episode_0087

Team formation that will determine the grades of the semester.

I couldn’t put my housemate there.

If Lim Na-eun and Shin Yu-jeong decide to accept Seo-yeon, I have no choice but to accept it too.

Looking at its abilities alone, it is clear that it is an attractive card.

Rather, it is strange that he has not yet belonged to another team.

With that level of skill, many offers would have poured in after the team formation announcement was made.

“Then, thank you for your continued support during the semester.”

“Yes, please take care of me too.”

We exchanged brief greetings.

No matter how temporary it may be, it is a team formed to conquer dungeons.

For the sake of team harmony, keeping your mouth shut is not the answer, so I spoke first.

Naturally, Seoyeon joined the table we were sitting at.

With a round table at the center, four heads were draped over a tablet.

“Who will the remaining one be?”

“Wouldn’t a tank be better anyway?”

It’s a tank.

The pros and cons of using two tanks in one party are clear.

If the hands and feet of the two tanks work well together, they can create a battle line that can never be broken through.

Another disadvantage is that the attack loss is equivalent to using an additional tanker instead of a dealer.

Then at our party… .

“A tank would be better.”

When I expressed my opinion, everyone’s eyes turned to me.

I would like to hear why you think that way.

“Naeun, Seoyeon, and even me. “No matter which dungeon you go to, I think the damage is sufficient as long as it is of appropriate difficulty.”

To be honest, I can’t say enough, it’s overflowing.

A wizard who can attack as many times as he wants as long as he has time to prepare, and a magic swordsman who can deal both long-range and short-range damage.

Plus me.

If it is a dungeon with insufficient damage with this many members, it should be considered that the difficulty selection was wrong.

“surely… , That makes sense.”

Shin Yu-jeong makes a disapproving expression, but nods as if she understands.

The reason why his expression is not good is because he is worried because his contribution will decrease when he uses two tanks.

There is a way to solve that to some extent.

“So, Yujeong will make you the main tank, and the other person will be the sub tank.”

The contributions of main and sub are clearly divided.

Still, it’s inevitable that we’ll be divided, but I’m sure he understands that much.

The corners of Shin Yu-jeong’s mouth slowly rise.

“If that’s the case… , I also agree.”

Seo-yeon and Lim Na-eun also seemed to have no particular disagreement.

Then, opinions would have been gathered.

I immediately use the tablet to go to the page listing the tanker position students.

A tanker about 30 years old.

More than half of them are already covered in gray.

Since tanks are one of the most important resources when forming a party, teams that are quick-witted will probably recruit tanks first.

“How is he?”

“Oh, he’s weak.”

“Then he… ?”

“That bastard just can’t use a shield.”

The conversation centered around Shin Yu-jeong.

Since he is a tank, he seems to have a good understanding of other guys’ strengths and weaknesses.

I walked away from them and quietly stared at the tablet.

There are approximately twelve remaining tanks.

Most of them are low-ranking tanks.

Among them, a strange person stands out.

“foreigner?”

Elena Mikhailova Dobreva… .

“Are you Russian?”

Shin Yu-jeong, who suddenly heard my self-talk, answered my question.

“No, Bulgarian.”

“I see.”

The number of foreigners attending Korean universities is not very large.

The reasons were that competition for admission was fierce and the language barrier was higher than expected.

These days, with the advancement of magic engineering, translators with good performance are being released all over the place, but the translation rate is not yet perfect, so it was necessary to learn Korean for smooth communication.

It’s not easy to learn Korean enough to take university lectures, and it’s true that Korean universities are excellent hunter training institutions, but they’re not at a level that can’t be replaced.

“Isn’t Bulgaria Europe?”

“that’s right.”

“But why did you enter a Korean university?”

There are quite a few hunter training institutions in Europe that are comparable to Korean universities.

I know that the institutions of Britain and Germany are comparable to ours, and that of France, although slightly inferior, is at a significant level.

“I heard you came here to make money?”

“money… ?”

“Uh, students at Korean universities get provisional licenses.”

“aha.”

If it’s to make money, it’s understandable to some extent.

The Hunter Association issues temporary hunter licenses to Korean university students.

Although it varies slightly depending on the grade, the rank is roughly between B and D.

Once a temporary license is issued, you can legally attack dungeons.

In other words, you can earn money while studying as a student.

However, I understand that not all countries’ hunter training institutions follow this system.

In particular, hunter training institutions in Europe have a strong military orientation, so you have to be allowed to go out, right?

There is a high probability that the family of a friend named Elena is poor.

Also, this friend will be taking on the role of head of the household.

That’s probably why I came to Korea, where I could earn money while taking the course to become a hunter.

“Hmm… .”

