episode_0302

After the cross-dressing competition, I walked around the streets without taking off my disguise for the purpose of conducting a growth experiment on the all-round beauty.

Although the festival lasts for just over three days, there are still a lot of people.

There are a lot of outsiders, and there are quite a few cadets who just finished their orientation yesterday and are out and about playing around.

There are also many eyes focused on it.

It is very difficult to walk around in this area without taking off your disguise…

It’s something I wouldn’t have done until yesterday, but I had no choice but to go ahead and do it myself because I was worried that my unique abilities might be involved.

‘This seems to be a type of external influence…’

As a result of that, I endured the shame and walked around.

I could really feel that she was a versatile beauty who grew through external influences.

It was both a good and bad news at the same time.

It’s good to know the direction of growth, but the method to do so was a bit tricky…

I was confused about how to utilize this in the future.

“… Yeonhwa, when are you going to release it?”

That wasn’t the only reason my head was complicated.

I glanced at Yeonhwa. Like me, Yeonhwa was still wearing makeup.

So, the chest was wrapped in a bandage and put in…

“Why? Ha-Yul is disguised too, so I’m disguised too?”

“I have a reason… Yeonhwa doesn’t have that… ”

“There’s no reason, I’m just having fun.”

Yeonhwa shrugged her shoulders calmly. On the outside, she seemed to be doing so. The corners of her lips twitched, clearly indicating that she was trying to tease me.

My cheeks puffed out naturally at that.

“… Aren’t you uncomfortable?”

“I used to do this a lot?”

“?”

“Ah, Ha-Yul didn’t know?”

Yeonhwa, who was giggling, stretched out her fingers. Boom- Air escaped from her bulging cheeks.

“They don’t do that anymore, but in the past, during battles, my chest would be uncomfortable, so I would comfortably cover it with a magic tool. Baek A-rin, weren’t you like that too?”

“Yeah, I was like that too. It’s uncomfortable when you move around a lot, and it gets in the way when you wear armor. I bet you specialize in selling magic tools, too? Or maybe you make them specifically for that purpose.”

Baek A-rin, who was walking down the street with him, chimed in.

Certainly, having large breasts can make it difficult to move around.

Baek A-rin, who had been playing the janggu, had not taken off her disguise. She glanced at me for a moment, then rounded the corners of her eyes.

“Hmm… I definitely don’t wear it ‘just like that’ these days… Should I wear it on a regular basis now?”

[no, I do not want…]

“Uh-huh, why?”

The nuance itself was close to a soliloquy, but I found myself refuting it without realizing it. Then Baek A-rin smiled mischievously as if she had been waiting for it and pinched my cheek.

“Hey, is it better for Ha-Yul not to get involved?”

[Don’t tease me…]

“I’m not teasing you, I’m asking.”

There was mischievous teasing from both sides. One side was warm, the other side was cool.

I exposed my weakness a bit and got beaten up so badly. I don’t feel bad, but it’s hard to deal with, so I find myself crying without realizing it.

[huh?]

That was when.

A little further away, in the crowd, a child who had been wriggling under the legs of what appeared to be his parents suddenly approached.

The child who finally approached me with determination turned his gaze toward me, and he was holding a letter tightly in his hand.

Surprisingly, this wasn’t the first time this had happened.

Even though I was disguised, there were quite a few people who approached me as I was walking around without any recognition-impairing magic.

“That’s… ”

The child hesitated to speak, the corners of his lips twitching. I stopped walking for a moment and waited patiently for him to continue speaking.

The child, who had just finished preparing, bowed his head and held out the letter with both hands.

“Lee Ha-yul, hero… Back then… In Sifnaha, thank you for saving me… ”

Shipnaha. When I hear that name, I feel a chill as it brings to mind the threat of death, but this kind of expression of gratitude instead makes me feel a small sense of satisfaction.

‘But I’m not a hero yet… No, am I right? Did you receive the title of honorary hero from the association later?’

anyway.

Without stopping her bright smile, she bent down to be at eye level with the child.

[thank you]

“Ah… !”

It was difficult to continue talking because there was no one around to talk to. I first expressed my gratitude and received the letter with both hands, and the child’s expression brightened.

My smile grew even brighter at that sight.

[Can you look here for a moment?]

It was a bit odd to just receive and send a letter. As I wiggled my right hand, the child’s gaze was fixed on my hand.

[braided?]

“Wow!”

Suddenly, a flower bloomed between his fidgeting fingers. It was a bright red rose, something that even those who are ignorant of flowers know, and it was plucked from a subspace.

The child’s eyes widened in wonder, which was hard to imagine for someone who didn’t know the circumstances. He smiled and held out a flower.

[It’s a gift]

“Thank you!”

The child who responded brightly carefully took the flower and held it up. The warm gazes of the people around him followed.

‘There was a reason I told you to go back.’

People around me kept telling me to go around without my cognitive impairment tool, so I guess I expected this to happen.

Sure, it didn’t feel bad to actually receive a thank you in person.

“Thank you!”

Another child expressing gratitude. I nodded in return…

“Sister!”

[I’m not a woman]

“… ?”

The head of the child who had been smiling brightly tilted. My heart, which had been filled with pride, was stabbed by that pure, questioning reaction…

[…we are going back now]

My face turned red at the snickering reaction from behind me. Now that the experiment is over, I want to take off my disguise and go back…

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Even though the birth ceremony was continuing, I did not necessarily miss out on training.

