was a monster with a cow’s head called Minotaur.

Strangely enough, the monster seemed to have some kind of intelligence, as it was holding a huge double-edged axe and was quietly watching me.

There’s a silvery sheen to it.

It really felt like the monster was alive and breathing.

‘Oh, the finals are really like a monster.’

[They implemented a proper monster, not a bug where it just disappears after being rubbed against a wall.]

‘What, I told you to do it as soon as you’re ready? I told you to turn the system on and set it up for me.’

He took out an axe and slowly approached Minotaur, beginning to observe him.

A heavy breath. Saliva leaking out of the mouth and wetting the ground.

Horns that stand sharply at the ends. Silver mane that jangles to the beat of his breath.

And the number written above the head.

‘……number?’

[Why are you doing that?]

By the time I felt a slight sense of discomfort, the distance between me and Minotaur had already become close enough.

At that moment, the number above Minota’s head went up by one.

A single mirror fragment was created.

[Do simulators these days implement things like this???]

‘What the fuck????????????’

We started to check what kind of future there was in the mirror shards while simultaneously lifting the hook.

The future that was confirmed was simple.

The sight of Minotaur cutting ‘me’ in half and chewing on ‘my’ corpse.

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even say anything.

We’re back to the original point again.

And then, what appeared before my eyes was Minotaur, holding an axe high above his head.

On the arm holding the axe, veins were rising one by one.

He was gradually increasing the power of the axe he was about to strike.

[You! Something is strange!]

‘What the fuck????????????’

When the axe that was floating high came down like a guillotine, aiming for my face.

I managed to avoid the moving accident by catching it.

The moment I don’t get hit by an axe.

Finally, the red number above Minotaur’s head went up by one.

The current situation is unbelievable and unrealistic.

However, a few strands of hair were cut off by the axe that Minotaur swung.

This made me realize that this moment is real.

‘What the hell? What is this?’

[It’s not fake…]

Only then did a strange atmosphere begin to flow among the group watching the training ground.

The moment I opened my mouth to say something, a powerful electric field suddenly appeared around the training ground where I was.

Two researchers are out of breath, clutching something that is visible outside the electric field.

“Gasp gasp. Thank goodness, Senior, I got him locked up!”

“Okay, reduce the electric field. Let’s recover quickly.”

As the electric field began to shrink, I shouted urgently.

“Fuck, stop!! There’s someone!!!”

“Are you an idiot? Why are you there?”

“아니, 개새끼야!! 시험 치르니까 당연히 있지! 이건 뭐야!”

“That, that’s…”

The moment when the research student was unable to answer and trailed off.

One of the hair-loss professors I saw last time came running over, staggering in a hurry.

“Hey! What did you guys do to get that thing over there!!!”

“The experiment was definitely a success. Look at that sliver.”

“Oh! Then no problem!”

“Why is there no problem, you little shits who lost their mother!”

They don’t even listen to what I say.

Even though I kept yelling, it was the same.

◦ ◦ no, fucking baby! ◦ ◦ ◦

“But if it’s according to the combination formula, shouldn’t it be asleep right now? Why is it there!”

Then, one of the students who looked a little difficult began to speak hesitantly.

“Oh, that’s right, I mistook ml for gal.”

“So that monster didn’t fall asleep, but rather gained strength and broke through the bars.”

“Yes, that’s right! Sorry, Professor!!”

“Still, I’m glad that the research results were better than expected. Be careful next time. You worked hard!”

“Thank you very much!”

“Thank goodness you fucking bitches!!! The problem is I’m the one experiencing it now fuck!!!!”

A situation that makes you wonder if without a head you also have no hearing.

It was so frustrating.

“Then let’s quickly reduce the electric field and retrieve that!”

“I’m still here!!! Listen to me!!!! You hairless bastard!!!!”

[Take that bastard’s head off!!!!]

‘It’s half -splitting, chewy.’

He threw the hatchet at the bald professor.

Unfortunately, the hatchet missed Professor Baldness and just narrowly missed him.

– Shhh!

“What, what is it! What kind of kid is it!”

“나다, 이 개새끼야!!!”

The balding professor had one side of his head shaved grandly.

Only then did the professors realize that things were turning out strangely.

Even among them, confusion began to arise little by little.

“Professor! Didn’t you activate the 3rd training room system that Kim Shin-woo entered just now?”

“Just a moment! I’ll activate it now!”

Still, that’s a good thing.

Anyway, if that works, at least I won’t die.

“This is weird! It doesn’t work!”

“Don’t joke around! There was no problem when I checked it yesterday”

“That’s right, someone spilled some tteokbokki. That’s why the system device is broken!”

Fortunately, no.

It’s fucked.

‘You’re just going to blow up the server, you fucking idiot.’

[……If even the server crashes, public sentiment will go to hell.]

Meanwhile, other professors began to speak urgently about the professor who was the cause of this incident.

“Professor, can you turn off that device and subdue the monster?”

“Let me ask you something. Researcher! Turn off that device!!!”

However, the researcher who was pointed out had a look of defeat on his face.

I guess that’s difficult.

“That, that’s something that was roughly made for capture, so someone inside has to reach it!”

“Then turn it off in another way!!!!”