Poverty usually makes my life pessimistic, but it can sometimes become a driving force for growth.

If you came all the way to Korea to make money… , I think this friend named Elena is the latter.

“You’re not planning on putting Elena on the team, are you?”

While I was thinking for a moment, Shin Yu-jeong asked me with an anxious expression.

“If you have good tanking skills, you can do that. why?”

When I asked again, Shin Yu-jeong opened her mouth with a stern expression.

“He can’t do it.”

A voice as resolute as the expression.

I wouldn’t oppose it for no reason, but does it have a fatal flaw?

“The reason is?”

“First of all, communication is difficult.”

Well, that can definitely be considered a disadvantage.

In a dungeon, it is important for each party member to communicate smoothly and move organically.

If your friend named Elena is not fluent in Korean, she is already starting with one disadvantage.

“You don’t speak Korean at all?”

“That’s not it… , only light conversation is possible.”

“okay… ?”

At that level, I think we could somehow communicate using body language and a translator.

Honestly, I’m puzzled.

When you click on a person’s photo floating on the tablet, a brief profile will appear.

Height and weight, weapons used, strengths and weaknesses, characteristics, etc.

He is 180cm tall and weighs 72kg.

The weapon used is a huge tower shield that can cover the entire body.

Considering that he uses a shield that is difficult to carry, his strength level must be quite high.

The characteristic is a tree with deep roots.

The details are not detailed, but just from the name alone, it seems like a perfect trait for a tank.

“You might be wondering too. “If you just look at the profile, you can see why there are still outstanding kids left.”

Is he reading my mind now?

How did I know? I reveal my true feelings.

“You’re right. Honestly, this is better than the remaining tanks, or even some of the kids who have already been recruited.”

It is a very valuable product to give up just because communication is difficult.

Unless all Korean university students are idiots, there seems to be no reason to miss it, but why?

Shin Yu-jeong told me the answer.

“She has a flaw more fatal than language.”

“what is that?”

“characteristic.”

“If it’s a trait… , Deep-rooted tree?”

“Yeah, that one.”

Just hearing the name doesn’t give me inspiration.

“Deep-rooted trees have the characteristic of sending some of the shock applied to them to their feet, creating a wide area of deceleration around them.”

… Am I the only one whose mouth is watering more when I hear it?

Crowd Control.

Commonly known as CC stage.

A term commonly used in games, it refers to techniques that impose restrictions on the enemy.

It’s no wonder that deep-rooted trees are considered one of the tank’s best characteristics.

You shed some of the shock you receive and use it to create a deceleration zone?

At this level, it wouldn’t be surprising if he became a target for recruitment by large guilds.

“But there is a big drawback hidden here.”

“What?”

Honestly, my mind is almost made up.

If you convert it into numbers, it’s about 90%?

Hey, we’re recruiting.

The downside is obvious.

The duration is very short, the range is narrow, or the effect is minimal.

It may be fatal right away, but improvement is possible through sufficient training, so I thought of investing with an eye on the future… .

“There is no distinction between the enemy and the enemy in that slowdown area.”

“huh?”

“So, our troops’ feet are also slowing down.”

Ah, this costs 10% again.

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Although it was only for a moment, I had a dream.

Shin Yu-jeong blocks monsters as the main tank, and sub-tank Elena sets up a deceleration zone to fool the enemy. It’s a perfect combination.

“Ugh.”

If it had gone as planned, it would have been perfect.

I never would have guessed that the downside was that it slowed down everyone, regardless of whether they were friends or not.

“Are you still sad?”

“… little.”

I answered honestly the question of Shin Yu-jeong, who was walking next to me.

“Give up. “During the first semester, there were a lot of people who took me with them to try to overcome their shortcomings in some way, right?”

“… “I guess they all failed.”

So now I’m left feeling like a loner.

“I know.”

A guy who laughs and taps my shoulder.

I keep feeling regretful.

Why not just close your eyes and recruit him?

I might find a solution unlike other students, right?

… All the challengers who appeared after the first failure must have thought the same thing as me.

“Hey, stop thinking about that for now.”

As I was trudging along, his hand grabbed my arm and stopped me.

“that… “It’s late, so isn’t it a bit difficult to ask mom to cook dinner for you?”

Because it’s 8pm now… .

It’s past a typical evening.

“Then let’s just prepare something at home.”

“No, that’s not it!”

It’s a surprise.

Why is he suddenly screaming?

“It’s already like this, let’s go in after dinner, I mean. that… , while also providing light accompaniment.”

Shin Yu-jeong speaks gibberish with a slightly red face.

I had noticed it before.

When I keep glancing at people’s faces, I think they have something to say.

“I guess so.”

I was very curious about what was really going on.