Rather, I am doing it briefly but intensely to make up for the lost time.

– Quagmire!

The basement training ground of the mansion. I stood in the middle of it and slowly took a deep breath.

I recalled my memories and feelings. The time was yesterday. It was a fight at the Tower of Growth.

There were many things I learned, but among them, I focused on the memories of fighting in the 5th round.

Swish! The books containing my memories opened one after another.

Memories collected through observation and recorded as knowledge were as vivid as if they were being experienced right away.

Thinking back on him, I also think about him. I find the parts that were lacking at the time and improve them.

I analyze the skills displayed in the 5th round and apply them to suit me.

The brief moment of reflection is over.

I exhaled deeply and manipulated my magical power.

Ta-da-dak! A spark of magic flew to my right arm. The circuit twisted and reassembled. If it was insufficient, a new path was made. My arm twitched at the changes occurring inside.

Magic flowed through my right arm. Kwagagak! Dozens of magic poured out in an instant and slammed into the wall.

Magic of various attributes. The protective shield spread on the wall is burned and broken, soaked and frozen, and destroyed by electricity.

‘Ohhh… ‘

The attack happened in an instant. I let out a sigh as I returned the circuit in my right arm to its original state.

‘You’ve grown so much, so much.’

I couldn’t help but let out a gasp. I stroked my entire right arm with my left hand.

The skin on the outside? It’s fine. The muscles inside? It’s fine. The bones aren’t broken, and the blood vessels, nerves, and circuits aren’t ruptured.

There are no scars. The cross-section of the circuit is exposed externally, like a tattoo, but it is a mark that will automatically disappear over time.

Compared to the time when he got his arm torn in half while using a type of magic, it is a growth that can be considered a complete reversal.

‘How long did it take me to get used to this on my own?’

Of course, I have enough talent, so it wouldn’t have been too much.

But it must have taken a lot of time and injury to reach this level.

Taking the wrong path, getting bounced off a dead end, tripping on an obstacle and falling down…

That’s the way it is for the original leader. Those who pioneer the unknown without the records of their ancestors have a hard time.

‘Thanks to the 5th time, I got there quickly. I’m sure the rest will be the same.’

It’s not that hard now.

This is because I have gained abundant teachings from the 5th generation, who are pioneers who have explored the unknown by hitting their heads countless times.

Paving the way and walking along the path that has been paved.

The difference in difficulty is too painful to even describe.

– What you just did… Circuitry. Do you really need to learn that and use it?

… The creator of the technology actually derides it as a useless technology, but I am confident that I can use it well.

He smiled slightly and this time he sat down in his seat.

He briefly controlled his magical powers and stretched out his right arm again.

It raises the magic power of the core. It doesn’t touch the circuit in particular. Instead, it greatly increases the uniqueness of the inner part.

‘Expression, homogenization… creation.’

The body and magical power affected by the swelling uniqueness changed.

– Tsk tsk… Tsk tsk…

Frost forms on the surface of the outstretched arm. Cold and watery air circulates around the arm, and a new uniqueness takes hold.

Changhae. It is a unique feature that imitates Baek Arin’s.

‘I want to incorporate Changhaedo’s unique ability…’

The fear that I imitated through homogeneity was not originally my own, but at some point it naturally took hold of me.

In addition, it displayed its own unique characteristics that were different from the usual horrors.

The unique ability that I have imitated through homogenization has taken hold of me. There have been no cases yet except for the case of Kaphwa, but if possible, I hope that it will happen in Changhae as well.

There is no need to mention the benefits and advantages that come with having the ability to create a sea.

Also, I personally need to deeply understand Changhae in order to solve Baek A-rin’s problem.

‘… But what happens if Changhae and Taesan are incorporated together?’

As I was turning the happiness circuit, I suddenly felt uneasy and touched my cold right arm.

The magic power of the fear manifester is fiery. That is why when cold air enters their body, they react strongly.

I am not like that. My magic power still beats pure white, and only the magic power of the part that has manifested the fear is temporarily dyed in fire.

Thanks to this, I can use the fear that has become unique to me to imitate the creation.

The problem is that if the unique abilities of the three great families clash within the body, the three species will occur.

‘The three bells are…’

The first realm achieved by the 3rd generation. In the past 200 years, no one has ever thought of combining the three unique abilities, but the 3rd generation is the first to achieve it.

There is no special reason.

No matter how dramatically different the uniqueness may be, if it is a uniqueness that belongs to one person, there is bound to be something in common.

Therefore, the third time, you can obtain the three types by having three unique abilities in one body.

… For reference, the third time, the energy inside his body went wild and he exploded and died.

‘If all three are incorporated, do I have to live my whole life being careful?’

Power will increase significantly, but there is a high possibility that risk will also increase significantly.

I stood up with a deep sigh, melting the frost on my right arm with a cold blast.

I checked the time and found that I had some time left.

‘… Should I go out for a bit?’

* * *

“… What is this?”

Hong Yeon-hwa blinked. When you open the door to the underground training room and come out, you can see the door right across from you.

The door is open.

Among the interior views seen through the door, one place caught my eye.

“Potion?”

A test tube standing upright. The pink liquid inside it rippled fascinatingly.