“It will automatically turn off after 15 minutes!”

“Is that the correct answer!!!!”

“The generator has been disassembled, so it’s a little difficult to control!”

“What the heck do you mean by a little bit!”

Anyway, I ignored it because it wasn’t a conversation that would be of much help to me.

And now let’s sort out the situation.

You can’t run away because of the electric field.

There are two options.

Either hold out for 15 minutes or electrocute the monster in front of you.

The other party has a weapon, which is unreasonable.

I’m in a situation where I have to deal with it with my bare hands.

‘It would be faster to burn it with electricity.’

[Isn’t grilling anything good except for chicken?]

‘That’s right. I’m really craving an electric grill.’

When I turned my gaze towards the group, I saw that the numbers above Hyeji and Jeong Ayeon’s heads had also increased by one.

The two of them were trying to persuade the professors with urgent expressions.

Judging by the red number above Elsia’s head, this is probably a situation she has never experienced before in the future before regression.

[A red number is counted every time it is different from the future before regression.]

‘Even if you undo the settings now, not many people will remember.’

Even Hyeji started to cry.

“Professor! This has to stop immediately! Shinwoo is really going to die!”

“Professor! I have the same reason as Hyeji! If you don’t stop quickly, Prince Shinwoo will die!”

“My brother is right! This needs to stop!”

“I’m sorry. But there’s nothing we can do right now.”

Gradually, some students began to show interest in this area.

They all had expressions of regret or pity on their faces as the numbers above their heads went up.

Of course, there are some kids who make an excited expression every now and then.

There were even some pups who started recording.

[You’re trying to shoot a snuff film.]

‘I’ll take a picture of those kids later. Just remember their faces.’

Lastly, you can see some fucking bastards doing illegal Toto from far away.

‘Who the fuck are these kids betting on?’

[You are a student who is well suited to the academy level.]

“Professor! Those kids are playing illegal Toto over there!!”

“You little shits! Stop right now! It’s the finals so I can’t do it even if I want to, where the hell are you!!!”

‘Don’t forget to mention what you want to do, you son of a bitch.’

[But what else would students learn from seeing? They learn from seeing guys like that.]

While the professors were eradicating illegal Toto, Minotaur, who had suddenly grabbed an axe, began to scratch the ground with his hooves.

Looks like he’s going to rush in.

At that moment, the number above my head went up by one and another shard of mirror appeared.

In that future, Minotaur, who had come in an instant, swung his axe horizontally.

‘I’ dodged the axe into the air and was killed by the horn that Minotaur was preparing.

[It is certainly possible to cope with the short future to some extent.]

‘The problem is that that kid seems to have regressed.’

As soon as he returned, Minotaur rushed at him just like before his return.

He swung the axe in the same orbit.

As I dodge the attack into the air, the Minotaur’s horn heads into the sky to pierce me.

It was such a natural act of kindness.

As if it were so obvious. And as if I had already experienced it.

But from here on out, things will be different than before the regression.

Grab the horn and spin around, landing on Minotaur’s back.

As soon as you land, strengthen your right foot and throw it forward.

– Phew!

Minotaur, who was strengthened to some extent and priced, seemed to be pushed back a little and did not take much damage.

However, Minotaur just tilted his head with a red number appearing above his head.

As if he doesn’t understand the current situation.

At that moment, the research student who had been praised by the professor earlier spoke with a slightly excited tone.

“Ah! I changed the concentration a bit, so the monster’s overall muscle density increased!”

“No, fuck, say that sooner!!!!”

[Wouldn’t that make the meat more delicious?]

‘Isn’t it even better when the marbling is reduced?’

Minotaur attempts to return again this time.

In the future I’ve returned to, Minotaur raises a pair of horns and charges at me.

The moment ‘I’ avoid it to the right.

Suddenly, he took his left hand off the two-handed axe, grabbed me, and crushed my body.

[Even the little monster is regressing.]

‘Suddenly it feels like shit.’

Suddenly, anger begins to well up deep in my chest.

The anger that had been lingering inside soon began to express itself outside.

Because of that, a sigh escapes me without me knowing.

“Fuck, is this a novel?”

This time I dodged to the left as Minotaur charged towards me.

But Minotaur failed to grab me with his right hand.

Since the right hand holding the double-edged axe is close to the blade, it is a situation where the hand cannot be released due to the center of gravity.

As the red number above Minotaur’s head went up, he started to get angrier.

“Except me.”

Strengthen your left hand and thrust it into Minotaur’s fist.

The target location is the gap on the right side.

The moment when Minota suddenly raises his body in pain and expresses his pain with his whole body.

He quickly dug in in front of Minotaur.

“Whether you’re a dog or a cow.”

Strengthen your right hand and thrust it into your abdomen.

This time, it was so close to exploding that it was almost fatal.

But it went a little too far.

In return, a few of his finger joints spurted blood.

Ignoring this, he clenches his fist harder and digs in.

– Phew!!!!!

“Everything!!!”

A deep punch that ignores Minotaur’s abs.

Minotaur’s body rises slightly, then loses its grip on the ground and flies far away.

Looking at that sight, I let out one last sigh mixed with resentment.

“Regress and be crazy!!!!”